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Why can't people understand roundabouts in Colorado and why does the state install them if no one ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
Near Liverpool is a town called Skelmersdale. The guy who designed it was a roundabout fan big time (he went on to design Milton Keynes). People who live there have a mobile tyre rotation service.
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
Near Liverpool is a town called Skelmersdale. The guy who designed it was a roundabout fan big time (he went on to design Milton Keynes). People who live there have a mobile tyre rotation service.
What is your favorite paradox?
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
If there is an exception to every rule. What about that one? Unless that is the exception?
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
If there is an exception to every rule. What about that one? Unless that is the exception?
Some of the posts here are serious in tone and beg a serious response.
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
Who says they cannot be both?
“Every Joke is a Tiny Revolution” George Orwell.
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
Who says they cannot be both?
“Every Joke is a Tiny Revolution” George Orwell.
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273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
I have come across this world is really an illusion before in buddhism. Sorry but I don`t buy it. That would mean that Hirosima, Nagasaki and the Holocaust were not real and they were. Plus it just stifles debate on anything from politics, religion or the price of fish. True that the computer and the floor or sofa existed in someones mind before it became real but the truth is definitely out there..
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
I have come across this world is really an illusion before in buddhism. Sorry but I don`t buy it. That would mean that Hirosima, Nagasaki and the Holocaust were not real and they were. Plus it just stifles debate on anything from politics, religion or the price of fish. True that the computer and the floor or sofa existed in someones mind before it became real but the truth is definitely out there..
I've been writing stuff for years.
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
Best way I have found to finish something and get over a block is. Find something that needs to be done that you really hate doing, tax returns are a good example. Then put yourself in front of the keyboard and do one thing or the other.
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
Best way I have found to finish something and get over a block is. Find something that needs to be done that you really hate doing, tax returns are a good example. Then put yourself in front of the keyboard and do one thing or the other.
Smokers?
273kelvin comments on Apr 17, 2018:
Rudyard Kipling - “You must choose between me and your cigar.” Breach of Promise
Something to make you smile. Mr Kipling had a good sense of humor.
the old cigar-box, get me a Cuba stout,
For things are running crossways, and Maggie and I are out.
We quarrelled about Havanas—we fought o’er a good cheroot,
I know she is exacting, and she says I am a brute.
Open the old cigar-box—let me consider a space;
In the soft blue veil of the vapour musing on Maggie’s face.
Maggie is pretty to look at—Maggie’s a loving lass,
But the prettiest cheeks must wrinkle, the truest of loves must pass.
There’s peace in a Laranaga, there’s calm in a Henry Clay;
But the best cigar in an hour is finished and thrown away—
Thrown away for another as perfect and ripe and brown—
But I could not throw away Maggie for fear o’ the talk o’ the town!
Maggie, my wife at fifty—grey and dour and old—
With never another Maggie to purchase for love or gold!
And the light of Days that have Been the dark of the Days that Are,
And Love’s torch stinking and stale, like the butt of a dead cigar—
The butt of a dead cigar you are bound to keep in your pocket—
With never a new one to light tho’ it’s charred and black to the socket!
Open the old cigar-box—let me consider a while.
Here is a mild Manilla—there is a wifely smile.
Which is the better portion—bondage bought with a ring,
Or a harem of dusky beauties fifty tied in a string?
Counsellors cunning and silent—comforters true and tried,
And never a one of the fifty to sneer at a rival bride?
Thought in the early morning, solace in time of woes,
Peace in the hush of the twilight, balm ere my eyelids close,
This will the fifty give me, asking nought in return,
With only a Suttee’s passion—to do their duty and burn.
This will the fifty give me. When they are spent and dead,
Five times other fifties shall be my servants instead.
The furrows of far-off Java, the isles of the Spanish Main,
When they hear my harem is empty will send me my brides again.
I will take no heed to their raiment, nor food for their mouths withal,
So long as the gulls are nesting, so long as the showers fall.
I will scent ’em with best vanilla, with tea will I temper their hides,
And the Moor and the Mormon shall envy who read of the tale of my brides.
For Maggie has written a letter to give me my choice between
The wee little whimpering Love and the great god Nick o’ Teen.
And I have been servant of Love for barely a twelvemonth clear,
But I have been Priest of Cabanas a matter of seven year;
And the gloom of my bachelor days is flecked with the cheery light
Of stumps that I burned to Friendship and Pleasure and Work and Fight.
And I turn my eyes to the future that ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 17, 2018:
Rudyard Kipling - “You must choose between me and your cigar.” Breach of Promise
Something to make you smile. Mr Kipling had a good sense of humor.
the old cigar-box, get me a Cuba stout,
For things are running crossways, and Maggie and I are out.
We quarrelled about Havanas—we fought o’er a good cheroot,
I know she is exacting, and she says I am a brute.
Open the old cigar-box—let me consider a space;
In the soft blue veil of the vapour musing on Maggie’s face.
Maggie is pretty to look at—Maggie’s a loving lass,
But the prettiest cheeks must wrinkle, the truest of loves must pass.
There’s peace in a Laranaga, there’s calm in a Henry Clay;
But the best cigar in an hour is finished and thrown away—
Thrown away for another as perfect and ripe and brown—
But I could not throw away Maggie for fear o’ the talk o’ the town!
Maggie, my wife at fifty—grey and dour and old—
With never another Maggie to purchase for love or gold!
And the light of Days that have Been the dark of the Days that Are,
And Love’s torch stinking and stale, like the butt of a dead cigar—
The butt of a dead cigar you are bound to keep in your pocket—
With never a new one to light tho’ it’s charred and black to the socket!
Open the old cigar-box—let me consider a while.
Here is a mild Manilla—there is a wifely smile.
Which is the better portion—bondage bought with a ring,
Or a harem of dusky beauties fifty tied in a string?
Counsellors cunning and silent—comforters true and tried,
And never a one of the fifty to sneer at a rival bride?
Thought in the early morning, solace in time of woes,
Peace in the hush of the twilight, balm ere my eyelids close,
This will the fifty give me, asking nought in return,
With only a Suttee’s passion—to do their duty and burn.
This will the fifty give me. When they are spent and dead,
Five times other fifties shall be my servants instead.
The furrows of far-off Java, the isles of the Spanish Main,
When they hear my harem is empty will send me my brides again.
I will take no heed to their raiment, nor food for their mouths withal,
So long as the gulls are nesting, so long as the showers fall.
I will scent ’em with best vanilla, with tea will I temper their hides,
And the Moor and the Mormon shall envy who read of the tale of my brides.
For Maggie has written a letter to give me my choice between
The wee little whimpering Love and the great god Nick o’ Teen.
And I have been servant of Love for barely a twelvemonth clear,
But I have been Priest of Cabanas a matter of seven year;
And the gloom of my bachelor days is flecked with the cheery light
Of stumps that I burned to Friendship and Pleasure and Work and Fight.
And I turn my eyes to the future that ...
"Sarcasm will get you nowhere in life," my boss told me.
273kelvin comments on Apr 17, 2018:
https://youtu.be/AgbnWm6nMR4
273kelvin comments on Apr 17, 2018:
https://youtu.be/AgbnWm6nMR4
What are your favorite Chick Flicks? Mine are "Ghost" and "An Officer and a Gentleman"
273kelvin comments on Apr 16, 2018:
" Truly, madly, deeply " Alan Rickman in a version of Ghost that is pure love without the hollywood bs sub plot.
" A matter of life and death " David Niven at his best in brilliant direction.
" The African queen " Boggie gets reformed by Katherine Hepburn playing it as Eleanor Roosevelt (Jack Cardiff on cinematography as in " A matter of... " )
" Beaches " A box of tissues is a must for this
" The quiet man " odd choice considering its the Duke and John Ford, Plus it has a fight scene but a great chick flick anyway because the dowery is what she brings to the relationship, Wayne has to man up to gain her respect.
273kelvin comments on Apr 16, 2018:
" Truly, madly, deeply " Alan Rickman in a version of Ghost that is pure love without the hollywood bs sub plot.
" A matter of life and death " David Niven at his best in brilliant direction.
" The African queen " Boggie gets reformed by Katherine Hepburn playing it as Eleanor Roosevelt (Jack Cardiff on cinematography as in " A matter of... " )
" Beaches " A box of tissues is a must for this
" The quiet man " odd choice considering its the Duke and John Ford, Plus it has a fight scene but a great chick flick anyway because the dowery is what she brings to the relationship, Wayne has to man up to gain her respect.
