So, we nonbelievers are now tied for top spot in reported religious affiliation.

KKGator comments on Mar 25, 2019:

I've always preferred to do whatever was considered "unseemly". Like, since birth. My mother said I was "born defiant". I think that may have been the truest thing she EVER said to me. ;)

DenoPenno replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@motrubl4u My step dad told me that my problem was that I annalized everything way too much.

What species is a human mother's fetus?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 25, 2019:

I did not vote. Until it is born it is simply a human fetus. This is not an issue in the bible because birth is what makes the child a human.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@Renickulous Save that for another discussion or help the GOP fund that poor child once it is born. They don't do that.

[yahoo.

Piratefish comments on Mar 23, 2019:

I thought there was a law that specifically forbade Presidents from commercializing the Office.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@Piratefish Would they now? The office of POTUS has become a mockery ever since Trump was elected. Anyone else of any party would have been gone by now.

What species is a human mother's fetus?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 25, 2019:

I did not vote. Until it is born it is simply a human fetus. This is not an issue in the bible because birth is what makes the child a human.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@Renickulous I'm not giving any magic powers to a vagina. Any fool knows that the answer is "human." It's just that most fools who ask the question are bible believers that somehow want to hook you into an abortion argument.

UFOs: Speculations off the Deep End of the Pool.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Trickery explains crop circles. They have been duplicated easily and it shows that we could make them in a short time or overnight, and also do it silently. I studied these things for over 20 years.People do their damndest to get us believing in one form of sky man or another. It just seems to ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@johnprytz Rather than argue with me why don't you reveal what you think the responsible agency really is? Many of us are curious.

Is it time Yet?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 23, 2019:

The big irony right now is that so many on social media are discussing how the NZ shooting is all fake and did not happen. I think they all went to Trump University and believe Alex Jones.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@LenHazell53 I laugh at those people in my world.

Donald J.

cava comments on Mar 25, 2019:

Ha, ha no. The following from Vox "Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team indicted or got guilty pleas from 34 people and three companies during their lengthy investigation, which is now complete. That group is composed of six former Trump advisers, 26 Russian nationals, three Russian ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@cava, @SidneyWinston How can Trump make America great again? Just a week or two ago he told 3 different versions of him calling Tim Cook by the name "Tim Apple." I don't see how a liar and a conman can Make America Great Again.

[yahoo.

Piratefish comments on Mar 23, 2019:

I thought there was a law that specifically forbade Presidents from commercializing the Office.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 23, 2019:

There is a law but the current GOP does not care.

Good food . . .

DenoPenno comments on Mar 23, 2019:

I love this one. As for the praying kid, he oughta know that followers of Jesus cannot be harmed by poison and that includes bad food. Apparently people were always trying to poison early Christians. IDK?

DenoPenno replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@Allamanda The book of Mark says it won't work. Jesus protects them from snakes and deadly poison. I still believe that praying over your food in a world without refrigeration was more about hoping you would not be poisoned from eating it and it would be "used for the nourishment of your body." WTH else would food be used for? Modern believers just do not get it.

U.S.’s Biggest Christian Charity Reportedly Channeled $56.1 Million to Purported Hate Groups

Jolanta comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Christian in name only.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 23, 2019:

That's a CINO. Trump is a PINO.

UFOs: Speculations off the Deep End of the Pool.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Trickery explains crop circles. They have been duplicated easily and it shows that we could make them in a short time or overnight, and also do it silently. I studied these things for over 20 years.People do their damndest to get us believing in one form of sky man or another. It just seems to ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@johnprytz Tat's simple. They were not caught. Beings in this world or another world most likely run the same risks of that don't you think?

Equating Obama, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to Adolf Hitler.

Sofabeast comments on Mar 22, 2019:

It is just fake news to throw angry people off balance rather than concentrating on the Nationalist and racist policies of the far right.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 22, 2019:

Exactly. None of this compares to Agolf Twittler.

What do you do when religious people knock?

Allamanda comments on Mar 22, 2019:

if they are really persistent it pays to keep a few opposing tracts or brochures on hand to give THEM, whether Catholic (they think devil-worshippers) or Freedom from Religion Foundation or whatever!

DenoPenno replies on Mar 22, 2019:

Collect and keep some JW literature to give them when you open the door.

I want to bash religion here and in no way am I bashing a fallen country music star.

RiverRick comments on Mar 22, 2019:

All country music stars are "falling." It's the only shit they write about. I looked up your boy here. The gun was supposedly a prop that went of accidentally. Perhaps someone should have explained that a prop gun doesn't actually shoot. Or... Maybe... They could have just unloaded the gun! ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 22, 2019:

Thanks for the info. I missed it that the gun was a prop but your info puts this entire mess in a similar light as the death of Brandon Lee while filming "The Crow." Prop guns are not supposed to shoot.

