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Why do we fall in love?
273kelvin comments on Apr 23, 2018:
" My brother thinks he is a chicken " " Why don`t you take him to a doctor and have him cured? " " I would do but I need the eggs "
It seems to me that atheism has to be a belief.
273kelvin comments on Apr 22, 2018:
Non-belief is not a belief. A belief is something that is at best a guess. For example you can believe that O J killed his wife or you can believe that he didn`t. If you have no opinion whatsoever on the matter and express no belief, then that cannot be described as such. A belief in god is faith based. All empirical proofs fall down. Just as someone who will not walk under a ladder can be described as superstitious. Someone who does cannot be be said to have any belief in this. Would you describe someone who walks on the cracks in the pavement as having a " belief ? "
What does Kosher certified food mean to you?
273kelvin comments on Apr 22, 2018:
Sign on a butchers shop ." Halal is it meat your looking for? "
Can a guy have a female best friend and sex never enter the frame?
273kelvin comments on Apr 22, 2018:
I have a female friend for over 20 years now. We only snogged once and that was because she had just been dumped for her best friend. I thought she needed an uplift in her self esteem. So I did it as a friend.
Straight Women Get The Fewest Orgasms, Study Finds
273kelvin comments on Apr 22, 2018:
Not guilty, just ask the lesbian I met last year.
Bob Dylan. Discuss
273kelvin comments on Apr 22, 2018:
I have a problem with Dylan being called a poet. Not because he is not great but he is a songwriter not a poet. To call him the latter is to denigrate the wonderful art of songwriting by somehow elivating him to poetry. Just as elieteist snobs will say that film is higher than TV and theater is higher than film. Secondly, they are two very distinct genres. Although many artists write both, a song is more than a poem with music. Many poets have had unsuccsessful bashs at songwriting. Ogden Nash and Dorithy Parker spring to mind, can anyone remember any of their songs? I think Woody Allen said it all in Annie Hall where the hippie chic he is dating recites " just like a woman " as poetry.
What are some of the things you've mastered that were worth it, but that took real time and effort ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 22, 2018:
The guitar. I paid for my own lessons with a satuday job at 14. Although after nearly 4 decades I cannot say I am a master of the instument. It has fed me on occasion, provided me with good friends and the odd romance. Now I write my own songs.
[youtu.be] Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure
273kelvin comments on Apr 22, 2018:
I watched this documentary about Robert Plant. He was flying over the sahara on the way to a festival. Suddenly as they get near, miles of sand gave way to a green oasis. He explained that was only there because Ali Farka Toure had built it from the money he got from that album.
Are we becoming the "get off my lawn" group?
273kelvin comments on Apr 21, 2018:
Not seen any anti-newbie posts myself but I welcome all comers
An odd time of year to post this but hay ho.
273kelvin comments on Apr 21, 2018:
Just watched it again and noticed a cameo by Elvis Costello as the crap magician
Should Religion Be Taught in Schools?
273kelvin comments on Apr 21, 2018:
It is compulsory in the UK. I used to think this was wrong but so much of our society and history is based on this that some rudimentary knowledge is essential
Interviewer: how long were you employed in your last job?
273kelvin comments on Apr 21, 2018:
Describe yourself in as few words as possible; Concise
What are your favorite Clint Eastwood movies?
273kelvin comments on Apr 21, 2018:
Bronco Billy and the Grand Torino favorites Where Eagles dare least
Capitalism or Separation of Church and State
273kelvin comments on Apr 20, 2018:
In the UK we have the church embeded in our state. Often it is bishops who rail against austerity policies. From what I see it is the nature of your democracy that is at the route of you problem. You allow unlimited campaign funding. So surprise surprise big money buys votes. Plus your mid term elections mean that no matter who is in the west wing they have to think about campaigning most of their 4 year term
Another Mars & Venus posting.
273kelvin comments on Apr 20, 2018:
Ah but how does that impact on the great toilet seat war?
Regarding my post about "normal" ([agnostic.
273kelvin comments on Apr 20, 2018:
There is a vein in you leg called the " normal. " It is so named because it is never where its supposed to be. If you look at a medical text book then your normal vein will be 1/2 " up/down left/right of the diagram.
If you’re from a Jewish background, tell how you Bat/Bar Mitzvah was.
