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273kelvin comments on May 4, 2018:

As a sapiosexual? Is sex a, A performance art? or b, A participation sport?

273kelvin replies on May 4, 2018:

@poetdi56 Is that from a sports fan or a lover of the arts? ;-)

In response to a member writing in L7 group I made the following response: lol you may be the ...

273kelvin comments on May 4, 2018:

You will get your reward in heaven

273kelvin replies on May 4, 2018:

@FrayedBear "What`s that Skippy. I have to sign where?"

In response to a member writing in L7 group I made the following response: lol you may be the ...

273kelvin comments on May 4, 2018:

You will get your reward in heaven

273kelvin replies on May 4, 2018:

@FrayedBear Why don`t you use kangaroos? They already have pouches for the letters

In response to a member writing in L7 group I made the following response: lol you may be the ...

273kelvin comments on May 4, 2018:

You will get your reward in heaven

273kelvin replies on May 4, 2018:

@Petter Okay but don`t call me Shirley

In response to a member writing in L7 group I made the following response: lol you may be the ...

273kelvin comments on May 4, 2018:

You will get your reward in heaven

273kelvin replies on May 4, 2018:

@FrayedBear Okay the cheques in the post lol

Person vs deeds

Qualia comments on May 3, 2018:

I enjoy Woody Allen...still, but it does feel a little dirty knowing that his kids hate his guts and wondering what the reasons are behind that. I've always loved Kevin Spacey and was sad to find out what an abject creep he really is. Some certainly deserved to lose their careers.

273kelvin replies on May 4, 2018:

@Qualia Even if the crime is not that heinous, I hear Lance Armstrong is commentating on Sky sports

Person vs deeds

Qualia comments on May 3, 2018:

I enjoy Woody Allen...still, but it does feel a little dirty knowing that his kids hate his guts and wondering what the reasons are behind that. I've always loved Kevin Spacey and was sad to find out what an abject creep he really is. Some certainly deserved to lose their careers.

273kelvin replies on May 4, 2018:

@Qualia I am not defending anyone here but what about all thise under age groupies in the 60`s and 70`s yet bands like the Stones get to do half-time at the superbowl

Person vs deeds

Qualia comments on May 3, 2018:

I enjoy Woody Allen...still, but it does feel a little dirty knowing that his kids hate his guts and wondering what the reasons are behind that. I've always loved Kevin Spacey and was sad to find out what an abject creep he really is. Some certainly deserved to lose their careers.

273kelvin replies on May 3, 2018:

Is there a kind of pc snobbery about this? I don`t mean Spacey or Allen but there was a UK footballer did 3 months for sexual assault. She was drunk, came up to his hotel room and had a threesome. Now (last I heard) he was appealing his conviction (I was drunk too) but no club would hire him. Then we have Boy George, did time for chaining a rent boy to a radiator for days. Welcomed back into the BBC and all is forgiven

It would be good to pose this question here as opposed to the open writing community.

Ellatynemouth comments on May 3, 2018:

Our minds have memory of physical sensations, pain etc. which we continue to learn from. Interactions with our environment and other people and animals continue to form our personality. A machine can't feel physical sensations, interact and move about in the same way so the mind in the machine ...

273kelvin replies on May 3, 2018:

The hypothetical hard drive of my friends chess game could learn from it`s mistakes and so might any machine. For example you could tell the pseudo self that you hate the word "basically." A word they overused in life but you were too polite to tell them. The pseudo might then amend its behaviour. Even if the personality was frozen in aspic and grew no more, it might still pass the Turin test.

I met a girl who always wore a black garter around her thigh.

FrayedBear comments on May 3, 2018:

You posted this earlier because I remember commenting on it being called the laughing band.

273kelvin replies on May 3, 2018:

I know but I must have deleted it after your comment. I was going to reply with "wartime knickers" One yank and they`re off

I'm gonna quote my favorite author, Robert Heinlein.

Davesnothere comments on May 3, 2018:

'The Earth is too Small and fragile a basket for the human race to keep all its eggs in."--R.A. Heilein

273kelvin replies on May 3, 2018:

"Keep all of your eggs in one basket and watch that basket very carefully" Mark Twain

Quarterback Josh Rosen, Now an Arizona Cardinal, Is the NFL’s Only Open Atheist – Friendly ...

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on May 1, 2018:

In the nfl I only care of those who can play. While they can play... You want to impress me? Show me the first Communist Player.

273kelvin replies on May 3, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain Take a look its the weirdest of sports. With the most gayest of uniforms.

Just been reminded of this, it's not cheesy just raining cesspit potency: ://youtu.

RavenCT comments on May 2, 2018:

I actually can't understand every other word. lol

273kelvin replies on May 3, 2018:

If your traveling, in the north country far. Interesting accent. A lancashire man goes into a jewlers and says. " Me dogs just died. Can thee make us a gold statue ofs it? " You want it eighteen carrot?" "Noo! I wants it eatin a bone"

I CAN'T DO MY WORK BECAUSE I NEED IT ON GREEN PAPER! Ok.

