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» 17/05/2016 3:47:25 PM This strikes me as very much a "first-world" issue, designed to make work for pe.....
» 18/01/2016 5:32:32 PM Hokey numbers. Gotta love 'em. "Official Government data for June 2014 indicates tha.....
» 14/01/2016 1:36:01 PM It's all good emotional stuff, this banking business, ain't it. It is vitally important n.....
» 14/01/2016 1:09:24 PM I wonder, Mr Sellick. "Worldwide, academic theology is alive and well with centres i.....
» 13/12/2015 2:45:32 PM I somehow doubt it. >>Allen Jones publicity certainly would have increased the numb.....
» 3/12/2015 5:46:15 PM Interesting concept, Jayb. >>What happened previously has nothing to do with ".....
» 3/12/2015 7:39:46 AM I am fairly certain that more than a handful of government number-crunchers are doing exac.....
» 3/12/2015 7:20:46 AM Fact is, all religions have had a long history of killing off anything they find antitheti.....
» 2/12/2015 11:12:15 AM We had a financial transaction tax - two, in fact - in Australia for the twenty years betw.....
» 25/11/2015 9:31:09 AM Classic, Arjay. >>China and Russia are winning the peace through real production an.....
» 24/11/2015 11:50:31 AM A wise friend said to me about a year ago "The first Party to change their leader wil.....
» 24/11/2015 11:38:52 AM The taxi business in Sydney has been an unthinking monopoly for far too long. Their unbel.....
» 24/11/2015 11:19:50 AM An intriguing juxtaposition of thoughts, Loudmouth. >>On the other hand, Pericles, .....
» 23/11/2015 10:42:49 PM Oh, please! >>The price for having the Muslim Brothers join is to allow them to int.....
» 19/11/2015 1:14:47 PM Thanks Is Mise, for a classic example of the "I can't fault your logic, but I will wr.....
» 19/11/2015 11:07:22 AM Here's a chuckle from Armchair Critic: >>I'm not sure if Democracy and Islam are ev.....
» 19/11/2015 10:39:15 AM Posts on this forum are becoming increasingly bizarre. This one from imacentristmoderate .....
» 17/11/2015 6:25:01 PM At last, I thought. Peter Sellick has written an article with which I am in - almost - ful.....
» 16/11/2015 3:07:15 PM An odd reaction, imacentristmoderate. >>Pericles, oh dear, Maoism was right for onc.....
» 16/11/2015 2:39:13 PM Why such defensiveness, Jardine K Jardine? >>Pericles Your paternalistic sexist big.....
» 13/11/2015 5:45:09 PM This question has a very simple answer. >>But why was there a one-child policy in t.....
» 13/11/2015 5:30:13 PM It is difficult to comment constructively on an article such as this, when you disagree so.....
» 13/11/2015 11:43:52 AM Think of it as a selfless act of kindness towards a fellow-citizen, who needs help to unde.....
» 11/11/2015 3:56:18 PM You really should stop posting on financial topics, Arjay. You have proven time and again .....
» 11/11/2015 11:23:44 AM The force behind property prices is, as always, contained in the laws of supply and demand.....
» 11/11/2015 10:46:55 AM Rhosty, you have some strange notions about our super: >>Our super fund is already .....
» 28/10/2015 12:54:53 PM If you want some credibility, Crackcup, you should take care to get the basic facts right......
» 12/10/2015 11:28:38 AM Yuyutsu, have you ever visited an overseas country? >>Even before landing, weary tr.....
» 12/10/2015 11:17:10 AM Classic conspiracy-nut stuff, Bazz. >>Now that I have looked at more closely it see.....
» 29/09/2015 2:23:05 PM Out of interest, NathanJ, where does your cash come from? >>At present, I shop at t.....
» 29/09/2015 1:47:17 PM The lack of brainpower exercised in the creation of this article borders on the surreal. T.....
» 9/09/2015 5:14:10 PM That's rather rude, Mr Sellick. >>You need some imagination to understand this. It .....
» 6/09/2015 7:46:48 PM Good question, Loudmouth. >>Why do I keep getting those infernal ads in the side-ba.....
» 3/09/2015 3:03:41 PM Real life lesson no.1. If you attempt to deny the economic reality of supply and demand, .....
» 3/09/2015 2:44:16 PM The piece was published under the OLO heading of Humour and Satire, phanto. >>Peric.....
» 3/09/2015 10:02:05 AM Well, I for one read this as satire, phanto. >>It is not satire. Satire at least ma.....
» 27/08/2015 10:23:54 AM Don't hold your breath, NathanJ >>I'm now waiting for the time when I get told I ha.....
» 24/08/2015 7:55:21 PM Thanks for this Wm Trevor, I was unaware of that research. I have always had that nagging.....
» 23/08/2015 11:38:02 AM [contd] >>Though you claim to be trying to understand my theistic view<< I d.....
» 23/08/2015 11:37:50 AM That argument is a fraction disingenuous, Dan S de Merengue. >>For example, the tax.....
» 19/08/2015 11:58:03 PM "The first party to change its leader will win the next election" [Not my words.....
» 18/08/2015 6:10:33 PM Agreed, Dan S de Merengue. >>My point is that people arrive at such anomalies becau.....
» 18/08/2015 3:28:15 PM Oh Arjay, you have learned nothing while you have been away, have you. >>World debt.....
» 17/08/2015 2:38:56 PM And all generalizations are false, Dan S de Merengue. >>The majority of religious f.....
» 13/08/2015 7:46:46 PM That would seem to be a reasonable summary of the situation, Dan S de Merengue: >>D.....
» 13/08/2015 5:44:39 AM And this government too, runner... >>Quotas produced our last Government. Enough sa.....
» 13/08/2015 5:36:11 AM I disagree, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, Atheism v theism is exactly what is at p.....
» 5/08/2015 12:09:22 PM An interesting slant on the issue of atheism, Dan S de Merengue. >>I said at the be.....
» 4/08/2015 5:12:10 PM All very interesting, Dan S de Merengue. >>There are serious challenges and difficu.....
» 31/07/2015 3:36:48 PM Apologies, Dan S de Merengue, if I was being obscure >>Pericles, I never said your .....
» 29/07/2015 8:32:38 PM Fair enough, Dan S de Merengue. >>You keep saying I'm rejecting scientific discover.....
» 29/07/2015 2:35:43 PM I'm not so sure that's where the issue lies, Dan S de Merengue. >>You seem to think.....
» 27/07/2015 10:22:25 AM My goodness NathanJ, you do lead a very sheltered life indeed. >>I recently saw a h.....
» 27/07/2015 10:09:41 AM Not for the first time, Dan S de Merengue, I find your mode of discussion difficult to fol.....
» 24/07/2015 12:22:45 PM I don't find that odd at all, Dan S de Merengue. >>But this is what Isaac Newton ac.....
» 21/07/2015 12:33:45 PM Thanks for getting back to me on this Dan S de Merengue. >>There's much in the hist.....
» 20/07/2015 4:53:55 PM That's hardly logical, Hasbeen. >>Useful idiots will be the first target of the MMs.....
» 20/07/2015 4:42:46 PM Thank you Yuyutsu for answering on behalf of Dan S de Merengue. I wonder how different his.....
» 20/07/2015 12:44:34 PM Let's look at that more closely, Dan S de Merengue. >>For someone who says you're n.....
» 17/07/2015 7:30:07 PM Not sure I did, Dan S de Merengue. >>I'm wondering about what you meant when talkin.....
» 16/07/2015 3:58:30 PM A sad sermon of bitter disappointment from Mr Pilger. If ONLY those radical Sysriza folk .....
» 16/07/2015 11:28:01 AM I thought I had already clarified this, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, You ask me f.....
» 15/07/2015 5:26:13 PM It looks as though Yuyutsu understands what is happening here, Dan S de Merengue. >>.....
» 14/07/2015 3:38:11 PM It is always interesting to try to follow your thought processes, Dan S de Merengue. >.....
» 11/07/2015 1:18:16 PM I totally accept that, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, The point I was making with B.....
» 10/07/2015 4:20:37 PM How true, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, I'll give you a tip. Science isn't about c.....
» 9/07/2015 2:06:45 PM Did I hear my name being called? >>It is interesting that those such as yourselves,.....
» 8/07/2015 11:58:49 AM All generalizations are false. Working from home suits some people better than others. If.....
» 4/07/2015 1:49:37 PM A question, onthebeach. >>Cobber the hound, "Religious fundamentalist are righ.....
» 4/07/2015 1:47:34 PM Glass houses, runner. Glass houses. People in them should refrain from casting stones, re.....
» 3/07/2015 11:35:41 AM That is actually quite surprising. >>No wonder the leftists can't bring themselves .....
» 1/07/2015 12:30:55 PM An exceptionally perceptive article, which describes perfectly the utter futility of tryin.....
» 1/07/2015 12:03:29 PM There's a certain amount of irony inherent in Mr O'Reilly's argument. "The Fourteent.....
» 27/06/2015 6:57:05 PM Just a thought. Would the posters here classify Zaky Mallah and his comments as "lef.....
» 26/06/2015 4:53:25 PM What is really scary for me, is that the very instant that the concept of free speech on o.....
» 23/06/2015 5:01:22 PM Nice try, runner. >>Nice try at economics Aidan however can you name one surplus th.....
» 22/06/2015 11:39:58 AM Another bout of lazy populist grandstanding, without the slightest notion of what the obje.....
» 22/06/2015 10:48:51 AM Just wondering. When can we expect our politicians to stop looking backwards, and instea.....
» 14/06/2015 9:50:17 AM One interesting angle on all this is the battle presently being waged between the "US.....
» 13/06/2015 11:23:15 PM Why, thank you indeed for the contribution, Yuyutsu. >>I obviously cannot speak for.....
» 13/06/2015 7:56:37 PM Language is such a trial, isn't it. "His [David Tacey's] statement: "The spirit.....
» 12/06/2015 11:42:35 AM Australia has a love affair with monopolies, for some strange reason. Think Macquarie and .....
» 11/06/2015 11:57:40 AM Having been out of touch for a few weeks, I was unable to contribute to the thread in a ti.....
» 11/06/2015 11:23:17 AM An interesting thread, one that has probably now reached the appropriate stage of repetiti.....
» 16/05/2015 1:22:48 AM Not helpful, Dan S de Merengue. >>For Christians today, evidence too is important. .....
» 16/05/2015 1:14:45 AM No, Yuyutsu, I said impossible and I meant impossible. >>Did you mean "undesir.....
» 15/05/2015 8:36:47 AM Thank you for summing up your position so neatly, Yuyutsu. >>I think that most of u.....
» 14/05/2015 6:24:41 PM Yuyutsu, you are a walking contradiction, which makes discussion pointless. Here you opine.....
» 14/05/2015 6:03:43 PM Actually neither, Dan S de Merengue. >>Are you asking what is the evidence for ther.....
» 13/05/2015 3:37:20 PM Not invariably, Dan S de Merengue. >>Yet, as I said in an earlier post, the same [c.....
» 13/05/2015 1:50:27 PM I agree with the first part of this, Yuyutsu >>...for religion is not possible with.....
» 12/05/2015 7:16:18 PM That's just silly, let's-pretend stuff, Yuyutsu. >>For me YOU SEEM to worship exist.....
» 12/05/2015 12:48:47 AM Wrong question, Yuyutsu. >>But if all one wants is a "normal life", then .....
» 12/05/2015 12:36:30 AM There's a fairly important step missing here, Dan S de Merengue. >>You ask about th.....
» 11/05/2015 12:26:01 AM Tell me, Yuyutsu, do you have an App that churns out this rubbish for you? >>...for.....
» 10/05/2015 7:54:59 PM I'll accept that, Yuyutsu. >>I am not anti-deist!<< But only in the sense th.....
» 9/05/2015 2:26:41 PM Examination of religious belief requires constant acts of interpretation, which is why peo.....
» 8/05/2015 8:38:34 PM It is clearly pointless trying to squeeze sense (in the normal, conventional usage of the .....
» 8/05/2015 12:18:03 PM That is only a response to half the question, Yuyutsu. >>All religious belief-syste.....
» 5/05/2015 8:02:50 PM As I see it, Dan S de Merengue, your religious faith is due in no small measure to your fa.....
» 1/05/2015 2:45:06 PM What an extraordinary article. Mr Hunter blames the usual suspects - "Thatcherism, R.....
» 1/05/2015 2:11:27 PM I notice that this is the same scribbler who brought us such gems as "Bouncing back&q.....
» 20/04/2015 8:27:53 AM Whatever you do, don't bother to use facts Philip S. >>Lets not forget the fresh wa.....
» 19/04/2015 5:06:56 PM Nup. Doesn't work that way, Yuyutsu. >>There is but one religion and its instructor.....
» 19/04/2015 10:04:49 AM For me, that's the nub of the issue, Dan S de Merengue. >>I see this article as dis.....
» 14/04/2015 5:31:35 PM You are correct, Dan S Merengue, my comments on the seriousness of your belief were somewh.....
» 14/04/2015 4:52:43 PM Rhian, I think you have made the mistake of taking this article seriously. It's pure sati.....
» 10/04/2015 9:15:32 AM That's a bit of a stretch, Arjay. >>Armchair critic was referring to the debt money.....
» 8/04/2015 10:35:03 AM If you are going to contribute to the discussion, Armchair Critic, rather than simply whin.....
» 8/04/2015 10:01:31 AM I appreciate the offer, Dan S de Merengue. >>Dear Pericles, I'd be happy to try and.....
» 7/04/2015 6:25:56 PM It is an interesting question, o sung wu, and one that, as you are already finding, gets v.....
» 7/04/2015 5:40:47 PM Oh please, not that old dog whistle, ConservativeHippie. >>... one of the goals of .....
» 5/04/2015 7:14:04 PM Very true, Dan S de Merengue. >>You barely even know me<< For all I know, yo.....
» 3/04/2015 6:14:31 PM Still at it I see, Dan S de Merengue. >>The idea that people evolved from non-peopl.....
» 1/04/2015 7:14:02 AM Is there a difference, Banjo Paterson? >>I perceive it not as a “definition” of rel.....
» 28/03/2015 7:23:19 PM Some interesting - and totally predictable - chat about Clarkson. All very fine of course,.....
» 17/03/2015 12:22:35 PM Thanks for the reference Arjay. Proving only, of course, that you were, as always, inventi.....
» 17/03/2015 12:11:28 PM Gee, how articles like this one depress me. Pointless meanderings, with about as much usef.....
» 16/03/2015 10:35:06 AM Yet more nonsense, Arjay. >>Our banks are 40% owned by HSBC, Citibank and JP Morgan.....
» 13/03/2015 7:36:57 AM Gun-nuts invariably wail "look at Switzerland" when gun control is mentioned. .....
» 11/03/2015 10:16:52 AM It really is time that you admitted to yourself that you haven't the first clue about fina.....
» 4/03/2015 3:32:59 PM The very idea that drones are somehow "immoral" weapons is, frankly, laughable. .....
» 4/03/2015 3:02:23 PM And yet another carefully researched and well reasoned objective post by Arjay. They jest.....
» 3/03/2015 2:29:12 PM Bye. >>Since it isn't the case and since you and your fellows are obviously vastly .....
» 3/03/2015 12:17:24 PM A valuable contribution to the discussion, Craig Minns, thank you. >>Snick, I'll ju.....
» 2/03/2015 10:28:45 PM It's not difficult to see why, sonofgloin. >>As I mentioned previously, I have no d.....
» 2/03/2015 5:31:46 PM Examples, sonofgloin? >>Some of the tax waivers or credits that the corporations le.....
» 2/03/2015 11:08:24 AM Mercy is one of those words that you can adapt to many situations. When it is used religio.....
» 2/03/2015 7:35:16 AM And you clearly missed my response, sonofgloin. >>The corporate tax rate is the sam.....
» 1/03/2015 1:15:18 PM But that's where your theory and reality diverge, sonofgloin. >>The opening thread .....
» 26/02/2015 5:24:03 PM That's quite amusing, Hasbeen. >>...of course you aren't going anywhere with Pericl.....
» 26/02/2015 12:31:58 PM It's a pleasure, sonofgloin. >>Thanks or your input P<< I only hope you foun.....
» 26/02/2015 8:48:55 AM Having seen a handful of ballet productions over the years, it has always seemed to me tha.....
» 26/02/2015 7:02:35 AM No need, sonofgloin. >>Pericles,supply some facts to back the position you take.<.....
» 25/02/2015 10:52:46 AM Definition, sonofgloin? >>...why are non corporate businesses taxed at three times .....
» 24/02/2015 2:09:02 PM Depends what you mean by correlation, sonogloin. >>Pericles, if you believe there i.....
» 24/02/2015 12:14:47 PM Opinions are opinions, sonofgloin. >>Defensive Pericles....it is an opinion forum.&.....
» 23/02/2015 9:45:01 PM An interesting angle, NathanJ. Although the wording of the Greens grumble is somewhat obs.....
» 23/02/2015 9:14:34 PM You can be as defensive as you like, sonofgloin, the fact remains that there is absolutely.....
» 23/02/2015 8:59:23 AM Here's a scenario for you, sonofgloin. It might help you understand the relationship betwe.....
» 20/02/2015 2:15:27 PM Yep. Just another of Putin's useful idiots, ain'tya, Arjay. >>The War mongering of .....
» 18/02/2015 2:15:29 PM That's quite a change of tune since your last article, Mr Murphy. Only four months ago yo.....
» 17/02/2015 6:57:56 PM I really don't think so, onthebeach. >>Finally, the Labour leadership confirms what.....
» 17/02/2015 3:55:44 PM It is not possible to have a sensible conversation with anyone who believes, or even prete.....
» 16/02/2015 12:06:20 AM Thanks for the gratuitous insults, Craig Minns. >>Pericles, I'm not interested in s.....
» 13/02/2015 5:59:00 PM Blimey Craig Minns, surely you can't be serious? >>Pericles, if I have misunderstoo.....
» 13/02/2015 11:33:38 AM That's ok Craig Minns. >>If I grasp your point, you think that a religious person h.....
» 13/02/2015 7:27:55 AM Arjay, you really must stop leading with your chin, you know. Statements like this are act.....
» 12/02/2015 10:49:49 PM Arjay, there are no "bail-in laws". Each situation is evaluated and treated on i.....
» 12/02/2015 10:40:30 PM Don't be silly, George. >>What is the justification for, e.g. my existence in the 2.....
» 12/02/2015 2:56:57 PM An interesting summary, George. I read with interest your view that >>[Christiani.....
» 12/02/2015 8:45:46 AM Say what you will, Arjay. The fact remains that you don't have the vaguest understanding o.....
» 11/02/2015 3:59:19 PM I know already that it is pointless to ask you questions, Arjay, 'cos you say this stuff w.....
» 11/02/2015 3:34:20 PM Not really, o sung wu. >>When in debt the experts say, that debt MUST be retired. C.....
» 9/02/2015 4:17:53 PM That's not logical, diver dan. >>To my mind, interest falls under the heading ".....
» 6/02/2015 10:26:21 AM An interesting [no pun intended] example, diver dan. If you had read further, you would h.....
» 6/02/2015 8:56:19 AM A staggeringly under-informed article. One has to wonder at the writer's motives; the only.....
» 5/02/2015 8:50:43 AM What a load of unadulterated tosh. All those words, not a lick of sense. >>I strugg.....
» 4/02/2015 1:35:42 PM I'm with Foxy on this one. I believe the death penalty is an inappropriate punishment for.....
