Since dating is no longer really possible in the traditional sense because of all the isolation ...

Triphid comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Blimey mate, when I was a Nurse, back in the 70's and 80's I had to reside in the Nurses Accommodation Blocks of the hospitals I worked at for up to 3 months at a time when on the O.R. On Call Rosters. Being a Heterosexually inclined bloke I was the ONLY rooster in amongst a vast coup of hens, ...

Triphid replies on Mar 19, 2020:

@AnneWimsey Did you live and work in and under somewhat similar conditions, etc?

Since dating is no longer really possible in the traditional sense because of all the isolation ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Mar 19, 2020:

I lived with a stranger for 5 years. WAIT! He claims he woke up with a stranger. 🤔 I'm an evolver, he wasn't. We were married. It worked out well. I was granted a divorce. 😁 (I haven't dated in years. I don't plan to change that for any length of time or under any unique or not,...

Triphid replies on Mar 19, 2020:

Personally, I tend to think that this so-called 'Reality T.V. is as far from Reality as the Sun is from Pluto. Actual reality does NOT have Scriptwriters, Directors, Producers, etc, etc, actual reality is spontaneous, unscripted, and adlib to say the very least imo.

I see this as knee jerk, up there with Nancy Regan's "Just say no".

Triphid comments on Mar 19, 2020:

So chances possibly are that infected Yankee Troops are going to be landed on OUR shores simply to satisfy the whims and wants of the U.S. War-Mongering Government and our arse-kissing Puppet Politicians. I have a better idea, Send the ones here home NOW and don't let any more come back EVER.

Triphid replies on Mar 19, 2020:

@powder Of course not Mate, we are just Plebs and Prols in their eyes, merely little more Election Poll Fodder.

I see this as knee jerk, up there with Nancy Regan's "Just say no".

Triphid comments on Mar 19, 2020:

So chances possibly are that infected Yankee Troops are going to be landed on OUR shores simply to satisfy the whims and wants of the U.S. War-Mongering Government and our arse-kissing Puppet Politicians. I have a better idea, Send the ones here home NOW and don't let any more come back EVER.

Triphid replies on Mar 19, 2020:

@David1955 Quite I get the impression looking at ScomMo and his antics, etc, that he may think he is Jesus incarnate at times. Poor Deluded Dim-wit that he is.

Many people are pushing fake virus cures and are being called out for it.

Triphid comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Methinks we need a "WTF" emoticon here for garbage like this.

Triphid replies on Mar 19, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez Nice meme thingys but I meant one like the thumbs up or laughing face.

As an African American I am at awe with the internet and information and .

Novelty comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I can’t imagine not living in a world where you can know anything and everything that can be known just by looking at your phone. I fear we will loose this great benefit, ignorance seems to keep up with information. The more information that’s available the more information that can be ignored....

Triphid replies on Mar 18, 2020:

My Primary, Secondary and a large amount of my Tertiary Education was undertaken without Computers, etc, etc, just text-books and the like. To my mind that's how we learned about Literacy, Grammar, Spelling and everything else, I still refer to various Reference Books even today. And, at least books don't have batteries that need recharging,LOL.

Way, way back in the old days when the Police rode about the Outback towns on horse back, the local ...

273kelvin comments on Mar 18, 2020:

A police-horse. The only animal with an arsehole on its back Seeing as people are now being fined £50 for dropping cigarette-ends on the street. I have wondered what would happen if one got dropped/flipped under a police-horses poop?

Triphid replies on Mar 18, 2020:

@273kelvin Well, I've seen both Police Horse Parades and ordinary horses travewl along city streets and never been fined or made to clean up after their horses have dropped a bit of manure or 3 in the streets. Back when I was a kid, we had horse-drawn Milk-carts and Bread-carts traveling around town and you'd see women or men from various houses, armed with shovel and bucket eagerly collecting the manure for their gardens.

Way, way back in the old days when the Police rode about the Outback towns on horse back, the local ...

273kelvin comments on Mar 18, 2020:

A police-horse. The only animal with an arsehole on its back Seeing as people are now being fined £50 for dropping cigarette-ends on the street. I have wondered what would happen if one got dropped/flipped under a police-horses poop?

Triphid replies on Mar 18, 2020:

Not much, a friend of mine keeps horses and she has actually dropped a few ciggies into fresh horse manure from time to time and the ciggies have just gone out with even a sizzle. But Pig manure is a very different story.

Has anyone else noticed that religion is portrayed as truth and real history on most TV ...

Sofabeast comments on Mar 18, 2020:

Yes, likewise with entertainment. All too often I find some Christian based horror embedded in stories. What about other religions daemons producing floods, famine and fires for a change. Back to the point, is there an agenda at work? Is a factual channel in the hands of evangelical Christians who ...

Triphid replies on Mar 18, 2020:

Hey, 'Bigfoot' actually existed up until Jan. 7th. 2001 sadly. (LOL). That was the nickname I gave my daughter since she stood 6 feet, 1 inch tall, could ONLY wear Men's size 9 and 1/2 shoes, usually MY boots to boot, from the age of about 14. She loved the nickname " Bigfoot" or "Sasquatch" and was even called "The Gentle Giant" by her teachers even when she was in Kindergarten.

After today I will be working remotely from home until at least April 3rd.

glennlab comments on Mar 17, 2020:

stay safe and enjoy the commute.

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@IrishTxJudy Unrestricted coffee breaks, no line-up at the ladies Room, sudden and unexpected 'drop-outs' in communications, what more could a working person wish for?

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Cyklone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I don't believe in a soul. I mean, where is it? How does it interact with the body because if it doesn't interact with the body how could it learn/change/evolve? And if it can't do that, what's the sense of it? Why is there no evidence whatsoever that a soul exists despite research. Who have ...

