Texas wanted to secede

Paul4747 comments on Apr 24, 2020:

A list of states that could secede without my noticing or much caring: Texas Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Oklahoma Nebraska Kansas Iowa Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas Alabama Nevada New Mexico Arizona North Dakota South Dakota Alaska Texas again But they would ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 25, 2020:

Most of those states get more back in federal aid than they pay in through taxes. I say most, as Texas is a plus giver.

Most have, by now, seen the prez suggested ingesting disinfectents.

Drew69 comments on Apr 25, 2020:

The fact that he suggested using Hydrochloricquin which has been proven to help both doctors and patients some patients have found a full recovery within 24 hours after taking Hydrochloriquin and zinc even doctors have been taking it to protect themselves against Contracting the disease I mean he's ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 25, 2020:

From the FDA, serving under the tRump administration. FDA Warns Against Wide Use of Hydrochoriquin https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/24/844212806/fda-warns-against-wide-use-of-the-drugs-trump-hailed-as-game-changers

Coronavirus live news: ‘No evidence’ you can’t get Covid-19 twice, says WHO Well, that is ...

Drew69 comments on Apr 25, 2020:

If you love science so much why would you trust The WHO they've been miss led by the Chinese before and they trust the Chinese so how can you trust them for science you need to have facts if you don't have the facts you can't trust The WHO and you can't trust the Communist party because they'll spin...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 25, 2020:

@Drew69 Ah, Drew, insults, go for it, the last resort of an ignorant man. You prove all my points about you, Drew. I love you, Drew; you are so cute; I bet you are cuddly as well. Cuddly like a pufferfish? Anyway Drew, what made you so well informed? What did you do in your formative years, Drew? I doubt you did military service as I do not believe you have the ability to survive any form of discipline. I believe you, Drew, would find yourself happiest as a faux patriot, following in the cult of tRump and accepting whatever he and his minions have to say.

Coronavirus live news: ‘No evidence’ you can’t get Covid-19 twice, says WHO Well, that is ...

Drew69 comments on Apr 25, 2020:

If you love science so much why would you trust The WHO they've been miss led by the Chinese before and they trust the Chinese so how can you trust them for science you need to have facts if you don't have the facts you can't trust The WHO and you can't trust the Communist party because they'll spin...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 25, 2020:

@Drew69 He said they "loved" each other. Just like a real trumpie, change the facts. HA.

Coronavirus live news: ‘No evidence’ you can’t get Covid-19 twice, says WHO Well, that is ...

Drew69 comments on Apr 25, 2020:

If you love science so much why would you trust The WHO they've been miss led by the Chinese before and they trust the Chinese so how can you trust them for science you need to have facts if you don't have the facts you can't trust The WHO and you can't trust the Communist party because they'll spin...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 25, 2020:

And what do you love, Drew? Being a complacent troll, accepting whatever mistruths the idiot president may speak to you? I am no fool, and I know quite a bit about the Chinese and their desires to increase territory and to rise to a dominant force. I spent my time in the military watching the North Koreans, and, to a lesser extent, the Chinese. I know what they are capable of doing. As I said elsewhere, to you, maybe things would have been better if tRump hadn't shut down the pandemic team and had not fired the spies we had working in WHO in China. All you want to do is defend an idiotic clown. Ok, do so, with some facts - ones not spun by faux news network (I translate for you, Drew, that is fox). I have already said, China mislead and that China is where the virus developed. You, Drew, want that to be the TOTAL blame. Well, it is not. Our government FUCKED up. Get over yourself, Drew. Accept that your government, led by a whiney fucking dick weed fucked up. And you, Drew, are just as bad trying to defend that. I do not defend China. But, they are not responsible for the majority of deaths in the US. So, Drew, now what? Put up some REAL numbers, Drew. Show us some real discourse, Drew. Show us you, Drew, are not a zombie brained moron. I expect you are getting ready to go into mourning with the death of the great leader Kim Jong Un - the one time I think tRump may be correct, the guy isn't dead and most likely will recover.

What do you/people think about China's role in this epidemic?

racocn8 comments on Apr 21, 2020:

The media in both China and the U.S. are severely controlled and limited by their governments. While China may not have been forthright, the U.S. had intelligence on the ground. That intelligence was relayed and ignored by Trump. For months. Whatever shortcomings are made against the Chinese ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 25, 2020:

@Drew69 Maybe if we had kept a pandemic team we would not have over 50k dead. Yes, it came from China. Yes, they were not telling enough. That does NOT mitigate a shitty response and stupidity from the president. Maybe if we would have kept our WHO "spies" in China, we would have known more. Yes, I said spies. We had doctors specifically assigned to China in case of another SARS-like outbreak and the president fired them.

