The worst part of getting old! I have just turned 64, some of you will say "youngster!" maybe, but I...

Normanbites comments on Oct 16, 2019:

Gettin old ain't for sissies!!

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 16, 2019:

Like being an old V8 that's running on three cylinders! Sad....

I feel very sorry for Trump, poor man, mental health problems are so hard to cope with, all the ...

Charlene comments on Oct 16, 2019:

I don't have an iota of pity for him or his assholciates. Or his slimy family..

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 16, 2019:

I can't say sorry for being ironic, he is a very sick person!

The more one delves into CT the more enigmatic it becomes.

RichieO comments on Oct 16, 2019:

I was retired when I took up CT and I have spent a lot of time with it (14 yrs), but it's time well spent, so much more to get through and it's hard work sorting all the crap that's supposed to be "true", "common knowledge" and "a well known fact" so often it turns out to be nonsense... Stay with ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 16, 2019:

Yes, yes, your group sparked my interest, newcomers need to go back to earlier posts you made to get into it properly!

The more one delves into CT the more enigmatic it becomes.

Geoffrey51 comments on Oct 16, 2019:

Hahaha That would be true. Then go for infinite regress and everything is up in the air!

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 16, 2019:

We must soldier on, It's one of those things you can't stop thinking about! ;-)

The worst part of getting old! I have just turned 64, some of you will say "youngster!" maybe, but I...

genessa comments on Oct 16, 2019:

i am three and a half years your senior with arthritis in a few places including my hands. sometimes i can open jars. sometimes i can't. know what's the worst? can't hold the toilet paper firmly enough to use it. it sucks! you have my sympathy. sometimes if it gets really bad i will take 600 ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 16, 2019:

@genessa Don't get me started, I'm the epitome of a grumpy old man already! :-(

The worst part of getting old! I have just turned 64, some of you will say "youngster!" maybe, but I...

genessa comments on Oct 16, 2019:

i am three and a half years your senior with arthritis in a few places including my hands. sometimes i can open jars. sometimes i can't. know what's the worst? can't hold the toilet paper firmly enough to use it. it sucks! you have my sympathy. sometimes if it gets really bad i will take 600 ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 16, 2019:

@genessa I didn't want to broach the toilet paper thing, glad you did, these things need to be said! :-P

The worst part of getting old! I have just turned 64, some of you will say "youngster!" maybe, but I...

genessa comments on Oct 16, 2019:

i am three and a half years your senior with arthritis in a few places including my hands. sometimes i can open jars. sometimes i can't. know what's the worst? can't hold the toilet paper firmly enough to use it. it sucks! you have my sympathy. sometimes if it gets really bad i will take 600 ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 16, 2019:

I empethyse, I was diagnosed 25 years ago with arthritis in my lower back, the medic said it would only get worse! Boy was he right, It's in my neck now, it clicks and clacks like an old trucks transmission!

What is the endgame with the current slaughter being played out in Syria?

wordywalt comments on Oct 14, 2019:

He has no strategy. He is simply a sycophant to autocrats.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 14, 2019:

He may be empty headed but his unwise moves are having serious consequences around the world, it must be halted by those with a will to do so!

What is the endgame with the current slaughter being played out in Syria?

Charlene comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Won't matter..Drump & co won't let them in..cause his wallets too important and Putin demands it!

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 14, 2019:

Righteous, nice reply!

I don't have a Websters dictionary but does impeachment mean euthanasia?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2019:

No, there is nothing in common between impeachment and euthanasia.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 14, 2019:

DAMN, DAMN AND DAMN AGAIN!!!!!!

I don't have a Websters dictionary but does impeachment mean euthanasia?

Freedompath comments on Oct 13, 2019:

Wouldn’t that be some dream come true?

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 13, 2019:

For the good of all mankind and animals too. ;-)

My latest joke:

Mofo1953 comments on Oct 13, 2019:

Gas light is too advanced for these troglodytes, try torches.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 13, 2019:

Rags dipped in tar on broomsticks, I see it!!

Master baker, master strategist, master spin doctor, master money maker, master president and Jack ...

TheGreatShadow comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Master truth teller?

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 11, 2019:

Nah!!!

Master baker, master strategist, master spin doctor, master money maker, master president and Jack ...

Edgeward comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Master Baiter !

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 11, 2019:

Master fisherman too? Nah! ;-P

Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you.

Austin-Cambridge comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Quite brutal comment there o horned one, puppet for a president, puppet for a daughter, where's the difference? At least the school girl doesn't come out with utter shit like the POTUS and delivered a valid message at the UN!

