<Professor Mode> People love to talk about rights, or claim they have rights, but actually don't understand the basis for these rights... are they basic (essential for treating person with dignity as an autonomous agent) or derivative (instrumentally valuable for achieving something else we value)? ...

at this point, I do not think there is any piece of information, analogy, statement, or discovery that will convince someone who has chosen not to get vaccinated to get vaccinated...

Does wearing a football helmet prevent concussions? No. However, if you play without one, the likelihood that you will suffer a concussion (not to mention a number of other injuries) is significantly higher than if you wear a helmet. Basic risk management and similar to something like wearing a mas...

Does wearing a football helmet prevent concussions? No. However, if you play without one, the likelihood that you will suffer a concussion (not to mention a number of other injuries) is significantly higher than if you wear a helmet. Basic risk management and similar to something like wearing a mas...

tinnitus photography wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:05 pm

...fill that creel!

(and get vaxed)

Meeting people in-person is definitely preferred to online. Cole, while I would have eventually figured out you were a damned decent individual through the message boards, it wouldn't have been the same had we not met at a rock show. Having met you, though, there is little you could post that would ...

Given there aren't a lot of all-night Cheesesteak places, this one checks more than one "Only in Philly" box:

Customer Shot to Death Outside South Philly's Pat's Steaks

Is it untrue that vaccinated people are still getting it? If the vaccine is effective why the insistence by some on mask wearing (something I’ve never done) and “lockdowns”? Thank you for your sincere answers. It may not be “cool” in some circles but it’s cool as hell in my book. This is a tough st...

Well I appreciate it, man. You may not be able to answer this question but why has the messaging on this been so conflicting and such a train wreck from the word go? Difficult to answer this, and any response is deeply mired in partisan politics, but my personal and biased opinion is that Bannon's ...

I appreciate it, buddy. And surely don’t believe you would steer me wrong but isn’t this new strain less deadly than the one before? In short, "no" it is more contagious and more deadly. In a study from Scotland (read: no US politics or FDA role), the hospitalization rate of patients with the Delta...

I don’t either. Some of these folks I’ve actually met and they’re nice people. For the most part to me the main issue is an unwillingness or inability to ever even entertain their team might be wrong. A certain amount of that is human nature but come on, the Democratic Party is always right except ...

Boys, here is the problem with your flower gifting: if you do it too frequently (say, more than once every decade), the recipient begins to expect the act more frequently. Better to gift something practical, like sex toys. It appears Flea has circled us back to the original focus of the thread... i...

see all you fine MF'ers in Athens

1. Clams and Mrs Clams
2. Mundane Mayhem
3. RolanK
4. Beantownbubba
5. Tyler
6. ilockyer
7. pearlbeer
8. Beaverdamsfinlaw
9. Beaverdam
10. schlanky
11. Scorchy
12. Sterling Bigmouth + Miss Bigmouth
13. Flea
14. Slipkid42
15. Bill in CT
16. phungi

Clams wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:11 am

Rust Bucket is looser and seems to have more energy than Weld which to my ears is slower and kinda plodding. But Weld has some really great songs that aren't on Rust Bucket, namely Powderfinger and Crime in the City.

Minor hijack, but damn I would love to hear DBT cover Powderfinger

Beaverdam wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:56 pm

Well my brain conjured a mental image of Dr. John standing in the doorway of the 40 Watt with a box of syringes injecting each of us as entered!!!!

“Next!!!”

if we have learned anything from HeAthen History, let it be double-shots of penicillin and COVID vax...

it was only a matter of time before joniQAcont showed his true colors

Man I sincerely appreciate your taking the time to explain that. Your own personal connection and background was particularly helpful and interesting. I understand some of that. I would less than honest if I didn’t admit that I don’t understand some of the emboldened part. That’s alright. I don’t h...

Cole, unlurking again, to provide a slightly different, albeit personal perspective. Growing up in NE Philly, there were basically two religions in my world, those who were jewish and those who were not... I didn't really understand the difference between Catholics and Protestants (not sure I do now...

Or better yet, consider Montgomery County, home to the Main Line suburbs just outside Philadelphia. In 2016, Montgomery gave Clinton a net of over 93,000 votes over Trump. But as of this Friday morning, the county’s vote stood to give Biden at least 130,000 over Trump. ^^^ from 538.com That's my co...

just coming out from my "lurker" status in this thread to share a brief story: Homecoming, 2015 (if I recall correctly, whatever was the "I Blame Clams" t-shirt year) Hanging out waiting for the show to begin, taking with/meeting a bunch people around me, probably 5-7 people deep at the 4-Watt, cent...

Two quick questions:
1. Same link/league as last year (looks like the draft is schedule but the rankings from last year are still active)
2. Will be know the draft order before 7:15 EST?

Thanks,
Phil/phungi

I have used the last 8 months to hone my writing skills and expand my vocabulary, so count me in. Date/Time work.

Glen Hansard released a 40-song 3-hour "Retrospective" on Spotify, (and also on YouTube) which I have been immersed in.

Iowan wrote: Pearl Jam "Gigaton". Obligatory decades of fandom listen. Expectations are low.

loving the new album...

here is a great (comedic) review, which could apply to nearly any new album:

I would have been seeing Pearl Jam tonight in Baltimore... sigh...

From north of the Border, I think I can speak as a global citizen and state my sense of frustration and resignation to the 'moderates' of the democratic party for aligning with a candidate that can barely string two sensical thoughts together. Trump will mop the floor with the rag doll. No vision, ...

There are Toronto dates booked. A two night run this time but a larger venue. :D :D :D Odd. Lee’s was a fantastic venue for them and they clearly loved playing there. As per the discussion above, count me in as another who is not pleased with the set list diversity at the moment. It seems like the ...

Mr. B wrote:3DD camp-out? Let's hope this is part of a larger midwest swing.

something about a midwest 3DD camp-out "swing" has me thinking there are better ways to phrase this...

People have been asking how to support Gary & his family. Gary has asked that contributions be made to Nuci's Space in Patty's memory. You can either go to their website, nuci.org, and follow the directions for contributing by PayPal or credit card or mail checks to Nuci's Space Attn: Debbie 396 Oc...

as much fun as it is to argue with Clams, I have to agree with his summary/synopsis/observations. Some additional comments: * Patterson knows how to make an entrance, and was clearly ready for a Philly crowd. I couldn't quite hear/lip-read his comments addressing the crowd when he took the stage, bu...