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A Life of Ease.

Operation without pain = Pain-free operation.

These Christian Fundamentalists are worse than the Taliban, with their BS religious beliefs and biblical interpretations. They're not Christians, they worship Guns and Money over God. They're continually in the grip of the Gun Lobby, and they continually rave on about the "freedom" of the Second Amendment. Their BS line is the Second Amendment protects them from a "tyrannical" Govt. What a crock of sh**. Armed civilians have no hope of overthrowing a Govt that possesses all of the most sophisticated military equipment that they need to win wars against similarly-equipped enemy nations. It is propaganda on a level that would make Goebbels envious. They are fully prepared to keep worshipping the Gun God and sacrificing their children, friends, family members, and leaders, endlessly in mass shootings - because any crackhead can acquire a hundred firearms of their choice under their f*****-up Constitution, that they refuse to modify, because they insist it came from God on stone tablets. One can only wish that all the sensible people leave America to move to countries where common sense reigns, and Christian Fundamentalist BS has no sway. Moloch the Gun God - https://www.abc.net.au/religion/the-price-of-freedom-child-sacrifice-and-the-american-gun-cult/10095320

The heavy Indian accents are a curse to those of us that are hearing-challenged. I often hand the phone to SWMBO, who has perfect hearing, and let her sort it out - but even then, she often has problems understanding them.

May-onn-aise.

Head in the Sand.

And you have trouble moving around, too. Nothing like lead in your pants to slow you down.

This thread needs an update, with positive news. I have positive news to report, on my front. Out of the blue today, I got an SMS saying as a result of ACCC proceedings against the Good Guys, I now have $70 store credit with the Good Guys - and the credit doesn't expire for 12 mths. I was annoyed previously about the shonky way the Good Guys offered store credit (or "store cash") - which credit was offered immediately after you purchased something from them. It worked along the lines of, if you bought a washing machine, say, for $500, the GG's would immediately say you had a further "bonus" credit of, say, $20 or $30, to spend in-store. What the GG's failed to state clearly, was that the credit expired very quickly (usually about 7 to 10 days), or you had to sign up to marketing promotions to get the store credit. The ACCC obviously became aware of a lot of people being effectively scammed out of their store credit, so they took the GG's to court over it, and the GG's got fined $13.5M, and had to redress the customers who lost their store credit. I lost store credit previously, because it had expired when I went to use it. I initially thought the SMS might have been a scam, but it wasn't, and there was link in the SMS that went to the GG's website, which gave out the details. So, that's a nice small win for the little guys, over the shonky sales tactics of the Good Guys, and I'm looking forward to spending that $70 shortly, on something I need. https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/the-good-guys-to-pay-135m-penalty-for-misleading-store-credit-promotions

Back to Square One.

I wonder if he'd included himself in those "necessary" gun deaths? What a prize dickhead. The fundamentalist Christian BS is overpowering. They're not "God-given rights", they're rules made up by old men from 234 years ago, when a firearm took two minutes to set up and fire, and the firer was as much at risk from getting killed by the firearm, as the target was. And these morons treat these rules as something that came down from Mt Sinai with Moses. Jesus wept. They're prepared to keep sacrificing their children on the Altar of the Gun, on a par with worshipping Baal.

I just want to know how they find cows that give chocolate milk?

You forgot there's 187 pages of that fine print.

And, they grow upside down! 😄

About 1977 or '78, my older brother, who I was in business with, contracted a complaint called polyneuritis. He was in his late 30's at the time, and pretty fit. It turned him into a cripple, like an old man. He could only walk with difficulty, had constant pain, and was stiff from head to foot. The docs couldn't tell him what caused it, and there was no cure for it, but to simply endure it until it eased. He was like it for about a couple of months, but he eventually came good, and returned to satisfactory health. He's always been a pretty tough individual, and I was surprised that this complaint could come out of nowhere, and strike him down so badly. He's 85 at the end of this month, and his health and activity is still good.

There's a difference between going to a ruthless dictators gathering, to further your business interests, and lining up for a major photo shoot with a bunch of those ruthless dictators. That photo will come back to haunt Dan Andrews for many decades to come, especially if things turn to custard on a global scale.

Thirty nine.

Eisenhower actually coined the term in his farewell address. The "military-industrial complex" is used to describe the intertwined network of the military, defence industries, and politicians. Add in "God-botherers" to the description, and you've neatly covered all of America's basic problem. Hegseth is a real worry, a confirmed Christian Fundamentalist of the highest order, and a military veteran as well.

Criminalising immigrant workers who have done nothing wrong is going to do nothing for the U.S. economy. The Republicans seem to think their primary labour force for the menial tasks is going to come from their "good ol' boys". I've got news for them, the "good ol' boys" don't want to work at menial jobs, they want to be in management, or rolling around the country in their huge pickups and RV's, or cruising in their big boats, fishing, and doing nothing. Descending on hard-working immigrants, who haven't done anything criminal, and who are not likely to, with massive police and military forces, is going to ensure the Americans won't be able to entice the workers they need to Make America Great Again. And it's an interesting thought, that when America was Great (economically, and in world leadership), it was the period from 1942 to around 1960, when women were a major portion of the American workforce, especially when it came to the repetitive and menial tasks. Plus, the highest tax rate in the U.S. was 90% in 1955, too - that went a long way to helping make America "great". But the 1960's and 1970's saw poor American political leadership, and the rise of the greed-driven corporations and their CEO's, and the rise of the military-industrial complex, that saw America decline, as it pursued vast amounts of useless war-mongering, and unjust enrichment of the already-rich in America.

Nine times.

Fifty.

A Swede, an Irishman, and a Scotsman were out playing Golf with their wives. The Swede’s wife stepped up to the tee and, as she bent over to place her ball, a gust of wind blew her skirt up, and revealed a lack of underwear. “Good God, woman! Why aren’t you wearing any skivvies?”, Ole demanded. “Well, you don’t give me enough housekeeping money to afford any,” she replied. The Swede immediately reached into his pocket and said, “For the sake of decency, here’s $50. Go and buy yourself some knickers.” Next, the Irishman’s wife bent over to set her ball on the tee. Her skirt also blew up to show that she, too, was wearing no undies. “Blessed Virgin Mary, woman! You’ve no knickers. Why not?” She replied, “I can’t afford any on the little money you give me.” Patrick reached into his pocket and said, “For the sake of decency, here’s $20. Go out and buy yourself some knickers!” Lastly, the Scotsman’s wife bent over. The wind also took her skirt over her head to reveal that she, too, was bereft of panties. “Sweet mudder of Jaysus, Aggie! Where the frig are yer drawers?” She too explained, ‘You dinna gi' me enough money to be able ta affarrd any.” The Scotsman reaches into his pocket and says, “Well, fer the love ‘o decency, here’s a comb. Tidy yerself up a bit”.

What do call you 10 rabbits walking backwards? A receding hareline.

There goes Trumps aims of massive South Korean company investment in the U.S. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-07/what-to-know-about-a-large-scale-immigration-raid-at-a/105744870

Step up to the plate.

Dept of Offence would be a far better title. The Americans are the biggest offenders when it comes to warlike activities outside their own country. One has to ask how that American "democratisation" of Iraq is going, more than 20-plus years after invading the country to take down a bombastic dictator.