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JackPedigo comments on Nov 9, 2020:
What is really disturbing is it took a major, global pandemic to get rid of him. Without all the sicknesses and 200,000+ deaths and this country being the no. 1 in virus infection rates he might very well have won. We really do need a literacy test for people to vote. With today's misinformation ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 9, 2020:
One thing he won't have to worry about is his speeches being plagiarised.
JackPedigo comments on Nov 9, 2020:
What is really disturbing is it took a major, global pandemic to get rid of him. Without all the sicknesses and 200,000+ deaths and this country being the no. 1 in virus infection rates he might very well have won. We really do need a literacy test for people to vote. With today's misinformation ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 9, 2020:
One thing he won't have to worry about is his speeches being plagiarised.
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 9, 2020:
@Trajan61 I thought you might like this funny British slant on your election.
https://youtu.be/IdnHfYbr1cQ
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 9, 2020:
@Trajan61 I thought you might like this funny British slant on your election.
https://youtu.be/IdnHfYbr1cQ
Biden Wins!
Congrats to the Democrats for electing Biden and Harris! It's been a rocky and ...
273kelvin comments on Nov 8, 2020:
On this side of the pond, we are looking forward to some Trump-free news. I have often stopped watching because of his continuous bs. It was interesting to see how the press has already changed their attitude to him. Major networks cut him off and one journalist called out "Are you a sore loser?" It...
273kelvin replies on Nov 8, 2020:
@LucyLoohoo Behind every silver lining is a cloud ;-)
273kelvin comments on Nov 8, 2020:
On this side of the pond, we are looking forward to some Trump-free news. I have often stopped watching because of his continuous bs. It was interesting to see how the press has already changed their attitude to him. Major networks cut him off and one journalist called out "Are you a sore loser?" It...
273kelvin replies on Nov 8, 2020:
@LucyLoohoo Behind every silver lining is a cloud ;-)
Biden Wins!
Congrats to the Democrats for electing Biden and Harris! It's been a rocky and ...
273kelvin comments on Nov 8, 2020:
On this side of the pond, we are looking forward to some Trump-free news. I have often stopped watching because of his continuous bs. It was interesting to see how the press has already changed their attitude to him. Major networks cut him off and one journalist called out "Are you a sore loser?" It...
273kelvin replies on Nov 8, 2020:
@LucyLoohoo Obviously you have never followed Englands football team. It's not the winning, it's not the taking part, it's the soul-crushing masochistic inevitability of disillusionment.
273kelvin comments on Nov 8, 2020:
On this side of the pond, we are looking forward to some Trump-free news. I have often stopped watching because of his continuous bs. It was interesting to see how the press has already changed their attitude to him. Major networks cut him off and one journalist called out "Are you a sore loser?" It...
273kelvin replies on Nov 8, 2020:
@LucyLoohoo Obviously you have never followed Englands football team. It's not the winning, it's not the taking part, it's the soul-crushing masochistic inevitability of disillusionment.
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 8, 2020:
@Trajan61 Try telling that to the Kurds and most of Europe for that matter.
At least we can both agree on one part of Trump's team we can glad of not seeing any more of.
https://youtu.be/wkrnpX8ZsOQ
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 8, 2020:
@Trajan61 Try telling that to the Kurds and most of Europe for that matter.
At least we can both agree on one part of Trump's team we can glad of not seeing any more of.
https://youtu.be/wkrnpX8ZsOQ
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 8, 2020:
@Trajan61 Maybe time will tell which of us has the better assessment of Trump and Biden. I think you might guess my view of Trump. Biden appears to me to be a career public servant in the mould of Bush Snr. Like Bush, he seems to be a people person.
So let us look at how the next 2 months play out. If you are right then Trump in addition to his election court cases will continue to do COVID briefings and work tirelessly tackling the crisis. He will work for the good of the country and try to ensure a smooth transition. He will campaign in Georgia for his party in the senate runoffs. Biden will be gathering his cronies and set out a socialist agenda.
If I am right Trump will not do any more COVID briefings. His press conferences will consist of ranting about cheating Dems with no or very little press questions. The rest of the time will be spent either in the WH tweeting about Cheating Dems or on the golf course. He will not work on the transition and mostly sulk. He also won't attend the inauguration. Although he may do Georgia it will be about him and not the GOP senators. Biden will assemble his COVID team 1st. My bet is he will place a fired Fauci in charge. He will do COVID briefings and try to work as much as he can with governors of both parties. Either Cuomo or Warren will be attorney general.
Watch this space.
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 8, 2020:
@Trajan61 Maybe time will tell which of us has the better assessment of Trump and Biden. I think you might guess my view of Trump. Biden appears to me to be a career public servant in the mould of Bush Snr. Like Bush, he seems to be a people person.
So let us look at how the next 2 months play out. If you are right then Trump in addition to his election court cases will continue to do COVID briefings and work tirelessly tackling the crisis. He will work for the good of the country and try to ensure a smooth transition. He will campaign in Georgia for his party in the senate runoffs. Biden will be gathering his cronies and set out a socialist agenda.
If I am right Trump will not do any more COVID briefings. His press conferences will consist of ranting about cheating Dems with no or very little press questions. The rest of the time will be spent either in the WH tweeting about Cheating Dems or on the golf course. He will not work on the transition and mostly sulk. He also won't attend the inauguration. Although he may do Georgia it will be about him and not the GOP senators. Biden will assemble his COVID team 1st. My bet is he will place a fired Fauci in charge. He will do COVID briefings and try to work as much as he can with governors of both parties. Either Cuomo or Warren will be attorney general.
Watch this space.
A month or so ago I read that one of Trumps favourite films was Citizen Kane
mmmm
Triphid comments on Nov 7, 2020:
What, you mean Humpty Grumpty tRumpy could ACTUAL watch a movie, could he actually comprehend the script, etc, though?
273kelvin replies on Nov 8, 2020:
I was quite shocked at the article in the Guardian in that such an intellectual film would be in his collection. Although to be fair all the others were mostly trash. Perhaps he caught onto it after the Simpsons parody?
Triphid comments on Nov 7, 2020:
What, you mean Humpty Grumpty tRumpy could ACTUAL watch a movie, could he actually comprehend the script, etc, though?
273kelvin replies on Nov 8, 2020:
I was quite shocked at the article in the Guardian in that such an intellectual film would be in his collection. Although to be fair all the others were mostly trash. Perhaps he caught onto it after the Simpsons parody?
A month or so ago I read that one of Trumps favourite films was Citizen Kane
mmmm
bobwjr comments on Nov 7, 2020:
He wishes
273kelvin replies on Nov 7, 2020:
The thing is, its not even his original idea
bobwjr comments on Nov 7, 2020:
He wishes
273kelvin replies on Nov 7, 2020:
The thing is, its not even his original idea
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 7, 2020:
@Trajan61 And so it goes on. Tell me just how well is the politics of division working out for your country?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 7, 2020:
@Trajan61 And so it goes on. Tell me just how well is the politics of division working out for your country?
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 7, 2020:
@Trajan61 I think that this is a time for pragmatic politics. For magnanimity, in triumph and conciliation in defeat. The politics of division may feel great when spouted from a podium and chants of "Lock them up" can move a mob but they have no place in dealing with the immense problems that the US (and the rest of the world) has now.
You say that I know nothing of US politics. Yet I do know that Biden has a reputation as a bipartisan senator. I also know that most of the senate work is not done on the floor or in committees but in the corridors and private offices. If you take an unbiased look at his work with Mitch McConnell with Obamacare. (Yeah you don't like it but I'm talking about the means, not the end) A certain amount of optimism is called for. It is a universal political truth that things only happen when people of different views but with common aims get together to make it happen.
There will be some very difficult times ahead. Trump's willful denial of COVID has to lead to his followers taking their cue from him. * For the time being (Georgia runoffs notwithstanding), the GOP will control the senate. But even without that impasse, both parties will have to work together to turn the country around. I truly believe that Biden may be the best guy to achieve that. Either way, he is the only captain you have.
* https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/3835611/?fbclid=IwAR23BFQo1wuVL5m1BZS_Lsy2u-zAZpE6nxuOMBG1jJxLYegGtOWwt6ms9ak
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 7, 2020:
@Trajan61 I think that this is a time for pragmatic politics. For magnanimity, in triumph and conciliation in defeat. The politics of division may feel great when spouted from a podium and chants of "Lock them up" can move a mob but they have no place in dealing with the immense problems that the US (and the rest of the world) has now.
You say that I know nothing of US politics. Yet I do know that Biden has a reputation as a bipartisan senator. I also know that most of the senate work is not done on the floor or in committees but in the corridors and private offices. If you take an unbiased look at his work with Mitch McConnell with Obamacare. (Yeah you don't like it but I'm talking about the means, not the end) A certain amount of optimism is called for. It is a universal political truth that things only happen when people of different views but with common aims get together to make it happen.
There will be some very difficult times ahead. Trump's willful denial of COVID has to lead to his followers taking their cue from him. * For the time being (Georgia runoffs notwithstanding), the GOP will control the senate. But even without that impasse, both parties will have to work together to turn the country around. I truly believe that Biden may be the best guy to achieve that. Either way, he is the only captain you have.
* https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/3835611/?fbclid=IwAR23BFQo1wuVL5m1BZS_Lsy2u-zAZpE6nxuOMBG1jJxLYegGtOWwt6ms9ak
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 7, 2020:
@Trajan61 Well you really don't do listening very well. Like I have stated it is not a case of left vs right. (Trump was a Democrat for many years). It is a case of a personality cult. Most people think of dictators such a Mussolini, Stalin, Mao, Castro or Hitler but you do have democratically elected cults. Thatcher, Berlusconi, Chavez and Trump fall into this category. They all develop hardcore blinkered support that is totally uncritical. To emphasize my point please take a look at your head of state atm. Just how "statesmanlike" is he behaving?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 7, 2020:
@Trajan61 Well you really don't do listening very well. Like I have stated it is not a case of left vs right. (Trump was a Democrat for many years). It is a case of a personality cult. Most people think of dictators such a Mussolini, Stalin, Mao, Castro or Hitler but you do have democratically elected cults. Thatcher, Berlusconi, Chavez and Trump fall into this category. They all develop hardcore blinkered support that is totally uncritical. To emphasize my point please take a look at your head of state atm. Just how "statesmanlike" is he behaving?
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 See here is what all cult members do. When put on the spot about your leaders lies and ineptitude, you deflect it away by saying "well the world is bad and he is better". It is the politics of division, tribalism and sectarianism. Just like religion
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 See here is what all cult members do. When put on the spot about your leaders lies and ineptitude, you deflect it away by saying "well the world is bad and he is better". It is the politics of division, tribalism and sectarianism. Just like religion
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 I am sorry if this has gotten a bit antagonistic but to my mind, this is not left vs right. This is personality cult vs reasonable discussion.
We can both agree that God and religion is bs. There is no evidence for and lots of evidence against, so we reject it like reasonable people. So when faced with a pathological liar we... a, Fact-check everything they say? b, Take everything on faith like a good believer?
All I ask is that you use your natural scepticism you apply to religion to what has become a political (and for some Trumpers religious) cult.
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 I am sorry if this has gotten a bit antagonistic but to my mind, this is not left vs right. This is personality cult vs reasonable discussion.
We can both agree that God and religion is bs. There is no evidence for and lots of evidence against, so we reject it like reasonable people. So when faced with a pathological liar we... a, Fact-check everything they say? b, Take everything on faith like a good believer?
All I ask is that you use your natural scepticism you apply to religion to what has become a political (and for some Trumpers religious) cult.
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 Okay do you believe Trumps whining about election fraud?
Bear in mind this is the man who said;
We are gonna build a wall and Mexico is going to pay for it.
I will release my tax returns if I am elected.
Crooked Hillary will be locked up (31 hours of testimony and no charges)
COVID will disappear by April. It will be like a miracle.
There will be a vaccine ready before election day. The military will deliver it
So I re-ask the question. How much of his bs do YOU believe?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 Okay do you believe Trumps whining about election fraud?
Bear in mind this is the man who said;
We are gonna build a wall and Mexico is going to pay for it.
I will release my tax returns if I am elected.
Crooked Hillary will be locked up (31 hours of testimony and no charges)
COVID will disappear by April. It will be like a miracle.
There will be a vaccine ready before election day. The military will deliver it
So I re-ask the question. How much of his bs do YOU believe?
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 You wanna talk nut jobs? Check out the religious cult Barrat belongs to. And she was pushed in there despite what all the Repubs said was wrong in 2016. The thing is now the gloves are off and "can do it" has replaced "should do it" so you all lose.
https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett-archive-courts-social-issues-7407908faa001844bcf835bb53bb0731
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 You wanna talk nut jobs? Check out the religious cult Barrat belongs to. And she was pushed in there despite what all the Repubs said was wrong in 2016. The thing is now the gloves are off and "can do it" has replaced "should do it" so you all lose.
https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett-archive-courts-social-issues-7407908faa001844bcf835bb53bb0731
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 "Crooked, power-hungry" really after the way the Rep shoved through their religious nutcase SCOTUS? mmmm, Still so many of my questions left unanswered, How much of Trumps bs do you believe? Armed militia outside polling stations - no problem with that?
Hey its the nature of democracy. I happen to live in a very left city. You might not think it but I`m considered quite conservative by my friends. Yet we have BoJo and the Torys bumbling the COVID response (he is worse than Trump 47,250 dead with approx 1/5 of the US population). So on top of the understandable resistance to masks etc. We have an absolute distrust of the govt and its figures too.
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 "Crooked, power-hungry" really after the way the Rep shoved through their religious nutcase SCOTUS? mmmm, Still so many of my questions left unanswered, How much of Trumps bs do you believe? Armed militia outside polling stations - no problem with that?
Hey its the nature of democracy. I happen to live in a very left city. You might not think it but I`m considered quite conservative by my friends. Yet we have BoJo and the Torys bumbling the COVID response (he is worse than Trump 47,250 dead with approx 1/5 of the US population). So on top of the understandable resistance to masks etc. We have an absolute distrust of the govt and its figures too.
