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Is this a new twist on St. Brendan? Erin Go Bragh [irishcentral.com]
HeathenFarmer comments on Mar 6, 2019:
It would make sense that the Irish would be the one to establish a colony in America. There is evidence that Irish and Portugeese fishermen frequented the Grand Banks in the early1400's and tha Irish priests travel with the Vikings on their voyages to the west.
Surfpirate replies on Mar 6, 2019:
L'Anse aix Meadows is clear evidence that the Vikings had colonies in the New World before Columbus sailed in a mill pond.
The system is rigged and the table is tilted, Obama started off with good ideas but the system put ...
Freedompath comments on Mar 5, 2019:
It is true from all that I kept up with Obama! The Republicans intended to make him a ‘one term,’ president the day he was sworn in! They never waited to see how he handled himself or his government duties, they resisted, because they wanted it all their way...the same way the GOP, has always ...
Surfpirate replies on Mar 5, 2019:
The Right Wing has the same problem everywhere in the world, they assume they are in power and calling the shots, even when they aren't. Part of that whole 'God is on my side' delusion' at least that is my best guess.
This applies to pretty much anywhere in Canada right now but my cousin in Muskoka shared it with me.
ToolGuy comments on Mar 5, 2019:
Didn’t Tony get you lots of federal money a few years ago?
Surfpirate replies on Mar 5, 2019:
I think Kingston got money but the Frontenac Islands runs on a shoe string budget. Lowest taxes in Eastern Ontario, lowest level of service too.
At the risk of branding Star Trek fans as Social Democrats, I'm going out on a limb and say I would ...
IAMGROOT comments on Mar 5, 2019:
And I'll respond by saying not all ST fans are created equal.
Surfpirate replies on Mar 5, 2019:
I thought all ST fans we equal but some were more equal than others, like the guys in the red uniforms, equal but different. ;)
The system is rigged and the table is tilted, Obama started off with good ideas but the system put ...
DenoPenno comments on Mar 5, 2019:
I see some of this but why do we bring Obama into it? Obama is not in power today. I see your post as a diversion along the lines of any current GOP supporter. Let's forget about our Trump problem and divert the conversation into something else. Fuck Trump!
Surfpirate replies on Mar 5, 2019:
Does it have to be one or the other all the time? That's how divide and conquer works. If the past decade has shown people anything it is that you can't have both sides getting paid by the same corporate interests and expect a vastly different outcome for the real people. The choice becomes a matter of bad or worse - don't we deserve better than that? Death or slow death are hardly good options.
The system is rigged and the table is tilted, Obama started off with good ideas but the system put ...
KKGator comments on Mar 5, 2019:
Facts.
Surfpirate replies on Mar 5, 2019:
Word
This applies to pretty much anywhere in Canada right now but my cousin in Muskoka shared it with me.
Simmer51 comments on Mar 5, 2019:
Toronto is another pot hole field you have to be careful there.
Surfpirate replies on Mar 5, 2019:
Not to worry, Ford will be Making Toronto Great Again, real soon. :D We were just in Toronto for a trade show at the CNE and I decided to take a trip through my old neighbourhood on the way to the 401 East, big mistake.
Electric bike rentals is what my wife and I have come up with as a seasonal business venture.
silverotter11 comments on Mar 4, 2019:
I like the idea. I enjoy cycling but detest hills. Small inclines are fine but long pulls are just not 'fun' if it's beyond by gear range so an assist would be great. I personally don't think $10 an hour is too high, tourists coming for a cycling vacation might bring their own bikes but those ...
Surfpirate replies on Mar 4, 2019:
I was thinking the same thing and this is what we found enjoyable about using our electric bikes in Mexico. You park in a resort but the village is 2 miles away, take a cab or walk are your options unless you have a bike and an electric bike is very nice when it is 90F in the shade. :) There isn't a rental car company in the town, you have to go to the city which is 40 mins by car. The target market is tourists who would like to use the bike paths along the river and to explore the town with as there is no bus service in the town either. Welcome to small town Ontario, Canada.
Electric bike rentals is what my wife and I have come up with as a seasonal business venture.
SukiSue comments on Mar 4, 2019:
They sound like fun! However, I am an exercise fanatic and enjoy the workout if a peddle bike. Got to get my hour in every day. But tourists, on vacation, yes!
Surfpirate replies on Mar 4, 2019:
They have even started making electric assist road bikes for couples where one is a serious rider and the other isn't or has an injury that prevents them from riding hard, this way they still get to enjoy the sport together. My wife has a condition in her knee that will cause it to lock up when riding a bike strenuously but she never had a problem with it on her electric bike.
Just wondering of there is anybody there with ideas about how to make the Bank of Canada an issue in...
Surfpirate comments on Mar 3, 2019:
I think it would be a good start if our federal government took back the power to issue money instead of running it through the big 5 and paying a surcharge for a power we already have by right.
Surfpirate replies on Mar 3, 2019:
@ToolGuy well you better check your sources because it is correct.
Just wondering of there is anybody there with ideas about how to make the Bank of Canada an issue in...
