Open Thread – Saturday, 25 December 2021

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  1. stackja says:

    “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”
    Clement Clarke Moore


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  2. Merry Christmas, regardless of your Çat allegiances. 🙂


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  3. mh says:

    Merry Christmas from Big Pharma

    ‘CROATIAN football is in mourning following the death of 23-year-old defender Marin Cacic.

    The NK Nehaj player collapsed in training a few days ago and was taken to hospital where he was placed into a coma.

    But his club revealed in an emotional tribute on Facebook that the Gospic-born ace later died.

    The sad news has also been reported by Bosnia and Herzegovina news-site Klix that ‘his doctors fought unsuccessfully for his life’.

    It is reported that the centre-half ‘suddenly collapsed during training’ after suffering a ‘heart attack’.

    https://www.the-sun.com/sport/premier-league/4332457/marin-cacic-dies-aged-23-heart-attack-croatia/


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  4. Delta A says:

    Happy Christmas, DashCats.
    Thanks to all for the informative, infuriating and funny posts.


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  5. Black Ball says:

    Merry Christmas to all of you and your families. Love your work


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  6. Rohan says:

    Merry Christmas Cats.

    A music inspired joke:

    C, E-flat, and G go into a bar. The bartender says, “Sorry, but we don’t serve minors.” So E-flat leaves, and C and G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished, and G is out flat. F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough. D comes in and heads for the bathroom, saying, “Excuse me; I’ll just be a second.” Then A comes in, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor. Then the bartender notices B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and says, “Get out! You’re the seventh minor I’ve found in this bar tonight.” E-flat comes back the next night in a three-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender says, “You’re looking sharp tonight. Come on in, this could be a major development.” Sure enough, E-flat soon takes off his suit and everything else, and is au natural. Eventually C sobers up and realizes in horror that he’s under a rest. C is brought to trial, found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of D.S. without Coda at an upscale correctional facility.


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  7. Shy Ted says:

    Merry Christmas to all you heroes and thoughts of Christmases past, simpler times.
    Games
    Health
    Before mobile phones
    Poverty

    10.15 and still sober. Gotta go fix that.


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  8. johanna johanna says:

    Christmas greetings to all here, and especially to Adam for making it possible.

    Onward into 2022!


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  9. Steve trickler says:

    How fortunate to be able to walk up to the airport perimeter and watch the show.

    Great sights and sounds.

    *********

    bobsurgranny:

    USAF Lockheed F-35A Jets Arrive at RAF Lakenheath, England.


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  10. kaysee kaysee says:

    ★。・:*:・゚☆ Christmas Day 👼 🔔 ★。・:*:・゚☆

    Un
    .

    Deux
    .

    Trois
    .


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  11. mh says:

    Black Ball, maybe try this one

    COMMENTARY

    We underestimate this lunatic circus at our peril
    Why, after billions of dollars and extreme inconvenience to literally every person in Australia, has our vaccination program failed to deliver the benefits we were promised?

    STEVE WATERSON


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  12. kaysee kaysee says:

    I decided that for Christmas (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day) I am going to keep off posting on certain topics.

    So I’ll stay with the theme of the day and other light subjects.

    Just for today. 🙂


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  13. kaysee kaysee says:

    Christmas on a Caturday?

    Well
    .

    Then
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  14. kaysee kaysee says:

    And to end my Christmas Day,

    on the Cat ….


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  15. kaysee kaysee says:

    ★。・:*:・゚☆ Christmas Day 👼 🔔 ★。・:*:・゚☆

    Clay Aiken:

    Mary Did You Know


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  16. kaysee kaysee says:

    egg_,

    I meant to check: Is today, your day?
    You mentioned something earlier this month, but I wasn’t sure if you were joking.


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  17. cohenite says:

    Lame pics: hoorah!


