Please.

I tried Bingeing best new memes

Then I even tried Google

then I decided to leave it to dv.

The Rev Dodgson said:

I tried Bingeing best new memes

Then I even tried Google

then I decided to leave it to dv.

Can’t help, I don’t know where the supposedly cool memes are found.

Spiny Norman said:

I want to know its story, too.

Bubblecar said:

Spiny Norman said:

I want to know its story, too.

It is a coagulation of platelets.

Kingy said:

Speedy said:

There are bigger waves generated, yet to land.

sarahs mum said:

Ha. Surely that’s shopped.

PermeateFree said:

we’ve long argued that spanners belong with other cutlery having a fork and a spoon end

SCIENCE said:

PermeateFree said:

we’ve long argued that spanners belong with other cutlery having a fork and a spoon end

Nooo. Classify them as cutlery and Anoia will begin to take an interest.

PermeateFree said:

‘oo you calling a monkey, ya monkey.

PermeateFree said:

Like the Librarian I am an ape NOT a monkey.

Tamb said:

SCIENCE said:

PermeateFree said:

we’ve long argued that spanners belong with other cutlery having a fork and a spoon end

Nooo. Classify them as cutlery and Anoia will begin to take an interest.

Plus it is a picture of vice grips, not a wrench, and two open end spanners. Probably 10mm from some poor sods tool box.

ChrispenEvan said:

Tamb said:

SCIENCE said:

we’ve long argued that spanners belong with other cutlery having a fork and a spoon end

Nooo. Classify them as cutlery and Anoia will begin to take an interest.

Plus it is a picture of vice grips, not a wrench, and two open end spanners. Probably 10mm from some poor sods tool box.

Not with the 16 written on the side.

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Tamb said:

Nooo. Classify them as cutlery and Anoia will begin to take an interest.

Plus it is a picture of vice grips, not a wrench, and two open end spanners. Probably 10mm from some poor sods tool box.

Not with the 16 written on the side.

maybe being fed they have grown a little.

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Tamb said:

Nooo. Classify them as cutlery and Anoia will begin to take an interest.

Plus it is a picture of vice grips, not a wrench, and two open end spanners. Probably 10mm from some poor sods tool box.

Not with the 16 written on the side.

Correct.

PermeateFree said:

Nice one!

:)

PermeateFree said:

That’s quite odd.

sibeen said:

PermeateFree said:

That’s quite odd.

it’s the eye.

Bye for now. :)))

PermeateFree said:

That’s a pretty cool illusion.

sarahs mum said:

LOL

dv said:

the title says ‘even better’. please comply

Operation Paperclip

Speedy said:

and maybe other times not caught on camera.

Speedy said:

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

LOLOLOLOL

Speedy said:

:)

sarahs mum said:

Lol

sarahs mum said:

:)

sarahs mum said:

That’s clever :)

dv said:

Well done

(and a bit spooky)

dv said:

Shopped.

sarahs mum said:

Yes, that is depressing.

dv said:

I get that.

sibeen said:

dv said:

I get that.

Not sure I do.

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

dv said:

I get that.

Not sure I do.

Political compass.

I now know who this guy is.

all my plans for the future involve waking up tomorrow with a sudden sense of discipline and adherence to routine that I have never displayed even once in my life.

ChrispenEvan said:

all my plans for the future involve waking up tomorrow with a sudden sense of discipline and adherence to routine that I have never displayed even once in my life.

Great meme

ChrispenEvan said:

I now know who this guy is.

looks like a Frans Hals painting.

sarahs mum said:

ChrispenEvan said:

I now know who this guy is.

looks like a Frans Hals painting.

Joseph Ducreux

ChrispenEvan said:

sarahs mum said:

ChrispenEvan said:

I now know who this guy is.

looks like a Frans Hals painting.

Joseph Ducreux

Dig it.

Spiny Norman said:

I can’t see it.

Should have used a Big Banana.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Spiny Norman said:

I can’t see it.

Should have used a Big Banana.

I see where you went wrong.
Bananas don’t have scales.

Tamb said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Spiny Norman said:

I can’t see it.

Should have used a Big Banana.

I see where you went wrong.
Bananas don’t have scales.

add chalk for scale

SCIENCE said:

Tamb said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

I can’t see it.

Should have used a Big Banana.

I see where you went wrong.
Bananas don’t have scales.

add chalk for scale

OK

Yes please. I’ll have…..ummmm….. points That one.

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

Woodie said:

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

compared to what

the pyramids are manifest testament of hard work

casting some statue of one’s preferred fairy tale not so much

Woodie said:

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

On a scale of 0 to 10, I’d give that one a minus six.

SCIENCE said:

Woodie said:

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

compared to what

the pyramids are manifest testament of hard work

casting some statue of one’s preferred fairy tale not so much

Plus no buildings have been knocked down because the people who built them owned slaves. at least I don’t think so.

ChrispenEvan said:

SCIENCE said:

Woodie said:

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

compared to what

the pyramids are manifest testament of hard work

casting some statue of one’s preferred fairy tale not so much

Plus no buildings have been knocked down because the people who built them owned slaves. at least I don’t think so.

During the American Civil War I think there was one or two.

:)

ChrispenEvan said:

SCIENCE said:

Woodie said:

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

compared to what

the pyramids are manifest testament of hard work

casting some statue of one’s preferred fairy tale not so much

Plus no buildings have been knocked down because the people who built them owned slaves. at least I don’t think so.

what about the world trade centre towers in new york or should this be in the conspiracies thread

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

SCIENCE said:

compared to what

the pyramids are manifest testament of hard work

casting some statue of one’s preferred fairy tale not so much

Plus no buildings have been knocked down because the people who built them owned slaves. at least I don’t think so.

During the American Civil War I think there was one or two.

:)

thank you for that insightful and informative comment.

ChrispenEvan said:

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Plus no buildings have been knocked down because the people who built them owned slaves. at least I don’t think so.

During the American Civil War I think there was one or two.

:)

thank you for that insightful and informative comment.

No worries.

SCIENCE said:

Woodie said:

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

compared to what

the pyramids are manifest testament of hard work

casting some statue of one’s preferred fairy tale not so much

They are some egomaniac’s testament to his gods.

Tamb said:

SCIENCE said:

Woodie said:

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

compared to what

the pyramids are manifest testament of hard work

casting some statue of one’s preferred fairy tale not so much

They are some egomaniac’s testament to his gods.

fair enough, we agree to the removal of square pyramids if all relevant icons of addition symbols are removed

SCIENCE said:

Tamb said:

SCIENCE said:

compared to what

the pyramids are manifest testament of hard work

casting some statue of one’s preferred fairy tale not so much

They are some egomaniac’s testament to his gods.

fair enough, we agree to the removal of square pyramids if all relevant icons of addition symbols are removed

I’m not sure if slaves were used in their construction. It was more of a compulsory civic duty performed by otherwise free men.

