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rich and poor

does anyone else think there is too great a division between rich and poor.i find it a bad state of affairs that some people have more money than they will ever need and other people are out on the...

noxlumos

LPG and Natural Gas.

Hi, We live in a LPG only area ( no mains gas supply) and are aware that LPG and Natural Gas cookers have different jets. Can anyone please tell me what happens if you try to run a natural gas cooker...

fairyfairy

un-shrink my new jumper

I have a lovely loose knit cream jumper - only worn it once - which was accidentally washed too hot, does anyone know how to un-shrink this, or loosen the wool again? I've heard you can use borax, but...

loopyc

what do you laugh at but no you shouldnt?

i saw a boy of about 14 trying to impress some girls on his bike when all of a sudden he came a cropper, after seeing he wasnt really hurt i found myself laughing every time i thought of it. im not a...

gary baldy

Disproportionate sentencing?

I know you are all going to jump on me for this and this subject has been discussed before but does anyone else think that the 36 year sentence handed down to Damien Hanson ( a black man) for...

Plocket

Channel 4 (Wednesday) Extreme Breastfeeding

Am I the only one? I found the idea of a nearly 8-year old child suckling on her mother's breast quite revolting. Mind you OH expected to see women leaping out of aeroplanes while breastfeeding!!!

missmooncat

mugging

does anyone know why street robbery is called mugging and how it the word originated?

ploughman

How would we manage without Estate Agents?

In the news today: Estate Agents say they arent worried about losing business to private internet house selling. Obviously they are, as it wouldnt be on the news. It would be a tragic loss if these...

vehelpfulguy

What incites racial hatred ?

So the two BNP members have been found not guilty of inciting race hate, but may face a retrial. But what incites race hate ? The other night I watched Crimewatch which featured CCTV film of a car...

FUZZYBEE

cats a**e

When I used to answer my mum back she used to say "YOU HAVE GOT TOO MUCH OF WHAT THE CAT LICKS ITS A*SE WITH" has anyone else ever heard of it?

dotjhawkes

Top 100 sexiest Men!

Did you see that in the Daily Mirror today! Orlando Bloom came second behind Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp came 3rd! That alone seems wrong, but Russell Grant was in it! The whole list was ridiculous! Mel...

OBonio

Depictions of Mohammed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4672642.stm Is it wrong of the western press to intentionally inflame an already fragile situation by reproducing the Danish cartoons? Or is it a valid response...

laurence2

Anti-smoking bill

The minimum age for buying cigarettes is to rise from 16 to 18 under the goverments anti-smoking bill, does anyone believe that their will be an significant drop in youngsters buying cigarettes due to...

sophie11

iris fairey/walker tower hamlets bethnal green 1964

in 1964 my nan iris surname either walker/fairey conceived a child she was from east london possibly tower hamlets got pregnant twice once with my dad once with his sister im desperatly searching for...

jtamom

preteen boys

my son is becoming curious and my mother-in-law caught him peeping at his sister. how can i make him understand how wrong this is without making him feel like a pervert?

Supernick

UK Prison System

Seeing a report on the ITV lunchtime news about the prison system in the Philippines, has sparked a fevered office debate about the UK prison system. The predictable view has arisen that prisons are...

NORMANTHEDOG

Social Services and Old folks Homes

Having seen the itv news this evening about the old couple who have been together since the 40s,social services have put the women into a old peoples home,refusing her husband request to be put in the...

joko

london road with a mystery 'the' at the beginning -why?

why are some london roads given the 'honour' of being called the kings road, the portobello road etc these roads don't have the on the signs, so why? other roads all over the country don't have this -...

LeMarchand

The Religious Hatred Bill

I'm confused. Maybe I've got the wrong end of the stick, but it seems to me that this bill was supposed to be aimed at stopping people stirring up hatred against those with different religious views...

Rubyrose

Has anyone else noticed..?

That if you click on 'My profile' at the top it asks you for more details now. Like Gender and Date of Birth! This is all new.. does it mean CB will be back soon Ed? Ruby xx

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