Is " High noon " unamerican?

273kelvin comments on Feb 11, 2018:

IMO the man who shot Liberty Valance was THE defining western for America. The " print the myth " line at the end says it all.

273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:

@phil21 I recommend " 5 came back " on netflix

Is " High noon " unamerican?

273kelvin comments on Feb 11, 2018:

IMO the man who shot Liberty Valance was THE defining western for America. The " print the myth " line at the end says it all.

273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:

@phil21 B&W mainlines into subconsciousness.

Over the past year, what band have you listened to most?

LimeySteve comments on Feb 10, 2018:

Pink Floyd. Always Pink Floyd.

273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:

May I recommend https://youtu.be/VJEZWsnIECo and https://youtu.be/QL4bTTuEZGc

Is " High noon " unamerican?

273kelvin comments on Feb 11, 2018:

IMO the man who shot Liberty Valance was THE defining western for America. The " print the myth " line at the end says it all.

273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:

@phil21 Still white hats. black hats. Now goodies have designer stubble, good teeth, casual clothing and no body hair. Baddies now smoke, mostly played by brits and are well dressed. There will be a crusty but benign overseer who will be played by Morgan Freeman. I call it a defining western because it is a lie. It knows it`s a lie and says so. As is most of the western myth.

A question of my British friends.

273kelvin comments on Feb 12, 2018:

It is not all doting, many of my friends on the left are republicans (I bet that phrase sounds odd to you). I like to shut them up with 2 words " president Thatcher " figure so reviled by the left that the very thought of her clinging to power any longer than she did sends shudders. Personally I ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:

@diabhal Theoretically yes, we would have been able to vote her out but tell that to the Russians. Putin seems to be there forever. It was Thatchers own party that ousted her in the end. She would probably had the popular vote for a long time. We could opt for your system in Ireland where the president is largely titular but what would be the point? More elections? The duty thing matters, she does not have to DO anything other than hold the keys for 2 minutes when the PM changes, yet she does. A very old lady now who still works hard, travelling to openings etc. Most people would be content to sit on a beach somewhere at her age but....that`s duty. Like it or loath it. Yes you are right, it is a nutty anachronism but since when did us brits have a problem with either?

Conspiracy theories?

sillysketcher comments on Feb 12, 2018:

astrotheology is my favorite. It is totally true.

273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:

mmmm I rest my case.

Conspiracy theories?

DenoPenno comments on Feb 12, 2018:

There will never be truthful answers on the murder of JFK. Too much said and too much time has gone by. Too quick and easy to say that Oswald was the lone gunman. In fact, they had the wrong rifle at first. Then it all gets solved, sewn up, and Oswald killed so quickly. The excepted "answer" only ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:

I remember Gore Vidal talking of it. He was a cousin of Jackie and a family friend. He said " 1st don`t believe the gospel according to Stone. Jack was all for the war in Vietnam. The one that could do with some serious investigation though, is the death of Robert. Particularly when you consider who ended up in the white house ".

Conspiracy theories?

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:

The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened. http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...

273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:

@WilliamCharles As a citizen of a nation which has been a proven victim of terrorism partially funded by a foreign country. I think it is time to stop this discussion. .https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAID

Conspiracy theories?

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:

The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened. http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...

273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:

@WilliamCharles Re the Liberty,I was not aware of the incident till now. One has to wonder if it was deliberate then WHY? The USA is Israels closest ally.The US military themselves have a far from perfect record when it comes to peeing into the pan. The downing of the Iranian airliner by the Vincennes springs to mind (no apologies on that one, everybody got a medal). The Iraq war where most UK casualties were from US " friendly fire". Just like Robert E Lee.

Conspiracy theories?

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:

The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened. http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...

273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:

@WilliamCharles Oh the elephant and the Polish problem

Is " High noon " unamerican?

SteveWiener comments on Feb 12, 2018:

I learned in my UCLA film class that reactionary (and draft-dodger) Wayne hated "High Noon" because the sheriff turns in his badge at the end because he's so disgusted with the cowardly townspeople. Caving in to criminals and not defending the town is Unamerican. John Wayne's support of the ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:

I love 7 samurai, could make a good remake set in Africa now. I also adore the battle Wayne had with Lawrence Harvey on the set of " The Alamo" which the duke directed. He constantly made mention of " fagot English actors ". Finally Harvey was forced to respond with " Are you talking about me Marion ?".

Conspiracy theories?

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:

The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened. http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...

273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2018:

@WilliamCharles The Mention of nazies was not uncalled for. It is a fact that a international zionist conspiracy was part of their manifesto. I am not saying that Israel is not duplicitous and try to manipulate the news in their favor. Then so are everyone

Is " High noon " unamerican?

David1955 comments on Feb 11, 2018:

High Noon is a gem of a movie, a very unflattering but all too accurate depiction of human character, set in a western setting. What does the movie suggest? That people are with you when the going is good, but will desert you when things get tough; that people are nice, but only until it costs ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:

Then I watch the news of yet another shooting, this time at a church. The shooter is chased by guys who went and got their own guns. Okay that`s a NRA type of story but what about all those volunteer fire services in small towns?

Conspiracy theories?

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:

The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened. http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...

273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:

@WilliamCharles Oh not the worldwide zionist conspiracy rubbish again. I would have thought this should have died with the 3rd reich. I dare say there was some happy people in Israel that day but guess what bud there was a few jigs danced in Whitehall after Pearl Harbor. It don`t mean us brits planned it!

