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Thank you S2. It's not merely that time flies, it's catching up to me.

I got in trouble for topic-drift before. But there's ramble potential in the following, from the For my Canadian friends topic:

I got in trouble for topic-drift before. But there's ramble potential in the following, from the For my Canadian friends topic: Yes...

... and on Wednesday, a once a year treat: the one day of the year whose date is a command: "March 4th" ! It's only 24 hours, so enjoy...

"Proof of Trotsky's farsightedness is that none of his predictions have come true yet." Isaac Deutscher Yes. This is why so many 2026...

A "no hands" gun ? In RFKj's case, provided the worm's gun is larger than a Howitzer, I don't have a problem with it. There are some...

In the 1950's my kindergarten classmates expressed their enjoyment of "cowboy & Indian" television. At the time the genre seemed sparse...

Thank you CJ. Thank you S2.

We don't know that. We may have a fairly accurate count of how many tried to breach the Wall at or near Berlin. But successful escapes...

Good examples. And notably, the dust has not yet settled, as seasoned CV.us lurkers can attest. I think you're blurring distinctions...

Generally we characterize a whole by a representative sample, not an unrepresentative exception. My generalization applied to a general...

Tim Walz brutally mocked on social media for posting 'no new wars' after Iran strike FOX can ridicule Walz if they like. But Walz...

I suspect so. BUT ! The notion that Mr. & Mrs. Troglodyte scattered the ashes from the previous night's cave-mouth fire, and unleashed...

It is axiomatic that individuals act in their own enlightened self-interest. When "The Wall" fell, it was not West Germans streaming...

As life forms evolve more sophistication, they have to adapt. Mold doesn't need K - 12 to feed on soggy bread. But eagles need to...