UFOs: Speculations off the Deep End of the Pool.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Trickery explains crop circles. They have been duplicated easily and it shows that we could make them in a short time or overnight, and also do it silently. I studied these things for over 20 years.People do their damndest to get us believing in one form of sky man or another. It just seems to ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@johnprytz Have it your way, John. If I woke up tomorrow to find a crop circle near me my first thoughts would be that someone is trying to trick us. I would chuckle if anyone took it seriously.

Trump really bombed at the tank factory in Lima, Ohio.

CarolinaGirl60 comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Malignant narcissist on the verge of collapse.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 21, 2019:

I made deliveries to a local garage today and they were talking Trump doing the McCain bashing. They blame Megan McCain because she has some sort of feud going on with Trump. Really. Maybe it's about the constant bashing of her dead father. That would explain it without making Megan the bad guy. Others just said that's Trump's way of communicating with his base. WTF?

One woman lying spoils the credibility of all women.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 21, 2019:

I fully agree with this.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@OwlInASack Politics aside I don't know anyone who was hit by a false rape claim.

Trump really bombed at the tank factory in Lima, Ohio.

Pralina1 comments on Mar 20, 2019:

U know what I am thinking lately ? I am thinking that as his end is coming near , or , if he thinks his end is coming near ( politically / justice / truth ), I think we gonna wake up one day like my people woke up in 1939 and 1940 in Europe . I fear that will wake up and tanks are gonna be in the ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 21, 2019:

Having this fear is exactly why we should work in advance to prevent it. Americans have always said "it cannot happen here" but so many claim they would actually support Trump if he did shoot a man on 5th Avenue. (Recall that Trump once made the claim that he could do a shooting like that and get away with it.)

UFOs: Speculations off the Deep End of the Pool.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Trickery explains crop circles. They have been duplicated easily and it shows that we could make them in a short time or overnight, and also do it silently. I studied these things for over 20 years.People do their damndest to get us believing in one form of sky man or another. It just seems to ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@johnprytz What if I took your remarks and applied them to religion. Maybe I should have tried Islam before I gave up on gods. When you ask me to try making a crop circle this is what I think of. People say "did you actually try other religions?" Why would I want to and what would it prove? I'm left with ideas of trying to explain just a few circles left that could not have been easily made when the majority is explained away. It's like holding out to explain 3 percent of UFO sightings. This shows me that you wanted to believe in advance.

Good morning! One of my favorite TV shows in recent times has been "This Is Us.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I watch for various reasons and I like superhero stuff but I watch others also. Recently found out that Pawn Stars is scripted and is Reality TV. Along with that is Naked and Afraid and it has very little reality. Face it. People are right there filming it. I saw a magazine at a grocery store ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@germangirl90439 A friend of mine visited them and they would not allow pics taken of items in one area because they said they were going to use them in the upcoming season. If the item is already inside the store then it is actors who "bring them in" according to the script.

Juicing with cannabis

DenoPenno comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I hope these ideas continue. I just invested a thousand bucks in Canadian cannabis. This morning I'm down by $45. :(

DenoPenno replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@Captnron59 Not that I know of. I bought into Aurora Cannabis in Quebec. It has a CEO and does business overseas also and has taken over other growers as it expands.

Is it the ongoing opioid crisis?

ProudMerrie comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Conservative WV politicians were still talking about Obama and Hillary in their ads last midterms. No doubt he'll milk it too.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 20, 2019:

He still is. People went silent at Trump's speech in Lima, Ohio as he bashed John McCain again. In that rant he also had to bring in Hillary. This is what a deranged mind does when you have no accomplishments of your own

We're Facing a Global Movement of White Hate

mongo1977 comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Liberalism exploits the ignorance of dysfunctional white people, too.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 18, 2019:

@mongo1977 Maybe that's why I hear about it all so much from the right. You cannot bury your head in the sand and blame the other guy.

Daily Blasphemy: Happy St.

BufftonBeotch comments on Mar 17, 2019:

All true. Not the Truth Hill I want to die on. Some people just wanta fight when they drink.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 18, 2019:

That's why I prefer to drink alone, but I don't drink so much these days.

We're Facing a Global Movement of White Hate

mongo1977 comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Liberalism exploits the ignorance of dysfunctional white people, too.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 18, 2019:

Hey, Mongo. You might be missing the point. For all we know the shooter might have been a liberal. Party labels are only party labels. Don't fall for Trump's nonsense.

In case you have never seen it, this is what a U.S. Army atheist grave marker looks like:

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Mar 17, 2019:

No Agnostic symbol.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 17, 2019:

But there is a symbol right in the middle at the top of the stone. It has the A inside of it and I think it is very well placed and well done. This is in memory of a real freethinker.

