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(Slang). Can you educate me in the art of urban language?

273kelvin comments on Feb 6, 2018:

I am posting a link to " Scouse " phrases ie. the way my contemporaries speak. Although the best phrase I ever heard came from the Australian comedian Barry Humphries. He was getting into a lift many many years ago on a particular hot day and a guy said " Not much change from a quid today mate ". By which he meant that if he went to a bar and put down a note. There would not be much change left after his thirst was quenched. https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/articles/17-phrases-that-only-make-sense-to-scousers/

Anyone annoyed by snotty liberals?

273kelvin comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I live in a socialist city. On the odd occasion when I dare to express a view that might differ from the party line I get shot down in flames. One time I said that Blair was a bad PM. (Two illegal wars and an economy in taters). The defence of Blair was such that reminded me of Liverpool football fans when their striker Luis Suarez bit an opposing player. " It was only a nip...He didn`t mean it " etc. Another issue that I get stick about is fracking. I know you guys in the US have had this for quite a while and also there have been problems. Now we (the UK) have discovered about 50 years of energy under our land. The environmentalists, left and homeowners are totally opposed to any use of fracking. My argument is that we want the lights to go on when we want to but are not too happy if we have to pay the environmental cost. The operative word there is " we " . We, are perfectly ok with energy from other sources like Russian gas or Colombian coal but not if means that we are affected.

If you could change your legal name easily and for free, would you? If so, to what?

273kelvin comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I had a friend who changed his name to Ricky Raccoon. All was well till he got food poisoning. After suffering in his bedsit for 2 weeks he made it to the ER unit of the hospital. Unfortunately his DOB did not help. Imagine the scene at the reception. " Name? " "Ricky Raccoon " . " Date of birth? " " 1st of April 1962 ".......

Purpose

273kelvin comments on Feb 5, 2018:

To sing my songs and reach out to the audience.

Am I the only person who cares nothing for football?

273kelvin comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I am quite ambivalent towards sports. Not liking football in my town (Liverpool soccer) is almost tantamount to saying your gay. I will watch the odd game like the word cup or a major final but as an event rather than the sport itself. It is the camaraderie with family or friends that I enjoy. Although I do occasionally watch some cricket or F1.

Who will win the Super Bowl?

273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Okay you yanks I am watching it in the UK. Do yourself a favor and watch some rugby if you can. It`s the 6 nations championship at the moment. No helmets, no padding, a boys game played by big guys.... scary.

If you won the lottery,,,

273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Here is a true story. This guy drove a cab, not one of those black cabs you see whenever London is seen in a film but a normal car type. Gypsy cabs or the things that Uber uses now but not that new. Anyway he had this regular job to take an old lady to pick up her pension. After a while he did not bother to put it though the books just came at the same time every week and they became friends. When she died she left him her house. Not a big house just 2 up 2 down but a house never the less. Then he won the lottery, not millions but a few hundred thousand. Enough to stop working. So he moved to the suburbs where the golf courses are but he did not fit in. He would find himself down at the taxi office most nights talking to his old mates and swapping taxi stories. After a while he ran out of stories and they all had work to do. So he bought 2 Jaguar cars, drove one as a luxury cab and rented the other to a mate to do the same. Now the moral of this true story is this. That guy was lucky. Not because of the house or the lottery but because he is doing what he likes to do and knew it.

If you won the lottery,,,

273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Wrong question. The real one is what are you doing 5 years after winning the lottery? After the cars, family, holidays, houses, friends and partying is over. When you have thought about it and come up with an answer. Ask yourself another one... can I do it anyway?

I notice a lot of atheist groups, particularly "New Atheists" tend to side with apartheid Israel ...

273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Apartheid and genocide lectures from a country that has over !% of it`s population in jail, most of them ethnic. http://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006=jsj

I notice a lot of atheist groups, particularly "New Atheists" tend to side with apartheid Israel ...

273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Apartheid?? Over 20% of Israel's population in Arab. The 3rd largest party in the Kinesit is Arab. The chief justice of Israels supreme court is Arab. Does not sound like apartheid to me.

It is my opinion, based on what I observe and articles that I have read, that conservative ...

