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Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 8, 2019:

Imagine the outrage if Hillary, et al had not shown for her 26 Benghazi investigations.

QUID QUO PRO--Latin for "This for that", often used in the context of an illegal bribe or ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 8, 2019:

Even the faux news watchers are learning this word

Checkmate! (or not)

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 8, 2019:

They think they have a king, but can't see him.

Funny gif lol

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 8, 2019:

No content

I'm hunting for a Medicare Supplement Plan for the first time, and on a description of the costs and...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 7, 2019:

There are agents who will talk with you for free. Yes, they get a commission. I have the free no pay. Be careful, but there are good agents; I trust mine - but he is an acquaintance of my case worker. Ask around.

I really want that Restaurant to exist.....

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 7, 2019:

A good way to really hide Aunt Edna

The Doors – Hello, I Love You [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 7, 2019:

Won't you tell me your name

Thursday night funnies! You're welcome 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 7, 2019:

Very good.

MILES DAVIS. FREDDIE FREELOADER. [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 7, 2019:

Excellent version

A married person's best friend.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 7, 2019:

I need to remember that. Sounds like a fun idea

watch out who you point at Another twofer also gun control [onenewspage.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 7, 2019:

I wouldn't call it gun control. Threat control possibly.

Does anybody else see the general timbre here of late being of battle lines being drawn up of ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 7, 2019:

Hmm. Is it really battle lines? Maybe it is just me, but I'm ok with some dialogue and back and forth. And, I haven't noticed any real religionists staying for very long; they are usually smited. There may be more "spiritual" folks, who get under some people's skin. I call myself an agnostic, although, for those who have read my thoughts I come across as a pure atheist. I believe in science and math (even though I love literature, etc) and until I see any proof of something I expect there is nothing after death. Zip nada, zero. That is what science says. I wrote a novel about a ghost. Do I believe it to be possible? No. Do I believe there are things as of yet explained? Yes. And, those things will, most likely, have scientific explanations or be put hoaxes. That, I don't doubt. Even if a body is brought back from the dead, long after it is possible - I'll still believe in science and not any ramblings from a disjointed brain reanimated.

The best 4x4 by far! 😬🤔😂

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 7, 2019:

No seat belts. 😁

The universe may be conscious, say prominent scientists - Big Think

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 7, 2019:

Where does energy go? The body's energy goes into the food chain - bugs, even anaerobic ones, get full. Where the mysterious energy of consciousness goes, is just a thought or guess or unprovable theory.

Spittin' image

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 7, 2019:

The nose gives it away - not reptilian.

Dr. Hedgehog.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 7, 2019:

His grammar was off - To whomever or just Whoever

Incoming.....

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 6, 2019:

Excellent

Good choice

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 6, 2019:

Dino

George Carlin [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 6, 2019:

Business ethics!

1938 Delage D8 120S Aero sport Coupe Juvenile black flying fox bat No, they don't go together but ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 6, 2019:

That car could be an early Batmobile

Did anyone else not go to boot camp, basic training, or whatever else it’s called?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 6, 2019:

Sounds like a future admiral. An ensign on my ship screwed up - he didn't bust two guys for pot and then later told someone. Although POed, his commander did nothing because his daddy was a general.

They sure have changed👍😏

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 6, 2019:

Vaguely remember, and didn't and still don't like.

Catholic Church investigating nuns who returned pregnant after Africa trip

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 6, 2019:

I'll wait to judge who holds the hypocrisy on this one - the women or the church - as forced sexual relations may have occurred.

I was listening to Todd 'N Tyler.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 6, 2019:

I heard some of the build the wall to keep out the cartels. And, a new drive as well, send in the military, with Mexico, to do an all out offensive on the cartels.

Another bit of collecting from random places...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 5, 2019:

Thank you, I really enjoyed that. A couple really hard laughs.

Looks like short future

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 5, 2019:

Or surrounded by cranberry sauce and your ass full of stuffing. "Oh my."

Being a kid and listening to this music on the radio every day, got me started into liking rock n ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 5, 2019:

That feels so long ago. A couple of us, pre learning guitar, wanted to start a band named The Invaders (after the tv show) and we would sit on the bus and sing Mrs. Brown, etc.

Hi everyone, I think there are some scammers who have found their way onto this site.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 5, 2019:

Scammers are the worse, although the haters (Haters - fun novel) usually get swarmed upon here by a bunch of intelligent bees.

