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Gregory R. Curley commented on Tome Wilson's article 'Last British Army WWI veteran dead at 111'

"Bless the Man, and fires light his way."

Jul 26, 2009

R. Austurias replied to Gregory R. Curley's discussion 'Where we are now: discussion invited'

"Crossbow-nice! :)"

Jul 4, 2009

hatchleader replied to Gregory R. Curley's discussion 'Where we are now: discussion invited'

"AH! you see i'm in england so perps never get shot!! they get caught, get a slap on the wrist and then they are back out burgling your house the next night! My dads a magistrate so i hear alot of tales like this every week! make's me sick,…"

Jul 4, 2009

R. Austurias replied to Gregory R. Curley's discussion 'Where we are now: discussion invited'

"I guess I am too liberal-I think people make too much about nothing. For instance-people killing thieves via gun while the perp is fleeing. How about we consider instances such as this and the fact that any drastic change to society as it is now…"

Jul 3, 2009

hatchleader replied to Gregory R. Curley's discussion 'Where we are now: discussion invited'

"I think we are on the same wavelength here, just i might take it a bit further than most due to past experiences."

Jul 3, 2009

Ottens replied to Gregory R. Curley's discussion 'Where we are now: discussion invited'

"Well, I surely hope we don't need an apocalypse to bring about a little change. ;-) I agree that it is sometimes rather despicable how much sympathy our western society shows for those who live on the fringes of it, or, worse yet, those who…"

Jul 3, 2009

Ella Kremper replied to Gregory R. Curley's discussion 'Silent Pillars of the Earth'

"My attraction is pretty much on the aesthetic side and the ability to leave the normality of the modern world for a time that seems faraway (I am a bit of a dreamer). I love the concept of fictionalised dystopia. Viewing that on screen or reading it…"

Jul 3, 2009

hatchleader replied to Gregory R. Curley's discussion 'Where we are now: discussion invited'

"Ha ha, Yep i have had that said to me a few times! I just cant help but believe we are too quick to make excuses for people and culture.Our world is full of overweight people watching trash telly, celebrities viewed as gods whilst scientists and…"

Jul 3, 2009

R. Austurias replied to Gregory R. Curley's discussion 'Where we are now: discussion invited'

"Wow, I cannot believe you actually admitted to that. Well, at least we know you are being honest. That being said, wtf?"

Jul 2, 2009

hatchleader replied to Gregory R. Curley's discussion 'Where we are now: discussion invited'

"I am not going to discuss the above as i have worked all day, am tired and i am sure i will make an ass of myself. However i will comment based on the title. For a long time i have been of the opinion that we are too civilized!! Our society is now…"

Jul 2, 2009

hatchleader replied to Gregory R. Curley's discussion 'Silent Pillars of the Earth'

"Mechanical engineering, bigger the better! I have always had a love of WWII aircraft as well (my dream is to work with the Battle of Britain memorial flight... mmm spitfires!!), and add to that the 30's and 40's aesthetic, especially the…"

Jul 1, 2009

IRON CROSS replied to Gregory R. Curley's discussion 'Silent Pillars of the Earth'

"The machines and equipment of the 1930s and second world war relied upon the people. The spirit of those times is one of people having to get involved work together they could not be removed from what was going on. But the machines are really pieces…"

Jun 27, 2009

Tome Wilson replied to Gregory R. Curley's discussion 'Buzz Rickson's jackets as featured in Gibson's "Pattern Recognition"'

"They have some great looking clothes, but their prices were insane. I don't think I've spent $550 on shoes in the past 10 years, let alone on just one pair. I'll stick with my Wonderbread bags secured with rubber bands."

Jun 26, 2009

Gregory R. Curley posted a discussion

Buzz Rickson's jackets as featured in Gibson's "Pattern Recognition"

http://www.historypreservation.com/hpassociates/buzzrlanding_2.phpWhile not of a very old period, I thought that this crowd was likely to be Gibson fans. I found it amusing that the items mentioned in the book were actually on sale. By some comments I read, the origonal peices may be available out the the world for significantly less…See More

Jun 25, 2009

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Gregory R. Curley replied to Gregory R. Curley's discussion 'Aidin Jewlery: and impressive source for Antiques'

"Ah, again my continued failures of using rudimentrery web things :-)"

Jun 22, 2009

Tome Wilson replied to Gregory R. Curley's discussion 'Aidin Jewlery: and impressive source for Antiques'

"Have a link?"

Jun 22, 2009