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  1. Dan

    Consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union for the Pacific War

    I like this question, and I think some assumptions may need to be set first. Assuming that the Nazis manage to take Moscow in December 1941, Stalin is captured or killed. Assuming the evacuation of Moscow is completed as per OTL. Assuming Stalin's successor decides that accepting an...
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread III

    In the "Well, yes we did it, but the people behind it are all dead and we're 'sorry' so it's not our fault" way?
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    WI: Atomic Bombing on German cities?

    My point didn't mention casualties for the same reason Cal-Bear and yourself allude to later, there's too much variation in the figures. What I looked at was the amount of physical damage a 15kt airburst would cause in a city built of concrete, steel, brick and stone. Instead of the 6.5km²...
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    WI: Atomic Bombing on German cities?

    An opinion: Handwave all the development issues. Let's assume that 13 February 1945, the RAF drop a number of incendiary bombs on Dresden. Flying through the night, a few hours before dawn, a trio of B-29s fly across Germany towards Dresden. At dawn, using the fires started by the RAF as a...
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    WI: Atomic Bombing on German cities?

    Yes, but... It wouldn't have the altitude or speed to get away, it would essentially be a suicide attack.
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    Carpenter's Hammer: When Karen went Punk. A Hensonverse TLIAW
    Threadmarks: Sidebar: You Can't Do Enough Drugs for This...

    Excerpt from "Oblivious, Oregon", Henry Rollins, live at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, 2004. "Just before I left for the USO Tour in Congo, I got a call from Ben Folds. I kinda know Ben, we'd played a lot of the same festivals in Europe, we waved at each other but that was about it. "Hi...
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    Carpenter's Hammer: When Karen went Punk. A Hensonverse TLIAW

    I was in the crowd for that one. I only went for the Sunday because I wanted to see Nirvana. L7 were a bonus. They had to put up with A LOT of shit. I saw them in Sheffield supporting Faith No More too, that was just after they'd appeared on The Word so you can imagine the grief they got from...
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    How would a NATO invasion of Warsaw Pact go?

    Because: And A woman I used to work with grew up in Hungary during the cold war. The propaganda regarding NATO was pretty much identical to the propaganda we heard about the Warsaw Pact - it's only a matter of time until they invade. From what I've been told by people around my age who grew up...
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    King Charles Gay?

    Social ramifications in Britain during the 70's and 80's? None at all. It would just never be spoken about. Not even by the Red Tops. Ever. It would be taboo to even joke about it. I doubt even the "Radical left" comedians like Alexi Sayle, Ben Elton or Harry Enfield would joke about it...
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    Carpenter's Hammer: When Karen went Punk. A Hensonverse TLIAW
    Threadmarks: Sidebar: Just Some Chick in a Band

    Posted with permission from @Geekhis Khan ------ Excerpt from "Oblivious, Oregon", Henry Rollins, live at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, 2004. "So this is something that happened to me back in the mid 80's when the band, (Black Flag), were on our way back from a show in Portland, Oregon. And...
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    Carpenter's Hammer: When Karen went Punk. A Hensonverse TLIAW

    So did I to start with.
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    Carpenter's Hammer: When Karen went Punk. A Hensonverse TLIAW

    I'm not sure what young, (Black Flagg era), Henry Rollins would say about it, but older Henry Rollins would have a 20 minute stand up routine about how she turned out to be the toughest motherfucker on the planet, (after his Mom), (I seem to recall he mentions his Mom in Black Box Blues in...
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread III

    I think he was referring to the younger brother, (Didi?), who turned up at A&E/ER and was talking to Kiki. He'll be a few years older now, and at the age where he's considering his career options. Adi could be a good one for him to bump into.
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread III

    I got to visit Bautzen back in '95. Even a few years after reunification it was a drab, grey town. It still had the oppressive attitude of the DDR stamped on it. It won't be like that ITTL, but I totally understand why Adi would want out. And fast.
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    Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

    On top of that, every soldier sent east is one less to defend the west...
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    Three Men, One Island - A Cuban Missile Crisis timeline

    China got hit with a few weapons, but not nearly as many as Russia. China is damaged, if you think of it as China has been knocked back 50-100 years, while Russia has been knocked back nearer to 1500.
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread III

    Seismologists in Washington wondered if they had just felt an aftershock from Mount St Helens. A momentary investigation quickly found it was actually the impact of the other shoe dropping for Elke...
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread III

    He was a Sergeant in MASH if that's any help?
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    Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread III

    Sorry, was that Corporal Richard Pryor?
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    What if these 2 aircraft meet in combat ….

    Assuming it was a Harrier FRS1, (Sea Harrier, the most likely opponent as both were carrier based in the main), then I think the Sea Harrier would have the edge. Mostly down to the pilots, although I believe the Sea Harrier had better radar, (happy to accept correction). If this was the 1980's...
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