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francesca
Big Tomato mugs- Where?
francesca, 28 September, 2008 at 22:08

I'm looking for a Big Tomato mug, this one to be exact. JL don't seem to stock the giddy aunt one and everywhere online seems to want £4.95 delivery or be out of stock. I need it as I really can't...

francesca, friday 3-Oct-08 2 732
Mrs Magic
Pink food
Mrs Magic, 3 October, 2008 at 22:08

I've convinced a friend to have a 'Pink Your Party' for Breakthrough Breast Cancer in her house (I don't have room) by telling her I'll do the food. It'll be a Friday or Saturday night in late October...

Mrs Magic, friday 3-Oct-08 11 7,352
kizmyasnow
TK Maxx were selling jackets with a concealed knife
kizmyasnow, 3 October, 2008 at 12:58

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4873593.ece ?

kezzybabe, friday 3-Oct-08 10 1,364
M
So excited... The Hills starts again on Sunday!!!
Minx Sauce, 1 October, 2008 at 12:30

Don't forget that Season 4 starts this Sunday on MTV. Can't wait!!!

Minx Sauce, friday 3-Oct-08 11 560
S
Thank you - chorizo, potato & chickpea stew
sarahjl, 2 October, 2008 at 17:19

No idea who posted the recipe on here ages ago, but I saved the recipe, and made it the other night - it was yummy. Many thanks

GMT, friday 3-Oct-08 5 1,987
Baby Buns
Dana: 8 year old anorexic
Baby Buns, 2 October, 2008 at 21:29

This is really quite sad.

Kazmerelda, thursday 2-Oct-08 9 1,770
Hugo Brambles
What do you do with empty Body Shop containers?
Hugo Brambles, 2 October, 2008 at 18:48

Can you send them back to BS for recycling or anything? I think you used to be able to take them back to the shop but I shop on line and don't go near an actual shop.

Hugo Brambles, thursday 2-Oct-08 2 4,448
janeyh
what is the secret of a gooey, chewy flapjack?
janeyh, 2 October, 2008 at 10:59

I know the secret of toothbreaking dry ones - i can turn them out no problemo someone must know ?

knickers_twickers, thursday 2-Oct-08 12 4,842
P
Cooker help: get an Aga or not?
Popcorn1, 2 October, 2008 at 13:25

I have posted for advice on a range style cooker before, but now we're seriously considering getting a 3 oven gas Aga. I love cooking BUT I have never cooked on an Aga before and that makes me...

MrsB, thursday 2-Oct-08 23 2,848
Bombay Mix
What do you do when your favourite hairdresser leaves?
Bombay Mix, 2 October, 2008 at 13:49

? More of a rhetorical question really. I guess the salon won't tell me where he's gone will he? I've booked with another stylist in the same place but all nervous about it. He was the first one I...

Bombay Mix, thursday 2-Oct-08 7 473
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Does anyone have this Sony LCD - KDL-40V4000?
, 2 October, 2008 at 13:44

Help! I ordered this TV online after reading rave reviews about it, and it arrives tomorrow. My friend has just told me that she bought this TV not so long ago and she's really not happy with the...

KJB, thursday 2-Oct-08 7 1,343
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Yo Sushi offer.
Pint&APie, 2 October, 2008 at 09:17

Http://assets.fbmta.com/clt/ysshi/pc/200809/3/pltgvwy.htm

hazel, thursday 2-Oct-08 6 691
JK
Sorry, again, I know - sausage/lentil/cranberry casserole recipe anyone?
JK, 1 October, 2008 at 19:10

Mine's disappeared and I have Cretan sausages crying out to find their way into one ? TIA ?

Puss, wednesday 1-Oct-08 2 1,673
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Can someone explain storage heaters to me?
Headless Lois, 1 October, 2008 at 11:32

I have Dimplex ones. They have two knobs - an input one (I have set it to 6 as it suggests this for 'cold') and also a room temp boost button. This has settings 1-9 and says 1-no boost, 2- late boost,...

bookgirl, wednesday 1-Oct-08 4 9,854
Clare _ M
The word LITTLE
Clare _ M, 30 September, 2008 at 22:04

Is it an accent thing that makes people pronounce it LICKLE?

Nichola80, wednesday 1-Oct-08 17 2,115
Sunset21
Sofas, anyone bought from SCS?
Sunset21, 30 September, 2008 at 14:21

We still haven't managed to find a sofa we like and really want before Christmas. We want a corner sofa that's really comfy and cosy. We've been to lots of places locally and i'm amazed at some of the...

Oak, tuesday 30-Sep-08 10 4,081
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hrml - iron/sugar anniversary present
, 29 September, 2008 at 11:33

Am a bit scared to post this after seeing knownowt's thread - also I just typed a huge post & then managed to delete rather than post it, curses. So - I need an anniversary gift If I were Anglina...

