Category: Chronica majora

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Mediterranean

Nasser and the hijab

Jokes with the party faithful about the negotiations with the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood following the 1952 revolution.

Did church attendance decrease post-Reformation?

If so, was it because the church recommended that people do something more useful with their time, or because all the fun had gone out of the church and people lost interest? Fundamental questions, but no good general answers to be found. I’m basically interested in N Europe & if poss areas where absenteeism wasn’t…

It’s because we steal the towels

Los hoteles en Europa salen más caros si eres español. Discriminan a los clientes por la IP. I can furnish numerous examples if required.

Riding Indian

Walking along a pavement just now with pedestrians coming the way, a cyclist overtook them, despite clearly seeing what the result would be. Just before he drove into me and I twatted him over the head with a wine box he said, “Riding Indian.” Is this a confused reference to Indian file, single file?