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Viagra will not turn you into James Bond but it can make you Roger Moore
Cast1es comments on Feb 21, 2020:
He was quite dashing .
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2020:
Not sure if you Americans use the word "Rodger" as a euphemism for sex? But we Brits do. As in "Rodger the lodger"
Cast1es comments on Feb 21, 2020:
He was quite dashing .
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2020:
Not sure if you Americans use the word "Rodger" as a euphemism for sex? But we Brits do. As in "Rodger the lodger"
I get it, The United States is not a Chiristian nation on the Books.
WilliamFleming comments on Feb 15, 2020:
Under the constitution the government can not favor any one religion. Can you name any laws that favor Christianity? If there are any they should be challenged in court.
Politicians want to win favor with the voters, and for that reason there are some government policies and laws that facilitate ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2020:
@p-nullifidian You have the 2nd amendment to protect you from an elected dictatorship. The monarchy fulfills the same function here. No ayatollah can usurp the church, no general can organize a coup as they all swear allegiance to the queen.
The odd one was Bulgaria. After the fall of the USSR and their satellites. The king came back from exile and stood as president on the condition that he abdicated all rights to the throne and would only serve one term in order to help with the transition. He got elected and I asked a Bulgain guy I worked with what he was like? "Well, he was okay at 1st but then he sent too long playing playboy with King Juan Carlos in Spain. That said he was a lot better than the corrupt bastards we have had since"
WilliamFleming comments on Feb 15, 2020:
Under the constitution the government can not favor any one religion. Can you name any laws that favor Christianity? If there are any they should be challenged in court.
Politicians want to win favor with the voters, and for that reason there are some government policies and laws that facilitate ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2020:
@p-nullifidian You have the 2nd amendment to protect you from an elected dictatorship. The monarchy fulfills the same function here. No ayatollah can usurp the church, no general can organize a coup as they all swear allegiance to the queen.
The odd one was Bulgaria. After the fall of the USSR and their satellites. The king came back from exile and stood as president on the condition that he abdicated all rights to the throne and would only serve one term in order to help with the transition. He got elected and I asked a Bulgain guy I worked with what he was like? "Well, he was okay at 1st but then he sent too long playing playboy with King Juan Carlos in Spain. That said he was a lot better than the corrupt bastards we have had since"
A guy on Match wrote, “You seem like a great person, but I’m not political.
Wenepai comments on Feb 20, 2020:
That's awesome. I wish more men would pay attention to my profiles. I always mention being liberal and being only interested in men who are left-leaning, and I still get men who match with me only to try and argue about why it's important to me.
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2020:
You have just reminded me of a great bit of TV. There was a talk show with a rather sexy politician Edwina Currie. The interviewer brought things around to underwear ie. Victoria Secret. Then one of the other guests Alan Coren made the best attack on sexism I have ever heard. "You would not be asking a male politician about these things.. Excuse me Mr, Gladstone. On which do you dress?"
Wenepai comments on Feb 20, 2020:
That's awesome. I wish more men would pay attention to my profiles. I always mention being liberal and being only interested in men who are left-leaning, and I still get men who match with me only to try and argue about why it's important to me.
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2020:
You have just reminded me of a great bit of TV. There was a talk show with a rather sexy politician Edwina Currie. The interviewer brought things around to underwear ie. Victoria Secret. Then one of the other guests Alan Coren made the best attack on sexism I have ever heard. "You would not be asking a male politician about these things.. Excuse me Mr, Gladstone. On which do you dress?"
The monthly brunch with Lou and Pat
(A satirical piece)
"Hello, Lou like hows it going?
St-Sinner comments on Feb 18, 2020:
Sorry, I started reading the joke. I just had lunch and fell asleep in the middle of reading.
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2020:
@BitFlipper "I hear yer"
St-Sinner comments on Feb 18, 2020:
Sorry, I started reading the joke. I just had lunch and fell asleep in the middle of reading.
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2020:
@BitFlipper "I hear yer"
I get it, The United States is not a Chiristian nation on the Books.
WilliamFleming comments on Feb 15, 2020:
Under the constitution the government can not favor any one religion. Can you name any laws that favor Christianity? If there are any they should be challenged in court.
Politicians want to win favor with the voters, and for that reason there are some government policies and laws that facilitate ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 20, 2020:
@p-nullifidian The UK is different as in we have them inside the tent... They have a few guaranteed seats in the lords which are mich weaker than your senate. So they get their say but no power.
The recent time they brought something up was in response to the current crisis in Ethiopia "As a bishop, I feel that it is incumbent upon me to raise the subject of locust plagues"
WilliamFleming comments on Feb 15, 2020:
Under the constitution the government can not favor any one religion. Can you name any laws that favor Christianity? If there are any they should be challenged in court.
Politicians want to win favor with the voters, and for that reason there are some government policies and laws that facilitate ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 20, 2020:
@p-nullifidian The UK is different as in we have them inside the tent... They have a few guaranteed seats in the lords which are mich weaker than your senate. So they get their say but no power.
The recent time they brought something up was in response to the current crisis in Ethiopia "As a bishop, I feel that it is incumbent upon me to raise the subject of locust plagues"
Since most folks here seem to "lean left" I have a question.
273kelvin comments on Feb 19, 2020:
It is used for both sexes in Israel. Some in the UK think it might be a good idea to re-introduce it but for some form of community service rather than the military.
Much as it was loathed at the time. The draft was at least more class and racially equal. Buying your way into the national guard or ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2020:
@Sticks48 Yes it was rife with corruption but on the whole a fairer system than now. The proportion of ethnic minorities and the lower classes is much higher now. The choice between a mac uniform or a military one when the system gave you a shit education is stark.
If you are going to send young people off to war? It should not be just an economic choice for them and if everyone's kids paid the dues then we might be less eager to send them?
273kelvin comments on Feb 19, 2020:
It is used for both sexes in Israel. Some in the UK think it might be a good idea to re-introduce it but for some form of community service rather than the military.
Much as it was loathed at the time. The draft was at least more class and racially equal. Buying your way into the national guard or ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2020:
@Sticks48 Yes it was rife with corruption but on the whole a fairer system than now. The proportion of ethnic minorities and the lower classes is much higher now. The choice between a mac uniform or a military one when the system gave you a shit education is stark.
If you are going to send young people off to war? It should not be just an economic choice for them and if everyone's kids paid the dues then we might be less eager to send them?
Have you ever thought of religion and communism as not being that different?
273kelvin comments on Feb 19, 2020:
There are some similarities. Both top-down attempts to force society into a certain path for its own good. However, because it claims no divinity, communism can be adapted to suit. You can take some parts and use them without adapting to the whole package. For example FDRs new deal. You cannot be a ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2020:
@twill No, it has not. Most of the basic problem is the top-down system. Whilst very efficient in some respects, it can be disastrous in others. Marxist ideas of redistribution of wealth are essential to any mixed economy (inc the US) but the blanket application is too liable to personality cult and corruption.
273kelvin comments on Feb 19, 2020:
There are some similarities. Both top-down attempts to force society into a certain path for its own good. However, because it claims no divinity, communism can be adapted to suit. You can take some parts and use them without adapting to the whole package. For example FDRs new deal. You cannot be a ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2020:
@twill No, it has not. Most of the basic problem is the top-down system. Whilst very efficient in some respects, it can be disastrous in others. Marxist ideas of redistribution of wealth are essential to any mixed economy (inc the US) but the blanket application is too liable to personality cult and corruption.
Have you ever thought of religion and communism as not being that different?
273kelvin comments on Feb 19, 2020:
There are some similarities. Both top-down attempts to force society into a certain path for its own good. However, because it claims no divinity, communism can be adapted to suit. You can take some parts and use them without adapting to the whole package. For example FDRs new deal. You cannot be a ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2020:
@Novelty It was Marx who coined both terms and thought that socialism was a precursor to communism
273kelvin comments on Feb 19, 2020:
There are some similarities. Both top-down attempts to force society into a certain path for its own good. However, because it claims no divinity, communism can be adapted to suit. You can take some parts and use them without adapting to the whole package. For example FDRs new deal. You cannot be a ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2020:
@Novelty It was Marx who coined both terms and thought that socialism was a precursor to communism
The monthly brunch with Lou and Pat
(A satirical piece)
"Hello, Lou like hows it going?
girlwithsmiles comments on Feb 18, 2020:
So the implication being he has nazi sympathies? A little subtle at the end, not quite sure on the final implication of the Wagner.
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2020:
Not so much nazi sympathies but Wagner is full of controversy and that was definitely part of my choice. Mostly because it seemed to the closest intellectual equivalent of main-lining heroin.
girlwithsmiles comments on Feb 18, 2020:
So the implication being he has nazi sympathies? A little subtle at the end, not quite sure on the final implication of the Wagner.
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2020:
Not so much nazi sympathies but Wagner is full of controversy and that was definitely part of my choice. Mostly because it seemed to the closest intellectual equivalent of main-lining heroin.
Don't you just love the sort of day we've just had here?
273kelvin comments on Feb 18, 2020:
Was most of it on the plain?
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2020:
@EyesThatSmile Lerner was talking with Rex Harrison. They both wanted to keep as much of Shaw as they could in the musical. Then the subject of their respective ex-wives came up. (Between them it came to 5) And how life would be simpler if they were gay. Lerner said goodbye and before he had crossed St James park he wrote "Why can't a man be more like a woman"
BTW the original Shaw play and the film caused great controversy with the censors. It was the first time the word "bloody" had been heard on stage or screen.
273kelvin comments on Feb 18, 2020:
Was most of it on the plain?
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2020:
@EyesThatSmile Lerner was talking with Rex Harrison. They both wanted to keep as much of Shaw as they could in the musical. Then the subject of their respective ex-wives came up. (Between them it came to 5) And how life would be simpler if they were gay. Lerner said goodbye and before he had crossed St James park he wrote "Why can't a man be more like a woman"
BTW the original Shaw play and the film caused great controversy with the censors. It was the first time the word "bloody" had been heard on stage or screen.
Don't you just love the sort of day we've just had here?
273kelvin comments on Feb 18, 2020:
Was most of it on the plain?
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2020:
@EyesThatSmile I watched the 1938 film "Pygmalion" a few weeks back. With an original screenplay by Shaw.
https://youtu.be/tmdPj_XbF30
273kelvin comments on Feb 18, 2020:
Was most of it on the plain?
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2020:
@EyesThatSmile I watched the 1938 film "Pygmalion" a few weeks back. With an original screenplay by Shaw.
https://youtu.be/tmdPj_XbF30
The monthly brunch with Lou and Pat
(A satirical piece)
"Hello, Lou like hows it going?
Cutiebeauty comments on Feb 18, 2020:
After about the tenth "like " .... Sorry, I can't go on.. Ugh...
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2020:
Sorry, but it was character-driven. I detest the word myself almost as much as the word "awesome"
Cutiebeauty comments on Feb 18, 2020:
After about the tenth "like " .... Sorry, I can't go on.. Ugh...
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2020:
Sorry, but it was character-driven. I detest the word myself almost as much as the word "awesome"
The monthly brunch with Lou and Pat
(A satirical piece)
"Hello, Lou like hows it going?
St-Sinner comments on Feb 18, 2020:
Sorry, I started reading the joke. I just had lunch and fell asleep in the middle of reading.
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2020:
Well sorry for posting in a Fox-news-zone. As Noel Coward once said in Vegas "I used to play before the cafe society Now I play for the Nescafe society"
St-Sinner comments on Feb 18, 2020:
Sorry, I started reading the joke. I just had lunch and fell asleep in the middle of reading.
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2020:
Well sorry for posting in a Fox-news-zone. As Noel Coward once said in Vegas "I used to play before the cafe society Now I play for the Nescafe society"
Pete Atkin - Lady of a day
This seems to be an earworm for me atm.
FearlessFly comments on Feb 18, 2020:
Pete Atkin (born 22 August 1945) is a British singer-songwriter and radio producer notable for his 1970s musical collaborations with Clive James and for producing the BBC Radio 4 series This Sceptred Isle.
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2020:
Yep you got him
FearlessFly comments on Feb 18, 2020:
Pete Atkin (born 22 August 1945) is a British singer-songwriter and radio producer notable for his 1970s musical collaborations with Clive James and for producing the BBC Radio 4 series This Sceptred Isle.
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2020:
Yep you got him
I have been a member on this site now for nearly two years and I have come to an interesting ...
LenHazell53 comments on Feb 18, 2020:
WHAT? I'm a man and I've never insulted any of these Nerks and Wazzocks, ya daft old besom 😉😉
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2020:
@Marionville Unless they Dylan fans when he went electric
LenHazell53 comments on Feb 18, 2020:
WHAT? I'm a man and I've never insulted any of these Nerks and Wazzocks, ya daft old besom 😉😉
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2020:
@Marionville Unless they Dylan fans when he went electric
I'm not sure into which category to post this speculation, so I eventually plumped for "general"
...
