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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"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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

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

What is the craziest/weirdest religion or cult that you have come across?

nicknotes comments on Jan 13, 2020:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%ABlism Did you ever hear of the Raelians? This religion is very popular among Canadians. When I lived in Hollywood Florida there were many Canadians living nearby. The Raelians used to proselytize on the boardwalk. Read the link to find out more..

273kelvin replies on Jan 14, 2020:

Not heard of them either. But world peace is not a bad aim. Better than starting another crusade or jihad

What is the craziest/weirdest religion or cult that you have come across?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 13, 2020:

One weird one that always pissed me off (more so because it could have been easily stopped) is the Prince Phillip movement. A group of Pacific islanders see him as a god and he has done nothing g to stop such nonsense. If anything, he has encouraged it. Twit of royal with one son a pedophile and ...

273kelvin replies on Jan 14, 2020:

I had not heard of that one. You get the Duke of Edinburgh award for that.

What is the craziest/weirdest religion or cult that you have come across?

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Jan 13, 2020:

I think that the Mormons' beliefs are about as nutty as they come.

273kelvin replies on Jan 13, 2020:

Yeah, they quite out there. I especially like the idea of converting and marring dead people. Got to say though I watched a PBS doc about them and they did sterling work for the people of New Orleans after Katrina.

I hit the powerball yesterday I only had one number the power number though it did pay 8$.

BufftonBeotch comments on Jan 13, 2020:

The lottery is a tax on people that don't understand statistics. I especially love the people who buy ten tickets for the super lotto thinking they now have a better chance.

273kelvin replies on Jan 13, 2020:

Sometimes with quadruple rollovers, the odds are in your favor. I remember the 1st time this happened in the UK lottery. One of the winners was the duke of Westminster (He owns all the best bits of London. (Basically the latter half of the UK version of a Monopoly board). He must have bought thousands of tickets and won £180,000. Missing the chance for a great quote when asked. What he should have said was "I will try not to let it alter my life"

Why There Are So Many Incompetent Male Leaders

273kelvin comments on Jan 12, 2020:

I think the question should be "Why have we so many incompetent leaders?" Let's leave out the sexism here. I say this from a country which lost Theresa May as PM last year. Perhaps one of the most incompetent leaders we have ever had and that is tough competition. The vast majority of govts. are ...

273kelvin replies on Jan 13, 2020:

@VictoriaNotes Sorry but it kinda does look sexist. "Why have we so many incompetent MALE leaders?" His solution seems to be more female leaders. Now I do not say that is a bad thing, in fact I would welcome it. However, that does not address the problem of people rising to a level of their own incompetence.

"The totalitarian, to me, is the enemy - the one that's absolute, the one that wants control over ...

rainmanjr comments on Jan 13, 2020:

We like being our own totalitarians. "The lunatic is in my head." There's no room for another one.

273kelvin replies on Jan 13, 2020:

@Davesnothere "Have you got any marmalade?"

Interesting evening .

MissKathleen comments on Jan 11, 2020:

We are so lost without our electricity, aren’t we? Especially in inclement weather, and after dark. I mean what does one do after 10:30 p.m., when there is no electricity?

273kelvin replies on Jan 11, 2020:

One can think of a few things? That's why there used to be larger families

As a long term resident of the Philadelphia area and a casual sports fan I have to withstand the ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 9, 2020:

Becuz Gawd follows professional sports...I think it's in 13. Corinthians...?!??

273kelvin replies on Jan 9, 2020:

No that would be Corinthians XI https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNSNMy60VlQr1wLzZEdOH01KcYtDtw:1578614297020&q=Corinthians+rugby=0=1=0=53532076,-5258390,246999=lcl=2ahUKEwiv2a

As a long term resident of the Philadelphia area and a casual sports fan I have to withstand the ...

Geoffrey51 comments on Jan 9, 2020:

Pretty tame really. We have a rugby player in Australia who says the fires are because Australia legalised same sex marriage. That is fucked thinking. Just waiting for an ember to hit his property!

