Mormon Elder: Pay The Church, Even If It Means Your Family Starves | Michael Stone

Jolanta comments on Apr 5, 2019:

So the church leaders can buy another Lamborghini, or have a bigger swimming pool installed.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 5, 2019:

@snytiger6 but who owns all the businesses connected to the church? And, who controls where the church purchases and invests and where they do So?

Anti-vaxxer ‘warrior mom’: If vaccines are so great, ‘why aren’t they mentioned in the ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 5, 2019:

How about cars...do ya walk everywhere, or ride yer donkey?!?!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 5, 2019:

They only see what they want to see. Ask them why eating shrimp isn't still an abomination and homosexuality is?

Anyone remember those days lol

Amisja comments on Apr 4, 2019:

What is it?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 5, 2019:

@Amisja we have that here, but not at the churches. It is always the bars that sell by the can - classy.

Anyone remember those days lol

Amisja comments on Apr 4, 2019:

What is it?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 5, 2019:

@Amisja men trying to show off after a luncheon to impress women. Churches had, and still have, fellowship luncheons.

My five year old needs one item that starts with X and one that starts with Z for preschool show and...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Xanax. Starts with an x sounds like a z. ? (Sorry... couldn't stop myself.) ? Z: Zipper Zingers

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 4, 2019:

@SeaGreenEyez Chocolate are the best. Discovered them 40 years ago when I got the munchies. ?

My five year old needs one item that starts with X and one that starts with Z for preschool show and...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Xanax. Starts with an x sounds like a z. ? (Sorry... couldn't stop myself.) ? Z: Zipper Zingers

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 4, 2019:

Zingers...make The kids' mouths water.

Anybody noticed that the Moment russia moved into Venezuela, suddenly Venezuela is no longer on ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Apr 4, 2019:

It's a sad day when Russia is the world's most sane Superpower.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 4, 2019:

I'm not sure sane is the term I would use. In control, yes. Putin is getting a visit from Little Kim soon, in Moscow as well.

Anyone remember those days lol

Amisja comments on Apr 4, 2019:

What is it?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 4, 2019:

Folding chairs

Does God have to be moral according to our standards and expectations when we are the worst ...

powder comments on Apr 4, 2019:

I see no evil in nature. I see predator and prey, parasite and host, creation and destruction. Just is and I don't judge.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 4, 2019:

Exactly. Although some creatures act out greedily and wasteful in their actions, like mink, they are not evil.

Remember the turning bucket?

mistymoon77 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

That was back when chicken was REALLY chicken and not rats or some other mystery meat they are serving up now.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 4, 2019:

Yep. And they served real honey, not honey and corn syrup mixed flavoring.

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genessa comments on Apr 4, 2019:

he's a smart guy and i don't happen to like him. if by some chance, not a good chance as it happens, he wins the nomination, i'll vote for him, but that's a no-brainer. he won't be my choice in the primaries. g

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 4, 2019:

I'd vote for a rotten banana at this stage to end the orange menace.

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freedom41 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

It just gets worse and worse in D.C. Will bs ever end?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 3, 2019:

Gerrymandering and judge stacking will keep the elite in charge for an other 20 years, with help from the stupid, and growing stupideder, religious right. By then things will be so fucked up there may be no return

Dems introduce bill to eliminate the electoral college. [foxnews.com]

kensmile4u comments on Apr 2, 2019:

I believe 1 person should equal 1 vote. The electoral college distorts that ratio. Please look at the link from the US Census Bureau. It shows the population dispersion between Rural verses Urban voters from 1790 through 1990. The chart shows 95% of voters were rural in 1790 (right column). That ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 2, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty the founding fathers didn't trust the common man and wanted a small elite group of educated and concerned leaders.

Does anyone know who this is? A very special lady who believed in womens rights.

Lutherzme comments on Apr 2, 2019:

https://youtu.be/7RI-QtEAwvE

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 2, 2019:

@Lutherzme no Predates her name recognition.

