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It's just turned midnight in the UK, making this the 7th of July and for the 1st time in 4 years, I ...
EyesThatSmile comments on Jul 7, 2019:
Healing the heart takes a long time.
273kelvin replies on Jul 7, 2019:
I am not sure that this ever will. Its been so long now and everything is still tainted by her memory
It's just turned midnight in the UK, making this the 7th of July and for the 1st time in 4 years, I ...
Deiter comments on Jul 6, 2019:
After years? You’ve got it bad and that ain’t good. Props to her for being the stuff of such indelible memories. I’ve never met anyone whom made me feel that way.
273kelvin replies on Jul 6, 2019:
The stuff of opera
Who is the best musician of these icons? So hard to choose.
bobwjr comments on Jul 6, 2019:
Hendricks
273kelvin replies on Jul 6, 2019:
@BufftonBeotch I agree and you can find my more detailed reasoning in my comment above.
if there is not God, I would like to know where did everything come from?
273kelvin comments on Jul 2, 2019:
It is only a simple question if you can only accept simple answers. For example; "Why is the sky blue?" "Because god made it blue" or "It is the refraction of sunlight caused by the earth atmosphere, leaving us just the blue end of lights spectrum to see". The former is an adequate answer to shut up...
273kelvin replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@PadraicM I am well aware of the nature of "theories". My favorite to use is Ohms theorem. It is easier to explain because any instrument used to validate it has been calibrated using Ohms theorem. The crucial question then to ask is "Do you want your house rewired by a couple of guys who went to the will of Allah school of electrical engineering?"
To fellow scientists: How do you deal with people in social settings that speak with authority ...
JacobMeyers comments on Jul 3, 2019:
Don’t find out what crap they believe in. 😀
273kelvin replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@CrazyQuilter One trick I used with holistic rubbish is this. "Would you like a drink?" "Yes please". I then pour out a smidgin of vodka, empty the glass and then fill it up with water. "Not too strong for you is it?"
if there is not God, I would like to know where did everything come from?
MrBeelzeebubbles comments on Jul 3, 2019:
One of the big problems is trying to discover what lies beyond the universe (ie pre big bang) using only tools from within the universe. It's a bit like trying to open a locked box with the key that's locked inside the box.
273kelvin replies on Jul 3, 2019:
That is one of the misnomers that laymen often ask. "ie. pre-big bang". Because there was (according to my understanding) no pre. The dimension of time only came about at the point. There may have well have been other dimensions created then too but have since ceased to be.
Atheist in the western world.
St-Sinner comments on Jun 30, 2019:
Europe today is more progressive in social issues than the United States is. The Spaniards and their Catholicism brought to the U.S. across the Mexico border has been dragging the American society behind for 250 years. It is ironic that Europe where people ran away from religion and religious ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2019:
@creative51 They were not very nice to anyone that did not adhere to their particular brand of silliness. Ironic considering the whole point of coming there was religious freedom
Atheist in the western world.
St-Sinner comments on Jun 30, 2019:
Europe today is more progressive in social issues than the United States is. The Spaniards and their Catholicism brought to the U.S. across the Mexico border has been dragging the American society behind for 250 years. It is ironic that Europe where people ran away from religion and religious ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2019:
@creative51 Point of order - they hung them in accordance with English law. Just we did in Pendal a while before
"Charged With the Crime of Filming a Slaughterhouse" ...
273kelvin comments on Jun 29, 2019:
I smoke, I know the risks and the detriment to my health. Yet I smoke anyway despite knowing all the facts. You may quite rightly think that this is a stupid and irresponsible choice but it is an informed one. I would be angry if any of the risks or medical information was withheld from me. ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 29, 2019:
@AnonySchmoose I too have my own personal views on this. Firstly that no one has the right to eat meat unless they are prepared to both kill and dress an animal (which I have done). Second that unless you are prepared to be a vegan, you cannot call out anyone on cruelty to animals. The suffering on cows when separated from their offspring, the basic reality of industrial farming and the fact that all dairy stock ends up as meat in the end. Makes the stance untenable/hypocritical IMHO.
I'm not smart enough to take sides on this one.
Lutherzme comments on Jun 28, 2019:
This is from The Pluralist, a right leaning "news"source who actually got this article from The Sun, a Rupert Murdoch UK tabloid. Fake news people, garbage. Men who don't follow conventional, conservative family paradigms get less sex/wives want them less? They post these stories constantly to ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 29, 2019:
Are you sure that it was "the Sun" UK? I made the same mistake last year (I'm from Liverpool and we have good reasons to really hate the Sun). There is a US magazine of the same name that is more literary in content. The fact that the article a, Has no celebrities, b, Has words of 2 or more syllables and c, No lurid pictures, suggests the Latter
Puberty and aging - Similarities.
Rangerbeavis comments on Jun 26, 2019:
50+, let's see, when I was 50 Lee surrendered at Appomattox. I'm old, my high school yearbook picture is on the wall of a cave in France.
273kelvin replies on Jun 27, 2019:
https://youtu.be/y2L-nFuZC-k
Just recovering from a great weekend.