Surfpirate comments on Mar 3, 2019:
I think it would be a good start if our federal government took back the power to issue money instead of running it through the big 5 and paying a surcharge for a power we already have by right.
Surfpirate replies on Mar 3, 2019:
@ToolGuy The Bank of Canada has the constitutional right to print money under the control of parliament but instead we issue our money as debt through the big 5 banks and pay a surcharge for the privilege. Most people don't realize this but it is a matter of public record.
Electric bike rentals is what my wife and I have come up with as a seasonal business venture.
NoMagicCookie comments on Mar 3, 2019:
I don't have enough information to make an informed suggestion as you have not addressed: liability, startup cost, licensing, taxes, maintenance costs, anticipated demand (seasonal?) etc. Would I consider buying such a bike. No. My 650cc Honda Silverwing is too small. When I go to work I ...
Surfpirate replies on Mar 3, 2019:
True, they are definitely not for everyone, depending upon their needs. We found that they were much better than pulling a car behind our motorhome when we were traveling in the US and Mexico. The range on the new E bikes is about 50 kms per charge, our old ones were good for about 10 km only.
Electric bike rentals is what my wife and I have come up with as a seasonal business venture.
Science-guy comments on Mar 3, 2019:
I have been considering buying one for a while now. Still pondering. ?
Surfpirate replies on Mar 3, 2019:
That's what we are thinking, let people try before they buy. We bought one E bike because we didn't know if we would like it but we bought the second one only a week later. They are a lot of fun and very economical.
Electric bike rentals is what my wife and I have come up with as a seasonal business venture.
Science-guy comments on Mar 3, 2019:
I like the rough terrain one. Battery duration suffers though with the added weight.
Surfpirate replies on Mar 3, 2019:
They all come with a 500W motor and 48V Li Ion battery, the same as the ones that Tesla uses. Good for 4k recharges, 4 hrs to recharge and cost of electricity is about a dollar per charge. The old lead acid batteries on our old E bikes were very heavy and we wore out the batteries after 2 years of constant use. These batteries are 3 X as powerful and last 5 times as long.
Electric bike rentals is what my wife and I have come up with as a seasonal business venture.
Wangobango3 comments on Mar 3, 2019:
If I'm a tourist shipping one home could be problematic. If I own an RV, maybe I can strap it on. What's the retail cost of one?
Surfpirate replies on Mar 3, 2019:
Buy one and it will be drop shipped to your door, charge the batteries and stick the pedals on the cranks, that's it. They start at $2k CAN.
Canada, still the true north, strong and free.
DougTElmira comments on Feb 28, 2019:
We can also walk on water for at least a third of the year.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 28, 2019:
At a minimum. :)
Ahhh, Coffee! :)
escapetypist comments on Feb 28, 2019:
What you're saying is that you don't give eeffoc because you take coffee
Surfpirate replies on Feb 28, 2019:
Before coffee I try to say as little as possible.
Ahhh, Coffee! :)
brentan comments on Feb 28, 2019:
Well now! There's an attitude!
Surfpirate replies on Feb 28, 2019:
My daily regimen used to be two pots of coffee and two packs of smokes per day. Giving up cigarettes was easy but giving up coffee was a no go, down to two cups these days.
Canada, still the true north, strong and free.
EllenDale comments on Feb 27, 2019:
My husband told me Canadians had milk in bags, and I thought, *You poor people!* (I was quickly enlightened. LOL)
Surfpirate replies on Feb 28, 2019:
You can still buy your milk in bags and it is fresh. In South America we bought our milk in tetra pack boxes that were ultra pasteurized and sat on the regular shelves at the stores.
Those Brits have some odd "practices":
hankster comments on Feb 27, 2019:
at least it's not a fork.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 27, 2019:
How deflating would that be? :)
Interesting shoe that would sell if it was on the shelves of a shoe store today. [mymodernmet.com]
Fernapple comments on Feb 25, 2019:
Amazing state of preservation, but how do they know it was a womans shoe and not a mans.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 25, 2019:
@Fernapple That is very true, we all come with our own filters. Sharing one pair of shoes must have made getting around pretty tricky, worse if you were sharing one pair of pants as well. ;)
I test out as an ENFP/ENTP but I have always had hypersensitivity, particularly to the emotions of ...
LB67 comments on Feb 25, 2019:
I am an INFP. I have also had to develop shields to cope with the sensitivities I was born with. I have not become more extroverted to do this. I have the ability to enjoy socializing with others, it just takes a toll on my energy. My extrovert brother and I have had many discussions about how he ...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 25, 2019:
I find that I do reach a limit and then I need some solitude to recharge and cleansing to shake off the scummy energy that some people seem to emanate.
Interesting shoe that would sell if it was on the shelves of a shoe store today. [mymodernmet.com]
Fernapple comments on Feb 25, 2019:
Amazing state of preservation, but how do they know it was a womans shoe and not a mans.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 25, 2019:
Good point, possibly there is someone out there with a Phd in Roman era footwear.
I test out as an ENFP/ENTP but I have always had hypersensitivity, particularly to the emotions of ...
