Canada legalized marijuana late last year and my province of Ontario decided to hold a lottery for ...

VAL3941 comments on Jan 8, 2019:

Are you looking for a partner, perhaps ???

Surfpirate replies on Jan 8, 2019:

@VAL3941 But at least you had a chance.

Here I am on my 40th birthday celebration. Not much has changed.

Marionville comments on Jan 8, 2019:

Yes...but that one at forty is incorrect....you were only a novice at that age. You have now perfected the art of grumpy old fartiness!

Surfpirate replies on Jan 8, 2019:

I always thought it was 'fartativeness', now I know better.

Canada legalized marijuana late last year and my province of Ontario decided to hold a lottery for ...

VAL3941 comments on Jan 8, 2019:

Are you looking for a partner, perhaps ???

Surfpirate replies on Jan 8, 2019:

@VAL3941 You don't ask, you don't get. :)

Canada legalized marijuana late last year and my province of Ontario decided to hold a lottery for ...

VAL3941 comments on Jan 8, 2019:

Are you looking for a partner, perhaps ???

Surfpirate replies on Jan 8, 2019:

Sorry, already got one and she has the marriage license to prove it. ;)

Canada legalized marijuana late last year and my province of Ontario decided to hold a lottery for ...

Davekp comments on Jan 8, 2019:

I bought one too. I'll sell you my winning application right now for 10K. lol

Surfpirate replies on Jan 8, 2019:

I think you could get a lot more than that for a winning application. I expect that whoever wins will be approached immediately by corporate interests.

Canada legalized marijuana late last year and my province of Ontario decided to hold a lottery for ...

Anonbene comments on Jan 7, 2019:

Heck yeah. Is it too late to get one? I'll move.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

@Anonbene If Trump doesn't get impeached soon I expect we will be a lot of slightly used Americans knocking at our border.

As I sit here writing and glancing out the window now and then to watch a blizzard blasting the ...

Surfpirate comments on Jan 7, 2019:

I can appreciate how you feel because I live on an island in the St. Lawrence River, if I catch the ferry it's a half hour to town. The swans are massing together on the river in front of my house, settling down for the night and the snow storm that is about to hit. For a guy who grew up in ...

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

@DonaldHRoberts I'm at the west end of the St. Lawrence where it meets Lake Ontario.

Canada legalized marijuana late last year and my province of Ontario decided to hold a lottery for ...

freeofgod comments on Jan 7, 2019:

For a chance like that totally. Bet corporations are snatching them up. And the deck is stacked in their favor.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

Only one ticket per person so it will be tricky for the government to rig the outcome, not impossible but tricky. I think the government will want to be above board on this one as they only got elected in August. If I win then I would expect to get unsolicited partnership offers immediately from said corporations.

Canada legalized marijuana late last year and my province of Ontario decided to hold a lottery for ...

Anonbene comments on Jan 7, 2019:

Heck yeah. Is it too late to get one? I'll move.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

Sorry, only open to Canadian citizens.

As I sit here writing and glancing out the window now and then to watch a blizzard blasting the ...

Surfpirate comments on Jan 7, 2019:

I can appreciate how you feel because I live on an island in the St. Lawrence River, if I catch the ferry it's a half hour to town. The swans are massing together on the river in front of my house, settling down for the night and the snow storm that is about to hit. For a guy who grew up in ...

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

@DonaldHRoberts I read that they were starting to use drones to fly in supplies to Manitoulin, is that so? The North Channel is beautiful in the summer but too cold for me come winter, I'll stick to the banana belt. :)

Hello from Point Nemo. Ever wonder where the middle of nowhere was?

Surfpirate comments on Jan 7, 2019:

Is there a land mass there or is it just unique for it's remoteness from land? I live on the island of Bermuda for many years (23 sq mi island) and that was more than 770 miles to the nearest land fall, Cape Hatteras. I went 9 months once without leaving the island and I had a bad case of island ...

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

@escapetypist You haven't lived until you see your lawyer in his office wearing lime green Bermuda shorts with a pair of canary yellow knee socks, a pink button down shirt and a blue school tie. LOL It's hard not to laugh the first time you see something like that.

Agnostic.

