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Sitting in the livingroom this afternoon and thought I spotted one of the local, feral cats prowling...
Mike1947 comments on Jun 28, 2018:
Do you have any old Dog toys laying around? Granted this is a Canine cousin,but they enjoy chewing, and playing with Dog toys.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 28, 2018:
I buried our last Bouvier in the flower garden at our house in Bermuda before we left in 2010, no dogs since then so no dog toys.
Most admired human being in your lifetime
Surfpirate comments on Jun 28, 2018:
I think comedy holds the greatest truths about humanity because it is rooted in the tragedy that we all live through at some points in our lives but it spins it and makes it a learning experience and an uplifting experience, so my vote is for George Carlin.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 28, 2018:
@RobLawrence Jim Jefferies is one of my favourite current comics but since George did all the early ground breaking and heavy lifting, not to mention staying power I have to give him the nod. Steve Hughes is another Aussie comic that is very good, he had a bit of a spell with depression but he seems to be pulling out of it, tragedy and comedy are opposite sides of the same coin.
Seven reasons why the Internal Combustion Engine is a dead man walking – Tom Raftery's Internet of...
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 28, 2018:
LENR (cold fusion) power is just around the corner IMO. Another nail in the coffin of the internal combustion engine. The world is about to change dramatically, and I mean starting this year. http://www.e-catworld.com/
Surfpirate replies on Jun 28, 2018:
It would be great if that were to happen.
Seven reasons why the Internal Combustion Engine is a dead man walking – Tom Raftery's Internet of...
IamNobody comments on Jun 28, 2018:
The first step could/should be the big bulk of small and medium size cars. However, heavy duty vehicles like 18 wheelers (to move goods all over), and other heavy machinery (large variety) still have a long way too go. Now, if electrical technology new developments allow to handle heavy workload and...
Surfpirate replies on Jun 28, 2018:
Tesla, Daimler and a few other have already started making electric tractor trailer rigs, diesel will be the first to go, buses and mass transit are already moving in that direction as well.
Sitting in the livingroom this afternoon and thought I spotted one of the local, feral cats prowling...
BucketlistBob comments on Jun 28, 2018:
So cool...! This is out your window? Wow!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 28, 2018:
Quick as a fox. :)
Discussion time.
Surfpirate comments on Jun 28, 2018:
Being a xstian and being a good person are not the same thing, possibly not even related. Perhaps she would have done all those nice things and more if she hadn't been a xstian, one thing does not necessarily follow the other. Growing up I went to church with my 3 siblings and my Mom but not my ...
Surfpirate replies on Jun 28, 2018:
@Jarrett I think that a person can be a christian and still be a good person, although I think they will have a better chance of being a good person if they just read the book and don't attend services. I still think they would be delusional and living in a fantasy world but that's okay too, so long as they are kind and good. What I don't believe, as previously stated above is that being a xstian automatically makes you a good person, the opposite is more likely to be true from my personal experience.
Only in Canada , eh
Surfpirate comments on Jun 27, 2018:
Let me guess, Upper Beaches? :D
Surfpirate replies on Jun 28, 2018:
@Slava3 Looks like Glen Manor Dr. N., I owned a 6-plex on that street but south of Queen, back in the 80's. Geddy Lee used to live on that street, he had a very cool, red Ferrari back when nobody drove them but it was always clogging up because he drove it down Queen St. at 40 km/h. My buddy Steve S. used to be paid by the local exotic car mechanic to take it out on the Gardiner and blow the crap out of the engine, Steve said it really hummed at 200 km/h but he had to go really slow past the OPP that hung out in the parking lot at Kew Beach. lol Good memories, thanks for sharing.
Only in Canada , eh
Surfpirate comments on Jun 27, 2018:
Let me guess, Upper Beaches? :D
Surfpirate replies on Jun 27, 2018:
@Slava3 I was born there and lived most of the first 30 years of my life there. It's what I would expect from the area, nice to see things haven't changed that much in the past 25 years. :)
I've been thinking about how Canadians can be safer now that El Cheeto is in the White House issuing...
Lukian comments on Jun 27, 2018:
that could be fast!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 27, 2018:
Faster than Trump and we wouldn't have to hire illegals to build it.
Photos from my “watermelon patch” this morning 😋😋🍉🍉🍉
Surfpirate comments on Jun 27, 2018:
What a great idea, using containers for the mounds, you get to use wasted lawn space for something useful like delicious, ice cold, watermelon. YUM!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 27, 2018:
@SkotlandSkye Wasted in so far as it produces nothing but it does require water, fertilizer, mowing, etc.
So, my dumb ass was the reason we went the movies late (still so worth it).
Surfpirate comments on Jun 27, 2018:
Perhaps you should try freebasing caffeine?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 27, 2018:
@onlyduh just be careful, you don't want to be running through the office on fire, although as Richard Pryor noted, people will get out of your way. :D
Phrases I hope to avoid in my obituary: "skeletal remains," "dumpster," "almost beyond recognition,"...