Conspiracy theories?

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:

The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened. http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...

273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:

@marmot84 Well it was obviously a huge gaff by the security organizations. Saudi Arabia's role was never really explored.

Conspiracy theories?

David1955 comments on Feb 11, 2018:

Watergate. Nixon and co conspired to conceal the truth about their illegal activities, and because of tape recordings in the Oval Office, and the No 2 in the FBI leaking info to the press, the investigations of the "conspiracy theorists" Woodward and Bernstein were validated. Yes, they followed ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:

@David1955 You may well be right but I also think that not having the feds watching his back will be a factor.

Conspiracy theories?

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 11, 2018:

The official narrative of 9/11 is itself a conspiracy theory by people with an agenda for hiding the truth. They prevented a proper forensic investigation from taking place, which is also a crime. The physics does not support what is claimed to have happened. http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html...

273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:

Or is it be just too hard to believe that the great power of the US of A could be humbled be a few guys with craft knives.

Conspiracy theories?

TheInterlooper comments on Feb 11, 2018:

Tuskegee syphilis experiment, The Gulf of Tonkin, WMDs, Operation Northwoods, MK Ultra, Project Bluebird, Operation Mockingbird. Although, there is nothing "theoretical" about any of these. Is your blind faith in government just a substitute for faith in god?

273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:

I have very little faith in govt, That`s why conspiracy theories don`t ring true. To go from someone who couldn`t run a piss up in a brewery, to being able to fake a moon landing etc. and keep it secret. Just does not add up.

Conspiracy theories?

David1955 comments on Feb 11, 2018:

Watergate. Nixon and co conspired to conceal the truth about their illegal activities, and because of tape recordings in the Oval Office, and the No 2 in the FBI leaking info to the press, the investigations of the "conspiracy theorists" Woodward and Bernstein were validated. Yes, they followed ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:

There is also the theory that Nixon like Trump was a Washington outsider and trod on or walked over too many toes. Such as J Edgar Hoover. The leaks and non-support was pay back. I look forward to Trumps comeuppance.

What TV shows or movies have you seen recently?

273kelvin comments on Feb 8, 2018:

For movie buffs " 5 came back " is a great doc

273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2018:

@TerriCity 5 directors, John Ford, William Wilder, John Houston. George Stevens and Frank Capra. What they did during WW2 and before (well before Pearl Harbor). https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/31/five-came-back-review-mark-harris

An insider explains how rural Christian white America has a dark and terrifying underbelly

Vic47 comments on Feb 10, 2018:

A startling and scary read. I'd say the same is true in the UK but replace religion with a right wing media and an education system producing drones.

273kelvin replies on Feb 10, 2018:

It`s not just on the right which has entrenched views. Here in Liverpool it`s the left, we have had a labour council in since the 80`s no one will say a word against them. Even though we can see our neighbors in Manchester forging ahead and Blair appointed the former S. Yorkshire ass chief constable in charge of Hillsborough as top cop for merseyside. Talk about being taken for granted. Up until the rise of Corbyn the white working class have felt steadily disenfranchised. Hence the rise of UKIP.

Why do I hate it when a man sexualize my insights/intelligence/etc?

AlasBabylon comments on Feb 4, 2018:

For me, intelligence is an attractive quality in both men and women. One of the main reasons I like Alanis Morissette so much is that she's intelligent and a real thinker, and it comes through in her music.

273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:

@MST3K 10.00 spoons when what you need is a knife. (Who has 10 00 spoons? a kleptomaniac that works in a spoon factory?) Now if you found out weeks later that a spoon would have done THAT`S IRONIC. A traffic jam when you`re already late is not ironic, it`s just bloody annoying. Now if you were late for a town planning meeting to try and combat traffic congestion......?

Why do I hate it when a man sexualize my insights/intelligence/etc?

AlasBabylon comments on Feb 4, 2018:

For me, intelligence is an attractive quality in both men and women. One of the main reasons I like Alanis Morissette so much is that she's intelligent and a real thinker, and it comes through in her music.

273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:

Except for " isn`t it ironic " which ironically enough contains no irony whatsoever.:-0

ORAL SEX, are you getting as much of it as you want?

silvereyes comments on Feb 9, 2018:

it's the very reason I practice yoga LMAO

273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:

Glad to hear you`re making ens meet ;-)

Euthanasia

273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:

My first child Ian was seemingly normal when he was born. As he grew we noticed that he was slower than other kids in developing. Ian was late to talk, walk and never managed to be potty trained. We took him to hospital so many times, especially after he suffered with epileptic fits. Finally when ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:

Oh on a lighter note. Ian would occasionally earn £5 from the hospital as an exam question. Trainee medical students would examine him and try and diagnose his condition. Which I personally thought was a little harsh on the student`s. Seeing as it took the consultants in one of the largest children's hospital in europe years to get right.

Euthanasia

273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:

My first child Ian was seemingly normal when he was born. As he grew we noticed that he was slower than other kids in developing. Ian was late to talk, walk and never managed to be potty trained. We took him to hospital so many times, especially after he suffered with epileptic fits. Finally when ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:

@BlueWave We all knew that Ian would not have long in this world but a life is not necessarily measured in years.More what you bring into it and what you leave behind. In this respect Ian was a giant.

