Cartoon series from WAPO ([www.

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

I love Tom Toles's work!

Where AreThe Conservative Christians With Family Values?

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

And even then, they only care about those white kids if they're rich--or fetuses.

This explains everything..

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

MS-13's motto would be appropriate with MS-45, though--Rape, Control, Kill.

We have achieved balance.

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Yin and yang!

What shall we it?

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Grabby

Another Political Cartoon where we can see for ourselves how committed to ALL Americans.

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

And who needs state censorship when cartoonists can be fired by their own newspapers for dissenting opinions? Like the above cartoonist, fired recently by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for anti-tRump cartoons exactly like the one above?

Texting Southern Style? Can Anyone Verify These?

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I don't text, so I can't verify these. Seems reasonable, though....LOL

Herr Trump For Prison

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Is that all? Surely there's more! LOL

This is the most brilliant thread about fuck tRump you will ever read. [wokesloth.com]

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I'm gonna be that one-chirp songbird. LOL

What Cover Song is Better Than The Original?

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Rob Zombie's cover of Grand Funk Railroad's "We're an American Band." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzlky9Klu4I

When Trump comes to Scotland we'll be protesting

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Good on y'all. Make sure you consult the Samantha Bee video in this Vanity Fair article detailing Scotland's anti-tRump protest history for some hilarious ideas. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/donald-trump-scotland-sam-bee

DRUMPF SPEAKS: "He speaks and his people sit up at attention," the President added.

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 15, 2018:

I need me one of those hats.

Going to a pool party tomorrow, and a vegetarian dish was requested.

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 15, 2018:

My late wife was a Milwaukee German, and this looks similar to her grandmother's recipe, which was mighty tasty. Here in the South, we have a popular summertime dish that's something like that, cucumbers and onions (or just "cukes & onions"). I use English or pickling cucumbers and Vidalia onions, and the fancied-up marinade I make is white wine vinegar, grainy Dijon mustard, fresh minced dillweed, salt, pepper, and a tad bit of sugar. I was thinking of posting this the other day after I made some, but you beat me to it.

Top 5 cookbooks that you actually use?

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 15, 2018:

1) Cooking Light annual recipes 2) Southern Living annual recipes 3) Louisiana Kitchen -- Paul Prudhomme 4) Southern Cooking -- Bill Neal 5) Indian Cooking -- Madhur Jaffrey

The Pittsburgh Press Cartoonist of this cartoon was fired today.

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 15, 2018:

Point number 6 from Lawrence Britt's list of the 14 defining points of fascism: "Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic Fascist media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common."

What's the song you remember most from the year you graduated high school and what year was it?

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 14, 2018:

"Sympathy for the Devil"--Rolling Stones, 1968. It went on to have further meaning the next year at Altamont. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqK-J9S2GXs

"Kirschenmaennchen" Recipe - a real Franconian tradition 8 Kaiser rolls (these are the best to ...

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 14, 2018:

I don't really care much for sweets, but that looks delicious! You wouldn't happen to have a recipe for Mohnkuchen, would you?

Is Mike Pence another Herr Trump?

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 14, 2018:

At this point, it's probably just pickin' nits to figure out who is the worse fascist, but I'll go with the Christofascist--not only because of the true-believing aspect, but also because he can otherwise put on a good show of rationality, unlike the blustering orange man-child.

Superstar!!!

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 14, 2018:

"Sweatheart?" Well, when you think on it, it *does* kinda fit... LOL

How do you find ways to contribute and volunteer to benefit non-religion based charities?

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 13, 2018:

I am a member and contributor in the Sierra Club, ACLU, FFRF, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State. They also figure in my will.

Fox calls Trump / Kim a meeting of two dictators.

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Even Foxaganda can occasionally get it right. As they say in these parts (Kentucky), even a blind hog roots up an acorn once in a while.

Tell me please if I've missed something.

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Let me see, if I recall correctly, I think I remember hearing Spanky say this not all that long ago: "This was a horrible, one-sided deal that should have never, ever been made....The Iran nuclear deal is defective at its core." But oh yeah, it was the black guy who made that one suck....

I live in Oklahoma.

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Can't believe it. There's a place even worse than Kentucky. My condolences!

Name something you trust more than Trump.

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 11, 2018:

My luck at gambling.

If You Could Choose One Little Perk?

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 11, 2018:

C is irrelevant since I am happily childfree. D isn't a problem because errands get me out of the house. So it would be a toss-up between A and B, since I am both an insomniac and a slob.

Longmire was filmed in my town. THis is the door to their sherriff's office

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I loved that show!

Let us not forget who's father was part of this clan.