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 11, 2019:

@St-Sinner Should have included those words in your original post, makes more sense in context! Personally, I can't stand the delivery system used but it certainly got world attention. Plastic in the oceans and plastic politicians, unreal, lets see what the next 50 years bring, most of the culprits will be dead by then, hopefully. ;-)

Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you.

Austin-Cambridge comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Quite brutal comment there o horned one, puppet for a president, puppet for a daughter, where's the difference? At least the school girl doesn't come out with utter shit like the POTUS and delivered a valid message at the UN!

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 11, 2019:

@St-Sinner Putting the future of this planet before greed and lust for profits, what was your take on it?

So, a friend of mine knows of a woman who has posted, elsewhere, that she "knows" that "the ...

MojoDave comments on Oct 8, 2019:

Get yer boots on... it's gettin' deep! 🤣

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 8, 2019:

Nice one!

Who would want to be a Kurd?

chalupacabre comments on Oct 7, 2019:

Worked with an Arabic translator,who said he had the utmost respect for the Kurds. . . until they stoned to death a woman for being raped. The Turks don't want them, The Iraqis don't want them, and the Iranians don't want them. They've pled their case, several times, for why there should be an ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 7, 2019:

@chalupacabre I can't disagree with your wise words but American ground troops and special operations forces actually die in these follies, and ultimately, why? So asshole politicians can change their previous views?

Who would want to be a Kurd?

chalupacabre comments on Oct 7, 2019:

Worked with an Arabic translator,who said he had the utmost respect for the Kurds. . . until they stoned to death a woman for being raped. The Turks don't want them, The Iraqis don't want them, and the Iranians don't want them. They've pled their case, several times, for why there should be an ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 7, 2019:

Sorry, I have no alternative solution, Arabs have been Arabs doing their thing for millennia. Why support one side or the other, human lives are human lives, notwithstanding politics, color, race and religious persuasion. My point being "why" is the sinister and unwanted interference continuing when it brings nothing but future problems to the American people?

I have not eaten a good tasting strawberry since my childhood, they are still red, still a good size...

clarkatticus comments on Oct 6, 2019:

In my youth strawberries were a luxury we almost never had. Most stores didn't carry them very often because they were expensive and had a short shelf life. Newer strains have a longer shelf life and lower price at the expense of flavor. You cannot have both as of now. The price we pay for ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 7, 2019:

With your obvious wisdom and former experiences you would be better suited as the US president, rather than stocking shelves! Great response to my comment, thanks!

Trump wanting to create jobs for reptiles could be described as nepotism.........

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 4, 2019:

Create jobs for reptiles? What does that mean?

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 5, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow Spot on!

Trump wanting to create jobs for reptiles could be described as nepotism.........

Our_existence comments on Oct 4, 2019:

He's the king snake. A venomous lizzard. He's the kind that spits poison.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 4, 2019:

If his days are not numbered after this week It's a sad indictment of the intelligence of the American public mate! The likes of us can only hope (not pray) that he disappears up his own fat ass!

Trump wanting to create jobs for reptiles could be described as nepotism.........

Charlene comments on Oct 4, 2019:

He does find them under rocks..

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 4, 2019:

Nah! Not under his rocks, that would be crabs given the company he keeps (allegedly) ;-)

I listened to tRumps latest rant this morning and his push back against impeachment.

silverotter11 comments on Oct 4, 2019:

I'm not sure if I found it or not, there was one outside the WH with a chopper in the background. He ranted about Schiff's 4 pinocchios, corruption and not caring about politics and then I could not watch it anymore. Seemed to have calmed down some. There is good reason to be concerned, most ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 4, 2019:

Wise words!

I have not eaten a good tasting strawberry since my childhood, they are still red, still a good size...

ToolGuy comments on Oct 4, 2019:

You need to go to a pick your own.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 4, 2019:

Unfortunately we don't have pick your own here, too many Ciganos, 10 people one punnet and all looking as satisfied as locusts, if you get where I'm coming from?!

I have not eaten a good tasting strawberry since my childhood, they are still red, still a good size...

Sticks48 comments on Oct 4, 2019:

That is true for most of the fruit I buy.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 4, 2019:

Rah! A basic instinct never fails!

Hello again all, I created a little confusion with the term "crisp-breads" so here's a photo of what...

germangirl90439 comments on Oct 4, 2019:

I love Knäckebrot!