» 2/02/2015 7:46:59 AM While I personally believe that a referendum on this topic would be a waste of public mone.....
» 28/01/2015 9:05:46 AM Arjay, I have mentioned this before: don't write about economic or assorted financial topi.....
» 27/01/2015 11:17:05 AM What? >>This in turn free up humans to be more creative with their lives and get in.....
» 27/01/2015 11:05:51 AM Scene: one of the smaller breakfast rooms in the east wing of Buckingham Palace. HRH (for.....
» 27/01/2015 8:00:46 AM It is quite puzzling to me that nobody felt it appropriate to take the lad aside and whisp.....
» 23/01/2015 5:39:42 PM I suspect that mathematics is not your strong point either, Jayb (along with accuracy of r.....
» 23/01/2015 7:47:21 AM No sign of that YouTube evidence forthcoming, I notice. >>I've got some video of th.....
» 22/01/2015 5:34:08 PM I have been around long enough to have heard - in the fifties and sixties - how computers .....
» 22/01/2015 5:27:51 PM Absolutely, Jayb. >>We were independent & took mostly B & C class roads & stayed in.....
» 22/01/2015 1:17:55 PM You don't give up Jayb, even when faced with the obvious fact that you are the mother of i.....
» 22/01/2015 10:35:27 AM That's just pathetic, Jayb, even by your own standards. >>So you're an Arab then. T.....
» 21/01/2015 11:33:39 PM Don't be so naive, o sung wu. >>And what is meant by 'verballing'<< http://.....
» 21/01/2015 3:04:43 PM Where on earth did you dig that one from, o sung wu? >>G'day there PERICLES... It w.....
» 21/01/2015 8:20:47 AM Sounds like he was plain unlucky, Hasbeen. >>My son could not walk home from the ra.....
» 20/01/2015 1:08:20 PM You just make this stuff up, don't you, runner. >>Maybe you would like 10% like Fra.....
» 20/01/2015 9:57:15 AM Yep, I think that pretty much sums up the fear and loathing part, rehctub. >>This i.....
» 20/01/2015 7:15:23 AM More than a few echoes from history here. >>Ban Islam from our country<< [G.....
» 18/01/2015 8:09:55 AM This is all a bit of a shock-jock outburst, don't you think rehctub? You would find quit.....
» 17/01/2015 7:27:12 PM Dickybird, for someone who confesses that they don't understand debits and credits, you su.....
» 16/01/2015 3:16:02 PM Oh, Dickybird. Could this be the tender fledgling sprout of some common sense? >>Fi.....
» 15/01/2015 10:54:52 AM One more time, Dickybird. Neither debits nor credits can be made from "thin air".....
» 14/01/2015 10:58:34 AM Who would know indeed. >>Fine Pericles, I've defended Christ's teachings here, so I.....
» 14/01/2015 9:50:17 AM Hmmmm. As I suspected, Dickybird. >>When I was learning double entry book keeping i.....
» 14/01/2015 9:27:20 AM Don't get your chasuble in a twist, Luciferase. >>I'll not be labelled out of the w.....
» 13/01/2015 4:11:12 PM This article is unfortunately highly typical of one particular style of "Christian&qu.....
» 13/01/2015 3:02:12 PM It might be a good idea, Dickybird, to do a little more research of the "Finance 101&.....
» 12/01/2015 8:14:12 AM This is where your argument gets difficult to maintain, Dickybird. >>Thank you Peri.....
» 12/01/2015 7:57:38 AM No he's not, Arjay. >>Well John Howard our ex PM is facing real criminal charges.&l.....
» 9/01/2015 1:26:22 PM Dickybird, that is simply tosh. >>Gold has always bought the same amount of basic s.....
» 9/01/2015 10:35:15 AM An interesting slant on the topic: "Grattan estimates that older Australians (aged 6.....
» 9/01/2015 6:27:53 AM Arjay, one of the questions you regularly fail to answer, is the simple "why should g.....
» 8/01/2015 8:27:22 AM You are fixated on gold, aren't you Arjay? >>Note also the Netherlands repatriated .....
» 8/01/2015 5:50:11 AM An interesting thought-bubble, Arjay. >>The IMF do not have enough gold to back the.....
» 7/01/2015 1:10:30 PM Then there's this, from the article: "Wood was used for heating and cooking, charcoa.....
» 7/01/2015 12:53:54 PM Courtesy of Loudmouth, we discover... >>Slaughtering all new-born babies ? Didn't e.....
» 30/11/2014 5:00:16 PM Nah, Aidan... >>next week will you be claiming the Apollo moon landings were faked?.....
» 25/11/2014 4:32:57 PM Oh dear. It is a common sight at this time of year - a Christian bemoaning the fact that C.....
» 25/11/2014 4:16:47 PM This looks very much like a re-run of DaS Energy's skirmish on www.thescienceforum.com/ A.....
» 25/11/2014 3:51:41 PM Unfortunately, this is typical output from someone who has never actually held a real job,.....
» 25/11/2014 9:24:32 AM Ahem... >>Is this a typo or a phenomenal over exaggeration - "2.65 billion Chr.....
» 24/11/2014 1:21:29 PM I think you just jumped the shark, DaS Energy. >>Volkswagen after hearing of DaS En.....
» 23/11/2014 2:02:26 PM I doubt you understood more than one word in fifty of that debate, Arjay. >>Michael.....
» 23/11/2014 8:38:46 AM Arjay, you are quick to ask ridiculous questions... >>OK you two bimbos try and exp.....
» 21/11/2014 9:39:08 AM Interesting distinction, Philip S. >>But welfare for lifers,and people who do not w.....
» 21/11/2014 7:11:37 AM I have obviously confused you, Arjay. >>Pericles you are trying to confuse people. .....
» 20/11/2014 5:03:10 PM Here are a couple of thoughts for you, Arjay. >>As I said previously, we have infla.....
» 19/11/2014 10:25:16 AM Finally, a piece by Mr Pilger that I can agree with - anti-US polemic excluded, of course......
» 18/11/2014 4:44:53 PM Once again, Arjay, you show yourself up by cut'n'pasting stuff that you don't actually und.....
» 17/11/2014 7:27:55 PM Arjay, the answer is very simple. If you don't want to use a bank to look after your cash,.....
» 16/11/2014 4:37:57 PM Thank you George. I do not take Peter's articles here seriously. They seem to be generated.....
» 14/11/2014 3:45:15 PM It is certainly a work of some significant genius that a situation as complex as the prese.....
» 14/11/2014 1:47:06 PM What a silly question, Mr Sellick. "Is Christianity 'true'?" Of course it is t.....
» 12/11/2014 2:46:30 PM I suspect that our (Australian) position on this is going to have very little positive inf.....
» 12/11/2014 7:55:16 AM It has been a fascinating reflection of the dysfunctional nature of our political system, .....
» 11/11/2014 10:04:39 AM More avoidance, Arjay. >>It never does make any sense to you Pericles because you i.....
» 11/11/2014 10:01:51 AM Then don't, McCackie. >>It is not worth getting married any more<< That will.....
» 10/11/2014 10:50:48 PM That doesn't make any sense at all, Arjay. >>It would be better to have mutual ban.....
» 10/11/2014 3:59:11 PM You do talk nonsense sometimes, Nathan J. >>You have to meet the Paid Parental Leav.....
» 10/11/2014 12:53:04 PM This is pure advertorial. "When I run workshops on raising boys, I..." And it .....
» 10/11/2014 10:20:14 AM All good questions, Aidan. I'll ask Arjay a supplementary. >>...bailing out banks .....
» 6/11/2014 11:15:06 PM Yep, didn't think you could explain yourself Arjay. As usual. >>Rickards is talking.....
» 6/11/2014 10:57:59 PM One slight amendment, if I may Mr Compton. "No longer is anything sacred or certain .....
» 6/11/2014 6:51:40 AM Yet more nonsense, Arjay. You are making a bit of a habit of this, you know. >>Chin.....
» 6/11/2014 6:31:05 AM Arjay, I am well aware of your 9/11 fixation. >>Pericles, who was Larry's business .....
» 5/11/2014 2:16:32 PM Not really, Arjay >>Do the lack of comments reflect the ignorance of OLO readers?&l.....
» 4/11/2014 9:55:46 PM NathanJ, we've been over this before. >>Tony Abbott's scheme for paid parental leav.....
» 4/11/2014 9:47:02 PM Oh please, Arjay, not that old story. >>James Rickards was asked by the CIA to rese.....
» 4/11/2014 11:00:42 AM Ahem, jodalie. >>Female circumcision should be regarded as a crime punishable by la.....
» 4/11/2014 10:52:55 AM Not the whole story. >>...the husband (or man) in a family, should be able to get T.....
» 4/11/2014 10:39:00 AM It is a little sad to see one of the more intelligent online forums slowly degenerate into.....
» 3/11/2014 12:55:35 PM At least get some of your facts right, david f. >>Delicious items of food and drink.....
» 3/11/2014 12:26:04 PM Well yes, Arjay. Not that it "doesn't count", exactly, but that it is debt of an.....
» 1/11/2014 5:48:12 PM As I said, Arjay, please stop pretending that you understand any of this. >>Total A.....
» 31/10/2014 3:32:08 PM I have absolutely no problem with the parts of this article that are factual (i.e. except .....
» 30/10/2014 6:08:54 PM There is always room for you to do your own evaluation, Rhian. >>But he doesn’t des.....
» 30/10/2014 5:36:57 PM Thanks Poirot, but no thanks. >>Lol!...Pericles, he's all yours.<< There isn.....
» 30/10/2014 8:49:56 AM What interesting names you give your cats, onthebeach. >>Our own 'toms', San Marzan.....
» 30/10/2014 8:40:50 AM Good, logical thinking, Mr Morris. Unfortunately, religion has very little to do with log.....
» 30/10/2014 8:29:49 AM I suspect that the chances of getting any sensible or coherent contribution from Yuyutsu h.....
» 29/10/2014 9:29:03 AM I was relying upon other reports for this information david f. >>Dear Pericles, I s.....
» 29/10/2014 9:21:59 AM We seem to be in some kind of strange accord here, Yuyutsu. >>I agree. It tells not.....
» 29/10/2014 9:01:12 AM (I'm actually quite chuffed that I was able to provide post number 42 on this thread.).....
» 29/10/2014 8:58:01 AM It is certainly a most interesting situation. On the one hand, we have the defence of fre.....
» 29/10/2014 6:49:51 AM That's simply nonsense, NathanJ. >>...our 'living' environment (like water, soil, f.....
» 29/10/2014 6:26:44 AM It was a serious question, Yuyutsu, and I was hoping that you might treat it as such. On .....
» 28/10/2014 11:50:51 PM I'm not sure why, Yuyutsu. >>Dear Pericles, A distinction must be made between the .....
» 28/10/2014 2:20:38 PM Just because it is a "mystery" today, Sells, doesn't mean that you can provide a.....
» 27/10/2014 11:33:22 AM I'm afraid you lost me at "no way", Mr Sellick. "...there is no way we can.....
» 24/10/2014 8:36:59 AM Classic Pilger. >>Across the political and media elite in Australia, a silence has .....
» 24/10/2014 8:23:23 AM Looks as though we are in complete agreement then, George. >>This is exactly what I.....
» 24/10/2014 8:02:57 AM That was the confusing part, George. >>Sorry, I did not want to point it at you if .....
» 23/10/2014 3:15:52 PM Not quite sure why you pointed this at me, George. >>Pericles, >"Does life .....
» 23/10/2014 2:58:57 PM I must be having a particularly bad day, because I couldn't for the life of me work out th.....
» 22/10/2014 10:39:15 AM So many questions, NathanJ. >>How can we change humans minds that living elements o.....
» 21/10/2014 3:59:37 PM You are wildly off-topic, Roses1. >>Firstly solar thermal with molten salt storage .....
» 20/10/2014 9:51:56 AM Some excellent points, Mr Russell. But as you will be well aware, logic stands little ch.....
» 20/10/2014 9:36:15 AM Yet another complaint about big business from our resident Big Brother paranoid. It has c.....
» 16/10/2014 5:07:20 PM Whatever happened to "Christian Charity", Mr Sellick? "There is a trade he.....
» 15/10/2014 10:35:12 AM Stylish as ever, onthebeach. >>Speaking for myself, I wore [Karandonis] moccasin st.....
» 15/10/2014 8:22:57 AM Ah, you beat me to it Poirot. And so much more elegantly put........
» 15/10/2014 8:21:08 AM This just keeps getting better and better. >>This thread reminded me to dig through.....
» 14/10/2014 11:53:10 PM Why am I so suspicious of people who claim that for some supposedly unique reason, they ne.....
» 13/10/2014 5:56:45 AM Classic. >> I enjoy formal occasions and could not imagine a year where we didn't a.....
» 10/10/2014 8:53:48 AM Please, Agronomist, try not to confuse Arjay with facts. >>Steele claims the follow.....
» 8/10/2014 4:13:44 PM I'm not sure you fully understand what is going on here, Philip S. >>Linux safe Gue.....
» 8/10/2014 10:44:24 AM You cannot see that you are contradicting yourself, Banjo, within a single sentence. >.....
» 8/10/2014 7:44:36 AM Nothing special about Windows 10. Microsoft have been able to do this for decades. And you.....
» 8/10/2014 6:42:25 AM Banjo, if you are unable to admit that you are wrong on factual issues, it is hardly surpr.....
» 7/10/2014 11:47:39 PM You are quite correct, Extropian1. >>It seems that you have little familiarity with.....
» 6/10/2014 5:30:35 PM I just hope that those who oppose the building of dams on the basis that some inaccessible.....
» 6/10/2014 5:18:46 PM Let me see if I understand this. FGM is illegal in Australia, am I correct? So, anyone f.....
» 6/10/2014 4:45:09 PM That's a bizarre statement, Extropian. >>Religion will always have the upper hand w.....
» 6/10/2014 4:07:38 PM An odd question, Jonathan J. Ariel. >>You don’t believe that by competing in the he.....
» 3/10/2014 1:55:14 AM That's a nicely contrived situation, grateful. But believe it or not, the choice to not pu.....
» 2/10/2014 2:48:45 PM Oh dear, Extropian1. >>Pericles, I'm somewhat surprised. I would be prepared to re-.....
» 2/10/2014 2:01:38 PM That's a red herring, Jardine K. Jardine. >>The ethical way to pay out the proceeds.....
» 2/10/2014 9:28:30 AM Mr Ariel has allowed his - perfectly justified - distaste for the horde of leeches who reg.....
» 30/09/2014 7:26:17 AM Easily done, Extropian1. >>Pink-eyed Uxigrabes don't exist? Prove it!<< Goog.....
» 29/09/2014 10:48:57 AM May I just correct a potential misapprehension, grateful. When you said earlier: >>.....
» 29/09/2014 10:22:03 AM For some people, Arjay, I'm sure he does. >>Dr Paul Craig Roberts ( ex -assistant s.....
» 26/09/2014 2:55:29 PM [OT: but he started it] Are you still on about that, Arjay? >>I think ISIS is jus.....
» 25/09/2014 3:37:37 PM I'll go along with that too, SteeleRedux. Saw Archie and Ruby at the Three Weeds, must ha.....
» 25/09/2014 1:33:43 PM Don't bother, Ludwig. >>Oh yes… poor old Pericles is waiting for me to respond.<.....
» 25/09/2014 1:26:03 PM The term "grumpy old man" springs to mind when reading this prolonged moan about.....
» 25/09/2014 1:14:43 PM A neat piece of doublethink, grateful. >>Pericles, here you have describe a process.....
» 24/09/2014 12:49:54 PM So you are still wittering on, Ludwig. More fool you, really, as you seem insistent upon.....
» 23/09/2014 3:13:45 PM I assume that you have your tongue firmly in your cheek, ConservativeHippie. >>Peri.....
» 23/09/2014 8:39:21 AM Surely the answer is embedded in your question, grateful. >>But have you thought be.....
» 21/09/2014 7:37:26 PM Not different at all, Bazz. >>Pericles, this is different. Previously they would ha.....
» 21/09/2014 7:17:31 PM There is a big difference, Nathan J, between belief and reality. >>I believe peace .....
» 21/09/2014 1:16:20 PM That's just reality raising its ugly head again, Bazz. >>That such an important pro.....
» 21/09/2014 12:56:09 PM Oh no, please no... "Wenn ich Bill of Rights höre, entsichere ich meinen Browning!&q.....
» 19/09/2014 5:34:56 PM Neatly put, Foxy. I sometimes wonder what sort of fear-ridden, fretful lives some people .....
» 19/09/2014 5:32:58 PM Me neither, Is Mise. >>"What will you be doing for the International Day of Pe.....
» 19/09/2014 4:32:35 PM There's a gaping hole in the middle of this little piece, where such rational concepts as .....
» 18/09/2014 7:59:01 AM It probably would have done. Mr King.. >>I can guarantee readers that a story that .....
» 15/09/2014 11:07:00 PM Colour me puzzled. >>The most the radical left could muster in an attempt to shut d.....
» 14/09/2014 11:16:53 AM Good point, Poirot. >>It appears, he's quite excited at any attention he can muster.....
» 14/09/2014 12:24:30 AM You can put it whichever way you choose, Ludwig. >>I put it to you that you cannot .....
» 13/09/2014 7:26:44 PM You are probably unaware of the existence of these companies or their advertisements, Jard.....
» 13/09/2014 3:51:25 PM Really, Ludwig? >>Me: very morally sound. You Pericles; rather dodgily moral at bes.....
» 13/09/2014 10:31:55 AM I find it somewhat concerning, Ludwig, that you can write... >>How did Harris touch.....
» 13/09/2014 10:24:01 AM That's hilarious, individual. It's definitely the funniest post this year >>This is.....
» 13/09/2014 1:47:09 AM One more thing. >>I wonder Pericles if you want to go there, given your demonstrati.....
» 13/09/2014 1:46:22 AM I sometimes wonder whether you remember what you have written here, Ludwig. >>One h.....
» 12/09/2014 1:04:09 PM You are still manufacturing controversy where there is none, Ludwig. >>Did they? Or.....
» 12/09/2014 12:31:49 PM So, let's have a closer look at the main points here. The argument uses the example of &q.....
» 11/09/2014 7:19:22 PM I was simply paraphrasing, individual. >>"what today's youth needs is a kick u.....
» 11/09/2014 4:24:10 PM If, Ludwig. >>If the ‘victim’ was a willing participant, then there WAS no victim!&.....
» 11/09/2014 4:09:31 PM I'd be more than happy to do exactly that, individual. >>You just don't get it so i.....
» 11/09/2014 12:54:45 PM No need, Ludwig. >>Pericles, I’m still not getting it. Do you want to debate this s.....
» 10/09/2014 11:37:08 AM Your talent for self-deception is seemingly boundless, Ludwig. >>Yeah yeah, yada ya.....
» 10/09/2014 9:32:10 AM You still don't get it, do you Ludwig. It is not about my being "trounced"- an.....
» 10/09/2014 8:56:52 AM Talking of admissions, Ludwig... >>...most people (except Ludwig) have a deep revul.....
» 9/09/2014 11:44:22 PM Talking of diversions, Constance... >>Pericles, So you are saying more that 84% of .....
» 9/09/2014 9:58:43 AM Oops. That was of course, post-Accord Northern Ireland. No poets, anywhere......
» 9/09/2014 9:56:30 AM An interesting request, Is Mise. >>Pericles, Care to comment on the success, or lac.....
