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jake-the-peg

Show of hands...

AOG thinks the term Brit is offensive - I suspect he's in a minority. If you're British do you find being refered to as a 'Brit' offensive...
15:20 Sun 01st Jul 201256 answers, last by Johnysid 13:15 Thu 05th Jul 2012
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anotheoldgit

What is China up to?

http://www.dailymail....-000-lying-empty.html What is behind China's plan, surely they are far too smart than to build this accommodation costing £75,000 to move in, when these people are poorer...
12:59 Wed 04th Jul 201213 answers, last by Johnysid 11:04 Thu 05th Jul 2012
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RATTER15

So, just how excited are you about the discovery of the Higgs Boson?

Im really trying but........ ...
23:29 Wed 04th Jul 201258 answers, last by MoonRocker 11:34 Sun 08th Jul 2012
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anotheoldgit

Are you proud to be English?

http://namedropping.w...1/08/05/this-england/ Those who are English are constantly called British, why are they trying to wipe the English from the map? But if some continue to class us as British why...
12:48 Sun 01st Jul 2012104 answers, last by smurfchops 17:51 Tue 03rd Jul 2012
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Johnysid

Do we know enough to know what it all means?

Meaning is a succession of events directed at a particular outcome. Say "now" - when is/was that word? A word is a succession of events. The challenge I set the contributors to this thread...
15:32 Mon 02nd Jul 201245 answers, last by jomifl 14:03 Thu 05th Jul 2012
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nohorn

astronomy concept

I was wondering.....if we look to the night sky the light from the stars we see today, those stars aren't really existing anymore as the time it took for the light to travel here to our eyes, they...
07:22 Mon 25th Jun 201214 answers, last by Johnysid 15:41 Mon 02nd Jul 2012
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Khandro

Religion for Athiests

In his new book of this title (Hamish Hamilton), Alain de Botton writes that 'atheism should not hector people about the error of super-natural belief: this is "boring". The real task is to...
23:30 Sun 24th Jun 2012102 answers, last by mibn2cweus 13:01 Thu 05th Jul 2012
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pdq1

Should the bankers be prosecuted for fiddling the Libor bank rates?

Mervyn King doesn't seem to think so and said the culture should change. Others have said we need an enquiry....we have seen how these turn out after years of twaddle and no real conclusion.
19:35 Fri 29th Jun 20124 answers, last by Johnysid 16:18 Sun 01st Jul 2012
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Johnysid

Practical advice on how to prepare for a Euro-Catastrophe?

The recent RBS debacle show what can happen when banks go wrong. If there were a major default by Spain or perhaps even if Greece decided it couldn't/wouldn't pay there would be a few days or weeks of...
18:13 Tue 26th Jun 201215 answers, last by em10 15:03 Wed 27th Jun 2012
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MissCommando

Help with dog name

I'm struggling to think of a name for my puppy. It's a he and I think I'd like a proper name such a Ralph. Can you think of a good name? My mind has gone blank. Thanks
23:50 Tue 29th May 201264 answers, last by dannyk13 09:31 Wed 27th Jun 2012
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Johnysid

Is Anti-Racism a form of Racism?

About 15 years ago I was at a civic "do" and talking to a businessman who had emigrated from Asia about employment in Croydon. I mentioned that although South London was becoming equal...
16:36 Mon 25th Jun 201243 answers, last by anotheoldgit 16:58 Wed 27th Jun 2012
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flip_flop

Labour's Immigration Policy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/.../uk-politics-18539472 Even though the 'man in the street' knew this anyway, Ed Milliband will be saying in a speech that the last Labour Government were wrong on immigration....
08:06 Fri 22nd Jun 201279 answers, last by LazyGun 11:12 Tue 26th Jun 2012
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MoonRocker

Possible re-introduction of "O-Level" standard exams...

Good idea or not?
17:14 Fri 22nd Jun 201230 answers, last by modeller 14:58 Sat 23rd Jun 2012
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anotheoldgit

Is this painting offensive?

Would a white artist have been allowed to get away with this, if the subject matter had happened to be a black person? http://i.dailymail.co...005DC-455_634x785.jpg...
15:20 Fri 15th Jun 201288 answers, last by Johnysid 09:40 Thu 21st Jun 2012
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SMP

Lifespan of Labrador

I am thinking of adopting a police labrador that is retiring. He is 10 years old. How long do Labs live for and do they suffer from any particular ailments as they get older. Have had many rescue dogs...
20:37 Tue 19th Jun 201215 answers, last by flitty 21:11 Tue 26th Jun 2012
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Johnysid

Do you think that the lack of science in Parliament is a lack of love of the truth?

See http://pol-check.blog...ce-in-parliament.html Is this due to lack of love and respect for truth? Should government be a game of social advantage between barristers and teachers?...
09:49 Mon 18th Jun 20125 answers, last by boxtops 11:15 Tue 19th Jun 2012
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EvianBaby

Does anyone do Volunteering?

working on my own most of the time and living on my own with nobody I know very nearby I get a little isolated so I was thinking about maybe doing some volunteering to get myself out there a bit and...
16:14 Mon 11th Jun 201234 answers, last by peewack 14:36 Wed 11th Jul 2012
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DSJ

Same sex marriages

With new laws coming in shortly, will they apply to all faiths & their places of worship? I haven't actually read the fine details yet.
09:53 Tue 12th Jun 201262 answers, last by Johnysid 22:18 Fri 15th Jun 2012
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Johnysid

Did the South East and East of England always speak English?

Generations of English people have been told that the Anglo-Saxons invaded, wiping out the Welsh and changing the people of Britain forever. We now know from genetic studies that the Anglo-Saxons...
10:07 Wed 06th Jun 201226 answers, last by Mosaic 12:24 Sat 09th Jun 2012
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Johnysid

Is Voting Labour Really an Addiction?

"It is truly astonishing that with the past sixty five years of political history the voters cannot see that Labour is like an addiction, its policy of overspending on the Public Sector,...
11:15 Fri 01st Jun 201228 answers, last by Johnysid 11:31 Thu 07th Jun 2012

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