Ged1971 Blog Comments (53)

RE: Statist instinct of the Left: "Shut up!" vs. Free speech

Again Crypt, this is turning into a debate, without endless boring links. Maybe it has promise, just let it flow.

RE: Statist instinct of the Left: "Shut up!" vs. Free speech

Excuse me for a moment Bohemund.
Crypt. your loyalty to Bohemund is admiral, but your repeated disrespectful snipes at his opponents is alarming and disappointing to see, even coming from you. Be reminded that Bohemunds posts have a large following and while he relentlessly fights for his cause, it appears to me, as an outside observer to his blogs, that your comments are actually detracting from his hard fought credibility, which is yet to be ratified. It also harms your image of which I am reconsidering my opinion.

RE: "CREATION"..("LOSING THE SOUL")..(180)

I'd can hear Leonard Cohen reciting this, lilting as only he can do, while picking some notes on his guitar.

RE: A crucible moment

Thousands of files is a lot. Do you know what files were deleted. Are they the scanned paper votes. I can't think what other files would be useful. Did you know that you can't easily delete files from a computer system, those guys should be able to access them. Maybe some exuberant operator kept scanning the same votes numerous times. I hope they get to the bottom of this, some important questions to be answered, too many duplicates to be normal error levels in any system. That auditor seems to be good, has a good background and is probably as honest as they come. I don't remember hearing if those duplicate votes were in favor of either or both candidates.

RE: Is it ignorance to say the covid vaccine is not an actual vaccine?

I read a post on another blog referencing Michael Yeadon as a reliable source for anti vax information so I searched his name and found this:


It seems that Pfizer closed his department and let him go. I thought it was strange that they didn't transfer him to another department, considering his status. If you read the full article you will see what happened. However after forming his own company and being bought out by Novartis his supposed new wonder drug failed and Novartis took a hit of $485 million.

It would seem that he was a fraud from the beginning. He probably resented Pfizer for letting him go and got revenge, at the expense of a sizable amount of the world population. Seems like he had a real mental problem. But every fairy tale has a happy ending so I suppose he has found comfort in being a part of a large group of like minded people.

RE: Is it ignorance to say the covid vaccine is not an actual vaccine?

To the uninformed:

The recommended time between shots was 6 (??) to 12 weeks. This was to allow the first shot time to play it's part and reach it's full potential of say 35% (??). Then the 2nd shot was to be given after 12 weeks would build onto the first to bring immunity up to 70%(??).

But.

Israel jumped the gun. They left only 3 weeks between shots. This meant that they might as well have only given one shot bringing immunity up to approx. only 40% (??).

They are now rushing to give the booster shot which is effectively only the second shot. Furthermore the time between shots is now way over the recommended 12 weeks,. So don't expect a silver bullet yet.

Therefore don't blame the Vaccine.

Note:

We have had crowded stadiums for the all Ireland football and hurling finals. The number of new reported cases has not increased, it has decreased. We are 90% vaccinated. We have an average of 60 people in intensive care at any one time, they are the 'Awake / Aware'. Check all this out any way you like, these are Facts.

RE: Yanking the chain or chaining the Yank

I find it incredible that one man knows so much about military maneuvers and covert operations and has been on so many critical missions. Surely a film should be made in his honor. Maybe a Nobel prize will be bestowed in the future sometime after the full resume of his heroic deeds has been revealed, even posthumously. Let's hope so. If he had been killed in battle we could have commissioned a statue of him on a Charging Chausseur with both front legs high in the air. Unfortunately his would have all four hoofs firmly planted on the ground, even so, not too shabby.

RE: Doing away with the Bible, without destroying it.

You're going easy on me tonight. It's usually a few lashes.

RE: Doing away with the Bible, without destroying it.

Doing away with the Bible, without destroying it.

Easy, I did, it's like it never existed.

RE: Little Darlin

Is it the Lion King?

RE: Dow Jones doing excellent since Biden took office, very steadily up

The Dow Jones has been Steadily rising since 2010. Charts are available to view on the internet. I can't find an image to paste here. During the period 2016 to 12/2019 it rose Steadily from 17.5 to 35. During the present period it has continues to rise. Your economy doesn't solely rely on which political party is in government. Civil Servants continue to do their job, Corporations continue to make profits. The Economy steams ahead regardless of which flavor President occupies the White House. If the American economy relied on either Red or Blue Parties for advice it would be a third world country before now.

