‪Other than laughing at Trump abt how dumb he is and how easily he's manipulated; does anyone ...

Paul4747 comments on May 4, 2019:

No, surely they didn't! Because of the wonderful relationship between Kim and Trump. They wouldn't do anything like that... now would they? Say it isn't so... (#satire)

Star Wars parents..

Paul4747 comments on May 4, 2019:

It's a trap?

Was jesus entirely made up

Paul4747 comments on May 4, 2019:

Waitaminute... Ludacris?? The rapper??? was Jesus????? It makes so much sense now!

Jesus has a question for medical doctors

Paul4747 comments on May 4, 2019:

Something is telling me that wasn't the original intent of that painting...

I've been attending AA meetings for some 8 months now.

Paul4747 comments on May 4, 2019:

You have the power to stay on your road. It doesn't take a "higher" or outside power. Those who believe in the "higher power" are no more or less likely to recover than atheists. They've just transferred a dependency to some outside agency. I will say that people need a support network of some kind, be it friends, family, what have you, and AA can provide that, especially the company of others who are going through the same process and are mutually supportive. It's hard to be around people who don't actually get what you're going through. (I know this, I have a degree of PTSD from the amount of time and experiences I've built up in Corrections... it's hard to deal with people who think we sit around drinking coffee all day, we're not *real* law enforcement, we don't deal with *real* criminals... well, actually that's *all* we deal with... but I digress...) The pastor where my ex goes to church says the same spiel every week: "I know I'm a sinner, and I need a savior." From what I've seen of AA etc., there's a lot of similarity to that; the organization seems to think that people need saving and can't get there on their own willpower.

The real reason neither party want a progressive candidate is because they would have the ability to...

Paul4747 comments on May 3, 2019:

Or possibly because the Republican party is not a party of progressives, but conservatives who are unlikely to nominate a progressive... and because the Democrats realize that a minority of the country are what *you* define as "progressive", so they need to appeal to the center to win an election and govern. This isn't some grand conspiracy to keep progressives out of power, it's realpolitik. If "the people" wanted progressives, then they would elect more progressive candidates. Instead, the country is currently about evenly divided between mainstream liberals and mainstream conservatives, with extreme conservatives and progressive liberals on either end of the bell curve.

OH, MY GOD May be this question has been asked and discussed here before.

Paul4747 comments on May 3, 2019:

It's just cultural acclimation, like stubbing your toe and yelling "Jesus H Christ!" Sometimes (not during sex, though) I use the phrase, "Oh, your God"....

People always ask why my ex and I broke up and I always say that it’s because I stopped believing ...

Paul4747 comments on May 3, 2019:

It is a much better question why it's assumed as a default that people believe in an invisible primate of imaginary heft, infinite power, and omniscient perception, who nevertheless spends most of his time watching us have sex.

Facebook Hires Koch-Funded Climate Deniers for 'Fact-Checking' - EcoWatch

Paul4747 comments on May 3, 2019:

This is what happens when you legalize marijuana...

Trump just declared himself immune to congressional oversight - Los Angeles Times

Paul4747 comments on May 3, 2019:

It's not the Mueller investigation, but his reaction to it, that will get him charged with obstruction and worse. He has no concept of the three branches of government, he thinks he can "run it like a business" meaning the President is CEO and everyone does what he says, and the Republicans indulged him for the last two years.

Sarah Sanders confirms Trump spoke to Putin about Mueller probe White House Press Secretary Sarah ...

Paul4747 comments on May 3, 2019:

Well, we know he has a closer relationship with our nation's enemies (except Iran) than with any of our erstwhile allies. I keep thinking: If he ran his businesses this way, it's no wonder he went bankrupt so many times... He told all his competitors exactly what he was up to, while lying to his own board of directors.

Trump To Pence: Because Of Me, People Are Mentioning God More - The Intellectualist

Paul4747 comments on May 3, 2019:

Best comment on that story: "God damn Trump to Hell. Technically he is correct."

Trump To Pence: Because Of Me, People Are Mentioning God More - The Intellectualist

Paul4747 comments on May 3, 2019:

"Trump won the election? There is no god...."

EDIT: I put this in the relationship forum.

