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Real Madrid 6 Aston Villa 2

Or Olympiakos to scale it down to second city level.

A new wrinkle for me today. I turned on the computer and instead of pressing the start dubry I pressed the turn the computer off dubry.

This state religion evolves into Christianity.
True, Christianity is a state religion but how you get from emperor-worship and polytheism to Jesus-worship and (theoretically) monotheism seems too lon ...

According to Wiley the Romans establishd control of the Irish Sea zone and so you get Roman Catholics both sides of the water.
Obviously this is antithetical to my view. Christianity arrived in Engl ...

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 ...

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Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 3926 Views: 741511	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 7:11 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 3926 Views: 741511	Real Madrid 6 Aston Villa 2 Or Olympiakos to scale it down to second city level.
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 2676 Views: 644699	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 6:48 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 2676 Views: 644699	A new wrinkle for me today. I turned on the computer and instead of pressing the start dubry I pressed the turn the computer off dubry.
Topic: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 416 Views: 208281	Forum: History Posted: 6:45 am Subject: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 416 Views: 208281	This state religion evolves into Christianity. True, Christianity is a state religion but how you get from emperor-worship and polytheism to Jesus-worship and (theoretically) monotheism seems too lon ...
Topic: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 416 Views: 208281	Forum: History Posted: 8:55 am Subject: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 416 Views: 208281	According to Wiley the Romans establishd control of the Irish Sea zone and so you get Roman Catholics both sides of the water. Obviously this is antithetical to my view. Christianity arrived in Engl ...
Topic: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 416 Views: 208281	Forum: History Posted: 8:44 am Subject: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 416 Views: 208281	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: 2676 Views: 644699	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 4:07 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 2676 Views: 644699	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: 2676 Views: 644699	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 3:54 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 2676 Views: 644699	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: 2676 Views: 644699	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 3:52 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 2676 Views: 644699	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: 553098	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 3:43 pm Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2208 Views: 553098	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: 3926 Views: 741511	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 11:19 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 3926 Views: 741511	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: 3926 Views: 741511	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 9:14 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 3926 Views: 741511	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: 3926 Views: 741511	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 4:11 pm Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 3926 Views: 741511	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: 553098	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 10:37 am Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2208 Views: 553098	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: 416 Views: 208281	Forum: History Posted: 1:24 pm Subject: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 416 Views: 208281	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: 416 Views: 208281	Forum: History Posted: 7:50 am Subject: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 416 Views: 208281	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 ...