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On Game And Quiz Shows The Contestants All Have Fancy Job Titles

Does nobody have professions like butcher, cook greengrocer baker , dustman any more I wonder what are the most fancy names today for their jobs...

albaqwerty

No Flies On The Duck

A duck walks into a pub and orders a pint of beer and a ham sandwich. The barman looks at him and says, "Hang on! You're a duck." "I see your eyes are working," replies the duck. "And you can talk!"...

DTCwordfan

Pdf Files

Who does anybody recommend for a service to convert a rtf file into a pdf - it's for a resume and I don't really want to buy a programme for this as it's a one-off. Thanks in advance...

allenlondon

Speaker Hum

Very low, increases by turning volume up, can only really hear it when no sounds going through, but it’s subliminally annoying. Would it be cable, or cable run, or earth somewhere? Ta....

ummmm

Would You Eat Food Cooked On Friday Evening?

It's duck breast, dauphinoise potatoes and greens. Cook duck Friday for dinner but OH fell asleep. Didn't get a chance to eat it yesterday. As soon as it was cooked and cooled down it was wrapped and...

andy-hughes

In My Forty-Plus Years As A Music Writer ...

… I have seen more than my fair share of classic songs butchered beyond redemption - but I wonder if anything is going to eclipse this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFZvbrCI3oo...

DTCwordfan

Yorkshire And Lancashire Come Together....

a Southerner – possibly from = Chipping Norton – had the temerity to attend a cricket match between Yorkshire and Lancashire at the hallowed Headingley ground. When he applauded a particularly fine...

allenlondon

Active Or Passive

Is there a way of telling from an amp’s description if it uses passive or active speakers? Most don’t say. Ta. Allen...

sandyRoe

I Can Get It Up But I'm Having Problems Getting It Down.

I've just been gifted a small Quechua tent. It's easy to erect but even after watching YouTube demonstrations I can't get it packed away. I can see now why so many tents are abandoned after music...

webbo3

Looks Like We Are In For A Second Spike.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/angry-drunks-nudity-class-a-drugs-thousands-flock-back-to-pubs-as-police-chief-criticises-drunken-behaviour/ar-BB16li6M?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout If people...

Ken4155

The Answerbank Fair

Roll up! Roll up! To the AnswerBank Fair Most walks of life can be found there No 'Bearded' ladies - well, none that I know of And no 'Herculeans', though one or two show-offs There's the 'Loony Left'...

Gromit

324 Covid Deaths Yesterday, And 2,095 Cases Are They Easing Lockdown Too Early ?

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/...

Buenchico

The Best Americana Singer . . .

. . . that you've probably never heard of ;-) Here's a great song to start your day. Danny Vera's got a voice similar to that of Glen Campbell, with a song-writing style possibly more akin to that of...

Smowball

I’ve Just Been Made Redundant This Afternoon.....:(

ReLly didn’t expect it. Don’t know what I’m going to do now . Such a shock as was speaking this morning and not a word was said, then an hour later I get told in an email.... :(...

Thisoldbird

Talking Night Light?

My husband is getting very frail. He needs a trip to the bathroom 3-4 times a night. I am hoping to get a device installed to turn a light on using his voice rather than a switch. I have no idea what...

237SJ

Rip

https://radiotoday.ie/2020/04/radio-caroline-founder-ronan-orahilly-has-died/...

jennyjoan

Barbecued Food

I just love it - you know all charred and black - all meat but am no good at doing it. I did try on the wee portable ones but wasn't cooked through. Can I have barbecued stuff any other way....

richtee

Bbc Tv Licence

I have no choice but to pay a fee to the BBC to watch any TV. I can choose if I want to pay to view Sky,Vigin etc, and if I don't choose to pay them, they do not stop me watching all the other...

pastafreak

John Prine

I just read that the American singer songwriter John Prime died of covid 2 days ago. This song by him about old age seems particularly poignant at this time. https://youtu.be/OVhA01J0Zsg...