I just read that the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases in the USA has skyrocketed in recent...

Dandewine comments on Aug 29, 2018:

"Americans who, for some odd reason, apparently think that because they're old and heterosexual, they need not worry about disease when they hook up".... Thanks for the reminder! Adds condoms to shopping list. I can't get pregnant but can still get sick!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 30, 2018:

@RobLawrence according to the CDC, women over 62 are the fastest-growing "new HIV -positive" demographic in the country, for a Decade now.....victims of ignorance, fewer men, busy little pollinators who will not wear condoms, or get tested!

Spent part of my day visiting a Baha'i temple.

Adhizen comments on Aug 30, 2018:

Proselytizing is primarily a Christian thing. I have travel all over the country and have visited many temples, churches and other gathering places of many different faiths all of them were kind and gracious. Never pushing their beliefs. The Parliament of World Religions recognizes Atheism ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 30, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain I have pretty much had it with your gratuitous racism, sir! A beautiful post about tolerance and peaceful enjoyment, you have to inject your hatred all over it? Says a whole lot about You, only!

Ever spent time around someone who was a perfectionist?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 29, 2018:

My parents, using both mental & physical " encouragement" insisted upon it! ("Only an A! Why not A+"??) So of course I married, very young, a guy Who beat me because I was not perfect. Over it now.....

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@TheAstroChuck Thank you! Since I love my life now, and who i am, I must say it was all for the best, I guess......

How long should you go without sex before giving up?

LiterateHiker comments on Aug 28, 2018:

With a high sex drive, I always have my vibrator. Excuse me while I see if the battery is working. *(long pause) * *(suggestively) Was it good for you, too?*

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Battery power stinks...get yourself a corded model, unless you live off the grid....you will Never go back!

I once read somewhere that the worker never gets what he deserves or merits rather they receive what...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 27, 2018:

The only thing anyone has to sell is their time...expertise just ups the rate....Unions are the only way the average worker has to better themselves. Read just a bit about the hours & conditions (there were no benefits!) the average worker had before Unions!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@Marine where there is $$$ there is graft...seen Washington lately? Which does not negate holidays/time off, overtime, OSHA, child labor laws, representation before being fired (just cause), to name just a few things unions have made possible.

I've been with my current partner for nearly 6 years.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 28, 2018:

I sttrongly suspect, based on personal experience, that he Has moved on, with someone else, because the behavior you describe is Not loving, caring, or even concerned in the least with you. Sorry...consult a lawyer Now!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@Donotbelieve if you are having trouble, and having his child you MOST DEFI NITELY need a lawyer!

Sometimes your body just screws you over! Monday last week, looking forward to a fun-filled week, ...

Duke comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Awww... I'm glad you're feeling better! Wait... You had a pool party and I wasn't invited?!?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 28, 2018:

erk

It’s amazing how people think highly of McCain now that he’s dead.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 27, 2018:

The man was an honorable, genuine war hero who stood by his fellow POW's, and held up under extreme torture, for 5 years! His political stances are Opinions, same as you & me! If you cannot differentiate a truly Good human being from that orange draft-dodger we are stuck with, I feel very sorry ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Countrywoman well said...he was the son of prominent parents who could have got released very quickly, but abided by the protocol that "last in, last out"......prisoner release policy.

The trolls from Estonia are alive & well, and on here as well as everywhere else! Be alert to ...

Drsmash253 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

What is Estonia

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Estonia is a captive "state" of Russia... famous for sort-of-english speaking hackers who were paid to spread massive amounts of unrest & misinformation during campaign 2016, specifically geared to destroying Hillary & getting drumpy elected.

It’s national dog day.

Wrytyr comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Me & Dolly

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Dolly loks like a dog that has it made, and knows it...well done, you!

I'm slowly beginning to learn the difference between solitude and loneliness.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I have Never felt so lonely as the last decades of my marriage...could not understand why all seemed dismal! On paper, handsome hubby, lovely home, blah blah, blah....but So Cold inside (And not a very nice person, either!) Now I can say I am actually beloved by a wide circle of friends & ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@tnorman1236 i hope it as equally lovely as mine is now!

The trolls from Estonia are alive & well, and on here as well as everywhere else! Be alert to ...

AMGT comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Hmmm.. ? How did you confirm that they’re here?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@NothinnXpreVails lol!

I want you! To join my new group: DIY tips and accomplishments I’m an electrician by trade ...

