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Reverend Muhammadovsky

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  • Screen Name* Reverend Muhammadovsky
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  • Where do you live? West Yorkshire, England
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  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Are you (or were you) a fan of the Monty Python Flying Circus television show? (First aired 1969.):
    I was a big fan of it for a short time when I discovered it as a teenager in the mid- or late-1980s. But I think that a lot of the material has not aged well. There are two possible reasons for this that spring to mind. One is that many of the sketches de...  moreI was a big fan of it for a short time when I discovered it as a teenager in the mid- or late-1980s. But I think that a lot of the material has not aged well. There are two possible reasons for this that spring to mind. One is that many of the sketches depended on ridiculing authority figures (policemen, judges, army officers, members of the learned professions, etc) which gave them a subversive or "naughty" quality that now seems naive. The other is that (as the team later admitted) they weren't good at writing parts for women. I think the material that is strongest, and that has stood the test of time, would include, firstly, the sketches that use a mock-documentary format, and secondly, those that draw upon familiar real-life situations but exaggerate them and take them to an absurd conclusion.  less
    • January 1
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    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Why would any person who is depressed take anti-depressants when potential side effects can include increased thoughts of suicide?:
    Happy New Year Rosie!For your information Rosie, I have been on a course of selective seratonin uptake inhibitors since October (at the lowest dose of 50mg) for anxiety and low mood - they have helped me and I may be able to come off them later this month...  moreHappy New Year Rosie!For your information Rosie, I have been on a course of selective seratonin uptake inhibitors since October (at the lowest dose of 50mg) for anxiety and low mood - they have helped me and I may be able to come off them later this month. I did not experience any side effects except loss of appetite and mouth dryness in the first week or two. I did NOT experience increased thoughts of suicide, even though the enclosed instruction leaflet warned me that this was a possibility.I don't claim to have any academic knowledge in this field. However, I think it is useful to bear in mind that what we conventionally call "depression" may encompass a range of undesired mental states - sadness, grief, anxiety, self-criticism, anger, obsessive thoughts, and so on. For example, some people may find that suicidal or self-destructive thoughts tend to be associated with anxiety, anger and self-criticism rather than sadness or melancholy. It is possible that, if such a person takes a pill that gives their mood a...    less
    • January 1
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    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to When you see a homeless person do you cringe, turn away, feel disgust? Or do you think "there but for the grace of GOD go I?":
    Well, I certainly don't feel disgust . . . perhaps a slight sense of embarassment or awkwardness at feeling that I can't do much to help them, or not knowing how to help them . . . But sometimes I give them a little loose change, or I may buy them some so...  moreWell, I certainly don't feel disgust . . . perhaps a slight sense of embarassment or awkwardness at feeling that I can't do much to help them, or not knowing how to help them . . . But sometimes I give them a little loose change, or I may buy them some soup or a hot drink or something that will make their lives more tolerable. There was one homeless man I got to know in Huddersfield, where I live - my attention was drawn to him because he was crying and he had some nasty-looking injuries on him . . . he explained to me that they were burns from when someone had set fire to his sleeping bag a few nights before when he was asleep. From then on, over the next year or so, I'd buy him things to eat or drink from time to time, and on several occasions I'd give him £27 so that he could spend the night in a bed and breakfast place (he developed an arrangement with the B&B that if he could pay for a single night, they'd let him stay for up to a month if he did some odd jobs for them). Last time I saw him was a few ...    less
    • December 21, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Can you think of something that existed in your lifetime that automatically ages you? Example: pay toilets.(Yes, I remember them.):
    They are making a comeback in Britain.
    • December 20, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Is not having sexual feeling all your life a sign of aspergers?:
    Thanks, that is interesting. I just read the "Sexuality and Gender Role" paper and I find the conclusions very surprising. I have never been medically diagnosed with ASD, but I believe I have enough characteristics that way to say I am ASD, and yet I have...  moreThanks, that is interesting. I just read the "Sexuality and Gender Role" paper and I find the conclusions very surprising. I have never been medically diagnosed with ASD, but I believe I have enough characteristics that way to say I am ASD, and yet I have always been very interested in sex and easily aroused. It's notable that in movies and TV, people with high-functioning autism tend to be portrayed as asexual.  
    • December 20, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Have you seen The Irishman and are you man/woman enough to admit it is a boring piece of trash?:
    Didn't think it was slow or boring. Derivative, perhaps. We get a lot of stock characters and situations that are familiar from other gangster movies, and it could be said to be following a Scorsese formula in the use of voiceovers and flashbacks. And of ...  moreDidn't think it was slow or boring. Derivative, perhaps. We get a lot of stock characters and situations that are familiar from other gangster movies, and it could be said to be following a Scorsese formula in the use of voiceovers and flashbacks. And of course other films have been made about Mob influence in unions, e.g. Blue Collar and On The Waterfront. The Irishman, in that context, isn't doing anything very ambitious, in that it doesn't tell us much about union politics that we don't already know, nor does it give us any indication of how organised crime and power struggles impact on ordinary working-class people.However, I felt it had very high production values, nothing felt redundant, the characters were powerful and compelling if not likeable, the digital de-aging worked a lot better than I expected, and I liked the few scenes towards the end - the way Sheeran is forced to deal with his own moral confusion about what he has done, and the fact that he has lived a worthless life. No redemption or reconci...    less
    • December 20, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to How much is a pint of draught beer in a normal Bar or a Pub where ever you might live... Plus the dearest and cheapest you can buy them for :
    For traditional-style pubs, about £3.50 for a pint of real ale (more like £3 for pubs that have a microbrewery on the premises, or are owned by one) maybe nearer £4 for English lagers and stronger real ales, about £4.50 or more for...  moreFor traditional-style pubs, about £3.50 for a pint of real ale (more like £3 for pubs that have a microbrewery on the premises, or are owned by one) maybe nearer £4 for English lagers and stronger real ales, about £4.50 or more for continental lagers. You might need to add 50 pence for the chain bars like Revolution de Cuba, or the hipsterish ones that specialise in cocktails.  
    • December 15, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Why do Americans ( not all ) keep saying "Man " often in every sentence they utter...In every film almost it seems commonplace :( :
    It's possible that this quirk was carried to America by Scottish immigrants or those from the North-East of England. It is a feature that is found in  Northumberland today and, I think, at least in some Scottish dialects. 
    • December 15, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to When a head is dead how long can it be operated remotely before the stench sets in and the head shrivels and shrinks?:
    Ewww Rosie that sounds like the plot of a horror film! People have long speculated about whether it is possible to keep the head (or just the brain) of a human or another warm-blooded animal artificially alive once severed from the body - it has been a th...  moreEwww Rosie that sounds like the plot of a horror film! People have long speculated about whether it is possible to keep the head (or just the brain) of a human or another warm-blooded animal artificially alive once severed from the body - it has been a theme in literature, including a Roald Dahl story and in CS Lewis's dystopic novel, That Hideous Strength. I think it has been tried with a baboon, but it was found possible to keep only the basic brain functions going, not the higher ones, so as yet one cannot preserve consciousness in this way.That's one medical advance I do NOT wish to see become a reality in my lifetime.   less
    • December 14, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to "BORIS JOHNSON SECURES BIG WIN IN U.K. ELECTION.' Because he told trump to stay out of it?:
    In my opinion, neither Boris Johnson nor Jeremy Corbyn is a fit or proper person to be Prime Minister. On the basis of policies alone, I would say that the Conservatives are the better of two rotten alternatives (just). On the basis of leadership style an...  moreIn my opinion, neither Boris Johnson nor Jeremy Corbyn is a fit or proper person to be Prime Minister. On the basis of policies alone, I would say that the Conservatives are the better of two rotten alternatives (just). On the basis of leadership style and competence, not so much. So I do not feel very strongly about the result one way or the other.One good thing that may come out of this, however, is that now the Conservatives have many more seats in the North of England than before, they may feel more inclined to do something for the North instead of treating us like an unwanted appendage as they have done in the past.  less
    • December 13, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky started a discussion:
    Did you know that until 2000, those discharged from the UK armed forces on sexuality grounds were also stripped of their medals?
    Was this also the case in other countries that had bans on gays in the military? And would it have applied to combat and bravery medals, or just those for long service and good conduct?I read this story in the press about a man with 18 years service in th...  moreWas this also the case in other countries that had bans on gays in the military? And would it have applied to combat and bravery medals, or just those for long service and good conduct?I read this story in the press about a man with 18 years service in the Royal Navy - a Falklands War veteran - who was discharged in 1993 after admitting being bisexual and was forced to surrender his medal. The Ministry of Defence has now agreed to have it restored to him.https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/11/war-hero-kicked-navy-bisexual-will-get-medals-back-11653363/  less
    • December 11, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to When you hang up your shirts in the closet, do they face left or right? Or do you just put them in there randomly?:
    Mine always face right. I suppose there is no reason why they have to face the same way, but it's how I've done it as long as I remember. Same with coats and jackets.
    • December 9, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to What movies have made you cry?:
