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Provide the middle name of the following US Presidents:- Joseph R Biden
- Donald J Trump
- Barack H Obama
- George W Bush
- William J Clinton
- George HW Bush
- Ronald W Reagan
- James E Carter
- Gerald R Ford
- Richard M Nixon
- Lyndon B Johnson
- John F Kennedy
- Dwight D Eisenhower
- Harry S Truman
- Franklin D Roosevelt
"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Lazare View PostHow come FDR and JFK got the initials treatment and nobody else did?
6067_xweb.jpg&maxx=300&maxy=0.jpg"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post
How does profiteering from the human misery and climate catastrophe directly caused by BTC tally with ethics, it's about as non Vegan as can be
Buying fiat currencies with your Bitcoin is a highly speculative investment. They have shown a very high volatility in bitcoin terms. This is due in part to their mysterious creation process. Nobody knows how many more will come into existence. They have no intrinsic value and are involved in the large part of every criminal activity from drug and human trafficking, weapon, wars, you name it.
For its distribution, fiat currencies use heavy and highly discretional commercial banking infrastructures that have been found many times responsible of money laundry schemes and that consume a lot of energy consumption which cause pollution. Their paper and coin form is a danger for the public health, carrying around a lot of pathogenic agents.
Please invest in fiat the amount of satoshis you can afford to lose.
For a little perspective in 2011 you could buy 1 USD only if you paid a whole BTC but today that USD is worth 0.000055 BTC.
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Originally posted by Murdrum View Post"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostReturn of Quiz Time.
Provide the middle name of the following US Presidents:- Joseph R Biden
- Donald J Trump
- Barack H Obama
- George W Bush
- William J Clinton
- George HW Bush
- Ronald W Reagan
- James E Carter
- Gerald R Ford
- Richard M Nixon
- Lyndon B Johnson
- John F Kennedy
- Dwight D Eisenhower
- Harry S Truman
- Franklin D Roosevelt
SPOILER
1. Robert
2. John
3. Husein
4. Walker
5. Jefferson
6. Herbert Walker
7. William
8. Earl
9. Robert
10. Michael
11. Baines
12. Fitzgerald
13. David
14. Stephen
15. Delano
Last edited by Keane; 24-11-20, 22:05.
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Originally posted by Keane View Post
I actually think I might not know Trump's middle name I have a notion that someone has an even weirder one than FDR, like Excelsior or something golf pro-ish. Have a sneaky suspicion it might be Nixon but dunno what it could be. * for guesses
SPOILER- Robert
- John (*)
- Husein
- Walker
- Jefferson
- Herbert Walker
- William (*)
- Earl
- Robert (*)
- Michael (*)
- Baines
- Fitzgerald
- David (*)
- Stephen (*)
- Delano
I got 11 myself, also did not know DJT's middle name.
The reverso is a good one."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostRound 3. Name the US State that each grew up in.
For the two states that have more than one Prez, (1) name the state capital of the state that the later Prez has relocated to () and (2) name the nickname of the state."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostReturn of Quiz Time.
Provide the middle name of the following US Presidents:- Joseph R Biden
- Donald J Trump
- Barack H Obama
- George W Bush
- William J Clinton
- George HW Bush
- Ronald W Reagan
- James E Carter
- Gerald R Ford
- Richard M Nixon
- Lyndon B Johnson
- John F Kennedy
- Dwight D Eisenhower
- Harry S Truman
- Franklin D Roosevelt
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1. Joseph Robinette Biden.....Jill..... Delaware (or Scranton PA if you prefer)
