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Why does being nice to rude people make the situation worse?
273kelvin comments on Mar 1, 2018:
I am reminded of something I heard about " the bonzo dog doo-dar band ". If you don`t know of them they were a kind of alter ogo to the Beatles. Anyway they were travilng across the US in a large car when they were pulled over by a state trouper. He took a look at their long hair and asked " Do you ...
273kelvin replies on Mar 1, 2018:
Fyi that really was Clapton on ukulele lol
273kelvin comments on Mar 1, 2018:
I am reminded of something I heard about " the bonzo dog doo-dar band ". If you don`t know of them they were a kind of alter ogo to the Beatles. Anyway they were travilng across the US in a large car when they were pulled over by a state trouper. He took a look at their long hair and asked " Do you ...
273kelvin replies on Mar 1, 2018:
Fyi that really was Clapton on ukulele lol
Does anyone enjoy a hot cup of tea? What is your favorite kind?
JJNorske comments on Feb 28, 2018:
Yorkshire tea. Black. As it should be.
273kelvin replies on Mar 1, 2018:
Not in Yorkshire it`s not. Milk in 1st.
JJNorske comments on Feb 28, 2018:
Yorkshire tea. Black. As it should be.
273kelvin replies on Mar 1, 2018:
Not in Yorkshire it`s not. Milk in 1st.
Ok people, I'm writing a piece on "what is a assault weapon and why it should be banned"
and I ...
273kelvin comments on Feb 27, 2018:
A worthy piece I am sure but from this side of the pond it seems far too tame. US liberals are pussies compared to the European left. The campaign should be to repeal the 2nd amendment. Go for the jugular. I know its sounds untenable but then so many other things have been. Universal civil rights ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 28, 2018:
@MikeFlora !8th sorry I stand corrected.
They also said that about slavery, civil rights etc.
To the best of my knowledge the US is the only country that has it as part of their constitution. Yet other countries populace own guns. If only 20% of the voters back this, it would be a political vector hard to dismiss. The arguments for its repeal are sound. Every time gun control is muted, you run into the 2nd amendment. Call for its repeal and you might get some real reform instead of the farting around that you have now.
The US left are very weak. If you only go for what you think you can get, then you always get far less. Go for what is impossible and see how far you can push it.
273kelvin comments on Feb 27, 2018:
A worthy piece I am sure but from this side of the pond it seems far too tame. US liberals are pussies compared to the European left. The campaign should be to repeal the 2nd amendment. Go for the jugular. I know its sounds untenable but then so many other things have been. Universal civil rights ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 28, 2018:
@MikeFlora !8th sorry I stand corrected.
They also said that about slavery, civil rights etc.
To the best of my knowledge the US is the only country that has it as part of their constitution. Yet other countries populace own guns. If only 20% of the voters back this, it would be a political vector hard to dismiss. The arguments for its repeal are sound. Every time gun control is muted, you run into the 2nd amendment. Call for its repeal and you might get some real reform instead of the farting around that you have now.
The US left are very weak. If you only go for what you think you can get, then you always get far less. Go for what is impossible and see how far you can push it.
Which religion in your opinion is the worst? Islam or Christianity?
273kelvin comments on Feb 26, 2018:
Islam is like Christianity except it`s still in its adolescence. Look at Christendom around the 1400-1500`s. That`s where Islam is now.
273kelvin replies on Feb 27, 2018:
@Gwendolyn2018 To a large extent Christianity has been a victim of its own success. The sunday schools that were initiated by Methodists in the 19th cent. were just that, schools where the poor children could receive a basic education. This emancipation has led to a level of knowledge that made them redundant.
I still stand by my original post. The similarities between Islam now and Christianity in the 14 & 1500`s a striking. Not only it its age but in its behavior. Factional wars fought over differences in dogma, fatwas & excommunications etc. The very word " fanatic " stems from the inquisition.
273kelvin comments on Feb 26, 2018:
Islam is like Christianity except it`s still in its adolescence. Look at Christendom around the 1400-1500`s. That`s where Islam is now.
273kelvin replies on Feb 27, 2018:
@Gwendolyn2018 To a large extent Christianity has been a victim of its own success. The sunday schools that were initiated by Methodists in the 19th cent. were just that, schools where the poor children could receive a basic education. This emancipation has led to a level of knowledge that made them redundant.
I still stand by my original post. The similarities between Islam now and Christianity in the 14 & 1500`s a striking. Not only it its age but in its behavior. Factional wars fought over differences in dogma, fatwas & excommunications etc. The very word " fanatic " stems from the inquisition.
Are you allergic to anything? If you are, what?
273kelvin comments on Feb 26, 2018:
Nickel, I cannot wear a watch even a leather strap if it has a chrome buckle
273kelvin replies on Feb 27, 2018:
@Sarahroo29 Not too bad with belts so long as I don`t wear them too long. I am quite slim so my belly does not really rub on a buckle.
273kelvin comments on Feb 26, 2018:
Nickel, I cannot wear a watch even a leather strap if it has a chrome buckle
273kelvin replies on Feb 27, 2018:
@Sarahroo29 Not too bad with belts so long as I don`t wear them too long. I am quite slim so my belly does not really rub on a buckle.
I find it odd that there aren't a bunch of religious people on here trying to convert us to ...
AxeElf comments on Feb 22, 2018:
Well, there aren't a BUNCH, and I'm not trying to convert anyone, but I AM a Xian ("zen Xian" preferably), and I DO hope to cultivate respect for rational faith.
So if there's anything about God that I can help you understand in rational terms, I would love to be of service.
273kelvin replies on Feb 26, 2018:
@AxeElf Yeah we can all say it might be an illusion but a, I know you are not Buddhist and neither am I b. Jesus talked of the real world " Render unto Caesar " etc. So lets not wear tin foil hats and talk turkey. The rest is just sophistry designed to avoid hard logic. Your truth is based on culture and geography. Whilst mine is based on reason, logic and science. Which one do you choose when your ill?
AxeElf comments on Feb 22, 2018:
Well, there aren't a BUNCH, and I'm not trying to convert anyone, but I AM a Xian ("zen Xian" preferably), and I DO hope to cultivate respect for rational faith.
So if there's anything about God that I can help you understand in rational terms, I would love to be of service.
273kelvin replies on Feb 26, 2018:
@AxeElf Yeah we can all say it might be an illusion but a, I know you are not Buddhist and neither am I b. Jesus talked of the real world " Render unto Caesar " etc. So lets not wear tin foil hats and talk turkey. The rest is just sophistry designed to avoid hard logic. Your truth is based on culture and geography. Whilst mine is based on reason, logic and science. Which one do you choose when your ill?
Headline in an Irish newspaper.
" Cork man drowns "
His name was Bob
phxbillcee comments on Feb 25, 2018:
I feel for his one-legged wife, Eileen!
273kelvin replies on Feb 25, 2018:
And her sister with no legs Noeleen
phxbillcee comments on Feb 25, 2018:
I feel for his one-legged wife, Eileen!
273kelvin replies on Feb 25, 2018:
And her sister with no legs Noeleen
I find it odd that there aren't a bunch of religious people on here trying to convert us to ...
AxeElf comments on Feb 22, 2018:
Well, there aren't a BUNCH, and I'm not trying to convert anyone, but I AM a Xian ("zen Xian" preferably), and I DO hope to cultivate respect for rational faith.
So if there's anything about God that I can help you understand in rational terms, I would love to be of service.
273kelvin replies on Feb 25, 2018:
@AxeElf Yeah we argue the semantics and metaphysics of " I think therefore I am ect, but it butters no parsnips and gets us no further along. We live in the real world not the matrix. If not don`t pay your fucking rent and see far you get. So we go to work on a bus that runs on empirical logic and science. Worse than that the computer converse on uses quantum theory. So if I (or anyone else) do not exist, shut the fuck up coz your only talking to yourself. If however you accept the mythos and want to converse in the real world lets just go with the flow. MY CUP IS REAL AS IS YOURS BUD.
AxeElf comments on Feb 22, 2018:
Well, there aren't a BUNCH, and I'm not trying to convert anyone, but I AM a Xian ("zen Xian" preferably), and I DO hope to cultivate respect for rational faith.
So if there's anything about God that I can help you understand in rational terms, I would love to be of service.
273kelvin replies on Feb 25, 2018:
@AxeElf Yeah we argue the semantics and metaphysics of " I think therefore I am ect, but it butters no parsnips and gets us no further along. We live in the real world not the matrix. If not don`t pay your fucking rent and see far you get. So we go to work on a bus that runs on empirical logic and science. Worse than that the computer converse on uses quantum theory. So if I (or anyone else) do not exist, shut the fuck up coz your only talking to yourself. If however you accept the mythos and want to converse in the real world lets just go with the flow. MY CUP IS REAL AS IS YOURS BUD.
Iceland to Ban Boys’ Circumcision, Introduces 6-year Jail Term for Offenders
273kelvin comments on Feb 24, 2018:
This is a difficult subject. On one hand I can see the justification of such a ban but I can also see the religious and cultural side too. I read an article by an Anglican vicar who was jewish by birth. He said how he felt guilty not circumcising his son. He talked of how in the camps they tried to...
273kelvin replies on Feb 25, 2018:
@jorj Sorry Jori but there is a big difference. Firstly male circumcision is not done to lesson the libido or to subjugate the man. If it were then what would that say about the 60% of US males that have had it done. Secondly the act of female circumcision is not a particularly ancient practice and is not prescribed by any religion. As to the culture and sky daddy remark. That shows a terrible lack of sensitivity on the subject (no humor intended). I can only speak from what I know. My daughter is Jewish because her mum is. Thankfully she being a girl I did not have to make this decision. The culture is such that it defines you more than any I have come across. They feel proud when a jew does well and ashamed when one does wrong. The level of guilt they feel would astonish a devout catholic.But what a culture. From the arts, sciences and politics, a hugely disproportional amount of greats have come out of it. Marx, Freud, Einstein,Oppenheimer, Gershwin and Bob Dylan the list is far too long to go on. The USA would not have had the A-bomb when it did if not for Jewish refugees. This is their defense and reasoning. If it aint broke then why fix it? As to the male female thing. Lets face it men make the rules Be that in church or in city hall. If it was that terrible for a guy to have it done, then guys would have stopped doing it.
273kelvin comments on Feb 24, 2018:
This is a difficult subject. On one hand I can see the justification of such a ban but I can also see the religious and cultural side too. I read an article by an Anglican vicar who was jewish by birth. He said how he felt guilty not circumcising his son. He talked of how in the camps they tried to...
273kelvin replies on Feb 25, 2018:
@jorj Sorry Jori but there is a big difference. Firstly male circumcision is not done to lesson the libido or to subjugate the man. If it were then what would that say about the 60% of US males that have had it done. Secondly the act of female circumcision is not a particularly ancient practice and is not prescribed by any religion. As to the culture and sky daddy remark. That shows a terrible lack of sensitivity on the subject (no humor intended). I can only speak from what I know. My daughter is Jewish because her mum is. Thankfully she being a girl I did not have to make this decision. The culture is such that it defines you more than any I have come across. They feel proud when a jew does well and ashamed when one does wrong. The level of guilt they feel would astonish a devout catholic.But what a culture. From the arts, sciences and politics, a hugely disproportional amount of greats have come out of it. Marx, Freud, Einstein,Oppenheimer, Gershwin and Bob Dylan the list is far too long to go on. The USA would not have had the A-bomb when it did if not for Jewish refugees. This is their defense and reasoning. If it aint broke then why fix it? As to the male female thing. Lets face it men make the rules Be that in church or in city hall. If it was that terrible for a guy to have it done, then guys would have stopped doing it.
Violent graffiti
Jack-of-scythes comments on Feb 24, 2018:
There was a Viking insignia that was carved into stone in Pennsylvania. It took 15 years to prove it authentic. It took another 20 years to decipher. It read "Grod was here" or some nonsense. Everyone leaves a mark.
