Open Thread – Thursday 5 August 2021

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  1. Bar Beach Swimmer says:

    I was heartened today. I spent quite a bit of time writing an email to someone in their late 20s and very close to us. I wanted to convey my concerns that they may be considering getting vaccinated despite being young, fit and healthy. At the same time I wanted to let them know that obviously whatever they decided to do, should be their decision. But I just wanted them to have some of the basic facts before any decision would be made. I included information on the triple therapy of ivermectic, doxycycline and zine and gave some details about some of the podcasts and vids that Cats have put up to inform us.

    To my surprise, and email came back quite quickly, after I had spent much time agonising over mine. What was just wonderful was they’d both decided not to have the jab just yet and to wait, despite a yearning to travel and with in-laws in the UK and their own parents having had already their’s.

    This is someone who could be classed as slightly woke – when the George Floyd death occurred – I received a group email asking us to consider how poorly and similarly treated have been Australian Aborigines. On that occasion I emailed through the information of what had really happened during Floyd’s last moments as well as explained that Australia’s past could in no way be considered anywhere close to that of the US.

    So I was surprised to read in the response email of today that if people consider the risk/benefit ratio as well as the data coming out of Israel, these things should give pause for thought.

    Gee I’m chuffed at this evidence of their independent thought!


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  2. candy says:

    It might be that Premier Palaszczuk has detected some resistance and so called off an extension of the lockdown. She seems defensive. Not sure.

    In Queensland people can turn against a leader pretty quickly and the tide goes right out and that’s that.


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  3. rickw says:

    Poland.
    They won’t get every country, and they’re losing more and more every day.

    My gravitar isn’t a Polish made Bison chuck by accident!


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  4. Crossie says:

    struth says:
    August 8, 2021 at 9:41 pm
    How much of an Audience is Paul Murray losing every night he goes on with this tosh?

    Go woke, go broke.
    He was always a very dumb boy with no real principles he couldn’t adjust if needed.
    He thinks he’s middle of the road with this, while the dumb bastard seems to have forgotten his audience WAS predominantly the quiet right wing side of things.
    A nobody.

    ——————

    He’s very good at spinning for his good mate ScoMo but nobody is buying that either. His schtick has worn very thin.


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  5. Ellie says:

    The kindest person on here is an, apparent, antisemite. Bless him.


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  6. cohenite says:

    Speaking of bojo and his fucked in the head new green policies:

    Boris Johnson’s push for Net Zero plunged into chaos

    https://www.thegwpf.com/boris-johnsons-push-for-net-zero-plunged-into-chaos/


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  7. candy says:

    “I don’t have a cult, Frost. I crave human contact”
    ———————————————————–
    None of my business but the Frost chap has outlandish views about the Holocaust and other matters. It would be considered extreme.

    What I detect he’s a vulnerable man, and may be susceptible to female wiles.


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  8. rickw says:

    I am alone in lockdown. My only human contact is my shrink. What life is that?!

    Think about what it will be like after this shit is over. People will wrench their lives back from government plus some, it’s going to be awesome!!


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  9. Ruprecht says:

    Apparent. FMD


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  10. Bruce of Newcastle says:

    Nilk – I’m envious! My sister has had king parrots friendly, but I never have. And I can’t get the local eastern rosellas in either – they always get spooked by the other birds. Today I was trying to get a pair of rosellas to come down for some bread, they were in my front yard on the electricity line. But one of the Cafe noisy miners took exception to their presence and attacked them, and that was it. They left. But I get lots of rainbow lorikeets and cockies, all friendly, so I’m fine with that.


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  11. rickw says:

    Please sign the petition

    Struth, no petition in link?


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  12. rickw says:

    So I was surprised to read in the response email of today that if people consider the risk/benefit ratio as well as the data coming out of Israel, these things should give pause for thought.

    Gee I’m chuffed at this evidence of their independent thought!

    The world is being unwoked by this shit. It’s going to be epic.

    Dickhead Dan in prison for crimes against humanity, or even better!


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  13. MatrixTransform says:

    stoics, gotta love ’em


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  14. ikamatua says:

    “My sister has had king parrots ”
    ..
    Very hard to distinguish from rosellas as you are stuffing them up the arse of a possum.


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  15. JC says:

    Ellie says:
    August 8, 2021 at 9:20 pm
    Am going to neck myself. Not worth living. Sorry.

    Ellie

    If you’re serious you need to contact a family member or triple 0. Don’t do anything rash without contacting either and do it now.


