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Sooo...on reducing headcount....previously Laundry employees could not be fired. Their options were being hired or death. Right? So given that all the craziness is now in public knowledge (or parts of it, I bet not all of it is yet),...
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Greg. Tingey commented on
Miscellanea
Since this thread is headed "Miscellanea" I'm going to post a real Back to the Future link Also Google for "Airlander" Interesting as it has already flown, is a lifting-body as well as having Helium bouyancy, & has a Carbon-fibre/Kevlar skin. Any comments?...
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paws4thot commented on
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I think it should be painted a sort of medium green shade, not pale grey....
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JReynolds commented on
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Paint a huge winged castle on the sides, and you'd have Castle Wulfenbach 1.0....
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Trottelreiner commented on
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For some other miscellanea, another example of Poe's law working both ways, "Truther Toys" by one of our conspiracy minded, err, "friends". The original site is gone, but you can find some copies all over the net: http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/2011/12/truther-toys/ No material about DANUBE CROSSING, sadly......
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zakueins commented on
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Personal theory-the Very Senior Levels (aka Mahogany Row and the people beyond them) run the UK, but mostly they define "running the UK" as "keeping the 'open' portion of the UK government from doing something really fracking stupid, like open research into IR-wavelength basilisk guns. Otherwise, as long as they aren't selling out to non-human intelligences and/or compromising the safety of the Commonwealth in mystical matters, it's not our responsibility". Rule 1 (Thou Shall Not Interfere with #10 Downing Street) applies, pretty much (and, I suspect one of the reasons why is beings like Angleton-he knows where the rules can...
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