Paul4747 comments on May 3, 2019:

I realize I'm not going to the point of your post, but- does it really matter how "different" you are from other people? You're *you.* I'm me. I realized decades ago that I'm smarter (or at least know a lot more facts; not necessarily the same thing all the time) than most people around me; I like different things; in some cases I like the same things; I derive a quiet enjoyment from puzzling people with my sarcastic wit. I decided back in grad school that people can either love me or hate me, that's their choice, but damned if they're going to be able to ignore me. So I have a slightly loud personality. People know where I stand when they ask me something. I have no problem letting idiots know they're idiots. Also, I've been biologically incapable of fathering children for 15 years (it would have been dangerous for my ex to get pregnant again, so I took one for the team). But that didn't diminish my enjoyment of all kinds of activity. I don't mind being an outsider to an extent; I relish it. The people who get me, really get me. And when I find someone of the opposite sex who gets me, the results are going to be spectacular. So why not celebrate yourself? It seems to me that you're going through a low point right now. I sympathize; I've been there. But the first step is accepting yourself. (This has been your Pop Psych 101 lesson for the day; it's also something I struggled with for a long time before realizing that I couldn't change for someone else, I needed to find someone who accepts who I am.)

Congress and us the taxpayers haven’t seen the real Mueller report but asshole Trump discusses it ...

Paul4747 comments on May 3, 2019:

Citation needed

I choose jedi .

Paul4747 comments on May 3, 2019:

I miss Peter Mayhew...

I am sure that posting something against capitalism will not be popular but what the hey.

Paul4747 comments on May 2, 2019:

Capitalism is the worst economic system of all time, except for all the others. Some sort of capitalist economy with a democratic-socialist oversight to look after those left out is the only solution I can see. Nobody does anything for selfless motives. Just as an example; in an anarchist society, who's going to run the sewage plant?

Another first and last date. Want to hear about it?

Paul4747 comments on May 1, 2019:

I think I would have taken you for Mexican. I'm also wondering (see below) why you said you'd be in touch when you have no intention of being in touch again? The guy's a jerk, but at least be honest about it and say, "No, I don't think we're a good fit." I wish more women would be up front with me about that kind of thing (even though hopefully I'm not a jerk).

Distance yourself from people you talk to on line for a short time an then the M word comes out ...

Paul4747 comments on May 1, 2019:

"Meshuggah"? "Mishegas"? "Mashugana"?

Would you prefer honesty or kindness if you could only choose one?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 30, 2019:

Pat Benatar sang about using sex as a weapon... hit me with your best shot, ladies

More liberal conspiracies...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 29, 2019:

Like heliocentric theory and the round earth. There's someone making money off it all.

“Jesus Not Coming Back By The Looks Of It” Admits Vatican – Waterford Whispers News

Paul4747 comments on Apr 29, 2019:

Is it recorded whether he ever promised Mary Magdalene that he wouldn't... no, I can't finish that one. This is a family program here after all.

Sign from God

Paul4747 comments on Apr 29, 2019:

No no.... I meant, the sign that I *wanted* to see.

I don't want to give any spoilers in case any didn't see Game of Thrones last night.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 29, 2019:

I'm waiting for the whole thing to be over, then I'll just watch it in three or four days.

has anyone here ever had a sexual fantasy about a co-worker?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 29, 2019:

Co-workers... and a boss or three. A moment I'll never forget was going into my boss' office for some reason, on a summer day when I'd been working hard at something or another in our sweltering back room. I apologized for being so sweaty. She looked me in the eye and replied... "I like your sweatiness." Sexiest thing anyone has ever said to me with both people fully clothed. It was a damn shame we were both married at that time.

Okay, I've had enough.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 29, 2019:

I'm just wondering how "Halloween costumes" came into it.... then again, my profile pic is pretty much what I wore on Halloween too.

So, riddle me this.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 29, 2019:

Probably the same reason so many Christian women seem to be looking to meet atheists. I think most people just click on every category so they'll see as many choices as possible, and then figure later on is the time to be selective.

Welcome to @Paul4747 and @Enlightened420 Don't hesitate to share your tales of online dating with...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 29, 2019:

Thanks! I'll try to share some of the less-depressing ones...

I do love funny men with a quick wit.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 29, 2019:

Hmmm... Maybe I should put those in my profile...

