Here Ya go you mob :)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='31732' dateline='1382352536'Here Ya go you mob
*Sniff* *sniff* ....
Me smell trap.
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='31736' dateline='1382352908'Quote from: 'trout' pid='31732' dateline='1382352536'Here Ya go you mob
*Sniff* *sniff* ....
Me smell trap.
NO trap Mate simply a place to put ALL the Off topic conversations and save Mark and PP the drama of telling us off :ok: :)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='31738' dateline='1382353123'save Mark and PP the drama of telling us off
So we have to put the serious posts here in order to stay off-topic, right? :diablo:
This should be serious enough
This is how I misbehaved.
I really needed to save up to pay for the airconditioning.
But
I cannot help myself putting in bids at Heritage on coins I still need for my set at well below catalogue value.
99% of the time I miss out.
Occasionally though:
(http://www.thesandpit.net/pcgs/20674368_o.JPG)
(http://www.thesandpit.net/pcgs/20674368_r.JPG)
The Morgan's are stunning coins especially the Carson City mintages :drooling:
Lovely coin Emu.
QuoteSo we have to put the serious posts here in order to stay off-topic, right?
NO this is the place we can just randomly change the direction of the thread/discussion at will :yahoo:
IF we are allowed to get away with it and keep our decorum, This could be a fun thread :ok:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='31742' dateline='1382353931'This could be a fun thread
Careful saying stuff like that.. wouldn't want to alert the
(http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads21/funcop1359584666.jpg)
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='31746' dateline='1382355442'Quote from: 'trout' pid='31742' dateline='1382353931'This could be a fun thread
Careful saying stuff like that.. wouldn't want to alert the
(http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads21/funcop1359584666.jpg)
Mark and the other mods are NOT the fun police, FAR from it.
All I am saying IF we want get :off_topic: simply post Ill see you in the Misbehavers thread instead of changing streams in the other threads :angel:
That way all the other threads stay on topic and this one can be totally random without EVER going :off_topic: :)
I was able to get a couple of the Carson City dollars in the late 80s before the prices went through the roof. At one time the 82, 83, and 84 were common and fairly cheap. You could get them anywhere. I managed to get a 1885-CC in the first PCGS holder graded MS63 before the door closed. By the time I could afford the 1889, prices had gone up too much. A little earlier and I could have had it.
:dodgy: nah it's aimed at me Fulvio 'cause I'm naughty :blush2: but I wanna be good :angel:
:scratch_one-s_head: did I post this in the right spot :laugh2:
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='31736' dateline='1382352908'Quote from: 'trout' pid='31732' dateline='1382352536'Here Ya go you mob
*Sniff* *sniff* ....
Me smell trap.
You should be most comfortable here Mate :diablo::laugh2:
I was going to call it "Miscreants Corner" but I liked Fulvios term "Misbehavers" better :angel:
Yeah I think this is where I'll spend a lot of time :angel:
cake I like cake! and chocolate yep now its out of my system bahaha
so glad to see you little mate :friends:
Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='31776' dateline='1382400398'cake I like cake! and chocolate yep now its out of my system bahaha
I like Beer and Prawns better but Choccies and Cake is right up there with them :drooling:
haha thx peeps :give_rose:
:friends:
Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='31776' dateline='1382400398'cake I like cake! and chocolate yep now its out of my system bahaha
Mmmmmm.. Chocolate! And Cake!
I can feel my blood sugar going ballistic just thinking about it. ;)
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='31798' dateline='1382406482'Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='31776' dateline='1382400398'cake I like cake! and chocolate yep now its out of my system bahaha
Mmmmmm.. Chocolate! And Cake!
I can feel my blood sugar going ballistic just thinking about it. ;)
Eat chocolate, Eat cake == sugar rush == carefree posting.
it's like the old
If you drink and post
and it makes sense
You're a LEGEND.
Quote from: 'emu666' pid='31858' dateline='1382425164'Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='31798' dateline='1382406482'Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='31776' dateline='1382400398'cake I like cake! and chocolate yep now its out of my system bahaha
Mmmmmm.. Chocolate! And Cake!
I can feel my blood sugar going ballistic just thinking about it. ;)
Eat chocolate, Eat cake == sugar rush == carefree posting.
it's like the old
If you drink and post
and it makes sense
You're a LEGEND.
Relax Feathers, ALL is good in this thread :angel:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='31905' dateline='1382439570'Relax Feathers
Feathers...
LOVE it! :)
my bad
I have been cheeky at times and refer to Emu as 'feathers' - meant to be in a fun nick name sort of way
bad habit of mine - doing that
Meanwhile, back at the ranch... here is the most useful slab you're ever likely to see. A slabbed slab, no less. ;)
(http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/monolith_action_figure_1348.jpg)
Lol Fulvio ..... "Boy Howdy" .... what a beauty ...... Open the bomb bay doors Hal!
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='31946' dateline='1382482074'Lol Fulvio ..... "Boy Howdy" .... what a beauty ...... Open the bomb bay doors Hal!
I particularly like that it has
"Zero Points of Articulation" ... IE: No bits to break off. ;)
:laugh2: ...... indeed ....... and "Action Figure". What do you do .... fling it across the room ........
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='31957' dateline='1382485486'fling it across the room ........
Sounds like a good use for
any slab. :dodgy:
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='31957' dateline='1382485486':laugh2: ...... indeed ....... and "Action Figure". What do you do .... fling it across the room ........
NO, You place it strategically on the bathroom floor so that Dad slips on it and crashes to the floor getting out of the shower.
There would DEFINATELY be some "Action" if that happened :diablo::laugh2:
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='31960' dateline='1382486029'Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='31957' dateline='1382485486'fling it across the room ........
Sounds like a good use for any slab. :dodgy:
???????????????????????????
Quote from: 'emu666' pid='31962' dateline='1382486295'Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='31960' dateline='1382486029'Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='31957' dateline='1382485486'fling it across the room ........
Sounds like a good use for any slab. :dodgy:
???????????????????????????
Don't let it bother you Mate.
Some people are just as passionate about slabbed coins as you are, It is just that they have a totally different viewpoint on the subject :ok:
We ALL collect differently and for different reasons and that is a GOOD thing.:yahoo:
I have been reading and looking at the pic's in your Dollar and 20 cent slabbed coins they do look stunning :good:
I also NOW fully understand the amount of Time, effort and expense that went into what you have done.
You have managed to do the impossible and have spurred me into getting my Gold and Proclamation coins slabbed because they will look outstanding in an album with the slab pages :yahoo:
Due mainly to your posts and images I have gone from a slab "Hater" to a slab "Appreciator" , That my friend his quite an achievement .
Quote from: 'trout' pid='31963' dateline='1382487793'That my friend his quite an achievement .
:i_agree:
:laugh2: ...... I can visualise the shower scene ..... gives Psycho a whole new meaning
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='31964' dateline='1382488133'Quote from: 'trout' pid='31963' dateline='1382487793'That my friend his quite an achievement .
:i_agree:
:laugh2: ...... I can visualise the shower scene ..... gives Psycho a whole new meaning
I have some Grandmiscreants that set me up all the time with their bloody pushbikes and skateboards strategically placed in doorways.
I can just imagine the little beggars setting me up with the "Monolith" :angel:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='31963' dateline='1382487793'You have managed to do the impossible and have spurred me into getting my Gold and Proclamation coins slabbed because they will look outstanding in an album with the slab pages :yahoo:
I just bought some of the hard pages from that coins online store
they 'pop 'together when you close the page and they keep the slab in perfect nick
good service, well packed, fast post and good prices
highly recommend them
the search is a bit tricky but I finally typed in 'everslab'
http://onlinecoins.com.au/shop.php?action=search&type=search&searchTerm=EVERSLAB
Lighthouse ENCAP SLAB Clear Pages for 9 Coin Slabs
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='32020' dateline='1382524015'Quote from: 'trout' pid='31963' dateline='1382487793'You have managed to do the impossible and have spurred me into getting my Gold and Proclamation coins slabbed because they will look outstanding in an album with the slab pages :yahoo:
I just bought some of the hard pages from that coins online store
they 'pop 'together when you close the page and they keep the slab in perfect nick
good service, well packed, fast post and good prices
highly recommend them
the search is a bit tricky but I finally typed in 'everslab'
http://onlinecoins.com.au/shop.php?action=search&type=search&searchTerm=EVERSLAB
Lighthouse ENCAP SLAB Clear Pages for 9 Coin Slabs
I have 4 pages of these just waiting for the plastic factory to send my coins baack :ok:
ready to rock and roll then
they do look nice in the pages, especially when you have done the selection yourself
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='32030' dateline='1382526131'ready to rock and roll then
they do look nice in the pages, especially when you have done the selection yourself
I will be putting my Proclamation coins and my Sovereigns and half Sovereigns in the same album (hopefully I will need other albums) in PCGS slabs.
They will not only look awesome but at the end of my days the Missus , kids or grandies WILL get true value out of my collection.
It will take time , effort and a few quids but at the end of the day I recon it is worthwhile :good:
and I broke it :( but here are a couple of pic's and no where near as big as the last one :)
(http://i39.tinypic.com/24y8t8g.jpg)
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2nir3a8.jpg)
OUCH :kez_11::cray:
yeah ya can say that again trout..wish I was still drinking :winkextra:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='32024' dateline='1382524699'I have 4 pages of these just waiting for the plastic factory to send my coins baack
Who are you, and what have you done with Trout's body?
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='32037' dateline='1382529133'and I broke it :( but here are a couple of pic's and no where near as big as the last one :)
Ausjack what did you break????
Im too afraid to guess!!
Ive just read tha HAPPY DAY post yes kidney stones Congratulations
This is turning into the second laugh thread.
Quote from: 'triplewitch' pid='32066' dateline='1382571265'This is turning into the second laugh thread.
Not really, Its simply a place to post "Random" stuff and If I stray off topic in one of the main threads I'll just switch to this thread and ramble on without changing the direction of the other thread.
This thread doesn't have a topic or direction , But it could serve a useful purpose :ok:
I know. I wasn't intending that to be taken seriously. I can be as off topic as you can.
Quote from: 'triplewitch' pid='32076' dateline='1382574117'I know. I wasn't intending that to be taken seriously. I can be as off topic as you can.
HeHeHe, Love ya work Mate :yahoo::)
Anyway it is impossible to be off topic here :)
Am I allowed to be on topic?
Four Rooms - The Misbehavers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYXKllA5gCQ)
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='32080' dateline='1382575083'Am I allowed to be on topic?
Four Rooms - The Misbehavers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYXKllA5gCQ)
If you're on topic, we'll hit the report button.
I just watched that .
As funny all heck , But you better remove the link before one of the mods spot it Mate.
You too Emu, we are just starting to have some fun here and I would hate to have this placed closed down :cray:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='32083' dateline='1382577172'I just watched that .
As funny all heck , But you better remove the link before one of the mods spot it Mate.
You too Emu, we are just starting to have some fun here and I would hate to have this placed closed down :cray:
Nothing too serious about the link.It's just fun and games
I broke me stone :(
Quote from: 'jozk123' pid='32051' dateline='1382549158'Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='32037' dateline='1382529133'and I broke it :( but here are a couple of pic's and no where near as big as the last one :)
Ausjack what did you break????
Im too afraid to guess!!
Ive just read tha HAPPY DAY post yes kidney stones Congratulations
ah this song makes me so happy >>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92FrO7lQr2w
people here like you make me happy, pretty good bunch really :friends: except for a few stray cats :laugh2:
COOOOL FOR CATS :mocking:
Don't feed stray cats. They will never go away.
Stray cats (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu8S0a3OSL4)
Nothing like a bit of rockabilly to get your feet tapping.
NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN ABOUT BABY..ROCK ON :dance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JAk_UZ7xF8 another good one
Is it just Me or has anyone else noticed that the forum activity has increased over the last few days :angel:
Just Love the randomness of this thread I can post anything without fear of being :off_topic: :Dance2:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='32113' dateline='1382600847'the forum activity has increased over the last few days
I think I've noticed more people posting, besides the usual suspects.
I promise to cut down on my posting. But I had to post this otherwise you would not know of my resolution.
Bugger! Now that's three posts in less than 5 minutes.
Maybe there are some wanting to break into the 500 CLUB
I have just had a brainwave. Why not start a thread where we lodge posts about coins?
Is that brilliant or is it brilliant?
don't forget , when you pass 500 you get to pick up a medal and at
1000 and beyond you get to pick up a nice t shirt ,
might be a catch some where , but I have not reached 1000 yet so I
am not sure on that one yet . but I have my 500 badge .. I like it.
,, kel ,,
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='32124' dateline='1382605672'Quote from: 'trout' pid='32113' dateline='1382600847'the forum activity has increased over the last few days
I think I've noticed more people posting, besides the usual suspects.
:good:
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='32129' dateline='1382606694'don't forget , when you pass 500 you get to pick up a medal and at
1000 and beyond you get to pick up a nice t shirt
What? What?
WHAT?
We haz treazurez??????
:mocking: it's 'cause I'm back baby, bigger and badder than ever :laugh2: and what's a coin :winkextra:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='32100' dateline='1382582638'NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN ABOUT BABY..ROCK ON :dance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JAk_UZ7xF8 another good one
"Im invited in for coffee and i give the dog a bone"
they dont write songs like that anymore
Another totally random post. I read an article in the SMH about the z8_GND_5296 Galaxy. Apparently it's light has only taken 13.1 Billion Years to get here, which I guess makes it around 123,935,569,190,808,000,000,000 kms away. Go Hubble Bubble!!!
Better add the Star Trek (NG) Theme I suppose ...... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvX5tCo6FeM)
You're two kilometres out..................
Thanks Goldie I'll get the odometer on the Enterprise recalibrated!
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='32211' dateline='1382685795'Thanks Goldie I'll get the odometer on the Enterprise recalibrated!