Curiously, the recent mass shooting in New Zealand did not result in the expected deluge of anti-gun...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 17, 2019:

No need. Nothing will get done. And besides, it was a white nationalist, the prez gave a nod by not fully denouncing and allowing his white haired witch to say it was an eco terrorist.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 17, 2019:

We should all note that the shooter was inspired by Trump's stand on immigrants and nationalism and said Trump was doing the right thing. This tells me that the spineless shitwad is actually helping to promote such things. He should be removed immediately by any means possible.

He's encouraging violence against citizens of the United States.

KKGator comments on Mar 17, 2019:

45 knows exactly what he's doing. He's still working with Bannon, and they're doing everything they can to tear it all down. Between Bannon, and Stephen Miller, they're all working together to destroy this nation as we know it. I'm not saying this as some sort of conspiracy nut either. ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 17, 2019:

You are exactly correct here. He insights hate and influenced the New Zealand shooter, then did a tweet on how he was protected by the military and even bikers in case the left wanted to take him down, then he deleted that tweet and finally called the shooting a "massacre." The shooter himself posted on how he was influenced by Trump and his stand for nationalism and white supremacy. Nobody does nothing to get rid of this asshole, and then this morning he pissed and moaned about how SNL should be investigated for saying bad things about him. This man is mentally deranged and not fit to be president!

I can agree with Samuel L.

mojo5501 comments on Mar 16, 2019:

I enjoyed the interview he gave to Esquire magazine. And it showed his unique fashion sense very well! I admire him very much for being so vocal and honest.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 16, 2019:

@mojo5501 Thanks for sharing.

It has been years since I've had a solid, intimate relationship.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 16, 2019:

I can agree with this. As a man I need sex but a FWB can do that. Intimacy I put into a loving relationship but sex is just a release. It confuses me when someone talks of sex as "making love to someone." That isn't what sex is.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 16, 2019:

@James00346 My concept is that sex is sex. Fucking is fucking. That's how it breaks down really. If you love the one you are fucking that's OK. In fact, that's great but fucking is not "making love." I know this because men who are in love can still fuck other women. They will tell you so. They normally separate their gratification into 2 categories to be able to justify what they are doing.

Have you ever had to report a loud neighbor past 10:00 P.M for being too loud?

LiterateHiker comments on Mar 15, 2019:

You have my deep sympathy. **Neighbor from Hell** For five years, I had the neighbor from Hell living below me. With huge speakers beneath my living room, Angel blasted repetitive Mexican ranch music, yelled at his wife and children, and howled as he got drunker. "Angel misses Tijuana," ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 16, 2019:

Wow! Don't feel bad though. I'd say good riddance.

Good Friday morning! Or is it?

Donotbelieve comments on Mar 15, 2019:

No. Absolutely never. Not even drunk, as my partner found out. I cannot fathom why a person would want to flail their appendages about in tandem with others doing the same. Dancing has always seemed incredibly foreign and insane to me.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 15, 2019:

Dancing isn't my thing either. It never has been.

More antivaxx logic, for your dining pleasure!

DenoPenno comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Well said. Many anti-- vaxxers forget that the first man to come up with the concept was promoting his own vax. Then others came along that figured they could make some money writing books and we bought it.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 14, 2019:

@Aquaeyes If food is being compared above to things in the anti-vaxx movement I am going back to what caused that. A man promoting his own vaccine and how the public missed that part of it, then writers took it up because they wanted to make some money. It's created for money and all false. As long as any child or adult has an allergy to anything it will be considered as "real" and people will fight vaccinations. The truth is, I've seen the demise of deadly diseases in my lifetime due to vaccinations.

Trump grounds those airplanes.... Finally did something right! Too little, too late?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Trump has nothing to do with this. Something going on with the airplanes and it most likely is in design. I still remember the crash of an Airbus plane when someone declared the tail rudder steering had been applied to aggressively. The entire tail end of that plane broke off. Ignorant explanation.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 14, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty OK. I agree they should have discovered this.

Bad Reactions When "Coming Out" Atheist?

JohnnyMiller comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Disowned by my parents, divorced by my born-again ex-wife and told repeatedly that I'm going to burn in hell. But I guess for Oklahoma that's a pretty tame reaction.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 14, 2019:

Burning in hell is always a good one. Then you have these nutjobs who think they have already been there but god allowed them to come back. How silly. Totally silly!

The American Machine: Police Torture to Drone Assassinations

joe1334us comments on Mar 13, 2019:

We have become what we feared in the 50's and so much worst; slowly we all are loosing our Liberties!

DenoPenno replies on Mar 13, 2019:

Very true and it is all by design. We should have seen this coming years ago when it was determined that you could own the land but not the mineral wealth within it.