HereAndNow comments on Aug 26, 2018:

Hi there. I rehab furniture for fun and have done some remodeling in an older home (paint, tile work, carpet removal and floor refinishing, etc.). I can usually finish a project in less than 10 trips back to the hardware store. Curious to see what others are up to.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Howitstarts23 i had a clerk complain to me ab out my "poor planning" about the amount of stuff i was returning...(working on a tiny RV at the time & had No idea what I would find after I pretzel'ed myself) I complained to the manager....!

If you were forced to make a decision of going to Heaven and living on Earth forever, which would ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 26, 2018:

False premise alert! What the heck do you think you are doing posting this question? Exactly?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@EmeraldJewel i repeat...trying to get Agnostics & Atheists to think about "heaven" AS IF it were real is disrespectful, at best! I give back what I am offered, x2.

Why the emails?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 26, 2018:

I got one, just yesterday, after coming back from No messages just 2 hours earlie, but apparently the person was lightening-quick, as they were no longer on this site when i clicked it! Weirdness!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Shade i actually suspect trolls trying to size up the site........

The trolls from Estonia are alive & well, and on here as well as everywhere else! Be alert to ...

AMGT comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Hmmm.. ? How did you confirm that they’re here?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 27, 2018:

I am very familiar, since i posted about keeping it real 22 hours a day on FB, in 2016. Once Bernie dropped out, I realized just how scurrilous the stuff was about Hillary ( no fan, but the orange alternative horrified/s me!). I must have been pretty annoying, because one morning I woke up to find a pic of me from my private files all over FB with the word "PEDOPHILE" across it. Plus several threatening emails directly to my home! One gal claimed she was going to "berry you because I have 3 degrees from Barkley". I felt proud! This went on for several days as i publically called out these shenanigans as the work of saboteurs. I feel I am pretty well qualified to spot them...the really dangerous ones are of course not the obviously outrageous ones, like calling me (And Hillary!) Pedophiles, but the ones making "might be true" claims, over & over....beware when you get that nagging feeling !

If you were forced to make a decision of going to Heaven and living on Earth forever, which would ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 26, 2018:

False premise alert! What the heck do you think you are doing posting this question? Exactly?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 26, 2018:

@searchisendless Do you not see that this question REQUIRES you to postulate "heaven" in order to answer it? A troll xian trying to get into our heads! Just very disrespectful as well...so she gets back exactly what she gave!

What I learned when I met a real life exorcist [bbc.co.uk]

LenHazell53 comments on Aug 26, 2018:

My late writing partner was several years older than me, he often told the story of how when he was 11 he was jumped when he came home from school by his parents and two priests who strapped him to a chair in their front room and carried out an exorcism on him, because one of the Nuns at his school ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 26, 2018:

I agree with him,that Was/IS the disturbing part!

Has any Republican summed up Trump better than McCain did?

bingst comments on Aug 26, 2018:

It's easy to say that McCain's words carried so much weight because he was of the same party as Trump, and not some Democrat attacking Trump. But I think it was the kind of politician McCain was that gave it so much weight; because of his tendency towards honor, integrity, and reverence for the ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 26, 2018:

Well said!

Has any Republican summed up Trump better than McCain did?

Nevermind345 comments on Aug 26, 2018:

John Mc Cain will never define what DJT is a Republican. John Mc Cain never defined himself as a 'Repulbican' but as a RINO. John had as much baggage as 45 did and to include Politicians of All Parties. They are all Prostitutes to their elected offices who will leave their electorates under the ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 26, 2018:

Ohferpetessake the man just died a horrible death. FYI, Nobody will ever agree with another person 100%, that doesn't make them deserve scathing sarcasm.

Lightbringer ____________ Embracing the blasphemous Baphomet The goat headed deitiy ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 24, 2018:

The Goat headed gawd is a Satanist symbol, nothing to do with Muslims or Islam, you fool!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 26, 2018:

@PolyComrade Nowhere in Any of the sites on wiki & elsewhere, was "baphomet" equated with "mohammed". Never happened! I will ask again, what is your source? You are going all abusive because I have called you out on attempting to sneak racism/religious hatred into your "poem". Too bad, so sad......

Do women lose respect for a guy or view him as weak if he cries in front of her?

Qiru comments on Aug 25, 2018:

That is a weird question. That's like saying why does a woman cry for less than a minute and she's ok. Is that her way of admitting she's a drama queen, just saying and something to think about ?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 26, 2018:

"Drama Queen"???!!! Because i dared ( oh heavens to betsey) to Feel something, just for a moment, and then immediately got a grip so i wouldn't inconvenience poor YOU? Too bad so sad...... Buddy, you ain't seen drama.........

