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Iam64 Mon 11-Nov-13 08:21:28

Why is everything over packaged?

Brendawymms Mon 11-Nov-13 08:17:32

What's the shape of the universe and if it has a shape what's outside it.hmm

Nelliemoser Mon 11-Nov-13 07:58:45

Why are shampoo and shower gel bottles narrower at the bottom than the top, causing them to fall over into the bath.

Mamie Mon 11-Nov-13 06:59:15

Why don't they sell man-sized tissues anywhere in France? Why are they called man-sized tissues?

MinniesMum Sun 10-Nov-13 23:51:43

Aka
You can move the toothpaste up the tube. If you have a sharp surface, just pull it down over the end of the worktop (or whatever) so all the paste is forced up to the top. Then fold it over and put a bulldog clip on it. My DiL think it is hilarious when she sees these little clips on the end of the tube but my thrifty soul always wins out. Diton sauce bottles standing on end stuck to a lump of blutack so they don't fall over!

Aka Sun 10-Nov-13 23:27:21

And why are toothpaste tubes made of plastic so you can't roll them up any more?

Aka Sun 10-Nov-13 23:26:27

Talking of bleach why can't I get the tops off any more? hmm

Agus Sun 10-Nov-13 23:17:26

Why can't I buy proper bleach anymore? Not the gel stuff, it doesn't whiten anything!

tanith Sun 10-Nov-13 22:54:54

Why can't I buy Oxtail soup in a packet anymore? Tinned Oxtail soup just doesn't do the same thing for mince and onions that a packet of soup did . My mother-in-laws mince and onions with oxtail soup was to die for and I used to cook it a lot but now its just not the same without the soup mix.. you used to be able to buy those little cardboard boxes of soup , can't get those anymore either.

newist Sun 10-Nov-13 22:51:08

Galen Charles Macleod from Stornoway sell wonderful Black pudding and Haggis

Agus Sun 10-Nov-13 22:47:23

I buy those in Waitrose, but, Galen doesn't like MacSween's grin

Charleygirl Sun 10-Nov-13 22:40:16

Waitrose sell Mc sween haggis Galen. That is the Scottish company that appears to have the monopoly.

Elegran Sun 10-Nov-13 22:24:06

www.keevilandkeevil.co.uk/macsween-haggis/macsween-traditional-cocktail-haggis/

Galen Sun 10-Nov-13 22:21:34

Why can't I get 'cocktail sized' haggis by mail from jenners any more?
They were ideal for me as a meal. The haggis you can get in England are horribly bland, I like mine peppery.

Galen Sun 10-Nov-13 22:18:48

Ah! That's ogham!blush

Galen Sun 10-Nov-13 22:16:16

I typed OGEN!

Galen Sun 10-Nov-13 22:15:51

Because oven went out with the ancient Irish!hmm

MiceElf Sun 10-Nov-13 21:44:21

Why haven't I seen Ogen melons in the shops for years?

thatbags Sun 10-Nov-13 21:43:33

grin

MiceElf Sun 10-Nov-13 21:42:07

Kwite korect thatbags!

thatbags Sun 10-Nov-13 21:40:56

Kniv in Danish.

thatbags Sun 10-Nov-13 21:39:09

I presume the c was a 'hard' c in OE.

As in Cnut

thatbags Sun 10-Nov-13 21:38:04

Because it comes from Old English cnīf.

Galen Sun 10-Nov-13 21:36:45

Do we spell knife with a K?
Any other 'why questions?
Could be an interesting thread?
Open to all on any topic!smile