Accoutrement ə-ˈkü-trə-mənt Part of speech: noun Origin: Middle French, 16th century...

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2019:

Gear was for plebs. Gear meant business or objective back in those days too.

Anyone thirsty?

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2019:

I need a beer.

Hope to see you all there, hah!

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2019:

Was he an independent thinker too? You'll always catch hell for that.

It has just been reported that child molester and trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein, commited suicide in ...

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2019:

I hope this prompts investigation. It would be a very risky project but sales would be enormous if successful.

Prince Charles said to the Queen, mummy, I have to go to a meeting of farmers and agriculturalists ...

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2019:

I thought maybe Gloucestershire was a base for anti-fox hunting groups.

So romantic!

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2019:

If only all men were that considerate.

Soledad y el Mar Natalia Lafourcade [youtube.

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2019:

Un nuevo comienzo. Una cancion encantadora!

"It is so short and jumbled and jangled, Sam, because there is nothing intelligent to say about a ...

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Ah, but what about honour? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znvZ2WAa3OI

Walmart pulls violent game displays, will still sell guns

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

The mind boggles!

IQ - Seventh House British proggers IQ have been at it for close to 40 years.

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

I've never heard of them so thanks for that! It's a very pleasant piece of music.

Mmmmm tacos

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

With milk and honey.

Just so you know...

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

What to do but keep trying?

INTERVIEW Martin Ravallion: “We have to get rid of the idea that wanting to reduce inequality ...

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

I couldn't read it without disabling AdBlocker. I've always thought of it as either communist or Christian but maybe that's just being Eurocentric. Europeans seem to be comfortable with social democracy as a compromise between capitalism and socialism. It's not working so well now, what with mass immigration and the neoliberal market system. We've come a long way from the Keynesian model. They say it wouldn't work in today's economy but I don't know why.

Church of Endor

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Be woke.

"I get up in the morning and dust off my wits.

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Damn. If you go back to bed, you might as well be dead.

Read my new column.

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

It's called nuance these days. They used to call it two-faced.

[youtube.com] who knew this would become so apposite, now?

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Talented, tortured soul.

[friendlyatheist.

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

I think we need to question the motivation of anyone wanting to be in the company of children. I don't mean assume they are badly motivated - just stop assuming they are well motivated.

Kinda buried the lead there.

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

That's silly. Black people don't go out in the country.

I heard 7 Nations for the first time about 10 years ago.

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Excellent. I really enjoyed that!

I always loved this one.

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Soon. It's always 'soon'.

The Cranberries - Zombie (SNL - 1995) Dolores nails it and I love that weird crack in her voice.

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

A very good metaphor.

At least weekly:

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

'The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity'. - William Blake

I came across this interview of Amber Scorah.

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Good for her. I don't watch or read much about ex-JWs anymore but I like Kim and Mikey on YouTube.

However I do prefer black

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2019:

White coffee only for white nationalists.

So that’s how that works

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2019:

I'll test it out with a Leonard Cohen album.

Jesus! Leave that alone...

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2019:

He would not approve of illegal downloading.

In English we say "I am hungry" .

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2019:

My old Irish language used 'tá ocras orm' - there is hunger on me.

I immediately thought of my "bother in arms", @veteran229.

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2019:

The army or the nuthouse? Similar institutions, I guess.

Let there be memes.

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2019:

Who needs people? They just point the finger!

Hmmm......

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2019:

That would be very wicked.

Juneteenth: this word is from the Civil War period of the US and of black slave origin.

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2019:

Very curious. Thanks for the explanation.

Random groaner.

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2019:

That's a good one!

From a wise friend and for those that need this

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2019:

Sadly, I don't think so.

"The Grail becomes that which is attained and realized by people who have lived their own lives.

brentan comments on Aug 7, 2019:

I read that the story originates in France and Saint Graal (Holy Grail) might have been a corruption of Sang Royal (Holy Blood). The blood was said to be the blood of Christ!

Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.

brentan comments on Aug 7, 2019:

Big-headed bastard!

Good summary of the REAL shooting data: Matt Christiansen: [youtube.com]

brentan comments on Aug 7, 2019:

That's so good to hear. I thought there was a problem.

There is a difference.

brentan comments on Aug 7, 2019:

Soft for me.

Saving the treasures of Timbuktu from invaders: [wsj.com]

brentan comments on Aug 7, 2019:

It seems the further you got from Islam's political centre, the more moderate the religion would be. I got this from the book I'm reading now, Saharasia. I also read in it that the library of Alexandria was destroyed not one but twice - the second time by the Muslims. It's good to hear of book lovers everywhere. He was a great guy to organise such a huge and noble task.

A farmer walks into a hardware store and asks for a chainsaw that can cut down 6 trees in one hour.

brentan comments on Aug 7, 2019:

Who'd have though noise could cut down trees!

