FBI arrests Georgia man for allegedly plotting to attack the White House, other Washington locations...

sassygirl3869 comments on Jan 16, 2019:

Breaking news - Washington Monument and an unnamed synagogue too. Quite honestly I keep wondering why someone doesn't take Fuhrer Trump out by a bomb or gunfire.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 16, 2019:

@Geektheist I think I could go along with that.

Sky net is laughing from on high.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 16, 2019:

Modern tech is pretty much like video games.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 16, 2019:

@Elganned I'm not surprised a bit. It was government who approached our game makers with ideas that would make young people want to join our armed forces after the draft was discontinued. The trend was so successful that it continues today.

Instead of doing the 10 year challenge I am doing the 11 year challenge because I'm odd.

Green_eyes comments on Jan 16, 2019:

Very handsome, then and now.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 16, 2019:

TY. So are you. :)

Trump Orders Thousands Back to Work Without Pay to Blunt Shutdown Disruption

DenoPenno comments on Jan 15, 2019:

Trump is an asshole but the man speaking in that interview is exactly correct.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 16, 2019:

@PalacinkyPDX Marty Schenker and he is telling it like it is.

18 U.

Stephanie99 comments on Jan 16, 2019:

When people discuss Trump, why do some bring up Clinton? The OP is talking about Trump.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 16, 2019:

The Clinton and Obama card is played to get attention off of Trump and anything being discussed at the time. It's a diversion because the poster can't defend Trump and his administration. In Monopoly it is like a "get out of jail free" card and has a lot of the same qualities. In the real world most of us are talking about the one in power right now. Some of us with no answers do not live in the real world.

Although in all fairness, it's not that we "have" them, it's more that we listen to them.

Novelty comments on Jan 15, 2019:

I'm so disgusted by "Atheist really believe in God because everyone does." and "Atheist have more faith then Christians." The last time a Christian used the latter on me I said "Well you're supposed to be saved by faith, so you should become an atheist since we have so much faith." I'll just be ...

DenoPenno replies on Jan 15, 2019:

Atheists really do believe in god because the bible says that everybody knows there is a god. That's where they get the idea. I used to believe in god. I also used to believe in Santa.

A quote from a lifelong Republican that I agree with

DenoPenno comments on Jan 15, 2019:

I think I can agree totally with Max Booth and during the Reagan years I was a card carrying Republican. Today Trump and McConnell are our national emergency!

DenoPenno replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@KKGator It took me longer but I was young.

As shutdown persists, Trump's plan to divide Dems fails miserably | MSNBC

DenoPenno comments on Jan 15, 2019:

I don't see any Democrats as calling and telling Trump they agree with him. (Donnie, that's fake news.) This man is the biggest liar ever but Sarah Sanders runs him a close second.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@HippieChick58 Not sure if she has the same position but she is often quoted. I try not to watch her of Trump. They make my brain hurt. You can get your news without watching them and I'm way past tired of Trump's daily tweets.

If you could have the love of your life, someone you have known and loved all your life, that ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 15, 2019:

Yes, I would. I know such a person right now and she lives in Jersey. We have never met and each agree that we would marry the other. She says she cannot live in my state. My money would not even buy an apartment in her state. She likes Jersey and New York. I see lack of money as the problem and not...

DenoPenno replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@DavidLaDeau I was meaning to message you but too much was going on and I forgot. Hope all is well and I'll write you soon.

Hey any moderates out there? Can one be so in this environment?

Bierbasstard comments on Jan 14, 2019:

You have one here. I can't stand extremists on either side.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@itsmedammit Actually I am an atheist political activist. My weapon of choice is a keyboard.

Hey any moderates out there? Can one be so in this environment?

Bierbasstard comments on Jan 14, 2019:

You have one here. I can't stand extremists on either side.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 14, 2019:

I'm an extreme moderate.

ATB - Killing Me Inside One of my favourite German EDM artists! I love everything German: the ...

Marionville comments on Jan 14, 2019:

This one is not available to me...sorry.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 14, 2019:

Try a VPN and you can watch it. Some are free. The better ones you pay for.

All it takes is that one moment of clarity.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 14, 2019:

I'm a meat eater and always have been. I respect vegans and what they stand for. I do not hunt. If hunting is a sport the playing field is one sided. Just sayin.'

DenoPenno replies on Jan 14, 2019:

@Carin Either way meat eaters get them when they die.

Be groovy leave man!

DenoPenno comments on Jan 14, 2019:

We are fast approaching the time for Trump to leave. I personally do not care how this is achieved. If the Secret Service continues to not be paid Trump just might find out.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 14, 2019:

@joe1334us Really! I'm sure you can provide a site that has all the details. If not, this must be another "alternative fact."