Tommy19 comments on Jan 7, 2019:

This is biblical! The kingdom of God is within you. You cant buy a ticket. Our concept of the old gray guy in the sky is a load of codswallop.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

We are alive, that's it, full stop. Try not to get caught up in the codswallop that charlatans and hucksters try to sell the impressionable and the naive. ;)

Hello from Point Nemo. Ever wonder where the middle of nowhere was?

Surfpirate comments on Jan 7, 2019:

Is there a land mass there or is it just unique for it's remoteness from land? I live on the island of Bermuda for many years (23 sq mi island) and that was more than 770 miles to the nearest land fall, Cape Hatteras. I went 9 months once without leaving the island and I had a bad case of island ...

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

@escapetypist No luck, they kept extending my permit because of my special skill set and eventually I had to sign a stat dec stating I wouldn't try to claim citizenship because of the length of time I lived there. lol

When you start to tell yourself that there is some middle ground between Atheists and Believers, ...

Marionville comments on Jan 7, 2019:

Near where my son lives in Belfast there is an Elim Pentecostal Church and they have a large banner erected outside it which implores the community to “pray for Jason”. This banner has been there for at least two months, so, without actually knowing who this Jason is, my son and I are wondering...

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

Poor Jason, he was so close but he came up short in the thoughts and prayers department. :D

When you start to tell yourself that there is some middle ground between Atheists and Believers, ...

GuyKeith comments on Jan 7, 2019:

In addtion to my message below, who no on cares about, the claim of "exactly" is highly suspect. More confirmation bias.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

@GuyKeith I only play in person for real money, online is just for fun with me. I played with a group in Bermuda, $100 buy ins for tournament play so just for fun but I won a fair amount of the time so some of the players had a side bet running with a bonus for the player who took me out of the game. It took me a while to figure it out and adjust my game play to allow for the aggressive calls on my plays. I played in Ecuador and there was a group of locals that played so loose it was hard to figure out where they were coming from most of the time, All In preflop with not even a drawing hand was not uncommon.

When you start to tell yourself that there is some middle ground between Atheists and Believers, ...

GuyKeith comments on Jan 7, 2019:

In addtion to my message below, who no on cares about, the claim of "exactly" is highly suspect. More confirmation bias.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

Well I liked it but I also play poker and find it hard to calculate the odds of other players making insane bets based upon a hunch that Jesus is their wingman. Sometimes they win by making plays that no player who calculated the odds would make, usually they lose but they can wipe out your stack by going all in, preflop with Seven Deuce offsuit and flopping trip deuces against my pocket cowboys or big slick.

When you start to tell yourself that there is some middle ground between Atheists and Believers, ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Jan 7, 2019:

Oh... That's why I always have just enough of everything... God does it!! Woohoo!

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

It's Magic. ;)

Even though all people experience these emotions they are often assumed to be unique because they ...

Davekp comments on Jan 7, 2019:

I have experienced a number of these. Jouska, in particular, can be both frustrating and enlightening. Frequently has led me to bits of dialogue that find their way into script writing ideas.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

I am constantly playing out different scenarios in my head as I work through variables, a habit I picked up at an early age. My wife just smiles when I am hard at it as she can tell I am having a conversation in my head because my facial expressions change as I play different sides of the conversation in my mind. :)

Sad, bad, POS of a man.

Surfpirate comments on Jan 5, 2019:

When was the last time there wasn't a dog in the White House?

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

@Aushra I was recalling to mind the pic of Putin and Trump that was making the rounds a few months back.

Reaching out to my South African Ace Boy with this one. :)

JazznBlues comments on Jan 7, 2019:

Going to show that to my ex wife! Have a feeling she will laugh.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 7, 2019:

I think it is pretty cool that you still communicate with your Ex, I haven't spoke to mine since divorce court.

Hi.

Surfpirate comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Oysters on the half shell comes to mind first and a nice mushroom risotto comes in second. Come to think of it, the raw oysters would make a nice starter and the risotto a nice accompaniment.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@MissKathleen Me either but it doesn't seem to matter anymore, apparently we are all potential terrorists. Fuck Nose Why.

Hi.

Surfpirate comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Oysters on the half shell comes to mind first and a nice mushroom risotto comes in second. Come to think of it, the raw oysters would make a nice starter and the risotto a nice accompaniment.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@MissKathleen Those were the good old days allright, driving through customs used to be a breeze but those days are a faded memory now. Canadian Immigration Officers actually carry guns now, not like the old days where they would let you drive through and just call the Mounties.

