Damn Catholics.

Sgt_Spanky comments on Mar 27, 2019:

Hey man! :-@ I used to *be* a Catholic. I ate the body and drank the blood of Christ, I confessed my sins and did my penance to purify my soul, I smeared ashes on my forehead to represent whatever that was supposed to represent, I ate no meat on Fridays so as not to offend God's delicate ...

Triphid replies on Mar 27, 2019:

OOOOOH, so you were once a pseudo-cannibal were you....LOL. A religious belief system that despises and vilifies actual cannibalism and replaces it with pseudo-cannibalism instead, boy do I get a laugh or 3 out of that one.

Damn Catholics.

Sofabeast comments on Mar 27, 2019:

My 'Jewish' grannie used to eat pork chops on Fridays so the catholics would have enough fish! She ate bacon a couple of times a week too, come to think of it. My granddad - her man was an Atheist in a foxhole.

Triphid replies on Mar 27, 2019:

Isn't any pork product a HUGE No No for those of Jewish extraction?

Damn Catholics.

Merseyman1 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

The catholic church commanded fastening but that was in the begging, then they changed it to "no red meats" only so then the fish thing started. I like fish but I don't care about the church and her pope!

Triphid replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@Piratefish It's still a deep-set practice among many of the Rough Carpenters ( Catholics) adhered to to this day, especially the edict of NO meats what-so-ever to served or eaten on Good Friday.

Damn Catholics.

BohoHeathen comments on Mar 27, 2019:

You should hold a community pig roast or bbq on a nice sunny Friday (yes I said it even though I’m vegetarian ?)

Triphid replies on Mar 27, 2019:

Yeah hold the barbie and make sure you invited every one those bloody Rough Carpenters ( Catholics) you can think of to it, should get a few worthwhile reactions...LOL.

Damn Catholics.

Stilltrying1964 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

That's just one of the ridiculous things about Catholicism. How about confessions? Or priests that are born with balls but are unrealistically expected to ignore them? Or nuns born with a uterus but they are to remain alone and childless! Or the trans-something-or-other they believe changes the ...

Triphid replies on Mar 27, 2019:

Hey, don't go thinking that priests and Nuns are as celibate as they'd have everyone believe because in ALL truth they are not and never ever have been. Why do you think that Convents/Nunneries ALWAYS had big Lime Pits somewhere out of sight in their grounds, it wasn't for disposal of human waste products, it WAS for the disposal of unwanted babies conceived by the Nuns and sired by the Priests.

My take on Xian mythology.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Yes, but believers get out of this strict take on it by giving their god 3 identities and one of them has sex with Mary.

Triphid replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@DenoPenno Yes well, the Hebrew word meaning 'virgin' can mean both young woman and or a woman/girl both nubile and not yet having known ( in the biblical sense here) a man. As a Professor once told me, " In every myth/legend, etc, there is usually 1 iota of fact/truth to be found but it is so deeply entangled in embellishments, etc it is almost impossible to detect." Historical records show clearly that the Ancient Romans, Legionaries in particular, practiced a sexual position known a the 'Lioness Position' for anal intercourse in the off-chance of preventing unwanted pregnancies. Medical sciences have shown that sperm CAN survive outside of the penis/birth canal for a few hours at the least and sperm is often found to dribble out of the birth canal are intercourse, ergo, it may have occurred SHOULD this 'virgin'(???) have had anal sex, NOT that I believe ANY of the religious twaddle in any way, shape or form that is. As for the mythological 'winged angels' of the Goat-Herders Guide to the Galaxy, they inception can easily be dated back to both Mesopotamian and Ancient Egyptian depictions of 'winged human-like beings' e.g, the Goddess Isis of Egypt and her sister Nephtys. Very little, or in reality nothing, in the bible is original to say the very least, it is ALL plagiarized and twisted accounts taken from far, far older cultures/civilisations in and around the region ad can be easily proven to be so.

G'Day viewers, I've lived in Asia the better part of the last 2 decades, having returned 7odd ...

FrayedBear comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Hiviz clothing is usually issued free and has been adopted readily by the sheeple who do not want to be (dare not) seen different to their neighbours and are not allowed to be different to fellow workers when it comes to hi viz safety and workers comp insurance companies dictating what happens. I'm...

Triphid replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@FrayedBear Some people, in my opinion, should NEVER be allowed to drive cars or ride motorbikes let alone even push a pram.

Hello to the group. My name is Elaine. I am 61 going on 35. Wow, where did the years go?

Triphid comments on Mar 27, 2019:

G'day and welcome from Down Under, enjoy the company, the chat and the freedom from sanity since we are all just a wee bit crazy at times.

Triphid replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@Elaine57 Hey being a bit 'bat shit crazy' in this world is a necessity in my opinion.

Is there anybody here, like me, who was never religious?

sweetcharlotte comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Never was comfortable hearing about it. I knew as a kid it was not possible and I thought the pictures were violent. I wondered why God was a man, a white man at that. I hated the part that said a woman should be subserviant to a man. Could not believe my mother went for that. All BS in my book....

Triphid replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@Heidi68 My late and much lamented daughter refused to dress like a girl/woman almost from birth. Yet she was very feminine about her hair, etc, however she'd get down and dirty in the gardens with me at the slightest opportunity, help me dismantle a car for parts, learned to shoot rabbits with a bolt action .22 rifle by the time she was 6 years old, always wore men's jeans and shirts, blatantly refused to play with dolls, could use an Arc Welder by the time she 10 years old, was not normally one to resort to violence BUT one time when a very nasty bully at school picked the wrong day and time she gave him an upper-cut that would have felled Mike Tyson. She once told me quite frankly that, " Any bloke who wanted to marry her wouldn't just be getting a wife, but a best friend, work-mate and would need to be able to keep up with her when working in around the house." I hope I brought her up the right way to suit her inner self, but sadly I'll never know now.

Cop out: "Spiritual But Not Religious" [google.com] Agree or disagree?

Triphid comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Agree, and imho it is as big a cop out as saying you're an Agnostic, i.e, you aren't certain so you've decided to hedge your bets and sit on the fence.

Triphid replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@darthfaja I'm glad you said "some" because over my many years of life I've met more 'fence-sitting' Agnostics that I care to mention.

Which came first: society or a fear of god? | PBS NewsHour

Triphid comments on Mar 26, 2019:

As humans evolved more of a clan structure rather than merely nomadic family type groups I'd lean towards the idea that society arose long before any religious based belief system/s. Most mammals congregate in groups/herds for protection, etc, i.e. they are socially based groups, for example, our ...