273kelvin comments on May 2, 2018:

You could say "you want to read it or watch it?" Obvious answer, then show them the video with Patrick Stewart in the lead role. It`s got AK47`s in it as well as an x-man

273kelvin replies on May 3, 2018:

@GoldenDoll I did a job for a spanish teacher a few months ago. He said that scouse had the best equivalent for ole....go`ed

I CAN'T DO MY WORK BECAUSE I NEED IT ON GREEN PAPER! Ok.

273kelvin comments on May 2, 2018:

You could say "you want to read it or watch it?" Obvious answer, then show them the video with Patrick Stewart in the lead role. It`s got AK47`s in it as well as an x-man

273kelvin replies on May 3, 2018:

@GoldenDoll Oops

I CAN'T DO MY WORK BECAUSE I NEED IT ON GREEN PAPER! Ok.

273kelvin comments on May 2, 2018:

You could say "you want to read it or watch it?" Obvious answer, then show them the video with Patrick Stewart in the lead role. It`s got AK47`s in it as well as an x-man

273kelvin replies on May 2, 2018:

@GoldenDoll Fuck me I didn`t know it was that bad. And Trump wants to arm you too!

Quarterback Josh Rosen, Now an Arizona Cardinal, Is the NFL’s Only Open Atheist – Friendly ...

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on May 1, 2018:

In the nfl I only care of those who can play. While they can play... You want to impress me? Show me the first Communist Player.

273kelvin replies on May 2, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain The ironic thing is in gridiron its called a touchdown but you don`t have to touch it down, just carry it over the line. Whereas in rugby you do have to physically touch it down but it`s called a try lol

Quarterback Josh Rosen, Now an Arizona Cardinal, Is the NFL’s Only Open Atheist – Friendly ...

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on May 1, 2018:

In the nfl I only care of those who can play. While they can play... You want to impress me? Show me the first Communist Player.

273kelvin replies on May 2, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain No, you have Australian rules football (which doesn`t seem to have any rules at all) gaelic football. Then rugby of which there is rugby union and rugby league.

Quarterback Josh Rosen, Now an Arizona Cardinal, Is the NFL’s Only Open Atheist – Friendly ...

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on May 1, 2018:

In the nfl I only care of those who can play. While they can play... You want to impress me? Show me the first Communist Player.

273kelvin replies on May 2, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain Gridiron works for me. Oh and btw you didn`t steal it, it is just the US that missuses the term. The rest of the world says american football.

Quarterback Josh Rosen, Now an Arizona Cardinal, Is the NFL’s Only Open Atheist – Friendly ...

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on May 1, 2018:

In the nfl I only care of those who can play. While they can play... You want to impress me? Show me the first Communist Player.

273kelvin replies on May 2, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain We have a few footballers (soccer) after they retired.

Should we demand/expect for respect?

273kelvin comments on May 2, 2018:

https://youtu.be/S1-ip47WYWc

273kelvin replies on May 2, 2018:

@jacpod It is the respect for the office (not the person) that he demands

Does anyone have advice for a person that's been an atheist less than 3 months?

273kelvin comments on May 2, 2018:

From what I have gleaned on here, don`t be too quick to mention this to other people. It`s ok here in the UK but in the US you will get all kind of judgemental (with the emphasis on the mental) theisists trying to get you back into the fold. I am not saying lie or try and hide it just don`t bring it...

273kelvin replies on May 2, 2018:

@Amisja Well the US get fast talking evangelist preachers with snakes and people talking in tongues. We got "Stars on Sunday" zzzzzzzz

Quarterback Josh Rosen, Now an Arizona Cardinal, Is the NFL’s Only Open Atheist – Friendly ...

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on May 1, 2018:

In the nfl I only care of those who can play. While they can play... You want to impress me? Show me the first Communist Player.

273kelvin replies on May 2, 2018:

Have you had one come out as gay yet? We have in rugby and he has done adverts for guiness

I live alone with my cat in Liverpool.

citronella comments on May 2, 2018:

If I don't have a reason to go out, I will stay home in my pajamas all day. When the doorbell rings, do I answer it in my disheveled state, or hide and hope whoever it is goes away? Right now the chance of me actually answering my door is probably around 35% on any given day.

273kelvin replies on May 2, 2018:

PJ`s are de rigueur in some supermarkets. Seriously though, hermiting is a big temptation.The internet does not help Personally I have some regular events which I attend and I do have friends that call. Requiring a certain modicum of attire. I did used to wear a pair of stars and stripes leggings, which were quite disgusting but that is another tale.

I live alone with my cat in Liverpool.

psycheworks comments on May 1, 2018:

Once the weather gets warmer....(laughing a lot) I will come over to one of your music nights but it's too fecking cold atm

273kelvin replies on May 1, 2018:

There is one on a week monday 13th x

Okay it may be a bug or a conspiracy to stop me telling this joke so here goes; I hear there is a ...

FrayedBear comments on May 1, 2018:

Are you insinuating they are all fat?

273kelvin replies on May 1, 2018:

Not on tv

I live alone with my cat in Liverpool.