    I cried in ."Life of Pi" when the ship sank and he lost his family. Even though I'd already read the book and knew it was coming.And my eyes became a little moist at the end of Leave no Trace.
    • December 7, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Some are dog people and some are cat people. Might it have something to do with the level of noise?:
    I am a quiet person and I like cats and dogs equally. If there is a correlation between personality type and pet type in other people, I haven't noticed one!
    • December 6, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky started a discussion:
    Can you think of a song that has a sad tune but happy lyrics?
    • December 2, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky started a discussion:
    Can you think of a song that has a happy tune but sad lyrics?
    • December 2, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to The best most reliable weapons to argue your position are TRUTH LOGIC REASON COMMON SENSE. They don't always work. Why?:
    We have a saying in my country: "Common sense isn't common!"
    • December 2, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Do you deal with Associations? Like Home Owner's? :
    Yes. I belong to one, and am the Secretary / Treasurer. It is not a very difficult job because there are only 12 properties. It probably takes up about 30-60 minutes a month, with an extra 2 or 3 hours preparing for the AGM in October and typing up the Mi...  moreYes. I belong to one, and am the Secretary / Treasurer. It is not a very difficult job because there are only 12 properties. It probably takes up about 30-60 minutes a month, with an extra 2 or 3 hours preparing for the AGM in October and typing up the Minutes afterwards.  
    • December 2, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to "Socially progressive and culturally conservative" I have no clue what that means do you?:
    I'm glad you asked this question, Rosie, because people who answer that description exist and often feel they are denied an identity. There is a prevailing assumption - although it is starting to break down - that people have to be conservative on everyth...  moreI'm glad you asked this question, Rosie, because people who answer that description exist and often feel they are denied an identity. There is a prevailing assumption - although it is starting to break down - that people have to be conservative on everything or liberal on everything.To me, the "culturally conservative" part would imply valuing both elite, and traditional culture, and those elements of popular culture that are edifying or elevate the spirit. So, using your list, here's some off-the-cuff examples of what it might include:Arts: Admiring high quality art, sculpture, films, etc, supporting the conservation of historic buildings or replacing them with something equally good. Opposing bad art, bad modern architecture, offensiveness and transgression for its own sake in art, excessive sex violence and profanity in film and TV.Letters: Believing in the value of correct grammar, spelling, punctuation and usage, whether in speech or writing. Opposing bad writing, bad arguments and logical fallacies.
    Manner...    less
    • November 27, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to There's a waterfall near Ithaca, NY, called Buttermilk Falls, named for the frothy appearance of its churning waters.:
    There are mountains all over the world called Sugar Loaf or Sugarloaf. I've never seen a real "loaf" of sugar but I assume they were given that name because they are steep-sided rather than round or conical.
    • November 25, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to What's up with the weird British pronunciation of words like Gloucester?:
    If you go to southeast Wales, it's even possible to mount Lord Hereford's Knob!As for Tumbledown Dck, I lnow it sounds like a description of postcoital detumesence, but it was also a nickname conferred upon Richard Cromwell, who briefly served as Lord Pro...  moreIf you go to southeast Wales, it's even possible to mount Lord Hereford's Knob!As for Tumbledown Dck, I lnow it sounds like a description of postcoital detumesence, but it was also a nickname conferred upon Richard Cromwell, who briefly served as Lord Protector before the restoration of the Stuart line in the mid-17th Century. It's odd that someone should have seen fit to name a place in Australia after him decades or centuries later.  
    • November 22, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to What's up with the weird British pronunciation of words like Gloucester?:
    It seems to happen a lot with English place names. Cholmondeley is pronounced "Chumley". There is a small town near to where I live called "Slaithwaite" which the inhabitants call "Slawit" (although "Slathwaite" is commoner in the wider area). Before the ...  moreIt seems to happen a lot with English place names. Cholmondeley is pronounced "Chumley". There is a small town near to where I live called "Slaithwaite" which the inhabitants call "Slawit" (although "Slathwaite" is commoner in the wider area). Before the 19th Century it was normal even among educated speakers to say "Lunnun" for London, and today we usually don't sound the "W" in names like "Greenwich", "Norwich", or the second W in "Warwick". I assume the British pronunciations died out in America because with time the original places back in the old country would have been forgotten, and people from outside the town would have just assumed it was pronounced it as it was spelt.  less
    • November 22, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Can you share with us an expression or phrase that seems to not make sense but we use it anyway?:
    The expression "I have been to..." doesn't make sense, when you think about it, even though it is a perfectly standard construction. There is no present-tense equivalent - you can say "I go to London" or "I am in London" but not "I am to London". It is no...  moreThe expression "I have been to..." doesn't make sense, when you think about it, even though it is a perfectly standard construction. There is no present-tense equivalent - you can say "I go to London" or "I am in London" but not "I am to London". It is not possible to "be to" a place. I wonder when this form became normal?  
    • November 22, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to For 7 decades there was peace in Europe. Russia was in check. Putin invaded Crimea. Dementia don became prez. Guess what folks?:
    • November 14, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to For 7 decades there was peace in Europe. Russia was in check. Putin invaded Crimea. Dementia don became prez. Guess what folks?:
    Sorry to have to contradict you Rosie but the Russia-Georgia conflict took place in 2008, although the Abkhazian and South Ossetian separatist wars took place in the early 1990s with Russian backing.
    • November 14, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to How long are you generally able to wear a pair of socks before a hole appears in one? Do you then toss it and buy new or keep wearing it?:
    Anything from 6 months to 2 years. If the toe wears out first, I will mend it. Increasingly often now I find it's the heel that wears through first, possibly because I get dry skin on my heels, and if that happens I don't usually mend it, just carry on we...  moreAnything from 6 months to 2 years. If the toe wears out first, I will mend it. Increasingly often now I find it's the heel that wears through first, possibly because I get dry skin on my heels, and if that happens I don't usually mend it, just carry on wearing it until it becomes unwearable.  
    • November 5, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Are you a CLUTZ? Ever slice and dice yourself either in the kitchen with sharp knives or in the work shop with a dangerous tool?:
    Thank you Rosie! A chisel is a tool for carving or gouging wood or stone, normally used in conjunction with a mallet, which provides the force. I bought it many years ago and haven't really used it much, except to carve out a recess for a new door lock on...  moreThank you Rosie! A chisel is a tool for carving or gouging wood or stone, normally used in conjunction with a mallet, which provides the force. I bought it many years ago and haven't really used it much, except to carve out a recess for a new door lock once. I think that in general it is better to use a screwdriver or a knife to lever the lid off a can of paint, but this one had been used before and the lid was all fouled up with dried paint. I've since learned that pliers might have produced better results. Happy Friday!  less
    • November 1, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Are you a CLUTZ? Ever slice and dice yourself either in the kitchen with sharp knives or in the work shop with a dangerous tool?:
    A few weeks ago I cut my hand trying to open a tin of paint with a chisel. I didn't need to go to hospital but it took a long time to heal fully and I still see a faint scar where the injury was. I was about to repaint a small damaged area on a door sill,...  moreA few weeks ago I cut my hand trying to open a tin of paint with a chisel. I didn't need to go to hospital but it took a long time to heal fully and I still see a faint scar where the injury was. I was about to repaint a small damaged area on a door sill, and if I hadn't been so obsessed with trying to match the colour perfectly, it wouldn't have happened! In the kitchen, I've always been lucky.  
    • November 1, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to My fellow Baby Boomers, let’s boggle the minds of these ‘Lennials and Gen-Xers with an AnswerMug Challenge::
    3 - I'm 46 and old enough to remember that. When I first read your question I doubted it . . . but then I recalled a song that was on the radio called "Pull the Wires From the Wall" by the Delgados, from the mid-90s I think. So that proves it.4 - We still...  more3 - I'm 46 and old enough to remember that. When I first read your question I doubted it . . . but then I recalled a song that was on the radio called "Pull the Wires From the Wall" by the Delgados, from the mid-90s I think. So that proves it.4 - We still get a Phone Book (white pages) and Yellow Pages delivered every year but they are about 1/10 and 1/5 as thick as they used to be back in the 1980s. 5 - Again, I remember rotary dial - I think they went out about 1990.  
    • October 28, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Vegetarians and vegans: do you eat eggs? If so, why? If not, why not?:
    I am nearly vegetarian. I eat oily fish and liver a few times a year. The former because I sometimes find it helps with anxiety, poor concentration and general low energy. The latter because I've recently started to find I have low iron levels when I go t...  moreI am nearly vegetarian. I eat oily fish and liver a few times a year. The former because I sometimes find it helps with anxiety, poor concentration and general low energy. The latter because I've recently started to find I have low iron levels when I go to give blood (taking orange juice with meals is said to work, so I do that as well, when I remember). I try to minimise my consumption of dairy products. As for eggs, I never buy them to cook at home and rarely eat dishes in which they are the principle ingredient. I suppose the main reason is I'm just not very fond of egg, either the taste or texture, but there's also the fact that I may decide to go fully vegan one day and I don't want to become too nutritionally dependent on animal sources of protein.  less
    • October 28, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to What is one of your favorite movies wherein ALL of its plot* takes place in 24 hours or fewer? ~:
    It's a dead heat between:Winter Light (Swedish - takes place in one afternoon)
    Jagte Raho (Indian)But wait . . . does Groundhog Day count? I suppose it depends from whose perspective we measure time.
    • October 25, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to The U.K. PM will be out of a job real soon. Why doesn't the tumbleweed hire him to be his chief of staff?:
