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Wall Posters

On radio 2 today i think it was the Steve Wright show, they were taking about what posters they had on their bedroom wall when they were in their teens. It got us girls going and we were saying...

maxd

U2 concert

Did anyone go to the U2 concert in Manchester last night? I'm dying to hear how it went 'cos I'm going to see them on Sunday at Twickenham. I cannot wait.

netibiza

Try this!!!

Whilst sitting at a desk or table move your right foot in clockwise circles. Now whilst doing this draw the no. "6" in the air with your right hand. No matter how hard you try, your right...

Cheekyteddy

I have my step kids coming later in the month. Girl age 5 and Boy aged 13. The little girl is no problem, her mum has been difficult over access but she is always pleased to see us and happily comes...

rock1873

Kites

Did U2 ever record a song called kites ??? I know the Simon Dupre song

Stevee

The London Underground

I normaly drive everywhere - Yesterday I took the Tube from Canada Water to High St Ken it cost ?4.60 return. Going by road the return journey is 18 miles. This works out at 25.5p per mile. I drive a...

Gilli

Historical Research : How can I find out which regiment my dad fought in ?

This seems like a silly question as I'm usually quite good at research, but I have very little to go on. My dad, who died almost 14 years ago, was born in 1926 and therefore called up in 1944 for WW2....

admarlow

Black soot on the TUBE!!!

the other day while I was on the tube in London i was sprayed with black soot from the overhead airvents, does anyone know what caused thism, and how do I go about getting london underground to pay...

Gilli

Can you grow clematis in a container ?

I've got a couple of bare fence panels above my patio and would like to cover these with trellis and a climber. I wondered if it's possible to successfully grow clematis in a (large) pot - or would it...

Englishbird

Arrrggg - I need to sleep

Why is it that at 7am my bed is the most comfortable place on earth. It is the right temperature, the sheets are cosy, the pillows are the right shape and the cat is curled neatly into one...

not_a_clue!

28 days later ending

i heard that there was an alternate ending to 28 days later. what happens?

shields

concrete post cover

I have unsighlty concret posts around my garden. Can I get wooden covers or something that looks nice to attache to them?

mr. piper

dripping fried chips?

How do you cook chips in dripping, pork or beef? Does anyone know?

Shipstabber

Eyesight prescriptions

A co-worker has told me that prescriptions for eyeglasses and contact lenses differ because of the distance between the glasses and the eyeball. Now I can see this being an issue for very strong...

Gemma1984

Is it unreasonable for me to feel annoyed?

Story goes.... me and my boyfriend rent his mothers house from her as she has moved into her boyfs house but didnt want to sell up so we rented from her, she moved out in november and me and my...

Robinia

Bronze Fennel

I've just bought a small bronze fennel plant from the garden centre & it's one herb that I've never grown before. Although I can find info on eventual height (4-6ft) nowhere actually says...

oxeyedaisy

for all the gardeners!!

i grow lots of things but pumpkins are my top crop..this year they are very slow..so i posted a message on the bbc and some person full of doom and gloom said nothing will grow this year due to the...

Silkypuss

Sudoku

I have set up an 'Excel' spreadsheet to help with solving these puzzles. By using the 'conditional formatting' you can highlight the background cell colour, which makes the solution easier. I've...

BigDogsWang

Bring back....

Trillipse just got me started on a good idea. What do we all want to see the return of? I say SCRUMPIES, the bits you used to get off battered fish in the chip shop for free. Or can you still get...

KittyGlitter

Simple pleasures

I posted this question a while back and it got banned from being chatty, so here goes....What simple things do people take pleasure from? You know, things like snuggling up in clean sheets or peeling...

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