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« Reply #1950 on: July 05, 2025, 12:23:38 PM »

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« Reply #1951 on: July 05, 2025, 03:48:11 PM »
Used to see their fellow thugs and bigots in Liverpool when I lived there in the early 70s.
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« Reply #1952 on: July 05, 2025, 04:19:31 PM »
Used to see their fellow thugs and bigots in Liverpool when I lived there in the early 70s.
We get around 20 marches through the centre each year, but today being closest to the 12th July. And when I say 20, I mean different dats, the marches meet up and in total close by there are probably 50.

We moved back to Glasgow just over 20 years ago, and there were double that then. The centre of Glasgiw, particularly where I am, was for many years very lightly inhabited. But it is much more densely inhabited now, so has bigger impact, and there are many more business affected, and deliveries are more frequent now.

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Re: Topic for going off topic
« Reply #1954 on: July 11, 2025, 11:34:03 AM »
Doing the French course in Duolingo, and there's a whole section about discussing protests. Not that they are stereotyping.
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« Reply #1955 on: August 03, 2025, 09:59:54 AM »
From the 'Observer'. Why does half the pope's body appear to be missing?
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« Reply #1956 on: August 04, 2025, 03:39:24 PM »
Why do we say Northern Scotland, England and Ireland, but North Wales? (ditto Southern / South, of course.)
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« Reply #1957 on: August 10, 2025, 07:45:45 AM »
Broke one of the bones in my foot a few days ago when I was trail running. Very annoying. On crutches now for 4-6 weeks, and it will take 2-3 months until it will heal properly. The only plus side is that the rest of my summer holiday is now postponed and will be added to the end of my sick leave from work.
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« Reply #1958 on: August 11, 2025, 08:03:28 PM »
Why do we say Northern Scotland, England and Ireland, but North Wales? (ditto Southern / South, of course.)
Very good question. Did you find an answer?
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« Reply #1959 on: August 12, 2025, 06:07:44 AM »
No.
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« Reply #1960 on: September 12, 2025, 12:24:09 PM »

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Re: Topic for going off topic
« Reply #1961 on: September 14, 2025, 08:32:48 PM »
An odd story from the history of obstetrics in the US


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_A._Couney

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Re: Topic for going off topic
« Reply #1962 on: September 17, 2025, 01:57:19 PM »
Why Trump Street Leads To Russia Row


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