    I hope we get to keep him a little longer. Yes, he's a morally bankrupt opportunist . . . but that may not be a bad thing. Teresa May and David Cameron had no beliefs or ideology other than slashing public spending, destroying social housing and going to ...  moreI hope we get to keep him a little longer. Yes, he's a morally bankrupt opportunist . . . but that may not be a bad thing. Teresa May and David Cameron had no beliefs or ideology other than slashing public spending, destroying social housing and going to war on disabled benefit recipients. Boris Johnson has no beliefs or ideology, period. Better to have someone in 10 Downing Street who has no principles than someone who has bad principles!  
    • October 21, 2019
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    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Do you have any favourite under-rated or lesser-known films from the 1970s?:
    Darn! There's a spoiler in the trailer - now I know "The Sentinel" is one of the good guys!
    • October 21, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Do you have any favourite under-rated or lesser-known films from the 1970s?:
    They were both '60s films. But thanks for the recommendation.
    • October 21, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky started a discussion:
    Do you have any favourite under-rated or lesser-known films from the 1970s?
    • October 18, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Kurds are seeking help from SYRIA and RUSSIA to help fight Turkey? WHAT? Isn't Russia fighting WITH Turkey AGAINST the Kurds?:
    Russia is allied to the Syrian government so ideally they don't want to empower any movement that is against the Syrian government. My guess is that they see Sunni Islamists as being a far greater threat to regional stability - and to Russia - than Kurdis...  moreRussia is allied to the Syrian government so ideally they don't want to empower any movement that is against the Syrian government. My guess is that they see Sunni Islamists as being a far greater threat to regional stability - and to Russia - than Kurdish nationalism. From the Commander in Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, writing in Foreign Policy magazine:"We believe in democracy as a core concept, but in light of the invasion by Turkey and the existential threat its attack poses for our people, we may have to reconsider our alliances. The Russians and the Syrian regime have made proposals that could save the lives of millions of people who live under our protection. We do not trust their promises. To be honest, it is hard to know whom to trust."https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/13/kurds-assad-syria-russia-putin-turkey-genocide/  less
    • October 15, 2019
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    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Do you still have cable or Sate-light television or do you stream everything like a normal person? :
    I have Freesat which allows me access to about 60 channels . . . I've never been tempted by paid-for TV as I don't spend enough time watching television to justify the cost. I occasionally use streaming to catch up with things I have missed (mostly on the...  moreI have Freesat which allows me access to about 60 channels . . . I've never been tempted by paid-for TV as I don't spend enough time watching television to justify the cost. I occasionally use streaming to catch up with things I have missed (mostly on the BBC channels) and now and again I pay to watch movies streamed by Amazon (the most recent was "Soylent Green" if I remember rightly).  
    • October 2, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Insurance companies love taking your money but sure don't like paying out. Have you ever had to fight wth one? Grrrrrrrr!:
    I was involved in a small collision on a roundabout (the other car struck me, not the other way round). The other driver said they assumed I was taking the exit because I was in the outer lane, when in fact I was continuing to the next exit, and that it w...  moreI was involved in a small collision on a roundabout (the other car struck me, not the other way round). The other driver said they assumed I was taking the exit because I was in the outer lane, when in fact I was continuing to the next exit, and that it was my fault for being in the wrong lane. I expected the insurance companies would agree to split liability but in the end I was found wholly liable. Apparently there is an unwritten rule - not in the Highway Code but established through case law - that if you are taking an exit that is more than 180 degrees from the entry point - even if it's only a little bit, and even if it is the second exit and a continuation of the same named or numbered road - it counts as an "exit to the right" and you are expected to set out in the right-hand lane not the left. It's a rule that not many people know about. I don't blame the insurance companies for this if they are simply following legal precedent. But I will avoid that roundabout in future as lightning can strike twice.  less
    • September 24, 2019
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    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Generally speaking, do you like going home?:
    On the minus side, I come home to an empty house.On the plus side, I am aware of how lucky I am in this day and age to have a place of my own, especially one that is spacious, has a good outlook, and no maintenance or neighbour problems. So, yes, I like c...  moreOn the minus side, I come home to an empty house.On the plus side, I am aware of how lucky I am in this day and age to have a place of my own, especially one that is spacious, has a good outlook, and no maintenance or neighbour problems. So, yes, I like coming home.  
    • September 9, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to What are some of your favorite songs that mention any type of hat, either in the title or in the lyrics? ~:
    • September 9, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to What are some of your favorite songs that mention any type of hat, either in the title or in the lyrics? ~:
    "Wear my Hat" by Phil Collins:
    • September 9, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky started a discussion:
    Is there a song that you think should have won an Academy Award for best original song in a motion picture, but didn't?
    Or at least been nominated.
    • September 9, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Would you date someone who has never been in a relationship? :
    Yes.
    • September 8, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to D'ya think the politics in the U.K. are EVEN MORE BIZARRE than in the USA? Is Boris out-Donning Don?:
    It's beginning to seem that way. Emily Thornberry has promised that if the Labour Party were in government, she would negotiate a Brexit deal but then urge the UK public to reject it! She's managed to out-Boris Boris!https://twitter.com/ellievarley13/stat...  moreIt's beginning to seem that way. Emily Thornberry has promised that if the Labour Party were in government, she would negotiate a Brexit deal but then urge the UK public to reject it! She's managed to out-Boris Boris!https://twitter.com/ellievarley13/status/1169736475904217093?s=12&fbclid=IwAR2-IddapAq6b9Mwmje4HZesmpdIf46-7XpgpG6D6_Nn6ZJv5wy0IbD8UKo  
    • September 8, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to When the murderer is a white nationalist pro-steadfast jacka** racist he is "mentally ill not evil", Good ta know right?:
    If someone writes a manifesto or uploads a video setting out their reasons for carrying out a mass shooting, this does not imply mental illness, it implies that the perpetrator was clear-headed, knew exactly what he was doing and why. But then again,...  moreIf someone writes a manifesto or uploads a video setting out their reasons for carrying out a mass shooting, this does not imply mental illness, it implies that the perpetrator was clear-headed, knew exactly what he was doing and why. But then again, it doesn't necessarily have to be either-or. I can imagine that someone who is mentally ill and isn't getting any medical or social support for it (and especially if that person is also smoking marijuana or other paranoia-inducing substances) may be attracted to extremist political movements, and even terrorism, as a way of coping with their sense of alienation, or even as a form of revenge on society.   less
    • September 1, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Some folks DREAD a particular birthday. Maybe it's 30 or 40 or 50. Is there something wrong with those who don't or those who do? Do you?:
    Well, Thank you, Rosie, that's very comforting, and thanks for the compliments too. I agree it should be possible to gain an idea of what a person is like by the way they communicate, but that's not an instinct that everyone possesses in equal measure, an...  moreWell, Thank you, Rosie, that's very comforting, and thanks for the compliments too. I agree it should be possible to gain an idea of what a person is like by the way they communicate, but that's not an instinct that everyone possesses in equal measure, and it's one that I have only recently begun to acquire. I have attempted internet dating on and off for several years, and often found the results to be disappointing. I have always found typing (whether email or instant messaging) to be a very artificial way of communicating because you miss all the body language, changes of expression and voice tone, so I've sometimes been a position of feeling there was a lot of chemistry between us when behind the keyboard, but finding that there wasn't when meeting face to face. But over time, you can learn to recognise patterns, and I think sometimes what is left unsaid can be more revealing than what is said. So maybe the next date will be more meaningful and bring better results. Not that I'm saying I only date women I me...    less
    • August 24, 2019
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    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Some folks DREAD a particular birthday. Maybe it's 30 or 40 or 50. Is there something wrong with those who don't or those who do? Do you?:
    Yes - I am dreading my 46th birthday. Or, to be more accurate, I am dreading reaching 46 and still being single. Turning 40 affected me emotionally more than I realised at the time, but in a sense I can convince myself that being 40-something isn't s...  moreYes - I am dreading my 46th birthday. Or, to be more accurate, I am dreading reaching 46 and still being single. Turning 40 affected me emotionally more than I realised at the time, but in a sense I can convince myself that being 40-something isn't so bad because I'm in good health and look younger than I am, and there's still a good chance of finding someone. At least, I can still see things that way as long as I am in the first half of my 40s.
    I see 45 as being a sort of bridge between early 40s and late 40s. Late 40's sounds a lot more middle-aged than early 40's.  less
    • August 24, 2019
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    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Have you ever decided (or do you ever decide) not to buy a product because of the country in which it was manufactured?:
    I have boycotted certain corporations in the distant past, but not countries.
    • August 2, 2019
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    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Is it about time that car manufacturers designed an in-car air conditioning unit that will work when the ignition is off?:
    Thank you Walt and Merlin - I had not heard of those products. I will recommend them to dog owners.
    • July 31, 2019
  • Reverend Muhammadovsky
    Reverend Muhammadovsky replied to Is it about time that car manufacturers designed an in-car air conditioning unit that will work when the ignition is off?:
    I meant "battery-powered" in the sense of having its own battery. I realise the wording may not have made that clear.
    • July 31, 2019
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  • Where do you live? West Yorkshire, England

