@mott-the-hoople said
a bit strong…but accurate

No it is not accurate. There has been the name of Palestine as a name for the area, so it is plain wrong to claim it hasn't.

@mott-the-hoople said
“Zionists permission to set up a colony in Palestine.”

Ummm…there has never been a “palestine”

herodot had the name down about 500 B.C. and he had earlier sources
so "never" is a bit strong.

Romans named the provinve in the 2nd century "Syria Palestina"

Jacques Villeneuve winner of the Formula 1 cahmpionship 1997 turns 53 today.

@fartacus said
...the right answer.

Stupid polls.

Is there a right answer? It is a queszion of custom, as European I do of course agree with Shavixmir.
To put the Monath on any other position than the middle is counterintuitiv for me.

You could explain what the advantag is then we might follow you.

Of course, now that he is not running things, other smarter people are probably fixing the mess he left.

The board of directors looks more like political cronies and less like business savy...

If we believe the official numbers published by the company they ahd a revenue of 4 mil$ at an operating income of -16 Million$ and assets of about 3mil$. If I look at the numbers I get negative value. Hopefuilly the directors get their income in cash not stock...

@averagejoe1 said
I saw one today, up close enough that I could read it if I had wanted to. I didn't, of course. In a checkout line. Query....Do y'all READ tattoos, do you do it sort of covertly, like maybe when they are distracted? Is it considered an invasion of privacy, or is it welcomed by the tattooee? And why would you read one? Do you put it in the same category as a bumper sticker?

I do read tattoos as I read T-shirts. And now and then I congratulate t-shirt wearers (I have never congartulated anyone about their tattoo per se, but I did for a colleague who had a swastika converted inot a flower...

@ponderable said
Should the crupet be voted "bread of the year"?

I haven't had any crumpet in spring (reagrdless of specific starting date), so I presume t is not a real spring treat?

I have watched "Precious" yesterday (the film is from 2009). It was deeply moving and well acted.

@great-big-stees said
Maybe the had some British beer on offer.

In fact there is a funny story: When I was in London with my eldest son in 2007 it was not easy to get English Beer. We were more often offered Australian or US brands (and of course European ones).

Joe Viera

founder of the Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen (and a notable saxophon player apart from that)

@rookie54 said
it's pronounced, "easter"
it's pagan
and the bunnies and eggs are fertility symbols
the goddess, and the holiday, predate the theft of the celebration by christians who really wanted to be significant, but had only their peckers in their sweaty palms

happy ishtar


https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ishtar-Mesopotamian-goddess

So you are angry at a good remarketing campaign?

@moonbus said
Then you’re clinging to Pandora’s box. I don’t recommend it.

Actually hope did escape the box, how could she be so ominpresent?

Die Hoffnung ist das übelste aller Übel, weil der Mensch, auch noch so sehr durch die anderen Übel gequält, doch das Leben nicht wegwerfe, sondern fortfahre, sich immer von Neuem quälen zu lassen.

Nietzsche Menschliches und Allzumenschliches

@great-big-stees said
A Greek beer I hope.🍺👍

They did learn from german brewers, when Otto became King in the 19th century 😉