I wonder what's causing them???

Cast1es comments on May 11, 2021:

Seems to have numbed your brain as well .

Diogenes replies on May 11, 2021:

Yes!

"If they come for the innocent without stepping over your body, cursed be your religion and your ...

AnonySchmoose comments on May 11, 2021:

Am trudging through factual atrocities mentioned in People's History of the United States. Zinn did a tremendous amount of research. Great quotes here.

Diogenes replies on May 11, 2021:

I will have to read about him.

"Last words are for fools who haven't said enough." - Karl Marx

MarkWolf comments on May 9, 2021:

I read somewhere of a general in the Civil War who looked out at the opposing army far away on the battlefield and said, “They’ll never hit an elephant from that dis.....”

Diogenes replies on May 9, 2021:

Yep-- then like Dump-- he ran for cover

I tend to leave my socks on.

Killtheskyfairy comments on May 9, 2021:

You don’t get paint on your clothes...

Diogenes replies on May 9, 2021:

But one might get some on their organ, or the piano---- if it's smaller😁. .

I am going to make a post that will cause some controversy.

girlwithsmiles comments on May 8, 2021:

The question, ‘where does reality step in’, seems to be out of context in amongst all those statements. Would you like to rephrase the question. None of the text seems to relate to fantasy. Dogs certainly don’t get much choice in what they eat, especially domesticated ones. Humans have a ...

Diogenes replies on May 8, 2021:

I said nothing about "eating bugs". What I said "Some people do not kill bugs because they may be a reincarnated relative"- or a dead relative. But alo the reality: bugs have the capacity to kill humans.It was fleas during the Black Plaque.

I am going to make a post that will cause some controversy.

Buttercup comments on May 8, 2021:

Interesting to me, domestic dogs can tolerate vegetable diets better than their ancestors.https://www.livescience.com/26513-starchy-human-diet-domesticated-dogs.html

Diogenes replies on May 8, 2021:

Life should not be about how much any person or animal, "can tolerate".

I am going to make a post that will cause some controversy.

KateOahu comments on May 8, 2021:

I once knew a Vegetarian who felt guilty about eating the sprouts he had grown. There are degrees to everything; we each decide on our boundaries. I eat Vegan three days a week. Not out of disgust for omnivorism, but because it helps keep me healthy. I understand and respect ALL the reasons ...

Diogenes replies on May 8, 2021:

I eat eggs and fish. It is a while since I have eaten any meat. The reason is not MY health. It is because of the evil treatment that animals have done to them. Even animals that are considered pets,when going for a walk, some people take the time to let their dogs explore their world. Others do not.

"God is dead.

Willow_Wisp comments on May 7, 2021:

A God couldn't be killed, what we kill is the lie about there being an un-killable God.

Diogenes replies on May 8, 2021:

That is what I got out of that statement. The man-created god, that never was, is dead- so what?

You don’t get to advertise all the good that your religion does without first scrupulously ...

Diogenes comments on May 8, 2021:

M, sorry, I have a disagreement with this, even though I partially agree. Propagating religion to children or people who are not aware of the world is 'evil'. Nothing could be more obvious. I don't know if I have ever seen a container of food with, "This food is brought to you by God", but that ...

Diogenes replies on May 8, 2021:

@Marionville I need a few glasses of 'Prozac'. Pubs are all closed and I haven't had a pint at home either in about 6 weeks and x seconds. Think the first one will be in a "small"😒😘 pail.

No Comparason

Cast1es comments on May 6, 2021:

How can anyone , not love Dolly ?

Diogenes replies on May 7, 2021:

How can any man not love Dolly's?

To my shame I still eat some of the other residents of this planet.

Wildgreens comments on May 6, 2021:

Not everyone has the same path in this life. Not everyone will have the same exact priorities. We have been programmed for decades and decades that it’s ok to consume the innocent. We have been programmed that innocent beings don’t have feelings, that they don’t mourn their losses. That ...

Diogenes replies on May 7, 2021:

When I eat processsed soya beans I like to eat the sausages etc. The professional foodists do a better job than I do. I am not much of a cook, and tofu just turns into a mess. But, cardinal point, there are other foods beside tofu. Yes, I agree with you. Fresh veggies are not some 'punishment' as perceived by some carnivours; they taste fantastic! I have heard that some cows bawl after their calves are taken way. Of course, that would be to pen the calves up and turn them into 'tender, delicious' "veal". It is a sickening thought. It is a horror that one injests that stays with us.

Good riddance

CourtJester comments on May 5, 2021:

Don’t get too jolly. There was a lady with a flat on the side of the road today. As a gentleman, I stopped to help. She had a Bernie Sanders sticker on her car so I told her that someone else needed her tire, through it in the bed of my truck, and left. I think it’ll fit my trailer....

