Open Thread – Thursday 12 August 2021

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  1. Professor Higgins says:

    My compliments on the reciprocation of my endorsement, JC.


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  2. Franx says:

    JC
    If the unvaccinated ought not receive hospital treatment for the virus, would the same apply to the vaccinated who nevertheless got the virus?


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  3. MatrixTransform says:

    A complimentary endorsement?

    a bit like a bag of prawn crackers


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  4. JC says:

    Delta, I did post the link, which was to a recipe, but the Cronkite should take full honours as he mentioned that’s what he was hoovering down that evening in a toppering dessert attempt. He won!

    As they say in the WA desert, amongst the aristocracy there

    My compliments.


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  5. Thefrollickingmole says:

    Now imagine “Hawkie” is in charge of a huge super fund which can pretty well ensure your project has no problems unlike a similar one without you investment.
    Luckily none of our mob would use promises of trouble free sites/ crippled competition to maximise profits.

    And we have top… men… watching them.


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  6. Knuckle Dragger says:

    And we have top… men… watching them.

    *squints a bit*
    ‘Who?’

    ‘Top……….. men.’


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  7. JC says:

    Franx

    If the unvaccinated ought not receive hospital treatment for the virus, would the same apply to the vaccinated who nevertheless got the virus?

    Define what you mean by “ought not”. I’ve said several times it shouldn’t be refused through compulsion, so tell me that’s not what you’re saying.

    I don’t get your logic. If a person has a vax in order to avoid the Chinese bio-weapon or at least ward off the worst impact, how is that comparable to someone refusing the vax?


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  8. Bar Beach Swimmer says:

    I’m watching a show on NITV about a bloke living on a beach in the top end, somewhere.
    He’s a fillum maker who want’s to see if he can live off the land.

    He’s got three chooks and he’s caught a fish. Whatever he’ s eating now, it’s no more substantial than tea and bikkies.

    The scenery is stunning.

    He’s quite philosophical; at the mo, he’s singing a song; the first line is “don’t take it personal, don’t be a d!ckhead.”


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  9. kaysee says:

    Ponderable Points 🐻
     
    One


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  10. John H. says:

    King Of Swaziland (In Waiting) says:
    August 15, 2021 at 8:56 pm

    In Audio engineering the guiding motto is that “You can’t polish a turd”

    You are about 15 years behind the times. Voice tuning software and other digital tricks to mask the lack of expertise in singers and musicians is now very common. It is one reason why so much modern music sounds so sterile.


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  11. Bar Beach Swimmer says:

    Delta A says:
    August 15, 2021 at 8:45 pm

    Delta, I bookmarked that; good to know it was great!


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  12. Eddystone says:

    If I can’t go to hospital, then could I have a tax refund please?

    Fifty years of Medicare levys, inflation adjusted plus interest for a start.


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  13. ikamatua says:

    I’ve been training the little girl during the lockdowns and trying to get her enthusiastic by watching all the old fights. Ali / Frazer, Sugar Ray Leonard / Tommy Hearns, Mike Tyson etc etc.
    Not too much interest.
    Then last week we started watching all the Rocky movies with Stallone, and suddenly she thinks she’s Muhammed Ali.
    Right now she is refusing to practice piano until she finishes watching Marciano / Joe Lewis on Youtube.


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  14. Steve trickler says:

    Impossible to ignore here boobies…just sayin.

    [Ducks for cover]

    Did she fall asleep on the beach with sun glasses on on?

    Khatia Buniatishvili – Un Violon sur le Sable – Rachmaninov Concerto n°2 – 1e part. (2017) ROYAN


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  15. Knuckle Dragger says:

    Then I got to start talking to the security guys for half a fucking hour.

    Whatever those punters get paid, it’s not enough.


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  16. Axl Rosé says:

    Ya flamin’ flamers with ya KFL Justify my ancient Mumu hot cock!

    Wanna hear top notch production? The two albums that Mutt Lange did for AC/DC.

