I've been trying to get divorced for 5+ years, so it no longer applies to me, but funny nonetheless.

Julie808 comments on Dec 23, 2021:

Remove the husband. Worked for me.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 23, 2021:

The situation varies in all cases.

Always be diligent!!!

bobwjr comments on Dec 23, 2021:

Danger danger Will Robinson

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 23, 2021:

Somehow, I think. If there were a couger and Will ran into her, Dr. Smith would fuck things up for him.

WOW! This dude! 😂😂😂😂

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 22, 2021:

When I had my appendix out at age fifty, I was given morphine. I said out loud, "Wow, I can see why people get addicted to this stuff." My now ex said, "Hush, they might think something." I was like WTF, I was about to go under the knife and I had already admitted that I some times used pot, but ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 22, 2021:

@dalefvictor Most people do sleep; I stay wide awake.

WOW! This dude! 😂😂😂😂

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 22, 2021:

When I had my appendix out at age fifty, I was given morphine. I said out loud, "Wow, I can see why people get addicted to this stuff." My now ex said, "Hush, they might think something." I was like WTF, I was about to go under the knife and I had already admitted that I some times used pot, but ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 22, 2021:

@dalefvictor Percodan kills my pain and makes me feel like I am on amphetamines.

ER doctor quits because Q nuts push him over the edge.

Organist1 comments on Dec 22, 2021:

I feel so deeply, deeply sorry for these health care workers! What they don't see often enough is the vaccinated people who are so grateful for everything they do. They don't see us because we, not being ignorant, believe in science and have protected ourselves from the virus by getting vaccinated. ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 22, 2021:

My one regret for moving from PA is I now can't vote for Fetterman - he is great.

Conservative Christians Can't Handle the Satanic "Baby Baphomet" Display in the IL State Capitol

NostraDumbass comments on Dec 22, 2021:

If I remember correctly, Roman Catholics were a driving force behind church/state separation back in the day. As members of a religious minority they were quite rightly worried by the possibility of ill treatment by the Protestant majority.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 22, 2021:

Oh most definitely. In one of my education classes on law, they fought against the government paying their teachers when at least one city suggested doing that because they feared if the Catholic school system crumbled, the public system couldn't handle an onslaught of more kids. In some places, like in Northern Pennsylvania, some small town Catholic schools were as populated as the public systems.

Who would you save? [youtu.be]

JackPedigo comments on Dec 22, 2021:

Am presently re-reading the book "Moral Tribes" by Joshua Greene. The main focus is 'utilitarianism. It's a long book and covers, in detail, the trolley problem.' https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/trolley-problem-moral-philosophy-ethics However, one major, central point, to me, is the ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 22, 2021:

My thoughts and, I believe, @Pralina1 as well.

Who would you save? [youtu.be]

silverotter11 comments on Dec 22, 2021:

First in time first in line. The ship with the workers did an SOS call first. No matter what one decides there will be "what ifs".

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 22, 2021:

I'm sure that it is covered in Naval law. I took a course in 1980, and honestly, all I remember was the chapter on cannibalism.

Com'on guys bring it to the libs!! [instagram.com]

LiterateHiker comments on Dec 22, 2021:

@Charlene Are you a Re-thug-lican? I'm not on Instagram. It's a time waster.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 22, 2021:

@Charlene Hey Charlene - I noticed the "Are you a republican, " and went WTF. Best wishes, I know you aren't a repuck.

Who would you save? [youtu.be]

bobwjr comments on Dec 22, 2021:

Part of triage

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 22, 2021:

I expect triage really sucks. My Dad did that in WWII, and I think it may have been part of his occasional nightmares.

Who would you save? [youtu.be]

Pralina1 comments on Dec 22, 2021:

Middle age workers . That comes w kids , wives , husbands , dogs and cats and rats . Responsibilities and mouths to feed . Nothing wrong with been young / rich / on vacation . Life will stop for them b4 it even starts . I have to go for the ones that life is already happening .

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 22, 2021:

That was my thought, what about collateral pain - kids, spouses.

This is quite an enlightening article on our evolution from arboreal to bipedal. [sciencealert.com]

bobwjr comments on Dec 21, 2021:

Long history to present

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 21, 2021:

For sure.

Wealthiest Utah native, multi billionaire, quits the Mormons.

DenoPenno comments on Dec 20, 2021:

Maybe that Utah man got "woke."

