Anybody disagree with this?

NoPlanetB comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Except for sports salaries are dependent on tickets sold. More money coming in, more salaries paid out. Now, if the women's sports generated as much money and THEN didn't get paid as well THAT would be a problem. Just like all entertainment (which sports is) the big salaries go to the box office ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 12, 2019:

@Bierbasstard Worldwide the Mens' teams make huge amounts more internationally in the World Cup especially. However when the accounting looks only at the US teams and their money brought in especially from 2013 to 2017 there is a much smaller gap in revenues produced and the salaries paid. Thus, that argument should stand for higher pay to woman.

Anybody disagree with this?

NoPlanetB comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Except for sports salaries are dependent on tickets sold. More money coming in, more salaries paid out. Now, if the women's sports generated as much money and THEN didn't get paid as well THAT would be a problem. Just like all entertainment (which sports is) the big salaries go to the box office ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 12, 2019:

@NoPlanetB the pros are invited to play for the American team. What they make outside in their leagues is not the question here. And yes, we are talking Olympic's and World Cup play (In both, the women's team has been and is far superior to the men's team). Asking is this the Olympics demonstrates your lack of knowledge on this subject.

Anybody disagree with this?

NoPlanetB comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Except for sports salaries are dependent on tickets sold. More money coming in, more salaries paid out. Now, if the women's sports generated as much money and THEN didn't get paid as well THAT would be a problem. Just like all entertainment (which sports is) the big salaries go to the box office ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 12, 2019:

This isnt an argument to pay their pro league players more money. This is about representing the US on the world stage and who does a better job at it.

Why don't we murder?

thinktwice comments on Jun 9, 2019:

I guess we need to be afraid of the holier than thous more than I thought...yikes!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 9, 2019:

@HippieChick58 don't visit Saudi Arabia- they still behead witches, using the same evidence found in 17th century Europe and America

Proofreading failure.

Jolanta comments on Jun 9, 2019:

I don't know, I was hopping to turn into some nice compost for a lovely rose bush one day.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 9, 2019:

A new religion: we are butt dust of god's farts. We can only guess what angels are.

Spirituality in Film & Literature

altschmerz comments on Jun 8, 2019:

I read some of the Dresden File books (and I need to get my hands on the rest), I used to watch “Grimm” on TV, and I love “The Good Place”. I don’t know that I wish any of that was real. It might be a little too freaky.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 8, 2019:

The Dresden files: stick with the books and ignore the short lived series.

I've made mention of my landlord from time to time.

AstralSmoke comments on Jun 8, 2019:

At least he's not an Evangelical Conservative Closet Gay. They've gotta be the worst!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 8, 2019:

Are we sure? And I say ignore his dick ass for your own mental health. He sounds like the normal richy who thinks their god will grant them wishes for eternity. All the while being hypocritical in their life with their religion. At least in Islam they have a lower Hell for hypocrites. If something happens and at some point he is lying on his death bed or otherwise incapacitated, stop by and volunteer to start up and run his collection, for a price.

For 2nd day in a row, US military jets intercept Russian bombers off Alaska - ABC News

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Nothing out of the ordinary. This tit for tat has been occurring, on both sides, for decades. I worked Naval intelligence in the late 70's early 80's and we all did it. Just now we have more and quicker access to happenings being made public. I had photos of our planes flying next to a Russian ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 7, 2019:

@PondartInc lucky for you the North Koreans are not a conventional threat. They have outdated equipment and no bombers worth spit and no air-to-air refueling capability. North Korea has one of the world's largest gold supplies still in the ground, so maybe the Russians are working for them, just to get to you.

Alone in the Artic I seem to live in a place with crazy people.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jun 7, 2019:

I don't go for any of this type of drama.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 7, 2019:

Too much of reality tv is staged or twisted in editing. I avoid it; of course I basically avoid almost all tv.

Donald Trump interview: US President says ‘there’s a chance’ of nuclear war with Iran - Daily ...

JeffMesser comments on Jun 6, 2019:

It just boggles my mind that someone of supposed successes such as his could be so fricking stupid. His actions and comments like this hurt our country and threaten our very lives. I can't believe we are letting this happen before our eyes. History will not be kind to us.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 6, 2019:

He isn't much if a success - money analysts believe he would have actually been a real billionaire, multi, with simple investments if the money given to him. He has squandered and lost tons of cash, his, but mostly other people's - now it is everyone's money he steals and squanders.

My sisters bf left her.

Paracosm comments on Jun 6, 2019:

It sounds like it was an unhealthy relationship on all ends. Be there for her. Maybe even suggest joining a support group or therapy. She needs to be focusing on working through her own issues.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 6, 2019:

I agree. And, at this stage avoid advice as that can put you in the sights, so to speak. Just be a listening point.

What is everyone's opinion on the controversy of trans women being able to compete in women's ...

