The Round Table

Buy anyone a glass of Merlot...but...

A man asked a waiter to take a bottle of Merlot to an unusually attractive woman sitting alone at a table in a cozy little restaurant. So the waiter took the Merlot to the woman and said, 'This is from the gentleman who is seated over there..' and in...

Politicians and their animated lookalikes

LOL http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/politicians-animated-lookalikes-comparing-house-3003049 I always think Nigel Farage looks like a Simpsons character but I can't think which one...?

Donating to charity via Chrome

Hi I used to donate to charity - 10% on anything over £15.00. However I have been forced to swing across to Chrome when I had a message from eBay telling me the system I was using was no longer able to accept the short cut - something like that. All ...

Remember..

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL BORN IN 1930's, 1940's, 50's, 60's, 70's and Early 80's !!! First, you survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, and didn't get t...

Romania - EU-country! - persecution of stray dogs

Here's a reality check of the situation with stray/street dogs in Romania : ******Just appalling...The only humane and sustainable way to decrease strays in Romania is by spaying/neutering them. This is done by providing funds for the PRIVATE dogshel...

Is it just me or....

Is it just me or does anyone else think that it's seemed like Sunday for over a week now? Oh, let's have a song to go with it?:-

Happy New Year 2014

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The "Greatness" of Socrates

Keep this in mind the next time you are about to repeat a rumour or spread gossip. In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I ju...

Hair today - Gong tomorrow.

I see Dave the Rave's crimper - amongst others - has been mentioned in despatches. Is this a take on the old adage, 'Jobs for the Boys' ? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/david-cameron-hairdresser-lino-carbosiero-2995453

Calendars?

Some calendars start off the week with Sunday, others start the week with Monday. Which do you prefer? I prefer Sunday. Last year I had a couple of arguments with people who thought a calendar should start the week with Monday so what does the RT tea...

Did you read the BOOK

I dont know if any of you have read this book, if you haven’t, the following might give you an idea of what it is all about.The novel "Fifty Shades Of Grey" has seduced women - and baffled blokes. Now a spoof, Fifty Sheds Of Grey, offers a treat for ...

UK police step up search for 400,000 missing Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants

Police have launched a large-scale operation including sniffer dogs and up to 30 officers to search for 400,000 missing immigrants from Bulgaria and Romania. The immigrants were last seen boarding planes in their hundreds of thousands on the front pa...

Political Correctness gone mad.

According to the rules, the Black Widow spider shall henceforth be known as ......The Recently Bereaved Arachnid of Ethnic Minority Origin . .

Would you step on to here?.

Me, not in a millon years. http://travel.aol.co.uk/2013/12/20/pictures-the-void-glass-bottomed-viewing-platform-france-alps/?icid=maing-grid7|ukt4|dl11|sec3_lnk4%26pLid%3D231911

New Year Resolutions

No doubt I will see in January 1st with all the usual good intentions to lose weight, get fit and try to be a nicer person etc. LOL Will anyone else be making any New Year resolutions this year?

Ashes thread.

1st test at brisbane,Englands record not good.Aussies just won the toss.here we go...........................................

Free Listing

So it is free listing is it. Ha. I try to get a listing up but once I try to place posting as far low as I can and it just will not let me go for my own posting. My item should go for about £1.75 ffirst class but it wont accept that.Im not going any ...

You've been a very naughty boy.

Now don't do it again. http://tinyurl.com/per2whv Where is the logic in that? One .... all well and good. 2 .... Maybe. But 50?? The mind boggles.

A question

Why isn't OCD known as CDO?

There are some right nutters in my local town.

Can yours beat this bloke? lol http://tinyurl.com/pq5oq28

The garden is now weed free

I thank you all (five of you) for your concern. I have neen out in the garden doing some weeding and the garden has never looked better.I hope that you all got just what you wanted from Daddy Chrimbo and that you have a wonderful New Year.Rest assure...

It makes you think, doesn't it?

Apparantly, criminals such as murderers and the like will now expect to receive sentences of over 200 years on the grounds that it is more humane than being sentenced to 50 years with no chance of parole on account of it goes against their Yooman Rig...

To 66 ABSENT FRIENDS

FOR THE 66 WHO NEVER CAME HOME

Resolved! I cant get the postman to call.

This has been going on for years

Could the Canaries soon get a new island? Recent earthquakes hint at an imminent underwater volcanic eruptionIn the past week, over 550 earthquakes have struck the Atlantic OceanOn Friday, a 5.1-magnitude quake hit the southern tip of El HierroThis s...

Im Sick

This would make you SICK.. imagine buying a new kitchen for £6900 before Xmas and seeing the same one in the Boxing Sale at £3500.. that an add on Tv now

I Got A new Car..

Unwanted Xmas present ... 2014 model... free to good home..

Fuming!!! lesson learnt

Just been to my sisters house to give my neice her present (I always let her open it on christmas Eve) spent a lot of money on a pair of Ugg boots for her (young teen) never spent this much before on her but her mum could never afford them so I wante...

Agree or not?

Smacking children should be "against the Law". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25529744 There's a difference between a smack or two and a severe beating and I think it's high time all this politically correct, health-and-safety, nanny State stuff should...

Pig swill! What's your thoughts?

Now pigswill was "banned" many years back after it was claimed that it was in some/part way responsible for one of the foot-and-mouth outbreaks but do you think it was another over-the-top "elf an safe-tee" issue? The ban was curing a problem caused ...