Is this true? Seems like a good idea to me.

k80b619 comments on Nov 1, 2018:

Just wish it weren't so cold there.

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

Florida! You better try moving to Cuba because you wouldn't survive autumn in Canada.

Is this true? Seems like a good idea to me.

Anonbene comments on Nov 1, 2018:

That's how we should do it. Puts us Americans to shame.

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

@Anonbene June, my favourite month, so full of the promise of spring.

Is this true? Seems like a good idea to me.

Anonbene comments on Nov 1, 2018:

That's how we should do it. Puts us Americans to shame.

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

@Anonbene A positive mental attitude and a willingness to get along and work cooperatively with Canadians, especially you want to survive your first Canadian winter, seriously, you have no idea what you are up against. lol

Is this true? Seems like a good idea to me.

Anonbene comments on Nov 1, 2018:

That's how we should do it. Puts us Americans to shame.

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

@Anonbene We are already fortifying our border against the coming invasion of refugees, leave your guns at the border, you won't need them here unless you want to go hunting.

What is your Scariest Dream?

zorialoki comments on Oct 31, 2018:

I had a couple as a kid that still make me wonder. One is a dark cloaked man abducts me either through the storm door, or he stalks me through the aisles of the grocery and pulls me through the shelf of cereal boxes. Kind of life Freddie, but years before Freddie was conceived. The other is me and ...

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

@zorialoki I haven't had one of those lucid dreams where I am flying and making love with a beautiful woman at the same time for a long time. Is dream sex cheating?

Is this true? Seems like a good idea to me.

Anonbene comments on Nov 1, 2018:

That's how we should do it. Puts us Americans to shame.

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

Sorry to have to say this but it wasn't really that hard to do. Get it together, leader of the free world.

The Right Wing is the same all over the world.

Umbral comments on Nov 1, 2018:

Careful, Don Chump will invade for imitating murikkka

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

The asshat can't even find his ass with both hands, Canada is more likely to be attacked by accident than by intent.

The Right Wing is the same all over the world.

Our_existence comments on Nov 1, 2018:

The United States is now under the heel over that jack booted fascist pig tRump. I know there is no god because someone would have shot that sicko MF by now.

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

Although compared to some of history's other despots like Genghis Kan, Charlemagne, Caligula, Pol Pot, Chairman Mao, Stalin, Xerxes, etc. - the Trumpster is pretty tame so far but maybe he is just getting warmed up so he can really shine as a black mark on history.

The Right Wing is the same all over the world.

EMC2 comments on Nov 1, 2018:

This is so true. Brazil just fell to the right wingers and Germany is on the threshold itself. What is happening is odd. I believe global population is the main vehicle for this selfishness. Too many people and a fast moving drive to get what you want ignoring the needs of others. Any life ...

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

So what happens if all the governments go fascist? Do fascists fight other fascists or do they just form a great big fascist club and rule the world together?

The Right Wing is the same all over the world.

Infoguy211 comments on Nov 1, 2018:

I've noticed the same thing

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

The same selfish idiots, just different days and continents.

What is your Scariest Dream?

AncientNight comments on Nov 1, 2018:

I've never had night terrors like that, but I have had some recurring lucid dreams. In one of them, I was riding a Motorcycle on a mountain road. Another one had me running, sometimes at speeds over 300 Miles per Hour. And, of course, I've had those classic dreams of flying. In one dream, I dreamed ...

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

You should get to know those people, being able to turn into an eagle in your dreams sounds like a blast.

There are posts here about the recent shooting at the synagogue in pittsburgh.

DoctorJohn comments on Nov 1, 2018:

"israel is treating the palestinians badly" WTF? That has got to be the understatement of the year. What the israelis are doing to the Palestinians is on a par with what the Nazis did to the Jews.

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

The Nazis were certainly unkind to the Jews and the Russians and the Gypsies and Homosexuals, etc. etc. also quite unpleasant to the point of being not very nice.

What is your Scariest Dream?

azzow2 comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Can't say that any scare me have come to the realization that my brain creates all kinds of bazaar things just accept them as a naturally occurring phenomenon.

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

Definitely natural and since we spend about a third of our life asleep it seems like a shame to waste it, might as well enjoy the ride.

Answering the door after 50 trick or treaters - [youtube.com]

Surfpirate comments on Oct 31, 2018:

I just received my first 3 trick or treaters at my door, the first ones in 4 years living on this island I call home, it's a good thing I had some candy bars to shell out with.

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

@Beowulfsfriend No Moreau but there are plenty of tight wads, cranky old buggers with no kindness left in them who turn off their lights and hide so they don't have to give out a few candies to the kids.

Offended or not, it is better for your mental health if you develop the habit of looking on the ...

DoDapper comments on Oct 31, 2018:

A jug of wine, a box of toys — and Thou Beside me vibrating in the Wilderness — Oh, Wilderness is Paradise enow!

