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Donny osmond wrote:We're having people over to the house this afternoon for kinda neighbourhood xmas drinks and nibbles. Looking forward to it.

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Digby wrote:

Donny osmond wrote:We're having people over to the house this afternoon for kinda neighbourhood xmas drinks and nibbles. Looking forward to it.

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Xmas?

rowan wrote:Undoubtedly 2017 will be remembered mostly for Trump's first year at the helm of American politics. POTUS tends to feature heavily in the international headlines due to the US' status as the world's major super power and its tendency to meddle in the affairs of other countries all over the world. So how did Trump do? Firstly, in spite of firing a few parting shots at the Syrians over bogus claims of chemical weapons, he lived up to his election campaign promise of ending the war in Syria; or at least allowing it to end, discontinuing the previous administration's support for anti-government rebels and terrorists, and entering into peace negotiations with the Russians and others. There has been no sign of let-up for Afghanistan, however; with further US military build-up as the occupation approaches its 17th year. In April America proudly dropped the MOAB, apparently killing around 100 'terrorists.' Little sign of peace on the horizon in Iraq either, as that conflict continues with intermittent terrorists attacks 14 years after the illegal invasion. Libya has gone from bad to worse since the NATO invasion of that country six years ago, while the flood of Sub-Saharan migrants attempting to take advantage of the chaos has led to countless more deaths in the Mediterranean and, apparently, a thriving 21st century slave trade. The Saudi-US coalition continues to bomb civilian targets in Yemen, killing tens of thousands of men, women and children, and triggering a cholera outbreak effecting more than 200,000. Famine has also been reported both there and in Somalia, as well as South Sudan and Nigeria, all due to ongoing warfare. A truck bombing in October killed over 500 Somalians. In Myanmar government forces drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from their homes and across the border into Bangladesh, leaving 6,700 dead, with many atrocities reported - while Nobel Prize-winning political leader Aung San Suu Kyi did nothing. Meanwhile, the US continues to play a game of cat & mouse with North Korea, carrying out military drills with Japan and South Korea along its borders, then accusing Pyongyang of threatening world peace when they test-fire a few missiles. Warfare aside, Britain began Brexit negotiations in February, a mass-shooting in Las Vegas killed 58 and wounded over 500 in October, Catalonia's attempts to formally vote on independence were shut down by the government in Madrid, & Kurdish aspirations of independence suffered a similar fate, Panama Papers investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in Malta, & 93-year-old Robert Mugabe was finally deposed as leader of Zimbabwe after a 37-year-reign. Meanwhile back in the US, Hollywood and Washington are both rocked by sex scandals with producer Harvey Weinstein facing the most serious accusations. Oh, and Trump decided to ignore international law, historical fact, native rights and popular world opinion by declaring Jerusalem capital of an occupying force which has ethnically cleansed a portion of the region and imposed an Apartheid state.

Donny osmond wrote:So we're nearly ready, boiled some gammon in coke a la Nigella. Got a lovely Clementine cake made with ground almonds for our coeliac friends. And two goats cheese tarts. Should have the bases covered I think.



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Donny osmond wrote:We're having people over to the house this afternoon for kinda neighbourhood xmas drinks and nibbles. Looking forward to it.

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Xmas?

Xmas!

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rowan wrote:

