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A Topic In R&s About Noah's Ark Prompted The Thought, How Big Could A Wooden Ship Be?

I believe the Chinese in the 15th Century sailed to East Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific Coast of America. But the wouldn't have needed large ships to complete those voyages. The ships...

abstibus

Answering Lots Of Questions

My number of answers in my profile is coming towards my birth year. Has anyone any random questions I know nothing about that I could answer?...

grasscarp

Annoying Phone Call

Phone just rang. Answered it. Caller was possibly from an Indian call centre and he said "Is that Mrs Greenslade". Me: "No, I think you have got the wrong number". He carries on talking. Me, again,...

pusskin

Re-Chargable Batteries (Aa)

What is their lifespan? Anyone know please x

LochNessMonster

Why Do Women Spend So Long Putting Makeup On ?

Seen them with orange faces, spending 30 minutes in bus pruning their eyebrows to draw them back in again. Some have that must makeup on, if it cracked it would make their backside jealous. "A little...

dotty.

Granddaughter

That'll teach me to stay up on AB until 1.45 in a morning, went to bed at 2am, 3am woken by call from son, his fiancee had gone into labour at 2.30 and I had to take her into the hospital, did you see...

Iluvspikey

What Are You Good At? What Are You

rubbish at, and what skill would you like to have?

lady-janine

Ab'ers We Are Concerned About

would it be appropriate to have a heading (don't know what) so that we can remember or enquire about AB'ers we are concerned about? people who may be seriously ill or have died. it would be fitting...

Georgiesmum

Boys Name.

If it was up tp ypu tp choose a little boys name, what would you choose?

queenofmean

Update

Well I have half a round of laser treatment to go. Today went really well and under the circumstances I was so busy focussed on other things that I never really had a chance to worry or even think...

parkie

Questionable Threads

Guys, please tell me if you think I am being cynical, but we've had a number of threads on here recently which have been asking advice and are, in themselves, very complicated and involved. Certain...

Bazile

What's In A Name

What's the story behind your username ? Is it to do with your profession / your pet / children etc etc rtc ?...

Connemmara

Mistake

Does anybody think their mistake is far far far far worse than anybody's and why. I do have one big mistake along with tiny ones and I know I have to live with it the rest of my life and it is very...

Ann

Happy Birthday Tony!

According to my little red AB Birthday book it's your birthday tomorrow (7th) may I be the first to wish you Happy Birthday - have a nice day x

Mooria

Les Mis - Radio Two

Chris Evans, just this minute played Bring Him Home and I Dreamed a Dream from Les Mis. I heard him say that it was the version of Dreamed sang by Susan Boyle, but missed who was singing the Bring Him...

gness

Best Behavior Now!

MrsO is on the mend and could be home tomorrow. Been through the mill a bit but will be back to amuse us as soon as she can...good news!!!!

ttfn

Pick A Post

in which 3 words should never appear together. I will go for gness' post about mrs_o:- 'Moony - naked - artistic' thuddddddddddddddd...

JaneDoe2

How Come I've Got A Lifetime Service Badge

My new boyfriend (xxx DT) has just pointed out I've a lifetime service badge -ok I just joined last month and am not a Gastrotrich so how come?