You sound like you know what you’re talking about, and convey it with spectrum-like precision. I throw my hat and my heart entirely to making your dream come true. Hoo, hoo (hoo-oo-hoo)

Oceania was always at war with Eurasia.

No it isn’t, there’s no implication of that. Just that they won’t reproduce until they see it happening.

I appreciated this comment, that’s a great show and tell story.

It’s just more climate catastrophising. CaCO3 and H2CO3 form a buffer that would minimise the effects of acidification. The idea that all fish would die is dumb. Terrestrial plants produce oxygen by photosynthesis so oxygen won’t disappear from the atmosphere.

Yeah, because I’m a tightarse and only buy the home brand stuff :)

Defund the coppers!

Lead pipes aren’t so bad. It’s lead as an ion rather than an element that’s the problem. The lead that led to the dumbenising and collapse of Rome was actually lead acetate, which is sweeter than sugar. They added it to wine, believe it or not. Then you get the Pb2+ ions in your bloodstream and you start to watch Fox News.

Other things grow, but corn and soybeans are heavily subsidised (not to mention genetically modified).

Sweden wasn’t as uniquely independent as you think, nor as special. Countries’ leaders act in the country’s interest. The circumstances are different this time - Sweden, like Ireland, was notionally independent in WWII but we all knew whose side they were on, even if non-combatants.

I think he’s American, and has suffered due to their inferior educational system (AU here, nice job negotiating with Turkey’s dictatorship for your own security SE!)

Don’t point fingers.

Of course you aren’t - you’re a kingdom.

Don’t forget the Russian and Ottoman empires shared a border, and had a war the same time France and Prussia had theirs. Turkey is Europe’s defence against Russian expansionism via the Caucasus. Or at least it was - now it’s those brilliant and tough motherfuckers in Georgia holding the fort.

Steady on. Erdoğan’s Islamifying the place as a populist, undoing Atatürk’s vision. Turkey belongs in the GCC rather than the EU if it’s on its way to theocracy.

I think the term of art these days is that you have a ‘trains agenda’

I only had it a few times in Australia but I didn’t like it, it tasted very different from the other colas.

No need for that sort of insult. We’re talking about water here for fuck’s sake.

Sounds like you have hard water

Vitamin C is ascorbic acid, but otherwise agree