Despite the scandal of the Westminster Govt.

zeuser comments on Nov 19, 2020:

You put a vaccine into whippets, lots of stoners would take it. I would.

Moravian replies on Nov 23, 2020:

@zeuser For recreational use ?. Never tried it but it sounds like a laugh

The untold fairy tale

Austin-Cambridge comments on Nov 22, 2020:

I'm wondering how many will see that! :-)

Moravian replies on Nov 22, 2020:

Who nose ;-)

[youtu.

Marionville comments on Nov 22, 2020:

Great band. Have you heard how Dan is keeping now?

Moravian replies on Nov 22, 2020:

I don't know how he is faring these days but the action of his family can't be helping https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/1156104/a-thoroughly-dishonest-man-fife-conman-architect-jailed-for-duping-client/

Yea, yea, I get it: anniversary of 9/11 and what 'ya know about where you were, blab, blab.

Surfpirate comments on Sep 11, 2020:

Meanwhile, Julian Assange is facing a kangaroo court in the UK so that he can be shipped off for further torture by the Amerikaan Elites who are still butt hurt because he had the audacity to call out the obvious - The Emperor Has No Clothes!

Moravian replies on Nov 22, 2020:

https://www.bing.com/search?q=gary+mckinnon=ufn%3a%22Gary+McKinnon%22+sid%3a%2281b6d673-6b58-88a3-35b8-c6b84 Theresa May as home secretary had the guts to stop the extradition of this guy. I doubt if "tough guy" Priti Patel will do the same with Assange. If the US establishment is made to look foolish somebody has to pay.

The Pope fronting 'Bad Religion'.

Wisterious comments on Nov 20, 2020:

There's nothing I can add to my fellow agnostics' comments! You guys are hot 🔥 today. More hilarious than the meme! Well, maybe something by, 'Black Sabbath?'

Moravian replies on Nov 20, 2020:

@Wisterious https://youtu.be/uMa2ga8gqEw?t=54 But can he sing like Ozzy

The Pope fronting 'Bad Religion'.

Wisterious comments on Nov 20, 2020:

There's nothing I can add to my fellow agnostics' comments! You guys are hot 🔥 today. More hilarious than the meme! Well, maybe something by, 'Black Sabbath?'

Moravian replies on Nov 20, 2020:

God is dead

This scurrilous piece of nonsense was posted on the gun lovers group.

Lorajay comments on Nov 20, 2020:

Clint has always been a right winger so it's possible but not probable that this came from his mind. Unless he's become completely senile, I think he knows Biden is not from Hawaii. It's really sad that some people might actually believe this stuff.

Moravian replies on Nov 20, 2020:

Sure Clint is conservative and probably pro gun but I don't think for a minute that he wrote this. It looks like whoever wrote it confused Biden with Obama,

Whether or not God exists, Christopher Hitchens is still a scumbag

Moravian comments on Nov 19, 2020:

You post a hatchet job by some anonymous writer who says Hitch. didn't have an original thought ?. Think about it.

Moravian replies on Nov 20, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez Originality ?

Despite the scandal of the Westminster Govt.

Babyoda comments on Nov 19, 2020:

I had to Google Mr. Whippy,I never heard of it.It's an ice cream company they would have the freezers.🤣

Moravian replies on Nov 20, 2020:

A free raspberry ripple with every jab !!

Despite the scandal of the Westminster Govt.

zeuser comments on Nov 19, 2020:

You put a vaccine into whippets, lots of stoners would take it. I would.

Moravian replies on Nov 20, 2020:

Whippets ?. Little dogs ?

Me to Clint, me too.

Moravian comments on Nov 19, 2020:

Whoever wrote this load of nonsense seems to be a bit confused. I don't think Biden spent 8 years in the white house

Moravian replies on Nov 19, 2020:

@bigpawbullets The VP doesn't live in the White house and is Scranton really a Muslim loving socialist crap hole ?

Indian Joke about Weather Fall was upon a remote reservation when the Indian tribe asked their new ...

St-Sinner comments on Nov 19, 2020:

Columbus fucked up big time and it is driving me nuts every day. I wished I could trademark the word "Indian" when the stupid Spaniards and English messed up their use of the term. That could give me and generations tons of money. Now I am not Indian, I am freaking South Asian!

Moravian replies on Nov 19, 2020:

@Beowulfsfriend Or First nations. They were living there long before the country was called America

Indian Joke about Weather Fall was upon a remote reservation when the Indian tribe asked their new ...

Austin-Cambridge comments on Nov 19, 2020:

Nice joke Moravian, you need to be careful with jokes here, if you had said "Injun" everyone would have known what you meant! :-D

Moravian replies on Nov 19, 2020:

Take your point. I think I have upset our resident South Asian St Sinner

Trump is determined leave America in the most vulnerable position possible since he was not ...

