UPDATE: You CAN give up drinking/smoking without a higher power! In fact, most things in my life ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 17, 2019:

There is a program called SMART Recovery that is not faith based that will help you with addictions. Meetings are online and in person. smartrecovery.org

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 17, 2019:

All rehab and recovery programs have high recidivism rates. The faith based ones are just as high and some even higher. Even AA and DA have adapted, not calling on god as a requirement. They still insist on some type of "higher power" and that is ensuring some failures. The best systems work on lighting that internal flame based on yourself.

What's your opinion on unitarian churches?

KKGator comments on Jan 17, 2019:

Not being a "joiner", I'd say "no, thank you." Unitarian churches are STILL churches. Woo is woo.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 17, 2019:

@KKGator forced religion is the worst. Didn't have that myself, but saw it. My parents were non practicing, marginally Christian. My mom, raised Southern Baptist, still had bad ass strict parent controls, but not with god. Asked her as an adult why we weren't pressed into the SB life and to her credit, on that, said I didn't want to inflict it upon you.

When life gets real...

Cutiebeauty comments on Jan 17, 2019:

I think they're great... Let's see your nuts lol

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 17, 2019:

I think they tend to shrink.

What's your opinion on unitarian churches?

KKGator comments on Jan 17, 2019:

Not being a "joiner", I'd say "no, thank you." Unitarian churches are STILL churches. Woo is woo.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 17, 2019:

@KKGator I don't go now. And I never would push anything on another. I state what is true for me and respect what is true for others.

What's your opinion on unitarian churches?

KKGator comments on Jan 17, 2019:

Not being a "joiner", I'd say "no, thank you." Unitarian churches are STILL churches. Woo is woo.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 17, 2019:

Actually the one I attended with my kids called itself a society and the church name was never used. I liked that.

Little Shits!

Carin comments on Jan 17, 2019:

So cute! Is this little doll related to you? I love babies!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 17, 2019:

@JazznBlues my second.....long walks, eyes closed from chair to sofa like a blind pinball gently singing.

What's your opinion on unitarian churches?

genessa comments on Jan 17, 2019:

i have no opinion about unitarian churches because i have never been to one. first of all, unitarianism has to do with christianity (it simply rejects the trinity). i've never been a christian and have no interest in becoming one. second of all, it's all about the unity of god. as an atheist, i ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 17, 2019:

The UU's I've attended are far from Christian. Two of my kids consider themselves UU and neither is Christian. In Romania the church is still Christian and even its roots here are Christian. The ones I have attended have people of many religious thoughts including athiests, agnistics, Jews, Christians, Wicca, and much more. On a side note: I am curious about the huge, beautiful UU church near Central Park in NYC.

What's on my mind? The same as most other Brits, Brexit, it's driving me insane!

Amisja comments on Jan 17, 2019:

Me too. Enough is enough now. These politicians need to stop messing about now. Its ridiculous, we need another vote.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 17, 2019:

I have some Irish friends and their big concern is Northern Ireland and the loss of free travel and the possibility of returning closed borders that, if manned by Britts, could bring on violence.

Do robots have penises? [agnostic.com]

DonaldHRoberts comments on Jan 17, 2019:

Ask Data

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 17, 2019:

Data had sex in one episode. He was "fully functional."

Here We Go Again With Giulaini

SleeplessInTexas comments on Jan 17, 2019:

I can't stand that Gargamel-looking, twat waffle piece of f**k!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 17, 2019:

At least Gargamel liked his cat, and the cat liked him.

Government Criminalizes Off Grid Living: Tiny Homes Banned In US At Increasing Rate | Disclose.tv

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 17, 2019:

Why am I not surprised. A long time ago, they outlawed building concrete block houses. Only buildings a certain size and outer structures like garages. Having worked in masonry during my summer hiatus I pondered the costs of one and realized how much cheaper one could be constructed. One could ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 17, 2019:

Addendum: a number of states have nixed the use of straw as a building material. It is light, great insulation and very fire resistant when tightly packed and covered. Look at how it is used, pretty cool stuff actually. It, too, could be done cheaply, however in an ironic twist only some rich have built with the material so as to get some intriguing designs.

