So I have a date tonight.

weeman comments on Oct 5, 2018:

well good luck but if she was in the mcDs next to you by chance fair enough if not imagine the outpouring if the situation were reversed and you were the woman. I`m all for taking a chance and being a bit forward but that would jut be wrong i think borderline stalking

273kelvin replies on Oct 5, 2018:

It did take a fair bit of persuasion for her to pop in

So I have a date tonight.

Jnei comments on Oct 5, 2018:

Have fun. You're a good guy; she could do worse. :-)

273kelvin replies on Oct 5, 2018:

Oh thank you x

So I have a date tonight.

Sheannutt comments on Oct 5, 2018:

Congratulations on your date tonight. Keep us up-to-date on your new date.?

273kelvin replies on Oct 5, 2018:

Will do.

So I have a date tonight.

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 5, 2018:

Good luck... I guess.... Doesn't really sound as though you're into her...

273kelvin replies on Oct 5, 2018:

I dunno. Its been a long time (too long). I like her and physical attraction may follow

So I have a date tonight.

PontifexMarximus comments on Oct 5, 2018:

Just salad!

273kelvin replies on Oct 5, 2018:

Roast duck and orange sauce if you must know

Release the muff [clipzui.com]

dreamsinflux comments on Oct 4, 2018:

That was great. I hope she had a sense of humor about it or it would really suck for her though.

273kelvin replies on Oct 4, 2018:

Hey she is world famous now. I bet she gets marriage proposals out of the blue, We should be so lucky

I just don't understand how people can stand being alone.

confidentrealm comments on Oct 4, 2018:

I've had the phobia.all my life. I hate being alone with a passion but I can't find a mate and I'm so tired of being turned down . I've been so rejected lately. It really hurts. Right now, I'm on vacation by myself. I'm so tired of waiting for Mr Right to come along. Maybe there is no Mr Right. ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 4, 2018:

I understand your situation. Maybe looking for "Mr right" is too much? Perhaps "Mr hes alright" is a better bet. The chances of finding that perfect partner are slim and slimmer as we age. We become set in our ways and develop faults that become habits. So the odds of finding that exact piece for your puzzle grow longer. Time to look for a looser fit.

another crappy day at work. netflix, hulu, shotime... movie suggestions.... GO!

273kelvin comments on Oct 3, 2018:

If netflix has it in the US "the Party"

273kelvin replies on Oct 3, 2018:

@Lillyfield41 It reminds me of "whos afraid of Virginia Woolf" and "Abigail's party"

Can a guy have a female best friend and sex never enter the frame?

273kelvin comments on Apr 22, 2018:

I have a female friend for over 20 years now. We only snogged once and that was because she had just been dumped for her best friend. I thought she needed an uplift in her self esteem. So I did it as a friend.

273kelvin replies on Oct 3, 2018:

@SukiSue I only kissed her because a, Like I said she needed that validation of her sexualty at that time and b, I knew that would go no further. We are friends pure and simple. She is not my only female friend. In fact I have more women friends than men. Okay one of them is gay (she is always bringing up sex). but the rest seem quite happy with just a friendship. Yes the odd innuendo may creep in but thats in the nature of good humored banter, as I othen do with my gay male friends.

When your first name is different, people naturally do not interact with you.

273kelvin comments on Oct 3, 2018:

Nichole is not that different. Try being called something like Kelvin

273kelvin replies on Oct 3, 2018:

@Gooniesnvrdie Its not called centigrade anymore its celsius.

When your first name is different, people naturally do not interact with you.

273kelvin comments on Oct 3, 2018:

Nichole is not that different. Try being called something like Kelvin

273kelvin replies on Oct 3, 2018:

@Gooniesnvrdie Its called celsius now but I get your point

When your first name is different, people naturally do not interact with you.

273kelvin comments on Oct 3, 2018:

Nichole is not that different. Try being called something like Kelvin

273kelvin replies on Oct 3, 2018:

@Nichole765 Oh thats just the bite sized version. Just as scrumptious but more petite.

When your first name is different, people naturally do not interact with you.

273kelvin comments on Oct 3, 2018:

Nichole is not that different. Try being called something like Kelvin

273kelvin replies on Oct 3, 2018:

@Nichole765 Oh sorry what is it?

Unpopular Opinions I know you got 'em, what are they?

273kelvin comments on Oct 1, 2018:

Our democracies are deeply flawed. We should go back to the ancient greek system where people are pulled at random to serve. Rather like jury service

273kelvin replies on Oct 2, 2018:

@SergeyCornwall The trouble with benevolent dictators is they dont stay benevolent for too long. If they do? A ruthless one soon comes along. Also anyone who wants the job is unsuitable for the position. The only chance of a benevolent dictator is an absolute monarchy and thats just a chance. They dont have to fight for power, curry favour, just be born.

RIP Charles Aznavour - yesterday when I was young.

Marionville comments on Oct 1, 2018:

Lovely song to remember him with. I posted “She”earlier today as an homage.

