What's made your day today?

[The Picnic Wasp]

The Romans..  they were pretty adapt at building things made to last weren't they?

Every time I walk to the dentist I can't help myself from stopping to look at the remains of the Roman Bathhouse. Mind boggling that they were building things near where I live 2000 years ago that are still there, when tenement buildings from 100 years ago are demolished and forgotten about.

[David L]

The Romans..  they were pretty adapt at building things made to last weren't they?

Well, they mostly wielded the whips while their slaves did the building 

[Fishy]

Not from any religious aspect but the tour of the Vatican and St Peter's Basilica was quite unbelievable in a good way and info overload

[Slim]

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[Matt2112]

Hamit Coskun, who burned a Koran in a protest outside the Turkish Embassy, during which he was attacked with a knife by an Islamist, has had his conviction for "religiously motivated harassment, alarm or distress" overturned on appeal.

Apart from true justice being served, that's a very welcome and encouraging slamming shut of a blasphemy back door on this occasion.

Well, that wasn't enough for the CPS, who astonishingly appealed this acquittal, so this case had another trip on a legal merry-go-round.

The good news is that this second attempt to enforce a de facto blasphemy law has just been rejected by the High Court.  Of course, it shouldn't have come to this, and it's embarrassing for a liberal, democratic, non-theocratic nation that it ever did.

[Fishy]

Coming home...

[Fishy]

Hello March

[Nickslikk2112]

Despite a touch of manflu, I dragged myself out of bed early and got tickets for the Bon Hertzen Brothers 25th Anniversary show in Helsinki - complete with Orchestra and Choir

Mikko told me after their London show last year to keep the 10th of October free.

[David L]

Eight correct answers on University Challenge this evening.

[The Picnic Wasp]

Reached state pension age today. Finally get a return on all those years of NI  contributions.

[Nickslikk2112]

Eight correct answers on University Challenge this evening.

Think I got 18

Some things just hit the spot last night. Didn't enjoy the Pratt in the hat though.

[David L]

Eight correct answers on University Challenge this evening.

Think I got 18

Some things just hit the spot last night. Didn't enjoy the Pratt in the hat though.

He had the best eye-candy on his team though, even if they were both next to useless 

[Nickslikk2112]

Finding out we get a UCI World Cup Cyclocross race in the UK this year 

Greatest sport in the world 

[The Picnic Wasp]

Dog very happy at the resumption of the daily Emirates flight (A6-EEZ). Looked good in the sunshine.

[Fishy]

Took advantage of the recent nice weather and the lousy forecast for next week and cut my grass.. it looks fucking great.. sad I know😀