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  16. struth says:

    Liberal democrats page has a moving picture and eventually the one with the petition link on it. Just let it plat through and you’ll get it.
    ldp.org.au


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  17. Albatross says:

    Speaking of fly-blown, I see the LDP are trying to resurrect the corpse of Campbell Newman. Nobody in Queensland will vote for that imbecile.


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  18. Steve trickler says:

    Turning Point UK:

    Poet Christopher McGlade reads a poem called “Giants” at a Gurkha equality protest outside Downing Street.

    The Gurkhas are the bravest of the brave – tribute to the Gurkhas 3:43


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  19. srr says:

    Vigano & More Bishops Hit Back For The Mass

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bhShuZ0koc

    Aug 4, 2021
    Return To Tradition

    The good archbishop as well as a Dutch bishop speak on the suppression of the traditional liturgy and how we have no duty to abide.”


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  20. mh says:

    Ellie says:
    August 8, 2021 at 8:51 pm
    I am alone in lockdown. My only human contact is my shrink. What life is that?!
    ***
    Big Gov and Big Media don’t care, Ellie.
    But if you were a man that could not marry a man, only get a civil union… OMG, the gays will kill themselves, the evil must end!


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  21. Bar Beach Swimmer says:

    Steve trickler says:
    August 8, 2021 at 10:20 pm

    👍


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  22. Phil says:

    I have sent the following email to a Paul Murray:

    “Regarding vaccines being the panacea. Reference Israel, Iceland, the UK, Gibraltar, the Seychelles, and the current uttering from the CDC regarding vaccine efficacy in the US. You have to get used to the idea Paul that the vaccines don’t work. If you look closely, the actual vaccine producers advertised this fact on their respective labels. Are you comfortable with the data on vaccine adverse effects presented via US VAERS, EU MEA, UK Yellow Card? Mate, there are thousands of deaths, and hundred of thousands of serious adverse affects from these so called vaccines. Yet, you shill everyday for everybody to get vaccinated. For those of us who have a functioning brain, we don’t need the likes of yourself to tell us what to do. The current data tells us that the vaccines do not prevent infection, and do not prevent reinfection. This is real data, and not in dispute as far as I can tell. In light of this data, how can you honestly sit there in your comfortable studio and literally spew a pack of lies?”

    We have to push back on the current paradigm that espouses “vaccines” as being the way out. Current worldwide data tells us that this simply is not the case. The idea of restricting the non vaccinated from their existential rights is repugnant, given that the current vaccines place the unvaccinated on a par with the vaccinated, in terms of onward transmission of the virus. Our politicians, and “their” media, are brazenly being dishonest in connection with this fact. Their argument in this regard will fall apart the more we have the average Joe Blow stating that the “Emperor has no clothes”. We seriously need to find a way to cut through in this regard. I have some ideas, but would welcome others.


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  23. ikamatua says:

    I’m so lonely.
    No one has touched my ding a ling for hours.


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  24. sr says:

    Spot on mh, though I think a little over the heads of those madly concern trolling all the new cats.

    “mh says:
    August 8, 2021 at 10:26 pm
    Ellie says:
    August 8, 2021 at 8:51 pm
    I am alone in lockdown. My only human contact is my shrink. What life is that?!
    ***
    Big Gov and Big Media don’t care, Ellie.
    But if you were a man that could not marry a man, only get a civil union… OMG, the gays will kill themselves, the evil must end!”


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  25. Albatross says:

    Phil, Paul Murry can’t read mate.


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

    Speaking of fly-blown, I see the LDP are trying to resurrect the corpse of Campbell Newman. Nobody in Queensland will vote for that imbecile.

    A couple more lockdowns will change that.


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  27. ikamatua says:

    Call me.
    Call me now Bird.


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  28. mh says:

    C.L. says:
    August 8, 2021 at 9:13 pm
    I watched Andrew Bolt for the first time in a while last week…
    ***
    That never ends well.


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  29. mh says:

    Candy:
    ‘What I detect he’s a vulnerable man, and may be susceptible to female wiles.’
    ***
    Poor Graeme!


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  30. mh says:

    NEWSPOLL

    Morrison’s ratings slump to Delta low
    Scott Morrison’s approval ratings have plunged into negative territory and his government faces its worst electoral position since the Black Summer fires.
    1 HOUR AGO By SIMON BENSON


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  31. struth says:

    If they get away vwith this there will be no election, and if there is it will be rigged


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  32. Professor Higgins says:

    Frost Giant Rebellion says:

    August 8, 2021 at 9:00 pm

    Well I was hoping to talk to you yesterday Ellie. But your cult said no. Now I have to sleep. You ought to get onto discord. Easier to talk to different people in private there.