Is Hillary Clinton A Closet Lesbian?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 13, 2019:

Strangely, the idea of Hillary Clinton being a lesbian never once crossed my mind. Hell, I'm a lesbian!

DenoPenno replies on Jan 14, 2019:

@johnprytz I do listen to it once weekly on conservative talk radio to get some laughs and know what the idiots are talking about. I find it bizarre. Pointing out that Ocasio-Cortez couldn't dance in college was one of these. Claiming that it's Democrats who promote racism is another. "It must be the Dems coz they are the ones who talk about it." Just hilarious!

So true and this photo is awesome.

Cast1es comments on Jan 13, 2019:

Seems a bit odd , when you think about it . A torture devise is a religious symbol , and people actually wear copies of it .

DenoPenno replies on Jan 13, 2019:

In another time it could have been the electric chair or injection gurney hanging around their necks on a silver chain. Who know? Maybe even a hangman's knot.

Trump wants $5.

ASTRALMAX comments on Jan 13, 2019:

As an outsider I am inclined to think that almost anything is possible there considering that DT was elected to office with scant regard for the bad publicity that preceded his election. I am sure that most Americans could think of better ways to spend $5.8 billion and the same probably holds true ...

DenoPenno replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@ASTRALMAX That show has now become "Reality America" and it all plays out just like the TV show. Media treats it all accordingly and I'm one who is not amused or entertained.

Trump Confronts the Prospect of a ‘Nonstop Political War’ for Survival By Peter Baker Jan.

GreatNani comments on Jan 13, 2019:

Can not fathom asking a sitting president such a question, or rather the need too.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 13, 2019:

I agree fully. The problem is that his supporters don't get it and neither does Trump. Serious words are said and nobody replies as if it was serious at all. Public and media alike treat all of this as word salad. In reality I think it would be much more than that. Our national reaction is now just like Reality TV. Some in government had better wake up pretty soon and deal with the real reality here.

from Moscow Times

DenoPenno comments on Jan 13, 2019:

Certainly he was not born on the Isle of the Virgin, and I hear America will not loan him money any longer. His last big loan was thru Deutche Bank. Now they are in trouble for money laundering. Where could Trump possibly get his money now? Where does he want to build a Trump Tower? Follow the ...

DenoPenno replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@of-the-mountain Then Jared and Donald are both into this together. I read that Jared got his loan first, then Donald.

In africa when you say your not a believer they see you as someone possesd by demons ??‍♂️

DenoPenno comments on Jan 13, 2019:

I have seen cases that they claim were demon possession but only when I was a believer. The believers go with it because the bible speaks of it. Perhaps the believer needs some extra attention in some way. They are acting. If the demons are cast out they got the attention, but there is less of this ...

DenoPenno replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@Amisja I'm sure there are examples where it really is mental illness but what I'm talking about is not that. It is pretend because you give "life" to a religious belief and call attention to yourself as well. If all demon possession was mental illness you have to ask why there is less possession in more industrialized countries. Being poor does not cause mental illness.

Ocasio-Cortez reportedly in line for banking post, and that could be bad news for Wall Street

Charlene comments on Jan 11, 2019:

Fuck Wall st.. Hedge fund gangster and banksters..

DenoPenno replies on Jan 11, 2019:

I agree. People are now telling me Wall St. is so important because it has everyone's 401K and companies no longer provide benefits like they used to. This is the importance of Wall St. Fuck Wall St. and the 401K.

Good morning! Here's our question for the day: What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 11, 2019:

Maybe over 8000 miles. Germany, France, Africa.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@germangirl90439 Thank you soo much for posting this video.

Good morning! Here's our question for the day: What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 11, 2019:

Maybe over 8000 miles. Germany, France, Africa.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@germangirl90439 No, I did not.

Good morning! Here's our question for the day: What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 11, 2019:

Maybe over 8000 miles. Germany, France, Africa.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@germangirl90439 Yes, in Merrell Barracks. I hear it is no longer there. Johnson Barracks at Furth is gone also, I think. I haven't been there since 1967.

Good morning! Here's our question for the day: What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 11, 2019:

Maybe over 8000 miles. Germany, France, Africa.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@germangirl90439 Nurnberg while in the Army. By train I went through France and have also visited Barcelona. Africa is fascinating but Kenya is as far as I got.

My anthem!

Amisja comments on Jan 10, 2019:

I don't have an anthem either ;)

DenoPenno replies on Jan 10, 2019:

Hey, Jayne, what is an anthem? :)

Some people think that we should just let everyone believe whatever fantasy they want.

godef comments on Jan 10, 2019:

It's alright until it impinges on someone else's civil rights.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 10, 2019:

And it very often does do exactly that.