Surfpirate replies on Nov 1, 2018:

Omar would be proud of your paraphrasing. :)

Answering the door after 50 trick or treaters - [youtube.com]

Surfpirate comments on Oct 31, 2018:

I just received my first 3 trick or treaters at my door, the first ones in 4 years living on this island I call home, it's a good thing I had some candy bars to shell out with.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 31, 2018:

@chucklesIII 750 year round and 1,500 in the summer. Parents have to drive their kids around but usually they just throw Halloween parties because it is considered to be safer than going door to door. Parents don't normally take their kids to the doors of people they don't know and trust so I guess we are starting to become accepted. Islands can be a little different.

What is your Scariest Dream?

zorialoki comments on Oct 31, 2018:

I had a couple as a kid that still make me wonder. One is a dark cloaked man abducts me either through the storm door, or he stalks me through the aisles of the grocery and pulls me through the shelf of cereal boxes. Kind of life Freddie, but years before Freddie was conceived. The other is me and ...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 31, 2018:

Awesome dreams, the one with the woman and the Native War is really cool. The dark man shows up in a lot of people's dreams but most people don't like to talk about it.

What exactly do ppl mean when they say that they r spiritual but not religious.

Surfpirate comments on Oct 30, 2018:

So imagine you are out in nature, all alone and feeling very calm and at peace, you feel a connection to your place in the ecosystem, a cog in the wheel of the life force that exists on this planet and probably on billions of other planets in billions of other galaxies BUT you also simultaneously ...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 31, 2018:

@Greenheart It is what you want it to be because it is open to interpretation, you can interpret it anyway your lil ole heart desires, good sir.

Happy Halloween ???

StarvingArtist comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Evidently I like it,,lol,,you have caused me to get the song stuck in my head,, on repeat!!! Argh!! So,,, thanks for that trick!! ???????

Surfpirate replies on Oct 31, 2018:

@StarvingArtist I've been a singer since I was a kid so the lyrics stick like glue in my brain, most people just get the tune and the la la la la, but some of us get the lyrics too. Since you got me thinking about it again, guess what ? 'It's the most wonderful time of the year, with kids jingle belling and everyone telling you be of good cheer, It's the most wonderful time, of the year. Earworm Alert! :D

What is your Scariest Dream?

jacpod comments on Oct 31, 2018:

I used to have a recurring nightmare of being chased by something, I didn't know what the something was but I knew it was trying t o catch me. I ran and ran all around and realised they were all little soldiers with uniforms on -It would all end with them cornering me at the top of our very long ...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 31, 2018:

floating is the first step in learning to fly in your dreams (y)

What is your Scariest Dream?

Cast1es comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Aaha , you got rid of her piles of stuff . So irritating !

Surfpirate replies on Oct 31, 2018:

So it appeared. ;)

My resume is really just a list of shit I hope I never have to do again.

Surfpirate comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Mine reads like a trip down memory lane of trials, tribulations and rewards but the problem I have with it is that I've done it and don't need to do it again and I haven't figured out what I want to do next.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 31, 2018:

@Dandewine I would like to think so too but I look around and don't see that. I retired when I was the age you are now, went traveling and exploring for several years, worked on some personal projects, designed and built a custom house but now I find I am bored. Most of the people around me have worked until they were 65 years old and are now at a loss as far as what to do with themselves, so they work at part time jobs to subsidize their income and occupy their time. I think I may have to start another company but I don't know what it will be about, perhaps aquaponics or a shop selling organic foods sourced locally.

Redbone was one of my favourite groups growing up in the 70's, here's a great Halloween song for ...

AncientNight comments on Oct 30, 2018:

The first time I saw Leon Redbone was on TV in the 60's. It was just him and an acoustic guitar. He was sitting in a chair and wearing a white suit and a big Panama hat. He played some blues songs from the 20's and 30's. I thought it sounded great!

Surfpirate replies on Oct 31, 2018:

@AncientNight both are great talents

Why are you here (at this website)?

Surfpirate comments on Oct 29, 2018:

I have to wonder just how much interesting conversation there is in Traverse City, MI? You must be the only Atheist in that tiny corner of the wilderness, practically a Yuper. :D

Surfpirate replies on Oct 31, 2018:

@Genna I can appreciate how you feel, I've got an atheist guy who lives right down the road from me, nice dog but he's an ass hat as a person. The nice thing is that I can connect with like minded people on this site and even though they may be physically a half a world away they are right beside me in a virtual sense.

What is the process to migrating to the USA legally ?

Surfpirate comments on Oct 30, 2018:

What did people used to pay as the price of admission? My people just sailed over and killed whoever got in our way, why not let the new people do the same?

Surfpirate replies on Oct 30, 2018:

One of great grand dad's schooners, he built it and captained it, lots of master builders in my family because when you aren't busy killing people you tend to build stuff, lots of stuff, like airports that people from the UK can land at when they emigrate within the Commonwealth.