273kelvin comments on Apr 20, 2018:
I`m not Jewish but my daughter is. She had her bat mitzvah 8 years ago. By that time she already had told me she didn't believe in god. I said that if she wanted to call it off I would back her 100%. However the party and all the presents outweighed any ethical considerations
What makes a man?
273kelvin comments on Apr 20, 2018:
If— BY RUDYARD KIPLING (‘Brother Square-Toes’—Rewards and Fairies) If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream—and not make dreams your master; If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools: If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’ If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
Would you truly like to live on a sailboat and travel the world?
273kelvin comments on Apr 20, 2018:
My friend lived on a boat in N. Wales for time. I went out on it once or twice. One time we were heading towards Bangor on the lee side of the great Orme. The entrance to the channel is rocky and full of currents. So there is a lighthouse there which had a bell. This rang intermittently, (I think it was triggered by wave power) the deep sound of this warning bell spoke directly into you soul and it said " REMEMBER..... THAT.... YOU.... ARE.... MORTAL "
How much omphaloskepsis is healthy?
273kelvin comments on Apr 19, 2018:
I was going to answer this but we have the best weather this year and I`m off to the pub.
Do you believe in Karma?
273kelvin comments on Apr 19, 2018:
.Karma is an odd one. Okay lets look at your experience. You were arguing then said a mean thing, soon after you broke your thumb. Freud said there are no accidents. Your mind was definitely not 100% on what you were doing ergo... Karma or what goes around comes around is a good concept. It is not 100% true but we feel that it should be. If you are a kind and considerate person then people will be nice to you (well most). If you are a dishonest and mean person then people will treat you accordingly. Just like a belief in Santa will get a kid to behave (maybe). The use of Karma can bring about a better way of behaving in adults. Even if it is not true, it is worth living by.
Drop your most hilarious joke ever .... ok yes, this is so random.
273kelvin comments on Apr 19, 2018:
A guy goes on holiday to Spain and when he gets back he finds that his flat has been burgled. They have taken absolutely everything, furniture, pictures, light fittings, carpets etc, and replaced them with exact replicas. So he says to his flatmate " who has done all this? " and his flatmate says "Who the fuck are you?"
Drop your most hilarious joke ever .... ok yes, this is so random.
273kelvin comments on Apr 19, 2018:
At sales course we told jokes all the time but this one won the prize. A paraplegic girl goes to the beach and starts sunbathing. as she is laying there she spots the lifeguard walking past. She could not not stop staring at his muscles, tanned body and what was in his tight trunks. So she says to him as he walks past " Excuse me. I know this is a little forward but I can`t stop looking at you and as you may have noticed I`m wheelchair bound. Ehm how can I put this .... I have never been fucked " The lifeguard looks at her and replies " Well today you will be fucked " She smiles in anticipation till he adds " The tides coming in "
What's the most embarrassing thing that's happened to you during sex?
273kelvin comments on Apr 19, 2018:
Her friend rang her as we were starting and we didn`t hang up so she could listen.
What is a good reason to be happy?
273kelvin comments on Apr 19, 2018:
https://youtu.be/CIMNXogXnvE
I couldn't sleep so I decided to go on a walk despite the fact that it was two in the morning.
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
I emember walking though the park at 2.30 am and listening to a woodpecker
How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk.
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
According to this I am from Yonkers New Jersey. I suppose there must a load of scousers there lol
Would you rather be crazy rich or deeply in love?
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
https://youtu.be/56ApbSalTVo
Why can't people understand roundabouts in Colorado and why does the state install them if no one ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
Near Liverpool is a town called Skelmersdale. The guy who designed it was a roundabout fan big time (he went on to design Milton Keynes). People who live there have a mobile tyre rotation service.
What is your favorite paradox?
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
If there is an exception to every rule. What about that one? Unless that is the exception?
Some of the posts here are serious in tone and beg a serious response.
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
Who says they cannot be both? “Every Joke is a Tiny Revolution” George Orwell.
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273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
I have come across this world is really an illusion before in buddhism. Sorry but I don`t buy it. That would mean that Hirosima, Nagasaki and the Holocaust were not real and they were. Plus it just stifles debate on anything from politics, religion or the price of fish. True that the computer and the floor or sofa existed in someones mind before it became real but the truth is definitely out there..
I've been writing stuff for years.
273kelvin comments on Apr 18, 2018:
Best way I have found to finish something and get over a block is. Find something that needs to be done that you really hate doing, tax returns are a good example. Then put yourself in front of the keyboard and do one thing or the other.