    Fuck.
    Me.
    Dead.


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  33. Mr Humphries says:

    ikamatua says:

    August 8, 2021 at 10:34 pm

    I’m so lonely.
    No one has touched my ding a ling for hours.

    I’m freeeeee!


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  34. mh says:

    Also at the Paywallian:

    Lib revolt on mandatory vaccines for workers
    SHARRI MARKSON, YONI BASHAN


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  35. Indolent says:

    Struth, no petition in link?
    ———————-

    It’s there, just scroll down a little.


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  36. Alpha Romeo says:

    MatrixTransform says:
    August 8, 2021 at 7:44 pm
    Ha! They’ll just import compliant tradies from China or India.

    yeah … many people think a tradie is exchangeable with an overseas model.

    many more believe that the avg tradie is just a dumb-fuck with a shovel and ute.

    so anyway … let’s see what happens.

    ……………………………………………………………….

    Bang on the money.

    In the last ten years there has been an influx of particularly Chinese crews in to work on large Commercial projects. Indian’s not as visible. I’m sure that they exist. I just haven’t seen them.

    The Chinese crews are awesome and a wonder to behold. Their forte is in two-dimensional trades. Plastering, rendering tiling and painting. They’re sensational at stuff that only requires knowledge of how the job is done.

    There is a huge barrier to entry to offshore tradesmen. They are limited to a large extent because of language, but also culture. They are poorly represented in the trades that require three dimensional thinking: Bricklaying, Carpentry, plumbing and sparkie work. Work that requires a working knowledge of ‘why’ things are done rather than how. That ‘why’ could be engineering knowledge or code compliance. This is not to say that Chinese crews can’t do this work. They are just going to struggle to do it in Australia. Because compliance.

    Tradies know everything there is to know about compliance…

    I’ve watched a Chinese tiling gang lay tiles in a shopping mall and it was exhilarating to see.

    The gang was huge…

    Everybody had just one specific job to do. The set out foremen ran the lasers and were very, very shouty geeing up the tile layers. Each tile layer had four to six offsiders feeding him tiles and glue.

    A great system. Vast acreages could be completed in a day.

    A system that doesn’t work so well for plumbing.


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  37. Albatross says:

    John defend your idiot party. GO!


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  38. jo says:

    Ellie graeme is not kind, he’s amiserable devious arsehole. He starts off relatively intelligent so you pay attention to the slimy prick the next minute he’s off the planet. Read the previous OT, different name same idiot. I apologise to other idiots for lumping him in with you lot.


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  39. Indolent says:

    Morrison’s ratings slump to Delta low
    ————————–

    Is that all. The bottomless pit is what he deserves.


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  40. ikamatua says:

    “The bottomless pit is what he deserves.


    ..
    Or the pitiless bottom.


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  41. Crossie says:

    mh says:
    August 8, 2021 at 11:00 pm
    NEWSPOLL

    Morrison’s ratings slump to Delta low
    Scott Morrison’s approval ratings have plunged into negative territory and his government faces its worst electoral position since the Black Summer fires.
    1 HOUR AGO By SIMON BENSON

    ———————–

    But I thought lockdowns and forced vaccinations were popular.


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  42. MatrixTransform says:

    A system that doesn’t work so well for plumbing.

    the only thing worser than plasterers are plumbers.

    … fucking pipe-monkeys


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  43. Phil says:

    Albatross,
    We have to teach him how to read mate. I agree with you insofar that he appears to be tone deaf in regard to the imbecilic charge into mass vaccination. But, he does have influence, and as long as people like him champion vaccinations (via the current crop) as the way out of this shit storm, the general populace will support this view point. My email to him presents the facts, which are indisputable based on current, real world evidence. Unless we teach people like him how to read, we are indeed finished as a functioning society.


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  44. mh says:

    ‘But I thought lockdowns and forced vaccinations were popular.’
    ***
    Liberal Party values right there.
    Menzies could have written the policies.


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  45. Armadillo says:

    Lockdowns are incredibly popular with Government employees.

    Business people running essential services are also pretty happy with the arrangements.


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  46. Armadillo says:

    A great system. Vast acreages could be completed in a day.
    A system that doesn’t work so well for plumbing.
    ——————————-

    A hive mind works fine, right up until the point a bear appears on the scene.


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  47. Professor Higgins says:

    struth says:

    August 8, 2021 at 9:41 pm

    How much of an Audience is Paul Murray losing every night he goes on with this tosh?

    Go woke, go broke.
    He was always a very dumb boy with no real principles he couldn’t adjust if needed.

