Open Thread – Tuesday 17 August 2021

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  1. caveman says:

    “JAN MURRAY GETS $47,000 AWARD FOR 1985 SCALDING”

     

    …and a fresh pair of undies.


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  2. cohenite says:

    *I just heard cohenite.

    Get on there and support me. The lefties are oozing out of the woodwork.

     


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  3. cohenite:

    B+ for effort 👍

    B- for delivery – I think you waffled a tad but practice may help – have you thought of working on your delivery before taking the plunge? 😁

    A for perseverance – in going on and staying to finish; hanging in there this end was murder. 😵

     


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  4. egg_ says:

    the scalding occurred in Brown’s ministerial office in Sydney.

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    Oh OK, so sh1tty little office?

    Still covered by Bob McMullan, Minister  in the ACT paying out.

    IIRC it’s more to do if Murray was a NSW resident at the time – it’s very confusing in the ACT, I understand – there was a fire in a servo underground tank and it was covered by NSW legislation as the companies were registered in NSW.

     

     


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  5. Runnybum says:

    Cohenite, you should be getting a flogging for being a pro poison jabber.


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  6. Get on there and support me.

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    Do I get expenses? 😁


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  7. cohenite says:

    B- for delivery – I think you waffled a tad but practice may help – have you thought of working on your delivery before taking the plunge? 😁

    It is difficult keeping it extremely simple for the morons while at the same time supplying enough information to back up the points. Harry is a prick really.


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  8. It is difficult keeping it extremely simple for the morons while at the same time supplying enough information to back up the points. Harry is a prick really.

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    yes.


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  9. Roger says:

    A few thoughts on where we are as viewed from a coastal resort town:

    Cafes and restaurants that advertise their boutique brand of coffeee are incapable of making a decent pot of tea.

    You can’t order a simple sandwich anymore. Everything is on Turkish bread or sour dough.

    There are a lot of fat people about who, judging by their clothing or lack thereof, feel no shame. No doubt the epidemiologists and their political enablers will get back to  that public health crisis when covid resolves.

    Some shopkeepers have taken it upon themselves to become enforcers of the mask mandate. Others aren’t bothered. The book shop owner looked askance at me as I entered sans mask. He lost a sale.

    There was a bustling street market this morning with over 100 stalls, many with signs saying “cash preferred”. Being no fan of the tax man I would have happily obliged them if only I could have found something to buy. My wife, of course, had no such problem.

    One gets the sense that people are quite happy to pay the price Palascczuk asks just to have a more or less normal life in the bubble of Qld (as they appear to be in WA). Perhaps they’re pinning their hopes on the vaccination program? The politicians are going to have difficulty managing those expectations when that fails to deliver the promised result.

    And dissent lurks: someone has painted “Covid 19 The Big Reset” on the side of a building.

     


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  10. cohenite says:

    “Cohenite, you should be getting a flogging for being a pro poison jabber.”

    WTF are you talking about. I’m pro vaccine but concede there are issues with the vaccines.

    The issue for me is the chunk virus was developed in a bio warfare lab so there are bound to be issues with the vaccines. But generally vaccines are great. I’m so in favour in vaccines that I give myself a needle every day just for practice.


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  11. Rex Anger says:

    ‘The real problem according to this know-nothing hatchling, is that people aren’t locking themselves down hard enough.  Surely this is Rosie wearing trousers.  No two different people can be that ignorant after so much time’

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    Ladeeeeees and Gentlemeeeeeen!

     

    In the ring tonight, the Title Fight you’ve all been waiting forrrrr,

    Bird and Grig-sock!

     

    It’s Bungle in the Jungle time!

     

    Place your bets, Cats!


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  12. egg_ says:

    You can’t order a simple sandwich anymore. Everything is on Turkish bread or sour dough.

    There are a lot of fat people about who, judging by their clothing or lack thereof, feel no shame. 

    Not unrelated?

