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pixiedust comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Jian Ghomeshi was acquitted of five assault charges on March 24, 2016.[9] On May 11, 2016, the Crown withdrew the last remaining charge after Ghomeshi signed a peace bond and apologized to the plaintiff.

fishline79 replies on Aug 8, 2018:

Nice to hear, but I wish they would get back to the music.

[youtu.be] HEAT GETTING YOU DOWN?

girlwithsmiles comments on Aug 8, 2018:

John Butler Trio feel similarly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J6q0dsXMT8

fishline79 replies on Aug 8, 2018:

Have you hugged a tree today?

I used this as a comment to the Libertarian apologists on one of my posts, but I'll post it here, ...

Surfpirate comments on Aug 7, 2018:

I find American political terminology to be interesting although a bit confusing as a Canadian. What Americans call a socialist democrat ie Bernie Sanders, we in Canada would slot him in to the right of center, quite a bit right actually, as for the Republicans, we don't even have a spot for them ...

fishline79 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

Yeah, we saw it the first time!

Park setting Wegmans grocery store A paving job

fishline79 comments on Aug 7, 2018:

I guess it's just that they get lost amid the plethora of photos. They are nice but so are 1,450,000 other snapshots. Sorry to be so blunt and it has nothing to do with you but I think if there is a Group dedicated to photos, people should be a bit more discriminating.

fishline79 replies on Aug 7, 2018:

@Dan1947 Really good photos, Dan!

2010 my granddaughter took this photo.

Lincoln55 comments on Aug 5, 2018:

I wish i had Grandchildren. I would givem camers for their 12th birthday and then take them for a walk in the woods.

fishline79 replies on Aug 6, 2018:

Sorry, in our country they get a gun on their 12th birthday and take a walk in the woods!

Caterpillar in Spain.

zorialoki comments on Jul 30, 2018:

How can you tell it is a Spanish caterpillar? It isn't wearing a sombrero

fishline79 replies on Jul 31, 2018:

I took the photo in Spain and I believe I was wearing a gorro at the time.

Caterpillar in Spain.

OldGoat43 comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Juicy

fishline79 replies on Jul 30, 2018:

Said the spider to the fly.

Tonto and the Lone Ranger were riding across the prairie.

LenHazell53 comments on Jul 28, 2018:

While relieving himself in the desert the Lone ranger is bitten on the wedding tackle by a rattle snake, "Tonto help" he cried. "get a doctor" Tonto rides to the next town and consults the local quack. "You will have have to suck out the poison," says the Doc. "Or else he will surely die" Tonto...

fishline79 replies on Jul 29, 2018:

I almost posted that one but it was a bit long.

I hate it when people post music videos of shit I’ve heard on the sorry fuckin’ radio my whole ...

Bierbasstard comments on Jul 22, 2018:

Hopefully this will brighten up your fucking day. https://youtu.be/FzUrvxa6a7o

fishline79 replies on Jul 24, 2018:

Not bad for somebody with Down Syndrome!

I hate it when people post music videos of shit I’ve heard on the sorry fuckin’ radio my whole ...

GuyKeith comments on Jul 22, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR9d4ESlpHY

fishline79 replies on Jul 24, 2018:

All that talent and nice legs too!

I hate it when people post music videos of shit I’ve heard on the sorry fuckin’ radio my whole ...

McVinegar comments on Jul 22, 2018:

https://youtu.be/MNyG-xu-7SQ

fishline79 replies on Jul 24, 2018:

Isn't that Sacha Baron Cohen?

I hate it when people post music videos of shit I’ve heard on the sorry fuckin’ radio my whole ...

McVinegar comments on Jul 22, 2018:

https://youtu.be/MNyG-xu-7SQ

fishline79 replies on Jul 24, 2018:

Isn't that Sacha Baron Cohen?

2014 Oregon coastline around Brookings.

fishline79 comments on Jul 21, 2018:

Some very nic

fishline79 replies on Jul 21, 2018:

WTF! I start typing and it jumps right off my screen and sends itself before I have time to finish! Is it just me?

[youtu.be]

Spinliesel comments on Jul 19, 2018:

Steve Allemn, one of my favorite comedians.

fishline79 replies on Jul 21, 2018:

Not Steve Allemn, or Steve Allen! Dave Allen.

