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General Discussion / Re: King's Portrait.
Last post by klondike - Today at 10:48:00 AM
I think I've improved the Blair one or at least made it more useful

#12
General Discussion / Question.
Last post by Raven - Today at 10:21:33 AM


#13
General Discussion / Re: Useless UN
Last post by Michael Rolls - Today at 09:36:17 AM
Germany signed a non-aggression pact with the USSR. That went well. Had Hitler succeeded against the USSR there would have been nothing to stop him coming for the UK as well - don't be deceived by the rhetoric of 'natural allies' - this it the true face of Hitler's ambition

This is the text of a speech given in 1941 by Reichminister R.W. Darre:-

As soon as we beat England we shall make an end of you Englishmen once and for all. Able-bodied men and women will be exported as slaves to the Continent. The old and the weak will be exterminated. All men remaining in Britain as slaves will be sterilised; a million or two of the young women of the Nordic type will be segregated in a number of stud farms where, with the assistance of picked German sires, during a period of 10 or 12 years, they will produce annually a series of Nordic infants to be brought up in every way as Germans. These infants will form the future population of Britain. They will be partially educated in Germany and only those who fully satisfy the Nazis' requirements will be allowed to return to Britain and take up permanent residence. The rest will be sterilised and sent to join slave gangs in Germany. Thus, in a generation or two, the British will disappear.

This wasn't some secret policy; it was a speech given in public and presumably intended to strike terror into British hearts. Fortunately it failed.

historum.com/war-military-history/100659-war-civilians-4.html
www.holocaustresearchproject.org/economics/darre.html
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General Discussion / Re: King's Portrait.
Last post by Michael Rolls - Today at 09:29:51 AM
the one of Blair is better - an unattractive picture of an unattractive man. Clearly the artist (of whom I had never previously heard) didn't set out to flatter. They say that the eyes are the window of the soul - you can't even see into HM's, whereas with Blair....
#15
The Chat Room / Re: The boring thread.....
Last post by klondike - Today at 09:21:29 AM
Blood test later. Told I have to fast for it  :sad:  

Wish they had made the appointment faster. Since I booked it last month I've had covid and recovered. It used to be a walk in service. Talk about going to the dogs.
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General Discussion / Re: King's Portrait.
Last post by klondike - Today at 09:17:48 AM
I guess beauty must be in the eye of the beholder. I see nothing attractive about it at all and that is pretty much all I can think to say about it.
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General Discussion / Re: Wordle
Last post by klondike - Today at 08:57:32 AM
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#18
The Chat Room / Re: Lets write a Limerick, one...
Last post by Scrumpy - Today at 08:53:31 AM
Nora's sultana dumplings were famous in the town
She sold them at six for half a crown
They were plump round and tasty
She also sold homemade pasties
Better than Greggs, who had to shut down


#19
The Chat Room / Re: The boring thread.....
Last post by Scrumpy - Today at 08:46:07 AM

A bit of drizzle today.. 
#20
General Discussion / Re: King's Portrait.
Last post by Scrumpy - Today at 08:14:07 AM

The portrait is certainly giving people something to talk about.. Unlike many of those of the past.. 
I think it is interesting.. The face is a kind face and a little vulnerable..
It is portraying a man .. not a king..
It is a painting that will , in my opinion, attract many visitors should it be displayed in a gallery..