273kelvin replies on Oct 1, 2018:

My particular favorite https://youtu.be/whITQv-oSDM

Unpopular Opinions I know you got 'em, what are they?

ronin73 comments on Oct 1, 2018:

Capital punishment should be tied to the lottery system. The winning ticket holder gets to punch the button, throw the switch or pull the lever.

273kelvin replies on Oct 1, 2018:

@maturin1919 Any glance at the fiasco of the Lady Diana inquest will show that grieving families should be the last people involved in the justice system.

Unpopular Opinions I know you got 'em, what are they?

David_Cooper comments on Oct 1, 2018:

Immigrants and descendants of immigrants should not have the same voting rights as native inhabitants of any country until they have diluted their foreign descent to the point where they have fully assimilated to the native culture. It's clear, for example, that the descendants of foreigners who ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 1, 2018:

Okay I go along with that, after we have paid back all the money we got from empire with interest.

Unpopular Opinions I know you got 'em, what are they?

Amisja comments on Oct 1, 2018:

Oh I am going to piss off a lot of you but here goes...remembering I am British but I cannot abide the almost reverrant adoration given to people in the armed forces. (Now excluding those who were conscripted) Most people make that choice. They don the kaki and fly off to foreign lands. Then always ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 1, 2018:

A real hero is someone who says "Its okay I will knock next door and see if they have any skins" at 3.15am

I'm wanting to challenge my beliefs, but struggling to find a challenge to them.

kasmian comments on Sep 30, 2018:

My kind of guy. See if this helps your case: I believe that it would be morally wrong to go back in time and kill hitler. Same for bush, stalin and all those asswhipes.

273kelvin replies on Oct 1, 2018:

@p-nullifidian Not sure that stopping Archduke Ferdinand's assassination would have really changed the situation. If you take a marxist view of history then events are triggered by larger economic forces rather those that individuals can control. For example the crimean war was officially about which muslim family should look after the church of the holy sepulchre.

Having been divorced for a year I have been looking at single pages and the like.

Booklover comments on Oct 1, 2018:

I make initial contact if they interest me. Usually something profound or witty. Don't think it's ever snagged me a date, or even a reply most times.

273kelvin replies on Oct 1, 2018:

I would reply

Guys ask why women are so pissed off.

273kelvin comments on Sep 28, 2018:

Not making light of this but rephrase the question. Draw the same line and ask. "What do you do on a daily basis to prevent being assaulted?" Just omit that one word and see the difference. Men are far more likely to be a victim of assault. Not sexual granted but it can and does kill you. When men ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 30, 2018:

@jorj I am not sure that this is the post to discuss this but to a degree I take your point. Love him or loath him (I am of the latter). One thing Trump has done has stopped to trivializing of sexual politics. By being the lefts worst nightmare, small stuff are no longer being sweated. I recall a a news item a few years back when scientists landed a probe on a comet.All the media could talk about was the inappropriate shirt the guy wore for the press conference. (It had scantily clad ladies on it). Like scientists are noted for their dress sense. The guy helped put a probe on a comet ffs.

Guys ask why women are so pissed off.

273kelvin comments on Sep 28, 2018:

Not making light of this but rephrase the question. Draw the same line and ask. "What do you do on a daily basis to prevent being assaulted?" Just omit that one word and see the difference. Men are far more likely to be a victim of assault. Not sexual granted but it can and does kill you. When men ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 29, 2018:

@MissKathleen I do wish to argue any further. The law does not view rape as a capital offence. I outside of the old testament I do not know any laws that do. Therefore society does not. If you disagree with this then thats your prerogative.

Guys ask why women are so pissed off.

273kelvin comments on Sep 28, 2018:

Not making light of this but rephrase the question. Draw the same line and ask. "What do you do on a daily basis to prevent being assaulted?" Just omit that one word and see the difference. Men are far more likely to be a victim of assault. Not sexual granted but it can and does kill you. When men ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 29, 2018:

@MissKathleen Brian was a victim of hate crime. I have never been raped nore have I been left for dead in a pool of my own blood. I would not be crass or patronizing enough to say that one was worse than the other

Guys ask why women are so pissed off.

273kelvin comments on Sep 28, 2018:

Not making light of this but rephrase the question. Draw the same line and ask. "What do you do on a daily basis to prevent being assaulted?" Just omit that one word and see the difference. Men are far more likely to be a victim of assault. Not sexual granted but it can and does kill you. When men ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 29, 2018:

@orange_girl If you feel that my comment was irrelevant then just ignore it. My point was that the post gave out the impression that women are the only victims of assault and that men do not have to take measures to prevent being attacked. This is misleading. I stated right at the start of my comment that I was in no way trying to undermine or make light of the problem. Merely that men are (as my statistical reference showed) 3 times more likely to be a victim of stranger assault. Do you think that is a privilege? There are many other threads here that address what you call the issue at hand. All I tried to point out was that we are all in this together sister. All of my life I have endeavored to treat women with respect. It would be nice if that was reciprocated.

Guys ask why women are so pissed off.

273kelvin comments on Sep 28, 2018:

Not making light of this but rephrase the question. Draw the same line and ask. "What do you do on a daily basis to prevent being assaulted?" Just omit that one word and see the difference. Men are far more likely to be a victim of assault. Not sexual granted but it can and does kill you. When men ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 29, 2018:

@MissKathleen Okay if you get murdered then it ends there but what if you survive? My gay friend had his jaw smashed by thugs 5 years ago. He hung himself last year.