Dave Allen on religion. [youtu.be]

Lewdsurfer comments on Jul 19, 2018:

Too funny. This is exactly how I felt as a child. I guess even as a child I thought too logically because from the begining I never could believe or understand any of it.

fishline79 replies on Jul 21, 2018:

Nor could I!

A post from @anha in the memes group.

zorialoki comments on Jul 19, 2018:

Even winners lose, it is learning how to deal with it that makes the better person. Making the best of a bad situation is the best we can do

fishline79 replies on Jul 21, 2018:

@zorialoki I speak Spanish and I never heard that Chuy was a nickname for Jesus. They don't use it here in Spain but those "Latinos" have so many colloquialisms the Spanish don't have.

Here's a partial list of some of this group's members: Hans Zopf...

LenHazell53 comments on Jul 19, 2018:

Of course there is also Phil Mycok (Prize winning Hen breeder) Ophelia Legg (Massage therapist) Seymour offit (Of the late comedy duo Bend Dover and Seymour Offit) Claud Balls (the noted author of Tiger in the bed) Izzy Skint (Unsuccessful financial adviser) Rob Yulot (Tax consultant) ...

fishline79 replies on Jul 19, 2018:

I'll add them to my list.

Here's a partial list of some of this group's members: Hans Zopf...

LenHazell53 comments on Jul 19, 2018:

Ivor Biggun? I recall him in his heyday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1xpUbAtcZA

fishline79 replies on Jul 19, 2018:

OMG! Thanks for this. Never heard him. Could it be Lonnie Donnagan in disguise?

Here's a partial list of some of this group's members: Hans Zopf...

SukiSue comments on Jul 19, 2018:

Some pretty offensive characters right there! Especially "Pat McGroin."

fishline79 replies on Jul 19, 2018:

@Stacey48 You must have heard the Rita Rudner joke. "I got kicked out of the health club for pulling a groin muscle. It was somebody else's groin!"

Here's a partial list of some of this group's members: Hans Zopf...

McVinegar comments on Jul 19, 2018:

You forgot, Fingers McRotch! ;)

fishline79 replies on Jul 19, 2018:

So I did!

A post from @anha in the memes group.

zorialoki comments on Jul 19, 2018:

Even winners lose, it is learning how to deal with it that makes the better person. Making the best of a bad situation is the best we can do

fishline79 replies on Jul 19, 2018:

@SukiSue And, of course it's perfectly OK for Agnostics, as "Mother Mary" refers to John's mother.

A post from @anha in the memes group.

escapetypist comments on Jul 19, 2018:

I am a veritable prodigy at losing

fishline79 replies on Jul 19, 2018:

Join the club.

A post from @anha in the memes group.

MissKathleen comments on Jul 19, 2018:

No matter what, we always win...life gives us lessons.

fishline79 replies on Jul 19, 2018:

Kudos, Miss Kathleen. Jeezus, to get to level 8 (especially in this Group), you must be a lonely lady! What can I say but, "keep pluggin' " Like the lady at the Photo counter at Walmart said, "Someday my prints will come".

On this day of Nelson Mandelas birthday lets show our appreciation of the man.

VAL3941 comments on Jul 18, 2018:

Our Nelson against your Donald

fishline79 replies on Jul 19, 2018:

@Trueblueroo His failure to release hostages was orchestrated by Ronald Reagan. Virtually days after their release, Ronnie was elected president. Remember the "Arms for Hostages" debacle? Reagan was empowered by the same GOP backers and blockers as Trump is today.

A classical scholar named Morgan Possessed a remarkable organ It uncoiled like snakes with a ...

JenBeberstein comments on Jul 18, 2018:

Sounds like it will be a fun group!

fishline79 replies on Jul 19, 2018:

Well, get on board and send me a limerick. The idea is to encourage aspiring "poets"! Feel free to be raunchy.

On this day of Nelson Mandelas birthday lets show our appreciation of the man.

VAL3941 comments on Jul 18, 2018:

Our Nelson against your Donald

fishline79 replies on Jul 18, 2018:

@VAL3941 I just used that as an example. He may not have been involved in Zimbabwe but was active in several African countries. My point was (like yours) politicians with integrity are usually unpopular, and vice-versa.