Just don't get a job as one of the redshirts.
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='32189' dateline='1382670872'Another totally random post. I read an article in the SMH about the z8_GND_5296 Galaxy. Apparently it's light has only taken 13.1 Billion Years to get here, which I guess makes it around 123,935,569,190,808,000,000,000 kms away. Go Hubble Bubble!!!
Better add the Star Trek (NG) Theme I suppose ...... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvX5tCo6FeM)
Think I might go there for my next holiday.
I wonder what sort of coins I could bring back. :)
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='32189' dateline='1382670872'Apparently it's light has only taken 13.1 Billion Years to get here
From the Wiki page
(you just knew there had to be one, right?):
z8_GND_5296, discovered in 2013, was announced as the most distant galaxy ever found. It is "just 700 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was only about 5 percent of its current age of 13.8 billion years". The galaxy is at a redshift of 7.51, and it is neighbour to what was announced then as second most distant galaxy with a redshift of 7.2. The galaxy produces stars at a phenomenal rate, equivalent in mass to about 300 suns per year. Because of the expansion of the universe, the galaxy is about 30 billion light-years away from Earth.
Congratulations on cracking the 2000 post Mark Mate :yahoo:
Love yer work and totally enjoy your posts.
:good:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='32253' dateline='1382699760'Congratulations on cracking the 2000 post Mark Mate :yahoo:
Love yer work and totally enjoy your posts.
:good:
Huh? Who? Me? :blush:
2000 posts and no '500' button, Fulvio.
Quote from: 'triplewitch' pid='32267' dateline='1382709306'2000 posts and no '500' button, Fulvio.
Meh.. don't really care mate.. I'm not ego-driven. :angel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Bwks3u5C0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tl4jIUDy5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkMS_F-frXU
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='32252' dateline='1382699356'From the Wiki page (you just knew there had to be one, right?):
z8_GND_5296, discovered in 2013, was announced as the most distant galaxy ever found. It is "just 700 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was only about 5 percent of its current age of 13.8 billion years". The galaxy is at a redshift of 7.51, and it is neighbour to what was announced then as second most distant galaxy with a redshift of 7.2. The galaxy produces stars at a phenomenal rate, equivalent in mass to about 300 suns per year. Because of the expansion of the universe, the galaxy is about 30 billion light-years away from Earth.
Yeah, I think the 30 billion is a typo (30 does sound like 13 when spoken). If it's 13.8b years old (-700m big bang), then light must travel a hell of a lot faster out there somewhere.
The wiki on distant objects seems to have it correct.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_most_distant_astronomical_objects (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_most_distant_astronomical_objects)
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='32299' dateline='1382744810'light must travel a hell of a lot faster out there somewhere.
No... the speed of light is constant, but the universe is expanding.
...... I should've linked the galaxy song ..... but I'll change topic again instead ......
Fantasy 1930 Penny ....... complete with crud and verdigris! (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/111198112537)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10055/LOST_ART.jpg)
There's an app for that. Called Flowpaper. :)
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='32347' dateline='1382756977'Fantasy 1930 Penny ....... complete with crud and verdigris!
LOL!
"Very Collectible Fantasy1930 Australian Penny Mounted On Brooch"
Does fantasy refer to the land bidders live in I wonder, or is it just an innovative pseudonym for "fake"?
Can anyone remember the Scrooge McDuck comic (maybe late 60's early 70's) where Scrooge wanted to have the rarest coin? (From memory a dime). So he got every coin of that particular year and dropped all except one out of a plane into the ocean. As he walked down the street flipping his one of a kind, it fell and was run over by a steamroller. He, Donald along with Huey, Duey and Louie then had to dive in the ocean to get one. In doing that, they discovered Atlantis and the inhabitants that had learnt how to breath under water. Kinda sticks in my head that one.
QuoteI think he might be still chuckling about the mange. Twas rather apt Trout!
HaHa , AJ had better get the copyright on that one before Laurena grabs it :diablo::laugh2:
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='32410' dateline='1382775154'Can anyone remember the Scrooge McDuck comic (maybe late 60's early 70's) where Scrooge wanted to have the rarest coin? (From memory a dime). So he got every coin of that particular year and dropped all except one out of a plane into the ocean. As he walked down the street flipping his one of a kind, it fell and was run over by a steamroller. He, Donald along with Huey, Duey and Louie then had to dive in the ocean to get one. In doing that, they discovered Atlantis and the inhabitants that had learnt how to breath under water. Kinda sticks in my head that one.
That got me to wondering "Does Fulvio actually wear Spats like scrooge McDuck?) :angel: HeHeHe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgmaJC-Km5U
Quote from: 'trout' pid='32412' dateline='1382775288'Does Fulvio actually wear Spats
Nup, but I AM partial to bare feet. :angel:
Don't recall that comic, but I do vaguely remember a movie where the guy got all of a rare stamp, and burnt them all but one for similar reasons.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbTEXZOgeR4
Sitting down waiting for tea and watching Dancing With The Stars and they dance to Spiderman ...... all I can think of is this .....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=714-Ioa4XQw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=714-Ioa4XQw)
World surfing record (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM2u3NknU4Q)
What a Wonderful World (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8yb4hnA2dI)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11067/halloween.jpg)
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='33167' dateline='1383275609'(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11067/halloween.jpg)
AHA, FINALLY .
A picture of one of the "Invisibles" :)
Hehe.. that piccy did the rounds a while ago.. Its awesome I reckon. :)
Thanks Bruce for the inspiration to find this.
"Sing, Sing, Sing" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RGiVwM2m18)
Now that must bring a smile to your face.
I had a flash of this one sorry, but I like your link Jeff :good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh1JJqfO_rA
Funny how little things can have enormous impacts...
How did a 12oz claw hammer lead to this?
(http://www.scilogs.de/kosmo/gallery/9/SS2%20und%20Mond.jpg)
All this talk of Tetradrachm's, but what to keep them in?
The very latest in coin storage for your most sacred four drachmae from PPH. (Purple Pink Hootabelle).
The PPH purse ......
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11067/purse.jpg)
:grin::grin:
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='33328' dateline='1383378256'How did a 12oz claw hammer lead to this?
Oh. The spurt of activity reminded me this was never answered...
As a very disturbed 19 year old, Mike Oldfield came up with a tune which eventually caught Richard Branson's attention. Branson had set up the first recording studio in the UK in a manor house using borrowed funds, and invited Oldfield to live there and work on it in his spare time. Oldfield gave him a long list of instruments he wanted, and one day spotted the movers removing a set of bells belonging to the previous resident muso and laid claim to them.
This instrument would give its name to his album, but normally lived at the back of the orchestra and was played with a tiny leather and copper hammer. Oldfield wanted much more presence, and for the instrument to be the main focal point front and centre.
So the solution was to bash it with a 12oz claw hammer.
Thus was born Tubular Bells, which kicked off Virgin Music, and ultimately the global Virgin Group empire and the upcoming space tourism flights. Branson got a knighthood, and Oldfield regained his sanity.
From tiny acorns... :)
What a great story Fulvio. (Having ABC2 on quite a bit for my 3yo daughter, all I can think of when I see an owl is Giggle & Hoot ...... and of course Hootabelle).
So, did you know that when you flush a dunny on an A380, the 'products of your efforts' travel through a maze of pipes at 216 km/h? And that one of its engines is worth as much as a tonne of gold?
That's a whole lot of sovereigns hanging on those wings, eh? ;)
Did you know that a day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus. And it rotates backwards compared with all the other planets in the solar system.
I didn't know that Mark, because 'Men are from Mars'. Women are from Venus.!! :angel:
Quote from: 'markn' pid='36148' dateline='1386126198'it rotates backwards compared with all the other planets in the solar system.
Uranus also arguably has a clockwise rotation, even if it is tipped over on its side a little more than 90°.
Now, who would like to concisely explain both the counterclockwise rotation and orbits of the planets, and the exceptions? :angel:
is it time for you pills possum?
:laugh2: .... the first answer on Million Dollar Minute tonight ...... Uncle Scrooge! ...... go McDuck!!!! ..... :laugh2:
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='36877' dateline='1386743534':laugh2: .... the first answer on Million Dollar Minute tonight ...... Uncle Scrooge! ...... go McDuck!!!! ..... :laugh2:
ROFL!
I'll be glad when Grant Denyer leaves the show.
He annoys me, with his facial expressions.
It's like he's trying to show his teeth all the time. :(
Yeah,i agree,tha baring teeth look just doesn't suit him.The Hollywood Grimace like Charlton Heston & Burt Lancaster used is hard to mimic in a smiling way without looking like a complete Tosser.
QuoteI'm anticipating a whole lot of pain with the green $2 hunt in a month or two. Two grand a sack has a terrible effect on the old bank balance, especially if they mix them with SD's again.
Why do you guys think I don't sell much? I can't bear to part with things either.
Here is a strategy that can save you time and dollars.
Just keep a couple out of the sack and leave it at that, send the rest back to the pond for other collectors to find :ok:
ALL is good , there is NO gain without pain in real life
Fairdink I think I have had enough pain to last 100 people a life time but still waiting to see what I have gained :laugh2:
Just playin :ok: the best thing that has come out of all my pain is that it has driven me to the net where I have met some of the nicest people I know and even though it is very stressful at time but I still get a lot from it so the good outweighs the bad ATM :)
Why do you guys think I don't sell much? I can't bear to part with things either.
yeah I hear ya loud and clear Fulvio, if I find it it's like cool 'cause it's super cheap and if someone gives me anything I just can't sell as it was given for a reason, but I have given away what I have been given but I feel it's different giving something to someone because they're worthy but, no find it very hard to sell and work out fair prices and even where to sell :(
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11067/yawn.jpg)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='41912' dateline='1392547207'Just keep a couple out of the sack and leave it at that, send the rest back to the pond for other collectors to find :ok:
SACRILEGE! Nothing goes in the pond unless its junk. Jeez, that's even more painful than selling something. It ripped my heart out to sell Phil four grand worth of stuff... imagine what throwing it in the pond for a quarter of that would have done?
NO WAY! :icon_cry:
Oh, and better be a little quiet.... I think we're keeping Unicorn up past his bedtime. :P
Lol ..... don't make too big a splash when you have your late night money bin dip.
I just had to stay up to see the next installment of "forum of our lives" ...... (not AJ btw) .....
Plus I'm scared of the dream police (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFkbSAH7yb4)
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='41936' dateline='1392562775'Plus I'm scared of the dream police (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFkbSAH7yb4)
Well, here's something guaranteed to give you nightmares. This is one torrent I will NOT be downloading!
No way!
200 Nips and Tucks And I Want More!Health-Medical Documentary hosted by Meera Syal, published by Channel 5 in 2014 - English narration
http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/3075/laoj.jpg
Information
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200 Nips & Tucks And I Want More!
This startling film meets those whose pursuit of the ultimate body has taken over their lives.
In California, 58-year-old Monique has been going under the knife for 35 years. Following over 200 plastic surgery procedures at a cost in excess of $200,000, she is now one of the most surgically enhanced people in the world.
In Liverpool, 28-year-old Carolyn Anderson has been dubbed the Scouse Pammy. Her transformation from a brunette to a buxom blonde beach bomb began 14 years ago, when her dad commented that she looked like the 'Baywatch' star.
Gavin, aka Diablo Delenfer, 'The Devil Man', has horns, fangs and a split tongue. He has even had the whites of his eyes tattooed a permanent red, and still to come is the metal Mohawk...
Finally, meet Orit, a high-maintenance Israeli beauty who prides herself on looking like a doll and whose plastic surgeon is on call for her at all hours.
Screenshots
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http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/4573/ez65.jpg http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1918/7wis.jpg
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/7483/ai9z.jpg http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3862/w1cg.jpg
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8062/ol7x.jpg http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/9993/0sqf.jpg
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/5672/9qem.jpg http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/9256/do06.jpg
http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/6227/bj5f.jpg
Tell me .... I'm wrong, tell me .... who cares, but crikey I smell a "APCGS" set up with some discussions going on at CCFville.
Not that it matters, I have nothing worth slabbing. :angel:
QuoteIgnore. Don't answer. Move on with life. People say these things to get a rise out of you and when you give them a response they just feed off of it. (Thanks to the charming JPL over at CCF this morning for reminding me that people who dwell under bridges and scare goats are still alive and well).
HeHe, I saw that as well.
I commend you on holding your temper, if that was aimed at me I would have given the clown both barrels :diablo::)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='42517' dateline='1393134326'QuoteIgnore. Don't answer. Move on with life. People say these things to get a rise out of you and when you give them a response they just feed off of it. (Thanks to the charming JPL over at CCF this morning for reminding me that people who dwell under bridges and scare goats are still alive and well).
HeHe, I saw that as well.
I commend you on holding your temper, if that was aimed at me I would have given the clown both barrels :diablo::)
Thanks for your support over there. I was wrong with my initial call on that coin (and said so) but his reaction was, well, strange. Clearly he thinks he's a big fish in a very, very, very, small pond.
Quote from: 'markn' pid='42520' dateline='1393135095'Quote from: 'trout' pid='42517' dateline='1393134326'QuoteIgnore. Don't answer. Move on with life. People say these things to get a rise out of you and when you give them a response they just feed off of it. (Thanks to the charming JPL over at CCF this morning for reminding me that people who dwell under bridges and scare goats are still alive and well).
HeHe, I saw that as well.
I commend you on holding your temper, if that was aimed at me I would have given the clown both barrels :diablo::)
Thanks for your support over there. I was wrong with my initial call on that coin (and said so) but his reaction was, well, strange. Clearly he thinks he's a big fish in a very, very, very, small pond.
The best that can be said is that they are very strange people on that forum.
Quote from: 'markn' pid='42520' dateline='1393135095'I was wrong with my initial call on that coin (and said so) but his reaction was, well, strange. Clearly he thinks he's a big fish in a very, very, very, small pond.
