Roberta Flack - The First time Ever I Saw Your Face [youtube.com]

273kelvin comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Interesting to hear the original. That by all accounts was true. https://youtu.be/cXYPb0rrwbA

273kelvin replies on Aug 16, 2018:

@Marionville Somewhere out there is a version of Ewan singing it. I cannot get it online but I have heard it on the radio. The song takes on a slightly different tone when a guy sings it. I have only ever sang it a few times myself and that was to a very special lady.

An Ancient Disease Is Making A Comeback In Parts Of The USA | IFLScience

273kelvin comments on Aug 15, 2018:

People say this is poverty but often it is laziness and bad education. I dont know about the US but in the UK Aldi do fruit & veg for 49p a bag and Tesco offer free fruit at the entrance for kids to eat on their way round the store. A lot of children will refuse to eat fruit & veg and their parents ...

273kelvin replies on Aug 16, 2018:

@BufftonBeotch I read a post recently on here about "food deserts" and could not help but think it was a lot to do with supply and demand. If people bought good food then shops will sell them. This is what I posted as a comment. Bear in mind that Liverpool 8 is a high crime and poor neighborhood, with a large immigrant population. Notice how cheap the food is too. https://youtu.be/iLBOOh6XZ4c

An Ancient Disease Is Making A Comeback In Parts Of The USA | IFLScience

273kelvin comments on Aug 15, 2018:

People say this is poverty but often it is laziness and bad education. I dont know about the US but in the UK Aldi do fruit & veg for 49p a bag and Tesco offer free fruit at the entrance for kids to eat on their way round the store. A lot of children will refuse to eat fruit & veg and their parents ...

273kelvin replies on Aug 16, 2018:

@BufftonBeotch A couple of years ago, I was walking around my local supermarket and two 20 something girls asked me. "What are oats?" They simply did not know. After several attempts, I finally managed to explain that they are whats in "Hobnob" biscuits.

Roberta Flack - The First time Ever I Saw Your Face [youtube.com]

273kelvin comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Interesting to hear the original. That by all accounts was true. https://youtu.be/cXYPb0rrwbA

273kelvin replies on Aug 16, 2018:

@kensmile4u I posted this on here before. It is a wonderful love story and it happened just like the song. Ewan MacColl was a British folk singer who wrote amongst others "Dirty old town" and "The mighty herring" also father to Kirsty who went on to have her own career. Peggy, half sister to Pete, is also a song writer. So he wrote a song for his wife and there it is.

An Ancient Disease Is Making A Comeback In Parts Of The USA | IFLScience

273kelvin comments on Aug 15, 2018:

People say this is poverty but often it is laziness and bad education. I dont know about the US but in the UK Aldi do fruit & veg for 49p a bag and Tesco offer free fruit at the entrance for kids to eat on their way round the store. A lot of children will refuse to eat fruit & veg and their parents ...

273kelvin replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@freeofgod Okay I am not up on US prices but here is a stew using Asda (owned by wallmart) retail prices. So no bargains or competitive shopping. Potatoes 2.5kg - £1.15 Carrots-7p per kg £0.21 Red cabbage - £0.78 Onions - 15p per kg £0.15 Pork mince (500g) -£1.66 £3.32 Pearl barley- 500g £0.55 total £6.16 + bread £0.55 Thats for a meal for 8 not a snack which is a slice of pizza. Plus there will be stuff left over for other meals like onions and barley. If I shopped around I could get the potatoes for £0.59 or a ham shank for £2.00

An Ancient Disease Is Making A Comeback In Parts Of The USA | IFLScience

273kelvin comments on Aug 15, 2018:

People say this is poverty but often it is laziness and bad education. I dont know about the US but in the UK Aldi do fruit & veg for 49p a bag and Tesco offer free fruit at the entrance for kids to eat on their way round the store. A lot of children will refuse to eat fruit & veg and their parents ...

273kelvin replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@godef Yeah and McDonalds, Burger King, Wendys, and Pizza Express are going out of business because everyone likes home cooked food better? My grandmother used to walk 4 miles to save 2d on a cabbage. So many women now would not how to cook a cabbage let alone walk to buy one?

Thoughts on Interracial Dating & Marriage

273kelvin comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Did you watch the royal wedding? Move on.

273kelvin replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@Stepmomofdragons My school friends uncle made it to page 5 of the daily mirror (then the biggest newspaper in the UK) circa late 50s early 60s. because he married a black woman. Move on to the 70s and its no biggie in my hood. 2018 and the very heart of the English establishment has moved on too. Truth is in my hood you would get some very funny looks for even asking that question. Okay maybe where I live is a-typical or hopefully the way we will all go.

Kate Rusby--My young man The song and singer speak for themselves Though listen to the miners ...

FrayedBear comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Fantastic @273kelvin. I loved the paintings. There is so much long memory in these songs, paintings and stories. I was intrigued by the paintings showing the miners working naked in the 18 inch and 2 foot seams. They confirmed what a lover told me of being a Geordie miner's daughter post WWII. Her ...

