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Quote: Wilhelm Busch, [Sahst du das wunderbare Bild von Brouwer?]. Image: Adriaen Brouwer, Die Operation am Rücken.
Scrapbook for January
Wimmin's busts | Faking it | Swiss snowflakes losing it | George Mikes: an oldie but goldie | Two simple questions that men cannot answer | The poor Hamburger, the poor Berliner | Rail travel costs
Figures of Speech discussion group
Talking amongst ourselves
Posted by Richard on UTC 2017-01-24 07:32. Updated on UTC 2017-01-27
Bedlam through the peephole
A glimpse of the enlightened inmates up close.
Posted by Thersites on UTC 2017-01-23 11:05. Updated on UTC 2017-01-26
Trembling above the abyss
Goethe conquering one of his demons in Strasbourg Cathedral.
Posted by Richard on UTC 2017-01-22 13:50.
Some are good, but most are just a basket of disreputables. Would you buy a used thermometer from any of them?
Posted by Thersites on UTC 2017-01-21 12:06. Updated on UTC 2017-02-05
Just run that decarbonisation thing past us again, would you?
Posted by Thersites on UTC 2017-01-19 17:59. Updated on UTC 2017-02-04
Blaming the Amis the European way.
Posted by Mad Mitch on UTC 2017-01-19 10:26.
Franz Peter Schubert's family
Marking the 220th anniversary of the birth of the composer Franz Peter Schubert.
Posted by Richard on UTC 2017-01-18 16:02.
Charlie to the rescue
The future King saves the world with a stroke of his pen and becomes a peer-reviewed prince.
Posted by Thersites on UTC 2017-01-15 11:33. Updated on UTC 2017-01-23
Blacking up for beginners
The harmless pleasures of byegone days.
Posted by Thersites on UTC 2017-01-15 11:27.
Deutschland, Deutschland über alles
220 years and still going strong – well, some of it at least.
Posted by Richard on UTC 2017-01-09 08:43. Updated on UTC 2017-02-14
Facing facts in the post-fact era
Few facts, not much truth and plenty of fake news.
Posted by Thersites on UTC 2017-01-03 09:32.
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