Our_existence comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Love to participate in things like that! Glad you had a great time, but how in the hell did you lose your sandals? 🤔😂😂
273kelvin replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@WonderWartHog99 A Babatoni (I had to look it up)
Just recovering from a great weekend.
WonderWartHog99 comments on Jun 25, 2019:
## Did you buy a t-shirt at the festival?
273kelvin replies on Jun 26, 2019:
No, maybe next year
Just recovering from a great weekend.
Cutiebeauty comments on Jun 25, 2019:
You shouldn't wear sandals when you drink lol... Wear something like combat boots so you can lace them up sufficiently lol Glad you had a good time...
273kelvin replies on Jun 26, 2019:
Not great to dance in boots.
Just recovering from a great weekend.
Our_existence comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Love to participate in things like that! Glad you had a great time, but how in the hell did you lose your sandals? 🤔😂😂
273kelvin replies on Jun 26, 2019:
I took them off to dance to this guy. Then I went off to find where my daughter was sitting but the person I left them with moved. I could not find her although she kept hold of them for me. https://youtu.be/0cmWi0vn5Y4
At an open mic, a little old lady called Pat Leason came up and read some of her poetry.
ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 20, 2019:
that is a superb poem I think it is one I shall memorise would be good to meet this old lady
273kelvin replies on Jun 20, 2019:
She is a treasure
She loves you yeah, yeah yeah
Nardi comments on Jun 20, 2019:
LSD
273kelvin replies on Jun 20, 2019:
A bit of a misnomer that. Although they were doing a lot of acid then. The song is about a picture the Julian painted.
HONOURING THE WOMEN WORLD FOOTBALL CUP IN FRANCE: Some sexy and powerful stars! 1- Elysse ...
273kelvin comments on Jun 20, 2019:
I asked a question on Trivia night on here. "Who are the defending women's world cup champions?" None of the yanks got it. You might think they might have been a little proud of their team? Btw. It was really mad celebrations in Liverpool the other week.
273kelvin replies on Jun 20, 2019:
@Cutiebeauty Okay the odd individual like yourself is excusable (although women's sports are empowering/emancipating). But there is always an American sports question and several either get it or have a good stab at it. The fact that no-one had a clue that you are the best in the world is rather disappointing.
At an open mic, a little old lady called Pat Leason came up and read some of her poetry.
MissKathleen comments on Jun 20, 2019:
Lust is the “easy button” and is fleeting.
273kelvin replies on Jun 20, 2019:
Love is rarely everlasting, it is demanding and nearly always leaves you wounded. Lust is honest, pure and simple
At an open mic, a little old lady called Pat Leason came up and read some of her poetry.
MrLizard comments on Jun 20, 2019:
Interestingly, I took it as sarcasm. Not knowing the woman, I assumed the reader/listener is not supposed to necessarily agree with that point of view.
273kelvin replies on Jun 20, 2019:
She makes a valid point. Not sure I whole-heartedly agree with it but it is valid
At an open mic, a little old lady called Pat Leason came up and read some of her poetry.
Cutiebeauty comments on Jun 20, 2019:
She's a sad woman who never found love...
273kelvin replies on Jun 20, 2019:
She had a very long marriage, which ended in divorce and then the death of her husband. One thing you cannot say about Pat is that she is sad. A little bitter at missed opportunities but aren't we all
Which famous atheist/nonreligious person do you admire the most.
Jolanta comments on Jun 19, 2019:
Stephen Fry. He is brilliant, funny and cleaver.
273kelvin replies on Jun 20, 2019:
@Jolanta Pete is English and they met at Cambridge footlights. Their songs are very different. When I saw them do this, Clive talked about how this is about Sydney and the rich folk on the other side of town. Then Pete just said "the lyrics are Sydney but the music is Margate" https://youtu.be/F5G60VRiIaE
After over a decade of mostly ignoring, shutting down, or being more than a little combative in the ...
273kelvin comments on Jun 18, 2019:
If you must have this kind of discussion? Then emails are probably the best route to go. Hopefully, you can exchange views and points in cold blood and leave the subject alone when face to face.
273kelvin replies on Jun 19, 2019:
@DaveBA5150 Well emails should keep those 2 or 3 times pleasant so you can talk about things that really matter like sports.
Should we all become teetotalers because there are alcoholics?
RavenCT comments on Jun 18, 2019:
**Weren't most Native Americans almost erradicated by White People who brought religion and alcohol with them? ** Apparently not having natural defenses against the tyranny of the religious conquerers and no tolerance at all to alcohol were big problems! Maybe getting rid of both those things...
273kelvin replies on Jun 19, 2019:
@RavenCT Sad but anthemic.
Which famous atheist/nonreligious person do you admire the most.
Jolanta comments on Jun 19, 2019:
Stephen Fry. He is brilliant, funny and cleaver.
273kelvin replies on Jun 19, 2019:
May I recommend a due of songwriters that Mr. Fry and I both admire? Pete Atkin and fellow and Australian, Clive James https://www.peteatkin.com/pa.htm
Should we all become teetotalers because there are alcoholics?
RavenCT comments on Jun 18, 2019:
**Weren't most Native Americans almost erradicated by White People who brought religion and alcohol with them? ** Apparently not having natural defenses against the tyranny of the religious conquerers and no tolerance at all to alcohol were big problems! Maybe getting rid of both those things...