What do my fellow travellors think about this saying?

powder comments on Apr 2, 2019:

History is just stories about humanity. Time and place is usually accurate, but that is all. Always remember that the winners write history. History is not fact. A recent example; 9/11. I can show you various accounts of this historic event from terrorist hijacking planes to the deep state ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 2, 2019:

My son likes to remind me of a statement I apparently made when teaching a literature class with him in it: history is true dates and names with manufactured happenings; literature is true happenings with manufactured dates and names.

What do my fellow travellors think about this saying?

Marionville comments on Apr 2, 2019:

I believe this is actually an inaccurate paraphrasing of the Otto Von Bismarck quote....”Only a fool learns from his own mistakes, the wise man learns from the mistakes of others “.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 2, 2019:

Your quote is what is attributed to Bismarck. I don't know what is the most accurate version. I heard this version from a Japanese statement.

Sure we are the richest nation on earth and not a third world country, not the USA.

brentan comments on Apr 1, 2019:

I watched a YT video about Seattle Is Shit recently. I watched it because I lived there for a while and I wanted to see what they were talking about. I couldn't believe it. When I was there, people were starting to come up from California in search of work. Now the city is inundated with tents and ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Apr 1, 2019:

It is no more inundated than most large cities. For a while, they set up tent cities away from downtown to keep the homeless coraled. I was back this summer and the homeless are once again pushing into the downtown.........they need money, too. BTW: Part of Mississippi has been listed on the UN areas having water and sewage mixing problems. That IS a third world condition.

WOW!!! Never have seen these before, have you?

Ray13 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

I remember them. I heard there was a worm inside that made them move, but never took one apart to see. Wish I had, now:)

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 31, 2019:

Those are post worm. Really old Mexican jumping beans had a larvae in them. Those above had, according to glennlab below, a steel ball. I couldn't remember what they used, just that the worms were gone. Apparently, kids, like me, wanted nothing to do with worms in our hands.

WOW!!! Never have seen these before, have you?

Cast1es comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Actually there's a worm inside , that made them move .

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 31, 2019:

Those are the post worm ones, after people learned about the worms. Not sure how they worked - probably on Google.

So, Kentucky...wtf? [usatoday.com]

chucklesIII comments on Mar 30, 2019:

KFC will never be finger lick'n good again.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 30, 2019:

About 15 years ago, here in Central Pennsylvania, that happened at a turkey farm. Two guys were fired. Both were initially arrested, but the guy who actually did it got off, more or less, as he was mentally handicapped and coerced into the act. Those are the ones who got caught. Think on that.

I'm kinda new here. From your perspective, what's the purpose of this platform?

CallMeDave comments on Mar 30, 2019:

we lure people in and then steal all their ABBA albums

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 30, 2019:

You! You took my albums. And I thought hiding them in my 88 Saab would work.

The Church of Satan isn't having it... LOL ?

KKGator comments on Mar 30, 2019:

I really do enjoy the Satanists.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 30, 2019:

I knew some in San Diego and they were some of the most must be moral and feed and clothe and house everyone people I ever met (like the way some books portray "real" christians). They always bowed their heads at a meal. The leader's wife wore long dresses. But, hey, all were welcome and the pot was great.

Our Navy Seal hero in jail, denied the necessary medical care.

davknight comments on Mar 30, 2019:

This guy stabbed one prisoner to death, and shot two more to death. How is that "heroic"?????

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 30, 2019:

When other SEALS are not defending him and have helped in the case against him....No, we are not crazy. There are rules to follow, even in war. Our master leader could play at army while in school, but escaped actually serving or he might know and appreciate the rules. Killing an enemy on the field is one thing, in a cell is another.

Saw my psydoc on Monday, she can't prescribe Abilify (or anything like it) because the V.

germangirl90439 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

Check out the website for savings ~ easy to find, but here it is: https://www.abilify.com/ Hope this helps you!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 29, 2019:

I've gotten free meds from companies before. You do have to file every year if accepted.

Brexit again!

Amisja comments on Mar 29, 2019:

I have had enough of it!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 29, 2019:

Ill trade you tRump for May.