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 4, 2019:

Me too, delicious!

I have not eaten a good tasting strawberry since my childhood, they are still red, still a good size...

St-Sinner comments on Oct 4, 2019:

The answer is "GMO" All fruits will be large, of the same size, crop-disease resistant but may not be delicious.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 4, 2019:

What a bland of thieves taking our flavours! ;-)

Hello all! Thought you may like my Maria's snack, Mozzarella and tomato with Basil, black pepper, ...

AncientNight comments on Oct 4, 2019:

That looks good. It's the kind of snack that I was looking for to go along with my new diet. I'm not sure, but are what you call "crisp-breads" known as "crackers" here in the USA (except in Georgia, where the term "Cracker" has a totally different connotation)?

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 4, 2019:

@AncientNight Posted the photo!

Hello all! Thought you may like my Maria's snack, Mozzarella and tomato with Basil, black pepper, ...

AncientNight comments on Oct 4, 2019:

That looks good. It's the kind of snack that I was looking for to go along with my new diet. I'm not sure, but are what you call "crisp-breads" known as "crackers" here in the USA (except in Georgia, where the term "Cracker" has a totally different connotation)?

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 4, 2019:

The Scandinavian type, sorry to confuse, I'll post a photo for those who didn't understand!

How many of you can remember when ambulances and fire engines had bells instead of sirens, I do!

dave1459 comments on Oct 1, 2019:

Thought they had both?

Austin-Cambridge replies on Oct 1, 2019:

Maybe in the US but police, ambulances and fire services al used bells until the 1960's!l

I cannot find how to see a complete list of groups on this site, any pointers?

Robecology comments on Sep 30, 2019:

I've noticed in my mail (from admin) that any group that remains insctive for 30 days is terminated....so don't worry about this. Move your cursor to "Browse" above, then click on groups. I think after level 4 you can make your own group?

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 30, 2019:

Still only one page but thanks anyway!

I cannot find how to see a complete list of groups on this site, any pointers?

Sticks48 comments on Sep 30, 2019:

I scrolled through them a few months ago and there were Over 700 of them. That's about 600 too many for me. There might be a thousand by now. Personally, I think all of these groups are to the detriment of the site. Go to groups and then go to all.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 30, 2019:

Thanks Sticks, I have tried that but there is only one page and it does not say "next" at the bottom!

I cannot find how to see a complete list of groups on this site, any pointers?

Seeker3CO comments on Sep 30, 2019:

nope

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 30, 2019:

Eejit trawlers in the Senate too? Moron.

How many of you can remember when ambulances and fire engines had bells instead of sirens, I do!

glennlab comments on Sep 30, 2019:

Some in the small towns had both when I was a child(late 50s early 60s), but I am not old enough to remember when that was all they had.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 30, 2019:

Ah! I'm British, America was always years ahead of us! :-) Early sixties for me!

This came up on another post, but your opinions please ?

KKGator comments on Sep 28, 2019:

I don't understand why anyone would/should "adopt" either philosophy or religion. It's not an either/or proposition. Neither are necessary to living a good life. Especially since a "good life" is just so completely subjective, and doesn't mean the same thing to everyone. Far too much ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 29, 2019:

@BBJong Google Simon Blackburn Ph.D. and have a read up on him, a modern day philosopher and atheist, certainly not irrelevant!

This came up on another post, but your opinions please ?

KKGator comments on Sep 28, 2019:

I don't understand why anyone would/should "adopt" either philosophy or religion. It's not an either/or proposition. Neither are necessary to living a good life. Especially since a "good life" is just so completely subjective, and doesn't mean the same thing to everyone. Far too much ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 28, 2019:

@KKGator Thanks, listening to the opinions of others and not being dismissive is the path to a broader perspective, whether you agree with them or not, that is my goal.

This came up on another post, but your opinions please ?

Austin-Cambridge comments on Sep 28, 2019:

Great post Fernapple, it has provoked some really interesting responses, thanks!

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 28, 2019:

@Fernapple Respect!

This came up on another post, but your opinions please ?

KKGator comments on Sep 28, 2019:

I don't understand why anyone would/should "adopt" either philosophy or religion. It's not an either/or proposition. Neither are necessary to living a good life. Especially since a "good life" is just so completely subjective, and doesn't mean the same thing to everyone. Far too much ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 28, 2019:

I can't agree that philosophy is just opinion, it is deep thinking using critical thinking and seeking truth, where theology is repeating old ideas "ad infinitum" in the hope of converting others to be like minded.