This is an example of a string I began about my desire to start a Limerick Group which would post ...

Jolanta comments on Jul 16, 2018:

I love it, love it. So cleaver and so true. Good on you. Please give us more.

fishline79 replies on Jul 18, 2018:

@Jolanta Feel free to join "Art of the Limerick" A classical scholar named Morgan Possessed a remarkable organ It uncoiled like snakes with a series of shakes And resembled the head of the Gorgon When his preference for pleasure was prime He admitted his sex was sublime Though it often was fun to have sex with just one He preferred to take eight at a time C. David Fishel

This is an example of a string I began about my desire to start a Limerick Group which would post ...

Jolanta comments on Jul 16, 2018:

I love it, love it. So cleaver and so true. Good on you. Please give us more.

fishline79 replies on Jul 18, 2018:

@Jolanta I'm working on it. Keep your eyes open.

On this day of Nelson Mandelas birthday lets show our appreciation of the man.

VAL3941 comments on Jul 18, 2018:

Our Nelson against your Donald

fishline79 replies on Jul 18, 2018:

We once had a president with integrity and adherence to his principles. He was a Born again Christian (which should make him repugnant to me) but he practiced what he preached and was honest and forthright. He served one term and was generally despised and is considered among the worst presidents in our history. He was followed by a two-termer who is considered by many to be the greatest president in our history but who did more to damage our "Democratic" system than any other and who paved the way for the Bushes and Trumps. His name was Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer. Until recently he travelled the world helping countries (like Zimbabwe) exercise fair elections.

This is an example of a string I began about my desire to start a Limerick Group which would post ...

Jolanta comments on Jul 16, 2018:

I love it, love it. So cleaver and so true. Good on you. Please give us more.

fishline79 replies on Jul 18, 2018:

@Jolanta No. I am level 6 and already have three groups: Secular Songs of Peace and Protest, The Best of Classic Comedy, and Stem the Rise of Fascism

This hard to believe ?

ProudMary comments on Jul 17, 2018:

Is that why some men are so grumpy?

fishline79 replies on Jul 18, 2018:

@SukiSue I have some but I'm afraid I might have a heart attack if I try it! I've had bypass surgery.

This is an example of a string I began about my desire to start a Limerick Group which would post ...

Jolanta comments on Jul 16, 2018:

I love it, love it. So cleaver and so true. Good on you. Please give us more.

fishline79 replies on Jul 18, 2018:

@Jolanta I set up the group, but for some reason it was not activated. Was I blocked?

This hard to believe ?

fishline79 comments on Jul 17, 2018:

I believe there is to be an app for ejaculation for the latest I-Phone. Then, when it is finished, it goes limp in your hand.

fishline79 replies on Jul 17, 2018:

@VAL3941 Not surprising since most technology is designed by humans.

This hard to believe ?

Bierbasstard comments on Jul 17, 2018:

Isn't that why they created dashboard mounts?

fishline79 replies on Jul 17, 2018:

You would have to be hard-up to mount your dashboard. I have heard of nymphomaniacs mounting the gear shift lever but that's rare these days, since most cars are automatic.

This hard to believe ?

fishline79 comments on Jul 17, 2018:

I believe there is to be an app for ejaculation for the latest I-Phone. Then, when it is finished, it goes limp in your hand.

fishline79 replies on Jul 17, 2018:

@VAL3941 No, after use, the battery goes dead and when has to be recharged to use the app again. You can get the Viagra app, however to keep that from happening!

This hard to believe ?

ProudMary comments on Jul 17, 2018:

Is that why some men are so grumpy?

fishline79 replies on Jul 17, 2018:

Not really. I'm 71 years old and can't keep it up any more but I've been a curmudgeon for most of my life.

This hard to believe ?

Bierbasstard comments on Jul 17, 2018:

Isn't that why they created dashboard mounts?

fishline79 replies on Jul 17, 2018:

I'm sure as hell not going to put my penis in a dashboard mount!

This hard to believe ?

fishline79 comments on Jul 17, 2018:

I believe there is to be an app for ejaculation for the latest I-Phone. Then, when it is finished, it goes limp in your hand.

fishline79 replies on Jul 17, 2018:

@VAL3941 The phone, of course. This is high tech stuff!

