From NPR, an article on an experiment forecasting the outlook for covid after an experiment with ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2021:

I find this as normal and good news. Anti-vaxxers will find it the same but we are not on the same page here and I feel that they do not have all the information. Certainly they do not have the correct interpretation.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 30, 2021:

Much like I think. The vaccines have saved lives and kept many people out of the hospital.

So, this happened this morning.

KKGator comments on Oct 29, 2021:

Crappy poll. Sorry. It was the middle aged woman. She looked like she couldn't be bothered to be concerned with anyone but herself. She was snotty to the pharmacist, too. She pissed me off. I'm over it now. Thanks to those of you who played along.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 30, 2021:

Yea, I chose "wisely." I just got my booster last week.

Neil Cavuto Got Death Threats After Promoting COVID-19 Vaccines

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 30, 2021:

I know how to use one. I currently don't own any weapons, but have in the past. Owned my fist rifle at 13. My Dad, a WWII combat vet did teach me, along with my brother, safety and responsibility. My Dad never owned a gun after two wars. BTW, I can even tell you how to get a pistol with no ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 30, 2021:

@barjoe Whenever I can, I fuck with the NRA guys. I tell them why would I join an organization that holds the largest data base collection of gun owners in the world. Then I add to their paranoia and say, "if you don't think the government has a back door in, you're crazy." Love to see their little brains spinning under their NRA caps.

Transgender and transrace - what´s the difference?

Fernapple comments on Oct 29, 2021:

They are quite different. Since as race is a purely cultural idea, there can be no biological reason for wanting to change the race you were said, by culture, to be born into, since biology only exists in the real material world and can never be a part of a purely human cultural construct. (You ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 29, 2021:

Nice response. Very sensible and scientific.

The confluence of technology, religion, and marketing, all evident in one aggressively useless ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 29, 2021:

How about one that does Mohammed?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 29, 2021:

@zeuser Most xtions don't know, but Muslims don't approve of ANY prophets images - it is just that so far, they don't kill over the Jesus image.

I am taking a poll.

dalefvictor comments on Oct 28, 2021:

The only pure bloods on this planet are the some people in southern Africa, the San and the Khoekhoe. That should not surprise those who carry their blood and call themselves "White Supremacist". Personally, I would follow any person who could prove beyond doubt that they are pf pure white ancestry....

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 28, 2021:

@Tejas Not really any debate on Homo Sapien Sapien - purely from Africa. There were other Homo species, and at least two, possibly three or so, interbred with Sapien Sapien and left some DNA. If by debate you mean squashed theories promoted by people wanting to do more Adam and Eve, non black folks. Most likely, people from who are now known as the Khoison were the first of the Homo Sapien Sapien and they spread out of Africa, and eventually around the world. Also, recent scientific data also points to them as having the first language. Before you argue first language, I will say first language of Sapien Sapien as we do not know if other Homo species developed languages. Some people of European decent do have up to 3% Neanderthal DNA. And some in the Central plains of Western Asia have been found with Denesoven (spelling? Sorry) DNA. So, yes, there was interbreeding among the competing Homo species.

A Gay Music Teacher Got Married. The Brooklyn Diocese Fired Him

KKGator comments on Oct 28, 2021:

Fucking hypocrites. Have I mentioned lately that I want to see the rcc sued into bankruptcy? It has to have been a few days since I said it last. 🤬🤬🤬🤬

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 28, 2021:

@anglophone Agree

A Gay Music Teacher Got Married. The Brooklyn Diocese Fired Him

KKGator comments on Oct 28, 2021:

Fucking hypocrites. Have I mentioned lately that I want to see the rcc sued into bankruptcy? It has to have been a few days since I said it last. 🤬🤬🤬🤬

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 28, 2021:

I guess the Pope, or Poop, lied when he said, "Who am I to judge?" when asked about homosexuals. He has the authority to tell his flock to cut it out; all that shit does is utter platitudes and smile, and pretend to be caring and more liberal.

I am taking a poll.

Tejas comments on Oct 28, 2021:

You must be one if those mud bloods I keep hearing about from the Malfoys.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 28, 2021:

@Tejas With your knowledge of Harry Potter, would you not say that the use of Pureblood is alegorical?

I am taking a poll.

Tejas comments on Oct 28, 2021:

You must be one if those mud bloods I keep hearing about from the Malfoys.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 28, 2021:

