Don’t have to sell me, I saw them at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Very very good.
Open Thread – Tues 4 July 2023
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Well, it’s Vincent Namatjira, past winner- that’s who it is. I know he’s bumbling around the likeness of some other…
except possibly this one by JJ’s greatest follower … “in the gallery”
okie funk doesn’t get any better …
Why not Dover? Hamas have been claiming the pilot was a Jew by the name of Eli Kopter. He probably…
Gez constitutes tresspass. Lay formal criminal complaints.
May be liable for compo as well. Worth exploring with the legal eagles.
Even at their worst QGC weren’t this bad. Crickets from the MSM on this though and sleazys Gillard red shoe attempt last Thursday.
I think there was a lot more salt in tomato sauce in the olden days, which acted as a preservative.
Just been to my workplace’s obligatory NAIDOC week morning tea where the fella said “we started with a day, now we have a week! How good is that!? And soon, every day is going to be NAIDOC day” (claps ensued)… ugh.
No, its perfectly understandable – they are agents of the state, not protectors of the public.
Maybe the indigs should have a public “voice” regarding Defence and Immigration.
They might make much louder protest about the invasion currently happening than whitey seems to be doing!
Brisbane miserable & wet.
Urgh, Jetstar has the bs custodian spiel now.
I was somewhat surprised that the courts remained independent enough to find me not guilty – that was not assured. I was happy to walk away with that (and my $25k costs – which, 8 months later, the AFP has still not paid) As Rommel said ‘dont fight a battle where you gain nothing by winning – I paid good $ to fight them in court because I had to, but I have no interest in throwing more legal $ at it when I dont have to.
I prefer to think of my experience as my contribution to the cause of freedom and hope my story is a salutory lesson to those of us who regard our governments as benign.
people write papers on this shit. Cited from that article.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S221307801630038X
Damn white male mountain bikers. How dare they exercise in public parklands!
Colonel Crispin Berka says:
July 4, 2023 at 10:41 am
Various academics via https://theconversation.com/when-did-aboriginal-people-first-arrive-in-australia-100830
It is this gulf between a European history of constant migration and global dispersal, and the profoundly deep Aboriginal connection to one particular part of the world, that leads to failures to comprehend why being on country is not simply “a lifestyle choice”, but a fundamental part of their identity.
Twio points.
First, their ancestors DID migrate here from somewhere else, even they claim only 65,000 years since arrival (still increasing, but a long way from forever).
Second, the reason they did not have a history of “constant migration and global dispersal”, is that they failed to develop any capability to do so, and took no lessons from those (traders from Indonesia or the Torres Strait Islands/PNG) who visited them. Thus, they took the decision to develop, and then never change, their “profoundly deep Aboriginal connection to one particular part of the world”. Their complete lack on intellectual curiosity was, and remains, their great failure.
If only the waiter had done so.
Reference the big issue of the day, (forget the diversity appreciation in France, or the hugely successful Ukrainian offensive, or even the highly democratic “Voice” shite, being rammed down the great unwashed throats), I refer of course to the Bairstow stumping.
“a close-in fieldsman indulges in a little gamesmanship. After the batsman has played his shot, deciding not to run, the fieldsman beckons to him. The unwitting batsman leaves his crease for the supposed chat, the fieldsman throws down the stumps, and a shameful run out is completed.” SMH.
This “incident” did NOT occur during Chappelli’s reign, nor Capt Grumpy’s, nor even S Waugh’s.
The batsman concerned was Aust no. 8, Sammy Jones.
The fieldsman was none other that W.G. Grace.
Fred “the Demon” Spofforth was so enraged, he took 7-44 next innings.
FYI, I think fatso should have been recalled, but expecting any decency from the virtue signalling dickheads that now represent Aust, in what was even 40 years ago, still a team to look up to, is beyond the pale.
B Joan-
The cognitive dissonance between the protean-shaman-survivor-warrior-professor caste and the obvious facts of stagnation, surrender, desertion and dependence is a big reason for the viciousness in the Voice hawkers.
Poor knickerless seems to be upset:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12261115/Brittany-Higgins-blows-old-boss-Linda-Reynolds-ex-defence-minister-sues-David-Sharaz.html
something something .. sowing wind and reaping.
And the question remains whether, and on what basis, mere ‘occupation’ of the land confers ownership.
There is a school of thought that argues that you have to do more than ‘find it’ to own it. Said school begins by arguing that you own your body, and by extension, you own the products of your body’s labour, eg a chair you made, an animal you caught etc. From this flows the argument that you gain ownership of a piece of land by melding your labour with the land, eg by building something on it.
Hunter gatherers who merely walked across the land, or slept in a cave upon it, did not ‘meld their labour with the land, and thus didnt earn a claim to ownership.
Viewed through this lens, what labour did our aboriginal cousins meld with the land? Did firestick farming qualify as ‘melding your labour with the land’?
When was the Trevor Chappel incident – which BTW, I think he should have refused to bowl and I bet he agrees to this day.
We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.
– George Bernard Shaw
Was there any other population in the world that stayed so stubbornly stagnant as the Aborigines?
50k years ago all humans came out of Africa.
5k years later, they sat down in Oz.
Always amazed by the total rubbish that passes for climate science these days. This one is typical:
Study finds birds raise fewer young when spring arrives earlier in a warming world (3 Jul)
Today a second Cafe clan of noisy miners has started taking food back to a nest. That’s two clans in a week…in the middle of winter.
So here I have noisy miners nesting in June, in the depths of winter, and these climate wankers reckon that birds won’t know when to breed in 2100 AD?
Sigh. Of course the reason why my noisies are nesting in the middle of winter is because they can get food from me to feed their chicks. If global warming was actually happening birds would naturally nest earlier because there’d be more food around. Nothing more nothing less. Unfortunately climate-crazed biologists can’t seem to see the obvious about how things work in the real world.
Hey, the comment numbers have disappeared.
