Animals don't have the social taboos around consuming your carcass after you cease to be a breathing...

SukiSue comments on Dec 28, 2018:

I can't bring myself to open it. Nope!

Surfpirate replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@SukiSue but you'd be dead?

Animals don't have the social taboos around consuming your carcass after you cease to be a breathing...

SukiSue comments on Dec 28, 2018:

I can't bring myself to open it. Nope!

Surfpirate replies on Dec 28, 2018:

Oh, it's pretty tame, besides, wouldn't you make the sacrifice of your empty husk to keep your pet alive until help could arrive?

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

Science-guy comments on Dec 28, 2018:

It is still wrong

Surfpirate replies on Dec 28, 2018:

The mental illness is a problem but having the medicinal cure branded as a restricted substance is even more of a problem. It's like locking up the water when a person is dying of thirst at your door.

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

kenriley comments on Dec 28, 2018:

A little pot could help.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 28, 2018:

Couldn't fucking hurt, these people are wound so tight they are ready to pop, probably the popping of an automatic weapon.

Everyone keeps telling me that I need to work on myself first before seeking a relationship.

Surfpirate comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Everyone is at least a little bit crazy but there is an equally crazy person for everyone, lots of them actually so start looking for your personal crazy match.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@Varn Life is what happens while we are busy making other plans, I think John Lennon stole this from someone less famous but it's a truism. People who are caring and supportive tend to attract people who really need caring and support, makes sense but it doesn't mean a relationship has to last forever, nothing does but we can hope for something that works for now.

Everyone keeps telling me that I need to work on myself first before seeking a relationship.

Surfpirate comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Everyone is at least a little bit crazy but there is an equally crazy person for everyone, lots of them actually so start looking for your personal crazy match.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@Varn To one degree or another it is arguable that all relationships are codependent, where do we draw the line? My younger brother has schizophrenia and he was in a relationship for many years with a woman who also had mental issues that eventually led to her committing suicide but they were happy with each others company for the most part. Is loneliness a better option? Maybe for some.

Little known facts about Die Hard - The Christmas Movie

IamNobody comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Another chapter in the life of #WhatDifferenceDoesItMake

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

@IamNobody Good job and Attaboy, then. Nite, nite, don't let the bed bugs bite.

There's a reason why Canadians have to stand on guard for thee - sneaky fucking Americans, that's ...

mordant comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Hey once upon a time we actually tried to conquer Quebec City. The general involved was Benedict Arnold. You sent him packing, as I recall.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

@Kafir In every instance where there has been conflict between our two nations, yours is the one that initiated the conflict. Why break up a tradition, for old time's sake? The next time we'll just have to absorb the saner parts of your population into our country and let the remainder fight it out amongst themselves. If you've ever seen the movie Idiocracy then you have an idea of what sort of future I'm talking about.

Little known facts about Die Hard - The Christmas Movie

IamNobody comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Another chapter in the life of #WhatDifferenceDoesItMake

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

@IamNobody Oh I'm sure it's not the first time you've been called out for being nobody.

An interesting article on out growing religion and why those belief systems remain long after we no ...

David1955 comments on Dec 26, 2018:

For some, not all. There are those who go through the weening off period, and still have residue religious or mystical traits in them. I indeed call them residue religionists. New Age nonsense believers fall into this category, and some agnostics, I'm sorry to say. It's like they have a side bet on ...

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

Fear - of death and of the unknown are powerful motivators for the human mind. I can see why humans would want to convince themselves that there is an immortal and all powerful sky daddy looking over them and keeping them safe.

There's a reason why Canadians have to stand on guard for thee - sneaky fucking Americans, that's ...

RavenCT comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Being French -Canadian and American... I can confirm - we are sneaky bastards. Better build a wall? Or put up a net maybe? Gofundme is very popular right now I hear.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

Just plow the first 20 miles worth of snow down to the border and pile it up, the wall would still be 50' high by the time it starts snowing again next year, after that it would just be maintenance. :D

Little known facts about Die Hard - The Christmas Movie

IamNobody comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Another chapter in the life of #WhatDifferenceDoesItMake

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

@IamNobody I let it go a while back, once I realized that you were just another unimaginative troll who couldn't come up with something worthwhile to share on his own. You are living up to your name.

An interesting article on out growing religion and why those belief systems remain long after we no ...

