I am such a new member; it brings tears to my eyes to write this.

Triphid comments on Aug 10, 2020:

Don't feel humbled for we all are what we are here and just like the mighty Oak we all started from a very small seed. So please feel most welcome here in our little asylum for you ARE among friends but, unfortunately, we do have the odd curmudgeon amongst us from time to time and the occasional ...

Triphid replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@Green_Soldier71 Oh you terrible sinner....LOL. Using a religious term on this site, for thatyou shall always be a most welcome friend, and that is your penance for such a sin...LOL.

I get the idea that people usually call themselves Agnostic out of fear that using the name Atheist ...

Donotbelieve comments on Aug 10, 2020:

Nah. Not in my case. I prefer the term atheist because I'm a bit confrontational. I actuality I am agnostic but only because I lack definitive proof of no gods.

Triphid replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@AgnoBill I tend to disagree with you there, since NEVER once has any definitive proof/evidence EVER been exhibited that any God/s have ever existed.

How's it hanging there Fellow Aussie Sceptics, we have a new member joining us so please say G'day ...

Coffeo comments on Aug 10, 2020:

Hi @Bigdeal1, welcome. Just wondering if you have Aussie connections (it's not a requirement — you're welcome anyway).

Triphid replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@David1955 And let us not forget our sending them Ken Ham as well....LOL Now added to Wrinkled-up Rupert, Ken Ham was the coup-de-gras was he not?

God's True Purpose The way I see it, God's only real use is as an escape from death.

linxminx comments on Aug 10, 2020:

I think a bigger fear that keeps people in religion is the loss of family and friends. I think acceptance and belonging is such a fundamental and basic need for most people that they stay in religion even if they don't necessarily believe, although they won't admit it.

Triphid replies on Aug 10, 2020:

Yes, and as the saying goes, "You can pick your friends but you cannot pick your family," and, as I have found over the years, imo, it is far, far better to have a few good and trusted friends whomyou can call 'family' than it is to have a family related by blood that seeks to bring down when they percieve you as being the 'Black Sheep,' etc, etc. I turned my back on my blood related family, with a few exceptions I might add, many years ago, found good, true and trusted friends whom I now call my family and in doing so have found what real families should be like.

I am such a new member; it brings tears to my eyes to write this.

anglophone comments on Aug 10, 2020:

G'Day, G'Day from the Land of the Convict.

Triphid replies on Aug 10, 2020:

Do I hear the rattle of chains and shackles echoing from the past here....LOL.

How's it hanging there Fellow Aussie Sceptics, we have a new member joining us so please say G'day ...

Coffeo comments on Aug 10, 2020:

Hi @Bigdeal1, welcome. Just wondering if you have Aussie connections (it's not a requirement — you're welcome anyway).

Triphid replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@David1955 Well as a died-hard fan of Pharlap I still haven't forgiven them for Pharlaps death, but why not let by-gones be by-gones.

"The Methodists preach about heaven, The Baptists preach about hell; The Atheists preach this is ...

TristanNuvo comments on Aug 9, 2020:

John Lennons 'Imagine', kind of hits those points. https://youtu.be/L6svOHFSAH8

Triphid replies on Aug 9, 2020:

No John, you were not the only one, and I am keeping that dream alive in your stead as well as for future Generations. Vale John Lennon.

Honest Question

Triphid comments on Aug 9, 2020:

Okay, now I actually classify myself as being 99.999% Atheist and 0.001% on the side of "If God/s existed why are they not making themselves know?" After numerous hours and years of studies to gain my ThD, pouring over books, documents, etc, etc, that do little more than propose an unfounded ...

Triphid replies on Aug 9, 2020:

@LovinLarge To borrow/use a Legal Terminology here, An case that relies sole upon unproven, tried and tested evidence is merely, nothing more than a False claim at best." E.g. one single compendium of stories, i.e. the bible, CLAIMS itself to be the Truth yet it also contradicts itself time and time again. No-one, absolutely no-one can prove a Negative just as no-one can prove a false claim, but a claim made with tried, tested Empirical evidence can be proven. And yet, the Sciences have dozens, if not thousands, of books each containing tried and tested proven evidences with very few, if any, contradictions within them. It IS easier to follow along with mere assumptions and suppositions IF one is so afraid of the truth hence we have religions where those who fear the truth can hide in relative false safety.

Vatican In Shock As 1,500-Year-Old Bible Claims Jesus Wasn’t Crucified

PondartIncbendog comments on Aug 8, 2020:

Sure, the "christians" are going to accept this and everythings going to be ok,,,,,,,,,,,,uh,,,,no.

Triphid replies on Aug 8, 2020:

I reckon they be squealing like stuck pigs, nothing out of the ordinary for them imo.

Coronavirus Australia: Idiots, conspiracy theorists the other pandemic

powder comments on Aug 7, 2020:

Get ready for it............ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-06/sa-premier-defends-liberal-womens-function-coronavirus/12529004

Triphid replies on Aug 7, 2020:

Talk about Liberal Party hypocrisy, holding a huge get together in the midst of a Pandemic when they themselves via ScumMo have, almost literally, banned ALL public Gatherings, etc, etc. Oh but hang on a minute, they'll be okay, since Happy Clappy, Jesus Chappy ScumMo has a 'hot-line' to J.C. and Sky Daddy doesn't he, so they'll be protected 100%....LOL.

Happy thirsty Thursday 😊 I don’t believe my cooking skills are anything special, but ...

Triphid comments on Aug 6, 2020:

I'd say I have a few varied tastes in the meals I cook, ones like, 1) My Aussie Outback style Spag. Bol. using ,minced kangaroo meat instead of beef, etc, 2)My Sea-food Stir Fry using yabbie tails instead of prawns, 3) a pea, ham and onion soup, homemade of course, with a Meat Pie at the bottom ...

Triphid replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@CarolinaGirl60 Yabie/Yabbies, Australian Freshwater crayfish, can grow up to around 20-30cms in length, very tasty with a thick meaty tail and meaty claws.

Happy thirsty Thursday 😊 I don’t believe my cooking skills are anything special, but ...

Triphid comments on Aug 6, 2020:

I'd say I have a few varied tastes in the meals I cook, ones like, 1) My Aussie Outback style Spag. Bol. using ,minced kangaroo meat instead of beef, etc, 2)My Sea-food Stir Fry using yabbie tails instead of prawns, 3) a pea, ham and onion soup, homemade of course, with a Meat Pie at the bottom ...

Triphid replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@GoodMan Best if done in a Slow Cooker, i.e. what we call a Crockpot, and left to simmer away for at leaat 4-5 hours before serving.

Well, for the first time in years we have had really decent rainfall here Far Western N.

David1955 comments on Aug 7, 2020:

And I wish I were in hot Thailand, away from the miserable Australian cold winter weather, standing at a social place drinking a non alcoholic beverage, chatting with some nice local ladies about the matters of philosophy or some such. Oh, in case I didn't mention it, I hate Australia in winter....

Triphid replies on Aug 7, 2020:

Oh I definitely willenjoy this most welcome rainfall as will the dried out and dying countryside, the animals both native and non-native, the vegetation, the Graziers and the hopes of not having another Summer of raging Dust-storms the likes of which we've been getting over the last 5 years or more.