That would get me to stop.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Tripping the bus with your foot only works in cartoons.

And he's weird.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Now I need to go to Toledo and find that billboard...

That can happen.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Poor Tiffany.

Please welcome our newest Mod @Christiep77 to g:31.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Mods.... Assemble!

Oh but master, I am only here to please you.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Pretty sure that guy's in a bar joke I heard once...

Trump told a cheering NRA crowd that the US is withdrawing from a UN treaty that regulates the ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Oh FFS. They cheer, but they don't know what they're cheering for. The UN treaty regulates nothing but small arms shipments to rogue nations. It has nothing to do with, for example, importing legal sporting arms from a European manufacturer such as HK or Walther to the US. National laws are explicitly recognized as governing their own internal affairs. The treaty prevents exporting of small arms to rebel groups, pirates and drug gangs in places like Somalia or Sri Lanka or Central America. Remember how Trump's against people fleeing Central America to try to get asylum here? He just announced he's going to help make their countries even more unlivable and increase the number of refugees. This is why I'm a gun owner, but emphatically NOT a member of the NRA. They're knee-jerking morons who assume any law relating to guns is a covert plot to disarm us all by the evil gun-grabbing UN and the bleeding-heart Democrats.

Iowa Rep. Andy McKean Switches to Democratic Party, Blasts Trump | Time

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Can we call this a Purple Wave?

WikiLeaks outs gay people in Saudi Arabia in ‘reckless’ mass data dump

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

"Reckless" is a good word for Wikileaks altogether. I'm wondering what political motives are being served here. Who is being distracted from what? I don't normally subscribe to conspiracy theories, but in this case, they've already been the tool of one conspiracy.

Religious donor blames baby's cancer on having two moms, withdraws donation

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

I would be a real asshole to suggest your brother got diabetes from being a jerk to you. I'm sorry he's going through that, and sorry for what you've gone through.

This is what happens when you think you can wear heels :( Lovely time at a work functuin until I ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

I would offer a foot rub, but it looks like it would hurt too much.

An awkward moment in history? (Okay, so I don’t believe it either.)

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Not as awkward as the fistfight later on, when they've both had some of that wine...

Dear Mexico..

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

.... We apologize for everything. He'll be gone soon.

Trump on abortion: After birth, baby is “wrapped in a blanket” and mother, doctor “decide ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Of course, he's not far off from what the anti-abortion extremists believe (or claim to believe) anyway; he's just 10% more over the top. The Donald has what we call a "fantasy-prone personality". He confabulates things he hears, things he thinks he hears, things he imagines, and the worst things he can imagine, and then he believes it's all true, just because then the world makes sense to him. Because otherwise, he would be wrong, and that doesn't make any sense!

George W.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

What lies did Bush I actually tell about Iraq invading Kuwait? Saddam did invade (rather than pay the debt he owed for loans during the war against Iran), he did put a number of Kuwaitis to the wall. The Emir's brother was killed defending the palace and his body was then laid in front of a TANK and run over, just to make a point, FFS. Conveniently omitting that Saddam's chemical weapons were sold to him by us, intended for use against the Iranians and not his own internal enemies... well, that's par for the course. That's not an actual lie. Like forgetting that we built up the mujahideen to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan, then abandoned them afterwards and left them to become the Taliban. It's so embarrassing when old allies of convenience become new enemies.

400-year-old Bible stolen from US found in Netherlands

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Religious people misunderstand *denomination* to mean the same thing as a separate *faith*. This explains the centuries of violence between the Catholics and the Protestants, the Sunni and the Shia, Notre Dame fans and everybody (Just kidding!!! Sheesh....)...

How many members on here are openly atheists in the bible belt? And are you treated differently?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Is Michigan in the Belt? It's cost me umpteen chances at relationships, including one just a week ago. Xian women treat me differently once they see that label, as if it overrides all the "nice guy" attributes that I had before that. I might as well be a murderer.

Election workers in India traveled 300 miles over 4 days to set up a polling booth — for one voter...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

That's dedication.

White Nationalists Storm Washington Bookstore Reading: ‘This Land Is Our Land’

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

The concept of "race" is something that needs to be killed off. Ethnicity? Fine, whatever. But the only "race" is the human race.

