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Unfair To People Who Don't Use Or Want A Smartphone

I don't have a smartphone. I don't want one. But some photo printing companies offer 50 free prints a month with an app that can only be used with a smart phone. Why can't they or won't they offer me...
11:25 Sat 01st Aug 202028 answers, last by sevenOP 17:55 Sat 01st Aug 2020
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Churchill Tv Advert

There is a TV advert with a skateboarding Churchill-type dog. It passes a row of shops with "Queen's Arcade" above them. There is an Antiques shop, a Fine Arts shop, a Travel shop and a shop with...
14:13 Fri 24th Jan 20206 answers, last by Bert45 18:58 Fri 24th Jan 2020
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Kylie's Secret Night

Do you know where the programme was filmed? It looks a bit like a Nissen hut with tinsel.
19:32 Thu 26th Dec 20196 answers, last by Mamyalynne 00:58 Sat 28th Dec 2019
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Sinnfein Mps Paid?

Are Sinn Fein Mps paid? I heard that the members of Stormont are paid, even though they've not done a day's work for three years.
14:18 Fri 20th Dec 201913 answers, last by Zacs-Master 11:39 Sun 22nd Dec 2019
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I, Er, Wonder Why All The Soap Coversations Begin This Way

I only watch Emmerdale and Corrie, which is two too many for some people, I know. But it seems to me that all conversations in these two soaps begin in one of two ways. The first is "Are you OK?"...
22:09 Tue 03rd Dec 20197 answers, last by chrissa1 00:22 Wed 04th Dec 2019
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One Word In Russian

I have just learned that the Russian word 'mir' can mean 'world' or 'peace'. How can a Russian know what is meant when he sees the word (in Cyrillic characters)? How can one word have two such...
00:27 Fri 25th Oct 201924 answers, last by vulcan42 23:36 Thu 31st Oct 2019
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Do Schools Fine Parents For Taking Children On Holiday During Term Time?

By what right do schools fine parents for taking children out of school during term time? Perhaps 'fine' is technically the wrong word. I thought only courts could fine people when an offence,...
11:07 Fri 19th Jul 201925 answers, last by New Judge 11:41 Sat 20th Jul 2019
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Practical Joker

Back in the 50s I read a story, probably in one of the Wide Range Reader Books, about a man who persuaded all the men on a ship crossing the Atlantic to let him shave them before they arrived at New...
01:45 Mon 15th Jul 20199 answers, last by Spicerack 11:24 Mon 15th Jul 2019
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House Ownership

My Land Registry Land Certificate shows my wife and I as "Proprietor" (not Proprietors) of our house with Title Absolute. Form 19 (JP) "Transfer of Whole to Joint Proprietors" was used to transfer the...
21:38 Tue 05th Feb 20193 answers, last by Peter Pedant 12:00 Wed 06th Feb 2019
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Do Lcds Last Forever?

I have an old calculator powered by two AA batteries. The display is hard to see, but when you hold the calculator at the right angle the display appears, but then it disappears. It will do...
16:55 Thu 13th Dec 201813 answers, last by fender62 08:17 Fri 14th Dec 2018
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Level Pension Or Index-Linked?

I have been quoted a level pension for my wife guaranteed for 5 years of £1532 p.a. If I want it to be index-linked it will begin at £770 p.a. She is 60, with no health problems apart from...
23:31 Wed 12th Dec 201812 answers, last by TonyV 21:14 Thu 13th Dec 2018
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I Cn't Find My Sent Emails From Last Year

Last year I sent a round robin Christmas letter to several friends by email. I am with BT/Yahoo mail. I wanted to know to whom I had sent the emails, so I did a search. The only one I came up with was...
17:53 Wed 12th Dec 20182 answers, last by Bert45 19:17 Wed 12th Dec 2018
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Inflation Calculation

I'd like to know what £1000 20 years ago would be equivalent to today. I've been online, of course, but the calculators don't give me what I want to know. To be clear, what I want to know is the...
23:04 Tue 11th Dec 201829 answers, last by Peter Pedant 17:36 Sat 22nd Dec 2018
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H G Wells "the Invisible Man"

I've just read "The Invisible Man" by H G Wells. My book was printed in 1940 by Collins. A few words puzzled me. Since it was written in or about 1897 this is no surprise. In chapter 7 Wells writes: "...
23:30 Fri 26th Oct 20186 answers, last by Bert45 10:59 Sat 27th Oct 2018
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Earth's Temperature?

I believe that climate change is going on and I believe that the greenhouse effect is making the climate warmer overall, but what I have trouble with is how the so-called experts can say that the...
19:41 Mon 15th Oct 20185 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:36 Thu 25th Oct 2018
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My Tv Recorder Has Stopped Working

My Sony Hard Disk Recorder SVR-HDT500 is 5 years old. When it was switched on, a horizontal white line used to 'blink' for several seconds before becoming a steady white line and transmiting a...
01:00 Thu 29th Mar 20186 answers, last by bhg481 17:57 Thu 29th Mar 2018
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Cash Prizes From Tv Shows (Part 2)

When you bet on horses or enter the Lottery, you know the odds against winning, but when you enter one of these TV show's prize draws, you have no idea of the odds against winning. I know that the TV...
12:36 Wed 24th Jan 20185 answers, last by Old_Geezer 13:26 Wed 24th Jan 2018
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Cash Prizes From Itv Shows

Years ago, several ITV shows had cash prizes for one person who answered a "competition" question, e.g. What is the capital of France? (a) blue (b) Paris (c) chocolate. Now there is no question to...
12:31 Wed 24th Jan 20186 answers, last by Old_Geezer 13:29 Wed 24th Jan 2018
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Vera Episode 2

Did you watch 'Vera' (ITV), Sunday night? Noel, the guilty man, who had killed Faye, the woman he loved, by mistake, said he had phoned for a taxi to get Tony,the loan shark boss of the taxi firm, to...
00:03 Tue 16th Jan 20187 answers, last by hc4361 12:34 Thu 18th Jan 2018
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What's With All The Hand-Waving?

I get really annoyed with TV presenters who wave their hands about when they do a piece to camera. I'd like to know is it their natural way of talking or does some crazy director tell them to move...
14:36 Sat 30th Dec 201712 answers, last by goodgoalie 19:01 Sat 30th Dec 2017

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