I expect the prigs of TPF to tell the rest of us how contemptible they find such indulgence, and how pathetic it is to need drink to achieve that feeling of at-home-ness, and so on. That's okay, but I'd like to see some nice sober discussion here more than trolling. — jamalrob

Not my thoughts at all. It's not contemptible that drinking puts you in such a state, but enlightening. I always wondered what the allure to drinking really was. I didn't fully appreciate it's effect on other people. I mostly just get tired, and if diligent enough, nauseous. I always felt my limited response was a strength, but, with what you say, I'm not entirely sure. I am sure that my condition is safer than yours.

We have to vote on the rule as to whether voting on the rules changes the rules. As there is an inherent bar to ex post facto rules however, if we are to vote that voting is the way to create rules, that can only apply prospectively, meaning that the vote held to determine that voting is a valid method of rule change is necessarily invalid because the voting method only becomes valid after it is voted on.

I would propose we vote to overturn the ex post facto rule, but that would leave us first having to vote whether we could vote and that would violate the ex post facto rule prior to it being overturned, if that's what we were planning to do.

Carry on.

No way! Forty-three was what I named my first child, right before I threw it off a cliff. — Sapientia

I only find it troubling that you refer to your murdered child as an it.

Karma can make sense without reincarnation to the extent one believes they will reap what they sow within this life. That is, I should expect the pain I exact on the world to be returned to me before I die.

I'd also point out that you are on to something in your evaluation of reincarnation. If it is the case that reincarnation does not exist (as I contend it does not ), then any religion that justifies poor treatment of certain peoples (as the Hindu do in their caste system) on the basis that those peoples are being punished for the sins of past lives, then that religion is horribly unjust and oppressive. It seems such a religion is being used for controlling the masses and protecting the ruling class (which I contend it is).

My assumption is that if a small child is familiar with the past events of another life, the child learned that information in the traditional way of being told as opposed to the information streaming in a paranormal way. It's a fairly safe assumption really.

It's like if a person describes the precise way a victim were killed and locates the body without having apparent access to that information, I'd not call that person a psychic, but instead a suspect.

This Buddha talk avoids the question of the possibility of reincarnation but instead just speaks to the idiosyncrasies of Buddhism.

I don't not not disagree with you, but to me, silence can be considered a meaningful response, meaning that all who don't speak have posted by implication.

No, I mean ferocious season salt for all your seasoning needs.

Hanover's Baked Chicken
1 chicken cut up
Season salt (the red kind)
Salt
Pepper

Put the chicken in a roasting pan and sprinkle the other stuff on it. Cook at 425 F for about an hour.

Now I've been published.

It's cheque. And those peas in your awkward dinners you post for everyone to see are not considered a vegetable. — TimeLine

You don't know American, so stop trying to act like some sort of spelling bee queen. I'll have you know that I raised two kids off those mixed pea dinner treats, both of them performing well above the educational standards that have riddled the deep south since cession.

Send me a pic of your food and see how it feels when I ridicule you. When the shoe's on the other foot, you won't be laughing so hard then.

A lobotomized monkey could follow those instructions without visual aids. In other words, yes, Hanover probably does need more help. — Baden

How do you know what a lobotomized monkey would do? My guess is that you're just guessing and you want everyone here to think you have the balls to actually lobotomize a monkey, but I know you'd probably start feeling queasy like a little baby when you started jamming the steel bar up the monkey's nose into his brain.

a pet cat — Sapientia

Your cat is stupid though.

For real, if you give me an address, I'll send a check. I don't know another way.

In one word, what is the one value that holds the most power in your life? — Advocate

Value

Either that or a God damn P.O. box so that I can send the money the way it has been sent for 5000 years. You guys a bunch of whippersnappers is what you are.

I like that poem. It reminds me of the time I was pleasuring Sapienta's mother while Wosret pleasured Baden who was being pleasured by Michael's aunt Mildred. Oh, those were good times. We were all young and free and our herpes was in remission. Had it not been for The Feud that tore us all apart. I hate even to speak its name.

You need a PayPal account. There's an option in there to send money to another PayPal account identifiable by the email address. Cheers (Y) — Baden

I have a PayPal account, but when I click on the link, I just go to my email. All it does is frustrate me and make me think about inappropriate things.

How do you make a Paypal payment directly to an email address?

