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On 11/9/2024 at 2:38 PM, herfiehandbag said:
Guns and butter eh?
Now who said that?
IIRC it was old Adolf who said something like guns before butter, but I can't find the quote on the internet.
Found it. It was actually "Uncle Herman".
“Guns before butter” was a slogan used by the Nazis to describe their policy of prioritizing military goods over civilian goods in preparation for war. The phrase was popularized by Hermann Göring, a Nazi leader, in a 1936 speech in Hamburg. Göring said, “guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat”.
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22 hours ago, nauseus said:
Trump! You just can't help yourself. Can you????
And neither can you.
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3 hours ago, Sydebolle said:NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is yet another pencil-pushing nerd.
A) Ukraine is NOT a member of NATO
B) Zelenzky is fiddling around with Brussels for the last few years without getting anything inked
C) NATO serves solely to DEFEND member states of NATO against outside aggression.
It is nothing but an extremely well-oiled money printing machine, the bills are paid by NATO members and contributions by the EU (which in essence is very similar coverage) and hence feeds the never-ending hunger of the war industries of the United States and some European countries to the burden of the tax payer
The Swiss, in their absolute disorientation lately, ran a peace conference in Switzerland some 5 - 6 six months ago. Unlike all other such (most successful) conferences, which usually take place in Geneve, this particular conference was in Central Switzerland. Big wigs and some self-appointed VIPs from far-away lands in Africa etc. attended this Ukraine Peace Finding Summit and the Swiss president was sooooo happy to have a selfie all over the news. What she forgot is, to invite one of the two fighting parties - the Russians were never invited in the first place. Once the media picked that up, she said that Russia would not have attended anyhow.
So, unless someone is putting a screeching stop to all this Ukraine nonsense and getting the parties to the negotiation table, it will just burn more billions of (mostly) European tax money. Mark Rutte and his cronies should step down, go home and start peeling potatoes or anything else which would make more sense.
What a hopeless farçe all this is .........quote "What a hopeless farçe all this is".
You are almost correct, apart from the easily forgotten fact that have been NO wars in Europe for the last 79 years.
OTOH, Russia only managed to keep its grip on the territory it held from 1945 until the 1980s. Under Putin however, Russia is desperately trying to annex those territories back, starting with the Ukraine.
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10 hours ago, RichardColeman said:Can't we just nuke this religious nut case country back into the stoneage to match their religion ?
Great idea.
Kill 80 million people and where will the radio active fall out go after nuking Iran?
It will kill millions more people and make parts of the world uninhabitable for years to come.
What will the USA allies think about that, especially if the radio active clouds head their way?
Where will the oil that powers the rest of the world come from if the Arabian Gulf is closed?
Do you truly think that other Muslim states will simply let it happen without retaliation in some way or other.
Are you looking to start WW3?
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1 hour ago, cowellandrew said:
Easy to make a helicopter landing area!
Use a daisy cutter!
And somewhere in that area is the casualty and the first rescue crew to find him.
Nice try but no cigar.
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52 minutes ago, Captor said:
It's a helicopter. Landing area not needed.
So how big an area is needed to lift a stretchered casualty and a crewman through a treeline that maybe 30 or 40 metres high and which tree would the casualty be under?
If you are going to use a helicopter for a mission like that you need at least 3 or 4 fully trained crews and at least 2 dedicated helicopters for the task, and who are familiar with the area. The alternative is the risk of losing a helicopter and its crew and the casualty.
When I worked on 22 Sqn air/sea rescue, each flight had 2 helicopters, 4 aircrews and 3 ground crews who were available 24/7/365.
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7 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:Crikey, she had a good lawyer to get off.
If I rented an apartment and drugs, firearms or whatever, something illegal were found I doubt I'd get off.
I always thought circumstantial grounds were justified for prosecution.
Proof is always a good thing to have for the prosecution.
Whether she is innocent or guilty, I have no idea and unless anybody was at the court all the time that she was on trial, I doubt if anybody else knows either. The judge made his opinion on the evidence brought before him in a legal court, NOT in the court of the internet social justice.
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10 hours ago, Patong2021 said:
Depends. For those who claim he is a victim of Israeli occupation and subject to apartheid, he is a Palestinian holding an Israeli passport. If he is a citizen of Israel, he is an Israeli.
The reality is that there was a crude attempt to label Israelis as lawless, assuming the person was juden. The attempt fell flat when it turns out the accused was a man did not qualify. When similar people from France, Australia etc do such things, the attempt to link nationality to behavior is not as forceful.