Triphid replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@Matias Yes, but modern studies are usually done using MODERN Ideologies as the base point, are they not? For example, An Archeologist digs up an object that may or may not have been a votive offering from perhaps 3,000 years ago. The object is cleaned, examined, compared to similar objects found elsewhere in that region and, quite naturally, 1+1 is mentally added together and, voila, it suddenly becomes an item offered to a God/Goddess simply because that is what the modern trend leads towards. We really have little or no actual idea as to how, what and why our earlier predecessors did, thought and behaved, we are simply guessing, slightly educated, based on modern behaviours, trends and assumptions derived from them. One salient point that comes to mind is the one, recorded by Champilon himself btw, was when he announced he had "found the key to unlock the writings on the Rosetta Stone" he was handed by the Archbishop of Paris a Papal Edict ORDERING him to NOT publish any translations that could be harmful to the Church, modern beliefs, etc, and he MUST ensure that his translations of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs MUST paint the view that the Egyptians were little more than barbaric Heathens. IF he didn't do as ordered his entire family would be excommunicated and he would be imprisoned for life. This, like numerous other ideologies, has had and still has reverberations and influences throughout the Archeological world continuing to this very day. So, I hope that you see the point I'm trying to get across here, WE do NOT know precisely the truth about our most ancient of ancestors/predecessors, we merely guess based upon what influences prevail at the time.

My take on Xian mythology.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Yes, but believers get out of this strict take on it by giving their god 3 identities and one of them has sex with Mary.

Triphid replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@DenoPenno, @WilliamCharles Hmm yes, and the Life of Brian makes far more sense than that which it seeks to parody imo.

My take on Xian mythology.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Yes, but believers get out of this strict take on it by giving their god 3 identities and one of them has sex with Mary.

Triphid replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@DenoPenno Get real please mate, anyone can list anyone they like as being their father, especially back in times gone by. Plus, I think you are NOT quite up with the Immaculate Conception Myth simply because it states that Mary was a Virgin ( not a Virgo btw) and "unto her an Angel appeared and told her she would bear a son who would be the son of God." And, Joseph was NOT wed to Mary at that time either in actual fact, according to the myth, they were only BETROTHED, therefore had he NOT fallen for Mary's 'alibi' she would have stoned to death for adultery

Which came first: society or a fear of god? | PBS NewsHour

Triphid comments on Mar 26, 2019:

As humans evolved more of a clan structure rather than merely nomadic family type groups I'd lean towards the idea that society arose long before any religious based belief system/s. Most mammals congregate in groups/herds for protection, etc, i.e. they are socially based groups, for example, our ...

Triphid replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@Matias There I disagree with because I have 8 domestic hens and 1 Rooster, 2 of them ARE the original females whilst 6 are the off-spring of the 2 females and 1 Rooster, they have a social order, they are related, they have no need of religion but they form their own social structure. So how do you explain that?

Is there anybody here, like me, who was never religious?

sweetcharlotte comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Never was comfortable hearing about it. I knew as a kid it was not possible and I thought the pictures were violent. I wondered why God was a man, a white man at that. I hated the part that said a woman should be subserviant to a man. Could not believe my mother went for that. All BS in my book....

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@Heidi68 That's np problem, since I've been shaving my head as a mark of respect and to honour my daughters fight, which sadly she lost, with cancer 18 years ago, I've been called everything from a 'Skinhead' to a 'Neo-Nazi' none of which I am btw. So I know full well where you are coming from.

I don't have to be fast just faster than you ???

slydr68 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

And I'm not above tripping if necessary...LOL

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

As I once told; "You need not out-run the predator, just out-run the person in front of you."

Is there really a God to discuss ?

mzbehavin comments on Mar 26, 2019:

An imaginary one.

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@alexxalan Only one assumed person in 'biblical history (?)' has ever been recorded, by himself that is, to have glimpsed a representation of this otherwise Invisible, Imaginary Being claimed to be God.

Is there really a God to discuss ?

Novelty comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Umm no. If there were we wouldn’t have to discuss it, it could speak up for itself instead of using undereducated apologist and nut jobs.

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

As a saying goes; "If all the believers stopped mentioning God/s then the God/s themselves would remain utterly SILENT."

Is there anybody here, like me, who was never religious?

sweetcharlotte comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Never was comfortable hearing about it. I knew as a kid it was not possible and I thought the pictures were violent. I wondered why God was a man, a white man at that. I hated the part that said a woman should be subserviant to a man. Could not believe my mother went for that. All BS in my book....

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@Heidi68 Ever so sorry, you terrible, naughty girl then, please accept my apologies. But my congratulations and felicitations to you fellow Pagan, Heathen friend none-the-less.

My take on Xian mythology.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Yes, but believers get out of this strict take on it by giving their god 3 identities and one of them has sex with Mary.

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@WilliamCharles Or, possibly a wee bit of 'loose' moraled young lady who got caught with an unexpected 'bun in the oven, 'didn't want to end up being stoned to death for adultery and invented the whole 'God did it story' with which the Xrstian world has swallowed hook, line and sinker ever since?

My take on Xian mythology.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Yes, but believers get out of this strict take on it by giving their god 3 identities and one of them has sex with Mary.

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

Well, in fact the 3 identities are the Entity and not separate from the Entity, e.g. the layers of the onion ARE the onion and not vice versa. That was one of the things Lecturers during my studies in Theology and Comparative Modern Religions kept instilling into us.

Cop out: "Spiritual But Not Religious" [google.com] Agree or disagree?

Namaste comments on Mar 26, 2019:

I don’t believe in God but I believe in spirits.

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

Yeah give me spirits any day, Whiskey, Vodka, Rum, etc.

Is there anybody here, like me, who was never religious?

sweetcharlotte comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Never was comfortable hearing about it. I knew as a kid it was not possible and I thought the pictures were violent. I wondered why God was a man, a white man at that. I hated the part that said a woman should be subserviant to a man. Could not believe my mother went for that. All BS in my book....

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@Heidi68 Oh what a terrible and naughty boy you were, QUESTIONING the Goat-Herders Guide to the Galaxy, that's precisely what got me expelled from every Sunday School and Primary School Scripture Class I was ever FORCED to attend by the time I was 10 years old. Congratulations and felicitations to you my fellow Pagan, Heathen friend.

Start investing agnostics!!! "What should we do with all those abandoned churches?

1of5 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Gay bars.

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

Love that idea, it'd really upset the bible-bashing community wouldn't it.