Amisja comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Oh dear. Transwomen take Oestrogen as part of their treatment. Some biological women have high levels of testosterone. Any advantage is likely to be minimal

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 6, 2019:

Some bio women do have high levels and get banned. Really stupid. Just mix everyone in all competitions like some auto racing - three classes all on the track together with different results.

So my local jw whack-nuts are now resorting to making their kids write letters to annoy us since so ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jun 5, 2019:

My nephew ended the JW seige at his place simply by answering the door in the nude. I would have thought his loud motorcycles and raucous parties would have been enough.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 5, 2019:

@SweetHarp oh, i would always talk to them myself. They haven't been around since I stuck a plastic Spider-Man in the front door window. Weird that he wards them off so well. That may not have an actually cause and effect, but I like the story and it is true.

Do you believe aliens created the human species, or had a hand in its evolutionary development?

chucklesIII comments on Jun 5, 2019:

No but that's not to say I don't believe life is abundant in the universe. I just think that a species that is smart enough to travel the galaxy would get it right.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 5, 2019:

It is also possible with the age of the Universe that multiple civilizations of intelligent beings existed - and died.

Fun at the museum.

thinktwice comments on Jun 5, 2019:

I wish I could be optimistic and say they were following the guided tour app that many museums have now...*sigh*

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 5, 2019:

Wow. I never thought there may be a positive aspect.

I don't always side with the church of satan, but they make some good points.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jun 5, 2019:

A good point no matter who says it.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 5, 2019:

And he is a f'ing retired Navy chaplain - I had a very bad experience with one in the Navy, they are dickheads. When I was in, my dog tags listed me as no pref for religion - fewer choices availsble then (I did like my friend having Bud). So, when my fiancee with whom I was experiencing troubles convinced my parents to contact the USO, well, I got sent to a priest, a fucking full commander who didn't give a shit, or believe me, that I had been in contact with my parents. He ordered me to write a letter home, place it in an unsealed, postage stamped envelope and bring it to him for approval. Such demeaning bullshit for an adult.

Is there a problem with the phone APP?

camne comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Have you tried going into the app manager, and clearing the cache memory?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 4, 2019:

did that a while back. this time i just deleted the app. i try to readd it tomorrow again.

Those silly Baptists always starting some shit... [curious.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jun 4, 2019:

What is the cheese with maggots, Or maggot like creatures? That is the cheese for tRump.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@Captain_Feelgood Ill believe you. I try foods when overseas - except balut. That said, I doubt the prez and his KFC stomach and taco salad loving ways wouldn't find any decent delicacy to his liking.

Those silly Baptists always starting some shit... [curious.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jun 4, 2019:

What is the cheese with maggots, Or maggot like creatures? That is the cheese for tRump.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 4, 2019:

Casu marzu is the cheese. And it is illegal to sell in the states, however, I can't see how making it privately could be illegal.

I commented on a news article about the Virginia Beach shooting and said it was time we began ...

JacobMeyers comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Can you explain that a little better. Theres certainly NOT been 153 Sandy hook/ Virginia Beach type incidents. What exactly are you qualifications for "mass shooting"?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@JacobMeyers WTF answer is this? Innocent gun owners protecting themselves- are we in a Zombie Apocalypse? Those wouldn't have been listed as mass shootings. BTW: your idea of removing violent assholes IS part of the discussion - called increased background checks. So, do you support those? How about an answer to a question I've posed before: are you willing to go back to 60's gun laws - remember though, they demanded responsibility as even a "tragic acident" meant a stiff fine or jail time, including parents; and, back then you had better have had a good reason to shoot someone or you went to jail. Unfortunately this won't stop mass shootings, although it would again limit bullet types, no cop killers, and limit semi automatic.

In 1633, Galileo was ordered by the church to stand trial on suspicion of heresy, because he said ...

brentan comments on Jun 3, 2019:

The way I have read about it recently, the Church was a big supporter of science and learning but could not support Galileo's proposal that the new scientific understandings must include a new understanding of meaning in theological terms. Apparently, Galileo was very dogmatic that one must mean the...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 3, 2019:

Yep, the church knew at the time which is why they allowed him to live and continue to work unpublished until they could find a way to inform the masses. Had they thought him a real heretic then, they would have burned him.

This a copy from an email from a friend.

BD66 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

I clicked on the link and found an article that starts with this title: “If A Clockwork Orange Can Corrupt, Why Not Shakespeare and the Bible?” Anthony Burgess on the Reception of Kubrick's Film Adaptation I didn't see any murder rates or mass murder statistics. Did you post the wrong ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 3, 2019:

My friend's commentary on the article. The article is from 93 the year the author died. Just type in mass murder rates.

This a copy from an email from a friend.

BD66 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

Murder Rates are expected to decline another 7.6% in 2018 (Trump's second year) relative to 2017 (Trump's first year), and those rates are already significantly lower than in 2016 (Obama's last year). https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/crime-murder-2018

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 3, 2019:

It never says MURDER rates. Read.