Tamb said:

SCIENCE said:

Tamb said:

They are some egomaniac’s testament to his gods.

fair enough, we agree to the removal of square pyramids if all relevant icons of addition symbols are removed

I’m not sure if slaves were used in their construction. It was more of a compulsory civic duty performed by otherwise free men.

the pyramids or the truncated swastikas

Woodie said:

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

There is a consensus among Egyptologists that the Great Pyramids were not built by slaves. Rather, it was farmers who built the pyramids during flooding, when they could not work in their lands. The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible either. – wiki

Spiny Norman said:

Must have PhD in Fluid Dynamics.

Arts said:

Woodie said:

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

There is a consensus among Egyptologists that the Great Pyramids were not built by slaves. Rather, it was farmers who built the pyramids during flooding, when they could not work in their lands. The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible either. – wiki

Perhaps I’m being vague, but don’t the pyramids pre-date the Bible by quite a bit? Although I guess the Old Testament is meant to be all of history.

SCIENCE said:

Tamb said:

SCIENCE said:

fair enough, we agree to the removal of square pyramids if all relevant icons of addition symbols are removed

I’m not sure if slaves were used in their construction. It was more of a compulsory civic duty performed by otherwise free men.

the pyramids or the truncated swastikas

I thought pyramids, but I might be mistaken.

Arts said:

Woodie said:

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

There is a consensus among Egyptologists that the Great Pyramids were not built by slaves. Rather, it was farmers who built the pyramids during flooding, when they could not work in their lands. The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible either. – wiki

The Pyramids are a lot older than the Old Testament.

I might put together some lunch. Nachos for lunch. I made the avocado/tomato/onion/lime juice salsa a couple of hours ago. I et lambs fry and bacon for breakfast. I think it will be buttered toast for tea tonight.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Arts said:

Woodie said:

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

There is a consensus among Egyptologists that the Great Pyramids were not built by slaves. Rather, it was farmers who built the pyramids during flooding, when they could not work in their lands. The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible either. – wiki

The Pyramids are a lot older than the Old Testament.

that was from wiki, as I posted.. but you are missing the point.. the consensus among the scholars is that the pyramids were not built by slaves, therefore the men is redundant..

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/were-the-egyptian-pyramids-built-by-slaves/

Arts said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Arts said:

There is a consensus among Egyptologists that the Great Pyramids were not built by slaves. Rather, it was farmers who built the pyramids during flooding, when they could not work in their lands. The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible either. – wiki

The Pyramids are a lot older than the Old Testament.

that was from wiki, as I posted.. but you are missing the point.. the consensus among the scholars is that the pyramids were not built by slaves, therefore the men is redundant..

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/were-the-egyptian-pyramids-built-by-slaves/

*meme

Arts said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Arts said:

There is a consensus among Egyptologists that the Great Pyramids were not built by slaves. Rather, it was farmers who built the pyramids during flooding, when they could not work in their lands. The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible either. – wiki

The Pyramids are a lot older than the Old Testament.

that was from wiki, as I posted.. but you are missing the point.. the consensus among the scholars is that the pyramids were not built by slaves, therefore the men is redundant..

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/were-the-egyptian-pyramids-built-by-slaves/

Sure. I wasn’t disagreeing. We’ll have to get DV to edit the wikipedia article.

Arts said:

Woodie said:

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

There is a consensus among Egyptologists that the Great Pyramids were not built by slaves. Rather, it was farmers who built the pyramids during flooding, when they could not work in their lands. The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible either. – wiki

The pyramids of Giza would have been more than a thousand years old already at the time of the Hebrew Exodus described in the bible (if it actually happened).

party_pants said:

Arts said:

Woodie said:

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

There is a consensus among Egyptologists that the Great Pyramids were not built by slaves. Rather, it was farmers who built the pyramids during flooding, when they could not work in their lands. The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible either. – wiki

The pyramids of Giza would have been more than a thousand years old already at the time of the Hebrew Exodus described in the bible (if it actually happened).

crawls back under rock

party_pants said:

Arts said:

Woodie said:

Yeah. Let’s knock ‘em all down.

There is a consensus among Egyptologists that the Great Pyramids were not built by slaves. Rather, it was farmers who built the pyramids during flooding, when they could not work in their lands. The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible either. – wiki

The pyramids of Giza would have been more than a thousand years old already at the time of the Hebrew Exodus described in the bible (if it actually happened).

But the bible stories are a lot older than the first written work as well, so it’s a bit strange that the Pyramids didn’t get a mention.

I mean the great floods caused by melting ice-caps get mentioned, and that was way before the Pyramids.

The Rev Dodgson said:

party_pants said:

Arts said:

There is a consensus among Egyptologists that the Great Pyramids were not built by slaves. Rather, it was farmers who built the pyramids during flooding, when they could not work in their lands. The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible either. – wiki

The pyramids of Giza would have been more than a thousand years old already at the time of the Hebrew Exodus described in the bible (if it actually happened).

But the bible stories are a lot older than the first written work as well, so it’s a bit strange that the Pyramids didn’t get a mention.

I mean the great floods caused by melting ice-caps get mentioned, and that was way before the Pyramids.

The Black Sea Deluge?

buffy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

party_pants said:

The pyramids of Giza would have been more than a thousand years old already at the time of the Hebrew Exodus described in the bible (if it actually happened).

But the bible stories are a lot older than the first written work as well, so it’s a bit strange that the Pyramids didn’t get a mention.

I mean the great floods caused by melting ice-caps get mentioned, and that was way before the Pyramids.

The Black Sea Deluge?

Gosh, I didn’t realize the hypothesis was so recent…1997.

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

buffy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

party_pants said:

The pyramids of Giza would have been more than a thousand years old already at the time of the Hebrew Exodus described in the bible (if it actually happened).

But the bible stories are a lot older than the first written work as well, so it’s a bit strange that the Pyramids didn’t get a mention.

I mean the great floods caused by melting ice-caps get mentioned, and that was way before the Pyramids.

The Black Sea Deluge?

Don’t know if it was that specifically, or more general sea level rise.

If the ancient Israeli story tellers didn’t know about the Pyramids, perhaps they didn’t know about the Black Sea either.

The Rev Dodgson said:

party_pants said:

Arts said:

There is a consensus among Egyptologists that the Great Pyramids were not built by slaves. Rather, it was farmers who built the pyramids during flooding, when they could not work in their lands. The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible either. – wiki

The pyramids of Giza would have been more than a thousand years old already at the time of the Hebrew Exodus described in the bible (if it actually happened).

But the bible stories are a lot older than the first written work as well, so it’s a bit strange that the Pyramids didn’t get a mention.

I mean the great floods caused by melting ice-caps get mentioned, and that was way before the Pyramids.

The oldest parts of the OT are stolen from earlier works like the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh which has the flood story.

Witty Rejoinder said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

party_pants said:

The pyramids of Giza would have been more than a thousand years old already at the time of the Hebrew Exodus described in the bible (if it actually happened).

But the bible stories are a lot older than the first written work as well, so it’s a bit strange that the Pyramids didn’t get a mention.

I mean the great floods caused by melting ice-caps get mentioned, and that was way before the Pyramids.

