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by Big RR
Thu May 30, 2024 1:54 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: 'Justice' Alito's wife did it
Replies: 12
Views: 194

Re: 'Justice' Alito's wife did it

I didn't think it was possible, but I have even less respect for Alito after this; somehow I doubt many of his defenders would as sanguine if another of the justices had hung and anti Trump flag outside the residence (even if their wife or husband did so). This is just getting ridiculous.
by Big RR
Wed May 29, 2024 2:25 pm
Forum: The Arts
Topic: Pseuds Corner
Replies: 5
Views: 81

Re: Pseuds Corner

Barnum was right; people will pay to see an unheard CD in a box. It might be great music or it might be horrible (hell, the box might be empty), but that doesn't matter one bit. And somehow a gallery recognizes that as "art"; I try to keep an open mind when it comes to art and even stretch myself to...
by Big RR
Tue May 28, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: Holiday weekend -- mattresses are on sale!
Replies: 7
Views: 121

Re: Holiday weekend -- mattresses are on sale!

Meade--as I recall, when I was in grammar school November 11 was always called Armistice Day, celebrating the end or WW1 (the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month...); I am not certain when it became Veterans Day, but in the early 70s Veterans Day became the last Monday in October...
by Big RR
Mon May 27, 2024 2:02 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: Holiday weekend -- mattresses are on sale!
Replies: 7
Views: 121

Re: Holiday weekend -- mattresses are on sale!

BSG--I think the reason for that is that moist families are no longer in the area where they grew up--children move away and follow jobs and other opportunities. Add that to the fact that many cemeteries is cities are not in the best areas (I know the area where our grandparents are buried in Brookl...
by Big RR
Thu May 23, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: 'Justice' Alito's wife did it
Replies: 12
Views: 194

Re: 'Justice' Alito's wife did it

Sue--of course, even with 13 members we could have Trump appointing another 4 justices next year.
by Big RR
Wed May 22, 2024 6:38 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: So does that mean he is dead?
Replies: 6
Views: 107

Re: So does that mean he is dead?

I would like to think the FBI could hit as big a target as Trump--they took out John Lennon, didn't they, and he was a lot thinner.
by Big RR
Wed May 22, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: So does that mean he is dead?
Replies: 6
Views: 107

Re: So does that mean he is dead?

If I recall, the FBI previously testified that it went there on a day they knew Trump would not be there, and gave the Secret Service advance notice. So it's more like "they almost killed me if they went there a few days earlier". It reminds me of a kid sitcom (Leave it to Beaver, I think) where a k...
by Big RR
Tue May 21, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: And now ICC warrants are sought
Replies: 5
Views: 94

Re: And now ICC warrants are sought

Lib--
Big RR, may I politely say bullshit; they are not equivalent
Where did I say they were? But they are both morally reprehensible. And FWIW, the nazis were bad too--so? In your mind, does the behavior of Hamas excuse the behavior of the nazis?
by Big RR
Tue May 21, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: And now ICC warrants are sought
Replies: 5
Views: 94

And now ICC warrants are sought

So the ICC prosecutor has sought warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders from "crimes against humanity/war crimes" related to the G current Gaza situation, and immediately we get the Israeli response that the two events are not equivalent, and that the warrants imply that they are. But so what, i...
by Big RR
Mon May 20, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: I'm Like It's Literally In The Name So It Is What It Is....
Replies: 14
Views: 247

Re: I'm Like It's Literally In The Name So It Is What It Is....

Or just playing dumb, like some people did on the old Jay-walking on the tonight show (you don't get on TV if you answer the question correctly).

But in either case, she was doing it quite well; I was pretty convinced she was that stupid. I honestly hope I was fooled.
by Big RR
Fri May 17, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: All the men getting angry at women for choosing the bear...
Replies: 26
Views: 734

Re: All the men getting angry at women for choosing the bear...

Perhaps, but then I would guess it would depend on the breed of bear--polar bears and grizzlies and brown bears are much more likely to attack than black bears, and I would question that, even if bears were more likely to kill men than women, I would question whether this is die to bears coming into...
by Big RR
Fri May 17, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: All the men getting angry at women for choosing the bear...
Replies: 26
Views: 734

Re: All the men getting angry at women for choosing the bear...

:lol: True, but a bear may well attack or kill that same woman for intruding on "his" domain.
by Big RR
Thu May 16, 2024 11:41 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Guess who is looking to be Trump's VP
Replies: 8
Views: 132

Re: Guess who is looking to be Trump's VP

Reminiscent of Rudolph Hess in his latter years in Spandau Prison. Or Pablo Escobar (but he called the shots more). But even if he were incarcerated in a special facility (and I seriously doubt he'd be incarcerated at all) I don't think he'd count it as a win. He couldn't spout off to the press day...
by Big RR
Thu May 16, 2024 5:53 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Guess who is looking to be Trump's VP
Replies: 8
Views: 132

Re: Guess who is looking to be Trump's VP

I would love to see how Romney reasons the NY prosecution is a win-win for Trump. IMHO, just getting him to sit there and be quiet is a win for us all.
by Big RR
Thu May 16, 2024 5:15 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Guess who is looking to be Trump's VP
Replies: 8
Views: 132

Re: Guess who is looking to be Trump's VP

Personally, I think Romney is like a lot of politicians, republican, democrat, or other who are concerned that if Trump can be prosecuted, so can they. They don't have to be very corrupt, but I would bet many, if not most, politicians have made some concessions that could put them at risk, and it sc...
by Big RR
Thu May 16, 2024 3:44 pm
Forum: Philosophy and Religion
Topic: SETI
Replies: 14
Views: 223

Re: SETI

:lol:
by Big RR
Thu May 16, 2024 1:47 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Guess who is looking to be Trump's VP
Replies: 8
Views: 132

Re: Guess who is looking to be Trump's VP

Nah--I think he's just positioning himself for the nomination if Trump cannot accept it (for whatever reason--maybe a bullet, maybe a health crisis, the possibilities are boundless). I seriously doubt any person with an IQ over 80 would want to be Trump's VP.
by Big RR
Thu May 16, 2024 1:44 pm
Forum: Philosophy and Religion
Topic: SETI
Replies: 14
Views: 223

Re: SETI

Duck and cover was also proof that we were aware enough to understand what we brought about, but not enough to do anything about it other than pass it on to our kids as "business as usual". When I was in primary school, I was almost certain that we would have a major nuclear war before I was 21, and...
by Big RR
Wed May 15, 2024 5:07 pm
Forum: Philosophy and Religion
Topic: God & Country
Replies: 20
Views: 649

Re: God & Country

I guess it is South Africal; the first flag I saw online must have been an old one.