BudFrank comments on Feb 24, 2019:
There is a term “ambivert” for a person who is introverted in some situations and ways and extroverted in others
Surfpirate replies on Feb 24, 2019:
They seem to have a term for everything now a days. lol
Coming out to family is the hardest part, after that it's easy street.
silverotter11 comments on Feb 24, 2019:
Too funny!!!! My mom did an eyeroll and ignored me.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 24, 2019:
Yeah, probably just a phase you were going through. LMAO
I’m feeling a little nostalgic. Canada vignettes: The log drivers waltz came to mind.[youtu.be]
Surfpirate comments on Feb 24, 2019:
Another Canadian Classic based on a Stephen Leacock story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IV6xT00ZZ4
Surfpirate replies on Feb 24, 2019:
@LB67 NAMI runs courses that are very informative and helpful for people who have friends or family suffering from mental health issues. It can be challenging to try and deal with these issues on your own, so much of what is on the internet is crap.
This might be the right group to find others who have had my experiences with music.
Surfpirate comments on Feb 24, 2019:
Certain music is a springboard to meditative experiences for me, usually very lucid dreaming but in a waking state. Different pieces take you to different places but generally only instrumental works.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 24, 2019:
@LB67 Yeah, right up to the point where the metal spiders try to grab the protective sphere you have to travel in because there is no atmosphere. lol
I test out as an ENFP/ENTP but I have always had hypersensitivity, particularly to the emotions of ...
MissKathleen comments on Feb 24, 2019:
I think it is quite common in empaths. It is necessary to be able to block the emotion emanating from others at times, especially anger. I still cannot attend funerals because the collective grief is overwhelming..
Surfpirate replies on Feb 24, 2019:
@MissKathleen No worries, underneath the shielding the empath is alive and well.
This might be the right group to find others who have had my experiences with music.
Surfpirate comments on Feb 24, 2019:
Certain music is a springboard to meditative experiences for me, usually very lucid dreaming but in a waking state. Different pieces take you to different places but generally only instrumental works.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 24, 2019:
@LB67 Different pieces of music seem to take me to different places but often the same piece played again will take me back to the same place I experienced the first time. Bach's Toccatta in Fugue takes me to a place I call the crystal spheres which is very dark and without atmosphere, there are singing spheres that make a sound like Tibetan prayer bowls but there are also large mechanical spiders there which are best avoided. Perhaps active imagination is a good term for it because while I do have control it is not complete the way a lucid dream often is, you can't freeze frame the experience or back things up and change the script the way you often can in a lucid dream.
I test out as an ENFP/ENTP but I have always had hypersensitivity, particularly to the emotions of ...
MissKathleen comments on Feb 24, 2019:
I think it is quite common in empaths. It is necessary to be able to block the emotion emanating from others at times, especially anger. I still cannot attend funerals because the collective grief is overwhelming..
Surfpirate replies on Feb 24, 2019:
I love my solitude for that reason, no background emotional noise. Although I have become good at dropping the shielding when I need to, it can get a bit mushy but I think it is important to venture outside the shields from time to time. I used to put on my armour every day but I am much happier going without it now that I am retired.
I’m feeling a little nostalgic. Canada vignettes: The log drivers waltz came to mind.[youtu.be]
Surfpirate comments on Feb 24, 2019:
Another Canadian Classic based on a Stephen Leacock story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IV6xT00ZZ4
Surfpirate replies on Feb 24, 2019:
@LB67 53 years seems to be the life expectancy, suicide is often the cause. My brother lost his partner, who also had mental health issues, to death by self inflicted gun wound to the head. I am monitoring him as best I can but he had a bad episode after we got him out of that situation, he threatened to kill my wife and myself so I had to insist on some distance between us.
More happy memories: Listening to The Vinyl Cafe with Stuart McLean while driving through cottage ...
Surfpirate comments on Feb 24, 2019:
I saw him live in his last season before it came out that he had the Big C, he was very special. It was a Xmas Special so the story where Dave screws up the turkey and has to take it to the hotel to have it cooked was there and also the one where the kid's punch and the adult punch get swapped at ...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 24, 2019:
@LB67 I won't spoil it for you but you will laugh until you cry. :D
I’m feeling a little nostalgic. Canada vignettes: The log drivers waltz came to mind.[youtu.be]
Surfpirate comments on Feb 24, 2019:
Another Canadian Classic based on a Stephen Leacock story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IV6xT00ZZ4
Surfpirate replies on Feb 24, 2019:
@LB67 We used to have a whole box full of Super 8 movies but my baby brother destroyed them all when he had a psychotic episode and was fearful that the images would be used to steal his soul. The joys of having a schizophrenic sibling but he is in his 50's now and still alive and kicking so doing better than most with that disease.
I’m feeling a little nostalgic. Canada vignettes: The log drivers waltz came to mind.[youtu.be]
Surfpirate comments on Feb 24, 2019:
Another Canadian Classic based on a Stephen Leacock story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IV6xT00ZZ4
Surfpirate replies on Feb 24, 2019:
@LB67 A childhood friend would often have these films running at his birthday parties, his dad would borrow them from the library and we would watch them on his Super 8 movie projector. The Cat Came Back is another favourite.