Substances - Do you use them? Do you think they help or hinder your writing?
273kelvin comments on Apr 16, 2018:
I tend to get my best ideas when using pot and alcohol. Spelling grammar etc. can get ragged but they can be cleaned up later. Unfortunately this happens far to infrequently (not the smoking and drinking but the inspiration). I also can be lazy in writing things down at certain stages but if the lines are good you can remember them when sober. This works for songs, prose is best on just pot.
273kelvin comments on Apr 16, 2018:
I tend to get my best ideas when using pot and alcohol. Spelling grammar etc. can get ragged but they can be cleaned up later. Unfortunately this happens far to infrequently (not the smoking and drinking but the inspiration). I also can be lazy in writing things down at certain stages but if the lines are good you can remember them when sober. This works for songs, prose is best on just pot.
I was just looking at the Patheos site (which I am always a bit suspicious of) and in their ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 15, 2018:
Well we do have st Bartholomews hospital in UK but my favorite is Guys. It was founded by a book seller who made a large fortune in the south sea bubble, got out just in time but felt guilty about it.
273kelvin comments on Apr 15, 2018:
Well we do have st Bartholomews hospital in UK but my favorite is Guys. It was founded by a book seller who made a large fortune in the south sea bubble, got out just in time but felt guilty about it.
Watching the new documentary series "Wild, Wild Country" on Netflix and thinking, "Well, at least I ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 15, 2018:
I watched it a few weeks ago. Scary stuff.
Not sure how my utopia would go.
273kelvin comments on Apr 15, 2018:
I watched it a few weeks ago. Scary stuff.
Not sure how my utopia would go.
Best album ever? For me it's Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos. What's yours?
273kelvin comments on Apr 15, 2018:
Well I like the classics Joni Mitchell " Blue "
Miles Davis " kind of blue "
Beatles " Abby road "
Stones " Stcky fingers "
L. Cohen " Ten new songs "
But the more obscure ones really get me
Ry Cooder " Paradise and lunch "
Country Joe MCDonald " War war war "
Pete Atkin/Clive James " A king at nightfall "
273kelvin comments on Apr 15, 2018:
Well I like the classics Joni Mitchell " Blue "
Miles Davis " kind of blue "
Beatles " Abby road "
Stones " Stcky fingers "
L. Cohen " Ten new songs "
But the more obscure ones really get me
Ry Cooder " Paradise and lunch "
Country Joe MCDonald " War war war "
Pete Atkin/Clive James " A king at nightfall "
This is the 2nd time this week my facility has food poisoned me!
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
Shrimp really, after the last bout?
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
Shrimp really, after the last bout?
I talked to a friend in payroll yesterday.
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
No women have breasts to give us guys something to look at when they talk
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
No women have breasts to give us guys something to look at when they talk
More People Believe in Ghosts than Darwin.
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
As a former serious chess player. I can look at the methodology of formal scientific method. Chess being the largest use of this, outside of science itself. Theories are put forward, tested, published, replicated and analyzed. The word used is the same as science ie. " best. " Yes fashion and personalities play a part, just as in science. However what works best will always prevail. It may take a long time but it will get there in the end.
Evolution is still a theory but it is the best way of describing how we got here. Many have a problem understanding the scientific use of the word theory. Ohms law is not a law at all but is still a theory. Any attempt to prove Ohms theory can only be done with instruments calibrated using Ohms theory. Yet we do not use electricians from the will of Allah school of electrical engineers. Similarly when the US military are looking to find a vaccine for malaria (they are a major player in this endeavor), they have to battle evolutionary forces. The fight against this disease is one of the most sticking examples of the selfish gene.
When I was growing up the major cause for concern was over population and how we could feed all these people. Say what you will about modern agri-business but there is enough food for everyone on the planet. Economic and political difficulties are the reason why people starve, not scientific ones. We are distrustful of science because some scientists have been false to us. They have lied about nuclear power, DDT etc. but they have produced such wonders and have been there for us when called upon. The expected epidemic of AIDS non-arrival is just one example of many.
The headline catching scientific news stories that make us distrustful is more to do with how we fund our research rather than science itself. Cancer research is often the biggest offender. The amount of donations this branch receives is staggering. So if some guy finds even a small link to coffee or bananas, he publishes. Thus ensuring his grant for next year. Science is made by people after all and we a human but science itself is not to blame.
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
As a former serious chess player. I can look at the methodology of formal scientific method. Chess being the largest use of this, outside of science itself. Theories are put forward, tested, published, replicated and analyzed. The word used is the same as science ie. " best. " Yes fashion and personalities play a part, just as in science. However what works best will always prevail. It may take a long time but it will get there in the end.
Evolution is still a theory but it is the best way of describing how we got here. Many have a problem understanding the scientific use of the word theory. Ohms law is not a law at all but is still a theory. Any attempt to prove Ohms theory can only be done with instruments calibrated using Ohms theory. Yet we do not use electricians from the will of Allah school of electrical engineers. Similarly when the US military are looking to find a vaccine for malaria (they are a major player in this endeavor), they have to battle evolutionary forces. The fight against this disease is one of the most sticking examples of the selfish gene.
When I was growing up the major cause for concern was over population and how we could feed all these people. Say what you will about modern agri-business but there is enough food for everyone on the planet. Economic and political difficulties are the reason why people starve, not scientific ones. We are distrustful of science because some scientists have been false to us. They have lied about nuclear power, DDT etc. but they have produced such wonders and have been there for us when called upon. The expected epidemic of AIDS non-arrival is just one example of many.
The headline catching scientific news stories that make us distrustful is more to do with how we fund our research rather than science itself. Cancer research is often the biggest offender. The amount of donations this branch receives is staggering. So if some guy finds even a small link to coffee or bananas, he publishes. Thus ensuring his grant for next year. Science is made by people after all and we a human but science itself is not to blame.
The Medieval Origins of Easter Traditions | Tor.com
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
Easter is on the 1st sunday after the 1st full moon after the vernal equinox. Unless the full moon falls on a sunday then it is the next sunday. Not that you can look at the night sky and work it out for yourself because the full moon is an ecumenical one. As the monks who drafted this back in the 600`s were crap at astronomy.
Hope that clears things up for you folks
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
Easter is on the 1st sunday after the 1st full moon after the vernal equinox. Unless the full moon falls on a sunday then it is the next sunday. Not that you can look at the night sky and work it out for yourself because the full moon is an ecumenical one. As the monks who drafted this back in the 600`s were crap at astronomy.
Hope that clears things up for you folks
What’s your views on the death penalty laws?
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
The only argument that makes any sense is a fiscal one. Seeing as the US has 73% of the worlds lawyers, the legal costs outweigh that anyway. If it worked then you should have a low murder rate. You do not.
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
The only argument that makes any sense is a fiscal one. Seeing as the US has 73% of the worlds lawyers, the legal costs outweigh that anyway. If it worked then you should have a low murder rate. You do not.
Is a married human being happier than unmarried one?
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
Statisticaly it depends on gender. Married men live longer but married women less
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
Statisticaly it depends on gender. Married men live longer but married women less
Am I the only one but I have just experienced an exploding potato.
273kelvin comments on Apr 13, 2018:
Alright I get it, I should have pricked them first but they looked like they had lost any innocence and therefore their virginity. I really don`t think it was the potatoes themselves that exploded but some trapped water underneath.
273kelvin comments on Apr 13, 2018:
Alright I get it, I should have pricked them first but they looked like they had lost any innocence and therefore their virginity. I really don`t think it was the potatoes themselves that exploded but some trapped water underneath.
Almost 20 years ago I read Jacob Bronowski's "The Ascent of Man".
273kelvin comments on Apr 13, 2018:
One thing I remember about the series. He was being interviewed afterward and said " We were shooting in jerusalem and I asked a cab driver to take me to calvary. The cabbie said sorry but calvary is a one way street. "
273kelvin comments on Apr 13, 2018:
One thing I remember about the series. He was being interviewed afterward and said " We were shooting in jerusalem and I asked a cab driver to take me to calvary. The cabbie said sorry but calvary is a one way street. "
A priest, a minister and a rabbi walk into a bar. And the bartender says, “What is this?
273kelvin comments on Apr 13, 2018:
That joke works better with a mormon, a presbyterian and a muslim. " What are we doing here? "
" Yeah none of us drink "
" It must be some kind of a joke "
273kelvin comments on Apr 13, 2018:
That joke works better with a mormon, a presbyterian and a muslim. " What are we doing here? "
" Yeah none of us drink "
" It must be some kind of a joke "
Cartoons!!!
