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Who should we believe experts or the talking heads of the media?

Clauddvon comments on Apr 24, 2018:

Yourself with your own research from verifiable, solid sources.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 24, 2018:

I can't be trusted. I have been lying to myself for years. ?

Is attraction a choice?

EllenDale comments on Apr 24, 2018:

Humans find symmetry attractive inately. Not always a choice

Sticks48 replies on Apr 24, 2018:

@EllenDale l don't pay much attention to other folks opinion of other people. Sometimes people bad mouth other people out of revenge and not an honest assessment of that person. Assholes are in the eye of the beholder. I know Trump is an asshole, but there are those folks that think he is great.

Is attraction a choice?

EllenDale comments on Apr 24, 2018:

Humans find symmetry attractive inately. Not always a choice

Sticks48 replies on Apr 24, 2018:

Symmetry may be beautiful, but it isn't always sexy.

Got Too Admire Her.

DZhukovin comments on Apr 23, 2018:

J.K. kind of sounds like an idiot. What is the point of attaining wealth in the first place if it has to be given away? She should keep her idea of low-incentive achievement to herself.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 24, 2018:

@DZhukovin Didn't watch it. You still look like a DlCK. ?

Got Too Admire Her.

DZhukovin comments on Apr 23, 2018:

J.K. kind of sounds like an idiot. What is the point of attaining wealth in the first place if it has to be given away? She should keep her idea of low-incentive achievement to herself.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 24, 2018:

@DZhukovin And you look like a DICK. ?

So heres a question.

Sticks48 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

It is way better than the things people on this side of the pond say, way, way better. Any growth is better than no growth. He doesn't sound hateful.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 23, 2018:

@Davethecrow Us old dogs can get set on our ways. ?

As promised, due to the popularity of the random alternative words and phrases I like to use for ...

SallyInStitches comments on Apr 22, 2018:

Whisker Biscuit & Captain Happy (sounds like a bad 60's cartoon like 'Simon & Mr Peabody')

Sticks48 replies on Apr 22, 2018:

LOL, I would watch that cartoon.

Debating Atheism

Sticks48 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

I don't bother. Pissing against the wind just gets you wet.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 22, 2018:

@DayDreamer128 Thank you. ?

Guys, I'd love to hear what your biggest challenge is when it comes to meeting, and connecting with,...

Sticks48 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Meeting and connecting with women has always been pretty easy for me. I have several women friends and enjoy those friendships very much. A connection beyond friendship, not so easy. lt says more about me than them.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 22, 2018:

@Millie They see I'm a musician and they know l don't have any money. ?

Retreating from The Now

btroje comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Go outside and look around

Sticks48 replies on Apr 22, 2018:

@Deveno LOL

Beautiful sunset

Sticks48 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Where are you, Venus?

Sticks48 replies on Apr 22, 2018:

@LandonWebb Whew!

Silliest belief of religious people?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

That bunnies lay eggs. Ridiculous! We all know they come from the grocery store.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 22, 2018:

@Shreditor1960 l am so sorry!

Guys, I'd love to hear what your biggest challenge is when it comes to meeting, and connecting with,...

Sticks48 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Meeting and connecting with women has always been pretty easy for me. I have several women friends and enjoy those friendships very much. A connection beyond friendship, not so easy. lt says more about me than them.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 22, 2018:

@Millie l don't know how old you are, but it seems to me some people are more cautious as they get older. I know l am and then it reaches that awkward stage l mentioned before.

Political Hypocrisy

Sticks48 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

When l hear too much stupid l will say so. If someone doesn't like what l say, block me. I could care less. I don't really know any of you folks so you are not going to hurt my feelings. I will definitely not quit using derogatory names for the Trumpster. What l do call him is much nicer than what l...

Sticks48 replies on Apr 22, 2018:

@Crimson67 Agreed. I was in a bad mood at that particular time. I'm feeling much better now.? See!

Lost in Translation

Sticks48 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

You bitch! ?

Sticks48 replies on Apr 22, 2018:

@Crimson67 OK, now l know the rules.?

Guys, I'd love to hear what your biggest challenge is when it comes to meeting, and connecting with,...

Sticks48 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Meeting and connecting with women has always been pretty easy for me. I have several women friends and enjoy those friendships very much. A connection beyond friendship, not so easy. lt says more about me than them.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@Millie I do find it very difficult to broach the subject of going beyond friendship with someone with whom you have been friends with for a period of time and find your feelings changing.

