MS in a nutshell, really. Some of us have know this since the nineties - and acted accordingly.

You too, buddy. Maybe some day we’ll have a chance to drink an excellent Irish stout (which is obviously ‘all of them’, though my personal preference is Murphy’s) together. That’d be lovely, and not just because of the stout.

No worries, I wouldn’t dream of holding it against you; if anything, you have my respect for owning up to making a simple mistake, which happens to everybody sooner or later - me very much included. Kudos!

This might surprise you, but that didn’t help clearing up anything. If you have an argument to make, make an argument. That way I can either agree with you or retort.

No, I don’t consider listing countries or regions an argument. Denmark, Belgium, French Polynesia. Now you might wonder where I’m going with that, but I’m not going to tell you. I’ll just expect you to read my mind. That’s communication, you see.

I’m sorry, but I have literally no idea what you’re talking about. Who’s robbing what land? Are we talking about Ukraine or Ireland?

Because I’m here talking about Ukraine and the UK.

Sure, but to my mind the question is: How does robber #2 pointing out that robber #1 is himself a robber excuse the actions of robber #2?

Ah yes. Whataboutism. Suppose a robber acts in defense of a person about to be robbed. That may or may not make them a hypocrite, but it certainly doesn’t make them wrong.

Or would you say it would somehow be more right for the robber to stand back and allow the robbery “because they’re in no position to point fingers”?

That seems in line with the general level of mental health of the country.

“Also, does ‘rm -rf /’ really not work these days?”

Y’all hear that, Americans? Having opinions is no longer allowed. I’d ask you what you think of that, but I wouldn’t want to get you into trouble.

Remind me what Vance had to say about our lack of freedom of speech in the EU again?

What I really want is the EV equivalent of an old Jeep. No antennas of any kind, no “infotainment”, no radio / music, no bluetooth support, no nothing not related to going from A to B. If I want to call somebody, I’ll pull over and use a phone. If someone calls me, they can wait until I’m not driving.

And gold-diggers. Pithiness, thy name is Hesiod.