ayavner Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Points to ponder. The group noun for pedants is a "parliament" of pedants. There is no group noun for pr&cks but parliament would serve there as well. Back on topic now... Think the group noun for pr1cks is "sausage party"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Rose bush has plenty of pricks (thorns). Parliament means a place of talking. Parlez Vous? fr latin based I expect. . If the Parliament is a place of contempt, blame yourselves. YOU elected them. Most other countries don't get the opportunity to vote freely. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2tonne Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 对对对！我也很笨蛋！ 你的老板好不好？ 。。。不好意思，我会说一点普通话. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 . If the Parliament is a place of contempt, blame yourselves. YOU elected them. I agree but on the other hand, try getting Labour or Liberal out of power and see how far you get. Most other countries don't get the opportunity to vote freely. Nev As I just said, you don't have a free vote in Australia, the country is controlled by Labour and Liberal and we all suffer because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 对对对！我也很笨蛋！ 你的老板好不好？ 。。。不好意思，我会说一点普通话. wo kan bu dong zhongwen, danshi wode pinyin hao. danshi wo zhidao wode zhongwende mingzi, 马可！ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2tonne Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 好的。马可，你可以写有的汉字。 Hao de. Ma ke, ni ke yi xie you de han zi. 我的名字是戴天磊。 Wo de ming zi shi dai tian lei unfortunately the character lei is associated with a pile of rocks…don’t know why lao shi gave me that name… oh, and wo de han yu hen bu hao! Zhen de! (I cheat by using Pleco) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffreywh Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 you've been watching too much "Are you the one?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2tonne Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Had to google that one... You think Bex and I would make a good match?...maybe get together over a glass of Great Wall and "gan bei!" as only the Chinese can do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Cela va descente rapidement! Kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Had to google that one... You think Bex and I would make a good match?...maybe get together over a glass of Great Wall and "gan bei!" as only the Chinese can do Great Wall? Are you serious?? I didn't know goats pee'd red. Not that I drink a lot but I can and do buy Johnny Walker and Jacobs Creek locally. Did you know Jacobs Creek is a real creek? Got a picture of a Mate somewhere standing next to a typical Oz minor Hwy road bridge complete with "Jacobs Creek" sign peeing into the creek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Great Wall? Are you serious?? I didn't know goats pee'd red. Not that I drink a lot but I can and do buy Johnny Walker and Jacobs Creek locally. Did you know Jacobs Creek is a real creek? Got a picture of a Mate somewhere standing next to a typical Oz minor Hwy road bridge complete with "Jacobs Creek" sign peeing into the creek! I have been to Jacobs Creek: it is a lovely place and they make a lovely drop too. At the winery they assured me that JACOBS CREEK is the most frequently stolen sign in Australia. Apparently, quite a number of people want to hang it in their bar at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 I agree but on the other hand, try getting Labour or Liberal out of power and see how far you get.As I just said, you don't have a free vote in Australia, the country is controlled by Labour and Liberal and we all suffer because of it. Pauline Hansen tried and "failed" ....or should I say "was jailed"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalph Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Rose bush has plenty of pricks (thorns). Parliament means a place of talking. Parlez Vous? fr latin based I expect.. If the Parliament is a place of contempt, blame yourselves. YOU elected them. Most other countries don't get the opportunity to vote freely. Nev Agreed Nev, but I only elected two, 1 for the H of R and one for the Senate, Someone else will have to take the blame for the others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 I have been to Jacobs Creek: it is a lovely place and they make a lovely drop too. At the winery they assured me that JACOBS CREEK is the most frequently stolen sign in Australia. Apparently, quite a number of people want to hang it in their bar at home. I used to live at Nobs Junction between St Andrews and Christmas Hills on the Yarra Glen Road. They don't even bother to replace the sign anymore. Kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Jacob's Creek is highly promoted in Europe. There's many better wines in Australia. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Jacob's Creek is highly promoted in Europe. There's many better wines in Australia. Nev Like the Hunter Valley wines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikky Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Jacob's Creek is highly promoted in Europe. There's many better wines in Australia. Nev I saw a bottle of Jacob's Creek in the fine wines section of a high class supermarket here in Belo Horizonte. I thought it was a little out of place. It's drinkable but a fine wine ...? Thought about buying it for old time's sake. I miss Australian wine. One look at the price had me laughing! R$55.00! It stayed on the shelf and I opted for a Chilean red which happened to be half the price and better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 I saw a bottle of Jacob's Creek.....One look at the price had me laughing! R$55.00! Jacobs Creek, which I like along with Johnny Red because I don't succumb to peer pressure, is around $25 here. Pauline Hansen tried and "failed" ....or should I say "was jailed"? Of course that's one of whom I was refering to, but it just starts a lot of rubbish about the person exactly as Labour and Liberal strong holds want you to do thus avoiding discussing the system she suffered miserably at the hands of for daring to challenge and actually make ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Bex all serious wine judging is done "blind". The tasters don't know the labels. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Hey, hold on ! This thread may have a title ..... "Points, Pedants and Pr!cks" ..... But that doesn't mean that we automatically suggest politicians. (or wine labels) That's thread hijacking. Back to topic PLEASE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Those 3 headings cover most things. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikky Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Bex all serious wine judging is done "blind". The tasters don't know the labels. Nev An expert taster spits - not swallows and avoids getting blind in the first place. Have to admit, after a rigorous "tasting session" I can't read the labels either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RKW Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Blokes, stay off the plonk. Go XXXX! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Blokes, stay off the plonk. Go XXXX! Or home brew, home brew is cheap but it gets the job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikky Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Blokes, stay off the plonk. Go XXXX! I prefer beer. XXX isn't so bad when it's not too explicit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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