Deanervin comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Started questioning Catholicism as far back as can recall. However the guilt clearly found a home in me.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

Coulda been worse, you could have been raised Jewish. ;)

There's a reason why Canadians have to stand on guard for thee - sneaky fucking Americans, that's ...

Wangobango3 comments on Dec 26, 2018:

The thing is, they're not all like that that but how do you tell the difference?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

I suppose you could snap a Nazi salute and if they respond in kind then you know what you have. ;)

Little known facts about Die Hard - The Christmas Movie

IamNobody comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Another chapter in the life of #WhatDifferenceDoesItMake

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

@IamNobody Not me, I don't let prickly little pricks get under my skin when it is clear they lack the imagination to come up with something of their own so they seek to drag down everyone else. Like crabs in a bucket, they just drag down others, even the ones that offer them a hand up to the top of the bucket and freedom. Santa hates trolls so you're liable to get run down. :D

Little known facts about Die Hard - The Christmas Movie

IamNobody comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Another chapter in the life of #WhatDifferenceDoesItMake

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

@IamNobody Sure, have a merry fucking xmas, try not to get run over by a drunk old bastard in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. :D

An interesting article on out growing religion and why those belief systems remain long after we no ...

rogueflyer comments on Dec 26, 2018:

I stated to leave religion when I was about 10. Was a full on Atheist by 20. Wasn't a college thing just figured it was what it is. A made up fable to control the population. If I was going to replace religion it would be with rational Free Thought. To me it's a no brainer.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

You are a rarer bird than perhaps you realize.

An interesting article on out growing religion and why those belief systems remain long after we no ...

PalacinkyPDX comments on Dec 26, 2018:

I've seen it frequently on this site... people who are working on their belief systems, technically no longer find deities credible but still want to organize the world through the metaphysics of their former beliefs. It's a process, but it can be painful to watch.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

It definitely takes time but undoing social conditioning that begins at both can be like that. My hat goes off to anyone who takes those courageous steps, even if they backslide from time to time.

Little known facts about Die Hard - The Christmas Movie

IamNobody comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Another chapter in the life of #WhatDifferenceDoesItMake

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

@IamNobody I don't do Christmas but I do have a habit of taking the fingers of those who try and poke them up my ass and jamming those same fingers up the ass of the owner of those fingers. If you are feeling pissy and blue that's your business, not mine.

Little known facts about Die Hard - The Christmas Movie

IamNobody comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Another chapter in the life of #WhatDifferenceDoesItMake

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

@IamNobody Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one but some are better than others and most people don't want to know about them in any case. I've also noticed that if you go sticking your finger into someone else's opinion or asshole for that matter, you are quite likely to get an interesting response.

There's a reason why Canadians have to stand on guard for thee - sneaky fucking Americans, that's ...

mordant comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Hey once upon a time we actually tried to conquer Quebec City. The general involved was Benedict Arnold. You sent him packing, as I recall.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

Benedict Arnold flip flopped on his orders because he was hoping to start an insurrection from within the majority Francophone population but his equal commander wanted to start a war. Neither was immediately successful but by 1812 the Americans had sacked Toronto (then York) and burned the Governor of Upper Canada's home, we retaliated by burning the White House and sacking Washington DC.

Little known facts about Die Hard - The Christmas Movie

IamNobody comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Another chapter in the life of #WhatDifferenceDoesItMake

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

That's your opinion and you're entitled to it but nobody fucking cares.

For all those who had more than enough Christmas Cheer, take two aspirins and some hair of the dog.

CourreurDeBois comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Don't have a dog !

Surfpirate replies on Dec 26, 2018:

Then you probably need to go to the liquor store and get some. ;)

The girl in the background is the woman I always hoped my daughter would grow up to be and she ...

VAL3941 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

The one in the background definitely for me, fuck the other 3 ?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 25, 2018:

@VAL3941 Drawing lots would be the most fair. :D

The girl in the background is the woman I always hoped my daughter would grow up to be and she ...

VAL3941 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

The one in the background definitely for me, fuck the other 3 ?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 25, 2018:

In which order? for the other 3 that is. ;)

It's like a how to program for raising mean spirited and delusional people by training them from an ...

alliwant comments on Dec 25, 2018:

Solid confirmation of the damage magical thinking does. When the causes of everything were opaque and a good bullshit story could be more valuable for group cohesion than deleterious for survival, such beliefs were defensible. That's no longer true.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 25, 2018:

Those delusions are what will now help to drive us to extinction, little wonder I view religions as the greatest threat to civilization.