273kelvin replies on Feb 25, 2018:
Very apt.
Jack-of-scythes comments on Feb 24, 2018:
There was a Viking insignia that was carved into stone in Pennsylvania. It took 15 years to prove it authentic. It took another 20 years to decipher. It read "Grod was here" or some nonsense. Everyone leaves a mark.
273kelvin replies on Feb 25, 2018:
Very apt.
Top 5 fav artists ( groups and individuals)
273kelvin comments on Feb 24, 2018:
Ry Cooder
Leonard Cohen
Randy Newman
Roy Harper
Rolling Stones
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
@Reignmond Just got me listening to this. His live performances are the warmest of anyone I have ever seen. This a great one. Mistakes are part of the deal, a stoner in tune with his audience.
https://youtu.be/v-9vPvc3ZNk
273kelvin comments on Feb 24, 2018:
Ry Cooder
Leonard Cohen
Randy Newman
Roy Harper
Rolling Stones
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
@Reignmond Just got me listening to this. His live performances are the warmest of anyone I have ever seen. This a great one. Mistakes are part of the deal, a stoner in tune with his audience.
https://youtu.be/v-9vPvc3ZNk
Top 5 fav artists ( groups and individuals)
273kelvin comments on Feb 24, 2018:
Ry Cooder
Leonard Cohen
Randy Newman
Roy Harper
Rolling Stones
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
@Reignmond Great artist. And old hippy opened for Led Zep sang for Floyd (have a cigar). Two albums recommended " Flat baroque and berserk " and " Stormcock " the latter being one of the must have collection.
https://youtu.be/eHTai1x5s6o
273kelvin comments on Feb 24, 2018:
Ry Cooder
Leonard Cohen
Randy Newman
Roy Harper
Rolling Stones
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
@Reignmond Great artist. And old hippy opened for Led Zep sang for Floyd (have a cigar). Two albums recommended " Flat baroque and berserk " and " Stormcock " the latter being one of the must have collection.
https://youtu.be/eHTai1x5s6o
Iceland to Ban Boys’ Circumcision, Introduces 6-year Jail Term for Offenders
AzVixen52 comments on Feb 19, 2018:
I personally don't see anything wrong with circumcision. Yes, I'm waiting for the tsunami of haters. I have my rain coat.
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
From what I understand it can make self pleasuring more difficult. Perhaps that is why it is so popular in the US, as it means that guys would be more dependent on women.
AzVixen52 comments on Feb 19, 2018:
I personally don't see anything wrong with circumcision. Yes, I'm waiting for the tsunami of haters. I have my rain coat.
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
From what I understand it can make self pleasuring more difficult. Perhaps that is why it is so popular in the US, as it means that guys would be more dependent on women.
Iceland to Ban Boys’ Circumcision, Introduces 6-year Jail Term for Offenders
Spinliesel comments on Feb 19, 2018:
Instead, why not give the baby boy a tattoo.
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
In the Jewish religion circumcision is compulsory but tattoos are forbidden.
Spinliesel comments on Feb 19, 2018:
Instead, why not give the baby boy a tattoo.
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
In the Jewish religion circumcision is compulsory but tattoos are forbidden.
Iceland to Ban Boys’ Circumcision, Introduces 6-year Jail Term for Offenders
DareBear comments on Feb 18, 2018:
Why do you all get your wisdom teeth pulled? It's not necessary, could be considered oral mutilation. Why do you all clip your nails? Again not needed, could be considered mutilation. Same thing with hair. I personally feel, yes, it does help hygienically, even if only minutely. Not to mention ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
As a guy who is a, still intact and b. who knows 2 guys who had it done as adults. I can safely say. No you would not !
DareBear comments on Feb 18, 2018:
Why do you all get your wisdom teeth pulled? It's not necessary, could be considered oral mutilation. Why do you all clip your nails? Again not needed, could be considered mutilation. Same thing with hair. I personally feel, yes, it does help hygienically, even if only minutely. Not to mention ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
As a guy who is a, still intact and b. who knows 2 guys who had it done as adults. I can safely say. No you would not !
Iceland to Ban Boys’ Circumcision, Introduces 6-year Jail Term for Offenders
AntaresRose comments on Feb 20, 2018:
Then what is the purpose of circumcision at birth? The Jewish circumcise at about the age of puberty starting. I don't know why I am writing about this other than interest in the why. I have no desire to even think about them at the moment..
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
Jews do not circumcise at puberty but 8 days after birth. It is a ritual done by a mohel and it is called a bris
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_milah
AntaresRose comments on Feb 20, 2018:
Then what is the purpose of circumcision at birth? The Jewish circumcise at about the age of puberty starting. I don't know why I am writing about this other than interest in the why. I have no desire to even think about them at the moment..
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
Jews do not circumcise at puberty but 8 days after birth. It is a ritual done by a mohel and it is called a bris
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_milah
Iceland to Ban Boys’ Circumcision, Introduces 6-year Jail Term for Offenders
El-loco comments on Feb 18, 2018:
Good.
I don't know how many men on here have had sex with an African woman who has been "cut".
It heals wonderfully well but I had to put a little more effort into making sure she orgasmed.
It is WRONG!
I will admit that I don't know the effects of circumcision. And I don't want to know....
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
My experience was better. She was not circumcised but rather enhanced. This involved stretching the folds of skin next to the clitoris to about 2" long. I do not condone this practice but it did increase both mine and her pleasure.
El-loco comments on Feb 18, 2018:
Good.
I don't know how many men on here have had sex with an African woman who has been "cut".
It heals wonderfully well but I had to put a little more effort into making sure she orgasmed.
It is WRONG!
I will admit that I don't know the effects of circumcision. And I don't want to know....
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
My experience was better. She was not circumcised but rather enhanced. This involved stretching the folds of skin next to the clitoris to about 2" long. I do not condone this practice but it did increase both mine and her pleasure.
Ricky Gervais said it so eloquently when in a religious debate with Stephen Colbert (staunch ...
AxeElf comments on Feb 23, 2018:
My response would be that this is so because we are all like the blind men experiencing an elephant for the first time, when it comes to experiences of God. That's why there are so many different religions.
One blind man feels the elephant's leg and concludes that an elephant is like a tree ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
I prefer " an atheist is like a man in a totally dark room looking for black cat that isn`t there and a theist is exactly the same except that he finds one "
AxeElf comments on Feb 23, 2018:
My response would be that this is so because we are all like the blind men experiencing an elephant for the first time, when it comes to experiences of God. That's why there are so many different religions.
One blind man feels the elephant's leg and concludes that an elephant is like a tree ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
I prefer " an atheist is like a man in a totally dark room looking for black cat that isn`t there and a theist is exactly the same except that he finds one "
Do you think my position is too extreme? (Warning: graphic descriptions inside)
AustinSkepticus comments on Feb 22, 2018:
This is precisely why I'm gonna make a book with many likable atheists characters and a whole lot of religious characters bent on doing "god's will." We'll see who is more moral by picking the side of people who are acting more civil in the book. Gonna watch lots of religious morality fall apart ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
An interesting book dealing with this would be " The power and the glory " by Graham Greene. Set in Mexico in the 30`s when the catholic church was being persecuted by the left wing govt. It puts the hero as a deeply flawed priest and his nemesis a good atheist. Greene a convert to Catholicism was censured by the church at the time.
AustinSkepticus comments on Feb 22, 2018:
This is precisely why I'm gonna make a book with many likable atheists characters and a whole lot of religious characters bent on doing "god's will." We'll see who is more moral by picking the side of people who are acting more civil in the book. Gonna watch lots of religious morality fall apart ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
An interesting book dealing with this would be " The power and the glory " by Graham Greene. Set in Mexico in the 30`s when the catholic church was being persecuted by the left wing govt. It puts the hero as a deeply flawed priest and his nemesis a good atheist. Greene a convert to Catholicism was censured by the church at the time.
I like this sort of stuff, especially f you have ever looked into the origin of the originals.
LeighShelton comments on Feb 24, 2018:
Lol yes ring a ring of roses is about the plague/black death. the phrase quack was invented then for doctors who wore a mask with a duck-shaped thing covering there nose with poses in. they believed it was the smell that killed them. the truth is the doctors then wore leather aprons and the fleas ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
Rock-a-by baby is about James ii. An extremely unpopular monarch who would have stayed in place had he not managed to produce an heir.
LeighShelton comments on Feb 24, 2018:
Lol yes ring a ring of roses is about the plague/black death. the phrase quack was invented then for doctors who wore a mask with a duck-shaped thing covering there nose with poses in. they believed it was the smell that killed them. the truth is the doctors then wore leather aprons and the fleas ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 24, 2018:
Rock-a-by baby is about James ii. An extremely unpopular monarch who would have stayed in place had he not managed to produce an heir.
I find it odd that there aren't a bunch of religious people on here trying to convert us to ...
AxeElf comments on Feb 22, 2018:
Well, there aren't a BUNCH, and I'm not trying to convert anyone, but I AM a Xian ("zen Xian" preferably), and I DO hope to cultivate respect for rational faith.
So if there's anything about God that I can help you understand in rational terms, I would love to be of service.
273kelvin replies on Feb 23, 2018:
@AxeElf Facts are not based on faith. I pick up a cup, I drop cup , it falls, fact. I do not believe the cup fell IT FELL. I choose to say that it was gravity not though faith but because it best explains the facts. When Einstein said that light was effected by gravity, he said that 2 stars behind the sun would be visible during an eclipse and they were, fact. Now you can say that I only know these things because I was told them, read them, taught them etc. and you would be right but unless you want to say that our whole civilization is possibly unreal and I only " believe " that 17 children were shot to death in Florida. Then I will continue to go with " fact based " rather than faith based reasoning.
AxeElf comments on Feb 22, 2018:
Well, there aren't a BUNCH, and I'm not trying to convert anyone, but I AM a Xian ("zen Xian" preferably), and I DO hope to cultivate respect for rational faith.
So if there's anything about God that I can help you understand in rational terms, I would love to be of service.
273kelvin replies on Feb 23, 2018:
@AxeElf Facts are not based on faith. I pick up a cup, I drop cup , it falls, fact. I do not believe the cup fell IT FELL. I choose to say that it was gravity not though faith but because it best explains the facts. When Einstein said that light was effected by gravity, he said that 2 stars behind the sun would be visible during an eclipse and they were, fact. Now you can say that I only know these things because I was told them, read them, taught them etc. and you would be right but unless you want to say that our whole civilization is possibly unreal and I only " believe " that 17 children were shot to death in Florida. Then I will continue to go with " fact based " rather than faith based reasoning.
How about a non-hysterical discussion about guns in the US?
PeppermintDreads comments on Feb 20, 2018:
While the numbers we’re dealing with here are astronomical in comparison, Australia did it. It’s not impossible, extremely difficult, but not impossible.
273kelvin replies on Feb 23, 2018:
@Taijiguy I dunno where your figs came from but US pop is 326 mill Australian 24.5 mill
PeppermintDreads comments on Feb 20, 2018:
While the numbers we’re dealing with here are astronomical in comparison, Australia did it. It’s not impossible, extremely difficult, but not impossible.
273kelvin replies on Feb 23, 2018:
@Taijiguy I dunno where your figs came from but US pop is 326 mill Australian 24.5 mill
I find it odd that there aren't a bunch of religious people on here trying to convert us to ...
AxeElf comments on Feb 22, 2018:
Well, there aren't a BUNCH, and I'm not trying to convert anyone, but I AM a Xian ("zen Xian" preferably), and I DO hope to cultivate respect for rational faith.
So if there's anything about God that I can help you understand in rational terms, I would love to be of service.