[uaar.it] A short history of atheism.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 9, 2019:

I don't have a translator page. Here's my view. Lots of people believed in a god. I discovered that some do not believe. I became one who does not believe. Neither side has much evidence.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 9, 2019:

@LenHazell53 Then don't waste time. My point was "no evidence." There is no evidence of the farting pixies either. Only with evidence can you make your claim.

[uaar.it] A short history of atheism.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 9, 2019:

I don't have a translator page. Here's my view. Lots of people believed in a god. I discovered that some do not believe. I became one who does not believe. Neither side has much evidence.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 9, 2019:

@maturin1919 Gods may exist. I have no idea if they do because there is no evidence. What I am pretty sure of is that they are not trying to be in contact with us or leaving us holy writings of any kind. Again, there is no evidence.

Just a random thought on the government shut down: What if the government is bankrupt and ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 9, 2019:

Trump is trying but he hasn't got us to that point yet. I heard that he has told Putin he is doing his best. Meanwhile, the government just prints more money.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 9, 2019:

@FrayedBear I think lots of money has simply disappeared but the government jusy keeps on printing more money.

Religious fanatic-lunatic poisoning my life. What do I do?

Remowill comments on Dec 28, 2018:

When I got married my wife was a Methodist. Kind of a middle of the road thing. I was non religious and she knew it, but married me anyway. Later on she turned into a Jehovahs Witness. No warning , just woke up and then she was transformed. It went downhill from there. Now we are no longer ...

DenoPenno replies on Jan 8, 2019:

This happened because a wise-assed pastor or otherwise religious person told her of oxen and cattle and being "un-equally yoked." They take this very seriously and convinced her to divorce you if you would not convert. I call it "un-equally joked."

I realized something the other day.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 8, 2019:

I see commercials on TV where they simply ask you to "believe" in Jesus and you will be saved. Very lame indeed! Saved from what? If the world comes to a flaming end in the future long after you are gone how are you being saved? Over 2000 years later we find that salvation has taken on another ...

DenoPenno replies on Jan 8, 2019:

@mordant I simply counter it with disbelief and lack of evidence. Due to having been fooled about religion in my earlier life I also have scorn.

I realized something the other day.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 8, 2019:

I see commercials on TV where they simply ask you to "believe" in Jesus and you will be saved. Very lame indeed! Saved from what? If the world comes to a flaming end in the future long after you are gone how are you being saved? Over 2000 years later we find that salvation has taken on another ...

DenoPenno replies on Jan 8, 2019:

@mordant Are you a theist? I used to be a lay preacher and know what you are saying but I see no reason to be "saved."

I realized something the other day.

genessa comments on Jan 8, 2019:

i always reacted that way to god's early statement (in the hebrew bible) that he is a jealous god. if he's the only one, of whom is he jealous? g

DenoPenno replies on Jan 8, 2019:

Very true, and the unspeakable name is translated as "jealous" in some areas to where Jealous is the actual name of god.

O.

GuyKeith comments on Jan 7, 2019:

Instant regret. What do you think?

DenoPenno replies on Jan 7, 2019:

I am able to see an d remember many things in my life that I do not like now and I once did like. Some as recent as 2014. How long will it be before this young woman decides she has ruined her body by being tattooed a "filthy cunt?" If someone was kidnapping these people and tattooing them this way he would likely get life in prison.

Why should she be..

DenoPenno comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Paul Ryan is a wuss.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@Science-guy The bigger guy in this pick was me when I was closer to Ryan's age.

This happened to be LIVE which may give one a taste of what real news LOOKS LIKE. [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on Jan 6, 2019:

RT is Russia's version of our CNN.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@LetzGetReal I never said that the commercials or the content was the same. I am not making a comparison. Before the Orange Clown was elected and we mostly all liked CNN the comment I made about RT being Rusia's version of CNN was used by some reviewers. I know the content is different and I do like it. Sometimes I watch RT because I get news from all over.

Looking for TV show/movie recommendations to watch on either Netflix or Hulu Comment your faves ...

dahermit comments on Jan 6, 2019:

On Netflix...One of the best miniseries I have ever watched, "Justified" with Timothy Olyphant. Great dialog, unanticipated twists and turns. Being a High Functioning Aspberger's Syndrome person (the main character, a Swedish woman police detective likewise afflicted), although somewhat violent ...

DenoPenno replies on Jan 6, 2019:

Justified is very good.

Agnostics need an "exclamation word", just as some Christians can cry out "God! That was great" ...