G'Day viewers, I've lived in Asia the better part of the last 2 decades, having returned 7odd ...

FrayedBear comments on Mar 26, 2019:

Hiviz clothing is usually issued free and has been adopted readily by the sheeple who do not want to be (dare not) seen different to their neighbours and are not allowed to be different to fellow workers when it comes to hi viz safety and workers comp insurance companies dictating what happens. I'm...

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

I can see the point about wearing HiVIS clothing in Industrial situations from the OH and S aspect of things since I worked on the N.S.W. Railways for over 10 years, but it beats me why, in broad daylight, people seem to NEED to wear HIVIS clothing, etc, for merely walking down a footpath in a CBD, etc, or riding a motorbike or a pushbike, At night it'd be a safe thing to do, but in broad daylight? I rode motorbikes for years and never wore leathers, except for a leather jacket in winter or when it was raining, always rode with my headlight and taillight on day or night even when they weren't 'hot-wired' in as they are now. Only ever had 2 prangs, 1 was due to a bus driver who couldn't be bothered to give way to a vehicle on his right hand side and the other to a drunk, so tanked up to eyeballs, that before he failed to give way to me on his right hand side he had clipped 2 parked cars less than 100 feet away. Both prangs happened at night, both times my light were on and both times it was in well lit streets.

So this is why we are in such dire straits in Australia: [kangaroocourtofaustralia.

eagleone comments on Mar 24, 2019:

I bet most of these are the same companies the libs wanted to give tax cuts to.

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@eagleone ONLY the People standing as ONE can stop all the corruption, etc, that is infesting this country.

So this is why we are in such dire straits in Australia: [kangaroocourtofaustralia.

Triphid comments on Mar 24, 2019:

Until Australia adopts a completely NEW Constitution that; A) ALL Companies, etc, MUST have a 51% ownership by the People, including Public Assets, etc, B) NO Government may sell off ANY Public Assets without first having an agreement of 99% of the Population, C) ALL resources, natural or man-made ...

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@FrayedBear Yes, I know of the Eureka Stockade and the Flag plus what the miners stood up for and died. I live in a town where the local miners went on strike, police were called in to break up the massive strike and the police eventually lost the battle or simply gave up the fight. The miners were fighting for better conditions, better wages, etc, the things that B.H.P. did NOT want to give them just like the Miners at Eureka were also fighting for. Lest We forget applies to them as well in my mind. But, sadly, people HAVE forgotten and here we are today, controlled by government corruption and multi-national corporations who couldn't give a fig for anything or anyone except their profits. The rampant complacency and apathy rife in this country is KILLING Australia, it IS almost beyond time for the People to stand up and say NO MORE.

Bad news for meat eaters.

Moravian comments on Mar 25, 2019:

I can picture militant vegans spreading them around the countryside

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@BeeHappy I often have vegetable only based meals BUT that does NOT make a vegetarian/vegan. As a Nurse for numerous years I learned much about Human Anatomy, Digestion, etc, etc, and as such learned that Human Digestive System is more attuned to the digestion of meats and meat products than it is to vegetable based products. For example, Herbivores have multichambered stomachs and an appendix in their intestinal tracts where bacteria, etc, are STORED solely for the purposes of assisting with the breaking down of harder outer coverings of plant materials, seeds, etc, to enable digestion of said materials. Our appendix is extremely small, unused ad often becomes infected leading to Appendicitis with the possibility of Peritonitis or even Death if not attended to or treated simply because the bacteria that herbivorous animals rely upon are no longer stored there. We humans are equipped with Incisors to cut through and aid us to actually tear off articles of food, just like herbivores do with plant materials, but we also have pre-molars, to which those self-same bits of food are passed onto, that are evolved to further shred meat before they reach the molars for finally grinding before passing down the gullet into a stomach filled with digestive juices and acid strong enough to dissolve the meat fibres and release the nutrients contained within them. However, those 'juices' are NOT strong enough to dissolve and release the nutrients contained within the harder outer coatings that surround plant based materials since to do that we would a series of Rumens such as those found in sheep, goats, cattle, etc. For example, Has anyone ever noticed/wondered Why it is that after eating corn, for example, a large percentage of the corn kernels, though chewed up thoroughly, simply passes out of the body as faeces almost untouched and undigested?

Honestly, this would be the best! Doesn't happen nearly enough.

Triphid comments on Mar 25, 2019:

Just simply offering up a thought here BUT has anyone ever truly sat down and thought that reason(?) you feel you cannot survive without your mobile ( cell) phone is, a) because that is what has been indoctrinated into your mind by the hype of advertising, etc, surrounding them, and, b) you must ...

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@BeeHappy I too am a Senior Citizen, I too live alone, yet I have found NO necessity what-so-ever for having and using a mobile/cell phone at all. I have a land-line phone with which I can contact friends, etc, and they can contact me, yes, I have a television and a DVD player, a desk top computer as well but these things I can choose whenever I wish to walk away from and go outside, etc, and enjoy gardening, etc, without the probability/possibility of some little device ringing away in my pocket and distracting me, I get peace and contentment from NOT having a mobile/cell phone almost ATTACHED to me as an extension of my being. Btw, I only posted my earlier comment as a Psychological type Hypothesis.

Bad news for meat eaters.

Moravian comments on Mar 25, 2019:

I can picture militant vegans spreading them around the countryside

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@BeeHappy Well, in my opinion the Vegan/Vegetarian Community are simply doing the same as religions do, i.e. preaching their beliefs in order to 'convert' any and all to their ways since they so readily seem to assume that theirs IS the only way.

Bad news for meat eaters.

Triphid comments on Mar 25, 2019:

Hey JackPedigo, you do realise, I hope, that most humans are NOT solely Carnivorous BUT are actually Omnivorous in nature, don't you? We eat both meat and vegetables, not just the flesh of other animals only.

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@JackPedigo Then, by your OWN comment above, you too are 'trapped' into the belief that you are meant to be herbivorous.

Religion. The root of evil?

DavidDeLa89 comments on Mar 26, 2019:

It can be used for good also bad depending on what verse u read . The Bible contradicts itself so much it all comes down to what verse one reads and also how it’s interpreted. Personally I don’t know why people need to read a fictional book to want to do good thangs.

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

Most people often only 'cherry-pick' their bible readings. IF one actually reads the verse both before and after the so-called ' good ones' one will more than likely find that those verse ARE not as good as they first seemed.

Once again.

magicwatch comments on Mar 25, 2019:

censorship ? Sorry, this content is not available in your region.

