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Ali_G
Cooking turkey mince from frozen
Ali_G, 28 June, 2013 at 09:03

This is safe to do so, yes? As long as I do it on a very low heat and cook it very slowly?

Ali_G, friday 28-Jun-13 5 8,950
Pittabre
Can your sexuality change?
Pittabre, 25 June, 2013 at 20:54

My present pondering... Is everyone born a certain sexuality be that hetro/homo/bi or asexual? Or can their sexuality change over time? Or if someone claims their sexuality has changed is it because...

RedKitchie, thursday 27-Jun-13 49 2,369
Holey
Christening gifts
Holey, 25 June, 2013 at 11:34

Sorry another 'help me' thread today, our nephew is being christened in a few weeks and we are totally stuck for what to buy as a gift. He will be two by the time the christening comes round. What can...

AmnesiaCustard, tuesday 25-Jun-13 13 961
Erin8
Please help me Essex people!!
Erin8, 18 June, 2013 at 19:35

Myself and Mr Erin want to relocate from west London to Essex. We were thinking Chelmsford as it isn't too far out of London and the train goes into Liverpool Street Station which isn't too far from...

Mrs C, friday 21-Jun-13 26 2,391
Cat In A Teacup
Cat flap escape!
Cat In A Teacup, 18 June, 2013 at 20:51

Does anyone else have a cat that has worked out how to open the cat flap? Tonight I witnessed one of my little terrors darlings claw and bite her way through 2 layers of duct tape and then open the...

Pompey, wednesday 19-Jun-13 6 556
LoveSka
Avon 5 in 1 dresses
LoveSka, 12 June, 2013 at 22:35

I have seen these in this months Avon brochure. Has any body got one or had anything similar? I know I have seen something like it on lots of the BM threads. I just wanted something inexpensive for my...

LoveSka, sunday 16-Jun-13 8 2,104
Pittabre
Why do penis' become discoloured over time?
Pittabre, 13 June, 2013 at 19:24

Yes I spend too much time thinking but this one stumped me when I was thinking during the night the other night. Anyone got any idea? I remember a skit Russell Brand did about using a colour chart and...

*Pugsley*, sunday 16-Jun-13 31 6,498
B
Home and Away (& Neighbours!)
, 13 June, 2013 at 13:35

Am trying to get back in to both, but have absolutely no idea of who anyone is! Can anyone help?!

Becklarrr, friday 14-Jun-13 7 1,451
Ali_G
Ladies - how do I stop my slingbacks from rubbing?
Ali_G, 11 June, 2013 at 10:59

I'm wearing new shoes today - FAIL. They're slingbacks and they're rubbing. They've taken off some of the skin on my heel. What do I do? I don't have any plasters, but I do have vaseline - will that...

Flowmojo, tuesday 11-Jun-13 2 495
ashlil
My Owl day
ashlil, 6 June, 2013 at 15:57

Hello all just thought I'd flash some photos. Excuse the stupid faces and lack of make up. it was also a very cold day This is Troy the Tawny Owl - whos very afraid of heights This is cinammon whos an...

SuperSpud, friday 7-Jun-13 9 1,074
tayto
Health & insurance question
tayto, 29 May, 2013 at 22:08

Hi otters! I've been here on OT before but fell off the radar for a while when I was getting close to the big day. Now I'm out the other side, I have a question I'm hoping you guys can help me with!...

tayto, saturday 1-Jun-13 5 1,202
WickyWack
TCP - down there!
WickyWack, 31 May, 2013 at 14:45

There is a lady at work that smells of this all the time. I mentioned it to OH today just in conversation and he said that there used to be a girl at his uni that used it to wash with and the she...

Erin8, saturday 1-Jun-13 9 5,429
StaceyLorraine
Hayfever hell!
StaceyLorraine, 26 May, 2013 at 15:26

So that dreaded time of year has come again and its come with vengeance my hayfever has never been this bad! Can anyone suggest what i could take? Here is what i have already tried: - Clarityn -...

ForTheLoveOfMrsBrown, tuesday 28-May-13 16 1,173
MummyMoo82
Dogs in tights
MummyMoo82, 24 May, 2013 at 07:51

http://www.dumpaday.com/random-pictures/funny-pictures/funny-dogs-wearing-pantyhose-15-pics/ wtf? (Copy and paste as I can't to links on iPad)

Kjay, sunday 26-May-13 13 4,082
*Pugsley*
Who's your 'shouldn't but would'?
*Pugsley*, 18 May, 2013 at 22:14

Watching Die Hard and I have a huge pervy-crush on Bruce Willis. Who's your shouldn't but would?

nanny plum, tuesday 21-May-13 43 3,502
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Rightmove Porn
, 17 May, 2013 at 12:59

We haven't had any of the above for a while, so thought I'd get the ball rolling. My lottery house popped up on the devil's own website this morning - it's in the most fantastic location and is...