273kelvin replies on Jan 9, 2020:

But the Ozzy rules footballers look soooo cute

So this was all just a show so the Ayatollah could tell the people 'look, I'm a strong leader that ...

hankster comments on Jan 8, 2020:

Khomeini is taking one from the trump Playbook.

273kelvin replies on Jan 9, 2020:

@Captain_Feelgood What facts? The only facts around are that Trump is under pressure from impeachment and falling polls. He says that the security forces briefed him that there was "An imminent threat". These are the same forces that he has been constantly dissing for the past 3 years? Okay, don't just take my word for this. Listen to the Rep senator Mike Lee (hardly a never Trumper)after the briefing. https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/videos/600989373780211/?notif_id=1578366425700200=live_video

If you've passed elementary school English classes, you should know how to spell.

273kelvin comments on Jan 8, 2020:

You would think so but I only discovered late in life that I must be slightly dyslexic. Only with the use of spellcheck and Grammarly etc. Is it at all possible for me to write with any coherence? I am not stupid nor do I have a bad memory. I could recall the 20 moves of the Ruy Lopez plus common ...

273kelvin replies on Jan 8, 2020:

@indelible It is nowhere near as frustrating as it was is pen and paper days. Academically I failed sandpit but now at least I can clean up all of the teachers' corrections at the end of the sentence and just write

So this was all just a show so the Ayatollah could tell the people 'look, I'm a strong leader that ...

273kelvin comments on Jan 8, 2020:

"So this was all just a show so the orange one could tell the people 'look, I'm a strong leader that can beat the Iranian rag head dogs'... How pathetic can you get.. Edit: And now I hear we didn't have any casualties, but I hear Ayatollah is telling his people they killed 80 Americans. Soo ...

273kelvin replies on Jan 8, 2020:

@Captain_Feelgood You trust Trump's tweets as truth? Wow! any chance of getting you at my poker table?

Question for the menfolk: we’ve been discussing the outrageous messages women get from men ...

273kelvin comments on Jan 7, 2020:

Us guys rarely get unsolicited msgs, except from scammers. If a reasonably decent looking woman just wanted sex. Then a simple "Hello" would more than suffice

273kelvin replies on Jan 8, 2020:

@AnneWimsey Yes that stuff goes on but the O P was about 1st msgs. I have had the odd sexting session

The highlight of BBC Chrismas viewing - Dracula A superb adaptation of Bram Stoker's story.

RavenCT comments on Jan 5, 2020:

Ooh I do love a good Dracula!

273kelvin replies on Jan 5, 2020:

Then you will adore this one.

The highlight of BBC Chrismas viewing - Dracula A superb adaptation of Bram Stoker's story.

bingst comments on Jan 5, 2020:

If I'm lucky, it might eventually air on Ga Public Broadcasting. They aired Sherlock, which I really liked.

273kelvin replies on Jan 5, 2020:

It is too god not to end up on US TV soon.

I've been watching 'Messiah' on netflix recently and it is a surprisingly good show.

273kelvin comments on Jan 3, 2020:

I enjoyed the series. A lot of it was "What if", on the lines of Peter Gabriel's "Salisbury Hill" or a recent UK version of Noah that used the UK version of "Shameless" actor David Threlfall. What would we require for belief? How much would such a person be discredited/used by the media and others?...

273kelvin replies on Jan 3, 2020:

@MsDemeanour 'Messiah' on NetFlix, A plausible scenario (miracles aside) set in modern-day.

I'm sure many people on here have religious friends and family members that get on your nerves.

273kelvin comments on Jan 2, 2020:

Bearing false witness is a biggie, one of the top 10. It is right up there with killing, coveting your neighbors (or his wives) ass, and way above being gay. So being truthful with your relatives, is exactly what their imaginary friend would want you to do.

273kelvin replies on Jan 2, 2020:

@freedom41 Best of luck with that

Does god exist?

bigpawbullets comments on Jan 1, 2020:

Our cats are convinced that they are gods.

273kelvin replies on Jan 1, 2020:

@PadraicM They are gods. Just look at how they have taken over the internet

I'm not officially single yet.

