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Out: A bottle of Sleeping Tree Sap in rather a garish purple bottle and a pair of glasses to counteract the purple haze. Wake up! In: A recording of Black Night and the fuchsia Deep Purple (in flower).

A: A well know software house... Oh wait... they're there all the year round... Q: Why do people say: How many beans make five? Why not six or seven?

A: Yes - they do. But there are two types of mourning doves. One is what is commonly known as the Morning Mourning Dove and it's about in the mornings - hence the alternate name of Lark Mourning Dove. If something sad happens you'll see them weep. The Night Mourning Dove (or Owl Mourning Dove) doesn't really mourn in the same way. Some ornithologist don't think it is really a true mourning dove as the plumage is very different and so is the behaviour. So far, scientists have been unable to look at the entire DNA sequence with any certainty because there is so much variability between the various individuals. Q: Why do trees grow upwards?

Just look on the bright side - you can now give everyone the cold shoulder and keep your supply of snowballs. Switches on snow making machine... Look out! Splat!

Ans: They are actually there but currently invisible. At some stage in the future Bethesda had undoubtedly planned to release the secret code which would have unlocked the hitherto hidden content. The belief is that it was planned to occur on a certain anniversary of the game. However, now that it has been bought out by another firm this anniversary has become something of a discussion area since the said organisation clearly aren't sure whether or not they should subtract or add one year to the date to bring them in accord with what they think is the millennia. They currently have their best people working on so.... they may be some little time... In: How do frost pockets occur?

I ban George for threatening behaviour thus: This incident occurred five hours ago so it might have been yesterday or not. I can't tell. But whatever. George is banned. Effective whenever it occurred - ie yesterday or today.

Out: A recording of Kylie's 'I should be so lucky' signed Kylie, of course. In: A knitted sock for a mobile phone. This one is striped primrose yellow and buttercup yellow.

A: Littleton, Rutland, UK. It has a population of 112. It was once much larger but there was a tornado in 1964 and it took with it most of the town along with the townsfolk who ended up in nearby Lower Littleton and in something of a dip; thus doubling the population and causing it to be renamed Greater Lower Littleton-in-the-Hollow. Q: Why are there 7 days in a week?

I ban George for mentioning youtube. And for submitting posts in row. There's probably a rule somewhere that I've forgotten about. And if there isn't there ought to be.

A: His name was really Christopher Chuckle. However, after a night of drinking skooma and mead (mixed together) he was arrested by the Whiterun guard and gave a false name. Whilst in jail he was heard singing and given a job by Balgruuf who thought his name was Merry Andrew and thus it stuck. He could hardly tell the jarl about the false name. Q: Why do bees make a buzzing noise?

I love larch. I love the fact that they're a deciduous conifer and the cones are gorgeous. It's quite difficult to say that it's my favourite but it's certainly one of my favourites. At night, the moon is often rocking in our larch tree, or hanging from it like a glass bauble. There's something magical about it. My husband thinks it's my favourite because of Skyrim...

Um George - I hate to tell you this but you're banned for letting Drakefell01 use your account. You remember that long stuff that you didn't bother to read and just ticked? Yes, that. It says no one else may use your account except you. I haven't been fooled by the: 'It's only me with a different name' thing... Banned!

Out: (Nice one) A crate of Skooma with a note saying: Don't drink this all at once and don't let it be a habit - J. The bottles are wrapped in various pages of an outline to Volume 2 of the Opus but they are tear stained and quite difficult to read. In: A tiny ebony model of Arvak with aetherium eyes which glow. It is on a silver chain and etched into the figurine, in tiny dragon tongue characters is: To the Dragonborn with love from Alduin.... No hard feelings. Luckily dragon tongue is very succinct - dragons don't enjoy writing in any case - and my translation is very approximate.

A: Do you mean the mountain or the figures? The mountain was caused by giant moles who existed millions of years ago at the time of the dinosaurs. Over the years the molehills have solidified and the giant ants who were also in existence then added to them. Thus proving you can make a mountain out of a molehill. I believe the figures are actually the work of the sculptor Prism who is present in a cameo appearance in Baldur's Gate 1. Q: How do you know that you're the same person who went to sleep last night?

OblivionAddicted - I am most certainly not an agent and you're banned for suggesting it. I ban GeorgeMittleton for having a long username which is awkward to type and I have a sore hand... Pagafyr - You're just banned. CUPS can be very awkward to configure and I've heard it's being phased out. So banned!