Erik Prince acknowledges 2016 Trump Tower meeting for first time | USA News | Al Jazeera

DenoPenno comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Men like Prince think they are above the law. This is the main reason that many security companies today are private. They really do not answer to anyone. This fits the agenda of the Koch brothers, Trump, DeVos, et al, and works much as it did when Dick Cheney ran all of this in the Bush ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 12, 2019:

@Knitfreak Exactly. All is not what it seems. The White House even uses the situation there to talk about Democratic Socialism. The problem is that this is a lie and they know it. Socialism is what they mean but in America Bernie and AOC are Democratic Socialists. Trump and his followers would make you believe that this is next to Communism. It's not true. All we want is healthcare and other benefits. Trump and Putin want Venezuela's oil.

For me... assassination of JFK.

CarolinaGirl60 comments on Mar 11, 2019:

Martin Luther King, Jr assassination.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 11, 2019:

All of those murders in the 1960's bothered me.

the bible signing president 45 is not holding Melania's hand during visit in Alabama.

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Fake president showing fake concern for possibly fake Christians. Why not a fake first lady?

DenoPenno replies on Mar 10, 2019:

That's about the best answer you can get!

There's no doubt in my mind that the Three-Fifths Compromise is still alive and well in the U.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 8, 2019:

The assault was not racially motivated but it involved 2 people of different races. OK. Has this guy ever kicked a coat hanger up the ass of a white man? It's a yes or no question.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 9, 2019:

@dellik For many of us to fully see your view we would have to know why such a violent man is in conflict with someone in the first place. He may just be a violent man but knowing of any other similar situations with anyone of any skin color might be a start. If he shows violence with other non-whites and none or very little with whites, this would be a good start at pointing to racism.

Gee, when you mention racism in America you get to find out who the racists are, especially the ones...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 8, 2019:

People are talking about reverse racism. I keep wondering if that is part of the "Me Too" movement.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 8, 2019:

@tkcoy Reverse racism is something that white supremacists claim. Is it real and is it possible? Only to a racist. Yes I am aware that any race can be racist. I'm not leaving anyone out.

Just wanted to let you know about two bug fixes that are now live.

kiramea comments on Mar 8, 2019:

I haven't gained or lost points.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 8, 2019:

Me neither.

It is difficult for me to post photos.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Maybe with an app like IrFanview. It would make the photos easier to find. Even though I have it on my Windows 10 machine I usually just browse through the lot of pics until I come to the one I want to post.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 8, 2019:

@ToolGuy See what the admin here has t say about it.

Gee, when you mention racism in America you get to find out who the racists are, especially the ones...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 8, 2019:

People are talking about reverse racism. I keep wondering if that is part of the "Me Too" movement.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 8, 2019:

@ProudMerrie The Me Too movement is legitimate but has become distorted because of ridiculous nonsense from others that do not understand. Reverse racism is something that white supremacists claim. Is it real and is it possible? Only to a racist.

I had a trully upsetting and shocking experience today.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 8, 2019:

I am trying to understand. In my life today I'm aware that I have done a complete 360 on many things and this issue is one of them. I have a few black friends. My ex of 12 years was Kenyan. My radar picks up on whites talking trash and some of them do it unawares. Some are flat out racists. I'm ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 8, 2019:

@Countrywoman Thank you for the heads up. I always was bad at math. :)

Seems like a warped idea of justice.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 8, 2019:

I agree with every word in this post. Trump supporters still laugh and think that AOC wants no cows because they fart and produce methane. White Nationalist agenda goes on and Trumpers think it is normal. Donald even said "you can't own cows anymore." Much of America is missing the point. Donnie and...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 8, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend The strange thing is that he bought it all. He drank the koolaide. Nobody is saying no cows and no airplanes. The thing here in Trumpthink is that Democratic Socialism is considered as next to Communism. They need to ask if the Communists lived without cows or airplanes. People are so damned stupid!

I had a trully upsetting and shocking experience today.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 8, 2019:

I am trying to understand. In my life today I'm aware that I have done a complete 360 on many things and this issue is one of them. I have a few black friends. My ex of 12 years was Kenyan. My radar picks up on whites talking trash and some of them do it unawares. Some are flat out racists. I'm ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 8, 2019:

@Amisja I have a neighbor who lives in the apartment complex next door. I no longer talk to him much and the reason is that once he told me all about blacks. He has no idea that my ex was black but he says "look at all the money we have spent to educate them." People like this are too frigging stupid to even know they are racist and they are a waste of my time. They are a disgrace!

Guilty while being black in America (again) ? [theroot.com]

jamrock876 comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Situations like this happens more than you think and it can escalate with deadly consequences.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 8, 2019:

This is so true today. Trumpworld and the Koch brothers are bringing this on like crazy. It's shameful and sad. How about the case in Texas where a female cop shot a man for being in her apartment and she was not even on her floor. Her weak defense was that she was "giving him commands" and he was not responding to them. That case is totally insane!

