Ozi

I do apologise for resurrecting some of these not too old posts, I'm working my way through as quick as I can. All is not lost, we have Winston Churchill reincarnate, our own Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Winston Churchill was a great author and correspondent, a great politician and Prime Minister, as well as a great Warlord (simplest descriptions to use but I'm sure you get my meaning). Winston Churchill is Tony Abbott's hero and he wants to emulate him. Tony Abbott thinks he was a good correspondent, thinks he is a good politician and Prime Minister, but he's never been a Warlord, he has never declared war, never started a conflict of his own, never commanded troops. Not yet. The Australian monarch is Queen Elizabeth II and the Constitution of Australia requires that a "Governor-General appointed by the Queen shall be Her Majesty's representative in the Commonwealth." As such, the Governor-General is Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Defence Force. Definitely a Republican not a Royalist, this is one occasion I willingly say "God Save the Queen". A slight problem is that although the Queen appoints him, our Prime Minister selects him. Australia, thanks to Tony, was the first country to accuse Putin, without any evidence, of committing what he described as war crimes. Australia, thanks to Tony, is the only country that hasn't ruled out ground troops going into Iraq. Australia, thanks to Tony, is spending, or rather borrowing money to buy some of the latest and most expensive military technology on the planet. Winston Churchill he's not and never will be. Watch this space.

That's hilarious because when he actually does try to be affectionate with her everyone starts nagging about how he is always on her and never leaves her alone. Haha Paul could save a child from drowning and you guys would find a problem with that. This whole" We hate Paul because we are jealous of him" thing got old fast. Real fast. That was a first time poster.

I did mention the war was coming to our island. Quote......'the future of the Islamic empire to come.' This short video is probably one of the scariest things I've seen, because it was so simple, so matter of fact and whether or not you believe it, he does. I rest my case.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEFHv6wqhJM

I think it goes beyond that, not just the bad, but the perceived good. Many many people volunteer their time, and in some case money they can ill afford, to charities and support groups, with little if any thanks or acknowledgements, and they mostly don't seek it. On the other hand, many of the rich and famous donate what to them is just loose change in their pockets, then claim it as a deduction anyway, and expect and get front page, prime time news coverage. Not going to waste time and space by quoting or referencing sources, anyone that interested can do it themselves, but there is a strong argument that the media has conditioned the public to ‘learn’ their reaction from the media, that the media reports can be a construction rather than an expression of popular feeling and grief. A classic example of that is the so called peoples' princess Diana. If not a member of the Royal family, she would be just another cheating wife with a deadbeat husband. And yes I know about all the charity work she was "paid" to do, what else did she do with her time, apart from fuck Dodi Fayed. And yes I know all about the .0000000001% of her taxpayer income that she donated to charity. One British politician tried to bring reality back when he was critical of the almost goddess treatment of Diana. When the interviewer raised the point that nearly 50% of the population either went to or watched the state funeral, he responded by saying that it proved his point, because it probably meant almost 50% or more didn't give a fuck.

I reserve my comment to. If I say it no one likes it any way Because no one in this forum likes the truth That depends. Is it the truth based on facts, your version of the truth based on assumptions, or your warped interpretation based on who knows what on the day? 8)

Like tbg, I am honoured to be included in such an elite group, especially after having been around for such a short time. I presume we are talking granite here, so now I'm off to settle down with a Scotch or two and prepare to spend eternity with Nick.

In the short time I've been around I am having difficulty with the various languages. Actually, it's probably difficulty with translation of various languages, and it's not really my problem, it's yours. Australians are one of the few, very few nationalities, that can roam the world in reasonable safety, unlike the rest of you members of the coalition of the free world, and you muslims, jews, and Asians. Even African nations are fucked now they have the ebola virus back again. So it's about time that you woke up to the fact that neither French or German is the world language, its Australian. Not English, not American, not Canadian, or New Zealand, AUSTRALIAN. I have already had to repeat 2 or 3 of my posts because people couldn't understand them, not good. I have already written to Google to demand our rights and include Australian in their translator. How such an omission could have occurred in this age of technology is beyond me. I have written this in plain English, as best I can, to avoid confusion. In the meantime, while we wait for Google and the like to get their act together, here is a site you can access if you want to learn some of the more common words used in the universal language. Or as a reference point if I accidentally revert to it if I'm pissed off, or just pissed. http://www15.uta.fi/FAST/US1/REF/aust-eng.html WARNING: Don't fuck with it, because it will just fuck with your head. It was never intended to be used by the well educated. I got slapped once when an American girl (18+) said she'd been naughty and I could smack her on the fanny. How was I to know she meant her bum, fanny in Australian is pussy!

How do you know I am fake I have only one name hear that's Nick not like some others , by the way Ozi who are you really I think you are pirate I know all about you because I needed to follow your trail to read all Pirate's stuff. As for Pirate, a good solid Australian, loyal and committed we both love our country, we have very similar traits and views and remember, I did say don't be surprised if I pick up on some of his favourite topics and beliefs. But trust me, he is a gentleman and a scholar compared to the bastard I am. Most people have a bucket list, things and places they want to do or see before they move on. Mine includes names of people I'd like to take with me.

One of my favourite speeches from the real hero of the movie, not some bottom feeding lawyer; Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to.

