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Has anyone come across any good ones? Not too hideously tacky* but funny, ideally. Current best idea is "Mrs Surname" knickers. We are already doing nice presents, photo books etc but have been asked...

Has anyone seen/tried this IRL? https://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_66154_1029429_-1 I'm trying to get a sense of how short it is and whether the opening at the...

I had an induction at my new gym today. The guy showing me round was very keen on pushing oneself as far as one can go in terms of weights- eg I normally use handweights of around 3kg, he had me...

Bah, my local swimming pool does children's classes which are hugely popular. Booking opened at 7am this morning and had to be done online or in person at the pool. 7.01am- it becomes apparent that...

I've just been declined for a phone contract. There are no reasons at all for this that I can see- I've never had any credit problems, have always been accepted for credit cards, mortgage etc. 1. Is...

Sorry, dull Q. Is there a quick way to add a row to the end of a table?

Can anyone recommend someone in central or north London? I have straight longish hair with a few layers so not wildly difficult to cut (I imgaine) yet I still manage to get weird choppy Rachel-cuts at...

I have some lovely shoes in pale pink leather but the toes are scuffed. Is there any product I can use to repair them? She polish wouldn't do it, I fear- I actually need something that paints over the...

I want something like this http://www.supernice.co.uk/product.php/85/0/fly-- for my daughter's wall but not exactly this- I want the birds flying the other way and more varied designs. I can't find...

Many years ago, my mother gave me a book called The Blood Type Diet (for Christmas- thanks Mum ?) When I pointed out that I didn;t know my blood type, she told me I must be type O because that type is...

Are they just ****.*******@**.***?

My husband's father had his first heart attack aged 60 and had various heart problems from then until his death 17 years later. My husband's half-brother (who is 50) has just been diagnosed with some...

Am trying to redesign our bathroom at the moment. It's a very small room so I want to keep most of it quite light. I have been thinking about white bath, sink, loo etc, cream tiles, dark wood panel on...

Can anyone suggest anything? My MIL has just given me a vast quantity of leftover roast pork. ?

If you apply for a job and then get a call from the HR person asking you to call back, that's more likely to be an invitation for interview than a "thanks but no thanks", right?

My mother is a bit obsessed with The Ivy (in a never-gets-up-to-London yokel way) and I was thining of getting her the book. I can't work out whether it's a proper cookbook though or just a load of PR...

Is there any point at all in going to the gym once a week? I used to go 3 times for 1h30m a time, whch I found made a big difference. I now have a lot less time and can really only do one session of...

We've invited some neighbours for a drink in a few days. She's just sent me a text asking whether we'll be eating or should they eat first. Well, I was imagining that we'd eat afterwards (ie they...

I've received a letter frommy old mobile provider, confirming the end of my contract with them. It includes the following: "Il est possible que vous receviez une derniere facture apres la resiliation...

My computer and Hitched say it's 2.47. My watch says 1.47. Can't work out whether watch is slow or Hitched is somehow on the wrong setting.

I've parboiled some potatoes to roast as part of an elaborate-ish dinner tonight but am now feeling knackered and want to swap tomorrow's planned takeaway pizza with tonight's homemade feast. Will the...

My laptop came with MS Office on it, and every time I open MS Word it asks me for my product code. I just used to delete the box without entering teh code, as it was always too much faff. Anyway, now...

Sorry for all the houseish posts these days. How hard is it to remove a small radiator? Do I need a plumber?

I wondered whether anyone had done this and had any tips for layout etc. we have a v small bathroom and I'm trying to work out what goes where to maximise space. Are there any bathroom magazines?

Hmmm, am having a v informal supper thing on Tuesday. No starter. Main course will be pastitsio and green salad. I would like to do some sort of pudding. Needs to be very quick, light enough after...

Http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/paymsim Racoon 15. Does "unlimited calls to landlines" really mean I can call any landline at any time for free? Seems too cheap.

Did they say who was fired? I missed it.

Bit random- I just wanted to thank you for mentioning joining your local leisure centre rather than a private gym on some thread or other. I had no idea that council-run places had proper gyms,...

Can anyone recommend someone to fit a bathroom in North London? ?

Would anyone be able to translate a letter from English to French for me? I'm trying to sort out a horribly complicated thing with our old electricty company and my written French isn't up to it at...

Does anyone know where this name's from?

We have a sum of money to invest. At the moment it's just sitting in a bank account- we don't even have ISAs- and it struck me we probably ought to think about doing something else with part of it....