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 I have worked in construction for over 40 years. In that time I have seen regulations get tougher, then relaxed, then get tougher and so on depending upon how quickly/cheaply the govt at the time wants things built. On one hand, tough regs cost money and slow things down so you loosen them and things go great... until you get a fire like Grenville and people die. You can remove EPA regs and the economy picks up until you get water like Flint Mi.
Atm the UK and USA are in trade talks. The USA wants to export food to us but cannot until we leave the EU. This is not because of trade tariffs. This is because your foods regs are a joke and don't measure to the EU requirements. You are allowed to have up to 9 rat hairs per kilo in pasta, chlorinated chicken and up to 5% puss in milk to name a few. Bon appetite.
Okay if you want to talk disrespect, you might wonder why I am so anti-Trump? After all, I live so far away and it should not bother me that much? So I will tell you. 3 years back Trump re-Tweeted a far-right racist organisations fake-news video that purported to show Muslim violence in the UK. The video itself was shown to be bogus, it came from Holland and the guy was not even Muslim. Did Trump retract his tweet? did he say sorry? Did he shite as like? He had his blond idiot Conway spew out lies and carried on to his next lie. So I tell you sunshine if you insult MY country you have me as a permanent enemy.
As for BLM you might want to look at why they are so pissed off instead of acting so butthurt. If you had to give YOUR kids a talk on how to stay alive if a cop stops you, then you might not call it crap.
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 I have worked in construction for over 40 years. In that time I have seen regulations get tougher, then relaxed, then get tougher and so on depending upon how quickly/cheaply the govt at the time wants things built. On one hand, tough regs cost money and slow things down so you loosen them and things go great... until you get a fire like Grenville and people die. You can remove EPA regs and the economy picks up until you get water like Flint Mi.
Atm the UK and USA are in trade talks. The USA wants to export food to us but cannot until we leave the EU. This is not because of trade tariffs. This is because your foods regs are a joke and don't measure to the EU requirements. You are allowed to have up to 9 rat hairs per kilo in pasta, chlorinated chicken and up to 5% puss in milk to name a few. Bon appetite.
Okay if you want to talk disrespect, you might wonder why I am so anti-Trump? After all, I live so far away and it should not bother me that much? So I will tell you. 3 years back Trump re-Tweeted a far-right racist organisations fake-news video that purported to show Muslim violence in the UK. The video itself was shown to be bogus, it came from Holland and the guy was not even Muslim. Did Trump retract his tweet? did he say sorry? Did he shite as like? He had his blond idiot Conway spew out lies and carried on to his next lie. So I tell you sunshine if you insult MY country you have me as a permanent enemy.
As for BLM you might want to look at why they are so pissed off instead of acting so butthurt. If you had to give YOUR kids a talk on how to stay alive if a cop stops you, then you might not call it crap.
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 Another question; I have just watched on the news that armed Trump supporters are outside of counting places in Detriot and Arizona. Trump could very easily ask them to go home but he has not. Armed militia threatening your democratic process and he does zilch or worse zilch to stop it.
Does that not give you any pause for thought?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 Another question; I have just watched on the news that armed Trump supporters are outside of counting places in Detriot and Arizona. Trump could very easily ask them to go home but he has not. Armed militia threatening your democratic process and he does zilch or worse zilch to stop it.
Does that not give you any pause for thought?
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 I have to ask, just how much of his bs to you believe? To my mind, Trumpers are like that Peanuts cartoon where she always takes the ball away before he kicks it. You would think that eventually, he would get wise but he never does.
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 I have to ask, just how much of his bs to you believe? To my mind, Trumpers are like that Peanuts cartoon where she always takes the ball away before he kicks it. You would think that eventually, he would get wise but he never does.
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 Trump has been the most corrupt POTUS since Harding. The stuff we know about now will seem like nothing compared to what will come out later. I suggest that you look at his Trump University scam. For which he has just been ordered to pay back $25,000,000. No really, just take an unbiased look at it. The people he conned were just like yourself. They were Trumpers who believed all he said and they got scammed. One guy spent $25,000 for his course. Trump said he would have himself and the best people teaching him how to become a real estate millionaire. What he got was an infomercial in an office with Trump cutouts and then he got told to study his local real estate market...period.
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 Trump has been the most corrupt POTUS since Harding. The stuff we know about now will seem like nothing compared to what will come out later. I suggest that you look at his Trump University scam. For which he has just been ordered to pay back $25,000,000. No really, just take an unbiased look at it. The people he conned were just like yourself. They were Trumpers who believed all he said and they got scammed. One guy spent $25,000 for his course. Trump said he would have himself and the best people teaching him how to become a real estate millionaire. What he got was an infomercial in an office with Trump cutouts and then he got told to study his local real estate market...period.
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 Man if you think Biden is radical left then Gengis Khan was a liberal.
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 Man if you think Biden is radical left then Gengis Khan was a liberal.
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 If we look at Trump retrospectively (we might as well as it does look like he is going). We can argue the toss on his economic successes, (a rising market and a 2 trillion dollar deficit) but it's his negation of America's role in world politics and how your nation is viewed that I would like to examine. Yes, he can claim some success in N.Korea but he has not stopped them developing nukes, nor has he done so in Iran.
The west is in an ideological battle with its long time enemies China and Russia. We hold that our democratic systems and freedoms give our citizens the best opportunities for the pursuit of happiness. We form alliances with each other to defend those freedoms. He has to a large extent turned his back on those alliances. Okay, him wanting other NATO allies to pay their way was fair (The UK already did so) but he went a lot further than that. All he really seemed to care about was his re-election. If half the things George Conway has revealed about his geographic ineptitude are true, then it is no wonder that other NATO leaders were laughing behind his back.
So much for his foreign policy as such. He is not the 1st POTUS that sucked and unfortunately, I doubt he will be the last. But America is more on the world stage than just one administration's policies. It is quite literally "the leader of the free world" (or should be). It is Trump's insular perspective domestically that has had the most far-reaching consequences. The Chinese can say with some truth that "No, we have a much better system. Look at how we have tackled COVID, look at the riots in the US and look how embarrassing their election process is". In fact, Trumps Chinese nickname is (roughly translated) "Making China great". The divisions that he has fostered has done no good to your country. You can complain about libs and Dems all you want but they ARE a part of your country. Just as the cons and Reps are. Neither of them is going anywhere and to have them at each other's throats just shows you up as suckers and losers.
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 If we look at Trump retrospectively (we might as well as it does look like he is going). We can argue the toss on his economic successes, (a rising market and a 2 trillion dollar deficit) but it's his negation of America's role in world politics and how your nation is viewed that I would like to examine. Yes, he can claim some success in N.Korea but he has not stopped them developing nukes, nor has he done so in Iran.
The west is in an ideological battle with its long time enemies China and Russia. We hold that our democratic systems and freedoms give our citizens the best opportunities for the pursuit of happiness. We form alliances with each other to defend those freedoms. He has to a large extent turned his back on those alliances. Okay, him wanting other NATO allies to pay their way was fair (The UK already did so) but he went a lot further than that. All he really seemed to care about was his re-election. If half the things George Conway has revealed about his geographic ineptitude are true, then it is no wonder that other NATO leaders were laughing behind his back.
So much for his foreign policy as such. He is not the 1st POTUS that sucked and unfortunately, I doubt he will be the last. But America is more on the world stage than just one administration's policies. It is quite literally "the leader of the free world" (or should be). It is Trump's insular perspective domestically that has had the most far-reaching consequences. The Chinese can say with some truth that "No, we have a much better system. Look at how we have tackled COVID, look at the riots in the US and look how embarrassing their election process is". In fact, Trumps Chinese nickname is (roughly translated) "Making China great". The divisions that he has fostered has done no good to your country. You can complain about libs and Dems all you want but they ARE a part of your country. Just as the cons and Reps are. Neither of them is going anywhere and to have them at each other's throats just shows you up as suckers and losers.
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 If... if my aunt had balls she would be my uncle. If Hiter hadn't invaded Poland, Churchill would be a footnote. The thing is it did happen and just like G.W. with Katrina, Trump was found extremely wanting.
The obvious fact that so many citizens preferred to vote by mail rather than in person in a pandemic should have been something embraced by a good leader. Instead, we have had Trump calling into question your democracy for months before the election. Do you want to talk "if"? If Trump had taken COVID seriously? If he spent his energy on making sure the postal ballots were easy to use and all kosha. Instead, we have him whinging about cheating, his supporters trying to stop the count. When all I can see on the news is decent officials trying to do their job as well as they can. This does not reflect well on your nation.
As for Kamala (with a K), you could do worse and have done.
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2020:
@Trajan61 If... if my aunt had balls she would be my uncle. If Hiter hadn't invaded Poland, Churchill would be a footnote. The thing is it did happen and just like G.W. with Katrina, Trump was found extremely wanting.
The obvious fact that so many citizens preferred to vote by mail rather than in person in a pandemic should have been something embraced by a good leader. Instead, we have had Trump calling into question your democracy for months before the election. Do you want to talk "if"? If Trump had taken COVID seriously? If he spent his energy on making sure the postal ballots were easy to use and all kosha. Instead, we have him whinging about cheating, his supporters trying to stop the count. When all I can see on the news is decent officials trying to do their job as well as they can. This does not reflect well on your nation.
As for Kamala (with a K), you could do worse and have done.
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 4, 2020:
@Trajan61 Well he has won the popular vote and although very close it looks like an electoral college win too. If one football team gets 39 points and the other 38, that's still a win.
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 4, 2020:
@Trajan61 Well he has won the popular vote and although very close it looks like an electoral college win too. If one football team gets 39 points and the other 38, that's still a win.
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 4, 2020:
@Trajan61 Of course oil and gas will be around but it is a weaning process. You have to move from one to another. The pace and scale of that are a matter of politics/economics. It depends on what you call a battery? Near me, in Wales, there is a small mountain with a reservoir at the top. Water is pumped up when electricity is cheap like at night and released when demand is high.
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 4, 2020:
@Trajan61 Of course oil and gas will be around but it is a weaning process. You have to move from one to another. The pace and scale of that are a matter of politics/economics. It depends on what you call a battery? Near me, in Wales, there is a small mountain with a reservoir at the top. Water is pumped up when electricity is cheap like at night and released when demand is high.
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 4, 2020:
@Trajan61 Watching the news and it looks closer than thought but a squeak in for Biden. What worries me is possible unrest from Trump's brownshirts if he lets them loose. Personally, I lean left but can see merits/demerits on both sides. The problems that you face how do you heal the rifts that he has widened. If Trump loses, where do the Republicans go without the personality cult?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 4, 2020:
@Trajan61 Watching the news and it looks closer than thought but a squeak in for Biden. What worries me is possible unrest from Trump's brownshirts if he lets them loose. Personally, I lean left but can see merits/demerits on both sides. The problems that you face how do you heal the rifts that he has widened. If Trump loses, where do the Republicans go without the personality cult?
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 4, 2020:
@Trajan61 Most of the unrest is in urban areas which tend to go Dem. I like the way you can project what someone you don't know is frightened of. Actually, it's the unrest and breakdown of society that tRump has instigated.
As for his foreign policy, I just watched Thatcher's former foreign secretary (hardly a libtard) say that he has given up the leadership of the free world just at a time when it was really needed.
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 4, 2020:
@Trajan61 Most of the unrest is in urban areas which tend to go Dem. I like the way you can project what someone you don't know is frightened of. Actually, it's the unrest and breakdown of society that tRump has instigated.
As for his foreign policy, I just watched Thatcher's former foreign secretary (hardly a libtard) say that he has given up the leadership of the free world just at a time when it was really needed.
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2020:
@Trajan61 Well I knew that oil and gas were subsidised, that puts me one up on you.
All 1st nations are in the process of phasing out fossil fuels. There is this thing called "global warming". Now you might try and deny the science like those pastors that pray away COVID but it`s here to stay and just like COVID, it's only getting worse. Perhaps if you had a leader that listens instead of putting his foot in his Twitter account. Or had people around him that don't believe in the exorcisms held in the oval office, you might get in line with the rest of civilization?
Most of your previous comment was ranting insults. oh, how familiar. "Had it not been for Covid he would have been a shoo in for re-election!" But it did happen and the politics of division has been found to be severely lacking. When you needed an FDR, JFK or Reagan what you got was a peacock who cared more about his Twitter and TV ratings than American lives.
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2020:
@Trajan61 Well I knew that oil and gas were subsidised, that puts me one up on you.
All 1st nations are in the process of phasing out fossil fuels. There is this thing called "global warming". Now you might try and deny the science like those pastors that pray away COVID but it`s here to stay and just like COVID, it's only getting worse. Perhaps if you had a leader that listens instead of putting his foot in his Twitter account. Or had people around him that don't believe in the exorcisms held in the oval office, you might get in line with the rest of civilization?
Most of your previous comment was ranting insults. oh, how familiar. "Had it not been for Covid he would have been a shoo in for re-election!" But it did happen and the politics of division has been found to be severely lacking. When you needed an FDR, JFK or Reagan what you got was a peacock who cared more about his Twitter and TV ratings than American lives.
I was watching the debate and I started to think if I were a money-hungry congressperson who do I ...
273kelvin comments on Oct 23, 2020:
I think the bombshell of ending oil subsidies answers that.
273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2020:
@Trajan61 "Oil is not subsidized" Oh it must be the Mexicans who are paying for that.
273kelvin comments on Oct 23, 2020:
I think the bombshell of ending oil subsidies answers that.
273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2020:
@Trajan61 "Oil is not subsidized" Oh it must be the Mexicans who are paying for that.
I was watching the debate and I started to think if I were a money-hungry congressperson who do I ...
273kelvin comments on Oct 23, 2020:
I think the bombshell of ending oil subsidies answers that.
273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2020:
@Trajan61 Well here we have the bridge buyers gambit. Say something that is not true but don`t even fact-check it 1st. What is really insulting is that you assume the rest of us cant google too.
A simple search "US federal oil subsidies" brought lots of information. Now, this comes with a warning. Some of it has big words and real facts.