273kelvin replies on Feb 23, 2018:
@AxeElf Whilst I do appreciate your presence on this site (it is nice to have a counter argument as a foil at least). It is impossible to prove faith based belief by reason. It is a bootstrap operation and will always remain so. This does not mean that the bible cannot be examined rationaly (without prejudice) for this may I recommend Jordan Peterson's bible lectures. Also I love the novelist Graham Greene. A convert to catholicism because of (not in spite of) its irrationality.
AxeElf comments on Feb 22, 2018:
Well, there aren't a BUNCH, and I'm not trying to convert anyone, but I AM a Xian ("zen Xian" preferably), and I DO hope to cultivate respect for rational faith.
So if there's anything about God that I can help you understand in rational terms, I would love to be of service.
273kelvin replies on Feb 23, 2018:
@AxeElf Whilst I do appreciate your presence on this site (it is nice to have a counter argument as a foil at least). It is impossible to prove faith based belief by reason. It is a bootstrap operation and will always remain so. This does not mean that the bible cannot be examined rationaly (without prejudice) for this may I recommend Jordan Peterson's bible lectures. Also I love the novelist Graham Greene. A convert to catholicism because of (not in spite of) its irrationality.
Grandparents
KKGator comments on Feb 22, 2018:
Last year, I learned that my maternal grandmother was ex-communicated from the catholic church for "witchcraft". I have always believed she was the most awesome person I've ever known, but that was just the cherry-on-top for me.
273kelvin replies on Feb 22, 2018:
That`s even better than my great aunt being prosecuted for making her own liquor. (I still can remember the taste of pure malt she used to give us a spoon of).
KKGator comments on Feb 22, 2018:
Last year, I learned that my maternal grandmother was ex-communicated from the catholic church for "witchcraft". I have always believed she was the most awesome person I've ever known, but that was just the cherry-on-top for me.
273kelvin replies on Feb 22, 2018:
That`s even better than my great aunt being prosecuted for making her own liquor. (I still can remember the taste of pure malt she used to give us a spoon of).
Grandparents
Atheistman comments on Feb 22, 2018:
Yeah, but not sharing it with you
273kelvin replies on Feb 22, 2018:
Then why say anything other than a egoistical narcissistic display?
Atheistman comments on Feb 22, 2018:
Yeah, but not sharing it with you
273kelvin replies on Feb 22, 2018:
Then why say anything other than a egoistical narcissistic display?
Are the Masons a religion?
Atheistman comments on Feb 20, 2018:
They don't accept atheists
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2018:
Or catholics I am told
Atheistman comments on Feb 20, 2018:
They don't accept atheists
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2018:
Or catholics I am told
Conspiracy theories?
Jnei comments on Feb 21, 2018:
Every now and then, one of them might contain some truth. The vast majority, meanwhile, are a great big pile of festering woo. People probably wouldn't fall for them were it not for the CIA/aliens/Jews/freemasons etc. spreading intelligence-destroying drugs over the populace through chemtrails. ;-)
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2018:
@Jnei I apologize, in my defence I can only blame Bob Dylan, as I got it from his radio hour show.
Jnei comments on Feb 21, 2018:
Every now and then, one of them might contain some truth. The vast majority, meanwhile, are a great big pile of festering woo. People probably wouldn't fall for them were it not for the CIA/aliens/Jews/freemasons etc. spreading intelligence-destroying drugs over the populace through chemtrails. ;-)
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2018:
@Jnei I apologize, in my defence I can only blame Bob Dylan, as I got it from his radio hour show.
Conspiracy theories?
Jnei comments on Feb 21, 2018:
Every now and then, one of them might contain some truth. The vast majority, meanwhile, are a great big pile of festering woo. People probably wouldn't fall for them were it not for the CIA/aliens/Jews/freemasons etc. spreading intelligence-destroying drugs over the populace through chemtrails. ;-)
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2018:
Food for thought but there has only ever been one US president who was not a freemason and he did not fair well.
Jnei comments on Feb 21, 2018:
Every now and then, one of them might contain some truth. The vast majority, meanwhile, are a great big pile of festering woo. People probably wouldn't fall for them were it not for the CIA/aliens/Jews/freemasons etc. spreading intelligence-destroying drugs over the populace through chemtrails. ;-)
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2018:
Food for thought but there has only ever been one US president who was not a freemason and he did not fair well.
Legalize it?
Rugglesby comments on Feb 10, 2018:
Love the van, I think it should be decriminalised, I have concerns re legalised, what would the corporate world lace it with? Like they do with tobacco, and let's be honest, should tobacco be legal?
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2018:
A good area for concern but given the level of present usage and the cottage industry that supplies it. I doubt if big tobacco would get away with the crap they put into stuff now. Too many people know whats good and whats not. Recent experiences of " legal " states in the US have found that market forces have driven up the quality of weed.
Rugglesby comments on Feb 10, 2018:
Love the van, I think it should be decriminalised, I have concerns re legalised, what would the corporate world lace it with? Like they do with tobacco, and let's be honest, should tobacco be legal?
273kelvin replies on Feb 21, 2018:
A good area for concern but given the level of present usage and the cottage industry that supplies it. I doubt if big tobacco would get away with the crap they put into stuff now. Too many people know whats good and whats not. Recent experiences of " legal " states in the US have found that market forces have driven up the quality of weed.
Are you racist?
Eazyduzzit comments on Feb 19, 2018:
I don't understand the reason for the religion selection. Religion isn't a race.
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2018:
@macrobius Tell that to someone who lives in Belfast, Glasgow or even Boston. The P separated me from catholics in education and to a certain extent culturally as an adult. Irrespective of my own personal views. I can no more go back in time and scrap all the catholic schools in my neighborhood than I can change the colour of my skin. That does not mean that should or do adhere to any tribal constraints regarding friendship or relationships. Just what I was born into.
Eazyduzzit comments on Feb 19, 2018:
I don't understand the reason for the religion selection. Religion isn't a race.
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2018:
@macrobius Tell that to someone who lives in Belfast, Glasgow or even Boston. The P separated me from catholics in education and to a certain extent culturally as an adult. Irrespective of my own personal views. I can no more go back in time and scrap all the catholic schools in my neighborhood than I can change the colour of my skin. That does not mean that should or do adhere to any tribal constraints regarding friendship or relationships. Just what I was born into.
Are you racist?
Eazyduzzit comments on Feb 19, 2018:
I don't understand the reason for the religion selection. Religion isn't a race.
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2018:
@macrobius The word " choice " is to some extent redundant. It may seem odd on a site like this but one cannot opt out of ones culture that easily. Though I am an atheist by choice culturally and racially I am still a WASP. I once asked two friends of mine from northern Ireland a question. (Each of them came from opposite sides of the divide). " If you you were standing at a bus stop and a total stranger walked up. Could you tell if they were catholic or protestant? " They both answered yes.
Eazyduzzit comments on Feb 19, 2018:
I don't understand the reason for the religion selection. Religion isn't a race.
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2018:
@macrobius The word " choice " is to some extent redundant. It may seem odd on a site like this but one cannot opt out of ones culture that easily. Though I am an atheist by choice culturally and racially I am still a WASP. I once asked two friends of mine from northern Ireland a question. (Each of them came from opposite sides of the divide). " If you you were standing at a bus stop and a total stranger walked up. Could you tell if they were catholic or protestant? " They both answered yes.
Are you racist?
MortalsWrath comments on Feb 19, 2018:
I picked no but I should have picked yes and consider humanity equal as long as we're keeping this acknowledgment of racial heritage as racism. I believe that all sapience is of an irreducible value. Truly, I believe there is only one human species. I would like to say, one race and all as I believe...
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2018:
I read an article by a doctor who stated that cold is the one thing the humans have not biologically adapted for. From what I understand an Eskimo`s body is more more suited to survive than mine. Culturally of course it wins hands down but if for example an Eskimo baby were to be adopted and brought up in a temperate climate. They would fair no better or worse in severe cold than any other.
MortalsWrath comments on Feb 19, 2018:
I picked no but I should have picked yes and consider humanity equal as long as we're keeping this acknowledgment of racial heritage as racism. I believe that all sapience is of an irreducible value. Truly, I believe there is only one human species. I would like to say, one race and all as I believe...
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2018:
I read an article by a doctor who stated that cold is the one thing the humans have not biologically adapted for. From what I understand an Eskimo`s body is more more suited to survive than mine. Culturally of course it wins hands down but if for example an Eskimo baby were to be adopted and brought up in a temperate climate. They would fair no better or worse in severe cold than any other.
Are you racist?
El-loco comments on Feb 19, 2018:
Firstly we need an accurate definition of race.
My two pennorth (two cents): Race is the first step in evolution. In the North sea there are 7 races of cod. They live in different places, migrate to different places and breed at different times. They all taste the same.
I think that there are ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2018:
@Rugglesby A good friend of mine is a ginger (see I`m not that racist) and he was an extra in a special comic relief edition of Blackadder. The scene involved Rowan Atkinson being chased by 200 red headed scots up a hill. It was a warm sunny day and the production team provided an industrial size tub of factor 50 sun cream for all the extras. As they all slapped this on their skin he said that he had never before or since felt such a kinship with his " roots " lol
El-loco comments on Feb 19, 2018:
Firstly we need an accurate definition of race.
My two pennorth (two cents): Race is the first step in evolution. In the North sea there are 7 races of cod. They live in different places, migrate to different places and breed at different times. They all taste the same.
I think that there are ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2018:
@Rugglesby A good friend of mine is a ginger (see I`m not that racist) and he was an extra in a special comic relief edition of Blackadder. The scene involved Rowan Atkinson being chased by 200 red headed scots up a hill. It was a warm sunny day and the production team provided an industrial size tub of factor 50 sun cream for all the extras. As they all slapped this on their skin he said that he had never before or since felt such a kinship with his " roots " lol
Are you racist?
Eazyduzzit comments on Feb 19, 2018:
I don't understand the reason for the religion selection. Religion isn't a race.
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2018:
It is if your Jewish,live in northern Ireland or the subcontinent of India and many other places.
Eazyduzzit comments on Feb 19, 2018:
I don't understand the reason for the religion selection. Religion isn't a race.
273kelvin replies on Feb 19, 2018:
It is if your Jewish,live in northern Ireland or the subcontinent of India and many other places.
Do we really value free speech anymore?
273kelvin comments on Feb 17, 2018:
The problem has been that we have had a narrowly defined parameter of allowable debate. The rise of the right in both the US, Europe and the UK has a least widened those boundaries. I cannot speak for the US so I will concentrate on the UK. Two years ago we had a referendum on brexit. One of the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2018:
@Lancer The destruction of property/symbols is mute point a few years ago I fell out with a friend of mine over a news story. Two young men of 17 years of age in northern Ireland took a video of themselves burning a poppy.# They then posted it on FB. Subsequently they were charged/prosecuted with committing a hate crime and received 3 months in jail. My point was that whilst I in no way condoned their actions, I would have welcomed the opportunity to debate it with them. I may have told them of Messine ridge which claimed the lives of Thousands of Connaught rangers on one day, then thousands of Ulster Volunteer force on the next. A monument still stands with the two symbols of a shamrock and a black hand on the battles site. This opportunity was denied to me and others by a heavy handed judiciary. I also pointed out to my friend that given the history of NI, this could be viewed as political protest and as such should not be censored. The irony of this debate was that my friend came from East Germany and was 12 when it ceased to exist. She had witnessed many statues and symbols destroyed.