The comment box is larger though.
That was like when Dean Jones complained about Curtly Ambrose’s white sweat band on his wrist.
Result: unplayable cricket ball-sized lightning bolts.
bottom right corner – the expando-tool works.
the expando-tool works
Phrasing!
Tough crowd.
Dover, 😀 cheeky.
Interestingly, the Biden’s seem to have no trouble opening accounts. Farage just needs to set up a large number of LLCs.
I reckon he will woof them down to the point where he’ll struggle to squeeze through the door of the Lear jet from the trip home.
Err, I think the fillem casting would have been finalised ages before Dylan Mulvaney had cracked 100 Insta followers.
Hence the requirement for “selectors” to build a home, clear the land, and start to produce stock or crops, or lose the “selection”. Squatters also had to “use it or lose it”.
More respect now for any of the “top ob da pagerers”
“I can’t say I understand cricket,…”
The basics are perfectly simple.
There are two sides, and they take turns at being “in”.
The side that is in, goes out each in turn, while the side that is not in all go out and try to get the side that is in out.
Once the side that is in is all out, the side that isn’t in becomes the side that is in, and the side that isn’t in becomes that side that is in, which then go out each in turn until the side that isn’t in gets them all out.
After two rounds of this, the match is finished, although it may finish on a time limit if the side that isn’t in can’t get the side that is in all out.
See? Easy.
Don’t make me explain it again.
I don’t like the font.
I think it’s running my battery flat.
Sales tax?
In Australia?
Are you sure?
Haha, this is Disney we’re talking about Sancho.
John Nolte lately has been excellently coruscating about their…proclivities.
Further to the Raiders movie, Phoebe Waller-Bridge was cast in the role in April 2021.
Dylan Mulvaney was not unknown at that time, but hardly had the sort of profile to make casting a look-alike worthwhile.
I’m going to accept that some Aboriginal people still feel a deep spirital connection to the land and still follow, to a significant degree, a traditional lifestyle and traditional beliefs.
However; try hard urban part aborigines who lost connection to Aboriginal lore several generations ago.
No, your feelings no more important than how I feel for the places where my Australian ancestors lived and died.
Yeh, I thought that for a while, but have changed my mind.
Nothing will appease that baying mob. They see us as cheats and themselves as morally superior, so any concession is like an admission of guilt. They can get f**ked.
I think you are joining non-existent dots BoN.
Mulvaney was largely a nobody when casting for the movie was done.
Hey, if they wanted to go down that path, guess what?
They could have simply cast Dylan Mulvaney him/xe/herself.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge needs to eat a few Quarter Pounders. She’s too thin. You need to be a bit butch like Sigourney Weaver or Linda Hamilton to be a successful female action star.
but it’s more economical on black pixels.. so there’s that.
Sancho – Ms Waller-Bridge looks like a tranny. I have nothing against her as an actress, but Lara Croft she ain’t.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Im sorry its Chinmonster Beak-fivehead.
With such a role as this she was a natural to write/star in some family friendly fare..
Was it just me or was blog returning 524 errors last half hour or so?
Yes dropped out for a bit there Dover.
dover the server was getting those error for me too. I just assumed you were changing things as I noticed the HTML structure changed. e.g. no more numbered items. (which were only page relative so I don’t think they were that useful anyhow).
Roger that, Houston.
I think 524 error means “inappropriate font”.
Just had a chat with the fellas below deck. The small changes made earlier are then made across the entire database of comments and posts, and that flooded the server for a time as they were executed. In future, I’ll do them or schedule them late evening/ early morning when traffic is lowest.
The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people.
– George Bernard Shaw
Well that hasn’t worked for Jo(ke) Biden.
It wasn’t just you, and it has started again.
Interesting academic article out of the CIS showing trend where ageing folks aren’t more likely to grow into conservatives anymore. The trend has those born from 1981 not growing up at all!!! (Not to mention those born after 1995)
https://www.cis.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/RR-46-Generation-Left.pdf
That Brihhnee is bellyaching about Senator Reynolds is unsurprising. The irony is as thick as a three layered chocolate cake that needs an angle grinder to slice it.
I think she is in for a rough ride in the next little while. So sad. Poor, poor thing. Never mind.
Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware River: The Revolutionary War in Four Minutes
How is this for a proposal: To be selected for, or to vote for the ‘voice’, you have to be fully initiated into your
nationtribe in the traditional manner, just as it was done for the last 60,000 years.I’ll still be voting NO but it might quell the enthusiasm among the Aboriginal elite.
Cats need a Voice. Dover gave them one. Now they want a bigger comments box. What’s next? Build it and they’ll come, more like build it and they’ll whinge. Don’t try to please them Dover, there’ll be no end of it.
Indiana Jones 5 – The Dying of Disney
duncanm at 12:25
Brittany does seem to have cracked the sads. Not much grrrl power there.
Given Kathleen Kennedy’s track record with the Star Wars franchise when it went to Disney, she has a midas touch for fcuking up movie franchises.
Well at least she won’t get her hands on Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible series.
I’ll be going to see the latest film (first first to the cinema this year) as Mr. Cruise is one of those rare specimens left in Hollywood who understands how to deliver an entertaining film for the masses.
Interesting academic article out of the CIS showing trend where ageing folks aren’t more likely to grow into conservatives anymore. The trend has those born from 1981 not growing up at all!!!</em
In my family – we could take that birthdate all the way back to 1969!
Jupes,
further to your suggestion about initiation, yes, excellent for the men.
The white abo women should be obliged to spend six months as a promised bride to one of the “big” men of the tribe. If twelve year old aboriginal girls have to, so can skanks like Burney and Waters and Langton.
I would pay to see that.
“Given the explosion in public area surveillance, I would think it cannot be – think of all the times and places you get recorded by cameras without your explicit knowledge – on freeways, intersections, shops, banks etc. “
IIRC, you can record vision in public places in NSW, but NOT sound.
