Following on from someone's recent post about 15 books that have stuck with you.

ipdg77 comments on Sep 4, 2018:

15? Makes a change, it's usually a top 3 Machine Head - Deep Purple Brain salad Surgery - ELP Focus at the Rainbow - Focus Queen - Queen Queen II - Queen Sheer Heart Attack - Queen Paranoid - Black Sabbath Mutter - Rammstein Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper Armed Forces - Elvis Costello Slade Alive - Slade Stranded - Roxy Music Electric Warrior - T.Rex Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones Power In The Darkness - Tom Robinson

Never Let You Go

ipdg77 comments on Sep 4, 2018:

When my daughter gives me a hug she always says 'Never letting go' It's so cool, then we do a silly hug dance....which is cool also :-)

So what did everyone do for Labor Day?

ipdg77 comments on Sep 4, 2018:

Piss all, but we don't celebrate labor day in the UK :-)

Have you ever used pick-up lines?

ipdg77 comments on Sep 4, 2018:

Given my history in that department I would have to say no or at least none that worked :-)

I really dislike changing clocks twice a year.

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

It doesn't bother me particularly changing from GMT to BST and back but have always thought just add 1/2 hour to GMT and leave it there :-)

Okay, joined a fantasy football team at work for fun and smack talk. What is the latest advice?

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

Pick the best player available, even if you get more of one position it may be worth stashing for a trade. other than that don't over each to fill a position, TE is notorious for getting under production. Also it's probably worth having a good look at the players available, you may get yourself a sleeper for a later round :-)

Crystal Pepsi is back. What do you think?

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

I only half read the headline and thought it said Crystal Palace is back, wtf? They were in the prem last year same as this :-)

Intention and Action.

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

Don't get hooked up on the 'perks', they aren't anything life changing. Most people have Level 8 as their Holy Grail (yeah so what!) 'cos we actually get something :-)

It is the belief of disbelief if there was any doubt in anyone's mind.

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

You live in Bum Fuck Minnesota? The Americans do have some unusual town names, I thought Bald Knob Arkansas was a good one :-) Skol!

I don't believe in god.

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

I can only speak from a personal stand point but I don't spend/waste time trying to explain why a god doesn't exist. My default is he/she/it doesn't exist therefore the people who do believe can spend time trying to prove the unprovable. As you say, the burden of proof is down to them, I have nothing (literally) to prove :-)

Well I'm stumped! Can anyone explain this?

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

Because it was written by a tit who doesn't know his butt from a man hole cover. Hope that helped :-)

Absolutely ?

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

So are you :-)

Reasons you should date me: I'm too lazy to cheat The only men into me are older than my ...

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

But.....and it's a fairly sizable but (best not get the spelling wrong) you are roughly 4,500 miles away, but other than that you sound great :-)

What has been your favorite travel destination and why?

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

It would have to be Egypt. I studied Egyptology for three years then took myself off there to just immerse myself in it for a short while. To be able to touch the past was fantastic :-)

New to this so bit confused

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

Confusion R us, we're all just winging it, jump in :-)

Would you prefer it if there WAS a Creator of some sort? If yes, why? And if no, why?

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

I wouldn't say I prefer the idea but if it turned out that there was one be nice to fill in some blanks over a coffee :-)

Hello world!!!

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

Hello back :-)

And I think its gonna be a long long time Till level 8 brings me round to find A free T-Shirt in ...

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

I'm getting nearer to parole 44,742 but it's some stretch :-)

I LOVE EGGS.

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

All the dishes sound great but scrambled egg on toast, mountains of it, with a pinch of salt does it for me :-)

Do you say coo-pahn or q-pahn? Milk or melk? Pillow or pellow?

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

Being on this side of the pond it's Coo-pon, milk is good and Pillow, as the song says 'Two out of three ain't bad' :-)

Did you ever notice about history?

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

It's an oft said phrase 'History is written by the winners' but I suspect that with so many platforms for getting a message out that this will change over time.