Sometimes, especially if I'm feeling down, I feel like everyone else is having a better time and ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 25, 2018:

Everybody gets feelings like that....the thing to do when you get them is get a latte & a pedicure!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 26, 2018:

@bleurowz oh, right, sorry...okay, new haircut & color! I went spiky and red after hubby left....like magic for my feelings!

Lightbringer ____________ Embracing the blasphemous Baphomet The goat headed deitiy ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 24, 2018:

The Goat headed gawd is a Satanist symbol, nothing to do with Muslims or Islam, you fool!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 26, 2018:

@PolyComrade. Poetry, like any form of expression, can easily be used to spread misinformation ,foment racism, and hatred. It is incumbent upon everyone nowasays to stay alert for crap like that and call it out as it appears.......try to write something with Truth in it, whydoncha? And that BS about Mohammed = Baphomet? Really? And if you do not want comments, do not put it out on a public forum......just a thought!

Why is it that some people here are only capable of leaving derogatory comments on your posts ...

Surfpirate comments on Aug 25, 2018:

I'd put a lot of it down to toxic sperm build up for some and a lack of batteries for others, makes people cranky.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 26, 2018:

Batteries?!??..! Plug-in, turn on, be happy

Why is it that some people here are only capable of leaving derogatory comments on your posts ...

Barnie2years comments on Aug 26, 2018:

I don’t understand, unless they figure snarky, derogatory statements get them points just as much as thoughtful dissertations on why they disagree or support their position, if they actually have one.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 26, 2018:

Of course, Nobody on here ever does both, and certainly not in the same reply...........

I am watching Mystery Road, and Australian series. What exactly is a Station?

Hellbent comments on Aug 25, 2018:

Yes, I think our "station" is your "ranch". I don't know the show, though. Glad you like our scenery :)

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 25, 2018:

@Spinliesel the Stations need to be extremely Huge as the carrying capacity of the land is meager

Laika wasn't sure what to make of Isle of Dogs

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 25, 2018:

Once while watching TV, waiting for hubby to get home from 2nd shift, a documentary about moose came on...i thought the one lab was going to lose her mind And all her fur! Just went nuts! Too funny!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 25, 2018:

@chalupacabre I think she tj ought the moose was an enormous mutant dog of some kind( BIG antlers).....i laughed so hard I almost fell off the bed! I like your phrase "differently entertained"... because despite the barking/growling/hackles, her tail was going like the wind!

Not sure how to handle something like this really.. [youtube.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 21, 2018:

AS IF all Muslims are congealed together like cold gravy.....

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 25, 2018:

@Captain_Feelgood I have no idea what you mean by "intellectually honest"....just buzzwords to avoid the actual question(s) I asked, yes indeed!

For those who want to learn how to talk to intelligent, independent women.

maturin1919 comments on Aug 25, 2018:

Plenty of me to go 'round, ladies.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 25, 2018:

Line forms * here*

Lightbringer ____________ Embracing the blasphemous Baphomet The goat headed deitiy ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 24, 2018:

The Goat headed gawd is a Satanist symbol, nothing to do with Muslims or Islam, you fool!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 25, 2018:

@PolyComrade, @Donotbelieve Hee hee, i think we should get a 2-headed avatar together on here.....fun!

Lightbringer ____________ Embracing the blasphemous Baphomet The goat headed deitiy ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 24, 2018:

The Goat headed gawd is a Satanist symbol, nothing to do with Muslims or Islam, you fool!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 25, 2018:

@PolyComrade having minored in Early Middle Eastern religions in college, I would be Very interested in what scholarly conclusions you are referring to........... Inc8dentally, a direct ancestor of mine,but Sir Ralph Coggeshall, wrote (he could write!) down his first-hand experiences during his particular Crusade which is still used by scholars today...so I do know a bit about that, too.

Tell me a heartwarming story, I could use some kindness and cheering up today.

LiterateHiker comments on Aug 24, 2018:

My favorite hiking partner, Karen, watches out for me. She extends a hand and helps me when I panic, walking across a slippery log high above rapids and sharp boulders. I deeply appreciate Karen's kindness and how she keeps me safe. During our four-year drought, hiking Chatter Creek was ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 24, 2018:

What an adventure!

My mother taught me many saying to live by like if you do not have something nice to say, say ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 24, 2018:

I fix my sense of outrage at stupid remarks by being snarky!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 24, 2018:

@Donotbelieve thankyuh, thankyuhvurry much?

Is Sessions growing a spine? At loooonnngg last?

Darthpug comments on Aug 23, 2018:

Lindsey Graham threatened that Sessions job will be in jeopardy after the midterm elections. I don't see much support from Republicans for Sessions. Graham seems to be jeckyl and hyde when it comes to Trump.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 24, 2018:

I TA agree, Graham is just Weird!

