Just watching this now and, aside from asking what normal people would serve up separate meals for, seemingly, every single, picky relative that turns up, what, may I ask is special about providing a...
I have to go for a blood test in the morning. It's only to make doubly sure that my symptoms are indeed due to menopause and nothing like thyroid before the doc starts treatment. Thing is, the daft,...
What's the media fascination with singing talent as opposed to any other musical talent? I've just had an email from Avon (I'm a rep), and they're launching a search to find talented singers and...
Just been watching another spate of christmas ads on the telly and once more, it got me thinking. Typically there's a shop showing its range of goods and a voiceover telling us what a lovely gift...
A museum has on display a 2000 year old Roman fresco and a couple of mosaic pavements. They were excavated nearby in the 1970s and belong to the local authority that owns the museum. Anyone can go...
He's 30, intelligent and a computer geek (so no computer gifts, please - he has stuff I've never even heard of). Problem is, I never see him to ask, because he's opted to cut himself off from us...
It's the one where they're all standing at the bus stop in the rain and the the bloke swans out in his shorts because he's checked the weather. As he walks past the people at the bus stop and they all...
I had a tooth extracted yesterday and a partial denture put straight in - first time I've ever had dentures - just a small upper plate with a single tooth. There are no obvious problems, but I've...
Anybody got one? If so, what's your opinion? Worth buying one? Our library service is trialling ebook downloads in the new year (if I'm still there), and I have in any case put one on my Christmas...
When will the 1911 census records be freely available, as opposed to having to pay extra for access? I'm already with Ancestry.co.uk and don't want to pay out again for membership to another site or...
AAT Level 2 Accounting qualification - anyone done it? I'm IT level 3/4 qualified (including advanced spreadsheets), with two degrees in non-related subjects, and quite a bit of experience in...
... gone to click on an interesting thread title in the 'latest posts' box just as the page decides to refresh, and finding yourself wondering why you are now reading a thread about a crossword clue...
I'm having to work out some chords for beginning improvisation and this is one area I'm not so hot on. Is a 7 chord the same as a major 7? I know that, for instance, G7 is GBDF. But if I have a G...
Remember those little gadgets you used to be able to get where you wore a little earphone and you could overhear whispered conversations? You used to be able to get them quite cheaply in places like...
Is it possible to use a web-enabled mobile phone as a dongle (via a USB connection) for a laptop? I can sometimes get a phone signal where I can't get a wireless signal but I'd much rather access the...
Has anyone been watching this? Sadly, it's all too true, but nevertheless very funny. I wish I could see the look on the doctor's face when she presents her 'stool study'.
Are these as good for you as they say? What are the advantages supposed to be? Are there any people who shouldn't use them. I'm thinking of buying a pair for work (mixture of mainly office work and...
Homedeeth's question and all the various answers have set me thinking. Various books have been mentioned from various periods, all of which, even if you don't like them, are all classics for whatever...