Well this could explain a few things.
Hunter Biden Prosecutor Previously Worked for Hunter’s Business Partner
…
They aren’t even trying very hard to hide this stuff. Hines put the compromising info on his freaking linkedin page.
Leave Brittney [sic] Alone:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3YaRvbQSjrk
I have friends working with ML for data analysis. This was sent to me recently.
LOL
AI writing websites.
https://mast-producing-trees.org/columnar-oak-trees-a-guide/
The white oak acorns can be kept in the refrigerator for up to four months if stored in moist sand. Red oak acorns will not sprout until spring, so you should start planting them now. It is not until April that you can plant your seedlings outside. The next few months and years should be critical for your seedling’s growth. As it grows taller, it becomes a sapling. For the next five years, it is critical to pay close attention to your internet usage. To keep deer at bay, use tree guards or wraps.
Newest hot take from the rustedons Labour edition..
Inflation is actually “greedflations” caused by… oh bugger it, Ill let team America explain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGn55BRyDSk
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2023/jul/04/rba-interest-rates-will-the-greedflation-godzilla-get-any-credit
Spot on. A lot of the inflation is due to profit/prices and not because demand increased.
I see that landlords are making profits which is good for the federal government with less negative gearing but not good for the tenants with higher rental prices.
a surprise for H B Bear?
Amazing how “greedflation” is minimised when there are balanced budgets & CPI stays within the target 2 – 3% band.
Inflation in Panama (old article):
https://mises.org/library/panama-has-no-central-bank
Let’s look at the greed.
Also
I am starting to think the money supply might have something to do with it!
Dover, I trust you forwarded our condolences to the families of the slain.
Chat GP does a pretty stodgy slasher fiction…
HB Bear’s Blood Moon Massacre
Chapter 1: The Summer Camp
It was a sunny day in the picturesque town of Cedarwood, where families from all around gathered for summer fun. In the heart of the town stood the beloved HB Bear, a cheerful and friendly mascot loved by children of all ages. The annual summer camp was about to commence, and kids were filled with excitement as they prepared to spend their days engaging in outdoor adventures.
Among the eager campers was Tommy, a brave and curious young boy with a deep affection for HB Bear. Tommy was thrilled to be attending the camp, hoping to get a chance to meet his favorite character up close. Little did he know that his dream would soon turn into a nightmare.
Chapter 2: The Blood Moon Rises
As dusk fell over Cedarwood, the atmosphere shifted. The full moon loomed large in the sky, casting an eerie glow upon the campsite. Tommy noticed a strange restlessness in the air, but he dismissed it as his imagination playing tricks on him.
Meanwhile, the camp counselors huddled together, discussing whispers of an ancient legend that haunted Cedarwood—the tale of the Blood Moon Killer. According to local lore, every hundred years, when the blood moon rose, a malevolent spirit took possession of the camp’s mascot, transforming it into a relentless slasher.
Chapter 3: Shadows in the Night
Unbeknownst to Tommy and the other campers, the spirit of the Blood Moon Killer had awakened. It sought a new vessel to carry out its wicked deeds. As midnight approached, HB Bear vanished from the camp’s main stage, leaving the counselors in a state of panic.
Tommy, unable to sleep due to a strange feeling of foreboding, wandered through the camp, drawn to investigate the mystery behind HB Bear’s disappearance. Shadows danced ominously as he ventured deeper into the woods, his flashlight casting eerie silhouettes on the trees.
Chapter 4: The Hunt Begins
The once-lovable HB Bear had transformed into a monstrous entity driven by the Blood Moon Killer’s spirit. Armed with razor-sharp claws and a hunger for carnage, it stalked the campgrounds, seeking its first victim. The innocent laughter that once filled the air was now replaced by fear and dread.
As the night wore on, Tommy stumbled upon a gruesome sight—a fellow camper, torn apart and left lifeless. Terror gripped his heart as he realized the true danger that lurked in the shadows. Determined to protect his friends, Tommy resolved to face the Blood Moon Killer head-on.
Chapter 5: Battle for Survival
Tommy raced against time, rallying the remaining campers to gather in the main lodge, where they would make their final stand. Armed with makeshift weapons, they fortified the lodge, their trembling hands a stark contrast to their newfound resolve.
Outside, the Blood Moon Killer circled the lodge, its guttural growls echoing through the night. One by one, it picked off the campers, their anguished screams shattering the silence. Tommy knew that their only hope lay in confronting the spirit that possessed HB Bear.
Chapter 6: Confrontation
Tommy’s heart pounded in his chest as he faced the Blood Moon Killer, its hulking form illuminated by the moonlight. With every swing of his weapon, he fought to banish the spirit and save his friends. The battle raged on, a chaotic symphony of fear and desperation.
Summoning his inner courage, Tommy unleashed a final blow, severing the connection between the spirit and HB Bear. The monstrous entity convulsed, its form dissipating into the night, leaving only a lifeless costume behind.
P
Jul 4, 2023 2:44 PM
Another excellent post from P. Thank you very much.
Surprise, surprise!
Now that the worm has turned, Britnah wants the media/legal merry-go-round to stop.
No. Make it faster!
Make her.
This has got to stop’: Brittany Higgins lashes out at ex-boss Senator Linda Reynolds
OAP adventure day .. due to the up/down weather today biking wasn’t on the agenda and neither was swimming, tho that is cos Frankie Carbon-copy, Mayor of Fairfield has closed the 50mts heated outdoor pool between 10am & 2.30pm (Mon thru Friday until September school hols)) to save on energy costs, as well as laying off 4 pool attendants .. not bad for a bloke who lets his “rorter” maaates into the pool free 7days a week .. sack a few wukkas ..!