Lillyfield41 comments on Jan 6, 2019:

I use fuck. (Oh my fuck! OMF!) I dont believe in a god, but i do believe in a fuck. When i tried to stop using profanity, i used schmeg and smurf (from red dwarf & the smurfs) with E-gad! as my exclamatory interjection. I'm just back to saying fuck mostly although my daughter asked why i...

DenoPenno replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@UUNJ Yes, I still use all those too. :)

Even though all people experience these emotions they are often assumed to be unique because they ...

SukiSue comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Holy crap! "Monachopsis" is my middle name!

DenoPenno replies on Jan 6, 2019:

Add Sonder and Nodus Tollens and that would be me also.

Throwback Saturday...

LimitedLight comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Who's Thursday?

DenoPenno replies on Jan 6, 2019:

Could be Thursday Weld. IDK.

I have noticed I'm usually attracted to men from Texas, with some Mexican flair.

Donotbelieve comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Hmmm... I am attracted to men with brown eyes and bigger noses. You like what you like.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 5, 2019:

I have hazel eyes and a big broken nose. :)

Why do your contacts not want to meet you in real life? Good article ! [sashacagen.com]

DenoPenno comments on Jan 3, 2019:

This makes no sense to me. It happens but makes no sense. I'm on another site where people chat and want to meet but never meet. One person finally got brave enough to give me the name of her town. What's that about. People talk but will not even meet you in public on neutral ground. Maybe you ...

DenoPenno replies on Jan 4, 2019:

@TomMcGiverin People are so ate up today that they will set around a dinner table and text each other. They would also prefer to do a job interview as a text. My oldest daughter is 54 and she will text you until you get enough to make up a letter. Why not just e-mail a letter in the first place? Recently a person got my cell number and was so happy that now we could text each other. Why? I've even seen ads from women wanting to have a "text buddy." Words on a screen do not excite me. AI can do that. I'm also resistant on words like "ur." I will not ask you what happened to "ur" car.

The Psychology Of Materialism, And Why It's Making You Unhappy | HuffPost Life

linxminx comments on Jan 4, 2019:

Great article, and I so agree with its message! Materialism seems to be fueled by competitive and insecure natures and personalities. So, I have to ask, why are we Americans so competitive and insecure?

DenoPenno replies on Jan 4, 2019:

Apparently because our neighbor and friend has it and we don't. What is "it" that they have? It might be a new car or phone, or a brand new $1400 computer that is no bigger than a kindle. (I saw one of those 2 days ago and I don't give a "truck." LOL) Materialism has now turned us into a nation of goods and services.

Lawrence O'Donnell on Twitter: "Trump just now: “I think I would’ve been a great general but who...

powder comments on Jan 2, 2019:

He would've got shrapped.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 2, 2019:

@powder When I was in the Army "fragged" was a term used when your own men kill you in battle and make it look like the enemy did it. I think Trump would have been fragged. In fact, I wonder why nobody has tried it already.

Ohio doctor fired by hospital after saying she would give Jews 'the wrong meds' | TheHill

DenoPenno comments on Jan 2, 2019:

Terrible and frightening. It makes me wonder how many are in a higher position and are of this mind frame?

DenoPenno replies on Jan 2, 2019:

@Byrdsfan Yes, and we have started seeing much more of this movie since the Orange Orangutan was elected POTUS. People feel empowered to say anything after his absurdities.

You know you're getting old when you see 45 and think that's too young. Lol

DenoPenno comments on Jan 2, 2019:

What about when you realize you are the same age as 45 and you have logic and are not senile while 45 appears to be a moron whiny baby.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 2, 2019:

Sorry. I saw "45" and answered as if the question was about Trump. As for relationships my ex will be 41 this year and my oldest daughter is 53. I'm attracted tremendously to a woman in Jersey who is soon to be 55. If I was rich I would marry her.

Do Science & Religion Conflict Over Morality?

DenoPenno comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Morality has much to do with the ethics we are taught over the years all through our lifetime. Morality is always changing just like swim suits over the last 50 years. None of this has anything to do with gods.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@johnprytz Still trying to debate I see. I do replies but I do not do debates.

Roll call for the hungover...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 1, 2019:

It's safe to call me an alcoholic. I don't drink much any longer and am now into 2019 without a single drink. Never even thought of it.

DenoPenno replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@ProudMary My fatty liver will not allow me to drink like I once did. My body simply rebels and tells me "no."

There's a saying I'm fond of that goes "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 1, 2019:

I take as little risks as possible and I make no New Years resolutions. I will not bungee jump!

DenoPenno replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@Amzungu2 I would zip line.

Oh hell, how about just blow me?