As Victoria, Australia heads for Stage 4 lockdown a few random thoughts borrowed from fbuk.

powder comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Going to Tassie have to isolate 2 weeks. Feel a bit like a leper

Triphid replies on Aug 7, 2020:

@powder Imo, you've complete misread the context there. I.e. the Many being the entire population of Australia verus the 'Few' being those who, also imo, are whining about having to be in Lockdown. Ask yourself this question, What good is it to have an entire country decimated?

Well, for the first time in years we have had really decent rainfall here Far Western N.

Coffeo comments on Aug 7, 2020:

Down here in locked-down Melbourne it's just bleak: cold, overcast, intermittent rain. Winter...

Triphid replies on Aug 7, 2020:

Melbourne, the only city in Australia where you can ALL 4 Season in one day.

Did Jesus, the man, exist?

waitingforgodo comments on Aug 3, 2020:

Thanks to everyone who contributed their insight to the discussion. Almost all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically.

Triphid replies on Aug 6, 2020:

I'm not sure where you got the "most modern scholars" bit from BUT I know quite a number of modern scholars that are deep in to Historically based facts, etc, and NONE have ever found tangible, empirical proof/evidence that the Jesus as depicted in the bible ever existed except as a creation to enhance the original Messianic Mythology that then became Christianity post the Council of Nicaea, 325 C.E. (A.D.). On experiences I'd state that, emphatically and as a Doctor of Theology and Comparative Modern Religions,that these 'scholars' of which you speak ARE, beyond the shadow of a doubt, Biblical Scholars with an inherent bent to ensure at ALL costs that their belief system is the Truth no matter what.

A donkey had an IQ of 186.

barjoe comments on Aug 4, 2020:

You have 10 fish, 5 of them drown, how many are left? Smartass! Fish can't drown!

Triphid replies on Aug 6, 2020:

@barjoe No, not a 'smartass" just stating a fact.

As Victoria, Australia heads for Stage 4 lockdown a few random thoughts borrowed from fbuk.

powder comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Going to Tassie have to isolate 2 weeks. Feel a bit like a leper

Triphid replies on Aug 6, 2020:

@powder Have you EVER tried wearing one of those Bio-suits complete with helmet style masks, etc, etc? Even those Forensic suits they wear at Crime Scenes are often enough to cause you to sweat like a pig at a Slaughter House. Bio-suits are cumbersome, heavy and, more often than not, require either a back-pack style of Breathing Apparatus or a hose system attached to an external,air supply. Plus with a population of around 24 million in Australia WHERE are we going to get enough Bio-suits, which btw are single use only EXCEPT for those designed for and used in labs, etc, plus none are designed for Infants, Children and the like. Those patrolling the Borders, etc, etc, ARE placing themselves on the line, literally, EVERY time they do so since there is NO immunisation as yet available FOR the sake of us and others in case you were unaware. To borrow what I see as VERY poignant line from Star Trek, via Mr. Spock, " The Needs of the many must often outweigh the needs of the Few." Ergo, IF you have an better suggestions then why NOT pass them on to the Health Department Authorities or the Governments?

I have Question ! Does anyone here know what the fuck is going on ?

Triphid comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Well about ALL I can offer up atm is that the Earth rotates on its Axis from West to East thus creating the illusion that the Sun, which by way does NOT actually move about on an orbital plane, appears to rise above the Eastern Horizon every morning and set below the Western Horizon every evening. ...

Triphid replies on Aug 6, 2020:

@VAL3941 Flipping Heck, I gave you what my take on things are.

G'day Fellow Aussie Sceptics, please join me in raising a hearty Cheer of Welcome to our Newest ...

Coffeo comments on Aug 6, 2020:

Welcome @Girlwithsmiles! (Smiles are much needed these days.)

Triphid replies on Aug 6, 2020:

@girlwithsmiles Hey, as the old saying goes " You can take the person out of Australia BUT you can't the Australian out of the person."

A donkey had an IQ of 186.

barjoe comments on Aug 4, 2020:

You have 10 fish, 5 of them drown, how many are left? Smartass! Fish can't drown!

Triphid replies on Aug 6, 2020:

well NOT trying be pedantic, etc, etc, but fish do drown, so to speak, when the oxygen levels in water drop below available and tolerable levels to the point where the fish can no longer extract the oxygen they need to breathe.

Wow, apparently Jesus was a holy terror growing up! How many time-outs did Mary and Joseph give him?

Unpretentious comments on Aug 2, 2020:

The truth about the historical Jesus of Nazareth (if there was such a person) is lost in antiquity. The story about him cursing the fig tree (which subsequently died) was considered canon, and is included in the Bible (Matthew 21 - 19, Mark 11 - 12 to 14). Apparently he did this because he was ...

Triphid replies on Aug 6, 2020:

@Unpretentious No idea what-so-ever on that question BUT I'll posit that since NO Divinity/Divinities have ever actually existed then, logically, No Divine Farts have either....LOL.

I have Question ! Does anyone here know what the fuck is going on ?

Triphid comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Well about ALL I can offer up atm is that the Earth rotates on its Axis from West to East thus creating the illusion that the Sun, which by way does NOT actually move about on an orbital plane, appears to rise above the Eastern Horizon every morning and set below the Western Horizon every evening. ...

Triphid replies on Aug 6, 2020:

@VAL3941 Blimey, do you want a complete verbatim account or what?

As Victoria, Australia heads for Stage 4 lockdown a few random thoughts borrowed from fbuk.

powder comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Going to Tassie have to isolate 2 weeks. Feel a bit like a leper

Triphid replies on Aug 6, 2020:

@powder Well it seems that closing borders IS the only solution available at present. Take a good look at what the 'Spanish Flu Outbreak' of the early 20th. Century managed to do to the human population and it did that long BEFORE International Travel was the 'in' thing.

As Victoria, Australia heads for Stage 4 lockdown a few random thoughts borrowed from fbuk.

David1955 comments on Aug 1, 2020:

Ps. Why the hell do some people break the rules and do the wrong thing? I was just reading about that in Vic and NSW. Are they stupid or somethin'?

Triphid replies on Aug 3, 2020:

@FrayedBear NO, the Federal Government screamed about getting businesses, etc, back up and running, they also screamed about getting the Borders open again. Each State has control of ITS own Borders and when Covid-19 flared up again so rapidly in Vict. N.S.W. and S.A. closed their sides of the Borders with Victoria BUT many your fellow Victorians ignored that and kept on crossing them anyway, some even used back-tracks and almost all were caught in doing so. State Borders being closed during this pandemic are an inconvenience Yes, but they ARE a very necessary inconvenience for the Health and Safety of ALL Australians. The " failure" belongs squarely, imo, upon those Victorians who chose to Jump the Gun in the first place and those who chose to ignore the Closed Borders, NOT on the Peoples of N.S.W. and S.A.