I find it disturbing how many people think that its acceptable to insult or bully someone because ...

NothinnXpreVails comments on Apr 21, 2018:

I never liked the agree to disagree thing. The guy I work with uses it to back out of arguments. There is a definitive true/false, correct/incorrect nature of things. Being a bully is one thing, but there is an underlying truth about whatever aspect of reality is in question. Blocking discussion and...

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@bingst PUNT!

I honestly don't believe in "safe spaces".

markdevenish comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Sticks and stones..........

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@KKGator Whipped cream and feather dusters.... Did we just take a left turn? ?

Retreating from The Now

btroje comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Go outside and look around

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@btroje Only if you can block your peripheral vision. ?

Guys, I'd love to hear what your biggest challenge is when it comes to meeting, and connecting with,...

Sticks48 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Meeting and connecting with women has always been pretty easy for me. I have several women friends and enjoy those friendships very much. A connection beyond friendship, not so easy. lt says more about me than them.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@Millie l am not sure l have the energy it takes anymore.

Men, what are your favorite flowers?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

All of them. Right now the wild flowers in central Texas are hitting their stride and some places are spectacular!

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@ScientistV Oh yes!

Is it important for you to think that you have contributed in some small way to the benefit of ...

Sticks48 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

No. I am OK as long as l know that l haven't done anything to harm society. I know playing music is a positive thing, but it requires no sacrifice on my part. It is something l love.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@crazycurlz l spent a month in the hospital in the 90's. Nurses are the back bone of a hospital. Tech's and doctors spend a very limited time with patients. The nurses were there for all the bad stuff, they were there when l needed someone the most. Nurses have more to do with making an intolerable situation tolerable than anyone else in a hospital. I cannot overstate my respect and admiration for what you do.

What film would you say is under-appreciated?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

'The Loved Ones' with Jonathan Winters and Rod Stieger. A very funny movie about big cemeteries like Forest Lawn.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@buzz13 l had a crush on her. I thought it was great when Morse was on Mad Men.

Retreating from The Now

btroje comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Go outside and look around

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

That works unless you live in Lubbock or North Dakota. ?

Do "nice guys" complain too much about dating, relationships, and love (or lack thereof)?

Deb57 comments on Apr 20, 2018:

I'll let you know when I meet a nice guy.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

Maybe it's not the guys, but your choices in the guys you go out with. If l said all women were bitch es, you would probably not take that kindly, and you would be right becuase it would not be true. :)

Yep, just got into a FaceBook argument with a religious fanatic who will "pray for my soul" which is...

ArthurPhillips comments on Apr 21, 2018:

People of faith are hilarious.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

And scary at the same time.

What, in your opinion, is the greatest invention in human history?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

It's a draw. Indoor plumbing and air conditioning. I was going to say donuts but that is so obvious.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@CandyWorner That is great. Donuts should be one of the major food groups.

Does having the right to own a gun justify innocent mass murders?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 13, 2018:

There is nothing in the Constitution that says gun ownership can't be regulated. Personally l don't believe a person's right to own a gun trumps my right to go about my business without worrying.if some asshole is going to shoot me because of mental illness or because his life sucks.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@TerriCity lt is a start. I am afraid it is not going to happen fast enough to prevent more of these mass shootings. When Sandy Hook happened l thought that would be the tipping point. When nothing happened l was stunned. Maybe if they had shown the pictures of those children it would have had more impact, but it shouldn't take that. I have to accept the fact that l live in a very sick country.

What, in your opinion, is the greatest invention in human history?

pthomas59 comments on Apr 20, 2018:

I'm pretty happy with indoor plumbing.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

Ain't it the truth?

Should Religion Be Taught in Schools?

wirenutt comments on Apr 21, 2018:

As literature, maybe. As sociology, maybe. As history, sure, because religions have been the causes of many wars and slaughters and genocides.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 21, 2018:

100% with you.

This is a genuine story from a Facebook buddy of mine.

sassygirl3869 comments on Apr 20, 2018:

Kids can be caring. My daughter Becky has cp and may be on the spectrum. She is an extraordinary caring 35 year old who loves freely.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 20, 2018:

@ipdg77 There is a place in Austin working with Autistic children that came to that same conclusion. It was very heartwarming to find that out.