Moravian comments on Nov 18, 2020:

How is removing troops from Afghanistan going to make America vulnerable?. They shouldn't be there in the first place

Moravian replies on Nov 19, 2020:

@Lorajay Yes,I take your point. It would create a vacuum and allow the Taliban to increase power and influence in the area but would this make America more vulnerable ?. I doubt it. On a similar vein Boris has just announced an increase in defence spending of £15 billion. I have a suspicious mind but I wonder if this is to help bolster NATO and therefore appeal to Biden and get a better trade deal between the UK and USA.

Whether or not God exists, Christopher Hitchens is still a scumbag

Krish55 comments on Nov 18, 2020:

He supported the Iraq War. He found that being pro-imperialist was profitable.

Moravian replies on Nov 19, 2020:

@Krish55 True and Erdogan would be on a charge as well.

Whether or not God exists, Christopher Hitchens is still a scumbag

Krish55 comments on Nov 18, 2020:

He supported the Iraq War. He found that being pro-imperialist was profitable.

Moravian replies on Nov 19, 2020:

@Krish55 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/apr/05/iraq.mainsection I don't know if he was ever tried for acts of genocide but it was certainly being considered

Whether or not God exists, Christopher Hitchens is still a scumbag

Krish55 comments on Nov 18, 2020:

He supported the Iraq War. He found that being pro-imperialist was profitable.

Moravian replies on Nov 19, 2020:

He was a supporter of the Kurdish people and I think the fact that Saddam was committing genocide against them coloured his views.

Why do men think this is a weapon?

Sofabeast comments on Nov 17, 2020:

Ooo a 'strop'. Weapons like these were commonplace in Scottish schools and used to punish unruly children.

Moravian replies on Nov 17, 2020:

@RoyMillar The most famous was the lochgelly. Named after the town in Fife where they were made My hands were familiar with the feel of them

latest testing kits from China

Robecology comments on Nov 16, 2020:

Kind of racist. We've had Chinese food restaurants in America long before the first fast food hamburger or chicken prep came out. Let's note poke fun at the "Fortune cookie" or the broken english of the Chinese Americans... Who can forget this scene from "A Christmas story" ...

Moravian replies on Nov 17, 2020:

Is the joke racist ?. Maybe, but I think it pokes fun at the Westerners who eat at so called Chinese restuarants which produce a bland product which has no relation to the many regional foods eaten in China. It is a long time since I have eaten at one of those places but the main ingredient in the food appeared to be monosodium glutamate with the obligatory fortune cookie. to finish.

latest testing kits from China

Robecology comments on Nov 16, 2020:

Kind of racist. We've had Chinese food restaurants in America long before the first fast food hamburger or chicken prep came out. Let's note poke fun at the "Fortune cookie" or the broken english of the Chinese Americans... Who can forget this scene from "A Christmas story" ...

Moravian replies on Nov 17, 2020:

@Robecology Are they ?. they are keeping it quiet then as it is Pfizer and Moderna in the USA who appear to be leading the race and the Russian Sputnik vaccine if it can be trusted.

I find it reassuring that most of the developed/ educated world is embracing atheism or at least ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 16, 2020:

What? No USA.

Moravian replies on Nov 16, 2020:

She did say developed/educated ;-)

Just been blocked again.

altschmerz comments on Nov 14, 2020:

@of-the-mountain blocks at the drop of a hat. I had had a good relationship with him, I thought, and then he blocked me because I insisted that Palestine was a real country (that guy seriously hates Palestinians).

Moravian replies on Nov 14, 2020:

I don't think we would be buddies then

Just been blocked again.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 14, 2020:

Getting blocked for a bit of info, especially on a funny, seems way overboard. But then, that's just me thinking aloud.

Moravian replies on Nov 14, 2020:

Yes, I can understand most of the previous blockings but this one has me puzzled.

Quality Euphemisms

of-the-mountain comments on Nov 12, 2020:

Back door man/woman!!!

Moravian replies on Nov 13, 2020:

@of-the-mountain Nope. In the world of that great blues singer songwriter Willie Dixon

Quality Euphemisms

of-the-mountain comments on Nov 12, 2020:

Back door man/woman!!!

Moravian replies on Nov 13, 2020:

https://youtu.be/O6DAdDyWZaQ?t=25 Back door man means something quite different

English cuisine...

Moravian comments on Nov 12, 2020:

Priced in $ ??

Moravian replies on Nov 12, 2020:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz Burger King is owned by a US/Canadian conglomerate which also has Tim Hortons in it's portfolio. The fast food outlet that even makes Macdonalds look classy.

I don't get high anymore.

Wisterious comments on Nov 11, 2020:

Photoshopped, I do believe.

Moravian replies on Nov 12, 2020:

@FrayedBear So those people are stupid ?. What a strange world you inhabit.

Two million-year-old skull of human cousin found by Australian team in South African cave ...

Moravian comments on Nov 11, 2020:

Come on. Give god a break. He obviously had a few attempts before he got it right.

Moravian replies on Nov 11, 2020:

@Diagoras Judging by the way we are treating the earth he may have to create another one in due course.

HYBRID PETROL/ELECTRIC CARS ?

p-nullifidian comments on Nov 11, 2020:

Petroleum engines of any kind are dinosaurs, assuming the goal is to eliminate all carbon emissions from motorized vehicles. Battery efficiency is improving with each year--witness the new Lucent Air with a range of 500+ miles on a single charge.