Question: Do you agree this as acceptable?

Paul_Clamberer comments on Jan 17, 2019:

How did he do that? Do you have any references?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 17, 2019:

Basically he put dying patients on a scale. As many have pointed out, the experiment had multiple flaws and inaccuracies. It is scoffed at in the science community. It got some press and a terrible movie, so people still refer to it.

And I thought he was rich...guess not.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 15, 2019:

This story is getting too much air. Why do we care what some young footballers ate. We must face the fact and the real worry is that the first President ever has been realistically questioned about working for a foreign power.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 16, 2019:

@Antidronefreeman there is a point to people's origin. We are ALL of African descent, unless you prescribe to some bullshit creation myth. And Obama was far from an Afro war lord. I would postulate that your attitude would make you much more suitable to such a title.

Me at the gym. ???

Fernapple comments on Jan 16, 2019:

Don't wear dark glasses on a nudist beach though.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 16, 2019:

While in the Navy we took photos of a Russian research vessel. The intelligence office, which I was part of, spent two days on a grainy photo arguing if a sunbathing Soviet woman was topless. I voted she had a top.

One potato, two potato and go!

Charlene comments on Jan 16, 2019:

Potato from the Black Lagoon..

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 16, 2019:

Almost as goodly bad as Plan Potato from Outer Space

One potato, two potato and go!

Fernapple comments on Jan 16, 2019:

Indiana Jones and the lost Potato.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 16, 2019:

@maturin1919 are you sure you don't mean Kingdom of the Crystal Potato?

He served what?

Green_eyes comments on Jan 16, 2019:

Didn’t see Melania, was she in charge of doing dishes?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 16, 2019:

@Green_eyes she made a living taking off her clothes and parlayed it into a marriage of wealth and comfort (if that is the comfort one is willing to accept). She was raised as a pawn, as her parents, at least her father, were mob linked (a salesman in the communist block didn't take their family in expensive vacations or drive a Mercedes.

He served what?

Green_eyes comments on Jan 16, 2019:

Didn’t see Melania, was she in charge of doing dishes?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 16, 2019:

@Green_eyes i have a second hand account from some Caribbean island property owners who have a place near one of the Trump's many homes that Melania liked to entertain there. Entertain as in younger men. No idea if it is credible. I trust the person who told me, but they heard it from a neighbor closer.

Poll: 0.0% of Icelanders Under 25 Believe God Created The World [patheos.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 15, 2019:

Yep. Yet about a quarter of the population believes, to some extent, in elves. So, what does that say about humans looking to believe in strange things?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 16, 2019:

@Agnieszka I've heard of them. Pretty crazy, although some of the members are just there for environmental reasons.

He served what?

Green_eyes comments on Jan 16, 2019:

Didn’t see Melania, was she in charge of doing dishes?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 16, 2019:

Sleeping.

And I thought he was rich...guess not.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 15, 2019:

This story is getting too much air. Why do we care what some young footballers ate. We must face the fact and the real worry is that the first President ever has been realistically questioned about working for a foreign power.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@Antidronefreeman proof? Not one indictment to staff.

And I thought he was rich...guess not.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 15, 2019:

This story is getting too much air. Why do we care what some young footballers ate. We must face the fact and the real worry is that the first President ever has been realistically questioned about working for a foreign power.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@powder I don't trust tRump at all. Vicious crooked slime. I'm just saying the burger story isn't important; his traitorous acts are. I don't want to laugh at his stupidity and give people an excuse to humanize him.

Do you believe in destiny?

GreatNani comments on Jan 15, 2019:

Randomness. That's what do believe. Not destiny or higher power. Life is random series of events.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 15, 2019:

Random events mixed with other's random events mixed with nature's random events.

I never worked for Russia - I just like Putin!

LimitedLight comments on Jan 15, 2019:

I did not have relations with Ms. Lewinsky.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 15, 2019:

Much closer to I'm not a crook.