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Novelty Hey, whenever you put on shoes, etc, you gain 2 extra soles (souls)....LOL.

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Cyklone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I don't believe in a soul. I mean, where is it? How does it interact with the body because if it doesn't interact with the body how could it learn/change/evolve? And if it can't do that, what's the sense of it? Why is there no evidence whatsoever that a soul exists despite research. Who have ...

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Freedompath Have you EVER tried to lift a dead body? They don't use the term " Dead Weight" for nothing, immediately ( within an hour or two after death the bodies actually weighs as much as it was whilst the person was living, 3-4 hours later it, if not chilled in a morgue that is, it will weigh a bit heavier since the fluids in the body cells, etc, have begun to be released, the blood has pooled and coagulated at the lowest points, creating a scenario where, instead of being contained in smal amounts distrubed evenly theoughout the body, these fluids are now amassed together and everyone with a bit of knowledge in physic knows that a fluid spread thinly over a wide area weighs less than when contain/held in mass/pool/puddle.

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Cyklone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I don't believe in a soul. I mean, where is it? How does it interact with the body because if it doesn't interact with the body how could it learn/change/evolve? And if it can't do that, what's the sense of it? Why is there no evidence whatsoever that a soul exists despite research. Who have ...

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Freedompath Didn't anyone ever tell you that " Sarcasm is the LOWEST form of Wit and the last resort of the Fool?"

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Cyklone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I don't believe in a soul. I mean, where is it? How does it interact with the body because if it doesn't interact with the body how could it learn/change/evolve? And if it can't do that, what's the sense of it? Why is there no evidence whatsoever that a soul exists despite research. Who have ...

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Cyklone Or, in Aussie parlance, trying to push shit uphill.....LOL.

A recipe for home-made Satay Prawns ( Shrimps as you yankees call them) that I made for dinner last ...

MsDemeanour comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Most Americans can't pronounce 'Worcestorshire' sauce. Not saying I have correct pronouncation since I'm an aussie but was brought up to call it "woo sta sheer" or just Wooster. What do you call it?

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2020:

Well as a kid we always just called 'hot sauce.'

A recipe for home-made Satay Prawns ( Shrimps as you yankees call them) that I made for dinner last ...

Cyklone comments on Mar 17, 2020:

Bloody hell man, you forgot the chilis and the cold beer. 😀😀

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2020:

Bugger the chilis, haven't had a beer for wel over 3 years now either. Not a wowser by any means though.

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Triphid comments on Mar 17, 2020:

Well, did my Groceries Shop this morning at my regular Supermarket, it was almost like a herd of Shop-lifters had rampaged through the place, some of the shelves and aisles were almost stripped bare, saw one bloke in particular that kind of made me laugh in the Shampoos Aisle loading a trolley with ...

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty You're not kidding and at a quick, rough count I'd saying he had at least 25-30 packets in the trolley.

A few rambling observations on feel-good faith… I gave up my religious beliefs years ago, and ...

WilliamFleming comments on Mar 16, 2020:

The root problem is that we were instructed to believe stuff in the first place. That’s putting the cart before the horse.

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@WilliamFleming Err, correct me IF I'm wrong, BUT does NOT 'Spiritualism' require a belief in ALL things Spiritual?

A few rambling observations on feel-good faith… I gave up my religious beliefs years ago, and ...

Mofo1953 comments on Mar 16, 2020:

True Christianity = Bullshit

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2020:

ALL Religion = Bullshit imho.

A few rambling observations on feel-good faith… I gave up my religious beliefs years ago, and ...

JohnnyQB comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Why did you use a bible verse to relate with something ? That would be like my saying ''I do believe in treating others as i am treated, which reminds me of my favorite bible verse when i was a believer'' ... Man throw those memories out, that is a book of immorality. Nothing good in it, if there ...

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@JohnnyQB Or as toilet paper in this CoVid19 crisis since some of those 'wankers' are stampeding through supermarkets, etc, and hoarding up all the toilet they can get their grubby little hands on.

😪 OK so I really need to say this.

Triphid comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Vinegar is a type of Bleach, it, like bleach, contains Acetic Acid.

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@silverotter11 In actual fact it does contain a weak and non-corrisive form of acid.

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Cyklone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I don't believe in a soul. I mean, where is it? How does it interact with the body because if it doesn't interact with the body how could it learn/change/evolve? And if it can't do that, what's the sense of it? Why is there no evidence whatsoever that a soul exists despite research. Who have ...

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Freedompath Oh stone the crows, (shaking head in disbelief btw). Yes I know full well humans ARE animate objects, so are birds, other animals etc, as well, ALL are made up of atoms and molecules, so are rocks, trees, dirt, gases, water, the chair/s you sit upon, your computer/iphone, ipad or whatever and even excrement as well. In all my years and years as a Nurse NEVER once have I seen 'energy' eminating/departing from a newly deceased person but I have regularly seen the body rid itself of wastes such as urine and faeces soon after death. We Humans, just like every other living thing just live and die, after that the flesh, etc, begins to slowly but surely decay and rot away as bacteria take over and start breaking down the individual cells usually leaving not much more than a putrid sludge behind. Any clearer on the subject now?

I joined a Christian Chat Group just to see what was going on with them.

Apunzelle comments on Mar 15, 2020:

No examples??

Triphid replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Apunzelle Precisely......LOL. And my little of ' on the spot quick thinking' with very annoying Evangeloon pest actually worked a treat, better, far, far better than I even hoped....LOL.

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LeighShelton comments on Mar 16, 2020:

hand sanitiser all gone but ironicly more people in town than i would expect on a mid march sunday morning

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@LeighShelton Just DON"T mix the bleach with the Vinegar, use one or the other BUT not together.

I joined a Christian Chat Group just to see what was going on with them.

