So a dad takes his kids to the War and Peace show here in the UK, re enactor event covering military conflicts through the years. Many of the re enactors walk around in full military uniform amongst the stalls selling all related stuff including toys. Now of course some sell toy guns and ammo etc, kiddy sized uniforms and weapons such as grenades, rifles, steel(plastic) helmets so that the young ones feel they can be part of the event. What a downer for the 10 year old if dad takes you here and says "Mum won't have guns and things like that around the house" which I overheard. Result! 3 bawling children showing off.
Now please don't say parents should teach their children to behave better in public, it would have been far better for the dad to have taken the kids on another adventure day out than show them all this stuff and say 'look but don't touchl and 'no you can't join in with the other children enjoying playing soldiers'
I suppose swords, bows and arrows knights in armour and Robin Hood type stuff is ok though.
Damn modern world
So a dad takes his kids to the War and Peace show here in the UK, re enactor event covering military conflicts through the years. Many of the re enactors walk around in full military uniform amongst the stalls selling all related stuff including toys. Now of course some sell toy guns and ammo etc, kiddy sized uniforms and weapons such as grenades, rifles, steel(plastic) helmets so that the young ones feel they can be part of the event. What a downer for the 10 year old if dad takes you here and says "Mum won't have guns and things like that around the house" which I overheard. Result! 3 bawling children showing off.
Now please don't say parents should teach their children to behave better in public, it would have been far better for the dad to have taken the kids on another adventure day out than show them all this stuff and say 'look but don't touchl and 'no you can't join in with the other children enjoying playing soldiers'
I suppose swords, bows and arrows knights in armour and Robin Hood type stuff is ok though.
Damn modern world
I had never considered or even heard of mayonnaise on french fries until it was mentioned in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction back in 1994. My initial reaction was not favorable, but I felt I should at least try it before I condemned it. It's not bad, but I still prefer a side of blue cheese salad dressing with my fries.
Defenitly improves the flavour of a McDonalds Big Mac or virtually any burger sold by McDonalds. Unfortunately they don't sell/use it here in the UK. Which is why I try to avoid McDonalds unless there is no option.
A German friend at university in the 1980s was on the Realo wing of Die Grunen and seemed to spend more time opposing the Fundis than, say, the CDU. I thought the Fundis had pretty much died out but perhaps they've undergone a resurgence in these curious times.And german eco-fundy-hipsterism:
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I wish it were that simple here. Y'see, in California you can't legally assault someone simply because they're in your home--you have to be able to prove you were defending your life and/or the lives of anyone present at the time. Shoot an intruder in your house, and you'd better put a weapon in his/her hand if he/she doesn't already have one. And they had better be facing the right way, because if the investigators believe the intruder was attempting to escape your "self defense" story goes right out of the window. Now, any intelligent, reasonable, and experienced investigator will usually side with the homeowner as long as everything seems legit, especially if the intruder is on their radar for some reason. But if it winds up in a courtroom...well, we've all heard the horror stories of what can happen there.A legal clear kill zone...just make sure the infiltrator is inside the zone before the squeeze.
