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I'm gonna be alone forever.

Betty comments on May 1, 2022:

Feeling sorry much. Before you can find someone to like you, you're going to have to like yourself. I bet given 10 seconds to list things you don't like about yourself, you would come up with 15 or 20 things. How long would it take you to come up with the same number of things you truly like ...

TomMcGiverin replies on May 1, 2022:

I see that Triphid and holdenc98 predictably chose to troll the OP. Since I have both of them blocked, I can't see what they wrote, but thank you for sticking up for the OP. And people wonder why almost nobody posts anymore about their dating experiences or their love life on these forums? Well, I know why and I posted about it quite a while ago. For obvious reasons, nobody is interested in being shot down, trolled or ridiculed for being honest and vulnerable about their struggles. That's why I quit doing it and I see no reason to change my decision in the face of how most people still act on these boards. Also, your suggestions for him hold some value, especially about seeing a therapist or counselor. The ideas about volunteering may or may not be right for him, but you are undoubtedly correct in suggesting that he get involved in something that will give him more social interaction with others, since it has always been the case that the world never comes to you, unless of course you are great-looking, you have to go out and engage with it if you are ever going to make friends or find love.

I do too but I work for a company that builds high speed trains, commuter trains and trams so ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 30, 2022:

That's just so anti-American (sarcasm)! Will never happen, as most Americans love their individualism and being able to drive their own cars like assholes. I never drive without running across assholes who insist on speeding, so those people will never give up their cars for public transit-too slow ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 30, 2022:

@Killtheskyfairy You live in NY state, I live in Iowa. Trust me, around here people abhor public transit. They see it as something for poor people and old folks who can't drive anymore. They would be embarrassed to use it. They all love NASCAR and many of them have illusions about being some kind of race car driver. I do agree about the conspiracy that sank public transit long ago in most parts of the country. Des Moines, Iowa used to have a great system of electric streetcars long ago, and I have heard many positive stories about it. But the city tore up the tracks and replaced them with buses. That was the beginning of the end. Nowadays the bus system around Des Moines sucks and is not practical to get most places, at least not in any reasonable amount of time. So the only people riding the buses are the mentally ill and the poor. There are paratransit buses for the elderly and the disabled.

Once again, I've seen worse on dating sites.

JGal comments on Apr 28, 2022:

I wonder why this guy even bothered putting up a profile. Nothing says "pick me" more than a "I hate everything" stance. However, not too far from Mr. Indiana is this gem. A suitor after my heart. What should I call him? Or should I just wait to be summoned?

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 29, 2022:

I really like his Yassar Arafat wardrobe. I'm sure he will attract the babes (sarcasm). It's a neck and neck race for who will attract the least interest...

Once again, I've seen worse on dating sites.

BitFlipper comments on Apr 28, 2022:

I'll bet he gets more hits than I do.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 28, 2022:

As repulsive and depressing as that sounds, I don't doubt it. I have learned from online dating that there are lots of sick women out there...

These 10 "non-commandments" seem reasonable to me. How about you?

freedom41 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

I like #5 the best.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 27, 2022:

@DenoPenno I do care about being a good person, but I don't need religion or the approval of the majority to do it. I base my standards on honesty, ethics and morals, not on religious requirements or what they ordain...

Ok, I just blocked a bunch of Assholes together, can't waste my time with these sick people and ...

Diaco comments on Apr 16, 2022:

Just found a Female version of them : LovinLarge Luckily she Blocked me :D for the LOVE of Noam Chomsky! https://agnostic.com/post/661165/chomsky-on-ukraine-an-honest-informed-international-historical-explanation-from-an-incredible-m

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 26, 2022:

@Diaco I suppose so, I just couldn't stand her nonsensical thinking, or lack of it... Too ignorant for my tolerance...

Ok, I just blocked a bunch of Assholes together, can't waste my time with these sick people and ...

Diaco comments on Apr 16, 2022:

Just found a Female version of them : LovinLarge Luckily she Blocked me :D for the LOVE of Noam Chomsky! https://agnostic.com/post/661165/chomsky-on-ukraine-an-honest-informed-international-historical-explanation-from-an-incredible-m

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 26, 2022:

Yeah, she and I have tangled before and she blocked me first, beating me to the punch. She is a stupid bitch... I am equal opportunity. I have an about an equal number of men and women blocked, and same with being blocked...