This is the latest Earthquake crazy theory. Don't say you weren't warned. [expressmirror.uk]

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

When it comes to astronomical portents, I'm more worried about R'lyeh rising from the seas when the stars are right so the dread Great Cthulhu can walk among us again.

So I have noticed that every smart phone I have ever owned seems to become nearly unusable within 3 ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

I see...

It is interesting.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 23, 2019:

Well put. As much time as various Islamists spend fighting adherents of other religions (or no religion), they spend a greater amount of time and effort fighting one another over factional disputes. Islam is currently in the same historical state that Christianity was in the high Middle Ages, split between contending kingdoms. It was that which brought about the Pope's call for a Crusade to reclaim Jerusalem and reunite the religion. The same can be said for those Muslims who urge their followers to spread their faith to the rest of the world through violence; they are in a medieval mindset, unfortunately possessing 21st century weapons. Their existence also calls forth a medieval response from certain Western minds, who want to meet them with sword and fire. And waterboarding.

What did the buddhist say to the hot dog vendor? "Make me one with everything"

Paul4747 comments on Apr 23, 2019:

He pays the hot dog vendor with a $20. The vendor pockets it. The Buddhist asks, "What about my change?" The hot dog guy replies, "Change comes only from within."

My messages function is not working. Anyone else having this problem?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 16, 2019:

That's okay, nobody wants to talk to me anyway. :D

We Are Closer Than Ever to Merging Human Brains With The Cloud

Paul4747 comments on Apr 15, 2019:

I like my brain just the way it is, I don't want it merged with anything. Thanks all the same.

Spring is here! No matter what happens with the weather, there are robins taking a bath in the big ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 15, 2019:

The other day, I sucked the first robin of spring through the air intake on my Pontiac... Natural selection. Now the rest of the robins will fly faster, and avoid Pontiacs.

Don't you think it is wondering and disappointing that more than 50 % of the world population ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 15, 2019:

It's frightening to a lot of people to live in a universe where humans (and for that matter, life in general) are nothing special, and just came about as the result of chemical and genetic processes. Religion tells them that they have a place in the universe, that our world and they in particular are central to everything; that we're a special creation, made and watched over by a father figure who cares what happens to us and who planned it all out; that no matter how horrible things might be right now, it will all be okay in the end. This is comforting to people who can't face the truth without fear. I don't mean this to sound like boasting, but it takes courage to be an atheist. It's tough to face the Universe with no buffer between you and it. I dare say most of us don't think about it a lot, but when we do, it can be a tad unnerving. It would be nice to believe in something religious, but dishonest.

What is the proper wait time etiquette when hooking up with someone who your friend likes?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 15, 2019:

I couldn't say, I've never been in this situation.

Trump vows that The New York Times ‘will be gone’ in six years

Paul4747 comments on Apr 13, 2019:

Why rhetorical? It is pretty much what they do.

Christian pundit calls ‘sodomite’ Pete Buttigieg the ‘King of Cocks’ / LGBTQ Nation

Paul4747 comments on Apr 13, 2019:

I'd be honored to be called King of Cocks. Sounds like the greatest of them all, or something like that. Like the King of Beers.

Alabama Senate OKs Fundamentalist Christian Church Police Force | Michael Stone

Paul4747 comments on Apr 13, 2019:

This would be a terrifying precedent, if it becomes law. For a start, any church that feels they need added security can hire security guards. Alabama law allows anyone with a permit to carry a firearm on church grounds. Security guards would have added training (hopefully) and know how to use them as well as or better than the average permit holder. They can make a citizen's arrest in the event of any trouble arising, and call law enforcement. For that matter, any citizen can make a citizen's arrest. They can even use reasonable force to restrain someone reasonably suspected of committing a felony. Also, it's *Alabama.* I guarantee that 75% of the men and at least 25% of the women in the pews are armed and waiting for ISIS, Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Rainbow-Push Coalition to stage a joint attack during the morning offering. What a security guard *can't* do is conduct an investigation or collect evidence. That would be the only reason to have a private police force: to keep criminal investigations internal and out of the public eye. Add to this the fact that *real* law enforcement officers go through hundreds of hours of training along with yearly update training. What training would The Church Police have? If they're not answerable to the civil authority, then who reviews the incidents when they shoot a "violent attacker" on church grounds? Who independently reviews their findings when they clear a pastor of child abuse charges or embezzlement? They might be useful in a Monty Python sketch, though. "I'll call the police." "Shouldn't you call the church?" "Call the Church Police!"

