BruceVC

Its interesting you raise how some people have " a war on Christmas" , I consider it misplaced and unnecessary. In SA we are a country that is 70% Christian and yet every year a small number of people, and its a small number but consistent, phone in on Talk Shows to complain about " being forced to take public holidays over the Xmas period but they not Christian so why must they " ? Except for basically all South Africans, including non-Christians, the end of the year is where businesses and public sector close down anyway and South Africans take end of leave anyway So in other words 95% of the country plans their holiday period at this time irrespective of the reason for the public holiday. I find the " war on Christmas " in SA to be more about attention seeking and complaining for the sake of complaining because people have nothing better to do Christmas doesnt have to be about religion, its where you have the opportunity relax and spend time with friends and family and thats what matters

Today will be the final 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century Makes you think

I appreciate the response but next time please dont go into so much details with your post, remember Pidesco people have to read your comments to understand your views and time is limited ...so maybe next time maybe not so much explanation

Xmas is and always has been my favorite holiday and you right. After the last horrendous 2 years of the pandemic the opportunity to spend time with family and friends is more appreciated than ever

I dont know but this post seems very socialist, unpatriotic and far left to me ....dont you respect or believe in the significance of your country's flag ?

You funny

Well thanks for responding with details, I always appreciate people responding to debates we have. But you have completely misunderstood my ideological views in several ways. I will reply tomorrow as I have just arrived in Durban and Im busy with personal things I hope we continue to debate this mischaracterization and misperception you have of me where reasonable because its important in life that people understand what motivates us and what our views are on geopolitical events and global events that matter. And I noticed how you had the incorrect views of me when I raised the looting and violence in SA a couple of months ago so hopefully I can change your mind ? Also always remember " a debate is an exchange of intelligence, an argument is an exchange of ignorance". So lets debate, I really enjoy it

Great link, very interesting

Amentep, you cannot quit....remember that famous saying "winners dont quit " Arent you a winner?

Well thanks for responding, you make some good points and I will reflect on them But I still think you are over-analyzing Trumps comments and making your own statements of fact about what Trump meant or didnt mean. The idiom " die like a dog" and other statements like " its a dogs life " are not supposed to be taken literally and the genesis of these statements and how they get used is not suppose to be actually anti-dog Here is a definition of the expression https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/die+like+a+dog So you cant make false equivalences like what would I think about Trump saying "die like a women\LGBT\Muslim\Jew ..xxx " because these other idioms dont exist so I cant comment on them and you cant really make your own definitions up of what " die like dog means " and other ostensibly anti-dog sayings?

Thats an interesting read but I am not sure when Trump says things like " died like a dog” it should be taken literally, its more about Trumps normal usage of metaphors and Trumpisms when he makes public and private speeches? The article even says its the suggested views of Vanity Fair so I am not convinced we can say with certainty " Trump hates\dislikes dogs " ?

" christians and dogs " ....Gromnir are you sure you not exaggerating? What has Trump said about dogs And Trump has offended me personally as a white South African. He pandered to the hyperbole about " white people in SA are facing genocide especially in farm killings " which is an egregious framing of the reality of farm killings in SA. And this is real but its criminal and not genocide organised by the state or ANC

I imagine you hunting for some hot Romance options, keep it up

I completed Bioshock 1 after 50 hours and it was a great gaming experience worthy of a 67/100 on the globally revered " BruceVC game rating " system Now I am moving onto Bards Tale Trilogy, I am not playing this CRPG in Legacy Mode because I am new to CRPG and I prefer auto-mapping and other features that are convenient for modern RPG I am very excited, its my first CRPG I am playing since I got back into gaming in 2007 and when I get back on 4 January I will really apply myself

You guys really have an issue with Dandelion.....he is a side character and not the main character but he is more than comic relief, he helps Geralt in numerous ways in the important quest to save the world. That makes him important https://screenrant.com/witcher-season-2-geralt-jaskier-return-reason/#:~:text=In addition%2C Geralt and Jaskier's narrative has confirmed,for moral support against the difficult trials ahead.

Flying to DBN, a warm coastal town, tomorrow till the 4 January, I cant wait I am especially looking forward to seeing friends and family who I havent seen in the last 2 years and Im excited about all the activities I can do again at our beach cottage like snorkeling and swimming

Its unusual because depending on where Trump is and who he is talking to he will say " how much he is a friend of Jews and Israel " Only recently has he started venting against Israel and more specifically American Jews

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/12/donald-trump-anti-semitism-jews-israel Quite an anti -semitic rant by Trump, unusual he gets this careless ?

Nice, what yummy cakes and food did you fika on?

Please try to avoid busy bars, clubs and stripclubs....I know the path of temptation is wide but you will avoid exposure if you can do this

@Wormerine Wormie I took your advice and started on Bioshock 1 last weekend, 45 hours in and I am thoroughly enjoying the game design and mechanics and overall experience Its very different to Infinite and vastly superior, as you mentioned the weapon variety and ammunition selection is just one example of how its more complex and better than Infinite

As usual Ubisoft does such an excellent job at recreating the historical accuracy of their game worlds and Odyssey is no different in respects to Ancient Greece But why would you remove the ability for random acts of violence, thats a huge part of the fun in Ubisoft games?

https://worldnewsera.com/news/uk/bleak-omicron-threat-data-suggests-variant-is-as-deadly-as-delta-new-study-finds/ Bad news, this new variant could be as deadly as Delta. The lower levels of mortality in SA could be for different reasons like the fact many people in SA already had the virus from our last wave so they already had antibodies so getting Omicron would be less deadly?

I enjoyed Shannara despite it being aimed at Teenagers, it was entertaining

Just started on the second season of Witcher and on episode 3 and its excellent as I was hoping More monsters and real integration of the Wild Hunt and some interesting character history, a worthy season