Arts said:

well it’s kind of fair fish often appear more attractive when they’re swimming

Arts said:

Is it though?

dv said:

Arts said:

Is it though?

Yes, yes it is. There are some things that should go without saying.

Speedy said:

dv said:

Arts said:

Is it though?

Yes, yes it is. There are some things that should go without saying.

IDK man, fish have been swimming for hundreds of millions of years but boys have been respecting girls for a few decades

dv said:

Speedy said:

dv said:

Is it though?

Yes, yes it is. There are some things that should go without saying.

IDK man, fish have been swimming for hundreds of millions of years but boys have been respecting girls for a few decades

Yes, that meme does miss the point.

Feminism is quite rightly regarded as progressive, an improvement on how people used to perceive and behave towards each other.

Swimming fish are just behaving instinctively. It’s not instinctive for humans to embrace equalitarian ethics. It’s been a long struggle to advance as far as we have.

I used to think I was extremely cynical.

Before I discovered memes.

cheap as.

sarahs mum said:

cheap as.

Ha!

furious said:

sarahs mum said:

cheap as.

Ha!

And… furious is furious again?

monkey skipper said:

furious said:

sarahs mum said:

cheap as.

Ha!

And… furious is furious again?

Ummm…yeah?

furious said:

monkey skipper said:

furious said:

Ha!

And… furious is furious again?

Ummm…yeah?

Oh okay.. carry on then…. :)

>You can’t reform this.

Well you could, by kicking out all the redneck psychopaths. But that might be a high proportion of the force.

>

Now that I love.

Include “environmental” with “new normal” of course.

ChrispenEvan said:

People sometimes look at me funny when I tell them I have no time for cops. I guess that’s reasonable, given some of the things I do with my spare time.

This. This is why. They’re basically all like this. This is not dark humour – It’s the way they look at the world.

Rule 303 said:

ChrispenEvan said:

People sometimes look at me funny when I tell them I have no time for cops. I guess that’s reasonable, given some of the things I do with my spare time.

This. This is why. They’re basically all like this. This is not dark humour – It’s the way they look at the world.

Bullshit.

sibeen said:

Rule 303 said:

ChrispenEvan said:

People sometimes look at me funny when I tell them I have no time for cops. I guess that’s reasonable, given some of the things I do with my spare time.

This. This is why. They’re basically all like this. This is not dark humour – It’s the way they look at the world.

Bullshit.

Nah.

Rule 303 said:

sibeen said:

Rule 303 said:

People sometimes look at me funny when I tell them I have no time for cops. I guess that’s reasonable, given some of the things I do with my spare time.

This. This is why. They’re basically all like this. This is not dark humour – It’s the way they look at the world.

Bullshit.

Nah.

I’m fence sitting. Met some nice cops. Met some evil ones. One friend resigned not long after graduating. I can’t do what they are asking me to do Ros he said.

And to the copper who organised the illegal abortion for one of my rellies back there a few decades…fuck you still.

sibeen said:

BS.
She printed that for you to post.

Arts said:

I say yours

Arts said:

Mine is ~DA 🦄

Arts said:

But what about
Best Regards
or
Ciao Warmly
?

dv said:

Arts said:

I say yours

I use them all except sent from my iphone and ciao.

I also use others. I have lots of methods of ending a letter.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Arts said:

But what about
Best Regards
or
Ciao Warmly
?

Or “Boomshanka”…

The Rev Dodgson said:

Arts said:

But what about
Best Regards
or
Ciao Warmly
?

I usually say ‘kind regards’ in emails of a more professional level… but whatever.. I don’t think many people read the sign off anyway.

Arts said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Arts said:

But what about
Best Regards
or
Ciao Warmly
?

I usually say ‘kind regards’ in emails of a more professional level… but whatever.. I don’t think many people read the sign off anyway.

I’m straight up lawful neutral…

Arts said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Arts said:

But what about
Best Regards
or
Ciao Warmly
?

I usually say ‘kind regards’ in emails of a more professional level… but whatever.. I don’t think many people read the sign off anyway.

I sometimes say.

Yours in Anticipation.

Peak Warming Man said:

Arts said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

But what about
Best Regards
or
Ciao Warmly
?

I usually say ‘kind regards’ in emails of a more professional level… but whatever.. I don’t think many people read the sign off anyway.

I sometimes say.

Yours in Anticipation.

I’ve used that one…

Arts said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Arts said:

But what about
Best Regards
or
Ciao Warmly
?

I usually say ‘kind regards’ in emails of a more professional level… but whatever.. I don’t think many people read the sign off anyway.

Well back in the old days it was Yours Faithfully for a letter, or just your name for a Fax, but now that’s all gone to pot of course.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Arts said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

But what about
Best Regards
or
Ciao Warmly
?

I usually say ‘kind regards’ in emails of a more professional level… but whatever.. I don’t think many people read the sign off anyway.

Well back in the old days it was Yours Faithfully for a letter, or just your name for a Fax, but now that’s all gone to pot of course.

You could use Yours Sincerely in some circumstances. But YF was the usual one.

Interrogating Zuckerberg – A bad lip reading.

(Link opens funny AF video on YouTube)

Arts said:

Cheers!

buffy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Arts said:

I usually say ‘kind regards’ in emails of a more professional level… but whatever.. I don’t think many people read the sign off anyway.

Well back in the old days it was Yours Faithfully for a letter, or just your name for a Fax, but now that’s all gone to pot of course.

You could use Yours Sincerely in some circumstances. But YF was the usual one.

I don’t use the faithfully. I do use sincerely and earnestly and sometimes fondly.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Arts said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

But what about
Best Regards
or
Ciao Warmly
?

I usually say ‘kind regards’ in emails of a more professional level… but whatever.. I don’t think many people read the sign off anyway.

Well back in the old days it was Yours Faithfully for a letter, or just your name for a Fax, but now that’s all gone to pot of course.

Yes those were the days when we had moral and social compases, days when we knew what was right and wrong.
Now we are just spiriling into a whirlpool of uncertainty and chaos where truth is arbitrary.
There will arise a new battle between good and evil, a battle where both sides will thing they are the good.

sarahs mum said:

buffy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Well back in the old days it was Yours Faithfully for a letter, or just your name for a Fax, but now that’s all gone to pot of course.

You could use Yours Sincerely in some circumstances. But YF was the usual one.

I don’t use the faithfully. I do use sincerely and earnestly and sometimes fondly.

I find the word faithfully quite underdogish… so I don’t use it ever.

Arts said:

sarahs mum said:

buffy said:

You could use Yours Sincerely in some circumstances. But YF was the usual one.

I don’t use the faithfully. I do use sincerely and earnestly and sometimes fondly.

I find the word faithfully quite underdogish… so I don’t use it ever.

I’m trying to remember…I think you only used “sincerely” if you knew the person well. If it was a formal letter, or to someone you didn’t know well, you used faithfully. Hang on, I think I’ve got the 1970s typing textbook stuffed on a shelf here somewhere.

Someone I know signs off with “Yours in Writing”.

buffy said:

Arts said:

sarahs mum said:

I don’t use the faithfully. I do use sincerely and earnestly and sometimes fondly.

I find the word faithfully quite underdogish… so I don’t use it ever.

I’m trying to remember…I think you only used “sincerely” if you knew the person well. If it was a formal letter, or to someone you didn’t know well, you used faithfully. Hang on, I think I’ve got the 1970s typing textbook stuffed on a shelf here somewhere.

I would have thought the other way around for sincerely and faithfully. Why would you be faithful to a stranger? No wonder I never knew which one to use. I think that is why I just go with “Thanks”…

Divine Angel said:

Someone I know signs off with “Yours in Writing”.

Your humble narrator…

buffy said:

Arts said:

sarahs mum said:

I don’t use the faithfully. I do use sincerely and earnestly and sometimes fondly.

I find the word faithfully quite underdogish… so I don’t use it ever.

I’m trying to remember…I think you only used “sincerely” if you knew the person well. If it was a formal letter, or to someone you didn’t know well, you used faithfully. Hang on, I think I’ve got the 1970s typing textbook stuffed on a shelf here somewhere.

IIRC it was Faithfully for anything outside the organisation and Sincerely for internal memos.

And then there is the question of whether to start with a “Dear” …

Divine Angel said:

Someone I know signs off with “Yours in Writing”.

Yes I’ve seen that a few times but it doesn’t make much sense.

furious said:

buffy said:

Arts said:

I find the word faithfully quite underdogish… so I don’t use it ever.

I’m trying to remember…I think you only used “sincerely” if you knew the person well. If it was a formal letter, or to someone you didn’t know well, you used faithfully. Hang on, I think I’ve got the 1970s typing textbook stuffed on a shelf here somewhere.

I would have thought the other way around for sincerely and faithfully. Why would you be faithful to a stranger? No wonder I never knew which one to use. I think that is why I just go with “Thanks”…

And..
Thanking you muchly.
(only for friends.)

The Rev Dodgson said:

buffy said:

Arts said:

I find the word faithfully quite underdogish… so I don’t use it ever.

I’m trying to remember…I think you only used “sincerely” if you knew the person well. If it was a formal letter, or to someone you didn’t know well, you used faithfully. Hang on, I think I’ve got the 1970s typing textbook stuffed on a shelf here somewhere.

IIRC it was Faithfully for anything outside the organisation and Sincerely for internal memos.

And then there is the question of whether to start with a “Dear” …

I actually used to start with Cymek’s favourite “Greetings” but I gave that up for correspondence quite some time ago…

You should probably avoid signing off with “Up Yours”.

So much to learn.

The Rev Dodgson said:

buffy said:

Arts said:

I find the word faithfully quite underdogish… so I don’t use it ever.

I’m trying to remember…I think you only used “sincerely” if you knew the person well. If it was a formal letter, or to someone you didn’t know well, you used faithfully. Hang on, I think I’ve got the 1970s typing textbook stuffed on a shelf here somewhere.

IIRC it was Faithfully for anything outside the organisation and Sincerely for internal memos.

And then there is the question of whether to start with a “Dear” …

Oh, always start with “Dear” for a formal letter. It’s called the “Complimentary closing”. I can’t find the right page in the textbook though. May have to resort to the interwebs for the etiquette.

buffy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

buffy said:

I’m trying to remember…I think you only used “sincerely” if you knew the person well. If it was a formal letter, or to someone you didn’t know well, you used faithfully. Hang on, I think I’ve got the 1970s typing textbook stuffed on a shelf here somewhere.

IIRC it was Faithfully for anything outside the organisation and Sincerely for internal memos.

And then there is the question of whether to start with a “Dear” …

Oh, always start with “Dear” for a formal letter. It’s called the “Complimentary closing”. I can’t find the right page in the textbook though. May have to resort to the interwebs for the etiquette.

That also felt weird, referring to a stranger as “Dear”…

furious said:

buffy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

IIRC it was Faithfully for anything outside the organisation and Sincerely for internal memos.

And then there is the question of whether to start with a “Dear” …

Oh, always start with “Dear” for a formal letter. It’s called the “Complimentary closing”. I can’t find the right page in the textbook though. May have to resort to the interwebs for the etiquette.