     


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  13. H B Bear says:

    Roger – you have got to try the old school bakeries if you can find one for sandwiches.  I wouldn’t know anything about drinking tea, except Earl Grey is shit.


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  14. H B Bear says:

    Turkish bread can make an OK sandwich.  Sourdough is inevitably too heavy but makes the best toast.  I tend to keep a sourdough loaf sliced in the freezer and toast from frozen.  Works for me and no waste.


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  15. Dot says:

    *And dissent lurks: someone has painted “Covid 19 The Big Reset” on the side of a building.*

     

    Remember to tell tourists that NSW has been renamed der Grossneusudwalen Reich.


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  16. Boambee John says:

    <i>The only thing that is currently being demonstrated is the failure to properly lock down Bondi and Waverley LGA in June. By not doing so back then, Gladys the Loudhailer allowed the Delta variant to spread to the rest of Greater Sydney. Her continued failure to properly lock down then ensured the proliferation of the virus throughout NSW and its escape to other States and Territories.</i>

     

    Kerry, sorry, Perry the Verry Tedious One is vewwy upset that xer advice has been ignored by all those people higher than a base level administrative assistant in NSW Health?


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  17. cohenite says:

    Fuck me dead, the emotional drivel after I rang up with a few facts on 2SM.

     

    Why don’t you ring  up bird and give them a serve about global warming. But FFS don’t mention the war.


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  18. Boambee John says:

    Rex A

    <i>By not doing so back then, Gladys the Loudhailer allowed the Delta variant to spread to the rest of Greater Sydney. Her continued failure to properly lock down then ensured the proliferation of the virus throughout NSW and its escape to other States and Territories.’

    Grigory believes that you can stop a virus cold through sheer force of will and a well-swung butterfly net.

    I have such faith in Australia’s ‘Elf systems and their bugmen now…</i>

    Perry the Verry Tedious One has yet to discuss the failure of an ultra-hard sixth lockdown in Victoria to halt the spread of the Kung Flu there. Perry is a bit slow on the uptake.


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  19. Dot says:

    Early Grey is very dry.

     

    Worked out a good acronym for a conservative or libertarian political party.

    Australians Battling Imbeclic Government Cronyism Unfund Now Ticket.

     

    WHAT A HEAVY LOAD EINSTEIN MUST HAVE HAD. FUCKIN’ MORONS EVERYWHERE!

    I LOVE TO EAT CHEESE!

    I WANT A PET MONKEY

    WOOD IS SUCH A BLESSING FOR HUMANITY


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  20. Timothy Neilson says:

    Jo, Dot, thanks for the encouragement!


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  21. Steve trickler says:

    Real Rukshan:

    Daniel Andrews does not believe in a functioning parliamentary democracy or the value of the opposition’s input during a crisis. According to his own words, his only job is to manage the pandemic and vaccinate Victorians as he sees fit. The Victorian Parliament remains closed.

    Daniel Andrews not interested in Parliament

    1:07


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  22. H B Bear says:

    Like most dictators Chairman Dan is pretty sure he is doing a good job.  And an inquiry will confirm that if needed.


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  23. srr says:

    Triffids & ‘Knitting Ladies’ … not ladies who knit … presenting as something they’re not, equal in moving in a slow, almost imperceptible way, treating people as mere sustenance … Triffids & ‘Knitting Ladies’, inhuman monsters


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  24. cohenite, serious cap for a minute…

    Numerous times, Harry said that in the main few people change their position.  That means you’re not going to change his mind or anyone’s point of view, and even the undecided, if there’s really any of them left in the place, must have no interest at all, since this debate has been going on for decades.

    Saying, therefore, that physics hasn’t changed since 2007(?) when the IPCC report you were quoting from came out, didn’t sway Harry and I doubt it will convince anyone else: for Harry, 14 years is a long time and the average person doesn’t think in epochs.