273kelvin replies on Jun 19, 2019:
Here is a song about it https://youtu.be/zXPFfgdxp9o
Should we all become teetotalers because there are alcoholics?
Bobsuruncle comments on Jun 18, 2019:
The only way you could have saved yourself on this post was to say guns are bad and need to be outlawed. You are saying peoples problems are THEIR problems. Not some lie to make what they did acceptable. Agnostic is NOT the place for common sense. It does not flower in about 90% of the peoples ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 18, 2019:
As usual, the gun argument is spurious. Alcohol is a dangerous drug and heavy taxes are imposed on it to restrict its consumption, as with tobacco. Prohibition, having been proven not practicable in this case. If your stance held water then it should still be leak proof when expanded. Theoretically, there should be no limit on what arms a citizen could own. A machine gun, tank, F16 fighter, A-bomb or biological WMD. After all, people kill people, not weapons? Also if that is true for a US citizen then it should be true for any country, Iran or N. Korea, etc. Europe does have a serious problem with knife crime but it pales in comparison with the US gun deaths. No one gets accidentally killed in a drive-by stabbing.
Puberty and aging - Similarities.
moonmaid comments on Jun 18, 2019:
You think you have it hard? There is absolutely no pamphlet for menopause..and it's different for each of us so my experience may or may not be like any other woman's. And tucking your balls into your socks is much less depresding than tucking your tits into your panties..feel better now, hon?
273kelvin replies on Jun 18, 2019:
Slightly
Recently I stumbled upon this gem of a series: After Life with Ricky Gervais.
KITDFOHS comments on Jun 14, 2019:
I will check it out. I enjoy his stand-up comic routine but I didn't realize he had a show. "This Day In History Group"
273kelvin replies on Jun 14, 2019:
This is far from his first series. He was the originator of "The Office" and a very good one called "Extras"
That a man can take pleasure in marching in fours to the strains of a band is enough to make me ...
Babyoda comments on Jun 12, 2019:
I hated parades in the army my brain would go crazy with boredom.I kept thinking of that song ,oh I love a parade and wanted to find the author and kill him.Anything to do with standing around or toy soldiering annoyed me.If it was not about weapons,vehicles,exercise or real army training it was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 12, 2019:
I am not a military man or ever have been. Just a product of one. However, I do prescribe to the fact that even the most liberal of us sleep safely at night because men and women walk the night prepared to do violence on our behalf. With that in mind, if it has to be done, then it best be done well. The cornerstone of any good military unit is discipline. What is required is instant obedience to any order. The parade ground is where this instilled. On a lighter note. Thank your lucky stars that you were in the Canadian army and not the Greek. These guys are the elite, capable of killing with you with their thumb. https://youtu.be/aaGdozjNGUQ
Which one of these was your favorite back in the day? Mine was The Andy Griffith Show.
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
The Beverly Hillbillies was as far as I know the only one of these 5 shown in the UK
273kelvin replies on Jun 12, 2019:
@LenHazell53 LWT operated at the weekend but not all of it. From what I recall it all shut down on Sunday afternoons for religious reasons. One of the reasons I hate religion
I am a science teacher in an inner city school.
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
You are basically advocating for what used to be called Secondary Modern Schools. Up until the early 1970's all children in the UK forced to take an exam call the "11+" at teh age of 11, on the strength of this their future schooling was determined. Those who passed the 11+ won a place in Grammar ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 12, 2019:
This should not be confused with streaming inside a particular school
Which one of these was your favorite back in the day? Mine was The Andy Griffith Show.
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
The Beverly Hillbillies was as far as I know the only one of these 5 shown in the UK
273kelvin replies on Jun 12, 2019:
@LenHazell53 I definitely remember both and even certain episodes. At the time there was only one commercial channel so I can only assume we got LWT broadcast in the Granada region.
Which one of these was your favorite back in the day? Mine was The Andy Griffith Show.
KKGator comments on Jun 11, 2019:
Mister Ed.
273kelvin replies on Jun 12, 2019:
A friend told me that the highlight of New Zealand television was watching "Mr Ed" dubbed into Maori. Footnote; They used to smear his mouth with peanut butter. Then dub the words in later. A technique still in use for some reality shows
Which one of these was your favorite back in the day? Mine was The Andy Griffith Show.
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
The Beverly Hillbillies was as far as I know the only one of these 5 shown in the UK
273kelvin replies on Jun 12, 2019:
I remember that we also got "Gilligan`s Island" and "Petticoat Junction"
Sexy lady even now. (50yrs later) Extra points if you can guess who it is?
Haemish1 comments on Jun 8, 2019:
No idea who she might be🤷‍♂️
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
CB got it 1st. Helen Mirren
Sexy lady even now. (50yrs later) Extra points if you can guess who it is?
Davekp comments on Jun 8, 2019:
First pic vaguely familiar.. but truly no idea. Looks like a beach blanket bingo/ rat pack movie extra type from central casting.
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
CB got it 1st. Helen Mirren
Sexy lady even now. (50yrs later) Extra points if you can guess who it is?