I got into a fb discussion with someone and this is his argument.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 6, 2019:

I don't get it about the cat being both dead and alive at the same time. I do not get "brains in a vat" or the "multiverse" or so many other ignorant ideas that have no logic and no evidence. Certainly some of science must be speculative. All of god is speculative and then some.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 7, 2019:

@ToolGuy I know, but do we have evidence of that that is demonstrable?

A former federal district attorney predicts that Mueller will issue new indictments and possibly his...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Let us hope but the world is more uncertain now than it ever was. Trumpty Dumpty has made sure of that.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

@wordywalt I find it easy to agree with you here.

As a nonbeliever, do you fear death?

Donotbelieve comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Nope

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

@Donotbelieve No one need obey. I like women who are agreeable but have their own mind. Believe it or not, I knew a church member once who had his wife walk behind him. Boy, was he important!

As a nonbeliever, do you fear death?

Donotbelieve comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Nope

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

@Donotbelieve Many men find a quiet woman very desirable. I'm usually quiet when alone but in Africa the tribes people called me a radio.

As a nonbeliever, do you fear death?

Donotbelieve comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Nope

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

@Donotbelieve OK. Don't let me get your phone number then. I might think you needed entertaining if your partner was away.

As a nonbeliever, do you fear death?

Donotbelieve comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Nope

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

Is it possible to make you talkative? :)

Kavanaugh is eager to use Trinity Lutheran to tear down the separation of church and state.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 5, 2019:

In the end that POS might succeed in getting things set just right for DeVos, Pence, and others to step in with their Christian Nation garbage. The result would be to teach Christianity in public schools. The end result of that after some legal battles would be to teach ALL religions in schools. ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

@Elganned When I take a second look I think you are right. Apparently they knew this idea would not work if they kept public schools as we have them today. Thanks for the reply.

Roseanne Bar calls Ocasio-cortez a "bug eyed bitch" [secondnexus.

Novelty comments on Feb 26, 2019:

This is just Roseanne's way of telling us that she's common trailer trash and always has been, she confused us about this back when she still had enough sense to keep all that to herself.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

@Mortal I have lived in very few houses. Saving money was usually my goal. I once lived in this house in Waller, Texas.

Do you prefer to be in a large group - are you happiest with a few close friends - or are you most ...

Donotbelieve comments on Feb 21, 2019:

I prefer to be alone.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

@Donotbelieve Good luck. You would be a nice partner. :)

Grow Tip Utilize plastic straws for branch/bud support by cutting out a notch at the top of the ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Pardon me if I don't get this.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

@Captnron59 Oh, OK.

I saw this ad from Capital One (ironic coming from a bank) with 30-somethings(probably actors) ...

Deb57 comments on Jan 16, 2019:

I know what you mean. Having a limited income is difficult under any circumstances, and can be a real handicap in the dating world. But nothing is impossible.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

I have a limited income and almost anything I do is by design. I do have money on my limited income but if I act because of a whim I will end up with no money.

Do you prefer to be in a large group - are you happiest with a few close friends - or are you most ...

Donotbelieve comments on Feb 21, 2019:

I prefer to be alone.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

Me too. I think that's why I do not have a significant other at this time. I love women it's just that I am not looking. :)

How do you manage to deal with theist people talking about God?

SouthernSerena comments on Mar 5, 2019:

It's a funny situation, because a lot of people just start talking to you about their religion and just ASSUME it's your belief too. I generally look for the general goodness of the message they are giving and deal with that in agreement (like being kind to each other, having love, etc) But if they ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

You are right in the fact that they assume. In my mind the Universe itself fits the definition the bible thumpers revere for their god who always existed.

Roseanne Bar calls Ocasio-cortez a "bug eyed bitch" [secondnexus.

CallMeDave comments on Feb 26, 2019:

One of these two people just insulted the other based on her appearance. That is all I am saying.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

Dave, I like how the younger one looks.

Roseanne Bar calls Ocasio-cortez a "bug eyed bitch" [secondnexus.

Novelty comments on Feb 26, 2019:

This is just Roseanne's way of telling us that she's common trailer trash and always has been, she confused us about this back when she still had enough sense to keep all that to herself.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

Hey, wait a minute! I live in a trailer but I save face by calling it a mobile home. I have no plans of pulling it around anywhere.

REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED IDAHO CONGRESS REJECTS BILL TO END CHILD MARRIAGE FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF ...

Emerald comments on Mar 3, 2019:

I live in Georgia, and our state legislature is trying to ban abortion after 6 weeks. The war on women continues....

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

You don't know that once the sperm and the egg meet that "it's a child?" In the bible the pregnancy is water for about 3 months, then after that the mother to be has a "limb." Only at birth do we find the fetus has become a child and becomes a living being. If people really followed the bible women would have rights and a choice.