Surfpirate comments on Jun 27, 2018:
Only ashes and one charred sneaker recovered
Surfpirate replies on Jun 27, 2018:
@Bierbasstard I always thought that spontaneous combustion would be an exciting and dramatic way to exit stage left.
Good morning gardeners this is day 5 of the morning trip the garden, I picked zucchini,yellow neck ...
Akfishlady comments on Jun 27, 2018:
What are you going to do with all that food? I get a cooler fun of veggies from the local farm every other week and it's too much. My dad always had a big garden. I think he loved growing things. Always had more than he could give away. I think he got into canning for a while.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 27, 2018:
@kenriley They are tucked in with a piece of celery as garnish but they have a lot more kick than the celery. Canadians prefer the Bloody Caesar over the Bloody Mary and we tend to dress it up with more garnishes that include everything from pickles to shrimp to celery to spicy pickled beans, otherwise it is the same drink as a Bloody Mary but with Clamato juice instead of plain Tomato juice. You can also substitute Canadian Rye Whisky instead of the Vodka if you so choose.
Good morning gardeners this is day 5 of the morning trip the garden, I picked zucchini,yellow neck ...
Akfishlady comments on Jun 27, 2018:
What are you going to do with all that food? I get a cooler fun of veggies from the local farm every other week and it's too much. My dad always had a big garden. I think he loved growing things. Always had more than he could give away. I think he got into canning for a while.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 27, 2018:
@SkotlandSkye You're growing green beans and hot peppers? Sounds like you are most of the way there already. ;)
Canadians can now expect to have their cell phones searched when crossing the US border.
WalterWhite comments on Jun 27, 2018:
I have no interest in crossing any borders that would increase the danger that much for trouble, abuse, or unexpected death from a poorly trained trigger-happy policeman mistaking my pocket camera for an AR-15 assault rifle.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 27, 2018:
I think they may have stopped advertising for TSA agents on pizza boxes, apparently it wasn't sending the right message to the public. ;)
Good morning gardeners this is day 5 of the morning trip the garden, I picked zucchini,yellow neck ...
Akfishlady comments on Jun 27, 2018:
What are you going to do with all that food? I get a cooler fun of veggies from the local farm every other week and it's too much. My dad always had a big garden. I think he loved growing things. Always had more than he could give away. I think he got into canning for a while.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 27, 2018:
@kenriley Spicy green beans are so good in a Bloody Caesar or Bloody Mary, better than anything you buy at the store. (y)
Good morning gardeners this is day 5 of the morning trip the garden, I picked zucchini,yellow neck ...
Akfishlady comments on Jun 27, 2018:
What are you going to do with all that food? I get a cooler fun of veggies from the local farm every other week and it's too much. My dad always had a big garden. I think he loved growing things. Always had more than he could give away. I think he got into canning for a while.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 27, 2018:
Not everything can be kept but some produce can be sun dried, some can be pickled, some frozen and some can be canned; if you have the time and the inclination it is possible to carry over much of the harvest. I am still using sundried tomatoes from last season and I planted the seeds from some of the sundried tomatoes I made two years ago and I will be harvesting from those plants this season.
Should we genetically modify our species?
Ellatynemouth comments on Jun 27, 2018:
We should aim for extinction.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 27, 2018:
Target acquired and locked.
Canadians can now expect to have their cell phones searched when crossing the US border.
Arouet comments on Jun 27, 2018:
You mean people still go to the USA? On purpose?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 27, 2018:
I live less than a mile from the border and it has been 3 years now since I went there. When flying to Mexico or South America I always pay more just so I don't have to transfer in the US. If I don't I always wind up in their scanners getting a dose of radiation.
Burn Barrel and Molotov Cocktail I was weedwhacking the jungle that is on the north side of the ...
Surfpirate comments on Jun 26, 2018:
Best to mix in diesel with the gasoline, 50/50 tends to work well.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 26, 2018:
@Spinliesel I've had a few run ins with firebombs myself. lol - Never a good thing if you are a hairy kinda guy, all that hair being singed can be a bit painful not to mention the smell. :D
The problem with a two party system is that eventually the two parties get together and decide to ...
GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Problem with a 3rd party is that it becomes the whore, sleeping with one party for this, with the other party for that... selling votes and support not in principle but to the highest bidder. Democratic Capitalism for Suckers!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 26, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain It's not about you, it's about your illogical train of thought. I can't make heads or tails of it and I am getting to the point where I don't even want to bother trying. You seem like an intelligent person but this just isn't going anywhere from what I can tell.
Burn Barrel and Molotov Cocktail I was weedwhacking the jungle that is on the north side of the ...
Surfpirate comments on Jun 26, 2018:
Best to mix in diesel with the gasoline, 50/50 tends to work well.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 26, 2018:
@Spinliesel The problem is the vapour cloud that comes off the gasoline, if you had waited a bit longer to light the gasoline soaked debris it would have exploded in your face, the diesel helps to slow the vapour development but it is still dodgy. I gallon of gasoline has the same explosive energy as a stick of TNT so you really want to be careful. A better idea would be to start a small fire in the barrel with paper or other tinder, then toss in a mixture of gasoline and diesel or even some old motor oil, it doesn't take a lot to make a big fire so just a couple of ounces is plenty.
