Jamal

It's both. I think the mistake that @"ssu" makes is in implying that it is also a system of government.

I had a chicken shawarma for lunch yesterday in a shop called Knaker (both Ks are pronounced). They apparently forgot to put any spices in it. In fact...

In the Middle East and Turkey they sometimes put cardamom in coffee. Sounds bad to me but I haven’t tried it. Millions of people can’t be wrong! :chin...

Although the OP expresses the central thought of conservatism, conservatism actually offers an alternative that’s a bit more hopeful than a “homeostas...

:chin: No, it means none of the things you mentioned is a bivalve.

I can't deny he's been a big influence in my life.

Was it the schlong that gave it away?

Today my wife was charged by an aggressive Shetland pony with a outsize schlong. At the time I was fondling a goat’s ears so I couldn’t do anything to...

It’s ok, you’re a hard-headed American engineer. We value you for your practical skills and ability to get things done.

I like Barry Humphries, but he’s still alive.

Out of respect I’ve decided to assume that this John Clarke fellow was actually very funny, and that what is presented above is entirely unrepresentat...

It was good. More pedestrian than Dialectic of Enlightenment, and while it’s much clearer, it’s perhaps less persuasive. The critique of pragmatism is...

For me, both the deliberate forcing of new ways of speaking and writing, and also the attempts to protect the language—which means to prevent change—a...

Congratulations. It’s been a wild ride.

Well, I wasn’t saying anything about the attempts to de-gender language. I probably agree with you on that. But I don’t think you can just appeal to c...

I disagree. They are structures of human speech, not imposed rules of writing. The former precedes the latter.

Do you think the removal of the Stalin statues all across the USSR in the 1960s was wrong? Statues are made to celebrate people, their actions and the...

It seems to me that what you mean by “subjective” is just “private”. The original question seems to be about whether or not you can share or convey an...

For me it should be haddock and the chips should be soggy. I don’t know the precise composition of a good batter but I know it when I eat it, fondle i...

Fish and chips, of course, is the classic combination for me.

Note that the majority of his posts and discussions were deleted, so most people never saw them.

White fish is good with grilled or roasted sweet red bell peppers.

The policy is that bans are permanent. There has been only one exception that I can recall. If you’re asking if the platform allows a ban to be revers...

Plump, soft, and succulent. Spaghetti alle vongole in the UK is usually made with them, because they’re the famous local clams. Senegal came out of no...

Off-topic. The conversation is about bivalves only. Scallops, cockles (a kind of clam), mussels, you name it I’ll eat it.

I guffawed. Does that count? I’m waiting for the next one.

In my opinion, the icy waters of the North Sea are ideal for producing firm-fleshed and refined oysters, and the huge tidal flats along the Dutch, Ger...

Pretty sure there was some people-eating going on there not long ago. Otherwise, you know more than I do. Except I also know that its dense tropical f...

Not all together, no. Fantasy dinner party: Boris Johnson (likes a swally, talks shite, sense of humour) Karl Marx (likes a swally, strong opinions, p...

True. They did the same with Scotland. But today, the English are without exception a bunch of decent chaps and chapesses.

Here was I thinking that was your M-O all along.

You seem to have partially clarified yourself within this discussion so no, I’m not thinking of banning you. And the original comment was at least amb...

It didn’t sound remotely cold and brutal to me. Frank is up to his old tricks again.

Good story. This is my favourite bit:

Luxury!

Oh, I should have said: dishwasher? We didn’t even have dishes.

That’s quite agreeable.

I used to tell a similar story, but now I think maybe it’s just a small part of it. Or who knows, maybe it is the deep psychological cause and I just ...

(Sorry about losing your formatting) I tend to agree with you. Of course, the transcendental idealist has a ready answer for this: your notion of the ...

True, they even wage wars against the sea.

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Ah, it’s all making sense. We use the term “Dutch courage”, which apparently goes back to the Anglo–Dutch war of 1665. The idea was that the Dutch had...

Interesting. I imagine it gave them courage, but not military effectiveness.

Don’t worry. When you’re drinking whisky in the morning is when you have to start worrying.

The internet told me this means “Think good, it will be good,” which I can add to my growing arsenal of handy Yiddish sayings. On the other hand, it r...

Costa Rica is one of the countries I have almost moved to. I was going to be living in a beach house surrounded by howler monkeys. Fell through. I tol...

Isn’t this like saying “I recommend you to taste France’s cheese”?

That’s some really remarkable riffing on rice.

:lol: Yes, and I’ll be quoting it wherever possible.