A controversial figure Lord Curzon, he was summed up at the time by the phrase "I am George Nathaniel Curzon, I am a most superior person".

In 1923 he aimed to be Prime Minister following the resignation of Andrew Bonar Law, but it was thought inadvisable for a member of the House of Lords to be PM, so Stanley Baldwin was chosen instead. Within two years he was dead. 

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The longest fence in the world is in Australia. It is slightly longer than the distance between N.Y. & London. Called the "Dingo Fence" for keeping the wild dogs out of places where they shouldn't be. 

My next door neighbours son went to Australia for a couple of years and he took part in a kangaroo cull. He said they go on but are kept quiet for obvious reasons. They ride two up on a motorbike and ride alongside the galloping kangaroo whilst the passenger shoots it. They cull camels too and both animals are on the meat market. A couple of years ago I was in a pub that sold kangaroo steaks but I never tried one

I wouldn't try kangaroo meat.

For a squirrel eater your picky all of a sudden aren't you??

I wouldn't try kangaroo meat.

For a squirrel eater your picky all of a sudden aren't you??

I have tried wild game like squirrel, rabbit, pheasant, duck, venison, buffalo & the like. For the more exotic I have tried, alligator, rattlesnake, mountain oysters which are fried testicles. Can't do sushi or liver. 

For a squirrel eater your picky all of a sudden aren't you??

Brat.  While I confess to making the world's best squirrel pot pie, after Casey referred to them as tree rats, that was the end of my squirrel-munching days.  And before you ask, NO, I do not have a squirrel tail hat.

I have eaten elk (my personal favo(u)rite, venison, rabbit, squirrel, duck, pheasant, wild turkey and bear. 

I hated liver and onions night when I was a kid.

Goes back to when deer & boar were property of the nobles, but rabbit & squirrel were fair game. See Robin Hood & Sherwood Forest. 

Liver and onions was my favourite as a kid. On family holidays when looking for somewhere to eat we'd have to find a place with liver on the menu, I'd have that while everyone else went for fish and chips.

Liver and onions was my favourite as a kid. On family holidays when looking for somewhere to eat we'd have to find a place with liver on the menu, I'd have that while everyone else went for fish and chips.

The English have never been noted for their cuisine. Except internal organs of course. 

The task ahead is huge, she'll need a lot of luck to get through unscathed. At least to her advantage is the fact that a General Election can be put off until the end of 2024 to give her time to get it right. 

Liver and onions was my favourite as a kid. On family holidays when looking for somewhere to eat we'd have to find a place with liver on the menu, I'd have that while everyone else went for fish and chips.

I like it also Mark. Breaded of course and has to be calves liver with onions.

These other people on this site who seem to eat everything wild forget to tell you that it was mostly road kill their eating. I feed the rabbits, squirrel and sometimes the odd skunk in my yard which also keeps the two cats amused watching them from the windows. If I want meat to eat then I go to the grocery store. Venison and most of the wild birds taste too gamey for me. Don't mind a bit of moose if it's added with pork because moose along is too lean, like horse. Most Americans would eat shite, with or without sugar. No better than savages, the lot of them.

Liver and onions was my favourite as a kid. On family holidays when looking for somewhere to eat we'd have to find a place with liver on the menu, I'd have that while everyone else went for fish and chips.

I like it also Mark. Breaded of course and has to be calves liver with onions.

These other people on this site who seem to eat everything wild forget to tell you that it was mostly road kill their eating. I feed the rabbits, squirrel and sometimes the odd skunk in my yard which also keeps the two cats amused watching them from the windows. If I want meat to eat then I go to the grocery store. Venison and most of the wild birds taste too gamey for me. Don't mind a bit of moose if it's added with pork because moose along is too lean, like horse. Most Americans would eat shite, with or without sugar. No better than savages, the lot of them.

So you eat animal guts. Stick to Timbits. 

As if I didn't have enough to worry about with my sister.  She is currently in a rehab facility due to a chronic infection caused by cancer radiation treatment she received about 10 years ago.  She requires hospitalization about every month, or when the infection flares up causing pain that won't go away until she gets intravenous anti-biotics which, of course, causes more problems.  She has also been diagnosed with having had "multiple mini-strokes".  The facility is about 45 minutes away, so I have to prevail on my husband for transportation (elsewise, I would be driving around the countryside to this day trying to find my way home).  I called this morning to let her know I wouldn't be over today because we're having some tree work done and need to be home.  I was informed by the nurse that she has contracted COVID and is in isolation anyway.  This will probably result in another hospital stay given her other medical issues.  She has been fully vaccinated but given her compromised immune system, this story probably won't have a happy ending.  I feel a hard road rising. 

As if I didn't have enough to worry about with my sister.  She is currently in a rehab facility due to a chronic infection caused by cancer radiation treatment she received about 10 years ago.  She requires hospitalization about every month, or when the infection flares up causing pain that won't go away until she gets intravenous anti-biotics which, of course, causes more problems.  She has also been diagnosed with having had "multiple mini-strokes".  The facility is about 45 minutes away, so I have to prevail on my husband for transportation (elsewise, I would be driving around the countryside to this day trying to find my way home).  I called this morning to let her know I wouldn't be over today because we're having some tree work done and need to be home.  I was informed by the nurse that she has contracted COVID and is in isolation anyway.  This will probably result in another hospital stay given her other medical issues.  She has been fully vaccinated but given her compromised immune system, this story probably won't have a happy ending.  I feel a hard road rising. 

Hope your sister gets better soon, Shula. Nothings worse than sickness in the family. It's hard on everyone.