From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 2/4/2026 5:23 AM, Daniel70 wrote:   
   > On 4/02/2026 5:57 am, John wrote:   
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   >>   There's still a rather odd, sticky-out bit at the top end of the   
   >> island of Ireland that is sometimes considered to be part of "U.K.G.B.   
   >> and N.I." by some people but that's contentious and an irritation to   
   >> many on and off the island, and it's tax laws and incentives muchly   
   >> align with those of London. Mostly. Sort of.   
   >   
   > Given how Trump is trying to take over Greenland, IF "U.K.G.B. and N.I."   
   > were to offer Eire the N.I. bit (at a price), would Eire want to buy it??   
   >   
   > Would the people of N.I. want such a sale to go ahead??   
      
   We don't generally discuss real-world conditions here... because they make no   
   sense :-)   
      
   While it might look to you, like most of the world is for   
   sale really cheap, it isn't...   
      
   Maybe Trump could pave Antarctica, they would give him the Nobel Peace prize   
   for it, and his term would be over. I'm surprised there's no golf club   
   and hotel there.   
      
      https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2018/building-antarcticas-   
   irst-paved-runway/   
      
   You can see it is ready and waiting, to be paved.   
      
      https://www.antarctica.gov.au/site/assets/files/23418/rs16644   
   aerialdavis.1200x0.jpg   
      
   A couple dump-trucks full of fill, some roller-compression to settle it down,   
   and it's ready for the hot-pavings.   
      
     Paul   
      
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