All Things Australia-ish - Page 50

cobl04 · 09-14-2011, 03:23 AM

I was gonna make a thread in FYM but I can't even bring myself to do it.

Vlad n U 2 · 09-14-2011, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axver

I love that FYM thread about how you would tweak your country's government - with one strand of the conversation being a calm and interesting discussion of Australia/New Zealand and the other being some batshit emotionally charged discussion about the US.

Haha, well, you must surely understand that the latter is vital in every FYM thread. To be honest, those sorts of discussions wouldn't be half as mad if it weren't for that Indy guy. Funnily enough, I used to think he actually was a sarcastic poster assuming the alter-ego of a right-wing loony.

I was going to post something about how I would change Australia or whatever but now the urge to do it has waned considerably.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cobl04

I was gonna make a thread in FYM but I can't even bring myself to do it.

Still dooooo eeeettt.

Axver · 09-14-2011, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cobl04

I was gonna make a thread in FYM but I can't even bring myself to do it.

I'm kind of with Vlad in that you should still do it, just because I'm morbidly curious how terrible it will become.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vlad n U 2

Haha, well, you must surely understand that the latter is vital in every FYM thread. To be honest, those sorts of discussions wouldn't be half as mad if it weren't for that Indy guy. Funnily enough, I used to think he actually was a sarcastic poster assuming the alter-ego of a right-wing loony.

I was going to post something about how I would change Australia or whatever but now the urge to do it has waned considerably.

The place was indeed a bit quieter when he wasn't around. Seriously, I sometimes wonder about him, if he isn't intentionally distorting what other people say. I stay out of his way just for the sake of my blood pressure.

And I think it'd be cool if you still did it. I was hoping there would be some more Aussie/Kiwi discussion and ideas in there.

Vlad n U 2 · 09-14-2011, 04:06 AM

Well, for one, it certainly wouldn't be as detailed as what you and a few others are discussing. I may still, but I'm not particularly as well-versed in Australian political history as I think I should be.

And of course, it would start with a "but we gotta start a revolution first!11!!!" which would unsurprisingly annoy a few, but I think that's a good thing.

Axver · 09-14-2011, 04:14 AM

I'm kind of tempted to make increasingly overtly socialistic comments about Australia/New Zealand to see if Indy actually replies, or if he really is incapable of envisaging a world outside the US.

Vlad n U 2 · 09-14-2011, 04:20 AM

I would recommend you do that.

cobl04 · 09-14-2011, 05:03 AM

Fine I did it. But you have to come and back me up.

mysterious_jen · 09-14-2011, 05:36 AM

Thumbs up to nick Xenophon for naming the pedo priest in parliament. The only decent thing a polli has done lately.

carbon tax...... Instead of taxing my arse how about making it simple to get our solar panels installed and hooked up?????

cobl04 · 09-14-2011, 05:41 AM

Yeah I just heard that on the radio. Good on him.

Axver · 09-14-2011, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vlad n U 2

I would recommend you do that.

If I were more of a troll, I'd just go completely into the deep end and start advocating Sharia Law.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cobl04

Fine I did it. But you have to come and back me up.

Done!

Quote:

Originally Posted by mysterious_jen

Thumbs up to nick Xenophon for naming the pedo priest in parliament. The only decent thing a polli has done lately.

carbon tax...... Instead of taxing my arse how about making it simple to get our solar panels installed and hooked up?????

Yeah, while I can understand some of the qualms people have with Xenophon naming somebody who is yet to face trial and has been convicted of nothing, the Catholic Church has been disgracefully dragging its feet for so long that something radical like this needed to be done. A swift kick up their backsides may just spur them into some bloody long overdue action.

And nothing is taxing your arse re: carbon. Unless I am grossly mistaken and you are living a double life as a director of BHP, anyway!

Axver · 09-15-2011, 07:51 PM

Canberra Industrial Fire | Smoke Plume Hangs Over City | Phosgene

Woops!

Alisaura · 09-16-2011, 01:23 AM

I know someone who lives 5km from there... :.... I was going to post that "slant" smiley in all seriousness, but because it's Canberra, I just can't.

Axver · 09-17-2011, 09:50 PM

This is getting profoundly disturbing, a reprehensible race to the bottom: Lawyers warn migration changes may block courts - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Also, proof that Tony Abbott is less about sticking to any particular ideology and more about opposing EVERYTHING:

Quote:

Mr Abbott so far appears unlikely to back the move, saying it would remove human rights protections, resulting in a system of "offshore dumping".

