What do you think, would I be the first to cover this plot angle?

Snickers77 comments on Jul 15, 2018:

They're writing that narrative now -- but no one is buying it.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

Isn't that always my luck, a day late and a penny short. ;)

Who is the terrorist?

Surfpirate comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Was this a trick question? There were only 3 choices and two of them were delusional idiots and only one had the power and motivation to be a terrorist. Maybe you could repose the question because this was like shooting fish in a barrel.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@JohnBeret either that or you missed the definition of sarcasm. ;)

Does anyone have a hack to keep critters out of the garden?

Cast1es comments on Jul 15, 2018:

I've read broken egg shells keeps snails away from plants . I've heard marigolds keep rabbits and deer away .

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@RavenCT The deer don't seem to care about the marigolds one way or the other but at least they don't eat them, that would be insulting. :D

This is the next semi-long term project facing me.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Do you have any leftover pots?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@AmiSue It looks like there is enough overhead clearance to the tree to get it stacked about 5 or 6 feet tall. Personally I would run a piece of rebar down through the middle of all the pots so it is more stable but still portable enough that you could take it apart for the winter. Freezing would shatter the pots as they are too porous to survive a freeze.

This is the next semi-long term project facing me.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Do you have any leftover pots?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@bigpawbullets No need to mess with the roots by digging a pond and you can take it apart and stick it in the shed for the winter so you don't have to worry about freezing.

A useless rant, triggered by my reading through the general population of useless rants, and ...

Sticks48 comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Quit fucking whinning. At least you have fucking hair! It's a Goddamn t-shirt. ☺

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@Sticks48 I knew there was something I was missing, good eye.

A useless rant, triggered by my reading through the general population of useless rants, and ...

Sticks48 comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Quit fucking whinning. At least you have fucking hair! It's a Goddamn t-shirt. ☺

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@Stacey48 That's a bit weird, not only do you share the same last 2 digits but you share the same first 2 letters and the 4th letter as well. I'm gonna grab my tin foil hat now, just to play it safe. ;)

The Yukon Gold Potato Harvest Has Begun.

Stargazer13 comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Beautiful spuds. Whats your secret?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

You're at the other end of Lake Ontario from where I am so you probably have a similar soil with lots of clay on a base of limestone.

Credit where it is due, he didn't just talk the talk, he walked the walk and made a fortune off of ...

North40 comments on Jul 15, 2018:

I wonder how he would feel about it now if he could see how crazy it has gotten. Proud parent or would he have regret?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

I would like to think that he would be aghast but somehow I think he would just want his share of the loot.

Credit where it is due, he didn't just talk the talk, he walked the walk and made a fortune off of ...

bigpawbullets comments on Jul 15, 2018:

His science fiction series was pretty mediocre. His religion though. Far out!!!

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

Too True, he was no Isaac Asimov or Arthur C. Clarke, not even a Fritz Leiber when it came to Sci Fi.

The Yukon Gold Potato Harvest Has Begun.

Stargazer13 comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Beautiful spuds. Whats your secret?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

My garden soil has a lot of clay in it which is not good for growing good size potatoes so I rototill sand into the area where I plant the potatoes to give them some elbow room to grow good sized tubers and then I make sure they stay moist by leaving most of the weeds alone on the potato plants are established and shading out most of the weeds anyway.

Setting up a Pet Trust: who cares for your pet after you are gone?

Pete66 comments on Jul 15, 2018:

I want my pets buried alive with me in my grave, so they can accompany me in the afterlife!

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@Pete66 What do you care, you'll be fucking dead. :D

Setting up a Pet Trust: who cares for your pet after you are gone?

Pete66 comments on Jul 15, 2018:

I want my pets buried alive with me in my grave, so they can accompany me in the afterlife!

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@Pete66 5 gallons of gas, an old refrigerator box and a match, sounds pretty affordable to me.

Found this guy on the sidewalk after running our irrigation system.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 15, 2018:

What kind of toad is he? He's almost a perfect match for a garden stone.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@bigpawbullets My garden is full of leopard frogs which are a bright green with black leopard patterned spots. I keep the garden moist and I let it run wild a bit with only the larger weeds getting trimmed down with the weedwhacker and it gives them enough habitat to live and eat bugs and slugs.

Setting up a Pet Trust: who cares for your pet after you are gone?

Pete66 comments on Jul 15, 2018:

I want my pets buried alive with me in my grave, so they can accompany me in the afterlife!

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

Well at least they will have something to eat. :D

Everybody's gotta have somebody to look down.

Marionville comments on Jul 15, 2018:

From the moral high ground you mean ?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

I don't have any morals but I do have scruples. :)

Everybody's gotta have somebody to look down.

Marionville comments on Jul 15, 2018:

From the moral high ground you mean ?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@LucyLoohoo It's only fair when you consider that there is a big difference between being born with limited intelligence and willful ignorance.

It is pretty funny when you consider that Elrond came up the with the idea of Scientology while ...

Marionville comments on Jul 15, 2018:

I can never watch a Tom Cruise film without thinking what a “plonker” you are! You actually believe that Scientology crap.....same goes for Travolta!

