For fun! I would probably poke it to see if its alive. ? what would you do?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 21, 2018:

Fascination

Was asked why I am agnostic and not athiest or religious.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 20, 2018:

"To quote Bill Cosby," you really want to do that, I think it is more like "the getting of the pudding is dependant on the %proof in the drink he gave you"

Biologically, we humans are forced to perceive an existence where we only have our limited senses to...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 20, 2018:

"we lack the capacity to perceive reality beyond our human biologic limitations." Necessarily things that are beyond our physical limitations are irrelevant to us and there for may as well to all intents and purposes NOT exist. They cannot inter-react with us nor we with them, even if they do exist and can be proved to be so by being detected by artificial means they still have no practical impact upon us and therefore have no use. I have heard your contention used to postulate the existence of god. However the potential god it could hypothesize would be nothing like any god of any religion that has ever existed and would be a deity so pointless it might as well be imaginary or non existent.

Why are people convinced the sense of self will exist beyond death?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 20, 2018:

Because idiots cannot cope with reality.

Greek Orthodox bishop repeatedly dunks tiny baby in water in ‘most violent baptism ever this is ...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 20, 2018:

Anywhere between dozens and thousands. So many schisms and schisms of schisms.

If I told you I had a Beautiful Mind would you understand what I am telling you.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 20, 2018:

You want to be Russell Crowe?

With the Catholic church reports of abuse in so many areas of the world, does anyone see actual ...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 20, 2018:

Part of the problem is that though people stop attending church you cannot actually leave the Catholic Church. A few years ago, a chap in the UK petitioned the church to nullify his baptism and allow him to resign, it turned out the Church had no way to do this other than by excommunication. In the ensuing court battle the RCC was forced to hand over all documentation relating to him "IN THE UK" but could not be compelled to hand over Vatican records of his baptism etc. As far as the RCC is concerned once they've got you, you are their's for life. Apparently even Hitler was still a Catholic up to his death, just a very very bad catholic, who did the church a favour by committing suicide which is a Cardinal sin and ensures the perpetrator goes straight to hell, even though Hitler was never excommunicated (Pius the XII repeatedly refused, because he thought a miffed Hitler might bomb the Vatican)

I guess since he's "agast" everything is ok now. [mysanantonio.com]

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 20, 2018:

Bono is obviously getting a bit deaf in his old age, it should read *"the pope is **a ghastly** church sex abuse enabler"*.

Do you do voodoo?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 20, 2018:

It is a myth that cursing by effigy was a voodoo practice, it was spread about as a rumour that this was done in order to equate Voodoo (or Vodou as the earliest spellings have it) In Haiti with European witchcraft in order to discredit and supplant it with Christianity.(In Western magic effigies are used in so called "Poppet magic" a form of sympathetic magic where the image is used to represent the whole, as opposed to homeopathic magic where the part is used to represent the whole as in modern vodou where the doll must contain hair or blood or some other part of the object of the curse, this is from where we get the word puppet) It is a case of Life mirroring art, that Vodou later did incorporated in to itself much from European Witchcraft and ironically from Roman Catholicism seeing it all as part of a greater whole.

New official trailer released this morning. [youtu.be]

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 20, 2018:

**Might** not be as bad as some people have thought, I especially like Jodie basing her portrayal on Patrick Troughton's incarnation with accent ratcheted up to 11 was half expecting "When I say run, run...RUN!!"

Some Brief Thoughts on Time.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 20, 2018:

Time, space and Motion are the perfect triumvirate as they are simple aspects of energy matter and motion Time/energy acting on Matter/space creates motion for instance throwing a ball Matter/space in motion generates time/energy in the same way all energy is generated by matter in motion and Time/Energy in motion creates space in which to move an example of which is an electric current This follows exactly the same rules as the time, distance and speed calculations Speed is motion equal to the distance traveled divided by the time Distance is space Time is time

It's the 23rd century and on the starship Enterprise they STILL have suitcases without wheels.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Why would you pack anything when you replicators?

La Cage Aux Folles 1978.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

La Cage Aux Folles part 2 is almost as good and had one of the funniest lines of all time , when Albin in full drag has been captured by the national front and is being tortured for the location of the microfilm Albin: (screams) Thug: has he talked yet? Thug 2: We've given him three shots of Sodium penthanol Thug: and? Thug 2: He's admitted he is gay

Who are 3 of your favorite movie actresses?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Bette Davis Jamie Lee Curtis Diana Rigg

Go away.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

That'll do it

Over five times and still entertained???

