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bananas

Bought too many bananas this week. Anyone got any good, simple recipes?

cat terror

Bailey, brave cat about town, is terrified of my mother in law. Whilst I sympathise, she has done nothing to him. how do we persuade him to accept her as unthreatening?

PaulB

Sugar / Splenda

Hi. I have just bought the sugar alternative called Splenda. It says it only has 2 calories per teaspoon. So how many calories per teaspoon has real sugar?

Tam

Weight of a dead body

Why does a dead body seem to weight more than when it was alive? I assume this is where the phrase 'dead weight' comes from.

molly

Now the cold and flu season is upon us with a vengence, and the drug companies are hitting us from all sides with their cure-all's, does anyone know of any interesting old wives cures? And how can I...

OneEyebrow

can you exercise when you have a cold?

Should you? if not why?

Deore

Palace hill

Please somebody tell me im not going mad and there was a childrens program about 10 or so years ago called Palace Hill

Michelllle

Settee Covers

Help. I've been looking for a company who can replace my fitted settee covers. So far I've only come across a Co. called Plumbs. Does anyone know of anybody else, so I can compare prices and designs?...

Wispy68

Strangely Satisfying!

My daughter and I were talking about those odd little things we do, which give us a tiny bit of pleasure, like stepping onto fresh snow, rolling Swizzles/Parma Violets between thumb and finger,...

slimjim

Rolling Stones & Status Quo

It seems to me that these two bands have led pretty parallel existences; formed in the 60s, heydays within 10 years of formation, some great music in their first decade followed by years of anonymous...

Tapirman

Parkinson

Could anyone please tell me the names of the guests on 'Parkinson' on 15th November

Tartanwizard

Cat & dog situation

I have an old aunt who visits occasionally. Sure, I love her to bits and all that, but there's a problem. She has a cute but stupid little nyaff of a dog, a long haired chihuahua, and insists that I...

treaclefight

on a lighter note...dressmaking

i've never done it before, but i love silk brocade so much that i'm going to have to buy some, which means im going to have to make something. i need hints and tips, remember i know nothing so all...

dorisday

Mum and Dad

Whats the histroy behind Mum and Dad as opposed to Mother and Father?

Kos

External door locks

I've got one of those wooden door locks where you push the handle up until it clicks and then lock it. Over the past few months the clicking has become more and more difficult to achieve to such an...

monkeyfish

friendly faces

i cant help noticing that the same people answer alot of the questions and that they seem to know each other. is this just that you are all very friendly people or do you all know each other outside...

molly

ghost ships

It seems ludricrous a huge country like America is unable, or unwilling to dismantle her own ships safely, but is happy to dispose of them in a tiny overcrowded country like ours. I'll bet the people...