Old Koreelah Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I am not racist. I just hate the Japanese. Well I have got over that now but it was true for probably over 50 years.I cannot see what is wrong with racism. Do you really believe that all other races are as good as you are. If so I think you must have ignored world events for all your lifetime. I admire many aspects of Japanese culture and they're entitled to protect their national identity, but perhaps they go a bit far. Japan is one of the most racist countries in the planet; even third-generation Korean residents with Japanese names and perfect language skills are denied citizenship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 I think that one has to be realistic and accept that each of us is a racist. It is a natural animal instinct for survival of ourselves and of our close family members. The civilised person accepts that feature of their personality, but makes an effort to curtail their racist behaviour. Its like the alcoholic who acknowledges their alcoholism will never go away, but makes an effort not to succumb to it. I'm happy to admit my racism exists, but I try to do my best not to express it. Unless, of course I'm dealing with some aerial ping-pong playing, rattler riding Mexican. OLE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I hope you're referring to New South Welsh Mexicans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I think Victorians are "Mexicans". Wonder what that makes us Peter... "Colombians"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Cockroaches, I understand though it's not my strong subject. Mexico is a hot place nearer the equator than the USA. Qld is a hot place nearer the equator than NSW. SO where is the logic in this categorisation? Oh I get it the earth is flat and only other planets/suns spin on an axis .Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 You're a real worry, Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Cockroaches, I understand though it's not my strong subject. Mexico is a hot place nearer the equator than the USA. Qld is a hot place nearer the equator than NSW. SO where is the logic in this categorisation? Oh I get it the earth is flat and only other planets/suns spin on an axis .Nev "South of the border" Nev. You're looking for logic, that's your first mistake... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I admire Qld Politicians and those who represent Western Sydney. I don't know how they do it. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I heard Donald T isn't eligible for president as he is a Vulgarian. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Eligible he may be - suitable, on so many levels, he is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 At last you have (accidentally) brought us back to topic. So, what's it to be for Mr T? Bury or Burn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 So, what's it to be for Mr T? Gagged, glued into a deerskin and released in the woods of North Carolina in hunting season. Oh, did I say that out loud? (Actually, just re-read your post... the answer is "Bury me, fool! You think this bling gonna burn??") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 Mexicans - south of the border Cockraoches - New South Welshmen Cane Toads (formerly Banana Benders) - Queenslanders Crow Eaters - South Australians Sand Gropers - Western Australians Taswegians - Tasmanians The two Territories do not seem to have spawned nicknames for their inhabitants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Mexicans - south of the borderCockraoches - New South Welshmen Cane Toads (formerly Banana Benders) - Queenslanders Crow Eaters - South Australians Sand Gropers - Western Australians Taswegians - Tasmanians The two Territories do not seem to have spawned nicknames for their inhabitants. Well I don't know about the NT, although if you were to base your impression on the "NT News" then it's a pretty strange place... but I believe that the ACT is the "P" territory... full of Pollies, Pushers, Pimps and Prostitutes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 No pimps and prostitutes. Their standards are too high to mix with the likes of pollies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Canberra is Grafton (Graft on Corruption) NT is really something else. Perhaps the last land of some freedom. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 I grew up in Alice Springs and we called ourselves "Territorians" . We never even thought of the ACT and we would have scorned the idea that they could have considered themselves Territorians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Gosh Nev, freedom is what most of us old guys had as kids. One guy I know used to buy dynamite at a hardware shop in Adelaide wearing his school uniform. Nowadays, kids are collected from the school and driven home by their moms... I think of the whole thing as a gigantic experiment in seeing what the effects of extreme over-supervision will turn out to be. My son reckons that some of the unwarranted violence seen these days is an early result of this experiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Was no problem getting electric detonators and dynamite in Newcastle when I was a kid. Coal miners everywhere. A detonator would blow a hole in a pushbike handle bar. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 I'm never gunna lend you my bike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Dynamite fuse lit and put into a 4 gallon drum would cause the drum to get nice round ends and then explode.. it sure made a big bang. But we didn't have detonators, I only remember getting lectured at school about how they could blow your fingers off. In hindsight, this was the beginnings of the nanny state. Nomad, referring to your motto, do you think kids should get easier to look after when they turn 50? I had hopes for 45, but alas they are still hard to look after at 45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 I don't think I can make childhood last for ever. I just want to be a teenager. Forever. Everyone expects a teen to have mood swings, and make excuses when they do irrational things and generally behave badly. Sounds like fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Grew up in a mining town. Could get fuse and carbide from the hardware store. Dets were a bit harder but many dads brought them home. Later I had a lifetime shot firers license which was cancelled after 9/11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 A detonator has quite an amount of force and they ARE dangerous for that reason when handled, but not effective over any distance. There are fused ones that delay depending on the fuse length and the others have two cotton wrapped wires coming from them. The handle you often see being pushed down to fire a batch of them is a magneto of sorts but any small battery will do it for a single detonator. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 An electric det in the mouth will blow your face off. You can set it off with a push bike generator. Unfortunately I know this to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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