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So far!

I get all that but the alternative is to sit back and watch the slaughter. There might be a potential better outcome. Nato air support makes it clear to Putin that he will never win. The west pushes talks and makes it clear they will give Putin some face saving offers so that he can play act a winner in Russia.

It might be interesting to see a poll asking if people think its time for Nato to get directly involved with air support. Yes of course that would make a world war official. But otherwise sit and watch the slaughter as if its a reality tv show?

I did that a few times with Iranians. Luckily they weren't up on hockey news.

Thanks. So I probably wasn't hallucinating! The time I was forced to make a changed signature statement I did ask to see it so I could try to do it similarly. That's when she freaked out and said no dramatically and acted like she was about to call the police. I appreciate security but come on they can see my passport.

Maybe a little. I got spat at.

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Yes I'm sure. I saw them looking at it and was then required to do a changed signature declaration. At least they let me do that but I don't want to have to do that again. Luckily I am not signing checks.

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I reckon like most of the world they assume it's only a matter of time until Putin installs his puppet government in Ukraine, so saying anything critical of Russia does nothing for them. Never mind there may be a successful resistance and never mind concepts of right, wrong, sovereign borders, human rights, war crimes, and barbarism. Don't make waves!

As f-rangs, we generally have savings accounts with those wonderfully retro passbooks. Well, they have a signature on them that you can't see. When coming in for a new book when the old one is full, the clerk puts a light on it to verify your signature. My signature (sadly) is very inconsistent. This has given me problems before with the bank not wanting to accept my signature and I've heard that others have had similar problems. So I would like to see the hidden signature so that I can be ready to attempt to do a new one in the same general style. So how can I see it? I thought it was just black light but I was just looking at a black light flashlight on Lazada and someone asked if it worked for this, and the vendor said no. Maybe they're wrong and it would work? So if it isn't black light, what is it, and is there any way I can see it?

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Yeah I also don't think he will leave. So that leaves three options A near miracle and/or the west helps much more very soon. He's murdered. He's imprisoned in Russia so out of the picture.

I have a grim question. If / when more like when it becomes clear that Putin's evil army will soon reach key kill list targets specifically Zylinsky will it be better for the resistance for Zelinsky to die a "pure" martyr fighting to the end OR to escape to lead the resistance in exile? I say the latter. He has already proven his bravery. As the resistance will need living leadership I don't think they could do better than him. But this may be academic. If he waits too long there will be no escape option.

More or less. Hopefully less.

Simply meeting (very low) expectations.

A lot can happen in a week.

Yeah not surprising. Switzerland was surprising.

Like their Jewish president, target number 1? So sad anyone believes the Putin propaganda.

I'n pained to imagine how it would feel to think that was worth putting out.

Don't tell the Ukranian heroes. If they survive it may put them off pad Thai for life.

Not always never.

Honestly it would have been much better to say nothing at all.

Like a BM?

The use of ricotta instead of bechamel was started from first generation mostly Sicilian Italian immigrants in America. Sure they knew it was different. This was originally for their own cooking not to cater to non Italians. There are two theories as to why. Immigrant life was hard so buying in ricotta saved some time. Secondly perhaps ricotta was seen as luxurious and they were much richer than they were back home. That's the theory of big American meatballs with spaghetti. Italians have meatballs but in America they could afford HUGE ones. I have a similar family story. My father grew up in the depression and his family couldn't afford meat So as an adult who could afford it we had steak for dinner 5 nights a week. I quickly grew to hate steak.