Can you believe my son is laughing at me because I am getting dinner ready and dancing because of ...

MichelleGar1 comments on Apr 25, 2022:

Here's another classic! Lol!!! https://youtu.be/ZqcXgODTeOU

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 26, 2022:

@MichelleGar1 Slipknot is from my city, like about everyone in Iowa, I am familiar with them.

Hot guy on dating site: "Hey let's meetup." Me: "Ok. How about Odenton?

BitFlipper comments on Apr 23, 2022:

In my experience there's never a right time to bring up sex. If a woman is interested in sex she will give little hints. And I'm still waiting for Santa to bring me a pony that farts glitter.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 25, 2022:

Like it or not, that's how the game is played these days, unless, of course, the guy is hot looking, in which case he can pretty much get away with straight up saying, " Do you want to fuck?", in which case he will be forgiven for any lack of subtlety...

Can you believe my son is laughing at me because I am getting dinner ready and dancing because of ...

MichelleGar1 comments on Apr 25, 2022:

Here's another classic! Lol!!! https://youtu.be/ZqcXgODTeOU

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 25, 2022:

Seems about as constructive, intelligent, and worthwhile as most of Buffet's songs, at least to me. Also seems more funny to me than any of Buffet's songs... Then there's the fact that this is clearly satirical, while the whole Buffet thing seems to be straightforward mindlessness.....

Firearms were the leading cause of death in children in 2020, researchers say : NPR

Secretguy comments on Apr 25, 2022:

Meanwhile, in this shithole state, you will now be able to buy and carry with no permit or training.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 25, 2022:

Same in Iowa.

After losing his job for praying on the field, ex-high school football coach brings case to Supreme ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 24, 2022:

I see nothing wrong with what the coach was doing until it appears to have become a de facto requirement for his players to join the bandwagon in order to feel accepted by the coach and the rest of the team. At that point, it became a religious requirement for the players on the team, even if it was...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 24, 2022:

@JonnaBononna I agree, but I don't think the simple act of going out on the field then and kneeling, etc., was enough to get fired for, if he had kept it to just one incidence. It was his making it a regular ritual that was causing his players pressure to take sides with him or against him with repeated acts that made it a fireable offense. Once or twice would probably have not made it a fireable issue for the school.

After losing his job for praying on the field, ex-high school football coach brings case to Supreme ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 24, 2022:

I don't think he should lose his job for praying on the field, and Colin Kaepernick should not have lost his for taking a knee

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 24, 2022:

@Flyingsaucesir The problem is that with his public displays of religion, over and over, he causes his players to feel pressured to join him in it, otherwise they will feel excluded by those who do join him and that they may lose playing time for not following him. He is an authority figure with power over his players, so his religious lead behavior becomes coercive to the players, whether intended to be that way or not. It is simple group dynamics.

Republican leaders know what a danger he is to the country. Yet...

racocn8 comments on Apr 23, 2022:

The GOP decided it didn't need a platform other than opposing the democrats (and democracy).

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 24, 2022:

And that works fine, because all their followers care about is bigotry (white Christian nationalism for straight people), lower taxes, owning the libs, and promoting fascism, none of which needs to be spelled out in a formal platform. The followers all get the message without any need to elaborate any of it.

Hot guy on dating site: "Hey let's meetup." Me: "Ok. How about Odenton?

waitingforgodo comments on Apr 22, 2022:

Lay back and imagine if you will the baritonic euphonic burbling. Odenton darling Odenton Thank you for meeting now and then Half way points to your total score But there's nothing for por favor You're unsure I want more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbqh4AXSIqg

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 23, 2022:

Nice adaptation of the lyrics...

New Rule: The War on Democracy | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 23, 2022:

I love it! Wait....no, I hate it. 🤣 Truth is stranger than fiction. The truth, at least in this case, hurts.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 23, 2022:

Yup, not that much humor in it, it often reads more like a straight news report...

Alone with depression

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 22, 2022:

Do you absolutely have to live in Alabama? Maybe it's time for a move...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 22, 2022:

@Flyingsaucesir I can't read what Triphid is saying to you, which is just as well, because I blocked him long ago, but my guess is you are wasting your time trying to get any useful or constructive points from him. Good luck, sir..

