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You can argue about the reasons, but we consistently underestimate the numbers. Why?
I don't see the mystery. Like I say, and I'm sure you agree, the number of people in the world at any one time who ...

Today's quiz question

Which combatant nation of WW2 shot down the last US warplane?
No?
Here's a clue: it was B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
No?
Another clue: it was downed by anti-aircraft fire ...

I'm trying to get my head round this

Later, fifty more women came forward with complaints about Greg Wallace's behaviour.
In the olden days when women knew their place, male celebrities were allow ...

Britain (London) is a magnet, the boat figures have gone up massively since Brexit 2020.
You seem to forget there have been 'camps' in northern France of migrants trying to get from France to Britain ...

We're in the final now
We're in the final now
Ee-aye-addio
We're in the final now.

By 'we' I mean Chelsea in the World Club Championship and irrespective of whether they prove to be the best tea ...

This Week's Conspiracy Theory Competition

You have to work out whether this is a conspiracy theory or it actually happened. The known facts:

* In the 1940's, 50's and 60's the State of Israel wa ...

We find out the real reason...
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Page Twenty-Three of Forgeries

Church documents. In doing this the monks unintentionally created what modern historians have taken to be England’ ...

Depressing's not the word.
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Did you see…? December 6, 2024
I know. Depressing, wasn’t it?

Watching the British Prime Minister relaunch the Labour government for the nth time in ...

Stream The Couple Next Door S1 Channel 4 flyer
We used to go dogging, the four of us, but we're all getting a bit long in the tooth for new stuff.

June 2022 Thomas Partey arrested for four rapes and one sexual assault
June 2025 Thomas Partey's contract with Arsenal ends
June 2025 Thomas Partey charged with the offences by the Crown Prosecutio ...

We'll just check in case there's a bogus list lurking around

most ethnically diverse city So the natives are already fed up
300 languages spoken So 299 the migrant can't speak
free schooling Ever ...

France has very secure fencing for everything apart from odds and sods she wants rid of. Tell the council that.

Which reminds me, Keir and le Prez are discussing a proposal by which you can return ...

It turns out the US version, The Secret History of the English Language, is also on Goodreads including one from last month! I don't think Charles Dickens was still getting reviews twenty years later. ...

I'm just putting these reviews from Goodreads here for posterity because they are re-organising.
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David Cheshire January 13 2013
This is a firecracker of a book, funnily written, r ...

Oh, the hilarity of it all

As I pointed out at the time, and reiterated every time it subsequently dominated the world's airwaves, there was absolutely nothing to report in the Jeffrey Epstein case ...

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Topic: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 5256 Views: 3349860	Forum: Politics Posted: 11:45 am Subject: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 5256 Views: 3349860	You can argue about the reasons, but we consistently underestimate the numbers. Why? I don't see the mystery. Like I say, and I'm sure you agree, the number of people in the world at any one time who ...
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 3245 Views: 2151070	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 11:28 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 3245 Views: 2151070	Today's quiz question Which combatant nation of WW2 shot down the last US warplane? No? Here's a clue: it was B-25 Mitchell medium bomber. No? Another clue: it was downed by anti-aircraft fire ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2649 Views: 1428885	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 8:51 am Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2649 Views: 1428885	I'm trying to get my head round this Later, fifty more women came forward with complaints about Greg Wallace's behaviour. In the olden days when women knew their place, male celebrities were allow ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 5256 Views: 3349860	Forum: Politics Posted: 8:10 am Subject: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 5256 Views: 3349860	Britain (London) is a magnet, the boat figures have gone up massively since Brexit 2020. You seem to forget there have been 'camps' in northern France of migrants trying to get from France to Britain ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 4563 Views: 9949914	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 6:40 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 4563 Views: 9949914	We're in the final now We're in the final now Ee-aye-addio We're in the final now. By 'we' I mean Chelsea in the World Club Championship and irrespective of whether they prove to be the best tea ...
Topic: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 819 Views: 379430	Forum: Politics Posted: 5:38 am Subject: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 819 Views: 379430	This Week's Conspiracy Theory Competition You have to work out whether this is a conspiracy theory or it actually happened. The known facts: * In the 1940's, 50's and 60's the State of Israel wa ...
Topic: The Purpose of AE
Mick Harper Replies: 46 Views: 2338	Forum: APPLIED EPISTEMOLOGY Posted: 4:35 am Subject: The Purpose of AE
Mick Harper Replies: 46 Views: 2338	We find out the real reason... -------------- Page Twenty-Three of Forgeries Church documents. In doing this the monks unintentionally created what modern historians have taken to be England’ ...
Topic: Medium Green
Mick Harper Replies: 26 Views: 1465	Forum: Geophysics Posted: 4:06 am Subject: Medium Green
Mick Harper Replies: 26 Views: 1465	Depressing's not the word. ------------ Did you see…? December 6, 2024 I know. Depressing, wasn’t it? Watching the British Prime Minister relaunch the Labour government for the nth time in ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2649 Views: 1428885	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 3:52 am Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2649 Views: 1428885	Stream The Couple Next Door S1 Channel 4 flyer We used to go dogging, the four of us, but we're all getting a bit long in the tooth for new stuff.
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 4563 Views: 9949914	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 1:25 pm Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 4563 Views: 9949914	June 2022 Thomas Partey arrested for four rapes and one sexual assault June 2025 Thomas Partey's contract with Arsenal ends June 2025 Thomas Partey charged with the offences by the Crown Prosecutio ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 5256 Views: 3349860	Forum: Politics Posted: 1:08 pm Subject: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 5256 Views: 3349860	We'll just check in case there's a bogus list lurking around most ethnically diverse city So the natives are already fed up 300 languages spoken So 299 the migrant can't speak free schooling Ever ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 5256 Views: 3349860	Forum: Politics Posted: 10:40 am Subject: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 5256 Views: 3349860	France has very secure fencing for everything apart from odds and sods she wants rid of. Tell the council that. Which reminds me, Keir and le Prez are discussing a proposal by which you can return ...
Topic: Matters Arising
Mick Harper Replies: 3609 Views: 1686352	Forum: The History of Britain Revealed Posted: 9:50 am Subject: Matters Arising
Mick Harper Replies: 3609 Views: 1686352	It turns out the US version, The Secret History of the English Language, is also on Goodreads including one from last month! I don't think Charles Dickens was still getting reviews twenty years later. ...
Topic: Matters Arising
Mick Harper Replies: 3609 Views: 1686352	Forum: The History of Britain Revealed Posted: 9:23 am Subject: Matters Arising
Mick Harper Replies: 3609 Views: 1686352	I'm just putting these reviews from Goodreads here for posterity because they are re-organising. -------------- David Cheshire January 13 2013 This is a firecracker of a book, funnily written, r ...
Topic: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 819 Views: 379430	Forum: Politics Posted: 7:41 am Subject: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 819 Views: 379430	Oh, the hilarity of it all As I pointed out at the time, and reiterated every time it subsequently dominated the world's airwaves, there was absolutely nothing to report in the Jeffrey Epstein case ...