Not all tRump supporters are racist, but all of them decided racism wasn't a deal breaker.

powder comments on Aug 24, 2018:

Russians are not a race, but talk about demonizing a group. So, if you are against racism but happily generalize in a negative way about Russians, Democrats, Republicans......whatever, understand you are full of shit.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 24, 2018:

Ohferpetessake....Repugs are Not the same as Anybody else! Show me where they are at all upset about the missing/ kidnapped immigrant kids? To name just one thing!!?

I have never had to testify in a courtroom.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 23, 2018:

Very few if any courtrooms even have babbles in them anymore...you are watching a lot of movies from the 50's, obviously....

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 23, 2018:

@smithy oh hell no, but what really has changed....did people not lie when there Were babbles?

Do you "dress your age"?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 23, 2018:

I just had a breast reduction, and am enjoying backless, strapless, etc for the first time in my 70 years! My "age" is feeling FREE,

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 23, 2018:

@PalacinkyPDX Such a cliche to say i should have done it 20 years ago....i should have done it 50 years ago, LOL!

Not sure how to handle something like this really.. [youtube.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 21, 2018:

AS IF all Muslims are congealed together like cold gravy.....

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 23, 2018:

@Captain_Feelgood. they "wanted" to come here to escape intolerable confditions, like no food or water.....which probably was caused by USA meddling in the first place. I am saying cut them some slack! And Orthodox Jews can & do have their own courts, so why no satanists, Muslims, etc etc? Again, who decides?

One of the problems we face when we allow a group (pick a group) to define the moral high ground in ...

jlynn37 comments on Aug 23, 2018:

Actions have consequences. You have a choice of your actions, you do not have a choice of the consequences of your actions. Choose wisely and intelligently. Strive to do or cause no harm.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 23, 2018:

@SamanthaAustin well said...she showed very poor judgement!

Quran says when you see a none believer you must give him or her one stroke (sward) and thease days ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 23, 2018:

1. Try working on writing more fluently 2. Stop being a racist jerk

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 23, 2018:

@abarcopy what difference Which religion it is? All religions are garbage!

Islamic God in quran says you would beter to have 4wife if you have less money or facilities 3wife ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 23, 2018:

What is Your problem?.....Abraham, and everybody else had both wives & concubines, I hear Solomon had around 800.....so what? Stop the racist nastiness!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 23, 2018:

@abarcopy i am an atheist Because i know the babble!

I've always argued against the biggest islamic claim that the Quran is somehow unaltered since it ...

David_Cooper comments on Aug 21, 2018:

The Qur'an came **directly** to us, **via** the angel Gabriel and prophet Muhammad, and the scribes, and the compilers. So - absolutely no chance of Chinese whispers along the way.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 23, 2018:

Ohferpetssake.......please go away!

What is good for your soul?

IamNobody comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Soul being a metaphor for oneself..... what's good for me? Mostly learning and gets better if there is coffee and music involved. Also the adventure to discover when traveling to whatever place. It can be two blocks away or the end of the world. Opportunities are there, but you have to go to let ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 22, 2018:

@IamNobody my point exactly....your chosen name does not really reflect who you are, and in fact is a put-down of you, by you, which is never a good idea!

Michael Cohen guilty plea, Paul Manafort verdict: Trump’s day, explained - Vox

SonofMax comments on Aug 22, 2018:

And nothing substantive will come of these criminal actions until the Democrats retake BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS to even begin to start impeachment proceedings.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 22, 2018:

@OldDave thank you Rachel Maddow & MSNBC!

Michael Cohen guilty plea, Paul Manafort verdict: Trump’s day, explained - Vox

SonofMax comments on Aug 22, 2018:

And nothing substantive will come of these criminal actions until the Democrats retake BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS to even begin to start impeachment proceedings.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 22, 2018:

TWO other repugs got indicted today for the same damn things...no wonder they are dragging their feet!

What is good for your soul?

IamNobody comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Soul being a metaphor for oneself..... what's good for me? Mostly learning and gets better if there is coffee and music involved. Also the adventure to discover when traveling to whatever place. It can be two blocks away or the end of the world. Opportunities are there, but you have to go to let ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 22, 2018:

You need to change your screen name to refkect this excellent answer!

Not sure how to handle something like this really.. [youtube.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 21, 2018:

AS IF all Muslims are congealed together like cold gravy.....