273kelvin comments on Feb 14, 2020:
Most likely a morality tale to ward off rampant homosexuality. A practice that killed off Sparta.
273kelvin replies on Feb 17, 2020:
@prometheus That would presuppose infidelity by the Spartan wives. A highly dishonorable act. They were an elite fighting force with very strict codes, similar to the samurai.
273kelvin comments on Feb 14, 2020:
Most likely a morality tale to ward off rampant homosexuality. A practice that killed off Sparta.
273kelvin replies on Feb 17, 2020:
@prometheus That would presuppose infidelity by the Spartan wives. A highly dishonorable act. They were an elite fighting force with very strict codes, similar to the samurai.
I watched "What On Earth" to discover that we have satellites everywhere that can zoom in on ...
kiramea comments on Feb 16, 2020:
Actually they have found something that they say looks like it could be Noah's Arc. They can't excavate because Turkey won't allow them to.
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2020:
@OwlInASack I did look this up a while back. There have been some expeditions there but only anecdotal evidence of an ark. The area is restricted due to it being on military land and near the border.
kiramea comments on Feb 16, 2020:
Actually they have found something that they say looks like it could be Noah's Arc. They can't excavate because Turkey won't allow them to.
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2020:
@OwlInASack I did look this up a while back. There have been some expeditions there but only anecdotal evidence of an ark. The area is restricted due to it being on military land and near the border.
I get it, The United States is not a Chiristian nation on the Books.
WilliamFleming comments on Feb 15, 2020:
Under the constitution the government can not favor any one religion. Can you name any laws that favor Christianity? If there are any they should be challenged in court.
Politicians want to win favor with the voters, and for that reason there are some government policies and laws that facilitate ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2020:
@WilliamFleming In which Hindu God would trust? Not to mention Scientologists etc. Admittedly "God" is quite all-encompassing but only for monastic religions.
WilliamFleming comments on Feb 15, 2020:
Under the constitution the government can not favor any one religion. Can you name any laws that favor Christianity? If there are any they should be challenged in court.
Politicians want to win favor with the voters, and for that reason there are some government policies and laws that facilitate ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2020:
@WilliamFleming In which Hindu God would trust? Not to mention Scientologists etc. Admittedly "God" is quite all-encompassing but only for monastic religions.
I get it, The United States is not a Chiristian nation on the Books.
WilliamFleming comments on Feb 15, 2020:
Under the constitution the government can not favor any one religion. Can you name any laws that favor Christianity? If there are any they should be challenged in court.
Politicians want to win favor with the voters, and for that reason there are some government policies and laws that facilitate ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2020:
"In God we trust" and "One nation under God" does not outwardly favor Christianity but it does exclude Hinduism, Buddhism, Atheist/agnostic, and to a certain extent Islam in that God is not their name for him. Not to mention Vikings or Pastafarians
WilliamFleming comments on Feb 15, 2020:
Under the constitution the government can not favor any one religion. Can you name any laws that favor Christianity? If there are any they should be challenged in court.
Politicians want to win favor with the voters, and for that reason there are some government policies and laws that facilitate ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2020:
"In God we trust" and "One nation under God" does not outwardly favor Christianity but it does exclude Hinduism, Buddhism, Atheist/agnostic, and to a certain extent Islam in that God is not their name for him. Not to mention Vikings or Pastafarians
Post valentines but on a romantic theme.
LenHazell53 comments on Feb 16, 2020:
The late and sadly missed Alan Rickman in his break out role, though this is always my favourite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUDntpV_HdQ
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2020:
His OTT performance was the only redeeming part of the entire movie.
LenHazell53 comments on Feb 16, 2020:
The late and sadly missed Alan Rickman in his break out role, though this is always my favourite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUDntpV_HdQ
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2020:
His OTT performance was the only redeeming part of the entire movie.
Religion has always been used as a tool to control the population.
TheMiddleWay comments on Feb 13, 2020:
Your post is unfortunately full of stereotypes. :(
I've no doubt that this is undoubtedly your experience but you'd do well to not extrapolate based upon the limited number of religious people you interact with as well as our self-biased access of the news and information about the religious, ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay PS. the most obscure joke I ever told was this. When working for a theoretical physicist who had just started at Liverpool University (Some knowledge of UK sports would be essential to get this joke).
"Are you Everettonion or not?"
TheMiddleWay comments on Feb 13, 2020:
Your post is unfortunately full of stereotypes. :(
I've no doubt that this is undoubtedly your experience but you'd do well to not extrapolate based upon the limited number of religious people you interact with as well as our self-biased access of the news and information about the religious, ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay PS. the most obscure joke I ever told was this. When working for a theoretical physicist who had just started at Liverpool University (Some knowledge of UK sports would be essential to get this joke).
"Are you Everettonion or not?"
Religion has always been used as a tool to control the population.
TheMiddleWay comments on Feb 13, 2020:
Your post is unfortunately full of stereotypes. :(
I've no doubt that this is undoubtedly your experience but you'd do well to not extrapolate based upon the limited number of religious people you interact with as well as our self-biased access of the news and information about the religious, ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay I just looked up "brainwashing" and yes it does contain re-education as part of the definition but I also took it to be more inclusive."(also known as mind control, menticide, coercive persuasion, thought control, thought reform, and re-education)". Learning by rote in childhood is a form of mind control. If the fabric is clean already? You don't have to wash it before printing. Once the idea of a mythical being becomes ingrained, then you can re-educate. "I don't wanna go to bed" "Santa is watching you"
An interesting story on the subject by the English writer James Clavell. His daughter came home from her school in LA and demanded a dollar off him...
https://archive.org/stream/TheChildrensStory-ButNotJustForChildren_224/tcs_djvu.txt
or
https://youtu.be/NRrQQYB6Nd4
TheMiddleWay comments on Feb 13, 2020:
Your post is unfortunately full of stereotypes. :(
I've no doubt that this is undoubtedly your experience but you'd do well to not extrapolate based upon the limited number of religious people you interact with as well as our self-biased access of the news and information about the religious, ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay I just looked up "brainwashing" and yes it does contain re-education as part of the definition but I also took it to be more inclusive."(also known as mind control, menticide, coercive persuasion, thought control, thought reform, and re-education)". Learning by rote in childhood is a form of mind control. If the fabric is clean already? You don't have to wash it before printing. Once the idea of a mythical being becomes ingrained, then you can re-educate. "I don't wanna go to bed" "Santa is watching you"
An interesting story on the subject by the English writer James Clavell. His daughter came home from her school in LA and demanded a dollar off him...
https://archive.org/stream/TheChildrensStory-ButNotJustForChildren_224/tcs_djvu.txt
or
https://youtu.be/NRrQQYB6Nd4
I'm not sure into which category to post this speculation, so I eventually plumped for "general"
...
273kelvin comments on Feb 14, 2020:
Most likely a morality tale to ward off rampant homosexuality. A practice that killed off Sparta.
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2020:
@brentan I got it from a BBC documentary, so I assumed the historian was of note and the facts were kosha.
273kelvin comments on Feb 14, 2020:
Most likely a morality tale to ward off rampant homosexuality. A practice that killed off Sparta.
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2020:
@brentan I got it from a BBC documentary, so I assumed the historian was of note and the facts were kosha.
Tonight I was watching Babylon 5 and Stargate and people were reading newspapers.
273kelvin comments on Feb 13, 2020:
There is a bit in "Red Drawf" latest outing, where they access archive videotape for references.
"Why did they still use such an antiquated format?"
"They did try a much better system called DVD`s but some inexplicable reason, humans seemed to be biologically incapable of replacing them back in ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2020:
@IrishTxJudy A UK TV station called "Dave" after Lister himself, shows 99% repeats but commissioned 4 one-off episodes In it they had to go back to earth to stop from being "written off". Lister confronts Craig Charles on the set of a soap he is in now. Craig looks at his drink and decides to go back to rehab.
Btw Craig Charles is a damn fine DJ as I can attest to.
273kelvin comments on Feb 13, 2020:
There is a bit in "Red Drawf" latest outing, where they access archive videotape for references.
"Why did they still use such an antiquated format?"
"They did try a much better system called DVD`s but some inexplicable reason, humans seemed to be biologically incapable of replacing them back in ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2020:
@IrishTxJudy A UK TV station called "Dave" after Lister himself, shows 99% repeats but commissioned 4 one-off episodes In it they had to go back to earth to stop from being "written off". Lister confronts Craig Charles on the set of a soap he is in now. Craig looks at his drink and decides to go back to rehab.
Btw Craig Charles is a damn fine DJ as I can attest to.
I'm not sure into which category to post this speculation, so I eventually plumped for "general"
...
273kelvin comments on Feb 14, 2020:
Most likely a morality tale to ward off rampant homosexuality. A practice that killed off Sparta.
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2020:
@brentan Oh but it does. Young boys were given to a mentor to train. Homosexuality was the norm in Sparta. You attacked with your right hand whilst defending the guy on your left with your shield. It was thought that you would be more loyal to someone you had had sex with than just another comrade
The trouble was that guys got too into gay sex and it became a problem for them to make babies with their wives. One trick was where the wife would dress as a young boy and get a room in the tavern. Hubby would go out drinking with his mates and then take a break. Fuck his wife doggie style then return to the table. Even those ploys grew stale though and Spartans went from a large force to an elite officer class. Eventually being beaten by the Thracians
273kelvin comments on Feb 14, 2020:
Most likely a morality tale to ward off rampant homosexuality. A practice that killed off Sparta.
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2020:
@brentan Oh but it does. Young boys were given to a mentor to train. Homosexuality was the norm in Sparta. You attacked with your right hand whilst defending the guy on your left with your shield. It was thought that you would be more loyal to someone you had had sex with than just another comrade
The trouble was that guys got too into gay sex and it became a problem for them to make babies with their wives. One trick was where the wife would dress as a young boy and get a room in the tavern. Hubby would go out drinking with his mates and then take a break. Fuck his wife doggie style then return to the table. Even those ploys grew stale though and Spartans went from a large force to an elite officer class. Eventually being beaten by the Thracians
An acquaintance of mine is transsexual.
Cast1es comments on Feb 14, 2020:
I have friends heading in opposite directions with some already having surgery and on hormone medications . While I accept them either way , with the advantages men have in this world , I find it difficult to comprehend why they want to become womanish . On the other hand , I don't understand why a ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2020:
I can never understand how a woman could find a man attractive. I am glad that most of you do but to me, we are all hair and knobbly bits
Cast1es comments on Feb 14, 2020:
I have friends heading in opposite directions with some already having surgery and on hormone medications . While I accept them either way , with the advantages men have in this world , I find it difficult to comprehend why they want to become womanish . On the other hand , I don't understand why a ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2020:
I can never understand how a woman could find a man attractive. I am glad that most of you do but to me, we are all hair and knobbly bits
Religion has always been used as a tool to control the population.
TheMiddleWay comments on Feb 13, 2020:
Your post is unfortunately full of stereotypes. :(
I've no doubt that this is undoubtedly your experience but you'd do well to not extrapolate based upon the limited number of religious people you interact with as well as our self-biased access of the news and information about the religious, ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2020:
What is brainwashing as opposed to teaching? Your time's tables, the lords' prayer, or pledge of allegiance. All mastered by rote and repartition. The ends are different but not the means.
A child has no more reason to doubt their elders when it comes to God giving us our daily bread than it has to doubt 7x7=49 or one nation under God indivisible, with liberty and justice for all They simply repeat and recite until it`s in there forever.
And it never stops. Advertising agencies are spending millions dreaming up new slogans. Repeat them often enough and you will buy their crap. Otherwise, why would they bother?
Common prayer and hymns also reinforces the childhood model into adulthood. Sports chants are similar. The collective pushing you towards a common unity.
History is littered with examples of the norm being overturned. Yet when we look back it is perplexing why people could not see it before. Part of us will always believe that Lizzie Borden took an axe..
TheMiddleWay comments on Feb 13, 2020:
Your post is unfortunately full of stereotypes. :(
I've no doubt that this is undoubtedly your experience but you'd do well to not extrapolate based upon the limited number of religious people you interact with as well as our self-biased access of the news and information about the religious, ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2020:
What is brainwashing as opposed to teaching? Your time's tables, the lords' prayer, or pledge of allegiance. All mastered by rote and repartition. The ends are different but not the means.
A child has no more reason to doubt their elders when it comes to God giving us our daily bread than it has to doubt 7x7=49 or one nation under God indivisible, with liberty and justice for all They simply repeat and recite until it`s in there forever.
And it never stops. Advertising agencies are spending millions dreaming up new slogans. Repeat them often enough and you will buy their crap. Otherwise, why would they bother?
Common prayer and hymns also reinforces the childhood model into adulthood. Sports chants are similar. The collective pushing you towards a common unity.
History is littered with examples of the norm being overturned. Yet when we look back it is perplexing why people could not see it before. Part of us will always believe that Lizzie Borden took an axe..
Marianne Faithfull - Broken English
Can hate be a good thing?
FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:
Written by Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Steve York and Terry Stannard, the song's lyrical theme revolves around terrorism. The inspiration behind the song was Ulrike Meinhof, a co-founder of the terrorist group Baader-Meinhof Gang. Faithfull allegedly got the idea for the song after ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2020:
Thank you, I did not know that
FearlessFly comments on Feb 13, 2020:
Written by Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Steve York and Terry Stannard, the song's lyrical theme revolves around terrorism. The inspiration behind the song was Ulrike Meinhof, a co-founder of the terrorist group Baader-Meinhof Gang. Faithfull allegedly got the idea for the song after ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2020:
Thank you, I did not know that
Moving on to "Ragnarok" on Netflix.
273kelvin comments on Feb 11, 2020:
I watched it dubbed, seemed to come like that. What gets me is Japanese cartoons with subtitles. I can see the artistic point of not dubbing live-action but not cartoons.
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2020:
@LenHazell53 I get your point about Anime being a serious art form. But that does not mean that they could not have a, Got top-notch English speaking actors to do the voices or b, Had the original Japanese actors to it again in English. Sure you do get the cadence of the voice but as you are simultaneously reading the subtitles. It can render it mute. Personally I think it is more about artistic snobbery.
273kelvin comments on Feb 11, 2020:
I watched it dubbed, seemed to come like that. What gets me is Japanese cartoons with subtitles. I can see the artistic point of not dubbing live-action but not cartoons.
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2020:
@LenHazell53 I get your point about Anime being a serious art form. But that does not mean that they could not have a, Got top-notch English speaking actors to do the voices or b, Had the original Japanese actors to it again in English. Sure you do get the cadence of the voice but as you are simultaneously reading the subtitles. It can render it mute. Personally I think it is more about artistic snobbery.
Bernie supporters often argue if Bernie was nominated in 2016.
273kelvin comments on Feb 12, 2020:
Your post misses a few salient points, namely how bad both candidates were. In a system designed to pick the best, it somehow managed to pick the least of the worst. As a brit, I am not as steeped in US politics as yourself but even I knew that Hillary was the most hated US politician on the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2020:
@OwlInASack She won the popular vote because Trump is a prick not because people really wanted her.
JC was a car crash of a leader. Don't get me wrong. I voted labour but reluctantly so. The left is very fond of words like "if, should and imagine" but we do not live in a rom-com. MPs "should have got behind him, why? He never backed any labour govt votes. Yes, there was a lot of media bias against him but that has been true of nearly every labour leader in history. You cannot say that he did not get enough coverage. The election was the Corbyn, Corbyn, and Corbyn show. Everyone goes on about how decent and upright he is. Well if he was that decent? then he should have stood down after losing in 2016. Should have gone to May when she lost the 1st Brexit vote and hammered out a bipartisan deal. Should have realized that the UK has never voted in a radical labour party from scratch (1945 was an incumbent coalition govt) and worked with the Blairites to create a broad spectrum of policies. The result is we have 5 more years of Tory shit to put up with and the odds are they will get in again next time. So thanks for nowt JC.
Here lies the grave of Albert May
Who died defending his right of way
He was right, right, right all along, all along
But he`s just as dead as if he was wrong
273kelvin comments on Feb 12, 2020:
Your post misses a few salient points, namely how bad both candidates were. In a system designed to pick the best, it somehow managed to pick the least of the worst. As a brit, I am not as steeped in US politics as yourself but even I knew that Hillary was the most hated US politician on the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2020:
@OwlInASack She won the popular vote because Trump is a prick not because people really wanted her.
JC was a car crash of a leader. Don't get me wrong. I voted labour but reluctantly so. The left is very fond of words like "if, should and imagine" but we do not live in a rom-com. MPs "should have got behind him, why? He never backed any labour govt votes. Yes, there was a lot of media bias against him but that has been true of nearly every labour leader in history. You cannot say that he did not get enough coverage. The election was the Corbyn, Corbyn, and Corbyn show. Everyone goes on about how decent and upright he is. Well if he was that decent? then he should have stood down after losing in 2016. Should have gone to May when she lost the 1st Brexit vote and hammered out a bipartisan deal. Should have realized that the UK has never voted in a radical labour party from scratch (1945 was an incumbent coalition govt) and worked with the Blairites to create a broad spectrum of policies. The result is we have 5 more years of Tory shit to put up with and the odds are they will get in again next time. So thanks for nowt JC.
Here lies the grave of Albert May
Who died defending his right of way
He was right, right, right all along, all along
But he`s just as dead as if he was wrong
Bernie supporters often argue if Bernie was nominated in 2016.
273kelvin comments on Feb 12, 2020:
Your post misses a few salient points, namely how bad both candidates were. In a system designed to pick the best, it somehow managed to pick the least of the worst. As a brit, I am not as steeped in US politics as yourself but even I knew that Hillary was the most hated US politician on the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2020:
@OwlInASack It was a double whammy. She got it from sexist guys for simply being a woman and from feminists for standing by her man after his infidelity.
Although how she got to be so hated is largely irrelevant. Entering a race with only one shoe on is dumb, no matter how it came off.
273kelvin comments on Feb 12, 2020:
Your post misses a few salient points, namely how bad both candidates were. In a system designed to pick the best, it somehow managed to pick the least of the worst. As a brit, I am not as steeped in US politics as yourself but even I knew that Hillary was the most hated US politician on the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2020:
@OwlInASack It was a double whammy. She got it from sexist guys for simply being a woman and from feminists for standing by her man after his infidelity.
Although how she got to be so hated is largely irrelevant. Entering a race with only one shoe on is dumb, no matter how it came off.
Lust Is Complicated, But Studies Show These 19 Things Make Men More Attractive to Women
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Haemish1 comments on Feb 10, 2020:
I hope the women who had to sniff the guys underarm pads were well compensated.
273kelvin replies on Feb 10, 2020:
That would depend on the time of the month? Studies show that whilst humans are the only mammal where the female displays no outward sign that she is ovulating. A clue can be had by this is the only time that she finds men's sweat attractive
Haemish1 comments on Feb 10, 2020:
I hope the women who had to sniff the guys underarm pads were well compensated.
273kelvin replies on Feb 10, 2020:
That would depend on the time of the month? Studies show that whilst humans are the only mammal where the female displays no outward sign that she is ovulating. A clue can be had by this is the only time that she finds men's sweat attractive
Not having been on a real date in a very long time, I was thinking of inviting someone.
Allamanda comments on Feb 9, 2020:
don't they say 3 of 5 Americans are of Irish ancestry? You should have a vast choice!
273kelvin replies on Feb 10, 2020:
@Allamanda It is the Irish boomerang - It does not come back just spends the next 25 years singing songs about coming back
Allamanda comments on Feb 9, 2020:
don't they say 3 of 5 Americans are of Irish ancestry? You should have a vast choice!
273kelvin replies on Feb 10, 2020:
@Allamanda It is the Irish boomerang - It does not come back just spends the next 25 years singing songs about coming back
Busking
A good word that has two slightly different meanings.
tipi comments on Feb 9, 2020:
We can say (season) holidays songs.
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2020:
You can say what you want. I will call then what there were, Xmas songs
tipi comments on Feb 9, 2020:
We can say (season) holidays songs.
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2020:
You can say what you want. I will call then what there were, Xmas songs
The death of Stalin - Netflix
A wonderful piece of satire.
Storm1752 comments on Feb 8, 2020:
Classic.
Reminds me a little of Spinal Tap's deadpan humor; very different but similar tone.
273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2020:
The same guys did "the thick of it". Which they say is also on Netflix
https://youtu.be/qjKHPv7b3fQ
Storm1752 comments on Feb 8, 2020:
Classic.
Reminds me a little of Spinal Tap's deadpan humor; very different but similar tone.
273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2020:
The same guys did "the thick of it". Which they say is also on Netflix
https://youtu.be/qjKHPv7b3fQ
So, its been about a month since she physically moved out and about a year since she moved on ...
273kelvin comments on Feb 8, 2020:
What concerns me more is your weight loss. The transition to single life is hard enough emotionally and not much can help with that. However, there is some practical advice that you can use regarding food.
When you were a couple, meals were planned as a joint exercise. The weekly supermarket trip ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2020:
@Seminarian Stay strong bud. Things will get easier, there is light at the end of the tunnel and it is not always New Jersey.
273kelvin comments on Feb 8, 2020:
What concerns me more is your weight loss. The transition to single life is hard enough emotionally and not much can help with that. However, there is some practical advice that you can use regarding food.
When you were a couple, meals were planned as a joint exercise. The weekly supermarket trip ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2020:
@Seminarian Stay strong bud. Things will get easier, there is light at the end of the tunnel and it is not always New Jersey.
Exclusive: Netflix reveals its 9 government takedown requests
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273kelvin comments on Feb 8, 2020:
Understandable from Netflix's point of view. No real reason to argue the toss. They are an entertainment site, not a news network. Although some of their documentaries are hard-hitting.
273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2020:
@gNappyHead There are groups on here and many sites inc. FB that are a-political. If a member posts something that breaches those guidelines then they will be asked to remove them or they will be deleted.
Netflix is an entertainment business, however, art and politics sometimes overlap. Artists may wish to change society but it's not incumbent upon the vehicle for that art to incur possible financial losses for the artist's sake. If they did stand up to censorship? We could all applaud their stance but it would not pay the payroll.
When the cartoon of Mohamed first appeared in a Danish magazine and the death threats followed. A campaign to get every western newspaper and publication to reprint the offending cartoon was organized. Had it been successful, the fundamentalist jihad would have had no specific target. Just a broad spectrum of newspaper outlets. Unfortunately, not one of our great, good, and worthy publications. from the NYT to the USA today, Guardian to the Sun stood up for the cause of a free press and put their money where their mouth is, not one. The results were what we saw in Demark and Paris. So if the Washington Post can chicken out? so can Netflix.
273kelvin comments on Feb 8, 2020:
Understandable from Netflix's point of view. No real reason to argue the toss. They are an entertainment site, not a news network. Although some of their documentaries are hard-hitting.
273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2020:
@gNappyHead There are groups on here and many sites inc. FB that are a-political. If a member posts something that breaches those guidelines then they will be asked to remove them or they will be deleted.
Netflix is an entertainment business, however, art and politics sometimes overlap. Artists may wish to change society but it's not incumbent upon the vehicle for that art to incur possible financial losses for the artist's sake. If they did stand up to censorship? We could all applaud their stance but it would not pay the payroll.
When the cartoon of Mohamed first appeared in a Danish magazine and the death threats followed. A campaign to get every western newspaper and publication to reprint the offending cartoon was organized. Had it been successful, the fundamentalist jihad would have had no specific target. Just a broad spectrum of newspaper outlets. Unfortunately, not one of our great, good, and worthy publications. from the NYT to the USA today, Guardian to the Sun stood up for the cause of a free press and put their money where their mouth is, not one. The results were what we saw in Demark and Paris. So if the Washington Post can chicken out? so can Netflix.
"What will you do to me?
phoenixone1 comments on Feb 7, 2020:
Interesting...very interesting...nice writing.
273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2020:
@phoenixone1 I have her back at his flat standing naked and blindfolded but how to proceed is eluding me
phoenixone1 comments on Feb 7, 2020:
Interesting...very interesting...nice writing.
273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2020:
@phoenixone1 I have her back at his flat standing naked and blindfolded but how to proceed is eluding me
"What will you do to me?
phoenixone1 comments on Feb 7, 2020:
Interesting...very interesting...nice writing.
273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2020:
@phoenixone1 Writer's block lol
phoenixone1 comments on Feb 7, 2020:
Interesting...very interesting...nice writing.
273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2020:
@phoenixone1 Writer's block lol
"What will you do to me?
phoenixone1 comments on Feb 7, 2020:
Interesting...very interesting...nice writing.
273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2020:
There another part to it that I think I put on here. but I am kinda blocked for now
https://vocal.media/stories/what-will-you-do-to-me-pt-2
phoenixone1 comments on Feb 7, 2020:
Interesting...very interesting...nice writing.
273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2020:
There another part to it that I think I put on here. but I am kinda blocked for now
https://vocal.media/stories/what-will-you-do-to-me-pt-2
Franklin Graham was dropped by every venue on his planned UK tour.
Emerald comments on Feb 6, 2020:
Proud of the UK venues for this. But we all know he will parlay this into "proof" of the "war on christianity."
273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2020:
We have 2 cathedrals here, one at each end of Hope street. No war on Christianity just hate.
Emerald comments on Feb 6, 2020:
Proud of the UK venues for this. But we all know he will parlay this into "proof" of the "war on christianity."
273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2020:
We have 2 cathedrals here, one at each end of Hope street. No war on Christianity just hate.
JLo and Shakira Superbowl Halftime.
aintmisbehaven comments on Feb 4, 2020:
stripper wannabe's.........
don't get me wrong, I like strippers as much as the next guy.... I just don't think TV at that hour of the night is the place for such dancing....