Wrong on your initial call based on bad images and at my suggestion as I had questions over it's authenticity. I don't see where there's a problem discussion yays or nays but don't appreciate being abused.
Why not just let them wallow in their own ignorance?
Quote from: 'emu666' pid='42536' dateline='1393138816'Why not just let them wallow in their own ignorance?
There's nothing wrong with pointing things out to people, ignorant or not. That being said, I'm not interested in responding to the foolish accusations of big-noting keyboard warriors.
I saw that exchange and was most entertained as it developed.
I was glad to see Mark deliver a "touche" blow.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='42551' dateline='1393145093'I saw that exchange and was most entertained as it developed.
I was glad to see Mark deliver a "touche" blow.
That was BEUTIFULLY done :dance2::)
This aspect of internet forums is surely the worst. I expect people to be polite. Naive, I know. I acknowledge we don't always have to agree, but there is a way to express yourself.....
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='42292' dateline='1392891439'Tell me .... I'm wrong, tell me .... who cares, but crikey I smell a "APCGS" set up with some discussions going on at CCFville.
Not that it matters, I have nothing worth slabbing. :angel:
That discussion seems more like some infomercial to make APCGS seem like a reasonable cheap option and a local underdog that Aussies should consider supporting against the big expensive PCGS. PCGS isn't perfect but APCGS is just a dog.
OK, I go to look at CCF and get directed to some lame Whooops page with a stupid 404 Morgan on it :-/
Has anyone else come across this?
Does this mean I have been put in the "Norty House" , IF so a simple "Don't be a dickhead" email would be in order but I don't recall doing anything to warrant a ban or a suspension and I have had NO email regarding this:to_pick_ones_nose_eat:
They're probably updating the site or whatever it is forum owners have to do. I got the same thing, just try again later. :angel:
Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='42657' dateline='1393316866'They're probably updating the site or whatever it is forum owners have to do. I got the same thing, just try again later. :angel:
Cheers Nancy, I was getting pretty peeved :heart:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='42656' dateline='1393316518'404 Morgan on it
404 pages are simply
"File Not Found" errors. The webserver can't give you the page because it doesn't exist, so instead it gives you whatever has been set up by the admin. Which may be as simple as ACF's, or quite fancy with all the bells and whistles and crystal chandeliers! :angel:
Try this:
http://www.australian-coins.net/oops
Not Found
The requested URL /oops was not found on this server.
Apache/2.2.14 (Ubuntu) Server at www.australian-coins.net Port 80
That's as simple as it gets, at least for Apache.
My regular CCF bookmark link is giving me the same.
Me too!
And, I have seen that dollar before.
No problem, don't need an instant fix with CCF (but ACF could be a different story).
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='42659' dateline='1393318449'http://www.australian-coins.net/oops
try it now :)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='42656' dateline='1393316518'OK, I go to look at CCF and get directed to some lame Whooops page with a stupid 404 Morgan on it :-/
Has anyone else come across this?
Does this mean I have been put in the "Norty House" , IF so a simple "Don't be a dickhead" email would be in order but I don't recall doing anything to warrant a ban or a suspension and I have had NO email regarding this:to_pick_ones_nose_eat:
I got that same Morgan, a much better 404 than any other website.
Quote from: 'markn' pid='42665' dateline='1393322531'Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='42659' dateline='1393318449'http://www.australian-coins.net/oops
try it now :)
Hahahahahaha... Awesome! :)
Just tried again and all I get is that Blokey looking sheila on a crown sized coin with the 404 date UNBELEIVABLE :angel:
Quote from: 'markn' pid='42665' dateline='1393322531'Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='42659' dateline='1393318449'http://www.australian-coins.net/oops
try it now :)
That WAS funny :good::yahoo:
Love it Mark ..... this one is definately amused!
CCF is back up. I had a message from them once a few years ago about their forum being down for maintenance at something like 5 am their time. :dontknow:
QuoteIf I was you I would be carefully videoing opening the parcel you get back.
I already thought of that, I will be opening it at the post office in front of them and videoing it with my iPhone .
This buyer has "Dodgy Bugger" written all over him and I wouldn't be surprised in the least if he tried a scam.:@
Post staff being able to comment on the contents is a great idea.
I hope it does not come to that.
Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='42686' dateline='1393368582'Post staff being able to comment on the contents is a great idea.
I hope it does not come to that.
Me too, I just want my bloody coin back:yahoo:
I just got an email from paypal;
The claim has been closed because the buyer has not responded within the
specified amount of time. No further action is required of you.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Yours sincerely,
Protection Services Department
I could be a ratbag and not refund if the coin returns if I wanted now.
However if I get the coin back I will refund this fool because that is the right thing to do, DAMMIT :dash1:
It's good to know you are off the hook from being further mucked around/scammed.
Quote from: 'trout' pid='42700' dateline='1393374512'I just got an email from paypal;
The claim has been closed because the buyer has not responded within the
specified amount of time. No further action is required of you.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Yours sincerely,
Protection Services Department
I could be a ratbag and not refund if the coin returns if I wanted now.
However if I get the coin back I will refund this fool because that is the right thing to do, DAMMIT :dash1:
Very strange. Perhaps he managed to get it away at a profit after all.
QuoteVery strange. Perhaps he managed to get it away at a profit after all.
No I just picked up the coin from the post office, looks like it will have to have another overseas trip to get attributed correctly :dash1:
Refund sent and another addition to my norty bidders list :):-/
Quote from: 'trout' pid='42737' dateline='1393393213'QuoteVery strange. Perhaps he managed to get it away at a profit after all.
No I just picked up the coin from the post office, looks like it will have to have another overseas trip to get attributed correctly :dash1:
Refund sent and another addition to my norty bidders list :):-/
So no need for the postal witnesses in the end
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='42740' dateline='1393394476'So no need for the postal witnesses in the end
Just as well... if they're anything like the postal witlesses at my PO. :dodgy:
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='42756' dateline='1393398651'Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='42740' dateline='1393394476'So no need for the postal witnesses in the end
Just as well... if they're anything like the postal witlesses at my PO. :dodgy:
My Post office is also the general store , The bloke that owns/runs it just happens to be a JP as well.
If anything shonky occurred I was well and truly covered :)
I think I might avoid CCF for a while ......
:dash1: :dash1: :dash1: :dash1: :dash1: :dash1: :dash1:
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='41938' dateline='1392568301'Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='41936' dateline='1392562775'Plus I'm scared of the dream police (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFkbSAH7yb4)
Well, here's something guaranteed to give you nightmares. This is one torrent I will NOT be downloading! No way!
200 Nips and Tucks And I Want More!
Health-Medical Documentary hosted by Meera Syal, published by Channel 5 in 2014 - English narration
http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/3075/laoj.jpg
Information
------------------------------
200 Nips & Tucks And I Want More!
This startling film meets those whose pursuit of the ultimate body has taken over their lives.
In California, 58-year-old Monique has been going under the knife for 35 years. Following over 200 plastic surgery procedures at a cost in excess of $200,000, she is now one of the most surgically enhanced people in the world.
In Liverpool, 28-year-old Carolyn Anderson has been dubbed the Scouse Pammy. Her transformation from a brunette to a buxom blonde beach bomb began 14 years ago, when her dad commented that she looked like the 'Baywatch' star.
Gavin, aka Diablo Delenfer, 'The Devil Man', has horns, fangs and a split tongue. He has even had the whites of his eyes tattooed a permanent red, and still to come is the metal Mohawk...
Finally, meet Orit, a high-maintenance Israeli beauty who prides herself on looking like a doll and whose plastic surgeon is on call for her at all hours.
Screenshots
------------------------------
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/4573/ez65.jpg http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1918/7wis.jpg
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/7483/ai9z.jpg http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3862/w1cg.jpg
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8062/ol7x.jpg http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/9993/0sqf.jpg
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/5672/9qem.jpg http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/9256/do06.jpg
http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/6227/bj5f.jpg
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='42900' dateline='1393579369'I think I might avoid CCF for a while ......
:dash1: :dash1: :dash1: :dash1: :dash1: :dash1: :dash1:
OK what have you done now Mate :)
:laugh2: ..... nothing in particular Trout.
I just love how the story behind each of our good mate Shane's coins ......... evolves ..... (for want of a better term).
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='42902' dateline='1393579858':laugh2: ..... nothing in particular Trout.
I just love how the story behind each of our good mate Shane's coins ......... evolves ..... (for want of a better term).
Yeah I love his spotty round 50c too.
Contact ..... :crazy_pilot:
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='42904' dateline='1393580203'Contact ..... :crazy_pilot:
He's living in a fantasy land. At least he wont die wondering.
... too true Mark .... :laugh2: ....
It's funny you know, regardless how many stories / finds / amazing tales he has, you still want to try and help him .....
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='42906' dateline='1393581501'... too true Mark .... :laugh2: ....
It's funny you know, regardless how many stories / finds / amazing tales he has, you still want to try and help him .....
I don't. He's got money to burn and lies out of his backside.
Yeah, I know, I just couldn't help myself, I had to respond ....... bl00dy pandora's box!
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='42911' dateline='1393582459'Yeah, I know, I just couldn't help myself, I had to respond ....... bl00dy pandora's box!
Someone in retail told me once not to engage with crazy people when they came into a shop. This mainly meant not meeting their eyes in conversation because if you looked them in the eyes they took this as confirmation that you were interested in what they were saying. I'd suggest that you responding to shanew's threads is the internet equivalent of staring deeply and soulfully into a crazy person's eyes.
Quote from: 'markn' pid='42917' dateline='1393583108'I'd suggest that you responding to shanew's threads is the internet equivalent of staring deeply and soulfully into a crazy person's eyes.
Don't they have an ignore button over there? :angel:
Hmmm.. I had this thread open while I went and did other stuff... came back, closed it, hit today's posts, and it disappeared! Spent a while looking before finding it and realising someone gave it a bit of a prune.. with a chainsaw!
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='42999' dateline='1393661610'Hmmm.. I had this thread open while I went and did other stuff... came back, closed it, hit today's posts, and it disappeared! Spent a while looking before finding it and realising someone gave it a bit of a prune.. with a chainsaw!
Why "Prune " this thread, After all I created it so that NO discussion was OFF topic .
How on earth can anything posted in this particular thread be OFF topic when this is the place to answer off topic questions in the main threads and not bog them down .
I imagine that it was a administrate stuff up and not a deliberate "Snip"
After all it IS in the "Chin Wag" section and has nothing to do with serious numismatic debate/Discussion or is anything taken seriously in this thread anyway.
To me it is simply a place to answer off topic questions in the main forum :ok:
That was my bad. I found posts here that seemed to be duplicated elsewhere. I thought they'd be more missed elsewhere so I nuked these ones. Apologies to all concerned if I have offended.
Quote from: 'markn' pid='43012' dateline='1393670243'I found posts here that seemed to be duplicated elsewhere.
Blame that silly youngster Troutski. He hasn't got the hang of decluttering the place, so he posts long winded attributions and says he's coming over here to reply. Which leaves a trail of duplicates of course.
Still, could be worse.. like when people don't trim pictures off their attributions. That one really gets my goat, it do... :diablo:
Quote from: 'markn' pid='43012' dateline='1393670243'That was my bad. I found posts here that seemed to be duplicated elsewhere. I thought they'd be more missed elsewhere so I nuked these ones. Apologies to all concerned if I have offended.
NO worries Mate, You are Forgiven:friends::drinks:
QuoteBlame that silly youngster Troutski.
Just love it when I'm still considered a "Young Bloke" :) :dance:
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='43735' dateline='1394684567'Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='43715' dateline='1394664193'Cool, do you know how much PP??
And don't worry mate they will bring out PLENTY more for your set over the years, you just wait and see :winkextra:
Oh dear, have no idea mate, would be pretty pricey. Then there's Tony Dean of Medal Art Mint or the Adelaide Mint. Maybe the forum might get a medal done one day.... (whoops off-topic arrest me)
Quote from: 'markn' pid='43736' dateline='1394685519'Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='43735' dateline='1394684567'(whoops off-topic arrest me)
:police_car::police_car:
Any excuse to put the old handcuffs on ey Mark :mocking: you might have to wait till the weekend but you should be on a promise then one would think..not long now old mate :winkextra:
Today, 08:47 PM Post: #14
runway
Off Topic Police
Call the cops
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But ya already here runway :) and I think Mark has it covered mate :winkextra:
I cannot find the Bullion thread so I will just post this in here as It is impossible to be "Off Topic" here :)
OK
Bullion, Grannybait Vs. Numismatic coins
Grannybait coins sometimes But rarely increase in value and Bullion coins value is driven by the paper markets, Numismatic coins DO tend to increase in value at a better rate that bullion coins.
Here is an example of 2 coins one is Grannybait Stirling silver .
Issue price $14 Bullion value $12.38 Market value about $15
The other can still be found in circulation.
Issue price 50 cents bullion value "Bugger all" Market value $25-$30
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/invest.png)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='44171' dateline='1395203299'Issue price 50 cents bullion value "Bugger all" Market value $25-$30
Which is why I've been (almost) granny-bait-free for years now. I just wish I could get back the big wad of cash I sank into that junk way back when... :(
join the Q , fulvio .. I did the same many years ago .. ,, kel ,,
The things you find when you tidy a drawer out in your desk.
I thought that I had gotten rid of all the lower grade coins :angel:
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/incused.png)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='44187' dateline='1395214364'The things you find when you tidy a drawer out in your desk.
I thought that I had gotten rid of all the lower grade coins :angel:
Well, if you want to toss them out, I'm happy to help you out! :)
Anybody watch
The Last Leg? Gotta love Adam Hills' rants.. His message to the dick who posted a pic of a mum breastfeeding on Failbook, calling her a tramp, was absolutely classic! :yahoo:
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='44545' dateline='1395507685'Quote from: 'trout' pid='44541' dateline='1395486642'we all have to agree that the female of the species is far smarter than us Blokes
*choke* *splutter* ...