Most have, by now, seen the prez suggested ingesting disinfectents.

itsmedammit comments on Apr 24, 2020:

He didn't actually suggest that people start doing that, but rather that it is something the medical community should look into, which of course is idiotic. However, there will be a certain population that will think it is ok to inject disinfectants. Trump just gets more dangerous every day....

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 24, 2020:

He just clarified, today, that he was being sarcastic - a most presidential way to act in a pandemic. Either way, he is a fucking idiot.

Shakespeare's birthday today.

KKGator comments on Apr 23, 2020:

R&J is one of my least favorite of his works. I don't find the story particularly "romantic". A couple of teenagers from idiot families, reacting to their hormones and committing suicide, because they jumped to conclusions.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 23, 2020:

@KKGator I tend to agree. I taught it, as it was on the must teach agenda, as a more modern tragedy while explaining briefly that it wasn't seen as such in Shakespeare's time. His audience would have said that the kids' deaths were sad, yet gotten from not obeying their parents.

Shakespeare's birthday today.

KKGator comments on Apr 23, 2020:

R&J is one of my least favorite of his works. I don't find the story particularly "romantic". A couple of teenagers from idiot families, reacting to their hormones and committing suicide, because they jumped to conclusions.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 23, 2020:

As I said above, it would have been seen at the time exactly as you point out, stupid kids didn't listen and, although sad, they got what they deserved.

Shakespeare's birthday today.

KKGator comments on Apr 23, 2020:

R&J is one of my least favorite of his works. I don't find the story particularly "romantic". A couple of teenagers from idiot families, reacting to their hormones and committing suicide, because they jumped to conclusions.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 23, 2020:

If you are like me, you would see that it does not fit the definition of an Elizabethan drama, and Shakespeare followed the guidelines in his other dramas. R&J is more in line with a dark comedy.

It is amazing how touchy some folks are around here (SOME, not by any means ALL).

Novelty comments on Apr 22, 2020:

Christians are a fucking trip, they are convinced they Know the Jewish religion better than Jews. It’s disgusting. 💋

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 22, 2020:

@genessa @Novelty. Check out Lewis Black and his take on Christians interpretation of "his people's" book. Hilarious.

It is amazing how touchy some folks are around here (SOME, not by any means ALL).

LenHazell53 comments on Apr 22, 2020:

"muslims eat live rabbits dipped in chocolate sauce " That's ridiculous Everyone knows it is Guinea Pigs in caramel sauce!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 22, 2020:

@genessa I haven't had time to say anything. After the rabbits, I need to say we all know Hindus eat live monkey brains - thank you Indiana Jones. 😊

OK, I was just in a foul mood, watching news bits and being really pissed about the idiots running ...

RavenCT comments on Apr 22, 2020:

So true!I Our driver lost his sister this past weekend. She wasn't well to begin with. We're waiting to hear if she had Corona. Some things seem suspicious but I think she had an aneurysm. Trying to grieve a loss when you're in lock down is no joke. I wish folks would simmer down and ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 22, 2020:

Still the federal response is just horrible and the tRump giving the protesters a thumbs up will bring on a second wave sooner than the one already projected for winter around the world.

What do you/people think about China's role in this epidemic?

bobwjr comments on Apr 21, 2020:

The markets there are a mistake

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 21, 2020:

Yes, and haveing a testing lab 700 yards from one is very dangerous. One theory is that a tick or mite escaped that facility and made it to the wet market.

What do you/people think about China's role in this epidemic?

racocn8 comments on Apr 21, 2020:

The media in both China and the U.S. are severely controlled and limited by their governments. While China may not have been forthright, the U.S. had intelligence on the ground. That intelligence was relayed and ignored by Trump. For months. Whatever shortcomings are made against the Chinese ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 21, 2020:

@Drew69 He had plenty of forewarnings. He eliminated the pandemic response team and pulled out our watchers in China - that could have been enough to slow things right there. ALSO, what about the November meeting from which a number of senators and representatives dropped their stocks. Seems they knew something. That means Trump either didn't care, didn't listen, or was too stupid.

Hi friends.

KKGator comments on Apr 21, 2020:

Really glad you're feeling well enough to post. Hope your recovery continues and you stick around for a LONG time.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 21, 2020:

Adding my welcome back as well @Marionville.

Trump mimics Hitler... [commondreams.org]

bigpawbullets comments on Apr 21, 2020:

I started the comparison during his run for the presidency. We're now at "Berlin, circa 1938". I've been expecting my "Recall to active duty" notice for months now.....

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 21, 2020:

@bigpawbullets so, just how is a dictator the lesser if two evils? If you really do see the comparison and believe it, then it follows that the 1st amendment will be ravaged (tRump called for that in 2016) and then the 22nd and then, and don't say no as all dictatorships would do this - the end of the 2nd amendment (with some financial deal cut with the nra - the holder of more names of gun owners than anyone in the world).

The great art of Leonardo Da Vinci in the times of the Corona Virus...

