What's the best (or worst ) pick-up line ever used on you? Or you have used.

EricTrommater comments on Feb 4, 2018:

When I was in college I always used "do you want to my place and smoke pot?" 100% success rate.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@Akfishlady and yes I'm terrible at flirting, or being flirted with, or people.

What's the best (or worst ) pick-up line ever used on you? Or you have used.

EricTrommater comments on Feb 4, 2018:

When I was in college I always used "do you want to my place and smoke pot?" 100% success rate.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@Akfishlady it was the 90's. Everyone was doing it.

Who came first, the chicken or the egg?

Fearlessfreep comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Ha! It's like a chinese dinner, it's not over until you both get your cookie.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 4, 2018:

With 4 you get an eggroll.

What is Zionsm?

McIntyre comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Before the Americans got involved, before that in fact, before the Rothschilds got involved very few Jewish people were Zionists. It was sort of a pipe dream though a few Ashkenazi Jews did settle in the Levant joining the Palestinian Jews already there. Contrary to American propaganda, the ...

EricTrommater replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@SilverDollarJedi John Perkins

Why do I hate it when a man sexualize my insights/intelligence/etc?

EricTrommater comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Maybe he just sucks a flirting. I suck at flirting too. The other day I told a woman she had a pretty mouth . . . and she hummed the "Dualing Banjos" at me from "Deliverance" and I realized I suck at flirting. It's just not my thing.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@FortyTwo thanks for not rubbing it in or anything. :p

Football, Kneeling and Respect

EricTrommater comments on Feb 4, 2018:

It didn't both me. The National Anthem being played at sporting events is a uniquely North American tradition that really makes no sense to me. What do sporting events have to do with The National Anthem? We don't do it before concerts or plays or movies or any other type of entertainment except ...

EricTrommater replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@Wafflestomp Dilly Dilly!

Ruin a first date in four words.

bmchizzle comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Put lotion in basket

EricTrommater replies on Feb 4, 2018:

Isn't that right precious?

What is your favorite meetup group or organization?

EricTrommater comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I have huge differences with the Universalist Unitarians, but the people I have met are some of the brightest, most talented, and nicest people you will ever meet.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 4, 2018:

@Fanburger two years ago a minority outreach program by the national UU came off as very white privlaged and rubbed me wrong way. I honestly don't like evangelizing no matter what side it comes from. The congregation is mostly white and there seemed to be a lack of respect for other cultures, as if somehow they needed to intercede in people of color's lives. I know many athiests of all different races and I agree they should feel more comfortable at UU but the way they went about made me very uncomfortable.

What are some things you wish you could blink out of existence?

KKGator comments on Feb 3, 2018:

45 and Pence.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@astrochuck you are a true friend of the crown and will be spared the pit of misery.

What is your favorite meetup group or organization?

EricTrommater comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I have huge differences with the Universalist Unitarians, but the people I have met are some of the brightest, most talented, and nicest people you will ever meet.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@jlynn37 they are very cool people.

At what point?

VictoriaNotes comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I'll let you know when I get there.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

Lucky you. I got winded walking upstairs this morning.

What is your favorite meetup group or organization?

A2Jennifer comments on Feb 3, 2018:

There is an atheist meet-up group in my city. I met my best friends there!

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@A2Jennifer I grew up in East Lansing, Michigan. Not as smart but just as cool. I miss it, except the snow. I don't miss snow.

How mobile are you?

VictoriaNotes comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Both, but if I'm going to travel, I want to do it in comfort. Non-stressful. I do not want to be crammed into a tin can like sardines and I don't like airports for the simple fact that you're a terrorist until proven otherwise; 9 times out of 10 they go through my luggage; I don't like getting felt ...

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@NothinnXpreVails it is a bit like being stuck in a construction zone on a freeway waiting for people to figure our if the "merge left" sign meant them.

Best ever lover, did you have one?