Diogenes replies on May 5, 2021:

There would have been covid deaths in the US- but Trump added 200,000 to 300,000 murders to the list; too bad you weren't one of them.

Never forget

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 4, 2021:

I hear the Empire had no union and really poor working conditions.

Diogenes replies on May 5, 2021:

I have not got the slightest idea about Empire nonsense. It is just one more piece of movieland nonsense that is supposed to be worshipped.

“The Christian religion, not only was at first attended by miracles, but even at this day cannot...

Fernapple comments on May 5, 2021:

If you survive life without a logical sceptical brain, that's a miracle.

Diogenes replies on May 5, 2021:

So right!

Biden: The Oval Office Desk Chair Still Smells Like KFC Farts

Killtheskyfairy comments on May 4, 2021:

Do they change the mattresses too?

Diogenes replies on May 4, 2021:

LOL Think they burn them!

Bill and Melinda

Diogenes comments on May 4, 2021:

I have my serious side. I am disappointed. I guess even the ultra rich - but with functioning brains- can get in a rut.

Diogenes replies on May 4, 2021:

@OldMetalHead Even being honest and faithful can get boring! Billy wants to start getting athletic, and Melissa needs to buy some sexy undies. Ya, ya, "sex is sinfull". They need to get real "sinful."

Do all religious people lack a sense of humour ?

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 3, 2021:

While atheists, like the religious, come in all shapes and carry different paths, I will say just once - list the dead due to atheists and compare that to a list the dead due to religious people, especially fanatics. There is no comparison.

Diogenes replies on May 3, 2021:

@Beowulfsfriend Yes, that does seem to be the way in much of history.

Do all religious people lack a sense of humour ?

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 3, 2021:

While atheists, like the religious, come in all shapes and carry different paths, I will say just once - list the dead due to atheists and compare that to a list the dead due to religious people, especially fanatics. There is no comparison.

Diogenes replies on May 3, 2021:

@Beowulfsfriend I can't figure out why socialism and communism are portrayed as the same thing- and why they are so "evil". I do NOT support capitalism, "Give me another $200.00-meal and let the poverty stricken scum die." To me, anyone hit by hard times should have help. Catching someone, like Dump, injured at the side of the road and asking for help would get my answer: "Hell no, do you think I'm a socialist?"

Do all religious people lack a sense of humour ?

Killtheskyfairy comments on May 3, 2021:

They have learned to keep a straight face. They have to in order to spew the sky daddy bullshit and not crack up. Believe me, they laugh all the way to the bank with their scam money.

Diogenes replies on May 3, 2021:

Yep!

Another example of extreme advertising hype.

glennlab comments on May 1, 2021:

well Uncle Walt was said to rule like a dictator, so why not ala Lenin, Kim, and Mao

Diogenes replies on May 2, 2021:

Truth or not, I have heard that also.

Egotism and my room name, Diogenes! It makes me appear as if I know something about Greek ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 30, 2021:

So your name is ipso facto your destiny? (Whether chosen or bestowed) I utterly reject that! As a man you have probably never changed your name, but many many women can assure you it ain't no big thing.....

Diogenes replies on May 1, 2021:

Sorry, I didn't address your issue! Women should not lose their name! But, then what do children have for a last name? How does one change the tradition? My g-grandfather had my g-g-grandmother's name as his middle name. I've seen the names hyphonated too.

“The only intelligent tactical response to life’s horror is to laugh defiantly at ...

Fernapple comments on May 1, 2021:

If I remember rightly, he was not exactly a big sack full of laughs himself though.

Diogenes replies on May 1, 2021:

"Laughs"! I read a great one on this site today: "In the universe, Earth is either the kindergarten, or the asylum!😉

“The only intelligent tactical response to life’s horror is to laugh defiantly at ...

Fernapple comments on May 1, 2021:

If I remember rightly, he was not exactly a big sack full of laughs himself though.

Diogenes replies on May 1, 2021:

If that is correct- he obviously was incapable of looking at the total picture!

“The only intelligent tactical response to life’s horror is to laugh defiantly at ...

Diogenes comments on May 1, 2021:

An admission: I have never read one word by Kierkegaard- but it has been said that he was a nutter!

Diogenes replies on May 1, 2021:

@Marionville Yes! True!

“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star; but we can ...

ZantiMisfit comments on Apr 29, 2021:

Makes me wonder who else is out there and what they've figured out.

Diogenes replies on May 1, 2021:

@SKH78 That is sooo corect. Good to see you. How are things in the great "Frozen North"?

Egotism and my room name, Diogenes! It makes me appear as if I know something about Greek ...

JackPedigo comments on Apr 30, 2021:

He is known as the father of cynic philosophy. He was actually from Sinop, Turkey but was expelled because the towns people couldn't handle his ideas (like living in a barrel with the dogs). Several famous people adopted his ideas namely John the Baptist and Francis of Assisi. A well know historian ...