Woodstock 1969✌

TheDoubter comments on Jan 15, 2019:

let's see how No 2 goes

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 15, 2019:

Number 3. And with high ticket costs and corporate sponsors we will see. Maybe like two, thousands will show up not paid. We will see what security brings. Hope not an Altamont.

Poll: 0.0% of Icelanders Under 25 Believe God Created The World [patheos.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 15, 2019:

Yep. Yet about a quarter of the population believes, to some extent, in elves. So, what does that say about humans looking to believe in strange things?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@Agnieszka it may be one for the tourists, but when you have a business that gets paid to clear a property before building so no elves are harmed, it seems a pretty elaborate one.

Damn forangers

dahermit comments on Jan 14, 2019:

Yes...the reason there are so many foreign doctors is that few Americans have the intellect to become doctors...or am I missing something? :)

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 14, 2019:

Maybe. But in large part it is the cost and student debt and the lack of giving scholarships to deserving young people.

Omg they’re the Antichrist!!! ???

Treehugger comments on Jan 14, 2019:

If it looks like a pile shit, smells like a pile of shit, it could still just be .....?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 14, 2019:

Someone standing in a pile of tRump.

How do you feel about people who attend church for the communal aspect?

Fernapple comments on Jan 14, 2019:

Pity they must be really desperate. And very sad if it is the only thing in town.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 14, 2019:

@starwatcher-al I thought about the UU. They are different in that they celebrate and embrace doubt. There are UU's claiming various religious stances: Christian, Jewish, Wicca, atheist, agnos, and whatever. Going to a preachy place opens one up to all sorts of B.S. and puts one in the awkward position to choose hypocrisy or inundation.

Sunday morning project completed.

CS60 comments on Jan 13, 2019:

Impressed, I always hire a plumber. When I try to fix plumbing, it winds up leaking

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 13, 2019:

I remodeled an old house, doing all the carpentry, brick, floors, even electric, but very little plumbing because it sucked and frustrated the hell out of me

How did I not hear the words?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 13, 2019:

To this very day I have people argue with me on Janis Joplin singing "Me And Bobby McGee." Janis belts the song out and gets to her high points of the chorus saying at least twice "Bobby Motherfuckin' McGee." People hear me and listen to the song too, then go "no, she didn't say that." The problem ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 13, 2019:

Not sure myself. Musicians often have fun live. Morrison sang fuck you Mother the one night his mom went to a concert. And I saw a certain rock star flash us with no undies. We were high, but my friends saw it too. I read later she did that.

How you milk sheep

BestWithoutGods comments on Jan 13, 2019:

Yep. Religion is a scam based on a myth.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 13, 2019:

Imagine the early Greek system: everyone went to shows for entertainment and indoctrination to religion, culture, and government and the poor didn't pay, the rich supported it all.

Have you ever had one of these as a kid?

genessa comments on Jan 13, 2019:

noooo! i had a chemistry set. if i played doctor, i guess it was dr. jeckyl, not dr. kildare lol g

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 13, 2019:

I had a chemistry set. And, my mom would buy chemicals which I requested from the pharmacy. I made my own rocket fuel. And gunpowder.

In africa when you say your not a believer they see you as someone possesd by demons ??‍♂️

Denker comments on Jan 13, 2019:

Seems a bit uneducated... a believer in what though? The old African religions with shamans and masked dancers?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 13, 2019:

World wide religion counts estimate 200 million followers of some form of Nativism religion.

In africa when you say your not a believer they see you as someone possesd by demons ??‍♂️

Amisja comments on Jan 13, 2019:

Africa is a continent as you know. Demons don't exist, neither does possession. Welcome to rationality.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 13, 2019:

There are some generalities that can be placed on large swaths of some continents. Many places in Africa remain very spiritually conservative. There still are many nativist religions there as well as strict versions of Islam and Christianity. Granted, there are also people, especially in the large cities, that are more secular. One can also make some generalities about South America, but it is modernizing as well and breaking form. Having been forced to become Catholic, many of the people in S.A. follow their religious memes. Of course continents have multiple countries and ethnic groups and vast differences as well. If there were not differences, fears, and superstitions, and rivalries there wouldn't be as many regional wars.

