Lightning McQueen wrote:Is it a ploy for women to continually leave personal items at a mans place?

My wife's been doing that for years.

His direct speaking to the viewer contains some of the best stuff in the show. Stick with it fella, you won't be disappointed.
Damn straight. House of Cards is some of the best telly I've watched in a long time.

Watching Francis spin his political webs and playing people off one another is captivating, and at the same time a bit scary because you know that this is how stuff probably goes down behind the scenes in the corridors of power. He is a great character, and part of the fun is watching him develop throughout the series (and seasons). I like his southern accent and idioms when he breaks the fourth wall. It's different, but I don't think it takes away from the tension and narrative.

His wife, Claire, is just as interesting a character to watch - shades of Lady Macbeth.

It sh1ts me that people like me are likened to characters like this and Ned Flanders and the likes because we don't agree that drugs are acceptable.
For the record NG, I didn't intend to cast any aspersions regarding your opinions, beliefs, or views on this subject with that image.

As a South Park fan, I simply couldn't help myself when the question of whether drugs are good or bad came up. That's all.

There's no simple answer to the drugs problem. I'm not sure there is one, short of hoping that kids abstain.

People take drugs left right and centre these days. This is particularly so in certain cultural groups, such a those frequenting dance music festivals who favour ecstasy and other mind-expanding substances, as well professional footy players and 'real' professionals on cocaine, down-and-outers on ice, and hippies who smoke weed etc.

Young adults (particularly men aged 18 to 25) are naturally risk takers, so the "don't do drugs" mantra will fall on deaf ears, as it has for a long time now. This risk taking behavior and bullet-proof attitude feeds their confidence that whatever drugs they've purchased are safe. Presumably this is because they've bought safe drugs from the same people previously, and thus have no reason to doubt their trust. If they doubt they're safe, then they'll roll the dice because there's no tomorrow when the party's happening today. But the thing is no-one can know whether the drugs are safe, since those substances are cut with all sorts of stuff and the producers don't care what happens once they're ingested. At least with alcohol you know its subject to quality controls.

I'm not convinced of drug testing stations inside venues. There's a tension between prohibiting substances on one hand and then providing personal advice on them on the other. If they're going to happen, then the prohibition should end. I'm not sure they'd be thoroughly used at any rate, since people who are confident they have safe drugs wouldn't bother wasting time getting them tested, particularly if it means they're going to kiss goodbye their investment in a high. The testing station argument also assumes people take drugs after they enter the concert; if they are illegal and are searched at the gate then they risk confiscation prior to testing. For this reason I assume that a lot of substances are ingested prior to entry.

Looks like Dusty in the news for wrong reasons on weekend - http://m.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/richmond-star-dustin-martin-pologises-for-drunken-restaurant-incident-20151207-glhfdp.html
Such a sweet, quality young man. Makes you want to put a little piece of him in your pocket, and never let him fade away.

As they say, some tigers just can't change their...stripes.

My daughter must be getting worried about me after finding a Luis Vuitton handbag that I thought I hid well enough, high heels and some make up, I should freak her out and start singing "I am woman"
It's a slippery slope, and before you know it you're booked in with a specialist and changing your name to Caitlyn.

Here’s what the Age reports as what happened:

“She told Channel 7 news on Monday night that Martin was sitting at the bar with a friend and was drunk, loud and offensive. When she asked him to calm down, he became more agitated and threatening.
"He reacted extremely angrily, very very agitated, began swearing at me, standing over me physically, it was extremely intimidating," the woman, referred to as "Tracey", said.
She said Martin "physically stood over me, held a chopstick above my head and threatened to stab me in the face with a chopstick".
She said she told Martin she intended to inform Richmond of his behaviour.
"He said, 'Are you going to dob on me?' and I said, 'Well, I will be calling the club on Monday," she said.
"To which he reacted by slamming his hand next to my head into the wall, which at that point was obviously extremely terrifying."
A Richmond spokesman said Martin's behaviour was clearly unacceptable, that he had apologised to the woman as well as to the managers and owners of the restaurant.
"He had been drinking and was clearly disruptive to other diners and a female patron," the spokesman confirmed.”

Presumably these facts are correct since Martin has issued an apology and called the lady in question to apologize in person.

There's no excuse for "threatening to stab a woman in the face with a chopstick", standing over people in a threatening manner and punching walls.

I also like how he responded by asking if she would 'dob on him'. Oh, the shame she must feel now, the trust that she's destroyed. Jeezus, go back to the schoolyard.

