Search results

The secret to making good beer is to use malt and grains only. 8) 8) 8) Sugar is a poor substitute, unless you're making barley wine in which case you can get away with using some glucose. To make the very best beer you should start with grain malt but that's a right clart (Geordie...

From what I remember of history (which isn't a lot), the Nazis needed scapegoats for all the problems they were having at home. Jews were readily identifiable, which made them an easy target. So too were negroes and gypsies. Communists and homosexuals would have been harder to find but that...

As does my waistline! :( :( :(

Unfortunately, a spill chocker carrot identify every wrongly spoilt worm. :( :( :lol: Welcome aboard. :) :) :)

We may or may not have watched the same episode - and I didn't see all of it anyway. The one I watched ended with the two unfortunates going home alone and disappointed, having totally failed to communicate in a situation that's stressful enough for people with a full set of mental faculties...

-- which has been an upsurge in sales in garden sheds. One manufacturer even offers a 'deluxe' version with swimming pool, sauna and room for --

I can't say I've really noticed that but I avoid briquettes for other reasons. First and foremost, lump wood shrinks away as it burns so you can see how much you've got left. Briquettes hold their shape, leaving you to guess how much actual carbon is left within the balls of ash. :? :? ...

Unfortunately, the rich will always be with us. :( :( :(

--the general lack of mermaids on this forum in recent years. This has caused some members to look elsewhere for --

Does anybody else think this is the cheapest, nastiest version of a reality TV show yet? :evil: :evil: :evil: I stumbled upon an episode by accident. Two unfortunate souls, suffering from an inability to form complete sentences but still desperate for somebody to love, paraded in front of...

To answer the original question: There's a saying in British politics: Oppositions don't win elections, governments lose them. As I'm sure every politician knows, voters are a fickle bunch. A government doesn't have to do very much to make itself unpopular - and this one has done plenty...

So you went to that barbecue too! :o :o :o What a let-down - and I'd still like to know which cheapskate got the benefit of my premium pork sausages. :evil: :evil: :evil: And the moral of the story is: Beware of parties hosted by people you don't know where everybody is invited to...

The answer may lie with the evolution of mammals over 65 million years ago. The first ones were nocturnal so a full moon probably offered them the best chance of finding a mate. :idea: :idea: :idea:

The arguments about flavour may be relevant but they're largely missing the point: barbecues appeal to the cave-man that still exists in (nearly) all of us. :D :D :D A gas barbecue is the cullinary equivalent of dragging the bed outside. Why bother? As proof of this, I offer the...

Well that just about sums her up. I saw her once, I think on The Wright Stuff. She was doing her dinger about people changing things that, in her opinion, should be left alone. What she conveniently forgot was that changes were needed so that she could have a vote. So that she could be...

That may or may not be true but, even if we accept the hypothesis, it's not at all obvious that tolerance is 'deeply rooted' in our species. On the contrary, history shows that we can turn very nasty very quickly. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: You can't legislate for tolerance, any more...

Here's a slight diversion, although it's related: We are not the only EU member state with an open-door policy. Sweden does too. It also has a lot of available space and what is arguably the highest standard of living on the planet. And yet it isn't over-run with immigrants. Why not...

Securespark has it right. Briggs by name but Clouseau by nature, he played a totally inept spy-catcher who somehow managed to get the right results for all the wrong reasons. (More recently, he played a very similar role in The Royal Bodyguard.) I don't remember any lawnmower scene but, if...

The answer can be found in the Geneva Convention. But wait a minute; doesn't that only apply to regular soldiers in uniform? :?: :?: :?: Way back in junior school, I was taught the difference between a soldier and a guerrilla. The latter was not protected by the Geneva Convention and could...

I thought that was Winnie Mandela's favourite game. Did she never read the Federal Safety Code: "Nothing should ever be put around anybody's neck, even if they ask for it." :oops: :oops: :oops: So Sorry Winnie; the oft-heard excuse: "They were asking for it" simply won't wash. :( :( :(...