Living the illuminated life

Paul4747 comments on Apr 13, 2019:

I try not to be self-satisfied in my opinions and beliefs, I fact-check myself. But I generally find that objective facts back up my opinions. (Rather; my opinions have been formed by looking at objective facts.)

If there is one thing I envy the religious, (besides their smugness at all the existential, climate,...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 13, 2019:

Once in a while I'm tempted to walk across the street to the Episcopalian church and cadge a free breakfast on Sunday morning. I bet they have pancakes...

Have you ever noticed that sometimes when you notice something you hadn't noticed before you notice ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 13, 2019:

Consider yourself on notice.

Why Holocaust Denial is Bad .

Paul4747 comments on Apr 13, 2019:

Any and all who base their policies on a "race", ethnicity, or religion being dominant over another is bound to go down a similar road. Don't delude yourself into imagining that the Israelis would suffer any different fate if the Palestinians had military supremacy in the region. There would be no Israel in that case. In the words of Hitchens, "Religion poisons everything."

How to run for president: 1.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 13, 2019:

You're a very cynical person, aren't you.

Mike Pence says Pete Buttigieg is attacking his ‘Christian faith’ by bringing up his homophobia ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 13, 2019:

"...if he says he is following his religious beliefs then he cannot be criticized" By this logic, if my religious beliefs include Aztec human sacrifice, I can't be charged with murder, correct? After all, it's a religious belief.

As we all know if you go against the grain on Facebook and speak out against the establishment you ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 13, 2019:

Well... there's "speaking out against the establishment" and then there's violating the terms of service. I'm not on FB but I'm pretty sure a lot of people these days are upset that they can't bash Jewish people for running the media and government, can't trash people of a color different from their own, and can't boast about how people who look just like themselves should be ruling the world but those filthy (insert group here) fucked it all up for them. I'm sure you're not talking about that, though, because nobody here has views like that *at all.*

I see a new level of irony in the behavior of American conservatives, Trump supporters and ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 13, 2019:

Anti-vaxxers, surprisingly, are not only conservatives, nor are they uneducated. A recent study which I heard discussed on NPR this morning revealed that many are liberal and highly educated parents who put their trust in alternative medicine and believe (I won't dignify it with the word "think") they're smarter than traditional doctors. They distrust traditional medicine and turn to New Age remedies, evidently in the belief that not just an excess of medicines but *any* medicines are harmful to our ecology and biology. They seem to think they can keep their kids away from other parents' sick kids and thereby avoid diseases spreading; somehow they must be able to see the kids' germs?

Russia: World No Longer Trusts U.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 13, 2019:

And Putin is better, how, exactly? America is currently in a leadership void, which is most likely going to be corrected at the next election. Russia is functionally a dictatorship longing for the good old days of the USSR and her domination over 1/4 of the globe. There's a lot less to trust there.

Clarence Thomas: Atheists Can’t Be Trusted Since Oaths Mean Nothing to Them | Hemant Mehta | ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 12, 2019:

He's just the worst.

My latest question to any potential date is "On a scale of 0-10, how religious do you think you are?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 12, 2019:

I feel like Michelle Obama, for example, is probably around a 3 and yet I would spend time with someone like her. That kind of person may believe in some kind of God, but also understands science. Politics is more important than religion to me; someone who acts and thinks the way I do and yet goes to church once a week will probably get a pass on that.

i have just received an annoying email from the universal life church, congratulating me on my ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 12, 2019:

Maybe someone had you ordained as a joke and never told you. They'll ordain anybody for $65 (unless the price went up). I hate to break it to you, but you're also a Pope of the Discordian movement. They decided to one-up Kirby Hensley back in the '60s and just declare *everybody* Pope. Every man, woman & child on the planet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discordianism

Lets have a little competition, who can best explain how a 13.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 12, 2019:

The Universe itself has expanded since the beginning. Everything in the Universe has moved apart from everything else. In the balloon example mentioned below, picture the Universe as a balloon being blown up. Things inside the balloon expand along with it. There's no more Universe being formed, but what is there is getting bigger.

