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youngmafbog

Anyone believe her

The government still presses on with this but is it really necessary, dont the Police already have powers if required and authorised by a judge? May says : "It is absolutely not government...
13:16 Mon 03rd Dec 201217 answers, last by jno 19:35 Mon 03rd Dec 2012
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DSJ

Betty Martin

In Gloucestershire, as a child, I remember people saying 'All my eye and Betty Martin' and later my father-in-law using a cruder substitute word for the 'eye' bit! Does this saying come from the West...
19:49 Sun 02nd Dec 20124 answers, last by DSJ 17:19 Mon 03rd Dec 2012
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Bazile

Julian Assange

Apologies if this has already been discussed ( his health , that is ) Ecuador previously sought assurances he would not be arrested if hospitalised. The UK said then it would not prevent "any...
13:57 Fri 30th Nov 201210 answers, last by modeller 16:49 Sat 01st Dec 2012
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ChillDoubt

UKIP Second In Rotherham By-Election

More alarmingly, BNP were third. Is the UKIP place a result of a knee jerk reaction to the recent foster parents case there or a broader wake up call for Dodgy Dave and his poodle?...
01:26 Fri 30th Nov 201266 answers, last by Gromit 20:52 Fri 30th Nov 2012
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Quizmonster

Kitchen upgrade

We're considering kitchen improvements, but have no intention of having the current one simply replaced. I know you can buy new cabinet doors and drawer-fronts for a lot less, but my problem is...
09:05 Thu 22nd Nov 201210 answers, last by Quizmonster 06:43 Fri 23rd Nov 2012
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FredPuli43

Give pause

"It should give him pause" meaning that should cause him to think before acting or simply give him pause for thought, is a quaint construction which sounds like C17 English. But is it new...
02:53 Thu 22nd Nov 20124 answers, last by Quizmonster 09:12 Thu 22nd Nov 2012
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Mattk

Why is 'brolly' an abbreviation of umbrella?

Shouldn't it be 'brelly'?
10:17 Wed 21st Nov 201221 answers, last by Chipchopper 10:24 Fri 14th Dec 2012
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Gromit

Two Jags fails in Humberside Police Commission election

Nevermind.
19:19 Fri 16th Nov 201210 answers, last by em10 10:27 Mon 19th Nov 2012
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Duncer

Can Religion Move An Atheist?

I would have thought not, but I watched this woman sing live many times. It didn't make me religious, but the sheer quality and beauty of her voice made me well up.
00:11 Sun 18th Nov 201232 answers, last by beso 06:52 Tue 20th Nov 2012
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Gromit

Elected Police Commissioners

It seems less than 15% voted for them. It has been a huge waste of money. Would you support scrapping them in future?...
13:23 Fri 16th Nov 201219 answers, last by modeller 20:22 Fri 16th Nov 2012
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FredPuli43

Don't the media go to far!

Entwistle resigns. He makes a statement.He goes home, where the press and TV are waiting. Fair enough, he might answer questions there. He says that he is simply going home to his family, thanks the...
01:27 Sun 11th Nov 201217 answers, last by sandyRoe 14:43 Mon 12th Nov 2012
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FredPuli43

Don't you love puppies...

My 3 month old Irish wolfhound pup enjoys playing with a nylon dog lead. This evening he was sitting with the end of it in his mouth, contentedly chewing; no sign of the other bit. "Daft...
03:32 Fri 09th Nov 201215 answers, last by horselady 06:30 Wed 14th Nov 2012
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youngmafbog

Will labour only be happy when we have been silenced?

http://news.sky.com/s...o-mock-mental-illness Very soon we will not be allowed to utter a word for fear of the PC Police. Whilst obvious we dont want people singles out there also has to be the...
13:18 Mon 29th Oct 201225 answers, last by Duncer 15:20 Thu 01st Nov 2012
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youngmafbog

Will he walk the walk?

Cameron tried to put himself on the side of Britain’s hard workers at the Tory Party conference, now he now has the perfect opportunity to back up his words with action. Introduced by Labour in...
13:08 Wed 31st Oct 201213 answers, last by Duncer 14:42 Fri 02nd Nov 2012
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sandyRoe

A £350 million start on the next generation of nuclear deterrant submarines...

Which of our enemies are these submarines supposed to deter?
23:20 Mon 29th Oct 201221 answers, last by McMouse 14:52 Tue 30th Oct 2012
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princerupe74

Off his own back?

The phrase referring to a person doing something independently....is it "Off his own back" or "Off his own bat?"
05:48 Fri 26th Oct 20126 answers, last by Nibble 15:07 Fri 26th Oct 2012
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ladybirder

The Government has announced the Badger Cull, in Somerset and Gloucestershire has been delayed until next Year.

Apparently there isn't not enough time for the required number of badgers to be shot before winter sets in, so they will start next summer. Not really a victory for those against the cull, although...
12:37 Tue 23rd Oct 201235 answers, last by ladybirder 17:30 Fri 26th Oct 2012
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anotheoldgit

Police asked to investigate Alex Salmond's 'anti–English' jibes

http://www.telegraph....ti-English-jibes.html /// A Lawyer, Colin Shaughnessy said: "I regard Mr Salmond's observation as a display of prejudice of a type outlawed by several pieces of criminal...
14:43 Thu 25th Oct 201215 answers, last by Quizmonster 14:50 Fri 26th Oct 2012
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abstibus

Men and kilts

I wore a dress and warm tights for the first time in a million years yesterday and my nether regions felt a bit chilly after so many years of trousers/jeans. How do men in kilts manage? Must be...
07:03 Thu 25th Oct 201229 answers, last by tonyav 14:14 Thu 25th Oct 2012
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Gromit

Tories Poll rating plummets - 13 points behind Labour

But good news for UKiP. http://www.dailymail....e-Plebgate-storm.html Does this make a Con/UKiP Alliance at the next election inevitable?...
12:45 Sun 21st Oct 201223 answers, last by Quizmonster 07:15 Tue 23rd Oct 2012

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