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#21
Religion / Re: Who Would Have Thought?
Last post by Dark Lightning - April 16, 2026, 02:39:29 AMThat's nothing to worry about. There are people out there raving about how they're to kill him and his family. I'd expect that "what if" is pretty tame.
#22
Religion / Re: Who Would Have Thought?
Last post by Icarus - April 16, 2026, 02:29:05 AMTrumps behavior becomes more absurd and dangerous every day. I cannot understand the Republicans hesitancy to shit can him immediately.
Trump has actually fulfilled his dream to become the most famous man on earth. In his case he has made himself the most Infamous man on earth but he does not seem to recognize that reality.
At some risk, I will state; had the kids shot landed three inches (76mm) to the right, our world would now be a much better place. The madman will not have upset the order of things had he never gained the office of the presidency.
Trump has actually fulfilled his dream to become the most famous man on earth. In his case he has made himself the most Infamous man on earth but he does not seem to recognize that reality.
At some risk, I will state; had the kids shot landed three inches (76mm) to the right, our world would now be a much better place. The madman will not have upset the order of things had he never gained the office of the presidency.
#23
Religion / Re: Who Would Have Thought?
Last post by zorkan - April 15, 2026, 01:14:00 PMWho would have thought that the second coming (term) had arrived and we didn't realise.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/14/donald-trump-second-coming-jesus-middle-east-pope
No wonder the pope's upset as he should be the first to know.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/14/donald-trump-second-coming-jesus-middle-east-pope
No wonder the pope's upset as he should be the first to know.
#24
Laid Back Lounge / Re: Doesn't fit under any othe...
Last post by Recusant - April 15, 2026, 09:06:07 AMNon-imgur version of above. 
#25
Laid Back Lounge / Re: Doesn't fit under any othe...
Last post by Icarus - April 15, 2026, 12:00:20 AM #26
Laid Back Lounge / Re: What is the reasoning behi...
Last post by Recusant - April 14, 2026, 04:54:38 AM. . . And then we started talking about woodwinds--relevant to our esteemed woodwind enthusiast Harmonie posting in this thread above. Woodwinds certainly deserve their own thread and it's one of my jobs here to facilitate that sort of thing. Split to the Music board, the new thread. 
#27
Music / Re: Re: What is the reasoning ...
Last post by Recusant - April 14, 2026, 03:16:52 AMQuote from: Harmonie on April 14, 2026, 12:52:28 AMWhen I call myself "Crazy Woodwind Lady", I mean it. lol. My first woodwind (aside from recorder - which I wouldn't respect until later) was clarinet. My second was bassoon and then oboe (with a little saxophone).
It's not "easy" to go from clarinet to bassoon, I guess, but I didn't think or care of that as I was very passionate about learning it.
It's been forever since I played the clarinet, but the bassoon and oboe have entirely different fingerings.
Side note: the funniest thing for me was years ago in college when I got the opportunity to play around with a crumhorn (a Renaissance woodwind) and the fingerings had similarities to the oboe. I picked the instrument up faster than the bassoon player. lol
Anyway... The reason why I didn't respond until now and don't know why I did in the end is because I didn't want to make this topic off-topic.
We've never been particular about off-topic detours here! Though I suppose we've got enough on woodwinds to split into another thread.
Thank you for your expert information. 
Thank you for the subtle correction as well. Instead of "most woodwinds" having keys, it should be "most modern woodwinds". The bagpipe practice chanter is really just a relatively modern incarnation of historical woodwinds that lacked keys. I think keys aren't particularly new though, either, correct?
I certainly understand going with the bassoon; they have a really splendid sound.
A link to the "parent" Avatars thread, to acknowledge this thread's origin.
#28
Music / Re: Re: What is the reasoning ...
Last post by Harmonie - April 14, 2026, 12:52:28 AMWhen I call myself "Crazy Woodwind Lady", I mean it. lol. My first woodwind (aside from recorder - which I wouldn't respect until later) was clarinet. My second was bassoon and then oboe (with a little saxophone).
It's not "easy" to go from clarinet to bassoon, I guess, but I didn't think or care of that as I was very passionate about learning it.
It's been forever since I played the clarinet, but the bassoon and oboe have entirely different fingerings.
Side note: the funniest thing for me was years ago in college when I got the opportunity to play around with a crumhorn (a Renaissance woodwind) and the fingerings had similarities to the oboe. I picked the instrument up faster than the bassoon player. lol
Anyway... The reason why I didn't respond until now and don't know why I did in the end is because I didn't want to make this topic off-topic.
It's not "easy" to go from clarinet to bassoon, I guess, but I didn't think or care of that as I was very passionate about learning it.
It's been forever since I played the clarinet, but the bassoon and oboe have entirely different fingerings.
Side note: the funniest thing for me was years ago in college when I got the opportunity to play around with a crumhorn (a Renaissance woodwind) and the fingerings had similarities to the oboe. I picked the instrument up faster than the bassoon player. lol
Anyway... The reason why I didn't respond until now and don't know why I did in the end is because I didn't want to make this topic off-topic.
#29
Politics / Re: "Christendom"
Last post by Recusant - April 12, 2026, 10:00:57 PMIn the vote, Orban's party lost. Even with Trump vociferously supporting him. Maybe Orban lost partly because of that support. So what becomes of Orban's project? The winner Magyar is nominally center-right. His party has pretty much avoided taking positions on the cultural issues that Orban was so keen on. Maybe they'll back off a bit--the party isn't as anti-EU as Orban's, for instance.
Meanwhile, a world in which the Christendom of these zealots plays a large part isn't anything to look forward to.
Meanwhile, a world in which the Christendom of these zealots plays a large part isn't anything to look forward to.
#30
Politics / Re: "Christendom"
Last post by billy rubin - April 12, 2026, 06:20:14 PMvance was corrupt from the start. he has never had a strongly held conviction that he would not abando n if he saw personal advantage in doing so.
i suspect his religion is in that same category.
i suspect his religion is in that same category.