Supremely Unpopular Opinions

[Taomeow]

And dimensions!  Old school magic had, in most places, 3 (7 in taoism) and Occum's razor took care of the rest.  Modern science can't agree whether it's 11, 24, or an indefinite number.  What's an indefinite number?  Here's some examples: "some," "many," "not many," "several," or "a few."

Empowering a Maoshan talismanic spell requires a lot more precision than this. 

[Zorro Dantes]

Fighting to the death!?…what’s the point🤷🏻 unless your giving your homies till count of ten till they pump guts full of corn dogs 🐶 

Edited October 22 by Zorro Dantes

[Zorro Dantes]

Life’s a wild ride…and it’s only nickel a vibe🤫🫨😉

[Mark Foote]

My hat is off to Zorro Dantes, for those supremely unpopular opinions.

 

Nickel a vibe, a dime to dance with a stranger... those were the days!

 

[Nungali]

2 hours ago, Mark Foote said:

My hat is off to Zorro Dantes, for those supremely unpopular opinions.

 

Nickel a vibe, a dime to dance with a stranger... those were the days!

 

 

 

Old 'dance hall'  wisdom  Aussie style ;

 

 

Older Aboriginal Auntie to young girls in her charge ;

 

"Now, when the men come up to dance with you, say no to all of them for the first half hour . Watch them all dance for a bit, , let them get a sweat up . Now, if you see any of them with black streaks running down the back of their necks, dont accept a dance invitation off them . They aren't a young fellah , that's some old fellah pretending and the boot polish he put in his hair to cover up the grey has started to melt . " 

 

 

[Taomeow]

9 hours ago, Nungali said:

 

 

Old 'dance hall'  wisdom  Aussie style ;

 

 

Older Aboriginal Auntie to young girls in her charge ;

 

"Now, when the men come up to dance with you, say no to all of them for the first half hour . Watch them all dance for a bit, , let them get a sweat up . Now, if you see any of them with black streaks running down the back of their necks, dont accept a dance invitation off them . They aren't a young fellah , that's some old fellah pretending and the boot polish he put in his hair to cover up the grey has started to melt . " 

 

 

 

There's a modern counterpart I would apply to men and women alike:  if you can smell their aftershave, deodorant, perfume before you're at an intimate dancing distance, don't dance with them.  They stink.  

[old3bob]

 

in random association cigarette traces will also stink unless both people are smokers....it was so very common years ago for a great many people to be smokers and sadly a great many people died early in their lives because of it;  like my stepdad suffering from emphysema.  Btw, I won a smoking inhalation contest against a 4th grade buddy of mine using stolen cigarettes, well that just about knocked me unconscious to win and hell after that and feeling sick I never had the desire to smoke again!   (thus I quit young)

[Taomeow]

15 minutes ago, old3bob said:

 

in random association cigarette traces will also stink unless both people are smokers....it was so very common years ago for a great many people to be smokers and sadly a great many people died early in their lives because of it;  like my stepdad suffering from emphysema.  Btw, I won a smoking inhalation contest against a 4th grade buddy of mine using stolen cigarettes, well that just about knocked me unconscious to win and hell after that and feeling sick I never had the desire to smoke again!   (thus I quit young)

 

 

Kudos to you.  Anecdotal evidence regarding a family member dying from something the pharma likes to attribute to smoking is not very reliable though.  My mom started smoking at the same age and quit at 83.  Now, at 91, her health is unfortunately not that great -- but nothing is wrong of the things commonly attributed to smoking.  A lot of things are wrong though that are attributable to the addictive meds she's been put on by her doctors.  No quitting that.  Most elderly folks who would have self-medicated with smoking back then are now routinely turned into heavy drug addicts by the new paradigm.  Smoking, at least, preserved the dopamine receptors (a safeguard against Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, senile dementia) while the new paradigm is all about demolishing them.     

 

   

[Cobie]

 

On 26/07/2024 at 8:22 PM, Apech said:

… high IQ people have less children - so is it not a route to extinction?

Idk.
 

Just read this: The fertility rate in England and Wales has halved in 60 years as couples in their twenties and thirties have fewer children, says Office for National Statistics. (The Times front page today)

 

But then again … “Concerns about population size and fertility were a constant in ancient Rome.” 
https://www.vindolanda.com/blog/roman-women-and-children-part-1
 

So now for my unpopular opinion

Spoiler

I don’t really care about the human race going extinct. 

 

Edited October 29 by Cobie

[old3bob]

2 hours ago, Taomeow said:

 

Kudos to you.  Anecdotal evidence regarding a family member dying from something the pharma likes to attribute to smoking is not very reliable though.  My mom started smoking at the same age and quit at 83.  Now, at 91, her health is unfortunately not that great -- but nothing is wrong of the things commonly attributed to smoking.  A lot of things are wrong though that are attributable to the addictive meds she's been put on by her doctors.  No quitting that.  Most elderly folks who would have self-medicated with smoking back then are now routinely turned into heavy drug addicts by the new paradigm.  Smoking, at least, preserved the dopamine receptors (a safeguard against Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, senile dementia) while the new paradigm is all about demolishing them.     

