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Feeling itchy..

Is itch a mild form of pain? Pain is said to be the universal signal for tissue damage, it warns our body to prevent further damage by visiting the doc. But how about itch? What is it's purpose?

slimjim

Ampersand

Before the advent of email addresses, did we use this much?

buttons

I am looking to go away in November for a week and was wondering if anyone had any good suggestions as to where i can get some winter sunshine? Ive not been abroad before and dont really know where's...

locatelli

Dominican Republic

does a child under 13 travelling with one parent only need to obtain special documentation?

fmpink

Is God a myth?

Or a Mythus? Did you see what I did there?

bigbaldbloke

Warhol software?

Does anyone know of any software that allows you to easily recreate the famous Marilyn Monroe painting done by Andy Warhol using the photo of your choice?

thekraut

democratic system

inspired by tartanwiz i've been asking myself since yesterday: Is a democratic system really a good choice or just a way for the dumb masses to impose their dumb opinion on the intelligent individual?...

tartanwiz

Blair's humiliation

With Labour's humiliation at the polls, maybe Blair will realise he can't just make decisions on behalf of the country without the consent of the people. What do you think?

MikeMikeMike

NIGERIA

I'm planning to go out to Afica for the next couple of years. Nigeria particularly appeals, but obviously it's not the safest place in the world. Does anyone have any recent experience of the...

Hyena

American Beauty and Edward Hopper

Apparently a scene or shot in the Sam Mendes film 'American Beauty' is directly influenced by a painting by Hopper. Mendes said so on a BBC programme, which I forgot to tape. Does anyone know the...

worder

commissions on sales

What is the typical real estate commission in the UK? Is it set by the state, or as in the US, is it negotiable with the seller? Is it paid by the buyer or the seller? Does the same apply to boats'...

nedflanders

Unbelievable !!! is it just me?

I have just read that we as a nation are being accused of being insensitive to muslims because we serve pork at school dinners? And they wonder why islamaphobia is on the increase. What are your views...

seal!

Foreign drinking ages

What are the various drinking ages in different countries, preferably spain.

aimee

Same Date Birthdays

If you have 50 people in a room, what are the chances that at least 2 of them with share a birthday. It's not as easy as it sounds - it would be 50 into 365 only if the date was specified.

Elaine

trojan horse?

We keep getting a message saying that the following has been detected: 'Trojan horse Downloader.VB.3.F' but when we run AVG or Spybot it doesn't seem to disappear, can anyone advise how to remove it...