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Where would you send him?

MissRogan comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Rehab.

Freedompath replies on Apr 14, 2018:

Oh! You have such high hopes!!!

Where would you send him?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 13, 2018:

To spend the rest of his life inside one of his Trump Towers and never be able to leave.

Freedompath replies on Apr 14, 2018:

LOL...but what if there is a fire?

My parents send me good morning text every other day.

Laurastevens comments on Apr 13, 2018:

at least your parents are gratefull for the creator who created the heavens and earth, and you feel disrespected ! your duty is to respect and Honor your parents no matter what they say or do., and you say ?

Freedompath replies on Apr 14, 2018:

@laurastevens...I believe respect goes in both directions? A parent needs to respect their child, too!

Sometimes you have to love the NY Daily News...

silverotter11 comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Colbert's show from last night was outraguous - funny into monolog.

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@silverotter11 what I am constantly thinking is where did he get his writers? And, he perfectly delivers and must adlib at times! He is such a great person and comic!

Earth - better off when humans go extinct?

TheMiddleWay comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Are parents better off when their children die? If not, then the earth mother is not better off when her children die.

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@TheMiddleWay but, could you re-produce yourself? Would that play in your mind?

Earth - better off when humans go extinct?

icolan comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Until the cockroaches living in our toxic waste develop sentience and really overpopulate the planet.

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

What if they evolve into people...the kind that we never were?

Earth - better off when humans go extinct?

IamNobody comments on Apr 13, 2018:

The only thing that comes to mind is, if humans go extinct then what do we care about mother earth if we won't be there??

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

Probably, as long as one person is alive...it will care! Right, if no one here...no care.

Earth - better off when humans go extinct?

TheMiddleWay comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Are parents better off when their children die? If not, then the earth mother is not better off when her children die.

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@EB80 somehow grieving for dying people, that were unlucky or just aged out, is one thing...gasing, and bombing people into pieces, is harder to grieve! That is different than depleting and using up more resources than needed to sustain life...and, just to aquire wealth makes it disgraceful!

Earth - better off when humans go extinct?

TheMiddleWay comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Are parents better off when their children die? If not, then the earth mother is not better off when her children die.

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@TheMiddleWay well maybe? If you think we get lonely, how would you feel, if you were the last remaining person on earth?

Sometimes you have to love the NY Daily News...

silverotter11 comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Colbert's show from last night was outraguous - funny into monolog.

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

He NAILS IT...constantly!

Registering Journalists

wordywalt comments on Apr 12, 2018:

I do believe that journalists need thorough training and a commitment to objectivity. Many in the right wing media, including Fox News, are not journalists, but propagandists.

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@wordywalt I am not sure the 'right wing,' even understands the concept of 'objectivity,' and the provoters, calling themselves journalist, need to identify themselves as such! As they are just a bad, kind of intertainment, under the label of journalism! And, having knowledge on mental illness...this does real harm to people and to this country! But, it is hard to rearrange, 'twisted minds,' of the likes of some of those journalist at Fox! I have heard people repeat ideas...word for word that Fox spews! I wonder how this kind of mind altering, can ever be stopped? Few people would listen, if they were being televised from an insane asylum and yet that is kind of distortions they are promoting!

Earth - better off when humans go extinct?

MartinG comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Lol what kind of question is that?

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@MartinG it might be more natural again? My vision would be, a kind of balance...

Does anybody else here think that your atheism/agnosticism is actually a pretty uninteresting part ...

Freedompath comments on Apr 13, 2018:

I agree completely...I never bring my beliefs up unless we are discussing something that it would apply to. A belief in god or not, seems unimportant, but if attacked over my beliefs...I will make a fast exit!

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@OtisJesser thank you...I am so lucky, I feel!

Hi, so I had a sad day.

Freedompath comments on Apr 12, 2018:

I fully appreciate how bad this feels...taking matters into our own hands, about the care and fate of a loved one, is the hardest thing anyone will ever have to do. That is, if you believe everyone has a right to make his own choices. I have had to help make the decision to 'pull the plug,' on my ...

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@Presley1209 it will get better...with time! But it changed me for the better! My best...

Good riddance

silverotter11 comments on Apr 13, 2018:

I need a wand and a spell to touch this assholes on the head and say "BE GONE" and poof they are.

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

I wish...but reality is often harsh! Lol

Preventing state tyranny

silverotter11 comments on Apr 13, 2018:

If you fucking morons would elect honest officials willing to work for ALL Americans you would not be running around in fear needing to feel you might be attacked.