Miss P and I had salmon for supper!(Hers was plain.

Fretherne1 comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Now what are yukons?

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@Fretherne1 Quite yellow flesh and very tasty but I have had all kinds of potatoes because I lived in Ecuador for a few years and they have hundreds of different types of potatoes.

Hi.

Cat021958 comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Thanks everyone. I'll let you know what I decide and why. Bon appetit!!

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

I miss living on the coast, I used to pick up a 25 lb bag of oysters for $25, now I pay that for 2 kilos and they aren't even restaurant grade.

Hi.

Surfpirate comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Oysters on the half shell comes to mind first and a nice mushroom risotto comes in second. Come to think of it, the raw oysters would make a nice starter and the risotto a nice accompaniment.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@MissKathleen Make sure your paperwork is in order, Canadian Immigration is checking passports very carefully every since El Cheetoh got into the White House.

Reaching out to my South African Ace Boy with this one. :)

Carin comments on Jan 6, 2019:

You expect sympathy? Nope.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

Why would any man want sympathy? Hot make up sex is good but sympathy is a no go.

Reaching out to my South African Ace Boy with this one. :)

Anonbene comments on Jan 6, 2019:

You guys need some arguing lessons. She never wins one with me.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

That's the funniest thing I have heard this year! :D

Reaching out to my South African Ace Boy with this one. :)

escapetypist comments on Jan 6, 2019:

And you can expect the agreement to haunt you at a future date of her choosing

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

Marital Union is not always pleasant but it is seldom dull. ;)

Miss P and I had salmon for supper!(Hers was plain.

Fretherne1 comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Now what are yukons?

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@MrLizard I'm down to about a dozen from last years harvest, they are a personal favourite.

Miss P and I had salmon for supper!(Hers was plain.

Fretherne1 comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Now what are yukons?

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

Yukon gold potatoes, yellow fleshed and one of the more healthy varieties of potatoes.

Is everyone in the world crazy?

SukiSue comments on Jan 6, 2019:

The last time I went to a bar after Christmas shopping to have a glass of wine and a desert, I sat next to a football fanatic who proceeded to tell me the rules of the game for an hour and a half! it's a good thing he didn't know that I'm legally deaf and every time I turned my head I turned him ...

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@freeofgod Qien Sabe?

With the increase in make work jobs, it's more important than ever that we try to be creative in our...

Hathacat comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Made me think of a question...executions used to be a popular thing to attend. Would you?

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

I'm not a fan of government sanctioned killings, too many errors in judgement to be made but then I'm a Canadian and we abolished capital punishment a long time ago. Doesn't mean some people don't deserve to suck on a bullet, just that the state may not be the best judge of who deserves what.

It was chilly and damp this morning, so I made a big pot of lentil soup.

Surfpirate comments on Jan 6, 2019:

It's a little colder here than where you are in Arizona so I am making Chicken Vindaloo but I do love Lentil Soup and make it often. Bon Appetit.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@MissKathleen Not without a teleporter, I'd guess about 3k miles to the NE.

May I just say that my love affair with glitter is officially OVER. JFC, that shit is everywhere.

GuyKeith comments on Jan 6, 2019:

"I was due later that week for an appointment with the gynecologist when early one morning I received a phone call from his office. I had been rescheduled for 9:30 a.m. that morning. I had just packed everyone off to school and it was 8:45 already. The trip to his office usually took about 35 ...

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

That's fucking brilliant and I've heard it several times before, still fucking brilliant. :D

With the increase in make work jobs, it's more important than ever that we try to be creative in our...

Cutiebeauty comments on Jan 6, 2019:

That'll bruise the meat !!

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

Head Cheese benefits from a bit of bruising. aka tenderizing

Even though all people experience these emotions they are often assumed to be unique because they ...

silverotter11 comments on Jan 6, 2019:

WOW!! Now everyone knows I am not special - is there a word for that? Fun words, thanks for posting. Many emotions and now I have words for them.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@silverotter11 It's something.

Even though all people experience these emotions they are often assumed to be unique because they ...

alliwant comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Several good candidates for the Uncommon Words group. I have felt several of these at different times, but no desire to be in a disaster (ever).

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@silverotter11 Understood, although having been struck by lightning once I don't recommend going the extra distance. ;)

Is everyone in the world crazy?

