sne Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 49 minutes ago, Genie said: 2020 has been fairly low on wars so far. Yeah, shame about literally everything else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 9 hours ago, sne said: soldiers killed in a firefight between India and China, also yesterday 20 Indian soldiers killed in Himalayan border clashes with China, says army Quote The Indian army says 20 of its soldiers have been in killed in border clashes with Chinese troops. The development marks a major escalation following a stand-off between the two sides in the western Himalayas lasting several weeks. The Indian army said 17 of its troops who were critically injured in the fighting in the Galwan Valley on Monday night have now died. It follows the deaths of an officer and two soldiers earlier. ... Indian and Chinese troops fought with iron rods and stones, and no shots were fired, according to an Indian government source, Reuters reported. Although tensions have been high recently, with both sides accusing the other of incurring on to sovereign territory, these are the first fatalities between the two sides for three decades. ...more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 16, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) So, if I rent a film from Amazon Prime, and I like it enough to buy, I should get the rental charge deducted from the purchase price, right? Yeah, thought not. Edited June 16, 2020 by mjmooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 16, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 16, 2020 3 hours ago, snowychap said: 20 Indian soldiers killed in Himalayan border clashes with China, says army I've got a friend in the marines/navy. He keeps telling me about all this dodgy shit that China is doing. Taking islands that aren't theirs all over the place and invading other territories that sort of thing. He's a bit of a bullshitter at times so I tend to take everything with a pinch of salt but it's worth keeping an eye on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 17, 2020 Tell it to the marines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I'm intrigued by how different people are in the morning. I'm a ridiculous morning person. I like waking up. I tend to sing and whistle and most people **** hate me for it. Fortunately my SO is pretty similar, all though maybe not quite as extreme. But I'm finding the differences between people very interesting. Some people just don't seem to function in the morning, even if they go to bed early. Is there a biological explanation to this? I assume there's a genome thing going on,. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Before Trump the US had been gradually surrounding China with bases, who in turn are creeping towards Japan by sequentially seizing a chain of little islands in a disputed archipelago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted June 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: I'm intrigued by how different people are in the morning. I'm a ridiculous morning person. I like waking up. I tend to sing and whistle and most people **** hate me for it. Fortunately my SO is pretty similar, all though maybe not quite as extreme. But I'm finding the differences between people very interesting. Some people just don't seem to function in the morning, even if they go to bed early. Is there a biological explanation to this? I assume there's a genome thing going on,. I am one of the people who can't function properly. My brain doesn't start until about midday. Mornings suck. If I didn't have to get up to work each morning, I'd naturally wake up around 11am and go to bed at 4 or 5am. That's my natural bodyclock. Dunno why tho! My gf loves the mornings and it annoys the **** out of me Edited June 17, 2020 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, Xann said: Before Trump the US had been gradually surrounding China with bases, who in turn are creeping towards Japan by sequentially seizing a chain of little islands in a disputed archipelago. "Archipelago" is one of my favourite words. 11 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: I'm intrigued by how different people are in the morning. I'm a ridiculous morning person. I like waking up. I tend to sing and whistle and most people **** hate me for it. Is there a biological explanation to this? Yes, there is. You have what we call in the medical profession the utterbastardgene. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (Mildly) fun game. Go to google, type in “Florida man” then your birthday. Here’s mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Three times I've been listening to a boring conference call at work, my mind has wondered and I've gone to 'pause' the call on my earphones like I would when listening to a podcast, meaning I accidentally hang up instead. It wouldn't be so bad but it means everyone on the conference hears "Paddywhack....has left the call". 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 That 1 hour ago, Genie said: (Mildly) fun game. Go to google, type in “Florida man” then your birthday. Here’s mine That is a fun game. I got A Florida man has been arrested after he was accused by multiple people of having sex with a miniature horse. And Florida man accused of fatally beating uncle's dog with a shovel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 17, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sharkyvilla Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 'Shirtless Florida man rides motorcycle down highway while lying on his back' for 22nd August. Does this work with all states or just Florida for some reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 6 hours ago, Xann said: Before Trump the US had been gradually surrounding China with bases, who in turn are creeping towards Japan by sequentially seizing a chain of little islands in a disputed archipelago. True, though somewhat underselling the extent of China's (absurd) territorial claims: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 17, 2020 I like the sound of the Spratly Islands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, mjmooney said: I like the sound of the Spratly Islands. Your loo floor doesn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 17, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 17, 2020 11 hours ago, KenjiOgiwara said: I'm intrigued by how different people are in the morning. I'm a ridiculous morning person. I like waking up. I tend to sing and whistle and most people **** hate me for it. Fortunately my SO is pretty similar, all though maybe not quite as extreme. But I'm finding the differences between people very interesting. Some people just don't seem to function in the morning, even if they go to bed early. Is there a biological explanation to this? I assume there's a genome thing going on,. I’m good at getting up early if I have to but it takes me a while to properly wake up. My SO doesn’t seem to get it and often talks to me loads in the morning and can’t understand why I give one word answers or can’t be bothered to talk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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