273kelvin comments on Apr 12, 2018:
There was the clasic road runner of course but does anyone remember " wait till your father comes home? " It was the last (I think) from Hanna Barberra and had this guy next door who looked like Nixon.
273kelvin comments on Apr 12, 2018:
There was the clasic road runner of course but does anyone remember " wait till your father comes home? " It was the last (I think) from Hanna Barberra and had this guy next door who looked like Nixon.
I have a question for both believers and unbelievers.
273kelvin comments on Apr 12, 2018:
No, I would do exactly what I would do in the face of a zombie apocalypse. ie. Go to bed till the drugs I had taken had worn off.
273kelvin comments on Apr 12, 2018:
No, I would do exactly what I would do in the face of a zombie apocalypse. ie. Go to bed till the drugs I had taken had worn off.
An idiot walks into a police department looking for a job.
273kelvin comments on Apr 12, 2018:
Apart from that bit Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?
273kelvin comments on Apr 12, 2018:
Apart from that bit Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?
Getting over someone
273kelvin comments on Apr 11, 2018:
You could try putting you feelings down in words. It may not seem to help much at the time but just think of all those songs about this subject (blues etc.). If nothing else it can help with closure and you get some writting out of it when the dust has settled
273kelvin comments on Apr 11, 2018:
You could try putting you feelings down in words. It may not seem to help much at the time but just think of all those songs about this subject (blues etc.). If nothing else it can help with closure and you get some writting out of it when the dust has settled
Getting over someone
273kelvin comments on Apr 11, 2018:
Short term alcohol works, long term time is the only healer.
273kelvin comments on Apr 11, 2018:
Short term alcohol works, long term time is the only healer.
What is your knowledge of religion?
273kelvin comments on Apr 11, 2018:
Just as I am an ex gambler. I can still tell you how much you would get back off a £1 yankee (That`s 4 races, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and a 1x4 horse accumulator). I can also tell you when easter is. ie The 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the vernal equinox. Not if the full moon is on a Sunday then its the next Sunday and it is an " ecumenial " full moon not a real one because when they calculated this they were not much cop at astronomy.
273kelvin comments on Apr 11, 2018:
Just as I am an ex gambler. I can still tell you how much you would get back off a £1 yankee (That`s 4 races, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and a 1x4 horse accumulator). I can also tell you when easter is. ie The 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the vernal equinox. Not if the full moon is on a Sunday then its the next Sunday and it is an " ecumenial " full moon not a real one because when they calculated this they were not much cop at astronomy.
Is it really true that Texas could be voting to ban male masturbation?
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
Ah but think of all those trees not going into tissues
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
Ah but think of all those trees not going into tissues
Are East Meets West Stores taking advantage of the spiritual mindset?
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
There was a UK TV comedy series that used the idea of time still going forward but history goes backward. So you get Moses telling god off for saying he loves other religions too and an ancient Egyptian has past life regression that says he used to own a crystal shop in Glastonbury
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
There was a UK TV comedy series that used the idea of time still going forward but history goes backward. So you get Moses telling god off for saying he loves other religions too and an ancient Egyptian has past life regression that says he used to own a crystal shop in Glastonbury
Which country produced the best music, uk or usa, or other ?
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
Once upon a time, a british folk singer/writer called Ewan MacCall (father of Kirsty) met a beautiful American folk singer/writer called Peggy Seeger (half sister of Pete). These two were spiritual descendants of Woody Guthrie. The result was a great love affair and marriage starting with this song.
https://youtu.be/VP8qXnnn4tc
So that`s how it goes, you bounce off us and we bounce off you
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
Once upon a time, a british folk singer/writer called Ewan MacCall (father of Kirsty) met a beautiful American folk singer/writer called Peggy Seeger (half sister of Pete). These two were spiritual descendants of Woody Guthrie. The result was a great love affair and marriage starting with this song.
https://youtu.be/VP8qXnnn4tc
So that`s how it goes, you bounce off us and we bounce off you
Which country produced the best music, uk or usa, or other ?
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
In the period from the Beatles to the Clash. The UK had the edge but the US is the home of popular music. From jazz, though blues to rock n roll. Considering the differances in population, we `ve done rather well.
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
In the period from the Beatles to the Clash. The UK had the edge but the US is the home of popular music. From jazz, though blues to rock n roll. Considering the differances in population, we `ve done rather well.
Is it really true that Texas could be voting to ban male masturbation?
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
What your not going to be able to hold em in Texas?
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
What your not going to be able to hold em in Texas?
Stalking: When two people enjoy long romantic walks together, but just one of them is aware of this ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
I have heard it before (and posted it on here). This one is off the same woman off another site.
What`s the difference between a man and a dog?
A dog is really happy when you let him out of your trunk
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
I have heard it before (and posted it on here). This one is off the same woman off another site.
What`s the difference between a man and a dog?
A dog is really happy when you let him out of your trunk
How do people get short-term memory loss?
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
It happens with age. The great scottish comedian Chic Murray met an old friend on an Edinburgh street. After a conversation lasting about 20 minutes Chic asked his friend " Tell me, when we met today was I walking up or down the hill? "
" Down "
" Ah that`s good. I will have had my lunch then "
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
It happens with age. The great scottish comedian Chic Murray met an old friend on an Edinburgh street. After a conversation lasting about 20 minutes Chic asked his friend " Tell me, when we met today was I walking up or down the hill? "
" Down "
" Ah that`s good. I will have had my lunch then "
Is sports useful?
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
At its best it is a shinning example of endeavour. At its worst a crass scramble for money and fame at any cost
People often rail at the money that sportsmen are worth. I say that tribes will always try at beat other tribes. Consider this, a fighter pilot is worth about 3 times as much in fiscal terms as his plane. Would you rather spend the money on games or fighter pilots?
Someone told me that NY now only has one free boxing gym in the whole city. It is run by two ex cops who struggle to keep it open on a budget of $50,000 per annum. Trying to provide an outlet for young mens aggression outside of crime. When you consider how much the sport makes. This is a pitance
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
At its best it is a shinning example of endeavour. At its worst a crass scramble for money and fame at any cost
People often rail at the money that sportsmen are worth. I say that tribes will always try at beat other tribes. Consider this, a fighter pilot is worth about 3 times as much in fiscal terms as his plane. Would you rather spend the money on games or fighter pilots?
Someone told me that NY now only has one free boxing gym in the whole city. It is run by two ex cops who struggle to keep it open on a budget of $50,000 per annum. Trying to provide an outlet for young mens aggression outside of crime. When you consider how much the sport makes. This is a pitance
Do you believe all children are naturally born Atheist?
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
There is a theory that children who have grandparents active in their lives are more likely to believe in god. The logic being that their parents are answerable to a higher authority, so....
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
There is a theory that children who have grandparents active in their lives are more likely to believe in god. The logic being that their parents are answerable to a higher authority, so....
What's your go to funny story?
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
When I was training to be a joiner, we were putting a new door into a supporting wall. For those who don`t know, this involves making 2 holes above where the lintel will go. Then 2 pieces of timber though the holes which are then propped up by adjustable props called (in the UK) acroes. Anyway we had just made the initial hole in the wall which was 3 layers of brick thick and all of the wood was on my side of the wall. For some reason they wanted a piece on the other side and it being a walk down and up stairs . The 2 foot length of 3x2" was asked to be pushed though the hole. I put the wood in the hole and said " Okay I am sending it though now. " I proceeded to bang the end of it hard, so as to slide it though without snagging. Immediately after my thrust I heard a huge wail and copious laughter. So I went down the stairs and back up to the other side of the wall. There I saw everybody on the floor. All but one in fits of uncontrollable mirth and my mate kneeling down holding his head. It seems that as I said the word " now " he looked though the hole to see if it was coming. What he got was an eyeful of 3x2 and sported a black eye for weeks afterward.