SukiSue comments on Jan 6, 2019:

The last time I went to a bar after Christmas shopping to have a glass of wine and a desert, I sat next to a football fanatic who proceeded to tell me the rules of the game for an hour and a half! it's a good thing he didn't know that I'm legally deaf and every time I turned my head I turned him ...

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@freeofgod Those sorts of things have visual cues, hearing is not the important sense n those instances. ;)

With the increase in make work jobs, it's more important than ever that we try to be creative in our...

MojoDave comments on Jan 6, 2019:

I love dark humor!

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

The sign of a sick mind, the best kind in my opinion. lol

Even though all people experience these emotions they are often assumed to be unique because they ...

alliwant comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Several good candidates for the Uncommon Words group. I have felt several of these at different times, but no desire to be in a disaster (ever).

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

The aftermath of senseless violence is no raving hell either but the feeling in a book store or at home during a thunderstorm, those are truly sublime.

Even though all people experience these emotions they are often assumed to be unique because they ...

silverotter11 comments on Jan 6, 2019:

WOW!! Now everyone knows I am not special - is there a word for that? Fun words, thanks for posting. Many emotions and now I have words for them.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

Famously Average? :)

Is everyone in the world crazy?

SukiSue comments on Jan 6, 2019:

The last time I went to a bar after Christmas shopping to have a glass of wine and a desert, I sat next to a football fanatic who proceeded to tell me the rules of the game for an hour and a half! it's a good thing he didn't know that I'm legally deaf and every time I turned my head I turned him ...

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

Being hard of hearing can have its benefits, 32 years in heavy construction means I don't always hear everything, sometimes selectively is what my wife tells me. :D

Is everyone in the world crazy?

Surfpirate comments on Jan 6, 2019:

As an aside, in Canada the Federal Income Tax was brought in during the Great War to End All Wars as a temporary war effort but government being what it is couldn't give up that income source once the First World War ended. Since 1919 we have been embroiled in almost constant war, either directly ...

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@freeofgod It was almost as if big money bought all the politicians and stole democracy from the population. It's strange and mysterious indeed. ;)

Even though all people experience these emotions they are often assumed to be unique because they ...

escapetypist comments on Jan 6, 2019:

What's it called when you're tired of reading but you want to finish and don't want to miss out on something even though you know that it wouldn't matter all that much whether you did or didn't read it and that you'd probably forget it soon anyway?

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

Persistence.

Even though all people experience these emotions they are often assumed to be unique because they ...

Marionville comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Am I unusual if I say I can’t really identify with any of these emotions?

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

I would say unique, the majority of people seem to experience all of them. I often see them being expressed in books and movies but if you don't experience these emotions yourself you probably wouldn't notice it.

Even though all people experience these emotions they are often assumed to be unique because they ...

ProudMary comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Blurrosis: Having difficulty seeing something because it's not in focus. ;)

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

I thought I just needed to have my glasses prescription checked out. ;)

Even though all people experience these emotions they are often assumed to be unique because they ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Lol not really

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

Really? I experience all of them from time to time.

Pips n bumholes. Just really had enough of 2019

Surfpirate comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Global Recession/Depression in the wind and a Hard Brexit as the cherry on top. You may look back on 2018 with fond memories before 2019 is over. Chin up and stiff upper lip as they say, those bloody fox hunting twats! :D

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@Hebert54 I certainly hope you are right but I thought I read an article just last week about a dog being hit on the highway while chasing a fox as part of a hunt. Did this law just take effect in 2019?

I just finished reading this insightful book by David Frye ' Walls: A History of Civilization in ...

Fernapple comments on Jan 6, 2019:

Thank you for that, I will look at it.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

I just finished reading this insightful book by David Frye ' Walls: A History of Civilization in ...

Charlene comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Walls..walls..walls

Surfpirate replies on Jan 6, 2019:

@Elganned The invading hordes are being promoted as Bad Hombres who are coming to take American's Stuff but mainly it is about keeping out people who might be taking American jobs because they are willing to work harder for less. The reason for walls hasn't really changed, it's about holding onto your stuff that others seek to take from you, either by force of arms or force of will.

Pips n bumholes. Just really had enough of 2019

Surfpirate comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Global Recession/Depression in the wind and a Hard Brexit as the cherry on top. You may look back on 2018 with fond memories before 2019 is over. Chin up and stiff upper lip as they say, those bloody fox hunting twats! :D

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@Amisja Agreed on all counts. It's like watching a slow motion train wreck from this side of the pond.

