Gregg R Thomas

Speaking of therapists, did anyone ever notice that one space turns “therapist” into “the rapist”?

Also on QI…..If aspiring writers need a new pen they could buy one from Pen Island at http://www.penisland.com or if you need a therapist then you can find one listed on http://www.therapist.com

Ha! @Unseen

On QI once, Stephen Fry brought up the subject of ‘tmesis’ – a peculiar word that describes the insertion of a word into an existing word for descriptive emphasis.

Stephen Fry:- like abso-bloody-lutely, or un-fucking-believable.

Jo Brand:- or Scunthorpe

_Robert_ wrote:
If a seagull flies over the sea, what flies over the bay?

If gents are found in the gentry, …country.

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Assuming religious people are more moral than atheists without evidence is a conjunction fallacy driven by representativeness, not actual probability. Further reading here.

The “further reading” article is interesting.  Apparently, religious people don’t trust atheists because they think we’re rebellious and…[Read more]

….traditional Jewish bagel, lox, onion, and cream cheese…..

Lox arrived today so I will get some fresh bagels on the way home…..You might consider trying it with Masala Chai?

I will make them for my walk tomorrow. It might not sound the most appealing but when you sit down after a few hours walking (hiking) and taste it, it will be the…[Read more]

that lox looks outstandingly outstanding...

Yes, absolutely. It is the “real deal“. To the point of making you miss it any time you have lox from any other source. With lemon, freshly milled black pepper….and maybe a few drops of Tabasco (yes, the one at the back of the shelf). I have a friend who gets it shipped to his house in Alameda, CA on…[Read more]

A lot of lox for sale…..and maybe some tariff free whiskey’s on sale in the USA? Go on, make the horses pay for it 🙂

It is kind of amazing that there is not more resentment of Brits as it relates to the Irish. The shit during the famine was so damn cold.

I don’t recall ever hearing an Irish person bearing any ill will toward “the Brits” over the famine. There have been incidents involving “soccer hooliganism” but no reason is ever needed by the perpetrators to…[Read more]

That’s one thing I love about the Irish, they love reciting poetry and singing songs.

jakelafort wrote:
Which identity English or Jewish is more likely to cause a problem?

English.

If you’re English and you go to Ireland, it’s well to mind your manners.

An English friend of mine came to visit me in Ireland one summer (circa July 1991). We had shared a squat house together in London. He was looking forward to drinking a “skinful of real Irish Guinness”. I brought him to a traditional Irish bar (not a tourist one 😊) which w…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
It is kind of amazing that there is not more resentment of Brits as it relates to the Irish. The shit during the famine was so damn cold.

If you’re English and you go to Ireland, it’s well to mind your manners.

The demographic time bomb that will consume China and is coming our way if we don’t do something may have a solution, and Peter Zeihan thinks he knows who will point the way.

The creation of Israel/Palestine borders (via the Balfour Declaration) and the partition of Ireland into Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were both outcomes of British imperial decisions, and both have resulted in prolonged, identity-driven conflicts. However, they differ in origins, religious dynamics, international dimensions, and…[Read more]

If the EU can grant Temporary Protection Directive status for 4.2 million Ukrainians, then surely the rich Arab nations can do the same for 2.2 million (or many more) Palestinians in their own countries?

Could it be that authoritarian regime like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, or the UAE just don’t want politically active populations, and Palestinians a…[Read more]

Again, they probably won’t connect the dots because of the horrors of “Hunter Biden’s Laptop” and trans-story hour.

What dots?

Ah, the national debt may not matter anyway…

_Robert_ wrote:
The country wants a dictator.

People are wising up, I think, but it may be too late to keep the looming disaster from happening. Some people don’t feel sorry for them:

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
the future, China will be dominant. The U.S. will be irrelevant??

Maybe in the very short term, but China is doomed:

And then, we’d better not try dancing on their grave.

We need to get those Latin American immigrants back, not just to pick our crops, clean our hotel…[Read more]