Why do so many people find it so hard to remember their dreams in the morning?

jvenus comments on Dec 25, 2018:

I always argued with people that insisted they never dreamed just because they don't remember it. I find the people that claim this typically had some type of childhood trauma. I'm not saying my assumption is 100% accurate, but that's been my experience with it when I have known the person. ...

Surfpirate replies on Dec 25, 2018:

Everyone dreams, that is a proven scientific fact because every sleep study has noted REM cycle sleep as a normal part of the sleep pattern but most people do not remember their dreams and I think this is as you said a conditioned response to avoid the night terrors that sometimes frequent our dreams, the baby gets thrown out with the bathwater as a result. I have actively followed my dreams over many decades and dreams that I once found very troubling are no longer perceived as such. I know I am dreaming and even in those instances where I have been attacked or killed or maimed in my dreams I have found I am no longer traumatized by it, it's more like a simulation than reality, at least for me. Most people avoid discomfort no matter what the cost and the cost is their dreams in many cases.

Razzing @GuyKeith Diehard is the Greatest Xmas Movie Ever [abcnews.go.com] [cracked.com]

silverotter11 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

LMAO - In*deed*. Good job UrsiMajor

Surfpirate replies on Dec 25, 2018:

@UrsiMajor WTF? Trading Places cuts right to the heart of the racism and consumerism vis a vis Xmas and Die Hard is the ultimate action movie where the estranged husband/father redeems himself for Xmas.

Canadian Gofundme raise $6 Billion in 2 hours to pay for privacy hedge on US border, we don't to ...

F-IM-Forty comments on Dec 25, 2018:

A shrubbery? https://www.google.com/url?sa=t=web=j=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DzIV4poUZAQo=2ahUKEwic99KdlbvfAhUB94MKHXW9C5IQ_-MBMA56BAgLEFg=AOvVaw0lBvF3c7HFWYWvtyyqyvP_

Surfpirate replies on Dec 25, 2018:

Fortunately the Americans don't know how to cut down the tallest tree in the forest with ----------- A Herring!

It's like a how to program for raising mean spirited and delusional people by training them from an ...

silverotter11 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

Oddly enough growing up with my mom was like this. I use to tell my sister it was like mom was telling us the sky was orange but we *just* knew there was something not right. We went to church, mom would drop us off at the door for Sunday School and then we sang in the choir. This was probably ...

Surfpirate replies on Dec 25, 2018:

Glad you managed to make your escape, most don't have the courage to make a run for it. Freedom is for the brave.

It's like a how to program for raising mean spirited and delusional people by training them from an ...

SukiSue comments on Dec 25, 2018:

"The results of this study could lead one to think that religion, intentionally or not, takes advantage of the natural gullibility of children and molds them into believing in the power of divine characters presented in religious teachings and literature such as the Bible." Just another form of ...

Surfpirate replies on Dec 25, 2018:

Apparently the forecast for the Atheist population is that it will shrink because we have enough common sense to stop producing when overpopulation is the greatest threat to civilization. The religious approach is to overbreed and then use that excess population to slaughter others in a holy war. Madness.

Canadian Gofundme raise $6 Billion in 2 hours to pay for privacy hedge on US border, we don't to ...

TheGreatShadow comments on Dec 24, 2018:

I know this is a joke, but I wish more americans understood that he is a joke, and lots of other people in the world are making fun of us because he is a dumbfuck.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 25, 2018:

@TheGreatShadow Exactly

Canadian Gofundme raise $6 Billion in 2 hours to pay for privacy hedge on US border, we don't to ...

TheGreatShadow comments on Dec 24, 2018:

I know this is a joke, but I wish more americans understood that he is a joke, and lots of other people in the world are making fun of us because he is a dumbfuck.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 25, 2018:

@TheGreatShadow That's one of the big differences between Canadians and Americans, even though we both like guns and own a lot of them compared to the rest of the modern world countries, Canadians see them as a tool but Americans see them as a weapon.

The girl in the background is the woman I always hoped my daughter would grow up to be and she ...

escapetypist comments on Dec 24, 2018:

Must be graduation. Congrats to the girls with the MRS degrees

Surfpirate replies on Dec 24, 2018:

My girl got her degree in Microbiology and has a great position with Bacardi. Since my field of study was also microbiology I am particularly proud of her, I just wish one of her brothers showed an interest in building.

