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  1. J

    Is there any sense in my confessing to a crime many years after it happened?

    40 years ago I was on a school trip to a spot in the English countryside with a hilly landscape. Among the party was another boy who used to bully me regularly, often being quite violent towards me. We were near the brow of a hill beyond which there was a very long precipitous drop. Suddenly...
  2. J

    Which is your favourite pun?

    I think the best are often those which involve wit or satire, but can be funny just because they are so tortured
  3. J

    What do you think of my limerick?

    A rich man who came from Tralee Had an IQ of just twenty three Though few fellows were denser Still he got into Mensa For they needed the money, you see!
  4. J

    If a man travels back in time to pre 1967 UK and has sex with his younger self,...

    ...has he done anything illegal? As only one person is involved, I'd imagine this would not be in breach with the then existing law forbidding sex between men. We assume it is consensual and not illegal in any other way
  5. J

    How do you articulate the final sound in the authentic pronunciation of the language

    name Tamil? I'm trying to learn this language but am not sure how to produce the consonant sound at the end.
  6. J

    In the UK law forbidding discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, what

    categories are recognised? People can be heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual as well as those who do not have sexual relationships, so I wondered how exactly British law categorises people for the purposes of this Act.
  7. J

    Can you explain in an idiot proof way how to use Twitter?

    I signed up but still don't understand how it works- eg how to follow others Explain as if to someone completely daft- I won't feel patronised. Thanks
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