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The Arab Spring and Fundamentalist Islam?

We all cheered (?) when dictators such as Saddam Hussain and Colonel Gaddafi were disposed but did we ever stop to ask those who were doing the disposing what they wanted to stand in their stead?...
04:20 Sun 12th Feb 201225 answers, last by David H 04:13 Fri 24th Feb 2012
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Why is the USA the only major western economy that doesn't have universal health care?

Why do so many quintessential middle Americans find the idea of a United States style NHS so objectionable?
01:54 Tue 07th Feb 201268 answers, last by Andyvon 06:55 Sun 12th Feb 2012
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“The Secret” – Rhonda Byrne

My wife was talking to her sister on the phone earlier this evening. My sister-in-law was suggesting that my wife should read a book and watch a DVD called, “The Secret” by a person called...
02:18 Mon 09th Jan 201226 answers, last by birdie1971 01:32 Thu 12th Jan 2012
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Religion vs Cult?

It is my 'belief' that if Judaism/Christianity/Islam (delete as appropriate) didn't exist today and was 'revealed' tomorrow by a 'Prophet' and gained a couple of hundred members in its first few...
02:39 Sun 06th Nov 201115 answers, last by beso 13:29 Wed 09th Nov 2011
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Sabbath Mode!

As if religion couldn't get any more ridiculous, it appears that orthodox Jews (who are religiously forbidden to do 'work' on the Sabbath) can now circumvent the problem of food preparation,...
01:41 Wed 28th Sep 201127 answers, last by naomi24 08:15 Thu 06th Oct 2011
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A Town Called Panic

Did anyone else see this gem the other night? It's a Belgian stop-motion animation comedy. That description makes it sound dreadful but it's actually quite brilliant and extremely funny. I only caught...
00:41 Sat 25th Jun 2011
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Keeping up with the Jones'?

Listening to Radio 2 today, one female DJ referred to Freeview TV (as opposed to Sky TV) as 'poor people's TV'. This wasn't a slip of the tongue - she repeated the phrase about three times and even...
01:55 Fri 22nd Apr 201125 answers, last by chris1957au 08:30 Mon 25th Apr 2011
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Islamic Intolerance?

The religion of peace is at it again. Some bible bashing Christian moron burns the Koran in Florida and thousands of Muslims in Afghanistan go completely berserk, kill several people who were unlucky...
03:26 Sat 02nd Apr 2011104 answers, last by Tuddypat 13:21 Fri 08th Apr 2011
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Computer model trumps observation – Brisbane flood was largely man-made?

Very interesting story about the recent devastating floods in Brisbane, Australia. http://www.theaustral...6frg6nf-1226028379093 In a nutshell, it looks like the dam operator (SEQWater) released far...
00:37 Thu 31st Mar 20112 answers, last by birdie1971 01:44 Fri 01st Apr 2011
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Fair treatment for Bradley (Wikileaks) Manning?

Bradley Manning, the original source of the recent Wikileaks scandal, is currently being held in detention for stealing 720,000 documents. He has not yet had his case heard by a court. He is being...
00:30 Mon 14th Mar 201158 answers, last by birdie1971 02:59 Sun 20th Mar 2011
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Pub landlady takes on Sky TV.

A landlady who thought that Sky TV was too expensive thought she’d use a Greek satellite TV company in order to show Premiership football in her pub. She was subsequently taken to court and...
14:45 Thu 03rd Feb 201136 answers, last by ABerrant 18:49 Fri 04th Feb 2011
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Calling the user 'Spiffing'

Your post has just been removed from the News section. Thank you for you kind comment (which has been deleted)....
01:52 Fri 14th Jan 20111 answer, last by birdie1971 01:53 Fri 14th Jan 2011
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Putting the 'mental' into Fundamental?

It seems that the Taliban have some competition. There appears to be another fundamentalist Islamic regime vying for the 'Most Intolerant Society” award. The Taliban are going to have to 'up'...
02:24 Mon 10th Jan 201129 answers, last by DaisyNonna 23:39 Mon 10th Jan 2011
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Female Islamic slaves?

Not up-to-the-minute news (dated 27 November 2010), but news nonetheless... http://news.yahoo.com..._saudi_women_s_rights The mind boggles doesn't it? Am I wrong in thinking that Islam is the most...
02:43 Thu 16th Dec 201044 answers, last by naomi24 11:27 Tue 21st Dec 2010
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Bah, humbug!

My wife and I have decided that this year we're not going to spend daft sums of money on numerous presents for family and friends. We've totted up roughly how much we would have spent on these gifts...
01:28 Thu 16th Dec 201022 answers, last by vindi48 08:35 Wed 29th Dec 2010
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Working time - travelling as part of your job.

My wife works as a contract's monitoring inspector for a large company. One week in four, she travels from home to the office and spends her working week carrying out duties in the office. The journey...
17:21 Sun 12th Dec 201011 answers, last by birdie1971 00:27 Mon 13th Dec 2010
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Global Warming Fascism – 10:10

Has anyone seen this video? It's an 'hilarious' short film (directed by Richard Curtis no less) that suggests that anyone not prepared to cut their carbon footprint or anyone who doesn't agree with...
01:04 Tue 12th Oct 201023 answers, last by mibn2cweus 07:56 Sun 17th Oct 2010
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The IPCC needs a radical overhaul. That's putting it mildly...

A new study has shown that the IPCC isn't quite the bastion of good scientific research that it's cracked up to be. What a surprise. “The review touched on concerns about [Dr] Pachauri's work as...
00:16 Tue 31st Aug 20107 answers, last by birdie1971 00:47 Thu 02nd Sep 2010
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Can the Taliban be defeated and should we be trying?

I came across this article in Time online... http://www.time.com/t...,8599,2007238,00.html I've heard it mentioned in the media that we're attempting to negotiate with the Taliban with a view to...
02:12 Sun 01st Aug 201015 answers, last by rov1200 13:02 Mon 02nd Aug 2010

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