I'm hearing a lot about the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and how the evil socialist dictator is ...
kenriley comments on Feb 22, 2019:
The people in Venezuela are hurting and there is a lot of countries wanting to give aid, But no one is talking about all the sanctions the US has put on the country, and now sending aid to the border of Venezuela like we want to help. When in the hell has this government wanted to really help people...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 22, 2019:
I left the long standing sanctions by the US and its allies out of the conversation because most people aren't even aware that most of the suffering that is supposedly being addressed by foreign aid is a direct result of those sanctions.
I'm hearing a lot about the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and how the evil socialist dictator is ...
Al-Bundy_59 comments on Feb 22, 2019:
They call Venezuela a socialist country, but when a leader ignores election and the peoples will it should be called a dictatorship. This type of reporting is why socialism is disliked.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 22, 2019:
Next we'll be talking hanging chads and collusion with the Russians?
I'm hearing a lot about the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and how the evil socialist dictator is ...
coralisthree comments on Feb 22, 2019:
the people of venezuela are starving and the current government is blocking access to aid coming in to the country. the aid organizations have specifically stated that they are NOT politically motivated. the trump administration has yet say whether troops will actually be sent to venezuela. right ...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 22, 2019:
@F-IM-Forty I fail to follow your illogical leaps.
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Surfpirate comments on Feb 22, 2019:
A friend of mine has suffered several minor strokes over the past few years and recently had a fainting spell that left him with lacerations to his face and two broken ribs. He has two vials of medical marijuana that would help him rest and recover but he doesn't know how they might react with all ...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 22, 2019:
@bingst He is being ;prudent but he is also not recovering because he cannot sleep, he may just prudent himself to death.
I'm hearing a lot about the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and how the evil socialist dictator is ...
coralisthree comments on Feb 22, 2019:
the people of venezuela are starving and the current government is blocking access to aid coming in to the country. the aid organizations have specifically stated that they are NOT politically motivated. the trump administration has yet say whether troops will actually be sent to venezuela. right ...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 22, 2019:
@F-IM-Forty I think the history of taking from others whatever it is you need has a tried and true track record. Highest and best use of resources is a fundamental economic law that has been used to validate conquest and genocide for all of recorded history. People die but the price of gas is a buck less and bananas are affordable so why not? Right?
I'm hearing a lot about the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and how the evil socialist dictator is ...
BD66 comments on Feb 22, 2019:
If greed is our motive, we are sure failing. Our foreign policies have been a big contributor to our $22,000,000,000,000 debt.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 22, 2019:
@273kelvin Just because the labour pool and the resources exist outside the territorial borders of the US does not mean that US Corporate Interests don't consider those items to be their rightful due.
I'm hearing a lot about the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and how the evil socialist dictator is ...
coralisthree comments on Feb 22, 2019:
the people of venezuela are starving and the current government is blocking access to aid coming in to the country. the aid organizations have specifically stated that they are NOT politically motivated. the trump administration has yet say whether troops will actually be sent to venezuela. right ...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 22, 2019:
@coralisthree I was living in Nicaragua when they still had a working relationship with Chavez, food for oil but that was stopped by outside forces once Chavez was assassinated. Castro warned Chavez many times that if he continued to be sloppy that he would get a cancer that would kill him but Chavez wouldn't listen and paid the price, Maduro is trying to hold things together but he has already been forced to ship his national bullion reserves back to the US banking cartel. A coup is imminent, the strategic value of a large oil reserve that close to the continental US is to important to US corporate interests, that's why the Chinese and the Russians are so keen on supporting Latin America. China picked up all of Ecuador's debts when they refused to accept regime change by the World Bank and the IMF, not because China is nice but because Ecuador has oil and minerals that are very valuable. There was a lot of infrastructure work being done in Ecuador when I lived there under Correa but most of it was to provide better access for the Chinese to harvest those resources. The one thing that is never factored in by these corporate robber barons is the welfare of the people, that isn't even a consideration, they don't care about Americans at home so they certainly don't care about foreign nationals abroad, unless it suits their interests.
I'm hearing a lot about the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and how the evil socialist dictator is ...
BD66 comments on Feb 22, 2019:
If greed is our motive, we are sure failing. Our foreign policies have been a big contributor to our $22,000,000,000,000 debt.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 22, 2019:
That money had to go into somebody's pockets, think of it as corporate welfare and support for US business interests.
I'm hearing a lot about the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and how the evil socialist dictator is ...
coralisthree comments on Feb 22, 2019:
the people of venezuela are starving and the current government is blocking access to aid coming in to the country. the aid organizations have specifically stated that they are NOT politically motivated. the trump administration has yet say whether troops will actually be sent to venezuela. right ...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 22, 2019:
Venezuela sits on oil reserves that are larger than Saudi Arabia's oil reserves and yet the people can't get food? Doesn't that seem a bit strange to you?
Love is a many splendored thing but it is based upon commonality and symbiosis.
Anonbene comments on Feb 22, 2019:
The scary bit is you have to show your mental disorder first so that your compadre can see and relate to it.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 22, 2019:
The signs may be more apparent than most of us realize. ;)
I believe there is a clause for removing a mentally incompetent POTUS but you would have to get the ...
