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I've had a sore throat for a week now which manifested itself into a cold over the weekend. I ran an assessment centre yesterday so was using my voice all day and it was pretty croaky. Woke up this...

Anyone else seen this? Saw it for the first time tonight and maybe it's because OH is working abroad and I've had 2 glasses of wine, or maybe because I have a daft cat of similar antisocial...

8000 posts I've bored you all with - up, down, wedding dresses, family dramas, misery, hyper-ness, weight, *** H, animals, jobs, holidays......what an amazing lot you all are to put up with me. I was...

I had a bit of an epiphany moment while sitting on my balcony in Amsterdam at the weekend. I've been quite unhappy for a long time now, and even though I have ok days, there are definitely more bad...

I bought new shoes in Tesco on Saturday. Despite the fact that I tried them on both in the store and at home, I've only just realised when i took them out again last night that the security tag is...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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!...

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...

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 -...

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)

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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?!

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

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...

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...

Dress code?

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...

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...