Unelectable Atheists: U.
ldheinz comments on Jun 26, 2018:
I am an Atheist who was an elected Republican for 12 years. Of course, the issue of religion didn't come up.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 26, 2018:
@ldheinz Hah! You're a Lefty Libertarian as am I. My platform will be fiscally conservative but socially liberal.
The problem with a two party system is that eventually the two parties get together and decide to ...
GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Problem with a 3rd party is that it becomes the whore, sleeping with one party for this, with the other party for that... selling votes and support not in principle but to the highest bidder. Democratic Capitalism for Suckers!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 26, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain Hmm, you state that all banana republics are multi-party but when I note correctly that until recently the states that are traditionally identified with being banana republics were actually 2 party systems, you pull the race card? Why is a republic a banana republic? Does it have anything to do with bananas? Do actual multi-party states like Germany, France, Canada, Australia, the UK, Italy, etc have a major banana crop? Not that I am aware of. What's with this segue into various subgroups based upon race and religion, why would political parties breakdown along those lines? They don't seem to do so in the rest of the world, not unless your world view ends at the borders to the lower 48. I'm unpleasantly surprised that you would express these view as someone who has supposedly traveled quite extensively according to your Bio.
Uptown Funk has always been funky. [youtube.com]
azzow2 comments on Jun 26, 2018:
Get down Ginger and Fred https://youtu.be/uE-itlGNap4
Surfpirate replies on Jun 26, 2018:
If we're going 80's we might as well go on back to the 70's. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvYb8RsVS1g
Death. Do you fear it?
exilesky comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Death is such a tease.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 26, 2018:
Young and vain, her part is just to show up. :D
Death. Do you fear it?
Surfpirate comments on Jun 26, 2018:
We are hardwired to survive, even when we don't want to continue the instincts inside us make us want to try to continue. The ego wants to live forever even though we know this to be an impossibility, still it wants what it wants. I don't fear death, I don't want to die but I don't fear it either....
Surfpirate replies on Jun 26, 2018:
@KissedbySun not much of a religion then are they? ;)
Uptown Funk has always been funky. [youtube.com]
AmiSue comments on Jun 26, 2018:
Not trying to brag; but I've seen every movie shown in this video! A long time love of mine those films.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 26, 2018:
Some great classics and that's what I call dancing.
The problem with a two party system is that eventually the two parties get together and decide to ...
GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Problem with a 3rd party is that it becomes the whore, sleeping with one party for this, with the other party for that... selling votes and support not in principle but to the highest bidder. Democratic Capitalism for Suckers!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 26, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain Interesting that you say that banana republics have multi-party systems when until recently the 2 party model was typical of banana republics like Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. Western Allies such as Germany, France, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, Italy, etc. are better examples of multi-party systems as this is more representative of democracy and is less polarized, making the threat of civil war less likely. It is equally valid to say that Hillary could have stepped aside and thrown her support behind Bernie in order to ride that populist tide to victory but she didn't either but that's a 2 party system for you, corrupt to the bone.
I was watching 'Kingsman the Golden Circle' yesterday and it was pretty hokey but then this song ...
Coldo comments on Jun 25, 2018:
It's A Hoe Down.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 26, 2018:
It's actually a Funk/R&B song that a bunch of German Country and Western singers revamped. Somehow it works but you have to get through the first 30 seconds or so.
The problem with a two party system is that eventually the two parties get together and decide to ...
GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Problem with a 3rd party is that it becomes the whore, sleeping with one party for this, with the other party for that... selling votes and support not in principle but to the highest bidder. Democratic Capitalism for Suckers!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 26, 2018:
@GipsyOfNewSpain I'm not suggesting that politicians wouldn't be less crooked under a multiparty system, merely that it would be harder for them to cut a deal in their best interests and in the worst interests of the public. A 2 party system is just too easy to corrupt but throw in a couple more players and it become much more difficult for the crooks to organize against the people. Imagine how hard it would be to pull off a government shut down with 4 parties, it's just too good of an opportunity for at least two of the four crooks to stab the other two in the back, you could never pull it off but with only two parties it becomes a fait accompli.
The problem with a two party system is that eventually the two parties get together and decide to ...
wordywalt comments on Jun 25, 2018:
I don't care for your cynicism. If your statement were true, our nation could not have lasted as long as it has. It is up to US -- and not to the politicians -- to make sure that the politicians understand their real job, and that we will hold them accountable for carrying out their job with ...
Surfpirate replies on Jun 25, 2018:
@wordywalt You are correct, I used the French spelling and you are American so you only have the one spelling. I'm 57 and not 59 but I will let that slide out of respect for your advanced years. You began your post to me by stating the offense you took with me and you have followed up with an ageist insult, yet surprisingly you are the one who feels offended. Why is that? I agreed to accept your position if you could just produce some actual results instead of theory but that's PoliSci for you, lots of theory but not much by way of practical results. Build 3 companies from the ground up, make a payroll for 30 plus years and get back to me, you venerable graduate student.
