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#41

Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread

Last post by Duque de Bragança - October 11, 2025, 03:43:51 PM

Ireland put up quite a good fight in Lisbon. Selecção reverting to its bad ways, I guess.
Portugal 1 Ireland 0
Goal scored by Rúben Neves in stoppage time. Ronaldo missed a penalty or rather a great save by the Irish goalkeeper, Kelleher.

Lots of penalties missed, even Haaland missed one, earlier in the day.

Italy 3 Estonia 1

Nice fluke by the Italian goalkeeper, without consequences.

#42

Off the Record / Re: Dead Pool 2025

Last post by mongers - October 11, 2025, 03:31:27 PM

Diane Keaton, 79.

RIP

Saw her in 'The Godfather Part II' only last night.

#43

Off the Record / Re: Dead Pool 2025

Last post by Syt - October 11, 2025, 03:09:44 PM

#44

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

Last post by mongers - October 11, 2025, 02:33:01 PM

I believe his "argument" was again being more about Tylenol than the circumcision itself...so that is kind of a mix of RFK nuttery and misleading reporting.

His statement was a direct one about circumcision, and an indirect one about Tylenol. The reporting is quoting him and so not misleading.

Quoting can be misleading as well if done out of context.  That's especially so for incoherent or rambling people who may require a very large context window for their quotes to be interpreted as intended.

I am not sure what point you are making here. What do you believe RFK Jr intended us to take from his statement, and how can you tell that that is what he intended?

incoherence is best translated by incoherent people?

#45

Off the Record / Re: Dead Pool 2025

Last post by Duque de Bragança - October 11, 2025, 02:32:46 PM

Diane Keaton, 79.

RIP

#46

Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread

Last post by Josquius - October 11, 2025, 02:25:22 PM

Interesting point there... I expect some countries looking to qualify might well be political trouble.
Iran are usually good and are  topping their table....

#47

Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread

Last post by Duque de Bragança - October 11, 2025, 02:22:39 PM

Clever. Israel not in a position to qualify means less political trouble. 

As long as Italy wins vs Estonia. They just missed a penalty but are still leading 1-0.

Well, 2-0 now.

#48

Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread

Last post by Norgy - October 11, 2025, 01:50:11 PM

Another narrow 5-0 win for Norway in the qualifiers. Israel may have the IDF, but defending in football, that is different. Two own goals, three by the force of nature that is Erling Haaland.

#49

Off the Record / Re: Dead Pool 2025

Last post by Josephus - October 11, 2025, 01:36:27 PM

RIP John Lodge.  No one remains of the Moody Blues original line up, only Justin Hayward is left from their classic period and Patrick Moraz from their comeback era.  I'm glad I got to see them a couple of times, I wish I could have seen them with Mike Pindar, but I was six when he left the band.

Yeah been playing a lot of the Moody Blues of late.

Off topic, I asked AI to name me "some of the best moody blues albums." and it gave me a list of moody blues albums. that is blues albums that are moody. LOL

#50

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

Last post by Tamas - October 11, 2025, 01:13:47 PM

Concentrating power just concentrates power - you concentrate power in a few hands with no checks in balances to fight the rich and suddenly you have created your own enemy.

Checks and balances are annoying when your guy is being checked and balanced but the best system invented so far to maintain a democracy.

Where are the checks and balances to which you refer? Sounds great in theory - it's in practice that it starts crumbling.  Take the US as the most recent tragic example.

Sure but no matter what system you build (and this is in reply to Sheilbh as well), anything beyond sheer physical coercion requires the consent of the ruled and the powerful to accept the rules.

First stop is the ones in power agreeing implicitly not to use their power to diminish other branches of power. If they try those other branches should push back before it is too late. Failing that, the electorate should step in to stop those efforts.

Obviously if all those steps fail then the system fails but this is not something you can remedy except by giving up and just going straight for your preferred form of autocracy.