This came up on another post, but your opinions please ?

skado comments on Sep 28, 2019:

Products will come and go, but the process that drives it all is the pursuit of salvation. Salvation from *what*, you ask? From cognitive, social, and adaptive dissonance. These conflicts are a permanent part of the human condition, and will always drive us to seek redemption. The answer lies ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 28, 2019:

Salvation and redemption from what? Only the religious could contemplate such ideas.

Is there sex over 70? Only if you keep both hands on the steering wheel. :)

St-Sinner comments on Sep 27, 2019:

Is all sex just erection?

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 27, 2019:

Depends on the length of your tongue mate!

The movers and shakers in the GOP must, by now, be deeply regretting their decision to back Trump as...

silverotter11 comments on Sep 27, 2019:

Well, there are still too many willing to continue kissing his fat orange ass. Some have simply left, the real chickens, unwilling to try and fix the mess they made.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 27, 2019:

I totally agree, I think his gravy train is very close to the end of the line though, lets hope so!

Is this the situation with the majority of Agnostics.

moosepucky comments on Sep 27, 2019:

I seriously doubt that anyone will agree with much of what I say much less "like" or respond.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 27, 2019:

At least you can spell and are coherent!

Is this the situation with the majority of Agnostics.

noworry28 comments on Sep 27, 2019:

No matter what people say about not giving a damned about what others feel or think, we all have that need to be accepted and liked. There is always a part in each of us that crave recognition and acceptance to a degree. Some people are happy with a small token of acknowledgement, while others are...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 27, 2019:

Well said that man!

Is this the situation with the majority of Agnostics.

silverotter11 comments on Sep 27, 2019:

IMHO, we all like approval. Some like approval more than others and some *really* need approval to validate who they are. I wanted likes and comments to my posts when I was going for the t-shirt or leveling up, going from 9 to 10 is gonna require a lot work and I don't have the energy or time to...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 27, 2019:

Way to go man! A long, long way to go. :-)

When asked if child abuse and sexual assault are good bad or neutral actions it seems that most ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 27, 2019:

Personal autonomy? Right to remain intact? As a (long time ago) molested child, I find your question INCREDIBLY offensive! I was 2, when it started, am now 71, and my enntire life has been warped....trust issues, for just one thing. And I was raped quietly and tidily in my own bed, for about 2...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 27, 2019:

Poor darling, that's incredibly brave of you to air your sentiments in this way, hear, hear!

Some days there is just nothing critical I can think about and that is fine too.

RichieO comments on Sep 25, 2019:

I can’t switch CT on and off, for me it was about learning how to think about everything all the time, I don’t look for something to think about critically, I just apply it all the time, which some folk find very annoying…

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 26, 2019:

@Jolanta Sleep is good for relaxing the grey matter! ;-)

A red Indian boy asks his father, how do we get our names?

St-Sinner comments on Sep 22, 2019:

Ha... Ha... A good one.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 22, 2019:

What a breath of fresh air, you must be a younger group member o horned one! :-)

A red Indian boy asks his father, how do we get our names?

glennlab comments on Sep 22, 2019:

old, old one groan.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 22, 2019:

@glennlab Touche, I'm 64 next month, so we heard it around the same time ;-) I shall soldier on regardless...I'm not in it for the points, like some, or I would spend all day surfing the net for Memes and add inane comments to them, always "funny" and the inane reply in their droves!

A red Indian boy asks his father, how do we get our names?

glennlab comments on Sep 22, 2019:

old, old one groan.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 22, 2019:

One tries ones best to amuse, is there anybody under 70 in this group? :-)

I'M LOOKING FOR LOVE & PROBABLY MARRIAGE! The good news is that I have tons of great qualities, ...

LiterateHiker comments on Sep 22, 2019:

What the heck is a "GOOD GUY with a little **bad boy** thrown in!"? Scary. You sound like an adolescent jokester. Drop all-caps and exclamation marks. This appears frenzied, like you are shouting. Your pictures are too blurry. With online dating, you have 3 seconds to make a good ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 22, 2019:

@LiterateHiker That's really sweet, I hope love blossoms for you! I used to be a rock-climber in my younger days and the "fall for you" was a bit of a gag! Lovely reply though, thanks!

I'M LOOKING FOR LOVE & PROBABLY MARRIAGE! The good news is that I have tons of great qualities, ...