I'd hate to highjack yet another thread, so I'll leave it at that... :angel:
This is what happens when there's an extremely tight grip on the old kahunas..I wanna be good
(http://i58.tinypic.com/107p2is.gif)
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='44549' dateline='1395509718'I wanna be good
LIAR! You SO do NOT want to be good!!!!!
"He's just a very naughty boy" :dodgy:
In other news, from the "Only In America" files, did you see the bloke who reckons the Corvette Museum sinkhole was a hoax? He bases this remarkable Sherlock-esque bit of deduction on the fact one of the cars looks JUST like a Hot Wheels toy. I bet he's one of those people who also think the Moon landings were faked (but wrestling is real). ;)
:zomby: I do so wanna be good, I just can't do it is all :laugh2: You don't wanna be good so you just try and make me look bad all the time :P and besides you know I'm an :angel: That's had it's wings clipped :mocking:
:scared: WHAT, so wresting isn't real..this just can't be right :fie: next you'll be tellin me there's no santa or easter bunny or even tooth fairy for that matter..you've just blown my world apart :cray: :acute: gee ya nearly had me goin there mate but I know they're just as real as the bunyip or drop bear :winkextra:
Not to mention Bigfoot and the Yeti.
See Fulvio, Jeff knows :biggrin:
And I know how "good" AJ really wants to be too.
He is trying, very trying.
I am sure trout had AJ in mind when he started this thread.
QuoteI am sure trout had AJ in mind when he started this thread.
Not at all, I started this thread because many members were hijacking threads with off topic posts (Myself included).
As NOTHING on this thread can be viewed as "Off Topic" it is the perfect place to post when the need for an off topic statement arises.
Simply post "Answering this in the Missbehavers" in the other thread and Bingo , it can be carried on in this thread.
PERFECT, Keeps the Mods happy because they don't have to spend their time cleaning up threads and We can waffle on about anything without EVER going off topic.
:wavemulticolor:
Trout, can I say "camelrooter" in this thread?
I would imagine that ALL the rules that go with the rest of the site apply here as well. :angel:
You could say instead;
"As far as gone go this person is an animal lover"
we would get your drift without breaking any rules that way :diablo::)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='44566' dateline='1395527448'I would imagine that ALL the rules that go with the rest of the site apply here as well. :angel:
That's a pity, I was so looking forward to saying "camelrooter".
Quote from: 'emu666' pid='44567' dateline='1395527589'Quote from: 'trout' pid='44566' dateline='1395527448'I would imagine that ALL the rules that go with the rest of the site apply here as well. :angel:
That's a pity, I was so looking forward to saying "gone".
Unbelievable,
I now have an "Earworm" but without any music :laugh2:
I'm not going anywhere near the "Ships of the desert" joke!
Things that can get me sued or threatened with legal action are still not allowed in here. I am sure a lot of you are aware that the aforementioned lover of dromedaries has caused problems with past forums and I'd really rather it didn't come up again here. In fact, I'd like to insist on it. emu666 if you really want to say that word feel free to ring me up and say it over and over until I hang up on you :)
HeHe, I though as much :angel:
Pig-root!
Quotepig-root
Australian/NZ • informal verb
(Of a horse or other animal) kick upwards with the hind legs, keeping the head down and the forelegs firmly planted.
Stick old man emu on one of those. That might quieten him down.
Matching Quote
"To market, to market, to buy a fat pig;
Home again, home again, jiggety jig.
To market, to market, to buy a fine hog;
Home again, home again, joggety jog."
-unknown author
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='44555' dateline='1395520073'And I know how "good" AJ really wants to be too.
He is trying, very trying.
I am sure trout had AJ in mind when he started this thread.
:scratch_one-s_head: umm thanks Jeff, bit of a backhander but I'll take what i can get :hi: :laugh2:
:dodgy: that's it, I'm gonna be bad, really really bad..ya know I can do it :diablo:
I have a few choice words that you wouldn't want me to say on here so can I ring ya as well Mark or is that only for special people like Peter :( Ya lucky trout doesn't make me talk like when we're on the phone, he makes me say bad things..I was sweet and innocent until I met you lot..TRUE :laugh2:
Quote from: 'markn' pid='44571' dateline='1395531482'Things that can get me sued or threatened with legal action are still not allowed in here. I am sure a lot of you are aware that the aforementioned lover of dromedaries has caused problems with past forums and I'd really rather it didn't come up again here. In fact, I'd like to insist on it. emu666 if you really want to say that word feel free to ring me up and say it over and over until I hang up on you :)
Never give in to bullies.
Camelrooter lost all face when he dropped that legal action against secretsquirrel at the last minute. He would not be able to even attempt to sue anyone as he was about to be declared a vexatious litigant.
Also there are people are looking for him to hit him with all sorts of legal action for monies owed. There are also others who will even the score via much more physical means.
If you allow anyone who has any dealings with that lowlife to be accepted or remain a member of a forum, then please tell me because if that is the case I am out of here.
I don't even know who this Gone is, or what he did Mate.
But I have a feeling that I won't like him .
Quote from: 'trout' pid='44580' dateline='1395535724'I don't even know who this Cameltoad is, or what he did Mate.
But I have a feeling that I won't like him .
I think that's the key point here emu. There's a bunch of people here who have no idea who he is, and a bunch more who have no desire to see the entire topic brought back from the dead. Right now two people on this forum have brought the subject of his existence back up and one person is making fun of the nickname. It's a non-issue and I'd appreciate it if everyone just stopped talking about it.
Quote from: 'emu666' pid='44578' dateline='1395535253'Never give in to bullies.
Camelrooter lost all face when he dropped that legal action against secretsquirrel at the last minute. He would not be able to even attempt to sue anyone as he was about to be declared a vexatious litigant.
Also there are people are looking for him to hit him with all sorts of legal action for monies owed. There are also others who will even the score via much more physical means.
If you allow anyone who has any dealings with that lowlife to be accepted or remain a member of a forum, then please tell me because if that is the case I am out of here.
I understand this is a sore point for you but please understand it's a non-issue on THIS forum. In fact I don't recall mention of this issue prior to a few days ago when Runway so helpfully brought the whole thing back up again. The guy isn't here, and if there are people here associated with him they've kept their opinions to themselves and if they keep doing so, I've got no problem with them.
As to the bullying issue? He's not here, there's no bullying and I am not giving in to anyone. I understand that the whole thing upsets you but bringing the topic back up potentially puts me in a position where I might have to deal with him. And I do not want to do that. So please just let the whole thing drop.
This is my final word on the topic. Any more posts about this bit of past history will be deleted without warning.
Quote from: 'markn' pid='44584' dateline='1395536598'Any more posts about this bit of past history will be deleted without warning.
Awwwww... I miss
ALL the fun! I was looking forward to figuring out who it was and seeing if it matched my suspicions... but 'tain't to be, I guess. :cray:
I do feel for the OP in the other thread but it is time for a dose of reality I think.
From my limited experience of "Bouncers" THEY are normally the No Neck dumb thugs NOT the Police.
Why on Earth anyone would allow their kids to work in the Cross at 3am is beyond me anyway.
Everyone likes to throw mud at the coppers but in reality they are doing a thankless job to the best of their ability and see the same offenders get away with all sorts of things time and time again due to the luke warm punishments handed down by the courts.
Seriously "King Hit" in the face?
These sort of hits normally impact on the side or back of the head not in the teeth.
Now I'll jump to the defence of the bouncers as they also have a hard job. The only ones I won't defend are the arrogant thugs and the OMCG members.
The injuries could be consistent with a king hit causing the victim to fall and strike their face against the ground or a brick wall. We simply don't know and really it doesn't matter. He didn't deserve that degree of injury irrespective of how it started.
Are they "No neck dumb thugs". Quick story. A trucky had a traffic altercation with a couple of off work bouncers and threw the first punch. The bouncers were both black belts and knocked him down where they should have stopped but they sunk the boot in and the trucky lost his spleen. Both charged Grievous Bodily Harm. One pleaded guilty to Bodily Harm.
The other fled the country to England then joined the Paratroopers with the French Foreign Legion. Afterwards did international security for high value clients. Then travelled to America where he now trains Law Enforcement. He was (allegedly) admitted to Mensa, speaks 5 languages (3 fluently) has black belts in 5 styles and trains at a number of venues and has written several books.
He works under a variant of his correct name so no idea how he got into the USA when there was a Warrant out for his arrest.
He regularly defends Police reputations on the forums although he's been pinched a couple of times. He was good friends with another Commissioned Officer and sent me a congratulatory letter on appointment to Commissioned rank.
He had the potential to go very bad but I think it was the discipline of the French Foreign Legion that made the difference. I have a degree of respect for him and basically he's not a bad bloke but just got carried away once in his youth.
Quote from: 'Steveqld' pid='44610' dateline='1395567870'...got carried away once in his youth.
That happens to all sorts of people.
One of my customers was senior management at one of the security companies. Great bloke, really. Something happened in his personal life, and he pretty much turned into a kleptomaniac. Anything that wasn't nailed down got five-finger discounted. Of course it wasn't long before he got nailed, and they found all manner of booty stashed around his place.
It cost him his job, a bit of a holiday at HM's pleasure, his marriage, and who knows what else? Never heard hide nor hair of him again.
People make mistakes every day. Some get away with it, many don't. And not all recover. But regardless, the landscape is littered with victims, often including the perpetrators.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='44555' dateline='1395520073'And I know how "good" AJ really wants to be too.
He is trying, very trying.
I am sure trout had AJ in mind when he started this thread.
HeHe
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/farted.jpg)
Q. Why do farts smell?
A. For the benefit of the deaf.
QuoteI wonder if trout has reduced his beer supply this afternoon.
I had planned on joining him in an attempt to reduce the beer supply in Perth but he couldn't make it for ANDA.
NEVER happen Mate my Missus ensures that I have an endless supply :dance::dance2::dance::)
We would have had a good crack at it But it wouldn't have been at the casino, The Redcliff is way more Fun :diablo::)
Next year hopefully.
I only used to go to the casino to go mule hunting.
There won't be any point next year as the machines will spit out paper tapes rather than dollar coins.
This is a seriously nice upset 2001 Federation dollar.
(http://www.thesandpit.net/images/2001_8oclock_o.JPG)
(http://www.thesandpit.net/images/2001_8oclock_r.JPG)
Very scarce in unc.
Straight out of a roll in 2001.
All the discussion I just deleted has no place on this forum in any way shape or form. Even in the off-topic thread. Do not talk about it any further on this forum.
Mark,
I am happy to accept your decision, but I am not sure what was deleted (and if it was something I had contributed to) which makes it difficult to comply.
Emu,
That rotated $1 is nice!
I just spent a couple of hours looking for a slabbed coin I didn't have in the first place.:dash1:
I finally gave up and emailed the buyer telling him how sorry I was for loosing his coin.
I got an email back saying I was looking for a 1 cent coin when I should be looking for a $1 coin.
I had NO problem finding it once I realised I was looking for the wrong coin :blush:
Ah well, Nothing like a panic attack first thing in the morning to wake me up :)
Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='45319' dateline='1396172882'Mark,
I am happy to accept your decision, but I am not sure what was deleted (and if it was something I had contributed to) which makes it difficult to comply.
Not sure if I deleted one of your posts or not. Don't worry about it :)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='45355' dateline='1396221150'I just spent a couple of hours looking for a slabbed coin I didn't have in the first place.:dash1:
I finally gave up and emailed the buyer telling him how sorry I was for loosing his coin.
I got an email back saying I was looking for a 1 cent coin when I should be looking for a $1 coin.
I had NO problem finding it once I realised I was looking for the wrong coin :blush:
Ah well, Nothing like a panic attack first thing in the morning to wake me up :)
I know the feeling Jim,I've done that a couple of times and couldnt find the coin to post it.You feel as though you've lost the plot.Oh well it's all good fun but only if you manage to find the coin
Quote from: 'markn' pid='45357' dateline='1396222585'Not sure if I deleted one of your posts or not. Don't worry about it :)
Yeah... he deletes mine alllllll the time... Meh! :dodgy:
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='45361' dateline='1396224620'Quote from: 'markn' pid='45357' dateline='1396222585'Not sure if I deleted one of your posts or not. Don't worry about it :)
Yeah... he deletes mine alllllll the time... Meh! :dodgy:
You talk so much I'm surprised you notice when anything is missing :P
Quote from: 'markn' pid='45362' dateline='1396224756'You talk so much I'm surprised you notice when anything is missing :P
Well, actually, I don't. But I just
KNOW you do it to me... :angel:
QuoteThat's good. I am relieved that your motivation was innocent.
I've seen dealers try to talk down coins or banknotes they don't have in stock and talk up ones they do have. It rarely works; generally they end up making fools of themselves. I'd better not name names or Mark will put me in the sinbin.
No it doesn't. I did mention it to someone yesterday. He looked online and had trouble seeing the bagmarks on the coin. You may consider taking a scan of it and adding it to the listing.
I don't think naming names would be a good idea , it would leave Mark open to litigation.
PM's are fine tho :diablo:
I took 3 pics of that coin at an angle that showed the bagmarks the clearest so that there was NO confusion .
I could have taken pics that hid the marks but that would just have ended in tears
Quote from: 'trout' pid='45849' dateline='1396659254'I took 3 pics of that coin at an angle that showed the bagmarks the clearest so that there was NO confusion .
I could have taken pics that hid the marks but that would just have ended in tears
While we're on the subject of that coin trout, you keep spouting off about how it's the first UNC coin available. It's not. Not even remotely. It's the first UNC coin in a PCGS slab that notes the variety correctly. Better coins have been traded raw and in PCGS slabs that were not described properly on the holder.