@FearlessFly Well, much of my thinking does come from its use being picked up by the antivaxxers - one needs to note that its use, as they have taken it comes from Harry Potter and was meant to serve as an allegory for the Nazis And while, as of yet, there isn't much on this exact term, it seems, maybe only to me, thus the poll, that the term is related to racism and to the Nazis. If you can argue that the Nazis did not care about the mixing of the races, thus the mixing of the blood, be my guest. https://www.yahoo.com/news/unvaccinated-people-tiktok-calling-themselves-044832130.html? guccounter=1=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8=AQAAABR 1U7IaMQ0S5wox_2KhKnvci_4AS8z7W9Nq-DKIIjWpzd5HIcR7xFMiYSoG8n4QlA6Dkz2QhtTqEcy6d0IWoG7uGux8ulrn3CIxoEOd9pXPL1s86pu24mriyoOIXytJ232uyzjqjOkBBksYMFYeGHIpavbh4QV0nSlQu25hQ9yr From the text Purity of Blood: Introduction Purity of blood (pureza [limpieza] de sangre) was an obsessive concern that originated in mid-15th-century Spain, on the basis of the biased belief that the unfaithfulness of the “deicide Jews,” (god-killing Jews) not only had endured in those who converted to Catholicism but also had been transmitted by blood to their descendants, regardless of their sincerity in professing the Christian faith. Consequently, Old Christians “of pure blood” considered New Christians impure and therefore morally inadequate to be members of their communities. This judgment was primarily applied to the politically and economically influential group of Iberian conversos (Catholics of Jewish origins) but was extended also to moriscos (Catholics of Muslim lineage) and consequently to the natives and slaves in the colonial contexts. As a result, various civil and ecclesiastical institutions and communities issued discriminatory and segregation laws (known as estatutos, or statutes) against them. These statutes were often employed with more rigidity than certain canonically sanctioned impediments for descendants of Protestant heretics. A heated discussion over their implementation that subsequently spurred left an abundant written track that has been studied in a growing number of scholarly works. https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Blood-Marc-Hillel/dp/0671819771 Book on Hitler's plans Public television film documentary Of Pure Blood https://www.nytimes.com/1975/03/13/archives/tv-of-pure-blood-film-on-nazi-breeding-plan-documentary-to-be-on.html

Bronx Zoo visitors get to watch gorillas engaged in oral sex.

JacarC comments on Oct 28, 2021:

How about the progressive dipshits who will demand equal opportunity sucking for trans-gorillas?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 28, 2021:

There may be gorillas that prefer similar or mixed sexes. Look up bonobos, they have tons of sex: MF, MM, FF. Of course, I was looking at this from a religious point of view. Excuse me for forgetting that there are people ignorant of the science that shows humans have varying sexualities. I suppose you have no problems with forcing people to be sent to camps that force them to recognize their birth sex and that they must desire sexual relationships with people of the other birth sex. Sounds like you may be comfortable in most evangelical churches.

I am taking a poll.

Tejas comments on Oct 28, 2021:

You must be one if those mud bloods I keep hearing about from the Malfoys.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 28, 2021:

Yes I am. I should have included the Potter series with vampire movies. Pure Blood is a whistle term for White supremacists.

I am taking a poll.

LiterateHiker comments on Oct 28, 2021:

I'm half Irish. That doesn't sound like something a racist would say. "Pure blooded" reminds me of dog breeding, not people.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 28, 2021:

Ok, vote no. Type it into Google then and add whistle phrase.

'Pure Blooded' Parody Song - [rumble.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 28, 2021:

"Pure Blooded"? Looking a little Aryan are you? Zieg Heil.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 28, 2021:

@BDair Still, it is a whistle word for being a white nationalist Nazi. Thus, using such language makes someone appear that way. I could take a poll.

'Pure Blooded' Parody Song - [rumble.com]

ChurchLess comments on Oct 28, 2021:

Republican Anthem?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 28, 2021:

Nazi anthem for sure.

I'm sure this has been played before.

Marionville comments on Oct 28, 2021:

Ah…got it now! Thanks!! Definitely been just about played to death at one time, but I’m not complaining! 👍😅. I actually rather like this version with Kygo too….. https://youtu.be/0FJFKCnYtN4

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 28, 2021:

After I saw your U2 post, I edited what I said in the Aha post. Originally I said I hope Marionville is OK since I hadn't seen a post in my feed. I suspect the site is glitchy again.

Edibles will take you from just enough to relieve your pain/trauma/whatever to Hold My Beer This is ...

Willow_Wisp comments on Oct 27, 2021:

I remember eating a brownie, then like 45 minutes later, this shit is weak, so I eat two more brownies, then like five minutes after washing down the third brownie the first brownie kicks in with a vengeance and I realize I have a pretty serious couple of hours coming up so I cancel all my plans ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 27, 2021:

While in the Navy, out at sea, I showed up for my shift overlapping others. I was handed a cookie from a friend and put it in my pocket for after work. Anyway, one guy somehow got two cookies and ate them. He was freaking out. Some of the other guys came and got me as I was a petty officer. I said take him to the coop and put him to bed. I then went and told the Lt he was sick and I had given him permission to go to bed. LT said good work and went back to ignoring how I ran the office. I also told the guy who was in charge of cleaning the head and coop to keep an eye on him. Definitely be wary of strength in edibles.

'New hidden world' discovered in Earth's inner core The core isn't a "boring blob of iron" after ...

dalefvictor comments on Oct 27, 2021:

Evedry one knows there are dinosaurs down there. Monsters and other stuff, there was a movie for those who want to know the truth. One has to be careful as there is a large cork when pulled empties all the contents out.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 27, 2021:

With alien Nazis riding them and controlling everything.