Brunnion comments on May 1, 2018:

Perhaps it's up to you to take the holiday Kelvin :D

273kelvin replies on May 1, 2018:

@Abbelyne I love Aussies, not sure I could afford the flight x

I live alone with my cat in Liverpool.

Brunnion comments on May 1, 2018:

Perhaps it's up to you to take the holiday Kelvin :D

273kelvin replies on May 1, 2018:

@Abbelyne Ha ha talk about calling my bluff. I don`t even have a passport at the mo xx

I live alone with my cat in Liverpool.

Brunnion comments on May 1, 2018:

Perhaps it's up to you to take the holiday Kelvin :D

273kelvin replies on May 1, 2018:

@Abbelyne Perth Australia

I live alone with my cat in Liverpool.

Brunnion comments on May 1, 2018:

Perhaps it's up to you to take the holiday Kelvin :D

273kelvin replies on May 1, 2018:

Is that an invite?

Korean Peace I don't think anyone wants to see efforts to calm things down on the Korean ...

beansontoast comments on May 1, 2018:

He (Kim) now has a functioning nuclear capability, the research and enhancement of which he has stated that he **may** be willing to curtail, not the capability itself. By doing so he will have the opportunity to reverse the profound effect of sanctions on his economy and avert an imminent ...

273kelvin replies on May 1, 2018:

@beansontoast It was funny, at the time there was a lot of impasse over refuseniks. People the USSR would not grant exit visa`s to. When Reagan asked about them, he was told it was just an administerial error. "Okay" he said just like his spitting image puppet and things moved on.

Korean Peace I don't think anyone wants to see efforts to calm things down on the Korean ...

273kelvin comments on May 1, 2018:

Everyone (left of center) thinks of Trump as a DH but I am reminded of Mohamed Ali or Clay as he was back then. before his fight with Sonny Liston. The champ was known for his cold stare, a hard man. Ali came at him like a mad man at the weigh in. So much so that his team were worried because his ...

273kelvin replies on May 1, 2018:

@beansontoast it brought him to the table

How many divorcees threw a party to celebrate their divorce and what was that like?

LeighShelton comments on Apr 30, 2018:

I remember attempting to sing "I can see clearly now the rain has gone"

273kelvin replies on May 1, 2018:

I can see Deirdre now Lorraine has gone

How many divorcees threw a party to celebrate their divorce and what was that like?

William_Mary comments on Apr 30, 2018:

I never did understand this. Celebration of failure?

273kelvin replies on May 1, 2018:

Some marriages are like boats. You get 2 happy days, the day you buy one and the day you sell it.

Korean Peace I don't think anyone wants to see efforts to calm things down on the Korean ...

beansontoast comments on May 1, 2018:

He (Kim) now has a functioning nuclear capability, the research and enhancement of which he has stated that he **may** be willing to curtail, not the capability itself. By doing so he will have the opportunity to reverse the profound effect of sanctions on his economy and avert an imminent ...

273kelvin replies on May 1, 2018:

I am no fan of Trump but a 7 year old really? You cannot make it in business as far as he has without some smarts. Secondly, Reagan was no rocket scientist and the wall came down on his watch so...

I live alone with my cat in Liverpool.

Sticks48 comments on May 1, 2018:

Even in the states everyone is pretty far apart. Hell, here in Texas everyone is pretty far apart. There are tradeoffs whether you are single or in a realationship. There are tradeoffs in pretty much everything in life. You didn't take a selfie in your shower cap did you? ?

273kelvin replies on May 1, 2018:

No! too much blackmail potential lol

Ok, my wife and I are separated but not divorced yet.

BD66 comments on May 1, 2018:

get on match.com and meet another woman. Eventually you will stop thinking about your wife. Good Luck!

273kelvin replies on May 1, 2018:

Too soon I think.

Best political joke circa 1784 Samuel Foote to the 4th earl of Sandwich "Upon my soul sir, I swear ...

FrayedBear comments on Apr 30, 2018:

They didnt mince words back then. No political correctness to bother about. ?

273kelvin replies on May 1, 2018:

No lecture tours after a failed attempt at power. Just a short drop.

Yesterday someone asked about the reality of the self.

273kelvin comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Empty all the prisons then. For no one is guilty or capable of reform. Ban democracy for no one decides anything. Did Bruce Hood write that guff himself or did it just appear out of nowhere, on the screen with no decisions involved? No I will not abandon god for some other form of scapegoat

273kelvin replies on Apr 30, 2018:

@Davesnothere "Factors we are ignorant of?" How much do intimidate my opponent? I used to play wearing highly patterned shirts and a wide brimmed hat. This was a, give a confusing view when my opponent looked up from the board and b, to give no facial clues as to my stress levels. Both these were well thought out and conscious decisions on my part. Okay some may may be reactive or tramlines of thought but not all. Science for example is a series of qualitative decisions. Which theory to explore, what methodology, which data is significant, whether to publish? When or if you reply to this you will make all kinds of qualitative choices. Don`t tell me it is all reactive.

Hi everyone-some new members were asking for a Singles Group so I started one-SINGLES GROUP.