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Them's sure some fine Übermenschen if I ever saw one!

I got an email about signing a birthday card for Trump, I doubt he'll read it (he's an illiterate ...

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 6, 2018:

Happy Birthday, MF!

If Your Life Had a Theme Song What Would It Be?

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 5, 2018:

"Ramblin' Man," Allman Brothers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUTORC4eoGc

Trump doesn't know the words to "God Bless America" [facebook.com]

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 5, 2018:

That's just the tip of the iceberg of what he doesn't know.

Today's White House Press Conference:Sarah Huckabee Sanders was out of control today and attacked ...

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 5, 2018:

Hey, cut her some slack.

Trolled! [m.huffpost.com]

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 4, 2018:

Every now and then, there's a quirky socialistic type who does something right in my state. Hats off to the boy!

Every time I see a religious person with a sign and megaphone I think this person has so much time ...

DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 3, 2018:

When I see them, I'm reminded of Matthew 6:5, a verse I also keep handy for door-to-door Thumpers: “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full."

Southern Style Cornbread- Beware you cornbread purists, it has no sugar, but its still too much like...

DharmaBum50 comments on May 29, 2018:

That looks like a fine recipe to try using the stoneground cornmeal available here in central Kentucky from Weisenberger Mills. I'd also add a tad bit of an even coarser ground local heirloom corn. Bacon grease and buttermilk go without saying, and I never add sugar. Now I'm hungry for some cornbread and soup beans just as I'm fixin' to go to bed. Damn. LOL

I found love on Agnostic.

DharmaBum50 comments on May 26, 2018:

Congratulations, y'all. @EllenDale has told you our story, and I'm looking forward to advancing our relationship. I wish y'all continued love and happiness as well!

Road Food: Taco Bell crunchy tacos must be one of the worst eating-while-driving foods, with the ...

DharmaBum50 comments on May 25, 2018:

I see people ordering Cincinnati chili (Gold Star and Skyline brands with spaghetti, mounds of shredded cheese, and beans and/or onions) at drive-thrus. I'd like to think they're just picking it up and taking it home to eat, but considering some of the driving I see in these parts, I fear the worst.

Talking Grievance And Health Care, An Outsider Kentucky Dem Found The Inside Track | HuffPost

DharmaBum50 comments on May 23, 2018:

For me, it was a toss-up between her and Jim Gray. I voted for the latter yesterday, but it looks to me like she will make an equally fine candidate to oppose that Neanderthal Andy Barr.

Minnesota is fairly progressive state and this billboard went up a few years back.

DharmaBum50 comments on May 21, 2018:

In 2012, I remember seeing a Bluegrass Coalition of Reason-sponsored billboard in Lexington, KY, that read "Don't Believe in God? Join the Club." It ruffled some Thumper feathers for a while and eventually came down after the Kentucky Freethought Convention it was promoting concluded. On the other hand, in 2016, $10,000 was raised to erect a billboard protesting the Ark Encounter (since our atheist tax dollars were being used towards funding its construction), but no billboard company would agree to putting it up.

What's in your coffee?

DharmaBum50 comments on May 21, 2018:

Nothing but coffee--lots of it.

Folgers is full of crap. The best part of waking up is being able to roll over and go back to sleep.

DharmaBum50 comments on May 20, 2018:

As an insomniac, I heartily agree!

My choice is Barracuda by Heart. I also have it as the ring tone on my cell.

DharmaBum50 comments on May 20, 2018:

"Eraser"--Nine Inch Nails https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5KlwGB9A5I

Today is my birthday.

DharmaBum50 comments on May 19, 2018:

Happy Birthday! (B) (B) (B)

Trump's Swamp Is Not THE Swamp: " Trump's base: the swamp is the president's enemies.

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 27, 2018:

David Horsey is such a great cartoonist! He nailed it again!

Hi, I'm Stewart from the foothills of North Carolina.

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 27, 2018:

Welcome, bro!

Freaking President PISSFACE, I can't even listen to this to completion.

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 27, 2018:

I got slightly more than two minutes into it before my bullshitometer was going off the charts, not to mention my blood pressure. In the interest of the latter, I cut it off.

What’s your favorite euphemism for ?

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 26, 2018:

Spanky McBone-Spurs--Spanky for short. (But if I just happen to mention "that dickhead," everyone knows who I'm referring to.)

Gotta love this. This meat market next to my house has THE best filet mignon I’ve ever had.

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 23, 2018:

I just ate, and I'm hungry again.

We all survived another rapture? What? Lmfao.

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 23, 2018:

Yes, but....

