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ananda

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27. I like it fine.

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #21)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 09:31 PM

Oct 2025

It's a really good way to see how integral Scandinavia
was to Hitler's war effort... and how the rest of the free world's
slow motion move to belligerence was a big mistake.

There was way too much war profiteering and nazi sympathy
that gummed up the politics.

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Atlantic Crossing and anachronisms. [View all] ananda Oct 2025 OP

The first television station started in 1928. BBC began in 1936. Ms. Toad Oct 2025 #1

Google tells me that TV news broadcasts began in 1939. yardwork Oct 2025 #5

BBC says its broadcasts started in 1936. Ms. Toad Oct 2025 #7

Google is often wrong. yardwork Oct 2025 #8

If it's the AI summary that appears at the top of Google - Ms. Toad Oct 2025 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author tinrobot Oct 2025 #11

Um, BBC suspended its television broadcasts in1939, for the duration of World War II Brother Buzz Oct 2025 #6

I was responding to the assertion that there weren't television stations around in 1940 Ms. Toad Oct 2025 #9

How many television sets do you suspect were around in 1939? Brother Buzz Oct 2025 #12

You're off by a factor of 10. Ms. Toad Oct 2025 #13

You're right, of course. However, MineralMan Oct 2025 #25

Cool! n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2025 #26

So it's still an anachronism. ananda Oct 2025 #15

Don't forget Ely Culbertson jcboon Oct 2025 #23

OMG. That is amazing! ananda Oct 2025 #24

Thank you. ananda Oct 2025 #14

I likewise despise anachronisms PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2025 #2

Your comment about men's wedding rings is not even remotely true NoRethugFriends Oct 2025 #3

In what way not true? PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2025 #18

I don't think that's true. yardwork Oct 2025 #4

Just go back and look at old TV shows, movies, photos of celebrities. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2025 #19

I'm basing my thought on personal memories. yardwork Oct 2025 #20

Do a little research. Became common in early 1950s NoRethugFriends Oct 2025 #22

I didn't like it, either, but only got a couple of episodes in before I decided it was not for me. Silver Gaia Oct 2025 #16

I don't dislike the show generally. ananda Oct 2025 #17

I've tried JustAnotherGen Oct 2025 #21

I like it fine. ananda Oct 2025 #27