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 22, 2018:

@Captain_Feelgood. in charge of that stuff, are ya? Whatever nationality your family was, I doubt they liked being told how to dress, eat, worship...do you not think it is horribly hard to have to uproot yourself from things you knew all your life, for an unknown place, and be criticized for looking/talking/dressing/eating/ worshipping "different"="wrong"? on top of that stress? They say "moving" (just in the same country) is one of the 3 biggest stressors in anyone's life...cut some slack here!

Today is a great day for our country.

JustKip comments on Aug 21, 2018:

There IS a god! Oh...sorry...was overcome with emotion

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 21, 2018:

For sure there is good old inexorable Payback!

If You Could Do Election 2016 Again

Tejas comments on Aug 18, 2018:

I didn't vote but if i would have it would have gone to Bernie.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 19, 2018:

@Tejas. Sorry, but non-voters got us saddled with the orange ifpdiot. I doubt Hillary would have attempted to so blatantly turn us into the mess we have right now, plus Supreme Court picks upcoming

If You Could Do Election 2016 Again

Marmion comments on Aug 18, 2018:

I know that numerous people will begrudge me for saying this , but even if I had known how it would end , I still would have voted for Stein . I did the math , and have found that even if all of us Stein voters would have given our votes to Clinton instead it still would not have made a difference ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 18, 2018:

@JustKip gee, I think you are right, I haven't seen any signs of "the predatory medical industries" since the election........!?!????????!

If You Could Do Election 2016 Again

Tejas comments on Aug 18, 2018:

I didn't vote but if i would have it would have gone to Bernie.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 18, 2018:

@Tejas No nominee will get your approval 100%, maybe Waaay less than that...unless you run? But Not Voting is not a protest, it is a vote for somebody...either the status quo or worse! Please express yourself one way or the other...the non-voters in 2016 got us drumpy & cronies!

Clifford Brown - Cherokee [m.youtube.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Fantastic playing!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 18, 2018:

@OlderWiser as one who took up the saxaphone just 12 years ago, I can tell you the mouth work on the trumpet is Unbelievable!

Whilst researching something else this video drew my attention and whilst I realise that much of ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 17, 2018:

You are deluding yourself....everything he does, including filming, is tightly controlled.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 18, 2018:

@LucyLoohoo thank you Lucy! Frayed Bear can get very confrontational, can't he?

I asked a friend of mine what women want.

Zster comments on Aug 18, 2018:

A tent of attentive lovers might really suit! (;

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 18, 2018:

This!

It ruined my day.

webbew1 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Oh... but prison in a third world country is going to be ever so much fun for this prick. And that MAKES my day. Hope he gets his wig split.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 18, 2018:

But jeebus will help him!

Whilst researching something else this video drew my attention and whilst I realise that much of ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 17, 2018:

You are deluding yourself....everything he does, including filming, is tightly controlled.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 18, 2018:

@FrayedBear ummm, I can tell by your cadence and use of "english" that you are Not a native-borne English speaker...so, really, why are you here? "Creating MY laughter"???!

Everybody say it! Mormon, Mormon, Mormon, Mormon, Mormon, Mormon,Mormon, Mormon, Mormon, Mormon,...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 17, 2018:

Ohferpetessake...why, exactly?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 17, 2018:

@Gwendolyn2018 why pay them any attention whatsoever?

IS THERE AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM ?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 17, 2018:

This is absolutely not true! examples: mother bears must keep all male bears away from her cubs or the males will kill the cubs. Male lions kill all youngsters in a pride when taking it over, do you think the lionnesses like that?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 17, 2018:

@VAL3941 sounds to me like you need a new girlfriend.....

Whilst researching something else this video drew my attention and whilst I realise that much of ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 17, 2018:

You are deluding yourself....everything he does, including filming, is tightly controlled.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 17, 2018:

@FrayedBear my heavens to betsey....if you are loving Putin so much, why not move to Russia? You miserable trumpish troll!

Bastards

jellyfish comments on May 16, 2018:

Isn't Fascism a reaction to the tough times this country faces economically. Is there anything positive about Fascism or is it one sided

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 16, 2018:

The trains run on time?

They say the hottest person in a party never gets hit on because people are intimidated.

LuckyCharms comments on Jun 27, 2018:

I thought you were dating Taylor Swift man, what happened?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 16, 2018:

@Duke it turned out actually to be a Taylor Swift imitator....his first clue should have been "she" was 6'2", 280 lbs.

The recent posts on reproductive rights and abortion hit close to home for me so I have some pretty ...