Our_existence comments on Jun 8, 2019:
Bardot
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
CB got it 1st. Helen Mirren
Sexy lady even now. (50yrs later) Extra points if you can guess who it is?
amymcmxcii comments on Jun 8, 2019:
So who is It?
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
CB got it 1st. Helen Mirren
Sexy lady even now. (50yrs later) Extra points if you can guess who it is?
RobertNappi2 comments on Jun 8, 2019:
Ms. Bardot, I believe!
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
CB got it 1st. Helen Mirren
Sexy lady even now. (50yrs later) Extra points if you can guess who it is?
Charlene comments on Jun 8, 2019:
Emma Peele?
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
CB got it 1st. Helen Mirren
Sexy lady even now. (50yrs later) Extra points if you can guess who it is?
Unclehotrod comments on Jun 8, 2019:
Kim Dickens?
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
CB got it 1st. Helen Mirren
Sexy lady even now. (50yrs later) Extra points if you can guess who it is?
Cutiebeauty comments on Jun 8, 2019:
Helen Mirren?
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
You got it
I’m watching The Lobster on Netflix.
tinkercreek comments on Jun 7, 2019:
I thought it was GREAT - not so good for my (first) date, who was cringing and nearly cowering through it . . . yeah, also last date.
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
@UUNJ I think the point was that he was not over his ex.
Sexy lady even now. (50yrs later) Extra points if you can guess who it is?
Our_existence comments on Jun 8, 2019:
Bardot
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
No
Sexy lady even now. (50yrs later) Extra points if you can guess who it is?
Charlene comments on Jun 8, 2019:
Elky Sommers?
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
No
Sexy lady even now. (50yrs later) Extra points if you can guess who it is?
amymcmxcii comments on Jun 8, 2019:
So who is It?
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
No one has got it yet. If that's still the case at 6 pm EST I will put you out of your misery. The clue is that it's an English septuagenarian that most guys would still do.
Sexy lady even now. (50yrs later) Extra points if you can guess who it is?
Cutiebeauty comments on Jun 8, 2019:
No idea... Not American though... Right?
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
Right
Sexy lady even now. (50yrs later) Extra points if you can guess who it is?
Haemish1 comments on Jun 8, 2019:
No idea who she might be🤷‍♂️
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
You might know her from "Red"
Sexy lady even now. (50yrs later) Extra points if you can guess who it is?
Haemish1 comments on Jun 8, 2019:
No idea who she might be🤷‍♂️
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
Clue; That film was 1969
I’m watching The Lobster on Netflix.
tinkercreek comments on Jun 7, 2019:
I thought it was GREAT - not so good for my (first) date, who was cringing and nearly cowering through it . . . yeah, also last date.
273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2019:
@TomMcGiverin Remember the scene from "Annie Hall". Woody takes a girl on a 1st date to watch "Shoa" a 4 hour documentary on the Holocaust.
More Americans have died, this year, because of guns than there were Americans killed on D-Day.
dahermit comments on Jun 7, 2019:
Most causes of gun deaths are suicides. How are you going to "fix" that? The next highest cause of gun deaths are gang activity. How are you going to fix that? Then the last and smallest number are non-suicides, non-gang related. Why is it that the anti-gun faction always focuses on that, does ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 7, 2019:
@Rob1948 Okay I don't live there so.... However, I have seen many comments on here from US members on Brexit posts, Also comments from your current and former head of state on the subject. As for road deaths, etc. from what I have read gun deaths are the most likely cause for young black men. Then we go back to Northern Ireland in the 70s at the height of the troubles. Bombs going off all over (funded largely by US citizens) but still road deaths were the largest cause of death. Yet how many American citizens would have wanted to go there on vacation? If road deaths are always going to be top killers that is not a good reason to start smoking. The argument that the cat is too far out of the bag is also erroneous. It is not an excuse to do nothing. Nor is the fact that mass shooters had already broken the weak gun laws an excuse not to make them tighter. If there are already more guns than people in a country? Then to my mind, that's a good reason not to sell any more of them.
More Americans have died, this year, because of guns than there were Americans killed on D-Day.
dahermit comments on Jun 7, 2019:
Most causes of gun deaths are suicides. How are you going to "fix" that? The next highest cause of gun deaths are gang activity. How are you going to fix that? Then the last and smallest number are non-suicides, non-gang related. Why is it that the anti-gun faction always focuses on that, does ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 7, 2019:
@Geoffrey51 Sorry wrong click
More Americans have died, this year, because of guns than there were Americans killed on D-Day.
dahermit comments on Jun 7, 2019:
Most causes of gun deaths are suicides. How are you going to "fix" that? The next highest cause of gun deaths are gang activity. How are you going to fix that? Then the last and smallest number are non-suicides, non-gang related. Why is it that the anti-gun faction always focuses on that, does ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 7, 2019:
Have you ever contemplated suicide? The method to use is a big decision. You could throw yourself off a tall building, overdose or slit your wrists. Each of these methods requires actions. A tall building means you have to go out and find one, with all the chances of 2nd thoughts on the way. An overdose means that you have to have all the pills ready to eat. As for cutting? there is a formidable resistance to applying a blade to one's own flesh. How much easier to just swallow a gun barrel and pull. It is open to impulse, the equivalent of internet shopping. Gang killings are pretty much in the same boat. The UK has a lot of gang violence and quite a few deaths but most are from stabbings. This is a very small fraction of the USA figures. That's because guns are not easy to get hold of here. What I would like to know as an outsider is, what would it take for guys like you to think that gun control might be a good idea?. If it could save a child's life? 2 children lives?10? 100? 1,000? at what point would you say that it should be harder to own a gun than a car?
