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Well, I guess the Tories got half of what they wanted. Of course, if they really wanted BoreJo back, why'd they elect Rishi?

Yep, that's Sumer. Tigris-Euphrates plain. Can't swear to it, but I think it was Sumer first, later came to be Babylon. Is your story the right one, or mine? I'll look it up at some point out of curiosity, but can't be arsed at the moment. Basically the same. . . smart guy does something...

That's why vaccines are bad. People who don't like working out with a nice bout of smallpox or polio are lazy wimps.

Yes, what they often call "Zoroastrianism." Zoroaster was supposedly the king who foresaw the flood and led his people into the hills until it passed, then came down and rebuilt the city. I believe it was Uruk in Sumeria (it's been a while). As I understand it, what the bible-writers turned...

On Grafton Street, I saw a busker playing it. He was surrounded by a crowd of women, 8-80, singing lustily and doing the the "stomp." It is more than a song. It's an anthem.

Who cares? OK, they got a Really Old Book. I got an older one, the Epic of Gilgamesh. So if antiquity lends verity, ol' Gil wins.

To quote another famous actress (Princess Elsa) Let it go, let it go You're dumb as bag of dirt Let it go, let it go If you push, you'll only get hurt

Give most of it away. I already have enough that I can quit working entirely, but I continue to work about half-time, on average. If I won, I'd probably put a couple of million into my various investments, enough to upgrade me to first class travel and better hotels. Couple of million more to...

I've never understood the overwhelming, soul-freezing fear of the devout. No miracle their gods ever pulled is one-tenth as awesome as each incremental increase in our understanding of the universe. No blessing their gods ever bestowed is even one percent as amazing as the blessings we have...

Which bible? There are several versions.

Not talking about miracles and prophecies. Talking about the basic, observed facts, like the existence of the exosphere and the fact that there are currently at least four artificial satellites orbiting the moon.

Don't need but one. Me.

Well, and as big ol' airbase in the heart of the Middle East. . . Just in case our relationship with Bahrain ever goes south.

You argue from ignorance -- a bad idea.

Where'd you hear that? Same place you heard there are no lunar satellites?

Earth-orbiting satellites suffer atmospheric drag. Lunar-orbiting satellites don't, no atmosphere. Or does the Koran say there is one?

You mean bureaucrats? You do realize that the U.S. budget isn't infinite, right? (Well, didn't used to be. Hard to say now that neither party even gives lip service to balancing the budget, nor even reducing the annual deficit.)

They can last longer. No atmospheric drag. Trust me, I actually understand orbital mechanics and practical satellite considerations.

They did. Three of them. And the Chinese sent one. They're on-station now.