COGITOERGOSUM comments on May 21, 2018:

Moral (or ethical) absolutism teaches that there are behaviors, actions, conducts, etc. that are absolutely wrong, that is, those conducts are wrong always and in every context or situation. “Under no circumstance”, says a moral absolutist, “X” could be right or permissible”. The Roman ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 15, 2018:

Do you believe someone, or a panel of people, should have the power to say Yes or No to an abortion? Who decides?

Puget Sound Mussels Found to Contain Trace Amounts of Oxycodone | Inverse

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Were they tested previously? And what were the levels then? If no data exists, then there is nothing to talk about....yet

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@HippieChick58 yes, but what is the baseline in mussels? From various areas....when you say "unpolluted", what does that mean...i do not believe there is such a thing as "unpolluted" water with 20 miles of Any shoreline, not for quite some time.....

Where is the democratic voice?

Marine comments on Aug 7, 2018:

I have been writing my Congress People daily for weeks now urging them to point out the errors of this administration and it seems to no avail. I have not seen one political ad , speach or any other action by the democrats. We are going to loose this election if we do not speak our piece. Would ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@Marine Thank you!

Science has identified a new situation that is climate related.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 15, 2018:

This is not something new! Overheating in any species can easily lead to death.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@Marine I have had it happen to me here in Connecticut twice in the last 20 years.......?? Connecticut is "land", last I looked

Where is the democratic voice?

Marine comments on Aug 7, 2018:

I have been writing my Congress People daily for weeks now urging them to point out the errors of this administration and it seems to no avail. I have not seen one political ad , speach or any other action by the democrats. We are going to loose this election if we do not speak our piece. Would ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@Marine I have read that they now prefer texts/emails/phone calls as the time frame for commentary is much narrower than it used to be & most letters are processed "after the fact". How about sending some of them to your local newspaper?

I like this idea. Remember the Occupy Street Movement?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 14, 2018:

How about volunteering to work at the polls on Election days? In our state there needs to be an equal number from each major party there all day. They also Pay, here.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@BookDeath Thank you for your service!

Fox News fell for North Korean propaganda - Vox

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Constant lies make one unable to see the truth.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@BookDeath I was referring to the LIAR! Everybody should look at everything resented as "facts", especially nowadays.

Will Space Force finally make space great again?

nosferatu_cat comments on Aug 12, 2018:

The space force reminds me of this. In the early '50s C. M Kornbluth wrote a science fiction short story called "The Marching Morons." The premise was that over several generations the people on the left side of the bell curve reproduced at a much slower rate than those on the right side. As a ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 14, 2018:

I vividly remember that story...forgot the name & author, but what a concept!

Are you horrible at karaoke?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2018:

As someone who goes to karaoke lot (like 3-5 times a week, different venues), I assure you we admire anyone who gets up there, regardless. We all have bad nights, and we all get better with time, too...vocal cords are just another muscle, after all. Plus, song choice is Key! We love when you sing ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@UrsiMajor you get better at song choice. You also get better breath control. And your vocal cords do respond to use! I can definitely state that 3 years ago, when i started, I could have Never sung Etta James, I now am an acknowledged "good singer" in her style, range, power....to name just one.

Where is the democratic voice?

Marine comments on Aug 7, 2018:

I have been writing my Congress People daily for weeks now urging them to point out the errors of this administration and it seems to no avail. I have not seen one political ad , speach or any other action by the democrats. We are going to loose this election if we do not speak our piece. Would ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 13, 2018:

If you program your "representatives" contact info into your phone, you can let them know how you feel Often!

They are killing people with their polices.

SkotlandSkye comments on Aug 12, 2018:

And USA-Americans are dumb enough to think they want state run/socialized medicine. Wait until this shit happens in their family and then they will regret their stupidity.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@SkotlandSkye Oh, like trying to get more health insurance with a pre-existing condition before Obamacare? That is hysterically funny, Not! They were devout Catholics with 3 young children in the home, divorce not an option. Honorable people, after her death he worked 3 jobs, at age 67, 7 days a week, to pay off the debt in full......after getting it down to "only" $900,000 by pointing out he would be long dead if they continued to dun him for the full 3 million. Honorable, good people are the ones that get screwed, and "wriggle-outers" hurt them and all of us!

Boris Johnson's burka jibe: Why do some Muslim women wear the veil? - BBC News

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 13, 2018:

People should Mind Their Own Business!! How is this any different, or "smarter" than the recent attempted ban on low-riding pants on men?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@Hitchens the man you described deserved what he got! The actual fashion was non-opening decoratively patterned boxers just showing above the pants, no "flashing" of any kind

They are killing people with their polices.