273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Not even new to the USA. When England was the worlds top banana there was a myth that Jesus had come to Glastonbury (I think he played the pyramid stage lol). Blake wrote a poem about it which became a hymn. The only one that us recalcitrant boys would ever sing at school assembly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time

It is my opinion, based on what I observe and articles that I have read, that conservative ...

273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I love this reworking of a Woody Allan joke https://youtu.be/EX8sn1pjK9E

Gloria Copeland: No Need For Flu Shots Because ‘Jesus Himself Gave Us The Flu Shot’

273kelvin comments on Feb 4, 2018:

It reminds me of the pious man who heard a radio warning of a flood. He thought " I am a pious man god will save me ". Then a cop car came round warning about the flood and telling him to evacuate but again he thought " I am a pious man god will save me ". The flood came and filled up his 1st floor and a rescue boat came for him but yet again he thought " I am a pious man god will save me ". Finally he is clinging to his chimney pot with water still rising and a helicopter come to rescue him but like an idiot he thinks " I am a pious man god will save me ". He drowns! When he gets to heaven he says to god " I am a pious man why didn`t save me? " " What " says god. " I sent a radio warning, a cop car, a boat and a fucking helicopter you dickhead ".

Excuses, excuses! This just irks me.

273kelvin comments on Feb 3, 2018:

https://youtu.be/-qUP3yHEpRw

I was pulled over by the Sheriff for speeding.

273kelvin comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Forgive me if you have heard this before. A state trooper has stopped thousands of speeders and only ever let someone off if they gave the right reason. Only one guy ever did which is this. " I am sorry to be speeding officer but my wife left me last month for a policeman and when I saw you in my rear view mirror I thought he was trying to give her back ".

Best ever lover, did you have one?

273kelvin comments on Feb 3, 2018:

It would have to be my last love. At the age of 57 if found myself back in my 30`s. African and 45, she had one of those behinds you could rest your pint on. Plus she had been genitally enhanced. If she had been white she would have been a red head. Why does passion have two sides ahh.

Double entendre: Erotica Intentional or Not?

273kelvin comments on Feb 3, 2018:

A woman walks into a bar and asks for a double entendre. So the barman gave her one. lol

During Love Making, Are you The You Vocal Or Silent Type?

273kelvin comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Just a tip for anyone who has loud lovemaking neighbors. Normally this ok in moderation but I have met quite a few where it becomes intolerable. So here is a possible solution; Go find your best live album. Fast forward past the music to the very end. Wait till the couple next door has just finished their loud cavort and turn the volume up to 11. The applause and shouts of " MORE MORE " will generally get the mesage though.

What's a good romantic gift someone could give you?

273kelvin comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Notes on seduction by Ogden nash " Candy`s dandy, liquor`s quicker "

Does this sound like love?

273kelvin comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Sounds like they should all have a party and swap car keys.

What countries have you visited, or would like to visit?

273kelvin comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Netherlands. Malta Spain, Belgium, France and Israel. I used to want to visit the US but last year I got into an online discussion with some NRA idiots which put me off. Now after talking to all you lovely people on here I`ve changed my mind back again xxx

Why are Christians being marginalized in America?

273kelvin comments on Feb 1, 2018:

I hear a lot about the christian right on here. What of the black Baptist churches that were so prominent in the civil rights movement and Obama`s election?

The first "god" was El.

273kelvin comments on Feb 1, 2018:

I thought the 1st person we know the name of was Ozymandias. Can anyone here tell me how long he has been dead?

How Should Atheism Be Taught? - The Atlantic

273kelvin comments on Feb 1, 2018:

I am not sure it can be taught in the same way as theology or oriental philosophy can be taught. This is the problem with the very term atheist. A word describing a non-belief. Secularism should be at the core of most subjects such as moral philosophy or law anyway. Can one imagine a course on non-judeo-christian mathematics or non-sharia politics? The idea is absurd.

Friends with benefits OK?

273kelvin comments on Feb 1, 2018:

Been there done that and I have to say it`s a bit too clinical for my tastes. Not that I am looking for yet a another long term partner but some emotional entanglement is a must for me now. When I go swimming I want to get my hair wet. Give me a head over heals love affair any day. It may go arse over tit but I want that fall from grace.

Do you think that men have become more feminine recently?