Try Wiki 1st
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidy
273kelvin comments on Oct 23, 2020:
I think the bombshell of ending oil subsidies answers that.
273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2020:
@Trajan61 Well here we have the bridge buyers gambit. Say something that is not true but don`t even fact-check it 1st. What is really insulting is that you assume the rest of us cant google too.
A simple search "US federal oil subsidies" brought lots of information. Now, this comes with a warning. Some of it has big words and real facts.
Try Wiki 1st
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidy
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2020:
@Trajan61 "So ... the election is today
Has anybody seen this COVID vaccine we were promised?
Today's the day. Right? Trump said we'd have a vaccine BEFORE THE ELECTION. He said it more than once. Many times. He berated Dr Fauci for saying it would be next year at the earliest.
Donald Trump promised you a vaccine by TODAY.
Has anybody seen it? Anybody had the vaccine?
Anybody?
Hello?
The military will be stopping by shortly with the vaccine, right? I mean, Trump gave America his word, right? He said he was mobilizing the military to deliver the vaccine. To you. Today.
So, where is it?
Where?
Nowhere, that's where. It doesn't exist. Fauci was right, Trump was wrong. Again.
Trump's promises are garbage.
His word means nothing.
He's a liar and a con artist and goddamn scumbag.
If you vote for him, so are you."
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2020:
@Trajan61 "So ... the election is today
Has anybody seen this COVID vaccine we were promised?
Today's the day. Right? Trump said we'd have a vaccine BEFORE THE ELECTION. He said it more than once. Many times. He berated Dr Fauci for saying it would be next year at the earliest.
Donald Trump promised you a vaccine by TODAY.
Has anybody seen it? Anybody had the vaccine?
Anybody?
Hello?
The military will be stopping by shortly with the vaccine, right? I mean, Trump gave America his word, right? He said he was mobilizing the military to deliver the vaccine. To you. Today.
So, where is it?
Where?
Nowhere, that's where. It doesn't exist. Fauci was right, Trump was wrong. Again.
Trump's promises are garbage.
His word means nothing.
He's a liar and a con artist and goddamn scumbag.
If you vote for him, so are you."
The Queens Gambit - Netflix mini-series
Chess is the most difficult subject to portray in any ...
callmedubious comments on Oct 30, 2020:
anyone who ever played chess would enjoy the netflix Documentary on Bobby Fischer; who many consider to have been the greatest chess player ever but had a hard short life.
273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2020:
@callmedubious It wasn't just US geopolitics. I have a friend who served out there with NATO. The atrocities he encountered were not BS.
callmedubious comments on Oct 30, 2020:
anyone who ever played chess would enjoy the netflix Documentary on Bobby Fischer; who many consider to have been the greatest chess player ever but had a hard short life.
273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2020:
@callmedubious It wasn't just US geopolitics. I have a friend who served out there with NATO. The atrocities he encountered were not BS.
Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2020:
@Trajan61 So its all the Dems fault is it? Tell me who has been in the White House for the past 4 years? Tell me who has had control of the senate? Tell me where does the buck stop? The divisions in your country have been whipped up and used by Trump, just like he uses the Christians.
"If the radical democrats win it all we may have civil war." Doesn't that just sum up what he has done to your country? What you have just said is "If the people of my country do not vote the way we want. We will use force". Whatever happened to government by the people? It's like saying "have sex with me or I will rape you."
Oh and then we get the same old same old "The Democrats will take away your guns". Yeah "And I won`t come in your mouth". Eight years of Clinton, still got yer guns. Eight years of Obama, still got yer guns. Yet every election they tell you the same old lie and you end up with a mouth full of jizz.
NB. Biden said he will stop new fracking on federal land period. Not ban fracking completely.
273kelvin comments on Nov 2, 2020:
I am in the UK but I have been following this very closely. The saddest thing I came across was from a fellow AG member in Illinois. If I was to use a brief description I might say a nice old lady with cats. She has bought a gun for the 1st time in her life. She is that genuinely afraid of what ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2020:
@Trajan61 So its all the Dems fault is it? Tell me who has been in the White House for the past 4 years? Tell me who has had control of the senate? Tell me where does the buck stop? The divisions in your country have been whipped up and used by Trump, just like he uses the Christians.
"If the radical democrats win it all we may have civil war." Doesn't that just sum up what he has done to your country? What you have just said is "If the people of my country do not vote the way we want. We will use force". Whatever happened to government by the people? It's like saying "have sex with me or I will rape you."
Oh and then we get the same old same old "The Democrats will take away your guns". Yeah "And I won`t come in your mouth". Eight years of Clinton, still got yer guns. Eight years of Obama, still got yer guns. Yet every election they tell you the same old lie and you end up with a mouth full of jizz.
NB. Biden said he will stop new fracking on federal land period. Not ban fracking completely.
Hello senators!
Hypothetically speaking, are cartoons of Prophet Muhammad acceptable to be shared ...
Krish55 comments on Nov 2, 2020:
1. Will you be posting similar cartoons of Jesus and Moses also? Just as similarly degrading as the Hebdo cartoons? For example, the Virgin Mary getting knocked up due to infidelity?
2. Will you be posting cartoons against the existence of Apartheid Israel, the criticism of which has been ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 2, 2020:
Like I said in my comment. There was a guy who posted Jesus and Mohamed cartoons on here and they were very funny.
As for Corbyn and his suspension from the Labour party. Things are a little more complex than at first sight. Yes, there were antisemites in the party. Two of my local MPs were victims of very nasty hate mail and threats. This happened on Corbyn's watch and he failed to deal with it adequately, which is what a party inquiry and report said. Corbyn disagreed with the report's scale of the problem and said so. The party has suspended him until this can be looked into.
Okay, that is the official side. On the other side, the labour party is split along factional lines. Corbyn represents the far left, Starmer the moderate centre aka Blairites. A bit like Bernie and Biden. Whilst Corbyn had huge support from the rank and file of the party, he had little from the parliamentary party and if you look at his election record, not much from the country as a whole either. So the Blairites decided that rather than having an unelectable protest leader who might squeak through an election result that could give him a voice in opposition. They secretly worked behind the scenes to ensure that he lost badly and get their man in charge. Antisemitism in the party was one stick they could use against him and they amplified it as much as they could.
I hope that clears things up :-)
Krish55 comments on Nov 2, 2020:
1. Will you be posting similar cartoons of Jesus and Moses also? Just as similarly degrading as the Hebdo cartoons? For example, the Virgin Mary getting knocked up due to infidelity?
2. Will you be posting cartoons against the existence of Apartheid Israel, the criticism of which has been ...
273kelvin replies on Nov 2, 2020:
Like I said in my comment. There was a guy who posted Jesus and Mohamed cartoons on here and they were very funny.
As for Corbyn and his suspension from the Labour party. Things are a little more complex than at first sight. Yes, there were antisemites in the party. Two of my local MPs were victims of very nasty hate mail and threats. This happened on Corbyn's watch and he failed to deal with it adequately, which is what a party inquiry and report said. Corbyn disagreed with the report's scale of the problem and said so. The party has suspended him until this can be looked into.
Okay, that is the official side. On the other side, the labour party is split along factional lines. Corbyn represents the far left, Starmer the moderate centre aka Blairites. A bit like Bernie and Biden. Whilst Corbyn had huge support from the rank and file of the party, he had little from the parliamentary party and if you look at his election record, not much from the country as a whole either. So the Blairites decided that rather than having an unelectable protest leader who might squeak through an election result that could give him a voice in opposition. They secretly worked behind the scenes to ensure that he lost badly and get their man in charge. Antisemitism in the party was one stick they could use against him and they amplified it as much as they could.
I hope that clears things up :-)
Hello senators!
Hypothetically speaking, are cartoons of Prophet Muhammad acceptable to be shared ...
girlwithsmiles comments on Nov 2, 2020:
Your call, we all know they, (Muslims) take that kind of thing pretty seriously. Do we have any ex Muslims on here?
273kelvin replies on Nov 2, 2020:
Yes, at least we used to.
girlwithsmiles comments on Nov 2, 2020:
Your call, we all know they, (Muslims) take that kind of thing pretty seriously. Do we have any ex Muslims on here?
273kelvin replies on Nov 2, 2020:
Yes, at least we used to.
The Queens Gambit - Netflix mini-series
Chess is the most difficult subject to portray in any ...
callmedubious comments on Oct 30, 2020:
anyone who ever played chess would enjoy the netflix Documentary on Bobby Fischer; who many consider to have been the greatest chess player ever but had a hard short life.
273kelvin replies on Nov 2, 2020:
@callmedubious The other side of the story is that the money for the match was put up by a Serbian gun runner and war criminal. If you recall at the time, there were widespread international sanctions in place which he busted.
callmedubious comments on Oct 30, 2020:
anyone who ever played chess would enjoy the netflix Documentary on Bobby Fischer; who many consider to have been the greatest chess player ever but had a hard short life.
273kelvin replies on Nov 2, 2020:
@callmedubious The other side of the story is that the money for the match was put up by a Serbian gun runner and war criminal. If you recall at the time, there were widespread international sanctions in place which he busted.
The Queens Gambit - Netflix mini-series
Chess is the most difficult subject to portray in any ...
callmedubious comments on Oct 30, 2020:
anyone who ever played chess would enjoy the netflix Documentary on Bobby Fischer; who many consider to have been the greatest chess player ever but had a hard short life.
273kelvin replies on Oct 30, 2020:
There was a film on Netflix I watched that kinda said he was pushed into insanity by the pressure of the Spassky match. I tend to go with Kasparoffs analysis, in that he was already insane but chess was a world that he could control and function in.
As for a short life, he was 64 when he died. Okay, not a great innings but no Jim Morrison either. He did get another moment in the sun when he replayed Spassky in the 90s. Gossip has it this was prompted by a love affair with an 18-year-old Philipino lady. "Did you used to be somebody?".
His chess achievements cannot be underestimated. I looked around my club and it was surprising how many of us were exactly the same age. Putting us at 14 in 1971 when he hit the world stage. The wonder and the tragedy of Fischer was that he did it mostly on his own. If he had used more help in chess, he might have been more ready to accept it when dealing with his mental health.
callmedubious comments on Oct 30, 2020:
anyone who ever played chess would enjoy the netflix Documentary on Bobby Fischer; who many consider to have been the greatest chess player ever but had a hard short life.
273kelvin replies on Oct 30, 2020:
There was a film on Netflix I watched that kinda said he was pushed into insanity by the pressure of the Spassky match. I tend to go with Kasparoffs analysis, in that he was already insane but chess was a world that he could control and function in.
As for a short life, he was 64 when he died. Okay, not a great innings but no Jim Morrison either. He did get another moment in the sun when he replayed Spassky in the 90s. Gossip has it this was prompted by a love affair with an 18-year-old Philipino lady. "Did you used to be somebody?".
His chess achievements cannot be underestimated. I looked around my club and it was surprising how many of us were exactly the same age. Putting us at 14 in 1971 when he hit the world stage. The wonder and the tragedy of Fischer was that he did it mostly on his own. If he had used more help in chess, he might have been more ready to accept it when dealing with his mental health.
FL Pastor and Son Accused of Sexual Cyberharassment by High School Cheerleader | Hemant Mehta | ...
redhog comments on Oct 26, 2020:
This right here is why we still need a death penalty
273kelvin replies on Oct 27, 2020:
@redhog So how IS the death penalty working out for you yanks? Keeping the murder rate down, is it?
redhog comments on Oct 26, 2020:
This right here is why we still need a death penalty
273kelvin replies on Oct 27, 2020:
@redhog So how IS the death penalty working out for you yanks? Keeping the murder rate down, is it?
FL Pastor and Son Accused of Sexual Cyberharassment by High School Cheerleader | Hemant Mehta | ...
redhog comments on Oct 26, 2020:
This right here is why we still need a death penalty
273kelvin replies on Oct 27, 2020:
The death penalty, really! I mean this is very bad and the boy/ possibly the dad should be punished but to death? From what I understand there are laws and procedures to stop this kind of thing but they ain't gonna be used against a white pastors son.
redhog comments on Oct 26, 2020:
This right here is why we still need a death penalty
273kelvin replies on Oct 27, 2020:
The death penalty, really! I mean this is very bad and the boy/ possibly the dad should be punished but to death? From what I understand there are laws and procedures to stop this kind of thing but they ain't gonna be used against a white pastors son.
I enjoyed participating in this group's Zoom chat last night.
Boomtarat03 comments on Oct 26, 2020:
Sadly, I want to join the zoom meeting but I live on the opposite side of the world 🙂✨ my timezone does not fit.
273kelvin replies on Oct 26, 2020:
Yeah it would have been 6 am in your time zone
Boomtarat03 comments on Oct 26, 2020:
Sadly, I want to join the zoom meeting but I live on the opposite side of the world 🙂✨ my timezone does not fit.
273kelvin replies on Oct 26, 2020:
Yeah it would have been 6 am in your time zone
Religious zealots on this site.
LovinLarge comments on Oct 23, 2020:
Admin is a hypocrite. He calls it a website for nonbelievers yet tolerates believers. And this is where I break with his liberal, fencesitting apologists. Religion is so pervasive that there is nowhere we can be free of it.
273kelvin replies on Oct 23, 2020:
@LovinLarge I can only say that the guy that blocks or walks away losses. A couple of years ago I had a FB battle with a guy called "the country pastor". He posted a load of bs purporting to prove that the bible was historically accurate. I called him out on what was a provable falsehood that he said was true and he knew it was bs. Then after a lot of toing and froing he blocked me. I nearly opened up another FB account under a new email address just to call him out again as a hypocrite but that was more effort than he deserved.
See if you never engage with conservatives or religious knobheads then they will continue to walk around saying that we can`t refute them. If on the other hand you call them out and they skulk off to their corner, then at least any wavering onlookers can see who is willing to stand their corner.
LovinLarge comments on Oct 23, 2020:
Admin is a hypocrite. He calls it a website for nonbelievers yet tolerates believers. And this is where I break with his liberal, fencesitting apologists. Religion is so pervasive that there is nowhere we can be free of it.