SkotlandSkye comments on Aug 12, 2018:

And USA-Americans are dumb enough to think they want state run/socialized medicine. Wait until this shit happens in their family and then they will regret their stupidity.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@Simon1, @SkotlandSkye the husband & wife were both steadily employed at good jobs with excellent wages, and time+1/2 overtime was a way of life for the man. After 5 re-occurrences of first ovarian and then related cancers, after 12 years, all their life insurance was cashed in, their house was remortgaged, and the 20% not covered by "excellent" health insutance was just over $3,000,000.00. Wake Up!

Which would prefer to know?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Neither

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@Hitchens I believe if I knew either it would ruin the actual life I am living, which would be stupid....

Boris Johnson's burka jibe: Why do some Muslim women wear the veil? - BBC News

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 13, 2018:

People should Mind Their Own Business!! How is this any different, or "smarter" than the recent attempted ban on low-riding pants on men?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 13, 2018:

@Hitchens none of your or my business!

How do the governments of the world address the fact that there are to many people on this planet?

Cast1es comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Some thirty years ago or so , China , one of the more highly populated countries in the world , passed and strongly enforced laws , limiting families to one child only . As most families wanted a son to inherit and to carry on the family name , most female infants were killed at birth . After twenty...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 13, 2018:

I saw that coming as soon as I read about it! But...pop. control on a different level!

They are killing people with their polices.

SkotlandSkye comments on Aug 12, 2018:

And USA-Americans are dumb enough to think they want state run/socialized medicine. Wait until this shit happens in their family and then they will regret their stupidity.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 13, 2018:

You sir are a fool...and I hope you remain healthy so you don't have to experience 3 million dollars of debt like my friend after his wife died from cancer.

A Sorry this is a long post.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 12, 2018:

All that typing just so I can watch Gordon Ramsey scream! Really?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@sellinger amen!

A Sorry this is a long post.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 12, 2018:

All that typing just so I can watch Gordon Ramsey scream! Really?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@Davethecave WTF asked you to speak for me? Plus 100% wrong. I do like a Point in a story, though, silly me.

Am I the only one?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 12, 2018:

When people ask these questions, they are being polite, acting as socially expected. Period. They Do Not want or need to har about everything....in fact I am 100% certain TMI is what is "turning them off". Hit the highlights, use self-deprecating humor to bring up one or two low points so you ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@Spag84 I love details, but not a bushel basket dumped on me at first meeting!

A Sorry this is a long post.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 12, 2018:

All that typing just so I can watch Gordon Ramsey scream! Really?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@TristanNuvo i see him on Master Chef Junior all the time...still a Lot of typing!!

How Women's ‘Health-Care Gaslighting’ Went Mainstream - The Atlantic

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

70 years of seeing this bullcrap on family, friends, me. The classic was a friend who complained her hip implants, originally very successful, were hurting more & more and was eventually put on heavy Prozac because Obviously she was a middle-aged attention seeking nutcase. This went on for over 2...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 12, 2018:

@jwd45244 not sure, too long ago...maybe 20 years now. They were just failing, thus the pain. Once replaced, she was fine again....

I'm looking for thoughts, opinions, and commentary on the following statement made by a believer: ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Read Job...this is the part of the Babble that opened my eyes around age 10! Explain to me how giving Job all new wives & kids would negate the pain of losing the first bunch?!?!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 11, 2018:

@mathman27 maybe you could answer the Question about the (disposable) first family? You had no problem nitpicking every verse, every phrase, before. Oh, and BTW, "heroes" do something of their own volition to save others...Job is a hapless victim, period. I'll wait right here for your glossing-over of the destruction of the first family for no good reason, shall i?

I can work well with others OR I can pass a drug test. I can't do both.

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Personal problem?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 11, 2018:

@Duke What a difference spelling makes!

You know, if spiders ever come to the realization that people are terrified of them we’re all ...

Condor5 comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Those wee fuckers terrify me. One reason I don't bike early in the morn; that, and I'm a lazy, late-rising bastard.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 11, 2018:

Wellllll..........i'm kinda skeptical of ya here, buddy......

Has anyone ever noticed that most atheist and agnostics know more about the Bible than most ...

Gohan comments on Aug 9, 2018:

I read the bible like it was a book of short fictitious stories.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 11, 2018:

@Notlost ooooohh, the juicy bits.......

