The Off Topic Topic

[Maladict]

Europe will never be cleared of World War munitions, and there's no reason why it should be. 

[Sheilbh]

Finding the whole monkeypox discourse exhausting and enraging in equal measures

[grumbler]

"The problem is that because of the unexploded ordnance firefighting units cannot penetrate into the fire but can only act on its edges."

Actually, the ordnance is only dangerous near the edges.  Where the fire has been well-established, the bombs that are there have already gone off.  It's the newly-afire areas that are dangerous.

[Josquius]

Confirmed on Holland - restaurants and tourist facing stuff indeed take normal cards.

Anything more normal public facing like supermarkets probably doesn't.

Had an angry Chinese guy at a soft play telling me he doesn't accept credit cards for not having maestro.

Still. The trains remain excellent.

[The Larch]

What's a soft play?

[Admiral Yi]

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is now $1.02 billion.

[Josquius]

What's a soft play?

Place for kids to play with lots of spongy shapes to climb on, padded walls, ball pits etc...

[Syt]

[Duque de Bragança]

Hypostases are much cooler.

[The Minsky Moment]

In 1950, Vin Scully was in the broadcast booth for the Dodgers to call a spring training game against the As.  Connie Mack was the opposing manager.

In 2016, Scully was in the booth to call games pitched by a young rookie, Juilio Urias. 

Connie Mack was born in 1863.  Urias was born in 1996.

[grumbler]

   Jesus never drove a car, shopped at a Walmart, or posted memes on the internet, either.

[The Minsky Moment]

And he definitely did not conceal carry.

[Eddie Teach]

In 1950, Vin Scully was in the broadcast booth for the Dodgers to call a spring training game against the As.  Connie Mack was the opposing manager.

In 2016, Scully was in the booth to call games pitched by a young rookie, Juilio Urias. 

Connie Mack was born in 1863.  Urias was born in 1996.

Damn octogenarians keeping our jerbs. 

[Grey Fox]

I didn't look this up but did English exist in any form when Jesus was alive?

[Admiral Yi]

No.  English didn't start forming until the Saxons invaded England.