RocketDog

Possibly, since I grew up in the 60's, but heard it in places from the west coast to east coast. If Dylan didn't mean that he was wise to keep his mouth shut. In any event, who hasn't enjoyed a hazy lazy rainy day with Mary Jane as a comforting companion?

Not to be pedantic, 'stacking' is the term you're looking for. Staking is what we do to vampires. ???? Yep, I've been doing it for years myself and have no regrets. It's appalling that governments all over the world have for decades tried to dissuade people from using metals as the robust asset class they truly are. But of course metals and tangible assets are the only true protection from fiat currencies, which governments love. Stacking currency only gives you something to burn for heat when the economic lights go out; and they will. You get it or you don't.

Rainy day women has long been a slang term for joints (ganga, cannabis as it's called now).

Ah, now I understand where the Stones' 'Mother's Little Helper' came from.

I like it. Thanks. I've been asking friends my age for a few years if they think they could get this age without being cynical. They answer that long experience as a human makes that impossible.

Maybe so but I'm currently making over 4% interest in a wise transfer holding account. They offer it as a way to avoid a transfer from my bank every time I send money to Thailand. Works for me.

All these 'Holy' texts are rife with such examples. So one can read them and form an opinion OR one can remain ignorant but politically correct and grant them all tolerance of their beliefs without thinking.

Don't stand back. Get involved; educate yourself to the danger that free societies are facing. Your grandchildren may thank you. Here's a clue : China, North Korea, Russia, Iran, and most muslim countries are not our friends. They do not and never will share our ideals/values and work daily for the destruction of western countries.

Under privacy. If it's not off you get pummeled.

I, regrettably, feel the same. Old people for millenia (probably) have said the world is going to hell. This time I think they're right. There are simply too many complicated and complex issues facing humanity now and we are showing ourselves unable to unite in the face of it much less formulate any response. Humanity has collectively progressed ourselves into this position and a collective and concerted effort is our only hope of finding solutions. Social media unfortunately clearly demonstrates our true level of civilization; none but a thin veneer. Piers Anthony, in a scifi book called Macroscope, several decades ago described a sensor that looked back through time into the galaxy. What he found was that many civilizations had risen to high technology only to finally exhaust their planets' resources before establishing off-world colonies. So exhausted, they each finally fell into chaos and disappeared. If we don't get off planet in the next hundred years it seems unlikely that we will meet the same fate. Very Darwinian but likely true. Maybe we just don't deserve to reach the stars.

Kinda like the strip searches we endure at airports now? Kinda like multilevel authentications we all endure just to reach a web site? The problem is that scammers quickly turn anything on the web into a mess. We all spend our time chasing protection against the newest online/email scam. No solutions available but guaranteed to only get worse. Humans are so infinitely clever at painting ourselves into corners.

One reason I quit Linked In. I got requests almost daily to add them as a contact. I would check their page. If they had more than a few dozen contacts I told them to f**k off. I agree with all your statements about the cesspools called social media, and the influencers. Unfortunately I see no wait to stop the negative influences they have on society. Som nam na. I'm just glad I'm on my out instead of my way in.

Do you have the 'Add Friends' option disabled in settings?

Murphy's Law. Never fails.

She is not his wife de jure, by law. So she actually is his de facto wife.

Surely they must. Are the 72 Virgins allowed to attend as entertainment? Then do they elect a leader among themselves, etc ad infinitum like a reflection caught between two mirrors? Religion is a house of cards, shake one and the entire structure falls apart. That's when they start up about 'faith' as the key. You get it or you don't and never the twain shall meet.

Well said and I fully agree, but your premise stated "that once an adult and if living in the west, people can choose" is a key qualifier. Again I agree. I was raised catholic but I was in my 40's before I was able to shed the dogma. Your statement about temporarily 'losing their faith' is clearly evident with many Muslims living or traveling outside their own countries. I've observed it too. The 9-11 highjackers frequented strip bars while taking their flight training and drank excessively. This simply proves my point about their repressive and vindictive treatment of their followers. Also, as one of my muslim friends pointed out, one cannot really speak about Islam collectively as there are literally dozens of variations on Islam and their fight among themselves. Of course many westerners change when leaving home, 'finding themselves', and that is usually gratifying to parents because kids are starting to question things and think for themselves. That said, my statement bears a similar qualifier for those raised in Islam. Rejecting faith ANYTIME in their future life brands them as apostate, strictly forbidden, and punishable by fatwa and death. That is not in any way similar to western freedom of choice. Also Islam's indoctrination begins so early in life and is impressed do deeply that it is all but impossible for those children to shed the dogma, even if they are willing to be banished from their society and face death. Yet another hypocrisy in Islam's claim of being a religion of tolerance and peace. Islam is an outlier cult compared to all other cults globally. It is instead a belief in indoctrination, repression, hypocrisy, intolerance, intimidation, mysogeny, and belligerence. Societies that show overbearing tolerance for Muslims will eventually find their children living under sharia law. Those who offer such tolerance should read the koran carefully before lavishing their approval so easily. That was my point in my reply to you.

Being spoon-fed religious nonsense from the moment of birth is use of force. Very few folks can escape such shackles but please don't call it choice. I sure children choose to wear suicide vests too. They certainly make quite the fashion accessory.

Religion spoils everything. It's a blight on humanity.

But somehow it's always been practiced. It's in the subtext saying "we are the only true ones. God is on our side". Division and repression are Intrinsically part of all religions and cults. BTW, maybe you should read the Koran again. It very clearly states that all infidels should be either executed, enslaved, or taxed. This could be done without hate? I've discussed this with Muslims and they assure me that this isn't really done anymore while asserting that study of the Koran is a pillar of Islam and that the Koran is immutable and wholly true. I'm not the least bit reassured.

They should be though unless it's a private school. Trump's new court is working feverishly to make government and religion one and the same. Kinda like Islam is.

Of course. They don't want religious nuts subverting their own particular brand of lunacy and repression. Every religion boasts of their very own 'One True God'. Makes me wonder if all those gods have a religion with One Truer God.

We can agree on that. Religion soils/spoils everything. Religion is a euphemism for infectious insanity. But as Jeebus said "the nut cases will always be with us".

Sure. Ask yourself "what would trump do if Biden was on trial?" He would order the DOJ to schedule the trials simultaneously while refusing bail bond to all the defendants. They would all be considered guilty until proven innocent. Again, if perverting justice is what it takes to fell this man then I'm all for it. Fight fire with fire.

What race or religion wears that? The Jamaican rasta wear very colorful clothes. Is that what you mean? I guess you could call that both a race and a religion if that's what you're seeking. The real point is that Islam seeks to infiltrate, subvert, and finally dominate any country they enter. It is a pillar of their culture. Islam is not a religion, it's a cult.