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Fake Stamps

I heard on the news that the 'bar code' on stamps means that every stamp is unique, so they can spot the fakes. I have two questions. If the fakers copy a genuine bar code, how would the Post... ...
11:51 Thu 11th Apr 202419 answers, last by DTCwordfan 17:15 Thu 11th Apr 2024
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Why Do I Forget What I Was Going To Google, And How Do I Recall It?

I just sat down to ask google a question, saw something interesting on the page of subjects that comes up when I click on Firefox, read it and couldn't remember what I was going to ask (now I've... ...
16:12 Tue 09th Apr 20249 answers, last by Cloverjo 23:28 Tue 09th Apr 2024
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Covid Certificates

Do I need to carry proof of covid vaccination for travel outside the UK?
00:18 Fri 01st Mar 20242 answers, last by barry1010 00:22 Fri 01st Mar 2024
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How Many Results Did I Get?

When I did a Google search I used to get the number of results that had been obtained and how long the search had taken. Usually, the number of results would be in the thousands or millions and... ...
13:37 Sun 28th Jan 20249 answers, last by Bert45 00:20 Mon 29th Jan 2024
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The Post Office Scandal

I have just watched the repeat of the BBC Panorama programme on the Post Office Scandal. It was first broadcast on 25 April 2022. It obviously covered the same ground as the recent ITV drama "Mr... ...
02:10 Thu 11th Jan 20245 answers, last by jno 17:20 Sat 13th Jan 2024
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Google Translate -- How Do I Change The Options?

I use Google Translate quite a lot, almost always into or from Italian and Spanish. But on the left-hand side, the options are for Detect language, English, French and Spanish, and on the... ...
16:09 Tue 19th Dec 202310 answers, last by Gizmonster 23:35 Tue 19th Dec 2023
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Sir Chris Whitty's Evidence To The Covid Inquiry.

SCW said that they were trying to balance the risks. If they went into lockdown too early, they would get "all the damages from this" with "fairly minimal impact on the epidemic." With hindsight,... ...
14:23 Wed 22nd Nov 202314 answers, last by andy-hughes 22:51 Wed 22nd Nov 2023
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Maigret Episode: "The Wedding Guest"

I have watched "The Wedding Guest", an episode of the Rupert Davies Maigret from 1962. There was a scene where Maigret chanced upon James, played by Philip Latham at a café/bar called "Aux Trois... ...
22:58 Sun 05th Nov 20238 answers, last by Buenchico 00:32 Mon 06th Nov 2023
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Professor T Location Question

In the first episode of Professor T, screened on ITV3 at 10:00 p.m., 18/09/2023, there is a chase where two Cambridge detectives run after a suspect. In the chase, they run past a letter box with... ...
00:20 Tue 19th Sep 20234 answers, last by Bert45 12:11 Tue 19th Sep 2023
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Sir Michael Parkinson

I have been listening to the many tributes to Sir Michael Parkinson. I find it interesting that almost every news item mentions that his career spanned "seven decades". Does this mean 70 years? No, of...
13:52 Fri 18th Aug 202328 answers, last by choux 13:57 Fri 25th Aug 2023
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Maigret

I vaguely remember watching Maigret on BBC back in the 60s, and I've been watching them again on TalkingTV. I have also watched the French version with Bruno Cremer and some episodes with Michael...
00:18 Mon 31st Jul 20234 answers, last by Bert45 15:58 Mon 31st Jul 2023
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What's A Competition?

After almost every advertising break on 'This Morning' and a couple of other ITV daytime shows, they announce, 'It's competition time!' But it's not a competition.; there is no element of competition...
23:45 Wed 19th Jul 20232 answers, last by Bert45 16:14 Fri 21st Jul 2023
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An Abbreviation Problem

I have been watching the French version of "Maigret" on TalkingpicturesTV. There was an episode called 'Maigret chez les Flamands' (Maigret and the Flemish House). The Flemish house (or shop) featured...
18:35 Tue 18th Jul 20238 answers, last by Buenchico 03:27 Wed 19th Jul 2023
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What Else Is There To Moan About?

I just wanted to get this off my chest. Wimbledon. Why do tennis players need to be given three identical balls to choose two from? And when they reject one they drop it on the ground behind them so...
13:17 Sat 15th Jul 202317 answers, last by Arrods 18:55 Sat 15th Jul 2023
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American Prison Sentences

Why do American courts pas such ridiculous prison sentences, over 100 years for instance? I just read that D Trump faces a maximum of 136 years in jail. So he'll be 212 when he gets out. Perhaps he'll...
00:47 Wed 05th Apr 202319 answers, last by tomus42 22:55 Wed 05th Apr 2023
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German Records Found On Submarine

There have been several news items on TV and on websites about records found on the German submarine U-534 sunk in 1945. The news items have referred to the records as being vinyl, but I wonder if...
00:42 Wed 05th Apr 20232 answers, last by Peter Pedant 04:04 Wed 05th Apr 2023
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Are You Watching "Warship"?

I hadn't watched it until tonight. I saw several F-35s taking off. I couldn't help noticing that there was a cover of some sort behind the pilot that was raised during and after take-off. That cover...
23:15 Sun 12th Feb 20237 answers, last by Bert45 01:31 Mon 13th Feb 2023
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Who Is The Dad In The Cadbury's 'Garage' Advert?

I've googled and seem a list of about 24 people in the 'Credits' for the advert, but it does not include the names of the actor and actress. I'm sure I've seen the actor in something quite big,...
00:58 Fri 27th Jan 20233 answers, last by Barsel 03:34 Fri 27th Jan 2023
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How Can I Get A (Free) Spellchecker?

My old computer, a Packard-Bell with Windows 7, has recently been superseded by a Medion (Aldi) with Windows 11. The old PC had a spellchecker that worked on every site where I typed, this one...
01:26 Wed 28th Dec 20228 answers, last by kuroit 09:22 Mon 16th Jan 2023
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What Type Of Cigarette Lighter Is It?

There seem to be two types of cigarette lighter: the original type that burns with a fairly gentle yellow flame and a newer type that roars (quietly) with a blue flame. How is the newer type referred...
15:41 Wed 16th Nov 20226 answers, last by nero2024 18:35 Wed 16th Nov 2022

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