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Lacrosse World Cup 2013 - Day 10

The Semi Final in the top half of the draw has been decided. The Quarters finished ... England 10 - 0 Wales US 20 - 1 Haudenosaunee So the first Semi Final is ... US v England We have to keep...

flipnflap

Inverdale - Should He Stay Or Go?

Do you think John Inverdale should lose his job over his remark about Marion Bartoli not being "a looker"?...

joggerjayne

Lacrosse World Cup 2013 - Day 9

Morning, guys. Yesterday, Wales beat Austria, Haudenosaunee beat Ireland, Scotland beat Japan, and Israel beat New Zealand (wow!) So the Quarter Finals now look like this ... Haudenosaunee v US Wales...

sp1814

Mild Obsessive Compulsive Behaviour

Whilst watching an old episode of 'Friends' the other night, there was a scene where Monica was shown to have slight OCD (the flower pattern on her duvet had to point towards the bed head, because...

trux

Listener 4250 2016111214 91885 By Bero

Oh, what a struggle that was! Took me far too long to twig how to get started, and then progress was at snail's pace. Can't say that I'm a great fan (bring back last week's them any time!!) but it...

Steve.5

Compiling Local Rbl Quiz, Hit A Brickwall

Famous people with the name of English counties in their name. I have 8 Eileen Derbyshire, Sarah Lancashire, Susan Hampshire Judith Durham, Clark Kent David Essex Somerset Maughan & really stooping...

EvianBaby

Punctuation And Spaces !

Recently I've noticed a lot of people (here and everywhere) putting spaces between the end of sentences and the punctuation, apart from full stops. Like this ! You know what I mean ? I asked a guy at...

anaxcrosswords

Unauthorised Absence From School

Has anyone here, who has children at school, received a letter about the Government’s new strategy regarding unauthorised school absences? Ostensibly it’s saying that parents can be fined for...

Twit-Who

Ev Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 1079 July 14Th 2013

Great puzzle even if I did rather muddle through it to start with. Not a fan of long preambles as I invariably fail to understand it all until later but definitely worth the effort today. Many thanks...

dave50

Why Does Someone Suddenly Decide It Would Be A Good Idea To Take Drugs?

I don't understand why anyone would want to. Especially those in the entertainment world who become rich and famous, a lot of them decide start taking drugs such as cocaine or even heroin, why? I can...

gness

Privacy

Reading another thread has made me wonder about privacy in our gardens. How important is it to you? This is the first house I have lived in where most of my garden is not overlooked and the fences are...

coccinelle

Your First Wow! Factor

When was the first time you said WOW! I'm here in....... Mine was in Sydney. I just couldn't believe it! I'd seen the Opera house and bridge as well as lots of things to see in Australia in photos but...

Connemmara

Feel Terrible No 2 Again

Boring as I am - will go tomorrow - but you know already some of the reasons - but mainly because of the horrific weather we have had over the years I gave all my summer clothes to my cousin - you...

sunny-dave

Ashes Live Thread

Yes, it [i] will [i] contain spoilers - so look away now if you are waiting for the highlights programme....

coccinelle

When To Handshake, Fist Bump Or High Five?

Well that's my question. I'm used to handshaking here in France and high fiving young 'blacks' as they call themselves here but in England and the US (and elsewhere) when do you know which one to go...

x_word_fan

Ev 1078

Surprised no-one has already posted, lots to keep track of here with extra words and phrases and plenty thematic entries. I enjoyed it. Is it me or are EV's getting tougher in recent weeks?...

ferlew

Ladies Drinking Beer/pints

Well would you? I was brought up to think it wasn't ladylike to sup pints. Nearest I got was a half of shandy, or half a lager top. It just isn't right, surely?...

Cloverjo

Magpie Magazine Number Puzzle Clock By Brimstone

I don't if many ABers take this magazine and do the number puzzle, but I'll see if anyone does and can explain something in this puzzle for me. I would have thought that all across grid entries are...

emmie

Wimbledon

Murray v Janowicz tomorrow, who would you put money on, i know it will be a tough match