2. Not sure John maybe .... Melania (ex Ivana) .... New York
3. Hussein .... Michelle.... Hawaii
4. Walker .... Laura ..... Texas
5. Jefferson .... Hillary .... Arkansas
6. Herbert Walker ..... Barbara .... Hmm Massachusetts?
7. Pass .... Nancy .... California
8. Pass .... Pass ..... Georgia
9. Pass .... Pass .....
10. Milhouse ... Pat ..... California
11. Baines .... Ladybird ..... Texas
12. Fitzgerald .... Jackie .... Massachusetts
13 Pass ..... Pass ..... Kansas
14. Is this the reverso, I think his middle name was S ..... Pass .... Missouri
15 Delano .... Pass .... New York
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Originally posted by mcnugget View Post
Good man RD
SPOILER
1. Joseph Robinette Biden.....Jill..... Delaware (or Scranton PA if you prefer)
2. Not sure John maybe .... Melania (ex Ivana) .... New York
3. Hussein .... Michelle.... Hawaii
4. Walker .... Laura ..... Texas
5. Jefferson .... Hillary .... Arkansas
6. Herbert Walker ..... Barbara .... Hmm Massachusetts?
7. Pass .... Nancy .... California
8. Pass .... Pass ..... Georgia
9. Pass .... Pass .....
10. Milhouse ... Pat ..... California
11. Baines .... Ladybird ..... Texas
12. Fitzgerald .... Jackie .... Massachusetts
13 Pass ..... Pass ..... Kansas
14. Is this the reverso, I think his middle name was S ..... Pass .... Missouri
15 Delano .... Pass .... New York
SPOILER- Yes
- You missed a spouse. He's had three.
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Wrong state
- Missed first wife, wrong state.
- Yeah, he's a tough one.
- Think clinics.
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Correct state
- Correct! Bonus point for the reverso.
- She was allegedly a lesbian if that helps.
"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
Ha, you're good.
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Originally posted by mcnugget View Post
Currently 100 pages into LBJ Master of the Senate. Easily my favourite series of all time, fiction or non-fiction. Despite having 2,000 pages left I have started to slow my reading down as I don't want it to finish. Looking for a good Nixon biography before I tackle volume 4, what's the recommendation?
This series of books by Rick Perlstein doesn't have a single man at the centre like the Caro series but they do have the rise of conservatism as their common theme as they move from Goldwater to Nixon to Reagan. I think they're a great follow-on to the LBJ books. They also track the social history of America in much the same way that the LBJ ones too. But ultimately they explain how the Republican Party went from Eisenhower-era centrism to the right\far-right entity we see today.
Before the Storm (covers the rise of Goldwater from fringe figure to 1964 presidential candidate. explains where the forces that spurred the conservative rise came from)
Nixonland (covers how Nixon went from washed-up loser to President)
The Invisible Bridge (covers the fall of Nixon, the presidency of Ford and the ultimate riumph of a B-List actor who never had a complex thought in his life yet still became the greatest vote-winner of the 20th century)
Reaganland. Tells us how the modern conservative movement took over and transformed US politics.
Probably as long in total as the LBJ series (which of course isn't finished yet , 45 years after he started it)"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by mcnugget View Post
Currently 100 pages into LBJ Master of the Senate. Easily my favourite series of all time, fiction or non-fiction. Despite having 2,000 pages left I have started to slow my reading down as I don't want it to finish. Looking for a good Nixon biography before I tackle volume 4, what's the recommendation?
I've checked before and there doesn't seem to be a universally recognised book on Nixon.
All the President's Men by Woodward about Watergate is good and apparently Richard Nixon The Life by John Farrell is a good https://www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Nix.../dp/0385537352
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Moan 1: Ray Darcy. Quiz of the Day tiebreak yesterday. Guess length of song. Closest to actual length wins. Contestant 1 - 3 min and 6 sec. Contestant 2 - 2 min and 50 seconds. Every time they do it. Every time!!!
Moan 2: Never know what to do with those little stickers they put on apples individually. The urge to stick it onto something else is always greater than the urge to put in in the bin for some reason.
Moan 3: I have a slow puncture.Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
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Originally posted by Wombatman View PostMoan 1: Ray Darcy. Quiz of the Day tiebreak yesterday. Guess length of song. Closest to actual length wins. Contestant 1 - 3 min and 6 sec. Contestant 2 - 2 min and 50 seconds. Every time they do it. Every time!!!
Moan 2: Never know what to do with those little stickers they put on apples individually. The urge to stick it onto something else is always greater than the urge to put in in the bin for some reason.
Moan 3: I have a slow puncture.
