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Prince in stitches as soldier ditches queen's English
Yep, he said that to the Duke of Edinburgh.
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You should hear what he said to the House of Lords...
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M25 cyclist in Surrey 'sent on motorway by phone app'.
It beggars belief that people can be so daft...
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On Sunday, when I was at exactly this spot and turned onto the on ramp onto this parkway. There was a cyclist at the bloody smudge mark I've drawn onto the Street View picture. I was stuck behind him for 100 meters or so until the barricades ended, and I could cross illegally over the double yellow line to get around him.
I'm a nice guy, so I didn't tailgate him or honk for those 30 seconds. He wasn't so much daft as arrogant. But a bit daft too. |
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Arrogant is worse.
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I was last in the US in 2004 and stopped off in Thermopolis, Wyoming, where this building caught my eye. Of course, the Swastika was around long before Uncle Adolf and his band of scamps, but the design does tend to draw attention to itself, doesn't it?
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Ruining a fairly cool design is pretty low on the list of crimes against humanity that the Nazis are guilty of committing, but it still annoys me. I like the visual look of a swastika. It's much like a greek key, which is also pretty cool looking.
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#2453 |
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Thanks, I wasn't aware that design had a name. Well, I figured people that used it called it something or other, but something more technical than Greek Key.
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#2454 |
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Pinwheel. I have a really old quilt top with a pinwheel design. It's a dead ringer for a swastika.
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That sounds interesting, quilts are such a regional thing, in materials, designs, stiches and names.
I'm only familiar with this type being called windmill.
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I'm honestly not questioning your opinion or judgement, I just don't get it. Can you explain (in simple terms!) please.
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There is a sign to the right saying that bicycles are forbidden on this stretch of road. The sign is there because bikes are common on the road I'm turning from, and in fact there is a large bike lane on that road. But this road is a limited access road that leads to the Beltway, a 12 lane limited access highway that circles the city.
Just before this road meets up with the Beltway, there is a turn off that leads to a high security government installation on the one side, and a small picnic area on the other side. I imagine the bike was going to the picnic area. But this road is dangerous for bikes because it's heavily traveled, is narrow with no shoulders, and the speed limit greater than bikes can achieve. So they are forbidden. Oh, and the "barricades" are down the center of the road, marking the lanes to keep traffic away from one another. It's just on the curve, and when the road straightens out, the barricades stop. |
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![]() I get it now, and thanks for the additional information.
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Buckets of gold coins found in California back yard.
If you found $10 million in gold, would you go to the papers? I bet the finders wind up not getting to keep anything. |
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Buried on the property they've owned for years? I'd be surprised if they were prevented from keeping it, or keeping the proceeds.
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