What is the process to migrating to the USA legally ?

Surfpirate comments on Oct 30, 2018:

What did people used to pay as the price of admission? My people just sailed over and killed whoever got in our way, why not let the new people do the same?

Surfpirate replies on Oct 30, 2018:

@Green_eyes My people sailed over in 1753, we owned the boat so we made a couple of trips before settling down. We killed a bunch of the local people in Labrador, then we fought the French because King and Country and all that crap, then we fought those annoying traitors to the south a couple of times. I think of Canada as my country but I'm willing to share.

So what is it that these people have in common?

sfvpool comments on Oct 30, 2018:

They are male?

Surfpirate replies on Oct 30, 2018:

@AmmaRE007 I stand corrected.

So what is it that these people have in common?

AmmaRE007 comments on Oct 30, 2018:

THEY ARE Caucasian?

Surfpirate replies on Oct 30, 2018:

Get outta Dodge! How the heck did a bunch of white males manage to get their hands on a bunch of hand guns and automatic weapons in an affluent and civilized nation like the U. S. of A.? It seems to be a mystery that only the National Rifle Association can answer but they aren't talking.

So what is it that these people have in common?

brentan comments on Oct 30, 2018:

Were they all categorised as mentally ill?

Surfpirate replies on Oct 30, 2018:

There were possibly insanity defenses made, not sure how that worked out for all of them,

So what is it that these people have in common?

sfvpool comments on Oct 30, 2018:

They are male?

Surfpirate replies on Oct 30, 2018:

Some of them might be female but it is hard to tell with some of these hair cuts, just brutal.

1989 -- West Hollywood Halloween

Surfpirate comments on Oct 30, 2018:

I don't know who the Elvira person is but if she went home alone then that's a crying shame.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 30, 2018:

@Snickers77 She's really hot and seems to be well aware of that fact.

Who remembers doing this sort of thing for their elderly neighbours for free?

Shouldbefishing comments on Oct 30, 2018:

Some might consider it child endangerment today.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 30, 2018:

I can only imagine what they would consider most of the things that left a lasting impression on me as a child. Climbing the bluffs near my home, practically every day (only a 250' drop but just one kid broke his leg, no deaths but a ton of fun), making homemade bows and arrows (nobody lost an eye and all the rabbits got away), having lawn dart fights (really dangerous, I still don't know how someone didn't get seriously injured but NOPE), building black powder bombs in science club (the best reason to join science club). Etc, Etc, Etc.

They have no shame. [npr.org]

Looking4-Others comments on Oct 30, 2018:

Deflect, distract, conquer. Man they are scared of losing power!

Surfpirate replies on Oct 30, 2018:

Think about the people that know they should be serving serious jail time if they lose power, oh they are afraid and will do whatever it takes to not have a cell mate named Bubba who thinks they have a pretty mouth.

I was thinking very much the same thing when I watched The Orange Baboon dealing with his latest ...

Tommy19 comments on Oct 30, 2018:

Great article. No punches pulled.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 30, 2018:

Canadians, we are known to be polite but also to be straight forward.

Why are there even Migrant Caravans? Oh yeah, right.

EMC2 comments on Oct 30, 2018:

And while their house is burning we stand outside ready to shoot them as they escape for their lives. How in the hell can people be proud of this stuff. Trumpets, they are afraid of everything. Recall the Ebola incident where the republicans bought space suits and mask. They taped their doors ...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 30, 2018:

Sounds like a great storyline for a TV series, oh wait, they already did that one - The Walking Dead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vupshoqHRck

Redbone was one of my favourite groups growing up in the 70's, here's a great Halloween song for ...

AncientNight comments on Oct 30, 2018:

The first time I saw Leon Redbone was on TV in the 60's. It was just him and an acoustic guitar. He was sitting in a chair and wearing a white suit and a big Panama hat. He played some blues songs from the 20's and 30's. I thought it sounded great!

Surfpirate replies on Oct 30, 2018:

The band Redbone broke up in the late 70's but I think you are thinking about the jazz musician with a similar name.

Moroccan Lamb Tangine with apricots, dates, raisins and of course lamb on a bed of kosher couscous.

Eldovis comments on Oct 29, 2018:

good food! I also do some Tagine cooking .. I even made my own Tagine pot , since I am a potter. thanks for sharing the recipe

Surfpirate replies on Oct 30, 2018:

@Eldovis I don't use cookbooks, I haven't for years, it is all done to taste, a splash of this or a hint of that, a pinch of the other. Thank you for the consideration and I will take a look at the pictures as I own two tagine pots and they don't get enough use. The picture on the cover certainly looks good enough to eat.

For those of you who haven't yet learned to fly in your dreamtime, it has a lot to do with letting ...

dalefvictor comments on Oct 30, 2018:

I have flown most of my life, but I am still afraid of heights, except when flying.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 30, 2018:

Makes sense to me and I am sure there are plenty of commercial airline pilots that have logged thousands of hours that are afraid of heights when they aren't in a plane/ The difference between falling and flying I suppose.