  • Did you know that until 2000, those discharged from the UK armed forces on sexuality grounds were also stripped of their medals?

    Was this also the case in other countries that had bans on gays ...  moreWas this also the case in other countries that had bans on gays in the military? And would it have applied to combat and bravery medals, or just those for long service and good conduct?I read this story in the press about a man with 18 years service in the Royal Navy - a Falklands War veteran - who was discharged in 1993 after admitting being bisexual and was forced to surrender his medal. The Ministry of Defence has now agreed to have it restored to him.https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/11/war-hero-kicked-navy-bisexual-will-get-medals-back-11653363/  less
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  • Can you think of a song that has a sad tune but happy lyrics?

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  • Can you think of a song that has a happy tune but sad lyrics?

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  • Do you have any favourite under-rated or lesser-known films from the 1970s?

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  • Is there a song that you think should have won an Academy Award for best original song in a motion picture, but didn't?

    Or at least been nominated.
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  • Is it about time that car manufacturers designed an in-car air conditioning unit that will work when the ignition is off?

    There has been a lot of talk recently about the ethics of leavin...  moreThere has been a lot of talk recently about the ethics of leaving dogs in locked cars in hot weather. If there was a small battery-powered air-con unit that would either plug into the existing air-con system, or have a separate vent, there would be no need for animals to suffer in cars, and people wouldn't have to worry about the security risk of leaving a car unattended with the window part rolled down.  
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  • Are there any songs that you like even though you strongly disagree with their political message?

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  • Are there any songs you like that use hand clapping as a percussion effect?

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  • Do you have an example of a lyric you have misheard, and it made as much sense (or was better than) the real lyrics?

    Mine is a gospel song by the Reverend Alex Bradford called "I Kn...  moreMine is a gospel song by the Reverend Alex Bradford called "I Know Better Now". It contained the lines "I used to sing for fortune / I used to sing for fame", and I thought the first part sounded like "I used to sing for poitín". Poitín (pronounced "potcheen") is a kind of Irish hard liquor made from potatoes, so it would make sense in context.  
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  • Is there a song that you originally knew as an instrumental, and only later realised that there was a version with words?

