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Wash your hands, maintain an appropriate social distance and wear a mask when necessary.

ToolGuy comments on Apr 12, 2020:

Not sure how the religious celebrants of Easter would react! Funny!

Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@AnneWimsey not at all, just hoping to teach them some good Xstian values, like humility, charity and perhaps a sense of humour in the face of adversity. I like to dream big. :D

If you could be a bird, what kind of bird would you choose?

Cavalloscuro comments on Apr 12, 2020:

https://images.app.goo.gl/9m5LVP1ckqRE7ZCaA

Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:

I had a pair of ravens hanging around just last month, the bald eagle was cruising up and down the river at the same time and all the other birds were upset but not the raven. Ravens are like honey badgers, they just don't give a shit, go their own way and do their own thing.

If you could be a bird, what kind of bird would you choose?

Spinliesel comments on Apr 12, 2020:

A swan: mated for life, beautiful and mean as a snake.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:

Meaner if you piss them off. lol

Wash your hands, maintain an appropriate social distance and wear a mask when necessary.

ToolGuy comments on Apr 12, 2020:

Not sure how the religious celebrants of Easter would react! Funny!

Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@ToolGuy You are more than welcome to show them on any religious sites that you are a member of, feel free. :D

Wash your hands, maintain an appropriate social distance and wear a mask when necessary.

ToolGuy comments on Apr 12, 2020:

Not sure how the religious celebrants of Easter would react! Funny!

Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:

Not sure why religious people would be on this site in the first place, plenty of other places for religitards to hang out online.

The ferns are starting to unfurl.

Surfpirate comments on Apr 12, 2020:

They don't appear to be Ostrich ferns, therefore you probably shouldn't eat them.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@Fernapple I'm still waiting and watching for the fiddle heads to come up, so named because they look like the head of a fiddle. A tasty spring treat to forage in the woods.

For as long as it takes to flatten the curve and save the lives of our fellow Canadians.

callmedubious comments on Apr 11, 2020:

IMO too many ppl hit the panic button. draconian measures like closing parks, golf courses, pubs & restaurants was unnecessary & causing a lot of financial harm. i would much prefer the Swedish model.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 11, 2020:

I love the Swedish model but we are Canadians and not Swedes, far too many people wandering around together for no good reason, they wish that they had Trump as their PM. Maybe one day when we have fewer idiots in our country but until then this is the best solution and it only started working when we made it mandatory and brought out the stick of fines and jail sentences. I have to wonder how many of those who have already died and those who will die in the coming weeks are victims of this ignorant behavior.

This talk of issuing digital certificates for people who are Covid Free or have been vaccinated ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Apr 10, 2020:

What about the ones who test negative today & test positive tomorrow.....how is it fool proof on who has or doesn't have it?

Surfpirate replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@itsmedammit I did, that's how I came up with my response. I am not debating you, I don't need to or want to debate. You are free to ignore anything I say, to research it and provide a counter argument if you wish but to be honest I am largely indifferent to your course of action because it doesn't really impact my life. That's it in a nut shell.

This talk of issuing digital certificates for people who are Covid Free or have been vaccinated ...

itsmedammit comments on Apr 10, 2020:

What makes you say Gates doesn't care about the status of a vaccine? One can't get a vaccine that is not approved or part of a study. Not up to Gates.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@itsmedammit I don't know you and you don't really matter to me, figure out your own issues. I'm not your daddy.

This talk of issuing digital certificates for people who are Covid Free or have been vaccinated ...

bingst comments on Apr 10, 2020:

I have heard a lot of hype about Gates lately, which I thought from the first time I heard it that it seemed odd. So he gave a TED talk a few years ago about pandemics. And this makes him an expert of some kind? No amount of money he throws at the problem will ever make him an expert.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@itsmedammit I have the same opinion of you, you know where you are on the curve when it comes to surviving this virus and its various strains, govern yourself accordingly. That's how this works.

This talk of issuing digital certificates for people who are Covid Free or have been vaccinated ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Apr 10, 2020:

What about the ones who test negative today & test positive tomorrow.....how is it fool proof on who has or doesn't have it?