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SPOILERPresident Middle Name Spouse Grew up in State Capital Biden Robinette Jill Pennsylvania Harrisburg Trump John Melania\Marla\Ivana New York Albany Obama Hussein Michelle Hawaii Honolulu Bush Jnr Walker Laura Texas Austin Clinton Jefferson Hilary Arkansas Little Rock Bush Snr Herbert Walker Barbara Conneticut Hartford Reagan Wilson Nancy\Jane Wyman Illinois Springfield Carter Earl Rosalynn Georgia Atlanta Ford Rudolph Betty Michigan Lansing Nixon Milhous Pat California Sacramento Johnson Baines Lady Bird Texas Austin Kennedy Fitzgerald Jackie Massachussets Boston Eisenhower David Mamie Kansas Abilene Truman S (reverso) Bess Missouri Jefferson City Roosevelt Delano Eleanor New York Albany "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostQuiz answers
SPOILERPresident Middle Name Spouse Grew up in State Capital Biden Robinette Jill Pennsylvania Harrisburg Trump John Melania\Marla\Ivana New York Albany Obama Hussein Michelle Hawaii Honolulu Bush Jnr Walker Laura Texas Austin Clinton Jefferson Hilary Arkansas Little Rock Bush Snr Herbert Walker Barbara Conneticut Hartford Reagan Wilson Nancy\Jane Wyman Illinois Springfield Carter Earl Rosalynn Georgia Atlanta Ford Rudolph Betty Michigan Lansing Nixon Milhous Pat California Sacramento Johnson Baines Lady Bird Texas Austin Kennedy Fitzgerald Jackie Massachussets Boston Eisenhower David Mamie Kansas Abilene Truman S (reverso) Bess Missouri Jefferson City Roosevelt Delano Eleanor New York Albany His rival it seems, had broken his dreams,By stealing the girl of his fancy.Her name was Magill, and she called herself Lil,But everyone knew her as Nancy.
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Originally posted by elbows View Post
Answers:President Middle Name Spouse Grew up in State Capital Biden Robinette Jill Pennsylvania Harrisburg Trump John Melania\Marla\Ivana New York Albany Obama Hussein Michelle Hawaii Honolulu Bush Jnr Walker Laura Texas Austin Clinton Jefferson Hilary Arkansas Little Rock Bush Snr Herbert Walker Barbara Conneticut Hartford Reagan Wilson Nancy\Jane Wyman Illinois Springfield Carter Earl Rosalynn Georgia Atlanta Ford Rudolph Betty Michigan Lansing Nixon Milhous Pat California Sacramento Johnson Baines Lady Bird Texas Austin Kennedy Fitzgerald Jackie Massachussets Boston Eisenhower David Mamie Kansas Abilene Truman S (reverso) Bess Missouri Jefferson City Roosevelt Delano Eleanor New York Albany "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
On that note, I see we still don't have a brexit agreement. scarlet for Comical Melli, who I think claimed there would definitely be a brexit deal by the end of October and was willing to bet on it."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
as opposed to you who claimed the same thing and did actually bet on it
Brexit bet being another case if the universe course correcting based on Hitch’s overconfidence. He’s like the reverse secret. The Terces
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Speaking of overconfidence, I did like that Trump did a 1-minute press briefing yesterday to boast of the Dow breaking through 30k.
Stunned journo: "he does know it's going up because the markets know he's leaving? Right? Oh.'"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by oleras View Post
Ooni started their 20% off sale today. March 2021 shipping dates though...
so for maximum pizza awesomeness, I require the 16" oven and a correspondingly sized peel? Anything else to add in before I click buttons?"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Thermometer is handy to know where you are with the stones temp.
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Turning peel is also handy.
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Obv these are all ooni branded, similar can be got on amazon for half their prices.This too shall pass.
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As crypto is again trending, I decided on a whim to check my oul Kucoin account
LEND went up 4000%+ since I last checked it, handy few bob therePeople say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
Get a shiny metal Revolut card! And a free tenner!
https://revolut.com/referral/jamesb8!G10D21
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Originally posted by Opr View PostI think it was Hitch that made reference to Tidal recently. If you want to check if your ears are discerning enough to justify it they have a BF sale currently.
Tidal Premium for 0.99 or upgrade to Tidal HiFi for just 1.99 (4 months)
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Not much in the Michael Flatley sale taking my fancy. The chess table on the first page is nice enough, though missing two pieces https://www.sheppards.ie/catalogue/1Gone full 'Glinner' since June 2022.
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