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Although I love John Lennon's "Imagine," I also have some favorite religious pop songs.

JackBord comments on Sep 9, 2019:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9bMi4s_yOE

Moravian replies on Sep 9, 2019:

Brilliant. hven't heard that before.

The reasons that the sun never sets on what was once the British Empire: 🍷👌😎

altschmerz comments on Sep 7, 2019:

The last time I went to London (2002) I was able to go the whole week without eating British food. But I hear London isn't really typical of England.

Moravian replies on Sep 7, 2019:

having sampled the delights of Americam fast food on many occasions it is a delight to get back to my haggis mince and tatties

The moon's effect..

Sticks48 comments on Sep 7, 2019:

I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows...No I don't. We would be up to our asses in flowers. They would be fucking everywhere!

Moravian replies on Sep 7, 2019:

Now if that was changed to "a weed grows" I might believe it ;-)

Eat your hearts out, peons.

Moravian comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Love the pigtail

Moravian replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@Gwendolyn2018 Ha ha Good luck with your teaching. My grandson is just 18 months old and I am looking forward to doing the same , but as both his parents are covered from head to toe in tattoos and artistic I shouldn't have much problem.

Eat your hearts out, peons.

Moravian comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Love the pigtail

Moravian replies on Sep 6, 2019:

@Gwendolyn2018 The last time I saw a pigtail a s good as that was on an American Vietnam vet (male) who somehow ended up in Scotland as a Chi Gung teacher. He used to stride around town dressed a bit like Gandalf with a large wooden staff. Last heard of living in Sweden with some young Swedish girl. I miss him. We neeed more characters like that.

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Marionville comments on Sep 6, 2019:

It’s a pity he couldn’t have done his country a favour and died decades ago.

Moravian replies on Sep 6, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend And the other heads of state in Africa kept supporting him despite his despotic rule. I suppose they had to as they could not be seen to besupporting a white colonial rule

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Fernapple comments on Sep 6, 2019:

If you Americans are lucky Trump will only last to ninety four.

Moravian replies on Sep 6, 2019:

If he has his way after his next term in office he will emulate Xi in China and be president for life. For the sake of the Americam public let's hope it is a short one.

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ShadowAmicus comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Colonialism and apartheid may not have been ... but at least everyone could sleep safely and had food to eat ... Mugabe stripped the country to profit himself and his cohorts ... one of whom is the new despot. There are times I hope hell exists ... just for those like Mugabe

Moravian replies on Sep 6, 2019:

@Lorajay Rhodesia certainly had white minority rule but did not have apartheid like South Africa. I am sure the majority of the indigenous population wanted self determination but not the horror of Mugabe's reign

Eat your hearts out, peons.

Moravian comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Love the pigtail

Moravian replies on Sep 6, 2019:

@Gwendolyn2018 The rest looks OK to me xx

Or Mormon, or Muslim, or Jewish, or any other religion 💁🏿

ToolGuy comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Did it twice. The religious issues were not serious. But I live in a secular country.

Moravian replies on Sep 6, 2019:

Sme here, in fact I had some fun kidding her about her beliefs. Ironically she dumped me because I couldn't afford to spend lots of money on her.

[crooksandliars.com] This got me thinking, how many people on here support strict gun control?

Rustee comments on Sep 3, 2019:

I am a gun owner, and will not give up my guns. Of course, I am emotionally stable, have no desire to shoot anything alive, and store my guns and ammo separately and locked. I love to shoot, but only clay pigeons, paper targets, or (with my cameras) pictures!

Moravian replies on Sep 6, 2019:

@Rustee Sorry,but when I read or hear the comment "I am not giving up my guns" it has that effect on me.. This embedded gun culture in the US results in the death of thousands every year through accidents,suicide and homicides and is unique in the first world and as long as ordinary people "like you" accept this as normal it will continue.

OK, so I'm making potato soup tomorrow.

allmighty comments on Sep 5, 2019:

Some sugar

Moravian replies on Sep 5, 2019:

Yuk

Keeping to my theme of the day, right to the last.

Moravian comments on Sep 5, 2019:

Great music. but I'm not a great fan of Keef's singing.

Moravian replies on Sep 5, 2019:

@Marionville Mmm. Maybe Jagger is not quite in the class of Roger Daltrey or Robert Plant but he's a pretty good rock/blues singer.