Canadian Gofundme raise $6 Billion in 2 hours to pay for privacy hedge on US border, we don't to ...

John_Tyrrell comments on Dec 24, 2018:

We really need to raise a few extra dollars for a picket fence. It really sets off the hedge nicely. (Gates at regular intervals, of course.)

Surfpirate replies on Dec 24, 2018:

@TheGreatShadow Gringo includes everyone north of the Mexican border for Mexicans. Canadians know there is a marginal difference between the North and the South but in the end, you're all Yankees to us, some are a little brighter than others but not enough to matter.

Canadian Gofundme raise $6 Billion in 2 hours to pay for privacy hedge on US border, we don't to ...

TheGreatShadow comments on Dec 24, 2018:

I know this is a joke, but I wish more americans understood that he is a joke, and lots of other people in the world are making fun of us because he is a dumbfuck.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 24, 2018:

@TheGreatShadow and that's why we like the Yanks to stay on their side of the hedge, shoot first and think second. :D

Canadian Gofundme raise $6 Billion in 2 hours to pay for privacy hedge on US border, we don't to ...

TheGreatShadow comments on Dec 24, 2018:

I know this is a joke, but I wish more americans understood that he is a joke, and lots of other people in the world are making fun of us because he is a dumbfuck.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 24, 2018:

It's not a joke, Canada is currently piling up snow this winter to build an ice wall like the one in Game of Thrones. The hedge can come later. lol

Canadian Gofundme raise $6 Billion in 2 hours to pay for privacy hedge on US border, we don't to ...

John_Tyrrell comments on Dec 24, 2018:

We really need to raise a few extra dollars for a picket fence. It really sets off the hedge nicely. (Gates at regular intervals, of course.)

Surfpirate replies on Dec 24, 2018:

@TheGreatShadow Canada will hold up it's end of the maintenance agreement, what the Yankees do is up to them. Hopefully the US won't let their government shut downs get in the way of their good neighbour responsibilities.

A couple more examples of Creative Xmas Wrapping.

Xanadutoo comments on Dec 24, 2018:

Someones going to be disappointed.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 24, 2018:

Possibly Peppermint Patty. lol

The morning smile, a friend just sent me this and it cracked me right up.

Bierbasstard comments on Dec 24, 2018:

Huh?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 24, 2018:

Wha! Wha! Wha! Wha, Wha! Whaaaaa!

For all members of agnostic !

Surfpirate comments on Dec 24, 2018:

All right Val, what's the catch? ;)

Surfpirate replies on Dec 24, 2018:

@VAL3941 I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are. ;)

Another reason this holiday is bullshit.

Surfpirate comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I'm not sure what the going rate for a piece of ass is these days but I can't imagine it would buy you very much in any case and at least you won't wind up with a nasty rash. ;)

Surfpirate replies on Dec 24, 2018:

@Mokvon Hey man, I don't know where you go shopping.

Does your tree look like this?

Surfpirate comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I actually went out and cut down a tree for Xmas this year.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 24, 2018:

@graceylou I used my beaver named Stihl. A local guy has a Xmas tree farm on the island, pick any tree you want, cut it down and leave $25 in the honour jar.

Why do so many people find it so hard to remember their dreams in the morning?

BillLittleford comments on Dec 24, 2018:

i dream every night and remember a great proportion of them but as to their meaning is a matter of conjecture

Surfpirate replies on Dec 24, 2018:

We do seek to find meaning but who can say for sure about what our dreams might mean? I believe that it is an expression of our subconscious mind but the evidence for even that is pretty sketchy. Were you always able to remember most of your dreams or did you train yourself to be able to do so? Most people find it difficult to remember even snippets of their dreams.

Favourite Xmas Cards, Anyone? Share them if you got them.

escapetypist comments on Dec 23, 2018:

They're inviting/forcing everyone to go to a christmas party on the ship. Where is Vlad when you need him?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 23, 2018:

Since you are on a ship in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, probably best not to stand under the mistletoe.

The people who live in the apartment below are hoping it's a guitar too. :D

escapetypist comments on Dec 23, 2018:

There will be repercussions.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 23, 2018:

Groan! :D

Peeing on plants: whaddya think?