A Facebook friend of mine put up a Bowie fan page and invited me to join.

LaRaconteur comments on Dec 26, 2018:

The daughter of my family's banker "went out" with Ted Nugent. She was 15 at the time, and it raised a few eyebrows, but not as much as it should have. I really wish I could write all of this off to the free love of the 60s on 70s 'roids. But, lookit, the underage groupie culture still exists; ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 13, 2019:

Nugent, even totally ignoring his gun rants, etc, is a sick fuck. Bragging about banging little girls, and doing so apparently. Mistreating his wives and children. He said Iin an interview that when his ex wife died in a car crash that he told his little kids that she deserved to die for doing drugs and alcohol.

Famous songs that are covers - youtube

DeStijl comments on Jan 12, 2019:

KD Lang managed to make Roy Orbison's signature song into her signature song. https://youtu.be/QgGLC3JLTuY

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 12, 2019:

Later, Roy sang the song with here. It, too, can be found online.

It’s fucking winter. Why are people wearing shorts? WTF

genessa comments on Jan 12, 2019:

i assure you i am not wearing shorts... or anything else. g

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 12, 2019:

Of course not, you don't like pants

Which leg do you put in first when putting on pants?

genessa comments on Jan 12, 2019:

pants? not for me! g

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 12, 2019:

Pants! We don't need no stinking pants!

Why does justice exist?

MrBeelzeebubbles comments on Jan 12, 2019:

There is no justice. Just him.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Amisja Hong Kong Britts, hmmm. We, my ship's soccer team, beat the Hong Kong British Navy's team. They took back their offer to have us join them for drinks.

Why does justice exist?

genessa comments on Jan 12, 2019:

who says it exists? g

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 12, 2019:

Socrates

This for my weed smokers. Tell me a funny story on when you got high.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 11, 2019:

Having to use a "real" Japanese toilet for the first time and standing there staring at the bright, shiny, immaculate hole in the floor.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@John_Tyrrell public toilet, and yes about 35 years The hotels were all American/European. On Fuji I experienced an outhouse with a floor hole. Still better than parts ofAsia and the Mideast with a bucket and a rag. No way,,, back to the modern places.

War Hero, Triple-Amputee Veteran behind “Fund the Wall” GoFundMe Announces New Organization to ...

icolan comments on Jan 11, 2019:

GoFundMe and other reputable crowd funding sites should shutdown obvious scams like this and people looking for funding for homeopathic remedies to their medical conditions.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 11, 2019:

Go fund me is "reputable" as a business. It makes a profit and doesn't want to mess that up

Bad grass ??

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 11, 2019:

Unless tampered with, as in shit added, their is no bad grass, just some that is stronger. People warn about potency today. Anyone get to Africa or parts if Asia in the 70's and smoke that gooey, stick filled, black pot?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@of-the-mountain nope, had Thai stick and had hash. This was mostly in places like Kenya and the Philippines

War for profit . . . . Will likely end the human race.

creative51 comments on Jan 10, 2019:

I think actually some plague will be the end of us. It might be enabled by wars, but it will be a plague.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@creative51 near to his death, George Carlin said he wasn't worried about the Earth because it would shuck us off and continue.

Hopeful Gypsy Sunset

dalefvictor comments on Jan 10, 2019:

Positive trippie vibration, guess that is why I shake.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 11, 2019:

We share a birthday, along with the writer Chinua Achebe.

Impeach or no?

48thRonin comments on Jan 10, 2019:

Even if they can impeach him it would be smarter to not do so. Because believe it or not there’s not really much to impeach pence and even if there was the senate would allow trump to be impeached but they’d shield pence. And honestly when i see some of you saying impeach them both it makes ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@maturin1919 well, we are getting a front row seat as Trump shits all over the country, the rule of law, and the constitution.

Impeach or no?

Amisja comments on Jan 10, 2019:

I'm British but voted anyway! Giggles

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 11, 2019:

BTW how is that Bexit thing going? Northern Ireland going to hang around?