Smokers?
273kelvin comments on Apr 17, 2018:
Rudyard Kipling - “You must choose between me and your cigar.” Breach of Promise Something to make you smile. Mr Kipling had a good sense of humor. the old cigar-box, get me a Cuba stout, For things are running crossways, and Maggie and I are out. We quarrelled about Havanas—we fought o’er a good cheroot, I know she is exacting, and she says I am a brute. Open the old cigar-box—let me consider a space; In the soft blue veil of the vapour musing on Maggie’s face. Maggie is pretty to look at—Maggie’s a loving lass, But the prettiest cheeks must wrinkle, the truest of loves must pass. There’s peace in a Laranaga, there’s calm in a Henry Clay; But the best cigar in an hour is finished and thrown away— Thrown away for another as perfect and ripe and brown— But I could not throw away Maggie for fear o’ the talk o’ the town! Maggie, my wife at fifty—grey and dour and old— With never another Maggie to purchase for love or gold! And the light of Days that have Been the dark of the Days that Are, And Love’s torch stinking and stale, like the butt of a dead cigar— The butt of a dead cigar you are bound to keep in your pocket— With never a new one to light tho’ it’s charred and black to the socket! Open the old cigar-box—let me consider a while. Here is a mild Manilla—there is a wifely smile. Which is the better portion—bondage bought with a ring, Or a harem of dusky beauties fifty tied in a string? Counsellors cunning and silent—comforters true and tried, And never a one of the fifty to sneer at a rival bride? Thought in the early morning, solace in time of woes, Peace in the hush of the twilight, balm ere my eyelids close, This will the fifty give me, asking nought in return, With only a Suttee’s passion—to do their duty and burn. This will the fifty give me. When they are spent and dead, Five times other fifties shall be my servants instead. The furrows of far-off Java, the isles of the Spanish Main, When they hear my harem is empty will send me my brides again. I will take no heed to their raiment, nor food for their mouths withal, So long as the gulls are nesting, so long as the showers fall. I will scent ’em with best vanilla, with tea will I temper their hides, And the Moor and the Mormon shall envy who read of the tale of my brides. For Maggie has written a letter to give me my choice between The wee little whimpering Love and the great god Nick o’ Teen. And I have been servant of Love for barely a twelvemonth clear, But I have been Priest of Cabanas a matter of seven year; And the gloom of my bachelor days is flecked with the cheery light Of stumps that I burned to Friendship and Pleasure and Work and Fight. And I turn my eyes to the future that ...
"Sarcasm will get you nowhere in life," my boss told me.
273kelvin comments on Apr 17, 2018:
https://youtu.be/AgbnWm6nMR4
What are your favorite Chick Flicks? Mine are "Ghost" and "An Officer and a Gentleman"
273kelvin comments on Apr 16, 2018:
" Truly, madly, deeply " Alan Rickman in a version of Ghost that is pure love without the hollywood bs sub plot. " A matter of life and death " David Niven at his best in brilliant direction. " The African queen " Boggie gets reformed by Katherine Hepburn playing it as Eleanor Roosevelt (Jack Cardiff on cinematography as in " A matter of... " ) " Beaches " A box of tissues is a must for this " The quiet man " odd choice considering its the Duke and John Ford, Plus it has a fight scene but a great chick flick anyway because the dowery is what she brings to the relationship, Wayne has to man up to gain her respect.
Substances - Do you use them? Do you think they help or hinder your writing?
273kelvin comments on Apr 16, 2018:
I tend to get my best ideas when using pot and alcohol. Spelling grammar etc. can get ragged but they can be cleaned up later. Unfortunately this happens far to infrequently (not the smoking and drinking but the inspiration). I also can be lazy in writing things down at certain stages but if the lines are good you can remember them when sober. This works for songs, prose is best on just pot.
I was just looking at the Patheos site (which I am always a bit suspicious of) and in their ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 15, 2018:
Well we do have st Bartholomews hospital in UK but my favorite is Guys. It was founded by a book seller who made a large fortune in the south sea bubble, got out just in time but felt guilty about it.
Watching the new documentary series "Wild, Wild Country" on Netflix and thinking, "Well, at least I ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 15, 2018:
I watched it a few weeks ago. Scary stuff. Not sure how my utopia would go.
Best album ever? For me it's Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos. What's yours?