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
When I was training to be a joiner, we were putting a new door into a supporting wall. For those who don`t know, this involves making 2 holes above where the lintel will go. Then 2 pieces of timber though the holes which are then propped up by adjustable props called (in the UK) acroes. Anyway we had just made the initial hole in the wall which was 3 layers of brick thick and all of the wood was on my side of the wall. For some reason they wanted a piece on the other side and it being a walk down and up stairs . The 2 foot length of 3x2" was asked to be pushed though the hole. I put the wood in the hole and said " Okay I am sending it though now. " I proceeded to bang the end of it hard, so as to slide it though without snagging. Immediately after my thrust I heard a huge wail and copious laughter. So I went down the stairs and back up to the other side of the wall. There I saw everybody on the floor. All but one in fits of uncontrollable mirth and my mate kneeling down holding his head. It seems that as I said the word " now " he looked though the hole to see if it was coming. What he got was an eyeful of 3x2 and sported a black eye for weeks afterward.
It is the 50th anniversary of '2001: A Space Odyssey', the movie that started my love affair with ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
Has anyone read the sequels? There are if I recall 3 ending in 3001 where the block ends up wanting to destroy humanity.
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
Has anyone read the sequels? There are if I recall 3 ending in 3001 where the block ends up wanting to destroy humanity.
How long does a good thing last? Can you ever say I've had enough?
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
Beware the ides of March.
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
Beware the ides of March.
What are your thoughts on existentialism?
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
Friedrich Nietzsche postulated the idea that instead of heaven or hell. You have to live your life all over again, just as you lived it, no take backs. Would the being that did this to you be an angel or demon? You have a lifetime to find out.
One of the things that I baffle theisists with, is the notion that the reward for living a good life is........ Living a good life.
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
Friedrich Nietzsche postulated the idea that instead of heaven or hell. You have to live your life all over again, just as you lived it, no take backs. Would the being that did this to you be an angel or demon? You have a lifetime to find out.
One of the things that I baffle theisists with, is the notion that the reward for living a good life is........ Living a good life.
If we ever officially devolope time travel, when would you go to?
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
There is a theory that time travel is not possible because if it were, people would have come back and told us about it. However there is another theory that says it is possible. It`s just that it sends you mad and you end up in the park drinking cider, speaking in an unintelligible scottish accent
" arge yer fukin sen ye puko nestie wan ye "
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
There is a theory that time travel is not possible because if it were, people would have come back and told us about it. However there is another theory that says it is possible. It`s just that it sends you mad and you end up in the park drinking cider, speaking in an unintelligible scottish accent
" arge yer fukin sen ye puko nestie wan ye "
When did the practice of men not carrying a purse but a wallet start?
273kelvin comments on Apr 8, 2018:
This dates all the way back to our hunter gatherer roots. Traditionally men would never have bags either carried or hanging from their shoulder. This would encumber running or combat.. It is ok to have items attached to a belt such as the purses you mentioned. Women on the other hand would have bags to gather nuts, berries and any other food stuffs they found.
This is not a denigration of women's role in the pre-agricultural society. On the contrary they provided between 60% and 80% of the diet.
273kelvin comments on Apr 8, 2018:
This dates all the way back to our hunter gatherer roots. Traditionally men would never have bags either carried or hanging from their shoulder. This would encumber running or combat.. It is ok to have items attached to a belt such as the purses you mentioned. Women on the other hand would have bags to gather nuts, berries and any other food stuffs they found.
This is not a denigration of women's role in the pre-agricultural society. On the contrary they provided between 60% and 80% of the diet.
If we ever officially devolope time travel, when would you go to?
273kelvin comments on Apr 8, 2018:
Chicago on the night of Martin Luther Kings assassination. Hendrix was due to play but he said that he could not go on. The police came to him and begged him to do the gig. There were thousands of people who were all set to riot if he did not. So he came on stage and said " This is for a friend of mine. " What came out next was by all accounts a most beautiful improvised piece, that nobody had heard before or has heard since. The gig was not recorded so unless you were there you would not know what it was like.
273kelvin comments on Apr 8, 2018:
Chicago on the night of Martin Luther Kings assassination. Hendrix was due to play but he said that he could not go on. The police came to him and begged him to do the gig. There were thousands of people who were all set to riot if he did not. So he came on stage and said " This is for a friend of mine. " What came out next was by all accounts a most beautiful improvised piece, that nobody had heard before or has heard since. The gig was not recorded so unless you were there you would not know what it was like.
I'm currently working on a fiction piece about a slow societal collapse alongside a biosphere ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 8, 2018:
I remember reading a distopic si-fi story called " Go east young man. " Where the US is gradually disintegrating and the people sociologically most able to cope gain the upper hand. The hereditary senator for Ohio is trying to negotiate a new treaty with the head of the Navajo nation and losing.
273kelvin comments on Apr 8, 2018:
I remember reading a distopic si-fi story called " Go east young man. " Where the US is gradually disintegrating and the people sociologically most able to cope gain the upper hand. The hereditary senator for Ohio is trying to negotiate a new treaty with the head of the Navajo nation and losing.
It is the 50th anniversary of '2001: A Space Odyssey', the movie that started my love affair with ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
Occasionally you get a slow movie like " Paris Texas " or " The Appaloosa " but most of hollywood now is wham bam...
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
Occasionally you get a slow movie like " Paris Texas " or " The Appaloosa " but most of hollywood now is wham bam...
It is the 50th anniversary of '2001: A Space Odyssey', the movie that started my love affair with ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
A lot has to be said about the genius of Kubrick. From " on the waterfront " though to " Eyes wide shut " and not forgetting " Clockwork orange " , " Stanglove " and " The shinning " all outstanding.
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
A lot has to be said about the genius of Kubrick. From " on the waterfront " though to " Eyes wide shut " and not forgetting " Clockwork orange " , " Stanglove " and " The shinning " all outstanding.
Movie Plot Hole:
When Ferris Bueller and his friends pose as Abe Froeman, the Sausage King of ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
The best is the total negation of Indiana Jones role in " raiders of the lost arc. " Exactly the same outcome would have transpired had he not been there.
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
The best is the total negation of Indiana Jones role in " raiders of the lost arc. " Exactly the same outcome would have transpired had he not been there.
Brought up as a Catholic, I learned the significance and power of symbolism.
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
The sybolism is very strong. During the Spanish civil war, the republicans often had to physicaly destroy the statues of the virgin mary etc. before the people would believe they held no power.
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
The sybolism is very strong. During the Spanish civil war, the republicans often had to physicaly destroy the statues of the virgin mary etc. before the people would believe they held no power.
An Ode to Panspermia is a tongue-in-cheek piece I penned back in 1971 dedicated to the theory ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
The theory that alien transports were responsible is far less likely than microbes in a meteor.
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
The theory that alien transports were responsible is far less likely than microbes in a meteor.
Do you like to pop your own zits? Or other people's zits?
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
I had a friend who spent 2 1/2 years in an enforced stay in Spain. I asked what it was like and " midnight express " was the closest he could describe it. Anyway he said that you all had to make some money doing whatever you could to get by. Sell drugs, translate, tattoo and one guy would squeeze your zits for 5 pesetas per zit.
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
I had a friend who spent 2 1/2 years in an enforced stay in Spain. I asked what it was like and " midnight express " was the closest he could describe it. Anyway he said that you all had to make some money doing whatever you could to get by. Sell drugs, translate, tattoo and one guy would squeeze your zits for 5 pesetas per zit.
Excerpted from my short story, Secrets in the Mist
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5 May 1861 - ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
A song more for the first paragraph. If you youtube it you will find a young fresh face bunch of guys singing it called " The quarrymen. " I wonder what happened to them?
https://youtu.be/jmMkV-cc5cs
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
A song more for the first paragraph. If you youtube it you will find a young fresh face bunch of guys singing it called " The quarrymen. " I wonder what happened to them?
https://youtu.be/jmMkV-cc5cs
Excerpted from my short story, Secrets in the Mist
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5 May 1861 - ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
Liverpool 1861, about the time my house was being built. There has been a really good doc on the bbc called " a house though time " about one Falkner st house and all its occupants from 1841, though to today
The guy in 1861 was a cotton trader who ended up bankrupt, fled his wife and her kids to NY, then fought in the US civil war (for a fee).
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
Liverpool 1861, about the time my house was being built. There has been a really good doc on the bbc called " a house though time " about one Falkner st house and all its occupants from 1841, though to today
The guy in 1861 was a cotton trader who ended up bankrupt, fled his wife and her kids to NY, then fought in the US civil war (for a fee).
@Fibonacci1618 -- Hello, and welcome to the group. Question: Why did you use 1618?
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
The start of The Gregorian calendar which I read somewhere was not in local use at the time and place of Washington's birth. So Washington was not actually born on Washington`s birthday.