[crooksandliars.com] This got me thinking, how many people on here support strict gun control?

Rustee comments on Sep 3, 2019:

I am a gun owner, and will not give up my guns. Of course, I am emotionally stable, have no desire to shoot anything alive, and store my guns and ammo separately and locked. I love to shoot, but only clay pigeons, paper targets, or (with my cameras) pictures!

Moravian replies on Sep 5, 2019:

Whoopedoo. you can shoot holes in bits of paper. That's a useful hobby to have.

Employee-Owned | WinCo Foods

Moravian comments on Sep 4, 2019:

We are not allowed to open the link in the UK. Can't have those foreigners thinking the USA is developing a social conscience

Moravian replies on Sep 5, 2019:

@Archeus_Lore Thanks. A great idea. I think there are a few such companies in the UK but they are very rare.

George Galloway makes a lot of sense .

racocn8 comments on Sep 3, 2019:

Brexit would never have passed but for Putin's social media campaign. Continuing to pursue Brexit is not only illegitimate, but probably not in England's best interest. The inability to develop a cogent Brexit should be a hint that it is not a good idea. Also note the complete resistance of the ...

Moravian replies on Sep 4, 2019:

@racocn8 Typical paranoia from the US. So the Russian news media gave a one sided view. We have newspapers in the Uk to do that for us, we don't need the Russians. Of course the Russians would like to see the break up of the EU. Divide and conquer etc.

George Galloway makes a lot of sense .

racocn8 comments on Sep 3, 2019:

Brexit would never have passed but for Putin's social media campaign. Continuing to pursue Brexit is not only illegitimate, but probably not in England's best interest. The inability to develop a cogent Brexit should be a hint that it is not a good idea. Also note the complete resistance of the ...

Moravian replies on Sep 4, 2019:

Putin had nothing to do with Brexit. It was purely Cameron trying to sideline the Eurosceptics in the Tory party. He certainly didn't expect the vote to go the way it did. Georgous George is a bit of a spent force these days but he is right in his description of the crrent govt.

I’ve just posted the 1985 original of this song by The Waterboys in the Music Fans Group.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Sep 2, 2019:

So handsome, great smile! Good to see you back, & posting again. How was the birthday bash?

Moravian replies on Sep 3, 2019:

@Marionville Not yet, but I will .

I’ve just posted the 1985 original of this song by The Waterboys in the Music Fans Group.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Sep 2, 2019:

So handsome, great smile! Good to see you back, & posting again. How was the birthday bash?

Moravian replies on Sep 3, 2019:

@Marionville Sounds like fun. Can we expect some oompah band music on your site ?

I’ve just posted the 1985 original of this song by The Waterboys in the Music Fans Group.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Sep 2, 2019:

So handsome, great smile! Good to see you back, & posting again. How was the birthday bash?

Moravian replies on Sep 3, 2019:

@Marionville Back to reality. I thought you had been conspicuous by your absence recently. Welcome back.

Texas shooting.

Wildflower comments on Sep 1, 2019:

You're just trolling right?

Moravian replies on Sep 3, 2019:

@lookinhard That would be a shame. There are only a few like her and she is the most extreme. I have been a little disappointed of late.Some posts which I consider to be trivia get a lot of attention as do some which appear to be supporting religion while some really interesting topics get little attention, but hey that's life. Don't give up it;s still a great site.

Texas shooting.

Wildflower comments on Sep 1, 2019:

You're just trolling right?

Moravian replies on Sep 2, 2019:

@lookinhard I don't reply to her posts.I don't care for her fascist ramblings but it appears to be just attention seeking. Post something controvesial just to get a response

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Moravian comments on Sep 1, 2019:

Rails to trails ?

Moravian replies on Sep 1, 2019:

@Heidi68 We have quite a few of those here also. as you say they make great cycle tracks. Sometimes the reverse happens. I cycled a charity run from Glasgow to Edinburgh a few years ago and part of the run was on a disused railway. i did it again last year and the track had been reinstated as a railway so we were back on public roads

Is everyone alright? I hate reading about these shootings. It must be terrifying.

Trajan61 comments on Sep 1, 2019:

Unfortunately we seem to have a lot of crazies now days. Maybe more law abiding citizens should armed themselves and learn how to use them so we can take those nuts out before they do so much damage.