273kelvin comments on Jan 1, 2020:

Been single for a number of years now and at first, it is tough. Good routines are essential. mealtimes, bedtimes, laundry, and food shopping days, etc. Find shops that sell loose veg, Those family packs will rot before you use them all. There are some fun things like walking around naked with ...

273kelvin replies on Jan 1, 2020:

@tinkercreek Yes pets can be a tie but also an anchor. The cost of them can be more than offset by the money you don't spend down the pub. This may be different for lasses but for us lads the temptation to have a social life revolving around alcohol is huge.

Hello all! Are any of you as amazed as I am to find myself waking up in 2020 :-D

mordant comments on Jan 1, 2020:

Hey if Trump didn't fumble the nuclear football in '19, maybe he won't in '20.

273kelvin replies on Jan 1, 2020:

@Austin-Cambridge Well let me consult my magic ball ..... Ah yes, I see it now, In 2020 he will rant on twitter and his sentences will become more stupid and incoherent. You can PM me any donations

I'm gonna tell y'all a few things about myself as I sit here, alone again, on NYE.

Davekp comments on Dec 31, 2019:

Happy New Year,Charlene. I too be alone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_P-v1BVQn8

273kelvin replies on Jan 1, 2020:

@Charlene Okay, Saul Goodman

I'm gonna tell y'all a few things about myself as I sit here, alone again, on NYE.

273kelvin comments on Jan 1, 2020:

Happy new year from "the pool of life" (Jung)

273kelvin replies on Jan 1, 2020:

@Charlene Well come here and swim darlin coz Thet`s what Jung said of my home town, Liverpool.

I'm gonna tell y'all a few things about myself as I sit here, alone again, on NYE.

Davekp comments on Dec 31, 2019:

Happy New Year,Charlene. I too be alone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_P-v1BVQn8

273kelvin replies on Jan 1, 2020:

@Charlene I'm in the chat room

I'm gonna tell y'all a few things about myself as I sit here, alone again, on NYE.

Davekp comments on Dec 31, 2019:

Happy New Year,Charlene. I too be alone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_P-v1BVQn8

273kelvin replies on Jan 1, 2020:

@Charlene Happy new year. It's 5.10 am here now but I am listening to radio N. O.. so they have 50 mins to go haha

I'm gonna tell y'all a few things about myself as I sit here, alone again, on NYE.

Davekp comments on Dec 31, 2019:

Happy New Year,Charlene. I too be alone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_P-v1BVQn8

273kelvin replies on Jan 1, 2020:

@Charlene Nina Simone did it better

Screaming Jay Hawkins - I am the. [youtu.be]

whiskywoman comments on Dec 31, 2019:

testosterone is a marvelous drug I do like the deep voice

273kelvin replies on Dec 31, 2019:

In strict Dawkins selfish gene terms. He was probably the most successful musician ever. Having fathered between 57- 75 children

Everybody wants something different.

273kelvin comments on Dec 30, 2019:

The situation in the UK is closer to that post than the US I think. Three years ago we had a referendum on Brexit. The results were 52% - 48% to leave. In poker terms that would be a coin flip. Whilst it committed the govt to do this, it left the 48% screaming what a bad idea it was. They have ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 30, 2019:

@MsDemeanour It always was a maximum of 5 years but the govt could call an election anytime before that. Now they need a 2/3 majority to do so. So that means an agreement from the opposition. I really don`t like your system of almost constant electioneering. No time for long term planning.

I hear from my brother frequently about how concerned he is I'm going to hell.

Paul4747 comments on Dec 27, 2019:

Hell wouldn't be so bad, from all accounts. For one thing, the Devil's supposedly got all the best musicians.

273kelvin replies on Dec 28, 2019:

@Paul4747 Sorry

I hear from my brother frequently about how concerned he is I'm going to hell.

Kenoaks comments on Dec 27, 2019:

We actually have been granted a special scapegoat for our times. Donald J. Trump. The problem is he feeds off of the negative energy- such a conundrum!