Diogenes replies on Apr 30, 2021:

Yes, all correct! And time has to be set some way;"before Christ" is not the way I look at it.

"The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself, ...

Diogenes comments on Apr 30, 2021:

Yes, but then telling the truth after thinking valid concepts, may be the reason that one is forced to drink the 'hemlock cocktail.' "When he was told that the Delphic oracle had declared that he was the wisest man in Athens, Socrates balked until he realized that he new nothing, he was (unlike his ...

Diogenes replies on Apr 30, 2021:

@brentan I do know "something"- the pub opens in 15 minutes! Okay, damn, I don't even know that; it's even locked up tight---- because of this virus.🤣

Egotism and my room name, Diogenes! It makes me appear as if I know something about Greek ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 30, 2021:

So your name is ipso facto your destiny? (Whether chosen or bestowed) I utterly reject that! As a man you have probably never changed your name, but many many women can assure you it ain't no big thing.....

Diogenes replies on Apr 30, 2021:

Okay, LOL! When a person actually reads a few things about what some of these philosophers had to say, it is time well spent. Diogenes was well off the "beaten path", but still cognitivly incisive. Then we have 'loquatious- but not lucid". When I was young and forced into "God's house" (he must have been very materialistic, having all those houses) I wondered why his salesman was blithering all this shit.

Egotism and my room name, Diogenes! It makes me appear as if I know something about Greek ...

Marionville comments on Apr 30, 2021:

You and I have discussed your self deprecation many times before, self-knowledge is good but constantly beating yourself up about it is not. It’s ok to be sceptical about just about everything , but not to be cynical about everything...because that turns us into misanthropes, something I don’t ...

Diogenes replies on Apr 30, 2021:

"Misanthrope" Yes, I've seen the word often enough! Okay, I looked it up! I think Donald John Dump has a larger vocabulary than I have. Well, actually, maybe not!---- and there is the laugh for your afternoon. No, I am not misanthropic; I like, and want, to meet decent people. But there is NO justice system in Ontario- and anybody can worp and twist that fact anyway they like--- but it still comes out the same. And there are so many places in the world like it, or many times worse. I watch PBS from Buffalo if I want to factually know the news. I read the Globe and Mail, out of Toronto, if I want valid news too. All these non-stop, but necesary, lock-downs are not improving my mood though.

"There is a rumor going around that I have found God.

Diogenes comments on Apr 30, 2021:

Old joke: what does 'She' look like? (got to capitalize God, maybe pronoun as well, at least that's what the people who invent Gods say)

Diogenes replies on Apr 30, 2021:

@mcgeo52 A good one! I'm a bit old myself; I was born when god was a teenager.

"The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself, ...

Diogenes comments on Apr 30, 2021:

Yes, but then telling the truth after thinking valid concepts, may be the reason that one is forced to drink the 'hemlock cocktail.' "When he was told that the Delphic oracle had declared that he was the wisest man in Athens, Socrates balked until he realized that he new nothing, he was (unlike his ...

Diogenes replies on Apr 30, 2021:

@brentan "Ignorant", is that not what he said- at least in the quote I used? I just wish I knew something about something.

People like things to be out of sight and out of mind, it's easier to ignore that way.

Castlepaloma comments on Apr 28, 2021:

I get this feeling growing organic vegetables and tiny houses

Diogenes replies on Apr 30, 2021:

I think it would be better to eat veggies free of poison. One way is to sprinkle crushed egg shells around plants; they eat this and die. Another is to plant plants in the garden beside the veggies that they don't or can't tollerate.

Will Lots of Veggies on the Menu Help Your Brain? [peoplespharmacy.com]

Redheadedgammy comments on Jan 11, 2021:

I wish more people would embrace Vegetarian/Vegan eating. It is so much healthier for us humans.😘

Diogenes replies on Apr 29, 2021:

... and the animals too!

To my shame I still eat some of the other residents of this planet.

JackPedigo comments on Apr 28, 2021:

Thank you for this important topic. In the world of today there are many viable substitutes for animal products. Lots of selections for plant based milks and cheeses and even meats. Tofu is just one of many options which includes Seitan, Tempeh (which is often soy based but not always) and many ...

Diogenes replies on Apr 28, 2021:

YES, "lower the suffering, not increase it"!

Does teaching "white guilt" also cultivate a "white pride" backlash?

LaDizdeOdd comments on Apr 11, 2021:

I don't want anyone to feel guilty. I want people to respect what they cannot replace: 1st: ALL LIVES, and 2nd: ALL CREATIVE TALENTS and POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR WORLD.