Moravian replies on Sep 1, 2019:

@Varn Sadly I think he was probably serious. The good guy with the gun against the bad guy with the gun nonsense.

Income taxes is theft.

Moravian comments on Aug 31, 2019:

https://www.thebalance.com/fdr-and-the-new-deal-programs-timeline-did-it-work-3305598 So where would the funding for Roosevelt's "New Deal" have come from if there was no taxation ?. No one likes paying taxes but they are essential for some semblance of social equality.

Moravian replies on Aug 31, 2019:

@RobertMartin True, but if income tax was removed the other taxes would have to be raised substantially to provide the same services so people on low incomes would pay a much higher proportion of their income. Fair ?. Not if you have a social conscience

A doctor and medical ethicist argues life after 75 is not worth living

BigMac10 comments on Aug 29, 2019:

B.S. !!! I just turned 90 and I go to work every day. I take pleasure in being creative and producing services other people want and are willing to pay for. I have more projects than I can manage but I work on them in rotation and am never bored. I have rental property.which I spend most of my time ...

Moravian replies on Aug 30, 2019:

An inspirational story Big Mac. I presume that with your healthy diet you don't eat your namesake fast food.

'Fck You, I Like Guns.'

josh_is_exciting comments on Aug 29, 2019:

35,000 people are killed by automobiles a year. How dare you fuel the automotive industry! The slaughter must end now!

Moravian replies on Aug 30, 2019:

Looks like you need to improve driving standards as well then

Preaching truth

Gohan comments on Aug 29, 2019:

Some Catholic churches required a tithe (a percentage of your income.) Sometimes the church required you to give 97% of your income and then asked you to give when the plate was passed around. Some countries require you to be Catholic. If the tithe in that country and church is as high as 97% you ...

Moravian replies on Aug 29, 2019:

A tithe is 10% of income. I don't think a church would ever ask for 97%

What are you biggest fears?

Bierbasstard comments on Aug 29, 2019:

That someone will buy me cologne.

Moravian replies on Aug 29, 2019:

@Winkiedink54 Yes. I never use the disgusting stuff.

Me and my boyfriend are both picky eaters so we barely dine out.

Rob48 comments on Aug 29, 2019:

I'm now following a low fat vegan eating program . . . primarily because it's helping me manage my Type I diabetes, which I've been dealing with for some 43 years. That said, when I was eating "normally", I depended upon this one cookbook: "The Joy of Cooking" by Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer...

Moravian replies on Aug 29, 2019:

@averykings Don't worry, you will not have to eat prairie oysters or sweetbreads if you are vegan

What are you biggest fears?

Bierbasstard comments on Aug 29, 2019:

That someone will buy me cologne.

Moravian replies on Aug 29, 2019:

I cycled for miles through the forests yesterday and met several groups of tourists walking along the paths. After passing each group I was almost choked by the overpowering smell of deodorant and perfume. Yuk. No wonder there was no wildlife to be seen

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Geoffrey51 comments on Aug 28, 2019:

Racist! What nonsense. I thought it was about cultures coming together in unity. Queen’s ‘March Of The Black Queen’ and Boney M’s ‘Brown Girl In The Ring’ will get the chop next. Then of course this by Trojan reggae band Greyhound https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8LbSmH9n5wQ ...

Moravian replies on Aug 29, 2019:

@Geoffrey51 :-)

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Geoffrey51 comments on Aug 28, 2019:

Racist! What nonsense. I thought it was about cultures coming together in unity. Queen’s ‘March Of The Black Queen’ and Boney M’s ‘Brown Girl In The Ring’ will get the chop next. Then of course this by Trojan reggae band Greyhound https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8LbSmH9n5wQ ...

Moravian replies on Aug 29, 2019:

Apparently ONE person phoned the radio station complaining and they decided not to play it again. Pathetic.

The Edgar Winter Group. Free Ride. [youtu.be]

Moravian comments on Aug 28, 2019:

Saw his band play in the Usher hall in Edinburgh about 15 years ago. can't remember if they played this one.

Moravian replies on Aug 29, 2019:

@Livinlife A great blues band and Edgar had a very unique guitar sound.

Time to start prepping for the possibility of Dorian coming to call.