How does Galileo’s struggle as a scientist with the Catholic church correlate to the challenges ...

AxeElf comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Today, the Republicans are probably more like Galileo and the scientific community more like the Catholic church--climate change deniers are the laughable minority this time.

273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:

@AxeElf Actually I get your point to a degree. There has been a backlash against science similar to the backlash against the catholic church in Galileo's time. The prevalence of the internet is similar to the printing press in terms of effect on existing structures. Lies told about nuclear power can be equated to the excesses of the church which prompted Luther into decent. Add to this the almost impenetrable mysteries of theoretical physics which leave most people baffled and you do have a correlation. However increase of record breaking climate events such as hurricanes and snow in the Sahara leave no doubt on this 1st point, even the GOP

Can black people be racist?

273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:

I am reminded of a speech my African ex told me of by Robert Mugabe to the tobacco growers of Zimbabwe. " You have had a great harvest this year but I want you to grow more. Not only will this bring in more revenue for our country but it will kill more white fuckers ".

273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:

@DuchessNyx Whoever said that racism had any logic?

What are your thoughts about fact oriented professions and fact based policies in the current ...

273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:

Our whole economic system ie. money is faith based

273kelvin replies on Feb 9, 2018:

@BanjoTango" Please lend me £100 ". "Sorry I only have £10 " . " That`s okay You can keep hold of the tenner just write a cheque for the £100 and people have faith that you have money so they will cash it for me" . Tell me that the banking system does not work this way

How does Galileo’s struggle as a scientist with the Catholic church correlate to the challenges ...

AxeElf comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Today, the Republicans are probably more like Galileo and the scientific community more like the Catholic church--climate change deniers are the laughable minority this time.

273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2018:

Firstly climate change is not in dispute even by the GOP it is an undeniable fact the the earth is experiencing a change in climate. The part is disputed by the GOP is how much if any is being caused by mankind, more specifically greenhouse gases and CO2 in particular. The vast majority of the scientific community say that it is. Now I know that the race does not always go to the swift or the strong but thats where the smart money is. Even if it is not a done deal think of it like Pascals wager. If the scientists are right and we do nothing we are fucked. If theyre wrong and we do nothing no change. If theyre right and we act then we might halt or at least slow it down till we can figure something out. If theyre wrong and we do something well we havent really lost anything. Those fossil fuels will still be there for our grandkids and we will have a whole shed load of renewables to lesson our heating bills. Not only that but we wont have to butt kiss Arab kingdoms, Russian oligarchies or banana republics to get it. Secondly I happen to know that you are a god botherer and whilst not fundamental you at least share the view that the bible is Symbolic. God told Noah to save all the animals in the world. I cannot remember him ever saying " Oh thats soo last year. I don't give a shit about them now. Do what you like ". We are destroying whole species at a genocidal rate. Meanwhile alt right Christian fundamentalists actively want the world to end. If they arent actually plotting for it they don't really care what happens in the meantime so long as we all tow the party line and persecute gays. In short just because your the underdog doesnt make you any more right than the other guy. If that were true then I would jump off the edge of a flat earth !

Sport is like religion, love it, loath it, its difficult to ignore and probably not in our best ...

DuchessNyx comments on Feb 8, 2018:

Interesting perspective. I'd also say that the majority of die hard sports fans I know have the same political ideals as the die hard church goers.

273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2018:

Not so in my town. I have mentioned this quite a few times here so I wont repeat it but google Hillsborough 96 https://youtu.be/1GGR-FI5SpU

What is a common saying or slang that you really dislike?

273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:

Awesome It gets used for movies, burgers, coffee anything that is so unlikely to fill you with awe. The grand canyon, The pyramids, The milky way on a cloudless night. stuff like that but not a bloody pizza ffs

273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2018:

@BlueWave Or Hampton court ;-)

Can coincidence be explained scientifically?

273kelvin comments on Feb 8, 2018:

If someone to dealt out a pack of cards between 4 people and each person got dealt an entire suit. You probably think that someone was cheating and you would probably be correct. However given the number of bridge hands dealt in the course of a year. Probability suggests that it has happened 5 times...

273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2018:

All this taken as read would you have this guy live or not? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Babbacombe_Lee

What are your thoughts about fact oriented professions and fact based policies in the current ...

273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:

Our whole economic system ie. money is faith based

273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2018:

@BanjoTango Okay maybe not so much the banknotes but certainly the vast majority in the economy ie. money in the bank is faith based.

What are your thoughts about fact oriented professions and fact based policies in the current ...

273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:

Our whole economic system ie. money is faith based

273kelvin replies on Feb 8, 2018:

@BanjoTango Okay so lets see if I have this right. All banknotes are secured by debt. Including presumably those issued by the Royal bank of Scotland which had to be bailed out. So they`re like a poker players markers. The govt gives a load of them out to be used as currency but backs them up with bigger ones that they hand out to high rollers at a small rate of interest. Now these high rollers have to buy some them because they are banks and they tenfold any deposit in loans, so they are mandated to spread the risk. Some are insurance and pension funds who also spread bet. Where does this money come from? Well some are the small markers that govts issue but most is from the financial services ie. digital money that comes from banks which lend out at 10/1. Don`t worry though because the govts back all their debts even though most run on a deficit (the news tonight said that the US would fall short by 1 trillion this year and that`s just the budget not its debt). Now lets just suppose that some of the players want to cash out. That`s fine so long as there are players to replace them but not if a significant number do. If everyone wants their pound flesh or any others assets available then you get Zimbabwe or Wehrmacht republic. The preferred govt is elected and a currency is worth more if not it drops. This is because investors lose FAITH in the govt to pay its way.

