THE THREAD!!!

[USSAmerica]

Good morning - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Mum, grandpa won't tell us what lap dancing is.

[:D]

Congratulations on the soon to be new growth ring of the family tree, Simon. [8D]

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: USS America

ORIGINAL: sprior

Mum, grandpa won't tell us what lap dancing is.

[:D]

Congratulations on the soon to be new growth ring of the family tree, Simon. [8D]

Thanks. Growth ring is new to me? Perhaps new line of cards form Hallmark?

[USSAmerica]

Trees add a growth ring every year.  That's what I get for trying to be witty before having enough coffee.  [:D]

[USSAmerica]

[sprior]

I was using sarcasm but this dmaned keyboard won't let me type a tone of voice.

[Dixie]

ORIGINAL: sprior

I was using sarcasm but this dmaned keyboard won't let me type a tone of voice.

We need some sort of Thread accepted way of indicating sarcasm...

Maybe using a particular font colour. [:D]

[DuckofTindalos]

Or designate one particular smiley.

[sprior]

I think the confusion, upset and the resulting bun fights are more fun. It's traditional and we all love a good bun fight.

[DuckofTindalos]

I just finished that Luftwaffe book that LogBoy recommended some time ago. What a waste of money and time...[:@]

[sprior]

Which one was that?

[DuckofTindalos]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Which one was that?

Luftwaffe - Creating the Operational Air War 1918-40, by James Corum.

Purported to destroy a slew of the myths about the inter- and early-war Luftwaffe, it's poorly argued and written. Call me old-fashioned, but if you want to debunk "conventional wisdom", you have to present evidence to the contrary. The author fails to do so.

He's an obvious Luftwaffe fanboy, and it shows.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

ORIGINAL: Terminus

My line, that is. Sue you, I will...

I would loooove to see Yoda get cross examined. [:D]

Don't think that would work out too well for the examiner.

Prosecutor: "So, Mr. Yoda, where were you on the night of..." (Wham!) Levitated chair send prosecutor sprawling
Mr. Yoda: "Impertinent your questions are..."
Prosecutor: (muttered) "No...ugh...further questions your honor."

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Same here. It was awful, like The Da Vinci Code.

Good, I thought I was missing something. I gave up and got A History of Modern Britain instead.

Not to be some uppity Yank, but isn't that title an oxymoron? Or is there a timeline for British history that is generally regarded as "modern" versus "classic" or "pre-modern". Not having much history for the settlement of North America (well, not as much as Brittania), I genuinely don't know the answer.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

test message from 20 yo son: dad, call me, we need to talk.


Me: Hi, what's up
Him: We need to talk
Me: Are you in trouble? Is everything okay? What's up?
Him: We just need to talk
Me: Ok, talk
Him: Well, er, you know <insert 19yo gf name here>?
Me: Yes
Him: Well, she's pregnant
Me: You nugget

etc, etc

I'm going to be someone's grandad at 49. What a strange feeling. I never gave my kids permisson to breed.

Congrats, grandpa. [;)]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Dixie

"all this were fields as far as t' eye could see when I were a lad"

What, the curtains?

[stuman]

ORIGINAL: sprior

And I shall teach said kid all the words to "Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn'y have fallen in love with?" and possibly "Turning Japanese" too.

LOL, although it's a bit late for the " Turning Japanese "

Anyway good luck with being a Grandad. I am not ready for that yet. Not that I have any say-so in the matter [;)]

[DuckofTindalos]

Has she got huuuuge... tracts of land?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Terminus
Call me old-fashioned, but if you want to debunk "conventional wisdom", you have to present evidence to the contrary. The author fails to do so.

[sarcasm font on]

Pfft. What an old-fashioned view of evidence-based science or reason. I hope you're not suggesting that we revert to objective and rational discussion too?

[sarcasm font off]

[8D]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Has she got huuuuge... tracts of land?

Nice catch...[:)]