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You're right to be nicely scathing. it's not what would be called 'firmed up'.

So folks thought it would be a neat idea to adopt a pacifist, mystery religion, HQ Middle East,
They were adopting ...

I'm like a concert pianist who never gets the Nobel Prize for Music.
I'm just putting this here to remind myself to use it some time.

The most useful purchase I ever made has finally run out. A box of toothpicks. And yet I have never picked a single tooth.

When it did arrive, there was no ring of the bell, no note through the letter box, no email. I found it propped against the front door when I sallied forth to Tesco. If I was the king I would demand m ...

Changing Ends (ITV-1)

Not the sort of broad comedy I would watch (or I would watch and keep quiet about it) but this has two oddities that commend it (1) a real football manager, Graham Carr, of No ...

Having now watched half-hour highlights of Palace 4 Utd 0 I have to say the situation is far worse than I thought. Palace may be shoe-string but they just toyed with their Rolls Canardly opponents. Wh ...

Bayern Munich are in for Ten Hag so that should take care of one stumbling block. Sir Jim Ratcliffe was given a tour last week and was horrified at the mess everywhere. He ordered a tidy-up so everyth ...

I can remember the days when they were struggling in the second division and nearly being taken over by the bloke who took over Carlisle instead. City reached the third!

It is instructive to compar ...

Bean There, Done That

I've been listening to Shardlake on R4X with only a limited amount of engagement but I am now bereft of all streaming services so I am reliant on your daughter for further int ...

If you're talking about the Ancient Romans, they wouldn't have heard of Christianity but if you're talking about Christians, who couldn't badge themselves by their official HQ, Jerusalem, on account o ...

Everyone uses religion as a badge of identity and the British Isles are a good test bed.

* The English chose Anglicanism to differentiate themselves from Europeans
But recusant Catholicism in nor ...

Ah yes, Gorillas. Use 'em all the time. But I can't see the Co-op lasting much longer. Presumably they can't use zero hour contracts. This is just the sort of real time, all the time, failure is not a ...

There's a big difference. NISA, Spar and suchlike are corner shops owned and operated by individuals. They are no better (and no worse) than your standard Asian. The Co-op is simply their wholesale su ...

Are you sure? NISA, Spar et al are co-operatives but not the Co-op.

I tend to assume he was a made-up character in the first place. All part of western Europe's attempt to (a) resist and (b) turn the tide of Islamic expansion.

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Topic: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 411 Views: 207987	Forum: History Posted: 8:44 am Subject: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 411 Views: 207987	You're right to be nicely scathing. it's not what would be called 'firmed up'. So folks thought it would be a neat idea to adopt a pacifist, mystery religion, HQ Middle East, They were adopting ...
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 2675 Views: 644084	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 4:07 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 2675 Views: 644084	I'm like a concert pianist who never gets the Nobel Prize for Music. I'm just putting this here to remind myself to use it some time.
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 2675 Views: 644084	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 3:54 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 2675 Views: 644084	The most useful purchase I ever made has finally run out. A box of toothpicks. And yet I have never picked a single tooth.
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 2675 Views: 644084	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 3:52 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 2675 Views: 644084	When it did arrive, there was no ring of the bell, no note through the letter box, no email. I found it propped against the front door when I sallied forth to Tesco. If I was the king I would demand m ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2208 Views: 552537	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 3:43 pm Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2208 Views: 552537	Changing Ends (ITV-1) Not the sort of broad comedy I would watch (or I would watch and keep quiet about it) but this has two oddities that commend it (1) a real football manager, Graham Carr, of No ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 3925 Views: 740654	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 11:19 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 3925 Views: 740654	Having now watched half-hour highlights of Palace 4 Utd 0 I have to say the situation is far worse than I thought. Palace may be shoe-string but they just toyed with their Rolls Canardly opponents. Wh ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 3925 Views: 740654	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 9:14 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 3925 Views: 740654	Bayern Munich are in for Ten Hag so that should take care of one stumbling block. Sir Jim Ratcliffe was given a tour last week and was horrified at the mess everywhere. He ordered a tidy-up so everyth ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 3925 Views: 740654	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 4:11 pm Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 3925 Views: 740654	I can remember the days when they were struggling in the second division and nearly being taken over by the bloke who took over Carlisle instead. City reached the third! It is instructive to compar ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2208 Views: 552537	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 10:37 am Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2208 Views: 552537	Bean There, Done That I've been listening to Shardlake on R4X with only a limited amount of engagement but I am now bereft of all streaming services so I am reliant on your daughter for further int ...
Topic: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 411 Views: 207987	Forum: History Posted: 1:24 pm Subject: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 411 Views: 207987	If you're talking about the Ancient Romans, they wouldn't have heard of Christianity but if you're talking about Christians, who couldn't badge themselves by their official HQ, Jerusalem, on account o ...
Topic: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 411 Views: 207987	Forum: History Posted: 7:50 am Subject: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 411 Views: 207987	Everyone uses religion as a badge of identity and the British Isles are a good test bed. * The English chose Anglicanism to differentiate themselves from Europeans But recusant Catholicism in nor ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 4538 Views: 797756	Forum: Politics Posted: 1:33 pm Subject: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 4538 Views: 797756	Ah yes, Gorillas. Use 'em all the time. But I can't see the Co-op lasting much longer. Presumably they can't use zero hour contracts. This is just the sort of real time, all the time, failure is not a ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 4538 Views: 797756	Forum: Politics Posted: 9:56 am Subject: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 4538 Views: 797756	There's a big difference. NISA, Spar and suchlike are corner shops owned and operated by individuals. They are no better (and no worse) than your standard Asian. The Co-op is simply their wholesale su ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 4538 Views: 797756	Forum: Politics Posted: 9:14 am Subject: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 4538 Views: 797756	Are you sure? NISA, Spar et al are co-operatives but not the Co-op.
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 2714 Views: 705069	Forum: British History Posted: 4:56 am Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 2714 Views: 705069	I tend to assume he was a made-up character in the first place. All part of western Europe's attempt to (a) resist and (b) turn the tide of Islamic expansion.