Surfpirate replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@itsmedammit did I ask for a peer review? NO, I did not but I have suggested that people look a little further than the nose on their face and a bit outside of their comfort zone. What they choose to do is their business and they can live with the repercussions of their choices, not my circus and not my monkeys.

This talk of issuing digital certificates for people who are Covid Free or have been vaccinated ...

bingst comments on Apr 10, 2020:

I have heard a lot of hype about Gates lately, which I thought from the first time I heard it that it seemed odd. So he gave a TED talk a few years ago about pandemics. And this makes him an expert of some kind? No amount of money he throws at the problem will ever make him an expert.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@itsmedammit Yes, he doesn't have to bother with peer reviews, he just waves enough money around and people drop to their knees in awe. He's rich so he must be a stable genius, now where have I heard that line before?

This talk of issuing digital certificates for people who are Covid Free or have been vaccinated ...

itsmedammit comments on Apr 10, 2020:

What makes you say Gates doesn't care about the status of a vaccine? One can't get a vaccine that is not approved or part of a study. Not up to Gates.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@itsmedammit I'll leave that research up to you Karen, not my job to hold your hand.

This talk of issuing digital certificates for people who are Covid Free or have been vaccinated ...

itsmedammit comments on Apr 10, 2020:

What makes you say Gates doesn't care about the status of a vaccine? One can't get a vaccine that is not approved or part of a study. Not up to Gates.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@itsmedammit https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52151722 Now they are backpedaling the story but the intention is clearly there and there have been similar reports of the Gates Foundation doing similar trials in India with the polio vaccine. It can be far too easy for people to try and play god and view people as lessers. You can do further research if you like but there are plenty of cases where poor people have been used in clinical trials, throughout history.

This talk of issuing digital certificates for people who are Covid Free or have been vaccinated ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Apr 10, 2020:

What about the ones who test negative today & test positive tomorrow.....how is it fool proof on who has or doesn't have it?

Surfpirate replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@itsmedammit You would think it would end there but there are now several strains and people in China that got through the first virus are now getting sick again so it is just not that simple. I have a feeling that there is a very rocky road ahead and those who do not take proper steps will wind up on the short end of the stick by the end of the year.

This talk of issuing digital certificates for people who are Covid Free or have been vaccinated ...

itsmedammit comments on Apr 10, 2020:

What makes you say Gates doesn't care about the status of a vaccine? One can't get a vaccine that is not approved or part of a study. Not up to Gates.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 10, 2020:

Normally that would be the case but now corners are being cut, volunteers are being used to speed up the process and most disturbingly there are reports of doing trials on people in Africa where they will be used as human lab rats. That's what makes me say this but don't trust my word, do your own research and see what you find on the topics I have mentioned.

These are great! They don't do much to stop COVID-19 but it helps you to identify the Covidiots out...

JackPedigo comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Can they be made soundproof???

Surfpirate replies on Apr 9, 2020:

Add a layer of duct tape over the mouth and then attach the mask. :)

Taking a wider view, it's clear that different cultures at different times invent whatever gods they...

Marionville comments on Apr 8, 2020:

I think the real religion of the last 60 years is greed and consumerism, and perhaps will ultimately prove infinitely more dangerous to mankind than any of the others.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 8, 2020:

The god of mammon has always been around, perhaps the only god there has ever been, just wearing different masks and going by different names. Like all gods, mammon is a human construct.

Unemployment projections. [agnostic.com]

linxminx comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Just like people are under a great delusion with religion, the American people continue to be under a delusion that America is the "greatest" nation in the world. Yes, we house the world's richest men (1 and 2, Bezos and Gates), however depending on the criteria one looks at, we would still be ...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 8, 2020:

@beenthere The answer is a relative one, look at the index for happiest countries and you will be able to draw a correlation between wealth inequality and happiness. There are 18 countries ahead of the US on the happiness scale and they all have less wealth inequality than the US.

Unemployment projections. [agnostic.com]

linxminx comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Just like people are under a great delusion with religion, the American people continue to be under a delusion that America is the "greatest" nation in the world. Yes, we house the world's richest men (1 and 2, Bezos and Gates), however depending on the criteria one looks at, we would still be ...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 7, 2020:

The US is the Greatest Nation on Earth but only for a select few, the rest are being slowly ground down to serfdom.

Unemployment projections. [agnostic.com]

Surfpirate comments on Apr 7, 2020:

It is unlikely the tourism based company my wife and I own will be opening for business this year as the main tourism draw in our area are the river boat day cruises, not likely to see a lot of interest in people wanting to crowd onto a boat after this virus. We had planned on expanding to a second...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@SarahSiddons we don't qualify for funding because we are a new business and in any case the amounts involved are so small that it hardly makes a difference. If we were a big corporation then the funds would already be in our accounts but we aren't big and we will just have to tough it out.

Why is this app called “Agnostic”?

Surfpirate comments on Apr 6, 2020:

The app is called Agnostic.com because Atheist.com might have discouraged some people from joining, which is ironic because there seem to be more atheists than agnostics on this site.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@Qopel You can be antitheist and agnostic but I don't see how you can deny the existence of all gods and still hold out the possibility that there may be gods. An agnostic is a fence sitter but an atheist has no belief in any gods at all. I can see that an atheist could change their mind about the existence of gods if presented with irrefutable proof but then they wouldn't be an atheist anymore. So how do you define atheist and agnostic that you think it is possible to be both at the same time?

It long past the time that somebody should have kicked his ass and found some bubble gum to chew on.

BirdMan1 comments on Apr 6, 2020:

WAYYYYYYY past time!

Surfpirate replies on Apr 6, 2020:

@BirdMan1 The line spoken by the hero of this film (Rowdy Roddy Piper) is : 'I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum and I'm all out of bubblegum.'

Just got this from emergencymail.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 6, 2020:

Have masks, will keep one or two with me at all times. I know it is not 100% but Y not.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 6, 2020:

I had to go grocery shopping yesterday, I wore full work coveralls, gloves and an N-95 mask; people go out of their way to social distance from you and that's the most important thing. Did my N-95 mask help me? I know it didn't hurt me.

If you really want to learn about religion without going to church or listening to a preacher then ...

Surfpirate comments on Apr 5, 2020:

I think it would make an interesting study to see just how many kills can be attributed to each religion; not down to the last corpse of course but just in round numbers, Say a Million. I'd put my money on the Xstians, they are the most vile and uncivilized of the bunch in my estimation but I'll ...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 6, 2020:

@Triphid Since all of the gold and jewels and real estate the Pope sits on is essentially loot from these genocides in one way or another, shouldn't it be seized and redistributed among humankind as restitution? This is what they did after WWII with the loot that Hitler had amassed.

New to this group, a Lefty Libertarian from Canada, which makes me a centrist in my country but left...

ToolGuy comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Why do you describe yourself as a leftist Libertarian. That is an oxymoron.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 5, 2020:

@ToolGuy I had a free moment (and who doesn't these days?) so I took you silly test and it put me in the Lefty Libertarian section, for whatever that's worth.

New to this group, a Lefty Libertarian from Canada, which makes me a centrist in my country but left...

ToolGuy comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Why do you describe yourself as a leftist Libertarian. That is an oxymoron.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 5, 2020:

@ToolGuy With respect I know what you wrote and I don't dismiss it out of hand but I do think your context is skewed. You stick to your reality and that's good by me.

New to this group, a Lefty Libertarian from Canada, which makes me a centrist in my country but left...

Buddha comments on Apr 5, 2020:

welcome ! Unfortunately, I think our country is too far gone to recuperate from this administration and pandemic for quite some time.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 5, 2020:

Probably but you just never know when these sorts of things may light a spark and unintended consequences may follow. I'll keep my fingers crossed for the good of the people.

New to this group, a Lefty Libertarian from Canada, which makes me a centrist in my country but left...

ToolGuy comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Why do you describe yourself as a leftist Libertarian. That is an oxymoron.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 5, 2020:

@ToolGuy Nobody's victim but thanks just the same. If you knew how many times the unions tried to get into my shop but were rejected because I took better care of my people than the union could ever hope to, well you might just realize that unions don't always look out for their workers before they look out for themselves. I appreciate the rudimentary history lesson but this isn't the place for trying to lay out such a massive power grab as what we have seen over the past 5 decades. Suffice to say that the labels that people give themselves and the flags they wave in earnest are not always what they think they are. I will continue to go my own way, think my own thoughts, live to my own standards and owe nobody a thin, red dime.

