The Down Under Lounge

[Australis]

He has to go. He's bad at humaning.

 

[Evil Robert]

Good to know, Miss C. Hope things are easing there.




I've always thought she was brilliant. This is merely further proof.

I do enjoy her correct use of the term 'fuckwit'

 

[Evil Robert]

When I joined Trekbbs I was a freshfaced 21 year old.

I am now freaking 40. :/

 

[Australis]

When I joined I was a sprightly 45 year old. I am now a decrepit 61.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

When I joined Trekbbs I was a freshfaced 21 year old.

I am now freaking 40. :/

OMG the board's been around 20 years? I didn't know it was that old.

 

[Miss Chicken]

I am getting a little bit of flak because I stated that a person on a disability pension who donates $50 to to bushfire relief is being more generous that Andrew Forrest who is giving $70 million.

I cannot stand Twiggy Forrest.

 

[Miss Chicken]

I have been on the board for 19 years. I was 42 when I joined.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I am getting a little bit of flak because I stated that a person on a disability pension who donates $50 to to bushfire relief is being more generous that Andrew Forrest who is giving $70 million.

I cannot stand Twiggy Forrest.

Just ignore them.

To Twiggy Forrest 50 million is loose change so his donation while worthwhile means very little to someone on a low income who gave the amount that they could give.

 

[Miss Chicken]

I am not sure how true this is

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

I saw some of the comments online today with it. I decided on staying out of the comments with it. He is still better than other rich people like the Murdochs and Rinehearts, but that isn't hard.

I'm coming up to 18 years on the board later this month. It has changed a lot.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Well I'm a forum baby then because I joined in 2015. Other than that I'm an old fart.

 

[Orac Zen]

I do enjoy her correct use of the term 'fuckwit'

Priceless, and deadly accurate.

Always good to see you drop by, ER.

 

[Marc]

I saw some of the comments online today with it. I decided on staying out of the comments with it. He is still better than other rich people like the Murdochs and Rinehearts, but that isn't hard.

I'm coming up to 18 years on the board later this month. It has changed a lot.

rhinehart seems happy with her $4.5 mil to the ipa so she can fight against dealing with climate change.

 

[Australis]

Rinehart can go suck a big one*.

*your choice.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

I dunno Miss C, the optics of the Cobargo photo op-- I mean, compassionate concern and checking of welfare, looked pretty bad.

Now, semi-related question.

For at least 10m years I've had an idea that I want to turn into a movie script, but I've never been sure if the time is right or not. This year, more than ever. Could be really good or seen as very crass.

Premise: as a country town, isolated in the Great Dividing Range is gearing up to fight a bad fire coming towards them, a mad scientist/wizard type has come to warn them it will be very difficult. In some news reports IRL witnesses say, "The fire acted like a living thing!" Well... what if it was? And it hibernates? And each year gets stronger? And has developed a taste for burning flesh? Maybe an old fire god brought from another land?

It would definitely be an action/horror script. The title, for now, would be Too Late To Leave.

Too soon? Too on the nose? Too close to the bone?

This would work fine if it wasn't set in Australia. I think a lot of people would react negatively otherwise.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

This would work fine if it wasn't set in Australia. I think a lot of people would react negatively otherwise.

Yes I'd agree with that maybe set it somewhere else because setting it here would be too raw for a lot of people. Maybe since it's living fire have it in a location where the likelihood of it happening is very remote..

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

London. Burn it down!

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

London. Burn it down!

Ha!!!!!! Didn't that already happen IRL?

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Yes but it's long enough ago that it's already been a backdrop for fiction. Australis would just have to make it fairly gritty so it didn't feel like a Doctor Who ep.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Actually @Australis I think you should set it in Cornwall. You'd have beautiful scenery, a beach to fall back on (and maybe the living fire can EMERGE FROM THE WATER at some crucial, horrifying moment) and you could have that whole backcountry abandoned by London vibe. Rural nouse needed.

You can thank me for this idea by having fireys scoffing down teacakes while sooting up the local.