» 8/09/2014 11:59:16 PM There's a reason for that, Constance. >>Just face it a lot of atheists are never go.....
» 8/09/2014 7:27:08 PM Not so, individual. >>what to do with them when you've got them and what happens to.....
» 8/09/2014 12:14:29 PM That sounds very Grumpy Old Man, individual. >>...people like you wouldn't want the.....
» 8/09/2014 11:35:19 AM Oh, but I think I do, Is Mise. >>Pericles, You don't get it do you? As the Christia.....
» 8/09/2014 8:23:50 AM This is getting very confusing, Is Mise. >>Trinitarianism may be but a political st.....
» 7/09/2014 6:55:09 PM That's your opinion, Is Mise, which is of course your absolute right to express. >>.....
» 6/09/2014 8:04:32 AM Nup. Just reality, runner. >>such blind ignorance Pericles. Or is it more deceit?&l.....
» 5/09/2014 6:54:38 PM I'd suggest they are very similar, Is Mise. >>Not at all similar, Cyclops, the divi.....
» 5/09/2014 6:29:30 PM Finding someone who agrees with you should be a worrying event, Ludwig, rather than reassu.....
» 5/09/2014 1:48:22 PM You can count me in, Ludwig. >>...if there is actually anyone here who is genuinely.....
» 5/09/2014 9:55:04 AM Silly me. >>Here we have OLO’s number 1 rule breaker, with many posts completely fa.....
» 5/09/2014 8:36:24 AM That's a very patronizing assertion, Rhosty. >>Your MUST DO list is just too big fo.....
» 5/09/2014 8:07:24 AM I see your humanitarian streak shining through again, Ludwig. >>Perhaps in the long.....
» 5/09/2014 12:57:40 AM My point. Exactly. >>Yes, Pericles, the religious divisions in Ireland are much mor.....
» 4/09/2014 6:18:35 PM Actually, that could explain your bilious one-eyed stance, Is Mise, more than somewhat. &.....
» 4/09/2014 12:53:20 PM Ever been to Ireland, Is Mise? >>No Protestants in the occupied part of Ireland was.....
» 4/09/2014 9:57:18 AM Of course you are, Constance. >>Tell me if I’m wrong, you are inferring that it is .....
» 4/09/2014 9:31:12 AM Interesting, that someone has gone to the trouble of trying to pass themselves off as Ludw.....
» 3/09/2014 12:24:53 PM All very good questions, AdrianD. Ludwig's "moral high ground" was asserted pre.....
» 3/09/2014 12:09:42 PM Maybe for you, runner. >>Pericles you must be blind to the fact that a religous war.....
» 3/09/2014 9:12:50 AM That's pretty rich, individual, when the thread is flooded with the usual suspects knee-je.....
» 2/09/2014 11:49:07 PM It is difficult to work out whether you are deliberately avoiding the point, Constance, or.....
» 2/09/2014 3:11:57 PM You clearly don't even read your own posts, individual. >>Pericles, What internet s.....
» 2/09/2014 1:29:51 PM Hey, individual, no need to start lashing about just because that internet snippet had mad.....
» 2/09/2014 1:00:39 PM Instead of asking us, Daffy Duck... >>I would suggest that those who doubt that the.....
» 2/09/2014 10:16:56 AM When the entire thrust of a piece on "unemployment" is contained in historic eco.....
» 2/09/2014 9:55:47 AM I think you may be reading too much into it, phanto. >>If we have heard all this be.....
» 2/09/2014 9:03:02 AM The first time I heard this piece of xenophobic garbage, it was attributed to Julia Gillar.....
» 1/09/2014 4:59:36 PM I would agree, Cossomby. Up to a point. >>If we removed all art works, music, books.....
» 1/09/2014 9:41:10 AM That's a really profound contribution, Constance. >>There goes Pericles again, gras.....
» 31/08/2014 9:49:37 AM Let me see if I understand you correctly, Ludwig. >>I am sure that the spread of vi.....
» 31/08/2014 8:57:49 AM I love the irony, ConservativeHippie. >>A government along the lines of the Nationa.....
» 30/08/2014 10:59:56 AM Perhaps you ought to try again, Ludwig. >>...no matter how clearly and repeatedly I.....
» 28/08/2014 11:31:59 PM It may dawn upon you one day, Ludwig - not today, perhaps not tomorrow, but some day - tha.....
» 28/08/2014 10:08:25 AM I think that was exactly my point, rehctub. >>a TT happens every single time money .....
» 27/08/2014 4:29:42 PM Thanks for the introduction to Touché Turtle, WmTrevor. A new acquaintance for me, I have .....
» 27/08/2014 4:08:00 PM I'm not convinced, rehctub... >>...by far the best method of restricting the cash e.....
» 27/08/2014 1:25:40 PM It is an interesting conundrum indeed, Paul1405. And it poses a dilemma for us all - what .....
» 27/08/2014 1:11:26 PM I'm right here, Arjay, thanks for asking. >>Where's Pericles who knows all?<<.....
» 27/08/2014 12:42:30 PM I can give you my answer, Ludwig. Not that you are listening, of course. >>Is this .....
» 26/08/2014 5:01:18 PM I'm not sure it has anything to do with scripts, Mr Nance. Anyone who is in a position th.....
» 26/08/2014 3:52:51 PM I despair of you, Ludwig. >>If Mrs A pays Mrs B, then she doesn’t have that money a.....
» 26/08/2014 3:27:48 PM I would consider that to be irrelevant to this discussion, Foyle. >>Most of the mos.....
» 26/08/2014 10:41:28 AM I agree, Taswegian. >>...a small nuclear power station in modules of say 45MW is mo.....
» 26/08/2014 10:32:57 AM An interesting and challenging concept: that it is quite possible that the government is n.....
» 22/08/2014 10:48:06 PM No-one is going to agree with that either, Ludwig. >>Like I said Is Mise - misdemea.....
» 22/08/2014 3:07:05 PM It is fiendishly difficult to take you at face value, Ludwig. >>...if we could just.....
» 21/08/2014 10:59:44 AM I see you are still maintaining a stubborn reticence on the key questions put to you, Ludw.....
» 20/08/2014 3:23:13 PM Not only, Jay 1 2 3, but also... >>When Ludwig loses the debate, he abuses those he.....
» 20/08/2014 10:39:06 AM Certainly, Is Mise. >>Was Clive right when he said that the Chinese shoot their own.....
» 19/08/2014 7:19:04 PM Clive Palmer’s contribution to Monday’s Q&A has sent the politariat into a spin. A conga-l.....
» 19/08/2014 6:52:29 PM It's early days onthebeach. >>It will be interesting to know how that works out for.....
» 19/08/2014 1:59:06 PM There are already a few options Suseonline. >>Just wondering SPQR and Pericles, if.....
» 19/08/2014 11:16:00 AM Agreed, SPQR. >>I suspect that in the not too distant future the whole idea of TV c.....
» 19/08/2014 11:07:36 AM Ok, Ludwig, since you insist. >>Six months imprisonment for simply squeezing a girl.....
» 19/08/2014 9:05:27 AM Put it this way, Ludwig. If you have changed your mind on the nature and severity of Rolf.....
» 19/08/2014 12:27:48 AM Your memory is letting you down again, Ludwig. >>I should have made it patently cle.....
» 14/08/2014 11:25:46 PM You are incorrigible, Ludwig. Your denial of reality would make Joseph Goebbels blush. &g.....
» 14/08/2014 4:16:57 PM Fear not, Mr King. According to some experts on this Forum, South Australia's slow GSP gr.....
» 12/08/2014 1:25:07 PM After all this time, Arjay, you still don't get it. >>Just a small turnover tax of .....
» 11/08/2014 12:05:59 PM The internet has a long memory, Ludwig. In this case, it doesn't need to be particularly l.....
» 9/08/2014 11:55:56 PM Oh dear, Ludwig. Oh dear. >>I consider people like this, who are simply incapable o.....
» 8/08/2014 5:13:13 PM Drivel. One can only wonder at the motivation to actually spend time on such half-baked no.....
» 8/08/2014 10:39:06 AM It is also worth noting that the present scandal involves heavy rorting of the 457 visa sy.....
» 8/08/2014 10:27:11 AM It is certainly interesting to watch the posturing of our politicians on the "world s.....
» 8/08/2014 10:12:08 AM Same old same old, JP/Graham Preston. >>You are correct in pointing out that there .....
» 8/08/2014 8:39:32 AM It is fascinating that the instant response from the class warriors here is "it was t.....
» 7/08/2014 3:02:41 PM BLACK KNIGHT: None shall pass. ARTHUR: What? BLACK KNIGHT: None shall pass. ARTHUR: I h.....
» 6/08/2014 4:01:50 PM That's a howler, Ludwig. >>Their intolerance of what really are quite gentle and re.....
» 5/08/2014 1:19:30 PM But that was just speechifying, Everard. "Some 150 years ago, Abraham Lincoln said m.....
» 4/08/2014 10:18:00 PM Absolutely right, Ludwig. >>Don’t ALL general threads, or at least the majority, st.....
» 4/08/2014 5:14:21 PM I'm not sure of the grammar here, runner. >>Oh Pericles I can tell you after 30 yea.....
» 4/08/2014 3:28:43 PM I was wondering if she was going to make an appearance at some point in this discussion, r.....
» 4/08/2014 12:44:01 PM Interesting point, Ludwig. >>And again I express my amazement at the incredible dif.....
» 4/08/2014 12:27:59 PM Correct, runner. >>Oh dear Andee at least get your facts right. It was actually Pau.....
» 3/08/2014 1:57:35 PM You will never learn, will you Ludwig. >>Isn’t it fascinating how all of this stuff.....
» 2/08/2014 10:49:26 AM You still don't get it, do you Ludwig. >>So, what about count 2? Six months prison .....
» 1/08/2014 9:46:51 AM That's your problem Ludwig, right there... >>I don’t see my position so much as def.....
» 31/07/2014 1:58:23 PM Exactly my point. >>The fact is many Australians have a desire to have a high speed.....
» 31/07/2014 12:23:41 PM Ah, the dreamers. Where would we be without them. The fundamental contradiction inherent .....
» 31/07/2014 12:22:17 AM You can believe whatever you wish, Ludwig. >>Apparently there is nothing there that.....
» 30/07/2014 10:00:00 AM You are still missing the key point, Arjay. >>$596 trillion is still 8 times the GD.....
» 30/07/2014 9:41:18 AM One can only ask, why should they feel this way, Ludwig. >>Some of those to whom I .....
» 29/07/2014 11:03:12 PM You keep missing the point, Arjay. >>This represents $285,000 for every person on t.....
» 29/07/2014 10:46:23 PM We all have our opinions on this, Ludwig. >>Pericles, if ever you feel like contrib.....
» 29/07/2014 2:56:41 PM Sure, if you like. >>In other words it is gambling. They bet against their own stoc.....
» 29/07/2014 2:35:51 PM Hey Ludwig, I give you a chance to defend yourself, and what do I get? >>Go suck an.....
» 29/07/2014 2:30:27 PM I'm with you there, Bazz >>I feel pretty sure Putin was not aware for quite some ti.....
» 29/07/2014 12:25:53 PM Friendly advice, Ludwig. When at the bottom of deep hole, stop digging. Your credibility.....
» 29/07/2014 12:12:57 PM Disappointed, George? >>Pericles, Sorry to disappoint you, but on this I agree almo.....
» 28/07/2014 3:10:28 PM You are lacking some credibility on this, Ludwig. >>What a silly post, from one who.....
» 28/07/2014 2:47:22 PM I'll try, Arjay. Although history tells me that it will be a waste of time. >>Tell .....
» 28/07/2014 2:12:50 PM Last time I looked, buying a house was a choice made by individuals, for their own reasons.....
» 28/07/2014 1:40:09 PM Oh, right. We are talking about this guy, are we not? "Russia has responded angrily .....
» 28/07/2014 8:37:14 AM Still driving the fact-free highway I see, Arjay. >>Your invective and ad hominem s.....
» 27/07/2014 6:15:46 PM Fortunately that is unlikely to be a problem, Jay123. >>Imagine what it would be li.....
» 27/07/2014 5:58:19 PM Arjay, it's good to see that your enthusiasm for all things anti-American continues unabat.....
» 26/07/2014 3:42:57 PM So be it, Ludwig. >>If you leave this thread at this point, I will take it I am cut.....
» 26/07/2014 10:49:09 AM No, Ludwig. >>So…. maybe you can see my point – that not all GDP is equal<< .....
» 25/07/2014 4:12:57 PM We are still working with facts here, right Ludwig? >>Using similar reasoning then;.....
» 25/07/2014 12:59:20 PM You're welcome, Ludwig. >>You are willing to continue this conversation and to put .....
» 25/07/2014 11:08:29 AM Some more detail, Ludwig, in case you want to suggest that I am avoiding your questions. .....
» 25/07/2014 7:04:56 AM I need to remind you, Ludwig, of your earlier protestation: >>You know full well th.....
» 24/07/2014 1:24:30 PM Ok, let's try again >>Those bad little imports get subtracted from exports, but the.....
» 23/07/2014 8:14:29 AM For heaven's sake Ludwig. I am getting the strong view that you are arguing for the sake o.....
» 22/07/2014 2:52:43 PM Pericles: >>You will undoubtedly fail to understand the answer, in the same way that.....
» 21/07/2014 9:20:10 PM But why, Ludwig? >>So Pericles, we need you to tell us how this aspect of GDP works.....
» 12/07/2014 12:55:03 AM Ok, I give up. Stay ignorant......
» 11/07/2014 6:48:26 PM Personally, I find the people who had to sit in Southwark Crown Court for six weeks, who h.....
» 11/07/2014 6:38:16 PM I can understand some people being nervous about population increase. But it's usually bec.....
» 11/07/2014 12:59:42 PM Be assured, Ms Garrett, it isn't just your hobby-horse that goes missing from the "ne.....
» 10/07/2014 11:18:39 PM At least you appear to have stopped associating GDP with all sorts of irrelevancies, Ludwi.....
» 9/07/2014 4:07:03 PM And Ludwig, for someone who insists that they "rooly, rooly do" understand GDP, .....
» 9/07/2014 4:06:17 PM I'm not sure we are making much progress on this, Ludwig. You seem unable to place the sim.....
» 9/07/2014 3:23:15 PM I'm guessing Mr Elliott is a consultant. Hundreds of words, lots of concerns raised, a few.....
» 8/07/2014 11:10:00 PM You really cannot see it, can you Ludwig. Every time you tap on your keyboard, you demonst.....
» 8/07/2014 5:49:12 PM Yep, saw that, Ludwig. >>Pericles, you might want to look at the article by Allison.....
» 8/07/2014 9:34:22 AM Have a look at the basic business model, and you will find some clues as to why child care.....
» 8/07/2014 9:16:25 AM Ok, maybe that was a little too dismissive Ludwig. But it was late. >>Can you just .....
» 7/07/2014 11:20:04 PM Let's save us some time on this, Ludwig. >>Can you just tell me exactly, succinctly.....
» 7/07/2014 7:39:36 PM Errrr... what, runner? >>Your abilty to twist and distort is amazing Pericles<&l.....
» 7/07/2014 4:28:01 PM This is fascinating. A classic example of trolling. After all, no-one in real life could.....
» 7/07/2014 2:46:12 PM (OT) You are kidding, runner. >>As no fan of the Catholic church I see no evidence .....
» 7/07/2014 11:38:10 AM But I am, Ludwig. >>If you are not willing to talk about sustainability in relation.....
» 7/07/2014 10:52:18 AM An interesting case for the defence of a serial sex offender, who exploited his fame and &.....
» 6/07/2014 6:42:26 PM I don't think you are wrong at all, FENZINK. >>Am I wrong in thinking that jobs are.....
» 6/07/2014 6:15:31 PM If this is the best you can do as a critique of Adam Smith, you really need to try a lot h.....
» 6/07/2014 5:56:47 PM Nice try, Ludwig. >>You and I are on the beach, having a chat about GDP and sustain.....
» 6/07/2014 8:13:15 AM Correction, Ludwig. >>I said that I was willing to look at the stuff you want me to.....
» 4/07/2014 11:57:43 PM You must be looking at the big print edition, one under god. >>...the hard test of .....
» 4/07/2014 10:35:28 PM Enough is enough, Ludwig. >>My points are directly relevant to this discussion wher.....
» 4/07/2014 4:43:45 PM My thoughts exactly, Rhrosty. >>You can't defend yourself against the local bully, .....
» 4/07/2014 12:25:06 PM That's a very valid observation, Ludwig. >>What’s the point in trying to educate me.....
» 4/07/2014 12:12:20 PM I think you have this absolutely right, Ludwig. >>I think Rolf has been caught up i.....
» 4/07/2014 11:57:17 AM Let me see if I have this right. People who use Facebook do so under the terms and condit.....
» 3/07/2014 4:58:38 PM That Carney was sacked was purely a marketing decision. The future of the professional ga.....
» 3/07/2014 4:14:00 PM Amazing. A simple, sordid tale of a pathetic dirty old man, having exploited his cheesy a.....
» 3/07/2014 3:29:50 PM That was not a personal observation, Ludwig. >>That’s not nice, Pericles<< I.....
» 1/07/2014 2:24:18 PM Not really, boxgum. >>Pericles, by my reading of you in your words, you are represe.....
» 1/07/2014 11:39:34 AM Nice try to wriggle out of it, runner. Not very convincing though. >>No Pericles ju.....
» 1/07/2014 11:19:50 AM You are becoming - metaphorically speaking, of course - like dog dirt on the shoe, Ludwig......
» 1/07/2014 10:52:30 AM That's a very revealing remark, runner. >>r u talking about porn Pericles. That see.....
» 30/06/2014 3:49:38 PM On the other hand, Mr Sellick, perhaps not. >>Perhaps Christian art is a way into a.....
» 27/06/2014 9:52:02 AM You say that you do, Ludwig. >>Hey, I do indeed understand the REALITY of GDP.<&.....
» 27/06/2014 9:28:11 AM Any set of rules is going to be exploited, one under god. That's because we are human bein.....
» 26/06/2014 10:33:36 AM And this is just willful obstinacy: >>Hey, you have admitted that all this sort of .....
» 26/06/2014 10:24:45 AM So, let's clarify a couple of things, Ludwig. >>But you do really see the connectio.....
» 25/06/2014 2:11:35 PM I was being polite, Ludwig. >>Come on Pericles, you’ve got to get your head around .....
» 25/06/2014 10:51:22 AM I'd take an educated guess... >>...the cost of supporting an asylum seeker in the c.....
» 25/06/2014 10:45:35 AM That's just vanity, Ludwig. >>Yes we have. Me and every other sensible and logical-.....
» 24/06/2014 9:55:35 AM You really still don't get it Ludwig, do you. >>So then, we have established that t.....
» 23/06/2014 7:32:46 PM That's one of your best, Dan S de Merengue: >>If he was standing in my presence, th.....
» 22/06/2014 10:52:54 PM Oh, Ludwig. It is really very, very simple. >>Ok, so you are completely playing dow.....
» 22/06/2014 11:21:44 AM Lecturing me on consistency is a tad cheeky, Ludwig. >>I consider this predictive a.....
» 21/06/2014 6:06:49 PM I disagree, Ludwig. >>I’m trying to broaden the discussion, in my great quest to un.....
» 20/06/2014 9:07:43 AM That's just a little cheeky, Dan S de Merengue. 1. You propose that there is no mathemati.....
» 20/06/2014 12:08:41 AM Hardly, Ludwig. >>I hope you can see what I mean.<< You keep changing the pl.....
