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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    Not here either, it never happens on the south coast. But there was national service in the north, work in a couple of very cold villages and a new years with friends in Lillehammer...
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    You should try - 20 celsius (- 4 Fahrenheit I think). I have many times, but not where I live now. That's so cold you can take a bucket of warm water outside and throw the water up in the air, it freezes before it hits the ground. :D

    That sounds like my bedroom!
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    :))
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    Today an owl was found on the local bus :D
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    "What was sex with a Neandertal like?" reads a headline on BBC Future (shouldn't it be BBC History?)
    I did not want to know.... :))
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,644MI6 Agent
    Today is my 18th anniversary (14 January 2003) of joining AJB. I've finally come of age as a member here! I know I was away for some of that time but I'm glad I returned from the wilderness and took up posting duties again. Thanks to everyone here who makes it a pleasant place to discuss James Bond! :) -{
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    I'm glad you, much like Bond himself, returned :007)
    It's a pleasure to have you here.
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,644MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    I'm glad you, much like Bond himself, returned :007)
    It's a pleasure to have you here.

    Yes, Silhouette Man Will Return.

    Thank you, Number24. :)
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    If anyone thinks everything is calm and boring in Norwegian politics I have news for you!
    Today the partner of the former Minister of Justice got one year and eight months in jail for endangering democracy and for arsony. Back when it all happened her partner was minister (he resigned when the police arrested her) and there were several threats made against the couple, graffiti painted on their car and house and the car was set fire to. The police and the court now believe she did it herself to make political oponents (especially a tiny independent theatre she really disliked) look guilty. So, we sometimes have crazy poltics! :s :D
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,238MI6 Agent
    'I understand that in Norway a good many of your countrymen have their kids abducted by the State's Social Services for personal profit...'

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    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    The Child Protection Services sometimes legally remove children from their parents to protect the children. It happens the Child Protection Service is wrong, but they never profit from it.
  • caractacus pottscaractacus potts Orbital communicator, level 10Posts: 3,906MI6 Agent
    Today is my 18th anniversary (14 January 2003) of joining AJB. I've finally come of age as a member here! I know I was away for some of that time but I'm glad I returned from the wilderness and took up posting duties again. Thanks to everyone here who makes it a pleasant place to discuss James Bond! :) -{
    always glad to see you here Silhouette Man. We need more Silhouette Man led literary discussion topics! those are always good.
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,238MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    The Child Protection Services sometimes legally remove children from their parents to protect the children. It happens the Child Protection Service is wrong, but they never profit from it.

    Hmm. should I get this book or not, then?

    https://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Childhood-Norways-welfare-system-ebook/dp/B07QB9P933
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,644MI6 Agent
    Today is my 18th anniversary (14 January 2003) of joining AJB. I've finally come of age as a member here! I know I was away for some of that time but I'm glad I returned from the wilderness and took up posting duties again. Thanks to everyone here who makes it a pleasant place to discuss James Bond! :) -{
    always glad to see you here Silhouette Man. We need more Silhouette Man led literary discussion topics! those are always good.

    Thank you caractacus potts! It's always a pleasure to interact with you here. 2020 rather waylaid me with all its troubles but I have a few more ideas for literary Bond topics that I hope to cover in 2021. :)
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • CoolHandBondCoolHandBond Mactan IslandPosts: 6,030MI6 Agent
    The Philippines was hailed as the second most “Instagrammable” — or very appealing to photographed and shared on the social media site Instagram—place in the world in 2021, by a global travel website.

    In its list released Thursday, travel website Big 7 Travel said that the Philippines was “home to incredible natural wonders like an underground river and tranquil rice terraces in addition to a vibrant culture and history spanning several millennia.”

    “From the bustling capital of Manila complete with colorful colonial streets to the absolute oasis of Boracay, the gram opportunities here are endless,” the website added.

    “The Department of Tourism (DOT) celebrates the inclusion of the Philippines in the Most Instagrammable Places in the World list of the renowned travel website Big 7 Travel for the year 2021,” the DOT said.

