Hi Cats,
As you can see I have created a copy of the Cat for you to continue to bicker, argue and occasionally make a reasonable point.
I do hope a solution is found with the original Cat but just in case Sinc doesn’t want to transfer the site to a new generation I have built a replica before the closure so we can migrate as many of the community across as possible.
Programming Note: I rushed out the site so there will be bugs. I can get them fixed but did not want perfection to get in the way for progress.
Community Note: Please let as many cats know of the new blog as soon as possible so we can capture the magic of the original. In particular would love for the original posters to continue their great work here.
Ideological Note: I am an infrequent poster but long time reader of the Cat. The discussions there have been a huge part of my own ideological growth on many issues. In particular free speech is key for me so will have a very similar light touch to the original Cat, potentially adopting my one policy on an earlier forum I built: “No D***heads” which is subjective but surprisingly easy to implement.
Website Note: I will run the Cat as close to possible as the original because I don’t believe in re-inventing the wheel. However if the community so wants I am happy to make changes to improve the experience so if you have any ideas let me know. For anything specific hit me up at the contact form, else go nuts in the comments.
Well, in the Leak cartoon, the blonde-haired female human is a sexually active “blonde”, the pale spotty bloke with glasses is what used to be understood as a socially awkward “nerd”, and the funny background setting with multicloured rectangular things stacked around is what was called a “library”.
With the addition of a dialogue exchange, the juxtaposition of these incongruent…
…never mind.
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Lesson(s) from the past ..!
In France in WW2 the Germans and Gestapo were SWAMPED with 1500 letters A DAY With French people dobbing in their neighbours throughout the 4 years of Occupation !!
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What Calli said
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Morning Cats!
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The only thing worse than Australia doing badly at the Olympics is having them do well. Just like the cricketers. Lord Coates and the AIS will have the begging bowl out on their return. Hold on to your wallets.
The efforts of individual athletes deserve celebration. I would be completely unable to devote myself to anything even if I had the physical ability and inclination.
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https://mobile.twitter.com/GrayConnolly/status/1421943602444263428 ‘abba commandos’, I would be too
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https://mobile.twitter.com/ProudOldSoldier/status/1421749149133799426 excellent point made here
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My Gravatar worked, but too small to read.
I’ll leave it for now.
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“Cassie of Sydney says:
August 2, 2021 at 8:16 am
“Sinclair, I thought the last free range Cat II comment was Rex Mango talking about Sally Pearson?”
I had a look…am very glad Sinc had the last word…quite fitting.”
Nah, pretty sure I sharked it well and good.
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Seems like a slow news day.
#nomorelockdowns
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“The only thing worse than Australia doing badly at the Olympics is having them do well…Lord Coates and the AIS will have the begging bowl out on their return. Hold on to your wallets.”
Meanwhile, Palaszczuk is demanding $billions from Morrison for renewable energy and other projects that will “save the reef” so QLD can “show its best side” to the world in 2032.
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Interestingly, two of my mates fathers are Olympians – one a flat water kayaker and the other a Laser sailor. Both are extremely driven and have made multiple millions across their working lives. Personally, I would not chose to spend time with either.
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https://mobile.twitter.com/HankMeyerNAPP/status/1421685184299114501
Completely agree #bringbackpersonalresponsibility #nomorelockdowns
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And if you are wondering, I expect the feeling is mutual. In one case there would be no doubt.
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Well done dot.
Sinc did mention *last*
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“I never understood, the need to rescue cats from trees.
If they can go up they can come down, give them time.”
They can’t. Their claws get them up, but they aren’t good for stabilising going down the trunk, so they have to semi-slide or jump. Older cats are wiser and manage but younger cats can get very caught – hence all the fire brigade stories. This one was a dear little sable-coated Burmese, They are extremely affectionate, and this one when down was no exception. Lovely animal. I had one like this for 18 years. Now I have Attapuss, who is always hungry and who whinges a lot and who is super-dependent on me. Silly boy, I love him but he is so jealous of the Birdies, to say nothing of when I hug Hairy. We never hear the end of it. 🙂
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I expect Leak has to adapt to the new NewsCorp.
Anything too obviously anti lockdown/mandatory vaxxx and he’s fired.
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The biological clock says Tik Tok
https://mobile.twitter.com/stillgray/status/1421893226005352450
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I was going to open up the new Cat on my work laptop so I could pop in for a read when there were lulls in the day and got an alarming message saying it was a cyber threat or something.