    Highway to Hell and Back in Black.

    Keep it real!


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  17. JC says:

    Eddystone says:
    August 15, 2021 at 9:07 pm

    If I can’t go to hospital, then could I have a tax refund please?

    Fifty years of Medicare levys, inflation adjusted plus interest for a start.

    No for two reasons Ed. Assuming you around 73 years old, no one of that age should be referring to himself as “Eddy”. Eddy is a teenage name or what your close male pals have called you since your teenage years. Secondly, it appears that you have comprehension difficulties as no one is stopping you from going to hospital.


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  18. egg_ says:

    *At 40 bucks a pack, we smokers are paying your fucking medical bills too, you moron. On that basis I will request medical assistance.*

    —————————————

    Turkeys voting for Christmas.


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  19. mh says:

    ‘See you can’t appraise a piece of noise like that at low decibels.’
    ***
    I was listening via my iPad with noise cancelling headphones.
    I think it can be appraised that way.
    But I’m open to being wrong.


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  20. Rex Anger says:

    Dot says:
    August 15, 2021 at 7:46 pm

    Please disregard this accidental reporting, Adam.

    Was aiming for ‘Older Comments’ and missed…


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  21. JC says:

    Eggesly

    You only live once.


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  22. Mater says:

    If I can’t go to hospital, then could I have a tax refund please?

    The lefties who are running this line about refusing medical care to ‘Refuseniks’, are actually making the best argument possible against the universal (socialist) healthcare system

    If being financially responsible for poor health choices is the best way to nudge people towards a healthier options, clearly a user pays system is the ultimate for better health outcomes.

    As a Refusenik, I’ll refrain from using the hospitals when they stop treating illicit drug users who overdose. Personal choice, known risks, and all that.


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  23. Bar Beach Swimmer says:

    He’s just about to eat one of his chooks – the one who wouldn’t give him an egg.

    He’s cooking in a wok. His meals seem to rely on flavouring rather than much substance. Although the chicken did end up looking tasty. And he managed to find three shellfish – they looked like clams.

    Now, he’s up in the middle of the night – I think he’s hungry.

    Where is Rex?; he’d do a good job of this narrative.


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  24. Professor Higgins says:

    Knuckle Dragger says:

    August 15, 2021 at 9:17 pm

    Then I got to start talking to the security guys for half a fucking hour.

    Whatever those punters get paid, it’s not enough.

    Yep.
    They’ll be looking to go back to the offal section at the abattoir tomorrow.


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  25. Alpha Romeo says:

    When life gives you lemons – you make lemonade.

    This point might have occurred to the RAAF schedulers running the flights into Kabul. Although it might not, given the recent civilianisation of the Australian military…

    Steal as many crew served weapons from the Afghan National Army depots as practically possible. But keep it really simple. Really simple. You want all of the RPG’s, the M2’s and the DShK’s. Scoop up as many of these as you can find. There are Minigun’s, Spigots and Grails to be had. Although tempting. Ignore those.

    Learn the lessons from the low tech Taliban victory.

    Shift everything you’ve nicked onto a couple of C-17 flights. Two would probably do. Stash it in the sheds at Wallangarra until it’s needed.

    When it is needed…

    There could be a time when there is a need, short of war, to seriously up-gun the Pirates of the Malacca Straits. After close consultation with our nearest northern neighbour, of course.


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  26. Thefrollickingmole says:

    KLF were Arky.

    There I said it.

    Why not some nice music instead.
    1st album I ever had.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DWfFFMcfEt4


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  27. Bar Beach Swimmer says:

    kaysee, definitely the mafia and the old man & the kid.


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  28. Professor Higgins says:

    As a Refusenik, I’ll refrain from using the hospitals when they stop treating illicit drug users who overdose. Personal choice, known risks, and all that.

    People who eat donuts by the boxful?


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  29. egg_ says:

    You only live once.

    ——————-

    Hence, there are no diesel motorcycles currently in production.

