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Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by teacake, Jun 27, 2014.

  1. Australis

    Australis Writer - Australis Admiral

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    A poster from before your time, now long gone. My nemesis. I loathed him. He is the reason there's a rule in the Ten Rules for the Other Place (my bad). Had a number of names.

    Fire/Tachyon Shield/All Seeing Eye.
     
  2. Gingerbread Demon

    Gingerbread Demon I love Star Trek Discovery Premium Member

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    So how did you get to eat them?
     
  3. Marc

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  4. Gingerbread Demon

    Gingerbread Demon I love Star Trek Discovery Premium Member

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    There is a god.
    I had to check the date on that.

    Funny old story I found from 2018. How could they have messed this up?

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-18/sa-government-scraps-right-turn-for-adelaide-trams/10508610
     
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  5. Orac Zen

    Orac Zen Mischief Manager Super Moderator

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    So, that poisonous piece of shit Jones will be clearing out soon. Excellent. (If you've no idea who I'm talking about, consider yourself very fortunate.)
     
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  6. Australis

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    Jones gone? odearhowsadnevermind.
     
  7. PlainSimpleJoel

    PlainSimpleJoel Fleet Admiral Premium Member

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    Jess Harwood Art and Illustration drew several pictures that descibe how Jones will be remembered by several people. Never was a fan of this old dinosaur. Found this on FB just now.
     
  8. Ocanain

    Ocanain Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    I was never a big fan of Jones but he’s always had a populist appeal. That’s the refreshing thing about Australia that media representation and reality are so different. The culture war will continue fine without him.
     
  9. Gingerbread Demon

    Gingerbread Demon I love Star Trek Discovery Premium Member

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    Wasn't Jones one of the people that inflamed or started the Cronulla riots?
     
  10. Orac Zen

    Orac Zen Mischief Manager Super Moderator

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    Yes. One of the many, many completely contemptible acts that waste of oxygen was responsible for.
     
  11. Ocanain

    Ocanain Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    No. Although he referred to middle eastern gangs as scum he also explicitly spoke against violence.
    The riot was a result of backlash to gang violence capitalised on by The White Australia party and other white nationalist groups. Jones condemned violence on Australians.

    Just the old ABC leftist narratives doing their thing.
     
  12. Australis

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    Yes, Jones was responsible.

    Speaking of contemptible... NSW Premier Gladdy is telling front line workers they will be in effect getting a pay cut as a promised raise is not delivered... while at the exact same moment giving big payrises to NSW Govt department heads, putting them well over half a million p.a.

    Where is the justice?
     
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  13. Gingerbread Demon

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  14. Australis

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    Ubergruppenfuhrer Dutton on the march. Bet he's still trying to work out how he can knife ScottyFromMarketing.
     
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  15. Gingerbread Demon

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    They'll find a way. After all Scotty knifed Malcolm the moderate.

    But seriously this bill if passed is massive overreach and intrusive.
     
  16. Australis

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    Very much so.
     
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  18. teacake

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    OMG then we would be so epic in beaches that all the world would fear us
     
  19. Gingerbread Demon

    Gingerbread Demon I love Star Trek Discovery Premium Member

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    OMG jobs and growth........

    Come on Scotty From Marketing there's your big infrastructure project a giant inland sea.
     
  20. Australis

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    There used to be such seas...

    It was this big...
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    And then shrank to this...
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    It was called the Eromanga Sea. It is also no coincidence the Great Artesian Basin is roughly in that position of the sea in the second picture.

    In these lockdown times, try and track down Australia: The Time Traveller's Guide. It's a great insight into this ancient land's really ancient history. It's not in iView sadly, but is in iTunes, and you can purchase it on YT, $6/ep, or $22/full season (4 eps). I have also seen it in... other places. :shifty: