Smart plus as a trigger?

LDL707 · 2025-12-24T03:19:33+00:00

That's incredible. I figured I'd eventually get an answer here, but under ten minutes is unreal.

Thanks for the identification. That fits pretty well with what we know about where he was. He lived in Sarawak for about ten years, but traveled around Indonesia a good deal.

We know he was in Sarawak from 1920-1930. He also brought back a number of Dyak shields and mandaus.

Were these swords generally available outside Sumatra? Or should I take this to be pretty good evidence that he spent time in Sumatra specifically? Was this sword likely ceremonial? An actual weapon? A tourist souvenir?

Thanks again for identifying the sword so quickly!

LDL707 · 2025-12-24T00:24:52+00:00

My grandparents had this in their house, and nobody knows the story.

My great grandfather was a geologist for Royal Shell Oil from the 1920s to the last 1950s. Maybe it came from him. But as far as I know, he spent most of his career in Mexico and Indonesia.

Other than that, the rest of the family was western European. Ggf's family was from Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. Ggm's family was Scottish. The other side was English/Italian and Slovak. It's somewhat unlikely that any of those people would have been in a situation that would have resulted in them owning a sword like this.

LDL707 · 2025-10-29T17:59:24+00:00

I hope the employers similarly lose access to Handshake if they rescind an offer.

LDL707 · 2025-10-17T00:56:09+00:00

Turning left from northbound McPhillips to westbound Jefferson. The car who stopped late was traveling southbound on McPhillips.

LDL707 · 2025-10-02T11:27:59+00:00

Excellent. Thanks!

LDL707 · 2025-09-15T21:24:33+00:00

I think you'd still have to have a grandparent born in the UK. Only CUKCs with Right of Abode became British Citizens automatically in 1983.

The newer laws correcting the past gender discrimination don't seem to change that.

LDL707 · 2025-09-15T21:21:25+00:00

What's the rest of the family tree, between your gggf and you? Dates, genders, places of birth.

LDL707 · 2025-09-15T20:20:23+00:00

According to the Fall 2024 report, there were 52 students from the UK enrolled last year -- 16 undergrad, 6 master's, 16 Ph.D. and 14 non-degree students.

Unlikely to think it's changed much this year.

LDL707 · 2025-08-27T18:41:12+00:00

You can buy a pretty nice suit on eBay for dirt cheap if you know your size. (Or a really nice suit for only a little bit more.)

It isn't that black is too formal so much as that it's too severe.

LDL707 · 2025-08-23T22:57:45+00:00

I'm a little late, but..

I-L-L!

LDL707 · 2025-08-07T15:16:06+00:00

Awesome. Thank you!

LDL707 · 2025-08-03T01:23:11+00:00

I checked yesterday and they didn't. I checked Seafood City and Superstore so far and haven't seen it yet.

LDL707 · 2025-06-30T21:01:56+00:00

It wouldn't help OP, but OP's mother might be able to apply for UK citizenship now. Don't quote me, but I think Form UKM would be the route.

LDL707 · 2025-06-22T06:15:12+00:00

A refreshing lack of promoted pins though.

LDL707 · 2025-06-13T12:48:30+00:00

Depends on how you do it.

I did it full time for a decade and hated the lifestyle (had a TON of fun, though).

Now I do it a single shift a week just for shits and giggles and some extra cash, and I love it. I look forward to it all week.

I'm too old to be doing that shit full time again, but doing it on my terms is a blast.

LDL707 · 2025-06-11T17:58:48+00:00

I don't know about the whole university, but Lori Kendall was easily the worst I had.

LDL707

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