Take a page from the book of us aussies. We despise each other in our day to day but heaven forbid if outsiders mess with one of our own, or it's gloves off.
So?
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#401
The Guest Nest / I like Van and I like the Blue Cash
September 17, 2015, 11:51:46 AMTake a page from the book of us aussies. We despise each other in our day to day but heaven forbid if outsiders mess with one of our own, or it's gloves off.
So?
#402
The Flea Trap / Why do so many guys talk about anal sex with women?
September 04, 2015, 12:50:48 PMGuys like that must have some sort of fog over their heterosexuality.
#403
The Guest Nest / My labia hurts like a bitch.
August 20, 2015, 12:13:19 PMAny of you stretch up your pink piercings and do you have any tips for getting the job done quickly without too much pain? I can't prescribe myself a topical or script and I don't want to consult with someone who might know me.
#404
The Flea Trap / Just how arrogant are so called greenies and climate change clowns?
August 19, 2015, 10:50:06 AMSo I come across a new stand full of fantastic looking fresh vegetables, marmalades, and home preserved dishes then get sucked into a conversation with the stall owner which leads to the environment. She informs me that humans, overbreeding, racism and capitalism are the cause for all the environment's woes. Being a generally polite person in my day to day, I listened to her and nodded my head and made motions to complete the purchase (which was worth nearly 40 dollars). She wouldn't let it go and insisted I engage with her further on the topic.
I have mixed views on environmentalism, population control, and the role of capitalism. Humans do pollute, resources aren't infinite, and social equality and markets aren't as free or equal as they should be, but it's not all bad. There are still good things about humans and our economic models. I asked if she had children and she I, yes on both counts.
I tried to politely complete the purchase again, and she went off her tree at me for not having an opinion. I nearly fucking lost it on her but asked if she was a Margaret Sanger and Karl Marx supporter. She did a "how dare you" at me and proceeded to lay into me about being a "right winger".
That was it. I had enough. I told her to look up her saviors, stop participating at the market, and kill herself and her children if she really believed in humanity as the basis of all earth evils. I ended with suggesting that although her vegetables looked healthy, they were grown by an obviously ignorant and selfish cow who wasn't fit to be composted but if we ever met again in the next decade or two, I'd be happy to assist her with that prospect completely free of charge.
She started yelling "ASSAULT!" and "CALL 000!" to the other stall holders but they just laughed at her. Most of them are small to medium scale farmers just trying to make a living. There were lots of chuckles.
One of them winked and gave me a thumbs up as I walked away from the moron.
#405
The Flea Trap / Aussies in NA, do you get Gravox and Vegemite where you're at?
August 16, 2015, 07:10:39 PMWhat do you get and from where? Somebody approached me awhile ago about an import export partnership and I'm curious about your markets.
#406
The Guest Nest / My challenge to Spectre
August 13, 2015, 11:52:36 AMInsinuations are still fine (we'd probably lose interest without at least some negative outlet).
Are you up to the challenge, Spectre?
#407
The Flea Trap / Is it fair for women in the workplace to use maternity leave every 1-2 years?
August 11, 2015, 10:09:17 AMHe believes it's sexism since our employer has a very pro female advancement policy or activism, and he may be right. I'm a bit torn on this. If someone wants to cough up children, they probably should just leave but on the other hand, having a child shouldn't be the end of someone's career either.
If someone isn't present to do the job, should they be retained at their former position level when they return, offered another position, or just let go?
My coworker and his spouse don't have children nor want them, and they're career oriented. How is Ms. Baby Machine's behaviour fair to either of them?
#408
The Guest Nest / Flaming from Other Threads
August 08, 2015, 07:10:21 AMWhilst Canadians and Americans think its cool to shoot up its fauna, we in Australia are far more caring.http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-33798778">http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-33798778
We're even taking in lots of rhinos from Africa to ensure survival of the species.
That's how kind we are. Except for dumbshits like Nurse Numbskull.
Has nothing to do with being cool, There HAS to be hunting. didnt you get the memo?
He won't get it. In his time, he strapped on a rusty 38 sixshooter and used his workplace to play up his inflated sense of importance. I'm almost sorry that Spectre ran from his prior occupation. People like him still in the force get a mysterious bullet in their skull. That would almost solve his ignorance.
#409
The Flea Trap / I've got new underware and socks today! Hooray!
August 08, 2015, 06:10:52 AMWhat do new undies and socks do for you?
(If anything)
#410
The Flea Trap / RW, can we do a TBC group Skype chat with everyone voice morphing?
August 04, 2015, 12:48:44 PMMaybe set it many weeks ahead so that people who haven't already downloaded free or paid software can get up to speed and feel comfortable using it and potentially interacting with others here on it.
All anyone would have to do is create a free Skype account, play with whatever software they're happy with, and join in. What do you think? Could be super amusing!
#411
The Flea Trap / You find a genie sort of lamp washed up on a beach
August 03, 2015, 01:54:53 PMHe reaches into his Genie pirate style sweatpants and pulls out a handful of what looks like moss or maybe something like marijuana and explains "There's enough of this herb to allow you to shapeshift into any creature or person three times but use sparingly. After it's gone, you will remain whatever you last chose until your last breath. There is no more of this special material left in the universe".
How would you use your three shapeshifting doses? Would you hoard them all to yourself or would you share them with loved ones? What animals or persons would you consider becoming and why?
I would share one with a sibling who really needs a miracle right now and use the other two for myself. They could fix a health issue with their dose by becoming an earlier version of themselves and getting something checked out asap. Since I'd need the second dose to return to my current form, I would only be getting one chance to shapeshift into something cool. I'd consider becoming a dolphin but without a pod to swim with, awfully lonely and potentially dangerous. A wolf would be fun but again, no pack to run with therefore little safety. I might become a copy of a celebrity like Scarlett Johansson or a young version of Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, or James Dean then be a top level impersonator for awhile and get paid well to be frivolous.