13 years today since my beautiful wife and I said 'I DO' in front of some family and friends and ...
zeuser comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Happy anniversary and all, but isn't it time for you to change your underwear? Not that I want to get between a husband and wife, but 20 years? Heh. Congratulations, you two crazy kids. B-)
Surfpirate replies on Jun 25, 2018:
I did keep those underwear on the first night, a gentleman's word is his bond. The request was never made again.
13 years today since my beautiful wife and I said 'I DO' in front of some family and friends and ...
GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Congratulations... godspeed!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 25, 2018:
:D Thanks
The problem with a two party system is that eventually the two parties get together and decide to ...
GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Problem with a 3rd party is that it becomes the whore, sleeping with one party for this, with the other party for that... selling votes and support not in principle but to the highest bidder. Democratic Capitalism for Suckers!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 25, 2018:
3 parties is better than 2 but not by much - 5 or 6 parties will actually get things done, it will take a little longer but the outcome will be for the majority of the people instead of the minority of elites that currently win all the benefits. Speedy and efficient government that never addresses the needs of the many is hardly good government.
The problem with a two party system is that eventually the two parties get together and decide to ...
wordywalt comments on Jun 25, 2018:
I don't care for your cynicism. If your statement were true, our nation could not have lasted as long as it has. It is up to US -- and not to the politicians -- to make sure that the politicians understand their real job, and that we will hold them accountable for carrying out their job with ...
Surfpirate replies on Jun 25, 2018:
Sounds great, let me know how that works out for you, winning at a table where the game is rigged. I don't care for your naivete but I'll deal with it if you show me some results.
Unelectable Atheists: U.
NerdyOkieDude comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Those statutes are unenforceable, and legally void (see Article VI, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution). It's the unspoken law, the practical realities of the ignorance and prejudice of believers that it is the cultural barrier.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 25, 2018:
@LucyLoohoo Somebody has to tell the the truth, nobody at their stupid church will. :)
Unelectable Atheists: U.
NerdyOkieDude comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Those statutes are unenforceable, and legally void (see Article VI, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution). It's the unspoken law, the practical realities of the ignorance and prejudice of believers that it is the cultural barrier.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 25, 2018:
@NerdyOkieDude It might have something to do with it being founded as a Christian Country. lol Never happened and you will never get some of the religitards to understand that.
Everything Old is New Again, except me, I'm just old. :)
VAL3941 comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Only theirs was better ?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 25, 2018:
@VAL3941 Sure but give it a thousand and years before we judge too harshly. It would be nice if the Egyptians had figured out a way to animate their symbols the way Emoticons have trended.
Thank you for creating and running such a great site for the A & A community.
VAL3941 comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Wonder how long she will live ?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 25, 2018:
@VAL3941 I agree but although I used to think that everyone else would agree with that sentiment, I have found that it isn't necessarily so. Hate has a strong and powerful following, maybe because it has such a close association with Love - Indifference seems to go it's own way.
Unelectable Atheists: U.
NerdyOkieDude comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Those statutes are unenforceable, and legally void (see Article VI, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution). It's the unspoken law, the practical realities of the ignorance and prejudice of believers that it is the cultural barrier.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 25, 2018:
And yet these laws are still on the books, why?
Everything Old is New Again, except me, I'm just old. :)
VAL3941 comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Only theirs was better ?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 25, 2018:
They did have a couple of dynasties to refine theirs, emoticons have only been around for a decade or so.
Thank you for creating and running such a great site for the A & A community.
VAL3941 comments on Jun 25, 2018:
Wonder how long she will live ?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 25, 2018:
Hate seems to keep people alive as long as love does so it's anybody's best guess. ;)
Good morning Gardeners Day three of my morning trips the garden.
Surfpirate comments on Jun 25, 2018:
I enjoy my daily inspection of the garden with a cup of coffee in my hand and traces of cobwebs in my brain. It's a wonderful way to wake up so I can get about the business of weeding. :)
Surfpirate replies on Jun 25, 2018:
@kenriley I'll just have to keep reminding you about it then. :D Your crops are a good month ahead of mine up here in frozen Canada. They have an American web site. https://www.leevalley.com/
Good morning Gardeners Day three of my morning trips the garden.
Surfpirate comments on Jun 25, 2018:
I enjoy my daily inspection of the garden with a cup of coffee in my hand and traces of cobwebs in my brain. It's a wonderful way to wake up so I can get about the business of weeding. :)
Surfpirate replies on Jun 25, 2018:
@kenriley A colinnear hoe will let you do almost all of your weeding while standing up and sparing your back. I fell down a flight of stairs a few years back and crushed the nerve bundle at the base of my spine, had me walking with a cane for a while but physio is bringing me back slowly - I couldn't have a garden without this device as weeding is impossible for me on my hands and knees.
POTUS will be starting a Trade War with Canada starting on July 1st which is Canada Day, when Canada...