As Victoria, Australia heads for Stage 4 lockdown a few random thoughts borrowed from fbuk.

powder comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Going to Tassie have to isolate 2 weeks. Feel a bit like a leper

Triphid replies on Aug 3, 2020:

Well, is that not reasonable in these times, after al it is bot for your safety and protection as well that of others, is it not?

As Victoria, Australia heads for Stage 4 lockdown a few random thoughts borrowed from fbuk.

FrayedBear comments on Aug 2, 2020:

@Triphid I now also see that SBS Insight claims to have raised the issue of pandemic control measures with a panel of so called medical experts & professors 6 years ago. They obviously, despite the inclusion of the NSW chief medical officer, didn't get very far. My elderly nsw acquaintance ...

Triphid replies on Aug 3, 2020:

" Habeas Corpus" FYI FB, is a term used in Criminal Courts where Murder is being prosecuted and the Defence demands that such a Deed cannot be proven UNLESS the body of the victim has/can be found and produced for Foresnic and Pathological Examinations and such results can be provided and shown in Court as Evidence. Ergo, the ONLY way your ' elderly new acquaintance' would be granted a Writ of Habeas Corpus IF, a) He were already deceased, which would an UTTER impossibility since the Dead can NOT sue for a Writ of ANY kind, and, b) His death was considered as being a case of Murder, hence the Counsel for the Defendant would have had to sue for a Writ of Habeas Corpus on behalf of his Accused Client.

As Victoria, Australia heads for Stage 4 lockdown a few random thoughts borrowed from fbuk.

David1955 comments on Aug 3, 2020:

@FrayedBear @Triphid I'm starting to get concerned about Australians protesting against the lockdowns and restrictions, breaking rules, and getting agro about it. Like, do any of us like this misery we are going though? Hell no! It is what it is. We have to do what we have to do. I'm worried ...

Triphid replies on Aug 3, 2020:

@FrayedBear Wow, so I'm " eager to returnto the pre-Constitution days, etc, etc," am I ? And HOW exactly do you know this for such a FACT that you state on Public Media such as this FB? Are you attempting to tell everyone that you know me better than I know myself? FB you know ONLY as much about me and who I am from what I care to allow others to know, ERGO your assertions such just mentioned COULD easily be taken as being DIRECT attempts at Disdparagement and Libel. And FYI, there were State Borders/Boundaries in Australia pre- the Federation of Australian States in 1901, for example, New South Wales once encompassed the Eastern Coast of Australia from the Murray River to the tip of Cape York, Queensland UNTIL the State, now known as Queensland was formed and became a State, South Australia also once encompassed what is now S.A. and the Northern Territory plus a small part of W.A. also. To correct your false assertions, what I would like to see IS Australia UNIFIED as ONE country with ONE set of Laws to govern ALL Peoples in ALL States, Road Rules, etc, being one thing in particular. This Political quibbling between Federal and State Governments over whose job it is for this, that or the other is somewhat like salt-damp to the stone foundations of buildings, imo, it IS eating them away slowly and surely and the most recent and Prime Example of this was the 'Black Summer' Bushfires debacle where Victorian Fire Services could NOT contact N.S.W. Fire Services by direct Radio contact because they each were using a different Radio Communication system and frequencies. Thee is a very poignant old saying you may wish to remember FB, " Always LOOK before you Leap," that also applies to Leapng to Conclusions as well.

Rick Wiles: I Need $100 Million to Preach at Viewers Until Jesus Comes Back | Hemant Mehta | ...

linxminx comments on Aug 2, 2020:

Hey, I want a $100 million too!!

Triphid replies on Aug 2, 2020:

I'll go you halvies, you pray for him to come back for $50 Million and I'll dothe opposite for $50 million and we'll see who wins the bet....LOL.

Wow, apparently Jesus was a holy terror growing up! How many time-outs did Mary and Joseph give him?

Unpretentious comments on Aug 2, 2020:

The truth about the historical Jesus of Nazareth (if there was such a person) is lost in antiquity. The story about him cursing the fig tree (which subsequently died) was considered canon, and is included in the Bible (Matthew 21 - 19, Mark 11 - 12 to 14). Apparently he did this because he was ...

Triphid replies on Aug 2, 2020:

Hey 'Fart Gas' has one very useful purpose where Jeebus had none what-so-ever, Fart Gas is both a reliever of Intestinal pressures and flamable as well.

As Victoria, Australia heads for Stage 4 lockdown a few random thoughts borrowed from fbuk.

David1955 comments on Aug 1, 2020:

Feel very sorry for our fellows in Victoria. Wondering here in SA if/when this round 2 will begin. I tell you, this f'n thing is going to slowly strangle us, unless something comes along to change the equation. As to your question, who knows the best advice; however sneezing seems to have evolved ...

Triphid replies on Aug 2, 2020:

@FrayedBear FYI FB, YOUR Premier made the wearing of Masks in Public mandatory last week did he not? Ergo, those wearing masks are both doing so for their own protection as well as yours.

As Victoria, Australia heads for Stage 4 lockdown a few random thoughts borrowed from fbuk.

David1955 comments on Aug 1, 2020:

Ps. Why the hell do some people break the rules and do the wrong thing? I was just reading about that in Vic and NSW. Are they stupid or somethin'?

Triphid replies on Aug 2, 2020:

Yeah exactly, N.S.W. had Covid under control fairly much UNTIL a few Victorians decided to cross the borders and stir it all up again AFTER they already had KNOWN Hot-Spot flaring up. But I'll lay odds on bets that FB will dispute that to the hilt. When Governments say that the Borders are Shut then they MEAN that they are SHUT for a reason, not a mere whim. Yet the Crossroads Hotel Outbreak occurred and HAS been tracked back to a Victorian source and that spread out through N.S.W. like a bloody bush-fire. So Yes, imo, lay the blame squarely where it belongs, i.e. on the selfishness of those who just seem to feel that THEIR wants, needs and desires matter more than the rest of the people and the country.

Tuesday, ‎July ‎07, ‎2020 GOD - as - ENERGY - being One Self - thru U - an – animal ...

Casey07 comments on Jul 16, 2020:

whom ever you are trying to impress with your ostentatious vocabulary are to busy laughing at your grammar and spelling.to notice. What a sloppy puddle of words. Dribble.

Triphid replies on Aug 2, 2020:

@KWAPELL7 First I shall offer up a postulation of my own here, 1) It appears to me that imo your possibly flagging Ego has forced you yet again get the connections 'twixt brain, mouth and anus confused once more, 2) and as such your delusions of self-importance, combined with naggings of your flagging Ego have driven you to relapse into yet another bout Chronic, Senseless, Meaningless, Unmitigated Verbal Diarrhoea, 3) Given the length of time it has taken to compose and post your response/reply I postulate that, imo, you may well have needed to TRY to consult others of your ilk and, if possible, a dictionary or 2 to do so. Now, as to your suggestion that "truth- can at times be a bitter-morsel to digest-" then some, like yourself for instance, may find that "truth is a hard Pill to swallow" but to those who cherish Truth, Fsct, Logic, Reasoning, etc, etc, etc, it IS both never a problem to swallow and nor it is a great burden to carry around. Since Truth, unlike Bullshit, is like a fortune in precious stones, i.e.a small bundle, whereas Bullshit is oft measured by the tons and is about as valueless as are your rantrings.