The oldest parts of the OT are stolen from earlier works like the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh which has the flood story.

Stolen?

or shared and re-interpreted? :)

buffy said:

buffy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

But the bible stories are a lot older than the first written work as well, so it’s a bit strange that the Pyramids didn’t get a mention.

I mean the great floods caused by melting ice-caps get mentioned, and that was way before the Pyramids.

The Black Sea Deluge?

Gosh, I didn’t realize the hypothesis was so recent…1997.

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

Thanks – I didn’t realise that either.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

But the bible stories are a lot older than the first written work as well, so it’s a bit strange that the Pyramids didn’t get a mention.

I mean the great floods caused by melting ice-caps get mentioned, and that was way before the Pyramids.

The oldest parts of the OT are stolen from earlier works like the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh which has the flood story.

Stolen?

or shared and re-interpreted? :)

A little bit of this, a little bit of that.

Just back from the sawdust factory. Thought that the neighbours would appreciate a cessation of the noise.

Does any of the argument about slaves building/not building the pyramids change the facts that:

a) the pyramids were built by the Egyptians

b) they were built as monuments to pharoahs and such

c) the pharoahs presided over a system in which at least some Egyptians did have slaves.

which are arguments similar to those used by today’s statue topplers?

The Rev Dodgson said:

party_pants said:

Arts said:

There is a consensus among Egyptologists that the Great Pyramids were not built by slaves. Rather, it was farmers who built the pyramids during flooding, when they could not work in their lands. The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible either. – wiki

The pyramids of Giza would have been more than a thousand years old already at the time of the Hebrew Exodus described in the bible (if it actually happened).

But the bible stories are a lot older than the first written work as well, so it’s a bit strange that the Pyramids didn’t get a mention.

I mean the great floods caused by melting ice-caps get mentioned, and that was way before the Pyramids.

maybe the aliens that built them had one of those mind zapping pens they used in MiB films?

Witty Rejoinder said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

The oldest parts of the OT are stolen from earlier works like the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh which has the flood story.

Stolen?

or shared and re-interpreted? :)

A little bit of this, a little bit of that.

The fact that flood stories are found in almost all cultures suggests to me that the origin relates to events caused by the post-glacial sea level rise.

captain_spalding said:

Just back from the sawdust factory. Thought that the neighbours would appreciate a cessation of the noise.

Does any of the argument about slaves building/not building the pyramids change the facts that:

a) the pyramids were built by the Egyptians

b) they were built as monuments to pharoahs and such

c) the pharoahs presided over a system in which at least some Egyptians did have slaves.

which are arguments similar to those used by today’s statue topplers?

the pyramids aren’t statues though, and that is where this meme falls in a heap.

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

Just back from the sawdust factory. Thought that the neighbours would appreciate a cessation of the noise.

Does any of the argument about slaves building/not building the pyramids change the facts that:

a) the pyramids were built by the Egyptians

b) they were built as monuments to pharoahs and such

c) the pharoahs presided over a system in which at least some Egyptians did have slaves.

which are arguments similar to those used by today’s statue topplers?

the pyramids aren’t statues though, and that is where this meme falls in a heap.

Topple the sphinx, then.

Michael V said:

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

Just back from the sawdust factory. Thought that the neighbours would appreciate a cessation of the noise.

Does any of the argument about slaves building/not building the pyramids change the facts that:

a) the pyramids were built by the Egyptians

b) they were built as monuments to pharoahs and such

c) the pharoahs presided over a system in which at least some Egyptians did have slaves.

which are arguments similar to those used by today’s statue topplers?

the pyramids aren’t statues though, and that is where this meme falls in a heap.

Topple the sphinx, then.

you can’t make me.

ChrispenEvan said:

the pyramids aren’t statues though, and that is where this meme falls in a heap.

Oh, that’s just a targetting error.

Everybody back on the bus, we’re going to the Abu Simbel statues!

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

Just back from the sawdust factory. Thought that the neighbours would appreciate a cessation of the noise.

Does any of the argument about slaves building/not building the pyramids change the facts that:

a) the pyramids were built by the Egyptians

b) they were built as monuments to pharoahs and such

c) the pharoahs presided over a system in which at least some Egyptians did have slaves.

which are arguments similar to those used by today’s statue topplers?

the pyramids aren’t statues though, and that is where this meme falls in a heap.

Also they are not treated as a sign of respect for a recent historical figure who is widely seen as not deserving of that respect, because of his actions towards a particular ethnic group.

The Rev Dodgson said:

party_pants said:

Arts said:

There is a consensus among Egyptologists that the Great Pyramids were not built by slaves. Rather, it was farmers who built the pyramids during flooding, when they could not work in their lands. The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible either. – wiki

The pyramids of Giza would have been more than a thousand years old already at the time of the Hebrew Exodus described in the bible (if it actually happened).

But the bible stories are a lot older than the first written work as well, so it’s a bit strange that the Pyramids didn’t get a mention.

I mean the great floods caused by melting ice-caps get mentioned, and that was way before the Pyramids.

Yes. But the general written form didn’t emerge until centuries after the events they describe. The bible was written circa 60 BCE during the reign attributed to King Josiah.

Witty Rejoinder said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

party_pants said:

The pyramids of Giza would have been more than a thousand years old already at the time of the Hebrew Exodus described in the bible (if it actually happened).

But the bible stories are a lot older than the first written work as well, so it’s a bit strange that the Pyramids didn’t get a mention.

I mean the great floods caused by melting ice-caps get mentioned, and that was way before the Pyramids.

The oldest parts of the OT are stolen from earlier works like the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh which has the flood story.

Bloody cultural appropriation!

The Rev Dodgson said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Stolen?

or shared and re-interpreted? :)

A little bit of this, a little bit of that.

The fact that flood stories are found in almost all cultures suggests to me that the origin relates to events caused by the post-glacial sea level rise.

I agree. Australian Aboriginal stories talk of the end of the land-bridge joining Tasmania and the mainland.

The Rev Dodgson said:

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

Just back from the sawdust factory. Thought that the neighbours would appreciate a cessation of the noise.

Does any of the argument about slaves building/not building the pyramids change the facts that:

a) the pyramids were built by the Egyptians

b) they were built as monuments to pharoahs and such

c) the pharoahs presided over a system in which at least some Egyptians did have slaves.

which are arguments similar to those used by today’s statue topplers?

the pyramids aren’t statues though, and that is where this meme falls in a heap.

Also they are not treated as a sign of respect for a recent historical figure who is widely seen as not deserving of that respect, because of his actions towards a particular ethnic group.

maybe if we were allowed just to deface statues, eg egg them, or not clean the pigeon shit off them that would be more appropriate.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Stolen?

or shared and re-interpreted? :)

A little bit of this, a little bit of that.

The fact that flood stories are found in almost all cultures suggests to me that the origin relates to events caused by the post-glacial sea level rise.

Or that humans naturally gravitate towards living on flood plains.

Flood plains are so named for good reason.

Michael V said:

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

Just back from the sawdust factory. Thought that the neighbours would appreciate a cessation of the noise.

