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  • Have to say personally I always found Horak's rendition of Bond to be my favourite. McClusky's looks like he works on a fishing trawler (I can almost picture the 'Mum & Dad' and 'Scotland Forever' tattoos!) and the one Fleming commissioned looks…
  • ChiefTanner wrote: » So with Craig stating that he wants to bring some of the old humor and irony back into the series, is there hope that Tanner will be given a dry joke or two to throw out? Maybe. But is there any hope that Rory wouldnt k…
  • Ludovico wrote: » TheWizardOfIce wrote: » Ludovico wrote: » I know, it is completely ridiculous. And doesn't Jesus have (at least) two days in the year for him already, which he hijacked from Pagan religions? That said, I envy the Ameri…
  • Ludovico wrote: » I know, it is completely ridiculous. And doesn't Jesus have (at least) two days in the year for him already, which he hijacked from Pagan religions? That said, I envy the Americans for one thing: their atheist communities are …
  • Ludovico wrote: » TheWizardOfIce wrote: » bondjames wrote: » @TheWizardOfice, I agree that this Texas meeting was indeed designed to inflame. I also agree that the folks organizing it and many of those attending it would take similar offen…
  • bondjames wrote: » @TheWizardOfice, I agree that this Texas meeting was indeed designed to inflame. I also agree that the folks organizing it and many of those attending it would take similar offence to an event insulting Jesus. PS: Geert Wilders …
  • Who could have predicted this wouldn't end well? http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/04/officer-and-two-suspects-reportedly-shot-at-draw-the-prophet-contest-in-texas @bondjames you will be glad to hear that even I think that this is pr…
  • Dragonpol wrote: » JCRendle wrote: » Seeing as she isn't running as an MP and her party only have 59 parliamentary candidates - it's never going to happen. They can still do plenty of harm to the Union however, rather like a revealed Tr…
  • bondjames wrote: » I don't disagree with your notions about the fallacies of certain and all religions. I think you know that by now. I disagree with your solutions and way of going about implementing it. We are on your path now. It is not a go…
  • I reached my saturation point long ago with the first Avengers and then the awful Man of Steel. Who would have thought seeing skyscrapers being knocked down could ever get tedious but dont let that stop you doing it over and over and over again unti…
  • bondjames wrote: » Additionally, we should do our best to get their population educated Its not like scientific and evolutionary facts are unknown like they were 2000 years ago. Are you suggesting if we airdrop copies of The Origin of Spe…
  • Ludovico wrote: » If they were such a time when I end up at the Pearly Gate, seeing a man smelling of fish telling me he's St Peter and God was to show up, I would not be an atheist anymore, but that does not mean I would accept his authority as d…
  • DrGorner wrote: » Putin knows how to deal with countries who vote against what he wants. I'm sure Many here would love to see tanks rolling across the Scottish borders, Forcing the Democratic vote under the tank tracks. :( Yes but you'r…
  • 1. Style: 8 - Its a very interesting study of Japan although at times it seems a lot of it should really be in Thrilling Cities. But there are some nice, gloomy meditations on death that mirror Fleming's own increasing awareness of his own mortality…
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » My condolences if Miliband is your next PM. Dont worry thats not going to happen because if the Tories lose Nicola Sturgeon is PM with a Milliband glove puppet. Thunderfinger wrote: » I respect Putin a lot more t…
  • bondjames wrote: » TheWizardOfIce wrote: » bondjames wrote: » 3. Yes, I don't expect religion to have any extra layer of protection against insult. I never said otherwise. However, the discussion needs to be rational and intelligent. I don…
  • bondjames wrote: » 3. Yes, I don't expect religion to have any extra layer of protection against insult. I never said otherwise. However, the discussion needs to be rational and intelligent. I don't count satire as that - not at this point in Isl…
  • bondjames wrote: » Now, now, keep it in context. I was referring to the fact that 'faith', by definition is the belief in more than what can be proved factually. Iranian (who are obviously muslim) scientists are working on nuclear centrifuges (o…
  • Ludovico wrote: » Comfort yes, sanity no. You can say: "I am human and I don't have a control on everything, or don't know everything", without believing in a god or gods. Actually, to investigate and widens our understanding of nature, this is wh…
  • NicNac wrote: » But always we must remember that belief is important to many people and they must be respected for it. Why 'must' they be? Football is 'important' to me but I'm pretty sure if I went on the football thread and said it was…
  • patb wrote: » I am way down South but from what I have read, the SNP has become a passionate force (rightly or wrongly) , especially when many in the South don't seem to care a jot. One could claim that it does show that we do indeed have some for…
  • patb wrote: » I am way down South but from what I have read, the SNP has become a passionate force (rightly or wrongly) , especially when many in the South don't seem to care a jot. One could claim that it does show that we do indeed have some for…
  • patb wrote: » is it too much to ask for an explanation as to why God decided to kill around 3000 people a few days ago in Nepal. I always find it amazing the religion seeks to offer comfort at such times and many people flock to the church (or wha…
  • How very odd. The producers can decide that the film will be shot in Mexico simply because the government there is putting its hand in its pocket but suddenly give creative control over to the actors for something like this? Where has Dan's right…
  • bondjames wrote: » At the end of the day, he's just a regular working class stiff, like you and me. What you've done there is confuse Bond with John McClane.
  • RogueAgent wrote: » Their is far too much PC in the world today! Drives me mad when we get tiny little things brought to the fore. Here is an example from my stepsons homework. WW2. The Allies and the AXIS forces! AXIS? They were the Nazi's …
  • Gustav_Graves wrote: » Let the dirty xenophobic UKIP So I presume you also consider Australia to be a dirty, xenophobic country for all UKIP have done is propose the same points based immigration system that is implemented down under?
  • Gustav_Graves wrote: » For me as a Dutchman I'd love to see a Labour-SNP-LD-coalition government. And I'd like to see a communist/ISIS government in Holland. I'm not sure you'd be quite so keen an advocate for this if it was your money that…
  • DrGorner wrote: » Dictatorship, is best, like under Maggie ! :)) Hear, hear!!