SophieM, monday 29-Sep-08 5 3,229
NeoShoegal
question for the scuba divers here
NeoShoegal, 29 September, 2008 at 13:06

We are planning on taking lessons on our next vacation and we've heard that it is probably a good idea to buy our own mask. I've had a look on the Decathlon website and there are maks that say...

Tauster, monday 29-Sep-08 16 700
HeidiHole
Bedtime for a 14 year old?
HeidiHole, 29 September, 2008 at 11:34

What would you say was an appropriate bedtime for a 14 year old boy on a school night? We're having the bedtime discussion at the moment and are all suggesting different times. G is super grumpy if he...

crafty em, monday 29-Sep-08 25 6,121
Roobarb
Help! Anyone got a Kitchen Aid mixer?
Roobarb, 28 September, 2008 at 16:48

Mr R has been on and on at me for months to start using his Kitchen Aid mixer so I'm making him a cake this afternoon. However I don't know how it works and he's too busy at work to speak to me, and I...

Roobarb, sunday 28-Sep-08 3 401
monkey fingers
A glass of wine and Nytol
monkey fingers, 27 September, 2008 at 22:07

Are they a very bad idea together? I really need to sleep but my mind is in overdrive! I use to take quite a cocktail of drugs and continue to drink, but not anymore and drink effects me a lot more...

Zo�, saturday 27-Sep-08 6 4,539
KJX
Legal OPINION - Deputyship / Appointeeship + tenancy agreements
KJX, 26 September, 2008 at 22:10

Apologies for using Hitched as a legal sounding board, but it is a matter of personal interest as well as something I am dealing with at work (I will do a shameless bounce during daytimes - sorry but...

KJX, saturday 27-Sep-08 7 2,331
monkey fingers
westishon puppies
monkey fingers, 27 September, 2008 at 20:33

Anyone here know what type of cross breed these are, I assume westies but what is the 'shon' part? ( I am not getting one, I am just looking at different dogs available and saw these and googled but...

monkey fingers, saturday 27-Sep-08 4 4,608
Nichola80
Sing-a-long-a-Hairspray Costume Help!
Nichola80, 26 September, 2008 at 12:52

In a couple of weeks time I'm going to see Sing-a-long-a-Hairspray with some friends from work (5 of us going, 2nd row seats) and I want to dress up. I went to the Sound of Music version a few months...

Nichola80, saturday 27-Sep-08 7 4,739
LizBjk
Best treatment for thrush?
LizBjk, 26 September, 2008 at 22:35

Not a pleasant topic I know. I have this for the first time. Can anyone recommend anything please?Thanks.

whirlwind666, friday 26-Sep-08 10 783
Champagne
Morning after gift bag
Champagne, 26 September, 2008 at 10:14

My friend has arranged a last minute hen do for herself tomorrow night and I want to put together a little gift bag of things to help her recover on Sunday. Thoughts I've had are: face pack...

Mrs Bloom, friday 26-Sep-08 7 1,287
Vera
Funeral Etiquette (Sens)
Vera, 25 September, 2008 at 16:38

**SENSITIVE** Hi, my neighbour's beautiful little 6 month old baby sadly passed away on Sunday. She was not well and was never going to be 'normal'. They have not been at the house this week as...

cariad, thursday 25-Sep-08 9 4,539
R-A
What to wear to a 'colourful' funeral?
R-A, 25 September, 2008 at 14:13

As some of you may know from a previous thread, my grandpa passed away last week. His 'thanksgiving service' is tomorrow. Grandma has asked that we don't wear black and wear something 'colouful'.......

R-A, thursday 25-Sep-08 10 35,306
muffins
Do you send bereavement cards to your family?
muffins, 24 September, 2008 at 20:58

I have bought a card for my granddad (my nan died yesterday) and my mum, but am not sure if you send them to your own family?

spacecadet_99, thursday 25-Sep-08 9 1,034
LittleStar
Invented Words
LittleStar, 24 September, 2008 at 15:14

Following the regional words thread, is there anything you deliberately mispronounce, or have your own special word for? OH and I say: investigalise / investigalisation = investigate /...

Fairyclown, thursday 25-Sep-08 39 2,858
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Zane Lowe. How to find out track name?
Minx Sauce, 24 September, 2008 at 22:08

How do I find out the name of a song that was played approx. 8pm on Radio 1 tonight, on Zane Lowe's show? Lyrics go something like... hide from the light, neon in my head electric shadow, full moon in...

LittleStar, wednesday 24-Sep-08 7 2,692
Emsy Truff
Regional Words and their meaning
Emsy Truff, 23 September, 2008 at 15:09

This morning I was giving directions to a colleague and she was most confused when I told her to "take the third exit at the island and then turn left when you get to the outdoor" she didn;t know what...

whirlwind666, wednesday 24-Sep-08 98 9,934

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