I'm currently half-way down France in the country. Our Buddleia is full of butterflies, as is our grape vine. But not many wasps. Does anyone know if the lack of wasps enables butterfly survival? I've...
There seems to be a common approach to people's views which involves starting off with a prejudged viewpoint, then citing scripture or science to support that viewpoint. The bible, the Koran, various...
Just went out into the garden. Sky full of whistling swallows swooping around for their insect supper. Vapour trails everywhere, planes heading for Limoges, Bordeaux or Spain. Poor dead pigeon which...
Sorry I haven't got a link. I heard on the radio and BBC telly that TR has been judged on the wrong side in a court case against him for falsely accusing a teenager (who was filmed being beaten by...
I thought he came across as a dangerous individual, kept on referring to 'we' as though he is part of a secret elite group of would-be unelected rulers of the country/world. Sinister. Nice to hear him...
What do ABers make of this report, which seems to say that the USA is not behind a high tech program, but maybe some other earthly power is responsible?...
Watching the documentary about Mel Brooks tonight, I am struck that petty concerns about identity politics and 'forbidden' words are put to shame by true comic geniuses. Watching Blazing Saddles, who...
Why is it that 'virtue-signalling' is used mainly against woke and do-gooders? Surely the enemies of the woke and do-gooders are simply signalling their own 'virtue' by using the term; or do the anti...
If there any young earth creationists here, I'd be interested to hear why you hold that view. I'm not looking for a squabble, just seeking to understand where you are coming from.
Who here thinks that reverting to Imperial measurements is a good idea, other than as a way of asserting our Britishness? Would it help our international standing in the scientific and fiscal world?...
Following on from a suggestion on a similar post. Has anyone got a bible prophecy which they think came true, and which they are prepared to discuss/defend?
1 Minimal equipment required, just three steel balls which can be bought for less than a tenner. 2 No pitch required; any old stretch of gravel or rough ground. 3 No need for an eleven or special...
I just heard on Radio 4 that there hasn't been a Q-drop since December. Can this be true? Is there an R in the offing? Maybe some of our AB cultists can clarify.