Apunzelle comments on Mar 15, 2020:

No examples??

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@AmyTheBruce Hey, just came in from going outside to see what the weather is like, saw my Evangeloon neighbour actually standing in his front and praying very loudly, " Lord Jesus, protect from the effects of this 'Morona Virus' that I have contracted ( see post I made yesterday re- him and Morona Virus).

I joined a Christian Chat Group just to see what was going on with them.

evidentialist comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Make sure you follow the guidelines and wash your hands after every encounter.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Petter LO, these days it is merely water from the tap/faucet with a few magic cantations said over it. But hey, I'll stick with my Dad's old saying about, after you never really know what the Priests, Nuns, etc, have used it for before they sprinkle it on you, do you?

😪 OK so I really need to say this.

Triphid comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Vinegar is a type of Bleach, it, like bleach, contains Acetic Acid.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty, @silverotter11 I was NOT suggesting NOR recommending mixing Bleach and Vinegar together btw.

😪 OK so I really need to say this.

Triphid comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Vinegar is a type of Bleach, it, like bleach, contains Acetic Acid.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty You're preaching to the choir here by the way.

What are your personal pet peeves about religous people?

kenriley comments on Mar 15, 2020:

The only pet I'm having right now is the new wife is sex sex sex. I need to ask her if that's a religous thing.Well if it is than no peeve here.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@kenriley Old aussie joke here, When finished having sex, proceed to wipe penis on curtains, then stand back watch partner/wife scream and climb the walls.

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LeighShelton comments on Mar 16, 2020:

hand sanitiser all gone but ironicly more people in town than i would expect on a mid march sunday morning

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Yep, use bleach and enjoy breathing toxic Chlorine gas, it remains in your lungs and blood and slowly builds up.

😪 OK so I really need to say this.

Triphid comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Vinegar is a type of Bleach, it, like bleach, contains Acetic Acid.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty, @silverotter11 I'd rather the smell of Vinegar than the stench of the chlorine gas thank you. Chlorine Gas is HIGHLY toxic even small amounts.

😪 OK so I really need to say this.

Triphid comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Vinegar is a type of Bleach, it, like bleach, contains Acetic Acid.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty I know that, have known that for many many years.

😪 OK so I really need to say this.

Triphid comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Vinegar is a type of Bleach, it, like bleach, contains Acetic Acid.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Yes and highly acid to boot, in case you were unaware.

😪 OK so I really need to say this.

Triphid comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Vinegar is a type of Bleach, it, like bleach, contains Acetic Acid.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@silverotter11 That is why using vinegar alone is far better than using chemical based bleachs because as soon as bleach is poured onto anything the chlorine gas is released. Plus the acid in Vinegar breaks down the cell walls of the bacteria, etc, on contact.

What are your personal pet peeves about religous people?

kenriley comments on Mar 15, 2020:

The only pet I'm having right now is the new wife is sex sex sex. I need to ask her if that's a religous thing.Well if it is than no peeve here.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@kenriley Oh dear, then it seems you've got the whole process 100% wrong.....LOL.

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LeighShelton comments on Mar 16, 2020:

hand sanitiser all gone but ironicly more people in town than i would expect on a mid march sunday morning

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@LeighShelton The ancient Romans used it both as a treatment for wounds ( an Antiseptic) and as remedy for things such as toothache, bad breath and a thirst quencher on long marches.

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Robecology comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Good question. I was a bit surprised to see my local Aldi's out of TP....I thought the clientele here were smarter...I guess this poster describes too many in this community as well...

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@MissKathleen Me too.

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Triphid comments on Mar 16, 2020:

" You have NOTHING to Fear except Fear itself." Author unknown atm.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Sgt_Spanky Thanks for jogging my memory.

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Cyklone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I don't believe in a soul. I mean, where is it? How does it interact with the body because if it doesn't interact with the body how could it learn/change/evolve? And if it can't do that, what's the sense of it? Why is there no evidence whatsoever that a soul exists despite research. Who have ...

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Freedompath Well, technically the 'energy' of the human body is derived from the both the nutrients it has consumed, digested and then utilised by the cells that make up the body and the oxygen it also consumes AFTER the lungs extract it from the air it has breathed in. Since atoms and molecules make up EVERY single cell in every part of the human body and those atoms, etc, vibrate, then that is the 'energy' to which, I assume, you are refering. Every atom, every molecule in the entire Universe, without execption, vibrates, each copper atom in the wires leading to your house vibrates, but it is stimulated to vibrate even more and faster once you throw the switch to turn on a light, etc, that is how the current and electrical power travels from Generator to your house, basically. And is travels along the wires it creates an Electro-magnetic field that radiates out as a 50Hz radio signal as well.

Struggling with hell/satan/evil stuff.

Cyklone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I don't believe in a soul. I mean, where is it? How does it interact with the body because if it doesn't interact with the body how could it learn/change/evolve? And if it can't do that, what's the sense of it? Why is there no evidence whatsoever that a soul exists despite research. Who have ...

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Freedompath Actually I think you'll find that the actual reference was to Atoms and Molecules vibrating, which they all do, imperceptible to our normal sense, but none-the-less they vibrate. For example, when a container of water is heated, it IS trhe heat that causes the vibrations of the molecules, etc, to vibbrate faster and faster until they vibrate so fast that the percetion of the bioling and turning to steam ocurrs.

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LeighShelton comments on Mar 16, 2020:

hand sanitiser all gone but ironicly more people in town than i would expect on a mid march sunday morning

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Actually a 50/50 mix of white vinegar in saline ( salty) water after you've washed your hands is a far better antibacterial treatment, cheaper and far better. You can also use neat Vinegar to wipe down surfaces, the bath/shower recess, toilet seat and even add it to the rinsing water as you do the laundry, between it and sunlight, at least 98% of bacteria will be deader than Julius Caesar.