Yeah old as fuck still can shine a boot

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 27, 2021:

Of course, the airforce.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 27, 2021:

@bobwjr With only two months left, and on deployment at sea, I was trying to figure out a way to get new shoes - the boots worn on deck were great, slip on with metal toes.I wanted to take a pair home. Although I was in operations, my division could wear them since we needed to access the deck to check out other ships, etc. So, I decided to ask my LT. One of my non 4.0s was clothing, specifically unshined shoes. I said, "Lieutenant, if you allow me new shoes, I'll shine my shoes every other day." He jumped up and yelled, "Where are the chits, Petty officer D is getting new shoes." He knew I would keep my word. My reply, "I could have gotten this cheaper." "Too late," he said.

They played Louis at the end of the latest James Bond. [youtu.be]

Marionville comments on Oct 27, 2021:

It actually plays in the opening scenes at the very beginning of No Time To Die, not the end…there is also a second reprise from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service when they play the main title song from it in the background during a scene in London in the middle of the movie….here’s a ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 27, 2021:

Yep.

This comes around every few years, My first experience with the price jumps was the Arab oil embargo...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 25, 2021:

Same. In 74, I switched from a muscle car to a small sports car. In 79, I was stationed in San Diego; California went to odd and even gas buying days - most of us were exempt because we had out of state plates; I also remember long gas lines and having a placard that said "last car for gas."

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 25, 2021:

@racocn8 At the garage where I hung out, occasionally worked, we had a guy come in about 2 hours after closing. We were working on one of our cars. He offered us double the cost. So, we turned on the pumps.

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yvilletom comments on Oct 25, 2021:

Hey, if children in Afghanistan don’t starve they will grow up and increase the earth’s population.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 25, 2021:

@Moravian I totally agree. I, although as I said above have no proof, feel the real stuff has to be safer, if needed.

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Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 25, 2021:

Murry Head also had his other hit from the album Jesus Christ Superstar.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 25, 2021:

"Tommy" and Pinball Wizard, etc.

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yvilletom comments on Oct 25, 2021:

Hey, if children in Afghanistan don’t starve they will grow up and increase the earth’s population.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 25, 2021:

@Moravian The US and most of the world makes synthetic opiods (which are possibly more addictive - very little research done on that). The last major country, that I knew of, still possibly making opioids from raw opium was India.

Imagine 😎

FrayedBear comments on Oct 25, 2021:

Interesting that the remaining Beatles look to have aged a lot better than the Stones.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 25, 2021:

To be honest, Keith's looks haven't changed much since his late 40's. He started to look like he was 80 some 40 years ago. Hard core heroin use will do that. He was arrested 30 or so years ago for heroin possession in Canada. He had a lvery large amount, enough to get charged with intent to distribute. I can only imagine a US judge, but the Canadian judge accepted Keith's lawyers' argument that he was so famous and wealthy that he needed to buy the stuff in bulk and just convicted him of simple possession- no jail time and mandatory rehab. I totally am onboard with that. No one, for ANY drug possession should be jailed, IMHO.

Hello and good morning Music lovers….

Ray13 comments on Oct 25, 2021:

Cheerful song🤗 Seems like our 2 countries ( Ohio anyway ) keep having opposite weather. Raining and in low 50sF here. Last week we had 3 tornadoes touch down about 40 miles north of my town, no one hurt as far as I've heard.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 25, 2021:

There is a massive storm, on radar last night, stretching from Nebraska through Pennsylvania and New York. Ohio was right in it, big time. Rained all night in Chicago; I was enjoying the lightning at 5AM this morning.

Turkey's Erdogan threatens to expel 10 ambassadors, including the US.

rainmanjr comments on Oct 24, 2021:

It's not nukes. Kennedy solved The Cuban Missile Crises by quietly agreeing to get those out. Reagan then installed an Array in Turkey which can stop a nuke and monitor Iran. That is hurtful to Russia's defense in exactly the same way Star Wars nullified Russian defenses and dictated that it was in ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 24, 2021:

NATO still has about 50 nuclear bombs in Turkey. https://www.nti.org/countries/turkey/

Don't make exuses for nasty people. Putting a flower in an asshole doesn't make it a vase.

LucyLoohoo comments on Oct 24, 2021:

Beautiful! I'm stealing this...thanks!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 24, 2021:

I stole it from a Portuguese friend

not always a good idea to take bad news sitting down

St-Sinner comments on Oct 24, 2021:

They try to bring us down. :) Someone said years ago, I would bend over backwards for you. That didn't work.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 24, 2021:

Was the person dressed?

Saturday night Blues. Eric Bibb and Dear America, newer release. [youtu.be]

Marionville comments on Oct 24, 2021:

What a great song…and social commentary!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 24, 2021:

@Marionville It's more active; I left a small town for a large city. I lived in a big city, San Diego, as a young man, so, I understand the city. As far as the cold, at least this year, where I am living, I won't have to shovel snow. In my lifetime, I have moved way more tons of snow than I like to recall. Also, i like sweaters; when I taught, sweaters meant not having to iron a shirt 😁

Saturday night Blues. Eric Bibb and Dear America, newer release. [youtu.be]

Marionville comments on Oct 24, 2021:

What a great song…and social commentary!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 24, 2021:

I thought so as well. Many Saturdays, I listen to the Blues Show on WXPN out of Philadelphia - I use the internet now that I live in Chicago. Last night they played that, my first hearing.

