Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 10 minutes ago, Lurkst said: There was the American version of Threads crossed with Dallas, The Day After. The boy from police academy was in it if I remember correctly (not the sound effect boy). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 23 minutes ago, Dawson Park Boy said: The scariest moment in time I recall was the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 when everyone thought there was going to be a nuclear war between the US and The USSR. JFK called the soviets bluff and they halted the missiles going to Cuba. Even I'm too old to remember that one, probably still in nappies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, Abdul_Latif said: Yeah I don’t think he’s necessarily worrying about it, but worldwide “celebrities” being killed in a conflict he created will do nothing for his popularity in or out of Russia going forward. I know what you mean though, killing someone and that the death becomes almost symbolic and they become a martyr type figure. I think it’s possible but I could see that being Zelensky himself rather than the Klitschko’s. That he is staying behind despite being more than likely to be assassinated and being an elected official will be a powerful combination. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Whats the Official Thread Theme, p&b? Hell March is an obvious shout but im going for this: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDickFingers Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Talk of Ukraine’s Air Defense downing a Russian Ilyushin II-76 carrying a landing force near Vasylkiv south of Kyiv. Big loss if confirmed. Quote It accommodates 145 troops in a single deck arrangement and 225 troops in double deck arrangement. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, Thistle_do_nicely said: Whats the Official Thread Theme, p&b? Hell March is an obvious shout but im going for this: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdul_Latif Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jambomo said: That he is staying behind despite being more than likely to be assassinated and being an elected official will be a powerful combination. I find it somewhere between courageous and absolute nuts that he has almost accepted death as head of state. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, Jambomo said: I know what you mean though, killing someone and that the death becomes almost symbolic and they become a martyr type figure. I think it’s possible but I could see that being Zelensky himself rather than the Klitschko’s. That he is staying behind despite being more than likely to be assassinated and being an elected official will be a powerful combination. Very much a contrast to Hamid Karzai scarpering last year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleMoo Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossBFaeDundee Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Probably out of date by now but this gave me a small sense of satisfaction. Get owned, Ruskies. https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-crisis-russia-has-failed-to-take-any-of-its-major-objectives-and-has-lost-450-personnel-defence-secretary-ben-wallace-says-12550928 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 36 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Phew! You would be OK. The current command centre is at the Cleppy depot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 The UN security council just voted to condemn the invasion, with Russia vetoing it and China abstaining unsurprisingly. Bit more interesting was the UAE and India abstaining. India is a bit understandable as they get most of their military supplies and some essential raw materials from Russia, but UAE I can't figure out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, invergowrie arab said: You would be OK. The current command centre is at the Cleppy depot Christ we’re all doomed if Tayside Contracts are running the operation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdul_Latif Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, welshbairn said: but UAE I can't figure out. There must be masses of Oligarch money in Dubai? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/feb/25/uefa-and-fifa-are-too-late-russias-sportswashing-has-served-its-purpose "That state of complicity starts, of course, at football’s utterly shameless Swiss headquarters. Gianni Infantino has already made his own oleaginous public statement, deploring violence generally without actually mentioning the word Russia or the name Vladimir Putin. “We woke up and we were shocked by what we saw,” Infantino crocodiled, maintaining an expression of textureless neutrality." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 RTE lad taking no shit. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDickFingers Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, welshbairn said: but UAE I can't figure out. Quote In 2019, UAE purchased $710 million of anti-tank weapons from Russia Might be a part of it . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Did my mind make it up that there were some pretty hefty rumours about a year or so back that Putin was seriously ill? I remember rumours of MS or something at same time as Merkel and her hand tremors were getting press. Is this the last push of a madman whose health is failing him, a big push in the knowledge that he won't be around long enough to face the consequences of what he has done? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: RTE lad taking no shit. Thanks instead of the Irish interview I’m seeing this. I’m away to my bed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Basically, who gives a flying f**k? If BoJo decides that we are going military on this, will he be doing a Captain Blackadder and leading the troops over the top? It is f**k all to do with us. If we were in conflict with some other country, would they be sending their people to sacrifice themselves? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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