Pips n bumholes. Just really had enough of 2019

Surfpirate comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Global Recession/Depression in the wind and a Hard Brexit as the cherry on top. You may look back on 2018 with fond memories before 2019 is over. Chin up and stiff upper lip as they say, those bloody fox hunting twats! :D

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@Amisja Not at all, I didn't mean to give that impression at all. I was thinking about the shit storm that the Tories are bringing on people in the UK and the idiot fox hunters that support them. Not you at all.

Pips n bumholes. Just really had enough of 2019

Surfpirate comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Global Recession/Depression in the wind and a Hard Brexit as the cherry on top. You may look back on 2018 with fond memories before 2019 is over. Chin up and stiff upper lip as they say, those bloody fox hunting twats! :D

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@Amisja Those Brit Twits that think it is sporting to have a pack of hounds tear apart a fox while they watch and call it hunting, Tories.

Sad, bad, POS of a man.

Surfpirate comments on Jan 5, 2019:

When was the last time there wasn't a dog in the White House?

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@freeofgod I would have thought Trump was Putin's lap dog and not the other way around.

Sad, bad, POS of a man.

IamNobody comments on Jan 5, 2019:

He wrote a book, how many have you written? Of course he have friends, not your friends but that's ok, I don't think music is important here and yet Kanye and other musicians have gone out of their way to support him, as far as curiosity well the Apprentice takes care of that, patience? He has not ...

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@MojoDave The guy is a nit wit and I don't just mean Trump.

Sad, bad, POS of a man.

Surfpirate comments on Jan 5, 2019:

When was the last time there wasn't a dog in the White House?

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

Trump has the unique distinction of having ZERO pets in the White House.

Today’s three year old.

Surfpirate comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I never ate mud but I made other kids eat it, I was a big kid. :)

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@jlynn37 I'm just shocked that you reached 81 years of age and never noticed this.

I just finished reading this insightful book by David Frye ' Walls: A History of Civilization in ...

Donotbelieve comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I just finished my book last night and needed a new one. I thank you kindly. This will do very well. It sounds perfect.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@Donotbelieve My kids are all in their 30's now so fortunately those days are long gone and my home is not kid friendly. ;)

Today’s three year old.

Surfpirate comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I never ate mud but I made other kids eat it, I was a big kid. :)

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@jlynn37 I was one of the smaller kids by the time I hit grade 3, the tables turn, that's the way of the world. If you believe you never exerted influence over others then it is either because you are not being truthful with yourself or you never amounted to much. Influence and power are exerted by anyone who amounts to anything, doing it fairly is the difference between a leader and a tyrant.

I just finished reading this insightful book by David Frye ' Walls: A History of Civilization in ...

Charlene comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Walls..walls..walls

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@Charlene Weak people build walls to feel safe, strong people don't need walls.

Today’s three year old.

Surfpirate comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I never ate mud but I made other kids eat it, I was a big kid. :)

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@jlynn37 Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent, the implied threat of violence is often essential to coercion and no I don't feel the least bit bad about it. Kids are cruel little buggers or hadn't you noticed? Did someone make you eat a mud pie without ever laying a finger on you, duped you into believing it would taste like cake?

I just finished reading this insightful book by David Frye ' Walls: A History of Civilization in ...

Donotbelieve comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I just finished my book last night and needed a new one. I thank you kindly. This will do very well. It sounds perfect.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@Donotbelieve I lived overseas for most of the past 2 decades so a library wasn't an option, books are shared in the expat communities overseas. I stare at a computer screen too much already to read a book that way but in the end it is the smell that gets me, there is something about the smell of a paper book, especially an old one.

[yahoo.

Surfpirate comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I lived in Ecuador for 2 years, in Cuenca and in Vilcabamba. Do your own research, visit and rent a place there for at least a year, plus learn some conversational Spanish. Many of the expats I knew in Ecuador now live elsewhere and those that stayed on all speak at least rudimentary Spanish.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 For something decent I would say you are looking at $700 US/mth but it depends a lot upon where you want to live. Gringolandia is more expensive than some of the better neighbourhoods closer to El Centro - assuming you are talking Cuenca. That was 5 years ago and prices have gone up. Prices quoting on International Living are not to be believed.

