On day 10 of the Iranian revolution, the Ayatollah has fled

RambleTamble said:
It's spelled "strait" -- not "straight." It can't be "straight" since it has a big curve. If it was, it would be a curved straight, which doesn't make sense. :cool:
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There are many things now that don't make sense anymore. One of them is how politicians act (if this is not too political for SF).
 
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VaughanJB said:
Without the likes of the BBC, we'd be left with only privately owned, or traded companies. Do you think such companies ever speak out against their share holders? How is the publicly owned companies any different?
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NPR in the USA just picked up well over 100 million dollars in donations. Not bad for a non profit.
 
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VaughanJB said:
Just to be completely truthful - the problem in the Straight right now mostly comes from Lloyds of London. Lloyds insures a lot of shipping, and right now they won't insure anything going through the Straight. So no-one can afford to go through.
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Refusal to insure shipping or other things happening in a war zone is a symptom not the cause of the disease.
 
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