    Mine is "Lucky, Lucky, Lucky Me" by Evelyn Knight. I first heard...  moreMine is "Lucky, Lucky, Lucky Me" by Evelyn Knight. I first heard it a few years ago as an audio track to a video clip about grape harvesting, and only much later did I hear the original song used in a car commercial.  
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  • Can you think of any good examples of jump cuts being used in TV or movies (apart from Jean-Luc Godard films)?

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  • What is your favourite foreign-language film of the last 12 months?

    Mine is The Wild Pear Tree.
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  • Is Britain the only Western country that gives visas to Islamic hate preachers and invites them to anti-terror conferences?

    From Barnabas Fund website: "A prominent leader of the pro-blasp...  moreFrom Barnabas Fund website: "A prominent leader of the pro-blasphemy law demonstrations in Pakistan, who called for the immediate execution of Aasia Bibi was a key speaker at an anti-terrorism conference in Manchester, in July. The radical cleric spoke alongside police chiefs and a family member of a victim of the IS-claimed terror attack on Manchester Arena last year, which claimed 22 lives."https://barnabasfund.org/en/news/barnabas-fund-warned-home-secretary-about-radical-cleric-hassan-haseeb-in-2016-%E2%80%93-so-why-was-hehttps://hurryupharry.org/2017/12/14/greater-manchester-police-and-%E2%80%9Ctolerance%E2%80%9D/  less
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  • How many cyclists do you think are killed, or left with long-term injuries, each year that could have been prevented by wearing a helmet?

    I know the vast majority do wear helmets nowadays, but there are...  moreI know the vast majority do wear helmets nowadays, but there are still a few who don't. Last month I had to help a crashed cyclist who had fallen off at 20mph and landed on his head. He wasn't wearing one. I don't know how badly injured he was but it looked pretty bad and he was probably concussed.  
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  • Republicans and Trump supporters, to what factors do you attribute the Republicans' loss of the House to the Democrats in the midterms?

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  • Do you think Tommy Robinson's ill-treatment in jail, as revealed on social media and Breitbart, amounted to torture (see link)?

    This is regardless of whether you agree with his opinions or met...  moreThis is regardless of whether you agree with his opinions or methods. If the authorities move someone to a jail where he is more likely to be targeted because of his political views so that he has to be put in solitary, is afraid to eat in case his food is poisoned so that he loses 42 pounds in 2 months, and can't even open a window? I wasn't very sympathetic to him before but this is shocking.https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/02/tommy-robinson-solitary-confinement-23-5-hours-excrement-window/  
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  • Which is your favourite Regina Spector album?

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  • What is your favourite Belle and Sebastian song?

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  • Toby - a name containing two prepositions, "to" and "by". Can you think of any more (including surnames and given names)?

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  • For ornithologists: Last weekend I saw two Canada geese trying to drown another goose in a canal. Is this sort of behaviour common?

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  • Some help needed with the new-look Meetup website. I'm an Organiser and have saved a meetup as a draft but now I can't find it. Where is it?

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  • What are your top five favourite movies of 2017?

    Or ten if you prefer.
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  • What are some modern etiquette dilemmas you face when writing Christmas cards?

    An example - a couple I know had a break-up but carried on livin...  moreAn example - a couple I know had a break-up but carried on living together. Should I send them a Christmas card each or one addressed to both? Another one. Suppose I have a friend called Chloe whom I've known for 20 years. She has a long term partner called Roger whom I hardly know, I've only met once and spoken on the phone to him a couple of times. They live apart for 8 months of the year because he works in another country, should I address my Christmas card to "Chloe" or "Chloe and Roger"?  
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  • Since the 2009-10 recession, has there been a big increase in people begging and sleeping on the street in the town you live in?

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  • Why do so many towns in England have a street called Kaffir Road?

    And are there any other racially-pejorative terms that have give...  moreAnd are there any other racially-pejorative terms that have given rise to street names?  
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  • What is your favourite science-fiction short story?

    For me, it's between "War Game" by Philip K Dick and "The Darfst...  moreFor me, it's between "War Game" by Philip K Dick and "The Darfstellar" by Walter M Miller Jnr.  
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  • How to reduce moss growth on lawns without toxic chemicals?

