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Some of your lies have been more audacious than others. Some more black-and-white lies were when you supplied a link to United Nations World Court proceedings from the Hague, and stated the link cleared Putin of wrongdoings, when, in fact, the proceedings came to the opposite conclusion. Or, even more audaciously, when you took a list of the world's most voracious drinkers of vodka, and simply renumbered them, omitting #1 through #5 from the list (#1 was Russia). In this instance, whether or not these saboteurs were citizens of Ukraine or not depends on your viewpoint. Putin, and probably most Russians, would argue that these people are Russian citizens. From a factual standpoint, I doubt these people can go to some passport office in Donetsk or Luhansk, and obtain Ukrainian passports (I suspect they have Russian passports). However, even if one accepts the international viewpoint that these were, in fact, Ukrainian citizens, what cannot be denied (by anyone who has at least 5 neurons in his brain) is that your post was clearly intended to falsely implicate Ukraine in the act of sabotage. When you deny what's obvious to absolutely everyone, you not only come off as a liar, but also give yourself the appearance of a dumbass as well. As you often do, you stupidly thought that no one would check your references (perhaps imagining no one could translate the Polish), and got caught. Rather than confess and apologize, you diverted to some stupid argument about citizenship, which everyone recognizes as inane, and has nothing to do with the underlying fact that this operation was carried out by Russian intelligence (although they fumbled even then). If you're not going to apologize, one can hope that you'd at least not dig yourself deeper and come off as a jackass as well.

Well, the bottle specifically states (as do most condiments) "Refrigerate After Opening." Both bottles have "Best By" dates which are over a year from now, so it's pretty safe to say they'd be good for another year, though perhaps less after opening. When buying something at a 2 for 1 discount, and the "Best By" dates are well over a year into the future, what would be wasteful would be not to accept the free bottle.

It's not one of life's biggest problems, but I'm curious how common this is. I didn't have this problem with my previous two domestic partners (13.5 years and 2.5 years), but it's taken years of begging and pleading with my husband to get him to check if there's already an open bottle (of mustard, ketchup, whatever) before opening a new bottle. I finally "trained" him, but what's got me curious is that it's been a problem with visitors as well, so I'm wondering what most people do. Both of our usual house-sitters have the same annoying habit of opening new bottles without checking. For example, we had a half-used one liter bottle of maple syrup in the fridge, and the house-sitter went into the pantry and opened a new bottle and stuck it into the fridge, right next to the half-used one. They both had the same "Best By" dates, since they were purchased at the same time in a buy-one-get-one-free situation. We also get our fridge full of two partially used bottles of various condiments. And a couple of weeks ago, I had a house guest who took bagels from a new bag, although there was another bag with two left. The bag with two left had a "Sell By" date in 3 days, and the new one's "Sell By" date was in 9 days--so both were perfectly fine. Both bags were in the same breadbox, so he couldn't have simply not noticed the partially-used bag. (Incidentally, he did the same with some bread buns) Before I open a new can/bottle/bag of anything, I ask myself "Is there already one open?" and look. Is this an uncommon behavior?

I would advise you to stop wasting your time, @iendo. The board's veteran liar will never admit (much less apologize) for his lies. He will come up with more lies, resort to whataboutism, or deflect to completely irrelevant discussions, such as whether or not Ukrainian citizens are Ukrainian. Apologize for falsely implying Ukraine was behind the sabotage in Poland? Don't make me laugh. There is no need to try to "convince" him, since he already knows he's lying. He's been caught lying red-handed multiple times, and always resorts to irrelevant deflections and/or more lies.

Thanks for the additional information, @PeterRS. With that being known, I'd have to agree that he belongs in prison, not in rehab. It's sad to think he could have been left off the hook because he claimed to have "found God." Shameful how people can hide behind religion to shield their wrongdoings.

Dude, in English, a citizen of Ukraine is called a Ukrainian. If you're a citizen of Russia, you're Russian--even if you have dual citizenship.

You're so predictable. You imply that Ukraine was behind this, when your own reference states the exact opposite. This is a direct translation of the Polish article (for some reason, you foolishly believed none of the readers had the technology to translate Polish??): "Two Ukrainian citizens collaborating with Russian intelligence are responsible for the recent acts of sabotage on the railway, Prime Minister Donald Tusk told the Sejm. He added that the men fled Poland through the border crossing in Terespol... Donald Tusk announced that both Ukrainians identified as saboteurs reached Poland from Belarus. One of them was convicted by a court in Lviv in May for acts of sabotage in Ukraine. The other, a native of Donbas, previously worked in the prosecutor's office... Referring to the details of the acts of sabotage, the Prime Minister said that a steel clamp attached to the tracks near the Puławy station was intended to cause the train to derail... The driver did not even notice the incident while passing through the place , he said... The Prime Minister emphasized that the Russians are interested in fueling chaos, panic, and speculation...". Incidentally, by calling those from Donbas Ukrainians (which they are), you're agreeing that Russian claims to sovereignty in that region are bogus (though presumably those from Donbas speak Russian rather than Ukrainian). It wouldn't surprise me if Poland's next step will be to fully close the border between Poland and Belarus.

