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Speeding Biker Finally Caught

Bet this piece of smelly filth was not laughing when the police finally caught him. Five points on his licence and fined a total of £177, I would have banned him for 2 years and fined him...

horselady

Statins

My doctor wants to see me next week about my cholesterol test. I think statins will be recommended, can I have some viewpoints please. I've heard all sorts of stories about side effects.

merciasounds

...such as Perfection on BBC 2, or The Chaser on ITV, where DO they get the contestants from? They are so THICK! I suppose as the prize money varies, they don't give much away - and it's just air-time...

scotman

New hard drive not seen

Hi all I have just fitted a second internal hard disk to my PC. Everything appeared to go OK. I set the jumper for slave and everything plugged together fine. On restart I looked for it and can't see...

Lioniella

Why maestro?

Clue: "Actress West has endless criticism of the conductor." The answer is obviously MAESTRO but I don't understand why. My theory is that the actress is MAE, the 'has' is shortened to S as...

Andyvon

How good are AmPro tools?

I bought a set of AmPro spanners today on the spur of the moment. I've never heard of AmPro before but they look good quality and I assumed from the name that they were American tools. I've now found...

mollykins

Completing the family

There's me as lisa simpson, maggie . . . as maggie simpson, BOO as one of Marge's twin sisters but who else could complete the family? We need; a lager lout potato couch dad (Homer), a rebelious older...

bevtel

Bevtel

33across Big Monday Crossword Of beef, braised with vegetables, garlic and herbs in wine 1 2 4 ? l? ?o?e any idea on this one please...

poodledoo

noisy quiz

9.Tin article with 2 directions (5) 30)Cultivating round the king (8) 38)Black motor (3,6) 39)Turn the bell sounds (4,6) answers are noises or things that may make them....

sweetwoman23

Name this detective drama series

Please help me to unscramble these letters ; S O E _ R R S O _ C M _ N T (9,5) Thanks...

tinkie

bafta's

why are these award ceremonies so tediously boring? Jonathon Ross smug and unfunny as usual

tezestwing

Law against verbal neighbors

not sure if this is in the right topic, what can be done peacefully to a neighbor that gives you a load of verbal abuse every time you see him,about your activities on your land that he claims is...

Jemisa

Stuttering Cat...

Stuttering Cat - as explained by a 7 year old pupil...... A teacher is explaining biology to her junior class students. "Human beings are the only animals that stutter," she says. A little...

scotman

Stephen Fry autobiography

Hi all Does anyone know if Vol 2 "The Fry Chronicles" is now available in paperback? thaanks...

inafix

Car Repairs?

Hi guys, my sons vw golf developed a problem,a warning light appeared on the dashboard and so he sent it off to a vw garage to diagnose the fault and to fix it.It as now been with the garage for over...

sheeshee

capitals of the world

1 leave nothing (5letters) 2 named after two rivers (8) 3 tie vienna in knots (90 4 left conventions through here (4 6 ) thanks for any help...

robert_woodhouse

Finding info about a firm

I've been asked by our local village 'smithy' to re-furbish a fairly substantial but quite old 'Pedestal' 2 speed drill made by a firm. originally in Ashford Kent according to the plate on the side....

dormar

Rhyming Quiz

Question.14 (1st part). A Kilt The answer has 7 letters and must rhyme with a Canadian Lake which must have 8 letters. I have managed to answer all the other 99 questions but this one has got me beat....

Whickerman

Scottish vs Scots

Ok, I know Scotch is a drink and not a person's nationality, but when do you use 'Scots' over 'Scottish' and vice versa, or are they interchangeable?

Aelred

Crossword

Language of Mexican Indians ?Z?????

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