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Taking a break from Rammstein. *Sigh* they just don't make bands like they used to anymore

Yes, that's why drowned people eventually "float" to the surface once decomposition sets in. But the latter part raises an interesting question. Lots of effort has gone into how fast radioactive isotopes decompose. What is the halflife of a zombie? I.e. at what point would it have decomposed so much that it is no longer a zombie? Does gender and body mass affect the halflife of zombies?

Corpses often float because the decomposing of tissue generates gas. Not going to link, but I'm sure youtube has a video somewhere of somebody brave/silly enough to kick the corpse of a dead animal, just for it to explode like an inflated balloon. Edit: to stay a bit on topic...

Speaking of which, not sure if any politics is involved in the explosion (more likely to be corruption and inefficiency), but the explosion has killed at least 137 people and wounded more than 5000 so far. That in a country that is already suffering from years of war and internal struggle between various factions, from Iran backed militias to Christian militias (the latter being behind some of the worst massacres in that country the last 50 years) Not sure if viewable outside Australia, but some strong scenes from the blast while it happned https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-05/the-explosion-was-captured-from-multiple-angles/12525422?nw=0

These social workers seems quite robust to me

Which according to google translate means: "Does anyone there know how to tell me that the "grounded" game will come out to playstation4? Tell me yes Please, I wanted to play this wonderful game so much, I await your answer"

My little brother used to be very much into the medieval reenactment thing. Besides having things like Zweihanders and Halberds hanging on the wall or standing around, he also had replicas of some of the very first fire arms and a license to make gun powder (the latter being very unusual in Denmark). At some point, he had a little cannon modeled after something out of the hundred years war (can't remember what those things were called) standing on the floor at home.

Alternating between a game in progress on Master of Orion 2 and War in Russia. Dosbox ftw. Edit: Playing the Soviet side in WiR this time. Waiting desperately for the first rain (or snow) to slow down the German panzer divisions before I get steam rolled.

My dvd arrived from Amazon a few days ago and I got to see "Come and See" (Criterion Collection version) A rather... disturbing movie and a very different take on war. There is nothing pretty, glorious or anything even remotely attractive about war.

Moved this one from the funny thread as it is really more political than funny Honest government ads... Australia's best export since AC/DC

I'm sure I remember having read in an old history book that the people of Leon felt a lot of resentment against Castille for their cultural dominance and the Leonese language being under threat. Hmm... wrong thread. I'm sure we had a history thread somewhere

That's because other countries have closed their borders and don't take asylum seekers from the US

Sounds very similar to the arguments the Soviets gave for intervening in Budapest and Prague.

I'm fairly sure that would've been Putin's motives for supporting Trump as well (a cat fight between China and the US is like happy hours for Putin)

I'm honestly not sure what the aboriginal people think about things these days, but they happen to live in a country that is so ass backwards that it's frigging scary. Powerful church and conservative groups dominate the political scene. It's not a surprise that it's the country that brought you things like Rupert Murdoch and his News Corporatoon. Second most disgusting thing since "Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda". In the meantime, aboriginal people die in droves in custody, have a disproportional representation in child sex abuse only beaten by the church and domestic violence issues and alcohol abuse you wouldn't believe. A natural consequence if a few centuries of abuse and exploitation, even going as far as forcefully remove their kids at some point and adopt away to white couples, Teach them how to live properly right? Also to breed out their "blackness" by force. You name it. They have no special rights or protection in modern Australia. Latest headlines was when one the mining companies decided that this 40000 (yes, forty thousand) year old place of worship was in the way of an expansion of an iron ore dig and simply blew it up with explosives. With the conservative party's blessing mind you, because we can't let such a thing get in the way of our main fund raisers and party donors.

Oh, racism is officially not an issue in Australia anymore. The aboriginal people got reclassified as human beings in the 70's here (before that, they were legally classified as flora and fauna). No kidding. That's how far behind this country is in many ways.

That's just to score some drama points I think. His MO. Stir the pot, ignore conversation. I'm sure someone else would have called it either a critical point or a point of no return. But it sounds fancier trying to give it some kind of scientific spin even if sounds exactly like what it is. A tabloid headline.

How I'll always remember him...

She's obviously very dangerous. We can't see her red eyes and fangs from this angle... As for bright colours Camouflage is the colour of fear... I have no need to hide from my foes... I have no fear of death. My colours I wear openly, they proclaim louder than any words, "I am proud to live - I am proud to die". Carab Culln, of the Red Scorpions

From the maker of games... that are nothing like this one

...and some slower paced Rammstein: edit: for a bit of fun, a cover version sung in English

Not Rammstein, but front man Till Lindemann's solo project: Praise Abort! (it's not really about condoning aborts but about condemnation of parents that should never have had kids in the first place) Controversial subjects and profanity ahead...

I would honestly prefer a lesser generalization here and say, "some" people would fall for it

Maybe they were stockpiling toilet paper and that's why the Bush administration wanted feet on the ground there.? Trumps new election strategy... send more federal troops to Democrat controlled cities and stir up unrest: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53507660

A rather unusual vocal range