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Hand of God!

Finally! Proof that God exists? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/how aboutthat/5152179/Hand-of-God-captured-by-Nasa -observatory.html Well, that's me convinced! Seriously though, what an...
13:48 Tue 14th Apr 20097 answers, last by Octavius 10:09 Wed 15th Apr 2009
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Islam in action.... again

I notice that the religion of peace and tolerance is in the news again? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/79 97749.stm "Three Taleban mullahs brought them to the local mosque and they passed...
13:24 Tue 14th Apr 200918 answers, last by Quinlad 11:59 Thu 16th Apr 2009
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Lord Rothermere

With the recession in full swing and thousands of people being made redundant, isn't heart warming to know that there are some people who doing rather well for themselves? Take Lord Rothermere. He's...
16:17 Sat 04th Apr 200915 answers, last by Quinlad 11:18 Mon 06th Apr 2009
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DNA and Fingerprints - Removal of Information

When I joined the cops I had my fingerprints and DNA taken for obvious reasons. Now I'm back on civvy street and I'm a little concerned about the number of employers who ask the question, 'Have you...
17:23 Tue 31st Mar 200911 answers, last by sleepy1j 20:34 Wed 01st Apr 2009
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Illegal Photography

Apparently, it's now illegal to take photos of Police Officers. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/ philipjohnston/4632459/Why-cant-we-take-pictur es-of-policemen.html I've said it before,...
01:12 Mon 02nd Mar 200916 answers, last by birdie1971 03:24 Tue 03rd Mar 2009
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Fitna

Anyone seen the film? If so, what do you think? Is it offensive or does it just speak an unpleasant truth? http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/020472.php
02:47 Tue 17th Feb 200939 answers, last by naomi24 18:31 Mon 23rd Feb 2009
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1984 anyone?

From the Beeb, "The government is compiling a database to track and store the international travel records of millions of Britons. Computerised records of all 250 million journeys made by individuals...
03:05 Tue 10th Feb 200915 answers, last by JimmyCooper 12:33 Wed 11th Feb 2009
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Bl**dy Banks!

Antony Worrall Thompson has had to shut four restaurants, leaving 60 of his staff redundant. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7877289.stm What is the matter with our banks? Not content with trousering...
18:53 Sun 08th Feb 200913 answers, last by Krypton27 10:52 Wed 11th Feb 2009
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Ignition Speed of Aviation Fuel

Totally trivial this one. I've just watched Die Hard 2. At the end, Bruce Willis blows up the escaping plane by setting fire to the trail of aviation fuel leaking from the plane. I assume that this is...
01:26 Mon 02nd Feb 20096 answers, last by birdie1971 23:14 Mon 02nd Feb 2009
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Global Warming and The Scientific Method

I recently posted an answer to a question on Global Warming. I was told I was, "...extremely stupid and ignorant..." because I don't believe that Anthropogenic Global Warming (ie. man-made global...
04:22 Sun 04th Jan 200938 answers, last by Paigntonian 19:06 Thu 25th Aug 2022
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Manchester Congestion Charge - No Vote

Us Mancs have overwhelmingly voted "No" in the Manchester congestion charge ballot. Do you think we were right?
13:44 Fri 12th Dec 200822 answers, last by brionon 12:03 Sat 13th Dec 2008
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X Factor - Not a Singing Competition Anymore

Think I'm going to stop watching the X Factor. It's not a singing competition anymore. The contestants might as well come on, not sing, just plead with the viewers to vote for them and walk off. It...
23:43 Sat 29th Nov 200813 answers, last by tracymort 22:30 Sun 14th Dec 2008
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Diane Vickers Can't Sing!

Just watched Diane Vickers on X Factor... appalling! She can sing but insists on putting these ridiculous high notes on the end of every phrase. She also has a weird way of vocalising some words like...
21:29 Sat 15th Nov 200844 answers, last by uno.who 22:15 Sat 22nd Nov 2008
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Bailiffs and Idiot Brother-In-Law

My brother in law is staying temporarily at his mother's address. A letter came for him on Thursday last week from a Court Enforcement company, demanding immediate payment of ?170 in seven days (for...
18:17 Sun 02nd Nov 20086 answers, last by birdie1971 14:31 Mon 03rd Nov 2008
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Channel Five On Demand Player Crashes

Hi everyone. I've recently got a Qosmio X300 which is running Windows Vista. When I got to channel Five's web page and select the On Demand (ie. streaming video) the player initially starts and plays...
17:09 Sat 01st Nov 2008
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Global Warming - Is it happening?

I don't know about you, but I doubt that Global Warming is happening. Even if it is, I doubt that mankind is responsible. For sceptics and adherents alike, please take some time to watch and absorb...
03:13 Wed 15th Oct 200844 answers, last by ludwig 13:17 Thu 16th Oct 2008
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Failure to deliver goods that have been paid for....

My wife and I recently went to a local lighting shop. We saw some lights we liked and asked to buy them. We were told at the time that they were currently out of stock but we could pay for them now...
14:38 Fri 29th Aug 20085 answers, last by Archburner 03:07 Sun 31st Aug 2008
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Conspiracy - BB2 - Buiding 7 - 9/11

Not sure if this constitutes a "News" entry on AB but did anyone watch "The Conspiracy Files" on BBC 2 tonight (Sunday) about the collapse of WTC building 7 on 9/11? I'm rather sceptical about the...
01:32 Mon 07th Jul 200819 answers, last by Gromit 21:00 Mon 07th Jul 2008
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13 Month MOT?

Hi everyone. Can someone clarify the rules on MOTs? My MOT is due to expire on 1st August 2008. I will be away on holiday on this date. If I get the car MOT'd on 1st July can the expiry date on the...
16:50 Sun 06th Apr 200814 answers, last by __LEE__ 22:47 Thu 10th Apr 2008
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Is the BBC trying to

I'm still on boring old analogue TV. Recently I've noticed that when I'm watching BBC 1 and 2, seemingly random "faults" in the transmission occur. The faults are stuttering video and audio, momentary...
23:37 Sat 21st Oct 20061 answer, last by miss_ewok 18:53 Sun 22nd Oct 2006

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