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

Etre comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Here is an unknown fact that they are just now calling a conspiracy. 85% of people who call themselves Jew, have no Hebrew blood what so ever. Ashkenazi Jews, or european white jews.... descendent from Kazar circa 900 A.D. They settled in Russia after losing their home land in 800-900 AD. They took ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 4, 2018:

Where do I start? Definitions; English is a living language words change, are added or modified by usage eg. "Chauvinist" modern usage says sexist but it was originally "an excessive devotion to any cause, person or ideal" This does not mean that the modern definition is wrong, just narrow. So your baptist minister told you about "fake Jews!" Ffs really why the fuck would anyone want to join that club? A history of oppression and persecution "so lets pretend to be them" I suggest you keep wearing that aluminium hat.

Happy 4th To All The Americans. ??

MikeInBatonRouge comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Thanks. I think my spirits about patriotism will remain rather muted until we have a president again who reflects better on America. We don't seem to be presenting to the world supposedly American ideals very well at this moment in history. I don't recall this nation ever being more polarized ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 4, 2018:

@Beach_slim Isnt that the whole point? You are supposed to be "One nation" the vitriol from both sides in an increasingly polarized country cannot be a good thing. Happy 4th

A modern parable There once was a very rich man who had three girlfriends.

mattersauce comments on Jul 2, 2018:

So of the 4 people in the parable, he's the one lacking any real character.

273kelvin replies on Jul 2, 2018:

Hey, they were dating him. They must have had some idea what he was like but maybe his bank balance tipped the odds.

Ex girlfriend won't stop texting me and has a new boyfriend that won't have sex with her.

273kelvin comments on Jul 2, 2018:

Sounds like she wants you back as a FWB. Very "French"

273kelvin replies on Jul 2, 2018:

@JohnINFP Friend with benefits. She gets to keep her sugar daddy and has sex with you when shes horny

Do you think a good person is someone who never gets angry?

273kelvin comments on Jul 2, 2018:

I have a good friend who has come out of an abusive relationship. What bugs me is that she just gives a nervous laugh when talking about some of the terrible things he did. I want her to get mad, shout and swear but she just gives out an unconvincing laugh. I try and tell her that anger is an ...

273kelvin replies on Jul 2, 2018:

@CarolinaGirl60 He looks after his very aged mother. She still cares about her which leads to dealings with him still. Plus this she drinks to quell the emotions. I want her to get mad and just F#ck him off

What is your favorite movie that is a love story?

GuyKeith comments on Jun 30, 2018:

I picked African Queen for a couple of reasons. One, Bogie and Hepburn. I mean, what a duo! Secondly, for Bogie to unfreeze the totally religiously impaired Rose was something to behold. I mean, what a woman after he unleashed her passion! I've said too much.

273kelvin replies on Jul 1, 2018:

This was my choice too. Hepburn playing it as Eleanor Roosevelt, making such a hero out of the reprobate Bogie. When he climbs back into the water, you can almost hear Ben E King singing "when a man loves a woman" Jack Cardiffs cinematography complimenting Houstons direction. Oh and whilst we are at it, lets hear it for C S Forester too

You know that your in a rut when your bins go out more than you do. (Trash canisters to you)

HeraTera comments on Jun 30, 2018:

I guess you'd have to go out at least to get groceries in order to have trash to put in the bins. That can still be stuck in a rut though. Everyone has to do that sometimes.

273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2018:

We all go out but not "out" out.

Will the legalization of marijuana in so many states lead to better caliber of police recruits?

JanGarber comments on Jun 30, 2018:

I fail to see the connection.

273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2018:

My thoughts were about all the decent people who have been put off joining the force because they would not arrest someone for pot. I once asked a question to my friends "Would you like to like next door to a policeman?" The unanimous answer was a resounding "No". I then asked "What if you lived in Amsterdam?" They had to think hard about that one.

You know that your in a rut when your bins go out more than you do. (Trash canisters to you)

hankster comments on Jun 30, 2018:

bins?

273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2018:

Trash canisters

Will the legalization of marijuana in so many states lead to better caliber of police recruits?

Drsmash253 comments on Jun 30, 2018:

It is my belief that no it will not help. the caliber person who wants to become a police officer is suspect to me simply because of the very nature of the job I can think of several reasons why someone would want to become a police officer and most of them aren't very good I've never actually met a...

273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2018:

I have one or two current and ex coppers that were decent. Perhaps its them not being armed here that makes the difference. We have a thing called "community police" or as we call them "hobby bobbies". These are people who give up their free time to walk the streets in uniform and work with the regular police. All of us has at some time been a victim of crime. In an ideal world, the police force would be dedicated to serve us and make our society better.