DenoPenno comments on Dec 31, 2018:

That sounds superstitious and it sounds like you would be asking for it.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 31, 2018:

@ProudMary Asking for winds blowing through your house. It may not be as bad as the man with open windows and doors during a rainstorm wanting to purify his house, but it's close.

Do Science & Religion Conflict Over Morality?

DenoPenno comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Morality has much to do with the ethics we are taught over the years all through our lifetime. Morality is always changing just like swim suits over the last 50 years. None of this has anything to do with gods.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 31, 2018:

@johnprytz Shaming me into acting? WTF are you talking about? Try preaching your ideas to theists or some lecture group. I'm not the one to debate morality with.

Oh my, with all the excitement in my life, I forgot today's question: Is there a particular place, ...

Donotbelieve comments on Dec 30, 2018:

Mexico I almost got kidnappped, the police held us for ransom, and I got called "white devil". Ha!

DenoPenno replies on Dec 30, 2018:

Are you really a "white devil?" I went to Mexico once for a wedding and found you could walk the streets and drink beer. Today I don't think I would do that. :)

Do Science & Religion Conflict Over Morality?

DenoPenno comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Morality has much to do with the ethics we are taught over the years all through our lifetime. Morality is always changing just like swim suits over the last 50 years. None of this has anything to do with gods.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 30, 2018:

@johnprytz So you think trying to save the child is some sort of innate morality. How so? What if the child was a bird or a cat? Nothing about morality comes from within as a superior something that just shows you the way. Sorry.

As if the stress of the day weren't overwhelming enough.

DenoPenno comments on Dec 29, 2018:

Why are you being stabbed and electrocuted?

DenoPenno replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@LadyAlyxandrea OK. I hope they are wrong.

As if UK TV programmes ain't shit enough, they've brought back a particularly annoying advert.

DenoPenno comments on Dec 29, 2018:

I can agree with you. I'm able through apps to watch some UK telly and some of that irks me too.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@Ostopal I'm starting to think that way. The trend seems to be in going for "reality TV." That's where they lose me. I'm not keen on Christmas either, bells ringing, or another angel getting his wings.

GET HIM ! 1111

DenoPenno comments on Dec 29, 2018:

Putin is the most powerful man in the entire world. Notice how intimidated Obama appears in this pic.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@TheGreatShadow My remark was made in jest for all the Trumpers. :)

Do Science & Religion Conflict Over Morality?

DenoPenno comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Morality has much to do with the ethics we are taught over the years all through our lifetime. Morality is always changing just like swim suits over the last 50 years. None of this has anything to do with gods.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@johnprytz No. Why are you separating things? Ideas, times, and people all change. Morality is not a constant. It evolves in similar ways as everything else.

Depression. Needs one in his head.

DenoPenno comments on Dec 28, 2018:

The bastard depresses me. Then someone comes along and reads or hears me about him and says I "should show respect for his office." You can't do that with this asshole. He thinks you are respecting him if you do.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@TheGreatShadow Very true.

Depression. Needs one in his head.

DenoPenno comments on Dec 28, 2018:

The bastard depresses me. Then someone comes along and reads or hears me about him and says I "should show respect for his office." You can't do that with this asshole. He thinks you are respecting him if you do.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@TheGreatShadow Obama has nothing to do with it. Neither does Hillary. Trump is a conman and a liar.

If you think Jesus was born in the year 0 you're dead wrong - Science & Health - Haaretz.com

Cassiopeia comments on Dec 26, 2018:

I’m pretty sure many people here don’t think Jesus was born at all. AD is not generally used any more, the standard is now CE (current era)

DenoPenno replies on Dec 27, 2018:

@Cassiopeia IC. I am reacting to and replying to all the comments of the others who have replied.

He “absolutely” had concerns visiting Iraq. [twitter.com]

DenoPenno comments on Dec 27, 2018:

The Iraq visit is a bullshit mission. It's to build up support for him because he said we are pulling out of Syria and also Afghanistan. Can you believe there is any real danger in the visit if Melania went along? Lying Trump talks of his "concerns" as if it is not about him. Rest assured that it is...

DenoPenno replies on Dec 27, 2018:

@Closeted The visit also plays to his "back home" supporters and gives a quiet message that he is right.

If you think Jesus was born in the year 0 you're dead wrong - Science & Health - Haaretz.com

Cassiopeia comments on Dec 26, 2018:

I’m pretty sure many people here don’t think Jesus was born at all. AD is not generally used any more, the standard is now CE (current era)

DenoPenno replies on Dec 27, 2018:

@Cassiopeia BCE is now the accepted dating instead of BC. It is before our common era.