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

Well...I did, but there is no accounting for those other guys! Lol. I lost a good friend, who hated Hillary and said to me, 'maybe things need to be turned upside,' when I tried to remind him how trump has always operated, back at election time! He has not spoken to me since and we were not just casual friends!

Does anybody else here think that your atheism/agnosticism is actually a pretty uninteresting part ...

Freedompath comments on Apr 13, 2018:

I agree completely...I never bring my beliefs up unless we are discussing something that it would apply to. A belief in god or not, seems unimportant, but if attacked over my beliefs...I will make a fast exit!

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@OtisJesser why 'exit,' I have had enough abuse for this life time and due to the makeup of my personality...it sucks my energy down! I know people who have no interest in discussing 'stuff,' they are only there to win...and with whatever it takes! I want participate with that, since I learned some things!!

Registering Journalists

wordywalt comments on Apr 12, 2018:

I do believe that journalists need thorough training and a commitment to objectivity. Many in the right wing media, including Fox News, are not journalists, but propagandists.

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@Thomas3 don't we all have our own agenda? Sometimes, we all make sense...it is being able to analyze facts with opinions, that we get clear on a matter...at least for that time bring! Would you agree?

History repeating itself? Different face same mind set!

wordywalt comments on Apr 12, 2018:

That has been the strategy of Fox news. It was also the strategy of Mitch MCConnell some 30 years ago when he began saying that dollars equal speech and that corporations are people. People shook their heads and laughed then. But more and more Republicans began repeating the lie. Now, the ...

Freedompath replies on Apr 13, 2018:

McConnell can hardly smIle now...isn't it time for him to go...?

Witch Hunt

of-the-mountain comments on Apr 12, 2018:

When one is so guilty that the facts and the truth are too good to be true! LOL!

Freedompath replies on Apr 12, 2018:

There had to be 'EXTREEM bias against trump,'...EXTREEM danger requires EXTREEM measures!

Many religions allow a man to have more than one wife.

Freedompath comments on Apr 9, 2018:

Even most professional sex workers, would rather have other jobs...why in heavens name would women who know the art of satisfying love making, want to spoil it and turn it into robotic behavior?

Freedompath replies on Apr 12, 2018:

@Cast1es ...always striving, I guess...I remember I gave away my book...'When all you ever wanted is not enough,' don't remember the author, I wished that I could have read it again (along with the hundred other ones)! Lol

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Freedompath comments on Apr 12, 2018:

...'acted inappropriate'...how? Was it silly, childish, insulting or just plain stupid? Did you order some of that new men's 'butt lift,' underwear, that keeps popping up...when I try and read my news feeds! If it is worse than these, maybe you should just fess-up...so that you can be 'word ...

Freedompath replies on Apr 12, 2018:

@kmdskit3 ...it is always better, to hook up with people who are compatible with our personality...to do otherwise is bad for our mental health (maybe physical too). Do more things that nurture your spirit...until the right person is there! Don't give in to loneliness, even when it cuts like a knife!

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Freedompath comments on Apr 12, 2018:

...'acted inappropriate'...how? Was it silly, childish, insulting or just plain stupid? Did you order some of that new men's 'butt lift,' underwear, that keeps popping up...when I try and read my news feeds! If it is worse than these, maybe you should just fess-up...so that you can be 'word ...

Freedompath replies on Apr 12, 2018:

@kmdskit3 are you chasing younger women? If so, if there are common threads between both parties, does age matter? A friend my age, married a guy 18 years younger than she and they have been married at least 30 yrs! Happy people, too! But, it was love... I reread your bio, you are the age of my children...they don't seem old!

Anyone wanna exchange jokes?

birdingnut comments on Apr 12, 2018:

Maybe.

Freedompath replies on Apr 12, 2018:

Does the Donald have breath to hold...would be my question?

So my fundy daughter has just told me I'm not allowed to post pictures of my grandson on social ...

SeeCanU comments on Apr 12, 2018:

wow! hope she doesn't drink the kookaid because it'll get her nowhere

Freedompath replies on Apr 12, 2018:

It is sad, some people need a savior!

Are you following people and what do you get out of it?

Nickbeee comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I follow em - if they don't please i unfollow .. It's like that.. I follow all and sundry and filter !

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

@Nickbeee ...that is so funny! When I first got on face book and all these people kept coming in, to be friends or not...I ask my children, why/how they got on there and they gave no satisfactory answer so I kept deleting them until I finally got off FB...as that takes up way too much time...to my way of thinking! Lol

Are you following people and what do you get out of it?

