What's your favorite spicy food?

Hicks66 comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Tex-Mex all the way. Jerk and roti are good too. Szechuan curried noodles take honorable mention.

Do you have a favorite decade of music?

Hicks66 comments on Feb 25, 2018:

Just one decade? Hmmm... The span I would choose from is 60s-90s. I'm going with the 70s because of the development of metal and prog rock. I know pop and disco were also prevalent but that's just coincident. Most of my favorite albums are from that decade. Remember concept albums? Who does that anymore besides maybe Mastodon?

What if Mamas do let their babies grow up to be Cowboys?

Hicks66 comments on Jul 14, 2018:

What if the catch is better than the chase?

What's the best live performance you've ever seen?

Hicks66 comments on Mar 14, 2018:

Well... the live performance where I had the most fun was Vicious Circle. They performed in the basement of a dive bar/hotel. They graciously took most of our requests while we moshed and slammed our way into the wee smalls.

So as summer starts to draw to a close this pressing question came to mind - Flip flips - yes or no?

Hicks66 comments on Sep 4, 2018:

Blisterville.

I love western movies, so which one is your favorite?

Hicks66 comments on May 23, 2018:

A list of my favourites: The Outlaw Josey Wales True Grit (Both) Unforgiven Fist Full of Dollars (one time I rented this with Yojimbo and Last Man Standing not knowing they were the same damn movie) The Shootist Shane Tombstone Blazing Saddles (This is how the genius of Mel Brooks pays homage to a genre. Deal with it.) The White Buffalo I could go on. I love this genre. Even the crappy C grade stuff.

Any other Ibanez fans here?

Hicks66 comments on Aug 19, 2018:

I had an Ibanez P-bass copy. Black with a white pick guard. Traded it straight up for a BC Rich short scale which got stolen. I miss both.

Prayer

Hicks66 comments on Mar 28, 2018:

Tried it. Didn't like it.

Hey! I am, therefore guitar.

Hicks66 comments on Aug 19, 2018:

That last one looks hard to tune or play. Do you have a favorite finish? Personally I'm in a glossy black rut.

TIME TO GIVE A SHIT! I hear people say all the time that they are not that interested in ...

Hicks66 comments on Sep 4, 2018:

How is this different from the election between Kang and Kodos? There is a prevailing thought that try-hards only achieve in politics when they can't in the private sector. The major motivation being personal gain.

Humor

Hicks66 comments on Mar 7, 2018:

The Onion started out as satire and is readily becoming prophesy.

What is MATURITY?

Hicks66 comments on Oct 29, 2020:

So, in this light, would ambition be an immature trait?

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

Hicks66 comments on Apr 8, 2018:

coffee. buckets of black tar coffee. and a smoke. Everything falls into place after that.

Are you openly Atheist with your friends and family?

Hicks66 comments on Mar 26, 2018:

Doesn't seem to matter within my circle. Granted that could be projection on my part but no one seems to openly object when I express and patently atheist POV. Meanwhile matters of science and politics get challenged or affirmed in equal measure.

What is your biggest fear?

Hicks66 comments on Sep 4, 2018:

The fact that this crazy ride is going to end sometime discusts the hell out of me.

Quite a range of attitudes regarding how to deal with religion on this site

Hicks66 comments on Feb 8, 2018:

At its best, religion should be as powerful as an earnest suggestion.

Would you eat lab-grown meat?

Hicks66 comments on Mar 3, 2018:

It could be happening right now.

Trump Demands Staff Break Any Laws Necessary to Get Wall Built by 2020 | Vanity Fair

Hicks66 comments on Aug 29, 2019:

Makes as much sense as rebuilding the Hindenburg.

(In my opinion) The Best YouTube channel for atheism

Hicks66 comments on Feb 25, 2018:

This guy's sincerity and intellect are twin razors to cut through the BS.

If you wake up tomorrow morning thinking that saying a few Latin words over your pancakes is going ...

Hicks66 comments on Feb 8, 2018:

Pancakes? I was sure it was a Cheeseburger Monte Carlo. Must be a splinter sect.

2 choices Italian food or Chinese?

Hicks66 comments on Mar 26, 2018:

Eew, toughie. Pasta and meat served in adult portions is really tempting. But Cantonese Chow Mein is just one way to settle a noodle craving. Now, we're talking about the Americanized stuff, right? I've had authentic Chinese. Black bean sauce and fish with the heads still on... a very salty pallet as I recall. But the various Chinese generals that have contributed to the preparing of chicken have earned my salute. And if you include Thai to the menu, then Chinese all the way. But I could subsist on a Bolognese diet quite readily too.

With or without music during sex?

Hicks66 comments on Mar 14, 2018:

I'm immediately reminded of that scene in Terminator when the robot "visited" Sarah's roommate and her boyfriend. It may have affected my choice to avoid music or just earbuds.