Diogenes replies on Apr 28, 2021:

I read your bio. We share some of the same thoughts. The cop that murdered George Floyd ws 100% guilty of murder- but then I have the concept that, "All lives matter." And employment: "only the most qualified." I worked, part-time, at a place where only nepotism and cronyism counted; that too should be outlawed. I like to be around thinking people---- and many caucasions definitly don't think- about anything. There is a phrase that so-called educated people let drop out of their mouth. First, what would a building with no colour look like? The only answer, I can think of, is that it would be invisible. I am sort of a white-pinky, (wrinkled too) grey colour! There are "people of colour", what other choice is there? What do people with no colour look like? I hope we can be friends. My mistake: I can see that this site enables a person to put things in paragraphs.

“Intelligence is more important than strength, that is why the earth is ruled by men and not by ...

Diogenes comments on Apr 27, 2021:

Call them "animals", or what Amit likes, but a large portion of this rock is ruled by brainless brutes. He needs to be less condescending towards the quadruped residents.----Do I get another black mark for telling the truth?

Diogenes replies on Apr 27, 2021:

@Marionville This is my brief, firm, belief: there are many animals that are more corageous, loving, honest and intelligent than some human beasts!

vegetarian group 5 daily servings of fruits and vegetables can help you live longer, study finds ...

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 2, 2021:

I don't care if I live longer, I just want to be healthy in the time I have left. I used to say I wanted to live to finish all my projects... but my projects keep multiplying! I just want to be healthy enough to do what I want to do, and maybe finish the most important of the projects.

Diogenes replies on Apr 27, 2021:

Good to see you in this room too. I agree with you; I don't want to be smothered by comfort and I don't want to be at ease in the prison of a chair. No, I have no handicap, but some people must always sit down. You want to finish a few projects; great idea! Rright now I have too many things that are negative, that I want to blow away, to make room for positive, enjoyable pursuits.

“Intelligence is more important than strength, that is why the earth is ruled by men and not by ...

Diogenes comments on Apr 27, 2021:

Call them "animals", or what Amit likes, but a large portion of this rock is ruled by brainless brutes. He needs to be less condescending towards the quadruped residents.----Do I get another black mark for telling the truth?

Diogenes replies on Apr 27, 2021:

@Marionville Okay- and please laugh, although the topic is serious' I'm sure at times I am just a pain in the ass. Biped or quadraped, or even featherd beings, a parot can paraphrase a human, can most humans speak 'Parot'? An example: I don't know why anyone would call 'Donald John' a "bird brain"; most birds are smarter than he is😊

I have not read enough; that is my statement to start.

BD66 comments on Apr 26, 2021:

You can, but it takes more energy to extract the hydrogen from the air than you get when you burn the hydrogen. If you can solve that problem, you are guaranteed a Nobel Prize.

Diogenes replies on Apr 27, 2021:

LOL. Okay. But I already have too many Nobel Prizes anyway.

Love bacon

Cast1es comments on Apr 26, 2021:

Just goes to show , bacon isn't good for you .

Diogenes replies on Apr 27, 2021:

Anyhow "bacon" can't puch avacodo; he has a leg amputated from diabetes and can't get in the ring. And besides he has lung cancer.

😡 When vegans are persecuted for speaking out against global warming, and animal cruelty.

BestWithoutGods comments on Jan 6, 2021:

In my view, Greta Thunberg is a hero. She should be upheld and honored. The planet's polluters should listen to her, and switch to clean energy. I find it sad and disgusting that people would throw such vile comments at her.

Diogenes replies on Apr 26, 2021:

I don't see anything funny about the comments about her. The world has become very sick long ago- but even 'that' has gotten worse.

[news.yahoo.com] I am not only a vegetarian.....

HippieChick58 comments on Mar 17, 2021:

Interesting, but I'm not going to eat insects. Yes, they're edible, but I just can't go down that path.

Diogenes replies on Apr 26, 2021:

Yep, agreed!

Dominion Full Documentary [youtu.be]

of-the-mountain comments on Apr 22, 2021:

Mankind has overtly abused it’s position among those other animals who also occupy and inhabit this planet!!! Our extinction is a guaranteed out of greed not need!!!

Diogenes replies on Apr 26, 2021:

I am not even a vegetarian- but watching the cruelty in that film is sickening. Yes, I am working my way toward vegetarionism- I very seldom eat the other residents of this rock. Many decades ago I listened to a presenter of Irish folk art.She mentioned her aunt had a cow that was not slaughtered. The vet said it was the oldest cow he had ever seen.

Good morning M.

LiterateHiker comments on Apr 25, 2021:

Action is more important than talk.

Diogenes replies on Apr 25, 2021:

Yep, and you look gorgeous!

Good morning M.

LiterateHiker comments on Apr 25, 2021:

Action is more important than talk.

Diogenes replies on Apr 25, 2021:

If I person wants to get to a point, they have to use every means possible, even psychological: example: "I 'may' lose 5 pounds in the next year- but I won't tell anyone." The word "may" shows no resolve, and not telling anyone means that a person can change their mind at anytime and no one will know. If nasty "bragging" works, use it, to a very limited degree.The consequences are that a person has made a fool of themselves if he/she has become indolent.

