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We didn't have corned beef (or beets) in Ireland, but I dare say if we did I dare say Nicholas's recipe above would have included a cup of barley.

Barley has a semi mythological status in Ireland....

Wrestling .... obvious reasons?

In a functioning democracy probably not. He has semi-dictator like control over propaganda. And he's shameless.

Finland is in. Turkey and their little lap dog still holding out on Sweden, moving goal posts by making up new criteria for membership.
Once Erdogan is re-elected it may just pass on without a...

It's pretty cool the way Paddy's day is embraced. Even if it does involve alien dishes.

2 six packs of Guinness.
But what about tonight?

Rationality Commons.... thinking of Rum Pirate thread. He won't come back cause his views are not respected.

What a disaster!
The way that river suffers is unbelievable.

Woke; respectful awareness
Political correctness; being polite.

what does that say about people who are against all this?

Possibly the nicest bar I have ever been in, some part Hokkaido Japan. The bar was a full semicircle, about big enough for maybe six people to sit around, it'd be cozy. The centre of the bar was a...

Nice analogy Tom.

What is a beet anyway? A turnip?
The only beetroot I ever saw was pickled in a jar. Strictly summer salad fare.

Maybe it was just my family, but i never heard of corned beef or beets being had on Paddy's day.
If we were to have cabbage it was almost exclusively with bacon, or vegetarian. The broth from...

No more attending G20 gatherings...

Thanks for that Tom, I always wondered about the association between corned beef and Ireland. I think in my entire life I've had corned beef once.

Colcannon? Looks like coddle to me.

That's a slight misrepresentation there Sandman; none of those is a security guarantee. If Iran attacks Israel tomorrow the US is not obliged to intervene. Those agreements are about weapons,...

Agus la brea le Padraig shona dhuit fresin Joe.

(you'll excuse the lack of fada's, don't know how to get them on the phone).

Prezactly - define that MF statement!

Ex PM here suggested getting into bed with the UK is a risk because of Brexit. The UK economy may not be strong enough over the long term to deliver and/or sustain their commitment.

Yes indeed, well done Labour. And they're making inroads on repairing the bridge with our French Allie's that the Libs burnt.
I join you; excellent stuff Labour, pity your stuck with the task of...

Let's work our way down the list shall we?
Let's start with Russia cause they're the guys that invaded; Russia, trustworthy or not? Ukraine can safely lay down their weapons in good faith and know...

In Le Monde today;

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/03/14/russian-jet-causes-us-drone-to-crash-over-black-sea-us-military_6019335_4.html



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hmmmmm - very highfalutan aspiration stuff ya have there.

I don't think you're naive Tom, but in my direct living experience, religions are entirely about control and having your identity absorbed...

I'm not sure if i am inspired, if i should laugh or if i should cry.
So I did a bit of each.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h_cqTCT5g0

And yet it is mentioned. Once again you spout nonsense.

So, in all that word salad, have you said Putin is trustworthy or not.
For a split second leave 'what about the USA' out of it and talk to the matter at hand (the subject of the thread): Is Putin...

WTF is Switzerland talking about?
"Swiss weapons must not be used in a war". Well WTF are they for then?
If they sell the to Germany and Russia invaded Germany - can the Germans use them for...

Indded their very best fighter planes no less. Pay in advance..? A loan perhaps? With the faint cloak of business as usual folks, nothing to see here. A bit of theatre for the home audience.

I watched this little youtube film over a year ago about a village in a region called Yakutia in the Arctic Circle; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj5GXZaE7qs

When the mobilisation kicked in, the...

1,100 in a week. To think the Russian people don't even blink. It's hard to respect those people.

I heard one source saying they are losing the same number of soldiers they lost in Afghanistan -...

Sandtown doesn't answer that one. He's been asked it in a myriad of different ways - no answer. Unfortunately, it conflicts with his belief that all it takes to stop the war is for Ukraine to lay...

Maybe, but they have a disproportionate voice (relative to the voice of reason). So minority or not, they do affect everyone else's day to day living. Which I think is John's point.

The leaves of the table on my boat has them.

It feels like the GOP wants to censor the governments own experts.
What do they do when they need to tell the public something important but a conspiracy nutwhacker takes an opposing view. Shirley...

The motors can't possibly be completely frictionless. The must generate some heat....

Was it a wooden sailboat?
If not, maybe we should move this bit of the thread to the cruiser forum or something?
Unless it was an epoxy sailboat, which is a type of wood....

Did it have...

I agree with that broadly but there is something akin to lying if you don't enquire far enough to know you are not lying... or some such.

That is by design - American design. The US spends a lot on weapons - in the US.
The US influence meant NATO countries, for a long time, depended, and depend, on the US military industrial complex...

https://www.reuters.com/technology/german-air-taxi-firm-lilium-says-reaches-250-kph-testing-2023-03-09/




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjAJWrraTKs&t=40s

Head of military intelligence in Lithuania says the Russians can keep fighting at current intensity for two more years.
...

So it appears - Stormy was tax deductable..... ahahahahaha

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/09/trump-new-york-grand-jury/





Is paying for sex only tax deductable...

Get married in a rush so you can have sex before you run off to war, but you can't have a glass of champaign at your wedding.

Thats it hey, the enemy has to be fought somewhere. Fall back and have the same fight in maybe a less advantageous position....
The Russians are up against a couple of rivers now - they have had an...

Australia?

Guess what year....




I wonder does the same saying work for China that is used to describe the Russian Army?
The army is big and modern, but the big bit isn't modern, and the...

It was police incompetence after all. Surprise surprise....



https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/08/us/politics/louisville-police-breonna-taylor-justice-dept.html

Two mast steps, or will you just stick to one in the middle?

Yes - there is that.

It depends on the information. It's very common for secret services in every country to not share information. Especially not make it so public. It can reveal how they work...

Nah mate, cats will have killed them off before that happens.

Friggin hate cats.

It's freakin terrifying. It's waaay past fire season. Plus it's been raining for three bloody years, the country is about as wet as it can get.

I remember this conversation when the Bigfella (remember that tool?) used to be here defending the torture of children on Manus. Now we have buggerlugs defending driving people to suicide.

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