273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2020:
@aintmisbehaven Generally - Very much a storm in a teacup compared to everything else going on. I think a lot of people (present company excepted) were more upset by the subtle political message in the act but cannot come out and say it
aintmisbehaven comments on Feb 4, 2020:
stripper wannabe's.........
don't get me wrong, I like strippers as much as the next guy.... I just don't think TV at that hour of the night is the place for such dancing....
273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2020:
@aintmisbehaven Generally - Very much a storm in a teacup compared to everything else going on. I think a lot of people (present company excepted) were more upset by the subtle political message in the act but cannot come out and say it
JLo and Shakira Superbowl Halftime.
aintmisbehaven comments on Feb 4, 2020:
stripper wannabe's.........
don't get me wrong, I like strippers as much as the next guy.... I just don't think TV at that hour of the night is the place for such dancing....
273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2020:
@aintmisbehaven I got that but what I am saying that American sports have a half-time tradition that`s far more inappropriate. Yet because it is ingrained into the fabric of your culture. You fail to notice the sexualization of children going on all the time. Perhaps because I see with an outsider's eyes I notice the wood for the trees.
The half-time show was raunchy but averagely so for any pop video that can be seen on MTV or Youtube.
As for the time and place argument. You are watching 22 full-grown athletic guys, slam into each other with all the force they can muster. But heaven forbid that a little sex might accompany the violence. This is the kind of hypocrisy that makes me detest the Christian moralists that infect our society. You can watch theft, murder, and war on prime time TV but don't allude to where babies come from.
aintmisbehaven comments on Feb 4, 2020:
stripper wannabe's.........
don't get me wrong, I like strippers as much as the next guy.... I just don't think TV at that hour of the night is the place for such dancing....
273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2020:
@aintmisbehaven I got that but what I am saying that American sports have a half-time tradition that`s far more inappropriate. Yet because it is ingrained into the fabric of your culture. You fail to notice the sexualization of children going on all the time. Perhaps because I see with an outsider's eyes I notice the wood for the trees.
The half-time show was raunchy but averagely so for any pop video that can be seen on MTV or Youtube.
As for the time and place argument. You are watching 22 full-grown athletic guys, slam into each other with all the force they can muster. But heaven forbid that a little sex might accompany the violence. This is the kind of hypocrisy that makes me detest the Christian moralists that infect our society. You can watch theft, murder, and war on prime time TV but don't allude to where babies come from.
JLo and Shakira Superbowl Halftime.
aintmisbehaven comments on Feb 4, 2020:
stripper wannabe's.........
don't get me wrong, I like strippers as much as the next guy.... I just don't think TV at that hour of the night is the place for such dancing....
273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2020:
@aintmisbehaven But highschool girls showing off their knickers every week is fine?
aintmisbehaven comments on Feb 4, 2020:
stripper wannabe's.........
don't get me wrong, I like strippers as much as the next guy.... I just don't think TV at that hour of the night is the place for such dancing....
273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2020:
@aintmisbehaven But highschool girls showing off their knickers every week is fine?
My friend and user-interface designer who helped with this site has emerged from his hibernation and...
273kelvin comments on Feb 5, 2020:
Alerts; Like most I suspect, I scroll down and look for "commented on" or "tagged you". Then "reacted to" or "new posts". Would it be possible to group these alerts so we can deal with threads easier?
And would it also be possible to copy-paste pictures rather than download them first?
273kelvin replies on Feb 6, 2020:
@FrayedBear I use an old tower desktop so msgs are flagged separately as well as in my alerts
273kelvin comments on Feb 5, 2020:
Alerts; Like most I suspect, I scroll down and look for "commented on" or "tagged you". Then "reacted to" or "new posts". Would it be possible to group these alerts so we can deal with threads easier?
And would it also be possible to copy-paste pictures rather than download them first?
273kelvin replies on Feb 6, 2020:
@FrayedBear I use an old tower desktop so msgs are flagged separately as well as in my alerts
Todays two
Novelty comments on Feb 6, 2020:
I love the vampire one.
It’s like the alligator repellant my mom kept around, ask about it and she would say, “You don’t see any alligators around here do you?” Even though we lived a couple of hundred miles north of the furthest north alligator ever seen in history.
273kelvin replies on Feb 6, 2020:
That is like "My great-grandfather used to drive a steamroller over the Dutch mountains"
Novelty comments on Feb 6, 2020:
I love the vampire one.
It’s like the alligator repellant my mom kept around, ask about it and she would say, “You don’t see any alligators around here do you?” Even though we lived a couple of hundred miles north of the furthest north alligator ever seen in history.
273kelvin replies on Feb 6, 2020:
That is like "My great-grandfather used to drive a steamroller over the Dutch mountains"
My friend and user-interface designer who helped with this site has emerged from his hibernation and...
273kelvin comments on Feb 5, 2020:
Alerts; Like most I suspect, I scroll down and look for "commented on" or "tagged you". Then "reacted to" or "new posts". Would it be possible to group these alerts so we can deal with threads easier?
And would it also be possible to copy-paste pictures rather than download them first?
273kelvin replies on Feb 6, 2020:
@FrayedBear Messages I deal with promptly because they are signaled separately. Your delay may be down to an 11 hour time difference
273kelvin comments on Feb 5, 2020:
Alerts; Like most I suspect, I scroll down and look for "commented on" or "tagged you". Then "reacted to" or "new posts". Would it be possible to group these alerts so we can deal with threads easier?
And would it also be possible to copy-paste pictures rather than download them first?
273kelvin replies on Feb 6, 2020:
@FrayedBear Messages I deal with promptly because they are signaled separately. Your delay may be down to an 11 hour time difference
JLo and Shakira Superbowl Halftime.
aintmisbehaven comments on Feb 4, 2020:
stripper wannabe's.........
don't get me wrong, I like strippers as much as the next guy.... I just don't think TV at that hour of the night is the place for such dancing....
273kelvin replies on Feb 6, 2020:
@aintmisbehaven Maybe not Kieth and certainly not Bill but Mick has his moves like... whatshisname And not averse to stipping to the waist wearing leggins that show an ample codpiece.
The fact that you did not find Jaggers's performance overtly sexual. May mean that you suffer from heterosexuality. A condition found in about 10% of hairdressers, 40% of actors and 15% of pastoral preachers.
I did watch it but reviewed it again (purely in the cause of accuracy) and much of what you think is bear, is in fact flesh-colored fabric. Add to this it is IMHO far less obscene than the average high school football cheerleader performance. The sexualization of schoolgirls being a peodos wet dream.
aintmisbehaven comments on Feb 4, 2020:
stripper wannabe's.........
don't get me wrong, I like strippers as much as the next guy.... I just don't think TV at that hour of the night is the place for such dancing....
273kelvin replies on Feb 6, 2020:
@aintmisbehaven Maybe not Kieth and certainly not Bill but Mick has his moves like... whatshisname And not averse to stipping to the waist wearing leggins that show an ample codpiece.
The fact that you did not find Jaggers's performance overtly sexual. May mean that you suffer from heterosexuality. A condition found in about 10% of hairdressers, 40% of actors and 15% of pastoral preachers.
I did watch it but reviewed it again (purely in the cause of accuracy) and much of what you think is bear, is in fact flesh-colored fabric. Add to this it is IMHO far less obscene than the average high school football cheerleader performance. The sexualization of schoolgirls being a peodos wet dream.
"What will you do to me?
Wildflower comments on Mar 12, 2019:
I loved that story! Well done.
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@Wildflower You mean leave the lights on and don't close the curtains?
Wildflower comments on Mar 12, 2019:
I loved that story! Well done.
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@Wildflower You mean leave the lights on and don't close the curtains?
Attorney General Warns of 'Militant Secular Effort' to Drive Out Religion
273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Even if (and that is a big if) you accept the premise that the US constitution allowed minimum govt because it took religious social control as read.? That was then and this is now. The free market of ideas gives citizens the right to choose whether or not to follow these norms. We live in a more ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay Population density (people per sq. km) in the United States was reported at 35.77 sq.
You are not going to get an exact match but taken against a broad spectrum of 1st world historically western democracies. From Ireland to N.Z., the Czech Republic to Canada, all with varying population densities and incomes some higher or lower but all with a lower religious population and crime rate. Add to that the USAs religious belief has been historically much higher, it is falling now as is, funnily enough, the crime rate.
Now if a religious belief was a significant positive force in social control? We would see some evidence, when in fact we see the opposite.
The way I see it is if you have some 17-year-old guy and you give him a set of nearly impossible rules then he is going to fail. If stealing a car and having a wank is both wrong then he has already guilty of a gateway sin and the car is just another one.
Then you have those that lose their faith. If religion was all that kept you from bad choices then without it you are morally in the wild west.
To make the case for Christianity as an effective means of social control is as I have demonstrated dubious at best and fallacious at worst.
It is also been philosophically condemned on both sides. Bertrand Russell said you can make the same case for Santa and it is also condemned as heresy by the Catholic church.
273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Even if (and that is a big if) you accept the premise that the US constitution allowed minimum govt because it took religious social control as read.? That was then and this is now. The free market of ideas gives citizens the right to choose whether or not to follow these norms. We live in a more ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay Population density (people per sq. km) in the United States was reported at 35.77 sq.
You are not going to get an exact match but taken against a broad spectrum of 1st world historically western democracies. From Ireland to N.Z., the Czech Republic to Canada, all with varying population densities and incomes some higher or lower but all with a lower religious population and crime rate. Add to that the USAs religious belief has been historically much higher, it is falling now as is, funnily enough, the crime rate.
Now if a religious belief was a significant positive force in social control? We would see some evidence, when in fact we see the opposite.
The way I see it is if you have some 17-year-old guy and you give him a set of nearly impossible rules then he is going to fail. If stealing a car and having a wank is both wrong then he has already guilty of a gateway sin and the car is just another one.
Then you have those that lose their faith. If religion was all that kept you from bad choices then without it you are morally in the wild west.
To make the case for Christianity as an effective means of social control is as I have demonstrated dubious at best and fallacious at worst.
It is also been philosophically condemned on both sides. Bertrand Russell said you can make the same case for Santa and it is also condemned as heresy by the Catholic church.
"What will you do to me?
Wildflower comments on Mar 12, 2019:
I loved that story! Well done.
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@Wildflower No, we never did, perhaps we could resume?
Wildflower comments on Mar 12, 2019:
I loved that story! Well done.
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@Wildflower No, we never did, perhaps we could resume?
Attorney General Warns of 'Militant Secular Effort' to Drive Out Religion
273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Even if (and that is a big if) you accept the premise that the US constitution allowed minimum govt because it took religious social control as read.? That was then and this is now. The free market of ideas gives citizens the right to choose whether or not to follow these norms. We live in a more ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay Okay USA and Australia. Similar incomes, the population of immigrants, age of the country, plus endless miles of bugger all.
IF? Religion is a good method of social control then the USA should be far safer than Australia. Its influence would trump (pardon the pun) any other factors
273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Even if (and that is a big if) you accept the premise that the US constitution allowed minimum govt because it took religious social control as read.? That was then and this is now. The free market of ideas gives citizens the right to choose whether or not to follow these norms. We live in a more ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay Okay USA and Australia. Similar incomes, the population of immigrants, age of the country, plus endless miles of bugger all.
IF? Religion is a good method of social control then the USA should be far safer than Australia. Its influence would trump (pardon the pun) any other factors
Attorney General Warns of 'Militant Secular Effort' to Drive Out Religion
273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Even if (and that is a big if) you accept the premise that the US constitution allowed minimum govt because it took religious social control as read.? That was then and this is now. The free market of ideas gives citizens the right to choose whether or not to follow these norms. We live in a more ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay But it is fair to compare countries with similar incomes. Ethiopia with Malawi or The UK with the USA.
273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Even if (and that is a big if) you accept the premise that the US constitution allowed minimum govt because it took religious social control as read.? That was then and this is now. The free market of ideas gives citizens the right to choose whether or not to follow these norms. We live in a more ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay But it is fair to compare countries with similar incomes. Ethiopia with Malawi or The UK with the USA.
Have a new group folks...g:1123...check it out me hardies...Arghhh
273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Sailing is like standing on a skateboard, fully clothed under a cold shower, whilst your wife flushes money down the toilet
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@Cutiebeauty, Having an alternative place to be can add something to a relationship. If you are there because you WANT to be there, not HAVE to be there, it alters the dynamics. I have a friend who is going through some relationship problems atm. And a lot of it stems from her picking a fight after he has given her all his pay. He loves her and says that she loves him but he is a musician and that clashes with her stay at home mom's life. (not his kid). He still has his own flat but owes utility bills and for him to stay there it would cost about $100 to turn the lights back on. Now I only have his side but she has been deliberately cruel and vindictive. Yet this only happens when he is too poor to leave.