Do you make the distinction between being skeptical vs. cynical?

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

I suppose in simple terms my skepticism comes out with an enquiring mind my cynicism comes out with sarcasm :-)

“Revenge is a confession of pain.”

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

When my ex and I separated she tried to turn the children against me, she was the perpetrator of domestic violence but absolved herself of any wrong doing and instead told the children lies about me. Fortunately at the first opportunity my youngest took the opportunity to see me, after going thru the courts for 6 months as she denied me access, my eldest daughter and I haven't seen each other for 6 years, she's a vulnerable autistic girl, now 15, who my ex took advantage of and covered her child abuse by blaming me.

Rod Stewart & Faces - Stay with Me (deep n dirty!) [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

Loved the Faces :-)

c'mon tots! not on tv...kind of a bummer.

ipdg77 comments on Sep 2, 2018:

That didn't go according to the script :-o

I’ll be 50 in a few months.. cool if I join this group?

ipdg77 comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Do you know the most amazing thing that happened when I got to 50.............nothing, it was exactly the same as when I was 49 :-) And I think it's totally cool to join :-)

Here it is!

ipdg77 comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Group B looks like this years group of death.....lucky old Spurs!

There are days when I just get so sick and tired of the inanity of most people that I could just ...

ipdg77 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Great photos :-)

Sheannutt is just over 16,000 points from level nine. Let's all get her there in a hurry, okay?!

ipdg77 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

You know what, I'm going to say let's not. Not because I don't want her to but because she seems a genuinely thoughtful and thoroughly nice lady she'll get there on her own merits, but I share the sentiment in hoping she gets there soon :-)

What is the most agreed upon truth that exists?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Taxes

Hi everyone, i have been away for a brief moment because have been dealing with some life ...

ipdg77 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Take it easy, sounds like you need a break, see you soon :-)

I've seen the word "plausible" thrown around quite a bit here in regards to spiritual/religious ...

ipdg77 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

I just looked up the definition of plausible. The Oxford mini dictionary says 'Seeming reasonable or probable, (of a person) persuasive but deceptive' Maybe the second half of the definition has more resonance for people with regards the supernatural. But essentially I agree with you, no proof = no belief

How did religion affect you personally?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

I'm not sure that it did other than to be very skeptical about anything said to me, which if it wasn't part of my personality when I was young it is now, so maybe it had a profound effect in a bizarre way :-)

Is anyone else scared to death to start over?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

I wouldn't phrase it quite that way, for me its about losing the ability to trust and then either not wanting to try and over come that or not being able to, not sure which it is.

For Chelsea and Arsenal fans.

ipdg77 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

The only thing I would be worried about is the Prem game after any European away game, teams always have a problem with this. But as for the opposition no, if Chelsea lose a game it's because they're not concentrating or underestimated the opposition. I would expect Chelsea to probably win 4 and draw 2. :-)

I just realized my previous post read 'what the hell' at the end.

ipdg77 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

You can write any word you like, I swear all the time and nobody gives a toss. And in reference to your previous post, and this one, your posts are perfectly eloquent. In fact there are people who post who can barely spell or string a coherent sentence together but it's not about grammar, it's about joining in and having fun.........enjoy :-)

Do you find nudity in art unacceptable and why or why not?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Couldn't give a toss

What are your favorite tips and tricks for time management?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Don't wear a watch, then when you need the time you can always find it but you're not driven by what's on your wrist :-)

Your Secret Agent Name ? Mine is Ann Cheese ?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

I'm either, I have two middle names, Patrick Crumble or Declan Crumble, the latter has quite a nice ring to it actually lol

Anyone else enjoy sipping a good whiskey?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

I like all whisky. single malts more then blends though. I also like bourbons, some of the honey bourbons are a delight as is Red Stag but if we're talking just whisky then any single malt is usually fine, they're all very different of course but if pushed I'd probably go with Talisker

What is the stupidest thing anybody has ever said to you? Bonus if it's not about religion.

ipdg77 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

That a dairy allergy includes egg. As I pointed out if a cow lays an egg or you can milk a chicken then I'll stand corrected

What/ where is your happy place? What things can you think of to turn your mood around?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

My happy place is with my daughter. But music will nearly always do it for me :-)

Rod Stewart and Amy Belle. - I Don’t Wanna Talk About It [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Just love that opening line, one of the best..........ever!

