Who else recalls when this was what grocery shopping at the Supermarket was like?

davknight comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Another obvious difference is the lack of the "Mommy, I want" candy display racks (right next to the checkout aisles), that are seen in today's supermarkets!

Last ISIS village captured, U.S.-backed force says - AOL News

davknight comments on Mar 23, 2019:

To paraphrase Che Guevara: You can kill the Pan-Islamic Jihadist. But you can't kill the ideology that motivates him.

The Liberal Left has turned fascist.

davknight comments on Mar 23, 2019:

They're HERE!

Russian 'troll-slayer' went undercover at Russian troll factory in 2015. [businessinsider.com]

davknight comments on Mar 23, 2019:

I suspect Trump has a troll-factory of his own!

Mueller.

davknight comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Just keep the old expression, "Give them enough rope, and they'll hang themselves", in mind!

Has anyone here become a minimalist?

davknight comments on Mar 23, 2019:

I suppose I am something of a minimalist. I try to accumulate as little as possible.

Who else recalls when this was what grocery shopping at the Supermarket was like?

davknight comments on Mar 23, 2019:

I can remember when twenty bucks bought you about four of those bagfulls. (sigh).

What would you say to Trump?

davknight comments on Mar 23, 2019:

His "legacy" will be he was the most hated President in US history! Some legacy!

Trump Ramps Up Campaign as Mueller Report Looms: A Closer Look - YouTube

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Trump: I haven't seen it yet, but it's ALL LIES!

Trophy Hunter Eaten Alive By Lions After He Murdered 3 Baboon Families [natureismetal.com]

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Good to hear, but I hope the lions don't get indigestion!

Is Mike Pompeo claiming that Trump is like a new Messiah? [bbc.com]

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Wingbats are pervasive, throughout his entire administration!

Gun Deaths in 2018 Japan: 10 Sweden: 41 Switzerland: 47 UK: 50 Israel: 105 Australia: 207 ...

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Most of those 39,773 are suicides, and accidental shootings.

Have you seen any of these birds?

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Lots of redheaded woodpeckers around here!

The truth.

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Methinks there will be one big party in the streets when he passes. The only ex-POTUS in American history,that the people will CHEER the passing of! What a "legacy"!

Who knew people that had this nasty shit in their bathroom.

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Back on Vulcan, people never decorated their waste disposals with faux fur. It must be an Earth thing!

If this had happened to me, when teaching, especially in my younger days, I would have gotten ...

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Cops LOVE shooting people! Even if its just with airsoft guns! And they especially get a thrill out of tasers!

Dropped my kid off at his 5th grade PUBLIC school today, and there were 2 ladies out front passing ...

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

We have Jehova's Witnesses here, who set up a table in front of the local public library every week. But they don't pester anyone; and they get few takers for the literature they pass out. It seems to be some sort of 'rite of passage' for them.

Pompeo says trump sent my god to save Jewish people from Iran.

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

The whole Trump Administration is as loony as a March Hare!

Unpatriotic stuff..

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

It's "only money". And it's not even their money!

If America has known peace for only 17 years since 1776, does that make them the most aggressive ...

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

True. But Americans are raised not to know, or care about their country's "warts and blemishes". And, when confronted with them, they usually take a "stuff happens!" defense.

I have a theory... What if Trump's erratic behavior is the cause of untreated syphilis??

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

A more likely cause is carcinogenic butt fungus!

The next Civil War?

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

When Donnie is dragged away in a butterfly net, his followers will just go home n get drunker n stupider. Their beer-bellies are too big; and their brains are too small to conduct a civil war (or even an un-civil one).

14 again!!!!

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

I think that every day!

What do you do when religious people knock?

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

I just tell em I'm a deranged, serial chopping, cannibal headhunter; and they go away!

Who are YOU really?

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Woof!

The truth.

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

LOL! We wish! Either that, or the French fry with his name on it!

Hey it's my birthday today and this song came to mind, Old Folks Boogie by Little Feat! [youtu.be]

davknight comments on Mar 22, 2019:

May You Live A Hundred Years! May You Drink Ten-Thousand Beers! Happy Birthday!