Do you believe in karma or not? These are some of my thoughts: [truefactread.wordpress.com]

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

My wife is dead, and Dick Cheney is still alive. 'Nuff said.

Atheism and mortality.

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 20, 2018:

First off, my condolences on the loss of your father. As for your question, when my wife died in 2010, I was finding that Buddhism--a religion I've flirted with after having lived in Asia for a while--wasn't helping me much with the grief because the loss I was feeling was related to my feelings of attachment. I asked in a Buddhist blog how it was possible to love someone for 22 years and remain in a state of nonattachment. The reply was something on the order of "Honor the love, experience the grief, and acknowledge that impermanence is an integral part of our lives." That didn't really answer my question, didn't even come close, but in the long run, it helped me a lot in dealing with the grief.

What kind of rationale can come out of this one.

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 18, 2018:

And then in Genesis 4:16: "And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden." So where the fuck did the Land of Nod come from, in which Cain somehow found a woman to bear him a son in the very next verse? LOL

Is the schism in the Republican party a political death sentence for the gop?

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 18, 2018:

I'd like to think you're right, but I'm always leery of pronouncements of doom for the Republican Party. That's what was being said when Spanky McBone Spurs was a candidate. Democrats have a history of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

What are you eating?

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 17, 2018:

I'm good--chili.

I see the new Trump action figures are in.

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 17, 2018:

GAAAWD, hard to unsee that. LOL +o(

If the "Blue Wave" comes to fruition, and the Democrats take back the House and Senate, what will ...

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 17, 2018:

You forgot the option *Absolutely nothing, because Democrats lack spines and cojones* That's what I would have checked.

Always live in the present.

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 15, 2018:

Wham?? Doors, Janis, and Hendrix for me!

Berlin New Hampshire She had grown up in a tenement in Berlin with the smell of sulfur from the...

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 15, 2018:

What fine work!

My French Onion soup.

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Hope it tasted as good as it looks.

Has anybody changed careers mid-life?

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 13, 2018:

A couple of times. I went from a decade of dead-end jobs with a useless degree in German literature to English language/literature instructor overseas to freelance indexer.

Here's to my first post in this lovely community! Greetings! Ironically, my real name is ...

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Welcome from another leftwing Kentucky atheist.

What books do you keep coming back to?

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 9, 2018:

*Look Homeward Angel* and *You Can't Go Home Again* by Thomas Wolfe, *The Sea of Fertility* tetralogy of Yukio Mishima, and Richard Ford's short story collection *Rock Springs* are what come to mind right now. I'm sure there are more.

A part of a giant storm system that came through

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 9, 2018:

Dramatic!

What do you look forward to getting out of bed for every morning?

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 8, 2018:

At my age, I'm happy I wake up at all. But once I realize that I've lived to see another day, I fix a French press full of coffee, and weather permitting, sit out on the back porch and enjoy the view into the woods. Then I go chat with my newfound girlfriend on Facebook.

Trump tower on fire. [cbsnews.com]

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 8, 2018:

And then there was this take on it last time there was a fire there:

Thoughts on Unitarian Universalist Chuch?

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 7, 2018:

I did very briefly attend the UU church in Richmond, KY. I live in the very Christian/very earth-hippie-spiritual-but-not-religious town to the south of it, and was seeking like-minded sorts, and I'd been told that I might find them at UU. I did meet a few nonbelievers and Buddhists there but nobody I really clicked with. But I kept giving it a shot. I'd been told repeatedly by folks there that it wasn't a church but rather a "fellowship." But with the responsive readings, the hymns, the whole physical setup, I figured if it walked like a duck, etc. etc. Sure, you got to discuss the sermon afterwards, but it was still a sermon. And then I wondered about what they really believe if there were hardcore atheists, Buddhists, and Christians of different stripes there. In the end, I had to ask myself what the fuck an atheist was doing in a church (even if they call it something different) anyway, and so I stopped going as suddenly as I started.

I have 2 pictures from Alaska.

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 6, 2018:

Homo sapiens is truly the most invasive species on the planet. These pictures make me so sad and so angry at the same time.

What is you favorite Beatles song?

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 6, 2018:

I've always been more of a Stones person, but I did like some Beatles tunes. "Helter Skelter" and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" come to mind.

Money, money, money.

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 6, 2018:

Says it all about AmeriKKKa's sense of priorities.

How do you do on this test?

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 5, 2018:

$110--but if I got extra cash for the number of times I've been drunk or stoned, plus extra cash for *living* outside the US for fifteen years, I could retire.

Out of the eide-open mouth of babes! [facebook.com]

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 4, 2018:

Too bad more voters didn't react that way. Oh wait--they did, by three million.... LOL

Do you still have CDs, or is all your music on an MP3 player/cell phone?