Moravian replies on Nov 11, 2020:

@RoyMillar That is very impressive as the official figure is only 35mpg

HYBRID PETROL/ELECTRIC CARS ?

p-nullifidian comments on Nov 11, 2020:

Petroleum engines of any kind are dinosaurs, assuming the goal is to eliminate all carbon emissions from motorized vehicles. Battery efficiency is improving with each year--witness the new Lucent Air with a range of 500+ miles on a single charge.

Moravian replies on Nov 11, 2020:

@RoyMillar That sounds a bit optimistic. If my maths is right that equates to 63 miles per imperial gallon. I get up to 40mpg in my 12 year old impreza. I have had several Subarus over the years . I had one of the first in the country in around 1980. Slow and it handled poorly but it had 4WD. They improved greatly after that and the best I had was a turbo charged petrol model. Went like the proverbial shit of a shovel They have always been a bit behind the times. They took so long to get a diesel engine that they just about missed the boat. As you say they will have to get a pure electric sooner rather than later.

HYBRID PETROL/ELECTRIC CARS ?

Fernapple comments on Nov 11, 2020:

Yes that is what I think, it seems a very strange idea, and logically it could even increase carbon, since charging batteries and then powering the car with electric motors, can not be as efficient as a direct drive. The only thing that I think they can be logically sold for, is to reduce ...

Moravian replies on Nov 11, 2020:

I think you have a point there. I have a friend with a hybrid Lexus and it appears to start off purely on battery power then the engine cuts in. If used on stop start journeys in town the emissions may be lower as obviously starting from rest requires more power and therefore more emissions. I think it would be minimal though.

HYBRID PETROL/ELECTRIC CARS ?

p-nullifidian comments on Nov 11, 2020:

Petroleum engines of any kind are dinosaurs, assuming the goal is to eliminate all carbon emissions from motorized vehicles. Battery efficiency is improving with each year--witness the new Lucent Air with a range of 500+ miles on a single charge.

Moravian replies on Nov 11, 2020:

Very true but hybrids are becoming more popular. What made me think of this was an advert for a new hybrid Lexus with a fuel economy of around 35 mpg. I have a 12 year old Subaru which does between 35 mpg and 40 mpg. Road tax i believe for the Lexus is £125 pa and I pay £250 pa. Seems a bit unfair.

There’s this interesting class of people that aren’t rich, they’re the near rich I guess.

girlwithsmiles comments on Nov 6, 2020:

My Dad’s the UK version. Bloody annoying would be my name for it lols! Perhaps happy with their heads in the media?

Moravian replies on Nov 10, 2020:

@Marionville I live in a village where half of the houses are either holiday homes or holiday lets. House prices are shooting up because city dwellers are selling up and moving to the country so young locals have no hope of buying a house.

[youtu.be] As it's my birthday today I thought I would post a suitable song.

Wisterious comments on Nov 10, 2020:

Happy Belated Birthday, Moravian! May it be the best year yet. :)

Moravian replies on Nov 10, 2020:

Thanks ;-)

Controversial Ben Shapiro meme

Moravian comments on Nov 9, 2020:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2020/08/11/the-importance-of-humiliating-ben-shapiro/?sh=187e6ff94270 Why pay any attention to what this arsehole says ?

Moravian replies on Nov 9, 2020:

Hages ;-) , ;-)

Now to watch the the manbaby-turdpuffin have the biggest tantrum of all time.

HumanistJohn comments on Nov 9, 2020:

Touche. I wonder when he'll start threatening to hold his breath till he turns blue? --- Don't push that metaphor too far...

Moravian replies on Nov 9, 2020:

Very good !!

Controversial Ben Shapiro meme

Moravian comments on Nov 9, 2020:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2020/08/11/the-importance-of-humiliating-ben-shapiro/?sh=187e6ff94270 Why pay any attention to what this arsehole says ?

Moravian replies on Nov 9, 2020:

@Hages So ?. Put it on the conservative group then.

Christian “Prophetess”: There’s Football in Heaven and Jesus Always Wins | Hemant Mehta | ...

Moravian comments on Nov 7, 2020:

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-liverpool-predicted-team-19240532 Not always. My money is on Liverpool

Moravian replies on Nov 8, 2020:

@snytiger6 Another reason for not going to heaven then

Who said the Illuminati are fiction ?

Hages comments on Nov 7, 2020:

Please don’t make me go down another rabbit hole.

Moravian replies on Nov 7, 2020:

@Hages You're ok then.

Who said the Illuminati are fiction ?

Hages comments on Nov 7, 2020:

Please don’t make me go down another rabbit hole.

Moravian replies on Nov 7, 2020:

Is your name Alice ?

If humanity could get past religion and politics, what do you think it should focus on instead?

Hages comments on Nov 7, 2020:

Space travel and colonization.