This made me throw up in my mouth a lil

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 3, 2019:

Perhaps they could teach morality and ethics to children without tying it to any religion

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 3, 2019:

Riiiiggght. Although, when i first went unto teaching i taught a catholic school, and the best religious class there was an ethics class using holocaust writings, non catholic. Needless to say, it was a great success and was replaced and the man teaching demoted from department chair and an uneducated nun put in charge. Both of us left soon after. He stayed Catholic but always admitted belief was a leap if faith and there was no scientific basis.

Catholic School Principal Resigns After Being Arrested at Strip Club During Class Field Trip to ...

BD66 comments on Jun 2, 2019:

Keeping track of all those Jr. High kids was likely very stressful. The man just needed to unwind a bit. :-)

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 2, 2019:

Maybe his excuse will be he followed some in.

We're primarily an intellectual group but are there any sports fans here?

Ninanah comments on Jun 2, 2019:

I'm a soccer fan!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 2, 2019:

I love soccer. Played in the Navy. Ship's team beat the Brits in Hong Kong. Love the game. Coached when younger. My one son played - high school star. Minor pro in college - math prof now.

Democratic Party Accomplishments - Something We Can Be Proud Of.

jerry99 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

And every single fucking time, the Repubs did everything they could to block the legislation!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 2, 2019:

Repubs are right now holding up a disaster bill. That should be plastered across the news.

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Geoffrey51 comments on Jun 2, 2019:

You need to tell us what you are posting about or generally no one will pay any attention. Pretend you are in a very clever person’s pub!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 2, 2019:

Agree

Any Brits have any comments about the originak Straw Dogs?

Moravian comments on Jun 2, 2019:

Great movie. I can't remember much about it but didn't Dustin Hoffman turn the tables on the nasty Brits in the end ?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Jun 2, 2019:

Yep.

'Revolution' in Poland as nation confronts priestly abuse [apnews.com]

Marionville comments on May 27, 2019:

Ireland, the most Catholic country in the world until recently, went through exactly the same shock about ten or twelve years ago. It rocked the whole foundations of the State to its very core, and has heralded sweeping changes of attitude to religious belief and the Catholic Church. They no ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 27, 2019:

I've always found Poland to be more Catholic and many other things. They were the only Warsaw Pact country to have chaplains - Catholic priests of course. A strong Catholicism survived many years of communism. I can only imagine how hidden the abuse was in the communism days, when the government paid the salaries.

Some days I think the world is going crazy! Christian rightwingers warn abortion fight could spark ...

Robecology comments on May 27, 2019:

I posted a laugh/funny emoji....sorry...hard to take seriously. Sad for the push to the right...but we all knew it was coming...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 27, 2019:

@sweetcharlotte yes, exactly. Ice stood this ground all my life. My ex came into our marriage anti abortion and it wasn't a discussion I enjoyed - one area she actually changed on; she turned Jimmy Carterish and is now quite vocal (JC - I wouldn't do it, but not my right to tell others). I had an evangelical accuse me of wanting to kill his grandkids after saying something about keeping their f'ing hands off of my daughter. (I did so want to respond that the youngest children are the most tender for cooking(

Some days I think the world is going crazy! Christian rightwingers warn abortion fight could spark ...

Infoguy211 comments on May 27, 2019:

The Right have been wanting a civil war for years. The second they encounter an armed Army squad or a Blackhawk helicopter staring them in their face, they will shit their pants and hide.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 27, 2019:

Most of the paramilitary game players read a bunch of shit and have no idea how real shit works. I took my kids and a couple of their friends paintballing ehen they were teens a couple decades ago. Took along a grad school friend (he was army i navy). We had only the pistols handed out. We got challenged by a group of guys with rapid fire guns in cammo. We set up the kids and took them all out. So, yes, those folks meeting blackhawks will end badly. Our gun laws may need repair, but there aren't many anti tank, anti helo, missiles or shells roaming the streets.

Laundromats are not my favorite places but my washer broke and can’t get a new one right now.

AnneWimsey comments on May 27, 2019:

I have Never had a new washer or dryer, exclusively get them from reconditioning places, usually $99 delivered, and they take the old one away. I am 70, almost 71, and would Never pay the outrageous prices for new laundry equipment!

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 27, 2019:

@Sophialyn yep, that is the other thing. Cost versus time and repair. I make a habit of buying cheap cars that run and are safe (tough inspection in PA). A thousand dollar car that lasts a year and costs less than 500 to repair has paud for itself. My lady friend is still not fully onboard - I'm looking at an old mechanically sound Mercedes. Buy it cheap in Chicago and run it there, then take it to Oregan for a road ralley and junk it afterwards. The only thing I miss about home ownership is tinkering with things and the figuring out how to fix something; not necessarily the actual repair work. Best luck with the machine.

Laundromats are not my favorite places but my washer broke and can’t get a new one right now.

AnneWimsey comments on May 27, 2019:

I have Never had a new washer or dryer, exclusively get them from reconditioning places, usually $99 delivered, and they take the old one away. I am 70, almost 71, and would Never pay the outrageous prices for new laundry equipment!

