@George-K Good question. It took a long time then because it was groundbreaking and the main engineer died in the middle of it. Now, if it took a long time, it would be because of bureaucracy. That definitely wasn’t the problem in the 1870s.

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I told D2: Get a can of skyline, so it’s not a major effort. It’s VERY unusual, and when you first taste it you say, “What the actual fuck?” But then…yeah!

@Catseye3 Earp.

(Still not governor) Stacy Abrams opines: https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1529119592294932480?s=20&t=spSdxO1U15ud22h6OWVLUA

The poor girl will be so unhappy. Maybe some friends will get locked up with her.

@George-K said in Dirty Words: @Doctor-Phibes be careful when you say "fanny" in Oz, right @Aqua-Letifer ? Indeed. And you may have eaten too much, but never tell anyone you're stuffed. Like, ever.

If parents are unwilling to have their 6-year old make a gender choice, what else can you do? Send in the National Guard.

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I don't know enough about this matter to agree or disagree; but if y'all are all over Sotomayor for acting on her feelings, then why aren't you doing the same toward Thomas for doing the same thing? (He said, "Federal courts, years later, lack the competence and authority to relitigate a State’s criminal case." Pretty sweeping!)

@Jolly said in NGAD: Note in the article it talks about the size of the aircraft and drone swarms. Yup saw that. Big plane. Imagine a fighter half the size of a B2, but stealthier, with releasable drones controlled by the Wizzo or a couple of crewman. Or, as you pointed out, a team of guys on the ground. Which makes the need for a pilot or Wizzo moot. You've got loitering drones and suicide drones being used in Ukraine. I think this isn't as far in the future as some think. Look at the transformation in the last 20 years.

@George-K said in Units of Measure - British Version: I was watching a YouTube video, and a guy from London said, "I'm about 5 foot 11 inches tall and I weigh 75-77 kilos." What? I would have thought it would be more common for most Brits to talk about their weight in terms of stone than kilos. A stone is 14 pounds, so you'd say 12 and a half stone rather than 175 pounds. Maybe that's changed since I left?

Once is an accident...

@89th said in An Incredible Transition: @Doctor-Phibes said in An Incredible Transition: The right wing press see left wing conspiracies everywhere. I think this is more down to shit happening, and Biden being clueless, TBH. Agreed. Also, I cringe when I hear Biden say "...but anyway..." in the middle of a speech. It means he has deviated from the script and realizes he's making it up as he goes, which doesn't have a good track record. Both Biden and his predecessor did this a lot more than would be considered advisable. They end up sounding like a drunk uncle at a family gathering.

The jury in the Sussmann matter is a joke. Three Hillary donors as jurors. One other juror has connections to Sussmann's wife. Far too incestuous within the Beltway.

@Mik said in Russian diplomat resigns: Good sign. Of course, but probably irrelevant unless others follow. And he's in Switzerland, where it's easy to stay. Can you imagine him doing that if he were in Russia?