Gorth
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Reached episode 12 of Frieren. Almost binge watching it at times now. That potion I mentioned earlier.... showed up again 😁 No, it's not really an anime with a lot of nudity (none) or even innuendo (very mild).
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Finished Episode 4 of Frieren... I think I'm in love ❤️ Before I started, I was worried it might be some sappy drama stuff, but I was wrong. It's awesome. An elf girl just after my head (not sure if she has any plans for that potion that dissolves clothes in future episodes) 😂
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I don't really remember every having being worried about China in the 70's and 80's (or even the 90's), the "big evil" being Poland and DDR (East Germany), because those were tangible enemies sharing sea borders with Denmark. Amphibious divisions were poised just on the other side of the water. Nobody really expected them to cross the water though, as Denmark would most likely be completely obliterated and left as a glowing crater, in order to secure the water ways between The Baltic Sea and The North Sea to ensure safe passage of the Soviet Navy between their Baltic bases and the Atlantic. You can only stack so many subs in Murmansk... except the odd stray sub being put on display on Swedish rocks (probably not many here who remember the "Whisky on The Rocks" incident) Kissinger was a follower of realpolitik through and through and I'm personally convinced (in an entirely subjective/opinionated/fact free way), that his overtures to communist China was of no other interest than to create a second front against the Soviet Union. A shame he didn't get the Taiwan issue sorted out at the same time, I'm sure Beijing would have been more open to suggestions at the time when they were still interested in international recognition... the benefits of hindsight.
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I wonder if a movie/tv-series adaptation was ever made of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. At least I could have held the fast forward button down 😖 It was painful reading through it, but maybe I was just too young and immature to enjoy it at the time. I was way less proficient at English too (at 15).
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Without knowing any further details, my first suspects would be corrupt Ukrainian politicians trying to get rid of an anti-corruption campaigner... too specific a target to be of any interest for the military efforts (unless the target was to poison the whole intelligence service staff and failed in spectacular Russian fashion)
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I saw a few trailers and clips on Youtube for Frieren. Looks just up my alley, so I'll probably pick that one up next 👍
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I seem to have developed this weird, almost obsession like craving for Danish remoulade... no, I'm not pregnant 😝 A couple of importers offers it for sale in Australia. At a 200-500% markup 😖 So, I did a bit of google search and found what looked like recipes for traditional Danish remoulade. I'll save it on my phone and do a bit of extra looking around next time I get to do some shopping. This is just for a small jar of remoulade for dipping purposes. I want a liter of it! 😎 Just kidding, but I'll buy enough to make plenty of mistakes and hopefully also leaving enough for lasting me a while. I was surprised by the turmeric, as I'm sure some of the industrial stuff I remember, used something like madras curry for colouring it bright yellow (like hi viz vest yellow) Ingredients 3 tbsp mayonnaise, (good quality) 1 tbsp sour cream (about 18%) 1 tbsp carrots, (finely chopped) 1 tbsp pointed cabbage (Murdoc cabbage) (finely chopped) (or other crisp cabbage) 1 tbsp gherkins (finely chopped) 1 tbsp chives (finely chopped) 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp red onions (finely chopped) 1 tsp strong mustard 1 tsp turmeric adjust according to color preference 1/2 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt Pepper to taste Instructions Prepare all the vegetables. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together. Add extra turmeric if you want a stronger color. Add extra salt and pepper to taste. Let your homemade remoulade rest in the fridge for 30 minutes before serving.
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Sounds like when I left the region... Should've added to my original post, the exceptions I remember from top of my head are, the Danish minority and their regional party (SSW) in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein is exempt from the 5% rule and in Denmark, the Faeroe Islands and Greenland are guaranteed 2 seats each in the parliament in Copenhagen. Maybe they learned a thing or two from the British?
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Call me vulgar, but I like Sergio Leone and I love "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" 😁
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I know Germany and Denmark (at least used to) have some other minimum requirements like 5% and 2% respectively of the votes in order to get seats. Bar some constitutional exceptions for ethic minorities that is. Lots of parties, but not just “frivolous” in nature edit: doesn’t that there isn’t a lot of small parties, but they need to get enough votes to get parliamentary representation. In Germany you usually have 4-5 parties with seats (decades old info, someone please correct me). Denmark had half a dozen parties in parliament give or take a few
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Not garrum, but I do love adding a spoonful or two of fish sauce when I make curries 🤤
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Hands up those forum oldies who knew Grounded was one of Obsidian's biggest games (pun unintended)? 😂 Might have something to do with the game pass thing. It had 15 million players already a year ago... https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/obsidian-s-i-grounded-i-has-grown-to-15-million-players
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It starts out with the biggest obstacle, almost like a disclaimer. One side has a leader that is a crook on the run from the law and has to cling to the seat at all cost (and nothing helps clinging to seat like a war) to avoid prosecution and the other side doesn't have a centralized leadership you can negotiate with
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What a happy coincidence one can be used as cover for the other... 😁