I don't know enough about the case to be able to say whether he's simply nuts or simply an evil person. If he's not nuts, I agree with you that a substantial prison sentence would have been advisable. I think everyone would agree that he should never be able to fly an airplane again, and even that he should need to go through a substance abuse program in order to earn his license to operate a motor vehicle back.

So stupid. Instead of intimidating Poland, the bald-headed dumbo is just pissing them off. One of these days some Russian or Belarussian plane will stray into Polish airspace on its way to Kaliningrad, and I hope the Poles shoot the plane down, just like the Turks did. He's already pissed off Lithuania. Now, the smooth-headed idiot pissed off the other country Kaliningrad borders.

If not to prison, at least to a rehab center and/or mental health facility. What an odd dollar figure...

You hit the nail on the head. One can only wonder how things would have gone if Biden hadn't developed dementia, but one of the most terrible aspects of dementia is that most often the person with dementia doesn't understand his cognitive loss. We're seeing it again in Trump. I suspect the country will be in a shitty spot by the time of the next US Presidential Election. I also suspect whoever the Republican candidate is will have better answers as to how he'd have done things differently from Trump.

You tell 'em! 😉

Yet at no point, I suspect, did @Suckrates ask himself if he was the one being rude... 😉

You're hallucinating. I had only one (relatively young--he was 25 when we first met) Latin lover--the lyin' Paraguayan. You need a reality check. I didn't start this string. The original poster specifically asked other posters to summarize their last year (and listed his year, as did other responders). If you're not interested, don't read the responses (and shut up about it). And, for the record, I didn't feel taken advantage of (although he did lie to me). We had some great times together, and I don't regret our time together (though I won't put up with being lied to). When other posters recounted being ghosted after those posters showed the young men kindness, I offered my support and words of encouragement. I don't see any other explanation for your disagreeable comments, other than jealousy. You're the one starting things up with nasty comments, then comment on my demeanor?

While most Americans probably don't understand the reality of trans people as of this time, the overwhelming majority of Americans understand the reality of same-sex marriage at this point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_opinion_of_same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States "...A 2023 New York Times/Siena poll found that 70% of Americans support same-sex marriage and 22% oppose it. Younger generations report higher approval; in the 2022 General Social Survey, almost 80% of 18–34 year olds either agreed or strongly agreed that same-sex couples should have the right to marry. Garretson (2018) writes: "The transformation of America's response to homosexuality has been — and continues to be — one of the most rapid and sustained shifts in mass attitudes since the start of public polling...". Degree of public support for same-sex marriage by state in 2024:[1] 80–81% 70–79% 60–69% 50–59% Had the SCOTUS reversed its previous ruling, I think this would have further inflamed the bulk of the American public against the GOP. Yes, I suspect Thomas and Alito probably would have like to reverse the ruling. However, the other three conservative justices probably saw the wisdom in not shaking the hornets' nest. While there were few significant elections in this last round, most voters have shown significant displeasure at the far-right swing from the 2024 elections. It will probably take another decade, maybe two, for Americans to understand trans people. Trans people in the public eye will probably be important drivers for public understanding.

While one can certainly extend the trip for touring before and/or after, the conferences I go to run from 7:45 AM to 5:30 PM. None of the costs are tax deductible for me (transportation, hotels, meals, conference fee).

January: Quiet month! February: medical conference in Fort Lauderdale Late March-April: Belgium & Paris May: Cruise--Barcelona, Toulon, Cinque Terre, Rome, Capri, Valletta, Messina/Taormina, Palma de Mallorca, Cartagena, Granada (Alhambra), Portimao, Lisbon, further travel to Sintra, Batalha, Tomar, and Alcobaça. June: fabulous Flag Day party at my place! July: Saugatuck Michigan, Grand Rapids, Mackinac Island. August: fabulous party at my place! September: quiet month! October: Sensational New England leaf peeping tour, including the easternmost point in the Continental US/closest place in the US to Africa (West Quoddy Head, Maine), topped by a medical conference in Providence RI November: just finished a quick trip to Las Vegas, preparing family dinner for Thansgiving December: Antarctic Cruise, with extension in Santiago

I owe, I owe, so off to work I go... 😉