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  18. mh says:

    The Age

    ‘Early Denmark Omicron numbers provide reasons to be cheerful’

    ***

    Ian Dury and The Blockheads – Reasons To Be Cheerful, Pt. 3

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


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  19. mh says:

    If you get pressured into karaoke this Christmas, and you aren’t much chop, this one is quite easy as I found out today

    Mud – Lonely This Christmas


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  20. mh says:

    Hi Bill, Hi Klaus,

    The COVID World post date: December 25th, 2021

    TUCUMÁN, ARGENTINA – A mother in Argentina has caused an uproar after announcing that her 3-year-old daughter has died shortly after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

    Miriam Suárez said her daughter Ámbar was vaccinated last week on December 15th and passed away a day later from sudden cardiac arrest.

    The 3-year-old had received the jab because otherwise she would not have been allowed to go to kindergarten due to a vaccine mandate.

    Miriam told Argentine media that her 3-year-old had no symptoms immediately after the jab, but while playing with the neighbor’s kids the next morning, Ámbar fainted and was taken to the Children’s Hospital of Tucumán where she died from cardiac arrest.

    The heartbroken mother said:

    “I’m sure my daughter was killed by the vaccine. She was a healthy girl, full of life, without any health issues.”…

    https://thecovidworld.com/ambar-suarez-3-year-old-girl-dies-1-day-after-receiving-covid-19-vaccine-investigation-launched/


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  21. Shy Ted says:

    Trust you all had a good one. That nice POTUS chap has been visiting sick kiddies in hospital. Sound up nice and loud so you can hear him fart at 10 seconds.


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  22. mh says:

    ‘Sydney to Hobart sailors still awaiting their final PCR test results have been given the green light from the Tasmania government to begin the race on Sunday, but will be forced to retire and turn back from the race if positive.’

    ***

    Can I have a FMD.


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  23. cohenite says:

    Animal activist kunt tash (that’s the bitch’s name!) peterson get’s thrown out out of a beef on the hoof display; the wallopers won’t charge the old farmer who physically turfed the bitch from the arena to her outrage:

    https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/social/vegan-activist-tash-peterson-posts-christmas-message–c-5075917


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  24. mh says:

    Craig Kelly: Christmas message for All Australians
    1,435,938 views Dec 24, 2021

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


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  25. mh says:

    Another “coincidence”

    ‘Algerian football player Sofiane Loukar has died after collapsing during a match against ASM Oran in the Algerian 2nd league on Saturday.

    Loukar, who is the captain of MC Saïda, suffered a heart attack during the match with medical staff unable to revive him.

    Loukar’s sudden passing marks the fourth footballer this week to have died from cardiac arrest as Croatian footballer Marin Cacic, Oman national team player Mukhaled Al-Raqadi and Egyptian goalkeeper Ahmed Amin all suffered similar fates.

    The 30-year-old fell to the ground in Saturday’s match against ASM Oran without taking contact from another player and medical staff immediately rushed to the scene to resuscitate him. However, they were unable to save him and he was pronounced dead shortly after.’


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  26. mh says:

    #livingwithcovid

    ‘COVID chaos hits Caulfield as jockeys test positive after attending Caserta funeral

    The Boxing Day race meeting at Caulfield has been thrown into chaos with 12 jockeys stood down after confirmation that they attended a COVID-19 exposure site.’


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  27. mh says:

    Vaccines Macht Frei

    ‘Denis Shapovalov tests positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Sydney’

    Shapovalov is ranked 14th in the world and was set to play in the ATP Cup in Sydney.

    He is now unlikely to take part in the competition, as tennis officials and organisers across the country aim to ensure the Summer of Tennis and Australian Open are still able to go ahead in January.’