Alone with depression

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 22, 2022:

Do you absolutely have to live in Alabama? Maybe it's time for a move...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 22, 2022:

Moving as a middle-aged adult is very emotionally stressful, and not well-advised if the person has no friends already waiting for them in their new area. I think moving away for a better environment mostly depends on whether the person's current environment contains any emotional support from friends or some opportunities for support from groups the person has not already tried, as well as mental health services.

Alone with depression

ADKSparky comments on Apr 22, 2022:

I have a bit of experience with some of these issues. First, and this is most important, seek medical help for your anxiety and depression. There’s no shame in taking appropriate drugs. It might take a few tries to find the one(s) that work. As to friends, I can only tell you what I did to meet ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 22, 2022:

I echo all of your suggestions, and I both take meds and see a therapist.

Got my vaccines all caught up.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 22, 2022:

I had my second Covid booster about a week ago, and for some reason this time, unlike the other Covid shots, I felt bad for about two days, not just the arm pain and swelling, but also nausea and fatigue.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 22, 2022:

@EarnestEccentric Thanks for the validation. I appreciate knowing that I was not being a baby or maybe exaggerating my symptoms in my head. It's easy to do that when you're already depressed.

"Swipe the way you vote." Great timesaver.

BitFlipper comments on Apr 20, 2022:

All of my dating profiles begin "if you like Trump you won't like me."

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 22, 2022:

I'm about equally subtle. I mention that I supported Bernie twice, helps screen out not only Trumpers, but also neoliberal centrist Dems who support assholes like HIllary and Biden. I would find dating a supporter of corporate Dems almost as frustrating as dating a Trumper.

Satanists will sue PA school district for rejecting After School Satan Club

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 21, 2022:

If they allow Christian groups (e.g. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a group that met regularly in a school where I worked) then they should allow a Satanic group too. Fair's fair.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 21, 2022:

@Flyingsaucesir I am not a gun owner, but if the time comes, I plan to be ready by then and have started hearing about plenty of lefties who are starting to buy guns and learn how to shoot, because they see the writing on the wall...

Satanists will sue PA school district for rejecting After School Satan Club

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 21, 2022:

If they allow Christian groups (e.g. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a group that met regularly in a school where I worked) then they should allow a Satanic group too. Fair's fair.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 21, 2022:

@Flyingsaucesir That is my fear, but, for the first time in my life, I have a potential war that seems worth getting out in the streets and fighting for. If it comes to that, I would rather be out there fighting these theocrat fascists in the streets than sitting at home waiting for them to eventually come and get me or take me away. Nothing before this has ever seemed worth risking my life for or worth fighting against. Not Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, or any of the other phony wars fought in my lifetime for corporate America.

Satanists will sue PA school district for rejecting After School Satan Club

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 21, 2022:

If they allow Christian groups (e.g. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a group that met regularly in a school where I worked) then they should allow a Satanic group too. Fair's fair.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 21, 2022:

Fair's fair, except to theocrats who are showing their true colors.... The mob was showing their frustration with how long it might take for them to move on to banishing all non-believers and burning heretics at the stake, like the good ole days.... Unfortunately, my city is full of ignoramous theocrats like that and the same kind of mob would show up here if someone tried to start a school Satanist club. In fact, a similar mob of MAGA types showed up at a school board meeting when the board voted to impose a mask mandate. The pricks were so smug and arrogant that one of them even threatened the board members, on camera, because they are also dumb as a rock, that they knew where they lived and would be stalking them. This was right in front of the cops that were there to provide security....

([dailykos.

Ryo1 comments on Apr 21, 2022:

Are there counterparts? I'm slightly intrigued... Actually, meh. Lol

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 21, 2022:

I suppose there are, but in general, from my observations, people on the left are more likely to believe in playing fair and telling the truth, at least those who are truly left and not loyal neoliberal, corporate DNC Dems, and frankly, it leaves progressives and true lefties at a tactical disadvantage when their opponents are shameless about lying and being ruthless. In that situation, being honest and fair is a huge disadvantage. I tire of socialists who, unlike me, wimp out and call themselves progressives because the word socialist has been defamed. Be honest about who you are and show some pride, instead of being a wimpy participant in the word scams. Same thing with people who are afraid of being labeled a liberal, tho that word should be a badge of shame to anyone who is truly progressive, since liberals these days, whether they are pols or voters, are always glad to sell out their working class lessers....

