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Philosophy & Meaning

1 week ago1w

Posted by thinkwithme

Someone again asked if agnostics are scared to say they are atheists. I only speak for me. Theism God Goddess gods are general abstract ideas until you get more into what you mean specifically when you use those words. If someone thinks God is the ...

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Online Dating: The Reality

1 week ago1w

Posted by Happycanuck

Update time. Besides the on line stuff had some success at the dog park. There is a woman, a bit older than I that really likes me. We have long philosophical discussions, wonderful woman . I think she will be a great friend , but not anything past ...

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Music Fans

2 weeks ago2w

Posted by TCorCM

Turnpike Troubadours : Good Lord Lorrie

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Posts

3 weeks ago3w

Posted by scurry

Coming soon, to a park near you.

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Health & Happiness

4 weeks ago4w

Posted by levan

That's right

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Just for Laughs

1 month ago1m

Posted by AnonySchmoose

Jewish Haiku ( from my Jewish friends - who else? ) On Passover we Opened the door for Elijah. Now our dog is gone. Jewish Buddhism: If there is no self, Whose arthritis is this? Beyond Valium, Peace is knowing one's child Is an ...

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Mar 14Mar 14

Posted by phxbillcee

SciShow Anal Teeth, Paralyzing Farts, and Other Weaponized Butts

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Environment, Ecology and Sustainability

Feb 28Feb 28

Posted by Triphid

An up-date from the 'Avian Karma/ Pay-back Bird Style' from Saturday. Mr. Grumble, Gripe and Groan, aka Evangeloon, discovered his vehicle late yesterday. He angrily 'informed' me that he was going expect "ME to pay for the cleaning of his vehicles ...

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News & Links

Feb 25Feb 25

Posted by barjoe

LINKJoe Manchin Voting Against Neera Tanden Due to a Tweet Critical of His CEO Daughter Heather Bresch

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Health & Happiness

Feb 24Feb 24

Posted by Boomtarat03

LINKCovid: Mother in coma 'should be allowed to die'

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50s +

Feb 24Feb 24

Posted by Austin-Cambridge

LATEST: Old man praying gets a poor result! :-D

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Non-nude sexy pics

Feb 24Feb 24

Posted by RobertNappi2

Wednesday morning fire...Peek-a-boo

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Human Sexuality: Everything About It

Feb 23Feb 23

Posted by ogator

I want to talk about intimacy co-ordinators. Once upon a time in movies, women were exploited because men like to look at naked women. The exploitation of women actors is not a good thing. One part of the solution was the intimacy co-ordinator who ...

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Just for Laughs

Feb 22Feb 22

Posted by RichieO

Personally, I feel it’s a shameful insult to compare tRump to a pig, - pigs are far nicer people, cleaner and they have more morals and common sense…

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Just for Laughs

Feb 21Feb 21

Posted by Triphid

Father Brown has been pondering for the best part of a whole week as to what has become of his bicycle, he has even put up a notice in the local shops offering a reward for its return. It is Saturday evening and he sits down to write his Sermon for ...

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Just for Laughs

Feb 20Feb 20

Posted by tinkercreek

What we all wanted to see on Mars -

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News & Links

Feb 10Feb 10

Posted by snytiger6

LINKA Sri Lankan Author Who Allegedly Insulted Buddhism in a Story is Finally Free | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

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Posts

Feb 2Feb 2

Posted by Boomtarat03

- Many-Jeweled Stupa Reliquary (Tahoto shari yoki) early to mid-1300s - Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333) - Earthen mounds that marked the sites of interred relics in ancient India are called stupas. As Buddhism traveled through East Asia, the ...

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Religious Naturalism

Jan 30Jan 30

Posted by skado

How Much of Buddhism Can Survive the Scrutiny of Science? Shinzen Young says not all of it, of course, but maybe the more important parts. He reminds us that the Dalai Lama himself said that, whatever parts of their tradition are found to contradict...

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Just for Laughs

Jan 15Jan 15

Posted by Zoltans_Queen

At least she's honest.