BucketlistBob comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Religion and politics....same as greed and politics .... same as Trump and politics. The trinity...
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@BucketlistBob Canadians get that too but just as in any war, the soldiers do the suffering while the generals drink champagne out of harms way.
What’s for dinner
Surfpirate comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Homemade Sushi and Sashimi, tuna and salmon. My stepmom is from Osaka, Japan and taught me Japanese cooking.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@Donotbelieve It was very good considering I got the tuna and salmon from the grocery store, you have to pick the good cuts from the main piece of fish. I'll cook up the rest tomorrow, perfectly fine seared in a pan. Maybe tuna burgers and salmon salad.
"whatever you are, be a good one" Abraham Lincoln
AmiSue comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom. Ecclesiastes Not my bible....but I live by this concept.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
Plenty of time to rest when we are dead.
Another interesting tidbit from my recent trip.
Surfpirate comments on Jun 24, 2018:
How many people did you meet in total? I am hoping that it was thousands but hundreds would still be good.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@LouLou It's good to know, I'm in Canada and we can't make any sense of it either, my various friends around the world are also just as mystified. It's good to check though because I don't allow scumbags to be my friends so it could be a bit biased.
The only things in life I will get dressed for is work and food.
Surfpirate comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Clothes are so overrated, I got dressed today but it's damp and cold out. Plus I might scare the shit out of the little children and creepy adults that walk past my house and stare in my windows like a bunch of voyeurs.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@pepperjones You're young and fit, now's the time to flaunt it because you still got it. Keep raising the bar, blue jeans and lumberjack shirts are only for the job site in my opinion. I wore blue jeans and steel toes but the shirts were always raw silk because it wears like iron and breathes really well in a tropical climate, plus it is passable in a boardroom. ;)
The only things in life I will get dressed for is work and food.
Surfpirate comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Clothes are so overrated, I got dressed today but it's damp and cold out. Plus I might scare the shit out of the little children and creepy adults that walk past my house and stare in my windows like a bunch of voyeurs.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@pepperjones You are a rare breed then, keep doing what you do. I'm surprised that you are a Northwest gal, they tend to dress down. I met my wife on Vancouver Island and she was dressed to the nines but that's a Montreal gal for you, vive la france.
The only things in life I will get dressed for is work and food.
Surfpirate comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Clothes are so overrated, I got dressed today but it's damp and cold out. Plus I might scare the shit out of the little children and creepy adults that walk past my house and stare in my windows like a bunch of voyeurs.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@pepperjones I have all I have been looking forward, the things I value now cannot be bought with money.
The only things in life I will get dressed for is work and food.
Surfpirate comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Clothes are so overrated, I got dressed today but it's damp and cold out. Plus I might scare the shit out of the little children and creepy adults that walk past my house and stare in my windows like a bunch of voyeurs.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@pepperjones This is how we used to dress for work before we both retired in our 40's. I built 5 star hotels as a master builder and my wife was a director of a professional organization. I miss seeing people dressed up, it bothers me that everyone tends to slum it these days.
The only things in life I will get dressed for is work and food.
Surfpirate comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Clothes are so overrated, I got dressed today but it's damp and cold out. Plus I might scare the shit out of the little children and creepy adults that walk past my house and stare in my windows like a bunch of voyeurs.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@Cast1es My house is setback 250' from the road but it is a bit unique and still under construction so people just love to gawk for some reason. I have people pull up and stop in their cars just to check it out, no manners, no common decency. This is how far I am from the road but still they feel the need to stop and stare like we are monkeys in a zoo. If they get an eyeful of my pale white ass then that's their problem.
The only things in life I will get dressed for is work and food.
Surfpirate comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Clothes are so overrated, I got dressed today but it's damp and cold out. Plus I might scare the shit out of the little children and creepy adults that walk past my house and stare in my windows like a bunch of voyeurs.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@pepperjones I haven't really dressed up since my tailor Dante up and died on me, these days everything is casual so it is hard to get dressed up without looking like a clown. This was taken at my wedding, it was Tommy Bahama themed because we were living in the Caribbean back then, dressy but casual.
POTUS will be starting a Trade War with Canada starting on July 1st which is Canada Day, when Canada...
Ellatynemouth comments on Jun 24, 2018:
For Trump everything is a business deal. Nothing else matters to him.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
Of course that's not how friendships work, share and share alike or go it alone. There are a lot of wolf packs in the world but very few Lobos, we may just see what American Exceptionalism looks like because America will become the exception to the rest of the world under this sort of leadership, exceptional and alone.
If Humanity dies in a nuclear holocaust, does God get his money back from creation?
Jolanta comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Nobody gets a dime.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
So it's a Ponzi scheme of epic proportions? ;)
Another interesting tidbit from my recent trip.
Jolanta comments on Jun 24, 2018:
The first woman was probably and ex member of the Nazi youth, and the second not very informed.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
In her 70's she would be a little young to be around in 1945 and in the Hitler Youth - no toddlers with machine guns thank you.
