All of the above.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 31, 2018:

What do you call Donald Trump on the bottom of the ocean? A good start. Get the co-conspirators and the enablers and the financiers - then you'll have a nice base for a coral reef.

Surfpirate replies on Sep 1, 2018:

@Bakunin I'd say they have already handled that pretty well.

Nothing says Catholic love like a Cardinal telling the victims of sexual abuse by priests to shut ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Just plain sick. I have a friend, abused in Boston who came out public at 50ish. More than 10 years ago. Finally people are responding to her with kindness as they always should have from the get go.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 31, 2018:

I hope she finds some solace and some peace of mind.

There are days when I just get so sick and tired of the inanity of most people that I could just ...

jacpod comments on Aug 31, 2018:

I think screaming as long as you dont hurt your throat is beneficial gets rid of tension way not ot hurt your vocal chords is to do it into a pillow (I was advised) or you could try running away thats good too for tension and getting away from inanity

Surfpirate replies on Aug 31, 2018:

@jacpod Always target the centerline of the human body, it's where most of the critical areas are and if you miss one you may just hit another, take the sure hit.

There are days when I just get so sick and tired of the inanity of most people that I could just ...

jacpod comments on Aug 31, 2018:

I think screaming as long as you dont hurt your throat is beneficial gets rid of tension way not ot hurt your vocal chords is to do it into a pillow (I was advised) or you could try running away thats good too for tension and getting away from inanity

Surfpirate replies on Aug 31, 2018:

I have nerve damage to my left leg so running isn't an option, actually it never has been, I'd rather fight.

Trump Supporters think it's a dating site.

camne comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Playing Devil's Advocate... How many people know their 3rd/4th/etc cousins? In smaller cities, it's entirely possible to meet an extended cousin at a bar (for a night of fun) without realizing the relationship. Extend that out to a longer term relationship, before meeting a relation who ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 31, 2018:

Genetically speaking a distant cousin is nor more of a health risk than a stranger, statistically speaking at least. That said it shouldn't be a qualifier for dating purposes.

Trump Supporters think it's a dating site.

Umbral comments on Aug 31, 2018:

The wife looks like she's being held prisoner.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 31, 2018:

He paid a fair price, 6 ewes and a ram. ;)

Gentleman, without another scrap of information, would you ask this woman out on a date, given the ...

moonmaid comments on Aug 30, 2018:

I dunno.. That a wedding dress she's wearing...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 31, 2018:

Might have been on the bargain rack at the local slightly used store.

Gentleman, without another scrap of information, would you ask this woman out on a date, given the ...

Sticks48 comments on Aug 30, 2018:

Is this going to be a formal sushi date?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 31, 2018:

Up to you, formal or informal on the beach but you can be sure that sushi will be fresh.

Gentleman, without another scrap of information, would you ask this woman out on a date, given the ...

Simon1 comments on Aug 31, 2018:

She's fishing on her wedding day she's already taken

Surfpirate replies on Aug 31, 2018:

Or that fish got away so she isn't wasting any time and has gone back to fishing.

Gentleman, without another scrap of information, would you ask this woman out on a date, given the ...

McVinegar comments on Aug 31, 2018:

Sure. Go on a date to find out . :)

Surfpirate replies on Aug 31, 2018:

At least someone who goes shorefishing in a wedding dress is unlikely to be boring.

We have the same right to offend as they to us!

Mooolah comments on Aug 29, 2018:

The "promise keeper" that I knew at a work place cheated on his live in bed warmer, went to prostitutes & hated Judaics. Evangelical my ass.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 30, 2018:

@silverotter11 It's a sure fire way to become an ex-client, I refuse to work with scum.

August 30: Dream Diary

Iam4MY comments on Aug 30, 2018:

All I dreamt of last night was being at work. Ugh.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 30, 2018:

I hate those dreams, you wake up so tired but sometimes you will get a dream answer to a irl problem which a least helps.

RANT: When you have to ask for an apology and tell the offender exactly what to apologize for, it's ...

Surfpirate comments on Aug 29, 2018:

People do weird things and I think a lot of it is tied to mental illness. My Ex tried to destroy me in every way possible, financially, emotionally and even physically but she still called me up to ask my opinion about the guy who had just proposed to her and she ultimately married because . . . . ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 30, 2018:

@Nottheonlyone I took some courses on the subject later in life and one of the things that became clear is that people with mental illnesses tend to seek out supportive people to enable themselves. It's not a malicious thing but a survival thing but the enabler pays a high price for trying to be the one that can 'fix' the person with the mental illness.

