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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.

All the Islamic teachings are that man-made laws can be ignored at all times, because only Allah can make laws for man. And despite all the Islamic claims about how law-abiding they are, their actions when they're faced with a man-made law that conflicts with the teachings of their Imam, means they will obey the Imam every time. This makes the Imam more powerful than any politician or law enforcement authority, and turns the Imam into the real controlling force of the culture. There's no getting away from this. And nothing can get around the fact that the Islamics have a major problem with the status of women. Repression of women is the hallmark of their culture, no matter what country they're in.

I'd have to opine a lot of it is coming from Chump, he's set up a racial hatred war and immigration discord, and it's reverberating around the world. I have no problem with sensible immigration controls, but Trumps variety is all about brutal rejection and ejection of anyone in the U.S. who is not white, Anglo, and rich. Mind you, it may also be, that many people have just had a gutful of Islamics espousing hatreds, abusing women, and causing wars everywhere. I rarely agree with anything that Trump does, but his instructions to blow Houthi pirates to pieces on the high seas, is very satisfying, and I fail to understand why it didn't happen sooner. Then there's the Islamic crime levels and abuse of women, rapes and assaults in normally good places such as the Scandinavian countries, all slated back (and generally, correctly) to Islamic immigrants. https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/culture_society/the-influx-of-immigrants-into-europe-and-the-increase-in-sexual-violence/

Trumps constant BS about reducing grocery and food costs for all Americans is starting to wear thin, as the cost of buying anything made out of beef in the U.S. has gone up 20%, since Trump's tariffs started to take effect. The Australian beef producers are laughing all the way to the bank as the Americans keep importing Australian beef in huge amounts, despite the tariffs. Australian beef exports to the U.S. rose 12% in July 2025, as compared to the level exported to the U.S. in June 2025. And the imports of U.S. beef to Australia, which Trump claimed would boom under his new trade rules, is at a level that is barely measurable. https://www.watoday.com.au/business/the-economy/australia-is-having-the-last-laugh-on-trump-s-trade-beef-20250807-p5ml77.html

It's not politicians or political parties that run our countries, or our economic systems - it's the super-rich, and they control nearly everything, by corrupting the democratic processes that are supposed to protect ordinary people from the robber barons of the 21st century. This bloke is on the right track, it's amazing he hasn't been made to disappear, he's up against the worlds elite and their unbelievable levels of power. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-05/gary-stevenson-economist-and-former-trader/105734926

Amazingly, the U.S. stockmarket has been booming under Trump, with high expectations that his economic changes will greatly benefit the U.S. economy. As a result, many Australians are seeing benefits in their superannuation balances, as the superannuation funds managers are skewed towards U.S. shares investment. I don't know how long the U.S. economy can continue to rise, with China making every effort to disrupt American economic gains. The odd part is the number of Americans who will put up with worsening economic conditions and inflation, fully hoping that "things will eventually get better". I've got some news for them - it won't - especially with Trump in charge, and where loyalty to Trump counts more for job position, than actual job skills. There will have to be a "left field" moment, where something totally unexpected happens out of left field, which will cause a major economic upset for the U.S. What that event will be, no-one can predict. Remember that the U.S. economy thrives on arms production, and there's plenty of that going on at present. Trump's BS and lies will eventually come home to roost, though. Trump BS such as stopping the Ukraine/Russia war in 1 day, after being inaugurated. He's been in the Big Seat for 228 days now, and his third attempt to stop the Ukraine war has just failed, with the ending of a 2 week submission to Russia to cease their attacks on Ukraine, ending yesterday. This makes Trump look like an incompetent leader, all the while he brags about how great he is. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/09/04/trumps-2-week-deadline-for-russia-to-start-peace-talks-comes-and-goes/

I don't about suits, but he definitely ran out of his allotted time. I wonder if he left a request to be buried in one of his finest suits? 😀