Do you agree that Americans have replaced the British House of Lords with an American financial ...

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

The US Senate, and the Electoral "College" are the equivalent of Britain's House of Lords. The "founding fathers" intended to create a government, that the Kleptocrats would always control, while giving the commoners the illusion of democracy.

Anti-Semitism and the Beirut Pogrom - Fredy Perlman

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Perlman's essays were always thought-provoking.

Golan Heights: US to recognise Israeli sovereignty over Syrian territory - BBC News

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

The Golan Heights was stolen by Israel, during the '73 Yom Kippur War, and never returned to Syria. It is just as much of "strategic importance" to Syria, as it is to israel. What business does Trump have "recognizing" other countries' illicit territorial acquisitions? The sooner we get rid of these Trumplerite fascists, the better!

Me! Putting off doing work!

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Lovely smile!

68% of Americans get their "news" from social media.

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Bumper sticker seen at Walmart: "I DON'T WATCH FAKE NEWS!"

You're an old Detroiter (or just old) if...

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Funny how people remember that Roy O'Brian ad, eons later! I met someone in Colorado, 15 years ago, who had grown up nearby, and could remember every word of that jingle!

[alternet.

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

That shouldn't be too hard, considering the ever-growing population!

going down I25 between Albuquerque and Las Cruces

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

How I miss the Front Range!

what is up with the clouds in NM anyway?

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

It's a fleet of alien spacecraft, hidden by a smoke-screen. At the bottom, one can see a scout ship detaching itself from the mother ship.

Do you remember when pizza came in a box?

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

The only thing worse was the greasy pizza they'd serve in school cafeterias! But yes! I remember the 'Chef Boy-Ar-Dee' cardboard-tasting "pizza"! I think Domino's uses the same cardboard-flour dough in theirs!

Frozen Lake Michigan thaws into otherworldly blue ice shards

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Looks like an infinite sea of broken window glass! I'd often thought it would be nice to have a home right on one of the Great Lakes. But then I think about the ice being pushed ashore in winter, and I think "no way!".

Global Looter: US To Take Afghanistan's Minerals To Defray Costs | PopularResistance.Org

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Then they have to keep troops, or mercenaries there, to guard the mines from the Taliban. Another example of Trump's "brilliance"!

[diversityinc.] Amazon. pulls two books claiming cures for autism. Agree/disagree?

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

I was born a Vulcan. And I'll die a Vulcan! No Neuro-Typical can change me into one of them!

I only need 12,671 points for level 8.

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

The higher the Level, the more points you need to get to the next Level. I need 39,000 plus points to get to Level 8. So, just keep commenting!

[msnbc.

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

After Trump is dead and gone, there will still be Trumpies. They will be found in MAGA hats, panhandling at airports.

Does anyone remember these candies and/or eating them?

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

My sister liked that stuff. So after trick-or-treating on Halloween, I'd swap her a bunch of root-beer barrels for an Oh Henry bar.

You're an old Detroiter (or just old) if...

davknight comments on Mar 21, 2019:

I used to live down the street from Johnny Ginger.

[yahoo.

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

The talking heads will hire out to whoever offers them the most lucrative contract!

Facebook: ‘Identifying Hate Speech Is Difficult Because Some Posts Actually Make Pretty ...

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Hate Speech is anything you hate to hear. So it is all too subjective to go censor-happy over. If you are not free to say anything you want, then no one else is either. If I don't like it, I don't have to look at it, listen to it, or watch it.

Hair! Hair! So what do US citizens make of this ruling in Texas allowing native American prison ...

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Why long hair? Many tribes shaved their heads, except for a scalp lock. Sounds juvenile to me.

How about you??

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

You had to be careful choosing one to sit in. The kids who were chronic nose-pickers would decorate them with 'nose-art'!

Thinking about some good road trips to take from toledo, any ideas? Talking 3 to 4 day trips.