This morning a coworker and I were sharing our views on gender issues.

cmadler comments on Apr 20, 2018:

Is it the wording ("those people") or the sentiment (tolerance, but perhaps not acceptance) that you find bothersome?

Sticks48 replies on Apr 20, 2018:

@cmadler ln what way do you not? I have never seen a recruitment center, nor have l seen the LGBT community going door to door pushing their lifestyle on others.

To all the women out there, how many of you would be brave enough to post a picture of yourself with...

AMGT comments on Apr 19, 2018:

My daily gig..

Sticks48 replies on Apr 20, 2018:

@AMGT LOL. ?

To all the women out there, how many of you would be brave enough to post a picture of yourself with...

AMGT comments on Apr 19, 2018:

My daily gig..

Sticks48 replies on Apr 20, 2018:

Nice tongue!

I am posting this in politics because I think this helps explain why we are where we are today.

sloryd comments on Apr 19, 2018:

Too late! It has already happened.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 19, 2018:

OOPS!

Curious - worst break up line you ever heard? I'll start. "I'm bored with you."

Sticks48 comments on Apr 19, 2018:

It's not me, it's you!

Sticks48 replies on Apr 19, 2018:

@Akfishlady It's my favorite break up line ever. ?

Standup comedy

Sticks48 comments on Apr 19, 2018:

Carlin, Pryor, Bill Burr, Mitch Hedberg

Sticks48 replies on Apr 19, 2018:

@Millie l got to see him in Austin. He was great. It was very sad when l heard of his passing.

FOOOOOD!!!

Sticks48 comments on Apr 19, 2018:

Army food!

Sticks48 replies on Apr 19, 2018:

@Mountain-Heathen Our battalion cooks were awful. I used to pray (figure of speech) for c-rations.

Name THREE things about yourself and one not true. Let me guess which one's not true.

Sticks48 comments on Apr 18, 2018:

I can't sing. I can dance , I'm not good at lying.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 19, 2018:

@phxbillcee Not a note. ?

FOOOOOD!!!

Mea comments on Apr 19, 2018:

I tried pickled pig's feet once. Would not recommend.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 19, 2018:

That is one thing l have never come close to trying. What the hell is there to eat on a pigs foot?

So in order to get a job, I colored my hair tonight. I think I look younger?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 18, 2018:

Looks great, looks natural, looks beautiful, now go get'em!

Sticks48 replies on Apr 19, 2018:

@Akfishlady l do have a sensitive side especially when it comes to children, animals, and illness. Whiny people and the overly sincere bring out that part of me some people find off putting. Making fun of a lot of the crap in life is my way of coping. Better than religion, at least for me. :)

So in order to get a job, I colored my hair tonight. I think I look younger?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 18, 2018:

Looks great, looks natural, looks beautiful, now go get'em!

Sticks48 replies on Apr 19, 2018:

@Akfishlady You don't see all of my posts. ?

Name THREE things about yourself and one not true. Let me guess which one's not true.

Sticks48 comments on Apr 18, 2018:

I can't sing. I can dance , I'm not good at lying.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 18, 2018:

@phxbillcee NO. ?

Why is it okay to wish death on some, but not others?

sassygirl3869 comments on Apr 18, 2018:

My List the World Will be Better Without: Trump, Hannity, Kelly Conway, Mike Pence, Alex Jones, Pruitt, Devos, Ted Cruz, just to name a few.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 18, 2018:

Good start. ?

What is your M.O. with receiving "butt dials" from those you're potentially interested in?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 18, 2018:

Few butt dials, but l do get lot of assholes.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 18, 2018:

@Archer Thanks for the info. ?

What is your M.O. with receiving "butt dials" from those you're potentially interested in?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 18, 2018:

Few butt dials, but l do get lot of assholes.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 18, 2018:

@Archer What is ROTF?

What is your M.O. with receiving "butt dials" from those you're potentially interested in?

Tryndoworse comments on Apr 18, 2018:

I receive very few calls. Most are from people who want to sell me water purification, home owners insurance or sometimes Jesus. I enjoy it when someones butt thinks of me and gives me a quick call. Excuse me, the phone is ringing.... Maybe someones butt is calling.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 18, 2018:

LOL

Mars and Venus.

KKGator comments on Apr 17, 2018:

Many years ago, I read a book "Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus." There was a bunch of it I thought was utter bullshit, but I did come away with something I've held onto ever since. We are simply wired differently. Some more than others. Perhaps, if we just stopped trying to change each ...