Not sure how many of you deal with your ex's, but, every time I have to, I am grateful to the ...

Cosmicowl_73 comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Once every few months my ex will blow up my phone begging to sleep with me. He even offers to pay me money ? last time was $45 and this past weekend it was $60. He is a sad individual. Smh ?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@Cosmicowl_73 I think there was a country and western song that went something like that - something about no future in the past.

Not sure how many of you deal with your ex's, but, every time I have to, I am grateful to the ...

Cosmicowl_73 comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Once every few months my ex will blow up my phone begging to sleep with me. He even offers to pay me money ? last time was $45 and this past weekend it was $60. He is a sad individual. Smh ?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

$60!?!? What the hell is wrong with him? Was he dropped on his head as a child? Repeatedly? I'm sorry but he really is a disgrace for even suggesting such a thing.

An interesting new way to look at the non-religious and the religious. Where do you fit in?

LB67 comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Solidly secular, as I am sure are many here.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

Although the more I come to know the more I realize how much more that there is to know. One door opens and several more unopened doors appear.

We have the same right to offend as they to us!

Mooolah comments on Aug 29, 2018:

The "promise keeper" that I knew at a work place cheated on his live in bed warmer, went to prostitutes & hated Judaics. Evangelical my ass.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

I had a client who invited me to a businessmen's breakfast years ago, we pull up together and it's a fucking, evangelical church but I figure I'm hungry so how bad can it be? Well it was a hell of a lot worse because inside it was Promisekeepers, I felt like a Rabbi at a Nazi Rally. Got my ass out of there asap and filed that client under circular from then on, lying sack of shit. Turns out he not only beat his wife but he had been screwing his secretary on the side for years and had two kids with her, plus his own family.

An interesting new way to look at the non-religious and the religious. Where do you fit in?

Surfpirate comments on Aug 29, 2018:

I came in as a religious resister, probably because I leave the door for the unknown open a crack no matter what.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@CallMeDave If you're more comfortable with that terminology then fine by me.

An interesting new way to look at the non-religious and the religious. Where do you fit in?

Donotbelieve comments on Aug 29, 2018:

I am solidly secular. No surprises there.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

Nope (y)

An interesting new way to look at the non-religious and the religious. Where do you fit in?

JimG comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Until the very last question it seemed that the quiz presumed religious (christian) leaning participants. Like the closest option for me was that churches/religion do more harm than good and the "holy scriptures," two words with absolutely no meaning to me, are were written by men and not the word ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

That would have been a much better question but it is a US based polling company so it was pretty progressive all things considered. At least they didn't ask you if you had accepted the little baby jesus as your personal lord and savior. :D

An interesting new way to look at the non-religious and the religious. Where do you fit in?

Surfpirate comments on Aug 29, 2018:

I came in as a religious resister, probably because I leave the door for the unknown open a crack no matter what.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@CallMeDave for all those things we haven't discovered yet, for all those theorems that we will later disprove as new information and technologies become available, what else? It would be vain and foolish to assume that we have reached the pinnacle of our growth as a species, at least I certainly hope so.

So I am driving into town to run a few errands today and I spot this attractive, 30 something woman ...

zorialoki comments on Aug 29, 2018:

My ex's know me too well. Boys say the darnedest things

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@zorialoki I had a bad experience once on Hornby Island in British Columbia, a lot of hippy chicks there and I was working on the island with my crew and we stopped to have a beer on the way home. Some of these gals are very close to the earth, wearing homespun dresses and peasant tops, plus the Birkenstocks and the wooly grey socks. One of them decided to take a shine to me for some unknown reason, I suspect magic mushrooms may have been a factor, and her girl friends were all in agreement that she needed some man flesh for the night. These are big girls, sasquatch like ladies, I was worried, my boys were worried. I went to the john and ducked out the back entrance while my boys fired up the truck and we high tailed it to the ferry dock before it shut down for the night. It's a different world out in the islands, that's for sure. :D

So I am driving into town to run a few errands today and I spot this attractive, 30 something woman ...

chalupacabre comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Had a similar experience once. Driving along and spotted a cute jogger in colorful, tight-fitting running gear. Impossible to miss! Played it cool and kept my eyes on the road ahead of me - none of that Gregory Hines History of the World business. The wife casually says, "She's too young for you." ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

This young woman was about the same age as my daughter, who if she had been driving would have probably pulled over and hit her up for her number.

