We've come a long way from "I counted them all out. And counted them all back." (View Post)

During the campaigns against slavery, it was rapidly noticed that captured slave ships were being bought by front men for slavers at the auctions. So the Royal Navy started burning them. And paying t… (View Post)

The problem is that "Fake, but accurate" doesn't work as an excuse. Lying about a liar still makes you a liar. (View Post)

He went full @SeanT Never go full @SeanT (View Post)

As usual, the idea was chopped up and fucked about with until it was useless. The big problem was in getting world wide rights. A common pattern was for the BBC to commission a program. And pay for t… (View Post)