POTUS will be starting a Trade War with Canada starting on July 1st which is Canada Day, when Canada...
BucketlistBob comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Religion and politics....same as greed and politics .... same as Trump and politics. The trinity...
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
Friends will only take so much crap before they turn their backs on you, maybe that's what the Orange Orangutan wants, Americans to be isolated from the rest of the world and all of their friends. Up to you if you will let it happen.
Has anyone run for election as an Atheist?
Jolanta comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Do it, do it, but be prepared for a lot of hate.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@Jolanta I'm in Canada, we don't even assassinate our Prime Ministers up here. The last guy who got past the Prime Minister's security team got taken down by Prime Minister Chretien himself, hand to the throat, shot to the head and down on the ground. Canadians are polite but they'll punch your lights out if you get in their face, it's just how we play the game. I'm a bit disappointed that our current PM Trudeau didn't punch El Cheeto in the head couple of times on his last visit, might of knocked some sense into him. Besides, everybody dies, one shouldn't take that shit too seriously.
Best use for a Bible that I have ever seen, although there was a time when I was hauled over at a ...
pasha-one-nine comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Where did you find this? So creepy!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
An Atheist buddy in Ecuador shared it with me.
I had to block someone from the group.
bigpawbullets comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Is Donald Trump a gardner? Astonishing!! ;-)
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@Alvingo1 UUGE! The BEST! Nobody does it better, believe me because you won't believe but I AM THE BEST GARDENER! You're not going to believe but I'm gonna make Mexico pay for your garden. lol Seriously though, this is about something we all LOVE, planting a little seed, nurturing it and then standing in awe of what we helped into being. <3
I have to admit that I have seen some very wierd shit over the course of the last 50+ years but ...
MARDUK comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Some would call the Stalk-eyed Fly and Duck billed Platypus weird but just animals though evolution and natural selection survived their environments! Just like humans! I am ready to meet other nonhumnoid beings! Humans and their silly racism! I'm ready for fur and a tail!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@MARDUK If they are that all powerful then there is little I can do to stop them from doing whatever they like, eat me, fuck me, kill me or kiss my ass - it would be their call and not mine. :D by the way I stole your meme
Happy St-Jean Baptiste day!! (I know, I know this is a lot of blue to handle in one pic).
Surfpirate comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Je me Souvien. (y)
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@Lukian Aren't most of the old families? ;) My roots only go back to 1753 but I still consider myself a Canadian Canadian which tends to miff the more recent arrivals who don't believe anyone can be truly Canadian.
Has anyone run for election as an Atheist?
AmyLF comments on Jun 24, 2018:
I remember someone running as one some years ago that causes a little splash. There are too many religious people who still fear and mistrust "non-believers" that it didn't make much difference. I mean he had some support but not enough to matter in the elections.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
At least one of the two seat holders is stepping down so it could be an acclaimation.
I have to admit that I have seen some very wierd shit over the course of the last 50+ years but ...
MARDUK comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Some would call the Stalk-eyed Fly and Duck billed Platypus weird but just animals though evolution and natural selection survived their environments! Just like humans! I am ready to meet other nonhumnoid beings! Humans and their silly racism! I'm ready for fur and a tail!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
An encounter with aliens would most likely wind up with humans being food, plentiful and easy to catch and eat. Like Dodo Birds. lol
Happy St-Jean Baptiste day!! (I know, I know this is a lot of blue to handle in one pic).
Surfpirate comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Je me Souvien. (y)
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@Lukian My wife too, I think the maternal side (what other side can you truly trust?) goes back to the 1600's - Archambois. One of the original Seigneuries. My people came later in Red Coats but stayed because the women are so tres beau.
Best use for a Bible that I have ever seen, although there was a time when I was hauled over at a ...
VAL3941 comments on Jun 24, 2018:
ugh ! what is it ?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@VAL3941 I suppose, I never took them myself, life was always weird enough for my liking without psychedelic drugs.
On being Canadian
Surfpirate comments on Jun 23, 2018:
Well then we better make Cuba the 11th province, eh?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@Lukian I thought I saw an article last month saying that we had officially ended that war.
Best use for a Bible that I have ever seen, although there was a time when I was hauled over at a ...
MARDUK comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Don't eat them, poison!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
Wise words from Marilyn Manson, the thoughts contained in that book are poison. The psilicybin mushrooms won't hurt you though, they may even broaden your horizon and help you deal with PTSD.
Best use for a Bible that I have ever seen, although there was a time when I was hauled over at a ...
VAL3941 comments on Jun 24, 2018:
ugh ! what is it ?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
Psilicybin mushrooms growing out of a bible - you have a better chance of seeing god if you swallow the mushrooms than if you swallow the horseshit in the book. ;)
Happy St-Jean Baptiste day!! (I know, I know this is a lot of blue to handle in one pic).
Surfpirate comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Je me Souvien. (y)
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
Montrealer on my dad's side of the family. :)
Has anyone run for election as an Atheist?