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

I'm still reeling from Tom Cruise buying the film rights to the Jack Reacher Series and playing the lead role. Jack Reacher in the novels is 6'5" tall with size 13 Brogues on his feet for kicking down doors and kicking in heads - Tiny Tom just doesn't cut it.

Is anyone else familiar with Earthbag or Superadobe building techniques?

Sheannutt comments on Jul 15, 2018:

This is cool, I like things that are made out of natural materials.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@Sheannutt Economic redundancy dictates that all new structures have an economic life of 40 years and are designed to need replacing after that point without significant repairs and updating. \i still build to a century standard but I'm old school.

Is anyone else familiar with Earthbag or Superadobe building techniques?

Sheannutt comments on Jul 15, 2018:

This is cool, I like things that are made out of natural materials.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@Sheannutt I have a couple of large rolls of white landscaping fabric 36" x 1000 ft that my wife is sewing into the tubes for the sand, earth portland mix to go into. The cost for the bags is far too high in my opinion as this way we will do it for a tenth of the price of the 'approved' bags. The mixer is gas powered and I picked it up at 40% from Harbour Freight, made in China so it should be near dead by the time I am done. :)

Is anyone else familiar with Earthbag or Superadobe building techniques?

Sheannutt comments on Jul 15, 2018:

This is cool, I like things that are made out of natural materials.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@Sheannutt Will do, it is labour intensive but i have a cement mixer which eliminates much of the work.

Is anyone else familiar with Earthbag or Superadobe building techniques?

Sheannutt comments on Jul 15, 2018:

This is cool, I like things that are made out of natural materials.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

I will be building the retaining walls for the two main ponds I am building at the back of our house, one for watering my garden and one with a swimming area and a waterfall.

One of the oldest buildings in Hattfjelldal municipality in Nordland, Norway Photo: Elin Kristina ...

Sheannutt comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Wow that is pretty awesome but it looks like it can just walk away.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

Well sure but you have to be able to speak Entish. ;)

I am curious if anyone ever wonders how can this really smart person believe in God?

Surfpirate comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Human beings are intellectual beings but we are also emotional beings and just as our minds are hungry for knowledge so too are our hearts hungry for love. Science feeds our hunger for knowledge but does not sate the heart's need for love but religion does. Religion drives away the fear of our own...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@idoubtit You are too kind.

When is this going to stop?

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

I just read another post by someone on Agnostic.com that wants hate laws repealed so that every asshole who wants to behave this way can do so with impunity.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@Jacar I'm not about to split frog hairs with you.

So really we're just a bunch of thought provokers.

MsDemeanour comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Is that his excuse for the sexual misconduct toward females over the years?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

I think it might be although he did apologize for his behavior and seemed to be remorseful which is more than I can say for most of the douchebags who still think it is okay to grab women by the pussy.

I want to hear what people have to say.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Sounds a bit passive/aggressive to me but I live in Canada so that's something we don't know very much about, although I have heard of it in theory. :)

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@SukiSue Come to Canada, We have Cookies.

I want to hear what people have to say.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 15, 2018:

Sounds a bit passive/aggressive to me but I live in Canada so that's something we don't know very much about, although I have heard of it in theory. :)

Surfpirate replies on Jul 15, 2018:

@SukiSue Massachusetts? You're practically a Canadian yourself. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmeUuoxyt_E

Living the American Dream in 2018.

Renickulous comments on Jul 14, 2018:

We totally have tons of socislist handouts. We dont just help single women we say "you dont have to work to survive as long as your pregnant" and "if your not making enough (anyone) we'll give you free food money" and now dumb mandated health insurance.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

Ever since we stopped letting pregnant women starve to death in the streets without any medical care the whole country has just gone to shit, you got that right. (y)

Trump meets with his European Fan Club.

magicwatch comments on Jul 14, 2018:

ignore the superimposed ballon, look at the stupid fucking idiots running the world!

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

I have to agree with you, it's a slow motion, fucking train wreck.

Living the American Dream in 2018.

Donna_I comments on Jul 14, 2018:

In my opinion this should have one more panel for the political donors.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@Donna_I I don't know if things have gotten worse or just more blatant. It's as if they no longer feel the need to sneak around but have enough control that they can just do it in the open and in everybody's face.

The deer are starting to graze closer to the garden again, probably because it has been so dry ...

HeathenFarmer comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Those are the redness deer I have ever seen is it the photo or are they really that colour in Texas? I would be afraid to go hunting garbed in red or orange down there if it is. We have a lot of deer here but four dogs around the yard seems to be a good deterrent that and the fact that with so ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@HeathenFarmer I haven't been to Red Deer in ages, initially I thought you might be in 3 Hills.

The deer are starting to graze closer to the garden again, probably because it has been so dry ...

HeathenFarmer comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Those are the redness deer I have ever seen is it the photo or are they really that colour in Texas? I would be afraid to go hunting garbed in red or orange down there if it is. We have a lot of deer here but four dogs around the yard seems to be a good deterrent that and the fact that with so ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@HeathenFarmer White tails which are smaller than the Muleys you have out your way.