What are your personal pet peeves about religous people?

kenriley comments on Mar 15, 2020:

The only pet I'm having right now is the new wife is sex sex sex. I need to ask her if that's a religous thing.Well if it is than no peeve here.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

Have you manage to get your new wife to the point of screaming and climb the walls?

I’ve just watched the latest BBC News programme and have heard and seen all the latest curfews and...

TCorCM comments on Mar 15, 2020:

We had some local churches cancel service.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Marionville More like utterly Impotent on ALL counts.

I’ve just watched the latest BBC News programme and have heard and seen all the latest curfews and...

KKGator comments on Mar 15, 2020:

14 weeks, or 14 days? If it's really 14 weeks, that's pretty daunting. As far as the irony, I doubt many of them will see it. If they haven't caught on to their own cognitive dissonance already, they aren't likely to.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Fernapple The last I've been told is that the Pandemic will go much longer than 14 weeks, more than likely 6 months or more unless a viable vaccine is tested, proven safe and effective then released, posthaste, in quantities huge enough to immunise every person on the planet.

Well, I don't know about anyone else around my part of Western New South Wales, BUT as of today I'm ...

David1955 comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Don't want to spoil your party, but having had the NBN for years I can tell you that your paid speed will never be the same as your actual speed. Also, all that bru ha ha about NBN is all very well, but the weakest link will always be your router. It will drop out, be affected by other people's ...

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

Won't be worrying about getting the top NBN speed or rates, mostly just need to get on it since they reckon B.Hill will be going to NBN around May the First.

Look what I shared: Pastor says only “sissies” & “pansies” wash their hands to prevent ...

anglophone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Said paster is lacking both sanity and compassion.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

And they, imho, are just his GOOD points and his only GOOD points.

N.J. bill to remove religion as reason to avoid vaccinating kids enrages parents at hearing - nj.com

OldMetalHead comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Great! Now, if only Idaho would get rid of their faith healing exemption.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@OldMetalHead "Religious Freedom," utter Cats Piss imho, scared totally shitless to stand up and be counted as decent caring human beings is what I'd call those weak-kneed, piss-poor, Law-makers.

Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum Refuse to Close During Coronavirus Scare | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Ken really is a Ham. LOL

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

And you ain't whistling Dixie with that one my friend.

Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum Refuse to Close During Coronavirus Scare | Hemant Mehta | ...

Surfpirate comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Give it a few more days and they will be closed, once the body count starts to rise.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

Really LOVE that little cartoon meme, mind if I borrow it?

Evidence of human life 120,000 years ago in Australia.

Triphid comments on Mar 14, 2020:

There is a myth/legend among numerous Aboriginal Australian Tribes/Clans that when their ancestors first arrived here there were already other people living in Australia. Many are described as being, " Tall as a spear, with much hair on their bodies,straight, reddish/brown hair hanging down past ...

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@FrayedBear Hey I WAS trying to mention their NICE (???) points and attributes.....LOL.

What are your personal pet peeves about religous people?

gater comments on Mar 15, 2020:

That they ignore logic, and will say "I know in my heart" - what does that even mean?

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

To put in straight out Aussie Outback parlance/language, " S.F.A." a.k.a. " Sweet F*** All,"

National day of pray?

JohnnyQB comments on Mar 15, 2020:

I'm just curious as to why you went to mass shootings ? I doubt that has been a main focus of prayer from christians. How about 9/11, the biggest prayer fail in history. And we can say that for certain, it was televised around the globe with every believer watching. All the way from the Pope to ...

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

The Christaloons out this way have been praying almost non-stop for the drought to break and the rains to come, YET we are stil in drought, we get a piss poor amount of rain once in a Blue Moon or even less, we are still on Water Usage Restrictions. Yep, talking to your hands or the ceiling does work Christaloons, it give your lungs and vocal chords a workout, but that is all it ever does.

I’ve just watched the latest BBC News programme and have heard and seen all the latest curfews and...

TCorCM comments on Mar 15, 2020:

We had some local churches cancel service.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

LOL, so much for the Great and Omnipotent God and Jesus who protects from all things unholy then.

I’ve just watched the latest BBC News programme and have heard and seen all the latest curfews and...

KKGator comments on Mar 15, 2020:

14 weeks, or 14 days? If it's really 14 weeks, that's pretty daunting. As far as the irony, I doubt many of them will see it. If they haven't caught on to their own cognitive dissonance already, they aren't likely to.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

As far as I heard from informed, well informed sources that is, the self isolation period is 14 days thus far, NOT 14 weeks.

I joined a Christian Chat Group just to see what was going on with them.

evidentialist comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Make sure you follow the guidelines and wash your hands after every encounter.

Triphid replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@Petter No way Jose, my Dad always said that 'Holy Water' was nothing more than slightly diluted Priest and Nun piss.....LOL.

N.J. bill to remove religion as reason to avoid vaccinating kids enrages parents at hearing - nj.com

OldMetalHead comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Great! Now, if only Idaho would get rid of their faith healing exemption.

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@OldMetalHead You've got to be joking? Such blatant child abuse is PERMITTED by LAW, where the f*** did they dig such arse-wipes as could pass such a Law?

Evidence of human life 120,000 years ago in Australia.

Triphid comments on Mar 14, 2020:

There is a myth/legend among numerous Aboriginal Australian Tribes/Clans that when their ancestors first arrived here there were already other people living in Australia. Many are described as being, " Tall as a spear, with much hair on their bodies,straight, reddish/brown hair hanging down past ...

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@FrayedBear Polies and Priests aren't cannibals as such, Polies are just, imo, avaricious, self-serving, lying, two-faced, off-spring of mainly verminous whores and pimps. Priest are just, imo, lazy, good for nothing, bludgers who are so averse to actual working in REAL jobs and a fair percentage of them see the Priesthood as a means to further their predatory behaviour, be it as paedophiles or or just parasites sucking the hard earned money out the gullible.