I am guessing it is because it is not a ‘secure’ site – the ‘https’ thing.
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Firstly just like every morning start the day with laughs from lame pics and Tom . Thank you both
Secondly Leak slinging off at the woke people wanting to eliminate meat from our diet . Remember the ad was knocking back a date with Tom Cruise because mum was having a lamb roast .
Thirdly Diogenes re US and AstroZeneca , grand daughter 3 is about to leave for NY where she is attending NY uni for Masters degree . She has had AZ vaccination and has visa for America . So that story about the America not accepting AZ must be a furphy .
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Cost of a three day lockdown for a SE QLD small business: $15K-65K.
State government compensation on offer if you can complete the paperwork: $5K.
Cost of a three day lockdown to a parliamentarian or public servant: $0.
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Go with your gut feeling there with the laser sailor, H B Bear.
Anyone who banks big bucks but doesn’t have the generosity to get a boat big enough for guests is a bum.
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Article from the “Australian”
Rio royalty bill could hit $400m
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Nick Evans
Resource Writer
9:30PM August 1, 2021
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Rio Tinto could owe as much as $400m to the traditional owners of a major Pilbara iron ore mine, with the company accused of decades of underpayments to a native title group representing remote Pilbara communities even as it declares record $14bn in iron ore profits.
The allegations are based on an audit of more than 20 years of payments due under one of the first ever land use agreements between native title holders and a major mining company in WA, and come after Rio Tinto’s iron ore division booked record profit of $13.8bn ($US10.2bn) in the first half of the year.
The dispute between Rio and the Gumala Aboriginal Corporation over payments due from the Yandicoogina mine first flared last year, as Rio scrambled to deal with the fallout from its disastrous decision to blast 46,000-year-old heritage sites at Juukan Gorge.
In July 2020 Rio wrote to the corporation, notifying its directors of a royalty underpayment spanning “a number of years” and attaching payment of about $40m plus interest.
It is not uncommon for mining companies to make minor adjustments to royalty payments after the close of the financial year, as their own financial figures clarified what was owed.
But the cheque that Rio sent was larger than the annual royalties received by GAC in the 2019 financial year, at the time the second biggest payment in its history.
Rio initially gave no indication of the basis of its recalculation, and it is understood GAC returned the cheque and demanded a full forensic audit of Rio’s payments dating back to the start of the agreement in 1997.
A spokesman for the mining giant said Rio had funded that audit, and handed over documentation to support its work.
“At GAC’s request, Rio Tinto has provided funding to meet the costs of a detailed audit on GAC’s behalf to assess the payments,” he said.
“Rio Tinto has provided both GAC and its auditors with all relevant information, including aerial surveys and detailed financial models of payment calculations.”
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The report is understood to have identified close to $400m in underpayments, including interest, due over the life of the agreement.
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Is there anything more wasteful and degenerate than a Victorian government?
https://mobile.twitter.com/_davidlimbrick/status/1421761201793507330
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So, the Gumala Corporation can trouser hundreds of millions, but can’t communicate to it’s industrial partner about preserving an ancient rock shelter?
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I think Leak’s toon was pretty self-evident. Gorgeous female librarian asks total nerd for a dinner date and spotty nerd says he’s busy, going home mum’s faux-meat insect roast.
It’s a spoof on the old lamb ad showing Tom Cruise asking a young lady on a date in her dreams and then she remembers – tonight is mum’s lamb roast, so she has to say no to Tom Cruise because mum’s roast beats him hands down any day.
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One grovels in praise Sir Thomas. A finer than ever harvest today.
Perhaps the hand scythe produces a superior product than the auto harvester.
Sandshoo Sir.
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This morning at 7.55 am our time the original Cat got switched off.
Thank you everyone for making it the wonderful place that it was.
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Israel already into booster shots
‘Israel saw yet another rise in the number of serious coronavirus cases on Sunday as the country’s booster jab campaign for people over 60 began over the weekend.
Sunday’s number of serious cases, which now stands at 212, is the highest since April. There are currently 37 patients on ventilators, and 37 in critical condition.’
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snap, Min. Your comment has just come up.
I’ve made a similar one which will no doubt arrive in a minute or two.
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Some inspiration in these dark days from Edith Wharton:
“In spite of illness, in spite even of the arch-enemy, sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways”
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“So that story about the America not accepting AZ must be a furphy .”
Yes, my American daughter-in-law was worried about it for a while, but it is not true.
I told her then that I thought the US could not close itself off to everyone from Britain.