# (For our american cousins the poppy is a paper replica sold to commemorate armistice day on Nov 11 each year. All proceeds go to the Royal British Legion who use the money to help veterans and their families. It is referenced in the Beatles song " Penny Lane Behind the shelter in the middle of the roundabout
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray " )
273kelvin comments on Feb 17, 2018:
The problem has been that we have had a narrowly defined parameter of allowable debate. The rise of the right in both the US, Europe and the UK has a least widened those boundaries. I cannot speak for the US so I will concentrate on the UK. Two years ago we had a referendum on brexit. One of the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2018:
@Lancer The destruction of property/symbols is mute point a few years ago I fell out with a friend of mine over a news story. Two young men of 17 years of age in northern Ireland took a video of themselves burning a poppy.# They then posted it on FB. Subsequently they were charged/prosecuted with committing a hate crime and received 3 months in jail. My point was that whilst I in no way condoned their actions, I would have welcomed the opportunity to debate it with them. I may have told them of Messine ridge which claimed the lives of Thousands of Connaught rangers on one day, then thousands of Ulster Volunteer force on the next. A monument still stands with the two symbols of a shamrock and a black hand on the battles site. This opportunity was denied to me and others by a heavy handed judiciary. I also pointed out to my friend that given the history of NI, this could be viewed as political protest and as such should not be censored. The irony of this debate was that my friend came from East Germany and was 12 when it ceased to exist. She had witnessed many statues and symbols destroyed.
# (For our american cousins the poppy is a paper replica sold to commemorate armistice day on Nov 11 each year. All proceeds go to the Royal British Legion who use the money to help veterans and their families. It is referenced in the Beatles song " Penny Lane Behind the shelter in the middle of the roundabout
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray " )
Nerdy Dating? Online and Offline
273kelvin comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Your obviously an intelligent chap, ask yourself " Where do nerdy women hang out? " Book clubs spring to mind (if there is not one in your area start one). Are there any visiting lectures coming to town? Amature dramatics are a good source or yoga. Being skilled in IT can be a great introduction. ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2018:
@Blindbird There is nothing wrong with being righteous and horny lol
273kelvin comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Your obviously an intelligent chap, ask yourself " Where do nerdy women hang out? " Book clubs spring to mind (if there is not one in your area start one). Are there any visiting lectures coming to town? Amature dramatics are a good source or yoga. Being skilled in IT can be a great introduction. ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 18, 2018:
@Blindbird There is nothing wrong with being righteous and horny lol
Can someone recommend a good movie to watch on Netflix or Hulu tonight.
273kelvin comments on Feb 17, 2018:
if your a movie buff then " 5 came back "
273kelvin replies on Feb 17, 2018:
Also " In Bruges "
273kelvin comments on Feb 17, 2018:
if your a movie buff then " 5 came back "
273kelvin replies on Feb 17, 2018:
Also " In Bruges "
Conspiracy theories?
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 17, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain The powers that be are always selling us a crock. Orwell said it best in 1984 where the enemy periodically changes. In the case of the Reagan years it was like Mohammed Ali`s bum of the month club. Panama, Grenada etc. Mary Stewart? Well if you say Elizabeth I was a bastard then maybe but Mary was a catholic therefore a non-starter. It was only because her son was gay and eminently blackmailable, that he got the job. If you want to go further, the whole Tudor line is suspect as many think that Henry vii was an ethiopian in the fuel supply (work it out). I grew up with a 2 constant threats, Russia as you know and the IRA. Now I see Sinn Fein shaking hands with the queen. WW3? woulda, shoulda coulda, Churchill proposed the 2nd front should have been though the balkans. Would have put the iron curtain quite a few counties east of where it was but the logistics would have been a nightmare. Politics is the art of the possible and war is politics by other means. There was really no stomach for any more conflict in 45, end of.
In one respect it has been the economic war footing the USA has been on since 1942 plus it`s consumer economy that has led to many of it`s problems. Yours has been the only economy that has ever done so and as such the debt it has accrued is mind boggling.
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 17, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain The powers that be are always selling us a crock. Orwell said it best in 1984 where the enemy periodically changes. In the case of the Reagan years it was like Mohammed Ali`s bum of the month club. Panama, Grenada etc. Mary Stewart? Well if you say Elizabeth I was a bastard then maybe but Mary was a catholic therefore a non-starter. It was only because her son was gay and eminently blackmailable, that he got the job. If you want to go further, the whole Tudor line is suspect as many think that Henry vii was an ethiopian in the fuel supply (work it out). I grew up with a 2 constant threats, Russia as you know and the IRA. Now I see Sinn Fein shaking hands with the queen. WW3? woulda, shoulda coulda, Churchill proposed the 2nd front should have been though the balkans. Would have put the iron curtain quite a few counties east of where it was but the logistics would have been a nightmare. Politics is the art of the possible and war is politics by other means. There was really no stomach for any more conflict in 45, end of.
In one respect it has been the economic war footing the USA has been on since 1942 plus it`s consumer economy that has led to many of it`s problems. Yours has been the only economy that has ever done so and as such the debt it has accrued is mind boggling.
How does Galileo’s struggle as a scientist with the Catholic church correlate to the challenges ...
273kelvin comments on Feb 8, 2018:
Interestingly The battle between The Ptolemy and Copernican was not self evident. The Ptolemaic system worked and in terms of relativity equally valid. The point is that the Copernican system was BETTER. Whilst the ptolemaic system was pigs ear, the transit of Mars was particularly erratic. It is ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 17, 2018:
@MollyBell Science based but not pure science. I can heartily recommend " Longitude " either the book or film.
273kelvin comments on Feb 8, 2018:
Interestingly The battle between The Ptolemy and Copernican was not self evident. The Ptolemaic system worked and in terms of relativity equally valid. The point is that the Copernican system was BETTER. Whilst the ptolemaic system was pigs ear, the transit of Mars was particularly erratic. It is ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 17, 2018:
@MollyBell Science based but not pure science. I can heartily recommend " Longitude " either the book or film.
Conspiracy theories?
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 17, 2018:
@WilliamCharles Sorry but a bad joke is all your theory merits
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 17, 2018:
@WilliamCharles Sorry but a bad joke is all your theory merits
Conspiracy theories?
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@WilliamCharles I can imagine the way the Israelis pitched the deal.
" Mr Bin laden, lovely cave you have here. I love vot youve done with it but oye vey vot a schlep, my poor feet and my back ach. So hows business? Ah I understand things are slow in the bombing business at the moment. Ah so long as you have your health that's vot I say. Lunch? Your so kind to offer, is it kosher? Never mind I`ll risk it but don`t my vife hey and please no anchovies, they play havoc vith my digestion but I mustn't complain. So forgive me if I get to the point. I know vot business is like vot vith the price of semtex. All those overheads. Now have I got a plot for you or have I got a plot for you. You will forgive me but you not too big right now but stick vith me kid and I can make you bigger that Elvis already and so cheap, Some knives , a few flying lessons and some of your guys off to shtup those virgins. Listen I got not one but two trade center towers for you. Tell you vot I`ll throw in a slice of pentagon too. Have vee got a deal? "
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@WilliamCharles I can imagine the way the Israelis pitched the deal.
" Mr Bin laden, lovely cave you have here. I love vot youve done with it but oye vey vot a schlep, my poor feet and my back ach. So hows business? Ah I understand things are slow in the bombing business at the moment. Ah so long as you have your health that's vot I say. Lunch? Your so kind to offer, is it kosher? Never mind I`ll risk it but don`t my vife hey and please no anchovies, they play havoc vith my digestion but I mustn't complain. So forgive me if I get to the point. I know vot business is like vot vith the price of semtex. All those overheads. Now have I got a plot for you or have I got a plot for you. You will forgive me but you not too big right now but stick vith me kid and I can make you bigger that Elvis already and so cheap, Some knives , a few flying lessons and some of your guys off to shtup those virgins. Listen I got not one but two trade center towers for you. Tell you vot I`ll throw in a slice of pentagon too. Have vee got a deal? "
Conspiracy theories?
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain Watergate is a good point. a, you had a load of reasons for the white house to cover up. b, It leaked like a sieve. If you cannot keep that schtum within the oval office? The Germans had all the plans for D-day but they didn`t believe them. Organisations are crap. I do not say there are no conspiracies just that the larger they are the more chances of them a, being blown and b,The less they are liable to work. So on a scale of 1-10 fifth man in the Philby, Burgess. McLean, Blunt MI6 spy ring? = 9 Fake moon landings 0.01.
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain Watergate is a good point. a, you had a load of reasons for the white house to cover up. b, It leaked like a sieve. If you cannot keep that schtum within the oval office? The Germans had all the plans for D-day but they didn`t believe them. Organisations are crap. I do not say there are no conspiracies just that the larger they are the more chances of them a, being blown and b,The less they are liable to work. So on a scale of 1-10 fifth man in the Philby, Burgess. McLean, Blunt MI6 spy ring? = 9 Fake moon landings 0.01.
Conspiracy theories?
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain Oh we know about conspiracies in the UK. Every November 5th We celebrate the torture and brutal execution of a terrorist in 1605. Except that most historians now recon it was entrapment/agent provocateur. You may recognize the mask.
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain Oh we know about conspiracies in the UK. Every November 5th We celebrate the torture and brutal execution of a terrorist in 1605. Except that most historians now recon it was entrapment/agent provocateur. You may recognize the mask.
Conspiracy theories?
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain Having intelligence on an operation and not being taken seriously is a far cry from active collusion. One only has to look at the events prior to Pearl Harbor
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 16, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain Having intelligence on an operation and not being taken seriously is a far cry from active collusion. One only has to look at the events prior to Pearl Harbor
Nerdy Dating? Online and Offline
stinkeye_a comments on Feb 15, 2018:
I got nothin helpful, sorry. I've been the nerdy girl in the 90% male nerd environment and it's not a nice feeling. I would *not* recommend coming onto nerdy women in these situations. They already feel like chum; they're unlikely to appreciate anyone who acts like a shark. Just make eye contact...
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@RavenCT E4
stinkeye_a comments on Feb 15, 2018:
I got nothin helpful, sorry. I've been the nerdy girl in the 90% male nerd environment and it's not a nice feeling. I would *not* recommend coming onto nerdy women in these situations. They already feel like chum; they're unlikely to appreciate anyone who acts like a shark. Just make eye contact...
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@RavenCT E4
Nerdy Dating? Online and Offline
273kelvin comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Your obviously an intelligent chap, ask yourself " Where do nerdy women hang out? " Book clubs spring to mind (if there is not one in your area start one). Are there any visiting lectures coming to town? Amature dramatics are a good source or yoga. Being skilled in IT can be a great introduction. ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2018:
For nerdy insert intelligent. Feminist groups would be ideal. I assume that your in support of equality. So lets make the odds in your favor. A feminist group would have overwhelming amounts of smart women. Now I would not wish you to play false or become active in these just to get laid but a guy with sincere beliefs and IT skills in a room full of women.... you do the math
273kelvin comments on Feb 15, 2018:
Your obviously an intelligent chap, ask yourself " Where do nerdy women hang out? " Book clubs spring to mind (if there is not one in your area start one). Are there any visiting lectures coming to town? Amature dramatics are a good source or yoga. Being skilled in IT can be a great introduction. ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2018:
For nerdy insert intelligent. Feminist groups would be ideal. I assume that your in support of equality. So lets make the odds in your favor. A feminist group would have overwhelming amounts of smart women. Now I would not wish you to play false or become active in these just to get laid but a guy with sincere beliefs and IT skills in a room full of women.... you do the math
Bottom lines.
Rugglesby comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Last one first. Wealth is aggregated profit. The concept of profit to me is spurious. If we apply Newtons first law, we would have to accept that to gain, someone or something must lose, whether it is slaves, underpaid workers or devastated environment. (there are exceptions). The apply Newtons 2nd...
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@Rugglesby A professional artist friend was commissioned a " before " drawing of a building by an architect. Now this guys drawing were superb. every crack and brick, every piece of foliage and broken gutter was beautifully drawn in charcoal. It took the guy a month to draw this thing and though I never saw that one I know from his work that it would be great (I bought one of his paintings). The architect was baulking at the price of £200 (this was early 90`s). So I told my friend to stand up for himself and bluntly ask the architect how much he charges for one of his bloody drawings?