Euthanasia

273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:

My first child Ian was seemingly normal when he was born. As he grew we noticed that he was slower than other kids in developing. Ian was late to talk, walk and never managed to be potty trained. We took him to hospital so many times, especially after he suffered with epileptic fits. Finally when ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

@Hugh & Bloodswolf Thank you for you sympathies. It was a long time ago but extremely painful to write about. However I could not let this debate go by without his voice being heard

Odd religious excuses

Kimba comments on Feb 7, 2018:

Pascal's wager, which is basically what have you got to lose. Paraphrased "If you act like there Christians are right then you get to go to heaven and if they are wrong you still haven't lost anything." This is posed as a "logical" argument for believing but it has so many flaws it's not funny. 1....

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

Pascals wager does prove that agnostics are wrong. If you follow the logic then not betting at all means you have a 100% chance of not winning

Sport is like religion, love it, loath it, its difficult to ignore and probably not in our best ...

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Feb 6, 2018:

I never saw me doing religion until the end of my life... I do saw me doing sport until the end of my life. You put me in front of a rim and give me a basketball... I may take a shot. I threw away my softball uniforms... my cleats... my gloves... my bats... don't buy basketball shoes but I may jog ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain Religious mostly " there is but one god and Mohammed is his prophet vs hindu with so many gods. Also cultural, the carnage that they inflicted on each other during the partition was genocidal.

What are your thoughts about fact oriented professions and fact based policies in the current ...

273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:

Our whole economic system ie. money is faith based

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

@El-loco You should be. Our banknotes say " I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of.. " in the US "In god we trust ". There is a great Goon show joke " Here is a photograph of a £5 note "." Here is a drawing of 17s 6d change ". All currency is faith based with the possible exception of a krugerrand. As faith increases its value goes up or as after brexit faith declines, it goes down. It gets even crazier when you look at the banking system. For every £100 deposited the bank lends out £1,000, that is if it is conservative. The banking crisis of 2008 was partially caused by banks lending at 30 times its deposits. Oh and when you borrow £1000 to buy something like a car and it goes into a bank, it counts as a new $1,000 so they can lend £10,000.

Sport is like religion, love it, loath it, its difficult to ignore and probably not in our best ...

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Feb 6, 2018:

I never saw me doing religion until the end of my life... I do saw me doing sport until the end of my life. You put me in front of a rim and give me a basketball... I may take a shot. I threw away my softball uniforms... my cleats... my gloves... my bats... don't buy basketball shoes but I may jog ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain Cricket is similar but it`s built on class. Traditionally it would be played on the village green . The manor house vs the village. This extended into the 1950`s where participants would be divided into " gentlemen and players " ie. amature or profesional. In " Raffles the gentleman thief " the hero only steals so he can still play cricket for the MCC as a gentleman. Once unmasked the shame is so great that goes off to the Boar war and is killed. That is the upper class view, us lower classes look at it as an opportunity to get back at them. Also as a spectator you can drink beer all day in the (hopefully) sunshine and when I say all day it`s from 10.30am till the light fails (play is suspended twice for meals to be taken). Nowadays it is all profesional. One bright spot is it`s about the only thing that will bring India and Pakistan together.

I want to know if there are others on this site, that is having the same kind of problem that I am.

273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:

I am slightly dyslexic, in that I never really learnt to spell (the times table was never learnt either it sounded too much like brain washing). I can or could however remember the Ruy Lopez chess opening to 12 moves along with all its most popular variants. Nowadays I write on my computer. Each ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

@Freedompath It can be hereditary. Jackie Stewart the racing driver and his son both have it

My favorite quote of all time

norealgod comments on Feb 7, 2018:

Heaven for the climate. Hell for the company. Attributed to many so I will attribute it to the most prolific of them all - Mr. Anonymous.

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

" If you have ever heard,seen or read it. You can bet your life that Oscar said it " Dorothy Parker.

So I was thinking a bit this morning and I would like to point out something that we all tend to do ...

273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:

I find this particularly prevalent whist discussing Israel. My ex and daughter are Jewish and subsequently I have a friend left from that relationship that is a zionist. Whenever any criticism comes up in the media a charge of anti-semitism is labeled at the critic. I find it so hard to reach out to...

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

@arnies I know hence the ;-)

My favorite quote of all time

AxeElf comments on Feb 7, 2018:

And God would smite him and everyone in his valley, and move on to Abraham...

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

https://youtu.be/weyK8YlXsUM

Sport is like religion, love it, loath it, its difficult to ignore and probably not in our best ...

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Feb 6, 2018:

I never saw me doing religion until the end of my life... I do saw me doing sport until the end of my life. You put me in front of a rim and give me a basketball... I may take a shot. I threw away my softball uniforms... my cleats... my gloves... my bats... don't buy basketball shoes but I may jog ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain I loved that film " the Natural " Especially the fanfair score at the end written by Randy Newman. Here`s one by my favorite atheist musicians https://youtu.be/H-PjOa0NuSo

"When absolute God-given righteousness beckons, blood flows and women are in chains.