273kelvin replies on Dec 28, 2019:

@Kenoaks During the reign of King George (you know the mad one that you guys fired) any performance of Lear was banned. It would not surprise me if Trump might do the same but also include "The Caine mutiny"

I hear from my brother frequently about how concerned he is I'm going to hell.

Kenoaks comments on Dec 27, 2019:

We actually have been granted a special scapegoat for our times. Donald J. Trump. The problem is he feeds off of the negative energy- such a conundrum!

273kelvin replies on Dec 27, 2019:

I think Trump is a great inspiration for everyone. He shows just how crap you can be at something and still keep your job. If he worked at my place he probably would have had at least one written warning by now and maybe been sent on a course?

I hear from my brother frequently about how concerned he is I'm going to hell.

Paul4747 comments on Dec 27, 2019:

Hell wouldn't be so bad, from all accounts. For one thing, the Devil's supposedly got all the best musicians.

273kelvin replies on Dec 27, 2019:

I think Trump is a great inspiration for everyone. He shows just how crap you can be at something and still keep your job. If he worked at my place he probably would have had at least one written warning by now and maybe been sent on a course?

Married to a JW

273kelvin comments on Dec 25, 2019:

My best friend at school`s mom was a JW, was dad was not. He spent a lot of time down the pub.

273kelvin replies on Dec 26, 2019:

@twill They seemed to be in all other respects a loving family. I never heard any fights or arguments (unlike mine). I think that he just left her to it whilst he spent his leisure hours with guys who were not talking about god all the time.

Good morning all.

273kelvin comments on Dec 23, 2019:

Hows this for socially responsibility? https://youtu.be/8vVOv1uU1yc

273kelvin replies on Dec 23, 2019:

@CS60 They might well be for sale soon. You can buy the ordinary ones

Bernie Sanders is Losing Steam.

273kelvin comments on Dec 20, 2019:

It is your politics and your choices. However, I feel that I must put the events on this side of the pond out for some perspective. We have/had a far-left leader and candidate in the shape of Corbyn. There are some differences in regards to Brexit but the similarities are also very striking. The ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 23, 2019:

@St-Sinner Just checked the betting odds and Trump is now 10/11 that has lengthened from 4/9 a few months ago. BTW Biden is 5/1 Bernie 8/1 and Warren 10/1 (she was the front runner 2 months ago)

Bernie Sanders is Losing Steam.

273kelvin comments on Dec 20, 2019:

It is your politics and your choices. However, I feel that I must put the events on this side of the pond out for some perspective. We have/had a far-left leader and candidate in the shape of Corbyn. There are some differences in regards to Brexit but the similarities are also very striking. The ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 23, 2019:

@St-Sinner I think the US is more of a popularity contest than the UK. But you have elected a disabled and a black president Boris is not that well-liked here (He did not win his parties leadership 1st time), just that Corbyn was less liked. You think that Bernie is socialist for wanting universal health care? (Btw every other 1st nation has this) Corbyn was offering free wifi ffs. It looked like Santas sack was overflowing and people smelled a rat. Fyi just a few corrections; John Major did win an election if narrowly. Blair was not that boring, May on the other hand was so dull that she was nicknamed Maybot. Nixon won the second time around and his landslide against MgGovern was I think a record.

I have quite a dilemma.

273kelvin comments on Dec 23, 2019:

Ask her to join the church of England. She will soon get bored with the whole idea.

273kelvin replies on Dec 23, 2019:

@Pfr1998 The C of E is known as an inoculation against religion or the conservative party at prayer. I doubt if she goes there. Hers sounds cultish. It might be best to cut your losses or let her do so

No one teaches a newborn human to breath.

Mofo1953 comments on Dec 22, 2019:

No, not everything is innate or genetically ingrained, kids need parents and teachers to learn many different things. It is true we are all born atheists and it is true parents, society and environment "shape" what we think (brainwashing). But to say that everything comes from genetic memory is a ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@Bn4fE5 Of what is learned behavior

No one teaches a newborn human to breath.

