I *think* so, but I'm not sure* In fixed-odds betting (sportsbook betting) in the high street (eg Ladbrokes), when you place a bet the person you are betting with is the bookmaker * In exchange … (View Post)

(Narrator: for the benefit of younger readers, "NATO" was an organisation, now defunct, where the Americans would come to the aid of Europe in the event of an invasion by the USSR. It disin… (View Post)

...we have also forgotten how to say "Dude, what the actual fuck! They're books! We are restoring books! That's a good thing, yes?". Although I accept that "No" is short… (View Post)

"I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my father. Not screaming in terror like his passengers." (View Post)

The Magic Faraway Tree. The film of a book I adored as a child. I can't watch it: whether good or bad it'll break my heart :( (View Post)