IAmLove comments on Feb 7, 2018:

One of the reasons I left the Catholic religion was misogyny. Following that, and a lot of study about how that church was started, and seven centuries of the Holy Inquisition (murder of the Jews because they were heretics)....the destruction of the library at Alexandria, where works by Plato and ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

Even after Alexandria it continued. Apparently Jesus`s brother James made his way to India and there were gospels written by him which were destroyed by the Portuguese.

So I was thinking a bit this morning and I would like to point out something that we all tend to do ...

273kelvin comments on Feb 7, 2018:

I find this particularly prevalent whist discussing Israel. My ex and daughter are Jewish and subsequently I have a friend left from that relationship that is a zionist. Whenever any criticism comes up in the media a charge of anti-semitism is labeled at the critic. I find it so hard to reach out to...

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

@arnies You are only saying that because your a Libra ;-)

Heya all! I’m Marc.

TiredofBS1 comments on Feb 7, 2018:

I actually think the point system is a very horrible way of dealing with human interaction, makes me feel bad and served little purpose

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

Points are not something that I have set out to acquire. They are simply what I have accrued by interacting on here. Much like a golf handicap or chess ranking. However I can see the logic of giving more trustworthy members the responsibilities of a, being able to post without vetting and b, vetting other posts. It does make for an more easier, self-governing site. PS I use the term " trustworthy " not because I am any better than others. Only in so much that I have not been proven to be a troll

Why is it when people who claim not to be religious still celibate religious holiday?

AxeElf comments on Feb 7, 2018:

Yeah, 'zup wit dat? If you don't believe in Jesus, you can just work on Christmas then! lol

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

I refer my friend to the post that I have just made on the matter.

Can black people be racist?

jonds56 comments on Feb 7, 2018:

My experience has been with Tlingit natives in Alaska, some just don't like white people catching their halibut and salmon.

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

I went to see a guy called Rar Mears give a lecture. He talked about the aboriginals of the northern territories (Australia) and of how he met this old guy who had killed 3 Japanese with his spear. In the 30`s an anthropologist called William Edward Hanley Stanner was sent to talk to the aboriginals because the Japanese were taking giant sea snails and they (aboriginals) were killing the Japanese because sea snails were a major food source. Later on when WW2 was happening Australia was invaded (a little known event) and the only thing that stood in their way were the indigenous people of the northern territories. Again Stanner was sent out tell them " You know those yellow fellas I said not to kill. Well.... "

At what point is charity necessary? At what point do you say NO?

BucketlistBob comments on Feb 7, 2018:

Nope.... I give blood and donate to the red cross. The wounded warriors. Salvation army and the VFW. Wife gives to the cripple children and the the same as me ... that's it. I'm a cheap guy I guess...

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

I would ask to to reconsider giving money to the salvation army. 98% of the money will go to evangelical work. They have also been quite outspoken on LGBTV rights https://www.huffingtonpost.com/zinnia-jones/the-salvation-armys-histo_b_4422938.html

Sport is like religion, love it, loath it, its difficult to ignore and probably not in our best ...

AxeElf comments on Feb 6, 2018:

Both sports and religion are examples of competing groups of people that people can choose to identify themselves with--but so is politics, among other things.

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

The choice is a mute point. As with religion and politics much depends on your upbringing. I have lost count of the times I have heard a guy say that the only things he can talk about with his dad are sports. It rightly or wrongly is also one of the few things that can bring a community together. The only decent joke that any politician has made in my lifetime, was by the (then) mayor of London Boris Johnson about the olympics. " This has brought about an unprecedented turns of events. Who would have believed that total strangers would actually talk to each other on the tube! " I am also reminded of the political and judicial events around the Hillsborough 96. A stadium tragedy which affected my city but united a community in pursuit of justice. please google it as the story is too long to repeat here. https://youtu.be/gjMZAKvMTQI

Sport is like religion, love it, loath it, its difficult to ignore and probably not in our best ...

trois2005 comments on Feb 7, 2018:

Yes a way to appease and distract the masses.

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

Quite possibly true but then again revolution is the opiate of the intellectuals lol

Sport is like religion, love it, loath it, its difficult to ignore and probably not in our best ...

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Feb 6, 2018:

I never saw me doing religion until the end of my life... I do saw me doing sport until the end of my life. You put me in front of a rim and give me a basketball... I may take a shot. I threw away my softball uniforms... my cleats... my gloves... my bats... don't buy basketball shoes but I may jog ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 7, 2018:

This is my point. I got a much better insight into the American psyche watching " Field of dreams " than I did watching a whole host of other movies. It has a strong faith that things will get better, one only has to believe in mythic America. As to " the right lady " I give you rupert holmes other hit. https://youtu.be/Cjtl261lUIk

(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...

273kelvin replies on Feb 6, 2018:

@silvereyes Or " I`m of the offy for a bevy "

Let's celebrate the efforts and sacrifices of the Suffragettes who gained women the vote in Britain ...

Gabriel comments on Feb 6, 2018:

So you are supportive of terrorism for political gains? Suffragettes blew stuff up for the vote when they could have gained it peacefully like other countries.

273kelvin replies on Feb 6, 2018:

So did George Washington lol

Let's celebrate the efforts and sacrifices of the Suffragettes who gained women the vote in Britain ...

