A poor analogy. If the Titanic had not seen the iceberg and had just rammed it then the damage would probably not have been terminal as only the front compartments would have flooded: damage it was d… (View Post)

I have some on my desk: iron meteorites do that all the time. (View Post)

Most of us don’t speak German either (I’m assuming that Uber alles is German and not an obscure reference to an on line taxi firm). (View Post)

A big difference between Americans and the British is that they think 100 years is a long time and we think that 100 miles is a long distance. (View Post)

The thing is, most (though I'm sure not all) of the stories about the government also have reasonable explanations like his when examined closely. Perhaps his own experience of virtuous lobbying (and… (View Post)