What is something that you would like to see changed that has never been brought up, that a ...

Carin comments on Sep 29, 2018:

Personally, I hate it when a street switches names when it's still the same street. That should definitely be illegal, along with daylight "savings" time.

273kelvin replies on Sep 29, 2018:

I only know of one case near me when the road was changed from Empire road to Oceanic road but everyone still calls it Empire

What is something that you would like to see changed that has never been brought up, that a ...

confidentrealm comments on Sep 29, 2018:

Abolish political parties

273kelvin replies on Sep 29, 2018:

I think the USA tried this early in its history. It was unworkable.

Guys ask why women are so pissed off.

273kelvin comments on Sep 28, 2018:

Not making light of this but rephrase the question. Draw the same line and ask. "What do you do on a daily basis to prevent being assaulted?" Just omit that one word and see the difference. Men are far more likely to be a victim of assault. Not sexual granted but it can and does kill you. When men ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 29, 2018:

@TheMiddleWay, @orange_girl, @Stepmomofdragons, @Stacey48, @MissKathleen I include here a link and extract from the national crime statistics. "Sex Men were more likely to be victims of CSEW violent crime than women (2.1% of males compared with 1.3% of females1, Figure 9). This was true for all types of violence, with the exception of acquaintance violence which showed no significant difference and domestic violence which showed the reverse trend (0.4% of females were victims compared to 0.2% of males). The year ending March 2017 CSEW showed that:" stranger violence showed the largest difference in victimisation between men and women (1.3% compared with 0.4%) around twice as many men (1.2%) as women (0.6%) experienced violence without injury" https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/thenatureofviolentcrimeinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2017#which-groups-of-people-are-mos

Guys ask why women are so pissed off.

273kelvin comments on Sep 28, 2018:

Not making light of this but rephrase the question. Draw the same line and ask. "What do you do on a daily basis to prevent being assaulted?" Just omit that one word and see the difference. Men are far more likely to be a victim of assault. Not sexual granted but it can and does kill you. When men ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 29, 2018:

@Stacey48 Point taken but do you concede my point that men are far more likely to be a victim of common assault?

Guys ask why women are so pissed off.

273kelvin comments on Sep 28, 2018:

Not making light of this but rephrase the question. Draw the same line and ask. "What do you do on a daily basis to prevent being assaulted?" Just omit that one word and see the difference. Men are far more likely to be a victim of assault. Not sexual granted but it can and does kill you. When men ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 29, 2018:

@PalacinkyPDX I resent and refudiate your accusation. My comment was not meant to be all about me. It was an honest attempt to bring an understanding of what both sexes go through. If the questioner had omitted the word sexual first and THEN asked the audience the sexual assault question. Then many there might have picked up some insight and or tips to avoid these things. Many of the prophylactic measures stated by the original post are also things that men do too.

Guys ask why women are so pissed off.

273kelvin comments on Sep 28, 2018:

Not making light of this but rephrase the question. Draw the same line and ask. "What do you do on a daily basis to prevent being assaulted?" Just omit that one word and see the difference. Men are far more likely to be a victim of assault. Not sexual granted but it can and does kill you. When men ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 29, 2018:

@MissKathleen I am not trying to marginalize the problem. Young men between 18 & 25 are far more likely to be a victim of assault than any other group. An understanding of what both sexes have to encounter has got to be beneficial for either sex.

What is something that you would like to see changed that has never been brought up, that a ...

Fit50something comments on Sep 28, 2018:

Severing the connection between sports and patriotism. Why should it be mandatory to play the national anthem before every single game? Has anybody besides me heard that song enough for one lifetime? And, just how much does it cost to have a military fly-over at the Super Bowl?

273kelvin replies on Sep 29, 2018:

In the UK the national anthem was played at the end of each cinema show. I remember having to stand for it in the 60s. Then people stopped standing and started for the exit instead, so it was dropped. If you dont stand, sing something else or just talk over it. It will go but if you carry on it will stay, simple. The national anthem is only sung at the start of international games here.

Guys ask why women are so pissed off.

273kelvin comments on Sep 28, 2018:

Not making light of this but rephrase the question. Draw the same line and ask. "What do you do on a daily basis to prevent being assaulted?" Just omit that one word and see the difference. Men are far more likely to be a victim of assault. Not sexual granted but it can and does kill you. When men ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 28, 2018:

@orange_girl Look I am not trying to lessen what women go through but statements like "I would rather have a physical assault than being raped any day." Do no one any good. !st there is no point saying my dogs bigger than yours. Especially when its untrue. Victims of rape are so often threatened with violence unless they comply so... 2nd to what degree? I know that given the choice (and its not something I would wish to choose) would I rather have my balls felt be either sex against my will or have them crushed? Is rape a fate worse than death? No one should have to be subjected to either.