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 20, 2021:

Most likely tired of 10% tithe - but, he is correct in that the church is doing more harm

I am literallyI compelled to share this information with you.

Willow_Wisp comments on Dec 20, 2021:

that would be 3.1818 penguins for each

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 20, 2021:

Yea, that Twitter poster flunked math. I'm betting on the Irish.

Wealthiest Utah native, multi billionaire, quits the Mormons.

robman comments on Dec 20, 2021:

Really annoying this site is full of anti-god conservatives trolling religious institutions. It's like fox News for atheists.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 20, 2021:

There are some. Not sure how this post fits that characterization.

We’re at teatime again… it’s been a bit dark and dreary today so a trip away to somewhere ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 20, 2021:

She is a great talent. She also seems like a decent person. She connected with her half sister and has good relationship there. I enjoyed the music they made together. Pretty sure her sister's mother isn't happy.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 20, 2021:

@Marionville Anouska's mother was married to Ravi and did not approve of him having an open relationship in the United States with Norah's mother. Pretty basic relationship stuff.

Food for thought...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 19, 2021:

Back in thd 80's (?) NYC garbage strike, I read a piece by a guy who wrapped his garbage for Xmas, then left it in his car, unlocked. It was stolen.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 20, 2021:

@FrayedBear Frayed zucchini is pretty good - I like it baked, a little wheat flour, drizzle olive oil, bake.

Do numbers exist? Not the visual or verbal symbols for numbers, but numbers themselves?

Willow_Wisp comments on Dec 19, 2021:

Numbers are an abstraction, like all of math. If I write a one on a piece of paper billions of carbon atoms make up that one, there's no one there. Concepts aren't real in the physical sense, only in the abstract sense. Like my identity, which brain cell does it reside in? All of them, it's a ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 19, 2021:

More like Schroeder's cat. Numbers do exist as a usable and needed concept and when they are used to build or design something or allow a brain or computer or analog machine to work out a solution to some problem. Like building a pyramid. And, they don't exist because they are an abstraction.

Sounds like DT jr is calling for a Xtion jihad.

bobwjr comments on Dec 19, 2021:

Military will stop that

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 19, 2021:

We hope.

Something is wrong. I can feel it.

Willow_Wisp comments on Dec 19, 2021:

Pandas are vegan, and damned near extinct.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 19, 2021:

@Willow_Wisp The ones doing best have learned to live in the cities and suburbs - except boars 🐗 which just reproduce more rapidly (most are mixed with animals that were originally human bred, and, so, lots of babies). Crows are really smart too.

Something is wrong. I can feel it.

Willow_Wisp comments on Dec 19, 2021:

Pandas are vegan, and damned near extinct.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 19, 2021:

Many non human farmed animals are in danger, except deer and boars and coyotes.

Sounds like DT jr is calling for a Xtion jihad.

Druvius comments on Dec 19, 2021:

Gotten them nowhere? Where, exactly, are they trying to go?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 19, 2021:

Trying to rile the evangelicals to violence in case they need another Jan 6.

Pointless gender products - list and photos.

Julie808 comments on Dec 19, 2021:

My dad also gave all of us kids tool kits as teenagers. Mine was baby blue, while my brothers were the big red and black kinds, but I used mine a lot when I moved into my own apartment, etc. I didn't mind my tools being a specific color, so that when I fixed things, I knew I was breaking a ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 19, 2021:

I remember Rosie ways knitting on talk shows.

Joe Manchin tells Fox News he’s a ‘no’ on Build Back Better in huge blow for Biden | Joe ...

Redheadedgammy comments on Dec 19, 2021:

I’m sure they all expected this from Manchin. Now get rid of the filibuster and get some shit done Democrats!!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 19, 2021:

Can't get rid of the filibuster either. Democracy is in its last breathe.

Food for thought...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 19, 2021:

Back in thd 80's (?) NYC garbage strike, I read a piece by a guy who wrapped his garbage for Xmas, then left it in his car, unlocked. It was stolen.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 19, 2021:

@FrayedBear We a similar 60s and 70's - lock your car at harvest or find it full of zucchini.

Apparently I missed that someone is selling "Anti 5G necklaces.

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2021:

Were they made in China? (the main manufacturer of 5G equipment)

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 18, 2021:

Most likely.

The Shins, Simple Song. "Things can get rough, when you go it alone." [youtu.be]

Redheadedgammy comments on Dec 17, 2021:

A new one for me! I really like this one, so thanks for sharing!! 😉

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 17, 2021:

They have a "fun" video to the song as well.