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

There are dozens of thembut top of the list would be "Life of Brian"

Frank Sinatra was a capable actor.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

My favourite Sinatra film is "The Detective" 1968 Sinatra plays tough but fair homicide detective Joe Leland, a character who writer Roderick Thorpe had made the hero of three books. On the strength of this film Sinatra was offer the chance to reprise the character but turned it down, the book was filmed 20 years later starring Bruce Willis who thought Joe Leland was not a good name for his character and had it changed to John McClane.

Jesus said, "I impregnated , my mom, so I could grow up and commit suicide, but I had to because ...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

And that statement from the patient m'lud closes the case for the prosecution in this sanity hearing.

Also Today in TV History: The Mary Tyler Moore show premiered on CBS. 1970

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Liked this show but loved the spin off Rhoda, I had a mad crush on Julie Kavner, long before she was Marge Simpson

"You cannot be a doctor if you believe in superstitions," said by my Catholic professor.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

"Yes because other religions ARE superstitions, OUR god is the only real one! A burning bush said so!"

Apparently I’m banned from the Walmart in Grants Pass.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I am so stealing this

Question of the day: Who is more annoying?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

JW's for sure, often they will not even tell you who they are unless you insist, Mormons at least wear badges, warning you of incoming godbothering.

How good are you at striking up conversation with a stranger?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I do not like to be imposed upon uninvited, nor do I like to impose myself upon others, I find it very bad manners.

Out of the mouths of babes?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Love it.

Went to see A Simple Favor tonight.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

better than I expected Well I don't think it could have been worse than expected, I'll wait for the DVD release.

Creature features are my jam.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Kaiju movies are a guilty pleasure for me, anything by Ishirō Honda (excluding the butchered US release versions with Raymond Burr of such like clumsily edited in). Probably the little known "Frankenstein conquers the world" is a favourite who is not going to love a 150 foot Frankenstein Monster, fighting a Giant Lizard up to their knees in the sea of Japan.

I realize that this is out of tune with this page but I need a little assistance.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

It is a 1947 Chrysler New Yorker 2-door Sedan without a doubt, however it is missing part of the hood ornament, they were notorious for rusting off, and the owner has added a bull bar to the front. I thought at first it was a Royal, but the square indicators are a give away on the Royal they were round.

Poets created love to sell their poems.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Priests invented marriage in order to corner the market in a service only they could provide, same goes for sin and absolution. Poets were the rock stars of their day until people discovered up beat music. Because rhythmic poetry like up tempo music, provokes sexual arousal and excitement. Poetry was a way to talk about sex in code. Romance in the modern sense was invented to fulfill a need for people trapped in or heading for dead end marriages to hope for something better, more exciting and less humdrum. True love and romance do spring naturally from friendship and companionship, and some great literature has sprung from it, but on the whole it less exciting and escapist than a rollicking tale of forbidden relationships, adultery, revenge and tragic climaxes.

Forbidden Planet Official Trailer 1 - Leslie Nielsen Movie (1956) [youtu.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

It is a master piece, the scene with creature from the id trapped in the laser fence, scared the hell out of me as a kid. So much of this film was lifted directly in to Star Trek TOS (From the Monologue over the first shots of the ship, to the blaster side arms, ships weaponry and ranks of the protagonists) that it fair to say there would have been no star trek without it

I really love this woman’s style! [thedailybeast.com]

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

If it is not true it should be ??????

Does the idea of heaven that you have heard discribed appeal to you?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Not in the least, an eternity pandering to the selfish wants of an ego driven sociopath

Hello there!

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Welcome

Captain Marvel Trailer I just got goosebumps [theverge.com]

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Weird seeing Nick Fury with two eyes and hair.

On Truth An American view [bbc.co.uk] Kurt Anderson

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

The world has entered a post truth era, facts that are have been supplanted by "alternate facts" that should be true and will be taken as true for the sake of appearances, disregarding logic and practicality for the sake of social acceptability. for example Fact: men and women are physically and emotionally different Desirable Alt fact: men and women are not different in anything but the most superficial accidents of birth and therefore should be treated as if those difference don't exist even if that endangers lives and efficiency.

Space Movie??? ?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958 ) A personal favourite and along with its contemporaries 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) and The Thing from Another World (1951) a wildly influential Alien Animal movie. The first time the Old Dark House formula was used in Sci-fi, the sense of claustrophobia is palpable and the title is no exaggeration.

