Don't know whether this should go in 'News' or 'Television' so I'm posting in both threads. I saw the end of a news story on GMTV this morning where it was reported that Simon Cowell had to apologise...
What is the correct pronunciation of David Bowie's surname? Is the first syllabal pronounced 'Bow' as in 'sew' or 'Bow' as in 'sow'? Me winning a ?1 bet rests on the answer. I think it's supposed to...
The scariest story I've read in the past couple of years was the murder of Tom Ap Rhys Pryce. However, this one tops it: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6388 769.stm Does this mean we now...
On a recent post about the BNP, someone asked whether British black or Asians were allowed to join the party. I've just checked on their website, and the answer is 'No'. So why aren't they called The...
I believe that Anna Paquin is the youngest ever recipient of an Oscar for her performance in 'The Piano', but at that time, was she younger than Abigail Breslin, who has just been nominated for...
This is a question to some slightly older Ab'ers. Remember back in the 70s, whenever you bought packets of bacon (back bacon, rather than streaky), you frequently got that little bit of white white...
Following on from the 'Is Prince William Handsome' thread, there were a couple of interesting points made about famous men with regards to their relative handsomeness. It became clear that women can...
You know when you see the characters in Ugly Betty watching a South American soap opera (telenovela), well, was I going mad, or was that Salma Hayeck getting slapped by the other female character???
Did anyone go to Kylie's concert on New Year's Eve? If so, can anyone tell me whether there's a support act this time around? Last time I remember the support was a horrible Swedish new wave...
Question - what are the chances of a Condy Rice (Republican) standing against Hilary Clinton (Democat), thereby guaranteeing the first female president? Stu in USA might have the best handle on the...
I saw Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Borat' film last night, and whilst I know that most of the interviews were with real people, I thought that the three college students who give him a lift were actors. If...