It reminded me of my last long term relationship. I lived with J for 15 years. For the most part, we were happy but she was a mean drunk. On a regular basis, at some point in the month, her face would contort into a scowl and with foam spitting out of her mouth she would scream at me "YOU CAN JUST FUCK OFF!". The fact that I had nowhere to fuck off to would mean that I had to ride it out. I am human too and I am not saying that I did not sometimes respond in kind but it was not pleasant. In the morning she would have no memory of the night before and we indulged in makeup sex.
Fast forward to after we broke up. I went round to hers for a drink and eventually, she starts getting nasty. I just said "goodnight" and left, with her saying "You can't just leave?" The next drink was at mine and the same thing happened but this time I called her a cab. We have had loads of drunken (platonic) nights since but that was the very last time she played the mean drunk act on me again and that was 7 years ago.
I cannot help but think that if I had somewhere else to be all those years. Then maybe our neighbors would not have had to listen to our rants all the time? Who knows, we might have still been together?
273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Sailing is like standing on a skateboard, fully clothed under a cold shower, whilst your wife flushes money down the toilet
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@Cutiebeauty, Having an alternative place to be can add something to a relationship. If you are there because you WANT to be there, not HAVE to be there, it alters the dynamics. I have a friend who is going through some relationship problems atm. And a lot of it stems from her picking a fight after he has given her all his pay. He loves her and says that she loves him but he is a musician and that clashes with her stay at home mom's life. (not his kid). He still has his own flat but owes utility bills and for him to stay there it would cost about $100 to turn the lights back on. Now I only have his side but she has been deliberately cruel and vindictive. Yet this only happens when he is too poor to leave.
It reminded me of my last long term relationship. I lived with J for 15 years. For the most part, we were happy but she was a mean drunk. On a regular basis, at some point in the month, her face would contort into a scowl and with foam spitting out of her mouth she would scream at me "YOU CAN JUST FUCK OFF!". The fact that I had nowhere to fuck off to would mean that I had to ride it out. I am human too and I am not saying that I did not sometimes respond in kind but it was not pleasant. In the morning she would have no memory of the night before and we indulged in makeup sex.
Fast forward to after we broke up. I went round to hers for a drink and eventually, she starts getting nasty. I just said "goodnight" and left, with her saying "You can't just leave?" The next drink was at mine and the same thing happened but this time I called her a cab. We have had loads of drunken (platonic) nights since but that was the very last time she played the mean drunk act on me again and that was 7 years ago.
I cannot help but think that if I had somewhere else to be all those years. Then maybe our neighbors would not have had to listen to our rants all the time? Who knows, we might have still been together?
Selfish lovers.
273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2020:
A lot of what you say is just standard guys being jerks. You say that the 1st guy really hit the spot once but you don't know how? Not one clue? Where was he or more importantly where were you? Could it be that you were in the right frame of mind and body to reach those heights? Most lovers of ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@Stephanie99 That is part of the "all the good ones are taken or gay" problem. You could look for clues. It may seem un-feminist but a guy can give you clues. Does he open the door for you? Come out of his car to do so? Ask what you think about the meeting venue? Listen to your menu choice and ask questions as to why you choose that? All these can indicate a desire to please. The man may not be as self-confident as some but he will be yours.
273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2020:
A lot of what you say is just standard guys being jerks. You say that the 1st guy really hit the spot once but you don't know how? Not one clue? Where was he or more importantly where were you? Could it be that you were in the right frame of mind and body to reach those heights? Most lovers of ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@Stephanie99 That is part of the "all the good ones are taken or gay" problem. You could look for clues. It may seem un-feminist but a guy can give you clues. Does he open the door for you? Come out of his car to do so? Ask what you think about the meeting venue? Listen to your menu choice and ask questions as to why you choose that? All these can indicate a desire to please. The man may not be as self-confident as some but he will be yours.
Have a new group folks...g:1123...check it out me hardies...Arghhh
273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Sailing is like standing on a skateboard, fully clothed under a cold shower, whilst your wife flushes money down the toilet
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@phoenixone1 It was a humorous comment. I have sailed a few times around the Great Orme in Wales
273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Sailing is like standing on a skateboard, fully clothed under a cold shower, whilst your wife flushes money down the toilet
273kelvin replies on Feb 5, 2020:
@phoenixone1 It was a humorous comment. I have sailed a few times around the Great Orme in Wales
Attorney General Warns of 'Militant Secular Effort' to Drive Out Religion
273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Even if (and that is a big if) you accept the premise that the US constitution allowed minimum govt because it took religious social control as read.? That was then and this is now. The free market of ideas gives citizens the right to choose whether or not to follow these norms. We live in a more ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay The whole premise of Barr is flawed anyway. It presupposes that the USA law is still the wide-open country of Lewis and Clark. Yes, you have lax gun laws but other than that it is incredibly litigious and authoritarian. You cannot smoke on a NY street and many public parks, cannot gamble online anywhere or irl in most states, have very strict TV censoring regarding sex/nudity/foul language, have the highest prison population in the 1st world, and the only one that sanctions capital punishment. Not exactly a population that is trusted to do the right thing with minium state control.
If religion worked as an efficient check, then the USA would have less crime than secular nations, not more.
273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2020:
Even if (and that is a big if) you accept the premise that the US constitution allowed minimum govt because it took religious social control as read.? That was then and this is now. The free market of ideas gives citizens the right to choose whether or not to follow these norms. We live in a more ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay The whole premise of Barr is flawed anyway. It presupposes that the USA law is still the wide-open country of Lewis and Clark. Yes, you have lax gun laws but other than that it is incredibly litigious and authoritarian. You cannot smoke on a NY street and many public parks, cannot gamble online anywhere or irl in most states, have very strict TV censoring regarding sex/nudity/foul language, have the highest prison population in the 1st world, and the only one that sanctions capital punishment. Not exactly a population that is trusted to do the right thing with minium state control.
If religion worked as an efficient check, then the USA would have less crime than secular nations, not more.
JLo and Shakira Superbowl Halftime.
aintmisbehaven comments on Feb 4, 2020:
stripper wannabe's.........
don't get me wrong, I like strippers as much as the next guy.... I just don't think TV at that hour of the night is the place for such dancing....
273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2020:
But Jagger strutting his stuff and singing "Satisfaction" is okay. Is that because he is male? I find all this a bit mute when schoolgirl cheerleaders are an integral part of US sport.
aintmisbehaven comments on Feb 4, 2020:
stripper wannabe's.........
don't get me wrong, I like strippers as much as the next guy.... I just don't think TV at that hour of the night is the place for such dancing....
273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2020:
But Jagger strutting his stuff and singing "Satisfaction" is okay. Is that because he is male? I find all this a bit mute when schoolgirl cheerleaders are an integral part of US sport.
I try to go for a walk before I go to bed at night but it is far too hot at the moment.
TheGreatShadow comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Come to nebraska. It was -20F here the other day. It did get up to like 30 the other day so ice started to melt, and water was on top. Fell on my ass! Oh what I did to get out of crappy weather and still walk is I got a tread mill. Mine is a little bit higher end one with routienes and whatnot built...
273kelvin replies on Jan 31, 2020:
@FrayedBear A bright sunny 285K on the last day of me being a citizen before I revert to being a subject
TheGreatShadow comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Come to nebraska. It was -20F here the other day. It did get up to like 30 the other day so ice started to melt, and water was on top. Fell on my ass! Oh what I did to get out of crappy weather and still walk is I got a tread mill. Mine is a little bit higher end one with routienes and whatnot built...
273kelvin replies on Jan 31, 2020:
@FrayedBear A bright sunny 285K on the last day of me being a citizen before I revert to being a subject
As an Aussie living in a mainly secular country I'm amazed and disheartened by the stories from ...
St-Sinner comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Australia has a Conservative government. You think Americans are not as tolerant and accepting of diversity as Australians are? Which part of the U.S. did you experience third world beliefs?
273kelvin replies on Jan 30, 2020:
@St-Sinner If they are dying out then their death throws are making lots of waves. Overturning Roe vs Wade seems to be inevitable atm.
St-Sinner comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Australia has a Conservative government. You think Americans are not as tolerant and accepting of diversity as Australians are? Which part of the U.S. did you experience third world beliefs?
273kelvin replies on Jan 30, 2020:
@St-Sinner If they are dying out then their death throws are making lots of waves. Overturning Roe vs Wade seems to be inevitable atm.
As an Aussie living in a mainly secular country I'm amazed and disheartened by the stories from ...
St-Sinner comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Australia has a Conservative government. You think Americans are not as tolerant and accepting of diversity as Australians are? Which part of the U.S. did you experience third world beliefs?
273kelvin replies on Jan 30, 2020:
@St-Sinner Politics is often dirty all over the world. What the poster was expressing was his sympathy for those like us who are secular but find it difficult to "come out". From what I glean on here, much of the USA social life revolves around the church. In Australia, it is the pub.
St-Sinner comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Australia has a Conservative government. You think Americans are not as tolerant and accepting of diversity as Australians are? Which part of the U.S. did you experience third world beliefs?
273kelvin replies on Jan 30, 2020:
@St-Sinner Politics is often dirty all over the world. What the poster was expressing was his sympathy for those like us who are secular but find it difficult to "come out". From what I glean on here, much of the USA social life revolves around the church. In Australia, it is the pub.
As an Aussie living in a mainly secular country I'm amazed and disheartened by the stories from ...
St-Sinner comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Australia has a Conservative government. You think Americans are not as tolerant and accepting of diversity as Australians are? Which part of the U.S. did you experience third world beliefs?
273kelvin replies on Jan 30, 2020:
Really! do you not read the posts on here? Alabama`s abortion laws, Kids allowed to get answers wrong if they contradict religious views, gay farts cause cancer, vegan burgers alter DNA and right there in the white house Trump's spiritual advisor casting out demons ffs all she needs is a bone through her nose.
St-Sinner comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Australia has a Conservative government. You think Americans are not as tolerant and accepting of diversity as Australians are? Which part of the U.S. did you experience third world beliefs?
273kelvin replies on Jan 30, 2020:
Really! do you not read the posts on here? Alabama`s abortion laws, Kids allowed to get answers wrong if they contradict religious views, gay farts cause cancer, vegan burgers alter DNA and right there in the white house Trump's spiritual advisor casting out demons ffs all she needs is a bone through her nose.
I try to go for a walk before I go to bed at night but it is far too hot at the moment.
TheGreatShadow comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Come to nebraska. It was -20F here the other day. It did get up to like 30 the other day so ice started to melt, and water was on top. Fell on my ass! Oh what I did to get out of crappy weather and still walk is I got a tread mill. Mine is a little bit higher end one with routienes and whatnot built...
273kelvin replies on Jan 30, 2020:
@TheGreatShadow I meant 30F and 30C on different sides of...oh forget it
TheGreatShadow comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Come to nebraska. It was -20F here the other day. It did get up to like 30 the other day so ice started to melt, and water was on top. Fell on my ass! Oh what I did to get out of crappy weather and still walk is I got a tread mill. Mine is a little bit higher end one with routienes and whatnot built...
273kelvin replies on Jan 30, 2020:
@TheGreatShadow I meant 30F and 30C on different sides of...oh forget it
I try to go for a walk before I go to bed at night but it is far too hot at the moment.
TheGreatShadow comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Come to nebraska. It was -20F here the other day. It did get up to like 30 the other day so ice started to melt, and water was on top. Fell on my ass! Oh what I did to get out of crappy weather and still walk is I got a tread mill. Mine is a little bit higher end one with routienes and whatnot built...
273kelvin replies on Jan 30, 2020:
Ah Fahrenheit vs Celcius, a world apart
TheGreatShadow comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Come to nebraska. It was -20F here the other day. It did get up to like 30 the other day so ice started to melt, and water was on top. Fell on my ass! Oh what I did to get out of crappy weather and still walk is I got a tread mill. Mine is a little bit higher end one with routienes and whatnot built...
273kelvin replies on Jan 30, 2020:
Ah Fahrenheit vs Celcius, a world apart
Here is a tip: Remember when we used to remember phone numbers?
chiara23k comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Oh my goodness. with passwords, and pin numbers and account numbers... who can remember phone numbers anymore.
273kelvin replies on Jan 30, 2020:
The point is that you use an old one that you cannot forget
chiara23k comments on Jan 30, 2020:
Oh my goodness. with passwords, and pin numbers and account numbers... who can remember phone numbers anymore.
273kelvin replies on Jan 30, 2020:
The point is that you use an old one that you cannot forget
A question for republicans;
At what point do you jump ship or do go all the way down with it?
yvilletom comments on Jan 30, 2020:
If you haven’t been paying attention, the GOP’s troubles started when the Birchers took over in the late 1950s and called the moderate Pres. Eisenhower a commie sympathizer. They expelled moderates and in 1964 nominated Goldwater. He lost to Johnson. To recoup its numbers the GOP recruited the ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 30, 2020:
But as I posted, they still had enough integrity to ditch Nixon. In the end, it comes down to the classic Ford Pinto vs Tylenol scenario. Ford did not do the right thing and it cost them big. Tylenol did and people trusted them more.
yvilletom comments on Jan 30, 2020:
If you haven’t been paying attention, the GOP’s troubles started when the Birchers took over in the late 1950s and called the moderate Pres. Eisenhower a commie sympathizer. They expelled moderates and in 1964 nominated Goldwater. He lost to Johnson. To recoup its numbers the GOP recruited the ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 30, 2020:
But as I posted, they still had enough integrity to ditch Nixon. In the end, it comes down to the classic Ford Pinto vs Tylenol scenario. Ford did not do the right thing and it cost them big. Tylenol did and people trusted them more.