Irrespective of how he dealt with a complaint from another person, it's just a dumb thing to have done. It's in a 'public' place, he's a public figure (whether he likes it or not) and he has a record for poor behaviour. This reflects on the club that gives him a 'professional' job, and his own value as an athletic commodity in the footy marketplace. He's a flat-out dick for having done it, no matter which way you slice it.

I guess Dusty also hasn't picked on the recent public discussion on stamping out violence against women. Mind you, It's hard to do so when you're reading skills are confined to the comic books printed on your arms and neck.

Sure, but I'm not sure what's in dispute. The facts (drunkenness and assault) were alleged by the woman in question. Martin and the club didn't rebut them. He apologized almost immediately. If there was doubt about her story, then it follows that he wouldn't have confessed. I don't think the media's confected anything here.

I do agree the media likes to generalise and sensationalise things re: footy players. If it were anyone else, like you or me, then we wouldn't know about it. But he's a public figure (rightly or wrongly). He ought to be more circumspect.

Righto, I'm done. That's enough Dustin Martin analysis for me for this year and the next.

He didn't touch her, move on.
Time to start following your exes back home from the train station, or calling them up only to not speak on the other end. Or perhaps write them a honest letter spelt with letters cut out from a newspaper. Or if you're a bit mad at someone, shout at them on top note about what you'd like to do to them.

As long as there's no physical contact you'll be in the clear. :roll:

Big Phil wrote:It's not as simple as you are making it out to be...

I agree. Getting Mark Riccuito to sign off on it is tough, finding someone to explain it to him first is tougher.

JK wrote:Sucks when moist of the good gags are taken

Indeed. I think we're in for a dry period.

Booney wrote:That's the yeast of my problems.

I'll leave it to you to thrush them out.

Not sure if I put this in this thread or make me laugh thread, but

People who believe all Muslims are terrorists. Morons.
Yep. Plenty of them going around at the moment.

Exhibit A: Donald Trump.
Exhibit B: People who attended today's 10th anniversary of the Cronulla riots (all 120 of them, apparently).

Booney wrote:Congratulations, you've been nominated s Minister for Stating the ******* obvious.

And you have been nominated as the High Commissioner for quoting Basil Fawlty.

The Imitation Game - Was relatively unfamiliar with the history around the Poms cracking the Enigma code in WW2. Excellent story with characters very well portrayed. Highly rate.
Saw this one the weekend, very impressed. Quite a sad story, in the end. A man who never got the credit he deserved, being at least one of the people who can be credited for starting the computer revolution.

Cumberbatch seems very adept at playing characters that are eccentric geniuses who resemble socially inept/Asperger's types.

Booney wrote:I'll washer this one with interest.

I think we've already started to plumb the depths.

So that's what happened to Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott.

Ever wondered whether there was a canteen somewhere inside the Death Star?

Wonder no more...

Jim05 wrote:

Magellan wrote:Pity Westies have to unveil their premiership flag against a side who don't care or respect its meaning.

Yes, maybe the Crows can run out in the State Guernsey

Get Nigel Smart on the phone.

If there's a club who least deserves to wear the SANFL's state colours and jumper, it's the Crows.

Pity Westies have to unveil their premiership flag against a side who don't care or respect its meaning.

Jonno Beech will love it, he'll be running out for the opposition, but he would understand it is a necessary evil of being on an AFL list, finally...
He can explain to the Crows players (including their A-graders) what it feels like to win a premiership.

Wedgie wrote:Mind you fter spending 3 days in the last week driving to and from Davoren Park I can safely say Playford is NOT alive!

It's not often you see the words 'Davoren Park' and 'safely' used together in the same sentence.

Pity Westies have to unveil their premiership flag against a side who don't care or respect its meaning.

CENTURION wrote:website is yet to be upgraded. A director told me they aren't sponsoring North anymore.

Fair enough.

They're still on the North website, though. Mind you, our website is rubbish.

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Wake up chucking yesterday's dog roll and routinely every 30mins

Too much dog?

Dogwatcher wrote:He claims he tried to get RATM back together for the festival.

Apparently RATM's response to AJ went along the lines of "F**k you, I won't do what you tell me!"

Yep, good points. They've also written more heartfelt songs that aren't so overtly sappy (or commercial), such as "Fade to Black".

FTB is only a semi-ballad (imho, and I have zero musical knowledge/ability I'll confess off the bat) whereas with NEM they've gone the whole hog. Whether you like it or not, it's a gutsy move to try and roll with the times (as they did with the Black album) given they'd know it was going to annoy the majority of their diehards. That said, Lars is pretty $$ driven, so their advisors would have let them know where they stand I guess.

My guess would be that as pissed as diehards were they still stuck with them (although Load might have brought about a few casualties), and they also added new age supporters via the Black album.