It would be nice if you could answer a simple yes/no question with a simple yes/no answer.
But he is still an Israeli citizen, Yes or no?
It is considered one of the lowest ranking passports in the world. Palestinian passport holders have visa-free access to only 35 destinations including Sri Lanka, Dominica, and the Seychelles. There are 193 destinations for which a Palestinian passport holder requires to obtain a visa prior to traveling.
While pre-1948 Palestinian Arab residents of the former mandate and their descendants who remained living in Israel were granted Israeli citizenship in 1980, those resident in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are largely considered stateless.
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5 hours ago, hkt83100 said:
That's fine, normally it takes me about one minute. The only problem is wasting hours on the road going on a roundtrip of about 200kms for this st**id procedure.
My round trip is about 140km and I usually combine it with a bulk shop on the same day. I also find the Immigration staff at the Kamphaeng Phet Immigration are farang friendly and very helpful.
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4 hours ago, scorecard said:Sure but what about the old military dinosaurs who will want the whole 'machine' to stay as is - for their power and glory. Seems to me that Just being told 'it's all changed' won't bring the dinosaurs on board.
They will need to be told that big changes will happen and for good reasons and there's benefits for Thailand and for Thailand's youth.
And like it or not they do still have a big power base.
The next thing needed is to get rid of ALL the surplus generals.
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13 minutes ago, topt said:
Agreed.
it may not have made any difference but due to the remoteness was wondering if they could have used a helicopter.
IMHO a helicopter could have been quicker, assuming that a helicopter was available and a landing area could be cleared in time. I suspect that you would need an area about 20 or 30 metres wider than the span of the rotor blades to be on the safe side.
A Bell 212 has a rotor span of 14.63 metres so you would need to clear an area of perhaps 35 to 45 metres in diameter and that will take some time. Alternatively the helicopter could hover above the tree line and winch the casualty up, which would require less clearance but it would still take time and a well trained rescue helicopter crew.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Army_Aviation_Center
Helicopters in the Thai military.
Thailand does not seem to have a helicopter Air/Sea rescue service. The army do have helicopters, but I am not sure if they have dedicated and trained rescue crews available.
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4 hours ago, klauskunkel said:
Unwittingly? I think they were quite aware of what they were doing and did it intentionally.
I agree, or how else would they get a "free" holiday and spending money?
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On 11/6/2024 at 10:49 AM, Patong2021 said:
Will you amend your stereotyping when you discover that Amir Midhat is an Israeli Arab?
In the Arabic language, Amir means Prince, Rich, or Cultivated and Midhat (the english form of مدحت) means "praise" or "eulogy"
But he is still an Israeli citizen, Yes or no?
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When I was growing up in the UK during the 1940s and 1950s, oil was something you put in the engine of a car.
Butter was for spreading on bread and margarine was for pastry and baking.
My Mum used to fry and roast with pork or beef lard as the dripping went on bread or toast, and it was rare to see any fat people. Sugar was used mainly in tea and sometimes in pastry.
Food was simple, basic and filling, and all the kids burnt off their energy playing in the streets or up on the "common" land until the street lights (mostly gas back then) came on.
meal times were when your stomach alarm went off, If you were late for a meal, it was either in the oven keeping warm, you ate it cold or went hungry.
Even though my Mum would tell me what time dinner would be, it made little difference as I didn't have a watch anyway.
Take away food was fish and chips once a week and we had to walk a mile each way and stand in a queue to get it. And that was exotic fast food. No home delivery by Grab etc, you either went and got it yourself, or went without and ate bread and dripping. There was always a lot of that in the larder.
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4 hours ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:
My apologies, I was actually referring to the Israeli motorcycle rider!
Thank you.
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5 hours ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:You are in THAILAND, <deleted>!
If you were referring to me, thank you for pointing out the obvious.
I would never have known that.
My Thai wife and my Thai son have never pointed that out to me. Nor have they pointed out that we live in a Thai village in rural Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand and have done for over 20 years. Nor did my wife point out that I/we lived in Bangkok, Thailand where I was working during 1993, 1994 to 1997, 2001 to 2004 when we moved here after the house was built and our son (now at Chiang Rai Rajabhat University) Thailand was born.
I must have gone partially blind for the last 31 years.
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1 hour ago, mogandave said:
I know there is no genocide going on in Gaza, Greta believes there is. Not the scarf she is wearing, and remember her “cute” octopus.
The thread is about Greta stumping for Democrats in the US. I do not think that she being an antisemite is off topic.