273kelvin comments on Apr 15, 2018:
Well I like the classics Joni Mitchell " Blue " Miles Davis " kind of blue " Beatles " Abby road " Stones " Stcky fingers " L. Cohen " Ten new songs " But the more obscure ones really get me Ry Cooder " Paradise and lunch " Country Joe MCDonald " War war war " Pete Atkin/Clive James " A king at nightfall "
This is the 2nd time this week my facility has food poisoned me!
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
Shrimp really, after the last bout?
I talked to a friend in payroll yesterday.
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
No women have breasts to give us guys something to look at when they talk
More People Believe in Ghosts than Darwin.
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
As a former serious chess player. I can look at the methodology of formal scientific method. Chess being the largest use of this, outside of science itself. Theories are put forward, tested, published, replicated and analyzed. The word used is the same as science ie. " best. " Yes fashion and personalities play a part, just as in science. However what works best will always prevail. It may take a long time but it will get there in the end. Evolution is still a theory but it is the best way of describing how we got here. Many have a problem understanding the scientific use of the word theory. Ohms law is not a law at all but is still a theory. Any attempt to prove Ohms theory can only be done with instruments calibrated using Ohms theory. Yet we do not use electricians from the will of Allah school of electrical engineers. Similarly when the US military are looking to find a vaccine for malaria (they are a major player in this endeavor), they have to battle evolutionary forces. The fight against this disease is one of the most sticking examples of the selfish gene. When I was growing up the major cause for concern was over population and how we could feed all these people. Say what you will about modern agri-business but there is enough food for everyone on the planet. Economic and political difficulties are the reason why people starve, not scientific ones. We are distrustful of science because some scientists have been false to us. They have lied about nuclear power, DDT etc. but they have produced such wonders and have been there for us when called upon. The expected epidemic of AIDS non-arrival is just one example of many. The headline catching scientific news stories that make us distrustful is more to do with how we fund our research rather than science itself. Cancer research is often the biggest offender. The amount of donations this branch receives is staggering. So if some guy finds even a small link to coffee or bananas, he publishes. Thus ensuring his grant for next year. Science is made by people after all and we a human but science itself is not to blame.
The Medieval Origins of Easter Traditions | Tor.com
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
Easter is on the 1st sunday after the 1st full moon after the vernal equinox. Unless the full moon falls on a sunday then it is the next sunday. Not that you can look at the night sky and work it out for yourself because the full moon is an ecumenical one. As the monks who drafted this back in the 600`s were crap at astronomy. Hope that clears things up for you folks
What’s your views on the death penalty laws?
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
The only argument that makes any sense is a fiscal one. Seeing as the US has 73% of the worlds lawyers, the legal costs outweigh that anyway. If it worked then you should have a low murder rate. You do not.
Is a married human being happier than unmarried one?
273kelvin comments on Apr 14, 2018:
Statisticaly it depends on gender. Married men live longer but married women less
Am I the only one but I have just experienced an exploding potato.
273kelvin comments on Apr 13, 2018:
Alright I get it, I should have pricked them first but they looked like they had lost any innocence and therefore their virginity. I really don`t think it was the potatoes themselves that exploded but some trapped water underneath.
Almost 20 years ago I read Jacob Bronowski's "The Ascent of Man".
273kelvin comments on Apr 13, 2018:
One thing I remember about the series. He was being interviewed afterward and said " We were shooting in jerusalem and I asked a cab driver to take me to calvary. The cabbie said sorry but calvary is a one way street. "
A priest, a minister and a rabbi walk into a bar. And the bartender says, “What is this?
273kelvin comments on Apr 13, 2018:
That joke works better with a mormon, a presbyterian and a muslim. " What are we doing here? " " Yeah none of us drink " " It must be some kind of a joke "
Cartoons!!!
273kelvin comments on Apr 12, 2018:
There was the clasic road runner of course but does anyone remember " wait till your father comes home? " It was the last (I think) from Hanna Barberra and had this guy next door who looked like Nixon.
I have a question for both believers and unbelievers.
273kelvin comments on Apr 12, 2018:
No, I would do exactly what I would do in the face of a zombie apocalypse. ie. Go to bed till the drugs I had taken had worn off.
An idiot walks into a police department looking for a job.
273kelvin comments on Apr 12, 2018:
Apart from that bit Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?