Cast1es comments on Apr 20, 2020:

And where did she get her eye brows ?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 20, 2020:

The 40ties. The women shaved them off and then drew them on. My mother said she did that.

In honor of 420, here is a song written by Shel Silverstein and sung by Dr. Hook. [youtu.be]

whiskywoman comments on Apr 20, 2020:

some of their songs are funnier than others

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 20, 2020:

Silverstein is mostly remembered as a kids author, but he wrote a number of songs, especially for Dr. Hook, including Silvia's Mother. Silverstein also wrote A Boy Named Sue. As an early writer cartoonist, Silverstein even wrote for Playboy.

If 2020 was a car.

barjoe comments on Apr 17, 2020:

This

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 18, 2020:

Even those were better.

Pat Robertson: God May Have Created the Earth in Six “Universal” Days | Hemant Mehta | Friendly ...

Novelty comments on Apr 15, 2020:

It’s all gibberish, considering it’s Pat it’s sort of a miracle that he isn’t a young Earther, as if it would make him look worse if he was. 💋

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 17, 2020:

When I wad a kid, the young earthers would argue that fossils were put here by Satan, or Santa, take your pick, to deceive us. Now look, GeeZeus may have ridden dinos. For sure man lived with them. Probably unicorns as well - humans killed them for being gay.

Letters to the Editor: Who asked Ron Reagan about his zealous atheism?

KJThomas comments on Apr 17, 2020:

Wait are you the person who wrote this letter or are you posting this ironically to talk about how ridiculous it is? Are you saying... you don't like it when a smart person makes their voice heard about their beliefs, in a democracy, under the first amendment?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 17, 2020:

I, too, was confused.

Why did 'god' create Atheists (or Agnostics, or Secular Humanists)

Fernapple comments on Apr 17, 2020:

There is no creator god almost certainly. But if there was, then it probably created atheists because they are the people it likes best. They are the only people who truly respect its clear wish to remain hidden and give no communication. Unlike religious people who set up fake gods in its name, ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 17, 2020:

If I ever meet a god, I don't see how said creature could prove to be more than a superior being.

Name that band. Easy one. Favorite tunes?

davknight comments on Apr 16, 2020:

Three Dog Night?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 16, 2020:

My first thought.

Jack Kerouac - On the Road (jack singing) [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 15, 2020:

I'll stick with reading his stuff and the other Beats. Now-a-days when I think about the Beats, since I no longer teach, I keep getting an image of that jackass Michael Savage, who used to hang with them. I talked to that man once. He really is a buffoon and cringed at the mention of Ginsburg.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 15, 2020:

@FearlessFly I spoke to Savage. Never had the Honor to speak with Kerouac - met briefly Ginsberg backstage once. Met the poet Creely in Japan with a group of monks. Because Savage is full of himself and it was a weird meeting. He was talking to me about a weird law I had written about that made kiddy pools illegal without high fences around them. He is one of those people who doesn't listen.

Ritchie Blackmore's birthday. Here he is with Deep Purple doing his own rifts. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 14, 2020:

Blackmore is prolific in creating guitar riffs and is often noted for his classically influenced solos. During his solo career, Blackmore established the heavy metal band Rainbow, which fused baroque music influences and elements of hard rock. Rainbow steadily moved to catchy pop-style mainstream...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 14, 2020:

I thought about posting Rainbow; I expected more people would know Deep Purple.

Separation of church and state just faded into the mist. [wonkette.com]

SeaGreenEyez comments on Apr 13, 2020:

Separation of church and state has nothing to do with what a legal business in America is or how it is operated. America was founded on the concept of freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion. This article reminds me of things right-wing outlets use to fire-up the crazies. Just ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 13, 2020:

@Allamanda Never. But we should have put money in the relief package for the USPS

Know your frogs!

Theresa_N comments on Apr 13, 2020:

Kermit has taste better than that. Lipton tea? Garbage.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 13, 2020:

Only real tea drinkers know.

I find the best words when I'm reading books.

Marionville comments on Apr 11, 2020:

Probably the best way to learn new words...and you’re more likely to remember them because they were read in context.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 11, 2020:

Spoken like an English teacher. Or, any teacher of language and literature. `

Well then, take your time

Merseyman1 comments on Apr 11, 2020:

So good! The anti-vaxxers will love this "news"! 🤣

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 11, 2020:

They will believe it

Many people like me are very sad about our democratic nominee.

JayOleck38 comments on Apr 10, 2020:

A non-vote is a vote for Trump. A vote for a third party is a vote for Trump. Is Biden a sleazy womanizer/probable rapist? Yes. Does he have cognitive decline? Yes, his brain is melting. In those regards, this is one gigantic shit sandwich and we're all going to have to take a big bite. ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 10, 2020:

Biden has NEVER been accused of rape, tRump has.

Islam: The Religion of Pieces keeps on taking.