Surfpirate comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I've peed around my plants to try to discourage the deer from going into my garden, it didn't work but these are very bold deer.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 23, 2018:

@bigpawbullets Do you mean piss on the bullets for luck before I shoot the deer?

The people who live in the apartment below are hoping it's a guitar too. :D

kenriley comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I got to stop smoking this shit, Starting to see things.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 23, 2018:

I thought you stopped smoking?

T'is the season to drink wine, copious amounts of wine.

Triphid comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Definitely NOT the wine for me, tried it once, it tasted like grape juice mixed with dirty feet to me. I'll stick to what I like, a nice 12 year old Scotch thank you.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 23, 2018:

@MojoDave yep, brain fart on my part.

We get such a bum wrap as men.

MojoDave comments on Dec 22, 2018:

He's in trouble now!

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

And she knows right where to find him. :D

Somewhere under that sunset is warm sunny Queensland, Australia.

Surfpirate comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Where is your next port of call?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

@escapetypist I've been there on a cruise ship when we went to Antarctica, pretty cool town considering it's location. At least you won't have to go around the Horn.

This is how I imagine it must feel to be an Atheist living in one of the Bible Belt States.

freeofgod comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Close. But once you tell the bible thumpers who are knocking on your door you're an atheist they don't come back.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

@freeofgod Another logic fail by the fundamentalists.

This is how I imagine it must feel to be an Atheist living in one of the Bible Belt States.

freeofgod comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Close. But once you tell the bible thumpers who are knocking on your door you're an atheist they don't come back.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

Even the JW's? I thought they saw Atheists as a special challenge, a real feather in their cap if they could suck you into their dogma.

My lil town. ❤️ Main Street.

JackPedigo comments on Dec 22, 2018:

What's that funny stuff on the ground. I am waaay north of you but I took this down the street 2 weeks ago: https://agnostic.com/images/answers/61976_i6pr4mwn5j7sd2a_full.jpeg?v=2 Yes we do get snow but it is seldom and light.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

@JackPedigo I live in the Comox Valley for 5 years, when you couldn't see the Comox Glacier you knew it was raining and when you could see it you knew that meant it was about to start raining again. :D

This is how I imagine it must feel to be an Atheist living in one of the Bible Belt States.

Spinliesel comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Which group do you consider the atheists?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

@Davekp Great exporters those Brits, OZ is absolutely full of their exported poor and unwanted types.

My lil town. ❤️ Main Street.

JackPedigo comments on Dec 22, 2018:

What's that funny stuff on the ground. I am waaay north of you but I took this down the street 2 weeks ago: https://agnostic.com/images/answers/61976_i6pr4mwn5j7sd2a_full.jpeg?v=2 Yes we do get snow but it is seldom and light.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

I recognize that view because I lived even north of you on Vancouver Island, that's one of those 3 days out of the month when it isn't raining. ;)

This is how I imagine it must feel to be an Atheist living in one of the Bible Belt States.

SKH78 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

I can't imagine living the buybull belt. I live in Minneapolis, a liberal city, and the occasional Fundie drives me bananas. I can't picture living in a state where there are noisy, power tripping Fundies everywhere. If ya gave me a choice of living in ... say .... Alabama, or chewing on a ...

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

Why eat the pistol when you can make the Fundie eat the pistol instead?

This is how I imagine it must feel to be an Atheist living in one of the Bible Belt States.

Spinliesel comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Which group do you consider the atheists?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

@Xanadutoo, @Spinliesel There is a much larger group of Brits who get wiped out right at the beginning of the movie if that helps. ;) The movie has only been out for 50 years, I guess I should have issued a spoiler alert.

This is how I imagine it must feel to be an Atheist living in one of the Bible Belt States.

Spinliesel comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Which group do you consider the atheists?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

@Xanadutoo The Zulus were quite accomplished at killing as well if I recall correctly. The Brits were just better on a global scale.

This is how I imagine it must feel to be an Atheist living in one of the Bible Belt States.

Spinliesel comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Which group do you consider the atheists?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

Hopefully the surrounded and embattled British soldiers who are outnumbered 100 to 1 but if you have seen the movie you already know that they survive against overwhelming odds.

After today the days will start getting longer and the nights short, finally something worth ...

VAL3941 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Bull dust, the days shorter and the nights longer. And please don't argue with me.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

@Triphid Aussies and Kiwis will just boo you off the stage if a joke goes flat but the Yanks are liable to start shooting - no sense of Ha Ha. ;)

After today the days will start getting longer and the nights short, finally something worth ...