Military Starts Ejecting Unvaccinated Service Members

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 16, 2021:

The whole military thing has been ridiculous. As a vet, we got tons of vaccines and there was no choice, none - maybe if someone had an allergy (I knew no one). Hell, I remember, in boot camp, being told we were volunteering to give blood. The Navy is giving one last chance though, even after the...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 17, 2021:

@phxbillcee I don't remember which vaccine - but for one we were told, "You won't feel well tomorrow and expect it to hurt."

Hobby Lobby.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 16, 2021:

Too many other places worth shopping at. Stay strong, avoid HL. Not just their religcrap and homophobia, etc, they bought and displayed, and bragged about stolen ancient artifacts. Who really knows the damage done by the nefarious people who do that stuff.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 16, 2021:

@Mizbecca They got caught, paud a fine, and had a bunch confiscated. It also turned out they spent tons of money on fakes.

Military Starts Ejecting Unvaccinated Service Members

Barnie2years comments on Dec 16, 2021:

This should actually show just how strong the anti government forces within the military are. The Trump Right has the majority of anti vaxers.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 16, 2021:

Not that strong as the military is well over 90% not counting the guard.

About Three-in-Ten U.S. Adults Are Now Religiously Unaffiliated | Pew Research Center

rainmanjr comments on Dec 15, 2021:

As pointed out many times it does not say they are no longer spiritually, or religiously, inclined. They merely do not label themselves to a group (even if they believe most of what that group states is true). Further, remember that Pope John Paul I (I think) ignited a surge of recruits for training...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 16, 2021:

I don't see the RCC caring much about who is in charge for the US. The Amerikkkan RCC is becoming more and more evangelical like.

Just another WTF day at Faux Gnus.

Moravian comments on Dec 16, 2021:

Don't know about the US but in the UK people are dying because the cannot get treatment due to the fact that hospital beds are being filled with covid patients 90% of whom are unvaccinated

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 16, 2021:

Some here too.

Invitation to the Cults group. Welcome, come discuss. [agnostic.com]

waitingforgodo comments on Dec 15, 2021:

Make me. Okay I'm in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfHK6jN4BiQ

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 15, 2021:

"Too much drink" we have all done, but most of us wake up and move on.

Hey, it worked. And you know what, it still does, but don't get caught.

SnowyOwl comments on Dec 14, 2021:

People have asked me why I still own a full sized backhoe after I have largely completed the construction of my house and I just smile and tell them that you never know when you are going to need to dig a 6' deep hole in the woods, in a hurry.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 14, 2021:

@SnowyOwl Better not. They are in Philadelphia. My friend only accepts so much ribbing about his family's legitimate business because "someone has to run an actual honest business." Still. I'm pretty sure they "know somebody."

Hey, it worked. And you know what, it still does, but don't get caught.

SnowyOwl comments on Dec 14, 2021:

People have asked me why I still own a full sized backhoe after I have largely completed the construction of my house and I just smile and tell them that you never know when you are going to need to dig a 6' deep hole in the woods, in a hurry.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 14, 2021:

Or why I still send Xmas cards to an old Navy friend whose Sicilian family runs an olive oil import company.

As I said last night…now we’re in the run up to Xmas I’m going to post one seasonal song each ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Dec 14, 2021:

Cute but sad.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 14, 2021:

My thoughts as well.

Well fuck!

azzow2 comments on Dec 14, 2021:

Someone screwed the pooch for the catapult on that one.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 14, 2021:

Saw one roll into the catwalk once.

Prince Andrew, British monarch, is now callimg New York Child Victim Act unconstitutional.

Buttercup comments on Dec 14, 2021:

Of course he did it, he'll probably escape justice. I myself have some doubts about the constitutionality of changing statutes of limitations to include people previously protected. Forcible rape has no age limit or statute of limitations in NY so maybe they should amend the charges.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 14, 2021:

I have no doubt he will never be in a courtroom. He will, personally, never face up to any punishment. Even if a civil lawsuit were to ensue, he wouldn't pay a dime - if, and only if, he lost such a suit, at most the British taxpayers would be on the hook.

I watch this every year...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 14, 2021:

I had never even heard of this until this year. I may need to turn in my boomer card.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 14, 2021:

It's really bad. I wanted to see it as a kid. That didn't happen, thankfully. Weed and alchohol make it interesting.

This is an incident in which "defunding" the police would help.