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
The start of The Gregorian calendar which I read somewhere was not in local use at the time and place of Washington's birth. So Washington was not actually born on Washington`s birthday.
I was writing humor pieces for publication in print and online for a few years there.
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
The last humorous piece I wrote was on here. Some guy was convinced that 9/11 was an Israeli plot. Like most conspiracy nut jobs he refused to be confused by facts, so I used humor instead and imagined the senario. " Mr Bin Lardon, nice cave you have here but oy vey vot a schlep. My feet and ach my back but I mustn't complain.... " You get the idea.
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
The last humorous piece I wrote was on here. Some guy was convinced that 9/11 was an Israeli plot. Like most conspiracy nut jobs he refused to be confused by facts, so I used humor instead and imagined the senario. " Mr Bin Lardon, nice cave you have here but oy vey vot a schlep. My feet and ach my back but I mustn't complain.... " You get the idea.
The sign on my door reads "Riley Shiftless -- Private Investigator".
273kelvin comments on Apr 5, 2018:
I love the Raymond Chandler cynicism better " From a hundred feet away across the expanse of lawn, she looked like a million dollars. As I approached to ten feet away she looked like she had been made up to look like a million bucks from one hundred feet away " (best I can recall).
273kelvin comments on Apr 5, 2018:
I love the Raymond Chandler cynicism better " From a hundred feet away across the expanse of lawn, she looked like a million dollars. As I approached to ten feet away she looked like she had been made up to look like a million bucks from one hundred feet away " (best I can recall).
Delicate Procedure; Un-Brainwash
273kelvin comments on Apr 4, 2018:
Try showing this
https://youtu.be/dw4w1UsOafQ
273kelvin comments on Apr 4, 2018:
Try showing this
https://youtu.be/dw4w1UsOafQ
An Atheist clergy.
273kelvin comments on Apr 4, 2018:
No longer the UK PM`s job to pick bishops but this is really funny and explains things about the CofE very well
https://www.facebook.com/BritishComedy/videos/1967023973514898/
273kelvin comments on Apr 4, 2018:
No longer the UK PM`s job to pick bishops but this is really funny and explains things about the CofE very well
https://www.facebook.com/BritishComedy/videos/1967023973514898/
What's the funniest joke you've heard?
273kelvin comments on Apr 3, 2018:
I was at a sales conference for a week. As you can imagine there were jokes told all the time. This joke however was the agreed best of them all.
A paraplegic girl goes to the beach. As she is laying there sunbathing, she notices the lifeguard walking past. He is tall, tanned, muscled and has tight trunks that hide nothing of his privates. So eventually she calls him over and says " Excuse me, I hope you don`t mind but I could not help but notice you there. You are such a good looking guy and... how can I put this. I`ve been in a wheelchair all my life and I have never been fucked. "
The lifeguard looks at her lying there and says " Well darling, today you will be fucked " Her eyes light up till he adds " The tide is coming in "
273kelvin comments on Apr 3, 2018:
I was at a sales conference for a week. As you can imagine there were jokes told all the time. This joke however was the agreed best of them all.
A paraplegic girl goes to the beach. As she is laying there sunbathing, she notices the lifeguard walking past. He is tall, tanned, muscled and has tight trunks that hide nothing of his privates. So eventually she calls him over and says " Excuse me, I hope you don`t mind but I could not help but notice you there. You are such a good looking guy and... how can I put this. I`ve been in a wheelchair all my life and I have never been fucked. "
The lifeguard looks at her lying there and says " Well darling, today you will be fucked " Her eyes light up till he adds " The tide is coming in "
Ranitidine was my issue with eating.
273kelvin comments on Apr 2, 2018:
I don`t know if you know but there was a great english writer Dennis Potter who also had psoriasis. He made it a big thing in most famous work " The singing detective. " Hollywood made a version of it but of course I prefer the UK TV series. In it the hero is hospitalized by it and all kinds of sureal things happen around him.
273kelvin comments on Apr 2, 2018:
I don`t know if you know but there was a great english writer Dennis Potter who also had psoriasis. He made it a big thing in most famous work " The singing detective. " Hollywood made a version of it but of course I prefer the UK TV series. In it the hero is hospitalized by it and all kinds of sureal things happen around him.
What color are your eyes?
273kelvin comments on Apr 2, 2018:
Mine are brown but my daughter has eyes of two different colours, brown and blue
273kelvin comments on Apr 2, 2018:
Mine are brown but my daughter has eyes of two different colours, brown and blue
Happy Resurrection Day everyone!! Not to mention the awesomeness of April Fool's Day simultaneously...
273kelvin comments on Apr 1, 2018:
I love it
273kelvin comments on Apr 1, 2018:
I love it
Brought up as a Catholic, I learned the significance and power of symbolism.
273kelvin comments on Apr 1, 2018:
It seems odd to us brits that when we see the USA on TV or films there are stars and stripes flags all over the place. Offices, peoples lawns etc. unless England is having it`s usual brief go at the world cup, you would hardly ever see the union flag anywhere execpt for govt buildings. Is not old glory yet another symbol?
273kelvin comments on Apr 1, 2018:
It seems odd to us brits that when we see the USA on TV or films there are stars and stripes flags all over the place. Offices, peoples lawns etc. unless England is having it`s usual brief go at the world cup, you would hardly ever see the union flag anywhere execpt for govt buildings. Is not old glory yet another symbol?
Why do they tell kids nursery rhymes?
273kelvin comments on Apr 1, 2018:
Most are historical tales but were contemporary at the time.
Hush-a-by baby for instance is about James ii. To give you a hint on just how unpopular this monarch was. When his brother Charles ii was running around with Nell Gwyn and generally living it up. James intermated that perhaps he should be a little more security conscious To which Charles replied " My dear brother. There is not a soul in the land that would have me dead and you on the throne! "
Charles ii died without a legitimate heir and James succeeded him. People were not happy but as he was childless, they knew it would only be temporary and a less catholic king would succeed. Then James`s wife got pregnant.....
What followed was civil war in all but name. Parliament impeached James who fled to France. Invited William of orange over from Holland, who had but a very tenuous claim to the throne and spoke no english at all. He showed up with a huge army (the largest invasion of England in history). The two of them fought it out in Ireland culminating with the battle of the Boyne. Even after that the " baby " still caused trouble with Jacobite rebellions in Scotland. Followers of " Bonny prince Charlie " etc.
273kelvin comments on Apr 1, 2018:
Most are historical tales but were contemporary at the time.
Hush-a-by baby for instance is about James ii. To give you a hint on just how unpopular this monarch was. When his brother Charles ii was running around with Nell Gwyn and generally living it up. James intermated that perhaps he should be a little more security conscious To which Charles replied " My dear brother. There is not a soul in the land that would have me dead and you on the throne! "
Charles ii died without a legitimate heir and James succeeded him. People were not happy but as he was childless, they knew it would only be temporary and a less catholic king would succeed. Then James`s wife got pregnant.....
What followed was civil war in all but name. Parliament impeached James who fled to France. Invited William of orange over from Holland, who had but a very tenuous claim to the throne and spoke no english at all. He showed up with a huge army (the largest invasion of England in history). The two of them fought it out in Ireland culminating with the battle of the Boyne. Even after that the " baby " still caused trouble with Jacobite rebellions in Scotland. Followers of " Bonny prince Charlie " etc.
Starfucker // STRFKR - Atlantis - YouTube
273kelvin comments on Apr 1, 2018:
I much prefer this starfucker
https://youtu.be/iudmMgbAAmI
273kelvin comments on Apr 1, 2018:
I much prefer this starfucker
https://youtu.be/iudmMgbAAmI
Does hardship make a person stronger?
273kelvin comments on Mar 31, 2018:
They say hard work never killed anybody but it sure crippled a few. Everyone has a breaking point where things just get too much. Yes hardship is character building and nothing truly worthwhile comes easy but for every Rocky there are hundreds of permanantly damaged.
273kelvin comments on Mar 31, 2018:
They say hard work never killed anybody but it sure crippled a few. Everyone has a breaking point where things just get too much. Yes hardship is character building and nothing truly worthwhile comes easy but for every Rocky there are hundreds of permanantly damaged.
More jesus jokes. Lol, this is fun.
273kelvin comments on Mar 31, 2018:
Best love/lust song ever. Light as a breeze
She stands before you naked
You can see it, you can taste it,
And she comes to you light as the breeze.
Now you can drink it or you can nurse it,
It don't matter how you worship
As long as you're
Down on your knees.
