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th tv of today

what does anyone else think of the quality of television today........i am sick of the rubbish that is all over our screens..............whatever happened to Play For Today and other programmes worth...

johnsam

bay bush

when i was moving my container grow bay bushes into my greenhouse from the cold i noticed round nodules on them wouuld this be flower buds ,seed buds or what?

simontarling

what does (sic) maen >?

as in -----'I name this ship...' One of the life rings on board ship seems to belong to the Quenn (sic) Mary. Cunard's latest passenger liner, which took over two years to build at St Nazaire, France,...

TEAK36

Giving up smoking

I have now been a non smoker for 5 days,and I am feeling completely shattered.My body aches,I am tired all of the time,and I am finding it difficult to concentrate for long periods.Is it normal to...

na

lute

what is a lawn lute

flirty41

12th Night

What date is 12th Night? I've always worked it out to be 5 January, taking Christmas Day as the 1st night, but some others say it's 6 January. Thanks!

cafc2002

Cash a cheque

How long does one have to cash a cheque. ie if you were sent a cheque on the 1/1/04, how long do you have to pay it in.

Mortartube

British Translations

Seeing the post by firefly headed American Translations, perhaps we can reverse the process and translate some Americanisms into English. Things like 'A Tram named Desire', or 'the pound stops here'...

bobbobley

dogs

why do all dogs in cars stick their heads out of the window?

mynx

A bird that sings at night!

It's currently 2.20am and I can hear that bird singing again! It's a pretty little tune. I'm really interested in finding out what type of bird it is. I live in central England which should narrow it...

SusieEllen

Olives

Is an olive a fruit or a vegetable?

HGKinsey

Family history research - adoptions

I am trying to find information about my grandfather who was born in the 1870s. All the usual sources (census returns etc.) have drawn a blank leading to an assumption that he may have been adopted....

Ember

Colour Blue

Descriptions of the colour blue often say Powder Blue, powder is usually pink or white and why Baby Blue, babies are many colours but never blue.

em_munn

Meaning of Otto

I have heard of people being named Otto. Is this simply a German family name or does it have it own menaing?

Katiebee

Christmas cards

Some people at work have jumped on the bandwagon of not giving Christmas cards but instead giving money direct to charity. Isn't this just an excuse not to have to sit and write cards? After all, they...

Coldfusion

Who in the world?

Which person in the world would answer to any of these names - Pere Noel (France), Julinesse (Denmark), Der Weihnachtsmann (Germany), La Befana (Italy), Babouschka (Russia) and Papai Noel (Brazil)?

edhesketh

Keeping drinks fizzy

If you squeeze a fizzy drinks bottle before screwing on the top does this make any difference to how fast the drink goes flat?

mad_for_it

If we're not supposed to eat animals...........

then why are they made out of meat???

Soldier Girl

Boys are really hard to get birthday presents for....

Where can I take my boyfriend for his birthday on 8th Dec? There are no decent gigs on and what kind of theatre do boys like? Help?