Getting over someone
273kelvin comments on Apr 11, 2018:
You could try putting you feelings down in words. It may not seem to help much at the time but just think of all those songs about this subject (blues etc.). If nothing else it can help with closure and you get some writting out of it when the dust has settled
Getting over someone
273kelvin comments on Apr 11, 2018:
Short term alcohol works, long term time is the only healer.
What is your knowledge of religion?
273kelvin comments on Apr 11, 2018:
Just as I am an ex gambler. I can still tell you how much you would get back off a £1 yankee (That`s 4 races, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and a 1x4 horse accumulator). I can also tell you when easter is. ie The 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the vernal equinox. Not if the full moon is on a Sunday then its the next Sunday and it is an " ecumenial " full moon not a real one because when they calculated this they were not much cop at astronomy.
Is it really true that Texas could be voting to ban male masturbation?
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
Ah but think of all those trees not going into tissues
Are East Meets West Stores taking advantage of the spiritual mindset?
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
There was a UK TV comedy series that used the idea of time still going forward but history goes backward. So you get Moses telling god off for saying he loves other religions too and an ancient Egyptian has past life regression that says he used to own a crystal shop in Glastonbury
Which country produced the best music, uk or usa, or other ?
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
Once upon a time, a british folk singer/writer called Ewan MacCall (father of Kirsty) met a beautiful American folk singer/writer called Peggy Seeger (half sister of Pete). These two were spiritual descendants of Woody Guthrie. The result was a great love affair and marriage starting with this song. https://youtu.be/VP8qXnnn4tc So that`s how it goes, you bounce off us and we bounce off you
Which country produced the best music, uk or usa, or other ?
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
In the period from the Beatles to the Clash. The UK had the edge but the US is the home of popular music. From jazz, though blues to rock n roll. Considering the differances in population, we `ve done rather well.
Is it really true that Texas could be voting to ban male masturbation?
273kelvin comments on Apr 10, 2018:
What your not going to be able to hold em in Texas?
Stalking: When two people enjoy long romantic walks together, but just one of them is aware of this ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
I have heard it before (and posted it on here). This one is off the same woman off another site. What`s the difference between a man and a dog? A dog is really happy when you let him out of your trunk
How do people get short-term memory loss?
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
It happens with age. The great scottish comedian Chic Murray met an old friend on an Edinburgh street. After a conversation lasting about 20 minutes Chic asked his friend " Tell me, when we met today was I walking up or down the hill? " " Down " " Ah that`s good. I will have had my lunch then "
Is sports useful?
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
At its best it is a shinning example of endeavour. At its worst a crass scramble for money and fame at any cost People often rail at the money that sportsmen are worth. I say that tribes will always try at beat other tribes. Consider this, a fighter pilot is worth about 3 times as much in fiscal terms as his plane. Would you rather spend the money on games or fighter pilots? Someone told me that NY now only has one free boxing gym in the whole city. It is run by two ex cops who struggle to keep it open on a budget of $50,000 per annum. Trying to provide an outlet for young mens aggression outside of crime. When you consider how much the sport makes. This is a pitance
Do you believe all children are naturally born Atheist?
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
There is a theory that children who have grandparents active in their lives are more likely to believe in god. The logic being that their parents are answerable to a higher authority, so....
What's your go to funny story?
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
When I was training to be a joiner, we were putting a new door into a supporting wall. For those who don`t know, this involves making 2 holes above where the lintel will go. Then 2 pieces of timber though the holes which are then propped up by adjustable props called (in the UK) acroes. Anyway we had just made the initial hole in the wall which was 3 layers of brick thick and all of the wood was on my side of the wall. For some reason they wanted a piece on the other side and it being a walk down and up stairs . The 2 foot length of 3x2" was asked to be pushed though the hole. I put the wood in the hole and said " Okay I am sending it though now. " I proceeded to bang the end of it hard, so as to slide it though without snagging. Immediately after my thrust I heard a huge wail and copious laughter. So I went down the stairs and back up to the other side of the wall. There I saw everybody on the floor. All but one in fits of uncontrollable mirth and my mate kneeling down holding his head. It seems that as I said the word " now " he looked though the hole to see if it was coming. What he got was an eyeful of 3x2 and sported a black eye for weeks afterward.
It is the 50th anniversary of '2001: A Space Odyssey', the movie that started my love affair with ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
Has anyone read the sequels? There are if I recall 3 ending in 3001 where the block ends up wanting to destroy humanity.
How long does a good thing last? Can you ever say I've had enough?
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
Beware the ides of March.