273kelvin replies on Aug 13, 2018:

People mourn the loss of communities and the unemployment that followed but it was a terrible way for a man to make a living.

The Burka, should there be criticism of this headwear?

Betty comments on Aug 13, 2018:

When having a conversation with someone the facial expression are important indicators on how that person is reacting. I have met a couple of Muslim women and neither wore face coverings. From what they have told me it is a cultural tradition not a religious obligation. How people choose to ...

273kelvin replies on Aug 13, 2018:

I have biker friends who are in no way racist. They object to being told to take off their helmet when they pay for petrol yet burkas are ok.

Kate Rusby--My young man The song and singer speak for themselves Though listen to the miners ...

Marionville comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Lovely voice, I have heard her sing before. She sings Will Ye go Lassie Go one of the songs I sing myself. I take it these are some of the miners’ art from the Pitmen Painters?

273kelvin replies on Aug 13, 2018:

Yes

Today Is The Day You Stop.......

skye724 comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Agreed with one proviso. Sundays I always pick something to procrastinate about. :-)

273kelvin replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@skye724 Do it tomorrow

Today Is The Day You Stop.......

skye724 comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Agreed with one proviso. Sundays I always pick something to procrastinate about. :-)

273kelvin replies on Aug 12, 2018:

I used to do that but now I cannot be bothered

Have you seen anyone list their IQ in their single's profile?

LilAtheistLady comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Interesting and ironic in that there is no evidence that suggests that a high IQ means immunity towards stupidity.

273kelvin replies on Aug 8, 2018:

I often find that it is directly proportional to DHQ (dick head quotient). In that some of the smartest people I have met have been real arseholes.

So if she/he asked you to play one song to win their heart what would it be?

273kelvin comments on Aug 7, 2018:

"The first time ever I saw your face" sung be me

273kelvin replies on Aug 7, 2018:

@Condor5 You can get Peggy Seeger singing it which great but I heard Ewan MacColl sing it on the radio once and it was fantastic

So if she/he asked you to play one song to win their heart what would it be?

Anonbene comments on Aug 7, 2018:

A touching love song all women melt for. https://youtu.be/UrRhkY9CIz8

273kelvin replies on Aug 7, 2018:

That song is so different when Randy Newman does it. In his words he sound like a creepy little sexual bully

Who knows these past movie stars and can name a movie they saw them in.

GuyKeith comments on Aug 7, 2018:

My favorite Ray Milland movie was The Lost Weekend. My review. http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/21953/lost-weekend/

273kelvin replies on Aug 7, 2018:

But also in nearly the worst film ever "Frogs" a " The birds" rip off that was truly dreadful

I like this one

Marionville comments on Aug 6, 2018:

I have what they now call “senior moments” quite regularly. My favourite singer, Morten Harket is famous for forgetting the lyrics to his own songs! He just turns the mike towards the audience and as his fans know all the words, they sing them out to him......it is rather endearing and we love...

273kelvin replies on Aug 6, 2018:

My favorite atheist artist Roy Harper is famous for it. Ive seen him do though the 70s then in the 80s when he was falling off his chair. It used to be because of drugs now it may be old age. I saw him do it last year when he was playing with a 9 piece orchestra. The classical violinist just smiled and carried on.

I'm curious to understand: Do you hold grudges?

Will-I-AM comments on Aug 6, 2018:

There is a word for those who 'forgive' without amends offered... Victim ... Future victim... Repeat victim... 'forgiveness" without amends is the REAL SELF RIGHTOUSNESS... ;)

273kelvin replies on Aug 6, 2018:

@skye724 Point taken but would you let that person back into your life to perhaps repeat the offence?

Only Two-Thirds Of American Millennials Believe The Earth Is Round

coralisthree comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Guy that plans to launch a rocket to prove the earth is flat

273kelvin replies on Aug 5, 2018:

He failed, dont know why. After all its not....oh sorry yes it is.

Only Two-Thirds Of American Millennials Believe The Earth Is Round

David1955 comments on Aug 4, 2018:

"Religious beliefs appear to be correlated with one's likelihood to subscribe to a flat Earth. YouGov found that 52 percent of flat earthers consider themselves "very religious." Now that's a key finding, don't you think?

273kelvin replies on Aug 5, 2018:

52% is not that significant. You can get that result flipping a coin 2000 times.

Were you a sick child in the 80s?

Belrieve comments on Aug 2, 2018:

I wasn't born yet in the 80s.

273kelvin replies on Aug 2, 2018:

@NothinnXpreVails Belrieve I was married

I was challenged to write a story recently in 101 words or less, so here it is.

david7wk comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Fun story. Wish I knew if he actually flew though.

273kelvin replies on Aug 1, 2018:

And your on this site?

I was challenged to write a story recently in 101 words or less, so here it is.