    Murray is a true-blue dinky-di Aussie.
    He must be.
    He’s got a Bathurst 1000 sign on his set.


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  48. jupes says:

    Moderna vaccine to be approved within a fortnight, Hunt says

    Why the charade? Hunt knows they are going to approve it as they have already ordered and probably paid for 4 million doses. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, there is no way the beaurocrats won’t approve it, so approve it now. Then order us to take it.

    Don’t fucking pretend there is any real diligence applied to the vaccine rollout you evil prick.


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  49. Alpha Romeo says:

    MatrixTransform says:
    August 8, 2021 at 11:40 pm
    A system that doesn’t work so well for plumbing.

    the only thing worser than plasterers are plumbers.

    … fucking pipe-monkeys.

    …………………………………………………………………..

    You remind me of my dad. I went to him for advice, when in a moment of madness, I considering becoming a plumber.

    He said. “That’s all well and good, but I’d sooner see you get a trade first lad.”

    There is zero possibility that any Australian tradesmen other than the two dimensional low hanging fruit, can ever be replaced by imports.

    Zero.

    Barriers to entry.

    Language is second.

    Culture of compliance is first. Imports will never get it. Whereas modern Australian tradesmen have been pretty well schooled in the zero harm fantasy for a couple of decades now.

    That’s a lot to catch up on.

    The Covid19 stuff is just more compliance grist for the mill for most Australian tradies.

    Are Chinese tiling gangs are pretty awesome to watch in action. Yes.

    Can you stop them shitting in the stairwell? No.


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  50. Armadillo says:

    I hope to God that Cats realise the real danger in this “contact tracing” caper.

    I’ll give an example from many years ago. I had a mate who fell in love with a bikie mole, and they eloped. At the time I was in a position whereby I could assist to set him up with a fake name (sock) for his electricity account and another mate assisted him with a fake (sock) account for a telephone landline. Why? Because bikers have members everywhere. If they want to find you, they can. They work in every industry as a “day job”.

    What concerns me is that these “contact tracing” companies are awarded contracts to do exactly that. To find you. I’m not saying there is anything wrong with these companies, but rather the “vetting” of employees.

    Information is gold, and in the wrong hands, it can be deadly.

    In other words, if you are an ex-lover or simply someone that has a gripe with someone else, they can find you.

    We already see this with Twitter and Facebook banning people. The underbelly is people within these organisations using platforms to, for use of a better word, “dox” their perceived enemies. Or worse.

    COVID is a distraction from the main game. Your electronic ankle bracelet is your phone.

    If you don’t believe me, go and have a look at New England. They already know it’s a delivery driver. Lockdown is on its way, as soon as the politicians can safely abscond themselves to a coastal retreat.


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  51. Armadillo says:

    There were a couple of cheers at the club this afternoon. You beauty. Government employees that get paid their full wage for a week or so at home.

    Everyone else seemed rather glum. Contractors frantically scrolling through Government websites to see if the jobs they need to do next week are legal. The casual bar staff are despondent. If the doors don’t open, no pay. Job Keeper might pay the rent, but it’s not going to feed the kids.

    Next cab off the rank for our inept politicians is a Joe Biden style “rent amnesty”.


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  52. Armadillo says:

    Here we go….tracking your every move. For your own good of course.

    Some lard arse in a Government Department on full pay will be watching…

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/president-trump-exposes-govt-vehicle-tracking-program-democrats-infrastructure-plan-spy-driving-slams-mitch-mcconnell-fellow-rinos/


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  53. Armadillo says:

    One rule for me, one rule for thee.

    Now they are giving us “The Bird” (as if we need more of them here)……

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/singer-erykah-badu-posts-video-obamas-maskless-birthday-extravaganza-deletes-watch/


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  54. mh says:

    Article on Pfizer contracts:

    https://freewestmedia.com/2021/08/08/bomshell-leak-countries-that-buy-pfizers-vaccine-undertake-to-break-the-law/

    I noticed this too:

    ‘And as if that were not bad enough, one and the same person, James Smith, sits on the board of both Reuters news agency and Pfizer: Two incompatible roles.

    He was previously CEO of Reuters and now calls himself Jim Smith. On Pfizer’s board, he was known as James Smith. In an attempt to hide his dual role, he has removed his image from his LinkedIn profile., but it’s the same person. He is also a member of the International Business Council of the globalist body World Economic Forum.’


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  55. rickw says:

    Tucker Carlson on CDC / Demonrat trampling of property rights:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9alsxM8SOM


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  56. Knuckle Dragger says:

    Margolis!