Buddha comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Most fanatic participants can get pretty violent, in all religions

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 10, 2020:

He only list 1 Hindu killed in India where Muslims are being opening killed weekly. I am not supporting Islam, I agree with you that ALL extremist groups are dangerous. We have our own religious right committing crimes against others.

I keep thinking (hoping) this corona pandemic will lead to good things.

ToolGuy comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Love your post Karl but the oligarchs are in charge and they do not like cooperative economics but prefer the Neoliberal version we have now.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@ToolGuy Soon. I have a bag of books. My friend buts a ton, reads them and then gives them to me to read and cycle to the library as he seldom leaves his house (has MS and teaches online). Now, I guess I should move it up. Currently on historical non fiction, and rereading some old classical literature.

I keep thinking (hoping) this corona pandemic will lead to good things.

Novelty comments on Apr 10, 2020:

I doubt it will help, we've had pandemics before, remember WWI was the last war that humans would ever fight...right. 💋

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 10, 2020:

And the Spanish flu. 1919.

I keep thinking (hoping) this corona pandemic will lead to good things.

ToolGuy comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Love your post Karl but the oligarchs are in charge and they do not like cooperative economics but prefer the Neoliberal version we have now.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 10, 2020:

Like you, I tend to doubt much will happen. While it is happening, Moscow Mitch keeps pushing judges to keep their control and tRump keeps rolling back standards (usually on no news Friday)

Here is a song that most of us haven't heard in a while. A fun ditty. [youtu.be]

Marionville comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Don’t remember ever hearing it before.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 10, 2020:

The Monkees were a made for television band that were a big hit in the States in the mid to late 60's. On their first tour, one of their opening acts was Jimi Hendrix. Only two are currently alive. Of the four members, two were actors and two were actual musicians. One of the actors, Davy Jones won a junior Tony award prior. Mike Nesmith's mother patented white out correction fluid. Mickey Dolenz was a child star. Also, David Bowie changed his name to Bowie from Jones because of the show.

Do you find yourself getting angrier as the days go by?

Freedompath comments on Apr 10, 2020:

If we are to be part of the solution, we must preserver! This virus is serious and even if you place it on the back burner, it will lie there like a sleeping giant. Just hold that to your chest! And adjust your behavior to protect yourself. I doubt that anyone is all that comfortable with the ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 10, 2020:

tRump is an evil with a dangerous cult. I worry his and Moscow Mitch's damage will last too long, way too long. tRump's cult will be with us even if he goes, even if, at some point, the state's can prosecute him. I fear if he wins that may bring about an end of the constitution - and the only satisfaction there would be that ALL fascist regimes, at some point, take away the guns. The first amendment will get attacked first, then the 22nd, and then the 2nd and these assholes don't see their one reason for voting will be taken.

Great stuff:::: [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Good stories. I have to say this..... Look at Seth's eyes. He looks lit up on some sort of stimulant.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@Jacar I tend to use more calming medicinal products now.

I always loved this song.

AnonySchmoose comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Wow! This is a powerful rendition. I like that it has an accusatory temperament.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 9, 2020:

I heard the singer talk about drawing from his teenager years as a canter at his synagogue to find his voice here.

I just read this statement and it made me think, Agnostic.

Sgt_Spanky comments on Apr 9, 2020:

There's no ads so they can't be selling my ad viewing info, I'm not making any purchases here so it's not my shopping info they're selling, so, yeah, what could it be? Now I'm wondering too. Maybe it's something nefarious Maybe this site is run by Xians as a lure for non-believers that rounds ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 9, 2020:

Everyone here is noe on a list for xtion concentration camps where we will be fed only for saying grace and need to wear a clothe badge with an N for non believer.

I ran across this in my saved videos, and for some reason, it just feels appropriate today.

whiskywoman comments on Apr 9, 2020:

lol he really wasn't a good singer but his songs were killer

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 9, 2020:

This is Hank Sr's grandson, Hank III. He does different sets at his shows, including his punk band Asswipe.

The circle of Life requires some friction between children & parents.

Transition1 comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Move on! Let go! Get over it already! 😎

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@Soarfeet I doubt it is a one issue, one time thing with his father. I would guess the guy has underlying father issues.

Just got my quarantine coffee maker....

ToolGuy comments on Apr 8, 2020:

Actually I like this. Might set up my own with my surplus plumbing.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 8, 2020:

@ToolGuy I seldom drink, but that would be a great idea for a party. Set the soda gauge larger and alcohol one smaller to control the amounts.

Just got my quarantine coffee maker....

ToolGuy comments on Apr 8, 2020:

Actually I like this. Might set up my own with my surplus plumbing.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 8, 2020:

Just don't use lead pipes. Note the smaller flow controllers above the large one.

Sports are back!

