Welshman

The Elgin Marbles have been cited in recent debates about whether items held in British museums should be sent back to their own nations. Indeed the Welsh Government has stated that it believes 90% of the items held in museums in Wales do not belong in Wales.

There is a touring exhibition of items from the British Museum collected in the 17th century by Sir Hans Sloane, however due to the Welsh Governments "Anti Racial Wales" policy instituted in 2020, every time it is exhibited in Wales every piece has a counter exhibition called "We were here first" which is a collection of "art that demonstrates we were always here" from artists representing "the global majority" as a protest against the collection

Re-examining Sir Hans Sloane’s collections

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HBOS (the banking giant created when Halifax Building Society merged with the Bank of Scotland in 2001) saw its share price fall by 17% in March 2008 when rumours appeared suggesting that it had gone to the Bank of England asking for funding to ensure its survival, and on September 17th of that year the share price swung from as low as 88 pence a share to as high as 220 pence a share,

Lloyds TSB then announced they were seeking to take over HBOS and it was agreed that for every HBOS share owned, 0.83 of a Lloyds Banking group share would be offered, later reduced to 0.605 of a Lloyds Banking group share. Within days of this takeover, Northern Rock suffered a run on its services and collapsed, having been sold by the UK government, Bradford and Bingley collapsed, sold by the UK government and it was reported that even the Bank of England was on the verge of having to stop all interventions.

This is why today I have 33 shares in Lloyds Banking Group (55 shares in HBOS) which as of the close of trade yesterday were worth £17.82 meaning that I am stuck with them because it would cost more to sell them than they are worth

4 hours ago, mike carey said:

If I'm understanding things correctly, the government is planning to sell its share of NatWest that it acquired in order to keep the bank afloat earlier. If that's the case, and the rest of its shares are already trading on the stock exchange you would be able to get a reasonable idea of its prospects from its publicly available financial statements and the performance of the shares that are already on the stock market. Look at the terms on which the government's 35%(?) will come on the market. Stock brokerage firms will most likely have recommendations on whether to buy shares when the government's sale takes place, and some of them will be available to people who are not their clients. One question to ask yourself is whether you would consider buying these shares if you didn't have this money from Royal Mail or are you treating it as 'free money' that you can use to speculate on NatWest. Get advice from as many places as you can. None of us are you, and we all have different reasons to decide on things like this.

And this is where the question arises I say. The United Kingdom is currently in the middle of an election (called by the Prime Minister for July 4th 2024) and both parties (the current government and possible alternative government) have released their party platforms, and there is no mention of the share offer in either party platform, making me wonder whether the scheme has been shelved by this government and the alternative government is not to keen on the idea either.

Back in 2013, the Royal Mail (which was then owned by the UK Government) was privatised in a share offer where the majority of applicants who asked for the bare minimum (£750 of stock) got it and if you asked for more you were told "No, 227 shares is all you are going to get!" and formally floated at 330 pence a share, reaching 600 pence a share in Febuary the following year.

In April 2018, it almost got there again at 581 pence a share, but then crashed to just 126 pence a share as the pandemic hit, but then suddenly surged back up to 577 pence a share as the pandemic came to an end, before crashing back down to 184 pence in September 2022 where it stayed until March of this year when news broke that a Czech businessman had taken a 27% stake in the company and over the next few weeks launched a formal takeover which was formally agreed a few weeks ago at 370 pence a share (12% premium on the floatation price). This means that when the deal is concluded, I am likely to get a payment of £839.90 and was thinking of using that to buy shares in the next Government privisation of the National Westminster Bank, however given that Labour who are likely to win the election on July 4th have not given any indication of whether they support such a sale and would do so if in government, should I bank that £839,90 and wait for the next government floatation, or keep it in my bank account?

On 5/17/2024 at 10:23 AM, Just Chuck said:

See the FBI and DHS Warning here.

SUMMARY

The FBI and DHS are issuing this Public Service Announcement to provide awareness to the public of foreign terrorist organizations (FTOS) or their supporters potential targeting of LGBTQIA+-related events and venues. Foreign terrorist organizations or supporters may seek to exploit increased gatherings associated with the upcoming June 2024 Pride Month.

I'm not going to avoid doing anything that I want to do.  But, I'm going to keep my eyes open.

Do you happen to know if this alert is valid in Europe as well?