273kelvin comments on Feb 1, 2018:

Metrosexuality or as I prefer to call " just gay enough " is not new in terms of grooming. This has been around for centuries. However being able to express feelings and getting in touch with our feminine side is the reverse bounty we get from feminism. Yes woman are taking more roles that have been tradisionaly mens but now we get to spend time with our children. When/where I grew up a man would never be seen pushing a buggy. I cannot even recall any guys playing ball with their sons. As to the types of guys women are attracted to? Women are complex and individualistic. However we can say that there are 2 archetypes that they are genetically programed to be attracted to. First is the James Stewart archetype. As personified in " It`s a wonderful life ". A kind loving family man who provides well for his family and never goes astray. Secondly there is the Errol Flynn archetype. Who to put it bluntly is a shagger. Wherever he lays his hat etc. Women will want to settle down with the former but be attracted to the latter. Ideally a woman will want children by both types. Therefore ensuring that whilst the Stewart guy looks after the offspring there will be a Flynn to carry on the line. All this aside there is no substitute in attractiveness amongst males for success. Women will definitely go for money and power. If I am wrong in this respect then I can only conclude that Jerry Hall must have discovered that Rupert Murdoch has a fantastic sense of humour.

Humour.. What are the worst things you could say or have said after sex?

273kelvin comments on Jan 31, 2018:

This reminds me of the " rodeo " This entails doggy style then in the middle saying " this is your sisters favorite position too " and see if you can stay on top for 8 seconds.

I need some intelligent advice and kind words.

273kelvin comments on Jan 31, 2018:

Do your job, do it well and stay out of her way. She has an employee who will come in early to bring her food, not only that but comes in on her day off to try and sort out a personal problem. Most bosses would love an employee like that. If she cannot appreciate you then look for a better job or better boss. What you tried to do was a kind thing. Now she may have thought that you were trying to curry favor with her. If so just keep your distance. Same goes if she is playing mind games. Just keep doing your job well and maybe look for another one.

Inherit the Wind scene, creationism vs. evolution - YouTube

273kelvin comments on Jan 31, 2018:

I just watched a Rich Hall documentary on the south. It included this film and scene. It also took a look at the original Scopes trial. Evolution was already part of the school curriculum. Including eugenics which to quote the text books of the time (1930`s ) " Have already been very successfully tried in europe ".

Do you have a favorite board game?

273kelvin comments on Jan 31, 2018:

http://www.neatorama.com/2018/01/30/Monopoly-for-Cheaters/

Do you have a favorite board game?

273kelvin comments on Jan 31, 2018:

Monopoly is good fun and we used to set up alternate rules like all properties had to go for auction when landed upon. Either by sealed bid or open. I used to play chess at a high level but it was too demanding. Cranium is a good compilation of games if your looking for family fun. I am a damn good backgammon player too. for those looking for a game may I recommend " Backgammon masters " a gambling site it but with a good play money side to it.

One of the most comical things about the believers in some omnipotent "god", is that they claim that...

273kelvin comments on Jan 31, 2018:

God did not rest on the seventh day. He took the earth, universe and all his creation to show to an even higher power. The higher power looked at gods works and said " You expect to get a Phd for this? "

Other than John Lennon's "Imagine," is there another atheist/agnostic song.

273kelvin comments on Jan 31, 2018:

There are lots of them by Roy Harper " If ". "The same old rock " " The Game " are just a few that spring to mind. Also check out the start of Randy Newman's " Faust " if you can get past James Taylor as god then you have Randy as the devil singing " We`re a figment of their imagination ". A rare treat https://youtu.be/cqHjbowiLPQ

What do I say?

273kelvin comments on Jan 31, 2018:

A Zen priest was asked to write a blessing for a family he was friendly with. He wrote ; Grandfather dies, Father dies. Son dies. The family were rather puzzled by this seemingly gloomy blessing and asked him to explain. " Take a close look at the order of events " he said " there are no tragedies here. All is in order, Grandfather, father then son ".

Are all views and beliefs of cultures equally valid? And is relativism toward these beneficial?

273kelvin comments on Jan 30, 2018:

There are many forms of genital amendment practiced in Africa. One of my ex`s was a recipient of a very different type. I will not go into too much details but it involved the skin next to her clitous being lenthened. This was done as an enhancement rather than a castration. Now don`t get me wrong, I in no way condone this practice but I did enjoy the results.