David, it is said, was 'a man after God's own heart.' Really?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

David and Saul's son Jonathon were also gay

A song at teatime.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

great song, great singer

Brazen sexism is pushing women out of America’s atheism movement — Quartz [qz.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Oh for F sake, I am getting sick of this constant victim mentality from everyone, everyone wants a bit of the sympathy pie, because they are men, women, religion, of an ethnicity, gender variation, have an unpopular hair colour, body size, height, or are so without problems that it is a problem. Grow up and deal with it, there are people who are suffering real victimisation in this world and they are DYING, being tortured maimed, imprisoned and being forced to undergo quack medical cures. These are the people who have a right to complain, in our western affluent society, there is greater freedom and tolerance today than there has ever been, if someone thinks they are better than you because of what is dangling between their legs or what colour it is, they are an ass-hole and you are free to tell them so, but if you go running to mummy or big brother crying because you have a boo-boo on your ego, you're as much of an attention hungry fool as they are.

Why Clara was Almost good. [youtu.be]

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 17, 2018:

The whole thing loses a lot of credibility when you remember she was famously banging Prince Harry both at the time her contract came up for series nine and the BBC's Royal charter was up for renewal.

Should one bring/send flowers on a first date?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Not if she is a hay fever sufferer

Brazen sexism is pushing women out of America’s atheism movement — Quartz [qz.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Can't get in without a facebook account, can you cut and paste here?

Regarding God Is Love A common statement is that "God is love".

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Here is a meme I made on that subject some years ago just to piss off Christians

Just for fun: Can you tell a story in 100 words about this picture.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Why can I see a big metal three pointed star? Thought “ ...believe a man can fly.” Eyes still open, images flashing past, tatters of red and green, chromium, twisting, a whirling kaleidoscope of colours animated . Thought.“File ripper,” Art programme, . Sensationlessness , drifting backward, sounds wrong, a 45 at 33 1/3. Suddenly, circle of ice pain, back of my head, wave after wave of menthol blue hurt, skull, neck, shoulders, temples, eyes, screaming to come back. Reality. Time speeding up, yelling, car horns,cacophony of fear, anger, a tide of pain rolling. Voices. “Don't move him” “ Straight out in front of me ” “Jes's Christ ”

NEFARIOUS - Adjective...(typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal; villainous

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 17, 2018:

One of my favourite words

Dammit, trump cancelled his visit to Ireland and I’ve already signed up for the protest…

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Locals are not taking the news well

Ha ha ha ?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Clucking shell

I have just read an article in the Sunday Times about a Church of Scientology “family fun” ...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

The problem is yes you can draw a comparison between the RC and other religions, but Scientology is not a religion, it is not even a cult, it is organised crime, an insidious organisation of utter evil, that will silence even their own permanently, sacrifice them and behave in the most sadistic manner of any organisation since the disbandment of the SS

Demonic possession

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

No such thing, and even in Christian/Jewish mythology demonic possession does not mean being taken over by a demon, the original term Possessed of a Demon comes from Jewish Mythology and means that You have possession of a demon, that is it is enslaved to you. When Solomon built the temple which had to be built without the use of iron or metal, God gave Solomon possession of many demons he could bend to his will to do the construction for him. What is commonly and colloquially referred to as possession is Demonic Obsession, where a so called evil spirit begins influencing your thoughts and actions from within and literally uses you as it as a chattel or possession as a human would them. When a Demon actually does takes over a body and animates it, this is called a transmigration. The popularisation of the wrong term began after the the Film and novel the exorcist used it, saying a demon was taking possession of Ragan, and that it had gone beyond a mere obsession that could be dealt with by a normal exorcism. The term became so popular the RC themselves began using it to avoid confusion. But that is all mythology and fiction, a remnant of a by gone age

How to greet a JW or mormon. [youtube.com]

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

I usually just say, come if you don't mind holding the Mendes goat, I'll lend you an apron so you don't get blood on your suit

Jack Nicholson's first film | Cry killer 1958 drama cult film, Full.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

You had me at Roger Corman. Jack was Corman's discovery and made several films for him in the early days, apparently on the set of the Raven he was heard talking to Karloff and boasting he would be bigger than any of the old Hollywood stars before long, Corman came over and asked "If you're so great why are you making this shit for me?" Nicholson gave his trade mark smile and said "I need to eat like anyone else, but I won't have to put up with bologna sandwiches for my whole career." N.B. Corman also discovered Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Fonda (well he did not discover him, but was the first to cast him), Jonathan Demme, Pam Grier, Ron Howard (as a director) and James Cameron. Pretty good going for one career.