My personal assistant is trying to convince me that the addition of onion and / or garlic to a meal is a perfectly natural thing to happen, despite me telling him that spiced tomato crisps make my mouth feel warm, therefore all these TV cooks doing it as well get on my wick!

Coming from the depths of rural Wales, it is not easy to meet anyone at all (let along muscular) therefore when I made friends with a bodybuilder who lived in Suffolk, I took it. The fact that I was 33 and he was 60 had no bearing on the subject at all.

I am still friends with him now, even more so since it was announced last year he is suffering from Alzheimer's

Here in the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister came to office after the disaster of the Liz Truss mini budget (that saw Uk gilts increase from a 3.1% yield to a 5.1% yield in less than 24 hours) and as one of his priorities he announced that he would halve inflation within a year of coming to office.

UK inflation was 11.1% in October 2022, therefore to meet his target inflation needed to be 5.6% or lower by October 2023. That month's inflation figure was 4.6%, more than meeting that requirement, however most people in the UK do not believe it was due to the Prime Minister coming to office.

Well, I try and contribute when I can, however a) I cannot comment on that much because I have only just realised that I am geristhenolagnic and b) there are a number of threads I can read, but cannot contribute to

At the start of the century, I spoke online to a person from Gettysburg who was involved in the recreation of the battle every year (starting off in 2002 as a private and when I last spoke to him in 2011, he was a general) who during that time went to Penn State where he was enrolled in the wrestling programme.

These pictures are from before he entered college, when he entered college and when he graduated with a masters in electrical engineering.

Sadly after he left college, allegations started to appear that he was a catfish, therefore I can no longer verify if these pictures are of him.

The United Kingdom phased out the unbarcoded stamps over a period of two years starting at the end of 2021, stating that all stamps would be redeemed for new stamps at market value, however since the change over news has emerged that the new barcoded stamps are being faked

Fake UK stamps blamed on Chinese-made counterfeits

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People are unknowingly buying fakes from Chinese firms through online marketplaces, reports suggest.

When the story was reported in the United Kingdom, it was handled by the BBC's entertainment reporter (as he was best known in the UK for the Naked Gun series of films) but the main focus was the criminal trial where the BBC reported he was found not gulity in the main trial, but guility in a civil lawsuit.

1992: John Major wins UK general election against expectations of a Labour victory led by Neil Kinnock

If you have now developed the bug for seeing solar eclipses (which according to surveys 86% of people who see a total solar eclipse suddenly want to see the next one), there are two options open to you

1) Wait for the next partial eclipse in 2029 or the next total eclipse in 2044

2) Travel to the next total eclipse which will be over Greenland, Iceland and Spain on August 12th 2026

On 3/12/2024 at 8:49 PM, Charlie said:

James I (he was also JamesVI of Scotland) was the son of Mary Queen of Scots, and he was notorious for his fondness for pretty young men: George Villiers was not his first favorite to be showered with titles and wealth. However, he was not just a pretty face--he eventually became Duke of Buckingham, and one of the most important figures in early 17th century European politics. He also became a close confederate of James's son, Charles I, who didn't mind his relationship with Charles's father; George was murdered just before his 36th birthday, while on his way to a military mission for Charles in France.

As the young Duke of Buckingham, George acquired land in Buckinghamshire, where he built a huge country house called Cliveden. At one point much of the original house was burned down and then rebuilt. Over the years it passed through many owners, including other noblemen, even the Prince of Wales, and the American millionaire William Astor, who passed it on to his son and his wife, the famed British political figure Nancy Astor, before it was finally acquired by the National Trust. In the 1970s, it was used by Stanford University as their international residential campus. A close friend of mine was teaching there at the time, and I went to visit him there for a few days. I was given Nancy Astor's bedroom for my stay.  True to tradition, my gay friend had a favorite pupil, who was a very pretty boy indeed. It is now a hotel, and if you want to lay out a lot of money for a room in the country for the night, you can make your own connection to George Villiers.

 

Plus, it didn't just stop in 1605, either because King Charles I appointed him First Minister of England (in effect Prime Minister) which means that the lead character in my Musketeer retellings meets him a lot, with the following taking place on top of a mountain in the Himalays during the lead characters journey around the known world in 800 days

"Please, Henry I beg you" moaned the Duke, "you know that I am in love with my fellow man, the bigger, the stronger, the better. Henry, you are the strongest man I have ever met, and...I wish I could have seen you become even larger"

"But your Grace, my manservant is also dying on that mountain and if as you say is true that I am dying as well, I...I cannot accept your offer of becoming your man, but, I promise this, allow me and my manservant to live and when I return to Paris I shall ask Aramis, to bind the soul of Porthos to yours, so that when he dies, not a while yet, you will have a manservant who is able to fulfil your desires, just please, allow me and my manservant to live your Grace!"