I had never seen one of these.?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

Finally, something I don't remember! Halle-fucking-lujah!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 29, 2019:

Ive never seen that. My first thought: why? It was the container you wanted always.

Softball season starts Friday night.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 28, 2019:

I used to coach girl's softball, middle school, that is already happening. Haven't played in years; pretty sure I could handle the slow pitch with some effort - too many leagues are churchified. Enjoy. Best wishes.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 28, 2019:

@Philistrate Oh. Went to umpire school when I coached baseball, as I thought it might help my coaching. Got roped into doing a high school game once for my son's team. Never again. You are the man!!!!

Hello, new member here.

Allamanda comments on Mar 28, 2019:

I loathe graphic novels, they are so slow... and the imagery is so limited and teeny, they seem to rely mainly on violence and bubbles. If there's some that would prove me wrong I'd love to know about them. As for reading, currently Lao Tse (the new Leguin version), Les Belles Ténébreuses (Maryse...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 28, 2019:

The Cave - excellent. John Carter isn't a graphic novel; it is okay for its time and such but doesn't hold up today, unless you are reading the Bowlderized versions and I won't read rewrites. B

With Fossil fuel lobbyist Bernhardt being nominated as head of the "Interior" can Trump honestly ...

dan325 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

Trump's not only filling the swamp - he's stocking it with his hand-picked poisonous snakes.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 28, 2019:

You said it so succinctly.

Remember these two items? I've never seen them before.?

Infoguy211 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

Teem, yes. The other, no.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 27, 2019:

I'm the same.

[washingtonpost.

Biosteelman comments on Mar 26, 2019:

May I suggest a class action lawsuit under the freedom of information act. Sadly I'm sure they will redact everything of criminal note.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 27, 2019:

WH to get the report in order to do redactions.

There was a bank robbery.

Mofferatu comments on Mar 27, 2019:

Haha a cheap attorney. That in itself is a joke :) If I were religiously inclined, I might believe in all fairy tales. But, I am not :(

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 27, 2019:

We have a winner

So helpful

Lennie comments on Mar 23, 2019:

I remember seeing it, but I can't remember where!?!? ?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 23, 2019:

Me, too. So, if we both saw it, it has to be around here somewhere. It will show up, relax.

I'd be very interested in meeting a very attractive woman who keeps herself in pretty good shape I ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 21, 2019:

I had a bird named Bob. At night when he wanted to go to bed he would say over and over, "Bitchy Bob."

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@AntaresRose let me tell you more about Bob. He had a roommate, a white cockatiel which are hard to sex and we thought another male. Turns out Eddie was a female and laid an egg, several actual. And Bob would make a nest and move them around and be a great potential father. Except, none of the eggs were fertile. As good as he was at being a dad, well, Bob had no idea the opening act, even though Eddie tried to get him interested.

Remember when they put this in a can and not a plastic bottle.?

Cast1es comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Cans last a long time in the trash pile , too .

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 23, 2019:

true, but back when recycling actually happened cans could be recycled better than plastic.

another perspective on farm fresh eggs

hankster comments on Mar 22, 2019:

any guineas? turkeys? nice shot.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@Rustee he wrote rooster. Many people can tell.

My novel is out in Kindle now.

evidentialist comments on Mar 22, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend -- Do you have a link you can post?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=james+daughton&rh=n%3A154606011=nb_sb_noss Type in the title

So.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 22, 2019:

But, I bet any thirteen year old can still buy a gun. Am I right?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@SeaGreenEyez My brother bought me a .22 rifle at 13.

5:02 PM EST USA Breaking News! MSNBC - Attorney General Barr has been handed the Mueller Report!!!!...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 22, 2019:

And, we wait. And, let's see if he, or an aide, visits the WH this weekend.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@dan325 He can cherry pick what he releases. Congress may, and I say may, be able to force him to give them everything, but the LAW, now allows everything to be kept from the public. We live in the darn tootenest, greatest ever democratic country. Misery And Grief Await.