Moravian replies on Nov 7, 2020:

The arrogance of humankind. The long term aim is to gradually inhabit planets or even artificial satellites further and further away from the solar system so that when the earth is burnt to a frazzle there are humans to survive and perpetuate the species. Better to let them die off with the planet.

Why was the popular vote so close in the US presidential election?

KevinMR comments on Nov 5, 2020:

The most important issue to most people is a strong economy, and before COVID it was perceived by many that Trump deserved credit for it. Now we need a rebound and they aren't convinced Biden could lead it. IMO.

Moravian replies on Nov 6, 2020:

Borrowing money to give tax breaks is going to give a boost to the economy as that money is spent but it is detrimental in the long term. Unemployment had reduced slightly under Trump until Covid struck but they would probably be mostly zero hour contracts in retail and the service industries.

Today's Hike: Golden Northern Larch and a personal record.

Moravian comments on Nov 5, 2020:

Great photos. I would love to visit the area sometime. Great to see some natural woodland still existing. Hopefully now Trump will not now be able to desecrate it as he is hoping to do in Alaska. I think I mentioned this before. As an arboriculturalist i was interested in the "northern larch"you ...

Moravian replies on Nov 6, 2020:

@LiterateHiker Yes as the article says, the two larch species found in Washington are Sub Alpine larch and Western larch. The Sub Alpine being confined to the higher slopes obviously. The range of Tamarack is further north and east. Deciduous conifers include all the larches plus a few others including swamp or bald cypress. Northern larch is not a species and must be a local name to describe any larch sp. Golden larch is native to China and would not be found here.

Sean Connery walks into a bar and takes a seat next to a very attractive woman.

silverotter11 comments on Nov 5, 2020:

What a wonderful Bond. Loved his other roles as well. I think the Untouchables and the Rock are two of my favorites.

Moravian replies on Nov 6, 2020:

Have you watched "The Hill" ?. Pretty good.

popcorn day

Moravian comments on Nov 4, 2020:

For those outside the USA who are confused about the electoral system here it is clearly explained (stolen from facebook)

Moravian replies on Nov 4, 2020:

@Petter Ha ha. Some Merkins do realise there are other countries out there.. What gives with the disguise ?

Islam has declared war to my country. : atheism

Moravian comments on Oct 31, 2020:

France is paying for it's colonial past compounded by the interference in the middle east and north Africa by western govts.

Moravian replies on Nov 1, 2020:

@Spongebob Yes , I take your point but the main reason France has so many Islamic immigrants from North Africa is due to their colonial past. The majority of them are model citizens and the French authorities are handling the situation badly. For example stopping the sale of halal food is ridiculous. The young man who killed the school teacher was from Chechnya and the latest one from Morocco so to come down hard on the French Muslims is counter productive.

Madagascar

Robecology comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Don't forget my favorite - and one I own (and you can too). NOTAGASCAR... I've owned the S since 2013. Hit me up for the discount code when you're ready to buy....

Moravian replies on Nov 1, 2020:

You can carry a spare can of gas in the car but some spare electricity ;-) ?

Islam has declared war to my country. : atheism

Moravian comments on Oct 31, 2020:

France is paying for it's colonial past compounded by the interference in the middle east and north Africa by western govts.

Moravian replies on Nov 1, 2020:

@Spongebob Good point. I really admire the Vietnamese in how tolerant and welcoming they are to westerners despite the French occupation followed by the US invasion and the atrocities they carried out.

What do you feel about the news that Jeremy Corbyn has been suspended from the Labour Party, ...

Petter comments on Oct 30, 2020:

Corbyn is not guilty of anti-semitism. He is anti-Israeli, a very different matter. Israel's treatment of Palestine merits condemnation. It is, unfortunately, instigated by fanatically religious individuals. That is the whole problem with all Abrahamaic religions - fanaticism. This is a bad move ...

Moravian replies on Oct 31, 2020:

Well said. The following is from a friend who is an activist in the labour movement and the Palestinian situation. The Labour party have always taken this antisemitism scam seriously. Consequently they are over a barrel. The Zionist lobby will always invent an excuse to call Corbyn a Jew hater (There was one complaint that he put a German pronunciation on someone's name, therefore he was antisemitic and vile man: honest, I have not made that up. It was some actor who came out with that repugnant crap that was never called out for the pathetic, nonsensical smear that it really was.) Stamer is shitting himself everytime the latest antisemitic scandal hits the headlines. So, Corbyn is going to be expelled: he hasn't got a snowball's chance of surviving this one which was always going to come for him. An honest politician - which is a very rare thing - who virtually from the cradle has been against racism of any form, has been hounded as a despicable racist. The saddest thing is that people believe it. Says it better than I could.

A Right-Wing Christian Group Made an Electoral College Propaganda Video for Kids | Hemant Mehta | ...

Jolanta comments on Oct 29, 2020:

I always thought that the way the votes are counted in the US is just absurd. Surely it is the people's votes that should be counted not on a state basis.

Moravian replies on Oct 30, 2020:

@Silver1wun "Power corrupts and and absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely" Lord Acton. To anyone living in a democracy the electoral system in the USA is bizarre.

But he loves us.......

