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 (January 2, 2022 at 7:32 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: One in four people have a hole in their heart called a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), which has been there since they were newborns. I’ve got one. It was discovered when I was 17. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
 (January 2, 2022 at 7:46 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(January 2, 2022 at 7:32 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: One in four people have a hole in their heart called a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), which has been there since they were newborns. Iggy's going to have one, too. Strangely, it will be through his noggin.
Dying to live, living to die.
(January 2, 2022 at 7:48 am)The Valkyrie Wrote:(January 2, 2022 at 7:46 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I’ve got one. It was discovered when I was 17. You’re so mean. Don’t ever change.  Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
(January 2, 2022 at 7:49 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(January 2, 2022 at 7:48 am)The Valkyrie Wrote: Iggy's going to have one, too. I thought I was being nice, giving a warning and all...
Dying to live, living to die.
King Tut is the only mummy from ancient Egypt known to have been mummified with an erection. His penis subsequently broke off soon after the mummy was discovered.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
 (January 2, 2022 at 7:46 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(January 2, 2022 at 7:32 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: One in four people have a hole in their heart called a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), which has been there since they were newborns. OMG, your not special cause your heart sucks! *what my niece would tell you*
"I'm thick." - Me
Today I learned about an alternative to cremation called ‘aquamation’ (technically ‘alkaline hydrolysis’), in which the body is placed in an airtight chamber which is then filled with an alkaline solution. The chamber is then heated and the solution dissolves the soft tissues. The resulting mess is then dried and the bones and teeth pulverized.
The process uses 90% less energy than traditional cremation and emits no greenhouse gases. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
 (January 2, 2022 at 6:43 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Today I learned about an alternative to cremation called ‘aquamation’ (technically ‘alkaline hydrolysis’), in which the body is placed in an airtight chamber which is then filled with an alkaline solution. The chamber is then heated and the solution dissolves the soft tissues. The resulting mess is then dried and the bones and teeth pulverized. That's quite interesting. I'll check into that. I wanted cremation, but at 10% of the energy use of flames, it's a no-brainer. Or, I could do it for free in the back yard, with a lime pit.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
RE: What do you know today that you didn't know yesterday?
January 2, 2022 at 7:44 pm
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(January 2, 2022 at 7:05 pm)Fireball Wrote:(January 2, 2022 at 6:43 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Today I learned about an alternative to cremation called ‘aquamation’ (technically ‘alkaline hydrolysis’), in which the body is placed in an airtight chamber which is then filled with an alkaline solution. The chamber is then heated and the solution dissolves the soft tissues. The resulting mess is then dried and the bones and teeth pulverized. I only learned it by reading an article about Desmond Tutu’s funeral - that’s what he had done. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
Since 1950, there have been 32 US nuclear weapon accidents, known as "Broken Arrows". As many as six have been lost and unaccounted for. The former USSR has lost 41 with an unknown amount of them recovered.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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