Recent content by John Bull

Well Newsnight has just run the story, so I daresay there'll be something about it on the BBC News website; http://news.bbc.co.uk In fact, you can watch the programme somewhere on bbc.co.uk

One John Idena, an Americna gent, has been arrested in Afgahanistan on the charge of running a private gaol, amongst others. He claims to have been operating on behalf of the American government, arresting dangerous terrorists, and to have been in regular contact with the Pentagon. However, said...

Communism is inherently flawed; it claims to represent freedom and equality, but the two are mutually exclusive.

Was Franco not Hitler's and Mussolini's ally anyway? Perhaps he was just biding his time; waiting 'til Spain had properly recovered from her disastrous civil war. Spain was always extremely accomadating to the axis (B.T.W. I love the way in which everyone here is so heavily influenced by a Civ2...

:lol: Quality

Anyone ever played James Pond?

Hasn't this thread been closed yet?

A more emotive battlefield than Verdun nowadays is the nearby Verquois (sp.?), simply because it is better preserved. All the trenches and tunnels are still pretty much intact. The osuary (in Verdun? I can't quite remember, it was a while back,) is extremely moving and stirring, and its hard not...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's finest...

Anybody been to Exit Mundi?

DAVID BOWIE Space Oddity:cry: Ground control to major tom Ground control to major tom Take your protein pills and put your helmet on Ground control to major tom Commencing countdown, engines on Check ignition and may god’s love be with you Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, Four...

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Birdhouse in Your Soul;) I'm your only friend I'm not your only friend But I'm a little glowing friend But really I'm not actually your friend But I am Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch Who watches over you Make a little birdhouse in your soul Not to...

MUSE Time is Running out I think I'm drowning Asphyxiated I wanna break this spell That you've created You're something beautiful A contradiction I wanna play the game I want the friction You will be the death of me You will be the death of me Bury it I won't let you bury it I...

The off-topic is far too big. If it were split into a few named sub-fora such as 'Politics and Current Affairs' and 'Science' and the OT was done away with completely, then spam could be all but eliminated, because there is no justification for it in any forum other than off-topic.