Magere Hein

Today in 42 bce Roman senator with a bad press Marcus Junius Brutus, jr died by his own hand, aged 43. He too. regards, Hein

Michael York and Casey Kasem both look like promising prospects (though not from their doctors' point of view - unless they happen to be closet Deadpoolers) Hmm, makes me wonder: are there any real life medical doctors on this forum? I'm not aware of one, but I wouldn't be surprised to learn that one or two wander by, among the guests. Or would a Real Doctor be much too busy keeping death away to be much interested in our ghoulish little game? regards, Hein

Oh dear... regards, Hein

Today in 1937 New Zealander Ernest Rutherford, physicist and pioneer of modern atomic theory, died, aged 66. regards, Hein

Ah, Halibuts killing Halibuts... I shouldn't approve, but for several reasons I rather like the thought, one of which that this kind of cannibalistic violence tends to signal that the cause is running out of steam. regards, Hein

I guess you could say he had it ...... (puts on sunglasses) ....Kunming . YEEEEAAAHHHHHHHH !!! For a Lung time, I think. /me spots coat regards, Hein

That may be good advice in America, but you'd miss quite a few good brews if you live by it elsewhere. regards, Hein

So: And: Hmm... regards, Hein

Today in 2007 Dutch lawyer Pieter Bakker Schut died, aged 66. In the 1970s he became well known in the Netherlands and Germany as counsel to several members of the Red Army Fraction. regards, Hein

Different Mehsud, oh daft one. regards, Hein

Back to the general. regards, Hein

Topic closed. regards, Hein

Sieg! regards, Hein

Now that she's won the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature, I think Alice Munro is, at age 82, one to keep an eye on. I know nothing about her health, but when given late in life the Prize is a bit of a kiss of death. regards, Hein

Taylor to serve jail term in UK. regards, Hein

Rats, wrong Belgian former PM. ETA: There's another old Belgian PM still around: Leo Tindemans. I have no information on his health, but he's 91... regards, Hein

Yes, it's that time of year... regards, Hein

Today in 1978 Belgian singer and composer Jacques Brel died, aged 49. regards, Hein

Dutch physicist Nico van Kampen died last Sunday, aged 92. His main interest was in statistical mechanics and non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Van Kampen was a nephew of Frits Zernike, (1953 Nobel prize in physics) and uncle of Gerard 't Hooft (1999 Nobel prize in physics). No English language obit (yet), here's a Dutch one. regards, Hein

Aha, DDP main team hit #7. Looks like my end-of-year research in December 2012 is paying off. regards, Hein

Not exactly a holiday, but I took a trip to the province of Drente today. Saw the hunebed (dolmen) of Balloo: and the Fochteloërveen, one of the few living bogs in the Netherlands. Saw a baby viper and hundreds of geese, practicing migration. I´m knackered and had a lovely day. regards, Hein

These are not times to take employment lightly, so option 3, tempting as the thought is, doesn't seem wise. Turning the other cheek is, so I'm told, what a Xian is supposed to do. I don't see much in it, though. There's little satifaction in moral superiority and it migth even encourage the cunt-sayer to do it some more. Option 2 can work if you do it with carefully chosen words (preferably dark and menacing), but I don't think there's much gain there and it may still get you in trouble. Perhaps there's a fourth way: do your job and wait until the little shit presents an opportunity to show in public what a prick he is. They always do. With some luck you may even get him sacked. Keep, if you can, an eye on his email and other Internet activity. Perhaps he watches NSFW flicks on the web; he might have the hots for a one-legged transsexual on a dating site; maybe he's even a member of some ghoulish web forum. Perhaps we can make up some compromising "facts"... Being called one, you might just as well act like a cunt. Of course if the job doesn't work and you won't get permanent employment, you can always punch the snidey bastard in the face. Oh yeah, and conga rats on the new job. I know how hard it is to get one. regards, Hein

Today in 1837, Hortense de Beauharnais, stepdaughter of Emperor Napoleon and from 5 June 1806 to 1 July 1810 Queen of Holland, died at age 54. She was the mother of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, from 20 December 1848 to 2 December 1852 Emperor Napoleon III. Although the portrait shows IMO just a vapid girl who married well, it seems she wasn´t altogether talentless. She composed quite a few songs, among which Partant pour la Syrie, from 1852 to 1870 the unofficial French national anthem. regards, Hein

Well, I'll be dipped in dogshit... regards, Hein

Today in 1669 Dutch painter and etcher Rembrandt died, aged 63. This self-portrait shows the painter at 23. regards, Hein