What is this "Bash Jimmy Day".
What I said was;
"This is the First ever Incused Millennium coin graded as such By PCGS."
This is 100% correct :angel:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='45854' dateline='1396660508'What is this "Bash Jimmy Day".
:laugh2: .... Just checked my calendar Trout and couldn't see anything? I was sure Bash Jimmy Day was a Public Holiday?
:laugh2:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='45854' dateline='1396660508'What is this "Bash Jimmy Day".
Oooooooohhh... can I play too?
I hope this becomes an annual event. Maybe get expanded to a month as well? :)
Oh, you were right .....
Isn't that you on the left?
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11067/fish.jpg)
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='45865' dateline='1396663046'Quote from: 'trout' pid='45854' dateline='1396660508'What is this "Bash Jimmy Day".
Oooooooohhh... can I play too?
I hope this becomes an annual event. Maybe get expanded to a month as well? :)
No problem Mate :ok:
BTW You are up for Next Month :diablo::laugh2:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='45870' dateline='1396663282'Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='45865' dateline='1396663046'Quote from: 'trout' pid='45854' dateline='1396660508'What is this "Bash Jimmy Day".
Oooooooohhh... can I play too?
I hope this becomes an annual event. Maybe get expanded to a month as well? :)
No problem Mate :ok:
BTW You are up for Next Month :diablo::laugh2:
If we all took turns I'm sure that would make for an interesting thread as there would be plenty to talk about
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='45872' dateline='1396663517'If we all took turns I'm sure that would make for an interesting thread as there would be plenty to talk about
Sounds good to me... :angel:
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/200px-Cucking_stool.jpg)
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='45876' dateline='1396663943'Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='45872' dateline='1396663517'If we all took turns I'm sure that would make for an interesting thread as there would be plenty to talk about
Sounds good to me... :angel:
Now who can we talk about next as we've talked about Jim for a while now although we probably haven't exhausted that subject
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='45881' dateline='1396666973'although we probably haven't exhausted that subject
Not by a longshot... :)
This seems the best thread for "Post Of The Week" nominations.
I nominate Neale's post:
QuoteRE: FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT : UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
For the competition instead of giving money as the prize why not give a coin?
There always seem to be plenty of nice (sub $15) PCGS slabs and ungraded Unc coins that Walter offers each month and I'm sure the winner will remember how he got that item with fondness every time he looks at his/her collection. Getting a few dollars credit on a monthly bank statement will soon be forgotten and money as a prize is a bit crass.
So have a bunch of slabbed/unslabbed decimals/pre-decimals for the weekly winner to pick from.
I won't mind ads with the forum as long as they are tasteful and from reputable people and firms (Walter, Drake etc). No APCGS or Chinese/Russian girls pop ups please.
OH CRAP.
I forgot today was April Fools Day.
I've been PUNKED.
I'm not sure what the prize should be. I do have a slabbed coins graded "PCGS Genuine".
I would have to say the "Sofa King " piccy would take a lot of beating :good:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='45889' dateline='1396668518'I would have to say the "Sofa King " piccy would take a lot of beating :good:
That "Sofa King" good idea.
Quote from: 'emu666' pid='45886' dateline='1396668237'This seems the best thread for "Post Of The Week" nominations.
I nominate Neale's post:
QuoteRE: FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT : UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
For the competition instead of giving money as the prize why not give a coin?
There always seem to be plenty of nice (sub $15) PCGS slabs and ungraded Unc coins that Walter offers each month and I'm sure the winner will remember how he got that item with fondness every time he looks at his/her collection. Getting a few dollars credit on a monthly bank statement will soon be forgotten and money as a prize is a bit crass.
So have a bunch of slabbed/unslabbed decimals/pre-decimals for the weekly winner to pick from.
I won't mind ads with the forum as long as they are tasteful and from reputable people and firms (Walter, Drake etc). No APCGS or Chinese/Russian girls pop ups please.
OH CRAP.
I forgot today was April Fools Day.
I've been PUNKED.
I'm not sure what the prize should be. I do have a slabbed coins graded "PCGS Genuine".
To be fair it should be a genuine APCGS slab ( in MS35:-/)
Quote from: 'nealeffendi' pid='45901' dateline='1396675445'To be fair it should be a genuine APCGS slab ( in MS35:-/)
Since they're not welded, I reckon an APCGS slab containing roadkill would be most appropriate. :)
And while the Sofa King was good, it only deserves runner-up as it wasn't original. Whereas the PUNKED post wasn't contrived at all. :angel:
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-smHwMb451W0/U0cb-xefXUI/AAAAAAACUo0/sFT5sJXnkOs/w506-h469/Roberta%2BB%2BVowel.jpg)
QuoteFree pancakes and maple syrup every Wednesday at 8 pm. Flinders st station. Yummy and interesting people.
QuoteYou're not supposed to eat the people even if they're yummy :(
Reddit can be such fun... :)
I don't look at Failbook much, but occasionally I want/need to talk to someone who lives there. This pic I got as soon as I logged in pretty much sums up why I avoid the place...
https://www.facebook.com/wzpl995/photos/a.458588127782.245850.54234792782/10152413248847783/?type=1
Anybody know how I can unsee it now? :(
Mostly I say 'Thanks for sharing'.
I am not saying it this time...
http://theconversation.com/nabs-bitcoin-ban-a-symptom-of-the-digital-currency-threat-25490
Oh my... this works in here too! Such Fun! So Wow!
This is what I'm currently using to give away random amounts of money on reddit, and I just had to test it here:
¿ʎɐpoʇ pǝddᴉlɟ uǝǝq noʎ ǝʌɐH
+/u/dogetipbot flip doge *you have been randomly* **Josh**-flipped
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11067/mcd.jpg)
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='46938' dateline='1397979700'
I will
NEVER understand why people post pictures of words, instead of the actual words. Turn a handful of bytes into thousands or millions of bytes, for no real gain.
A Tel$tra conspiracy to charge for more bandwidth, perhaps?
HOW MUCH ARE THEY PAYING YOU?Talk, or its the electric nipple-clamps for you....
:laugh2: ...... you'll never take me alive ...... I'm a mythical critter!!!!
(PS: It was the best I could do on short notice.)
Perhaps we could append "& Mythfits" to the thread title?
QuoteI will NEVER understand why people post pictures of words, instead of the actual words.
I just did that because I could only find it in a site I subscribe to that is trying to block nasty people like me cutting and pasting!
Check my recent post.
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='46942' dateline='1397983382'Perhaps we could append "& Mythfits" to the thread title?
Remember the "Myths and Mythdemeanors" episode of Mythbusters? :)
:laugh2: ..... nah, sorry Fulvio I missed that one. (Was I in it?)
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='46949' dateline='1397991118':laugh2: ..... nah, sorry Fulvio I missed that one. (Was I in it?)
Yup. You were the imaginary friend. ;)
:friends: ...... sounds about right!
Well at least Scotland let me be their official animal.
Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='47151' dateline='1398158479'Shark's Bay is only just up the road from you.
You could carry your stuff in a ruck sack on your back LOL.
3 hr drive to the Overlander, 1 hr to the dirt 1.5 hrs to the Homestead and another hour to the fishing spot.
I'm heading to the Carrarang peninsular and just the scenery is worth the trip.
I will be taking my camera and will boor you mob stupid with the pic's when I get home :yahoo::angel:
I have been "Flat out" for the last couple of years and I feel like a 5 year old on Christmas Eve at the moment.
I LOVE my fishing :wavemulticolor:
Congratulations Trout,
Enjoy your well earned holiday.
fishin isn't fun without beer and I'll have any sharks you catch :)
A typo I hope
QuoteI ..... will boor you mob stupid
boor
noun
1. A person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement.
2. A peasant.
:haha:
I couldn't find the one on fishing so this will have to do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt6kKhlX8vU
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='47171' dateline='1398199259'fishin isn't fun without beer and I'll have any sharks you catch :)
This is why I haven't left yet, I forgot to get the beer yesterday :dash1:
NOOOOOOOOOO, quick stop at the botlow and she'll be all apples mate :good:
Have a great time Trout ...... bring back some pics!
How'd ya go Trout?
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='47473' dateline='1398506774'How'd ya go Trout?
Caught lots of fish but the weather chased me out of there this morning. :)
Speaking of this thread, interested to see the final price for this one.
http://www.numisbid.com.au/Browse/1961-Y...S67RB/8658
Wow a lot short of the estimate of 4 to 4.8K, still think GFC is effecting a lot of things :(
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='47195' dateline='1398214008'Have a great time Trout ...... bring back some pics!
Here are the pic's of my catch
I ended up with 12kg of boneless skinless fillets , YUM
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/fish3.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/fish2.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/fish1.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/fish.jpg)
Bream and wrasse.?
Quote from: 'Robster' pid='47560' dateline='1398563750'Bream and wrasse.?
Yellow finned Bream
Blue lined emperors
Blue bone Groper
We caught a plethora of Pink Snapper up to 8kg but there is a total ban on them where we fished :dash1:
It is heartbreaking to chuck 15-20 lb fish over the side all day :cray:
Very nice indeed mate :drooling:
Fresh caught Bream are my favourite fish, cooked whole, hot fish sanger. Yum!
Nice catch! :yahoo:
Top work Trout! Some really nice fish there.
(https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6471800320/h764093E3/)
Not bad PP as I can relate mate :winkextra:
@Proof27
That link didn't work or you made the image far too small Mate.
Keep trying, you will get the hang of it :dance2:
Quoteit'll just turn into a stupidly long thread that is useless. Like the other eBay thread you lot started.
If you are referring to this thread
http://www.australian-coins.net/showthread.php?tid=234
You may consider it useless but by crikey it is however quite Popular
17,314 Views and 1,216 replies and the large majority of posts are about coins so it can't be ALL bad :)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='55127' dateline='1405938285'Quoteit'll just turn into a stupidly long thread that is useless. Like the other eBay thread you lot started.
If you are referring to this thread
http://www.australian-coins.net/showthread.php?tid=234
You may consider it useless but by crikey it is however quite Popular
17,314 Views and 1,216 replies and the large majority of posts are about coins so it can't be ALL bad :)
No, I am talking about the ebay and other site links thread.
QuoteNo, I am talking about the ebay and other site links thread.
:agreed:
suppose I could have gone to earwig, so here ya go Uni put ya shoes on we're goin for a rap on the dance floor sweetie :dance: I know ya love me so your secrets safe :winkextra: :laugh2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXMrDu7374Y
:laugh2: .... You're a blast AJ! ..... Boom Boom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPudE8nDog0
actually this one's probably better :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqoNKCCt7A
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11067/stray.jpg)
:laughingneqw: love it
Hey Uni :)
(http://i61.tinypic.com/dopbmg.jpg)
:laugh2: ...... I know where ya goin' ......
Perhaps they're ..... Dancing with the stars? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yBnIUX0QAE) :angel:
Gee you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpJ0cyXbMbI
so just
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WGVgfjnLqc
but you must tell me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8XQZYIiNgo
Fair dinkum ........
There's only so much can a Koala bear ......
Bartender
A Koala bear walks into a bar, sits down and orders a BLT sandwich.
The Koala eats the BLT sandwich, gets up, spins around, pulls a pistol out of his pouch, shoots the piano player, and proceeds to walk out of the bar.
The bartender, in shock, shouts to the Koala, "Hey, who do you think you are, you ate my sandwich and shot my piano player, and just where do you think you're going!?"
The Koala replies, "Hey, I'm a Koala. Look it up."
The frustrated bartender pulls out a dictionary from behind the bar and looks up Koala:
The dictionary said "n. a marsupial that eats shoots and leaves."
I always heard it as "eats roots, shoots and leaves", but we won't go there. :)
hummm .... I am thinking about wombats now ... ha ha
For Pedro ....
I did have it ready for the wave post, but thought I'd best not highjack the thread, else they'd boot me up "Ringo The Dingo".
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11067/chad.jpg)
Chad was the only person with the ability to be able to eat an apple through a tennis racket :laugh2:
:laugh2: ..... LOL Trout!
He'd no doubt love the duece!
Could be my twin :shock:
Pedro
QuoteTry to let go of the idea that a high currency valuation means a strong economy and think simply in terms of supply and demand of the currency - then it'll be pretty obvious why the USD is so strong.
this is way off topic , So I have answered in this thread :ok:
I am of the opinion that currency is pretty much like shares in a company.
If the company is doing well the shares are worth more, If the company is doing badly then the share price is reflected in this.
For the Primary industries in Australia a high US dollar is a good thing and is pretty much all that is keeping a lot of the Mines in Aus viable at the moment.
I have NO idea where the demand is coming from for the USD, why would any country want to add to the US foreign debt?
I know for a fact that the Chinese have dumped Billions of USD in WA alone buying up resource projects that nobody else really wanted.
A lot of people think that these are "White Elephants" and a stupid idea.
I don't for one instant think the Chinese are stupid, they are simply getting something for a debt that the US will never be able to repay :good;
I think the USD is held up with the aid of a lot of smoke and mirrors at the moment.
Trout, the USD is so high at the moment for several reasons. For one thing it is the least ugly pig in the pen as the Europeans (Euro and Pound) and the Japs (Yen) are in worse shape and there are no other major global currencies outside those 4.
The commodities are on a downwards trend as China is about to smack into a wall of reality as construction has been a major plank of the Chinese economy (18% of GDP). Now their property market is saturated and prices are falling as investors/developers find few buyers for the 70 million empty apartments. So they will have a huge multi year depression in construction and that will have knock on effects both directly to the Chinese economy (100 million will lose jobs in construction and feeder industries such as steel mills). The knock on will also indirectly hurt China as a number of economies (Australia, Brazil plus many others) have been strong supplying the raw materials; so those economies will contract and buy less stuff from China (damaging Chinas manufacturers).
