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Surely part of the charm of watching the Olympics on TV is the chance to see niche sports. Fixed it for you, but absolutely true. It's also good when people discover a "niche sport" because their country medals in it, then go find a local club and discover that not only are there a lot of...

AMP wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 6:51 pm Bismarck- Franco - Prussian War - Rise of the Nazi Party - Potsdam Conference.

Agree

I think Putin considers himself a modern day Bismarck.

I like Putin. I like his style....

My housemaster smiled and said “ah you’re back” when I finally returned late in the evening, so they knew we were missing, but no apology or asking if we were ok that I can remember, I doubt they told my guardian as they never mentioned it to me. Still have anxiety in big cities. Not quite the same...

Synchronised boxing - that would be interesting. So would different weight categories in the synchronised swimming. Surely part of the charm of watching the Olympics on TV is the chance to see niche things that parade themselves as sports. Synchronised boxing - isn't that called wrestling? As for t...

Has anyone else wondered why it is that every four years people suddenly get manic about sports that they've either never played, never seen, or indeed ever had the first idea about? I find myself locked into watching esoteric activities that I never knew existed and certainly would never bother wa...

…Omissions are not as strongly prosecutable in England and Wales as in many other jurisdictions. E.g. we don't have a "non-assistance to persons in danger" law, which is common across Europe. In England and Wales, if you walk past a person who is drowning and do nothing, you aren't guilty...

I was one of those that was distracted! Cannot remember why, possibly a micro mini, knowing me, certainly a distraction of that ilk! Micro minis were certainly a distraction in those days. At the height of Swinging London, Michael Caine recalled taking his elderly Jewish mother down the Kings Road ...

From time to time I am reminded of a history essay topic that was set by M T Cherniavsky (aka Cherny) for his Upper Fourth A form in 1956. I have no recollection of what I wrote in response, nor what a pertinent response might be, but I remember the essay title very clearly. The title was: If Const...

rockfreak wrote: ↑Sat Jun 19, 2021 8:43 pm

The boarding school taught you hierarchy - a miserable squit at first but rising to become a lordly Grecian.

Just curious. Did you become a lordly Grecian...?

A chief only offered Four Cows and Seven Goats for me. He had 16 wives and 42 children already, but I’d have become number one wife, or so he said. I’ve told that story many times in the intervening years. I can understand that if he was Akan. (In English, Ashanti as in the war) We had a couple of ...

Nice. Any good Azeri music you might like to recommend....?? Not sure about the music but the women are fast! AZERİ QIZLARIN TOYDA MÖHTEŞEM REQS GÖRUNTULERİ 2019 Didn't your mother tell you to stay away from fast, foreign women?? The video on Youtube reminded me of this one. Watching old people dan...

ok - if you want niche - try Mongolian folk music - always good on long car journey... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hztsZ1E1avo Couldn't hack the folk music but I was dead impressed by the Mongolian cover band for Pink Floyd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3kY_fxfKkA Nice. Any good Azeri music ...

Or if you want more eclectic, try this Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8TZwtZ17WKFJSmwTZQpBTA Range of mixes which focus more on different countries' takes on popular genres like Funk, Jazz, Beat etc etc Did any know that in the 60s/70s there was a thriving Anatolian Rock scene, ...

ok - if you want niche - try Mongolian folk music - always good on long car journey...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hztsZ1E1avo

Today's "message from the Head Teacher" concludes: In the immediate future, and in the specific context of the ‘Everyone’s Invited’ awareness-raising campaign, the School is aware that Old Blues may have issues that they wish to address relating to their time at CH. Anyone who would like ...