Hot guy on dating site: "Hey let's meetup." Me: "Ok. How about Odenton?

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 21, 2022:

Where did you get this? Obviously such a guy is only interested in sex and a quick score, not any kind of dating relationship.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 21, 2022:

@UrsiMajor That's what they ought to say in the profiles, but don't. So you're saying some of them actually come out and say that in their profiles? I guess that shows the difference between the Midwest, where I live, and the coasts. Out here, the cultural norms are so conservative that women who are just out for casual sex from men put in their profiles that they are seeking "fun" from "adventurous" men and other such code words.....

Hot guy on dating site: "Hey let's meetup." Me: "Ok. How about Odenton?

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 21, 2022:

Where did you get this? Obviously such a guy is only interested in sex and a quick score, not any kind of dating relationship.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 21, 2022:

@ASTRALMAX Apparently so, but that also means it must work for them at least some of or a lot of the time, which means there are plenty of women out there who will gladly oblige them just for their looks. And for that matter, on a related subject, for almost every cheating husband, etc. there is a woman who is morally flexible enough to knowingly engage in an affair with a man they know is married or partnered.... In other words, it takes more than one person with flexible standards for the tango to occur... And before anybody starts trying to bash me as being a misogynist, we all know this stuff goes both ways and that there are plenty of people of both sexes that cheat on their partners and have sex with people they know are in committed relationships. I am so sick of having to add this disclaimer to any general statement made about either gender, no matter how true we all know those statements to be.

Hot guy on dating site: "Hey let's meetup." Me: "Ok. How about Odenton?

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 21, 2022:

Where did you get this? Obviously such a guy is only interested in sex and a quick score, not any kind of dating relationship.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 21, 2022:

@UrsiMajor So the above convo is you and this guy messaging on Ok Cupid?

Well, can't argue with Republican Jesus

Organist1 comments on Apr 19, 2022:

The one at the bottom should read "Do not kill unless they are non-white or liberal, or both".

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 20, 2022:

Or queer. Gay bashing is heartedly encouraged...

Trump’s Most Loyal Lawmakers Are Actually Losing Money

Organist1 comments on Apr 20, 2022:

I would imagine the wealthier donors moved on, and some of the more delusional poverty-stricken rubes are left to throw their $5 donations into the pot.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 20, 2022:

I'm sure there are still plenty of struggling rubes in my state throwing their $5 towards Trump. You can't fix stupid. They also keep voting for the other Repubs on the ballot in Iowa, as well as supporting book banning, oppressing queer and trans people, immigrants, public health measures against Covid, etc. In other words, they are still buying the whole culture wars agenda. It gives their useless lives meaning and makes them feel better and superior to others.

Well, can't argue with Republican Jesus

KKGator comments on Apr 19, 2022:

Have to say, if I get hit, I am definitely going to hit back harder.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 19, 2022:

@KKGator Yup, with many or most people that are bullies or assholes, hitting back is the only thing they understand or are deterred by. Plus, it allows you to keep your self respect. Letting yourself be victimized only erodes that.

Just remember, one of the most horrific terrorist attacks in the USA was committed by a homegrown ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 19, 2022:

I don't even have to look at the link. I remember very well his infamous name: Timothy McVeigh. And also his partner in crime, Terry Nichols. Rot them both, and the wacko militia-head ideologies they followed.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 19, 2022:

McVeigh was executed, Nichols is still rotting in prison.

Well, can't argue with Republican Jesus

KKGator comments on Apr 19, 2022:

Have to say, if I get hit, I am definitely going to hit back harder.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 19, 2022:

I agree, that turn the other cheek shit is for suckers and chumps....

Report: Senators and Former Staffers Say Dianne Feinstein Cannot Fulfill Her Duties – Mother Jones

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 19, 2022:

Another reason given to promote term limits is that it would reduce corruption and the bribery of campaign money, but I doubt term limits would change that. Anybody that wants to run for congress or president and win these days needs to sell their soul in advance in order to raise the money needed ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 19, 2022:

@JonnaBononna If that happened, suddenly the pols in DC would finally be responsive to the voters, instead of to their donors, as they are now. Only suckers and rubes still think otherwise, as countless studies have shown how unresponsive our federal pols are to what average Americans want on economic, environmental, tax, and foreign policy. So in the meantime, we get endless pitched battles in DC over culture wars stuff as a distraction.

