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Forum: Religion and Philosophy 30th October 2021, 08:51 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,272
Posted By poblob14
I think you’ve been beaten to the idea by several...

I think you’ve been beaten to the idea by several years:

http://bahfest.com/about//
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th June 2018, 09:04 PM
Replies: 1,780
Views: 124,202
Posted By poblob14
Is Jabba now giving Stack Exchange a try? Or is...

Is Jabba now giving Stack Exchange a try? Or is this an extremely unlikely coincidence? :D



https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/53132/being-alive-today-the-most-improbable-coïncidence
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th December 2017, 08:30 PM
Replies: 3,521
Views: 203,204
Posted By poblob14
Best title yet for this thread: “Jabba Wax Off.”

Best title yet for this thread: “Jabba Wax Off.”
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 15th October 2017, 06:46 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 61,615
Posted By poblob14
For a couple of days, yeth, but then the doctor...

For a couple of days, yeth, but then the doctor gave me thome ointment and it felt better.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 17th June 2017, 08:42 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 39,174
Posted By poblob14
I don't think anyone has denied that your mother...

I don't think anyone has denied that your mother was round.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 5th June 2017, 07:25 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 26,928
Posted By poblob14
Where exactly were you taught that asserting...

Where exactly were you taught that asserting something over and over again constitutes a discussion?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th April 2017, 08:00 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,744
Posted By poblob14
If I order now, will you throw in a set of steak...

If I order now, will you throw in a set of steak knives?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th December 2016, 09:39 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,500
Posted By poblob14
Isn't that exactly what the commercial is? Am I...

Isn't that exactly what the commercial is? Am I misunderstanding you or the commercial?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th October 2016, 01:36 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 14,690
Posted By poblob14
I just hope someone will take up the mantle of...

I just hope someone will take up the mantle of drawing Fang. I cannot face a Fangless life.
Forum: USA Politics 18th August 2016, 06:18 AM
Replies: 5,419
Views: 489,146
Posted By poblob14
He's Gilderoy Lockhart! (Which would explain a...

He's Gilderoy Lockhart! (Which would explain a lot, actually.)
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2016, 07:13 AM
Replies: 5,419
Views: 489,146
Posted By poblob14
This, exactly. Someone who "just speaks his...

This, exactly. Someone who "just speaks his mind" or "has no filter" or whatever says things like "Maybe she's on the rag, har har" or "The only way we could stop her is to kill her."

The...
Forum: USA Politics 13th July 2016, 02:01 PM
Replies: 2,444
Views: 232,671
Posted By poblob14
Oh, of course. She doesn't care what I think. ...

Oh, of course. She doesn't care what I think. :D Just thought I would offer a lawyer's perspective on the issue.
Forum: USA Politics 13th July 2016, 12:47 PM
Replies: 2,444
Views: 232,671
Posted By poblob14
Correct, the United States Supreme Court has no...

Correct, the United States Supreme Court has no code of conduct (which I did not know until this conversation). Other federal judges do, though. From the Code of Conduct for United States Judges:
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th July 2016, 07:53 AM
Replies: 1,642
Views: 158,275
Posted By poblob14
Anthony Lubrono, a member of the Penn State board...

Anthony Lubrono, a member of the Penn State board of trustees, called in to WSCR, a sports talk station in Chicago yesterday. The host, Dan Bernstein, has been outspoken against Paterno from the...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th July 2016, 07:33 AM
Replies: 1,530
Views: 133,096
Posted By poblob14
Of course it's possible. (Unless I'm...

Of course it's possible. (Unless I'm misunderstanding what you are saying.)

A and B exist only in my mind. So I can prove my existence to B in any of a hundred ways: I can turn A into a lizard...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th July 2016, 06:34 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,654
Posted By poblob14
I have no experience with this group, but this...

I have no experience with this group, but this alone would have me running away as fast as possible.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 27th June 2016, 07:49 AM
Replies: 3,276
Views: 343,860
Posted By poblob14
I am breaking my rule against posting in this...

I am breaking my rule against posting in this thread, because I must inform you all that I read that word as "loonosphere."

To those of you making sarcastic guesses: Please don't. Read through...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 27th June 2016, 07:43 AM
Replies: 222
Views: 33,163
Posted By poblob14
Indeed. Perhaps not the commonality you think it...

