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This is considered to be the first (known) Hundred Years War, but if it were waged between cousins a few, a multiple times removed: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capet–Plantagenet_feud
The feud lasted exactly 100 years, unlike the infamous, later Hundred Years War, which went on for 116 years. One of the causes of the delay, if you will, was the Black Death: https://www.ipl.org/essay/The-Black-Death-The-Hundred-Years-War-PCTBAYUZT
https://www.history.com/news/how-long-was-the-hundred-years-war

The longest war in known or recorded history, however, is The Reconquista. Portuguese (whatever they were called then) Spanish (same case as the Spaniards) forces joined together and fought the Moors (well, Berbers): https://www.worldatlas.com/history/the-longest-wars-in-human-history.html
 
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Wot Zit Too Yah0996 said:
This is considered to be the first (known) Hundred Years War, but if it were waged between cousins a few, a multiple times removed: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capet–Plantagenet_feud
The feud lasted exactly 100 years, unlike the infamous, later Hundred Years War, which went on for 116 years. One of the causes of the delay, if you will, was the Black Death: https://www.ipl.org/essay/The-Black-Death-The-Hundred-Years-War-PCTBAYUZT
https://www.history.com/news/how-long-was-the-hundred-years-war

The longest war in known or recorded history, however, is The Reconquista. Portuguese (whatever they were called then) Spanish (same case as the Spaniards) forces joined together and fought the Moors (well, Berbers): https://www.worldatlas.com/history/the-longest-wars-in-human-history.html
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Shit, did I say Spaniards as opposed to Portuguese...? And before any angry spergs here try to jump down my throat, I ran out of editing time. That's just how it is.
 
The red dwarf sun in the quadruple star system around Alpha Librae (AKA HD 130841) could have a diameter less than 8000 km, and yet is massive enough to sustain nuclear fusion. Gravity there could be almost 500000g: escape velocity ~6000 km (~4000 mi) per second.

(at least according to some astronomy software)
 
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22,000 people in Britain, born between 1942 and 1945, are reputed to be the illegitimate sons and daughters of GIs. My paternal grandad may, BIG MAY, have been one of these types of kids. My gran, his widow, says that her mother-in-law told her son, and eventually her daughter-in-law, that she cheated on the bloke Grandad Brian Roberts, thought was his dad. I know I've mentioned this before, but Brian was born in 1943.
 
A voluntary is a piece of organ music played during church service.
 
Along with being partly Cantonese on his mother's side, Bruce Lee was also partly Caucasian. Specifically, his mum had some English, Dutch, and German background. I suppose, in terms of facial features, as to why he looked more passable as an East Asian, is almost obviously due to his dad being at least almost entirely Cantonese, and his mum's Caucasian background being mixed with his maternal grandfather's East Asian ancestry. Or something. Genetics are funny, sometimes, when it comes to appearance.

I'll stop wittering on after I make this similar point: Martin Gore, from Depeche Mode, his biological father is African-American, but somehow, he still ended up with blonde hair and freckles. If you think about it, that's quite impressive, 'cos according to some prehistoric studies, Caucasians and Asians (as a general majority. Not sure where Indonesians, Thai, Cambodians etc. fit in, as in recent (in comparison - more like ~700-~800) years, Chinese and Indian-type peoples settled in those areas, I think) are more closely related origins-wise than say, descendants of the Out-of-Africa tribes. Example: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24589501/
 
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@gamerweeb1 Not the same type of Aboriginals, but er, what do I know? I'm not a Kiwi, or Convict- Sorry, Aussie. All I really know is, there's loads more Aboriginal sub-societies or tribes, than Maori ones.

But if my paternal grandad's biological old man was at least half some kind of Aboriginal or Maori type, I'd understand why he was such a mardy, responsibility dodging fuck-up, who liked to drink:
 
Wot Zit Too Yah0996 said:
22,000 people in Britain, born between 1942 and 1945, are reputed to be the illegitimate sons and daughters of GIs. My paternal grandad may, BIG MAY, have been one of these types of kids. My gran, his widow, says that her mother-in-law told her son, and eventually her daughter-in-law, that she cheated on the bloke Grandad Brian Roberts, thought was his dad. I know I've mentioned this before, but Brian was born in 1943.
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Shit... I missed the opportunity for a joke: Something corny like, 'The Americans are Cumming', but I, unfortunately, ran out of editing time before I could put that in.

