Very many educated people around the world speak three languages. - They speak their mother tongue - which in my case is English. - They speak the language of their dominant economic block - which in… (View Post)

Who scheduled the test to start on Wednesday? Almost guaranteed to wipe out the weekend. (View Post)

@Farooq 1. Reform beat Conservative (don't count draws)? 145 2. Labour finish 3rd or lower (don't count where they didn't stand)? 66 3. Conservatives lose their deposit? 45 4. Lib Dems lose their dep… (View Post)

Picton Ferry between New Zealand's North and South Island is a highlight of any visit. (View Post)

In Poker, you often bet knowing you have definitively won - you have "the nuts" and no-one can possibly beat you. It's up to the opponent's skill whether they take the bet on. (View Post)