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stessier wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:33 am

Holman wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:24 am

Jaymon wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:05 pm Eastgate
Westport
Northgate
Southport


standard naming convention

England has regions knowns as Essex, Wessex and Sussex.

There is no Nossex because, after all, who would want to live there?

Horny Norse people?

Holman wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:24 am

Jaymon wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:05 pm Eastgate
Westport
Northgate
Southport


standard naming convention

England has regions knowns as Essex, Wessex and Sussex.

There is no Nossex because, after all, who would want to live there?

Wikipedia.org wrote:History
The area that was to become Norfolk was settled in pre-Roman times, (there were Palaeolithic settlers as early as 950,000 years ago) with camps along the higher land in the west, where flints could be quarried. A Brittonic tribe, the Iceni, emerged in the 1st century BC. The Iceni revolted against the Roman invasion in AD 47, and again in 60 led by Boudica. The crushing of the second rebellion opened the area to the Romans. During the Roman era roads and ports were constructed throughout the area and farming was widespread.

Situated on the east coast, the homelands of the Iceni were vulnerable to attacks from continental Europe and other parts of Britain, and forts were built to defend against raids by the Saxons and the Picts. A period of depopulation, which may have been due to these threats, seems to have followed the departure of the Romans. Soon afterward, Germanic peoples from the North Sea area settled in the region. Though they became known as Angles, they were likely not affiliated to any tribe in particular at the time of their migration. It is thought that the settlement here was early (possibly beginning at the start of the fifth century, thereby preceding the alleged date of Hengist and Horsa's arrival in Kent) and that it occurred on a large scale.

By the 5th century the Angles had established control of the region and later became the "north folk" and the "south folk"; hence "Norfolk" and "Suffolk".

Holman wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 12:13 pm In a fantasy version of England, there would be an untamed, barely-mapped region called Wildsex.

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 9:09 am She must be getting up there in age.

If you've done all of the planning before and used popular travel websites to compare prices you may have noticed that many of those websites have almost identical prices. There's a simple reason for that. Many of them are owned by the same company.

Expedia, owns Travelocity, Hotwire, Orbitz, Trivago, hotels.com, VRBO, and others. They're not competitors. So prices are either exactly the same or within a few dollars of each other. Priceline doesn't just operate its website but owns Kayak and booking.com. So if you shop one, you basically shop them all.

Sudy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:15 am I don't get why crimes are often reported like, "brazen shooting in broad daylight". Are they considered more acceptable if occurring by nightfall? Or are they giving the perpetrator(s) kudos for having the stones to pull it off when they're most likely to be seen?

Sudy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:15 am I don't get why crimes are often reported like, "brazen shooting in broad daylight". Are they considered more acceptable if occurring by nightfall? Or are they giving the perpetrator(s) kudos for having the stones to pull it off when they're most likely to be seen?

stimpy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:12 am Even better:
"Braless broad victim of brazen shooting in broad daylight"

Daehawk wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 1:16 pm Weather will be getting warm some and that means we'll be getting out of our caves and moving about more. Be wary of travel websites and their prices.

WHAT THE TECH? Travel websites that offer the best bang for your buck

If you've done all of the planning before and used popular travel websites to compare prices you may have noticed that many of those websites have almost identical prices. There's a simple reason for that. Many of them are owned by the same company.

Expedia, owns Travelocity, Hotwire, Orbitz, Trivago, hotels.com, VRBO, and others. They're not competitors. So prices are either exactly the same or within a few dollars of each other. Priceline doesn't just operate its website but owns Kayak and booking.com. So if you shop one, you basically shop them all.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the San Antonio International Airport confiscated a portable anti-tank rifle from a male passenger’s luggage Monday, according to a Twitter post.

The passenger was on an outbound flight from San Antonio to Las Vegas, where he would attend the Shooting and Hunting Outdoor Trade Show. The passenger was planning to exhibit the weapon — a de-militarized 84MM Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle — at the trade show, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

TSA said the passenger didn’t declare the weapon, prompting them to confiscate it. Once they found the anti-tank rifle, agents identified the passenger and escorted him to their office.

When TSA took the passenger to its office, he was able to provide paperwork verifying its de-militarized status. An on-duty TSA explosives specialist also corroborated it was no longer in use.

SAPD said there are no charges pending at this time. After answering TSA’s questions, the passenger was able to rebook his flight to Nevada, albeit without the de-militarized rifle. TSA declared he wouldn’t be able to fly with the prop anti-tank weapon, so he arranged for a family member to retrieve it, according to SAPD.

Max Peck wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 5:25 pm Nanny state overreach!

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the San Antonio International Airport confiscated a portable anti-tank rifle from a male passenger’s luggage Monday, according to a Twitter post.

The passenger was on an outbound flight from San Antonio to Las Vegas, where he would attend the Shooting and Hunting Outdoor Trade Show. The passenger was planning to exhibit the weapon — a de-militarized 84MM Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle — at the trade show, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

TSA said the passenger didn’t declare the weapon, prompting them to confiscate it. Once they found the anti-tank rifle, agents identified the passenger and escorted him to their office.

When TSA took the passenger to its office, he was able to provide paperwork verifying its de-militarized status. An on-duty TSA explosives specialist also corroborated it was no longer in use.

SAPD said there are no charges pending at this time. After answering TSA’s questions, the passenger was able to rebook his flight to Nevada, albeit without the de-militarized rifle. TSA declared he wouldn’t be able to fly with the prop anti-tank weapon, so he arranged for a family member to retrieve it, according to SAPD.

At least they didn't confiscate it.

Back in my day there was so much Toilet Paper and Eggs that we would throw them at the houses of our enemies!

LordMortis wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 6:52 pm Read this today and it resonated

Back in my day there was so much Toilet Paper and Eggs that we would throw them at the houses of our enemies!

Kraken wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2023 10:25 pm Fiber isn't going to stop diarrhea. Quite the opposite.

You want soft, bland, binding foods like the BRAT diet -- bananas, rice, apples, and plain white bread toast. I also find cheese and dairy to be binding. Other suggestions are pasta, potatoes, and oatmeal.