273kelvin comments on Apr 30, 2018:

As a twirly hi x

273kelvin replies on Apr 30, 2018:

Waiting for people to ask what a twirly is?

Yesterday someone asked about the reality of the self.

273kelvin comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Empty all the prisons then. For no one is guilty or capable of reform. Ban democracy for no one decides anything. Did Bruce Hood write that guff himself or did it just appear out of nowhere, on the screen with no decisions involved? No I will not abandon god for some other form of scapegoat

273kelvin replies on Apr 30, 2018:

@tnorman1236 Who decides then? Is it all pre-programed? Are we amoeba like merely reacting to our environment (except Dr Hood). How does that explain a good chess game from a poor one?

Hi folks Singer/songwriter harmonica player I do open mics and used to busk for a living.

kensmile4u comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Welcome to the group? Do you have any recordings of your blues playing?

273kelvin replies on Apr 30, 2018:

I hate recording. I just do live

Am experiencing writer's block right now.

pixiedust comments on Apr 30, 2018:

I used to go for a walk alone.

273kelvin replies on Apr 30, 2018:

Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart and you`ll never walk alone xx

Easy to say, hard to do sometimes. Is this easier for women more so than men? Is so, why is that...

273kelvin comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Song what I wrote Callouses and scars (or an apology of a commitaphobe) When I look at these old hands as theyre playing my guitar Its hard to tell the difference between the callouses and scars they say that women come from Venus Men they are from mars Now thats something like the ...

273kelvin replies on Apr 30, 2018:

@pops410 Thank you for the compliment, I am sure it`s undeserved. I fact the tune is closer to "Time of your life" by Green day and I sing try to sing it like Willie Nelson.

Hi folks Singer/songwriter harmonica player I do open mics and used to busk for a living.

Darien-1699 comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Started doing open mics last year. Love it. I also play harmonica and play ukulele. Loving the blues!

273kelvin replies on Apr 30, 2018:

Open mics are where its at nowadays. No hassle from "paying customers" coz you do your own stuff or covers they don`t get. I generally have a little sesh back at mine afterward.

Music speaks to us in different ways at different times of our lives depending on what we are ...

SpikeTalon comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Dance The Night Away by Van Halen.

273kelvin replies on Apr 30, 2018:

@HeraTera They are not Monday mornings if the weekend annexes them.

Hung a picture like a Viking.

yamaha45701 comments on Apr 30, 2018:

I am 6'8" so when a woman needs a picture hung, she calls me. I have come to realize I am only a picture hanging object to them, not someone with feelings or thoughts of my own. I hate being objectified like that.

273kelvin replies on Apr 30, 2018:

My friend is 6` 7" He was in the supermarket the other day and a little old lady asked him if he would get something for her from the top shelf. Which of course he did and then she asked him "Can I get you anything from down here?"

Announcement! Musicians have a new group.

273kelvin comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Sounds good (pardon the pun)

273kelvin replies on Apr 29, 2018:

@kensmile4u Guitarist singer/songwriter ex busker recently learnt harmonica. I do open mics now.

Does anyone else find it bizarre how countries like The US and the UK try and call the shots on ...

Gareth comments on Apr 27, 2018:

The Non-Proliferation Treaty has been signed by 191 countries. It seems a little tendentious to name just two of them as the villains of the peace.

273kelvin replies on Apr 28, 2018:

@girlwithsmiles Iran does not really care about the Palestinians. They support ISIS who are sworn enemies of Hamas. It more internal politics in Iran.

I just watched " the Revenant " Tom Hardy seems to be popping up everywhere now.

FrayedBear comments on Apr 28, 2018:

Sign of the times - like one man bands playing electronicall, half a dozen instruments - its a lot cheaper one actor, in monologue or the one man band.

273kelvin replies on Apr 28, 2018:

Like Kubrick said about Sellers " Why pay 4 actors when I can get Peter Sellers for the price of 6 "

I just watched " the Revenant " Tom Hardy seems to be popping up everywhere now.

BeeHappy comments on Apr 27, 2018:

He's really good, I like him a lot!

273kelvin replies on Apr 28, 2018:

@BeeHappy Watched it for the 2nd time a few weeks ago. even though I knew the twist at the end it was a good film.

Sequels.

gater comments on Apr 27, 2018:

Aliens, The Empire Strikes Back

273kelvin replies on Apr 28, 2018:

@gater If you saw them out of sequence then maybe. Sequels often have higher production values. The money is in place after the 1st one has been a huge success. Alien worked well on a lower budget. Part of its charm was very ordinary people, working together battling an extraordinary situation. All be it on a space ship with a surprise robot.

Sequels.

gater comments on Apr 27, 2018:

Aliens, The Empire Strikes Back

273kelvin replies on Apr 27, 2018:

@gater Maybe the latter but not the former. You cannot hope to repeat the shock when the alien bursts out of John Hurts chest. It`s a one time deal. Not saying its not a good movie but by then you know the monster and seen it. The unknown is always more scary

I just watched " the Revenant " Tom Hardy seems to be popping up everywhere now.

dkp93 comments on Apr 27, 2018:

I thought "Locke" was crazy! Who would have thought that a movie with one character set in a car on the freeway at night would be so riveting?!