Warrior nation mentality. Anyone else concerned by the jingoism often displayed in this country?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

It is sometimes difficult to tell, from the UK, what is really the mind set of Americans. We see nearly everything through the lens of the media outlets and so are at the mercy of their agendas. Your words are refreshing as they probably represent the majority of (ex)servicemen in your country. We also have a high regard for our military people but the mood is nearly always somber never jingo-istic, I can think of one exception in recent memory, but I'm not sure why that is. America is portrayed as more gladiatorial in its approach to war, is that accurate? Britain has been fighting wars for 2,000 years, does that make a difference to how we now see war? I don't know but thx for a thought provoking question Marz

I wonder how many people here were born Atheist/Agnostic or were perhaps brought up religiously then...

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

You're not born as anything (in terms of a belief) you get that from the people and the environment they raise you in.

What do the words "mindfulness," "awareness," and "presence" mean to you?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

The cynical part of me says they're words that have been hi-jacked by people who aren't any one of them. They're used as corporate buzz words for being ethical or at least trying to convince people they are.

What is something positive that came out of your divorce or separation?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Aside from the reasons for separating and access issues with the kids the overwhelming positive is that i got 'me' back. With a bit missing perhaps but the me i used to be, or something fairly close :-)

Are Dogs Agnostic?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

It might be only me but there's an elephant in the room. Of course they're not fucking agnostic, they're dogs, to be an agnostic dog you'd have to establish the idea of a dog god and dog heaven, both of which have been thought of as unlikely by the dog. That's assuming he/she can articulate it in a way we can understand. PS I voted for licking my bum but I am in fact licking my balls, I can't reach any further round :-)

Any othet atheist who love gospel music

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

No not particularly, it was good in the Blues Bros :-)

My life right now: 'Another Saturday Night' Sam Cooke [youtu.be]

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Always liked Sam Cooke for as long as i can remember and I'm a devout metal head!

Fantasy Draft Today for members signed up for Our Yahoo Fantasy League AFL (Agnostic Football ...

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Thx for doing the honours Commish :-)

If you know, How do you know god doesn’t exist ?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I have seen nothing to suggest that any god exists.....end of :-)

Do you have a long one or a short one?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

And there was me thinking this was going to be todger related. For the want of a better phrase I have the patience of job when at work but outside of that an increasingly short tolerance of fuckwits :-)

I only look serious

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I think he's played rugby :-)

What do you know?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I know that the bloke on the front gate of Wightlink's ferry terminal in Lymington is a twat.

I know, I know... But you have to admit it is funny!

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Looks to be perfectly ok to me, a classic piglet-ism :-)

Say something ?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Genuine

Matisyahu - I'm pretty much obsessed with him.

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I can take or leave this guy, mostly leave to be honest, but his song 'One day' is, imho, absolutely brilliant :-) https://youtu.be/52KmT1fN_ak

c'mon tots!

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I'm not a Spurs fan, really I'm not, but the Tots!? If you must support them it's Spurs, just Spurs :-)

The sound of science [facebook.com]

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Brilliant! Hope you don't mind I added the Youtube link https://youtu.be/57jRBt4h6ks

Yesterday an arsehole cut me up at a roundabout, cutting across from the inside lane.