Trump administration playing screw your neighbor .

Surfpirate comments on Apr 5, 2020:

It just takes one asshole and his pals to fuck up a centuries old friendship.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 5, 2020:

@wolf041 I should add that my 3 children have dual citizenship and live in the US, this worries the shit out of me but they are adults and have lived there for most of their lives. I have so many American friends that I love dearly, it is this shit storm of hate filled assholes that have hijacked the US that gets my guts churning. I'm torn between hoping that sanity will reassert itself or that the US will turn into the version presented in the movie Idiocracy. Fingers Crossed - Time Will Tell

New to this group, a Lefty Libertarian from Canada, which makes me a centrist in my country but left...

ToolGuy comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Why do you describe yourself as a leftist Libertarian. That is an oxymoron.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 5, 2020:

@ToolGuy How about stable anarchist, will that work for you? lol I don't give a fig about political parties, they should be banned in my opinion but that would require the political crooks to break up their gangs and that won't happen.

New to this group, a Lefty Libertarian from Canada, which makes me a centrist in my country but left...

callmedubious comments on Apr 4, 2020:

doesn't matter how you brand yourself politically. the oligarchs/kleptocrats are firmly in control & you/we are all f*cked.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 5, 2020:

That is at the heart of my position, we have oligarchs masquerading as capitalists when what we really have is a corporatist monopoly that continues to squeeze out free enterprise and small business, the current crisis will only accelerate this decline in equality and personal freedom.

New to this group, a Lefty Libertarian from Canada, which makes me a centrist in my country but left...

ToolGuy comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Why do you describe yourself as a leftist Libertarian. That is an oxymoron.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 4, 2020:

@ToolGuy I just feel it defines me the best way I can. You can define me in another way, if that makes you happy. I see people calling themselves Democrats and Lefty but by my estimation they are right of the Progressive Conservatives. I also see people who wave the NDP flag but really they are more like the old Liberals. It's all good, I won't make a fuss about it if you don't. ;)

The People elect politicians because of their business experience and then they are surprised when ...

ToolGuy comments on Apr 4, 2020:

AOC was a business person? Bernie Sanders? Did not know that! Doctors? I must ask my brother the retired teacher about his business when he was elected. Missed that. The meme is different from the introduction. Voters elect those who will plunder and make laws to allow them to do so.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 4, 2020:

@ToolGuy I'm not into sports so I don't give to them, I do give but I try to avoid established charities as so much of the money goes to the charity and not enough goes to the people in need but you miss my point. I ran my businesses in a manner that was fair to my employees and to my customers, often more than fair, something that is very difficult to do and still stay in business. My community I donated to and still do but once again I think you are confusing something that should be done personally and not as a business with the strings that are always attached. Have you ever owned a successful company or are you looking at this as an employee, not an employer?

New to this group, a Lefty Libertarian from Canada, which makes me a centrist in my country but left...

ToolGuy comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Why do you describe yourself as a leftist Libertarian. That is an oxymoron.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 4, 2020:

a) I don't like labels or parties, they always wind up as bullshit b) I am pro business because I have been in business my whole life and come from a family of entrepreneurs c) I also acknowledge that business has an obligation to being a good citizen and share the wealth d) because that's how I like to define myself as an individual, others can join whatever party they want but I don't like to join

Why all the hate?

Surfpirate comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Where does an atheist have to walk away to in order to be far from religion and religious people? Mars? Religion does so much harm and there are definitely people who have been hurt personally by religious persecution, so some of them may hate religion but most of us are just fed up with it and ...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 4, 2020:

@Brodney There are plenty of religious types that come to this forum, they want to save the Atheists. I would have lumped you into the first group of Atheist Apologists based upon your post, no insinuation there at all.

The People elect politicians because of their business experience and then they are surprised when ...

gigihein comments on Apr 4, 2020:

So true, but how do this fracking potus get higher ratings? The guy doesnt even present wellfor any job imaginable.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 4, 2020:

Trump presents himself as the great businessman in spite of the multiple bankruptcies and lawsuits for his unethical business practices. Most people by the bull shit and not the facts, plus he appeals to their baser nature.