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  • I was a big fan of it for a short time when I discovered it as a...  moreI was a big fan of it for a short time when I discovered it as a teenager in the mid- or late-1980s. But I think that a lot of the material has not aged well. There are two possible reasons for this that spring to mind. One is that many of the sketches depended on ridiculing authority figures (policemen, judges, army officers, members of the learned professions, etc) which gave them a subversive or "naughty" quality that now seems naive. The other is that (as the team later admitted) they weren't good at writing parts for women. I think the material that is strongest, and that has stood the test of time, would include, firstly, the sketches that use a mock-documentary format, and secondly, those that draw upon familiar real-life situations but exaggerate them and take them to an absurd conclusion.  less
    in Are you (or were you) a fan of the Monty Python Flying Circus television show? (First aired 1969.) January 1, 2020 8:03 AM MST 0
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  • Happy New Year Rosie!For your information Rosie, I have been on ...  moreHappy New Year Rosie!For your information Rosie, I have been on a course of selective seratonin uptake inhibitors since October (at the lowest dose of 50mg) for anxiety and low mood - they have helped me and I may be able to come off them later this month. I did not experience any side effects except loss of appetite and mouth dryness in the first week or two. I did NOT experience increased thoughts of suicide, even though the enclosed instruction leaflet warned me that this was a possibility.I don't claim to have any academic knowledge in this field. However, I think it is useful to bear in mind that what we conventionally call "depression" may encompass a range of undesired mental states - sadness, grief, anxiety, self-criticism, anger, obsessive thoughts, and so on. For example, some people may find that suicidal or self-destructive thoughts tend to be associated with anxiety, anger and self-criticism rather than sadness or melancholy. It is possible that, if such a person takes a pill that gives their mood a...    less
    in Why would any person who is depressed take anti-depressants when potential side effects can include increased thoughts of suicide? January 1, 2020 7:37 AM MST 1
  • Well, I certainly don't feel disgust . . . perhaps a slight sens...  moreWell, I certainly don't feel disgust . . . perhaps a slight sense of embarassment or awkwardness at feeling that I can't do much to help them, or not knowing how to help them . . . But sometimes I give them a little loose change, or I may buy them some soup or a hot drink or something that will make their lives more tolerable. There was one homeless man I got to know in Huddersfield, where I live - my attention was drawn to him because he was crying and he had some nasty-looking injuries on him . . . he explained to me that they were burns from when someone had set fire to his sleeping bag a few nights before when he was asleep. From then on, over the next year or so, I'd buy him things to eat or drink from time to time, and on several occasions I'd give him £27 so that he could spend the night in a bed and breakfast place (he developed an arrangement with the B&B that if he could pay for a single night, they'd let him stay for up to a month if he did some odd jobs for them). Last time I saw him was a few ...    less
    in When you see a homeless person do you cringe, turn away, feel disgust? Or do you think "there but for the grace of GOD go I?" December 21, 2019 3:40 PM MST 1
  • They are making a comeback in Britain.
    in Can you think of something that existed in your lifetime that automatically ages you? Example: pay toilets.(Yes, I remember them.) December 20, 2019 12:51 PM MST 1
  • Thanks, that is interesting. I just read the "Sexuality and Gend...  moreThanks, that is interesting. I just read the "Sexuality and Gender Role" paper and I find the conclusions very surprising. I have never been medically diagnosed with ASD, but I believe I have enough characteristics that way to say I am ASD, and yet I have always been very interested in sex and easily aroused. It's notable that in movies and TV, people with high-functioning autism tend to be portrayed as asexual.  
    in Is not having sexual feeling all your life a sign of aspergers? December 20, 2019 12:48 PM MST 1
  • Didn't think it was slow or boring. Derivative, perhaps. We get ...  moreDidn't think it was slow or boring. Derivative, perhaps. We get a lot of stock characters and situations that are familiar from other gangster movies, and it could be said to be following a Scorsese formula in the use of voiceovers and flashbacks. And of course other films have been made about Mob influence in unions, e.g. Blue Collar and On The Waterfront. The Irishman, in that context, isn't doing anything very ambitious, in that it doesn't tell us much about union politics that we don't already know, nor does it give us any indication of how organised crime and power struggles impact on ordinary working-class people.However, I felt it had very high production values, nothing felt redundant, the characters were powerful and compelling if not likeable, the digital de-aging worked a lot better than I expected, and I liked the few scenes towards the end - the way Sheeran is forced to deal with his own moral confusion about what he has done, and the fact that he has lived a worthless life. No redemption or reconci...    less
    in Have you seen The Irishman and are you man/woman enough to admit it is a boring piece of trash? December 20, 2019 12:32 PM MST 1
  • For traditional-style pubs, about £3.50 for a pint of real...  moreFor traditional-style pubs, about £3.50 for a pint of real ale (more like £3 for pubs that have a microbrewery on the premises, or are owned by one) maybe nearer £4 for English lagers and stronger real ales, about £4.50 or more for continental lagers. You might need to add 50 pence for the chain bars like Revolution de Cuba, or the hipsterish ones that specialise in cocktails.  
    in How much is a pint of draught beer in a normal Bar or a Pub where ever you might live... Plus the dearest and cheapest you can buy them for December 15, 2019 1:11 PM MST 2
  • It's possible that this quirk was carried to America by Scottish...  moreIt's possible that this quirk was carried to America by Scottish immigrants or those from the North-East of England. It is a feature that is found in  Northumberland today and, I think, at least in some Scottish dialects.   
    in Why do Americans ( not all ) keep saying "Man " often in every sentence they utter...In every film almost it seems commonplace :( December 15, 2019 9:57 AM MST 0
  • Ewww Rosie that sounds like the plot of a horror film! People ha...  moreEwww Rosie that sounds like the plot of a horror film! People have long speculated about whether it is possible to keep the head (or just the brain) of a human or another warm-blooded animal artificially alive once severed from the body - it has been a theme in literature, including a Roald Dahl story and in CS Lewis's dystopic novel, That Hideous Strength. I think it has been tried with a baboon, but it was found possible to keep only the basic brain functions going, not the higher ones, so as yet one cannot preserve consciousness in this way.That's one medical advance I do NOT wish to see become a reality in my lifetime.   less
    in When a head is dead how long can it be operated remotely before the stench sets in and the head shrivels and shrinks? December 14, 2019 1:25 PM MST 1
  • In my opinion, neither Boris Johnson nor Jeremy Corbyn is a fit ...  moreIn my opinion, neither Boris Johnson nor Jeremy Corbyn is a fit or proper person to be Prime Minister. On the basis of policies alone, I would say that the Conservatives are the better of two rotten alternatives (just). On the basis of leadership style and competence, not so much. So I do not feel very strongly about the result one way or the other.One good thing that may come out of this, however, is that now the Conservatives have many more seats in the North of England than before, they may feel more inclined to do something for the North instead of treating us like an unwanted appendage as they have done in the past.  less
    in "BORIS JOHNSON SECURES BIG WIN IN U.K. ELECTION.' Because he told trump to stay out of it? December 13, 2019 9:17 AM MST 1
  • Was this also the case in other countries that had bans on gays ...  moreWas this also the case in other countries that had bans on gays in the military? And would it have applied to combat and bravery medals, or just those for long service and good conduct?I read this story in the press about a man with 18 years service in the Royal Navy - a Falklands War veteran - who was discharged in 1993 after admitting being bisexual and was forced to surrender his medal. The Ministry of Defence has now agreed to have it restored to him.https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/11/war-hero-kicked-navy-bisexual-will-get-medals-back-11653363/  less
    in Did you know that until 2000, those discharged from the UK armed forces on sexuality grounds were also stripped of their medals? December 11, 2019 11:56 AM MST 0
  • Mine always face right. I suppose there is no reason why they ha...  moreMine always face right. I suppose there is no reason why they have to face the same way, but it's how I've done it as long as I remember. Same with coats and jackets.  
    in When you hang up your shirts in the closet, do they face left or right? Or do you just put them in there randomly? December 9, 2019 3:40 PM MST 1
  • I cried in ."Life of Pi" when the ship sank and he lost his fami...  moreI cried in ."Life of Pi" when the ship sank and he lost his family. Even though I'd already read the book and knew it was coming.And my eyes became a little moist at the end of Leave no Trace.  