Blind Faith In Religion Destroys Our Ability To Critically Think For Ourselves

anglophone comments on Mar 15, 2020:

The ability to think critically (among other cognitive skills) is one of the foundations of my world view.

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2020:

My Dad always instilled into me that EVERY problem has a solution, every answer has a question, every question deserves an honest and true answer. Plus one of his biggest and best, imo, policies for want of a better word, " If there is a tool, etc, you need to do a job and you either haven't got one, can't afford to buy one or even borrow one, then use your brain, design one, make it and use it." Which I used quite a few years ago now, I needed a tool, rather than a crowbar and shovel, to dig post-holes 600mms wide and 1,800mms deep for fence I was erecting. Couldn't afford one of those fancy ones from a Hardware Store, coudn't borrow one, couldn't afford to hire one, so I grabbed some heavy duty steel pipe, cut it to 1,980mms in length, welded on a system that allowed me to add a heavy duty ratchet tool to the top, cut a series of sharp, angled teeth into the other end and Voila, a Post-hole Borer that I can sit on a stool and operate with relative ease that digs through some the hardest soils and stones in my yard. Thanks once again Dad, Aussie Bushman ingenuity comes to the fore once again.

Blind Faith In Religion Destroys Our Ability To Critically Think For Ourselves

Triphid comments on Mar 15, 2020:

As a Lecturer once stated, categorically, during my studies to gain my ThD. " The parameters of Faith are such; a) One must NEVER question, b) One must NEVER attempt to apply reasoning, etc, to ANY and ALL religious teachings, c) One MUST TRUST explicitly what you are told, no matter the ...

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@K9Kohle789 Yep, I was brought the same way by my Dad, question everything, search out answers for yourself, seperate out the Pros and Cons, then, and only then, decide for yourself. It'd would be an even money bet that that ideloogy was the foundations of my life-long Atheism and the true reason for my being actually expelled from EVERY single Sunday School in every religion in town by the time I was 9 years old PLUS banned from attending Primary and Secondary School Compulsory Scripture Classes until they were abolished in 1965.

I joined a Christian Chat Group just to see what was going on with them.

evidentialist comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Make sure you follow the guidelines and wash your hands after every encounter.

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2020:

And beware of the virtual "holy water" they will try to douse you with....LOL.

Mystery religions were prevalent in Egypt and all the middle east at the time of adoption of the ...

gearl comments on Mar 15, 2020:

The book of John especially reads exactly like a product of a mystery religion.

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2020:

The entire Holey Babble ( Holy Bible), not just the book of John, reads like some cheap, badly thought out and written mystery novel.

A recipe for home-made Satay Prawns ( Shrimps as you yankees call them) that I made for dinner last ...

PondartIncbendog comments on Mar 14, 2020:

We call em prawns too.

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@MsDemeanour In this region Yabbies are considered as a delicacy, we catch them using "drop-nets" baited with either raw meat or slivers of toilet soap ( I prefer to use pieces of a cheap bar of choclate, the yabbies go crazy when they get a whiff of chocolate in the water) hang in the nets from small bags made of netting material. Once we've caught enough, they're dropped into boiling salty water, killing them instantly and the salt causes them to expel all the taste of mud, etc, then we let them cool down, peel off the shell from the tails and the claws and eat the meat. or preserve the meat in jars with vinegar for later. It usuallt takes about 10 - 20 decent sized yabbie tails to make up a kilo of meat depending on what time of the seaon they've been caught. Yabbies usually bury themselves deep into the mud (anywhere from 1 metre deep to 2 or 3 metres down) from around late April through until early September and go into hibernation surviving on the fat, etc, they've stored in theit tails and claws so catching them in early September means you're only going to get ones with very little worth-while eating meat on them. An unwritten rule among fishermen out this way that IF you catch female yabbies carrying eggs under her tail, you put her back in the water and let her go, sadly though, we now get visiting fishermen from other States coming here who don't follow that rule at all.

Paula White Featured Speaker At Event Promising ‘Supernatural Protection’ From Coronavirus | ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Mar 14, 2020:

😂😂😂 Jesus. You know there's people out there right now, believing they're protected. *smh*

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez Well without the Peddlers selling their very dubious wares (Faith) then they'd be lining up at Employment Offices, etc, rather than at Real Estate Agencies lookijng to buy bigger and better mansions, etc.

Evidence of human life 120,000 years ago in Australia.

Triphid comments on Mar 14, 2020:

There is a myth/legend among numerous Aboriginal Australian Tribes/Clans that when their ancestors first arrived here there were already other people living in Australia. Many are described as being, " Tall as a spear, with much hair on their bodies,straight, reddish/brown hair hanging down past ...

Triphid replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@FrayedBear Pretty sure we didn't have cannibals inhabiting Australia either amongst the present Natives or amongst the Warrigani/Dirrigerri as well.

A recipe for home-made Satay Prawns ( Shrimps as you yankees call them) that I made for dinner last ...

PondartIncbendog comments on Mar 14, 2020:

We call em prawns too.

Triphid replies on Mar 14, 2020:

@PondartIncbendog Some choose to call Crayfish Lobsters, Yabbies are a freshwater crustacean and come in a variety of types from different States across Australia, eg. Marron in Western Australia, Murray River Crayfish in South Australia, Yabbies mainly out here Far Western New South Wales, etc, but they ALL are predominantly freshwater crustaceans unlike the saltwater crustaceans.

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RussRAB comments on Mar 14, 2020:

If she was vaccinated as a child, can we blame it for her complete and dangerous lunacy?

Triphid replies on Mar 14, 2020:

Sadly there is NO vaccine that prevents lunacy/stupidity.