To any educators in the group.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 5, 2019:

Not a science guy, but I did have to contend with literary allusions to religions. And, of course, teaching early American literature is full of religious works. I found a wide range of a lack of understanding for many students who professed to be religious (mostly xtions). Although while teaching one small group, once, about The Grapes of Wrath, I discovered most had not even a grasp of the simple story of Moses as a baby floating down the river. To this day, if I could go back in time - I would go back to before the monks first wrote down Beowulf and hear the story unadorned by christianity.

Just some pointers

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 5, 2019:

Expresso - a new commuter train serving coffee.

Unlike the plantations of antiquity, the modern-day African American church is the new plantation.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 5, 2019:

The church (all inclusive) has for centuries worked with the rich and powerful to get and control the population. Rather than slavery, currently, the church induces a form of indentured servitude from which so few escape. One can walk away, and depending on where in the world one lives, stay away, but the multitude has been brainwashed.

Just some pointers

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 5, 2019:

I'll take all but number 9. I have no dog in that fight, but it is highly suspicious and will remain so for a long time.

Damn that hurts.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 5, 2019:

Must be a contortionist

Good Evening My Hippies.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 4, 2019:

What makes my day? Stopping and observing nature.

This is from 2 years ago, yet still very relevant today.. [youtube.com] any thoughts?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 4, 2019:

Lots of superlatives and "numbers" and "facts" that may or may not be true. Also, much like 45, he uses what should be looked into to push looking into something else altogether. What say the Britts?

DOA. Bloodrock [youtu.be]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 4, 2019:

I remember. We were flying low.......................

Anyone in Australia ?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 4, 2019:

Only one person - you. Time to Mad Max up and head for the desert. 😁

White nationalists caught trying to record video in front of Emmett Till memorial.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 4, 2019:

Neo-confederate flag - always a laugh, as these are the assholes who wear around the battle flag of Northern Virginia with a "it's heritage, you wouldn't understand" tee shirts, and when I ask them "heritage" questions they (so far all, including a nephew) get incorrect most. Simple questions like: which is the Stars and bars? Or, why are there 13 stars? My Great Grandfather, on my Mother's side, fought in that war. He was a traitor and served under Lee. I'm glad he didn't die; and feel better that the family owned no slaves; but, mostly, glad they lost.

Poll: Can we not have questions directed at one group or another without the other non-requested ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 4, 2019:

Wow, that all turned into a small fire storm. So, here is my two cents: I saw, I noted, and I ignored the post. Maybe there is a better place to post it? IDK. There is a men's group, so why not a women's? Anyway, now that I've read the many reactions, I have a couple of thoughts: 1) much ado about nothing with people getting upset over an open forum 2) whether one likes it or not, some people have different feelings and beliefs on gender - get over it.

Donald Trump Calls Madea - YouTube

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 3, 2019:

That is how it really might go.

Are there songs that have distinct religious messages or even religious overtones that you like ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 3, 2019:

One of my favorites, by Tom Waits, God's Away on Business.

[youtu.be] Willie Nelson & Ray Charles. - I Can’t Stop Loviin’ You.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 3, 2019:

Always enjoyed this one.

Paul Simon - Quality [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 3, 2019:

I need look this up. Tnx

Good Morning my Hippies! Happy Sunday! Been packing this morning early.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 3, 2019:

I was just talking at brunch with my son. And YES, I and my kids always vote. He became a dem in 08 to get Obama nominated (from an independent). Neither of us have chosen yet; he is leaning Warren and we both agree Biden is gaffing too much. As for after the primary - we will vote for a dead, rotting corpse over the orange menace.

Jefferson Airplane Poster for Concert-1967. With Great Society and Sopwith Camel.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 3, 2019:

They, in my humble thoughts, would have been the band of that era that would have been the most fun with whom to hang out.

I just read that there have been approximately 108 billion people in history.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 3, 2019:

That is a lot higher number than I have ever seen. The math seems off to me. And which group of Christianity are you using for you in Hell count? I'm just being picky. As for your thought, yep, a lot of pre Christian people are by evangelical standards are in Hell. Catholic belief puts those that came before in purgatory awaiting an undetermined fate - a long with unbaptized babies.

Funny meme

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 2, 2019:

In 100 years most of it may flooded anyway. Do it with tRump in his place

My Post sign

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 2, 2019:

Seems to be unanimous.