Mofo1953 comments on Dec 22, 2019:

No, not everything is innate or genetically ingrained, kids need parents and teachers to learn many different things. It is true we are all born atheists and it is true parents, society and environment "shape" what we think (brainwashing). But to say that everything comes from genetic memory is a ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 22, 2019:

I agree walking and talking are both prime examples

Elizabeth is missing - TV movie If you haven`t seen Glenda Jackson for a long time that is because ...

tinkercreek comments on Dec 20, 2019:

Dang it, not available on Prime.

273kelvin replies on Dec 20, 2019:

If I know the BBC it will sold to a US available service quite soon.

The Argumentative Theory

Moravian comments on Dec 19, 2019:

Then it's not really reasoning is it?. Reasoning :- The act or process of drawing conclusions from facts,evidence, etc. Quite different from arguing from the position of ones opinion.

273kelvin replies on Dec 19, 2019:

Reasoning can be one of one argument against another. Take for example the Copernican revolution. We think of it as natural that the earth revolves around the sun. But unlike the curvature of the earth (Flat earthers never existed in medieval times), It is not self-evident. The Ptolomy system worked but it was a pigs-ear of a system. The transit of Mars was particularly difficult to predict. It was Galileo arguing that Copernicus was "better" which eventually won the day

I haven't had luck in any dating site.

273kelvin comments on Dec 5, 2019:

Dating at a later age is difficult at best. I looked at your profile and if I may say, you look very good for 72. The problem I have with online dating is that so many of the women of my age are either beige or appear to be beige. It is not so much physical attraction (although that is a factor) ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 19, 2019:

@EyesThatSmile Beige - the opposite of colourful. As we get older, sexual attraction is less high on the list of qualities that we look for. What becomes more important is personality and interests. Sadly many people seem to think that all they still have to do is be available and the dating world will beat a path to their door. I am sure that many of these women are very nice and kind but I want some fire or at least friction to give me sparks. I am unlikely to find that from someone who lists their main pastime as "Walking the dogs"

Why is there no live chat on this site ?

273kelvin comments on Dec 14, 2019:

There is and I will go there now if you want to chat

273kelvin replies on Dec 17, 2019:

@Axlefoley The best way is to post on here that you intend to do so. Then if you look top the right of the screen you will see "Chat room is open" and just tap where it says to. Then wait to see if anyone else want`s to chat?

Another reason why I love my city [youtu.be]

MissKathleen comments on Dec 17, 2019:

Lady in red jacket didn’t seem so happy about it.

273kelvin replies on Dec 17, 2019:

I think that might be his lady. One can imagine that he may be a bit difficult/embarrassing to live with lol

Had someone lost in my driveway they did not see me right away.

dalefvictor comments on Dec 16, 2019:

I remember that during a garbage strike in New York City a person put their garbage in boxes wrapped them to look like presents and put them in his car and left it unlocked. He would leave it in a parking lot, during work or some other event. Every time the garbage was gone.

273kelvin replies on Dec 17, 2019:

A guy left his piano accordion on the back seat of his car. When he came back, to his dismay he found that someone had broken the rear window and when he looked on the back seat there were two accordions.

Elizabeth is missing - TV movie If you haven`t seen Glenda Jackson for a long time that is because ...

rogueflyer comments on Dec 16, 2019:

Says it's a TV movie but where will I find it?

273kelvin replies on Dec 16, 2019:

BBCi if you can get it

Elizabeth is missing - TV movie If you haven`t seen Glenda Jackson for a long time that is because ...

rogueflyer comments on Dec 16, 2019:

Says it's a TV movie but where will I find it?

273kelvin replies on Dec 16, 2019:

I posted a link where you can buy it but hopefully, it will come US TV soon

Christian Conservative Claims Star Wars Is Based On The Bible | Michael Stone

oldFloyd comments on Dec 15, 2019:

More like the King Arthur stories to me. 🙄

273kelvin replies on Dec 15, 2019:

I agree, substitute Uthred for as the baddie and merge Morgan le Fay with Guinevere and you resolve the love triangle. There you have Star wars

Morrissey CLAIMS he's forgiven Jesus.

jlynn37 comments on Dec 15, 2019:

I'm pissed at Humpty Dumpty and don't think I am capable of forgiving him for his carelessness at sitting on a wall.