JackPedigo comments on Oct 29, 2020:

If only they were dressed so warm. It has been said sheep are some of the dumbest animals in the world next to some humans.

Moravian replies on Oct 29, 2020:

@HankSherman Cold air is more dense so it slides to the valley bottoms. Why you can see frost on the valley floor but not higher up the slopes

But he loves us.......

JackPedigo comments on Oct 29, 2020:

If only they were dressed so warm. It has been said sheep are some of the dumbest animals in the world next to some humans.

Moravian replies on Oct 29, 2020:

Sheep are known to move to higher ground at night in winter where it is less cold so they are not as stupid as Trump supporters.

States are always competing, it looks like it is Montana's time to shine Brrrr

SiouxcitySue comments on Oct 29, 2020:

Born in Montana, live in Arizona, spiritual home Alaska. I can relate.

Moravian replies on Oct 29, 2020:

@SiouxcitySue Watched a documentary about the town. Interesting place . They like their billboards there.

Great Sins of a Racist Great Country.

Moravian comments on Oct 27, 2020:

Got any proof ?. I very much doubt this happened.

Moravian replies on Oct 28, 2020:

@GipsyOfNewSpain https://www.britannica.com/event/Guatemala-syphilis-experiment/Study-flaws-and-ethical-considerations The experiment was carried out in Guatemala not in the USA and for a period of 2 years not 40 years and what has that got to do with a covid19 vaccine ?

Great Sins of a Racist Great Country.

Moravian comments on Oct 27, 2020:

Got any proof ?. I very much doubt this happened.

Moravian replies on Oct 28, 2020:

@GipsyOfNewSpain That the best you can do ?

[youtu.be] As it's my birthday today I thought I would post a suitable song.

Budgie comments on Oct 26, 2020:

Congratulations on surviving another journey around the sun.

Moravian replies on Oct 27, 2020:

Thanks ;-)

[youtu.be] As it's my birthday today I thought I would post a suitable song.

TimeOutForMe comments on Oct 26, 2020:

Happy Birthday.

Moravian replies on Oct 26, 2020:

Thanks ;-)

Non Brits may not get this.

Petter comments on Oct 25, 2020:

Foes having the seventh, still on your garden, get you charged with indecency?

Moravian replies on Oct 25, 2020:

Overcrowding I think.

Non Brits may not get this.

Wisterious comments on Oct 25, 2020:

Lol. You're right! Whooosh. Right over my head. 😏

Moravian replies on Oct 25, 2020:

Serial killers Fred and Rose West buried many of their victims in their garden

Non Brits may not get this.

FrayedBear comments on Oct 25, 2020:

Nope I don't get it. Is it a Scottish thing like haggis?

Moravian replies on Oct 25, 2020:

Fred and Rose West ??

[youtu.be] As it's my birthday today I thought I would post a suitable song.

Triphid comments on Oct 24, 2020:

Many Happy Returns on this the Anniversary of your safe arrival into this world, may it truly be a great day and may you have many. many more to come. Live long and apostatize.

Moravian replies on Oct 25, 2020:

Thanks ;-)

[youtu.be] As it's my birthday today I thought I would post a suitable song.

callmedubious comments on Oct 25, 2020:

happy BD.

Moravian replies on Oct 25, 2020:

Thanks ;-)

[youtu.be] As it's my birthday today I thought I would post a suitable song.

KKGator comments on Oct 24, 2020:

Happy Birthday!

Moravian replies on Oct 24, 2020:

Thanks :-)

[youtu.be] As it's my birthday today I thought I would post a suitable song.

LucyLoohoo comments on Oct 24, 2020:

21 again? Have a good one!

Moravian replies on Oct 24, 2020:

Ha ha I wish

[youtu.be] As it's my birthday today I thought I would post a suitable song.

bobwjr comments on Oct 24, 2020:

Happy birthday buddy

Moravian replies on Oct 24, 2020:

Thanks bob

[youtu.be] As it's my birthday today I thought I would post a suitable song.

Spinliesel comments on Oct 24, 2020:

Hsappy birthday and many more!

Moravian replies on Oct 24, 2020:

Thanks. I am looking forward to them

[youtu.be] As it's my birthday today I thought I would post a suitable song.

Pralina1 comments on Oct 24, 2020:

Happy birthday sweetheart ♥️. Alive 🙌

Moravian replies on Oct 24, 2020:

Thanks. Yes still living despite my advancing years :-)

[youtu.be] As it's my birthday today I thought I would post a suitable song.

Marionville comments on Oct 24, 2020:

Have a great day! 🎼🎂🥂👏

Moravian replies on Oct 24, 2020:

Thanks. As I am not in central Scotland the pubs are open but drinks have to be consumed outside so I think it will be a quite celebration at home.

[youtu.be] As it's my birthday today I thought I would post a suitable song.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Oct 24, 2020:

Happy birthday.

Moravian replies on Oct 24, 2020:

Thanks.

China must have the best cricket team in the world and I didn't even know they played the game.