» 19/06/2014 11:46:27 PM But that's the point, Dan S de Merengue, is it not? >>The maths used here for popul.....
» 19/06/2014 9:33:35 AM You are clutching at straws, Ludwig. >>So are you now saying GDP and productivity a.....
» 18/06/2014 4:19:18 PM Well, yes and no, snake. >>As I have pointed out Gold is a store of value.<< .....
» 18/06/2014 9:59:52 AM Well, duh. <<I can see no reason why at least a modest growth in GDP could not be m.....
» 17/06/2014 5:53:53 PM I think you may have ever-so-slightly missed the point I was making, Dan S de Merengue. &.....
» 17/06/2014 1:16:58 PM Round and round we go again, Ludwig. >>A bit of revision of GDP: It includes econom.....
» 17/06/2014 12:33:10 PM But it does, Dan S de Merengue >>Pericles, The problem of population growth is a re.....
» 16/06/2014 11:48:47 PM Blimey Ludwig, you do have a knack of picking the example that proves exactly the opposite.....
» 16/06/2014 11:37:30 PM I am sure that you are absolutely right, imajulianutter. >>There is no racism in my.....
» 16/06/2014 10:51:35 AM It's actually quite simple, Ludwig. >>First observation: You ignored my challenge t.....
» 16/06/2014 10:29:42 AM The US Union Jack is the part of their national flag with the stars in it. The stars repre.....
» 16/06/2014 10:17:25 AM And your assumption, Dan S de Merengue, is that you apply a single multiplication factor t.....
» 15/06/2014 12:58:06 PM The underlying problem of your assessment, Ludwig, is that you cannot see the bigger pictu.....
» 15/06/2014 10:16:46 AM Dan S de Merengue, you use the word "evidence" here quite loosely, I feel. >.....
» 14/06/2014 3:12:36 PM There is a reason for this, Foyle. >>How many wage plugs in Australia know that any.....
» 14/06/2014 3:03:15 PM But... >>It is rare in my culture to suspect others motives or to sssign to them th.....
» 14/06/2014 2:50:37 PM Same old, same old, Ludwig. >>Bottom line – what GDP has been telling us for many y.....
» 14/06/2014 1:08:34 PM There's still a contradiction here, imajulianutter. >>It is my belief the land we a.....
» 13/06/2014 7:49:48 AM But Ludwig, as convincing as your opinion may be to you, it is still only your opinion. &.....
» 13/06/2014 7:17:12 AM That's very confusing, imajulianutter. >>My money is on a tendency to think our lan.....
» 12/06/2014 4:55:44 PM Love yer work, Shadow Minister. I hope you are man enough to admit that the Labor Party i.....
» 12/06/2014 4:47:06 PM Bazz, you are right that the banks' policy poses a problem, but wrong to suggest that this.....
» 12/06/2014 4:33:08 PM More wrong information, Arjay. >>HSBC in Great Britain wants reasons from depositor.....
» 12/06/2014 4:15:26 PM That's an interesting perspective, imajulianutter. >>[Writers festival] forums are .....
» 12/06/2014 2:33:09 PM Gee, Ludwig, you have just taken the concept of verballing to an entirely new level. >.....
» 11/06/2014 10:01:52 PM Neat sidestep, Ludwig. But utterly unconvincing. Just for the record, can we agree that a.....
» 11/06/2014 9:44:43 AM An interesting article, deserving discussion. Not sure where to start, though, it contains.....
» 10/06/2014 10:32:09 PM I am starting to think that you are arguing simply to save face, Ludwig. >>You know.....
» 10/06/2014 8:48:18 AM Then I suggest you stick with it, Ludwig. >>I did do something that I am very good .....
» 10/06/2014 8:29:47 AM I can agree with that, Killarney. >>I'd say it's BOTH our problem AND the governmen.....
» 9/06/2014 2:23:37 PM You cannot be serious, Ludwig. >>So I can only assume that… at long last… after put.....
» 6/06/2014 5:43:11 PM As so often happens, proponents of a Declaration of Human Rights overlook the simplest rea.....
» 6/06/2014 10:52:19 AM Oh, by the way Ludwig, in case you hadn't already worked it out, when I said... >>….....
» 6/06/2014 10:48:09 AM You really are searching desperately for a defence, aren't you, Ludwig. It seems as though.....
» 5/06/2014 11:21:49 PM It's ok Nhoj. >>Yet again more personal abuse from Ludwig towards Pericles<< .....
» 5/06/2014 5:03:50 PM Of course you did, Bronte. >>I paid taxes every day I worked<< We all did. .....
» 5/06/2014 11:03:34 AM You do persist in grabbing the wrong end of the stick, Ludwig. And, not content with tha.....
» 5/06/2014 9:40:57 AM This is the most troubling aspect of the article for me... "What policies should gov.....
» 4/06/2014 12:02:11 PM Oh, I nearly forgot, Ludwig. You asked: >>What’s the point in talking about per-ca.....
» 4/06/2014 11:58:05 AM I sometimes wonder whether you actually read stuff before jumping on your high horse and c.....
» 4/06/2014 8:37:07 AM Here we go again. "Black is white" Ludwig strikes again. >>But it is not .....
» 3/06/2014 6:18:59 PM Neatly summarized, Rhian. >>A declining community wanting better amenities than its.....
» 3/06/2014 5:53:21 PM But they are not my measurements, Divergence. >>Nature doesn't do per capita, Peri.....
» 3/06/2014 1:17:52 PM An interesting angle on the issue. I am not convinced that my personal ecological footpri.....
» 30/05/2014 5:04:21 PM Perhaps this offering from one under god will help you understand, Ludwig. >>20 per.....
» 30/05/2014 11:02:46 AM Only in your imagination, Ludwig. >>If our GDP declined by 10% while population gro.....
» 29/05/2014 9:52:36 AM This is right up there with your best efforts, Ludwig, congratulations. >>Haaa haha.....
» 28/05/2014 1:19:07 PM Not sure about that, Ludwig. >>Pericles, there is an amazing contrast between your .....
» 27/05/2014 2:56:43 PM My goodness, Ludwig. With all the pressure, you seem to be losing your grip on the English.....
» 27/05/2014 9:56:51 AM Not the most felicitous of similes, Suseonline. Not in Sydney, at least... >>That w.....
» 27/05/2014 9:49:44 AM All very good questions, Saltpetre. >>So, I am assuming that overall GDP is compile.....
» 27/05/2014 9:36:13 AM Interesting that you chose not to answer the question, Ludwig. Most illuminating, in fact......
» 26/05/2014 11:27:51 AM I can imagine how you feel, o sung wu. My own car is now 25 years old, and when I see the.....
» 26/05/2014 11:10:59 AM Not a particularly useful contribution, Ludwig. >>Haaahahahaaa!<< It appears.....
» 26/05/2014 8:04:19 AM Let's try this once more, shall we Ludwig. >>But guess what. It is taken as a prime.....
» 25/05/2014 6:53:53 PM You really should do some homework on this Ludwig. I have given you plenty of references t.....
» 23/05/2014 11:19:20 PM Not really, Ludwig. >>Run….. RUN…. That tiger’s gunna catch you. Coz I can run fast.....
» 23/05/2014 10:33:28 PM Now then, Ludwig. This is not the time to start verballing. >>I am amazed at the en.....
» 23/05/2014 5:40:15 PM Absolutely, WmTrevor. >>But, as you know Pericles, it was the Greeks who realised P.....
» 23/05/2014 3:39:09 PM Oh, about that freeway. >>And what is a finished good? If a new freeway takes three.....
» 23/05/2014 3:17:23 PM Thanks for the chuckle, Ludwig. >>Ahh Pericles, by all indications I have a much be.....
» 23/05/2014 12:58:00 PM Not convinced, Producer. >>Tax on winnings is practiced in other jurisdictions; we .....
» 23/05/2014 12:33:25 PM It looks very much as if Family First are doing the Victorian Liberals an enormous favour .....
» 23/05/2014 8:38:49 AM Not exactly, Ludwig. >>You feel sad for me because I don’t get a regular dose of HT.....
» 23/05/2014 8:31:33 AM No problem, Ludwig. >>I think most people who have given this subject a bit of thou.....
» 22/05/2014 7:59:52 PM The problem that all gamblers have is that they are innumerate. They cannot see that the.....
» 22/05/2014 7:52:13 PM I call it as I see it, Ludwig. Sorry if that doesn't meet with your approval. >>My .....
» 22/05/2014 3:55:19 PM A brave bid for mixed metaphor of the year, Saltpetre. >>Ah, Pericles, methinks the.....
» 22/05/2014 12:24:52 PM Actually, yes, Ludwig. >>So, do you really think that we are substantially better o.....
» 21/05/2014 3:21:04 PM Suddenly, I feel very sad for you, Ludwig. >>I’d rather be a single, free, non-HTis.....
» 21/05/2014 3:11:52 PM Your what, Ludwig? >>What about my ‘proof in the pudding’ comments?<< Your n.....
» 21/05/2014 2:23:13 PM It's unfortunate - for wendy4senate, at least - that the internet is so efficient in expos.....
» 20/05/2014 11:01:43 PM Yeah, right. >>Please, just sit back for a moment…. and ponder just how deeply flaw.....
» 20/05/2014 3:29:16 PM Jeez, I must have the patience of a saint. >>You’ve got to admit that my interpreta.....
» 20/05/2014 2:05:48 PM So as far as you are concerned Ludwig, words mean anything you choose them to mean. >&.....
» 20/05/2014 8:06:36 AM Not at all, Ludwig. >>Added to…. Included in… Same difference!!<< Here are t.....
» 19/05/2014 3:20:10 PM Nope. Wrong. >>It isn't added. It is included.>> freaking same same<< .....
» 19/05/2014 8:01:50 AM You still don't get it, do you Ludwig. >>The economic activity that results from th.....
» 17/05/2014 7:08:29 PM I suspect you are right to be, snake. >>I am very pessimistic about the world finan.....
» 16/05/2014 2:26:29 PM All the talk of double dissolution is beginning to show the Abbott budget less as an actua.....
» 15/05/2014 6:56:48 PM You want the answer to life the universe and everything in 350 words, Dick? >>And a.....
» 15/05/2014 2:46:07 PM Interesting observation Foxy. >>The Commission of Audit Report released recently pa.....
» 15/05/2014 2:17:04 PM What is nit-picking to you, Dick, to others is simply being accurate. >>It's a deta.....
» 15/05/2014 11:05:11 AM If you insist, Ludwig. Anything for a quiet life. >>My point economic activity is n.....
» 15/05/2014 10:34:56 AM Amazing. There are people who still believe that politicians are honest, and that they do.....
» 15/05/2014 10:10:59 AM Well, y'know Killarney, the world changes. >>It's attitudes like this that really d.....
» 15/05/2014 9:49:35 AM Sorry, Dick. It's here, in black and white, and complete with your signature. >>I s.....
» 14/05/2014 11:26:47 PM What? >>A country that forces people to keep working after the age of 65, when they.....
» 14/05/2014 11:21:01 PM I think you missed the point, Ludwig. >>Apparently when you said << Nuff said.....
» 14/05/2014 3:26:49 PM Reinventing history again, I see Ludwig. >>I put to you a very discrete point in my.....
» 14/05/2014 3:07:20 PM Pure invention, Dick. Or imagination, one or the other. But patently not factual. >>.....
» 13/05/2014 10:57:58 PM That explains everything, Ludwig. >>I’m a huge Andy Williams fan.<< 'Nuff sa.....
» 13/05/2014 10:52:43 PM Nice and vague, Dick. >>Deregulation commenced late 70's or early 80's<< Wha.....
» 13/05/2014 7:19:12 PM Oh, really, Dick Dastardly? >>Prior to self regulation, we had tight regulation, an.....
» 13/05/2014 11:18:52 AM Only in the strange, convoluted logic of your own mind, Ludwig. >>Sorry Squirmicles.....
» 13/05/2014 12:55:06 AM There's no point in trying to pretend you know what you are talking about, Ludwig. You los.....
» 12/05/2014 2:37:41 PM Absolutely, Paul1405. >>Pericles, you could say that about strawberry production if.....
» 12/05/2014 11:58:39 AM But apart from that... >>Pericles, As I said per above - countries like Africa have.....
» 12/05/2014 11:32:21 AM Actually, the song "Turn, Turn, Turn" was written in the 1950s by Pete Seeger, p.....
» 12/05/2014 11:11:55 AM That's an interesting angle that hadn't occurred to me before, Paul1405. >>When I d.....
» 12/05/2014 11:04:11 AM Still squirming I see, Ludwig. >>Where have I stated that the definition of GDP onl.....
» 12/05/2014 10:49:24 AM An important topic, exactly the sort of issue on which we should spend time airing our vie.....
» 12/05/2014 10:43:36 AM Perhaps there is a short cut here. "There is a strong tendency for financial adviser.....
» 11/05/2014 10:38:34 PM The only possible conclusion, Ludwig, is that you haven't the faintest idea what you are s.....
» 11/05/2014 5:47:01 PM There's something that we can agree on, Divergence. >>This just means that even GDP.....
» 11/05/2014 9:09:54 AM You might as well admit it, Ludwig, Saltpetre has it in a nutshell... >>The input h.....
» 11/05/2014 1:19:33 AM I think you're missing the point, Yuyutsu. >>So some women want to be mothers, othe.....
» 10/05/2014 6:38:28 PM More obfuscation, Ludwig. Playing silly games like this doesn't change matters one iota: .....
» 10/05/2014 12:51:47 AM Round and round we go, Ludwig. >>So why then does economic activity that is spurred.....
» 9/05/2014 5:58:20 PM Nice attempt at a twist, Yuyutsu. >>Show me anyone who has elected to "go out .....
» 9/05/2014 11:29:49 AM On the contrary. They are quite straightforward, unambiguous words, Ludwig. >>You’r.....
» 9/05/2014 11:07:25 AM More than anything else, the most aggravating aspect of this article to me is the unremitt.....
» 9/05/2014 9:20:54 AM Oh dear. >>Organic food should be compulsory<< Yet another someone who think.....
» 8/05/2014 11:14:34 PM Facts are only facts Ludwig. Nothing more, nothing less. Measuring "good" GDP an.....
» 8/05/2014 10:50:29 PM That's confusing matters even more, Saltpetre. I was merely suggesting that the opening q.....
» 7/05/2014 10:51:10 AM To bring this back on-topic, just for a moment, the question raised is "Is it better .....
» 7/05/2014 10:30:23 AM I thought we had cleared this one up, Ludwig, ages ago. >>Nhoj, please take a good .....
» 7/05/2014 8:11:42 AM Nice piece, Ms Pringle. A neat exposé on the cant and hypocrisy that passes for political.....
» 6/05/2014 6:51:23 PM Relax, people. This is one of those spoof articles, consisting principally of of made-up .....
» 5/05/2014 7:48:37 AM That's stretching it just a little, onthebeach. >>It has never been and should not .....
» 4/05/2014 10:51:57 PM I think they may just be targetting you, BAYGON. >>Until today I was sent this link.....
» 3/05/2014 2:45:51 PM Oh Arjay. Are you still beating on this tired old drum? >>The Wonderful Wizard of O.....
» 3/05/2014 2:16:25 PM Not only the UK, it would appear, Killarney. >>In the UK almost one in 60 people ar.....
» 28/04/2014 4:59:33 PM Pretty much all my driving is in city traffic. Cyclists are everywhere, and the majority.....
» 28/04/2014 4:16:11 PM Classic, Arjay. >>How big a shelter would central bankers build with unlimited mone.....
» 27/04/2014 6:46:10 PM Even for you, this is a bit of a stretch, Arjay. >>Our elites have miles of undergr.....
» 26/04/2014 3:54:34 PM If only that were so, david f >>The representatives of the small parties can only h.....
» 25/04/2014 8:03:54 PM You are missing the point, davidf. >>Compromise is necessary for the workings of de.....
» 25/04/2014 7:57:23 PM Who sez, rehctub? >>Pericles, not even close, as most aged pensioners have worked a.....
» 25/04/2014 8:21:10 AM What puzzles me is why there is such a concept of "retirement age" in the first .....
» 23/04/2014 7:41:19 AM It is impossible for anyone to discuss this sensibly, George, if you can pick and choose y.....
» 23/04/2014 7:21:54 AM I'm not convinced you can describe compromise as an acceptable aspect of democracy, Dan S .....
» 22/04/2014 11:04:10 PM It's possibly because it is past my bedtime, George. But I have read and re-read this a d.....
» 22/04/2014 10:39:00 PM Ummmm.... actually, that should have read actually........
» 22/04/2014 10:37:16 PM Actualy, I don't, Divergence. >>Why do you criticise the minor parties and not the .....
» 22/04/2014 1:07:11 PM I don't disagree with the principle, Dan S de Merengue. Just the outcome. >>If you’.....
» 22/04/2014 12:56:13 PM It seems that it is a prerequisite for modern Christians to misunderstand, and hence misre.....
» 21/04/2014 12:27:56 PM Are you sure about your baseline numbers, rehctub? >>I work on a sale of $15 for ea.....
» 21/04/2014 11:58:24 AM Altogether a near-perfect analysis of how completely dysfunctional our Senate has become, .....
» 21/04/2014 11:39:52 AM Such totally muddled thinking is standard fare for Christians these days. But this piece s.....
» 15/04/2014 9:52:22 PM Yep......
» 15/04/2014 6:51:43 PM An interesting bit of public lobbying, from "a Christian, pro-life, pro-family Austra.....
» 15/04/2014 12:34:05 PM I can't see the problem here. >>With several businesses choosing not to trade over .....
» 15/04/2014 12:19:10 PM Incidentally, Divergence... >>So far as the Traveston dam is concerned, Pharyngula,.....
» 15/04/2014 12:13:42 PM That's an awful lot of exclamation marks, Ludwig, just to have a "play the man, not t.....
» 14/04/2014 1:02:04 PM Ok, Divergence, I'll bite. >>Pharyngula, one of the main biology blogs, got up a pe.....
» 14/04/2014 10:28:37 AM Not at all, Ludwig. >>So what are you saying? – that everyone who opposes new dams .....
» 13/04/2014 2:46:52 PM Not so sure about that, Divergence. >>The Greens would never be able to block more .....
» 12/04/2014 6:17:19 PM Fair point, Bronte. >>It would be pleasant - and a refreshing change - if some of t.....
» 11/04/2014 5:15:35 PM And this is very tricky territory, by the way, Divergence. >>Yes, a rich coastal ci.....
» 11/04/2014 4:53:05 PM Thanks for that reference, Divergence. One of the sentences that Ludwig should take to he.....
» 11/04/2014 5:11:39 AM You seem determined to avoid seeing what is plainly obvious, Ludwig. >>the correlat.....
» 10/04/2014 7:00:31 PM Hey, go easy with the insults there, Ludwig. >>Wow Pericles, you’re an old greenie!.....
» 10/04/2014 6:43:30 PM I sense that you are still a little confused, Ludwig. >>GDP has nothing to do with .....
» 9/04/2014 11:23:04 AM As a regular user of the gardens (not a "visitor", since they are within walking.....
» 9/04/2014 11:08:31 AM True enough, Ludwig. >>I thought we might be getting near agreement, but alas, it a.....
» 8/04/2014 11:07:34 PM That's the question, Ludwig. >>So, what is it that we actually don’t agree on?<&.....
» 8/04/2014 1:25:47 PM Oh please, Ludwig. >>We have agreement that negative things such as bushfires do in.....
