Before either had spoken, the General sized William up; in any other department, he would have been recognised as a sucker; here, among the trappings of high adventure, he was, more gallantly, a gree… (View Post)

Why on earth do I seem to see the next Viz character on PB today? Anabob the Anti-Bob. (View Post)

TBF, 'guide' doesn't mean "slavishly follow". Especially as they cite both PRISMA and the Cochrane Collaboration. And, as our resident tree kangaroo says, Cochraneity involve… (View Post)

They'll use them for well-aimed, brief bursts, moving from firing spot to firing spot, and covering each other during moves. (View Post)

That's pretty much why they did away with National Service, even for brown jobs, c. 1958. More than half a century ago. Rather like the rum ration in the RN, it's incompatible with lots of … (View Post)