JeffMesser comments on Jun 24, 2018:
you dont want to do that. Run as "undecided agnostic who is spiritual but not religious". you'll need to start learning these things for politics if you actually want to win.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
I ams what I ams. - Popeye the Sailorman Having been openly Atheist for a very long time I wouldn't dream of hiding who I am but I also won't let the religitards make it an issue if I can help it. It's illegal in Canada to discriminate based upon religious affiliation or lack thereof.
Has anyone run for election as an Atheist?
BeardedWonder comments on Jun 24, 2018:
DO IT! The only wall we need to worry about building is the one between church and state!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
Rebuilding the wall as it was built long ago but the crazy Xstians keep trying to tear it down. Bloody barbarians are always at the gate trying to drag everyone back to the Dark Ages, their ancestral home. ;)
Has anyone run for election as an Atheist?
Frh1gh52 comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Go for it, dont make religion or your lack of a big issue.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
Good Advice. Thank You
Has anyone run for election as an Atheist?
Ellatynemouth comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Be brave. You can do it. You don't want to have regrets at the end of your life when you're on your death bed. If you're for the bosses - the media will be easy on you. If you're for the workers - the media will tear you to shreds.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
I've always been the boss and I have always taken care of my workers as part of my extended family, not sure where that leaves me. As the old kid's song goes: "Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, I think I'll go eat worms"
Has anyone run for election as an Atheist?
Wrytyr comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Be careful. In some states, atheists are prohibited from running for public office. In all states ThumperZ will dig up any petty little shit on you and use it against you, be it benign or not.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
Fortunately I live in Canada and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms prohibits discrimination on religious grounds. I hope that America moves forward in that regard, the sooner the better.
Has anyone run for election as an Atheist?
Dionysus6 comments on Jun 24, 2018:
I think its a great idea to run as an atheist. Even though it won't be popular in the theist community it still helps to get atheists seen and make it the norm. You might not be successful but you would be a pioneer helping to pave the way for future atheists to run for office openly.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
I will run if I think I can win but only if I think I can win. I don't tilt at windmills anymore, you just get smashed by the windvanes and it's not a dragon anyway, it's just a windmill for grinding grain.
Has anyone run for election as an Atheist?
Jolanta comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Do it, do it, but be prepared for a lot of hate.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
Haters Gonna Hate. The best part is I don't care because their hate is their problem. I don't have time for hate, it's a waste of energy and it's a lot like cuddling a cactus because the harder you hold onto it the more it hurts you.
A friend sent me this pic of a carousel on fire in Italy and the first thing that came to mind was ...
CaroleKay comments on Jun 24, 2018:
That's a cool pic. The Trump presidency is more like a dumpster fire. ???
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
A dumpster fire on roller skates then. :D
Has anyone run for election as an Atheist?
Stevil comments on Jun 24, 2018:
Go for it! I voted for Gary Johnson last time around in this country. I think he had a religious affiliation listed, but from the few radio interviews i was able to catch him on. He was not overly religious and wasn't afraid of us heathens, like those that practice Republican or Democrat forms of ...
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
I define my political leanings as Lefty Libertarian - less government is better, stick to the important services like roads and schools and a social safety net but also pick up the slack that business created when they dropped their end of the social contract they made with government to provide for the weak and the poor through charities. Keep government out of the bedrooms of the nation and out of the privates of the 51% of the population that has a uterus.
On being Canadian
Surfpirate comments on Jun 23, 2018:
Well then we better make Cuba the 11th province, eh?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@Lukian Greenland went independent and would be a logical extension of Canadian borders should they ever want to join us, Iceland would then make more sense geographically speaking.
On being Canadian
Surfpirate comments on Jun 23, 2018:
Well then we better make Cuba the 11th province, eh?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
@Lukian I knew that Turks and Caicos were interested years ago but wasn't aware that Iceland had considered joining with us. It seems that over the years a lot of people have expressed an interest in becoming the 11th Canadian province. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proposed_provinces_and_territories_of_Canada
A friend sent me this pic of a carousel on fire in Italy and the first thing that came to mind was ...
BeardedWonder comments on Jun 23, 2018:
Going off what you mentioned, it's the only way most societies nowadays can actually change. As Sun-Tzu put simply "In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity"
Surfpirate replies on Jun 24, 2018:
May you live in interesting times. - Ancient Chinese Curse
Don't bend over around this guy, he'll grab you by Uranus.
MARDUK comments on Jun 23, 2018:
Impeach and imprison trump! How long are we going to let the racist 25% control our country and lives?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 23, 2018:
Although the other concern is that the Dems may assume that people are so desperate that they can throw any name on the ballot and have a winner, maybe they can.
My wife loves to research home improvement projects on Pinterest and she decided she wanted to make ...
kenriley comments on Jun 23, 2018:
Nice project to do together.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 23, 2018:
I was really just there to assist and make sure that nobody got injured, concrete is very caustic and if you don't know what you are doing you can breathe in a lungful or get some in your eye which is really painful. It was more of a gals get together so I tried to stay out of the way.
Should I travel and seek a different reality?
