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SophieM
Dr Pam Spurr
SophieM, 31 October, 2008 at 14:19

? I'd never heard of this woman until LOML ripped the piss out of her in his blog yesterday. How funny her habit of listing the occupation of all the incredibly successful 30-something middle-class...

SophieM, friday 31-Oct-08 5 502
KJX
Oh dear Mother. The game's is called Bakugan NOT Bukake
KJX, 31 October, 2008 at 12:14

How can I convince my mother to stop calling the childrens game Bakugan 'Bukake'? Bakugan is:- https://bakugan.com/en/home Bukake is:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukake (safeish for work - perhaps...

Gingey Wife, friday 31-Oct-08 8 2,143
Stelly
Question about hen nights/bridesmaids duties
Stelly, 30 October, 2008 at 22:48

Right, correct me if this is no longer the case, but I believe that: -Best man organises stag night -MOH (or bridesmaids) organises hen night -Bride does not have much (if any) say in the 'w's' of hen...

Stelly, friday 31-Oct-08 21 2,940 1
elmo
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elmo, 31 October, 2008 at 12:03

He3* 0y 2eyb6ard 5s f4c2ed. ? 0y 4 year 63d g5r3 has *ressed s60eth5ng and n6w 5ts ty*5ng 352e th5s! Can any6ne dec5*her the c6de and get 5t bac2 t6 n6r0a3+ than2s.

WifeyLind, friday 31-Oct-08 16 5,184
Hugo Brambles
What does one wear to an 'Officers Ball'?
Hugo Brambles, 29 October, 2008 at 23:34

I'm going shopping tomorrow night for a dress. I'm going for a strapless kneelength number (in theory anyway). That will be ok won't it? I've never been to a ball before. OH is wearing a dinner jacket...

MrsD, friday 31-Oct-08 11 4,802
Hyacinth
River cafe autumn- hes cooking road kill...
Hyacinth, 30 October, 2008 at 20:59

Squirel offal kebabs- i've try most things but I wouldn't entertain a mangy rabid squirel ?

Old Nick Esq., thursday 30-Oct-08 33 1,704
K
The Italian Job - what happened next? (Science competition)
KJB, 30 October, 2008 at 19:50

The Royal Society of Chemistry are running a competition to decide what happened after Michael Caine said "Hang on lads, I've got an idea" The winner wins a weekend in Turin....

KJB, thursday 30-Oct-08 7 2,196
Zo�
Where to get some nice packaging for homemade biscuits
Zo�, 30 October, 2008 at 19:17

We are thinking of making some short bread for some pressies for christmas as H has discovered a nice receipe and they are very cheap to make. However I have no idea where to look for something to...

Zo�, thursday 30-Oct-08 10 3,761
S
Am I being stingy/unreasonable - hen weekend related
SAM83, 30 October, 2008 at 09:29

I am Matron of Honour for my best mate next year and we are talking about hen weekends. She has decided on Marbella and she recognises hotel and flights will be about £500 (for a long weekend) thats...

NickJ, thursday 30-Oct-08 45 5,971
Sparkley
If a man has had a vasectomey - what does he ejaculate?
Sparkley, 29 October, 2008 at 13:31

It obviously can't be sperm can it ? My friends boyfriend has had the snip - I asked her was comes out when he, erm, c ums ? What does come out???? ? She has no idea!!

lyni, thursday 30-Oct-08 91 8,183
R
Random Facebook friend requests
RachelHS, 30 October, 2008 at 10:57

I have a FB account, but hardly ever log into it. I only really use it to find out with what some of my friends are up to as they seem to live on there! I logged in the other day, and I have three...

Shrunken Merry, thursday 30-Oct-08 28 1,824
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Riverford/Abel and cole fruit and veg boxes?
*LJ, 29 October, 2008 at 16:07

Can I have your opinions? They've just started delivering to us in the back of beyond and wondered what you experiences had been?

SophieM, thursday 30-Oct-08 18 4,383
cornflake girl
Leeds bar recs
cornflake girl, 29 October, 2008 at 20:07

Going to Leeds on Friday for H's birthday. Will be shopping during the day and eating and drinking on the night. Have been there before but not for a while so am sure there will be some new bars. Any...

Voldemort, thursday 30-Oct-08 16 1,124
C
Tipping after Clarins Facial?
Cheeky Chops, 29 October, 2008 at 20:53

I have been having facials at my local Clarins salon (which is at John Lewis) I have never tipped them. But today I saw another client tipp the beautician. What is the etiquette? Do I tip them? WWYD? ...

Cheeky Chops, wednesday 29-Oct-08 3 803
emma numbers
WWYD - Mobile home in neighbours garden?
emma numbers, 29 October, 2008 at 16:07

What would you do if your neighbour put a mobile home in his garden and told you he was going to rent it out? The guy behind us has done this and though it's not on our boundary we can see it from the...

MightyQuin, wednesday 29-Oct-08 18 3,191
jaz
Christmas cake storage
jaz, 28 October, 2008 at 10:15

I baked ours last night and just as I put it in the oven I read on the recipe it could be made up to 6 weeks before or longer if frozen... I thought by the nature of Christmas cake it could survive...

