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I have decided to impose martial law. Apparently only one person has to be in favour before you do so.

The Russkies will also lose their only naval base outside Russia if they lose Assad (or even if they lose the bit of coast adjacent to Idlib province). They've got a remarkable lot to lose just when t ...

This find is clearly kosher and should clear up quite a few Roman mysteries. If it's only worth £100,000 we'll probably buy it for the AEL's coin room.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1983700/arch ...

Today's ten-clapper (you have to remember I didn't get any for the first n number of months of my membership) is actually quite a good one. It arose from this story (and which may have featured in the ...

Georgia won’t fight the good fight
“They keep electing pro-Russian governments,” say all western media outlets.

As nobody in Georgia is pro-Russian and Georgia is a working democracy that re ...

Yes, he is the elephant in the room. He never forgets.

But this Sponsian character is not in any sense a Roman emperor. He is a local honcho of Dacia. It may be that such people adopt the title of emperor as a matter of course. After all the real Roman em ...

Our friend in the north (ie Norway) sent us this https://greekreporter.com/2024/11/30/ancient-gold-coin-proves-fake-roman-emperor-real/ which raises a whole bunch of new talking points. But I thought ...

Interesting. I tend to view Erdogan as a bit of a dope. Nationalism always pays dividends in the short term. I don't think Russia is a fairweather opportunist friend. Turkey has limited options in the ...

It is true Turkey has more 'migrants' per head of (native) population than anyone else in the world. And by a long way. And seems to have avoided a native backlash more successfully that anyone else t ...

Rebels Capture Syria’s Largest City
The Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions have seized control of Aleppo (Agencies)

HTS may be an acronym new to you. There ma ...

The Yardbirds (Sky Arts)

New according to the blurb but not judging by the look of everybody taking part. Every time I watch one of these 'how they got there' programmes about contemporaries of min ...

It has to be remembered that the Assad regime--father and son--has always lacked legitimacy. They are Alawites ruling over a nation of Sunnis and Shias. Secularists in a country of religious devotees. ...

Mum, can I have a Saints' away strip for Christmas? I want everyone to call me a pouf.

Bournemouth pen

I'm still not getting it. The Wolves goalie has the ball in front of him, ostensibly under his control, he draws his foot back to hoof the ball away. In the half second this takes, ...

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Topic: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 4750 Views: 1033791	Forum: Politics Posted: 12:30 pm Subject: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 4750 Views: 1033791	I have decided to impose martial law. Apparently only one person has to be in favour before you do so.
Topic: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 1806 Views: 493355	Forum: Politics Posted: 12:41 pm Subject: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 1806 Views: 493355	The Russkies will also lose their only naval base outside Russia if they lose Assad (or even if they lose the bit of coast adjacent to Idlib province). They've got a remarkable lot to lose just when t ...
Topic: COIN
Mick Harper Replies: 829 Views: 378256	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 12:20 pm Subject: COIN
Mick Harper Replies: 829 Views: 378256	This find is clearly kosher and should clear up quite a few Roman mysteries. If it's only worth £100,000 we'll probably buy it for the AEL's coin room. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1983700/arch ...
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 2850 Views: 1181058	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 9:31 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 2850 Views: 1181058	Today's ten-clapper (you have to remember I didn't get any for the first n number of months of my membership) is actually quite a good one. It arose from this story (and which may have featured in the ...
Topic: Politics, The Final Frontier
Mick Harper Replies: 1589 Views: 413693	Forum: Politics Posted: 9:12 am Subject: Politics, The Final Frontier
Mick Harper Replies: 1589 Views: 413693	Georgia won’t fight the good fight “They keep electing pro-Russian governments,” say all western media outlets. As nobody in Georgia is pro-Russian and Georgia is a working democracy that re ...
Topic: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 1806 Views: 493355	Forum: Politics Posted: 3:27 pm Subject: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 1806 Views: 493355	Yes, he is the elephant in the room. He never forgets.
Topic: COIN
Mick Harper Replies: 829 Views: 378256	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 2:29 pm Subject: COIN
Mick Harper Replies: 829 Views: 378256	But this Sponsian character is not in any sense a Roman emperor. He is a local honcho of Dacia. It may be that such people adopt the title of emperor as a matter of course. After all the real Roman em ...
Topic: COIN
Mick Harper Replies: 829 Views: 378256	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 11:47 am Subject: COIN
Mick Harper Replies: 829 Views: 378256	Our friend in the north (ie Norway) sent us this https://greekreporter.com/2024/11/30/ancient-gold-coin-proves-fake-roman-emperor-real/ which raises a whole bunch of new talking points. But I thought ...
Topic: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 1806 Views: 493355	Forum: Politics Posted: 11:39 am Subject: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 1806 Views: 493355	Interesting. I tend to view Erdogan as a bit of a dope. Nationalism always pays dividends in the short term. I don't think Russia is a fairweather opportunist friend. Turkey has limited options in the ...
Topic: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 1806 Views: 493355	Forum: Politics Posted: 6:37 am Subject: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 1806 Views: 493355	It is true Turkey has more 'migrants' per head of (native) population than anyone else in the world. And by a long way. And seems to have avoided a native backlash more successfully that anyone else t ...
Topic: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 1806 Views: 493355	Forum: Politics Posted: 4:09 pm Subject: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 1806 Views: 493355	Rebels Capture Syria’s Largest City The Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions have seized control of Aleppo (Agencies) HTS may be an acronym new to you. There ma ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2325 Views: 817547	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 10:58 am Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2325 Views: 817547	The Yardbirds (Sky Arts) New according to the blurb but not judging by the look of everybody taking part. Every time I watch one of these 'how they got there' programmes about contemporaries of min ...
Topic: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 1806 Views: 493355	Forum: Politics Posted: 10:15 am Subject: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 1806 Views: 493355	It has to be remembered that the Assad regime--father and son--has always lacked legitimacy. They are Alawites ruling over a nation of Sunnis and Shias. Secularists in a country of religious devotees. ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 4119 Views: 1055978	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 9:02 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 4119 Views: 1055978	Mum, can I have a Saints' away strip for Christmas? I want everyone to call me a pouf.
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 4119 Views: 1055978	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 5:43 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 4119 Views: 1055978	Bournemouth pen I'm still not getting it. The Wolves goalie has the ball in front of him, ostensibly under his control, he draws his foot back to hoof the ball away. In the half second this takes, ...