What's a favorite repair you did?

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 31, 2020:

I've repaired many things over the years, including replacing cracked screens on the kids' hand held video game systems and replacing a broken keyboard on a friend's kid's school computer. Figuring out and fixing my dad's Mercede's SLK convertable top (wouldn't go up) was really fun. I think ...

Triphid replies on Aug 1, 2020:

@OldMetalHead Thank you.

Religion bans a lot of things that apparently offend the Almighty One but why?

TeresaWyckoff comments on Aug 1, 2020:

Whole bunch if bull shit, written by men, who were in control at those times.

Triphid replies on Aug 1, 2020:

And yet, in times past women were almost deified, revered, respected and given great honour, .e.g in the Old Kingdom times of Ancient Egypt, the hieroglyphic symbol for woman was depicted as a Water Jug since the woman was deemed as being, like water, both the Giver of Life and the Sustainer of Life, whereas the hieroglyph for man was merely depicted as being a Plow, i.e.a very simple thing used to make furrows ready for the seeds to be sown and togerminate into plants for harvesting. Then along came the European-Northern Meditterranean Influences and the roles were completely reversed and after that came the 3 basic Judaeo- Abrahimic Religions and women were demoted even further down the scale.

Religion bans a lot of things that apparently offend the Almighty One but why?

noworry28 comments on Aug 1, 2020:

God is a sensitive little bitch who gets offended very easily. Also imaginary.

Triphid replies on Aug 1, 2020:

That's why Blasphemy was invented so as stop "God" from getting its feelings hurt by the Truth.

What's a favorite repair you did?

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 31, 2020:

I've repaired many things over the years, including replacing cracked screens on the kids' hand held video game systems and replacing a broken keyboard on a friend's kid's school computer. Figuring out and fixing my dad's Mercede's SLK convertable top (wouldn't go up) was really fun. I think ...

Triphid replies on Aug 1, 2020:

@OldMetalHead My 7 Element 'way out' Antenna was great on the 27Mhz C.B. Band as well, got contacts from places that the local 'Skip Chasers' did not believe until I showed them the QSL Cards that I'd received. One of my best was from a team at Camp #2 on the side of Mount Everest but only got that one after Ihad made a few calculations and adjustments. My calculations turned out that by anglking the Driven End of the Antenna upwards ( off the horizontal by between 12.5 and 15 degrees I could actually maximse the 'Skip" effect and gain great distances between the Antenna and the target region plus not lose as much of my signal strength as well. Besides using 2 electric Rotators in tandem to turn such a large, all Aluminium Antenna, I added to the Antenna-Mast junction point a smaller electric motor taken from a Control Box of a Diese-Electric Locomotive, that was being stripped down for scrap, that enabled me to go from true horizontal to the 12.5-15 degree tilt as needed without the need to wind down the mast to change the angle. Considering that my mast was 48.5 feet tall when fully extended, winding it up and down in all kinds of weather was definitely not an 'enjoyable' task at the best of times. And No, I did not use my "Ham Radio' Transceiver on the 27Mhz C.B. Radio Bands, just a basic Uniden Base Station, an AM/SSB Washington Base Station with an output of just 12.5 watts.

What's a favorite repair you did?

Triphid comments on Aug 1, 2020:

About 8 years ago the Local Water Services decided to change everyone's Water Meters, they did mine and as soon as they turned the water back my very ancient main water line from the meter decided to burst, water going to waste everywhere, no good in a drought prone region. So, taking the ...

Triphid replies on Aug 1, 2020:

@LiterateHiker LOL, you should have heard the 'mumbled ones' that erupted from my mouth last Thursday when the head of the hammer I was using came off the handle and went through the window behind me. I'd say they would have been enough to even make the toughest of Sailors blush.

What's a favorite repair you did?

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 31, 2020:

I've repaired many things over the years, including replacing cracked screens on the kids' hand held video game systems and replacing a broken keyboard on a friend's kid's school computer. Figuring out and fixing my dad's Mercede's SLK convertable top (wouldn't go up) was really fun. I think ...

Triphid replies on Aug 1, 2020:

As an Amateur Radio Operator for decades I often either re-built Radio Transceivers from ones that had been scrapped or even ones from scratch. I have even designed, built, tested and used some, what others may call, very "Way out" Radio Transmission Antennas, like, for example, my 7 Element, Horizontally Polarised Antenna with a Parabolic Reflector fitted to the rear of it. My measured Signal Output from my Transceiver was 1.250 Kilowatts, then final signal Output from the antenna was registered as being a nice 12.235 Kilowatts with a beam width, measured out by a fellow Ham Radio Operator using his mobile unit in Natal, South Africa, of 17.6 kilometres. I enjoy 'fiddling' around with things and either repairing/fixing them or just improving them.

Why We Should Not Fear Death [youtube.]

Archeus_Lore comments on Jul 31, 2020:

Everyone who is sane fears the unknown. But I will venture to say, I have much less fear of death than I do a long, drawn out, painful death. Fuck that. Post script: Who the fuck can afford a vacation?

Triphid replies on Jul 31, 2020:

As an old saying goes, " A change is as good as a Holiday, so IF you can't afford a Holiday then opt for a change instead."

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Porr widdle guy can't stand being labeled a loser.....& that's what he's afraid of, I'm sure.

Triphid replies on Jul 31, 2020:

@Lilac-Jade I'd reckon adding an 's' before the 'h' would sound even better.

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Porr widdle guy can't stand being labeled a loser.....& that's what he's afraid of, I'm sure.

Triphid replies on Jul 31, 2020:

@Cyklone It's the old bush style reference to, I think, what could be expected from a Peeping Tom/Pervert 'getting his jollies' while hiding behind a fence, if you get the drift.

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Triphid comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Sad, so many Fears to face but my personal philosophy is something like this, " Bugger those who critcise me for how I look, how I dress, how I think, etc, etc for I am ME and there is No other like ME, I know I am growing older every minute of every day, that IS inevitable, I know that I don't ...

Triphid replies on Jul 31, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Thank you, and I'd say after having helped deliver 162 babies in Hospitals plus 2 in the backs of taxis and 1 by two way radio then I think I haven't done a bad job of things.

I had two hours sleep, my eyelids are so heavy.

Triphid comments on Jul 29, 2020:

My condolences on your loss of Lucky, most of us who truly care for and love our pets know of the 'hole' in our lives that occurs when we lose them. Even though their physical being is gone our memories of them are still with us and will remain with us even on our darkest of days. Even though it ...

Triphid replies on Jul 31, 2020:

@ALeigh I'm a firm believer that dogs can actually sense when the people they love are either feeling down or are ailing from something. When Lorrae's cancer returned, Charlie was the first, as far I'm concerned, to notice something was not quite right and he'd be by her side and seem to keep a constant check on her then as it became nore obvious that it had returned the ONLY times he would leave her side was to go out to do 'his necessaries' and then straight back to keep watch. For weeks after her death he would wander around the house, ears flat down, head hanging down and actually whimpering and barely eating I honestly think that, like me, he was in mourning.