Here's a T-shirt for all those Gen-Xers that get the feeling they are being sucked into the black ...

StarvingArtist comments on Oct 29, 2018:

Oh goodness,,,All the boomers are to blame! You think they have not been fighting government,,,, they marched,,, for peace and for the planet. ....I do like the T-shirt

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

Yes, every single Boomer, total evil, no grey areas. lol It is a cool T-shirt.

Moroccan Lamb Tangine with apricots, dates, raisins and of course lamb on a bed of kosher couscous.

Eldovis comments on Oct 29, 2018:

good food! I also do some Tagine cooking .. I even made my own Tagine pot , since I am a potter. thanks for sharing the recipe

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@FrayedBear Have you heard of Google, try typing in Moroccan Lamb Tangine, probably best if you don't fuck it before you eat it, being Aussie and all.

Moroccan Lamb Tangine with apricots, dates, raisins and of course lamb on a bed of kosher couscous.

Eldovis comments on Oct 29, 2018:

good food! I also do some Tagine cooking .. I even made my own Tagine pot , since I am a potter. thanks for sharing the recipe

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@FrayedBear 1" to 2" cubes of lamb (shoulder or leg) marinated in a mixture of cayenne, cinnamon, ginger, paprika, black pepper, tumeric, a few cloves of garlic crushed and a couple of onions diced fine with a bit of olive oil - mix well and leave in the fridge for at least 12 hours but 24 is better. Brown everything in a pan and then deglaze with some tomato juice and put everything into a slow cooker on high for an hour with a can of diced tomatoes and some beef stock or vegetable stock, then turn it down to low for an hour or two until the lamb is tender and add some slivered almonds, dates, apricots, raisins, baby carrots, etc and a healthy pinch of saffron. Layer over couscous and garnish with cilantro and parsley.

I heard today was Avatar day and we're all supposed to look like cartoons! Give me your best.

Surfpirate comments on Oct 29, 2018:

I've been called a lot of things over the years and Pooh is just one of them but I like this avatar. If you've ever read The Tao of Pooh it makes more sense.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@SukiSue Only about 700 voters on my island, even the nearest city is only about 150k. Beats living in my home city of Toronto which is 3.2 million people, I can't stand that many people around me anymore.

Shrimp, on spinach with quinoa (aka wood shavings), with mango on top and a side of roasted ...

Surfpirate comments on Oct 29, 2018:

Quinoa is so delicious, such a nice nutty but the price is going through the roof

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@germangirl90439 a bit of butter or some soy sauce helps if you are new to the taste of quinoa.

For those of you who haven't yet learned to fly in your dreamtime, it has a lot to do with letting ...

Eldovis comments on Oct 29, 2018:

What are the things that weighs people down?

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@Eldovis so how is your dream flying going? you should be soaring high by now.

Moroccan Lamb Tangine with apricots, dates, raisins and of course lamb on a bed of kosher couscous.

Eldovis comments on Oct 29, 2018:

good food! I also do some Tagine cooking .. I even made my own Tagine pot , since I am a potter. thanks for sharing the recipe

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

I tend to add what I think a dish needs so the peas went in to contrast the carrots, not very authentic but delicious just the same. The lamb was left over from a leg of lamb I frenched for dinner on Sunday, with a dijon crust, also delicious.

I heard today was Avatar day and we're all supposed to look like cartoons! Give me your best.

Surfpirate comments on Oct 29, 2018:

I've been called a lot of things over the years and Pooh is just one of them but I like this avatar. If you've ever read The Tao of Pooh it makes more sense.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@SukiSue We live about 4 to 5 hours apart but we make a point of getting together for an annual Lobster dinner with oysters on the half shell, it's simply smashing.

For those of you who haven't yet learned to fly in your dreamtime, it has a lot to do with letting ...

Eldovis comments on Oct 29, 2018:

What are the things that weighs people down?

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

Fear is the biggest weight, lack of imagination is a close second.

Shrimp, on spinach with quinoa (aka wood shavings), with mango on top and a side of roasted ...

Surfpirate comments on Oct 29, 2018:

Quinoa is so delicious, such a nice nutty but the price is going through the roof

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@germangirl90439 There are several colours but I like the blonde one best, less of an after taste but all of the nutty goodness.

These aren't migrants, they're refugees from the drug wars and the political coups that are fueled ...

silverotter11 comments on Oct 29, 2018:

When you've made it clear to fox news and friends, the gop, trump and his supporters let me know I'll see about getting you Canada's high metal for bravery.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

As luck would have it I already have one.

I heard today was Avatar day and we're all supposed to look like cartoons! Give me your best.