Seriousreason comments on Feb 6, 2018:

Please explain what is meant by the equal representation for woman quote. Is it equal cops, doctors scientists, garbage women , bridge builders, How is this equal ideology pan out in reality until woman truly have no more to gripe about. It never will ... you are hardwired to never be totally ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 6, 2018:

You think so but even in a seemingly liberal organisation like the BBC this happens http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bbc-gender-pay-gap-employees-apology-bbc-women-nuj-tony-hall-select-committee-a8184306.html

Britons View Atheists As More Moral Than Believers, Religion More Harmful Than Good

Atheistman comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Britain is a monarchy isn't it? Queen of England and all that mess?

273kelvin replies on Feb 6, 2018:

@Trajan61 Hey it`s your country so....but it does seem from this side of the pond that you`ve voted for the political equivalent of Kim Kardashian. Being a laughing stock around the world is one thing but when he re-tweeted a fake news racist BS from the far right English Defence League is another. Then to top it all he had his spokesperson defending it with such inane answers that she gives blonds a bad name. Only months later did he get round to " oops sorry ". Not very statesman like.

Excuses, excuses! This just irks me.

273kelvin comments on Feb 3, 2018:

https://youtu.be/-qUP3yHEpRw

273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@Countrywoman Hide the batteries out of the remote

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?

273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@EllenDale Nothing exceeds like excess.

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?

273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@Stevil Okay maybe not the plane but I bet you could be kayaking anyway :-)

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.

273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@WilliamCharles There are rumors that Mandala was trained by mossad.

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

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 3, 2018:

"Most Zionists don’t believe that God exists, but they do believe he promised them Palestine." - Ilan Pappe

273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@WilliamCharles Before Israel the USA could rely on its own oil reserves. It did not invade other countries.Odd that you should quote a jesuit though.

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

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 3, 2018:

"Most Zionists don’t believe that God exists, but they do believe he promised them Palestine." - Ilan Pappe

273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@WilliamCharles If you think that the US of A is going to ditch its only non-islamic friend near all that oil, then dream on

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

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 3, 2018:

"Most Zionists don’t believe that God exists, but they do believe he promised them Palestine." - Ilan Pappe

273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@WilliamCharles" The UN describes the situation in Yemen as "the worst man-made humanitarian crisis" in the world, with the ongoing conflict making an already dire situation worse. " Try and organize a boycott of Saudi? Stand outside Lockheed with a placard saying " Stop making planes for murderers " and see how far you get. Not far when it comes down to jobs http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/saudi-led-coalition-killed-68-children-yemen-180202142422505.html

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

SageDave comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I left the temple originally because I thought that Israel practices a form of apartheid that rivals South Africa apartheid. More violent and more corrupt. I refused to travel to the country because of the political situation. I have friends who belong to Peace Now in Israel and they agree with ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@WilliamCharles Okay let me try and explain myself. Firstly I am not Jewish. However my daughter is because her mum is. Consequently I can see things from both perspectives. There is a saying that youre not paranoid if everyone IS out to get you. The history of the Jews is such that everywhere they have made a home (USA excepted but who knows) they have been driven out and persecuted. England,Spain,France, Istanbul, Morocco, Tunisia, Russia, Austria, Germany and Poland sorry if I have missed any out but you get the point. A jew of any persuasion atheist or not would have to be an idiot not to be a zionist. (They did not ask you if you believed in god or not when they loaded up the cattle trucks and put a tattoo on your wrist). Israel was born out of the holocaust and it is no accident that their flag is the same colours as the camp uniforms. I visited there in 95, two encounters stuck me. One was a lady who had three sons all serving in the military. Her wish for peace was as pure and heartfelt as any mothers would be in that situation. The second was my girlfriends mum who unbidden answered the question " why does did she choose to live there? ...Its the only place in the world where Im not a bloody Jew " . No small wonder that they do not look on criticism of Israel with the same eyes as others and often view it as anti-semitic especially as all its neighbors are far far worse.

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.

273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@WilliamCharles Okay your right under that definition but also under that definition is ; Morocco, Tunisia , Libya, Egypt, Jordan,Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran and if it ever happens the state of Palestine All of which had Jewish communities which were appropriated and offer no right of return. In the case of a Palestinian state no right of entry either. Okay I do not say that all is well in the state of Israel far from it but let us look a the beam in our own eye for a moment. Since the invasion of Iraq there have been 500,000 deaths directly as a result, yes half a million. Which the USA and My govt are responsible for. Whilst Jewish claims to the land may be tenuous at best, they tend to look like cast iron contracts compared WOMD. Not only that but we (the US and UK govts) continue butt kiss Saudi Arabia. (that bastion of democracy). That state sponsors terrorism and is bombarding Yemen with weapons we quite happily sell them as I type this. And yes it was going on whilst Obama was in charge too. Israel has been on a war footing for decades now. In any situation like that there will inevitably be attosities on both sides. Hawks will be more popular than doves on both sides. I ask you to imagine this. Just how racist and gung ho would the US be if rockets were regularly being fired from Mexico into Texas. Add to this the avowed aim of the protagonists being the total destruction of the USA with active support of many south/latin american govts. If your answer is " Oh no we would not be as bad " then I suggest you try and book a flight to Cuba and see how far you get. (Guantanamo bay does not count).

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

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 3, 2018:

"Most Zionists don’t believe that God exists, but they do believe he promised them Palestine." - Ilan Pappe

273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@BanjoTango If your looking for genocide then look at Syria or Yemen. Oops sorry they`re our bombs.