Anywayz, back to moi!.. decided on a day out, as I haven’t been into the city, or on a train, since they introduced face nappies on public transport … sooooo bus to Parramatta, train to Wynyard .. walked across the BRIDGE (1st time in 5 years) and on to North Sydney, bus to Mosman Junction .. then .. a walk back along Military Road and down Pacific Hwy to North Sydney station .. op-shopping as I strolled .. there are 9 op-shops between Mosman J and North Sydney .. 2 Mosman, 1 Cremorne, 3 Neutral Bay, 2 Crows Nest & 1 North Sydney but a bit different to out west .. used to books being $2-$4 but over there $6-$10 tho, bit the bullet & gritted the teeth, to buy one at $6 ..
All in all, a pleasant day out only rain was a bit of very light drizzle whilst on the BRIDGE, rest was just dull/overcast and not a bad, hoofing it , distance covered for a 75 (closer to 76) codger .. LOL!
One stroke of exceptional luck tho .. picked up a self seal plastic bag just before Cremorne with 7 x $5 notes in it sooo $2.50 pension tix and $6 book I ended up the day $26.50 richer ……
Did you get the standard IT response?
“Gee. That shouldn’t have happened.”
ok last one. I promise….
Once upon a time in a small town, there was an old, abandoned amusement park called “Whispering Hollows.” It was rumored to be haunted, and locals avoided it after dark. However, a group of adventurous teenagers decided to explore the park one moonlit night.
Among them was Brittany Higgins, a brave and curious girl who always sought thrills. She led the group through the rusty gates, and they entered the eerie amusement park. The rides stood dilapidated and overgrown with vines, casting long shadows in the pale moonlight.
In the heart of the park, they discovered a forgotten merry-go-round covered in cobwebs. Its paint was faded, and its once vibrant horses now looked weathered and worn. The teenagers couldn’t resist the temptation and decided to take a ride, despite the warnings that circled the town.
As soon as Brittany and her friends hopped onto the merry-go-round and the music started playing, something peculiar happened. The ride began to spin faster and faster, far beyond a normal merry-go-round’s speed. Panic washed over the teenagers as they clung desperately to the horses, unable to jump off.
Brittany’s heart pounded in her chest as the world around her blurred into a dizzying whirlwind. The laughter that once filled the air turned into haunting whispers, growing louder with each passing second. The faces of her friends contorted with fear, their screams drowned by the increasing speed.
Time seemed to stretch endlessly as the merry-go-round spun mercilessly. Brittany’s vision blurred, and she struggled to keep her eyes open. She caught glimpses of shadowy figures lurking in the darkness, their sinister presence only adding to her terror.
Just when Brittany thought she couldn’t endure the terrifying ordeal any longer, the merry-go-round abruptly screeched to a halt. The music ceased, and the whispers faded into silence. Brittany and her friends stumbled off the ride, their legs trembling, and their faces pale with shock.
They stumbled out of the abandoned amusement park, vowing never to return. But the experience had left its mark on Brittany. Nightmares haunted her sleep, and the memory of the never-ending spinning plagued her waking hours. The mystery of the haunted merry-go-round remained unsolved, forever etched in her mind.
From that day on, Brittany Higgins carried a cautionary tale of the ever-increasing speed merry-go-round, warning others to stay away from Whispering Hollows. And although the park was eventually demolished, the legend of the haunted merry-go-round lived on, a chilling reminder of the horrors that lurked in the darkness.
Any reports of foot stamping or dolly throwing?
We aren’t so sure we “exude power” now that the steel capped safety boot is on the other foot.
Bwah ha ha ha.
Britnah captured by the haunted merry-go-round!
I was hoping for something about the centrifugal force causing her panties to fly off.
Phoebe Waller Bridge also I believe wrote the kast Bind movie.
She is now 2 for 2 in destroying beloved franchises
AI certainly has a spicy sense of humour.
Sorry Sancho, but chat GP wont touch Briteineeees panties.
In other words, perfect for the authorities purposes – your hand did touch that phone whilst at the wheel, your car did enter the intersection after the red, but hopeless for your defence – the police officer said ‘well, because you are such a smartarse, I am going to do you for speeding….’
Yes, I did have a Horsham traffic stasi feldwebel tell me that, many years ago, after I critiqued his method for testing the front suspension of my Kingswood – I pointed out you cant look for ‘play in the top bushes’ in a car with upper and lower control arms by jiggling up and down on the roobar, and even if you could, you needed to jack the wheel up so it was unloaded before trying 😉
I think the fact that I told him that in front of the probie he was trying to impress might have irritated him – and this was after he tried to defect it, and I handed him a copy of the “Australian Design Rules’ folder, which I just happened to have handy be cause I was working in a crash research lab at the time.
Funfact, in my very own ‘Bob Brown’ moment, many years ago I saw a patient in the ED who gave his occupation as ‘Humphrey B Bear’, and his next of kin as ‘Patsy Biscoe’ …. both of which were true!
Nothing could surprise me less.
bus to Mosman Junction .. then .. a walk back along Military Road and down Pacific Hwy to North Sydney station
Gee shatterzzz, we could have had a cuppa……was shopping at Bridgepoint at Mosman…..
“The small changes made earlier are then made across the entire database of comments and posts, and that flooded the server for a time as they were executed.”
In such cases, it may be worthwhile copying the database, then making changes to the copy, and finally replacing the “old” database with the “new” one. You can then, if required, add appropriate entries that happened while the update ran, and then update those, which should be fairly quick. You may also be able to do a “non-locking update”, where the change is atomic but essentially does the bit above all internal to the database – whether you can or not depends on which database engine you use, and what your update looks like.
Tips for databases:
1) you can never have too many tables;
2) indecies (“indexes”) are your friend and make things run much faster, especially complicated queries;
3) joined queries run faster with a good index (see 1 and 2);
4) always run a “select” version of the any “update” query before you run the update – this gives you a better idea of how long it will take and how much it loads the server. This is especially important when you have many thousands of rows in a table. It also means you get to see what you are about to do and if you left off a “where” clause in the SQL;
5) running an update by replicating a database and then updating from the slave can keep the load low if the bandwidth between master and slave is low (which is easier to control than other ways of trying to slow down an update for server load reasons)
While in Sydney have taken opportunity to hear Angus Taylor speak at the Sydney Institute. In an interesting talk he argued that, historically, inflation has always “taken out” governments in Australia & reckons it will do again with the current mob.