St-Sinner comments on Oct 22, 2020:

A laugh is ok but seriously the story is different. China is saying it did not get respect from the world, the Japanese treated them very badly, the West dismissed China for decades and now the largest airport, the largest dam, the most modern bridges and fastest highway and road construction in ...

Moravian replies on Oct 23, 2020:

Fascinating country, Dodgy eating habits.

Most mispronounced story in LOR

MichelleGar1 comments on Oct 22, 2020:

LMAO!!! I've been drinking, everything is extremely funny right now!

Moravian replies on Oct 22, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Well done. You should be made an honorary Englishwoman

Most mispronounced story in LOR

MichelleGar1 comments on Oct 22, 2020:

LMAO!!! I've been drinking, everything is extremely funny right now!

Moravian replies on Oct 22, 2020:

Now pronounce Worcestershire

I think I would do her, if I was Abel.

Petter comments on Oct 21, 2020:

I presume the other brother cain't do it.

Moravian replies on Oct 21, 2020:

Cain isn't Abel

Are golden showers forecast in your area? Gold diggers on alert

St-Sinner comments on Oct 12, 2020:

I fully believe in the stupidity and superstitions of people in that place. Bangalaru is the technology outsourcing capital of India with most technology world giants' offices there. Just imagine what the rest of India must be like.

Moravian replies on Oct 13, 2020:

@St-Sinner OK I give up. You haven't once addressed the point I made. You are saying that people still appeal to the goddess to save them from smallpox. A disease eradicated over 40 years ago. I am sure that they appeal to the goddess for other reasons but that's not what you said. Bye bye

Are golden showers forecast in your area? Gold diggers on alert

St-Sinner comments on Oct 12, 2020:

I fully believe in the stupidity and superstitions of people in that place. Bangalaru is the technology outsourcing capital of India with most technology world giants' offices there. Just imagine what the rest of India must be like.

Moravian replies on Oct 13, 2020:

@St-Sinner Nope, never been to India but I hope to visit my nephew in Kerela some time. I have no intention of visiting the crowded cities further north. I have lived and traveled widely in the USA though and I think that is extreme enough for me. I'm not sure what your motivation is in listing the negative aspects of the country. Does it make you feel superior ?. I believe Shitala is the goddess of infectious diseases but as smallpox was eradicated over 40 years ago why would people appeal to the goddess for protection against smallpox ?. As I said "Nonsense"

Are golden showers forecast in your area? Gold diggers on alert

St-Sinner comments on Oct 12, 2020:

I fully believe in the stupidity and superstitions of people in that place. Bangalaru is the technology outsourcing capital of India with most technology world giants' offices there. Just imagine what the rest of India must be like.

Moravian replies on Oct 13, 2020:

@St-Sinner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUm6r-pDTmk I am sure most of what you say is true but that has nothing to do with the photo you posted with the ridiculous caption about smallpox. My nephew lives in Kerela where the woman in charge of the health board reacted immediately to stop the spread of covid 19' Compare that with the useless performance of the authorities in your beloved USA before you condemn your old country as totally backward and superstitious.

Are golden showers forecast in your area? Gold diggers on alert

St-Sinner comments on Oct 12, 2020:

I fully believe in the stupidity and superstitions of people in that place. Bangalaru is the technology outsourcing capital of India with most technology world giants' offices there. Just imagine what the rest of India must be like.

Moravian replies on Oct 12, 2020:

Smallpox was eradicated in India in 1977 so why would people be doing this in 2018 ? Nonsense !!

Since religion is given a tax-free status, why not give science a tax-free status?

Word comments on Oct 10, 2020:

People don't need tax free science, people need tax free everything in life. Education to the fullness of all knowledge, understanding, wisdom, skill, craft, trade and college certification of any kind free from taxation, free from tuition, free from loans, free from any fees.

Moravian replies on Oct 12, 2020:

@Word Well, since the word is listed in my trusty Collins dictionary I will have to accept that it is in current usage but I will only accept it as an adjective not as a noun. If you ever see an evil let me know.

Since religion is given a tax-free status, why not give science a tax-free status?

Word comments on Oct 10, 2020:

People don't need tax free science, people need tax free everything in life. Education to the fullness of all knowledge, understanding, wisdom, skill, craft, trade and college certification of any kind free from taxation, free from tuition, free from loans, free from any fees.

Moravian replies on Oct 11, 2020:

@MakeItGood, @Word There is no such thing as "evil". It is a religious invention. Science is neither good or bad it just is. It is the application of science that can be good or bad. Science gave us nuclear weapons and some people would argue that they are good because they stopped the Soviet Union and the West fighting a conventional war.

Since religion is given a tax-free status, why not give science a tax-free status?

Word comments on Oct 10, 2020:

People don't need tax free science, people need tax free everything in life. Education to the fullness of all knowledge, understanding, wisdom, skill, craft, trade and college certification of any kind free from taxation, free from tuition, free from loans, free from any fees.

Moravian replies on Oct 11, 2020:

@MakeItGood Yes I aware of that but to imply that this is the norm is very misleading. I have a young friend who attended Rhode Island art school at a cost of around $50,000 pa. Fortunately his parents could use inherited money to pay for much of the cost or he would have been lumbered with massive debts.