LiterateHiker comments on Sep 22, 2019:

What the heck is a "GOOD GUY with a little **bad boy** thrown in!"? Scary. You sound like an adolescent jokester. Drop all-caps and exclamation marks. This appears frenzied, like you are shouting. Your pictures are too blurry. With online dating, you have 3 seconds to make a good ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 22, 2019:

@LiterateHiker Did he fall for you when you first met him? ;-)

Conspiracy?

racocn8 comments on Sep 20, 2019:

As the damage was minimal, I'd say this was a warning to Saudi Arabia to back off from Yemen or a real strike would shut them down for real. Sadly, these two have been at each other for decades. The US wants them to stay peaceful so we can keep selling weapons systems.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 20, 2019:

Well, those weapons systems you want to keep selling them have proven to be woefully inadequate if reports are to be believed!

Conspiracy?

Moravian comments on Sep 20, 2019:

I am not a lover of conspiracy theories but the fact that the damage was so minimal and exactly on target makes it look like it was an attempt to get the US involved in a war with Iran

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 20, 2019:

@davknight A war is always good at election time, or is that just a strange coincidence, again?

Conspiracy?

davknight comments on Sep 20, 2019:

Most drones fly below radar-cover. And because they are relatively low-tech, they might make for a 'poor man's air force' to augment 'poor man's armies' with.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 20, 2019:

With that sort of wonga most nations can see a cigarette pack clearly from outerspace! Still smells fishy mate.

I posted in politics the following and It was not published, I'll try here and see! I asked how ...

glennlab comments on Sep 20, 2019:

The parallels to the 3rd riech are all too evident, remember the Polish invasion, Nazis attacked their own radio station and broadcast in polish to justify the invasion.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 20, 2019:

Top man glennlab, nothing gets passed you mate! Propaganda, fake news all those years ago! We are mushrooms, fed on shit and kept in the dark.....

I posted in politics the following and It was not published, I'll try here and see! I asked how ...

Charlene comments on Sep 20, 2019:

It's pure unadulterated Bullshit from Chicken Shit Drump and the Saudis..👿👿👿

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 20, 2019:

And they think they have us fooled, assholes!

Conspiracy?

Moravian comments on Sep 20, 2019:

I am not a lover of conspiracy theories but the fact that the damage was so minimal and exactly on target makes it look like it was an attempt to get the US involved in a war with Iran

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 20, 2019:

You are right on the money there, Iran stays within its borders militarily and does not send troops anywhere as far as I know, state sponsored interference however, is another question. They are blamed for most atrocities but by whom, the same people who said Saddam Hussain had WMD's?

Pretty much sums it up

Huskygirl4ever comments on Sep 19, 2019:

Everything sums it up except for the weight gain I've always been small and I don't see myself gaining any anytime soon

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 19, 2019:

@Huskygirl4ever Me too, around the same time, I cant stand the fries either, It's not made from potatoes, some dust and oil mixed together! Like their burgers, all noses, eyes, ear holes and anything else you wouldn't buy in a butchers shop! ;-)

Hello all! Our stink starfish has had a little runt flower, alongside it's larger normal sister It's...

FrayedBear comments on Sep 19, 2019:

I have some similar looking succulents but they have never flowered and don't clump like yours. Do they smell?

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 19, 2019:

Nothing too bad, you have to get right up close with your nose and It's carrion alright, Another member said hers was so bad she took it out of her porch, a different variety though, more yellow than variegated like ours!

Why do the press keep interviewing Trump about current affairs?

bobwjr comments on Sep 19, 2019:

He dies without the limelight

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 19, 2019:

Turn off the limelight immediately

Pretty much sums it up

Huskygirl4ever comments on Sep 19, 2019:

Everything sums it up except for the weight gain I've always been small and I don't see myself gaining any anytime soon

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 19, 2019:

Have you tried McDonalds? Don't see many skinny folk in those places.....

Pretty much sums it up

Unclehotrod comments on Sep 16, 2019:

And I want my woman here next to me ,it fucking sucks that she's 1400 miles away

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 19, 2019:

Was It something you said?

This is what our nation is coming to.

RobertNappi2 comments on Sep 19, 2019:

In his FUCKING DREAMS!!!!!!! This will never happen....

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 19, 2019:

@RobertNappi2 And I thought he put it in the dishwasher!

The religious always seem to think our lives are so "empty" without their imaginary friend.

maturin1919 comments on Sep 19, 2019:

Meaningless sex.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 19, 2019:

Ah hes, meaningless sex, we call it wanking!