Tejas comments on Dec 13, 2021:

I don't want to install an app to read the article, but it seemed she got exactly what she was asking for. I don't see the problem. I don't know if she is mentally ill homeless or both but I've heard stories since before I was born some homeless people prefer to spend their winters in jail. Was that...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 13, 2021:

The story told nothing about her, other than she showed up and wanted to be arrested. The cops ran wants and warrants and found nothing. She refused to leave, so they locked her up.

Global Stupidity.

CuddyCruiser comments on Dec 12, 2021:

No doubt we’re in trouble…….no one’s going to realize that until it’s too late.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 13, 2021:

Some of the rich do see it. Are they doing anything - building bunkers in New Zealand, like that will help their grandchildren.

Kentucky tornadoes: 100 year-old-church destroyed in seconds [bbc.com]

Moravian comments on Dec 13, 2021:

"The CEO of Amazon who apparently "earned" was paid $50 million last year has offered thoughts and prayers to the families of workers killed when a tornado struck their warehouse. Big deal!!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 13, 2021:

Has his boss, Bezos, event sent out a memo on the deaths yet. After the Tornado, he first posted about his upcoming space jaunt.

Sometimes you've got to marvel at the utter stupidity of some people.

MichelleGar1 comments on Dec 12, 2021:

I read this article earlier!!! 😂😂😂😂

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 12, 2021:

Yea, I sent it to a friend. And he added that so many idiots do that or like the Duggar perv who used his credit card for kiddy porn didn't think the feds would monitor that stuff.

This sort of crap was absolutely horrifying to me as a child.

Barnie2years comments on Dec 12, 2021:

For the same reason the rest of the murderous fairytales called the Bible are taught as some kind of life lesson. Aesop’s fables are much more worthy of being life guides than the Bible or the Quran.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 12, 2021:

Aesop had worthwhile morales.

Donald Trump and Bill O'Reilly's Tour Begins With Empty Seats in Florida—Report

Organist1 comments on Dec 12, 2021:

Bill O'Reilly...is he still alive? :-D Didn't some people on TicTok buy up tickets for one of these right-wing events, and then just not show up? That should happen at every single one of these things.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 12, 2021:

The Tic Toc thing happened back during the election or the afterward bull, I forget - those were free tickets. Here, they are charging money. And some tickets are ridiculously expensive with signed shit or meet and greets.

What an idiot.

Julie808 comments on Dec 12, 2021:

Hmm... Photo ID and a pretty extensive form, plus emails and texts checking up to make sure I was okay after the jabs... Seems perhaps they need to be more careful about identification before administering the shot. Wow - all in one day - that is crazy. I hope the real people whose names are on ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 12, 2021:

@Julie808 I got my first two at my medical center in small town Pennsylvania, so, I don't know if others were checking. My booster I got at CVS here in the Chicago area and they just wanted my official card to stamp.

Unfortunately true

KateOahu comments on Dec 12, 2021:

Not even funny.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 12, 2021:

Too true

The never ending cycle of power being concentrated among the few and at the expense of the many.

bobwjr comments on Dec 12, 2021:

Yeet the rich

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 12, 2021:

Cook the rich like the goose.

What an idiot.

Julie808 comments on Dec 12, 2021:

Hmm... Photo ID and a pretty extensive form, plus emails and texts checking up to make sure I was okay after the jabs... Seems perhaps they need to be more careful about identification before administering the shot. Wow - all in one day - that is crazy. I hope the real people whose names are on ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 12, 2021:

No one ever asked me for a photo, just my name and birth date, and my insurance company - and yes I know the government was paying, so why my insurance company, IDK. Never asked, just got my shots.

Me at the work Christmas party! Lol!!!!

Pralina1 comments on Dec 11, 2021:

There is always one of them 🙄

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 11, 2021:

That earns a 🤣🤣 for humor and a 😡 because we all met that person. We used to have a school head who believed we need a faculty face-to-face meeting every week even when the only needs could have handled by email. And, almost always, there was that one person who needed to pontificate on absolutely nothing of value.

Been one of those weeks

MichelleGar1 comments on Dec 11, 2021:

That's how I was this week! Lol

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 11, 2021:

It really was that kind of week.

Three village women are walking home from a trip to town.

St-Sinner comments on Dec 11, 2021:

Lol.... And I wouldn't even know

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 11, 2021:

A Navy friend and I were crossing a golf course one night, short cut. We came across a passed out Sailor, didn't know him. My friend got the guy's wallet. I was like WTF. Then my friend shoved it down the front of the guy's crotch. A good deed for sure; not one that I would have ever thought to do.