Only now do we understand the true cruelty of Trump’s family separation - The Washington Post

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 2, 2019:

And yet, the xtion evangels think this shit is fine. Things like this make me want Hell to exist so I can met them there and welcome their hypocritical asses properly.

What ever happened to Waterbeds ??? [youtu.be]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 2, 2019:

My ex got us one. I preferred a tatomi (sp) floor bed.

Getting old is a bitch

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 2, 2019:

Mythical bucket list: 1) Stick foot up ass of Easter Bunny 2)

Roy Orbison, Oh, Pretty Woman, 1964. [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 2, 2019:

A great singer. I loved how he joined Dylan and the other Wheelberries to end his career.

New York passes Johnson Amendment barring churches, nonprofits from political endorsements - The ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 2, 2019:

I think any time any religious affiliate says anything political, the entire group should immediately lose its tax free status. It shouldn't have it in the first place unless it is being used properly as a non profit.

PA Lawmakers Spent $1.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 2, 2019:

Pennsylvania, where the rules of government favor area not density of population. We do have a good governor and awesome Lieutenant Governor. That said, no surprise in some of the bullshit done in the state. As James Carvell said when running the first Clinton campaign: "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in between."

Indonesian Man Who Helps Implement Sharia Law for Adultery Flogged for Adultery | Hemant Mehta | ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 2, 2019:

Another Newt Gingrich

I always love how ultra religious people will quote Leviticus and claim that the bible is gods word.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 2, 2019:

Hypocritical actions in the church is nothing new.

Catholic Church Spent Over $2 Million On Lobbying To Block Child Rape Laws (VIDEO)

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 1, 2019:

That is just one area, as they have spent much more around the world, and especially in more developed nations.

Some of these are hilarious

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 1, 2019:

Are you a son of a Baptist preacher or a motherless goat? My new go to.

Golden earring - Twilight zone [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 1, 2019:

I'm stepping in.

Sold my parents’ house today.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 31, 2019:

I had a friend onboard ship in the Navy whose parents sold their house and didn't give him their new address. Before the internet, etc. They thought they had mailed it on a letter - they hadn't before he went home on leave. His uncle sent him to the right place.

[youtu.be] Sting. - The End Of The Game (live audio - Sting Live in Berlin)

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 31, 2019:

I remember one of my grad school profs used Sting and the Police to compare to the Romantic poets. Of course he was the same prof who once used an allusion to an opera and we all sat there until he used Jimi Hendrix as an example.

Trevor Noah Exposes Sean Spicer’s Dirty ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Tactics, Challenges Him To ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 31, 2019:

Trevor is great. I was at his show last February and he is extremely talented. I like to catch some of his stuff on the internet as I cut the cord years ago - very little worth watching on television.

I have a book recommendation.... lol

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 31, 2019:

Imagine a methane leak right about now.

Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London [youtu.be]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 30, 2019:

Love Zevon.

I was wondering about revenge porn... does it have to be malicious?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 30, 2019:

In this day and age - best strategy in my book is no nudes. In either direction. I won't send or receive, not that many would want my current nude ass, maybe in my 20's lol.

Ilhan Omar refuses to vote yay on bill condemning Armenian genocide Rep.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 30, 2019:

I dont think it should be an either or. I think she should get her convictions on the record and push for other bills. This is going to come across to many, especially hard line xtions as a musie thing: not voting to expose muslims. At the same time, she is right that the nation has not condemned many evils. Remember that it was Clinton who became the first American President to apologize officially for slavery.

Child's cruise ship death raises question: When should caregivers be charged?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 30, 2019:

It is always best to err on the side of caution. I would like to hear more from those involved. I expect little to be said if it is a legal matter, both grandfather and ship. That said, I have to side with a full investigation into grandfather's actions. I say this, knowing that is seldom down anymore in "tragic accidents" in gun deaths. I rant on that, thus to not push responsibility here would be hypocritical. I do not doubt grandfather's intentions; but, in all fairness all aspects of ALL accidents should be looked at.

Jim Jefferies [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 30, 2019:

Space alien guy offends flat earth guy calling it bullshit - ha.

What is the purpose of this site?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 30, 2019:

Just like in life, the answer you seek is 42. It is always 42. It will always be 42.

Yet another lame attempt by a trumpster.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 30, 2019:

Or the lies, lies, lies on shit like Obama released Baghdadi - not - Bush II administration. Etc.

Boris put down lol

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 30, 2019:

Boris the spider...........

