NurembergVillan Posted October 2, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 2, 2022 52 minutes ago, sidcow said: I was thinking how disgraceful her suggestions were until she suggested Arts Students 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) Last night I couldn't sleep and then at about 2am unwisely ended up reading press articles about Russia and Putin (including his speech the other day full of "anti-western bile") and I suddenly become so worried about his state of mind and his evil, and certain top generals of his who would appear to be the same as him. And then I remembered this thread and wondered how many of you posters on it are also now very worried about the risk of WW3 starting soon. Three points at Elland Road suddenly seems less important to me. Edited October 2, 2022 by robby b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2022 20 minutes ago, robby b said: Three points at Elland Road suddenly seems less important to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Just now, sidcow said: I mean... er... still important though, of course! :s Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 27 minutes ago, robby b said: Last night I couldn't sleep and then at about 2am unwisely ended up reading press articles about Russia and Putin (including his speech the other day full of "anti-western bile") and I suddenly become so worried about his state of mind and his evil, and certain top generals of his who would appear to be the same as him. And then I remembered this thread and wondered how many of you posters on it are also now very worried about the risk of WW3 starting soon. Three points at Elland Road suddenly seems less important to me. I think you'll be okay if you're in Chile. I don't see it getting too hot there tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) Just now, avfc1982am said: I think you'll be okay if you're in Chile. I don't see it getting too hot there tbh. Omg :< I'll probably have to move back to the UK by September next year at the latest, maybe earlier. Unless I grit my teeth and go back to teaching EFL in group classes in a language school, which I swore I won't do again, but suddenly this work doesn't seem so bad to me afterall! :s Edited October 2, 2022 by robby b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, robby b said: Omg :< I'll probably have to move back to the UK by September next year at the latest, maybe earlier. No you won't, UK won't be here then. Edited October 2, 2022 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2022 If Russia did go full nuke against NATO, I wonder what would happen to the world afterwards. Obviously Russia would be toast as would The UK and most of Europe. How hard hit realistically would The US be? A few major cities but the majority of the country would be relatively untouched by direct strikes you would think. Would The Middle and Far East be totally untouched? Most of South America? How would China react, it's hard to see anything beyond them taking over The World unless The US can remain strong. Obviously this doesn't take into account fallout and Nuclear Winter but I'm assuming countries where infrastructure remains completely intact manage to remain pretty strong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 7 minutes ago, sidcow said: If Russia did go full nuke against NATO, I wonder what would happen to the world afterwards. Obviously Russia would be toast as would The UK and most of Europe. How hard hit realistically would The US be? A few major cities but the majority of the country would be relatively untouched by direct strikes you would think. Would The Middle and Far East be totally untouched? Most of South America? How would China react, it's hard to see anything beyond them taking over The World unless The US can remain strong. Obviously this doesn't take into account fallout and Nuclear Winter but I'm assuming countries where infrastructure remains completely intact manage to remain pretty strong. Only cockroaches and people from Stoke would survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2022 8 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: Only cockroaches and people from Stoke would survive. So just cockroaches then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Just now, It's Your Round said: Only cockroaches and people from Stoke would survive. Blimey, the gallows humour on here this afternoon! (Which I inadvertently caused). :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 2 hours ago, avfc1982am said: Not sure if genuine but I had to post The new "Anti-Mine" Battalion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 2, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 2, 2022 3 hours ago, avfc1982am said: The next pearler.... Happy Sunday everyone I'm actually not sure if it's fake. definitely fake. funny though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 5 hours ago, blobbyrob said: I wonder why he was suddenly disconnected??? It was probably more likely a sign of crumbling Russian infrastructure than an all seeing all controlling overlord cutting him off. Russia have lost many men of prime working age in the last 6 months. Hundreds of thousands more have now been pulled out of their day jobs (in IT or wherever) and called up to be drafted. On top of that probably multiples more have left their desks, grabbed their belongings and fled for the border. I imagine that kind of ‘brain drain’ is going to start showing up in faults and delays all through Russian society. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 2, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 2, 2022 7 minutes ago, LondonLax said: It was probably more likely a sign of crumbling Russian infrastructure than an all seeing all controlling overlord cutting him off. Russia have lost many men of prime working age in the last 6 months. Hundreds of thousands more have now been pulled out of their day jobs (in IT or wherever) and called up to be drafted. On top of that probably multiples more have left their desks, grabbed their belongings and fled for the border. I imagine that kind of ‘brain drain’ is going to start showing up in faults and delays all through Russian society. I think generally that's a very valid point. I think in this instance, however, that isn't the case. This is a Russian TV propaganda programme, the people working on this will absolutely not get drafted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, LondonLax said: I imagine that kind of ‘brain drain’ is going to start showing up in faults and delays all through Russian society. The Mafia, I'd bet will also have a much stronger hold on society as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 2, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 2, 2022 14 minutes ago, AVFC_Hitz said: The Mafia, I'd bet will also have a much stronger hold on society as well. I doubt they can have a much stronger hold on Russian society. A Deputy Governor of the Russian Central Bank is allegedly a Russian Maffia boss (Aleksandr Torshin) And there are links from Torshin to Alexander Romanov (the Taganskya Clan) and from there onto someone whose name ends in Trump Jr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted October 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2022 1 hour ago, LondonLax said: It was probably more likely a sign of crumbling Russian infrastructure than an all seeing all controlling overlord cutting him off. Russia have lost many men of prime working age in the last 6 months. Hundreds of thousands more have now been pulled out of their day jobs (in IT or wherever) and called up to be drafted. On top of that probably multiples more have left their desks, grabbed their belongings and fled for the border. I imagine that kind of ‘brain drain’ is going to start showing up in faults and delays all through Russian society. I would be getting nervous if I was an art student / busker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2022 3 hours ago, tinker said: I would be getting nervous if I was an art student / busker I think they're OK really. It's the portly ageing TV presenters I'd be more worried for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Sounds like things might be happening in Kherson now. Fingers crossed! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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