Bullies---TIME'S UP Workplace drama - Day 2 A young lady from the new hire class walked out ...

273kelvin comments on Jan 30, 2018:

My daughter was being bullied at school at 13 yrs of age. I had to give the most practical advice that I could. Of course she had all the usual stuff like tell the teacher etc.She lived with her mum so I could not be there for har all the time. My advice was this, they way to stop bulling is friends. The more friends you have the more there will leave you alone. If you have not got any friends then look for the next one they pick on and stick up for them. I told her about my school days and fighting two guys at once because they were bulling my mate. I beat them because they were cowards.

Something I've thought for a while now. [hackernoon.com]

273kelvin comments on Jan 29, 2018:

There is a part in hitchhikers guide where Arthur Dent finds out that earth is a giant bio computer and says that he has always had the feeling that he was part of some matrix. Then Ford Prefect tells him that that`s just paranoia, common to most of the galaxy. Firstly, we have to go back to Descarte " I think therefore I am ". If we are part of a matrix what of our thoughts? The ones we have before we act, type or move. Secondly, the idea of a game programer/s is too close to a god for my liking. Third, the buddhist concept of the world as an illusion is not something that I can take. It would mean that the bombs the fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the holocaust and 9/11 did not really happen. That is something I personally cannot agree with.

What is your response when people threaten you with religious punishments? (i.e. Hell/Jahannam)

273kelvin comments on Jan 28, 2018:

My reply is as to any other paper tiger " Oh "

Is there a UNIVERSAL morality?

273kelvin comments on Jan 28, 2018:

I hate to say this but history tells us that morality is very much a shifting sand. What is morally abohant in one generation can be perfectly acceptable to an other and vice versa. Take for example language. You may use the " F " word quite freely now. I even heard it used in the new star trek netflix production. However it is not acceptable to use the " N " word. The age of consent can vary from generation or even US states. I was shocked to discover that my maternal grandmother was married at 12! Slavery was perfectly moral 200 years ago, homosexuality is still seen by some as immoral but the tide is turning. Yet in ancient Greece or Rome it assumed that you were at least bi. In Spata it was compulsory. Yet when Oscar Wilde was sentenced the judge said that it was the worst case he had ever tried and his previous case had been a child murderer. Who knows maybe future generations will look at us as inhumane bastards for eating meat or owning pets?

Intelligent Design.

273kelvin comments on Jan 27, 2018:

Compertition and greed are our evolutionary raison d'être. It is the selfish gene with intelligence. Many people have expounded this idea of logical systems of govt from Socrates to Marx. They do not work. Many reasons have been attributed to this, Maxists will say it was the implementation and personality cult etc. but it is simply top down systems are shite. Okay you`re planning a trip. Do you want to go to a planned city or one that just grew? Rio or Brazzaville? Manchester or Milton Keynes? Sydney or Canberra? Then you are told that you cannot go to some of these places unless you go by sailing ship because of the carbon footprint !

Guess what time it is?

273kelvin comments on Jan 27, 2018:

https://youtu.be/-tjHlFPTwVk

Did your parent(s) ever talk to you about 'da birds & da bees'?

273kelvin comments on Jan 26, 2018:

My parents left a small book to find called " your body is changing ". It told me I would be getting hair in strange places and my balls would drop. It did not tell me this would continue after middle age. lol

Friday fun - what's that film quote?

273kelvin comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Quote and in joke " I hear that your f#cking my daughter ".

Fanatics

273kelvin comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Richard Dawkins has been accused of this.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how annoyed are you when the religious try to mix science with belief!

273kelvin comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I pull door knockers over this. It is generally some guy from somewhere like the university of Bosman Montana (no offence) that they quote. So I just say you can`t have it both ways. You either accept science or you don`t.

How chivalrous are you?

273kelvin comments on Jan 26, 2018:

An interesting question. I think it is directly proportional to the decline of a relationship. By which at the start we all open car doors (and she does not fart). By the end she is thankful if you take car out of gear. Case in point, my last really long term one. At the start I would readily roll her a smoke when we drank (which was quite often). After a while this grew increasingly more irksome, especially as the evening wore on and the requests would turn into more frequent demands. Not only had I to make them but also light them. As she talked she would forget about said smoke and I would have to relight it too . This meant drop what your doing/talking about etc. and do it. Eventually I went on strike and would only provide this service when she was totally incapable. PS. I smoke a pipe.