Bible’s purpose

Hicks66 comments on Feb 26, 2018:

More so to substantiate the exertion of control. For instance if I restrain someone it can be done with or without permission. But if both the oppressed and the oppressor share a belief in a god, the level of violence necessary to accomplish the oppression might decrease. So if one can convince someone else that God told him to lock her in the basement then her possibility of submission is increase. Self evident and creepy.

I Fear The Day Technology Will Surpass Our Human Interaction.

Hicks66 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

I think that all tech does is give idiots a greater reach to express their idiocy. No, I don't exclude myself. That would be silly.

If you could make your pet sentient would you?

Hicks66 comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Geez, if I had that ability there's a laundry list of people that need that gift; most of them politicians.

Let's say someone has wronged you.

Hicks66 comments on Sep 5, 2018:

Feelings come. Feelings go. Heat of the moment, I tell'em to fuck off and if they persist then turn up the heat if I have to stay but leave if I can. No time for assholes.

Do you have a coping mechanism that works for you?

Hicks66 comments on Feb 11, 2018:

Unfortunately my crisis response is smoking. The red mist descends and I light up.

What’s your most favorite and least favorite sport?

Hicks66 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

Love hockey. Hate golf.

Favorite anime?

Hicks66 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Akira. Now and forever: Akira.

HAHAHAHAHA!!!! no way this is really a kids book. right?

Hicks66 comments on Feb 7, 2018:

Google the Cifaldi Brothers and all will be revealed. Kinda reminds me of when Samuel L. Jackson narrated Go to Sleep.

Hi yez.

Hicks66 comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Update: I bought a Fender Rumbler 25. No complaints yet.

Would you date someone who was overweight?

Hicks66 comments on Mar 6, 2018:

If my fingertips don't meet when I hug them, then I draw the line.

What is the definition of the word ‘god’ exactly to you?

Hicks66 comments on Apr 8, 2018:

Right now, it's a lazy explaination for all the stuff not genuinely understood.

Is anyone doing anything cool for St. Patrick's Day?

Hicks66 comments on Mar 4, 2018:

Visit the herpetology exhibit at the zoo and then get drunk.

What are your favorite top 5 Al Pacino movies?

Hicks66 comments on May 14, 2018:

Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, and Justice for All, Heat and Donnie Brasco.

Do you approve capital punishment?

Hicks66 comments on Dec 22, 2019:

I would support capital punishment except for the remotest possibility of executing and innocent accused.

Which Star Trek series is your favorite?

Hicks66 comments on May 14, 2018:

TOS.

What say you? Are you just here for some sort of validation that you exist?

Hicks66 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

Nope. Just another falling tree in the forest.

Does age matter to you when it comes to love or dating?

Hicks66 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

There are laws, ya know. Seriously though, I don't think I could fulfill the role of mentor very well if that's what she wanted. I don't know if I have the energy to keep up with some young go-getting lass. And I'm not hoping for a live-in nurse either. On the flip side, I dunno. Can I get back to you?

are you afraid of death?

Hicks66 comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Right now, yes. Death would suck. Annihilation is something I never looked forward to and would like to avoid. The prospect of an afterlife is attractive but unsubstantial. Read too much Lovecraft to trust the bipolar Heaven/Hell model. Staying centered in the here and now is how I cope.

What is your favorite BEER? Mine is Bud Light Platinum

Hicks66 comments on Jun 23, 2018:

Leffe Brun has been my best beer experience. But Molson Canadian, Kilkenny ICA and MGD are the ones I reach for most.

39-years ago this movie exploded into theaters. [facebook.com]

Hicks66 comments on Aug 17, 2018:

CHARLIE DON'T SURF! Duvall was immortalized in this.

Have You Heard Of Cheddar Man?

Hicks66 comments on Feb 8, 2018:

He looks affable enough.

Whats your dream date
?

Hicks66 comments on Apr 12, 2018:

Taking turns behind the wheel of a heavily customized armored Econoline packed to the rafters with state of the art weapons. We cruise the rain soaked streets righting wrongs and delivering the innocent from certain harm. All the time looting the ill gotten gains of evil doers. After a night of good work, we shed our armour and seek each other's embrace. The darkness scented with sweat and spent cordite. Then a shared bath.

Favorite duets?

Hicks66 comments on Apr 9, 2018:

Bowie and Mercury: Under Pressure.

Men don't like intelligent women.

Hicks66 comments on Feb 9, 2019:

I will not dispute the article's conclusion. But I see no real support for it either. The single cited study is behind a pay wall. I'm too cheap so it's veracity stays hidden to me. The article seems to be an indictment of "male fragility". I would posit that a strong capable woman has no need of a frail,emotional,dull and needy man. But swap the roles and the capable man would want to protect (dominate?) the willowy needy woman. It's an easier row to hoe for fulfilling a procreational agenda. For the capable ambitious woman, there are greater horizons. Motherhood might be but a small priority at the time she is making her sexual selection. It might affect how much effort she wants to devote to a relationship. Studies and career are time consuming for the genuinely ambitious. So two capable ambitious people would find it difficult to align schedules and the resulting frustration leads to second thoughts and cold feet.