273kelvin replies on Apr 27, 2018:

It reminded me a little of Alan Bennett's " Talking Heads "

Is anyone else getting this in msgs or just me? 2 separate msgs. I know I'm not blocked.

273kelvin comments on Apr 27, 2018:

yep me

273kelvin replies on Apr 27, 2018:

I was replying to their msg which was friendly so I don`t think I am blocked

Does anyone else find it bizarre how countries like The US and the UK try and call the shots on ...

Gareth comments on Apr 27, 2018:

The Non-Proliferation Treaty has been signed by 191 countries. It seems a little tendentious to name just two of them as the villains of the peace.

273kelvin replies on Apr 27, 2018:

@girlwithsmiles The problem is not Israel but Iran. The Israelis have have it for decades and so far... Iran has openly declared it wants to wipe Israel off the map. Whatever your views on Palestine it is not healthy for Iran to get nukes.

Does anyone else find it bizarre how countries like The US and the UK try and call the shots on ...

273kelvin comments on Apr 27, 2018:

There is as any parent knows a lot to be said for hypocrisy. If you take a NRA logic to its enth, then all nations should be entitled to arm themselves anyway they want. Just as individuals can. However we can all see how that goes and it`s not good. Do we want more nukes or less? Simple question. ...

273kelvin replies on Apr 27, 2018:

@girlwithsmiles You and me both but it isn't our call.

Name songs, either ones with your own name, or ones you're particularly fond of (or even ones you ...

WilliamCharles comments on Apr 24, 2018:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l2sTmWr7ISY

273kelvin replies on Apr 27, 2018:

@WilliamCharles Liver than you`ll ever be?

Name songs, either ones with your own name, or ones you're particularly fond of (or even ones you ...

273kelvin comments on Apr 26, 2018:

I can give you a song with any name you care to choose...

273kelvin replies on Apr 27, 2018:

@WilliamCharles Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to Kelvin, Happy birthday to you

Why astrology is retarded The fact that so many people (mostly female) are so impervious to logic...

Etre comments on Apr 24, 2018:

Lets look at this from a Historical context. Give me a minute to breathe.... I do understand what you are saying. But as a Student of Academia and Esoteric Societies, I have a little different perspective. First we must go to the root. Astrology is a term that has morphed into a conceptualized ...

273kelvin replies on Apr 27, 2018:

@Etre Just because something is the origin of something valid. Does not necessarily give the original validity. eg. Alchemy is the origin of chemistry that does not make it valid. It can throw historical light on some science. Most notably Newtons classification of 7 colours in the spectrum. Where in fact there only 6 (indigo and violet are 2 shades of purple) but he thought that 6 was the devils number hence 7. Similarly ancient greeks had the basis of science but classified only 4 elements. Astrology failed to see the earth revolving around the sun whereas science moved on.

Sequels.

gater comments on Apr 27, 2018:

Aliens, The Empire Strikes Back

273kelvin replies on Apr 27, 2018:

Aliens is not better than Alien (sorry but its not, doesn`t have the same shock value) and Empire is part of a trilogy.

Why astrology is retarded The fact that so many people (mostly female) are so impervious to logic...

Etre comments on Apr 24, 2018:

Lets look at this from a Historical context. Give me a minute to breathe.... I do understand what you are saying. But as a Student of Academia and Esoteric Societies, I have a little different perspective. First we must go to the root. Astrology is a term that has morphed into a conceptualized ...

273kelvin replies on Apr 27, 2018:

Yes history has been formed by people who follow astrology just like religion. This does not follow that it works or is true. Hitler believed in astrology Churchill - history, who won? Can a truth come from a falsehood? Yes, Newton based much of his calculations on a falsehood. Back to Churchill again and " there are lies, damned lies and statistics " In any given set of random numbers there will be anomalies. For example open a phone book and look at the numbers, (exclude area codes). You are quite likely to find a high % of names which end in a vowel that are odd or even have more or less % of prime numbers like 3, 7 or 9. This is not significant just random. As for the time of year when you are born. Some of this may be explained by our educational system. The school year starts in early september. Children who are born soon after that date are older when they first go to school. Therefore more confident and developed. Not much of a head start but it can be equated to having the white pieces in chess. Let us now look at the planets and their influence. If all of them were aligned at the same time they would exert a gravitational pull on you less than a delivery truck driving down your street. Even astrologers come unstuck when they try and prove this. I suggest you look at Guaquelin’s Horoscope Experiment. Where everyone got the same reading.

Why astrology is retarded The fact that so many people (mostly female) are so impervious to logic...

AzVixen52 comments on Apr 24, 2018:

I stopped at "mostly women". Spoken like a "mostly asshole". Single, right? Oy vey

273kelvin replies on Apr 27, 2018:

I am sorry but the " mostly women " remark is accurate. It may not be pc or nice to hear but there are interests that follow gender stereotypes. It is not sexist to say that most sports fans or petrol heads are men. How many men have you met that have had a tarot reading or been to a physic? Go to book store and choose 2 magazines. One is a lads mag like Loaded or GHQ the other a womans like Cosmopolitan or Hello. Are there are astrology sections in both? Market forces prove the point. Though I have had some guys ask me what sign I am, the number is about 90% more for women

Name songs, either ones with your own name, or ones you're particularly fond of (or even ones you ...

