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What nationality would you say I am?

I know this seems a strange question but I was wondering where you would consider me to be from. All my ancestors are Russian but I was born in France and when I was 3 we moved to the Czech...

waimarie

Venice

I have been intrigued how they built the city of Venice in the swamp / lagoon. I can understand the depth is possibly very shallow but, even nowadays with all our technology, to drive piles and then...

zante2000

Best place on earth to live

I am planning to win the lottery this week and wondered if anyone had an opinion on the best place on earth to live. This should be decided on value for money.crime rates,schooling, hospitals,weather...

elleha

To bubble up or not to bubble up?

I am familar with the expression "To bubble someone up" which translates to "To grass someone up". I work with some northern folk ( in Kent) and they have never...

Cockney_si

Home baked bread

Hi, I'm looking for an easy way to make home baked bread.Has anyone got any great recipies for really nice dough that makes good bread?Do they do like an 'Aunt' Bessies' version where you just whack...

Netty7

Samsung LCD TV

Thinking of buying a 40" Samsung HD ready LCD TV. Anyone tell me if the picture quality is good?. We've seen a HD demo played through it and it's exceptional, but it's difficult to judge normal TV in...

nannon

does anyone know what this means...

ich lieb a diech?

iluvcatz

Fish stock

Saw a recipe for Thai Fish Cakes on tv today, they looked lovely and not too difficult to make, the recipe required fish stock, is this available in a bottle from the supermarket?

ali_alic

Favourite Types of jokes

Do any of you Ab'ers have a favourite TYPE of joke. Mine has got to be the "a man walks into the bar" ones. Such as .. : a bear walks into a bar and asks for a pint of..................guiness, the...

gemmabe

car boot sales

Am doing one on Sunday for the first time. Am a total novie. Would appreciate any advice. Generally do they provide tables? As I have a helluva lot of stuff! I am an Avon team leader and hoping to...

goods01

New 284ml Stella Artois bottles

Who doesn't like the new 284ml Stella Artois bottles? We bought three boxes of Stella recently and didn't realise they were the smaller bottles, until I started drinking them. Very annoyed, feel like...

ytrewq

gross

when I was eating my dinner this evening, the broccoli I was about to cut turned out to be a caterpillar! I did notice in time but it put me right off and I'm not eating anything green for a long...

timks

White wine

White wine once imported into Britain from Spain and the Canary Islands? 4 letters s--k

Netty7

Duke of Edinburgh food?

My 15 year old son is taking his D of E bronze award and in a couple of weeks he's doing a trek in Derbyshire. Anyone got any suggestions on food he can take? Must be light to carry, easy to cook and...

GraceAnais

inbreeding in history

has anyone ever heard a story about french aristocracy in which a family all had a prominant chin. They kept interbreeding (i.e. first cousins wth first cousins etc) and the members of the family kept...

piattort

albi

I once owned a book written about the religious practices and well recorded everyday life in the small french town of Albi. I left it in England in 1987, and can't find any information on it anywhere....

WiccanKitten

Does this put anyone off?

I recently read about an investigation into the nutritious values of a typical burger from fast food retailers. Apparently, you'd get more nutrition from eating a tin of dog food!!!! added at the end...

theelziebub

Bananas

Hi everyone, Does any body know a good way to slow the ripening process of bananas, keeping them green for longer? Thanks all! xox

kazza12345

australia

hi, i am going to have major surgery soon, and to give me something to look forward to i am going to book myself a holiday in australia at the end of the year .. anyone who has been, could you tell me...

pagey

I love Ikea, but is the following fact true...?

I heard on TV recently that more UK families visit Ikea on a Sunday than Church! I am far from religious myself, but could it be that Ikea is the new religion?! Does anyone know if there is any truth...

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