Anonbene comments on Feb 3, 2018:

She was the only woman I ever met that was uninhibited. I married her.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

Yes, good call.

Best ever lover, did you have one?

EricTrommater comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Yes, and honestly sex has been a disappointment ever since. Now would I risk my mental health and safety to get into another relationship like that? Oh, Hell no!

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@Rugglesby Run!

Best ever lover, did you have one?

AmiSue comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Alas, the best ever was lousy as a partner in every other way!

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

Well you can't have everything.

Best ever lover, did you have one?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Yes I have and they were ALL women. Kidding aside, absolutely and it was a tie between a Mexican and an Asian, never to forget. However, as the saying goes, the worst I ever had was wonderful.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@Rugglesby IKR? Maybe I'm too picky.

Best ever lover, did you have one?

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

When I was young and foolish, at Ft. Devens, Massachusetts I had an encounter with a supply clerk after hours in the supply room. It was amazing. As is the Army way, he was transferred shortly after that, and then I went elsewhere. I don't think we would have been a good couple, but that one night ...

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

That would make a great Harold Robbins novel!

Best ever lover, did you have one?

Treasurehunter comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Everyone was.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

So you have never had bad or even disappointing sex? Go you!

What are some things you wish you could blink out of existence?

KKGator comments on Feb 3, 2018:

45 and Pence.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@astrochuck Dilly dilly!

What are some things you wish you could blink out of existence?

magicwatch comments on Feb 3, 2018:

memory

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@magicwatch I will escape your island and never tell you why I quit Her Majesty's Secret Service! Who is number two? Not Leo McKern again, I hope.

Best ever lover, did you have one?

noworry28 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

She was bipolar, but she was great in bed.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

Been there, done that, got the therapy bills.

What is your favorite meetup group or organization?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

The Nymphomaniac weekly get together. I have never missed a get together and boy am I exhausted.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@UrsiMajor someday . . .

What is your favorite meetup group or organization?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

The Nymphomaniac weekly get together. I have never missed a get together and boy am I exhausted.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

Do they have a chapter in Virginia. I'm asking for a friend.

What is your favorite meetup group or organization?

A2Jennifer comments on Feb 3, 2018:

There is an atheist meet-up group in my city. I met my best friends there!

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

Uh, it's Ann Arbor. It's the Harvard of the Mid-West athiests. Of course they are cool.

What are some things you wish you could blink out of existence?

Wildgreens comments on Feb 3, 2018:

God, does that count ? Lol

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@silvereyes good point!

What are some things you wish you could blink out of existence?

BucketlistBob comments on Feb 3, 2018:

1. Sharks 2. Jelly fish 3. Electric eels 4. All cancers 5. Dementia 6. Alzheimer 7. 8. Mosquitos 9. 10. Bed bugs 11. Roaches 12. Rats Ok that's enough for now..lol. Oh my!!! Please note that spell check has turned on me againg... I love..... Love.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@BucketlistBob happens to me all the time. For instance I have never once used the word "Ducking. "

How mobile are you?

VictoriaNotes comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Both, but if I'm going to travel, I want to do it in comfort. Non-stressful. I do not want to be crammed into a tin can like sardines and I don't like airports for the simple fact that you're a terrorist until proven otherwise; 9 times out of 10 they go through my luggage; I don't like getting felt ...

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

It's the shoes thing that gets to me.

Name your hypocrisy

btroje comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I will not confess. I gave that up for lent

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

I gave up Hypocrisy for Lent one year back when I was an Episcopalian and my Priest asked me to be more realistic.

What are some things you wish you could blink out of existence?

KKGator comments on Feb 3, 2018:

45 and Pence.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@astrochuck and don't forget Joe McCarthy . . . I mean Ted Cruz.

What are some things you wish you could blink out of existence?

magicwatch comments on Feb 3, 2018:

memory

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

Who are you again?

What are some things you wish you could blink out of existence?

