The New Coffee Room

lol.

On the other hand, I completely get where he is at on the subject.

Last time I saw one around here was when I was in elementary school. He used to ply his trade outside of a popular newsstand and smoke shop located in the middle of downtown. In winter, he had a corner inside the shop - he always seemed busy.

The very last time I saw a street shoe shiner was in downtown Denver about 16 years ago.

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Saw the cctv coverage of the perp leaving the area on the BBC. He (no doubt in my mind as to his gender) has an odd gait. Almost knock kneed on his right leg. Hope they catch him soon and alive, and keep him alive to stand trial.

I like the dry cold winters here. Even with the NW winds.

US booze for the most part, remained on the shelves here. To my knowledge it has stayed on the shelves and has been collecting dust.

Deck the Halls updated lyrics:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1436803764471236

Vlad, as always, raises some salient points. As he should, he knows what he sees.

As to travel, right now I wouldn’t even consider changing flights in the US let alone entering it as a tourist.

My preferred font is Arial.

@Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

Interesting. Why didn't it happen in 2014?

Good question. I guess Angela Merkel and Barak Obama preferred not to escalate matters much beyond indignation and a strongly worded letter or two. Oh yes, and a few weak to moderate sanctions which only strengthened the Russian agri-food sector and energy industries. For its part, NATO members began training Ukrainian soldiers in NATO warfare techniques as the first steps towards eventual integration into the alliance.

My thoughts exactly.

I do. Putin got away with it in 2014 and again in 2022. He has to know beyond any doubt that if and when there is a next time, Western troops are coming to Ukraine’s aid. That does not necessarily include the US but it does not preclude it either.

That would be a good start.

Somehow I doubt France is even remotely involved in this particular one.

So whose fault is Trump going to lay blame to for this renewal of hostilities? Those weak Europeans? Zelenskyi?

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4g5e1p585qt

Neither demagogue can remotely claim ownership to much of anything conservative, let alone the values associated with conservatism.

I really don’t know how to describe my ill feelings about this:

Russia has welcomed US President Donald Trump's new National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvd01g2kwwo

@89th

In soccer if you look at someone wrong, they fall on the ground like they just got shot by a sniper.

It’s one of the only ways to get stoppage in play so that the players on the field can get a breather in the two 45 minute plus stoppage time halves. In hockey the forwards and defence are rarely on the ice for more than a minute or two at most of continuous play before going back to the bench for a line change.

@Doctor-Phibes

Tell me why your post just conjured the famous picture of Alex undergoing aversion therapy in A Clockwork Orange?

@jon-nyc said in Is he just trying to throw the midterms?:

I like the National Handegg League.

Has a ring to it.

Appears that John Cleese would concur:

https://www.facebook.com/thejohncleese/videos/366248136200359/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v