273kelvin replies on Oct 23, 2020:
@LovinLarge I can only say that the guy that blocks or walks away losses. A couple of years ago I had a FB battle with a guy called "the country pastor". He posted a load of bs purporting to prove that the bible was historically accurate. I called him out on what was a provable falsehood that he said was true and he knew it was bs. Then after a lot of toing and froing he blocked me. I nearly opened up another FB account under a new email address just to call him out again as a hypocrite but that was more effort than he deserved.
See if you never engage with conservatives or religious knobheads then they will continue to walk around saying that we can`t refute them. If on the other hand you call them out and they skulk off to their corner, then at least any wavering onlookers can see who is willing to stand their corner.
Religious zealots on this site.
LovinLarge comments on Oct 23, 2020:
Admin is a hypocrite. He calls it a website for nonbelievers yet tolerates believers. And this is where I break with his liberal, fencesitting apologists. Religion is so pervasive that there is nowhere we can be free of it.
273kelvin replies on Oct 23, 2020:
Oh, come on, don't you feel a little bit of glee to be one of the lions that chew them up? I know I do.
LovinLarge comments on Oct 23, 2020:
Admin is a hypocrite. He calls it a website for nonbelievers yet tolerates believers. And this is where I break with his liberal, fencesitting apologists. Religion is so pervasive that there is nowhere we can be free of it.
273kelvin replies on Oct 23, 2020:
Oh, come on, don't you feel a little bit of glee to be one of the lions that chew them up? I know I do.
So this is what information I gathered from last night's post.
273kelvin comments on Oct 22, 2020:
With so much that has happened under Trump, we have kinda have lost perspective of what democracy means. The impeachment, constant breaking the Hatch act etc.. So let's just boil it down to one thing.
Trump is calling for the Attorney General to arrest Biden! Just let that sink in for a moment. The...
273kelvin replies on Oct 22, 2020:
@azzow2 What "guys" I can only see Trump and his cronies pulling 3rd world dictator tactics.
I get that the US is a conservative country. But this is not conservatism, this is radical far-right and personality cult, national socialism. If by some means Trump wins and gets away with this crap? Then America can kiss all of its freedoms goodbye. You might not even get the chance to vote again in 4 years time?
273kelvin comments on Oct 22, 2020:
With so much that has happened under Trump, we have kinda have lost perspective of what democracy means. The impeachment, constant breaking the Hatch act etc.. So let's just boil it down to one thing.
Trump is calling for the Attorney General to arrest Biden! Just let that sink in for a moment. The...
273kelvin replies on Oct 22, 2020:
@azzow2 What "guys" I can only see Trump and his cronies pulling 3rd world dictator tactics.
I get that the US is a conservative country. But this is not conservatism, this is radical far-right and personality cult, national socialism. If by some means Trump wins and gets away with this crap? Then America can kiss all of its freedoms goodbye. You might not even get the chance to vote again in 4 years time?
Someone set it straight.
273kelvin comments on Oct 21, 2020:
It may be heresy to say this here but there are worse things than Christian leaders. Trump is most certainly an atheist (as was Stalin). Whatever he might purport to be in public. Privately one can be in no doubt that he holds those evangelists in the same contempt that we do. The only difference is...
273kelvin replies on Oct 22, 2020:
@azzow2 Oh and to answer " The economy was not in the dire straits then as it is now. " remember that in 2008 we had the worst recession since the 1930s.
273kelvin comments on Oct 21, 2020:
It may be heresy to say this here but there are worse things than Christian leaders. Trump is most certainly an atheist (as was Stalin). Whatever he might purport to be in public. Privately one can be in no doubt that he holds those evangelists in the same contempt that we do. The only difference is...
273kelvin replies on Oct 22, 2020:
@azzow2 Oh and to answer " The economy was not in the dire straits then as it is now. " remember that in 2008 we had the worst recession since the 1930s.
Someone set it straight.
273kelvin comments on Oct 21, 2020:
It may be heresy to say this here but there are worse things than Christian leaders. Trump is most certainly an atheist (as was Stalin). Whatever he might purport to be in public. Privately one can be in no doubt that he holds those evangelists in the same contempt that we do. The only difference is...
273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2020:
@azzow2 Or breaks that mean that Amazon, Google and Microsoft etc. pay zero. Plus he gives them COVID relief to the tune of billions. Look how much the top 1% have made in the last 6 months whilst ordinary Joes suffer.
Trump paid 200 grand in tax in China but $750 to the US. his Chinese nickname is (translated) "making China great"
273kelvin comments on Oct 21, 2020:
It may be heresy to say this here but there are worse things than Christian leaders. Trump is most certainly an atheist (as was Stalin). Whatever he might purport to be in public. Privately one can be in no doubt that he holds those evangelists in the same contempt that we do. The only difference is...
273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2020:
@azzow2 Or breaks that mean that Amazon, Google and Microsoft etc. pay zero. Plus he gives them COVID relief to the tune of billions. Look how much the top 1% have made in the last 6 months whilst ordinary Joes suffer.
Trump paid 200 grand in tax in China but $750 to the US. his Chinese nickname is (translated) "making China great"
Someone set it straight.
273kelvin comments on Oct 21, 2020:
It may be heresy to say this here but there are worse things than Christian leaders. Trump is most certainly an atheist (as was Stalin). Whatever he might purport to be in public. Privately one can be in no doubt that he holds those evangelists in the same contempt that we do. The only difference is...
273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2020:
@azzow2 Okay so why would choose a guy that gives 98% of Covid relief to the top 1%, 95% of tax brakes to the top 1% and is working to take away health insurance from 120 million American citizens?
273kelvin comments on Oct 21, 2020:
It may be heresy to say this here but there are worse things than Christian leaders. Trump is most certainly an atheist (as was Stalin). Whatever he might purport to be in public. Privately one can be in no doubt that he holds those evangelists in the same contempt that we do. The only difference is...
273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2020:
@azzow2 Okay so why would choose a guy that gives 98% of Covid relief to the top 1%, 95% of tax brakes to the top 1% and is working to take away health insurance from 120 million American citizens?
I would like to sell everyone a one-time use prediction license at the cost of 1$ (only for personal...
273kelvin comments on Oct 17, 2020:
This time it will be very different. Last time the Dems choose about THE worst candidate that they could. She started off with a negative rating and her campaign was not very good either. Whilst Trump ran on MAGA her slogan seemed to be "It's my turn". Even with all that, she still won the popular ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2020:
@Robecology I think the minimum is £10 but I longer gamble. Like an ex Christian who knows his bible. I can still tell you how much you will get back from a 50p 4-way Yankie bet.
The thing about Betfair is many people play the market. So, for example, Biden was 14/1 last year. Then he went down to 1/2 two months ago but moved out to evens a month later only to come back into 1/2 again. If you betted correctly at the right time you can make money whatever the outcome.
273kelvin comments on Oct 17, 2020:
This time it will be very different. Last time the Dems choose about THE worst candidate that they could. She started off with a negative rating and her campaign was not very good either. Whilst Trump ran on MAGA her slogan seemed to be "It's my turn". Even with all that, she still won the popular ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2020:
@Robecology I think the minimum is £10 but I longer gamble. Like an ex Christian who knows his bible. I can still tell you how much you will get back from a 50p 4-way Yankie bet.
The thing about Betfair is many people play the market. So, for example, Biden was 14/1 last year. Then he went down to 1/2 two months ago but moved out to evens a month later only to come back into 1/2 again. If you betted correctly at the right time you can make money whatever the outcome.
Someone set it straight.
273kelvin comments on Oct 21, 2020:
It may be heresy to say this here but there are worse things than Christian leaders. Trump is most certainly an atheist (as was Stalin). Whatever he might purport to be in public. Privately one can be in no doubt that he holds those evangelists in the same contempt that we do. The only difference is...
273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2020:
@azzow2 I don't drive now but when I did I was very interested in a car that would get me to Manchester (32 miles) for £1 in fuel as opposed to £5. Okay I could not afford a new car so I continued with clunkers but new cars get old after a while.
273kelvin comments on Oct 21, 2020:
It may be heresy to say this here but there are worse things than Christian leaders. Trump is most certainly an atheist (as was Stalin). Whatever he might purport to be in public. Privately one can be in no doubt that he holds those evangelists in the same contempt that we do. The only difference is...
273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2020:
@azzow2 I don't drive now but when I did I was very interested in a car that would get me to Manchester (32 miles) for £1 in fuel as opposed to £5. Okay I could not afford a new car so I continued with clunkers but new cars get old after a while.
Someone set it straight.
273kelvin comments on Oct 21, 2020:
It may be heresy to say this here but there are worse things than Christian leaders. Trump is most certainly an atheist (as was Stalin). Whatever he might purport to be in public. Privately one can be in no doubt that he holds those evangelists in the same contempt that we do. The only difference is...
273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2020:
@azzow2 Yeah I get what you're saying about resources but here's the thing. We have only been at this green energy for about 20-30 years. (okay maybe more but I am talking full-on development). Imagine if we had had the money and time that we have spent on the internal combustion engine, fossil fueled-fired power plants? How much more efficient would they be now?
I know that the world economy is fucked atm and all govts will be making expedient short-term decisions. But green energy is not an option, it is the only real long-term choice. Resources are finite, global warming is not a debate, it is a fact. Whilst it may cost more in start-up costs, the long term benefits outway that. As we develop, someone will come up with the equivalent of a model-T wind turbine which will lead to a VW beetle version which will lead to Prius etc.
273kelvin comments on Oct 21, 2020:
It may be heresy to say this here but there are worse things than Christian leaders. Trump is most certainly an atheist (as was Stalin). Whatever he might purport to be in public. Privately one can be in no doubt that he holds those evangelists in the same contempt that we do. The only difference is...
273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2020:
@azzow2 Yeah I get what you're saying about resources but here's the thing. We have only been at this green energy for about 20-30 years. (okay maybe more but I am talking full-on development). Imagine if we had had the money and time that we have spent on the internal combustion engine, fossil fueled-fired power plants? How much more efficient would they be now?
I know that the world economy is fucked atm and all govts will be making expedient short-term decisions. But green energy is not an option, it is the only real long-term choice. Resources are finite, global warming is not a debate, it is a fact. Whilst it may cost more in start-up costs, the long term benefits outway that. As we develop, someone will come up with the equivalent of a model-T wind turbine which will lead to a VW beetle version which will lead to Prius etc.
Someone set it straight.
tinkercreek comments on Oct 21, 2020:
I'm not sure of your info on Biden, but there is lots out there. Regardless, he is intelligent, educated, compassionate, and politically savvy with 8 yrs track record with Obama. He, himself, acknowledges his place as an "interim president", to start realigning the country and planet back to a ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2020:
@azzow2 No he was the "white" Christian shoo-in. Obama had lots of support from the black baptist churches and not just votes but very active campaigning.
tinkercreek comments on Oct 21, 2020:
I'm not sure of your info on Biden, but there is lots out there. Regardless, he is intelligent, educated, compassionate, and politically savvy with 8 yrs track record with Obama. He, himself, acknowledges his place as an "interim president", to start realigning the country and planet back to a ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2020:
@azzow2 No he was the "white" Christian shoo-in. Obama had lots of support from the black baptist churches and not just votes but very active campaigning.
Someone set it straight.
273kelvin comments on Oct 21, 2020:
It may be heresy to say this here but there are worse things than Christian leaders. Trump is most certainly an atheist (as was Stalin). Whatever he might purport to be in public. Privately one can be in no doubt that he holds those evangelists in the same contempt that we do. The only difference is...
273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2020:
@azzow2 Biden is running on a platform of renewable energy jobs. He is committed to re-signing the Paris accord. More green energy will mean lower oil prices. You had 16 years of Clinton and Obama, no major new wars were started by the US. Examine the same record of Reagan/Bush and Bush jr.
Trump pushed and you came damn close to starting a war with Iran. It was only THEIR restraint that stopped it.
273kelvin comments on Oct 21, 2020:
It may be heresy to say this here but there are worse things than Christian leaders. Trump is most certainly an atheist (as was Stalin). Whatever he might purport to be in public. Privately one can be in no doubt that he holds those evangelists in the same contempt that we do. The only difference is...
273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2020:
@azzow2 Biden is running on a platform of renewable energy jobs. He is committed to re-signing the Paris accord. More green energy will mean lower oil prices. You had 16 years of Clinton and Obama, no major new wars were started by the US. Examine the same record of Reagan/Bush and Bush jr.
Trump pushed and you came damn close to starting a war with Iran. It was only THEIR restraint that stopped it.
I would like to sell everyone a one-time use prediction license at the cost of 1$ (only for personal...
273kelvin comments on Oct 17, 2020:
This time it will be very different. Last time the Dems choose about THE worst candidate that they could. She started off with a negative rating and her campaign was not very good either. Whilst Trump ran on MAGA her slogan seemed to be "It's my turn". Even with all that, she still won the popular ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 20, 2020:
@Robecology Okay odds are what you bet and what you stand to win. So 10/20 is exactly that. Bet $10 win $20 plus your stake. Atm, that's Trump's odds, conversely $20 on Biden win you £10 plus stake, that's an average of all bookmakers. But each bookmaker will be different and add their rake to the overall amount. So if it is 2/1 on one side then it would be about 10/21 on the other.
Betfair is a more complicated but fairer system. Punters bet against each other rather than take a bookmaker's odds. The odds are determined by the weight of money on each outcome happening or not. So what those numbers mean is that for $38.6 bet on Trump you win 61.9 + stake or vice versa. It is pure percentages minus the 0.5% which is Betfair's charge for the service.
I hope that clears things up
273kelvin comments on Oct 17, 2020:
This time it will be very different. Last time the Dems choose about THE worst candidate that they could. She started off with a negative rating and her campaign was not very good either. Whilst Trump ran on MAGA her slogan seemed to be "It's my turn". Even with all that, she still won the popular ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 20, 2020:
@Robecology Okay odds are what you bet and what you stand to win. So 10/20 is exactly that. Bet $10 win $20 plus your stake. Atm, that's Trump's odds, conversely $20 on Biden win you £10 plus stake, that's an average of all bookmakers. But each bookmaker will be different and add their rake to the overall amount. So if it is 2/1 on one side then it would be about 10/21 on the other.