Wildgreens comments on Feb 3, 2018:

God, does that count ? Lol

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

God is supposedly everything, so she would have to.

What are some things you wish you could blink out of existence?

Jnei comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Fascism, centipedes and avocados.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

I love guacamole!

What are some things you wish you could blink out of existence?

BucketlistBob comments on Feb 3, 2018:

1. Sharks 2. Jelly fish 3. Electric eels 4. All cancers 5. Dementia 6. Alzheimer 7. 8. Mosquitos 9. 10. Bed bugs 11. Roaches 12. Rats Ok that's enough for now..lol. Oh my!!! Please note that spell check has turned on me againg... I love..... Love.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

Sorry to see love somehow only beat out bedbugs, roaches and rats. Is there something you want to talk about? We're here for you bro.

What are some things you wish you could blink out of existence?

BucketlistBob comments on Feb 3, 2018:

1. Sharks 2. Jelly fish 3. Electric eels 4. All cancers 5. Dementia 6. Alzheimer 7. 8. Mosquitos 9. 10. Bed bugs 11. Roaches 12. Rats Ok that's enough for now..lol. Oh my!!! Please note that spell check has turned on me againg... I love..... Love.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

@VictoriaNotes anyone who ranks love barely above bedbugs has either given up on love, never felt true love, or never had bedbugs. Bedbugs are awful!

What are some things you wish you could blink out of existence?

KKGator comments on Feb 3, 2018:

45 and Pence.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

And Paul Ryan.

Name your hypocrisy

Crimson67 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Mine....the computer/online. I will scold my kids about being on their phones, game systems or laptops too much playing games and yet this morning I looked up and realized I had been sitting in the same spot and reading/posting on this site for two hours without moving.

EricTrommater replies on Feb 3, 2018:

I deal with it all the time. I even used my parent's line about smoking: "when you're older you can make your own decisions," the other day. My kids just laughed at me like I did at my parents.

Does anyone out there listen to NPR?

silverotter11 comments on Jan 31, 2018:

I miss Garrison Keillor and Car talk!!! All good things must pass. My regional NPR has stopped the Friday and Saturday night jazz programs I am pissed.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 31, 2018:

I miss Diane Rehm. I still listen to her podcasts.

Do you think that men have become more feminine recently?

KKGator comments on Jan 31, 2018:

I think it's all a load of utter bullshit.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 31, 2018:

Ramen!

Do you think that men have become more feminine recently?

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 31, 2018:

No, men are not becoming more feminine. Heterosexism is waning. The worship of hypermasculinity is at the beginning stages of dying out. “[…heterosexism is not just a personal value system, it is a tool in the maintenance of gender dichotomy. In other words, through heterosexism, any male who...

EricTrommater replies on Jan 31, 2018:

Well said!

Are the Millenials right and we judge them too harshly?

AxeElf comments on Jan 30, 2018:

The legalization of abortion in the early 70s had something to do with it. If you were anywhere near a social service field in the late 80s and early 90s, you probably remember what an uproar there was about the burgeoning gang culture--gangs were taking over the world! There were all these ...

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

Freakanomics 101.

Are the Millenials right and we judge them too harshly?

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Jan 30, 2018:

They got trump... that is my final answer. Happened in their watch.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain that made no sense. Read it twice. Total word salad.

Are the Millenials right and we judge them too harshly?

VirginCotton comments on Jan 30, 2018:

Is one trait of Millenials, that they accept lbgtq's as normal? Seems that may tag them with one fault in come circles... I would hesitate to give them credit for this one... Seriously, just for a moment, let's get real... Let us take off from here to a more pressing problem: In America we ...

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

I'm hoping this is a joke I don't get and there aren't really people in the world like you. You are kidding right? There really aren't evil people in this world trying to scapegoat the already opressed? Where does it stop? After you rid the world of the opressed you scapegoated who do you turn in next? Will you "bleed" over into the "normal population?"

