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My own feeling is that they shouldn't. I'm an atheist and got married in a civil ceremony, but we had our wedding blessed in a church. Here's why. The wife wanted to get married in her old school chapel for sentimental reasons. If we couldn't get married there she wasn't bothered about...

"New pictures have emerged showing two US guards at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison posing with the body of a detainee who died in custody. In the pictures, the Americans are smiling and giving the thumbs-up sign over the corpse. Both are among seven former US guards at Abu Ghraib facing courts...

I don't know if this has been shown here before - if not it should have been. You'll probably need broadband for this clip, but it is so worth it. It's a total Bush-bash and it is ultra funny. Enjoy: http://www.bushyoga.com/movie.htm (Chris Morris, who made the clip, is the brains behind The...

If anyone remembers, I posted a while back about how I was going to take off for a while and see some of the world... Well, that's not happening. I haven't been posting too much here lately and that's because I've been setting certain things up for myself. In the middle of April I am leaving...

There seems to be some interest in UFOs on the forum so this thread will examine the evidence (or lack of it) for their existence. The major problem with Ufology is the sheer amount of information on the subject, with varying amounts of credibility. I consider an excellent starting place for...

I am thinking about a holiday starting in March for an indefinite time period, for myself only, for up to about £5,000 total depending on how cool and amazing it would be. I've considered China, India, Brazil, the Orient Express, a safari, Nepal, Macchu Picchu, Japan, a cruise, a driving...

Recently I have found myself watching the shopping channels with a mounting mixture of horror and helplessness. I don't want any of their stuff...it's crap. If I wanted some jewellery I certainly wouldn't want any fashioned out of diamonique, whatever that may be. I wouldn't buy the wife...

A 6 year old girl has been found dead with a broken back in an Atlanta motel room: "Two adults were arrested after they and two children were spotted on the street naked in the freezing cold... Based on what the adults told authorities, investigators believe "they were involved possibly in a...

My opinion is that cars are an infernal nuisance and it is only sheer bloody-minded selfishness that keeps us using them, rather than striving to find different solutions to the transport problem. I’ll start with some broad sweeping statements that people can easily pick holes in if they want...

Just got the latest Championship Manager update - it's a major improvement on the last one. There's lots of cool features e.g. on your players' stats page you can see the effects of training on their abilities, the 2D pitch engine is a lot better, there's 'goal of the month' stuff.....and the...

A car bomb has exploded at the Jordanian Embassy, killing 11, plus c. 60 injured!! http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1059478815246 It's terrible over there!

In this thread you have to argue the opposite point of view to the one you really hold. The topic is the clash between science and religion, evo and creation theories, you get the drift. So, I'll go first: It is fairly clear that scientific empiricism stifles spirituality and personal...

OK, I'm an SEO (search engine optimiser), which means that if you want to be #1 on the engines, talk to me. So far, so simple. I have been doing ongoing work for a client in the travel industry since last September, and I expect to be getting work off them for the forseeable future. Today...

I'm sure everyone knows some 'what's the difference?' jokes. Please share, I'll go first: What's the difference between an evil baker and an heroic soldier? The heroic soldier darts into the foe.......

I'm trying to knock cigarettes on the head, anyone got any ideas?

OK, same principle as the new rash of excellent threads, in which I ask the questions. The topic is: Great men and women of science. This is perhaps my favourite subject. The difficulty will vary enormously, to encourage all-comers to participate. Question: Who said "Give me a...

OK, here's the thing: I have noticed that there are some rather excellent hyperbolists loitering round these parts. Here is their chance to strut their invective. Pick your target, load your keyboard, and fire off a volley at whichever unfortunate subject you despise. I'll take first strike...

What new game should I buy for my PC? I'm thinking possibly the Mediaeval War thing (the Shogun sequel) or Warcraft 3. (But I like pretty much all genres) If you were getting one new PC game, what would you get?

This is straight-up fact. I had a classmate at school whose name was Richard Michael Hunt. That's Dick Mike Hunt. I mentioned this to our IT director and he said he was looking at his home computer and found his 16 year old son had been logging on to forums as 'Mike Oxlong'. I didn't get it...