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News & Links

Jan 9Jan 9

Posted by Atheist_News

LINKAtheist Adventurer- Myanmar - YouTube

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Trump Pinata

Jan 6Jan 6

Posted by racocn8

Compared to what went down at Lafayette Park last summer, the DC police have a lot of explaining to do. How in the hell, with months of advance notice, do you let that happen? Answer: They let it happen. And they were all in on it. And they were ...

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Feline Fanatics

Jan 6Jan 6

Posted by EyesThatSmile

This is comical:

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Dharma Café

Jan 4Jan 4

Posted by skado

"In his Calcutta talk, Merton affirmed: " I think that we have now reached a stage of religious maturity at which it may be possible for someone to remain perfectly faithful to a Christian and Western monastic commitment and yet learn, in depth, from...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jan 1Jan 1

Posted by yvilletom

On January 20th I may start wishing people a happy new year.

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General & Hellos

Dec 25, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Krish55

Merry Christmas Everyone! Eat, drink, and be merry! Forget about God - and, sometimes, atheism too! It's not a religion…

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Dharma Café

Dec 18, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by ZantiMisfit

LINKThailand's Bhikkhunis Want Recognition and Respect - Atlas Obscura

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Bookwurmz

Dec 6, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by BirdMan1

It might seem a bit unusual for this to be posted in A/A, I don't know, but for anyone interested in either the 14th Dalai Lama, or knowledge about Buddhism, I suggest reading Pico Iyer's "The Open Road, the Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai ...

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General & Hellos

Dec 3, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by bobwjr

LINK3 Ex-Presidents Say They Will Take Coronavirus Vaccine On Camera : Coronavirus Updates : NPR

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All Things Asia

Nov 27, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Boomtarat03

Two Buddhist Temple in China sit on a Peak over 7,500 feet high in the sky. Fanjingshan is the highest peak in china's Wuling Mountains and is a sacred place in Chinese Buddhism. This place of enlightenment includes New Golden summit, where two ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Nov 17, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by levan

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Music Fans

Nov 14, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Marionville

It’s time for me to say goodnight once again....so tonight I’m leaving you with a great British duo called Hurt. - Stay.

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Conservative Atheists

Nov 1, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Thirst2learn

When a person yells racist, you can bet they are communist. You see, racism was a tool used by the government to get control over private property. When black people were freed from slavery, they could then own businesses and own property and even ...

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Out Of The Illusion

Sep 27, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by William_Mary

One Sure Sign You've Caught the Mutated COVID This week it was confirmed that there is a new form of coronavirus that has spread from Europe to the United States, and it is more contagious than the first. Now, the question on many of our minds ...

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COVID-19

Sep 22, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Lorajay

It's yes the flu folks but... You'll never become a military recruit if you've ever had it. .

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Posts

Sep 21, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by holdenc98

SAM COOKE AND THE SOUL STIRRERS, must jesus bear this cross alone ..........b.g.

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Politics

Sep 19, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Spongebob

Every place has it's share of violence in its history, present and most likely its future. If you look at India's history, the main axis of genocide has been religious. When Islam was rising and spread from the Arabian dessert to the Indian ...

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News & Links

Sep 18, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Druvius

9/18/2020 RIP Ruth Ginsburg. What's the worst that can happen? It could get insanely ugly:

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All Things Asia

Aug 26, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Boomtarat03

China crackdown on Buddhism

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Just for Laughs

Aug 22, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Petter

Practical advice for the men of this group Dangerously Habitual Life Have you ever trapped your scrotum in the zipper of your fly? Did tears suffuse your eyeballs? Did you give an anguished cry? Did you wish you’d paid attention when you...

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News & Links

Aug 22, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by SpikeTalon

International day commemorating the victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief (August 22)-

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Philosophy & Meaning

Aug 22, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by LuckyOne3

Here are a couple of poems I wrote a couple years ago. Now that I think of it they're companion pieces. I believed in an afterlife for a long time, now I'm not sure, but I think these are interesting thoughts whether there is one or not. I think ...

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FreeThinkers

Aug 21, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by LuckyOne3

Enjoying Steve Hagen's book "Buddhism is Not What You Think: Finding Freedom Beyond Beliefs." Thought I'd share part of what I read earlier today: "Our experience is always in the present. We literally cannot exist in the future or past, only in ...