That also felt weird, referring to a stranger as “Dear”…

No, it’s not really. It’s just the formal form. I found this. No wonder I was getting messed up, there are British ways and American ways. Ain’t it always the way.

https://www.dailywritingtips.com/yours-faithfully-or-yours-sincerely/

buffy said:

furious said:

buffy said:

Oh, always start with “Dear” for a formal letter. It’s called the “Complimentary closing”. I can’t find the right page in the textbook though. May have to resort to the interwebs for the etiquette.

That also felt weird, referring to a stranger as “Dear”…

No, it’s not really. It’s just the formal form. I found this. No wonder I was getting messed up, there are British ways and American ways. Ain’t it always the way.

https://www.dailywritingtips.com/yours-faithfully-or-yours-sincerely/

At one of my first jobs there was an old guy who used to depart from meetings with:
It’s been a business doing pleasure with you.

I would have liked to use that in my formal correspondence, but I never had the guts to do it.

furious said:

buffy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

IIRC it was Faithfully for anything outside the organisation and Sincerely for internal memos.

And then there is the question of whether to start with a “Dear” …

Oh, always start with “Dear” for a formal letter. It’s called the “Complimentary closing”. I can’t find the right page in the textbook though. May have to resort to the interwebs for the etiquette.

That also felt weird, referring to a stranger as “Dear”…

That is when I use ‘Hello.’

sarahs mum said:

furious said:

buffy said:

Oh, always start with “Dear” for a formal letter. It’s called the “Complimentary closing”. I can’t find the right page in the textbook though. May have to resort to the interwebs for the etiquette.

That also felt weird, referring to a stranger as “Dear”…

That is when I use ‘Hello.’

Normally, I go with “Hi”…

Because I often have various people in my cc list in different parts of the world, I’ve taken to starting with “Good day”.

I mean the salutation and sign off is obviously adaptable to the situation.. formal for strangers, less formal when it starts becoming a conversation, personal to friends etc…

and to the forum..

in texts the conventions also change… unless you are Captain Raymond Holt, most people don’t put their name at the bottom of a text to someone known to them…

here it changes too… rarely people (apart from Cymek) make a greeting, sign off (no need I see who is posting the comment at the top) or say goodbye (unless they are part of a current conversation, or they are transition)

still almost noting goes wrong with conversations here.

dv said:

Because I often have various people in my cc list in different parts of the world, I’ve taken to starting with “Good day”.

it’s when you sign off “I said Good Day, sir”. that the trouble starts.

Arts said:

sarahs mum said:

buffy said:

You could use Yours Sincerely in some circumstances. But YF was the usual one.

I don’t use the faithfully. I do use sincerely and earnestly and sometimes fondly.

I find the word faithfully quite underdogish… so I don’t use it ever.

But it comes from “Yours in Good Faith.”

furious said:

buffy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

IIRC it was Faithfully for anything outside the organisation and Sincerely for internal memos.

And then there is the question of whether to start with a “Dear” …

Oh, always start with “Dear” for a formal letter. It’s called the “Complimentary closing”. I can’t find the right page in the textbook though. May have to resort to the interwebs for the etiquette.

That also felt weird, referring to a stranger as “Dear”…

Dear is ok as long as you don’t go overboard and add……oh dear oh dear.

Michael V said:

Arts said:

sarahs mum said:

I don’t use the faithfully. I do use sincerely and earnestly and sometimes fondly.

I find the word faithfully quite underdogish… so I don’t use it ever.

But it comes from “Yours in Good Faith.”

I quite like “The ball is in your court now”.

Arts said:

I mean the salutation and sign off is obviously adaptable to the situation.. formal for strangers, less formal when it starts becoming a conversation, personal to friends etc…

and to the forum..

in texts the conventions also change… unless you are Captain Raymond Holt, most people don’t put their name at the bottom of a text to someone known to them…

here it changes too… rarely people (apart from Cymek) make a greeting, sign off (no need I see who is posting the comment at the top) or say goodbye (unless they are part of a current conversation, or they are transition)

still almost noting goes wrong with conversations here.

Yeah, it’s always sunlit fucking uplands in these here parts.

Me nibs

sarahs mum said:

And I think one of them was pregnant.

sarahs mum said:

Ranting about killing all humans is not the same as organising to have all humans killed…

sarahs mum said:

Is he actively organising such a thing, or was he just talking out of his arse (like usual)?

I thought we all made a pact to stop listening to Sam Newman in 2005?

furious said:

sarahs mum said:

Ranting about killing all humans is not the same as organising to have all humans killed…

Legally, they can be the same thing. Where the intended victim believes the purp intends to carry out the threat, and has the capacity, some threats are prosecuted as though the act was done.

sarahs mum said:

Wow, Harrison Ford has really let himself go

Rule 303 said:

furious said:

sarahs mum said:

Ranting about killing all humans is not the same as organising to have all humans killed…

Legally, they can be the same thing. Where the intended victim believes the purp intends to carry out the threat, and has the capacity, some threats are prosecuted as though the act was done.

Well, as Arts has pointed out, lucky no one listens to Sam Newman anyway…

The arresting of that woman might have been overkill…

furious said:

The arresting of that woman might have been overkill…

Well, if you accept that then you can’t complain when the policy gets changed and the next person is treated more reasonably.

furious said:

Rule 303 said:

furious said:

Ranting about killing all humans is not the same as organising to have all humans killed…

Legally, they can be the same thing. Where the intended victim believes the purp intends to carry out the threat, and has the capacity, some threats are prosecuted as though the act was done.

Well, as Arts has pointed out, lucky no one listens to Sam Newman anyway…

The arresting of that woman might have been overkill…

Overkill because it was put on Facebook? We wouldn’t have known, and she would have just joined the other people going to court for breaking the Victorian emergency rules if she hadn’t publicised it herself (as I understand it).

party_pants said:

furious said:

The arresting of that woman might have been overkill…

Well, if you accept that then you can’t complain when the policy gets changed and the next person is treated more reasonably.

I accept nothing…

dv said:

sarahs mum said:

Wow, Harrison Ford has really let himself go

He’s been haunted since that last awful Indiana Jones film.

Before I begin – you do not have to unfollow or unfriend me if you have a different perspective than I do, but feel free to do so if you want. We are all adults here and can remain respectful when we address each other. At the end of the day, everyone wants to be healthy and happy, so we all have the same goal in mind, but we may disagree on how to achieve it.
🇦🇺 I am concerned that people are being labelled conspiracy theorists 🗣 simply because they question certain government, corporate and industrial motives or because I question the arbitrary laws that revoke my basic human rights.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to politicians making money from this virus situation.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to living in a police state.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the extreme censorship that is taking place on social media platforms toward doctors, scientists, 👩‍🔬 political scientists and activists who uphold data about a possible differing outcome than the media would have us believe. This concerns me far more than the virus.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the tracking and tracing of citizens.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to any party or leader who makes decisions without the democratic process of a vote in Parliament.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to limiting free speech under the guise of protecting people from the spread of misinformation.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to closing down our wild spaces when liquor stores are deemed essential. There is absolutely nothing more essential on this Earth than Earth itself.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the closing of small businesses while multi-million dollar companies remain open.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to being prevented from freely travelling while the politicians who impose these laws break them to visit their cottages or fly across borders.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to being told that all these decisions are for my own safety.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the label ‘anti-vaxxer’ simply because I have concerns about MANDATORY, enforced vaccines or medical procedures rushed, without proper protocols – especially high risk ones with limited testing that are deemed highly profitable to the most questionable of interests.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the amount of division and hatred that so many have fallen into between your fellow man, simply for upholding opposing beliefs, or for speaking openly about what THEY believe. 💞
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the idea that pharmaceutical companies are the ONLY way to prevent or heal from illness, and the outright dismissal of this side of the conversation is highly questionable from my perspective.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the media only covering the death count 🥀 (or the fraudulent case counts) when the survival rate is immensely higher. Fear cripples immunity. Why aren’t we talking about successes? Staying home doesn’t protect against domestic violence, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, starvation and suicide; all of which have lasting impressions on both individuals and society at large.
Here’s what I DO consent to:
🇦🇺 Being a free and critical thinker, a parent who is protecting the future of all children’s futures, an individual who cares about tomorrow, a person who understands the connection between the state of our planet’s health and our own. A caring person who took steps to protect the vulnerable while asking question
If you agree, please copy and paste to show your support for this stand we must take for the sake of our freedom and our once great country. 🇦🇺
—-

It has little Aussie flags but the poster is in Sweden.

I am wondering whether to ignore him. I should. But something makes me feel I should say something.

sarahs mum said:

Before I begin – you do not have to unfollow or unfriend me if you have a different perspective than I do, but feel free to do so if you want. We are all adults here and can remain respectful when we address each other. At the end of the day, everyone wants to be healthy and happy, so we all have the same goal in mind, but we may disagree on how to achieve it.
🇦🇺 I am concerned that people are being labelled conspiracy theorists 🗣 simply because they question certain government, corporate and industrial motives or because I question the arbitrary laws that revoke my basic human rights.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to politicians making money from this virus situation.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to living in a police state.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the extreme censorship that is taking place on social media platforms toward doctors, scientists, 👩‍🔬 political scientists and activists who uphold data about a possible differing outcome than the media would have us believe. This concerns me far more than the virus.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the tracking and tracing of citizens.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to any party or leader who makes decisions without the democratic process of a vote in Parliament.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to limiting free speech under the guise of protecting people from the spread of misinformation.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to closing down our wild spaces when liquor stores are deemed essential. There is absolutely nothing more essential on this Earth than Earth itself.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the closing of small businesses while multi-million dollar companies remain open.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to being prevented from freely travelling while the politicians who impose these laws break them to visit their cottages or fly across borders.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to being told that all these decisions are for my own safety.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the label ‘anti-vaxxer’ simply because I have concerns about MANDATORY, enforced vaccines or medical procedures rushed, without proper protocols – especially high risk ones with limited testing that are deemed highly profitable to the most questionable of interests.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the amount of division and hatred that so many have fallen into between your fellow man, simply for upholding opposing beliefs, or for speaking openly about what THEY believe. 💞
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the idea that pharmaceutical companies are the ONLY way to prevent or heal from illness, and the outright dismissal of this side of the conversation is highly questionable from my perspective.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the media only covering the death count 🥀 (or the fraudulent case counts) when the survival rate is immensely higher. Fear cripples immunity. Why aren’t we talking about successes? Staying home doesn’t protect against domestic violence, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, starvation and suicide; all of which have lasting impressions on both individuals and society at large.
Here’s what I DO consent to:
🇦🇺 Being a free and critical thinker, a parent who is protecting the future of all children’s futures, an individual who cares about tomorrow, a person who understands the connection between the state of our planet’s health and our own. A caring person who took steps to protect the vulnerable while asking question
If you agree, please copy and paste to show your support for this stand we must take for the sake of our freedom and our once great country. 🇦🇺
—-

It has little Aussie flags but the poster is in Sweden.

I am wondering whether to ignore him. I should. But something makes me feel I should say something.