Sticks48 replies on Apr 18, 2018:

Afuckingmen! This shit gets tiresome!

Thoughts on people who claim not to be religious but still believe in Jesus/god/sin/heaven etc?

Jellifish1 comments on Apr 16, 2018:

Many people shun organized religion, or don't identify with a specific faith, and have beliefs in higher powers or what have you.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 17, 2018:

I agree

Interesting that I see so many men's pictures her and elsewhere giving an unhappy/angered or ...

Sticks48 comments on Apr 16, 2018:

Maybe it is just the way we look. :)

Sticks48 replies on Apr 17, 2018:

@Akfishlady Exactly ?

See Some Similarities?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 16, 2018:

VOTE! It is our only weapon.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 16, 2018:

@ArdentAtheist Great analogy. :)

If you had to answer ( I don't know is not an answer ) what would be your answer to what I believe ...

Sticks48 comments on Apr 16, 2018:

I don't know is an answer, and anything else is just a guess or an opinion.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 16, 2018:

@PhilippeLavoie Why?

I was talking to my daughter today after driving an hour and a half to see her and my son-in-law, in...

Sticks48 comments on Apr 15, 2018:

If you don't have a secret or two you probably have not tried much in life.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 16, 2018:

@Byrd Open and honest? Why no picture?

Sativa? or Indica?

Leutrelle comments on Feb 1, 2018:

My brain don't gain from any of it.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 16, 2018:

Mine do. :)

I was talking to my daughter today after driving an hour and a half to see her and my son-in-law, in...

Sticks48 comments on Apr 15, 2018:

If you don't have a secret or two you probably have not tried much in life.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 16, 2018:

@Byrd There is no reason to be sorry. I just don't buy it. Everybody's definition of wild and crazy is different. :)

I was talking to my daughter today after driving an hour and a half to see her and my son-in-law, in...

Sticks48 comments on Apr 15, 2018:

If you don't have a secret or two you probably have not tried much in life.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 16, 2018:

@Byrd You must have tried some tame shit.

Tickling. Bad, meh, good, or great?

AMGT comments on Apr 15, 2018:

It can be fun for a second but wait till I count to 3.. I will unleash 108 lbs of twisted fury on your ass

Sticks48 replies on Apr 16, 2018:

I haven't been twisted furried in years. Is furried even a word? :)

How many of you older people listen to current pop music, or is it only "noise" to you?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 15, 2018:

Popular music took a bad turn in the 90's. Grunge was just people who couldn't play their instruments and by the 2 thousands country music turned into bad pop music. There is a finite number of ways chords can be put together and it has pretty much been done.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 15, 2018:

@nvrnuff They play at a high school level at best. They may have been better than that, but it is not the way they played. I have never heard a grunge band and thought any of them were competent much less great players. If it moves you it moves you, and that is what counts.

Is science antithetical to religion?

nicknotes comments on Apr 15, 2018:

The Bible says Jesus walked on water. But Science says to not sink in water you must displace more than your weight in water. So Jesus had to have huge feet in order to walk on water.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 15, 2018:

Maybe he knew where the rocks were. :)

What is the most valuable lesson you have learned in life?

Spinliesel comments on Apr 15, 2018:

It is tattooed across my back: Sá sem lifir án aga, deyr án heiðurs - he who lives without discipline dies without honor.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 15, 2018:

Discipline is boring, honor is subjective, so l will continue to make it up as l go along. :)

"Friends with benefits"

th14401 comments on Apr 15, 2018:

If you’ve been friends for awhile...won’t work. If you casually know each other, can work.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 15, 2018:

It can work either way. I have done both.

"Friends with benefits"

Saudade comments on Apr 15, 2018:

I call it what it is... prostitution without pay. (which is not an indictment of prostitution.)

Sticks48 replies on Apr 15, 2018:

That makes absolutely no sense.

What’s all of your 420 plans?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 15, 2018:

Have gig on 420 and celebrating my birthday ( 4-18) at the same time.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 15, 2018:

@ashortbeauty Thank you very much. ?

Grater

Sticks48 comments on Apr 11, 2018:

That is why l gave it up in my 40's.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 15, 2018:

@Captnron59 l wish.

A question before a wedding.

Sticks48 comments on Apr 15, 2018:

Sometimes, not always

Sticks48 replies on Apr 15, 2018:

@Donna_I Ain't that the truth! :)

Profiles without pictures are a red flag to me.