Ragamuffin comments on Feb 21, 2019:
Yes, it's the 25th Amendment but it requires the president to be incapacitated and his own cabinet have to agree to it. It has been discussed internally, particularly at the Justice Department but its unlikely unless Trump really goes full psychotic instead of just maliciously narcissistic.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 22, 2019:
@Ragamuffin Although he is influencing the reality that everyone else experiences so it may be worse than it appears at first glance.
I believe there is a clause for removing a mentally incompetent POTUS but you would have to get the ...
Ragamuffin comments on Feb 21, 2019:
Yes, it's the 25th Amendment but it requires the president to be incapacitated and his own cabinet have to agree to it. It has been discussed internally, particularly at the Justice Department but its unlikely unless Trump really goes full psychotic instead of just maliciously narcissistic.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 22, 2019:
Although he is getting closer to tipping over the edge all the time.
I believe there is a clause for removing a mentally incompetent POTUS but you would have to get the ...
MrLink comments on Feb 21, 2019:
Its called Protocol Zero. And if not now, when? It's funny, tRump's people always talk about the evils of The Deep State. If there really was a Deep State, he'd be dead by now.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 22, 2019:
Unless of course, Trumps crazy and destabilizing actions are exactly what the Deep State wants for its end game.
This SNC Lavulin thing is taking its toll.
Surfpirate comments on Feb 21, 2019:
And yet still there is nothing but smoke and mirrors, the media and the conservatives have managed to paint quite the picture of a crime that may not even have been committed.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 21, 2019:
@ToolGuy That's why I define myself as a 'lefty' libertarian. I believe that business has broken the social contract that it used to hold with the rest of society, there is no longer any give with the take of business, except perhaps when a PR bonus can be gained for pennies on the dollar. Less government works for me but society must still be protected - the Koch bros. don't see things that way at all. The problem with Libertarianism is that it has been branded with kooks like Ayn Rand and the Koch bros. Most people don't want government in every aspect of their lives, not even in the nanny state but government left to grow without limits will eventually consume itself after consuming everything else first.
This explains so much of what is going on in American politics lately.
bobwjr comments on Feb 21, 2019:
Sounds like trumpers
Surfpirate replies on Feb 21, 2019:
Although they would say the same about Libtards, that's what dichotomies are all about.
This explains so much of what is going on in American politics lately.
KKGator comments on Feb 21, 2019:
Facts.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 21, 2019:
Statistical or Fake News? :D
This SNC Lavulin thing is taking its toll.
Surfpirate comments on Feb 21, 2019:
And yet still there is nothing but smoke and mirrors, the media and the conservatives have managed to paint quite the picture of a crime that may not even have been committed.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 21, 2019:
@ToolGuy I'm a Lefty Libertarian so that means I wind up voting Green these days.
This SNC Lavulin thing is taking its toll.
Surfpirate comments on Feb 21, 2019:
And yet still there is nothing but smoke and mirrors, the media and the conservatives have managed to paint quite the picture of a crime that may not even have been committed.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 21, 2019:
@CourreurDeBois Soon the facts won't matter, the conservatives will exploit this to the point that we will be lucky to see a liberal minority government. I have never voted Liberal in my life but the Xstian backed Conservatives are even more abhorrent to me.
The absolute best part of this were the comment from people telling their substitute words.
escapetypist comments on Feb 20, 2019:
Coxons: particles whose reported mass is always larger than actual
Surfpirate replies on Feb 21, 2019:
Scientists believe that 6 inches would appear more substantial not less.
The Great Pumpkin in drag. What's your best pic of of America's Drama Queen?
TheGreatShadow comments on Feb 17, 2019:
Suing you for therapy....
Surfpirate replies on Feb 20, 2019:
@TheGreatShadow The Truth is an Absolute Defense.
It's called Trump University.
Our_existence comments on Feb 18, 2019:
Couldn't have said it better myself!!
Surfpirate replies on Feb 20, 2019:
It's very hard to one up Snoopy. ;)
Those cuts to NASA didn't go unnoticed.
Robecology comments on Feb 17, 2019:
No wonder that machine died....It was losing its' mind those last few days... Even Goldwater knew better; In a May 1973 interview with Time magazine's Hays Gorey, Goldwater said, "If it can be proved that he lied, resignation would have to be considered. It would be quick. Everything would be ...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 18, 2019:
@Robecology the FBI can stay on its own damned side of the border, frankly the rest of the world is fed up with the US bull shit. Nothing sarcastic about it, it's factual, Americans have a nasty habit of shooting their presidents when they feel like it. Do you know how many Canadian PM's have been shot? ZERO! When a protester got into the face of PM Jean Chretien, the PM took the guy out with his own fists before the RCMP could even react. We are cousins but we deal with things very differently.
Those cuts to NASA didn't go unnoticed.