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Visit Canada! And see how the Civilized World lives!

[alternet.

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Poor Trumpy seems to be going coup-coup!

Presidential tax returns

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I think they oughta be made to take an IQ test too! No POTUSes below 115!

Teenagers React to Windows 95, Can't Imagine the Hardships | Digital Trends

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Picture them trying to use a Mac!

[yahoo.

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Nothing the threat of a bucket of tar, and a sack of chicken feathers can't make forthcoming! Pitchforks also make quite an impression!

Just For Fun Which Would you Rather?

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

C. I'd take the vacation, and the fifteen thousand. I could then have three or four vacations!

UFOs: Speculations off the Deep End of the Pool.

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Aliens! If you're listening. Can you please come, and take the entire Trump Crime Family some place, far, far away?

An interesting question..

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Why does a bear wipe his butt on a tree?

[l.facebook.com] Making oil.

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Do these legal cannabis firms make hashish? I sure miss hashish!

Anyone else finding this site to be a snooze?

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

You just gotta click around! I'm sure you'll find a category or group of interest to you!

TRUMP IS A PEACE MAKER! ARAB INSIDER CLAIMS POTUS IS "BELOVED" IN THE MIDDLE EAST! - YouTube

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I wonder how much the Saudis paid this guy to say that? Or was it the Agency for International Development?

Katie Pavlich said America doesn't get enough credit for ending slavery. What say ye?

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Actually, both Britain and the US officially ended slavery in 1808. But in the US, it didn't apply to slaves already here. And it didn't stop the smuggling of slaves into the country.

They might be in for a surprise.

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Are they gonna leap off the 'edge'? It might elicit a cackle or two from the Penguins!

Does the Politics section of this site apply exclusively to Left Wing politics, or should anyone who...

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

If you don't have freedom of speech, I don't have freedom of speech.

Just read that Elizabeth Warren will fight for slavery reparations.

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Warren seems a bit 'dingy' (as in 'dingbat'). I doubt she will be the Democratic nominee. But you are right. Proposing too much wild, expensive stuff will drive many voters to Trump.

John Dean: 'Trump is Nixon on steroids and stilts' - CNNPolitics

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Trump is Nixon without his Thorazine, which RMN's shrink began prescribing for him after he lost the 1960 election.

[l.

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Reminds me of the Commander Cody song--"Down to Seeds and Stems Again,Too".

One of Detroits jewels

davknight comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I loved that place! The historical museum, and Greenfield Village too!

[msnbc.

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

I don't think they even care about his dishonesty. Trump is their cult icon; and they will support him to the end.

What is the purpose of the Second Amendment to the Constitution? U.S. citizens only please.

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

It was because, to quote Mao Tse Tung, political power grows out the barrel of a gun. In a country where only the police, the military, and the wealthy, have all the guns, they have all the power. We were guaranteed the right to keep and bear arms, so that we the people, would have political power.

Bring back the Wooly Mammouth! (Ted Talk) [ted.com]

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

I don't mind. Just so long as they don't bring back the T-Rex, and the Velociraptor too!

[l.facebook.com]

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Now that's good news!

“Flintstone” town sparks lawsuit from California town [theguardian.com]

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Looks like it would make a great park for the kids!

[goo.

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

I'm even more curious as to why Catholic Nuns, wearing habits, don't offend them?

Who's your favorite? Me...Bugs ?

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

BUGS!

Too funny. One on one with Kellyanne Conway. Could you tell the difference? [twitter.com]

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

I feel sorrier for George Conway! Imagine being married to her!

@Marionville My partner has a hilarious true story about being cussed by a passing driver (a total ...

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Well, at least he was literate enough to say "nincompoop"! I've heard far cruder road-rage verbage!

on the way to Santa Fe. I just always like these mesas

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Much of the American West was once covered by a salt-water sea. The mesas (or 'buttes' as they are called farther north) are the remnants of islands that once protruded from that sea. (No coincidence that fossils of long extinct fish and crustaceans are sometimes found in their slopes).

