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Walking Round The World

I've just had a snake-oil-for-the-feet spam e-mail, which includes the following statistic :- :: The average person walks 100,000 miles in their :: lifetime – that’s three laps around the world. Who...

ToraToraTora

Ok Continuing With The Sports Theme, I Am Looking For Songs That Have An Olympic Sport In The Title.

Here's a starter........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahJ6Kh8klM4...

Hymie

Assange

An Open Letter from Editors and Publishers: Publishing is Not a Crime Twelve years ago, on November 28th 2010, our five international media outlets – The New York Times, the Guardian, Le Monde, El...

Canary42

Compassionate Conservatism At Work

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/woman-74-spend-rest-life-050000027.html...

Sqad

A Plea.

Although it is only November, certain ABers are already "cranking up" the forthcoming festivities with posts of cheer and goodwill. Not negating the positive effect of this on the mental welfare of...

tobytronic

What's The Most Fantastic Coincidence You Have Witnessed?

I will try not to ramble: A few year ago, I was stood at the roadside, finishing off an engine rebuild on a Rover V6 and we were chatting about cars. The car was jacked up with one wheel off the...

ToraToraTora

Not A Dry Eye In Thje House.......

https://metro.co.uk/2022/11/27/prince-andrew-furious-at-losing-taxpayer-funded-bodyguards-17833830/...

naomi24

Riots Erupt In Belgian And Dutch Cities After Morocco World Cup Win

https://news.sky.com/story/riots-erupt-in-brussels-after-morocco-pull-off-world-cup-upset-beating-belgium-12756774 What is it about football that prompts this disgusting behaviour? I can't think of...

Bobbisox1

A Friend In Lanzarote ( A Biker) Wanted Some Component For His Motorbike From Ebay

It’s small enough for me to take as it’s expensive for him to get it there, I saw it had been delivered and I thought , Where and to who? I’ve just found it thrown into the black box used for...

ToraToraTora

Football Theme Today, I'm Looking For Songs That Have In The Title Something Inanimate Found On A Football Pitch During A Game

here's a starter..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2fPkzJsMU8...

10ClarionSt

This Is The Bbc Light Programme......

....we now go over to Lancaster Gate for the draw for the 3rd round of the FA Cup. Thank you. This is Brian Butler at FA headquarters where we are now allowed into the meeting room for the next item...

pastafreak

Instant Pot...

Does anyone...besides Barmaid...have one? Pros and cons?

Canary42

Airport Security Pains To Continue Beyond Next Week When Boris Promised They Would End.

Worldwide in normal times, half a million people pass through airport security every hour. Many airline passengers say it is the worst part of the journey – in particular, the need to limit LAGs...

galasalmon

Save The Children (Closes 10 Th January )

Words that contain CRIB 2/ Travel completely around 12 There is only 1 additional letter in one of the pairs of words with a Christmas association . 3/ Scoundrel/ Joker 3/4 4/ Curtsy/ Pitch 3/4 6/...

Bobbisox1

We Often Talk Of The Good Old Days , But We’re They?

Making a bed…smooth fitted sheet, throw on flat sheet and then duvet ,smooth both Yesteryear , strip bed, turn mattress , pair of striped sheets , two satin edged blankets in the Winter then the...

gulliver1

Tories Running Scared , Very Scared.

Panicking Tory MPs in "Red Wall " seats of the North & Midlands are discussing forming a new Breakaway Party..... With Labour now constantly in the lead and leaping ahead in the Polls almost daily to...