Robecology comments on Feb 17, 2019:
No wonder that machine died....It was losing its' mind those last few days... Even Goldwater knew better; In a May 1973 interview with Time magazine's Hays Gorey, Goldwater said, "If it can be proved that he lied, resignation would have to be considered. It would be quick. Everything would be ...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 18, 2019:
@Robecology I think it went beyond poking fun and ridiculing when it became every month that there was a mass shooting in the US, then every week and it is now about once a day isn't it? It's fucking tragic is what it is. Using a bullet to implement regime change does have a certain US feel to it, both foreign and domestic but that isn't the same thing as the rampant shooting problem that exists in the US. 2 of my 3 kids live in your state and the third is in DC, I definitely worry about it.
My first experiment with zoodles.
Marionville comments on Feb 18, 2019:
I have never heard of a rutabaga! Is it some sort of vegetable?
Surfpirate replies on Feb 18, 2019:
@Marionville That's exactly what Mick said. :D
My first experiment with zoodles.
Marionville comments on Feb 18, 2019:
I have never heard of a rutabaga! Is it some sort of vegetable?
Surfpirate replies on Feb 18, 2019:
@Marionville Really? my Scottish step father just loves his neeps with just about everything.
Those cuts to NASA didn't go unnoticed.
Robecology comments on Feb 17, 2019:
No wonder that machine died....It was losing its' mind those last few days... Even Goldwater knew better; In a May 1973 interview with Time magazine's Hays Gorey, Goldwater said, "If it can be proved that he lied, resignation would have to be considered. It would be quick. Everything would be ...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 18, 2019:
@Robecology I don't see anything funny about it. I was stating the facts and those are available for all to see. No western nation comes close to assassinations of national leaders and they do tend to use guns to do it, a butcher knife might be not be a presidential assassin's weapon of choice. Other presidents have been superbly protected by the same Secret Service agents and they also got shot, it's very hard to defend against modern firearms.
Those cuts to NASA didn't go unnoticed.
Robecology comments on Feb 17, 2019:
No wonder that machine died....It was losing its' mind those last few days... Even Goldwater knew better; In a May 1973 interview with Time magazine's Hays Gorey, Goldwater said, "If it can be proved that he lied, resignation would have to be considered. It would be quick. Everything would be ...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 18, 2019:
@Robecology I guess you don't but where I live they still report shootings as big new, even when nobody actually gets shot. Different strokes for different folks and for the record, we have never had one of our national leaders assassinated.
My first experiment with zoodles.
Marionville comments on Feb 18, 2019:
I have never heard of a rutabaga! Is it some sort of vegetable?
Surfpirate replies on Feb 18, 2019:
@Marionville A mild turnip and more of an American thing, I knew you wouldn't get it because of being a Brit. A mate of mine in Bermuda from Norfolk looked at me like I had two heads when I called his mashed neeps 'rutabagas' lol
My first experiment with zoodles.
Marionville comments on Feb 18, 2019:
I have never heard of a rutabaga! Is it some sort of vegetable?
Surfpirate replies on Feb 18, 2019:
Turnip
Those cuts to NASA didn't go unnoticed.
Robecology comments on Feb 17, 2019:
No wonder that machine died....It was losing its' mind those last few days... Even Goldwater knew better; In a May 1973 interview with Time magazine's Hays Gorey, Goldwater said, "If it can be proved that he lied, resignation would have to be considered. It would be quick. Everything would be ...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 18, 2019:
@Robecology How many American Presidents have been shot while in office? :D
Here's a money making idea I'm dying to try out this summer at the local fair.
escapetypist comments on Feb 18, 2019:
Try giving butt massages
Surfpirate replies on Feb 18, 2019:
Consensual or just grabb'em by the ass kinda massages? ;)
Those cuts to NASA didn't go unnoticed.
Robecology comments on Feb 17, 2019:
No wonder that machine died....It was losing its' mind those last few days... Even Goldwater knew better; In a May 1973 interview with Time magazine's Hays Gorey, Goldwater said, "If it can be proved that he lied, resignation would have to be considered. It would be quick. Everything would be ...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 17, 2019:
I thought the American way was to just shoot the fucker.
The Great Pumpkin in drag. What's your best pic of of America's Drama Queen?
glennlab comments on Feb 17, 2019:
hard to choose.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 17, 2019:
Donald 'poopy pants' Trump
The Great Pumpkin in drag. What's your best pic of of America's Drama Queen?
TheGreatShadow comments on Feb 17, 2019:
Suing you for therapy....
Surfpirate replies on Feb 17, 2019:
It's much harder to sue a person in Canada, we tend to throw out frivolous lawsuits. :)
The next time the local church has a bake sale I know what I will be sending them as a charitable ...
kenriley comments on Feb 17, 2019:
That is great. LOL
Surfpirate replies on Feb 17, 2019:
@kenriley All good here, going for a walk with my wife because temps are above zero for a bit.
The next time the local church has a bake sale I know what I will be sending them as a charitable ...
kenriley comments on Feb 17, 2019:
That is great. LOL
Surfpirate replies on Feb 17, 2019:
How are you, Bud? I hope the world is treating you well.
My friend Perry made me a crust-less quiche yesterday.
Surfpirate comments on Feb 16, 2019:
So a frittatta? Looks yummy.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 17, 2019:
@MrLizard I've always thought of a frittata as baked omelet or a quiche without the pastry shell. I do like a variation with a base of thin sliced potatoes lining the pan and the egg mixture poured over top and then baked.