This is, allegedly, a letter written by Uri Geller to British Prime Minister Theresa May.

Allamanda comments on Mar 22, 2019:

oh lawd... call Randi again!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

Yes, Uri was such a fraud. When on Johnny Carson, Carson did the same thing and showed how the key trick worked. Carson started as a magician.

another perspective on farm fresh eggs

hankster comments on Mar 22, 2019:

any guineas? turkeys? nice shot.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@btroje my one teacher friend, physics, would lay out an entire question at the end of the final for extra credit with a "rooster" on a roof point, wind direction, angles of both roof sides, etc and ask which way the egg would fall for extra credit. Most would attempt to find an answer, and many, had it been a "chicken" would have been correct. He only gave extra points to those who said roosters don't lay eggs.

5:02 PM EST USA Breaking News! MSNBC - Attorney General Barr has been handed the Mueller Report!!!!...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 22, 2019:

And, we wait. And, let's see if he, or an aide, visits the WH this weekend.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

Not over. Just starting.

I remember getting one simular to this as a small child.?

Robecology comments on Mar 22, 2019:

You can bet the parents of those who gave these sets were open minded and creative themselves.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

Eh. Or better off, while the rest of us got the, I believe, 8 color set. I would definitely say that parents today who hand out paint sets are giving their kids real creative outlets.

first love poem in a couple decades.

Allamanda comments on Mar 22, 2019:

it's lovely, and I hope she feels greatly honoured!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

She liked it. In a poem with Bukowski.

Just put my novel on Amazon.

Garbonza comments on Mar 22, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend Can I ask how you navigated Amazon's query of how you were going to pay tax on royalties? I "published" two books on Amazon several years ago which immediately disappeared into oblivion because they caught me out on the tax question and froze my account because my answers weren't to ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

Huh. I signed something that I would deal with all taxes. They will not do anything. So, I don't know. I'm not even sure if my friends overseas will be able to kindle it and I'll have to send them copies. Weird. They may have changed.

Have you seen any of these birds?

Marionville comments on Mar 22, 2019:

They all look pretty exotic to my British eyes.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

I'd be willing to share a few, IF, you take back all the starlings.

Just put my novel on Amazon.

evidentialist comments on Mar 22, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend -- In this thread you may promote until you get dizzy or other members run you off. The only time I'll get a little torqued is if it really is **too** much, is in bad taste, or is really against the site's policies.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

Thanks. I'll probably do it once in a few days.

2?

SkotlandSkye comments on Mar 22, 2019:

I’ve driven in all of them. Can’t say I’ve ever had a problem except for the motorcycles going between rows of cars from San Diego to Los Angeles....that freaked me out at first.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

I was crossing a bridge when a gang of about 50 with colors drove passed. Kept my eyes ahead.

The Logic of Indecision: If you say you are agnostic, you are saying that you do not know, but ...

oldFloyd comments on Mar 22, 2019:

To me the importance of the term is not that important, to me I'm an atheist I have no God or gods or proof there of, for me to think further about it would be a waste of time. to quote the lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott "the more you over check the plumbing the easier it is to stop up the ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

I remain agnostic. I have no gods or god and if a superior being showed up I wouldn't call it a god. I question the interwoveness of the universes. Question I say, no postulates from me. I don't know.

I want to bash religion here and in no way am I bashing a fallen country music star.

RiverRick comments on Mar 22, 2019:

All country music stars are "falling." It's the only shit they write about. I looked up your boy here. The gun was supposedly a prop that went of accidentally. Perhaps someone should have explained that a prop gun doesn't actually shoot. Or... Maybe... They could have just unloaded the gun! ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@Gooniesnvrdie Yes, Lee got hit by misfired and inaccuracy of rounds for realism.

I want to bash religion here and in no way am I bashing a fallen country music star.

