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Togo

Snap Election Anyone?

Rumours of a General Election on 28th February. Could be fun. "A General Election could be about to take place. Three Cabinet Ministers and a further six junior Ministers have instructed their local...

AndiFlatland

Computer Screen Rotated 90° All By Itself - How Do I Get It Back To Normal?

As the title says, my computer has suddenly decided to turn the screen through 90° anticlockwise, for no reason to do with anything I did, that I'm aware of. In less than ideal circumstances (the...

Spicerack

Gazing Up From My Bed

I'm not saying I've got the best ceiling on AB but it's up there....

Ric.ror

White Christmas

I watched White Christmas on Christmas Day - it was wonderful. What a shame there isn't a channel devoted to those old classic films. Unless anyone knows different (fingers crossed emoji)

albaqwerty

A Strange Thing To Advertise

as an xmas gift surely? 30% off. (think it was 23dna.co.uk) A DNA kit ''an ideal family gift'' according to the blurb on the advert !! Naturally, all family members sit around the xmas table and by...

ToraToraTora

Looks Like We Are Getting Ready For No Deal.....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46600850 The best thing to do at this stage....

webbo3

Boys Can Have Periods Too?

It had to be Brighton. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/16/boys-can-have-periods-schoolchildren-taught-latest-victory-transgender/...

Kathyan

Have I Got News For You

Watching this last night hosted by Gary Lineker and couldn't help thinking how much he looked like a spitting image puppet. Anyone else think so?

Canary42

Don't Read This If You Have Takeaways Delivered

I can hardly believe this - mind you it wasn't in this country. A takeaway delivery driver stopped [i] en route [i] and creamed off the top of a couple of dishes for his own consumption, then closed...

sandyRoe

Why Has This Young Woman Lost Her Job To A Man Whose Name Suggests He's Foreign?

For many years Samantha acted ss scorekeeper and butt of the comperes smutty jokes in 'I'm sorry I haven't a clue' on Radio 4. Now she's been replaced by someone called Sven. An example of change for...

Canary42

A Seasonal Warning.

A significant before/after picture in this article. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46459174...

Nameless14

If We Create Artificial Intelligence, Can The Ai Surpass Us One Day Or Is This Question A Case Of False Dichotomy/false Equivalency?

Teachers are not always smarter than their students. Using that logic, do the created have the ability to surpass the creators?

Rev. Green

Isobar Spacing On Bbc Weather

What is the spacing of isobars on BBC Weather? Is it always the same? It seems about four millibars.

AuntLydia

Edit Function

Dear Spare Editor, It would be lovely to be able to have an edit button so posters can correct spelling mistakes or more pertinently auto-correct mistakes. Many forums work well with edit buttons, and...

kvalidir

Lucky Little Begger

My brothers rally, banger race and muck about with cars generally and are trying to drag my partner (who isn't exactly kicking and screaming about it) lol over to the UK to play. Looking through some...

emmie

Marks And Spencer In The Wars Again

can't say i am impressed with the window https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-46279172...

B00

John Lewis- Christmas 2018 Advert.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/7739292/john-lewis-christmas-advert-2018-elton-john-your-song/ Don't like it, not a fan of EJ, so this was a non starter from the word go for me :-(...

anotheoldgit

Celebrity Tipping Point

On Celebrity Tipping Point yesterday the celebrity who decided to take the cash rather than gamble it, was a 'celebrity' called Jamelia, when asked which charity she wished to gift her winnings to,...