So I knelt there at the delta,
At the alpha and the omega,
At the cradle of the river and the seas.
And like a blessing come from heaven
For something like a second
I was healed and my heart
Was at ease.
O baby I waited
So long for your kiss
For something to happen,
Oh something like this.
And you're weak and you're harmless
And you're sleeping in your harness
And the wind going wild
In the trees,
And it ain't exactly prison
But you'll never be forgiven
For whatever you've done
With the keys.
O baby I waited
It's dark now and it's snowing
O my love I must be going,
The river has started to freeze.
And I'm sick of pretending
I'm broken from bending
I've lived too long on my knees.
Then she dances so graceful
And your heart's hard and hateful
And she's naked
But that's just a tease.
And you turn in disgust
From your hatred and from your love
And comes to you
Light as the breeze.
O baby I waited
There's blood on every bracelet
You can see it, you can taste it,
And it's please baby
Please baby please.
And she says, drink deeply, pilgrim
But don't forget there's still a woman
Beneath this
Resplendent chemise.
So I knelt there at the delta,
At the alpha and the omega,
I knelt there like one who believes.
And the blessings come from heaven
And for something like a second
I'm cured and my heart
Is at ease
https://youtu.be/9gCdjnLKhfQ
273kelvin comments on Mar 31, 2018:
Best love/lust song ever. Light as a breeze
She stands before you naked
You can see it, you can taste it,
And she comes to you light as the breeze.
Now you can drink it or you can nurse it,
It don't matter how you worship
As long as you're
Down on your knees.
So I knelt there at the delta,
At the alpha and the omega,
At the cradle of the river and the seas.
And like a blessing come from heaven
For something like a second
I was healed and my heart
Was at ease.
O baby I waited
So long for your kiss
For something to happen,
Oh something like this.
And you're weak and you're harmless
And you're sleeping in your harness
And the wind going wild
In the trees,
And it ain't exactly prison
But you'll never be forgiven
For whatever you've done
With the keys.
O baby I waited
It's dark now and it's snowing
O my love I must be going,
The river has started to freeze.
And I'm sick of pretending
I'm broken from bending
I've lived too long on my knees.
Then she dances so graceful
And your heart's hard and hateful
And she's naked
But that's just a tease.
And you turn in disgust
From your hatred and from your love
And comes to you
Light as the breeze.
O baby I waited
There's blood on every bracelet
You can see it, you can taste it,
And it's please baby
Please baby please.
And she says, drink deeply, pilgrim
But don't forget there's still a woman
Beneath this
Resplendent chemise.
So I knelt there at the delta,
At the alpha and the omega,
I knelt there like one who believes.
And the blessings come from heaven
And for something like a second
I'm cured and my heart
Is at ease
https://youtu.be/9gCdjnLKhfQ
I am frustrated by a hyper religous christian in an email chain I'm cc'd on.
273kelvin comments on Mar 31, 2018:
The trouble with these folks is they are so caught up in their own belief that the cannot see beyond it. Explain to her that much as you respect her view (lie). You would like her to do the same. Just because you cannot make that leap of faith does not mean you don`t respect christian values (lie again). If what she says is true then christ will find you in good time (lie) but until that time comes can she please shut up?
As for the organisations tell them you don`t need prayer but money would be nice. They will leave skid marks.
273kelvin comments on Mar 31, 2018:
The trouble with these folks is they are so caught up in their own belief that the cannot see beyond it. Explain to her that much as you respect her view (lie). You would like her to do the same. Just because you cannot make that leap of faith does not mean you don`t respect christian values (lie again). If what she says is true then christ will find you in good time (lie) but until that time comes can she please shut up?
As for the organisations tell them you don`t need prayer but money would be nice. They will leave skid marks.
How does a record player work? I've never seen one up close.
273kelvin comments on Mar 30, 2018:
Okay, did you ever do that thing with 2 tin cans and a piece of string. As you speak into one can, the vibrations caused by your voice get transmitted along the string down to the other can. It is then converted back to sound. A record works in much the same fashion. When Edison 1st invented it he used aluminium foil and a cylinder, He said the words " Mary had a little lamb " into a trumpet like cone which had a needle on the end. Just as the string carried the vibrations, the needle made them on the revolving cylinder, Thus when he put the needle back to the start, it repeated his words.
Modern decks are basically the same except they convert the vibrations into electrical impulses. In the same way the microphone in your mobile does. These are then electrically amplified and travel to your speakers where they are converted back into sound again. Things are further complicated by the use of stereo. This done by using not only side to side vibrations but up and down as well. so you can hear both channels. Many Hifi buffs will still prefer Vinyl to digital as it is analogue. This means you get the whole of the sound rather than an approximation of it. I don`t know if you have ever used a slide rule but that is an analogue calculator. Very out of date now but it will give you a true number for such quirky things like the square root of prime numbers. Try this on your calculator. Square root 2 and then square it back again. The answer will by 1.99999999.
When they process music into digital form. Some of the nuances of the sound are lost. Especially in mp3. Also much depends on the DAC (digital analogue converter) which is used. Some are only 12 bit as opposed to 16 bit, leaving even more sounds lost. A record gives you the whole sound all be it with the odd crackle.
I hope that explains things for you.
273kelvin comments on Mar 30, 2018:
Okay, did you ever do that thing with 2 tin cans and a piece of string. As you speak into one can, the vibrations caused by your voice get transmitted along the string down to the other can. It is then converted back to sound. A record works in much the same fashion. When Edison 1st invented it he used aluminium foil and a cylinder, He said the words " Mary had a little lamb " into a trumpet like cone which had a needle on the end. Just as the string carried the vibrations, the needle made them on the revolving cylinder, Thus when he put the needle back to the start, it repeated his words.
Modern decks are basically the same except they convert the vibrations into electrical impulses. In the same way the microphone in your mobile does. These are then electrically amplified and travel to your speakers where they are converted back into sound again. Things are further complicated by the use of stereo. This done by using not only side to side vibrations but up and down as well. so you can hear both channels. Many Hifi buffs will still prefer Vinyl to digital as it is analogue. This means you get the whole of the sound rather than an approximation of it. I don`t know if you have ever used a slide rule but that is an analogue calculator. Very out of date now but it will give you a true number for such quirky things like the square root of prime numbers. Try this on your calculator. Square root 2 and then square it back again. The answer will by 1.99999999.
When they process music into digital form. Some of the nuances of the sound are lost. Especially in mp3. Also much depends on the DAC (digital analogue converter) which is used. Some are only 12 bit as opposed to 16 bit, leaving even more sounds lost. A record gives you the whole sound all be it with the odd crackle.
I hope that explains things for you.
Godfather issue
273kelvin comments on Mar 30, 2018:
I am a godfather too. (This was because I was the only one in the circle who had been baptized). I deem it a good thing to be in charge of their spiritual upbringing. They will get enough god stuff from their parents, church etc. I just bought " The glass bead game " by Herman Hesse for my eldest 16 year old godchild. He is bright as a button but plays far too much online games, this will stretch him I hope.
273kelvin comments on Mar 30, 2018:
I am a godfather too. (This was because I was the only one in the circle who had been baptized). I deem it a good thing to be in charge of their spiritual upbringing. They will get enough god stuff from their parents, church etc. I just bought " The glass bead game " by Herman Hesse for my eldest 16 year old godchild. He is bright as a button but plays far too much online games, this will stretch him I hope.
Would you dare to have sex in a church?
273kelvin comments on Mar 30, 2018:
Apparently there is so many wanting to make love on Jim Morrison's grave in Paris they have to get a ticket like the deli counter in supermarkets.
273kelvin comments on Mar 30, 2018:
Apparently there is so many wanting to make love on Jim Morrison's grave in Paris they have to get a ticket like the deli counter in supermarkets.
Would you dare to have sex in a church?
273kelvin comments on Mar 30, 2018:
Not counting all those catholic boys that did not have a choice.
273kelvin comments on Mar 30, 2018:
Not counting all those catholic boys that did not have a choice.
What is the plural of Jesus?
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
I would plumb for Jesuses as in " How many Jesuses are there in the LA phone book? " Although you might use Jesusses as in busses
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
I would plumb for Jesuses as in " How many Jesuses are there in the LA phone book? " Although you might use Jesusses as in busses
What is the plural of Jesus?
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
https://youtu.be/l9Aj7W3g1qo
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
https://youtu.be/l9Aj7W3g1qo
A Clockwork Orange, more than meets the eye, a reflection of our human nature ?
