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Forum: Radio 16-11-2012, 20:16
Replies: 19
Views: 2,072
Posted By bean999
It gets a lot of coverage, in that way it might...

It gets a lot of coverage, in that way it might not seem too original. I was going to suggest almost any other angle in the complicated European experience of the war, but it occurs to me you could...
Forum: Food and Drink 16-11-2012, 19:54
Replies: 27
Views: 1,691
Posted By bean999
You're right. I think it's similar in the...

You're right. I think it's similar in the Emirates:
http://trolley.ae/index.php?route=product/manufacturer/product&manufacturer_id=472&limit=25

And...
Forum: Showbiz 16-11-2012, 19:36
Replies: 127
Views: 11,622
Posted By bean999
They could look to themselves a little bit, they...

They could look to themselves a little bit, they obviously made a decision that the issue wasn't worth risking their job for. Now there may be other women who did leave jobs over something like...
Forum: Politics 16-11-2012, 19:11
Replies: 104
Views: 2,299
Posted By bean999
Tobacco is harmful, and is being priced and...

Tobacco is harmful, and is being priced and managed out of fashion by the government in conjunction with the manufacturers (a kind of cartel really). That's only possible by taking control of the...
Forum: Politics 16-11-2012, 19:06
Replies: 308
Views: 8,546
Posted By bean999
Let's not bring democracy into this.

Let's not bring democracy into this.
Forum: Politics 16-11-2012, 19:04
Replies: 13
Views: 518
Posted By bean999
You're right. I think the US and China are more...

You're right. I think the US and China are more comparable than different.
Forum: General Discussion 16-11-2012, 18:55
Replies: 43
Views: 1,192
Posted By bean999
Seems to be a lot of benefit to the principle of...

Seems to be a lot of benefit to the principle of a public library, as well as the physical location. My library has been recently refurbished, always seems busy, and apart from lending books has:


...
Forum: General Discussion 16-11-2012, 18:30
Replies: 155
Views: 6,939
Posted By bean999
I agree, the forums generally seem quieter. ...

I agree, the forums generally seem quieter. Since I first noticed there's not much of an archive here I stopped putting much nerdish effort or detail into posts, and following from that I tend to...
Forum: General Discussion 16-11-2012, 18:14
Replies: 55
Views: 1,639
Posted By bean999
I think O Level was Native Americans, WWII,...

I think O Level was Native Americans, WWII, Palestine, Northern Ireland.

A Level was English (Tudors), Euro (Prussia, French Revolution).

But, my grandfather had a Reader's Digest or something...
Forum: General Discussion 16-11-2012, 18:05
Replies: 849
Views: 29,380
Posted By bean999
It may be nationalism, or just politics. I think...

It may be nationalism, or just politics. I think there's a political need to be culturally distinct from the UK, achieved by the statement 'this is a Catholic country', and by keeping traces of...
Forum: Showbiz 11-11-2012, 11:38
Replies: 4,077
Views: 297,260
Posted By bean999
I think his story goes that he saw Savile with a...

I think his story goes that he saw Savile with a girl (of whatever age) one evening and the following day called up to his hotel room to be told by Savile that he'd spent the night with her, then...
Forum: Showbiz 11-11-2012, 11:34
Replies: 4,077
Views: 297,260
Posted By bean999
I think that's right, he hasn't admitted...

I think that's right, he hasn't admitted fabricating the claim against McAlpine. Maybe the article is 'colouring in' from other claims he made, for example: "documents proved some of Messham’s...
Forum: Showbiz 11-11-2012, 10:37
Replies: 4,077
Views: 297,260
Posted By bean999
I'd say it was a fairly remarkable thing to...

I'd say it was a fairly remarkable thing to accept.

As is pointed out here: "Gwen Hurst, a former Bryn Estyn teacher, said the accepted picture of life there was far from the truth. ‘If this...
Forum: Showbiz 11-11-2012, 10:12
Replies: 4,077
Views: 297,260
Posted By bean999
Wilfred De’ath, a convicted fraudster long known...

Wilfred De’ath, a convicted fraudster long known in Fleet Street for the unreliability of his tip-offs, informed the makers of ITV’s Exposure that he had witnessed Savile with a girl of “I would...
Forum: General Discussion 01-11-2012, 23:09
Replies: 16
Views: 625
Posted By bean999
Maybe you have to order them, either 50s as...

Maybe you have to order them, either 50s as someone posted a link to, or a bit easier on the wallet,...
Forum: General Discussion 01-11-2012, 23:00
Replies: 77
Views: 4,287
Posted By bean999
I think I know what the OP is referring to, and...

I think I know what the OP is referring to, and fair play to these porn people, they really know how to provide a service. Compare their attention to detail and customer focus to other entertainment...
Forum: General Discussion 01-11-2012, 22:52
Replies: 141
Views: 3,774
Posted By bean999
People have always been religious, and although...

People have always been religious, and although we might not think so in this country, around the world they still are, and there has always been homophobia. So it's just a bit of a cross-over of...
Forum: PC & Mac Hardware and Software 31-10-2012, 18:48
Replies: 890
Views: 45,566
Posted By bean999
Been browsing John Lewis and I see their laptops...

Been browsing John Lewis and I see their laptops are mainly W8, many of them 'new arrivals' (new with OS) or not yet in stock.

edit: And PC World, all their laptops are W8. This is a shame. ...
Forum: Politics 28-10-2012, 23:40
Replies: 3
Views: 387
Posted By bean999
Does seem a bit silly, to respond to an uneven...

Does seem a bit silly, to respond to an uneven playing field by setting it in stone. Entrance targets can be differentiated by race: asian, white, black and also gender, making I suppose 6 grades of...
Forum: General Discussion 28-10-2012, 22:41
Replies: 64
Views: 1,493
Posted By bean999
She's got something of the zeitgeist about her...

She's got something of the zeitgeist about her with her poem 'Lady Lazarus' which has quite a good bit at the end, which is a good place for it - 'eats men like air', but is mainly concerned with...
Forum: General Discussion 28-10-2012, 22:28
Replies: 108
Views: 4,920
Posted By bean999
They're eccentric. Back garden/yard is a case...

They're eccentric.

Back garden/yard is a case in point. A back garden is predominately grassed, a back yard predominately paved, you can find either in the UK. You apparently only find a back...
Forum: General Discussion 28-10-2012, 22:13
Replies: 9
Views: 407
Posted By bean999
I think some of our 'confidence' is a bit...

I think some of our 'confidence' is a bit flag-wavy and desperate. The average Brit strolls past great Victorian architecture holding their iphone and an over-priced latte thinking good things can...
Forum: General Discussion 27-10-2012, 22:16
Replies: 64
Views: 1,493
Posted By bean999
Well, I think that's exactly what it is. I know...

Well, I think that's exactly what it is. I know someone who's first wife did that. She'd had mental illness for some time, was homesick (German originally), was just in a state, they'd find her...
Forum: General Discussion 26-10-2012, 18:52
Replies: 28
Views: 1,053
Posted By bean999
I think really they just borrowed it like a lot...

I think really they just borrowed it like a lot of other people ('rotated' or not). There was just a general craze for it, but Hitler apparently saw it at school:

Adolf Hitler had lived in the town...
Forum: General Discussion 25-10-2012, 23:20
Replies: 161
Views: 4,822
Posted By bean999
I would agree sometimes, particularly when we...

I would agree sometimes, particularly when we judge recent history we excuse our own past behaviour.

But looking at it square on I think oppression is unsustainable, you always need allies. ...
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