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In the beginning was the nerd... :nerd: Apologies to Daniel but I couldn't resist. Bad of me, I know :yikes: Not sure that it would be right from the ...
September 27, 2019 at 17:11
Please excuse my ignorance but what is a 4-1-1 ?
September 27, 2019 at 17:08
Thanks for elaboration. How do you keep a note of the interconnections made between different texts. Do you use some kind of shorthand code ? I think ...
September 27, 2019 at 14:16
And to anyone else not mentioned. Impressive lists. Impressive amounts of reading. Sorry to intrude, and it is off topic, but I thought it worth posti...
September 27, 2019 at 10:56
I understand that's the way you do it. I guess I would need to see an example. If you have a publication (product) using your notes, could you show th...
September 27, 2019 at 10:44
Really ? That seems a bit excessive. But I guess whatever works for you. Do you read differently each time and with a different purpose? A section in ...
September 27, 2019 at 09:32
I tend to skim read and then go back to take notes. How do you take notes if you are speed reading ? Some write in the margins or highlight. I can't b...
September 27, 2019 at 09:23
Useful outline. Here is an online summary. Apparently, it takes 17 minutes to read. https://fastertomaster.com/how-to-read-a-book-mortimer-j-adler/ Af...
September 27, 2019 at 09:05
Hah. I could tell you but then I'd have to bite your neck and suck you dry :death:
September 26, 2019 at 17:56
In: Brexit  — view comment
I think it will get much worse. Basically, if you don't help me deliver Brexit, you are a traitor. Really disgusted and appalled watching Parliament L...
September 26, 2019 at 08:51
In: Brexit  — view comment
Get Ready For Brexit. Get creative and design a satirical poster - @"Punshhh" and any other artists, your time for fame ? 'Led By Donkeys' response to...
September 25, 2019 at 15:28
In: Brexit  — view comment
Unfortunately, that it is a political intervention is exactly what it is being wrongly portrayed as. It is seen as an attempt to stop Brexit. Against ...
September 25, 2019 at 07:46
Wow - what a bloody day :smile:
September 24, 2019 at 21:20
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Very kind of you. I won't be making any more fuss about off topicness. A bit of a waste of time, as are some 'sorries'. An apology is empty and meanin...
September 24, 2019 at 15:20
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:roll: Not damned Trump again. I give up. Let's bring him in to every political discussion, why don't we. Just like the worst of journalism.
September 24, 2019 at 12:41
In: Brexit  — view comment
Well, that's another bad story. So what would be the best way forward ? There has to be something in place whereby we don't rely on a private individu...
September 24, 2019 at 11:09
In: Brexit  — view comment
Indeed. Gina Miller has been excellent.Twice over. And yes, the Supreme Court upheld the decision made by the Scottish court. 'The SNP’s Joanna Cherry...
September 24, 2019 at 10:20
In: Brexit  — view comment
Excellent, clear cut. Delighted. Now Parliament can continue the good fight... Scrutinise Tory government to death. They are to be held to account. Jo...
September 24, 2019 at 09:50
In: Brexit  — view comment
Objection. Irrelevant, your Honour.
September 24, 2019 at 09:36
In: Brexit  — view comment
:up: :sparkle: Looking forward to more of your Brexit and prorogation analysis :smile:
September 24, 2019 at 08:50
All you need is a brain...for starters. https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/true-believers/201604/how-have-mystical-experience
September 24, 2019 at 08:39
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Enough already. There is a Trump thread for this kind of sniping.
September 24, 2019 at 08:01
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Incredible. An important decision to be taken by a show of hands ? Chair rejects call for card vote - despite admitting there was some confusion as to...
September 23, 2019 at 17:02
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Love Starmer and how he addresses people attending as 'Conference' - much better than 'Comrades'. He sounds like a leader. 'Conference, you know where...
September 23, 2019 at 16:43
I understand that not everything is explicitly revealed in a text. Truth, or someone's version (or perversion) of what might be true, hidden for vario...
September 23, 2019 at 16:11
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Prorogation decision. Tomorrow 10.30. https://www.supremecourt.uk/live/court-01.html
September 23, 2019 at 13:48
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Talking about democracy... and Brexit at the Labour Conference. Running commentary from Guardian Politics Live: 'The fact that Unison, which controls ...
September 23, 2019 at 10:14
Who said it was ? You're playing silly buggers.
September 23, 2019 at 08:45
That's such an easy way out. A better way would be to explain what that means for you. But then again, you think 'Words fail'...
September 23, 2019 at 08:25
What? Reality isn't enough for you to experience, contemplate and wonder at ? Words can sometimes fail to express awesome reality, our feelings and em...
September 23, 2019 at 08:14
I think many seek something to replace religious practice when they can no longer believe in the stories. There is a sense of loss - a gap. I think th...
September 23, 2019 at 07:35
Matutinal
September 23, 2019 at 06:38
In: Brexit  — view comment
Today's timetable. https://www.supremecourt.uk/brexit/timetable-of-proceedings.html Also, link to written cases on behalf of the parties and intervene...
September 19, 2019 at 08:59
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I haven't been watching. But I hope to catch up soon. Here's the 3 day timetable: https://www.supremecourt.uk/brexit/timetable-of-proceedings.html The...
September 17, 2019 at 12:54
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A divided vision. How to manage ? It is not the case that the EU is blind to the problems of expansion. The problem might be that some people can make...
September 17, 2019 at 08:12
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Agree. I am not an expert on the EU. Some here obviously have more political savvy and personal experience. However, there is value in Google and Wiki...
September 16, 2019 at 09:51
What now, little piggie wiggie? At least you weren't pricked to death by the punctuation police. You could be *Bacon sizzling*. At least here, the rul...
September 15, 2019 at 06:44
Oh, wow !!!! Now that is 'special' :cool: The sexy swish of a pick-up master. Would it tell me what was wrong with my punctuation and how to improve i...
September 14, 2019 at 13:54
Talking about diversity quotas...
September 14, 2019 at 11:58
You have my full attention. Who was who, when, what and how ? Show yourselves ! Or perhaps Hanover has the better story...
September 14, 2019 at 11:50
You had sex with other mods at the old place :gasp: So who were all in the gang then ?
September 14, 2019 at 11:38
Course you are, babe :starstruck:
September 14, 2019 at 10:27
Speak for yourself :razz:
September 14, 2019 at 09:46
:smile: A cold hose down might perk you up ! Do you have a piggy collection you dust down daily ? :nerd: Sorry, way off topic - but then again...
September 14, 2019 at 09:01
:roll: :yawn: :smile:
September 14, 2019 at 08:50
Hmmm. OK. Thanks for your perspective. I had thought this might be sarcasm. Just because admin and mods were a little more engaged and active doesn't ...
September 14, 2019 at 08:37
What does that mean in this context ? You don't agree with what I said ? So, let me ask again -
September 14, 2019 at 07:49
Wow - 14 pages on a temporary ban on a poster. Such passion. For example? What made it special ? I'm curious. I hear quite a bit of nostalgic yearning...
September 13, 2019 at 11:13
In: Brexit  — view comment
Exactly. Proroguing parliament - what a wheeze, eh? As well as avoiding scrutiny of a Hard Brexit, prorogation gives more time for the photo ops with ...
September 13, 2019 at 08:54
In: Brexit  — view comment
Let's not be tempted to make this all about Johnson. There is another thread specially for him. It's easy to mix them up. Another thing I am guilty of...
September 13, 2019 at 07:51