Paula White Featured Speaker At Event Promising ‘Supernatural Protection’ From Coronavirus | ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Mar 14, 2020:

😂😂😂 Jesus. You know there's people out there right now, believing they're protected. *smh*

Triphid replies on Mar 14, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez But Faith does stop the Faith Peddlers from going on to the Poverty Line.

A recipe for home-made Satay Prawns ( Shrimps as you yankees call them) that I made for dinner last ...

PondartIncbendog comments on Mar 14, 2020:

We call em prawns too.

Triphid replies on Mar 14, 2020:

@PondartIncbendog Imo, NOTHING comes close to beating a good feed of freshly caught and cooked Yabbies. When I was a kid we'd often catch Yabbies as big as 1.25 litre drink bottles with claws strong enough to snap a pencil and tails longer than your hand from wrist to the finger tips and a wide as three fingers put together.

Evidence of human life 120,000 years ago in Australia.

Triphid comments on Mar 14, 2020:

There is a myth/legend among numerous Aboriginal Australian Tribes/Clans that when their ancestors first arrived here there were already other people living in Australia. Many are described as being, " Tall as a spear, with much hair on their bodies,straight, reddish/brown hair hanging down past ...

Triphid replies on Mar 14, 2020:

@FrayedBear Well, according to Aboriginal legends/tales, the TRUE First Australians, the Warrigani/Dirrigerri peoples, were so friendly and gullible that the incoming tribes/clans hunted them out the mainlands until they reach the sea and then killed all the adults and male children adopting only the young female children, thus the occassional appearance of reddish hair arises in aboriginals from time to time.

As Covid19 continues on its merry way, Mr.

Doubting comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Morrison is not a leader. He is incapable of taking sensible initiatives for the common good. He is adept only at obfuscating when held to account. He is fond of shady salesman-like one liners to try to make us all feel he's doing something useful when the fact is he's doing nothing. He ...

Triphid replies on Mar 14, 2020:

I sincerely doubt IF ScumMo & Co. could manage to lead a pack of starving mice to a Grain Silo. He probably has printed instructions on the Toilet Door telling him exactly what to use and how to wipe his arse.

A recipe for home-made Satay Prawns ( Shrimps as you yankees call them) that I made for dinner last ...

PondartIncbendog comments on Mar 14, 2020:

We call em prawns too.

Triphid replies on Mar 14, 2020:

@PondartIncbendog " Crawdads" what the f*** are Crawdads, we have Prawns, Shrimps, ( they come from the rivers, etc,) Crayfish from the sea and Yabbies from the rivers, dams and lakes (WHEN they have actual WATER in them that is), Yabbies taste way way better that Prawns, more meat on the tails and in the claws as well.

As Covid19 continues on its merry way, Mr.

David1955 comments on Mar 14, 2020:

I think Rudd's hand out during the GFC (Gross Fuckup in Capitalism) at least did help to ameliorate the effects, but Christo Scotty's puff up for business and morsels for the "lower orders" will, as you suggest, do not much. They love to give money to business, don't they? Right Wing DNA is the same...

Triphid replies on Mar 14, 2020:

@FrayedBear Nor in mine either.

Hi there fellow Heathens, Agnostics, etc, etc, NO I didn't end up getting burned at the stake or ...

Lorajay comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Welcome back, My electric company offers a whole house surge protector for $5 a month. It is not foolproof but that along with a surge protector on my expensive stuff seems to have helped me survive Oklahoma's many thunderstorms.

Triphid replies on Mar 14, 2020:

According to supply company the Surge was caused by a programming error in the back-up power station that was supposed toONLY cut in when the Grid Supply was interrupted for longer than 5-10 minutes. The back-up unit kicked in needlessly and sent a surge through the town frying countless devices including numerous Solar Power Converters fixed to homes with Solar Panels fitted.

As Covid19 continues on its merry way, Mr.

David1955 comments on Mar 14, 2020:

I think Rudd's hand out during the GFC (Gross Fuckup in Capitalism) at least did help to ameliorate the effects, but Christo Scotty's puff up for business and morsels for the "lower orders" will, as you suggest, do not much. They love to give money to business, don't they? Right Wing DNA is the same...

Triphid replies on Mar 14, 2020:

Aye how terribly sad it would be if Dutton infected the entire Liberal-National Party ( tongue very much in cheek here btw).

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Budgie comments on Jan 24, 2020:

Love the song I must admit to skipping the intro. Bit long for me tonight.

Triphid replies on Mar 14, 2020:

Ah, to be sure, to be sure me boyoh, the intro was on the long side, was it not....LOL. But everyone knows full well that the Paddies have the gift of the blarney and the gab....LOL.

A recipe for home-made Satay Prawns ( Shrimps as you yankees call them) that I made for dinner last ...

PondartIncbendog comments on Mar 14, 2020:

We call em prawns too.

Triphid replies on Mar 14, 2020:

No probs, have heard them referred to as Shrimps more than Prawns though.

Why do the faithful fear coronavirus?

RussRAB comments on Mar 13, 2020:

The other side of this story are those who are trusting God to protect them. I've repeated the situation in South Korea several times here. Over half the cases in this country are among one religious cult which told its followers they would be protected from disease and to continue proselytizing for...

Triphid replies on Mar 14, 2020:

Kind of looks to me that both Allah and the Catholic God have a bit of a beef with them both at the moment since the Home of Catholicism is under TOTAL lock-down, nation-wide, and Covid19 is running rampant through Italy and getting pretty rife throughout the Middle east as well.

Christians, or as I call some of them, christian scum, like to call evolution and science "Lies from...

Novelty comments on Mar 13, 2020:

I agree the black plague was awesome for Western Civilization. I wonder what influence corona virus will have on Western Civilization, if any at all.