The People elect politicians because of their business experience and then they are surprised when ...

ToolGuy comments on Apr 4, 2020:

AOC was a business person? Bernie Sanders? Did not know that! Doctors? I must ask my brother the retired teacher about his business when he was elected. Missed that. The meme is different from the introduction. Voters elect those who will plunder and make laws to allow them to do so.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 4, 2020:

The business model is all about plunder, Ford is a prime example and Trump and even better example. Bernie is more of the exception than the rule and the same applies to the NDP, business punished the NDP when it got power and they have been quite effective at neutralizing a platform that is very progressive and good for the people by using scare tactics. I think that the introduction suits the meme perfectly but my perspective as a lefty libertarian may diverge a bit from your perspective. I've owned 4 successful companies but I never followed the plunder model.

What a genius idea, make one of those fake $20 Bills and have a message about Evolution printed on ...

loisgh61 comments on Apr 4, 2020:

I love this idea. I would start going to churches just to hand them out.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 4, 2020:

You are the bravest by far then, the closest we have come to date is someone willing to mail it in to a church, not actually go in and sit through a sermon. I'm pretty sure they wait until the end to collect.

You know, no work, stuck at home, fruit trees booming.

Surfpirate comments on Apr 3, 2020:

I do miss locquat jam, used to get it every year when I lived in Bermuda, just pick the fruit off the trees that overhang the road.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 4, 2020:

@Zoohome I haven't worked with Ecoplan but it could be interesting. At the moment I am finishing the interior of my passive solar home on Howe Island and working on my gardens as well as getting around to building my new aquaponics system.

I have started a new group called COVID-19 in an effort to provide a forum for free thinkers, ...

Albert_Camus comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Hey I am a history major, I wanna join.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 4, 2020:

It's open to everyone, just look for it in groups.

This is a sour-orange tree, far too close to my house, which must be 30 or so years old.

Surfpirate comments on Apr 3, 2020:

Is your concern for the health of the tree or the structural health of the house? How old is the structure and what is the construction? I'm guessing stone or double brick with a lime plaster finish but you will be able to tell just be checking it out as there are lots of plaster patches in ...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2020:

@Allamanda It's a good job for the rainy season, slows the cure of the mortar and extends the working time of the batch. Even if you just do it a bag at a time on the worst spots it will help. I'm guessing the sour orange will have to go however. The islands can be hit and miss when it comes to labour, Mustique I had good workers for $2 to $4 per hour but in Bermuda I had to make do with local labour that was often referred to as Hide and Seek for $1,000 a week. :) Good luck, love the small house build project.

What a genius idea, make one of those fake $20 Bills and have a message about Evolution printed on ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Apr 3, 2020:

Why? (I will NEVER understand the non-religious crowd that feels the need to hastle believers. It gives theists so much ammunition against that which scares the shit out of them and makes it nearly impossible for those of us who'd rather try to be accepted than further exiled to be accepted ...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez It's just annoying to hear you whine about wanting to protect the poor religitards from persecution by atheists. Seriously? Remember that time when all those atheists rounded up the poor religious people and tortured them into a confession against their beliefs and then burned them at the stake? Yeah, never happened. Move along, you remind of that kid who keeps sucking up to the bully but can't understand why the bully keeps beating them up. It's because that's what bullies do, they pick on those who are afraid to stand up for themselves. If you are an atheist then at least be proud of it.

This is a sour-orange tree, far too close to my house, which must be 30 or so years old.

