Great Uncle Fred
Welcome to this website: unclefredsanswers.co.uk.
What do you think of it so far?
I wouldn't know - I know nothing about websites. Are they meant to look like this?
Anyway, not to worry. I am Fred and I am here to answer any questions you might have which your parents, or teachers, or friends, are not able to answer, or you do not want to ask them in the first place. Questions, perhaps, which have more than one possible answer, or no answer.
That's me in the picture. Well, it's meant to be. Dave the artist has done me smiling and I never smile and he's done me more handsome and less knobbly than I actually am but, other than that, he's done a good job. I am a grumpy old baggage, you see, but I do like to answer questions. I like the questions which pop into the minds of youngsters especially but, obviously, you get youngsters of any age. As someone once said, all the most important questions are asked by people under seven years old. "Why was I born?" for example: not a very easy question to answer.
My great nephew is called Jack and it was him who got me into this. Jack knows about computers. I know nothing at all about computers, as you might have guessed, but I can use a type-writer and Jack can put my answers into the computer. Jack is going to write the "About Great Uncle Fred" page. I am great uncle to no one else, by the way, apart from Jack, but you can call me Great Uncle Fred if you like, or Bilbo, or Pudding-Face. I am too old to mind what anyone calls me.
One day, Jack had a question - "What is the greatest crime committed by man against bird?" - and his parents were unable to answer it, and his teachers were too busy and his friends did not know, so he asked me. And I answered the question to his satisfaction and then he had more questions and his friends had some questions and this all grew from there.
So, if you have a question, it does not matter what sort of question, it might be personal, a matter of fact, a matter of opinion, advice, guidance, whatever, and you cannot get anyone to answer it, or you are too shy to ask, try me if you like. It's easily done ("click" on the "Suggest a Question" box) and perhaps this site can help you.
We have arranged the questions into eight categories but we can always add more. The categories so far are: Nature; People; The World; Life; Living; Sport; Art; History. (If you look, you will see that there are quite good reasons to distinguish between "Life" and "Living", for example.)
You can ask what you like but if the question is more suitable to be answered by your parents or guardian or it is for some reason not for me, it might just be ignored. Also, as I say, I'm a cantankerous old curmudgeon and you might not get the answer you want, or expect. Like it or lump it, buster!
But you are meant to like it. That's the point. Entertainment, a wee bit of education, a splash of argumentativeness. That's what we are hoping to provide. We want to provoke discussion. Please come in, have a look around, tell us what you think.
Any questions?
Oh, by the way, if you want to know more about the site, go to the "About this site" page. OK?