The Young Turks - Kellogg's FIRES 1,400 Striking Workers In Attempt To Bust Union [youtube.

Greenblue comments on Dec 11, 2021:

No more Kellogg;s Corn Flakes

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 11, 2021:

@phxbillcee Post bran flakes and put in your own raisins - less sugar, especially less corn syrup.

Seasons greeting from the new Republican party....

St-Sinner comments on Dec 10, 2021:

Now Tiffany too? I thought she was dumbest in the family (after mother Marla of course).

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 10, 2021:

@St-Sinner no doubt. She still got a JD degree. Of course the entire family got degrees handed to them. Sadly from what we usually consider good universities.

Seasons greeting from the new Republican party....

St-Sinner comments on Dec 10, 2021:

Now Tiffany too? I thought she was dumbest in the family (after mother Marla of course).

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 10, 2021:

Daddy bought her a law degree from Georgetown. That is the easy part. So far, it is harder to get a pass on the state exams - except 2020 in Louisiana where everyone who paid passed; due to Covid the governor insisted, so no one took it, including the gov's kid. Maybe Tiffany can get a maga waiver somewhere.

Innocent tree dies in the war on Christmas.... snicker [occupydemocrats.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 10, 2021:

More of their war on Xmas bullshit. If it had been a crazed gunman somewhere else, they would be focused on the homeless guy's mental health and drug issues.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 10, 2021:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz Apparently a homeless guy who has been arrest for drugs twice we over the past few months. He may be from Japan, haven't seen that fully confirmed.

A Canadian Woman Died of COVID.

KKGator comments on Dec 10, 2021:

I'd love to see the families of these people start suing their churches for fraud.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 10, 2021:

Lawsuits are becoming one of the few ways to find justice in Amerikka these days. Limited justice that is.

I just heard Michael Nesmith passed away.

Marionville comments on Dec 10, 2021:

Sad news…he was probably the most talented of the four of them. It’s not the first mistake TV or Record executives have made…not will it be the last.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 10, 2021:

The upside is that Linda Rondstat got noticed.

What is on the table is my favorite delicacy, I can eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

bobwjr comments on Dec 10, 2021:

I know where to start

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 10, 2021:

Saving the beer for last.

The logic holds up.

Mooolah comments on Dec 9, 2021:

Its not god I fear. Its god's followers.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 9, 2021:

In every religion, through out the world.

Catholic diocese says gay and trans people can't be baptized or receive communion They must refrain...

racocn8 comments on Dec 9, 2021:

How are rational people supposed to react to such ugly hatred?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 9, 2021:

The catholics in the US are becoming more like the evangelical bigoted assholes.

1 in 10 Americans say the COVID vaccine conflicts with their religious beliefs : NPR

xenoview comments on Dec 9, 2021:

Let the idiots not get vaccinated and go join the over 760,000 dead.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 9, 2021:

Except when they do get sick, they rely on science and doctors, and overwhelm the hospitals. Other than that, let em die.

Holy shit! A 66 million dollar prize for having the most beautiful camel.

Ryo1 comments on Dec 9, 2021:

No cheating allowed! In the UK, we have annual agricultural shows/competitions where proud farmers show off their cattle.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 9, 2021:

@Ryo1 As well as whale meat. Since they can only "legally" hunt a limited amount of whales for "research" purposes, it is a very expensive commodity.

The war goes on....

glennlab comments on Dec 9, 2021:

War is over, Walmart won.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 9, 2021:

Sadly so. I know all the big stores are out for profit, but Walmart has ruined so many small town stores along the way.

Holy shit! A 66 million dollar prize for having the most beautiful camel.

Ryo1 comments on Dec 9, 2021:

No cheating allowed! In the UK, we have annual agricultural shows/competitions where proud farmers show off their cattle.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 9, 2021:

I'll bet they don't have a 66 million dollar prize. Tons of farmer fairs in the States as well.

Senate votes to repeal Biden's vaccine mandate It's unclear if the Senate-passed repeal will be ...

Theresa_N comments on Dec 9, 2021:

Two Democrats in name only voted with the Repuglicans.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 9, 2021:

But why did Schumer even bring it up? Remember how the old Mitch just dropped bills, even some that would have passed. If those two asses don't pass the build back better, Schumer really fucked up.