IamNobody comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Aladdin in Manhattan??

273kelvin replies on Aug 1, 2018:

@Gareth Sorry typo . I meant "deft"

I was challenged to write a story recently in 101 words or less, so here it is.

IamNobody comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Aladdin in Manhattan??

273kelvin replies on Aug 1, 2018:

@IamNobody Yep, Liverpool specifically. Hence the colloquialism "bizzies" to refer to cops

I was challenged to write a story recently in 101 words or less, so here it is.

IamNobody comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Aladdin in Manhattan??

273kelvin replies on Aug 1, 2018:

A scally in Bootle

The three biggest lies there are (in no particular order).

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Robin Wiliams! Cute and funny. I'm not a Benny Hill fan. Pierce Brosnan, meh. Too pretty.

273kelvin replies on Jul 30, 2018:

There is only Burt Reynolds left in Hollywood now with chest hair

The three biggest lies there are (in no particular order).

Hathacat comments on Jul 29, 2018:

It would have been Robin Williams, if he were still alive.

273kelvin replies on Jul 30, 2018:

There is only Burt Reynolds left in Hollywood now with chest hair

Tonight I went to a showing of the Beatles movie Hard Days Night.

Eclipsechaser comments on Jul 30, 2018:

I'm astonished at how much the Beatles packed into their short time together. For example, while filming A Hard Days Night, there was a day in which they recorded the title song in the studio, then went to shoot more of the film, then had a photo shoot somewhere else in the evening. On another day, ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 30, 2018:

They were working so hard it promoted Ringo to say "We are working 8 days a week".

The three biggest lies there are (in no particular order).

SkotlandSkye comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Obviously Pierce...I mean, Benny has to be seriously decomposed by now and he can't smell good....and he basically would just lay there....dead.....

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@SkotlandSkye From what I hear Depps ex had a habit of walking into doors

The three biggest lies there are (in no particular order).

SkotlandSkye comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Obviously Pierce...I mean, Benny has to be seriously decomposed by now and he can't smell good....and he basically would just lay there....dead.....

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@SkotlandSkye Does that include steaks for your eyes?

The three biggest lies there are (in no particular order).

SkotlandSkye comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Obviously Pierce...I mean, Benny has to be seriously decomposed by now and he can't smell good....and he basically would just lay there....dead.....

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@SkotlandSkye Careful you dont end up with Johnny Depp BTW Corden is a spoilt prick from what I hear

BULLITT -- Arguably one of the best pure car chases in cinematic history.

273kelvin comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Possibly topped by "the French connection". The same stunt coordinator as "Bullitt". The director asked him to outdo himself, so he said "So you really want that" to which of course he said "Yes". He then proceeded to so it for real, in traffic!

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@Snickers77 Nit picking there I think. It was a chase involving a car. Btw if you ever visit NY. Read the book, it comes with a map and by the time you finish it. You will know the geography like a native

The three biggest lies there are (in no particular order).

SkotlandSkye comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Obviously Pierce...I mean, Benny has to be seriously decomposed by now and he can't smell good....and he basically would just lay there....dead.....

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

Okay maybe Pierce or Benny does not float your boat or make you laugh. So choose your fav hunk and funniest guy. Which one gets to drive you home?

There was some discussion earlier about dating sites, which reminded me of a cautionary tale that ...

273kelvin comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Im not sure that politics would be a deal breaker for me. Unlike religion, it can be reasoned with, unless they were racist.

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@hankster Her pride and big money. Your never going to get anyone decent in charge until you limit election spending and thats never going to happen because they are all there because of it. In the UK we are limited to £5,000 per individual donation, no TV adds just a 5 min party political broadcast (which nearly everyone channel hops past) per party.

There was some discussion earlier about dating sites, which reminded me of a cautionary tale that ...

273kelvin comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Im not sure that politics would be a deal breaker for me. Unlike religion, it can be reasoned with, unless they were racist.

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@hankster At the core yes but there must be many who previously voted for Obama and quite a few Christians who will be dismayed at his sexual antics.

There was some discussion earlier about dating sites, which reminded me of a cautionary tale that ...

273kelvin comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Im not sure that politics would be a deal breaker for me. Unlike religion, it can be reasoned with, unless they were racist.

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@hankster Well you Americans are going to have to if you dont want a second term.

The three biggest lies there are (in no particular order).

Gareth comments on Jul 29, 2018:

You think Benny Hill has a good sense of humour?

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

Two anecdotes about Benny. First one was on the set of the Italian job. Where he and Robert Powell shared a trailer. They were rained of for nearly a month during filming. At the end Powell had to tell Benny to stop making him laugh as he was in danger of cracking a rib. Second one was when Benny met Charlie Chaplin's son. He showed Benny his dads study. In it was a whole shelf of Bennys videos.

The three biggest lies there are (in no particular order).

