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Hi Lonnie, I have just read your answer on Hellies birthday cake order post! You said you wanted a floating island which i havent heard of in years and every time i think of these cakes i had when i...

giraffe_02

Unusual engagement rings

Just out of interest, what kinds of things have couples used as a 'replacement' engagement ring? e.g a man on Trisha once used sweet wrappers as a ring because he left the real one in another jacket!!

MamaCat

Cat killing birds

How can I stop my cat from attacking and killing birds, I tried to put a bell around her but it drove her crazy, she refused to eat for several days, wouldn't drink water, and completely withdrew and...

Lonnie

Amusing little news story, (not a question).

In Miami, a female psychic was jailed for four years, and ordered to repay $2.000.000, She'd convinced people that their money was possessed and needed exorcising. I think she should have been allowed...

helliebobs

Cake order

Ok so it's my birthday today and I'll be getting the cream cakes in at lunchtime. What does everyone want?

fatbjork

book search

Hello, i'm trying to trace a book from my childhood - a compilation of ghost stories, possibly illustrated by Mervyn Peake. Anyone got good search sites for books? I've tried abe and fantastic...

Englishbird

Strange Bird Behaviour

... and no, I'm not talking about women ;o) In my parents garden, which backs onto a lake, they have various visiting wildlife. Currently they have a Moor-hen who sits in a tree, and a parir of...

Lonnie

Hong Kong--------More a statement than question.

I was reading a news thread, and it was stated that Hong Kong had to be given back, because it was leased. I served out there, and learned its history at the same time, and my understanding, was that...

scarymary

red sky at night .......

red sky at night shepherds delight OR sailors delight ???? which saying is correct ???

osprey

cain's wife?

In Genesis, God sends Cain into The Land of Nod and there he meets his wife? Where the heck did she come from? Was there another family ithere and if so who created them?

funkymoped

slugs

Am i the only one that sends SLUGS into the next life with a smile on their tiny little faces ? never let it be said that the Funky one is tight with his Carlsberg. just half fill a coffee jar with...

Chris100682

Cactus Plant

Hi,How oftern should you water a cactus? Daft question I know but I work in an office where the air con is constantly on......Thanks

Dan Glebitts

your profile on here

how many questions have you asked and how many answers have you given??

NORMANTHEDOG

Cigar smoking

a friend of mine has recently given up smoking 40/50 cigarettes a day,but has been smoking 10 minature cigars a day instead,a vast improvement,he tells me that cigars do not contain tar and nicotine...

handyman1

cats attacking bin bags

how do i stop cats ripping the bin bags trying to get to waste food inside them. i have asked the owner to feed the cats on collection day or keep them in. i have even tried freezing the waste food...

noxlumos

Northern Ireland Assembly

The Assembly convened for the first time in nearly four years today and have six weeks to agree the make up of the local govt and until November to decide it finally. Does anyone think we can actually...

sp1814

BBC News Job Interviewee Mistaken for Guy Kewney

Without a shadow of a doubt, the funniest story of the year so far. Okay...I should phrase this as a question...is this the funniest story of the year so far: Read article then watch the clip??.the...

unruliejulie

rapist found guilty http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4771619.stm

This lunchtime the annmouncement was made that the killer of Rochelle Holness has been jailed for life. Her mother shouted "Rot in Hell" I applaud her and her feelings for her daughters killer. When...

red armada

just for fun!

what is meant by the old lancashire phrase"nair cast a clout,until may is out? interested to see the responses.

WildBergamot

Suicide victims

Am I right in thinking there was a time when suicide victims were not allowed to be buried in consecrated ground? I recently discovered one of my ancestors committed suicide in 1861 (in Scotland) and...

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