And in Europe, they have tried to diss the AZ because of political angst re Brexit. But they are not stopping people who have had the AZ from spendidng their money in Europe. Cash trumps ideology there.
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What’s that saying…a cat has nine lives! Very happy to have it back again as my home page. Best wishes to all that made it happen…thanks Adam.
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smells like the last place in here.. with fresh lino.
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Wally – the Laser guy actually went and built a 99 foot super yacht at Freo. I “sailed” from Perth to Sydney with him, including a personal chef. One of his mates (who is obviously just a hard core yachty) was always wanting to put the sails up but they are so bloody big everything has to be just right. All in all he is actually a nice guy, just a bit unusual.
The kayak guy is just a prick.
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MASSIVE civil disobedience in #Paris right now!
Police march with protesters!
https://mobile.twitter.com/WorldAltMedia/status/1421573728949899266
It looks like there’s been a bit of a sea change in France. Let’s see what happens.
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“This morning at 7.55 am our time the original Cat got switched off.”
Sinc, we’ve taken out the heart and other vital organs immediately, and you can see the result here.
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Thanks again Sinc.
Hopefully Adam gets us into Speedy Gonzalez mode eventually
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“In spite of illness, in spite even of the arch-enemy, sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways”
Vicki, that is my philosophy of life after retirement in three short lines.
Thank you for put this up. It is encouragement indeed.
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Cheers Snic. It was fun.
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Israel still looks good to me.
Keen to visit when we are let out again
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/israel/
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You’ll also note in Leak’s cartoon that the ‘spotty nerd’ is the ATAGI guy from a previous ‘toon.
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Nanny Neil Mitchell 3aw straight into the compliance memes for the day.
Ignore double vaccinated Shane Warne getting Covid.
Naughty people violating the Dear Leader’s mask mandate.
Vaccine Passports are inevitable and desirable to free us.
Is there anything lower than a shock jock kissing arse?
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“Is there anything more wasteful and degenerate than a Victorian government?”
The current federal Liberal government.
And I mean that quite seriously.
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Sinclair Davidson says:
August 2, 2021 at 8:59 am
This morning at 7.55 am our time the original Cat got switched off.
Sinc. Thanks again. I like your style for the shutdown – swift, efficient, no mucking about.
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“terreur sanitaire”
Well said, France. No need for a vax passport within one’s own country.
To vax or not should be a personal decision about one’s own health.
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Remember in 2016 up to one million people marched against same sex marriage
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20210731-france-sees-third-weekend-of-protests-against-obligatory-health-pass
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Nothing controversial from Leak.
That’s the new normal.
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You make an excellent point Roger and the Federal government gets to print money too.
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People who cannot be thanked enough:
The Doomlord himself, for providing the Cat for so long, a refuge for us to speak our minds, find useful stuff that isn’t readily in the more public domain of the MSM, and to simply be a “community” of sorts – all sorts!
Adam for getting this new Cat up and running so quickly. For those complaining, the hiccups will be ironed out soon enough I’m sure. Just be thankful we have what we have and make the best use of it as a way of thanking Adam for his efforts (and any and all who have assisted.). The feeling of a lifeline thrown is priceless. On that note, don’t forget that many/most/all of us have pledged $ assistance if it’s needed.
Tom, the indefatigable Tom! Your persistence in bringing us your toons this morning is appreciated more than you can imagine.
Thank you.
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I think you are on to something duncanm. Well spotted. Perhaps questioning the entire Covid response to “medical advice”.
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Sinc, silly of us not to realise before, but you must be feeling rather sad right now. The Cat was such a big part of your life too, and digital coinage much feel rather a bleak replacement. So condolences from us on the final pulling of the plug. You’ll get back into your new life soon enough though without the hassle of cracking the Cat taming whip. We all do if we face up to change, no matter what sorrows befall, as Edith Wharton advises above.
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“Nanny Neil Mitchell 3aw straight into the compliance memes for the day.
Ignore double vaccinated Shane Warne getting Covid.
Naughty people violating the Dear Leader’s mask mandate.
Vaccine Passports are inevitable and desirable to free us.”
https://www.smh.com.au/national/lyrica-pfizer-and-how-big-pharma-gets-what-it-wants-20190211-p50x1z.html
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Just trying something. May not work.
Link here
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Leak was a play on the old Mum’s roast lamb ad.
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Leunig
https://www.leunig.com.au/images/recent-cartoons/the-narrative.jpg
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