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does anyone recall the singing ringing tree

Colds

This is a totally serious question. My wife and I are both getting over bad colds. This meant that for about a day and a half I was blowing my nose every couple of minutes. Where does all the snot...

emmagreeny

invisible swordsman

How do you summon the invisible swordsman?

jjf2003

Music themes for adverts

At one time, advert themes were just called 'Theme from Milk Tray advert' or 'Cadbury's Flake theme'. Nowadays they all seem to use tracks by bands. Why so? Don't advertising companies have themes...

andy hughes

Having seen the 1940's film 'Dead Of Night' when I was about nine, the memory of Hugo Fitch, the dummy in the final short story has given me a morbid fear and dislike of dummies and puppets that lasts...

flirty41

Happy Birthday Traditions

When and/or where did the tradition originate of having birthday cakes, of singing 'Happy Birthday' whilst presenting the birthday person with a birthday cake, and of adorning the cake with the...

xyzzyplugh

A Hot Topic.

A Bounty on his head, a half Marathon, an Aero dynamic, Other examples of chocolate phrases please.

Deore

The best bond

Who is your favourate james bond actor? Mine is Roger Moore and my best friends is Pierce Brosnan but most people say Sean Connery just cos he was the first but i dont think this is the case.

emmagreeny

Talking Dolphin film

Has anyone seen a film about a dolphin who talks at the end saying 'Fa loves Pa'. If so what was it called?

andy hughes

You've Been Framed

Just what is it with this dreadful programme? While channel surfing this evening, I caught a few minutes and they are STILL paying people to send in films of todlers and babies falling off things and...

brianwaring

cat death

how long does it take for a cat to decompose

Allen Crisp

Double Scotch

People from Scotland describe themselves as Scottish and dislike being called Scotch. What no-one has ever been able to explain to me is why this is so. You can have Scotch whisky, Scotch broth,...

archhippy

just more advice is needed

hi again can any one help with my french oral i've been told to change my subject to religion in france yawn yawn yawn can anyone point me in the right direction?

snaykz

Edgar Allan Poe question 1.

Is Edgar Allan Poe great or what? What is everyone's favourite Poe story/poem? Which similar authors might a Poe fan enjoy? Thanks.

PaulYukochan

Tartanwizard

Has he died? Where is the tartan wiz?

jenstar

If sarcasm is the lowest form of wit...

...is grammatical pedantry the lowest form of intellectualism? Pointscoring on petty little arbitrary points of linguistic usage seems to me to be a vile habit. And I'm not just getting at Spellmaster...

eyaf

whats meant by reoccuring dreams

I dream about my dead brother at least four times a week. the dreams don't make any sense but he's always in them talking to me as though he's alive. I'm never afraid in the dreams just dreams where...

DBusby

Mead

Can you make Mead at home?

Jonathan R

Do you enjoy your job?

I've recently given up my typical 9 to 5 office job and am looking for inspiration. If anyone has a rewarding job that differs from the norm I'd be really interested to hear about it. Thanks.

eric100

clothing

The victorian/Elizabethan name for clothing. We know for hats it is Millianary, what it is for the actual clothes?

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