What are your thoughts on existentialism?
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
Friedrich Nietzsche postulated the idea that instead of heaven or hell. You have to live your life all over again, just as you lived it, no take backs. Would the being that did this to you be an angel or demon? You have a lifetime to find out. One of the things that I baffle theisists with, is the notion that the reward for living a good life is........ Living a good life.
If we ever officially devolope time travel, when would you go to?
273kelvin comments on Apr 9, 2018:
There is a theory that time travel is not possible because if it were, people would have come back and told us about it. However there is another theory that says it is possible. It`s just that it sends you mad and you end up in the park drinking cider, speaking in an unintelligible scottish accent " arge yer fukin sen ye puko nestie wan ye "
When did the practice of men not carrying a purse but a wallet start?
273kelvin comments on Apr 8, 2018:
This dates all the way back to our hunter gatherer roots. Traditionally men would never have bags either carried or hanging from their shoulder. This would encumber running or combat.. It is ok to have items attached to a belt such as the purses you mentioned. Women on the other hand would have bags to gather nuts, berries and any other food stuffs they found. This is not a denigration of women's role in the pre-agricultural society. On the contrary they provided between 60% and 80% of the diet.
If we ever officially devolope time travel, when would you go to?
273kelvin comments on Apr 8, 2018:
Chicago on the night of Martin Luther Kings assassination. Hendrix was due to play but he said that he could not go on. The police came to him and begged him to do the gig. There were thousands of people who were all set to riot if he did not. So he came on stage and said " This is for a friend of mine. " What came out next was by all accounts a most beautiful improvised piece, that nobody had heard before or has heard since. The gig was not recorded so unless you were there you would not know what it was like.
I'm currently working on a fiction piece about a slow societal collapse alongside a biosphere ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 8, 2018:
I remember reading a distopic si-fi story called " Go east young man. " Where the US is gradually disintegrating and the people sociologically most able to cope gain the upper hand. The hereditary senator for Ohio is trying to negotiate a new treaty with the head of the Navajo nation and losing.
It is the 50th anniversary of '2001: A Space Odyssey', the movie that started my love affair with ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
Occasionally you get a slow movie like " Paris Texas " or " The Appaloosa " but most of hollywood now is wham bam...
It is the 50th anniversary of '2001: A Space Odyssey', the movie that started my love affair with ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
A lot has to be said about the genius of Kubrick. From " on the waterfront " though to " Eyes wide shut " and not forgetting " Clockwork orange " , " Stanglove " and " The shinning " all outstanding.
Movie Plot Hole: When Ferris Bueller and his friends pose as Abe Froeman, the Sausage King of ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
The best is the total negation of Indiana Jones role in " raiders of the lost arc. " Exactly the same outcome would have transpired had he not been there.
Brought up as a Catholic, I learned the significance and power of symbolism.
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
The sybolism is very strong. During the Spanish civil war, the republicans often had to physicaly destroy the statues of the virgin mary etc. before the people would believe they held no power.
An Ode to Panspermia is a tongue-in-cheek piece I penned back in 1971 dedicated to the theory ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 7, 2018:
The theory that alien transports were responsible is far less likely than microbes in a meteor.
Do you like to pop your own zits? Or other people's zits?
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
I had a friend who spent 2 1/2 years in an enforced stay in Spain. I asked what it was like and " midnight express " was the closest he could describe it. Anyway he said that you all had to make some money doing whatever you could to get by. Sell drugs, translate, tattoo and one guy would squeeze your zits for 5 pesetas per zit.
Excerpted from my short story, Secrets in the Mist ''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 5 May 1861 - ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
A song more for the first paragraph. If you youtube it you will find a young fresh face bunch of guys singing it called " The quarrymen. " I wonder what happened to them? https://youtu.be/jmMkV-cc5cs
Excerpted from my short story, Secrets in the Mist ''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 5 May 1861 - ...
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
Liverpool 1861, about the time my house was being built. There has been a really good doc on the bbc called " a house though time " about one Falkner st house and all its occupants from 1841, though to today The guy in 1861 was a cotton trader who ended up bankrupt, fled his wife and her kids to NY, then fought in the US civil war (for a fee).
@Fibonacci1618 -- Hello, and welcome to the group. Question: Why did you use 1618?
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
The start of The Gregorian calendar which I read somewhere was not in local use at the time and place of Washington's birth. So Washington was not actually born on Washington`s birthday.