So I am driving into town to run a few errands today and I spot this attractive, 30 something woman ...

Mooolah comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Priceless

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

Yeah, I'm just like Mastercard. :D

So I am driving into town to run a few errands today and I spot this attractive, 30 something woman ...

moonmaid comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Any bruises?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

My wife is a pacifist, at least towards me. Although I do recall an incident where I ran into an old high school flame at the courthouse and she blew me off in a truly offensive way, left me gobsmacked at how rude she was to me. My sweet princess followed her into the women's restroom and tore a strip off her for her behavior. My wife marched out triumphant and Charlotte peered out a couple of minutes later, spotted my wife and I chatting about my case and ducked off down the hallway of the courthouse like a scared rabbit. I don't know exactly what my wife said to Charlotte but I suspect it came hard and fast and cut her to the quick. Women can be really nasty when someone messes with their best friend.

So I am driving into town to run a few errands today and I spot this attractive, 30 something woman ...

zorialoki comments on Aug 29, 2018:

My ex's know me too well. Boys say the darnedest things

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

I know, I was just sayin'. My wife hadn't even noticed her until I pointed out the obvious bright blue dress. It was a bit trashy, not the sort of designer label stuff my wife would wear at all, maybe that's why she blocked it out. Still nice to see a woman with nice legs in a decent pair of heels, these days I practically expect to see women in offices wearing peasant dresses with Birkenstock and lumberjack socks.

I just picked up this book at the library, it's an animated story, basically a hardcover comic book ...

wick3dwond3rland comments on Aug 29, 2018:

I think you meant graphic novel

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

I think you're right but considering I was around when the first edition of the Amazing Spiderman came out, I'm prepared to grant myself a bit of grace.

So you wanted to see @SukiSue legs and feet !

SukiSue comments on Aug 29, 2018:

@val3941, @surfpirate, @guykeith, @coppersmith1965, @minhmeister, @grandjester, @proudmary, these powerful legs can eviscerate a man with one kick to the guts, are on vacation somewhere warm and sunny.... I expect you guys to play nice until I return. @guykeith, you know you can block the babies ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

Some place warm and sunny doesn't narrow it down very much at the moment but I'd guess Nome Alaska. :D

I am canning tomatoes, well tomosauce, salsa and Pizza sauce.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 29, 2018:

Remember to add some lemon juice or vinegar to the batch if they are low acid tomatoes, I usually add it to any no Roma tomatoes just to be on the safe side and avoid the risk of getting food poisoning later.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@Spinliesel I always thought everyone did too but I found out that some people don't because it makes the tomatoes taste too acidic. lol I don't eat the food those people make anymore. ;)

August 29: Dream Diary

Surfpirate comments on Aug 29, 2018:

A weird one last night, riding on a chicken bus (old school buses used as informal bus lines) with my wife in Mexico. Everybody is carrying something from the market or to the market and my wife has a wooden basket like you would get apples in and it is full of the garlic I grew this year. My wife...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@Electro68 The last time I rode a chicken bus was in Chetumal on the Mexican border with Belize about 4 years ago, it was a pretty nice one and even though there were several holes in the floor of the bus, the owner had made some attempts to patch over them with bits of scrap metal. The 5 mile trip into town to the mercado was 5 pesos or about 30 cents US.

I'm currently reading Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas, and a fascinating question pops up ...

Surfpirate comments on Aug 29, 2018:

You can't build something good on a rotten foundation, a lifetime of building has taught me that. One area where people want to skimp when building for the first time is on the foundation because it winds up buried under the rest of the house, you never see it and you just take it for granted - ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 29, 2018:

@wiskas2018 The houses of government were the ones I was referring to in this analogy, as luck would have it I am running for the Deputy Mayor's seat in my local township election this fall. I am currently finishing off our new home that is a post modern design with extensive cantilevers, exposed structural steel and an ICF foundation and wall system.

I just picked up this book at the library, it's an animated story, basically a hardcover comic book ...