Here's another fun fact from me: When (mostly) people from England, say Yank, it's partially wrong, as it either refers to some vague variation of the Dutch or German for John, which or whom, popularised the cheese wheel stereotype in specific parts of North America, well, I tend to think, means mostly Americans. Maybe not the Canadians, or those near, or within the Canadian borders.

...Or some of the slang etymology could be both, to some back and forth degree. And I'll end it there, before I stop making sense, as David Byrne once named that Talking Heads album.

But, before I really stop rambling, due to hunger, and stopping up into the early hours, it's sort of like, if one turns it on its head, if you think the word about Limey. That comes from the pirate-y, sailor-y, carry-over, from when people were worried about Scurvy, and therefore, that, too, is an outdated, inaccurate, ribbing, teasing slang term.

Perhaps, in conclusion, tangentially, the same could be said for the Irish slur, Mick, as in Michael, as nowadays, in terms of popularity, most Irish blokes are often given the names John, William Liam, Aiden and Aidan.
 
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List of actors who have been considered to play James Bond:

Michael Caine
Mel Gibson
Clive Owen
Sean Bean
Sam Neill
Henry Cavill
Richard Burton
Adam West
Clint Eastwood
Cary Grant
Burt Reynolds
Liam Neeson
Christian Bale
 
The Hongqi L5 is China's most prestigious car. Not much is known about it, unfortunately. The latest model costs more than the equivalent of a million dollars, it is almost 20 feet long and 7 feet wide, it weighs over 3 tons, and while it has a V8 engine it is not particularly fast. An earlier model is the official state car of China.

Hongqi-L5-CNC.jpg
 
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List of actors who have been considered to play James Bond:

Michael Caine
Mel Gibson
Clive Owen
Sean Bean
Sam Neill
Henry Cavill
Richard Burton
Adam West
Clint Eastwood
Cary Grant
Burt Reynolds
Liam Neeson
Christian Bale
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Cary Grant or Sean Bean would have made badass Bonds. Maybe Liam Neeson, as well, but he's too... associated with the Taken movies, at least.
 
Wot Zit Too Yah0996 said:
Cary Grant or Sean Bean would have made badass Bonds.
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Probably for the best that he turned it down, since it freed him up to play the best Bond villain of all time.


Hilarious question. Particularly from you. Did you ever ask why? Why we toppled all those dictators, undermined all those regimes only to come home - "Well done, good job, but sorry, old boy, everything you risked your life and limb for has changed."
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Of course you would say that. James Bond, Her Majesty's loyal terrier, defender of the so-called faith. [Bond draws his gun] Oh, please, James, put it away. It's insulting to think I haven't anticipated your every move.
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Bond: A worldwide financial meltdown. And all so mad little Alec can settle a score with the world, fifty years on.
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Trevelyan: Oh please, James, spare me the Freud! I might as well ask if all the vodka martinis ever silence the screams of the men you've killed. Or if you find forgiveness in the arms of all those willing women for all the dead ones you failed to protect. England is about to learn the cost of betrayal, inflation adjusted for 1945.
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BUNDLING

Bundling was a practice of the Dutch, English and others common in colonial America. Colonial people, religion or not, understood that it is a good idea for young folks to get used to interacting with each other in an intimate setting, getting used to each other's sleeping habits and also that they would want to stay up all night cuddling/talking anyways. But they needed a way to do this that wouldn't allow them to do the needful and go to Hell.

The solution was to tie them into sacks with a partition between them, so that they could sleep in the same bed. There were also bundling boards meant to just separate the bed while the family of the girl slept nearby. I suggested to my Pa once that I should have had one (would have stopped me from fornicating) and he said I would have just gotten splinters in my dick from trying to bore a hole through it.

Really though, I like the idea of bundling.


Edit: If it wasn't clear, I'm talking about young folks courting each other.
 
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