Sticks48 comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Maybe they are really, really ugly. :)

Sticks48 replies on Apr 15, 2018:

@JimG Me also. Profiles in courage! :)

A V8 for breakfast? Or a bloody Mary?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 15, 2018:

Bloody Mary....occasionally, unless you are having a really shitty year.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 15, 2018:

@BucketlistBob Always on Sunday.

Should there even be the concept of a "billionaire"?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 14, 2018:

There was a report in the Wall Street Journal a couple of years stating that 63% of America's wealth is inherited. Like Warren Buffett said in the 50's, the rich paid up to 90% on part of their earnings and they still got wealthy. I am assuming that is how they paid for the interstate highway ...

Sticks48 replies on Apr 15, 2018:

@Countrycuz666 l have a problem with most people. I reference Buffett because what he as it pertains to this subject. :)

A question before a wedding.

Sticks48 comments on Apr 15, 2018:

Sometimes, not always

Sticks48 replies on Apr 15, 2018:

@Donna_I Experience. :)

Would you like to live simply?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 14, 2018:

That is pretty much how l have lived my adult life. Free from adult supervision. 99% of the time l eat when l want and sleep when l want. I haven't worn a watch since the 70's. The only places where l need to be on time are gigs and my annual physical. For me life is about freedom.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 15, 2018:

@BeeHappy l don't know about wonderful but it ain't been bad. )

Has anybody changed careers mid-life?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Not in midlife, but in my 20's. I was in advertising, working in radio, outdoor, and at an agency. At 23 l was the advertising director for 7 Woolco stores in Austin and San Antonio. It would be difficult maybe impossible without a degree in this world. I hated it. At 25 l gave it up to play music ...

Sticks48 replies on Apr 14, 2018:

@Plainjane There will be stress in most jobs, but if you love what you do it is easier to deal with, for me anyway.

Would you like to live simply?

ArtemisDivine comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Sounds like a plan but unfortunately we all have responsibilities that involve us getting up every day to go make the doughnuts.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 14, 2018:

And we thank you for those doughnuts. We really do!

Has anyone else noticed a pervasive sense of social and moral collapse in modern society?

LeighShelton comments on Apr 8, 2018:

Its the beginning of humans end

Sticks48 replies on Apr 14, 2018:

That started when the first humans walked upright. We have just picked up the pace.

Has anyone else noticed a pervasive sense of social and moral collapse in modern society?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 8, 2018:

To say 95% of news is unreliable is a ridiculous statement that you can't back up with facts. Even Fox news is only 63% lies according to the Wall Street Journal. If the others get something wrong they will apologize and change it.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 14, 2018:

@SilverDollarJedi How do you know they are more reliable. There are independent organizations that do monitor and report on news organizations.

How does music effect you...?

MarvelAnn comments on Apr 14, 2018:

I'm in that category. Music is such an important part of my life. The one regret I have is that I never learned to truly play an instrument. I played sax in middle school, but played by ear so eventually I couldn't keep up. I wish I could create music as a form of expression.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 14, 2018:

When playing you can look at the room and tell who is really listening and that is who you really play to. Those people are the ones that pull out that extra something from the band. Without you folks who really love music the experience is less satisfying for the band, especially when doing original music like we do. So a tip of the hat to you.

How many of you have heard of "The Electric Universe " theory?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Not familiar with the theory. Is there a short version?

Sticks48 replies on Apr 14, 2018:

@Rufus_Maximus It seems like a pretty flakey theory. I will stick with Einstein for now.

How many of you have heard of "The Electric Universe " theory?

Sticks48 comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Not familiar with the theory. Is there a short version?

Sticks48 replies on Apr 14, 2018:

@RPardoe Thanks

I do not need Money ; money needs me.

Sticks48 comments on Apr 9, 2018:

Become a professional musician.

Sticks48 replies on Apr 14, 2018:

@delilah l can't sing a note. That's why l play drums, and l get to sit down all night. :)

Do you agree that if wasn't for the Dark Ages and religious prosecution, our civilization would so ...

TheMiddleWay comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Nope. 1) The dark ages were not dark. Modern historians have shown this to be a myth; look into the work of Pierre Durhem or basically any modern historian on the subject! LOL " It turns out that the myth Christianity held back science was invented during the eighteenth century and, despite ...