Age range for dating

Alvinsmama comments on Jun 30, 2018:

I got off dating sites because everyone they matched me up with was in their late 60's or 70's or older. I do not date my age. I like younger men for several reasons, none of which I will list here. Some of them are obvious anyways. There are men who are 70 and are still children. There are men...

273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2018:

@TheresaReid2 I lived with someone 7 years older. After we split up I dated a woman a year younger than her daughter. Then had a brief liaison with a woman just younger than my eldest. No rules here but I think 30 years difference is about the limits that I would choose.

Age range for dating

evergreen comments on Jun 30, 2018:

There are several discussions on here about this. For me - all of humanity, that are legal, with mutual appeal, and reasonable compatibility have potential ...

273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2018:

The age of consent in the UK is 16. It would IMHO be far too creepy for someone my age to even think of that for either genders. Personally draw the line around 30ish and thats pushing it

Age range for dating

Alvinsmama comments on Jun 30, 2018:

I got off dating sites because everyone they matched me up with was in their late 60's or 70's or older. I do not date my age. I like younger men for several reasons, none of which I will list here. Some of them are obvious anyways. There are men who are 70 and are still children. There are men...

273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2018:

I am so glad you said that you like younger men. You wont believe the stick I got for saying something similar and all I said was younger women tend to be more attractive.

Will the legalization of marijuana in so many states lead to better caliber of police recruits?

BeardedWonder comments on Jun 30, 2018:

I doubt it, I reckon they'll still prohibit officers from partaking much like the military. Though it will, at least, end a string of silly arrests over a plant.

273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2018:

My thoughts were about all the decent people who have been put off joining the force because they would not arrest someone for pot.

Will the legalization of marijuana in so many states lead to better caliber of police recruits?

Holysocks comments on Jun 30, 2018:

Can they get much worse?

273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2018:

Really, how so?

True Confession.

Scriberpunk comments on Jun 30, 2018:

Hi - in London we don't celebrate July 4th (ungrateful colonists' day) but we have an event called Bonfire Night every November 5th where we let off fireworks. The 5th isn't a public holiday so if it falls on a weekday there are parties and displays on the weekends before and after. The Hindu Diwali...

273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2018:

You failed to explain that November 5th celebrates the torture and execution of a terrorist.

I don't understand how ppl my age or any other age get away without knowing basic skills like ...

BufftonBeotch comments on Jun 30, 2018:

Spark plugs? How old is your car?

273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2018:

Unless its diesel, they all have them. Some have two per cylinder

Damn, I have a huge crush on my boss.

273kelvin comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Its a long time till the office party but I would wait till you move jobs. Even if he fancies you it would be a no-no to date someone directly under him.

273kelvin replies on Jun 29, 2018:

@Dreamer777 Sounding it out seems like a good idea.

I was asked what my cat looked like so heres Meg

FrayedBear comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Was it Meg, your camera, you or my eyes that make her look blurry? ?

273kelvin replies on Jun 29, 2018:

@FrayedBear :-)

Damn, I have a huge crush on my boss.

273kelvin comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Its a long time till the office party but I would wait till you move jobs. Even if he fancies you it would be a no-no to date someone directly under him.

273kelvin replies on Jun 29, 2018:

@Dreamer777 I am a little older than yourself and I do not wish to come over as too wise but know this. We regret the things that we do not do in life much more than the things we do.

I was asked what my cat looked like so heres Meg

FrayedBear comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Was it Meg, your camera, you or my eyes that make her look blurry? ?

273kelvin replies on Jun 29, 2018:

Plus being a lady of a certain age. She insisted on a soft focus lol

Damn, I have a huge crush on my boss.

273kelvin comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Its a long time till the office party but I would wait till you move jobs. Even if he fancies you it would be a no-no to date someone directly under him.

273kelvin replies on Jun 29, 2018:

@Dreamer777 Maybe make some excuse to come back and visit. Then pull him aside and ask what he thinks of dating within the company employees? Sort of "would it be ok if you didnt work together? (if yes) What are you doing this weekend?"

I was asked what my cat looked like so heres Meg

FrayedBear comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Was it Meg, your camera, you or my eyes that make her look blurry? ?

273kelvin replies on Jun 29, 2018:

My camera

I was asked what my cat looked like so heres Meg

Akfishlady comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Here is Dixie who is not my cat but comes when I whistle. She also likes small places.

273kelvin replies on Jun 29, 2018:

I dont whistle but she comes when I make a kissing sound.