Durex: We've Got This Covered

Wildflower comments on Jan 10, 2019:

I see they don't know how to use them!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 11, 2019:

The nuns do all the work.

What is love?

48thRonin comments on Jan 10, 2019:

And in an urgent manner at that.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 11, 2019:

Ouch?

War for profit . . . . Will likely end the human race.

creative51 comments on Jan 10, 2019:

I think actually some plague will be the end of us. It might be enabled by wars, but it will be a plague.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 11, 2019:

A plague is very possible. I would guess one that was bioengineered for war.

War for profit . . . . Will likely end the human race.

icolan comments on Jan 10, 2019:

If he is an officer in the US Military why is he allowed to serve in any other position? That makes no sense and in this case is a very obvious conflict of interest.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 11, 2019:

Last three years when he got out. It is a scam with top officers handing out contracts while in the service and then the companies hire them when they retire as rewards. Most don't make that much, but they do very well.

It’s all about him

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 10, 2019:

Someone should make small versions of the baby tRump blimp. Like those blowup Xmas decorations. I would buy one.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 10, 2019:

Amazon has 25 inch balloons of tRump baby. ??

American Legion ready to assist Coast Guardsmen affected by shutdown [legion.

powder comments on Jan 10, 2019:

Understand your sentiment but crazy to ask for donations to cover inept government. Take their security details away from them as they have taken security away from the people.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 10, 2019:

Good point.

Baby boomers legacy

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 10, 2019:

Almost got pot legal.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 10, 2019:

@Cat021958 yea Canada, eh. Also much of Europe. No disrespect to Canada, envy you guys.

Good Morning.

Our_existence comments on Jan 10, 2019:

Is it noon yet? I already need a drink. I can't stand yet another day of tRump

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 10, 2019:

@Our_existance I almost never drink. As my arthritis worsens, well, I've already got the little woman's ok to resume smoking at that point. ?

Which of the following would you rather discover about yourself? Multiple selections allowed.

thinktwice comments on Jan 10, 2019:

I thought I discovered that my birth certificate was forged to cover up a pre-marital pregnancy...it took a lot of embarrasing questioning to discover that it was just a poor typist...ha ha ha I chose falling in love with an unknown sibling!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 10, 2019:

There is at least one proven case in the US.

Which of the following would you rather discover about yourself? Multiple selections allowed.

Cutiebeauty comments on Jan 10, 2019:

I choose all. Just for variety lol

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 10, 2019:

I was wondering who chose sibling

Do you think atheism can lead to higher consciousness?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 10, 2019:

Maybe? I think there are multiple possible ways to a higher consciousness, but none are guaranteed.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 10, 2019:

@CallMeDave ?typo fixed

Any interest in a Shakespeare group?

PalacinkyPDX comments on Jan 9, 2019:

Are you talking about Timon of Athens? Didn't quite understand that sentence.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 9, 2019:

Sorry I didn't look. My phone didn't like Romeo.

That dog means business!

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 8, 2019:

Poor bored dog.....

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 9, 2019:

Exactly. A bored and lonely dog. Most likely anxiety caused the gnawing.

Who has lived or still do in small hicksville like this.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 8, 2019:

Southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I've even been to an Amish drinking party with a rock in roll cover band (used about 300 yards of electric cords). Met one person a couple years ago who saw that band, like I, in the early 70's, The Peas and Carets.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 9, 2019:

@MST3K when young. And they do drink, even when older. I've seen some who hung out in bars. One fellow was a hell of a pool shooter, carried his own cue. And old local night time suggestion: if you are driving past 2am (bars closed) and see a buggy approaching a stop sign don't count on it stopping, the horse knows the way home, but not stop signs and the owner may be asleep.

Gals, what is a pickup line that worked? (For real now!)

Surfpirate comments on Jan 7, 2019:

I knew a guy in university who we called Peter the Pig, I can't remember his last name but Peter appeared to be average in every way, except he knew how to talk to women and take them home. It was a nonstop parade of women with Peter, usually very beautiful women, except on Tuesdays because Peter ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 8, 2019:

Ben Franklin said that men should not forget older women for they could be quite appreciative.