Merseyman1 comments on Apr 8, 2020:

Jesus' portrays himself as "the good pastor" so it really means that only sheep (ridiculed for a non-questioning herd mentality) will show at the parking lot...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 8, 2020:

Think about the Shepard analogy. What happens to sheep? They get fleeced, over and over.

The latest news shows that people of color make up the greatest number of dead.

itsmedammit comments on Apr 7, 2020:

I think living in crowded, urban areas and taking public transportation are contributors.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 8, 2020:

One of the deaths was a black bus driver who put out posts prior, especially about sick people riding who not only endangered him but the other riders - he should have had the authority to remove such people, even if they aren't being rowdy. They still are dangers.

Another interesting cat.

dede18 comments on Apr 7, 2020:

it is such a beautiful little animal! and a marvel how they have adapted to life in the harsh desert.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 8, 2020:

I have seen videos of them killing venomous snakes as well.

A Landlord of a Church Locks Doors to Save Lives LockWNvbnRpbnVlLXRvLWhvbGQtc2VydmljZXMiLCJwbHVn

Novelty comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Personal protection, just because the church goers are faithful enough to risk death to gather despite public warnings doesn't mean they aren't going to sue for damages in court if the landlord didn't lock the building. Wise 💋

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 7, 2020:

Hypocrites are good at shit like that.

A Landlord of a Church Locks Doors to Save Lives LockWNvbnRpbnVlLXRvLWhvbGQtc2VydmljZXMiLCJwbHVn

Geoffrey51 comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Never understood why, if god is omnipresent why you have to go his house to gave s chat. Surely he must also be in your back shed!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 7, 2020:

Actually the bibly discourages public displays as a form of hypocrisim.

This is a trivia question which I heard on Jimmy Carr's YouTube daily broadcast called The Little ...

Geoffrey51 comments on Apr 7, 2020:

They’ve got sections of French

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@Geoffrey51 just forge my name, in dragon's blood.

This is a trivia question which I heard on Jimmy Carr's YouTube daily broadcast called The Little ...

Geoffrey51 comments on Apr 7, 2020:

They’ve got sections of French

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 7, 2020:

WE HAVE A WINNER.

Quarantine Times II.

azzow2 comments on Apr 7, 2020:

So now alcohol is an essential commodity the people in the breweries are working overtime to make the beer so people can stay drunk to keep their minds off of the lack of toilet paper.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 7, 2020:

Our governor's office told it as the truth is - some people don't get alcohol and they get sick. Never did say alcoholism though.

Roy Orbison - It's Over 1964 [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Always a great voice. And, look at those Evis chops he was sporting.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@Marionville my senior HS picture from 73 I had them.

What is something that can be said during sex and during quareentine? Stay Inside.

Kynlei comments on Apr 7, 2020:

You need to use protection. 😂

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 7, 2020:

Wearing masks.

Haven't slept all night, so here is a fun song to get rolling in the morning. [youtu.be]

Marionville comments on Apr 7, 2020:

How interesting... I posted a version of this song just yesterday in my World Music group!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 7, 2020:

Great minds. :)

Teens charged with hate crimes for attacking a woman on a bus and saying she caused coronavirus, ...

Novelty comments on Apr 6, 2020:

The Asian woman was probably third generation American. It's like all the Sikhs that were murdered after 911. Red Necks think Arabs wear turbans, stupid. 💋

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 6, 2020:

@Petter I know. Many speak Arabic as well as that is the language of the Koran. A friend of my eldest is from Bangladesh and, oddly, her first language wad English as her parents were professors. She also spoke Bangli of course and Arabic as well, which she would say "hurt her throat." She teaches Englis lit at Temple. She and he were in college; she finally, after 7 years got permission to marry another of his friends after Bangladesh started having more internal problems and they told her it was better not to return, even though she had no intention to do so. They lived together, but felt they needed permission to marry and have kids. Such is the world.

Teens charged with hate crimes for attacking a woman on a bus and saying she caused coronavirus, ...

Novelty comments on Apr 6, 2020:

The Asian woman was probably third generation American. It's like all the Sikhs that were murdered after 911. Red Necks think Arabs wear turbans, stupid. 💋

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 6, 2020:

@Novelty I've been "teased" by some Celtic Irish that say my great grandfather's family isn't Irish, they only arrived in 1169 during the Anglo-Norman invasion. But, I can still vist a mineral spring cave system with my last name. This is happening now in our country. Bigotry is growing and it is spawned at the highest level and pushed by the monied class to keep people divided. We have become crabs thrown into a bucket - the escape could happen, if we stopped pulling each other back down.

Teens charged with hate crimes for attacking a woman on a bus and saying she caused coronavirus, ...

Novelty comments on Apr 6, 2020:

The Asian woman was probably third generation American. It's like all the Sikhs that were murdered after 911. Red Necks think Arabs wear turbans, stupid. 💋

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 6, 2020:

Rednecks think Iranians are Arabs. Try calling a Persian an Arab and see what happens.