Does any of the argument about slaves building/not building the pyramids change the facts that:

a) the pyramids were built by the Egyptians

b) they were built as monuments to pharoahs and such

c) the pharoahs presided over a system in which at least some Egyptians did have slaves.

which are arguments similar to those used by today’s statue topplers?

the pyramids aren’t statues though, and that is where this meme falls in a heap.

Topple the sphinx, then.

the sphinx is doing a remarkably good job of that themselves.

captain_spalding said:

Just back from the sawdust factory. Thought that the neighbours would appreciate a cessation of the noise.

Does any of the argument about slaves building/not building the pyramids change the facts that:

a) the pyramids were built by the Egyptians

b) they were built as monuments to pharoahs and such

c) the pharoahs presided over a system in which at least some Egyptians did have slaves.

which are arguments similar to those used by today’s statue topplers?

I think it is a bit different. There are not many in the “rich elites” set who can trace their ancestry and the source of their wealth directly back to some ancestor that lived in ancient Egypt and worked slaves to build up his fortune.

party_pants said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

party_pants said:

The pyramids of Giza would have been more than a thousand years old already at the time of the Hebrew Exodus described in the bible (if it actually happened).

But the bible stories are a lot older than the first written work as well, so it’s a bit strange that the Pyramids didn’t get a mention.

I mean the great floods caused by melting ice-caps get mentioned, and that was way before the Pyramids.

Yes. But the general written form didn’t emerge until centuries after the events they describe. The bible was written circa 60 BCE during the reign attributed to King Josiah.

600 BCE

Arts said:

Michael V said:

ChrispenEvan said:

the pyramids aren’t statues though, and that is where this meme falls in a heap.

Topple the sphinx, then.

the sphinx is doing a remarkably good job of that themselves.

Ever since Obelix broke the nose off and hid it uunderneath.

party_pants said:

captain_spalding said:

Just back from the sawdust factory. Thought that the neighbours would appreciate a cessation of the noise.

Does any of the argument about slaves building/not building the pyramids change the facts that:

a) the pyramids were built by the Egyptians

b) they were built as monuments to pharoahs and such

c) the pharoahs presided over a system in which at least some Egyptians did have slaves.

which are arguments similar to those used by today’s statue topplers?

I think it is a bit different. There are not many in the “rich elites” set who can trace their ancestry and the source of their wealth directly back to some ancestor that lived in ancient Egypt and worked slaves to build up his fortune.

We need a statute of limitations on revenge for the past.

ChrispenEvan said:

Michael V said:

ChrispenEvan said:

the pyramids aren’t statues though, and that is where this meme falls in a heap.

Topple the sphinx, then.

you can’t make me.

Now would I want to.

Interesting discussion of the Bible here on a Sunday morning.

(I’m off to watch Planet America now)

captain_spalding said:

party_pants said:

captain_spalding said:

Just back from the sawdust factory. Thought that the neighbours would appreciate a cessation of the noise.

Does any of the argument about slaves building/not building the pyramids change the facts that:

a) the pyramids were built by the Egyptians

b) they were built as monuments to pharoahs and such

c) the pharoahs presided over a system in which at least some Egyptians did have slaves.

which are arguments similar to those used by today’s statue topplers?

I think it is a bit different. There are not many in the “rich elites” set who can trace their ancestry and the source of their wealth directly back to some ancestor that lived in ancient Egypt and worked slaves to build up his fortune.

We need a statute of limitations on revenge for the past.

I think there is an already built in system for that. After the fall of Rome the use of statue art was mostly religious only (Jesus or the VM) for the next few centuries. The commissioning of statues to commemorate individuals didn’t really begin until the Baroque period, starting with kings and queens and spreading to nobles and military figures and so on, reaching a peak in the 19th century.

So if you say anyone after 1700 you pretty much cpture all of the statues anyway.

Spiny Norman said:

The Egyptians had been vandalising them for centuries.

party_pants said:

captain_spalding said:

Just back from the sawdust factory. Thought that the neighbours would appreciate a cessation of the noise.

Does any of the argument about slaves building/not building the pyramids change the facts that:

a) the pyramids were built by the Egyptians

b) they were built as monuments to pharoahs and such

c) the pharoahs presided over a system in which at least some Egyptians did have slaves.

which are arguments similar to those used by today’s statue topplers?

I think it is a bit different. There are not many in the “rich elites” set who can trace their ancestry and the source of their wealth directly back to some ancestor that lived in ancient Egypt and worked slaves to build up his fortune.

And there are no political institutions in modern Egypt that are at all related to those of ancient Egypt.

The only people who might be interested in destroying antiquities are the Islamic fanatics who have already done so in Iraq etc (and indeed in Egypt, where various ancient Egyptian monuments were defaced by Muslims in previous centuries).

party_pants said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

party_pants said:

The pyramids of Giza would have been more than a thousand years old already at the time of the Hebrew Exodus described in the bible (if it actually happened).

But the bible stories are a lot older than the first written work as well, so it’s a bit strange that the Pyramids didn’t get a mention.

I mean the great floods caused by melting ice-caps get mentioned, and that was way before the Pyramids.

Yes. But the general written form didn’t emerge until centuries after the events they describe. The bible was written circa 60 BCE during the reign attributed to King Josiah.

The historians’ view is that the Israelites captivity in Egypt did not occur as there is no record of it in Egypt, and the Egyptians kept good records. The story also relies on some anachronisms. Like much else in the OT, it was probably simply a story borrowed from other people .

Spiny Norman said:

noice

dv said:

party_pants said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

But the bible stories are a lot older than the first written work as well, so it’s a bit strange that the Pyramids didn’t get a mention.

I mean the great floods caused by melting ice-caps get mentioned, and that was way before the Pyramids.

Yes. But the general written form didn’t emerge until centuries after the events they describe. The bible was written circa 60 BCE during the reign attributed to King Josiah.

The historians’ view is that the Israelites captivity in Egypt did not occur as there is no record of it in Egypt, and the Egyptians kept good records. The story also relies on some anachronisms. Like much else in the OT, it was probably simply a story borrowed from other people .

Yes.

I favour the view that the old testament was compiled from a variety of origin stories from what were once separate and distinct groups. The Abraham, Issaac, Jacob and Joseph stories were re-arranged to make them father, son, granson and great grandson in order to unify all the disparate groups. The Moses and Exodus story was probably just another group with another origin story which needed to be patched into the timeline, there were possibly small migration events of settlers coming from Egypt to settle in the land of Canaan, but not the mass single wave of conquest. Also the priestly class had their own patron in the form of Aaron who was woven into the texts as the brother of Moses.

It was quite a clever rearrangement of separate stories into one continuous narrative. Done by the early Yahweh monotheists to impose their religion over the whole kingdom. Very politically astute.

party_pants said:

dv said:

party_pants said:

Yes. But the general written form didn’t emerge until centuries after the events they describe. The bible was written circa 60 BCE during the reign attributed to King Josiah.

The historians’ view is that the Israelites captivity in Egypt did not occur as there is no record of it in Egypt, and the Egyptians kept good records. The story also relies on some anachronisms. Like much else in the OT, it was probably simply a story borrowed from other people .