Triphid replies on Mar 14, 2020:

@Novelty Yep, Being a funeral Director is most definitely a 'DYING' business....LOL, and NO customer ever comes back back to complain about the service either.

Stegosaurus footprints found on Isle of Skye Grapefruit-sized tracks are first evidence that ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 12, 2020:

The world's a big place, we'll be finding things forever ☺️

Triphid replies on Mar 13, 2020:

Yep, during my long abscence from this group, I went on a dig in Queensland with some Archaeologists, etc, ( mainly as a Camp Cook and a sorter of the finds) and we uncovered a 92% complete fossil of the early ancestor of modern kangaroos, estimates place it at being aprrox. 3 ( THREE) Metres in height, weighing in at about 180 - 200 kilos when alive and DEFINITELY not a herbivore, most likely an Omnivore given the types of teeth it had in its mouth. Darned glad those buggers aren't roaming around the country these days.

I've been learning a ridiculous about the history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia for my series ...

Novelty comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Quite impressive Mr. Westbrook, now I have to find your channel to subscribe. I think the biggest surprise concerning Egypt for me was their use of phonetics and the subsequent discovery that ancient Egyptian is basically Coptic albeit an ancient version. As for Jewish mythology, that ship sailed ...

Triphid replies on Mar 13, 2020:

The Coptic language arose from the Ancient Egytian language as a kind of regional dialect just as Arabic and Hebrew languages from the original roots of the older and more ancient Aramaic language.

Hi there fellow Heathens, Agnostics, etc, etc, NO I didn't end up getting burned at the stake or ...

MrBeelzeebubbles comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Shit, was a bit worried you'd been incinerated, but there ain't much to burn out your way.

Triphid replies on Mar 13, 2020:

No I'm too far away from the 'normal' bushfire regions of Australia thankfully, but things are very slowly looking up way out here, we've actually had REAL rain falling, though not a great amount of it, in the last couple of weeks, last Wednesday I recorded a whole 3/4 of an inch of rain in my rain gauge and a wek before recorded 1/2 an inch even though the local measuring station only recorded about a tenth of that amount. Broken Hill has a line of hills that roughly divide the town in half and the Weather Recording station is on the opposite side of town to me, it sounds wierd BUT my side can get rain while the other side gets none or very little and vice versa.

Hi there fellow Heathens, Agnostics, etc, etc, NO I didn't end up getting burned at the stake or ...

IAJO163 comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Welcome back. You still have a desk top PC?

Triphid replies on Mar 13, 2020:

Yep, still have it, don't like laptops, cell phones, etc, etc.

Hi there fellow Heathens, Agnostics, etc, etc, NO I didn't end up getting burned at the stake or ...

ToolGuy comments on Mar 13, 2020:

They have ways that are supposed to prevent that. Were you plugged into a surge protector?

Triphid replies on Mar 13, 2020:

Yes, but it was a very old and early version Surge Protector though.

Hi there fellow Heathens, Agnostics, etc, etc, NO I didn't end up getting burned at the stake or ...

Novelty comments on Mar 13, 2020:

I recently returned from a long absence as well, welcome back.

Triphid replies on Mar 13, 2020:

Glad to see you also have returned.

Hi there fellow Heathens, Agnostics, etc, etc, NO I didn't end up getting burned at the stake or ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Change your username to biphid 😊😋 You got two more chances

Triphid replies on Mar 13, 2020:

LOL, like that one, but according to memory and my medical records I've survived the Grim Reapers attempts 4 times already, 2 were by the skin of my teeth as well. After surviving the for the fourth time a Doctor told me that, " In his opinion I have more more lives than a herd of Feral cats."

Hi there fellow Heathens, Agnostics, etc, etc, NO I didn't end up getting burned at the stake or ...

Davesnothere comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Suckpill Hope your rebuild is an upgrade

Triphid replies on Mar 13, 2020:

We've named the 'black box' the 6 Million Dollar Box nowadays in honour of the 6 Million Dollars worth of hours we spent on it. The only few things we couldn't get it do is make coffee, cook a meal, do housework, walk and talk plus a few other minor type things.

Hi there fellow Heathens, Agnostics, etc, etc, NO I didn't end up getting burned at the stake or ...

creative51 comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Damn, thought we finally got rid of you, lol. Nice that you are back in the trenches. Switch to solar power, does away with those power surges.

Triphid replies on Mar 13, 2020:

Aw gee thanx mate, LOL.

Between 1419 and 1712 Europe went through 42 significant Wars (there were many more small ...

Paddypereira comments on Dec 29, 2019:

About that, Holy Inquisition. In Portugal, in the old times, the Jews created a kind of chorizo made of poultry (usually chorizo is made of pork) so they could claim they were Christians and escape the persecution. Once I saw in Lisbon an exhibition of torture instruments used by the Inquisition to ...

Triphid replies on Dec 29, 2019:

When one stops to really think about it Religious Freedom simply means the ability to ,literally, IMPOSE your system of belief upon every one else, does it not?

Between 1419 and 1712 Europe went through 42 significant Wars (there were many more small ...

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Dec 29, 2019:

As a teenager, I was surprised to learn that the Puritans came to the Colonies for THEIR religious freedom. In turn, they were intolerant of other beliefs.

Triphid replies on Dec 29, 2019:

@Reignmond No real difference between the Puritans, the Catholics, the Protestants and all the other Christian Sect then is there?

lately I'm beginning to think they should change an IQ test from measuring how intelligent someone ...

bklynite53 comments on Dec 29, 2019:

Intelligence is over rated. Common sense will get you through more things

Triphid replies on Dec 29, 2019:

Yes, BUT 'common sense' is NOT as common as we think.

He told me he's a psychopath.

