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Originally posted by GimmeabreakPlanet Earth II starting on BBC now, should be worth a watch.
go on lad.....Go On.......GO ON......GET UP THEM FUCKING ROCKS!!!!!Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
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Originally posted by Keane View PostAs we're somewhat on the subject anyone recommend some good books about WW2? I think HJ mentioned a good podcast about it before too - that ring any bells?
5/5: A Polish partisan (page 218, my book) “The Ukrainians in turn took their revenge by destroying a village of 500 Poles and torturing and killing all who fell in their hands. We responded by destroying two of their larger villages... This was how the fighting escalated. Each time more people were killed, more houses burnt, more women raped. Men become desensitised very quickly and kill as if they know nothing else.” Page 365 It was virtually impossible to emerge from the Second World War without enemies....virtually every person on the continent had suffered some kind of loss or injustice. ...
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostVery few people knew about the extermination,
Knew for a fact the details of exactly what was going on where and when.
Everyone who mattered knew... everyone who tolerated
Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
Nazi policy basically went from "kick them all out" (pre-war) to "steal their assets and use them as slave labour" (early war)
Originally posted by Denny Crane View PostYou've just been watching too much CNNTurning millions into thousands
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www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_PileckiWitold Pilecki (13 May 1901 – 25 May 1948; Polish pronunciation: [ˈvitɔlt piˈlɛt͡skʲi]; codenames Roman Jezierski, Tomasz Serafiński, Druh, Witold) was a Polish soldier, a rittmeister of the Polish Cavalry during the Second Polish Republic, the founder of the Secret Polish Army (Tajna Armia Polska) resistance group in German-occupied Poland in November 1939, and a member of the underground Home Army (Armia Krajowa), which was formed in February 1942. He was the author of Witold's Report, the first comprehensive Allied intelligence report on Auschwitz concentration camp and the Holocaust. He was Roman Catholic.[1]
During World War II, he volunteered for a Polish resistance operation to get imprisoned in the Auschwitz death camp in order to gather intelligence and escape. While in the camp, Pilecki organized a resistance movement and as early as 1941, informed the Western Allies of Nazi Germany's Auschwitz atrocities. He escaped from the camp in 1943 after nearly two and a half years of imprisonment. Pilecki took part in the Warsaw Uprising[2] in August 1944.[3] He remained loyal to the London-based Polish government-in-exile after the Soviet-backed communist takeover of Poland and was arrested in 1947 by the Stalinist secret police (Urząd Bezpieczeństwa) on charges of working for "foreign imperialism", thought to be a euphemism for MI6.[4] He was executed after a show trial in 1948. Until 1989, information about his exploits and fate was suppressed by the Polish communist regime.[4][5]
As a result of his efforts, he is considered as "one of the greatest wartime heroes".[3][6][7] In the foreword to the book The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery[8] Michael Schudrich, the Chief Rabbi of Poland, wrote as follows: "When God created the human being, God had in mind that we should all be like Captain Witold Pilecki, of blessed memory."[1] In the introduction to that book Norman Davies, a British historian, wrote: "If there was an Allied hero who deserved to be remembered and celebrated, this was a person with few peers."[1] At the commemoration event of International Holocaust Remembrance Day held in the US Holocaust Memorial Museum on 27 January 2013 Ryszard Schnepf, the Polish Ambassador to the US, described Pilecki as a "diamond among Poland's heroes" and "the highest example of Polish patriotism".[7][9]
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Originally posted by Kayroo View PostNo. But close.
He's pro-Hispanics for Trump. Pro-Jews for Trump. Pro-African Americans for Trump. Pro-LGBT for Trump and Pro-USA for Trump.
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One of the cameramen from blue planet is in ireland at the minute. Missed him in the spirit store last week but giving serious thought to making trip to carlow friday night to see him.Low fee Euro/UK money transfer, 1st transfer free through my referral
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Originally posted by Denny Crane View PostIt's only Clinton that makes that distinction between supporters and non supporters with her basket of deplorables, Trump is just pro-us citizen. It's her campaign that hired goons to incite violence at her opponents rallies.
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Originally posted by PSV58 View PostWeiner kicking off on bbc4 (sky channel 211) at 9, well worth a watch
It really hammers home the point that anyone who wants to get into politics isn't quite right in the head to begin with.‘IF YOU had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” Genghis Khan
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Originally posted by PSV58 View PostA lot of European countries weren't exactly breaking their backs to help them even when they knew exactly what had gone on either"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Denny Crane View PostI think he's deeply flawed, but comparing him to Hitler is lol bad
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If I compare you to to Martin Shkreli it doesn't mean that you are Martin Shkreli or that you are going to kill people to scum off a few quid for yourself but it may well mean there are similarities in behaviour and attitude that are worth pointing out.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by V for Vendetta View PostThis was excellent. A fascinating car crash to watch.