Yes.

I favour the view that the old testament was compiled from a variety of origin stories from what were once separate and distinct groups. The Abraham, Issaac, Jacob and Joseph stories were re-arranged to make them father, son, granson and great grandson in order to unify all the disparate groups. The Moses and Exodus story was probably just another group with another origin story which needed to be patched into the timeline, there were possibly small migration events of settlers coming from Egypt to settle in the land of Canaan, but not the mass single wave of conquest. Also the priestly class had their own patron in the form of Aaron who was woven into the texts as the brother of Moses.

It was quite a clever rearrangement of separate stories into one continuous narrative. Done by the early Yahweh monotheists to impose their religion over the whole kingdom. Very politically astute.

One thing that always irks me is that other Christians typically know nothing about the Bible.

dv said:

party_pants said:

dv said:

The historians’ view is that the Israelites captivity in Egypt did not occur as there is no record of it in Egypt, and the Egyptians kept good records. The story also relies on some anachronisms. Like much else in the OT, it was probably simply a story borrowed from other people .

Yes.

I favour the view that the old testament was compiled from a variety of origin stories from what were once separate and distinct groups. The Abraham, Issaac, Jacob and Joseph stories were re-arranged to make them father, son, granson and great grandson in order to unify all the disparate groups. The Moses and Exodus story was probably just another group with another origin story which needed to be patched into the timeline, there were possibly small migration events of settlers coming from Egypt to settle in the land of Canaan, but not the mass single wave of conquest. Also the priestly class had their own patron in the form of Aaron who was woven into the texts as the brother of Moses.

It was quite a clever rearrangement of separate stories into one continuous narrative. Done by the early Yahweh monotheists to impose their religion over the whole kingdom. Very politically astute.

One thing that always irks me is that other Christians typically know nothing about the Bible.

^

sarahs mum said:

dv said:

party_pants said:

Yes.

I favour the view that the old testament was compiled from a variety of origin stories from what were once separate and distinct groups. The Abraham, Issaac, Jacob and Joseph stories were re-arranged to make them father, son, granson and great grandson in order to unify all the disparate groups. The Moses and Exodus story was probably just another group with another origin story which needed to be patched into the timeline, there were possibly small migration events of settlers coming from Egypt to settle in the land of Canaan, but not the mass single wave of conquest. Also the priestly class had their own patron in the form of Aaron who was woven into the texts as the brother of Moses.

It was quite a clever rearrangement of separate stories into one continuous narrative. Done by the early Yahweh monotheists to impose their religion over the whole kingdom. Very politically astute.

One thing that always irks me is that other Christians typically know nothing about the Bible.

^

Its hard to read being one reason.

In a style 2000 years old.

and way too long for most people.

Tau.Neutrino said:

sarahs mum said:

dv said:

One thing that always irks me is that other Christians typically know nothing about the Bible.

^

Its hard to read being one reason.

In a style 2000 years old.

and way too long for most people.

Maybe if they made a Hollywood movie about the bible, people might understand it then.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

sarahs mum said:

^

Its hard to read being one reason.

In a style 2000 years old.

and way too long for most people.

Maybe if they made a Hollywood movie about the bible, people might understand it then.

You can never expect Hollywood to be faithful to the book :/

party_pants said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Its hard to read being one reason.

In a style 2000 years old.

and way too long for most people.

Maybe if they made a Hollywood movie about the bible, people might understand it then.

You can never expect Hollywood to be faithful to the book :/

Chartlton Heston is dead anyway.

party_pants said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Its hard to read being one reason.

In a style 2000 years old.

and way too long for most people.

Maybe if they made a Hollywood movie about the bible, people might understand it then.

You can never expect Hollywood to be faithful to the book :/

They might have to change things so that people can understand the movie, because not many can understand the bible.

Who can give a synopsis of the bible ?

That’s all the movie can do anyway, it cannot go into such detail.

Tamb said:

party_pants said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Maybe if they made a Hollywood movie about the bible, people might understand it then.

You can never expect Hollywood to be faithful to the book :/

Chartlton Heston is dead anyway.

He could come back as a virtual actor.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tamb said:

party_pants said:

You can never expect Hollywood to be faithful to the book :/

Chartlton Heston is dead anyway.

He could come back as a virtual actor.

Wasn’t he always?

Tamb said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tamb said:

Chartlton Heston is dead anyway.

He could come back as a virtual actor.

Wasn’t he always?

:)

sarahs mum said:

Yeah there’s already more than enough porn on the internet, no need to send it into space.

sarahs mum said:

rofl :)

Tau.Neutrino said:

sarahs mum said:

Yeah there’s already more than enough porn on the internet, no need to send it into space.

Can there ever be too much porn?

Witty Rejoinder said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

sarahs mum said:

Yeah there’s already more than enough porn on the internet, no need to send it into space.

Can there ever be too much porn?

Mind numbingly.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

sarahs mum said:

Yeah there’s already more than enough porn on the internet, no need to send it into space.

Can there ever be too much porn?

In the NT yes.

In Canberra no.

dv said:

pay that :)

Dark Orange said:

:)

sarahs mum said:

ROFL

dv said:

Even looking at it for a second time I still have no idea.

sibeen said:

dv said:

Even looking at it for a second time I still have no idea.

There is one that is different. Presumably the 0.01% the soap doesn’t kill…

PermeateFree said:

Whew. I thought at first that she was supplying fertiliser.

My garden chair was doing this in the front garden last week.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Spiny Norman said:

Must have PhD in Fluid Dynamics.

Mary Roach in “Packing for Mars” gives a perfect example of how not to use a zero gravity toilet.

ie. don’t use the one in the showroom.

dv said:

Yes. “Thor vs Care Bears” is one movie I would pay to see.

https://www.boredpanda.com/not-my-job-funny-pics/

This is what every error message should say.

Is that a work-free drug place or a work free-drug place or a work drug free place?

What the scientific papers I write look like.

The following isn’t funny. It beats the hell out of K)G2nY_V7NHeh]nH

mollwollfumble said:

https://www.boredpanda.com/not-my-job-funny-pics/

This is what every error message should say.

Is that a work-free drug place or a work free-drug place or a work drug free place?

What the scientific papers I write look like.

The following isn’t funny. It beats the hell out of K)G2nY_V7NHeh]nH

Took me a while to spot the 3rd one.
Ain’t the human mind a wonderful thing? I should get one.

how the fuck did reviewer #2 not see that?

Arts said:

how the fuck did reviewer #2 not see that?

He was on drugs

Arts said:

AND LEAVE IT OFF THAT WAY YOU’LL NEVER GET SUCKED IN TO SOCIAL MEDIA

Arts said:

Wonder if any of those Y2K bug survivalists are still out there in the wilderness somewhere.

Arts said:

Lots of people claim the whole Y2K thing was overblown, but having been involved in the pre-Y2K audit, I am less cynical.
There was lots of stuff broken that got fixed, and you only have to look at what happened to those stealth fighters when they crossed the international date line to realise the potential issues were real.

dv said:

=> unsubstantiated contraspiracies thread

Arts said:

how the fuck did reviewer #2 not see that?