Surfpirate comments on Oct 29, 2018:

I've been called a lot of things over the years and Pooh is just one of them but I like this avatar. If you've ever read The Tao of Pooh it makes more sense.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@SukiSue Hard to believe but I am married to Eeyore and our best friends are Rabbit and Owl. :D

I heard today was Avatar day and we're all supposed to look like cartoons! Give me your best.

Donotbelieve comments on Oct 29, 2018:

There ya go

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@SukiSue thanks for tidying that up and your avatar is adorable as always.

These aren't migrants, they're refugees from the drug wars and the political coups that are fueled ...

of-the-mountain comments on Oct 29, 2018:

Yes! There is a very Direct link to the problems in the Central American countries! They have been invaded over 100 times by the US Military in the last 120 years for the wealthy and corporations! Our Government overthrowing legitimately elected Democratic governments! URL: ...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

I have traveled extensively and lived in Latin America, the impact of the US military industrial complex is everywhere.

I heard today was Avatar day and we're all supposed to look like cartoons! Give me your best.

ProudMary comments on Oct 29, 2018:

I'm keeping my current avatar until Halloween. I kind of like this one. I may switch to her afterwards.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@ProudMary I'm sorry Hon but I don't take cheques; cash, money orders or precious metals only but the Truth is Free.

I heard today was Avatar day and we're all supposed to look like cartoons! Give me your best.

Donotbelieve comments on Oct 29, 2018:

There ya go

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@Donotbelieve and the winner is Bierbasstard from the Offenders Group! (y)

I heard today was Avatar day and we're all supposed to look like cartoons! Give me your best.

Donotbelieve comments on Oct 29, 2018:

There ya go

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@Donotbelieve Yeah, except for the high, intelligent forehead, the oval specs, the bobbed brunette hair and the full lips - nothing like Velma at all. I think I saw this post on the Generation X group but it could be some other group too. I need to figure out how to search this site better.

I heard today was Avatar day and we're all supposed to look like cartoons! Give me your best.

ProudMary comments on Oct 29, 2018:

I'm keeping my current avatar until Halloween. I kind of like this one. I may switch to her afterwards.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@ProudMary Oh my Dog, I saw your pic from the wedding and you DO NOT have a fat face. Silly Rabbit, Trix are for Kids. ;)

Redbone was one of my favourite groups growing up in the 70's, here's a great Halloween song for ...

Sheannutt comments on Oct 29, 2018:

Never heard of this group before but they are very good, thank you for sharing.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

I would have thought you would have picked up on their Native American Rock vibe back in the day.

I heard today was Avatar day and we're all supposed to look like cartoons! Give me your best.

Donotbelieve comments on Oct 29, 2018:

There ya go

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@Donotbelieve I'm trying to track it down, he posted a week or so ago about having a thing about cartoon characters while growing up and had a real thing for Velma. Personally, I always thought that Daphne was cuter but she just didn't have the brains of Velma to make her OTT.

I heard today was Avatar day and we're all supposed to look like cartoons! Give me your best.

CaroleKay comments on Oct 29, 2018:

Here I am. :D

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

It's the glasses, a total look.

I heard today was Avatar day and we're all supposed to look like cartoons! Give me your best.

ProudMary comments on Oct 29, 2018:

I'm keeping my current avatar until Halloween. I kind of like this one. I may switch to her afterwards.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

The Halloween one is way cooler. (y)

I heard today was Avatar day and we're all supposed to look like cartoons! Give me your best.

Donotbelieve comments on Oct 29, 2018:

There ya go

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

Jinkies! It's Velma from Scooby Doo! Watch out, there's a guy on this site who has a bit of a thing going on for Velma, since way back.

I heard today was Avatar day and we're all supposed to look like cartoons! Give me your best.

Green_eyes comments on Oct 29, 2018:

My son made this one for me

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

Aw, you're such a cutie patootie, mom.

I was thinking very much the same thing when I watched The Orange Baboon dealing with his latest ...

of-the-mountain comments on Oct 29, 2018:

Just proves he is a lazy Fuck!

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

The 2nd one is especially poignant.

I was thinking very much the same thing when I watched The Orange Baboon dealing with his latest ...

OldGoat43 comments on Oct 29, 2018:

I guess that might be newsworthy, an umbrella as a metaphor for Americans being left feeling unfulfilled.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

How about unrespected, unappreciated and uncared for? This egomaniac only cares about his own fat ass.

I was thinking very much the same thing when I watched The Orange Baboon dealing with his latest ...

Condor5 comments on Oct 29, 2018:

Holy fuc**** shit ! I mean, I know the guy is dumb but, JFC, he can't even close an umbrella? Folks, we are in BIG TROUBLE here.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

To be honest I don't think it was all about being stupid but more about being entitled and selfish and with a heightened sense of importance. Shouldn't there be so peon to run behind him and take care of these things? Shouldn't the peons on his staff be able to walk around the umbrella until some secret service agent runs up the stairs and picks it up and puts it away? The POTUS doesn't even acknowledge the honour guard standing in the rain for him, probably for at least an hour, what kind of leader is that? Real leaders lead from the front, they value their people and respect them but not this piece of shit, he won't even share his umbrella with his trophy wife.