“You’re from Sweden. Why are you pretending to care about Australia?”

party_pants said:

sarahs mum said:

Before I begin – you do not have to unfollow or unfriend me if you have a different perspective than I do, but feel free to do so if you want. We are all adults here and can remain respectful when we address each other. At the end of the day, everyone wants to be healthy and happy, so we all have the same goal in mind, but we may disagree on how to achieve it.
🇦🇺 I am concerned that people are being labelled conspiracy theorists 🗣 simply because they question certain government, corporate and industrial motives or because I question the arbitrary laws that revoke my basic human rights.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to politicians making money from this virus situation.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to living in a police state.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the extreme censorship that is taking place on social media platforms toward doctors, scientists, 👩‍🔬 political scientists and activists who uphold data about a possible differing outcome than the media would have us believe. This concerns me far more than the virus.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the tracking and tracing of citizens.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to any party or leader who makes decisions without the democratic process of a vote in Parliament.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to limiting free speech under the guise of protecting people from the spread of misinformation.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to closing down our wild spaces when liquor stores are deemed essential. There is absolutely nothing more essential on this Earth than Earth itself.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the closing of small businesses while multi-million dollar companies remain open.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to being prevented from freely travelling while the politicians who impose these laws break them to visit their cottages or fly across borders.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to being told that all these decisions are for my own safety.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the label ‘anti-vaxxer’ simply because I have concerns about MANDATORY, enforced vaccines or medical procedures rushed, without proper protocols – especially high risk ones with limited testing that are deemed highly profitable to the most questionable of interests.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the amount of division and hatred that so many have fallen into between your fellow man, simply for upholding opposing beliefs, or for speaking openly about what THEY believe. 💞
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the idea that pharmaceutical companies are the ONLY way to prevent or heal from illness, and the outright dismissal of this side of the conversation is highly questionable from my perspective.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the media only covering the death count 🥀 (or the fraudulent case counts) when the survival rate is immensely higher. Fear cripples immunity. Why aren’t we talking about successes? Staying home doesn’t protect against domestic violence, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, starvation and suicide; all of which have lasting impressions on both individuals and society at large.
Here’s what I DO consent to:
🇦🇺 Being a free and critical thinker, a parent who is protecting the future of all children’s futures, an individual who cares about tomorrow, a person who understands the connection between the state of our planet’s health and our own. A caring person who took steps to protect the vulnerable while asking question
If you agree, please copy and paste to show your support for this stand we must take for the sake of our freedom and our once great country. 🇦🇺
—-

It has little Aussie flags but the poster is in Sweden.

I am wondering whether to ignore him. I should. But something makes me feel I should say something.

“You’re from Sweden. Why are you pretending to care about Australia?”

He’s actually an Australian living in Sweden.

But he believes in chemtrails. And there is a lot of stuff to unpick there. Including the consent thing.

sarahs mum said:

party_pants said:

sarahs mum said:

Before I begin – you do not have to unfollow or unfriend me if you have a different perspective than I do, but feel free to do so if you want. We are all adults here and can remain respectful when we address each other. At the end of the day, everyone wants to be healthy and happy, so we all have the same goal in mind, but we may disagree on how to achieve it.
🇦🇺 I am concerned that people are being labelled conspiracy theorists 🗣 simply because they question certain government, corporate and industrial motives or because I question the arbitrary laws that revoke my basic human rights.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to politicians making money from this virus situation.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to living in a police state.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the extreme censorship that is taking place on social media platforms toward doctors, scientists, 👩‍🔬 political scientists and activists who uphold data about a possible differing outcome than the media would have us believe. This concerns me far more than the virus.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the tracking and tracing of citizens.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to any party or leader who makes decisions without the democratic process of a vote in Parliament.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to limiting free speech under the guise of protecting people from the spread of misinformation.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to closing down our wild spaces when liquor stores are deemed essential. There is absolutely nothing more essential on this Earth than Earth itself.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the closing of small businesses while multi-million dollar companies remain open.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to being prevented from freely travelling while the politicians who impose these laws break them to visit their cottages or fly across borders.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to being told that all these decisions are for my own safety.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the label ‘anti-vaxxer’ simply because I have concerns about MANDATORY, enforced vaccines or medical procedures rushed, without proper protocols – especially high risk ones with limited testing that are deemed highly profitable to the most questionable of interests.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the amount of division and hatred that so many have fallen into between your fellow man, simply for upholding opposing beliefs, or for speaking openly about what THEY believe. 💞
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the idea that pharmaceutical companies are the ONLY way to prevent or heal from illness, and the outright dismissal of this side of the conversation is highly questionable from my perspective.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the media only covering the death count 🥀 (or the fraudulent case counts) when the survival rate is immensely higher. Fear cripples immunity. Why aren’t we talking about successes? Staying home doesn’t protect against domestic violence, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, starvation and suicide; all of which have lasting impressions on both individuals and society at large.
Here’s what I DO consent to:
🇦🇺 Being a free and critical thinker, a parent who is protecting the future of all children’s futures, an individual who cares about tomorrow, a person who understands the connection between the state of our planet’s health and our own. A caring person who took steps to protect the vulnerable while asking question
If you agree, please copy and paste to show your support for this stand we must take for the sake of our freedom and our once great country. 🇦🇺
—-

It has little Aussie flags but the poster is in Sweden.

I am wondering whether to ignore him. I should. But something makes me feel I should say something.

“You’re from Sweden. Why are you pretending to care about Australia?”

He’s actually an Australian living in Sweden.

But he believes in chemtrails. And there is a lot of stuff to unpick there. Including the consent thing.

Ignore chemtrail-thinking nutters. Trying to convince them otherwise is ultimately futile.

party_pants said:

“You’re from Sweden. Why are you pretending to care about Australia?”

Because if he admitted that he’s Swedish, everyone would simply dismiss him immediately as a nutter.

‘Oh, yair, Sweden, haven’t they done well!’

Michael V said:

sarahs mum said:

party_pants said:

“You’re from Sweden. Why are you pretending to care about Australia?”

He’s actually an Australian living in Sweden.

But he believes in chemtrails. And there is a lot of stuff to unpick there. Including the consent thing.

Ignore chemtrail-thinking nutters. Trying to convince them otherwise is ultimately futile.

Oh good.

sarahs mum said:

Michael V said:

sarahs mum said:

He’s actually an Australian living in Sweden.

But he believes in chemtrails. And there is a lot of stuff to unpick there. Including the consent thing.

Ignore chemtrail-thinking nutters. Trying to convince them otherwise is ultimately futile.

Oh good.

When you get blocked on facebook, or wherever, does it tell you that you’ve been blocked?

furious said:

sarahs mum said:

Michael V said:

Ignore chemtrail-thinking nutters. Trying to convince them otherwise is ultimately futile.

Oh good.

When you get blocked on facebook, or wherever, does it tell you that you’ve been blocked?

Not facebook, but Twitter does.

furious said:

sarahs mum said:

Michael V said:

Ignore chemtrail-thinking nutters. Trying to convince them otherwise is ultimately futile.

Oh good.

When you get blocked on facebook, or wherever, does it tell you that you’ve been blocked?

What have you done now?

Divine Angel said:

furious said:

sarahs mum said:

Oh good.

When you get blocked on facebook, or wherever, does it tell you that you’ve been blocked?

Not facebook, but Twitter does.

I think a “Blocked” notification would say more than words when responding to that kind of post…

sarahs mum said:

Before I begin – you do not have to unfollow or unfriend me if you have a different perspective than I do, but feel free to do so if you want. We are all adults here and can remain respectful when we address each other. At the end of the day, everyone wants to be healthy and happy, so we all have the same goal in mind, but we may disagree on how to achieve it.
🇦🇺 I am concerned that people are being labelled conspiracy theorists 🗣 simply because they question certain government, corporate and industrial motives or because I question the arbitrary laws that revoke my basic human rights.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to politicians making money from this virus situation.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to living in a police state.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the extreme censorship that is taking place on social media platforms toward doctors, scientists, 👩‍🔬 political scientists and activists who uphold data about a possible differing outcome than the media would have us believe. This concerns me far more than the virus.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the tracking and tracing of citizens.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to any party or leader who makes decisions without the democratic process of a vote in Parliament.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to limiting free speech under the guise of protecting people from the spread of misinformation.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to closing down our wild spaces when liquor stores are deemed essential. There is absolutely nothing more essential on this Earth than Earth itself.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the closing of small businesses while multi-million dollar companies remain open.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to being prevented from freely travelling while the politicians who impose these laws break them to visit their cottages or fly across borders.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to being told that all these decisions are for my own safety.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the label ‘anti-vaxxer’ simply because I have concerns about MANDATORY, enforced vaccines or medical procedures rushed, without proper protocols – especially high risk ones with limited testing that are deemed highly profitable to the most questionable of interests.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the amount of division and hatred that so many have fallen into between your fellow man, simply for upholding opposing beliefs, or for speaking openly about what THEY believe. 💞
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the idea that pharmaceutical companies are the ONLY way to prevent or heal from illness, and the outright dismissal of this side of the conversation is highly questionable from my perspective.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the media only covering the death count 🥀 (or the fraudulent case counts) when the survival rate is immensely higher. Fear cripples immunity. Why aren’t we talking about successes? Staying home doesn’t protect against domestic violence, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, starvation and suicide; all of which have lasting impressions on both individuals and society at large.
Here’s what I DO consent to:
🇦🇺 Being a free and critical thinker, a parent who is protecting the future of all children’s futures, an individual who cares about tomorrow, a person who understands the connection between the state of our planet’s health and our own. A caring person who took steps to protect the vulnerable while asking question
If you agree, please copy and paste to show your support for this stand we must take for the sake of our freedom and our once great country. 🇦🇺
—-

It has little Aussie flags but the poster is in Sweden.

I am wondering whether to ignore him. I should. But something makes me feel I should say something.

my conspiracy theorist friend also dislikes the term conspiracy theorist.. he prefers to think of himself as a ‘truther’ or some such bullshit… I now call him an antigovernment conspirator. which, so far, he is ok with.

Arts said:

my conspiracy theorist friend also dislikes the term conspiracy theorist.. he prefers to think of himself as a ‘truther’ or some such bullshit… I now call him an antigovernment conspirator. which, so far, he is ok with.

Shouldn’t they be conspiracy hypothesists?

Arts said:

my conspiracy theorist friend also dislikes the term conspiracy theorist.. he prefers to think of himself as a ‘truther’ or some such bullshit… I now call him an antigovernment conspirator. which, so far, he is ok with.

I mean, why not just call him a conspiracy theorist? They aren’t supposed to like it.

For that matter, why be his friend…

Arts said:

my conspiracy theorist friend also dislikes the term conspiracy theorist.. he prefers to think of himself as a ‘truther’ or some such bullshit… I now call him an antigovernment conspirator. which, so far, he is ok with.

Conspiracy theorists like conspiracy theories because they find it rather reassuring that someone somewhere at least has a plan. Not a plan that they like, obviously, but a plan nonetheless.

Preferable to the idea/reality that no-one is in control, and it’s all just a haphazard mess.

dv said:

For that matter, why be his friend…

Perhaps they have redeeming features, like terrific at trivia nights or they’re great entertainment while drunk.

dv said:

Arts said:

my conspiracy theorist friend also dislikes the term conspiracy theorist.. he prefers to think of himself as a ‘truther’ or some such bullshit… I now call him an antigovernment conspirator. which, so far, he is ok with.

I mean, why not just call him a conspiracy theorist? They aren’t supposed to like it.

For that matter, why be his friend…

because it’s interesting.

captain_spalding said:

Arts said:

my conspiracy theorist friend also dislikes the term conspiracy theorist.. he prefers to think of himself as a ‘truther’ or some such bullshit… I now call him an antigovernment conspirator. which, so far, he is ok with.