Surfpirate comments on Apr 3, 2020:

Is your concern for the health of the tree or the structural health of the house? How old is the structure and what is the construction? I'm guessing stone or double brick with a lime plaster finish but you will be able to tell just be checking it out as there are lots of plaster patches in ...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2020:

@Allamanda I hear you, I agonize over taking down any trees but sour oranges are pretty hardy and may actually benefit from a good pruning. I wouldn't want it banging into the new roof in a hurricane as it could possibly open up the roof envelope which would be awful in a hurricane CAT 3 or worse. I had rather guessed that it would be a rubble foundation with no real footing, not really necessary in a climate with no frost but maybe the odd tremblor. Are there any vertical or horizontal cracks in the wall near the sour orange? That would indicate that the roots may be undermining the wall and that is not good, horizontal cracks are worse than vertical cracks but neither is good. If you see them then you want to cut down the tree immediately and drill some holes in the stump, pour an herbicide to make sure it does sprout. The house has withstood the test of time but it does need some TLC, even just cutting out the rotten mortar and repointing the stonework will go a long way to keeping it whole. Labour is usually pretty reasonable in the island so you may want to sub that out unless you are comfortable with a trowel and the back breaking labour of mixing mortar. If you decide to go ahead on your own then you can tackle it a wheelbarrow load of mortar at a time, mix it with a heavy duty hand drill and it will save your back.

What a genius idea, make one of those fake $20 Bills and have a message about Evolution printed on ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Apr 3, 2020:

Why? (I will NEVER understand the non-religious crowd that feels the need to hastle believers. It gives theists so much ammunition against that which scares the shit out of them and makes it nearly impossible for those of us who'd rather try to be accepted than further exiled to be accepted ...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez Well then why do you keep pissing and moaning about it? Honestly, go defend a church someplace if that's how you feel. Maybe argue for their rights to gather in contravention of the quarantine laws because their god will protect them? If you want to advocate for delusional people then maybe help out the schizophrenics or the people with biopolar disorder, at least they don't have a choice when it comes to their condition. Bloody apologetic atheists just annoy the shit out of me, please just buzz off.

What a genius idea, make one of those fake $20 Bills and have a message about Evolution printed on ...

Dyl1983 comments on Apr 3, 2020:

"Stop bilking people out of their money and do something good for a change?" I don't know... that would entail acting like a decent human being...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2020:

It's possible, maybe not probable but there are cases of believers that have found reason and become atheists.

Absolutely Nailed It!

TheDoubter comments on Apr 3, 2020:

two mental mtdgets

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2020:

With access to a nuclear football and the codes. :O

What a genius idea, make one of those fake $20 Bills and have a message about Evolution printed on ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Apr 3, 2020:

Why? (I will NEVER understand the non-religious crowd that feels the need to hastle believers. It gives theists so much ammunition against that which scares the shit out of them and makes it nearly impossible for those of us who'd rather try to be accepted than further exiled to be accepted ...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez If it scares you to poke a little fun at Xstians and call them out for their often horrible behavior, that's your choice. Some of us are out of the closet and have been for a very long time, so we call it like it is and don't pussy foot around religitards.

Ok people. Who eats squirrel and how do you prepare it?

Surfpirate comments on Apr 3, 2020:

I ate Guinea Pig aka Cuey many times when I lived in Ecuador and it tasted the same as squirrel that I had as a kid when I had dinner at my best friends house and it was served up like chicken pieces in a sauce of mushroom soup. I found both to be a bit bony but pretty tasty. If I recall ...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2020:

@Mofo1953 Most Ecuadorians thought it was very strange that Extranjeros would keep guinea pigs as family pets instead of eating them, much like we would find it strange if someone kept a pet chicken or a pet pig in their house.

What a genius idea, make one of those fake $20 Bills and have a message about Evolution printed on ...

JimG comments on Apr 3, 2020:

I'm not going to be in a position to put them in a collection plate, but I'd love to have some that are specifically directed at the Red kettle Brigade.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2020:

Ramen Brother. :)

What a genius idea, make one of those fake $20 Bills and have a message about Evolution printed on ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Apr 3, 2020:

Why? (I will NEVER understand the non-religious crowd that feels the need to hastle believers. It gives theists so much ammunition against that which scares the shit out of them and makes it nearly impossible for those of us who'd rather try to be accepted than further exiled to be accepted ...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2020:

And I will never understand why people respond to posts that they don't bother to read fully before making a from the hip response. The article is from a satirical publication but they do cite the practice of some Xstians leaving fake tips to hard working servers at restaurants. Get over it, I know I have. :D

How much of the money that the government is offering people to help them get through the COVID ...

seattlepanda comments on Apr 3, 2020:

Voters will remember in November.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2020:

Although Trumps supporters can barely remember what he said or did just yesterday.

