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by Lorelei
Fri Jun 14, 2024 12:20 pm
Forum: Phone
Topic: Scammers and smartphones
Replies: 5
Views: 721

Scammers and smartphones

I have a smartphone that I hardly use (otherwise relying on my old non-internet Nokia and landlines). I've shared the smartphone number out of necessity with only two places: my bank and a company that does blood tests. Recently, I received two identical scam text messages from different senders say...
by Lorelei
Fri Jun 07, 2024 2:46 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: UK general election 2024, who to vote for?
Replies: 60
Views: 5692

Re: UK general election 2024, who to vote for?

Though I'll be voting in the European elections, I haven't tried to exercise a vote in the UK. I don't think people who've been out of the country for so long should have a say in how the UK is governed (even if we have opinions), especially if they're not paying taxes there. I seem to remember Marg...
by Lorelei
Fri Jun 07, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: The Conviction of Donald J. Trump
Replies: 52
Views: 4234

Re: The Conviction of Donald J. Trump

Couldn't believe (well could) Trump's incoherent self-indulgent gibberings at Trump Tower after the verdict. The man is clearly unhinged. How can anyone take him seriously, let alone as a candidate for president?! Aren't the Republican Party embarrassed?! Yet someone like Nikki Haley, who seem to ti...
by Lorelei
Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:32 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 370
Views: 30034

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

I thought the Trump one was Putin until I read the name. :? So did I! :lol: I came across this the other day and it made me smile, not just the research findings, but the fact that the researchers spent a year filming moggies in a cat cafe. How did they wangle that?! Cats Make Nearly 300 Different ...
by Lorelei
Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:26 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: How did you learn German?
Replies: 36
Views: 3684

Re: How did you learn German?

Here's the BBC reporter in Germany Damien McGuinness speaking fluent German: podium discussion. According to this he "studied Modern Languages and European Studies at the universities of Bath, England and Konstanz, Germany ... and has spent most of his adult life living in Germany".