Today’s three year old.

Surfpirate comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I never ate mud but I made other kids eat it, I was a big kid. :)

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@jlynn37 Forced? I talked them into it, told them it tasted like cake. lol

That's pretty quick! :D I guess it depends upon the person and the company they are keeping.

ugly comments on Jan 5, 2019:

How big is the bottle?

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@ugly My daughter did her internship with Gallo and I still wouldn't drink it. blech

That's pretty quick! :D I guess it depends upon the person and the company they are keeping.

ugly comments on Jan 5, 2019:

How big is the bottle?

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

Good question! I wouldn't want to try that with a magnum of champagne. lol

I just finished reading this insightful book by David Frye ' Walls: A History of Civilization in ...

Donotbelieve comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I just finished my book last night and needed a new one. I thank you kindly. This will do very well. It sounds perfect.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@Donotbelieve I always used to buy my books and if I really liked them I gave them away to people I knew who I felt would also enjoy them, they almost never came back. Now I just borrow books from the library and return them in a few weeks, I like the weight and smell of a paper book and this is much more economical.

I just finished reading this insightful book by David Frye ' Walls: A History of Civilization in ...

Donotbelieve comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I just finished my book last night and needed a new one. I thank you kindly. This will do very well. It sounds perfect.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

I found it very interesting and I found it at my public library. :)

I just finished reading this insightful book by David Frye ' Walls: A History of Civilization in ...

Charlene comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Walls..walls..walls

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

In the end they all fail for the very reason that they were built.

That's pretty quick! :D I guess it depends upon the person and the company they are keeping.

SukiSue comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Sounds about right.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@SukiSue Well in that case you're not trying hard enough, where there is a will there's a way. ;)

That's pretty quick! :D I guess it depends upon the person and the company they are keeping.

SukiSue comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Sounds about right.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

For champagne maybe but a good red takes longer than that and I split it with my wife.

If you want to eat meat then do so, if you want to be vegan then that's fine too.

Marionville comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I am sure he’s joking! However, I don’t understand why vegans and vegetarians have to continually try to control and even hi-jack the diets of the rest of us!

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@OwlInASack JW's are a cult but I was fortunate that my parents were going through a divorce so it was easier to escape. Luck may save a man if he have courage enough to seize the opportunity.

If you want to eat meat then do so, if you want to be vegan then that's fine too.

Marionville comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I am sure he’s joking! However, I don’t understand why vegans and vegetarians have to continually try to control and even hi-jack the diets of the rest of us!

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@OwlInASack It hit me hard when I was 11 or 12, by the time I was 13 and therefore able to make my own decisions according to scripture, I decided that was it for me and refused to go to the Kingdom Hall.

Whenever you have a discussion with a religitard about science vs religion, this sort of thing ...

Tommy19 comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Ken Ham loves to show his ignorance.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

I would say he likes to express his world view and that's what is really scary.

Whenever you have a discussion with a religitard about science vs religion, this sort of thing ...

snytiger6 comments on Jan 5, 2019:

WTF... What an idiot. I hate people who try to explain things they don't relly understand at all.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

I think he did a pretty good job for a guy who's reality is populated with giants and unicorns and leviathans and angels and demons - that's an awful lot of delusional reality to overcome; so the fact that he even managed to get the definition correct (if not the understanding) is pretty impressive. ;)

If you want to eat meat then do so, if you want to be vegan then that's fine too.

Marionville comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I am sure he’s joking! However, I don’t understand why vegans and vegetarians have to continually try to control and even hi-jack the diets of the rest of us!

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@OwlInASack A carnivore and a gourmet cook myself, I hear where you are coming from. I've had this debate many times with militant vegans and while I understand some points in their position I also recognize their strong desire for control. One way to exercise control over yourself is to control your diet, we are what we eat after all. What I find interesting is the desire to then take that decision and try to extend it to control others and that's where I push back. Owl People, we tend to be like that. ;)

If you want to eat meat then do so, if you want to be vegan then that's fine too.

Marionville comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I am sure he’s joking! However, I don’t understand why vegans and vegetarians have to continually try to control and even hi-jack the diets of the rest of us!

