Keithambrose

I'm sure we all like them!

I've always had good service from Grindr, though I may have been lucky! As @vinapu says, however, there is a lot to be said for inspecting the goods in person. If in a go go bar, 100 Baht, what @vinapucalls a red note, will often enable a thorough examination on site!

Life is too short to deal with all these important issues in detail. However, it should be pointed out that in my view, there are faults on all sides. It's worth remembering that one of Iran's stated aims is to destroy Israel, and wipe it off the map. They also fund, and support, Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, etc, who have been guilty of many civilian deaths. No one could dispute that Israel's activities in Lebanon, Iran, Gaza, and the West Bank, are despicable, but there are two sides to the story.

Fair enough!

Bakers' dozen?

Depends!

"Worried about having garlic breath? I guess you've never been kissed by a Thai guy" It was a vampire reference!

Not too often...

'You are the lawyer'? I only come out at night time, and I avoid garlic.

Not necessarily!

Bit like banging your head against a brick wall, feels good when you stop!

I'm surprised that you can spell 'intellectual'!

I was in La Guardia 10 days ago, and zipped through in the American terminal, though I was in priority lane. Came back from Nashville, no priority line, but no queue. Trying my luck with SF and Chicago soon!

Thanks also.

Thanks. I forgot that you can find most things online!

Exchange them?

It's being suggested in the media, as well.

Must be a nightmare to have you as a client!

The TV production, "A very English Scandal" 2018, written by Russell T Davies (Queer as Folk), is an excellent description of the whole affair. Highly praised, it doesn't leave you in much doubt about Thorpe's involvement.

Yes, he's just been lying about peace talks. I think it's to get the stock market to go up and down, so his chums can make some more millions.

It is true that the case against Jeremy Thorpe was badly handled. He was an establishment figure, and the Judge was certainly biased in his favour. Thorpe had managed to marry the Countess of Harewood, a concert pianist, whose former husband was first cousin to the Queen! That helped. The police enquiries were also suspect. They had been told many times of Thorpe 's homosexual leanings and activities, but took no action. Interestingly, these were noted on his MI5 file. Thorpe also had a brilliant Defence counsel, George Carman QC, one of the finest advocates of his generation. He destroyed the prosecution witnesses in cross examination, helped by the judge. Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder, but it was admitted that he had, in effect, at the least, plotted to harm Norman Scott, his lover. He was never charged with any lesser offence, even though the alleged potential assassin, Andrew Newton, shot the dog of Norman Scott. The general view after the trial, was that Thorpe had got away with murder, so to speak! Private Eye, our satirical magazine, founded by Peter Cook, occasionally produced a short vinyl record with the magazine. They did after the Thorpe trial, it was narrated by Peter Cook, as the Judge. It started:- "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, before you retire to consider your verdict of NOT guilty...." ...and went on from there. I wish I still had it!

Carl Beech, see above, was given an 18 year sentence, though he was also convicted of other crimes. He was released, on licence, after 7 years.

Stamina is pretty incredible! 🥵

We had a well-known case over here in the UK that is indicative of the difficulties. A man told the police that he had been to gay orgy parties at which young boys had been used for sex, and a couple, killed. He implicated leading figures, including politicians, an army general etc. The police spent several million pounds investigating this, having said that following their initial investigations, they thought it was a valid claim. The alleged perpetrators were all arrested, under caution, interviewed, etc. There was a lot of publicity, homes searched, etc. Subsequently the allegations were proved to have been completely fabricated, and the man who made the allegations was eventually prosecuted and sent to prison. The police did not seem to realise that the man, Carl Beech, was himself a paedophile.

It was a joke, as I thought was obvious.