It’s so bright

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 7, 2019:

Future humans?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 8, 2019:

@Kattywampus69 actually I was thinking that, or drowning in the rising tide or dying in the desert.

Brrr.

mordant comments on Jan 7, 2019:

Yup. My prior/late wife was into primitive wool, such as that from Shetland Sheep. The natural colors and textures are particularly attractive. And the sheep themselves ... we knew a woman who had one as a house pet. Wagged its tail like a dog. Smarter than a dog, too. Not the dumb, docile ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 7, 2019:

Good point about domestication. Turkeys in the wild are extremely bright, yet captive ones have drowned in the rain. We will never know about cattle. Or, oddly, guinea pigs which no longer exist in the wild. Etc.

Are we nine meals from anarchy?

Amisja comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Why nine meals?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@Amisja i know where to steal a boat, load up, and sail to when the zombie apocalypse comes.

Are we nine meals from anarchy?

powder comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Isn't it wonderful how the shutdown doesn't effect the bloated military.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@shayne69 only the Coast Guard. They changed the rules so the military gets paid after the 77 shutdown (I was in) . Military is paid, but not necessarily school benefits. Not sure on that.

45 says he can "relate" to those federal employees who will not be getting a paycheck.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 6, 2019:

The republicans have made their bed and have chosen to lie in it - a Trump bed of shit. One thing - at first a shit bed is soft and warm, but then you realize you can't ever get the stench off.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@Byrdsfan never tried it, just using logic and facts to extrapolate

45 says he can "relate" to those federal employees who will not be getting a paycheck.

powder comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Can he do that? Declare a national emergency without congress? If he can, that is definitely moving towards the realms of dictatorship.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 6, 2019:

Just thing if the outrage if Obama even mused whimsical about such an idea.

Oh well, back to yucky work tomoz. I can't complain can I?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Both sets if grandparents were farmers. I knew none. Both my parents were the longest of big families. My dad was an iron worker and my my mom a seamstress. My sister, then I were the first grandkids to get college degrees. My richest cousins, financially, own junk yards or as they are called ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@Amisja my dad was over your way in WWII. I always laugh to myself when cons believe my dad, a war vet of the "greatest generation " would agree with them as I sully amurika with my liberal bias. He always voted the most socialist, and when he died my oldest son said, "If Pop Pop had a god, it was FDR."

[dailykos.com] Evangelicals: God Sent Trump to be King? - WTF!!!!!!

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 6, 2019:

This is such a WTF, stupid ass statement that nobody has a good response. Isn't their purported foundation myth based on escaping King George's tyranny?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@Seminarian alien words to the new evangelicals. And the Catholics have proven to be money whores as well. If people knew, or believed, so Trumpian, the real fucker st Teresa, their mouths would drool. Look her up if you don't know the ton of shit she did as an evil, uncaring c□《♧. Oh, yea, Canada rocks. When the tRumpster fire first started to run he said look at Canada they have a good heath system. The repukes shut that up quickly.

[dailykos.com] Evangelicals: God Sent Trump to be King? - WTF!!!!!!

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 6, 2019:

This is such a WTF, stupid ass statement that nobody has a good response. Isn't their purported foundation myth based on escaping King George's tyranny?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@Sofabeast keyword myth

Maybe we ought to deport this new foul mouthed Muslim member of congress to Syria and give her to ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 5, 2019:

My question: did you express the same disgust when Mr. Shitty Pants Draft Dodger Ted Nugent called for the assassination of our last President?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@Wangobango3 he is a well known person who, just like any Congress person has first amendment rights and why does it matter what one says if it doesn't matter what another says? Some have argued, here, that private versus public makes it wrong to defend Trump and his pussy remark, well Nugent wasn't private. And he has openly discussed the idea of running for office which makes him just as open for scrutiny.

Which of the Stooges are you most like? Then, why?

Deb57 comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Ollie. No, Stan. Wait... Lou. Who was on first again?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@Deb57 check online for the trailer as it looks pretty good.