I was writing humor pieces for publication in print and online for a few years there.
273kelvin comments on Apr 6, 2018:
The last humorous piece I wrote was on here. Some guy was convinced that 9/11 was an Israeli plot. Like most conspiracy nut jobs he refused to be confused by facts, so I used humor instead and imagined the senario. " Mr Bin Lardon, nice cave you have here but oy vey vot a schlep. My feet and ach my back but I mustn't complain.... " You get the idea.
The sign on my door reads "Riley Shiftless -- Private Investigator".
273kelvin comments on Apr 5, 2018:
I love the Raymond Chandler cynicism better " From a hundred feet away across the expanse of lawn, she looked like a million dollars. As I approached to ten feet away she looked like she had been made up to look like a million bucks from one hundred feet away " (best I can recall).
Delicate Procedure; Un-Brainwash
273kelvin comments on Apr 4, 2018:
Try showing this https://youtu.be/dw4w1UsOafQ
An Atheist clergy.
273kelvin comments on Apr 4, 2018:
No longer the UK PM`s job to pick bishops but this is really funny and explains things about the CofE very well https://www.facebook.com/BritishComedy/videos/1967023973514898/
What's the funniest joke you've heard?
273kelvin comments on Apr 3, 2018:
I was at a sales conference for a week. As you can imagine there were jokes told all the time. This joke however was the agreed best of them all. A paraplegic girl goes to the beach. As she is laying there sunbathing, she notices the lifeguard walking past. He is tall, tanned, muscled and has tight trunks that hide nothing of his privates. So eventually she calls him over and says " Excuse me, I hope you don`t mind but I could not help but notice you there. You are such a good looking guy and... how can I put this. I`ve been in a wheelchair all my life and I have never been fucked. " The lifeguard looks at her lying there and says " Well darling, today you will be fucked " Her eyes light up till he adds " The tide is coming in "
Ranitidine was my issue with eating.
273kelvin comments on Apr 2, 2018:
I don`t know if you know but there was a great english writer Dennis Potter who also had psoriasis. He made it a big thing in most famous work " The singing detective. " Hollywood made a version of it but of course I prefer the UK TV series. In it the hero is hospitalized by it and all kinds of sureal things happen around him.
What color are your eyes?
273kelvin comments on Apr 2, 2018:
Mine are brown but my daughter has eyes of two different colours, brown and blue
Happy Resurrection Day everyone!! Not to mention the awesomeness of April Fool's Day simultaneously...
273kelvin comments on Apr 1, 2018:
I love it
Brought up as a Catholic, I learned the significance and power of symbolism.
273kelvin comments on Apr 1, 2018:
It seems odd to us brits that when we see the USA on TV or films there are stars and stripes flags all over the place. Offices, peoples lawns etc. unless England is having it`s usual brief go at the world cup, you would hardly ever see the union flag anywhere execpt for govt buildings. Is not old glory yet another symbol?
Why do they tell kids nursery rhymes?
273kelvin comments on Apr 1, 2018:
Most are historical tales but were contemporary at the time. Hush-a-by baby for instance is about James ii. To give you a hint on just how unpopular this monarch was. When his brother Charles ii was running around with Nell Gwyn and generally living it up. James intermated that perhaps he should be a little more security conscious To which Charles replied " My dear brother. There is not a soul in the land that would have me dead and you on the throne! " Charles ii died without a legitimate heir and James succeeded him. People were not happy but as he was childless, they knew it would only be temporary and a less catholic king would succeed. Then James`s wife got pregnant..... What followed was civil war in all but name. Parliament impeached James who fled to France. Invited William of orange over from Holland, who had but a very tenuous claim to the throne and spoke no english at all. He showed up with a huge army (the largest invasion of England in history). The two of them fought it out in Ireland culminating with the battle of the Boyne. Even after that the " baby " still caused trouble with Jacobite rebellions in Scotland. Followers of " Bonny prince Charlie " etc.
Starfucker // STRFKR - Atlantis - YouTube
273kelvin comments on Apr 1, 2018:
I much prefer this starfucker https://youtu.be/iudmMgbAAmI
Does hardship make a person stronger?
273kelvin comments on Mar 31, 2018:
They say hard work never killed anybody but it sure crippled a few. Everyone has a breaking point where things just get too much. Yes hardship is character building and nothing truly worthwhile comes easy but for every Rocky there are hundreds of permanantly damaged.
