A friend and I were having a conversation yesterday about childrens TV from the 70s/80s. My friend said she remembered a programme where a box appeared at the start and the box slowly opened to reveal...
Does anybody live in a place that doesn't have a Townie / Chav problem? And are your Townies / Chavs proud of being the missing link or do they consider themselves above "Townies" / "Chavs" ?...
funny question I guess but hey...I started singing lessons last night and have to pick a song for next time that I'd like to sing and learn properly. I'm female in my 40's and don't want to pick...
My elder daughter is nine and concerned I don't socialise a great deal. I refuse invitations to parties held by the parents of her friends and seldom indulge in chat with other mums outside her...
My 19 year old daughter is interested in working with young people with eating disorders- she has a friend in a unit suffering from anorexia. She doesn't plan to be a nurse or anything- more the...
Hi all, Do women get the middle age spread? I am (OK having to tell my age!) 45 this year. Lucky as never had weight problems, but now this line of fat is growing around my stomach! Nowhere else. Who...
It cannot have escaped your notice (can it?) that 2006 marks the centenary of poet laureate Sir John Betjeman's birth.
What is your favourite JB poem and why?
My daughter's going to Namibia in June on a volunteer programme. Does anyone out there know what the weather will be like then? She's been told that it will be cooler than usual but warmer than we're...
What was the last thing that made you laugh out loud. And I mean literally laugh out loud, not just something that made you smile, or smirk, or feel faintly amused. For me, it was seeing someone else...
MB is completely nuts IMO and I would be seriously worried about being there with him.I personally think this has gone past entertainment - he needs help and I firmly believe the other contestants are...
I'm currently going thorugh what I consider to be a rough patch. My sister keeps telling me that I don't in fact know I am born. I would be interested to know about anyone's experience, current or...
Ok folks, over Christmas and New Year in Edinburgh i lost the following - one ipod (complete with headphones), one black belt, one pair black shoes,one pair black trousers (complete with dignity), one...
I posted the Barrymore question earlier, because I was thinking about it, and was outraged he should receive any money for appearing on BB. That has now got me thinking, and I have decided I am going...
Is anyone as horrified as I am that Barrymore is rumoured to be on next edition of Big Brother, for a fee of ?150,000. This excuse for a man legged it when a man was dying in his pool. I have Emailed...
Not really a question concerning it but just wanted to know if anyone else finds this film really funny? I saw it again last night- it's on my list of films I have to watch no matter how many times...
did any of you watch that programme with gillianmckeith last night with the 12 foods we shouldnt eat ?? well i thought it was abit extreme and i have been eating left over chocolates all morning to...
I'm not giving up anything this year, but I am determined to do a parachute jump. I'm fed up with my 'giving up' failures of the past and intend to adopt a more positive 'must do' approach this year....
I haven't followed this lately but due to the abysmal programmes over the holidays I've picked it up again. Anyone tell me what the story is with the twins (Mel and her sister)? and some bloke they...
If you could magically transform yourself into another person, who would you choose to be?I am very shy, so pretend to be Sigourney Weaver in business meetings and when I meet new people. It helps me...