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That's not really a mod bias but the prevailing mode of discussion, which is not necessarily indicative of what we want to see. There's superficial at...

:100: @"Leontiskos" I strongly disagree with @"Mikie"'s generalization as per the quote, but his is an opinion that's perfectly acceptable to express ...

The scientific American article was a good read, yes. I don't have anything to add on the other articles as I only read Kennedy's words there, and con...

:lol: No, as, for one thing, I never "lauded" the articles you criticized. Also, I (charitably, considering the context) expressed agnosticism on anti...

Good read. Shows what real lies and distortions look like. All in the service of attempting to thwart proper healthcare for e.g. kids to the extent th...

@"jorndoe" I'm not going to engage with his fellow conspiracy theorists on this. But I'll add that it's a good thing that the individual in question, ...

Ignore the bizarre defences of Kennedy. The best thing to do is to direct people to his Wikipedia page which gives a good summary of this disturbed in...

Hypothesize your reaction to a son or daughter coming to you and declaring their intention to begin a career as a sex worker vs. a sports professional...

11. Submissions must be in English.

Honestly, I could see us bridging out to video in the future, the only stipulations being that the work be original, artistic, and of x max length. Fo...

Don't be ridiculous but good idea. Next time, music, audio poetry, and mime. The latter would be especially easy to anonymise when submitted in audio ...

Thanks. My little poem. It's called "Logic Shmlogic". No idea. Who's in charge here?

So, to be extra extra clear (but not really) the following submission combinations are allowable under the rules: One story and one poem One story and...

:lol: you guys...

Just to be extra clear, you can submit no more than one short story and/or no more than one poem.

:pray:

You did amazing to get this far, dude, whatever else happens.

Thanks for reminding me of Mark Fisher. I need to go back and read his books again. :pray:

I say this in particular to give @"Michael" some moral support as he's the only member I know of who has so declared himself.

I forgot to mention I'm also English. And I do remember Wales. That's where the Wrexham KFC restrooms and @"unenlightened" are.

I like the bit where @"Jamal" said the Scottish were really Irish or some such. I think my ancestors came from that direction, so I may be an Irishman...

Happy Birthday, mate! And Happy Independence Day to all y'all!

As an aside, Sands is an interesting case because he died protesting the re-categorization of IRA members such as himself as criminals rather than de-...

Had beef in satay sauce with buckwheat noodles. Normally you would have that with rice, but it seemed to work.

Un has been stating his belief that we currently live in a patriarchy across at least three different threads over the past month or so. Why is there ...

We can dream. Anyhow, I saw something cool today that's a propos. Some graffiti downtown read "If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?'' Someone had ...

Either you want the U.S. to be a democracy in which case it's absurd to wish rival parties out of existence (this is the one place where choice and co...

I'm not saying I know of any solution better than the Nordic model either. Which is what? Consumerist lite? I will continue to loudly complain though....

Imagine if we taught our kids, "the less stuff you have and the less material wealth you can get by on, the more character you are likely to have and ...

Good OP. :up: To what extent are consumers aware that more important than freedom to choose in this context is freedom to refuse? And that, as per you...

What about two people resisting the urge to talk for the entire first date? Letting the social ''awkwardness'' just build and build without giving in ...

No, never tried that. Local Asian restaurant do a good one though.

Love it. :starstruck: Can I be "mystical murmuring monkey'' or some such?

First tried chips (french fries) with sate sauce in Holland several decades ago. Still a fave and on the menu tonight.

It would be a very odd imbalanced view to completely reject all masculine traits, yes.

Exactly. Just swapping bodies is not what this is about. Edit: Just noticed this is a month old comment but the point is still being missed on several...

:chin: But quite possible that people originally started wearing clothes for other reasons, e. g. warmth, protection etc. and this, following Un's log...

Or you could look it more neutrally. Aggression is often on lists of masculine traits and violence is a heightened form of aggression. None of this su...

In several Middle Eastern countries, it's taboo to kiss in public. Suppose we suggested to them that that taboo was unnecessary and their response was...

I think I would have loved PKD too around the time I was reading Asimov, Simak, Arthur C. Clarke etc. But somehow I missed him. So, no disrespect to t...

I had a career in education that I doubt I'll go back to. Couldn't really stand behind what I was doing or the context in which I was doing it. Simila...

Well, I can't take credit. It was @"unenlightened" who got me thinking about it and @"Caldwell" who took charge of the least competitive and most succ...

Sorry, but deleted a few posts as this is not the place to have a debate about any particular poster. You have every right to complain to the mod team...

What happens next in your view?

Cool. One example I can think of on this site was making the short story competition less a competition and more an activity. My go to when organizing...

Ok, well that ended better than I thought it would. :sweat: *runs away*

Exactly this. I had committed to giving a review but I didn't finish the book and this was the reason along with what I perceived as a cliche form of ...

Anyhow, you do have a good side apparent on other threads, so it's not intended as a sweeping denunciation or anything.

Ok.