Discussions I've Participated In

How many of you actually liked eating meat before you gave it up? Or have you never eaten it? The reason I am asking is because the vast majority of my friends that are vegetarian have never really...

Hi I am ordering a new bed and dont know what to go for. Our bedroom is quite small so i am ordering a storage bed. There are 3 size options 4Ft (small double) 4ft 6 (normal) 5ft (king) Has anyone got...

That sounds funny like Im about to be beamed up or something!? What I mean is, feeling the need to get rid of wordly possessions for a clutter free simpler lifestyle. My house isn't really cluttered...

I've never used F&B paint before. is it really worth the extra money- colour-wise Dulux can match anything so what difference does it make to use F&B? If it is worth it, would you recommend...

Realistically? And I'm only talking about penetration.

I have 3 slightly overripe bananas that need using up, some dessicated coconut, some condensed milk and your general store cupboardy type stuff. Recommend me something yummy and bad for me please... ...

Why??! Why do people do it? Why would you take a decent sized pane of glass and pretend it's been made up of smaller ones? Why would you take a modern house and try and pretend it has olde worlde...

I've got someone coming at 10am for a *4th* viewing. Please can I have some "sh!t, or get off the pot" vibes in her direction? ? Seriously... 4 viewings? Aaaagghhh And then there is one at 1.30...

2 relevant bits of background, we are doing to do a long charity bike ride at Easter. A few weeks ago he'd suggested going up to the start point on his motorbike and then coming back the route that we...

This made me laugh. A lot. (Taken from b3ta - where else??) [quote]My first girlfriend and I were together for about two and a half years. A few weeks before we split up we went on a short break to...

We've had an offer - not nearly enough so we told them to go back to the drawing board, they came up with another 5k, but it was still too low and will seriously affect what we can afford for our next...

I mentioned this on legless' dinner thread but it's still making me chuckle so thought I would ask for any weird and wonderful things/combinations you have eaten recently. Mum and I were at my...

Are the two exclusive? http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/aug/06/balanced-diet-food-health-wellbeing I'm on the fence: part of me thinks I'll never follow the vegan, macrobiotic...

I cannot believe it has been almost a year since I married Mr P, and I was actually thinking earlier how we should all post a 'report' of that for the planners. Its been a pretty good year I reckon,...

I got a distinction!!!! My exam result was 84% which is one mark below the threshold for a distinction but I think due to my higher assignment marks they pushed it up a bit for me ?. I feel the need...

Who else has watched this? What a steaming pile of shite the ending is. It could have been a great film but the last 20 minutes spoiled the whole thing. Pfft.

Since Chicken seems to be AWOL... LOML is in Newcastle so I have a solitary weekend planned. I'm off to the private view of a friend's exhibition on Oxford tonight (much less glam than it sounds!) -...

Just trying to work out budgets and looking at the last few months we're probably spending nearly £260 (on average) on food for 2 of us. That's a bit much isn't it? Caught the start of the article on...

How often do you have takeaways? On the cost of food thread lots of people were talking about one or two takeaways a week. The last time i had a takeaway was April 28th 2007 ? Living in a small, rural...

I lost someone very close to me on Sunday night, today I have received two beautiful rose bushes called Rememberance from a group of amazing women I met on here, they truly are some of my best friends...

Mum's family are from Donegal, for as long as I can remember mum has always harped on about "taking us back there". Anyway, I won a cottage holiday for a week to Donegal in a raffle and so - we're...

I’m not sure how to word this post as I’m sure it will turn into a bit of a ramble but it’s something that I feel the need to discuss and may delete as it’s probably a bit personal so please don’t...

R-A's earlier comment "I see the parks and my Lido and the fab diversity and sense of community where other people see the gun crime and used syringes" got me thinking about how certain areas develop...

I just heard on F1 that Scheuy has confirmed that he will be racing as a replacement for Massa. OMFG I am sooo excited!

Finally, finally, finally, H and I are earning more than we are spending, and have paid off all our CCs. Woop woop. So we're carrying on eating beans and everything else is being ploughed into paying...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8175000/8175790.stm

I have been friends with this girl since school and we used to be very good friends. Over the years we have seen less and less of each other and i hadnt seen her for a whole year until a month ago...

Got all your money out of the bank, put it on the bed and then shagged on it Indecent Proposal-style, then gathered it all up and put it back in the bank? Have you?

I'm doing an Ocado shop and want to put some nice cereal on it. I've recently discovered Dorset cereals (oooh, they are pricey though) but the one I have at the moment has dried banana in, which I...

One for the scientists - is it really necessary to use different chopping boards to avoid cross contamination? I do, mainly because when I was a student I was working in a restaurant and it was part...