Loud_Love comments on Aug 28, 2018:

I've been of the creeping suspicion that this is actually going to take place someday, in some form. We have all the land, water, wood, and minerals. California is on fire. The south is either burning or being blasted by hurricanes. Climate change will render many parts of the US uninhabitable ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

I do find it a bit disturbing that so many Americans when they talk about leaving their country because of Trump have said they would just move to Canada, like it is their right to move here. When you explain to them that they would have to apply and meet many criteria they get this deer in the headlights look on their face as if this had never occurred to them before. Their presumption is that they can just walk right in and make themselves at home.

Oh the fun I could have if I ever get my dragon egg for reaching level 8. :D [youtube.com]

VAL3941 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

We oldies din't scare thaf easy !

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@GuyKeith I still want my dragon, dog damn it.

Oh the fun I could have if I ever get my dragon egg for reaching level 8. :D [youtube.com]

GuyKeith comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Try that in Texas. BLAM!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

If there's no risk to life and limb can it really be that funny?

What do the words "mindfulness," "awareness," and "presence" mean to you?

Surfpirate comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Did you mean the real meanings or the PC equivalents that pass for meaning these days?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@bleurowz I take it you already saw my explanatory post below since you liked it.

Once upon a time when I was a young builder in pursuit of efficiencies on the job site, I banned all...

Simon1 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Should have made requests to see how long it would last

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Some of them were getting pretty good and to be honest I was starting to worry they wouldn't want the radios back. :D

Once upon a time when I was a young builder in pursuit of efficiencies on the job site, I banned all...

snytiger6 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGRZBa4cKWA

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

And that was their favourite protest song of the lot, they actually got pretty good at it by the time I conceded to their demands. :D

Oh the fun I could have if I ever get my dragon egg for reaching level 8. :D [youtube.com]

VAL3941 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

We oldies din't scare thaf easy !

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Yes, I've seen those pranks go horribly wrong when the fight instinct kicks in instead of the flight instinct. lol

Saudi Arabia beheaded in public on the morning of 20 August Esra al Ghamgam an activist and activist...

nikkir comments on Aug 28, 2018:

That is pretty much how it will go with the UN. UN never go after the US or anyone the US is friendly with.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

It's that US veto that is the problem, it neuters the UN and protects the worst offenders like Saudi Arabia and the Zionists in Israel, plus a few other choice 'friends' of the US.

It's all relative ..&...relatively insane.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Women having their bathing suits measured for indecency in the US - 1920's, later to be arrested for public indecency.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@Hitchens I'm guessing a 12" ruler would suffice. :D

August 28: Dream Diary

pixiedust comments on Aug 28, 2018:

The night before was a fun dream with furry animals. Last night was a nightmare with a scaly animal. I dreamt I was repeatedly bitten by a huge coral snake before driving it away. In the dream, the venom caused excruciating pain. A very unusual dream for me as I Like and do not fear snakes. I woke ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@pixiedust Be well.

Oh the fun I could have if I ever get my dragon egg for reaching level 8. :D [youtube.com]

silverotter11 comments on Aug 28, 2018:

It's sorta funny but when the one guy at the end fell I thought maybe it's a bit over the top. Probably cause I see all the older people less steady on their feet.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

I would think from the camera angle that there was a spotter and they didn't prank any seniors that might be at risk of a heart attack or a fall.

So much winning.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Let's not forget that a large segment of American citizens voted for this guy, with all the evidence before them of what a deceitful, corrupt, womanizing, sexual predator that he is and still they voted for him. A country that does this is a country that is fundamentally broken and needs to be ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@of-the-mountain The type of mind that can believe in an imaginary friend is the type of mind that will believe anything, no matter the contradiction in terms.

Creepy dudes.

ugly comments on Aug 28, 2018:

I want to know. Did she get the part?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Fuck no, you don't give the fish the bait after it has been caught and released; you dangle it for the next fish that comes along.

It's all relative ..&...relatively insane.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Women having their bathing suits measured for indecency in the US - 1920's, later to be arrested for public indecency.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@nikkir This picture was taken less than a century ago, it would easy for things to slide back to the bad old days for women, especially if the religious misogynists have their way.

I once read somewhere that the worker never gets what he deserves or merits rather they receive what...

