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swiwi_

pickarooney wrote: »

These were going to be my two!

Deutschland 83/86/89 is well worth a watch

86 > 83 >>>> 89

Squidgy Black

swiwi_ wrote: »

86 > 83 >>>> 89

Ah don't say that about 89 swiwi I haven't watched it yet

pickarooney

86 was a bit silly. I preferred 89

jacothelad

Dubinusa wrote: »

I do worry that covid will mutate into something else. Like a cross between the flu and the current covid, and become like a seasonal type illness. If it does mutate, hopefully the vaccines keep pace. It's a evolving battle and I hope it doesn't become more deadly.

There is encouraging research into a new type of vaccine against viruses. It targets an internal protein that many have and results are very good to date. Using this targetted protein to induce the production of antibodies and T lymphocytes, it could be a vaccine that will be almost universal if it pans out. The target protein is incapable of change therefore no variants will emerge. The protocol is even seen to be a viable agent against metastatic cancers.

swiwi_

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Ah don't say that about 89 swiwi I haven't watched it yet

In fairness, 83 and 86 I watched in German with English subtitles, whereas 89 I was forced to watch in dubbed over French.

Frickin hate dubbed over French, it sounds awful.

pickarooney

Why would anyone put themselves through watching a French dub?

I'm watching a mini series with Eric Cantona in the lead at the moment. Dérapages/Inhuman Resources on Netflix. Not bad at all.

swiwi_

pickarooney wrote: »

Why would anyone put themselves through watching a French dub?

I'm watching a mini series with Eric Cantona in the lead at the moment. Dérapages/Inhuman Resources on Netflix. Not bad at all.

Beggars can’t be choosers. Couldn’t find it anywhere else other than on Swiss tv.

pickarooney

pickarooney wrote: »

Why would anyone put themselves through watching a French dub?

irishbucsfan

What are the odds on a surprise Joe Biden appearance on the Late Late Show on St Patrick's Day? They bloody love that day over there


And maybe he can send on some of those AZ vaccines they have in storage that they can't use

pickarooney

irishbucsfan wrote: »

What are the odds on a surprise Joe Biden appearance on the Late Late Show on St Patrick's Day? They bloody love that day over there


And maybe he can send on some of those AZ vaccines they have in storage that they can't use

He stole AZ from Trump, we'd be done for fencing.

Cars everywhere in my estate. Going to be another spike in cases after today.

Stheno

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Cars everywhere in my estate. Going to be another spike in cases after today.

I took the dog to the park earlier. It was deserted, compared to a normal Sunday I'd say there was about a fifth of the amount of people out normally

I was wondering what was happening

Squidgy Black

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Cars everywhere in my estate. Going to be another spike in cases after today.

So many elderly people going to have their offspring in their house when they're close to getting the vaccination.

All for a commercialised holiday made up by the likes of Hallmark etc. The fact that there's different dates for it around the world says it all.

swiwi_

RIP Murray Walker. Right up there with Bill McLaren for recognisable commentary voices.

thomond2006

Can anyone recommend a particular period of (not Irish related) history to read about?

Dave_The_Sheep

thomond2006 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a particular period of (not Irish related) history to read about?

Roman Empire?

Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic - Tom Hollander. Read that a few years back and it was quite good, got me kind of into it.

Working my way through the History of Rome podcasts at the moment. It's on Spotify, Apple, Deezer, Acast, etc. Quite good, though I'm not an expert.

thomond2006

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Roman Empire?

Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic - Tom Hollander. Read that a few years back and it was quite good, got me kind of into it.

Working my way through the History of Rome podcasts at the moment. It's on Spotify, Apple, Deezer, Acast, etc. Quite good, though I'm not an expert.

Ah, I should have said non-Roman related history too. I've loved Roman history since discovering it as a child playing Age of Empires 1.

I googled the Rubicon book and I'm familar with the cover. Maybe I read it from a library years ago. I powered through a lot of the History of Rome podcasts and then stopped one day. I need to get back to them.

