Perhaps, but that would hardly make me unusual in these parts, would it? What exactly about this particular observation is inaccurate?

But as we’ve seen, your powers of observation are very poor. Using only one eye will do that to you.

I’ve noticed that the people who complain loudest about what a dirty business politics is, are often the same people advocating to give politicians more and more power.

My sperm comment was a weak attempt at a joke. Perhaps I should have put a smiley face to alert people!

Thanking God etc for recovery etc from illness, accident etc really drives me nuts too. I’ve got a pic somewhere of theatre staff praying together before an operation. The attached comment is something like, “If you see this, you’re in the wrong hospital.” If I remember I’ll find it and tweet it so I can use it here!

I actually agree with what you say about goats. My feelings about them say more about me than the goats, and relate mostly to my own bad experiences. The goats had been in the shed for a particular purpose – I can’t remember what it was. Goats aren’t cooped up here, you’ll be pleased to know, but treated as well as your own. Not many people farm them here, though they’re becoming more common.

It must be such a relief for so many people that the GOP are unable to get their act together over healthcare. On Fox, a lot is being made of the Menendez trial keeping him away and therefore unable to vote. If that were to happen here the other main party would keep a member out of the chamber during voting time as a matter of honour. The same would happen in GB. If Menendez is convicted, Chris Christie gets to nominate someone who would vote with the Republicans even though the voters chose a Democrat. That wouldn’t happen here either.

That makes you a man of taste and discernment! 😀

Re. the stoned sperm: more to the point, it’s not a problem you’ll be having because you don’t have sperm. 😉 I used to do illegal drugs, but now pot is legal in my state, so I too don’t do illegal drugs. My wife and I don’t want kids, so loopy sperm is fine by me. But I seriously doubt heavy pot usage would inhibit conception. Every pot smoker I know who wanted to have kids has kids.

Re. those who talk to non-existent super-beings in hopes of gaining direct favor or help (intercessory prayer): I have the same reaction when they thank their non-existent super-being for curing their cancer (or any other affliction). Not only do you have to ask, “why did the super-being give you cancer in the first place?” But more importantly, you have to understand that without modern medicine, your super-being would not be able to cure you and you’d die…why? Because it doesn’t exist.

And it’s so typical of Trump to thank Obama for the nice letter, and then acts like an immature brat: “and we won’t even let the press know what’s in the letter.” I mean seriously, can this guy ever come off as anything but a complete asshole? I haven’t seen it…even the most superficial acts are twisted into whiny bits of childish absurdity. You can bet Trump won’t leave a letter to the next POTUS…or if he does, someone else will write it. (What kind of advice could he even give? Make sure to help Putin?) It also goes without saying that Trump hasn’t and won’t take any of the advice…perhaps that’s the reason why he didn’t want the press to see it. Wouldn’t want sound advice to get in the way of his bullshit reality.

I think the “hard way” of cobra spitting is releasing the venom without biting. I know the act of biting in snakes squeezes their venom glands, releasing venom from their fangs. Without the biting action, most snakes can’t release their venom.