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Good riddance to vintage things that have disappeared in your lifetime
Just to start with, what about... polio TB cars that rust and break down bad food slum dwellings killer smogs soup kitchens corporal punishment at school outdoor privies atomic bomb paranoia what else? (I know, they haven't all completely disappeared, but nearly.)- Big Bertie
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6 oz of shrapnel in his leg for 68 years
The Telegraph has published an astonishing picture of a pile of shrapnel recovered following the cremation of a WW2 veteran. It certainly gave me pause for thought as I was having my breakfast...- Big Bertie
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Best method for punishing the dead?
It recently emerged that a somewhat creepy public figure in the UK, now deceased, who had raised much money for various charities in the course of his long life, was also a prolific and serious abuser of young girls and children for many years. There were various aggravating circumstances to the...- Big Bertie
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