RiverRick comments on Mar 22, 2019:

All country music stars are "falling." It's the only shit they write about. I looked up your boy here. The gun was supposedly a prop that went of accidentally. Perhaps someone should have explained that a prop gun doesn't actually shoot. Or... Maybe... They could have just unloaded the gun! ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 22, 2019:

Yea, I looked it up. A prop gun, some, will fire and expell a small padding and plastic. At close range the blast can do damage (against the head) or in this case the guy got hit in the eye. Definitely not in his pocket, but the family won't face that possibility.

This is hilarious..

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 21, 2019:

They are too stupid to understand.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@Charlene they are more dangerous than stupid. And they have people in power who represent their values.

Ever woke up during a medical procedure/operation while it was still going on?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Need one more listing: never to me. I never had it happen, don't know anyone, but, definitely have heard about it happening. Sounds awful. I have even heard of people who are conscious, in pain, and unable to communicate.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@1of5 I have never woken up, but did have to have a repeat colonoscopy when they saw something and didn't take a sample. That was disturbing. Turned out to be my appendix scar tissue.

Ever woke up during a medical procedure/operation while it was still going on?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Need one more listing: never to me. I never had it happen, don't know anyone, but, definitely have heard about it happening. Sounds awful. I have even heard of people who are conscious, in pain, and unable to communicate.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@1of5 I am so sorry.

Fearing Their Dogs Will Develop Autism, Some Owners Are Declining Vaccinations - The Intellectualist

Allamanda comments on Mar 21, 2019:

the most alarming thing about this to me, is that I really cannot tell if it's satire?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 21, 2019:

I wondered that as well. I love dogs, but, come on, how can you tell when or if a dig is autistic. They are creatures with varying levels of abilities and little to no reasoning skills. If the story is true, there are places here in the states where not getting a rabies vaccination will incur a fine. And, honestly, I think they are pricier than those of human non compliance.

Not sure how to report someone I am not sure about.

CallMeDave comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Hey! I got the same message. She is mine, I tell you!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 21, 2019:

I would never fight with you Dave. My blessings are granted.

Any ideas???

HankSherman comments on Mar 21, 2019:

You're not using enough duck tape....another roll will fix it up

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 21, 2019:

Either tape it, or use the roll to bang on It.

Not sure how to report someone I am not sure about.

Amisja comments on Mar 21, 2019:

She might lurve yoooooo

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 21, 2019:

Her trouble, not mine. I think she may be a xtion bot or bait. Only Poets experience paper born love. In the next six months I'll send you a copy of my upcoming book of poetry. Blatant capitalistic advertising. Enjoy Spring.

Not sure how to report someone I am not sure about.

Naejidlopalev comments on Mar 21, 2019:

There's a flag at top right of messages click that

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 21, 2019:

thanks

Something that popped in my head earlier, I thought I'd share it in a doodle :)

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 21, 2019:

But science turned me into a newt, it did.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@GothRik Monty Python witches

This is disgusting! Warning graphic abuse. [cnn.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Social Services will have a time with her I am sure.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@Naejidlopalev These are the people my son deals with every day. His job is to try and work things out, and train the parents along with the kids. I dealt with adjudicated teens for a while; the ones who put themselves there, breaking the law, were the easy ones emotionally; the tough ones emotionally were the ones who were there through no fault of their own but because they were sent out to be protected from family.

Who has worn one of these? I know I have, but they were on their way out.

glennlab comments on Mar 20, 2019:

No but I've taken quite a few off.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 20, 2019:

I never wore one, but, hey, some guys here may have.

No white men involved, so no coverage, and no thoughts and prayers: Nigeria: Muslims kill 120 ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 18, 2019:

It isn't covered because it was black people from a "shit" country and only black people got killed. It should be covered, no mater who or where when such a large number of people get killed or injured. Nigeria is a country that has been teetering on the verge of a civil war for many years. And ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@Allamanda Biafra was a very sad case, a group of pro Western ideology mixed with socialism, pro democracy, pro education got in charge of a small enclave and were beaten down by those around them with the help of the Western powers.

Katie Pavlich said America doesn't get enough credit for ending slavery. What say ye?