Fantasy Party

273kelvin comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I did expect a few more posts on this one. I will start off with Ben Franklin and Noel Coward

Incest: Immoral or Moral?

273kelvin comments on Jan 26, 2018:

This has become more of an issue in modern times with the rights of adopted people to find their biological family. Apparently There is a 25% chance of sexual attraction in the case of each individual. Doing the maths that means that 6.25% of the times it will be mutual.

Television- The great bullshitter

273kelvin comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I watch very little myself, it is too sophoritic (good for insomnia). Firstly I think your friends were quite rude, whenever people come to mine it goes off. Next time you are in this situation walk up to the TV and say " How does this work? " Then switch it off. If they protest too much politely threaten to leave and besides everything is available on endless catch up anyway. This will cause a stir at first but if you keep doing it, they will get used to it. Furthermore you will gain a reputation as a bohemian eccentric, conversationalist and explorer of music collections. As I type I am following a thread on here about atheist TV characters. This was from the 80`s and an adaptation of Monsignor Quixote by Graham Greene. On TV it was Alex Guinness and Leo McKern but I am listening to a radio version (this is why we pay for TV licences it part funds the BBC).

Can you guys give me some feedback on athiest churches?

273kelvin comments on Jan 25, 2018:

They are called bars.

Do you like comedy? If so what style? Who is/are your favorite performers?

273kelvin comments on Jan 25, 2018:

I remember not too many years ago there was an interview with Micky Rooney on UK TV. He had come here as he had for many years to star in a pantomime. For our American friends, a panto is put on at Christmas and is a fairytale story like Cinderella for kids and adults. There is a lot of good natured cross dressing. Prince Charming will by a fit looking woman in thigh length boots and tights and the ugly sisters some fat middle aged comedians. So there is Micky Rooney, by this time in his 80s. with his upteenth wife being asked why has he traveled all the way to England to do panto in Leeds. " Because they don`t do pantomimes in America! ".

Do you like comedy? If so what style? Who is/are your favorite performers?

273kelvin comments on Jan 25, 2018:

Spike Milligan. Rich Hall (if you yanks dont know him he is one of your best exports) Morecambe & Wise, Tommy Cooper Frank Skinner, Dave Allan and Johnny Vegas in " Ideal "

So, leaving religion out of it...do you believe in anything "supernatural"?

273kelvin comments on Jan 25, 2018:

Sometimes I believe in luck. One particular time springs to mind. It was the solar eclipse in 1999. My friend was fanatical to see it but his partner could not get time off to travel to Germany (the best chance). My brother agreed to drive him as he could not drive. Well anyway after about 2 days in a small compact car (my bro is a large 6er) they get to the top of this hill and all they can see is clouds. It is about an hour before the event and it looks like theyve come all this was for nothing. People are leaving or listening to car radios, wondering what to do. My brother says " See that guy over there. He looks like a winner ". Now the guy was a living advertisement for his car (a brand new Mercedes), two lovely kids and a beautiful wife. My bro says " anywhere is as good as anywhere else to try and see this thing. Lets follow the guy who looks like hes lucky! ". Wouldnt yer know it they drive behind this chap to the top of another hill and it was the only place in the region that a lucky break in the clouds.

What is the significance of a date?

273kelvin comments on Jan 25, 2018:

There has been moves in England to make St George`s day 23rd April (also Shakespeare's birthday) a bank holiday. It is unlikely to happen even though all the other counties in the united kingdom have theirs eg. St David. Firstly because successive govts are too stingy to give us an extra day off and also because a curious form of reverse cultural snobbery. English is and remains the dominant language of the world. Sports from England are still the most played etc. Plus there is a collective guilt regarding the legacy of empire. Right wing newspapers regularly print stories of local authorities banning national flag displays. These are always found to be fake news but they have a ring of truth to them that makes them believable. People rarely fly the flag unless it is for those extremely brief moments before England exits the world cup. It simply is not the done thing.

Hey, non-believers. Has anyone here ever lied about a religious affiliation to get a perk?

273kelvin comments on Jan 25, 2018:

I stood as godfather to my ex`s grandchildren. They needed to be baptized to get into a decent school. Also I attended my daughters bat mitzvah. Does that count?

