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dave

Hello Given the nature of Dave's programming several people must be earning a $&(@~# fortune in repeat fees. Nice work, if you can get it....

naomi24

Would you like to see the return of Grammar Schools?

As an ex-Grammar School girl, I've just watched with great interest a programme on the demise of Grammar Schools and the loss of opportunity that resulted in for bright working class children. Quote...

bebopnskat

The moon

Will someone tell me why the moons gravitational pull is strong enough to manipulate and lift billions of gallons of water, but is unable to lift anything else. Please keep answer simple, I only have...

Hopkirk

HS2

What happened to HS1?

237SJ

Deadlock or chain?

My Mum`s neighbour was burgled the other night. They hadn`t deadlocked their door (UPVC double glazed door type) and the person didn`t have too much trouble getting in. The husband said they don`t...

timberup

Word 2010 Set "No Spacing"to default

I do not like the "Normal" default in 2010 Word where it sets 1.5 as the line space, even resetting to 1 is to larger gap. When i hit the "No space" button I get exactly what i'm...

Mr-H

STYLE - Word 2007

I am trying to change the default style in word 2007, which seems to be set on double spacing (called 'normal'). I want to change to 'no spacing' and have tried using the 'on-board' help but without...

Jemisa

What bird is this?

Has anyone been to the end of the pier at Southend lately? we went Sunday aft'n it was v/braising/ What we did notice were colonies of birds living side by side with the seagulls but we'd not seen any...

chirpychirpy

Great British women

I can think of many great British men, like Churchill, Brunel, Logie Baird, Charles Darwin, Shakespeare, Faraday, Cliff (!), The Beatles, Lloyd Webber, Richard Branson, etc, but very few great British...

DSJ

A4 Writing pads made from recycled Ordnance Survey maps

Several years ago at W.H. Smith's in Peterborough, I bought some A4 writing pads made from obsolete Ordnance Survey maps. I have been using them for typing letters ever since & they have attracted...

kriskwery

Calendars

I am in the process of replacing 2011's calendars around the house with those for 2012. Is there an easy way of telling when the same configuration of days/dates in a year will recur? I have quite a...

anotheoldgit

Over seven days of Christmas, 14 people met violent deaths, why?

http://www.dailymail....ivilised-society.html Regardless of what some would have us believe, Britain is more violent than it was 60 years ago. Here is the sad proof of how it is getting more and more...

ansteyg

Samoan day shift

Some dozy mare on News 24 just said the Samoans had lost a day of their lives! Should the BBC should be employing slightly more intelligent people?

johnjohn

london station

clue to london station " a young lad spinning with a cat"...

Spriggins

Archers

Can anyone please help me to get a recording of The Archers for 21 Dec 2011?

JonnyBoy12

Has this tower monument been built in London yet?

Not sure if this is the right area for this question but will ask it all the same. I understand that there is to be a tower built to rival the Eiffel tower and this is to be completed this month. I...

joggerjayne

Jolly Harry

This new law to allow girl royals equal rights to the throne? Sex equality? LOL, LOL, LOL The only purpose of that law is to make sure that Harry never takes the throne. But we'd like King Harry,...

Dee-M-See

Andre Rieu

Watched a 13 year old girl playing TAPS on a trumpet, but she didn't appear to be playing the instrument was she miming it?

Daij

Square/Matches puzzle

Arrange sixty matches so as to form a five by five square thus giving you twenty five small squares. What is the least number of matches you must remove to break the perimeter of every square?

grffindoor2011

The lying juror - The right Punishment?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...d-manchester-16315486 I read yesterday the attitude of the mother who thought her son should be given a slap on the wrist. This is often the attitude of parents and individuals...

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