Since religion is given a tax-free status, why not give science a tax-free status?

Word comments on Oct 10, 2020:

People don't need tax free science, people need tax free everything in life. Education to the fullness of all knowledge, understanding, wisdom, skill, craft, trade and college certification of any kind free from taxation, free from tuition, free from loans, free from any fees.

Moravian replies on Oct 10, 2020:

@MakeItGood If your education cost $160000 it was hardly free was it?. Not many students are as fortunate as you were. University tuition fees are genuinely free to the student in Scotland, for Scottish and EU residents only, which would total just under £40000 for the standard four year degree course. Grants are available for living costs which are paid back from earnings when the student starts working.

Since religion is given a tax-free status, why not give science a tax-free status?

Word comments on Oct 10, 2020:

People don't need tax free science, people need tax free everything in life. Education to the fullness of all knowledge, understanding, wisdom, skill, craft, trade and college certification of any kind free from taxation, free from tuition, free from loans, free from any fees.

Moravian replies on Oct 10, 2020:

@Word So you don't have an answer. Thought so.

Since religion is given a tax-free status, why not give science a tax-free status?

Word comments on Oct 10, 2020:

People don't need tax free science, people need tax free everything in life. Education to the fullness of all knowledge, understanding, wisdom, skill, craft, trade and college certification of any kind free from taxation, free from tuition, free from loans, free from any fees.

Moravian replies on Oct 10, 2020:

So you want free education. So how are you going to fund it ?

I had a priest carry out an exorcism on my house. I didn't pay the bill and it has been repossessed

Boomtarat03 comments on Oct 7, 2020:

_Lols 😅😅😅 at least give the "donation"_😂

Moravian replies on Oct 7, 2020:

That's the spirit

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Moravian comments on Oct 4, 2020:

Because the paintings were done in Europe and obviously the models used were local caucasians

Moravian replies on Oct 5, 2020:

@rainmanjr Possibly because "white" is good and "black" is evil and the white Europeans were probably racist anyway but does it really matter ?

So, during the covid lockdown we gave my 93yo mum a smartphone and hooked her up to fb and messenger...

Willow_Wisp comments on Oct 4, 2020:

I had family that I would humor so they could be comfortable in their delusions. My Grandmother for example who died convinced that fire came from a substance called phlogiston. *** The phlogiston theory is a superseded scientific theory that postulated the existence of a fire-like element ...

Moravian replies on Oct 4, 2020:

Is this something to do with spontaneous combustion. ? I remember a few cases where burnt out bodies were found with no obvious source of the fire.

IMO, humans came up with the idea of a soul and a life after death when we started becoming aware of...

Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2020:

Yes, but as a free agent, I can choose to believe anything I want, if it makes me feel better, irrespective of the facts. Add to that great evidence exists there is a continuation of the 'soul' beyond this one lifetime, then as an agnostic I have to keep an open mind. Since there is no 'concrete' ...

Moravian replies on Oct 4, 2020:

@Storm1752 https://www.livescience.com/7737-reality-reincarnation.html Good old Bridey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6fWUA6_odc Combine it with being a Martian, even better

IMO, humans came up with the idea of a soul and a life after death when we started becoming aware of...

Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2020:

Yes, but as a free agent, I can choose to believe anything I want, if it makes me feel better, irrespective of the facts. Add to that great evidence exists there is a continuation of the 'soul' beyond this one lifetime, then as an agnostic I have to keep an open mind. Since there is no 'concrete' ...

Moravian replies on Oct 3, 2020:

@Storm1752 I thought it was obvious.The "soul" must have thoughts and memories of the original person or the whole thing is a bit pointless. Alzheimers destroys the memories of the sufferer leaving a pathetic shadow of the original person and you are suggesting that this is reincarnated or enters eternal life ?. Both sad and cruel to suggest such a thing. Of course if I misunderstand what you mean by an afterlife please enlighten me,

Oasis.

Theresa_N comments on Oct 2, 2020:

Never heard of them, not bad. As you say, a lot of British imagery.

Moravian replies on Oct 2, 2020:

Never heard of Oasis, Blur, Britpop ?. Huge in the 1990's

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Marionville comments on Oct 2, 2020:

I remember wee Jackie! He sang this one too... https://youtu.be/bddHLZZ91GU

Moravian replies on Oct 2, 2020:

I don't remember him at all but that song is certainly an improvement on his hit La Dee Dah, unless it was meant to be a parody on the current pop terms.

IMO, humans came up with the idea of a soul and a life after death when we started becoming aware of...

Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2020:

Yes, but as a free agent, I can choose to believe anything I want, if it makes me feel better, irrespective of the facts. Add to that great evidence exists there is a continuation of the 'soul' beyond this one lifetime, then as an agnostic I have to keep an open mind. Since there is no 'concrete' ...