Conspiracy theorists like conspiracy theories because they find it rather reassuring that someone somewhere at least has a plan. Not a plan that they like, obviously, but a plan nonetheless.

Preferable to the idea/reality that no-one is in control, and it’s all just a haphazard mess.

I have met a few conspiracy theorists, and anecdotal evidence would suggest they are all nutcases and/or have reduced mental capacity in some form or another.

An elderly relative, for example was always one of the most critical thinkers I knew and was always a smart bloke. Now that he’s in his ’80’s, I can see his mental capacity decrease and his conspiracy theory rhetoric increase. Ironically, his ability to accept new ideas has pretty much deserted him.

captain_spalding said:

Arts said:

my conspiracy theorist friend also dislikes the term conspiracy theorist.. he prefers to think of himself as a ‘truther’ or some such bullshit… I now call him an antigovernment conspirator. which, so far, he is ok with.

Conspiracy theorists like conspiracy theories because they find it rather reassuring that someone somewhere at least has a plan. Not a plan that they like, obviously, but a plan nonetheless.

Preferable to the idea/reality that no-one is in control, and it’s all just a haphazard mess.

They give for more competency to governments than they have ever shown in real life

Cymek said:

captain_spalding said:

Arts said:

my conspiracy theorist friend also dislikes the term conspiracy theorist.. he prefers to think of himself as a ‘truther’ or some such bullshit… I now call him an antigovernment conspirator. which, so far, he is ok with.

Conspiracy theorists like conspiracy theories because they find it rather reassuring that someone somewhere at least has a plan. Not a plan that they like, obviously, but a plan nonetheless.

Preferable to the idea/reality that no-one is in control, and it’s all just a haphazard mess.

They give for more competency to governments than they have ever shown in real life

far more

Guy from my writers group is a CT. His conspiracies include: Islam is Catholicism rebranded, flu vaccines give you the flu something something Big Pharma, Covid is man-made to control the population.

He had an accident at the age of 17 and cannot remember anything from before. He didn’t even know his parents and had to re-learn everyone and everything.

Cymek said:

captain_spalding said:

Arts said:

my conspiracy theorist friend also dislikes the term conspiracy theorist.. he prefers to think of himself as a ‘truther’ or some such bullshit… I now call him an antigovernment conspirator. which, so far, he is ok with.

Conspiracy theorists like conspiracy theories because they find it rather reassuring that someone somewhere at least has a plan. Not a plan that they like, obviously, but a plan nonetheless.

Preferable to the idea/reality that no-one is in control, and it’s all just a haphazard mess.

They give for more competency to governments than they have ever shown in real life

When some rogue state starts lobbing nukes at the US, I really hope that they do have some advanced alien tech that they finally bring out to knock down that threat. However, I don’t think that will happen…

sarahs mum said:

Before I begin – you do not have to unfollow or unfriend me if you have a different perspective than I do, but feel free to do so if you want. We are all adults here and can remain respectful when we address each other. At the end of the day, everyone wants to be healthy and happy, so we all have the same goal in mind, but we may disagree on how to achieve it.
🇦🇺 I am concerned that people are being labelled conspiracy theorists 🗣 simply because they question certain government, corporate and industrial motives or because I question the arbitrary laws that revoke my basic human rights.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to politicians making money from this virus situation.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to living in a police state.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the extreme censorship that is taking place on social media platforms toward doctors, scientists, 👩‍🔬 political scientists and activists who uphold data about a possible differing outcome than the media would have us believe. This concerns me far more than the virus.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the tracking and tracing of citizens.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to any party or leader who makes decisions without the democratic process of a vote in Parliament.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to limiting free speech under the guise of protecting people from the spread of misinformation.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to closing down our wild spaces when liquor stores are deemed essential. There is absolutely nothing more essential on this Earth than Earth itself.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the closing of small businesses while multi-million dollar companies remain open.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to being prevented from freely travelling while the politicians who impose these laws break them to visit their cottages or fly across borders.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to being told that all these decisions are for my own safety.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the label ‘anti-vaxxer’ simply because I have concerns about MANDATORY, enforced vaccines or medical procedures rushed, without proper protocols – especially high risk ones with limited testing that are deemed highly profitable to the most questionable of interests.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the amount of division and hatred that so many have fallen into between your fellow man, simply for upholding opposing beliefs, or for speaking openly about what THEY believe. 💞
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the idea that pharmaceutical companies are the ONLY way to prevent or heal from illness, and the outright dismissal of this side of the conversation is highly questionable from my perspective.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the media only covering the death count 🥀 (or the fraudulent case counts) when the survival rate is immensely higher. Fear cripples immunity. Why aren’t we talking about successes? Staying home doesn’t protect against domestic violence, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, starvation and suicide; all of which have lasting impressions on both individuals and society at large.
Here’s what I DO consent to:
🇦🇺 Being a free and critical thinker, a parent who is protecting the future of all children’s futures, an individual who cares about tomorrow, a person who understands the connection between the state of our planet’s health and our own. A caring person who took steps to protect the vulnerable while asking question
If you agree, please copy and paste to show your support for this stand we must take for the sake of our freedom and our once great country. 🇦🇺
—-

It has little Aussie flags but the poster is in Sweden.

I am wondering whether to ignore him. I should. But something makes me feel I should say something.

Ignore. Too much rubbish to read.

Divine Angel said:

Guy from my writers group is a CT. His conspiracies include: Islam is Catholicism rebranded, flu vaccines give you the flu something something Big Pharma, Covid is man-made to control the population.

He had an accident at the age of 17 and cannot remember anything from before. He didn’t even know his parents and had to re-learn everyone and everything.

Things involving covering up war crimes, money laundering, sex offences, voting fraud, black ops, etc are the true conspiracies not really a secret but investigating them made hard

Divine Angel said:

Guy from my writers group is a CT. His conspiracies include: Islam is Catholicism rebranded, flu vaccines give you the flu something something Big Pharma, Covid is man-made to control the population.

He had an accident at the age of 17 and cannot remember anything from before. He didn’t even know his parents and had to re-learn everyone and everything.

Islam is Catholicism rebranded.

There’s been a fair bit of shuffling of priorities during the re-branding, but it’s based on the same books.

Maybe conspiracies are born because the truth is so freaking boring.

buffy said:

sarahs mum said:

Before I begin – you do not have to unfollow or unfriend me if you have a different perspective than I do, but feel free to do so if you want. We are all adults here and can remain respectful when we address each other. At the end of the day, everyone wants to be healthy and happy, so we all have the same goal in mind, but we may disagree on how to achieve it.
🇦🇺 I am concerned that people are being labelled conspiracy theorists 🗣 simply because they question certain government, corporate and industrial motives or because I question the arbitrary laws that revoke my basic human rights.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to politicians making money from this virus situation.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to living in a police state.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the extreme censorship that is taking place on social media platforms toward doctors, scientists, 👩‍🔬 political scientists and activists who uphold data about a possible differing outcome than the media would have us believe. This concerns me far more than the virus.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the tracking and tracing of citizens.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to any party or leader who makes decisions without the democratic process of a vote in Parliament.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to limiting free speech under the guise of protecting people from the spread of misinformation.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to closing down our wild spaces when liquor stores are deemed essential. There is absolutely nothing more essential on this Earth than Earth itself.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the closing of small businesses while multi-million dollar companies remain open.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to being prevented from freely travelling while the politicians who impose these laws break them to visit their cottages or fly across borders.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to being told that all these decisions are for my own safety.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the label ‘anti-vaxxer’ simply because I have concerns about MANDATORY, enforced vaccines or medical procedures rushed, without proper protocols – especially high risk ones with limited testing that are deemed highly profitable to the most questionable of interests.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the amount of division and hatred that so many have fallen into between your fellow man, simply for upholding opposing beliefs, or for speaking openly about what THEY believe. 💞
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the idea that pharmaceutical companies are the ONLY way to prevent or heal from illness, and the outright dismissal of this side of the conversation is highly questionable from my perspective.
🇦🇺 I do not consent to the media only covering the death count 🥀 (or the fraudulent case counts) when the survival rate is immensely higher. Fear cripples immunity. Why aren’t we talking about successes? Staying home doesn’t protect against domestic violence, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, starvation and suicide; all of which have lasting impressions on both individuals and society at large.
Here’s what I DO consent to:
🇦🇺 Being a free and critical thinker, a parent who is protecting the future of all children’s futures, an individual who cares about tomorrow, a person who understands the connection between the state of our planet’s health and our own. A caring person who took steps to protect the vulnerable while asking question
If you agree, please copy and paste to show your support for this stand we must take for the sake of our freedom and our once great country. 🇦🇺
—-

It has little Aussie flags but the poster is in Sweden.

I am wondering whether to ignore him. I should. But something makes me feel I should say something.

Ignore. Too much rubbish to read.

Goodo.
It’s easier to go a nanna nap. :)

Divine Angel said:

Maybe conspiracies are born because the truth is so freaking boring.

reality is for people who can’t handle their drugs.

furious said:

Cymek said:

captain_spalding said:

Conspiracy theorists like conspiracy theories because they find it rather reassuring that someone somewhere at least has a plan. Not a plan that they like, obviously, but a plan nonetheless.

Preferable to the idea/reality that no-one is in control, and it’s all just a haphazard mess.

They give for more competency to governments than they have ever shown in real life

When some rogue state starts lobbing nukes at the US, I really hope that they do have some advanced alien tech that they finally bring out to knock down that threat. However, I don’t think that will happen…

That a good argument against it existing, technology is pretty much equal as is the ability to invent and build it, politics/economics hinder some places from achieving it not ability

Divine Angel said:

Maybe conspiracies are born because the truth is so freaking boring.

Nah, it’s because people like to feel special and smarter than everybody else. The really dumb people on the reality TV shows are there only so less dumb people can consider themselves smart by comparison.

Divine Angel said:

Maybe conspiracies are born because the truth is so freaking boring.

Yes, real life sucks compared to fiction

Dark Orange said:

Divine Angel said:

Maybe conspiracies are born because the truth is so freaking boring.

Nah, it’s because people like to feel special and smarter than everybody else. The really dumb people on the reality TV shows are there only so less dumb people can consider themselves smart by comparison.

yes, they feel enlightened… but are mostly walking dunning-kruger effects.

Dark Orange said:

Divine Angel said:

Maybe conspiracies are born because the truth is so freaking boring.

Nah, it’s because people like to feel special and smarter than everybody else. The really dumb people on the reality TV shows are there only so less dumb people can consider themselves smart by comparison.

Well, I do feel smarter than Pete Evans.

Arts said:

Dark Orange said:

Divine Angel said:

Maybe conspiracies are born because the truth is so freaking boring.

Nah, it’s because people like to feel special and smarter than everybody else. The really dumb people on the reality TV shows are there only so less dumb people can consider themselves smart by comparison.

yes, they feel enlightened… but are mostly walking dunning-kruger effects.

The first rule of Dunning-Kruger Club…

Divine Angel said:

Maybe conspiracies are born because the truth is so freaking boring.

That ties in with Cymek’s remarks.

When there’s something awkwardly embarrassing that you’d like to cover up, there’s no better way than to divert attention elsewhere. Give ‘em something sexy to latch on to.

What would a short-attention span conspiracy fan rather hear about: politicians taking backhanders from mining companies, or spacemen landing in country paddocks and teaching sheep to speak Esperanto?