I got to see Mahogany Rush.

Julie808 comments on Oct 23, 2021:

We have something in common then. I attended a party in the cemetery around Jimi's grave once in the 70's and more recently I would take daily walks through that cemetery when I visited my daughter and her family, because they lived within walking distance. There's quite a monument now at his ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 23, 2021:

@Julie808 My memory is far from perfect. I do remember my trip to Renton - ferry to bus to cab and back again. I was stationed briefly in Bremerton Naval yards. And I remember Jimi's grave stone. We laid a smoked roach on it. And, I just Iooked, Chief Seattle is at Squamish. I used to teach Seattle's letter as part of unheralded American literature.

I got to see Mahogany Rush.

Julie808 comments on Oct 23, 2021:

We have something in common then. I attended a party in the cemetery around Jimi's grave once in the 70's and more recently I would take daily walks through that cemetery when I visited my daughter and her family, because they lived within walking distance. There's quite a monument now at his ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 23, 2021:

Interesting that they changed his tombstone. It was just a small thing, with a carved upside down Fender guitar in 78. I remember talking to a receptionist in a small building to get directions. She also told us of other famous people buried there. If my memory serves me correctly, Chief Seattle is in the cemetery pretty much across the street from that cemetery.

A man ahead of his time explains why religion hates science so much...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 21, 2021:

If only. Still too many trying to strangle science and reason.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 22, 2021:

@HankSherman I agree that inroads have happened. I also feel that the evangelicals have more recently become more radicalized, more vocal, more dangerous.

Texas school bans boys from having long hair.

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 22, 2021:

Did you also think the controlling women's bodies bullshit was over, too? Republicans are fucked.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 22, 2021:

I knew that wasn't over. I just knew that the same assholes, where I lived in Pennsyltucky, who tried to threaten me in 1970, let their hair grow by 1972.

Fully Vaccinated Countries Had Highest Number of New COVID Cases, Study Shows - ...

BDair comments on Oct 21, 2021:

Read the study - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-021-00808-7

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 21, 2021:

@BDair Wrong. Without herd immunity, even full efficacy of the vaccines won't stop the virus spread. The vaccines are saving lives - look at those in the hospitals, who is dying....... who is suffering more....

Gift bazaars will be starting soon!

Lorajay comments on Oct 21, 2021:

Something tells me I won't see these at the country Methodist Church bazaar this year.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 21, 2021:

You could make some 😁😁😁😁

Fully Vaccinated Countries Had Highest Number of New COVID Cases, Study Shows - ...

BDair comments on Oct 21, 2021:

Read the study - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-021-00808-7

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 21, 2021:

Ok, I did. What it says is simple, no correlation in the rise by country in cases and vaccination rate. Take note, NONE of the countries are at 85% vaccinated., thus, no herd immunity. It says, to me, that maybe we shouldn't be moving around so nilly-willy, staying unmasked, and keeping the virus active. That article is fine, not sure what you think it says.

Fully Vaccinated Countries Had Highest Number of New COVID Cases, Study Shows - ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 21, 2021:

childrenshealthdefense - an AntiVax organization known for their passing on of misinformation. So, why the fuck should I even look at their bullshit? I'm not even going to go into various reasons and such that have other explanations, if said title has any validity. In other words, I refuse to be...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 21, 2021:

So, if you want someone to read your BS, put up the Forbes article on 4 of 5 most vaxxed countries leading - those 4 are: the Seychelles, Bahrain, UAE, and Chile. The other top 5 vaxxed is Israel, not having troubles. There are many factors to study here - size of countries, use of the Sino vaccine, etc. And, yes, even Forves says this is a disturbing happening worth keeping an eye on, but not a reason to not vaccinate. Do some real fucking research and save your bullshit websites for your Covid Death Cult.

The Federalist’s Joy Pullmann Says Christians Dying of COVID is Part of God’s Plan Dismissing...

anglophone comments on Oct 21, 2021:

Welcome to the death cult that is Christianity. By her own reasoning she should die by her own hand.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 21, 2021:

No, suicide is a sin, accordingto evangelicals (I still get pissed off that my evangelical bro-in-law told my other sister her son went to hell for taking his own life). Although she could machine gun a bunch of followers in a very pro death penalty state.

Perfect for the perfect host. 😜

HankSherman comments on Oct 21, 2021:

And looks like it'll go much better with red wine

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 21, 2021:

Cheap, shitty wine, for the full on catholic hangover.

An old farmer went to town to see a movie.

glennlab comments on Oct 20, 2021:

oldie, bujt a goodie

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 20, 2021:

Yep.

A new strain of the Delta variant has been spotted in the US.

itsmedammit comments on Oct 20, 2021:

I didn't read it, but I feel exhausted. I suspect the covid vaccine will become an annual thing, like the flu shot.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 20, 2021:

Or every couple years, like a booster. For the US, or even the world, to reach herd immunity, 85% need to get vaccinated. Stupidity reigns in the US, and the poorer nations can't get enough vaccine.