TheDoubter comments on Jul 29, 2018:

biggest lie: I've never loved anyone but you

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

Or "Thats the best sex Ive ever had"

The three biggest lies there are (in no particular order).

egyptrican comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Who’s the 3rd one?

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

Me

To all those of us who live the comic genius of Buster Keaton.

Eclipsechaser comments on Jul 29, 2018:

I love Buster! What a genius!

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

Had you seen this before?

Can anyone in the group help me?

Seeker3CO comments on Jul 28, 2018:

There is a movie night??

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@Bjy001 Beg to differ old chap but the meridian starts and ends at Greenwich.

There was some discussion earlier about dating sites, which reminded me of a cautionary tale that ...

Bjy001 comments on Jul 28, 2018:

She won't date a cheater but she'll vote for one.

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@Compassion8doubt Clintons was arguably worse. In that she was an intern under his charge. This put him if not in a position of care, then certainly one of employer.

BULLITT -- Arguably one of the best pure car chases in cinematic history.

Partyhawk comments on Jul 28, 2018:

I always enjoyed watching Steve McQueen and the car chase, his Mustang vs that Charger (my favorite is a '69' Charger, 440/4-barrel, Hurst 4speed, Keystone Rims) was such a wild ride. I think we all learned how to drive wild after watching that scene.

273kelvin replies on Jul 29, 2018:

@RoadGlider FYI, They went though 4 Mustangs in that scene but the Charger stayed intact.

I saw my ex working at Subway. I stopped in and had her make me a sandwich for old times sake.

FrayedBear comments on Jul 28, 2018:

Who was in the middle?

273kelvin replies on Jul 28, 2018:

@FrayedBear US TV comedy show "Malcolm in the middle"

I saw my ex working at Subway. I stopped in and had her make me a sandwich for old times sake.

FrayedBear comments on Jul 28, 2018:

Who was in the middle?

273kelvin replies on Jul 28, 2018:

Malcolm

What are some examples of small changes that can be made that really improve the lives of a ...

273kelvin comments on Jul 27, 2018:

Neuter shopping trolleys, so they don`t breed in alleyways.

273kelvin replies on Jul 27, 2018:

@nicknotes, @BufftonBeotch Okay then, lets put the buttons on pedestrian crossings near the ground. So hedgehogs and opossums can use them.

It's got to be the going, not the getting there that's good.

lookinhard comments on Jul 27, 2018:

Yet another one that left us way too early.Too bad he didnt just take the GREYHOUND instead

273kelvin replies on Jul 27, 2018:

@Snickers77 He was driving a Volkswagen Rabbit

Why sexual desire is objectifying – and hence morally wrong | Aeon Ideas

273kelvin comments on Jul 27, 2018:

Sounds like he`s over intellectualizing but it is a great way to get out of "Does my bum look big in this?"

273kelvin replies on Jul 27, 2018:

@Paul4747 Anytime you want to visit Liverpool? We can go out on the pull.

OK, Ladies and Gentlemen, let's get meaningful [bigthink.com]

tryingcake comments on Jul 25, 2018:

All I know is I have been in two relationships where sex rarely happened (not by my choice), I became very depressed both times, I gained a lot of weight, I was very distressed. When I'm in a relationship and sex is plentiful, I stay thin and body hard without even trying. I'm much happier and ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 26, 2018:

Applications are open for the Liverpool multiple orgasm free slimming clinic. (cake also available upon request).

My fascination and sheer joy of soaking in all things Marc Bolan continues.

273kelvin comments on Jul 25, 2018:

November 11th 1971, Liverpool stadium (I was 14)

273kelvin replies on Jul 26, 2018:

@daylily Highly recommended. Never too old, young or too far away. https://www.vividseats.com/concerts/robert-plant-tickets.html?utm_source=google=cpc=Concerts+OR=robert+plant+tour+dates=9204126=CjwKCAjw4uXaBRAcEi

My fascination and sheer joy of soaking in all things Marc Bolan continues.

273kelvin comments on Jul 25, 2018:

November 11th 1971, Liverpool stadium (I was 14)

273kelvin replies on Jul 26, 2018:

@daylily Only 4 years btw and he did play the states as well

The La's - Timeless Melody [youtu.

273kelvin comments on Jul 24, 2018:

Do you know scouse La?

273kelvin replies on Jul 24, 2018:

Yeah it kinda means lad but lad is quite loose in its definition like "our kid" or "kidda" It could be your brother or cousin or child. Lad could be a stranger you`ve just met or just some guy younger than you. Hence "alright la?" and the scouse equivalent to ole "go ed la"

What do you call butt sex when it's casual? Shooting the shit

273kelvin comments on Jul 24, 2018:

Only Brits will get this but 3 guys are discussing who made a vagina. 1st guy says it was an artist because its so beautiful 2nd says it was an engineer because its so perfectly built ie self lubricating etc. 3rd guy says it was Blackpool city council. The other 2 look at him and ask why? Because ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 24, 2018:

@EricJones You dont swim there. You just go the the motions

Rambling's of a mad woman (warning, LONG)

273kelvin comments on Jul 19, 2018:

Why not, your whole continent both north and south was claimed in the name of Jesus

273kelvin replies on Jul 24, 2018:

@Condor5, @Jacar You guys wanted to buy the old London embassy in Grosvenor Square. So you asked the duke of Westminster who owns the land how much it would cost to buy it. He said you could have it for free if you would give him back Virginia that you appropriated off his family in 1776

Anybody know the laws on teaching creationism in Australian schools?