Triphid replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@indirect76 Since circumcision is really only done as a rule as part of religious laws or for aesthetic reasons decided upon by parents then IMHO it IS not Involuntary by definition but Intended and therefore should considered as being at least Murder in the Second Degree.

Once again.

magicwatch comments on Mar 25, 2019:

censorship ? Sorry, this content is not available in your region.

Triphid replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@BohoHeathen A truly TRAGIC and completely avoidable and unnecessary MURDER to say the very least.

Bad news for meat eaters.

Triphid comments on Mar 25, 2019:

Hey JackPedigo, you do realise, I hope, that most humans are NOT solely Carnivorous BUT are actually Omnivorous in nature, don't you? We eat both meat and vegetables, not just the flesh of other animals only.

Triphid replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@JackPedigo Humans evolved as Omnivores, that is seen by the different types of teeth we evolved with. Even chimps, our closest genetic Primate relatives btw, eat meat and often even hunt for it as well. As I mentioned earlier HUMANS are NOT 'trapped,'' as you put it, in ONLY one Food type, we ARE Omnivorous by nature and evolution. Do a bit of in-depth Anatomical and Historical RESEARCH and do so with an OPEN mind and you may come to the conclusion that I and other recognized Scientist are CORRECT.

Bad news for meat eaters.

Moravian comments on Mar 25, 2019:

I can picture militant vegans spreading them around the countryside

Triphid replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@JackPedigo My dear Sir, I derive no 'pleasure' from responding to inanities, etc. But, imho, Vegetarianism/Veganism is akin to Religions and to that I say the following; Religion/Vegetarianism, etc, is fine, it IS your choice just like having a penis, be proud of it if you want, worship it if you wish, BUT, don't go around shoving it everyone else's face.

Once again.

magicwatch comments on Mar 25, 2019:

censorship ? Sorry, this content is not available in your region.

Triphid replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@BohoHeathen IMHO, it IS not MANSLAUGHTER it IS MURDER.

Bad news for meat eaters.

Triphid comments on Mar 25, 2019:

Hey JackPedigo, you do realise, I hope, that most humans are NOT solely Carnivorous BUT are actually Omnivorous in nature, don't you? We eat both meat and vegetables, not just the flesh of other animals only.

Triphid replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@JackPedigo Well why don't you and your ilk start trying to re-educate the TRUE Carnivores, i.e. the BIG Cats, foxes, cats, etc, etc, then? Or would that be far too difficult?

What the hell happened in the NSW vote?

Triphid comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Sadly, very,very sadly it looks like the bloody Liberal Scum have gotten back in but they lost Barwon to the Fishers,Farmers and Shooters Party (one good bit of news) and the seat of Murray as well to F.F.S. Party. The Liberal Scum did their usual scam jobs on everything EAST of Dubbo by promising ...

Triphid replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@FrayedBear Then, is it NOT time we made them both listen and take heed?

So this is why we are in such dire straits in Australia: [kangaroocourtofaustralia.

Triphid comments on Mar 24, 2019:

Until Australia adopts a completely NEW Constitution that; A) ALL Companies, etc, MUST have a 51% ownership by the People, including Public Assets, etc, B) NO Government may sell off ANY Public Assets without first having an agreement of 99% of the Population, C) ALL resources, natural or man-made ...

Triphid replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@FrayedBear For far too long we have let OUR country and people be EXPLOITED by other nations, it started with the Poms and has continued ever since. The time has come for US to shout ENOUGH is Enough, stand up and be counted and deliver a truly FAIR Deal for everyone who lives here or ever WILL live here in the future BEFORE it IS too late.

Bad news for meat eaters.

Moravian comments on Mar 25, 2019:

I can picture militant vegans spreading them around the countryside

Triphid replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@JackPedigo 'Information' or Indoctrination?

A 3 hour round trip along one of the highways to and from town helping a friend to remove newly ...

UUNJ comments on Mar 24, 2019:

Very sad. Why do they seek out the roads when thirsty?

Triphid replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@UUNJ 'Roos have 3 toes, with 3 very hard and sharp claws/toe-nails as well, on each hind foot and 4 on each front 'hand' but no thumbs/big toes as we do. You know when a 'roo is pissed off at you because it rises to full height, rests back on its big thick muscular tail, puffs out its chest, shrugs up its shoulder and arms then starts a puffing grunting sound just before comes at you like runaway train. It's no good trying to run away because they can travel along hopping at up to 30mph and cover 6 - 8 feet in a single hop.

A 3 hour round trip along one of the highways to and from town helping a friend to remove newly ...

UUNJ comments on Mar 24, 2019:

Very sad. Why do they seek out the roads when thirsty?

Triphid replies on Mar 25, 2019:

@UUNJ IF you are ever traveling out this way try to remember that the Big Red Buck 'roo can regularly grow to over 6' in height, weigh in at anywhere up to and including 130 pounds, is built like a living brick toilet, has a hide twice (skin) the thickness of most other warm blooded animals and extremely dense thick bones. I have personally shot many of them with a .243 high velocity rifle at ranges under 150 yards and seen the bullets merely bounce off their hides, especially around the chest and abdomen region where the skin is even thicker. They ARE big, tough and don't won't get out of the way of cars or trucks at night, they just stand there and look at them or turn and head straight at them.

Honestly, this would be the best! Doesn't happen nearly enough.

IamNobody comments on Mar 25, 2019:

Unfortunately we have to rely on the phone, don't we? ???

Triphid replies on Mar 25, 2019:

Do we? I have owned nor used one for well over 15 years now, I neither miss it, need it nor ever want another.

How do you get the Jesus/Jehova people off your doorway?

freedom41 comments on Mar 25, 2019:

Have you ever tried slamming the door in their faces and calling the cops.

Triphid replies on Mar 25, 2019:

Tried that years ago but, I don't know about over your way, here in Australia there is a Law that states you must access from the street/footpath to your front door but NO further into/onto your property. So the when I tried calling the police to remove the bothersome Bible Peddlars they simply said they could not by law and that such pests were even entitled, legally to enter Police Stations and try to preach as well. Though at least if they don't leave when told to they can be charged with Obstructing Police and Wasting Police time.

A 3 hour round trip along one of the highways to and from town helping a friend to remove newly ...

UUNJ comments on Mar 24, 2019:

Very sad. Why do they seek out the roads when thirsty?

Triphid replies on Mar 24, 2019:

They seek out the fresh growth along the edge of the roads between where the tarmac and the ground meet. That area gets a bit of run-off from showers, dew, etc, and the feed comes up soon after.