I was asked what my cat looked like so heres Meg

Sheannutt comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Nice kitty kitty

273kelvin replies on Jun 29, 2018:

and shes 14

Am I on the right track?

273kelvin comments on Jun 28, 2018:

Slightly playing devils advocate here but I beg to differ on " Considering all the damage monotheism has done to civilization over the centuries." Much of the reform in our societies have come from the christian church. They were prime movers in the abolitionist movement (amazing grace). In my ...

273kelvin replies on Jun 28, 2018:

@Ciravolostone I do thank you Ciravolostane. However I feel compelled to point out that far from receiving a classical education. I failed sand-pit. Fyi "bloke" is more of a 3rd person term as in "he seems a decent kind of a bloke?" Whereas "mate" is more 1st person, as in drunk in a bar "yer know what...Your my mate you are." or "scuse me mate. Got any spare change?" This is bearing in mind local colloquialisms. In Liverpool "mate" will and can be used but "la" (as in the band the La"s) and "kidder" also functions. "Pal" in Glasgow, "Chuck" in Manchester etc.

Am I on the right track?

273kelvin comments on Jun 28, 2018:

Slightly playing devils advocate here but I beg to differ on " Considering all the damage monotheism has done to civilization over the centuries." Much of the reform in our societies have come from the christian church. They were prime movers in the abolitionist movement (amazing grace). In my ...

273kelvin replies on Jun 28, 2018:

@Ciravolostone The radical viewpoint is seldom a wise course to steer. Whether it be in religion or politics. Often it very appealing to the young, offering easy answers to complex questions. Where the middle ground is less of a straight line. More a balancing act, leaning one way then the next. I personally would like to see arms manufacturers carry a warning on all their bullets and explosives. "This product uses gelatin. May contain pig." Lets see how they explain that when there are telling them theyll be bonking 98 virgins in heaven. Not if your shot or blown up you wont matey but that might affect sales mmm

I've been thinking more about the angry and dehumanizing tone that a tiny minority of our members ...

WalterWhite comments on Jun 27, 2018:

The site guidelines seem to be good enough in my view, and adults do often let some steam off in these squabbles with no meaningful results from the exchange. So many gray areas and ease with which some people seem to get offended. It's only words people and what we might hear out in the streets ...

273kelvin replies on Jun 27, 2018:

Good idea, seriously. No censorship and no blocking, even members you have previously blocked. A "swamp rat - mud wrestling" group.

Two songs here, yes there are songs and yes its the lyrics that are the prominent force.

TheGreatShadow comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Very cool man! I like the first better, but I must check these guys out! Never heard of this band. I love hearing new (new to me) music. Thanks for sharing!

273kelvin replies on Jun 27, 2018:

From the 70s Pete Atkin was at Cambridge with a writer called Clive James. They never took off as songwriters. Pete went on to produce radio shows for the BBC and Clive became a very successful critic, poet, novelist and TV personality. They still wrote together and Clive always thought that his songs were the best of his work. They sound different because the lyrics come 1st. Then Pete has to fit the music around them. Most songwriters get the tune 1st. Stephen Fry is a big fan as are many others. Definitely a cult following. As for the second song. Its worth it for the closing lines alone. "I sold half the things I value but Ill never count the cost. While I can make a note like broken bracken in the frost"

Politics is a no-no in this group.

bamboozer comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I thought we would be living in another golden age for protest songs by now, there's certainly a lot to protest but no anthems as of yet. I suspect the songs are already out there but are being suppressed and getting no airplay.

273kelvin replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@Jonado Check out the music that black south Africans were coming out with under apartheid. No corporate funding there.

Politics is a no-no in this group.

whiskywoman comments on Jun 26, 2018:

really why

273kelvin replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@balou Napoleon said the the "Marseillaise" was worth a whole division of troops. The people campaigning for civil rights in the 60` said the could not have done it if it were not for the songs to keep them going but if you just want your music without the the whole aspect of politics (which a large chunk of our lives)? Then dont join the group, fair enough.

Politics is a no-no in this group.

bamboozer comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I thought we would be living in another golden age for protest songs by now, there's certainly a lot to protest but no anthems as of yet. I suspect the songs are already out there but are being suppressed and getting no airplay.

273kelvin replies on Jun 26, 2018:

Have listen to "scousers dont buy the sun" (its on children of woody group). Then you have all those rap songs

Politics is a no-no in this group.

whiskywoman comments on Jun 26, 2018:

really why

273kelvin replies on Jun 26, 2018:

Because music so often a force for change and/or awareness in society a la Woody. So I thought it might be an idea to have a place where we can discuss this

I had a ball with strings of lovers some in plain sight, some under covers but this boy really ...

