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FACEBOOK SUCKS

feeds@yuku.com (Banner Dude) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:54:54 GMT

I tried that Face book crap and it is filled with bugs and adverts and I tried to delete my Face book site but apparently you can only disable it. While I'm at it Twitter sucks as well, I will come here to post whats on my mind.
How about you folks, like it or lump it?

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU’VE MADE IT?

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:15:26 GMT

How do you know you've made it? A new report suggests it's when your family income is £79,000 a year; you have 82 grand in savings, live in a house worth £320,000 with a 100ft garden. Does that sound right to you? Does it all depend on where your life is at right now? If you're on the national average income of £24,500 a year someone with 82 grand in the bank and a nice house is doing very nicely thanks. But then you've got bankers on millions. So how do you know when...

Who are Copenhagen's winners and losers?

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:14:30 GMT

Gordon Brown is to accuse a small group of countries of holding the Copenhagen climate summit talks to ransom as delegates continue to point the finger following disappointment with the summit's outcome. Is this the right approach?

The 193-nation conference ended with delegates simply "taking note" of a non-legally binding US-led climate...

How are you coping with the weather?

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:13:12 GMT

Bad weather is causing chaos across Europe and the United States. Are you affected?

Snowstorms and sub-zero temperatures have killed at least 19 people across Europe as well as severely disrupting air, rail and road transport.

On Eurostar more than 55,000 travellers have had journeys cancelled after six trains broke down in the...

What does Rage's victory mean for X Factor?

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:10:18 GMT

Rock band Rage Against The Machine have beaten X Factor winner Joe McElderry in the battle for UK Christmas number one. What's your reaction?

The US band's single, Killing In The Name, sold 500,000 downloads beating McElderry's The Climb by 50,000 copies. One retailer said it was a "possibly the greatest chart upset ever".

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What made you smile?

feeds@yuku.com (wicca0120001) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:27:38 GMT

Knowing that tomorrow is the last day of a very busy term.

Santa Bad Role Model

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:47:56 GMT

Today's big story: does Santa needs a healthy makeover. Truly it's splashed over all the papers: An Aussie health expert reckons Father Xmas sets a terrible example to the rest of us: A fat alcoholic who's unemployed 364 days - they've got that right dontcha think?

The Wright Stuff

REWARDS: DOES SIZE MATTER?

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:46:39 GMT

When it comes to rewards, does size matter? A bloke overpaid by an astonishing £1.4 million held his hands up and was duly rewarded by his boss... with a £10worth of beer. Not enough or just right? Should the size of the bounty be linked to the value of whatever it was you returned?

The Wright Stuff

ELBOW LOVER OVER LOUSY PRESSIE?

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:45:57 GMT

Has anyone watching this morning dumped a lover coz they've given you a lousy Xmas pressie? One in three women say they would - are you one of them? What was it about the pressie that turned you off? Tea towels and an iron? Revolting lingerie? Are blokes just as likely to end a romance over a rubbish gift?

The Wright Stuff

Are airbrushed adverts misleading?

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:43:43 GMT

A magazine advert featuring an airbrushed image of Twiggy has been criticised for giving a "misleading" impression about an eye cream's effects, the Advertising Standards Authority has said. Does it matter if adverts are airbrushed?

The advert for Olay Definity eye illuminator carried a testimonial from the model crediting it as her "secret to...

What impact will the BA strike have?

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:42:42 GMT

British Airways and the union Unite are due to resume talks over planned strike action by cabin crew. Will the strike affect you?

Unions are unhappy about job cuts and changes to staff contracts, on which they say they have not been consulted.

A High Court judgement on the legality of the planned strike is also expected later.

BA expressed an...

Should parents let their children drink?

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:41:27 GMT

Children who are allowed to drink alcohol at an early age are more likely to develop drink-related problems later in life claims England's Chief Medical Officer. Should parents take more responsibility when it comes to drinking at home?

Sir Liam Donaldson, has advised that children under fifteen should not drink any alcohol. Evidence shows that early...

FACTOR: DID THE RIGHT MAN WIN?

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:14:58 GMT

Did the right no mark win this year's X Factor? Little Joe may have won the X Factor but does he have real star potential? Or will he go the same way as Steve Brookstein and Leon Someone-or-other? Talking of real stars, don't forget to buy your copy of Rage Against the Machine's Killing in the name of this week to stop Joe getting the Xmas number one.

The Wright Stuff

PARENTS: NO SMOKING IN FRONT OF KIDS

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:14:17 GMT

Ban parents from smoking in front of their kids - whether that be at home or in the car? You're no longer allowed to smoke in front of colleagues at work - so why do we let mums and dads smoke when their sprogs are about? There's no law against it yet but should there be? But then how would you enforce it?

The Wright Stuff

Tony Blair

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:13:31 GMT

Here's what's happening on today's show. After the break: Reaction to Tony Blair's TV confession yesterday that he'd have invaded Iraq whether Saddam had weapons of mass destruction or not. Was a televised chat with diet cheat Fern Britton the place to make such an admission?

The Wright Stuff

Does religion have a part to play in politics?

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:11:46 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury has accused the government of treating religious faith as an "eccentricity" practised by "oddities". Should politicians take religion more seriously?

In an interview to a national newspaper Rowan Williams said ministers were wrong to think religion was no longer relevant to society.

He also added...

Do you prefer to buy from a British firm?

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:10:03 GMT

UK confectioner Cadbury has defended its decision to reject a hostile takeover bid from Kraft Foods. Does it matter to you who owns it?

It repeated its claim that Kraft's "derisory" bid was an attempt to "buy Cadbury on the cheap".

The Cadbury board first rejected Kraft's £10bn bid in November, and is in talks with US...

WINDOWS GADGET FIND

feeds@yuku.com (Banner Dude) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:29:18 GMT

Click Here and try this gadget, it's like a mini TV kind of nice to have TV on while doing stuff on the computer. It's made by some Dutch guy, I have had it about a week no problems no spy-ware Trojan's etc.

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TAX BREAKS FOR MARRIEDS UNFAIR?

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:07:29 GMT

David Cameron's promise of tax breaks for married couples - is he being unfair to everyone else, single parents, committed couples who don't want to marry? Ah, but marriage is good for society, we need to encourage it, says Dave. Should those who object shut up, then, and find someone quick to whisk up the aisle instead?

The Wright Stuff

What Pissed You Off

feeds@yuku.com (TBE) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:56:20 GMT

Didn't sleep well last night again