No, no it wouldn’t.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 11, 2019:

And, of course, this keeps the politicians from having to deal with their economy: https://www.texasobserver.org/the-poor-in-texas-have-been-vastly-undercounted-new-report-finds/ News that 42% of Texas households are making less than the cost of living.

No, no it wouldn’t.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 11, 2019:

So, about these alleged death threats you're getting... are pro-choice advocates really that angry? Sounds like a publicity stunt. The only death threats I've ever heard about are the ones providers get from the "pro-life" people. Then there's this gem... “'I’m not saying, I’ve never said, and the bill doesn’t say that abortion will be abolished and illegal,” he said. “We call it that bill, but the bottom line is this: we’re just changing criminal penal code and statutes.'” (But the bill is titled the "Abolition of Abortion in Texas Act". So it does in fact say it will be abolished.) Right... it's not going to be illegal, you'll just be charged with murder if you have one. Say WHAT?

Scholar Jonathan Metzl: White supremacy is literally killing white people | Salon.com

Paul4747 comments on Apr 11, 2019:

See, this is one reason I don't go into Wal Mart. I also don't open carry almost anywhere. But I assume anyone who does, is legally entitled to- because it's legal in my state. "Democrats have made the mistake of trying to speak intelligently to stupid people", is what this doctor (is he a doctor?) seems to be saying. In some ways it's hard to disagree, considering how many people don't see right through the Republican party's obvious crap. In other ways, though, he's right along on the bandwagon of Democrats insulting people for being so stupid that they keep owning guns when it's so obviously stupid of them! This is the cultural elitism that alienates a lot of working and middle-class people. There needs to be a higher percentage of liberals who also do lowbrow things like bowling, hunting, and beer drinking in the high ranks of the Democratic party. And, yes, gun ownership is part of that. He also misquotes some commonly-misquoted statistics, like the rate of gun violence. Gun deaths have gone down dramatically over the last 20 years. Despite recent spikes, on average our cities are much safer. The perception is what's changed, because of the instant-news, everything-reported-as-it-happens, everything-on-twitter culture. And the fact that a "mass shooting" is defined as 4 deaths. I've always taken issue with that. Four deaths is a tragedy, but it's also an automobile accident. You don't see auto accidents reported as "mass freeway deaths"; why are they "mass shootings"?

I think they can win In court. Claims self defense. [breakingburgh.com]

Paul4747 comments on Apr 11, 2019:

In other news, prosecutors in the latest shooting case announced, "We would have believed his version that it was an accidental discharge, if he hadn't reloaded, twice."

Breaking News: Julian Assange Arrested in London, the World Bears Witness [ghionjournal.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 11, 2019:

So who's killing who now? And you've promoted this Russian puppet to a prophet? You're on the wrong website to believe in prophets.

Caption this. Superhero costume audition! Squareman.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 11, 2019:

The latest victim of the Fashion Ninjas.

This is a fun competition to reveal how reasonable you are.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 11, 2019:

It's usually politics, actually... but the reason is, this discussion isn't worth the chance of my getting an ulcer.

Today marks one year without cigs

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

10 and 1/2 years for me. I still want one.

you have to take sides, can't be Switzerland on issues

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

Assuming you actually know something about the issue, that is. Half the problem in this country is the knee-jerk reaction to every phone video posted with zero context; it isn't until a week later that the full story comes out and we find out what really happened.

Workplace religion.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

Can't you opt out of this "group"? It seems bizarre that you have to see posts for something you're not a part of. Tell your management you're feeling harassed by the involuntary proselytizing you're being forced to read.

The Rapture and the Real World: Mike Pompeo Blends Beliefs and Policy

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

I sure wish he'd keep a copy of the Constitution on his desk, to remind himself about the separation of church and state.

Rory Feek Accepts His Lesbian Daughter; Now Christian Stores Won’t Sell His Book – Friendly ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

" They’d rather Feek treat his daughter horribly, or at least lie about his own life story, than sell a book in which he honestly describes the struggle he had reconciling his love for his daughter with his theology." Well, that says it all, doesn't it?

Australian take away food delivered by drone.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

I think we should use delivery rockets, like the Jetsons. Fire them to your door on a ballistic trajectory. Just fish your pizza out of the impact crater.