FrayedBear comments on Jun 25, 2018:

Nice one Kelvin. I see that the fat virus couldnt leave you alone. Try putting it into the poem format to protect it.

273kelvin replies on Jun 25, 2018:

I dunno how to put it into poem format

I had a ball with strings of lovers some in plain sight, some under covers but this boy really ...

Our_existence comments on Jun 25, 2018:

How beautiful Kelvin! Wonderful!?

273kelvin replies on Jun 25, 2018:

MarvelAnn SukiSue thank you

Have you ever heard of eating?

273kelvin comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I want my crust stuffed

273kelvin replies on Jun 25, 2018:

@BettyColeman Sorry Betty but you seem to have taken my the wrong way here. I dunno why?

Have you ever heard of eating?

273kelvin comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I want my crust stuffed

273kelvin replies on Jun 25, 2018:

@BettyColeman Nore do I. I have trouble peeing in front of guys let alone...

Have you ever heard of eating?

273kelvin comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I want my crust stuffed

273kelvin replies on Jun 25, 2018:

@BettyColeman What youngsters?

Have you ever heard of eating?

273kelvin comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I want my crust stuffed

273kelvin replies on Jun 25, 2018:

@BettyColeman I am being very good.... honest

Have you ever heard of eating?

273kelvin comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I want my crust stuffed

273kelvin replies on Jun 25, 2018:

@BettyColeman Betty your a very long way away so its academic and btw Ive done that with strings of lovers . Not me anymore, so wait for "the one" but its a cold long wait and a chap can get hungry.

Have you ever heard of eating?

273kelvin comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I want my crust stuffed

273kelvin replies on Jun 25, 2018:

@BettyColeman Any would do right now. My crust has not been stuffed in a long time

They're older I get.

Deiter comments on Jun 23, 2018:

While I fully support the sentiment of the above, this may also be the reason why so many elders are as lonely as they are. Adventure always has a price, if you can pay it then more power to yuh!

273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2018:

You dont get wiser, you just get tired. lol

You gotta laugh.

mek7730 comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Haha! It's a bad time to be an intern at the White House

273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2018:

@mek7730 Morality changes and is changing, hopefully for the better. I listened to the Stones "Beggars Banquet" the other day and they got/get a lot of stick for "Sympathy for the devil" of the christians but have you listened to "Stray cat blues"? It would far be worse than "Sniff the glove" a la Spinal tap now but that was the 60s.

You gotta laugh.

mek7730 comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Haha! It's a bad time to be an intern at the White House

273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2018:

@mek7730 Dont get me wring , I think Trumps a creep but Clinton had an affair with an intern... in the oval office....and then lied about it. (ok we would all lie if we could). This is a Wienstien thing nearly. Both consenting adults but far worse than a professor and student.

The man from Athabasca-Country Joe McDonald 1970 This is off an album that has haunted me for ...

FrayedBear comments on Jun 23, 2018:

Easy? @273kelvin Man from Athabasca - Country Joe McDonald Chords - Chordify https://chordify.net/chords/man-from-athabasca-country-joe-mcdonald-hawkmoon03111951

273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2018:

thanks got it

You gotta laugh.

mek7730 comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Haha! It's a bad time to be an intern at the White House

273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2018:

@mek7730 I was joking but an intern is an employee. Therefore a position of trust and power. I think the pee thing would make the orange one at least interesting instead of a fool.

The man from Athabasca-Country Joe McDonald 1970 This is off an album that has haunted me for ...

FrayedBear comments on Jun 23, 2018:

@273kelvin will one of the computer progrsms or phone apps not help?Here from Google Playstore is the description of Chord Analyser: "Chord Analyser is an interactive and reverse chord finder. Choose a chord, press the virtual piano keys and the application will provide the most appropriate ...

273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2018:

Not great with apps plus I think it costs I did know about Robert W Service. I have a copy of "Rhymes of a red cross man" 2nd edition from a trip to Hay on Wye. He was known as the Canadian Kipling

Just been in the chat room for a while. at 9.30 EST on Friday morning (Friday afternoon for me.)

273kelvin comments on Jun 23, 2018:

Surely Saturday Petter?

273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2018:

@FrayedBear give or take one for GMT vs BST

Could you love a child conceived out of rape?

MissKathleen comments on Jun 23, 2018:

I could not even carry one to term.

273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2018:

Could you love a child conceived out of rape?

MissKathleen comments on Jun 23, 2018:

I could not even carry one to term.