Today I am thankful for the churches.
genessa comments on Jun 5, 2019:
it is good that you have loving people around. they tend to gather in their churches so that's where they are when they organize aid. it isn't really a matter of their religion, or they would be the only ones, but muslims and jews and atheists are helping elsewhere, as needed, too, and not just ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 5, 2019:
It is the churches that sort out food banks. However, there is a dry goods donation box in my local supermarket.
Can anyone work this out?
Cast1es comments on Jun 1, 2019:
The postage and VAT combined : 0.83 + 0.16 = 0.99 . A promotional is covering the cost of the strings , gift card is paying for the 0.99 postage and vat . Nothing is being charged to your Visa card .
273kelvin replies on Jun 1, 2019:
Heres the thing. The strigs are £4.69 so 2 x should be £9.38. There have £7.82 but not only that, they have not charged my gift voucher for it. Only the p&p 99p. My account is still £9.01 in credit ???
Can anyone work this out?
aahouck49 comments on Jun 1, 2019:
This is called the New Math!! Since I tried to teach math, so go figure, as I cannot do that math problem meself, it befuddles me!! Kevin you keep forgetting that in the USA we cannot use metrics, although we passed a law demanding it be done but alas, I did me best!! Just try to solve this ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 1, 2019:
@aahouck49 You guys have had metric money from the get-go (well 1785). We used to have £ - s - d. 12d = 1s. 20s = £1. (Many a scratched head by a GI trying to work that out.) I can still work in it if pushed. They say that non-metric systems help make your brain more flexible to different basses. The French are the guys to blame. Not only are they responsible for you and most of the world driving on the wrong side (Yes you do, How can you shoot, or gesticulate properly through the driver's window with your left hand?) but the metric system too. They went too far when they tried to metricate angles and therefore longitude and latitude. 360 is so divisible. As for ratios, I was on a course where this old guy could not get em. Then I explained that they are like betting odds and the penny dropped.
Can anyone work this out?
Stephanie99 comments on Jun 1, 2019:
I think that you still have a credit of 99p on your gift card. Hence the parentheses around the number. Or maybe not. Could the strings have been free and you only paid shipping and VAT?
273kelvin replies on Jun 1, 2019:
I think I have only paid 99p as my account has £9.01
Can anyone work this out?
MissKathleen comments on Jun 1, 2019:
Check to see if there is still a balance on your gift card. If not, they called it a “voucher” for the merchandise and a “gift card” for the p&p and VAT. If you still have a gift card balance, somebody was giving away guitar strings.
273kelvin replies on Jun 1, 2019:
According to my account, they have only taken 99p from me.
Are we living in a cocaine era?
THHA comments on Jun 1, 2019:
This is a very interesting question, and it goes without saying that if you notice just how many times you hear of a cocaine bust happening with absolutely massive amounts of cocaine that was destined for this country, you have just got to realize that there must also be a very huge amount of users ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 1, 2019:
The users are everywhere that is not drug tested. If I go out for the night,? I can guarantee that a significant % of the people at the bar will be on cocaine. I am no prude and I have used it on occasion. It never did much for me, I never paid and was only at a party or some such. However, when I invite people back there is a marked difference to the charlie crowd. Instead of joining in the conversation and music etc. They huddle in the kitchen and only engage with themselves. My point is that it does not matter if you imbibe yourself. The vibe that is generated changes the scene. Just as a disco in the 90s would be ecstasy driven. The attitudes and mindset of our society has been altered by it`s endemic use
This is a sample post only to give example of what may be included in a personal top ten.
Marionville comments on May 30, 2019:
Thank you...I think I get the idea, as it’s predicated on the long running BBC Radio programme.
273kelvin replies on May 31, 2019:
@Marionville, @FrayedBear Hey the Royals are not allowed to discuss politics. They might as well talk music.
I'm interested in getting opinions on the places in which you live. Do you love it or hate it?
Justjoni comments on May 30, 2019:
Great question! I love reading the detailed responses. They reveal so much about each responder, what they value and how their attitude towards life impacts their relationship with their place. I’m particularly interested in this topic, being nomadic at this point. I really have no clue where I ...
273kelvin replies on May 30, 2019:
Come to Liverpool for this. There will be a place for you to stay. https://www.africaoye.com/
I'm interested in getting opinions on the places in which you live. Do you love it or hate it?
indirect76 comments on May 30, 2019:
The Cincinnati area is pretty great. We get all four seasons. People here are nice. We have a few pro sports teams. The job market is good. Housing isn’t too expensive. Plus we have a McDonalds.
273kelvin replies on May 30, 2019:
I live next door to a maccies. I never use it
I'm interested in getting opinions on the places in which you live. Do you love it or hate it?