» 7/04/2014 11:27:52 PM Not exactly, Ludwig. >>Well, I guess we’ve reached a total impasse on this particul.....
» 7/04/2014 5:10:11 PM There are two questions here, I believe. >>What are our responsibilities as human b.....
» 7/04/2014 1:26:56 PM Careful, Ms Francis. If you complain too loudly, they will stop your invitation, and you .....
» 7/04/2014 10:13:10 AM I have no axe to grind on the marijuana issue (as in, tried it a couple of times, not impr.....
» 6/04/2014 11:28:26 PM That doesn't mean that it is wrong, Ludwig. >>But I’ve got to say that your argumen.....
» 6/04/2014 7:54:29 AM Let's look more closely at this, Ludwig. >>It really is very simple: Bushfires etc .....
» 5/04/2014 4:13:18 PM I note that your "manifesto" regurgitates that old furphy, Ludwig... "Bush.....
» 4/04/2014 9:50:04 AM That would look great on a T-shirt, Ludwig. >>Relative intangibility does NOT equat.....
» 2/04/2014 9:22:08 PM Flabbergasted you may be, Ludwig. But you're still relying upon emotion and fairy-dust, ra.....
» 2/04/2014 3:15:40 PM As ever, more heat than light is generated by this forage around random statistics on &quo.....
» 2/04/2014 2:42:25 PM Ok, I give in, Ludwig. If nothing I have said makes any sense to you, there is little poin.....
» 1/04/2014 12:34:44 PM Sounds awful, Ludwig. >>If they lived in a wonderful place like I do, with a good b.....
» 1/04/2014 9:30:17 AM Incidentally, Ludwig... >> I’ve got no issue with all those poor sad misguided half.....
» 1/04/2014 9:27:13 AM That's not difficult Ludwig. >>Could you please clarify your position re: addressin.....
» 31/03/2014 1:02:10 PM There you go again. It's called verballing, Ludwig, a technique that originated with ".....
» 30/03/2014 4:47:43 PM Ducking and weaving again Ludwig. >>You know perfectly well what I’m complaining ab.....
» 29/03/2014 6:57:33 AM You are overlooking the fact that the teacher is marking the methodology, not the result. .....
» 29/03/2014 12:27:54 AM Ludwig, just standing there, waving your arms around and expostulating doesn't cut it. &g.....
» 28/03/2014 1:40:34 PM It is a pity that your article was couched in such balanced and inoffensive terms, Mr Leig.....
» 27/03/2014 11:48:57 PM Weak, Ludwig. C- at best. >>Regarding water, you conveniently didn’t mention the pl.....
» 27/03/2014 3:40:37 PM Absolutely agree. >>A Bill of Rights will not affect the way politicians behave. It.....
» 27/03/2014 11:28:34 AM So it would appear that you have no problem at all with the statement that I made about Sy.....
» 26/03/2014 10:51:30 PM OK, Ludwig, I'll bite. >>Tell me you are willing to respond. Then I’ll address each.....
» 26/03/2014 3:48:33 PM Don't be such a doom-monger, Ludwig. >>...we have massive problems with basic resou.....
» 26/03/2014 8:48:46 AM George, you know what happens to people when they mention the name of that Scottish play.......
» 25/03/2014 8:57:05 AM A Pilger article with an inbuilt Godwin. >>It was influenced by the same eugenics .....
» 25/03/2014 8:53:39 AM A pretty accurate summary of the disease, Mr Sellick. Although I cannot (of course) agree .....
» 24/03/2014 4:05:47 PM Have I touched a nerve, Jayb? >>You accuse me & anyone that disagrees with your vie.....
» 24/03/2014 12:37:54 PM Thanks for underlining my point, Jayb. Your responses so far have been pitch-perfect. >.....
» 24/03/2014 9:23:53 AM As I see it, the most revealing line in the entire article is this one: "If it taxed.....
» 24/03/2014 9:07:27 AM Welcome to Little Australia. The land of self-righteousness and blind introversion. Let's.....
» 22/03/2014 5:17:33 PM Good question, 579. >>Why is Arjay missing.<< He went off the radar, last se.....
» 20/03/2014 3:25:52 PM I'm afraid you might be on a hiding to nothing here, Ms Singh. Simply by writing such an a.....
» 19/03/2014 4:13:41 PM I think it is reasonable at this stage to take this issue out of the party-political arena.....
» 18/03/2014 10:47:50 PM Hey, I tried. “We'll be saying a big hello to all intelligent lifeforms everywhere and to.....
» 18/03/2014 3:18:17 PM Being a non-academic, I can only address these issues through the lens of a commercial ent.....
» 18/03/2014 2:27:05 PM Look, if we are going to have a conversation about GDP, it would probably be a good idea t.....
» 18/03/2014 7:03:27 AM It is really very, very simple, Ludwig. >>As JF Aus points out, increasing illness .....
» 18/03/2014 6:54:10 AM There can be no doubt that we assess evidence in an entirely different manner, Dan S de Me.....
» 17/03/2014 10:30:49 AM I think you are still missing the point, Ludwig. I shall try to explain myself better. &g.....
» 17/03/2014 10:15:32 AM That's exactly what fascinates me, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, We all believe we.....
» 16/03/2014 8:58:17 AM More like Canute than Zorg, I think, Shockadelic. >>Pericles, you sound like Zorg (.....
» 16/03/2014 8:36:06 AM I can "list evidence" if you would like me to, Dan S de Merengue, but I'm not su.....
» 15/03/2014 7:28:49 AM Actually, Dan S de Merengue, I am far more interested in your views. >>I don't know.....
» 14/03/2014 5:23:55 PM I think you may be misinterpreting the situation, Ludwig, just a little. >>GDP is m.....
» 14/03/2014 8:45:45 AM Even after all this time, Dan S de Merengue, it is still difficult to pin you down on the .....
» 13/03/2014 5:08:33 PM I'm sorry if you felt offended, Dan S de Merengue, but you misheard me... >>And fur.....
» 13/03/2014 3:40:23 PM You are joking, of course, Ludwig. >>Oow, sorry to embarrass you Pericles, old mate.....
» 12/03/2014 1:50:38 PM People, please. As often is the case, if you really want to find out what is happening, s.....
» 12/03/2014 1:31:13 PM Oh, Ludwig, Ludwig. What an embarrassing rant. >>‘Real’ GDP!! What an extraordinary.....
» 12/03/2014 10:50:50 AM Wel, ye-e-e-e-e-s, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, I understand that people only eve.....
» 12/03/2014 8:45:03 AM There speaks someone who has never started a business in Australia, clem gorman. >>.....
» 12/03/2014 8:14:26 AM Yes indeed, Rhosty, there is always a downside to being a realist. >>People just li.....
» 12/03/2014 6:12:19 AM Interesting delineation, Dan S de Merengue. >>So for these, do we pay homage to evo.....
» 11/03/2014 4:43:03 PM One tiny problem, Rhosty. >>My preferred system is the world's fastest, whisper qui.....
» 11/03/2014 11:34:21 AM Different measurement, George. >>Poor Pericles, for other humans this sharing is mu.....
» 11/03/2014 10:00:13 AM We are simply witnessing another round of the Murdoch bid to close down the ABC, to make m.....
» 11/03/2014 9:41:00 AM Understood. For some reason I thought there was subtle plug for creationism hidden in your.....
» 11/03/2014 9:27:45 AM Just the teensiest bit of special pleading here, methinks. Many of these are good suggest.....
» 10/03/2014 5:45:48 PM Wow. Turns out I was wrong. >>I seem to recall a warning notice that read "For.....
» 10/03/2014 10:09:51 AM No need to apologize, Dan S de Merengue. It's always good to see you here. >>Sorry .....
» 7/03/2014 5:28:12 PM You're talking to the wall, Mr Hamilton. >>'Bleeding hearts' see it as something th.....
» 7/03/2014 3:47:58 PM Hold on a moment, sonofgloin. What's this I see? >>If you can’t trade what you mak.....
» 6/03/2014 2:07:05 PM There is still one question I haven't seen you address yet, JMCC. Is it more or less expe.....
» 6/03/2014 1:37:35 PM Thank you, one under god, for the biggest chuckle I have had in a long while. >>The.....
» 6/03/2014 10:05:04 AM Now, don't go getting your knickers in a twist, JMCC. >>I will not comment on your .....
» 5/03/2014 12:26:04 PM You're welcome, sonofgloin. >>Thanks for your input Pericles. Thanks for your astut.....
» 4/03/2014 9:57:54 PM The toughest thing is to put the past into its proper context. >>We are simply not .....
» 4/03/2014 4:48:14 PM I thought the word "Coverup" meant that something was being, well, covered up. I.....
» 4/03/2014 10:31:37 AM 'Allo? Someone mention my stage name? >>Goodonya! Aussieboy. I wonder if your summa.....
» 3/03/2014 5:25:46 PM But surely, that is exactly as it should be rehctub? >>...when one can pay more for.....
» 3/03/2014 5:11:41 PM Oh, to have been a fly on the wall as the luvvies wrestled with what we might loosely call.....
» 3/03/2014 3:04:23 PM How about I rephrase this a little for you, rehctub. Instead of: >>the consumers q.....
» 3/03/2014 10:26:48 AM You are so right, Paul1405 >>One thing that the QANTAS issue personifies and Alan J.....
» 26/02/2014 1:30:02 PM I think you have proved one thing, Mr Ewins, for sure and certain. And that is, that And.....
» 26/02/2014 8:49:28 AM Oh please, tomw, don't get him started. >>I don't see how this is of much relevance.....
» 26/02/2014 8:44:21 AM Speculating on the future is fun, of course. It is a useful vehicle through which we can p.....
» 25/02/2014 2:31:34 PM It is not in the interests of this government to give you an answer to this question. They.....
» 25/02/2014 9:03:34 AM I frequently look at my smart phone - a Samsung Galaxy S4, since you ask - and wonder how .....
» 24/02/2014 1:56:45 PM It's not often that I am proven so right, so quickly, Tristan. >>But it would be so.....
» 24/02/2014 9:00:57 AM The saddest aspect of this - entirely unexceptionable - article, is that Mr Ewins actually.....
» 22/02/2014 6:36:06 PM How would they find out, George? >>I think most historians would not accept that th.....
» 22/02/2014 6:29:04 PM Faulty analogy, George. That is observation, not experience. >>"Whereas both y.....
» 21/02/2014 11:42:44 AM That's not at all where I was coming from, George. >>This might be true if by “jour.....
» 21/02/2014 11:30:55 AM Fair enough, George. >>...Einstein and others after him “portray gravitation (and t.....
» 20/02/2014 5:58:39 PM This is the part that makes no sense, Shockadelic >>But other people (the thousands.....
» 20/02/2014 5:43:44 PM Nonsense, Trav. >>Pericles, your analogy fails because it still smuggles in the ass.....
» 20/02/2014 5:15:51 PM I am as always in deep awe, George, at the way you manage to portray religion, as if it we.....
» 20/02/2014 9:50:22 AM Here we go again. Yet another round of fear-and-loathing. Based on what? "One examp.....
» 19/02/2014 9:25:23 PM You clearly missed the reference, SteeleRedux. >>...I had taken you at your word th.....
» 19/02/2014 9:15:38 PM Doesn't make much difference, Shockadelic. One industry, or all industry. >>Pericle.....
» 19/02/2014 12:42:47 PM Well, yes I have, Shockadelic. >>Have you heard anyone arguing we should make ".....
» 19/02/2014 12:18:57 PM Not sure that flexibility is necessarily the most desirable characteristic in this instanc.....
» 18/02/2014 8:58:34 PM Just to put the lid on this religious bias thing once and for all, here is the same scheme.....
» 18/02/2014 8:53:01 PM Possibly, Wm Trevor, but not necessarily. >>It could be a 'religious' thing for par.....
» 18/02/2014 6:19:09 PM I thought we had put that one to bed, SteeleRedux. >>“If the AWU was concerned with.....
» 18/02/2014 5:58:41 PM Well yes, I realized that SteeleRedux. >>With respect the matter I am referring to .....
» 18/02/2014 3:10:47 PM Relax, SteeleRedux. It's not a religion thing. Unless you deem sport to be a religious ac.....
» 18/02/2014 3:03:47 PM Well that's ok then, SteeleRedux. >>You will get no anti-globalisation rant from me.....
» 18/02/2014 9:30:27 AM Perhaps, Shockadelic. >>Because political policy today has nothing to do with pract.....
» 18/02/2014 9:13:20 AM Indeed, George. >>The Bible is about what God said, did, etc, no arguments for His .....
» 17/02/2014 1:54:26 PM There seems to be a bit of ducking and weaving going on here, George. Not that it really .....
» 17/02/2014 1:27:10 PM Well that's comforting at least, Yuyutsu. >>Once God is out, all daemons are in.<.....
» 17/02/2014 9:35:11 AM Oh dear. >>So, what can be done about neknomination? Some will argue that governmen.....
» 17/02/2014 9:19:39 AM Trav, I suspect you may be thinking yourself into a corner. >>Pericles, if we’re is.....
» 17/02/2014 9:02:37 AM Oddly, if I understand your last post correctly, I think we may actually be in agreement, .....
» 16/02/2014 1:51:18 PM I don't agree, Matthew S. >>It seems most have misunderstood the author's point.<.....
» 16/02/2014 1:35:01 PM I suspect you might be using Occam's Razor to split hairs, George. >>This is more e.....
» 14/02/2014 3:49:37 PM Well, yes, George. Sort of. >>You probably meant one of self-referential statements.....
» 14/02/2014 10:55:30 AM I'm not sure I understand why you would need to ask the question, Trav. >>A questio.....
» 12/02/2014 1:14:10 PM Don't agree, Trav. >>If you are making a claim then you need to show some support .....
» 12/02/2014 11:28:50 AM No need to be quite so petulant, Chris Lewis. >>oh yeah, I am somehow being selecti.....
» 12/02/2014 10:09:45 AM Neatly selective, Chris Lewis. >>Interestingly, 75% of debate on the Economist stat.....
» 11/02/2014 8:22:21 AM Exactly, Trav. >>...burden of proof simply means you're obliged to provide support .....
» 10/02/2014 9:57:15 PM >>This is my last post on general discussion. Absolute waste of time. Bye.<< .....
» 10/02/2014 9:54:52 PM I disagree, Trav >>If you say “There is no evidence for God” then you have a burden.....
» 10/02/2014 12:48:02 PM While there are undoubtedly some sad stories out there, articles like this don't help the .....
» 10/02/2014 9:44:35 AM NSW already employs unmarked police cars with plain clothes cops. The trick is to learn w.....
» 10/02/2014 9:34:53 AM A noble gesture, Hasbeen. But entirely pointless. >>I am hoping to get through to T.....
» 9/02/2014 3:31:09 PM Yes, grateful >>In the case of Mein Kampf, we are justified to infer its contents f.....
» 7/02/2014 5:07:44 PM Access, Tombee. And of course technology. >>But in 1964 was the music of 1914 still.....
» 7/02/2014 4:44:28 PM An interesting, if unoriginal, concept frankbr >>...we might have institutions like.....
» 6/02/2014 1:34:27 PM On the contrary, Mr Ewins, I am one hundred percent sure that the business can be made pro.....
» 6/02/2014 1:08:59 PM The question for me is who on earth considers such a pointless event to have any usefulnes.....
» 5/02/2014 2:27:08 PM Doesn't change the numbers much, Mr Ewins. >>Pericles argues that SPC-Ardmona canno.....
» 5/02/2014 10:28:25 AM I don't have a problem with the idea that SPC-Ardmona be run as a cooperative. I do belie.....
» 4/02/2014 1:13:55 PM I'm not sure that is the case, Bazz. >>I believe that the current growth decline is.....
» 4/02/2014 1:02:17 PM An interesting distinction, Dan S de Merengue. >>I don't really know what you mean .....
» 3/02/2014 6:33:44 PM That's more of a symptom than a definition, Bazz. >>To me globalisation means manuf.....
» 3/02/2014 10:13:30 AM Are we all talking about the same thing, I wonder. >>Globalisation is already endin.....
» 3/02/2014 10:02:28 AM A piece so insubstantial that it says nothing, means nothing. The trivialization of articl.....
» 3/02/2014 9:52:52 AM Thanks for entirely avoiding the point I was making, grateful. >>You support his ap.....
» 2/02/2014 2:53:29 PM I suspect you may be getting a little over-excited, grateful. >>Hi atheists, In my .....
» 31/01/2014 12:04:23 PM Very instructive, Wm Trevor. >>...ever since, infinity has been getting even bigger.....
» 30/01/2014 12:42:07 PM It's not so much a "realising a need" thing, Foyle, more of a straightforward ev.....
» 29/01/2014 12:03:15 AM Blimey, individual, you certainly are doing it tough. >>consult your health practit.....
» 28/01/2014 9:32:44 AM What can I say, individual... >>Don't make it more complicated than it already is. .....
» 27/01/2014 6:26:36 PM It doesn't work that way, Shadow Minister. >> 9% attrition rate (or higher for 2012.....
» 27/01/2014 3:54:47 PM It is just natural curiosity to wonder "why". But that doesn't mean there is an.....
» 27/01/2014 3:39:39 PM I didn't know that, Ludwig. >>Yes Is Mise, [motorists should tip off other drivers].....
» 27/01/2014 3:33:56 PM That is quite nonsensical, Shadow Minister. >>Either way the 5% was chosen simply t.....
» 27/01/2014 8:00:17 AM I think we're making progress here, Shadow Minister. >>Your figure of 300 000 polic.....
» 26/01/2014 5:06:10 PM You are still missing the entire point, Shadow Minister. The only question is whether you .....
» 26/01/2014 8:53:01 AM That's voodoo maths, Shadow Minister. >>Pericles, You can't be selective in your ma.....
» 26/01/2014 8:38:53 AM Curses! >>Sometimes I suspect that, for a laugh, Pericles takes on a paranoid perso.....
» 24/01/2014 3:01:55 PM Shadow Minister. >>If you had bothered to read my first post, I have never claimed .....
» 24/01/2014 11:42:02 AM Just to be clear, Shadow Minister. >>... means testing of this rebate has lead to a.....
» 24/01/2014 10:22:39 AM An interesting claim. >>"Argument", "excellent", "puberty&.....
» 23/01/2014 10:38:40 AM The terminology is clearly important here, Dan S de Merengue. As is context. >>Peri.....
» 22/01/2014 10:32:43 PM In think it might be time for me to be charitable, Dan S de Merengue. >>Genesis is .....
» 22/01/2014 12:50:48 PM That's a tad contradictory, ponde. >>If a House is heritage listed it is the owners.....
» 22/01/2014 10:56:16 AM Maybe it has nothing to do with religion, ponde. >>St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney it i.....
» 22/01/2014 10:36:59 AM Of course I do, Dan S de Merengue. >>Do you stand by your words?<< But, as y.....
» 22/01/2014 6:43:43 AM Oh, please, Dan S de Merengue. >>In just your last few posts aimed at me, you've ca.....
» 21/01/2014 11:53:54 AM For a short while this morning, my list of topics had the following as consecutive headlin.....
» 21/01/2014 11:49:57 AM I think we understood that, NathanJ. >>My main point was in reference to political .....
» 21/01/2014 8:22:38 AM An elegant retreat, Dan S de Merengue. >>Good day to you, Sir.<< As ever, I.....
» 20/01/2014 7:07:27 PM Yep, that's the elephant in the room that no-one really wants to address, Hasbeen. >&g.....