I reckon he is right – but it is not just inflation that will do them in. They are rubbish.
Cricket Australia and QANTAS to fly Trevor Chappell to London to address the Australian cricket team on the “Spirit of Cricket”.
I hope he gave SloMo and Josh credit.
Gee shatterzzz, we could have had a cuppa……was shopping at Bridgepoint at Mosman…..
I did notice a sign pointing to an to entrance of Bridgepoint thru the back door of Vinnies that was about 11.00-ish .. sorry I missed you ..!
Brittany’s mental health must be on the mend if she’s putting herself above the parapet.
Won’t be long now.
Spot on Kneel !
Great advice.
I saw a patient in the ED who gave his occupation as ‘Humphrey B Bear’, and his next of kin as ‘Patsy Biscoe’
Old girlfriend (actually, a bit more than that) had a family connection to Fred Parsons, who wrote gags for Graham Kennedy, Bert Newton and the IMT crew. He passed along what is reputed to have happened when all those years of playing Humphrey B drove him beyond breaking point.
Apparently, so we were told, he was at some shopping mall event and surrounded by little kids when he tore his costume head off and began cursing this ‘effing bear suit’ and saying all manner of other bizarre things that set the tots to crying and their mums returning the abuse.
Wish there was film of it.
I’m assuming, Duk, you encountered him not long after.
I hope he gave SloMo and Josh credit.
Of course not. No mention of the largesse during the lockdowns or of the trillion dollar debt the Morrison government incurred.
Taylor is another “wunderkid” with impressive degrees, like Chalmers. On the other hand, there is a hint of practicality and observation about him – maybe from his rural background. I think he would make a better Treasurer than either Joe Hickey or Josh Frydenberg. But that wouldn’t be hard.
Or I am just hoping for a miracle?
How far is it from Garden Island to Goat Island?
Maybe a few warning shots if the new owners go off the rails.
Sitting in outpatients today, young lady with 4x oversize bodies, no bra. Doctor is checking her, you’ll have to take your jeans off…….. have you got knickers on. I let out a small ha! As doctor is leaving he looks over and gives me a big grin.
I thought Britnah was riding the merry go round horse bare back.
Youse guys were visiting Wilkinson at Mossman weren’t you.
Common admit it, you fifth columnists you.
Once bitten …
Especially the moronic Bowen.
But he is not Robinson Crusoe.
Youse guys were visiting Wilkinson at Mossman weren’t you.
Common admit it, you fifth columnists you.
bons – the lady’s husband – the red bandana – takes morning coffee at a local cafe. I can assure you he (& probably she) is loathed by most regulars.
Oh my dear Lord Bear.
Got it. Unfortunately, got it.
I must go and mow the lawns now to remove that horrifying image.
Polling for the screech plummeting. No doubt rub and tug’s new mis and dis truth legislation will solve that by imprisoning anyone who says no in public.
In a wake-up call for “yes” proponents and the Albanese government, only 38 per cent of people surveyed last month supported the establishment of the Voice, compared to 55 per cent who said they expected to vote “no” on referendum day.
In a wake-up call for “yes” proponents and the Albanese government, only 38 per cent of people surveyed last month supported the establishment of the Voice, compared to 55 per cent who said they expected to vote “no” on referendum day.
But this bullshit:
And in a telling result, a majority of respondents – at 72 per cent – feel the government has not done enough to explain the Voice to the community.
All you need to know about the screech is it will put 3rd nation elitist wiggers in charge of Australia, no one will own private land anymore and the place will be a 3rd world shithole in about 2 years if the screech gets in.
You are far too kind about Chalmers. He’s an idiot and he has a Ph D in idiocy.
Vicki
Jul 4, 2023 4:37 PM
While in Sydney have taken opportunity to hear Angus Taylor speak at the Sydney Institute. In an interesting talk he argued that, historically, inflation has always “taken out” governments in Australia & reckons it will do again with the current mob.
I reckon he is right – but it is not just inflation that will do them in. They are rubbish.
It didn’t during the late 1980s, and neither did unemployment in that period. Remember “The recession we had to have”?
cohenite – and no hilarious & ribald answers this time, peoples, – will Albanese advise the GG to not issue the writs for the referendum? At what polling does he call the Voice a lost cause as a constitutional issue?
Bloody phone. Auto correct turned itself back on. Changed boozies to bodies.
JET!
Shane van Gisbergen wins Chicago in his first NASCAR start
Chuckle Vicki.
Thank God I live in the bush.
You got one life to live. So I’m living it the way I want to live it.
– Future
/sucks on cigarm, dusts leather patches on elbows of suit and adjusts pice nez glasses..
Knuckle dragger is exhibiting a deeply buried erotic fixation here, the mention of a lady having to remove her trousers in a healthcare setting unleashing his suppressed id forcing him to take some sort of physical release to remove the psychological tension in a meaningful way.
After deep study its obvious .
Hes out weed whacking as the suppressed lust for Jackie Lambie bubbled to the surface. …
/Freud off.
South Africa, here we come..
cohenite – and no hilarious & ribald answers this time, peoples, – will Albanese advise the GG to not issue the writs for the referendum? At what polling does he call the Voice a lost cause as a constitutional issue?
Are you suggesting my hilarious and ribald answers are mis and dis? I’m shocked.
You can’t estimate the sheer stupidity of rub and tug and his band of commie dolts. Rat cunning however may force them to change the direction of the campaign and rub and tug has stated this already: if the screech doesn’t get in, and I’m starting to be heartened by the sense of most of the punters, rub and tug has already said he will legislate a screech if the constitutional version doesn’t get up.