TomMcGiverin comments on May 30, 2019:
I like the Des Moines area of Iowa because there is a lot to do and the cost of living is affordable as well as the traffic not being that bad and crime also not bad either. There is a Unitarian church in the area too if I ever get motivated enough to return to it. The whole problem with living ...
273kelvin replies on May 30, 2019:
I love the travel writings of Bill Bryson. A fellow Des Moinesian T-shirts saying "We`ve been to Des Moines and ridden the escalator"
Memorial Day: Remember the Victims of American Bombs When You Remember the Soldiers Who Died for Our...
Besalbub comments on May 28, 2019:
I can't say any good results came from any war other than where would we be if Hitler got the A bomb before we did or we didn't enter WWII .
273kelvin replies on May 28, 2019:
@Besalbub They say the start of the decline of the Roman empire, was when the crown was sold to the highest bidder. In the USA, it happens every 4 years.
Memorial Day: Remember the Victims of American Bombs When You Remember the Soldiers Who Died for Our...
Besalbub comments on May 28, 2019:
I can't say any good results came from any war other than where would we be if Hitler got the A bomb before we did or we didn't enter WWII .
273kelvin replies on May 28, 2019:
I agree it was the end of the British empire and the start of the US one. A war that neither wanted or courted. Yet it was the one that had to be won
When Were The First U.S. Troops Killed In Korea?
BillF comments on May 27, 2019:
Next question, "When was our second conflict with Islamic forces?"
273kelvin replies on May 28, 2019:
@of-the-mountain I am always put off when anyone uses the word "they" when describing people. I live in a multi-cultural area of south Liverpool. This includes many Muslims. Some are from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afganistan but also from Somalia and other areas of Africa. The place had and still has a reputation for crime but has been "cleaned up" to a large degree by Muslims who simply want a decent place to raise their families. Let us look at some of the generalizations that can easily be heaped upon Americans if we use "they" They, are insular, ignorant, racist, arrogant, religiously bigoted, corrupt and think that they have an overwhelming moral right to invade or meddle in any country they see fit
A question for the ladies - is this sexy?
Robecology comments on May 26, 2019:
Duh....ya think? #1. Bolero is famous for its' sexual innuendo's #2. The ballet artists are fit, moving so beautifully.... Here's the scene from the Movie "10" that resurged "Bolero" back in to the popularity it's had for years.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dILIdREylC0
273kelvin replies on May 26, 2019:
@sassygirl3869 Just pointing out the elephant in the room :-)
A question for the ladies - is this sexy?
Robecology comments on May 26, 2019:
Duh....ya think? #1. Bolero is famous for its' sexual innuendo's #2. The ballet artists are fit, moving so beautifully.... Here's the scene from the Movie "10" that resurged "Bolero" back in to the popularity it's had for years.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dILIdREylC0
273kelvin replies on May 26, 2019:
A couple of inaccuracies: Firstly, Ravel was a 20th-century composer. and secondly, although it does sound sexy. It was actually written about elephants walking through the Indian jungle.
Next on my list to search for on vinyl. [youtu.be]
273kelvin comments on May 26, 2019:
Local band
273kelvin replies on May 26, 2019:
@kjsgenie I think I met one of the band members, He did an open mic I do once a month
Normally, the weird dreams/nightmares don't bother me so much, but every once in a blue moon one ...
273kelvin comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Time is a healer, a platitude I know but theres a lot of truth in it. Thankfully it is something you do possess quite a bit of. Maybe your dream was a way of telling you that you`re now ready to fill that hole with more than dirt. The fact that it was him may just be a way of reconnecting you with ...
273kelvin replies on May 26, 2019:
@Cast1es Dylan Thomas
What is your favorite sexy song? Grace Jones - Pull up to the bumper.. [youtu.be]
273kelvin comments on May 24, 2019:
This is my favorite store bought one. https://youtu.be/3Wh-695UNpA Most times however I play one I wrote called "Tango", which has brought several ladies to sufficient wetness. It is due to be recorded next week
273kelvin replies on May 24, 2019:
@thinktwice Anytime you want x
I try to keep Petunia from over packing on trips.
273kelvin comments on May 24, 2019:
Packing 101: Take half as much clothes and twice as much money
273kelvin replies on May 24, 2019:
@WonderWartHog99 And travel in your oldest underwear, so you can throw it away when you need to change.
PETE BUTTIGIEG GOES NUCLEAR Mayor Pete claims Trump faked disability to avoid draft ...
zesty comments on May 23, 2019:
Who knows. The Kenyan president couldn't fake a birth certificate for a few years. Disability certificates are different.
273kelvin replies on May 24, 2019:
Really! ffs when are you guys gonna stop with this crap? Tell me, would this kind of fake news have happened if Obama was white?
Just been looking at google maps and realised that from top to bottom of the UK is slightly less ...
WonderWartHog99 comments on May 22, 2019:
I'm waiting for catchy songs about beach babes on English shores. Surely, they have the equipment to stuff a smoking bikini.
273kelvin replies on May 22, 2019:
https://youtu.be/5MlTg4RNQcc https://youtu.be/u-fXmS_JmvA
There are athletes who are agnostic atheist. However are any of them progressive or liberal?