The next time the local church has a bake sale I know what I will be sending them as a charitable ...
MojoDave comments on Feb 16, 2019:
I think the ones underneath are the nuns. Nun's have boobs, right?
Surfpirate replies on Feb 16, 2019:
Could be nuns or just priests with man boobs. :)
So, tomorrow is my birthday and today my facebook posting priveledges got revoked for three days ...
Surfpirate comments on Feb 16, 2019:
When you tilt a windmills you have to expect to get unseated from your horse from time to time. Tilt at real dragons and you will no longer trouble yourself with windmills.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 16, 2019:
@Elganned choose your dragons according to your abilities. :)
So, tomorrow is my birthday and today my facebook posting priveledges got revoked for three days ...
Surfpirate comments on Feb 16, 2019:
When you tilt a windmills you have to expect to get unseated from your horse from time to time. Tilt at real dragons and you will no longer trouble yourself with windmills.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 16, 2019:
@Elganned Shiny armour with no claw marks, dents and burnishing from dragon fire is really just a suit of clothes.
When Art meets Science.
t1nick comments on Feb 16, 2019:
Clever
Surfpirate replies on Feb 16, 2019:
I think it was written by a clever but bored kid who had to write an essay in detention.
I haven't tracked down a heart or club card yet.
Surfpirate comments on Feb 16, 2019:
Nothing worse than having your sweetheart's love moulder. :)
Surfpirate replies on Feb 16, 2019:
@SkotlandSkye throwing your lover's nuts in the fire to see which one cracks first to prove their love doesn't sound very pleasant either. :D
The next time the local church has a bake sale I know what I will be sending them as a charitable ...
escapetypist comments on Feb 16, 2019:
Which one is the priest?
Surfpirate replies on Feb 16, 2019:
They're both priests.
The next time the local church has a bake sale I know what I will be sending them as a charitable ...
Marionville comments on Feb 16, 2019:
That’s one way never to be asked to bake for them again! ?
Surfpirate replies on Feb 16, 2019:
I'll donate them in the name of the nasty Trumpette that lives down the lane and is constantly causing me trouble because ' I'm and Atheist and probably a drug dealer too '. ;)
A artist thankfully removing her stuff from here was telling me that Michelle Obama was a man and ...
Surfpirate comments on Feb 15, 2019:
What was the calibre of her art?
Surfpirate replies on Feb 16, 2019:
@Hathacat So an artist by proxy? lol
Sometimes you want to know what's on the menu before you place your order, even prix fixe gives you ...
escapetypist comments on Feb 15, 2019:
Leftover pizza
Surfpirate replies on Feb 15, 2019:
Go with what ya got.
USS Macon Akron Ohio 1932, USS Macon Moffett Field Mt.
Surfpirate comments on Feb 14, 2019:
The guys at the top of those ladders had brass balls.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 14, 2019:
@Triphid You're probably not the guy I would send up the tower crane to the jib when we did the counterbalancing then. Everyone fears something in this life, mine is that I should somehow be forced to spend eternity with my ex wife. lol
I don't think his heart is really into the whole Valentines Day experience.
IamNobody comments on Feb 14, 2019:
Sounds like something Sheldon would say
Surfpirate replies on Feb 14, 2019:
@IamNobody Fools seldom differ is what my old boss would have added. :D
I don't think his heart is really into the whole Valentines Day experience.
IamNobody comments on Feb 14, 2019:
Sounds like something Sheldon would say
Surfpirate replies on Feb 14, 2019:
That's the first thing I thought when I saw this. :D
When was the last time you saw a group of kids just goofing around with their friends, playing in ...
Cassiopeia comments on Feb 12, 2019:
They are too old to be out ‘playing’. At their age I was experimenting with innocent first kisses and possibly beer. I expect they are the same. I am glad I could equip my daughters with phones so I could keep tabs on them and they could reach me in an emergency. I dislike the propensity...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 13, 2019:
@Cassiopeia Last word, got it in just in the nick of time.
There's Ontario winter which is pretty horrible at the moment but then there is Newfie Winter which ...
graceylou comments on Feb 13, 2019:
I don’t think anyone is having good weather conditions anywhere in Canada at the moment. We haven’t had much snow but we’re stuck with our -20s to -40s for awhile.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 13, 2019:
We should have done that deal with the Turks and Caicos a few decades back.
When was the last time you saw a group of kids just goofing around with their friends, playing in ...
Cassiopeia comments on Feb 12, 2019:
They are too old to be out ‘playing’. At their age I was experimenting with innocent first kisses and possibly beer. I expect they are the same. I am glad I could equip my daughters with phones so I could keep tabs on them and they could reach me in an emergency. I dislike the propensity...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 13, 2019:
@Cassiopeia See you're offended at the thought that I could even have the ability to give you offense. Come with me, the worst is yet to be.
When was the last time you saw a group of kids just goofing around with their friends, playing in ...