» 20/01/2014 6:46:12 PM That's just being grumpy, Dan S de Merengue. >>I have an issue with denigration and.....
» 20/01/2014 11:35:06 AM Spot on, pelican. >>I don't buy the costs to the community aspect. If judged on tha.....
» 20/01/2014 11:10:34 AM I'm with you on this, rache. >>So why should I have to pay to subsidise what is ess.....
» 20/01/2014 10:52:39 AM As one of the legion of ex-smokers, I feel very sorry for those who for whatever reason ar.....
» 20/01/2014 10:19:20 AM You can count me in the demographic that fails to understand why the Greens exist at all, .....
» 20/01/2014 10:02:57 AM Playing semantic games won't get fundamentalists off the hook, Dan S de Merengue. >>.....
» 17/01/2014 8:34:25 AM I hereby formally invoke Godwin's Law. >>I do not like to say this but it seems to .....
» 16/01/2014 3:03:31 PM I was aware of that, Tristan Ewins. >>The comment about "a huge drop in privat.....
» 15/01/2014 3:39:02 PM If you're interested, Pelican... >>Your post reminds me of Bitcoin which in effect.....
» 15/01/2014 3:17:10 PM Whoa there Tristan Ewins. We're going backwards... >>Firstly to begin with we can r.....
» 15/01/2014 3:01:00 PM Not necessarily the best plan any longer, Tristan Ewins. >>Were it up to me I would.....
» 15/01/2014 11:53:52 AM You still seem to be struggling with the topic a little, Tristan Ewins. >>It's true.....
» 15/01/2014 10:34:04 AM All good questions, NathanJ. >>What would occur however, if we were to move towards.....
» 15/01/2014 10:01:36 AM Such a fuss over an anachronistic ritual. I have a problem with the basic underlying con.....
» 14/01/2014 5:41:00 PM Thanks for that Tristan Ewins... >>So as far as I'm aware the means tests still app.....
» 14/01/2014 2:30:29 PM Leaving aside for a moment the $6 surcharge, Mr Ewins, which has its good points and its b.....
» 14/01/2014 1:03:50 PM Consider it the anger of betrayal, David G, if it will help. >>Periclueless, you ar.....
» 14/01/2014 7:36:50 AM How true, Peng. >>If Christianity were really abandoned, trashed, discredited, forg.....
» 14/01/2014 7:30:40 AM You are showing a distinctly Pilger-like devotion to reality, Killarney. >>Because.....
» 13/01/2014 6:34:15 PM Thanks for making sure you included the qualification, spindoc. >>“16. Motive Quest.....
» 13/01/2014 2:04:02 PM At the risk of trying to appear sane, what crime are these people committing? If a war we.....
» 13/01/2014 1:56:31 PM Forgive my ingrained cynicism, but this look s to me like a classic Daily Mail beat-up. T.....
» 13/01/2014 1:30:44 PM Well and good, Trav. But at the end you fell into the same bad habit that you observed in .....
» 13/01/2014 10:24:04 AM You are only right in theory, Gods Messenger. >>If you do your homework you will fi.....
» 13/01/2014 10:11:26 AM I think I may have become a little confused in the frenzy of "abstract thinking".....
» 13/01/2014 9:49:17 AM It's all beginning to sound like a final desperate cry for attention. His ever-growing li.....
» 12/01/2014 9:40:23 AM Ummmm, so who is that exactly, God's Messenger? >>One person in Australia can make .....
» 11/01/2014 6:41:40 AM Thanks for the insight into your literary accomplishments, Gods Messenger. Some friendly .....
» 10/01/2014 3:18:55 PM m.....
» 10/01/2014 3:18:22 PM Gotta love the blatancy of the Pilger process. >>Scientific studies report that up .....
» 10/01/2014 12:05:23 PM Oh, pooh-sticks Daffy Duck >>I get "attacked" by Pericles for quite right.....
» 9/01/2014 10:25:41 AM It seems to be a bit of theme of yours, runner... >>...actually Jon J it shows that.....
» 8/01/2014 10:17:19 PM Simple, Arjay. >>Why are the Royals so silent?<< De minimis non curat rex. .....
» 8/01/2014 10:48:27 AM Q.E.D. >>Attacking the beliefs themselves puts you in the same category as the reli.....
» 8/01/2014 10:13:24 AM While the facts are in themselves indisputable, I find much of the triumphalism in this ar.....
» 7/01/2014 4:20:17 PM At the risk of adding to the silliness. Bazz... >>Re the seriousness of adultery i.....
» 7/01/2014 9:12:21 AM Ok, I give in. Obviously, the subject matter (Australia as a neutral country) was after a.....
» 7/01/2014 7:16:32 AM Check your facts, Arjay. >>A woman leaves a note describing almost exactly how she .....
» 6/01/2014 3:40:13 PM It is fascinating how even a simple topic on a political matter - neutrality - gets hijack.....
» 6/01/2014 9:46:12 AM There's another great year of conspiracy-theory immersion in prospect for you Arjay, if yo.....
» 6/01/2014 9:09:54 AM Well, this has been fun. Again. For some reason, every so often Christians decide they n.....
» 30/12/2013 10:45:12 AM Fascinating, rehctub. Your underlying premise appears to be that nobody should be allowed.....
» 24/12/2013 2:43:28 PM That is certainly the theory, Rhian. >>But we can compete on products where competi.....
» 24/12/2013 2:29:24 PM When I think of my father, I overwhelmingly think of all the joys he missed out on by dyin.....
» 23/12/2013 5:05:12 PM C'mon everyone, lighten up. Every government rewards their cronies and stooges with mega-b.....
» 19/12/2013 4:02:01 PM Not so, Nick Pendergrast. >>Pericles – it seems your use of the term “fundamentalis.....
» 19/12/2013 6:22:41 AM There is nothing to be gained, I have discovered over the years, from arguing with fundmen.....
» 17/12/2013 10:22:08 AM It is indeed somewhat chilling to see such a badly written oeuvre from someone in receipt .....
» 16/12/2013 5:22:43 PM Intrepid forum-miners will discover that I predicted this, many moons ago. "Ben Rose.....
» 16/12/2013 12:35:10 PM Very clever, veritas. >>It looks as though Online Opinion, or at least the Forum, i.....
» 13/12/2013 10:44:53 PM Are you perhaps a manager at Qantas, individual? A middle manager, with an office and a PA.....
» 13/12/2013 10:37:18 PM I hardly call the identification of two egregious and glaring holes in your pamphlet ".....
» 13/12/2013 12:50:09 PM It's still a very poor business practice, Bazz. >>Pericles, I also experienced that.....
» 13/12/2013 8:26:58 AM That's hardly a convincing defence, Geoff Davies. >>It's a shame some of you people.....
» 13/12/2013 8:09:52 AM That's a bit simplistic, individual. >>Qantas service is as good as any airline's. .....
» 12/12/2013 10:48:38 PM Not quite, Geoff Davies. >>Grim, thanks for clarifying the role of housing in infla.....
» 12/12/2013 5:48:02 AM I must be missing something here, Beaucoupbob. >>Imagine the simplicity! If I have.....
» 12/12/2013 5:00:41 AM I took advantage of your offer, Mr Davies, and downloaded your "book" for free. .....
» 11/12/2013 9:19:14 AM Sadly, Beaucoupbob, it won't work the way you think it will. >>Consider a $10,000 d.....
» 11/12/2013 8:57:38 AM Whenever I see articles like this - and they are unfortunately plentiful - I know from the.....
» 8/12/2013 7:40:14 AM A little OT, but is it just me who can't access the article linked in the OP? Either a) s.....
» 6/12/2013 4:40:40 PM Misrepresenting my position only shows up the poverty of your argument, Yuyutsu: >>.....
» 6/12/2013 11:53:49 AM Great song, Jay of Melbourne. Hadn't seen these guys before, thanks. But I think the poin.....
» 6/12/2013 11:34:28 AM In any series of negotiations, it is critical to keep as many issues as possible "on .....
» 6/12/2013 8:15:18 AM It's not just close, Joe. >>I've heard of some dumb ideas but this one comes close .....
» 5/12/2013 11:03:08 AM I think you may have just illustrated my point, Suseonline. >>...in Rolf Harris' s .....
» 5/12/2013 8:49:08 AM You're not making sense again, Paul1405. >>But the evidence has never prevented Con.....
» 5/12/2013 8:35:22 AM Still doesn't make sense, Yuyutsu. >>What I meant was that since the majority disad.....
» 4/12/2013 2:23:20 PM I'm afraid I have to call cobblers on that one, chrisgaff1000. >>Suseonline i might.....
» 4/12/2013 2:04:09 PM Your convoluted thought processes are fascinating to follow, Yuyutsu. But sometimes they t.....
» 4/12/2013 10:58:24 AM I disagree. I think Australia is still very much the Lucky Country that Donald Horne so pe.....
» 4/12/2013 10:48:21 AM Ok, obviously no-one is going to respond intelligently to the relatively simple questions .....
» 4/12/2013 9:31:55 AM It is surprising to me that this proposition gets an airing at all. Despite Yuyutsu's pro.....
» 4/12/2013 9:11:05 AM The system is heavily weighted at the moment in favour of one party. Lawyers. Our adve.....
» 3/12/2013 9:48:53 PM That is nonsense, and you know it. >>...bottom line the average household owns less.....
» 3/12/2013 6:20:11 PM That's straight out of "Through the Looking Glass" Saltpetre. >>...are EU.....
» 3/12/2013 12:44:35 PM As Lt Colonel Kilgore almost said... "You smell that? Do you smell that? Rentseekers.....
» 3/12/2013 10:09:59 AM So they tell us, sonofgloin. >>...growers have real concerns that a 100% foreign ow.....
» 3/12/2013 9:43:55 AM It's no secret that I find the arguments in those documents weak and unconvincing, Foyle. .....
» 2/12/2013 4:56:00 PM Seeing that you phrased your request so very politely, sonofgloin, I will happily respond .....
» 2/12/2013 4:13:28 PM Foyle, I think you might want to re-examine the article you linked us to. >>A good .....
» 1/12/2013 11:30:10 AM As usual, discussion has degenerated into a totally unedifying mudfight between political .....
» 29/11/2013 10:02:54 AM Why are there no sources cited for the key point in this article? "Unbiased observe.....
» 27/11/2013 10:12:52 AM Having thought about it for a few days, my opinion is that the Governor General oversteppe.....
» 27/11/2013 9:52:59 AM Ignoring for a moment the sniping of the women-haters, Warwick Marsh, (what are they afrai.....
» 26/11/2013 2:30:54 PM I appreciate the offer, Martin Warwick... >>I admit its flaws but it is more than w.....
» 26/11/2013 8:48:42 AM I don't share your optimism that a survey conducted by an advertising industry has any val.....
» 25/11/2013 4:58:53 PM Wow, thanks spindoc. Your little rant validated my post perfectly. It's not often that m.....
» 25/11/2013 12:33:48 PM Standing ovation. Neatly summed up, Ms Colley. "The times have changed but while yo.....
» 25/11/2013 12:11:19 PM Just to clarify, the reference I made to SIFs earlier on was to Single Issue Fanatics - th.....
» 25/11/2013 11:05:08 AM "[Becoming] confident and competent internet users" is a human right? What a lo.....
» 25/11/2013 10:44:34 AM Food for thought, Mr Sellick. I'm not sure I necessarily agree with some of your conclusio.....
» 23/11/2013 4:42:36 PM I'm puzzled by the economics behind these statistics. If property prices are going up, it.....
» 19/11/2013 6:33:35 PM Interesting scenario, chrisgaff1000 >>A state where the full force of the law comes.....
» 19/11/2013 12:47:15 PM I understand that you might be somewhat aggrieved at the tone of their observations, Dan S.....
» 17/11/2013 6:10:55 PM Are we talking about the same thing, Dan S de Merengue? >>Broadly, the issue divide.....
» 15/11/2013 3:00:49 PM Think about it a little less emotionally, Mr Tatz, and a tad more pragmatically. "Th.....
» 15/11/2013 2:53:22 PM What, Dan S de Merengue. On everything? >>Pericles, The debate was never about numb.....
» 13/11/2013 12:04:43 PM That's not necessarily the worst way, WmTrevor. >>Not all migrants were so fortunat.....
» 13/11/2013 7:44:58 AM Dammit, I must have missed out, KarlX. >>But if Pericles does decide to return to m.....
» 12/11/2013 10:11:46 PM Scary statistic, Dan S de Merengue. >>Polls in the US show that creation is a popu.....
» 12/11/2013 5:07:30 PM In my view, Clive Palmer is the perfect ambassador for modern Australia. Self-centred. Ji.....
» 12/11/2013 10:05:03 AM I'd be interested to know where you get your "facts" from, individual. >>.....
» 11/11/2013 3:52:22 PM Have another think about it, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, You ask, 'In what way i.....
» 11/11/2013 12:50:47 PM I am constantly in awe of the folk on this forum who have mastered the art of meaningless .....
» 11/11/2013 10:57:59 AM I think you may have answered your own question, Dan S de Merengue. >>Creationism a.....
» 11/11/2013 10:34:30 AM Well you see, Divergence, that's exactly where our logic... diverges. >>If Pericles.....
» 10/11/2013 1:32:54 PM You should know by now, Rhosty, that correlation does not imply causation. >>And al.....
» 8/11/2013 10:24:27 PM Thanks for your incisive interjections, popnperish and SPQR. >>Divergence backs up .....
» 8/11/2013 9:00:13 AM Fear not, Mr Collits. By choosing to focus on the United States for evidence of diminishi.....
» 8/11/2013 8:33:10 AM That's an assertion, Divergence, not evidence. >>Conditions are better for a lot of.....
» 7/11/2013 1:52:41 PM Predictable, Ludwig. >>Can’t you just appreciate Everald’s good intentions in putti.....
» 6/11/2013 12:56:48 PM Yet another dog-in-the-manger, I'm-all-right-Jack review of how the world is going to hell.....
» 5/11/2013 6:29:00 PM Articles like this one puzzle me greatly. To begin with, comparing the transport systems .....
» 5/11/2013 5:35:10 AM Maybe so, Dan S de Merengue. >>...its meaning would have been perfectly clear and o.....
» 4/11/2013 4:30:01 PM To you, Dan S de Merengue, maybe. >>But the Bible speaks plainly, even to modern re.....
» 4/11/2013 8:58:40 AM Good to see you back in action, Dan S de Merengue. Are you back from Cameroon? Just wante.....
» 2/11/2013 12:23:29 AM That's simply perverse, Ludwig. >>So, good on the ACT for doing what they’ve done.&.....
» 1/11/2013 3:38:21 PM Talking of Diana conspiracy theories, Foxy, here's a really good one. http://www.dianamys.....
» 1/11/2013 3:10:36 PM According to an article in yesterday's Crikey, Ludwig, that is in fact the more difficult .....
» 30/10/2013 9:59:54 PM Good to see you're having fun, Ludwig. Here's one that is right on topic... http://www.y.....
» 30/10/2013 2:48:59 PM Seriously, why should anyone be concerned when a politician breaks (what is laughably term.....
» 30/10/2013 2:38:50 PM I have to disagree, Poirot. >>Once again a timely reminder of the pointless proposi.....
» 30/10/2013 9:08:04 AM Nothing wrong with that, Ludwig. >>However, I’m sure it will make you chuckle to kn.....
» 30/10/2013 8:37:33 AM Ludwig, with respect... >>In short; we certainly can’t conclude that this catastrop.....
» 29/10/2013 9:41:33 AM Interesting observation, Yuyutsu. >>You are old, they are young: what else is there.....
» 28/10/2013 4:45:29 PM Ludwig, why don't you come out with the rest of it, while you are on the subject. You don.....
» 28/10/2013 4:35:51 PM I guess it had to happen eventually, Mr Sellick. >>The conversation was about why I.....
» 28/10/2013 9:01:50 AM Leaving aside the possibility/probability/likelihood/unlikelihood that the fires have been.....
» 27/10/2013 12:12:35 PM I have nothing particular to say about Adelaide itself, except that it is not the sort of .....
» 25/10/2013 10:47:12 AM Just a quick word of advice, Is Mise. >>I refer of course to the Bible as the writi.....
» 24/10/2013 5:24:14 PM Stop the Press! Hold the Front Page! >>(he must have been lying earlier in the yea.....
» 24/10/2013 8:41:09 AM For myself, Belly, this is nothing to do with Labor, Liberal or any other political angle......
» 24/10/2013 6:53:39 AM Is this the Bob Carr we are talking about? http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/politic.....
» 23/10/2013 4:20:21 PM Ahem. That should read "industry". Rats......
» 23/10/2013 4:17:44 PM That makes government ownership an even worse deal for policyholders, Grim. >>...no.....
» 23/10/2013 4:02:47 PM If we armed Australian civilians "for self-protection", I'm pretty sure we'd all.....
» 23/10/2013 5:53:32 AM Nothing new then, Arjay. >>Pericles in my view backs the oppressors on this planet,.....
» 22/10/2013 11:36:28 PM I most certainly have, Vickie. >>About my motives Perciles – it seems you have made.....
» 22/10/2013 6:46:51 PM Vickie, unlike you I don't have an agenda here. Except that I dislike the blatant misuse o.....
» 22/10/2013 12:05:40 PM Bazz, "bail-in" is simply the opposite of "bail-out". If you believe.....
» 22/10/2013 6:41:19 AM That's exactly my point, Saltpetre >>Pericles, Would they not, or some at least, co.....
» 21/10/2013 9:19:51 PM That's exactly why I provided the full document, Vickie. So people can make up their own m.....
» 21/10/2013 5:32:34 PM Hmmmmm, that might make it really difficult, Hasbeen. >>Today almost everyones pay .....
» 21/10/2013 5:24:57 PM Once again you are tap-dancing, Vickie. >>I don't mention the IRA Pericles because .....
» 21/10/2013 12:56:14 PM Oh, Vickie. >>It is noted in the 2011 Australian Government AIC report 'Money laund.....
» 21/10/2013 9:33:44 AM That is certainly worth bearing in mind, Philip S. >>Also the fact is as soon as yo.....
» 21/10/2013 9:13:33 AM Sadly, that is a very fair summary of Vickie's position, grateful. >>You are so ser.....
» 20/10/2013 5:42:20 PM Perhaps, Saltpetre. >>"There is no morality inherent in the ownership of land&.....
» 18/10/2013 7:05:10 PM I did not mean to offend, Suseonline. >>Ok Pericles, if myself and the other many t.....
» 18/10/2013 12:28:37 AM Actually, that's quite funny, Suseonline. >>If it is sold, I will immediately get o.....
» 15/10/2013 4:53:08 PM You miss the point with unfailing consistency, Vickie. >>Perciles - we are talking .....
» 15/10/2013 9:18:14 AM Goodbye, Houellebecq. I, for one, will sorely miss your delightful smugness. It is an ins.....
» 15/10/2013 9:03:24 AM Ho hum. Another Pilger sloganfest. Well, the poor chap is getting old, after all. As are .....
» 15/10/2013 8:44:31 AM Fascinating argument, Vickie. >>If it wasn't accepted 300AD why should it be now?&l.....
» 14/10/2013 9:26:00 AM The most puzzling aspect of Labor's insistence on ignoring its membership in this leadersh.....
» 14/10/2013 9:12:49 AM All this ultra-partisan mud-slinging (your lot's more corrupt than my lot, so there nyah n.....