Sticks48 comments on May 21, 2019:
Given how many athletes in the big three major sports are Black (football and basketball) or Hispanic (baseball), I would guess quite a few of those players vote Democrat.
273kelvin replies on May 21, 2019:
@Sticks48 I hope so as Imran Khan is an ex-cricketer, now PM of Pakistan
There are athletes who are agnostic atheist. However are any of them progressive or liberal?
Sticks48 comments on May 21, 2019:
Given how many athletes in the big three major sports are Black (football and basketball) or Hispanic (baseball), I would guess quite a few of those players vote Democrat.
273kelvin replies on May 21, 2019:
It always amazes me how isolationist even US liberals are. The worlds biggest sport is of course fishing but if we are talking spectator sports its soccer. The second would be cricket. Don't believe me? then there are more fans of cricket in the Indian sub-continent than those that follow any of your top three.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you.
Cast1es comments on May 20, 2019:
Why should your music make you deaf , so you can't hear it at all .
273kelvin replies on May 21, 2019:
@bleurowz From what I heard they did tour a little but as Roy Harper found out when he opened for Zep. It's not good to put a folk act on before a rock band. The last thing I saw from the team was this. https://youtu.be/0PLlbdvCOgc
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you.
Cast1es comments on May 20, 2019:
Why should your music make you deaf , so you can't hear it at all .
273kelvin replies on May 20, 2019:
@Cast1es, @bleurowz Sorry Castles but you have missed the point and Bleuowz too. Yes, there are parody band but they have gigged. In fact, they have another band called "the Mighty wind" who supported them at a gig but got booed off. The only time in history that a band got booed of so they could come back on, If that makes sense. Here is the classic scene from the movie where (to give him his full title) Lord Christopher Haden-Guest explains https://youtu.be/uMSV4OteqBE
I love my city.
DenoPenno comments on May 19, 2019:
Maybe they are warning Trump to stay away in advance.
273kelvin replies on May 20, 2019:
There would not be enough security in the UK or the US to protect him. We have recently told Tommy Robinson that he can`t come and speak here.
Some folks wonder where all this hate and discontent comes from.
Fred_Snerd comments on May 18, 2019:
We should be better people and not hate this person or any person. No crisis is solved by hate. We should be examples of love and understanding. Atheists can become eaten up with cynicism That hate manifests even toward fellow non-believers. We cannot affect change if we nurture our ability to hate....
273kelvin replies on May 19, 2019:
Hate can be a tool for good. The US left are wusses. Take a look at my home town councils official sign
The American left are pussies.
davknight comments on May 18, 2019:
Back in the 1980's, the (then) leader of the CPUSA was a guy named Gus Hall. He decided it was a waste of time, to run candidates on a Communist Party ticket, and that the thing to do was to infiltrate the Democratic Party.Which they have been busy at ever since. Meanwhile, the 'Righties' have ...
273kelvin replies on May 18, 2019:
I have to concur with a lot of what you said apart from the guns. Gandhi took on and won against the biggest empire the world had ever seen without them.
When i finally opened my eyes after 30 years and was able to look unbiased at the bible and the ...
273kelvin comments on May 15, 2019:
The new testament was spun for a Roman audience. The Easter story is a prime example. It takes place at Passover. This is a highly politically charged time for the Jews. Many years ago I celebrated this festival and as you may know, it tells the Exodus story. For jews, it is rather like the 4th of ...
273kelvin replies on May 15, 2019:
@genessa, @abyers1970 Yes all that presupposes..? The only thing we can say for sure is that something happened at that time. Otherwise, we would not have the historic ripples of the event. One also can say that the story also existed pre-Romanization. The echos of its political significance are still there if you look for them.
Go ahead, make my day.
Lincoln55 comments on May 12, 2019:
"Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!"
273kelvin replies on May 12, 2019:
@Lincoln55 Theory is he was a German communist that left Europe in the 30`s
Go ahead, make my day.
Lincoln55 comments on May 12, 2019:
"Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!"
273kelvin replies on May 12, 2019:
@Lincoln55 B Traven was a complete unknown. Cheques were mailed to a bank in S America and it never became public who he really was
Go ahead, make my day.
Lincoln55 comments on May 12, 2019:
"Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!"
273kelvin replies on May 12, 2019:
I love that film but do you know of the mystery concerning the author?
Forgive me if this gets a little raw.
273kelvin comments on May 12, 2019:
Relationships 101: "How can you expect your partner to fancy you if no one else does?" You are going a lot of turmoil atm. what with jobs etc. New love can give you inspiration and motivation (if any are needed). It can also put a smile on your face, which is a powerful commodity in job interviews....
273kelvin replies on May 12, 2019:
@Deiter You are welcome oh and it`s just Kelvin
If you could only have one last sexual experience, what would it be?
RobertNappi2 comments on May 12, 2019:
Making love to EVERY woman on planet Earth....LOL
273kelvin replies on May 12, 2019:
What EVERY woman? Surely there must be some that you won't fuck. A chap has to have some standards.
Meet Tracey Crouch, the UK's first Minister of Loneliness, appointed by Prime Minister Theresa May ...