Indeed. Perhaps not the commonality you think it suggests, but a commonality none the less . . . .
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 24th June 2016, 12:06 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,999
Posted By poblob14
When I was young - it would have to have been...

When I was young - it would have to have been before I was 15, because my brother was living at home - anyway, I accused him of hiding a portable radio that had been sitting on the coffee table not...
Forum: USA Politics 21st June 2016, 10:56 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 10,888
Posted By poblob14
Most of you don't seem to know any Trump...

Most of you don't seem to know any Trump supporters in real life. Here in the Heartland, they post pictures on Facebook of fighter jets, with comments like "Be patient, ISIS, our next president...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th June 2016, 08:33 AM
Replies: 3,987
Views: 612,412
Posted By poblob14
Let us not let this pass unnoticed: ...

Let us not let this pass unnoticed:

NATIONALCOSMOPOLITAN HAS MADE A TRUE STATEMENT!!!
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th June 2016, 09:01 AM
Replies: 3,321
Views: 281,593
Posted By poblob14
Oh, never mind.

Oh, never mind.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 7th June 2016, 08:26 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 8,158
Posted By poblob14
One billion thumbs up. :thumbsup:

One billion thumbs up. :thumbsup:
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 6th June 2016, 11:11 AM
Replies: 3,792
Split Thread: Signs of the End Times
Views: 258,801
Posted By poblob14
I think I've stopped vomiting over the racism...

I think I've stopped vomiting over the racism long enough to post what I started to post:
If that's true, why did he get the teeth and the digestive system so wrong?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th May 2016, 08:03 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,503
Posted By poblob14
I felt a hat once, but I got kicked out of...

I felt a hat once, but I got kicked out of Macy's.

And the I AM thing is theology and grammar combined - it echoes the I AM of "Yahweh" - I am who am, or I am that I am, or I yam what I yam and...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th May 2016, 08:55 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,503
Posted By poblob14
Not just the Catholic church; the Bible [can be...

Not just the Catholic church; the Bible [can be interpreted such that it] says so: "In the beginning, there was the Word; and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." And Jesus says so: ...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th May 2016, 12:04 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 4,021
Posted By poblob14
I would say that it is much more than a hunch.

I would say that it is much more than a hunch.
Forum: USA Politics 23rd May 2016, 10:05 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,630
Posted By poblob14
Trump believes in climate change . . .

. . . when it comes to building a wall at his golf resort in Ireland (http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-climate-change-golf-course-223436).
Forum: Computers and the Internet 20th May 2016, 07:00 AM
Replies: 185
Views: 23,088
Posted By poblob14
Cortana is Siri for your computer. Mostly, it's...

Cortana is Siri for your computer. Mostly, it's a glorified search engine.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 19th May 2016, 07:00 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,142
Posted By poblob14
So her dead uncle could predict that her leg...

So her dead uncle could predict that her leg would be amputated, but not that it would be reattached upside down and backwards? Dead Uncle Bob is a lousy prophet. He left out the interesting part. ...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 10th May 2016, 09:41 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,462
Posted By poblob14
Jesus's middle name is obviously Harold. This is...

Jesus's middle name is obviously Harold. This is clear from even a cursory examination of the Bible and tradition.

1) Jesus is named after his Dad. Jesus told us how to pray, and how to do so in...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 5th May 2016, 08:03 AM
Replies: 1,335
Merged: Chick Tracts
Views: 113,925
Posted By poblob14
TCWNIDK (The Cat Whose Name I Don't Know), as...

TCWNIDK (The Cat Whose Name I Don't Know), as named by . . . you (http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9304199&postcount=1048). :cool:

TCWNIDK's intentions were much more...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 5th May 2016, 07:54 AM
Replies: 3,987
Views: 612,412
Posted By poblob14
Dunno why I bother (maybe to put the E back in...

Dunno why I bother (maybe to put the E back in ISF), but . . . .

Latino (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latino_(demonym)) means "person with Latin American roots." Those could be speakers of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd May 2016, 08:45 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 10,044
Posted By poblob14
He's busy debugging that Human Brain project. ...