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Actually, both Britain and the US officially ended slavery in 1808. But in the US, it didn't apply to slaves already here. And it didn't stop the smuggling of slaves into the country.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 20, 2019:

Nor did it stop the slave ships as the Navy did little to intervene in their movements. The British Navy did more to stop the slavers than the US, greatly so. Many of the wealthier Southerners who still had cash at war's end tried to move themselves and their slaves to Brazil. There are still small cities of their descendants there. The Brazilian government stopped many from importing slaves however, they had laws similar to the US pre war, and even Brazil ended slavery in 1867.

Just read that Elizabeth Warren will fight for slavery reparations.

slydr68 comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I feel that fixing the broken justice system would go farther to help POC...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 20, 2019:

That would be my take. Most would prefer that over a one time cash, and who gets it would take an Army of investigations

Hello. How r u?

Allamanda comments on Mar 20, 2019:

you must watch the Tim Minton piece about the girl called Storm...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 20, 2019:

That is very good. Minchin has a funny song, I Love Jesus also amongst mass amounts if good material

I haven’t reached this stage yet, I can still wake up by 8:30

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Time for Depends....

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 20, 2019:

Try an alarm clock.

"Spelling" - Perry Bible Fellowship

Merseyman1 comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Hilarious! I guess it also happens in every sport contest: Soccer, football, basketball, boxing...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 19, 2019:

Just wait until the news discovers some rabid Alabama football fan has been sacrificing babies for national championships Those Southerners will go nuts at such sick news, like really, only one kid. .

[msnbc.

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

I don't think they even care about his dishonesty. Trump is their cult icon; and they will support him to the end.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 19, 2019:

His group. But if registered voters got out they could oust him.

I have discovered a niche profession and looking with a cursory glance on the internet I have found ...

SkotlandSkye comments on Mar 19, 2019:

There was a great black and white movie about sin eaters. Maybe it was an episode of the Twilight Zone....but it haunts my memories of childhood horror stories.... I remember a son had to do it because his father, the sin eater, died. He didn’t want to do it...but the family needed the money ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 19, 2019:

That is the mythos. And I have seen the show, with the starving sin getting to pig out. In olden days, the sin eater ate and took home much of the food for his family. Only if you believer such stuff should the job be scary. However, on more thought, anyone willing to hire said person would have to be a real wack case. One could meet some real dangerous types.

I'm sure we all have done this

MojoDave comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Yep, remind me again why we did that?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 19, 2019:

School required that you covered the books and paper bags cost nothing. Stores sold covers.

"God is in control"

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

I am DOG the Great and Powerful! And I control God!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 18, 2019:

I am so sorry for you and your misguided self - sign me worshiper of the CAT sect.

I'm new, so as yet, I don't know how to search the agnostic.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Just post People often double post by accident. Just means fewer people may comment once they did elsewhere. ?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 18, 2019:

@AnonySchmoose enjoy. Post away. We have some things in common: teaching, counseling, and working with autistic children.

Please help me! Finish this sentence: “Sending a prayer chain to an atheist is like .

EyesThatSmile comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Driving a bus load of nuns to a Chippendale Show and expecting a good result? Or asking Einstein to join the Flat Earth Society?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 17, 2019:

Ahh, don't doubt the nuns too much.

C'mon global warming, where the hell are you?

MissKathleen comments on Mar 17, 2019:

You are seeing global warming in action. Climate change and extreme weather irregularities are what global warming does. Hot places may be hotter, but cold places get more “weather”. Your wish has been obliged!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 17, 2019:

This is the message that needs to be put out. Snow will still happen, so some damn asshole congressman with a snowball isn't disproving climate change. Temperature variations abound, but overall the Earth keeps heating and most ice keeps melting. There will be greater wet in some places and greater dry in others. There will be anomalies - recent regrowth of some snow on Kilimanjaro and the Antarctic ice sheet (although, I'm not sure either continues to occur).

I don't know what to do today! Gave up church for Lent, but have found out they are serving Irish ...