Rugglesby comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Last one first. Wealth is aggregated profit. The concept of profit to me is spurious. If we apply Newtons first law, we would have to accept that to gain, someone or something must lose, whether it is slaves, underpaid workers or devastated environment. (there are exceptions). The apply Newtons 2nd...
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@Rugglesby A professional artist friend was commissioned a " before " drawing of a building by an architect. Now this guys drawing were superb. every crack and brick, every piece of foliage and broken gutter was beautifully drawn in charcoal. It took the guy a month to draw this thing and though I never saw that one I know from his work that it would be great (I bought one of his paintings). The architect was baulking at the price of £200 (this was early 90`s). So I told my friend to stand up for himself and bluntly ask the architect how much he charges for one of his bloody drawings?
Conspiracy theories?
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain Okay I know its difficult to swallow that a few guys with craft knives humbled the USA but lets look at what we do know. Undoubtedly 2 planes did hit the towers. Also it is not disputed that it was the work of Al-Qaeda terrorists. Conspiracies surround whether a, they were working with or with the acquiescence branches of the US govt ie. security agencies. b, The towers collapsed after the attack. Should they have done so?
a, What was gained and what was lost? On the face of it it is easy to assume that all the draconian security measures instituted since 9/11 plus the excuses to invade Iraq make it sound plausible. What was lost? The loss of face suffered by the CIA and FBI was immeasurable. To this day the FBI is still on the back foot (re Trump-Russia hearings). The economic fallout resulting from the attack can be directly linked to the crash 2008. Plus it would mean that members of your govt colluded with terrorists in killing thousands of US citizens. It is difficult to imagine that group of people who lets face it sign up to defend their country would agree a, do so or b, keep quiet about it? One or two maybe but that many?
b, Is largely dependent on a, For the towers to have collapsed using charges, they would either have to have been placed there beforehand or after the attack. To have placed them there beforehand would presuppose a level of malice aforethought on a huge scale. Not to mention the risk of detection. I will not even entertain the idea that charges were placed post attack. The thought of getting them there and placing them in 2 burning buildings whilst battling though thousands of panicking people is... To what end? The devastation had or would be done anyway. The demolition would be gilding the lily somewhat and again risk detection.
When we look at the conspiracies surrounding 9/11. Let us bear in mind that this was an administration so incompetent that it could not even get essential supplies the the beleaguered citizens of New Orleans post Katrina !!
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain Okay I know its difficult to swallow that a few guys with craft knives humbled the USA but lets look at what we do know. Undoubtedly 2 planes did hit the towers. Also it is not disputed that it was the work of Al-Qaeda terrorists. Conspiracies surround whether a, they were working with or with the acquiescence branches of the US govt ie. security agencies. b, The towers collapsed after the attack. Should they have done so?
a, What was gained and what was lost? On the face of it it is easy to assume that all the draconian security measures instituted since 9/11 plus the excuses to invade Iraq make it sound plausible. What was lost? The loss of face suffered by the CIA and FBI was immeasurable. To this day the FBI is still on the back foot (re Trump-Russia hearings). The economic fallout resulting from the attack can be directly linked to the crash 2008. Plus it would mean that members of your govt colluded with terrorists in killing thousands of US citizens. It is difficult to imagine that group of people who lets face it sign up to defend their country would agree a, do so or b, keep quiet about it? One or two maybe but that many?
b, Is largely dependent on a, For the towers to have collapsed using charges, they would either have to have been placed there beforehand or after the attack. To have placed them there beforehand would presuppose a level of malice aforethought on a huge scale. Not to mention the risk of detection. I will not even entertain the idea that charges were placed post attack. The thought of getting them there and placing them in 2 burning buildings whilst battling though thousands of panicking people is... To what end? The devastation had or would be done anyway. The demolition would be gilding the lily somewhat and again risk detection.
When we look at the conspiracies surrounding 9/11. Let us bear in mind that this was an administration so incompetent that it could not even get essential supplies the the beleaguered citizens of New Orleans post Katrina !!
Bottom lines.
Rugglesby comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Last one first. Wealth is aggregated profit. The concept of profit to me is spurious. If we apply Newtons first law, we would have to accept that to gain, someone or something must lose, whether it is slaves, underpaid workers or devastated environment. (there are exceptions). The apply Newtons 2nd...
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2018:
You are applying a science law to a social science, they work on different rules. Newtons law does not take in to account that some thing can be greater than its constituent parts. My favorite story that I tell to many artists and artisans goes like this. A very high class lady walks up to a milliners counter. " Georgio you must help me. Look what this idiot has done with my hair. I have a charity dinner tonight and its a mess! " The milliner looks at her hair and brings forth a yard of silk. Then he fashions a sublime turban, complimenting her features and dress. " That`s wonderful Georgio " says the lady "How much do I owe you? " " That will be $200 ". " What! $200 for a piece of cloth? " The guy takes the turban from her head, unravels it and then hands it back to her saying " The silk is yours for nothing MY expertise is $200 ! "
Rugglesby comments on Feb 12, 2018:
Last one first. Wealth is aggregated profit. The concept of profit to me is spurious. If we apply Newtons first law, we would have to accept that to gain, someone or something must lose, whether it is slaves, underpaid workers or devastated environment. (there are exceptions). The apply Newtons 2nd...
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2018:
You are applying a science law to a social science, they work on different rules. Newtons law does not take in to account that some thing can be greater than its constituent parts. My favorite story that I tell to many artists and artisans goes like this. A very high class lady walks up to a milliners counter. " Georgio you must help me. Look what this idiot has done with my hair. I have a charity dinner tonight and its a mess! " The milliner looks at her hair and brings forth a yard of silk. Then he fashions a sublime turban, complimenting her features and dress. " That`s wonderful Georgio " says the lady "How much do I owe you? " " That will be $200 ". " What! $200 for a piece of cloth? " The guy takes the turban from her head, unravels it and then hands it back to her saying " The silk is yours for nothing MY expertise is $200 ! "
What's your best feature, beside your personality?
ScottAHurst comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I think women mostly like that I can fix broken things.
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2018:
https://youtu.be/8aNxZar6aKA
ScottAHurst comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I think women mostly like that I can fix broken things.
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2018:
https://youtu.be/8aNxZar6aKA
Many under 30s?
273kelvin comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I find that one of the advantages of getting older is being able to spend time with young women, without any tensions or intensions.
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@Rugglesby That does not mean we cannot enjoy some delightful dancing :-)
273kelvin comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I find that one of the advantages of getting older is being able to spend time with young women, without any tensions or intensions.
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2018:
@Rugglesby That does not mean we cannot enjoy some delightful dancing :-)
Favorite Anything?
Crimson67 comments on Feb 9, 2018:
Be careful what you ask for.
Soccer
My soccer family
Traveling
My kids
Nature photography hikes/trips
Driving in the car in the summer with the windows down
Sitting on my deck with a glass of wine
A good book
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Crimson67 Everybody said the the Kop all started singing it in unison lol
https://youtu.be/aBd9SNOszTo
Crimson67 comments on Feb 9, 2018:
Be careful what you ask for.
Soccer
My soccer family
Traveling
My kids
Nature photography hikes/trips
Driving in the car in the summer with the windows down
Sitting on my deck with a glass of wine
A good book
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Crimson67 Everybody said the the Kop all started singing it in unison lol
https://youtu.be/aBd9SNOszTo
Britons View Atheists As More Moral Than Believers, Religion More Harmful Than Good
Atheistman comments on Feb 2, 2018:
Britain is a monarchy isn't it? Queen of England and all that mess?
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Atheistman I`m not after an argument, you have your language, judicial system and many other things from us but let us move on. Your separation of church and state (from what I can see) is in name only. Each side plays its church cards at election time. Obama with the black baptists the GOP with the bible belt. The queen stands as " Defender of the faith " but is a-political. Therefore making it impossible for a mainland politician to use religion. (NI is an exception). We have almost had an atheist PM (Neil Kinnock) and one may very soon be elected. Would it be ever possible for the US to elect one?
Atheistman comments on Feb 2, 2018:
Britain is a monarchy isn't it? Queen of England and all that mess?
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Atheistman I`m not after an argument, you have your language, judicial system and many other things from us but let us move on. Your separation of church and state (from what I can see) is in name only. Each side plays its church cards at election time. Obama with the black baptists the GOP with the bible belt. The queen stands as " Defender of the faith " but is a-political. Therefore making it impossible for a mainland politician to use religion. (NI is an exception). We have almost had an atheist PM (Neil Kinnock) and one may very soon be elected. Would it be ever possible for the US to elect one?
Conspiracy theories?
mjwood comments on Feb 14, 2018:
To say that all "conspiracy theories" are false is just as ridiculous as assuming they're all true. There are real conspiracies, they just don't usually get labeled as such. As an example, someone conspired to make 9/11 happen. Some say it was an inside job, and that gets labeled as a conspiracy ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Oh for sure there are and have been many conspiracies. Some only come to light decades after the event. The tobacco industry, the war on drugs, (one that I close home with) the Hillsborough 96, the list goes on. Others are just to preposterous to give any credence to, like the moon landings were faked and filmed in Malta. Of all the places to secretly do something, Malta would be the very last place to choose. It is only 12 miles long and you cannot fart there without everyone knowing. Whether they were faked at all? You know all you have to do is look at a 1969 sy-fi movie and see how crap the fsx was then.
mjwood comments on Feb 14, 2018:
To say that all "conspiracy theories" are false is just as ridiculous as assuming they're all true. There are real conspiracies, they just don't usually get labeled as such. As an example, someone conspired to make 9/11 happen. Some say it was an inside job, and that gets labeled as a conspiracy ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Oh for sure there are and have been many conspiracies. Some only come to light decades after the event. The tobacco industry, the war on drugs, (one that I close home with) the Hillsborough 96, the list goes on. Others are just to preposterous to give any credence to, like the moon landings were faked and filmed in Malta. Of all the places to secretly do something, Malta would be the very last place to choose. It is only 12 miles long and you cannot fart there without everyone knowing. Whether they were faked at all? You know all you have to do is look at a 1969 sy-fi movie and see how crap the fsx was then.
Is " High noon " unamerican?
273kelvin comments on Feb 11, 2018:
IMO the man who shot Liberty Valance was THE defining western for America. The " print the myth " line at the end says it all.
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@silverotter11 Best baddie has got to be Jack Palance in shane. He looked like he was the model for Skeletor.
273kelvin comments on Feb 11, 2018:
IMO the man who shot Liberty Valance was THE defining western for America. The " print the myth " line at the end says it all.
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@silverotter11 Best baddie has got to be Jack Palance in shane. He looked like he was the model for Skeletor.
Is " High noon " unamerican?
silverotter11 comments on Feb 14, 2018:
All of Hollywood is racist, the portrayal of American Indians and completely misses the point that the west had many black cowboys. That said I love the music from westerns, Sergio Leone's spagetti westerns, Elmer Bernstein, etc. As to Duke Wayne, I enjoy Robin Williams' impersonation. Many do not ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Then you have a film like " The Searchers " Admittedly not very complimentary to the native americans but showing Wayne to be as bad. The war had changed Ford and it shows in this film that he`s not the same guy that directed " Stagecoach " .
silverotter11 comments on Feb 14, 2018:
All of Hollywood is racist, the portrayal of American Indians and completely misses the point that the west had many black cowboys. That said I love the music from westerns, Sergio Leone's spagetti westerns, Elmer Bernstein, etc. As to Duke Wayne, I enjoy Robin Williams' impersonation. Many do not ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Then you have a film like " The Searchers " Admittedly not very complimentary to the native americans but showing Wayne to be as bad. The war had changed Ford and it shows in this film that he`s not the same guy that directed " Stagecoach " .
Favorite Anything?
Crimson67 comments on Feb 9, 2018:
Be careful what you ask for.