    /Former “organ donor”*

    *Does that “pay” for that “bad habit”, too?

    *Cough!*


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  30. Professor Higgins says:

    Oh, God.


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  31. Banquo says:

    I heard IT is sucking cocks in hell. Is it true ?


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  32. Tom says:

    I’m announcing that I’m no longer regularly posting here. Starting with cartoons at 0400 tomorrow, I’m now posting at Dover Beach’s place. Dover had decided not to post an open thread because he didn’t want to split the Cat community, but happily he has relented:

    https://newcatallaxy.blog/2021/08/15/open-thread-sunday-evening-15-aug-2021/comment-page-1/#comment-160

    I will either see you there or I won’t, depending on what you decide to do.

    Fare well.

    Tom


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  33. Megan says:

    Delta A says:
    August 15, 2021 at 8:45 pm
    Whoever posted the link a few days ago to the basque burnt cheese cake recipe (JC?): thank you, thank you!

    I made it for tonight’s big-fam dinner and it was fabulous. So easy, but so amazingly delicious.

    Highly recommended.

    I missed that amongst the bird droppings. Any chance of a reprise? Please and thank you.


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  34. Bar Beach Swimmer says:

    Mater says:
    August 15, 2021 at 9:23 pm

    +1


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  35. Axl Rosé says:

    Bar Beach Babe.

    We will be cannibals well before this shit show is over. Consult pork recipes.


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  36. John H. says:

    King Of Swaziland (In Waiting) says:
    August 15, 2021 at 9:25 pm
    Calli you aint a beauty but yeah you alright.

    Springsteen, Thunder Road.😀


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  37. Makka says:

    Again, I’m in no way ragging against anti-vaxers. Having said that, it would also be reasonable to expect these people not to seek medical advice if they became infected with the bio-weapon. It’s the only way of avoiding being a hypocrite.

    __________________________________________________
    Yes, the magic vax doesn’t perform as advertised and prevent you getting the virus. Being a smoker , well it could be dicey for you. You were suckered into buying a dud bill of goods ,numpty. Now your Lordship may need one of those ICU beds for hisself. All that risk taken on board with the jab and still no certainty, especially in covid shitholes like NYC. No wonder your shitting yourself. Lol.


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  38. egg_ says:

    Oh, God.

    —————————

    Did he drop you on your head?


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  39. Salvatore, Understaffed & Overworked Martyr to Border Closure says:

    I’m watching a show on NITV about a bloke living on a beach in the top end, somewhere.

    Dampier Peninsula (Penichla = usual pronunciation)
    West Kimberley really, not really “Top End”

    I’m sure it’s idyllic scenery. Apparently filmed quite a few years ago.


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  40. Mater says:

    People who eat donuts by the boxful?

    Surely no one who does that would have the chutzpah to expect to use the public healthcare system?
    Tell me it’s not so!


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  41. Thefrollickingmole says:

    Egg

    80 km per L
    https://m.motoroctane.com/article/210145-sooraj-diesel-bike-india/210145

    Cheaper than walking, possibly slower though.


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  42. egg_ says:

    “He smokes. He drinks whisky. He kills people. Yet ever since Captain W E Johns first introduced him to the reading public in 1932, Biggles has been one of the most popular and memorable characters in English children’s fiction.”


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  43. mh says:

    ‘But I think you would have come to the idea that its pretty amazing audio engineering right?’
    ***
    Yes. But without an X factor to the track, you would just say “great effects, awesome audio. Next.”


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  44. ikamatua says:

    Nothing wrong with donuts.
    Breakfast of champions.


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  45. Banquo says:

    Maybe Dover ‘relented’ to have on open thread because his site is bor8ng as bat shit and no one went there? Oh well, maybe I’ll have to get my daily Leak fix by looking at a Google. I’m not sure how I will cope.


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  46. JC says:

    Eggesly what’s the bet “alpha Romero” is your old pal Marcus Adonis?

    You only live once but not in blog lives.