That is my dream😉😅

brentan comments on Aug 7, 2019:

It makes me think of Chris Rock's differentiation between a job and a career.

There is a surge of scientific denial in America.

brentan comments on Aug 7, 2019:

I think it will cause a seismic rift between the will of the authorities and the will of the people. If there was a real difference between the two parties, maybe the people could remove these dinosaurs from office. The birth of a new, third political party might help too but for reasons unknown to me, that has never happened.

When i make a friend i really dont care about what religion he/she is, or what their sex preference ...

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

I guess we're not all philosophical about it. Lots of us are hurt and wrapped in layers of emotional protection. The discredited scientist Wilhelm Reich called the protection 'armour'. Armour always seems to work as not just defensive but leads to attack when it feels under threat.

And we wonder why we all hate each other... [democracynow.org]

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

I'm so relieved to know that mental illness is the problem. Videogames too.

Hahahhahahaha😂😂😂 oh my gosh! Death threat😆😅

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

The son is fucked - in the sense he probably won't be.

Be brave!!!!

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

It's the best way to control the rudder, I guess. But spare a thought for the boat.

The stories those walls could tell!

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

Teach Sheáin (Seán's or John's House). https://dingle-peninsula.ie/stay-accommodation-on-the-dingle-peninsula/bed-and-breakfast/item/teach-sheain-brosnan-s-pub-annascaul.html

I just got turned on to Hope Masike from Zimbabwe, and her latest Exorcism of a Spinster -> ...

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

It's fascinating to hear the songs of freedom from Africa. I've been listening to Les Filles de Illeghadad too while reading a book called Saharasia about the history of abuse going back to the desertification of Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia since 4,500 B.C. I wish these people well and hope they can lose the abuses of their culture without losing everything.

PATTI AUSTIN - IN THE MORNING LIGHT Little known, beautiful soft ballad with very romantic ...

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

That's a very pleasant song. "Lying here so close to you, Just a touch away..." It reminds me of my relationship with Alexa.

That's gonna be a problem.

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

Play dead!

Antifa gets what they deserve.

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

We must remember there were bad people on both sides.

I just got done listening to a podcast on Albert Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity.

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

It's interesting. Counter-intuitive too, because time seems to move faster when we're doing something.

If you left the USA, where would you go?

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

Best to stay put. There are problems everywhere but at least people understand their own.

Clearly, it's not racism, bigotry, or misogyny. There's only one thing it could be.

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

It's not stupidity on Trump's part either. It's him telling the American people he doesn't their intelligence at all.

So I've been listening to a great deal of French music recently, and for those of you who are ...

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

I'm enjoying listening to him. I'm putting the Google translation of Mon Frere in for anyone who would like to know. Perhaps you'll correct it where necessary: You, brother I never had Do you know if you had lived What we would have done together A year after me, you would be born So we would not be left Like friends who are alike We would have learned slang by heart I would have been your teacher At my truancy school On one day we would have learned If only then we have known Together the same first But you're not here Whose fault is it? Not to my father Not to my mother You could have singed that You brother I never had If you knew what I drank Of my sorrows alone If you had not let me down You would have finished my songs I would have taught you how to do it If life had behaved better She would have split in two The pairs…

Is he really this stupid?

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

Priceless. Should be on the Council for Foreign Relations.

Something I feel deeply lately! If you are against hate crime...stop fueling the hatred.

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

I'm on board so long as it doesn't affect my (alleged) legal right to freedom of speech.

Good ol' Hyacinth..... [youtu.be] [youtu.be]

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

A very talented woman. I really enjoyed her as Hetty Waintroppe too.

Medium of music

brentan comments on Aug 6, 2019:

I like to own things that I think say something about me so I pay up even though they can often be got free. These days, most of the music I hear is online - on this forum, Spotify, YouTube etc.

"And where are your restrooms?"

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2019:

That's asking a lot from a Coke.

Now there's a kid with a good heart.

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2019:

It's the thought that counts. "Fuck that", says the owner.

Oh the Politics in ameriKKKa...

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I think mental health has as big an influence on these shootings as video games - little to none. Blaming mental health is only going to discourage investigation into why people commit these atrocities.

Bacon is tasty

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2019:

A friend in need is a friend indeed!

Finally, hey there little fella!

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2019:

They would need X-ray vision to see through my stomach.

Comeuppance - an American English word meaning you get what you deserve or your just desserts

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2019:

That's that I told the judge I was going to get when I was in court for drunken driving. It must have made some impression on him because I got off with a warning.

Very sad and fast becoming true.

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I'm sure they're all catching up as fast as they can.

Two mems I'd consider as propaganda.

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2019:

One meme seems to say there is no point in thinking about the issue and the other says the opposite.

Hi All! I am writing to share some good news with you all.