She was only a fishmongers daughter but she would lay on a slab and say "Fillit"

FrayedBear comments on Sep 28, 2018:

That reminds me of the blind man on the train to Grimsby sitting opposite a young whore. She got fed up thinking that she was being stared at, stood, lifted her skirt and gave him a noseful. His eyes brightened, he said "Grimsby", he stood, pushed past her, opened the door and fell to his death.

273kelvin replies on Sep 28, 2018:

Or the guy who picked up a prossy and said " I want to kiss you where it smells" She said " Im not going all the way to Widnes"

Guys ask why women are so pissed off.

273kelvin comments on Sep 28, 2018:

Not making light of this but rephrase the question. Draw the same line and ask. "What do you do on a daily basis to prevent being assaulted?" Just omit that one word and see the difference. Men are far more likely to be a victim of assault. Not sexual granted but it can and does kill you. When men ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 28, 2018:

@orange_girl For the most part true. Although new research suggests that as much as 40% of domestic violence may be women against men. Surprising I grant you but men are far less likely to report this. As to plain old "assault" women will suffer at the hands of the same sex just as men do.

What's the most amusing encounter you've had with a religious person?

273kelvin comments on Sep 27, 2018:

We were too poor to be able to afford a divorce. So we would just go into the back yard and burn the marriage certificate lol

273kelvin replies on Sep 27, 2018:

@Beowulfsfriend Saves buying a cake

Ruin halloween

eurostar comments on Sep 26, 2018:

Love it, lol

273kelvin replies on Sep 26, 2018:

Hi

Secret crushes?

273kelvin comments on Sep 25, 2018:

Im open to all offers

273kelvin replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@maturin1919 Nearly all

Anyone else worry about STI's (STD's) Over 50's are the fastest growing age group for infections!!

chilehead9 comments on Sep 24, 2018:

Like your doctor?

273kelvin replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@psycheworks Wow you had Shipman. Good job you were still young.

So, this is why I joined this dating site

273kelvin comments on Sep 24, 2018:

Life is not fair. Now if it was a woman wearing that outfit?

273kelvin replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@psycheworks Its like when Britney wears a school outfit and its sexy but when AC/DC do it its ironically naff.

"Mum, they wouldnt serve my in the drugstore" "No son, I asked you to pick up some fresh lettuce"

silverotter11 comments on Sep 23, 2018:

Is this a British thing?

273kelvin replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@silverotter11 Yes

"Mum, they wouldnt serve my in the drugstore" "No son, I asked you to pick up some fresh lettuce"

silverotter11 comments on Sep 23, 2018:

Is this a British thing?

273kelvin replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@FrayedBear I think it works in Ozzie or Yank but thats me

"Mum, they wouldnt serve my in the drugstore" "No son, I asked you to pick up some fresh lettuce"

silverotter11 comments on Sep 23, 2018:

Is this a British thing?

273kelvin replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@silverotter11 Its one of those jokes you have to say out loud. "fresh lettuce" ..."french letters"

Is it time for us to be a political force?

freeofgod comments on Sep 23, 2018:

An atheist would never get on the ballot in the states.

273kelvin replies on Sep 24, 2018:

They said that about a black president

Ths is a very personal post regarding the Brett Kavenaugh accusations of attempted rape.

273kelvin comments on Sep 23, 2018:

Only just heard about the case because of this post. it does seem a very political case and if so it`s not a good one. Meaning from a devils advocate point of view and let me say I have met many victims and "me too" is a righteous cause. This case is fishy and will not do the "me too any favours. ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@A2Jennifer I get that but before he was still making judgments. Probably on rape and sexual assault cases. I am not saying hes innocent just its a weak case, with dodgy motives re- timing.

Bating the scammer cont.

Sydland comments on Sep 23, 2018:

I had a scammer a few weeks ago and I turned the tables and started asking him/her for money. Said how beautiful he was. Want to make sweet love to him, etc.

273kelvin replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@Sydland Oh if only I could swim that far you could have me for bus fare

I was having a great day, now I am on the warpath.

273kelvin comments on Sep 23, 2018:

One of the upsides of smoking a pipe. The billowing smoke keeps things like that away.

273kelvin replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@zorialoki Mostly rolling tobacco but sometimes some green

Old political joke.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Sep 23, 2018:

delete

273kelvin replies on Sep 23, 2018:

F Off she privatized anything she could. lol

In true horned toad fashion blood is squirting out of my eyes.

273kelvin comments on Sep 22, 2018:

I just took a look at him. Yes he is a piece of work. Certainly has some anger management issues. On behalf of my fellow countrymen I do apologize, we are not all like him. I do occasionally have a gentile dig at how USA centric you folks can be but what says is simply not cricket.

273kelvin replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@btroje His comments have been removed from your post and I do not care to remember his handle. if you pm me his name I can find out if he has gone and maybe troll him a bit (he deserves it)

My Dear John letter:: "After much consideration regarding your performance surveys, your overall ...

zarathustra13 comments on Sep 23, 2018:

Rooster?

273kelvin replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@Nichole765 Rooster or not he was clearly a cock

What does "can make me laugh" mean?