I am sick and tired of being told I must understand Trump voters.

phoenixone1 comments on Oct 20, 2021:

All we can hope is that all of us who got our COVID shots are asymptomatic and these MORONS who aren't wearing their masks properly...CONTACT COVID AND DIE...thin out the hard...problem solved...😁

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 20, 2021:

Unfortunately, many will survive, have long term health problems thus burdening the health system even more, and still be able to vote idiotically.

The Young Turks - CPAC Scam Exposed, Millions Funneled To Board Members [youtube.com]

bobwjr comments on Oct 19, 2021:

Of course it's a big scam

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 19, 2021:

My thoughts as well.

A Pastor Who Raped and Impregnated a 14-Year-Old Girl Will Face No Jail Time | Hemant Mehta | ...

phoenixone1 comments on Oct 18, 2021:

All I can say is the mother fucker is lucky it wasn't my daughter...he would be pushing up daisies right now.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 18, 2021:

Her parents were in on it.

Things not to say during a fight...

BD66 comments on Oct 15, 2021:

That one hits close to home.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 15, 2021:

Been there, done that.

Things not to say during a fight...

St-Sinner comments on Oct 15, 2021:

He's not getting laid.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 15, 2021:

Laid out with a baseball bat maybe.

90,000 COVID deaths were preventable since vaccinations were available to all. [thehill.com]

Redneckliberal comments on Oct 13, 2021:

TELL THAT TO THE FOOLS THAT POST OTHERWISE ON THIS SITE......I THOUGHT PEOPLE WERE SMARTER THAN THAT HERE

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 13, 2021:

Not really.

It’s All Over Now (Baby Blue).

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 13, 2021:

I remember, back when they were playing, hearing a disc jockey say that Them stood for: terrible, horrible, evil men. 😈. He played the song, I was a kid, and I don't know hos intentions - I think it was a stab at humor.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 13, 2021:

@Marionville I liked them, pun unintended, but noticed.

Unusual playground lmao

silverotter11 comments on Oct 13, 2021:

*For REAL?* hahahahaha

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 13, 2021:

I looked. It was made for a Seth Rogan movie. In the Vancouver area; I am not sure if it is still there. It would make a great tourist site.

Unusual playground lmao

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 13, 2021:

I saw that elsewhere. It looks real, not photoshopped.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 13, 2021:

Looked it up. It is / was real. In the Vancouver area for a Seth Rogan movie.

Beau of the Fifth Column - Let's talk about Indigenous Peoples' Day and what you can do.

JonnaBononna comments on Oct 12, 2021:

A link to the petition https://action.aclu.org/send-message/congress-support-save-oak-flat-act

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 12, 2021:

Thanks.

A man I deliver to told me today that they finally had proof of spontaneous human combustion.

barjoe comments on Oct 11, 2021:

He must've been from Philadelphia.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 11, 2021:

Every city has some.

😂 I never thought about it that way

SnowyOwl comments on Oct 11, 2021:

I always thought it was just Jack and his faithful dog, Cracker.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 11, 2021:

The Navy uniforms were nicknamed cracker jacks

Or you can substitute Miller Low-life....

azzow2 comments on Oct 11, 2021:

I use to work at the Pabst brewery, Bush products are way appropriate for the above-mentioned derogatory statement.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 11, 2021:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz 🤮 Even as a youngin, couldn't stand that stuff. My buddy used to get Iron City, a notoriously bad Pennsylvania beer. We were underage, we could pick up a case at 10pm, closing hour at the beer distributor, and out back in the parking lot.

Daily.....

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 11, 2021:

Too often.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 11, 2021:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz Depends on the day and my mood.

Pope Francis launches mass consultation on Church reform [bbc.com]

Petter comments on Oct 10, 2021:

Nothing will prevent people leaving churches, but less draconian dogma should slow down the "leak".

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 11, 2021:

In the next 50 years, after I'm gone, I could see the American catholic church breaking away like the Greek and Russian orthodox. The American one is becoming evangelical in many places - as I call it, the Rick Santorum catholics. Protect the fetus and your guns, fuck the poor, demand the death penalty, and call any progressive pope a commie.

Well did they ?

FrayedBear comments on Oct 11, 2021:

Which teenagers?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 11, 2021:

Horror films.

The Beatles….

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 11, 2021:

With only two of them left, it really is hard to say. Their last recording sessions were tough on them all - according to reports and past interviews. I wouldn't blame just one. A lot of stories claim Paul was becoming controlling and overly demanding at the time. (Statistics show how early ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 11, 2021:

@Marionville Or, it was the direction Brian Epstein wanted to take. Never know.

When Facebook shows its ass....

ChurchLess comments on Oct 10, 2021:

Presents no problem. $$$ will keep on rolling in.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 10, 2021:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz The irony of certain regulations will or should stop political operatives from out right lies. The same people who claim 1st amendment, which it isn't as a private company. BTW - Texas legislature once debated outlawing lying- all lying at all times. All I remember was one argument about having to arrest most fishermen.

When Christians tell me "you can't prove god doesn't exist..."

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 10, 2021:

Saudis believe in them, and witches - still cut off their heads in the city square.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 10, 2021:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz That is only the official lime. Evidence to convict sounds very similar to 17th century Europe/America. A good way to get rid of people you don't like. BTW "She turned me into a newt, but I got better. "

Damn fake birds!

zeuser comments on Oct 9, 2021:

OMFG, is that real?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 10, 2021:

I did some looking. Not sure about that truck, but there is an actual conspiracy theory that the CIA has been replacing birds with surveillance drones. One believer put up a billboard in 2019 down in Tennessee. There are also a lot of people making fun of it with posters and shirts online. You can even print your own.

