Illuminati-R-Us

Someone I know almost died once from a condition I don't quite understand. A measure that is supposed to prevent recurrence (I also don't quite understand this part) is to drink two gallons (7.6 litres) of water a day. One of the side effects of this treatment is quite predictable . . . Many patien...

Arneb, I think Lianachan references the old Buddhist proverb about "if a tree falls in the forest with no-one around to hear it, does it make a sound?" :glp-1doh1: Oh, that one! Of course, the answer is an unqualified yes: The sound can turn into class five hurricane winds over Scotland v...

If you want to know the depths of evil that reside in the Viennese, consult Georg Kreisler and Thomas Bernhard. You WILL stare into the abyss again.

Your love of Scotland, but not, apparently of the Scots, reminds me of an old song by Georg Kreisler: " Wie schön wäre Wien ohne Wiener " (How beatuful would Vienna be without the Viennese). 7 quid for a pack of fags? Good God. What a cruel, cold merciless country! Oh, Lianachan: Sorry, bu...

Kirk Douglas turns 95 today. F.A.Z. honours him with an album of memories. (The Caption reads: Once upon a time, a movie star. He is more than just the tough man with the strong muscles. He is the last witness of the classic studio era, a survivor in every respect: Kirk Douglas. The living legend tu...

Wow, you had to leave at 0600? That's tough. What did you become a lawyer for?

Best of luck getting back to you both. My guess would be with the weekend place, but of course, falling trees are unpredictable.

Heid the Ba' wrote:That should keep S&P off their backs for a while . . .

I'll bet you a fiver it won't...Err. Just in case, would you accept American Express?

TA-DAH! After 541 days Belgium has a new federal government. Elio Di Rupo (Walloon Socialist Party) is 68th Premier of Belgium, heading a six party coalition government. (Flemish socialists, Walloon socialists, Flemish christian democrats, Walloon christian democrats, Flemish liberals, and Walloon ...

Actually, an early exit for Portugal and the Netherlands would be something I could savour...

My favourite character on Enterprise was T'Pol...

You're toast.

Tough times. http://www.faz.net/polopoly_fs/1.1549359.1322851114!/image/4288471806.jpg_gen/derivatives/default/4288471806.jpg Assuming Spain win their group, we'll meet them in the Final IF we win our Group of Death AND survive the rest, too; if we finish the Group second, we can meet them in the Se...

Sleek.

There is that. And I must say, I liked the intricate and beautiful design of the last generation of DM notes a lot better than the genereic, bland, featureless bridges-and-windows-through-the-ages stuff on the Euro.

I hope they won't be the new days...

Yes. That's exponential growth for you, I guess. I notice that the expansion in storage capacity seems to be abating a bit: Computers are switched from hard drives to SSL storage, and apparently, a sacrifice in capacity is willingly being made by the consumers because, really, what do you do with 25...

I know far less about computers than Lance, and even I remember those times. I bought my first 20 MB hard drive (for an Atari 1040 ST), from my former music teacher, in 1991. It was affectionately known among aficionados as the roaring shoe box, and set me back DM 100,--.

I say that no matter what we think, $ 100 of your hard-earned income will be gone every month for the length of the contract you signed. They will remind you to "upgrade" long before your contract is out, and will offer you something more expensive. They won't remind you when it's time to ...

Ain't love grand?

Yes, that's a point.

I thought as much, somehting along the lines of, what's the shortest redneck joke - Redneck goes to college...

No Stalin Drive, Molotov Crescent or Beriya Underpass. I suppose German names are rare, too. They could do with a Stauffenbergstraat, though.

Germany 3 - 0 Netherlands

Yes.


Yes.


Yes. Good. Very. Good.

you...you ... Pseudospartacus.

Is there a variant where one of the three pulls out his boner and says "and this represenets the Holy Ghost?"