Living the American Dream in 2018.

Donna_I comments on Jul 14, 2018:

In my opinion this should have one more panel for the political donors.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

You mean the surreal world where the actual owners live?

One image explains world history for the past 500 years.

Varn comments on Jul 14, 2018:

I don’t know … we’ve removed mountain tops, water-blasted to bedrock for gold, butchered ancient forests, drilled countless oil wells, dug massive ore craters & mines, lowered the continental aquifer ... and are now ‘fracking’ quakes to extract even more in the USA.. Not counting the ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

The flow of resources has been towards the Western countries since 1492 but this may change. As an Asian client once told me, 'The West has done very well because the East became complacent but this is not the normal order of things and will soon be reversed to it's rightful place.'

The deer are starting to graze closer to the garden again, probably because it has been so dry ...

HeathenFarmer comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Those are the redness deer I have ever seen is it the photo or are they really that colour in Texas? I would be afraid to go hunting garbed in red or orange down there if it is. We have a lot of deer here but four dogs around the yard seems to be a good deterrent that and the fact that with so ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

All I have for alternative diet for the deer are GMO corn and GMO soya beans, so they like my garden very much. The deer are quite reddish brown but I took the pic at dusk and it is a bit redder than in real life.

Much of Generation X grew up with Saturday morning cartoons and I know I looked forward to seeing my...

AnnieMist comments on Jul 14, 2018:

I loved Land of the Lost! Also Josie and the Pussycats, Sigmund and the Sea Monster, and of course, Bugs Bunny and Road Runner. Does anyone else remember the Saturday morning show Isis? It was live action, sort of like Wonder Woman. She was a high school science teacher who turns into the ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@AnnieMist I liked Shazam but Isis was really hot to a young teen, my brother who is 5 years my junior used to watch it.

Much of Generation X grew up with Saturday morning cartoons and I know I looked forward to seeing my...

AnnieMist comments on Jul 14, 2018:

I loved Land of the Lost! Also Josie and the Pussycats, Sigmund and the Sea Monster, and of course, Bugs Bunny and Road Runner. Does anyone else remember the Saturday morning show Isis? It was live action, sort of like Wonder Woman. She was a high school science teacher who turns into the ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

Wasn't Isis and Shazam part of the same show?

I'm writing on behalf of the Monarch Butterfly.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 9, 2018:

How about moveable panels that are 12' tall that can be put in the flight path of the monarchs on the edge of the highway, designed to deflect the monarchs up and over the hazard? A bit awkward but more likely to be approved than to stop traffic. Even people who drove right through the butterflies...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@HeathenFarmer I can just hear the protest now: '12 ft panels? not in my backyard' 'but they would at least block the noise and view of the highway and save the monarchs' 'no they would obstruct my view and lower my property value' 'but the monarchs are endangered and they are important to nature's cycle' 'stupid bugs, who cares but a bunch of libertard snowflakes, NEVER'

I'm writing on behalf of the Monarch Butterfly.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 9, 2018:

How about moveable panels that are 12' tall that can be put in the flight path of the monarchs on the edge of the highway, designed to deflect the monarchs up and over the hazard? A bit awkward but more likely to be approved than to stop traffic. Even people who drove right through the butterflies...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@HeathenFarmer True but it would cost taxpayer dollars and in that case the Americans generally default to destroying the environment.

I stole this from @ironwrangler. He is funny!

Surfpirate comments on Jul 14, 2018:

We could rename it the Trump Cap to make it sound more modern and current. :)

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@MissKathleen Too many fat alligators? We wouldn't be asking you to keep our scummy politicians, just recycle them into alligator hand bags, eventually.

The first harvest of garlic from this morning, about 175 bulbs were ready to be pulled, washed and ...

HeathenFarmer comments on Jul 14, 2018:

I have a friend with over 40 acres in garlic, she hopes to be able to harvest next year. When did you plant those?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@HeathenFarmer 6 months and minus 40C, you must be in Wainwright, Alberta - named after a distant relative General Wainwright.

Does anybody else watch foreign language films even though their first language is English and their...

BobbyJaan comments on Jul 14, 2018:

As an American I usually watch British / Irish shows on Acorn with english subtitles because I miss alot of the words because of slang or dialect. Also I prefer subtitles to dubbing.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

We just finished watching a show called Fortitude that is a British series set in Norway. The cast of characters is pan national and the various tortured accents so broad that we gave up after the 1st season and switched on the subtitles, in spite of the language being English or at least variations on the English language.

I stole this from @ironwrangler. He is funny!

Surfpirate comments on Jul 14, 2018:

We could rename it the Trump Cap to make it sound more modern and current. :)

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@MissKathleen They live off the garbage at Churchill Falls so they may have developed a resistance to eating trash. If it works out we can't start inviting more of your scummy politicos to Canada to 'feed the bears'. :D We have a few up here that we could send your way if you were willing to let them 'feed the alligators'. ;)

I stole this from @ironwrangler. He is funny!

