Bluespunk

Never said that. Mao was responsible for the deaths of tens of millions of Chinese citizens because of the great leap forward and cultural revolution. The man was an appalling creature who I regard with utter contempt.

I didn’t post the quote you quoted.

Or maybe the nationalist govt that was dominated by military elements, the civil wars or the brutality of Japanese occupation and expansion before Japan’s defeat in WW2 drove his family from China and only when they were ended with Mao’s triumph did they feel it was safe to return.

I aspire to being immortal…

As he was a child when he moved, and that might have been before Mao’s takeover, the above quote does not state when he moved, I doubt he had much choice in the matter.

So were they miffed the procured rubber gloves weren’t fit for probing? Lets face it, administering disciplinary probes can’t be that pleasant a task, but without the correct rubber gloves it must be a nightmare…

“Are you unhappy in Thailand? But, you don't even know it?“ No.

Now that is some good dinosaur speak...

I hate parties, I no longer drink and I have never gambled, yet after reading the above I somehow want to find a group intent on partying till dawn, drinking espresso martinis while gambling on the toss of a coin...

I think it was an organised event

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It's a fashion but not new...

Was she arrested?

Bet they don’t.

It’s a festival not a shop/market/supermarket, vendors can sell whatever they choose to and charge what they like. People can vote with their feet if they don’t like the selection or price.

Good ''The source said that when the next lot was available - probably 15th - 16th October'' That's a shame Good

His autobio is coming out soon, it’s called “How brown was my tongue” …

“Wherever there is power, greed, and money, there is corruption.” Ken Poirot

''Netizens comment in droves'' Quelle Surprise...

conditions of work change according to circumstances. I teach and there is always a clause in a contract that allows schools to make changes when conditions demand such.

Why would I? I've crossed roads all my life at all times of day and night. I find a place to cross that is safe and cross.

Crossing the road is perfectly safe if you use your senses.

I found many more articles based on research carried out by reputable bodies explaining why they are not safe. I think it's clear to say they are safe is wrong. I never said they weren't safer than cigarettes.

If taking the vaccine is a condition of your being employed and you don't want to adhere to the condition, then you have to accept you may be dismissed...

My personal views are somewhat harsh on both smoking and e cigarettes, but that's me. My gripe here isn't the product as such but rather the manner some promote them as being safer than cigarettes but play down the fact they are not really safe as the minister in the OP does.