EyesThatSmile comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Go! Maybe you could teach them a few things! Let us know how it turns out. Hahaha

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 17, 2019:

Saying go, I imagine an evil sounding laugh, like yeah, go and we can giggle about your pain chuckle.

Something up.

MissKathleen comments on Mar 17, 2019:

No problems here.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 17, 2019:

All working now.

You matter...

JustRyanAgain comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Either way you gots bad grammar.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 16, 2019:

Yea, well as an old English teacher I approve for jokes, poetry, and creative fictional prose - but not for government policy, be best.

Hypocrisy 101

SleeplessInTexas comments on Mar 16, 2019:

I can't stand these two!??

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 16, 2019:

Both highly hated in their own states - just too red and both too entrenched within their party

Pretty much .....

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Kelly Ann Conway already gave him cover calling him an ecoterrorist.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 16, 2019:

@Marcel3405 not at all. Check Google or Twitter. She was defending tRump as not responsible in any way, la do da.

Knowledge you need? LOL

t1nick comments on Mar 16, 2019:

A good trivia question. What country is north, south, east and west of Iceland.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 16, 2019:

Not a country, a protectorate of Denmark. We invaded in 1940, threw out the Germans and after the war tried to buy it. They said no.

duct tape

MattHardy comments on Mar 15, 2019:

Is it Duct tape of Duck tape?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 15, 2019:

Duck tape started as a brand of duct tape and, well, just like kleenex, became the most common name.

So recently I’ve been researching more on Jehovahs witnesses.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 15, 2019:

In high school 40 years ago I argued this with a JW. He talked about a JW doctor who was working on a blood substitute and how it would save millions. Hmmm. It ain't here yet, and millions aren't saved.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 15, 2019:

Addendum: there are some blood substitute out there, but not for large scale use (as in cant take over for all blood) and some still need to be infused with plasma. The most used one is for animals.

Someone asking for country secular artists in the main posts.

Unity comments on Mar 14, 2019:

What movie is that from?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 15, 2019:

@Nightshade1313 Good film though

Someone asking for country secular artists in the main posts.

Unity comments on Mar 14, 2019:

What movie is that from?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 15, 2019:

@Nightshade1313 my bad brain freeze

It's okay.

AncientNight comments on Mar 15, 2019:

Will I? Today would have been my 44th Wedding anniversary. It's going to be a long time before I have a good day again.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 15, 2019:

You will always mourn. You get to choose how you mourn and that choice is no one else's business. I promise you nothing. I do, however, wish for you a calm state of mind and the ability to enjoy other things and people around you, at least for a moment. Best wishes my, our, friend.

Trump, acting EXACTLY like Hitler in the 1930s, before he had achieved dictator powers.

KashFigueroa comments on Mar 15, 2019:

I really waana see Trump supporters hitting the streets protesting for Trump, It going to be very small

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 15, 2019:

Again, one percent of his passes are enough to rattle the place with destructive forces.

Trump, acting EXACTLY like Hitler in the 1930s, before he had achieved dictator powers.

David1955 comments on Mar 15, 2019:

I don't see military or police or similar groups coming out for Trump, but the delusional cap wearing boobies who are too stupid to see what Trump is, they might go rogue, especially if it gives them an excuse to exercise their racist white supremacist beliefs. No one should discount how dangerous ...

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 15, 2019:

Some cops will use it to show, if not overt support, passive support by letting things happen.

Trump, acting EXACTLY like Hitler in the 1930s, before he had achieved dictator powers.

AstralSmoke comments on Mar 15, 2019:

I hope he doesn't have as much support as he thinks he does.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 15, 2019:

If only one percent of his people act out, the shit storm and death toll will rock the nation. The late 60's will seem like a blip, as those riots were aimed inward. These asses will attack.

Someone asking for country secular artists in the main posts.

Unity comments on Mar 14, 2019:

What movie is that from?

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 15, 2019:

Black Snake Moan. Good flick

Would you buy this atheist toast? It shows our god... Starting price $15.00 !

EyesThatSmile comments on Mar 14, 2019:

No thanks. My God is cinnamon raisin.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 14, 2019:

Mine too. But I'm in the bagel sect.

