Coss

"hard to 'prove' that he had intent to kill" That's the key, you don't have to believe that he had intent, to deliver a murder verdict, you have to show, definitively, that he had intent to cause death, before he fired the shots. Having said that, my personal view is that he is/was a subject of Roid Rage and should be shot like a dog in the back paddock.

When I've see british antique shows and the like, I see 10 pound notes issued by the bank of Scotland. what's the story?

Never had a problem. It's about situational awareness, if somewhere looks dodgy, it is. Stay at sensible hotels, etc, not the ones with welcome girls out the front.

What's likely is that he thought that the North Koreans would welcome a compliant westerner to be used for propaganda purposes. What he didn't see in advance is that the North Koreans have been indoctrinated from birth and on almost a daily basis, to know, absolutely, that Americans in particular are devils and evil. Any overtures from an American are therefore only going to lead to their version of hell. This of course excludes anything/one their leader is interested in, like basketball, or muscular men of movie like character.

And what happens to all the Nukes?

New evidence has been found outside the Pistorius home that completely acquits him of his girlfriend's murder. Footprints. --- I heard a funny noise whilst in bed last night so I jumped up and did all the usual stuff - checked the front door, checked the windows, shot my girlfriend five times, checked the back door. Turns out there was no one there! --- I got woken up at four in the morning by a big black male burgling my house. I mistook the intruder for my gorgeous blonde girlfriend, so I accidently fucked him up the arse. --- Disclaimer - any references to race, arrived with the joke and are not endorsed by Coss

"If you'd had a tin of shoe polish, you could have blackened her up and got away with it," I said to Oscar Pistorius, laughing. Then I realised that was in bad taste. Why would he have a tin of shoe polish? --- Disclaimer - any references to race, arrived with the joke and are not endorsed by Coss

If he was in a panic and squealing like a little girl piglet, it could be hard to 'prove' that he had intent to kill, rather than firing blindly like a porcine girlie...

Bad Country 2014 - Usual - cop turns a bad guy to the side of good - Worth a watch. Out of the Furnace 2013 - Good cast, Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson, Zoe Saldana, Forest Whitaker, the little Affleck boy, et al - above average tale of brutality set in the Appalachians. Dark but good. Worth an attentive watch.

North Korea is feeling 'positive' about Scottish 'Yes' Kim Jong-un is feeling positive about a Yes vote in Scotland and is looking to trade with Scotland if it gains independence, Pyongyang representatives have reportedly said. Choe Kwan-il, managing editor of the Choson Sinbo newspaper told The Telegraph he believes independence "would be a very positive thing for Scotland". Link

Dom Hemingway 2013 - Very good, Jude Law quite unexpectedly excels in the title role. Titanic 1997 - a good movie - enjoyed by MLG more than I.

Yes

Blue Ruin 2013 - Nice little, nasty murder flick. Engrossing. I Frankenstein 2014 - Started OK, soon it was so spectacular that I got bored with the constant Demon vs Gargoyle (the good guys) fights that peppered the movie. At the end I discovered why this was a let down, it was from a "Graphic Novel", which is sycophantic art speak for a Comic, you know, 12 pages of colourful pictures... We are Most Amused, not sure what year, 2008? The Royal Variety Show on the Prince Charlie's 60th Birthday. Featuring performances by Robin Williams and Joan Williams. Good

All about Jack - Unmitigated RomCom chick flick bullshit aimed squarely at 13 year olds.

Where can I get some of those steroids.

I'm struggling to understand how Teddy Roosevelt could have met me.

But if they smoked cigarettes for 45 minutes, what would be the figures then? That's like saying someone who's been dead 10 years has been dead 120 months longer than someone who's just died. Or, one night in Bangkok is the sexual equivalent of 8 months of marriage.

Wouldn't that back them up somewhat?

They have holes?

Angel Heart 1987 - great movie, back when Mickey Rourke was an actor, & a plot that doesn't telegraph. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975 - Tim Curry's best performance, a good eyeopener for those (from SEA) who haven't seen it before.

America, land of the free ... er ... armed and ignorant.

Interesting. As the article says, this attitude is not only for Muslims, when I married my 1st wife, a Japanese, 30 years ago, I was the subject of polite interest and polite acceptance amongst the immediate family. When trying to strike up business deals with other Japanese, I was politely given terms of trade that would not fly. On the positive side, you don't see a lot of terrorism in Japan, with the exception of the cult nutters that did the Sarin attacks some time ago.

Tell you what, I took MLG to see the snow on Mt Ruapehu, and the walk up from the car park to the snow nearly killed me, lack of oxygen in the air with my unfitness, took it's toll. Death on the Nile 1978 - very good, from the days when they cast people to the part, rather than the part to the person. Peter Ustinov et al all very good.

I see the French have decided not to deliver the first of two warships they've built for Russia. 1 - who in their right mind builds warships for the Russians? 2 - can Russia not get it together enough to build it's own warships?

I rarely watch TV per se and MLG finds movies enjoyable. Munchie, still below sea level?