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 27, 2019:

As a married, working, house owning adult with mouths to feed, I began repairing most of my own equipment. During one repair of a 12 or so year old washer, I removed a broken, hard plastic cog. I went to a little shop that sold repair items and the man told me that cog being plastic usually broke in about 15 years. It was located inside the motor. Once it broke people mostly junked the machines. A metal cog could have kept the machines running 30 years. What does that say?

Terrifying!

Marionville comments on May 26, 2019:

I’m sure Trump’s classmates must be thinking the same thing!

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 26, 2019:

His HS mates are most likely happy, rich, and greedy. His college classmates know him as an idiot.

Nine people attended a KKK rally in Ohio. At least 500 showed up to protest hate.

Spinliesel comments on May 26, 2019:

Oh, dear, they must have been so scared, assuming everybody hates them as much as they hate others. Serves them right.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 26, 2019:

They are cowards. They only go after the weak or the unprotected. Still, they are around; and still loving der Fuhrer.

Ubi socialismus apparet, ibi inhumanitas imminet (where socialism appears, there threatens ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 26, 2019:

Your Nom de plume is interesting as you lime to spew a lot of hate scattergun style at the concept of socialism. As those below have shared, maybe you need to better educate yourself on the topic.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 26, 2019:

@Sputnik okay. Explain my name.

What do you think about "Medicare for All" or a single payer health system?

Matty315 comments on May 26, 2019:

The financial aspect aside (which I realize is the gist of your post) .... the human aspect would be immeasurable. Imagine your doctor being able to write the medication he/she wants without having to worry if your insurance will cover it. Imagine being able to get the procedure that will save ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 26, 2019:

AND the monetary cost listed is not a full appraisal by all. Sone see less cost and there are untold benefits monetarily through time. If sold a business perk, it would go through - imagine the costs of benefits a company would no longer absorb. The government has little trouble funding unending wars and maintaining a military budget larger thsn the next 5 countries combined - and it doesn't seem to keep us 5 times ahead (As a vet I approve if a mass reduction - we have two long borders with non hostile nations militarily). How many ex soldiers suffer non military illnesses? How many vets are homeless?

2 or 3 weeks ago i was having a hard time and i mainly complained here on the health support group.

Robecology comments on May 25, 2019:

Thanks for the positive news. Keep growing toward a better self-appreciation, please? and.... Shame on anyone who doesn't know why this weekend was named "Memorial day". Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 25, 2019:

A survey showed 25 percent of those in the U.S. don't know what Memorial Day is about.

Never knew Popeye had popcorn...🤔

HippieChick58 comments on May 25, 2019:

Spinach yes, but popcorn? Wow.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 25, 2019:

I loved Popeye, however his canned spinach, still sold, turned me off eating spinach for a long time.

Dayton KKK Rally: Ohio City Braces for Arrival of Honorable Sacred Knights of Indiana and 1,000 ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 25, 2019:

"Ah, come on guys, like, ah, I mean there are good, maybe great people there," Donny Dimwitty tRump.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 25, 2019:

After a brief thought, im not sure those fucking asshole immoral pieces of shit deserve humor - signed me.

The real solution

Robecology comments on May 25, 2019:

Reminds me of an early joke I heard by Red Foxx; "Rape is impossible; Women can run faster with their dress up than men with their pants down".... But this did get me thinking...These politicians seem so false, fake with their moral pleas, while extolling large families and unplanned children ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 25, 2019:

Pregnant and poor keeps women "In their place" is a secret mantra.

[youtu.be] One of my favorite songs by BJ Thomas

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 24, 2019:

Do you know the history? He was paid, possibly, 200 $. He definitely bought heroin and he has no memory of recording the song. He signed a contract high and never received a dime in sales royalties.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 24, 2019:

@Huskygirl4ever great voice - music industry ripped him off.

Per, PBS.

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 24, 2019:

Yes, but which documents will the WH allow to be public?

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 24, 2019:

@Freedompath having worked with a TS clearance I would tend to agree. That said, my thought is they will hide anything that damages their standing.

Fuel demand

davknight comments on May 24, 2019:

Have any pedestrians been hit by electric cars yet? Just curious. It seems to me that an electric car wouldn't make much noise. I don't know that I'd want one sneakin up on me, when I'm out walking.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 24, 2019:

Most likely. But sight seems more important than sound. Blind folks use beeping crosswalks, and an accident there would be the driver's fault most likely. Harley Davidson is coming out with an electric motorcycle, which will, no shit, sound like a jet engine.

It Turns Out Christians Have More Abortions Than Any Other Religious Group In America - MTV

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 24, 2019:

Surprised am I not. According to Porn Hub, their biggest internet sales are in the bibly belt.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 24, 2019:

@thinktwice they published some of their sales figures and wrote about it during the North Carolina ban, threatening to pull their services there offline. My personal likes do not include porn, but I prefer a well run, legal and safe industry - all around.