Report: Senators and Former Staffers Say Dianne Feinstein Cannot Fulfill Her Duties – Mother Jones

JonnaBononna comments on Apr 19, 2022:

It says it all that the average age of Americans is 38 but the average age of the house is 57 and of the senate if 62.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 19, 2022:

In other words, our parents are still running everything. I didn't like it in my family, once I became an adult, and I don't think most adults do either.....

Here is a website for the more liberal minded.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 18, 2022:

I got my first four matches. One of them is in NJ, over a thousand miles away. Another is a woman from my state that used to be on Agnostic, long ago, and has probably been inactive on this other site as well for a long time. The Liberal Hearts site appears to give you no indication of which ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 18, 2022:

@itsmeagain I have no doubt that is true. We are only a tiny slice of the American population, only a couple %, and then even among that, only a fraction of those people are actually looking for a partner at any given time. So in the end, we are talking about a very small group of people who are secular and actively looking to date or find partners. Most of the other seculars are already taken or coupled, or possibly too old to still be looking for someone.

Here is a website for the more liberal minded.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 18, 2022:

I got my first four matches. One of them is in NJ, over a thousand miles away. Another is a woman from my state that used to be on Agnostic, long ago, and has probably been inactive on this other site as well for a long time. The Liberal Hearts site appears to give you no indication of which ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 18, 2022:

@itsmeagain I agree that many left because of negative feelings about the admin., but I think the other big reason, esp. with members from my state, is that that many members were only interested in finding local people to date, and they quickly figured out that would never be an option for them, at least not with Agnostic.com. So they left within months after they joined. In my state, there are only a few members who are above level three, because they left really soon after they joined, and never got involved in the community forums or groups.

Here is a website for the more liberal minded.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 18, 2022:

I got my first four matches. One of them is in NJ, over a thousand miles away. Another is a woman from my state that used to be on Agnostic, long ago, and has probably been inactive on this other site as well for a long time. The Liberal Hearts site appears to give you no indication of which ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 18, 2022:

@itsmeagain No indication either way, but she hasn't been active on Agnostic for almost four years, so I doubt she is active on LH. Three of the four matches are within an hour of me, one is very far away. I e-mailed LH and we'll see if they reply about my concerns on inactive profiles and how or if a paid member would be able to tell, from looking at the profile, who is active and who isn't. At least Match gives you a fairly good idea who is active and who isn't, even tho they keep tons of profiles up on their site for up to three years after they are inactive and they still turn up in searches.

Florida man guilty of killing wife, 3 kids and dog because he thought 'apocalypse was coming'

DenoPenno comments on Apr 17, 2022:

Apocalyptic beliefs. What does this mean? The end is coming so he assisted their murder. How could a person think that murdering you would be sparing you of anything? Then there is that dog. Dogs do not fit into biblical apocalyptic beliefs. Life in prison is good for this guy but I think they ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 17, 2022:

I am categorically against the death penalty, but otherwise I totally agree with you. Call me cruel, but I think letting him rot away in prison while all the while he never gets to meet Jesus or be raptured away like he had hoped, would be the most fitting punishment.

RNC Quits Commission on Presidential Debates : NPR

Retiredsteve comments on Apr 16, 2022:

That’s fine. Democrats don’t have to debate republicans. Any other political party can be in the debates. Makes it better in fact. Republicans will lose out.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 17, 2022:

Trust me, the neoliberal, corporate Dem candidates will refuse to debate anyone from a third party. The real mission of the Dem Party is to crush opposition from anyone to the left of them, not to be a real opposition party to the Repubs. People who watch them closely have figured it out, but most Americans are still sheeple and rubes who buy the posturing, culture war stuff, and identity politics from the Dems and think the two major parties are still really different.

RNC Quits Commission on Presidential Debates : NPR

racocn8 comments on Apr 16, 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXt8D6N8WyQ

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 17, 2022:

I would like to see the Dem candidate debate a socialist third party candidate, but that would never be allowed by the Dems. I hate this guy's idea of catering to the Libertarians. I hate them even more than the Repubs.. I would just as soon see the Dem Party destroyed as the Repubs. We need more socialism, not more neoliberal Dems.

All the stuff listed below is true, and it's only the tip of the iceberg.