*JLS*, tuesday 21-May-13 35 4,320
goldpants
Advice regarding transposed meter readings
goldpants, 16 May, 2013 at 17:06

Hi everyone - so very long story short as poss! Gt a bill from E.ON that looked a bit big. Saw the last two bills were estimated so though I would give them new readings. When I phoned up was told to...

*Mini*, monday 20-May-13 13 3,917
pandorasbox
Contraceptive advice, anyone in the know? TMI warning.
pandorasbox, 17 May, 2013 at 13:25

Just got back from the hospital. After the last couple of years of abnormal smears, biopsies, laser treatment, cold coagulation, post-coital and breakthrough bleeding and so on I have still been...

RebTheEck, friday 17-May-13 9 765
AmnesiaCustard
The collective noun for a group of Otters is...
AmnesiaCustard, 17 May, 2013 at 20:31

A ROMP!!! (or a bevy or a family or a raft) but I love the idea of being a romp of otters! I can see some of you may prefer a bevy.

Kjay, friday 17-May-13 7 1,080
Rod
Cake for FIL?
Rod, 17 May, 2013 at 12:24

Its FIL's birthday today and we're over there tomorrow evening. I want to make him a cake / cheesecake or something. nothing too fancy but nothing too plain either... any ideas?!

Mrs Bass, friday 17-May-13 13 4,625
Gillsy
Who has a recipe for malteser cheesecake
Gillsy, 9 May, 2013 at 21:39

As above. I'm thinking of making this. Who's made it before, is it easy and what's your recipe?? thanx

Gillsy, friday 10-May-13 5 738
L
Commute A1 southbound to borehamwood
leeqwert, 8 May, 2013 at 11:15

Hi me and hubby are going to be buyinig a house in hitchin I just wondered if anyone was aware how long rougly the commute would take from hitchin to borehamwood. apparently traffic is heavy around...

Irisbride, wednesday 8-May-13 3 926
L
Hot tubs
loves-young-dream, 5 May, 2013 at 14:35

We are looking to get an inflatable hot tub the lay-z spa (chavvy I know!) Does anyone have one of these or any hot tub and what do you think of it, do you use it often? I think we will as we love...

Irisbride, tuesday 7-May-13 11 1,356
ForTheLoveOfMrsBrown
The Witchery - Edinburgh
ForTheLoveOfMrsBrown, 30 April, 2013 at 10:34

Dress code?

ATB, tuesday 30-Apr-13 5 927
MummyMoo82
Carrier bags. Again,
MummyMoo82, 25 April, 2013 at 07:07

Who thought carrier bags could spawn 2 threads? when you were at school and you had to take stuff in that wouldn't fit in your bag, would you use any old carrier bag, or was it uncool? In my day, the...

Irisbride, thursday 25-Apr-13 27 2,415
Knees
Laser Eye Surgery
Knees, 25 April, 2013 at 11:52

I went for an eye test yesterday and my prescription has changed yet again, to -8.00 in both eyes. I wear my contacts from the minute I get up to the minute I go to sleep. I don't feel comfortable in...

clarehj, thursday 25-Apr-13 15 1,573
B
Open University
, 24 April, 2013 at 10:55

I am thinking about doing an Open University course, has anyone else done this? Did you finish it before you were suppose to etc?

Aardvark, thursday 25-Apr-13 7 1,143
*Funky*
Champagne on a plane?
*Funky*, 23 April, 2013 at 10:42

No not a fabulous sequal to snakes on a plane...... Is it safe to transport champagne in checked in hold luggage? (Thinking ahead to honeymoon we have lots at home we could take with us rather than...

Little Pixie, wednesday 24-Apr-13 23 6,681
samjh87
I have gone fully nuts.. (BT too!)
samjh87, 19 April, 2013 at 11:45

So.. first of all I need to add that im 12 weeks pregnant. Was going to wait for scan to announce but I need some advice. H and I haven't had the easiest time of late. Financially we have been...

*Pugsley*, tuesday 23-Apr-13 30 2,422
Flowmojo
Friday Flash!
Flowmojo, 19 April, 2013 at 11:45

Cmon Cmon, roll up roll up, shows us your Friday flashes..whats happening in the Otters worlds today!?

~Peanut~, saturday 20-Apr-13 50 4,988
*Mini*
Celebrity Slim/Herbalife/Slim Fast advice
*Mini*, 17 April, 2013 at 18:52

Has anyone on here used these? My Manager has lost loads of weight on them and I seriously need to do something to shift this fat gut ive got, I never really lost weight after having my op in November...

kharv, thursday 18-Apr-13 13 12,055
ForTheLoveOfMrsBrown
Mashed potato and scrambled eggs
ForTheLoveOfMrsBrown, 14 April, 2013 at 19:05

Any tips on how to make these taste nice without the massive clots of size-10-jean-busting butter I usually add?

Knees, monday 15-Apr-13 17 1,096

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