Strabo comments on Jul 22, 2018:

Tell them gravity is also a theory, then ask them to jump out a window!

273kelvin replies on Jul 22, 2018:

Sorry but gravity is a law. Ohms law on the other and is a theory, as all the instruments used to prove it are calibrated on ohms law. So I ask if they would like their house rewired by someone who went to the will of Allah school of electrical engineering?

Public Image Limited - This is Not a Love Song [youtu.be] I'm punchy today

Akfishlady comments on Jul 21, 2018:

I saw them in Pasadena California sometime in the early 80's. What a wild show. Everyone was dressed to the teeth, safety pins, leather, spiked hair except for me... my usual concert attire jeans and a tee shirt and one guy who was in a suit and tie. We hung out together. Odd balls.

273kelvin replies on Jul 22, 2018:

@indelible I saw them last year. They great but Johns got so fat (maybe its all that free butter and living in the USA) he looked liked a teletubby with John Lyndons head stuck on it

Well, that’s one option.

273kelvin comments on Jul 21, 2018:

Never stopped me lol

273kelvin replies on Jul 21, 2018:

@SkotlandSkye Married couples a sex dogie style. He sits up and begs for half an hour then she lays down and plays dead.

Who thinks this quote has true meaning in reality?

jerrykelt comments on Jul 21, 2018:

I have found that to be especially true among women. Men, not so much. I keep hearing women expressing the thought "what has he got that she finds so attractive?"

273kelvin replies on Jul 21, 2018:

It could be the way he licks his eyebrows.

Well, that’s one option.

273kelvin comments on Jul 21, 2018:

Never stopped me lol

273kelvin replies on Jul 21, 2018:

@SkotlandSkye I was only joking lol

Not sure if Spotify links work here, but let’s give it a try.

273kelvin comments on Jul 20, 2018:

Your better off using youtube. BTW I saw this guy live a few months back.

273kelvin replies on Jul 21, 2018:

@PhilB He was great. Had to be a short set due to the weather. He came on before Jimmy Cliff which I did not stay all the way though for because Jimmys voice was shot.

"God Friended Me" New this fall.

Sapio_Ink comments on Jul 20, 2018:

Propaganda given to you by CBS. Smdh!!

273kelvin replies on Jul 20, 2018:

Propaganda an interesting word coined by Jesuits "for the prorogation of the faith"

Rambling's of a mad woman (warning, LONG)

273kelvin comments on Jul 19, 2018:

Why not, your whole continent both north and south was claimed in the name of Jesus

273kelvin replies on Jul 19, 2018:

Well Spain 1st

Not to offend Americans but i don't like it when they call football Soccer and their own NFL real ...

Secretguy comments on Jul 19, 2018:

Soccer: When baseball is just too damned exciting.

273kelvin replies on Jul 19, 2018:

https://youtu.be/2sD_8prYOxo

must pedal faster so I'm not late....

Jnei comments on Jul 19, 2018:

I'd probably think "Hmm - a little different. I'll give this one a chance!"

273kelvin replies on Jul 19, 2018:

It must be the bike ;-)

What are your thoughts about religious waivers for complying with public health or safety policies?

273kelvin comments on Jul 19, 2018:

The helmet exemption for Sikhs has been in force in the UK since the law was introduced in the early 70s. Fair enough its their life and small accommodations are the price of a free and multi-cultural society. The more recent example was the first Sikh to be a guardsman. All the rest have bearskin ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 19, 2018:

@pixiedust I dont see why she had to hold it in her hand. As for the staff, well I suppose theyre not going to hold the bank up. A prayer scarf does not cover the face so... The burka is a tricky one. We like to think our society is tolerant and inclusive. Yet this form of dress is so "in your face" (no pun intended).It is not a prerequisite of Islam, The Koran merely asks that women dress modestly. Its more a cultural stipulation and as such can be asked to be removed.

What are your thoughts about religious waivers for complying with public health or safety policies?

273kelvin comments on Jul 19, 2018:

The helmet exemption for Sikhs has been in force in the UK since the law was introduced in the early 70s. Fair enough its their life and small accommodations are the price of a free and multi-cultural society. The more recent example was the first Sikh to be a guardsman. All the rest have bearskin ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 19, 2018:

As stated the exemption for Sikhs has been in place since the early 70s. Not that it has made much difference. Sikhs are a small minority here and not hugely prevalent in the biking fraternity. In all my years on the road or around, I have never seen one on a motorbike.

