mike carey

And the late great Dame Glenda Jackson played King Lear on the NY stage a couple of years ago. Shock horror. Not that actors were all the gender of the character portrayed at the Globe in the 17th century (they were all male), so for her to play Lear seems only to be fair. Some roles transcend the gender and race that they are perceived to be, and in some of those cases it's only a current perception that they were, say Caucasian. To be sure, some recent historical figures don't lend themselves to race changes, but who is to say that a first nations actor couldn't portray Dr King if the intent was to highlight his message of inclusion? I can't help but recall recent controversy over a black actor portraying a mermaid, as if real mermaids were all white.

That's up to the original poster. Editing the title they choose is no different to editing what they, or anyone else, says in the forum. We're not about to do that unless it breaks our rules. MC, Mod.

Sounds similar to issues I've been having with RM, probably something that will be resolved in due course. I edit the URL to delete the app. and use the rent.men version if there's something that doesn't work in the new version.

Gentlemen, a reminder that someone's HIV status is personal information, and disclosing it here when they have not disclosed it publicly themselves is not permitted under Forum guidelines.

My immediate thought was, 'He hates American what?' I don't hate them, but my [not that] late flight and 20 minute wait for a gate at DFW didn't result in me missing my flight to Melbourne, only my bag missed it.

Perhaps this is a blinding glimpse of the obvious, but it occurs to me that in the current state of the capitalist economy we don't view any advertisement as being to convey, you know, actual information on which to base a purchase but rather as bait for us to engage and find out whether that product suits us. So even when an ad contains all the information we realistically need, we subconsciously assume it is just the advertiser's opening gambit. Maybe we see name recognition as the sole purpose of an ad. There could be more to it than the client being lazy, or couldn't be bothered. Doesn't make it less annoying, though!

Not ROFLMAO, but, I just read a comment in a blog (OMAAT, if you must know) where a poster had asked the blogger a somewhat intrusive question and another poster, with some 'standing' on the site, replied, 'Do you know what "tacky" means? If not, look in the mirror.'

Not everyone tries things when they are young. I was older than this before I did anything and it wasn't with a skilled partner. I'm glad I found this forum, it's given me a degree of confidence I'd lacked. It hasn't calmed my nerves with new meets but that's a separate issue and I've had fun.

We don't allow xylophilia in the forum.

'How much wood would a wood chuck ...'

I'm so relieved that I can type the word f**k, I mean fu*k, I mean intercourse, oh whatever! And I don't give a flying fuck what anyone else thinks.

I've seen his ad before, and his one review from last November is from someone in Stockholm so it's plausible that they met in Thailand (travel from northern Europe to Thailand in winter is not uncommon). The review refers to him by his current screen name. Unlike the usual round-the-world travel itineraries, his is feasible, including arriving in Tokyo on the second day after leaving LA (courtesy of the international date line).

I should have remembered that. I was driving home from the airport after having been away for the Queen's Birthday long weekend, and a bridge over the road into the city was illuminated in the rainbow colours as a mark of respect. Yesterday was the King's Birthday holiday for this year.

For your first few weeks as a member ('Newbie' under your avatar on the left of your post) you cannot edit what you've posted. After that you will be able to. You can report the post and ask the moderators to amend it, as can any member who wants to amend what they wrote after the 24 hours.

A point of clarification. I had assumed that 'consolidators' was an alternative term for 'aggregators' and replied (late) to @Lucky's question on that basis. They are not the same. Consolidators are brokers who on-sell tickets to travel agents (and the public) and have been around since before the internet. Aggregators are on-line firms that by whatever arrangements they can make offer price comparisons and sell tickets to the public. Think Priceline, Kayak and Booking.com. It seems a bunch of them are owned by one company. Booking Holdings - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Sorry for creating that confusion.

Well, we asked posters to avoid a certain tangent in discussing this topic. I'm now adding discussion of drug use which I hadn't seen coming, and I've hidden a few posts that went down that tangent. This doesn't mean going off topic in ways that haven't been mentioned yet is okay. OK? Discussing pizza is fine!

Double check that it's a request from him and not a FB-generated 'suggestion'. Most of your facebook friends probably won't notice but the ones who do may be those who you'd rather not give the opportunity to speculate about him. Facebook has (or at least had) a function that enables you to put your friends into groups and control what content each group sees. I haven't road tested it but that may give you a way of accepting his request without unwanted attention from your other friends.

Remember to avoid going beyond comment about Robertson, and his controversial opinions, into contemporary partisan politics. MC Mod.

Lol, no argument from me on that!

You may find those are azdr's pronouns, not those of the provider in question.

Clearly it was locked because we didn't need one. For over two years.

Haha, yes, I now have four US and three Australian transit cards with funds on them, including a Sydney one from before the system was credit/debit card enabled. I haven't been to London for a long time but knew you could use cards/phones there. In a Points Guy video comparing ways to get to LHR, one guy CONSPICUOUSLY used his Amex Gold Card. Product placement much?

New members cannot edit or delete their posts, but need to report a post if they want to do so, and a moderator will do it.

Yes, it's serious, there are long term effects from particulate inhalation, even for healthy people, and short term effects aren't limited to those at risk. We lived through the same thing in the summer of 19/20, Canberra having the worst air quality in the world at times. I had orange skies and the smell of smoke in the air in New Zealand.

I only just saw the topic. I haven't used them to book but I have used them to research as that gives you an idea about what is possible. Most of what I have read about using them is that in 95%+ cases you book and fly without incident, but as with every means of booking the test is what happens if there are issues, either yours (change, cancellation etc) or the airline's (cancellations, delays, missed connections). One issue to consider is that consolidators may have their own T&Cs that add to the airline's so check that. If you're booking on-line (which from this post is not clear), my inclination would be to research with them and see if you can find the same or a similar fare on the airline's website (they pointed me to airlines I wouldn't have thought of, and reputable ones not Air Burkina Faso!). Since you said you were talking to providers, that implies that you would have a point of contact if any issues arise on your trip. Whether $100 is a big deal really depends on what the total fare is (Captain Obvious, I know). As I implied, I assumed 'consolidator' to mean the on-line ones like Expedia, and what I have learnt is about using them, and resources like Google flight searches and Amex travel. If there are consolidators in the US that are accessed by phone that's not something I'm familiar with (although it doesn't sound too different to a travel agent). Good luck! But then, you're Lucky.