stephen1

I’ve said for ages that global warming was a red herring and the real environmenatl crisis, as far as civilisation goes, is finite resources running out.

It would seem that the answer to either one is the same, namely, we have to change our life-styles. We all need to start walking more, biking more, combining tasks when we do take the car, and…[Read more]

@Sgt Pepper wrote:

Parting of the bed, see?
Holocaust of silence.
He brewed for himself
His own basket case.
Weaved from water and other such
Urgencies of thirst,
Fluid in steady recline.

Holocaust of silence? What an image. Gulp.

A blaze of blue eyes burning blur holes
In the glare of your unborn son

I don’t even know what “blur holes” means,…[Read more]

@pikey wrote:

Do give it a rest, baldy.

Uhm…bite me!

Holy shyt…if I may use such an epithet for such gorgeous language…that was amazing! It beggars most modern contrivances in the same way that the sun banishes the dark. I am humbly floored.

Stephen

It’s funny how the world looks upon the destitute and impoverished of this world with suspicion, but actually thinks these wan-kers are making a contribution to the world by spending billions of dollars on what amounts to a giant toy. Not that I’m against it, really, but perspective is everything, isn’t it? Anyway, f-uck observing things, how…[Read more]

I’ve stocked up on alcohol, so I will be sorted tonight,

You could put that money toward the dentist. Ok, that probably isn’t much help, as booze is cheaper than the dentist. Extacy might be another bet. You will feel like hugging everyone in sight, though, so better get a good mouth wash before you take it. I heard somewhere that extacy was…[Read more]

They call death “the big sleep,” and I hope they’re wrong, because I am not a restful sleeper, at all. I would prefer “The “Big Lounge,” where I could lounge around all day and look down at the clouds…being that I would be in heaven of course. LOL

Cremation might get one ready for hell, so that would be a good thing. I suppose for the more…[Read more]

One can’t return to Manderley, but one can go back to Mandalay. :wink:

I remember a line from the end of another Du Maurier novel, “My Cousin Rachel,” where Rachel falls from a bridge, and while dying in Philip’s arms he says, “Until we meet again, Rachel, I shall live in blessed torment.”

Stephen1

@bon bon wrote:

I don’t want to know whos shagged who
(well I do but the venom that follows turns my stomach)
I may be boring and sit on the fence (as pebbles says I have the splinters to prove it)
but why should I enter into rows I care nothing about
Even daft threads I have made turn into biatchfests (and I dont mean only the ladies)
Are all…

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I was thinking that it is lucky that both “King” and “Queen” have one syllable, apiece. Can you imagine how it would upset the rhythm if King were Kingle? It wouldn’t sound at all regal to say Kingle. Kingle needs a jingle; which would make a mockery of Nationalism.

Thank GOD for the uni-syllable of King and Queen. :D

Stephen1

My guess is there aint many men on here will say they’ve been hurt by words typed here, way too much testosterone for that, well i must be short of the stuff cause i have been hurt to the point of tears. My standards arent that high but i refuse to just shut up when those standards are breached

Never cried in my life, you panty waist or should…[Read more]

It’s odd, but thinking of all the creatures that meet their demise like cats, dogs, elephants, and such, humanizes the tragedy. I imagine entire worlds of insects disappear as well, and that for a time, when the waters subside, the land underneath has been denuded of most of its life. Perhaps, just as astonishing as the power of nature to destroy,…[Read more]

I have seen three mentions of Richard Tauber, a singer whom I adore. I found a song, written by Tauber, but sung by Fritz Wunderlich. Wunderlich’s voice is one of the few that can truly be called “golden.” There is a kind of joyous melancholy in his tone. Unfortunately, he died in his thirties in an accident…some say suicide. Singing like him…[Read more]

@~*Lucky*~ wrote:

my mum… ordered my wedding dress yday and mum, mother in law 2 be and I agreed that I wouldnt tell anyone what dress is like.

mum has just told me that shes printed it off and shown my dad and brothers.

Absolutely shake hands with raging.

Hi, Lucky. How awful for you. But, you didn’t think a wedding was for a bride and groom,…[Read more]

Engagement? We haven’t even locked lips yet. Oh and I love emeralds..but anything sparkly will suffice! :wink:

I’m moving to fast, then? My exuberance will prove my undoing yet. Hmm, something sparkly…let me think.

As a pacifist I can indeed posit the observation that rules within an aggressive confrontation are as farcical as war itself. In fact, having no literal axe to grind places me in a position to strengthen my argument that if war is stupid then waging war with a concept of engaging the enemy as one would an opposing cricket team, is stupider…

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@cath 55 wrote:

@stephen1 wrote:

I’ve learned…. That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one more time before she passed away.

This one caught in my throat.

Thank you for sharing that.

Stephen1

(((((((((Stephen ))))))))))))))))

Thank you, cath. :)

Yes, you are right, that wasn’t a question; I should have said “different matter.” My apologies.:oops:

Being a pacifist doesn’t preclude you from commenting on war, violence or any other topic, but it does presuppose that you already believe that war is completely unnecessary. In that case, you would argue neither for a moral war, nor an amoral…[Read more]

@Obtuse wrote:

war is an inherent gene
man will naturally want to kill their neighbour
darwins survival of the fittest etc
the rape an pillage is equally genetic
no queensbury rules
the victor needs to debase the conquered

Like I say, we must mitigate our baser tendencies, lest we become only shytting, eating, boinking, warring beasts. By force if…[Read more]

As a pacifist I simply find the hypocrisy of arguing the concept of decent and respectful warfare, too ludicrous for words.

THIS is a different question than the one you initially proposed. Naturally, if you do not believe in war as a means to an end, then you will not agree on any kind of war.

“Ethnic cleansing” depends entirely on which side…

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