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#21

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Zanza - Today at 01:30:13 PM

Not sure if posted before, but I found the remark on London's house prices interesting and unexpected.

#22

Off the Record / Re: Dead Pool 2025

Last post by Barrister - Today at 01:14:58 PM

I think only Brits will know him - but RIP Tony Slattery

Brilliant interview from Hadley Freeman a few years ago:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/apr/29/tony-slattery-had-very-happy-time-went-slightly-barmy

When I was growing up I thought he was the funniest man on TV.

Never heard of the guy - but that's quite the article.

#23

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 01:06:54 PM

Suspicion confirmed  Kevin O'Leary is a douche.

Trump looks like hell without the spray-on.

#24

Off the Record / Re: Dead Pool 2025

Last post by viper37 - Today at 01:04:20 PM

Only older Québécois like me will remember Kim Yaroshevskaya.

A Russian emigrant, daughter of revolutionary Russians who fled Stalin's purges in 1933 at age 10.

She created a character named Fanfreluche, a doll who read stories and then interacted with the stories by entering the books to change it for a better ending.  I loved that as a young kid, which were reruns by then.

Died this week at 101 years old.

#25

Off the Record / Re: Dead Pool 2025

Last post by Sheilbh - Today at 12:55:40 PM

I think only Brits will know him - but RIP Tony Slattery

Brilliant interview from Hadley Freeman a few years ago:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/apr/29/tony-slattery-had-very-happy-time-went-slightly-barmy

When I was growing up I thought he was the funniest man on TV.

#26

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Legbiter - Today at 12:52:01 PM

A gigantic drone and missile strike on the russkis yesterday night. Quite a lot of damage from "falling debris", nothing actually hit you see...



https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1879096800340275225

#27

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by Barrister - Today at 12:29:32 PM

If he could name an individual province I'd be surprised

I don't believe that he understands that Canada has provinces.  He keeps talking about all of Canada as "the 51st state."

This is a picture of Trump with Danielle Smith, Alberta's Premiere (and also Kevin O'Leary).

So I think he knows we have provinces - he just likes to annoy us.

#28

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 10:41:17 AM

The confirmation hearing for Hegseth show why the tech bros are fully on board.  He said he would fund Silicon Valley to rebuild American military capacity and capability.

#29

Off the Record / Re: 🐐

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 10:04:04 AM

While I know of his as a basketball player - what he might be most famous for these days is Airplane!

It still is the only thing I know about him. Same with OJ in Naked Gun really, until, well...

I'm guessing you are just too young to have known him as a basketball player. Same with BB. It wouldn't be possible for you to have seen play and not remember him as a basketball player.

#30

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by grumbler - Today at 09:19:30 AM

If he could name an individual province I'd be surprised

I don't believe that he understands that Canada has provinces.  He keeps talking about all of Canada as "the 51st state."