Magere Hein

Nothing like this, I suppose.

I have no idea how much risk there is that SS Richard Montgomery's cargo will actually explode, but I rather doubt that burying it under sand will accomplish full protection against the damage such an explsion might cause. After all, neither sand nor water compress well. The explosion's energy has to go somewhere, and most of that will be spent on accelerating that sand and water in all directions up and sideways. It'll slosh. Dangerously so, tsunami type, though not at that scale.

Or even stronger: "Disappointment!"

I suppose that's a yes. Computers aren't good at ambiguous questions; neither am I.

Argh!

/me whistles a song about a 20th century dictator.

Ooh, that's a biggie! I'm not totally sure, but I guess he was an A-List name in the IT world. Now I'm tempted to ask you... are you an IT guy? He was, and yes, I am. I did some of my first programming exercises on a mainframe from a competitor, a university owned VAX-11. Such mainframes as Amdahl designed were still in general use then, and some two decades later I did some actual (i.e paid) work on one of those IBM dinosaurs, still working for a large bank. I particularly remember the paperware that came with it: a filing cabinet full of it.

I don't negotiate with terrorists No, you don't, and I don't think you should. Our travelling guest has a point though. This is a political conflict, currently in the war stage. To end that war, a political agreement must be found, and negotiations are part of reaching agreement. No party in the conlict is ready for that. For the hawks out there: there's no way of winning this war.

Ooh, that's a biggie!

Fixed. Adding news source now.

what gender Can't see, they have no clothes on.

Those are the worst.

Oh no! Being Rolf Harris is contagious! To the hills!

I know that tree! Well, I paid it a visit. When asked about its health, it chose to remain silent. [voice=Mrs. Entity]Some animals do that, 's called sequential hermaphroditism. E.g. the Green swordtail (Xiphophorus hellerii) and the Common slipper shell (Crepidula fornicata). I wouldn't like that.[/voice]

Released from isolation and transferred to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital to continue her recovery. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3315099/Nurse-Pauline-Cafferkey-beaten-Ebola-discharged-hospital-isolation-unit-relapsing-killer-disease-month.html Tough bird.

Oh dear, full frontal cuteness. If you like her with clothes on......she's even better in Room at the Top! Not on youtube, as far as I can see. Anyway, as I presume Dead Wait knows, or at least should know, an important part of the joy of sex is the unpacking of the gift.

Dear Dr.Zorders, It is my duty as secretary of the DeathList Standing Committee for Public Relations and Customer Complaints to inform you that DeathList Central Commitee denies all rumours that DLCC is or ever has been in Antwerp. The picture is a calumny and a slanderous fraud. They also wish to discuss terms for information on how you got posession of it. Yours truly, Magere Hein Secretary, DeathList Standing Committee for Public Relations and Customer Complaints C/O the Bar of The White Horse 1-3 Parsons Green, London, Greater London,SW6 4UL

Crap, crap, crap, crap. That sums up my sentiments nicely.

Oh dear, full frontal cuteness.

Today in 1938 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, father of modern Turkey, died aged 57.

Well, Schmidt didn't muck about. Is Zsa Zsa listening? Anyway, I mourn this fine German statesman, and the facts that I didn't pick him for my DDP team (I did in 2012) and did so for my IDP team.

Bob Dole, because he was on my 2012 team, just as Schmidt.

=1. 2015 (14/50), 2008 (14/50), 2003 (14/50) =4. 2013 (13/50), 2006 (13/50) =6. 2012 (12/50), 2009 (12/50), 2005 (12/50), 2004 (12/50) =10. 2014 (10/50), 2007 (10/50), 2002 (10/50), 2001 (10/50), 2000 (10/50), 1999 (10/50) =16. 2010 (9/50), 1997 (9/50), 1995 (9/50), 1994 (9/50) 20. 1998 (8/50) =21. 2011 (7/50), 1996 (7/50) =23. 1993 (5/56), 1992 (5/37) =25. 1990 (3/42), 1989 (3/32) =27. 1987 (1/31) 28. 1991 (0/40) Quietly mr Schmidt pushed 2015 into shared 1st, with 51 days left for hit #15 and a record.

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