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| ninjapenguin | May 1 2009, 09:33 AM Post #1891 |
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"Joss Whedon is my master now."
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I've been listening to Hot Fuss this week to and from work in the car. I love it but Sam's Town is the stand out album for me. |
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| ninjapenguin | May 2 2009, 05:45 PM Post #1892 |
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going to the Sunshine Coast for a week, cya'all when i get back |
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| Garbledeenia | May 2 2009, 09:29 PM Post #1893 |
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c'ya |
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| Bogans and Boozers | May 7 2009, 09:28 PM Post #1894 |
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Tasmania for the 18th AFL License!
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R.I.P Dom DeLuise![]() (my favourite pic :P) |
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| ninjapenguin | May 10 2009, 04:42 PM Post #1895 |
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![]() for years my side of the family has watched 'Fatso' at Christmas time when we get together - it's imbedded family tradition. He won't be forgotten. "The good people are the fat people." Rest in Peace, Dom. |
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| Schnapps Drinkers | May 11 2009, 01:55 PM Post #1896 |
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Yes, that's me in a toga.
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I loved his cameo in Blazing Saddles |
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| ninjapenguin | May 12 2009, 09:57 AM Post #1897 |
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only 11 days until Eurovision! woot! woot! |
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| Garbledeenia | May 12 2009, 12:24 PM Post #1898 |
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OH MY GOD!!! NPs A TRAIN!!!! |
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| Nick Whan | May 12 2009, 03:48 PM Post #1899 |
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Why are buildings not called 'builts'? They have already been built, so it should be past tense, not present... |
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| ninjapenguin | May 12 2009, 09:43 PM Post #1900 |
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Quicksand takes you down slowly, boxing rings are square And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of phone booth be phone beeth? If the teacher taught, why didn’t the preacher praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what the heck does a humanitarian eat!? Why do people recite at a play, yet a play at a recital? Park on driveways and drive on parkways? You have to marvel at a unique lunacy of a language where a house can Burn up as it burns down and in which you fill in a form by filling it out. And a bell is only heard once it goes! English was invented by people, not computers And it reflects the creativity of the human race ( Which of course isn’t a race at all ) That is why when the stars are out they are visible, But when the lights are out they are invisible. And why is it that when I wind up my watch it starts But when I wind up this story it ends? Why do overlook and oversee mean opposites things? If horrific means to make horrible, Does terrific means to make terrible? Why isn’t 11 pronounced onety one? If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, Doesn’t it follow that electricians can be delighted? Musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, Tree surgeons debarked and dry cleaners depressed? (and my personal fav....just in time for Eurovision) If people from Poland are called Poles Why aren’t people from Holland called Holes? (thank you Aleph Prime - blogger) |
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| Nedinud | May 13 2009, 02:16 AM Post #1901 |
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Just something I found in my politics folder from year 11. It made me laugh. SOCIALISM: You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbour. COMMUNISM: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and gives you some milk. FASCISM: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and sells you some milk. NAZISM: You have 2 cows. The Government takes both and shoots you. BUREAUCRATISM: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both, shoots one, milks the other and throws the milk away… TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income. AN AMERICAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the Cow dropped dead. A FRENCH CORPORATION: You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows. A JAPANESE CORPORATION: You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size Of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create A clever cow cartoon image called Cowkimon and market them World-Wide. A GERMAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, Eat once a month, and milk themselves. AN ITALIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows, but you don’t know where they are. You break for lunch. A RUSSIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again And learn you have 2 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka. A SWISS CORPORATION: You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them. A CHINESE CORPORATION: You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported the numbers. AN INDIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You worship them. A BRITISH CORPORATION: You have two cows. Both are mad. SURREALISM You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons. AN IRAQI CORPORATION Everyone thinks you have lots of cows. You tell them that you have none. No-one believes you, so they bomb the hell out of you and invade your country. You still have no cows, but at least now you are part of a Democracy. A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION You have two cows. The one on the left looks very attractive. AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. Business seems pretty good. You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate |
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| Garbledeenia | May 13 2009, 08:19 AM Post #1902 |
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All this talk of cows reminds me of the tragedy of the commons: You are a commoner farmer on a public allotment. There are 3 more framers on the commons and the commons is big enough to sustain 100 cows and each of you have 25 cows. What do you think will happen and why? |
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| ninjapenguin | May 13 2009, 12:22 PM Post #1903 |
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Nedinud, that was just what I needed after spending this morning talking to 90 year 10s about social behaviour in the workplacei'm not sure what the dealio is with that, G, my head is still sore from trying to engage fifteen year olds who think they know everything - you're very good with this sort of clever stuff, please explain? on another note, I watched the Four Corners 'expose' on NRL sex scandals....this is a recent post I made in response to an online newspaper blog. What a mess. As a mother and wife in a footy loving family, this whole situation has left me feeling very sad and sick to my stomach. I felt deeply saddened by how little Palavi values herself as a human being. And she's not the only one - she reflects many women who will not seek justice for sexual assault or who do not expect to be treated with respect and dignity. My heart broke for Clare and what she has suffered. Whatever you or I believe really happened, the bottom line is that a human being has been hurt terribly. Compassion doesn't cost us anything. As for the footy blokes on Four Corners.....aside from David Gallop, the attitudes I saw reflected left me feeling sick. I have been keeping this sordid mess from my ten year old son because this is not the way for him to be disillusioned about his footy heroes. Let it be for a missed goal or bad play but not this. What gives me hope is that there are many men in NRL and the community who believe that every woman is someone else's mother, sister, friend or daughter and worthy of respect and dignity. Even if some of those women, like Palavi, don't believe it's true themselves. Edited by ninjapenguin, May 13 2009, 12:55 PM.
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| Garbledeenia | May 13 2009, 02:24 PM Post #1904 |
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The idea is that one greedy commoner will get another cow. This will bring down the value of every cow on the commons a small amount. But that's ok for him as his extra cow brings him lots of money. The other commoners will then buy another cow to cover their losses (as their cows, on the same land become less valuable) and the quality of the land (and thus the cows) goes down more so they buy more cows (as this is the only way they know how to make more money) and the whole scenario escalates untill each man has thousands of near-worthless cows |
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| ninjapenguin | May 13 2009, 02:31 PM Post #1905 |
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ah I see so if everyone was just happy with what he/she had, then their life on the land would be sustainable and everyone would have what they need sad that it just isn't enough for many in real life nice model Tragedy of the Commons I had a read through this (after coffee) - never heard of it before, quite interesting |
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Nedinud, that was just what I needed after spending this morning talking to 90 year 10s about social behaviour in the workplace
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