History, Politics And Current Affairs

Nik_SpeakerToCats wrote: ↑Fri Aug 22, 2025 8:42 pm He's dealing with a lot of 'domestic' and 'medical' issues, has indicated he's not currently interested in participating...

But, sends his thanks.

No problem, but if/ when he is, please pm me

Nik_SpeakerToCats wrote: ↑Mon Aug 11, 2025 2:37 pm My NJ pen-friend's fire-wall etc set-up seems allergic to TBO's configuration.
Though he and the Admins have tried several times, he keeps getting blocked.
He does visit as 'Guest' from time to time...

Could he not log in even after all that? Please can you pm me his username etc. again?

You all know your NBC drills, guys!

Welcome. The bar is inviting. We have both types of music here - Country and Western. Someone ironic as this board really has been about getting the band back together! (We are on holiday currently. Epic Euro road trip, 3000 miles each way. On the final leg, I saw a signpost and said to the wife, i...

Please all welcome our new member Georgious!

Amazon UK claims there are two further volumes, of increasingly eye-watering price... -- Some-when today, bruising around de-cataracted eye settled significantly. NO double vision. NO astigmatism. Print still gotta be 8 mm / ⅓" tall to read but, yesterday, was nearer finger-width !! SUPERB new...

What did they boil the bones-fragments-in-water IN? Pottery hadn’t been invented then, had it? They have a proposal in the study: Study of microfossils retrieved from calculus has suggested that Neanderthals did boil food items (60). Underlining earlier work by Speth (61), experiments recently demo...

What did they boil the bones-fragments-in-water IN? Pottery hadn’t been invented then, had it?

That would have been superb! “Oh yes, it still works but we have to keep the control keypad locked up”

Poohbah wrote: ↑Fri Jul 25, 2025 2:45 am Not so random or clumsy as a Pentium. An elegant calculating tool for a more civilzied age.

Note: This shouldn’t be confused with the much more…wild claims of radar enabled finds underneat the Giza plateau by an Italian team a few months ago. This report appears to be a bit less fantastical. Archaeologists Found an ‘Anomaly’ Near the Pyramids That May Reveal an Ancient Portal New findings...

There are plenty of options. For selecting the caliber, the US common ones would be 22LR (lacks power), 25 ACP, and 32 ACP. The latter are both Browning designs and would be common. These could all be used in a pocket automatic. Foreign rounds include the 7.62x25 Tokarev and hte 7.65mm Parabellum T...

Yes, that essay is pretty much a blueprint for TBO.

David Newton wrote: ↑Thu Jul 24, 2025 4:15 pm Now it's Hulk Hogan's turn to smash his last.

I just saw this. Sad, sad.

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 8:20 pm

Craiglxviii wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 6:35 pm Not me- I prefer big V8s- but my cousin always says that “a Mini is better than sex”…

Your cousin needs to up their game. Minis are fun (and comfortable) to drive, but they’re not that good.

Oh I dunno…

Not me- I prefer big V8s- but my cousin always says that “a Mini is better than sex”…

A 965M… my Dad’s micro meter is a 965- he bought it in his first week on the tools. He couldn’t afford the ratchet (M)!

Those thread gauges look identical to the ones in his toolbox…

As for the lathe, what are you waiting for? I’m clearing the garage out ready for mine!

Nice! A 1” Moore & Wright micrometer, with ratchet drive. Lovely. I have an identical one here! Satin finish I trust? Keep it well oiled! Hey that’s cool! Popular ones back in the day? I believe it is satin finish. It’s been kept pretty nice, I’ll try and keep it that way. You just need a nice ...

Nice! A 1” Moore & Wright micrometer, with ratchet drive. Lovely. I have an identical one here! Satin finish I trust? Keep it well oiled!