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Herpetology

Herpetology is the keeping and breeding of reptiles, what is the room/place where they are kept called?...

Co-Proxamol

Is anyone else here affected by the decision to withdraw the painkiller Co-Proxamol? It has been withdrawn due to the number of accidental deaths from overdose, but as one of the most...

jaywhybee

A few weeks ago I took my dog out for his early morning walk and along the path (a concrete farm track through fields of rape) were literally hundreds of dead worms, mainly very small but some up to...

FP

Ironing

Is the one thing in life I absolutely hate. So I shove it all out of sight and then have to spend hours and hours doing it. When it is done I make a resolution to do it the same day as the...

jridgeback

Quitting Smoking

If you tried really hard to stop smoking (assuming you only smoked less than ten a day in the first place) how long would it take to quit completely - if you worked really, really hard ?

MissCommando

Lie

Just wondering if you've ever told a lie to your partner? if so, what?

tali122

blocked ear

i had this prob before were suddenly i got a blocked ear- ear drops do nothing- warm olive oil- nothing. there is no pain or irritation or sitching at all or any other symtom- just annoyance. i have...

dmsjps

What makes you cringe?

I hate it when people rub their eyebrows the wrong way, or when they 'crack' their knuckles. My husband hates touching dry cotton wool, or polystyrene pieces rubbing together. What's the most common...

mr. piper

drinking to forget

Its a pity i have to ask this question, but how many of us is there drinking to excess? i know i do, i only drink at home but i drink 9% lager. it started with one of my lodgers not wanting to go out...

misspsammead

Samia moths

The genus Samia contains about 19 gorgeous species of moth. I was wondering how the genus name came about? Have tried to find out using the net, but to no avail so far...

Marsh

Sorting lists

Following on from an earlier post from Hippy on sorting lists in Word documents?. If your list looks like this, announce, proclaim, disclose, declare, etc Sort doesn't work for me. If the...

Elfin

Lightning

I live in a cottage on a hill out in the sticks. Nearly every time there is a storm, either the power lines or the phone lines get struck by lightning. The phone socket has been burnt out...

Basle6

General knowlege crossword

1. Sect that combined the native Japanese religion with Buddhism based on the fact that kami were manifestations of Buddhist divinities - - O - E, SHINTO (5,6) 2.Optical device used by artists...

BigDogsWang

Where do we all live?

It would be interesting to know if the more regular AB'ers come from any particular part of Britain. I'll start; Shefford, Bedfordshire.

paidinfull

Why do people attribute moral values to animals?

You know like 'good' dog or 'bad' dog. It's an animal forchrissakes!! It, for all we know, has no concept of moral wrong or right. It's like people expect their pet to reason and to apoligize ' Yeah,...

Maggie-Mae

Reality & photo's

Does this happen to anyone else? When I see photo's of myself my face looks different to when I look at myself in the mirror. In photo's my face looks longer, thiner, gaunter but when I...

priyawarekar

caracal and lynx

does anyone know what seperates a caracal from a lynx i have a project to do on this and i'm confused can anyone please help me out

slimfandango

For sale: 1 map of London

I am selling a map of London. In good condition, not much used. I am selling it because I feel it is now illegal to own. I hear the police are arresting people who carry 'information which may be of...

donslot

Take Time Out Crossword Anagram

Popular TV actor (6,5) please from letters: BONROGSENEP.

dryvanda

depression/anxiety/anger

I have just found this site.I am hoping that someone can help me too In the past 14 months had 3 deaths in my family, have stopped smoking ten wks Married to a gamber 17months, who drinks a...

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