Divinely inspired...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 30, 2019:

IRA prisoners beat that record a long time ago.

dyslexics of the world untie!

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 29, 2019:

An old favorite of mine.

You know that is some funny shit right there 🤣🤣🤣

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 29, 2019:

Good one. Even though I am a Dodgers fan. He is the ultimate dodger - from the draft to responsibility.

(I apologize for the horribly typo-ridden first draft.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 29, 2019:

She needs to take the kid and go, or better yet, call the cops and have her husband removed.

Here’s an oldie! Janis J and Tom Jones 🤣 [youtu.be]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 28, 2019:

I hadn't heard this. Two great voices.

Is hope realistic?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 28, 2019:

In any given situation there are probabilities and one could be more prepared for the more likely scenario of each. Thus, you can sometimes prepare some (like hope) for a better scenario.

A bushel or so...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 28, 2019:

Oh my god it's an asshole - great one.

Superhero problems

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 28, 2019:

Na na na na na na na na BATCAT.

Beach pumpkin

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 27, 2019:

That took skill.

Trumps brother found

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 27, 2019:

Or, are they secretly growing his clone?

Religious Conservatives Lash Out at Kellogg’s Over “Anti-Christian” Cereal | Hemant Mehta | ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 27, 2019:

If I could stomach the stuff (looks awful), I would buy it just to piss them off.

Okay, the first one was on ONN.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 27, 2019:

He did.

There's Always Me [youtu.be]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 26, 2019:

The King

Do you remember their names?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 26, 2019:

Every time I see these guys since 72, I think about the sci fi film Silent Running when Bruce Dern names the little robots.

Cream/James Cotton/Blood Sweat and Tears Poster

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 26, 2019:

Would have liked to have seen them. I was a fan, but too young to escape parental control then.

How about that?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 26, 2019:

Hmm. Or, asks, may we go again?

Any members from Dildo? [thetelegram.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 26, 2019:

In high school we had a Brazilian exchange student who had pens emblazoned with FAG, the initials or short version of his Father's company. The "cool" history teacher explained to him when he overhead a couple of us attempting to do so discretely.

Elijah Cummings

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 26, 2019:

He spoke the truth

Still amazed and delighted at how close to the surface my emotions are, now that I'm off ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 25, 2019:

I feel quite similarly. I still use St John's wort however. My depression got so bad along with my marriage and abuse that the meds and hospitalization were needed. But, I'm pretty good and happy now. Best wishes for your future.

I have a question.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 25, 2019:

No, vent away. Your DIL is quite lucky to have you and since she is in recover (right?) I'll give her rudeness the benefit of the doubt. Still, she should be overly thankful, I believe, and not in any way rude. Best wishes.

North Carolina Sheriff Prohibits Employee Cohabitation Before Marriage Because God | Michael Stone

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 25, 2019:

He openly saying so violates the law, but in the case if evangelicals- only god's law is important, unless it has to do with guns and babies and free speech for xtions.

Lol. I liked Alice

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 24, 2019:

"Go ask Alice......"

TINA TURNER - PRIVATE DANCER Great Tina with a song with dramatic lyrics... [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Great singer. And, like so many of us, a normal person who got sucked into an abusive situation with her first husband, Ike.

Sam Cooke Rock Dreams

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Cooke was a victim before the press cared.

Trump says US is building a wall in Colorado -- a state that doesn't border Mexico 😄 [cnn.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 23, 2019:

Those born in New Mexico will soon not be citizens.

I can see god in this pumpkin

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 23, 2019:

It ain't god you see.

They can dish it out, but they can't take it

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 23, 2019:

The rethugs are always hypocrites.

The limits of religious freedom: America must come to grips with when faith groups limit personal ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 23, 2019:

Right now, as the courts have ruled, there is little to be done. A mandatory testing by the state can be required - but then everyone teaches to the test anyway. Those in power want stupid sheeple to follow along blindly. Yes, it is B.S. I grew up near the Amish; I have interacted with active members and escapees. Getting out usually means leaving your family behind for good and never communicating again. I've seen a number of sad cases and abuse, including the selling of a daughter to keep a business afloat - it failed and years later the parents and purchaser were prosecuted, only after the girl had a few kids starting at 14.

“Miracle Mineral Solution,” According to Jim Humble and his Genesis II Church of Health and ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 23, 2019:

All those pushing this shit should be locked up. Some "healers" sell this shit and get hand smacks. The kids suffer.