Redbone was one of my favourite groups growing up in the 70's, here's a great Halloween song for ...

Leafhead comments on Oct 29, 2018:

I remember these guys for their one hit single

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

You mean this one that was rediscovered by millions in the opening credits of Guardians of the Galaxy?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNlnQwHWSYw

Redbone was one of my favourite groups growing up in the 70's, here's a great Halloween song for ...

CaroleKay comments on Oct 29, 2018:

I dig these guys!

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

Groovy Baby, Groovy! :)

Voters will administer an ass kicking!

Surfpirate comments on Oct 29, 2018:

Knock that rug right off his head.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@paul1967 And Fools. ;)

Why you should never put vodka in the freezer

Surfpirate comments on Oct 29, 2018:

Surprisingly not that awful for a cheap vodka, I bought it in the Mexican border town of Chetumal for $6, decent mixer but not a sipper cold or frozen.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

Seriously though, I do like Tito's from Texas which has a bit of a moonshine bit to it, Luksusowa is good value and then there's the always reliable Stoli which now even comes with a gluten free option. The Smirnoff, Absolut, Ciroc and Grey Goose are less likely purchases for me personally. However, I did make a very decent 120 proof vodka with a refractory still that I ran for a while, if you pull it from the middle and then run it through a second time it is a nice, smooth vodka that many thought might be Tito's but with an extra kick to it.

This is my memento from my last enemy and I wear it proudly ! "BEWARE"

Surfpirate comments on Oct 29, 2018:

That's quite the fetish.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@VAL3941 John Son?

This is my memento from my last enemy and I wear it proudly ! "BEWARE"

Surfpirate comments on Oct 29, 2018:

That's quite the fetish.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@VAL3941 I was thinking of the anthropological term but sure why not call it Frank-N-Furter.

What I find beyond believe is that the media will not tell, show, or call out trump and his ...

Surfpirate comments on Oct 29, 2018:

Hasn't this become the role of social media now?

Surfpirate replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@of-the-mountain a lot like the mainstream media then

So I decided to by "organic" milk that comes from farms that kiss their cows daily or some shit.

MarlaRochelle comments on Oct 28, 2018:

You should see what they sell in Africa as milk it needs no refrigeration and has a 6 month self life

Surfpirate replies on Oct 28, 2018:

Ultra pasteurized milk, comes in a tetra pak, it's all you find in Latin America. I used to mix it with the edible oil product they call crema for making whipping cream, as close as it gets to coffee cream. Try using coffee cream, you can source it organic for twice the price if you look around.

Looks like I have been double blocked by 'Betty Coleman' - I don't even know this person and they ...

Piratefish comments on Oct 28, 2018:

I have the same issue with the same person. She is unstable and unhappy. My life, and yours, is better off without her. Let her be a pain in someone else's ass and forget about her.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 28, 2018:

Sometimes you just gotta let them go. :D I was mainly impressed that she would do it twice, lots of people have blocked me at least once, some of my opinions aren't exactly mainstream.

After every mass shooting I republish my article The ABC's Of Gun Culture In America.

Surfpirate comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Americans are surprised when they find out how many guns there are in the country just to the north of them, a lot of guns, not a lot by American standards but compared to most western countries it's a lot. Then when you tell them how few mass shootings we have they really just can't figure it out,...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@Piratefish What works in Canada often does not work in the US of A. I also have several fire detectors but if one of them goes off accidentally or if in a rage somebody in my house decides to pull one on me or perhaps I feel suicidal and decide to off myself with an extinguisher, it's minimal damage. Your odds of dying in your home increase dramatically when you own a hand gun because as Bruce Lee famously stated in Enter the Dragon - 'any fool can pull a trigger'.

Looks like I have been double blocked by 'Betty Coleman' - I don't even know this person and they ...

Shelton comments on Oct 28, 2018:

It happens on here. I wouldn't take it personally.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 28, 2018:

I actually took it as a compliment.

George Thorogood and the Destroyers. [youtube.com]

ugly comments on Oct 28, 2018:

My brother tended bar in Denver. He served George LIGHT beer.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 28, 2018:

Probably had to keep that trim figure for his fans, show business can be hell. ;)

When confronted by a mob of Trumpians do you man the machine gun or address them thus?

Surfpirate comments on Oct 28, 2018:

I think you lost them at 'sentient'.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@FrayedBear Surely they could develop a nerve agent for people like that, much more efficient.

Halloween movies can be funny as well as scary, here's one of my faves. [youtube.com]

Sheannutt comments on Oct 28, 2018:

I have never seen this but looks very interesting.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 28, 2018:

The whole movie is available online, The Army of Darkness, it's a cult classic.

Seems like every time Windows updates on my Windows 10 machine I need to go in and clear a bunch of ...

