I'm not sure how different that is. Cabinet ministers are elected by a small subset of the population - about 1/650th - to serve as the legislator for that district. And then appointed through patron… (View Post)

Also Skansen, the open-air museum. And the National Museum for the Viking and Vendel era stuff. (View Post)

I'm not sure why the Israelis should be thanked for ceasing to occupy someone else's country. (View Post)

Referring to the bit about sightlines, I always wonder why traffic planners are apparently unable to spot the hazards that we are all trained for when we learn to drive. "Can you reduce the spee… (View Post)

Having had cramp, it can certainly take a couple of days for the muscle to get back to normal, if it's a bad one and cramps right up (View Post)