Reminder: A difference of opinion is not an attack.

Moravian comments on Mar 3, 2019:

I agree but it is human nature to respond when someone writes abusive comments direct at you.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

It's human nature to respond, period. It's a matter of interpretation as to whether the remarks were meant directly towards you.

Reminder: A difference of opinion is not an attack.

Lovemylife1 comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Yes, the passion of debate can certainly bring out anger in people. My pet peeve is when people get into petty name calling (the most recent was when someone called someone a "dumbass"). I think it's just rude and immature. I love using this platform to share opinions, facts, etc.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 6, 2019:

I agree with you but many people are a dumbass. I see this somewhat in politics and the Trumpworld minions. It goes without question on anything religious that a theist might come up with.

The system is rigged and the table is tilted, Obama started off with good ideas but the system put ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 5, 2019:

I see some of this but why do we bring Obama into it? Obama is not in power today. I see your post as a diversion along the lines of any current GOP supporter. Let's forget about our Trump problem and divert the conversation into something else. Fuck Trump!

DenoPenno replies on Mar 5, 2019:

@Surfpirate So, am I making it "one or the other" to only want to discuss or react to who is in power right now? Diversion does little here. People even end up forgetting the real topic. The basic idea in doing any good at all is that in the end the squeaking wheel gets the grease. This does not work when everything is so convoluted that others forget what the squeaking is about. Trump and the Koch brothers want you confused. Trump is so fuct that he is still talking about Hillary.

Which group of people would be more likely to help those in need... theists, agnostics or atheists?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 4, 2019:

The current look of things would make me think it is theists. Why? It's because they want their good works to guarantee them a place in heaven. Agnostics and atheists are really close to being the same but even though they would help a person in need, they might be held back by the total ignorance ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 5, 2019:

@BarbaraParks True. I was taken aback when the food pantry wanted to talk Jesus and then pray before giving out the free food. This seems like "strings attached" to me.

Bravery: Richard Dawkins interviews Saudi Arabian atheist author Rana Ahmad

DenoPenno comments on Mar 4, 2019:

She is brave and I love Richard Dawkins! Can you imagine any situation where your own brother wants to kill you? This is what fanatical religion does. All this woman wants is equality and to not be forcefully guided by the invisible man. Strangely, as Muslims break away from this it is starting to ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 5, 2019:

@VictoriaNotes They are a party of theocracy and Reagan helped in making that happen. I was once religious but never again. Gods have nothing to do with our government. The GOP uses the religion angle to crank out lies about abortion and mix belief of god and government.

I deserve what I get. Them others are lazy good for nothings. Ugh.

Redheadedgammy comments on Mar 5, 2019:

And they see nothing wrong with that.....

DenoPenno replies on Mar 5, 2019:

I think the truth is that they are unable to see anything wrong with that. They will support Trump claiming it was not his choice but everything was so fuct up that this was all he could do. It is not logical.

So I wake up to a refrigerator that is 60 degrees.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I used to work on them and I only buy a good used one. Brand names mean nothing any longer and you have to know what t look for. Why buy a good used one? The Pacman Capitalism of today puts us all in the land of goods and services. That's all it is about. Simply the making of money and YOU are the ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 4, 2019:

@BufftonBeotch Find someone who would deliver and also take away the old one.

Why is it so hard to find friends to just go out and do things with?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I feel just as you do with this and I often wonder about it. Then I realize that I do not go anywhere. I would like to have someone to do things with but I simply do not look for them. I mostly stay home instead.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 4, 2019:

@Mom-goddess I agree but boredom is a personal problem.

Why the Republicans' New "Red Scare" Tactics Ring False [commondreams.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Indeed the false "red scare" goes back into Eisenhower days and is put on Bernie and AOC wrongly. The move now is to convince everyone (or as many as possible) that there is no chance for us unless we re-elect Trump. I'm going on 73 and I've never seen, heard, or read more political lies in my life....

DenoPenno replies on Mar 4, 2019:

@Robecology I see a lot of confusion in your reply and trying to clarify my words to you now would come out as a long debate and bounce around into many subjects. This is called diversion. I see plenty of it daily. Yes, I am anti-Trump. I would never vote for Trump. I belong to neither party but do not see the current GOP and it's dickhead as being anything that is desirable.

So I have a great tech tip for anyone that might want this.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 4, 2019:

I use this and have for a long time. It puts everything together for you and makes lots of computer work simple. What I really need right now is something that will update my Internet Explorer to the latest version. Nothing works. I have Windows 7 SP 1** with all of the updates** on a 32 bit ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 4, 2019:

@david75090 I use Firefox with a Google base but I wanted to update IE simply because it is the thing to do. IE8 cannot be used coz it's too old. My obcession is probably because IE is the heart of the operating system. It's not just "another program" as many think. Even if my update succeeded I would continue to use Firefox.