RE: Ego and Spiritual Experience

I would like to add that I think it was written by a conceited person.

RE: Ego and Spiritual Experience

Don't take it literally and don't try to make something fit.

RE: 3 Contractors

Over here they use Brown envelopes.

Another trick was to use their name for the company name with Limited added. With certain clients they would always be there to give the final amount and chance saying "just make the check out to 'Tom O'Neill'." They then could lodge the check in their own private account. I heard of one Company owner who pocketed 200K this way.

RE: A Young UK Man, Wise Beyond His Years

Dan , what would you like to hear?

RE: A Young UK Man, Wise Beyond His Years

They must be buying cheap masks from a dollar store. I say sue the manufacturer.

RE: A Young UK Man, Wise Beyond His Years

If you wash your jocks in detergent you can get a similar rash down there. You need to rinse them well and use comfort in the rinse. Maybe it's the same with the masks.

RE: For Those Who Like to recall the pop songs of 1960's

Rory Gallagher, great singer and guitarist.

RE: Goat Carting !

The Goat Pub in Goatstown, Dublin.

RE: Goat Carting !

Puck Fair.
The fair itself is purported to be ancient but can only officially be traced back as far as 1613 when King James I issued a charter granting legal status to the existing fair in Killorglin, Co.Kerry. Despite this fact, its roots are still unknown, although there are several legends of its origins.

RE: Who you really are......

Ok, here's one of a few (that I can show you) jac sent me when she was chasing me recently.

RE: "CREATION"..("YESTERDAY'S THOUGHT")..(178)

Magnificent Storyteller Soldier Reveals What He Saw In Vietnam.

This is a clip of poet and educator Bill Ehrhart from one of those interviews - a very articulate Vietnam veteran who joined the military with...

Interviewed by David Hoffman sometime around 1990.

RE: Most useful things in your household…

I used to use a clear plastic ruler for swatting flies, 'cause they couldn't see it coming, plus there was no wind drag so it was swift and deadly.

RE: Stay or Walk Away?

Or maybe you are under-thinking things, could there be someone else?

RE: Contagious virus known as 'Freedom' spreading like wildfire

Your link,Dublin tweet, is unavailable? RTE News said 1500 attended, so it was on.

RE: Stay or Walk Away?

Misschilli, romance is even more complicated than friendship, but if we deal with friendship then the picture becomes more clear for romance.
Most people have a friend or friends whom they can call day or night, and vice versa. If you understand this first then consider a friend who can and will call you when it occurs to them or pleases them. You listen to them and take interest. If you then continue with some other topic then they seem to be in a hurry. Also most times when you phone them they either don't answer or they are in a hurry. This person is not a friend and never will be because it is already obvious that they don't have you in the real friend category.
If you apply this logic to a romantic relationship, which should be far more important than a good friendship you should be able to see the answer.

RE: Is Fear the Real Virus?

Pan means multiple. Example, Panorama is a multi-angle view in one image. Pan in pandemic means multiple countries, multiple infections, multiple deaths. Etc.

RE: Is Fear the Real Virus?

I doubt that many people are obeying the rules. I don't go out and mix like a lot do but I listen to the radio. There is always a traffic report after the news in the morning and in the evening. I haven't noticed any decernable change in the reports of delays in busy commute routes throughout the country. As far as I know people still haven't been cleared to go back to work if they can work from home so why are the roads so busy. It's because people aren't obeying the rules. I have 3 friends and they say that their routine lives haven't really changed, which prevents me from meeting them. I've also spoken to people passing my house when I'm gardening and they all say that they are simply careful. What I'm saying is that I don't see much fear here. I'm not afraid, but I am very careful.

RE: Main Russian Ransomware Site Taken down moments ago

Anti virus software is updated after a new threat is discovered. Follow the thought process through so that I don't have to explain what happens next. Then re-evaluate who you blame.

RE: confused about the vaccine

A lot of teachers returned to China in September 2019 from many countries. A friend returned to Wuhan, anything could have happened. The virus was discovered in 2019 that's why it's called Covid19. There are many possibilities as to its origin. No country is going to put its hand up. Refer to the 'Spanish' flu which may have been spread by American troops. Then again as some say, there was no virus, others say that the earth is flat.
As to the vaccine being there years before the virus, of course it was, THE FORMULA was. You don't reinvent the wheel every time a new form of transport is developed you ADAPT it. Or if you prefer, you substitute coffee for chocolate flavouring when making a cake, and you follow the recipe.