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Porr widdle guy can't stand being labeled a loser.....& that's what he's afraid of, I'm sure.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@Lilac-Jade We also have one that I think describes him to a 'T,' i.e. " He was spat up against a fence and hatched out by the Sun."

US coronavirus: Nation could see deaths in the 'multiple hundreds of thousands,' group says - CNN

SeaGreenEyez comments on Jul 29, 2020:

What's shocking is how hard hit and disproportionate the minority communities have suffered, I said it early on, when Trump blatantly lied and played down the severity: Hitler had gas chambers, Trump has COVID. (The attached website link is jarring. To think African Americans are 13% of the ...

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez Sad, it shows just how truly screwed up the American Medical Sytem really is, doesn't it?

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Porr widdle guy can't stand being labeled a loser.....& that's what he's afraid of, I'm sure.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@Lilac-Jade Or aswe say down here, " He WAS the sperm that SHOULD have been swallowed."

I received this in our local telegram chat and I'm taken aback by what this article says about ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Just ohferpetessake........

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

Aw come on, don't just hold back, say it like itreally should be said, i.e. FFS.

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Porr widdle guy can't stand being labeled a loser.....& that's what he's afraid of, I'm sure.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@Lilac-Jade Shit I was a Mid-wife and had I been and knowing what I know I'd have slapped her across the face myself.

US coronavirus: Nation could see deaths in the 'multiple hundreds of thousands,' group says - CNN

SeaGreenEyez comments on Jul 29, 2020:

What's shocking is how hard hit and disproportionate the minority communities have suffered, I said it early on, when Trump blatantly lied and played down the severity: Hitler had gas chambers, Trump has COVID. (The attached website link is jarring. To think African Americans are 13% of the ...

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez well, given that info, then perhaps the U.S. may like to 'take a leaf or two' from the Australian Medicare system.

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

Sticks48 comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Only Congress can change the date of the election. Like that is going to happen.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

Here's hoping for the sakes of everyone in the world that it stays that way.

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

bingst comments on Jul 30, 2020:

At this point, I think things are going to plan. My suspicion is that he's going to let things get so bad that he can declare martial law or something like it, then stay in office based on that. I heard the mayor of Seattle say she thinks having these federal agents go into cities under control by...

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

In other words it seems like 'Screw-Up 45' may be setting things up for his own version of a Dictatorship then.

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 30, 2020:

People in hell want ice water...

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Exactly.

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 30, 2020:

People in hell want ice water...

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

Since there ain't No Hell, then there ain't no need for iced water either.

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

prometheus comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Yes all Republicans should wait to vote until Novemeber 2021. I'm down with that.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

Why? Vote at the set time, use 'Mail in Voting' and give that Orange-Haired Dip-Shit, Narcissist the boot.

[cbc.ca] Officials crack down on Alaska-bound travellers crossing U.S.-Canada border

barjoe comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Alaska has good numbers similar to Northwest and Saskatchewan. Probably because they're so isolated. I assume Canada is concerned because leadership in Washington. Republican Governor hasn't issues mandatory mask orders. If he did he'd get the eastern border open.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@barjoe Oh dear, are you, perhaps, admiiting to having a " Foot in mouth" episode here?

US coronavirus: Nation could see deaths in the 'multiple hundreds of thousands,' group says - CNN

SeaGreenEyez comments on Jul 29, 2020:

What's shocking is how hard hit and disproportionate the minority communities have suffered, I said it early on, when Trump blatantly lied and played down the severity: Hitler had gas chambers, Trump has COVID. (The attached website link is jarring. To think African Americans are 13% of the ...

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez If that be so then WHY FFS did the U.S. poo-poo the Obama Care Idea?

One country? One problem - privatisation or senicide?

Triphid comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Jeez Louise, FB, you told me not more than a couple of weeks ago that there were NO Covid-19 cases in Victoria since March this year, what happened? "250,000 people living in Sydney," wtf are you getting your info from, a 1920's or 1930's Telephone Directory perhaps? Yes things are bad Aged ...

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@FrayedBear Oh FFS, FB it IS you who are, imo, a bloody constant whinger and moaner. So, please, build a bloody bridge and get over yoursel\f for a change.

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

Druvius comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Republican leaders have already broken ranks and made it clear this isn't going to happen. Trump is desperate at this point and just spewing crap, it will get a lot worse as the election gets closer. No one knows what's going to happen but it's certainly possible he's going to be abandoned by his ...

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

That may be so but what about the Religiotard numb-nuts that stand by him?

[cbc.ca] Officials crack down on Alaska-bound travellers crossing U.S.-Canada border

barjoe comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Alaska has good numbers similar to Northwest and Saskatchewan. Probably because they're so isolated. I assume Canada is concerned because leadership in Washington. Republican Governor hasn't issues mandatory mask orders. If he did he'd get the eastern border open.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@barjoe "Look at a map?" FFS, what do you think I've was doing for all the years I was a Licensed Amateur Radio Operator, scratching my arse with someone elses fingers? Hey, FYI there ARE sea-lanes available from the U.S. to Alaska you know.

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

hankster comments on Jul 30, 2020:

full grown bobcats.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@Lilac-Jade pretty close to the same thing.

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Porr widdle guy can't stand being labeled a loser.....& that's what he's afraid of, I'm sure.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

I'd reckon that when tRump was born it was one of those times when, instead of the Mid-wife slapping his arse to get him to breathe, she slapped his mother across the face for being so fucking stupid..... LOL.

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

hankster comments on Jul 30, 2020:

full grown bobcats.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@Lilac-Jade Okay but I was using an old Aussie saying that means when One is "shitting kittens" then one is totally terrified to say the least. Another one is "Shaking like a dog shitting razor blades."

I so much hate to say "I told you so," but it seems I may have been right on the money when I ...

hankster comments on Jul 30, 2020:

full grown bobcats.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

????, meaning please.

[cbc.ca] Officials crack down on Alaska-bound travellers crossing U.S.-Canada border

barjoe comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Alaska has good numbers similar to Northwest and Saskatchewan. Probably because they're so isolated. I assume Canada is concerned because leadership in Washington. Republican Governor hasn't issues mandatory mask orders. If he did he'd get the eastern border open.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@barjoe West, East, North or South the risks from Covid-19 are STILL the same, VIRUSES do NOT respect either National Borders, Nationalities, etc, etc, in case you were unaware of that fact.

[cbc.ca] Officials crack down on Alaska-bound travellers crossing U.S.-Canada border

barjoe comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Alaska has good numbers similar to Northwest and Saskatchewan. Probably because they're so isolated. I assume Canada is concerned because leadership in Washington. Republican Governor hasn't issues mandatory mask orders. If he did he'd get the eastern border open.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@Lilac-Jade As at the last News Report I heard the Covid Death Toll in the U.S. is over a quarter of the Death Toll of the ENTIRE world and still climbing. So, IF were Canada I'd most definitely be saying to Americans "Piss off, we do NOT want you crossing OUR Borders and infecting OUR people."

One country? One problem - privatisation or senicide?