Betfair is a more complicated but fairer system. Punters bet against each other rather than take a bookmaker's odds. The odds are determined by the weight of money on each outcome happening or not. So what those numbers mean is that for $38.6 bet on Trump you win 61.9 + stake or vice versa. It is pure percentages minus the 0.5% which is Betfair's charge for the service.
I hope that clears things up
Where is the weirdest place you have seen religious propaganda?
Triphid comments on Oct 19, 2020:
I'd have to say that the weirdest place I've found God-mobster propaganda would have to be when once, about 12-18 months I purchased a 6 pack of toilet rolls.
They were on special at my local Supermarket, a new brand, claiming extra strength, softness, etc, in a very nice package and at very ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 20, 2020:
You go through a pack of bog-rolls every fortnight!? Wow, I thought you lived alone.
Triphid comments on Oct 19, 2020:
I'd have to say that the weirdest place I've found God-mobster propaganda would have to be when once, about 12-18 months I purchased a 6 pack of toilet rolls.
They were on special at my local Supermarket, a new brand, claiming extra strength, softness, etc, in a very nice package and at very ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 20, 2020:
You go through a pack of bog-rolls every fortnight!? Wow, I thought you lived alone.
I would like to sell everyone a one-time use prediction license at the cost of 1$ (only for personal...
273kelvin comments on Oct 17, 2020:
This time it will be very different. Last time the Dems choose about THE worst candidate that they could. She started off with a negative rating and her campaign was not very good either. Whilst Trump ran on MAGA her slogan seemed to be "It's my turn". Even with all that, she still won the popular ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 17, 2020:
@Robecology That's not 38 to 1 that is 38 point 1.Which is the amount of money out of 100 that is going on Trump. Biden is 62. 4. These are market-driven odds on Betfair, which is a punter orientated website a bit like the commodity market with just a small rake to the site. (0.5%)
If you want the bookie's odds here is a clearer picture.
https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/us-politics/us-presidential-election-2020/winner
But don`t think you can make a bet because in the land of the free you're not allowed to.
273kelvin comments on Oct 17, 2020:
This time it will be very different. Last time the Dems choose about THE worst candidate that they could. She started off with a negative rating and her campaign was not very good either. Whilst Trump ran on MAGA her slogan seemed to be "It's my turn". Even with all that, she still won the popular ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 17, 2020:
@Robecology That's not 38 to 1 that is 38 point 1.Which is the amount of money out of 100 that is going on Trump. Biden is 62. 4. These are market-driven odds on Betfair, which is a punter orientated website a bit like the commodity market with just a small rake to the site. (0.5%)
If you want the bookie's odds here is a clearer picture.
https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/us-politics/us-presidential-election-2020/winner
But don`t think you can make a bet because in the land of the free you're not allowed to.
I would like to sell everyone a one-time use prediction license at the cost of 1$ (only for personal...
273kelvin comments on Oct 17, 2020:
This time it will be very different. Last time the Dems choose about THE worst candidate that they could. She started off with a negative rating and her campaign was not very good either. Whilst Trump ran on MAGA her slogan seemed to be "It's my turn". Even with all that, she still won the popular ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 17, 2020:
@azzow2 It depends on what you consider "abandoning the party"? Trump has turned the GOP into a personality cult. We are familiar with these in dictatorships like Hitler or Stalin but they can happen in democracies too. Margret Thatcher was in that mode.
The GOP is no longer the party of the Bushs or Reagan. It now revolves around one unhinged individual. The Republicans that are leaving claim that they are being loyal to the party they joined.
273kelvin comments on Oct 17, 2020:
This time it will be very different. Last time the Dems choose about THE worst candidate that they could. She started off with a negative rating and her campaign was not very good either. Whilst Trump ran on MAGA her slogan seemed to be "It's my turn". Even with all that, she still won the popular ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 17, 2020:
@azzow2 It depends on what you consider "abandoning the party"? Trump has turned the GOP into a personality cult. We are familiar with these in dictatorships like Hitler or Stalin but they can happen in democracies too. Margret Thatcher was in that mode.
The GOP is no longer the party of the Bushs or Reagan. It now revolves around one unhinged individual. The Republicans that are leaving claim that they are being loyal to the party they joined.
I would like to sell everyone a one-time use prediction license at the cost of 1$ (only for personal...
273kelvin comments on Oct 17, 2020:
This time it will be very different. Last time the Dems choose about THE worst candidate that they could. She started off with a negative rating and her campaign was not very good either. Whilst Trump ran on MAGA her slogan seemed to be "It's my turn". Even with all that, she still won the popular ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 17, 2020:
@azzow2 Some people will never change their voting habits no matter who it is. However, there is a sizable section of republicans that are moving. The Lincoln project is making inroads and many rep. candidates are trying to put clear water between them and him. Too late if you ask me, it looks more like rats leaving a sinking ship.
273kelvin comments on Oct 17, 2020:
This time it will be very different. Last time the Dems choose about THE worst candidate that they could. She started off with a negative rating and her campaign was not very good either. Whilst Trump ran on MAGA her slogan seemed to be "It's my turn". Even with all that, she still won the popular ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 17, 2020:
@azzow2 Some people will never change their voting habits no matter who it is. However, there is a sizable section of republicans that are moving. The Lincoln project is making inroads and many rep. candidates are trying to put clear water between them and him. Too late if you ask me, it looks more like rats leaving a sinking ship.
We were talking about nonalcoholic beer and wine last night in zoom chat.
Petter comments on Oct 16, 2020:
Like those adverts for margarine that claim their product is indistinguishable from butter. If that's the case, why not buy the real thing, just don't overdo your consumption.
273kelvin replies on Oct 16, 2020:
Not always possible, if you are a recovering alcoholic or Muslim etc. The Muslim shops around my way sell a lot of non-alcoholic beers and wine.
Petter comments on Oct 16, 2020:
Like those adverts for margarine that claim their product is indistinguishable from butter. If that's the case, why not buy the real thing, just don't overdo your consumption.
273kelvin replies on Oct 16, 2020:
Not always possible, if you are a recovering alcoholic or Muslim etc. The Muslim shops around my way sell a lot of non-alcoholic beers and wine.
Watching Rachel Maddow Tuesday the 12th, talking about how the current " leadership" has decided ...
dave1459 comments on Oct 14, 2020:
I don't believe the person elected will have ANY impact on the virus! If you believe that you shouldstart believing in god too.
273kelvin replies on Oct 14, 2020:
That presupposes that there is no significant difference in how other counties have dealt/faired with this. Which is patently not true. There IS a reason that the USA has the highest death toll of any other nation and why conservative govts have had the highest per capita deaths.
Don`t get me wrong, I am not a dyed in the wool socialist. I believe that there is a place for laissez-faire, let the chips fall where they will govt but in this case. What is needed here is a coordinated, united response similar to FDRs new deal or war-time coalition. What is most destructive is a divisive, partisan, self-seeking administration that is only interested in short term gains.
dave1459 comments on Oct 14, 2020:
I don't believe the person elected will have ANY impact on the virus! If you believe that you shouldstart believing in god too.
273kelvin replies on Oct 14, 2020:
That presupposes that there is no significant difference in how other counties have dealt/faired with this. Which is patently not true. There IS a reason that the USA has the highest death toll of any other nation and why conservative govts have had the highest per capita deaths.
Don`t get me wrong, I am not a dyed in the wool socialist. I believe that there is a place for laissez-faire, let the chips fall where they will govt but in this case. What is needed here is a coordinated, united response similar to FDRs new deal or war-time coalition. What is most destructive is a divisive, partisan, self-seeking administration that is only interested in short term gains.
Here's my follow-up article to the priest having a threesome in the church.
guynoir comments on Oct 11, 2020:
a church isn't a 'public place'! the managers can demand that you leave if they choose.
273kelvin replies on Oct 12, 2020:
By the same definition neither is a strip joint. However, the state can close it or prosecute is the show gets is explicit. Same goes for any theatre.
I used to live opposite a girls school, I am damn sure there would have been police knocking on my door if I started willy waggling around my living room when the pupils were looking in my direction.
guynoir comments on Oct 11, 2020:
a church isn't a 'public place'! the managers can demand that you leave if they choose.
273kelvin replies on Oct 12, 2020:
By the same definition neither is a strip joint. However, the state can close it or prosecute is the show gets is explicit. Same goes for any theatre.
I used to live opposite a girls school, I am damn sure there would have been police knocking on my door if I started willy waggling around my living room when the pupils were looking in my direction.
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PadraicM comments on Oct 12, 2020:
Is there a word in English that would mean to be completely devoid of inelegance? I mean something that acts like a black hole for anything that could pass as a sign of intellect beyond basic biological functions. If not, can we consider a word like "Feucht"?
273kelvin replies on Oct 12, 2020:
Knobhead works for me.
PadraicM comments on Oct 12, 2020:
Is there a word in English that would mean to be completely devoid of inelegance? I mean something that acts like a black hole for anything that could pass as a sign of intellect beyond basic biological functions. If not, can we consider a word like "Feucht"?
273kelvin replies on Oct 12, 2020:
Knobhead works for me.
Amidst all the terrible news, doom and gloom etc.
Petter comments on Oct 12, 2020:
You can watch them in the USA on Britbox. Unfortunately, Britbox is geo-blocked for Spain.
273kelvin replies on Oct 12, 2020:
And I am too economically challenged to buy BritBox but these were on YouTube.
Petter comments on Oct 12, 2020:
You can watch them in the USA on Britbox. Unfortunately, Britbox is geo-blocked for Spain.
273kelvin replies on Oct 12, 2020:
And I am too economically challenged to buy BritBox but these were on YouTube.
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Willow_Wisp comments on Oct 9, 2020:
I don't care.
My anger at priest isn't about their consensual sex activities, nor is the "alter" of any significance nor the building they're in when they have sex.
The hypocrisy is annoying, but beyond this I see no point in the outrage.
273kelvin replies on Oct 9, 2020:
The hypocrisy is the outrage. If you set yourself up as a finger-wagging, "Don't do this, that or the other" arbitrarily appointed custodian of everyone's morals? Then you had better be not only squeaky clean yourself but seen to be so. Yeah sure I have no problem with anyone having consensual sex or doing drugs but if that person is trying to stop others from doing exactly the same thing then they SHOULD be vilified on the altar (pardon the pun) of public opinion.
Willow_Wisp comments on Oct 9, 2020:
I don't care.
My anger at priest isn't about their consensual sex activities, nor is the "alter" of any significance nor the building they're in when they have sex.
The hypocrisy is annoying, but beyond this I see no point in the outrage.
273kelvin replies on Oct 9, 2020:
The hypocrisy is the outrage. If you set yourself up as a finger-wagging, "Don't do this, that or the other" arbitrarily appointed custodian of everyone's morals? Then you had better be not only squeaky clean yourself but seen to be so. Yeah sure I have no problem with anyone having consensual sex or doing drugs but if that person is trying to stop others from doing exactly the same thing then they SHOULD be vilified on the altar (pardon the pun) of public opinion.
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273kelvin comments on Oct 8, 2020:
I can miss spell a web sites name and still get there. Does that mean that God is less powerful than Google?
273kelvin replies on Oct 9, 2020:
@snytiger6 If only God had thought of that?
273kelvin comments on Oct 8, 2020:
I can miss spell a web sites name and still get there. Does that mean that God is less powerful than Google?
273kelvin replies on Oct 9, 2020:
@snytiger6 If only God had thought of that?
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273kelvin comments on Oct 8, 2020:
I can miss spell a web sites name and still get there. Does that mean that God is less powerful than Google?
273kelvin replies on Oct 9, 2020:
@Rodatheist Interns... what can you do? It's impossible to get good staff nowadays
273kelvin comments on Oct 8, 2020:
I can miss spell a web sites name and still get there. Does that mean that God is less powerful than Google?
273kelvin replies on Oct 9, 2020:
@Rodatheist Interns... what can you do? It's impossible to get good staff nowadays
I have recently come upon the situation of trying to explain my position on "religion" to a ...
273kelvin comments on Oct 7, 2020:
Where is his elaborate pre-life scenario? If there is an afterlife then on the laws of nothing is created or destroyed then we must have existed before conception? Were we waiting in a celestial gumball machine for mommy and daddy to get it on?
Also, whos to say that his is the correct path to ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 7, 2020:
@GROG How can a man who is warm understand a man who is cold?
Once upon a time (1968 to be exact) there lived a land called Czechoslovakia. It lived under the rule of another state called the USSR. They both had the same belief system although the Czechs were not quite as strict. They both taught that all capitalism is corrupt and morally bankrupt. One of their examples was how the youth of the west was addicted to a powerful narcotic called Coca-Cola. This did not happen overnight. It took many, many years of indoctrination to instil this belief. It had to be repeated over and over again. Almost from birth, right through schooling and adulthood. (sound familiar)
Then one day an enlightened leader of Czechoslavakia allowed some people to travel to the west. One young 21-year old student did just that. He got off the plane, went to a cafe and guess what he did? In sheepish and whispered tones he asked: "C-can I have a... Coca-Cola please?" The waitress brought him his drink which he drank with high expectations of this "narcotic". As absolutely nothing happened and when the same thing didn't happen again he realised he had been conned all his life. He saw through all the lies and make-believe. How everything was dependent on faith/trust in a state that had patently lied to him.
Now I know that your friend does not drink Coke (caffeine) but I bet he has tried it at least once. A bit bad for your teeth/weight but not the kind of drug that drives you to rob your grandma for your next "hit". For you it is just a can of soda, for him, it is the road to hell. That is how fragile his house of cards is. It can be demolished by a fizzy drink and he is shit scared that one little slip will destroy all of his belief systems. Which include all of the talking snakes/donkeys, floods, Red-Sea parting, virgin birth, plus Brigham Youngs "revelations" and the words set in gold that conveniently got destroyed. The polygamy and racism towards blacks and native Americans that are now not part of Mormonism. Funny how what was true then is not now but the book remains the same? So what else is not really true? How can he be sure that the rules will not change later?