    in What movies have made you cry? December 7, 2019 12:21 AM MST 2
  • I am a quiet person and I like cats and dogs equally. If there i...  moreI am a quiet person and I like cats and dogs equally. If there is a correlation between personality type and pet type in other people, I haven't noticed one!  
    in Some are dog people and some are cat people. Might it have something to do with the level of noise? December 6, 2019 2:08 AM MST 1
  • in Can you think of a song that has a sad tune but happy lyrics? December 2, 2019 11:44 AM MST 0
  • in Can you think of a song that has a happy tune but sad lyrics? December 2, 2019 11:42 AM MST 0
  • We have a saying in my country: "Common sense isn't common!"
    in The best most reliable weapons to argue your position are TRUTH LOGIC REASON COMMON SENSE. They don't always work. Why? December 2, 2019 11:40 AM MST 1
  • Yes. I belong to one, and am the Secretary / Treasurer. It is no...  moreYes. I belong to one, and am the Secretary / Treasurer. It is not a very difficult job because there are only 12 properties. It probably takes up about 30-60 minutes a month, with an extra 2 or 3 hours preparing for the AGM in October and typing up the Minutes afterwards.  
    in Do you deal with Associations? Like Home Owner's? December 2, 2019 11:32 AM MST 2
  • I'm glad you asked this question, Rosie, because people who answ...  moreI'm glad you asked this question, Rosie, because people who answer that description exist and often feel they are denied an identity. There is a prevailing assumption - although it is starting to break down - that people have to be conservative on everything or liberal on everything.To me, the "culturally conservative" part would imply valuing both elite, and traditional culture, and those elements of popular culture that are edifying or elevate the spirit. So, using your list, here's some off-the-cuff examples of what it might include:Arts: Admiring high quality art, sculpture, films, etc, supporting the conservation of historic buildings or replacing them with something equally good. Opposing bad art, bad modern architecture, offensiveness and transgression for its own sake in art, excessive sex violence and profanity in film and TV.Letters: Believing in the value of correct grammar, spelling, punctuation and usage, whether in speech or writing. Opposing bad writing, bad arguments and logical fallacies.
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    in "Socially progressive and culturally conservative" I have no clue what that means do you? November 27, 2019 2:06 PM MST 1
  • There are mountains all over the world called Sugar Loaf or Suga...  moreThere are mountains all over the world called Sugar Loaf or Sugarloaf. I've never seen a real "loaf" of sugar but I assume they were given that name because they are steep-sided rather than round or conical.  
    in There's a waterfall near Ithaca, NY, called Buttermilk Falls, named for the frothy appearance of its churning waters. November 25, 2019 11:10 AM MST 3
  • If you go to southeast Wales, it's even possible to mount Lord H...  moreIf you go to southeast Wales, it's even possible to mount Lord Hereford's Knob!As for Tumbledown Dck, I lnow it sounds like a description of postcoital detumesence, but it was also a nickname conferred upon Richard Cromwell, who briefly served as Lord Protector before the restoration of the Stuart line in the mid-17th Century. It's odd that someone should have seen fit to name a place in Australia after him decades or centuries later.  
    in What's up with the weird British pronunciation of words like Gloucester? November 22, 2019 10:45 AM MST 0
  • It seems to happen a lot with English place names. Cholmondeley ...  moreIt seems to happen a lot with English place names. Cholmondeley is pronounced "Chumley". There is a small town near to where I live called "Slaithwaite" which the inhabitants call "Slawit" (although "Slathwaite" is commoner in the wider area). Before the 19th Century it was normal even among educated speakers to say "Lunnun" for London, and today we usually don't sound the "W" in names like "Greenwich", "Norwich", or the second W in "Warwick". I assume the British pronunciations died out in America because with time the original places back in the old country would have been forgotten, and people from outside the town would have just assumed it was pronounced it as it was spelt.  less
    in What's up with the weird British pronunciation of words like Gloucester? November 22, 2019 3:08 AM MST 0
  • The expression "I have been to..." doesn't make sense, when you ...  moreThe expression "I have been to..." doesn't make sense, when you think about it, even though it is a perfectly standard construction. There is no present-tense equivalent - you can say "I go to London" or "I am in London" but not "I am to London". It is not possible to "be to" a place. I wonder when this form became normal?  
    in Can you share with us an expression or phrase that seems to not make sense but we use it anyway? November 22, 2019 2:56 AM MST 0
  • Sorry to have to contradict you Rosie but the Russia-Georgia con...  moreSorry to have to contradict you Rosie but the Russia-Georgia conflict took place in 2008, although the Abkhazian and South Ossetian separatist wars took place in the early 1990s with Russian backing.  
    in For 7 decades there was peace in Europe. Russia was in check. Putin invaded Crimea. Dementia don became prez. Guess what folks? November 14, 2019 7:57 AM MST 2
  • Anything from 6 months to 2 years. If the toe wears out first, I...  moreAnything from 6 months to 2 years. If the toe wears out first, I will mend it. Increasingly often now I find it's the heel that wears through first, possibly because I get dry skin on my heels, and if that happens I don't usually mend it, just carry on wearing it until it becomes unwearable.  
    in How long are you generally able to wear a pair of socks before a hole appears in one? Do you then toss it and buy new or keep wearing it? November 5, 2019 10:32 AM MST 0
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  • Thank you Rosie! A chisel is a tool for carving or gouging wood ...  moreThank you Rosie! A chisel is a tool for carving or gouging wood or stone, normally used in conjunction with a mallet, which provides the force. I bought it many years ago and haven't really used it much, except to carve out a recess for a new door lock once. I think that in general it is better to use a screwdriver or a knife to lever the lid off a can of paint, but this one had been used before and the lid was all fouled up with dried paint. I've since learned that pliers might have produced better results. Happy Friday!  less
    in Are you a CLUTZ? Ever slice and dice yourself either in the kitchen with sharp knives or in the work shop with a dangerous tool? November 1, 2019 3:34 AM MDT 1
  • A few weeks ago I cut my hand trying to open a tin of paint with...  moreA few weeks ago I cut my hand trying to open a tin of paint with a chisel. I didn't need to go to hospital but it took a long time to heal fully and I still see a faint scar where the injury was. I was about to repaint a small damaged area on a door sill, and if I hadn't been so obsessed with trying to match the colour perfectly, it wouldn't have happened! In the kitchen, I've always been lucky.  
    in Are you a CLUTZ? Ever slice and dice yourself either in the kitchen with sharp knives or in the work shop with a dangerous tool? November 1, 2019 2:45 AM MDT 2
  • 3 - I'm 46 and old enough to remember that. When I first read yo...  more3 - I'm 46 and old enough to remember that. When I first read your question I doubted it . . . but then I recalled a song that was on the radio called "Pull the Wires From the Wall" by the Delgados, from the mid-90s I think. So that proves it.4 - We still get a Phone Book (white pages) and Yellow Pages delivered every year but they are about 1/10 and 1/5 as thick as they used to be back in the 1980s. 5 - Again, I remember rotary dial - I think they went out about 1990.  
    in My fellow Baby Boomers, let’s boggle the minds of these ‘Lennials and Gen-Xers with an AnswerMug Challenge: October 28, 2019 2:09 PM MDT 0
  • I am nearly vegetarian. I eat oily fish and liver a few times a ...  moreI am nearly vegetarian. I eat oily fish and liver a few times a year. The former because I sometimes find it helps with anxiety, poor concentration and general low energy. The latter because I've recently started to find I have low iron levels when I go to give blood (taking orange juice with meals is said to work, so I do that as well, when I remember). I try to minimise my consumption of dairy products. As for eggs, I never buy them to cook at home and rarely eat dishes in which they are the principle ingredient. I suppose the main reason is I'm just not very fond of egg, either the taste or texture, but there's also the fact that I may decide to go fully vegan one day and I don't want to become too nutritionally dependent on animal sources of protein.  less
    in Vegetarians and vegans: do you eat eggs? If so, why? If not, why not? October 28, 2019 2:01 PM MDT 0
  • It's a dead heat between:Winter Light (Swedish - takes place in ...  moreIt's a dead heat between:Winter Light (Swedish - takes place in one afternoon)
    Jagte Raho (Indian)But wait . . . does Groundhog Day count? I suppose it depends from whose perspective we measure time.  
    in What is one of your favorite movies wherein ALL of its plot* takes place in 24 hours or fewer? ~ October 25, 2019 10:49 AM MDT 2
  • I hope we get to keep him a little longer. Yes, he's a morally b...  moreI hope we get to keep him a little longer. Yes, he's a morally bankrupt opportunist . . . but that may not be a bad thing. Teresa May and David Cameron had no beliefs or ideology other than slashing public spending, destroying social housing and going to war on disabled benefit recipients. Boris Johnson has no beliefs or ideology, period. Better to have someone in 10 Downing Street who has no principles than someone who has bad principles!  