273kelvin comments on Sep 21, 2018:

She said "I want have a laugh in bed" and I said "If I wanted to have a laugh in bed. I would have a wank with a glove puppet"

273kelvin replies on Sep 22, 2018:

@Donwhy Sooty of course, because he is always playing with a water pistol https://youtu.be/Y045zK6A2BU

Last Friday I joined another dating site.

273kelvin comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Its a lot different for you ladies. Us chaps have to send 300 (ok 100) msgs to get a date but good luck to you x

273kelvin replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@MissKathleen Oh t`were that easy

Have you ever been in a relationship where the other person did not know the cultural "givens" ?

Krish55 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Good question. Of course, you didn't know their cultural "givens" also...

273kelvin replies on Sep 20, 2018:

yes

Last Friday I joined another dating site.

273kelvin comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Its a lot different for you ladies. Us chaps have to send 300 (ok 100) msgs to get a date but good luck to you x

273kelvin replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@MissKathleen I think that I may have missed that last train to Yuma

Have you ever been in a relationship where the other person did not know the cultural "givens" ?

bleurowz comments on Sep 18, 2018:

I found out through a friend who knows someone who grew up in an evangelical community that this person still thought Jews had horns.

273kelvin replies on Sep 18, 2018:

Wow

Just finished watching "Film stars dont die in Liverpool" I got into some flak awhile back by ...

BobMcDowell comments on Sep 17, 2018:

I'd give a look if I come by it

273kelvin replies on Sep 18, 2018:

I watched it on netflix in independent films

Have you ever been in a relationship where the other person did not know the cultural "givens" ?

genessa comments on Sep 18, 2018:

well, i spent a decade in japan. i was once asked there "you're jewish? what kind of christian is that?" i had, for a time, a japanese boyfriend, and he introduced me to the sad, sad culture of the male japanese worker, who will not get that promotion unless he drinks and whores with the boss. ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 18, 2018:

My ex mother-in -law (god how I love that phrase) asked when I started dating a Jewish girl "So when do they celebrate Christmas then?"

Congrats to the Dallas Cowboys on their victory over the Giants

273kelvin comments on Sep 17, 2018:

England won the test series against India. Yeah I know you guys dont do cricket but think on. There are more cricket fans in that sub-continent than grid iron fans world-wide.

273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2018:

@Hathacat You guys moan about Fox news We fucked off Murdochs biggest newspaper https://youtu.be/6uWw7kuiCss You cannot buy the the most popular selling paper in my city

Congrats to the Dallas Cowboys on their victory over the Giants

273kelvin comments on Sep 17, 2018:

England won the test series against India. Yeah I know you guys dont do cricket but think on. There are more cricket fans in that sub-continent than grid iron fans world-wide.

273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2018:

@Hathacat Yes in Liverpool you will never walk alone

Congrats to the Dallas Cowboys on their victory over the Giants

273kelvin comments on Sep 17, 2018:

England won the test series against India. Yeah I know you guys dont do cricket but think on. There are more cricket fans in that sub-continent than grid iron fans world-wide.

273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2018:

but this chant has kept people from suicide @Hathacat https://youtu.be/N51jWNsW3F8

Should one bring/send flowers on a first date?

shy-atheist comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Chocolate is probably the best thing as long as she's not allergic or a fun heart necklace.

273kelvin replies on Sep 17, 2018:

Notes on seduction - Ogden Nash "Candys dandy, Liqueurs quicker"

Why is it that most people here are from the US?

Anonbene comments on Sep 15, 2018:

The Beatles are the reason for this site existing and a thousand other influences on how Americans act now. Until they came along we did what our parents told us to do. How to dress, cut our hair and act. They sent us a message that its ok to revolt and buck the system. Right after I saw their long ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2018:

Not sure about atheism but certainly a large contributor to the fall of the Berlin wall.

This Friday I did something either very stupid or very wise.

Nukdookum comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Sounds to me like you want more than just one night. I know you got that one night. Hopefully it is enough so that you can have the closure you say that you are seeking, enjoy the memory of a good night with her and move on. Pining for someone who openly shows you that they want to move on sounds ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2018:

It was always a stormy and passionate relationship. We were off and on more times than Kim Kardashians panties.There is a mutual connection, In fact she confessed to me that she had thought of phoning me last weekend but was unsure how I might react. The reason that she broke up with me last time was financial but she is in a more secure position now. Yes I want more of course I do but thats up to her. Yes its insane but isnt that what love is? All I know is the I am happy if she is part of my life and miserable as sin without her. I can take those arrows and slings. Just bring me some sunshine instead of black clouds

This Friday I did something either very stupid or very wise.

Stephanie99 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

I wish you the best. Will it give you closure? Will it make it even harder to move on? Probably.

273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2018:

Who cares..but probably plz see my latest comment

This Friday I did something either very stupid or very wise.

TheDoubter comments on Sep 16, 2018:

I hope you get that night.

273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2018:

I did

This Friday I did something either very stupid or very wise.

PontifexMarximus comments on Sep 16, 2018:

This reminds me of a story written by a French guy in Polynesia ... well .. in French Polynesia ... in Tahiti to be precise ... Where the women are called vahinés ... When this noun is uttered it evokes all the magic of the South Seas ... all the tales, all the exotic tastesL the taste of salt on ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2018:

She looks like one of those African statues of goddesses that middle class people have on stands.