Doesn't mean the USD will remain strong, their economy will lose out on exports as buyers seek less expensive suppliers and the savings to the US economy in cheaper oil imports won't offset the damage to the US shale oil miners. Like a light-bulb that gets brighter before it burns out the USD seems strong but might be about to lose its position as THE global currency with what the BRIC nations are planning.
Quote from: 'trout' pid='63817' dateline='1418856496'QuoteTry to let go of the idea that a high currency valuation means a strong economy and think simply in terms of supply and demand of the currency - then it'll be pretty obvious why the USD is so strong.
this is way off topic , So I have answered in this thread :ok:
I am of the opinion that currency is pretty much like shares in a company.
If the company is doing well the shares are worth more, If the company is doing badly then the share price is reflected in this.
For the Primary industries in Australia a high US dollar is a good thing and is pretty much all that is keeping a lot of the Mines in Aus viable at the moment.
I have NO idea where the demand is coming from for the USD, why would any country want to add to the US foreign debt?
I know for a fact that the Chinese have dumped Billions of USD in WA alone buying up resource projects that nobody else really wanted.
A lot of people think that these are "White Elephants" and a stupid idea.
I don't for one instant think the Chinese are stupid, they are simply getting something for a debt that the US will never be able to repay :good;
I think the USD is held up with the aid of a lot of smoke and mirrors at the moment.
Think about what happens to the supply of USD if the US defaults on their debts (even a partial restructure).
Default? HA! All they'd do is raise the debt limit like they have done consistently over the last 60 or so yrs. The guv'mint claims they are "only" $18 Trillion in the hole......the truth? Close to $94 Trillion. A trillion stacked $1 U S notes would reach 63,131 MILES HIGH.....that's a lot of money......never to be paid.
It's got nothing to do with the economy, it's all about investment return causing supply and demand issues. Right now speculators are counting on increases in interest rates in the USA while they are expecting decreases here. I for one think it's a great thing, a high dollar lines the pockets of importers and hurts exporters. I'd rather more money go into someone's pocket who is trying to bring money in from overseas rather than some who importing TV's from China and selling them at high margins and doing nothing more than consuming our disposable income on rubbish.
And while we're on the subject of economies, Australia's is as messed up as any country in the world, the mining boom has been a great buffer and smokescreen to hide the fact that everything else here is buggered.
QuoteAnd while we're on the subject of economies, Australia's is as messed up as any country in the world, the mining boom has been a great buffer and smokescreen to hide the fact that everything else here is buggered.
our farming and Pastoral people are probably the most cost efficient in the World and our Fishing industry is world Class as well.
We are also a World player in the gas industry along with significant Oil reserves.
This is ALL Primary industries .
What does let us down is our Manufacturing industries, We tend to get all our consumer items from overseas.
The Car industry was once a major part of our economy but as all the Car makers were Multinationals , they decided to DUMP the Australian manufacturers .
We are actually Bloody GOOD at making cars and I am certain that we could compete on the World stage and sell our OWN product.
Why someone with "Deep Pockets" hasn't taken up the challenge and started up a Purely Australian Car Firm using the skills and dedication that our now UNEMPLOYED car workers have is beyond Me.
And that is only a TINY part of the things we could do.
Aussies are NOT stupid But the "Easy Life" as we have known it since the 60's is pretty much OVER.
Time to tighten our belts and get off our collective arses and start being more productive and start taking some risks developing new Ideas/Businesses and export "Value Added" items instead of just RAW materials.
America, Japan and China plus many other countries have and still do make a lot of money "Value Adding" our Primary products, it's time to cut the middlemen out and do this ourselves :ok:
then and ONLY then (Regardless of what the US dollar is worth) will we start making money instead of spending it overseas.
Just some musings and thoughts, End of rant :angel:
IMHO too many key manufacturing industries left our shores in the 70's and 80's in particular and set up shop in Asia. They were actually driven out by irresponsible trade union activity that made us non productive and uncompetitive, brought about by ridiculous and senseless demarcation disputes. A real joke actually, as these so called demarcation issues were bunged on in the name of job retention, what a load of BS.
The same thing is happening today in what industry we have left, only this time round "SAFETY" is the catch cry. Companies are compelled to fork out tens of millions in complying with insane safety legislation that was introduced by the previous government in their quest for utopia. Employees with expertise gained from years of experience in various forms of industry have been forcibly dumbed down by management regimes who are seen running scared as they seek to avoid penalties for non compliance. Of course none of this is has anything to do with safety, it's all about people from top end to the bottom all covering their arses.
We often hear cries of how expensive the cost of living has become, make no mistake, a huge portion of the blowout in the cost of living is due to massive waste being incurred in an over the top safety regime and then being passed on to the consumer.
It's almost as if there has been a concerted and deliberate attack on our secondary industry by key players over the past 45 years. It all seems to be about mine is bigger than yours, it's our turf and we'll stuff it up if we wish to.
I'm not against union participation or a proper safety regime, I know the importance of both after close on 47 years in heavy maintenance. I've also seen many irresponsible actions in that time that have been the cause of job losses and missed opportunities, and in most cases driven by ego, pig pigheadedness, contemptible cronyism, or laziness and short sighted greed.
Yes, I reckon we're stuffed.
Some great points have been made above. Personally, I think our biggest mistake is "selling the farm".
Quote from: 'trout' pid='63831' dateline='1418884111'The Car industry was once a major part of our economy but as all the Car makers were Multinationals , they decided to DUMP the Australian manufacturers .
We are actually Bloody GOOD at making cars and I am certain that we could compete on the World stage and sell our OWN product.
Why someone with "Deep Pockets" hasn't taken up the challenge and started up a Purely Australian Car Firm using the skills and dedication that our now UNEMPLOYED car workers have is beyond Me.
I have been intimately involved with the car manufacturing industry at both a manufacturer level and a governmental level for years. And I can tell you that the Australian car industry has been non-profitable since the early 1990's and only survived as long as it did because it was propped up by industrial welfare payments from state and federal governments. What you have seen in the last two years was an inevitable outcome. Australia is too small to support a profitable car industry when forced to compete on a level playing field with overseas manufacturers. Unfortunately the playing field is far from level so it never had any hope at all once state and federal governments stopped propping it up.
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='63851' dateline='1418911505'Some great points have been made above. Personally, I think our biggest mistake is "selling the farm".
Farms, mines, office blocks and residential. In parts of Sydney foreign investors (especially Chinese) own 80% of the apartments.
So do we do what Malaysia did and when they gave the Malays extra rights and privileges to counter-act the ethnic Chinese economic clout?
Markn is right about the car industry only surviving on handouts. Personally I think they should have continued the handouts as a few hundred million a year is cheaper than paying for tens of thousands of unemployed car workers/feeder industry employees.Plus save a few billion on car imports plus retain a manufacturing base of tool makers etc for when we cannot afford imports or for military self reliance.
Not to interfere with AC's post "the news desk-2015" so I put this here like the good boy I am and because I wanna be good :angel:
My really good mate RG will be there bright eyed and bushy tailed ready to get me one, won't ya old mate, buddy, cobba, pal, chum, comrade, FRIEND :friends: I'll give you a lollypop :)
just joking mate ;) I'm not into that sort of over inflated stuff and it would make me sad to think of you sitting there for days and days just to get that one coin and who'd look after Mr RG and the soon to be laying fowl :winkextra:
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11067/whoami.jpg)
QuoteThis country was built on the blood sweat and tears of Aboriginal Australians, White Australians, Europeans, Chinese and South Sea Islanders and the list could go on.
Why did you put Aboriginal Australians at the front of the list RG?
These people were here for Millennia Before Colonisation as hunters and gatherers with a relatively small population purely due to the way they lived and Nothing changed until Colonisation.
Colonisation created our Nation as we know it today Due to the sweat , blood and tears of just about every nationality Known on the face of the Earth and since then we have achieved some amazing things.
Nobody can define an Australian via Hi/Her Race, colour or what God/gods they worship, It all about a way we live and take care of our own.
well you answered that yourself
they were here about 40,000 years before colonisation
the question of the advancement of a society isn't always reflected in what our white eyed school yard conditioned nationalistic perceptions of progress are
"Nothing changed until Colonisation"
What needed to change?
they sustained the country
controlled the environment with fire
replanted as they migrated across country
they didn't need to build barbed wire fences because people knew what country was their own
had hundreds of languages
had a sophisticated form of law, laws of inheritance as strict as white laws, laws on right marriage and elder driven moral order
they traded with asia and south sea islanders and png
were super healthy and fit - most coastal NSW Aboriginals were well over 6ft tall and had six packs - even the old blokes!
sensibly controlled their population according to conditions
but they didn't have guns or immunity to smallpox
the government had the 'pillow for the dying race' but their resilience shone through and they have survived to this day to see in some real terms of reconciliation
I don't need to have argument with anybody and it is clearly evident that I am sympathetic and respectful to the Aboriginal men and women whom I grew up with in my younger years and lived close by in my older years .
I have seen these changes in my lifetime;
I saw the right for Aboriginal people to vote come in
I saw the disbandment of fringe dwelling/reserves.
I saw black men being finally allowed to drink in a pub with their white workmates
I have seen Aboriginal women go from only being allowed to be on the hospital verandas with their new born babies to being allowed to be in the hospital wards with white women
I have seen and known women of Aboriginal decent be returned to their families from who they were snatched at a young age. (too 'white')
I have seen Aboriginal women die before they found their original family.
I have known women who had to get 'passes' to leave the reserve.
I have known women who hid the boot of cars to get out of the reserves.
I have known Aboriginal people who were NOT given permission to marry whites.
I believe that their struggle in this country has been the toughest.
How often do we see an iconic depiction of an Aboriginal Anzac Soldier?
QuoteHow often do we see an iconic depiction of an Aboriginal Anzac Soldier?
Can you give me the number of Aboriginal soldiers that fought and died at the Beaches and hills of Gallipoli compared to other Australian soldiers that perished there???
ouch
that is too low for me
end of conversation
Sorry RG, just putting thing into perspective here Mate.
I have 2 Aboriginal Grandkids and one Mouldy one , I also have an Italian and a Greek brother in law .
I also work with people from just about every nation on earth.
So NO I am NOT Racist :ok:
hang on
i'm back
I have an aboriginal stepbrother too
I believe/know that you aren't racist
and i'd peg you are a true egalitarian bloke (not a vegetarian ha ha)
BUT
in the words of Bob Marley
'if you don't know your history
then you don't know where you are coming from'
the history explains the cultural shame alcoholism and all the bad effects of white colonisation
First World War
Over 1000 Indigenous Australians fought in the First World War. They came from a section of society with few rights, low wages, and poor living conditions. Most Indigenous Australians could not vote and none were counted in the census. But once in the AIF, they were treated as equals. They were paid the same as other soldiers and generally accepted without prejudice.
Enlistment and Service First World War
When war broke out in 1914, many Indigenous Australians who tried to enlist were rejected on the grounds of race; others slipped through the net. By October 1917, when recruits were harder to find and one conscription referendum had already been lost, restrictions were cautiously eased. A new Military Order stated: "Half-castes may be enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force provided that the examining Medical Officers are satisfied that one of the parents is of European origin."
This was as far as Australia – officially – would go.
The Post First World War Period
Only one Indigenous Australian is known to have received land under a "soldier settlement" scheme, despite the fact that much of the best farming land in Aboriginal reserves was confiscated for soldier settlement blocks.
The repression of Indigenous Australians increased between the wars, as protection acts gave government officials greater control over Indigenous Australians. As late as 1928 Indigenous Australians were being massacred in reprisal raids. A considerable Aboriginal political movement in the 1930s achieved little improvement in civil rights.
for more info: Australian war memorial
http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/aborigines/indigenous/
The link in the above makes interesting reading.
Thanks for the link.
That was very, very interesting! Thanks Robbiegal.
:yeah_what_she_said:
Most interesting.
Thanks robbiegal for the info.
You say "I believe that their struggle in this country has been the toughest." I agree 100%.
I recommend to everyone a book called "Baal Belbora" ("The End of the Dancing"). It's a history of European settlement in the Manning River area of NSW. The history is told from the Aboriginal perspective, as opposed to most of our historical accounts.
thanks
I googled that book and found a few copies on ebay but not in the local libraries or the national library - must be my research method
I studied Aboriginal Culture at Uni but don't remember reading that book
it is now on my list
thanks heaps and I am pleased that the RG and Trout conversation has prompted such positive posts
Quotehang on
i'm back
I have an aboriginal stepbrother too
I believe/know that you aren't racist
and i'd peg you are a true egalitarian bloke (not a vegetarian ha ha)
BUT
in the words of Bob Marley
'if you don't know your history
then you don't know where you are coming from'
Love You RG, You are Gold Mate :heart:
I spent a year working at the Uranium Mine at Jabiru in the Northern Territory and was befriended by an Aboriginal elder that I knew as Eddy ( I couldn't for the life of me pronounce his tribal name).
I was working 2 on one off and after a while I used to spend my first three days off with Eddy every swing and he DID tell me his Story also the links with the Knakkas in the early days as well.
I was also Privileged to be taken to some remote and truly beautiful parts of his land, including many of his Sacred sites
I imagine that I have been to and seen far more of the area around Jabiru that most of the other Non Aboriginal people that have lived there for most of their life due to my Friendship with this Man.
The difference is Eddy is still "Tribal" and he still lives that type of life (As much as he Can) and I totally respect the bloke .