VAL3941 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Bull dust, the days shorter and the nights longer. And please don't argue with me.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

@Triphid Forgot to add this to the end of my post. ;) Just taking the piss is all.

For the new people, just a small word of caution.

RavenCT comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Rocking a leather mankini with an antler necklace and combat boots? Life goals! ? ? ?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

@tinebean My favourite part. :D

For the new people, just a small word of caution.

Elganned comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Mom?? Is that you??

Surfpirate replies on Dec 22, 2018:

You actually made me spit up my morning coffee. :D

After today the days will start getting longer and the nights short, finally something worth ...

VAL3941 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Bull dust, the days shorter and the nights longer. And please don't argue with me.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 21, 2018:

@Triphid No doubt the alpine ski season will be shit too, come winter.

After today the days will start getting longer and the nights short, finally something worth ...

VAL3941 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Bull dust, the days shorter and the nights longer. And please don't argue with me.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 21, 2018:

For those in the Northern Hemisphere my statement is correct but for those lucky bastards south of the equator enjoying summer it would be the reverse.

I wonder what the loonie will look like?

TheGreatShadow comments on Dec 21, 2018:

The loonie will look like trump. The toonie will have trump an ivanka...

Surfpirate replies on Dec 21, 2018:

@TheGreatShadow Not even on April Fool's Day. Thanks for the sentiment, we'll see about sending you Yanks an old rubber boot for Xmas, it would make a nicer gift than Trump and his mistress.

After today the days will start getting longer and the nights short, finally something worth ...

Bierbasstard comments on Dec 21, 2018:

We're going to have to wait until tomorrow to burn the Yule Log. Too much damned rain again this evening (though she's loving it Lol!)

Surfpirate replies on Dec 21, 2018:

Same problem here, huge downpour last night that I was happy to see did not manage to wash out my gravel driveway like last year. I guess those changes I made to surface drainage were effective after all.

I wonder what the loonie will look like?

snikkers comments on Dec 21, 2018:

I hope it glows in the dark too!

Surfpirate replies on Dec 21, 2018:

It would certainly make it easier to find the correct change at the drive thru at Tim's at night.

I wonder what the loonie will look like?

TheGreatShadow comments on Dec 21, 2018:

The loonie will look like trump. The toonie will have trump an ivanka...

Surfpirate replies on Dec 21, 2018:

???

A farmer named Clyde had a tractor accident.

SukiSue comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Ah... The life life of a farmer...

Surfpirate replies on Dec 21, 2018:

You don't have much but you rarely go hungry.

A farmer named Clyde had a tractor accident.

Remowill comments on Dec 21, 2018:

I hope they got some good steaks.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 21, 2018:

Sounded more like a dairy cow, might as well eat shoe leather. ;)

A farmer named Clyde had a tractor accident.

IamNobody comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Man, not Bessie !!!!! ??????

Surfpirate replies on Dec 21, 2018:

I'm afraid so, Daisy was lucky and was left in the barn with a swollen udder.

An Awesome song with super cool dance moves. [youtube.com]

chalupacabre comments on Dec 20, 2018:

Maybe the funniest part of that movie was Elton John's participation in it.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 20, 2018:

He was very cool.

Some things you have to experience for yourself to truly understand, not everything can be ...

ProudMary comments on Dec 19, 2018:

I've come close a few times.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

Even just getting to the edge and looking over is enough to change a person's perception of reality.

Some things you have to experience for yourself to truly understand, not everything can be ...

brentan comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Is it drugs, madness, perhaps death?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

It could involve any of those things and many others but I think what Hunter is talking about is when you experience something so intense that it shakes your perception of reality to the core and there really isn't any way to explain that to someone who hasn't experienced something like that. It's about a change in the perception of reality and how can anyone explain that? You can only experience it for yourself but it's interesting that you will then gravitate to others who have experienced similar events in their lives as well.

T'is the season to drink wine, copious amounts of wine.

Triphid comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Definitely NOT the wine for me, tried it once, it tasted like grape juice mixed with dirty feet to me. I'll stick to what I like, a nice 12 year old Scotch thank you.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

@Triphid As blends go they are both decent Scotch Whiskeys, Glenfiddich was my go to whiskey when I drank Scotch because you can't really fuck it up and it is good value. Drinking JW Blue or Gold is just to impress, it isn't any better than the Black in my estimation.

