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Although I can't see the threads anymore, I can still see the membership statistics. It looks like there has been a significant jump in active members, following years of steady declines. Maybe other people, like me, were pure lurkers and decided to jump in as members? A lot of members viewed threa...

For instance, when i first saw bottled water in a soda-pop vending machine, for the same price as the Pepsi, it was like Pepsi confessing that all of the ingredients of their signature beverage didn't cost anything....or not enough to cause a coinage issue at the machine. Surely we should pay extra...

"Beat me" said the masochist.

"No" said the sadist.

sparks wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:32 pm One I like is "Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you."

You got it wrong.

It's "Do others before they do you."

sparks wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:00 pmWe can't do anything about the mess we've made. It remains to be seen if we live (as a species) through it.

Someone famous once said: The greatest problem facing humanity is apathy. But nobody cares.

Oh wait, that was me.

Brilliant!

I like that version of Trump.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

I assume that "Diddy" is a hip hop artist of some kind. That seems an appropriate career path for someone who calls themself that. He is - he was a fairly major figure. He's accused of paying for Tupac's murder as well, but no charges have ever been laid. 50Cent is convinced it's true, an...

And do left leaning politicians or media figures call out that kind of level of stupid, so that we can get rid of it and have a reasonable debate on aspects of the debate that are actually worth debating? Nope. At that hearing, not one Democrat had a question along the lines of, "We all know t...

arthwollipot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:52 pm Have you noticed that the issue with trans athletes is always, always, always about trans women and never about trans men?

Well, obviously. They're at a massive disadvantage so the issue doesn't arise.