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Celebrity Pictures

Aug 21, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by OldMetalHead

Amy Winehouse (London, 2004) by Jake Chessum

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Silly, Random & Fun

Aug 19, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by barjoe

LINKDemon Pillows | claytoonz I Hate This Guy a Much as I Hate Trump

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Health & Happiness

Aug 12, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by josephr

A random reflection about someone's question to me, "Are you religious?" I answered, "what do you know about Taoism and Zen Buddhism? Because it feels good to adopt and adapt their principles, and live according to what the clearly defined lessons ...

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Dharma Café

Aug 10, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Jetty

Secular Buddhism Do you know this podcast?

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Conservative Atheists

Aug 9, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by bigpawbullets

Some of us here get it: 😎🍷

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Religion & Spirituality

Aug 9, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by LovinLarge

Honest Question

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Music Fans

Aug 9, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Beowulfsfriend

A little hip shaking music from The Who.

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Liberal/Progressive Party

Aug 8, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by LuvLayne

U.S. marks 160,000 COVID-19 deaths as relief talks fail in Washington.

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Aug 8, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Creed - One Last Breath

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News & Links

Aug 7, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by HippieChick58

LINK'I Can't Breathe': Cops Taser, Kneel, Stand On Man Until He Dies—Over Opening a Toy in a Store

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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER

Aug 5, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Marionville

David Garrett with the Filarmonica de La Scala, Milano conductor Riccardo Chailly....performing Czardas by Vittorio Monti.

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Dharma Café

Jul 25, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Jetty

LINKScience and Buddhism Agree: There Is No "You" There - Big Think

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jul 19, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by MrPoopeyBhole

Why can't you trust an atom? Because they make up everything!

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Dharma Café

Jul 18, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by skado

Do all Buddhists meditate? “Today, many of the traditions of Buddhism present in the West place a lot of emphasis on meditation as a basic practice that is routinely taught to beginners. Yet until the 20th century, when meditation practice was ...

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General & Hellos

Jul 18, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by MsDemeanour

When people think their individual rights are more important than the greater good

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Dharma Café

Jul 14, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Jetty

LINKHISTORY OF IDEAS - Wabi-sabi - YouTube

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Dharma Café

Jul 11, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Spongebob

Sharing some thoughts on religious systems. Abrahamic edicts appear to center around the concept of sin. You should not do something because it is sinful. Hinduism, at least one version of it, is centered around karma or duty. You perform your duty ...

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Oddities and Anomalies

Jun 24, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by UrsiMajor

2,300 year-old-shoe unearthed looks awesome

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Health & Happiness

Jun 1, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Aristippus

Rich Goscicki Ever since high school I've always been impressed with Rene Magritte, the father of surrealism. He helped bring on existentialism and the changes in philosophy and religion from the late '20s on. Here's some of his strangest stuff. ...

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News & Links

May 12, 2020May 2020

Posted by sassygirl3869

Anti-vacine network pushes panademic conspiracies and lies on Facebook-beware!!!!!!

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General & Hellos

May 12, 2020May 2020

Posted by LenHazell53

A four-month study, launched on May 1, will investigate "the role of remote intercessory multi-denominational prayer on clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients.” Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy is the principal investigator in a clinical trial ...

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General & Hellos

May 2, 2020May 2020

Posted by bobwjr

Civil rights leaders had real courage

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News & Links

Apr 22, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKAs people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner. These before-and-after images show the change. | National News | journalstar.com

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Memes R Us

Apr 21, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by glennlab

difference in food choices

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Apr 11, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Savoy Brown Boogie - Savoy Brown

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Dharma Café

Apr 1, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Jetty

LINKA digital Buddhism. A mathematics of perfect morality

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Legalize Cannabis Nationwide/Worldwide

Apr 1, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by OldGoat43

INFLAMATORY REMARKS Former NFL player and cannabis company founder Kyle Turley keeps claiming, without clinical evidence, that CBD can “prevent and cure” coronavirus—and both supporters and opponents of marijuana legalization are calling ...

