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by Father Francis
Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:01 am
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Israel
Replies: 526
Views: 185928

Re: Israel

There was far more at stake. Civilians were not targeted, military complexes and manufacturing plants were. Smart bombs didn't exist 80 years ago, and the threat to the world posed by Germany was far greater than anything a handful of impoverished bandits with cheap rockets could ever hope to prese...
by Father Francis
Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:18 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Milei Victory rocks Globalists
Replies: 37
Views: 8681

Re: Milei Victory rocks Globalists

What is it that people find so attractive about performative ridiculousness like this? This is supposed to be the leader of a country. A rational, mature adult leader of a country in the 21st century. Good gravy. I'm reminded of the time Jello Biafra (the singer from the punk band the Dead Kennedy'...
by Father Francis
Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:23 pm
Forum: [Super Spirit Paradise]
Topic: Pay me no mind I'm in my head
Replies: 23
Views: 11213

Re: Pay me no mind I'm in my head

Imwashingmypirate wrote:
Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:12 pm
:lol:

Holy reindeer? Is this deliberately not making sense?
I stole that line from an MST3K episode. I think it was either Prince of Space or Invasion of the Neptune Men. Anyways, the whole point of the poem was about not making sense.
by Father Francis
Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:59 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Donald Trump Really, Really Hates Mitt Romney
Replies: 15
Views: 1013

Re: Donald Trump Really, Really Hates Mitt Romney

I once knew a respiratory therapist who believed in a flat Earth and lizard people. He also believed that the 2020 Salt Lake earthquake was caused by the Deep State. He was a Trump supporter. One day he came to work with an obvious severe respiratory infection. His eyes were red, he was congested a...
by Father Francis
Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:32 am
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Donald Trump Really, Really Hates Mitt Romney
Replies: 15
Views: 1013

Re: Donald Trump Really, Really Hates Mitt Romney

Even if the percentage of Americans who support Trump were as low as 10%, I would find that disheartening and dismaying. Even believing in the flat earth theory would not be dumber than that! I know that at least some Trump supporters do actually believe that, and I would not be greatly surprised t...
by Father Francis
Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:26 am
Forum: [Super Spirit Paradise]
Topic: Pay me no mind I'm in my head
Replies: 23
Views: 11213

Re: Pay me no mind I'm in my head

I rarely get poetry other than song lyrics and the classic epic poems. The only poets I can say I enjoy are Shel Silverstein, e e Cummings, some of Shakespeare (Macbeth's soliloquy is seared into my mind) and Poe. I read people like Robert Frost and don't feel a thing, which is odd because literatur...
by Father Francis
Sun Oct 15, 2023 5:06 am
Forum: [Super Spirit Paradise]
Topic: Hidden Brain on KOSU
Replies: 6
Views: 2373

Re: Hidden Brain on KOSU

I’m a big fan of Hidden Brain. I don’t recall whether they post transcripts. If they do, there should be a link on each episodes information page. Hidden Brain is one of my favorites. Most of the weekend programs on my local public radio station are my favorites. The Moth, Snap Judgement, Wait, Wai...
by Father Francis
Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:29 am
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Hurtful Language You May Not know.
Replies: 31
Views: 7884

Re: Hurtful Language You May Not know.

My guesses were wrong. Calling a woman "tough" out here in what was farm country when I grew up was both positive and negative. It could mean a woman was either physically or mentally strong. It could mean she wasn't as "ladylike" as she should be. It could mean other things as well. Side note, " co...
by Father Francis
Thu Sep 28, 2023 5:50 am
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Hurtful Language You May Not know.
Replies: 31
Views: 7884

Re: Hurtful Language You May Not know.

The place I grew up in doesn't have a large Jewish community. That probably explains why we see things differently here. In fact, I've only ever met two Jews in my life. Both were born in Israel. My Uncle was a professor and his research often took him to the Middle East. I once went on a hiking tr...
by Father Francis
Thu Sep 28, 2023 5:47 am
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: noTicket-agent
Replies: 15
Views: 7767

Re: noTicket-agent

May I board the plane without matching socks? noTifiactions0n Are you sure that you really want to board the plane that has mis-matched socks, or perhaps has no socks at all? (I'm not sure which would be worse.) A bit edgy, perhaps, but, hey, you do you! Anyone else picturing John Candy in the next...