Surfpirate comments on Jul 14, 2018:

We could rename it the Trump Cap to make it sound more modern and current. :)

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@MissKathleen The Polar Bears might mistake him for a Walrus and eat his ass, not that most Americans would mind but it could give give the Polar Bears food poisoning because he is so rank and they are endangered.

Top of the day to everyone.

kenriley comments on Jul 14, 2018:

I think they look good, There's something going around, Everyone seems to be catching this zucchini bread thing, I think I'll might be breaking out with it again. Be careful out there.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@AstralSmoke They look really good, I just find that zucchini loaves can be tricky to get just right, they can easily come out like bricks with structural qualities or a mushy goo in the middle that reminds me of molten chocolate lava cake but not as tasty. :)

I would like to welcome all the new members to the group.

kenriley comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Well you have a nice group here, and I do have fun. But to say nothing political, when so much of the gardener and farmer's life is affected by political actions and laws, It seems like you would welcome the information in the group.But I guess not.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@Donto101 So if we have a turnip truck and a bunch of Trumpettes fall off of it, should we mention it or just let it go? ;)

Trump Got From NATO Everything Obama Ever Asked For [nytimes.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

The NATO Allies have had enough of trying to talk some sense into the Orange Buffoon that currently inhabits the US White House so instead of trying to work out a deal with him they just let him have his victory lap, nodded when he made his pompous and insulting statements and then went back to ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@Trajan61 Thanks for letting Canada be the nuclear no mans land in the event of a nuclear war between the world's most idiotic super powers, we really appreciate it. lol The Russians have never attacked Canada but the US has done so several times and lost each and every time. Look it's been fun but it is Saturday morning and I don't want to keep you from watching your cartoons. ;)

I stole this from @ironwrangler. He is funny!

Surfpirate comments on Jul 14, 2018:

We could rename it the Trump Cap to make it sound more modern and current. :)

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@SukiSue No worries, I learned something new. :)

Much of Generation X grew up with Saturday morning cartoons and I know I looked forward to seeing my...

Iam4MY comments on Jul 14, 2018:

As a girl with brothers I was forced to watch things like Transformers and He-Man. Occasionally I watched Rainbow Brite or Care Bears. As a young teen I would beat my brother to the tv and he would be stuck watching Saved by the Bell as my sweet revenge.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

Care Bear Stare! as Sis claims shotgun on the TV. :)

Trump Got From NATO Everything Obama Ever Asked For [nytimes.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

The NATO Allies have had enough of trying to talk some sense into the Orange Buffoon that currently inhabits the US White House so instead of trying to work out a deal with him they just let him have his victory lap, nodded when he made his pompous and insulting statements and then went back to ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@Trajan61 There are pistols in Canada and they are completely legal, they just aren't very popular because as a tool they are pretty limited, for a small man who wants to feel big about himself they seem to have a certain appeal but otherwise not so much. Canada would be more accommodating of Americans and their security blanket handguns when they cross the border if they would just implement reasonable firearms screening and training but since any idiot can get a gun in the US and any idiot can pull a trigger, Canada is forced to restrict American guns on our sovereign territory. Why not just be a man about it if you feel the need to get physical and use your fists to sort things out if it comes to that? These peckerwoods that only feel brave when they have a pistol in their pocket to compensate for their weak manhood are a bit tiresome and cowardly. Please stay home, we really don't need or want your kind on our side of the border. Build a wall if you need something to occupy your time, btw we have planes so we'll just fly over it. :D

Fight Capitalism, Fight Economic Slavery! No More Kings! Equality for all!

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

It's an endless cycle, the money gets shaken out of the weak hands and is collected in the strong hands to use a bit of economic jargon, until eventually most of the money is stagnant in strong hands, then there is hardship and eventually insurrection which destroys the value of money and the ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@MARDUK 3 times a charm. ;)

Trump Got From NATO Everything Obama Ever Asked For [nytimes.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

The NATO Allies have had enough of trying to talk some sense into the Orange Buffoon that currently inhabits the US White House so instead of trying to work out a deal with him they just let him have his victory lap, nodded when he made his pompous and insulting statements and then went back to ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@Trajan61 Canadians carry rifles when we go into the wilderness as any smart woodsman would know because a handgun is of limited use in the woods, they're really only good for hunting humans in an urban setting. Canada and the rest of the world would be quite happy to ignore the dumpster fire that is America these days but your Orange Ogre just can't seem to stop himself from sticking his nose into everybody else's business. It's like having a village idiot loose at any of the international meetings like the G7, NATO, WHO, WTO, etc. etc. Do the rest of the world a favour and have your monkey stay in the White House where he can sling his shit at the walls for all we care but keep him away from the civilized world because he clearly isn't house trainable..

Fight Capitalism, Fight Economic Slavery! No More Kings! Equality for all!

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

It's an endless cycle, the money gets shaken out of the weak hands and is collected in the strong hands to use a bit of economic jargon, until eventually most of the money is stagnant in strong hands, then there is hardship and eventually insurrection which destroys the value of money and the ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@MARDUK The guillotine was invented as a more humane alternative to hanging, best to stick to old school methods. ;)

Top of the day to everyone.

kenriley comments on Jul 14, 2018:

I think they look good, There's something going around, Everyone seems to be catching this zucchini bread thing, I think I'll might be breaking out with it again. Be careful out there.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@kenriley Seems unlikely to happen, I could build a nice garden wall with all the zucchini loaves floating around at the moment. :D

I stole this from @ironwrangler. He is funny!