You know what's funny about Christmas: They start with the story of baby Jesus, then, They add...

jlynn37 comments on Dec 9, 2021:

The various xmas myths and stories are talked about only a few weeks a year where as the jebus story is talked about several times a day, at least in most christian homes

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 9, 2021:

@BD66 Yep. From the master of propaganda.

Hold on there a minute...

bobwjr comments on Dec 9, 2021:

Fable

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 9, 2021:

Yep

How to atheists return to religion? I don't understand

Julie808 comments on Dec 8, 2021:

I think atheists sometimes join a church, not out of belief in the scripture but out of need to feel a belonging, part of a group and loved unconditionally by others. My ex-husband was atheist when I met him, his family all very religious, but he was not. We raised our kids atheist, and they ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 8, 2021:

Yes. I enjoyed, for the most part, visiting the Unitarian Society. But, even that depended on the "minister's" ability to hold one's interest during their talks. Some were more entertaining than others.

Some WTF signs from around the world.

ChurchLess comments on Dec 8, 2021:

Wasn't this already posted?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 8, 2021:

Don't know. I didn't see it.

[abc7ny.] Fox News Xmas tree set on fire; arsonist arrested.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 8, 2021:

Arson isn't a crime I condone, even against faux news corps. The guy was arrested; faux news will make hay exploiting this as an attack on xmas and their fair and balanced line of propaganda.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 8, 2021:

@Organist1 The guy is a homeless dude and the cops said there was no political motivation. The guy has been arrested twice for drug possession over the last couple of months. He may be a Japanese citizen, according to some reports.

[abc7ny.] Fox News Xmas tree set on fire; arsonist arrested.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 8, 2021:

Arson isn't a crime I condone, even against faux news corps. The guy was arrested; faux news will make hay exploiting this as an attack on xmas and their fair and balanced line of propaganda.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 8, 2021:

Oh yea, and page not found in link.

Coming Soon to Ark Encounter?

KKGator comments on Dec 6, 2021:

Oh, FFS! Thought that bullshit attraction went bankrupt already.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 8, 2021:

The state put money into it, thus they help keep it afloat. Somehow, as fucking crazy as they are down there, the state argued they were legally involved financially since it was a "tourist attraction" and not simply a religious experience or some such shit.

Ignorance is bliss

Tejas comments on Dec 8, 2021:

There is some truth to this. When I was in Germany and Argentina for a summer I'd tell people I was an American from Texas , and the response I usually got was. "Ah Texas cowboy, bang bang." It was one of the few states people seemed to remember.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 8, 2021:

@Moravian in 1970 we had an exchange student, I was in South Central Pennsylvania and long hair hadn't made much of a dent in conservative Lancaster county yet. Mine was on my shoulders. The kid asked me if I was Amish.

Here is a list of the most sinful cities in the US.

Charles1971 comments on Dec 8, 2021:

Woohoo! Atlanta is #7. Suck it New York City! Though... seriously, this list seems silly and arbitrary. How do you gage a city's jealousy or lust? These are emotions that can't be measured in any meaningful way.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 8, 2021:

Pretty much an arbitrary list. They used some meanness score - that should have given the South an edge.

This would be a great addition to all church lobbies especially the more conservative ones.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 7, 2021:

I saw that the other day.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 7, 2021:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz I thought I did. Must have sent it elsewhere. 🙂

I was talking with two Mormon missionaries this weekend.

SeaGreenEyez comments on Dec 7, 2021:

Dear Peter, There isn't a Mormon missionary alive that'll bother reading that. They're on a mission. And their mission is to indoctrinate, not to learn something not LDS. #sadbuttrue

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 7, 2021:

@SeaGreenEyez I'm long gone from there. And, the ex sold it. The new people can handle visits. My nephew told me how he stopped the JWs. He answered his door naked and they never came back.

Pope accepts Paris Archbishop's resignation.

JackPedigo comments on Dec 7, 2021:

This got me to wondering if the clergy in the Catholic Church is increasing or decreasing. Naturally, it is increasing in developing countries but decreasing in Europe. *"While the number of Catholic priests has grown overall, Europe has seen a consistent decrease in clergy, where the number of ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 7, 2021:

@Theresa_N Poland is especially catholic. Poland was the only Warsaw pact country that had priests, or any religious figures, in the military.

Just in case anyone gets worried why I’m not going to be posting my usual posts this evening and ...

bobwjr comments on Dec 7, 2021:

Enjoy and come back to us

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 7, 2021:

Yes, do so.