» 13/10/2013 5:15:35 PM That's just the ultimate in lazy thinking, individual. >>The best form of Governmen.....
» 11/10/2013 4:31:44 PM I'm not sure where you pulled this from, Luciferase, although I do have a suspicion. >.....
» 11/10/2013 9:21:20 AM It is that assumption of yours that confirms my decision to leave this particular sandpit,.....
» 11/10/2013 9:13:18 AM All I can say is that if any employee of mine put in an expense claim on grounds as flimsy.....
» 11/10/2013 9:02:27 AM It is becoming increasingly difficult to discern what the Labor Party stands for any longe.....
» 11/10/2013 8:02:45 AM I'm sorry too, Vickie, that I haven't been able to make even the slightest dent in your pr.....
» 10/10/2013 6:04:57 PM I give up, Ludwig. The difference seems so obvious to me, but is invisible to you. Simply.....
» 10/10/2013 5:57:27 PM But that is exactly what you have been unable to show, Vickie. >>The idea that 'sha.....
» 10/10/2013 3:04:59 PM That's just perverse, Ludwig. >>But if the fellow who ran over the li’’tle ol’ lady.....
» 10/10/2013 2:58:55 PM Wouldn't dream of it, Vickie. >>I wouldn't discount Ali's comments Pericles<<.....
» 9/10/2013 4:43:07 PM That would explain it, Vickie. >>Happy to give you that source Pericles: The well k.....
» 9/10/2013 8:52:08 AM That's a bit confusing, Ludwig. >>It is not just violation of the law, or the moral.....
» 8/10/2013 10:07:38 PM Vickie, perhaps you might do me the favour of identifying the source of this statement of .....
» 8/10/2013 6:27:23 PM You may well have convinced yourself of this, Philip S, but you'd be wrong. >>Peric.....
» 8/10/2013 6:01:49 PM I'm not sure I actually agreed that, Vickie... >>Perciles - we agree on something.......
» 8/10/2013 5:45:30 PM I'm beginning to suspect that you deliberately misunderstand, Ludwig, simply in order to h.....
» 8/10/2013 12:35:23 PM Apologies for the misattribution, SPQR. >>Woohooo Pericles I think Philips actually.....
» 8/10/2013 12:29:28 PM Which economic dreamland did you get this from, Luciferase? >>The resources in the.....
» 8/10/2013 11:49:42 AM Well, quite, SPQR. >>Just check budget paper and ministerial briefings etc<< .....
» 8/10/2013 11:33:56 AM The last few posts show quite clearly that religious beliefs provide absolutely no consist.....
» 7/10/2013 5:29:41 PM Very touchy today, aren't we Philip S. >>THAT can be converted to "the truth -.....
» 7/10/2013 1:57:46 PM Surely - even in the eyes of the diehard Fortress Australian - there should be a big diffe.....
» 7/10/2013 1:40:03 PM Well of course you do, Ludwig. It's your own personal moral imperative. >>Pericles .....
» 7/10/2013 9:16:00 AM Vickie, with the greatest respect, you should broaden your horizons a little. >>Je.....
» 7/10/2013 8:28:36 AM That's as may be, Yuyutsu. >>The panel is open!<< But the question you pose .....
» 6/10/2013 5:18:18 PM That's a bit of a stretch, Saltpetre. >>My take on this article is not that it is a.....
» 5/10/2013 3:23:23 PM Maybe I'm missing something here - it certainly wouldn't be the first time - but could som.....
» 4/10/2013 9:10:42 PM You need to check your history a little, one under god. >>GHANDI too..WOULD RESIST......
» 4/10/2013 1:45:19 PM Glad we cleared that up, Vickie. >>In support of my quote from the Herald Sun earli.....
» 4/10/2013 8:51:19 AM Good point, WmTrevor. >>Given that Bristols is a rhyming slang term... does that ma.....
» 3/10/2013 3:57:56 PM Not entirely incorrect, Yuyutsu, but not particularly correct either. >>It is my un.....
» 3/10/2013 12:08:53 PM No need to go to the trouble of inventing a new country, Yuyutsu. >>As for the dole.....
» 2/10/2013 4:20:27 PM Observations like this still annoy me. >>It could try quantitative easing, and quit.....
» 2/10/2013 11:46:39 AM My grandma had sayings like that too, WmTrevor. >>Well that's nice isn't it, as my .....
» 30/09/2013 5:17:51 PM As Hanns Johst memorably (nearly) said, when I hear the words Human Rights, I release the .....
» 30/09/2013 10:30:55 AM These TEPCO guys have balls, that's for sure. "The operator of the Fukushima nuclear.....
» 30/09/2013 10:20:22 AM There's no need to go through all that, JayB. >>I tried to cancel a Credit Card wit.....
» 30/09/2013 10:03:02 AM Nope, Hasbeen. >>Are you by chance a banker Pericles? You sound like on.<< J.....
» 30/09/2013 7:26:20 AM Thanks for the additional information, Jonathan J. Ariel. Your Fair Trading case looks a .....
» 28/09/2013 7:11:50 PM Not really, Fester. >>The agreement specified a card number and expiry date<<.....
» 28/09/2013 6:55:10 PM Hi Jonathan J. Ariel Curiouser and curiouser >>As he was referred to me by Sydney .....
» 28/09/2013 3:03:33 PM This is becoming a little surreal, Fester. >>Surely I could still make purchases wi.....
» 28/09/2013 11:40:31 AM Still confused, I see, Fester. >>When I get sent a new card, the account number is .....
» 28/09/2013 8:26:45 AM My apologies, I am obviously being too obscure, Fester. >>why should someone be abl.....
» 28/09/2013 6:50:09 AM I see your confusion, Fester. >>Just to clarify, the recurring payment authority I .....
» 27/09/2013 6:12:54 PM That's very strange, indeed, Fester. I can only assume, not knowing the details, that you.....
» 27/09/2013 1:41:42 PM Perhaps I am missing something here, Jonathan J. Ariel, but your major concern seems to be.....
» 26/09/2013 7:59:36 AM Well, that's cleared the air a little. Thank you SPQR. >>A few questions for you: W.....
» 25/09/2013 2:26:55 PM You appear to have great difficulty understanding the simplest concepts, Vickie. How on ea.....
» 24/09/2013 10:55:03 PM I have tried to explain it using terms you might understand, Vickie, but I clearly have fa.....
» 24/09/2013 5:00:41 PM Once again, Vickie, you are confusing the rules with the implementation. >>No I wou.....
» 24/09/2013 9:52:02 AM You are surely kidding, Suseonline? >>But don't worry, soon this thread will be ove.....
» 24/09/2013 7:22:31 AM You still seem to confuse principles with implementation, Vickie. >>...a sharia adv.....
» 23/09/2013 6:51:53 PM Great, Vickie, that looks like one more thing we can agree upon. >>Shortfall of eth.....
» 23/09/2013 5:17:12 PM By the way, SPQR, we are talking about sharia law here, not the ongoing battles between Sh.....
» 23/09/2013 4:36:47 PM This seems to be going around in circles a little,so maybe I can summarize a little. We a.....
» 22/09/2013 6:27:29 PM At least we now are completely clear, Vickie, that this discussion is not about sharia fin.....
» 22/09/2013 11:59:31 AM Post-rationalization, of the weakest kind, Vickie. >>The Cisse example was just an .....
» 21/09/2013 5:59:44 PM Interesting new twist, Vickie. >>...at the time of writing the article, Cisse had n.....
» 21/09/2013 2:01:22 PM The simple fact is that increasing the rate of GST would be the most obvious and painless .....
» 21/09/2013 1:42:29 PM A nice piece of obfuscation, SPQR. You haven't lost the knack, that's for sure. The whole.....
» 20/09/2013 6:28:28 PM Pretty much everyone knew, Belly. >>Who knew before Howes interview Carr was to go&.....
» 20/09/2013 12:20:52 PM No you are not, Vickie. >>I'm talking about the ethics of sharia law that openly di.....
» 20/09/2013 10:50:30 AM Red herring, Edward Carson. Even if by chance you might be being facetious... >>Wha.....
» 20/09/2013 10:45:24 AM Gee, Vickie. We are so lucky to have a banking system that is free of the charges that you.....
» 19/09/2013 5:45:53 PM That Bob Carr. He's a caution, isn't he. This says it all. "Carr secured election t.....
» 19/09/2013 3:10:02 PM Mr Lillington is looking at a very narrow subset of the issues, which enables him to mount.....
» 17/09/2013 10:36:56 PM So, the Cabinet was chosen for its talent, eh. Two words. Barnaby Joyce. We're doomed......
» 16/09/2013 5:47:57 PM To which, askari, the obvious response is: "A large amount of time is devoted to wea.....
» 16/09/2013 7:20:39 AM That's the one, WmTrevor. >>... is economics a system (like weather) subject to the.....
» 15/09/2013 6:45:36 PM Right on. Those crazy economists, eh. It's like saying if the weather forecasters can't h.....
» 14/09/2013 7:26:13 AM Good thinking, Hasbeen. >>Anyone who achieves that level should be worthy of contin.....
» 13/09/2013 12:50:24 PM Poor comparison, omarb. >>Those that believe that the one of the largest U.S think .....
» 12/09/2013 6:36:17 PM This is starting to get quite interesting. >>...it absolutely clear that the blue p.....
» 12/09/2013 3:52:18 PM Phooey, omarb. >>The brookings institute has clearly described the process (in the .....
» 12/09/2013 11:13:09 AM It isn't knowledge you are tapping into here, Jayb, just opinions. >>I'm gonna keep.....
» 12/09/2013 10:01:26 AM Given recent developments, is this going ahead Arjay? "This Thursday from 6:00- 8:00.....
» 12/09/2013 9:59:11 AM No he didn't, one under god. >>john Kerry admits WTC7 brought down by controlled de.....
» 12/09/2013 9:50:57 AM Such arrogance. "The filiation of the ideal and the real results in theological lang.....
» 12/09/2013 6:47:13 AM I don't buy it, omarb. >>Those that have had difficulty in understanding what the a.....
» 11/09/2013 1:58:53 PM It occurs to me that before we settle upon a voting procedure, we should first determine t.....
» 11/09/2013 1:46:36 PM Just the tiniest of flies in this ointment of yours, Ludwig. The man himself has stated: .....
» 11/09/2013 10:51:04 AM It isn't that often that I agree with Ms Pringle. On this occasion, I do so most heartily......
» 11/09/2013 10:29:37 AM That's cute. >>Under one god, Would you desist in publishing this weirded commentar.....
» 11/09/2013 10:25:28 AM Neatly put, Grim. >>I am reminded of Orwell's 1984; superpowers at perpetual war ag.....
» 10/09/2013 10:53:16 PM Here you go Arjay "My thoughts on the carbon tax is that there still needs to be a c.....
» 10/09/2013 11:51:49 AM I think this is a case of "times change", WmTrevor. >>The system seems to.....
» 10/09/2013 9:27:50 AM Maybe it's just me. But what exactly is the author saying here? "Let us ask a few qu.....
» 10/09/2013 6:43:32 AM If Ms Lambie, with less than seven percent of the primary vote, can be elected to the Sena.....
» 9/09/2013 12:59:30 PM I'm not sure how to break this to you, Arjay, but your posts are becoming very predictable.....
» 7/09/2013 5:21:49 PM Hang on a moment, Alan Austin You cannot simultaneously take issue with my observation on.....
» 6/09/2013 6:00:23 PM Absolutely agree, Alan Austin. >>Depends where we look, Pericles.<< You chos.....
» 6/09/2013 3:03:31 PM On the contrary, onthebeach. >>You are disappointed that CUB management didn't take.....
» 6/09/2013 2:57:00 PM Dang it WmTrevor, you're so right. >>It couldn't have been pardon for Sorry, place .....
» 6/09/2013 11:02:38 AM How convenient. "So trying to divide their work into the charitable and the religiou.....
» 6/09/2013 9:18:18 AM There is a fundamental fallacy attached to this article, courtesy of its subheading: &quo.....
» 6/09/2013 8:53:19 AM An appropriately nonsensical response, onthebeach. >>Pericles, I am saying that CUB.....
» 5/09/2013 1:44:14 PM It would appear that we are only discussing motivation here, onthebeach. >>In this .....
» 5/09/2013 1:38:36 AM That's some imagination you have there, onthebeach. >>Carlton United Breweries and .....
» 4/09/2013 10:34:10 AM Fair point. >>...our polys should not 'turn a blind eye' to cultural practices that.....
» 4/09/2013 10:09:51 AM Respect, chrisgaff1000......
» 3/09/2013 11:36:28 PM More bluster, sonofgloin. >>As if the brewery had any other option Pericles, to sta.....
» 3/09/2013 6:03:07 PM Surely, you have this entirely back-to-front, sonofgloin. >>...the point is he will.....
» 3/09/2013 4:32:09 PM That's very charitable of you, one under god. >>i only just noticed the thread..how.....
» 3/09/2013 10:36:06 AM Please feel free to join a Forum that only includes people who share your views, chrisgaff.....
» 2/09/2013 7:29:36 PM Only if you screw your eyes up and squint really, really hard, BAYGON... >>Some hav.....
» 2/09/2013 10:15:27 AM Missing from the sniggering triumphalism of the anti-US brigade is any coherent suggestion.....
» 13/07/2013 12:03:23 AM That was a sly little dig, George, and quite unnecessary. >>...a mostly atheist, ev.....
» 9/07/2013 1:26:10 AM I guess my immediate thoughts would be, oneundergod, if God put these bacteria in the Anta.....
» 2/07/2013 4:38:47 PM I may be missing something here. It wouldn't be the first time, after all. But Matt Large .....
» 2/07/2013 2:03:14 PM The question that remains, of course, is what action can we take to mitigate the inevitabl.....
» 2/07/2013 2:03:04 PM I'm in complete agreement with you on this, Antiseptic. >>The problem we face in Au.....
» 1/07/2013 6:15:32 PM Hilarious. >>No point casting pearls before swine, old dear<< It's been grea.....
» 1/07/2013 5:26:26 PM In all seriousness, that won't work, spindoc. >>Arjay, if it worries you buy an App.....
» 1/07/2013 4:26:51 PM That's such a shame, Antiseptic. >>Frankly, I'm disappointed. I thought you had mor.....
» 1/07/2013 10:31:13 AM We are still missing a crucial part of your argument, Antiseptic. >>This is an iden.....
» 30/06/2013 1:21:31 PM If it helps, Arjay and Philip S, here's a reminder of the challenge these people face. ht.....
» 30/06/2013 1:10:23 PM It surprises me a little that it has taken you so long to "uncover" this one Arj.....
» 29/06/2013 10:13:40 PM It is very obvious, Antiseptic, that you are unable to join in the main discussion here, a.....
» 29/06/2013 3:24:10 PM Hmmmm. It seems that our little discussion has finally tipped you over the edge, Antisepti.....
» 28/06/2013 12:25:33 PM My goodness, Antiseptic. You must be an absolute hoot at dinner parties once the discussio.....
» 27/06/2013 9:54:33 AM All very entertaining, Antiseptic. But irrelevant. >>For example, you say that &quo.....
» 26/06/2013 4:26:15 PM Thanks for your contribution to the discussion, Antiseptic. >>Pericles, perhaps you.....
» 25/06/2013 2:31:50 PM Not exactly, Poirot. >>I get that you're saying that it's all a "process".....
» 25/06/2013 1:14:57 PM It is for moments of illumination such as this, that we need a "lawyer and human righ.....
» 25/06/2013 8:56:56 AM There is a process at work here, and it (roughly) goes like this. We buy stuff. We look f.....
» 21/06/2013 10:22:26 AM But basically it's wasted breath, Jennifer. >>Good to see someone bringing up some .....
» 18/06/2013 4:03:24 PM Oh dear. How sad. Another consultant-in-the-making, repeating what other consultants have.....
» 12/06/2013 11:07:46 AM Highly illuminating examples, sonofgloin. >>Billiton bought BHP at a 49 cent midpoi.....
» 12/06/2013 10:49:38 AM You're probably right, Banjo Paterson. >>And to cap it all off, I have the impressi.....
» 11/06/2013 8:05:33 PM That sums it up pretty nicely, Yuyutsu. >>Not at all. It WAS important to me to ans.....
» 11/06/2013 1:27:01 PM Not in my universe it doesn't, Yuyutsu. >>The above explains why in order to know G.....
» 11/06/2013 9:32:58 AM Surely you are getting tired of grinding that same old organ, Arjay, with the same old mon.....
» 10/06/2013 6:21:26 PM For clarity's sake, Yuyutsu (although I suspect clarity is not your objective here...) &g.....
» 10/06/2013 5:58:10 PM That's just chickening out, sonofgloin... >>P, if you have to ask “who” I am eludin.....
» 9/06/2013 6:54:29 PM Bilderberg-paranoia is in a class of its own. It seems to be the paramount focus of the n.....
» 8/06/2013 11:33:31 AM I think you may have missed the point a little, Arjay. >>SM, no other western media.....
» 8/06/2013 8:06:10 AM Ahem. I think Ansett came into the equation somewhere along the line, praxidice. >>.....
» 7/06/2013 3:14:49 PM This smacks of special pleading along the lines of the "don't club the poor baby seal.....
» 3/06/2013 6:07:22 PM Yep, as I thought. Still no links. What a surprise......
» 3/06/2013 3:32:40 PM Just as I thought, SPQR. Not one single link to sites "which spout nothing but: 'asy.....
» 3/06/2013 7:12:22 AM Staggering, really. Still you don't get it, Philip S. >>While you are at it provide.....
» 2/06/2013 11:30:00 PM Surely you jest, SPQR. >>There are scores & scores & scores of “asylum” scammer sym.....
» 2/06/2013 3:45:55 PM Thanks for jumping in, SPQR. Trying to get a point across to Philip S is like talking to a.....
» 2/06/2013 11:13:23 AM And still you are in denial, Philip S. >>Pericles - So what you are telling people .....
» 1/06/2013 11:41:10 PM Amazing, Philip S. >>IT also has to be noted you are still unable to dispute the fa.....
» 1/06/2013 3:45:41 PM It is a struggle, getting one simple concept into your skull, Philip S. But I guess someon.....
» 1/06/2013 12:40:55 AM Stop blustering Philip S. You know exactly what I mean. >>The conclusion is the Gov.....
» 31/05/2013 4:27:36 PM "The only conclusion", Philip S? Bull. >>The only conclusion I drew fro.....
» 31/05/2013 1:39:29 PM Sarcasm, Philip S? >>Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.<< Don't think for on.....
» 31/05/2013 10:53:47 AM I somehow doubt that, Philip S. >>I am pleasantly surprised none of the usual do go.....
» 31/05/2013 10:43:16 AM I am a little surprised that you still don't get it, Jardine K Jardine, and more than a li.....
» 30/05/2013 5:44:32 PM Nice to see you back on the boards, Dan S de Merengue. I hope life is treating you well in.....
» 30/05/2013 9:28:17 AM This is I think at the heart of your confusion: >>And legal tender laws make one pa.....
» 30/05/2013 9:27:45 AM It is a bit of a one-sided discussion though, isn't it Jardine K Jardine. >>So in a.....
» 29/05/2013 9:52:01 AM And I'm not at all sure about the "of course" here, Jardine K Jardine. >>.....
» 29/05/2013 9:40:14 AM You leave more questions than answers, Jardine K. Jardine. We need a common understanding.....
» 28/05/2013 2:13:43 PM Interesting question, Rainier. >>@ Pericles, You obviously enjoy writing criticism,.....