Divine Angel said:

Dark Orange said:

Divine Angel said:

Maybe conspiracies are born because the truth is so freaking boring.

Nah, it’s because people like to feel special and smarter than everybody else. The really dumb people on the reality TV shows are there only so less dumb people can consider themselves smart by comparison.

Well, I do feel smarter than Pete Evans.

That’s a low bar, but OK. ;)

Dark Orange said:

Divine Angel said:

Dark Orange said:

Nah, it’s because people like to feel special and smarter than everybody else. The really dumb people on the reality TV shows are there only so less dumb people can consider themselves smart by comparison.

Well, I do feel smarter than Pete Evans.

That’s a low bar, but OK. ;)

I’ve turned over rocks and found things smarter than ol’ Pete.

Dark Orange said:

Nah, it’s because people like to feel special and smarter than everybody else.

It is such a shame they won’t do the hard yards by actually becoming smarter through educating themselves. It is a short-cut cheat route.

captain_spalding said:

Dark Orange said:

Divine Angel said:

Well, I do feel smarter than Pete Evans.

That’s a low bar, but OK. ;)

I’ve turned over rocks and found things smarter than ol’ Pete.

Mini Me is smarter than DJT. Can read better, too.

party_pants said:

Dark Orange said:

Nah, it’s because people like to feel special and smarter than everybody else.

It is such a shame they won’t do the hard yards by actually becoming smarter through educating themselves. It is a short-cut cheat route.

but they have, conspiracy theories don’t appear in an instant

I wonder what we can do to make smart, sensible people into superstars

captain_spalding said:

… or spacemen landing in country paddocks and teaching sheep to speak Esperanto?

LOL – Fuck you’re good!

I’m going to file that one away for later use without attribution.

party_pants said:

captain_spalding said:

… or spacemen landing in country paddocks and teaching sheep to speak Esperanto?

LOL – Fuck you’re good!

I’m going to file that one away for later use without attribution.

You like it?

It’s yours.

Divine Angel said:

captain_spalding said:

Dark Orange said:

That’s a low bar, but OK. ;)

I’ve turned over rocks and found things smarter than ol’ Pete.

Mini Me is smarter than DJT. Can read better, too.

SCIENCE said:

party_pants said:

Dark Orange said:

Nah, it’s because people like to feel special and smarter than everybody else.

It is such a shame they won’t do the hard yards by actually becoming smarter through educating themselves. It is a short-cut cheat route.

but they have, conspiracy theories don’t appear in an instant

Some of them have realism attached to them.
Government/business would try to get exclusive deals with ET’s to acquire knowledge and technology and most likely do almost anything requested or required.
Though it would not make a lot of sense to hide it if they did have it and continue down the road we are on with outdated technology if you had something far better

captain_spalding said:

party_pants said:

captain_spalding said:

… or spacemen landing in country paddocks and teaching sheep to speak Esperanto?

LOL – Fuck you’re good!

I’m going to file that one away for later use without attribution.

You like it?

It’s yours.

It’s not a Peterman then ?

Arts said:

Dark Orange said:

Divine Angel said:

Maybe conspiracies are born because the truth is so freaking boring.

Nah, it’s because people like to feel special and smarter than everybody else. The really dumb people on the reality TV shows are there only so less dumb people can consider themselves smart by comparison.

yes, they feel enlightened… but are mostly walking dunning-kruger effects.

Nods.

captain_spalding said:

Dark Orange said:

Divine Angel said:

Well, I do feel smarter than Pete Evans.

That’s a low bar, but OK. ;)

I’ve turned over rocks and found things smarter than ol’ Pete.

Including the rock,I’d reckon…

Li’l bit o’ frustration getting through to this fella, I reckon.

Rule 303 said:

Li’l bit o’ frustration getting through to this fella, I reckon.

What iceberg ?

Rule 303 said:

Li’l bit o’ frustration getting through to this fella, I reckon.

LOL

Apparently at the end of isolation down here in Victoria a lot of women will be begging Jolene to come and take their man.

sibeen said:

Apparently at the end of isolation down here in Victoria a lot of women will be begging Jolene to come and take their man.

polite applause

Pemmican is very very good for you and as a consequence it tastes like shit.
It was used almost exclusively by the British South Pole expedition in 1912
_{PS only 2 survived}

Anyway here’s how you make it.
https://www.primalsurvivor.net/how-to-make-pemmican/

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

Apparently at the end of isolation down here in Victoria a lot of women will be begging Jolene to come and take their man.

polite applause

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doz1QJ7LwjA

Peak Warming Man said:

Pemmican is very very good for you and as a consequence it tastes like shit.
It was used almost exclusively by the British South Pole expedition in 1912
_{PS only 2 survived}

Anyway here’s how you make it.
https://www.primalsurvivor.net/how-to-make-pemmican/

I remember a diary entry by Scott during the final fateful trudge, in which he cursed himself for adding curry powder to his pemmican. Gave him guts-ache all night long.

Gotta love this!

Rule 303 said:

Gotta love this!

Hard to know if she is pro or anti, or just a stirrer taking the piss.

party_pants said:

Rule 303 said:

Gotta love this!

Hard to know if she is pro or anti, or just a stirrer taking the piss.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-cow-urine-pa/hindu-group-offers-cow-urine-in-a-bid-to-ward-off-coronavirus-idUSKBN2110D5

Rule 303 said:

Gotta love this!

shakes head and sighs

party_pants said:

Rule 303 said:

Gotta love this!

Hard to know if she is pro or anti, or just a stirrer taking the piss.

…or the virus influences the brain of the infected, causing them to act in ways that facilitate its transmission.

It’s the first zoonotic virus-prion hybrid ever recorded.

The illness will be known in the history books as Mad Karen Disease.

You know it makes sense.

Rule 303 said:

party_pants said:

Rule 303 said:

Gotta love this!

Hard to know if she is pro or anti, or just a stirrer taking the piss.

…or the virus influences the brain of the infected, causing them to act in ways that facilitate its transmission.

It’s the first zoonotic virus-prion hybrid ever recorded.

The illness will be known in the history books as Mad Karen Disease.

You know it makes sense.

Not only that, it seems to pre-infect the brain of the uninfected to make them behave in such a way that they are more likely to catch it.

party_pants said:

Rule 303 said:

party_pants said:

Hard to know if she is pro or anti, or just a stirrer taking the piss.

…or the virus influences the brain of the infected, causing them to act in ways that facilitate its transmission.

It’s the first zoonotic virus-prion hybrid ever recorded.

The illness will be known in the history books as Mad Karen Disease.

You know it makes sense.

Not only that, it seems to pre-infect the brain of the uninfected to make them behave in such a way that they are more likely to catch it.

That’s the first stage. The Prion sets up the route of transmission, then bioconverts to become the virus.

Rule 303 said:

party_pants said:

Rule 303 said:

…or the virus influences the brain of the infected, causing them to act in ways that facilitate its transmission.

It’s the first zoonotic virus-prion hybrid ever recorded.

The illness will be known in the history books as Mad Karen Disease.

You know it makes sense.

Not only that, it seems to pre-infect the brain of the uninfected to make them behave in such a way that they are more likely to catch it.

That’s the first stage. The Prion sets up the route of transmission, then bioconverts to become the virus.

It’s going to be a tough bastard to make a vaccine for.

ah yes they did mention it in https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/topics/14069/

Arts said:

Consumption I reckon.
All those Austin type girls had consumption.

ChrispenEvan said:

That appears to be remarkably dry and clean if it’s real cowshit. It should be soft and warm and mushy.

Arts said:

Alex has died a million times.

Divine Angel said:

Arts said:

Alex has died a million times.

and yet she still walks among us…

Let’s not forget the flood.

Rule 303 said:

what a sad picture. Those cars are as rare as hens’ teeth.

Rule 303 said:

Approved

Dark Orange said:

The model started ‘first, assume the university to be a sphere, in a vacuum…’.

Dark Orange said:

:)

Michael V said:

Dark Orange said:

:)

and here we thought it was going to be about probability distributions and superpositions and tunnelling and being at multiple parties at the same time

Arts said:

That, in itself, is a bloob.

Woodie said:

maybe if julia spent less on dope she would be able to afford a horse, just sayin’.

Woodie said:

sincerely roflling.

Woodie said:

Ha!

:)

Woodie said:

She is not wearing any matching yellow.

ChrispenEvan said:

I think Idgi

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

I think Idgi

Refugee family that the government have spent $10m keeping on Christmas Island morphed with footage post today of Scomo making a cubby house.

Witty Rejoinder said:

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

I think Idgi

Refugee family that the government have spent $10m keeping on Christmas Island morphed with footage post today of Scomo making a cubby house.

Scomo’s girls are 9 and 11. A bit old for cubby houses I would have thought…

Witty Rejoinder said:

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

I think Idgi

Refugee family that the government have spent $10m keeping on Christmas Island morphed with footage post today of Scomo making a cubby house.

its so much more than 10 mill.

ChrispenEvan said:

Savage.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Refugee family that the government have spent $10m keeping on Christmas Island morphed with footage post today of Scomo making a cubby house.

Were they the family from Biloela? Move to a rural community, fit in, got on well with all the locals, had children, then were packed up and shipped off for no reason?

Dark Orange said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Savage.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Refugee family that the government have spent $10m keeping on Christmas Island morphed with footage post today of Scomo making a cubby house.

Were they the family from Biloela? Move to a rural community, fit in, got on well with all the locals, had children, then were packed up and shipped off for no reason?

That’s them.

buffy said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

dv said:

I think Idgi

Refugee family that the government have spent $10m keeping on Christmas Island morphed with footage post today of Scomo making a cubby house.

Scomo’s girls are 9 and 11. A bit old for cubby houses I would have thought…

Perhaps they just need to escape the main house?

Dark Orange said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Savage.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Refugee family that the government have spent $10m keeping on Christmas Island morphed with footage post today of Scomo making a cubby house.

Were they the family from Biloela? Move to a rural community, fit in, got on well with all the locals, had children, then were packed up and shipped off for no reason?

and then we tortured them.

Dark Orange said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Savage.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Refugee family that the government have spent $10m keeping on Christmas Island morphed with footage post today of Scomo making a cubby house.

Were they the family from Biloela? Move to a rural community, fit in, got on well with all the locals, had children, then were packed up and shipped off for no reason?

that’s them.

Dark Orange said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Savage.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Refugee family that the government have spent $10m keeping on Christmas Island morphed with footage post today of Scomo making a cubby house.

Were they the family from Biloela? Move to a rural community, fit in, got on well with all the locals, had children, then were packed up and shipped off for no reason?

Not ‘for no reason’.

For an example.

Message to all other similar refugees: don’t go thinking it’s all over and you’re home and hosed. You could be next.

captain_spalding said:

Dark Orange said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Savage.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Refugee family that the government have spent $10m keeping on Christmas Island morphed with footage post today of Scomo making a cubby house.

Were they the family from Biloela? Move to a rural community, fit in, got on well with all the locals, had children, then were packed up and shipped off for no reason?

Not ‘for no reason’.

For an example.

Message to all other similar refugees: don’t go thinking it’s all over and you’re home and hosed. You could be next.