Well, it took me a while to get to this 'Random Discussion'. Fortunately I was enjoying a nice smooth scotch. Just as well, a couple of beers wouldn't have cut it. Only three pages, but I had to go back to read it all twice. Plus the video clips. One thing people have to realise though, this is not like other wars. Previous wars we were fighting there were countries and boundaries, like Germany and Japan. This war isn't about countries or nationalities. This is a war against an ideology, a faith, a culture, a religion. There are no boundaries. You can argue and debate all you like about who caused the war, who benefits, whose to blame, but the genie is out now and nothing we do is going to put it back. If you think you are safe in your cosy little homes, you are wrong. Australia has been spared events like 9/11, or the bombings in London and other parts of Europe. Sadly, we are about to lose our innocence, the war is coming to our island. Hopefully it won't be too severe, but enough to give us the wake up call we so desperately need. If you are not part of the solution you are the problem. Read somewhere on this site someone suggesting we nuke the lot and turn the place to a sheet of glass. Maybe the call to arms by ISIS might get all the extremists in one place long enough to do it. On a different note, some of the posts about pollies reminded me of one of our former Labour Prime Ministers, Gough Whitlam. Kentucky Fried Chicken brought out a limited edition meal to celebrate his election called the Gough Box. Didn't sell too well, it was full of left wings and arseholes. And MWD, in some instances it stands for Words of Mass Delusion.

Mate not sure if it's still an issue but I have read in old posts that you should hide the ID number bottom left hand side of the image 'cos it identifies you to RLC and they can block your access. he doesn't have an account, it's from free kitchen cam I didn't say he had an account and I'm pretty sure RLC don't like you posting videos or photos from the free cams either. I said that based on other posts that I have read, the alpha numeric code in the bottom left hand corner can identify your internet connection and they can block you.

What's wrong with you people, none of you understand Australian? Not trying to bring tbg into this discussion, but after my comment about Nick being fake, he said he thought there was probably only 20 people posting on this site with 10 of them being 10 others. In other words, only 10 real people. Because you didn't respond to me with something that was either fake sounding or half baked like Nick normally would, I've identified you as one of the genuine 10. Makes sense to me.

Spacebar Ninjas Hey you'd know, I read somewhere in previous posts you were Nick's mate. I wonder if you are as big a fake as he is. Eh???? Not sure what you're looking for in reply to this. Nothing fake or half baked which is what you did. Looks like you are one of tbg's genuine 10! (Maybe that's 11 now).

Mate not sure if it's still an issue but I have read in old posts that you should hide the ID number bottom left hand side of the image 'cos it identifies you to RLC and they can block your access.

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Spacebar Ninjas Hey you'd know, I read somewhere in previous posts you were Nick's mate. I wonder if you are as big a fake as he is.

I can remember watching that, awesome show. He was suffering from severe depression, sadly a problem many comedians battle with.

What, no threats, you don't want to 'disappear' me? I'm gutted.

I thought seeing I was dumb enough to buy into this thread (who gives a fuck about a dress anyway) I'd better take it seriously and make a concerted effort to contribute to this dilemma. So, I checked out the photos and all I saw was a pair of nice tits.

You are right Dth, none of us need a physical fitness program, we all get enough exercise jumping to conclusions, flying off the handle, running down admin, carrying things too far, flogging dead horses, dodging responsibility and pushing our luck.

When I first joined I went back and read many of the old threads searching for a fellow Aussie. As a result, I read many of the posts of the most frequent contributors. It was also apparent that many of the topics were the most controversial. That's an Aussie trait for sure, shit stirrer! It's hard to be certain because if I give someone a -karma it updates their profile so shows the progressive total, whether you are looking at their first post or their last. It does seem however, based on comments, that -karma was earned by those that tended to piss people off because they were the most controversial, right or wrong I'm not judging. People got them because they earned / deserved (?) them. Even in the short time I've been around, people seem to have decided there is merit in having the most -karma so now some contributors seem to be asking for them whether or not they have earned / deserved (?) them or they are being given to people as a means to boost their credibility, for whatever reason. I think the old way was the best way, you got them because you earned / deserved them!

Well, 'my dear', I did state a normal outfit with a bit of class, don't remember anything about shopping, restaurant or informal meeting. All my female friends sew and quite a few have made their own clothes, including my wife. Can't remember too many, if any, preparing for the big day. In Australia, as wild and woolly as we might appear, women get dressed up for all sorts of reasons, the members stand at big race meetings, gala balls, events and up market shows, opera, to name a few. And yes, the occasional wedding. Not having seen the dress, my point was about everyone around here always jumping to conclusions. Now that I seen photos, still stick to what I said. Anyway, maybe I have been lucky, I've always been around members of the fairer sex who took pride in their appearance, made an effort to look classy, not tarty. But, for those that might prefer an Aussie bogan:-

WTF? White means a wedding dress? If it was black does it mean they are going to a funeral? Just a normal outfit with a bit of class, same as my wife's and previous girlfriends. Maybe you are all used to bogans.

Some of us luv Nick, I think he's a pain in the arse. Maybe he grows on you which may explain why some of you older members put up with him. We'll see in a couple of months, but if he'd been here this weekend he had gone out with the dogs and I'd have left him with his mate Bulging Cheeks.