Jlangston70 comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I just joined yesterday and I followed people who lived around my area. I've had no interaction with them yet, so I can't comment on the impact.

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

You are Welcomed here...

Have you ever felt guilty about how you treated someone.

AMGT comments on Apr 11, 2018:

Of course, and I’ve made amends. I do my best to not hurt people, but if I have, I do what I can to make it right and stay current. I don’t intentionally hurt people, and I’m not above apologizing if I’ve unintentionally hurt someone when they bring it to my attention, but I won’t be ...

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

@AMGT you my friend, are a responsible person...I will try harder, I like the look!

Have you ever felt guilty about how you treated someone.

JackPedigo comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I think we all have and some of us have a more ingrained sense of guilt than others. Of course I have felt ashamed at how I have treated another. If I didn't I wouldn't be human. However, my former wife has taken that sense of guilt to another level. She once told a friend and I that she knows ...

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

...I would say we hope so!

As a child, the earliest memories of a TV show that made the most impact on me was MASH .

kenriley comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I liked MASH too. What inpacted me the most was watching the movie To Kill A Mocking bird. Also just being rasied in the 60's with the civil right movement going on. I'm sure that was when I started thinking about things a lot different. And Bob Dylan helped out too.

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

One of my favorite movies,too!

Chronic Pain.

sassygirl3869 comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I can not straighten the fingers in my right hand. They are locked in a claw position. All due to graft vs host disease-from bone marrow transplant and chemo. Also diagnosed as schleraderma. I have trouble with daily tasks as well. I manage the pain with weed and I'm waiting for my official Cannabis...

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

I am so sorry that you must be faced with such a challenge...my heart goes out to you!

Do you collect anything?

Sarahroo29 comments on Apr 11, 2018:

Pens, books, figurines of things I like, dictioaries, (I have 5) and Under Armour clothing.

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

I have a 'thing,' for dictionaries...I thought that I was the only one!!

Do you collect anything?

paul1967 comments on Apr 11, 2018:

This is a weird thing to collect but I collect rocks. Not valuable rocks, just interesting shapes and colored rocks. I live in an apartment at the moment but I used to put them in my backyard.

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

I am also a collector of rocks...I love rocks!@paul1967

I'm not a praying kinda guy.

ArdentAtheist comments on Apr 11, 2018:

It’s the no atheists in a foxhole theory... I can’t blame you on this one! The orange monster is pushing the limits of every properly functioning brain on Earth. I wish somebody would dress him like an elk and drop him off on Ted Nugent’s property.

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

...I vote with you!!!

Do you collect anything?

Bonfire13 comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I have a thing for decorative masks. I have them all over my walls.

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

Love them too! Thank heavens I never went there...

I'm not a praying kinda guy.

patchoullijulie comments on Apr 11, 2018:

Right. My concern is that now the wolves are at his door I fear he will start a conflict somewhere (Syria, North Korea...Australia???) to draw the attention away from his situation.

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

Trump himself...is a loose CANNON!

I am wondering why this site isn't called non-believers.com?

ejbman comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I disagree. I think that properly speaking, everyone is agnostic with regard to the issue of deities. We simply cannot know for sure. As I put on my profile, I am philosophically agnostic but culturally atheist. This means that I acknowledge it is impossible to know for sure, but also, that I regard...

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

@David1955 what if some evidence reveals itself...in the unforseen future?

So I had my account on another website 'permanately suspended' because I had the audacity to post ...

LeighShelton comments on Apr 11, 2018:

Its all good here

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

@Leigh Shelton...well, it was...

So I had my account on another website 'permanately suspended' because I had the audacity to post ...

Freedompath comments on Apr 10, 2018:

I think your little cartoon...summed up the thought...where is Jesus when you need him? I am sorry about loosing friends. (What was your friendship based on?) Aside, from that, if this was not some private religious site, that you were on, I believe your free speech was violated! That being said,...

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

@BearsNPenn ...well now, I wouldn't go that far...well maybe if you are drowning?

Where is the warrant for the arrest of ASSAD...on his war crimes?

Dick_Martin comments on Apr 11, 2018:

There seems to be substantial doubt as to the accuracy of the story. My own bet is that in the end this will prove to be a false-flag attack by Russia, designed to get us to act impetuously and provoke our stupid response.

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

...dismal idea, but hopefully?

Yeah I made it to level 7! What happens at this level? I haven’t seen anything new

TaraMarshall comments on Apr 11, 2018:

7 seems to be a boring level, no one seems to be higher than 8 yet. I'm "only" 32,000 points away from 8. Yeah, this could take a while...