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

SageDave comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I left the temple originally because I thought that Israel practices a form of apartheid that rivals South Africa apartheid. More violent and more corrupt. I refused to travel to the country because of the political situation. I have friends who belong to Peace Now in Israel and they agree with ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2018:

It was not his policy. that belongs to Clinton. It is just that every six months successive presidents have postponed it because it would disturb the peace process. Trump has just said " what peace process ".

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

GreenAtheist comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Well Lord Russell Brits expelled Native American tribes from their land Church of England gawd save the queen and there is no such thing as New Atheism. ....a zionist Atheist is an oxymoron. ....like a black KKKlansman. ....ignorant believers of zionist propaganda are just that: BELIEVERS and an ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 4, 2018:

Those IDF " Brownshirts " are operating medical clinics on the Syria border. Treating wounded civilians and running refugee camps. What is the US doing? Oh yeah bombs.

Best ever lover, did you have one?

Charlene comments on Feb 3, 2018:

My B.O.B is the best..never complains, hums abit but never yells,can keep up with my appetite and stays up till I'm sasiated..awesome!

273kelvin replies on Feb 3, 2018:

A friend of mine was asked on a tv vox pop " where`s the best place you have ever had sex " She replied " In my head ".

Best ever lover, did you have one?

azzow2 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I have, was a woman I met when I was in the Navy on a liberty call in Fremantle down under where you reside. She had an obsession with kegel muscle exercise.

273kelvin replies on Feb 3, 2018:

My dad was in Fremantle near the end of WW2, learning to type at a secretarial college One dozen jolly jack tars and a whole building full of would be secretaries. He always smiled when he thought of it lol

13 Weird Things That Happen to Your Body During Sex

JackPedigo comments on Jan 27, 2018:

There was a series called "the science of Sex" a number of years ago. It was fascinating. In Austria scientists asked women who frequented discos to agree to a swabbing and a video being made. The swabbing showed where they were on their cycle It was found that when "fertile" the women dressed and ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 3, 2018:

Apparently the most alluring perfume is mucus from an ovulating female.

Poetry arises in unexpected places

RobAnybody comments on Feb 3, 2018:

What? No McGonagall?

273kelvin replies on Feb 3, 2018:

The chicken is a nobel beast the cow is much forlorner It stands alone upon a field With a leg at every corner

Britons View Atheists As More Moral Than Believers, Religion More Harmful Than Good

Atheistman comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Britain is a monarchy isn't it? Queen of England and all that mess?

273kelvin replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@Atheistman She makes a better head of state than Trump

Britons View Atheists As More Moral Than Believers, Religion More Harmful Than Good

jacpod comments on Feb 2, 2018:

All depends up on what part of Britain you are in - England is the least god fearing place overall but there are towns that are very religious. City of Liverpool is one of them. Protestants in Northern Ireland would be very hard line (people would call them Bitter Orange which is rather funny as its...

273kelvin replies on Feb 3, 2018:

As a practically lifetime resident of Liverpool. I feel I must protest. Yes we have two cathedrals and yes the orange lodge is still strong here but I do not find the term " very religious " applicable. You only have to take a short look around and see all the derelict churches to see that it is a dead issue. As for the lodge etc. that can be seen as a cultural throwback. My favorite joke on this is; 60% of Liverpool go out and celebrate on st Patrick day. Then a few months later the other 60% celebrate the 12th of July orange lodge.

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?

273kelvin replies on Feb 1, 2018:

@RavenCT Trick question. The answer is just a little bit because he has a very long time to go at being dead lol My philosophy of life.

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?

273kelvin replies on Feb 1, 2018:

@RavenCT yes but how long has he been dead?

Friends with benefits OK?

btroje comments on Jan 31, 2018:

if thry have health insurance that covers me that would be great

273kelvin replies on Feb 1, 2018:

Move to somewhere like the UK with free heath cover and take your pick lol PS.My address is available on demand

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 ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 1, 2018:

@Sarahroo29 Yes they do and I am living proof if any were needed (ok maybe I`m not that hard working lol). But I have lots of friends and have had many loves and 3 children and oh so many times when I was really glad to be me. Don`t you ever beat yourself up for being you coz the world would be the poorer for your absence https://youtu.be/KHR6HkHySWY

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 ...

273kelvin replies on Feb 1, 2018:

@Sarahroo29 It is difficult to get by when you have poor self esteem. The tendency to over compensate is strong. I myself was bullied a school but I learned to overcome it. However I still have a habit of making jokes all the time as a residue from that time. I found that being good at something is a great way to start. In my case it was chess and later music was a benchmark that I could fall back on but it could be anything so long as you can say " well Im a very good.... " Remember this always. There is, and only ever will be one of YOU. Youre are a totally unique human being. Nobody in the entire world will ever be you. Rejoice and celebrate your uniqueness for it is your gift to the world.

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 ...

273kelvin replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@Rugglesby You are also forgetting how much emotion has to play in our better treatment of others. You see a starving child on TV, it is emotion that makes you want to help. Logically why bother? The child is nothing to you, they are very unlikely to grow up and find the answer to cold fusion. Why feed the world when you can more efficiently feed just a small elite, with less environmental impact? Then what of the arts or sport? Where would they be without emotion? Science itself is powered by emotion. It tries to take it out of it`s work but it is still the engine that drives it. Do you imagine someone like Madame Curie was not driven by strong desires? No the society you yearn for is one that I and most others would not care for

Intelligent Design.

