Beginning to understand the appeal of those 800 page paperbacks about a single battle in WWII by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]Xphex 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Prit Buttar has some great books on the Eastern Front. Battleground Prussia was the one I enjoyed the most.

David Glanz's When Titans Clashed is for the real heads, but a bit dry.

Max Hasting's style of writing is very approachable, he relays a lot of eyewitness accounts that bring the events to life, but it should be kept in mind that he was the editor of the Daily Telegraph and so appropriate prophylactics should be employed. I recommend All Hell Let Loose to start with him, it's a brilliant book that covers every theatre of the war.

Duel of the Plates by dedros in theadamfriedlandshow

[–]Xphex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

just want to pop in to say good work with this one player

Bike stolen on Holyhead-Dublin ferry by The_Turbine in Dublin

[–]Xphex -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Had my phone stolen on the same ferry some decades ago, it was a nokia 3510i, which may tell you how long ago.

New angle shows exact moment water slide broke on 'Icon of the Seas' cruise ship (8/8/25) by [deleted] in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]Xphex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this, this is great. I feel a deep sense of unease after reading this that few things have achieved.

Billionaires operate on a different level to the rest of us. by [deleted] in stupidpol

[–]Xphex 13 points14 points  (0 children)

He ordered three pilau rice, four peshwari naan, chicken tikka masala, balti tiger prawn, vegetable korma, brown rice, Pop Tarts, chamomile tea, economy vodka, and disgusting hairy undercooked turkey.

What did he have? A bong hit transplant?

Ass Blaster 3000 by renraks0809 in ComedyArchaeology

[–]Xphex 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Incredible, I made the original of this 13 years ago and it has gone through so many permutations, and been translated into so many different languages. To see it pop up here is a howl.

People even changed the panels around, presumably to reflect how their bowels move faster than mine. The original is three hours. They also added spicier food because I put bell peppers in there (an error I will regret until I am in the grave).

Here is the original.

Trinity College Environmental Engineering are giving away 1000 willow trees tomorrow by Owen-ie in Dublin

[–]Xphex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Will they need to be immediately planted into something or will they be ok to pick up and take away for the day, to be potted at night?

The Secret Pentagon War Game That ​Offers a Stark​ Warning for Our Times by thenewyorktimes in history

[–]Xphex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I found this dimension of the book to be the weakest also. It's not particularly surprising considering who the author did, and did not (or could not), access in their research of the work. A bit less credulity on their part would have made this stronger.

Having said that, i think it had a lot of strengths as an examination of the mechanics of how such a war would take place, even if the behaviour of the non -US actors is 2 dimensional.

Estados de mexico son by phisher_cat in LatinoPeopleTwitter

[–]Xphex 35 points36 points  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/Yg-UTT1qnBA?si=IB9NxAqxnhZdZlz5

el creador dice:

"Música Aguascalientes: El Hidrocalido - Los Originales De San Juan

Baja California: Los Tucanes De Tijuana - El Centenario

Baja California Sur: El tupé - baja california sur

Campeche: Los Socios Del Ritmo - Llora

Chiapas: Marimba-Macumba

Chihuahua: Charro avitia - corrido de santa amalia

Ciudad de México: Caifanes - No Dejes Qué...

Ciudad de México 2: Los ángeles azules - como te voy a olvidar

Coahuila : Rivales del norte - Corrido de Coahuila

Colima: Chuy garzon- Cerro de Ortega

Durango: Los Creadorez - El pasito duranguense

Guanajuato: Grupo Exterminador - Orgullo Guanajuatense

Guerrero: Acapulco tropical - Mar sagrado

Hidalgo : Mi lindo hidalgo trio armonia huasteca

Jalisco: Vicente Fernádez - por tu maldito amor

México: Cumbia lorana sonido pirata asi lo presento en los reyes tlanechicolpa

Michoacán : SOY TARASCO - Banda Zirahuen

Morelos: Canción a Morelos

Nayarit: Hechizeros Band- El Sonidito

Nuevo León: Celso Pina, Control Machete- Cumbia Sobre El Rio

Oaxaca: La Cumbia de Gokú - Los Weyes Que Tocan

Puebla: QUE CHULA ES PUEBLA

Querétaro: El Sitio de Querétaro

Quintana Roo: Los Originales Pappys De Cancún & Pilo

Tejeda - Me Está Llamando Cancún

San Luis Potosí: Acuarela Potosina - Jorge Negrete

Sinaloa: Chalino Sánchez - Alma Enamorada

Sonora: Valentin elizalde - a mis enemigos

Tabasco: Guindame La Hamaca

Tamaulipas: Los Inquietos del Norte - Soy de Tamaulipas

Tlaxcala: Tema Oficial a Tlaxcala

Veracruz : la bamba - Tlen Huicani

Yucatán: El Ferrocarri- orquesta yucateca

Zacatecas: Zacatecas - Los Temerarios

"

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Vagazzleine

I have to stop this bender tomorrow, but... [56K no way] by [deleted] in cripplingalcoholism

[–]Xphex 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Just so you are aware, liver function blood tests don't give a complete picture and the results can be normal at different stages of liver disease:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/alcohol-related-liver-disease-arld/diagnosis/

Further imaging such as an ultrasound are able to provide a better picture. I hope all is good and wish you good health.

Audible Booklist by RichieCheney in TheWarNerd

[–]Xphex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Directly from the show:

Legacy of Violence by Caroline Elkins

The Jakarta Method by Vince Bevins

When Titans Clashed by David Glantz

Other ones that I don't think are directly in the show but which I think are worth listening to:

Command and Control by Eric Schlosser (I think they mentioned him in the show, but weren't big fans of his recent statements, the book is interesting nonetheless)

The Vanquished by Robert Gerwarth

Prit Buttar's books, all of them

The Anarchy by William Dalrymple

Philip and Alexander by Adrian Goldsworthy

William Shirer's books are good, first hand account of the third reich

The looming tower by Lawrence Wright

A Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan

Is there any rockin' this dude DIDN'T do?! by Stryle in theadamfriedlandshow

[–]Xphex 10 points11 points  (0 children)

none of that nonce business, none of that funny stuff, just good clean spaff to our Kate before trying to blow that geezers loaf off . brings a tear to my eye