:(

https://youtu.be/-INs8dNK9cU
Mark McGowan song

dv said:

https://youtu.be/-INs8dNK9cU
Mark McGowan song

*like

ruby said:

dv said:

https://youtu.be/-INs8dNK9cU
Mark McGowan song

*like

Sorry, I thought it was terrible.

sibeen said:

Ouch!

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

Ouch!

Everyone’s a winner.

sibeen said:

even I think that’s dark.

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

Ouch!

Need more bullets i n the gun.

Arts said:

sibeen said:

even I think that’s dark.

But you are special. ;)

ChrispenEvan said:

they shouldn’t count on their Ukrainian membership.

ChrispenEvan said:

Ah well… better luck with jumping on the next bus that comes along. Maybe the anti-vax bus might have a few spare seats.

ChrispenEvan said:

Hehehehehehe

ChrispenEvan said:

So much energy wasted on total bullshit, when they could be relaxing and enjoying life.

sarahs mum said:

Ha!

sarahs mum said:

she also murdered the dead woman’s sister with water.

sarahs mum said:

LSD is a helluva drug.

ChrispenEvan said:

I didn’t laugh out loud literally but I breathed out through the nose in appreciation

ChrispenEvan said:

LOLs

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

I didn’t laugh out loud literally but I breathed out through the nose in appreciation

I gave it half a nod, then took a slow and deliberate sip of coffee.

party_pants said:

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

I didn’t laugh out loud literally but I breathed out through the nose in appreciation

I gave it half a nod, then took a slow and deliberate sip of coffee.

I looked at it.

Feeling indifferent, after having a pipe.

This is claimed to be a bruise Scott Morrisson got from banging his finger with a hammer:

I was a Chippy by accident, and I’ve hit a lot of fingers with a lot of hammers, but none of them ever looked even the slightest bit like that. Did he colour in his finger with a Texta?

Rule 303 said:

This is claimed to be a bruise Scott Morrisson got from banging his finger with a hammer:

I was a Chippy by accident, and I’ve hit a lot of fingers with a lot of hammers, but none of them ever looked even the slightest bit like that. Did he colour in his finger with a Texta?

This is from the press conference today: No bruise, no black nail, no defensive change to movement or use:

Rule 303 said:

This is claimed to be a bruise Scott Morrisson got from banging his finger with a hammer:

I was a Chippy by accident, and I’ve hit a lot of fingers with a lot of hammers, but none of them ever looked even the slightest bit like that. Did he colour in his finger with a Texta?

Hmmmn. Don’t think I’ve ever done one like that before. In fact I don’t think I’ve ever really whacked by other hand with a hammer. I tend to make sure my other hand is well clear before I start hard swinging.

ChrispenEvan said:

00 I think I spotted a type. Should be 200 m.y.a.

party_pants said:

ChrispenEvan said:

00 I think I spotted a type. Should be 200 m.y.a.

o

party_pants said:

party_pants said:

ChrispenEvan said:

00 I think I spotted a type. Should be 200 m.y.a.

o

A bit of ironing there.

Peak Warming Man said:

party_pants said:

party_pants said:

00 I think I spotted a type. Should be 200 m.y.a.

o

A bit of ironing there.

A miss-spelling resulting in a valid word doesn’t give me a red underline.

ChrispenEvan said:

I thought seed stock had been widely and successfully distributed through nurseries?

Rule 303 said:

ChrispenEvan said:

I thought seed stock had been widely and successfully distributed through nurseries?

across the planet.

I believe they are talking about ‘in the wild.’

dv said:

A German fan of the ban Klaatu?

sibeen said:

dv said:

A German fan of the ban Klaatu?

OK, Argentine flag with the inside German.

I think you’ll need to give me another clue.

sibeen said:

dv said:

A German fan of the ban Klaatu?

If the Klaatu reference was a bit weird, this was their first album cover.

I’d best stop talking now, lest people think that I’m a bit strange.

sibeen said:

I’d best stop talking now, lest people think that I’m a bit strange.

It is often better to keep quiet and be thought an idiot than to open your mouth and remove any doubt.

Dark Orange said:

sibeen said:

I’d best stop talking now, lest people think that I’m a bit strange.

It is often better to keep quiet and be thought an idiot than to open your mouth and remove any doubt.

Yeah, but I’d still like a clue on this one, as it currently eludes me.

sibeen said:

Dark Orange said:

sibeen said:

I’d best stop talking now, lest people think that I’m a bit strange.

It is often better to keep quiet and be thought an idiot than to open your mouth and remove any doubt.

Yeah, but I’d still like a clue on this one, as it currently eludes me.

sibeen said:

Dark Orange said:

sibeen said:

I’d best stop talking now, lest people think that I’m a bit strange.

It is often better to keep quiet and be thought an idiot than to open your mouth and remove any doubt.

Yeah, but I’d still like a clue on this one, as it currently eludes me.

drums fingers

I’m still waiting for my clue.

sibeen said:

sibeen said:

Dark Orange said:

It is often better to keep quiet and be thought an idiot than to open your mouth and remove any doubt.

Yeah, but I’d still like a clue on this one, as it currently eludes me.

drums fingers

I’m still waiting for my clue.

Nazis in Argentina would my guess, but it’s dv…

Ian said:

sibeen said:

sibeen said:

Yeah, but I’d still like a clue on this one, as it currently eludes me.

drums fingers

I’m still waiting for my clue.

Nazis in Argentina would my guess, but it’s dv…

Hitler isn’t dead but is actually having an anniversary?

Rainbow cake traditionally has the chocolate layer on the bottom, and I think the pink is in the middle and the plain on top. With chocolate butter cream icing, waved with a fork. (Well, the three layer one from Herbert Adams from my childhood did. Googling shows me that people have now gone all fancy schmancy with the bright food colorings now available and they make 5 and 7 layer ones) Don’t know if that is relevent.

buffy said:

Rainbow cake traditionally has the chocolate layer on the bottom, and I think the pink is in the middle and the plain on top. With chocolate butter cream icing, waved with a fork. (Well, the three layer one from Herbert Adams from my childhood did. Googling shows me that people have now gone all fancy schmancy with the bright food colorings now available and they make 5 and 7 layer ones) Don’t know if that is relevent.

May be.
However, I have no idea.

it’s about how some people present a facade.

in this case, how someone, or a group of people may present themselves as Argentinian, but they’re German ‘on the inside’ Perhaps with attitudes, loyalties, and/or opinions that are close to what we expect are those held by German people.

captain_spalding said:

it’s about how some people present a facade.

in this case, how someone, or a group of people may present themselves as Argentinian, but they’re German ‘on the inside’ Perhaps with attitudes, loyalties, and/or opinions that are close to what we expect are those held by German people.

Trump probly

captain_spalding said:

it’s about how some people present a facade.

in this case, how someone, or a group of people may present themselves as Argentinian, but they’re German ‘on the inside’ Perhaps with attitudes, loyalties, and/or opinions that are close to what we expect are those held by German people.

Sounds reasonable.

Ian said:

captain_spalding said:

it’s about how some people present a facade.

in this case, how someone, or a group of people may present themselves as Argentinian, but they’re German ‘on the inside’ Perhaps with attitudes, loyalties, and/or opinions that are close to what we expect are those held by German people.

Trump probly

He makes out he is American when in reality he loves only himself?

captain_spalding said:

it’s about how some people present a facade.

in this case, how someone, or a group of people may present themselves as Argentinian, but they’re German ‘on the inside’ Perhaps with attitudes, loyalties, and/or opinions that are close to what we expect are those held by German people.

So, stereotyping then.

.. a reference to recent tax law changes under Alberto Fernandez..

Think I’ve worked out dv’s conundrum cake. Something related to gender reveal?

roughbarked said:

Think I’ve worked out dv’s conundrum cake. Something related to gender reveal?

Could be just hangin out for cake

Ian said:

roughbarked said:

Think I’ve worked out dv’s conundrum cake. Something related to gender reveal?

Could be just hangin out for cake

Anything of course, is possible.

Ian said:

Rule 303 said:

so uh if this kind of thing was pretty obvious all along right

then why were they all telling us not to wear masks from the start

SCIENCE said:

Ian said:

Rule 303 said:

so uh if this kind of thing was pretty obvious all along right

then why were they all telling us not to wear masks from the start

I do not recall anyone saying not to wear masks. I do recall the advice that good hygiene, social distancing and good manners are very effective and masks were only a small part of protection. This is still true. The reason masks were made compulsory in Victoria was that people failed rather badly on the social distancing bit.

SCIENCE said:

Ian said:

Rule 303 said:

so uh if this kind of thing was pretty obvious all along right

then why were they all telling us not to wear masks from the start

Initially there were shortages and masks were most needed by health care workers, I think.

buffy said:

SCIENCE said:

Ian said:

so uh if this kind of thing was pretty obvious all along right

then why were they all telling us not to wear masks from the start

I do not recall anyone saying not to wear masks. I do recall the advice that good hygiene, social distancing and good manners are very effective and masks were only a small part of protection. This is still true. The reason masks were made compulsory in Victoria was that people failed rather badly on the social distancing bit.

don’t know about all the others but whilst “not recommended” might not sound like “you will be arrested for doing so” to us, it certainly doesn’t sound like “probably helpful, even if a little, so go ahead” (but free country, yada yada, so yeah, they might have meant go ahead)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2020-03-25/coronavirus-covid-19-face-mask-surgical-mask-protection/12088314

and then “the risks might be higher OMG OMG” sounds even more like discouragement against masking to us

Ian said:

SCIENCE said:

Ian said:

so uh if this kind of thing was pretty obvious all along right

then why were they all telling us not to wear masks from the start

Initially there were shortages and masks were most needed by health care workers, I think.

true to some extent though if we had prevented outbreaks then health care workers would need them far less shall we say

SCIENCE said:

Ian said:

Rule 303 said:

so uh if this kind of thing was pretty obvious all along right

then why were they all telling us not to wear masks from the start

Nobody was saying not to wear masks, but they were (legitimately) worried about running out of masks for the health system if they told everyone to go out and buy masks.

Ian said:

SCIENCE said:

Ian said:

so uh if this kind of thing was pretty obvious all along right

then why were they all telling us not to wear masks from the start

Initially there were shortages and masks were most needed by health care workers, I think.

This.

SCIENCE said:

Ian said:

SCIENCE said:

so uh if this kind of thing was pretty obvious all along right

then why were they all telling us not to wear masks from the start

Initially there were shortages and masks were most needed by health care workers, I think.

true to some extent though if we had prevented outbreaks then health care workers would need them far less shall we say

Look at what happened with the panic buying over bog rolls. Wouldn’t want the same thing happening with facemasks.

Ginny Forbes

Imagine being Bill Gates right now.

You spend 30 years of your life and $50 billion of your own dollars supporting humanitarian causes. You directly save hundreds of thousands of lives in South East Asia by providing anti malaria netting to half of a continent, you drop infant mortality rates throughout the entire developing world by funding vaccine programs including vaccinating 40,000,000 children for polio, and, amongst a plethora of philanthropic endeavors, you fund free educational platforms like Khan Academy so people can have free access to high quality education.

Then after donating half of your wealth to charity and pledging 90% of the remainder to charity in your will..
Arguably doing more to better life on earth for humanity than any other human being to ever live.