Soccer
My soccer family
Traveling
My kids
Nature photography hikes/trips
Driving in the car in the summer with the windows down
Sitting on my deck with a glass of wine
A good book
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Crimson67 Do they know about the " Careless hands " story?
Crimson67 comments on Feb 9, 2018:
Be careful what you ask for.
Soccer
My soccer family
Traveling
My kids
Nature photography hikes/trips
Driving in the car in the summer with the windows down
Sitting on my deck with a glass of wine
A good book
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Crimson67 Do they know about the " Careless hands " story?
Favorite Anything?
KKGator comments on Feb 9, 2018:
Justice, kindness, the sound of small humans laughing, my dog snoring, a good joke, and seeing my best friends.
I'm pretty sure if I ever won the lottery, I'd definitely smile and break out into my happy dance.
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Here is a joke for then. What do you call a woman who can play pool whilst simultaneously balancing a a bottle of Bud on her head?
Beatrix Potter
KKGator comments on Feb 9, 2018:
Justice, kindness, the sound of small humans laughing, my dog snoring, a good joke, and seeing my best friends.
I'm pretty sure if I ever won the lottery, I'd definitely smile and break out into my happy dance.
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Here is a joke for then. What do you call a woman who can play pool whilst simultaneously balancing a a bottle of Bud on her head?
Beatrix Potter
Favorite Anything?
Crimson67 comments on Feb 9, 2018:
Be careful what you ask for.
Soccer
My soccer family
Traveling
My kids
Nature photography hikes/trips
Driving in the car in the summer with the windows down
Sitting on my deck with a glass of wine
A good book
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Coming from a football mad city, I feel that I must share with you this moment. When the Leeds Utd goalkeeper Gary Sprake, threw the ball into his own net, a delighted Kop launched into the then hit "Careless Hands" . Of course you must know of our anthem....
https://youtu.be/OV5_LQArLa0
Crimson67 comments on Feb 9, 2018:
Be careful what you ask for.
Soccer
My soccer family
Traveling
My kids
Nature photography hikes/trips
Driving in the car in the summer with the windows down
Sitting on my deck with a glass of wine
A good book
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
Coming from a football mad city, I feel that I must share with you this moment. When the Leeds Utd goalkeeper Gary Sprake, threw the ball into his own net, a delighted Kop launched into the then hit "Careless Hands" . Of course you must know of our anthem....
https://youtu.be/OV5_LQArLa0
Do you find it attractive dating someone who smokes cigarettes?
273kelvin comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I have smoked most of my life. It kind of defines you more than anything really. I worked it out once that I had 3 times as many gay friends as non-smokers. I started off with cigarettes but now I smoke a pipe, which smells even worse but traps more tar so is better for me. My daughter asked me at ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Sarahroo29 It stinks worse than ciggies.
273kelvin comments on Feb 14, 2018:
I have smoked most of my life. It kind of defines you more than anything really. I worked it out once that I had 3 times as many gay friends as non-smokers. I started off with cigarettes but now I smoke a pipe, which smells even worse but traps more tar so is better for me. My daughter asked me at ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Sarahroo29 It stinks worse than ciggies.
Britons View Atheists As More Moral Than Believers, Religion More Harmful Than Good
Atheistman comments on Feb 2, 2018:
Britain is a monarchy isn't it? Queen of England and all that mess?
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Atheistman No you did not kick us out for nothing. You kicked us out because you did not want to pay for us kicking the French out.
Atheistman comments on Feb 2, 2018:
Britain is a monarchy isn't it? Queen of England and all that mess?
273kelvin replies on Feb 14, 2018:
@Atheistman No you did not kick us out for nothing. You kicked us out because you did not want to pay for us kicking the French out.
Is " High noon " unamerican?
SteveWiener comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I learned in my UCLA film class that reactionary (and draft-dodger) Wayne hated "High Noon" because the sheriff turns in his badge at the end because he's so disgusted with the cowardly townspeople. Caving in to criminals and not defending the town is Unamerican. John Wayne's support of the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@phil21 Ah ha so many themes to be explored in the western. Federalization vs deregulation, genocide. machismo and last but not least.... horses.
SteveWiener comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I learned in my UCLA film class that reactionary (and draft-dodger) Wayne hated "High Noon" because the sheriff turns in his badge at the end because he's so disgusted with the cowardly townspeople. Caving in to criminals and not defending the town is Unamerican. John Wayne's support of the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@phil21 Ah ha so many themes to be explored in the western. Federalization vs deregulation, genocide. machismo and last but not least.... horses.
Is " High noon " unamerican?
SteveWiener comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Mort Sahl (still alive in his 90s!) and I are big Sam Peckinpah fans. His revisionist, anti-corporate, anti-racist Westerns are elegant and profound. "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" shows how "outlaw" Billy the Kid was less corrupt than Sheriff Pat Garrett, who sold out to big business. Recent...
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
An interesting album/story to check out is this..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Patricio_(album)
SteveWiener comments on Feb 13, 2018:
Mort Sahl (still alive in his 90s!) and I are big Sam Peckinpah fans. His revisionist, anti-corporate, anti-racist Westerns are elegant and profound. "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" shows how "outlaw" Billy the Kid was less corrupt than Sheriff Pat Garrett, who sold out to big business. Recent...
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
An interesting album/story to check out is this..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Patricio_(album)
Is " High noon " unamerican?
phil21 comments on Feb 12, 2018:
It is only unamerican in the Hollywood sense.
Cooper should just run and get help.
And isn't Princess Grace Wayyyyyyy too young for him?
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@phil21 This clip from 1969 might get the tune out but.... Oh and yes that is Roman Polanski
https://youtu.be/gHwyChvmfvI
phil21 comments on Feb 12, 2018:
It is only unamerican in the Hollywood sense.
Cooper should just run and get help.
And isn't Princess Grace Wayyyyyyy too young for him?
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@phil21 This clip from 1969 might get the tune out but.... Oh and yes that is Roman Polanski
https://youtu.be/gHwyChvmfvI
Is " High noon " unamerican?
SteveWiener comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I learned in my UCLA film class that reactionary (and draft-dodger) Wayne hated "High Noon" because the sheriff turns in his badge at the end because he's so disgusted with the cowardly townspeople. Caving in to criminals and not defending the town is Unamerican. John Wayne's support of the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@phil21 We find Lee in a crappy room that he`s paying a fortune for. He is in hiding, looking constantly over his shoulder. He jumps at the job because it`s his best option. An enemy he can see, face. Before the end he holsters his guns, quells his nerves and accepts his fate. Nowadays we might say he had PTSD.
SteveWiener comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I learned in my UCLA film class that reactionary (and draft-dodger) Wayne hated "High Noon" because the sheriff turns in his badge at the end because he's so disgusted with the cowardly townspeople. Caving in to criminals and not defending the town is Unamerican. John Wayne's support of the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@phil21 We find Lee in a crappy room that he`s paying a fortune for. He is in hiding, looking constantly over his shoulder. He jumps at the job because it`s his best option. An enemy he can see, face. Before the end he holsters his guns, quells his nerves and accepts his fate. Nowadays we might say he had PTSD.
Is " High noon " unamerican?
SteveWiener comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I learned in my UCLA film class that reactionary (and draft-dodger) Wayne hated "High Noon" because the sheriff turns in his badge at the end because he's so disgusted with the cowardly townspeople. Caving in to criminals and not defending the town is Unamerican. John Wayne's support of the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@phil21 I think he is losing his nerve
SteveWiener comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I learned in my UCLA film class that reactionary (and draft-dodger) Wayne hated "High Noon" because the sheriff turns in his badge at the end because he's so disgusted with the cowardly townspeople. Caving in to criminals and not defending the town is Unamerican. John Wayne's support of the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@phil21 I think he is losing his nerve
Is " High noon " unamerican?
SteveWiener comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I learned in my UCLA film class that reactionary (and draft-dodger) Wayne hated "High Noon" because the sheriff turns in his badge at the end because he's so disgusted with the cowardly townspeople. Caving in to criminals and not defending the town is Unamerican. John Wayne's support of the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@phil21 He is haunted by death. He knows that he is not as good as he was and too many want him dead. Also we can only speculate on what dark deeds have led him there.
SteveWiener comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I learned in my UCLA film class that reactionary (and draft-dodger) Wayne hated "High Noon" because the sheriff turns in his badge at the end because he's so disgusted with the cowardly townspeople. Caving in to criminals and not defending the town is Unamerican. John Wayne's support of the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@phil21 He is haunted by death. He knows that he is not as good as he was and too many want him dead. Also we can only speculate on what dark deeds have led him there.
Is " High noon " unamerican?
SteveWiener comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I learned in my UCLA film class that reactionary (and draft-dodger) Wayne hated "High Noon" because the sheriff turns in his badge at the end because he's so disgusted with the cowardly townspeople. Caving in to criminals and not defending the town is Unamerican. John Wayne's support of the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@phil21 Vaughn`s character is a dead man walking. A little like doc Holiday in ok corral, or the shootist he wants to go out on his terms.
SteveWiener comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I learned in my UCLA film class that reactionary (and draft-dodger) Wayne hated "High Noon" because the sheriff turns in his badge at the end because he's so disgusted with the cowardly townspeople. Caving in to criminals and not defending the town is Unamerican. John Wayne's support of the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
@phil21 Vaughn`s character is a dead man walking. A little like doc Holiday in ok corral, or the shootist he wants to go out on his terms.
Is " High noon " unamerican?
phil21 comments on Feb 12, 2018:
It is only unamerican in the Hollywood sense.
Cooper should just run and get help.
And isn't Princess Grace Wayyyyyyy too young for him?
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
So was Boggie and Bacall.
phil21 comments on Feb 12, 2018:
It is only unamerican in the Hollywood sense.
Cooper should just run and get help.
And isn't Princess Grace Wayyyyyyy too young for him?
273kelvin replies on Feb 13, 2018:
So was Boggie and Bacall.
Is " High noon " unamerican?
273kelvin comments on Feb 11, 2018:
IMO the man who shot Liberty Valance was THE defining western for America. The " print the myth " line at the end says it all.
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@phil21 I recommend " 5 came back " on netflix
273kelvin comments on Feb 11, 2018:
IMO the man who shot Liberty Valance was THE defining western for America. The " print the myth " line at the end says it all.
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@phil21 I recommend " 5 came back " on netflix
Is " High noon " unamerican?
273kelvin comments on Feb 11, 2018:
IMO the man who shot Liberty Valance was THE defining western for America. The " print the myth " line at the end says it all.
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@phil21 B&W mainlines into subconsciousness.
273kelvin comments on Feb 11, 2018:
IMO the man who shot Liberty Valance was THE defining western for America. The " print the myth " line at the end says it all.
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@phil21 B&W mainlines into subconsciousness.
Over the past year, what band have you listened to most?
LimeySteve comments on Feb 10, 2018:
Pink Floyd. Always Pink Floyd.
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
May I recommend
https://youtu.be/VJEZWsnIECo
and
https://youtu.be/QL4bTTuEZGc
LimeySteve comments on Feb 10, 2018:
Pink Floyd. Always Pink Floyd.
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
May I recommend
https://youtu.be/VJEZWsnIECo
and
https://youtu.be/QL4bTTuEZGc
Is " High noon " unamerican?
273kelvin comments on Feb 11, 2018:
IMO the man who shot Liberty Valance was THE defining western for America. The " print the myth " line at the end says it all.
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@phil21 Still white hats. black hats. Now goodies have designer stubble, good teeth, casual clothing and no body hair. Baddies now smoke, mostly played by brits and are well dressed. There will be a crusty but benign overseer who will be played by Morgan Freeman.
I call it a defining western because it is a lie. It knows it`s a lie and says so. As is most of the western myth.
273kelvin comments on Feb 11, 2018:
IMO the man who shot Liberty Valance was THE defining western for America. The " print the myth " line at the end says it all.