Are the Millenials right and we judge them too harshly?

Chrissybudleaf comments on Jan 30, 2018:

Everyone needs a scapegoat. Not too long ago it was the GenXers fault for everything. Grouping people up and blaming them is an American past time ...for how many generations now?

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

346 AD and Aristphones " The Clouds," at least. Probably earlier.

Are the Millenials right and we judge them too harshly?

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Jan 30, 2018:

They got trump... that is my final answer. Happened in their watch.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

By that mesure The Boomers elected Nixon twice. Once in a landslide.

Are the Millenials right and we judge them too harshly?

NerdyOkieDude comments on Jan 30, 2018:

Yes. And we don’t judge Boomers harshly enough. Who has the recipe for Soylent Green? Social Security problem solved!

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

Spoiler alert! It's people!

Are the Millenials right and we judge them too harshly?

ScienceBiker comments on Jan 30, 2018:

Civilization is an mpg file stuck in an automatic repeat loop. We keep find better and more efficient ways of hurting each other. But the millennials lived a millenia ago and it's the same shit with better indoor plumbing and computers.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

"The gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here. Do you dare to accuse wine of clouding the reason?" Aristophenes.

Are the Millenials right and we judge them too harshly?

azzow2 comments on Jan 30, 2018:

Seems like a lot of young people spend a lot more time in the video game world, could be they are satisfying their aggression on killing evil avatars.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

As apposed to our generation which, statistically speaking, spent much more time killing each other.

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. - Søren Kierkegaard

LeighShelton comments on Jan 30, 2018:

yes just get on with it

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

https://youtu.be/l1YmS_VDvMY

Other than John Lennon's "Imagine," is there another atheist/agnostic song.

Dwight comments on Jan 30, 2018:

I'm not sure of the title or artist but I have heard a song the contains the lyrics, "I'm not afraid of your god, but I am afraid of what people do in the name of your god..."

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

@Dwight my pleasure.

Other than John Lennon's "Imagine," is there another atheist/agnostic song.

Crimson67 comments on Jan 30, 2018:

https://youtu.be/z-h_jNiSczw

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

@witchymom Good music too! She's a great addition to my Pandora. Thanks!

Other than John Lennon's "Imagine," is there another atheist/agnostic song.

Dwight comments on Jan 30, 2018:

I'm not sure of the title or artist but I have heard a song the contains the lyrics, "I'm not afraid of your god, but I am afraid of what people do in the name of your god..."

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

It's Holly Near "I Ain't Afraid." https://youtu.be/AJqtWqVFods

Other than John Lennon's "Imagine," is there another atheist/agnostic song.

Crimson67 comments on Jan 30, 2018:

https://youtu.be/z-h_jNiSczw

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

Wow! Great song! Never heard it before. Thank you. Adding it to my stream.

How old were you when you first watched porn?

kiramea comments on Jan 30, 2018:

The first porn I saw was Story of O. I was seventeen at the time, and I wanted to see for myself why the church I was going to was demanding it be banned. Being from a relatively sheltered upbringing I didn't understand a lot of it, but I was intrigued.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

It's sad to think of what a huge influence Corinne Cléry had upon our generation, given the rest of her work.

How old were you when you first watched porn?

Anonbene comments on Jan 30, 2018:

I hope to soon. I hear it's quite popular among the kids nowadays.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

Damn kids today with their meth and their porn! Get off my lawn!

How old were you when you first watched porn?

AxeElf comments on Jan 30, 2018:

What is this "porn" of which you speak? Can you provide me with some examples?

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

Just Google . . . well pretty much anything, really.

Dating dealbreakers

EricTrommater comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Well, she has to be breathing.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

@HippieChick58 you have to draw a line somewhere.

Dating dealbreakers

EricTrommater comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Well, she has to be breathing.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

@RavenCT well there are laws!