273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2018:

Could you love a child conceived out of rape?

MissKathleen comments on Jun 23, 2018:

I could not even carry one to term.

273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2018:

Could you love a child conceived out of rape?

MissKathleen comments on Jun 23, 2018:

I could not even carry one to term.

273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2018:

You gotta laugh.

mek7730 comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Haha! It's a bad time to be an intern at the White House

273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2018:

As bad as Clinton? lol

Could you love a child conceived out of rape?

MissKathleen comments on Jun 23, 2018:

I could not even carry one to term.

273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2018:

Could you love a child conceived out of rape?

MissKathleen comments on Jun 23, 2018:

I could not even carry one to term.

273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2018:

Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke I was on a chatroom here and someone asked me to recommended a good ...

SACatWalker comments on Jun 22, 2018:

I can't see the screen I'm so emotional. Yes tears. Paul and the Beatles were such a part of my life, for everyone, and this was so cool.

273kelvin replies on Jun 22, 2018:

@SACatWalker To use the vernacular "not half la"

Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke I was on a chatroom here and someone asked me to recommended a good ...

SACatWalker comments on Jun 22, 2018:

I can't see the screen I'm so emotional. Yes tears. Paul and the Beatles were such a part of my life, for everyone, and this was so cool.

273kelvin replies on Jun 22, 2018:

Me too and all those streets I know so well

Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke I was on a chatroom here and someone asked me to recommended a good ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Just saw that this morning! Awesome!

273kelvin replies on Jun 22, 2018:

Its a great pub as well Check out the mens room https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=philharmonic+pub+mens+toilets=isch=u=univ&sa=X=0ahUKEwi4xe6e9OfbAhVE2qQKHXe7Ct8QsAQISw

Would you? Could you?

273kelvin comments on Jun 22, 2018:

I smoke so no

273kelvin replies on Jun 22, 2018:

@BlueWave Yeah right and god made little green apples

What is your greatest skill ?

thinktwice comments on Jun 21, 2018:

ha ha ha...sure...

273kelvin replies on Jun 22, 2018:

@thinktwice Being a harmonica player helps (its a transferable skill)

I was married for 23 years.

ABack comments on Jun 2, 2018:

I'm a bit skeptical about online dating.. Not sure about etiquette, never thought of it as something of great importance anyway. To answer your question, I didn't use to reply to all messages I received and I never took it personally when I wasn't getting a reply to some of mine. After all there's ...

273kelvin replies on Jun 22, 2018:

Sometimes a "Hi" is just a simple feeler put out to someone who has not given you much to go on. For example if their profile says "lets talk about it" what more can you say? A "Hi" back says "I do not find your profile repulsive either." You live reasonably close and are of similar age, background etc. I always respond to all msgs Although it is a very difficult medium to correspond in. Often you feel that each sentence is going to be scrutinized and annualized like a job interview or a court statement.

What is your greatest skill ?

thinktwice comments on Jun 21, 2018:

ha ha ha...sure...

273kelvin replies on Jun 22, 2018:

I think I might include that one as well ;-)

Is it okay if I flirt with all you men? All y’all are far, far away, but I need the practice.

273kelvin comments on Jun 21, 2018:

Flirt as much as you want. I could use some .... even if its "if only"

273kelvin replies on Jun 21, 2018:

@MissKathleen Its the "if onlys" that we dream about.

Am so alone..

273kelvin comments on Jun 21, 2018:

Your never alone with a schizophrenic

273kelvin replies on Jun 21, 2018:

@itsmedammit My mum was schizophrenic. Everyone is allowed to have a mental illness except your mother. She is supposed to be the rock the family is based on. So forgive me if I occasionally make light of the subject. It was not much fun growing up with it.

Society seems obsessed with 'super-heros' but what about REAL heros?

273kelvin comments on Jun 20, 2018:

Harry Chapin

273kelvin replies on Jun 20, 2018:

@Earthling50 Song writer, film director, musician. He wrote W.O.L.D. and cats in the cradle amongst others but every other gig was a benefit. One gig for him and his family then one gig for the other guy. Before live aid etc. He was pushing people to do more. https://youtu.be/r9dbZDyRNs4

Captain Hotknives-Glue Just come back from a festival and this guy stood out. [youtu.be]

FrayedBear comments on Jun 20, 2018:

Only from a northern lad? Where's he from? Love the venue - a library? I've shared it to "Traditional and Folkmusic Group" for you @273kelvin. Today's heritage awaiting maturation into trad. ?