Triphid comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Jeez Louise, FB, you told me not more than a couple of weeks ago that there were NO Covid-19 cases in Victoria since March this year, what happened? "250,000 people living in Sydney," wtf are you getting your info from, a 1920's or 1930's Telephone Directory perhaps? Yes things are bad Aged ...

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@FrayedBear Bloody Norah, I understand ENGLISH just as well as any other ENGLISH spealing person does and possibly even better than most. But FYI Syney actually ENCOMPASSES many diferent SUBURBS as well as the CBD. And as to very sarcastic comment re- the O.A.M. you take it and shove it where the sun doesn't shine, I do what I do NOT rewards, accolades, Kudos and the like, I do it because it IS the right thing to do.

Preacher Sean Feucht Is Holding COVID-Ignorant Worship Services for Thousands | Hemant Mehta | ...

AmyTheBruce comments on Jul 29, 2020:

It is very tempting to blame the church leaders for this. Money-grubbing bastards. But, remember, *every single adult there* made the choice to join in. They are ALL responsible for this.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd Well, I for one don't consider myself to a 'sucker.'

Doggy nail trimming anyone?

Triphid comments on Jul 30, 2020:

My sadly departed 'Old Mate', Charlie would 'tolerate' having his weekly bath, in summer, and nails clipped when needed BUT only knowing that he'd get 'rewarded' at the end with a bowl of Iced Coffee milk with a generous scoop of Vanilla Ice cream in it. plus, he was such wuss-puss that every time ...

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@Zoohome 16 years according Vets, was a whole longer than the usual expected life-span of a Blue Heeler and given that first 6 months of his before we, my late daughter and I rescued him, were a literal Hell the Vet didn't expect he'd last that long. When we rescued Charlie he was so thin that you didn't need an x-ray to check his bone structure, just hold him up to a strong light almost, he weighed in at just under 2 kilos, had fleas, ticks and intestinal worms by the ton, it took him about 3 days to realise that he was no longer restricted to a length of chain about a metre long and that his food included more than just the stale bread soaked in water that was given to him about twice per week IF he was lucky by his previous owners. Within 4-6 weeks he had gained weight, the fleas, etc, were gone completely, he had discovered that chewing on bones was enjoyable, had house-trained himself and had made a corner of the backyard his 'toilet place,' and had learned that hoses, brooms and the like were NOT weapons to be used against him but were completely harmless things.

Preacher Sean Feucht Is Holding COVID-Ignorant Worship Services for Thousands | Hemant Mehta | ...

Triphid comments on Jul 30, 2020:

Then, imo, for EVERY person who becomes infected with Covid at or after one of idiotic Worship Services I suggest that he receives, PUBLICLY, 39 Lashes with a Bull whip, a $10,000 fine per head for everyone who attended the services, a minimum of $200,000 reparations for ANY person infected either ...

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@dumasarok Struth, I thought that I already had.

This IS my own opinion here so sue me if you will.

David1955 comments on Jul 30, 2020:

On the pollies, yes, I agree. But how do you define "ALL peoples of GREAT Wealth.." ? I don't think the pollies cut would yield much. But I do agree that a wealth tax on the genuinely wealthy, who get their money from investments, not actual work like the rest of us poor bastards, should pay a ...

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

Well I'd define 'People of Great Wealth as being those like Rhinehart, Forrest, Palmer etc.

This IS my own opinion here so sue me if you will.

David1955 comments on Jul 30, 2020:

On the pollies, yes, I agree. But how do you define "ALL peoples of GREAT Wealth.." ? I don't think the pollies cut would yield much. But I do agree that a wealth tax on the genuinely wealthy, who get their money from investments, not actual work like the rest of us poor bastards, should pay a ...

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

Well 'Aunty' ScumMo rakes in well over $500,ooo+ per year as P.M. and that does NOT include the extras for 'expenses, etc, etc, etc.' Ergo, and with my somewhat 'rusty' Maths I think that comes to around approx. $175,000 per Annun then add in the 35% of ALL the other 'extras' he is entitled to and see what tally you come up with, ADD that to the 35% FROM ALL the number of Sitting Parliamentarians and tell what your tally is then.

Preacher Sean Feucht Is Holding COVID-Ignorant Worship Services for Thousands | Hemant Mehta | ...

AmyTheBruce comments on Jul 29, 2020:

It is very tempting to blame the church leaders for this. Money-grubbing bastards. But, remember, *every single adult there* made the choice to join in. They are ALL responsible for this.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd Imo, no matter who it was that uttered it, it still rings very true even to this day and age does it not?

Preacher Sean Feucht Is Holding COVID-Ignorant Worship Services for Thousands | Hemant Mehta | ...

AmyTheBruce comments on Jul 29, 2020:

It is very tempting to blame the church leaders for this. Money-grubbing bastards. But, remember, *every single adult there* made the choice to join in. They are ALL responsible for this.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd As P.T. Barnum once said, "There is a sucker born every minute," and religions relyb on that to survive.

Preacher Sean Feucht Is Holding COVID-Ignorant Worship Services for Thousands | Hemant Mehta | ...

xenoview comments on Jul 29, 2020:

Stupid is as stupid does. Bet none of them wear mask.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

Dear oh Dear, Sky Daddy can't be expected to hear himself being praised loudly enough if you're wearing a mask, shame on you....LOL.

Preacher Sean Feucht Is Holding COVID-Ignorant Worship Services for Thousands | Hemant Mehta | ...

Sgt_Spanky comments on Jul 29, 2020:

No surprises here. Worship services and ignorance go together like spicy food and heartburn.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

LOL, I reckon IF they could bottle and sell these 'Worship Services' then drugs like Laxettes would be no longer needed.

I have read several articles recently which have bemoaned that as a result of COVID-19, the world ...

MsAl comments on Jul 29, 2020:

Absolutely but it would cause economic distress while society adjusted. This is all built on massive population growth for the last few hundred years.

Triphid replies on Jul 30, 2020:

@MsAl I too am only too well aware of the Elderly/Nursing Home situation, since I am NOW classed as being an Aged Pensioner. I once worked as a Nurse in what were then called " Geriatric Wards" in Hospitals here in Ausstralia, as well as a nurse in the fields of nursing also. I am appalled and sickened to my stomach every time I hear of the utter mis-treatment and Abuse of Patients that goes on in Nursing Homes and it often tends to make think that these Nurses, in some cases, who take up Caring for the Elderly do so, not because they care about their patients BUT because ALL they seem to be interested in is the Pay-Cheque. The Elderly are just an example of what the Young are going to become one day, so, imo, they too must learn to respect the Elderly SHOULD they too want to be respected themselves when they are old. As to ' a shrinking population being bad' I ask where are we going to find the needs, etc, etc, for those being born these days, where are they going to find work to earn the money for themselves, etc, etc, and for how long can this planet keep supporting such a somewhat rapidly expanding human population?

I have read several articles recently which have bemoaned that as a result of COVID-19, the world ...

MsAl comments on Jul 29, 2020:

Absolutely but it would cause economic distress while society adjusted. This is all built on massive population growth for the last few hundred years.