What a genius idea, make one of those fake $20 Bills and have a message about Evolution printed on ...

genessa comments on Apr 3, 2020:

genius if you like being arressted for passing counterfeit bills. g

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2020:

For a bill to be considered counterfeit it has to pass the test of being clearly indistinguishable from the real thing, gag money is perfectly legal.

Just sign a statement that Atheists will all burn in Hell and LGBTQ people can't have a real ...

MistrssOfNrdom comments on Apr 2, 2020:

I heard about this, and all I can say is the Hippocratic Oath overrides this ridiculousness. This has to do with anything that is going on right now, how?! Pitiful little insecure prick who dares use this time of need for their vile idiocy.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2020:

Eloquently stated and right on the head of the nail.

This poem was written in 1869 in Ireland, during the Great Famine.

girlwithsmiles comments on Apr 2, 2020:

I’m not sure of your source, but I trust Opera Winfrey: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/amp31747557/and-the-people-stayed-home-poem-kitty-omeara-interview/

Surfpirate replies on Apr 2, 2020:

The source was a friend who sent it to me this morning, I have not fact checked the source but I do like the piece very much, regardless of the source. I think a lot of people have grown weary of the dialogue around the virus from politicians in the US and in the UK. Nice to see something positive for a change.

The matter of just why it is some people have constantly flaunted self isolation and social ...

itsmedammit comments on Apr 2, 2020:

I think you misspelled flout.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 2, 2020:

@itsmedammit and yes, nazi should be capitalized but I despise fascists so I don't want to give them the nod of capitalization.

The matter of just why it is some people have constantly flaunted self isolation and social ...

itsmedammit comments on Apr 2, 2020:

I think you misspelled flout.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 2, 2020:

@itsmedammit As one grammar nazi to another, we can agree to disagree. :D

Sweet Pinto Hotrod! (my first car was the red one in the background only in blue, do you know what ...

Surfpirate comments on Apr 2, 2020:

68' Pontiac Firebird

Surfpirate replies on Apr 2, 2020:

@KKGator Yes, the front ends were practically identical in 68' but the Firebird changed in 69' to a beefier grill to set them apart.

Sweet Pinto Hotrod! (my first car was the red one in the background only in blue, do you know what ...

kasmian comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Isn't the paint job suppose to be the other way around, with the flames on the front? Like this it just seems like a metaphor for the aftermath of eating Mexican food.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 2, 2020:

@RiverRick I agree with the intent but I thought it was hilarious, not a waste of time. Humour is like that.

A short poem written in 1869 during the time of the Great Famine in Ireland.

Fernapple comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Nice thought, but whether it is going to come true or not ? I do not have a crystal ball.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 2, 2020:

Me either but then it's up to all of us to make it happen not just wait around and see if it happens.

The matter of just why it is some people have constantly flaunted self isolation and social ...

itsmedammit comments on Apr 2, 2020:

I think you misspelled flout.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 2, 2020:

flaunt /flônt,flänt/ Learn to pronounce verb past tense: flaunted; past participle: flaunted display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.

Say what you will about Trump but he doesn't try to hide his callous ignorance, he waves it proudly ...

wolf041 comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Try to tell this to a trumper and they would just start screaming that it6 all lies, he never said that.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 2, 2020:

That and they can't read a simple graph, some of them can barely read at all.

That's why I do it...

Cast1es comments on Apr 2, 2020:

There are those who plant , expecting a harvest . There are those who plant , knowing that only those who come after them , will see their handiwork . Plant some trees . Make the earth a greener place .Wow ! Was thinking I was alone here , at 3:14A.M. , but just noticed there are five others in the ...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 2, 2020:

Some of us were sound asleep in their bed because they spent the day digging in their garden by hand because they couldn't get the rototiller started. :D

COVID19 and the world's most highly populated metropolitan area (Tokyo): close to a declaration of ...

Surfpirate comments on Apr 1, 2020:

There is a theory circulating that the Japanese government has been delaying the declaration of a state of emergency because it wants the 2020 Olympics to go forward, it seems very unlikely that will happen.