    So wouldn’t it be better to point out the nine(?) claims in the Gore movie that came a cropper in the Court – since everyone who cares about the subject knows about that movie.  In fact, when I was listening to you, I thought, tell me about those errors.

    Fabrications and lies tend to wake up people and showing that the other side fabricates should help the global realist position – you’ve got to chip away at the beliefs underpinning the position.  Think about Quine’s Web of Belief, which is why Rowan Dean has done so well on his weekly segment on Global Warming.

    Does anyone outside of science care whether man made CO2 is only 3% of the total output  – really, how many people can do basic maths anymore to understand what that means?  So bring your argument down to their level.  What about the relationship between CO2 and what we eat?  What about the greening of the planet increasing food production yield per hectare, thereby helping more people to be fed with less fertilisers, which is a positive story – we’re helping out the reef, doncha know! 🌈.

    And one more thing…

    well done, today 😁


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  25. Steve trickler says:

    Rebel News. 5:38

    Mario Malik, going global very quickly. All the best to him. Good pick, Avi.

    What the MSM didn’t show from Sydney’s latest lockdown protest


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  26. Black Ball says:

    From the Hun.

    “Australia’s gender wage gap doesn’t discriminate by age, with boys receiving more pocket money than girls each week.

    Comparison site Finders Parenting Report 2021 reveals parents give their sons and average of $10.30 a week, while their daughters received $9.30 – amounting to a yearly difference of $52.

    The national poll of more than 1000 parents with children under the age of 12 also found that covid had not completely stifled pocket money growth, with many receiving more cash then they did a year ago.

    All those who receive a weekly allowance, one in 3 were lucky enough to get a pay bump. More than half were receiving the same amount of money, while almost 1 in 10 were being given less.

    Dr Kimberley O’Brien, principal child psychologist at the Quirky Kid Clinic, said she didn’t believe paying boys and girls different pocket money amounts would be accepted in most families.

    “It’s possible some families pay more than others and then, overall, boys are getting paid more,” Dr O’Brien said.

    “But if it does exist, I think over time that gap will decrease … because so many girls are aware of the glass ceiling and pay inequality, and they’ll be starting to push back on this earlier in life.”

    So there you have it, misogynist parents as well. Strangely omitted by Dr O’Brien would be the type of chore performed and how often chores were done by the boy or girl. My head hurts.


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  27. Indolent says:

    Well at least the NSW/ Victoria lockdowns are hopefully demonstrating to the masses that lockdowns don’t work.
    Once this truth becomes the orthodoxy then we can get the fuckers to drop the masks that don’t work and the testing that doesn’t work either.

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    I was in a supermarket this morning, without a mask, and when a masked lady passed me with her trolley she put her hand up to her mouth – obviously for additional protection from the leper.


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  28. mh says:

    Hello Victoria!
    Victoria’s lockdown extended after 92 cases, Premier aims for zero
    Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed the state’s lockdown will be extended beyond Thursday when it was planned to end.
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    Zero. Good luck with that.


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  29. Tim, write a sequel on a global pandemic with mad Chinese scientists using gain of function research methods funded by an amoral United States government head of communicable diseases that is then used to bring down a president. 😉

     


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  30. kaysee says:

    Davey Boy says:

    August 28, 2021 at 11:01 pm

    If already posted, here it is again. If not, it’s worth a read.

    this goes to the question many have asked, what are the legal boundaries that may have born crossed in e.g NSW where Brad Hazzard is using Public Health Orders
    The Curious Case of the Unlawful Public Health Orders

    Davey Boy, thanks for sharing this article link.

    Even though the lawyer, Peter Fam, says it is his personal opinion, he has provided several links to back his opinion on several aspects of this “curious case”.  Some important points from the article:

    《I also want to draw your attention to the two sections which immediately follow the sections about what a Control Order can do.

