afternoon

what is the left? what is the right? last time I asked that question it was framed by the word 'progressive', which is equally meaningless on its own ;P

*doesnt have an issue with a Monarch as head of state as long as elected parliament rules*

having a 2nd alternative authority in event of elected govt. failing and being unable to govern is not a bad thing

its called a fringe and rare event.

sounds like you dont understand that there are multiple forms of Monarchy and only accept a single and outdated (by about 400 years) concept of direct rule (whether framed in the terms divine or outright naked force)

The issue I see with an elected head of state, or appointed, is that any issue that causes an elected govt to fail would also be a factor on the authority of the head of state .. I.E. the head of state would be a partisan position and authority. With a constitutional monarchy where parliament is the highest authority where it stays within the constitution you avoid that.

the wh..oh, right.. the ones who ruled for a few months before Lenin and Stalin got rid of them ? ;P

there is that problem with democracy, @AdorableStormtrooper

but that is largely one driven by poorly informed electorate.

our pension system is mixed, you get a public pension but most people rely on a private scheme , either one they have setup or one the company the work for has setup.

Legitimate ruler = leader of the party elected to form a govt in the UK. Period. 😉

she's head of state. she doesnt actually rule ;P

yup

um, British, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, and a few other countries, not just "england" (england being a country that hasnt been an independant political entity since the early 1600s)

expenses incurred whilst on public duty, or staying in publically owned residences

hopefully not

probably not, if the family abdicated or the UK became a republic I dont see the govt doing anything other than taking most of their properties, well.... those properties deemed part of the institution of govt. and public land anyway

anyway, more concerned about our upper house , than the monarchy

and the evil union

and corbyn.

*has gb2 blood in him*

can the chap not just take it to the ECJ?

since the ECJ over rides the dutch courts

odd that you have a mix of legal systems

@AHeroQuest I dont think we see the ME as asia

and also, no its the UK ;P

np

I think people are now taught that ME is part of asia, it wasnt when I was in school .. and I was born in the ME ;P but I think most people see the ME as a seperate region (however inaccurate that view is from a geological POV) from Asia. Also to us Asia generally means India and Pakistan. Not sure we really see Chinese / Japanese / Koreans / Thai, etc as Asian

<-- 44 BTW

<-- doesnt consider himself an asian 😉

admittedly, was born in Tel Aviv to parents who are 3rd gen londoners from eastern europe (yes, yes .. we're Jews, ashkenazi)

I imagine once a floor plus the weight of the floors above it starts moving down the momentum will overcome what ever remaining strength there is in the building

that doesnt even rhyme, @Swedishmafia101 ;P

to the structure holding the floors, yes

the structure is designed to hold the weight yes, not the momentum of that weight as it comes down

especially not after weakened by fire and impact shock

resulting in failure of the structure around those floors, so total weight of the floors that collapse plus the weight of the floors above cause increased momentum and shock energy , if the structure has already been weakened by fire I really fail to see why this is considered dubious by a minority

clearly it wasnt

uh, B-25 is a twin engined prop IIRC

767 (standard) weighs MTOW of 142,882KG vs B-25's weight of 9k kg's

so, somewhat a significant disparity in weight and thus energy between a 767 hitting a building and a Mitchel B-25

that doesnt take into account amount of fuel carried between the two, type of fuel, and speed of the two aircraft at time of impact

weight, actually

you're claiming that because a different building survived the impact of a 9,200 kg plane another building built to different regs , is absolutely going to survive the impact of a 140k kg plane

*shrugs* try coming up with a better argument, and stop throwing a tantrum when people dont automatically believe your current one.

MTOW of a B-25 H was 15,910 kg , still a huge difference between the two, cant find data on how much fuel they carried.

standard 767 carries 16,700 US gallons (64,217 litres)

somehow doubt that a B-25 would have had the same amount of fuel as well

klingons, no doubt, if you dont believe it was the klingons you're clearly either a fool or an agent for them .. ;P

ooo, Starbuck eh, so say we all

<-- Geek

@Dennafen oh you mean cultural and ethnic tribes? ashkenazy, british, atheist, lib dem (albeit on the center right), geek

how backward, a primitive conventional layout rifle

also, no .. dont believe in the DP, just lock them up.

brown bessy works

L85A2 works, better.

;P

the brown bess? its old fashioned.

L85A2, they've tried bribing squadies to attack that gun , they cant get 'em to knock it

A1 was a bit of a fuck up admittedly

not sure the slave bit is legal anymore

even if they are women. modern times eh

<-- is btw, kidding and does not think that anyone regardless of gender should be a slave.

because you keep knocking the L85A2

bigit ;P

@AHeroQuest yeah but isnt mondernity about trying tobe more inclusive as to who our people are?

usually ar-15 nuts, who refuse to accept the greatness of the L1A1 SLR and L85A2

*pulls a de-acted AKS-74 off the wall and uses the mag well because he cant find a more convenient bottle opener*

A1

A2's been out now for over a decade, they're moving on the A3 now

it'll prob be replaced by the crappy HK g433 or the 417 in a decade 😦

or knowing our govt, the G36

with pre melted chamber support

given the utter shit show thats going on now with brexit

um, we cant @AdorableStormtrooper we expect our forces to actually fight

IMI Tavor X95 :>

because in the US disney and cbs have fucked over star wars and star trek and proven the US model is crap ;P

if she's 20 I'd be surprised

hope she got a punch in or two back at the arsehole then @Dusty Morgan

least it was recorded, proof of abuse so legal can throw the book at the bastard

S&m is consentual, its not abuse

eh, case against him,prison sentance and loss of access to his kid and ex.wife should be sufficient

and if anyone in prison wants to give him the same treatement, I wont condone it, I also wont give a shit for his well being either.

no, he initiated violence, he identifying as a she wouldnt change that

yup. I am.

there are other means to communicate

maybe, didnt sound like one. however, thats what the legal system is there for

and once they find him guilty (I'm not liable to be in the jury so I'm ok to say that) they can throw the book at him

President Clark and night watch Making Earth Great Again

*doesnt look like the stereotypical jew ... * btw is that ashkenazy sephardic cochin mizhra?

then ofc we have the falashes, yemenite jews, iranian jews, bukharan jews, beta israel maghrebi Jews... etc

and ofc, we also have Klingon Jews

well, one....

why are there no klingons?

its completely moral to use cupurtino as above ground nuclear testing site due to Apple. for example.

ding dong the witch aint dead, May survives a no confidence vote against her

not sure that HBO should really be mucking around with brexit at this moment

isnt obamacare based on a plan the republicans came up with in the early 90s to defeat clintons attempt at universal healthcare?