It has been said that the US and the UK were two nations divided by a common language, funny! It now...

gater comments on Sep 16, 2019:

Werent they both elected by the people?

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 16, 2019:

Good point, two television personallites who were used by fascist bastards for their own ends!

AOC Makes an Excellent Point About Impeachment I want to see every Republican go on the record ...

Charlene comments on Sep 16, 2019:

They don't give a shit about their seats or constituents any longer..they're all set,healthcare and guaranteed income for life. Now it's just about lining their pockets.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 16, 2019:

@Charlene We live in hope that the balance will one day be restored in the voters favour!

AOC Makes an Excellent Point About Impeachment I want to see every Republican go on the record ...

Charlene comments on Sep 16, 2019:

They don't give a shit about their seats or constituents any longer..they're all set,healthcare and guaranteed income for life. Now it's just about lining their pockets.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 16, 2019:

Yes, and yes again, a gravy train for self seeking bastards, they should be brought to book and stripped of every asset they have if justice be done for the people who they are supposed to represent!

It looks like Trumps world of lies and deceit is now imploding, not before time.

Freedompath comments on Sep 16, 2019:

Yah...as ‘they’ sit examining the ‘facts’... again!!! If the people don’t demand some action...the status quo, apparently will be the nature of things! We just may be ‘half awake!’ Inertia, inertia...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 16, 2019:

It seems we mostly preach to the converted in this group, but then, it reinforces our dislike of unfairness, we deserve that at least!

It looks like Trumps world of lies and deceit is now imploding, not before time.

LucyLoohoo comments on Sep 16, 2019:

What do you suggest?

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 16, 2019:

I could not put it to print, could be indictable, but Boris Johnson deserves the fate of a traitor too! ;-)

It looks like Trumps world of lies and deceit is now imploding, not before time.

OldGoat43 comments on Sep 16, 2019:

Remember what happened to King George?

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 16, 2019:

All too well OldGoat, mad as a march hare too eh!

I asked a good while ago, in a different group, what it means when a cat raises it's head and closes...

RavenCT comments on Sep 16, 2019:

I was told from a very early age that it's the kitty "I love you". Now if you soften your gaze and blink back slowly - they'll do it back and forth with you. (Usually just a few times though I've done it a more than a few time with my own when they're very relaxed). It's definitely a little...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 16, 2019:

Yes, very much, he's a daredevil, he leaps from a third floor balcony up around 4 ft. to the terrace of the adjacent building where he can get down steps to street level, going off hunting I imagine! Wonderful.

I'm 64 next month and as I have reached this ripe old age have become aware of how much we are the ...

Stephanie99 comments on Sep 13, 2019:

Names don't do it for me, but certain mannerisms or appearance do.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 13, 2019:

Mine was an example, yours is just as valid! Powerful stuff. ;-)

I'm 64 next month and as I have reached this ripe old age have become aware of how much we are the ...

bubaj50 comments on Sep 13, 2019:

Most People change. Even if it were the same person that bullied you way back then, I probably would reserve and update my opinion .

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 13, 2019:

That's more or less why I said it was mad, still can't help doing it though! :-D

It is more unusual these days to see somebody who does not have their "device" in their hand than ...

Donotbelieve comments on Sep 12, 2019:

I WISH I were less needed, actually. I am tired.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 12, 2019:

@Donotbelieve Poor darling, sounds like you really have your work cut out! :-(

The brain is defined by a sprawling network of 100 billion neurons with at least 100 trillion ...

ToolGuy comments on Sep 12, 2019:

But a lot of that circuitry is devoted to autonomic and automatic functions and thus you may be exaggerating the complexity. Genetics has evolved so that we can communicate and share meaningfully with others. The retina, which contains 150 million light-sensitive rod and cone cells, is actually ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 12, 2019:

I would be interested to hear your views on gut biology being an extension to the brain?

It is more unusual these days to see somebody who does not have their "device" in their hand than ...

Donotbelieve comments on Sep 12, 2019:

I WISH I were less needed, actually. I am tired.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 12, 2019:

Yes, I totally agree with you, It's all too much being in reach of everyone all the time, solitude is rare but nice occasionally!

It is more unusual these days to see somebody who does not have their "device" in their hand than ...

Moravian comments on Sep 12, 2019:

I do not have a smart phone but I usually take my old Blackberry with me if I drive any distance. I have a reliable car now but years ago before cell phones I drove old bangers that were very likely to break down and never gave it a thought. Sad.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 12, 2019:

Sad, no, wonderful in fact, a good use of technology, well done that man! :-)

It is more unusual these days to see somebody who does not have their "device" in their hand than ...