Good morning M.

Marionville comments on Apr 25, 2021:

Yes...but talk is easy, effort and resolve are hard. Nice to know that you had the resolve to do the 2hour fast walk and carry it through...so congratulations from me!

Diogenes replies on Apr 25, 2021:

Another point, other than physical activity, some children and youths are taught to think. In my case, it was the very opposite, 'thinking was punishable'.In adulthood that negative start was a most excellent lesson, one that some people never see, but in old age it is a matter of always trying to catch up.Fortunitely Nature blessed me, with curiosity, and a need to know.

Please welcome @Diogenes.

Diogenes comments on Apr 24, 2021:

Today, after a few days of laziness, it is time for some action. Today there is no excuse, of any kind, for not getting out for a 2 hour, fast walk. The sun shines and there is no cold wind. Besides, I meet people who are actively living their life. Most of these people also have interests other ...

Diogenes replies on Apr 24, 2021:

@Marionville "Thank you, thank you!" I hope that I occasionally say something that is worth reading. A thought: food should be our medicine and energy source, not our poison. Besides, my self-serving side: good food tastes delicious.

My wife is in her 60's and still does the splits 50 times every morning! Personally I think it's ...

Cast1es comments on Apr 23, 2021:

Why in high heels ?

Diogenes replies on Apr 24, 2021:

"Sixty?" Well she is a good looking lady!

“Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of...

Diogenes comments on Apr 23, 2021:

In 1835 the English passed the National Schools Act, which taught the 'savages' to speak English, when 85% spoke Irish Gaelic. Fifty years later in 1885 only 15% spoke the language of Ireland. Is this a quote from William Butler Yates? M, good 'afternoon' (in Ireland).

Diogenes replies on Apr 23, 2021:

@Marionville "Yeats"... correct! My favourite passtime- being mentally challenged. I'm still trying to struggle through his "Easter,1916".

Musicians as kids

Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 20, 2021:

They took that a week before Keith's second birthday.

Diogenes replies on Apr 21, 2021:

Yep!

Yup an accurate observation

Alienbeing comments on Apr 20, 2021:

A true, yet unbelievable fact is he looks better with the beard than without it.

Diogenes replies on Apr 20, 2021:

That is ugly! Is that the front of its head or the back?

Yup an accurate observation

glennlab comments on Apr 20, 2021:

He's acclimating before he is released back into the wilds of his native Canada.

Diogenes replies on Apr 20, 2021:

Heeyyyy! Cut that. We have enough dummies here. I don't remember the whole story, but we don't want 'it' back! I think he was here for about four years.

Tide goes in, the tide goes out...

racocn8 comments on Apr 17, 2021:

Does the idiot think Jesus wrote it?

Diogenes replies on Apr 18, 2021:

Hey now! Wasn't Jeezuz-dude a carpenter and didn't he help Noah build his arc? And he was a part-time history chronicler. See, there's an explanation for everything.

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats”.

Fernapple comments on Apr 17, 2021:

Beer, laughter, hugs, sunshine, green growing things, books, giving unasked, honest trade (happy customers), hot showers, old dogs, wind waving grass, young creatures of all species, etc. etc.

Diogenes replies on Apr 17, 2021:

@Marionville Not really! Back quite a few years ago, there was a kitten that really wanted to go with me. No, I did not take it; that would just be an evil act, taking some child's pet.

Plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery.

Cast1es comments on Apr 17, 2021:

Yes, the story of Gilgamesh is in the old testament , actually in the earliest Jewish version .

Diogenes replies on Apr 17, 2021:

Yes, the "flood". Recently, I had someone say, "The rain has stopped and 'god' has brought us good weather." I said, "It rained for 40 days and nights. What did the lions eat?" His answer "God works in mysterious ways." Ha, ha; loved it!! He should take advantage of his comedic skills.

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats”.

Fernapple comments on Apr 17, 2021:

Beer, laughter, hugs, sunshine, green growing things, books, giving unasked, honest trade (happy customers), hot showers, old dogs, wind waving grass, young creatures of all species, etc. etc.

Diogenes replies on Apr 17, 2021:

@Marionville I like cats too- but now that I am older than gawd-dude, I can't breath around them.

The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas. Alfred Whitney Griswold

zeuser comments on Apr 10, 2021:

Smarter people are helpful, too.

Diogenes replies on Apr 11, 2021:

Yes, because they don't have to rely on puffed-up egoism.

The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas. Alfred Whitney Griswold

Diogenes comments on Apr 11, 2021:

Some are quick to denounce any ideas, 'including' bad ones- it's their way of looking at life. They make no effort to come up with what was wrong with the first idea, or to produce a better idea.

