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Don't forget to send me a list of all countries that have their tankers blow up once a month. For comparative purposes, you understand.

PS The Kerch tankers were not included in my list.

Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (BBC Radio 4 Extra)

Although my mother said she couldn't boil water when she married my father, she made up for it in the next half-century. I can hones ...

I can't resist putting this, from page 39, prematurely. They are discussing ways of increasing the revenues of their rather dim (12th century?) monastery at Canterbury. The Apprentice, starring what's ...

Most of Russian post-sanctions oil exports go out via their 'shadow fleet', elderly tankers patched up to 'do a job'. Five of them have been subject to explosions in 2025 (so far). Which is about five ...

I think you have hit on a major weakness of the British first-past-the-post system, as opposed to the more usual proportional representation. And which applies to the USA as well.

Where is policy ...

Hatty's post is too magisterial for comment from the likes of me, so back at the bookface: Page eighteen of Forgeries

Angevins win. All landowners have reason to seek some kind of legitimacy for th ...

Time for something lighter, I thought.
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The Council of Foxes September 29, 2024
For years there has been an impassioned debate about foxhunting in Britain.
Should it be allowed or sh ...

Shardlake: Lamentation (BBC Radio 4)

This illustrates the advantages of radio when it comes to historical crime fiction. Plots have to be a bit simple because in ye olden days they didn't have the ...

I finally got a handle on this disability benefits business when some a-political dude slowly went through it on Newsnight. First off, it's definitely a British problem. Other countries had a surge be ...

Harper thinks Wiley sticking a whole gobbet of Wiki something or other without comment is always wrong. It is against AEL rules.

It's a good job I'm available free on the AEL. If I ever went private I'd be on easy street.

Have you ever heard of 'self non-medication'? It works like this:

1. Over the years your GP has put you on any number of daily pills.
2. Statins, blood pressure, iron supplements, dietetics, the k ...

Twenty thousand people have crossed the Channel so far in boats. Channel 4 News
Lordy, lordy, what are the government doing about it?

The government have promised to tackle the smuggling gangs beh ...

Perhaps it is time the whole 'Charismatic Movement' be re-inspected in case it wasn't just another bout of Christian renewal. These are needed periodically because, with the best will in the world, ch ...

There is a later section in Forgeries that covers a possibly deliberate conflation of Augustine of Canterbury with Augustine of Hippo. Though a conflation with Augustus, the First Emperor of Rome, had ...

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Topic: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 2162 Views: 847507	Forum: Politics Posted: 3:37 pm Subject: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 2162 Views: 847507	Don't forget to send me a list of all countries that have their tankers blow up once a month. For comparative purposes, you understand. PS The Kerch tankers were not included in my list.
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2646 Views: 1426372	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 3:15 pm Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2646 Views: 1426372	Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (BBC Radio 4 Extra) Although my mother said she couldn't boil water when she married my father, she made up for it in the next half-century. I can hones ...
Topic: The Purpose of AE
Mick Harper Replies: 40 Views: 1895	Forum: APPLIED EPISTEMOLOGY Posted: 1:52 pm Subject: The Purpose of AE
Mick Harper Replies: 40 Views: 1895	I can't resist putting this, from page 39, prematurely. They are discussing ways of increasing the revenues of their rather dim (12th century?) monastery at Canterbury. The Apprentice, starring what's ...
Topic: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 2162 Views: 847507	Forum: Politics Posted: 8:32 am Subject: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 2162 Views: 847507	Most of Russian post-sanctions oil exports go out via their 'shadow fleet', elderly tankers patched up to 'do a job'. Five of them have been subject to explosions in 2025 (so far). Which is about five ...
Topic: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 817 Views: 378124	Forum: Politics Posted: 4:59 am Subject: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 817 Views: 378124	I think you have hit on a major weakness of the British first-past-the-post system, as opposed to the more usual proportional representation. And which applies to the USA as well. Where is policy ...
Topic: The Purpose of AE
Mick Harper Replies: 40 Views: 1895	Forum: APPLIED EPISTEMOLOGY Posted: 4:32 am Subject: The Purpose of AE
Mick Harper Replies: 40 Views: 1895	Hatty's post is too magisterial for comment from the likes of me, so back at the bookface: Page eighteen of Forgeries Angevins win. All landowners have reason to seek some kind of legitimacy for th ...
Topic: Medium Green
Mick Harper Replies: 22 Views: 1159	Forum: Geophysics Posted: 4:07 am Subject: Medium Green
Mick Harper Replies: 22 Views: 1159	Time for something lighter, I thought. ----------- The Council of Foxes September 29, 2024 For years there has been an impassioned debate about foxhunting in Britain. Should it be allowed or sh ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2646 Views: 1426372	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 1:40 pm Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2646 Views: 1426372	Shardlake: Lamentation (BBC Radio 4) This illustrates the advantages of radio when it comes to historical crime fiction. Plots have to be a bit simple because in ye olden days they didn't have the ...
Topic: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 817 Views: 378124	Forum: Politics Posted: 1:20 pm Subject: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 817 Views: 378124	I finally got a handle on this disability benefits business when some a-political dude slowly went through it on Newsnight. First off, it's definitely a British problem. Other countries had a surge be ...
Topic: COIN
Mick Harper Replies: 854 Views: 517406	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 11:43 am Subject: COIN
Mick Harper Replies: 854 Views: 517406	Harper thinks Wiley sticking a whole gobbet of Wiki something or other without comment is always wrong. It is against AEL rules.
Topic: This Really Makes me Sick!
Mick Harper Replies: 116 Views: 228060	Forum: Health Posted: 10:46 am Subject: This Really Makes me Sick!
Mick Harper Replies: 116 Views: 228060	It's a good job I'm available free on the AEL. If I ever went private I'd be on easy street.
Topic: This Really Makes me Sick!
Mick Harper Replies: 116 Views: 228060	Forum: Health Posted: 10:37 am Subject: This Really Makes me Sick!
Mick Harper Replies: 116 Views: 228060	Have you ever heard of 'self non-medication'? It works like this: 1. Over the years your GP has put you on any number of daily pills. 2. Statins, blood pressure, iron supplements, dietetics, the k ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 5245 Views: 3300746	Forum: Politics Posted: 10:11 am Subject: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 5245 Views: 3300746	Twenty thousand people have crossed the Channel so far in boats. Channel 4 News Lordy, lordy, what are the government doing about it? The government have promised to tackle the smuggling gangs beh ...
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 3241 Views: 2147489	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 9:31 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 3241 Views: 2147489	Perhaps it is time the whole 'Charismatic Movement' be re-inspected in case it wasn't just another bout of Christian renewal. These are needed periodically because, with the best will in the world, ch ...
Topic: COIN
Mick Harper Replies: 854 Views: 517406	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 9:25 am Subject: COIN
Mick Harper Replies: 854 Views: 517406	There is a later section in Forgeries that covers a possibly deliberate conflation of Augustine of Canterbury with Augustine of Hippo. Though a conflation with Augustus, the First Emperor of Rome, had ...