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Jan 27, 2018:

money.

273kelvin replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain Money is a faith based system Uk banknotes have " I promise to give the bearer on demand the sum of... " US ones " In god we trust ". It is all faith based. Without faith in the cusancy it losses value.

Guess what time it is?

273kelvin comments on Jan 27, 2018:

https://youtu.be/-tjHlFPTwVk

273kelvin replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@Dav87 Love it !!

Intelligent Design.

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Jan 27, 2018:

money.

273kelvin replies on Jan 27, 2018:

Money is a faith based system.

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 ...

273kelvin replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@Sadoi Anytime You want to. I have a sofa for you.

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

273kelvin replies on Jan 26, 2018:

@atheist Hair in your ears and nose ain`t and if they drop anymore I will tucking them into my socks lol

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 ...

273kelvin replies on Jan 26, 2018:

@Sadoi Why I decided to move to this side of town. I was walking through the park and a young woman was sitting by herself, under a tree, reading a book and it didn`t even have a flower on the cover! I knew this was the place for me.

Television- The great bullshitter

Varn comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Thank you, that was a treat. I had a longtime wife who ‘strove to be average.’ As I’d be glued to something historical or scientific on PBS, she’d be angry over missing whatever the dimwits at work would be talking about the next day, and it wouldn’t be the presidency of Harry S. Truman ...

273kelvin replies on Jan 26, 2018:

@Varn I get it and I know it`s not canned as such but they have signs tell the audience when to. Plus they control its volume. The BBC aired MASH but they took out the canned laughter. It was so much better for it.

How chivalrous are you?

ToakReon comments on Jan 26, 2018:

There is a difference between 'traditional chivalry' when a man's behaviour towards a woman is based on the traditional way a MAN (specifically) is supposed to behave towards a WOMAN (specifically) and 'good manners' which is the way a decent person (regardless of gender) should behave towards ...

273kelvin replies on Jan 26, 2018:

I disagree, take for example going dutch. Women look great, especially so if you take them for dinner. Do you imagine that look for comes free? No, they probably got their hair done and no end beauty regimes to come that night looking at their best. Not to mention their clothes. Whilst us guys...? Let`s put it politely are not exactly Beau Brummel. We shower, trim, put on our cleanest duds and sally forth. With that in mind it only fair seems to me that a man should at least sincerely offer to pay for the meal, with no stings attached.

Television- The great bullshitter

Varn comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Thank you, that was a treat. I had a longtime wife who ‘strove to be average.’ As I’d be glued to something historical or scientific on PBS, she’d be angry over missing whatever the dimwits at work would be talking about the next day, and it wouldn’t be the presidency of Harry S. Truman ...

273kelvin replies on Jan 26, 2018:

I get the point but the canned laughter kills it.

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 "

273kelvin replies on Jan 25, 2018:

@Stevil He is here in the UK. A regular on TV panel shows and some great documentaries like this clip https://youtu.be/VmCP-RM1m8M

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?

273kelvin replies on Jan 25, 2018:

@Buckner As you must have done also, I had to renounce the devil and all his works. A family member who knew that love playing blues asked " does that include his music? " " Well if he comes to me claiming copyright? "

Crazy Names

MsAl comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Little rant here, sorry; I have a unique name. It's pretty, but not obvious to pronounce if you read it. I work in customer service and people complement me on it or ask me about it at least once a day if I wear my name tag. I'm an introvert and this is awkward and I do not like it. Please, ...

273kelvin replies on Jan 25, 2018:

I too have an unusual name. Yes it is Kelvin and like you I hated it when I was a kid but as have grown older, I`ve warmed to it. For one thing I very rarely need my second name and that is quite uncommon too. Which (and I have checked this out) makes me completely unique. No other people anywhere on earth have my name.

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

273kelvin replies on Jan 24, 2018:

@azzow2 Not saying I did not angry, drunk or morose but LC helps

What is yourt favorite book?

AmiSue comments on Jan 23, 2018:

It's a tie! Catch 22 / Joseph Heller and East of Eden / John Steinbeck

273kelvin replies on Jan 24, 2018:

@AmiSue I like " God Knows ".

Are you able to allow others to be who they are with out judgement?

LuciMP comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Something I realized a long time ago; was that I personally struggle with what I refer to as, "hating the haters". I considered myself non judgemental, accepting...... until I realized that didn't extend to the Westborough Baptist Church. Didn't extend to parents who disown their gay child.... ...

273kelvin replies on Jan 24, 2018:

I felt the same way about my dad. Then I watched an old Tarzan movie where he comes to New York and Cheetah has a phone conversation with a black servant and thought " well if this is what he was indoctrinated with s a kid?"

What is yourt favorite book?

AmiSue comments on Jan 23, 2018:

It's a tie! Catch 22 / Joseph Heller and East of Eden / John Steinbeck

273kelvin replies on Jan 24, 2018:

Have read "Closing time" the sequel to catch 22?

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

Jnei comments on Jan 23, 2018:

For me, it was the sudden realisation that most police officers look like teenagers these days.

273kelvin replies on Jan 23, 2018:

It starts with cops, then doctors and when judges look too young plan yor funeral

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 ...

273kelvin replies on Jan 22, 2018:

@DUCHESSA Thing is it`s so out it`s in