I was talking with two Mormon missionaries this weekend.

SeaGreenEyez comments on Dec 7, 2021:

Dear Peter, There isn't a Mormon missionary alive that'll bother reading that. They're on a mission. And their mission is to indoctrinate, not to learn something not LDS. #sadbuttrue

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 7, 2021:

I mostly agree. However, I did come home once to find 2 Mormons in my house listening to my noe ex lecture on Unitarianism.

Article on Trump having 21 million "insurrectionists" wanting bloodshed.

Organist1 comments on Dec 6, 2021:

There are still more of us than them...many more.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 6, 2021:

@Organist1 That scares me more than those idiots who will cause damage and hurt some people along the way - just look at airlines and shopping now.

Article on Trump having 21 million "insurrectionists" wanting bloodshed.

Organist1 comments on Dec 6, 2021:

There are still more of us than them...many more.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 6, 2021:

And, they aren't at the "magic number" I learned in Political Science 101 - 10% of a population can overthrow a government, IF, all of them are willing to actually die. 4% calling for blood doesn't equal 10% actually willing to die.

The Swiss ok a suicide machine for use.

Druvius comments on Dec 5, 2021:

Gee, why not have fun on the way out, the Euthanasia Coaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_Coaster

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 5, 2021:

Depends on how physically sick you were.

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Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 4, 2021:

I did see that. Crazy shit. Italy can be a strange place; a few years ago, a court convicted some scientists (don't remember the exact crime) for not predicting an earthquake that did a lot of damage. I believe everything thing was dropped after a while, still a waste of public funds, time and ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 4, 2021:

@SnowyOwl The Italians gave the church Vatican City and recognize it as as a sovereign state. Thus, all the top dogs of ANY sovereign state are protected with diplomatic immunity. The Pope could rape a little boy in public and the Italians could legally, according to UN, etc only send him home, back to Vatican City.

Ctenoptilus frequens and the first appearance of Orthopteran Insects.

bobwjr comments on Dec 4, 2021:

Interesting

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 4, 2021:

I agree

What I find so strange is that in a native culture the greedy people would be chastised and vilified...

RussRAB comments on Dec 3, 2021:

I recall seeing a program on the Hutterites which is a division of the Anabaptists which include the Mennonites and the Amish. The Hutterites were decided into communities of about 300 members. This number seemed to be a key cutoff where under this number, members of the community could be kept in ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 4, 2021:

I used to live in an Amish area in Pennsylvania. Grew up there, even had an Amish kid in my elementary school 1st through 6th grade. Anyway, I saw that shunning was used variously by different groups. It seemed less common for many years as families wanted to keep contact with kids who left the sect. That seems to be changing and going back to : you leave, don't return. I knew a couple people my age who were exAmish and they still reflect on missing family. About 12 years ago, I worked with a young man who was doing Rumspringa and living like the English. His family was pressuring him to come home, get rid of his motorcycle, and marry a nice girl. He loved his family; however, he had become very attached to his Kawasaki. So, yea, it's a fucked up religion.

Two older couples are hanging out together.

St-Sinner comments on Dec 3, 2021:

Damn... I hope Jim remembers who his wife is among the two. I am more afraid of this than a heart attack and death.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 3, 2021:

@OldMetalHead Yeah, I have seen that. One woman, suffering from Alzheimers, not only forgot her kids, her personality changed from a very stoic person (lived through the Germans and the Russians as a teen), to having a "boyfriend" with whom she got caught doing things. The doctor nixed the two getting together.

Not sure who gets credit, but…

FrayedBear comments on Dec 2, 2021:

Funnier is having a woman's vagina contract on you mid stroke to lock your penis inside her - well & truly justifying the expression ** "rooted to the spot" **.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 2, 2021:

Not really funny - apparently very painful. Masters and Johnson wrote about that, a case so painful the neighbors called the police and broke down the door.

Hospitals refused to prescribe ivermectin. Threats and lockdowns followed.

Organist1 comments on Dec 2, 2021:

I understand why hospitals advocate for their patients, but if it were up to me, I'd let them have their way, if they're that stupid.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 2, 2021:

Then, if they died, they would sue. Just tell them that they can check out.

We're losing a whole generation of young men to video games.