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

A real pisser and to answer your question no they're not, they give you a very specific view of something, not a multidimensional one needed to prove what fuckwit did and hang him/her up my the balls or the female equivalent :-) PS Happy motoring :-)

Sunday activities. What does your 'normal' Sunday look like?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Sunday with daughter staying over: Get up, make breakfast. Faff Go to car boot sale Faff Lunch Faff Swimming Faff Make tea (Meal not drink) take back to her mothers. Sunday without daughter staying over: Get up Go to work Get back in the pm and spend too much time on here or Get up Spend too much time on here Go to work or Get up Spend way too much time on here Go to bed :-)

What made you smile today?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Driving from Plymouth to Lymington (UK) without getting caught in a shit load of bank holiday traffic :-)

Should secularism be taught in high school as a part of a civics class or social studies.

ipdg77 comments on Aug 19, 2018:

I know it's a good deal different in the UK, there's seems to be a lot more pressure and overt Christianising (probably a made up word) of every facet of life in the US but, and this would also apply to the UK although tricky in church schools, teaching critical thinking and how to think would, I would hope over time envelope the secularism you seek. Getting religious schools or institutions to teach secularism is a bit like turkeys voting for christmas/thanksgiving but you never know, as more and more people question the validity of religions and what they represent maybe we can move forward with something more humanitarian.

Sex discrimination still reigns in Catholicism

ipdg77 comments on Aug 19, 2018:

Course it does. No female priests. Not that it matters a great deal

Arabic symbols.

ipdg77 comments on Aug 19, 2018:

What part of North Africa? I'm not an expert but thought the symbols looked a bit hieratic maybe. Always tricky to isolate one symbol from a text and then get the meaning.

Hello! I just joined and I am looking for like-minded friends.

ipdg77 comments on Aug 19, 2018:

Welcome along, enjoy :-)

I find that although I don’t seem to do all the atheist discussion stuff and read all the ...

ipdg77 comments on Aug 19, 2018:

We all get the same sense of belonging even if we're totally different in our togetherness :-)

Hello all in glad I found this

ipdg77 comments on Aug 19, 2018:

Welcome along :-)

What do you do on Sundays?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 19, 2018:

Bit of a lie, unless I'm working an early, boot sale, swimming, time with youngest. Today was taken up getting ready for a camping holiday on Dartmoor :-)

Did i go too far . . . Or not far enough?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 19, 2018:

Seems perfectly reasonable to me :-)

Share a link to a song that you like. Must have been released in the last five years.

ipdg77 comments on Aug 19, 2018:

George Ezra - Paradise https://youtu.be/XOwihbur34E

Favorite genre of book and what is your all time favorite and least favorite book/author

ipdg77 comments on Aug 19, 2018:

I'd go Sci-fi with John Wyndham and Frank Herbert as front runners :-)

Sooooo, one of my Facebook friends is complaining that she prayed before she started driving, and ...

ipdg77 comments on Aug 19, 2018:

She's got to join the dots up for herself, all the clues are in her text d'oh!

Too much, just right or not enough?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 19, 2018:

I wouldn't have thought, once you're able to screen the god squad out, that you would have much problem getting a date, unless you're a real pain in the ass or really smelly? Someone described you as a Kentucky Redhead, thought that made you sound like a chicken but that's a Rhode Island Red lol ;-)

For those of you with children, how do you address the issue of your belief system?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

I'm just honest with them about why I feel the way I do. I give them both sides, I was brought up a Catholic so have a bit of insight, and will let them make up their own minds. I will of course encourage critical thinking and educate them on how to think not what to think. I think they'll be ok :-)

What is "the sixth sense" of yours?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Initial instinct about people and situations is usually spot on. What cocks it up is that I'll start to analyse it and then it's invariably a disaster

41% of men surveyed experienced sadness or irritability after sex

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

I never felt sadness or irritability after sex..........if memory serves :-)

Tomorrow we're going blackberry picking, apart from pie crumble and jam, what's good with ...

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

A massive amount of other fruit in a giant fresh fruit salad :-) A massive bucket to collect them in :-) A toothpick just in case you eat more than you bring home :-)

Forgiveness

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

My ex did, and continues to justify, some revolting acts against me and the children (the latter are unaware) so forgiveness isn't anywhere on my agenda. If she made sort of attempt at repairing the damage then who knows but damage has been done and what she's taken away can't be given back, so no.......fuck off, not a chance.

