If by German we understand 'people who speak the language' then, of course, they are still to be found in Austria and Switzerland. The creation of a state (or rather, lots of states) based … (View Post)

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C'est magnifique mais ... n'est-ce pas la gare? (View Post)

Most of the helicopter flights round here seem to carry Lord Bamford and his entourage from their Cotswold 'farm' to their north-country factories, frequently interrupting breakfast or tea.… (View Post)

And, of course, pitches were left uncovered throughout the match and bowlers like Underwood learned how to take advantage of a drying wicket. It was one of those obscure technicalities that made cric… (View Post)