Cavalry charges against tanks. Is this a legend or real?
Anyway, one of the most iconic and defeating acts of bravery is the
sinking of the interned imperial fleet at Scapa Flow. The first ship
that sunk was SMS Friedrich der Große, named after another ruler (whose
brother build memorials for disg
Referring to events 30-40 years ago as reliable determinant of today's
consequences is ... not reliable. It's unlikely to repeat, even as a farce.
What bothers me is something else - that stooping to scatological level
by an (nominally) elite art manager was generally cause for celebration
in
On 31/Jan/18 16:02, Morlock Elloi wrote:
The narrative boils down to: POTUS invited me for a breakfast, and I farted
during the breakfast. Gimme high-fives! We are The Resistance!
I would gain some small (and somewhat smug) comfort in knowing that the methane
molecules that were once in my
On 2018-02-01 11:53, Felix Stalder wrote:
This analogy is wrong.
Trafalgar not Krojanty.
Charge at Krojanty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_at_Krojanty
.DE vs. .PL
killed: 11 vs. 19 - 25
wounded: 9 vs. 40 - 50
Battle of Trafalgar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trafalgar
.FR&.ES
Spector's gesture may have seemed 'well played' to a few people on on a
few social networks for few days, but beyond that its impact can only be
neagtive. During a lull in high-pressure federal budget negotiations, a
posh museum curator insults a famously thin-skinned president who (a)
has a pe
quest for a loan from the Guggenhelm
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Donna Hayashi Smith,
>>>
>>> Many thanks for your request to the Guggenheim Museum to borrow Vincent
>>
>> The narrative boils down to: POTUS invited me for a breakfast, and I
>> farted duri
On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 11:53 AM, Felix Stalder wrote:
> This analogy is wrong.
>
> The better one might be the Polish cavalry charging against German tanks
> in September 1939. Impeccable in style, even scoring a micro-victory,
> but no match to the forces just unleashed.
Morlock came closer th
gt;> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2017 8:18 AM
>> To: Smithi Donna A.-- --
>> Subject: Request for a loan from the Guggenhelm
>>
>>
>> Dear Donna Hayashi Smith,
>>
>> Many thanks for your request to the Guggenheim Museum to borrow Vincent
>
> The narr
breakfast, and I
farted during the breakfast. Gimme high-fives! We are The Resistance!
Which makes it the perfect illustration of the dismal state of what once
was the progressive left (20 years ago?) These days they are proud of
farting. A sublime symbolic act ... the Art of Fart!
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