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
Deuteronomy 23:1 " He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD. "
You cannot be virtuous if you cannot sin. The same subject came up recently when American footballers refused to stand for the national anthem. It was said that should be made to. Well it it not patriotism if it is compulsory.
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
Deuteronomy 23:1 " He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD. "
You cannot be virtuous if you cannot sin. The same subject came up recently when American footballers refused to stand for the national anthem. It was said that should be made to. Well it it not patriotism if it is compulsory.
A Clockwork Orange, more than meets the eye, a reflection of our human nature ?
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
I remember Anthony Burgess in a few interviews on TV. He was a great lover of english lauguage. One time they had him on with a few young working class kids from modern Manchester. They swopped slang words for ages.
There was a TV panel show called " Call my bluff " where writers and wits would be given very obscure words and you had to guess the correct definition, like the board game " Balderdash. " He only was asked on it once because he knew the meanings of so many of them anyway.
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
I remember Anthony Burgess in a few interviews on TV. He was a great lover of english lauguage. One time they had him on with a few young working class kids from modern Manchester. They swopped slang words for ages.
There was a TV panel show called " Call my bluff " where writers and wits would be given very obscure words and you had to guess the correct definition, like the board game " Balderdash. " He only was asked on it once because he knew the meanings of so many of them anyway.
I'm writing a novel primarily about my childhood (still fiction though).
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
Build it and they will come. Write the book as best as you can. Make the characters believable and interesting. and people will read it. as for the journey and religion. Graham Greene was always writing about catholicism even though it is a minority religion in the english speaking world. Isaac Bashevis Singer only wrote in yiddish. There are so many great works that focus on the idiosyncrasies of the writer, so do not worry about whether it will have an audience or not. This site and Richard Dawkins etc. prove that there is a market for atheist works. With any luck you may even offend some god botherers and become controversial. Just write it well.
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
Build it and they will come. Write the book as best as you can. Make the characters believable and interesting. and people will read it. as for the journey and religion. Graham Greene was always writing about catholicism even though it is a minority religion in the english speaking world. Isaac Bashevis Singer only wrote in yiddish. There are so many great works that focus on the idiosyncrasies of the writer, so do not worry about whether it will have an audience or not. This site and Richard Dawkins etc. prove that there is a market for atheist works. With any luck you may even offend some god botherers and become controversial. Just write it well.
I so want to read this story. Someone write it!!!!
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
Off a russian dating site
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
Off a russian dating site
Pascals Wager.
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
Pascals wager falls down at too many hurdles for me. 1, It assumes that it is a 2 horse race, god or no god. When the choices are no god and 1000`s of differing deities. 2, You cannot feign a belief. This would be akin to a child continuing to say they believed in santa in order to receive more toys at xmas. If god exists then he is omnipresent and knows what is in our hearts. Therefore a hypocritical " false " belief is worse than no belief at all.
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
Pascals wager falls down at too many hurdles for me. 1, It assumes that it is a 2 horse race, god or no god. When the choices are no god and 1000`s of differing deities. 2, You cannot feign a belief. This would be akin to a child continuing to say they believed in santa in order to receive more toys at xmas. If god exists then he is omnipresent and knows what is in our hearts. Therefore a hypocritical " false " belief is worse than no belief at all.
Currently watching the 2 Ronnies an English TV Comedy series from the 70's and a group called New ...
273kelvin comments on Mar 28, 2018:
This was a 70`s hit in the UK till they showed this video. A band so ugly no one would want afternoon sex with them. darkest night with the lights of maybe?
https://youtu.be/wu1UXCdyNo0
273kelvin comments on Mar 28, 2018:
This was a 70`s hit in the UK till they showed this video. A band so ugly no one would want afternoon sex with them. darkest night with the lights of maybe?
https://youtu.be/wu1UXCdyNo0
Would Jesus have accomplished everything he accomplished if he had been married?
273kelvin comments on Mar 26, 2018:
He was married. Why do you think he spent 40 days in the wilderness?
273kelvin comments on Mar 26, 2018:
He was married. Why do you think he spent 40 days in the wilderness?
Do you pop your knuckles and joints?
273kelvin comments on Mar 26, 2018:
Well a doctor tried popping just one hand for 20 years and he did not notice any difference between the two but my daughter does it all the time and I tell her its dangerous. When she aks why I jokingly say " Its bloody anoying and I will break your hand if you continue " lol
273kelvin comments on Mar 26, 2018:
Well a doctor tried popping just one hand for 20 years and he did not notice any difference between the two but my daughter does it all the time and I tell her its dangerous. When she aks why I jokingly say " Its bloody anoying and I will break your hand if you continue " lol
What did you do to celebrate a big day?
273kelvin comments on Mar 26, 2018:
My 60th 2017 Open mic nght then loads of people back. Well I have wine and song...
273kelvin comments on Mar 26, 2018:
My 60th 2017 Open mic nght then loads of people back. Well I have wine and song...
I have written a lot of fiction, mostly for small press publications.
273kelvin comments on Mar 25, 2018:
Try Vocal.com it works like youtube. so many hits and you get paid. but you have to keep writing to make pay
273kelvin comments on Mar 25, 2018:
Try Vocal.com it works like youtube. so many hits and you get paid. but you have to keep writing to make pay
I used to have three bookshelves of my "not read" and one bookshelf of "read" until my collection ...
273kelvin comments on Mar 25, 2018:
Ogden Nash lived out in the sticks somewhere and he got tired of his neighbors asking " Have you read all of them books? " So he used to reply " Of course not. Why would anyone keep a book that you`ve already read? "
273kelvin comments on Mar 25, 2018:
Ogden Nash lived out in the sticks somewhere and he got tired of his neighbors asking " Have you read all of them books? " So he used to reply " Of course not. Why would anyone keep a book that you`ve already read? "
Not one prayer was said.
273kelvin comments on Mar 25, 2018:
" People say that I am lucky. Funny thing is, the more I practice, the luckier I get " Arnold Palmer
273kelvin comments on Mar 25, 2018:
" People say that I am lucky. Funny thing is, the more I practice, the luckier I get " Arnold Palmer
When I had asked for suggestions on what to do to treat myself, I was given a good one.
273kelvin comments on Mar 23, 2018:
Did you know that some of south parks scripts are written in Livepool? Yeah including Mr Hanky
273kelvin comments on Mar 23, 2018:
Did you know that some of south parks scripts are written in Livepool? Yeah including Mr Hanky
Anyone have any Netflix recommendations?
273kelvin comments on Mar 23, 2018:
There is a quirky one called Norsemen.
I can highly recomend " Five came back " to any film buffs.
Minestry of time (Spanish with subtitles).
" Rome "
273kelvin comments on Mar 23, 2018:
There is a quirky one called Norsemen.
I can highly recomend " Five came back " to any film buffs.
Minestry of time (Spanish with subtitles).
" Rome "
What are the best TV series/shows you ever watched or are currently watching?
273kelvin comments on Mar 23, 2018:
The Soparnos
The West Wing
Rome
Dr Who
Morcome and Wise
Norsemen ( A quirky little comedy on Netflix )
Sherlock
273kelvin comments on Mar 23, 2018:
The Soparnos
The West Wing
Rome
Dr Who
Morcome and Wise
Norsemen ( A quirky little comedy on Netflix )
Sherlock
My spouse is a gambeling addict.
273kelvin comments on Mar 22, 2018:
As a former gambling addict (if there is such a thing) I can only speak for myself. All my spare money went in gambling, not that I had much but I never got passed " just visiting " never mind " go" . Bottom came on a trip to France with some friends. I did all my money in the casino on the boat over and had to live off the charity of my friends for 2 weeks. One time we were in the food shop and I said to my mate that they look like nice sausages and he said " Buy some then. " It stung me like a slap in the face. It was not the end of my problem but the beginning of the end. Gradually I learnt to stay away from temptation. You cannot gamble unless you actively do something to gamble. You have to go into a betting office, casino or stand in front of a slot machine. Unlike drinking people don`t offer you a bet with a meal or at xmas etc. To stop you have to remove yourself from the scene. After a while I got out of the habit but the urge took years to leave me. I can now play the odd game of poker for small stakes but I am very wary that it could escalate.
