What do you expect from this life?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 6, 2018:

I'll expect some return on the effort I put into life, so far some of the return hasn't actually been quite what I would have hoped for but hope springs eternal -)

I’m new to this community and a parent of young children.

ipdg77 comments on Oct 6, 2018:

I talk to my 11 year old about it. She knows what I think and why but I say it's up to her, she'll find her own way. If I am able to teach her how to think and not what to think she'll be ok.

A friend sent this to me today.

ipdg77 comments on Oct 6, 2018:

Brilliant!

Do you accept the existence of "empaths"?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 6, 2018:

Being empathic is quite possibly down to the individual being receptive to the clues that are being given out. Not in a sneaky way but in an accepting of input way (if that makes any sense) I think it's also probably true that good listeners are more empathic that the 'What others are saying impaired' amongst us. I don't think it's mumbo jumbo, or a gift, or science, it's just a result of listening, processing and learning :-)

Do you attract a certain type of the opposite sex? Do you have a preferred type?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 7, 2018:

I have come to the conclusion that one can and does fancy the oddest people. I would have said my preferred type (physically) was blonde hair, blue eyes, very slim. I married dark brown hair, brown eyes and more shapely (in a nice way) Mind you it might be that's why the marriage didn't work. No it was down to her being a cow, I really liked her physically lol

How many of you still participate in gift exchanges with family/friends during their holidays?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 7, 2018:

I do the prezzies at Xmas, doesn't have any connection to religion for me, it's a time of a family get together. I also do chocolate at Easter, again no religion just CHOCOLATE!

I am new here! Not sure what to do.

ipdg77 comments on Oct 7, 2018:

Continue doing exactly what you did to let us know you were new. Then post a few remarks about other posts and you're off and running :-)

I’m curious about your thoughts on this site. What do you like best about it?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 7, 2018:

No ads is good, sharing ideas, views and opinions is good, posting silly stuff to bring a smile to someones face is also good.

Did the Bible make you an Atheist?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 9, 2018:

It certainly helped :-)

What matters most in a potential spouse?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 9, 2018:

In a word (possibly two words), common decency :-)

Peter Green - Fool No More [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Oct 9, 2018:

Massively underrated :-)

Career Advice- Follow your dreams or be practical?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 9, 2018:

I had a similar choice a few years ago. I wanted to get into adult education so had a choice of doing something with a practical application or do something that I'd love, I chose the latter as I would more likely stick with something I love. 7 years later I had a certificate and diploma in Egyptology and a degree in history and archaeology :-)

It is good idea

ipdg77 comments on Oct 9, 2018:

Sounds reasonable to me :-)

Hatches are battened.

ipdg77 comments on Oct 9, 2018:

Take care and hold on tight :-)

My latest discovery, an Egyptian rock band Cairokee.

ipdg77 comments on Oct 12, 2018:

Its a bit light for my idea of rock but it's ok. Just in case this is some Egyptian thrash from a few years ago :-) Scarab - Ankh https://youtu.be/ICwtIhWUmZc

Get ready!!!

ipdg77 comments on Oct 12, 2018:

Perhaps it's only missing the strap line 'Son of God you son of a bitch' :-)

The more I hang out (no pun intended, well, may be pun intended) in online forums and participate in...

ipdg77 comments on Oct 12, 2018:

This is the only site I do this stuff on so budge over I'm hanging too :-)

Robin Trower - Bridge Of Sighs [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Oct 12, 2018:

Saw this guy a thousand years ago at Hammersmith Odean doing the For Earth Below tour, it was good stuff :-)

Deep Purple - Highway Star [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Oct 12, 2018:

Fantastic. From my favourite Purple album :-)

Uriah Heep - The Wizard [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Oct 12, 2018:

You're on a roll :-)

Dire Straits - So Far Away [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Oct 12, 2018:

Best selling CD of all time for quite a while :-)

Status Quo - Pictures of Matchstick Men [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Oct 12, 2018:

My favourite Quo era was Piledriver, Hello and Dog of Two Heads :-)

Mott the Hoople - All the Way From Memphis [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Oct 12, 2018:

I love Mott The Hoople :-)

Can't Get It Out Of My Head by Velvet Revolver [youtube.com]

ipdg77 comments on Oct 12, 2018:

This cover had passed me by :-)

Halestorm - Apocalyptic [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Oct 13, 2018:

Saw these guys at Download a couple of years ago, they were excellent. Lizzie also came on during The Disturbed set and duetted with them, and boy she can sing :-)