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  47. egg_ says:

    Cheaper than walking, possibly slower though.

    ————————

    Does it come with an ashtray?


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  48. Professor Higgins says:

    People who eat donuts by the boxful?

    Surely no one who does that would have the chutzpah to expect to use the public healthcare system?
    Tell me it’s not so!

    Oh, yeah.
    They huff and puff and elbow their way to the front of the queue.
    Nearly as bad as DVA gold card holders.


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  49. egg_ says:

    This is Why There Aren’t Diesel Motorcycles
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIQtC3gkWhc
    Donut Media


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  50. MatrixTransform says:

    I heard IT is sucking cocks in hell. Is it true ?

    we heard that if anybody knew what cocksuckers were doing that it would be Banquo


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  51. Professor Higgins says:

    ikamatua says:

    August 15, 2021 at 9:40 pm

    Nothing wrong with donuts.
    Breakfast of champions.

    Maybe donut (singular).
    A six-pack of pink iced donuts with sprinkles is OTT.


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  52. Delta A says:

    Megan, I’m not a cake lover, but this is fantastic. Made according to the recipe, but I cooked slower, about 185 c, for 1 hour.

    https://kirbiecravings.com/basque-burnt-cheesecake/#recipe


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  53. The Beer Whisperer says:

    If you want to see how much sport costs this country go to an ER on the weekends. Bodies everywhere damaged from sport.

    You mean risk? Risk that no cost is too great for in our new covid world?

    People don’t understand the prisons that they gleefully put themselves in “for the greater good”.


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  54. cohenite says:

    I’m announcing that I’m no longer regularly posting here. Starting with cartoons at 0400 tomorrow, I’m now posting at Dover Beach’s place.

    That’s a shame. I like the toons. Is it due to bird?


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  55. mh says:

    What did Arky have to do with KLF?
    I missed that bit.


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  56. Axl Rosé says:

    People who intake nicotine have a much lower incidence of conforming to Groupthink™.

    A proven fact.

    Hence, in the experiment that is Australia; Tobacco is evil and exorbitant.


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  57. egg_ says:

    Kawasaki Ninja H2R Vs F1 Car Vs F16 Jet Vs Super-Cars Vs PrivateJet Drag Race – The Ultimate Race
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnTL4wDAbK0


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  58. areff says:

    For those who don’t have it, Dover’s joint is here:

    https://newcatallaxy.blog/

    No Bird, familiar faces, no Bird, reply function, no Bird, comments box remembers you, no Bird


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  59. Zulu Kilo Two Alpha says:

    Nearly as bad as DVA gold card holders.
    ————————————————

    Your problem with DVA gold card holders is what, precisely?


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  60. egg_ says:

    People who intake nicotine have a much lower incidence of conforming to Groupthink™.

    ———————-

    IME the outdoor smoking area is the new “water cooler” of sedition/backstabbing.


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  61. Alpha Romeo says:

    JC says:
    August 15, 2021 at 9:41 pm
    Eggesly what’s the bet “alpha Romero” is your old pal Marcus Adonis?

    You only live once but not in blog lives.

    ………………….

    What’s your point permaposter?


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  62. mh says:

    Garrison and Tina toons were my favourites.

    Thanks, Tom.


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  63. egg_ says:

    Eggesly what’s the bet “alpha Romero” is your old pal Marcus Adonis?

    ———————–

    We were good mates for years, pre COVID.


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  64. Axl Rosé says:

    Take your MSM cartoons that never actually confront truth, and pollute some other blog you drongo. Fark orf and good riddants!


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  65. Rorschach says:

    In real world news – Baghram airport has been surrendered to the Taliban. This includes the prison on the base.

    The prison housed both Taliban and Islamic State group terrorist fighters.

    It came as the Taliban entered the outskirts of Kabul and pledged to bring “peace” to the embattled city, as Breitbart News reported.

    In other news – China has already recognised the Taliban as Afghani government and will be offering all possible assistance to them.