T'is the season to drink wine, copious amounts of wine.

Triphid comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Definitely NOT the wine for me, tried it once, it tasted like grape juice mixed with dirty feet to me. I'll stick to what I like, a nice 12 year old Scotch thank you.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

Highland Park makes a nice 12 year old single malt, a personal favourite but I tend to drink Rye Whiskey these days because it is a better value for dollar. Crown Royal's Northern Harvest Rye is around $35 for a 750 ml bottle, Highland Park Scotch Whisky is $65 for a 750 ml bottle - comparable spirits in my opinion.

Jimmy Buffet singing one of his lesser known tunes. [youtube.com]

MissKathleen comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Never heard it.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

@kenriley I don't know them but I will check them out.

The planet will shake us off like a bad case of fleas, like a surface nuisance. [youtube.com]

KKGator comments on Dec 19, 2018:

I'm all about it. Bring on the asteroid. We deserve to be wiped out.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

That's the nice thing about planet Earth, it doesn't judge or even care what name we call it.

Jimmy Buffet singing one of his lesser known tunes. [youtube.com]

MissKathleen comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Never heard it.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

@MissKathleen Jimmy Buffet actually had a country phase, not his best work but still surprising. I like everything but RAP and even that isn't always off the table.

Jimmy Buffet singing one of his lesser known tunes. [youtube.com]

MissKathleen comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Never heard it.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

From another time in my life, another lesser known Jimmy Buffet tune. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoHrBkttCBM

T'is the season to drink wine, copious amounts of wine.

Bierbasstard comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Always Red. And Bold. None of that sweet stuff but, then again, I do prefer a good bier.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

@Bierbasstard Malbecs are much better value than Cabs in my opinion, value for dollar they can't be beat.

T'is the season to drink wine, copious amounts of wine.

Bierbasstard comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Always Red. And Bold. None of that sweet stuff but, then again, I do prefer a good bier.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

A nice Carmenere or a Malbec perhaps? Even a decent Cabernet Sauvignon in a pinch.

In Mexico I often heard the expression 'No trabajo, no comida' , basically if you don't work you ...

IamNobody comments on Dec 19, 2018:

The real meaning of that expresion is that there is no excuse for being lazy. It has nothing to do with abundance and "fair" distribution

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

@IamNobody Money is free, just ask the big banks who got all that free money from the FED because they were too big to fail. The game is rigged, don't be a sucker.

In Mexico I often heard the expression 'No trabajo, no comida' , basically if you don't work you ...

Our_existence comments on Dec 19, 2018:

EAT THE RICH

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

So fatty and with such a bitter aftertaste.

In Mexico I often heard the expression 'No trabajo, no comida' , basically if you don't work you ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Dec 19, 2018:

There are also many soup kitchens that operate based on donations from resturants and others in the food industry... There is still good in the world...

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

Yes there is good in the world, lets keep up the good work. (y)

In Mexico I often heard the expression 'No trabajo, no comida' , basically if you don't work you ...

IamNobody comments on Dec 19, 2018:

The real meaning of that expresion is that there is no excuse for being lazy. It has nothing to do with abundance and "fair" distribution

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

@IamNobody From a purely economic efficiency standpoint the Roman Emperors knew better than we do. Bread and Circuses are much cheaper than Poverty and Prisons. Roman Catholic principles of guilt and fear are what drive this mentality of oppression. We can afford to feed and house the world in a decent standard of living for far less than what we spend on war to oppress the majority for the benefit of the few but still we hold the current system as the high moral standard that we should all aspire to. It's wrong on a very basic human level and it will be our undoing in the end. Stupidity and Greed will lead to the extinction of Humans and many other species but the planet will reset itself and come up with a new experiment in life after a few millennium.

In Mexico I often heard the expression 'No trabajo, no comida' , basically if you don't work you ...

IamNobody comments on Dec 19, 2018:

The real meaning of that expresion is that there is no excuse for being lazy. It has nothing to do with abundance and "fair" distribution

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

@SukiSue Plenty of people do and more but they are not rewarded for those efforts. It's the senselessness of the whole system that is so galling to me.