    I’m very proud to live here, as far as I’m concerned there is nowhere better.
    Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,107MI6 Agent
    Remy Julienne is in hospital with Covid.

    Hope he gets better soon.
    Have you ever heard of the Emancipation Proclamation?"

    " I don't listen to hip hop!"
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    I just want to remind everyone of the new poll in the NTTD sub-forum: "When and how do you think NTTD will be released?".
    Everyone, and especially members who rarely post, are encouraged to vote. :)
  • TonyJBDCTonyJBDC Posts: 5MI6 Agent
    Hi everybody,

    Greetings from Belgium!

    I'm new on this forum but have been following that website for a long time and finally have decided to take the plunge and join the community!

    I would like to share with you some black marker pen artworks recreated by my father to decorate my flat.

    Have a great day! :)

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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,414Chief of Staff
    TonyJBDC wrote:
    Hi everybody,

    Greetings from Belgium!

    I'm new on this forum but have been following that website for a long time and finally have decided to take the plunge and join the community!

    I would like to share with you some black marker pen artworks recreated by my father to decorate my flat.

    Have a great day! :)

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    Hi, good to have you here -{

    Why don’t you introduce yourself over at the Welcome & comings & goings thread?
    YNWA 97
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    TonyJBDC wrote:
    Hi everybody,

    Greetings from Belgium!

    I'm new on this forum but have been following that website for a long time and finally have decided to take the plunge and join the community!

    I would like to share with you some black marker pen artworks recreated by my father to decorate my flat.

    Have a great day! :)

    IMG-20210120-100113.jpg

    Hello Tony. I like the pictures!
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    I like the drawings too. Welcome to AJB :007)
  • TonyJBDCTonyJBDC Posts: 5MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Welcome & comings & goings

    Hi, thank you very much for the advice. I'll do it :-)
  • TonyJBDCTonyJBDC Posts: 5MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    I like the drawings too. Welcome to AJB :007)

    Thank you :-)
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    I just saw a headline in BBC News that made my day:

    "UK government backs birth control for squirrels" :D :)) :))
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    A few months ago we planned a Guns of Navarone watchalong. But then Connery sadly died and we switched to DN only days before, and somehow Navarone was forgotten. Now many of us are experiencing a really strict shutdown, and we need some social activity and fun perhaps more than ever.
    Is there interest out there for a Guns of Navarone watchalong some time next month?
    Please give feedback! :)
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    I've checked my busy social calendar for next week, and I can make any of the following days next week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday. :#
    "How was your lamb?" "Skewered. One sympathises."
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    Many of us have too much time on our hands now, but next week is probably too early.
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    I watched a little bit of 'Bullet to Beijing' today. I must say the small bit I saw was terrible. I have seen some Michael Caine films but this is the worst I've seen acting wise!

    Jason Connery was in it and this is what I want to ask. Was he ever put forward as James Bond?

    Has he ever mentioned playing James Bond? Did he not want to?

    I guess if he had the only thing that would have happened was he would be compared to his father all the time?
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,238MI6 Agent
    I've never heard of Jason Connery being a serious contender for Bond. I guess he was blond for a start - so who ever heard of such a thing? :D
    Yes, it would have been mentioned in the tabloids in a jokey sort of way but I don't think Jason Connery really had the acting chops, he did alright in what was perhaps a kids' TV show - or am I being too harsh? - but that's about it.
    Plus this was the 1980s I think so the part was tied up between Moore and then either Brosnan or Dalton had it.
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    Thank you. From what I saw of him in Bullet To Beijing I think I must agree with you about his acting ability. Though I am too being harsh because I should not form an opinion on a few minutes of a bad film.

    I presume the children's show you speak about is Robin of Sherwood? I have never heard of this before until I searched yesterday but will look on You Tube to see if it is on there.

    Sadly it seems his hair has gone the same as his fathers.

    It would have been interesting to see what kind of Bond he made. He did play Ian Fleming though I believe.


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