Why is this app called “Agnostic”?

Gareth comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I take it that you are open-minded about the existence of unicorns then?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 6, 2020:

@Fernapple if they are chocolate, I'll come visit. 😁

Why is this app called “Agnostic”?

mischl comments on Apr 6, 2020:

Oh boy oh boy, we thrashed this out in Philosophy 101...and later. The consensus was and is: An agnostic is a person who doesn't believe in gods but is open to new information. So, if Jesus or somebody floats down out of a cloud, sticks out his hand, and says "Hi Eduardo, I'm Jesus," then I'll have ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 6, 2020:

After the shrink, then ask yourself, "Is this a god, or simply a superior being?" I'm not an aliens visited nut - there is NO proof for aliens either. Still, before I accept a god, another life form needs to be eliminated from the equation.

Why is this app called “Agnostic”?

TheMiddleWay comments on Apr 6, 2020:

BTW, I define my agnosticism thusly: I neither believe nor disbelieve in the concept of god and let extant evidence, not absent evidence, dictate by beliefs. To date, there is no strong case to be made for gods existing or not existing. There is a strong case to be made about a lot of the claims...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 6, 2020:

I have a similar approach. Give me evidence, and there has been none. Give me science which adapts and changes with the growth of knowledge. If a superior being appeared, I still would not call it a god, just a superior being. Thus, I'll never be a god believer until proof, which may never come - the odds say it won't ever occur.

CNN Host To Pastor: How Is It 'Pro-Life' To Pack People Into Church Amid Pandemic?

Donotbelieve comments on Apr 6, 2020:

"Selective Pro-Life" AKA Natural Selection (I'M KIDDING)

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 6, 2020:

Those people ARE selective pro life. Death penalty is ok, killing brown people is ok, get back to work and church and let grandma die is ok, etc.

Went to out to shop for some things I needed and I have to say I was sooooo disappointed to see ...

Novelty comments on Apr 6, 2020:

A puppy bouquet of puppies. That makes Korean barbecue a lot easier with the entree all selected. 💋

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 6, 2020:

Icky. I've been to Asia and they do eat dogs. Not I. It is a lot less common now, especially Korea.

Hey everyone, I'd love to get your opinion here.

BestWithoutGods comments on Apr 3, 2020:

Ask-a-Nazi. :P

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 5, 2020:

@BestWithoutGods I do too. Just a quote from an old film.

We shouldn’t hate Christ as a person in spite of what his philosophy has done to humanity over the...

Surfpirate comments on Apr 5, 2020:

Jesus Christ is not a figure found in historic records of the era that the bible claims, he is a religious construct and nothing more. Therefore the logic here is circular, Christ is a construct of the very religion(s) that use him to persecute and enslave others.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 5, 2020:

Well, thank you, as now I need not say anything. 👍👍

Hey everyone, I'd love to get your opinion here.

BestWithoutGods comments on Apr 3, 2020:

Ask-a-Nazi. :P

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 5, 2020:

Face-to-face, he better have a weapon. "I hate Illinois Nazis."

Hey everyone, I'd love to get your opinion here.

davknight comments on Apr 4, 2020:

My mom was a Great Dane, and my dad was a Chihiuahua. He stood on a chair.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 5, 2020:

Yep, I can see your mom in your bone structure.

Hey everyone, I'd love to get your opinion here.

JustAskMe comments on Apr 4, 2020:

I would ask why an answer is important to you, then state "I don't believe anyone is 100% anything."

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 5, 2020:

Most of us aren't even a hundred percent homo sapien sapien. We are all hominids though.

Hey everyone, I'd love to get your opinion here.

Nevermind345 comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Many dark Mediterraneans in Israel. I love telling Chistians that Jesus was probably one of them, especially the fundamental white ones

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 5, 2020:

If he did exist, and I have seen no evidence, quite simply, he was browner and his hair was curlier.

Words With Friends thinks ghibli is a valid word. Is that where Studio Ghibli in Japan got its name?

LenHazell53 comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Ghibli in Studio Ghibli is an anglicisation of Oji buri オジブリ (pronounced Oh Jib Uri) meaning Uncle Yellowtail (as in the bird) and is an equivalent of Mother Goose in the west for a mythical storyteller. The fact that it is an homonym for qibli and again by anglisiation pronounced Ghibli...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 5, 2020:

I apparently stumbled into a foreign homonym once. I knew the word for hello and good day in Korean, annyeong. I was given that from a young Korean student of mine. Anyway, one day I was at a store and waiting in line. I hate to stereotype, but I was behind two guys who I believe were from the Mid-East. Tehy were speaking, I was attempting to be polite and ignore them, when one said something that sounded like annyeong and my head snapped up. They both stared at me and shut up. Don't tell jacar.