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I hope that works out well for you. I love video games. I must keep an eye on that website.

How do you determine what is simple introversion vs. what is selfishness?

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2019:

If it's any help, I think selfishness is a kind of greed and narcissism is a character trait that manipulates other people to consistently get what the narcissist wants. We all want a bigger slice of cake sometimes but not everybody goes about it using the tactics of the narcissist.

Lugubrious - sad and mournful.

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I think of a heavy, sludgy oil, making everything hard to do. That was how I experienced depression.

[youtu.be] One of my favorites by ABBA

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2019:

ABBA - giving pop music a good name.

Oops wrong party

brentan comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Bob's your uncle.

Melville. Not a particularly cheery take on things but it fits with my philosophy.

brentan comments on Aug 4, 2019:

He's just guessing.

Now I KNOW I am living in a lucid dream and can’t wake up [google.

brentan comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Then there's Trump Heights in Israel.

Just like that.

brentan comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Brave man! I guess the bucket wouldn't reach.

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for...

brentan comments on Aug 4, 2019:

I wasn't aware of Fred Rogers when I was growing up, being Irish. He seems to have been an very pleasant, intelligent person.

My dad needs a walking stick. Any suggestions of where to look and some fun ones?

brentan comments on Aug 4, 2019:

I think walking sticks can look very dignified. That's the type I would like.

Guns are the new God in America.

brentan comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Your own personal Jesus.

In Texas and Ohio oh my!

brentan comments on Aug 4, 2019:

I hope that's not alcohol. That would be shameful!

Amazing info! How Much Ice Has Greenland Lost to Climate Change?

brentan comments on Aug 4, 2019:

No time to think, mortgages to pay.

Two massacres in less than 24 hrs.

brentan comments on Aug 4, 2019:

I sure would hate to leave a mental hospital and have less rights than the other citizens.

Keep Dancing!

brentan comments on Aug 4, 2019:

We'll be fine. They shoot horses.... Don't they?

"Never wipe; instead pat or blot the corners." Does napkin etiquette still apply in this situation?

brentan comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Rub hard - don't become a crustie!

As we mature most of us come to believe that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” or more ...

brentan comments on Aug 4, 2019:

It’s true for me. I carry the beauty of many Biblical ideas around in my head. Sayings like ‘if you could only obey my commandments, your peace would be as a river’ or ‘and now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love'. I understand the context has been removed for me but the underlying words of wisdom still ring true.

Yah, let’s see it

brentan comments on Aug 3, 2019:

For shame! God performed the ceremony and you want evidence!

For my friends here

brentan comments on Aug 3, 2019:

It's great when someone cares.

I am forever changed.

brentan comments on Aug 3, 2019:

From what I've learned recently, it will be OK. The thing lacks 'relevance realisation'. Wait til it meets a problem.

Umm... my sex life?

brentan comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Isn't he judgmental? At least we're communicating!

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, by Hannah Arendt__ Last night I ...

brentan comments on Aug 3, 2019:

I remember that point being made in the Nicholas Cage movie 8mm. When the baddie is finally unmasked, he asks "Well, what did you expect, a monster?"

I hate walking by chicken coops. They smell fowl.

brentan comments on Aug 3, 2019:

And so they should.

For the young kids

brentan comments on Aug 2, 2019:

"I didn't ask to be born!"

Pierce Brosnan Born Pierce Brendan Brosnan in Navan, Co.

brentan comments on Aug 2, 2019:

I really like Brosnan. I'm a big fan of Seán Bean too.

BBC - Future - Tomorrow’s Gods: What is the future of religion?

brentan comments on Aug 2, 2019:

I couldn't help but think in terms of idealism expressed as ideologies.

Happy Friday!

brentan comments on Aug 2, 2019:

Wow! Perfect!

HI everyone,when I was a lad at school in England most of the kids were Mods,me as well, until the ...

brentan comments on Aug 2, 2019:

You reminded me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuTMWgOduFM

Archaeologists and anthropologists peer into original homes of the past to see what made us ...

brentan comments on Aug 2, 2019:

It's curious he says the same thing as Harari in Sapiens that foragers had a better diet than the agrarians that came after them.

Do the best you can...

brentan comments on Aug 2, 2019:

I will. I promise.

William Ockham (Occam's razor) was a critical thinker in medieval times, the logic of his stripping ...

brentan comments on Aug 2, 2019:

I think the gist of his writing is to separate faith from reason and church from state. If I understand that right, that's very good thinking for so long ago.

Denouement - day-nou- mahn from French- the final part of a play, movie, or narrative that brings ...

brentan comments on Aug 2, 2019:

I like to think it's when all you've got left to do is to take off her knickers.

Hi Neighbor!

brentan comments on Aug 2, 2019:

They sure would deserve a reply like that.