Friendzone The tiny peck that says goodnight As the door closes off your light A shoulder that...

JustKip comments on Jul 18, 2018:

FFS! It's past time to move on!

273kelvin replies on Jul 18, 2018:

Maybe this is my last roll of the dice

What are some great movies with philosophical meanings behind them??

Emerald comments on Jul 17, 2018:

I vote Dogma and Harold and Maude

273kelvin replies on Jul 18, 2018:

I love both those films. I would say Dogma is more theological but Harold and Maude, spot on.

If you all haven't checked it out, Radio Paradise is a great internet radio site.

273kelvin comments on Jul 17, 2018:

On my tool bar for years. When I 1st listened thought "How did these guy get hold of my record collection? and then they added more

273kelvin replies on Jul 17, 2018:

What gets me is how is it they get the right mood? I mean I`m thousands of miles away 10 hours before them. Yet it can be 2.30 am and the moods just right. how the f#ck do they do it?

Life is like a box of chocolates - It does not last long if you are fat

alisa11 comments on Jul 17, 2018:

Being fat has nothing so far to do with death , i must confess it's a grace

273kelvin replies on Jul 17, 2018:

And the race is not always to the swift or to the strong That`s just where the smart money is

Where do you think most of the Agnostic/Atheist type of non-believers live in the civilized world?

273kelvin comments on Jul 17, 2018:

The UK has a state embedded religion. A high multi-cultural mix (ie. lots of muslims). We do have prays at school and one compulsory lesson a week of RE but as we are a cultural mix this will be on all religions, so as not to offend.Yet it is the home of Richard Dawkins and atheists are the norm ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 17, 2018:

@Marionville Only if you asked them and who would ask?

Where do you think most of the Agnostic/Atheist type of non-believers live in the civilized world?

273kelvin comments on Jul 17, 2018:

The UK has a state embedded religion. A high multi-cultural mix (ie. lots of muslims). We do have prays at school and one compulsory lesson a week of RE but as we are a cultural mix this will be on all religions, so as not to offend.Yet it is the home of Richard Dawkins and atheists are the norm ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 17, 2018:

@Marionville But not so as you would notice.

Today's question was inspired by MissKathleen.

273kelvin comments on Jul 15, 2018:

I used to write erotica. One of the challenges was avoiding repetition. Sex is in practice, quite repetitive by nature. It involves does the same thing for quite some time. Added to this there are a limited number names for "naughty bits", so you look for synonyms such as member, manhood, shaft or ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@UUNJ Go to "vocal" then "filthy" then "the dancer"

Today's question was inspired by MissKathleen.

273kelvin comments on Jul 15, 2018:

I used to write erotica. One of the challenges was avoiding repetition. Sex is in practice, quite repetitive by nature. It involves does the same thing for quite some time. Added to this there are a limited number names for "naughty bits", so you look for synonyms such as member, manhood, shaft or ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@UUNJ vocal/filthymedia/kelvinmatchett/the dancer Use google and it should do it

Today's question was inspired by MissKathleen.

273kelvin comments on Jul 15, 2018:

I used to write erotica. One of the challenges was avoiding repetition. Sex is in practice, quite repetitive by nature. It involves does the same thing for quite some time. Added to this there are a limited number names for "naughty bits", so you look for synonyms such as member, manhood, shaft or ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@UUNJ Needs a little copyrighting but my first published work and I like it. https://filthy.media/the-dancer?_ga=2.124879498.128561493.1531678883-655627356.1530591979

Today's question was inspired by MissKathleen.

273kelvin comments on Jul 15, 2018:

I used to write erotica. One of the challenges was avoiding repetition. Sex is in practice, quite repetitive by nature. It involves does the same thing for quite some time. Added to this there are a limited number names for "naughty bits", so you look for synonyms such as member, manhood, shaft or ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@UUNJ Yes I do too. some of it I found crude in the literary sense (maybe it was the authors) but it does provide insight. I also made myself write from the womans perspective, first person. An interesting exercise.

From the mundane to the truly spectacular, numerous American inventions have changed the world.

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Jul 10, 2018:

If you are not including Nuclear Bomb... Hidrogen Bomb... racism reduced to colors... What is your point? That we should be greatful that ameriKKKa created trump?

273kelvin replies on Jul 11, 2018:

You would not have got the A-bomb without 2 refugees prompting Einstein (another refugee) to write to FDR https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fks6t

I do not know how many of you are familiar with Alistair Cooke.

FrayedBear comments on Jul 10, 2018:

I think that I have some "best of" recordings awaiting listening in the car. I do remember him from the 60's and 70's on the Beeb.

273kelvin replies on Jul 10, 2018:

I listened to him in the 70s 80s but reunited with him post 9/11 to hear his perspective.

Leonard Cohen - A Thousand Kisses Deep [youtu.be]

273kelvin comments on Jul 9, 2018:

Did you ever see him live?