Quotethanks heaps and I am pleased that the RG and Trout conversation has prompted such positive posts
Me Too :good:
yep yep, I hear you
I worked with very different mob/s up north and with people from the communities over towards the territory
with my work in the hospitals there have been elders for whom local community people were not allowed to provide counsel to because they did not have the right social standing, so I have been asked to perform that role with very sick or dying elders
I have also taken elders to the airport as they chose to go home to their country to die than be stuck in the hospital or the city to live out their days (those ones were definitely the Kleenex kind of moments)
and each and every interaction a downright privilege at that
there are somethings in life that are priceless and I guess you and I (and others here for sure) have been in receipt of those special social gifts
I do believe that there are many parallel cultures in this country and that it is supposed to be the purpose of multi-culturalism. But we all also live in a country that had a significant pre-European history and the entire continent is dotted with sacred places, the right places for the dreaming stories to be told and to express that religiosity. Anyone who has been near a sacred site will know what I mean. No different to being awe inspired by a magnificent cathedral. Historically white men couldn't see or appreciate it until the modern world caught up and we started to open our minds to begin to respect the anthropology of the Aboriginal culture (and other cultures from around the world). I don't deny that there are a heck of a lot of urban aboriginals who have lost touch with the old ways and for many, they are truly lost in their cultural and social marginalisation. (and that is another story, for sure - yes I have ran VERY FAST down hospital corridors from the odd agro (detoxing) palm islander man in my time!! ha ha ).
Quotethere are somethings in life that are priceless and I guess you and I (and others here for sure) have been in receipt of those special social gifts
I think it is called "Karma" RG.
People that treat everyone regardless of colour , Race or Creed the same as they expect to be treated themselves do attract amazing interactions with people and have some amazing memories.
I think you are one of these special people Mate :good:
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='66203' dateline='1422437944'well you answered that yourself
they were here about 40,000 years before colonisation
the question of the advancement of a society isn't always reflected in what our white eyed school yard conditioned nationalistic perceptions of progress are
"Nothing changed until Colonisation"
What needed to change?
they sustained the country
controlled the environment with fire
replanted as they migrated across country
they didn't need to build barbed wire fences because people knew what country was their own
had hundreds of languages
had a sophisticated form of law, laws of inheritance as strict as white laws, laws on right marriage and elder driven moral order
they traded with asia and south sea islanders and png
were super healthy and fit - most coastal NSW Aboriginals were well over 6ft tall and had six packs - even the old blokes!
sensibly controlled their population according to conditions
but they didn't have guns or immunity to smallpox
the government had the 'pillow for the dying race' but their resilience shone through and they have survived to this day to see in some real terms of reconciliation
I don't need to have argument with anybody and it is clearly evident that I am sympathetic and respectful to the Aboriginal men and women whom I grew up with in my younger years and lived close by in my older years .
I have seen these changes in my lifetime;
I saw the right for Aboriginal people to vote come in
I saw the disbandment of fringe dwelling/reserves.
I saw black men being finally allowed to drink in a pub with their white workmates
I have seen Aboriginal women go from only being allowed to be on the hospital verandas with their new born babies to being allowed to be in the hospital wards with white women
I have seen and known women of Aboriginal decent be returned to their families from who they were snatched at a young age. (too 'white')
I have seen Aboriginal women die before they found their original family.
I have known women who had to get 'passes' to leave the reserve.
I have known women who hid the boot of cars to get out of the reserves.
I have known Aboriginal people who were NOT given permission to marry whites.
I believe that their struggle in this country has been the toughest.
How often do we see an iconic depiction of an Aboriginal Anzac Soldier?
Hate to correct a few misconceptions, BUT!
They didn't sustain the country, they trashed it.
-wiped out the megafauna by repeated burning of the forests.
-created a disclimatic environment such that it took white settlement for the environment to partially recover (there is now more native forest in Australia than there has been for thousands of years). An example of this is the formerly grassy areas in western NSW are now recovering and becoming covered in scrub and forest (much to the annoyance of graziers). The Pilliga Forest used to be grasslands.
-The Australian Tiger and Australian Devil are only known as Tasmanian because the Dingo drove them to extinction on the mainland.
-The only true Aborigines were the remnants in Tassie, the rest arrived 8,000 years ago and were the third wave (they originated in northern Burma according to anthropologists and the dingo is very similar to a dog found in that region). The more recent arrivals have adopted many of the customs of the previous occupants (through intermarriage?) but are not true aborigines in the same way Torres Strait Islanders are not true aborigines. If you want to count people who are typically 3/4 white and 1/4 aboriginal as aboriginal then there are now 6,000 aborigines (Tasmanian) compared to about 2,500 at white settlement.
It is nonsense to call people who are 1/16th 'aboriginal" (the recent third wave at that) as aboriginal. My cousins wife is part Chinese, part European and part "aboriginal" so the leftie PC crowd counts her as Aboriginal and expects her to play the victim.
I wouldn't call infanticide a sensible method of controlling the population. There are a number of historical records showing mothers smashing their newborns head on the rocks and other similar actions. The women were also treated as dirt and subject to rape, mistreatment and execution (if they entered any area forbidden to women).
I have no objection to those who lead a tribal life but I do object to the blue eyed/fair haired 15/16th bog Irish urban trash who have their hands out expecting payments because of mistreatment (real or imagined) that reportedly happened to one of their ancestors.
QuoteHate to correct a few misconceptions, BUT!
They didn't sustain the country, they trashed it.
-wiped out the megafauna by repeated burning of the forests.
-created a disclimatic environment such that it took white settlement for the environment to partially recover (there is now more native forest in Australia than there has been for thousands of years).
That may be So But over the last 2-300 years we haven't done too flash either.
Most of our Best arable land is now covered in "Suburbia", Our Southern Rivers are now pretty much just a natural sewage outlet and wherever you go you will see garbage in the Bush.
Nobody is Perfect :ok:
I guess if they migrated only ... what? .... 8,000 years ago then they are not really Australian aborigines
there are the arguments for and against and always will be
the burn offs also have support research that says - they did promote fauna and flora and evidence that says bushfires are now as bad as they have been during the last 200 years because the environment is not as controlled as it used to be from both naturally occurring lighting fire and the mosaic of the smaller man lit controlled grassfires
yes, there are new growth forests etc but if you take an elder from the people who owned that land - they will show you the over growth and the weeds - they were the gardeners of this country
I think the person decides to be Aboriginal identified - I really don't believe that there's mobs of leftie PC's forcing anyone to be counted in nor expect them to play the victim - I do believe a lot of people choose to monopolise on that available option and I guess there are always people who will do things like that
The intention of positive discrimination was to treat people NOT by the colour of their skin but by the colour of their soul and where they fit best in terms of their social and material culture. Your comments highlight the plight of the by-products of assimilation - the whiter the skin the less black they are. Therefore, so much closer to racial purity itself?
Some of the pointers of the 'historical records' above I honestly have never heard of and naturally will research with an interested enthusiasm although, I would also find it hard to believe that white cultures never harmed a child or a woman thus, that cruel contrast further cements the belief that they were such an 'uncivilised mob'.
http://labs.theguardian.com/walk-with-us/
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2011/09/dna-confirms-aboriginal-culture-one-of-earths-oldest/
QuoteThe intention of positive discrimination was to treat people NOT by the colour of their skin but by the colour of their soul and where they fit best in terms of their social and material culture. Your comments highlight the plight of the by-products of assimilation - the whiter the skin the less black they are. Therefore, so much closer to racial purity itself?
That sounds so much like Nazi propaganda, I personally don't give a "Rats" about the colour of a persons skin as long their Soul is "Gold" all is good :ok:
The problem is that many "Urban Aboriginals" with absolutely NO ties to their lands , have NO respect for tribal "Colours" ( yes RG I do know about this) and are simply "Cashing in" on every Mining venture simply for monetary gain
no argument with me about that
Hey Kel, great to see ya back mate :friends:
Sleepers?...OK, lets call out the AFP as well as Perway, just to be sure to be sure :winkextra::grin::biggrin::laugh2::laugh2:
:police_car: Don't worry I'm on the job :)
:police_badge: move along, move along..nothing to see here :mocking: :laugh2:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='74057' dateline='1433670813'Hey Kel, great to see ya back mate :friends:
this is my front lawn this afternoon
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Absolutely fantastic Kel. I wonder who feeds them :angel::)
I'm a sleeper..a lotta da time, but den a lot I'm awake :)
Quote from: 'autocoupler' pid='74067' dateline='1433671810'Absolutely fantastic Kel. I wonder who feeds them :angel::)
they all live in our town , ac , we have over 500 on the waterfront of a late afternoon , and lots of Asian tourist come out and take pic of them , they will eat out of your hand but be careful when you run out of food for them .
Oops, I jumped in too soon. Looks fantastic Kel.:blush:
AJ, The Old Man cut sleepers for a living in his day. I'm not going there:heat:
Quote from: 'autocoupler' pid='74067' dateline='1433671810'Absolutely fantastic Kel. I wonder who feeds them :angel::)
Yeah Kel :mocking:
Ya neighbours place is looking pretty empty of trees.
Quote from: 'autocoupler' pid='74070' dateline='1433672276'Oops, I jumped in too soon. Looks fantastic Kel.:blush:
AJ, The Old Man cut sleepers for a living in his day. I'm not going there:heat:
Come on auto I know ya wanna play mate :winkextra:
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='74069' dateline='1433672109'Quote from: 'autocoupler' pid='74067' dateline='1433671810'Absolutely fantastic Kel. I wonder who feeds them :angel::)
they all live in our town , ac , we have over 500 on the waterfront of a late afternoon , and lots of Asian tourist come out and take pic of them , they will eat out of your hand but be careful when you run out of food for them .
Must be a wonderful sight. I dread this time of year, having to drive Mt Cotton road each morning and see the large number of wallabies dead on the roadside. The council or RSPA make sure the carcasses are cleaned up daily as it wouldn't be a pretty sight by the end of each week. Sometimes you see a flag placed beside the odd animal, I'm thinking they're the ones that may have a joey in the pouch. Sorry about the gruesome details, but it does happen.
I love that picture. Love kangaroos close to home. Wish I had the same. All I have is a mass of sparrows and two pidgeons that I feed each day.
When I first moved into my place there was a small mob of 2 females and 3 young uns.
They seem to be doing alright my last count was 17 and I often see them on my lawn.
Something rather special having a cuppa on the back patio with a family of kangaroos less than 10 meters away blissfully ignoring my presence :good:
I wonder if I could use this type of thing on those pesky "door knockers" :diablo::)
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=sling+shot+squirrel+trap&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=4AFBA0EB10438A6313964AFBA0EB10438A631396
Heh heh love that squirrel launcher. Maybe also a super quick fitting silence of the lambs mask.
QuoteI wonder if I could use this type of thing on those pesky "door knockers"
What are those, a type of bird?
That is a cool squirrel launcher!
Just picking myself up off the floor :laughingneqw: (I should be more considerate of the poor squirrel)
Pedro
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RE: Australian Auction Houses Excessive?
Heh, you sure have got one for all occasions AJ. Straight away I can see a burglar beanie, a bikie beanie, a down by the docks beanie, and there's one I reckon could pose as a smurf beanie Laugh2Laugh2Good
Thought I better do the right thing and move this over to here before I get in trouble :blush2:
:laugh2: I told ya so, so yeah I have one or two but I need them..BAD when it cools off, better than a headache :fie: what about the bear I'll bring that to the show for you :mocking: Nah you'll need either the balaclava or a bikie one for the show :)
Ya really gotta suss you tube out as there's so many funny things involving coins, how to clean, what to look for and so many don't know the front (obverse) and back (reverse) :blink: and cleaned/polished coins :dash1: so suss some of the side links as well, have fun :winkextra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKY-ntu6UjE
FREEDOM!!!!!!
Go you good thing ......
http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/runaway-unicorn-leads-police-on-3-hour-chase-632281667902 (http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/runaway-unicorn-leads-police-on-3-hour-chase-632281667902)
Had to be a run(a)way didn't it .... :laugh2:
https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/30943327/escaped-unicorn-leads-police-on-a-three-hour-chase/ (https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/30943327/escaped-unicorn-leads-police-on-a-three-hour-chase/)
Three hours??? You have a bit of stamina there Uni :laugh2:
Pedro
Yes Pedro, though I must admit that after all that running around I was a little horse. :mocking:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='77376' dateline='1439089905'Ya really gotta suss you tube out as there's so many funny things involving coins, how to clean, what to look for and so many don't know the front (obverse) and back (reverse) :blink: and cleaned/polished coins :dash1: so suss some of the side links as well, have fun :winkextra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKY-ntu6UjE
If that 1950 is proof and only 21,488 coins minted and worth $50,000.00, then I shall walk every street in Melbourne pulling a cart stark naked.
What a lot of B)(*&^%$%^&*T.
I see in the news today that Don McLean's getting divorced.
I guess that means he'll be saying ........
Bye, bye to her piece of the pie .......
:laugh2: Might be a more substantial slice as well.
Pedro
Trout, you haven't been out fishing with dynamite again have you?
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11067/trout_shake.jpg)
Some themed music .....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo2K9vkfUoE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo2K9vkfUoE)
QuoteTrout, you haven't been out fishing with dynamite again have you?
SSSSSSHH Mate :angel::laugh2:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='88267' dateline='1462416372'SSSSSSHH
Is that another fuse I hear lit :grin:
Pedro
That would have been about 0630 here and we didn't feel a thing.
That Wendy Roberts/Fortymillion007 has been allowed back on SYC and is stirring up trouble already :laugh2:
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='98832' dateline='1474880317'Quote from: 'trout' pid='98828' dateline='1474879399'If everyone gave up smoking today the GST would have to be raised at least another 5% just to cover the lost revenue on Fag tax .
Would it though? I bet it would save more in unnecessary health costs, productivity losses and so on than it would lose in tax. In 2005, these costs added up to $31.5 Billion. Compared to about $8 Billion in taxes raised.
I doubt it was 31.5 billion just on smoking related treatment and you forget that these people would also have paid their Medicare levy and in a lot of cases health fund payments as well on top of the Tax that they have paid on their ciggies :ok:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='91613' dateline='1467084897'That Wendy Roberts/Fortymillion007 has been allowed back on SYC and is stirring up trouble already :laugh2:
better get rid of that post too
or the SYC thought police will be after you!!
