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Father Brown

Can Chesterton's Father Brown stories be happily read in any old order?
16:23 Thu 30th Jun 20056 answers, last by shaneystar 13:26 Fri 01st Jul 2005
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Monkey suits

How many films can we come up with that contain people in monkey suits? I watched Carry On Up the Jungle this morning, and of course there're the Planet of the Apes films.
16:22 Thu 30th Jun 200510 answers, last by gerry 20:15 Thu 30th Jun 2005
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Eye Need

(also posted in Arts & Lit.) In Private Eye there is a section at the back called Eye Need where people say things like 'single mum needs ?500 for deposit on a house' and then gives a sort code...
12:32 Thu 30th Jun 20053 answers, last by WoWo 23:00 Sun 03rd Jul 2005
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Leasing v buying

I am looking to trade in my car and buy a Citroen Picasso or similar, around 3-4 years old. Someone has suggested that rather than spending 4 years paying off something that is worth about ?500 when...
12:29 Wed 29th Jun 20052 answers, last by Glossopswift 09:40 Thu 30th Jun 2005
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Wraparound text

I have contacted the technical peepsbut while I am awaiting a reply does anyone else know why my posts don't 'wraparound' anymore? I have to hitenter at the end of each line becauseif I don't the...
13:25 Tue 07th Jun 20058 answers, last by AB Editor 17:47 Tue 05th Jul 2005
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Little furry things

(AB ed - this may very well be in the wrong category) I'm looking at one of those little furry things, the size of a walnut (wait until I finish you lot! Honestly, minds like a sewer..) with goggly...
12:55 Thu 26th May 20057 answers, last by Glossopswift 09:39 Tue 31st May 2005
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Little Angels

(Posted in Film & TV and Parenting)In last night's programme about the twins from the Midlands ("pack it in or you'll get a lamping") the family visited the grounds of a stately home - where was...
09:55 Thu 26th May 20051 answer, last by tracy6697 21:44 Fri 16th Sep 2005
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Little Angels

(Posted in Film & TV and Parenting) In last night's programme about the twins from the Midlands ("pack it in or you'll get a lamping") the family visited the grounds of a stately home - where was...
09:54 Thu 26th May 20051 answer, last by tracy6697 23:57 Sat 04th Jun 2005
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Blue Peter baby

A colleague has this afternoon declared that Blue Peter once had a baby. Apparently his name was Daniel and he had a donkey. BP 'followed' him for a few years to show his progress and made things for...
15:54 Fri 20th May 200514 answers, last by Glossopswift 10:13 Wed 25th May 2005
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League of Gentlemen

Is it me or has the laughter track much more obtrusive in the repeats? Has it been added or made louder? I taped the first 2 series when they first came out, watched them to death and then taped over...
10:04 Wed 18th May 20055 answers, last by Glossopswift 15:50 Wed 18th May 2005
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Shortest internal flight

What is the shortest scheduled flight that can be undertaken in the UK between any 2 destinations (i.e. including islands, Northern Ireland)? between 2 mainland destinations?
14:49 Tue 03rd May 20051 answer, last by sddsddean 19:49 Tue 03rd May 2005
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Mother and baby packs

Is the Boots Mother and Baby pack offer just a cynical ruse to get me into the shop? My boys are nearly 2 months old and still every store I go in tell me they are out of stock and don't know when...
13:56 Thu 28th Apr 20059 answers, last by mad_mum 20:34 Sun 03rd Jul 2005
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Subscribing to a question

I have searched previous questions in this category and haven't found a satisfactory answer, my apologies if I have missed one that does answer my question. Should we be getting daily emails telling...
12:00 Wed 27th Apr 20054 answers, last by Glossopswift 15:14 Wed 27th Apr 2005
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Norman never listens

Me again, having a nostalgia-filled Friday afternoon. Can anyone refresh me about a road safety song - "Norman never listens to what he was told, he somethingsomethingsomething sweetshop, waiting...
16:48 Fri 22nd Apr 2005
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Bread and fishes and a jug of red wine

An earlier post has just reminded me of a folky-type song that we used to sing in assembly at primary school. The chorus is something like "with the wind in the willows and the sun in the sky, and the...
16:45 Fri 22nd Apr 20052 answers, last by rossim 23:03 Sun 06th Mar 2011
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Rail travel through Manchester

This is a very specialised topic for a real history/rail buff! Currently, the only train line through Manchester from South to North (or N-S) is through platforms 13 & 14 of Piccadilly Station...
16:05 Fri 04th Mar 20054 answers, last by Glossopswift 17:12 Tue 08th Mar 2005

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