Surfpirate comments on Jul 14, 2018:

We could rename it the Trump Cap to make it sound more modern and current. :)

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@SukiSue SMH, I had to look that one up but then I am in Canada and we don't have quite as many idiots roaming free up here, usually the cold kills them off before they get to breed because they go outside to play without a warm coat, toque and mittens, they find them in the snow the next morning. lol

Top of the day to everyone.

kenriley comments on Jul 14, 2018:

I think they look good, There's something going around, Everyone seems to be catching this zucchini bread thing, I think I'll might be breaking out with it again. Be careful out there.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

Not me, I don't plant zucchini at all. If my wife wants to make zucchini loaves she can get some at the farmer's market in town. blech !

I stole this from @ironwrangler. He is funny!

Surfpirate comments on Jul 14, 2018:

We could rename it the Trump Cap to make it sound more modern and current. :)

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@SukiSue The sad part is that the Trumpettes would see it as a badge of honor that their little Johnny got to wear the Trump Cap at school, just a chip off the old blockhead.

Fight Capitalism, Fight Economic Slavery! No More Kings! Equality for all!

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

It's an endless cycle, the money gets shaken out of the weak hands and is collected in the strong hands to use a bit of economic jargon, until eventually most of the money is stagnant in strong hands, then there is hardship and eventually insurrection which destroys the value of money and the ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@MARDUK I was hoping the Orange Ogre would keep the old Lizard Queen waiting in the hot sun for another 15 minutes and she would give him a hard jab in the nut sack when he finally arrived, she's at the perfect height. I don't even think of these fines that are leveled against rich corps and elites as deterrents to their criminal behavior, more like commissions payable when they are stupid enough to get caught.

Trump Got From NATO Everything Obama Ever Asked For [nytimes.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

The NATO Allies have had enough of trying to talk some sense into the Orange Buffoon that currently inhabits the US White House so instead of trying to work out a deal with him they just let him have his victory lap, nodded when he made his pompous and insulting statements and then went back to ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@DenoPenno The man is exactly the sort of man you wouldn't feel comfortable leaving your wife or daughter or mother alone with in a quiet room and yet there are people who are completely in awe of him and hang on every lie he tells them. #Sad lol

Donald Trump Kept the Queen Waiting for Tea | Vanity Fair

jacpod comments on Jul 14, 2018:

I was interested to hear what you good people of the U.S thought of the demonstrations against him and the 'orange trump baby' blimp.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

I was pleased to see that the crowd of protesters in London was about the same size as the crowd of supporters that turned out when the Trumpster was inaugurated in Washington DC. The guy is so full of himself that he probably felt the protesters were part of his fan club. :D

Germany takes Trumps opinions on Russian/German relations for what they are worth.

ezwryder comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Does anyone ever believe our fake president anymore?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

There are a few right wing nut jobs that will always be willing to believe this sort of toxic rhetoric.

Fight Capitalism, Fight Economic Slavery! No More Kings! Equality for all!

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

It's an endless cycle, the money gets shaken out of the weak hands and is collected in the strong hands to use a bit of economic jargon, until eventually most of the money is stagnant in strong hands, then there is hardship and eventually insurrection which destroys the value of money and the ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@MARDUK Strong hands is an economic term but it doesn't mean they are clean hands by any stretch of the imagination. The thieving bastards who run the system are certainly not going to stand up and identify themselves as the crooks that they are any more than the People are going to smarten up and realize they are being played for suckers in the rigged casino that passes for an economy these days.

The first harvest of garlic from this morning, about 175 bulbs were ready to be pulled, washed and ...

HeathenFarmer comments on Jul 14, 2018:

I have a friend with over 40 acres in garlic, she hopes to be able to harvest next year. When did you plant those?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

Those went in last October and I planted some more in early spring from the garlic I had through the winter which had started to sprout. It is a pretty good pest deterrent because of the odor and I will plant another 400 hundred this fall.

Does anybody else watch foreign language films even though their first language is English and their...

Marionville comments on Jul 14, 2018:

I watch them all the time. I especially love the Scandinavian-noir ones. I think I actually absorb more of the story as I have to pay careful attention to the subtitles, and can’t turn my eyes away to look elsewhere or I will miss something. We have quite a few of them shown on BBC 2 and 4, a...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@Marionville Exactly, we are on the same page. A lot of good series are coming out of the Scandinavian countries and the knock offs are never as good. (y)

Trump Got From NATO Everything Obama Ever Asked For [nytimes.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

The NATO Allies have had enough of trying to talk some sense into the Orange Buffoon that currently inhabits the US White House so instead of trying to work out a deal with him they just let him have his victory lap, nodded when he made his pompous and insulting statements and then went back to ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@Trajan61 That's the thing with a civilized society, you don't need to carry a handgun for self defense. Trump inherited a recovering economy and now that the honeymoon period is over and his tax gifts to the rich are no longer producing any stimulus to the economy he has started a trade war that will hurt all economies but mostly the US economy, the next step can only be another war to try to stimulate the economy - That's what the hell I am talking about.