He's busy debugging that Human Brain project. The open beta has been a complete mess.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th April 2016, 08:13 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 10,044
Posted By poblob14
No, they transform when they are consecrated. ...

No, they transform when they are consecrated. They just don't look, taste, smell, feel, sound, or scientifically test any different than they did before -- these things are called the "accidents"...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th April 2016, 06:53 AM
Replies: 1,335
Merged: Chick Tracts
Views: 113,925
Posted By poblob14
If only there were a meme suggesting that my...

If only there were a meme suggesting that my desire for this to become real is so great, that I would like you to stop speaking and accept payment for any form of this you would produce, I would post...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th April 2016, 09:08 AM
Replies: 1,335
Merged: Chick Tracts
Views: 113,925
Posted By poblob14
Fang is all over this one. For that reason...

Fang is all over this one. For that reason alone, it's the best Chick in years.

Panel 4: Fang is . . . I don't know what the hell Fang is doing. Sort of peeking around a table or something,...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th April 2016, 11:38 AM
Replies: 3,987
Views: 612,412
Posted By poblob14
If someone's taking bids, I can do it for 9...

If someone's taking bids, I can do it for 9 billion. And I'll bring it in ahead of schedule.

I shared a trailer with a mouse one summer. He ate my soap. (Zest, if you're keeping score at home.)...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th April 2016, 08:33 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 43,521
Posted By poblob14
I watched some of the video of the "debate,"...

I watched some of the video of the "debate," which is on AMNH...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 8th April 2016, 08:56 AM
Replies: 463
Views: 46,059
Posted By poblob14
Maybe we need a new thread for this, but I was...

Maybe we need a new thread for this, but I was just thinking about this the other day (Coincidence? Probably!). I used to have déjà vu constantly in my twenties and thirties - I mean on a weekly...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 17th March 2016, 08:00 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,612
Posted By poblob14
Ditto.

Ditto.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th March 2016, 07:55 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,334
Posted By poblob14
Relevant to the title, if not the thread . . ....

Relevant to the title, if not the thread . . . when she was very young, my daughter thought the Don McLean song was "Bye Bye, Mr. 'Merican Guy." (She would also argue vehemently with me that the...
Forum: USA Politics 10th March 2016, 10:32 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,025
Posted By poblob14
Sure, but did anyone, in the press coverage or...

Sure, but did anyone, in the press coverage or commentary during his campaigns or administration, ever call him just Jimmy? I certainly don't remember that happening.
Forum: USA Politics 9th March 2016, 12:01 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,461
Posted By poblob14
That's a pretty good summary. Evil = racist,...

That's a pretty good summary. Evil = racist, xenophobic, misogynistic, willing to risk war in order to show how "tough" we are. That describes the Trump supporters I've heard from. And there seems...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 9th March 2016, 08:40 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,612
Posted By poblob14
I love it, and I find that kind of amazing since...

I love it, and I find that kind of amazing since I didn't care for Lin-Manuel Miranda's previous effort, In The Heights. I find Hamilton's music much more listenable, if that's a word.
Forum: USA Politics 9th March 2016, 08:06 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,461
Posted By poblob14
Because I firmly believe that: 1) Negative...

Because I firmly believe that:

1) Negative campaigning works;
2) No one has ever been better at negative campaigning than Trump;
3) People are inherently evil and stupid

I am now convinced...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th February 2016, 02:43 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,508
Posted By poblob14
Definitely. They were the Signs aliens, and they...

Definitely. They were the Signs aliens, and they thought they were rescuing the plane from the Water O' Death.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th February 2016, 02:15 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,508
Posted By poblob14
Only one conclusion is possible: they're not...

Only one conclusion is possible: they're not dead. They were kidnapped by aliens.
Forum: USA Politics 9th February 2016, 02:13 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 16,542
Posted By poblob14
Sounds like paradise. How close is Argentinian...

Sounds like paradise. How close is Argentinian Spanish to Mexican Spanish? I may want to relocate, especially if Trump wins.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th February 2016, 01:14 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,442
Posted By poblob14
I have been known to suggest to my daughters'...

I have been known to suggest to my daughters' boyfriends that they slap it, but I draw the line at demonstrating on myself. :D
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