In 1919 at the first Cenotaph parade China was represented as it was an Allied power who had troops in France, I think they lost about 35 men 12 of whom we shot (for theft), in WW2 China was again an...
What was the name of the German General(?) who rejected the ceasefire at the end of WW2, and fought his way through the Soviets in order to surrender to the western allies? We rejected their surrender...
I watched an hour of this show on Channel 4 last night (switched over for "The Big Bang Theory") I wasn't impressed by it. The main point was Britain's debt being £4.8 trillion, this...
Did the person who discovered aspirin get a Nobel prize? Cos they deserve it, I had a terrible hangover today, imagine what it was like before aspirin. The only thing I've learnt since last night, is...
Loads to do today, couldn't be bothered so I watched this on d.V.D.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRPEquQH_pc
This is the funniest film if I've seen in a long time a genuine classic....
I had a row today with a lad aged about 19, what he wasn't gonna do next time he saw me isn't worth reporting. Now here's the thing, despite one dishonest contributor's contention that I know sweet...
Given the disclosure of information by Wikileaks, should Bush, Blair and their agents (namely the military) be tried as war criminals? My basis for this question is from our own phrasing of what...
In the news today a town on the outskirts of Naples is to ban the min skirt and low slung hipster style jeans as they're indecent.
Taking a liberty or what?...
Did anybody else notice at the beginning of George Osborne's budget speech Douglas Alexander being given a note telling him to move over so that Nick Clegg would appear on the tele?
Now that France is on strike, were are all the posts praising the French for their bravery and steadfastness against things they feel are un-French and lamenting that we're not more like them? Or is...
I'm glad that they're out and all survived. But I can't help but feel that it offers a succinct demonstration of how governments create heroes to hide unpalatable facts. FACT, this mine is dangerous...
Just watched "Football Focus" (it's gone really pooey eel) but it showed Sheff Weds cup game (finished with a penalty shoot out)in mid week, I thought it was great touch when the opposition...