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

...but, somehow we are left with the 'sense' of making progress! Lol

What are your thoughts on online dating?

NotConvinced comments on Apr 11, 2018:

As opposed to what, not meeting anyone? Go for it.

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

You summed it all up in few words!

What are your thoughts on online dating?

Shelton comments on Apr 11, 2018:

It can and does work for many. One of the biggest obstacles for many online is distance. The grass always seem greener hundreds of miles away!

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

Could it be because, we are 'fenced' in? I get excited about those in foreign countries and I am not even looking!

What are your thoughts on online dating?

Jlangston70 comments on Apr 11, 2018:

It didn't work well for me because of my atheism. I live in a very religious area and was told many times "you seem like a great guy, but I need someone who can walk with me on Jesus' path".

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

Don't give up...people are changing and you only need 'one' special person! But, mixed friends are very helpful...

What are your thoughts on online dating?

JamesKontra comments on Apr 11, 2018:

It’s just so fake and twisted people loose all manners and s

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

Gosh...I hope the picture isn't that dismal?

What are your thoughts on online dating?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 11, 2018:

The thought of online dating scares me. I don't know where I am supposed to place my penis.

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

@kauva...there is a question mark after ...'penis!' That way maybe you can get instructions!

What are your thoughts on online dating?

skado comments on Apr 11, 2018:

Online dating has really multiplied my results. Before, I was getting turned down three or four times a week. Now I can get turned down 75 times a night!

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

Dito-dito!

What are your thoughts on online dating?

josh23452 comments on Apr 11, 2018:

It's very quickly increasing my jaded thoughts towards dating.

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

It looks like the key is...to treat the 'fun people' and the not so, 'fun' people, with the same 'broad brush! (Emotionally)'...and when a person that 'clicks,' comes along...you will clearly know it! It appears, that it is all in the numbers...if you have the time! A short, temporary 'spark', may be all there is...so you need a little time with any person to know that! I am not so patient...so that is the reason, I have never pursued, on line dating! Lol

Are we an entertainment culture?

Petter comments on Apr 10, 2018:

Animals in a cage zoo need stimulation - or they go stir crazy. Humans are "caged" by modern society. They need stimulation, as in entertainment, or they end up mentally deficient. This site is a form of "entertainment" - it certainly keeps me sane!!

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

It does require participation, and some original ideas!

Are we an entertainment culture?

Wildgreens comments on Apr 10, 2018:

What's wrong with having fun ? I would say, not enough. Too many people stay depressed these days, maybe they need entertainment and enjoy life. ????

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

What about too much intertainment?

So I had my account on another website 'permanately suspended' because I had the audacity to post ...

Freedompath comments on Apr 10, 2018:

I think your little cartoon...summed up the thought...where is Jesus when you need him? I am sorry about loosing friends. (What was your friendship based on?) Aside, from that, if this was not some private religious site, that you were on, I believe your free speech was violated! That being said,...

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

@BearsNPenn religious people would consider that...'using the Lord's name in vain,' etc.

Yeah I made it to level 7! What happens at this level? I haven’t seen anything new

SpikeTalon comments on Apr 10, 2018:

I just made it too, but I also did not notice anything different.

Freedompath replies on Apr 11, 2018:

@SpikeTalon I have found out...took me months to level 7!

What are your thoughts on online dating?

Lani comments on Apr 10, 2018:

I married someone that I met online. That person was a major learning experience that I apparently needed. Now I have boundaries and I don't ignore red flags.

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

@ThereIsADog as you age...'benifit-of-the-doubt'...is in short supply!!lol

What are your thoughts on online dating?

GizmoAmbivert comments on Apr 10, 2018:

Lots of questions. How does one foster attraction, romance, desire, in text and a few pictures? It's something I can't understand yet. Everything I seem to respond to, in those ways, is animated. It's the nuances of interaction, it's the nuances of people I find so easy to adore, it's the ...

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

I would say you put into words, , what most of us know, but can't find the words for! AI, can't do chemistry yet!

What are your thoughts on online dating?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 10, 2018:

I've seen no difference between online and physical space regarding my luck with dating. I keep hoping that, at least, when online, a lady will have a chance to get to know my mind before my appearance turns her off to much. Then again I do realise she's being set up for disappointment this way.

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

Don't write that in stone.

Yeah I made it to level 7! What happens at this level? I haven’t seen anything new

Katrik comments on Apr 10, 2018:

There are no perks at level 7, but there will be at 8.