WilliamCharles comments on Apr 24, 2018:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l2sTmWr7ISY

273kelvin replies on Apr 27, 2018:

Ah was it live? The band did admit that a lot of the tracks were studio off takes with the applause dubbed in. Still one of the best " Live " albums ever though

I hate it when I'm just introducing myself to someone and I mention how I am an atheist.

MamaMOB comments on Apr 26, 2018:

Isn't that fun! I love it when people tell me I'm going to places I don't believe exist. My answer is always "Yea I'll be the one selling water. Find me when you get there." Then I remind them that judging me is a sin. At least according to their religion.

273kelvin replies on Apr 26, 2018:

Oh yes it does and we have at least one member who lives there https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Michigan

This site, the members - all of us - outwardly deny the existence of deity.

273kelvin comments on Apr 26, 2018:

Religion does not play any significant part of my life. However I live in a largely secular society (UK). So many of this site come from the bible belt and or theist families. They need someone to discuss this with. Also how can you keep religion out of your govt unless you band together. If this is...

273kelvin replies on Apr 26, 2018:

@misstuffy Well as Monty Python would say " Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition "

Is science & religion compatible?

slavenomore comments on Apr 26, 2018:

Christian religion is nothing more than a State Religion established and modified by a long dead empire yet, the influence and politics of the shell religion left behind by the Roman Empire survived in the western world with no one else to fill the power vacuum left by the Imperium's collapse. As ...

273kelvin replies on Apr 26, 2018:

Not too sure about the internet.It has already disproved the million monkeys hypothesis. Plus we have flat earthers, fake news and radicalization of islamic fundamentalists all via this medium.

Is science & religion compatible?

MJF6922 comments on Apr 26, 2018:

As Christopher Hitchens once said: They are not only incompatible, but irreconcilable.

273kelvin replies on Apr 26, 2018:

@atheist " And the lion will lay down with the lamb but the lamb wont get much sleep " Woody Allen

Name songs, either ones with your own name, or ones you're particularly fond of (or even ones you ...

WilliamCharles comments on Apr 25, 2018:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tT6UWH8oGlg

273kelvin replies on Apr 26, 2018:

Written in India about Mia Farrows sister

This site, the members - all of us - outwardly deny the existence of deity.

MattHardy comments on Apr 26, 2018:

Great idea. Let's talk about irony instead.

273kelvin replies on Apr 26, 2018:

That would be difficult as most of you are American ;-)

Why do we all overthink dating?

273kelvin comments on Apr 26, 2018:

Hell show up first and then we can see if we piss each other off.

273kelvin replies on Apr 26, 2018:

@SonderOpia Oh if only distance didn`t separate us ahhhh

What are your top three war movies?

x0lineage0x comments on Apr 25, 2018:

Memphis Belle (1990) 300 (2006) WarGames (1983)

273kelvin replies on Apr 26, 2018:

@Kuildeous Sorry but from what I remember, there was no irony intended. It was a bad movie attempt to increase the macho image of the Spartans. Whereas they were the baddest asses in ancient Greece but every man jack of them was gay. Let us also recall this movie was made at the time of don`t ask don`t tell.

True story.

snytiger6 comments on Apr 26, 2018:

With a smart ass answer like that, he was asking for it.

273kelvin replies on Apr 26, 2018:

A coward dies a thousand deaths. A brave man only one. He reckoned it was worth it.

Like my ancient ancestor told Hannibal "We can make it across the Alps if we have the ELEMENTS with ...

FrayedBear comments on Apr 26, 2018:

Strewth @273Kelvin how are they going understand that joke when they can't see them in the room?

273kelvin replies on Apr 26, 2018:

Elementary my dear Watson

Question of individual vs. group rights?

IAMGROOT comments on Apr 25, 2018:

The only legitimate rights are individual rights. Any laws should be based on that, I believe.

273kelvin replies on Apr 26, 2018:

@IAMGROOT There is a theory that all drivers should not have seat belts or air bags. Instead they should drive with a 12" bayonet pointing out of the steering column. No traffic cops would ever be needed, we would all drive like nuns. What we have instead is unit cost analysis. ie. Number of man hours lost by accidents / cost of implementing legislation. Also it can be a fudge to prevent spending real money on the problem. For example in Australia and parts of Canada, it is compulsory for cyclists to wear helmets. Supporters of this point to a 25% reduction in serious accidents. However detractors say that there has been a 25% reduction in people cycling. Plus there has been less investment in cycle paths etc.

Name a product or service you love so much that you’d happily be that company’s spokesperson.

Donotbelieve comments on Apr 26, 2018:

Pampers; because without them, there would be shit everywhere. *smile

273kelvin replies on Apr 26, 2018:

If we had pampers in Henry viii time. We would still be dealing with the waste.

Political Songs!