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  66. cohenite says:

    No Bird, familiar faces, no Bird, reply function, no Bird, comments box remembers you, no Bird

    Yeah bird is a pain in the arse but he appears to be in love.

    DB seems very couth. Can you say fuck over there?


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  67. JC says:

    It wasn’t making a point directed to you, Adonis.
    You and eggly are old friends from way back, so I just reminded him you’re back better than ever.


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  68. cohenite says:

    In real world news – Baghram airport has been surrendered to the Taliban. This includes the prison on the base.

    The prison housed both Taliban and Islamic State group terrorist fighters.

    I wonder where the first terrorist acts will occur. The iranians are already attacking oil ships in the straight.

    Maybe we can send some greenies over as peace offerings.


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  69. Thefrollickingmole says:

    I wonder how much was channeled to the Talibs via the Pakis from China?

    A reverse USSR/ Regan?


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  70. JC says:

    What’s your point permaposter?

    I actually haven’t posted here much, but what’s it to you admiral Nelson.


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  71. Thefrollickingmole says:

    The term “ busier than a Kabul brickie at Mardi gras” ok, or a little insensitive?


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  72. rickw says:

    I wonder how much was channeled to the Talibs via the Pakis from China?

    A reverse USSR/ Regan?

    Lots. The hotels in Tehran were full of CCP technicians. There isn’t a shit regime or idea of a shit regime that the CCP isn’t fully backing.


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  73. Mark A says:

    cohenite says:
    August 15, 2021 at 10:08 pm

    No Bird, familiar faces, no Bird, reply function, no Bird, comments box remembers you, no Bird

    Yeah bird is a pain in the arse but he appears to be in love.

    DB seems very couth. Can you say fuck over there?

    Not wrong there cohenite, that site is not only looks serious but solemn, one is almost expecting a sermon any minute or at least a sudden burst of philosophical discussion about something absolutely trivial that has no effect on anything in real life but takes days of to and fro with no resolution in the end.


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  74. mh says:

    King, this one is a bit more commercial but what do you think of the audio engineering.
    Was KLF more sophisticated?

    LFO – LFO (Leeds warehouse mix)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpZVPSCv79U


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  75. Axl Rosé says:

    I am close to wanting Graeme banned if he wont shut up about Tammy Wynette, KLF and music speakers etc.

    Get back on course, Graeme.


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  76. Knuckle Dragger says:

    Birdberg.

    How’s your knob?


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  77. Top Ender says:

    Eight teenage girls have committed suicide in the first seven months of this year, a marked increase in the number of young women taking their lives in a tragic toll being closely watched by the Victorian Coroners Court.

    The alarming rise has been recorded by the court amid a deepening youth mental health crisis that expert professor Patrick McGorry has described as a “shadow pandemic”.

    New court data reveals eight girls committed suicide to July 31, up from just one in the first seven months of last year. In the same period in 2019, Coroner’s Court statistics show three teenage girls took their own lives while the number was four in 2018 and three in 2017.

    Oz


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  78. Knuckle Dragger says:

    I heard that all the KLF members got voluntarily circumcised at the age of 28.

    Very good mail.


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  79. Alpha Romeo says:

    Rorschach says:
    August 15, 2021 at 10:05 pm
    In real world news – Baghram airport has been surrendered to the Taliban. This includes the prison on the base.

    The prison housed both Taliban and Islamic State group terrorist fighters.

    It came as the Taliban entered the outskirts of Kabul and pledged to bring “peace” to the embattled city, as Breitbart News reported.

    In other news – China has already recognised the Taliban as Afghani government and will be offering all possible assistance to them.
    ——————————————————
    Yep. Kabul is gone.

    Seems that there is a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ to allow an orderly evacuation.

    It’s going to be a hard time for all the diggers who served in that place in the next few months.

    It’s going to be especially hard for those who were fully invested in the show that actually cared and thought they could make a difference.

    It’s been a a life’s work for so many.

    Australia is so proud of you all.