Zster comments on Sep 12, 2019:

Oooook... but reading a paper filled book is somehow more acceptable? Why? I can carry 1000+ ebooks in my phone and I don't give a rat's ass who "sees" me reading them. WTH?

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 12, 2019:

Not my point really! It's just that people are losing their ability to communicate face to face, I find it very sad!

It is more unusual these days to see somebody who does not have their "device" in their hand than ...

Sofabeast comments on Sep 12, 2019:

IT has become a socialised act to be constantly on a device to the distraction of all else. Borderline addictive behaviour.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 12, 2019:

I like your reaction, It's quite sad when you see a family seated in a cafe for a drink or lunch and they are all occupied with their devices and ignore everything else going on around them, even their kin!

Change, I have always found hard to deal with, inevitable as it may be, it remains to be the most ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 10, 2019:

I am sure that there are change in your life that you have galloped towards too.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 10, 2019:

Good point Jolande and yes, I have done the odd gallop but self generated change isn't a problem, It's forced change I cant handle, sad eh!

Science and religion do overlap. Is it due to an occasional lack of critical thinking?

Matias comments on Sep 5, 2019:

No, it is not a lack of anything. Scientists and religious people are both trying to find truth - they just do it via different paths, and sometimes those paths crisscross, for example in the minds of religious scientists

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 10, 2019:

So does that mean that passing on untruths and myths as fact, and praying, are like doing scientific research?

My chemistry is right.

Austin-Cambridge comments on Sep 8, 2019:

A fine work in progress mate, looks like you have quite some landscaping to do!

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 8, 2019:

@glennlab Very wise! Early days but looking the business.

Hello all, here again needing info! This lily just has stems with flowers on the ends, it has no ...

dede18 comments on Sep 8, 2019:

Just want to add that if it received full sunlight, the color will be more intense; more pink if Amaryllis, more lilac if Lycoris

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 8, 2019:

@dede18 I really don't have the slightest idea, as a child I remember my father having editions of the magazine which were thick and very heavy books in his library along with Flora Londinensis, a huge book! I remember each page of text was next to a page of illustration separated by a rice paper to protect them both. He was at Kew gardens but can't imagine that he discovered and named plants like some intrepid explorer! I shall have to do some research among my siblings and let you know.

Hello all, here again needing info! This lily just has stems with flowers on the ends, it has no ...

dede18 comments on Sep 8, 2019:

Just want to add that if it received full sunlight, the color will be more intense; more pink if Amaryllis, more lilac if Lycoris

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 8, 2019:

You may find this amusing, given my woeful lack of knowledge of this subject but my great, great, great, great grandfather was William Curtis, apothecary and botanist and author of Curtis's botanical magazine and Flora Londinensis (flowers of London) b 1746 d 1799. Shameful with my lineage! ;-)

Hello all, here again needing info! This lily just has stems with flowers on the ends, it has no ...

Alvinsmama comments on Sep 8, 2019:

Definitely looks like a naked lady lily to me. Similar to spider lilies which do the same thing. Flowers without leaves and then, leaves without flowers.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 8, 2019:

Thanks for your input, think you all have been great! :-)

Hello all, here again needing info! This lily just has stems with flowers on the ends, it has no ...

dede18 comments on Sep 8, 2019:

as @Hathacat and @Alvinsmama said, you plant is either an Amaryllis belladonna or Lycoris squamigera, both referred to as Naked Ladies, Surprise lillies, etc because of its habit of sending up naked stems with no leaves, bearing its flowers, then later producing its leaves. It loves your ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 8, 2019:

Naked lady it must be, when the flowers are in full bloom I'll post a photo, thanks for your help!

Hello all, here again needing info! This lily just has stems with flowers on the ends, it has no ...

Hathacat comments on Sep 8, 2019:

Looks more like a “naked lady “.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 8, 2019:

I do think you have it there! Well done, searching for the wrong plant didn't help. ;-)

A question for you lovely gardeners.

dede18 comments on Sep 5, 2019:

does this sound like what your plant has ? "powdery mildew fungus appears typically on the leaves of hydrangea, its presence can also significantly reduce the size and beauty of its flowers. Caused by the pathogen Erysiphe polygoni, this fungal disease causes white, cottony growths and sometimes ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 5, 2019:

@dede18 Many thanks for your interest and kind reply, we shall try the cider vinegar method and let you all know what happens! X

The English lexicographer Dr.