BeerEngineer comments on Apr 20, 2018:

Green Day or the original Lennon version, Working Class Hero. I also noticed no one has said Imagine by Lennon yet. https://youtu.be/6VsCKbcSNZ8

273kelvin replies on Apr 26, 2018:

Working class hero my arse. Have you seen the house he grew up in? https://www.google.co.uk/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x487b1ff353f3ccc1:0x2d87c31033673832!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4shttps://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMU8c7r865rU3I9VgO_snb5s_m9XGCdWYqAq-In%3Dw170-h160-k-no!5sjohn+lennons+house+in+menlove+ave+-+Google+Search=!1e10!2sAF1QipMU8c7r865rU3I9VgO_snb5s_m9XGCdWYqAq-In&sa=X=0ahUKEwj2g53U29faAhUhL8AKHWEjAQEQoioIqwEwDw

Political Songs!

jerry99 comments on Apr 20, 2018:

Phil Ochs I ain't marching anymore (and everything else he sang) https://youtu.be/gv1KEF8Uw2k

273kelvin replies on Apr 26, 2018:

Harry`s song about him https://youtu.be/_bmUQMDrep0

Question of individual vs. group rights?

IAMGROOT comments on Apr 25, 2018:

The only legitimate rights are individual rights. Any laws should be based on that, I believe.

273kelvin replies on Apr 25, 2018:

@IAMGROOT How do you view motorcycle helmet and seatbelt laws? Plus you have the right 1st inscribed in magna carta later in the 5th amendment, not to be forced to give evidence that will incriminate you . Yet if you get pulled over in your car you have to give a breath test or complete a sobriety test.

Question of individual vs. group rights?

IAMGROOT comments on Apr 25, 2018:

The only legitimate rights are individual rights. Any laws should be based on that, I believe.

273kelvin replies on Apr 25, 2018:

@IAMGROOT Okay in the US you have the right to bear arms. You also have the right to life etc. If enough individuals abuse the right to bear arms it makes sense to reduce that right.Taken to its logical conclusion it could mean an individual could have nuclear weapons. Okay less controversial, public smoking. You have the right to smoke but if you smoke in a public place you infringe on other individual rights to breath clean air. You have the right to free speech but if your shouting at 3am your impinging on your neighbors right to sleep ie. pursuit of happiness Plus the oft quoted you do not have the right to shout fire in a crowded theater, which covers hate crime incitement. You have the right to practice your own religion but if that means that you have to stop abortions then your imposing on a womans right over her own body. I could go on but you get the point.

"This “Love Letter” from God is Creepy as Hell.

TheMiddleWay comments on Apr 25, 2018:

It's a wonder reader Jason's head doesn't explode during the holidays: :D :D :D "He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake! Ohh! You better watch out! You better not cry Better not pout I'm telling you why...

273kelvin replies on Apr 25, 2018:

I write to him each year, asking for his list of naughty girls

What are your top three war movies?

x0lineage0x comments on Apr 25, 2018:

Memphis Belle (1990) 300 (2006) WarGames (1983)

273kelvin replies on Apr 25, 2018:

@x0lineage0x i have no problem with gay jokes but from what I remember of 300 it was not a joke but a derogatory remark and very unsparton or laconic. Btw 300 points if you say where Oh brother where art thou comes from (no googles)

Is anybody curious about how members came up with their online names?

273kelvin comments on Apr 25, 2018:

Easy for me as Kelvin is my name and 273 is freezing point ie. iceman

273kelvin replies on Apr 25, 2018:

@buzz13 Less as get older

Is anybody curious about how members came up with their online names?

Wurlitzer comments on Apr 25, 2018:

Im a musician and a Wurlitzer electric piano is one of my favorite sounds. https://youtu.be/8U3DT2nypv8

273kelvin replies on Apr 25, 2018:

There is a weekly radio show on BBC radio 2 "the organist entertains" devoted to wurlitzers. You might be able to get it online. Good old bbc lol

Christian Whose Rapture Prediction Failed Now Says It’ll Happen Later This Year – Friendly ...

yamaha45701 comments on Apr 25, 2018:

You people got it all wrong: He was not predicting the rapture, he was predicting the rupture. If you would check the hospital records yesterday, you would see he was taken to the hospital suffering from an inguinal hernia which is another name for a rupture. See, he was right after all.

273kelvin replies on Apr 25, 2018:

That`s a bit bellow the belt lol

What are your top three war movies?

x0lineage0x comments on Apr 25, 2018:

Memphis Belle (1990) 300 (2006) WarGames (1983)

273kelvin replies on Apr 25, 2018:

I have a problem with 300. At one point the Spartan makes a homophobic comment about the Athenians. When in truth all Spartans were gay.

Does anyone print photos anymore?

273kelvin comments on Apr 24, 2018:

My brother is still into analogue photography. I am giving him a lift to pick up an enlarger on saturday

273kelvin replies on Apr 24, 2018:

@Qualia They are getting really cheep on ebay.

" In " jokes in movies.

x0lineage0x comments on Apr 24, 2018:

I don't get what you are getting at...

273kelvin replies on Apr 24, 2018:

@x0lineage0x Cause for effect, BEcause is eloquent.

