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Friday the 13th (Friggatriskaidephobia)

13th February 2024 Going Postal 1901 Comments

The first references to 13 being an unlucky number come from Norse Mythology when 12 gods held a dinner in Valhalla, Loki, the god of mischief, who was not invited, appeared and persuaded the god [more…]

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Eccentric Aristos: Henry Cyril Paget and Henry De La Poer Beresford.

4th July 2023 Going Postal 2633 Comments

Born in 1875 Henry the eldest son of the 4th Marquess of Anglesey Citation needed here because it was rumoured throughout his life the Marquess was not his real father and that his mother had [more…]

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Mad Jack Mytton

15th May 2023 Going Postal 1836 Comments

I don’t think it is controversial to claim that the current crop of MPs are amongst the lowest standard the UK has ever known. Ranking around the same as the MSM for trustworthiness, likeability, in [more…]

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The Unsinkable Stoker

9th March 2022 Going Postal 3703 Comments

For many sailing and in particular cruising are enjoyable pastimes, leisurely time spent in remote places, the nature, tranquility, new things to see and do almost every day. For others it’s a different story. and [more…]

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Kafka traps and Gish galloping

20th October 2021 Going Postal 4329 Comments

These are the ways many of  the people you see in the media and politics lie and try to deceive you, not all but an awful lot of them come from the left unsurprisingly. First [more…]

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