Re: It's Early, But Will You Have for Dinner Tonight, Thursday, 11/14/2024?

On Sat, 16 Nov 2024, Coogan's Bluff wrote:

Oh yes... far, faaaar too long. But look at the soviet union. The
madness can go on for many decades. =(

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Or China - generations and dynasties in!

True, well, it could be argued in chinas case, that communism was just a
brief break from having an emperor. On the surface, yes, there's still
the communist party, but under the surface, in reality they have an
emperor with complete power over the party.

True. Better to read books!

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And older ones too, memory is erased by modern means.

Amen! The classics teach is eternal lessons that have been true, and
will always be true as long as we are human beings.

This is the truth, and I do hope they _will_ pay! Can't wait until Trump
rectifies this and starts the cleanup process!

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He'd best be thorough and that means both side of Uniparty.

I'm sure he will be!

"According to the chronicle, Rurik was one of the Rus', a Varangian
tribe. Most historians believe that the Rus' were of Scandinavian
origin,[13] more specifically from what is currently coastal eastern
Sweden around the eighth century.[14] According to the prevalent theory,
the name Rus' is derived from an Old Norse term for "the men who row",
from an older name for the Swedish coastal area of Roslagen.[15][16]"
 And Roslagen happens to be where I have my country house and it is a
beautiful area of sweden with excellent fishing opportunities! =)

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I have known a few named "Russ" - they tend to be reliable people, sober -minded.
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Names are like that - they carry a pattern of 'affairs' in them.
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https://youtu.be/qpiTOTgkHrI

Fascinating! I have the exact same experience with people named Russ!

And todays history trivia, did you know inventor John Ericsson was on
a US commemorative stamp issue?

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No.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ericsson#/media/File:John_Ericsson_commemorative_stamp,_issue_of_1926.jpg

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Brilliant, I am in your debt!

You're welcome! =)
I find it funny that John, being the brilliant inventor he was, also
fled sweden for a better place. True then, and true now. ;)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Princeton_%281843%29
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monitor
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River turret boats a very specialized niche.
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