I’m having an early bedtime tonight…so before I go here’s a song from George Michael and Elton...

Redheadedgammy comments on Oct 9, 2021:

What a great duo! 😍

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 9, 2021:

My exact thought

Technical stuff - A Combination of Ivermectin and Doxycycline Possibly Blocks the Viral Entry and ...

BDair comments on Oct 6, 2021:

"Ivermectin showed a perfect binding site to the Spike-RBD and ACE2 interacting region indicating that it might be interfering in the interaction of spike with ACE2 and preventing the viral entry in to the host cells. Ivermectin also exhibited significant binding affinity with different SARS-CoV-2 ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 8, 2021:

@AnneWimsey The doctors who "published" the study in India are from "Pakistan" and all the article is is a brief with no links to any actual study results - as in how many participants were in the study and any follow up to said study. It may be possible that something did occur, but without further and better studies, this kind of info does more harm than good. If there were legitimate uses, the damn pharmaceutical companies that make those meds would be thrilled to make money, instead of telling people to avoid their products.

Time machine... Had some good classic movies & music back then..

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 8, 2021:

I saw all but one of those films. 2nd in line for the opening of Young Frankenstein.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 8, 2021:

@glennlab Neither have I.

Time machine... Had some good classic movies & music back then..

bookofmorons comments on Oct 8, 2021:

Summer of 74 had some awful music in constant rotation. Hello Country Bumpkin, Billy Don't be a Hero, Rock me Gently , You're having My Baby . . . . etc etc . Almost turned in my Boomer Badge LOL

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 8, 2021:

Yes, not including the coming Disco, there was some awful stuff. Having my Baby was one of the worst of all time. Also, The Night Chicago Died, which according to my Chicago friends they never heard.

Brand new, just dropped, Tears for Fears. "Tipping Point." [youtu.be]

Marionville comments on Oct 7, 2021:

Wow…thanks for the heads up, I hadn’t heard about this new album just released. They’ve been split for many years and I read that Roland was touring on his own a couple of years ago to help him get over the loss of his wife. This sounds great and I love his new more mature look!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 7, 2021:

Yea, the DJ was talking about that. He also said that when the two guys decided to record again, the record company was gaga, with lots of over the top ideas and suggestions for help, which they rejected. They got together, like the old days, just the two of them with guitars and started working on material.

How Secular Rituals Can Give Our Lives Meaning: An Interview with Sasha Sagan | Rebekah Kohlhepp | ...

CuddyCruiser comments on Oct 6, 2021:

How ‘bout human sacrifice??!! LOL

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 6, 2021:

Burn a few right wing pundits and politicians at the stake.

Both cute and stinky

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 6, 2021:

I knew a family with a pet skunk. He was descented and would hibernate, more less, in the winter. They feed him cat food and he used a litter box. He was mostly nice, like a cat. My friend woke him up one winter day; he stood up, put his tail up and stuck his ass out at us. Not a happy skunk. I ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 6, 2021:

@p-nullifidian I don't remember his name.

Either god WANTS his followers to abuse children and is obsessed with sex or religion twists and ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 5, 2021:

Religions have so much evil that, after awhile, the abuses start to seem nearly natural (if that sounds really sick, it should). Over the millenia nothing has improved, anywhere, due to religion. At least I cannot think of one worthwhile thing that religion has given to mankind - except maybe ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 5, 2021:

@skado even Wikipedia argues science started somewhere in the 3000 to 1500 BCE time.

Either god WANTS his followers to abuse children and is obsessed with sex or religion twists and ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 5, 2021:

Religions have so much evil that, after awhile, the abuses start to seem nearly natural (if that sounds really sick, it should). Over the millenia nothing has improved, anywhere, due to religion. At least I cannot think of one worthwhile thing that religion has given to mankind - except maybe ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 5, 2021:

@skado Kow that, and even now the catholics still have one of the largest telescopes in the world in South America. That said, science started prior to religion - flints, fire, etc. Who knows how much farther science could have grown. And, science wasn't just the European centric monasteries - China was building weapons and gunpowder; the Arabs were doing math and astronomy, look at many names of the stars. Etc.

Either god WANTS his followers to abuse children and is obsessed with sex or religion twists and ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 5, 2021:

Religions have so much evil that, after awhile, the abuses start to seem nearly natural (if that sounds really sick, it should). Over the millenia nothing has improved, anywhere, due to religion. At least I cannot think of one worthwhile thing that religion has given to mankind - except maybe ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 5, 2021:

@skado I don't see how. Do you mean Prometheus broght fire down from the mountain?

“This is, apparently, what the actual Jesus of Nazareth looked like, according to an artist and an...

Paddypereira comments on Oct 5, 2021:

I don't know if J. Christ existed or not but, if he did, definitely was a desert man and looked very closely to the image you shared.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 5, 2021:

That is what I would say. Actually, I doubt he, individually did exist, more likely, as stated above, many similar and older tales. But, if he was around, he was brown.

