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Can anyone help with this one. Clue is - signing the Odds. (what is the confectionery)??? Just like Reward is Bounty Toothless Drink is Wine gums Alfresco food is picnic

I love my birkies, but after 4 years the sole has started to wear down to the cork. Can you get them repaired and if you can is it worth it or tres expensive? I do have another pair and will quite...

On Newswipe, BBC4, doubtless repeated umpteen times over the next few days and of course on iPlayer till next Wednesday. As soon as I was tipped off that he'd be discussing the Jade Goody saga, I...

Last night I found a large larvae of some type on my fireplace. I was totally freaked out by it and then I found 3 more tiny thin ones also in the same place. I knew they were far too big to be...

I'm moving house on friday, moving about 2.5 miles from where I'm living now. My brother was going to drive the van for us, but now can't do it. I'm looking at getting a firm in to moves us, but I...

This is something I've never managed to understand in this country. It's totally ridiculous. I don't have a single utility bill that arrives in my name, they are all in MrNeo's name and half of those...

This is a long rant, and offload and coudl be long, sorry but I am at the end of my tether it is literally driving me nuts with her snide comments and unreasonable behaviour and I really need to...

I live in the USA but am not a US Citizen (although my daughter and husband are, so I could easily just do the test, and plan to at some point). When I attend official meetings for my job they convene...

I have dark brown hair but sadly have lots of grey ☹️ a trait inherited from my mum and grandad who both were totally grey by my age - I am nearly 36 (I've got off lightly compared to them at least I...

I don't watch it regularly and wasn't concentrating tonight. Why are the theatres locked down? Why are the two locked in with the one who's being electroded all sweaty and white faced?

Has anyone been and stayed in one? Are they ok? Ive just booked one and now Im just thinking I should have asked on here first.

My doctor has recommended the coil, but I keep reading horro stories about how painful it is, especially if you have never had children. Anyone without kids got any experiences of this? I am currently...

We're planning a picnic for the late May Bank Holiday weekend and need a suitable location for 3 sets of twins and 2 babies (all children under 1) and associated parents. Somewhere free or cheap to...

Hi all Don't post very often but am just after a little information and thought you might be able to help! Have just discovered Lovelinks on the internet and am really liking the idea of my H getting...

Mr Hole went out yesterday afternoon with the boy for a few games of pool, they were out no more than 3 hours and home by 5, he had 3 maybe 4 pints at the most. At 2.00 this morning he started losing...

Any tips? ... I've tried soaking in Vanish and then a hot wash. I'm fed up with having nice sparkly white bras ruined ('spose I could stop putting fake tan on my boobs! ?). TIA ? BG

Thanks again to eveyone who replied the other day. Just wanted to say that after the recommendations on here I tried the route via crayford, princes road and then the hill to avoid the big roundabout...

I had a very small scale operation on my leg on friday to remove a small lump in my thigh. I have 3 stitches in the wound and it is currently covered by a dressing. I really really really need to wash...

Bought some boots last week which are very comfortable but my feet got soaked! I only paid £12 for them in the sale because I didn't want to shell out loads and then possibly not go training again....

Hi I've just bought some pork chops for tea - no idea why - I haven't eaten pork in years and am now stuck for ideas as to how to make them interesting rather than just grilling. Needs to be low fat,...

The Bloomberg Top 25 Names of Subscribers 1. KIKUKO TAKENOSHITA 14. GINGER SEAMAN 2. MATTHEW WANK 15. KAREN ARSOLA 3. CHRISTOPHER FISTER 16. LUDGER POOS 4. GUSTAVO CUNTO 17. ANDREW SHAFTER 5....

I went to Rigby & Peller today to get properly fitted for a bra. Despite being pretty confident I was wearing the right size at 34B, I am in fact a 32D. Given I was a (supposedly) trained bra...

Not actually grumbles as such, such observations. A grumble would infer that it had affected me in some way, when it hasn't ? Is it just peculiar to my local group, or are the amount of ridiculous...

Hiya, am attempting to make it over onto OT, having been on WP but now married have no longer a need to plan! Used to be on BT many years ago (yes I did it all the wrong way round!) anyway I...

I bought a mascara from Superdrug in a rush this week and didn't notice until I got home that the seal had been broken. I took it back where they refused to exchange it as they have a non-refund...

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If you have workmen in doing something and you want to go out would you leave them in your house alone? The plasterer that was booked for Monday didn't show so H booked another one for today. He's...

As the title says really! For the last 3 weeks now we have had extra rubbish outside our house each week. We are careful, recycle and generally only have one bag of rubbish a week (sometimes 2 but...

Hi all im looking for a mint aero easter egg but cant find one, Anyone have any ideas ? TIA

Hi all Sorry to post about this again but i need advice or info. Background....... My mum is 57 and has been taking 500mg of Thyroxine PER DAY for almost a year. Her health has deteriorated and her...

I've just found a big jar of M&S cherries in kirsch that my MIL gave me last Christmas. They say "best before July 09" on them. Would you use them? I figure that since they're in alcohol and the...

Google doesn't appear to be my friend today although I could be searching wrong. I'm making shepherds pie on Sunday (with minced lamb)- but how do I make a gravy for it? I really, really don't want to...