Surfpirate comments on Aug 27, 2018:

The policy of using workers as grist for the mill, grinding them up until they have nothing left to give and then discarding them like trash on the slag heap, only to replace them with another worker has been taught as good business practice for a while now. It has lead to low productivity and poor...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@Marine And that in a nutshell is why I retired early as a Construction Management Consultant, the scumbags at the top wanted everybody else to do their dirty work for them and I said NO. I made a career out of fixing problems and not creating them.

It's all relative ..&...relatively insane.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Women having their bathing suits measured for indecency in the US - 1920's, later to be arrested for public indecency.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@Hitchens There are people in the US who would be quite happy to push women back into the kitchen and dressed in appropriate clothing.

It's all relative ..&...relatively insane.

Surfpirate comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Women having their bathing suits measured for indecency in the US - 1920's, later to be arrested for public indecency.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@nikkir As with all rights, they must be constantly defended and expounded upon or they will be taken away.

August 28: Dream Diary

Surfpirate comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Huge thunderstorm rolled through my area last night and took out the power which meant no CPAP for me to sleep soundly enough to dream anything, still walking around in a head fog so maybe I'm still asleep and just dreaming this?

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@Iam4MY Possibly? How's that working out for everyone, everybody having a good time? :)

Do you Read and do you Travel?

ugly comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I read and I travel.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

@ugly Very true and I have had people who are clearly racist tell me to my face that there isn't a racist bone in their body. My personal favourite was a black Bermudian who I had called out for being racist when he went on a rant about foreigners stealing all the work in his country and then calling me a fucking cracker. This man looked me straight in the face and then told me with complete conviction that he wasn't a racist because 'Racism is a White Thing' so there was no way he could be racist.

August 28: Dream Diary

pixiedust comments on Aug 28, 2018:

The night before was a fun dream with furry animals. Last night was a nightmare with a scaly animal. I dreamt I was repeatedly bitten by a huge coral snake before driving it away. In the dream, the venom caused excruciating pain. A very unusual dream for me as I Like and do not fear snakes. I woke ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 28, 2018:

Sorry to hear that you are in so much pain that it is creeping into your dreams.

I just picked up this book at the library, it's an animated story, basically a hardcover comic book ...

Captain747ex comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I would seriously hope that nothing like this ever happens. Before, I would say it could never happen, but now, I'm not so sure. The United States has completely lost its way. This is not the United States that I know. Unfortunately, I don't see it changing back anytime soon. The greed runs too ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

I would seriously like to think that if it did happen that we Canadians were burn your White House down - Again. It's also highly unlikely that we could do it because you are many and we are few, better trained but under equipped and out manned.

When will a Canadian team win the Stanley Cup? Which one? Will it be during Bettman's reign?

Surfpirate comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Really it comes down to the players on the winning team and that still typically amounts to a bunch of Canadians getting paid big U$'s to play hockey and win the cup so some American who can't even follow the puck can tell his buddies what a cool dude he is. His buddies will usually applaud and ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Captain747ex If you were from the Upper Peninsula you'd get curling and you wouldn't even need a computer enhanced smart rock to figure it out like the Americans need for hockey. ;) What next? Real Beer?

When will a Canadian team win the Stanley Cup? Which one? Will it be during Bettman's reign?

Surfpirate comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Really it comes down to the players on the winning team and that still typically amounts to a bunch of Canadians getting paid big U$'s to play hockey and win the cup so some American who can't even follow the puck can tell his buddies what a cool dude he is. His buddies will usually applaud and ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Hicks66 Don't get me started, there's a good reason why I no longer live in Toronto, way too much bullshit for me, mostly from people who are new to the area. I'm quite happy just living on my island in the St.Lawrence now.

Do you Read and do you Travel?

ugly comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I read and I travel.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

How would you rate yourself from 1 to 10 on the racism and fascism scale?

I've always felt this way and over the years this feeling has only intensified because worrying ...

Bierbasstard comments on Aug 27, 2018:

WHen I was young I used to be self conscious then, one day, just didn't give a fuck anymore.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

I suspect you still gave a fuck about what really mattered to you but the rest of the bull shit you just decided to dump in the ditch where it belonged. I felt the same way and it was a load off my back.

I just picked up this book at the library, it's an animated story, basically a hardcover comic book ...