Freebrainers.

273kelvin comments on Jan 25, 2018:

http://www.cetusnews.com/life/The-Earth-may-not-be-flat--but-it-just-might-be-doomed-%7C-David-Mitchell.rkZmFO0C1f.html

Women of Stone Come Alive!

273kelvin comments on Jan 25, 2018:

I recently listened to a biography of this guy. He was recording in Abby rd when the Beatles came into his studio. It seems John was a fan and knew all the words to this song. https://youtu.be/Ku5TtmODmck

Women, does he really need to know?

273kelvin comments on Jan 24, 2018:

A mute point withe us guys. A woman can choose to keep the child or not. Now as much as I support the women's right to do so, with the exception of rape I think the father should be informed. As it stands if a woman wants the child, the guy is on the hook for up to 21 years. Irrespective of the circumstances. Whether they be statutory rape (on her part), or if she loads up a turkey baster from her mouth/condom. It makes no odds. Similarly if she terminates he has no say. He could be the last of the mohicans or heir to some Scottish clan. There may be other circumstances that might inform her decision too. Like genetic disorders or he could have a very low sperm count and this might be his only chance of kids. It takes two to tango. Two should know.

What did you do when you had that break up?

273kelvin comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Four times and each time I listened to this guy. https://youtu.be/Osuodidy6eA

WTF, I got nuthin. [youtube.com]

273kelvin comments on Jan 24, 2018:

https://youtu.be/EB7LdkPeTrQ

Omg Fox Fact Free News is insane !!! They are trying to blame the Las Vegas tragedy on ISIS now !?

273kelvin comments on Jan 24, 2018:

https://youtu.be/EB7LdkPeTrQ

Black and White Films

273kelvin comments on Jan 24, 2018:

FILMS ARE THE LAND OF DREAMS..... and most people dream in monochrome It is also what you would see he world as if you were experiencing a trauma such as a road accident. Your brain shuts down the colour. Just as you would shut down other sites so as to increase your data flow when streaming online. This could mean that we store our memories in black and white? However it would most definitely say that our most traumatic or intense memories are. Films like Psycho mainline into flight fight response. If you were really being stabbed to death in the shower, that is how you would actually see it. Consequently part of us is programed to associate monochrome with intense emotions. It can take us to the places where we don`t really want to go. Schindler's List illustrates this perfectly by giving us those two small touches of colour. The first to dash our hopes and then the second give it back. " A matter of life and death " uses technicolor and monochrome to differentiate between heaven and earth. It has a grunginess to it. Added to the fact that it is cheaper to film (film not video). So young turks in film making could more easily get their films made. Like " Clerks " or " Rebel without a cause ". All the is a defence of the genre. It could be an age thing? My daughter (21) is the same but maybe your just not into film the way your dates are? Because if you dig films you have to dig black and white ones, end of.

What is yourt favorite book?

273kelvin comments on Jan 24, 2018:

I tend to hate "whats your favorite? " Type of questions. It like picking your favorite colour. I love the reds of a sunset, the browns and golds of autumn the pink of a child's cheek in winter or the blue of the mediterranean. Whats my favorite book Ive given to someone? narrows it down a little. "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" I have given away about 3 times. But my favorite gift was to a professional blues man. He has been going for about 4 decades. "Joey Shields and the wheels" (you can youtube him). Of course one of his numbers is "Rout 66". So I asked him if he read "The grapes of wrath". It was such a delight to find an unread hardback book club copy in a charity shop. "it`s Woody Guthrie" he said after he read it.

You heathens eat pineapple on pizza?

273kelvin comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Pizza wars oh no!! I appeal to the high priest of the flying spaghetti monster to intervene.

Is a president to be revered or challenged? Read the full question before replying.

273kelvin comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I did not answer because you respect the office not the person.

Age. Does it come to one defining moment when you realize you have gotten older?

