[OFF TOPIC] General Chat

[Grassmarket 3,533]

On 23/02/2021 at 17:14, Olympian1010 said:

 

I for one will not be contesting that particular event.  

[Werloc 3,171]

Holy shit, Kaunas is preparing for Independence day hard this year 

 

 

 

Can't wait to become red on Thursday. 

[Federer91 2,861]

Well Happy Independence Day Lithuania  

[Olympian1010 8,053]

 

[Dragon 1,887]

Live coverage of Iceland's entry in this year's European Volcano Championship

 

https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/20/beint-vefstreymi-fra-eldstodvunum

[Grassmarket 3,533]

On 20/03/2021 at 22:24, Olympian1010 said:

 

This is a completely bogus story.  It is NOT a list of happy countries, it’s a list of countries that have lots of thing that academics like - welfare states, good public transport, windmills, crusty bread, art galleries, statues of mermaids etc etc.

 

Back in 2011 someone did a survey of which countries were ACTUALLY the happiest.  The winner?
 

Nigeria.  

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2011/jan/04/nigerians-top-optimism-poll

[Dragon 1,887]

1 hour ago, Grassmarket said:

This is a completely bogus story.  It is NOT a list of happy countries, it’s a list of countries that have lots of thing that academics like - welfare states, good public transport, windmills, crusty bread, art galleries, statues of mermaids etc etc.

 

Back in 2011 someone did a survey of which countries were ACTUALLY the happiest.  The winner?
 

Nigeria.  

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2011/jan/04/nigerians-top-optimism-poll

That's a very confused article you're quoting (or at least the headline is).

All it says is that Nigerians are the most optimistic in the world.

But the bottom line is you can be miserable now, optimistic for the future maybe, but that doesn't mean you're not miserable in the present.

[heywoodu 15,253]

Almost made it a week or so without a noteworthy random shooting in the US......

 

 

[hckošice 15,029]

Meanwhile a giant container ship by mistake blocked the Suez Canal Apparently the traffic may be blocked for some good while

 

 

 

 

[Grassmarket 3,533]

1 hour ago, hckošice said:

Meanwhile a giant container ship by mistake blocked the Suez Canal Apparently the traffic may be blocked for some good while

 

 

 

 

Ah, well, always wanted to see Cape Town.