Richard Robertson

_Robert_ wrote:
Sam Harris can put me out in 5 minutes, LOL

Haha, me too! One of the few podcasts “exciting” enough to stay awake longer to was when his wife was the guest.

Davis wrote:
Pope…do you have tits?

I was going to joke that all popes have tits because they’re old, but I can’t find any appropriate images to present as evidence. I’m going to take a selfie now and ask others to comment…

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Again I don’t have the facts to hand but it has been shown that these black athletes do share a common trait, known as the “super-fast-twitch” gene. It was also found in the Caribbean athletes and upon further investigation it was shown that these athletes all originated from the same area of western Africa. Colin…

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Davis wrote:
[…] When I was a kid I made the silly mistake of trying to play fetch with a steakbone that was recently given to him. He bit me so hard it drew a lot of blood. Never, ever, ever take a steakbone (that still has meat or juices left on it) from a dog even if you were the one who gave it to them. I wouldn’t be surprised if meat on a…

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I took the following quotes from the “are we fascists yet” [grossly paraphrased] thread [links embedded in the “wrote”s]:

jakelafort wrote:
And as i write and think i have to imagine there were a great many that were knew [new diseases] to Europeans.

True, but those diseases took hold in smaller but numerous steps as cultures ventured into…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
By chance is either a vegan or vegetarian? I assume they’re atheists.

The younger daughter used to be vegan or vegetarian… funny I don’t remember the difference atm. I would be vegan or vegetarian if I felt it suited my health better, but I’ve had more success with Keto. I believe veganism and vegetarianism are good mostly f…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
Pope, how are your kids engaged in evading the extinction?

My younger daughter’s just finishing a PhD in sustainable agriculture, with an international flavor to it at Tokyo University. While busy earning degrees at universities, she created ediblesci.com and is building it with relationships to like-minded people and…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
Do you want your offspring to experience the apocalypse?

Both of mine are working to avoid the apocalypse. I still think humanity has a chance to redeem itself. An apocalypse is not a viable option… by definition.

Ivy wrote:
How much you wanna bet he’s gonna do something really stupid before Wednesday.

I think he’s burned too many bridges now. I’ve not seen evidence of any American institutions backing him, other than a minority of law enforcement officers acting with Trump Power in their minds. His biggest militarized backers are private groups, like p…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
You know, we aren’t talking enough about the causes of the Trumpist movement. He didn’t create it, he awakened it and gave it permission to reveal itself.

Aha, yes, this. And the rest of that post; +1.