Have you seen a truly amazing video of a jumbo jet landing in the USA with non-engaged nose wheel landing on a flat bed truck? It looks so very real, but somehow I don`t believe it. Surely the truck...
Am off to the wilds of a remote Western Siberian town tomorrow to meet my pen friend I have had for 50 years. Refusing to be bullied (although a very self-effacing lady) her career, her...
What do you call a deer with only one eye? No idea What do you call a deer with only one eye and no legs? Still no idea Help; I need more deer jokes fror a friend of mine who runs a deer sanctuary....
I have just returned home after a pleasant and uneventful walk when I found my new companion perfectly amiable (if rather expansive about a triple by-pass, arthritis and macular degeration) but...
Stuck on last two, which must reach London office by the 12th: 23D After one, seniors start missing things growing big (6) A?D??? 28A Don`t feel this if you`re rough (8) ?E???E?? Can anyone help,...
Please could commentators on the riots use the "news" section; it is so utterly foul, and decent people feel so helpless, I for on would prefer to leave ChatterBank relatively innocent.
Yesterday was Silverton`s Street Fair in Devon. Local farmers loan fields for car parking, air cadets do the marshalling and everyone in the village helps and supports this annual wonderful day. The...
Some rather heavy entries this afternoon, so here goes with my fantasy. Stuff low-calorie yoghurts; I fancy a REAL pudding. Spotted Dick, perhaps, or Jam Roly Poly with lashings of custard. Trouble is...
Just wait while the world`s media give exactly what that raging Norweigian psycopath wanted - maximum publicity. I do wish there was a rule observed by TV, radio and press that whenever these vile...
I met an Egyptian man on the coach yesterday. He was returning to his University for his degree ceremony and to see his tutor. His hydrological engineering dissertation is on the prevention of sea...
Just before closing the computer, I had a look to see what`s on the box. 7.25 James 30minute meals: "The chef prepares focaccfia stuffed with prosciutto and cleriac remoulade served with dressed...
Thanks for all those fabulous responses; Answer Prancer, you are a scream! The ride went well, and they managed to be fairly discreet. The only disappointment were the lead and rear police cyclists...