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[Hithchiker]

Welcom to the forum.

Thank you

 

[EgyptianAmerican]

What up guys.

I got invited to this forum by @khafee.

I am mainly interested in MENA affairs.

 

[Khafee]

What up guys.

I got invited to this forum by @khafee.

I am mainly interested in MENA affairs.

Welcome to the forum! Thank You for joining. Enjoy your stay!!!

 

[Joe Shearer]

Good morning, good people.

I am Joe Shearer, I am 67 years old, have taught for the last few years after retiring, worked in industry for 37 years, in steel, in silicon and in avionics for some years, have a daughter and a freshly minted grandson whom I adore only a bit less than my daughter. My interests are in history, especially military history, in military strategy and in the applications of technology to military matters. In personal life, I had been into debating, into quizzes, both taking part as well as conducting them, and a host of other nerdy things. The saving grace has been sports; I rode, dressage, tent pegging and polo, I rowed, I swam, and now I walk (at a slow waddle). I am mildly left of centre in politics, and don't get along with intolerant people, but most especially those to whom religion is a dividing tool.

My name in real life is something else; Major Joe Shearer, later Major General Joe Shearer, was the man who brought a seven-a-side game on handy little tats played by the Manipuris in Manipur, and made it an obsession with British regiments in India, riding people in India and finally to the world, as the game of polo.

I am looking forward to a little and quiet and to an absence of controversy, so that interesting subjects may be discussed in a reasonable manner, and not in a way that drives me to an apoplectic state. On the other hand, there are some very familiar names, and I feel reassured.

Good wishes to all,

'Joe'

 

[T-123456]

What up guys.

I got invited to this forum by @khafee.

I am mainly interested in MENA affairs.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Khafee]

Good morning, good people.

I am Joe Shearer, I am 67 years old, have taught for the last few years after retiring, worked in industry for 37 years, in steel, in silicon and in avionics for some years, have a daughter and a freshly minted grandson whom I adore only a bit less than my daughter. My interests are in history, especially military history, in military strategy and in the applications of technology to military matters. In personal life, I had been into debating, into quizzes, both taking part as well as conducting them, and a host of other nerdy things. The saving grace has been sports; I rode, dressage, tent pegging and polo, I rowed, I swam, and now I walk (at a slow waddle). I am mildly left of centre in politics, and don't get along with intolerant people, but most especially those to whom religion is a dividing tool.

My name in real life is something else; Major Joe Shearer, later Major General Joe Shearer, was the man who brought a seven-a-side game on handy little tats played by the Manipuris in Manipur, and made it an obsession with British regiments in India, riding people in India and finally to the world, as the game of polo.

I am looking forward to a little and quiet and to an absence of controversy, so that interesting subjects may be discussed in a reasonable manner, and not in a way that drives me to an apoplectic state. On the other hand, there are some very familiar names, and I feel reassured.

Good wishes to all,

'Joe'

Welcome Joe!

It's an honor to have you on this forum. Thank You for joining. Enjoy your stay!!!!

Best Regards

 

[T-123456]

Good morning, good people.

I am Joe Shearer, I am 67 years old, have taught for the last few years after retiring, worked in industry for 37 years, in steel, in silicon and in avionics for some years, have a daughter and a freshly minted grandson whom I adore only a bit less than my daughter. My interests are in history, especially military history, in military strategy and in the applications of technology to military matters. In personal life, I had been into debating, into quizzes, both taking part as well as conducting them, and a host of other nerdy things. The saving grace has been sports; I rode, dressage, tent pegging and polo, I rowed, I swam, and now I walk (at a slow waddle). I am mildly left of centre in politics, and don't get along with intolerant people, but most especially those to whom religion is a dividing tool.

My name in real life is something else; Major Joe Shearer, later Major General Joe Shearer, was the man who brought a seven-a-side game on handy little tats played by the Manipuris in Manipur, and made it an obsession with British regiments in India, riding people in India and finally to the world, as the game of polo.

I am looking forward to a little and quiet and to an absence of controversy, so that interesting subjects may be discussed in a reasonable manner, and not in a way that drives me to an apoplectic state. On the other hand, there are some very familiar names, and I feel reassured.

Good wishes to all,

'Joe'

Good morning and welcome to the forum Joe.

 

[Joe Shearer]

Good morning and welcome to the forum Joe.

Hey! How nice to see you here! Already I'm feeling good.

 

[Joe Shearer]

Welcome Joe!

It's an honor to have you on this forum. Thank You for joining. Enjoy your stay!!!!

Best Regards

Thank you for inviting me here, khafee; I feel instinctively that I will enjoy myself here.

 

[Khafee]

Thank you for inviting me here, khafee; I feel instinctively that I will enjoy myself here.

InShaAllah you will!

 

[T-123456]

Hey! How nice to see you here! Already I'm feeling good.

You better feel good,no other choice for you.

 

[Joe Shearer]

Ulp!

Oh, yes, I'm enjoying myself!!! Trust me, wild horses couldn't get me to say different!

 

[AmirPatriot]

Hi, I'm Amir. I'm Iranian, interested in Iranian and regional affairs, though I prefer to read about technical analysis rather than nationalistic chest thumping. I hope to have respectful and intelligent discussions here. I have a blog, and if people here don't mind my pro-Iranian stance, I will share links to it when I publish posts.

 

[Khafee]

Hi, I'm Amir. I'm Iranian, interested in Iranian and regional affairs, though I prefer to read about technical analysis rather than nationalistic chest thumping. I hope to have respectful and intelligent discussions here. I have a blog, and if people here don't mind my pro-Iranian stance, I will share links to it when I publish posts.

Hi Amir!

Welcome to the forum, good to see you here, enjoy your stay!

 

[AmirPatriot]

Hi Amir!

Welcome to the forum, good to see you here, enjoy your stay!

Thank you, I hope I will.