Best advice is tell him how much you love him but not his gambling. Sit down and ask him to be honest and say how much he lost this week or month. HE WILL LIE. Go though his finances and point out the obvious inconsistencies on paper. Then say tell the truth and you will forgive him. If he comes clean then hold him and say it will be all right but it has to stop. If he uses his cards then cut them up and give so much for lunch gas etc. each day. Set a reward of a weekend away, some big boy toy he would like or maybe a really nice shirt. Having nice shirts now is one of the great things about not losing them all the time.
273kelvin comments on Mar 22, 2018:
As a former gambling addict (if there is such a thing) I can only speak for myself. All my spare money went in gambling, not that I had much but I never got passed " just visiting " never mind " go" . Bottom came on a trip to France with some friends. I did all my money in the casino on the boat over and had to live off the charity of my friends for 2 weeks. One time we were in the food shop and I said to my mate that they look like nice sausages and he said " Buy some then. " It stung me like a slap in the face. It was not the end of my problem but the beginning of the end. Gradually I learnt to stay away from temptation. You cannot gamble unless you actively do something to gamble. You have to go into a betting office, casino or stand in front of a slot machine. Unlike drinking people don`t offer you a bet with a meal or at xmas etc. To stop you have to remove yourself from the scene. After a while I got out of the habit but the urge took years to leave me. I can now play the odd game of poker for small stakes but I am very wary that it could escalate.
Best advice is tell him how much you love him but not his gambling. Sit down and ask him to be honest and say how much he lost this week or month. HE WILL LIE. Go though his finances and point out the obvious inconsistencies on paper. Then say tell the truth and you will forgive him. If he comes clean then hold him and say it will be all right but it has to stop. If he uses his cards then cut them up and give so much for lunch gas etc. each day. Set a reward of a weekend away, some big boy toy he would like or maybe a really nice shirt. Having nice shirts now is one of the great things about not losing them all the time.
Just heard this ....
Q what do you call a bloke that hangs around with musicians ? A A drummer .
273kelvin comments on Mar 22, 2018:
Classical musicians tell Viola player jokes instead of drummers.
There's an orchestra rehearsal when the conductor gets a phone call. He apologises to the orchestra but says he has to take the call. Can they all take 5. Then the 1st viola player pipes up and says " I do do amature conducting I can take over for a little while? " The condutor agrees and goes off to take his call. When he comes back the viola player resumes his seat and the 2nd viola says " Where did you get to? "
273kelvin comments on Mar 22, 2018:
Classical musicians tell Viola player jokes instead of drummers.
There's an orchestra rehearsal when the conductor gets a phone call. He apologises to the orchestra but says he has to take the call. Can they all take 5. Then the 1st viola player pipes up and says " I do do amature conducting I can take over for a little while? " The condutor agrees and goes off to take his call. When he comes back the viola player resumes his seat and the 2nd viola says " Where did you get to? "
Just heard this ....
Q what do you call a bloke that hangs around with musicians ? A A drummer .
273kelvin comments on Mar 22, 2018:
There is a whole raft of them like...
What do you cal a drummer without a girlfriend? .. homeless
How do you know a drummers knocking on your door?.... it speeds up.
What`s the difference between a drummer and a drum machine? .... A drum machine doesn`t load up the van
So this drummer is tied of all the jokes so he goes to a music shop and asks for something else to learn to play. The shop owner says " Look around and I will be back soon when you have decided what you want. "
The drummer says " I will take the red trumpet and that accordion " Shop keeper says " I can sell you the fire extinguisher but the radiator stays where it is "
273kelvin comments on Mar 22, 2018:
There is a whole raft of them like...
What do you cal a drummer without a girlfriend? .. homeless
How do you know a drummers knocking on your door?.... it speeds up.
What`s the difference between a drummer and a drum machine? .... A drum machine doesn`t load up the van
So this drummer is tied of all the jokes so he goes to a music shop and asks for something else to learn to play. The shop owner says " Look around and I will be back soon when you have decided what you want. "
The drummer says " I will take the red trumpet and that accordion " Shop keeper says " I can sell you the fire extinguisher but the radiator stays where it is "
Describe your love life in one word.
273kelvin comments on Mar 21, 2018:
Past-tense
273kelvin comments on Mar 21, 2018:
Past-tense
Is chivalry SEXIST???
273kelvin comments on Mar 21, 2018:
Chivalry update, it used to be the polite thing for a man to walk on the outside of a lady. This was for many reasons, including to protect her from being splashed by passing carrages etc. It is now more correct to walk on the inside . To protect her from rufians and muggers that might lurk in shop doorways or behind bushes.
273kelvin comments on Mar 21, 2018:
Chivalry update, it used to be the polite thing for a man to walk on the outside of a lady. This was for many reasons, including to protect her from being splashed by passing carrages etc. It is now more correct to walk on the inside . To protect her from rufians and muggers that might lurk in shop doorways or behind bushes.
Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day.
273kelvin comments on Mar 20, 2018:
Teach a man to fish and you will have some lazy bastard who wont work another day in his life
273kelvin comments on Mar 20, 2018:
Teach a man to fish and you will have some lazy bastard who wont work another day in his life
I'm going to the college tomorrow!
273kelvin comments on Mar 18, 2018:
Being kind and thoughtful to others is a fine trait but you also have to be kind and thoughtful to yourself too. Much as I am loath to use any christian analogies on this site. If you remember the tale of the good Samartian. He had money to help the traveler and gave him practical assistence not just kind words. You make damn sure you go to collage, for YOUR sake. No one in your town will starve because of it.
273kelvin comments on Mar 18, 2018:
Being kind and thoughtful to others is a fine trait but you also have to be kind and thoughtful to yourself too. Much as I am loath to use any christian analogies on this site. If you remember the tale of the good Samartian. He had money to help the traveler and gave him practical assistence not just kind words. You make damn sure you go to collage, for YOUR sake. No one in your town will starve because of it.
Do you have any good suggestions on what I could do to for a treat for myself?
273kelvin comments on Mar 17, 2018:
Go and see a live band.
273kelvin comments on Mar 17, 2018:
Go and see a live band.
Do you think touching money is gross?
273kelvin comments on Mar 17, 2018:
I feel for all you people that think that money is so gross. So as a favor if you msg me I will give you all an address to which you can send it.
273kelvin comments on Mar 17, 2018:
I feel for all you people that think that money is so gross. So as a favor if you msg me I will give you all an address to which you can send it.
How is it that some people can be so unthinkingly cruel?
273kelvin comments on Mar 16, 2018:
Cont.
It would only sound like some Hank Williams derivative " All she left me was a brocken heart and an unopened bottle of gin ". Luckily I had a good mate come round and helped me drink the gin she had left.
I resisted the urge (so far) to text her, after all what was needed to be said has been said last night. Rant over and tomorrow is another day ho hum.
273kelvin comments on Mar 16, 2018:
Cont.
It would only sound like some Hank Williams derivative " All she left me was a brocken heart and an unopened bottle of gin ". Luckily I had a good mate come round and helped me drink the gin she had left.
I resisted the urge (so far) to text her, after all what was needed to be said has been said last night. Rant over and tomorrow is another day ho hum.
So.
273kelvin comments on Mar 15, 2018:
It`s an odd thing but I had an argument with a guy on here who had similar views. My contention was the very same points that he and the NRA make for having such weapons are the same as N. Korea having nukes.
273kelvin comments on Mar 15, 2018:
It`s an odd thing but I had an argument with a guy on here who had similar views. My contention was the very same points that he and the NRA make for having such weapons are the same as N. Korea having nukes.
My first published work. Short and a bit racy (18 rated)
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273kelvin comments on Mar 15, 2018:
This story was inspired by Maria, a lady I met online. She had a fantasy of being auctioned to a bunch of guys sitting in leather armchairs. This was a fantasy only but it made me think about something I had heard somewhere that men want to be loved and women want to be wanted. Then I thought well what if being wanted is not enough anymore. I could have gone down the romantic road but it had been done so many times. I also wanted to explore the differences between voyeur and poseur. It necessitated creating a ruse whereby Maria`s beauty was negated, hence the plot.
273kelvin comments on Mar 15, 2018:
This story was inspired by Maria, a lady I met online. She had a fantasy of being auctioned to a bunch of guys sitting in leather armchairs. This was a fantasy only but it made me think about something I had heard somewhere that men want to be loved and women want to be wanted. Then I thought well what if being wanted is not enough anymore. I could have gone down the romantic road but it had been done so many times. I also wanted to explore the differences between voyeur and poseur. It necessitated creating a ruse whereby Maria`s beauty was negated, hence the plot.
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