Laurel and Hardy could not get arrested in 1950s Hollywood.

Ray13 comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Oliver Hardy made a few films without Laurel, but I don't think Stan ever made one without Hardy once they were teamed. Am I correct?

273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2018:

@Ray13 Dreadful movie

Laurel and Hardy could not get arrested in 1950s Hollywood.

Ray13 comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Oliver Hardy made a few films without Laurel, but I don't think Stan ever made one without Hardy once they were teamed. Am I correct?

273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2018:

Thats right. There was a very bad John Wayne western with very overweight Ollie. (You felt sorry for the horse).

This one is for anyone who has even an iota of Scottish blood in their veins! It has me in tears ...

273kelvin comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Celtic boomerang, it does not come back just spends 20 years singing songs about coming back.

273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2018:

@Marionville I am not English. I am scouse, We have more in common with Glaswegians than anyone else.

Laurel and Hardy could not get arrested in 1950s Hollywood.

FrayedBear comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Chaplin had similar problems with American right wing politicians undoubtedly jealous that they had lesser rating in the publics eye? If the runts are out to get you they will manufacture a way if they cannot find one!

273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2018:

Chaplin was the guy that Gandhi wanted to meet.

Father and son, by Cat Stevens [youtu.be]

Marionville comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Liked Cat Stevens and his folk musicy pop songs and his nice deep voice.....then he went all weird and converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam! Lost interest.

273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2018:

He has changed it back now.

Capitalism works on much the same principle as evolution.

273kelvin comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Could the reverse also be said? Atheists who know that natural selection has produced the rich diversity of flora and fauna on our planet, still crave the top down thinking of socialism?

273kelvin replies on Sep 14, 2018:

@pnfullifidian "A camel is a horse designed by a committee" anon.

Capitalism works on much the same principle as evolution.

Pedrohbds comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Ideal capitalism and free market would work by evolutionary methods BUT, incentives, import taxes, subsides, use of violence and other "non free market" mechanisms take it out of the "natural" path and create distortions.

273kelvin replies on Sep 13, 2018:

@Pedrohbds I agree, the last govt to be truly capitalist was Hong Kong before the hand over and even they could not operate without a subsidized public transport system. Perhaps the only true market forces area is now the illegal drug trade. Where price and quality control are all set by supply and demand.

Capitalism works on much the same principle as evolution.

273kelvin comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Could the reverse also be said? Atheists who know that natural selection has produced the rich diversity of flora and fauna on our planet, still crave the top down thinking of socialism?

273kelvin replies on Sep 13, 2018:

@Matias The American constitution was if not socialist (the term did not exist at the time) then incredibly radical and egalitarian. It divorced itself from the "evolved" old world order of hierarchy and replaced it with principals of equality. (principals that seem to be lost along the way now. When was the last time a rich white US citizen did any real jail time?) Though not all top down thinking is socialist. Socialism is most definitely "top down". I will give you two examples. When I was growing up in the 1960s, we lived in a council house. This was social housing provided by the municipality. All the front doors, gates, back and shed doors were painted either corporation red or corporation green. The same colours as the municipal buses, park benches and buss stops. No deviation was permitted, any infringement could result in eviction. A drab look but not as absurd as my friends experience. She grew up in East Germany, when the wall came down she finally got to read " Winnie the pooh" in its uncensored form. The character of Tigger had been airbrushed because he was deemed to be too subversive. Socialism and religion do have one thing in common. They both involve some guy above you thinking they know better you how to live your life.

Capitalism works on much the same principle as evolution.

Pedrohbds comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Ideal capitalism and free market would work by evolutionary methods BUT, incentives, import taxes, subsides, use of violence and other "non free market" mechanisms take it out of the "natural" path and create distortions.

273kelvin replies on Sep 13, 2018:

These "distortions" are necessary. Capitalism unchecked will wreak havoc. It is cyclical and has no morals. The depression of the 1930s was like a plague and any govt that would not wish to combat that would be akin to not wanting to combat a typhus epidemic. Just as we (in the 1st world) have waste water systems that prevent cholera instigated and maintained by the state. So we have "socialist" systems in place to promote growth and limit the damage of a totally free market. Best described by a joke; A vicar is walking past an old gardener working in a most beautiful garden and says to him. "Isnt god wonderful? Just look what he can make" The old man smiles and replies. "Yeah but he is one hell of a messy bastard if you just leave him to it"

Would you pay someone to date you?

273kelvin comments on Sep 12, 2018:

I am educated, funny, caring, affectionate, classy and urbane. Any offers? PS. not to mention witty, creative and a great lover (should that be called for)

273kelvin replies on Sep 13, 2018:

@Cast1es If you pay my travel expenses, we can work it out from there.

