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    Read in an ABC article that the reporter witnessed Ukrainians lined up around the block to join the army. They didn't even leave when the air raid sirens sounded, in case they lost their spot in the queue. Compare that to Russia's recruitment efforts. I hear Wagner is looking at psychiatric hospitals next, they'll be great on the front lines.
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    UFO's

    Marty_d replied to Dax's topic in Science and Technology

    Wow, never seen such clarify and colour graduation in WWII photos before. *cough* fake *cough*
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    At least make it a fixed term. 4 years and we vote on the first Saturday in May or whatever. Put some certainty around it, there's no reason the PM should have the power to choose the election date, it is just used for political gaming not anything good for the country.
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    I had to zoom in to read the small writing, but I kept getting distracted.
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    Wallaby tastes ok, if it's done as a Madras curry.
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    Mark Latham is certifiable. I wouldn't employ him in any profession. As for the idea of one nation doing any good for anyone, that's a complete joke. I'm sorry for people in mining towns and they need support to exit the industry. But we don't have whalers, switchboard operators or typing pools any more either, there was no point propping up those jobs when they became obsolete and coal will go the same way.
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    Fugly

    Marty_d replied to willedoo's topic in Auto Discussions

    Strange. I don't find it attractive, but I don't find it offensive either.
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    UFO's

    Marty_d replied to Dax's topic in Science and Technology

    The sad reality is that there may be billions of life forms out there and we'll never see any. The tyranny of distance means that they're millions of travel years away so might have already died out or still be at microbial stage. It's a big arse universe.
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    Terminator 2 remains the best robot movie in my opinion. 32 years old and still a good watch.
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    I don't know that we have them down here - never seen them, anyway. We do get an incredibly annoying spherical seed cluster we call "buzzies" which stick to any fabric except for smooth leather or rubber. When you try to remove them they break apart revealing that they're a cluster of triangular seeds, each with a Velcro-like hook.
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    If you do click and collect, they bring out your groceries on a 2 wheel trolley in plastic tubs, you then pull out the items and put them in your car. I just pack them loose and reverse up to our front door, but a couple of heavy duty tubs would make it even easier.
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    I take the other view. Quite simply, if 99.5% of superannuants could never hope to have anywhere near $3m in a super account, then who cares if the rich have to pay slightly more tax on their massive earnings. I'd go even further and index it above 30%, eg additional 5% per $1m over 3m. Let's face it there's plenty of investment opportunities out there, Superannuation is specifically to allow a dignified retirement and reduce pressure on the Age Pension. There's absolutely no reason for anyone to have more than $3m in a superannuation scheme with reduced tax on its earnings, if they want to invest more then they can go do it the same as everyone else and pay the same damn tax.
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    The Ukrainian leadership have proved over and over again that they're not fools. I think this proposal will get exactly the level of support from anyone (except the axis of authoritarianism) that it deserves - none.
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    Funny place, Africa. When we were in South Africa in 2007, beer was cheaper than soft drink. Not crap beer like that West End from Adelaide, either - proper beer.
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    Read that today. Looks like he's doing good work to try to electrify his postcode. Wish we had one like him in every postcode.
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    Just encountering Sister Katherine from the Blues Brothers would be enough to deter most jihadists.
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    Just because you ask that she Put out, doesn't mean you get to Put in.
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    Wait.... are they related?
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    He certainly puts the "dick" in dictator. Hopefully one day he'll be in prison so someone else will.
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    Money is simply an agreement between all users that it has a specified value. I don't believe any country has their currency fully backed by gold any more. Having said that I agree, if you just print more money (as Pauline wanted to do) then you devalue the currency and you need more of it to buy the same product.
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    When I first saw this thread I thought the title was "Why is the Herald so nasty to Clarkson", and I thought it was Jeremy Clarkson - so the answer was easy: Because he's a c***! But obviously it wasn't that Clarkson. So the answer's not that easy.
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    France have the entirely sensible idea of a dual speed limit on the freeway, 130 when it's fine and 110 when it's raining.
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    We've got a neighbour who's a transport inspector (surprisingly, when it comes to road rule enforcement, they have more powers than the police). His advice to me - when you get pulled over and asked that innocent-sounding question "Sir, do you know why I pulled you over today?" - never EVER answer truthfully. Always plead ignorance. The reason they ask you that is that if you say "Yes officer, I'm afraid I was over the speed limit" - then that's on their body cam and they have all the proof they need that you were guilty. Try taking that to court afterwards and they can just play back your own admission of guilt.
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    With all the drone technology today, can anybody seriously tell me it's impossible to assassinate Putin? (without the assassins getting killed themselves, of course!) Obviously it's not ideal to start picking off heads of state, but fer chrissakes, how many citizens of both countries is this idiot's life worth?
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    I'm not a fan of wasps - they attacked our bees on the one year we had a hive, eventually killing so many that the remaining bees went elsewhere. Bees though - lovely insects. I used to sit next to the hive with a coffee and watch them coming and going. Never got stung.
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