    in The U.K. PM will be out of a job real soon. Why doesn't the tumbleweed hire him to be his chief of staff? October 21, 2019 10:25 AM MDT 0
  • Darn! There's a spoiler in the trailer - now I know "The Sentine...  moreDarn! There's a spoiler in the trailer - now I know "The Sentinel" is one of the good guys!  
    in Do you have any favourite under-rated or lesser-known films from the 1970s? October 21, 2019 10:07 AM MDT 1
  • They were both '60s films. But thanks for the recommendation.
    in Do you have any favourite under-rated or lesser-known films from the 1970s? October 21, 2019 10:05 AM MDT 1
  • in Do you have any favourite under-rated or lesser-known films from the 1970s? October 18, 2019 12:23 AM MDT 0
  • Russia is allied to the Syrian government so ideally they don't ...  moreRussia is allied to the Syrian government so ideally they don't want to empower any movement that is against the Syrian government. My guess is that they see Sunni Islamists as being a far greater threat to regional stability - and to Russia - than Kurdish nationalism. From the Commander in Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, writing in Foreign Policy magazine:"We believe in democracy as a core concept, but in light of the invasion by Turkey and the existential threat its attack poses for our people, we may have to reconsider our alliances. The Russians and the Syrian regime have made proposals that could save the lives of millions of people who live under our protection. We do not trust their promises. To be honest, it is hard to know whom to trust."https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/13/kurds-assad-syria-russia-putin-turkey-genocide/  less
    in Kurds are seeking help from SYRIA and RUSSIA to help fight Turkey? WHAT? Isn't Russia fighting WITH Turkey AGAINST the Kurds? October 15, 2019 3:45 PM MDT 0
  • I have Freesat which allows me access to about 60 channels . . ....  moreI have Freesat which allows me access to about 60 channels . . . I've never been tempted by paid-for TV as I don't spend enough time watching television to justify the cost. I occasionally use streaming to catch up with things I have missed (mostly on the BBC channels) and now and again I pay to watch movies streamed by Amazon (the most recent was "Soylent Green" if I remember rightly).  
    in Do you still have cable or Sate-light television or do you stream everything like a normal person? October 2, 2019 12:17 PM MDT 0
  • I was involved in a small collision on a roundabout (the other c...  moreI was involved in a small collision on a roundabout (the other car struck me, not the other way round). The other driver said they assumed I was taking the exit because I was in the outer lane, when in fact I was continuing to the next exit, and that it was my fault for being in the wrong lane. I expected the insurance companies would agree to split liability but in the end I was found wholly liable. Apparently there is an unwritten rule - not in the Highway Code but established through case law - that if you are taking an exit that is more than 180 degrees from the entry point - even if it's only a little bit, and even if it is the second exit and a continuation of the same named or numbered road - it counts as an "exit to the right" and you are expected to set out in the right-hand lane not the left. It's a rule that not many people know about. I don't blame the insurance companies for this if they are simply following legal precedent. But I will avoid that roundabout in future as lightning can strike twice.  less
    in Insurance companies love taking your money but sure don't like paying out. Have you ever had to fight wth one? Grrrrrrrr! September 24, 2019 12:03 PM MDT 2
  • On the minus side, I come home to an empty house.On the plus sid...  moreOn the minus side, I come home to an empty house.On the plus side, I am aware of how lucky I am in this day and age to have a place of my own, especially one that is spacious, has a good outlook, and no maintenance or neighbour problems. So, yes, I like coming home.  
    in Generally speaking, do you like going home? September 9, 2019 3:35 AM MDT 0
  • in What are some of your favorite songs that mention any type of hat, either in the title or in the lyrics? ~ September 9, 2019 3:27 AM MDT 0
  • "Wear my Hat" by Phil Collins:
    in What are some of your favorite songs that mention any type of hat, either in the title or in the lyrics? ~ September 9, 2019 3:23 AM MDT 0
    This post was edited by Reverend Muhammadovsky at September 9, 2019 3:23 AM MDT
  • Or at least been nominated.
    in Is there a song that you think should have won an Academy Award for best original song in a motion picture, but didn't? September 9, 2019 3:18 AM MDT 0
    This post was edited by Reverend Muhammadovsky at September 9, 2019 3:18 AM MDT
  • Yes.
    in Would you date someone who has never been in a relationship? September 8, 2019 5:37 AM MDT 0
  • It's beginning to seem that way. Emily Thornberry has promised t...  moreIt's beginning to seem that way. Emily Thornberry has promised that if the Labour Party were in government, she would negotiate a Brexit deal but then urge the UK public to reject it! She's managed to out-Boris Boris!https://twitter.com/ellievarley13/status/1169736475904217093?s=12&fbclid=IwAR2-IddapAq6b9Mwmje4HZesmpdIf46-7XpgpG6D6_Nn6ZJv5wy0IbD8UKo  
    in D'ya think the politics in the U.K. are EVEN MORE BIZARRE than in the USA? Is Boris out-Donning Don? September 8, 2019 5:04 AM MDT 1
  • If someone writes a manifesto or uploads a video setting out the...  moreIf someone writes a manifesto or uploads a video setting out their reasons for carrying out a mass shooting, this does not imply mental illness, it implies that the perpetrator was clear-headed, knew exactly what he was doing and why. But then again, it doesn't necessarily have to be either-or. I can imagine that someone who is mentally ill and isn't getting any medical or social support for it (and especially if that person is also smoking marijuana or other paranoia-inducing substances) may be attracted to extremist political movements, and even terrorism, as a way of coping with their sense of alienation, or even as a form of revenge on society.   less
    in When the murderer is a white nationalist pro-steadfast jacka** racist he is "mentally ill not evil", Good ta know right? September 1, 2019 10:29 AM MDT 1
  • Well, Thank you, Rosie, that's very comforting, and thanks for t...  moreWell, Thank you, Rosie, that's very comforting, and thanks for the compliments too. I agree it should be possible to gain an idea of what a person is like by the way they communicate, but that's not an instinct that everyone possesses in equal measure, and it's one that I have only recently begun to acquire. I have attempted internet dating on and off for several years, and often found the results to be disappointing. I have always found typing (whether email or instant messaging) to be a very artificial way of communicating because you miss all the body language, changes of expression and voice tone, so I've sometimes been a position of feeling there was a lot of chemistry between us when behind the keyboard, but finding that there wasn't when meeting face to face. But over time, you can learn to recognise patterns, and I think sometimes what is left unsaid can be more revealing than what is said. So maybe the next date will be more meaningful and bring better results. Not that I'm saying I only date women I me...    less
    in Some folks DREAD a particular birthday. Maybe it's 30 or 40 or 50. Is there something wrong with those who don't or those who do? Do you? August 24, 2019 4:12 AM MDT 1
  • Yes - I am dreading my 46th birthday. Or, to be more accurate, I...  moreYes - I am dreading my 46th birthday. Or, to be more accurate, I am dreading reaching 46 and still being single. Turning 40 affected me emotionally more than I realised at the time, but in a sense I can convince myself that being 40-something isn't so bad because I'm in good health and look younger than I am, and there's still a good chance of finding someone. At least, I can still see things that way as long as I am in the first half of my 40s.
    I see 45 as being a sort of bridge between early 40s and late 40s. Late 40's sounds a lot more middle-aged than early 40's.  less
    in Some folks DREAD a particular birthday. Maybe it's 30 or 40 or 50. Is there something wrong with those who don't or those who do? Do you? August 24, 2019 2:49 AM MDT 1
  • I have boycotted certain corporations in the distant past, but n...  moreI have boycotted certain corporations in the distant past, but not countries.  
    in Have you ever decided (or do you ever decide) not to buy a product because of the country in which it was manufactured? August 2, 2019 10:50 AM MDT 2
  • Thank you Walt and Merlin - I had not heard of those products. I...  moreThank you Walt and Merlin - I had not heard of those products. I will recommend them to dog owners.  
    in Is it about time that car manufacturers designed an in-car air conditioning unit that will work when the ignition is off? July 31, 2019 2:07 PM MDT 0
  • I meant "battery-powered" in the sense of having its own battery...  moreI meant "battery-powered" in the sense of having its own battery. I realise the wording may not have made that clear.  
    in Is it about time that car manufacturers designed an in-car air conditioning unit that will work when the ignition is off? July 31, 2019 11:44 AM MDT 1
  • Many present-day White Nationalists are atheists.
    in The white nationalist racists who think GOD sent the trump to them must believe GOD is a white nationalist racist too. Do you? July 30, 2019 9:49 AM MDT 1
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