    Section 94 says that, even if a Control Order is issued in relation to Section 90 (examination), Section 91 (body samples), Section 92 (vaccination or treatment) or Section 93 (medication), that Control Order must be carried out in a manner consistent with both “appropriate medical standards” and “appropriate other relevant professional standards”. It would be fair to say, for example, that an “appropriate medical standard” is the doctrine of informed consent, so arguably, a Control Order could not be carried out on an individual who did not offer this consent.

    Secondly, Section 95 says that force “must not be used against an individual to require the individual to comply” with any of the measures listed above.》

    《But, the blanket directions to do the above in NSW are not consistent with the strict requirements associated with those restrictions or mandates in the BSA.

    So, any direction purported to be made under the PHA, which goes beyond the scope of the BSA, is invalid.

    So, on that basis, if someone has been told they must get vaccinated, or tested, or even to wear a mask, and they haven’t received a personal biosecurity control order, which itself is compliant with the various checks and balances in the Biosecurity Act, telling them to do so, then that mandate is not valid.》

     


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  31. Dot says:

    *Comparison site Finders Parenting Report 2021 reveals parents give their sons and average of $10.30 a week, while their daughters received $9.30 – amounting to a yearly difference of $52.*

     

    Wait until they’re teenagers. Trust me, the girls know how to bleed their fathers dry.


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  32. min says:

    mh my doctor son reckons vaccinations will not reach 70% for another 2 months . Just on phone to friend who wants to die as she reckons she’s lived long enough . Depression diagnosis but when I ask how she is feeling,  denies being depressed


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  33. Steve trickler says:

    So Klaus and the WEF have extended the Vic lockdown, again.

    DicDan just answers the phone and follows orders, just like the rest.

    True f8cking evil.


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  34. Dot says:

    Anyone know if we will run out of vaccines before we get to 80% let alone 70%?

     

    Then you have got to look at a possible transport strike.


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  35. Steve T., at 3:47 – great vid from Rebel News.  All of those people are just normal citizens who are clearly finding it difficult to take anymore of this.

     


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  36. cohenite says:

    “So wouldn’t it be better to point out the nine(?) claims in the Gore movie that came a cropper in the Court – since everyone who cares about the subject knows about that movie.  In fact, when I was listening to you, I thought, tell me about those errors.”

    Yep, that was going to be the guts of my argument, those 9 errors which really create a narrative. But I distracted myself by attempting a segue from a previous boofhead caller and then got further distracted by talking about the 2 issues about CO2, the small human contribution and whether CO2 is the main GHG. Of interest to me, a nerd, but few others.


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  37. min, sorry to hear that about your friend. Best regards to you both.

    My Dad has decided that he’s not going to stay home anymore; he’s going out everyday, if only to buy a few things at the shops.  He said the isolation is not doing him any good.

    For someone who’s always followed the laws and was very worried and happy to have everyone locked down last year, his opinion has shifted 180.  Yesterday, he said that Gladys has got to go and he no longer has any faith in Morrison.  That’s a huge shift in position.


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  38. Neil says:

    “””””””””””””When is the New South Wales lockdown supposed to end?””””””””””

     

    Last year. Two weeks to flatten the curve and then back to normal


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  39. Dot says:

    How often are CO2 concentrations sampled and verified BTW?


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  40. FlyingPigs says:

    If you have ‘Liberal’ in your name then you are a communist.


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  41. Dot says:

    **Last year. Two weeks to flatten the curve and then back to normal**

     

    Come on Neil, week eighty of two weeks to flatten the curve, we’re all in this together.


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  42. Dot says:

    *If you have ‘Liberal’ in your name then you are a communist.*

     

    Pretty sure we will forced to be the Liberty & Democracy Party again soon.


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  43. cohenite says:

    How often are CO2 concentrations sampled and verified BTW?”

    Global Monitoring Laboratory – Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases (noaa.gov)


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  44. Steve trickler says:

    BBS@4:38.

    Hello.

    It a fantastic to see Rebel News recognized by so many people. Astonishing actually. May they continue to prosper.

    We need them over here in the West.

     


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