Not me. The level of discussion on this site elevates considerably during those periods when you are away from it. (View Post)

The experience of the Italians fighting the Austrians in the mountains of Veneto and what is now Slovenia was objectively worse than the tales from the trenches, with which we are all so familiar. Ye… (View Post)

Indeed. The historical social media posts from the guy allegedly responsible for this appalling incident bear a lot of resemblance to those made here by a certain longstanding PB’er. Which should be … (View Post)

He was wondering why he had to get up at 5 am and walk half way across Florence just to see the sun come up. What you can’t see, but could certainly hear, is the army of Firenze refuse collectors off… (View Post)

Indeed. Clever, well behaved, independently minded, and has learned a lot more from his travels than a certain PB’er. And trained up from an early age, not even one year old when this was taken… (View Post)