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MrsT

Is it going to be like he good old days?

I see the unions are flexing their muscles at the TUC etc, lot's of fighting talk! Obviously anything to do with cuts angers the loony left. Are we in for another Tory/Unions punch up? I'm considering...

Juicyfruity

The phrase "You're a card"

Is Aaword that old people use to say you have a unique personality. ie. Haha, you're such a card. What is the connection? With the word "card" and "Unique personality'?...

pinstripe

What is the difference?

What is the difference between an accent and a dialect?

woofas

Well I'll go to Stoke

This was a favourite expression of my mother when something surprised her. Anyone else heard this or can suggest the origin? My mother grew up in Lichfield if that has any bearing.

kayakamina

Spectator 1981

Hi Everybody. Here is a link to today's crossword ATOZ II set by Doc http://thespectator.n...om/epaper/viewer.aspx On the easy side and the title said it all. Enjoy....

Pippy2010

What do you think of Labour's behaviour?

LABOUR BREAKS ITS PROMISE In order to pass, the Lisbon treaty had to be ratified by all 27 member states. Although the treaty was rejected by Irish voters in June 2008, it received overwhelming...

LFCPAUL

WHY DO THEY CALL A 5 IN CRIBBAGE A DON

anotheoldgit

RAF Bomber Command memorial

http://tinyurl.com/3agqkbo So German politicians have called on Britain to abandon plans to build a memorial to RAF bomber crews. Why are the British always being asked to apologise? We lost 55,573...

drchris

Macbeth quote

What is a good quote in macbeth which shows the audience that the witches want Macbeth to suffer and eventually die?

sandyRoe

The slang phrase 'pussy whipped' could be used to describe a character I need to write about.

Is it a term I should use in an essay?

123everton

Richard Dawkins

Caught a bit of his show on T.V last night before I fell asleep, has anyone else noticed his nervous tic? Whenever someone speaks to him about tarot etc, his eyes start to twitch and he blinks...

nellypope

"Laughing like a toffee shop"! anyone ever heard this before?

My mother in law who has some fantastic sayings uses this one often, the context in which she uses it is "well you can't be laughing like a toffee shop all the time"! I have searched high...

Dee Sa

WHICH IS MORE EXPENSIVE TO RUN?

I bought a halogenoven but the bulb blew and I got my money back, before I buy another I am wondering is it cheaper to cook with the halogen oven or use the normal electric oven to say cook an joint...

lynbrown

Putting a hand through the door

Im sure there is a chuch in Ireland - Dublin? - that has an old door with a hole in it and is the basis for a well known saying. What is it??

Captain Spod

Haggle / Barter

WHY CAN'T PEOPLE REALISE (upper case because I'm cross) THAT THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT WORDS MEANING TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. THEY WOULDN'T SAIL IN A CHEESE OR FLY A WINDOW, THAT WOULD BE NONSENSE, SO WHY...

mrsmurphey

halogen oven

have just ordered a halogen oven as we can not stand the heat in our tiny kitchen without a window(sheltered accommodation).Can anyone give us some tried and tested tips. Thanks in advance

TheOtherHalf

AB Teams

Do you think it would be a good idea to have AB teams of about 6 in each team. You could choose to be in either team A or team B . We could then have a quizzmaster, asking say, 10 questions and the...

Francis Asis

Rhetorical questions

Hope I'm in the right section. Does one use a question mark when one asks a rhetorical question in print. For example - "It's exhausting, isn't it". Should there be a question mark?

GrumpyPom

were Iraqis better off under Saddam?

rosyposy

Buying specs by post

I posted this a couple of days ago in ' Shopping' but didn't get any replies. As I received so much friendly advice in 'Body & Soul' about my husband's callouses I thought I might have better luck...

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