What is your definition of "Hell?"

ThatpersonIam comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Hell is autocorrect when you try to communicate in 2 languages on your device lol

EricTrommater replies on Jan 30, 2018:

Wow! It's bad enough for me in one!

Dating dealbreakers

Rudy1962 comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Having a murder charge within the last year

EricTrommater replies on Jan 29, 2018:

Lmao @ within the last year.

Dating dealbreakers

NerdyOkieDude comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Ordering sweet tea!

EricTrommater replies on Jan 29, 2018:

IKR?

News Junkies?

EricTrommater comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Christopher Wray will get his. Just watch.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 29, 2018:

@Dick_Martin hope so. Not convinced. He's a backstabber.

What is your definition of "Hell?"

Fearlessfreep comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Ain't a bad place to be?

EricTrommater replies on Jan 29, 2018:

All my friends will be there.

News Junkies?

BlueWave comments on Jan 29, 2018:

I am.....or was? I watch MSNBC and Twitter mostly -- that is, until I found this site. Going to watch Rachel Maddow now to catch up and find out what the hell is going on with McCabe! (I seriously didn't think he would leave. And, at this point, without peeking at my phone, I don't know if he ...

EricTrommater replies on Jan 29, 2018:

Spoiler alert . . . Both.

Is it better to live a fulfilling life of virtue or to pursue only happiness and pleasure?

Chryflvrantacid comments on Jan 29, 2018:

One thing is not more important than another. Everything in moderation.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 29, 2018:

I was denied austerity as a child. Lol!

A poem I wrote for Valentine's Day.

BeeHappy comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Lovely. Well done Eric!

EricTrommater replies on Jan 29, 2018:

Thank you!

"Church, State and the Republican Party" forum will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina on February ...

EricTrommater comments on Jan 29, 2018:

I knew a lot of Conservative Athiests when I lived in Winston-Salem. They weren't the funnest bunch of people and I'd probably not want to have any over for dinner, let alone go to one of their forums. However, there is an attractive side to Libertarianism, if you don't think about it too much. ...

EricTrommater replies on Jan 29, 2018:

@WynnHorton disagreeing with the outcome of a political theory is not the same as not understanding it. The vacuum at the top of Government getting filled by the power of corporations and the wealthy is as a very legitimate fear. The reason Libertarianism hates corporate welfare is because it comes with regulations. Take away one, take away the other and we are all helpless against the power of the oligarchy.

If you were asked to teach a class of your choosing, what would the subject matter be?

astardrifter comments on Jan 29, 2018:

I'd love to teach art history. While working on my masters, we were required to design an online class, and I did a complete art history course. Wish I could have saved it. I have taught private art classes and may do it again. I taught gourmet cooking classes for a major department store ...

EricTrommater replies on Jan 29, 2018:

I would take that class. Art History, not Tai Chi.

In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking! Why don't women wear them ...

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 29, 2018:

What AMGT said. As a career woman, it was required as part of the dress code. It's still required in many work environments. http://fortune.com/2015/11/11/pantyhose-sales-fashion-work/

EricTrommater replies on Jan 29, 2018:

Interesting article. I never thought of them as a fetish item. Maybe that's why the patriarchy required them for so long lol.

Wine Drinkers

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 27, 2018:

Pinot & Shiraz Dry

EricTrommater replies on Jan 29, 2018:

@VictoriaNotes the dryer the better.

As to the question "How sure are you that there is no god?

EricTrommater comments on Jan 28, 2018:

I'm 100% sure myself, however I'm open minded when it comes to people who have observed the same facts I have and come to a different conclusion.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 29, 2018:

@bbyrd009 but I respect your interpretation of the facts.

As to the question "How sure are you that there is no god?