#412
The Flea Trap / Is American style humor ever funny? When an Empire loses its funny, is it the end of the Empire?
August 01, 2015, 10:22:49 AMI'm not hanging shit on all things American except their pathetic sense of humor. Some of the music and movies can be good still. Not so much on most of their movie comedies though. Give me a good French, Danish, Spanish, Brazilian, or British comedy any day or night of the week over the shit which oozes out of Hollywood though.
It's so mindless and without wit. Americans are good at weaving stories but they're not practical in the dialogue and day to day funny. It's like they're devolving to a point where grunts, pranks, and chest laughs are their only laugh currency. It's probably why they're so disjointed and on the cusp of Civil War 2.
Should the world give them cake, or simply give them the boot once and for all?
#413
The Flea Trap / So proud of our little girl
July 29, 2015, 08:45:31 AMShe had a local artisan pork sausage with mash potatoes, broccolini, and roasted pumpkin with pine nuts and a yoghurt sauce. She ate almost all of that plus a bit of crusty sourdough bread with local olive oil dip and one of my highly overpriced oysters. At no time did she act unruly, speak overly loud or too much. She didn't freak out when her plates and cutlery were regularly refreshed nor did she recoil when the nice waitress laid the linen serviette across her little lap. She also thanked the waitress at the appropriate moments without any prompting from us.
She was better behaved than at least two 50-60 year old braggart louts eating at nearby tables.
#414
The Flea Trap / Australia owns its citizens
July 28, 2015, 12:31:13 PMAn Australian man who intended to fight against ISIS was stopped before he could board a flight to Qatar last December, yet only yesterday was he arrested and charged in a court. The wording of his single charged offence was, "engage in conduct which was prepatory to the commission of an offence ... namely entering a foreign country with the intention of engaging in a hostile activity".
I find this ironic since on the drive home, BBC was speaking with an ex American soldier who has been fighting alongside the Kurds and had recently married in Sweden and was briefly returning home to the US for the honeymoon and whatnot. Seems that their officials turn a blind eye or have no power when it comes to those who make a decision to fight their nation's stated enemies but off the military complex grid.
Nations like the USA and Australia (probably Canada too, I don't know for sure on that) both retain the legislative powers to commit involuntary manpower through drafts at times of war and through certain representational or parliamentarian measures based on classification of conflicts and more so, stop loss considerations.
So I arrive at this basic question:
If our intentions are parallel with our government intentions, we enlist domestically or go abroad and do the work they aren't willing or yet willing to do. If our intentions are not parallel with our government intentions, they create domestic laws about free will and international matters which they should have no authority over outside of their borders. If our governments actually and legitimately declare war on something abroad (which never happens anymore. No government seeks permission to wage war, they just do it.) we're for the most part unable to refuse to serve against their stated or unstated enemies unless we want to be incarcerated or hunted like fugitives because we have a difference of opinion or simply don't believe in killing or ultimately, the government rendition of why we should individually want to kill other individuals abroad.
It's like gambling house rules casinos. Is it our birth certificates, marriage licences, and the like which empowers them into thinking we're all puppies in their kennels?
That single offence they invoked on an Australian yesterday:
"engage in conduct which was prepatory to the commission of an offence ... namely entering a foreign country with the intention of engaging in a hostile activity"Quote
More so applies to Western governments than it does to people meant to be their lords. Their contempt for the limits of their own borders and the consciences of people within and abroad is astounding.
I get why they're going through the motions. They want to appease the world and soft shelled Australians in general by demonstrating that they'll stop an outbound pro-Kurdish fighter the same as they've stopped numerous pro-ISIS conscripts (bar the huge elapse of time and the ever changing Australian political climate). It's a mismatched ratio and a losing battle though. They could have avoided most of it by not sucking American prawn in previous governments. People don't forget historical facts or slavery. They just remember the carefully considered headlines meant to invoke a knee jerk gut feeling and sense of safety in ignorance.
#415
The Flea Trap / Pop off thread
July 26, 2015, 04:17:00 PMI failed like at least a dozen times. From the distance I could see eyebrows raise, sneers start, or just grotesque looks of momentary horror. They were seafood based and rather rich and fragrant.
Have you ever not been able to stop farting at work or a social setting and describe the carnage or looks of disgust.
#416
The Flea Trap / Why do threads mirror at Van Forum and here?
July 22, 2015, 08:47:37 PM #417
The Flea Trap / Have you ever imagined yourself as the opposite sex in a dream?
July 14, 2015, 10:29:59 AMI'd hate to be a guy. So much work for so little gain.
No wonder they're such sleazeoids. They've got to battle with time.
#418
The Flea Trap / Zero attraction to Asian men
July 12, 2015, 03:53:12 PMAsian Men as the Romantic LeadQuote
After years of fighting pervasive stereotypes, John Cho is part of a growing group of Asian American actors getting leading roles in Hollywood. But it's still a slow rise.
Girls, would you blow John Cho?
What about Steven Yeun?
Are perceptions finally changing about Asian men and are they beginning to be viewed as macho types alongside other ethnicity's?
#419
The Flea Trap / How many religious minded people have you met
July 06, 2015, 01:21:52 AMI've met maybe a few dozen in my life. They were all decent people.
#420
The Flea Trap / Rolling economic depressions or collapses imminent?
July 05, 2015, 04:19:29 PMHow long before the big reset bitch smacks most of the world? It can't be far off.