273kelvin comments on May 11, 2019:
The way UK politics is going. May will be her main client
273kelvin replies on May 12, 2019:
@Cast1es There is a saying in chess that goes "A bad plan is better than no plan". For 2 1/2 years, we have had no plan and no govt. The UK has not only thousands of food banks but everywhere you go, you see homeless people in doorways. The govt has done nothing to deal with this. On the contrary, it has enacted systems that increase the problems. For all of Trumps faults (and they are legion) he does have an agenda. You may not like it but at least it has direction. We have a rudderless ship atm.
Ya'll. I need a pep talk. Does anyone else find online dating demoralizing?
Emerald comments on May 11, 2019:
I actually read a profile last night who said he "wasnt racist but would only date in (his) own race. White ladies only need apply."
273kelvin replies on May 11, 2019:
@Emerald I miss mine but she drove me crazy
Ya'll. I need a pep talk. Does anyone else find online dating demoralizing?
Emerald comments on May 11, 2019:
I actually read a profile last night who said he "wasnt racist but would only date in (his) own race. White ladies only need apply."
273kelvin replies on May 11, 2019:
@Emerald Their loss our gain ;-)
Ya'll. I need a pep talk. Does anyone else find online dating demoralizing?
Emerald comments on May 11, 2019:
I actually read a profile last night who said he "wasnt racist but would only date in (his) own race. White ladies only need apply."
273kelvin replies on May 11, 2019:
My last gf was black African and would not date black guys.
Sorry to all - had no idea Paddy Power would not be visible to some.
Andy4608 comments on May 5, 2019:
I suspect the snooker/pool relationship is the other way round. iirc snooker was developed to liven up billiards (in India).
273kelvin replies on May 11, 2019:
@ShadowAmicus It is a more skillful game but the professionals killed it. Like a lot of things, we just got too good at. Checkers is another one, I am hoping that one day we will get too good a war and give that up too.
What`s worse than your friend going born again?
IAmLove comments on May 8, 2019:
She will. She will probably come to the right conclusion since she is a good person. Hope she doesn’t get in trouble before she quits.
273kelvin replies on May 8, 2019:
Thank you, you have been one of the few people that understands that she is not like this, just a little dim and blinkered.
What`s worse than your friend going born again?
aahouck49 comments on May 8, 2019:
The truth is not always nice or sweet and get over this Pollyanna thing, if she joined a group and one jewish remark or other such remarks: GET OUT AND GET OUT NOW AND STAY AWAY FROM THEM! sorry, but sometimes you have to let people go on their merry way, I have had to, once they reach the: ...
273kelvin replies on May 8, 2019:
In all the years I have known her, she has never been racist in any way. Up to the point of unfriending one of her relatives for similar comments. On the other hand, nearly all, the bad choices she has made has been because of a guy she was with. I think that she is blinkered and in denial. She is insisting that these guys are not a far right group and that was just "locker talk". What I have done and will do, is give her my perspective and wait. The fact that she no longer lives close allows me not to have to meet with too her often. Btw the anti-jewish talk ceased when I told them that my daughter is jewish and lost relatives in the holocaust that they were saying was a jewish conspiracy. F#ck known how far the talk would have gone if I had not.
What`s worse than your friend going born again?
JohnSchindler comments on May 7, 2019:
I just did a web search of the name, and there are a bunch of groups that use the name (many of the benign groups are connected to Emergency Medical Services and call themselves EMS White Knights) the scary groups who use the name are connected to prison gangs and an infamously bigoted pro-fascist ...
273kelvin replies on May 7, 2019:
These guys did not have anything racist on their web site but they do have the same St George cross on their leathers as the racist ones
What`s worse than your friend going born again?
amymcmxcii comments on May 7, 2019:
I try not to be too critical. Adapting to and embracing the other's religion, culture, language, opinions, family, &c is a normal part of bonding and trying to please the other. Folks who are totally rigid in their positions tend to sleep alone. The questions are: how far should one go? and is it ...
273kelvin replies on May 7, 2019:
@amymcmxcii I did not use the word "mistake" just stated what I heard and my position
What`s worse than your friend going born again?
Ragamuffin comments on May 7, 2019:
I can't stand it when people go "born again". As a general rule, when that happens, I dump that person. In one case, one of my best friends in high school who has moderated a lot, we are back in touch after about thirty years but we don't talk about religion. The really crappy thing in your ...
273kelvin replies on May 7, 2019:
I don't think that she is racist. just a little blinkered as to what the club is about.
What`s worse than your friend going born again?
Cast1es comments on May 7, 2019:
So your concept is , the boyfriend is indoctrinating her ?
273kelvin replies on May 7, 2019:
Not so much indoctrinating but he has no friends of his own and here is some guys he can hang out with. He is ex-army and just a little to the right but not that much.
What`s worse than your friend going born again?
amymcmxcii comments on May 7, 2019:
I try not to be too critical. Adapting to and embracing the other's religion, culture, language, opinions, family, &c is a normal part of bonding and trying to please the other. Folks who are totally rigid in their positions tend to sleep alone. The questions are: how far should one go? and is it ...
273kelvin replies on May 7, 2019:
If you think that your friend is making a big mistake? Then you are no friend at all if you stay silent

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