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Is it too early to judge whether the 2026 World Cup was a success or not? No, the memory soon fades. The best thing to do is to 'place it in the pantheon' (modern, televised ones only). Was it better ...

10 American reactions to BBC, ITV World Cup Coverage (YouTube)

For a twenty-five minute comparison of American and British TV coverage of the World Cup take a butchers at this https://www.youtube.c ...

Spain 1 Argentina 0 (AET)

How could we have lost to such a bunch of geriatric poseurs? Gianni Infantino is coming under pressure to declare the final null and void because of an obscure FIFA sub-cl ...

Looking up salacious to make sure I had spelled it correctly, I noticed the second entry was 'salacious B. Crumb'. I couldn't resist clicking on it.

Salacious B. Crumb was a Kowakian monkey-lizard ...

Ukraine may have stumbled on a war-winning formula.

Bombing people and places has to pass two tests: (1) whether it is militarily sensible and (2) whether it is 'morally' justified. The fact that ...

Fritz the Cat (Talking Pictures)

Those of you old enough to be ex-hippies will revere the name Robert Crumb, the greatest animator of his generation. However short that was. This film stars his mos ...

I am returning to this vexed question. (Though admittedly lacking a basic understanding of the science.)

Carbon dating adjustment tables—known as calibration curves—convert raw radiocarbon meas ...

England’s 13 men thwart Argentina comeback in controversial finale Guardian
Eh? Oh, it was rugby.

Maybe you can give us an idea of British coinage units through the ages. Presumably there were no British units in Roman times. Though I don't see why there should not be -- we used rupees in the Brit ...

France 4 England 6

You had to admire the French attitude of 'We don't want to be here more than you' in the first half. Going down four-zéro was really rubbing English noses in the dirt.

Our n ...

This bloke who shouts 'Get in the hole!' every time anybody hits a golf ball in a televised tournament anywhere in the world sounds American but I'm not sure. I doubt even that benighted nation could ...

I must now address the matter of clapping at well-attended sporting events. You are Mr or Mrs or Master or Miss Average:

* You are at Lord's. The batsman slightly mishits a defensive shot which al ...

It may be the war will be decided by whichever of the Big Two stays in office longer. (I'm not including Trump in that equation.)

I was asked my age today by a bloke hauling my shopping trolley up the steps outside my house. I said I was seventy-nine. It sounded better than seventy-eight which is, to my mind, somewhat wishy-wash ...

As you know, I agree with all this (in general, if not necessarily in detail). Like you, I use references to early Christianity either as the red flag of bogosity or as a guide to when they were writt ...

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Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 5369 Views: 12955433	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 12:05 pm Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 5369 Views: 12955433	Is it too early to judge whether the 2026 World Cup was a success or not? No, the memory soon fades. The best thing to do is to 'place it in the pantheon' (modern, televised ones only). Was it better ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2962 Views: 1975819	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 7:44 am Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2962 Views: 1975819	10 American reactions to BBC, ITV World Cup Coverage (YouTube) For a twenty-five minute comparison of American and British TV coverage of the World Cup take a butchers at this https://www.youtube.c ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 5369 Views: 12955433	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 6:04 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 5369 Views: 12955433	Spain 1 Argentina 0 (AET) How could we have lost to such a bunch of geriatric poseurs? Gianni Infantino is coming under pressure to declare the final null and void because of an obscure FIFA sub-cl ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2962 Views: 1975819	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 5:49 am Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2962 Views: 1975819	Looking up salacious to make sure I had spelled it correctly, I noticed the second entry was 'salacious B. Crumb'. I couldn't resist clicking on it. Salacious B. Crumb was a Kowakian monkey-lizard ...
Topic: Medium Ukraine
Mick Harper Replies: 531 Views: 155952	Forum: Politics Posted: 5:26 am Subject: Medium Ukraine
Mick Harper Replies: 531 Views: 155952	Ukraine may have stumbled on a war-winning formula. Bombing people and places has to pass two tests: (1) whether it is militarily sensible and (2) whether it is 'morally' justified. The fact that ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2962 Views: 1975819	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 2:46 pm Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2962 Views: 1975819	Fritz the Cat (Talking Pictures) Those of you old enough to be ex-hippies will revere the name Robert Crumb, the greatest animator of his generation. However short that was. This film stars his mos ...
Topic: Dating (scientifically, not romantically)
Mick Harper Replies: 10 Views: 5935	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 1:55 pm Subject: Dating (scientifically, not romantically)
Mick Harper Replies: 10 Views: 5935	I am returning to this vexed question. (Though admittedly lacking a basic understanding of the science.) Carbon dating adjustment tables—known as calibration curves—convert raw radiocarbon meas ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 5369 Views: 12955433	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 11:53 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 5369 Views: 12955433	England’s 13 men thwart Argentina comeback in controversial finale Guardian Eh? Oh, it was rugby.
Topic: COIN
Mick Harper Replies: 907 Views: 797184	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 11:13 am Subject: COIN
Mick Harper Replies: 907 Views: 797184	Maybe you can give us an idea of British coinage units through the ages. Presumably there were no British units in Roman times. Though I don't see why there should not be -- we used rupees in the Brit ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 5369 Views: 12955433	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 8:47 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 5369 Views: 12955433	France 4 England 6 You had to admire the French attitude of 'We don't want to be here more than you' in the first half. Going down four-zéro was really rubbing English noses in the dirt. Our n ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 5369 Views: 12955433	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 7:04 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 5369 Views: 12955433	This bloke who shouts 'Get in the hole!' every time anybody hits a golf ball in a televised tournament anywhere in the world sounds American but I'm not sure. I doubt even that benighted nation could ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 5369 Views: 12955433	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 6:08 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 5369 Views: 12955433	I must now address the matter of clapping at well-attended sporting events. You are Mr or Mrs or Master or Miss Average: * You are at Lord's. The batsman slightly mishits a defensive shot which al ...
Topic: Medium Ukraine
Mick Harper Replies: 531 Views: 155952	Forum: Politics Posted: 4:53 am Subject: Medium Ukraine
Mick Harper Replies: 531 Views: 155952	It may be the war will be decided by whichever of the Big Two stays in office longer. (I'm not including Trump in that equation.)
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 3856 Views: 3056792	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 3:23 pm Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 3856 Views: 3056792	I was asked my age today by a bloke hauling my shopping trolley up the steps outside my house. I said I was seventy-nine. It sounded better than seventy-eight which is, to my mind, somewhat wishy-wash ...
Topic: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 510 Views: 765024	Forum: History Posted: 12:50 pm Subject: All Things Roman
Mick Harper Replies: 510 Views: 765024	As you know, I agree with all this (in general, if not necessarily in detail). Like you, I use references to early Christianity either as the red flag of bogosity or as a guide to when they were writt ...