David1955 comments on Apr 12, 2022:

All that was true in 2016, and yet Americans voted for him. It was true in 2020, as well as his corruption and incompetence in office, yet 75 million voted for him again. We know what's wrong with Trump and what a lying fascist grifter he is. But those of us in the rest of the world would like to ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 13, 2022:

@David1955 You're wasting your time arguing with yvilletom. He's an ass who likes to troll. I blocked him long ago.

I don’t see what’s crazy about her…

glennlab comments on Apr 12, 2022:

Only six cats, I hope there is an expansion set to get her into some real numbers.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 12, 2022:

Six cats is just a starter set...

Is it weird not to believe in marriage?

richiegtt comments on Apr 8, 2022:

Definitely not. Just look at the statistics of divorces .Of the ones that are married a long time many will admit it was not always a pleasant journey along the way.I have been married 39 years and learned a long time ago you must ( as another member mentioned In his comment) be willing to ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 11, 2022:

The core principles, values, morals, and even most of your goals, need to be aligned for a marriage to succeed. After that is aligned, it comes down to regular compromise in order to succeed.

Julian Lennon sings ‘Imagine’ for first time in support of Ukraine - The Washington Post

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 11, 2022:

I always thought his voice was so much like his father's, that it was downright eerie...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 11, 2022:

@BufftonBeotch I would think he probably finds it sort of strange and surreal... Like most of us, he probably expected his father to be around into old age.

Ok, I just blocked a bunch of Assholes together, can't waste my time with these sick people and ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 18, 2022:

At least two have gone full Rusky.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 10, 2022:

You would be referring to members #2 and #4 on the list, no doubt...

Yep, they’ll do anything to screw you.

silverotter11 comments on Apr 10, 2022:

The only job I was ever fired from thought "atta boys" would improve morale. HAHAHAHAHAHA Things at that place actually got worse after I was gone and the office manager finally admitted firing me was a mistake. HAHAHAHAHA One of the reasons I think she fired me was because I tried to explain ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 10, 2022:

Your story, and the movie Office Space, pretty well sum up my whole experiences with most workplaces and how the world really works in most businesses. You can never be too cynical, and even then, you never catch up with how fucked up things are. I also would usually be proven right, after the fact, tho the bosses would never hear about how my predictions proved right, since they never sought my opinion on anything in the first place and I was smart enough to never offer it to them. I only shared my thoughts with fellow co-workers, who were sometimes amazed at my prophetic powers. And as far as employee morale, more times than not, the attitude of management was more like the notorious WWII Japanese commander, who reportedly said, " The daily beatings will continue until moral improves"...

We've got to do something to stop the insanity

p-nullifidian comments on Apr 10, 2022:

To me, the larger point is this: A "class" of Citizens who weren't born with a uterus have NO standing, NO voice, and above all, NO right to sit at any table, court bench or jury tribunal to insert themselves into the argument on the disposition of this unique organ, at any time, and without ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 10, 2022:

Amen, to both you and the original post. Men sitting in judgement of women on reproduction is the ultimate example of oppressive patriarchy.

What can i say, I am a hopeless romantic

Sierra4 comments on Apr 10, 2022:

I don’t like bourbon. I have no one to tongue kiss with. I could dance under the moon by myself, but someone would probably call the police.

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 10, 2022:

Same thing. I try to keep a low profile in my town.

Is it weird not to believe in marriage?

twill comments on Apr 9, 2022:

Looking at the 3 marriages that have gone the distance in my family: 2 sisters and my parents. All three over or around 50 years now NONE of the 3 win any awards for happiness or joy. Only one of us 4 boys is married. I guess they are a happy couple, 25 -30 years married? . IDK. We don't talk...

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 10, 2022:

Your brother sounds like a real and typical conservative ass, so I would, like you have, drop contact with him. Just because people share blood with you, that's no reason to let them disrespect you and be in your life. Sounds like we grew up in similar families.

The woman who kept aborted fetuses in her home works for an atheist

Dyl1983 comments on Apr 8, 2022:

That. Is. Hilarious. I wonder if she named the fetuses, and gave them all backstories... "This is my little boy Fred. He goes to school. Since he's a fetus, he has to be careful not to be stepped on..."

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 8, 2022:

She probably did, and also talked to them frequently....

Finally blocked Tejas.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 7, 2022:

I didn't think site support did anything