    That fillum will never, ever grow old.

    Never!


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  57. rickw says:

    … fucking pipe-monkeys

    I can excuse a leak from old school screwed gal with jute. But these guys get leaks from the worlds easiest piping systems….


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  58. MatrixTransform says:

    they can’t even solder/weld anymore.

    Aw geez mate I don’t fink you can B-press pipes that big
    (sucks air through teeth)
    Reckon that’s gonna cost ya.
    (waves at 4th year apprentice)
    Stop TXTing your fucking boyfriend you mong and ring Spider.
    Arks ‘im if he still requires a firstborn as a deposit


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  59. will says:

    Fing Great Retart is making this blog look like a hang out for nut jobs. If this idiot is not removed it just destroys the credibility of what everyone sensible here posts.


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  60. Knuckle Dragger says:

    Not going to work today, Birdsteinberg?

    Why is that?


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  61. struth says:

    The truth….hard to believe is they’ve never found covid.
    If they had the Alberta government would have been able to prove it exists.
    They could not and the PCR tests could never distinguish between viruses.
    Hence the disappearance of the flu which of course was there all along.
    These are now provable truths.
    Facts.
    Such is the extent of this propaganda war.
    People even here, will not allow that obviously truthful analysis to compute.
    You should be seething with rage.
    If not you are deluding yourself. ……still.


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  62. will says:

    Fing Giant Retard


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  63. Knuckle Dragger says:

    Birdstein.

    You need a girlfriend to cure this hysteria of yours.

    Clearly, horseback riding for an hour or two isn’t going to get the job done.


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  64. Cardimona says:

    My project today is to ignore schlockdown and post as many of these flyers as I can…

    https://imgur.com/a/jR673Gm


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  65. Cassie of Sydney says:

    “will says:
    August 9, 2021 at 6:51 am
    Fing Great Retart is making this blog look like a hang out for nut jobs. If this idiot is not removed it just destroys the credibility of what everyone sensible here posts.”
    —————————————————————————-
    Yep….and last night was a doozy.


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  66. MatrixTransform says:

    … these flyers

    Hmm, there’s a community notice board up near the IGA.
    A box with a sliding glass front and a small keyed lock.

    I wonder who has the key?

    doesn’t matter … lock picking is a hobby of mine


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  67. calli says:

    Excellent letter Cardi (the abusive relationship one). On the money as usual.

    Was it published?

    Also thanks Tom and Will for the ‘toons.


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  68. egg_ says:

    Cardimona says:
    August 9, 2021 at 7:06 am
    My project today is to ignore schlockdown and post as many of these flyers as I can…
    —————————-

    Andrews abuse rolls right through the National Cabinet, unabated by brave Sir Scummo?

    Call 1800-National-Cabinet-abuse now!


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  69. Sancho Panzer says:

    Bin Laden cropdusters!
    Of course!
    It’s obvious when you think about it.


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  70. struth says:

    Will be printing that out and doing a flyer run everyday in a different area while walking the mutt.

    It’s the wsy to do it.
    It’s out of their control.
    It’s not digital.
    It’ll send them nuts .
    I told Llew it was goung to happen.
    Will be in touch after morning shift Cardimona.


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  71. Carpe Jugulum says:

    Cardimona says:
    August 9, 2021 at 7:06 am

    My project today is to ignore schlockdown and post as many of these flyers as I can…
    **************************************************************************

    Excellent +100


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  72. Indolent says:

    My project today is to ignore schlockdown and post as many of these flyers as I can…

    https://imgur.com/a/jR673Gm
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    What’s to stop others printing off a few themselves and sticking them up here and there?


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  73. rosie says:

    People thinking they are the modern equivalent of the White Rose are more delusional than Frostie.

    Frosty’s rantings about those historical events have reminded how much.

    Poor poor pitiful meing.


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  74. Wally Dalí says:

    That’s a great flyer- I think that the original came from a Workplace Safety institute?
    Can a graphics-Cat put some sort of sympathetic pic in a corner?
    Maybe subtly amended INGSOC hands?


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  75. H B Bear says:

    will says:
    August 9, 2021 at 6:51 am
    Fing Great Retart is making this blog look like a hang out for nut jobs. If this idiot is not removed it just destroys the credibility of what everyone sensible here posts.

    As one of the nut jobs, I can only agree. I must say I am having my doubts about Cat 2.0.


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  76. Ruprecht says:

    I reckon you could post anything, anything at all at the Cat, so long as it’s anti vax and you’ll have furious agreement. Someone told me that… I heard… it’s true that….
    Wombats that were tested on are mutating.


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