273kelvin comments on Oct 7, 2020:
Where is his elaborate pre-life scenario? If there is an afterlife then on the laws of nothing is created or destroyed then we must have existed before conception? Were we waiting in a celestial gumball machine for mommy and daddy to get it on?
Also, whos to say that his is the correct path to ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 7, 2020:
@GROG How can a man who is warm understand a man who is cold?
Once upon a time (1968 to be exact) there lived a land called Czechoslovakia. It lived under the rule of another state called the USSR. They both had the same belief system although the Czechs were not quite as strict. They both taught that all capitalism is corrupt and morally bankrupt. One of their examples was how the youth of the west was addicted to a powerful narcotic called Coca-Cola. This did not happen overnight. It took many, many years of indoctrination to instil this belief. It had to be repeated over and over again. Almost from birth, right through schooling and adulthood. (sound familiar)
Then one day an enlightened leader of Czechoslavakia allowed some people to travel to the west. One young 21-year old student did just that. He got off the plane, went to a cafe and guess what he did? In sheepish and whispered tones he asked: "C-can I have a... Coca-Cola please?" The waitress brought him his drink which he drank with high expectations of this "narcotic". As absolutely nothing happened and when the same thing didn't happen again he realised he had been conned all his life. He saw through all the lies and make-believe. How everything was dependent on faith/trust in a state that had patently lied to him.
Now I know that your friend does not drink Coke (caffeine) but I bet he has tried it at least once. A bit bad for your teeth/weight but not the kind of drug that drives you to rob your grandma for your next "hit". For you it is just a can of soda, for him, it is the road to hell. That is how fragile his house of cards is. It can be demolished by a fizzy drink and he is shit scared that one little slip will destroy all of his belief systems. Which include all of the talking snakes/donkeys, floods, Red-Sea parting, virgin birth, plus Brigham Youngs "revelations" and the words set in gold that conveniently got destroyed. The polygamy and racism towards blacks and native Americans that are now not part of Mormonism. Funny how what was true then is not now but the book remains the same? So what else is not really true? How can he be sure that the rules will not change later?
Lately, I find my own behavior somewhat puzzling.
273kelvin comments on Oct 5, 2020:
I have been an atheist all my life, so I am very comfortable in my non-belief. To me, any religious crap is the equivalent of someone throwing salt over their shoulder, knocking on wood, crossing their fingers or any other superstitious nonsense. I even ended up being godfather to my exes ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 7, 2020:
@demifeministgal My deepest sympathies.
273kelvin comments on Oct 5, 2020:
I have been an atheist all my life, so I am very comfortable in my non-belief. To me, any religious crap is the equivalent of someone throwing salt over their shoulder, knocking on wood, crossing their fingers or any other superstitious nonsense. I even ended up being godfather to my exes ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 7, 2020:
@demifeministgal My deepest sympathies.
Has anyone watched Evil on Netflix?
BufftonBeotch comments on Oct 2, 2020:
Is it a series or separate stories like Black Mirror?
273kelvin replies on Oct 6, 2020:
@BufftonBeotch Yes, that is very dark. A big shout out has to go to the actress Maxine Peake. A fine Manchester actress whom I originally saw in the UK version of "Shameless"
BufftonBeotch comments on Oct 2, 2020:
Is it a series or separate stories like Black Mirror?
273kelvin replies on Oct 6, 2020:
@BufftonBeotch Yes, that is very dark. A big shout out has to go to the actress Maxine Peake. A fine Manchester actress whom I originally saw in the UK version of "Shameless"
Lately, I find my own behavior somewhat puzzling.
273kelvin comments on Oct 5, 2020:
I have been an atheist all my life, so I am very comfortable in my non-belief. To me, any religious crap is the equivalent of someone throwing salt over their shoulder, knocking on wood, crossing their fingers or any other superstitious nonsense. I even ended up being godfather to my exes ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 6, 2020:
@demifeministgal The zip code lottery is as good as a counter as any. Say you had a sweepstake at work on the US golf open? Everyone draws a ticket that has a competitors name. Now, what would be the chances of you picking out the winner? Well, it would be the number of tickets/1. Now say you decided to make an informed choice on that event and studied the form? You could dismiss the amateurs, any players that did not do well on links courses, had injuries, could not handle bad weather, tended to choke on the home stretch etc. Then looked at those who are on form, rising stars, or who are used to winning majors. It would not guarantee that you would pick the winner but it would increase your chances.
So what are the odds that of all the worlds belief systems, you just happen to be lucky enough to be born into the right one? By insisting that you follow the family path of religion. They are not advocating truth but tribal loyalty.
Other arguments such as Christian moral code are equally spurious. The US is THE most Christian of all western nations but has the highest crime rate and more people in jail than any other. The same book that they advocate as a role model has been used to justify countless atrocities. And yes you CAN blame the book for past/present evil. Just as you could blame a make of sat-nav that sends people over cliffs or into lakes. It is no excuse to say "They did not interpret it correctly". It is supposed to be the word of God and he should have been powerful enough to answer prayer by saying "No, your other left".
I could go on but you must be as familiar with all the anti-theist views as I am. All you need to do is keep on repeating them until mom says "Dinner" or your brother says "What about that game last night?"
273kelvin comments on Oct 5, 2020:
I have been an atheist all my life, so I am very comfortable in my non-belief. To me, any religious crap is the equivalent of someone throwing salt over their shoulder, knocking on wood, crossing their fingers or any other superstitious nonsense. I even ended up being godfather to my exes ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 6, 2020:
@demifeministgal The zip code lottery is as good as a counter as any. Say you had a sweepstake at work on the US golf open? Everyone draws a ticket that has a competitors name. Now, what would be the chances of you picking out the winner? Well, it would be the number of tickets/1. Now say you decided to make an informed choice on that event and studied the form? You could dismiss the amateurs, any players that did not do well on links courses, had injuries, could not handle bad weather, tended to choke on the home stretch etc. Then looked at those who are on form, rising stars, or who are used to winning majors. It would not guarantee that you would pick the winner but it would increase your chances.
So what are the odds that of all the worlds belief systems, you just happen to be lucky enough to be born into the right one? By insisting that you follow the family path of religion. They are not advocating truth but tribal loyalty.
Other arguments such as Christian moral code are equally spurious. The US is THE most Christian of all western nations but has the highest crime rate and more people in jail than any other. The same book that they advocate as a role model has been used to justify countless atrocities. And yes you CAN blame the book for past/present evil. Just as you could blame a make of sat-nav that sends people over cliffs or into lakes. It is no excuse to say "They did not interpret it correctly". It is supposed to be the word of God and he should have been powerful enough to answer prayer by saying "No, your other left".
I could go on but you must be as familiar with all the anti-theist views as I am. All you need to do is keep on repeating them until mom says "Dinner" or your brother says "What about that game last night?"
Lately, I find my own behavior somewhat puzzling.
273kelvin comments on Oct 5, 2020:
I have been an atheist all my life, so I am very comfortable in my non-belief. To me, any religious crap is the equivalent of someone throwing salt over their shoulder, knocking on wood, crossing their fingers or any other superstitious nonsense. I even ended up being godfather to my exes ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 6, 2020:
@demifeministgal No, I live in a pretty much secular society. It is also very impolite and not the British way, to try and force your beliefs down someone's throat. I do have some Christian friends who are not that religious. They have gotten tired of being beaten by logic and leave it alone.
I reckon I could have a conversation with any Christian and eventually they would want to talk about sports instead.
273kelvin comments on Oct 5, 2020:
I have been an atheist all my life, so I am very comfortable in my non-belief. To me, any religious crap is the equivalent of someone throwing salt over their shoulder, knocking on wood, crossing their fingers or any other superstitious nonsense. I even ended up being godfather to my exes ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 6, 2020:
@demifeministgal No, I live in a pretty much secular society. It is also very impolite and not the British way, to try and force your beliefs down someone's throat. I do have some Christian friends who are not that religious. They have gotten tired of being beaten by logic and leave it alone.
I reckon I could have a conversation with any Christian and eventually they would want to talk about sports instead.
Scammers have been busy in my email these are only the ones I have not added to spam yet.
BitFlipper comments on Oct 5, 2020:
I've received the first photo myself. No woman who looks like that needs any help finding a date.
273kelvin replies on Oct 6, 2020:
@azzow2 Tough luck, Sam Fox is gay.
BitFlipper comments on Oct 5, 2020:
I've received the first photo myself. No woman who looks like that needs any help finding a date.
273kelvin replies on Oct 6, 2020:
@azzow2 Tough luck, Sam Fox is gay.
My thoughts are with the virus during this difficult time.
GoodMan comments on Oct 3, 2020:
Where I live, unless you live in a “bubble” your thoughts are inundated with the virus; so you have very little choice... you meant COVID, right...lol
273kelvin replies on Oct 3, 2020:
I`m talking about its latest host, 45.
GoodMan comments on Oct 3, 2020:
Where I live, unless you live in a “bubble” your thoughts are inundated with the virus; so you have very little choice... you meant COVID, right...lol
273kelvin replies on Oct 3, 2020:
I`m talking about its latest host, 45.
Has anyone watched Evil on Netflix?
BufftonBeotch comments on Oct 2, 2020:
Is it a series or separate stories like Black Mirror?
273kelvin replies on Oct 3, 2020:
@azzow2 Black Mirror is one of the best things on Netflix. The creator Chalie Brooker is a writer and very acerbic critic. So when he came out with his own TV work, it had to be good. The early ones had a zombie apocalypse centred around the Big Brother house. (No need to make new sets or cameras, They are already set up and lying idle). A terrorist, hostage situation, where the British PM is forced to have sex with a pig live on TV.
Some of his fantasies are becoming realities. Like a world where your social status is defined by your "likes" on social media. This is already happening in China and here with Uber drivers etc.
Most of them are quite dark but there are some lighter ones, like the one with Miley Cyrus or a virtual dating world where you are guaranteed to find your 99.9% match.
BufftonBeotch comments on Oct 2, 2020:
Is it a series or separate stories like Black Mirror?
273kelvin replies on Oct 3, 2020:
@azzow2 Black Mirror is one of the best things on Netflix. The creator Chalie Brooker is a writer and very acerbic critic. So when he came out with his own TV work, it had to be good. The early ones had a zombie apocalypse centred around the Big Brother house. (No need to make new sets or cameras, They are already set up and lying idle). A terrorist, hostage situation, where the British PM is forced to have sex with a pig live on TV.
Some of his fantasies are becoming realities. Like a world where your social status is defined by your "likes" on social media. This is already happening in China and here with Uber drivers etc.
Most of them are quite dark but there are some lighter ones, like the one with Miley Cyrus or a virtual dating world where you are guaranteed to find your 99.9% match.
I have had a man (from a local site) contacting me several times, trying to chat me up.
WonderWartHog99 comments on Sep 29, 2020:
## If you promise not to be my friend, we could have sex. 😏
On a stranger note, I married a fundamentalist Southern Baptist. She makes it a point not to talk about religion with me. Since Southern Baptists believe a person shouldn't drink, I have to make the trip to the liquor store alone. ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 1, 2020:
My brother was a cab driver for a while and he would get extra tips from Muslims that got their beer delivered in a plain white bag.
WonderWartHog99 comments on Sep 29, 2020:
## If you promise not to be my friend, we could have sex. 😏
On a stranger note, I married a fundamentalist Southern Baptist. She makes it a point not to talk about religion with me. Since Southern Baptists believe a person shouldn't drink, I have to make the trip to the liquor store alone. ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 1, 2020:
My brother was a cab driver for a while and he would get extra tips from Muslims that got their beer delivered in a plain white bag.
Another item that came up in zoom last night, The original version of a great Santana hit.
Petter comments on Sep 25, 2020:
Not my music scene at all.
273kelvin replies on Sep 26, 2020:
@Petter My favourite is this one. Not his flashiest work but note-perfect. It has to be listened to in context. 1945 and servicemen were returning home after not hearing a woman's voice in an age. Les asked Mary if she thought Bing appreciated his accompaniment? She answered; "He gave you two verses, what do you think"
https://youtu.be/QHpoGcRcwns
Petter comments on Sep 25, 2020:
Not my music scene at all.
273kelvin replies on Sep 26, 2020:
@Petter My favourite is this one. Not his flashiest work but note-perfect. It has to be listened to in context. 1945 and servicemen were returning home after not hearing a woman's voice in an age. Les asked Mary if she thought Bing appreciated his accompaniment? She answered; "He gave you two verses, what do you think"
https://youtu.be/QHpoGcRcwns
Another item that came up in zoom last night, The original version of a great Santana hit.
Petter comments on Sep 25, 2020:
Not my music scene at all.
273kelvin replies on Sep 26, 2020:
@Petter It was his offstage work that classifies him as a genius in my book. Not only did he design probably the best electric guitar ever but his studio innovations are still cutting edge today. Without Les Paul, there would have been no Sgt. Peppers, Pet Sounds or the myriad of classic albums we all take for granted.
Petter comments on Sep 25, 2020:
Not my music scene at all.
273kelvin replies on Sep 26, 2020:
@Petter It was his offstage work that classifies him as a genius in my book. Not only did he design probably the best electric guitar ever but his studio innovations are still cutting edge today. Without Les Paul, there would have been no Sgt. Peppers, Pet Sounds or the myriad of classic albums we all take for granted.
Another item that came up in zoom last night, The original version of a great Santana hit.
FrostyJim comments on Sep 25, 2020:
I think I have almost all of the Peter Green - Fleetwood Mac Albums... and most of the Peter Green Splinter Group albums from the 90's too... It is a fascinating and sad story - but it was not all blamed on drugs - that may have pushed him over the edge - but he was a very introspective person kinda...