Just thought you might find the title of this song (written during the Obama admin.

SukiSue comments on Jul 17, 2018:

"But you know the Party politics Will block it." How true!

fishline79 replies on Jul 17, 2018:

If you like that, check out the whole repertoire at davidfishel.net ....LOL

Just thought you might find the title of this song (written during the Obama admin.

Nukdookum comments on Jul 17, 2018:

Great song. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

fishline79 replies on Jul 17, 2018:

Thank you kindly. Much more at davidfishel.net

This is an example of a string I began about my desire to start a Limerick Group which would post ...

Jolanta comments on Jul 16, 2018:

I love it, love it. So cleaver and so true. Good on you. Please give us more.

fishline79 replies on Jul 17, 2018:

@Jolanta Nothing to keep you from reading them! I'm just in the process of setting it up.

Today: Old white guy in a MAGA hat watches me hoist my carryon into the overhead rack of the train ...

fishline79 comments on Jul 17, 2018:

At first I thought you were telling a joke, and admittedly I don't know what a MAGA hat is, but when I discovered that this is actually an anecdotal story about your real-life experience I had to try to put myself into the context. I can assume most of the other passengers on the train were black? ...

fishline79 replies on Jul 17, 2018:

@UUNJ Duuuuuh! OK, Thanks for the clarification. S.H.B.O.! (Should have been obvious!)

This is an example of a string I began about my desire to start a Limerick Group which would post ...

Jolanta comments on Jul 16, 2018:

I love it, love it. So cleaver and so true. Good on you. Please give us more.

fishline79 replies on Jul 17, 2018:

So then, If I open this "Group" I can expect you to join? (And participate!) Perhaps you can get in touch with your hidden poet.

Does anybody like Lymericks?

OlderMusicGeek comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Crude ones are fun, but clean ones can be funny too! There once was a girl named Bright Whose speed was faster than light She went out one day In a relative way And returned the previous night!

fishline79 replies on Jul 16, 2018:

That's a good one. I know you didn't write it but the proper reading of a limerick is important. A good one should employ proper syntax (very important) and use unlikely and clever rhymes, puns and other such word-play. I would have written it something like this: There will once be a lady named Bright Who could travel much faster than light She went jogging one day In a relative way And returned on the previous night. You see, you don't stumble on the syntax

Does anybody like Lymericks?

Marionville comments on Jul 15, 2018:

I have to point out that limericks are spelled with an I and not an Y. They are named after a city in the Republic of Ireland, called Limerick.

fishline79 replies on Jul 16, 2018:

Of course it is! "Freudian Slip." Thanks for the correction. Don't worry. Won't happen again. mAnd speaking of Freud, hereis a brand new one for today. A Teutonic head shrinker named Freud Thought that therapy should be employed To seduce all the Freuleins With cunning and coy lines Like "you don't know your cunt from your boid" (C. David Fishel, 2018) Now that's what I'm talking about.

Does anybody like Lymericks?

ezwryder comments on Jul 15, 2018:

It’s your fault...........there was a young man from Kent.....who had one so long it was bent.......he stuck it in double to keep out of trouble........and instead of coming he went.

fishline79 replies on Jul 16, 2018:

Oldie but a goodie. The the thing is, they can't be edited, so If I guess I won't be able to do it if Agnostic won't allow it to be raunchy! I posess a rare hard bound volume of 1800 Limericks, almost all "off colour" and mostly anonymous and written in the trenches in WW1. The British soldiers, faced death daily and they "let it all hang out" to quote a platitude from 50 years hence. Having said that, my main object is to entice people to create their own dirty limericks.

What are some of the best books (concerning atheism) that you have ever read?

fishline79 comments on Jul 7, 2018:

I think it's called "Holy Terror" , about the Evangellical Fundamentalist political movement in the US. Written not long after the people behind the scenes got Reagan elected president., Then there's "In Gods Name" by David Yallop, a British Journalist about the scandals surrounding the Vatican ...

fishline79 replies on Jul 16, 2018:

@Snickers77 Didn't he have a co-writer on that one (maby female)?