More jesus jokes. Lol, this is fun.
273kelvin comments on Mar 31, 2018:
Best love/lust song ever. Light as a breeze She stands before you naked You can see it, you can taste it, And she comes to you light as the breeze. Now you can drink it or you can nurse it, It don't matter how you worship As long as you're Down on your knees. So I knelt there at the delta, At the alpha and the omega, At the cradle of the river and the seas. And like a blessing come from heaven For something like a second I was healed and my heart Was at ease. O baby I waited So long for your kiss For something to happen, Oh something like this. And you're weak and you're harmless And you're sleeping in your harness And the wind going wild In the trees, And it ain't exactly prison But you'll never be forgiven For whatever you've done With the keys. O baby I waited It's dark now and it's snowing O my love I must be going, The river has started to freeze. And I'm sick of pretending I'm broken from bending I've lived too long on my knees. Then she dances so graceful And your heart's hard and hateful And she's naked But that's just a tease. And you turn in disgust From your hatred and from your love And comes to you Light as the breeze. O baby I waited There's blood on every bracelet You can see it, you can taste it, And it's please baby Please baby please. And she says, drink deeply, pilgrim But don't forget there's still a woman Beneath this Resplendent chemise. So I knelt there at the delta, At the alpha and the omega, I knelt there like one who believes. And the blessings come from heaven And for something like a second I'm cured and my heart Is at ease https://youtu.be/9gCdjnLKhfQ
I am frustrated by a hyper religous christian in an email chain I'm cc'd on.
273kelvin comments on Mar 31, 2018:
The trouble with these folks is they are so caught up in their own belief that the cannot see beyond it. Explain to her that much as you respect her view (lie). You would like her to do the same. Just because you cannot make that leap of faith does not mean you don`t respect christian values (lie again). If what she says is true then christ will find you in good time (lie) but until that time comes can she please shut up? As for the organisations tell them you don`t need prayer but money would be nice. They will leave skid marks.
How does a record player work? I've never seen one up close.
273kelvin comments on Mar 30, 2018:
Okay, did you ever do that thing with 2 tin cans and a piece of string. As you speak into one can, the vibrations caused by your voice get transmitted along the string down to the other can. It is then converted back to sound. A record works in much the same fashion. When Edison 1st invented it he used aluminium foil and a cylinder, He said the words " Mary had a little lamb " into a trumpet like cone which had a needle on the end. Just as the string carried the vibrations, the needle made them on the revolving cylinder, Thus when he put the needle back to the start, it repeated his words. Modern decks are basically the same except they convert the vibrations into electrical impulses. In the same way the microphone in your mobile does. These are then electrically amplified and travel to your speakers where they are converted back into sound again. Things are further complicated by the use of stereo. This done by using not only side to side vibrations but up and down as well. so you can hear both channels. Many Hifi buffs will still prefer Vinyl to digital as it is analogue. This means you get the whole of the sound rather than an approximation of it. I don`t know if you have ever used a slide rule but that is an analogue calculator. Very out of date now but it will give you a true number for such quirky things like the square root of prime numbers. Try this on your calculator. Square root 2 and then square it back again. The answer will by 1.99999999. When they process music into digital form. Some of the nuances of the sound are lost. Especially in mp3. Also much depends on the DAC (digital analogue converter) which is used. Some are only 12 bit as opposed to 16 bit, leaving even more sounds lost. A record gives you the whole sound all be it with the odd crackle. I hope that explains things for you.
Godfather issue
273kelvin comments on Mar 30, 2018:
I am a godfather too. (This was because I was the only one in the circle who had been baptized). I deem it a good thing to be in charge of their spiritual upbringing. They will get enough god stuff from their parents, church etc. I just bought " The glass bead game " by Herman Hesse for my eldest 16 year old godchild. He is bright as a button but plays far too much online games, this will stretch him I hope.
Would you dare to have sex in a church?
273kelvin comments on Mar 30, 2018:
Apparently there is so many wanting to make love on Jim Morrison's grave in Paris they have to get a ticket like the deli counter in supermarkets.
Would you dare to have sex in a church?
273kelvin comments on Mar 30, 2018:
Not counting all those catholic boys that did not have a choice.
What is the plural of Jesus?
273kelvin comments on Mar 29, 2018:
I would plumb for Jesuses as in " How many Jesuses are there in the LA phone book? " Although you might use Jesusses as in busses

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