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@OwlInASack Although the world runs on empty calories provided cheaply and efficiently by sugar. Take away sugar and starchy grains that the body easily converts into sugars and you have a global famine on your hands. Our food production cycle requires ever greater quantities of fertilizers and pesticides that are made from petrochemicals as the arable land on the planet is largely depleted of nutrients. Animal husbandry as practiced now is not sustainable using pasture lands that are unsuitable for growing food crops. I expect food prices to go much higher in the future and for our diets to change with price increases, especially the price of meat of all kinds. There will be change in our diets and humankind will resist that change as we always do resist change. I recall an anthropologist who was interviewing a tribe in Papau New Guineau and how the older members fondly remembered the taste of 'Long Pig' from their cannibal past and how the regular pigs paled in comparison with the sweet meat from humans. Change is inevitable but we don't have to like it.

As a lifelong gardener this third option really appeals to me, from empty shell to compost and if my...

SukiSue comments on Jan 5, 2019:

Cremation and ashes sent down a long river that actually goes somewhere. Preferably out to the ocean? I could also donate my body for research. If they want me? Do they take bodies that can't fold flat fitted sheets?

Surfpirate replies on Jan 5, 2019:

There might be some interest in dissecting your corpse in an attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery of unfoldable fitted sheets but somehow I doubt it. What is the point of living in a world without mystery?

Finally accepting that the vast majority of people are cunts.

Surfpirate comments on Jan 4, 2019:

Statistics would indicate that slightly more than half the population have one and that can be a beautiful thing but personal observation would lead me to believe that practically all of us can be one from time to time and quite a few are habitual offenders.

Surfpirate replies on Jan 4, 2019:

@PaulHughes I dodged a bullet then because you could have been a real cunt about it. ;)

It is officially a law now

John_Tyrrell comments on Jan 2, 2019:

Need to add: -- turning around and yelling at the kids in the back seat -- driving with a dog on your lap. -- giving and / or receiving carnal stimulation -- changing a CD (my personal most frequent reason for distracted driving) -- worrying about those flashing red lights in the rear view ...

Surfpirate replies on Jan 2, 2019:

Whoa Whoa Whoa, nothing wrong with getting a blow job while driving. Just don't have an accident or you may lose more than some points on your license. ;)

When you really think about it.....isn't blasphemy a victimless crime?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 30, 2018:

If I insult God and he doesn't like it, why doesn't he just smite me? C'mon big boy, you can do it. Strike me dead here on this spot. What? No intestinal fortitude? Wimp.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 30, 2018:

Of course you realize that if you die for any reason in the next 50 years the believers will claim that as proof that you got smited.

Something about Neanderthals - How Neanderthal are you? [bbc.com]

Surfpirate comments on Dec 29, 2018:

According to ancestry.com, I have almost no Neanderthal in my blood line.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 30, 2018:

@Lucy_Fehr You're right, it was 23 and Me that I used. Sorry

I think Trump could contribute to his wall in a more personal manner, perhaps in an orange jump ...

zeuser comments on Dec 30, 2018:

Couldn't really be the talking yam. The poor guy who has his head photoshopped out looks like he knows what he's doing.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 30, 2018:

Well that and the actual work being done, I doubt El Cheatoh has ever done a lick of real work in his life.

Yesterday, I saw the movie Vice about Dick Cheney and it paints an interesting picture of how Cheney...

DenoPenno comments on Dec 30, 2018:

I would love to see that movie. I also believe that Trump and Cheney should be friends and they should go duck hunting.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 30, 2018:

Cheney never issued an apology but the guy he shot in the face did apologize to Cheney for any difficulty that Cheney and his family may have experienced from the incident. That's fucked up.

Something about Neanderthals - How Neanderthal are you? [bbc.com]

Surfpirate comments on Dec 29, 2018:

According to ancestry.com, I have almost no Neanderthal in my blood line.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@Lucy_Fehr Did you get the complete analysis? Mine covered the neanderthal component and it was less than 1%, either .08% or .8%.

And Hadrian's wall didn't keep out the Scott's.

Surfpirate comments on Dec 29, 2018:

I'm currently reading a book by David Frye entitled WALLS a History of Civilization in Blood and Brick, it draws many parallels between the many failed walls of the past and the Orange One's motivation for building a wall with Mexico.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@Hathacat I'm only a couple of chapters into it but it is already an interesting read.