Very easy to miss.

Now I ALWAYS highlight comments like this in yellow highlighter before passing it on.

mollwollfumble said:

Arts said:

how the fuck did reviewer #2 not see that?

Very easy to miss.

not for reviewer #2. the most notorious of them all..

I did get some assignments from students that still had the highlighted (insert citation here) in the copy.. so even highlighting isn’t fool proof.

Arts said:

mollwollfumble said:

Arts said:

how the fuck did reviewer #2 not see that?

Very easy to miss.

not for reviewer #2. the most notorious of them all..

I did get some assignments from students that still had the highlighted (insert citation here) in the copy.. so even highlighting isn’t fool proof.

Oh, reviewer #2.
Reviewer #2 passes a paper without reading it if its name is listed as one of the authors.

Logic Gate

dv said:

Logic Gate

like :)

dv said:

Logic Gate

Right up Sibeen’s alley.

Witty Rejoinder said:

dv said:

Logic Gate

Right up Sibeen’s alley.

Is that at the new house?

;)

dv said:

Logic Gate

That would have got a lot of NFIs if you hadn’t explained it.

dv said:

Logic Gate

I love it. I want one.

Caption wanted.

mollwollfumble said:

Caption wanted.

What sort of coin are we looking at, Boomer.

mollwollfumble said:

Caption wanted.

B-b-brolga!

mollwollfumble said:

Caption wanted.

Cerbirdus

Kingy said:

mollwollfumble said:

Caption wanted.

Cerbirdus

Yeah, that’ll do…

furious said:

Kingy said:

mollwollfumble said:

Caption wanted.

Cerbirdus

Yeah, that’ll do…

He can get fucked, I should have got there first.

One of my nephews has just been posted to HMAS Cerberus as a trainee after completing his initial entry training as an Army recruit. Seems the ADF has gone all soft since I left and have tri-service training establishments scattered around willy-nilly.

Back in my day they’d hardly let us talk to each other. No wonder they are referred to as the good old days.

sibeen said:

furious said:

Kingy said:

Cerbirdus

Yeah, that’ll do…

He can get fucked, I should have got there first.

One of my nephews has just been posted to HMAS Cerberus as a trainee after completing his initial entry training as an Army recruit. Seems the ADF has gone all soft since I left and have tri-service training establishments scattered around willy-nilly.

Back in my day they’d hardly let us talk to each other. No wonder they are referred to as the good old days.

The early bird gets the worm…

dv said:

:)

sarahs mum said:

dv said:

:)

X 2

sibeen said:

furious said:

Kingy said:

Cerbirdus

Yeah, that’ll do…

I should have got there first.

Me too, but ‘three-headed brolga of the underground’ doesn’t work.

> One of my nephews has just been posted to HMAS Cerberus

Here? ;-)

mollwollfumble said:

sibeen said:

furious said:

Yeah, that’ll do…

I should have got there first.

Me too, but ‘three-headed brolga of the underground’ doesn’t work.

> One of my nephews has just been posted to HMAS Cerberus

Here? ;-)

For awful fashion styles, see https://www.tiebreaker.com/awful-fashion-trends/

mollwollfumble said:

sibeen said:

I should have got there first.

Me too, but ‘three-headed brolga of the underground’ doesn’t work.

> One of my nephews has just been posted to HMAS Cerberus

Here? ;-)

For awful fashion styles, see https://www.tiebreaker.com/awful-fashion-trends/

dv said:

:)

Michael V said:

dv said:

:)

But isn’t that vandalism? ;)

The sky’s lightened, but not by much in the south and east. Black clouds and ominous rumbles there. It’s overcast and a short shower of heavy rain is approaching, according to the radar.

Oops, sorry. Should’ve been in chat…

Forgive me please.

Michael V said:

Oops, sorry. Should’ve been in chat…

Forgive me please.

‘s ok

sibeen said:

furious said:

Kingy said:

Cerbirdus

Yeah, that’ll do…

He can get fucked, I should have got there first.

One of my nephews has just been posted to HMAS Cerberus as a trainee after completing his initial entry training as an Army recruit. Seems the ADF has gone all soft since I left and have tri-service training establishments scattered around willy-nilly.

Back in my day they’d hardly let us talk to each other. No wonder they are referred to as the good old days.

Thanks sibeen.

I now have the background data I need to do my Binge research on this topic and discover that Cerbirdus is indeed a worthy name for this strange three headed creature.

Visual pun

dv said:

Visual pun

Sledgehammer humour.

dv said:

Visual pun

That’s heavy, man.

dv said:

Visual pun

lol

dv said:

Visual pun

You been hanging with the nicest people.

party_pants said:

dv said:

Visual pun

You been hanging with the nicest people.

Heh

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

Visual pun

Sledgehammer humour.

wait until you see their* eggs

*: may be out of order

SCIENCE said:

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

Visual pun

Sledgehammer humour.

wait until you see their* eggs

*: may be out of order

It’s the only fish that can buy bodily spare parts from Bunnings.

dv said:

Visual pun

And a good’n.

SCIENCE said:

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

Visual pun

Sledgehammer humour.

wait until you see their* eggs

*: may be out of order

Bubblecar said:

SCIENCE said:

Bubblecar said:

Sledgehammer humour.

wait until you see their* eggs

*: may be out of order

It’s the only fish that can buy bodily spare parts from Bunnings.

Better than shopping at the chemist I guess.

dv said:

Visual pun

I like it.

dv said:

Not funny.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Not funny.

I don’t believe it is a prerequisite for a meme to be funny.

ChrispenEvan said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Not funny.

I don’t believe it is a prerequisite for a meme to be funny.

Perhaps not, but for that one the only possible justification I could see would be if it was funny.

ChrispenEvan said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Not funny.

I don’t believe it is a prerequisite for a meme to be funny.

is it memorable

SCIENCE said:

ChrispenEvan said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Not funny.

I don’t believe it is a prerequisite for a meme to be funny.

is it memorable

I wouldn’t even give it that credit.

Just another part of the sludge, to my mind.

SCIENCE said:

ChrispenEvan said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Not funny.

I don’t believe it is a prerequisite for a meme to be funny.

is it memorable

I cannot remember a single meme. Therefore they are not memorable. Therefore they are nor memes. Q.E.D.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Not funny.

Everyone’s critic these days

sarahs mum said:

Things that Trevor Gauld is known for….

sarahs mum said:

I really should redo that to get my point across.

Things that Trevor Gauld is known for….

Meet the Team – ETU – The Electrical Trades Union
https://www.etunational.asn.au › meet_the_team
NATIONAL TEAM · Michael Wright · Matthew Murphy · Annette Moran · Trevor Gauld · Cassandra Taylor · Eimear O’Sullivan · Mark Burgess · Eranga Ramawickrama.
—-

Seems to be the correct stance for him to have.

sarahs mum said:

Meet the Team – ETU – The Electrical Trades Union
https://www.etunational.asn.au › meet_the_team
NATIONAL TEAM · Michael Wright · Matthew Murphy · Annette Moran · Trevor Gauld · Cassandra Taylor · Eimear O’Sullivan · Mark Burgess · Eranga Ramawickrama.
—-

Seems to be the correct stance for him to have.