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='98840' dateline='1474884038'Quote from: 'trout' pid='91613' dateline='1467084897'That Wendy Roberts/Fortymillion007 has been allowed back on SYC and is stirring up trouble already :laugh2:
better get rid of that post too
or the SYC thought police will be after you!!
I quit SYC yesterday because of the troll snooping here so I don't have to worry about it, As if I did anyway :angel::)
AJ is far too busy digging his way into McDucks vault to worry about coming West armed with a large salmonoid :laugh2::)
QuoteBlack cats is racist
O/T Currently reading a book by the aussie author Frank Clune (7th edition from 1941) where terms such as n----r are in the book. Got the book (for free from a pile that they were disposing of) from my local library, the book was even signed by the author. Probably thrown out by the PC police.
Now I just need a copy of what was (pre Harry potter) the biggest selling novel in history (Ten Little N----s) without its castrated title (And Then There Were None).
The term N----R is totally inappropriate these days and in fact for the last 2-3 decades at least and is highly insulting to Black people of all countries.
I am the least politically correct person that I know and even I cringe when I hear or see this word used.
It has to be the most inflammatory and racist word known in the English language :ok:
And NO I am not Black, I am just some Pommy Bastard that came here 48 years ago :)
Nigger isn't racist unless it is used in a denigrating way. There was that silly controversy over a football stadium in Queensland (Nigger brown), there are thought police who want to edit history books to remove references to the Dambusters raid because Gibson VC had a black Labrador named Nigger. Shall the thought police also erase countries such as Niger?
BTW my kids are mixed race (half African) and one of the names I call my older son is Nigger, usually only call him that on occasion when I want to bait any thought police standing nearby.:to_pick_ones_nose_eat:
I work side by side with Black people from many different countries and the work we do is Hard, Hot, Heavy and sometimes dangerous.
So the Guys work hard and play hard But I have never heard any of them refer to each other as N----rs, Even during the occasional "Misunderstanding" at a pub or wet mess.
You can call your kids whatever you like, That is your prerogative.
But I am pretty certain that if you called one of my Tongan or Samoan Guys a N----r you would probably spend some time in an ICU :ok:
In Victoria last Year, the racing community was up in arms as a person who owned a horse named BLACK BOY was informed to change the name before it would be able to race again.
The owners changed the name but were very upset.
Now I wonder what people would say now re the book BLACK BEAUTY, are they going to tell the authors to change the name?
From my experience Black people are not offended by the word Black.
Changing a horses name because it contains the word black is just plain stupid :ok:
Maybe the town of BLACKTOWN, one of the outer western suburbs of Sydney should go through a name change.
Maybe the BLACK should be changed to @3$5^7890?
This is taking this politically correct thing too far!
Funny you should say that Goldie. The local council did look at changing the name of Blacktown earlier this year but it end the council voted against it on the basis of surveys that showed nearly 80% of residents wanted to keep the name.
Pedro
Quote from: 'trout' pid='99336' dateline='1475346365'I work side by side with Black people from many different countries and the work we do is Hard, Hot, Heavy and sometimes dangerous.
So the Guys work hard and play hard But I have never heard any of them refer to each other as N----rs, Even during the occasional "Misunderstanding" at a pub or wet mess.
You can call your kids whatever you like, That is your prerogative.
But I am pretty certain that if you called one of my Tongan or Samoan Guys a N----r you would probably spend some time in an ICU :ok:
Depending where you are you will find many black people do call other blacks nigga. It can be used as a term of greeting (wassup nigga) between black mates in America or it can be used to put the trashy blacks down (like the black comedian Chris Rock when he points out the differences between black people and niggas), the mostly black or mixed race audiences laugh freely as they get what he is saying (there are videos on Youtube of Chris Rock if you want to check it out).
Also using PC expressions such as N----r or the N word is actually more offensive to some people than the word itself.
Then you also have wiggas, so how would you abbreviate that? W---a?
Quote from: 'trout' pid='99365' dateline='1475372408'From my experience Black people are not offended by the word Black.
Changing a horses name because it contains the word black is just plain stupid :ok:
People can take offense at anything. Remember that funny scene in Tropic Thunder where the expression
you people is used by a whitey and Robert Downey takes offense and then a blacky takes offense?
(BTW I used the expressions whitey and blacky so you could check your PC meters, if you only took offense at blacky but didn't take offense at whitey then you are very PC infected).
"Hey Whitey, that's my rabbit." Allegedly said by Maurice Tate, as a put down, referring to Don Bradman. The Don did take offence but probably at the sentiment rather than the word 'whitey'.
Probably wouldn't be offensive much now as most people would just be puzzled by the expression.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOuWWzP7wl0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOuWWzP7wl0)
what about love thy neighbour .
or where I come from BLACKALL , the people out there would never use a different name even if it was changed ,
then we have BLACKWATER , also BLACKBUTT . these places will never change .
I have worked with and have many Black friends from all over the World and we refer to each other as Black B's and White B's all the time and none of us get upset or hurt with this.
We are just a bunch of Blokes that work well together and at the end of the day have a few beers, relax and enjoy each others company.
It's Not WHAT you say that is insulting or hurtful, It is HOW you say it that determines if it is hurtful or not.
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='105291' dateline='1487029112'what about love thy neighbour .
Can't recall seeing reruns of "Till Death Us Do part" in recent years either :angel:
I love this image of "Joe" Justin Trudeau and Trump.
The Body Language says it all :good:
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Did the secret service slip Trumpski a Mickey Finn under the guise of a Mickey Flynn?
He is correct about the wall thou.,how many Mexicans do you see in China.hehe.
Quote from: 'Basil' pid='105514' dateline='1487459491'He is correct about the wall thou.,how many Mexicans do you see in China.hehe.
Yes and the Mexicans didn't pay China for the wall either :angel:
Old Mate Trump flew down to Florida to a hanger full of Trump supporters so that everyone in the audience would believe the BS coming out of his mouth.
Talk about needing an Ego boost :angel:
I'm wondering if Donald has installed new extra large mirrors in the White House?
I also have a theory that the US population will vote for you if they have seen you on TV or the silver screen - thinking Ronald Reagan, Arnold Sschwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura etc etc. Am I right?
Pedro
HeHe
After Vilifying the Press at the Florida meeting Trump then went on to tell the crowd that Sweden had a Terrorist incident on Friday.
Maybe he should have asked the Swedes about this before he made up his own "Fake News".
Maybe some of the other Republicans in Washington should grow a Backbone and take a leaf out of Sen John McCain's book to reign in this Lunatic :good:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='105855' dateline='1488022871'I'm very surprised Uni hasn't jumped on this one yet :whistle2: being a bit "tarty" himself :angel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an_by5r8EUc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an_by5r8EUc)
I found this video on CCF, It's a bit long But i found it interesting :good:
https://youtu.be/5hfEBupAeo4
That was interesting. Reminded me a little of how Whitlam's policies in the early seventies upset all and sundry, also the howling rhetoric and bastardry from the Libs and the media over his attempt to borrow Arab money as a means of running the country. All sorts of skullduggery went on, from claimed interference by the C.I.A to a failure to follow accepted practice when filling a Senate vacancy by a dodgy Queensland premier.
Of course, in the end, constant bombardment by the media one out as they nearly always seem to do (excepting for the recent election of Trump), and the sheep of our nation dutifully went along on voting day and installed Malcolm Fraser's crowd into Government.
No sooner had Fraser wrested back control, the country's borrowings soon dwarfed any amount that Whitlam was intending to borrow, but of course it was from an accepted source called the International Monetary Fund...hmmm. :diablo:
As the US dollar is the reserve currency at the moment the US is in reality borrowing money from nations all over the world.
The problem with this is that the incredible amount that the US is in debt for can never be repaid.
So this never ending printing the USD out of thin air is not only weakening the USD it is damaging every other currency at the same time.
The ONLY reason Trump got elected was because he got the "Protest" votes from people that are sick and tired of getting ripped off by their government.
The sad thing is though Trump will "Bleed" the small people to death with his huge government spending plans where he is hoping that when the rich get richer there will be a trickle down effect so that the "Peon's" will get e few crumbs out of it all, Good luck with that idea.
Also with Trumps history on reneging on deals or simply not paying his debts and his history of going bankrupt who in their right mind would do business with him and now that he is the president who would want to do business with America itself with him in charge?
If Trump goes ahead with his protectionist and nationalistic ideas also tearing up international trade agreements to start a trade war with the rest of the World the USD will be on very shaky ground as a reserve currency.
If the USD looses its status as the reserve currency the US people will feel the pain as all those trillions of dollars in treasury bonds get cashed in by the various nations that hold them at the moment :angel:
Time will tell with Trump I guess, but it's interesting that he appears to be doing his best to antagonise the Chinese, who happen to hold a huge chunk of those treasury bonds.
Quote from: 'autocoupler' pid='105888' dateline='1488076480'Time will tell with Trump I guess, but it's interesting that he appears to be doing his best to antagonise the Chinese, who happen to hold a huge chunk of those treasury bonds.
That is so stupid on so many levels :dash1:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='105889' dateline='1488078092'That is so stupid on so many levels :dash1:
Yeah, looking at it in it's simplest form, if someone is thinking of reneging on a promise to another, they sometimes pick a fight first. Surely not :huh:
I would think that the people in the US have had quite enough of their Sons and Daughters dying in the various conflicts the US has been involved with over the past few years and if Trump want's to start a shooting match with China I recon he would be out on his ear in a heartbeat.
At least I would hope so because if the US starts taking shots at China it would put Australia in a very nasty situation.
It would be a little difficult with a foot in a stirrup of each camp, we may need to learn to ride like Cossacks :crazy_pilot:
Yes now that would be very interesting to see what would happen, do we keep the alliance that has killed so many of our boys and girls over many years and conflicts or do we stick with our biggest trade partner and sort of neighbour :scratch_one-s_head:
I think we'd do what we usually do and stick with the US bully because we're just puppets :dash1: But they need us more than we need them with things like their many defence bases and especially pine gap that we got paid an acorn for many many years ago :blink:
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:laugh2: ... thanks G ... one of the better photos of me.
Your welcome mate. Look good in white. :)
:laugh2: you really shouldn't encourage him G, it's like feeding the animals at the zoo :mocking:
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Say what?? :shok:
You're giving my secrets away G.
Pedro
I thought you were just having a bbq over your place. :)
In some places in the World the family car is a pushbike.
I think this bloke did a tremendous job loading all those bricks on his bike :good:
Quote from: 'gnome' pid='106080' dateline='1488356445'I thought you were just having a bbq over your place. :)
Well observed G. That BBQ construction has all the hallmarks of my handyman skills. :grin:
Pedro
as long as they don't fall towards him .
Sitting here tonight sorting out some coins, listening to "House Rules" on in the next room, I now know that "contemporary country" has now become the modern day version of "cleaning woman" from "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid"!!!!!! :dash1: :dash1: :dash1:
(For anyone who hasn't seen Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, the below may assist).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w23oPQdnNH8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w23oPQdnNH8)
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='108206' dateline='1493731237'Sitting here tonight sorting out some coins, listening to "House Rules" on in the next room, I now know that "contemporary country" has now become the modern day version of "cleaning woman" from "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid"!!!!!! :dash1: :dash1: :dash1:
(For anyone who hasn't seen Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, the below may assist).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w23oPQdnNH8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w23oPQdnNH8)
I watched that show last night and i still don't know what "contemporary country" is. :(
Yes, I'm none the wiser either Steve. :scratch_one-s_head:
At one point I think they mentioned if they'd put a cushion on the chair it would have been contemporary country.
It seemed to me that if they didn't like something they'd say it was just country ..... ? (That, or it was industrial ..... egad).
Perhaps I might google it one day ..........
I don't think I have ever heard the same words repeated so much in such a short period of time. (They might make good politicians).
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='108226' dateline='1493795790'Perhaps I might google it one day ..........
I thought about Googling it, but then I thought, I don't really care that much. :)
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Raring at the barrier is not ideal, no doubt a barrier trial is appropriate before next start :biggrin:
Plus your feeding the APPLES to the wrong end :)
Well there's no tricking our politicians ...... even under a cleverly devised disguise Attorney-General George Brandis quickly recognised the figure as appauline.
Turn ya bloody phone on trout :dodgy: Or don't ya love me any more :cray:
The phone is probably on but has calling number display.
Sorry AJ, couldn't help myself -we still do love you.
I know :give_rose:
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LOL :)
..... are all the lines in the image below the same shape? ...... the link below the image will reveal the answer .....
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I'm sceptical :laugh2:
Pedro
I suspect they are the same shape* but they are not the same (as far as the light and dark shading).
I have just copied this and am going to do a cut and paste, with paste layer translucent overlayed on next pair of lines. I will keep my conclusion to myself and see what others think.
*The wording of the question may be a clue.
Pretty cool optical illusion and looks to be the same to me and as Jeff said it's just depends where the shading is as one is in the middle of the arc and the other is in the middle of the straight bit.
So if you ever think that you're having a bad day ....... spare a thought ......
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/wtf/a-british-mans-testicle-exploded-like-a-volcano-after-he-contracted-salmonella-on-holiday-in-africa/news-story/6e8749b4de99ffca8bcd5df10424d8cd (http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/wtf/a-british-mans-testicle-exploded-like-a-volcano-after-he-contracted-salmonella-on-holiday-in-africa/news-story/6e8749b4de99ffca8bcd5df10424d8cd)
..... blown to kingdom come .....
Ouch uni!! So that's where the gremlins hang out :shock:
Something for amusement ......
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Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='117040' dateline='1539473365'Something for amusement ......
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If you stare at it for long enough it stops moving .. either that or you are hypnotised lol.
Mike