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  80. Top Ender says:

    That was quick. Someone’s been reading on blitzkreig ops.

    The Afghan government appeared to have collapsed on Sunday night as the Taliban declared victory, the US embassy was evacuated and the Australian military prepared to rescue expatriates, with the Islamist insurgents at the gates of Kabul.

    Australian special forces and infantry are preparing to evacuate Australian nationals and former local employees from Kabul after the Taliban breached the defences of the besieged capital of five million people on Sunday.

    Scott Morrison confirmed planning for the mission was being given “utmost urgency and priority”, but refused on security grounds to provide further details.

    “I don’t think it is advisable for me to go into operational arrangements that are being put in place for the security of those we are seeking to help,” the Prime Minister said.

    It appeared the Taliban was prepared to allow the allied evacuation to go ahead, declaring the Afghan government was responsible for the city’s security “until the transition takes place”.

    As Taliban negotiators entered the city Afghan media reported that President Ashraf Ghnai was preparing to resign to make way for a new government led by the Islamist insurgents.


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  81. mh says:

    btw, that LFO remix was posted due to being a similar era as KLF.
    Over 3 decades old.


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  82. Zulu Kilo Two Alpha says:

    The Afghan government appeared to have collapsed on Sunday night as the Taliban declared victory,
    ——————————————————————————————————–

    Somebody tell me why the fvck this country ever bothered?


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  83. Rorschach says:

    I wonder how much was channeled to the Talibs via the Pakis from China?

    A very good question… China wants access to a Bluewater port in the Indian . And they want a pipe for oil and gas…. Afghanistan and Iran are the obvious choice for them. I’d say that both have received massive assistance from China.

    It would be very interesting as to how much. Can’t be bothered looking up and doing the math tonight- but if as reputedly the US has done, the trillions spent if given directly to Afghani citizens, would have made them rich rich rich… (means that China is giving similar!)


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  84. Armadillo says:

    I’m still waiting to get let into the “New Cat”. There are bouncers on the front door, promising to remember my name.


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  85. Axl Rosé says:

    The Killers. Created and promoted by the real Killers! That was a shit ‘song’.


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  86. Knuckle Dragger says:

    If you had gotten in touch with a Thai female who knew her stuff you would realise that my knob is better than yours.

    That is the best response to any question ever asked on this blog. Even though I planned for this response, or one very much like it.

    You’re a metronome, Birdstein. A shrill, entirely predictable metronome.


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  87. JC says:

    Somebody tell me why the fvck this country ever bothered?

    For the prime historician at the cat, you’re a surprisingly clueless idiot, Rones.

    We gave them 20 years to clean up and begin running the country. They just couldn’t do it. We tried. You imbecile.


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  88. Zulu Kilo Two Alpha says:

    I’m still waiting to get let into the “New Cat”. There are bouncers on the front door, promising to remember my name.
    ——————————————————————————————————–
    We did give you a character reference…


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  89. Steve trickler says:

    Dillo!

    😌

    All the best, bloke.


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  90. cohenite says:

    Don’t call me a liar bird, you lice ridden, avian scrubble-bug.

    Iran is attacking ships:

    https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/11/iran-nuclear-deal-drone-attack-mercer-street-tanker-jcpoa-blinken-maritime-security/

    The muslims are always attacking ships, blowing up things and generally shitting in their nest and everywhere else.

    The only explanation for your defence of the goat rooters bird, is they have converted you. I bet you’ve got a beard, wear a fucking taqiyah and squat 5 times a day, or however many times you’re supposed to in that religion, to scream your devotion to the old pervert.

    Deny that bird. Not that it will mean anything since the sandies practice Taqiyya to the infidels.


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  91. Armadillo says:

    Open Sesame @ “New Cat”. It looks pretty flash at this stage, but I’m not too sure about seeing any bar brawls.

    Multiple Catallaxy’s seems a sensible business strategy with a sharing of technological know how.

    You don’t want to live in a “one pub” town.


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