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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)

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Clyde built/Falklands anchored: freelance journalist/broadcaster, lawyer, legislative drafter, public policy consultant and tour guide - we multitask here!

Stanley, Falkland Islands
Joined June 2014
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
6 months
According to an AI analysis of my tweets, I am "like a Swiss Army knife that's been left out in the Falklands' harsh weather - rusty, a bit dull, but still trying to be useful" Not entirely unfair, but it's not just the Falklands weather that's harsh!
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
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Where is the equivalent of Kinnaber Junction for this purpose?
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Flightradar24
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3 flights from Helsinki to Tokyo taking different routes. Take off JL48 - 17:53 Take off AY73 - 17:54 Take off AY61 - 18:05 Who will get to Tokyo first?
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
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@legalstyleblog The 28th amendment debacle was inexplicable - I could not (and still can't) see any useful purpose it was meant to serve
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
20 hours
@Dr_W_E_Bulmer @SilenceInPolish I interviewed for a role in a bilingual province of Canada and expressed frank concern that my O Grade French might not be enough I was told that was an asset because they could add me to their list of Francophone lawyers! (Yikes!)
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
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It occurs to me that, if Canada were to become the 51st (and largest) state of the Union, one of the more obscure consequences would be for Michelle Shocked's 1987 song Anchorage to be rendered inaccurate
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
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@SouthEastRailGp There were a series of them, but I think this is the funniest
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
4 days
RT @Radiojottings: A decade before Desert Island Discs there was Marooned with a Gramophone. BBC Western Region 9 July 1932
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
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@dj_forrester @legalstyleblog Victor and Barry would be disappointed
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
6 days
@Scott_Wortley Is this the ultimate dead cat story?
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
6 days
RT @FICourtTribunal: Looking for a key appointment in a beautiful location? We are seeking a new Head of Courts & Tribunals. Central respon…
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
7 days
Sky News has just claimed that Kay Burley has spent more time on TV than anyone else Would Carole Hersee care to comment?
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
7 days
@btharris93 There is a not entirely implausible interpretation of the ICJ opinion by which, rather than meaning that the Falklands need to be handed over (not back btw), it really means that the former Falkland Islands Dependencies (SGSSI and BAT) need to be returned to the Falklands ;-)
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
7 days
I'd be fascinated to understand why ASOS thought this order was acceptably packaged or why FedEx and/or PostNL and/or Parcelforce thought it had been acceptably handled
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
8 days
[0]0:03 would work just as well if [0]0:07 is missed, that being the original time at which the (improbably elastic) countdown timer in Goldfinger was stopped before it was reedited when someone realised they had missed a trick
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Fesshole🧻
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Everytime I use the microwave I try to stop it at 00:07 regardless of what is or isn't ready. The reward for this is the bond theme in my head.
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
8 days
RT @KileyG: @scottew BlackBetty - bam-ba-lam
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
8 days
See also Blackacre
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Scott Wessman
12 days
notes to self BlackRock - asset manager Blackstone - hedge fund/PE firm Blackstone - outdoor griddle maker Blackstone - influential English jurist Blackwater - military contractor Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden song Blackadder - British comedy Blackbeard - English pirate
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
9 days
I'm not worried quite yet ... I will be, however, if Lesley Judd starts reading the news and the supermarket is busy for a Tuesday
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
9 days
Taking this thought experiment to an absurd extreme, I found myself imagining a scenario in which the Falklands ends up at war with South Georgia and wondering how the Governor and the Commissioner could be on opposite sides (IYKYK)
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Both sides of the Tweed
9 days
Here's a question I've often pondered, but to which I haven't arrived at a clear answer: could, theoretically, one Commonwealth Realm be at war with another? Could, say, the King of Australia be at war with the King of the Solomon Islands? I'm imagining Grand Poo-Bah scenes.
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Ronnie MB πŸ‡«πŸ‡° (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
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@overlandertheb1 @Dr_W_E_Bulmer Appropriate then that a key case on divisibility of the Crown is ex p Quark
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