I argued this on here two months ago to general incredulity. It's the cornered rat option. In reality most of his ministers would resign and he'd have difficulty filling the posts. There�… (View Post)

I sometimes think of my grandfather in this context, who was born before motor cars were invented and lived long enough to watch men on the moon on his TV. Somehow managed to take it all in his strid… (View Post)

"When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” (View Post)

Some of the more unusual looking people may be found in Havre, Montana. The original mid-19th century inhabitants were 25% escaped slaves, 25% Chinese railroad navvies, 25% native American Cree and 2… (View Post)

You'd confused a threepenny bit with a groat. Easily done. (View Post)