I wouldn't trust Parliamentary debates much at all, no
Tom Send a noteboard - 28/03/2015 05:34:17 PM
Too much posturing, too many straw man arguments, far, far too much prevarication.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
The Scramble for Africa, by Thomas Pakenham
- 25/03/2015 11:51:41 PM
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Damn. What a review. How can I not buy the book after reading that?
- 26/03/2015 07:19:22 AM
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That might be interesting - what is the take on things? *NM*
- 26/03/2015 01:15:42 PM
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Click on a couple of different series to check out the various titles he draws from.
- 02/04/2015 11:37:42 PM
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I bought the Pakenham book from the Folio Society a few years ago.
- 03/04/2015 01:40:18 AM
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Very interesting. I definitely need to read more about Africa, so this could be a good start.
- 26/03/2015 10:44:42 PM
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What was wrong with blowing up the Mahdi's tomb?
- 27/03/2015 04:10:28 PM
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I guess if you need to ask, nothing I say will convince you?
- 27/03/2015 08:17:55 PM
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I wouldn't trust Parliamentary debates much at all, no
- 28/03/2015 05:34:17 PM
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That looks really good; I'd been looking for something like this
- 27/03/2015 05:26:11 PM
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