Never played with these but the girls in my neighborhood did.

davknight comments on May 24, 2019:

I can remember my sister playing jax. 'Pick-up Stix' too. But I was into more 'thought provoking' things, like marbles, homemade bows n arrows, cap pistols, dirt-clod fights, n catchin polliwogs!

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 24, 2019:

@Besalbub no eyes. But at least one puncture wound and a pissed off teacher. Pretty sure the Nurse told the Principal who said, "Arrows!"

Never played with these but the girls in my neighborhood did.

davknight comments on May 24, 2019:

I can remember my sister playing jax. 'Pick-up Stix' too. But I was into more 'thought provoking' things, like marbles, homemade bows n arrows, cap pistols, dirt-clod fights, n catchin polliwogs!

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 24, 2019:

I never liked jax. Remember the bow and arrows - arrows had suction cups. Take off the cups and put the arrow in a pencil sharpener. That little trick got our class play on Robin Hood cancelled after someone got wounded.

Performed lobotomy on himself.

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 23, 2019:

Just remember, this genius thinks those massive, stone pyramids are grain silos. "Hey, let's spend 20 years or so building something that won't hold enough grain for week, two weeks max and store grain in it." "Great idea."

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 23, 2019:

@thinktwice yes.

Mike Siegel [youtube.com]

ToolGuy comments on May 23, 2019:

As a Canadian it was hilarious but I ain’t ironing anybody’s shirts! Not even my own.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 23, 2019:

I'm one of the few US citizens that enjoys curling. Of course I played soccer in the 70's and my kids too.

Muslims lived in America before Protestantism even existed | Aeon Essays

Gwendolyn2018 comments on May 22, 2019:

And, so? The Norse were here before that and the "native" Americans before anyone else.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 22, 2019:

And probably the Chinese and a group of Irish monks. Most are relegated to lost history as well. The Norse even set up colonies. The article is on the fact that those who want to control the Americas from the United States are primarily protestant. And there were others here long before them. It begs the United States Genisus story - Much fiction in and of itself.

People in the USA think Kim in North Korea is a madman, not because it makes sense, but because ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 22, 2019:

He is much like a Roman emperor from long ago looking to stay in power. For those unaware, as our government proxies don't like historical context, North Korea is no longer a Communist nation: it is Juche, and even in its constitution describes itself as "dictatorship of people's democracy." By ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 22, 2019:

@thinktwice My point is all on Kim, the leader of his Juche nation. No longer Communist for many years and few Americans know any of their politics.

WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH LAND TO BURY THE DEAD [cnn.

KKGator comments on May 22, 2019:

The two biggest wastes of real estate on the planet are cemeteries and golf courses.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 22, 2019:

Yep. I was just up in Oak Park, a Chicago suburb where the dead outnumber the living 3 to 1. I joked about them not voting since the old Mayor Daley died and was laughed at for being naive.

WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH LAND TO BURY THE DEAD [cnn.

MsAl comments on May 22, 2019:

I've wondered about this myself. There just isn't enough room for each person to have a cemetery plot for eternity. I like that more people are exploring alternatives.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 22, 2019:

@MsAl most places, including some churches, purge the bodies every 100 some years. Go to the really old graveyards and often you will find a single monument with many names where the old bones have been relocated to a mass grave.

Why are the the western countries silent and blind against what Saudi Arabia do and why they do not ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 22, 2019:

Wahabbism is the worst export from the Saudis. The US government has long been hypocritical in its actions. I expect little to change over time. I know from personal experience that the US military prefers to hide certain things from some allies - including the Saudis and the Turks. There are ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 22, 2019:

@aahouck49 the opioid epidemic has nothing to do with opium grown around the world. All the opioid products here, in the Americas and Europe, are manufactured with chemicals (think Dow Pharmaceutical and others). The last time (years now) that i checked, the only industrialized nation still making opioid from poppy plants was India. Grown opium is used for heroin production. The evil behind the opioid epidemic are the drug companies, politicians, and some doctors. Few of the addicts start with heroin; quite the opposite, some people turned into addicts then turn to heroin. Addendum: yes, heroin is a terrible scourge, but still nothing compared to the epidemic foisted upon the country by the drug companies. Don't confuse the two. Research.

In Russia, face slapping contests! (73 seconds) [youtube.com]

zeuser comments on May 22, 2019:

I think the guy with the beard is cheating. You ought to be clean shaven in a face slapping contest, the beard cushions the impact. OTOH, I guess growing a beard is really the only defensive strategy you can execute here. Dodging or blocking the slap seems to be against the rules, such as they are. ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 22, 2019:

Take away the joking part. I have a small beard and for that, I would grow a thick one. When wrestling in school, those of us that could grew stubble. I knew rugby players who would do the same thing.

Wow!!! the prices back in 1962.🤔

creative51 comments on May 22, 2019:

$1 bought a lot more then, also.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 22, 2019:

20 candy bars.

The only verse I need.