273kelvin replies on Jun 20, 2018:

Bradford, I think the venue is someones flat. https://youtu.be/BMBQN7JXj7c

Captain Hotknives-Glue Just come back from a festival and this guy stood out. [youtu.be]

springlover comments on Jun 20, 2018:

like it!

273kelvin replies on Jun 20, 2018:

Theres quite a few of his on youtube

"Whats for dinner?

Jnei comments on Jun 19, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfsB41Ch244

273kelvin replies on Jun 19, 2018:

I love Ivor Cutler

Here's a Challenge Can anyone think of a remake that is better than the original?

273kelvin comments on Jun 18, 2018:

I really liked Spielbergs remake of "the lady killers"

273kelvin replies on Jun 19, 2018:

@LenHazell53 Sorry your right. I was thinking of the money pit and was a bit tired oops

Does anyone know for sure just how many drinks it takes before you say yes?

Anniemae comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I don’t need “drinks” to say yes....

273kelvin replies on Jun 18, 2018:

@whiskywoman Shame that you live so far away

Here's a Challenge Can anyone think of a remake that is better than the original?

cmadler comments on Jun 15, 2018:

The first remake that comes to mind as being better (far far better) than the original is *The Italian Job*. Seriously, that original is so bad.

273kelvin replies on Jun 18, 2018:

The Italian job was a child of its time. Good car chases were not as prevalent back then also England had not long won the world cup and it was "swinging London". So all the chants of England were currant. Besides Noel Coward you got Benny Hill "I like big women"

Peculiar to the UK [facebook.com]

Sticks48 comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Over here there would have been gun play. Your way is better. ☺

273kelvin replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@Sticks48 its sooo un pc but a throwback to a bygone age. a as I say peculiar to the UK but I think its roots are Italian https://youtu.be/TyLsO6LpLSI

Here in the UK (at least) there is now another pub chain that has to remove all it's Saudi Arabia ...

JacarC comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Saudi arabia is funding the teaching of hate and invasion in the mosques it owns in the UK. Islam is evil.

273kelvin replies on Jun 13, 2018:

O h thats so 1970s! Its the Russians now. Just like the USA and the Chinese.

Japanese

273kelvin comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Its been so long I think Im turning Japanese. Click Like if you really know whats this song is about. https://youtu.be/yCj2I0EJ9PM

273kelvin replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@bingst I was trying to be a bit more circumspect but....mmmmm

Peculiar to the UK [facebook.com]

Sticks48 comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Over here there would have been gun play. Your way is better. ☺

273kelvin replies on Jun 13, 2018:

Are you aware of a "punch and Judy show?"

Japanese

273kelvin comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Its been so long I think Im turning Japanese. Click Like if you really know whats this song is about. https://youtu.be/yCj2I0EJ9PM

273kelvin replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@sassygirl3869 Have you ever caught I guy playing with "the devils typewriter?" How does his face look? In particular his eyes or do I have to spell it out. lol

Japanese

273kelvin comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Its been so long I think Im turning Japanese. Click Like if you really know whats this song is about. https://youtu.be/yCj2I0EJ9PM

273kelvin replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@sassygirl3869 No, thats not what its about. The eyes have it.

Does free will exist?

273kelvin comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Life is like a card game. The cards are shuffled, the order is set but you choose how to play them.

273kelvin replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@Bignate901 It was not specifically Islam that I was referencing. Rather the belief in fate over free will. As for "not-guilty" that is merely a logical extension that model. I have no free will so how can you blame me? Thats why I think my view is better.

Its been a long long time- Bing Crosby and Les Paul.

Wurlitzer comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Was there a strike? I thought it was the fact that the shellac or whatever it is that records at the time were made of was needed for military truck n Jeep tires.

273kelvin replies on Jun 12, 2018:

About the only strike at the time. One of the reasons the big band sound lasted so long.

Its been a long long time- Bing Crosby and Les Paul.

sassygirl3869 comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Bing Crosby had such a distinctive voice.

273kelvin replies on Jun 12, 2018:

Can you imagine how many people who had been parted for so long, that song rang true for?

Does free will exist?

273kelvin comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Life is like a card game. The cards are shuffled, the order is set but you choose how to play them.

273kelvin replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@Bignate901 Criminal justice is a good point. If your view was accepted. all pleas would be "not guilty" as I had no choice in the matter. Also any improvements would have to be a conscious decision. made at a bureaucratic level or at the ballot box, thus negating your argument. Democracy would be defunct and we would only have a bureaucracy.

Does free will exist?

273kelvin comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Life is like a card game. The cards are shuffled, the order is set but you choose how to play them.

