Recent content by BJintheUK

I doubt if he planned to give his life for his people, seeing as he'd just ordered the murder of around 40,000 of them for protesting against him during the last month or so.

With regard to your last paragraph above. Neville Chamberlain knew that Hitler had a much better prepared war machine than the UK did. He went to Germany in an effort to stall Hitler's sabre rattling and give the UK a chance to build up its military. It also gave the British government time to...

I haven't read about that, care to point me to the source of this information?

I just saw this short video on Youtube. It explains the changes the Mullahs made to Iran when they invaded back in 1979, after the Shah had been deposed. It also explains why the Iranians are celebrating in the streets of Tehran since finding out that Khomenei has been killed. Just imagine...

I'm sure you know that some chip shops that do the deep fried Mars bars also do deep fried balls of batter, i.e. they get a small ball of batter, deep fry it, then coat it in more batter and deep fry that. Oh, and I've also seen adverts in a chip shop for deep fried pizza as well, i.e. you buy a...

How did you stop them from biting you, or were they dead already? :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

Years ago I was on a course to learn how to use a radio for flying. One of the airfields we had to navigate to and from was called Halfpenny Green. It's a real airfield, and is just a bit South of Birmingham in the West Midlands. Anyway, we had to simulate the radio calls we'd make as we...

I agree!

Talking about enjoying products at other times than at one particular festival, I see that our local Tescos now have Hot Cross buns on sale throughout the year, as well as Cadbury's Cream Eggs. So it seems that Easter at least, is now a year long festival as far as supermarkets are concerned...

When I first looked at the white room I thought it would be dangerous for me to be in it, as I'd likely suffer from snow blindness and walk into a wall or column or something. Having looked at other pictures of the house I can see that the owners/occupiers have had to incorporate other colours...

Apparently there's even a sequel now, called 'Chickenhawk: Back in the World : Life After Vietnam'. I'm going to see if I can buy a copy, as Bob Mason was an interesting character and I'd like to know what's happened to him.

A bit late in my view, but better late than never. Hopefully they'll get on to Bliar and Brown soon, as the pair of them need to be locked up for treason!

Has anyone here read 'Chickenhawk' by Bob Mason? It's about a helicopter pilot who flew in Vietnam. I bought a copy of the book and have read it twice. However, I've now managed to misplace it somewhere, so I'll have to search for it so that I can read it again. It was a very good read, and told...

As far as I'm aware, in Europe and the UK, there is no opt out for parents to teach sex ed. All school children must be taught it at around 11-12 years of age in every state school. My wife works in a secondary school in the UK, not as a teacher, but as the person who does all the...

Reminds me of the old Chinese punishment of being "bastinadoed" or beaten on the soles of the feet. Here's an AI explanation of the act. " The term bastinado originates from the Spanish word bastón (stick/baton) and the French bastonade (beating), referring to a form of corporal punishment...