   

 

that's true about the  addictive and sledge hammer effects that some meds have on people and very unfortunately has become routine!!  I had some minor surgery recently and when coming back to consciousness I was really out of it to say the least!   I asked the Dr. to compare his projected anesthesia  usage on me with what I was given the last time I had surgery which also hammered me.  I not sure if he ever made that comparison but probably didn't so I'm going to try and get a print out of what both Dr's used on me besides fentanyl which is now in common usage at hospitals. 

 

On smoking: I remember films with x-ray reviews that we were shown in high school comparing smokers and non-smokers lungs which tended to put the fear of god in some of us.

Edited October 29 by old3bob

[Nungali]

10 hours ago, Taomeow said:

 

There's a modern counterpart I would apply to men and women alike:  if you can smell their aftershave, deodorant, perfume before you're at an intimate dancing distance, don't dance with them.  They stink.  

 

Reminds me about that old joke ; " Why do women put on make up and perfume ?"

[Nungali]

... of course I cant tell that joke now . Someone might get offended and if I ever go to Queensland I could 5 years jail ! 

[Nungali]

9 hours ago, old3bob said:

 

in random association cigarette traces will also stink unless both people are smokers....it was so very common years ago for a great many people to be smokers and sadly a great many people died early in their lives because of it;  like my stepdad suffering from emphysema.  Btw, I won a smoking inhalation contest against a 4th grade buddy of mine using stolen cigarettes, well that just about knocked me unconscious to win and hell after that and feeling sick I never had the desire to smoke again!   (thus I quit young)

 A gentleman should always be ready to light a ladies cigarette for them  ... fire dangerous !  man's work !  

 

The Gods have strange ways for us ;   My dad was a smoker , so I was a passive from a young kid . I would get 'asthma'  and get taken to the doctor, who smoked while examining me in a room with closed windows and doors .

 

I took it up as late teen , smoked just about everyday of my life, I am near 70 .   I never got covid and have not had even a cold in the last 10 years . I observe healthy non smokers getting sick around me a lot ; covid, every flu that comes along , constant colds .

 

When I went for my hip replacement , a few years back, the  pre op check nurse  listened and did other lung checks , I am thinking 'Oh no, I hoe they dont cancel  the op ! "   The she goes " Perfect ! "

' What ! ? "

" I said, perfect ." 

"Why " ? 

"They sound perfect to me ."

" I been a smoker all my life ! "

Her : shrugs . 

I had  full anesthetic , no probs, woke up fresh as a daisy in recovery  ( nurse was surprised how quick I came out of it ), the next day I coughed and snotted up a bit of dried mucus in the shower , that was it .,

 

But then ,  sometimes I have seen people chain them, I never do that . Well ... okay , sometimes I might go  for a 'New York Breakfast ' (  coffee and cigarette  ) but the not  Manhattan Island Breakfast  ( coffee and a packet of cigarettes  ) , I dont smoke first ting in morning though , sitting up in bed  YIKES , had a GF once that did that  !  And I dont smoke 'tailor mades ' , but roll your own . Actually if I smoke one taylor made cigarette , I will be actually wheezing as I get half way through .  Whe nonly they are availbale, I have not smoked at all . 

Oh yeah , when I went into hospital they offered me a substitute , I declined . They said all sorts of stuff  "You cant even smoke outside , no smoking at all , how are you goung to cope with that ?  I just said 'I am not going to do it for a few days ' [ the look I got !  Well, thats what I did   <shrug> 

 

But dont you kids smoke   through      

 

 I am sure this fits in nicely with thread topic   

Edited October 29 by Nungali

[Nungali]

6 hours ago, Cobie said:

 

 

So now for my unpopular opinion

 

I don’t really care about the human race going extinct. 

 

 

You mean . after you die  ? 

[Mark Foote]

On 10/29/2024 at 4:51 PM, Nungali said:

 

But dont you kids smoke   through      

 

 

Look out kid
It’s somethin’ you did
God knows when
But you’re doin’ it again

 

...Look out kid
Don’t matter what you did
Walk on your tiptoes
Don’t try “No-Doz”
Better stay away from those
That carry around a fire hose
Keep a clean nose
Watch the plain clothes
You don’t need a weatherman
To know which way the wind blows

 

Look out kid
You’re gonna get hit
By users, cheaters
Six-time losers
Hang around the theaters
Girl by the whirlpool
Lookin’ for a new fool
Don’t follow leaders
Watch the parkin’ meters

 

...Look out kid
They keep it all hid
Better jump down a manhole
Light yourself a candle
Don’t wear sandals
Try to avoid the scandals
Don’t wanna be a bum
You better chew gum
The pump don’t work
’Cause the vandals took the handles

 

(Subterranean Homesick Blues

Written by: Bob Dylan)

 

 

Good advice, IMNSHO.