273kelvin replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@Bignate901 Well let us look at a society where your view prevails. In the arab world inshallah or the will of Allah, is the overriding philosophy. How well do they drive?

Does free will exist?

273kelvin comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Life is like a card game. The cards are shuffled, the order is set but you choose how to play them.

273kelvin replies on Jun 11, 2018:

@Bignate901 Logic and reason are not always truth based.Often it is a qualitative decision. Take for example the copernican revolution. In relativity terms, it makes no difference if the earth revolves around the sun or vice versa. It just that the Ptolemy system was crap and Copernicus was better. There are lots of other bits of science thats not 100% provable truth, like evolution. Its just the best that we have. Bear this in mind when you talk about free will. You have 2 distinct premises. Your point of view says that you have little or no say in your destiny. Whether or not you smoke or give up. Quit your job or go for that promotion. Stay where you grew up or move. Believe in god or not. Veg out or do that thing. Your standpoint if accepted as universal truth. It would see no motivation for art or any other improvements to the world. Why would anybody bother? Just roll another spliff and leave that unfinished masterpiece where it is. Its not my choice anyway. My view empowers you. Cards are shuffled and dealt, you have no say in that. What race, class, parents. home town and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is aye to, thats fate. You wanna live longer you can not smoke, watch your weight etc. No guarantees but your odds are improved. If you cheat on your woman or not, stay with or go. Thats how you play the cards. You accept responsibility for your actions good and bad. Try to learn from them and move on. My point may or may not be true but I think its better.

Does free will exist?

273kelvin comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Life is like a card game. The cards are shuffled, the order is set but you choose how to play them.

273kelvin replies on Jun 11, 2018:

@Bignate901 Yet you choose to answer my comment. You choose the words, grammar etc. You could have just left it or said something else. The choice whether or not and how you reply to this, will also be yours.

Why is it that some people keep on going back to an abusive relationship?

273kelvin comments on Jun 10, 2018:

Two gamblers at a poker table. one says "this game is rigged. Im leaving." The other one replies "I know but its the only game in town."

273kelvin replies on Jun 11, 2018:

@lerlo I hear you but when your in that kind of relationship. Your self esteem is so undermined that you do think its the only game in town.

I got asked in a chatroom on here a few says ago, whether there are any good pubs in Liverpool.

springlover comments on Jun 11, 2018:

what makes a pub good to visit?

273kelvin replies on Jun 11, 2018:

The Philharmonic is an interesting pub for visitors. Good food and an art nouveau listed gents toilet (guys will readily make sure its empty for ladies to look at it). It was the Beatles favorite haunt before they became famous. Probably why Macca did that gig yesterday. There are lots of reasons why a pub can be a good visit, decor, food, beer or sometimes just the staff.

Sport at the top level is a shady business.

Holysocks comments on Jun 9, 2018:

I can't stand watching any sport. When a game becomes business, it lost the meaning of 'game'.

273kelvin replies on Jun 9, 2018:

@Petter I know the admin sucks and there is money at the root but you will still see guys giving their all for the team. Even risking the end of their very lucrative career.

Today I decided to explore Ft McHenry in Baltimore, MD.

Gareth comments on Jun 9, 2018:

This is absolutely true; for years I thought that Scott Key was in a boat with a Spanish kid because I heard the lyrics as "Jose, do you see, by the dawn's early light....".

273kelvin replies on Jun 9, 2018:

Thats like the hymn "Gladly the cross-eyed bear"

Sport at the top level is a shady business.

Holysocks comments on Jun 9, 2018:

I can't stand watching any sport. When a game becomes business, it lost the meaning of 'game'.

273kelvin replies on Jun 9, 2018:

@Petter Theres always rats in a granary

What teams you chear ?

ipdg77 comments on Jun 9, 2018:

I don't have a say in who I support, I'm English so it's England. Hopefully we can represent ourselves better then in previous tournaments, there is an understated confidence that this will be our best tournament since Italia 90 but then given how we usually cock it up that won't be difficult lol...

273kelvin replies on Jun 9, 2018:

Supporting England is not about winning. Its not about taking part. Its about the pathetic hope dissolving into despair.

Sport at the top level is a shady business.

Holysocks comments on Jun 9, 2018:

I can't stand watching any sport. When a game becomes business, it lost the meaning of 'game'.

273kelvin replies on Jun 9, 2018:

@Petter Tribes will always try to get the better of rival tribes. They say that a fighter pilot is worth 3 times more in pure financial terms than his plane. Would you rather they spend their money on fighter pilots or sports people.