Does anybody else watch foreign language films even though their first language is English and their...

maturin1919 comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Suburra is great.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

I haven't seen it but I looked it up and the overview sounds interesting.

Does anybody else watch foreign language films even though their first language is English and their...

Marionville comments on Jul 14, 2018:

I watch them all the time. I especially love the Scandinavian-noir ones. I think I actually absorb more of the story as I have to pay careful attention to the subtitles, and can’t turn my eyes away to look elsewhere or I will miss something. We have quite a few of them shown on BBC 2 and 4, a...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

I've seen that done with a lot of the Swedish series like Wallander or The Bridge where they take the original Swedish series and redo it in English, it's good but rarely as good as the original Swedish version. The girl with the dragon tattoo is another that comes to mind which is much better in the original.

Tomato Blight?

Surfpirate comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Sounds like blossom end rot which is a calcium deficiency and can be treated with crushed limestone slurry.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@Spinliesel Happy to help, it happened to me a couple years ago when I planted too aggressively in the same plot I had planted tomatoes the previous year, the calcium had become depleted.

Much of Generation X grew up with Saturday morning cartoons and I know I looked forward to seeing my...

PenLOP comments on Jul 14, 2018:

The Warner Bros cartoons probably shaped a lot of my subversive psyche. I always wanted to be Bugs Bunny, but sadly I identified with Daffy Duck.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

Bugs was my favourite too! Transylvania 6-5000 and The Rabbit of Seville were two of his best.

Does anybody else watch foreign language films even though their first language is English and their...

Denker comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Sometimes Studio Ghibli movies in Japanese, with subtitles to keep it from being totally incomprehensible.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

Japanese is a tough language, my father remarried to a lovely woman from Osaka and even though it is more than 25 years I can barely make out what she says most of the time.

Does anybody else watch foreign language films even though their first language is English and their...

RavenCT comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Not often but occasionally. I remember being at a movie in college and saying "That's not what they just said". It was in French and I had 8 years of it. However I could not construct a sentence to save my life these days. It's still fun to hear the rhythms of another language now and then.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@RavenCT I'm the chef in the family so if someone were to make tourtiere it would be me but I am quite happy with St. Hubert version that comes on sale half price quite often here in Anglo Ontario. A trip to Montreal is not complete without a couple of Steamies and Poutine at La Fleurs or Steak Tartar at L'Express or maybe a bit of Poulets BBQ at Chalet Bar-B-Q on Sherbrooke. Dunns Montreal Smoked Meat is also delicious.

Much of Generation X grew up with Saturday morning cartoons and I know I looked forward to seeing my...

gsiamne comments on Jul 14, 2018:

I was a part of a bowling league during those young ages. Yet, I watched many of the reruns of the cartoons when I got older. Marvin, from Looney Tunes became one of my favorites.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

Marvin the Martian, he was great with Daffy Duck in 'Duck Dodgers and the 21st and a half Century'. :D

Does anybody else watch foreign language films even though their first language is English and their...

sewchick57 comments on Jul 13, 2018:

I watch "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in Chinese without subtitles. I find the English somewhat jarring in places.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@sewchick57 True there was a lot of action that was broken up with a lot of intense staring and some limited dialogue, plus running on the tops of bamboo forests. It was a good movie.

Much of Generation X grew up with Saturday morning cartoons and I know I looked forward to seeing my...

MichelleGar1 comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Have you seen the Venture Brother's on Adult Swim?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@MichelleGar1 I watched a few of the old episodes on YouTube about a year ago and it blew me away how racist some of the comments were, not sexist because there really weren't any women in the show.

Does anybody else watch foreign language films even though their first language is English and their...

RavenCT comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Not often but occasionally. I remember being at a movie in college and saying "That's not what they just said". It was in French and I had 8 years of it. However I could not construct a sentence to save my life these days. It's still fun to hear the rhythms of another language now and then.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@RavenCT My wife is a Montrealer, her family roots go way back to the original Seigneury of New France, before my people showed up in the 1700's and fought them at the Plains of Abraham. Canadian history is more interesting that most people realize.

Does anybody else watch foreign language films even though their first language is English and their...

Paul4747 comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Kurosawa, definitely. Watching those films dubbed would be like watching Godzilla without the monster.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@Paul4747 Growing up I watched all the Lone Wolf and Cub movies which were not done by Kurosawa but still very good. All of Bruce Lee's stuff of course and a lot of the Japanese animation which was way ahead of what we were doing in the West.

Does anybody else watch foreign language films even though their first language is English and their...

RavenCT comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Not often but occasionally. I remember being at a movie in college and saying "That's not what they just said". It was in French and I had 8 years of it. However I could not construct a sentence to save my life these days. It's still fun to hear the rhythms of another language now and then.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@RavenCT French Canadian roots?

When is this going to stop?

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

I just read another post by someone on Agnostic.com that wants hate laws repealed so that every asshole who wants to behave this way can do so with impunity.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@Jacar Clearly you did and now you are back pedaling.