Alabama bill would require schools to start day with Pledge of Allegiance

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

Anything to avoid working on their sixth-worst-in-the-nation poverty level. But wait- maybe kids not reciting the Pledge is what's causing poverty! How much money does that generate? Someone look it up, quick!

Texas Senate kicks off fight over religious exemptions - News - Austin American-Statesman - Austin, ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

Fucking Texicans.

No Trumpers, bigots, religious people, idiots, psychos or prudes.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

This is itself a bigoted statement. You don't realize the irony, right?

About those beads.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

You lost me.

Just so everyone knows Charles Dugal airport Paris is the most ass backwards airport in the world.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

PS Pretty sure it's "Charles De Gaulle" ;)

Just so everyone knows Charles Dugal airport Paris is the most ass backwards airport in the world.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

Ever been to Atlanta? How about Gatwick? (I still remember my shocked discovery there that only America is the land of the free coffee refill...) The world hates us because of our freedoms... and our bottomless coffee cups... :D

Why do people think eating babies is so wrong?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

If you call your lover "baby", nothing wrong with a little bite now and then. Otherwise... because. Just "because". In this case, "because" is sufficient.

Nudist couple offering to pay someone up to €580 weekly to tutor their son after last teacher felt...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

Do they pay airfare? One question: Would I have to be nude too? That might create an uncomfortable situation for the couple.

Would you do this to your spouse to stop an argument or to have some quiet time for yourself?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

Wilhelm Reich, the inventor, was never given a fair hearing by the FDA due to his political and social views. He was hounded to suicide and his books were actually banned and incinerated. Several researchers have duplicated and validated his work. It's open to question how "phony" his invention was, or whether it was the orthodoxy of the FDA that called it so.

Paul McCartney Reveals He 'Saw God' on a Drug Trip: 'I Was Humbled'

Paul4747 comments on Apr 9, 2019:

I saw Goddess at the bar... then I saw her sister... and her friend... and her other friend... man was I drunk that night.

Iran president says US 'leader of world terrorism'

Paul4747 comments on Apr 9, 2019:

Pot vs kettle? It depends on your point of view, I suppose. But Saudi Arabia is definitely in the running, too.

Wrong!?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 9, 2019:

You're stating exactly the opposite conspiracy theory from Noam Chomsky, who thought the Trilaterals wanted to inculcate an excessive trust in politicians and the nation-state, then. The Commission's founding declaration states: "Growing interdependence is a fact of life of the contemporary world. It transcends and influences national systems... While it is important to develop greater cooperation among all the countries of the world, Japan, Western Europe, and North America, in view of their great weight in the world economy and their massive relations with one another, bear a special responsibility for developing effective cooperation, both in their own interests and in those of the rest of the world." "To be effective in meeting common problems, Japan, Western Europe, and North America will have to consult and cooperate more closely, on the basis of equality, to develop and carry out coordinated policies on matters affecting their common interests... refrain from unilateral actions incompatible with their interdependence and from actions detrimental to other regions... [and] take advantage of existing international and regional organizations and further enhance their role." "The Commission hopes to play a creative role as a channel of free exchange of opinions with other countries and regions. Further progress of the developing countries and greater improvement of East-West relations will be a major concern." Pretty sinister stuff. And yes, I'm starting to think there's such a thing as "an excess of democracy". The founders envisioned an educated electorate who would vote intelligently and wisely for representatives who would then govern justly and fairly. What we've got is... a reality show broadcast from the lawn of the White House. I'm starting to wonder if some type of IQ test before being issued a voting card mightn't be so bad after all.

White House to Democrats seeking Trump tax returns: 'Never'

Paul4747 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

No, because then we would see how much he benefits from his own tax program. Not to mention the shady deals and write-offs that he's taken over the years. He keeps claiming he has nothing to hide, yet he hides everything.

Pompeo says it's "possible" Trump was sent to save the Jewish people from Iran

Paul4747 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Who's going to save Iran from the Jewish people? We *know* Israel has nukes, Iran doesn't.

Saudi nuclear program accelerates, raising tensions in a volatile region

Paul4747 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

All those who expect the Rapture are no doubt very happy. Sane people, on the other hand, just wish America would do something to calm shit down instead of fanning the flames.