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Fe Fi For Fum... I'll Grind His Bones To Make My Bread.

Were animal bones ever used in the making of bread? I can't see a time when human bones were used.

Genuinely Interested On Your Thought About This

I work with a guy who is a transvestite. We get on well, he presents himself as a male at work. (which he is) But on 'occasions' he presents as a female. The last works AGM (And the one before) he...

Hopkirk

Pitch Invasions

There's a lot in the news recently about the problem of pitch invasions. They could stop it by informing all the fans that anyone identified as going onto the pitch would receive a ban from all...

daz1969

If you have got a My Morrisons card what kind of offers do you get? I get the same 3 every week - was just wondering what other people get - mine are 10% off crisps, yoghurt and snacks (salted nuts...

itchycopark

Triva

have you noticed in Emmerdale and coronation street the inside shots of rooms always have every light switched on even though "daylight / sun " is coming through the windows ?...

naomi24

Fairy Story Witch Banned By Faith School

Amid fears a children's fantasy novel featuring magic and cups of tea could promote witchcraft, children's author, Andy Sagar, has been banned from reading his book at a London faith school....

locust

Will There Ever{Ever} Be Peace In The World

Will there ever{EVER} be Peace in the world IN my lifetime there always been wars or the reports of wars ? But the churches are supposed to promote peace ???? THAY are supposed to be representing the...

Redhelen72

Following A Car Accident

Will the insurance company investigate or just pay out as both involved are elderly. At least 1 car will be a complete write off....

tiggerblue10

3 Days Off A Month For Women

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-61477168 What are your thoughts on this?...

vulcan42

Who Do I Contact?

I recently bought a book regarding the atomic age through the history of 6 nuclear disasters. There is a factual mistake in it so who would I contact to rectify this, the publishers, the author- or...

ToraToraTora

So None Of Us Are Male Or Female Any More! Right Oh!

I have just discovered on another thread that I am not a bloke any more, apparently I am a "Cis" Bloke! What a load of old pony! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisgender Ok if they must have all this...

douglas9401

Time To Wheel Out Those Tombstone Ads Again?

Even Auntie Beeb goes as far as giving the lead to 'gay and bi-sexual men' in the majority of UK cases where normally they'd run a mile from 'stigmatising' that particular group. So how serious is it...

choux

Jubilee Celebrations

Is any one partaking? A good friend of mine has received an email from Buck House with 2 invites though she says she would have preferred a lottery win... I am wondering if lady-janine will be putting...

Peter Pedant

Boris Says There Are Fifty Shades Of Gray

Boris ( our prime minister silly!) has met Sue Gray. They have discussed her forthcoming report. The report is likely to be critical as fixed penalties have been issued and paid. The hacks and journos...

Atheist

An Invitation To Any Anti-Gays Here.

Listen and watch Charles Aznavour singing a song he wrote called "Comme ils Disent". It's in French but the lyrics can be found on line. It's a song about a guy who lives with his mum and pets and,...

Hymie

How Appallingly Women Are Treated In Public Life

Tory MP Mark Gardiner wrote in his local paper, the ‘Kidderminster Shuttle’ that he co-chaired the Conservative organisation Women2Win, and that throughout his time as co-chair, and ever since, he has...

sp1814

What's Is Your Answer (Or Answers) To The Uk's Obesity Crisis?

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/19/more-than-42m-uk-adults-will-be-overweight-by-2040...

pastafreak

The Usa Moves Back Into The Dark Ages

As another state may remove women's abortion rights... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/us/oklahoma-ban-abortions.html...

bednobs

Pronunciation

how would you pronounce chagrined in a sentence. I used it today and pronounced it shA-grinned and got a look from several people is it chay-grinned? something else?...