Um... I am from a family that LOVES ze footbal/soccer and is horrified by "monkey noises" Truly awful. Horrific. Terrible. These guys are the strength of our team! We love them! We love LOVE all the players from the subcontient (they're bloody great ) . The problem about "stand up on the day!" is that the last time I…

I agree completely. I read that she was giving him alcohol too. An entirely awful case.

Exactly. They are not pets. They are wonderful but terrifyingly strong WILD ANIMALS.

Really? Oh my, I am actually quite shocked about that. I have a few Greek workmates and the only thing we rib them about is their initiation of science/culture/society as a whole ( you have to be there I think..it's funny/freindly ribbing.) Kinda like "oh well... YOU guys are responsible for the x of our societal…

Oh poor chap. I have been to the area in question and actually, I'm kinda surprised he found it at all...tis a nbit swamp-esque...kudos to you sir! Only ten trips? you got lucky, boyo!

Uurrrgh. chimps are terrifying, really, horribly scary. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_%2…

"but my boyfriend's black" *not enough facepalms in this or any other universe.....*

I once met the Stone Roses at an aftershow ( I sneaked in, I was way too young) and they were delightful. I was 17 and they were more concerned with how I was going to get get home safe than their rep for being wild. I actually met 2 of them a few years on and they were just as nice. Only more concerned with good…

I'm sure it is everywhere, but that experience left me reeling. Not nice.

I was just... gobsmacked. I mean I'm not holding the UK up as any kind of bastion of fabulousness, but I just...I was shocked. truly shocked. It truly shocked me. I was an "oil widow" so I hd nothing to do,....I just wanted to get back to my PhD research in the UK..it was awful. I met some really nice people in…

it's not as bad as you'd think. I used to be thinking like that,then I actually wore my (very modest) band and it was cool. I sleep in it, and only take it off for "nasty" jobs ( make sure you have a wee dish or bowl.) It's cool. Ofc my band is a swedish version (well, welsh, but in sweden we have the plain band as…

I have an unalterable engagemant band (here in sweden, we have the plain band as the engagement ring..no rocks here!) but I have lost weight (illness.) I want to keep my engagement band on for my wedding - are those wee sizing bumps/balls good for that?

Good on you. I am not wealthy but I LOVE LOVE LOVE jewellery. I took a "whacking and welding" course in Edinburgh when I was a PhD student and I loved it! You are very lucky if he can set a jewel as well. Good on you!

Agree with you totally Ari. If you love jewellery (and I do, having studied it and whacked the shit out of it on an anvil as a diversion from my PhD) then go for it. I have a very modest band because it's very special to me (wee welsh gold band.. CYMRU AM BYTH!!

Thank you. I am very guilty of being overly enthusuastic about mutations. (mental note to self..don't DO that in polite company..)

Oh poor girl. I don't have a 10k ring (oh I wish I did! but here even 1 mo salary is laughed at :) , I love gold..but alas, swedish mores mean nope.) I have a lovely, precious to me welsh gold band. If I want bling, I buy it.

Oh...oh so much racism. I'm just going to chuck this out here. I was resident in Louisiana (lafeyette) for 6mo a few years back and as a Brit i was gobsmacked by the casual racism. The lovely lady who was buffing the floor of the apt we wanted to rent..I was chatting to her (is this a nice neigbourhood, any nice…

And yes, if this takes and is fully linked up to the relevant pathways, this could be a great boon to those who have suffered terrible injury. And those who would like reassignment surgery

Really interesting stuff! Great that they have managed to do this - it will really impact the lives of MRKH patients in a very positive way. Let's hope it isn't rejected and gets adopted by the FDA.

I know (I'm a PhD biochemist/geneticist) but it's a very intersting phenomenon however it's caused (injury/genetic disease/abnormlity notwithstanding.)