Soooo.... this is actually a thing? ? [twitter.com]

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Trump has his own little army of propaganda trolls (aside from the Russians). They are likely responsible for this.

White House says Trump’s tan is because of ‘good genes’ | indy100

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Could be Addison's Disease too (we hope).

Who Do Jared and Ivanka Think They Are?

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

I can picture them in an RV, pulling up to a Mexican drug lord's compound--"Hola, Muchachos! We're the Trumps!"

Do you believe in Doomsday prepping?

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Not a bad idea, if one can afford it. But most people can't afford it.

What does the “H.” in “Jesus H. Christ” stand for?

davknight comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Hornswaggled?

Coming from another low IQ individual, I refuse to believe that.

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

I'd love to see the results of Trump's last IQ test.

Netanyahu tells Arab citizens they’re not real Israelis

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Does it occur to Netanyahu that he is not a real Palestinian either?

Altar Welfare: Churches Steal $71 Billion A Year From Taxpayers, Spend Little On Charity

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Billy Graham: But it was all in good fun!

Iggy & The Stooges - Dirt (1970 HQ) [youtu.be]

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

'1969', and 'Fun House' were their best albums. We listened to them a lot as teenagers, back in Detroit!

Flight emergency: I forgot my baby at the airport

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Somebody that dumb shouldn't even be having babies!

NEW MEXICO NEXT: New Mexico is likely to become the next state to decriminalize marijuana, with ...

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Even a few states decriminalizing could force the others to follow suit. Since people in neighboring states, where its been 'legalized', could then get their weed cheaper from the states that have decriminalized. Any thoughts?

Who remembers Bob Denver as Maynard G. Krebs on the Dobie Gillis TV series before he was Gilligan?

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Who could forget Maynard G Krebs? But I was watching a rerun a while back, and remembered that Dobie Gillis's dad owned a mom n pop type grocery store. It reminded me of how old I am! One doesn't see too many mom n pop stores around anymore!

Still one of the best of dogs' talking: [youtube.com]

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Believe it or not, back in the early '70s, there was a Canadian standup comic who claimed to own a talking dog, named 'Ralph'. When he asked the dog's name, the dog replied "rowf!". When the dog was asked what the top of a house was called, it replied"roof!". And when asked what the opposite of smooth was, the dog said "ruff!'.

"God is in control"

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

I am DOG the Great and Powerful! And I control God!

[apple.news] This is showing up in NewsWeek! Trump is dangerous!

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Actually,in 1973, the Joint Chiefs held a meeting, to decide what to do if Nixon were impeached, or resisted impeachment They decided they would vote on whether they would support the Congress, or the President. Scary, but true!

how many recognize this photo?

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

I thought it was trump as an embryo!

How many of us are going to participate in this year’s March For Science, and how many have gone ...

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Are they gonna fly one of those Trump balloons? They should!

We have such a wonderful president. With everything going on in the world today what is he doing?

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Trumpy forgot to take his Thorazine over the weekend.

Beads Found in 3,400-year-old Nordic Graves Were Made by King Tut's Glassmaker [haaretz.com]

davknight comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Hagar the Horrible was looting an antique shop in Alexandria, and picked them up as a gift for his wife, Helga.

Trumps Police and Bikers are pissed at Democrats.

davknight comments on Mar 16, 2019:

That's just Donnie's delusions again!

Mock a bigot today!

davknight comments on Mar 16, 2019:

One can also 'out-stink' them, with ammonium sulfide capsules, purchased at magic supply shops. One capsule stepped on, will clear a small room. Use more for breaking up crowds. For a minute or two, it smells like a constipated cow times ten, passing gas!

Meilleure affiche que j'ai vue aujourd'hui. . .

davknight comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Musta been fun!

Melania Trump body double has been Identified.

davknight comments on Mar 16, 2019:

That's some ugly arm candy there!

Sarah Abdallah on Twitter: "Tulsi Gabbard: The CIA was using American taxpayer dollars to provide ...

davknight comments on Mar 16, 2019:

It wouldn't be the first time!