And for the record, FTB is my favourite of theirs.
Yes, agree about Fade To Black, and for mine it isn't really a ballad in the true sense like Nothing Else Matters is. FTB follows the same formula as songs like Welcome Home (Sanitarium) and One which sound balladish at the start and then progress towards a metal ending - a bit like Stairway to Heaven does.

I also agree that they tried to move with the times and tried something different, and I definitely respect Metallica for doing that, even though I think the end product is a bit crap. At the end of the day its the band who have to enjoy what their doing, and as artists they might feel the need to change direction to avoid becoming stale. A lot of bands churn out the same stuff album after album, and it never gets any better or interesting. Take Slayer for example, they've stuck to a similar sound for many years now, and whilst the remain committed to their 'sound', IMHO they'll never ever top Reign In Blood (or Seasons In The Abyss, for that matter).

I see Metallica's shift at the time of the Black Album to mirror what U2 did with Achtung Baby. They could've kept pumping out the same sort of stuff that got them arena rock star status (The Joshua Tree and Rattle and Hum) but instead went out on a limb with Brian Eno and made an album with a completely different sound. Some people can't stand it, but I reckon it's their most interesting album, and anything that helps me forget about the lameness of Rattle and Hum's fake American pilgrim wannabe schlick, the better.

Well after more than half a century of supporting SANFL, it looks like they are forcing me to take a permanent bye.
Putting aside the ineptitudes of my club's on and off field performances, the SANFL and my club are really trying my faith in this competition.

For those familiar with the comedy of Andrew Dice Clay, I can't help but think the SANFL have wholeheartedly adopted Ford Fairlane's philosophy to picking up women:

"Some people play hard to get. I play hard to want."

The Crew Cut by VS Sassoon.

If you've bought one of these for someone for Christmas, take it back. If you get given one for Christmas just smile politely and say thank you, before searching the house for the receipt.

It's good in theory, but as the blades are fixed to the unit and don't move, as you go over your head it cuts some as the length you set it at, and some right at the skin. I now have to go over my head with a #0 to fix up the bald patches it's left me with.

Avoid like the plague.

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This guy might be able to help.

https://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v8gbiy0I1qdj6r7o1_500.jpg

I think the Japanese subtitles say something like "I hardly recommend the Crew Cut by VS Sassoon."

For those who have got Netflix and enjoy true crime documentaries, "Making a Murderer" is worth a squiz. It has just been released in the last couple of days and the first two episodes have been fascinating. Ten episodes in total.

its all good and proper to give these 480 or more jobs to locals but not everyone can build a overpass or a bridge as most on the facebook page and reports in the advertiser are saying "give ALL the jobs to locals" .

You need qualifications for that and this takes time.
http://www.mayerdan.com/rubynation-production-code-analysis/images/monorail3.jpg
"What about us brain-dead slobs? You'll be given cushy jobs."

Anyway, it worked for Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook!

Many have been actively or passively intimidated from giving evidence in court against those with questionable connections, such as those with which Martin seems to associate.
What a load of wank
I take it you haven't heard of witness protection programs.
You actually read the crap you write?

You make it sound like he's the king of the underground and she may have been frightened for her life... he's a famous footballer - yes granted he may know "questionable people" but you really think he would have that sort of heat come down on him over threatening her with chopsticks?! I mean really.. and she cant have been that frightened - she wasn't shy about approaching the football club and the media.

Hey yeah I'm intimidated about going to court but i'll splash my story nation wide on tv.. :roll:

I'm done with this discussion - you make it sound like he beat her within an inch of her life and is a feared mobster, when the facts are the police have said there is nothing in it.. case closed.. good bye.
Dear oh dear, Zartan. I thought someone with a Port Adelaide association wouldn't give in so easily. My ouija board has just spelt out "Fos...not...happy."

Seriously though, and all things considered, you're probably right. But I don't think you can discount the effect of Martin's connections and how that might affect someones' judgement when it come to committing to acting against another person legally.

Also doesn't mean I write 'crap' and 'wank'. Been known to do both, though. ;)

The Dark Knight wrote:Star Wars The Force Awakens. Really really good!! Loved it!

Yep, me too. Plenty of humour and references to the original trilogy. A few holes in the plot, but it's good fun and beats the living suitcase out of the prequels. Keen to see how the story develops in the next one.

Bath Hotel - Work Christmas lunch there yesterday.

Food started really well with S&P Squid with an excellent Chilli Aoili. Others ordered Arancini Balls that looked good, and Lamb Ribs that were huge for an entree.

