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I am OK on the flags of the 197 countries recognised by Sporcle. I can't describe most of them but if you show me a picture of one I can usually get it right. Here's a pic of the Swiss flag. It shares with the Vatican City the distinction of being one of only 2 square flags used by Sporcle countries...

I watched the scoring in Eurovision and not much else of the programme, marvelling at times how such a precious little creature could emerge from usually no-nonsense Switzerland, at least the Switzerland and Swiss that I know; that's probably a reflection on me more than anything else. I agree with ...

Lovely pic of a bittern, Eccs - it was kind of you not to point out my spelling error!

Absolutely correct, Furby; Bitterne is a district in the east of Southampton on the east bank of the Itchen - it is south west of where I had my little flat 45 years ago in West End. The bird, of course, is spelled Bittern without the second 'e'. I shall leave my spelling error alone!

1 Which couple’s tomb was “discovered” at Glastonbury Abbey in 1191? King Arthur and Queen Guinevere I should think. 4 What was Jesus’s native language? Aramaic; Hebrew was a dead language by then, like Latin is today. 7 Which heron is known for its booming call? Bitterne 8 Which mid-18th-century co...

Are the pizzas served on floor boards.

Yes - or sliced railway sleepers, I couldn't tell which.

Jodlerkonig Franzl spends a minute giving the audience their instructions and then starts singing.

Jazzy has been serviced and MOT'd - one of his tyres had a bulge in it so that had to be replaced and I bought another for the same axle so that it was new tyres all the way across on that axle. He also needed a few other parts as well. I was charged what I was expecting for his collection and retur...

The food that you took pictures of looks great, WR, especially the steak and lobster. I'm so pleased the holiday came up to YYF's expectations, and you must have enjoyed showing her places in the US that you are familiar with. Just for comparison, my monthly eating out budget is £200..........usuall...

Yougov only polls those who are unhappy enough with the status quo that they can be bothered to go to the website and express their dissatisfaction That's not quite true, Eccs. If you register with Yougov and say how often you want to complete a survey, they send you an alert and a link to the surv...

These are becoming unbelievable. YouGov's latest offering has Labour on 48% and the Tories on 18%; I simply don't believe that. Even if it is true I can't see that happening on General Election day whenever it is. Only the other day after the local elections various people were predicting that Labou...

Sofia Rustica Chocolate Melt I found that Zizzi put pics of everything on their menu on the Internet. So there you are!

Ne'er cast a clout 'til May is out It was a very nice warm day, that's my excuse! and now, for Furby and Merry - pictures of what we actually had to eat. Ruth's Menu. Primavera Rustica pizza primavera.jpg Ice Cream- Ruth had 2 scoops, one chocolate, one vanilla. gelato.jpg Peter's Menu. Prawn Spied...

It's time to write about Lunches for Merry! Those who do not want to know about my lunches should click on a button to go somewhere else................but for those who do............ Yesterday's simple fare at Elsabel Cakes was preceded by a trip to the hospital where I had a 10:45 appointment for...

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And now for something completely different. We all know the popular image of the Grauniad - ultra-woke champions of the poor, champions of public services, provider of champagne money for Polly Toynbee etc; and then every so often they print an article about things that I imagine are a world away fr...

9 Alastair Cook; Phil Mickelson; Martina Navratilova; Mark Williams? All left-handed sports people. I must admit Alastair Cook threw me a little - at first I thought it was the late broadcaster (Letter from America) but Phil and Martina soon put me right. There was a gruesome end to Alistair Cooke's...

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