A Texas restroom?...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Texas, one of the few states to allow guns in bars, drivers can have one open container, and the cops can walk into a bar, and do, to arrest drunks - even the cops are crazies.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 4, 2020:

@MichelleGar1 I looked. 2001 the law changed. Haven't been down in 30 years myself.

A Texas restroom?...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Texas, one of the few states to allow guns in bars, drivers can have one open container, and the cops can walk into a bar, and do, to arrest drunks - even the cops are crazies.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 4, 2020:

@MichelleGar1 okay. I haven't kept up with the laws for years. These days everyone is doing better for dui or dwi.

Why all the hate?

Novelty comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Look if you love football and will not shut up about it, me telling you I don't want to hear it isn't hate. Now substitute football with religion. I reserve my hate for those that deserve it, the Conservatives, as a political influence from either party. We have the history, a list of actions and...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 4, 2020:

My Dad was an FDR socialist when I wss growing up. He got away with it because A) he walked across France fighting Nazis B) never to us kids or my Mom, but he was a bit of a bad ass. When he died my son said, "If Pop-Pop had a god, it was FDR."

Why all the hate?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 4, 2020:

I don't hate religion as such. I hate ignorance and hypocrisy. Those traits are found in religion more than anywhere, along with politics and sport (which both resemble religion in their blind devotions to "my team, right or wrong"). Along with these is the fact that religion considers itself above ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 4, 2020:

👍👍👍👍👍👍

Stay The Fuck At Home Song - YouTube

ToolGuy comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Clever little ditty. Many be not for certain people. Like one of my friends who started to shun me when I dropped the “F” bomb a couple of times referring to the German city by that name of course!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 4, 2020:

Of fucking course. 😁😁

Emmylou Harris is having a birthday today.

Marionville comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Happy Birthday Emmylou!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 4, 2020:

I had a schoolboy crush on her back in 1970 sophomore HS.

Remember who the real enemy is...

TheDoubter comments on Apr 3, 2020:

sign me up for an orgy

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 3, 2020:

Not me. I get too winded anymore. LOL.

Religion adapts

Merseyman1 comments on Apr 3, 2020:

The only priest I like! 😄

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 3, 2020:

It is probably just a shadow, but after reading your remark I looked again and it looks, kind of, like his pants are open.

I am asking for suggestions.

bobwjr comments on Apr 3, 2020:

Why differences they have much in common

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 3, 2020:

because we already know their many similarities

The Way It Used To Be - Engelbert Humperdinck - [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Apr 3, 2020:

It is an English language adaptation of the Italian language song "Melodia", which was originally released by Isabella Iannetti in 1968.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 3, 2020:

I almost knew that. I knew it was an Italian song originally.

Let's time travel.

St-Sinner comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Where? Take me back to when Trump was not president. I will pay. :)

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 2, 2020:

Go back to the Revolutionary War and have the Britts win. Think about it.

What a genius idea, make one of those fake $20 Bills and have a message about Evolution printed on ...

Sgt_Spanky comments on Apr 2, 2020:

I love this idea but I don't think I'd be willing to sit through a mass to get to the collection.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 2, 2020:

My thought as well.

Grandma and her Spoonerisms....

Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Did she turn it off? Reminds me - when teaching at a Pre through HS school, we had a substitute in computer class with a group of second graders type in Whitehouse.com and not Whitehouse.gov. Guess what those little guys got a look at?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 2, 2020:

@BestWithoutGods It 1997 it was porn, changed to politics either 2016 or 17 from what I read.

Grandma and her Spoonerisms....

Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Did she turn it off? Reminds me - when teaching at a Pre through HS school, we had a substitute in computer class with a group of second graders type in Whitehouse.com and not Whitehouse.gov. Guess what those little guys got a look at?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 2, 2020:

@BestWithoutGods Gee, it changed. It used to be porn. Okay.

Dog. Australia's most famous Catholic [abc.net.au]

Jolanta comments on Apr 2, 2020:

The church has a lot to answer for. They are as guilty as the priests.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 2, 2020:

I spent some time working at a Catholic school - brand new teacher and needed a job and back then they were less worried about having only catholics and weren't as evangelically assholed. That said, I witnessed the passing on of a couple of nuns who had problems: one a straight-up bitch who the kids rebelled against (that was cool to watch) and another, Sister David, who had a "liking" shall we say for young, naive men from Africa whom she would assist in their transition to becoming citizens. Or, was it manhood?

A digital Buddhism. A mathematics of perfect morality

TheMiddleWay comments on Apr 1, 2020:

I don't see any Buddhism or morality discussed. I do see a bunch of random symbols and lines that bear no relation to anything though. :D

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 1, 2020:

I got Myers-Briggs

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - YouTube

NHjulie comments on Apr 1, 2020:

Monty Python is the perfect soundtrack for the absurdity that life is now.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 1, 2020:

Having the same thoughts

From out of the old west come the sounds of....

