Mr. L, knowing my luck this year I'd back the winner then the stewards would give him a 20s penalty. (View Post)

I'm an atheist. Not sure what I do that could be considered anti-religion. I don't knock on people's doors trying to persuade them to stop believing in a deity. (View Post)

Mr. B, the Janjaweed[sp] militia that committed the atrocities in Darfur years ago grew up into a sort-of second army. The dictator of Sudan wanted to use that second army to counterbalance the actua… (View Post)

Mr. Stereodog, my parents weren't, and aren't, well-to-do. In addition to reduced fees for bursaries, they could only afford to send me to a private school due to making sacrifices (I went abroad on … (View Post)

Utterly OT but every time I read 'Gilead' I think of 'Gil-Galad'. The high king of the Noldor would make a better leader than either presidential candidate, but I'm not sure he'd approve the term lim… (View Post)