273kelvin comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Wilde famously said " youth is wasted on the young ". My daughter asked me " when do you grow up?" I jokingly replied "I will tell you when it happens!" Seriously, I then said it was a gradual process, with a few milestones along the way. The first time your parents let you have a key to the house, The 1st time you have sex,1st time you leave home. Learning to drive, having kids etc. As we travel along we add keys to our key ring. Sometimes we shed a few but they attach and grow like barnacles. As for my face? Well I never liked it, I never really thought it was me staring back as I shave. Now if I take a razor and scissors and remove all my unwanted hair from my nose, ears upper cheeks and eyebrows. I can a least effect a look of "salty old dog" or surfing Gandalf. One thing I do like about my self now (and this may sound odd) is a lessening of my sex drive. Don`t get me wrong it is still there, just less loud. I often say "I do not think with my penus but it has voting rights". Nowadays it most certainly a minority party. Looking back in hindsight at all the disastrous decisions he made...One of the great things about being older is you get to hang around with young people of the opposite sex without the tension. I brought the new year in with four ravenously beautiful young women. The $64,000 question is though. Are you still up for a great love affair? I can only say "you betcha".

Who here has an obsession with different religions and the reasons why they came to be?

273kelvin comments on Jan 23, 2018:

My favorite is southcottianism Check them out https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-4563,00.html

Okay.

273kelvin comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Fill in your profile. Or would that be a little one sided. lol

Homeopathy for farmers … with the support of Prince Charles … foolish and immoral

273kelvin comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Homeopathy works. Yes it does there are loads of people spending loads of money and getting high on "cocaine" that is only .0001% pure lol

How many people have still not worked out why Hillary lost?

273kelvin comments on Jan 22, 2018:

A lot of reasons, from this side of the pond it seemed that Trump was saying "I will make America great again" and she was saying "It`s my turn". There also seems to be a backlash against "boy band" politicians. We are getting it in France with Le Penn. In the UK with Corbyn and brexit. People a sick of candidates that are so scared of saying the wrong thing, they say nothing at all. The Democrats picked one of the most hated politicians they could pick. If they had gone with Sanders, he could have stayed at home with his grandchildren and still have won. People hate the word "should". You should stop smoking, you should exercise more. you should watch what you eat, you should go to church on Sunday etc. It pisses folks off and Hillary was a "you should vote for me" candidate Trump was not.

Election democracy

273kelvin comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Sorry my American cousins but one of the main problems is the presidential system. It has to be the worst export your country has ever sent. I cannot think of anywhere (except the USA) where it has worked. As for democracy itself, be careful what you wish for. We would all want to have some checks and balances to avoid mob rule plus people a stupid. Yes we are, when the tax rebate comes in do we go for paying a little more off the mortgage or a vacation? We want low taxes and more public spending. Socrates posed the question " Who should govern the ship. The captain or the crew?" I say look at an actual event ie. the Bounty mutiny and see how it turned out. The main benefits that we get from our sudo-democracies are sites like this and a free press. Without the facade of the vote things like these would disappear. https://youtu.be/VEDSRP3yNPo

I took care of my granddaughter last night, she's just over a year old.

273kelvin comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Native American males go out to find their spirit guide. Aboriginal Australians do the same. Their women do not. It is felt that women who can give life already have their spirit guide.

Faith based morality, is it fragile?

273kelvin comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Reading your posts most of them I agree with. To summarize, it is a bit like the military. My dad was a career royal navy guy 20 years and pension. When he came out he was a bit lost. Okay he would go to work, do jobs on the side but shop for food, cook or launder, forget it. With the consequence that he ended up living with women he couldn't stand. Just to be looked after like he was in the navy.

Should money continued to being spent on a mission to Mars when so much money is needed for research...

273kelvin comments on Jan 21, 2018:

The poor will always be with us. Does that mean we can never strive for better things?

Rational Faith "Usually, even a non-Christian knows something about the earth, the heavens, and ...

273kelvin comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Here is another one. Why would Joseph and Mary have to go to Bethlehem? According to scripture it was for a census. This makes no sense at all. Why would the Romans want all that upheaval? Can you imagine the British requiring all Indians to go to their place of birth during their empire? Or south Africans, Malawi`s, Australians or Canadians even? No sense at all.

Rational Faith "Usually, even a non-Christian knows something about the earth, the heavens, and ...

273kelvin comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Was the last supper before or after the Passover?

Hi. Here is a question: have you changed a cherished opinion you held based on new evidence?