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

Always...next one and then the next one...and 'then you die'

Yeah I made it to level 7! What happens at this level? I haven’t seen anything new

SallyInStitches comments on Apr 10, 2018:

So at what level do you get a case of Jameson & a brace of fire breathing whores?

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

Holy Ghost...I had no idea!

Yeah I made it to level 7! What happens at this level? I haven’t seen anything new

SpikeTalon comments on Apr 10, 2018:

I just made it too, but I also did not notice anything different.

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

Thumbs up to you!

Estranged Children

Lucy_Fehr comments on Apr 10, 2018:

My youngest fell in with a group of gun nut, conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones fans and became quite the racist fuckwit. Since his niece and nephew are half black, I chose my grandchildren

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

I can relate...

Is She All There?

EricList comments on Apr 10, 2018:

I'm uncertain whether she looks lost because of her job, or got the job because she looks lost.

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

Yes! ,my thoughts, exactly!

I am wondering if any of you read Maya Angelou's books?

Freedompath comments on Apr 10, 2018:

That is interesting...because when I grew up, we were 'poor-white-trash,'...it was a way of putting people down, especially if ugly gossip was spread. Everyone, was just poor or poorer! But, as years passed and our financial wellbeing improved, I noticed my in-laws, and other people used that same...

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

@ailurophile I hope I cleared up what I was trying to point out...my grandfather and 4 of his sons were self appointed preachers! So I am proposing that religion played a big part in what I witnessed! It is a cultural conbination.

I am wondering if any of you read Maya Angelou's books?

Freedompath comments on Apr 10, 2018:

That is interesting...because when I grew up, we were 'poor-white-trash,'...it was a way of putting people down, especially if ugly gossip was spread. Everyone, was just poor or poorer! But, as years passed and our financial wellbeing improved, I noticed my in-laws, and other people used that same...

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

@ailurophile other than my daddy taking 'rabbits and squirrels' to the colored area of Gainesville, to sell, I had no experience with black folks! And, I cannot remember them being denigrated at all. I am speaking from my personal experience out in the country. I have paid careful attention to how it works, because I was deelpy wounded by this culture...and it continues to this day. That is why I am leaving for good.

I am wondering if any of you read Maya Angelou's books?

Freedompath comments on Apr 10, 2018:

That is interesting...because when I grew up, we were 'poor-white-trash,'...it was a way of putting people down, especially if ugly gossip was spread. Everyone, was just poor or poorer! But, as years passed and our financial wellbeing improved, I noticed my in-laws, and other people used that same...

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

@0752532706 can't say that for sure, but I know something about this culture! Maya, came out of this bible belt...even slave owners would have left their marks on Maya's people when they were free. So I can easily believe that 'po' white trash'...was expressed in the negro language, rather than 'poor,' white trash' in my area. I do remember this ever-so-clearly! As it left a mark of shame on me! 'Poor-white-trash,' could be used...where their dwellings were trashy, or when people behaved badly, or used to indicate people were, sinning and even if they were ragged! Dolly Pardon, comes to mind...she would have had similar experience.

Maga=my attorney got arrested

Emmagoldman comments on Apr 10, 2018:

Try not to make any judgements until you have heard all the facts.

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

Guilty as charged...@Emmagoldman

Maga=my attorney got arrested

kenriley comments on Apr 10, 2018:

You know who I really want to see go down is Steven Miller.

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

Yes...the look on his face, will be priceless!

Many religions allow a man to have more than one wife.

Freedompath comments on Apr 9, 2018:

Even most professional sex workers, would rather have other jobs...why in heavens name would women who know the art of satisfying love making, want to spoil it and turn it into robotic behavior?

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

@Petter ha!ha!...'Knights' were lucky to pull themselves up to the campfire!

Ted Nugent's nasty a$$

HeathenFarmer comments on Apr 9, 2018:

Why is someone who is too crazy to be drafted, allowed to own a gun?

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

@phxbillcee maybe it is 'fake,'...like everything else?

"My source is the f$&ing EPA!!!!!"

Freedompath comments on Apr 9, 2018:

Speaking of being 'jerked around,'...is there one person in the 'trumpee,' administration that knows the meaning of the word, 'truth?'

Freedompath replies on Apr 10, 2018:

@phxbillcee you seem so sure!

Ted Nugent's nasty a$$

Seanbnbad comments on Apr 9, 2018:

Scrugent, what a vile shitty piece of sub-human snot-drip.. just a fucking lowbrow, lousy excuse and waste of skin