19 Jul
After over a year travelling back and forth to Germany, I finally made it to the Belsen memorial. Truly horrific in scale, depressing and moving in equal measure. It’s hidden from the road by trees but it really makes for a strange experience as you walk around.
Ann Frank and her sister are remembered [...]
Posted in Serious stuff, Travel by: The Colonel
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07 Jul
GTP has closed down, so I’ve been working on setting up a wide-ranging sports/ current affairs/ stuff forum to replacesome parts of it. Towards the end, there was a split between those who wanted a pure Sports board and one that was comfortable covering life.
So, the lightning lounge is here, and growing.
If [...]
Posted in Football, Irrelevant nonsense, Other sport, Serious stuff, US Sport, Uncategorized by: The Colonel
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03 Jun
I get the impression that the main aim of the media is to scare us into submission.
16 knife murders in London is horrific, but it is scarcely a threat to Civilisation. There are, what, 7 million people in London and 16 teenagers killed? I bet there are nearly that many per day in [...]
Posted in Serious stuff by: The Colonel
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