RubyBlue, wednesday 29-Oct-08 11 3,076
K
Eating Vegetables
Kegsey, 28 October, 2008 at 16:34

I quite like vegetables and most of them too. I don't like radish or uncooked celery and I'm not so keen on runner beans (but other beans are fine), turnip and swede. I have problems incorporating...

Kegsey, tuesday 28-Oct-08 14 678
princess layabout
1970s style puddings?
princess layabout, 27 October, 2008 at 19:45

I've got to make a retro pudding of some sort on Wednesday for a v. silly dinner party (I suspect the other offerings will include prawn cocktail and steak diane ?) and I need a spectacular finishing...

Hyacinth, tuesday 28-Oct-08 67 14,659
NumbNuts
Cats not coming home - how long before you wory
NumbNuts, 24 October, 2008 at 09:42

I haven't seen my adult cat now for about 2 or 3 days (can't remember which morning I actually last saw her). A neighbour thinks he saw her 2 days ago, but can't be sure of the day either. I am kind...

monkey fingers, sunday 26-Oct-08 20 9,001
Gryfon
What colour do you have in your hallway?
Gryfon, 26 October, 2008 at 09:22

Mr G is currently plastering it (well trying his best) and then I need to choose a colour for it. This colour needs to go all the way upstairs and the only thing I really don't want is magnolia! So...

Ellena, sunday 26-Oct-08 10 1,573
loopyloo33
30th Birthday night out in Birmingham
loopyloo33, 23 October, 2008 at 21:00

Hello It is my 30th Birthday at the beginning of November and fancy a night out in Birmingham. I don't go out normally into town so have no idea where to go. Does anybody have any recommendations? I...

Consuela Banana Hamm, friday 24-Oct-08 8 4,158
Oompa-Loompa
Lowering your offer on a house - acceptable or not?
Oompa-Loompa, 23 October, 2008 at 21:14

We are in the process of buying a house. We made an offer about 3 weeks ago for a house and that offer was accepted. Things are moving forward, albeit slowly. From the sounds of it the vendors need to...

barongreenback, friday 24-Oct-08 44 12,327
hazel
Do slugs come into your house? Updated with video p4
hazel, 23 October, 2008 at 10:02

We get slugs coming in overnight - we come downstairs to find slug trails on the carpet. MrH takes it as an invasion of his privacy and doesn't believe that normal people have slugs coming into their...

Wicket, friday 24-Oct-08 91 16,407
baublegirl
Stinky cheese fridge - any ideas?
baublegirl, 24 October, 2008 at 12:47

My H in his wisdom bought a heyooge piece of stilton last weekend and has been nibbling it all week. Consequently our fridge now smells as if something has died in it - moreso for me because I'm pg...

nutfluff, friday 24-Oct-08 6 619
Saphira
Walter Pobjoy/Percy Gherkin (xposted sorry)
Saphira, 24 October, 2008 at 11:16

Anyone got any idea where these names are from? It's something from my childhood (I'm 31, born in 1976). My Mum came out with the first and I responded with the second but where on earth have we got...

Saphira, friday 24-Oct-08 1 932
S
Redundancy help/advice
Starry25, 23 October, 2008 at 18:52

Hi all, I was wondering if you could offer me some advice concerning my husband. He has worked for a air conditioning business as an employee since March 2007, since he has worked for this company...

Starry25, thursday 23-Oct-08 5 738
V
Furious at MBNA and can they get away with this?
Violet1, 23 October, 2008 at 14:24

Hi All. I got into a little financial difficulty earlier on in the year. I basically ran up my credit card. So I upped my payments so rather than paying off the minimum amount each month I was paying...

cjb, thursday 23-Oct-08 29 5,276
R-A
Thick Qu - Tesco vouchers
R-A, 23 October, 2008 at 10:51

OK so I am clearly reall thick, but I don't get how these work. I've had a club card for over a year but not got myself together to redeem my 'points' properly. All other reward cards I have had...

Cheesecake Factory, thursday 23-Oct-08 17 1,662
Sparkley
Need fancy dress help - Barbara Cartland!
Sparkley, 23 October, 2008 at 10:39

All my friends think I am going to turn into Barbara Cartland when I get old ? I am going to a fancy dress party next week and I really want to go as her ? I have won every year so far, and I can't...

Sparkley, thursday 23-Oct-08 11 2,844
Pina Colada
Having a Virgin Vie party - what products do you swear by?
Pina Colada, 21 October, 2008 at 21:22

Totally uninspired by catalogue as used to do Body Shop parties so am hugely stocked for products/makeup! Am keen on the Custom Eyes clear eye liner you can use to transform any eye shadow into eye...

Doughnut, wednesday 22-Oct-08 19 2,695
Iris
Help dress me for a winter Christening
Iris, 22 October, 2008 at 10:00

Morning. I have a christening to go to in late December so it's a great excuse for new clothes. It's OK to be quite dressy although I'm not going as far as having a hat. Budget is tight, I love Coast...

Iris, wednesday 22-Oct-08 11 12,771
HeidiHole
Today's Porn Spam
HeidiHole, 22 October, 2008 at 08:38

"Check Her Tiny Hole" ?

Flowery the Grouch, wednesday 22-Oct-08 1 668

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