273kelvin replies on Jul 9, 2018:

@sherylynn When I saw him (about 12 years back) he did 1,000 kisses as a poem.

Leonard Cohen - A Thousand Kisses Deep [youtu.be]

Akfishlady comments on Jul 9, 2018:

If only I could find a man like that! What a voice.

273kelvin replies on Jul 9, 2018:

If only you could attend my music nights and I would sing you Suzanne. My guitar lapping in and out like waves upon a shore.

Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?

273kelvin comments on Jul 9, 2018:

We tend to get what we deserve, let me expand that. Firstly ask yourself who would want the job? Could you or anyone that you know survive the rigorous public scrutiny that a modern politician has to endure? Trump and Johnson aside, (they seem to be Teflon) most of us have some form of skeletons in ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 9, 2018:

@squiggy_70 When they were drawing up the new map of Europe in 1945. There was an oil refinery that Stalin wanted but it was on the western side of the line. Uncle Joe stuck his thumb on the map and refused to move it. They had to draw around it, giving him the refinery. Morals and politics aside, thats the mentality that you want on your side of the negotiating table not theirs. Assertiveness is IMHO is a prerequisite for good leadership whichever gender. As for women being in childcare. If the vast majority of applicants are women by their choice. I cannot argue with their decision. Equality of opportunity should be a right. Equality of outcome is not. Extract from an online conversation: Why are so few women choosing stem subjects in college? I take it by your question that you have a background in gender politics? I do have an MA in gender issues but I fail to see what that has to do with it? Why didnt you choose a stem subject? Fuck off.

I woke up this morning with this memory in my head.

273kelvin comments on Jul 9, 2018:

I loved it, I was right there with you. Only criticism I would make is lose the 1st 3 sentences and try and merge the 1st and 2nd paragraphs. Drop the reader straight into it and skip why youre there. That can be dealt with later

273kelvin replies on Jul 9, 2018:

@Lincoln55 It was a hot muggy day in Florida. In a semi rural farm town between Tampa and Lakeland. Kenny and Skeet’s auto repair shop was a gathering spot for local boys that wore Oshkosh and John Deere caps, place to shoot the shit over a Co Cola or YooHoo. Kenny was holding court in the office while Skeeter was in the first bay looking for a drain bucket. The windows and doors were propped open and a window fan ran on high. I was leaning against the fender of my Jetta, about 10 feet from the window, with the hood up and listening in to the banter of Kenny’s social club.

I woke up this morning with this memory in my head.

evidentialist comments on Jul 9, 2018:

One thing's for sure and certain, the pair she's wearing outweigh Lank's brain which probably feels as lonely as a B-B in a boxcar. Tale nicely told without being weighed down with, you know, words.

273kelvin replies on Jul 9, 2018:

@evidentialist Got it

Who is your favorite guitarist?

maturin1919 comments on Jul 9, 2018:

Jimmy Page.

273kelvin replies on Jul 9, 2018:

Have you heard the acoustic stuff he did with Roy Harper? https://youtu.be/XYt2ASdw_WQ

I woke up this morning with this memory in my head.

evidentialist comments on Jul 9, 2018:

One thing's for sure and certain, the pair she's wearing outweigh Lank's brain which probably feels as lonely as a B-B in a boxcar. Tale nicely told without being weighed down with, you know, words.

273kelvin replies on Jul 9, 2018:

B-B ?

I do not know how many of you are familiar with Alistair Cooke.

LilAtheistLady comments on Jul 9, 2018:

I remember him! Such a long time since I've heard his name mentioned!

273kelvin replies on Jul 9, 2018:

His broadcasts are now available online at the site I posted.

Seduction, comes in many forms.

FrayedBear comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Hate to be a pooper but carbon monoxide does not smell - that's why it is so deadly. I take it that you are waiting for a brew like Guinness to settle in the glass? I have noticed that they now emulate it in cans with little ping pong balls. Tetleys have one also. It is ridiculous that beer is ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 8, 2018:

@Jonado Vegetable stalls in the city add to the mixture. In the heat the slow decay of fruit meld in with all the rest.

Seduction, comes in many forms.

FrayedBear comments on Jul 8, 2018:

Hate to be a pooper but carbon monoxide does not smell - that's why it is so deadly. I take it that you are waiting for a brew like Guinness to settle in the glass? I have noticed that they now emulate it in cans with little ping pong balls. Tetleys have one also. It is ridiculous that beer is ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 8, 2018:

The yanks are getting craft beers now. I got a stout from the Sierra Nevada last month

Argentina just signed into law the Justine bill (organ donation).

273kelvin comments on Jul 4, 2018:

This is coming in the UK too (I think the Welsh parliament already has it). The trouble is that doctors will still seek consent from the family. So if you are a registered donor (we do so on our driving licence), Please make sure your next of kin knows and is ready to give consent on your behalf.

273kelvin replies on Jul 5, 2018:

@DUCHESSA That kinda works in law but not in practice. The doctor may or may not have religious views and even if they dont, they like to get consent.