No it is NOT about Greta Thunberg in Georgia, USA, but a completely different country in Europe bordered by Russia.
Please try to read the topic carefully, comprehend what and where it is about and then post.
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1 hour ago, Hakuna Matata said:
This is a good question
We all know that Greta Tunberg is just a tool in the hands of American Democrats.
Really?
Who is "we all"?
Also please try to spell her name correctly.
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1 hour ago, mogandave said:
Which Georgia are yiu talking about?
Try slowly reading the OP.
Here is a quote from the first line of the text.
"Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a political demonstration in Tbilisi, Georgia".
2 hours ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:Ms Greta walked all the way to Tbilisi?
Also in the thread.
Do you think that she walked across the Atlantic?
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quote from the OP.
"They soon found Mr. Amir Midhat, a 30 year old Israeli national, Mr. Midhat admitted to the act, stating that he was unaware of such restrictions, as there are no similar prohibitions in Israel. He also mentioned the absence of warning signs indicating the rule on the beach.
It may have escaped his attention, but he is in Thailand and NOT Israel. Most people would have enough common sense to ask if such was allowed, before attempting to ride a motorbike on the beach.
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23 minutes ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:
Ms Greta walked all the way to Tbilisi?
I wondered that as well, especially as she allegedly hates the use of fossil fuels.
I also wonder how she got a visa to get into Georgia in the first place, and on what grounds.
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6 hours ago, RayC said:
Although we hold diametrically opposite views of the monarchy, I agree with everything you say except for the bit about tourists travelling to the UK to meet members of the Royal Family.
Surely only the most ardent of (overseas) monarchists would plan a trip with the sole purpose of being part of a royal walkabout and nothing else? The number of such people must be so miniscule as to make no discernable difference to tourist numbers or the revenue generated.
This is about all I could find about tourists from offshore.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/373081/uk-royal-tourism-admission-numbers-by-establishment/
Number of admissions to the Royal Estate in the United Kingdom from 2019/20 to 2023/24, by establishment, (in 1,000s).
Characteristic 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Windsor Castle and Frogmore House 1,592 104 426 1,092 1,402
Buckingham Palace 578 - 121 304 530
Palace of Holyrood house 496 31 129 329 443
The Royal Mews 237 5 - 90 182
The Queen's Gallery, London 266 9 49 97 -
The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh 116 6 12 34 -
Showing entries 1 to 6 (6 entries in total)1. 2020 to 2022 were the covid years and some places may have been shut down.
2. I have no idea of the breakdown between the number of offshore and domestic tourists.
3. Each of the numbers must be multiplied by 1,000 according to the link.
4. I have no idea of the admission charges and would have no idea of the revenue generated, nor where the revenue actually goes to.
There is more information in the link and further breakdown of costs if you want to dig further, but at this time of night, my brain cells are giving up and my aged body is telling me that enough is enough for today.
Thank you for making me do some research.
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1 hour ago, RayC said:
On one point, I think that you are being overly generous: Currently, I would imagine that if Republic fielded candidates in a General Election they would have no chance of winning any seats.
However, that is not the point. Imo - although it is not flawless - the Republic report does a very good job of puncturing this myth that the Royal Family is somehow a revenue generating machine, that ploughs profits back into the UK - which if the institution did not exist - would otherwise somehow be 'lost': You are, of course, welcome to accept and believe the alternative view which the likes of Brand Communications - a PR company - peddles about the monarchy.
I also agree that, currently, republicans are very much in the minority in the UK. I hope that, in time, this situation will change.
I do admit to being polite and generous in thinking that they may win one or 2 seats.
Well at the age of 80, I very much doubt that it will ever change in my lifetime. Perhaps in my UK son's lifetime, though he is 46 and I doubt it, but maybe in my grandchildren's lifetime as they are 9 and 13.
OTOH the republican movement may die out itself during that time.
I also doubt that many overseas or even domestic tourists would travel to the UK just to see some person as a republican leader as they do no to see members of the Royal Family.
Besides as most of the Sovereign Grant is spent on salaries for the staff and maintenance for the buildings, leiitle if ant monet would be saved anyway.
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On 11/4/2024 at 8:06 AM, jacko45k said:
Well, at least I learned what a 'queue scalper' is today!
Me too, via the internet.
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Giuliani Claims Financial Hardship as He Begs for Donations and Money for Food
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He is 80 years old (the same age as me) and I retired at age 65. Why didn't he quit while he was ahead. If he can't afford food the cut back and live simply, as most other people do when they get older.