I don’t think he can withdraw the thing because there would be too much loss of face and bear in mind arseholes like pearson, tommy the commie and thorpie are already moist at the prospect of violence against whitie. And if the screech fails the cries of racism will be on steroids.
What a win from SVG Steve. Nobody flows a car through the corners like he does all the time, doesn’t matter what class of racing.
My best mate is a doc and I swear he’s gonna get fired one day cos he speaks then thinks.
He had a very large lady come in and he told her to go on a diet, stop eating junk etc… she said her weight had nothing to do with that. He responded:
“I never saw a fat person come out of Auschwitz”
Front lawns are another subject altogether.
Acorns are boring, they’re so yesterday.
Squirrel puffing on a vape leaves walker thinking she’s delusional in ‘nuts’ encounter (2 Jul)
Entertaining photo. I don’t think squirrels have discovered tobacco or marijuana plants yet, which is probably a good thing for the growers.
Another horrifying image, Humphrey.
PS: when are they going to do something about fat chicks?
Emptying the catcher was somewhat cathartic, I’ll give you that.
THAT changed the mental image
Chuckle
For interest in interest.
Getting quotes for a machinery loan of 300k over 36 months. Coming in at 7-7.5%.
rosie
Jul 4, 2023 8:38 AM
The big battery being used to push electricity prices to the market cap
Apart from the Australian team’s disgraceful treatment of Jonny Bairstow by playing to the rules at the Home of Crikkit, this is perhaps the most newsworthy event today.
The fact that the gentailers and renewable asset owners are gaming the market to gouge high electricity prices and massive returns out of the market is well known to AER, AEMO, AMEC, and the ACCC – the likes of AGL, Origin and Snowy Hydro etc don’t bother much to hide it. The joke is so widely known that international asset managers are queuing up for a place at the trough.
The fact that Australian Energy Regulator is calling out the market manipulators is just now beginning to dawn on renewable and Net Zero spruikers like RenewEnergy.
Next up: ham-fisted attempts at regulated returns, a capital strike, and Turd World blackouts.
Y’canna defy the Laws of Physics cap’n.
Completely forgot a mass of links would set off alarm bells (even links to within this blog which seems a bit strange).
dover0beach, please free me from the carbonite.
Cue the ‘delay’ in the referendum to ‘allow the Australian people to have a ‘more thorough conversation’ on the topic…
Early days with the polling – but you’d have to wonder whether the ‘major companies’ are starting to have their own Bud Light conversations. BHP obviously won’t care; but it will be a bit awkward for the public-facing businesses (think QANTAS, Coles, Woolies, Wesfarmers) to find that they’ve bet the brand on something that the majority of their cash flow rejected.
Im not a wood worker (chainsaws and farm fenceposts aside),l but am rapidly becoming addicted to this woodporn channel from Belarus
https://www.youtube.com/c/BelkoWood?app=desktop
Their vid on ‘Bogwood’ is fascinating – the mill a 5000 year old tree which had been submerged in a bog. The wood was jet black, well on the way to turning into coal.
Not that it has mattered to them so far….
You can bet that none of these thorough conversations will include any honest information about the policy and purpose of the Voice.
‘It’s social MURDER that banks are cutting people off!’ | Neil Oliver warns of rising social credit
So, Miss Knickerless is howling and screeching “time to stop” at Senator Linda Reynolds. LOL. My God, you’ve have to admire Knickerless’ chutzpah.
Perhaps Miss Knickerless should have stopped herself, and her shady partner, when they decided to spruik her fantastic and fabulous tale to various media outlets, shopping it around with the line “have we got a story for you!”
Perhaps Miss Knickerless should have stopped herself before she decided to expose herself to the world, deciding to tell her fantastic and fabulous “tale” to an unscrupulous Amphibian, instead of going to the police.
Perhaps Miss Knickerless should have stopped herself before she decided to become the face of the tawdry and very political Women’s March 4 Justice in 2021, where she was fawned over by Labor and Greens politicians, various hard-left activists and political operatives, along with unscrupulous mainstream media outlets, all desperate to bring down the Morrison government, and so, little Miss Knickerless allowed herself to be used as THE weapon to damage the Morrison government. It worked a treat.
Perhaps Miss Knickerless should have stopped herself before she allowed herself to appear on the cover of Marie Claire magazine, again with little Grace Tame, in a splashy, touched up glamorous piece where she told all and sundry her fantastic and fabulous tale of what ensued in parliament house that night.
Perhaps Miss Knickerless should have stopped herself before she agreed to appear at the National Press Club, again with little Grace Tame (it appears they were close buddies for a while but we here that’s no longer the case), once again telling her fantastic and fabulous tale to the cheers of the attendees, almost all of whom were cheering the imminent end of the Morrison government. They weren’t cheering Miss Knickerless, despite what she thinks. And of course, her appearance that day tainted and prejudiced any future trial.
Perhaps Miss Knickerless should have stopped herself before she decided to deliberately ignore the judge’s instructions not to make a statement after the trial had been aborted last October, again standing outside court, telling her fantastic and fabulous tale despite being in contempt of court.
Nah, the time to stop was a long time ago, it’s now the turn of Linda Reynolds to turn the screw. I don’t normally enjoy watching torture, but I’ll make an exception for this.
What particular brand of lunacy possessed Big Business to alienate 50%+ of their customers?
Well in Doha for a night, so decided to go walking down on one of their Esplanades. 41 degrees by the time we got back to the hotel and the air-con. Very silly.
So he would enhance his stupidity be legislating something that has been rejected by the voters at the referendum – way to go Albo lets’ p!ss off the punters even more.
Lee Fang: Did Pfizer sponsor vaccine mandates?
Video: France Local Police Chief: ‘They Aren’t Riots; It’s War . . . They Want to Kill Us’
Just watching SBS news with Albo out on Sydney harbour on some kind of small boat thing with Widodo, pitching about violently in the rough water.