It really hammers home the point that anyone who wants to get into politics isn't quite right in the head to begin with.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostIn fairness to Weiner the real villains of the piece are the media. I ended up feeling sorrier for the young wan they were dragging around NY than I did for even the wife!X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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Originally posted by Elshambles View PostAaahhh ya but what kind of fucktard puts I love Hispanics in a tweet like that!?
I am surprised that you guys are arguing over who is the nicest to immigrants and non white US citiizens. Both will be pretty shitty to them so it depends on if you would prefer that the predictability of Hillary slowly beading the system to Donalds any day could be the day he slashes an artery but he might decide to go the other way instead.
Also what I think we miss over here is that Donald does say he hates illegals not legal immigrants. Legal Hispanics are actually very anti illegal immigration and whilst the illegals may protest and march they cannot actually vote so count for little else than PR.
It is a strange election but I do find the idea that Hillary will be throwing the doors open to welcome the poor and needy of all nations to jump on welfare and Obama care laughable, she will slam the door just as hard.
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostFFS! have you lost your mind or are you playing a game of Oh yea I'm only trolling like in that Cartoon DP posted?
If I compare you to to Martin Shkreli it doesn't mean that you are Martin Shkreli or that you are going to kill people to scum off a few quid for yourself but it may well mean there are similarities in behaviour and attitude that are worth pointing out.
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Bill burr had a good one about billy boy back in the Whitehouse with no job and nothing to do
Hillary will sack all the women and bill will be wheeled around like Anthony Hopkins dreaming of fava beans
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostJust can't get over the monstrousness of the French habit of leaving bones in fish they serve. Why would anyone want to sort out which bits of the fish in their mouths might stick in their throats - just take out the bones if they aren't meant to be eaten ffs.
Some people say fish tastes better cooked on th bone. But I'm not convinced it's anything like a beef/steak on the bone.
How are the snails and frogs legs?
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Just think about this for a moment. Seriously. A man running for president of the United States and the enormous power it entails, and his aides have to take his FUCKING TWITTER away from him because he is so thin skinned and volatile. Unbelievable. Truly unbelievable.People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostThe main thing I learned from the above is that Cromwell could have massively improved his image among the Irish if he'd published a picture of himself eating Superquinn sausages.
Bought the best sausages of my life on Saturday from the organic butcher in Saint Annes. And they say nothing good ever came out of Carlow...."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Has anyone much experience on writing or reviewing personal statements for masters etc? I vaguely remember there was a discussion about them before?
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Originally posted by DeadParrot View Posthttp://www.vox.com/2016/11/6/1354600...-twitter-obama
Just think about this for a moment. Seriously. A man running for president of the United States and the enormous power it entails, and his aides have to take his FUCKING TWITTER away from him because he is so thin skinned and volatile. Unbelievable. Truly unbelievable.
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Postnah this just seems like lazy cooking - its the small bones that are left in that you can choke on, not the whole 'frame' of the fish. Colleagues said you should just chew carefully and feel around with your tongue for bones that need to be pulled out, but it really takes away from the enjoyment of the meal if you think it might damage you at any moment.
It annoys the shit out out of me too. With a whole fish, you expects bones, so you're watching for them. But if you get a fillet, you expect a fillet, and you munch away unawares.
Has some salmon from Aldi tonight, delicious
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X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostHeard frogs legs are a bit of a delicacy in the west of ireland - down around Kerry anyway. Think they're part of the standard 'tastes like chicken' family of foodstuffs.
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Was down around Liffey Street yesterday, haven't been there in about 5-6 weeks and only noticed that the Food Emporium is gone and it's now been replaced with a massive Dealz store
It's like reverse gentrification.
I wouldn't have eaten there very regularly but any time I was there, it was always busy, seems like an odd move?
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The food in the Epicurean was pretty awful imo. And I rarely pay more for food than places there charged.
There are solid reasons people didn't eat there often.Last edited by Lord Sir Banter; 07-11-16, 13:58.X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostHeard frogs legs are a bit of a delicacy in the west of ireland - down around Kerry anyway. Think they're part of the standard 'tastes like chicken' family of foodstuffs.
Are you sure you aren't confusing them with Chicken wings
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