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    Welshman got a reaction from + Charlie in Just 4 Fun - any funnier moments when you realized you are “old”   
    During this recent general election in the United Kingdom, I experienced it during election night when I was told that the new Labour MP for Cambridgeshire North West (who won with a majority of 39) was born in 2002 (the year that I started getting interested in local elections)
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    Welshman got a reaction from cany10011 in What are You Reading?   
    I've been too busy writing books to actually read them myself. Ever since I discovered that the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise was essentially an adult version of the Twilight franchise, I have been writing a series of books based on the tales of the Musketeers, featuring Henry Cardigan, who we join in 1624 as the son of the newly enobled Lord Cardigan who takes up a position in the House of Commoners at the start of King Charles I's reign.
    So far there are four books encompassed by the title "The Adventures of Henry Cardigan" which have the following volumes: 1) The English Musketeer, 2) The Titanic Musketeer, 3) The Global Musketeer, 4) The Ultimate Musketeer and the Iron Mask with to follow 5) The Olympian Musketeer, 6) The Cavalier Musketeer and then finally 7) The Phantom Musketeer
    I am also going to do some short stories at the same tine covering topics such as the Dutch tulip market of the 1630's (where he simply buys a tulip, just because he likes it and within months is beseiged by people wanting to buy the bulbs it produces) to when he finds himself stranded in 2050 due to a course deciding to take Porthos's assessment of him being strong and testing it in combination bodybuilding / powerlifting contest.
    Here's a progress of him from a cadet in 1625, a Musketeer in 1628 and as the Ultimate Musketeer in 1635 and when he is asked to attend a ball as the Ultimate Musketeer in 1644




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    Welshman got a reaction from + augustus in Lou Dobbs has died   
    When I first got CNN back in 2003, I was always very impressed by how he was able to explain things, that as a limey were complex into simple terminology
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    Welshman got a reaction from thomas in "What's My Line?" mystery guests   
    As with most gameshows that started out in the United States, the United Kingdom thought "We'll have that" and over the course of some 40 or so years, the BBC, ITV, and even regional channels produced their own versions such as this version from 1986 broadcast across the ITV network by Thames, with the special mystery guest being the British wrestler "Giant Haystacks" who at the time of recording was 7ft tall and 728lbs
     
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    Welshman got a reaction from MikeBiDude in Are you team Temu, Ebay or Amazon?   
    Amazon, if only because the UK government is calling for a review of Temu's practices
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    Welshman got a reaction from + Vegas_Millennial in Lou Dobbs has died   
    When I first got CNN back in 2003, I was always very impressed by how he was able to explain things, that as a limey were complex into simple terminology
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    Welshman got a reaction from + BOZO T CLOWN in Lou Dobbs has died   
    When I first got CNN back in 2003, I was always very impressed by how he was able to explain things, that as a limey were complex into simple terminology
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    Welshman got a reaction from samhexum in If you're planning on having an emergency, maybe don't rely on 9-1-1   
    I was a caregiver for my grandparents from 2005 to 2021, and that included during the pandemic, during that period of time, I was told by the council's social care service that if either of my grandparents slipped, I was to leave them where they slipped, phone for a paramedic using the 999 service in the UK (our version of 911) and wait.
    On one occasion, between the time of the slippage and the arrival of the paramedics, two care visits happened (to which they said "We cannot do anything, we are not trained for this event") and when the paramedics did arrive, it was 8½ hours later
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    Welshman reacted to Cooper in Message from the Administrator   
    Gentlemen, Your help is needed. 
    The moderators have been  receiving a record number of reports. We have many new members joining us each day. Most join to participate in our discussions but, unfortunately, a few are here just to cause trouble. 
    We are doing our best to ban members who join just so they can personally attack others and use racial slurs as a description. This morning I woke up to a verbal and offensive attack on us from a recently banned member. 
    The Moderators appreciate members who see these types of posts and report them. Please continue to keep this a safe site where all members can post freely and not be personally attacked for doing so. 
    Thanks! 🙏 
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    Welshman got a reaction from + Charlie in A few British Museum treasures   
    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
    WWW.NHM.AC.UK  
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    Welshman got a reaction from Just Chuck in Be alert around Pride or other LGBTQIA+ gatherings this year   
    Do you happen to know if this alert is valid in Europe as well?
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    Welshman got a reaction from + Just Sayin in Anyone into large age gaps?   
    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
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    Welshman got a reaction from pubic_assistance in Anyone into large age gaps?   
    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
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    Welshman got a reaction from pubic_assistance in Why does everything need to be served spicy now?   
    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!
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    Welshman got a reaction from Danny-Darko in Anyone into large age gaps?   
    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
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    Welshman got a reaction from thomas in Anyone into large age gaps?   
    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
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    Welshman got a reaction from + Pensant in Anyone into large age gaps?   
    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
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    Welshman got a reaction from newdad in Anyone into large age gaps?   
    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
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    Welshman got a reaction from + Charlie in Time to stock up on "forever" stamps? 63 tp 78 cents raise!   
    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
    WWW.BBC.CO.UK People are unknowingly buying fakes from Chinese firms through online marketplaces, reports suggest.  
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    Welshman reacted to newdad in Steps on how to block a member of this site from your feed...   
    This is what the Mods told me: " Use the link below. Add user you want to block here. They will see your posts though."
    https://www.companyofmen.org/ignore
     
    So if you're tired of seeing posts, reactions, and DMs from any of the members (for example, you're tired of me, yours truly). You can add that person on that ignore list! You'll never see any of their stuff. They'll still see the stuff you post though, which is not too bad (It'll let them still obsess getting your attention, and they can still respond to your posts, but they won't know you've ignored their existence.)
    Also, Ask for more clarification in the “ask a moderator” sub forum if you need more help. Happy Browsing!
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    Welshman got a reaction from Danny-Darko in College Wrestling   
    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.



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    Welshman got a reaction from pubic_assistance in OJ Simpson Dead   
    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.
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    Welshman got a reaction from Marc in Calif in OJ Simpson Dead   
    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.
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    Welshman reacted to 56harrisond in Solar Eclipse   
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    Welshman got a reaction from Sinclaire in Muscluar/Bodybuilder Providers in the DMV   
    I believe the reference is to District of Columbia, Maryland and Virgnia
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