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Fighting the soulless minions of orthodoxy. I tried to be intellectual but it was too hard. BA, Hons, Crusades & Genocide studies. All kinds of Sci-Fi, Stationery addict.
Especially if there are or will be children in the house...
www.theguardian.com/books/2018/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2018/o...
Growing up in a house full of books is major boost to literacy and numeracy, study finds
Research data from 160,000 adults in 31 countries concludes that a sizeable home library gave teen school leavers skills equivalent to university graduates who didn’t read
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Especially if there are or will be children in the house...
www.theguardian.com/books/2018/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2018/o...
While Ness is "a site that can be seen to be defined by straight lines and rectangular forms' and "The archaeology that will be uncovered will be quite different". So it'll be a round thing.
November 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
While Ness is "a site that can be seen to be defined by straight lines and rectangular forms' and "The archaeology that will be uncovered will be quite different". So it'll be a round thing.
It's the best way. I smoked for 20 years until 2008, negative one gazillion out of 10, would not recommend.
November 23, 2025 at 6:33 AM
It's the best way. I smoked for 20 years until 2008, negative one gazillion out of 10, would not recommend.
Stars on flags aside, it is excellent.
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Stars on flags aside, it is excellent.
There is a beta test available which is excellent, if you haven't played that. I'm hopeful that the end product will be fantastic.
November 23, 2025 at 4:03 AM
There is a beta test available which is excellent, if you haven't played that. I'm hopeful that the end product will be fantastic.
I'm sure a purchase of copper would alleviate any bad feeling....
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November 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I'm sure a purchase of copper would alleviate any bad feeling....
www.legboot.com/product/ea-n...
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Could not get through the film.
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Could not get through the film.
Nothing but a nuisance. Constantly left in the middle of the thouroghfare, constantly wridden by idiots on the footpath.
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Nothing but a nuisance. Constantly left in the middle of the thouroghfare, constantly wridden by idiots on the footpath.
Well diphtheria is resurgent in Africa, partially due to cuts in US aid.
October 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Well diphtheria is resurgent in Africa, partially due to cuts in US aid.
Most likely at Lithgow Small Arms factory, which still produces weapons. In the Blue Mountains, east of Sydney.
October 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Most likely at Lithgow Small Arms factory, which still produces weapons. In the Blue Mountains, east of Sydney.
Two up certainly fits the 'underground coin flipping tournaments' description, even if mostly in the past.
October 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Two up certainly fits the 'underground coin flipping tournaments' description, even if mostly in the past.
I'm assuming you know about the Australian coin flipping game 'two up'. It is illegal (because gambling) except on ANZAC day (25th April), once a year, due to its association with soldiers in the First World War. Here's all about it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-up
Two-up - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I'm assuming you know about the Australian coin flipping game 'two up'. It is illegal (because gambling) except on ANZAC day (25th April), once a year, due to its association with soldiers in the First World War. Here's all about it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-up
Where's the paperback? At A$200 it is simply unaffordable.
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Where's the paperback? At A$200 it is simply unaffordable.
Yep, I haven't had shingles but I went for the vaccine as soon as I was able. Very sore arm for several days, and the second shot was a little easier, but still sore for a couple of days.
October 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Yep, I haven't had shingles but I went for the vaccine as soon as I was able. Very sore arm for several days, and the second shot was a little easier, but still sore for a couple of days.
I've worn one now for a few years. Living in Australia, the skin cancer capital of the world, deems it necessary. People do notice and are often complimentary.
October 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I've worn one now for a few years. Living in Australia, the skin cancer capital of the world, deems it necessary. People do notice and are often complimentary.
Being born in 1972 (Australia), I was aware of The Day After but not Threads. So it was not that long ago, as a mature student, that I did a Cold War pop culture unit and it was on the list. I was unprepared, to say the least, for how many levels of 'worse' were explored.
September 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Being born in 1972 (Australia), I was aware of The Day After but not Threads. So it was not that long ago, as a mature student, that I did a Cold War pop culture unit and it was on the list. I was unprepared, to say the least, for how many levels of 'worse' were explored.
If they’d smiled and walked on, if he’d just read the thing, but they didn’t, he couldn’t resist mentioning it and the only script he knows is about him.
September 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
If they’d smiled and walked on, if he’d just read the thing, but they didn’t, he couldn’t resist mentioning it and the only script he knows is about him.
I wonder what the Kirk equivalent of the Host Wessel song will sound like.....
September 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I wonder what the Kirk equivalent of the Host Wessel song will sound like.....
It has been done before.
They (homeless) used to be called 'workshy' and were included amongst the very first to be sent to places like Dachau. The 'useless eaters' were the mentally and physically disabled. Lethal injection was used to kill them from September, 1939. That was called Aktion T4.
They (homeless) used to be called 'workshy' and were included amongst the very first to be sent to places like Dachau. The 'useless eaters' were the mentally and physically disabled. Lethal injection was used to kill them from September, 1939. That was called Aktion T4.
September 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
It has been done before.
They (homeless) used to be called 'workshy' and were included amongst the very first to be sent to places like Dachau. The 'useless eaters' were the mentally and physically disabled. Lethal injection was used to kill them from September, 1939. That was called Aktion T4.
They (homeless) used to be called 'workshy' and were included amongst the very first to be sent to places like Dachau. The 'useless eaters' were the mentally and physically disabled. Lethal injection was used to kill them from September, 1939. That was called Aktion T4.
Clippers, No. 1 Comb. No curls, but no cost, zero maintenance, get up and go. Repeat as necessary, triple check for missed bits.
August 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Clippers, No. 1 Comb. No curls, but no cost, zero maintenance, get up and go. Repeat as necessary, triple check for missed bits.
Dachau is a better parallel....
July 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Dachau is a better parallel....
that caption (I am assuming it is original from IWM?) is a little confused. ...'rescued by a fireman from a block flats destroyed by a V1 flying bomb'....
June 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
that caption (I am assuming it is original from IWM?) is a little confused. ...'rescued by a fireman from a block flats destroyed by a V1 flying bomb'....