I'm pretty sure this is accurate.

BD66 comments on Oct 4, 2021:

The future the left gets:

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 4, 2021:

@PBuck0145 Sure if you are talking about pure unadulterated social,just like pure unadulterated capitalism. However, blended democratic socialism is working pretty well in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland. To some extent France, Germany, and even 5he UK. Making a simple "it never works" meme gets nowhere. Without, the elements of Socialism in the US, what kind of country would there be? Riddle me that as we stand on the precipice of nearing 30% of our people near the poverty line - not the official government poverty line because that is around 16k a year.

A WORD TO THE WISE PEOPLE!

zeuser comments on Oct 4, 2021:

Looking for her dropped cell phone, maybe?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 4, 2021:

Where she hides her credit card, maybe.

I'm pretty sure this is accurate.

BD66 comments on Oct 4, 2021:

The future the left gets:

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 4, 2021:

@BD66 First and foremost, lots of blah blah. No pure economic or social systems work. Things always look better on paper. I could name a bunch of "democratic socialist" countries that are doing fine - most better than the US. So, please enlighten us, would you like to live in a pure capitalism system? You can then end: social security; welfare; unemployment benefits, libraries, public education, fire departments, legal protection during bankruptcy (which would have meant certain, current wealthy individuals were in debtor's prison), environmental protections, monopoly laws, etc. Side note - I spent four years in the military during the Soviet cold war. Reading and watching not only their machinations of the world around, but ours as well. In my opinion, neither of us did the world many favors. I'll demonstrate with two places in the world: Yemen, once split into two countries, one under the auspices of the USSR, the other the Saudis and US. Once united, with promises to keep some of the "communist" or Soviet led changes like freedom from religion and BEER, the Saudis pushes in and went full on religious control. The other is Afghanistan - I'm sure you have seen the memes of Afghan women in short dresses, working, etc - most of those come from during the Soviet occupation (and it was an occupation - at times brutal and I interviewed non Afghans who were there at the start - the one ghost report I got to write). I digress, tell us how much better PURE capitalism would be.

I'm pretty sure this is accurate.

BD66 comments on Oct 4, 2021:

The future the left gets:

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 4, 2021:

You should actually study shit. Socialism didn't fuck up Venezuela; a dictator, using the guise of Socialism, fucked up Venezuela. I could explain, and even mention his ties to Columbian drug lords, but I doubt it would matter.

The Young Turks - Joe Manchin REALLY Doesn't Like Being Asked About His Coal Money - ...

bobwjr comments on Oct 2, 2021:

Of course not

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 2, 2021:

Exactly what I was going to say. Like McConnell, both have protected coal industry, but never the workers. McConnell is worse, only because his coal proposals were meant to help his father-in-law, the largest shipper of coal world wide by ship. McConnell doesn't even try to put American coal protections into anything he proposed.

For my teatime treat today I’m posting one that I posted earlier in the Music from the Movies ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 2, 2021:

Good song, great voice, didn't like the film.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 2, 2021:

@Marionville I am definitely seeing the new Bond. I'll wait a couple weeks and do a 5$ Tuesday afternoon. A friend, back in the 70's, saw a Bond film in London. The Roger Moore one where, at the film's opening, he skis off a mountain and a parachute with the Union Jack opens up. He said the entire audience stood and applauded.

Pat Robertson to Finally Step Down as Host of the 700 Club Televangelist Pat Robertson announced ...

Charlene comments on Oct 2, 2021:

Too bad he isn't 6 feet under..

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 2, 2021:

About 60 years ago

Another case of Lock Him Up..for life!! [rawstory.com]

phxbillcee comments on Oct 1, 2021:

Only "...up to five years..." for firing on a police station???

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 1, 2021:

@Charlene and right winger

What sort of mental illness or religious insanity would cause something like this?

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Sep 30, 2021:

The heinous act of killing one's children has a long history and it is not confined to religious people. These people are mentally ill; religion might exacerbate their insanity in some cases, but blaming religion alone is incorrect. When Susan Smith ran her her car into a lake with her young ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 1, 2021:

@Gwendolyn2018 As Prez he did that. He increased homelessness on a massive scale. Sadly, at the time, many, and I do mean many, of the mental health facilities holding those people were terrible, but instead of fixing that problem, it cost government money, they just closed facilities and put people on the street.

SD Gov.

bobwjr comments on Oct 1, 2021:

Typical Republican behavior

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 1, 2021:

The party of family values, always.

It's your choice.

Castlepaloma comments on Oct 1, 2021:

Or be part of the world number one cause of death in the world. The mainstream medical profession. There many alternatives medicine and medical practice better. The adverage mainstream doctor lives well below the adverage age lifespan. Meaning already know I'm my own best doctor in the world.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Oct 1, 2021:

@AnneWimsey I started to look up life expectancy by occupation and found number one and couldn't go farther, too funny. Nuns. So, by Castlepaloma "logic," they should become a Nun. 😁😁😁😁

It is hard to deal with irrational people, religious or not.