EricTrommater comments on Jan 28, 2018:

I'm 100% sure myself, however I'm open minded when it comes to people who have observed the same facts I have and come to a different conclusion.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 29, 2018:

@bbyrd009 so you can't be 100% sure of something yourself and still respect that other people don't agree with you? That's very illiberal, fundementslist thinking. I'm fact that's about the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

Household Chores

orange_girl comments on Jan 28, 2018:

I hate going grocery shopping!

EricTrommater replies on Jan 28, 2018:

Grocery shopping ranks somewhere near visiting the dentist for me.

As to the question "How sure are you that there is no god?

EricTrommater comments on Jan 28, 2018:

I'm 100% sure myself, however I'm open minded when it comes to people who have observed the same facts I have and come to a different conclusion.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@bbyrd009 so we're back to "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" 99.9 vs 100?

Was sex more fun when you still believed in original sin?

Carleigh comments on Jan 27, 2018:

No. 13 years celibate, mostly out of fear...long story. I have become more fond of porn and my right hand than I ever was with a man. at least this way, I know I won't get hurt. religion or not.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 28, 2018:

Men are pigs. I'd never have sex with one either.

Wine Drinkers

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 27, 2018:

Pinot & Shiraz Dry

EricTrommater replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@VictoriaNotes I prefer the white except with spicier foods I like the reds.

The year 2030, technologically speaking, what will the world look like?

EricTrommater comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I'm the worst person to ask. I thought 3-D was going to be the next big thing. With that caveat, I think that hovering cars are less than a decade away. They may not be common by then, but you will see more and more public transportation moving that direction.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@walklightly someday!

Wine Drinkers

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 27, 2018:

Pinot & Shiraz Dry

EricTrommater replies on Jan 27, 2018:

White Pinot or red?

If you could choose to be one mythical creature what would you choose?

EricTrommater comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I would be Superman. Mostly to use my powers to get revenge on my enemies . . . and all that truth, justice junk too.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@SonderOpia or maybe if you had some really nice silk boxer shorts that went nicely with the rest of your outfit and wanted to show them off to your friends?

Was sex more fun when you still believed in original sin?

roberbro comments on Jan 27, 2018:

As someone who grew up a gay preacher's kid, I must say the forbidden fruit theory has some merit. LOL There is certainly a small charge in thinking you're doing something naughty.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 27, 2018:

Yes! Some one who gets it!

Send in the clowns?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I am the funniest person you will ever meet, including doing stand up comedy.....and if you ever give me any grief about it, I will make you laugh so hard you will fall down, where I can safely kick you before coddling away.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@AnneWimsey and humble too!

How much do brand names matter?

EricTrommater comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Like it or not everything has a brand name. Republican or Democrat? Coke or Pepsi? Straight or LGBTQ? We have all some kind of brand.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

@silvereyes name branding works on some subliminal level on everyone. Even those who avoid name brands are still being affected by branding. To choose against a better known name brand merely attaches a similar loyalty to the lesser brand.

Was sex more fun when you still believed in original sin?

Jenelle comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I’ve never believed in God, but I do recall the all seeing, all knowing wrathful Mom catching me in the act once, and that was no fun LOL... Sounds like you need to try some more risqué public interactions. ;-)

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

Don't we all!

Dudeism

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 26, 2018:

LOL!! Neat, I have never heard of them before.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain this isn't 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules!

Dudeism

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Jan 26, 2018:

All I know is that they are "housebroken". And they don't fuck with the jesus.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

· Everything's a fucking travesty with you, man.

Send in the clowns?

ashley44 comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Actually, I notice it in general in our society. I'm a native New Yorker and was surrounded by people who reveled in rather "dark" and" politically incorrect" humor and I just loved it. Now that I no longer live in NYC, I find that people take themselves too seriously. I love a good laugh and ...

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

Ramen on avoiding people!

Was sex more fun when you still believed in original sin?

EmeraldJewel comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Well...it feels good to know the divine spy camera in the sky isn’t watching me when I’m having sex and being a complete creep and pervert about it, so I’d have to say it is that more enjoyable without the original sin thing.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

....and if God was watching, he could have at least sent me down a few tips on how.