rowan wrote:Undoubtedly 2017 will be remembered mostly for Trump's first year at the helm of American politics. POTUS tends to feature heavily in the international headlines due to the US' status as the world's major super power and its tendency to meddle in the affairs of other countries all over the world. So how did Trump do? Firstly, in spite of firing a few parting shots at the Syrians over bogus claims of chemical weapons, he lived up to his election campaign promise of ending the war in Syria; or at least allowing it to end, discontinuing the previous administration's support for anti-government rebels and terrorists, and entering into peace negotiations with the Russians and others. There has been no sign of let-up for Afghanistan, however; with further US military build-up as the occupation approaches its 17th year. In April America proudly dropped the MOAB, apparently killing around 100 'terrorists.' Little sign of peace on the horizon in Iraq either, as that conflict continues with intermittent terrorists attacks 14 years after the illegal invasion. Libya has gone from bad to worse since the NATO invasion of that country six years ago, while the flood of Sub-Saharan migrants attempting to take advantage of the chaos has led to countless more deaths in the Mediterranean and, apparently, a thriving 21st century slave trade. The Saudi-US coalition continues to bomb civilian targets in Yemen, killing tens of thousands of men, women and children, and triggering a cholera outbreak effecting more than 200,000. Famine has also been reported both there and in Somalia, as well as South Sudan and Nigeria, all due to ongoing warfare. A truck bombing in October killed over 500 Somalians. In Myanmar government forces drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from their homes and across the border into Bangladesh, leaving 6,700 dead, with many atrocities reported - while Nobel Prize-winning political leader Aung San Suu Kyi did nothing. Meanwhile, the US continues to play a game of cat & mouse with North Korea, carrying out military drills with Japan and South Korea along its borders, then accusing Pyongyang of threatening world peace when they test-fire a few missiles. Warfare aside, Britain began Brexit negotiations in February, a mass-shooting in Las Vegas killed 58 and wounded over 500 in October, Catalonia's attempts to formally vote on independence were shut down by the government in Madrid, & Kurdish aspirations of independence suffered a similar fate, Panama Papers investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in Malta, & 93-year-old Robert Mugabe was finally deposed as leader of Zimbabwe after a 37-year-reign. Meanwhile back in the US, Hollywood and Washington are both rocked by sex scandals with producer Harvey Weinstein facing the most serious accusations. Oh, and Trump decided to ignore international law, historical fact, native rights and popular world opinion by declaring Jerusalem capital of an occupying force which has ethnically cleansed a portion of the region and imposed an Apartheid state.

rowan wrote:Undoubtedly 2017 will be remembered mostly for Trump's first year at the helm of American politics. POTUS tends to feature heavily in the international headlines due to the US' status as the world's major super power and its tendency to meddle in the affairs of other countries all over the world. So how did Trump do? Firstly, in spite of firing a few parting shots at the Syrians over bogus claims of chemical weapons, he lived up to his election campaign promise of ending the war in Syria; or at least allowing it to end, discontinuing the previous administration's support for anti-government rebels and terrorists, and entering into peace negotiations with the Russians and others. There has been no sign of let-up for Afghanistan, however; with further US military build-up as the occupation approaches its 17th year. In April America proudly dropped the MOAB, apparently killing around 100 'terrorists.' Little sign of peace on the horizon in Iraq either, as that conflict continues with intermittent terrorists attacks 14 years after the illegal invasion. Libya has gone from bad to worse since the NATO invasion of that country six years ago, while the flood of Sub-Saharan migrants attempting to take advantage of the chaos has led to countless more deaths in the Mediterranean and, apparently, a thriving 21st century slave trade. The Saudi-US coalition continues to bomb civilian targets in Yemen, killing tens of thousands of men, women and children, and triggering a cholera outbreak effecting more than 200,000. Famine has also been reported both there and in Somalia, as well as South Sudan and Nigeria, all due to ongoing warfare. A truck bombing in October killed over 500 Somalians. In Myanmar government forces drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from their homes and across the border into Bangladesh, leaving 6,700 dead, with many atrocities reported - while Nobel Prize-winning political leader Aung San Suu Kyi did nothing. Meanwhile, the US continues to play a game of cat & mouse with North Korea, carrying out military drills with Japan and South Korea along its borders, then accusing Pyongyang of threatening world peace when they test-fire a few missiles. Warfare aside, Britain began Brexit negotiations in February, a mass-shooting in Las Vegas killed 58 and wounded over 500 in October, Catalonia's attempts to formally vote on independence were shut down by the government in Madrid, & Kurdish aspirations of independence suffered a similar fate, Panama Papers investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in Malta, & 93-year-old Robert Mugabe was finally deposed as leader of Zimbabwe after a 37-year-reign. Meanwhile back in the US, Hollywood and Washington are both rocked by sex scandals with producer Harvey Weinstein facing the most serious accusations. Oh, and Trump decided to ignore international law, historical fact, native rights and popular world opinion by declaring Jerusalem capital of an occupying force which has ethnically cleansed a portion of the region and imposed an Apartheid state.