Not sure if thought was given. Every Indonesian of my limited acquaintance hated and feared the water because a) they couldn’t swim and b) just the hint of a boat rocking and they felt seasick. No doubt the Indos are preparing a suitable revenge for Albos’s return visit. The spiciest of chili dishes perhaps. Served cold, obviously.
Top Ender, strongly recommend the old port area and the spice market in Doha. Fill up your bags with stuff to bring home. Fascinating.
Enjoy your travels!
Vicar’s Account Closed after 17 Years Over Facebook Comments!
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Rumored CNN sale to ex-CEO Jeff Zucker could put the network under foreign influence – and in legal limbo – as majority of his wealth comes from UAE: ‘Another Al Jazeera’
Cheers
Jim Ferguson
@JimFergusonUK
Are we witnessing the beginning of another real #Revolution in France! There are reports that serving military commanders are deeply concerned that #Macron has been brutalising his own people with attacks on the ‘gilets jaunes’ or yellow jacket protesters. Parts of France resemble a war zone. Attempts to stop the news getting out by the state are failing. Some reports are coming through that French Generals are calling for an Uprising and intend to oust Macrons Government. Situation in France is deteriorating quickly.
Just had a chat with the fellas below deck.
Hmmm…should I use “phrasing” ?
Or maybe “Hello sailor”.
Netherlands killing people for being autistic or mentally handicapped
Which one?
For some reason I imagine Avenue Road.
While in Sydney have taken opportunity to hear Angus Taylor speak at the Sydney Institute. In an interesting talk he argued that, historically, inflation has always “taken out” governments in Australia & reckons it will do again with the current mob.
Taylor is being silly.
Post WWII, his points of reference are limited.
Post other reforms (whether you like them or not) his points of reference are zero.
Anyway, FWIW, Mme Zulu is home from the orspittle, and contemplating an evening G and T…
If you’re wondering why Calli chose Japanese airlines to launch her latest world trip from Cairns, here’s a clue:
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Among the many airlines striving to enhance passenger experience, two airlines have emerged as leaders in providing ample space and comfort within its economy class cabins. Recognizing the importance of customer satisfaction, Korean Air and Japan Airlines have made substantial investments in redefining the concept of economy seating, setting new standards for the industry.
Seat Dimensions: The economy seats on Korean Air and Japan Airlines are designed to offer passengers more space and freedom to move, reducing the feeling of being cramped during flights. With an emphasis on comfort, both airlines increased or maintained both the legroom and seat width in their economy cabins, ensuring a more relaxed and enjoyable journey for all passengers.
Seat Pitch: Korean Air and Japan Airlines provide an exceptional legroom allowance of 33-34 inch on most wide body aircraft which surpasses the industry average of 31-32 inch. Passengers can stretch their legs and find a comfortable position with greater ease. This additional legroom is particularly beneficial for taller individuals or those who appreciate the extra space. On single aisle aircraft such as the 737, Korean air have the edge here offering a 32-33 inch seat pitch on most flights where as Japan airlines have opted to decrease theirs to 31.
Seat Width: Economy seats on Japan Airlines are notably wider compared to many other airlines. Whilst the actual width varies by aircraft, 18-19 inch is fairly standard on most of the airlines widebody aircraft types. There are a few aircraft such as the A350 and 777-200’s where only 17 inch is offered. For Korean Air they have a consistent 18 inch across their widebody fleet. On the single aisle 737 aircraft both airlines offer a 17- 17.5 inch seat pitch.
Cassie of Sydney
Jul 4, 2023 6:45 PM
Usually, not always, what goes around comes around just give it time.
Could even be harder than what you dished out.
Clash of the Leftists: Eco-Extremists Disrupt London Pride Parade
I have a container of eggs in the fridge with a truffle.
It’s going to be a good week.
“French generals are calling for an uprising”
Let’s circle back to that in a week or so, shall we?
apparently Catholic bookshops are also in the frame for the death of Nahel
So just left a town hall meeting regarding the power transmission lines Farmer Gez. As you pointed out a couple of days ago, the route for these are slated to cross the Murray at Koondrook.
Fair to say that the people spruiking the development weren’t received in the warmest light. A round table discussion was convened, and it wasn’t pretty for them. One of their reps left because he couldn’t handle the questioning. Questions ranged from compensation to farmers to why we need this shit and assurances that these things don’t cause sickness in the population.
Being the only black fella there, I asked has there been consultation with the community, to which they replied yes. Which is a lie for I know there has been none. And none with the general public.
All in all, a dog’s breakfast.
Is it just me or it anyone else having problems with the blog? Refresh takes forever and I can’t uptick anything.
This development won’t proceed if the voice referendum gets up.
I noted a piece that Des Houghton wrote in the Courier Mail on vendredi? Pretty much saying that renewable energy projects won’t proceed if it gets up.
Reading the piece, it seemed he was in a quandary. He wants both. Lol
Haven’t been able to access the blog for some time.
If Albo has any sense (or even rat cunning) he will announce forthwith that he will be moving to legislate the Voice immediately.
“The community have told us they don’t understand how it will work, and may even vote No for that reason. This gives us the opportunity to address that and to work out any possible issues. The legislation will have a five year ‘sunset’ clause and I commit to moving forward with Constitutional change before the Act expires.”
He’s out of jail, as insulated from his Left as he can usefully organise and may even get that second term.
The downside is that is sensible, logical, responsible, practical…. and will thus show how much it resembles ATSIC on steroids.
But it does kick the can down the road.
Or, and more correctly, ‘some reports are coming in that French generals are calling for an uprising’.
‘Some reports’. By ‘experts’, no doubt.
Aside from noting that French generals would be able to self-uprise without calling for one, and also noting that historically generals from France in particular are remarkably reticent in participating in this sort of thing – this would appear to be the latest in New Idea headline-sensationalism without the substance.