Why do metal detectorists spend endless hours slogging about in the mud, digging up modern junk for ...

dede18 comments on Dec 29, 2018:

the thrill of the hunt ... I'm a rockhound, and same motivation applies

Surfpirate replies on Dec 29, 2018:

I was a rockhound growing up and then left it behind in my 20's, wound up being an underwater metal detectorist when my doctor told me I had to find a relaxing hobby.

Stuck in the time warp that exists between Xmas and New Years, might as well ride it out. :)

ProudMary comments on Dec 29, 2018:

What is a selection box?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@KKGator She's so sweet and super adorable, she makes all the other girls look cheap and deplorable.

Stuck in the time warp that exists between Xmas and New Years, might as well ride it out. :)

ProudMary comments on Dec 29, 2018:

What is a selection box?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@ProudMary My wife was well known for eating a selection box of Fruit Loops with Jack Daniels instead of milk, after a hard night of partying.

Stuck in the time warp that exists between Xmas and New Years, might as well ride it out. :)

ProudMary comments on Dec 29, 2018:

What is a selection box?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@Marionville I would call that an assortment box but that's us Colonials for you. ;)

Stuck in the time warp that exists between Xmas and New Years, might as well ride it out. :)

escapetypist comments on Dec 29, 2018:

Pigglet is necessarily underaged

Surfpirate replies on Dec 29, 2018:

Pigglet is an 85 year old midget with a very droll sense of humour. ;)

Stuck in the time warp that exists between Xmas and New Years, might as well ride it out. :)

ProudMary comments on Dec 29, 2018:

What is a selection box?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 29, 2018:

It's one of those small boxes of cereal that comes in a variety pack, single portion.

Religion has a direct impact on world history and often an indirect impact as well.

DavidDCR comments on Dec 29, 2018:

You don't believe religion should be allowed?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@DavidDCR Isn't being religious punishment enough in and of itself? I don't think that the mentally ill and delusional should be punished, that would be cruel. We should look for a cure for this mental illness and not stigmatize it.

Religion has a direct impact on world history and often an indirect impact as well.

DavidDCR comments on Dec 29, 2018:

You don't believe religion should be allowed?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 29, 2018:

Considering that religion has been the root cause for more suffering and death than the bubonic plague, I would say it should be tolerated less so than the plague.

Any of you hear about this new law?

John_Tyrrell comments on Dec 28, 2018:

MADD claims full credit for lobbying to get this law through. And they have the nerve to place donation boxes in the liquor stores. ;-) British Columbia had already tightened things up 8 years ago - with automatic 3 day suspensions for 0.05% Essentially one drink, and you might get away with it....

Surfpirate replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@John_Tyrrell Americans, they know everything. :D

I know what fucking day it is, it's Today, same as it was Yesterday. Silly Buggers!

ProudMary comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Oh, I'm there too except I'm pretty sure it's Friday.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 28, 2018:

I'm pretty sure you're right, just another day in paradise. :)

It makes sense that the far right is so anti-mind altering drug in it's platform.

joe1334us comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Mushrooms and Weed and they turn into Liberal Pacifists!

Surfpirate replies on Dec 28, 2018:

So we may have found a cure for a disease that kills more people than cancer each year, rampant imperialism.

It makes sense that the far right is so anti-mind altering drug in it's platform.

Mofo1953 comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Mushrooms, maybe that's why most right wingers suck Trump's dick.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@Mofo1953 Trump Spunk would be taking getting high to a new low.

It makes sense that the far right is so anti-mind altering drug in it's platform.

Mofo1953 comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Mushrooms, maybe that's why most right wingers suck Trump's dick.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 28, 2018:

That's clearly the wrong psycho-active substance.

I want to just throw this out there....What about a Bernie and Beto ticket for 2020?

Surfpirate comments on Dec 28, 2018:

I like Bernie but then I'm a Canadian Lefty Libertarian so even if he is a little to the right of my position he still flies better with me than Killary. Although at least Killary wouldn't possibly bomb Canada by mistake the way Trump might. It's scary living next to a super power with nuclear ...

Surfpirate replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@DeStijl Try to understand that what Americans label a Lefty and a Socialist are politicians that much of the world sees as to the right of the spectrum. Also pls remember that Canadians didn't come up with the term Killary, Americans did and with good reason considering her willingness to kill for profit, the shame of it is that a Canadian General gave a semblance of legitimacy to her conquest of Libya.