If you're ever in Bath in England, going to the Roman Baths there is a must. The engineering work is staggering and the thermal baths would still function if re-opened today. These people were genuises.

ElisaAtWar

Try Mitla Pass by Leon Uris which covers events that occured during the 6 day war where somehow Israel managed to defend against Egypt, Syria and Jordan. Written as historical fiction so an easy but interesting read

thomond2006

thomond2006 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a particular period of (not Irish related) history to read about?

Pay Dan Carlin for his Hardcore History podcast. I know its not a book, but he does an unreal job of setting scenes and talking you through any era.

sydthebeat

thomond2006 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a particular period of (not Irish related) history to read about?

if youd like a great read, try Robert Fisk: The Great War for Civilisation

Podge_irl

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Roman Empire?

Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic - Tom Hollander. Read that a few years back and it was quite good, got me kind of into it.

Working my way through the History of Rome podcasts at the moment. It's on Spotify, Apple, Deezer, Acast, etc. Quite good, though I'm not an expert.

Absolutely loved the History of Rome podcast. His follow-up, Revolutions, is also excellent.

Ploughing my way through the History of Byzantium podcast at the moment.

Former Former Former

thomond2006 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a particular period of (not Irish related) history to read about?

If you're looking for something light and fluffy, Bill Bryson has a great book called One Summer: America 1927, I couldn't put it down.

thomond2006

Deleted User wrote: »

Pay Dan Carlin for his Hardcore History podcast. I know its not a book, but he does an unreal job of setting scenes and talking you through any era.

I've listened to a few of those years ago. They're great.
I'll happily pay for the archive.

sydthebeat wrote: »

if youd like a great read, try Robert Fisk: The Great War for Civilisation

Added to the list!

Podge_irl wrote: »

Absolutely loved the History of Rome podcast. His follow-up, Revolutions, is also excellent.

Ploughing my way through the History of Byzantium podcast at the moment.

I did not know that there were follow up podcasts!

Former Former Former wrote: »

If you're looking for something light and fluffy, Bill Bryson has a great book called One Summer: America 1927, I couldn't put it down.

Just ordered it, it was EUR 9 on Amazon.

Keep the book recommendations coming all, I'm due to read plenty. Oddly enough, I have fallen off reading since Covid!

awec

There's an Irish History podcast that's free that starts right off at the Viking era and goes right through to today I think. I used to listen to it when I had a commute.

It was decent!

https://irishhistorypodcast.ie/

swiwi_

2 excellent history books

The emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer (history of cancer)

And the band played on (history of the AIDS outbreak)

Bazzo

thomond2006 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a particular period of (not Irish related) history to read about?

Not actually history but along those lines. I've been listening to Stephen Fry's Mythos on my commute and it's quite good. Greek mythology

The Inbetween is mine

The reason for Angel Di Maria's substitution yesterday for PSG is fairly frightening,
He was taken off after 30 mins as his house had been burgled and according to ESPN his family held hostage during the ordeal....his teammate Marquinhos had the same thing happen at his parents house during the game.
Seems to have been a well planned coordinated event

FACECUTTR

The Inbetween is mine wrote: »

The reason for Angel Di Maria's substitution yesterday for PSG is fairly frightening,
He was taken off after 30 mins as his house had been burgled and according to ESPN his family held hostage during the ordeal....his teammate Marquinhos had the same thing happen at his parents house during the game.
Seems to have been a well planned coordinated event

This is quite common but obviously the hostage thing has escalated it hugely. Happens here at funerals etc. Regular occurrence in the premier league too.

The Inbetween is mine

FACECUTTR wrote: »

This is quite common but obviously the hostage thing has escalated it hugely. Happens here at funerals etc. Regular occurrence in the premier league too.

It actually happened to di Maria when he played for United in England...one of the reasons he wanted to leave.

pickarooney

What's up with all these countries stopping vaccinations? Is it some political brinksmanship with AZ or have the lunatics taken over the asylum?