Recent Comments

1. 5 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Not really. For example, although the UK had slaves in its colonies, slavery had been illegal in the UK itself since 1090AD, and much the same in most other European countries.

2. about 2 months ago on Get Fuzzy

   Some crows do in fact make tools, albeit simple ones. So do chimps and some parrots.

3. 2 months ago on WuMo

   South-west Scotland this past weekend.

4. 3 months ago on Phoebe and Her Unicorn

   Porringer.

5. 3 months ago on Get Fuzzy

   Baseball is actually derived from a British game called rounders.

6. 4 months ago on Wizard of Id

   Do leaves really fall this early in the US, or is it just a cartoon thing? Here in Scotland most of them don’t fall for another month.

7. 5 months ago on Shoe

   Absolute bilge. Nearly all the mass shooters in the US have been either far right or apolitical.

8. 7 months ago on Crumb

   Not as easily as those of a porcupine, but they do moult them.

9. 7 months ago on B.C.

   There have always been hints that this is the case.

10. 8 months ago on Speed Bump

    Bay leaves are cooked in with soups and stews because they add flavour. and they also smell wonderful, but you can’t actually eat them: they’re far too leathery and bitter. It would be like trying to eat aromatic brown paper.