Curious on people's thoughts on this: [yahoo.com] Feel free to weigh in.

whispers comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Generally, I'm against vigilante justice or chaos would reign. Still, I can't pretend it isn't gratifying in certain cases where it's so well deserved. This is one of those cases.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 14, 2019:

@whispers Louisiana uses the French system of law as opposed to the rest of the nation and the English common law. I remember in a couple law classes I had, the prof would always say, "except in Louisiana." Especially for business law. Education law was pretty much standardized by the Supreme Court in a couple cases in the 60's.

Do we know if Socrates was a historical character or a literary device used by Plato?

Phin comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Very interesting... if Socrates was not a real man but a literary device created by Plato, then the teachings of Socrates are the teachings of Plato. This would increase Plato influence on the world by at least a factor of Socrates...Thereby creating the teachings of Platocrates

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 14, 2019:

There is even a school of thought that Socrates was real, his execution, etc, and that Plato's works are still Plato's and he is just using Socrates as a means to get attention for his writings.

Curious on people's thoughts on this: [yahoo.com] Feel free to weigh in.

whispers comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Generally, I'm against vigilante justice or chaos would reign. Still, I can't pretend it isn't gratifying in certain cases where it's so well deserved. This is one of those cases.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 14, 2019:

@whispers there is an interesting story from Louisiana, long ago (60 minutes covered it). A guy shot, on camera at an airport, the sexual abuser of his 10 year old son. The DA pushed for 1st degree murder and the jury could only convict in that and nothing else. In LA, the jury convicts but the judge punishes. The jury was unwilling to see the guy get a possible death sentence so they voted innocent. All who were interviewed agreed some jail time should have happened, but they didn't trust the judge. I've always wondered about the DA - was he an idiot, or a genius who wanted the guy left free?

Curious on people's thoughts on this: [yahoo.com] Feel free to weigh in.

whispers comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Generally, I'm against vigilante justice or chaos would reign. Still, I can't pretend it isn't gratifying in certain cases where it's so well deserved. This is one of those cases.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 14, 2019:

True, there is an emotional gratification, but logic should prevail in law.

This must be the time of the greatest number of political agnostics throughout history.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Many days I envy the Brits. At least you can have this conversation. In the states, we have a pompus POS posing as a leader signing bibles (with historic support by evangelicals) while consistently breaking all of the "rules" of the hypocritical churches.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 14, 2019:

@Mcflewster love. I even found an apartment in the British countryside. New, younger GF, still has years to live her career.

Trump grounds those airplanes.... Finally did something right! Too little, too late?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Late and needed pressure. He didn't cause any crashes, the world hasn't done much either. No credit for being forced into the right thing. Trump also praised the "great" company of Boeing. However, with new pilot reports coming out, there may be a question on what Boeing knew or covered up.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 14, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty that is a possibility. Trump does hold responsibility for the FFA not being involved. Just remember the FFA aren't the only air investigators worldwide, so, who knows what they would have found, or covered up for Boeing. This last crash has been screwed up by the German investigations as they held the black boxes even after they realized they couldn't read the data and needed to send them to France. I won't be surprised if something comes out about the plane and tRump doubles down on support for Boeing.

Interesting! I snore when I meditate.

callmedubious comments on Mar 13, 2019:

my wife must meditate all night long.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 13, 2019:

Ooo. Ouch. I know what you mean. ?

Open discussion. St. Paddy's Day traditions and rituals vs historical fundamentals.

MattHardy comments on Mar 13, 2019:

I like to banish snakes from a island nation.

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 13, 2019:

Ha. Back when the Catholic church expelled Christopher and George and a number of other Saints, the committee found no backing evidence (like there is any for any saint really) for Saint Patrick - but the politics of kicking him out was too great.

I like this one.

davknight comments on Mar 13, 2019:

They left out the Amish!

Beowulfsfriend replies on Mar 13, 2019:

Ya, fer sere. Throw Papa down the stairs hes hat.