273kelvin replies on Sep 25, 2020:
He did rip off Albatross from Chuck Berry though.
https://youtu.be/jeaJ37cYets
FrostyJim comments on Sep 25, 2020:
I think I have almost all of the Peter Green - Fleetwood Mac Albums... and most of the Peter Green Splinter Group albums from the 90's too... It is a fascinating and sad story - but it was not all blamed on drugs - that may have pushed him over the edge - but he was a very introspective person kinda...
273kelvin replies on Sep 25, 2020:
He did rip off Albatross from Chuck Berry though.
https://youtu.be/jeaJ37cYets
Another item that came up in zoom last night, The original version of a great Santana hit.
FrostyJim comments on Sep 25, 2020:
I think I have almost all of the Peter Green - Fleetwood Mac Albums... and most of the Peter Green Splinter Group albums from the 90's too... It is a fascinating and sad story - but it was not all blamed on drugs - that may have pushed him over the edge - but he was a very introspective person kinda...
273kelvin replies on Sep 25, 2020:
I say him with John Mayal too, it must have been around the same time. He did seem not quite there for the gig and had a young guy as a kinda guitarist stunt double for when he wasn't up to it. However, my friend saw him the year before at the Wirral guitar festival and said he was outstanding. I think the quality of the gigs may have depended on his condition on the night.
FrostyJim comments on Sep 25, 2020:
I think I have almost all of the Peter Green - Fleetwood Mac Albums... and most of the Peter Green Splinter Group albums from the 90's too... It is a fascinating and sad story - but it was not all blamed on drugs - that may have pushed him over the edge - but he was a very introspective person kinda...
273kelvin replies on Sep 25, 2020:
I say him with John Mayal too, it must have been around the same time. He did seem not quite there for the gig and had a young guy as a kinda guitarist stunt double for when he wasn't up to it. However, my friend saw him the year before at the Wirral guitar festival and said he was outstanding. I think the quality of the gigs may have depended on his condition on the night.
Another item that came up in zoom last night, The original version of a great Santana hit.
Petter comments on Sep 25, 2020:
Not my music scene at all.
273kelvin replies on Sep 25, 2020:
@FrostyJim As guitar buffs, you may enjoy this anecdote; Segovia and Les Paul once did a session/gig together, after which there was a question and answer segment. One guy asked Les Paul "Excuse me but I couldn't help but notice that you tuned your guitar after every piece. Sometimes stopping the piece midway and tuning it again. Whereas Mr Segovia didn't tune his once, can you tell me why that might be please?"
Les Paul looks at the guy and says "Well obviously Mr Segovia doesn't give a shit"
Petter comments on Sep 25, 2020:
Not my music scene at all.
273kelvin replies on Sep 25, 2020:
@FrostyJim As guitar buffs, you may enjoy this anecdote; Segovia and Les Paul once did a session/gig together, after which there was a question and answer segment. One guy asked Les Paul "Excuse me but I couldn't help but notice that you tuned your guitar after every piece. Sometimes stopping the piece midway and tuning it again. Whereas Mr Segovia didn't tune his once, can you tell me why that might be please?"
Les Paul looks at the guy and says "Well obviously Mr Segovia doesn't give a shit"
What happens in a church state
273kelvin comments on Sep 21, 2020:
Those pictures tell you why the founding fathers wanted a separation of church and state. However, we in the UK always have had an established church. The main difference between now and back then is that the church is subject to the crown, which in turn is subject to the will of parliament.
273kelvin replies on Sep 22, 2020:
@Pedrohbds Not god just the church, However, MPs cannot take their seat or be called upon to speak unless they attend morning prayers. They don't have to pray just attend. This has caused objections not so much on the religious aspect but it's at 7am which is a real hinderence for female MPs who may be moms as well
273kelvin comments on Sep 21, 2020:
Those pictures tell you why the founding fathers wanted a separation of church and state. However, we in the UK always have had an established church. The main difference between now and back then is that the church is subject to the crown, which in turn is subject to the will of parliament.
273kelvin replies on Sep 22, 2020:
@Pedrohbds Not god just the church, However, MPs cannot take their seat or be called upon to speak unless they attend morning prayers. They don't have to pray just attend. This has caused objections not so much on the religious aspect but it's at 7am which is a real hinderence for female MPs who may be moms as well
What is the most expensive mistake that you ever made?
Triphid comments on Sep 18, 2020:
Well, I've had a few not so big ones BUT my Evangeloon neighbour copped a real good one about 18 months ago.
He purchased a " D.I.Y. Backyard Swimming Pool Kit" on line and was visibly thrilled with his purchase, as everyone in the neighbourhood was told by him UNTIL it arrived.
We were invited to...
273kelvin replies on Sep 19, 2020:
The winning comment so far. Not sure it is as bad as my friend Iris as it`s impossible to put a price on her cock-up but it Is the funniest. I suppose that's what to expect when you believe in talking snakes/donkeys.
Triphid comments on Sep 18, 2020:
Well, I've had a few not so big ones BUT my Evangeloon neighbour copped a real good one about 18 months ago.
He purchased a " D.I.Y. Backyard Swimming Pool Kit" on line and was visibly thrilled with his purchase, as everyone in the neighbourhood was told by him UNTIL it arrived.
We were invited to...
273kelvin replies on Sep 19, 2020:
The winning comment so far. Not sure it is as bad as my friend Iris as it`s impossible to put a price on her cock-up but it Is the funniest. I suppose that's what to expect when you believe in talking snakes/donkeys.
What do you all think of Pascal's Wager?
PondartIncbendog comments on Sep 17, 2020:
How about after dieing you spend eternity in a Walmart? How would you prepare?
273kelvin replies on Sep 18, 2020:
Sweatpants and slippers
PondartIncbendog comments on Sep 17, 2020:
How about after dieing you spend eternity in a Walmart? How would you prepare?
273kelvin replies on Sep 18, 2020:
Sweatpants and slippers
What is the most expensive mistake that you ever made?
GoodMan comments on Sep 18, 2020:
A restroom stop at the Gold Strikes on the way to Las Vegas; I put $20 in a slot machine while waiting for someone in my crew to finish in the restroom. Max Bet is $3, so I kept playing max bet. On the final turn with $2 left in the machine, I didn't add the $1 needed for max bet, because my crew ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 18, 2020:
Who knows if you had won the 1.5 mils it might have killed you. Hey, but what a way to go.
GoodMan comments on Sep 18, 2020:
A restroom stop at the Gold Strikes on the way to Las Vegas; I put $20 in a slot machine while waiting for someone in my crew to finish in the restroom. Max Bet is $3, so I kept playing max bet. On the final turn with $2 left in the machine, I didn't add the $1 needed for max bet, because my crew ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 18, 2020:
Who knows if you had won the 1.5 mils it might have killed you. Hey, but what a way to go.
What do you all think of Pascal's Wager?
GenkidesRich comments on Sep 17, 2020:
A few people here have expressed some good views, I will just leave you with this video where Matt explains much better then I can. Hope this will give you some new/other insight into this dilemma.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBCDGohZT70&t=40s
273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2020:
This does cover most of the salient points but there are some loose ends.
Firstly he correctly includes a myriad of belief systems that Pascal does not but fails to point out the sweepstake ticket nature for most peoples reason for their particular belief. It would safe to say that 99% of believers stay with what they were born into. Pascal chooses Catholic for the same reason. So the odds lengthen that you just happen to be born into the correct belief system. You could have just as easily have been born a Muslim, Hindu or into a mafia family If you do go with any particular system then you would have better odds leaving the one you were born into and choosing another. Like the game show box choice. * An informed choice of another system increases the chances but also increases the price. As it means moving out of your social norms, family/tribal structure etc. Btw if I had to choose I would go with Odin. Jesus was sent to save us from sin but Odin's job was ice giants. I see plenty of sin but no ice giants.
Secondly, he does not address fully the modern option that was not popular in Pascals time. This is where you say "I believe in God but I don't follow any particular religion".Do you reject all formal knowledge of the subject? Like a chess player how hopes to play his best but will never read a book on it or do you cherry-pick parts of all different systems to suit yourself? If the latter, then what parts and of which systems? As most systems are exclusive then it would have to be one which was not like Buddhism or Unitarianism but they don't do God at all. This way says that you believe in an entity for which there is no proof because you were told it does by someone you no longer believe. Plus once again your choice is heavily weighted by your sweepstake birth belief.
* You pick one of three boxes, one of which has the prize. The host then removes one box which does not have the prize. He then asks you if you want to swap boxes for the only other box. The maths say that you should always swap because the odds of your box being right is 1/3 but the odds of the other box is 1/2
GenkidesRich comments on Sep 17, 2020:
A few people here have expressed some good views, I will just leave you with this video where Matt explains much better then I can. Hope this will give you some new/other insight into this dilemma.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBCDGohZT70&t=40s
273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2020:
This does cover most of the salient points but there are some loose ends.
Firstly he correctly includes a myriad of belief systems that Pascal does not but fails to point out the sweepstake ticket nature for most peoples reason for their particular belief. It would safe to say that 99% of believers stay with what they were born into. Pascal chooses Catholic for the same reason. So the odds lengthen that you just happen to be born into the correct belief system. You could have just as easily have been born a Muslim, Hindu or into a mafia family If you do go with any particular system then you would have better odds leaving the one you were born into and choosing another. Like the game show box choice. * An informed choice of another system increases the chances but also increases the price. As it means moving out of your social norms, family/tribal structure etc. Btw if I had to choose I would go with Odin. Jesus was sent to save us from sin but Odin's job was ice giants. I see plenty of sin but no ice giants.
Secondly, he does not address fully the modern option that was not popular in Pascals time. This is where you say "I believe in God but I don't follow any particular religion".Do you reject all formal knowledge of the subject? Like a chess player how hopes to play his best but will never read a book on it or do you cherry-pick parts of all different systems to suit yourself? If the latter, then what parts and of which systems? As most systems are exclusive then it would have to be one which was not like Buddhism or Unitarianism but they don't do God at all. This way says that you believe in an entity for which there is no proof because you were told it does by someone you no longer believe. Plus once again your choice is heavily weighted by your sweepstake birth belief.
* You pick one of three boxes, one of which has the prize. The host then removes one box which does not have the prize. He then asks you if you want to swap boxes for the only other box. The maths say that you should always swap because the odds of your box being right is 1/3 but the odds of the other box is 1/2
RANDY NEWMAN, you can leave your hat on, 1972 .............. philosophy
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whiskywoman comments on Sep 16, 2020:
love this song in full montey
tom jones sings it so much better
273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2020:
@whiskywoman Yeah Etta could sing the phone book.
Both ways to go with the song are valid but I do like Randys original. The sinister aspect adds more colour.
whiskywoman comments on Sep 16, 2020:
love this song in full montey
tom jones sings it so much better
273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2020:
@whiskywoman Yeah Etta could sing the phone book.
Both ways to go with the song are valid but I do like Randys original. The sinister aspect adds more colour.
How Atheist Eat Babies! [youtube.com]
Willow_Wisp comments on Sep 17, 2020:
If you don't have a gag reflex you can swallow them feet first like a snake.
Head first, if you find the crying annoying.
273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2020:
@Willow_Wisp If I am disarmed it is your good self that has rendered me thus. I do not know whether plead the 5th or the 2nd amendment.
Willow_Wisp comments on Sep 17, 2020:
If you don't have a gag reflex you can swallow them feet first like a snake.
Head first, if you find the crying annoying.
273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2020:
@Willow_Wisp If I am disarmed it is your good self that has rendered me thus. I do not know whether plead the 5th or the 2nd amendment.
How Atheist Eat Babies! [youtube.com]
Willow_Wisp comments on Sep 17, 2020:
If you don't have a gag reflex you can swallow them feet first like a snake.
Head first, if you find the crying annoying.
273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2020:
@Willow_Wisp Touche, nice retort.
Willow_Wisp comments on Sep 17, 2020:
If you don't have a gag reflex you can swallow them feet first like a snake.
Head first, if you find the crying annoying.
273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2020:
@Willow_Wisp Touche, nice retort.
How Atheist Eat Babies! [youtube.com]
Willow_Wisp comments on Sep 17, 2020:
If you don't have a gag reflex you can swallow them feet first like a snake.
Head first, if you find the crying annoying.
273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2020:
Tell me more about your no gag reflex...
Willow_Wisp comments on Sep 17, 2020:
If you don't have a gag reflex you can swallow them feet first like a snake.
Head first, if you find the crying annoying.
273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2020:
Tell me more about your no gag reflex...
RANDY NEWMAN, you can leave your hat on, 1972 .............. philosophy
[youtube.com]
whiskywoman comments on Sep 16, 2020:
love this song in full montey
tom jones sings it so much better
273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2020:
Etta James and Joe Cocker did great versions too but the original has a different darker meaning when Randy does it. The covers go full-on Barry White whereas this one is about a sexual bully. In his own words, he sounds like "a creepy little jew". Just shows how different an interpretation can be.
whiskywoman comments on Sep 16, 2020:
love this song in full montey
tom jones sings it so much better
273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2020:
Etta James and Joe Cocker did great versions too but the original has a different darker meaning when Randy does it. The covers go full-on Barry White whereas this one is about a sexual bully. In his own words, he sounds like "a creepy little jew". Just shows how different an interpretation can be.
Okay, we have religious nutters predicting all the time.
CourtJester comments on Sep 15, 2020:
If the Democrats take over, it will be damn near the end.
273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2020:
@CourtJester You don't get it do you? It's like if you come home and find your wife screwing the mailman. It no excuse or comfort if she says that your ex cheated too. Every criticism levelled at Trump is deflected by either downright lies, blaming someone else or saying that Obama screwed up too/worse. It is not good enough, not for the supposed leader of the free world. The buck stops with him period.
Then there is the divisive politics that he thrives on. Well, hows that working out for yer? Cities in engulfed in a violent confrontation, anti-mask and lockdown protests which he has done worse than nothing to quell. In fact, he has downright encouraged them. A real POTUS would be trying to pour oil on troubled waters. He just fans the flames. He could/should have used his popularity with his base to appeal to them to do right. Something like "Hey guys I know its tough not being able to get a haircut but we have to see this thing through". Instead, he shouts "Go team" when they stormed state capital buildings.