Drug company CEO calls 400 percent price hike ‘moral requirement’

273kelvin comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Market forces are not a great way to deal with health care. Market forces have less morals than a crack dealer. The latter would not sell their grandmother, the former will ask what the going rate for grandmothers is. The USA spends more per capita on Medicaid for a few than the UK spends on the ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 12, 2018:

@michaelinlivonia Its always a tough judgement call. The NHS and NICE (the UK govt watchdog that approves treatment to be covered by the NHS) is always hitting the headlines over not funding this or that treatment that will extend life by a few months/years at vast expense. On the other hand things like heart transplants and hip replacements were considered at their onset to by not worth it.

What movies have your favorite scenes of sword fighting?

273kelvin comments on Sep 12, 2018:

The Errol Flynn - Basil Rathbone fights spring to mind. Rathbone was about the best swordsman that film ever had. He was a damn good competitive fencer at club level and could have taken Flynn out any time he wanted to.

273kelvin replies on Sep 12, 2018:

@CharlieBrown No gangrene from a crossbow bolt, shot by a 13 year old boy

What movies have your favorite scenes of sword fighting?

273kelvin comments on Sep 12, 2018:

The Errol Flynn - Basil Rathbone fights spring to mind. Rathbone was about the best swordsman that film ever had. He was a damn good competitive fencer at club level and could have taken Flynn out any time he wanted to.

273kelvin replies on Sep 12, 2018:

@CharlieBrown Richard only spent 3 months in England. Of course all the priests and barons loved him

What movies have your favorite scenes of sword fighting?

273kelvin comments on Sep 12, 2018:

The Errol Flynn - Basil Rathbone fights spring to mind. Rathbone was about the best swordsman that film ever had. He was a damn good competitive fencer at club level and could have taken Flynn out any time he wanted to.

273kelvin replies on Sep 12, 2018:

@CharlieBrown King John got a bad press

So been trying out the online dating.

273kelvin comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Its a scattergun game. Like a mail shot you send out 100 to get 10 replies then only 10% of them stay for a conversation. Dont get discouraged, the more you send out the better the odds but try and make each msg personal. Read their profiles and get clues from that.

273kelvin replies on Sep 12, 2018:

@Sarah74 I do hear that a lot. On the other hand I see loads of profiles saying "Genuine guys only. No players" From women who are on there all the time, month in and month out. From what I understand, real players love that kind of profile because they know all the tricks. These women must know they are falling for them because they keep coming back for more. Realistically, were there no genuine guys out there in all the months they have been on? Or did they reject them early?

A guy just killed his wife, then put her body in a suitcase. Who said men cant pack?

whiskywoman comments on Sep 12, 2018:

https://youtu.be/p1_4QKByKSI

273kelvin replies on Sep 12, 2018:

https://youtu.be/kjPhFSlhOuQ

So been trying out the online dating.

273kelvin comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Its a scattergun game. Like a mail shot you send out 100 to get 10 replies then only 10% of them stay for a conversation. Dont get discouraged, the more you send out the better the odds but try and make each msg personal. Read their profiles and get clues from that.

273kelvin replies on Sep 12, 2018:

PS. With sites like POF you have to be there a lot. People will look to see who is online atm. You get switched off after 30 mins of no activity so keep logging on, even if your not using it just then.

What movies have your favorite scenes of sword fighting?

Ray13 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

I can't give a specific title, but it would probably be one with Basil Rathbone. He was an expert fencer in real life. He demonstrated that in several movies.

273kelvin replies on Sep 12, 2018:

The guy who gets beaten is often the expert. My friend was a full contact karate black belt and got a small part being kicked the shit out of by Samuel L Jackson in "51st state".

Is it time for us to be a political force?

Dandewine comments on Sep 11, 2018:

I think it is the time to be a political force and I don't care if you are on my side or not... but SO MANY LIBERALS (which is me) JUST DON'T VOTE and it pisses me off. You feel you are fighting a losing battle... OK... fight it. Maybe we can surprise them!

273kelvin replies on Sep 12, 2018:

I must admit to being guilty of that myself. I did not vote for nearly a decade. In mitigation, I was off the grid for a long time and I lived in the safest Labor seat in the country then moved to the 2nd safest. (Our electoral system is 1st past the post and any other votes dont count). I changed my mind when my daughter turned 18 and could not be bothered to vote either. Interestingly voting numbers have shot up since we had a radical candidate. Jeremy Corbyn is an unrepentant leftie and the turnout at the last election was nearly 70%, the highest for 25 years. Although he did not win, he did come close and made it hard for the Conservatives govern with a free hand. Trump for all his faults may galvanize people into the voting booths. Love him or hate him (I am of the latter) its hard not to have an opinion.

Did you know?

273kelvin comments on Sep 10, 2018:

With Robin Williams there goes the last hairy chest in Hollywood

273kelvin replies on Sep 10, 2018:

@Sheannutt Or his mustache has slipped

Last nights show in St. Louis was amazing! Rhttps://youtu.be/KgdbEMc7Geg never disappoints!

273kelvin comments on Sep 10, 2018:

I saw him in May. Hats off to Seth Lakeman and Skin Tyson too

273kelvin replies on Sep 10, 2018:

@Anniemae When I watched him, there were three 20 somethings standing next to me. One said "He may be nearly 70 but he is still Robert Plant"

Dance Me to The End Of Love by Leonard Cohen [youtube.com]

Coleman comments on Sep 9, 2018:

Still in the top 10 of live acts I have seen. ...and yes, I wanted it darker.

