International I Hate Sports Club

No, you already posted on my actual birthday, Earl...it was I who was belated responding. But thanks for the second round of wishes anyway (another birthday? That year went by fast, didn't it?)

And belated thank you for the birthday wishes! I know I haven't been as visible on the site of late; one reason is that I took a new job in late July (working days) and haven't been online as much period. Also, as Earl mentioned in another thread, activity at the site is the lowest it's been since I...

I've had cashiers ask me if I still wanted the exact change when the figure came out to $6.66. They ask surprised when I tell them the exact change is fine with me. "Oooh...I'd be scared to take that!" they say, or something similar. What, am I supposed to go to hell just because I have a ...

Hello Fat Man! Thanks for posting that article -- it's disturbing, but hardly surprising, unfortunately. The Bible and Koran both contain "kill 'em all" passages about slaying unbelievers. Most Christians and Muslims I've spoken with about these say that those verses were only meant to be ...

Actually, a pulsar is a rapidly rotating small white neutron star. There is one in the Crab Nebula, the remains of a super nova, a widely-observed event, by Arab, Chinese, and Japanese astronomers recording the star's appearance in 1054 CE. Wasn't the Crab Nebula discussed by Carl Sagan in the orig...

Fat Man, love the updated user avatar and signature photo!

Excellent pictures, Fat Man! Thanks for posting them! :) I went with my wife and one of my friends last night to a MetroPark near Cleveland called Observatory Park, which is still new and hasn't "officially" opened yet, but the park staff had kind of a "sneak peek" for the transi...

(amending my own reply here) Just to avoid any misunderstanding... I believe the majority of rapists DO understand the morality involved, and choose to commit their crimes anyway. These people deserve the severest punishment allowable, IMO. In the case of a person who is judged mentally incompetent ...

Hello Earl! I remember some years ago, feminist Andrea Dworkin caused somewhat of a stir by stating, "All men are rapists, and that is all they are." As for rape being evolutionary, I would say sexual urges in general are a product of evolution, seeing that until humans perfect cloning our...

Hello Fat Man! I just picked up a copy of "Idiot America" last week at the local library. Honestly, I thought you were just being sarcastic at first about the creationists believing Noah's sons put saddles on the dinosaurs and rode them to the ark. Certainly, people couldn't be that stupid...

This is an article from today's local newspaper, part of a series on influential people in the Northeast Ohio community. (Euclid is a suburb of Cleveland.) http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2012/06/03/news/nh5376166.txt?viewmode=fullstory Most Influential: Paul Serra helped bring national tourname...

Too long, didn't read. Wow, something else me and fatman agree on. I hate how kids today can't stand reading.... I read with kids as part of my job at a elementary school and the number of them that say "It's boring" or "I hate reading" is disgusting It saddens me. I was reading...

Yes, 2012 is quite an active year in celestial events. The transit of Venus, from what I've been hearing, will attract around 10,000 people in downtown Cleveland at the Lake Erie shore, assuming clear enough skies. (I am a member of a smaller club that is planning a smaller event, in the hopes of av...

Come to think of it, have we ever seen Fit Man and Fit Man's Brother together on here? Kind of like Clark Kent never being around when Superman appears?

This from today's Cleveland Plain Dealer:

http://www.cleveland.com/science/index. ... wsuit.html

(long article, but interesting perspective in light of the "sports promoting fitness" mantra)