Salty, salty, salty.

Hicks66 comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Flattered that you are paying attention....;)

Would you deny someone a date if they were wearing something you didn't like?

Hicks66 comments on Feb 19, 2018:

I wouldn't rule out the possibility that irony provoked their fashion choice. But if it were something that required commitment and seemed impractical to me I'd be going through some cost/benefit analysis. EG: excessive body piercing, lip and ear disks.

Richard Feynman on "Not Knowing Things" One of the unexpected benefits I experienced in letting ...

Hicks66 comments on Sep 8, 2019:

He's one of the great ones.

Hey guys, I am new to this thing. So what is up?

Hicks66 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

Me too. Been unabashedly posting. Love the BBS format. Very nostalgic. Hope you're doing well. Good luck.

Don’t set the bar too high ;)

Hicks66 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

As soon as I saw the C&H tag, I knew there was gold here.

Looking for a caption....

Hicks66 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

"Wonder how many drones it takes Amazon to ship 5 tons of Catnip."

Would you rather work day shifts, night shifts or graveyard shifts?

Hicks66 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Until the proliferation of 24 hr. grocery stores, I could not eat properly when I worked afternoons. Graveyard shifts messed with my sleep patterns immensely.

Neil deGrasse Tyson back on Joe Rogan. [youtu.be] Engaging and fascinating

Hicks66 comments on Sep 8, 2019:

Is it me or is Joe showing some signs of woo acceptance? The whole Hawaiian thing bothers me a bit.

How do you think you speak on a daily basis?

Hicks66 comments on Aug 13, 2018:

I dunno. I try to use a rich vocabulary and a lot of profanity. Simple to-the-point communication is for instruction manuals IMHO, not conversation.

Don't date robots. [youtube.com]

Hicks66 comments on Aug 17, 2018:

sorry. wasn't paying attention... https://youtu.be/tk7PMSzY00U

How is revenge best served...?

Hicks66 comments on Feb 27, 2018:

Living well is the best revenge. - George Herbert. To crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women. - Conan the Barbarian

As a non theist, what are your top 3 political issues you would like to see addressed in the ...

Hicks66 comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Another effin election? Oh. You mean youze guys... Well, good luck.

Space Movie??? ?

Hicks66 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

This should be patently obvious: Aliens

Hello!! I'm new here so just trying to learn all the ins and outs! Is there anyone out there that...

Hicks66 comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Yup.

Rogue One is the best Star Wars movie. Change my mind.....

Hicks66 comments on Oct 11, 2020:

No. Not my job. You have your opinion. I have mine. I'm a IV snob, btw. Everything stems from A New Hope and the rest are derivatives.

Trump’s ‘marching orders’ to the Pentagon: Plan a grand military parade - The Washington Post

Hicks66 comments on Feb 8, 2018:

Reminds me of the former Soviet May Day parades. Look how it worked out for them.

Temper Temper..

Hicks66 comments on Mar 1, 2018:

Well, as a child, I was hyperactive. So I could do drama. But my folks helped refine it until I reached my teens. I can seeth but I don't indulge in wanton acts of destruction. Online gaming seems to tweek my frustration. And I might regress. But with people it seems easier to stay the course. Go figure.

At what point is a technologically enhanced human not a human anymore?

Hicks66 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

never. you can't escape your ancestry. We're still apes.

MEN: What would your reason be for asking a woman what she does for a living, upon meeting her?

Hicks66 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

I, for one, recognize profession as the tip of the iceberg when learning about an individual. If I were to discover someone who has a career rather than just a job, that is rare and fascinating to me. But to apply a mosaic of stereotypes based on profession, culture, race, religion or political bias is to miss the point of asking questions in the first place. IMHO.

Who said, “a day without sunshine is like..night”

Hicks66 comments on Apr 12, 2018:

Someone who underestimates the power of a good thunderhead rolling in.

The lies (condensed) Santa Clause: is making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out who's ...

Hicks66 comments on Oct 20, 2020:

Lie? What? <rereads> No... <sound of glass shatters in the background>

What types of things do you take note of and recall easily?

Hicks66 comments on Feb 8, 2018:

I'm visually oriented. There's so many times I'd be doing stuff like saying Richard Dreyfuss when I meant Robert Duval. But I could draw you a picture.

Star Trek fans, here are all the Star Trek Captain's. Which one is your favorite?

Hicks66 comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Kirk. A thousand times, Kirk. I will alway vote for the person cutting trail for all the "Johnny/Jeannie come latelys".