Under the shadow of Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs wrote some of the finest protest songs of that era.

fishline79 comments on Jul 15, 2018:

That's what we're here for, we old farts! This music should never be forgotten. Thanks for the support.

fishline79 replies on Jul 16, 2018:

By the way. There's a lot more where that came from. Check out my website, davidfishel.net

This is a cloud formation that I photographed over The Barnes Museum in Philadelphia about 3 years ...

fishline79 comments on Jul 15, 2018:

That's the first time I ever saw a rectangular cloud with a 4 on it! Are you sure it's not a reflected image?

fishline79 replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse Huuuummmm. I doonnno.

Under the shadow of Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs wrote some of the finest protest songs of that era.

fishline79 comments on Jul 15, 2018:

That's what we're here for, we old farts! This music should never be forgotten. Thanks for the support.

fishline79 replies on Jul 15, 2018:

Here's an oldie of my own I'll dedicate to Phil Ochs. https://youtu.be/j1Cw2pKnATk

Today's "What is it"

IamNobody comments on Jul 11, 2018:

A six dimensional Calabi-yau manifold?

fishline79 replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@IamNobody We have to stop meeting this way! Did I just say that?

Invisible Man.

fishline79 comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Kind of sad.

fishline79 replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@Lincoln55 I guess it's professional pride. They think he's trying to upstage them .I, as a struggling musician, can understand both sides, but I'm sure he never had the breaks that they have. A little humility is always a good tribute. Fellow artists should acknowledge one another but, on the other hand, it was THEIR gig! I would suspect that most of those musicians would stop to pay some tribute if they came upon him busking in the street. Artists are a proud lot!

Invisible Man.

fishline79 comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Kind of sad.

fishline79 replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@Lincoln55 Was he good? I'm sure he was cheaper!

Today's "What is it"

IamNobody comments on Jul 11, 2018:

A six dimensional Calabi-yau manifold?

fishline79 replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@IamNobody Just get to the point. Don't beat around the bush. Nothing ventured is worth two in the bush....Where was I?

Today's "What is it"

IamNobody comments on Jul 11, 2018:

A six dimensional Calabi-yau manifold?

fishline79 replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@IamNobody I might have said that, myself, had I known what it means! In my day we used to say "tough beans"! Does that mean the same?

Did I ever show y’all these?

fishline79 comments on Jul 13, 2018:

B&W "solarizations"?

fishline79 replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@NothinnXpreVails It used to be done by pioneers of photography like Man Ray, and subsequently often a vehicle used by "Fine Art photographers". I also used to have fun putting positive transparencies in the negative holder (like slides) of the enlarger and making negative prints. I guess with digital photography it's now a lot easier! Also, with some I Phone apps, I believe you can make images that look like solarizations, or old damaged photos or tin-types etc. They kind of take the fun out of creative photography, but, there you are! I have mixed feelings about computerized art. It robs the artist of his creativity. Make something too easy and it becomes redundant or mundane.

Did I ever show y’all these?

fishline79 comments on Jul 13, 2018:

B&W "solarizations"?

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@NothinnXpreVails That's called a "solarization" and produces a similar effect. It's done in the printing stage with the paper. I guess you could do it with film developing stage, too, though I never tried.

One must be prepared to capture the Psychedelic Experience wherever it may occur.......

fishline79 comments on Jul 13, 2018:

A chrystal hanging from your rear-view?

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@jasen It might have to do with the bumpy texture of the door panel, or maybe the reflection gets distorted when it passes through your windshield.

Did I ever show y’all these?

fishline79 comments on Jul 13, 2018:

B&W "solarizations"?

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@NothinnXpreVails So, is that right? You start developing then switch on the light for a second or two then quickly into the stop bath?

Portraits of friends I've rescued

fishline79 comments on Jul 13, 2018:

From where?

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@OldGoat43 Tell me about it! I live in Pennsylvania, Puppy Mill capital of the USA. Mostly Amish and Menonite, by the way. Good Christians!

I loved Koadchome for its saturated colour.

MrLizard comments on Jul 12, 2018:

I collect Viewmasters. Their reels used Kodachrome slide film, I believe. Until some point in the mid to late sixties. All of those reels turn magenta with age. That sucks, for a collector. Luckily, they wnet back to Kodachrome, which holds up nicely over time.

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

I've got viewmaster stuff from the 50s. Are you interested?