Triphid replies on Jul 29, 2020:

@MsAl Well with a 'shrinking population' comes some good advantages, i.e, 1) Employments will rise because fewer people will mean more availability of jobs, sad I know, but none-the less true. 2) We can no longer simply go along our own merry way BECAUSE we have just realized that we ARE ALL in the same boat, 3) and last but by no means least of all, We must redress and repair the damages WE have caused to the Climate and Environment of this, our ONLY home. Sadly I often see we Humans as being little more than a virus in that we come along, infest the hosts( the land, etc, etc,), destroy that host/s then merely 'up stakes' and move on to infest other hosts and so on and so forth. WE MUSt change or face the alternative, EXTINCTION.

US coronavirus: Nation could see deaths in the 'multiple hundreds of thousands,' group says - CNN

SeaGreenEyez comments on Jul 29, 2020:

What's shocking is how hard hit and disproportionate the minority communities have suffered, I said it early on, when Trump blatantly lied and played down the severity: Hitler had gas chambers, Trump has COVID. (The attached website link is jarring. To think African Americans are 13% of the ...

Triphid replies on Jul 29, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez I wonder just how many lives would.could have been saved had the U.S. embraced the idea of a Universal Health Care Scheme BEFORE this pandemic even started. I know it may sound somewhat 'morbid in the extreme' here BUT how many of those deaths from Covid are resultant from people who are either Homeless, too poor/indigenent, etc, to be able to afford even the most basic of Medical/Hospital Care, etc, etc? How many could have prevented IF tRump hadn't screwed around like some 'old Whore at Christening,' ( pleae excuse my crudity here) and had gotten down to doing the job of closing things down complete from the get go? We, in Australia,have had a Universal Health Care Scheme for decades now, it may NOT be perfect BUT it does work and our Covid Tolls are far, far lower than the U.S.

I received this in our local telegram chat and I'm taken aback by what this article says about ...

Seeker3CO comments on Jul 29, 2020:

Well, a study. 'evs. that is what my daughter would say. So much shit so directed by shitty people.

Triphid replies on Jul 29, 2020:

Yep, and I tend to think, from experiences btw, that at least 85% of Psychologists around the place these days are more than just 'leaning' towards the "God will help' ideology when it comes to Surveys/Polls like the above mentioned. One thing that has stuck firmly into my mind for decades now is what our Psychology and Counseling Tutor instilled into us from the very beginning of our studies, " The very moment a Counselor/Psychologist lets God/Religion in through to door to a Counseling Session, ALL credibility immediately flies out through the nearest window." And YES, within 24 hours of Peter Slattery uttering that phrase, from a class of 27 students we lost 13 but we gained far, far more than we lost because we stuck to what he told us and, I hope, we became better Psychologists and Counselors for it.

I have read several articles recently which have bemoaned that as a result of COVID-19, the world ...

MsAl comments on Jul 29, 2020:

Absolutely but it would cause economic distress while society adjusted. This is all built on massive population growth for the last few hundred years.

Triphid replies on Jul 29, 2020:

What good would any strong or otherwise Economy be in an over-populated world? IF we don't change OUR ways we are literally staring down the barrel of a massive environmental disaster beyond even biblical proportions, i.e. Polluted Air and water, massive food shortages, average temperatures above what we can tolerate even at the best of our abilities, etc, etc, all this plus the more feasible threat that Global Warming will trigger an Ice Age to follow on. Earth and its Environment and Climate have always been in delicate kind of balance, the planet CAN only take so much of a population level of any form animal life before it tilts the balance in the wrong direction and We, Humans, have tipped that balance to the very edge of its tolerance already imo.

I have read several articles recently which have bemoaned that as a result of COVID-19, the world ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 29, 2020:

With all the deaths due to covid already, there's more room for more babies...

Triphid replies on Jul 29, 2020:

@Marionville Exactly and with the Human population very close to or even at the 7 Billion mark the stress we alone are placing on this planet, its climate and environment are reaching close to breaking point. Is it NOT due time that we ALL started remember that WE do NOT have a Planet B?

How to Convert a Christian to Atheism with Nicholi on Science - YouTube

Gyanez comments on Jul 28, 2020:

Everytime we see a new person on here who has, through their own intellect and study, become atheist we should post.... "There has been an awakening..." - Snoke

Triphid replies on Jul 28, 2020:

@BeeHappy In the words of Yodda, " The Force, in must you trust." With you may the Force Be.

I just noticed a member by the name @praytothemilkjug.

Triphid comments on Jul 22, 2020:

Hang on a minute here, when I first saw the "@praytothemilkjug" bit my, often odd, Outback Aussie sense of humour went straight to the numerous 'nicknames' we use to describe womens breasts and "Milk Jugs," "Bazoombas," "Fun Parcels," " Front of the Shoulders Boulders," etc, being just a few. So ...

Triphid replies on Jul 28, 2020:

@Grecio Babies like it but I once tasted it and to me it's not so nice a taste.

The god who is reputed to have created fleas to keep dogs from moping over their situation must have...

Bobbie63 comments on Jul 28, 2020:

But what is God's reason for creating mosquitoes? Not only do they annoy, they can kill us with diseases.

Triphid replies on Jul 28, 2020:

Haven't you heard, " Sky Daddy moves in mysterious ways his miracles to perform," LOL

I came here to find a friend.

RobertMartin comments on Jul 27, 2020:

Doing good. In my neck of the woods, everyone has to wear a mask to go anywhere, the store, etc. Many states have implemented this. It's up to the governors to do this. Hope you are well.

Triphid replies on Jul 28, 2020:

@RobertMartin Then, imo, is it any wonder why Covid is ripping through the U.S. like chainsaw through melted butter.

My last relationship ended two months ago.

Triphid comments on Jul 26, 2020:

Sounding a wee bit on the selfish side there imo. Unless you have personally felt the loss of someone very close to you, sadly, you will NEVER understand truly what it does to you. Almost everyone who lost someone close to them requires as much time as they need to learn to come to grips with that...

Triphid replies on Jul 28, 2020:

@AnneWimsey Thank you and I'll lay Odds on bets thatI have either hit home with him, OR, he is sitting back trying hard to come up with some egocentric based response/reply.

I came here to find a friend.

RobertMartin comments on Jul 27, 2020:

Doing good. In my neck of the woods, everyone has to wear a mask to go anywhere, the store, etc. Many states have implemented this. It's up to the governors to do this. Hope you are well.

Triphid replies on Jul 27, 2020:

Please corect me if I've gotten the wrong impression with your comment BUT why should personal safety in times like these be left up toGovernors/Governments to legislate, enact and control when it IS the people who are both at risk and should be deciding to try to ensure both their own safety and that od others as well? Are we not ALL adult enough to determine for ourselves?

When was America great?

Triphid comments on Jul 27, 2020:

As an outsider I'd say that the ONLY time the continent that encompasses the U.S. was ever great was long before the European Settlers ever set foot upon it. Since the time of the first Settlers arriving up until now, imo, it has gone from a land of natural beauty, harmony with nature and relative ...

Triphid replies on Jul 27, 2020:

Yes, @ Fred_Snerd, sad but true.

Yet another guy on Match checked out when I brought up core values. Too much, too soon?