Sigh.

ipdg77 comments on Oct 13, 2018:

I get what you mean about trust. Having had all that I gave thrown back in my face, with interest, I'm not sure I have that ability any more. Hope you fair better and the guys here have some sage advice :-)

Hey! I'm new here and I'm curious as to what everyone's musical tastes are.

ipdg77 comments on Oct 13, 2018:

Just post what you like, someone else will like it too. I quite often have evenings of playing video tennis with someone, sharing what we like with little anecdotes along the way. You'll also get to hear stuff you've never heard before. It's all good fun :-)

RELIGION is like going into a dark (blackened) room looking for a black cat where there is none and ...

ipdg77 comments on Oct 13, 2018:

I heard a variation on that, it was the difference between a Jew and a Catholic The Jew goes into a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. The Catholic goes into a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there but finds one :-)

Why are you here

ipdg77 comments on Oct 15, 2018:

I saw an ad on Facebook and being a heathen thought I's take a look. I've been here since Feb this year and I'm looking for my cat :-)

Do you like being spontaneous or planning ahead?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 15, 2018:

Mixture of both. My ex took most if not all the spontaneity out of me really but given the opportunity I'll happily just do some thing for the hell of it but there are some things I like to plan. There is a distinct different between being spontaneous and going with the flow than having a fucking disaster on your hands and hanging on for grim death.

Outside Time and Space?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 15, 2018:

As for the theists god bit it just another bit of bullshit they can't explain and can't justify so is meaningless. But on the actual question of existing outside of time and space. There are some parameters which would influence an answer but wouldn't it be another dimension because that would be outside our time and space but not necessarily there own? I await the deluge of intellectual stuff with baited breathe lol

Minnesotans understand

ipdg77 comments on Oct 15, 2018:

Good old Angleterre has a knack of being all weathers to all people at all times :-)

Did Jesus actually exist? yes for yes no for no

ipdg77 comments on Oct 15, 2018:

There may have been a guy who was maybe a bit more 'with it' but whether he was The Man is highly debatable.

Can I just say, I am loving 13.

ipdg77 comments on Oct 17, 2018:

She's doing what the Doctor does :-)

I have a head cold, there is laundry, PRAISE JESUS!

ipdg77 comments on Oct 17, 2018:

Link isn't working :-(

Never mind futile, resistance would be nonexistent.

ipdg77 comments on Oct 17, 2018:

It always amused me that they separated a human from the collective with some of the biggest canjonkas in the known universe :-)

Good morning, I have my coffee in hand ☕☕☕☕?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 19, 2018:

I have the lurgy but I'm armed with paracetamol, ibuprofen, hot lemon powder cold relief thingy, fags and coffee. The germs don't stand a chance :-)

You Will lNever Know How Amazing You Can Be

ipdg77 comments on Oct 19, 2018:

Define normal. I'm normal for me but batshit crazy to others lol :-)

When you just have to share about a perfect first date.

ipdg77 comments on Oct 20, 2018:

Good for you, nice to hear. Hope this was the first of many :-)

What are the traditional ideas of God ?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 20, 2018:

What a load of bollocks

What was something you once believed and later discovered you were wrong

ipdg77 comments on Oct 20, 2018:

I used to believe that all radio broadcasts came from China. And no I haven't the faintest idea why I thought that. I used to also believe that water didn't evaporate evenly all around the globe but there was a wall of water shooting up into the sky somewhere in one of the oceans.

So I was just telling the kiddos about some of the most influential characters in my life.

ipdg77 comments on Oct 20, 2018:

I've never been described as a beautiful little buttercup before but to answer your question........I'm not entirely sure there is a who or a what. I certainly haven't modeled myself on anyone nor, as far as I'm aware, consciously tried to factor in someone's philosophy into my own. There have been a host of people who's lives have been amazing and inspiring, there are also others whom the world has revered but I am more guarded. I think I am a mixture of parental guidance, schooling, experiences, my intelligence and intellect. I have picked some nuggets up along the way that still resonate but can't put a finger on a moment. I would hope that I have learned how to think and would hope to pass that on to my kids so that they are well armed and will make up their own minds :-)

DO YOU LIKE MY NEW T-SHIRT? It fits perfectly! :D

ipdg77 comments on Oct 22, 2018:

Oh-yeah

Discussion point - One is going to have a far more interesting conversation with a Buddhist than an ...

ipdg77 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

One, at least this one, does not concur.