Science-guy comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Not to spoil the end, but do the Canadians burn down the whitehouse again in this graphic comic? ? Funny that they want our water, when in fact over 50% of the Great Lakes is in US territory. I shall have to find it to read. Thanks for the tip.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Should I spoil it for you? NAH

I've always felt this way and over the years this feeling has only intensified because worrying ...

nikkir comments on Aug 27, 2018:

We are all going to die one day. I rather go out with a smile going fuck yeah than full of regrets. Wise words @surfpirate

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

My old boss always used to say 'Fuck'em All But Six' - there are 6 handles on a coffin and he figured he needed at least 6 good guys to get him from the hearse to the hole in the ground. :D He was a nasty old bastard but I learned a lot from him.

Nothing else can be said when the truth and facts are considered completely irrelevant!

Surfpirate comments on Aug 27, 2018:

What the hell kinda libertard talk is that, you think you were descended from monkeys or something. lol

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@of-the-mountain I always thought they were fascists, did I miss something?

I just picked up this book at the library, it's an animated story, basically a hardcover comic book ...

Arouet comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Who assumed that the "Americans" were our friendly cousins? Not I. Canada or the colonies that would become Canada have never fought a defensive war against any country but the USA or the the colonies that would become the USA.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

We've always won out in the past but if it happens again, quite possible, I doubt we will do so well. It was an interesting read for an animated story.

Who knows the answer to this one.

Randalltague comments on Aug 27, 2018:

It will get hot, after a long time. It's just made of a glass that let's most of the microwaves flow through it without resistance.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

I always prefer a straightforward and simple answer that gets to the heart of the question but if someone is asking this question then more info is not necessary.

When will a Canadian team win the Stanley Cup? Which one? Will it be during Bettman's reign?

Surfpirate comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Really it comes down to the players on the winning team and that still typically amounts to a bunch of Canadians getting paid big U$'s to play hockey and win the cup so some American who can't even follow the puck can tell his buddies what a cool dude he is. His buddies will usually applaud and ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Hicks66 You said the B word, had a little spit up there for a moment.

I just picked up this book at the library, it's an animated story, basically a hardcover comic book ...

Umbral comments on Aug 27, 2018:

We've all thought about similar scenarios I bet. I'll have to check this out!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Hard to find, I was lucky to get it through my public library but it may be available online.

I've always felt this way and over the years this feeling has only intensified because worrying ...

escapetypist comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Argghhh. Spoken like a true pirate

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Liberty is rare and seldom seen these days, much like the days when there were pirates, it's what drives most men to be pirates, along with the money, the booze, the power and the pussy. Sounds a lot like Capitalists but without the nice suits and no blood on their hands.

When will a Canadian team win the Stanley Cup? Which one? Will it be during Bettman's reign?

Surfpirate comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Really it comes down to the players on the winning team and that still typically amounts to a bunch of Canadians getting paid big U$'s to play hockey and win the cup so some American who can't even follow the puck can tell his buddies what a cool dude he is. His buddies will usually applaud and ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Hicks66 It's not lack of talent but lack of money at the root of it. It could be worse, the Americans could move in on Lacrosse next, what's left? Curling?

I wonder if we can get SukiSue to level 8 before the end of the month. @SukiSue are you up for it?

VAL3941 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

You mean our @SukiSue ?? Nah, let her get there by herself !

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@GuyKeith True that, my legs are still attached but since I crushed my spinal cord the left one only works about 70%, fortunately the other two legs are just fine. WHEW!

I've always felt this way and over the years this feeling has only intensified because worrying ...

AlasBabylon comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Another good thought, one I'm working on instilling in myself, is "For the most part, all the rest don't really know any more than you do." Also, "everyone else is essentially as fallible as you."

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Most people are as dumb as a sack of hammers, kind of you to throw them a bone but really? The US President should be enough of an example of American stupidity for that argument to be considered closed, people actually voted for him and still support him.

Do you Read and do you Travel?

escapetypist comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I am both. Reading allows me to reflect on my experiences while traveling. It's also cheaper than women, wine, and song.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Hitchens Damn, better bring a fire extinguisher as well then.

Perfect description of me!

Surfpirate comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I was once asked by a pompous prick of a hotel manager to join the Inner Circle at a special board meeting I was attending when I should have been salvaging the train wreck of a hotel construction project I had just taken over and was struggling to fix. I looked this pompous prick who was a huge ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@GuyKeith The same as always, tell it how it is and let the chips fall as they may.