Petter comments on Mar 31, 2020:

... and yet he was called "Tonto"?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 1, 2020:

@Petter I envy people who are multilingual. I used to read some Spanish and a little French and Middle English. Note I said read. My daughter speaks a few languages - French and Thai and Italian, and all the juicy good words in German, from her roommate.

From out of the old west come the sounds of....

Petter comments on Mar 31, 2020:

... and yet he was called "Tonto"?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 1, 2020:

@Petter I have a friend who told me about being on the reservation and hearing the laughter - he did not speak his mother's language.

From out of the old west come the sounds of....

Petter comments on Mar 31, 2020:

... and yet he was called "Tonto"?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 31, 2020:

@Lorajay I have read that some of the old time film "Indians" would swear and insult the "white man" when they were to speak "native."

A comment I made to a post I read on here a short while ago I'm sorry to say this is not a happy ...

Novelty comments on Mar 31, 2020:

There are mitigating factors. Very crowded areas will naturally be hit like an anvil. Suburban sprawl many save many burbs. Look at the New Orleans pagan tit flashing ceremony disease spike. It's why everyone is screaming stay the hell away from me. 💋

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 31, 2020:

@Novelty Korea is also doing massive testing to slow the curve. Korea being a smaller nation, it behooves us to look at larger populations to see how we are doing. China is a repressive regime and can better enforce, it had 3500 deaths ( all right, looks like they may be lying - but by how much - let's say they lie by a factor of 100, that is 30000 deaths and our prez says 100k dead makes him good). So, how about Japan, a democracy? They have done a very good job keeping the death rate and curve down. Let us follow their lead, oh yea, too fucking late as the menace poisoned the idiots with this is a hoax early on. Basically, we are fucked.

Deep Purple - Knocking at Your Back Door (Perfect Strangers) [youtube.com]

Redheadedgammy comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Oh how I loved this group back in 71-72!!!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 31, 2020:

Yep. Saw them in 73 with Nazareth opening. I actually walked on stage while they were performing. Very surreal. I was stoned. My friend and I found a passed out girl and her mate crying horribly. My friend hoisted the girl up and i took the hand of the crying girl and we all went for help. Security let us pass and we just sort of stumbled on stage - briefly before being aimed in the right direction.

Trump Catches Melania Watching Cuomo Briefing | The New Yorker

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 31, 2020:

So what....

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 31, 2020:

I found the satire humorous. I do think she is a self serving sleaze.

Something to think about : George is at it again: From Kellyanne Conway’s husband, George ...

Charlene comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Too bad he's a Rethuglican and married to Kellyanne.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 31, 2020:

@dalefvictor She is loyal to tRump, at least for now. As far as her husband is concerned, I doubt she talks to him anymore.

Something to think about : George is at it again: From Kellyanne Conway’s husband, George ...

Charlene comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Too bad he's a Rethuglican and married to Kellyanne.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 31, 2020:

Actually I give him credit for being one voice in the tornado of sucking off the prez. I really do wonder what the Hell Kellyanne has on tRump for him to not fire her, no matter how loyal a bitch she is.

This month Princeton released the latest volume of Einstein’s papers, covering the period May ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Some have postulated that had Hitler not gone after the Jews, he may have captured and held Europe and who knows what else. He chased off many intellectuals; he could have had close to or more than a million more soldiers as well. In another dimension - not likely.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 31, 2020:

@dahermit yes he did. He chose to enact his most evil thoughts and often invoked religion so others would follow.

A RIDDLE Where would you find and American flag that is always flying, never lowered or raised, ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Ask Ralph Cramdon from the Honeymooners 😊😋

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 30, 2020:

Funny. Yes, I see. You do know. How many others know NOW. Good clue.

So right and wrong at the same time

webspider555 comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Did it happen in Washington DC or AC

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 30, 2020:

@St-Sinner Tesla of course. Remember Edison pushed for DC and ironically, some of his demonstrations helped push Westinghouse into the forefront. Edison electrocuted an elephant using AC.

This month Princeton released the latest volume of Einstein’s papers, covering the period May ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Some have postulated that had Hitler not gone after the Jews, he may have captured and held Europe and who knows what else. He chased off many intellectuals; he could have had close to or more than a million more soldiers as well. In another dimension - not likely.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 30, 2020:

@creative51 I know. And he used the Jews as a scapegoat to reinforce his growth as the leader. Thus, anything one would postulate would need things to have fallen in a different manner, something highly unlikely to have happened.

Will common sense prevail after this crisis is over especially given the climate crisis?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 30, 2020:

My agnostic response: will it really end My atheist response: no, I see no evidence to say it will My religious/spiritual response: of course, we are all gaud's children My old, passed Southern Mother's response: bless your heart

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 30, 2020:

Actually, and now I feel almost badly, my Mother would never say that. When asked why we hadn't been raised Southern Baptist, she said, "I didn't want to inflict that upon you kids."