KKGator comments on Dec 27, 2019:

ALL women should take a self-defense course. Even if they think they're a badass. Stature is irrelevant if you know how to defend yourself. The tiniest person (man or woman) can take down someone significantly larger, IF they know what to do. Even if there is a weapon involved, be ready to ...

Triphid replies on Dec 29, 2019:

@KKGator Even a kick or punch to the crotch of female can bring her to her knees.

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skado comments on Dec 28, 2019:

I don't know, I saw a couple of testaments in there! :D

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2019:

I think the 'testament' used in that was NOT in the same sense as the Faithfools use the word.

Sorry, can't agree with this, sets a bad precedent.

Coffeo comments on Dec 28, 2019:

Volunteers should not be paid, but they should have ***all*** their job-related expenses reimbursed.

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2019:

There SHOULD be some form of financial recompense paid to their families though, since the families are mostly left without the regular income provided by the spouse/partner who is out fighting the fires, etc, in a volunteer capacity in my opinion. Ask yourself, How many children did NOT see a parent on Xmas Day BECAUSE that parent was battling the fires, How many families had a very meagre Xmas because the family funds were being stretched to almost or beyond the breaking point? Yes, pay those who are family members, etc, Insure the lives of the Volunteers, make sure that the Government ensures that the Firies get all the nutrition, rest, support and comforts, etc, they WILL require AND simply rely upon the likes of the Salvos, etc, to jump in and fill the gaps.

I hear from my brother frequently about how concerned he is I'm going to hell.

evergreen comments on Dec 27, 2019:

Good points ! I like to use a FB meme I saw a while back, saying : Since humans began , they have created over 4000 gods. And for each one, there were/are people who believed in them absolutely, without any doubt. That alone proves to me that man created god(s), not the other way around ...

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2019:

@starwatcher-al No way Jose, we need more Gods/Deities like we need more holes in our head.

He told me he's a psychopath.

KKGator comments on Dec 27, 2019:

ALL women should take a self-defense course. Even if they think they're a badass. Stature is irrelevant if you know how to defend yourself. The tiniest person (man or woman) can take down someone significantly larger, IF they know what to do. Even if there is a weapon involved, be ready to ...

Triphid replies on Dec 27, 2019:

@KKGator The nose first, then, if possible, a knuckled fore fingers to the eyes, followed by a rapid, full strength punch to the solar plexus and then, IF you truly want a bit the old ' I told you No' the knee or fist to the 'family jewels' as the coup de gras ….LOL. Usually, as a friend who was a Martial Arts trainer taught my daughter, those in as quick a succession as possible, will bring down even the biggest and strongest of attackers into a screaming, blubbering heap.

Hello fellow Humanists, What are you looking forward to accomplishing, participating, or simply ...

Atheist3 comments on Dec 26, 2019:

Stayin' alive!

Triphid replies on Dec 27, 2019:

@MaryFromTexas A great Aussie singing trio.

He told me he's a psychopath.

KKGator comments on Dec 27, 2019:

ALL women should take a self-defense course. Even if they think they're a badass. Stature is irrelevant if you know how to defend yourself. The tiniest person (man or woman) can take down someone significantly larger, IF they know what to do. Even if there is a weapon involved, be ready to ...

Triphid replies on Dec 27, 2019:

@KKGator A quick and forceful blow to the 'Family Jewels' on any man will bring him down faster than a ton of bricks from a roof-top. He will be writhing in agony, crying his eyes out, retching his guts up and holding his 'family jewels' in both cupped hands for quite some time. I have a really fair idea how it would feel because I once copped the towing hitch end of a trailer in that very region when a friend's young son decided to jump into the rear of the trailer while I was trying to attach it to the car.

I'm unsure as whether or not this subject has been brought up on this Site before or not, but here ...

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 27, 2019:

Your neighbor needs a home visit from Social Services to determine if he is mentally fit to live unassisted. Call the non-911 police number and ask for one, explaining he is acting erratically.

Triphid replies on Dec 27, 2019:

@AnneWimsey No. to own a gun in Australia you need to have a legitimate reason for owning one in the first place, then you need to show that you are able and proficient in Firearm Safety to own and use one, then you have to have both a Criminal Records check down by the Police WHICH often includes a check on IF you have any Psychiatric Problems that have been diagnosed and treated professionally and you MUST have either a Licensed Shooting Club and Range where you intent to go to shoot OR a written permission from a Farming Property Owner where you can shoot plus a secured, safe and lockable storage cabinet for your firearm.

He told me he's a psychopath.

KKGator comments on Dec 27, 2019:

ALL women should take a self-defense course. Even if they think they're a badass. Stature is irrelevant if you know how to defend yourself. The tiniest person (man or woman) can take down someone significantly larger, IF they know what to do. Even if there is a weapon involved, be ready to ...

Triphid replies on Dec 27, 2019:

When in a situation where danger is apparent, as I was taught many many years ago, aim the heel of your hand directly at the tip of the nose and drive the heel of hand into it with every ounce of strength you can muster, the impact not only fractures the nasal bones, it also causes the most intense pain imaginable and the eyes literally flood with tears blinding the assailant, given you a chance of either landing another forceful blow to the Genitalia region or running like hell away as fast as your feet can carry you.

He told me he's a psychopath.

linxminx comments on Dec 27, 2019:

Would a true psychopath inform someone they were a psychopath? I'm not an expert but from what I've read narcissists, sociopaths, and psychopaths like to groom their victims over time. Some articles that I've read suggest the grooming process is what these individuals with personality disorders ...

Triphid replies on Dec 27, 2019:

@LiterateHiker As a qualified Psychologist, though I mostly work with children and younger people under the age of 25-30, I'd hazard to say that this man exhibits symptoms of both Sociopathic and Psychopathic tendencies. My humble suggestion is Stay well away from him at ALL costs.