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Absurd phrases and possible answers (to nothing!!) from wensum24 657 days old

Being in here, sick, week after week, I get these phrases hurled around time and time again This won't take a minute. (The minute hand is a two-ended ...

Is it my imagination, or have I finally found something worth living for? from wensum24 661 days old

I have never smoked an entire cigarette in my life, and probably puffed on about three or four maximum. Both my parents smoked when I was a child, and ...

The good, the bad, and the Friday from wensum24 954 days old

Bad things are not the worst things that can happen to us. NOTHING is the worst thing that can happen to us. How true this saying is, as so much is ...

Portuguese in Norfolk... from wensum24 955 days old

In the past they have been the silent minority but Norfolk's growing migrant population is finding its voice on the airwaves. Wayland Community Radio, ...

Right it better~~!! from wensum24 957 days old

How to write good 1. Avoid alliteration. Always. 2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. 3. Avoid clichs like the plague. (They're ...

Sitting on top of the World? from wensum24 964 days old

dear friends one evening question What single thing makes you feel really special and important do you have a single thing that truly makes you ...

orkney bonfires from wensum24 1108 days old

In the words of an old Orcadian author: "bonfires are the very blood of Orcadians. The ritual bonfire goes back to the very beginnings of our history ...

names day from wensum24 1112 days old

Names Day by, David Kuchta Not too long ago, many people were named for a Patron Saint. Although popular throughout Europe, Russia and many other parts ...

russian tea ceremony from wensum24 1114 days old

Tea is popular in many countries and each country has own traditions and preferences in drinking of tea. Russia is the country where tea-drinking formed ...

the mule, the magpie and the sun from wensum24 1122 days old

The Mule, the Magpie and the Sun told by AN YÚNXIÁ Once upon a time, the mule, the magpie and the sun made a wager among the three of them. The ...