Surfpirate comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Makes you have fond memories of Windows XP or even Vista. :D

Surfpirate replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@zorialoki not like they haven't done this before, that's how they get us, they dangle the free carrot.

Seems like every time Windows updates on my Windows 10 machine I need to go in and clear a bunch of ...

Surfpirate comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Makes you have fond memories of Windows XP or even Vista. :D

Surfpirate replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@zorialoki Those fuckers didn't get rich by sending out free shit unless there's a catch, always a catch isn't there?

Looks like I have been double blocked by 'Betty Coleman' - I don't even know this person and they ...

silverotter11 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

You who block you??? You're a Canadian!!

Surfpirate replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@silverotter11 well joke her if she can't take a fuck - I just hope she doesn't unblock me again or I'll be put forth for a medal or something. :D

Seems like every time Windows updates on my Windows 10 machine I need to go in and clear a bunch of ...

Surfpirate comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Makes you have fond memories of Windows XP or even Vista. :D

Surfpirate replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@zorialoki I'm still using 7, so far so good.

Got my T-shirt after a 4 month wait.

Surfpirate comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Good On You, Mate! Better late than never.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@VAL3941 Limited Edition, that's why it takes so long. You probably have the only one of its kind in South Africa.

Got my T-shirt after a 4 month wait.

moonmaid comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Good on you! I hope mine doesn't take that long to get to me.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@moonmaid mission accomplished

I always laugh when American servicemen brag that they can kick the ass of our Canadian Forces.

callmedubious comments on Oct 25, 2018:

I served in the CAD navy & air force & i can tell you that in nato exercises involving n. atlantic submarine hunting exercises, way back in the early 60s we kicked their butts. then in germany in the early 1980s we kicked their butts in nato tank competitions. but the actual winner 1 yr was the ...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@callmedubious I was thinking about the job that the Canadian Armed Forces did so well for the latter half of the last century - Peacekeeping. It was only under Harper that the role started to change to a more American style of military. I agree that the Department of National Defense should be just that and that the only threat of attack at the moment is from the south but that has been the case since long before Plan Red came to light. I live less than 10 klicks from CFB Kingston and less than an hour from Fort Drum so I am well aware of the main military threat to Canada.

Got my T-shirt after a 4 month wait.

moonmaid comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Good on you! I hope mine doesn't take that long to get to me.

Surfpirate replies on Oct 27, 2018:

Looking very Steampunk. (y)

Looks like I have been double blocked by 'Betty Coleman' - I don't even know this person and they ...

SKH78 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

I have not been blocked yet, but then I am very careful to be tactful. Maybe too careful. After all, I am a Minnesota Scandinavian and I live in a state that is obsessed with "niceness."

Surfpirate replies on Oct 27, 2018:

Since I'm a 9th generation Canadian I'm not so sure if 'niceness' has anything to do with it. We may be blocked and never know it, there is no notification of being blocked that I know of, you just stop seeing the other person's posts.

Looks like I have been double blocked by 'Betty Coleman' - I don't even know this person and they ...

belikewater comments on Oct 26, 2018:

hmm...she gave you a second chance, but you blew it ;). How do you know that you've been blocked by someone? Do you get a notification?

Surfpirate replies on Oct 26, 2018:

I like it when people block me, saves me having to deal with them but I have never been told that I have been double blocked. Quite an accomplishment really.

we are up to 12. one name not released, the other to senator Cory booker.

Surfpirate comments on Oct 26, 2018:

So a dozen 'devices' mailed to people who do not open their mail personally and not one of them detonated? All of them sent with the same packaging and distinguishing features? What a wonderful way to stir up fear and hatred in 350 million people for the cost of a pound of black powder that any ...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 26, 2018:

@BettyColeman You should probably block me again then, why waste time, do it now. Hurry Hurry!

we are up to 12. one name not released, the other to senator Cory booker.

Surfpirate comments on Oct 26, 2018:

So a dozen 'devices' mailed to people who do not open their mail personally and not one of them detonated? All of them sent with the same packaging and distinguishing features? What a wonderful way to stir up fear and hatred in 350 million people for the cost of a pound of black powder that any ...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 26, 2018:

@BettyColeman apparently the FBi has now made an arrest, probably a mentally deficient person who will be kept under wraps for 'national security purposes' and people will be left to jump to the usual conclusions. We see this sort of thing again and again but 90% of the people just never seem to catch on and the other 10% soon realize it is best just to keep their mouths shut or the other 90% will burn them at the stake. :D

Do you ever feel you're a magnet for people with mental disabilities?

Surfpirate comments on Oct 26, 2018:

There is a support group for people who are dealing with family or friends with mental illness, it's called NAMI. I have a brother and a nephew with schizophrenia so I took their course which was very enlightening and informative. One of the things that they covered was how people with mental ...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 26, 2018:

@Umbral Most people express fear and revulsion when confronted with someone with a mental illness but a few of us express concern and empathy, we are like a flame that these moths go to out of instinct. I am sure there is a NAMI program where you live, the course is free and I found it very helpful in dealing with my schizophrenic brother after he had another psychotic episode and threatened to kill me and then burn down my house.

we are up to 12. one name not released, the other to senator Cory booker.

