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by Burning Petard
Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: NOW is when McCarthy chooses to find his voice?
Replies: 7
Views: 99

Re: NOW is when McCarthy chooses to find his voice?

Wait a minute. What is the range of this Odiousness Scale? What does Lauren Boebert of Colorado score? Is it a logarithmic scale? Does it max out at 14, like the pH scale? Or is it ten, like the ideosyncratic informal female sexiness scale of the male culture? [Is that one an off shoot of the seriou...
by Burning Petard
Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Havana Syndrome
Replies: 10
Views: 152

Re: Havana Syndrome

I think there is a heavy case of self pride here. As a very young kid I was sold a bill of goods on the superiority of the good ol' USA in everything. Japan only made cheap junk. Then in 1961 I was shocked to see parked on the street in Germany a Honda motorcycle with the tach clearly redlined at 9,...
by Burning Petard
Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: An Eclipse.... woop dee doo!
Replies: 31
Views: 334

Re: An Eclipse.... woop dee doo!

Here in beautiful downtown Bear, Delaware it was cloudy overcast and I barely noticed it. We were theoretically on the edge of the 90% shadow.

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by Burning Petard
Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: Laffs!
Topic: We all love puns
Replies: 1702
Views: 120046

Re: We all love puns

Oh, brother datsun, my experience is blocking my imagination. I am too familiar with the actual intended function of your clips to free my mind into realizing your (I hope) visual pun.

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by Burning Petard
Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:32 pm
Forum: Lifestyle
Topic: National Public Radio, so left it leans on the ground
Replies: 2
Views: 62

Re: National Public Radio, so left it leans on the ground

The Hunter Biden computer story was very personal to me. The computer guy who had the mysterious hard drive with lots of juicy stuff on it was a very important guy for me. He ran a one man business in a little business neighbor hood that also had the dentist who did a root canal on me that was less ...
by Burning Petard
Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:33 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: 2024 Presidential polls and projections
Replies: 7
Views: 131

Re: 2024 Presidential polls and projections

I guess it is fortunate that tomorrow is Tuesday, but not the first Tuesday in November. Way back in 1969 a had a graduate Poli Sci class on elections in the USofA. It was taken as well established that the voters who decided their votes at the last minute, were also the least informed voters and ma...
by Burning Petard
Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:25 am
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: The Amazons
Replies: 5
Views: 95

Re: The Amazons

Thank you , Mr Liberty for another demonstration of your analytical skills.

Alas, there is very little basis for any agreement between us.

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by Burning Petard
Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:52 pm
Forum: Laffs!
Topic: We all love puns
Replies: 1702
Views: 120046

Re: We all love puns

Maj Gen'l sir, did your male child show you this? snailgate.
by Burning Petard
Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:44 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: Arise citizens!
Replies: 18
Views: 1299

Re: Arise citizens!

People I know and respect told me way back when Les Mis was the hot ticket on broadway that this was a great demonstration of musical theater. Live theater, even local community productions, have been beyond my finances back then, and now. Now suicide is a primary focus for my life. IMNSHO, professi...
by Burning Petard
Mon Apr 08, 2024 1:48 am
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: Arise citizens!
Replies: 18
Views: 1299

Re: Arise citizens!

I had to revive this thread because I just watched the 2012 movie version of Les Miserables. I have a question, but I liked seeing these posters that I have missed greatly. What is the general evaluation of the music in this stage/cinematic production? For reason that are not relevant here, I am foc...
by Burning Petard
Mon Apr 08, 2024 1:30 am
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: An Eclipse.... woop dee doo!
Replies: 31
Views: 334

Re: An Eclipse.... woop dee doo!

People are crazy? I have friends in Texas that tell me there are believed stories of food (and toilet paper) shortages to be caused by this fairly common event. (Happens somewhere on this planet about every 18 months,.)

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by Burning Petard
Mon Apr 08, 2024 1:24 am
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: The Amazons
Replies: 5
Views: 95

Re: The Amazons

IMNSHO, people who use the English language to aks questions like: " people or just a myth?" have a very limited understanding of language and communication skills.

An association of ideas become a myth BECAUSE it is a tool for sharing a reality that is important to that society.

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by Burning Petard
Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:01 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: Where's rubato?
Replies: 2
Views: 71

Re: Where's rubato?

So I display my ignorance again. This looks to me like Bill Nye, the science-guy. What is the connection to rubato?

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by Burning Petard
Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:10 am
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: He Shouldn't Have Jumped the Second Time
Replies: 12
Views: 174

Re: He Shouldn't Have Jumped the Second Time

From the headline, "Skydiver dies a second time" I was sure it was an Easter story.

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by Burning Petard
Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:28 pm
Forum: Philosophy and Religion
Topic: He is Risen!
Replies: 14
Views: 190

Re: He is Risen!

Then there is the old fable about the frogs who wanted a king for their pond.

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by Burning Petard
Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:24 pm
Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
Topic: Israel at War
Replies: 244
Views: 7885

Re: Israel at War

I revise my post up above about the four hour 42 minute delay in responding to the invasion. I now think those jewish villages were bait for the Zionists must be Destroyed! crowd. The more than 4 hour delay was to give the fish plenty of time to swallow the bait. Yesterday evening I hear an IDF spok...
by Burning Petard
Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: Lifestyle
Topic: the incredible non-shrinking coffee can
Replies: 1
Views: 52

the incredible non-shrinking coffee can

75 years ago the one pound coffee can and the one quart mason jar were versatile and ubiquitous storage containers. The can had an air-tight lid and the jar let you see what was inside. Small parts, screws, bolts, nails all kinds of stuff accumulated in taking things apart for other uses or repair. ...
by Burning Petard
Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:12 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Do Unto Others...
Replies: 6
Views: 118

Re: Do Unto Others...

That picture just above, Is he holding a two iron? I am not a golfer, but I have been told that if a golfer is caught out on the fairway in a lightening storm, one should hold up a Two Iron, because not even God can hit a two iron.

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by Burning Petard
Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Do Unto Others...
Replies: 6
Views: 118

Re: Do Unto Others...

I have a nearly instinctive belief that anyone selling bibles is a crook. There seems to be an aroma of exploitation that always goes with them.
Completely in contrast to my default reaction toward anyone operating a book store.

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by Burning Petard
Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:36 am
Forum: Philosophy and Religion
Topic: My Garden's Easter Message to Me
Replies: 5
Views: 73

Re: My Garden's Easter Message to Me

I see dandelion blooms in the parking lot of my apt complex today. snailgate