Trump Got From NATO Everything Obama Ever Asked For [nytimes.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

The NATO Allies have had enough of trying to talk some sense into the Orange Buffoon that currently inhabits the US White House so instead of trying to work out a deal with him they just let him have his victory lap, nodded when he made his pompous and insulting statements and then went back to ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

@Trajan61 Get back to me on that with a revision in one year's time after The Trumpster has put your economy in the dumpster,.

Much of Generation X grew up with Saturday morning cartoons and I know I looked forward to seeing my...

MichelleGar1 comments on Jul 14, 2018:

Have you seen the Venture Brother's on Adult Swim?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

No I haven't but I will look it up.

Does anybody else watch foreign language films even though their first language is English and their...

RavenCT comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Not often but occasionally. I remember being at a movie in college and saying "That's not what they just said". It was in French and I had 8 years of it. However I could not construct a sentence to save my life these days. It's still fun to hear the rhythms of another language now and then.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

I find comprehension is relatively easy when I am listening to others speak a language I know but composing a proper sentence is much harder and I find myself thinking it in English and then translating in my head what I want to say before speaking it. My wife's first language is French but she is completely fluent in English with no accent, she forgets that I understand what she is saying (well 80% of it) even though I talk like a baby when I try to speak French, my Spanish is better but not by much as I am out of practice.

Does anybody else watch foreign language films even though their first language is English and their...

Paul4747 comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Kurosawa, definitely. Watching those films dubbed would be like watching Godzilla without the monster.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 14, 2018:

I can only think of Ran and The 7 Samurai but he did so others I'm just not aware of them.

Does anybody else watch foreign language films even though their first language is English and their...

sewchick57 comments on Jul 13, 2018:

I watch "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in Chinese without subtitles. I find the English somewhat jarring in places.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

Wasn't that filmed in Mandarin? My son is a translator for Chinese trade and is fluent in Mandarin but I don't understand a lick of it, just a bit of Cantonese and mostly just really bad words. ;)

All those years ago and Divine knew a rat when he saw one.

BobbyJaan comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Believe me, she knows dogshit when she sees it.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

I'd forgotten that scene until just now. :O

All those years ago and Divine knew a rat when he saw one.

Minta79 comments on Jul 13, 2018:

I love Divine!

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

I remember the first time I saw Divine in Pink Flamingos back in 78' as part of a double feature with The Hills Have Eyes. Pink Flamingos was terrific but I started peaking during The Hills Have Eyes, perhaps not the best movie/psychedelic combination. :D

The insanity of "hate speech" laws.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Communications Act 2003, which makes it illegal to intentionally “cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to another” They need to change the name of the law so racist bigots can more clearly understand it. How about they change the name to the Don't Be A Cunt Act?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@Jacar The semantics are what is the basis for all these sorts of hatred because most of it is fictitious, especially RACE, outside of the human race there is no race except for the one's we invent in our minds and our hearts. We can pick nits on this topic all day but in the end we are just playing word games. Lose the fear, lose the hate and let's all try to have a good day.

The insanity of "hate speech" laws.

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Communications Act 2003, which makes it illegal to intentionally “cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to another” They need to change the name of the law so racist bigots can more clearly understand it. How about they change the name to the Don't Be A Cunt Act?

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@Jacar I will admit that there is the possibility of overzealous prosecution and injustices but at the same time I still have a little bit of faith in the justice system to mitigate most of those injustices. It is very hard for me to accept that people deserve the right to spew hate filled words at people they don't even know and who they vilify for problems they have nothing to do with - just because they are a bit different. I've met all manner of religious fanatics from every faith you can think of (except Zoroastrians but there are so few of them that it's not surprising) but I can't accept that we have to paint all these people with the same brush and tar and feather them. I grant that religious people are all a bit delusional but singling out the Muslims says more about a person's irrational fear and anger than it does about Muslims in general.

So really we're just a bunch of thought provokers.

MissKathleen comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Sometimes it's just hatefulness coming at you and I got no patience for that.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

Hatefulness I can't abide but a well turned phrase that gives a different perspective that might be valid is worth looking into. Usually the haters can't spell worth a tinker's damn so they are easy enough to spot before one goes wasting a bunch of time on them.

It sounds like Trudeau has decided to deal with Trump in a very Canadian fashion for dealing with ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jul 13, 2018:

It is always about the US, around the US or for the US, & everyone else can go stuff themselves. Since that obnoxious, spoiled, arrogant, sociopath child got voted in, its even worse. My respect for the US has gone into the minus digits.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@Lilac-Jade I know how you feel, we have been paying extra for the last few years just to avoid having to change planes in the US and deal with their TSA which are just a bunch of gropers who traded up from a job flipping burgers at McDonalds. However I still have friends and family across the border so I can't say never.

It sounds like Trudeau has decided to deal with Trump in a very Canadian fashion for dealing with ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jul 13, 2018:

It is always about the US, around the US or for the US, & everyone else can go stuff themselves. Since that obnoxious, spoiled, arrogant, sociopath child got voted in, its even worse. My respect for the US has gone into the minus digits.