I have just watched "Reign on me" (netflix) with Adam Sandler.

Ozman comments on Jun 9, 2018:

I actually have a theory that comedy is VERY hard. Look at the very best comedians. Robin Williams gets Oscar nominations when he does drama. Dead Poets Society is an amazing movie. Steve Martin did a great job in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. But they did the same movie as a drama in The Spanish ...

273kelvin replies on Jun 9, 2018:

A 19 century english actor (Bearbomb Tree I think) lay dying. Someone asked him if dying was hard? He said in his shakespearean voice "Dying is easy. Comedy is hard"

I have just watched "Reign on me" (netflix) with Adam Sandler.

GuyKeith comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I'd rather be baptized naked at a tent revival in Kansas in July than ever watch another Sandler movie.

273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@GuyKeith Should be there try search

I have just watched "Reign on me" (netflix) with Adam Sandler.

GuyKeith comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I'd rather be baptized naked at a tent revival in Kansas in July than ever watch another Sandler movie.

273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2018:

I know what your saying. "waterboy" and all that but this is very different. Think "Rain man", Anyway I recommend you give it 10 mins and see. It took me a while before I recognized him.

How do I fight a cult when my offspring thinks it's grand?

273kelvin comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I would point out that no one is fanatical about something that is not in doubt. (try shouting at her that the sun will rise tomorrow to illustrate). If they are so afraid of outside influences. What have they got to hide? Promise not to talk about god or anything that will cause an argument,. ...

273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@Notlost Exactly, (I did hear what you said) thats why I said wait. She probably will be the catalyst for change. Teenagers will rail against sensible rules let alone nonsensical ones.

How do I fight a cult when my offspring thinks it's grand?

273kelvin comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I would point out that no one is fanatical about something that is not in doubt. (try shouting at her that the sun will rise tomorrow to illustrate). If they are so afraid of outside influences. What have they got to hide? Promise not to talk about god or anything that will cause an argument,. ...

273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@Notlost I would stand well back. There is nothing like a reluctant or recalcitrant teenager to put a wrench in the works.

Maajid Nawaz about the rape crisis in the UK, and the arrest of Tommy Robinson. [youtube.com]

273kelvin comments on Jun 7, 2018:

As a UK citizen can I put you straight on a few things. Firstly there is no rape crisis. Yes there have been grooming cases involving Asian men and young white girls but crisis? No. Were the police and social services walking on egg shells? yes. Is this a crisis? compared to what? Homelessness? The ...

273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@squiggy_70 Yes it did. My problem was it being called a crisis and secondly him quoting Tommy Robinson who as I mentioned was the leader of our equivalent of the KKK

Maajid Nawaz about the rape crisis in the UK, and the arrest of Tommy Robinson. [youtube.com]

273kelvin comments on Jun 7, 2018:

As a UK citizen can I put you straight on a few things. Firstly there is no rape crisis. Yes there have been grooming cases involving Asian men and young white girls but crisis? No. Were the police and social services walking on egg shells? yes. Is this a crisis? compared to what? Homelessness? The ...

273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@squiggy_70 May I also point out that the story is about 3 years old. Prosecutions have been made and an inquiry into how it was handled has also been carried out

Maajid Nawaz about the rape crisis in the UK, and the arrest of Tommy Robinson. [youtube.com]

273kelvin comments on Jun 7, 2018:

As a UK citizen can I put you straight on a few things. Firstly there is no rape crisis. Yes there have been grooming cases involving Asian men and young white girls but crisis? No. Were the police and social services walking on egg shells? yes. Is this a crisis? compared to what? Homelessness? The ...

273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@squiggy_70 I am not saying its not an issue that needs to be addressed and dealt with but if the guy spouting was a former grand wizard of the KKK, how much credence would you give to his arguments? The guy in the video is a shock jock who makes the point that by not pressing this issue we have left it to racists to push it. I have come across many US guys who seem to buy all of the Trumanzie crap about the UK being over run by Muslims.

More about the insanity of rape by muslims and the silence of the the reality::: [youtube.com]

273kelvin comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Then you should look at this.When his scum came to MY CITY. Notice a few things firstly how small in numbers they are. Secondly who many are afraid to show their faces and Thirdly the size and range of anti demonstrators. Sure there are a lot of young guys but look at all the middle aged blue collar...

273kelvin replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@squiggy_70 The EDL is English Defense League. A white supremacist far right political party that Tommy Robinson (ne Stephen Lennon) was head of but quit when he allegedly found out they were racist. I bet he as shocked by that as when he found out that Freddy Mercury was gay