Dial L for Life You exist.

Metahuman comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Ive posted this elsewhere. However, i think it bears repeating, and is in context. "If you are intelligent and reasonable you cannot be the product of a mechanical and meaningless universe. Figs do not grow on thistles. Grapes do not grow on thorns, and therefore you, as an expression of the ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 4, 2019:

The intelligence is within the Universe itself. Beyond measure and we have just scratched the surface. It has nothing to do with the biblical god.

Do you enjoy jigsaw puzzles?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 2, 2019:

No coz many other things take up my time. If you like them it's great. I'm also not a fan of sewing and I don't have many outfits and shoes either. Just sayin.'

DenoPenno replies on Mar 2, 2019:

@LiterateHiker You got it! I wasn't wanting to argue with anything that you said.

Wanted by the people in all 50 States - Bernie is speaking in Brooklyn, NY right now.

zesty comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Support Trump!

DenoPenno replies on Mar 2, 2019:

I would never support Trump even if he promised to pay me. Notice that I said "promised." He's a liar and a conman and would not pay up. As for who else to support, it's too early to say. Too many wanting to run and that's a bad sign.

Do you enjoy jigsaw puzzles?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 2, 2019:

No coz many other things take up my time. If you like them it's great. I'm also not a fan of sewing and I don't have many outfits and shoes either. Just sayin.'

DenoPenno replies on Mar 2, 2019:

@LiterateHiker I made a remark without having a reason to make the remark. By posting I was the first one and got double points. :)

It's Mardi gras time in New Orleans! Spotted this guy walking down the street with his 2 favorite ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 1, 2019:

There are other ways to view this but go to You Tube and search for Earth Cam. You can go to New Orleans and find the Mardi Gras celebration going on at Bourbon St. and St. Peter. This is live and there is also sound. You see the people walking around in real time. There are other cams and views ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 2, 2019:

@JonnaBononna I have children around here. My user name is African shing. Real last name is Pennington.

It's Mardi gras time in New Orleans! Spotted this guy walking down the street with his 2 favorite ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 1, 2019:

There are other ways to view this but go to You Tube and search for Earth Cam. You can go to New Orleans and find the Mardi Gras celebration going on at Bourbon St. and St. Peter. This is live and there is also sound. You see the people walking around in real time. There are other cams and views ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 2, 2019:

@JonnaBononna Really! I've lived here a few years. Actually lived here twice. Lived in Sullivan and I've spent time overseas.

I think I misplaced Lucifer's son again.

Merseyman1 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

If you shave him, it looks just like Mary!

DenoPenno replies on Mar 1, 2019:

@Merseyman1 I know. I was also kidding.:)

Today is my youngest daughters 25th birthday. Not quite sure where all those years went.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 1, 2019:

I hope she has a very special birthday and you look as pretty as ever.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 1, 2019:

@GreatNani My oldest turned 54 the day after our last Christmas.

I think I misplaced Lucifer's son again.

Merseyman1 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

If you shave him, it looks just like Mary!

DenoPenno replies on Mar 1, 2019:

Yes, but how do we really know for sure? :)

Lions Eat Three Rhino Poachers Alive In South African Game Reserve - Healthy Food House

DenoPenno comments on Feb 26, 2019:

Score one for the lions. Did they remember to prey?

DenoPenno replies on Feb 27, 2019:

@snytiger6 The lions. "Prey" is what they did when they ate the poachers.

Wondering how many people, raised by godless parents, are resentful of their parents.....

LiterateHiker comments on Feb 26, 2019:

My daughter Claire, 28, appreciates being raised by two intelligent, funny and well-educated atheists. Claire is the same way. Starting in elementary school, one of Claire's best friends was Mormon. Claire felt deeply hurt when this girl stopped being her friend at age 15 because of her ...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 26, 2019:

Even if a woman could be turned into salt she would be all used up by now. Salt lick for the animals if nothing else.

History will judge Mr.

jerry99 comments on Feb 26, 2019:

Incredibly, there are some people who, for whatever reasons, believe that Democrats are in favor of murdering babies and are arguing about that here. So not to encourage them, here are a few relevant Twitter comments in rebuttal: What you have on record is a tweet from Trump with no facts no ...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 26, 2019:

Thanks, Jerry. You put that together so very well.

Who else is tired of winter?

DenoPenno comments on Feb 24, 2019:

I hate winter and always did since childhood when I got way too cold. The problem with being honest about it is the remarks you get from others that are like "love it or leave it" America remarks. I guess some people just like extremes.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 25, 2019:

@Closeted People around my area say that when they think you are complaining about anything. It's a line from an old Merle Haggard song called "The Fighting Side of Me." The idea is you can either love America or you can leave it.

