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I couldn't log on to Virgin Media this morning

I couldn't log on to Virgin Media this morning, even though I have just fitted their Super Hub modem for wireless access. They said on a recorded message on the phone that their system was temporarily...
08:20 Sat 07th Jul 20123 answers, last by Wak 11:34 Sat 07th Jul 2012
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Thefts of laptops,etc.

In a local Brighton paper, it is reported today that there have been several laptops stolen from houses by burglars. The police recommend that laptops and other valuable items be marked with an ultra...
12:49 Fri 06th Jul 201211 answers, last by robert551069 22:46 Fri 06th Jul 2012
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Virgin Media Super Hub

My wireless modem broke down and Virgin Media told me to use a wired connection for a few days. The new Super Hub arrived today with clear fitting instructions and it is now "up and...
04:15 Fri 06th Jul 20124 answers, last by ChuckFickens 12:00 Fri 06th Jul 2012
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Interest Free Loans to the Government

I remember hearing about COMPULSORY loans to the Government which were paid back as Post-War Credits after WW2. I have since learned that they were not a good investment. I am wondering if it would be...
06:59 Thu 05th Jul 20126 answers, last by mathewsalfonse 13:23 Tue 31st Jul 2012
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DVD of "My Foolish Things"

Does anybody know if there is a DVD in existence of the book "My Foolish Things ? (I have looked on Amazon and E Bay). The story is about a London doctor, Ravi Kapoor who sends his father in law...
01:14 Thu 05th Jul 20126 answers, last by robert551069 07:34 Thu 05th Jul 2012
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Irritating ticking electrical clocks

Whilst looking on the Internet for a supplier of an electric (battery operated) wall clock, I saw this "Our clocks do not have an irritating tick" This made me think, Why do the...
04:39 Wed 04th Jul 20129 answers, last by tenrec 12:32 Wed 04th Jul 2012
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Radio Times Prize Crossword 28 Tuesday July 3rd 2012

I have put waterLOO for 22 across
17:34 Tue 03rd Jul 20128 answers, last by sibton 17:43 Tue 03rd Jul 2012
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What I could not do

I could sky dive or jump from a plane with a parachute. What could you not do, I wonder?...
20:48 Mon 02nd Jul 201222 answers, last by chaptazbru 14:11 Tue 03rd Jul 2012
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Wimbledon Strawberry price

The price of one strawberry in 1975 was £1. What price is being charged this week, please?...
17:16 Mon 02nd Jul 20124 answers, last by robert551069 18:04 Mon 02nd Jul 2012
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Sunday Times Prize Crossword 4482 Sunday July 1st 2012

I would appreciate help with the following, please:- 9A "Rural specialist getting this wrong could get angry moo!" ???O???Y (MONOGAMY?) 13A Neat French cap reduced in spring time W?L? K?P?...
18:31 Sun 01st Jul 20129 answers, last by mamyalynne 22:33 Mon 02nd Jul 2012
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Testosterone Injections

I read recently that researchers have found that overweight in elderly men is linked to the lowering of testosterone levels. Monthly injections over five years showed the men's weight could be...
14:46 Sat 30th Jun 20125 answers, last by Elizabeth1989 11:01 Tue 06th Feb 2018
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Dr.Phil Hammond on Countdown 29/6/12

He said that we should make a list of questions when we go to the doctor so that we do not forget anything. Also that we should write down what he says to us. His talk today was not as good as the one...
16:46 Fri 29th Jun 20128 answers, last by Old_Geezer 10:22 Sat 30th Jun 2012
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Humiliating punishment in school

In 1942, Mrs. Fenner of Woodmansterne primary school,London,SW16, was a dedicated red-faced, loud-speaking, domineering, teacher of the 3R's in the top class of the school and we were all scared of...
09:26 Fri 29th Jun 201211 answers, last by DaisyNonna 22:25 Fri 29th Jun 2012
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Lucky Cat

When I was six years old, I lived with my parents on the twelfth floor of a block of flats in Southwark, London. Our cat was fed daily on horsemeat from a vendor who used to call out loudly...
21:33 Thu 28th Jun 201210 answers, last by pastafreak 14:20 Sat 30th Jun 2012
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Hospital Management Today

On the "Countdown" programme yesterday, Dr. Phil Hammond, this week's guest, said that Andrew Lansley had promised that there would be no major top down reorganisation of the NHS, but that...
11:11 Thu 28th Jun 20121 answer, last by Starbuckone 11:34 Thu 28th Jun 2012
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Pet Food

I had an aquaintance who applied for a position as a sales representative with a pet food manufacturer. He told me that although it was well paid, with the perks of a BMW car he refused the job. They...
07:47 Thu 28th Jun 201226 answers, last by feedingpetsuk 10:21 Thu 26th Aug 2021
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Noisy motor bikes

Why is it that Motor cyclists are allowed to make a deafening noise with their machines, whereas, if my car exhaust fails and I am on the way to get it repaired at a garage, I get stopped by the...
07:11 Wed 27th Jun 201212 answers, last by joggerjayne 17:53 Wed 27th Jun 2012
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Foods I would not eat for £50

I cannot find the original post, but with reference to the people who said that they would not eat frogs' legs, I am reminded of the cartoon showing frogs sitting in wheelchairs
21:01 Tue 26th Jun 201220 answers, last by Carakeel 10:26 Wed 27th Jun 2012
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Loose Women programme on ITV

One of the panel amused me this morning by saying "I would never date anyone I could have given birth to" The discussion was abut people of different ages who ger married....
18:55 Tue 26th Jun 20122 answers, last by islasmum 20:27 Wed 27th Jun 2012
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Radio Times Prize Crossword 27 Tuesday June 26th 2012

I would appreciate your help, please, with the final two:- 7 across "Opening guide to price jar" ?R?T? (Answer may be GRATE) 6 down "Cocky redhead gatecrashes party" ?R?SH I have...
16:57 Tue 26th Jun 20127 answers, last by edifice 21:49 Tue 26th Jun 2012

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