273kelvin replies on Dec 15, 2019:

What was a fragile egg doing on a wall in the first place? And wasn't SO convenient for all the king's horses and men to be there at the time? Humptygate! We demand the truth!

So I had a second date Friday evening with someone I connected with before I left the dating sites.

273kelvin comments on Dec 15, 2019:

I used to be on a hook-up site but I gave up on telephone sex. (I only tried it twice) Because the 1st was "Daddy I have been a naughty girl" and the second was far worse. It involved fantasies around her son. The truth is that there are some right weirdos out there of both sexes but we should not ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 15, 2019:

@RonWilliam53 It was not the naughty I had a problem with. It was the daddy bit

Okay, ladies, a question. How many of you on the online dating scene actually make the first move?

Soarfeet comments on Dec 15, 2019:

i cannot imagine paying to participate in online dating and then sitting passively by waiting to be contacted... who knows!? .. may i suggest, if you've NEVER had a woman respond to your dating site profile, pehaps you will re-think what you've written... or, post it here and allow the voices of...

273kelvin replies on Dec 15, 2019:

It may well be his profile but one thing my friend (mentioned in my other comment) pointed out. It can also be how often you are online. He has his on his phone and constantly refreshes it. Therefore whenever women are searching, his profile will pop up.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Triphid Not everyone's experiences are the same. but in both our cases it was much older men. The fact that yours was more horrific and that you did not have the capacity to resist has my sympathy. However, because your abusers were married and catholic does not necessarily mean that they were not gay, just in the closet.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Triphid You think that gay men have never tried to "convert" anyone? I can recall at least 3 times in my youth when this happened to me (I was better looking then). Gay men are still men after all. It did not make me intolerant, I have lots of gay friends but it did make me less pushy with women. There is nothing like being Penelope Pussycat to Pepe Le Pew to make you consider the other side of the coin.

The kinks - Come Dancing. [youtu.be]

Marionville comments on Dec 14, 2019:

One of my favourite later Kinks numbers!

273kelvin replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Marionville I recommend "X-Ray" his autobiography. So many songs that you think are about England are really about his family. This one for example. That aforementioned front parlor was where his dad used to come home from the pub and sing "Minnie the mocha" (You can just imagine it sung in cockney). Ray said "I just wanted to write a song that my dad could sing". https://youtu.be/TYIl6n_SRCI

The kinks - Come Dancing. [youtu.be]

Marionville comments on Dec 14, 2019:

One of my favourite later Kinks numbers!

273kelvin replies on Dec 14, 2019:

An interesting back story about what led to this song. Ray was part of a big family with 8 elder sisters. One of whom went off to get married and live in Canada. She came back when diagnosed with a terminal heart condition. She loved dancing and one night she went out and died on the dance floor. He talks about the front parlor that was such a scene of parties and merriment, now containing his sisters' coffin.

Bill Bailey's Downton Abbey Jamaican Dub Reggae Version [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 9, 2019:

Bailey is excited about his Downton Abbey/reggae mash-up. ‘I had to sit through hours of the show to find suitable Downton samples,’ he grins. ‘That was the hardest bit.’

273kelvin replies on Dec 9, 2019:

@Marionville Well done in bringing Bill Bailey home. (Sorry, but someone had to say it)

[youtu.be] The La’s. - this Liverpool band had a hit with this in 1988. - There She Goes.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 9, 2019:

"There She Goes" has gained a reputation for being about the use of heroin, possibly as a result of the lines: "There she goes again... racing through my brain... pulsing through my vein... no one else can heal my pain"

273kelvin replies on Dec 9, 2019:

I will ask the band next time I meet one of them.

The latest presidential portrait.

SiouxcitySue comments on Dec 8, 2019:

If that plunger is pulled away, what sort of material will spew out?