Does anybody else struggle to find open and honest reporting?

glennlab comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I worked at a major national newspaper for 10 years, I also spent time getting classified intel briefings, That taught be to be very discerning in news consumption. AP, BBC, CBC all typically still adhere to journalism standards. News from other sources, I try to validate by at least 2 other non ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

I used to find CBC and BBC more informative but in the last two years they seem to have picked up speed on the slippery slope to sensationalized, entertainment news.

Perfect description of me!

ugly comments on Aug 27, 2018:

You are hurting their feelings.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@LEPeff HA, burn baby burn!

Perfect description of me!

Surfpirate comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I was once asked by a pompous prick of a hotel manager to join the Inner Circle at a special board meeting I was attending when I should have been salvaging the train wreck of a hotel construction project I had just taken over and was struggling to fix. I looked this pompous prick who was a huge ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Stacey48 I've always had a hard time suffering fools and I tend to make my feelings know, often notoriously so. I later caught the little weasel of a hotel manager stealing from the owner but the slick bastard talked his way out of it and came after me with the long knives to the back. No worries, I bowed out and went onto a partnership in a company that was more profitable. Never wrestle with a pig is what my grandfather always said, he was a master builder too.

Do you Read and do you Travel?

escapetypist comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I am both. Reading allows me to reflect on my experiences while traveling. It's also cheaper than women, wine, and song.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Hitchens I reserve that service for my wife.

Do you Read and do you Travel?

escapetypist comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I am both. Reading allows me to reflect on my experiences while traveling. It's also cheaper than women, wine, and song.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Hitchens Never a good thing to do in a wet suit.

Do you Read and do you Travel?

Hitchens comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I read Hannibal...the sequel to silence of the lambs while touring Florence..since a large part of the novel was based in Florence..and also based on actual historical events, people and places...well I was in heaven..I was also reading a history of Florence & The Medici family...so it was doubly ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Hitchens in that situation your mouth and tongue are not supposed to be used for reading, except maybe physical response signals. :)

Do you Read and do you Travel?

Hitchens comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I read Hannibal...the sequel to silence of the lambs while touring Florence..since a large part of the novel was based in Florence..and also based on actual historical events, people and places...well I was in heaven..I was also reading a history of Florence & The Medici family...so it was doubly ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Hitchens Ladies do love a man who can read, it's a good sign that he has read a manual on what pleases them and knows how to give to get. The knuckle draggers never seem to figure this out.

Do you Read and do you Travel?

moonmaid comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Both read and travel. Not willing to give up either one.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@moonmaid There's bad sex? How does one ruin something as good as sex? No Comprendez.

Congratulations to @Hitchens for finally reaching Level 8

Surfpirate comments on Aug 27, 2018:

He's getting his T-Shirt that allows him access to the hallowed halls of Atheism. All Hail, Hitch!!

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Hitchens The king is dead, long live the king. :D

I wonder if we can get SukiSue to level 8 before the end of the month. @SukiSue are you up for it?

VAL3941 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

You mean our @SukiSue ?? Nah, let her get there by herself !

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@GuyKeith yep, reminds me of the old Italian men in Little Italy on a summer day. :D

I wonder if we can get SukiSue to level 8 before the end of the month. @SukiSue are you up for it?

VAL3941 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

You mean our @SukiSue ?? Nah, let her get there by herself !

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@GuyKeith I'm not special needs so no special lists for me. I am however a leg man so an pics of stunningly beautiful legs are always appreciated.

I wonder if we can get SukiSue to level 8 before the end of the month. @SukiSue are you up for it?

VAL3941 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

You mean our @SukiSue ?? Nah, let her get there by herself !

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@VAL3941 I didn't even know that SukiSue had legs or toes, they don't show up in her profile pic.

Do you Read and do you Travel?

Simon1 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Depends what you mean by travelling have been around my own country and I read slot

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@VAL3941 I was only offering moral support. ;)

Do you Read and do you Travel?

MissKathleen comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Yes, separately and concurrently.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Such a multi-tasker, no surprises there. ;)

Do you Read and do you Travel?

SukiSue comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I also love to do both! Did you know that foreign books, that you buy when you're traveling have the wording in the spine upside down? Lol

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

To be honest I never noticed and I have struggle through a few books in Spanish from my travels in Latin America. I'm not surprised that our resident slapper is a reader and a traveler, not for one second.

