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Over the recent week or so, when I browse the forums I get loads of adverts between each post on any thread. I counted 25 adverts between 2 posts on the Trump thread. None of the adverts were relevant and took some time to scroll to the next post. What has happened? How can I stop these useless...

May I ask why, when there is a dedicated political forum, why is it that almost every thread in the watercooler turns into a political thread and therefore spoiling it for those not the slightest interested in USA politics? I would have thought the so called moderators here should ensure that...

The BBC news reported today on another mass shooting in Alabama. Four killed and several wounded. The report stated that there had been over 400 mass shootings in the USA this year. I wondered what the criteria is that constitutes a mass shooting, as opposed to the common daily killing of one or...

As a follow on to the what phone thread. It seems many here have modern phones that do loads of things. So, how much do you pay monthly? Is it worth it? I pay £7.50 ($10) for my monthly contract. I bought my iPhone on ebay for £80 about 10 or 12 years ago. I have a SIM only contract with O2 for...

I have a very old ipad3. It has a total internal memory of 12.5gb. The available memory is 0. I have no photos or videos on it, I have no music and I have deleted apps which may be memory eaters (like card games). I looked at the apps in settings and the biggest one is 1.5gb, the few other apps...

Now that the USA has reopened its borders to holidaymakers, many people from the UK are going there for a holiday. Anyway, I was reading a list of do's and don't when you visit. Here's a couple, 1) if you are driving in the USA, don't flash headlights at another driver as it is a sign of...

Simple question. Do Americans here (and generally) trust the police? Today is the anniversary of the death of Mr Floyd. We know that Americans pretend to be shocked and disgusted etc, yet in 2020 just over a thousand people were killed by the USA police, why single out just one? We see police...

As the title hints at, we all have memorable experiences, it can be anything, something simple like driving Route 66, getting a certain job, or car or meeting the Queen or President. What is yours? However insignificant you think it is to others, it must be the most memorable or meaningful to...

We notice on TV news that there are some riots in several US cities. The excuse given is retaliation for a black man dying in police custody, the old stock excuse that goes back to the 1960's. Are these riots just an opportunity to set fire to Burger King or KFC and looting? One opinion on TV is...

Here we go again. Overpaid people doing their job expecting to get an award - for what? Plus, it's the norm now for people to go banging on about "not enough women", "not enough coloured people", "not enough gay woofters types" - surely if those in those categories are good enough then they will...

I thought a light hearted thread would be good. As I said 5 things that really annoy you. It can be anything you like. Col

I've been hearing on the BBC news about Mr Trump asking The Ukraine to "investigate" Mr Biden ahead of next years presidential elections. So, why? What has Mr Biden done that needs investigation? Why get a foreign government to do it? Mr Trump hates foreigners. What is he trying to achieve...

I'm (as usual) a bit confused. We see snippets of news that some US government workers are on strike and have been for a few weeks This has caused a major problem in the US as some museums have been closed. (Yawn) big deal. Obviously this causes major disruption in the USA! Then we see that...

Perhaps now things can get back to normal. A good start would be to lose those stupid charity adverts on the TV. Stray animals, homeless losers, donkeys mistreated, monkeys mistreated, starving in Syria, starving in India, children sleeping on streets, dopey girls aged 6 walking miles for a...

Why is it that when I log in I get a banner advert saying I am the millionth visitor and I've won a prize? Surely there must only be one millionth visitor, I've been that one for a month or so now. When is Jon going to cough up my prize? Or is this a trading standards issue regarding misleading...

Is Groundhog Day a real public holiday in the US? Or is it a made-up thing by Hollywood. If it's real, do Americans really believe a small furry animal talks to a man and predicts the weather? In other words, what is the point of it? Col

Only 50 something innocent people shot dead and over 500 wounded by yet another crazy gunman. Do Americans have tunnel vision about gun ownership and usage? The BBC news website says gun sales have rocketed today following the massacre. How stupid is that? The blinkered gun owners on this site...

I'm afraid I'm at a loss to understand. It's all over the TV news today, Mr Trump is shown beating up another man at some sporting event. Is that the way you expect a President to act? He says he wants to make "America great again" but with his ridiculous tweets and his paranoia, he is making...

They call it car crash TV. Fabulous. Billions of people watching it live worldwide and what an absolute disaster. The USA is already the laughing stock of the world with a maniac as president, then they put on a brilliant fiasco like the oscars. Best thing to cheer me up in years, thanks...

Imagine a hypothetical country, very large, loads of people - say 300 million. Anyway, these people are perfectly normal (or what they conceive to be normal), they believe in God on Sunday's, they love to fight wars, they love to kill living things and watch them die in agony, they hate colours...