Surfpirate comments on Jun 23, 2018:
If you don't go then you will never know what you have missed out on. Just a whole other part of your life that is wonderful and fun and exciting and challenging. Travel cures so many ills in the world, don't wait, do it now. If you don't like it you can always come back home.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 23, 2018:
How is this actually a dating site?
VAL3941 comments on Jun 23, 2018:
Yes, all questions are awkward till you get to know someone. Imagine asking a stranger, " Do you want to fuck ? " Dating is dating, no matter which way you look at it ?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 23, 2018:
My wife loves to research home improvement projects on Pinterest and she decided she wanted to make ...
Spinliesel comments on Jun 23, 2018:
Great project!
Surfpirate replies on Jun 23, 2018:
I had some left over bags of redi-mix and topping concrete from a screed I did for the upstairs bathroom, might as well use it up before it goes hard in the summer humidity. The women had great fun together and I think the two with the glass ornaments will wind up in the Faerie Garden of one of the girlfriends who came out. They used old plastic planters that some seedums came in as the molds and lined them with saran wrap instead of using a release agent like oil, it worked very well.
How is this actually a dating site?
VAL3941 comments on Jun 23, 2018:
Yes, all questions are awkward till you get to know someone. Imagine asking a stranger, " Do you want to fuck ? " Dating is dating, no matter which way you look at it ?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 23, 2018:
How is this actually a dating site?
VAL3941 comments on Jun 23, 2018:
Yes, all questions are awkward till you get to know someone. Imagine asking a stranger, " Do you want to fuck ? " Dating is dating, no matter which way you look at it ?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 23, 2018:
How is this actually a dating site?
VAL3941 comments on Jun 23, 2018:
Yes, all questions are awkward till you get to know someone. Imagine asking a stranger, " Do you want to fuck ? " Dating is dating, no matter which way you look at it ?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 23, 2018:
How is this actually a dating site?
VAL3941 comments on Jun 23, 2018:
Yes, all questions are awkward till you get to know someone. Imagine asking a stranger, " Do you want to fuck ? " Dating is dating, no matter which way you look at it ?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 23, 2018:
How is this actually a dating site?
VAL3941 comments on Jun 23, 2018:
Yes, all questions are awkward till you get to know someone. Imagine asking a stranger, " Do you want to fuck ? " Dating is dating, no matter which way you look at it ?
Surfpirate replies on Jun 23, 2018:
I got a 15 gallon Pomegranate tree, when planting it I noticed it has ants that looks like are ...
Donto101 comments on Jun 23, 2018:
I blast them with water. Then would try neem oil water and soap mixture.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 23, 2018:
Oh no, they are on to us!!! [narcity.com]
Surfpirate comments on Jun 22, 2018:
Reminds me of a trip I made to look at a golf course development in North Myrtle Beach back in the 1980's, the guy couldn't get financing so he came begging to Canada with his hat in hand, a nice project but the guy was an idiot so we didn't advance funds on the project but we did have a nice few ...
Surfpirate replies on Jun 22, 2018:
@Lukian I was certainly glad that they backed us up for backing them up, I still can't believe that David did that. Writing cheques with his mouth that his body couldn't cash. lol
Can we quite the “White Privilege” nonsense?
Surfpirate comments on Jun 22, 2018:
Nobody ever got pulled over and shot for driving a nice car while White. Just deal with it, you can't change it because it occurs at a subconscious level for the most part but what you can do is cut the other guy some slack instead of presuming that he is on an equal footing with you because he's ...
Surfpirate replies on Jun 22, 2018:
@Renickulous maybe you need to look for the solutions to your problems within instead of blaming them on others, especially when you base it on the colour of their skin. It's that mindset that breeds racist hatred, it occurs in the mind because that's the where the difference is, only in the head/
Can we quite the “White Privilege” nonsense?
Surfpirate comments on Jun 22, 2018:
Nobody ever got pulled over and shot for driving a nice car while White. Just deal with it, you can't change it because it occurs at a subconscious level for the most part but what you can do is cut the other guy some slack instead of presuming that he is on an equal footing with you because he's ...
Surfpirate replies on Jun 22, 2018:
@Renickulous Sounds like you have it all figured out. I won't bother to contest what you want to believe is the truth, your truth.
What would you think if a religious person said they did not believe in magic ?
Surfpirate comments on Jun 22, 2018:
To believe in Religion is to believe in Magic, the Bible is their magic book and it is filled with stories of magical beings doing magical things. Her statement is a contradiction.
Surfpirate replies on Jun 22, 2018:
@mordant It is a complicated mess to be sure. If you have the money then you may get some help but even then it is at best 50/50.
Can we quite the “White Privilege” nonsense?
Surfpirate comments on Jun 22, 2018:
Nobody ever got pulled over and shot for driving a nice car while White. Just deal with it, you can't change it because it occurs at a subconscious level for the most part but what you can do is cut the other guy some slack instead of presuming that he is on an equal footing with you because he's ...
Surfpirate replies on Jun 22, 2018:
@Renickulous Being nice to each other, what a novel idea?

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