273kelvin comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I think that we would all be rather irritating and boring if we still had the all opinions of our youth. I grew up in a blue collar neighborhood. A lot of my opinions were wrong. I am glad that I ditched them. One thing that is quite frivolous but nevertheless proved how open minded I still am. Was when I watched the documentary "thriller in Manila". It was Joe Frazier's point of view of his encounters with Mohamed Ali. As a youth I saw Ali as the hero of their exchanges. However seeing it from the other side changed my opinion. Worth a watch even if you don`t like boxing.

I've had a Facebook account for a number of years and I've got to say it's been nowhere near as much...

273kelvin comments on Jan 20, 2018:

it helps when there are great people like you x

Play is widespread in animals, and all but universal in mammals, especially the smart ones.

273kelvin comments on Jan 20, 2018:

Some version of hide and seek is played by children of all cultures all over the world

Just a thought, has anybody ever watched these TV programmes that have sprung up about trying to ...

273kelvin comments on Jan 20, 2018:

They do have a disclaimer at the start

I'd like to locate a few like-minded musicians for recreational purposes only

273kelvin comments on Jan 20, 2018:

Look up open mics in your area

Am I the only one that falls in love too easily?

273kelvin comments on Jan 20, 2018:

Interesting that most of the replies have been off guys (the ones who are deemed commitaphobes) . I too fall too easily. You might like this song I wrote about it. I look at these old hands as theyre playing my guitar Its hard to tell the difference between the callouses and scars they say that women come from Venus Men they are from mars Now that`s something like the difference between callouses and scars Can you get up from the canvas When you`ve taken all those all those blows And though you cannot see it yet his eyes are nearly halfway closed You might think that hes running scared When hes still behind steel bars And tell me can you tell the difference between callouses and scars We all have our scare tissue and it shouldnt be an issue but theyre real and Its no good you complaining cos hes no use at explaining how he feels You ask him what he wants from life and he just gives you that look Like your some kind a of hustler And he knows hes just been took But cannot plot course If you don`t know where you are Sometimes its hard to tell the difference between callouses and scars Now you might think that I have taken this analogy too far But you are looking right up close Whilst I gaze from afar and I see there with an open heart when his is just ajar and honey that`s the differences twixt callouses and scars I look at these old hands as theyre playing my guitar And even I can't tell the difference between the callouses and scars they say that women come from Venus Men they are from mars Now that`s something like the difference between callouses and scars

Nobody is ever fanatical about something that is not in doubt

273kelvin comments on Jan 19, 2018:

This is something that freaks me a little about our times. When I was growing up science was the way forward. Nuclear power was offered as clean cheap energy, plastics were good things, medical science was moving in leaps and bounds with transplants etc. Empirical reason had it all, evolution was a done deal. The Scopes trial was old very news and fundamental religions were fastly becoming quaint old relics. Now it is very different. We are in a position of the vast majority scientists saying that we are f#cked unless we do something about emissions and we have to scream to be heard. Parents are not vaccinating their kids and no one trusts GM crops. What makes it even more scary is the alt Christian right being allowed anywhere near power. These guys want the world to end! They actively work towards Armageddon and end of days. This is like the co-pilot of your 747 being on suicide watch. And those idiots are pussies compared to ISIS. When did scientific reason become a belief system?

My husband Jock was brought up without religion, never christened into any church.

273kelvin comments on Jan 18, 2018:

He must have been some guy. I like this guys attitude (with the exception of the priest) https://youtu.be/0OWdT-i4GFE

How do you make a living?

273kelvin comments on Jan 18, 2018:

A humble carpenter from the provinces.

Tonight I went out to see a movie with a friend of mine.

273kelvin comments on Jan 18, 2018:

I find that`s a bit of a myth that women dress up for the guys. For the most part (a personal view) they do it for each other or maybe just themselves. How many times have I seen a lovey bevy of ladies all dressed up to the nines siting and talking amongst themselves and if a guy approaches there are not interested. As for us guys well what can I say show up and your nearly there. Case in point I ended up with a one night stand a few years ago, with a full on butch dyke. Yeah she was good looking but no makeup. (BTW I don`t normally do these type of things it just happened). Can`t remember where I read this but "nobody sees a beautiful woman. All they see is her beauty".

If you could live anywhere in the world except your homeland, where would that be?

273kelvin comments on Jan 16, 2018:

Not sure I would want to leave Liverpool I love so much but New York maybe?

What are your top 3-5 favorite Movies?