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Parakeets wild in South London

There are several presumably escaped parakeets in the parks near me. A handsome sight too, flashes of green in the high treetops and that sound of the jungle ! Can anyone speculate how successful they...

In A Pickle

Not a Question~Just some Amusement!

Hi All, I found this while looking for the words of a Nursery Ryhme(I presume it's American?) On top of spaghetti, All covered with cheese, I lost my poor meatball When somebody sneezed. It rolled off...

saxy_jag

Prounouncing place nameswrong

Prompted by a question in Arts & Lit, I should like to know, what are the most annoying pronounciations of placenames, in particular, those near where you live? For instance, BBC reporters always...

ganesh

Ireland with a dog

We're thinking of having a holiday in Ireland with the dog. Has anyone been on the car ferry with one? I hear you have to keep dogs in the car while you are up in the main part of the ferry. Surely 2...

Jacko9785

Question 1

Which Broadway role did Marlon Brando recreate on screen in 1951?

annavc

External hard drive for Dell Laptop

The memory on my Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop is almost all used up and I can't free anymore as I need everything that is on there so I want to get an external hard drive to store stuff on but I'm not...

lankeela

Desert Orchid

Not a question, but just to let people know that Desert Orchid died today. The old grey did more to bring racing into people's lives than almost any other horse. A sad day for racing.

cazxx1

please read...

im am feeling so low all because i wont go for an eye test i know i need new glasses but it scares me to death i have no job cause if i go for a job i would need to feel forms in and i wouldnt be able...

aly8166

Meatballs

I am about to make meatballs for the first time. I have all the ingredients, but every recipe I have read says you must fry them. Can I not slow cook them in some gravy? Frying gives me terrible...

nat_84

X Factor - Ashley and everything else...

Did you think Louis mad ethe right decision voting of Ashley? Was it a tactical vote? Is the competition focused more on who wins out of the judges or are they working together to find someone with...

SurreyGuy

Things to do in Washington

I'm in Washington fron Dec 24th to 30th. I'm gonna try and go to the Pentagon, the Lincoln Memorial, the White House, Arlington National Cemetary, National Air & Space Museum and the Capitol. Does...

klondike118

odd names for pets

ive been told on a number of times my pet names are odd dose eneyone think so my pets names are maddison ,klondike,snagle pus ( snaggs) ,and spit is it just me or has eneyone got odd names for they...

whitbybabe

Catherine Tate or Little Britain ?

I am most peeved again to see that Catherine Tate lost out to Little Britain at The National Television Awards.I think she is an absolute genius, I especially love Grandma.Little Britain has its good...

Bexxie82

Hedgehogs & Witchcraft

Does anyone know if hedgehogs were ever or still are used in witchcraft, or had any superstitions linked with them?

greendog

opinions please...

...does religion cause more harm in the world than good?

Goodsoulette

Mum or Mom?

I use Mum, but one of my exs used Mom. Its always bothered me that he didnt realise it should be mum and I thought his family were alone in this in the Uk. I did see someone using it online today from...

jeanette1976

The cost of a racehorse

Any ideas? i know that they would vary but roughly the price you would be expected to pay for a 6 month old male horse, which will be used for racing.... cheapest and most expensive. I have no idea...

JOEYGREEN

Hey Smudge - did you see Who do you think you are...

...with Jeremy Irons last night. It was great. Very strange that he felt at home in the south of Ireland, where his great, great, etc etc etc grandmother was born wasn't it?

Veggibear

Reality TV - Musical Chicago

Can anyone remember what the reality tv show was called that had members of the public put on a production of the musical Chigaco?

pixie_woo

Fear of Teenage groups?

Is anyone else fed up of feeling intimated by groups of "yoofs"? Walking home from work the other day I had a cushion kicked at me, I know it couldn't have hurt me but that is not the point. I turned...

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