If you think Jesus was born in the year 0 you're dead wrong - Science & Health - Haaretz.com

Cassiopeia comments on Dec 26, 2018:

I’m pretty sure many people here don’t think Jesus was born at all. AD is not generally used any more, the standard is now CE (current era)

DenoPenno replies on Dec 26, 2018:

Common Era and you are correct. When I was in grade school we all thought that BC meant "before Christ" and that AD meant "after death." It was nonsense. As for what year we are really in it depends on what calendar people are using. Do a search on Ethiopia. They are not in 2018.

It is Christmas Day here in England, and I feel completely numb.

SleeplessInTexas comments on Dec 25, 2018:

I don't see what the problem is with Santa Claus. He was a real person... Maybe not in the materialistic context religion has turned him into, but...

DenoPenno replies on Dec 25, 2018:

Sandy's Claws are real but that was a very long time ago. Today I don't even know where she lives.

A BBB Study on Romance Scams

seaspot_run comments on Dec 24, 2018:

Scammers prey on those they deem vulnerable. Not just romance/dating site scammers who target lonely people, but primarily those who target the elderly hoping they have dementia and will forget how much money they gave and how often. My father is 88 and while he does NOT have dementia (knock wood) ...

DenoPenno replies on Dec 25, 2018:

@seaspot_run I agree. If you back off and really notice it, all of this type of nonsense came on stronger than ever about the time that the stable genius came into power. More scammers came out of the woodwork.

Oh that it were so. Lol

DenoPenno comments on Dec 25, 2018:

It could not have happened to a nicer man.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 25, 2018:

@Science-guy I would make the same remark if it was a bullet to the head.

ICE dumps hundreds of migrants with nowhere to go at a bus station on eve of Christmas without ...

DenoPenno comments on Dec 25, 2018:

We are getting close to what I have warned of. ICE is un-paid right now during the shutdown and if they get pissed enough they will start helping illegal immigrants** into** our country. It's time to wake up, Donnie!

DenoPenno replies on Dec 25, 2018:

@of-the-mountain I agree with you. I'm just trying to be sarcastic because of Trump's shutdown. ICE with no paydays might start helping people to come in so Donnie has to do something and stop his shutdown. This would be ICE acting out of spite.

Happy festivus for the rest of us. who has there aluminum pole? what is your feat of strength?

MichaelSpinler comments on Dec 25, 2018:

https://youtu.be/HX55AzGku5Y

DenoPenno replies on Dec 25, 2018:

That's really funny.

I hope you enjoy your visit from Krampus

SleeplessInTexas comments on Dec 25, 2018:

Ha!

DenoPenno replies on Dec 25, 2018:

Pepper, you look so pretty. I hope you have a great holiday. :)

A BBB Study on Romance Scams

seaspot_run comments on Dec 24, 2018:

Scammers prey on those they deem vulnerable. Not just romance/dating site scammers who target lonely people, but primarily those who target the elderly hoping they have dementia and will forget how much money they gave and how often. My father is 88 and while he does NOT have dementia (knock wood) ...

DenoPenno replies on Dec 24, 2018:

It's called "jail" if they ever get caught.

Sin or not, if yes, why?

Stuttrboy comments on Dec 12, 2018:

The sin of Onan is used a lot to justify that. He was cursed for spilling his seed on the ground rather than impregnating his brothers widow.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 24, 2018:

Exactly so as it was his job to impregnate his brother's widow. The "sin" is therefore one of greed. If Onan had of obeyed his brother's resulting children would of had an inheritance. The church world makes it all more about the seed on the ground. They need to study more. Onan was a greedy man and would inherit all his brother had unless his brother also had children.

I want Trump to stay.

UrsiMajor comments on Dec 24, 2018:

It's possible Mueller has enough to take them both out and then we have a Pelos presidency.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 24, 2018:

@UrsiMajor What Reich was told is a plausible possibility.

Another reason this holiday is bullshit.

DenoPenno comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I think I would have kept my $143.00. Wait on that ass part. It's not over yet.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 24, 2018:

@Mokvon In the post you said you were not going to get any.

Please excuse my ignorance here but I don’t understand.

Remowill comments on Dec 24, 2018:

The Republicans are supporting him. They need to go next.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 24, 2018:

The GOP and anyone else who will go along with it needs to show this idiot that he cannot throw temper tantrums any longer and get his way. If nothing can be done directly now just put in to Congress that under certain conditions his "approval" can be bypassed. Trump acts like a toddler. Treat him like a toddler.

Group displays anti-religious sign next to nativity scene

freedom41 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

One great sign. I hope that helps our cause. I live my heathen life.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 23, 2018:

@GinaKay Yes, that shows it nicely.