Motorhead - I Ain't No Nice Guy Ft. Ozzy Osborne and Slash [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Any Motorhead works for me :-)

ELO. Cant get it out of my head [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Great song :-)

The Eagles - Take It Easy [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Oct 26, 2018:

A great song with some really personal memories for me, thx :-)

Can you see the resemblance?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 26, 2018:

I thought all babies looked like Winston Churchill lol

"What is normal?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Love Star Trek including Generations :-)

May God have mercy on your sole.

ipdg77 comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Dover? Lovely, squeeze of lemon...delish :-)

Does anyone on this site come here to talk about Atheism and religion or is it just complain about ...

ipdg77 comments on Oct 26, 2018:

I don't moan about Trump, he's a twat, end of. I sometimes make comments about religion but mostly I come here to take the piss :-)

[youtu.be] Squeeze - Coffee in Bed

ipdg77 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Love Squeeze :-)

What's your favourite show or channel to watch on TV?

ipdg77 comments on Oct 31, 2018:

The channel I watch most is BBC4 (Although that won't mean much to the majority of people) :-)

Anyone looking forward to the movie Bohemian Rhapsody?

ipdg77 comments on Nov 1, 2018:

I'm a fan of Queen, have been since I got bollocked at school for drawing the band's emblem all over my school bags after Seven Seas Of Rhye came out, but not a fan of Queen minus Freddie and this film holds no attraction for me.

Moderators Wanted I need to recruit moderators to help out with the group.

ipdg77 comments on Nov 1, 2018:

I use the group a lot so seems only fair. What does it involve? :-)

I joined this site as a dating site.

ipdg77 comments on Nov 1, 2018:

You can search for people close to you, in fact you can use various criteria for searching.

Inquiring minds want to know: Can you ever go back to McTenders after having tasted the dark side ...

ipdg77 comments on Nov 1, 2018:

I'm struggling to understand what the fuck you're talking about, not heard of any of it, but as I'm fairly certain I've not tried anything in your piece I'm probably not of much use :-)

My favorite song from them. [m.youtube.com]

ipdg77 comments on Nov 2, 2018:

I've got so many Rammstein favourites I could stay on here all day posting them lol :-)

How Do You Say It? Keep adding to the list...

ipdg77 comments on Nov 2, 2018:

Herbs, we have herbs with a 'H' not herbs with ' ' lol :-)

The first Grand Lodge was established in 1717. My birthday is 7-17. Coincidence? I think not!

ipdg77 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

My birthday is 7-7, I was 17 on 7-7-77, I got married on 07/07/07, what does this all mean? Fuck all as far I'm aware :-)

I'm refusing to embrace the definition of insanity and trying something new. :-)

ipdg77 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

You can only define insanity if your definition for sane is sound. And who's the final arbiter on the correct definition for sane? Not me that's for certain. I'd try something new for sure.........although define new for me!

Ruin a first date in 4 words

ipdg77 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

Fuck me you're ugly

Status Quo.

ipdg77 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

I love loads of Quo, mostly their older stuff but this'll do nicely :-)

I want to apologize for alot of my post.

ipdg77 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

Sorry for your loss, hope you find some peace of mind :-)

Love, love, love this song! [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

Those hair styles are a superb dating tool :-)

Everybody Mustache!!!

ipdg77 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

It's Moustache!!!!!! Fuck American English, who has a 'must ache' on their top lip?

Sexual intercourse and the like

ipdg77 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

A slightly broad brush stroke if I might say so. But in general it depends with whom or what you're having sexual intercourse with :-)

Is It Wrong to Spank a Child? - The Jim Jefferies Show [youtube.com]

ipdg77 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

Yes it is

My daughter got married at Lake Chelan

ipdg77 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

Looks like a fantastic day. All best wishes to bride and groom :-)

It has come time to demand that corporations use plastics in a more refined manner.

ipdg77 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

To be honest the time was decades ago but not enough people with the clout to do anything about it actually did, and I include consumers. Whether there's a consumer and political will to actually do something now is open to question.

'There is no God,' says Stephen Hawking in final book

ipdg77 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

And what's wrong with Odin I might ask!!!!!!

Is It Wrong to Spank a Child? - The Jim Jefferies Show [youtube.com]

ipdg77 comments on Nov 4, 2018:

Of course it is. Smacking a child's bottom is ok but punching them in the face isn't. What's the different? There's this notion that spanking is something other than violent, no it isn't.