Recently, I've been watching "The Real Exorcist" on YouTube.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Yes I turned off after about five minutes, I hate to see the brainwashed gullible being exploited by fools and charlatans like that, instead of getting the unfortunate woman the real help she needs.

[thesportsbank.net] Nailed it.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Brilliant

Oliver Reed.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMku4dgBbVc

If you enjoy George C. Scott movies may I suggest this one?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

They Might be Giants is a wonderful film of his

I don't think it's age ???

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

love it

Gardyloo a warning cry

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

As opposed to Garderobe (pronouced Gar-ee-lobe) a Medieval toilet

Henry Fonda photos, beginning of his career to the end. I really like Henry Fonda, how many here do?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

The Wrong man Twelve angry men There was a crooked man Just some of my favourites of his

Oliver Reed.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Apparently Reed and the Elephant hated one another, it would deliberately stand on his foot during scenes, sneeze on him and accidentally tried to knock him over a cliff, Reed would breath alcohol fumes up it's trunk and refused to call it anything but "the Bastard" or "that Fucker" all through filming. Reed initially insisted on sleeping with Aida for three nights to form a bond, the elephant could not stand his strong alcoholic breath and kept trying to leave, or farted on Reed to mask the smell. Aida the Elephant who played Lucy was from a Dutch Zoo and did not understand English commands, so the weeks of preparation Reed had spent training with an Elephant Zoo keeper in Whipsnade Zoo had all gone to waste. As a consequence Reed and Winner went on a Bender for most of the production, and upset the locals by calling them Nazi's and pissing on the Austrian flag, which lead to them being thrown out of their Hotel more than once and inflating the budget.

Laurel and Hardy could not get arrested in 1950s Hollywood.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

The greatest double act ever This is the last ever picture of them together at Olly' home

Published on 26 Oct 2016 Plans are now being seriously discussed to develop a nuclear waste ...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

A similar thing happened in a town near where I live back in the 80's the protests were huge and eventually scrapped.

I'm going to post something here because I'm tired and I was really hoping for a weekend where ...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

The minute moderators start taking down posts on there own initiative I am out of here. If people don't like my posts they can block me, but someone else deciding who can and can't read my posts is censorship pure and simple.

Matthew 5:29-30 (NIV): If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

When some one who has literally done this is discovered they are immediately throw not in to hell but the loony bin

Two cowboys are out on the range talking about their favorite sex position.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

ow wowowowowowowowowowowowowow

Tonight's possibilities to share with my son.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

I love it when my son comes to me desperate to share a "great new Movie" he has discovered only for me to tell him I saw it when I was his age.

Some Cruise!

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Anyone notice the two stags in the back ground are both male?

Hello, happy Saturday night!.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Roger was the best TV Saint

Admin , I did a Google search for various “unique” member names on here as an experiment to ...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

I don't see the problem, in order for anyone to find you are a member here, they have to know the site exists, know your user name and be bothered enough to want to connect the two and even then all they are going to know is that you are agnostic, or associate with agnostics.

Gingerbread men. ???

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Run, run as fast as you can.....

Dunderfunk Noun 1.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 15, 2018:

he Etymology may be unsure but it is easy to make a guess at Dun or Donn in various languages including Gaulish and English means Brown der is "Of the" in German and a few other Gaul derived languages and Funk from Old German/Gaulish funcho is to smoke or steam with a foul smell So literally Dunderfunk = Reminiscent of Brown Smelly Stuff ie. Dung or a Cow Pat

This might be too easy. This is my favorite western,does anyone know what it is?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 15, 2018:

My favourite is "Evil Roy Slade" very silly but never fails to make me laugh, John Astin and Dick Shawn, great.

Who's going to watch this one? I believe I'm going to give it a try. ??