A 3 hour round trip along one of the highways to and from town helping a friend to remove newly ...

Amisja comments on Mar 24, 2019:

Heartbreaking Mr. Triphid. Is there anything that can be done with the fur or feathers?

Triphid replies on Mar 24, 2019:

Only IF the carcasses are really fresh. Otherwise they begin to decay very quickly out here in the heat. Mostly, the ones we dragged off the road today are pretty well mangled and spread across the road IF hit by anything bigger than car, usually it's the Interstate Semi-Trailers, etc, that hit them at speeds of up to 110 kph with steel 'roo bars fitted there's quite mess. We saw one Kenworth Semi-trailer stopped about 100 yards from a splattered big red 'roo, the 'roo bar had taken the full impact and had been stove in right up to and against the radiator housing of the truck. The driver was okay and waiting for a Tow-truck to come out and help him prise the bar and the head of the 'roo away from the radiator housing.

A 3 hour round trip along one of the highways to and from town helping a friend to remove newly ...

LiterateHiker comments on Mar 24, 2019:

That's sad. In Washington State, deer get killed while crossing highways to get down to a river for a drink. Driving after dark is the most dangerous. Hit a deer or elk and you could be killed.

Triphid replies on Mar 24, 2019:

@Haemish1 Hit a big red buck 'roo at 50+kph and you know you've been hit. I've seen cars with their whole front ends stove in right back to the windscreen and engines jammed into the cabin area. 'Roos are tough buggers at the best of times, the worst people can do is to, a) drive at the speed limits on highways/ bush roads at night, and, b) swerve to avoid them. I was once traveling back home from a place called Ivanhoe by train, sitting in the drivers cabin, when we hit a big red, the body went straight up and in through the windscreen of the Loco., the 'roo was still kicking and scratching as we tried to end its suffering and get out of the cab.

A 3 hour round trip along one of the highways to and from town helping a friend to remove newly ...

LiterateHiker comments on Mar 24, 2019:

That's sad. In Washington State, deer get killed while crossing highways to get down to a river for a drink. Driving after dark is the most dangerous. Hit a deer or elk and you could be killed.

Triphid replies on Mar 24, 2019:

It's even sadder to see the hundreds of bare skeletons of 'roos and emus killed previously also laying almost everywhere beside the roads. I lost count of the skeletons after reaching 250 and that's simply because I couldn't keep up with counting them as we drove along.

What the hell happened in the NSW vote?

Triphid comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Sadly, very,very sadly it looks like the bloody Liberal Scum have gotten back in but they lost Barwon to the Fishers,Farmers and Shooters Party (one good bit of news) and the seat of Murray as well to F.F.S. Party. The Liberal Scum did their usual scam jobs on everything EAST of Dubbo by promising ...

Triphid replies on Mar 24, 2019:

@FrayedBear Well history has shown us what Cotton Cropping did to lands in the Southern States of the U.S., it screwed up the mineral balances, etc, in the soils BIG time, just like it did in India. Anyone with half a brain knows that you DO NOT grow water guzzling crops in a semi-arid region and continually drain the ONLY natural water source for hundreds of miles around.

What the hell happened in the NSW vote?

Triphid comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Sadly, very,very sadly it looks like the bloody Liberal Scum have gotten back in but they lost Barwon to the Fishers,Farmers and Shooters Party (one good bit of news) and the seat of Murray as well to F.F.S. Party. The Liberal Scum did their usual scam jobs on everything EAST of Dubbo by promising ...

Triphid replies on Mar 24, 2019:

@FrayedBear Yes, but nowhere near enough sadly. A few days for the little bit we got to soak into the ground followed by another day of decent steady rain and then repeated over the next few weeks would great PLUS BIG downpours in the Darling River Catchment that would get the poor, dying river up and running strong again would be great as well.

We atheists and atheist allies hereby declare that from now on, March 23rd is Atheist Day.

dare2dream comments on Mar 23, 2019:

That's it? A green circle? I think there are far better symbols of atheism than a green circle. Here's the shirt I wear. https://www.cafepress.com/acsj.889869923

Triphid replies on Mar 23, 2019:

Here's the shirt I often wear publicly and proudly.

Aside from the obvious similarities between organized crime and organized religion, and the churches...

Fernapple comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Richard Dawkins on memes worth a study on that point. (religions as mental infections which evolve to become more infectious. )

Triphid replies on Mar 23, 2019:

My take on the debate over religion.

Aside from the obvious similarities between organized crime and organized religion, and the churches...

BrentMBA2004 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

I thought about that movie, Contact with Jodie Foster. This advance/launch was sabotaged by a religious zealot. Makes me wonder how many times has a bible thumper et al, screwed with science advances to protect their positions?

Triphid replies on Mar 23, 2019:

think Leonardo Da Vinci, Galileo, the Translation of the Rosetta Stone, etc, etc, the list is almost endless.

A little something for the Brits..

callmedubious comments on Mar 22, 2019:

the flacid member is truly representative of what is left of the brit empire. the parasitic royalty/aristocracy has sucked the lifeblood out of the british people & now the corpse is dry.

Triphid replies on Mar 23, 2019:

And not just the British People but everyone it has ever conquered and 'ruled' over in my opinion. The heads of the Pommie Parasitic Hydra are still functioning and breeding even more of its kind with tedious regularity. Like leeches, it will continue to suck and gorge itself until, like India when Gandhi was a live, WE stand up and say " No more, You WILL no longer feed on us, We will be free from you once and for ALL time." Stand up Peoples under the Commonwealth (Commonwealth, what a bloody massive misnomer and a joke that word is) Jackboot, claim that which IS your right, Your Freedom, Your Independence.

OM NOM NOM!

Triphid comments on Mar 22, 2019:

You should have seen my nephew, Henry, when I confront him with a nice, ripe 8.5 kilo home-grown watermelon just over a year ago. It was like watching a pack of lions devouring a group of poachers in an African Nature Reserve, teeth slashing away left and right, juice streaming down his chin and ...

Triphid replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@WilliamCharles "Hose," the mess he ended up in, more like a Pressure Cleaner was need afterwards...LOL.

OM NOM NOM!

Triphid comments on Mar 22, 2019:

You should have seen my nephew, Henry, when I confront him with a nice, ripe 8.5 kilo home-grown watermelon just over a year ago. It was like watching a pack of lions devouring a group of poachers in an African Nature Reserve, teeth slashing away left and right, juice streaming down his chin and ...