I loved Koadchome for its saturated colour.

fishline79 comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Fujichrome was a good substitute, too. I probably used it more than Ectachrome. I used to shoot 16 mm professionally and it was always Ectachrome (indoor or outdoor).

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@Forkbeard I believe it had to be sent to Kodak for processing and that just wouldn't do, especially in news!

Busker, Portland OR 2001

fishline79 comments on Jul 13, 2018:

If it were b&w I'd say it was taken in the 40s. He must be about 14!

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@MrLizard Much better! Diane Arbus would be proud.

Today's "What is it"

IamNobody comments on Jul 11, 2018:

A six dimensional Calabi-yau manifold?

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@IamNobody I was thinking the same thing myself. (Not that I'm a keeper, but hard to find someone with sense of humor!)

Sorry, I forgot to post the song from the comment I just sent! [youtu.

Julie808 comments on Jul 12, 2018:

Bobby Darin wrote many political and protest songs. Here's one of his least clever, but most popular: Simple Song of Freedom. https://youtu.be/UZ1ohsissjE

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@Julie808 I do beg your pardon, and stand corrected. How could I have not known that. It was on Harden's first album and always I assumed it was his. After all, how could Bobby Daren write such a great song?!

One must be prepared to capture the Psychedelic Experience wherever it may occur.......

fishline79 comments on Jul 13, 2018:

A chrystal hanging from your rear-view?

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@jasen Yes, I can see that now, but what caused the prism effect?

Today's "What is it"

IamNobody comments on Jul 11, 2018:

A six dimensional Calabi-yau manifold?

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@IamNobody Nope! It's a six!

Today's "What is it"

Leafhead comments on Jul 12, 2018:

A crazy bubble

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

Scroll down.

Sorry, I forgot to post the song from the comment I just sent! [youtu.

Julie808 comments on Jul 12, 2018:

Bobby Darin wrote many political and protest songs. Here's one of his least clever, but most popular: Simple Song of Freedom. https://youtu.be/UZ1ohsissjE

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

I guess the postings are not saved, so many bear repeating!

Sorry, I forgot to post the song from the comment I just sent! [youtu.

Julie808 comments on Jul 12, 2018:

Bobby Darin wrote many political and protest songs. Here's one of his least clever, but most popular: Simple Song of Freedom. https://youtu.be/UZ1ohsissjE

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

I think if you scroll down, you may find I posted Tim Harden's (best) version of his song. BTW Tim Harden wrote the song. I think it was more of a hit for Bobby, as so often happens.

Today's "What is it"

IamNobody comments on Jul 11, 2018:

A six dimensional Calabi-yau manifold?

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

That's exactly right!

Rudi's Collection, Driven Cellars Winery, Plymouth, CA

MrLizard comments on Jul 11, 2018:

B&W was a good idea. Pretty cool.

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

Yeah, I thought they were taken long ago.

Old friend back in the 70s and early 80s.

AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 11, 2018:

Great photo and quite a story. Must be a hard one to tell.

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

Taken well after the latest harvest.

Old friend back in the 70s and early 80s.

Sheannutt comments on Jul 11, 2018:

Great photo wonderful story

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

Mor than you can imagine!

Old friend back in the 70s and early 80s.

AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 11, 2018:

Great photo and quite a story. Must be a hard one to tell.

fishline79 replies on Jul 13, 2018:

Oh, it's a long one!

Today's "What is it"

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 11, 2018:

A picture

fishline79 replies on Jul 12, 2018:

Very funny!

Today's "What is it"

Holli comments on Jul 11, 2018:

I'd also go with the soap bubble as my first guess, but oil on water is a possibility, as is art glass.

fishline79 replies on Jul 12, 2018:

Right the first time.

Today's "What is it"

Aivery comments on Jul 11, 2018:

A bubble

fishline79 replies on Jul 12, 2018:

Too easy!

Today's "What is it"

MrLizard comments on Jul 11, 2018:

Cool. It's really cool.

fishline79 replies on Jul 12, 2018:

Really big bubbles!