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Okay seen it now, really good film, not your average ghost story, but most frightening film ever made? No. all in all 8/10

Deuteronomy 25:11-12 New International Version (NIV) 11 If two men are fighting and the wife of one...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Makes me think Moses pissed of a woman at some point in his life and held a grudge about bollock twisting thereafter

Yes, indeed.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Even as a devout Christian I found the book of Job ludicrous. An all loving, all righteous God makes a BET with the Devil, allowing him to physically and psychologically torture an innocent man, to the point a despair and sickness, in order to prove that the man will not turn on his torturer. He allows the Devil to KILL Job's entire family, ruin his life and render him to be wracked in pain and sickness. BUT because Job is still a slave to his fear of god at the end of all this, god gives him a new wife and family, cures him and gives back his possessions, so that's all right then...Except for the people who are dead for the sake of this little ego trip. It is the epitome of deviant scriptural evil, utterly disgusting.

Could we admit that Buddhism is a religion where God is irrelevant?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Perhaps I might have agreed a few years ago, but with so many denominations of Buddhism now and the rise of extremist Buddhists in in Sri Lanka and other places, it seems to have gone down the same path as all the other "faiths".

Keep up the resistance.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

In England crossing guards, known as Lollipop Ladies seem to be mobile advertisements for planned parenthood

LOL ????

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Little known fact, he has an English cousin name Darth Lift

Can some one advise me on what the reporting procedure is for a seriously unpleasant member, I have ...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

You are all right of course, I just got a bit irritated when I logged on and found twenty tags from the man in question, I've blocked him so all sorted now, thanks for the advice and help.

Can some one advise me on what the reporting procedure is for a seriously unpleasant member, I have ...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Thanks all

Can you name these two movies?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

American werewolf in London The Wickerman

Satirical Post Vatican Orders 50,000 boy robots to serve priesthood following viewing of Ruptly ...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

oh god no

"Atheists Want God!" - Hindu Guy - Logicked [youtube.com]

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Yes saw this, Logicked is a good channel, this guy is just another cross legged con man with a penchant for orange, he's not the first nor will he be the last.

I just had a mind blowing conversation with my fundamental christian mother.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Getting a fundy away from biblical literalism, is the first and biggest hurdle, once they stop judging every one by that foul book they quite often will settle in to using their own moral judgement, they may still call it god but it will be a lot kinder and more loving than the god of the babble ever was. Congratulations you taught her to think for herself, that in itself has made the world a better place. :)

Captain Marvel. I can’t wait to see her in Avengers 4.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Yup, it was early rumoured Katee Sackhoff was going to play Cap, which would have been awesome, but Brie Larson looks set to do a good job. (Any one else find themselves involuntarily thinking of Cheese when ever her name is mentioned?)

I reached level four and thought, "What sort of Group would I like to create.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Count me in

Everyone is good at something…

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 13, 2018:

where is the groan emoji when you need one?

Are you still involved in highly religious settings despite no longer being a believer?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 13, 2018:

I would not demean myself by being a hypocrite, i will not live a lie for the convenience of others, I would participate and if questioned about non participation in prayers etc, ask that people respect my atheist stance as I respect theirs within the circumstance. If they do not, they simply prove themselves to be liars and hypocritical, but my conscience would be clear.

Its all relevant to something else so anything I post is in the moment and my opinion could change ...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 13, 2018:

That is a perfectly reasonable attitude, provided you take nothing at face value and always demand verification, before adjusting you stance according

St. Louis Archbishop Didn't Know Sex With Children Was a Crime

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 13, 2018:

This was in 2014, Archbishop Robert Carlson is still now Archbishop of St. Louis.

Who said Britain could never be trusted in the light let alone the night?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 13, 2018:

It has been known among us "conspiracy nut jobs" that the UK/US plot was for mass regime change in the middle east since at the latest 2007, probably some think as far back as the 1990's. The plan being to effectively blockade Saudi Arabia and control the other oil producing nations for the benefit of the west, so as to make sure when the fossil fuel economy of the world goes tits up ( and we are already on the down slide of the bell curve of world wide oil production, and have been since the back end of 1977) The US and UK hold on to the market till last last. We could have diversified out energy needs 30 years ago, stretched out the oil and eased in renewables but the demand for a year on year economic growth by the oil and oil dependant industries put paid to that, now we are rushing to keep up as the last dregs of poor quality oil is sucked out of the earth. When the oil is gone see how long the West's disgusting love affair with the house of Saud lasts and how long "international peace keepers " stay in the middle east, when there is no longer the need to keep oil prices low by instigating destabilising wars that demand quick cash an a constant supply of cash and weapons for cheap oil. The UK is the worlds armourer it is our governments major source of legitimate and illegitimate income, for our rich and elite wars is good and people are an expendable commodity.