Sadly, it went downhill from there. The Butchers Cut I had was a decent size, but just an ordinary cut of meat and only cooked medium, whereas I like it a bit bloodier than that. Others had Gnocchi (which received terrible feedback, with noone even eating half of their serve) and Fish and Chips, which was pretty basic - Again good sized portions, but most who had it didn't eat a lot.

Service was pretty slow, sometimes waiting over 20 minutes from order to get a drink.

Scenery however was outstanding - On a nice day it's worth going there for that alone.

All in all 5/10 .. Closer to a 3 without the visual delights.
I've never been a big fan of the Bath. How were the prices? My recollection is that it's not a cheap venue.

Veering slightly off topic, the pick of the Norwood pubs for mine is the Colonist, for beer, vibe, and food.

Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"

A couple of seventies throwbacks:

Sad news. May he noisily rest in peace and p!ss off the neighbours.

Every hard rock/metal/punk band post-1980 (I'm looking especially at you, Metallica) owes him an enormous debt.

Pseudo wrote:I'm giving up wanking again. I hope to last twice as long as last year. Looking to get past ten whole minutes without a hand shandy!

(edit) 18 minutes in and I've been strong!

Have faith. Don't toss in the towel.

THE Turnbull government is in upheaval with one minister quitting over an incident involving a female public servant in a Hong Kong bar and another standing aside during a police investigation.

Cities and Built Environment Minister Jamie Briggs announced his resignation in Adelaide over a late-night incident involving a female public servant in a Hong Kong bar during an official visit last month.

In a shock move, Mr Turnbull announced shortly afterwards that Special Minister of State and Minister for Defence Materiel and Science Mal Brough had agreed to stand down pending the completion of a police investigation.

Mr Brough has come under fire after federal police executed a search warrant at his home over the James Ashby affair.

The departure of the two MPs will trigger a Cabinet shuffle, but Mr Turnbull’s statement did not say when this would occur.


http://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/south-australian-liberal-jamie-briggs-quits-as-cities-and-built-environment-minister-in-malcolm-turnbull-government/news-story/c38a002e1376b3f22991c5408eabd339

The Libs have been a disaster in government and don't even have minority government to deal with.
Would like to know what Briggs really did over in HK.

Just starting watching "The Fall" on Netflix, and hadn't really heard much about it. Almost finished season 1 (they're short, only about 5 episodes), and I reckon it's definitely worth a look.

Gillian Anderson plays an English superintendent sent to Belfast to review a police investigation and ends up investigating a serial killer who keeps knocking people off whilst they try to piece the clues together. It's an English-Irish co-production, so it has a different feel and aesthetic to a US produced TV series.

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:put him in a sinking sub I say!

It'll need to be extra heavy to deal with rising sea levels.

Thanks MatteeG, reckon you're on the money there.

Mind you, again I'm not sure he's a Lemmy disciple.

A fine line it may be, but there's a difference between flirting and propositioning.

That Sunrise clip makes me feel good about never watching Sunrise.

^ from those halcyon days when the sport was referred to by its proper name.
Hear hear. The term "Australian Rules" is now almost non-existent. Well done AFL, corporate branding uber alles.

"I'm off to Hindmarsh to watch Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory play a game of EPL" said absolutely no-one ever.

I'm of the view that there are a number of sports around the world that are perfectly entitled to call themselves 'football' - Australian Rules, soccer, both rugby codes, American football, and there may be others. Somewhere in world they all legitimately identify as a form of football game, and I don't think any code has a right above others to claim ownership of the word.

Whether your favorite code is known as 'football' is another question, is based on the roots of the code in the location and depends on where you are geographically and who you're talking to. With my Aussie Rules mates, I'll use 'football', but I'll also use it with soccer friends. I'll also use prefixes like "Australian rules" or 'round-ball' to make myself clear when it's unclear from the context.

Here in SA, Aussie Rules is known as the 'football' code. In NSW, it's rugby union or league. In Manchester, it's the round-ball game. I wouldn't go into a pub in Merseyside and proclaim that the Liverpool-Everton derby wasn't 'football' and that the real deal is a different code played in Australia.

Booney wrote:So short the pockets dangle down out of the bottom of them at the front.

Man, that's short. Mind you, never heard them called 'pockets' before.

woodublieve12 wrote:started watching 'making a murderer' last night. 2 episodes in... The law enforcement are dodgy as.

Your dodgi-o-meter will be permanently stuck in the red zone by about episode 4.

Dogwatcher wrote:Dancing is also a lot about personality

Very true, as demonstrated by David Brent:

REM - "E-Bow the Letter"

Another one for me is The B-52's "Love Shack", although it's not strictly a guilty pleasure since I reckon it's a really well-crafted and funky pop song.