Telling women not to do things because "it's not safe" is a big pet peeve of mine.

Kimba comments on Apr 24, 2018:

Here is an interesting statistic from Australia, females over 15 are more likely to be physically assaulted in their own home than anywhere else with over 50% of such assaults occurring at home, next comes where they work or study, after that we've got someone else's home, then we have other public ...

273kelvin replies on Apr 24, 2018:

@Freedompath No worries

Telling women not to do things because "it's not safe" is a big pet peeve of mine.

Kimba comments on Apr 24, 2018:

Here is an interesting statistic from Australia, females over 15 are more likely to be physically assaulted in their own home than anywhere else with over 50% of such assaults occurring at home, next comes where they work or study, after that we've got someone else's home, then we have other public ...

273kelvin replies on Apr 24, 2018:

@Freedompath Just because alcohol is involved, the victim may know or have said something to their attacker. Does not mean that the victims were culpable.

" In " jokes in movies.

x0lineage0x comments on Apr 24, 2018:

I don't get what you are getting at...

273kelvin replies on Apr 24, 2018:

Ford was a ... before he was an actor Angelica Houston daughter of ... Duh

Telling women not to do things because "it's not safe" is a big pet peeve of mine.

Kimba comments on Apr 24, 2018:

Here is an interesting statistic from Australia, females over 15 are more likely to be physically assaulted in their own home than anywhere else with over 50% of such assaults occurring at home, next comes where they work or study, after that we've got someone else's home, then we have other public ...

273kelvin replies on Apr 24, 2018:

@Freedompath And?

Telling women not to do things because "it's not safe" is a big pet peeve of mine.

Kimba comments on Apr 24, 2018:

Here is an interesting statistic from Australia, females over 15 are more likely to be physically assaulted in their own home than anywhere else with over 50% of such assaults occurring at home, next comes where they work or study, after that we've got someone else's home, then we have other public ...

273kelvin replies on Apr 24, 2018:

The demographic of people most likely to be victims of assault is young men between 18 and 25

; A technical one this. Why is it that spellcheck only works on some postings?

OpposingOpposum comments on Apr 24, 2018:

And where do the "thin"s go?

273kelvin replies on Apr 24, 2018:

????

; A technical one this. Why is it that spellcheck only works on some postings?

Rugglesby comments on Apr 24, 2018:

I get that as well, but not just in this forum, do you use Firefox? I had another site today play up in Firefox, but worked fine in Chrome I haven't tried this one in chrome, I'll be honest, I have forgotten my password and rely on my browser to remember it.

273kelvin replies on Apr 24, 2018:

I only use chrome

Substitute the word "Bacon" in the title of one of your favorite movies.

273kelvin comments on Apr 23, 2018:

Not as funny as knob karaoke. Substitute the word knob for love in almost any song. " To know, know, know him is to knob, knob, him and I do" "All you need is knob " You get the picture?

273kelvin replies on Apr 24, 2018:

@TerriCity See what I mean. The last time they did this in a bar I know, they had to clean the seats afterward.

How often, or when do you feel like you need to exercise the old "suspension of disbelief"?

273kelvin comments on Apr 23, 2018:

Most american movies. If your not looking at superheros or undead. Then its the " good guys " getting shot at right, left but never center because the " Bad guys " always miss. Incidentally why are bad guys always played by brits nowadays? Then you have chase scenes. I just watched mission ...

273kelvin replies on Apr 23, 2018:

@hankster I can suspend it but I have limits. Its become so cliched that its laughable. Really all those henchmen must be on minimum wage and even then they are overpaid. 1000`s of rounds fired and not one on target? If it was just the odd movie then ok but its all of them.

Board games.

Palindromeman comments on Apr 23, 2018:

What I find interesting (but not at all suprising) is that Monopoly has not had a mention. It's a cool premise, but there is no end game other than a grinding and inevitable outcome. It's just boring. Alternative? House rule - set either a time limit or a turn limit.

273kelvin replies on Apr 23, 2018:

Try this variation, I call it market forces. When a player lands on a property it automatically goes to auction. This can be just bids or sealed bids written down. That way the orange set goes for a fortune.

different gender = different sexual preference?

Rugglesby comments on Apr 23, 2018:

Have thought about this often and discussed it often with all different people. If I woke up tomorrow female I would still be attracted to women. I have been in touch with my inner woman and she confirmed she is lesbian. I feel sorry for hetero women, the male body is repulsive. Many of my ...

273kelvin replies on Apr 23, 2018:

@walklightly I agree with Rugglesby but it is not the machismo that puts us off. More like we know how disgusting we are. Farts, hair and smells.

My friend was trying to convince me that homeopathic medicine really works.

Novelty comments on Apr 22, 2018:

Why is this a thing? Every cup of water has at least one molecule that passed through Hitler. That doesn't make fascism interesting to me. If there's any magic in this con game it's the magic of the placebo effect. This is the sort of belief that left when I sent God packing.

273kelvin replies on Apr 22, 2018:

The Hitler molecules are balanced out by the Ghandi ones lol