Was sex more fun when you still believed in original sin?

JackPedigo comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Are you kidding? I never believed for one minute about any nonsense about sin and sex (or maybe I was one of those who didn't want to believe). It became more pleasurable with practice and learning new ideas.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

Well I did! Santa and the Easter Bunny were also tramatic lessons.

How much do brand names matter?

EricTrommater comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Like it or not everything has a brand name. Republican or Democrat? Coke or Pepsi? Straight or LGBTQ? We have all some kind of brand.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

@BlueWave I think they matter to everyone at some level. Why do they matter? This is more the question . I don't have a satisfactory answer. Something to do with our psychological need to belong, I think. I wish I had a less trite answer.

Was sex more fun when you still believed in original sin?

DavidLaDeau comments on Jan 26, 2018:

There is much to be said about enjoying being a human without guilt for being a human. "Religion is not always in sex, but sex is always in religion." David La Deau AKA Compelledunbeliever

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

There is much to be said about forbidden fruit being sweeter as well.

Was sex more fun when you still believed in original sin?

Freedompath comments on Jan 26, 2018:

That's the silliest question I have seen lately! I just never attached my sexuality to my religion. Although, it did appear it was supposed to be shunned as much as possible by the church teachings! But, then on the other hand, hardly anything out of my religion stuck to me! Maybe, it has ...

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

Thank you! I was going for silly.

Was sex more fun when you still believed in original sin?

WizardBill comments on Jan 26, 2018:

When was it ever not fun?

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

You've never had once sex that you considered bad or even could use some improvement? Lucky you!

If you could choose to be one mythical creature what would you choose?

EricTrommater comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I would be Superman. Mostly to use my powers to get revenge on my enemies . . . and all that truth, justice junk too.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

@SonderOpia yeah, why? Is that considered odd?

Was sex more fun when you still believed in original sin?

David1955 comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Well I know it was more fun when I had more of it. ...I assume atheist sex is when you only believe it's good if you have evidence that it is, but agnostic sex you can never know if it good or not because it's unknowable. :-) (Sorry, couldn't resist).

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

Lol! Good points!

Was sex more fun when you still believed in original sin?

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 26, 2018:

LMAO

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

@JackPedigo laughing my ass off

Was sex more fun when you still believed in original sin?

Sacha comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I have never been religious so I would not know. Though sex is still fun as it was always. Seems to me like you need to find a new kink to keep it exciting. Or maybe you are doing it wrong? ;) hehe

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

Do we ever learn to do it right?

Send in the clowns?

jlynn37 comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Humanist, skeptic, agnostic, atheist, etc .. recognize the harm that religion, religious dogma and religious individuals and organisations do to the world and to humanity in particular and find it difficult to see any humor in it. (IMHO)

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

You see! That's funny!

Send in the clowns?

BeeHappy comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Have you spent much time on this site? I think we have many humorous people here. Sometimes it's disguised as sarcasm, but funny. Just my opinion. :-)

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

You are right. I was referring to my real world interactions which are far more dour. I left the Unitarians, who are great people, because any hint of humor seemed to be abandoning or trvializing the so called secular mission. I realize our time is finite in an an infinite universe. Raman! Let's have a little fun.

Send in the clowns?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I am the funniest person you will ever meet, including doing stand up comedy.....and if you ever give me any grief about it, I will make you laugh so hard you will fall down, where I can safely kick you before coddling away.

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

Lmao @ "coddling away."

What kind of snob are you?

EricTrommater comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I'm more specifically an international film snob... Truffàut, Buñuel, Bergman, Renóir, Fellini, Antonioni, etc.....

EricTrommater replies on Jan 26, 2018:

@IndySent Stoner buddy movies was a limitation of the poll. I prefer stoner buddy movies with subtitles is all . . .