It really is shitting it down this evening.

Ironically enough: "The uploader has not made this video available in your country".

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Let's face it, pretty much everyone's successfully invaded France at some point or other, but (with or without assistance) they always manage to shake them off before too long.

What is this horrifying new avatar you have going on?

WE DO!

@avclub-13d7df3c17502af69aafccc758195f96:disqus - that's right. We gave up the spelling of sulphur in exchange.

@avclub-87caf7c42aedbada42572e2374eed08d:disqus 
Attitudes to the War of 1812 are great. Americans are typically convinced the US won it. Canadians are convinced that Canada won. The British have never heard of it.

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@avclub-da518aecddbf5c94588f53562012c452:disqus - not to mention that well known Frenchman Thomas Paine.

@avclub-1ef83ff6aceb6847da6c91867e20611b:disqus 
You've never been in a communal shower?

Tangentially related - I've just seen that the first ep of Orphan Black is on iPlayer. Thought I'd have to wait another week.

Seriously, I've missed you guys.

Happy to give it a try.

That's a lot of 1990s money, even if she was being paid to fend off intimidating 12 year olds.

I figured that was the likely explanation.

For all the clear problems with Disqus, as a format it's helped this place become way more social.

I'm actually going to have to cut down my AVC time. It's fine in the summer when there's fuck all work to do because clients are on holiday, but now we're in September I need to get back into a bit more of a sensible work routine.

However, supporting Newcastle as a child is excellent preparation for adult life.

I'm still planning on getting the I Ching hexagram for "Youthful Folly" done, then pretending I've had it much longer.

I am going to go give Ziltoid another listen. I never got into it the way I got into, say, Terria. Perhaps it deserves better.