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Following on from Mrs Bass' thread about party nibbles...I thought it was such a good idea What would you take to a party if you had to bring good/nibbles that begin with the same letter as your name?...

Anyone had a successful claim? Mine is with Halifax and I've got two more weeks to go before the final decision comes through.

Obviously we've all got the ones we'll always adore, Pitt and Depp etc, but I'm talking about recent flutters of the heart, guys that may have been around for a while but whom you've only just...

Do you do it? If so/not are your reasons age/size of boobage/style related? Can some people get away with it and other not?

I went out for dinner tonight, and ended up sat next to Antony from Blue (I'd love to say I was somewhere more glamorous and sophisticated than TGI Fridays). I absolutely loved Blue as a teenager, and...

...a new dialect word that you use. Please! Here's one for you (from Nottingham) "Pluthering" means raining very heavily.

I'm ashamed to say I have never made my own curry. I blame the delicious Indian restaurant that we visit once a month just down the road. SO who has a good recipe for me to try? Note - we prefer...

On just now on E4...oh dear. That is all. Is anyone watching this?!?!

Got paid two days ago and already I am skint! All the bills come out of my account and we live off H's wage, but this month there was a few extra things like birthdays to pay out for. He gets paid in...

Does body butter count as a liquid? My first thought would be no as its fairly solid and measured in grams, but last time they wouldn't let me through with lipbalm.

I'm currently on amoxicillin for my ear/throat infection and asked my gp if I was ok with my Cerazette as I know antibiotics can reduce the pill's effectiveness. She said that because Cerazette is...

Can anything be done about this?

A couple of days ago, I noticed OH had really whiffy breath. I told him so in a not-so-subtle way and after a couple of days of this he also started getting toothache. I checked his teeth/tonsils for...

It's H's 30th Birthday next month, and I'm struggling. My original plan was to take him away for a the weekend after his birthday (the actual day is Tuesday) to London to this Jazz club he went to...

Ok so we have had a little rethink on our finances and what sort of property we want to buy and have come to the conclusion that we can scrape by on a 2 bed property, the theory being we can buy a 2...

And do you think he does? ? I only ask because the cat just farted so loud he scared himself out of the room... This led OH to say that he remembered the first time I parped in his presence. We were...

How often do you wash your hair? Do you shampoo twice before conditioner or just once? (My hairdresser said to do it twice, first time takes off any dirt, second time actually cleans the hair - I...

I'm a fake tan virgin. However, I've decided that I'd like to have a bit of a glow for the wedding and I've heard it can also help to even up skin tone, so I've got a pile of the St Tropez Gradual...

Has ruined my day. I have taken 2 Claratin so I estimate I will be asleep in about 5 minutes but has anyone got any good tips for stopping my nose running like a tap?

I am in love with a dress and bikini on Lipsy's website, but feel from the pics they may be for skinny minnies, not chubby 14/16s like me... does anyone know if they are skimpy on sizing? Don't want...

Ok, well finally my ex has submitted our D36 to the courts - it's onlt taken 4 years to get to this point! Do any of you legal eagles have any idea on the timescales involved before I get my D37? OH...

I am currently a medical student and in a few months will have to apply for my job as a junior Doctor. To explain the system simply to those of you who may have no idea; you basically rank all the 24...

?Right everybody - all in for Flow's last half day!!!

It's my little sister's 21st soon and I'm taking her out. My family will be in Newcastle for a funeral, her friends mostly live in Portsmouth and her boyfriend is on a tour of duty. So it's just us...

Has anyone had these done? I want 4 veneers done to make my smile nicer. I have heard good things and bad things about them. Has anyone had them done or similar?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2145423/Is-DIY-hairdo-shortcut-disaster-As-women-skip-salon-save-money-brave-volunteer-tries-cutting-hair.html ???

As above.

Just took my mum out for dinner, on the way I stopped for petrol. I went in to pay, leaving my mum in the passenger seat, and returned to find a woman at the opposite pump filling up and calling...

Inspired by the cystitis thread where Mini blamed her thong wearing on being young. I wear thongs all the time...am I the only one?

My cousins wedding is in two days. His fiancé and I have been trying SO hard to remove the vocals from just a section of the song for a more dramatic effect for her entrance and are having no luck....