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News & Links

Mar 22, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Now More Than Ever, Having Someone To Talk To Can Make A World Of Difference Passport: Coming Free to Everyone Next Week

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Non-nude sexy pics

Mar 7, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Rossy92

Chiller Thriller

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News & Links

Feb 28, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

FCC Approves Plan to Pay Satellite Companies to Give Up Airwaves

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Just for Laughs

Feb 24, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by bobwjr

Yeah me on monday

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Feb 12, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Lilac-JadeCanada

The Four Seasons

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Just for Laughs

Feb 4, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by bobwjr

Wrong words

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Family & Parenting

Jan 28, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by anonymous

POLLfoster children and religion

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Trump Pinata

Jan 18, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by johnnyrobish

Trump Targets Michelle Obama’s School Nutrition Guidelines Leading junk food manufacturers say they are extremely impressed after the Trump administration used Michelle Obama’s birthday, to announce a planned roll back of ...

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Music Fans

Jan 16, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Marionville

Hello folks,..once again I’m late to post here, my son is coming for a visit tomorrow and I had shopping and things to do in preparation. Here’s a song that came to my mind because it’s about the Profumo Scandal which rocked ...

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News & Links

Jan 14, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by snytiger6

LINKSecretary Of State Pompeo Promotes Bible, ‘Evangelical Christian’ Identity In Cairo Speech | Michael Stone

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter

Jan 14, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Ian-Duggan

LINKWatch, before it gets deleted. - YouTube

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Legalize Cannabis Nationwide/Worldwide

Jan 13, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by OldGoat43

HEMP IN S.D. South Dakota lawmakers file legislation to legalize industrial hemp Lisa Kaczke, Sioux Falls Argus Leader Published. Jan. 10, 2020 After months of discussion, the industrial hemp bill is officially on the Legislature's docket for ...

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Music Fans

Jan 12, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by JesseBoren

Two Feet - Go Fuck Yourself

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Memes R Us

Jan 12, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by glennlab

An honest warning

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Trump Pinata

Jan 12, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by SeaGreenEyez

LINKTrump administration wants the Supreme Court to wait on Obamacare ruling - Vox

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Religion & Spirituality

Jan 12, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by kensmile4u

Florida Congress woman's conviction upheld over juror statement that the holy spirit told him she was not guilty. This is a clear win for reason over religion.

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Ethical Sluts

Jan 12, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Wildflower

Welcome welcome! Our little group is becoming one of the most popular unconventional groups here! We must all be pretty comfortable being sluts!

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Political Posts, Articles and Memes

Jan 11, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by altschmerz

LINKBill the Butcher: Moby Beetle and Qassem Soleimani

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Photography

Jan 11, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by flower_nut

How early would you go to the beach? Rainbow Haven provincial park is a popular beach in the summer. At 7 AM in early June, there is a little more privacy. The tide washed away the crowds of footprints from the day before and the shore looks like ...

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Trump Pinata

Jan 10, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by RobertNappi2

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!

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Memes R Us

Jan 9, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Zoohome

F$^@! It !

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General & Hellos

Dec 28, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Geoffrey51

Well, it seems faggots are off the menu now then! More PC fuss. I mean, who can be offended by Gavin and Stace!

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Sexy Pics Alternate

Dec 23, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by OldMetalHead

Red panties

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The Union, Dues and Mod Free

Dec 14, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Sheannutt

Finally got everything moved and got plenty of yard work to do, whenever it quits raining.😁

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Dec 14, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by WonderWartHog99

ko·an (ˈkōän) A paradoxical anecdote or riddle, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and to provoke enlightenment. For example, a phone is not truely smart until it can take a selfie of itself.

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Dharma Café

Dec 12, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Tomfoolery33

LINKWhy So Many Americans Are Turning to Buddhism

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News & Links

Dec 4, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by bingst

LINKICE used a fake university to weed out student visa fraud. But the students say they were duped. - Vox

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Dec 2, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Marionville

The Faces. - Stay With Me.

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Dharma Café

Dec 2, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by skado

The Psychology of Awakening ........................................... Conventional psychotherapists often look askance at spiritual practice, just as many spiritual teachers disapprove of psychotherapy. At the extremes, each camp tends to see the ...