273kelvin replies on Dec 8, 2019:

@SiouxcitySue, @ProudMerrie I think that if one of the kids he must have bullied as a kid had broken his nose. Then we would be looking at a different person now.

The latest presidential portrait.

273kelvin comments on Dec 8, 2019:

I cannot believe that he is publicly talking about how it takes 10-15 flushes at a time, to get rid of all the shit that comes out of him. Seriously though, it is getting very close to a "Cain Mutiny" type of situation. The guy is becoming more unhinged every day.

273kelvin replies on Dec 8, 2019:

@ProudMerrie The impeachment will stall in the Senate anyway. What worries me is if you guys don't vote him out next year. A once-great nation will decline and may never recover. I was so pleasantly surprised when you voted in Obama. Even more so when he survived 2 terms without being shot. But Trump is an international advert that says "America is stupid". If he stays then I am sorry but you deserve all you get.

In Israel, religious and secular Jews fight over Sabbath shopping on Saturdays - The Washington Post

SCal comments on Dec 6, 2019:

I fail to recognize how there can be such a thing as a secular jew. Claiming jewish is claiming a religious faith, not a race. I also do not accept social conditioning that races are even real. They are not. Therefore, unless you believe in their religious views, I dont understand how one can ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 6, 2019:

Okay, a tomato is a fruit but you don't put it in a fruit salad. Whatever science says about the DNA of this. Centuries of persecution have labeled Jews as a race. But I am sure that if you presented your case to the nazis when they came to round up your neighbors. You would have altered the course of history and saved so many lives. Shame that you were not there at the time.

In Israel, religious and secular Jews fight over Sabbath shopping on Saturdays - The Washington Post

VictoriaNotes comments on Dec 6, 2019:

As of 2019, there are 28 states with blue laws varying by each state and counties. In Bergen County, NJ, shopping for clothing, electronics, and furniture is not allowed on Sundays. Bergen County is the most populous county in New Jersey, with an estimated population of 948,406 in 2017. I ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 6, 2019:

The UK Sunday trading laws in the 60s and early 70s were even more laughable. You could buy a Playboy but not a bible.

In Israel, religious and secular Jews fight over Sabbath shopping on Saturdays - The Washington Post

Jolanta comments on Dec 6, 2019:

I would like all shops to be closed on Sundays, not on religious grounds just because we need a day off from all that pressure of shopping, and don't tell me you don't have to go. Just imagine how peoples lives would change, they now had to do something else than run of to the mall, like cleaning ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 6, 2019:

It was like that in the 60s here and it was awful. I don't know if you have ever heard Hancock's half-hour on a boring Sunday but it illustrates perfectly how mind-numbingly dull Sundays were.

Ok, I flirted with a married coworker and we both went too far with the flirting.

Iamkratom comments on Dec 6, 2019:

Have a feeling it was his wife that might be the issue. There's a lot to loose for both of you over what started as harmless flirtation. Considering that it's his livelihood and yours, I doubt you have anything to worry about. Curious as to who started the flirting and if he is in a position of ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 6, 2019:

@Cabsmom Twofold I think. Yes to stop temptation and but also any follow up texts from you that his wife might see

Happened upon a newer version of H.

273kelvin comments on Dec 5, 2019:

There is a new version of "War of the worlds" that has just been aired on the BBC. It is far closer to the book as it's set in Edwardian England. It is darker than most versions and also most of it is shot in my city of Liverpool. You should be getting it in the US sometime soon. ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 5, 2019:

PS cant find yours on Netflix

There is understandably a lot of discussion about the effect of distance on using this site as a ...

Wangobango3 comments on Dec 5, 2019:

Don't get into sexting unless you are a cunning linguist.

273kelvin replies on Dec 5, 2019:

@Wangobango3 You might like this then https://youtu.be/J8GnFvAAZRM

I haven't had luck in any dating site.