Moravian comments on Aug 28, 2019:

Is this Dorian Gray ?. scary

Moravian replies on Aug 28, 2019:

@KKGator Fortunately we don't get those over here but there was a tornado in Madrid yesterday

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KKGator comments on Aug 28, 2019:

Never heard this one before.

Moravian replies on Aug 28, 2019:

they were an English group from the early '70's and had a few hits.

Perhaps some accurate information on the Amazon fires. [forbes.com]

Moravian comments on Aug 28, 2019:

https://www.ecowatch.com/ginnie-springs-nestle-bottled-water-2640064483.html?xrs=RebelMouse_fb&ts=1566399920=IwAR2km6lDVeEhQV-blH-fiaSOcxvMXMKfyca-RPksBkmjGnQwMepvYKIeguQhe So the Amazon and other tropical forests have been gradually destroyed for years ?. What's your point.? Maybe ...

Moravian replies on Aug 28, 2019:

@Bierbasstard Some interesting stuff there and Nepstad is obviously a very learned guy but I still cannot see how respiration within the Amazon can use up all the oxygen produced by the plant life. Maybe if the Brazilian cities are included

Perhaps some accurate information on the Amazon fires. [forbes.com]

Moravian comments on Aug 28, 2019:

https://www.ecowatch.com/ginnie-springs-nestle-bottled-water-2640064483.html?xrs=RebelMouse_fb&ts=1566399920=IwAR2km6lDVeEhQV-blH-fiaSOcxvMXMKfyca-RPksBkmjGnQwMepvYKIeguQhe So the Amazon and other tropical forests have been gradually destroyed for years ?. What's your point.? Maybe ...

Moravian replies on Aug 28, 2019:

@Bierbasstard True, the lungs of the world comment is ridiculous but maybe it needs an over the top comment like this to catch the public interest. Also the Amazon "expert" cannot be right in saying that the Amazon consumes all the oxygen it creates. Bolsonaro's populist govt have no interest in the indigenous people living there and actively encourages development. Probably much worse than the fires which are mainly on cleared scrub land are the illegal loggers and miners who conflict with the people living in the forest.

Im a waitress! i got a job :)

rogueflyer comments on Aug 27, 2019:

A pretty girl like you that gives good service would do great in the US. Do the Britts tip? I know tipping isn't done in some parts of the world. When I was in China my local Chinese friends got on my case for wanting to leave a tip.

Moravian replies on Aug 28, 2019:

@averykings Maybe , but waiting staff are paid instead of having to rely almost entirely on tips as in the USA.

Johnson & Johnson must pay over $572 million for its role in Oklahoma opioid crisis, judge rules

K9Kohle789 comments on Aug 26, 2019:

apparently I should have lived in OK. Middle name is "I fkn hurt 24/7". How did J&J cause an epidemic in opioids? How is it their fault? It's like guns....people don't kill people; guns kill people. So THEY say. Lets go one further and people don't kill people opioids kill people. wtf?

Moravian replies on Aug 27, 2019:

@LiterateHiker McDonalds aggressively market their burgers. Do you eat them ?.

Yum... halal meat... [en.m.wikipedia.org]

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Mixing these 2 traditions in practically every sentence makes this article rather a mish-mash and not nearly as informative as it could have been. Halal meats are cleaner, more humanly processed, and far fresher........

Moravian replies on Aug 26, 2019:

Not true. In civilised countries animals are stunned before slaughter.

Hello All, Here is a question which I didn't find good answers in YouTube.

Moravian comments on Aug 21, 2019:

It is a biological urge to procreate, thankfully, or there would be no one to pay my pension. Those who deliberately do not have children are suppressing this urge. having a large number of children is selfish, and there should be an absolute maximum of three children per couple.

Moravian replies on Aug 26, 2019:

@SLBushway :-)

After the orgy and why I love going to the dentist.

Mofo1953 comments on Aug 25, 2019:

Do dentists still use Nitrous Oxide? Mine doesn't, uses injections for anything painful.

Moravian replies on Aug 26, 2019:

@LiterateHiker It is rarely if ever used in the UK in dentistry but I believe it is used recreationally be some people.

Hello All, Here is a question which I didn't find good answers in YouTube.

Moravian comments on Aug 21, 2019:

It is a biological urge to procreate, thankfully, or there would be no one to pay my pension. Those who deliberately do not have children are suppressing this urge. having a large number of children is selfish, and there should be an absolute maximum of three children per couple.