A scene from one my favorite comedies-the magic staring Peter sellers and Ringo Star.

LenHazell53 comments on Jul 5, 2018:

And I am king If he took off the wig everyone would get it straight away, ;)

273kelvin replies on Jul 5, 2018:

@LenHazell53 except its removed the whole word christian from the post this time

A scene from one my favorite comedies-the magic staring Peter sellers and Ringo Star.

Humanistheathen comments on Jul 5, 2018:

Watch until the end and it becomes pretty obvious. If I remember correctly this is film where he invites his entire board on a train, then fires them all and throws them off mid-train ride and in the middle of nowhere. And each gets a completely different (and useless) map on how to get back home.

273kelvin replies on Jul 5, 2018:

yes

Has any heard of Humanist UK or joined?

273kelvin comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Alright scouse

273kelvin replies on Jul 5, 2018:

@Alripa Nothin howya doin la

One-Third of Americans Don't Believe 6 Million Jews Were Murdered During the Holocaust

IamNobody comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Let's put aside who believes what.... The numbers are interesting and mind boggling. 6 million in a span of 1945 - 1939 = 6 years. As an estimate, lets consider a linear process... 1 million human beings killed per year. This represents about 84 thousand per month, which is about 3000 person killed ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 5, 2018:

@skeptic99 Oh yeah you must be right because where are all the corpses of those native americans that were slaughtered by the settlers? It must mean there was hardly anyone there before you guys moved in. Do the maths, look at the jewish population before and after. Where do you think they all went? Talk to any jewish family (go on force yourself). You will discover how many of their relatives that were lost. My uncle was there when we discovered Bergen-Belsen. The things that he told me lived with him all his life. That was not a "death camp" like Auschwitz yet they killed 50,000. It does not take a rocket scientist to see where your coming from. "Jewish-Bolshevik" was a clue. Not withstanding the longstanding animosity Russia had to Poland anyway shown to great extent by the delay in liberating Warsaw. Dont take my word for it. Listen to a republican. https://youtu.be/2DW3V2UmrsI

A scene from one my favorite comedies-the magic staring Peter sellers and Ringo Star.

GuyKeith comments on Jul 5, 2018:

Isabell Jeans?

273kelvin replies on Jul 5, 2018:

I meant the drag artist

Darren Brown miracle faith or fiction... Have u seen it?

Helloyou comments on Jul 2, 2018:

He quoted scriptures then did those amazing things. Also didn't the participants agree to cooperate. Listen carefully. The Bible is " The Word" Glory to God.

273kelvin replies on Jul 4, 2018:

.No my friend, have you not heard that the bird is the word. https://youtu.be/zUi5xKQXG6I

Happy independence day our colonial cousins. Dont know how you made it this far without us

Omen6Actual comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Think you got it turned around... How y'all have lasted without us ;-)

273kelvin replies on Jul 4, 2018:

@myownmind Loved to have you along (however late). Team effort and all that. I think we would have got there without you but a long way further down the line and Russia would have got most of Europe. Oh and btw it was not "our ass" (we had already fought off the Luftwaffe and were pushing them back in N. Africa) it was the civilized world and anyone who would not want to join that scrap is shit

Happy independence day our colonial cousins. Dont know how you made it this far without us

Holysocks comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Made it where???? Is it any surprise I grew up loving everything British? The thing that confuses me is that I know several Manchurians that love this ridiculous place.

273kelvin replies on Jul 4, 2018:

@Holysocks I was only joking. my daughter lives there and its a nice place. its just not Liverpool and it knows it lol

Happy independence day our colonial cousins. Dont know how you made it this far without us

Omen6Actual comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Think you got it turned around... How y'all have lasted without us ;-)

273kelvin replies on Jul 4, 2018:

Oh we had a few friends to help us get by, like Canada, Australia, NZ, Jamaica, India, Pakistan you know the old gang lol

Happy independence day our colonial cousins. Dont know how you made it this far without us

Holysocks comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Made it where???? Is it any surprise I grew up loving everything British? The thing that confuses me is that I know several Manchurians that love this ridiculous place.

273kelvin replies on Jul 4, 2018:

Have you ever been to Manchester? ;-)

One-Third of Americans Don't Believe 6 Million Jews Were Murdered During the Holocaust

IamNobody comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Let's put aside who believes what.... The numbers are interesting and mind boggling. 6 million in a span of 1945 - 1939 = 6 years. As an estimate, lets consider a linear process... 1 million human beings killed per year. This represents about 84 thousand per month, which is about 3000 person killed ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 4, 2018:

It was an industry. No one doubts how many cars Detroit can, or could turn out in a day. In WW2 the US turned out a liberty ship daily, not to mention all the tanks, jeeps, planes and lorries. Genocide has happened before and since. Sadly it will probably happen again. What sickens us most about the holocaust is the shear industrial efficiency of it.