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@phil21 Still white hats. black hats. Now goodies have designer stubble, good teeth, casual clothing and no body hair. Baddies now smoke, mostly played by brits and are well dressed. There will be a crusty but benign overseer who will be played by Morgan Freeman.
I call it a defining western because it is a lie. It knows it`s a lie and says so. As is most of the western myth.
A question of my British friends.
273kelvin comments on Feb 12, 2018:
It is not all doting, many of my friends on the left are republicans (I bet that phrase sounds odd to you). I like to shut them up with 2 words " president Thatcher " figure so reviled by the left that the very thought of her clinging to power any longer than she did sends shudders. Personally I ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@diabhal Theoretically yes, we would have been able to vote her out but tell that to the Russians. Putin seems to be there forever. It was Thatchers own party that ousted her in the end. She would probably had the popular vote for a long time. We could opt for your system in Ireland where the president is largely titular but what would be the point? More elections? The duty thing matters, she does not have to DO anything other than hold the keys for 2 minutes when the PM changes, yet she does. A very old lady now who still works hard, travelling to openings etc. Most people would be content to sit on a beach somewhere at her age but....that`s duty. Like it or loath it.
Yes you are right, it is a nutty anachronism but since when did us brits have a problem with either?
273kelvin comments on Feb 12, 2018:
It is not all doting, many of my friends on the left are republicans (I bet that phrase sounds odd to you). I like to shut them up with 2 words " president Thatcher " figure so reviled by the left that the very thought of her clinging to power any longer than she did sends shudders. Personally I ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@diabhal Theoretically yes, we would have been able to vote her out but tell that to the Russians. Putin seems to be there forever. It was Thatchers own party that ousted her in the end. She would probably had the popular vote for a long time. We could opt for your system in Ireland where the president is largely titular but what would be the point? More elections? The duty thing matters, she does not have to DO anything other than hold the keys for 2 minutes when the PM changes, yet she does. A very old lady now who still works hard, travelling to openings etc. Most people would be content to sit on a beach somewhere at her age but....that`s duty. Like it or loath it.
Yes you are right, it is a nutty anachronism but since when did us brits have a problem with either?
Conspiracy theories?
sillysketcher comments on Feb 12, 2018:
astrotheology is my favorite. It is totally true.
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
mmmm I rest my case.
sillysketcher comments on Feb 12, 2018:
astrotheology is my favorite. It is totally true.
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
mmmm I rest my case.
Conspiracy theories?
DenoPenno comments on Feb 12, 2018:
There will never be truthful answers on the murder of JFK. Too much said and too much time has gone by. Too quick and easy to say that Oswald was the lone gunman. In fact, they had the wrong rifle at first. Then it all gets solved, sewn up, and Oswald killed so quickly. The excepted "answer" only ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
I remember Gore Vidal talking of it. He was a cousin of Jackie and a family friend. He said " 1st don`t believe the gospel according to Stone. Jack was all for the war in Vietnam. The one that could do with some serious investigation though, is the death of Robert. Particularly when you consider who ended up in the white house ".
DenoPenno comments on Feb 12, 2018:
There will never be truthful answers on the murder of JFK. Too much said and too much time has gone by. Too quick and easy to say that Oswald was the lone gunman. In fact, they had the wrong rifle at first. Then it all gets solved, sewn up, and Oswald killed so quickly. The excepted "answer" only ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
I remember Gore Vidal talking of it. He was a cousin of Jackie and a family friend. He said " 1st don`t believe the gospel according to Stone. Jack was all for the war in Vietnam. The one that could do with some serious investigation though, is the death of Robert. Particularly when you consider who ended up in the white house ".
Conspiracy theories?
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@WilliamCharles As a citizen of a nation which has been a proven victim of terrorism partially funded by a foreign country. I think it is time to stop this discussion.
.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAID
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@WilliamCharles As a citizen of a nation which has been a proven victim of terrorism partially funded by a foreign country. I think it is time to stop this discussion.
.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAID
Conspiracy theories?
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@WilliamCharles Re the Liberty,I was not aware of the incident till now. One has to wonder if it was deliberate then WHY? The USA is Israels closest ally.The US military themselves have a far from perfect record when it comes to peeing into the pan. The downing of the Iranian airliner by the Vincennes springs to mind (no apologies on that one, everybody got a medal). The Iraq war where most UK casualties were from US " friendly fire". Just like Robert E Lee.
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@WilliamCharles Re the Liberty,I was not aware of the incident till now. One has to wonder if it was deliberate then WHY? The USA is Israels closest ally.The US military themselves have a far from perfect record when it comes to peeing into the pan. The downing of the Iranian airliner by the Vincennes springs to mind (no apologies on that one, everybody got a medal). The Iraq war where most UK casualties were from US " friendly fire". Just like Robert E Lee.
Conspiracy theories?
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@WilliamCharles Oh the elephant and the Polish problem
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@WilliamCharles Oh the elephant and the Polish problem
Is " High noon " unamerican?
SteveWiener comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I learned in my UCLA film class that reactionary (and draft-dodger) Wayne hated "High Noon" because the sheriff turns in his badge at the end because he's so disgusted with the cowardly townspeople. Caving in to criminals and not defending the town is Unamerican. John Wayne's support of the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
I love 7 samurai, could make a good remake set in Africa now. I also adore the battle Wayne had with Lawrence Harvey on the set of " The Alamo" which the duke directed. He constantly made mention of " fagot English actors ". Finally Harvey was forced to respond with " Are you talking about me Marion ?".
SteveWiener comments on Feb 12, 2018:
I learned in my UCLA film class that reactionary (and draft-dodger) Wayne hated "High Noon" because the sheriff turns in his badge at the end because he's so disgusted with the cowardly townspeople. Caving in to criminals and not defending the town is Unamerican. John Wayne's support of the ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
I love 7 samurai, could make a good remake set in Africa now. I also adore the battle Wayne had with Lawrence Harvey on the set of " The Alamo" which the duke directed. He constantly made mention of " fagot English actors ". Finally Harvey was forced to respond with " Are you talking about me Marion ?".
Conspiracy theories?
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@WilliamCharles The Mention of nazies was not uncalled for. It is a fact that a international zionist conspiracy was part of their manifesto. I am not saying that Israel is not duplicitous and try to manipulate the news in their favor. Then so are everyone
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:
@WilliamCharles The Mention of nazies was not uncalled for. It is a fact that a international zionist conspiracy was part of their manifesto. I am not saying that Israel is not duplicitous and try to manipulate the news in their favor. Then so are everyone
Is " High noon " unamerican?
David1955 comments on Feb 11, 2018:
High Noon is a gem of a movie, a very unflattering but all too accurate depiction of human character, set in a western setting. What does the movie suggest? That people are with you when the going is good, but will desert you when things get tough; that people are nice, but only until it costs ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
Then I watch the news of yet another shooting, this time at a church. The shooter is chased by guys who went and got their own guns. Okay that`s a NRA type of story but what about all those volunteer fire services in small towns?
David1955 comments on Feb 11, 2018:
High Noon is a gem of a movie, a very unflattering but all too accurate depiction of human character, set in a western setting. What does the movie suggest? That people are with you when the going is good, but will desert you when things get tough; that people are nice, but only until it costs ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
Then I watch the news of yet another shooting, this time at a church. The shooter is chased by guys who went and got their own guns. Okay that`s a NRA type of story but what about all those volunteer fire services in small towns?
Conspiracy theories?
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@WilliamCharles Oh not the worldwide zionist conspiracy rubbish again. I would have thought this should have died with the 3rd reich. I dare say there was some happy people in Israel that day but guess what bud there was a few jigs danced in Whitehall after Pearl Harbor. It don`t mean us brits planned it!
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@WilliamCharles Oh not the worldwide zionist conspiracy rubbish again. I would have thought this should have died with the 3rd reich. I dare say there was some happy people in Israel that day but guess what bud there was a few jigs danced in Whitehall after Pearl Harbor. It don`t mean us brits planned it!
Conspiracy theories?
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@marmot84 Well it was obviously a huge gaff by the security organizations. Saudi Arabia's role was never really explored.
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@marmot84 Well it was obviously a huge gaff by the security organizations. Saudi Arabia's role was never really explored.
Conspiracy theories?
David1955 comments on Feb 11, 2018:
Watergate. Nixon and co conspired to conceal the truth about their illegal activities, and because of tape recordings in the Oval Office, and the No 2 in the FBI leaking info to the press, the investigations of the "conspiracy theorists" Woodward and Bernstein were validated. Yes, they followed ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@David1955 You may well be right but I also think that not having the feds watching his back will be a factor.
David1955 comments on Feb 11, 2018:
Watergate. Nixon and co conspired to conceal the truth about their illegal activities, and because of tape recordings in the Oval Office, and the No 2 in the FBI leaking info to the press, the investigations of the "conspiracy theorists" Woodward and Bernstein were validated. Yes, they followed ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@David1955 You may well be right but I also think that not having the feds watching his back will be a factor.
Conspiracy theories?
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
Or is it be just too hard to believe that the great power of the US of A could be humbled be a few guys with craft knives.
WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:
The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened.
http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
Or is it be just too hard to believe that the great power of the US of A could be humbled be a few guys with craft knives.
Conspiracy theories?
TheInterlooper comments on Feb 11, 2018:
Tuskegee syphilis experiment, The Gulf of Tonkin, WMDs, Operation Northwoods, MK Ultra, Project Bluebird, Operation Mockingbird. Although, there is nothing "theoretical" about any of these. Is your blind faith in government just a substitute for faith in god?
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
I have very little faith in govt, That`s why conspiracy theories don`t ring true. To go from someone who couldn`t run a piss up in a brewery, to being able to fake a moon landing etc. and keep it secret. Just does not add up.
TheInterlooper comments on Feb 11, 2018:
Tuskegee syphilis experiment, The Gulf of Tonkin, WMDs, Operation Northwoods, MK Ultra, Project Bluebird, Operation Mockingbird. Although, there is nothing "theoretical" about any of these. Is your blind faith in government just a substitute for faith in god?
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
I have very little faith in govt, That`s why conspiracy theories don`t ring true. To go from someone who couldn`t run a piss up in a brewery, to being able to fake a moon landing etc. and keep it secret. Just does not add up.
Conspiracy theories?
David1955 comments on Feb 11, 2018:
Watergate. Nixon and co conspired to conceal the truth about their illegal activities, and because of tape recordings in the Oval Office, and the No 2 in the FBI leaking info to the press, the investigations of the "conspiracy theorists" Woodward and Bernstein were validated. Yes, they followed ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
There is also the theory that Nixon like Trump was a Washington outsider and trod on or walked over too many toes. Such as J Edgar Hoover. The leaks and non-support was pay back. I look forward to Trumps comeuppance.
David1955 comments on Feb 11, 2018:
Watergate. Nixon and co conspired to conceal the truth about their illegal activities, and because of tape recordings in the Oval Office, and the No 2 in the FBI leaking info to the press, the investigations of the "conspiracy theorists" Woodward and Bernstein were validated. Yes, they followed ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
There is also the theory that Nixon like Trump was a Washington outsider and trod on or walked over too many toes. Such as J Edgar Hoover. The leaks and non-support was pay back. I look forward to Trumps comeuppance.
What TV shows or movies have you seen recently?
273kelvin comments on Feb 8, 2018:
For movie buffs " 5 came back " is a great doc
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@TerriCity 5 directors, John Ford, William Wilder, John Houston. George Stevens and Frank Capra. What they did during WW2 and before (well before Pearl Harbor).
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/31/five-came-back-review-mark-harris
273kelvin comments on Feb 8, 2018:
For movie buffs " 5 came back " is a great doc
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:
@TerriCity 5 directors, John Ford, William Wilder, John Houston. George Stevens and Frank Capra. What they did during WW2 and before (well before Pearl Harbor).