Is there a preference as to what is posted here? Are certain types of posts discouraged? Should posts in this thread be humorous and/or thought-provoking? I need to know the rules before I post something here... — CasKev

Any post posted must be the last post posted, meaning every post posted qualifies until the next post posted disqualifies it.

If you are familiar with the soccer 2 yellow card equals 1 red card system, this is nothing like that.

I think many overpay for choreographed boring wedding photos and are delighted with the end product. Why would I care?

Terrorism is a tactic.

That is how I would define it. — WISDOMfromPO-MO

So if I have a tactic I use in chess, you'd say that was terrorism?

Your obligation was only to tell the truth, which you did. Whether your history disqualified you as a juror was decided by the judge, not you.

is loosing sight of the forest for the trees — Reformed Nihilist

Losing, not loosing.

Too easy.

https://youtu.be/u_CINAyjIr0

Great tune.

First thing I remember was asking papa, why,
For there were many things I didn't know.
And daddy always smiled and took me by the hand,
Saying, someday you'll understand.
Well, I'm here to tell you now, each and every mother's son,
That you better learn it fast, you better learn it young,
'Cause someday never comes.

I voted in opposition because it's true intent is to limit free speech, which includes the artistic experession known as pornography.

Silly girl, cats don't eat peas.

God damn foot splinter.

I have a'plenty of time on my hands to ensure Hanover gives up to the sheer power of me; all I will need to do is find what people hate the most before using it against them. — TimeLine

The tension growing between us is palpable.

My place is better than yours. Try to guess my favourite books on the mantel. — TimeLine

The Catcher in the Rye

I'm in the burbs. There's a pizza delivery store every 10 feet.

If you guys have a request, please let me know. I'll see what I can do.

What does Hamburger Helper look like with peas and carrots added to the mix?

My feet and my dog on a Friday afternoon. Enjoy.

Is evil necessary?

In response, I say: does there exist a possible world in which evil exists?

If yes, then evil is not necessary.

If no, then evil is necessary.

My gut says there is such a possible world, as there appears to be no contradiction in existence, even our own, containing evil. — Chany

I don't understand this analysis. There exists an actual world where evil exists, so why ask if there is a possible world where it might exist?

If there exists a possible world where evil does not exist, then evil is obviously not necessary. Is that your question?

The last sentence made no sense to me. Does it make sense to you?

Now what is W A S P — Rosalina

You have a non-waspish name.

I'm wondering if evil can sometimes be good. — Rosalina

Then it's not evil.

I'm an old man, and keeping up with the latest slang strains my already full memory. — Bitter Crank

The word is derived from the cuckoo bird, who supposedly invaded other bird's nests, pushed aside its eggs, and laid its own eggs in the nest, causing the other bird to unknowingly care for the egg and eventually raise the cuckoo bird.

A cuckold then would be a man who would unknowingly allow another man to invade his eggs (which are conveniently located in his wife's womb), and eventually raise that other man's child, thinking it his own.

Enough of the history, and on to the perversion. The common use of the term applies to the knowing cuckold, who derives masochistic pleasure in seeing his wife sexually satisfied by another man, while being denied the same access as the invader. It's a humiliation fetish.

As our good poster used the term, she was referencing men who she found less than masculine, like those who were weak and feminine (i.e. pussies) and those who couldn't sexually satisfy their partners (i.e. cuckolds).

I am under the assumption you are speaking more of a masculine aggression rather than evil, a dominant figure that has the strength to fight and commit immoral acts and yet still has the heart to protect and even love, which is perhaps what you may find attractive. All women find this attractive, it is instinctual. — TimeLine

Are you a spokesperson for all women or are you just telling us of the sort of bad boy you adore?

We try to destroy evil by punishing it. — Rosalina

The intent of punishment need not be a desire to eliminate it, but simply to offer the natural consequence for the bad act. That is, punishment need serve a deterrent function, but it can be a just dessert.

Sometimes I think evil is attractive. It's necessary in this world or else we won't be able to appreciate good. — Rosalina

This is an attempt to classify evil as good, which overlooks instances where evil is not at all good, where there is no silver lining, and where the net outcome is negative.

But not me, so not everyone. — Michael

There are 3 possibilities:

(1) You are not part of everyone
(2) My dog did in fact bite you
(3) My statement was incorrect

There is therefore a 67% (2/3) chance that my statement was correct. That's how it works.