Moravian replies on Oct 2, 2020:

@Storm1752 I think "sceptic" is putting it a bit mildly. Psychics are mostly charlatans who prey on bereaved people and "crop circles " ? Are you serious.?. I don't know if you have had anyone close to you die from the effects of Alzheimers. I have. To see a confident,intelligent ,articulate person gradually deteriorate to a mere shell without the ability to comprehend or even speak and finally die because the brain can no longer control breathing is horrible. To those who think there is some sort of afterlife I would suggest that it would be particularly cruel in a case like this or do they think there is a backup of memories in the "cloud" ;-)

IMO, humans came up with the idea of a soul and a life after death when we started becoming aware of...

Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2020:

Yes, but as a free agent, I can choose to believe anything I want, if it makes me feel better, irrespective of the facts. Add to that great evidence exists there is a continuation of the 'soul' beyond this one lifetime, then as an agnostic I have to keep an open mind. Since there is no 'concrete' ...

Moravian replies on Oct 1, 2020:

@rainmanjr Wishfull thinking I'm afraid. All thoughts, memories, and emotions are created in and stored in the brain and when it dies and degrades they are gone forever.

IMO, humans came up with the idea of a soul and a life after death when we started becoming aware of...

Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2020:

Yes, but as a free agent, I can choose to believe anything I want, if it makes me feel better, irrespective of the facts. Add to that great evidence exists there is a continuation of the 'soul' beyond this one lifetime, then as an agnostic I have to keep an open mind. Since there is no 'concrete' ...

Moravian replies on Sep 30, 2020:

Of course you can believe anything you want but it would be interesting to hear some of this evidence you mention.

Did you know that the Irish are a very inventive and innovative people?

Moravian comments on Sep 27, 2020:

And you are laughing at the Irish ? ;-) I notice kill the sky fairy didn't expand on her inane comment but just out of interest I checked to see the relative Nobel prizes awarded to the citizens of Ireland and the USA. Ireland has 11 and the USA has 383. As they say in the USA "you do the math"

Moravian replies on Sep 28, 2020:

@Triphid Ha ha.Yes the photo was taken from a site selling comedy clothing but it was the only thing I could find to reply on behalf of the Irish although they perfectly capable of doing that themselves.They can laugh at themselves with their Kerry man jokes as well It was Killtheskyfairies comment that annoyed me. An American calling the Irish stupid ? ffs.

I had to post this because of the effect it had on Facebook.

Moravian comments on Sep 25, 2020:

Jesus ?. Looks like Ewan McGregor

Moravian replies on Sep 27, 2020:

@Joanne He does seem to be attractive to the opposite sex. I haven't seen many of his films. I can't stand Star Wars, but I have followed his motorcycle adventures with Charlie Boorman with interest. I was looking forward to watching the film of his latest trip from the tip of South America to Los Angeles on an electric Harley only to find that it is being broadcast by Apple TV. Grrr. We pay £150 a year for a TV licence and more and more is on Apple and Netflix.

I had to post this because of the effect it had on Facebook.

Moravian comments on Sep 25, 2020:

Jesus ?. Looks like Ewan McGregor

Moravian replies on Sep 27, 2020:

@ThisIsPatrick ;-) ;-)

Did you know that the Irish are a very inventive and innovative people?

Killtheskyfairy comments on Sep 25, 2020:

Do the Irish have any famous scientists you can name? I can’t think of any and they always seem so stupid to fight about which made up fairy tale is the best🤡

Moravian replies on Sep 26, 2020:

Your comment is much funnier than the "joke". I think you need a history lesson

I had to post this because of the effect it had on Facebook.

Moravian comments on Sep 25, 2020:

Jesus ?. Looks like Ewan McGregor

Moravian replies on Sep 26, 2020:

@ThisIsPatrick Come on, we hold Ewan McGregor in high regard here for his success as an actor but to give him divine status is going a bit too far,

Today's hike: East Cascade Mountain Foothills.

LiterateHiker comments on Sep 24, 2020:

@RoyMillar, @Larimar, @BestWithoutGods, @Fit50something, @gemini1947, @Dhiltong, @PadraicM, @anglophone, @Mitch07102, @bobwjr, @Buddha, @happyhiker1, @Holysocks, @NoMagicCookie, @freefromgod, @RichCC You'll laugh at this. With no cover (you can see for miles) there was no place for a lady to pee....

Moravian replies on Sep 25, 2020:

@RoyMillar The traditional kilt is made from heavy material which would be a bit warm in summer but cosy in winter. I once saw a guy hiking the West Highland Way in a kilt and commented to him that he was a brave man with the number of midges around. His reply was "They wouldnae dare". I suppose the answer is to have a powerful curry the night before and create your own midge repellent system.

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callmedubious comments on Sep 22, 2020:

such hard lives. yet they keep breeding like rabbits. Schopenhauer is right.

Moravian replies on Sep 25, 2020:

@callmedubious Very true, but when I see stories of ultra religious families in Israel and the bible belt in America having upwards of nine children I shake my head in despair. We constantly hear of the perils of overpopulation and yet countries like Japan with a low birth rate and an aging population and no real history of immigration are struggling, and the govt. in Hungary are offering tax breaks to families that have four children. We live in a crazy world.