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 21, 2019:

I'll do tacos 24/ 7 WITHOUT fish. Abomination.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 22, 2019:

@SiouxcitySue I blame the French for fish tacos - remember they ruled Mexica briefly under Maximillian. They were thrown out in 1867 during a revolt and the US, no longer involved in fighting the Civil War, told the French they were invoking the Monroe doctrine.

Back in the day! 😂 Sorry, I laughed pretty hard at this one, thought I’d share.

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 20, 2019:

When I worked on a farm at 13, this old 86 year old guy pretty much talked to us very much like that. He also talked about his still and gave us a good recipe for dandelion wine.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 22, 2019:

@FrayedBear that is funny to me. Hmm. Then, I knew about sex basics and could have used a better primer on how to be a gentleman and better lover. So, at the time, booze was still new.

Yesterday, when I was on a cruise to islands near Sardegna, Italy, we landed on Santa Maria Island.

Kynlei comments on May 21, 2019:

There have been people on that island for how long? I'm sure someone has already done it.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 21, 2019:

That is,what I thought. Personally, if I went there, I would find better use of my time.

Something to remember.

Freedompath comments on May 21, 2019:

Exactly...I have never heard diabetes called a ‘personal failure!’

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 21, 2019:

@altschmerz people can be shit, so true. I'm not surprised by anyone's b.s. remarks anymore. Getting political: our prez has said about PTSD in the military - some just can't take it. Big time b.s.

NASA Up to no good again!!!

tinkercreek comments on May 19, 2019:

I don't trust anyone who can't differentiate their from there.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 21, 2019:

I no what ya meen sweaty

A lady's parting euphemism, "remember the good times" = remember when you had loads of money!

NHjulie comments on May 21, 2019:

Don't appreciate the sentiment. When I married my ex, I paid off some of his debt and helped him further his career, while putting mine on hold to raise our children. Tired of the "all women are golddiggers" comments. Sorry.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 21, 2019:

I would say people using people is close to 50/50 by sex. I may be wrong. Women always get the worst imagery. Gigaloes get movies with Richard Gere, Valentino, etc. It is an Abrahanic tradition to blame women.

TRump wants a war with Iran, mean while it will not end well for us if he gets Impeached.

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 20, 2019:

Wars, for what ever reason seem to be election gold (early on as it appears patriotic)

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 21, 2019:

@Our_existence If attacked, Iran will almost undoubtedly attack Israel.

Two scrap metal merchants at the gates of heaven, St.

Austin-Cambridge comments on May 20, 2019:

Groan?

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 20, 2019:

@EyesThatSmile 🤢

This map shows the mining tunnels beneath Butte, Montana.

KKGator comments on May 20, 2019:

There are still places in coal country where undergeound fires have been burning for decades. The mining companies have never cared. Neither has the government.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 20, 2019:

@KKGator in Centralia, the people weren't moved out until the 70's and a few stayed. For a long time a ghost town- got too popular - now just a few smashed foundations showing. Told some of my students about it 10 years ago and they visited.

[alternet.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 19, 2019:

I couldn't get the link to work, so I looked it up. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has asked for files to be prepared on pardoning several U.S. military members accused of or convicted of war crimes, including one slated to stand trial on charges of shooting unarmed ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 19, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 of course he is interfering. But, to him, only those supportive of him are true patriots. And his raw base of white supremacists don't care about war crimes. The bloodier the better.

Here's Betty

of-the-mountain comments on May 19, 2019:

Mental illness is so prevalent within these Religious dogma followers! They do not realize that they are promoting Fascism!

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 19, 2019:

Some realize - saw an old lady on the news saying I've always been against a dictator but if we must have one let it be tRump. Sad and stupid, like he would be the only one once dead.

The civics test for US naturalization. How much do you know? [uscis.gov]

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 19, 2019:

More than tRump I'll wager - and all I've got. I'm leaving to take it. 👍

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 19, 2019:

I forgot how easy it was; but, I had Civics class. I did learn something that I didn't know: When you become a citizen you promise to serve in the military, if necessary. I've served, but I have always known about possible exemptions.

Interesting article that I found after reading a story about cyronics being practiced and wondering ...

Captain_Feelgood comments on May 18, 2019:

I was always told tissues can't hold their structure when frozen due to the water crystallizing. Makes sense to me.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 18, 2019:

They have no good way

Stolen valor?

F-IM-Forty comments on May 16, 2019:

I had a former friend who claimed he was "black ops" in the Navy. I won't belabor his stories. They boardered on psychosis, and he was 50 lbs overweight. Some people lie to impress, because they feel that miserable.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 16, 2019:

Navy black ops, uh? Yeah. I don't even know him and I am skeptical. I'm ex Navy, knew some seals. Never bragged about missions, just how they could kick Marine ass. I like everybody.

Noam Chomsky--Best Speech of 2018.