St-Sinner comments on Sep 5, 2019:

Churchill humor A Mormon visitor, when offered a whiskey and soda: “May I have water, Sir Winston? Lions drink it.” Churchill: “Asses drink it too.” Second Mormon: “Strong drink rageth and stingeth like a serpent.” Churchill: “I have long been looking for a drink like ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 5, 2019:

@St-Sinner We really could do with statesmen of his calibre these days, not the wishy-washy little shits we have to contend with, both sides of the pond!

Trumps favorite song must be "The wall" Pink Floyd, which includes the line "we don't need no ...

RobertNappi2 comments on Sep 5, 2019:

Betsy DeVos wrote it!!!

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 5, 2019:

@RobertNappi2 Cheers, we all learn something new every day if we listen! ;-)

The English lexicographer Dr.

St-Sinner comments on Sep 5, 2019:

Churchill humor A Mormon visitor, when offered a whiskey and soda: “May I have water, Sir Winston? Lions drink it.” Churchill: “Asses drink it too.” Second Mormon: “Strong drink rageth and stingeth like a serpent.” Churchill: “I have long been looking for a drink like ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 5, 2019:

Good old Churchill, a master of wit and repartee, wonderful! My wife has a picture of the great man and his wife Clementine which her grandfather took at Reids palace hotel in Madeira! He was the official photographer all those years ago. RIP Alberto Perestrelo

A question for you lovely gardeners.

dede18 comments on Sep 5, 2019:

does this sound like what your plant has ? "powdery mildew fungus appears typically on the leaves of hydrangea, its presence can also significantly reduce the size and beauty of its flowers. Caused by the pathogen Erysiphe polygoni, this fungal disease causes white, cottony growths and sometimes ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 5, 2019:

Plant paramedic, that's you! Yes and yes, tips going purply and only gets the sun sunrise and sunset! Whats the prognosis doc?

Trumps favorite song must be "The wall" Pink Floyd, which includes the line "we don't need no ...

RobertNappi2 comments on Sep 5, 2019:

Betsy DeVos wrote it!!!

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 5, 2019:

Sorry, another brick in the wall, written by Roger Walters, the album was the wall, apologies for the confusion! :-)

America is a bit like "The mutiny on the Bounty"! You have a ruthless tyrant at the helm, a crew of ...

Mofo1953 comments on Sep 5, 2019:

how's the brexit thing going?

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 5, 2019:

Think no deal Brexit motion was skuttled in parliament yesterday Capn.

God, Santa Claus and religious indoctrination.

Geoffrey51 comments on Sep 3, 2019:

Can’t say The Father Christmas deniers got to me. I guess I was about seven when the man behind the curtain was revealed. No big deal, I was on the way there myself I guess. I do remember Father Christmas being a fun part of Christmas and I look back with fond memories on the half eaten mince...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 3, 2019:

The truth would be a good start!

Religion & science--the topsy twins of human affairs.

gater comments on Sep 2, 2019:

My brother has a Phd - smart guy but very religious - he thinks the earth is 6000 years old - I asked him once how can you look at the Grand Canyon and see millions of years of geological evidence right in front of you and still think that? He said God made it that way - lol like God "aged" the ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 3, 2019:

Anyone can become a Phd if they have a good memory, having a good memory does not make you a good thinker!

Religion & science--the topsy twins of human affairs.

julietrue comments on Sep 2, 2019:

It takes a while. I guess we all start in a similar place. There are so many good people out there. We have all known them. Some family. That's probably the hardest. Learning to accept them, where they are and keep ties open. Really hard. Keeping ego/id out of it...can be done. My own DNA goes ...

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 3, 2019:

It's strange how the Goddies are unforgiving of atheists whilst we are mostly polite about their delusions. ;-)

Religion & science--the topsy twins of human affairs.

ADKSparky comments on Sep 3, 2019:

My thoughts: in order for children to survive they have to listen to their parents. So Religion is passed on at an extremely early age. It’s a struggle to drop the god habit.

Austin-Cambridge replies on Sep 3, 2019:

Polluting young minds should be punishable!

Whats the point of having 2 houses of government when you have a mad dictator doing their jobs?

bobwjr comments on Aug 29, 2019:

No shit

Austin-Cambridge replies on Aug 30, 2019:

Quite the contrary, he's full of it! ;-)