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  28. cohenite says:

    Interesting:

    EDITORIAL 26th DECEMBER 2021
    GIBRALTAR DID EVERYTHING
    Gibraltar has a population of 33,000 people. It is essentially a military base with very strong controls over residents. It is easy to isolate and lockdown. By March 2021, it had a 100 % Covid Vaccination rate. Booster doses started on October 1st and 76 % of the population is now “boosted”.
    In regard to Cases per Million, it is NUMBER 4 on World Rankings (Total – 7,900)
    In regard to Deaths per Million, it is NUMBER 11 on World Rankings (Total = 100)
    In regard to Tests per Million, it is NUMBER 2 on World Rankings
    In Total — Gibraltar has had 7,900 cases which is 24 % of the population and 100 deaths attributed to Covid which is 0.3 % of population.
    CASES = 24 % DEATHS (attributed to Covid) = 0.3 % of Population
    THE DIAMOND PRINCESS DID NOTHING
    The cruise ship was isolated in Japan while they just waited until viral collapse occurred. The Japanese were criticised for leaving the ship to its fate with effectively zero interventions.
    Total Cases = 712 Deaths 13 Total on Board = 3,711 (inc Passengers and Crew)
    CASES = 19 % DEATHS (attributed to Covid) = 0.35 % of Population
    So, the Diamond Princess outcome where mostly elderly people were trapped in a cruise ship was almost EXACTLY the same as Gibraltar — a military base where there is great discipline and control of the population using maximum Public Health interventions.
    The conclusions we can reach from this comparison are clear. Public Health measures did almost nothing to prevent the outcomes of the virus.
    But worse still, Public Heath measures may have caused huge amounts of morbidity and mortality from delayed presentations and delayed diagnoses, from psychological impacts, from economic impacts, from vaccine adverse events.
    Data Source — Worldometers https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
    From the team at CMNnews.org — Updated DAILY —
    Check the website EVERY day ALWAYS hit the LOAD MORE Button.


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  29. mh says:

    Courier Paywall

    ‘300 health staff in quarantine as Qld records 714 new Covid cases’

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    Good job they sacked all the unvaxxed staff, otherwise… um… otherwise…


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  30. mh says:

    Oops

    ‘Hundreds of people have wrongly been sent a text message telling them they are Covid negative, when they are positive.
    St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney issued an apology on Boxing Day, saying the situation was believed to have been caused by human error.

    “SydPath last night incorrectly messaged more than 400 people, advising them they had tested negative to Covid,” the hospital said in a statement on Sunday.

    “These people had tested positive to Covid.’


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  31. mh says:

    Desmond Tutu, brown bread


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  32. Steve trickler says:

    The ever changing, stupid f**ing rules with this scamdemic.

    GTV:

    Hypocrisy has become a job description.

    Double Standards AGAIN ! 🤦‍♂️


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  33. JohnJJJ says:

    “SydPath last night incorrectly messaged”

    400 eh. A bit like an cruise ship arriving and allowing the passengers to disperse…..but but that would never happen again.


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  34. Whalehunt Fun says:

    Desmond Tutu, brown bread

    Walking close to the line where false accusations of colour-based humour will be made by the usual socialist filth.


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  35. Steve trickler says:

    The full show is back up. 36:34

    The movie includes scenes from numerous shuttle missions, beginning with footage of a de-orbiting space shuttle on its approach to Cape Canaveral, complete with sonic boom.

    Hosted by Walter Cronkite and published by IMAX in 1985

    The Dream Is Alive. 1985. 1080p


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  36. Steve trickler says:

    The Nigerian series continues. Always worth your time. 26:57

    ****

    Indigo Traveller:

    Overwhelming 24 Hours in Nigeria (this is extreme)


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  37. mh says:

    ‘Beginning December 26 and lasting for seven days, Kwanzaa is a celebration of community, family and culture, established as a means to help African Americans reconnect with their African roots and heritage.’

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    Kamala isn’t African American.
    But she is a liar.


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  38. mh says:

    One of the greatest comeback stories’: Bone-breaking vulture back above Europe

    ‘They were known as “lamb killers” and “bone crunchers” – and it was even rumoured that they were able to snatch small children.

    But after centuries of intense persecution, the bearded vulture, one of the world’s most imposing birds of prey with a wingspan of up to almost three metres, is staging a comeback across its former range in Europe.’

    ***

    Comeback? I’m sure global warming will kill them all soon.


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