A question for republicans;
At what point do you jump ship or do go all the way down with it?
TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 29, 2020:
In modern times, the Dems are not nearly as partisan and disciplined as the Repubs. What has changed since Nixon is that the Repubs now have no shame and are so partisan and disciplined that it doesn't matter how guilty Trump is or how much evidence there is against him, his party members in ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 29, 2020:
@TomMcGiverin Your problem is letting big money into the elections. It is always election time there, whether it be POTUS, congress or senate and the amounts are astronomical. Ours are capped but online adverts are pushing the amounts up. If I were a US voter, I might be tempted to vote for the candidate that had the least amount of funding irrespective of party.
TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 29, 2020:
In modern times, the Dems are not nearly as partisan and disciplined as the Repubs. What has changed since Nixon is that the Repubs now have no shame and are so partisan and disciplined that it doesn't matter how guilty Trump is or how much evidence there is against him, his party members in ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 29, 2020:
@TomMcGiverin Your problem is letting big money into the elections. It is always election time there, whether it be POTUS, congress or senate and the amounts are astronomical. Ours are capped but online adverts are pushing the amounts up. If I were a US voter, I might be tempted to vote for the candidate that had the least amount of funding irrespective of party.
A question for republicans;
At what point do you jump ship or do go all the way down with it?
TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 29, 2020:
In modern times, the Dems are not nearly as partisan and disciplined as the Repubs. What has changed since Nixon is that the Repubs now have no shame and are so partisan and disciplined that it doesn't matter how guilty Trump is or how much evidence there is against him, his party members in ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 29, 2020:
It is a dangerous and self-destructive road to walk down. Towards the end of the Thatcher/Major administration in the UK. Some Tory MPs including the author Jeffrey Archer were convicted for corruption. The resulting stink led to 3 lost elections for the Tories. Not only that but whenever any accusations were leveled at Labour. They could rightly wag their fingers and point to all the Tories in jail
TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 29, 2020:
In modern times, the Dems are not nearly as partisan and disciplined as the Repubs. What has changed since Nixon is that the Repubs now have no shame and are so partisan and disciplined that it doesn't matter how guilty Trump is or how much evidence there is against him, his party members in ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 29, 2020:
It is a dangerous and self-destructive road to walk down. Towards the end of the Thatcher/Major administration in the UK. Some Tory MPs including the author Jeffrey Archer were convicted for corruption. The resulting stink led to 3 lost elections for the Tories. Not only that but whenever any accusations were leveled at Labour. They could rightly wag their fingers and point to all the Tories in jail
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PBuck0145 comments on Jan 29, 2020:
Anyone who states "I am in favour of free speech, but ... " is NOT in favour of free speech.
273kelvin replies on Jan 29, 2020:
Okay, let's look at this another way. Graham was booked into large private/municipal venues. They are often a partnership between the city and a private company. He was NOT booked into a church. If it is okay for a baker to refuse to bake a cake for a gay couple? Then it must be okay for a venue to say "No thank you, we do not want your business". This is not a question of free speech, it is a question of "not on my dime".
PBuck0145 comments on Jan 29, 2020:
Anyone who states "I am in favour of free speech, but ... " is NOT in favour of free speech.
273kelvin replies on Jan 29, 2020:
Okay, let's look at this another way. Graham was booked into large private/municipal venues. They are often a partnership between the city and a private company. He was NOT booked into a church. If it is okay for a baker to refuse to bake a cake for a gay couple? Then it must be okay for a venue to say "No thank you, we do not want your business". This is not a question of free speech, it is a question of "not on my dime".
I'm asking for some feedback.
273kelvin comments on Jan 27, 2020:
Getting over an illness is best left for msgs and meets. Curiosity is good but try and put it in a metaphor like "Seeking new horizons". If you come right out and say that you are curious it can mean that you are looking for kinky. (Forgive me if you are?)
273kelvin replies on Jan 29, 2020:
@bleurowz Okay so how about something like "I look at every new day as a gift. Let's open it together"
273kelvin comments on Jan 27, 2020:
Getting over an illness is best left for msgs and meets. Curiosity is good but try and put it in a metaphor like "Seeking new horizons". If you come right out and say that you are curious it can mean that you are looking for kinky. (Forgive me if you are?)
273kelvin replies on Jan 29, 2020:
@bleurowz Okay so how about something like "I look at every new day as a gift. Let's open it together"
I'm asking for some feedback.
273kelvin comments on Jan 27, 2020:
Getting over an illness is best left for msgs and meets. Curiosity is good but try and put it in a metaphor like "Seeking new horizons". If you come right out and say that you are curious it can mean that you are looking for kinky. (Forgive me if you are?)
273kelvin replies on Jan 29, 2020:
@bleurowz I can totally get that it makes up a large part of who you are. However, how would you respond to "Gotten over my divorce and I no longer think that women are the spawn of the devil. Ready to start afresh, don`t be shy, message me"?
273kelvin comments on Jan 27, 2020:
Getting over an illness is best left for msgs and meets. Curiosity is good but try and put it in a metaphor like "Seeking new horizons". If you come right out and say that you are curious it can mean that you are looking for kinky. (Forgive me if you are?)
273kelvin replies on Jan 29, 2020:
@bleurowz I can totally get that it makes up a large part of who you are. However, how would you respond to "Gotten over my divorce and I no longer think that women are the spawn of the devil. Ready to start afresh, don`t be shy, message me"?
Long ago I was with a group at a get-together after a funeral.
Tinocca comments on Jan 29, 2020:
I think the people involved in religion that most likely don't actually believe are the heads of the big churches, the televangelists, etc. They see it as a cash cow and have exploited the believers to enrich themselves. Spouting their "prosperity gospel" spiel to the gullible flock, they don't ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 29, 2020:
See my above comment
Tinocca comments on Jan 29, 2020:
I think the people involved in religion that most likely don't actually believe are the heads of the big churches, the televangelists, etc. They see it as a cash cow and have exploited the believers to enrich themselves. Spouting their "prosperity gospel" spiel to the gullible flock, they don't ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 29, 2020:
See my above comment
Christian “Prophetess”: Heaven Has a “Portal” So Your Dead Relatives Can See You | Hemant ...
Paul4747 comments on Jan 13, 2020:
Frankly, I was more interested in the link about the heavenly tractor-driving cows... https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/10/05/christian-prophetess-in-heaven-cows-drive-tractors-and-theres-a-jell-o-city/
273kelvin replies on Jan 29, 2020:
Here is the proof
Paul4747 comments on Jan 13, 2020:
Frankly, I was more interested in the link about the heavenly tractor-driving cows... https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/10/05/christian-prophetess-in-heaven-cows-drive-tractors-and-theres-a-jell-o-city/
273kelvin replies on Jan 29, 2020:
Here is the proof
Are you a music collector?
TheGreatShadow comments on Jan 28, 2020:
I have about 70 vinyls...
273kelvin replies on Jan 28, 2020:
Only 70?
TheGreatShadow comments on Jan 28, 2020:
I have about 70 vinyls...
273kelvin replies on Jan 28, 2020:
Only 70?
There is a lot of talk,, in Canada lately,about Medically Assisted Dying.
273kelvin comments on Jan 27, 2020:
That would...
a, Be a contradiction. If they were of sound mind then they would not wish to die. It is a fallacy that insurance companies do not pay out on suicide. Many do but only after 12-13 months of starting the policy. They view suicide as a mental illness and payout like any other.
B, ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 28, 2020:
@Wangobango3 Well I have pretty much nothing to look forward to. It hurts to walk too far, I am on benefits and the highlight of the month is when I get enough money to buy such luxuries as butter. If I died tonight I would not be sad.
However, if I am not about to take my own life. That would be an act of violence. The pain it would inevitably inflict upon my family and friends is not something I would wish for. If I changed my mind about this? It would not require any assistance. Why would it? If you have the courage of your convictions then the physical act is the final test of them.
I do not blame most suicides but I do have a problem those that involve others. The person that throws themselves under a train or truck, does not consider the impact on the driver. Similarly, those that choose death by cop should have had the guts to pull the trigger themselves and not put the weight on someone else.
273kelvin comments on Jan 27, 2020:
That would...
a, Be a contradiction. If they were of sound mind then they would not wish to die. It is a fallacy that insurance companies do not pay out on suicide. Many do but only after 12-13 months of starting the policy. They view suicide as a mental illness and payout like any other.
B, ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 28, 2020:
@Wangobango3 Well I have pretty much nothing to look forward to. It hurts to walk too far, I am on benefits and the highlight of the month is when I get enough money to buy such luxuries as butter. If I died tonight I would not be sad.
However, if I am not about to take my own life. That would be an act of violence. The pain it would inevitably inflict upon my family and friends is not something I would wish for. If I changed my mind about this? It would not require any assistance. Why would it? If you have the courage of your convictions then the physical act is the final test of them.
I do not blame most suicides but I do have a problem those that involve others. The person that throws themselves under a train or truck, does not consider the impact on the driver. Similarly, those that choose death by cop should have had the guts to pull the trigger themselves and not put the weight on someone else.
Here is a tip: Remember when we used to remember phone numbers?
St-Sinner comments on Jan 27, 2020:
In those days we had to carry a small personal phone book. Now we have the phone book automatically saved, archived by technology. Like Buttigieg says we often are nostalgic about things of the past that were not great to begin with.
273kelvin replies on Jan 27, 2020:
I am not nostalgic about it. It is only that many of us have trouble remembering pin numbers. It is obviously inadvisable to carry these in any physical form. This is merely a tip to recycle an already existing memory to solve what may be a problem that can be exasperated by age.
St-Sinner comments on Jan 27, 2020:
In those days we had to carry a small personal phone book. Now we have the phone book automatically saved, archived by technology. Like Buttigieg says we often are nostalgic about things of the past that were not great to begin with.
273kelvin replies on Jan 27, 2020:
I am not nostalgic about it. It is only that many of us have trouble remembering pin numbers. It is obviously inadvisable to carry these in any physical form. This is merely a tip to recycle an already existing memory to solve what may be a problem that can be exasperated by age.
Here is a tip: Remember when we used to remember phone numbers?
Cutiebeauty comments on Jan 27, 2020:
Didn't you guys have little tiny phone books? 😊 my grandparents did...
273kelvin replies on Jan 27, 2020:
I still have one somewhere, although unfortunately too many entries have been crossed out. You would always remember your own number and maybe some special ones.
Cutiebeauty comments on Jan 27, 2020:
Didn't you guys have little tiny phone books? 😊 my grandparents did...
273kelvin replies on Jan 27, 2020:
I still have one somewhere, although unfortunately too many entries have been crossed out. You would always remember your own number and maybe some special ones.
Not sure how this works but there seems to be a demeaning air toward all religious leaders here, ...
MrChange comments on Jan 27, 2020:
I know I might be in the minority but I'm not a fan of MLK. MLK was not as insightful as people may imagine. He took bible phrases and paraphrased them to seem intelligent. I don't know whether he was a nice guy or not. I'm not dumb enough to fall for the historical BS I've been fed all my life. To ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 27, 2020:
The point is that he did not "survive". Jesse Jackson survived.
MrChange comments on Jan 27, 2020:
I know I might be in the minority but I'm not a fan of MLK. MLK was not as insightful as people may imagine. He took bible phrases and paraphrased them to seem intelligent. I don't know whether he was a nice guy or not. I'm not dumb enough to fall for the historical BS I've been fed all my life. To ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 27, 2020:
The point is that he did not "survive". Jesse Jackson survived.
There is the tuxedo I was talking.
BufftonBeotch comments on Jan 25, 2020:
You really should not let her lick soot from herself.
It could have heavy metals and other toxins i it.
Contact a vet or groomer. If happy sauce is needed -- so be it.
273kelvin replies on Jan 25, 2020:
@azzow2 I think that she would definitely prefer one that has been tested on animals lol
NB. (stollen from a cartoon I saw once. Not a fan of such things obviously)
BufftonBeotch comments on Jan 25, 2020:
You really should not let her lick soot from herself.
It could have heavy metals and other toxins i it.
Contact a vet or groomer. If happy sauce is needed -- so be it.
273kelvin replies on Jan 25, 2020:
@azzow2 I think that she would definitely prefer one that has been tested on animals lol
NB. (stollen from a cartoon I saw once. Not a fan of such things obviously)
Anyone have an opinion on this statement?