ToolGuy comments on May 16, 2019:

I will never forget being in Chicago at the founding meeting of AMI and, at lunch, was with an American who professed to be a knowledgeable intellectual. So I asked him his opinion about Chomsky. He said he had never heard of him. At the time I was under the impression that other than Freud and ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 16, 2019:

@AnonySchmoose mostly know in the intellectual world. First thoughts by many are his linguistic studies. He is knowledgeable in many areas however.

Had to earn that bad boy.

Infoguy211 comments on May 16, 2019:

I never got a trophy in my life. In anything.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 16, 2019:

Never in sports. Kids did. Especially my one son semi pro soccer. I did get some (expensive) runner up trophies drag racing until I wisened up. But, as a coach - every year gave out MVP and "Most Improved" Anyone earn a most improved and how did that make you feel?

Religious liberty explained by Betty Bowers....

LenHazell53 comments on May 15, 2019:

Betty Bowers is hilariously dark

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 15, 2019:

I enjoy her stuff, too.

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern on America’s gun policy: ‘I do not understand the United States’

snytiger6 comments on May 15, 2019:

I live have lived in the U.S. all of my life... and on this issue, I don't understand the lack of common sense at all.... although the suggestion of guys wanting guns to make up for their small dicks does explain a part of it.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 15, 2019:

@Paul4747 as you say trained. But no one, especially the right will do so. The old, pre 70's NRA used to do training and used to push gun safety and more stringent gun laws (think 1968+ California under Reagan gun laws(. The NRA is now a shill for manufacturers who only care about profits.

Holy crap! There have been some really wack-a-doo postings lately. What’s going on? 😂

1of5 comments on May 15, 2019:

It's called people, and a certain significant % of them are nuts.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 15, 2019:

We are all at some point not normal. And, besides, who judges the level and measuring device? BTW: let them eat cake; then, off with their heads.

END ABORTION There, all caps will get attention, whether the point deserves it or not.

Amisja comments on May 15, 2019:

Contraception should be free at source for everyone. I remember being a student nurse in the 1980's having a short placement with the family planning clinic (provided by the NHS). On a friday afternoon, loads of young guys would come in for condoms. They had them in a big bowl on the counter, all ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 15, 2019:

Very well said. My point was to be more Onionish - satirical, like Swift and his suggestions for the English to eat Irish babies.

END ABORTION There, all caps will get attention, whether the point deserves it or not.

ProudMerrie comments on May 15, 2019:

"...an alternative way to control people's bodies..." There should be ZERO control over anyone's body.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 15, 2019:

That was my point; it didn't come out exactly as planned, but it has ignited some more serious thought.

Let's talk about churchgoers, witches, and fear.... [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 14, 2019:

Oh My!

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 14, 2019:

Actually, Beau is great. Always something sensible to say.

Well I never, have you?

HankSherman comments on May 13, 2019:

Twinkies??

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 13, 2019:

@HankSherman a fellow I know has a Twinkie tacked to his garage wall in Alaska. Been there 30 some years and looks fine.

Maybe this is a wierd question.

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 13, 2019:

Not really. Most white supremacists won't beat or kill you. Neither will most evangelicals - they will pity you and try to "reason" with you.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 13, 2019:

@DavidErik79 I don't or didn't intend to say it doesn't have its dangers, just, usually, not as many. I am not surprised by anything fundies do. I hope you are well and, yes, I've had people leave when they couldn't "turn" me toward the light.

Well I never, have you?

HankSherman comments on May 13, 2019:

Twinkies??

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 13, 2019:

No! Zingers. I liked chocolate ones. Good for the munchies, bad for your health.

Happy Hippie Monday everyone! Saw this on FB yesterday for Mothers Day & thought it was beautiful.

dartagnan6666 comments on May 13, 2019:

Very nice.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 13, 2019:

Hmm. I was about to say, and still will: Very Nice.

Bill Nye the meltdown guy. They finally broke him. [vimeo.com]

Kafirah comments on May 13, 2019:

Bill Nye is sick of the bullshit. And everyone laughs when he tells the truth. No one will be laughing when they can't go outside during the day anymore... Like vampires with Rickets.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 13, 2019:

Perfectly said.

Today is good old George Carlin's birthday.

Robecology comments on May 12, 2019:

Here's a fairly recent rant of G.C.'s on religion. I kept it tabbed, it's that good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r-e2NDSTuE

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 12, 2019:

An excellent choice

A Pastor, a Priest and a Rabbi Walk into a bar.....

Killtheskyfairy comments on May 12, 2019:

Did it knock some sense into them?🤔

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 12, 2019:

No.

The Republican SAY that they are concerned about hardship in Venezuela and then Trump and ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 10, 2019:

Not looking for an excuse to invade Puerto Rico.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 11, 2019:

@ToolGuy and, no one knows exactly how the Maine blew up, just that it blew up. You know the Spanish had better rifles than we did. We learned a lot in that war. Turned the Navy around greatly. (Learned, if fighting a war is ever good - probably at times). Also, read up on the use of gattling guns and the testing of water cooked machine guns on the island.

Smarter than your average bear.