Group displays anti-religious sign next to nativity scene

freedom41 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

One great sign. I hope that helps our cause. I live my heathen life.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 23, 2018:

On the phone with my religious friend of many years today and he had to hang up. They were going to bow heads and talk to an invisible man, thanking him for their food and hoping he would use it for the nourishment of their bodies. I wanted to tell him to thank a farmer and produce group, then take some biology classes.

My cousin's playing Christmas music by the Carpenters.

SukiSue comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Are you on the top of the world? Are you looking down on creation? Is there an explanation?

DenoPenno replies on Dec 23, 2018:

At this point even Karen Carpenter doesn't know for sure.

If time travel will be possible in the future, how come no one has ever come back to say hi?

DenoPenno comments on Dec 22, 2018:

The reason they have not come back is the same reason that Jesus is never coming back. Think on that a while.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 22, 2018:

@IamNobody I'm saying I have no real evidence that Jesus was here. I also have no evidence that people are in the future right now either.

So far for Christmas at work I got a captain america washcloth, lotion, popcorn, soap, a pair of ...

DenoPenno comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Hey, that's good. This year I got nothing at work and found out Friday I am laid off the rest of this year. The first time they did that in 5 years.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 22, 2018:

@LadyAlyxandrea You look great with that binky. :)

WARNING! Not for snowflakes, Leftists, Intollerant Nuveau "Liberals" or Republicans unable to ...

DenoPenno comments on Dec 21, 2018:

A president who works for free. When? Maybe that one time.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 22, 2018:

@joeymf86 Maybe it is some strategy to use later when he is in big trouble with lawsuits. He can claim he never took the money to start with. Then he can invent some fictitious names that can be used. Wait. This happened before!

This is the New Green Deal: [vox.

48thRonin comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Did you read the article about the freshmen congress orientation being mostly big money lobbyists? I had this talk with my dad the other Who’s a life long democrat and he actually said something that kinda scared the shit out of me especially coming from him. He said that the only way to fix ...

DenoPenno replies on Dec 22, 2018:

I see the point clearly but I agree with your dad.

[cnbc.com] Tired of winning so much?

GinaKay comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Is there anyone left that this disaster of a president and his insane actions and decisions hasn't negatively affected on a personal level?

DenoPenno replies on Dec 21, 2018:

Work is so slow at my company that I'm off now til the New Year. First time that has ever happened.

Not "just" Friends

DenoPenno comments on Dec 18, 2018:

My problem is that I have backed out of tribal life over the last few years and have become only the watcher. It's as if I only live to watch and report what I see. Other than myself just who am I reporting to?

DenoPenno replies on Dec 19, 2018:

@Deveno The perpetrator is us! :)

tRump signed a Letter of Intent with a sanctioned Russian bank.

DenoPenno comments on Dec 19, 2018:

I agree with you dog but Americans make every excuse you can think of to support Trump. It makes me wanna vomit.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 19, 2018:

@Leafhead I see turmoil in both parties today and idiocy in only one.

In Mexico I often heard the expression 'No trabajo, no comida' , basically if you don't work you ...

DenoPenno comments on Dec 19, 2018:

This is a good question. I'm filled with great anger to know that some stores pour bleach on good food as they throw it away simply to avoid dumpster diving. Are we that greedy? Others do the same thing with food they throw out to avoid "animals getting it." This is ridiculous. The ones involved in ...

DenoPenno replies on Dec 19, 2018:

@Namunn1 In my area the idiots say they do this because they do not want to attract animals. WTF? Maybe they should just build a wall.

God's Truth - Lies and Liars

DenoPenno comments on Dec 18, 2018:

It took me the bigger part of my lifetime to find out that all of it is written by holy liars from the beginning. I'm glad for the knowledge I gained but as a one time bible literalist my past had a lot of pain.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 19, 2018:

@VictoriaNotes It's hard to hate others for it because they had the same lies passed on to them in childhood. The hard thing is all that wasted time on nonsense and knowing that it still goes on today.

How can modern man believe in a God?

ldheinz comments on Dec 18, 2018:

They've been intentionally crippled since birth.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 18, 2018:

Very true. The book itself says to bring up a child in the teachings of god and he will not depart from it.

They say to challenge your self regularly to keep healthy.

vnufall comments on Dec 18, 2018:

Why are you hanging around with drunk women??

DenoPenno replies on Dec 18, 2018:

I had a period in my life that I really enjoyed hanging around with drunk women. That was years ago.

Exactly how it happened ??

DenoPenno comments on Dec 16, 2018:

On the serious side everyone thinks along the lines of this meme. They also credit Mary with the invention of the line "with child by the Holy Spirit" in order to save herself. The simple truth is two fold. 1. Gospel writers wanted Jesus to be the son of God so badly. 2. .Joseph would have been ...