Over a thousand years before "Jesus" allegedly said the "Golden Rule", Confucius said basically the ...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 13, 2018:

"''Do unto others as they would do unto you - but do it first,'' Henry Flagler 1830-1913 pioneer venture capitalist and multi-millionaire.

I am subject to change because the world around me never stays the same

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 13, 2018:

“No man ever steps in the same river twice," Heraclitus

Any Doctor Who fans here?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Yes, have watched it all my life.

I've had a couple of responses to comments recently that appear to have nothing in them.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Here we go again

Mothers and cookware ???

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Because killing your spouse is hilarious Would it still be funny if it was the mother sitting in the chair and the father standing behind her brandishing a hammer while she espoused on how ugly he was but could be useful doing DIY? :)

I'm pretty sure this question has been asked before but I can't find a post on the subject.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Darn caught out this is the real me

"The writing is on the wall.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Part of the power of the marketing of social media was the freedom of expression, the privacy and the anonymity to share opinions of all kinds and allow the "Undesirables" to simply fade away in to obscurity as "decent Normal" people would simply ignore them. That however is not what happened, because what the governments failed to remember was that people are in the majority of cases idiots. Morons, bigots and misery mongers are in the majority, because almost everyone has a beef about something and is looking for someone to blame it on who is not themselves. When computer technology was made so simple even a cretin could use it the internet became a gathering place for discontent and a world wide open forum for dissension. At which point it becomes clear the internet was never free, private or anonymous and that everything everyone says has been recorded, stored and in some cases used to track down people with the "wrong" ideas without ever openly discussing what a "wrong" thought is. Soon to it becomes clear than the one thing more dangerous than a moronic idiot, is an educated idiot who not only thinks they know better than everyone else but thinks everyone else should know better too and starts playing at being the thought police. Public opinion becomes mob mentality, democracy becomes Ochlocracy and the mob begins demanding back freedoms they never had in the first place and that freedoms be taken from the "wrong people." I was once asked how dictators rise up if the majority of the people are not behind them, because surely majority rules? I said no, dictators are carried to power by a loud minority with powerful media on their side, you need not oppress a majority, you simply tell them they oppressed until they are so frightened they oppress themselves or worse demand to be oppressed in order to feel safe. Social media is the most powerful weapon ever given to the human race, the governments thought it would be their tool, instead it was wrestled away from them and turned on them like a child with daddy's gun and now their reaction is to try and snatch it back by legislation, to put the safety catch on after the bullet has been fired.

Men's equality vs machismo.

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Part of the idea of men's rights and gender equality is, without destroying the difference, allow men and women the freedom to be who they really are without being judged for it. No more of these stupid unwritten but almost universally accepted rules like Boys don't cry (without being thought gay) Girls can't be tough (without being called a tomboy) Certain clothes and colour are only for one gender or the other A man can't be the stay at home parent Women can only be mothers, wives, nurses or secretaries etc etc Machismo in men is an affectation the equivalent of being "girly" in women and is something done to not to prove who you are but to prove what you are not, as such it is pathetic. True masculinity/femininity comes from attitude, moral strength, good character and most of all from self confidence when all people of either gender ( born or chosen) understand that there will be true equality based on mutual respect and not sets of arbitrary, enforced do-gooder rules based on biased opinions and outdated traditions.

What movies have your favorite scenes of sword fighting?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Scaramouche (1952) without a doubt, the climax of the film is the greatest sword fight ever put on film, and what is more the entire scene is done by the actors Mel Ferrer and Stewart Granger, both of who are actually acomplished swordsmen, no stunt doubles and substitutions and very few cuts or edits, the majority of the fight done in one take with multiple cameras. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x53yxek

Who is into foriegn films? I do love me a good Japanese western!

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

If you mean films made in a language other than English, that's me; I love Japanese, Korean, Tai, Indian, German and French movies, Spain is reemerging as a leader in horror films there are some fun films coming out of Russia and Scandinavia. (Most people have forgotten that prior to the founding of Hollywood Denmark was the most prolific film making country in the world) On the other hand a foreign language film dubbed in to English for me is an abomination unless I speak the language it is subtitles or nothing. When there are so many talented voice actors are doing animation, why is it that film dubbing companies seem to think sticking your head out of a window and shouting at passers by "Hey you, comm'ere and read this" is sufficient?

Those things have sold more stuff to men than any amount of logic…

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Does not work when they are plastic implant, implants are the sexual equivalent of a hungry person biting in to a delicious looking hamburger and it bouncing back and squeaking