Surfpirate comments on Oct 26, 2018:

So a dozen 'devices' mailed to people who do not open their mail personally and not one of them detonated? All of them sent with the same packaging and distinguishing features? What a wonderful way to stir up fear and hatred in 350 million people for the cost of a pound of black powder that any ...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 26, 2018:

@BettyColeman Too many people are used to being afraid all the time and now they don't even question what it is that is scaring them anymore, they are just a bunch of chickens running around with their heads cut off.

we are up to 12. one name not released, the other to senator Cory booker.

Surfpirate comments on Oct 26, 2018:

So a dozen 'devices' mailed to people who do not open their mail personally and not one of them detonated? All of them sent with the same packaging and distinguishing features? What a wonderful way to stir up fear and hatred in 350 million people for the cost of a pound of black powder that any ...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 26, 2018:

@ShuMei2018 glass shards are the projectiles, they aren't the explosives that propel the projectiles.

we are up to 12. one name not released, the other to senator Cory booker.

Surfpirate comments on Oct 26, 2018:

So a dozen 'devices' mailed to people who do not open their mail personally and not one of them detonated? All of them sent with the same packaging and distinguishing features? What a wonderful way to stir up fear and hatred in 350 million people for the cost of a pound of black powder that any ...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 26, 2018:

@BettyColeman So wouldn't it make sense that the bombs were actually bombs instead of just bomb ingredients? Anyone who has access to the internet can come up with the ingredients for gunpowder - charcoal, sulfur and an oxidizer like potassium nitrate, they are available off the shelf. It falls into the same category as the refugee caravan travelling from central america, a whole family is getting by on $5 a day and when they are told to move in order to keep that $5 then they move but nobody asks the question, Who is paying the $5 a day and who told them it was time to move?

I always laugh when American servicemen brag that they can kick the ass of our Canadian Forces.

callmedubious comments on Oct 25, 2018:

I served in the CAD navy & air force & i can tell you that in nato exercises involving n. atlantic submarine hunting exercises, way back in the early 60s we kicked their butts. then in germany in the early 1980s we kicked their butts in nato tank competitions. but the actual winner 1 yr was the ...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 26, 2018:

@callmedubious It was the mid 70's and I can't be sure of the name of the submarine, I only recall hearing the story at the Barnes' kitchen table as a teenager. Still incredible that a well trained crew could take out a nuclear aircraft carrier surrounded by state of the art destroyers with a WWII diesel submarine. I have the utmost respect for our men and women in the armed forces, some of the best trained warriors on the planet, if only they had the proper tools to do the job.

The subject is splif , or some such spelling

Surfpirate comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Didn't I post this last week? Still funny. :D

Surfpirate replies on Oct 26, 2018:

@Slava3 Not a problem, still funny as ever. Simple possession has been a misdemeanor for over a decade now and once we expunge these foolish convictions for having a plant in your possession a lot of malicious harm can be undone. As with anything progressive coming out of Canada the Yankees are flipping out and threatening dire repercussions for anyone who ever smoked a joint and admits to their border patrol thugs. I'm beginning to think that 'They Hate Us For Our Freedoms'. :D

People claim to see the likeness of Jesus in everything from toast to the foam in their coffee cup ...

TheDoubter comments on Oct 25, 2018:

i said it's been contrived. right on scienceguy

Surfpirate replies on Oct 25, 2018:

Fake News! :D

I always laugh when American servicemen brag that they can kick the ass of our Canadian Forces.

callmedubious comments on Oct 25, 2018:

I served in the CAD navy & air force & i can tell you that in nato exercises involving n. atlantic submarine hunting exercises, way back in the early 60s we kicked their butts. then in germany in the early 1980s we kicked their butts in nato tank competitions. but the actual winner 1 yr was the ...

Surfpirate replies on Oct 25, 2018:

The father of a friend of mine was a submarine commander in the Canadian Navy, the Iroquois if I recall correctly, WWII diesel submarine. During war games with the Yanks he was tasked with taking out the Nimitz aircraft carrier, the sort of thing that admirals ask of commanders. So he made a best guess of where Nimitz and his escort destroyers would be cruising and then he found a large bank of seaweed and buried his submarine in it and waited, for 2 days, total silence - until the Nimitz task force came over the horizon. He let the escorts sail by and then lined up a full spread using battery power, sank the Nimitz and was sunk himself with in minutes (figuratively speaking, dummy torpedoes of course)

People claim to see the likeness of Jesus in everything from toast to the foam in their coffee cup ...

Science-guy comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Fake chicken

Surfpirate replies on Oct 25, 2018:

Fake President