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Boeing Being Boeing
Airbus has its own diversity initiatives. It's own web site outlines its mission statements and initiatives to hire people from ethnic minority and underprivilidged backgrounds. Airbus also has defined targets to increase the percentage of female employees and the number of women in the...- gubbyduffer
- Post #78
- Forum: General Discussion
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Just Found Out: Break Dancing is an Olympic Event.
It was apparently included by the IOC to appeal to the younger generation. I saw the ladies final and thought it a lot of fun. Personally, I probably wouldn't include it. It feels like the IOC trying to be a bit too cool. It would be interesting to hear the views of breakdancers at large, as...- gubbyduffer
- Post #5
- Forum: General Discussion
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Boeing Being Boeing
Link below to a piece in the British Guardian newspaper tagged 'Worried about airline safety? Blame diversity say deranged right wingers. Worried about airline safety? Blame diversity, say deranged rightwingers | Arwa Mahdawi -...- gubbyduffer
- Post #72
- Forum: General Discussion
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Another "The Olympics Sure Are Changing" Datapoint
They really are not. See my post above. History is full of geniuses being born and considered ahead of their time. It must be difficult for all you guys feeling you were born a century too late.- gubbyduffer
- Post #13
- Forum: General Discussion
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Another "The Olympics Sure Are Changing" Datapoint
It's funny, talking about the Olympics becoming ridiculous, because during the period between 1912 and 1948 olympic medals were awarded for music, literature, painting, sculpture and architecture. Jean Jacoby of Luxembourg was a two times gold medalist at the summer games. His first gold was...- gubbyduffer
- Post #11
- Forum: General Discussion
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Woke Boxing
Roy knowledge the test result of the chromosome check has never been made public. We only have the IBA presidents statement of a failure made to a Russian media outlet.- gubbyduffer
- Post #67
- Forum: General Discussion
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Woke Boxing
Back in the day I bet all the athlete had to do was lift her skirt, and I bet the athlete in question would have passed as a woman with flying colours.- gubbyduffer
- Post #66
- Forum: General Discussion
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Woke Boxing
You clearly don't know the difference between transgender and intersex. So no, I am not plain wrong. The chromosome test evidence has never been released. Even if correct that doesn't make her transgender. Please educate yourself. In recent years the athlete Caster Semenya went through similar...- gubbyduffer
- Post #61
- Forum: General Discussion
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Woke Boxing
It's not the trans community here making a mockery of this competitor, but rather people too lazy or lacking the mental acuity to actually read into it, beyond their own lazy stereotyping or ramblings prevalent on Elon Musks X. Imane Khelif is not transgender, was born a female and has competed...- gubbyduffer
- Post #24
- Forum: General Discussion
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Paris is the Most Beautiful City in the World
It's amusing to see that during the 80's, you were so knowledgeable in the niche world of meercham pipe repair within Paris, that you knew the best shop to peruse to undertake a repair, however were completely unaware of one of the signature dishes of France 10 years later.- gubbyduffer
- Post #65
- Forum: General Discussion
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Paris is the Most Beautiful City in the World
My sister in law is French. So is the wife of one of my best friends. They are both lovely people. This kind of comment either shows up either your own ignorance, or that of your client, rather than that of the restaurant staff. Your client ordered you a well known, however divisive French dish...- gubbyduffer
- Post #48
- Forum: General Discussion
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Anyone Gonna Be Watching The Olympics?
Because none of the home nations football associations are recognised by the IOC (Internaional Olympic Committee) who oversee the games. There is no single governing body for football in the UK. It's not up to the FA in England to put forward a squad of players to represent the entirety of the...- gubbyduffer
- Post #38
- Forum: General Discussion
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Another Death: John Mayall
To be fair, I don't think they started the thread, but did contribute to it, so Bob Newhart was hardly being ignored. Not sure why kcghost chose to bring up Bob Newhart on a thread dedicated to the work of John Mayall though.- gubbyduffer
- Post #16
- Forum: General Discussion
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Another Death: John Mayall
I lik John Mayall's work. Funnily enough I was listening to him a few days ago. Checked wikipedia assuming he was dead. Was surprised he was still around.- gubbyduffer
- Post #9
- Forum: General Discussion
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Any EDC CCW'ers?
For someone that claims to be through with a thread, I am not looking into any so called statistical analysis you purport to claim holds some truth. You previously, and falsely claimed that a small study regarding the use (brandishing/showing) of fire arms in self defense, which was then...- gubbyduffer
- Post #73
- Forum: General Discussion