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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 ...

Please excuse my ignorance but what is a 4-1-1 ?

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Hah. I could tell you but then I'd have to bite your neck and suck you dry :death:

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...

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...

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 ...

Wow - what a bloody day :smile:

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...

: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.

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...

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...

Excellent, clear cut. Delighted. Now Parliament can continue the good fight... Scrutinise Tory government to death. They are to be held to account. Jo...

Objection. Irrelevant, your Honour.

:up: :sparkle: Looking forward to more of your Brexit and prorogation analysis :smile:

All you need is a brain...for starters. https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/true-believers/201604/how-have-mystical-experience

Enough already. There is a Trump thread for this kind of sniping.

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...

Love Starmer and how he addresses people attending as 'Conference' - much better than 'Comrades'. He sounds like a leader. 'Conference, you know where...

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...

Prorogation decision. Tomorrow 10.30. https://www.supremecourt.uk/live/court-01.html

Talking about democracy... and Brexit at the Labour Conference. Running commentary from Guardian Politics Live: 'The fact that Unison, which controls ...

Who said it was ? You're playing silly buggers.

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'...

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...

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...

Matutinal

Today's timetable. https://www.supremecourt.uk/brexit/timetable-of-proceedings.html Also, link to written cases on behalf of the parties and intervene...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Talking about diversity quotas...

You have my full attention. Who was who, when, what and how ? Show yourselves ! Or perhaps Hanover has the better story...

You had sex with other mods at the old place :gasp: So who were all in the gang then ?

Course you are, babe :starstruck:

Speak for yourself :razz:

: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...

:roll: :yawn: :smile:

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 ...

What does that mean in this context ? You don't agree with what I said ? So, let me ask again -

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...

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 ...

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...