I think it's a type of fish sauce - widely enjoyed by the Romans. I think I read a Spectator article about it. Or possibly just Keith Floyd pished and slurring in Northumbria. One of the two. (View Post)

Wonder if 'according to plan' is a deliberate slip, or just an odd translation. (View Post)

Iran seems like a contender to me - nice spot overlooking the Red Sea? I don't see China wanting the hassle given the already fractious relations with the US. S.A similar. (View Post)

Are you trying to say that women have some sort of agency and place in history? What is this woke nonsense! (View Post)

During lockdown I rewatched the old Michael Palin show 'Pole to Pole'. Interesting bits of him making it down through Russia in the fading days of the Soviet Union. While he was crossing th… (View Post)