No. Just because a politician makes a statement, or a tweet, or a facebook post in support of an athlete, or a scientist or any individual doesn’t make that a political football. That’s fucking stupid. There has to be a line where a prominent individual can make a normal comment without it being misconstrued, twisted, misquoted etc.

sibeen said:

sarahs mum said:

Meet the Team – ETU – The Electrical Trades Union
https://www.etunational.asn.au › meet_the_team
NATIONAL TEAM · Michael Wright · Matthew Murphy · Annette Moran · Trevor Gauld · Cassandra Taylor · Eimear O’Sullivan · Mark Burgess · Eranga Ramawickrama.
—-

Seems to be the correct stance for him to have.

No. Just because a politician makes a statement, or a tweet, or a facebook post in support of an athlete, or a scientist or any individual doesn’t make that a political football. That’s fucking stupid. There has to be a line where a prominent individual can make a normal comment without it being misconstrued, twisted, misquoted etc.

OTOH, people can criticise politicians whenever and in whichever way they like, which is a damn good thing. So good on Trevor Gauld and long may he pour shit on our tongue-speaking overlord.

Bubblecar said:

sibeen said:

sarahs mum said:

Meet the Team – ETU – The Electrical Trades Union
https://www.etunational.asn.au › meet_the_team
NATIONAL TEAM · Michael Wright · Matthew Murphy · Annette Moran · Trevor Gauld · Cassandra Taylor · Eimear O’Sullivan · Mark Burgess · Eranga Ramawickrama.
—-

Seems to be the correct stance for him to have.

No. Just because a politician makes a statement, or a tweet, or a facebook post in support of an athlete, or a scientist or any individual doesn’t make that a political football. That’s fucking stupid. There has to be a line where a prominent individual can make a normal comment without it being misconstrued, twisted, misquoted etc.

OTOH, people can criticise politicians whenever and in whichever way they like, which is a damn good thing. So good on Trevor Gauld and long may he pour shit on our tongue-speaking overlord.

If Trev made exactly these points in a discussion about the Covid project then I’d be in 100% agreement with him. To do it to this is just stupid, obviously IMHO.

sibeen said:

Bubblecar said:

sibeen said:

No. Just because a politician makes a statement, or a tweet, or a facebook post in support of an athlete, or a scientist or any individual doesn’t make that a political football. That’s fucking stupid. There has to be a line where a prominent individual can make a normal comment without it being misconstrued, twisted, misquoted etc.

OTOH, people can criticise politicians whenever and in whichever way they like, which is a damn good thing. So good on Trevor Gauld and long may he pour shit on our tongue-speaking overlord.

If Trev made exactly these points in a discussion about the Covid project then I’d be in 100% agreement with him. To do it to this is just stupid, obviously IMHO.

I think he did post this about Covid. He just backhanded it.

There is a list of things ScoMO has got together and succeeded with. And I hate him for a lot of that stuff He has represented this country in a terrible fashion..

sarahs mum said:

sibeen said:

Bubblecar said:

OTOH, people can criticise politicians whenever and in whichever way they like, which is a damn good thing. So good on Trevor Gauld and long may he pour shit on our tongue-speaking overlord.

If Trev made exactly these points in a discussion about the Covid project then I’d be in 100% agreement with him. To do it to this is just stupid, obviously IMHO.

I think he did post this about Covid. He just backhanded it.

There is a list of things ScoMO has got together and succeeded with. And I hate him for a lot of that stuff He has represented this country in a terrible fashion..

No. He posted about Covid but completely inappropriately, again IMHO. I can’t stand Morrison; but you don’t break into a conversation about the tea prices in Upper Mongolia with a riposte about the required anchor length in the Sea of Okhotsk.

sibeen said:

sarahs mum said:

sibeen said:

If Trev made exactly these points in a discussion about the Covid project then I’d be in 100% agreement with him. To do it to this is just stupid, obviously IMHO.

I think he did post this about Covid. He just backhanded it.

There is a list of things ScoMO has got together and succeeded with. And I hate him for a lot of that stuff He has represented this country in a terrible fashion..

No. He posted about Covid but completely inappropriately, again IMHO. I can’t stand Morrison; but you don’t break into a conversation about the tea prices in Upper Mongolia with a riposte about the required anchor length in the Sea of Okhotsk.

I can’t stand him more.

sarahs mum said:

sibeen said:

sarahs mum said:

I think he did post this about Covid. He just backhanded it.

There is a list of things ScoMO has got together and succeeded with. And I hate him for a lot of that stuff He has represented this country in a terrible fashion..

No. He posted about Covid but completely inappropriately, again IMHO. I can’t stand Morrison; but you don’t break into a conversation about the tea prices in Upper Mongolia with a riposte about the required anchor length in the Sea of Okhotsk.

I can’t stand him more.

Good, but my point is about the political discourse, and yelling at Morrison in wild, incoherent manners, doesn’t win votes and influence people. It turns them off; and the next election is going to be on a knife edge. Trev may be a high up official in the ETU, and expect complete and utter support from his base, but I know a shitload of sparkies and if anyone thinks that they’re going to be rusted on Labor supporters then I have a bridge to sell them.

sibeen said:

sarahs mum said:

sibeen said:

No. He posted about Covid but completely inappropriately, again IMHO. I can’t stand Morrison; but you don’t break into a conversation about the tea prices in Upper Mongolia with a riposte about the required anchor length in the Sea of Okhotsk.

I can’t stand him more.

Good, but my point is about the political discourse, and yelling at Morrison in wild, incoherent manners, doesn’t win votes and influence people. It turns them off; and the next election is going to be on a knife edge. Trev may be a high up official in the ETU, and expect complete and utter support from his base, but I know a shitload of sparkies and if anyone thinks that they’re going to be rusted on Labor supporters then I have a bridge to sell them.

What you mean is: plenty of people are easy prey for Scomo’s matey PR. So you seem to think his critics should be respectful of that PR lest they “turn off” those gullibles.

But that’s no way to run a resistance. You have to simply accept that some people won’t like you pouring well-earned shit on their matey ol’ mate, and will vote Tory anyway.

sibeen said:

sarahs mum said:

sibeen said:

No. He posted about Covid but completely inappropriately, again IMHO. I can’t stand Morrison; but you don’t break into a conversation about the tea prices in Upper Mongolia with a riposte about the required anchor length in the Sea of Okhotsk.

I can’t stand him more.

Good, but my point is about the political discourse, and yelling at Morrison in wild, incoherent manners, doesn’t win votes and influence people. It turns them off; and the next election is going to be on a knife edge. Trev may be a high up official in the ETU, and expect complete and utter support from his base, but I know a shitload of sparkies and if anyone thinks that they’re going to be rusted on Labor supporters then I have a bridge to sell them.