273kelvin comments on Jan 24, 2020:
When we first start dating it is like going to a brand new record store. There are loads of choices and a plethora of opportunities. Later on, it becomes a goodwill shop. We are essentially looking at other people's discards. You have to thumb through all the crap like "Tiny Tim`s greatest hits" or ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 25, 2020:
@EyesThatSmile I should have added that some of them used to be great but are a bit warped and scratched now
273kelvin comments on Jan 24, 2020:
When we first start dating it is like going to a brand new record store. There are loads of choices and a plethora of opportunities. Later on, it becomes a goodwill shop. We are essentially looking at other people's discards. You have to thumb through all the crap like "Tiny Tim`s greatest hits" or ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 25, 2020:
@EyesThatSmile I should have added that some of them used to be great but are a bit warped and scratched now
‪Religious-schools case heads to a Supreme Court skeptical of stark lines between church and state...
273kelvin comments on Jan 22, 2020:
The UK does have an established religion. State schools are part of that (mine was C of E). Also, religious schools get state funding too. However, the upside is having them inside the proverbial tent. If they teach creationism over evolution or any other BS. They can lose their OFSTED rating and ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 22, 2020:
@Davesnothere The C of E is an inoculation against religion. If the crazy woman on the video TimeOut ForMe commented happened in the UK. There is a good chance that it would not be cops but mental health workers taking her away. So unusual would it be to have anyone rant in such a way. Sure there are the odd High st bible thumpers and we get JWs knocking on the door. Yet they are met with polite indifference.
Politicians are wary of bringing their religious beliefs out in public. Unlike the US where they are trotted out like the wife, kids and family dog on the baby-kissing circuit.
The UK and US are very different countries with different ways of going about things. But have to say it was not until I joined this site, did I give my non-belief much thought at all.
Along with a healthy disrespect for the talking snake book, comes the same skepticism for most of the establishment. No pledging allegiance, and unless the world cup is on, no flags flying on lawns. We have done God, King, county, and empire. The rows of white gravestones in France and Belgium are our testament to the BS of my country right or wrong. Pete Townsend spoke to us all when he said: "We won't get fooled again".
273kelvin comments on Jan 22, 2020:
The UK does have an established religion. State schools are part of that (mine was C of E). Also, religious schools get state funding too. However, the upside is having them inside the proverbial tent. If they teach creationism over evolution or any other BS. They can lose their OFSTED rating and ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 22, 2020:
@Davesnothere The C of E is an inoculation against religion. If the crazy woman on the video TimeOut ForMe commented happened in the UK. There is a good chance that it would not be cops but mental health workers taking her away. So unusual would it be to have anyone rant in such a way. Sure there are the odd High st bible thumpers and we get JWs knocking on the door. Yet they are met with polite indifference.
Politicians are wary of bringing their religious beliefs out in public. Unlike the US where they are trotted out like the wife, kids and family dog on the baby-kissing circuit.
The UK and US are very different countries with different ways of going about things. But have to say it was not until I joined this site, did I give my non-belief much thought at all.
Along with a healthy disrespect for the talking snake book, comes the same skepticism for most of the establishment. No pledging allegiance, and unless the world cup is on, no flags flying on lawns. We have done God, King, county, and empire. The rows of white gravestones in France and Belgium are our testament to the BS of my country right or wrong. Pete Townsend spoke to us all when he said: "We won't get fooled again".
I see so many men say nice guys get overlooked.
273kelvin comments on Jan 17, 2020:
I will agree that looks are less important to women than men. Other factors outweigh looks, attitude and success being major players. Money is a huge turn-on for a lot of women. If I am wrong then Jerry Hall must think that Rupert Murdock has a great sense of humor. And women always seem to go for ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 20, 2020:
@VictoriaNotes It was not that her face was pretty grim (it would have looked bad on a man). There was no smile, no make-up, no activity in the picture, just a very bad headshot. Then like stated she put limits on at 5-9 years younger than her alleged age. I would say exactly the same to a man. It was not just unfuckable (your word not mine), no thought at all was put into her profile. If anything it was as if she was actively glaring at the camera. And yes if we really want to meet someone then we should make an effort to put our best qualities forward and not be too narrow in our expectations, irrespective of gender.
273kelvin comments on Jan 17, 2020:
I will agree that looks are less important to women than men. Other factors outweigh looks, attitude and success being major players. Money is a huge turn-on for a lot of women. If I am wrong then Jerry Hall must think that Rupert Murdock has a great sense of humor. And women always seem to go for ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 20, 2020:
@VictoriaNotes It was not that her face was pretty grim (it would have looked bad on a man). There was no smile, no make-up, no activity in the picture, just a very bad headshot. Then like stated she put limits on at 5-9 years younger than her alleged age. I would say exactly the same to a man. It was not just unfuckable (your word not mine), no thought at all was put into her profile. If anything it was as if she was actively glaring at the camera. And yes if we really want to meet someone then we should make an effort to put our best qualities forward and not be too narrow in our expectations, irrespective of gender.
I see so many men say nice guys get overlooked.
273kelvin comments on Jan 17, 2020:
I will agree that looks are less important to women than men. Other factors outweigh looks, attitude and success being major players. Money is a huge turn-on for a lot of women. If I am wrong then Jerry Hall must think that Rupert Murdock has a great sense of humor. And women always seem to go for ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 19, 2020:
@VictoriaNotes Like most people I am complex. I do try to be good but yes I can have my moments of not so. The post you refer to was an honest (maybe too honest) attempt to highlight the unrealistic expectations of online dating. The woman in question was not great looking, posted a less than flattering picture but also set narrow age restrictions of 4 years that was 5 years younger than her stated age. I would have said the same about a man doing the same but obviously I do not have access to male profiles.
It was posted where she would never see. If I was really cruel and not just drunk and insensitive. I would have messaged her but that is not me. I realized that it was ungallant and apologized for any offense.
Have you never done something that you regret?
273kelvin comments on Jan 17, 2020:
I will agree that looks are less important to women than men. Other factors outweigh looks, attitude and success being major players. Money is a huge turn-on for a lot of women. If I am wrong then Jerry Hall must think that Rupert Murdock has a great sense of humor. And women always seem to go for ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 19, 2020:
@VictoriaNotes Like most people I am complex. I do try to be good but yes I can have my moments of not so. The post you refer to was an honest (maybe too honest) attempt to highlight the unrealistic expectations of online dating. The woman in question was not great looking, posted a less than flattering picture but also set narrow age restrictions of 4 years that was 5 years younger than her stated age. I would have said the same about a man doing the same but obviously I do not have access to male profiles.
It was posted where she would never see. If I was really cruel and not just drunk and insensitive. I would have messaged her but that is not me. I realized that it was ungallant and apologized for any offense.
Have you never done something that you regret?
Men: Could you be raped by a woman?
273kelvin comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Your post reminded me of the most salacious case that never made it to a UK court.
In 1977 Miss Joyce McKinney allegedly kidnaped her Morman ex-boyfriend Kirk Anderson whilst he was on mission work in England. He claims that he was then chained up and raped. Eventually being released 3 days later....
273kelvin replies on Jan 19, 2020:
@Sofabeast Referenced in George Orwells The decline in English murder.
http://www.george-orwell.org/Decline_of_the_English_Murder/0.html
273kelvin comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Your post reminded me of the most salacious case that never made it to a UK court.
In 1977 Miss Joyce McKinney allegedly kidnaped her Morman ex-boyfriend Kirk Anderson whilst he was on mission work in England. He claims that he was then chained up and raped. Eventually being released 3 days later....
273kelvin replies on Jan 19, 2020:
@Sofabeast Referenced in George Orwells The decline in English murder.
http://www.george-orwell.org/Decline_of_the_English_Murder/0.html
Men: Could you be raped by a woman?
273kelvin comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Your post reminded me of the most salacious case that never made it to a UK court.
In 1977 Miss Joyce McKinney allegedly kidnaped her Morman ex-boyfriend Kirk Anderson whilst he was on mission work in England. He claims that he was then chained up and raped. Eventually being released 3 days later....
273kelvin replies on Jan 19, 2020:
@Sofabeast "News of the screws" is slightly more generous than the term Auberon Waugh used "The geriatric wankers' gazette"
273kelvin comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Your post reminded me of the most salacious case that never made it to a UK court.
In 1977 Miss Joyce McKinney allegedly kidnaped her Morman ex-boyfriend Kirk Anderson whilst he was on mission work in England. He claims that he was then chained up and raped. Eventually being released 3 days later....
273kelvin replies on Jan 19, 2020:
@Sofabeast "News of the screws" is slightly more generous than the term Auberon Waugh used "The geriatric wankers' gazette"
Men: Could you be raped by a woman?
273kelvin comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Your post reminded me of the most salacious case that never made it to a UK court.
In 1977 Miss Joyce McKinney allegedly kidnaped her Morman ex-boyfriend Kirk Anderson whilst he was on mission work in England. He claims that he was then chained up and raped. Eventually being released 3 days later....
273kelvin replies on Jan 18, 2020:
@UpsideDownAgain Women can be aroused and even orgasm during a rape. This does not mean that it was not rape, just a biological reaction. Similarly, it may be possible for a man to act in the same way. If other considerations like physical overpowering were the same.
273kelvin comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Your post reminded me of the most salacious case that never made it to a UK court.
In 1977 Miss Joyce McKinney allegedly kidnaped her Morman ex-boyfriend Kirk Anderson whilst he was on mission work in England. He claims that he was then chained up and raped. Eventually being released 3 days later....
273kelvin replies on Jan 18, 2020:
@UpsideDownAgain Women can be aroused and even orgasm during a rape. This does not mean that it was not rape, just a biological reaction. Similarly, it may be possible for a man to act in the same way. If other considerations like physical overpowering were the same.
Casual Hookups: Yea or Nay?
273kelvin comments on Jan 15, 2020:
"Casual sex is an empty and meaningless experience. But as empty meaningless experiences go... it's one of the best" - Woody Allan.
I have gone down that road and I do not regret it. The opportunities with online hook-up sites abound. It is something to be considered if you are not ready for a real...
273kelvin replies on Jan 18, 2020:
@Kymmacg Okay sorry to be defensive there but here is my experience with online hook-ups. An attractive person (and I mean that in the round. not just looks but intelligence, personality etc.) will be able to get sex quite easily irl. Not that there no attractive women on hook-up sites but lots will tend to be after threesomes or group sex.
Men will outnumber women by about 100/1 (remember this is hook-up sites not dating ones like Match or POF). So if we do simple maths then on a scale of 1-10. The top half of women (5 - 10) are going to get hundreds of mgs every day. The less attractive (1- 4) fewer but still quite a lot. This is not judgemental just logical. So an average guy (again in the round) will have to go some to even get a reply from a proverbial fox. Remember that we are talking casual sex here not deep meaningful relationships.
I was on a hook-up site for about 3 years. I sent hundreds of msgs out and would only get a reply in about 10% of cases. Of that only 10% ended up in a meeting and again only 10% of those in sex. This resulted in a total of 5 hook-ups which include FWB and relationships. Of those 5, three were below or average in age/appearance and the other two were African and older men are more prized in their culture.
Now bear in mind that I would not call myself a prize or "gods gift" but I did write well. This included producing erotic stories on the dating diary. So it is purely out of my own experience that I gave the advice that the poster should be prepared to lower his standards if he really wants to just get laid.
273kelvin comments on Jan 15, 2020:
"Casual sex is an empty and meaningless experience. But as empty meaningless experiences go... it's one of the best" - Woody Allan.
I have gone down that road and I do not regret it. The opportunities with online hook-up sites abound. It is something to be considered if you are not ready for a real...
273kelvin replies on Jan 18, 2020:
@Kymmacg Okay sorry to be defensive there but here is my experience with online hook-ups. An attractive person (and I mean that in the round. not just looks but intelligence, personality etc.) will be able to get sex quite easily irl. Not that there no attractive women on hook-up sites but lots will tend to be after threesomes or group sex.
Men will outnumber women by about 100/1 (remember this is hook-up sites not dating ones like Match or POF). So if we do simple maths then on a scale of 1-10. The top half of women (5 - 10) are going to get hundreds of mgs every day. The less attractive (1- 4) fewer but still quite a lot. This is not judgemental just logical. So an average guy (again in the round) will have to go some to even get a reply from a proverbial fox. Remember that we are talking casual sex here not deep meaningful relationships.
I was on a hook-up site for about 3 years. I sent hundreds of msgs out and would only get a reply in about 10% of cases. Of that only 10% ended up in a meeting and again only 10% of those in sex. This resulted in a total of 5 hook-ups which include FWB and relationships. Of those 5, three were below or average in age/appearance and the other two were African and older men are more prized in their culture.
Now bear in mind that I would not call myself a prize or "gods gift" but I did write well. This included producing erotic stories on the dating diary. So it is purely out of my own experience that I gave the advice that the poster should be prepared to lower his standards if he really wants to just get laid.