Diaco comments on Dec 2, 2021:

The bright side is Video Games make people smarter and keener, improve their mental health, reactions, crisis management, Imagination, and ... etc. the Virtual world will make ppl even more sociable, but not with the old decade's standards! simply the World is going to change again, and it's ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 2, 2021:

@Diaco China is now limiting internet and gaming time. China is using facial recognition not only to id people, but in classrooms to alert the teachers if a student is paying close enough attention. You are correct that video games cam help keep people more alert, etc. Many old folks homes and hospitals, etc use them as well.

I can already hear the groans echoing across the Atlantic

Willow_Wisp comments on Dec 2, 2021:

I thought he was broke, except he doesn't look broke, but his rocket is flat skint.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 2, 2021:

@Willow_Wisp Ah. Now he is making fun of his past financial woes.

I can already hear the groans echoing across the Atlantic

Willow_Wisp comments on Dec 2, 2021:

I thought he was broke, except he doesn't look broke, but his rocket is flat skint.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 2, 2021:

He has plenty of money now - all his Disney shit. That, and when he did go broke, a bunch of other millionaire rockers held a fundraiser and gave him 3 million.

Take It From a Trucker: There's No Trucker Shortage. It's a Pay Shortage | Opinion

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 1, 2021:

The trucking industry was destroyed by the Reagan administration.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 1, 2021:

@Willow_Wisp I know. Reagan set up the destruction of the already weak middle class. Trillions of dollars in wealth distribution have gone to the top 1% since trickle down economics. The best explanation of trickle down I know - have a rich guy drink all the beer, piss his pants, and whatever drips into a cup is for everyone else. NO wringing out the pants allowed either (just like no taxes).

Today's Most Deplorable Person Cop shots man in wheelchair, 9 times, from behind [rawstory.

BitFlipper comments on Dec 1, 2021:

"Tucson Mayor Regina Romero called Remington's actions 'unconscionable and indefensible.'" And he was just fired, not arrested. And he was off-duty!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 1, 2021:

You are correct, not arrested. That is totally fucked up. Probably only fired so as to avoid lawsuit - he was off duty would be their excuse. Family should sue the guy, Walmart, the police, and the DAs office.

Scientists in China May Have Found 125-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur DNA | Ancient Origins

Willow_Wisp comments on Dec 1, 2021:

We can tell the colors of feathers and fur due to chemicals preserved in fossils that just look like normal stone. It's like the claims they found 65 million year old "soft tissue" as if there's a chunk of raw meat in the rock from 65 million years ago, which it isn't. The fossil preserves the ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 1, 2021:

I fully expect human manipulation at some point, if not already occurring. I suppose they are trying some already, snipping out genes that carry certain medical conditions. It will start out for medical reasons and at some point get into looks and then athletics. Then, building a Khan.

Cosmic foreplay.

Cast1es comments on Dec 1, 2021:

Wonder how an asteroid can manage to work it's way through all our space junk , that is circling our planet ?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Dec 1, 2021:

They aren't getting that close, yet. If one did skim by, if it hit just one or two decent sized objects, all that debris could turn into a chain reaction like marbles bouncing everywhere, and with enough smashing send us back to 1970 technology.

Who would have thunk it???

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 30, 2021:

For blondes?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Nov 30, 2021:

@MsKathleen I know, bad joke.

Politics Horsey style

silverotter11 comments on Nov 30, 2021:

Fun fact!! I enjoy Horsey! The truth is hard for white folk to take. It is a fact that percentage wise poor whites get far more free give-aways than others and it's not just because whites make up the majority of the current population in this country.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Nov 30, 2021:

Having the most is never the real reason. Although, a lot more whites are on welfare (and no accusations of "welfare queens"), just roam the Ozarks and Appalachia

Have some laughter on Omicron 😅

Canndue comments on Nov 30, 2021:

Anyone else tired of this whole pandemic thing…

Beowulfsfriend replies on Nov 30, 2021:

Everyone's tired; it isn't going away, though.

Cyber Monday Folks!

zeuser comments on Nov 29, 2021:

Good real estate agents tell you to ask for a higher price for your home than you expect. Either (A) you find someone willing to pay the price, or (B) you lower the price and seal the deal, because people like to think they are saving money. Good strategy for selling anything, it works!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Nov 29, 2021:

Yep. Cleaned out an estate, then the owner's son who payed us, got himself "his personal friend" agent to sell the place, rather than our suggested realtor. He was told to ask 40k lower than market value (this just happened), and, of course took the first offer. I think his "friend" got a two way cut.