The wonders of Porridge A tough old sheep farmer from Scotland gave some good advice to his granddaughter. He told her that the secret to a long life was to sprinkle a pinch of gunpowder onto her...
Good morning all. Is anyone else perplexed with the clues for 30A.This is my last one and have convinced myself it is another notorious blunder by the setter/compiler. 30a (Cryptic clue): Didn't steal...
Have you noticed that your thread has been,yet again,pulled. Can we guess who?
Yes I post this on the news thread because the thread was pulled from this News site in case anyone objects....
An air stewardess walked down the aisle with the drinks trolley. She stopped next to an Irishman in an aisle seat. "Would you like anything from the drinks trolley ?",she enquired "Sure I'll have a...
Greetings Stuey, I have a hunch,from previous posts, that you are interested in Horology. Thought you might enjoy this 4 min clip. Not a clock but clockwork and over 2 hundred years old. Fascinating....
Not long ago I had my house rewired. A lot of the lighting was renewed with Halogen GU10 bulbs at great extra expense. I did this because Brussels stated that traditional Incandescent bulbs will no...
Any one watch this period drama/mystery based on fact. I thought it was very promising and I think Martin Clunes portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was brilliant in so much that he never lost his...
Did any one get the anagram Today for a type of retail outlet? I think I must have gone wrong. The final letters I have from the clues are GRABCERENTED.
Help much appreciated....
I don't know if it has been shown before on TV but did you watch Edge of War on the Discovery channel last night. Thought of you when I saw it on. Some very interesting logistical problems discussed...
Extracts from letters written by council tenants: 1. It's the dogs mess that I find hard to swallow. 2. I want some repairs done to my cooker as it has backfired and burnt my knob off. 3. I wish to...
Two hillbillies walk into a restaurant. While having a bite to eat, they talk about their moonshine operation. Suddenly, a woman at a nearby table, who is eatin...g a sandwich, begins to cough. After...
-A married Irishman went into the confessional and said to his priest, 'I almost had an affair with another woman.' The priest said, 'What do you mean, almost?' The Irishman said, 'Well, we got...
Dear Ed I am sooo confused and fear I have had a tincture too many last night. I was denuded of my avatar a few days ago and am feeling left out in the cold. Having researched a post going back to...
Back and forth . . . . back and forth . . . . In and out . . . . in and out . . . . A little to the right . . . . a little to the left . . .. She could feel the sweat on her forehead . . . . Between...
Can I assume I now am banned from having an Avatar of my own instead of the jelly baby even though I have re registered a new one with Gravatar? Seems like I am not allowed to revert to my original...