rowan wrote:

rowan wrote:Undoubtedly 2017 will be remembered mostly for Trump's first year at the helm of American politics. POTUS tends to feature heavily in the international headlines due to the US' status as the world's major super power and its tendency to meddle in the affairs of other countries all over the world. So how did Trump do? Firstly, in spite of firing a few parting shots at the Syrians over bogus claims of chemical weapons, he lived up to his election campaign promise of ending the war in Syria; or at least allowing it to end, discontinuing the previous administration's support for anti-government rebels and terrorists, and entering into peace negotiations with the Russians and others. There has been no sign of let-up for Afghanistan, however; with further US military build-up as the occupation approaches its 17th year. In April America proudly dropped the MOAB, apparently killing around 100 'terrorists.' Little sign of peace on the horizon in Iraq either, as that conflict continues with intermittent terrorists attacks 14 years after the illegal invasion. Libya has gone from bad to worse since the NATO invasion of that country six years ago, while the flood of Sub-Saharan migrants attempting to take advantage of the chaos has led to countless more deaths in the Mediterranean and, apparently, a thriving 21st century slave trade. The Saudi-US coalition continues to bomb civilian targets in Yemen, killing tens of thousands of men, women and children, and triggering a cholera outbreak effecting more than 200,000. Famine has also been reported both there and in Somalia, as well as South Sudan and Nigeria, all due to ongoing warfare. A truck bombing in October killed over 500 Somalians. In Myanmar government forces drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from their homes and across the border into Bangladesh, leaving 6,700 dead, with many atrocities reported - while Nobel Prize-winning political leader Aung San Suu Kyi did nothing. Meanwhile, the US continues to play a game of cat & mouse with North Korea, carrying out military drills with Japan and South Korea along its borders, then accusing Pyongyang of threatening world peace when they test-fire a few missiles. Warfare aside, Britain began Brexit negotiations in February, a mass-shooting in Las Vegas killed 58 and wounded over 500 in October, Catalonia's attempts to formally vote on independence were shut down by the government in Madrid, & Kurdish aspirations of independence suffered a similar fate, Panama Papers investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in Malta, & 93-year-old Robert Mugabe was finally deposed as leader of Zimbabwe after a 37-year-reign. Meanwhile back in the US, Hollywood and Washington are both rocked by sex scandals with producer Harvey Weinstein facing the most serious accusations. Oh, and Trump decided to ignore international law, historical fact, native rights and popular world opinion by declaring Jerusalem capital of an occupying force which has ethnically cleansed a portion of the region and imposed an Apartheid state.

Well encapsulated:

Zuma gone !!

morepork wrote:Mayonnaise on meat. Sweet Jesus. You just know some big fat Billy-Bob ladles that shit down their gullet at the door of an open fridge in the dead of night.

Mellsblue wrote:Not a single embarrassing item in the background of that photo - not a single tie in sight.

Coco wrote:

Mellsblue wrote:Not a single embarrassing item in the background of that photo - not a single tie in sight.

Not a beard or porn star mustache... Im a little disappointed.

Donny osmond wrote:

Coco wrote:

Mellsblue wrote:Not a single embarrassing item in the background of that photo - not a single tie in sight.

Not a beard or porn star mustache... Im a little disappointed.

I write my own story

cashead wrote:Hey, I'm a haver of a beard.

cashead wrote:Hey, I'm a haver of a beard.

cashead wrote:

J Dory wrote:

cashead wrote:Hey, I'm a haver of a beard.

Let's see it.

I'm busy doing a 3D puzzle.