The self-driving car is a tremendous technological advancement.

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

It's a fair point. I have a variety of technology that every now and again does its own thing. A worrying trait for an automated car with me in it!

When sitting in a Popeyes makes you homesick...

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

I don't know what this means

What is good for your soul?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

I'm sure there are, or will be, some very well crafted answers, there usually are, but I would start with coffee, chocolate and/or doughnuts and go from there :-)

What’s a movie or song that you can never get tired of?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple, played very loudly so the main riff reverberates through my body :-)

If ghosts are real, how come we never see any dinosaur ghosts?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

It's a good job ghosts don't exist. If everything that had ever died had a ghost you wouldn't be able to see a hand in front of your face for all the half see-through images floating about lol

Have you heard the term, "toxic masculinity"?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

No

Hello everyone. I am pleased to be here. Looking for some stimulating conversation.

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

In order of your three sentences: Hello back. Good to have you here. You've come to the right place. Enjoy :-)

Does anyone believe you can have an immediate connection with some on the first date of a couple ...

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Of course you can. It's just the opposite of being with someone for years and having no real connection at all lol

How many here use or have used online grocery ordering?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

All the big supermarkets do it over here but I still go to them to shop. I do have a very helpful youngest daughter who pushes the trolley, scans in the items and essentially does most of it. I'm only there for light conversation and waving my card at the machine. All works rather well actually :-)

I updated my profile.

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

I like honesty of character, I can respect someone I disagree with but just don't tell lies and make up a facade of bullshit to justify deception. Just be honest and genuine. Can I forgive? Not sure, I don't ever forget so.......probably not, it's not a point of principle but if I have been slighted in some way it diminishes how I feel about a person or situation and that can't be undone.

Another rare day that I woke up feeling positive.

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Cool, it's just nice/good to make connections, it's good for the......whatever the atheist equivalent of soul is lol

Just made some planters from spare decking boards... they look nice with a lick of paint

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Really nice, I do things like this with recycled wood too.

Well Shit!!!

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Not saying a word ;-)

Audiobooks verse Regular Books

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Reading is easier, if I'm listening I tend to drift in and out so can miss bits, it also doesn't seem to resonate with images as much, I'm almost distracted by the voice outside my head which is different to my own one inside when I'm reading. If all that makes sense? :-)

I'm very careful about sun protection, it has to be factor 50 UVA & UVB protection! My grandmother ...

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

I used to burn to a crisp when I was young but my skin has turned to a form of leather so it's not an issue now but my youngest has very fair skin and it just makes common sense to use a decent sun cream, quite apart from the long term effects it's f---ing painful :-)

I think I am developing adult ADD/ADHD.

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

I don't read long posts either, I'm sure they're really interesting (zzzzzzzz) but I'm getting old, I don't have time to wade thru someone pontificating lol

Too much, just right or not enough?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Seems clear enough to me but you're not dealing with people (xtians) with any common sense, but good luck :-)

Has a song ever changed your mind? What was the song? How did it affect you?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

I've always played a sort of game with myself whereby when life turns to dog shit, usually as a result of an emotional upset, I make up a soundtrack to go with how I feel and how I'm going to get thru. It's good fun and very therapeutic. When I separated from my wife, there wasn't much emotional drag to be honest but she did try and damage the relationship I had with my daughters as well as trying to nail me financially, so a few songs that went on the 'Album' were She Fucking Hates Me Won't Back Down Long Way Back From Hell So Long As I Can See The Light Ain't No Pleasing You I'm Free :-)

Is it okay for an atheist to sing sacred music?

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

It's ok for an atheist to sing anything they like. Ding Dong Merrily On High hardly makes you a rampaging hypocrite no more than singing Smoke On The Water makes you an arsonist.

Musical attraction

ipdg77 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Always the drummer. I appreciate all the other stuff going on but a drummer on the edge driving the whole thing is something to behold. Classic example would be Keith Moon :-)