I wish being Labor meant something these days.

I don’t think he was wild or incoherent. He was fielding metaphors in a smart arsed way.

Bubblecar said:

sibeen said:

sarahs mum said:

I can’t stand him more.

Good, but my point is about the political discourse, and yelling at Morrison in wild, incoherent manners, doesn’t win votes and influence people. It turns them off; and the next election is going to be on a knife edge. Trev may be a high up official in the ETU, and expect complete and utter support from his base, but I know a shitload of sparkies and if anyone thinks that they’re going to be rusted on Labor supporters then I have a bridge to sell them.

What you mean is: plenty of people are easy prey for Scomo’s matey PR. So you seem to think his critics should be respectful of that PR lest they “turn off” those gullibles.

But that’s no way to run a resistance. You have to simply accept that some people won’t like you pouring well-earned shit on their matey ol’ mate, and will vote Tory anyway.

No, I mean that they shouldn’t yell and scream when he makes a comment about a trifling situation, like an athlete wining a game etc. Makes them look shrill.

Some day soon politicians will stop posting stuff on Twitter, and get back to press statements or statements to parliament.

When that happens, Twitter will be devoid of players and be the domain only for commentators and pundits. Then it will die.

party_pants said:

Some day soon politicians will stop posting stuff on Twitter, and get back to press statements or statements to parliament.

When that happens, Twitter will be devoid of players and be the domain only for commentators and pundits. Then it will die.

Good :)

sibeen said:

sarahs mum said:

Meet the Team – ETU – The Electrical Trades Union
https://www.etunational.asn.au › meet_the_team
NATIONAL TEAM · Michael Wright · Matthew Murphy · Annette Moran · Trevor Gauld · Cassandra Taylor · Eimear O’Sullivan · Mark Burgess · Eranga Ramawickrama.
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Seems to be the correct stance for him to have.

No. Just because a politician makes a statement, or a tweet, or a facebook post in support of an athlete, or a scientist or any individual doesn’t make that a political football. That’s fucking stupid. There has to be a line where a prominent individual can make a normal comment without it being misconstrued, twisted, misquoted etc.

Why does there?

He’s a politician trying to make himself look like a good bloke.

I thought the response was entirely reasonable.

The Rev Dodgson said:

sibeen said:

sarahs mum said:

Meet the Team – ETU – The Electrical Trades Union
https://www.etunational.asn.au › meet_the_team
NATIONAL TEAM · Michael Wright · Matthew Murphy · Annette Moran · Trevor Gauld · Cassandra Taylor · Eimear O’Sullivan · Mark Burgess · Eranga Ramawickrama.
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Seems to be the correct stance for him to have.

No. Just because a politician makes a statement, or a tweet, or a facebook post in support of an athlete, or a scientist or any individual doesn’t make that a political football. That’s fucking stupid. There has to be a line where a prominent individual can make a normal comment without it being misconstrued, twisted, misquoted etc.

Why does there?

He’s a politician trying to make himself look like a good bloke.

I thought the response was entirely reasonable.

+1

He is a politician doing what politicians do, and the response was a good point well made.

Trevor could have prefaced his comments on Morrison with something like ‘yes, you’re right about that, Scotty, congrats to Ash on a great achievement’.

And then made his comparison between the two.

captain_spalding said:

Trevor could have prefaced his comments on Morrison with something like ‘yes, you’re right about that, Scotty, congrats to Ash on a great achievement’.

And then made his comparison between the two.

Meh. They are both politicians of sorts.

Dark Orange said:

captain_spalding said:

Trevor could have prefaced his comments on Morrison with something like ‘yes, you’re right about that, Scotty, congrats to Ash on a great achievement’.

And then made his comparison between the two.

Meh. They are both politicians of sorts.

True.

Bubblecar said:

sibeen said:

sarahs mum said:

I can’t stand him more.

Good, but my point is about the political discourse, and yelling at Morrison in wild, incoherent manners, doesn’t win votes and influence people. It turns them off; and the next election is going to be on a knife edge. Trev may be a high up official in the ETU, and expect complete and utter support from his base, but I know a shitload of sparkies and if anyone thinks that they’re going to be rusted on Labor supporters then I have a bridge to sell them.

What you mean is: plenty of people are easy prey for Scomo’s matey PR. So you seem to think his critics should be respectful of that PR lest they “turn off” those gullibles.

But that’s no way to run a resistance. You have to simply accept that some people won’t like you pouring well-earned shit on their matey ol’ mate, and will vote Tory anyway.

Right, imagine the situation we’d be in if parties stuck to their values, instead of reining in their yelling at and calling out of opponents just to chase votes ¡

captain_spalding said:

Dark Orange said:

captain_spalding said:

Trevor could have prefaced his comments on Morrison with something like ‘yes, you’re right about that, Scotty, congrats to Ash on a great achievement’.

And then made his comparison between the two.

Meh. They are both politicians of sorts.

True.

on the other hand if we’re referring to a specific example, where is the yelling

dv said:

PermeateFree said:

dv said:

Silent x as in OJ

dv said:

PermeateFree said:

dv said:

Silent x as in OJ

You speak in riddles as if you are afraid of telling the truth.

PermeateFree said:

dv said:

PermeateFree said:

Silent x as in OJ

You speak in riddles as if you are afraid of telling the truth.

You and DO have much in common, you are both cowards that hide behind others.

PermeateFree said:

PermeateFree said:

dv said:

Silent x as in OJ

You speak in riddles as if you are afraid of telling the truth.

You and DO have much in common, you are both cowards that hide behind others.

Thanks, man, I know these critiques come from a place of love

dv said:

PermeateFree said:

PermeateFree said:

You speak in riddles as if you are afraid of telling the truth.

You and DO have much in common, you are both cowards that hide behind others.

Thanks, man, I know these critiques come from a place of love

The only love you know is for yourself, like DO you use others to get what you want. Very psychopathic.

PermeateFree said:

dv said:

PermeateFree said:

You and DO have much in common, you are both cowards that hide behind others.

Thanks, man, I know these critiques come from a place of love

The only love you know is for yourself, like DO you use others to get what you want. Very psychopathic.

Thanks again.

PermeateFree said:

dv said:

PermeateFree said:

You and DO have much in common, you are both cowards that hide behind others.

Thanks, man, I know these critiques come from a place of love

The only love you know is for yourself, like DO you use others to get what you want. Very psychopathic.

Life getting you down PF?

dv said:

PermeateFree said:

dv said:

Thanks, man, I know these critiques come from a place of love

The only love you know is for yourself, like DO you use others to get what you want. Very psychopathic.

Thanks again.

That’s okay, but what can you say? You are excellent manipulators that operate unknown behind the back’s of your targets. You must be very proud of yourself.

Witty Rejoinder said:

PermeateFree said:

dv said:

Thanks, man, I know these critiques come from a place of love

The only love you know is for yourself, like DO you use others to get what you want. Very psychopathic.

Life getting you down PF?

Just some lying self-righteous people here.

Dark Orange said:

You think you are so clever DO, but it will catch up with you one day. Some call it karma.