Triphid replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@WilliamCharles Luckily we all had the foresight to let Henry sit at his own table outside under the veranda and on a large plastic sheet rather than inside the house.

The only French pastry I have ever made was French bread.

Triphid comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Maybe you might like to try making good old Aussie damper, it's easy to make and bake, kids love it too.

Triphid replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@azzow2 Better to use plain flour, add a pinch of salt and a bit of water (you can substitute flat beer, strained fruit juice or even a nice whiskey for a bit of extra flavor) as you knead the dough, then roll it into a loaf shape and simply baked on a largish flat stone placed in the coals of a campfire. The Swagmen, itinerate workers of the Outback in times past, used to just cover it with hot coals and let it cook that way then brush of the ashes when it was done. Tastes great hot with lashings of butter melting through it or hot with Golden Syrup spread onto it.

2500 year old ship found, 70% complete! [atlasobscura.com]

Triphid comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Hey, wait a minute, that can't be correct since the Faithfools will tell you that the earth is only 6,500 years old according to their great book the Goat-herders Guide to the Galaxy ( aka the bible).

Triphid replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@Surfpirate Just like dinosaur fossils and the like....LOL. Hey, don't you mean 'Faithfools' not faithful...LOL.

Directing Cheesus

callmedubious comments on Mar 21, 2019:

mel made a fortune with that movie & really pissed off the hollywood establishment who wouldn't finance it.

Triphid replies on Mar 21, 2019:

Mel Gibson and Ken Ham, 2 exports we Aussies were only too glad to see the back of. Anyone out there interested in taking the Australian Liberal-National Party, Fred Nile, Tony Abbot, Julie Bishop and Barnaby Joyce as a package deal?

Dating and Marriage preferences.

seattlepanda comments on Mar 21, 2019:

This is very complicated...can I just pick whatever girl I like and go with it?...

Triphid replies on Mar 21, 2019:

Color IS only Skin deep, reality goes right through to the bones.

Dating and Marriage preferences.

KevinMR comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.... BUT! You can't deny that race matters to most people when it comes to attraction. So in terms of dating, marriage, matching, etc, you don't have to "rely" on racial categorization, but it does matter to people. Granted, many of them are shallow but.... :)

Triphid replies on Mar 21, 2019:

"Only the truly shallow see only the outside of others, the truly caring and decent see the WHOLE person." -William Anthony, 2010

A Thought for today and every day; NEVER make fun or laugh at your partners' choices, You are one ...

1of5 comments on Mar 21, 2019:

If you can't laugh and mock yourself, who can you?

Triphid replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@1of5 Yep, single, alone and, for the most part, quite content to be so.

Dating and Marriage preferences.

Triphid comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Great news, exactly what I've been saying for years now, WE are ALL members of ONE race, the HUMAN RACE.

Triphid replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@azzow2 Just so long as the blood is a match for yours then the source matters not.

A Thought for today and every day; NEVER make fun or laugh at your partners' choices, You are one ...

1of5 comments on Mar 21, 2019:

If you can't laugh and mock yourself, who can you?

Triphid replies on Mar 21, 2019:

Me, I laugh at myself whenever I want to, after all, there IS only me in my house anyway.

Catholic priest accused of groping woman during last rites – FOX2now.com [fox2now.com]

cava comments on Mar 21, 2019:

I think the sexual deviance of Catholic priests and nuns is due to Church's rule that these people cannot marry or have families. Forced celibacy is aberrant behavior, which is built into the Catholic system, it will not change unless their system changes.

Triphid replies on Mar 21, 2019:

Celibacy in the Catholic Church is as big a MYTH as is the religion and the bible.

Christianity and its persecution of Apostates, Humanists, Pantheists, Deists, Atheists and others

Triphid comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Oh yes, the Faithfools are so adept at screaming about 'persecution' but they choose to conveniently forget that they, their predecessors for the most part, were the greatest Persecutors of ALL time and in some cases STILL are. They preach endlessly about the thousands sent to the Arenas of Rome to...

Triphid replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@JohnWay I use numerous 'titles' for the 'believers,' ones like " Jesus Jockeys," God-botherers," " Bible bashers," etc, etc, but by far "Faithfools" is my favourite.

My dissertati​on proposal was approved by my committee this morning.

Triphid comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Great, now the work truly begins.

Triphid replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@DoctoralZombie No, not really brave, more like 100% determined NOT to let religious prejudices, etc, stop me from learning the things they try their utmost NOT to let the rank and file believers and Atheists like me learn about. No boasting in any way here, but I did cop heaps of 'flak' from fellow students and some of the Faculty but studying through a Uni instead of a Seminary, when the Students and Faculty delivered a signed petition to have me EXCLUDED from the course, the Dean merely tore the petition up in front of them and told that" this IS a University and ANYONE is entitled to learn and study ANY or ALL subjects/Course available that they so desire, IT IS not a Religious Seminary and the rules of a Seminary DO NOT apply here."

My dissertati​on proposal was approved by my committee this morning.

Triphid comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Great, now the work truly begins.

Triphid replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@DoctoralZombie If one may ask, what is the subject and title of your dissertation? Mine for my ThD in Theology and Comparative Modern Religions was " God Created Man, who Created God?. It caused quite a stir amongst the Academia of the University where I was studying as an ATHEIST btw.

How many people here like crawfish or crawdads depending on how you say it?

Triphid comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Out here in the Far West of N.S.W. Australia we get, when there's water in the Darling River, etc, Native Freshwater crayfish called " Yabbies" they average about 8 - 12 inches in length, though some have been caught around 16 - 18 inches long. When first caught we usually put them straight into ...

Triphid replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@IrishTxJudy That'd be possible since there are numerous different types/variations of them in rivers, etc, across Australia. Mind you, and this IS a FACT, no bullshit, I've seen one the size of 26 fluid oz beer bottle with claws the size of a man's hand. It was living in an aquarium in a Museum in Adelaide at the time.

How many people here like crawfish or crawdads depending on how you say it?

Triphid comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Out here in the Far West of N.S.W. Australia we get, when there's water in the Darling River, etc, Native Freshwater crayfish called " Yabbies" they average about 8 - 12 inches in length, though some have been caught around 16 - 18 inches long. When first caught we usually put them straight into ...

Triphid replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@IrishTxJudy The ' common' Australian Yabbie, aka, scientifically called Cherax Destructor, the name suits them well since they can burrow deep into the mud, up to 2 or more metres deep, are known to burrow through the walls of earth dams and cause the water to leak or run out. The larger ones, big adults have claws that can crush the bones in your finger IF they get a grip, hibernate from May until September each year and very voracious, omnivorous feeders.