Today's "What is it"

Hathacat comments on Jul 11, 2018:

Big bubble!

fishline79 replies on Jul 12, 2018:

Yep

Today's "What is it"

TroyBarber64 comments on Jul 12, 2018:

Crystalline octopus or soap bubbles :)

fishline79 replies on Jul 12, 2018:

Bingo on bubbles

Fifity years ago I bought a Zenit E camera, my first SLR.

fishline79 comments on Jul 10, 2018:

Didn't the east Germans make the Exacta or something like that with a Zeis Lens, or were they made in Russia too? I'll bet that is the very street where the famous "Battle" was fought! On second thought, it probably didn't look like that in the 11th Century! Are these photos scanned from ...

fishline79 replies on Jul 10, 2018:

@Forkbeard I guess the scanner I use for transparencies is a cheap one, because I get better results with the one I rigged up to use with you DSLR. What kind of scanner do you use?

I have been doing the Facebook Black & White challenge, but I didn't stop after seven days, today, I...

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 8, 2018:

I thought it was a seven day challenge. I did it with Sacramento Photographers a few years ago. 227 is tenacity

fishline79 replies on Jul 10, 2018:

@TroyBarber64 I used to be a cinematographer but was made redundant by the advent of video tape! How long ago was that?!

I have been doing the Facebook Black & White challenge, but I didn't stop after seven days, today, I...

fishline79 comments on Jul 9, 2018:

I guess for the same reason anything seen on the news taken with a cell-phone has blurrs on either side.

fishline79 replies on Jul 10, 2018:

@TroyBarber64 That's OK. It doesn't bear thinking about!

Fireworks anyone?

gigihein comments on May 23, 2018:

Great shots

fishline79 replies on Jul 10, 2018:

@gigihein "Apped out" Good one. I'll add that to my lexicon but will probably never use it!

This is the result of a strange glitch in my cellphone.

fishline79 comments on Jul 9, 2018:

Do you have an infra-red setting on your phone?

fishline79 replies on Jul 10, 2018:

@LB67 I said that because I experimented with infra red color film back in the 70s. If you use (I believe an 85 filter) it does very interesting things with colors. Everything green in the scene comes out red, for example. I was really just kidding about your cell phone!

I just changed the name of my group "Nazism Rises Again" to "Stem the Rise of Fascism" due to ...

sassygirl3869 comments on Jul 9, 2018:

Probably a good idea.A lot of people thought you were HOLOCAUST DENIERS or are you?

fishline79 replies on Jul 10, 2018:

Oh please! What does it take? Just read the postings and you will see what "I" am trying to say. Put your two bits in if you agree, or not! Nobody ever takes time to listen, read or understand anything these days. Do you actually know that a lot of people thought that we (I) were Holocaust Deniers? I don't know how I can make it any clearer! Please don't think I'm being ascerbic but I am a song-writer who has produced 11 albums of (largely critical and protest songs). I have been often misunderstood over the years because nobody ever takes the time to listen!....... davidfishel.net.......Watch out for those mosquitos and ticks up there in N.H.

Road Rage - Time-lapse from Houston to Madisonville.

fishline79 comments on Jul 9, 2018:

Does the "camera" tell you how many frames were used over a given period of time?

fishline79 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

@novoxguy Sounds like fun. I never tried it. I guess I'll have a go.

Fireworks anyone?

gigihein comments on May 23, 2018:

Great shots

fishline79 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

@gigihein One can always learn. You could start by getting a camera, but I think even the dreaded Smart Phone has a photo program specifically for taking fireworks! Not that I would know about "Smart Phones".

I have been doing the Facebook Black & White challenge, but I didn't stop after seven days, today, I...

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 8, 2018:

I thought it was a seven day challenge. I did it with Sacramento Photographers a few years ago. 227 is tenacity

fishline79 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

@TroyBarber64, @Lincoln55 Composition is what it's all about! (and illumination). Ansel adams would go out into Yellowstone with 30 pounds of camera and 8x10 plates and a tripod. He'd spend the day and come back sometimes with only one or two exposed plates; Maybe none at all. I'm sure you have seen the results!

I have been doing the Facebook Black & White challenge, but I didn't stop after seven days, today, I...