273kelvin comments on Dec 5, 2019:

Dating at a later age is difficult at best. I looked at your profile and if I may say, you look very good for 72. The problem I have with online dating is that so many of the women of my age are either beige or appear to be beige. It is not so much physical attraction (although that is a factor) ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 5, 2019:

@TomMcGiverin It is a problem all over I think. I live in a major metropolitan city and quite close to another. Also, my neck of the woods is a multicultural and reasonably bohemian part of town. Yet 98% of the profiles are like this. "I'm a good person I like doing my garden in the summer I like going out and walk for miles I got 6 kids I drink sometimes now and then I am a smoker. I like pop music and old and new music."

There is understandably a lot of discussion about the effect of distance on using this site as a ...

Wangobango3 comments on Dec 5, 2019:

Don't get into sexting unless you are a cunning linguist.

273kelvin replies on Dec 5, 2019:

Most gals go for guitarists. Smart girls go for harmonica players.

Hello I just joined today.

273kelvin comments on Nov 24, 2019:

There quite a few people who have met irl on here and some romances. If you click on "members" that will show you. I believe there are some near Dallas. You are not alone in hating religion and I am sure that you will find some cyber friends at least on here

273kelvin replies on Dec 5, 2019:

@WesShumaker Not to say that we do not have our moments and one or two intransigent members but I will say that we try to be reasonable. In the absence of any higher power or book to tell us what is right. We can only fall back on reason.

Absolute and categoric proof that god does not exist! Number of fatalities by US golfers struck ...

St-Sinner comments on Dec 3, 2019:

Not so fast. I have a closing argument. Trump has always been rich. The rich play golf. The poor play basketball in the neighborhood. Obama played more basketball than Trump ever did.

273kelvin replies on Dec 4, 2019:

All I am saying is. It's not like god hasn`t had a chance here? But WOW imagine for a moment if it really happened? I am sure there would be even quite a few agnostics on here that would be on their knees quicker than you could say, Stormy Daniels or Monica Lewinski. I might even convert my self just for the look on all the alt-right Xians as their jaws drop, ha ha.

How is everyone doing tonight?

nogod comments on Dec 3, 2019:

lt's ok, exes make good speed bumps from what l hear.

273kelvin replies on Dec 3, 2019:

If you bury them in the back yard? Make sure to leave their ass sticking out. It's a handy place to leave your bicycle

Inspiration on how not to do it - The bad sex awards The River Capture by Mary Costello He clung...

resserts comments on Dec 3, 2019:

Were they *trying* to write terrible erotica? 😬

273kelvin replies on Dec 3, 2019:

I think that they may have been trying to be original. Us erotica writers know how hard that can be. However, you can push the envelope too far.

Do people who hate religion do it because of their Atheism or Agnosticism or because of their ...

273kelvin comments on Dec 2, 2019:

There was a special script for a UK comedy called "Black Adder" for a telethon. In it, our hero travels through time to the reign of Elizabeth I where he meets Shakespeare. The then proceeds to cold conk him with a right hand. "What's that for?" asks the bard rubbing his face. "That's for every ...

273kelvin replies on Dec 2, 2019:

@Gwendolyn2018 Oh, I am sure they would. I was not born Muslim catholic or in some evangelical sect. My family was secular with the odd nod to the church at family ceremonies. We were not volunteers. My heart goes out to everyone who has to suffer under religious laws that they do not support.

Today I will roast a chicken so it will be chicken tonight.

Triphid comments on Dec 1, 2019:

Nice menu idea, but mine for tonight is Spaghetti Bolognaise made with a mixture of pork and beef.

273kelvin replies on Dec 2, 2019:

@Triphid I am not a bad cook myself and I am sure that I could get better. It is just that I cannot really be arsed that much when it is just for me. Then you have ingredients. Most of them come in family-sized bags. For example, I wanted a parsnip to go with my chicken but all the supermarket had was a large bag for £1. Luckily the organic shop had some loose wilting ones on offer but if I had bought the whole bag? 90% would go to waste. Any lesser percentage would increase my intake of parsnips close to annual levels.

Today I will roast a chicken so it will be chicken tonight.

Triphid comments on Dec 1, 2019:

Nice menu idea, but mine for tonight is Spaghetti Bolognaise made with a mixture of pork and beef.