How many people here like crawfish or crawdads depending on how you say it?

Triphid comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Out here in the Far West of N.S.W. Australia we get, when there's water in the Darling River, etc, Native Freshwater crayfish called " Yabbies" they average about 8 - 12 inches in length, though some have been caught around 16 - 18 inches long. When first caught we usually put them straight into ...

Triphid replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@IrishTxJudy Yep they are and their claws are nasty as well, when they're alive that is. Very ,very tasty though.

"Wherever there is extra cabbage, carrots, and mayonnaise, there will be tasty a side dish" - Cole's...

Triphid comments on Mar 17, 2019:

I've told by many that I make a very fine, tasty Cheeseslaw ( a Broken Hill, New South Wales Culinary invention btw). Tasty as a side dish, with salads as well and great on toasted sandwiches too.

Triphid replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@Piratefish Recipe for Cheeseslaw , my own recipe. Take at least 6 good sized carrots, remove the top and ends then peel them, Grate them into shreds, add garlic, salt, pepper and diced onion ( a medium sized onion), then add generous amounts, at least 2-3 decent hands full, of shredded cheese, I use a mix of parmesan, mozzarella and cheddar, stir together in a large mixing bowl then add finely chopped gherkin ( pickles for the non-Aussies reading this) rounds and stir in, Mayonnaise, 1 can of Condensed Milk, 1 and 1/3 teaspoons of Mustard Powder, 1 dessertspoon of Lemon Juice, 2 tablespoons of white vinegar, Put Mustard Powder, Lemon Juice and Vinegar into reclosable container with a wide opening and mix them together thoroughly, then pour in the Condensed Milk and mix until it is a thick paste,similar to well whipped cream. Spoon, about 3-5 tablespoons full should be enough, the mayonnaise over the Cheeseslaw mix, then mix it through with a fork until everything is well coated with mayonnaise. You can then spoon it all out into sealable containers and place it in the fridge, it will keep quite well for up to 3 days and the flavors will enhance over time as well. Place the lid on the remaining mayonnaise and refrigerate that, it will last for at least 2 months that way and can be used on sandwiches, etc, when wanted. Note, for a little extra colour and flavor a diced Red/Yellow or Green Capsicum ( Bell Pepper) can also be added to the mix. Please feel most welcome to try it BUT beware both adults and children can find it to be very tasty and will eat as much as they can possibly get.

I believe this is true...

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Yes.. Basically no good men out there...

Triphid replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty I'm very happy for you both then, was it a long and difficult search, usually we, decent males, are usually somewhat reclusive types....LOL

I believe this is true...

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Yes.. Basically no good men out there...

Triphid replies on Mar 20, 2019:

I don't know about that CB, a few of them still remain but we are a dying breed sadly.

all of does believed in God show your god to me

CallMeDave comments on Mar 17, 2019:

ok

Triphid replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@Amisja Yes, seriously, it's an Archeologically proven fact.

Art free us

powder comments on Mar 17, 2019:

We are creative and art stimulates our sensors giving pleasure but also inspires to create something anew. I consider cooking an art form for it is individual creation. Language as well (we don't communicate purely logically and efficiently like robots, nor cook purely for nourishment). Lazy ...

Triphid replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@powder Thank you for that, I truly appreciate it since that's how I see artists as being.

Ever wonder if your news source is biased?

Triphid comments on Mar 17, 2019:

I've never ever trusted ANY news source, I research it for myself.

Triphid replies on Mar 19, 2019:

@MissKathleen Here in Broken Hill, NSW, where I live we have a local newspaper called the Barrier Daily Truth that every local union member MUST purchase, receive 6/7 days per week. The word 'Truth' in it's title is, imho, one of biggest misnomers of all time. It seems more like a mini version of Rupert Turdoch's (Murdoch) Fox News and medias to me.

Beads Found in 3,400-year-old Nordic Graves Were Made by King Tut's Glassmaker [haaretz.com]

Triphid comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Trading by the Barter System was the norm throughout Ancient Egypt until the Greeks under Alexander invaded and introduced actual coinage. So, therefore, the above article would quite easily 100% factual indeed.

Triphid replies on Mar 18, 2019:

@Maiasaura As did the Australian Aboriginals as well, though not quite as expansive though.

As a Canadian I have always scratched my head when I tried to understand why our US cousins do not ...

azzow2 comments on Mar 18, 2019:

I have talked to doctors about this. Basically, the quality of care drops extremely in a universal health care society. The amount of paperwork increase causes a lot of doctors close up their practice because they do not want to employ the amount of staff required to keep up on the paperwork. The ...

Triphid replies on Mar 18, 2019:

Sorry my friend, BUT that is utter BULLSHIT to say that the " quality of care drops under a Universal system," I worked for many years in the Australian Universal Health Care System and the quality of care increased greatly, so greatly that doctors who stuck to ONLY taking in Private and Paying Patients ended up switching over because their incomes were dwindling.

One summer when I was a youngster, my grandfather took me to a lake to teach me some fishing skills.

Triphid comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Far better that you 'touch yourself' than have some filthy, low-life priest do it.

Triphid replies on Mar 18, 2019:

@dahermit A wee bit harsh to my mind, " Death to Priests." After all, as Gandhi said, " An eye for eye only serves to make the whole world blind." No-one truly deserves death, neither the victim nor the murderer for example, Incarceration for the Term of their Natural Life in an extremely small, confined cell, no privileges, no Visitors, etc, very basic dietary needs, no regular exercise or mingling with other in-mates and exercise restricted to the very minimum for Murderers and Paedophiles, priests included would be far far better.

Poland's Catholic Church: 382 priests abused 625 minors

THHA comments on Mar 17, 2019:

And they worry about the Russians? They should be hanging these bastards as fast as they can ferret them out. The worst type of character is the one who will take advantage of those who are younger, weaker, and less able to protect themselves . . . . to hell with these bastards, they should be...

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2019:

No, hanging/execution is far too good, quick and merciful for mongrel bastards like those, instead drag the scum through city and town shackled to the back of a car then give the victims, families/ friends and relatives a length of 4" x 2" hardwood and let them beat the shit out them BUT NO hits in killing areas/zones allowed. Then imprison the mongrels for LIFE, their NATURAL Term of Life, in a cell 10' x 10' x10' with only 1 small opening for light, feed them stale bread and water twice per day only, NO chance of parole and NO exercise whatever.

