I agree with you. Saying you weigh 140 pounds is like saying you are 73 inches tall. Better to use a bigger unit so that the amount of them is smaller, followed by a smaller unit if needed. Perhaps n… (View Post)

Privy Council: * Membership > 700. * Yes, every cabinet minister is a member. * Yes, the cabinet is a subcommittee of it. * Do they ever all get together? No, other than when a monarch ascends or … (View Post)

A head of government who is on criminal trial tries to whack the judiciary. The United States in 2024? Nope, Israel in 2023: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/22/tens-of-thousands-of-israeli… (View Post)

Is this the same Trump who said the USA should put Chinese flags on its fighter jets and (quote) "bomb the shit out of Russia" in retaliation for Russian military action against Ukraine? He… (View Post)

I call it "Town". And I'm a Londoner. "Blighty" I use but ironically, always to mean England not Britain or GB. Scotland's not in Blighty FFS. (View Post)