You then hop on the internet only to find a million scientifically illiterate fucking imbeciles that are using the very computers you pretty much invented in the first place to call you a child murdering arch villian antichrist because they watched a YouTube video made by some other yokel with the comprehension of a fucking potato.

party_pants said:

SCIENCE said:

Ian said:

Initially there were shortages and masks were most needed by health care workers, I think.

true to some extent though if we had prevented outbreaks then health care workers would need them far less shall we say

Look at what happened with the panic buying over bog rolls. Wouldn’t want the same thing happening with facemasks.

fair shot we guess that’s where privatisation of health systems ends, you’d think that something like a government that is able to print money and give people hundreds of thousands of millions of dollars for not working would be able to fund a mask buyout or at least set prices on some of these things (which is, incidentally, what buying up the stock would naturally do, even if we believe only in Free Market Forces In The Economy Must Grow) but hey

ChrispenEvan said:

Ginny Forbes

Imagine being Bill Gates right now.

You spend 30 years of your life and $50 billion of your own dollars supporting humanitarian causes. You directly save hundreds of thousands of lives in South East Asia by providing anti malaria netting to half of a continent, you drop infant mortality rates throughout the entire developing world by funding vaccine programs including vaccinating 40,000,000 children for polio, and, amongst a plethora of philanthropic endeavors, you fund free educational platforms like Khan Academy so people can have free access to high quality education.

Then after donating half of your wealth to charity and pledging 90% of the remainder to charity in your will..
Arguably doing more to better life on earth for humanity than any other human being to ever live.

You then hop on the internet only to find a million scientifically illiterate fucking imbeciles that are using the very computers you pretty much invented in the first place to call you a child murdering arch villian antichrist because they watched a YouTube video made by some other yokel with the comprehension of a fucking potato.

Fake News

SCIENCE said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Ginny Forbes

Imagine being Bill Gates right now.

You spend 30 years of your life and $50 billion of your own dollars supporting humanitarian causes. You directly save hundreds of thousands of lives in South East Asia by providing anti malaria netting to half of a continent, you drop infant mortality rates throughout the entire developing world by funding vaccine programs including vaccinating 40,000,000 children for polio, and, amongst a plethora of philanthropic endeavors, you fund free educational platforms like Khan Academy so people can have free access to high quality education.

Then after donating half of your wealth to charity and pledging 90% of the remainder to charity in your will..
Arguably doing more to better life on earth for humanity than any other human being to ever live.

You then hop on the internet only to find a million scientifically illiterate fucking imbeciles that are using the very computers you pretty much invented in the first place to call you a child murdering arch villian antichrist because they watched a YouTube video made by some other yokel with the comprehension of a fucking potato.

Fake News

Damn, I was totally sucked in.

:-)

ChrispenEvan said:

Ginny Forbes

Imagine being Bill Gates right now.

You spend 30 years of your life and $50 billion of your own dollars supporting humanitarian causes. You directly save hundreds of thousands of lives in South East Asia by providing anti malaria netting to half of a continent, you drop infant mortality rates throughout the entire developing world by funding vaccine programs including vaccinating 40,000,000 children for polio, and, amongst a plethora of philanthropic endeavors, you fund free educational platforms like Khan Academy so people can have free access to high quality education.

Then after donating half of your wealth to charity and pledging 90% of the remainder to charity in your will..
Arguably doing more to better life on earth for humanity than any other human being to ever live.

You then hop on the internet only to find a million scientifically illiterate fucking imbeciles that are using the very computers you pretty much invented in the first place to call you a child murdering arch villian antichrist because they watched a YouTube video made by some other yokel with the comprehension of a fucking potato.

yep.

He also hasn’t cut off the water to a grandmother in Aberdeenshire.

ChrispenEvan said:

Ginny Forbes

Imagine being Bill Gates right now.

You spend 30 years of your life and $50 billion of your own dollars supporting humanitarian causes. You directly save hundreds of thousands of lives in South East Asia by providing anti malaria netting to half of a continent, you drop infant mortality rates throughout the entire developing world by funding vaccine programs including vaccinating 40,000,000 children for polio, and, amongst a plethora of philanthropic endeavors, you fund free educational platforms like Khan Academy so people can have free access to high quality education.

Then after donating half of your wealth to charity and pledging 90% of the remainder to charity in your will..
Arguably doing more to better life on earth for humanity than any other human being to ever live.

You then hop on the internet only to find a million scientifically illiterate fucking imbeciles that are using the very computers you pretty much invented in the first place to call you a child murdering arch villian antichrist because they watched a YouTube video made by some other yokel with the comprehension of a fucking potato.

He invented the computer now?

ChrispenEvan said:

Ginny Forbes

Imagine being Bill Gates right now.

You spend 30 years of your life and $50 billion of your own dollars supporting humanitarian causes. You directly save hundreds of thousands of lives in South East Asia by providing anti malaria netting to half of a continent, you drop infant mortality rates throughout the entire developing world by funding vaccine programs including vaccinating 40,000,000 children for polio, and, amongst a plethora of philanthropic endeavors, you fund free educational platforms like Khan Academy so people can have free access to high quality education.

Then after donating half of your wealth to charity and pledging 90% of the remainder to charity in your will..
Arguably doing more to better life on earth for humanity than any other human being to ever live.

You then hop on the internet only to find a million scientifically illiterate fucking imbeciles that are using the very computers you pretty much invented in the first place to call you a child murdering arch villian antichrist because they watched a YouTube video made by some other yokel with the comprehension of a fucking potato.

LOLOLOLOL

So well expressed!

:)

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Ginny Forbes

Imagine being Bill Gates right now.

You spend 30 years of your life and $50 billion of your own dollars supporting humanitarian causes. You directly save hundreds of thousands of lives in South East Asia by providing anti malaria netting to half of a continent, you drop infant mortality rates throughout the entire developing world by funding vaccine programs including vaccinating 40,000,000 children for polio, and, amongst a plethora of philanthropic endeavors, you fund free educational platforms like Khan Academy so people can have free access to high quality education.

Then after donating half of your wealth to charity and pledging 90% of the remainder to charity in your will..
Arguably doing more to better life on earth for humanity than any other human being to ever live.

You then hop on the internet only to find a million scientifically illiterate fucking imbeciles that are using the very computers you pretty much invented in the first place to call you a child murdering arch villian antichrist because they watched a YouTube video made by some other yokel with the comprehension of a fucking potato.

He invented the computer now?

only the ones the imbeciles use.

is Ginny Forbes the originator though, our oracle has Scott Brynan

sarahs mum said:

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Ginny Forbes

Imagine being Bill Gates right now.

You spend 30 years of your life and $50 billion of your own dollars supporting humanitarian causes. You directly save hundreds of thousands of lives in South East Asia by providing anti malaria netting to half of a continent, you drop infant mortality rates throughout the entire developing world by funding vaccine programs including vaccinating 40,000,000 children for polio, and, amongst a plethora of philanthropic endeavors, you fund free educational platforms like Khan Academy so people can have free access to high quality education.

Then after donating half of your wealth to charity and pledging 90% of the remainder to charity in your will..
Arguably doing more to better life on earth for humanity than any other human being to ever live.

You then hop on the internet only to find a million scientifically illiterate fucking imbeciles that are using the very computers you pretty much invented in the first place to call you a child murdering arch villian antichrist because they watched a YouTube video made by some other yokel with the comprehension of a fucking potato.

He invented the computer now?

only the ones the imbeciles use.

software then, same diff

SCIENCE said:

sarahs mum said:

sibeen said:

He invented the computer now?

only the ones the imbeciles use.

software then, same diff

He wasn’t a thing when I was booting in octal and running paper tape through a PDP.

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Ginny Forbes

Imagine being Bill Gates right now.

You spend 30 years of your life and $50 billion of your own dollars supporting humanitarian causes. You directly save hundreds of thousands of lives in South East Asia by providing anti malaria netting to half of a continent, you drop infant mortality rates throughout the entire developing world by funding vaccine programs including vaccinating 40,000,000 children for polio, and, amongst a plethora of philanthropic endeavors, you fund free educational platforms like Khan Academy so people can have free access to high quality education.

Then after donating half of your wealth to charity and pledging 90% of the remainder to charity in your will..
Arguably doing more to better life on earth for humanity than any other human being to ever live.

You then hop on the internet only to find a million scientifically illiterate fucking imbeciles that are using the very computers you pretty much invented in the first place to call you a child murdering arch villian antichrist because they watched a YouTube video made by some other yokel with the comprehension of a fucking potato.

He invented the computer now?

Yeah, I was going to mention that.

I mean he didn’t even invent the spreadsheet.

But the rest of it looked pretty close to the truth.

The Rev Dodgson said:

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Ginny Forbes

Imagine being Bill Gates right now.

You spend 30 years of your life and $50 billion of your own dollars supporting humanitarian causes. You directly save hundreds of thousands of lives in South East Asia by providing anti malaria netting to half of a continent, you drop infant mortality rates throughout the entire developing world by funding vaccine programs including vaccinating 40,000,000 children for polio, and, amongst a plethora of philanthropic endeavors, you fund free educational platforms like Khan Academy so people can have free access to high quality education.

Then after donating half of your wealth to charity and pledging 90% of the remainder to charity in your will..
Arguably doing more to better life on earth for humanity than any other human being to ever live.

You then hop on the internet only to find a million scientifically illiterate fucking imbeciles that are using the very computers you pretty much invented in the first place to call you a child murdering arch villian antichrist because they watched a YouTube video made by some other yokel with the comprehension of a fucking potato.

He invented the computer now?

Yeah, I was going to mention that.

I mean he didn’t even invent the spreadsheet.

But the rest of it looked pretty close to the truth.

so is software part of a computer

The Rev Dodgson said:

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Ginny Forbes

Imagine being Bill Gates right now.

You spend 30 years of your life and $50 billion of your own dollars supporting humanitarian causes. You directly save hundreds of thousands of lives in South East Asia by providing anti malaria netting to half of a continent, you drop infant mortality rates throughout the entire developing world by funding vaccine programs including vaccinating 40,000,000 children for polio, and, amongst a plethora of philanthropic endeavors, you fund free educational platforms like Khan Academy so people can have free access to high quality education.

Then after donating half of your wealth to charity and pledging 90% of the remainder to charity in your will..
Arguably doing more to better life on earth for humanity than any other human being to ever live.

You then hop on the internet only to find a million scientifically illiterate fucking imbeciles that are using the very computers you pretty much invented in the first place to call you a child murdering arch villian antichrist because they watched a YouTube video made by some other yokel with the comprehension of a fucking potato.

He invented the computer now?

Yeah, I was going to mention that.

I mean he didn’t even invent the spreadsheet.

But the rest of it looked pretty close to the truth.

Although I’m pretty sure the charity stuff didn’t start until he teamed up with Melinda, so maybe she should get some credit too.

“that are using the very computers you pretty much invented”

It doesn’t claim that he invented computers.

SCIENCE said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

sibeen said:

He invented the computer now?

Yeah, I was going to mention that.

I mean he didn’t even invent the spreadsheet.

But the rest of it looked pretty close to the truth.

so is software part of a computer

As much as hardware is part of an operating system I suppose.

sarahs mum said:

“that are using the very computers you pretty much invented”

It doesn’t claim that he invented computers.

?

It reads like it’s saying he pretty much invented those that are used these days.

The Rev Dodgson said:

sarahs mum said:

“that are using the very computers you pretty much invented”

It doesn’t claim that he invented computers.