I want this shirt... lmao

Green_eyes comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Must have been a catholic

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 5, 2019:

Hindu

Made me giggle

ronin73 comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Oedipus Pence?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 5, 2019:

Prence's confused thoughts: "This is the end, beautiful friend, the end." And, "I want to fuck you Mother."

Which of the Stooges are you most like? Then, why?

Deb57 comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Ollie. No, Stan. Wait... Lou. Who was on first again?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 5, 2019:

New biopic on Stan and Ollie coming this year.

Which of the Stooges are you most like? Then, why?

PenLOP comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I am more of a Marx Brothers gal.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 5, 2019:

So, do you want to emulate Margaret Dumont and find someone for your Groucho?

Which of the Stooges are you most like? Then, why?

PalacinkyPDX comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Well duh, Curly... all Shemp ever did what that 'meep-meep-meep' sound, Joe was whiny and annoying, and Curly Joe was just some unfunny fat guy they found, gave him a short haircut and used him for target practice. Iggy is obviously my fav, especially when he was a brunette.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 5, 2019:

Shemp left to try movies - a couple westerns he was the bartender.

Which of the Stooges are you most like? Then, why?

PenLOP comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I am more of a Marx Brothers gal.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@PalacinkyPDX that's because he spilled the beans and told everyone that "There ain't no sanity clause"

Have you ever just wanted to tie "Flo" the Progressive Insurance character down to a tanning bed and...

Nevermind345 comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I can never figure out how she lasted as long as she has endured. Viewing her is enough to scare me into ever wanting to trust them as anything reputable, not that any of them are worth anything. The Good Hands People are simple fraud but I will never be able how any company would go and display ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 5, 2019:

I have a strong dislike for Nationwide as they avoid paying claims. Especially to none policy holders claims against policy holders. I had to sue them in small claims and face their lawyer. I knew I had won when I quoted some city case and the magistrate said, "Son, if a tree falls in the forrest and someone gets hurt, somebody is going to pay."

This is so TRUE!

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 4, 2019:

I remember when many evangelicals clung to fossils were a trick from Satan to test their faith. Now for fuck sake, GeeZeus rode a dino. And just when did they die off, the bibly seems to have missed that.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@Elganned ah but how did GeeZeus get to ride one? The flood story has been circumnavigated by some who like to paint their son of a goitch on a dino.

Highway or Stairs? ?

hankster comments on Jan 4, 2019:

surely its an escalator.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@BeeHappy let it stand, it is funny. I'm referencing the worst Star Trek of all time - the film ST V

Women's body hair

Paracosm comments on Jan 4, 2019:

Do men?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@Wildflower hmmm. How about a nice orangutan? Smart. Strong. Braidable hair. Look good in a lab coat.

Women's body hair

Paracosm comments on Jan 4, 2019:

Do men?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 4, 2019:

@Wildflower I'm off the market. Good luck.

Women's body hair

Paracosm comments on Jan 4, 2019:

Do men?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 4, 2019:

@Wildflower sorry that isn't happening. If a gorilla is a 10, Robin Williams a 7, I'm a solid 4.

Women's body hair

josh_is_exciting comments on Jan 4, 2019:

Are you thinking of becoming one?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 4, 2019:

Ha.

Highway or Stairs? ?

hankster comments on Jan 4, 2019:

surely its an escalator.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 4, 2019:

Beam them up Scotty. That's why god needs a starship.

Which of the Stooges are you most like? Then, why?

creative51 comments on Jan 4, 2019:

You left out curly Joe

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 4, 2019:

Curly, Curly Jo, and Joe were all pretty much the same character.

Level 10 So, when someone reaches 1,000,000 points do they meet Willy Wonka who then gives them ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 4, 2019:

Free trip to the creationist museum with your Agnostics.com tee shirt.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 4, 2019:

@Countrywoman I knew it was having financial trouble and that Hamm was blaming athiests which I'm not sure how that should matter to evangelicals who want to visit. Worst thing is the dumbass state politicians allowed the state to help pay for it.