RobertMartin comments on Jul 27, 2020:

I don't much worry about a person's religious beliefs or political affiliations. People have a right to believe what they want to.

Triphid replies on Jul 27, 2020:

@RobertMartin " Religion/Religious Beliefs are somewhat akin to a Bad Head Cold, Flu, Covid, etc, etc, i.e. IF you have it then feel most welcome to keep it/them entirely to yourself." William Anthony, 28th. July, 2020.

Yet another guy on Match checked out when I brought up core values. Too much, too soon?

RobertMartin comments on Jul 27, 2020:

I don't much worry about a person's religious beliefs or political affiliations. People have a right to believe what they want to.

Triphid replies on Jul 27, 2020:

Yes they have a right to believe as they want/wish BUT, imo, they do NOT have the right to attempt to push such beliefs, etc, upon others.

Trump Is The Least Dementia Person Alive Nobody Ever Did So Well On The Test They Were So Amazed

MrDragon comments on Jul 27, 2020:

That just means that he can be held accountable for his crimes against the American people. I love the idea of seeing his orange ass in jail.

Triphid replies on Jul 27, 2020:

@barjoe I tend to think that should PotUS 45 lose the election, which I sincerely hope he does because we ARE looking down the barrel of either a Cold War with China or a Bloody All Out War with them because of him, he will, A) scream, Squeal, Rant and Rave like a stuck pig that election was 'rigged' against him, B) he will NOT leave office quietly, C) he WILL the maximum disruption, etc, etc, he possibly can BEFORE he goes, and last but by no means least, D) we will never hear the last of him in either his or our life times, simply because, imo, his Arrogant, Self'Centred, Egotistical, Narcissistic nature will drive him on and on until he dies.

It never ceases to cause me to wonder WHY it is that so many of our coloured skinned Brethren to ...

barjoe comments on Jul 25, 2020:

WTF are "*coloured* skinned brethren"? Who talks like that? Say it the way you really think.

Triphid replies on Jul 27, 2020:

@barjoe Thank you now I won't be having my mind running wild trying to remember where or who it came from, hopefully.

It never ceases to cause me to wonder WHY it is that so many of our coloured skinned Brethren to ...

barjoe comments on Jul 25, 2020:

WTF are "*coloured* skinned brethren"? Who talks like that? Say it the way you really think.

Triphid replies on Jul 27, 2020:

@barjoe Not 100% certain where exactly that came from. I seem to remember somehow that I heard it many, many moons ago in English Literature Classes way back in my High School days rather than something from my years of studying for my ThD. I suppose, as seems the usual manner, it will suddenly come to me one night whilst I'm trying to go to sleep but my brain wants, as it always seems, to keep on working.

My last relationship ended two months ago.

Triphid comments on Jul 26, 2020:

Sounding a wee bit on the selfish side there imo. Unless you have personally felt the loss of someone very close to you, sadly, you will NEVER understand truly what it does to you. Almost everyone who lost someone close to them requires as much time as they need to learn to come to grips with that...

Triphid replies on Jul 27, 2020:

@educatedredneck In my most honest opinion and comprehension of your original posting your only mentions re- your ex were how she has called everything off due to a familial crisis, i.e. the death of a nephew from cancer, and how the death, etc, is impacting upon YOUR wants, needs and desires ONLY. As a semi-retired Psychologist and Crisis Counselor I would offer up this opinion that, 1) You appear to show by your posting/comments, etc, that you lack, to some greater extent, a sense of Compassion, Empathy, Sympathy and over-all Understanding of the very close and personal trauma, etc, that she and her immediate family are enduring in such a very traumatic time as this, 2) your 'ego' has been injured/damaged in your opinion by your ex calling a cessation, temporary or permanent, to the relationship, WHICH is 110% PURELY understandable considering the situation that has arisen btw, 3) that, imo, you have little or no comprehension/understanding of the familial links between her and her family, i.e. Blood is Truly thicker than water and that the 'water'as mentioned is merely the Physical and Emotional 'Link' between the two of you, a somewhat fragile link between most humans at the very best of times btw, 4) You seem to lack any understanding of what Grieving Processes, etc, she and her family are going through and need to come to grips with, 5) Instead of trying to understand the above Grieving Processes, you are concentrating soley upon your personal and emotional needs, etc, etc, ERGO, imo, you ARE being a 100% Selfish Jerk even if you do not actually realise it, and, 6) last but by no means least, IF you are, as I suspect, merely calling/messaging her to enquire ONLY When and If she might consider resuming your relationship together again then, imo, you ARE failing miserably. Instead, as any other decent loving and caring person would in case/position like this, you should be offering her ALL your emotional support, understanding, compassion, empathy, sympathies, etc, etc, as well just telling her that you are more than willing to wait for as long as it may take for her and her family to come to terms with their loss. In case you are unware, there is NO Manual/Book of Guidelines for those enduring Grief, etc, etc, absolutely EVERYONE deals with and handles Grief in their own particular way/manner and it IS up to everyone else around them and concerned with them to allow them to do so in their own individual manner and their time as they feel fit. Ergo, and on a personal note and opinion only here, I would have to humbly say that your Screenname is, imo, one huge Oxymoron to say the least given what I have comprehended thus far.

It is late in the penultimate decade of the 19th, Century and 2 Aboriginals, Billy Coke-bottle and ...

whiskywoman comments on Jul 25, 2020:

I don't get it not funny

Triphid replies on Jul 26, 2020:

@whiskywoman Hey, just a mere humble suggestion here, Try lightening up a bit, it was a type of wry sling off at the ways of them white fellas, you know. Just like one of the many 'Pappa Jack used to tell me all the time.

It never ceases to cause me to wonder WHY it is that so many of our coloured skinned Brethren to ...

barjoe comments on Jul 25, 2020:

WTF are "*coloured* skinned brethren"? Who talks like that? Say it the way you really think.

Triphid replies on Jul 26, 2020:

@barjoe As the saying goes, " To Err is to be Human, to Forgive is to be Divine," since I AM only but a mere human also shall I forgive you but do not think that I am divine by doing so please.

It never ceases to cause me to wonder WHY it is that so many of our coloured skinned Brethren to ...

AmyTheBruce comments on Jul 25, 2020:

Why indeed? I dare not ask the question, lest I face accusations of racism, but I do wonder. I also wonder why religion is so strong in women.

Triphid replies on Jul 26, 2020:

@barjoe Apology accepted.

It is late in the penultimate decade of the 19th, Century and 2 Aboriginals, Billy Coke-bottle and ...

whiskywoman comments on Jul 25, 2020:

I don't get it not funny

Triphid replies on Jul 26, 2020:

That was once told to me by 'adoptive' Aboriginal Dad, Djakidgerra "Jack" Murray.

22 People Caught COVID at Preacher Andrew Wommack’s Bible Conference | Hemant Mehta | Friendly ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 26, 2020:

Wommack should immediately go in and touch the sick, praying for their instant recovery and tell them it will be alright.

Triphid replies on Jul 26, 2020:

Yeah like that works. My Evangelidiot neighbour still is convinced that he has the Moron A Virus even after paying $500 for 5 Hands on Healing Sessions.