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What a waste of trees.

I have just checked my free local newspaper and wish to tell you that I am concerned we are wasting trees for the production of unnecessary leaflets. Here's what I found: 1) A wicks catelogue (which...

Ember

Bins

If more councils only empty bins fortnightly what will the bin men do on the weeks they would be emptying the bins weekly. . Surely their hours will be cut. Sorry I haven't expressed that very well,...

chimney

Kent Earthquake (tremor)

More than 24 hours later and still no sign of Bono or Geldof. Once again it's one rule for the third world and another for the rest of us.

Kiwi the 1st

Osama bin Laden

What would you like to do to Osama bin Laden if you caught him?

Bazile

Following on from the question below ' leaving present '

Let's fast forward to the year , around 2012 ish As our esteemed prime minister ( Mr Cameron ) is allegedly retiring soon what sort of goodbye should we give him ?

AB Asks

Parents giving alcohol to children under 15 should be illegal

A charity wants a law to prevent parents giving children under 15 alcohol. A study has shown a large increase in the amount of alcohol drank by 11 to 13 year-olds. The charity, Alcohol Concern, would...

Loosehead

should Harry go....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6594223.stm I tend to think not, because it will effectively be death by papparazzi. The media will be all over it like a rash and will let the insugents know all the...

naomi24

Gordon Brown

It looks as though Gordon Brown will succeed Tony Blair. Does anyone relish the thought, and if so, why?

kwicky

USA missile shield in Europe?

Do you agree that a missile shield should be placed in Europe to defend the American continent from roque missiles? Do you believe it is targetted for roque states or from Russia? Do you think that...

kwicky

Noise polution

Do we need to suffer in silence? http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Travel/Question 398066.html

Curious D?!?

How many people in the UK own a TV?

I have posted this question here and in Media, please can someone help me find the answer to it. Thanks

david11

Masons, and the masonic lodge.

How does a mason know that he is meeting a fellow mason from another lodge (been told its a funny handshake,and the pulling up of the right trouser leg )

AB Asks

Should kids watch less tv?

A Psychologist is arguing that children under three should not watch any tv. He also recommends that young children shouldn't have a tv in their rooms and that the government should provide parents...

ainitatyb

Wedding flowers and buttonholes

I recently attended a wedding at which the brides family all arived with their buttonhole flowers downward (ie stem uppermost, flower head pointing down) and the grooms family all arrive with their...

Miss Inquiry

Boris Yeltsin

Boris Yeltsin has died aged 76, anyone know what the official cause of death was?

jollygreen

Flat rate income tax

What is the argument against a flat rate tax (i.e. everybody pays, say, 25% income tax on earnings over a certain amount - the personal allowance). Surely it's the fairest way? A person who earns...

Theland

Christian Values And British Culture

Calls for positive discrimination in recruitment for police and fire service, amongst others, are unfair on white British people, but hardly surprising given our own tendency to attack one of the...

Mih

Class

What is it called when you are neither upper class nor lower class?

ed2288

Do they have chavs in America?

Just wondering if they have chavs in the USA? - ie people who wear burberry, "tracky-B's", are a general nuisance and act like Vicky Pollard.