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Indispensable Man

There is poem I came across some years ago on a training course about an indispensable man. Something to do with a bucket of water, putting his arm in and on removing it the water goes back to it's...

ainitatyb

It couln't be done

There is an inspirational poem about people who keep saying it couldn't be done. Something about them being so busy saying 'it couldn't be done' that they have to stand aside for the person busy doing...

janzman

schadenfreude....great pleasure at others misfortune......

We see,and experience this every day especially on television.Programmes such as Big Brother...I'm a Celebrity....The Apprentice ...The X Factor.... any of the numerous reality tv shows. I just wonder...

Richard1966

How about a thread for musicians

This could be a sub heading of music

conquest!

dead bird on palms

grr. i saw this photo ages ago somewhere online. it's like a tattoo of a dead bird lying across the palms of someone's hands. anyway, i was telling my friends about it and wanted to print it off to...

2gbmum

What does this mean <3 ???

I keep seeing it on forums at the end of someone's message. <3 What's it mean?

b4be0

songs with sarah in the title or lyrics

does anyone know of some songs with sarah in the title or lyrics? many thanks

NoMercy

A choose to refuse?

An Aber has the option to refuse any more answers if they feel a question has been sufficiently answered. But what about someone who is getting abuse from certain users. Surely the best option would...

ChristoAB

Syntax

Term for a breach of syntax or a non-standard grammatical usage?

chris.Vandel

Lines from Poem

I am trying to find the poem with these or similar lines When I was young ........ When I was a young man........ When I grew I gae p childish things....... any help please

suequiz

Flirt and Mrs Tatters

Can anyone please tell me who owned (6 letters) and lived in the "vale of Llangollen, where they lived in complete seclusion with their maidservant, Flirt the dog, and Mrs. Tatters the cat" Many...

Ember

name of sign

Anyone know the name of this sign @@@@@

coolfool_sin

if at all = ?

While I'm reading The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain by Kenneth O. Morgan, a kind of odd phrase runs into me, which is as follows: 1. (page 286, Chapter 6 The stuarts) Towering above the Stuart...

TCL-MUMPING

AB Editor and Twitter

The AB Editor said to-day By the way, I will soon be using Twitter (if anyone has heard of it) to give you 140 character updates on whats happening here at AB Towers. I'll update you with my username...

eash

Lost In Translation

I watched this for the first time the other night. Didn't quite get it. Thought it was a bit of a waste of time to be honest. Anyway my question is; at the end when he is leaving and he gets the car...

drwhofan

modern adaptations of shakespeare

I was wondering if anyone could think of any modern film adaptations of Shakespeare plays? I know of '10 things I hate about you' and 'she's the man' - I can't think of any more. I'm looking more...

drwhofan

Shakespeare Adaptations

Can anyone think of any modern film adaptations of Shakespeare plays? I know of '10 things I hate about you' and 'she's the man' - I can't think of any more. I'm looking more specifically for titles...

swedeheart

starstruck

Hi Ed, I was wondering, would it not be possible to let the preview show which words would be starred out (asterisked) should you try to post'em?

VHG

How about this for amazing technology

This is not a question, but though you techie geeks would be impressed by this This is a photo from the 2009 Inauguration, in which you can see IN FOCUS the face of each individual in the crowd! You...