What do you do when expected to participate in public religious ceremonies such as prayer?
MattHardy comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Since I live in a largely secular society I've not really be expected to participate in prayer since I left school. There's irony for you I describe Britain as largely secular but state schools expect pupils to take part in an act of collective worship of a broadly Christian nature. I heard people ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 18, 2020:
@Paul4747 The Church of England is known as an inoculation against religion. When Tony Blair wanted to invoke some pray during the Iraq war. He was told in no uncertain terms by his spin doctor "The British don't do god"
MattHardy comments on Jan 18, 2020:
Since I live in a largely secular society I've not really be expected to participate in prayer since I left school. There's irony for you I describe Britain as largely secular but state schools expect pupils to take part in an act of collective worship of a broadly Christian nature. I heard people ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 18, 2020:
@Paul4747 The Church of England is known as an inoculation against religion. When Tony Blair wanted to invoke some pray during the Iraq war. He was told in no uncertain terms by his spin doctor "The British don't do god"
Casual Hookups: Yea or Nay?
273kelvin comments on Jan 15, 2020:
"Casual sex is an empty and meaningless experience. But as empty meaningless experiences go... it's one of the best" - Woody Allan.
I have gone down that road and I do not regret it. The opportunities with online hook-up sites abound. It is something to be considered if you are not ready for a real...
273kelvin replies on Jan 18, 2020:
@Kymmacg Whoa, all a guy has to do is mention looks and already I am some kind of a villain. If you had actually read my comment instead of seeing red after the 1st line. You may have noted that 3 of the 4 great loves of my life were not great beauties. I loved (and still do ) those women for who they were not how they looked. But I suppose that barn door is too late to close now.
273kelvin comments on Jan 15, 2020:
"Casual sex is an empty and meaningless experience. But as empty meaningless experiences go... it's one of the best" - Woody Allan.
I have gone down that road and I do not regret it. The opportunities with online hook-up sites abound. It is something to be considered if you are not ready for a real...
273kelvin replies on Jan 18, 2020:
@Kymmacg Whoa, all a guy has to do is mention looks and already I am some kind of a villain. If you had actually read my comment instead of seeing red after the 1st line. You may have noted that 3 of the 4 great loves of my life were not great beauties. I loved (and still do ) those women for who they were not how they looked. But I suppose that barn door is too late to close now.
I just watched the Caine Mutiny again this afternoon.
Sticks48 comments on Jan 18, 2020:
I was pointing relevancy of this movie to a friend of mine a few months ago.
273kelvin replies on Jan 18, 2020:
During the reign of mad king George (you know the one you guys fired). King Lear was banned from being performed in the UK. Watch out if they ban this film too.
Sticks48 comments on Jan 18, 2020:
I was pointing relevancy of this movie to a friend of mine a few months ago.
273kelvin replies on Jan 18, 2020:
During the reign of mad king George (you know the one you guys fired). King Lear was banned from being performed in the UK. Watch out if they ban this film too.
I see so many men say nice guys get overlooked.
273kelvin comments on Jan 17, 2020:
I will agree that looks are less important to women than men. Other factors outweigh looks, attitude and success being major players. Money is a huge turn-on for a lot of women. If I am wrong then Jerry Hall must think that Rupert Murdock has a great sense of humor. And women always seem to go for ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 17, 2020:
@Cutiebeauty It is no surprise to me either, it is my choice. I have had my loves, partners, children, and my adventures. Sure if love came a knocking on my door again I would invite it but I am too tired to be anyone except myself now.
273kelvin comments on Jan 17, 2020:
I will agree that looks are less important to women than men. Other factors outweigh looks, attitude and success being major players. Money is a huge turn-on for a lot of women. If I am wrong then Jerry Hall must think that Rupert Murdock has a great sense of humor. And women always seem to go for ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 17, 2020:
@Cutiebeauty It is no surprise to me either, it is my choice. I have had my loves, partners, children, and my adventures. Sure if love came a knocking on my door again I would invite it but I am too tired to be anyone except myself now.
I see so many men say nice guys get overlooked.
273kelvin comments on Jan 17, 2020:
I will agree that looks are less important to women than men. Other factors outweigh looks, attitude and success being major players. Money is a huge turn-on for a lot of women. If I am wrong then Jerry Hall must think that Rupert Murdock has a great sense of humor. And women always seem to go for ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 17, 2020:
@VictoriaNotes It is all very well asking people what they want on a multiple-choice questionnaire but that is often a long way from what really makes the heartbeat faster. Marlon Brando on his Triumph will always be sexier than Jimmy Carter on his peanut farm. Plus there is the difference between long and short term relationships. Marlon for the weekend, Jimmy for the long haul.
Don't get me wrong, I am not advocating the dark side. I am and will continue to be the best man that I can. I have just given up on watching good women go off with bad men. So I will stay home with my cat.
273kelvin comments on Jan 17, 2020:
I will agree that looks are less important to women than men. Other factors outweigh looks, attitude and success being major players. Money is a huge turn-on for a lot of women. If I am wrong then Jerry Hall must think that Rupert Murdock has a great sense of humor. And women always seem to go for ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 17, 2020:
@VictoriaNotes It is all very well asking people what they want on a multiple-choice questionnaire but that is often a long way from what really makes the heartbeat faster. Marlon Brando on his Triumph will always be sexier than Jimmy Carter on his peanut farm. Plus there is the difference between long and short term relationships. Marlon for the weekend, Jimmy for the long haul.
Don't get me wrong, I am not advocating the dark side. I am and will continue to be the best man that I can. I have just given up on watching good women go off with bad men. So I will stay home with my cat.
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larsatrg comments on Jan 17, 2020:
interesting the headline seems to offer that a 'satanic' group was involved. nothing in the article indicates either victims or perpetrators were satanic. it indicates that they "discovered an improvised church which belonged to a little-known religious sect called The New Light Of God," and ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 17, 2020:
I think if you read it again it was the investigator that called their actions "satanic" not their beliefs.
larsatrg comments on Jan 17, 2020:
interesting the headline seems to offer that a 'satanic' group was involved. nothing in the article indicates either victims or perpetrators were satanic. it indicates that they "discovered an improvised church which belonged to a little-known religious sect called The New Light Of God," and ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 17, 2020:
I think if you read it again it was the investigator that called their actions "satanic" not their beliefs.
Casual Hookups: Yea or Nay?
273kelvin comments on Jan 15, 2020:
"Casual sex is an empty and meaningless experience. But as empty meaningless experiences go... it's one of the best" - Woody Allan.
I have gone down that road and I do not regret it. The opportunities with online hook-up sites abound. It is something to be considered if you are not ready for a real...
273kelvin replies on Jan 15, 2020:
Also, you have to ask yourself "Just how horny am I?" Are you prepared to have sex with a total stranger who may not be top of your attractiveness league? Because I have found that (trying not to be too ungallant here) a lot of women who just want sex are not anywhere close to a 10.
273kelvin comments on Jan 15, 2020:
"Casual sex is an empty and meaningless experience. But as empty meaningless experiences go... it's one of the best" - Woody Allan.
I have gone down that road and I do not regret it. The opportunities with online hook-up sites abound. It is something to be considered if you are not ready for a real...
273kelvin replies on Jan 15, 2020:
Also, you have to ask yourself "Just how horny am I?" Are you prepared to have sex with a total stranger who may not be top of your attractiveness league? Because I have found that (trying not to be too ungallant here) a lot of women who just want sex are not anywhere close to a 10.
Casual Hookups: Yea or Nay?
Wildflower comments on Jan 15, 2020:
I believe there is absolutely nothing wrong with just sex, if it is entered into with a healthy perspective. Too often psychological issues can get all wrapped up in it and make a mess of things.
I would meet first, in a public place of course, without expectation of hooking up. I'd want to know ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 15, 2020:
I have to say that when I was using hook-up sites. The women I ended up with never went for the public meeting place precaution. Perhaps I have a kind or trustworthy face but they either asked me to pick them up and drive to my place or just drove here themselves. We did msg each other a lot beforehand and I suppose that if you just want a fuck then the whole "fate worse than death" thing is a bit redundant.
Wildflower comments on Jan 15, 2020:
I believe there is absolutely nothing wrong with just sex, if it is entered into with a healthy perspective. Too often psychological issues can get all wrapped up in it and make a mess of things.
I would meet first, in a public place of course, without expectation of hooking up. I'd want to know ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 15, 2020:
I have to say that when I was using hook-up sites. The women I ended up with never went for the public meeting place precaution. Perhaps I have a kind or trustworthy face but they either asked me to pick them up and drive to my place or just drove here themselves. We did msg each other a lot beforehand and I suppose that if you just want a fuck then the whole "fate worse than death" thing is a bit redundant.
The Proof: That God Exists
There is a hierarchy in Animalia, not only as quantified by the DNA ...
273kelvin comments on Jan 15, 2020:
What you are proposing is basically the same as the divine right of kings. A top-down philosophy that is useful in hierarchies like the military where unquestioning loyalty is paramount. But dangerous when applied to government.
Theoretically, a divine being exists outside of human exitance. Man ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 15, 2020:
@GlyndonD I disagree, America is a great nation, the land of opportunity where anyone can grow up to be rich enough to buy a senator.
273kelvin comments on Jan 15, 2020:
What you are proposing is basically the same as the divine right of kings. A top-down philosophy that is useful in hierarchies like the military where unquestioning loyalty is paramount. But dangerous when applied to government.
Theoretically, a divine being exists outside of human exitance. Man ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 15, 2020:
@GlyndonD I disagree, America is a great nation, the land of opportunity where anyone can grow up to be rich enough to buy a senator.
The Proof: That God Exists
There is a hierarchy in Animalia, not only as quantified by the DNA ...
ToolGuy comments on Jan 15, 2020:
Pure sophistry. The same kind of nonsense as we got from Ayn Rand and get now from Libertarians who use their anti-government rants as cover for innate deeply buried racial prejudice and the alleged virtue of selfishness. The next step for the Libertarians will be to declare white men (maybe ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 15, 2020:
I am curious, when and how did liberty become such a dirty word in America?
ToolGuy comments on Jan 15, 2020:
Pure sophistry. The same kind of nonsense as we got from Ayn Rand and get now from Libertarians who use their anti-government rants as cover for innate deeply buried racial prejudice and the alleged virtue of selfishness. The next step for the Libertarians will be to declare white men (maybe ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 15, 2020:
I am curious, when and how did liberty become such a dirty word in America?
I don't care if you don't do sports but please watch this snooker shot.
PondartIncbendog comments on Jan 14, 2020:
Unbelievable. I play pool. But I don't know a thing about snooker.
273kelvin replies on Jan 15, 2020:
It is a great game and I recommend the you try it. After playing snooker, pool pockets will seem like buckets. Btw be careful if you ever encounter a British woman playing pool. The women's professional snooker circuit is not too lucrative. So many of them travel to the states and to play pool there. You might get hustled.
PondartIncbendog comments on Jan 14, 2020:
Unbelievable. I play pool. But I don't know a thing about snooker.
273kelvin replies on Jan 15, 2020:
It is a great game and I recommend the you try it. After playing snooker, pool pockets will seem like buckets. Btw be careful if you ever encounter a British woman playing pool. The women's professional snooker circuit is not too lucrative. So many of them travel to the states and to play pool there. You might get hustled.
Perhaps some of you know how to get around the reoccurring charges these dating sites seem to put in...
273kelvin comments on Jan 14, 2020:
POF is free too and I can tell you how to get around the "Meet me" feature for free too.
273kelvin replies on Jan 14, 2020:
@Haemish1 Okay you get an alert that says someone wants to meet you. This will give you a tiny version of their profile pic. If you then go on "meet me" you can fast forward till you get the same pic. Thus will let you read their profile and or msg them
273kelvin comments on Jan 14, 2020:
POF is free too and I can tell you how to get around the "Meet me" feature for free too.
273kelvin replies on Jan 14, 2020:
@Haemish1 Okay you get an alert that says someone wants to meet you. This will give you a tiny version of their profile pic. If you then go on "meet me" you can fast forward till you get the same pic. Thus will let you read their profile and or msg them
What is the craziest/weirdest religion or cult that you have come across?
ToakReon comments on Jan 13, 2020:
Well, long gone now, but Ishtar was the goddess of fertility, war, sex and sudden death - which always struck me as a bit of a whacky combination.
Her temples employed girls who would offer 'Istar's Blessing' (sex) in return for religious donations - which seems a cracking way of running a ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 14, 2020:
It sounds like a cool religion. Shame that it was such a terrible movie
ToakReon comments on Jan 13, 2020:
Well, long gone now, but Ishtar was the goddess of fertility, war, sex and sudden death - which always struck me as a bit of a whacky combination.
Her temples employed girls who would offer 'Istar's Blessing' (sex) in return for religious donations - which seems a cracking way of running a ...
273kelvin replies on Jan 14, 2020:
It sounds like a cool religion. Shame that it was such a terrible movie
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