In Mexico I often heard the expression 'No trabajo, no comida' , basically if you don't work you ...

jondspen comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Bible 'charity' mentality - in fact, this verse is actually in the bible, multiple times. https://www.openbible.info/topics/he_who_will_not_work_shall_not_eat

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

Better yet, imagine the horror of being a peasant back then and only working 30 hours a week, thank goodness the bible helped whip those lazy people into shape. We can produce all we need for a lot less than 30 hours a week with the advances in technology that have been made but instead of the 20 hour work week that was envisioned back in the 60's we have high unemployment for some and overwork for underpay for others. I've known enough rich people to realize that they value how much more they have than the others they climbed over to reach the top than how much they have. It's not about what they have but what others don't have that gives them a sense of accomplishment. Most of the rich people I know are deeply unhappy and empty inside, so what is the point of it all? Beat the hell out of me.

In Mexico I often heard the expression 'No trabajo, no comida' , basically if you don't work you ...

IamNobody comments on Dec 19, 2018:

The real meaning of that expresion is that there is no excuse for being lazy. It has nothing to do with abundance and "fair" distribution

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

@IamNobody Mexico is such a beautiful country and it is home to some of the richest people in the world but also home to some of the poorest and those poor people contribute to the wealth of the richest. Mexico has more than enough to go around for everyone but that's not how it works, instead Mexicans are slipping across the border into the US so they can get paid slave wages to clean toilets and cut grass for Gringoes. Are these the sort of lazy Mexicans that you are referring to?

A little Marvin Gaye to start your day right. [youtube.com]

jondspen comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Great artist. Why do the good always seem to die young?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

In Marvin's case it was Schizophrenia that was untreated. :( We lost a great one when we lost Marvin.

In Mexico I often heard the expression 'No trabajo, no comida' , basically if you don't work you ...

Bobbyzen comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Why indeed. I wish I knew the answer, the solution. Are we just too selfish? Greedy? WTH?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

Maybe we are just too inhumane to call ourselves human?

In Mexico I often heard the expression 'No trabajo, no comida' , basically if you don't work you ...

IamNobody comments on Dec 19, 2018:

The real meaning of that expresion is that there is no excuse for being lazy. It has nothing to do with abundance and "fair" distribution

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

You know there is good money to be made in arresting poor people and throwing them into private prisons because they had the audacity to take a loaf of stale bread out of the dumpster behind a Walmart. That's theft and trespass, we need to spend more money on jails for profit, even if they are more expensive to run than soup kitchens. The same logic could be applied to bombing other countries so we can steal their resources instead of paying a fair price for them. Bananas for a dollar a pound? Fuck that Shit, let's destabilize the countries in Central America so we can have bananas for 20 cents a pound and if they dare to flee this tyranny then we can tear gas them at the border because that's the human thing to do.

In Mexico I often heard the expression 'No trabajo, no comida' , basically if you don't work you ...

moonmaid comments on Dec 19, 2018:

Our society is very sick. It's killing the planet. And yes it is greed. Want to know where I lay the majority of the blame?

Surfpirate replies on Dec 19, 2018:

Greedy Fuckers?

Don your armour and let the games begin!

Namunn1 comments on Dec 18, 2018:

For certain! Though the full moon makes people crazy may be a myth.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 18, 2018:

But Crazy family is a fact of life. ;)

Santa lost an eye several years ago, and recently lost the second while moving across the country.

MissKathleen comments on Dec 18, 2018:

Kewl!

Surfpirate replies on Dec 18, 2018:

That's such a Bermudian thing to say, spelled with a K and a W.

Wow.

Surfpirate comments on Dec 18, 2018:

You're a Muse!

Surfpirate replies on Dec 18, 2018:

@SukiSue Well you have the legs of a muse so if you change your mind you're in a good position.

I think I'll stick with my cast iron frying pans. [theheartysoul.com]

AncientNight comments on Dec 17, 2018:

I'll stick with my Cast Iron, too. I wouldn't want to risk diminishing my 8 5/8"!

Surfpirate replies on Dec 17, 2018:

If you are down to counting eighths of an inch you don't want to be losing 4/8's. ;)

Who's up for a party?

Surfpirate comments on Dec 15, 2018:

We're off to a party with a live band and a bonfire at a friend's house. Have fun, we will.

Surfpirate replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@ProudMary That's asking for trouble, we're just going down the street 5 minutes to the house we used to rent while we were building ours. The guy who bought it is a friend and there is plenty of room on the 8 acres, warm spell so not even any snow.