Do you feel like you've been cheated?

242Foxtrot comments on Jan 4, 2019:

We didn't imagine the Internet though! Last week while in Los Angeles, one of my daughters pulled out her phone, ordered some weed for delivery, then we watched the progress on the phone. It took five minutes. I didn't foresee THAT in 1975!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 4, 2019:

When my daughter lived in NYC she told me I would love the place as one vould stay at home and never leave - anything from food, groceries, weed, etc would be delivered.

Would someone please let me know if they can see this post? Thank you.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 4, 2019:

Well it isn't in the road.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 4, 2019:

@ProudMary while Paul was d d d d doing it in the road, I suppose you were doo doo doo doo keeping on rolling.

Got to remember that dogs name....

Jolanta comments on Jan 4, 2019:

And when you get a new dog, make sure he has the same name as the old one too.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 4, 2019:

I've seen people do that. "Tiny II" creepy.

Do you think I should try pot ?

jondspen comments on Jan 3, 2019:

I voted NO, b/c once you do it, you will be acutely aware of what you have been missing. I also don't suggest eating bacon, experiencing a massage, getting a huge sum of tax-free money, or having sex. Once you do these things, including marijuana...you will want them in your life from then on out!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 4, 2019:

@Cat021958 I saw Lorne Michaels back before SNL do a stand up routine on being a pot smoking Zombie attacking the fridge while dieting.

Do you think I should try pot ?

JacarC comments on Jan 3, 2019:

All drugs change brain structure. . .This is obviously demonstrated in every defense of a particular drug's existence, legal status, and affect upon society, in the advocates who have very obviously been using their preferred substance. Marijuana will change your brain chemistry. And eventually ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 4, 2019:

African and Asian pot kicked ass in the 70's.

Do you think I should try pot ?

THHA comments on Jan 3, 2019:

I would say this . . . . consider what you take into it. If you have weaknesses that could start you down a road that would lead you into a bad direction, be very careful. It can lead you into some serious exploration, or some serious trouble. Be conscious of that. Reading Aldous Huxley's ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 4, 2019:

@THHA like the black, tarry stuff in Africa and parts of Asia. Thai stick. Hawaiian. I may talk myself into partaking again.

The President continues to lie.

citronella comments on Jan 4, 2019:

You are correct. He doesn't know how tariffs work. He thinks the foreign government or country pays them, which of course they do not. But his base doesn't understand that, either, so he can bs them some more. China's response to his application of tariffs was to slap tariffs on U.S. goods, ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 4, 2019:

And China has purchased no soybeans at all from the U.S., once their largest foreign source. Those losses won't come back as China boosts its crop production and so does Brazil.

Garbage, feces take toll on National Parks amid shutdown

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 3, 2019:

Most of the deep woods campers are pretty good about clean up. But, likewise, I've noticed the majority of campers who stay closer to civilization are slobs and act like the places are hotels with limited room service.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 3, 2019:

@BufftonBeotch our school i tauggt in used to take middle schoolers "camping" at an outdoor adventure retreat with fairly primitive facilities. One year the female gym teacher went as a chaperone. She wanted to know where the shower was and where she could plug in her hair dryer.

The President just gave a history lesson, praising the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.

powder comments on Jan 3, 2019:

Think Trump mentioned Afghanistan in the context of causing the collapse of the USSR. Afghanistan is known as the graveyard of empires. One point, the USSR were invited into Afghanistan by the legit govt to help fight an Islamic insurgency, sponsored by the US. It does make you cry when you see ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 3, 2019:

Only Kabul was in anyway cosmopolitan. And Iran still has some semi bustling city sights when the religious police aren't around.

On immigration.

clarkatticus comments on Jan 3, 2019:

I could make a case that not all were rapists and murderers. Hamilton showed great ethical intentions for the nation, others, like Franklin, that may have owned slaves not only regretted it but apologized and freed them. Jefferson I believe did not have the strength of his own "beliefs". None, even ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jan 3, 2019:

Franklin didn't own slaves. Hamilton moved from the Caribbean.