MrDragon comments on Sep 30, 2021:

Tell them to join the JW's, they exempt themselves from everything and get away with it.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 30, 2021:

They don't do blood transfusions - ones I knew took vaccines, of course now, who knows what their gods say.

It’s time for me to say goodnight again…and I’m finishing the day with one of the singers I ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Sep 30, 2021:

I think this beats Orbison's.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 30, 2021:

She does a wonderful rendition. Their duet is also very good.

Alright, one of our local antivaxxers is using Vaers as evidence.

powder comments on Sep 30, 2021:

The intelligence gathering cycle for turning information into useful information aka intelligence. Collection Collation analysis Dissemination VAERS does the first two here, partly anyway. Someone needs to analyse the data collected, sort through the chaff, then get that now intelligence to ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 30, 2021:

It is not evidence for a contrived message. And according to vaers themselves "it is not documentation." It can be looked at and used to possibly find evidence. It, in its raw form, isn't evidence. Unless you mean like a cow standing in the field is a hamburger. Essentially that is what you are postulating. So, all cows in the field are hamburgers - that's evidence. You win. All cows in the field are hamburgers.

Going to be a interesting Halloween

St-Sinner comments on Sep 29, 2021:

Lol.... Still maybe politically correct in the dark

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 30, 2021:

Gaetz may wear that to Congress.

2 shots of Moderna here

BDair comments on Sep 28, 2021:

I vaccinate myself regularly with healthy doses of red wine, which is apparently a good source of quercetin which boosts immunity.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 29, 2021:

@BDair Vaers? Really? You know what the fuck that is? 2nd - can't even find that chart with vaers. 3rd - WTF do you think that chart shows? 4th - keep ignoring shit and cherry picking - might as well go to an evangelical prayerfest.

Mail service to get slower, on purpose.

bobwjr comments on Sep 29, 2021:

Takes more that him to accomplish that unfortunately

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 29, 2021:

Sadly yes.

Until today, i did not kniw this version of Black Betty existed.

Deb57 comments on Sep 28, 2021:

I believe Huddie Ledbetter, also know as "Leadbelly" 1888 - 1949 wrote it. He wrote several iconic American songs, probably the most well known being "Goodnight Irene." People have been covering Leadbelly songs for generations.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 28, 2021:

He is credited by many as the original writer.

It's about time!! [alternet.org]

phxbillcee comments on Sep 28, 2021:

I do hope he is held accountable sooner rather than later, but I have little faith in our Justice system...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 28, 2021:

We truly have no real justice system. We have a multi tiered one. So far, being an old white guy, especially with having been in the military, has allowed me to walk away from "truly minor" shit that non whites could have greatly suffered for. Allowed to keep my small amount of pot, in 1978; cop put a gun on us for an illegal fire - 25 dollar fine; etc.

Runs out to buy a baseball bat...

zeuser comments on Sep 27, 2021:

You'd need a little more firepower to get through the hired mercenaries they use as bodyguards. Then, yeah, bats would work.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 27, 2021:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz Yep, that is what I talked about elsewhere. This deals with the idea that billionaires can hire the National Guard for their pet projects as long as they have a governor in their pocket.

Runs out to buy a baseball bat...

zeuser comments on Sep 27, 2021:

You'd need a little more firepower to get through the hired mercenaries they use as bodyguards. Then, yeah, bats would work.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 27, 2021:

Especially now that the South Dakota governor allowed a billionaire to pay for their National Guard being deployed to the border; repucks love slippery slopes.

Happy Monday all...

AnonySchmoose comments on Sep 27, 2021:

Makes me think of facial-recognition Artificial Intelligence algorithm-coded bias and discrimination

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 27, 2021:

@AnonySchmoose . I fully understand what you are saying. I taught over 20 years and no one can tell interest levels as they naturally continue to change.

Tricking god to get a little nookie.

BD66 comments on Sep 27, 2021:

I knew a Mormon woman who passed away in 2008. She was probably born around 1920. She wrote her life memoir and showed it to me in 2007/2008. Evidently almost all the Mormon girls were having sex in high school in the late 1930's.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 27, 2021:

Still do. They use "honey traps" to attract non Mormon males. Best looking Mormon girl sleeps with new kid, then sets him up with one of her friends.

Happy Monday all...

AnonySchmoose comments on Sep 27, 2021:

Makes me think of facial-recognition Artificial Intelligence algorithm-coded bias and discrimination

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 27, 2021:

Being used by the Chinese in classrooms to show not enthused students. I'm sure the good teachers ignore it.

Can a Middle School Principal Be Fired for Spreading Bigotry as a Church Pastor?

rainmanjr comments on Sep 24, 2021:

I say no, they shouldn't be, although I do think the school district should ask him, again, why he wants to be a Principal if he thinks secular education is so corrosive? Become a religious school Principal and try to get students. If the community prefers the secular public school then his shuts ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 24, 2021:

If he is such a bigot, his behavior as an administrator is most certainly circumspect. How does he treat or speak about the kids?

I have a two week Airbnb guest.

KateOahu comments on Sep 22, 2021:

There is a reason Louisiana has "parishes" instead of counties.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Sep 23, 2021:

I remember in a law class that I took on business law, almost after every "This is the way it is," came "except in Louisiana. "