2 hours ago, DWsoccer said:

"cyber-flashing"  😂

This is a very new concept to us Brits, therefore we are making up these terms to explain it to the general populace (who understand what flashing is)

8 hours ago, Sinclaire said:

Hi there, I'm looking to eventually hire a provider for service in the DMV area, I'm also willing to extending my search to Philly as well. This would be my first time hiring and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for providers who had bodybuilder style physiques. I know that isn't as common as it once was and I don't see many options listed in the area for providers with that physique I'm not looking for just muscle worship, I'm looking for a full service provider if that makes a difference.  Any input would be greatly appreciated.  

I believe the reference is to District of Columbia, Maryland and Virgnia

I have spoken to the moderators about this and gained their permission

Over the last few days reports have appeared in the British media with regard to a honey trap that was aimed at members of the British Parliament, with up to 13 men all connected to British politics, either through being MP's, members of Parliamentary staffs or journalists, had recieved messages on WhatsApp from two unknown telephone numbers where the sender was sending explicit images

Naked photos sent in WhatsApp ‘phishing’ attacks on UK MPs and staff – POLITICO

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At least six men working in the UK Parliament received unsolicited messages — and the exchanges quickly turned sexual.

On Thursday it was revealed that William Wragg MP (Con, Hazel Grove) admitted that he had been the one to send the numbers of the group to the unknown person 

William Wragg: MP tells paper he is sorry for sharing private phone numbers

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MP William Wragg tells The Times he was "scared" a man he met on Grindr had "compromising things on me".

Which prompted Luke Evans MP (Con, Bosworth) to announce that he had been a victim 

Conservative MP Luke Evans says he reported cyber-flashing to police

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Luke Evans says he was a victim of cyber-flashing in a suspected honeytrap plot targeting Westminster.

and this is where we are at the moment and I believed it would prove that there are always people who are looking to cause trouble.

I am pleased to report we have some actual data on this from sources of information who I believe can be trusted

In the context of the United States the average male penis, when erect, is 5.36 inches (around 14 cm). 

Average-Size Erect Penis: Fiction, Fact, and the Need for Counseling - PubMed

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Most men believe that the average length of an erect penis is greater than 6 inches (15.24 cm). This belief is due, in part, to several often-cited studies that relied on self-reported...

Across the continent of Europe, WorldData.com seem to suggest a figure of between 12 to 15cm (around 5 inches to 6 inches) 

International penis sizes compared

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From 10 to 18 cm: The penis size in a country comparison. Are you average?

Therefore answering the question, there is really not that much difference on average

Chance would be a fine thing in this neck of the woods. On average between January and March, this part of the United Kingdom is supposed to get no more than ten inches of rain. In that same period this year we have recieved 13 inches of rain and as such the ground is so sodden everytime it rains thereafter, flooding happens in people's gardens

When it comes to nude beaches Wales has two problems. One, the weather (have you seen how much rainfall we get) and two, local concerns, most notably from natives who have a NIMBY (not in my back yard) attitude

That said we do have one called Morfa Dyffryn which is half way between the towns of Harlech and Barmouth

Morfa Dyffryn Beach (with dedicated naturist area)

11 hours ago, pubic_assistance said:

Well...not a third world country...so I assume you grow all your own fruits and vegetables and don't eat meat.

It is true that I do not eat meat (as in put a turkey or chicken on my plate and I will baulk at the idea, but sliced meat in thin slices, not a problem at all), as for growing all my own fruit and veg, hardly.

4 hours ago, ShortCutie7 said:

Congrats on the recent weight loss!  But that’s amazing, $201 a month wouldn’t even get you “dollar pizza” (which is now usually $1.50 for a small slice) in NYC.  

I shall bear that in mind I say, I would like to attend a meeting in the United States next year and therefore may experience a culture shock with regard to prices.

4 hours ago, pubic_assistance said:

🤔Where the hell do YOU live ? In NYC I sometimes spend $200 a DAY

Cardigan County, Wales, United Kingdom (between England anf Ireland) where the exchange rate is $1 = 79p

I am very much a moggy person, therefore with permission