Moravian replies on Aug 26, 2019:

@SLBushway The replacement ratio is 2.1/1 and most western countries are well below this. South Korea is actually below 1/1.Developed countries depend on immigrants but cultural differences cause conflicts as can be seen with Brexit and the fiasco at the US/ Mexican border. The world population has increased dramatically in the past decades. It is currently over 7billion and forecast to increase to just under 10billion and then drop dramatically . Where do you think those people are going to go ?. They will be killed in pandemics or wars fought over scarce resources. Much better to keep the population stable than have this happen. Of course some species breed indiscriminately, the populations increase dramatically and then collapse. Do you want to be a lemming ?

People are herd animals.

Moravian comments on Aug 23, 2019:

We are not herd animals, we are tribal. There is a big difference

Moravian replies on Aug 25, 2019:

"people are terrified of thinking for themselves". Who are you to speak on behalf of humanity. Do you think the tens of thousands demonstrating in Hong Kong haven't thought about the consequences ?. How do you think we got female emancipation, labour laws,gender equality etc. By people thinking for themselves. Your original statement is nonsensical.

People are herd animals.

Moravian comments on Aug 23, 2019:

We are not herd animals, we are tribal. There is a big difference

Moravian replies on Aug 24, 2019:

@EdEarl I think we are getting bogged down in semantics here. All I am saying that although people appear to exhibit a herd mentality it is much more complex than that. I do not believe that many people blindly follow one another but give it more thought than that and it is too easy just to label them sheep. Regarding the other collective nouns. they are used to describe a collection of animals but do not say anything about the behaviour of those animals. eg a gaggle of geese or a murder of crows. Herd animals blindly follow one another, tribal animals show empathy to others in the tribe and will fight with other tribes. Pack animals such as wolves will also help one another. but herd animals do not normally show those attributes.

So my neighbors are accusing me of cutting their barbed wire fence.

Moravian comments on Aug 23, 2019:

You have my sympathy. I once had neighbours from hell and they ruined what would have been and idyllic place to live.

Moravian replies on Aug 23, 2019:

@misstuffy If I were you I would cut my losses. sell up and move. You can always buy a small farm in a more amenable part of the country in the future. I am always grateful that I live in a secular country. Good luck

People are herd animals.

Moravian comments on Aug 23, 2019:

We are not herd animals, we are tribal. There is a big difference

Moravian replies on Aug 23, 2019:

@EdEarl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribalism. this probably describes tribal behaviour quite well and it is nothing like herd mentality. For example calling people who voted for Trump sheep or sheeple is lazy as they probably had independent selfish reasons for doing so. Some may have been swayed by public opinion or influenced by Trump's rhetoric if you could call it that but they are the opposite of sheep as they acted independently and did not follow one another as sheep tend to do.

People are herd animals.

Moravian comments on Aug 23, 2019:

We are not herd animals, we are tribal. There is a big difference

Moravian replies on Aug 23, 2019:

@EdEarl A totally different thing. Those are collective nouns for different animals. Humans along with the other great apes are tribal .Cows, sheep wildebeest etc are herd animals and behave in a totally different way from tribal species. Just because humans may appear to act like sheep or cows on occasions does not make them herd animals.

CAN WE KNOW TRUTH?

Moravian comments on Aug 23, 2019:

To quote that great sage of the 21st century :-“Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not ...

Moravian replies on Aug 23, 2019:

@EdEarl Now you are confusing me even more :-)

So my neighbors are accusing me of cutting their barbed wire fence.

Moravian comments on Aug 23, 2019:

You have my sympathy. I once had neighbours from hell and they ruined what would have been and idyllic place to live.

Moravian replies on Aug 23, 2019:

@misstuffy tough when even the law is against you. In my case I had the police on my side which helped a lot.

I'm not really a Trump fan, but... [reason.com]

mongo1977 comments on Aug 21, 2019:

Liberals are trained to not trust themselves. Let their big government messiah solve all their problems. Christians are trained to believe they're worthless and evil. Let their invisible magic jew messiah solve all their problems. You can't reason with either.

Moravian replies on Aug 22, 2019:

"Liberals are trained to not trust themselves. Let their big government messiah solve all their problems." That is even more stupid than the comments in the article.

Just wondering.