The UK covers about half of one percent of the worlds land but has a 1% of the worlds population. We have therefore , on average, twice as many people as anybody else. Why do we keep letting the...
Does anyone know the purpose of the incompletely cut out slots on the face of Royal Mail postage stamps? Having bought a book of stamps, I fear that when I peel the stamp out of the book, the slots...
At the farm where we keep our horses a peacock has appeared from nowhere and set up home. He's very tame and comes into our stables to scrounge whatever he can get his beak into, pony nuts, pony mix,...
why is my stomach rumbling but i don't feel hungry (i had a yogurt and apple about an hour ago for breakfast)
is it because i'm ill, but i've only got a cold. . ....
Can anyone tell me why the word 'fear' is bracketed in this newspaper paragraph? Mr. McM. said: 'It's one thing after another. Our members in the drinks industry and the retail sector are very, very...
I moved to my house about 8 years ago and when i first moved there was a slight dip in one of the fields, barely noticeable, but now when i walk or cycle past it, i can't even se the bottom unless i...
I've got a head cold which is ok (quite glad for it coming out at last so I can shift it as it's been lurking for a while). On top of the cold I've got a horribly sore bit at the top right of my...
when i went to the trafalgar day parade, some of the time, an important guy from the marine cadets was the duty senior officer and i'm sure he was saying cchhh or something for attention, which when...
Another old one from the Ark but can't get much worse than some of the others on here... Three Englishmen are stuck in the desert. They have plenty of water but have had nothing to eat for two weeks....
I have a pair of smart grey trousers that I wear for work, on average once or twice a week. They're made of wool and polyester and the label says can only be dry-cleaned not machine washed. How often...