Diogenes replies on Apr 11, 2021:

@LenHazell53 Yes, but to be added to that is 'egoism' and being 'dismissive'!

Alternate ending

Cast1es comments on Apr 9, 2021:

Can't win them all .

Diogenes replies on Apr 11, 2021:

Nature 'enabled' males and females in all animals. I refuse to say, "god created"- that is bull-shit.

You have to spread that disbelief around.

of-the-mountain comments on Apr 9, 2021:

Seems like the vaccines are being use like a god that is going to save us!!! The reality is until the Covin19 virus mutates into a nonlethal state it will find victims, just like the 1917-1919 flu pandemic did it until it burned itself out!!!

Diogenes replies on Apr 10, 2021:

@of-the-mountain Ya, ya--- and the polio vaccine 'didn't' work either!

“Why do you go away?

Killtheskyfairy comments on Apr 8, 2021:

A brilliant support of travel for life enrichment.

Diogenes replies on Apr 8, 2021:

@Marionville Yes, seeing people of different cultures is part of it. Seeing that all people are not insane was the biggest part for me.----- good morning/afternoon.

Where’d he go?!

Diogenes comments on Apr 4, 2021:

"Coming back from the dead"! Hey, enjoy the comedy.

Diogenes replies on Apr 4, 2021:

@bbyrd009 All a person has to do about any religion is to ask a few basic questions. "Noah and his arc"! It raind for 40 days and nights; what did the lions eat? This week there were about 13 people with signs protesting the serum. I still don't know whether there wasnt enough, or whether they didn't want to take it. One of them asked me if I was Catholic. Why? Don't know! I explained, I had no interest in any religion- I was agnostic. Her words, "sign of the beast". I love meeting comedians--- even if they are crazy!

This probably happened

Cast1es comments on Mar 28, 2021:

Ships don't just go through the canals alone . They're guided by tow boats , which guide them .

Diogenes replies on Mar 29, 2021:

Yup, an' they go aground!

Please send help

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 28, 2021:

Even the most most most forgiving and understanding woman would kill you.

Diogenes replies on Mar 29, 2021:

Ya, I'm dead too!

“Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.

Diogenes comments on Mar 26, 2021:

A realistic quote from Sagan! Yes, and an insignificant spec in time; forget the 13 billion years, maybe it is trillions of years? Good morning.

Diogenes replies on Mar 26, 2021:

@Marionville 'Somewhat!' 😒😃Please excuse my usual dark humour.

“All truth passes through three stages.

Diogenes comments on Mar 22, 2021:

McCaine stood alone, ALMOST, in the Republican Party. There is no 'third' option, 'lies are the truth'--- and 'that' is self-evident.

Diogenes replies on Mar 22, 2021:

@Marionville Yes! The expression on Dump's face, with the shouting, and arms waving---- so emphatic- so much like Hitler!

If soccer players played rugby there would be nobody on the pitch after 10 minutes, feckin' woosies!...

Diogenes comments on Mar 21, 2021:

Okay, okay (LOL)!! Is that why Liverpool is doing so terribly this year; their five injuries are fake?

Diogenes replies on Mar 22, 2021:

@Austin-Cambridge I have no way of seeing all the games, so I am pretty well out of the loop. Ya, the boys fron Anfield have taken a hell of a drop; not even in the top four. But it is a mixed-up season; West Ham is usually struggling just above relegation, but are doing well this year.

“All truth passes through three stages.

Diogenes comments on Mar 22, 2021:

McCaine stood alone, ALMOST, in the Republican Party. There is no 'third' option, 'lies are the truth'--- and 'that' is self-evident.

Diogenes replies on Mar 22, 2021:

@Marionville M, I totally agree with what you have said. Is there any explanation for 80 million eligable votors, voting for the biggest clown the US has ever seen? That was scary-for the whole world!

In this pandemic, I have noticed the magnification of character.

Killtheskyfairy comments on Mar 20, 2021:

It’s hard to hold a door and maintain social distancing so that one can go the way of hat tipping and bowing.

Diogenes replies on Mar 21, 2021:

@Killtheskyfairy I hope you and the children are doing well. "... and I will continue to yell don't hold the door." was your remark! Maybe you were joking- if so, profound apologies.

Most of them speak what they have been taught, not what they have learned. -- Bukowski

Lauren comments on Mar 19, 2021:

It's a difference we all need to be aware of as it's too easy to slide back into what we were taught.

Diogenes replies on Mar 20, 2021:

@Lauren Yes, gotta look out for twisted characters.

In this pandemic, I have noticed the magnification of character.

Killtheskyfairy comments on Mar 20, 2021:

It’s hard to hold a door and maintain social distancing so that one can go the way of hat tipping and bowing.

Diogenes replies on Mar 20, 2021:

@Killtheskyfairy Well the day you have an arm full of things--- I hope you get your wish-- and someone slams the door in your face. To each their own!