A real POTUS serves (yes serves) as president of ALL the citizens of his country, yes ALL. He is Pelosi's president, Harrises president, Baltimore's president, the never Trumpers president, not just the ones that voted for him but ALL the citizens, even his critics
I watch the news of his rallies and there are no masks or distancing. If fact he should not even be having them at this time but he does not care. He never cares for anyone except himself. You have an R rate of around 1.3. That means that this disease is accelerating at 1/3 more cases every day but does not give a shit so long as his TV ratings are good. Then again what can you expect from a man who gets the news that his own brother is dying in hospital then plays golf the next day as he dies? I don't care what kind of estrangement there was between them but you would a least show up and you certainly would not be playing golf. So if that's how much he cares about his own family, then how much do you think he cares about the shmucks that attend his rallies? About as much as he believes in the religious crap that comes out of the evangelical idiots that support him.
The rest of the world is looking at you like a train wreck that can't be stopped. Do not for one second believe him when he says that America is now respected or that "They love me in Scotland or the UK" We f*cking hate him. They had to have massive police cordons to keep demonstrates away when he came here. He had to come home early from the NATO summit because all the other leaders were laughing at him behind his back.
Even the smart guys in the GOP are jumping ship. The Lincoln project is actively campaigning against a Republican president. Think about that for a minute. Can you remember any time in US political ...
CourtJester comments on Sep 15, 2020:
If the Democrats take over, it will be damn near the end.
273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2020:
@CourtJester You don't get it do you? It's like if you come home and find your wife screwing the mailman. It no excuse or comfort if she says that your ex cheated too. Every criticism levelled at Trump is deflected by either downright lies, blaming someone else or saying that Obama screwed up too/worse. It is not good enough, not for the supposed leader of the free world. The buck stops with him period.
Then there is the divisive politics that he thrives on. Well, hows that working out for yer? Cities in engulfed in a violent confrontation, anti-mask and lockdown protests which he has done worse than nothing to quell. In fact, he has downright encouraged them. A real POTUS would be trying to pour oil on troubled waters. He just fans the flames. He could/should have used his popularity with his base to appeal to them to do right. Something like "Hey guys I know its tough not being able to get a haircut but we have to see this thing through". Instead, he shouts "Go team" when they stormed state capital buildings.
A real POTUS serves (yes serves) as president of ALL the citizens of his country, yes ALL. He is Pelosi's president, Harrises president, Baltimore's president, the never Trumpers president, not just the ones that voted for him but ALL the citizens, even his critics
I watch the news of his rallies and there are no masks or distancing. If fact he should not even be having them at this time but he does not care. He never cares for anyone except himself. You have an R rate of around 1.3. That means that this disease is accelerating at 1/3 more cases every day but does not give a shit so long as his TV ratings are good. Then again what can you expect from a man who gets the news that his own brother is dying in hospital then plays golf the next day as he dies? I don't care what kind of estrangement there was between them but you would a least show up and you certainly would not be playing golf. So if that's how much he cares about his own family, then how much do you think he cares about the shmucks that attend his rallies? About as much as he believes in the religious crap that comes out of the evangelical idiots that support him.
The rest of the world is looking at you like a train wreck that can't be stopped. Do not for one second believe him when he says that America is now respected or that "They love me in Scotland or the UK" We f*cking hate him. They had to have massive police cordons to keep demonstrates away when he came here. He had to come home early from the NATO summit because all the other leaders were laughing at him behind his back.
Even the smart guys in the GOP are jumping ship. The Lincoln project is actively campaigning against a Republican president. Think about that for a minute. Can you remember any time in US political ...
Okay, we have religious nutters predicting all the time.
CourtJester comments on Sep 15, 2020:
If the Democrats take over, it will be damn near the end.
273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2020:
@CourtJester This is how your logic sounds;
The Trump/Trumpster mechanic
"Hey, dipshit, what the fuck did you do to my car?"
"That's a very nasty question"
"The f*cking thing seized on the freeway last night and I had to get towed. Cost me 400 bucks"
"It was a very, very bad car that had been worked on by an idiot"
"You're the idiot that worked on it"
"No the guy before me"
"That was 3 and a 1/2 years ago"
"But he did a terrible job"
"It didn't breakdown"
"But the windscreen washer didn't work and the windows sometimes stuck. Which I fixed beautifully"
"It had no oil in the sump"
"It had loads of oil in the sump, That sump never had so much oil"
"Then why did it seize?"
"The previous guy"
"That guy put oil in it at least"
"No, he didn't. I put oil in it. Lots of oil, good oil, great oil, the best oil it ever had"
"No, you didn't"
"That's not true"
"Yes it is"
"No"
"Here is the AAA report that shows that there was no oil in it, And you charged me $75 bucks for oil when you serviced it 2 days ago. Which may I add I could have bought at WallMart for $40"
"Listen, what we have to concentrate on here is the fact that the washers and windows work perfectly. Which is far better than they did under your last mechanic, plus the chrome looks fantastic"
"What are you gonna do about my car?"
"I don't have time for this now. I have a tee time booked at the golf course, bye"
CourtJester comments on Sep 15, 2020:
If the Democrats take over, it will be damn near the end.
273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2020:
@CourtJester This is how your logic sounds;
The Trump/Trumpster mechanic
"Hey, dipshit, what the fuck did you do to my car?"
"That's a very nasty question"
"The f*cking thing seized on the freeway last night and I had to get towed. Cost me 400 bucks"
"It was a very, very bad car that had been worked on by an idiot"
"You're the idiot that worked on it"
"No the guy before me"
"That was 3 and a 1/2 years ago"
"But he did a terrible job"
"It didn't breakdown"
"But the windscreen washer didn't work and the windows sometimes stuck. Which I fixed beautifully"
"It had no oil in the sump"
"It had loads of oil in the sump, That sump never had so much oil"
"Then why did it seize?"
"The previous guy"
"That guy put oil in it at least"
"No, he didn't. I put oil in it. Lots of oil, good oil, great oil, the best oil it ever had"
"No, you didn't"
"That's not true"
"Yes it is"
"No"
"Here is the AAA report that shows that there was no oil in it, And you charged me $75 bucks for oil when you serviced it 2 days ago. Which may I add I could have bought at WallMart for $40"
"Listen, what we have to concentrate on here is the fact that the washers and windows work perfectly. Which is far better than they did under your last mechanic, plus the chrome looks fantastic"
"What are you gonna do about my car?"
"I don't have time for this now. I have a tee time booked at the golf course, bye"
Okay, we have religious nutters predicting all the time.
CourtJester comments on Sep 15, 2020:
If the Democrats take over, it will be damn near the end.
273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2020:
@CourtJester Remind me again, how many US lives did swine flu take under Obama? Oh yeah under 12,500 and that was for the whole year. Less than you are losing each fortnight atm.
Why don't you get on a plane and see how other counties are dealing with this? Oh sorry, you can't because no other country will let you in. No need for a wall, Mexico is closed to you too (now that's irony)
Tired of winning yet?
CourtJester comments on Sep 15, 2020:
If the Democrats take over, it will be damn near the end.
273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2020:
@CourtJester Remind me again, how many US lives did swine flu take under Obama? Oh yeah under 12,500 and that was for the whole year. Less than you are losing each fortnight atm.
Why don't you get on a plane and see how other counties are dealing with this? Oh sorry, you can't because no other country will let you in. No need for a wall, Mexico is closed to you too (now that's irony)
Tired of winning yet?
Okay, we have religious nutters predicting all the time.
CourtJester comments on Sep 15, 2020:
If the Democrats take over, it will be damn near the end.
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
Sure because you are doing so well under the present management, why change a winning coach?
Nearly 200,000 deaths and climbing. An R rate of 1.3 when you're 8 months into this. Cities in violent confrontations. A collapsed economy and a head of state that is viewed as a dangerous idiot all over the globe. Yeah 4 more years, go for it.
CourtJester comments on Sep 15, 2020:
If the Democrats take over, it will be damn near the end.
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
Sure because you are doing so well under the present management, why change a winning coach?
Nearly 200,000 deaths and climbing. An R rate of 1.3 when you're 8 months into this. Cities in violent confrontations. A collapsed economy and a head of state that is viewed as a dangerous idiot all over the globe. Yeah 4 more years, go for it.
Okay, we have religious nutters predicting all the time.
Mofo1953 comments on Sep 15, 2020:
Not great at all.
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
@Mofo1953 Ah well that's the great thing about us prophets. We cannot be proved wrong if we don't set a time limit. If I say "you're gonna die" then I can keep saying "Just wait".
Besides, it was really a set of provocative questions.
Mofo1953 comments on Sep 15, 2020:
Not great at all.
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
@Mofo1953 Ah well that's the great thing about us prophets. We cannot be proved wrong if we don't set a time limit. If I say "you're gonna die" then I can keep saying "Just wait".
Besides, it was really a set of provocative questions.
Okay, we have religious nutters predicting all the time.
Willow_Wisp comments on Sep 15, 2020:
I predict that the fires on the West coast will add a "shit ton" of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere and help raise the temperatures even further.
I'm guessing we have about 20 years or so before we're all extinct.
Trump's trying to help by privately acknowledging that Covid doesn't only effect ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
Unfortunately, you may be correct. much of tRumps and GOP policy has been a akin to a firesale. Although I doubt if ALL humans will be extinct. I dare say that there is some bunker somewhere that the Murdocks and all the other rich white trash have bought into.
Willow_Wisp comments on Sep 15, 2020:
I predict that the fires on the West coast will add a "shit ton" of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere and help raise the temperatures even further.
I'm guessing we have about 20 years or so before we're all extinct.
Trump's trying to help by privately acknowledging that Covid doesn't only effect ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
Unfortunately, you may be correct. much of tRumps and GOP policy has been a akin to a firesale. Although I doubt if ALL humans will be extinct. I dare say that there is some bunker somewhere that the Murdocks and all the other rich white trash have bought into.
Okay, we have religious nutters predicting all the time.
OldMetalHead comments on Sep 15, 2020:
A little fatalistic maybe. I think we can still turn it around, but then again, I'm invested in it all working out. As much as I liked living in Europe, I really don't want to live that far away from my mother and children. My sister, I'm not too worried about. She's smarter than me and will ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
You might be able to turn it around but it will take more than Biden in November. It will take a helluva lot of social cohesion and I am not sure that the US has much glue left in the pot.
OldMetalHead comments on Sep 15, 2020:
A little fatalistic maybe. I think we can still turn it around, but then again, I'm invested in it all working out. As much as I liked living in Europe, I really don't want to live that far away from my mother and children. My sister, I'm not too worried about. She's smarter than me and will ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
You might be able to turn it around but it will take more than Biden in November. It will take a helluva lot of social cohesion and I am not sure that the US has much glue left in the pot.
Is this the end of America?
DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2020:
Trump cannot bring anything together unless you show openly that you like him. Think on that before you call him a leader.
It has been pointed out that MEGA hats are a "mark in the forehead." I found that rather comical.
One school of thought says Trump could resign at last minute so that Pence ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
@Bobby9 Mmmmm???? Really? How much would you bet?
DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2020:
Trump cannot bring anything together unless you show openly that you like him. Think on that before you call him a leader.
It has been pointed out that MEGA hats are a "mark in the forehead." I found that rather comical.
One school of thought says Trump could resign at last minute so that Pence ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
@Bobby9 Mmmmm???? Really? How much would you bet?
Okay, we have religious nutters predicting all the time.
Mofo1953 comments on Sep 15, 2020:
Not great at all.
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
@Mofo1953 Early days yet.
Look I don't want it to happen and I would be overjoyed to be proven wrong. However, things are not looking good
Mofo1953 comments on Sep 15, 2020:
Not great at all.
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
@Mofo1953 Early days yet.
Look I don't want it to happen and I would be overjoyed to be proven wrong. However, things are not looking good
Okay, we have religious nutters predicting all the time.
Sofabeast comments on Sep 15, 2020:
The empire needs to expand or contract. It cannot maintain itself as a stable constant. I'll expand further later....
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
China stayed static for a long time, But it's not just empires, change is the only constant
Sofabeast comments on Sep 15, 2020:
The empire needs to expand or contract. It cannot maintain itself as a stable constant. I'll expand further later....
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
China stayed static for a long time, But it's not just empires, change is the only constant
Is this the end of America?
DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2020:
Trump cannot bring anything together unless you show openly that you like him. Think on that before you call him a leader.
It has been pointed out that MEGA hats are a "mark in the forehead." I found that rather comical.
One school of thought says Trump could resign at last minute so that Pence ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
@Bobby9 I think he may well try but I also think that one or two generals will "advise" him not to push it.
DenoPenno comments on Sep 15, 2020:
Trump cannot bring anything together unless you show openly that you like him. Think on that before you call him a leader.
It has been pointed out that MEGA hats are a "mark in the forehead." I found that rather comical.
One school of thought says Trump could resign at last minute so that Pence ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
@Bobby9 I think he may well try but I also think that one or two generals will "advise" him not to push it.
Hope your day was better then this .
273kelvin comments on Sep 15, 2020:
Would you mind if I copy-paste this to my FB page? I have some younger COVID sceptic people on there and I would like them to read this.
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
@NoMagicCookie Okay thanks. I hope things get easier soon. Btw you are still (just) behind the UK per capita death rate. We are at 41,000 so far with about single- double figures each day atm, Considering our population is around 1/5 of yours you have about a week or so before you are there. That's what makes me so mad about the sceptics here.
273kelvin comments on Sep 15, 2020:
Would you mind if I copy-paste this to my FB page? I have some younger COVID sceptic people on there and I would like them to read this.
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2020:
@NoMagicCookie Okay thanks. I hope things get easier soon. Btw you are still (just) behind the UK per capita death rate. We are at 41,000 so far with about single- double figures each day atm, Considering our population is around 1/5 of yours you have about a week or so before you are there. That's what makes me so mad about the sceptics here.
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