Art free us

powder comments on Mar 17, 2019:

We are creative and art stimulates our sensors giving pleasure but also inspires to create something anew. I consider cooking an art form for it is individual creation. Language as well (we don't communicate purely logically and efficiently like robots, nor cook purely for nourishment). Lazy ...

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2019:

Yes, but personally speaking here, I create artworks NOT for profit or wealth but for the pleasure that they give to those receive it from me.

Jesus: Identity theft OG.

Triphid comments on Mar 17, 2019:

But how does one steal the identity of someone who never existed?

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2019:

@Deiter Yes I see the joke, just being a wee bit pedantic though.

You’d think they’d give it a shot.

tkcoy comments on Mar 17, 2019:

This represents a fundamental misinterpretation of reality. It's been 2 days, and they're already reacting without valid data, and following the same path that other countries have attempted and with which no one has succeeded. There is no country on earth that has eliminated murder. If gun ...

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2019:

@tkcoy Hey.at least we Aussie have DONE SOMETHING and it has worked to a very decent and greater extent than ABSOLUTELY anything America has NOT done thus far. Er, feel free to remind me how many thousand INNOCENT people have DIED from recent ( in the last 20 years for example) Gun related Slaughters in America compared to the same time span in Australia.

Jesus: Identity theft OG.

Triphid comments on Mar 17, 2019:

But how does one steal the identity of someone who never existed?

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2019:

@Deiter Still though, how does one 'steal' or plagiarise an identity of a thing non-existent anyway?

all of does believed in God show your god to me

CallMeDave comments on Mar 17, 2019:

ok

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2019:

@Amisja Er, FYI, for centuries upon centuries BEFORE the coming of the Hebrew/Judaeo-Christian Theosphy WOMEN/FEMALES were worshipped and adored as Goddesses in their own right since they were the source of LIFE itself. Ergo, why shouldn't they be considered as something worthy of the greatest of admiration?

Question for the group.

JackPedigo comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Clearly, the atheist has everything to lose (unless he's suicidal). He realizes there is no heaven nor a hell (a true atheist does not believe in any after-life). Those without an idea of some reward are braver than those who think there is something in it for them (it's called being selfish).

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2019:

@JackPedigo, @indirect76 Well, as a Life-long determined Atheist, I can state personally that I neither think nor believe in re-incarnation nor any kind of After-life what-so-ever.

Question for the group.

JackPedigo comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Clearly, the atheist has everything to lose (unless he's suicidal). He realizes there is no heaven nor a hell (a true atheist does not believe in any after-life). Those without an idea of some reward are braver than those who think there is something in it for them (it's called being selfish).

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2019:

@JackPedigo Hear, hear, precisely 100% correct.

Religion for the Nonreligious - Wait But Why - Pocket

Triphid comments on Mar 17, 2019:

IF being a Rave on Avon were an Olympic Sport that bloke would be the Undefeated World Champion imho. Why, in the name of all F**k doesn't he simply state that he's turned into yet another Bible-basher?

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2019:

@tnorman1236 He should've just stopped there then.

A win for the Sioux tribe! The US Army has announced the Dakota Access Pipeline will NOT pass ...

Triphid comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Another REAL victory for the Sioux Nation, first they kicked Custer's arrogant arse, now they've kicked the arse of the Oil Company/Companies, great and massive Kudos to them all.

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2019:

@Elganned That maybe so, but what victories they've had.

Smart Water?...

JustRyanAgain comments on Mar 16, 2019:

I remember when the first commercially available bottled water was Evian. Now spell Evian backwards. What do you get?

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2019:

NAIVE, exactly what, imho, the people who buy it and swear by it are.

Connecticut Supreme Court Allows Sandy Hook Families to Sue Gun Manufacturers

Triphid comments on Mar 15, 2019:

You little ripper, about time the gun manufacturers had to face the music. I hope it costs those bastards Trillions in compensation.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2019:

@LiterateHiker No, it's an Aussie expression of joy, nothing to do with Jack the Ripper or anything sinister. Maybe, just maybe, checking out where I'm from BEFORE you respond might help next time.

As usual, turned it into a joke with sexual innuendo

Wangobango3 comments on Mar 15, 2019:

I thought an innuendo was an Italian suppository.

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2019:

Is that anything like when there was Cardinal Savnarolla in the Vatican and people though he was a hotdog....LOL.

Let me never engage with a person who wants to wear a genital go-pro camera during sex. [cnet.com]

Hathacat comments on Mar 15, 2019:

Haha! It says it has over a hour of battery! Divide the by five minutes each time....

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2019:

What only 1 hour of battery, what bloody spoiler and waste of time, Not BOASTING/Bragging here but my personal record stands at approx. 97minutes, including foreplay.

I might be a little too religion focused.

Triphid comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Nice shirts but I want one that reads, God = Mass Murder, Genocide, Child Abuse, Slavery, Rape, etc, etc.

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2019:

@Deiter Which one of the over 300,000 Gods worshipped these days IS the REAL God?

Zehra Duman, an EX-Aussie, I.

Carin comments on Mar 15, 2019:

I tend to agree with you. Let the kids in if they are young enough to be salvageable. We have a similar case in the US right now. Her father is pleading for her to be allowed back in. I would almost say, make an example of her.

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2019:

@OwlInASack There's an old saying that goes something like; " If a dog you love attacks you once and you forgive it, can you ever be absolutely CERTAIN that it won't bite you again."

Zehra Duman, an EX-Aussie, I.

Carin comments on Mar 15, 2019:

I tend to agree with you. Let the kids in if they are young enough to be salvageable. We have a similar case in the US right now. Her father is pleading for her to be allowed back in. I would almost say, make an example of her.

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2019:

@OwlInASack As I posited before, I.S.I.S. is almost on the bones of its arse in the middle East so what better way to re-start elsewhere totally unexpected than by sending these 'brides' home?

Elton John and Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Live Aid 1985) [youtu.be]

Triphid comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Had the hots for Kiki Dee even then and I was married as well.

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2019:

@Marionville I've always had a bit of 'thing' for Bonnie Tyler and Suzi Quatro as well. But don't tell anyone, it's a secret....LOL.

Space explained - look in a "empty" cardboard box - what do you see - space, or area.

Triphid comments on Mar 14, 2019:

But, even when assumedly 'empty' a cardboard box is not truly empty in that it still contains something, i.e. AIR, just saying it and not intending to deride/ridicule or any such thing btw.

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2019:

@johnprytz Not really because then cardboard box would add matter to the void, thus there would no longer be a 'void' as such.