TheDoubter comments on May 9, 2019:

goes to show that anyone can be bought

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 9, 2019:

Everyone can be bought - everyone. I used to prove that in class. Had a minister say he couldn't be bought. To which I replied, I'm sure no amount of money would move you. You do love your family though, don't you, and wouldn't want them harmed. He rethought things.

Can you trust the Main Street Media coverage of Venezuela and the American spin there? [fair.org]

davknight comments on May 7, 2019:

The American media seems to be giving it less coverage, now that the coup has failed.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 8, 2019:

@callmedubious So, you would rather believe a lying Orange Cheeto and put troops in the country?

For those that think we're being racist wanting to stop Muslims coming into the country without ...

MakeItGood comments on May 7, 2019:

Do you even know the immigration process? Have you traveled or applied for a Visa? EVERY IMMIGRANT GETS VETTED. Everywhere! In the US we have atleast 5 federal agencies working in concert, not to mention state and local police agencies, and then you have the various military branches. And connecting...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 7, 2019:

I know a number of folks who have immigrated here. And, many did not enjoy the intrusion into their lives and families' lives. I'm mostly pointing out how much harder it is to get in as a refugee - care to disagree?

Can you trust the Main Street Media coverage of Venezuela and the American spin there? [fair.org]

davknight comments on May 7, 2019:

The American media seems to be giving it less coverage, now that the coup has failed.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 7, 2019:

Both the N.Y. Times and FOX news reported on Maduro moving drugs to prop himself up. Not just "liberal tripe." And no, I'm not sending the links. I'm on my phone and if someone is too lazy to check for themselves they don't deserve information.

For those that think we're being racist wanting to stop Muslims coming into the country without ...

Allamanda comments on May 7, 2019:

All immigrants and visitors are vetted. Including when they apply for their passport, apply for a visa, when they arrive at the airport they depart from, when they reach the country they are visiting...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 7, 2019:

The vetting varies. The most vetted are refugees that takes 18 months or more usually. That is why you don't see terrorist cells infiltrating them, too much work and too long to wait. And, some refugees aren't allowed in due to their past associations or family members (This has been going on for nearly ever, the new administration just started "counting" it as stopping terrorists coming to America)

I got blocked some time ago.

Wangobango3 comments on May 7, 2019:

I hate rudeness. I got blocked by someone who could dish it out but couldn't take it. I don't care. It's the Internet not high school.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 7, 2019:

Made me laugh. The internet is too much high school. Here it is less so, still happens though. If people block me that is their problem. I try to be fair and honest and not offensive - at least aimed at an individual (I can be pretty offensive to certain groups).

If someone murders another as a crime of passion do we consider that the person had a criminal ...

WilliamFleming comments on May 6, 2019:

I think you just have to say they’ve committed a criminal act and must pay the penalty for that act. If they have a history of such acts they might be punished more severely. I don’t know if “criminal mindset” is a valid idea. “Criminal” is whatever legislators say is criminal.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 6, 2019:

Laws, especially the so called crimes of passions, vary from state to state and country to country. There are still places in the States where (usually the man) can kill their partner and their partner's lover if caught in the act.

Should we respect other people's beliefs?

Gohan comments on May 6, 2019:

I maybe the minority of the minority, but I treat all with respect regardless of race, religion, and etc.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 6, 2019:

I think respect, in that you don't attack or piss on somebody without reason. Now, that means, said person gives me, whomever, the same respect. I'm using respect as a polite variant as I don't respect in the beliefs, but I do respect the person's right to believe them. Yes, there are many, very many, in the religious world who want to cram their thoughts and wants and beliefs down other's throats. Some want to control everyone's life with their laws. Now. For those people, they should have their arms broken off and shoved up their asses (ie Pence).

The American Taliban

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 6, 2019:

While in **some** aspects their views are like the Taliban, they aren't planning to enforce their views at the point of a gun barrel.

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 6, 2019:

Three words: Olympic Bomber, etc.

[news.

dan325 comments on May 4, 2019:

He also just announced a rule that allows virtually any health care worker to deny services, even life-saving services, that conflict with the worker's religious beliefs. So now people can be left to die based on some fool's superstitions. This country is turning into a third world theocratic ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 4, 2019:

That will be allowed when a white supremacist denies service for race, but why about a Rastafarian?

I am most likely not the first, some where, in some category, nor will I be the last: May the Fourth...

Deb57 comments on May 4, 2019:

Today is also my youngest son's birthday. A day to celebrate for me!

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 4, 2019:

A very happy day to your son, and to you, too. Peace, and enjoy.

Women over 50, coloring their hair purple, how childish.

273kelvin comments on May 4, 2019:

Warning by Jenny Joseph When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter. I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired And...

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 4, 2019:

Always,a goid poem.

The entrance to Disneyland in 1965, when parking was only $0.25 😊

davknight comments on May 1, 2019:

What's a day at DisneyLand cost a kid nowadays?

Beowulfsfriend replies on May 1, 2019:

Their immortal soul. Not called the evil empire for no reason.