DenoPenno replies on Dec 16, 2018:

@jlynn37 You are correct. His name as we know it is actually Greek. Many people in Mexico and Spain have the name Jesus.

I know it has been photoshopped although I’m saying this without evidence

TheDoubter comments on Dec 16, 2018:

he'll need a tutor to get the entire alphabet

DenoPenno replies on Dec 16, 2018:

@Diogenes Trump would also claim credit for rearranging the alphabet and he would tell one and all that it would work better than ever before.

Here is an interesting thought.

A2Jennifer comments on Dec 15, 2018:

I recently read that yes, your phone is listening, and that’s why you see ads for things that have only been mentioned in out-loud conversations.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 15, 2018:

If your phone has Siri or some other AI voice inside I have no doubt that it is listening. Same with a computer. I allow my computer to read aloud but Cortana is totally disabled and I mean I've done more than just turn it off. I also do not let the device know my location.

My sentiments on the present season.

LucyLoohoo comments on Dec 14, 2018:

AND..my classical radio station plays f'ing CHRISTMAS MUSIC allllll day long!

DenoPenno replies on Dec 14, 2018:

I don't like Christmas music so I listen to Jack FM.

Question 36. Share a personal problem and ask for advice (only if you want to, of course).

Cutiebeauty comments on Dec 13, 2018:

I don't have any personal problems at the moment... When I do, I usually have no issues asking for advice.. ?

DenoPenno replies on Dec 13, 2018:

Ahhh, yeah, it's what you say. :)

Dating is harder after 50. Here's why.... [thepowerofsilence.co]

DenoPenno comments on Dec 11, 2018:

Here is the biggest reason it is hard for me. With a great deal on a mobile home and a half acre I have something I can afford at unbelievable price. I'm not going to risk giving it up to be with you in your nice house and have less money still, then if we fail I come back to find I am spending 5 ...

DenoPenno replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@shockwaverider We all are. I'm no more into taking off to Kenya for love any longer because I need to be sure I hold onto what I have. At the same time I adore a woman in New Jersey and we get along great. Have been friends over a year.I live in nowhere and she would have to move to me. She adore NY but I cannot afford NY.

Is wearing an agnostic.

DenoPenno comments on Dec 5, 2018:

What the hell is 3:18?

DenoPenno replies on Dec 6, 2018:

@Rational8Human Oh, yes. If you do not believe you are condemned already because you did not believe. How clever.

WHO would create a world, create evil in it, give the people a book where HE (or she or they) is ...

DenoPenno comments on Dec 4, 2018:

To this day I remain amazed that so many people could believe this nonsense and swallow it all hook, line, and sinker. I do recall that I used to be one of them. I was about as stubborn and ignorant as they are yet today.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 5, 2018:

@Realist9 I agree and lots of this is why I can never go back. Like the Wizard of Oz I've always said that once you have seen behind the curtain you can never believe in the Wizard again.

I'm clapping as fast as I can.

DenoPenno comments on Dec 5, 2018:

Can't clap. I'm having a German lager beer brewed by Urban Chestnut in St. Louis, Mo. Expensive but a good pint of beer.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 5, 2018:

@ProudMary Actually I'm in a small town 65 miles away from St. Louis, but you may join me if you like.

Deconstructing SIN.

DenoPenno comments on Dec 5, 2018:

Paul defined "sin" as "missing the mark" when he compared it to archery practice when you are shooting an arrow at the bullseye of the target. I assume the bullseye is "the mark" that you are shooting for. I won't get into this any more than that because I'm not teaching Sunday School.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 5, 2018:

@rcandlish I think you missed the whole thing. "The mark" is wording that came out of Greek language for what we would call a bullseye. Paul used the example of target practice and how the goal is to hit that bullseye. Sometimes, try as we may, that does not happen. "Sin" is missing the mark. It has nothing to do with abortion, drinking, smoking, or any individual thing a person might do. To sin is to not follow god's law even though we might be trying to. Like the bullseye we are trying to hit, we just keep trying.

I honestly hope that once he’s out office that there’s not a mass catastrophe of people dying of...

TheMiddleWay comments on Dec 5, 2018:

People are so focused on the *emotion* of hating trump that they are losing sight on *thinking* how to get him out of office. And all because righteous indignation feels *soooo* much better and is *sooooo* much easier than actually doing the work needed to get him out of office.

DenoPenno replies on Dec 5, 2018:

It was only after I voted for him that I found he had children by 3 different wives and that he had been secretly in negotiations to build an Obama Tower somewhere in Iran all during the campaign. Imagine that!