In this pandemic, I have noticed the magnification of character.

Killtheskyfairy comments on Mar 20, 2021:

It’s hard to hold a door and maintain social distancing so that one can go the way of hat tipping and bowing.

Diogenes replies on Mar 20, 2021:

Okay, I was overly simplistic- but I do not take back my remark.

In this pandemic, I have noticed the magnification of character.

Buttercup comments on Mar 20, 2021:

So true, I've seen memes like "let's make Nazis afraid again" and "let's make racism wrong again" Trump's base ugly standpoint has emboldened people whose emotional baseline is resentment. They've been shortchanged by society and biology. Appealing to reason or politeness to get them to wear a ...

Diogenes replies on Mar 20, 2021:

Yes, unfortunatly, "expect the best and you will get the best"--- is bull shit. I live on a very busy, two-lane highway. I do not sleep well so if I am up at 05:00, I may avoid the fools. If not, even though I drive a bit over the speed limit, there will be a fool behind me, bright lights on and two inches from my back bumper.

"A virus is nucleic acid with attitude." Daniel Dennett

Diogenes comments on Mar 19, 2021:

Yes, off topic, sorry! When I see that huge bulge hanging over his belt, he doesn't even understand the basics- that he is "designing" his own immediate death. Food is to be enjoyed, not kill a person!

Diogenes replies on Mar 20, 2021:

@WilliamCharles Yes! We think along the same line. I try to remeber to stop eating, when I am no longer hungry--- not "when I am full"- whatever that is to mean! Some people get a disease like cancer, through no fault of their own- I wish I could wave a magic wand and cure them. Food should be the cure, with vitamins and nutricion- not popping pills after destroying the body.

Most of them speak what they have been taught, not what they have learned. -- Bukowski

Lauren comments on Mar 19, 2021:

It's a difference we all need to be aware of as it's too easy to slide back into what we were taught.

Diogenes replies on Mar 20, 2021:

I fought my way out of all I was taught- and I don't have the least intent of slidding back into that barnyard.

I often do projects around the house.

bobwjr comments on Mar 19, 2021:

Join the club

Diogenes replies on Mar 19, 2021:

I become amazed when I see a completed job! LOL! I must be looking at someone else's completed job😁

"A virus is nucleic acid with attitude." Daniel Dennett

Diogenes comments on Mar 19, 2021:

Yes, off topic, sorry! When I see that huge bulge hanging over his belt, he doesn't even understand the basics- that he is "designing" his own immediate death. Food is to be enjoyed, not kill a person!

Diogenes replies on Mar 19, 2021:

@WilliamCharles Well, if it eases my confrontational style, there are days when I miss exercise, with no excuse other than laziness- and to add to that, if I lose 13 pounds off my gut, I will be at my running weight, when I was young- a hundred years ago.😉😊

“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily.

Diogenes comments on Mar 18, 2021:

The fault with my some-what education- I have never read anything by Kiekegaard; I have heard that he was a bit 'off'.This brings up a second point- don't rely on conjecture! So did you wear green yesterday? I did- for a laugh. To me it is just another day. In an actual Irish setting they may be ...

Diogenes replies on Mar 19, 2021:

@Marionville Well I have ZERO interest in any religion - or "saint". Of all the canned music, I never heard them play, The Fields of Athenry, a very sad song, but one that has/had meaning.

“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire”.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 19, 2021:

It's a great line referring to British Labour politician Stafford Cripps.

Diogenes replies on Mar 19, 2021:

@Marionville Okay. Thanks.

People don't need religion, religion needs people.

brentan comments on Mar 16, 2021:

I wish he was right but it seems people desperately need religion and will part with their cash to demonstrate their love of it.

Diogenes replies on Mar 19, 2021:

And yes, that "cash" could have been used for a good, 'interesting' book or film. ----- and I wish, VERY MUCH, that someone had given me the forementiond advice when I was young.

“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire”.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 19, 2021:

It's a great line referring to British Labour politician Stafford Cripps.

Diogenes replies on Mar 19, 2021:

@Marionville It wasn't me that was going to "add to it" - I have never heard of "Cripps". LOL! If I remeber correctly though, Ramsey McDonald was the first Labour prime minister in the '20s. Good Morning😊

A very interesting character, who acquired character too late "I spent thirty-three years and four ...

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 18, 2021:

I would contend that he had outstanding character all along. It was a certain enlightenment that came late.

Diogenes replies on Mar 18, 2021:

"All along"! Well I wish I had aquired "character" early in life. I sure as hell, wouldn't have lived the life I lived. 'Thinking' late doesn't do much; there isn't enough time to make changes.

A very interesting character, who acquired character too late "I spent thirty-three years and four ...

zeuser comments on Mar 18, 2021:

When it finally hits you, the truth really hurts. At least Mr. Butler demonstrated an ability to change his mind. That is no small accomplishment.