273kelvin replies on Sep 10, 2018:

@Rossy92 A great song can work on all kinds of levels. Which ever way you listen to it is not wrong just the way it speaks to you. Dont feel bad about it, it was 20 years before I found out that "Chelsea hotel" was about Janis Joplin

Dance Me to The End Of Love by Leonard Cohen [youtube.com]

Coleman comments on Sep 9, 2018:

Still in the top 10 of live acts I have seen. ...and yes, I wanted it darker.

273kelvin replies on Sep 10, 2018:

@Rossy92, @Coleman Yes but dont listen to it that much now, its too sad. All those prays from the kaddish

Dance Me to The End Of Love by Leonard Cohen [youtube.com]

Coleman comments on Sep 9, 2018:

Still in the top 10 of live acts I have seen. ...and yes, I wanted it darker.

273kelvin replies on Sep 10, 2018:

@Rossy92 The orchestra that got made to play for people on their way to the "showers"

Dance Me to The End Of Love by Leonard Cohen [youtube.com]

Coleman comments on Sep 9, 2018:

Still in the top 10 of live acts I have seen. ...and yes, I wanted it darker.

273kelvin replies on Sep 9, 2018:

Really? Do you know what the inspiration for this song was?

I want to know how you meet new people.

273kelvin comments on Sep 8, 2018:

Dating sites like POF are a buyers market for women. Put a profile up and then watch all the "Hellos" you get. All then remains is weeding out the non-starters.

273kelvin replies on Sep 8, 2018:

@slydr68 I hear you. Thats the trouble with those sites. I see a lot of complaints from genuine nice guys saying that they cannot get a look in on dating sites too.

Is it time for us to be a political force?

dlgipson comments on Sep 6, 2018:

That would be great but that may be bad has well. We are too scattered over here. If we lived in a firmly blue district yes vote for someone like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Vote has far left has possible. But for the rest of us in swing districts or red districts vote basic democrat like Nancy Pelosi...

273kelvin replies on Sep 7, 2018:

Of the 545 representatives in your federal govt. None of them have come out as non-believers, Your call.

Is it time for us to be a political force?

sfvpool comments on Sep 6, 2018:

I was thinking about something like this earlier today. One problem with focusing a political party on an issue as narrow as keeping church and state separate, is that there is more to life than just that issue. Also, being an atheist just means someone doesn't believe in a god and doesn't ...

273kelvin replies on Sep 7, 2018:

The point is about making it an issue. Whilst church groups lobby and wield considerable political clout. Non-theists are not represented by any of your 545 people in federal govt. If you were to make your views known? You might get a candidate that supports more of your aims, rather than the top or bottom half.

Is it time for us to be a political force?

Martie1965 comments on Sep 6, 2018:

Agreed!Is there a petition or something we can do additionally to force candidates to keep religious beliefs out of politics? I would think Separation of Church and State would have already covered that but it has not.

273kelvin replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@Seeker3CO I can suggest a movement but as for starting a petition?

Is it time for us to be a political force?

Martie1965 comments on Sep 6, 2018:

Agreed!Is there a petition or something we can do additionally to force candidates to keep religious beliefs out of politics? I would think Separation of Church and State would have already covered that but it has not.

273kelvin replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@Martie1965 It might be an idea to start one here but I cannot in good conscience be the instigator, as I am a UK not US citizen

Is it time for us to be a political force?

Martie1965 comments on Sep 6, 2018:

Agreed!Is there a petition or something we can do additionally to force candidates to keep religious beliefs out of politics? I would think Separation of Church and State would have already covered that but it has not.

273kelvin replies on Sep 6, 2018:

I dont know. Its your country, start one

What is the most bogous religious reason you have been told to not buy products from a company?

LadyAlyxandrea comments on Sep 3, 2018:

"The peace sign is a sanatic symbol. It's made by breaking the arms of the crOSS and inverting it! No peace signs are allowed here!!÷!"

273kelvin replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@LadyAlyxandrea I want to go to a Halloween party with a small ice-pick around my neck. I will be going as a Trotskyist

What is the most bogous religious reason you have been told to not buy products from a company?

Captnron59 comments on Sep 3, 2018:

Don't drink Pepsi products because they import Russian vodka. I loved Pepsi because of that.

273kelvin replies on Sep 6, 2018:

From what I understand. Pepsi is republican and Coke democrat.When Nixon went to USSR for the 1st visit by a US president. The main thing to come out of it was Pepsi got the rights to export there.

So I think I did something stupid today.

Angelamelek comments on Sep 6, 2018:

I think that is both brave and a wonderful compliment to the person... Next time leave your contact number they be frustrated that you haven't given them the opportunity to get to know you. Good luck. NOT creepy at all. :)

273kelvin replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@Fibonacci1618 I would definitely endorse Angelamelek. I once had eyes meet in a bar. She was with someone and I had to leave. So I just went up to her and said "lets assume that we have talked" and left her with my number. She called and we dated