Does anyone remember those animated public information films from the late 60s early 70s on dental hygiene? It involved a gang of little monsters armed with picks and hammers chipping away at your...
I am going to cook a joint of brisket in the slow cooker tomorrow (the first time I've cooked a joint of meat in the slow cooker - have read all your tips and finally plucked up courage to give it a...
what are the most irritating middle management sayings? It's quite old now but "Touch base" used to make me cringe, the latest one round here though is "Brown bag meeting"! OK It's Friday and I'm...
Regional expressions fascinate me, including what makes some of us (in the North ???) call the mid-day meal dinner, and others ,lunch. Where are you from and what do you call it ?
What is your favourite put down politically or otherwise? My own favourite has to be Winston Churchill on replying to Lady Astor's '' If you were my husband I'd poison your coffee.'' he replied '' If...
Does anyone out there have a good word that means travel? I'm thinking of something obscure, quirky and really off-the-beaten-path, similar to shunpiking (but not shunpiking!). Thanks!
mine has to be jaws the revenge starring michael caine, after watching trhat movie, i wished the shark had eaten me, the second one is the island also starring michael caine, the film goes, he is on a...
Can anyone recommend any good sites which contain interesting ways to prepare vegetables so they don't taste so empty? I'm a meat eater at heart and have realised I really should be eating more...
I read recently that its possible to cook a whole salmon in a dishwasher!! should it be too big for your oven Has anyone tried this and what was the result? Also what else could you cook in a...
men are like a deck of cards, - you need a heart to love them a diamond to marry them a club to beat them and a spade to bury them Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way...
thinking of going to venice for my b/day.people always say its expensive,i'm not to worried about the money thing but any suggestions about where to stay eat etc without paying over the odds...
Right. This is the deal. Ive got a couple of days off I can go on holiday, its got to be cheap, so Im looking at all destinations leaving from London airports that Ryanair does: www.ryanair.com I have...
How many famous people can you think of whose names are also sentences? Here's a few: Jeremy Irons Robert Burns Bill Withers Lynn Faulds Wood (my personal favourite!) Ben Folds Brian Cant I'm...
hi does anyone know the name of the man who did the work of 15 men during stalins 5 year plan. i was told that the they had posters everywhere with this guys name on, telling you to work as hard as he...