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 4, 2018:

I'm old-fashioned. I don't trust "the cloud" and like to be able to handle the things I own, so I always buy the CDs. I've toyed with the idea of ripping them and then putting them on to a thumbdrive so I don't have to take all those boxes along when I travel, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. The technological process is kinda daunting to a Luddite like myself. LOL

This is always a special day for me.

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 4, 2018:

I lived in Louisville from 1979 until 1985. You could still see the damage along Eastern Parkway.

Hello, anyone from kentucky?

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 4, 2018:

I live in Berea. Welcome!

What part of the Bible Belt is everyone from?

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Berea, KY, a weird mix of fundamentalist Christian and earth hippie spirituality, neither of which is receptive to nonbelievers.

HIgh tech devIces InhIbIt communIcatIon

DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Kinda how I feel sitting at bars these days. The bar is packed, and nobody's there.

What's YOUR warning label?

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 31, 2018:

WARNING: Addictive.

Ok, fellow community members—please share your response to the following question I was asked in a...

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 26, 2018:

1) Yes. 2) Define "sexually active."

Are Some Men Reluctant to Talk on the Phone?

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 26, 2018:

I can't speak for others, but with the right person, I love talking on the phone--especially since I have never sent a text in my life.

I found this post a while back on another board.

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 26, 2018:

I'd say my favorite stories are pretty grim.

This kind of illustrates the tone of religiosity at my parent's house.

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

I'll never think of my alma mater in quite the same way again. LOL

Loony Tunes talks to trumpty dumpty

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

OMG ROFL. That's going to be appropriated in my lingo....

Hello all.

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 24, 2018:

I'm from NC, so I hear you, brother. Welcome!

What would the kid look like if trump and Ann coulter were to have an affair?

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

This is a *seriously* perverted thought, you know....

Ricky G.

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Can't forget Bill Maher!

Technology - coffee drInkers Is thIs you?

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 22, 2018:

That be me. The only one of the three I even own is an old laptop, and that's not connected to the Internet. For my job only.

All I can say is... wow..

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Corruption R Us, the new GOP motto.

I dreamt I got a new job last night.

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

You're all set for that dream job as Ark Encounter guide when you head to Kentucky. :-D

Describe your love life in one word.

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 21, 2018:

Promising.

Going back to Kentucky for a visit.

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Enjoy your trip! Yeah, go drive by the Ark Encounter embarrassment--but make sure you keep on truckin'....

He needs a us hIstory class-Ignorant trump

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 19, 2018:

A US history class is just one of many classes this fool needs. What an embarrassment!

Solar and Wind Power

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 19, 2018:

I have a dryer that came with the house when we bought it fourteen years ago. I use it to store big bags of rice and such in and hang my laundry out on the line.

Hi I Live in NH Which Trumpty Dumpty Just Called a Drug Infested Den

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 19, 2018:

Well, look at it this way. That comment might piss off some of the 345,789 people who voted for him in 2016....

Porn star vs. President [scontent.ffcm1-2.fna.fbcdn.net]

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 19, 2018:

Unfortunately, they're also allowed to vote.

ENOUGH! [scontent.ffcm1-2.fna.fbcdn.net]

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 19, 2018:

Just another bunch of True Believers.

Question: How many of you follow recipes?

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 18, 2018:

I always follow recipes exactly the first time I make them. I have to laugh when I see people online bitching about recipes they've tried, and they've made so many changes to them, they're hardly recognizable. If I like a recipe enough to make it multiple times, I start fooling with it. My current chili recipe, for example, has evolved over the course of forty years.

Don the Con as he is.

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 17, 2018:

The New Yorker cover cartoonist is brilliant!

CNN headline quoted the minority-elected one as saying, "I like conflict.

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 17, 2018:

But when conflict involves resistance to his fascist agenda, maybe not so much.

I look forward to my next blessing

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 16, 2018:

Nice reply. I'll have to try that out the next time I'm blessed. Since I'm here in rural Kentucky, that shouldn't be long.

Tennessee folks-nothIng personal

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 16, 2018:

Ouch. That's a little too close to home. LOL

I thought some of you might find this interesting.

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 16, 2018:

Reminds me of something we did while teaching in Japan. We took the train into Kyoto and spent the day at the Yamamoto Roketsu Indigo Dyeing Studio, learning how to use a traditional Japanese batik technique to make a noren door curtain. I chose a dragon design, like the one on the right in the top picture in the link below. I still have that thing in the doorway to my office. https://www.veltra.com/en/asia/japan/kyoto/a/127054