Here is a competition.

ipdg77 comments on Nov 4, 2018:

42 (Coincidentally the answer to life itself) :-)

Have you done the Myers Briggs?

ipdg77 comments on Nov 5, 2018:

ISTJ But this means no more than doing the 'What house am I in at Hogwarts', which was Ravenclaw by the way :-)

If prayer worked ambulances would drive sick people to churches instead of hospitals?

ipdg77 comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Christopher Hitchins does some good bits about prayer, effectively it works at lest than 50/50 because it's random and it's usually around something that has a less chance of coming right.

Is speed dial good for memory?

ipdg77 comments on Nov 5, 2018:

I don't know, I can't remember how to do it :-)

Could believing in god be considered as a mental disorder?

ipdg77 comments on Nov 5, 2018:

I think it's more to do with environment, upbringing and conditioning. We're not born with an innate knowledge of any god

Happy Monday everyone!

ipdg77 comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Likewise :-)

Jesus fucking Christ, isulting Islam is now a punishable offense in the EU court of human right We...

ipdg77 comments on Nov 6, 2018:

It seems to be the thin edge of very large wedge. Is Muhammed the only prophet you can't insult or does it include all prophets, which would include Jesus Christ who, if memory serves, was the 7th prophet. You may be right, perhaps peace was the prime directive, but how forcefully will this 'peace' be imposed?

What's the weather like where you are now?

ipdg77 comments on Nov 6, 2018:

I'm in Ryde on the Isle of Wight (UK) https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/0/po33

[youtu.be] Elvis Costello - Red Shoes

ipdg77 comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I do like a spot of Declan Alouicious McManus :-)

Dams, what could possibly be wrong with them? [patreon.com]

ipdg77 comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I've been watching some film recently to do with dams and the decommissioning of one. It's scary stuff if the maintenance isn't kept up.

Who's your favorite Secular YouTuber?

ipdg77 comments on Nov 8, 2018:

Matt Dillahunty

My target is level 9 so now I am at 7 just call me seven of nine...

ipdg77 comments on Nov 8, 2018:

Resistance is futile

Doobie Brothers. Listen to the music. [facebook.com]

ipdg77 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Love those Doobies :-)

J. Geils Band - Centerfold [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Good call :-)

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater [youtube.com]

ipdg77 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

To be honest I'm not a huge fan but this is excellent :-)

made me forget about Simon & Garfunkel... Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence [[youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I always liked the original but thought this was exceptional. It was quite amazing at Download a couple of years ago to hear 85,000 metal heads in a Simon & Garfunkel sing-a-long :-)

Who else has a wide and varied music taste that depends on their mood?

ipdg77 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

My default setting is metal in all it's forms but in the last couple of days I've also posted Ella Fitzgerald, Focus, Rainbow, Disturbed, The Rolling Stones and I'm just about to do some opera. So whatever you like just pour it on :-) There are terrific contributors on here, I won't name them (her) but she'll probably guess :-)

White Line - by me & Mike [soundcloud.

ipdg77 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Haven't listened to a lot of bluegrass but this is excellent, nice one you :-)

Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Loved the Eurythmo's, saw them a thousand years ago and they were great :-)

Pat Benatar - We Belong [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Fantastic. Always thought this lady was very underrated :-)

Joan Jett - You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Really like Joan Jett, have gone off the song somewhat given the writer's recent history and what this probably refers to.

I am now an Athesit. I renounce my Christianity for Atheism

ipdg77 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

So what tipped you over the edge? Other than it's all bollocks.

What is/are your favourite Christmas song/s?

ipdg77 comments on Nov 10, 2018:

It's too early for Christmas, Please repost on 1st Dec :-)

Do you display any symbols of your humanist philosophy?

ipdg77 comments on Nov 10, 2018:

I have, and wear, a rather sexy Agnostic.com t-shirt. I have had no reactions whatsoever because most people in the UK don't know what it means and the ones that do don't give a shit :-)

Roxy Music Both Ends Burning off the album Siren

ipdg77 comments on Nov 10, 2018:

The link was missing https://youtu.be/LFeqtXMKZ4U

For Peter and all the others who have gone too soon.

ipdg77 comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Nicely done. Both the song and you Marion :-)

Dave Clark Five - Over and Over [youtube.com]

ipdg77 comments on Nov 10, 2018:

I'm sure it's the same drum track to every song lol but love it anyway :-)

My favorite Monkees song - Papa Genes Blues [youtube.com]

ipdg77 comments on Nov 10, 2018:

This one's a bit off piste but cool none the less :-)