But that's a perfect description of everything he has ever advocated, and he has barely even tried to disguise it!

cobl04 · 09-20-2011, 06:08 AM

OH MY GOD I hope The Joy of Sets stays on TV. Tony Martin is a genius and Ed Kavalee is a hoot.

blueeyedgirl · 09-20-2011, 06:38 AM

Tony Martin

cobl04 · 09-21-2011, 01:34 AM

Obviously it's a great shame muslim cleric Abdul Benbrika and others couldn't be brought to trial for conspiring to make an act of terrorism, but 95% of the comments on news websites are about yep, you guessed it...

cobl04 · 09-21-2011, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axver

This is getting profoundly disturbing, a reprehensible race to the bottom: Lawyers warn migration changes may block courts - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Also, proof that Tony Abbott is less about sticking to any particular ideology and more about opposing EVERYTHING:

But that's a perfect description of everything he has ever advocated, and he has barely even tried to disguise it!

Prime Minister Julia Gillard pushes ahead with migration law changes | News.com.au

Fuck the high court, what would they know!

cobl04 · 09-21-2011, 08:17 PM

Things Bogans Like: "How are the bogans on your facebook coping with the life-threatening changes?"

andberlin · 09-24-2011, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alisaura

I know someone who lives 5km from there... :.... I was going to post that "slant" smiley in all seriousness, but because it's Canberra, I just can't.

Hahaha, I don't know if you mean me Ali, but I was getting all slanty faced when it happened: mainly because I was heading to the airport in Sydney by bus & the Federal Highway was my only way outta town

09-14-2011, 03:23 AM	#981
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 59,011 Local Time: 05:11 AM	I was gonna make a thread in FYM but I can't even bring myself to do it. __________________

09-14-2011, 04:14 AM	#985
Axver Vocal parasite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1853 Posts: 152,977 Local Time: 05:11 AM	I'm kind of tempted to make increasingly overtly socialistic comments about Australia/New Zealand to see if Indy actually replies, or if he really is incapable of envisaging a world outside the US. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! Gig pictures \| Blog

09-15-2011, 07:51 PM	#991
Axver Vocal parasite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1853 Posts: 152,977 Local Time: 05:11 AM	Canberra Industrial Fire \| Smoke Plume Hangs Over City \| Phosgene Woops! __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! Gig pictures \| Blog

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

09-14-2011, 04:06 AM	#984
Vlad n U 2 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 28,387 Local Time: 05:41 AM	Well, for one, it certainly wouldn't be as detailed as what you and a few others are discussing. I may still, but I'm not particularly as well-versed in Australian political history as I think I should be. And of course, it would start with a "but we gotta start a revolution first!11!!!" which would unsurprisingly annoy a few, but I think that's a good thing.

09-14-2011, 04:20 AM	#986
Vlad n U 2 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 28,387 Local Time: 05:41 AM	I would recommend you do that.

09-14-2011, 05:03 AM	#987
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 59,011 Local Time: 05:11 AM	Fine I did it. But you have to come and back me up.

09-14-2011, 05:36 AM	#988
mysterious_jen Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: U2 360 2010 DOWNUNDER Posts: 15,556 Local Time: 04:41 AM	Thumbs up to nick Xenophon for naming the pedo priest in parliament. The only decent thing a polli has done lately. carbon tax...... Instead of taxing my arse how about making it simple to get our solar panels installed and hooked up?????

09-14-2011, 05:41 AM	#989
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 59,011 Local Time: 05:11 AM	Yeah I just heard that on the radio. Good on him.

09-16-2011, 01:23 AM	#992
Alisaura Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 30,442 Local Time: 07:11 AM	I know someone who lives 5km from there... :.... I was going to post that "slant" smiley in all seriousness, but because it's Canberra, I just can't.

09-20-2011, 06:08 AM	#994
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 59,011 Local Time: 05:11 AM	OH MY GOD I hope The Joy of Sets stays on TV. Tony Martin is a genius and Ed Kavalee is a hoot.

09-20-2011, 06:38 AM	#995
blueeyedgirl Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bottom of the earth Posts: 6,776 Local Time: 04:41 AM	Tony Martin

09-21-2011, 01:34 AM	#996
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 59,011 Local Time: 05:11 AM	Obviously it's a great shame muslim cleric Abdul Benbrika and others couldn't be brought to trial for conspiring to make an act of terrorism, but 95% of the comments on news websites are about yep, you guessed it...

09-21-2011, 08:17 PM	#998
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 59,011 Local Time: 05:11 AM	Things Bogans Like: "How are the bogans on your facebook coping with the life-threatening changes?"