?

It reads like it’s saying he pretty much invented those that are used these days.

Yes. the ones the imbeciles use.

Like Me.

sarahs mum said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

sarahs mum said:

“that are using the very computers you pretty much invented”

It doesn’t claim that he invented computers.

?

It reads like it’s saying he pretty much invented those that are used these days.

Yes. the ones the imbeciles use.

Like Me.

Who you calling an imbecile?

:)

sarahs mum said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Ginny Forbes

Imagine being Bill Gates right now.

You spend 30 years of your life and $50 billion of your own dollars supporting humanitarian causes. You directly save hundreds of thousands of lives in South East Asia by providing anti malaria netting to half of a continent, you drop infant mortality rates throughout the entire developing world by funding vaccine programs including vaccinating 40,000,000 children for polio, and, amongst a plethora of philanthropic endeavors, you fund free educational platforms like Khan Academy so people can have free access to high quality education.

Then after donating half of your wealth to charity and pledging 90% of the remainder to charity in your will..
Arguably doing more to better life on earth for humanity than any other human being to ever live.

You then hop on the internet only to find a million scientifically illiterate fucking imbeciles that are using the very computers you pretty much invented in the first place to call you a child murdering arch villian antichrist because they watched a YouTube video made by some other yokel with the comprehension of a fucking potato.

yep.

He also hasn’t cut off the water to a grandmother in Aberdeenshire.

idgi

Michael V said:

sarahs mum said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Ginny Forbes

Imagine being Bill Gates right now.

You spend 30 years of your life and $50 billion of your own dollars supporting humanitarian causes. You directly save hundreds of thousands of lives in South East Asia by providing anti malaria netting to half of a continent, you drop infant mortality rates throughout the entire developing world by funding vaccine programs including vaccinating 40,000,000 children for polio, and, amongst a plethora of philanthropic endeavors, you fund free educational platforms like Khan Academy so people can have free access to high quality education.

Then after donating half of your wealth to charity and pledging 90% of the remainder to charity in your will..
Arguably doing more to better life on earth for humanity than any other human being to ever live.

You then hop on the internet only to find a million scientifically illiterate fucking imbeciles that are using the very computers you pretty much invented in the first place to call you a child murdering arch villian antichrist because they watched a YouTube video made by some other yokel with the comprehension of a fucking potato.

yep.

He also hasn’t cut off the water to a grandmother in Aberdeenshire.

idgi

This perhaps:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8629675/Film-reveals-impact-Trumps-plans-organisations-treatment-lived-nearby.html

The Rev Dodgson said:

sarahs mum said:

“that are using the very computers you pretty much invented”

It doesn’t claim that he invented computers.

?

It reads like it’s saying he pretty much invented those that are used these days.

¿ pretty much, like part of them, like software, that he may well have invented ?

SCIENCE said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

sarahs mum said:

“that are using the very computers you pretty much invented”

It doesn’t claim that he invented computers.

?

It reads like it’s saying he pretty much invented those that are used these days.

¿ pretty much, like part of them, like software, that he may well have invented ?

Except he didn’t really invent any software either.

More of a developer and marketer than an inventor.

arguable but sure, same could be said for many of the early technology entrepreneur-inventors

The Rev Dodgson said:

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Ginny Forbes

Imagine being Bill Gates right now.

You spend 30 years of your life and $50 billion of your own dollars supporting humanitarian causes. You directly save hundreds of thousands of lives in South East Asia by providing anti malaria netting to half of a continent, you drop infant mortality rates throughout the entire developing world by funding vaccine programs including vaccinating 40,000,000 children for polio, and, amongst a plethora of philanthropic endeavors, you fund free educational platforms like Khan Academy so people can have free access to high quality education.

Then after donating half of your wealth to charity and pledging 90% of the remainder to charity in your will..
Arguably doing more to better life on earth for humanity than any other human being to ever live.

You then hop on the internet only to find a million scientifically illiterate fucking imbeciles that are using the very computers you pretty much invented in the first place to call you a child murdering arch villian antichrist because they watched a YouTube video made by some other yokel with the comprehension of a fucking potato.

He invented the computer now?

Yeah, I was going to mention that.

I mean he didn’t even invent the spreadsheet.

But the rest of it looked pretty close to the truth.

It’s all about spreadsheets with you… :-p

Witty Rejoinder said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

sibeen said:

He invented the computer now?

Yeah, I was going to mention that.

I mean he didn’t even invent the spreadsheet.

But the rest of it looked pretty close to the truth.

It’s all about spreadsheets with you… :-p

COVID-19 :: Stop The Spread

SCIENCE said:

is Ginny Forbes the originator though, our oracle has Scott Brynan

https://gregorypappas.com/2020/03/imagine-being-bill-gates-right-now/

ChrispenEvan said:

SCIENCE said:

is Ginny Forbes the originator though, our oracle has Scott Brynan

https://gregorypappas.com/2020/03/imagine-being-bill-gates-right-now/

legit’ the irony of their misattributions damn

SCIENCE said:

ChrispenEvan said:

SCIENCE said:

is Ginny Forbes the originator though, our oracle has Scott Brynan

https://gregorypappas.com/2020/03/imagine-being-bill-gates-right-now/

legit’ the irony of their misattributions damn

ChrispenEvan said:

SCIENCE said:

ChrispenEvan said:

https://gregorypappas.com/2020/03/imagine-being-bill-gates-right-now/

legit’ the irony of their misattributions damn

OK GTG CC BY

ChrispenEvan said:

Shudder.

mollwollfumble said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Shudder.

2 million years ago?

So, could the Flintstones have been closer to accurate than we knew?

SCIENCE said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

sarahs mum said:

“that are using the very computers you pretty much invented”

It doesn’t claim that he invented computers.

?

It reads like it’s saying he pretty much invented those that are used these days.

¿ pretty much, like part of them, like software, that he may well have invented ?

I don’t believe Microsoft did anything groundbreaking – they adapted/stole DOS, then adapted/stole Sun Microsystems’ WIMP software, then could afford lawyers and the ability to buy any software their OS was lacking.

captain_spalding said:

mollwollfumble said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Shudder.

2 million years ago?

So, could the Flintstones have been closer to accurate than we knew?

well, technically, Aves

ChrispenEvan said:

So who are the fascists amongst the vocal atheists?

Or vice-versa?

The Rev Dodgson said:

ChrispenEvan said:

So who are the fascists amongst the vocal atheists?

Or vice-versa?

I suspect that was compiled by someone who believes atheists are only acceptable if they keep their mouths shut about it.

dv said:

See here, young man, I demand an explanation about what the hell this is supposed to represent.

Bubblecar said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

ChrispenEvan said:

So who are the fascists amongst the vocal atheists?

Or vice-versa?

I suspect that was compiled by someone who believes atheists are only acceptable if they keep their mouths shut about it.

Probably a Merkin.

Even many quite reasonable people from there who are quite clearly atheists insist that they are “only” agnostics.

sibeen said:

dv said:

See here, young man, I demand an explanation about what the hell this is supposed to represent.

Germans in Argentina

ChrispenEvan said:

Fwiw I don’t tend to think of new agers as progressive at all.

dv said:

sibeen said:

dv said:

See here, young man, I demand an explanation about what the hell this is supposed to represent.

Germans in Argentina

Why tho?

Rule 303 said:

dv said:

sibeen said:

See here, young man, I demand an explanation about what the hell this is supposed to represent.

Germans in Argentina

Why tho?

Argie flag and emblem outside German colours inside.

Rule 303 said:

dv said:

sibeen said:

See here, young man, I demand an explanation about what the hell this is supposed to represent.

Germans in Argentina

Why tho?

everybody has to be somewhere.

Rule 303 said:

dv said:

sibeen said:

See here, young man, I demand an explanation about what the hell this is supposed to represent.

Germans in Argentina

Why tho?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Eichmann

Peak Warming Man said:

Rule 303 said:

dv said:

Germans in Argentina

Why tho?

Argie flag and emblem outside German colours inside.

and the funny thing is I am watching TBFB at this very moment.

There are more than 3.5 million of them:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Argentines

dv said:

sibeen said:

dv said:

See here, young man, I demand an explanation about what the hell this is supposed to represent.

Germans in Argentina

That’s it, that’s it.

Jaysus.

sibeen said:

dv said:

sibeen said:

See here, young man, I demand an explanation about what the hell this is supposed to represent.

Germans in Argentina

That’s it, that’s it.

Jaysus.

Was it worth it?

sibeen said:

dv said:

sibeen said:

See here, young man, I demand an explanation about what the hell this is supposed to represent.

Germans in Argentina

That’s it, that’s it.

Jaysus.

There’s even a Simpsons ref:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0sZOQjHqGg

Dark Orange said:

sibeen said:

dv said:

Germans in Argentina

That’s it, that’s it.

Jaysus.

Was it worth it?

No.

sibeen said:

dv said:

sibeen said:

See here, young man, I demand an explanation about what the hell this is supposed to represent.

Germans in Argentina

That’s it, that’s it.

Jaysus.

It’s what now?

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Fwiw I don’t tend to think of new agers as progressive at all.

Are new agers still a thing anyway?

Didn’t they all get stuck in 1968?

sibeen said:

Dark Orange said:

sibeen said:

That’s it, that’s it.

Jaysus.

Was it worth it?

No.

rolf

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Fwiw I don’t tend to think of new agers as progressive at all.

Are new agers still a thing anyway?

Didn’t they all get stuck in 1968?

new agers were more a 70s thing. hippies were the 60s.

ChrispenEvan said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Fwiw I don’t tend to think of new agers as progressive at all.

Are new agers still a thing anyway?

Didn’t they all get stuck in 1968?

new agers were more a 70s thing. hippies were the 60s.

Didn’t know they were different.

Maybe I got stuck in 1968.

The Rev Dodgson said:

ChrispenEvan said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Are new agers still a thing anyway?

Didn’t they all get stuck in 1968?

new agers were more a 70s thing. hippies were the 60s.

Didn’t know they were different.

Maybe I got stuck in 1968.

68 reached Oz in 71 hippy-like, man

Ian said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

ChrispenEvan said:

new agers were more a 70s thing. hippies were the 60s.

Didn’t know they were different.

Maybe I got stuck in 1968.

68 reached Oz in 71 hippy-like, man

To be honest, I probably didn’t catch up with 68 until about 75.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Ian said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Didn’t know they were different.

Maybe I got stuck in 1968.

68 reached Oz in 71 hippy-like, man

To be honest, I probably didn’t catch up with 68 until about 75.

I remember listening to I want to hold your hand on Palm Beach in summer of 63/4..

sarahs mum said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Ian said:

68 reached Oz in 71 hippy-like, man

To be honest, I probably didn’t catch up with 68 until about 75.

I remember listening to I want to hold your hand on Palm Beach in summer of 63/4..

I remember sitting on Palm Beach watching the sunrise on mescaline in 70.. it’s all relative

Ian said:

sarahs mum said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

To be honest, I probably didn’t catch up with 68 until about 75.

I remember listening to I want to hold your hand on Palm Beach in summer of 63/4..

I remember sitting on Palm Beach watching the sunrise on mescaline in 70.. it’s all relative

I remember drinking a lot of tequila sunrises at sunrise at Newport. I fell asleep and got outrageously sunburnt. Those were the days.