This is the most detailed and comprehensive summary of what is going on in Venezuela that I have ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 24, 2019:

Who is the legitimately elected leader? The answer to this question should solve it all. Keep in mind that America is an oil company with an army.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 24, 2019:

@ToolGuy We are back to "follow the money."

Coast Guard officer wanted to kill Democrats, TV hosts, say prosecutors

DenoPenno comments on Feb 23, 2019:

I've heard this but you won't find that message coming out of the Trump camp. This might be because they will find the man was a big Trump supporter. The original report of what he wanted to do has now been changed to how he was trying "to figure out how to kill all of mankind." This change can only...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 24, 2019:

@snytiger6 This is true. It seems they think that if you get the world in a bad enough shape Jesus will just have to show up and save us. Bachmann used to think Obama was doing something that would "bring on the apocalypse."

Religion fills a social void, how do you get social belonging? Outside of this site of course

KKGator comments on Feb 24, 2019:

I have no need for "social belonging". I generally do not like people. I get whatever I need regarding social interaction right here.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 24, 2019:

I agree with every word you said, KK. :)

TIL That the term "Agnostic" was coined in 1869 by T.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 23, 2019:

I find it humorous that the religious keep wanting agnosticism and atheism to be your religion. They claim that you can worship anything. Your car, your wife, your money. All these claims without producing a creed. Very strange.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 23, 2019:

@strgazr63 I find it idiotic that believers in gods think you have to be worshiping anyone. Then you have songs by Dylan saying we all have to worship somebody.

Time for change.

Renickulous comments on Feb 23, 2019:

Yeah public schools are a joke. I wont have kids till me or my significant other can homeschool.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 23, 2019:

@Renickulous Other than what I have written above on it, you might be right.

Time for change.

Renickulous comments on Feb 23, 2019:

Yeah public schools are a joke. I wont have kids till me or my significant other can homeschool.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 23, 2019:

Homeschooling is more of a joke. A vast majority of religious people want to home school for fear that their kid might be taught evolution and science. There comes a day when you have to allow the child into the real world and being home schooled for the wrong reasons could backfire on the parent and cause anguish to the child.

The music was better.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 22, 2019:

This is true, but vinyl is making a comeback. From what I can find out this will work well for the rich and others who have too much money. It's not cheap. Neither is the playback equipment.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 23, 2019:

@GipsyOfNewSpain I think the move back to vinyl is more along classical music venues. They say it sounds better. I don't see the music industry as going back to records like we had before. I prefer digital myself and my ears seem happy.

President's day?

KKGator comments on Feb 18, 2019:

Meh. It's Monday. I'll "celebrate" 45 when he's dead. Actually, I won't technically be celebrating him. Just that he's dead.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 18, 2019:

When that happens I'll say" it couldn't have happened to a nicer man!" That should keep everyone happy! :)

And so we continue down the slippery slope.

Remi comments on Feb 18, 2019:

I saw this bullshit earlier today. How stupid and insecure do you have to be to refuse to do a gay couple's taxes?? How does it in any way affect you? WTF is wrong with people?

DenoPenno replies on Feb 18, 2019:

Is it really religion or is it politics? Without the media being involved who would actually know or care.

What movie can you watch over and over?

DenoPenno comments on Feb 15, 2019:

I was impressed with the 70's Superman and saw it on the big screen. When Raiders of the Lost Ark came out I watched it on the big screen twice by just staying put for the second showing. Then there is always Blazing Saddles. I first saw that movie at a drive in theater. Over the years my family and...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 16, 2019:

@SleeplessInTexas I agree. Most of that series of films was good with plot and production values.

This is a National Emergency, Where you want your Wall? [cnn.com]

DenoPenno comments on Feb 15, 2019:

Did anyone notice if Fox Noise even carried this?

DenoPenno replies on Feb 15, 2019:

@GipsyOfNewSpain That's about normal for Fox News. A short time ago it was all about how she couldn't dance in college.

I'm still not convinced climate change is a problem. Can you convince me otherwise?

SleeplessInTexas comments on Feb 15, 2019:

Burning fossil fuels & overpopulation... CO2. Too much CO2. It's is killing off our plants. Plants give us oxygen. Lack of oxygen produces too much CO2, bad for ecosystem, humans, Earth.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 15, 2019:

Plants take in CO2 and then release oxygen. Dirty smoke stacks polluting the air hurt us and our plants, but plants like plain CO2.

This little nut job keeps trying to get into my house. I guess you really are what you eat.

cava comments on Feb 14, 2019:

I had a similar problem with a cardinal that kept on flying into my house's windows. It went on for weeks, I'd be sitting listening to music or watching TV and then...crash, it would headlong itself into one of my window... unnerving. I went out with a hose to try to scare it off but it kept on ...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 14, 2019:

Most likely the bird got a head injury.