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

It reminds of a conversation I had with a woman in Silver City, Arizona a few years ago about the idea of a wall and how ridiculous an idea that was. She was shocked and her whole demeanor instantly changed, she was adamant that the US needed a wall with Mexico and once that was built they should build one with Canada too as it was the only way Americans would be safe. I tried to explain to her that Canada was one of Americas last true friends and her response was chilling - - 'America doesn't need any friends' just as cold as ice.

How immensely satisfying is to find forgotten money in a jacket pocket

CrazyQuilter comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Except when they are pesos and I don't live in Mexico any longer. I used to always put enough in my pocket for a glass of wine and a taxi on the way home from the symphony. Didn't always spend it. Guess I'll have to drive south and buy Kahlua cheap . At least the exchange rate is better now ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@CrazyQuilter I have a few of the old ones left, they were heftier than the new ones.

Are you a woman who thinks or says that a man is more handsome, attractive, a better protector, the ...

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

I get that there are a lot of women out there that list height as a qualifier for dating suitability but do you have to be so bitter about it? I've seen short guys with really tall model types, it happens but I have to say that those guys tend to come off as insecure short guys with a chip on their...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@btroje Life is too short to compromise.

Are you a woman who thinks or says that a man is more handsome, attractive, a better protector, the ...

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

I get that there are a lot of women out there that list height as a qualifier for dating suitability but do you have to be so bitter about it? I've seen short guys with really tall model types, it happens but I have to say that those guys tend to come off as insecure short guys with a chip on their...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@btroje To be completely honest I am a total package kind of guy, stunning eyes, beautiful face and long hair, well proportioned body and legs that go on forever with a perfect ass are all that I ask for physically in a female partner. Then all I have to worry about is making sure that she is my intellectual equal, independent and self assured, wry sense of humour and rapier like tongue but a heart of gold and the loyalty of a pit bull. I don't ask for much but I give everything in return.

Fox 5 just compared Donald Trump to punk rock you may not like but the truth is in the messages ...

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Punk Rock Trump, that's a very strange image but Johnny Rotten did come on in defense of Donald Trump a year ago, called him a possible friend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfK-WX2pa8c

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@OlderMusicGeek Well at least Sid Vicious is forever young, he had the good sense to die young and leave a good looking corpse.

Are you a woman who thinks or says that a man is more handsome, attractive, a better protector, the ...

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

I get that there are a lot of women out there that list height as a qualifier for dating suitability but do you have to be so bitter about it? I've seen short guys with really tall model types, it happens but I have to say that those guys tend to come off as insecure short guys with a chip on their...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@btroje So maybe I'm a leg man because I like women with a good flight response? :)

Heatwave reveals a hidden neolithic monument in Ireland

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

There is much about our history that is lost and buried, we need to keep searching our past if we are to reliably chart a way forward. Religion has definitely not helped in this regard, burying the old sites under their new sites. The churches and cathedrals I saw in South America were often built...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@SkotlandSkye I've visited a few places in South America where there are forbidden archeology relics and it certainly doesn't jive with accepted theories on human history. I suppose tenure for professors would be in jeopardy if they started rewriting history based upon some of these artifacts.

Are you a woman who thinks or says that a man is more handsome, attractive, a better protector, the ...

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

I get that there are a lot of women out there that list height as a qualifier for dating suitability but do you have to be so bitter about it? I've seen short guys with really tall model types, it happens but I have to say that those guys tend to come off as insecure short guys with a chip on their...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@btroje Never been a boob man myself, maybe because a lot of the women in my family have very large breasts so that's a bit creepy for me.

Do you feel a weird sort of kinship when you see others with the same car as you?

Surfpirate comments on Jul 13, 2018:

I usually have vehicles that are a bit different so if I see one I tend to give a wave and they tend to wave back, sometimes they wave before I do so I guess there is a bit of a kinship between people that are interested in the same kind of car. Definitely used to happen when we drove older Saabs ...

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

Oddly enough I didn't find this when I drove Mercedes or BMW or Audi, not so much as a nod and when I drove a Jaguar Vanden Plas for a while back in the late 80's and again in the early 2000's there was never more than a bit of a nod, very stayed and conservative Jaguar drivers, sometimes I would just wave my ass of at them like an idiot for the fun of seeing the look on their faces. lol

Are you a woman who thinks or says that a man is more handsome, attractive, a better protector, the ...

Cast1es comments on Jul 13, 2018:

"Tall, " is a relative concept . If you're 5'8" dealing with a tribe of pigmyes , you're tall . If you're 5'8" , on a professional basketball team , you're short . If you're a head taller than the average , you're easier to find in a crowd . If you're laying down , it doesn't really matter .

Surfpirate replies on Jul 13, 2018:

@Louise1920 The Incas weren't giants by any stretch but I agree that nutrition would play a factor, the younger Ecuadoreans did tend to be a bit taller than their parents. Strong people and hard working, even though the air is very thin at the higher elevations. I think growth hormones in our meat and dairy products in N. America also play a factor as these are passed along to the population when they are consumed.