Lincoln55 comments on Jul 8, 2018:

I thought it was a seven day challenge. I did it with Sacramento Photographers a few years ago. 227 is tenacity

fishline79 replies on Jul 9, 2018:

@TroyBarber64 But if you work in photography, why not use a camera? Phones are for talking or texting. Cameras are for taking pictures! I'm a photographer too, and I don't want a "smart phone". Computers have fucked up everything! I'm 71, BTW and glad I grew up in a time when there were no computers and you used your land-line to call somebody and nobody from India ever called you!

What do you think of the work of the underground Nazi Hunters travelling the world post WW2 hunting ...

Rugglesby comments on Jul 6, 2018:

Very good question. These war criminals are entitled to nothing in my opinion, however, the possibility that a mistake has been made, would hate to see an innocent taken out. I am a very very harsh person. I want to exceptions made for elder abuse in cases where he oldies abused the offenders when ...

fishline79 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

@Rugglesby I'll buy that!

What do you think of the work of the underground Nazi Hunters travelling the world post WW2 hunting ...

Surfpirate comments on Jul 6, 2018:

I think Orwell put it quite succinctly when he wrote "We are all equal but some of us are more equal than others.' It's very rare that the top brass take the fall for their crimes, that's what middle management is for, probably why there was so much outrage when the Jewish survivors started ...

fishline79 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

@Surfpirate Yikes! What Karma this guy must have!

Night photography, Riverfront St., Savannah, GA. 'By the light of her cellphone

fishline79 comments on Jul 7, 2018:

Trolling?

fishline79 replies on Jul 8, 2018:

@Lincoln55 Don't worry, It was just a bad (naughty ) joke! It's probably spelled wrong anyway. The photo is very nice, by the way.

What do you think of the work of the underground Nazi Hunters travelling the world post WW2 hunting ...

Surfpirate comments on Jul 6, 2018:

I think Orwell put it quite succinctly when he wrote "We are all equal but some of us are more equal than others.' It's very rare that the top brass take the fall for their crimes, that's what middle management is for, probably why there was so much outrage when the Jewish survivors started ...

fishline79 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

@Surfpirate Your friend must be a special person. I can't imagine! Do you mean that some were still alive and the limbs viable, or was it just a courtesy to the dead and their families?

Nazi is for national socialism. You guys support socialism, therefore you are Nazis loll

fishline79 comments on Jun 21, 2018:

In response to "beach slim's" sarcastic post: I have made that observation in several of my posts in relation to the word "Socialism" being used ironically by fascist (authoritarian) governments historically.eg. "National Socialism" & "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" I pointed out that this is...

fishline79 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

@Beach_slim I'm afraid I don't quite get that one.

What do you think of the work of the underground Nazi Hunters travelling the world post WW2 hunting ...

btroje comments on Jul 6, 2018:

There is a certain irony to expect victims of genocide to behave in a correct fashion when such massive crimes are overlooked

fishline79 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

@btroje No, I guess there isn't but, of course I knew that when I posed the question. Just thought it an interesting topic for discussion. Cheers.

What do you think of the work of the underground Nazi Hunters travelling the world post WW2 hunting ...

maturin1919 comments on Jul 7, 2018:

High fives to the Nazi hunters.

fishline79 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

That's getting to the point!

Nazi is for national socialism. You guys support socialism, therefore you are Nazis loll

fishline79 comments on Jun 21, 2018:

In response to "beach slim's" sarcastic post: I have made that observation in several of my posts in relation to the word "Socialism" being used ironically by fascist (authoritarian) governments historically.eg. "National Socialism" & "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" I pointed out that this is...

fishline79 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

@Beach_slim Theoretically, Socialism wants equality or wealth sharing. Whether it works is up to the human beings who exercise it. True Marxism has never really existed, and it was never "Communism" I think the best societies at least make a stab at Socialist systems. Unfortunately every system is invariably betrayed by the greed for wealth and power by people who call themselves Politicians.

do you list the NRA with the KKK? Do you really equate gun ownership with racial discrimination??

fishline79 comments on May 22, 2018:

I sure do. The NRA was originally formed back at the beginning of the 20th century to control arms proliferation. It was since commandeered by right-wing groups (like the KKK) to keep such laws from passing. I was not saying that it was PART of the KKK but just part of the same political movement....

fishline79 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

@DarrelScott Yes, and those "Dixicrats" have since gone over to the Republican side of the aisle. (Republicans in the 19th Cent. being the party of Lincoln!)