I'm looking for thoughts, opinions, and commentary on the following statement made by a believer: ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Read Job...this is the part of the Babble that opened my eyes around age 10! Explain to me how giving Job all new wives & kids would negate the pain of losing the first bunch?!?!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 10, 2018:

@mathman27 you do not consider giving painful boils, to mention just one thng, on purpose, to a blameless man, "pointless"? And cruel, and nasty? "BENEFIT"???????Replacement wealth and family? Yeah, it's all okay now....... Oh, and BTW, (Not exactly BTW!), what did the original family do, to deserve death? Capricious evilness incarnate! You talk like a gawd-apologist no-matter-what!

Do you like your life?

SeeCanU comments on Aug 10, 2018:

prob a 4

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 10, 2018:

Pal! Make it better!

When my husband I first met.

CoastRiderBill comments on Aug 9, 2018:

This is not the end of the world. Your concern is valid, and it can be upsetting. This has happened to multitudes of marriages, and they are able to make it work. In contrast to your situation, in religious marriages one spouse can become a non-believer, and they still can make it work. It takes ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 10, 2018:

Well thought out, beautifully expressed!

I believe in fluid truth.

starwatcher-al comments on Aug 9, 2018:

In the 11th century the Earth WAS NOT flat. The common person just did not know better. The Greeks and Arabs knew the Earth was round and so did Columbus.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 10, 2018:

@PiercianTruth yes, their data was incomplete or missing....but the earth was still Round, all else was mistaken conjecture. The Truth never changed!

Has anyone ever noticed that most atheist and agnostics know more about the Bible than most ...

Gohan comments on Aug 9, 2018:

I read the bible like it was a book of short fictitious stories.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 10, 2018:

@Dave75 except for the pornography, like Lot sleeping with his daughters, and Sarah being "loaned out" several times to gain flocks & grazing rights for hubby (i.e. her pimp), and David getting Uriah killed so he could screw Bathsheba, oh, and The Song of Solomon....shall I go on.

I'm looking for thoughts, opinions, and commentary on the following statement made by a believer: ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Read Job...this is the part of the Babble that opened my eyes around age 10! Explain to me how giving Job all new wives & kids would negate the pain of losing the first bunch?!?!

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 10, 2018:

@mathman27 ummm, yeah...the whole point of the book was Gawd inflicted awful suffering on every financial, physical & emotional level possible, even though Job was a faithful gawd-follower (blameless) to see if Job would stop worshipping him, then Gawd rewarded Job for his "steadfastness" by giving him much more than he had before.....lucky Job, he was now healed of his horrible boils & whatnot, had huge flocks of animals, and a whole bunch of new wives & kids. And he loved, praised & worshipped Gawd even more because of this bounty. Morons, both Job & gawd......

Q: I was on Tinder the other day and saw a Long time friends profile who I have always been very ...

OpposingOpposum comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I am honestly curious about the "attracted to but wouldn't want to date her" part. I don't think I've ever experienced that?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 10, 2018:

@JimOnTwoWheels some things are "as plain as the nose on yer face", why beat around the bush? (Oh, see what I did there? Lol!)

Why does the left constantly use identity politics and politically correct terms to all their ...

Marionville comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Is everything you post going to be about American Politics? I would just like to remind you that this site is not exclusively used by US citizens, and although most of us take an interest in current affairs from all corners of the world including the USA, it becomes a bit boring to have such posts ...

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 9, 2018:

@Dan1947 I see some of Dan1947 posts have been removed....Vote "Yes", here, if you wish to to see him GONE! Plus, good voting practice for when we "drain the swamp " (to coin a phrase) for real quite soon!

Why does the left constantly use identity politics and politically correct terms to all their ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Ohferpetessake....not only are you totally predictable and full of meaningless cliches, but BORING......

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 9, 2018:

@Dan1947 not angry...if I was ANGRY you would know it! Mildly amused, at best, sorry.

STOP FEEDING THE BEAST! There is one particular person who is starting to become quite an ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

On the other hand, if you all quit replying seriously, As If he has an actual point, and instead treat him like a fractuous child, and laugh at him, he will go away on his own soon enough.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 9, 2018:

@PalacinkyPDX thankyu, thankyuvurry much!

STOP FEEDING THE BEAST! There is one particular person who is starting to become quite an ...

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 9, 2018:

On the other hand, if you all quit replying seriously, As If he has an actual point, and instead treat him like a fractuous child, and laugh at him, he will go away on his own soon enough.

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 9, 2018:

@Akfishlady but then I get deprived of my chance to be rude & snarky!

Q: I was on Tinder the other day and saw a Long time friends profile who I have always been very ...

OpposingOpposum comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I am honestly curious about the "attracted to but wouldn't want to date her" part. I don't think I've ever experienced that?

AnneWimsey replies on Aug 9, 2018:

He just wants to bang her...Tinder sounds perfect for that!