Cassiopeia comments on Feb 12, 2019:
They are too old to be out ‘playing’. At their age I was experimenting with innocent first kisses and possibly beer. I expect they are the same. I am glad I could equip my daughters with phones so I could keep tabs on them and they could reach me in an emergency. I dislike the propensity...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 13, 2019:
@Cassiopeia actually it's not, it is a statement of fact but it still seems to have given you offense. We seem especially gifted at annoying each other without even trying. What many would call the basis of a long lasting relationship, skip all the romance bull shit and get right down to making each other miserable. ;)
Helle's toilet: 12th-century three-person loo seat goes on display Archaeologists know the names ...
Elganned comments on Feb 13, 2019:
I once had a friend who was building his own house to an unusual design. People would stop and ask what he was building, and his stock response was, "Well, it started out as a 12-holer, but I'm licked--I can't find a plank long enough."
Surfpirate replies on Feb 13, 2019:
My house is of my own design, post modern, flat roof, large cantilevered sections and the main toilets all have urinals. I thought the plumber was going to have a shit when I told him to rough in for the urinals which are also very modern looking. I don't squat when I urinate so why not have a urinal?
When was the last time you saw a group of kids just goofing around with their friends, playing in ...
Cassiopeia comments on Feb 12, 2019:
They are too old to be out ‘playing’. At their age I was experimenting with innocent first kisses and possibly beer. I expect they are the same. I am glad I could equip my daughters with phones so I could keep tabs on them and they could reach me in an emergency. I dislike the propensity...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 13, 2019:
@Cassiopeia I might ask the same question of you; where exactly was I rude? Technically speaking, neither of us was and yet I find you annoyingly offensive and the same appears to be the case for you since you insist that I am a rude person (without actually stating that I am the rude person you are referring to). I think we could be a real nightmare couple, taking shared misery to new heights, think about it. ;)
What caused your last breakup with a significant other?
Surfpirate comments on Feb 13, 2019:
Boredom
Surfpirate replies on Feb 13, 2019:
The one before that was because I committed an unforgivable act, I made a lot of money and then lost it all, somethings a woman can't forgive. :)
Now is the time.
Surfpirate comments on Feb 13, 2019:
Would a group hug work? :)
Surfpirate replies on Feb 13, 2019:
@Holiday With the winter we are having it would work for shared body heat alone. :D
When was the last time you saw a group of kids just goofing around with their friends, playing in ...
Cassiopeia comments on Feb 12, 2019:
They are too old to be out ‘playing’. At their age I was experimenting with innocent first kisses and possibly beer. I expect they are the same. I am glad I could equip my daughters with phones so I could keep tabs on them and they could reach me in an emergency. I dislike the propensity...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 13, 2019:
@Cassiopeia I was thinking the same thing about you, let's get married and make each other truly miserable. :)
Comments?
Surfpirate comments on Feb 12, 2019:
I'm still trying to figure out why some people insist on calling it pretty or beautiful, as compared to what? What makes a penis pretty or ugly?
Surfpirate replies on Feb 12, 2019:
@Pralina1 Men have no clue about these things.
Hello! New poster, was thinking of quitting because it seemed like no Canadians here.
Surfpirate comments on Feb 12, 2019:
I've lived East, West, South and North but back in the Center now. Q: How many Torontonians does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: Just one, he holds up the light bulb and the universe revolves around him.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 12, 2019:
@Simmer51 born in Toronto East General Hospital, spent the first 30 years of my life in Toronto before I finally had enough of it. I only see it when I am flying someplace or visiting family.
Mainly it's his homicidal followers that you want to watch out for.
Ms_McSteven comments on Feb 12, 2019:
From the headline, I expected this to be about Trump.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 12, 2019:
Trump is like a brain worm, he gets into your thoughts and taints everything.
When was the last time you saw a group of kids just goofing around with their friends, playing in ...
Cassiopeia comments on Feb 12, 2019:
They are too old to be out ‘playing’. At their age I was experimenting with innocent first kisses and possibly beer. I expect they are the same. I am glad I could equip my daughters with phones so I could keep tabs on them and they could reach me in an emergency. I dislike the propensity...
Surfpirate replies on Feb 12, 2019:
@Cassiopeia I'm the father of two sons and one daughter but I do wear glasses.
Spring needs to get its ass in gear and get here already, enough winter. [thebeaverton.com]
snikkers comments on Feb 12, 2019:
Enough!
Surfpirate replies on Feb 12, 2019:
@DonaldHRoberts actually I am planning the build for my green house and getting ready to start seedlings in my solarium but it does make one impatient.
Spring needs to get its ass in gear and get here already, enough winter. [thebeaverton.com]
Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Feb 12, 2019:
I hate wildfire season more.
Surfpirate replies on Feb 12, 2019:
I would imagine so.
Women, Would you date a man who has had sex with a transgender woman(shemale)?
Lillyfield41 comments on Feb 12, 2019:
What's a ladyboy??
Surfpirate replies on Feb 12, 2019:
Chicks with dicks.
Spring needs to get its ass in gear and get here already, enough winter. [thebeaverton.com]
snikkers comments on Feb 12, 2019:
Enough!
Surfpirate replies on Feb 12, 2019:
Friends of ours from Orillia have moved to Horseshoe Valley and they are getting pummeled with the snow.

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