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You feel that reflects badly on my capacity for strategic thought generally. Glad we got that straight.

Yes indeed. I have mentioned to friends at Shrivenham Staff College that AEL is an excellent ...

More from the Department of Consequences.

By way of chatter over coffee with the electricians currently on site.

On the 1st April, the wages for the apprentices they employ will go up by 45%, o ...

There's also the Nasranis (or Saint Thomas Christians) of Kerala (in south India). Which still uses a Syriac Aramaic language in their churches.

Kharg also has a Portugese Castle on it. (That could be a clue?)

It certainly is.

The Portugese took their version of Christianity with them as they expanded their trading empire.

Somethin ...

For real, bona fide objections, go back and read the post about the 7% loss rate.

By a remarkable concatenation of ambient light in my bedroom, I find when going to sleep there is no difference whether my eyes are open or closed. It looks the same to me. And I mean exactly the same ...

Most of us pass by the "Organic" foods section in our local supermarket. It's usually overpriced with little or no visible difference to the regular stuff.

You cannot say it is overpriced ...

Do you English constantly rank sports stars on "all-time-greats" lists?
I am the only person, as far as I know, who does this.

The irony is that Harpo would be the first to complain abou ...

The Arctic route was the shortest, most direct and quickest route for supply convoys to the USSR
Sometime it was, sometimes it wasn't. I lumped it in with 'North Atlantic'.

Note to Admiralty:
D ...

While we (and many thousands of others) have been watching the USAF flights into Middle East air bases, most (perhaps naturally) have been focused on what men and materials are being flown into the ar ...

Today’s diet contains less than a tenth of the omega-3 fats that our ancestors ate and this is having dire consequences on mental health. Increased rates of depression, autism, ADHD and dementia are ...

Newfoundland has more citizens in MENSA than does any other Canadian province.

Is this because Newfoundland was the last province to get Television?

Do people in Newfoundland eat more seafood ...

(Can someone tell me if they can still see the images from a few posts ago, the ones about Sanskrit's "Skambha"? They arent showing up for me)

I can see an image with a white background a ...

Why would he kill himself, specifically, on March 8, 1898?

I doubt it was because he'd missed the premiere of Richard Straus' "Don Quixote", on that day in Keulen.

Please do tell.

It appears to be established now that Ukraine can not only resist further Russian advances but has, for the last two months, been a net advancer.

Established by whom? The Daily Mail? Citation need ...

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Topic: War on Terrorism
Boreades Replies: 2579 Views: 1147344	Forum: Politics Posted: 12:19 pm Subject: War on Terrorism
Boreades Replies: 2579 Views: 1147344	You feel that reflects badly on my capacity for strategic thought generally. Glad we got that straight. Yes indeed. I have mentioned to friends at Shrivenham Staff College that AEL is an excellent ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
Boreades Replies: 6131 Views: 6183880	Forum: Politics Posted: 12:12 pm Subject: Questions Of The Day
Boreades Replies: 6131 Views: 6183880	More from the Department of Consequences. By way of chatter over coffee with the electricians currently on site. On the 1st April, the wages for the apprentices they employ will go up by 45%, o ...
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Boreades Replies: 3806 Views: 2663656	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 12:02 pm Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Boreades Replies: 3806 Views: 2663656	There's also the Nasranis (or Saint Thomas Christians) of Kerala (in south India). Which still uses a Syriac Aramaic language in their churches.
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Boreades Replies: 3806 Views: 2663656	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 11:58 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Boreades Replies: 3806 Views: 2663656	Kharg also has a Portugese Castle on it. (That could be a clue?) It certainly is. The Portugese took their version of Christianity with them as they expanded their trading empire. Somethin ...
Topic: War on Terrorism
Boreades Replies: 2579 Views: 1147344	Forum: Politics Posted: 11:49 am Subject: War on Terrorism
Boreades Replies: 2579 Views: 1147344	For real, bona fide objections, go back and read the post about the 7% loss rate.
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Boreades Replies: 3806 Views: 2663656	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 10:57 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Boreades Replies: 3806 Views: 2663656	By a remarkable concatenation of ambient light in my bedroom, I find when going to sleep there is no difference whether my eyes are open or closed. It looks the same to me. And I mean exactly the same ...
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Boreades Replies: 3806 Views: 2663656	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 10:55 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Boreades Replies: 3806 Views: 2663656	Most of us pass by the "Organic" foods section in our local supermarket. It's usually overpriced with little or no visible difference to the regular stuff. You cannot say it is overpriced ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Boreades Replies: 5227 Views: 12681972	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 10:48 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Boreades Replies: 5227 Views: 12681972	Do you English constantly rank sports stars on "all-time-greats" lists? I am the only person, as far as I know, who does this. The irony is that Harpo would be the first to complain abou ...
Topic: War on Terrorism
Boreades Replies: 2579 Views: 1147344	Forum: Politics Posted: 10:40 am Subject: War on Terrorism
Boreades Replies: 2579 Views: 1147344	The Arctic route was the shortest, most direct and quickest route for supply convoys to the USSR Sometime it was, sometimes it wasn't. I lumped it in with 'North Atlantic'. Note to Admiralty: D ...
Topic: War on Terrorism
Boreades Replies: 2579 Views: 1147344	Forum: Politics Posted: 8:58 pm Subject: War on Terrorism
Boreades Replies: 2579 Views: 1147344	While we (and many thousands of others) have been watching the USAF flights into Middle East air bases, most (perhaps naturally) have been focused on what men and materials are being flown into the ar ...
Topic: Let's Cure Autism!
Boreades Replies: 357 Views: 373630	Forum: Health Posted: 8:07 pm Subject: Let's Cure Autism!
Boreades Replies: 357 Views: 373630	Today’s diet contains less than a tenth of the omega-3 fats that our ancestors ate and this is having dire consequences on mental health. Increased rates of depression, autism, ADHD and dementia are ...
Topic: Let's Cure Autism!
Boreades Replies: 357 Views: 373630	Forum: Health Posted: 8:03 pm Subject: Let's Cure Autism!
Boreades Replies: 357 Views: 373630	Newfoundland has more citizens in MENSA than does any other Canadian province. Is this because Newfoundland was the last province to get Television? Do people in Newfoundland eat more seafood ...
Topic: Mytholinguistics
Boreades Replies: 55 Views: 10531	Forum: Linguistics Posted: 7:53 pm Subject: Mytholinguistics
Boreades Replies: 55 Views: 10531	(Can someone tell me if they can still see the images from a few posts ago, the ones about Sanskrit's "Skambha"? They arent showing up for me) I can see an image with a white background a ...
Topic: Mytholinguistics
Boreades Replies: 55 Views: 10531	Forum: Linguistics Posted: 5:44 pm Subject: Mytholinguistics
Boreades Replies: 55 Views: 10531	Why would he kill himself, specifically, on March 8, 1898? I doubt it was because he'd missed the premiere of Richard Straus' "Don Quixote", on that day in Keulen. Please do tell.
Topic: Medium Ukraine
Boreades Replies: 498 Views: 99038	Forum: Politics Posted: 2:28 pm Subject: Medium Ukraine
Boreades Replies: 498 Views: 99038	It appears to be established now that Ukraine can not only resist further Russian advances but has, for the last two months, been a net advancer. Established by whom? The Daily Mail? Citation need ...