Diogenes replies on Mar 18, 2021:

@zeuser Yes, good point!

A very interesting character, who acquired character too late "I spent thirty-three years and four ...

zeuser comments on Mar 18, 2021:

When it finally hits you, the truth really hurts. At least Mr. Butler demonstrated an ability to change his mind. That is no small accomplishment.

Diogenes replies on Mar 18, 2021:

Sorry Zeuste, this once I don't agree with you. Butler disagreed with the system AFTER he had that big lump of cash in his pocket! Others have suffer an unlimited amout because of capitalistic toadies like him.

Truth in advertising

biguy12 comments on Mar 15, 2021:

Mmmmmm.

Diogenes replies on Mar 18, 2021:

You seem to be uninformed. Both Trump and Biden are 'boring'!!! Trump because of his constant murderous vulgarity. Biden because of his near constant look at reality. Unlike Trump, Biden is trying to cortail the virus, not to expand it. Go back to your cave and play with the bats.

If Jesus Christ came back and said "WHO THE FUCK ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE CLAIMING TO REPRESENT ME AND ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 16, 2021:

If magically the Jesus "returned," once he chastised the bulk of his followers, they would desert him and claim something else.

Diogenes replies on Mar 18, 2021:

Yep!

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JackPedigo comments on Mar 15, 2021:

Interesting, we actually have a local (a senior and German) who owns one of the Citroen's (it has a nickname - Duck). It's bright red and he keeps in in excellent condition. It's often parked in front of the local coffee house.

Diogenes replies on Mar 16, 2021:

Ya, when they were all in vogue, I knew someone that had one in Nederland. There was nothing pretentious about them; they were fun.

Might have a beer

Cast1es comments on Mar 15, 2021:

Another addicted drunk .

Diogenes replies on Mar 16, 2021:

I don't know whether I'm "addicted" or not; on some very bad days- I only have 'one'- in a very large pail.

Mental Illness on display for all to see.

HankSherman comments on Mar 14, 2021:

Now, is that not apropos? The lie kneels to the lier

Diogenes replies on Mar 15, 2021:

Yes, for sure!

The Lord giveth...

Diogenes comments on Mar 13, 2021:

Did 'you' then feed the "multitude", the 5,000 too?

Diogenes replies on Mar 14, 2021:

@johnnyrobish LOL. Well, you fed them their favourite food!

Very different approach

Killtheskyfairy comments on Mar 13, 2021:

I think medieval fairy tales beat Disney to it.

Diogenes replies on Mar 13, 2021:

As far as ancient incest tales go, and the 'almost', a step-mother; Zeus chased, and married, his older sister.

The Lord giveth...

GeorgeRocheleau comments on Mar 12, 2021:

It's a miracle!

Diogenes replies on Mar 13, 2021:

It is an absolute "miracle" that the dullards believe any of the religious rubbage.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 10, 2021:

It’s only a mistake if you choose to not make it a lesson.

Diogenes replies on Mar 12, 2021:

It's both a "mistake" and a "lesson", when there is no money left to correct either. That is hard reality; philosophying will not correct either.

Someone ought to check his email it is most likely full of curse words.

bobwjr comments on Mar 11, 2021:

No shit

Diogenes replies on Mar 11, 2021:

No,"lotsa shit"!

So I can keep him then ma'am? :-D

Diogenes comments on Mar 11, 2021:

To get to the point, who in hell cares about the English royals? Apparently their full time job is about being pompous. Of all of them, Princess Ann, is the only one who actually does much- and there is never a word about her.

Diogenes replies on Mar 11, 2021:

@Austin-Cambridge Yep!

My groaner for the day.

Killtheskyfairy comments on Mar 10, 2021:

No accounting for dumbasses!

Diogenes replies on Mar 11, 2021:

Hey, you stop picking on us "dumbasses" LOL

“If you’re reading this.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 10, 2021:

My grandmother taught me, "If you are well enough to complain, don't."

Diogenes replies on Mar 11, 2021:

Oh, so 'yes, yes, yes'!! Excellent idea!

Maybe, but those opposable thumbs sure come in handy

zeuser comments on Mar 8, 2021:

Ha Ha, they don't know we are really apes and not monkeys at all. Dumb dogs. :)

Diogenes replies on Mar 9, 2021:

LOL

“The plain fact is that education is itself a form of propaganda - a deliberate scheme to outfit ...

Diogenes comments on Mar 5, 2021:

THAT is an excellent point. Take 80 million morons and Trump has educated them.

Diogenes replies on Mar 5, 2021:

@MizJ Yep, for sure!

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Killtheskyfairy comments on Mar 5, 2021:

Wow! I always brush and floss before putting on my mask because I can smell my own breath. Not so with the other end!

Diogenes replies on Mar 5, 2021:

@RichieO Don't know; never tried that!