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/31/five-came-back-review-mark-harris
An insider explains how rural Christian white America has a dark and terrifying underbelly
Vic47 comments on Feb 10, 2018:
A startling and scary read. I'd say the same is true in the UK but replace religion with a right wing media and an education system producing drones.
273kelvin replies on Feb 10, 2018:
It`s not just on the right which has entrenched views. Here in Liverpool it`s the left, we have had a labour council in since the 80`s no one will say a word against them. Even though we can see our neighbors in Manchester forging ahead and Blair appointed the former S. Yorkshire ass chief constable in charge of Hillsborough as top cop for merseyside. Talk about being taken for granted. Up until the rise of Corbyn the white working class have felt steadily disenfranchised. Hence the rise of UKIP.
Vic47 comments on Feb 10, 2018:
A startling and scary read. I'd say the same is true in the UK but replace religion with a right wing media and an education system producing drones.
273kelvin replies on Feb 10, 2018:
It`s not just on the right which has entrenched views. Here in Liverpool it`s the left, we have had a labour council in since the 80`s no one will say a word against them. Even though we can see our neighbors in Manchester forging ahead and Blair appointed the former S. Yorkshire ass chief constable in charge of Hillsborough as top cop for merseyside. Talk about being taken for granted. Up until the rise of Corbyn the white working class have felt steadily disenfranchised. Hence the rise of UKIP.
Why do I hate it when a man sexualize my insights/intelligence/etc?
AlasBabylon comments on Feb 4, 2018:
For me, intelligence is an attractive quality in both men and women. One of the main reasons I like Alanis Morissette so much is that she's intelligent and a real thinker, and it comes through in her music.
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
@MST3K 10.00 spoons when what you need is a knife. (Who has 10 00 spoons? a kleptomaniac that works in a spoon factory?) Now if you found out weeks later that a spoon would have done THAT`S IRONIC. A traffic jam when you`re already late is not ironic, it`s just bloody annoying. Now if you were late for a town planning meeting to try and combat traffic congestion......?
AlasBabylon comments on Feb 4, 2018:
For me, intelligence is an attractive quality in both men and women. One of the main reasons I like Alanis Morissette so much is that she's intelligent and a real thinker, and it comes through in her music.
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
@MST3K 10.00 spoons when what you need is a knife. (Who has 10 00 spoons? a kleptomaniac that works in a spoon factory?) Now if you found out weeks later that a spoon would have done THAT`S IRONIC. A traffic jam when you`re already late is not ironic, it`s just bloody annoying. Now if you were late for a town planning meeting to try and combat traffic congestion......?
Why do I hate it when a man sexualize my insights/intelligence/etc?
AlasBabylon comments on Feb 4, 2018:
For me, intelligence is an attractive quality in both men and women. One of the main reasons I like Alanis Morissette so much is that she's intelligent and a real thinker, and it comes through in her music.
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
Except for " isn`t it ironic " which ironically enough contains no irony whatsoever.:-0
AlasBabylon comments on Feb 4, 2018:
For me, intelligence is an attractive quality in both men and women. One of the main reasons I like Alanis Morissette so much is that she's intelligent and a real thinker, and it comes through in her music.
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
Except for " isn`t it ironic " which ironically enough contains no irony whatsoever.:-0
ORAL SEX, are you getting as much of it as you want?
silvereyes comments on Feb 9, 2018:
it's the very reason I practice yoga
LMAO
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
Glad to hear you`re making ens meet ;-)
silvereyes comments on Feb 9, 2018:
it's the very reason I practice yoga
LMAO
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
Glad to hear you`re making ens meet ;-)
Euthanasia
273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:
My first child Ian was seemingly normal when he was born. As he grew we noticed that he was slower than other kids in developing. Ian was late to talk, walk and never managed to be potty trained. We took him to hospital so many times, especially after he suffered with epileptic fits. Finally when ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
Oh on a lighter note. Ian would occasionally earn £5 from the hospital as an exam question. Trainee medical students would examine him and try and diagnose his condition. Which I personally thought was a little harsh on the student`s. Seeing as it took the consultants in one of the largest children's hospital in europe years to get right.
273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:
My first child Ian was seemingly normal when he was born. As he grew we noticed that he was slower than other kids in developing. Ian was late to talk, walk and never managed to be potty trained. We took him to hospital so many times, especially after he suffered with epileptic fits. Finally when ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
Oh on a lighter note. Ian would occasionally earn £5 from the hospital as an exam question. Trainee medical students would examine him and try and diagnose his condition. Which I personally thought was a little harsh on the student`s. Seeing as it took the consultants in one of the largest children's hospital in europe years to get right.
Euthanasia
273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:
My first child Ian was seemingly normal when he was born. As he grew we noticed that he was slower than other kids in developing. Ian was late to talk, walk and never managed to be potty trained. We took him to hospital so many times, especially after he suffered with epileptic fits. Finally when ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
@BlueWave We all knew that Ian would not have long in this world but a life is not necessarily measured in years.More what you bring into it and what you leave behind. In this respect Ian was a giant.
273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:
My first child Ian was seemingly normal when he was born. As he grew we noticed that he was slower than other kids in developing. Ian was late to talk, walk and never managed to be potty trained. We took him to hospital so many times, especially after he suffered with epileptic fits. Finally when ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
@BlueWave We all knew that Ian would not have long in this world but a life is not necessarily measured in years.More what you bring into it and what you leave behind. In this respect Ian was a giant.
How does Galileo’s struggle as a scientist with the Catholic church correlate to the challenges ...
AxeElf comments on Feb 4, 2018:
Today, the Republicans are probably more like Galileo and the scientific community more like the Catholic church--climate change deniers are the laughable minority this time.
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
@AxeElf Actually I get your point to a degree. There has been a backlash against science similar to the backlash against the catholic church in Galileo's time. The prevalence of the internet is similar to the printing press in terms of effect on existing structures. Lies told about nuclear power can be equated to the excesses of the church which prompted Luther into decent. Add to this the almost impenetrable mysteries of theoretical physics which leave most people baffled and you do have a correlation. However increase of record breaking climate events such as hurricanes and snow in the Sahara leave no doubt on this 1st point, even the GOP
AxeElf comments on Feb 4, 2018:
Today, the Republicans are probably more like Galileo and the scientific community more like the Catholic church--climate change deniers are the laughable minority this time.
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
@AxeElf Actually I get your point to a degree. There has been a backlash against science similar to the backlash against the catholic church in Galileo's time. The prevalence of the internet is similar to the printing press in terms of effect on existing structures. Lies told about nuclear power can be equated to the excesses of the church which prompted Luther into decent. Add to this the almost impenetrable mysteries of theoretical physics which leave most people baffled and you do have a correlation. However increase of record breaking climate events such as hurricanes and snow in the Sahara leave no doubt on this 1st point, even the GOP
Can black people be racist?
273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:
I am reminded of a speech my African ex told me of by Robert Mugabe to the tobacco growers of Zimbabwe. " You have had a great harvest this year but I want you to grow more. Not only will this bring in more revenue for our country but it will kill more white fuckers ".
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
@DuchessNyx Whoever said that racism had any logic?
273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:
I am reminded of a speech my African ex told me of by Robert Mugabe to the tobacco growers of Zimbabwe. " You have had a great harvest this year but I want you to grow more. Not only will this bring in more revenue for our country but it will kill more white fuckers ".
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
@DuchessNyx Whoever said that racism had any logic?
What are your thoughts about fact oriented professions and fact based policies in the current ...
273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:
Our whole economic system ie. money is faith based
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
@BanjoTango" Please lend me £100 ". "Sorry I only have £10 " . " That`s okay You can keep hold of the tenner just write a cheque for the £100 and people have faith that you have money so they will cash it for me" . Tell me that the banking system does not work this way
273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:
Our whole economic system ie. money is faith based
273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:
@BanjoTango" Please lend me £100 ". "Sorry I only have £10 " . " That`s okay You can keep hold of the tenner just write a cheque for the £100 and people have faith that you have money so they will cash it for me" . Tell me that the banking system does not work this way
How does Galileo’s struggle as a scientist with the Catholic church correlate to the challenges ...
AxeElf comments on Feb 4, 2018:
Today, the Republicans are probably more like Galileo and the scientific community more like the Catholic church--climate change deniers are the laughable minority this time.
273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2018:
Firstly climate change is not in dispute even by the GOP it is an undeniable fact the the earth is experiencing a change in climate. The part is disputed by the GOP is how much if any is being caused by mankind, more specifically greenhouse gases and CO2 in particular. The vast majority of the scientific community say that it is. Now I know that the race does not always go to the swift or the strong but thats where the smart money is. Even if it is not a done deal think of it like Pascals wager. If the scientists are right and we do nothing we are fucked. If theyre wrong and we do nothing no change. If theyre right and we act then we might halt or at least slow it down till we can figure something out. If theyre wrong and we do something well we havent really lost anything. Those fossil fuels will still be there for our grandkids and we will have a whole shed load of renewables to lesson our heating bills. Not only that but we wont have to butt kiss Arab kingdoms, Russian oligarchies or banana republics to get it.
Secondly I happen to know that you are a god botherer and whilst not fundamental you at least share the view that the bible is Symbolic. God told Noah to save all the animals in the world. I cannot remember him ever saying " Oh thats soo last year. I don't give a shit about them now. Do what you like ". We are destroying whole species at a genocidal rate. Meanwhile alt right Christian fundamentalists actively want the world to end. If they arent actually plotting for it they don't really care what happens in the meantime so long as we all tow the party line and persecute gays.
In short just because your the underdog doesnt make you any more right than the other guy. If that were true then I would jump off the edge of a flat earth !
AxeElf comments on Feb 4, 2018:
Today, the Republicans are probably more like Galileo and the scientific community more like the Catholic church--climate change deniers are the laughable minority this time.
273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2018:
Firstly climate change is not in dispute even by the GOP it is an undeniable fact the the earth is experiencing a change in climate. The part is disputed by the GOP is how much if any is being caused by mankind, more specifically greenhouse gases and CO2 in particular. The vast majority of the scientific community say that it is. Now I know that the race does not always go to the swift or the strong but thats where the smart money is. Even if it is not a done deal think of it like Pascals wager. If the scientists are right and we do nothing we are fucked. If theyre wrong and we do nothing no change. If theyre right and we act then we might halt or at least slow it down till we can figure something out. If theyre wrong and we do something well we havent really lost anything. Those fossil fuels will still be there for our grandkids and we will have a whole shed load of renewables to lesson our heating bills. Not only that but we wont have to butt kiss Arab kingdoms, Russian oligarchies or banana republics to get it.
Secondly I happen to know that you are a god botherer and whilst not fundamental you at least share the view that the bible is Symbolic. God told Noah to save all the animals in the world. I cannot remember him ever saying " Oh thats soo last year. I don't give a shit about them now. Do what you like ". We are destroying whole species at a genocidal rate. Meanwhile alt right Christian fundamentalists actively want the world to end. If they arent actually plotting for it they don't really care what happens in the meantime so long as we all tow the party line and persecute gays.
In short just because your the underdog doesnt make you any more right than the other guy. If that were true then I would jump off the edge of a flat earth !
Sport is like religion, love it, loath it, its difficult to ignore and probably not in our best ...
DuchessNyx comments on Feb 8, 2018:
Interesting perspective. I'd also say that the majority of die hard sports fans I know have the same political ideals as the die hard church goers.
273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2018:
Not so in my town. I have mentioned this quite a few times here so I wont repeat it but google Hillsborough 96
https://youtu.be/1GGR-FI5SpU
DuchessNyx comments on Feb 8, 2018:
Interesting perspective. I'd also say that the majority of die hard sports fans I know have the same political ideals as the die hard church goers.
273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2018:
Not so in my town. I have mentioned this quite a few times here so I wont repeat it but google Hillsborough 96
https://youtu.be/1GGR-FI5SpU
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