I was reading a book recently and the main character was talking about his computer having ethics but no morals, I was wondering if anyone knew what the difference would be? It really got me thinking!
1) Is there a word in the english language to describe a parent who's child has died, ie in the reverse case of an orphan? We have the words widow and widower; so could it be an orphaner? 2) I know...
Why did the Greeks call Europe and Asia by those names? And did the inhabitants of anywhere in Asia have the concept that they lived in a separate continent (or that WE did)? I know the Chinese lived...
What is it that kills you when you stand next something which blows up. Is it shrapnel? Pressure waves? Intense heat? or a combination of all of the above
I was in Paris for the day on Thurs 25th November (last week). There was a demonstration march in and around the Bastille and wanted to know what it was in aid of. A group of men jumped in front of...
I'm throwing a fancy party for some of my friends. We're going to dress up, smoke cigarettes out of fancy holders....you get the idea. Anyway, I don't have access to many liquors but was...
Did anybody see that montage of the paralympics on the Sports Personality award last night? Just how good is wheelchair basketball? KABOOOM! Two chairs went hurtling into each other...
Disregarding the cruelty or not to foxes, does anyone think that it is wrong to rear those dogs with a killer instinct and then have them all put down at the age of 2?This seems to have been...