‘Kylie’s shock baby news!’ (Kylie has a friend who got knocked up)
‘French Generals Call for Uprising!’ (French bloke with the internet is unhappy)
Article on one of society’s greatest weapons against the marxist left… we refuse to forget.
Written for July 4th so Americanized, but it translates well.
Macron is talking about financial sanctions against the families (presumably of under age rioters) taking inspiration from Israel?
Dr F earlier.
Exactly.
I’m sure the BHPs and RIOs thought this would take the heat off climate stuff and blown up cave paintings.
But I doubt the Voice presentations by the ponytails to management at the banks, Colesworth’s and Bunnings contained any suggestion of a customer backlash.
To merely countenance the possibility would be to self identify as a racist.
WTF is with this ‘oldest continuous culture’ shit?
We know humans came out of Africa – so surely there’s a bunch of people’s there who practice all sorts of traditional culture who could claim to be older by tens of thousands of years.
Or are they admitting that the Aboriginals are the only ones who got stuck in a time warp?
Disgusting, disgraceful and shameful!
Isn’t it just nice? Adam Creighton tells us from Washington DC via Chris Kenny on Sky that perhaps we should not be too crude to Don Trump Junior as his father has a 30% chance of becoming the next US president. Never mind free speech, not important, only whether it will affect the US Aus relations. Our media people are completely degenerate.
There are – the San Bushmen of Southern Africa, with over 100,000 years on the scoreboard!
meritocracy is dead
Is Pauline going to be the one who finally toughs it out against section 18C?
That’s grrrl power!, not the Higgins whimpering.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/mehreen-faruqi-hits-out-at-pauline-hansons-landmark-defence/y4f5nunke
Yes, and they are touting it as a virtue and not a misfortune.
We can just assume that we have all upticked each other.
Same here, Crossie.
Even if they were “stuck in a time warp” for however many years they currently claim, it is quite clear that even most of those living in the remote settlements are now well out of that time warp now. Alcohol, fixed houses, firearms, Land Cruisers, processed foods, are none of them part of that old, [dis]continuous, near moribund culture.
Well said!
The current financial situation is not only the banks’ fault but people’s optimism run completely wild. When my husband and I applied for our first mortgage in mid-70s the bank was concerned that we would be able to make loan repayments even if I did not work and lent us the money on that presumption.
Then came the assumption that you would both be working regardless of any children or serious illness. It got so bad that people were borrowing such huge amounts that even moderate economic disturbances would knock them over, never mind a serious illness and a loss of one of the incomes.
OK, it is the banks’ fault, they should have known better and tried to minimise risk.
It’s all ROM, ISP , and the cache.
Well some miserable creature is still lashing out impotently with the zero-up ticking thing. I assume they have problems.
And the chemtrails.
Upticking works forme on my phone. I’ll even give myself one.
The Houghton article:
Well some miserable creature is still lashing out impotently with the zero-up ticking thing. I assume they have problems.
Monty.
I don’t seem to be able to that. How is mutley and special ed get upticks.
I don’t seem to be able to that. How is mutley and special ed going to get upticks.
It’s a good ride.
A lap of Mt Panorama onboard with Jason Bright – Qualifying 2009 Bathurst 1000
Hmph!
Rain falling downwards is more of a surprise.
Hmmmm … at least 8 times out of 10 when trying to access the Cat on my browser (Safari, Mac OS) I get “A time out error occurred”.
And yet if I switch to Firefox (which I don’t like), no problem.
Cassie at 6:45.
Yes, the cries of “Pleeaase, make it stop!” from Britnah are just a tad hypocritical.
She reminds me of someone who throws a couple of punches at a little bloke in a bar, and is suddenly outraged when the bloke’s three bigger brothers start squaring the ledger.
Ukraine finds British WW2 Hurricane planes outside Kyiv
Only the BBC would be stupid enough to not know the Hurricanes were UK fighters. That the US had nothing to do with giving those fighters to the Russians.
And then manage to include the cheap shot “so called lend-lease” as well.
Speaking of pub fights.
Talking to an old retired country copper the other day.
Back in the 1970’s he gets a call at the station, “Hey, you better get down to the Farmer’s Arms. There’s two black-fellas in the front bar beating the living suitcase out of each other.”
He jumps in the car and drives the 500 metres to the pub, but when he walks in the door, everything seems in order. Asks the barman, “Got a report there was a couple of black-fellas punching on down here.”
Barman smiles and nods towards the TV at the end of the bar.
Mohammed Ali vs George Foreman doing their Rumble in the Jungle.
Plod turns and leaves.
Not technically a false report.
Congratulations, KD.
I’m left with the feeling that Brittney the Knickerless is finding herself way out of her depth and sinking rapidly.
Crossie – Jul 4, 2023 8:25 PM
Finally, we have fortified the election™.
the book I’m reading about antiquities theft in Italy was published in 2006, probably needs a sequel, this fellow Robin Symes tried to cheat the family of his partner-in-crime after the partner died in 1999, this article from 5 June 2023
got a larf out of this..
https://twitter.com/boriquagato/status/1675932826989121537
Lodged my tax return. Surely if I get in before the rush…I’ll get it back sooner?
Right?
Right???
Ek roll ap die vloor…
via MikeBenzCyber …
Supposedly, Elon (we’re all on first name terms apparently) prevented anonymous browsing of Twitter to stop all the intelligence agencies from screen-scraping tweets in building profiles on ideological communities’ members and performing censorship.
Whether that is true or is just a fanboy providing some ego defense I don’t know.
I would not think it was difficult for the IC to arrange as many false identities as they need for logins, but it was certainly easier to vacuum it up anonymously.
Sorry, every time the likes of Emma Garlett gets all misty eyed about the role of the “Elders” I remember those “Elders” – “Poppy Bropho” was the most notorious case, but there were others, in the North West of the Wild West – who saw first pick of the young girls as being a prerequisite of their role….