Do you Read and do you Travel?

MarlaRochelle comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Yes I am love both

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Awesome

Do you Read and do you Travel?

GuyKeith comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Love to do both.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

I kinda figured as much. :D

Do you Read and do you Travel?

moonmaid comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Both read and travel. Not willing to give up either one.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Don't you dare, live it now, plenty of time to rest when we are dead. :)

Do you Read and do you Travel?

Hitchens comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I read Hannibal...the sequel to silence of the lambs while touring Florence..since a large part of the novel was based in Florence..and also based on actual historical events, people and places...well I was in heaven..I was also reading a history of Florence & The Medici family...so it was doubly ...

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Always good to kill two birds with one stone.

Do you Read and do you Travel?

escapetypist comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I am both. Reading allows me to reflect on my experiences while traveling. It's also cheaper than women, wine, and song.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

With your profession you probably travel a good deal more than most, I wanted to be a marine biologist when everybody else wanted to be a fireman or a police officer, Jacques Cousteau was my hero growing up, then I drowned in a friends pool and was resuscitated - kinda put a damper on my dream - finally got my PADI certification in Bermuda when I was 48 years old and it still scares the living shit out of me every time I go down.

Do you Read and do you Travel?

Stacey48 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Yes.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Who'da guessed? ;)

Do you Read and do you Travel?

Simon1 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Depends what you mean by travelling have been around my own country and I read slot

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

I think if you are getting outside of your state it is better than many ever achieve, international travel is more of an eye opener but reading compensates for that by letting you travel in a book without leaving your easy chair. (y)

Do you Read and do you Travel?

ProudMary comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Most definitely. I'm always either lugging a book or my Kindle, or both, every trip I take. And then I end up lugging even more because I always buy one or two during my travels. I even keep a book in the car for whenever I run into traffic problems.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Now that's dedication to the cause. (y)

Do you Read and do you Travel?

chalupacabre comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Half my time in the Navy was spent overseas - the one aspect to it that I actually miss. My family's (dad, brother, sister) always resented how much time I would spend with my face in a book and I wore their resentment as a badge of honor.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

Wear it proudly, you deserve to.

Do you Read and do you Travel?

Alvinsmama comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Not sure if this is true. I am a reader. Don't have the money, nor the inclination to be a traveler.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

I would definitely agree that reading is the more important of the two because books can take you places without even leaving your living room. One of the great lessons I learned through travel was what it was like to rely on the kindness of strangers when you don't speak much of the language, don't really know where you are and you are a different skin tone, it's an eye opener and you also learn that racism is not just a white thing.

Do you Read and do you Travel?

Simon1 comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Depends what you mean by travelling have been around my own country and I read slot

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Simon1 We give no quarter in this group, vicious and fun loving bastards that we are. :D

Honest to Dog we’re in Room 420. Hahahaha!

Surfpirate comments on Aug 24, 2018:

All right Kids, we better start passing the hat because these bitches gonna need some bailing out.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@ProudMary Those Donut Cops are the worst, they can't chase you so they just let off a couple of rounds and then yell 'Stop or I'll Shoot!' :D

In Feb of this year, one of my best friends called and asked if I wanted to go on an all expenses ...

walklightly comments on Aug 27, 2018:

how exciting! i've never been to fiji, but would love to join you... if i wouldn't already be booked in for the big summer in europe.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@walklightly I always live on the water, it keeps me calm and energized at the same time. Very nice view.

It is sooooo fucking cold here today.

moonmaid comments on Aug 26, 2018:

It was very pleasant here today. Usually August is miserably hot. I'm very happy

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@moonmaid I think Val was referencing diameter, not length. Possibly a couple of nights worth of knitting there.

Does anybody else struggle to find open and honest reporting?

ProudMary comments on Aug 26, 2018:

https://www.reuters.com/ You can usually take it to the bank with this one.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@ProudMary They are certainly the largest news wire service, so if they are the largest source what does that say about the majority of the news?

In Feb of this year, one of my best friends called and asked if I wanted to go on an all expenses ...

walklightly comments on Aug 27, 2018:

how exciting! i've never been to fiji, but would love to join you... if i wouldn't already be booked in for the big summer in europe.

Surfpirate replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@walklightly I lived in Ecuador for almost 2 years and never made it to the Galapagos Islands, these things happen. :)