» 28/05/2013 12:46:59 PM Only a couple of problems with that suggestion, Arjay. >>...if we pressured the RBA.....
» 28/05/2013 12:08:05 PM Perhaps a little more clarity is needed in your questions, Jardine K. Jardine. >>I'.....
» 27/05/2013 5:36:32 PM Just another piece of deeply cynical tele-fiction. A bit of Hollywood dross, put together.....
» 27/05/2013 9:41:34 AM That's an interesting thought, individual. Can you back it up with some simple calculation.....
» 27/05/2013 9:13:56 AM Way to go, Jardine K Jardine. Let's twist again. >>Either you deny that there is an.....
» 25/05/2013 6:56:27 PM Oops, crossed addressee: that was for you, Jardine K. Jardine.....
» 25/05/2013 6:54:36 PM Nice try, individual. >>No-one agrees with your theory that cream puffs, and dildos.....
» 24/05/2013 5:43:12 PM Intriguing concept, individual. >>Pericles, The depreciating of assets & subsequent.....
» 24/05/2013 4:10:13 PM Nope, sorry, Jardine K Jardine. Won't wash. >>You're projecting onto me your own pr.....
» 24/05/2013 7:33:11 AM Wow, individual, that's a new one. >>Yes I know this is how it goes but it's not a .....
» 24/05/2013 12:43:52 AM That's just silly, Jardine K Jardine. >>There’s no point discussing it any further .....
» 23/05/2013 5:34:59 PM I am sure you are making some very important points here, Jardine K. Jardine. Unfortunatel.....
» 23/05/2013 4:53:22 PM We seem to be talking at cross purposes here, individual. >>Either way you're obtai.....
» 22/05/2013 10:06:54 AM That's an interesting distinction, individual. >>Pericles, You make it sound like t.....
» 22/05/2013 9:07:24 AM An interesting new front is opened with this very personal message to MPs. You can almost.....
» 21/05/2013 8:05:45 PM This doesn't actually support your argument, Jardine K. Jardine. >>Pericles is only.....
» 21/05/2013 7:50:56 PM That's tragic, Arjay. >>BTW Pericles that sight http://barnabyisright.com/ is not e.....
» 21/05/2013 11:43:52 AM That's like what, individual? >>Pericles, That is like saying "don't do as we .....
» 21/05/2013 11:19:59 AM That's a little sad, Ludwig. >>Aaaaaaaaaah haaaaaaaaaaaa hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaeee.....
» 21/05/2013 11:06:58 AM That is a problem that that is only peripherally associated with banknotes, WmTrevor. >.....
» 21/05/2013 10:45:32 AM You only selected one of the alternatives, Jardine K. Jardine. And even that does not tell.....
» 20/05/2013 1:52:34 PM That is an odd request, Ludwig. >>So Pericles, now that you have the answers to you.....
» 20/05/2013 1:27:24 PM I think you will find that the Currency Act is the relevant legislation, Jardine K. Jardin.....
» 19/05/2013 7:18:00 PM One solution, I humbly suggest, would be to question your sources more rigorously, and not.....
» 19/05/2013 3:45:27 PM I think you may be missing a vital point here, Jardine K. Jardine. >>However the qu.....
» 19/05/2013 11:41:52 AM Very... schoolyard, Ludwig. >>Heeeheheheee! Very entertaining!<< Unfortunate.....
» 18/05/2013 1:17:41 PM More empty bluster, Ludwig? >>You and Pericles make a good pair with your extremist.....
» 18/05/2013 12:58:01 PM There's nothing stopping you doing exactly that, Arjay. >>JKJ,why cannot you as an .....
» 17/05/2013 10:29:54 PM There you go again, Ludwig, claiming it is "OBVIOUS", yet declining to provide a.....
» 15/05/2013 12:18:16 PM What a cast list. "Former US president Bill Clinton, former UK prime minister Tony B.....
» 15/05/2013 8:49:23 AM Thanks Arjay. >>Well Pericles address the reality of imputs interms of loans from p.....
» 14/05/2013 7:11:01 PM As usual, Ludwig, you have the whole thing arse-about-face. >>For example; what bus.....
» 14/05/2013 6:33:15 PM I can certainly understand that, imajulianutter. >>Pericles I've never seen truth a.....
» 14/05/2013 2:04:44 PM You are full of it, aren't you Arjay. >>Currently in OZ we have 3% growth + 3% infl.....
» 13/05/2013 5:55:34 PM That's odd, imajulianutter. You reminded me that I had previously observed that: 'Reason.....
» 13/05/2013 4:22:25 PM That's not much help, Foyle. >>A few weeks back New Economic Perspectives posted th.....
» 13/05/2013 11:22:40 AM Yup. There's the problem. Right there. >>Well Pericles if it is not obvious to you .....
» 13/05/2013 10:17:18 AM This can hardly qualify as elucidation, imajulianutter. >>It as not religion but as.....
» 11/05/2013 3:34:58 PM Don't be so churlish, David G. >>These two gentlemen, should they disappear from OL.....
» 11/05/2013 1:24:15 PM So you say, Ludwig. >>For goodness sake, governments do indeed, and very strongly s.....
» 9/05/2013 5:31:05 PM I totally agree, Divergence. >>You are being disingenuous, Pericles. The government.....
» 9/05/2013 5:14:38 PM That's a very strange question, Divergence. >>Pericles, It seems pretty obvious tha.....
» 9/05/2013 11:01:28 AM Is it my imagination, Ludwig, or are you starting to feel a little... shall we say, trappe.....
» 9/05/2013 10:35:16 AM Oh dear, Mr Selleck. "...the European Enlightenment. This movement, its arrogance ob.....
» 9/05/2013 10:17:20 AM Just lashing out, Bazz? >>You cannot be that dopey, so I just presume you are troll.....
» 8/05/2013 5:44:19 PM This still misses the mark, Bazz. >>Don't be so difficult Pericles. Whatever decrea.....
» 8/05/2013 10:22:46 AM But wait, there's more. On the subject of >>All you can do is play with words and .....
» 8/05/2013 10:13:46 AM Try not to misinterpret me, Divergence. >>Pericles, Your rosy picture of uniformly .....
» 7/05/2013 6:02:29 PM I rather like the summary of the "sport", provided today by Crikey's Canberra co.....
» 7/05/2013 5:38:14 PM This is getting more than a little bizarre, Bazz. >>Pericles, Ummm, there are figur.....
» 7/05/2013 1:33:04 PM They are indeed an interesting bunch, Cheryl. >>The real issue is the underlying po.....
» 7/05/2013 11:20:29 AM Apologies, Bazz, I was obviously not being clear. >>Pericles, I am not sure of the .....
» 6/05/2013 11:17:02 PM Fascinating, the labels some people use. >>It was Utilitarian thinking that energis.....
» 6/05/2013 8:25:30 PM That is exactly my point, Bazz. >>I have not seen a breakdown on the oil for food, .....
» 6/05/2013 5:33:39 PM Your logic escapes me once again, Ludwig. What inferential process allows you to conclude.....
» 6/05/2013 5:13:46 PM Some interesting numbers there, Bazz. So interesting, I'm not even going to bother to chec.....
» 6/05/2013 11:04:16 AM So, still no examples, Ludwig? >>It can hardly be more obvious that to push more an.....
» 6/05/2013 10:30:17 AM Petty, Constance. >>Pericles, But you never did respond to that post, did you? Were.....
» 5/05/2013 8:54:37 AM Crackcup, I think you'll find there's an easier explanation. >>Obviously, all or mo.....
» 5/05/2013 8:36:04 AM That is precisely where we disagree, Ludwig. >>The essential difference here is tha.....
» 4/05/2013 6:31:15 PM Nearly there, Ludwig. On this one sub-topic, at least. >>When big businesses stop g.....
» 4/05/2013 4:53:14 PM Oh dear, Constance. Have I said something to upset you? >>Gobbledygook. Your admira.....
» 3/05/2013 5:21:30 PM Your other reference is equally self-serving, Martin Ibn Warriq. "Russell Kirk wrote.....
» 3/05/2013 5:08:22 PM That's a tad presumptuous, Martin Ibn Warriq. >>I think you'll find secularists lik.....
» 3/05/2013 1:27:25 PM It is difficult to argue with the statistics. Studies have consistently shown that the &qu.....
» 3/05/2013 9:56:44 AM What we can blame the press for, however, is their abject failure to provide education on .....
» 3/05/2013 9:19:06 AM And I think we may be making just a modicum of progress, Ludwig. I am noticing some stray .....
» 3/05/2013 9:02:14 AM As I have mentioned before on numerous occasions, Ludwig, your view of business is fundame.....
» 1/05/2013 5:09:28 PM It has been a unique experience, watching a government lurch from one stuff-up to the next.....
» 1/05/2013 3:42:41 PM And while we are sniping, Ludwig, what about this little gem? >>Peri, open ye eyes .....
» 1/05/2013 3:15:26 PM What's this, Ludwig? Paranoia...? >>And what about this assertion that I am on a go.....
» 1/05/2013 2:55:35 PM Not exactly, Constance. >>Hitler did say, "The bigger the lie…the more people .....
» 30/04/2013 3:04:19 PM Yep. If it weren't for these blow-ins, we'd be a peaceful, upright nation. Right, brother.....
» 30/04/2013 2:42:51 PM You have provided an interesting example of what I call "no-context" example, Di.....
» 30/04/2013 10:21:14 AM Yet another pointless academic piece about "our identity". We are, and always h.....
» 30/04/2013 10:00:07 AM A familiar tactic of yours, Ludwig... >>Please allow me to step past your copious q.....
» 29/04/2013 2:57:01 PM Just saying so, Ludwig, don't make it so. >>Pericles, that’s a load of old cods!<.....
» 28/04/2013 11:46:06 PM Don't get in such a lather, pet. >>Pericles, False contradictions aren't arguments .....
» 28/04/2013 7:42:05 PM Exactly, Suseonline. >>Arjay, I would imagine that if Obama had committed any 'crim.....
» 28/04/2013 7:33:06 PM And there was I, thinking that it couldn't possibly get any more ridiculous, Jay of Melbou.....
» 27/04/2013 2:10:15 PM You forget the essentially symbiotic relationship involved, Ludwig. >>In fact, it i.....
» 27/04/2013 1:53:47 PM Yea, verily, sonofgloin. >>Nah…you oracles who discount Arjay are simple souls, spo.....
» 27/04/2013 11:20:29 AM Even funnier, Jay of Melbourne. You're clearly on a roll here. >>"Gay" ma.....
» 26/04/2013 9:10:38 AM Oh no, not that again. >>Congressman Walter Jones started impeachment proceedings a.....
» 26/04/2013 8:52:28 AM Actually, Shadow Minister... >>But, I guess that you are so desperate for even the .....
» 26/04/2013 8:45:12 AM That's hilarious, Jay of Melbourne. >>Time magazine had Adolf Hitler as it's person.....
» 26/04/2013 8:18:19 AM Wow. That's a fairly aggressive stance. Gay marriage is an illustration of how democracy c.....
» 24/04/2013 11:03:38 AM So, Arjay, the 9/11 conspiracy brigade is finally reduced to putting out their own "d.....
» 24/04/2013 10:18:01 AM Speak for yourself, Eeyore. >>The human race, since its inception, has done little .....
» 24/04/2013 9:29:15 AM There is, of course, another way of looking at this. >>That enlightenment has come .....
» 23/04/2013 6:20:42 PM I completely disagree, o sung wu. >>But now, it's all rather too late, isn't it ? H.....
» 23/04/2013 2:35:30 PM Is it my imagination, Arjay, or are your standards slipping? Admittedly, very little coul.....
» 23/04/2013 2:05:22 PM After-dinner mints? Oh, puh-leeze. There's nothing more off-putting than a failed analogy .....
» 23/04/2013 11:06:16 AM Not entirely true, Ms McAuliffe. >>Unlike smokers who can blow toxic smoke into the.....
» 23/04/2013 10:36:23 AM That actually makes it even more interesting, Graham. >>There have been a few posts.....
» 23/04/2013 10:12:32 AM Yes, yes, it is all very emotional, isn't it. Cuddly Rolf in the spotlight, and everyone m.....
» 22/04/2013 11:59:43 AM I wondered about that as well, Timaahy. >>And are you reaaaaally the 'editor of Con.....
» 18/04/2013 3:20:34 PM That's precisely the reason I put the word "proof" in inverted commas, Dan S de .....
» 16/04/2013 11:09:20 AM Thank you, individual. Here it is, in all its self-righteous glory. The driving force be.....
» 16/04/2013 10:58:09 AM You say that, Dan S de Merengue. >>Paul *was* a contemporary of Jesus, as were Matt.....
» 15/04/2013 11:35:51 AM Ok folks, let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater. Leaving aside the obvious ideo.....
» 15/04/2013 11:22:54 AM This is indeed old ground we are covering, Ludwig. >>I want to see us head towards .....
» 15/04/2013 11:06:10 AM That is definitely something you should ponder, Mr Sellick. >>I envy other blogs th.....
» 14/04/2013 3:41:30 PM Very true, Dan S de Merengue. >>Your cosmological pronouncements are not based on o.....
» 12/04/2013 11:46:59 AM The key problem is, of course, that there are no politicians who even remotely understand .....
» 12/04/2013 11:03:56 AM I guess that's a start, Ludwig. One of the more blatant misrepresentations that continues.....
» 11/04/2013 6:12:54 PM I must be looking at the wrong list, Divergence. >>Pericles, Just take a look at th.....
» 11/04/2013 12:23:58 PM You should know by now, Ludwig, that your feeble attempts at insult don't affect me one li.....
» 11/04/2013 12:06:14 PM There seems to be something of a disconnect here, Mr Sellick. First you assert that: &qu.....
» 10/04/2013 4:28:00 PM In your dreams, Ludwig. >>You get trounced but you keep coming back for another thu.....
» 10/04/2013 12:58:16 PM An admirable try, Mr King. But frankly, there's no point in having a discussion with these.....
» 9/04/2013 5:33:23 PM I prefer to believe the ABS, Divergence. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/b.....
» 9/04/2013 1:28:51 PM That's exactly what I was getting at, rehctub. >>Pericles, you say how would assets.....
» 9/04/2013 1:15:27 PM Anyone in NSW could have told Ms Gillard this. >>Carr is coasting. Some in his depa.....
» 9/04/2013 1:05:40 PM Some interesting and useful ideas, together with some totally unnecessary stuff about jury.....
» 9/04/2013 9:30:03 AM Be careful what you wish for, rehctub. >>Luciferase, our super should have been cha.....
» 9/04/2013 8:52:23 AM There is a key distinction here, Ludwig, that you appear to be missing entirely. >>.....
» 8/04/2013 2:19:50 PM It's all about me-me-me, Luciferase. How could it be any other way. If you are going to l.....
» 8/04/2013 2:03:25 PM A somewhat self-defeating analogy, runner. >>I am amazed how quite the secularist a.....
» 8/04/2013 1:50:23 PM Absolutely, Ludwig. >>Interesting Pericles. So what you are really saying is that c.....
» 8/04/2013 9:15:07 AM I guess that's the part that I find most difficult to accept, Dan S de Merengue. >>.....
» 5/04/2013 5:00:26 PM That's just emotional rhetoric, Banjo. >>...we cannot aford the infastructure for b.....
» 5/04/2013 3:38:22 PM The problem is one of definition, spindoc. It is not possible to have a sensible discussi.....
» 4/04/2013 5:34:41 PM That can only be a good thing, Dan S de Merengue. >>Sorry for the delay if you were.....
» 4/04/2013 12:43:21 PM That figures, spindoc. I should have picked it earlier. >>Pericles, This concept is.....
» 4/04/2013 8:36:56 AM You are obviously upset about this episode, william.s, but that doesn't excuse sloppy hand.....
» 3/04/2013 3:07:58 PM I believe they do, Lexi. >>Do people have the right to die?<< To consider an.....
» 3/04/2013 2:53:39 PM It may be my advanced years, spindoc, or my upbringing, or the fact that I have never work.....
» 3/04/2013 2:37:50 PM Dear me, no. "Kim Kardashian's baby-bump fat 'crisis' is symptomatic of deep problem.....
» 1/04/2013 5:26:23 PM Bazz, I think you may be missing the point a little here. >>This looks like where t.....
» 27/03/2013 12:17:36 PM Sorry, that is not the case william.s >>The Australian Federal court found criminal.....
» 27/03/2013 9:24:24 AM Where does a democratically elected government fit with your views of history, Tim A? >.....
» 27/03/2013 9:11:34 AM And one last comment from me, Willem. >>... why can't we move on and aspire to a le.....
» 26/03/2013 5:02:35 PM Please, Foyle, there is absolutely no need to introduce either facts or common sense into .....
» 26/03/2013 4:51:42 PM That'd probably ensure you get really good service, WmTrevor. >>...you might consid.....
» 26/03/2013 4:32:38 PM Talk about alarm bells! "The first alarm bell should have rung. Northern Ireland end.....
» 26/03/2013 3:56:08 PM Far be it from me to suggest that Mr Holden should not be allowed to wallow in self-indulg.....
» 26/03/2013 2:18:48 PM IQ doesn't come into it, o sung wu. In this example at least, you managed to out-bluff yo.....
» 26/03/2013 2:04:11 PM Not that old furphy again, Geoff of Perth >>...the big 4 banks all took significant.....
» 26/03/2013 1:32:15 PM How so, Willem? >>Pericles, surely, desperate people in Somalia, Congo, Iraq, Mexic.....
» 26/03/2013 10:22:12 AM Lucky you indeed, Mr Holden. "I will inform my grandchildren that they must find a w.....
» 25/03/2013 5:09:18 PM Only one of many outstanding questions, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, On revisitin.....
» 22/03/2013 10:42:02 AM Ah, to be young and angry. Doesn't it make you nostalgic? As always, though, the target i.....
» 22/03/2013 9:42:31 AM Nup. That's just plain inconsistent, Yuyutsu. >>...I have no interest in any later .....
» 22/03/2013 9:14:08 AM That's just fatuous, DKit. >>Let he who is without sin cast the first stone...<&.....
» 21/03/2013 2:11:57 PM I think it is about time we declared a moratorium on using etymology as evidence. This one.....
» 21/03/2013 10:24:10 AM Yes, but... >>Pericles, That the Creation Answers Book is brief and compact is one .....
» 21/03/2013 10:03:49 AM I'm not sure that you are on solid ground with this argument, mhaze. >>This view th.....
» 21/03/2013 9:43:12 AM An interesting scenario. But it is not entirely clear what role the Australian Government.....
» 21/03/2013 9:20:31 AM So true, KarlX. >>Perhaps it's just that no one is in the market for what you have .....
» 20/03/2013 4:18:59 PM That's what worries me about your views, Yuyutsu. >>What attaches us to the world i.....
» 20/03/2013 3:47:47 PM Have I, Dan S de Merengue? >>Pericles, You've started to tell me what it is I know .....
» 20/03/2013 10:31:52 AM Don't be silly, WmTrevor. >>As we are told in John 12:14 (KJV), "And Jesus, wh.....
» 20/03/2013 10:09:41 AM Wow. >>The world doesn't impress me and I'm constantly trying to understand its app.....
» 20/03/2013 9:52:27 AM Doncha just love the way folk can grab a story, understand less than one tenth of it, then.....
» 20/03/2013 9:34:45 AM Just as everybody was told Benedict's Hitler Youth story, everybody is now being made awar.....
» 20/03/2013 8:55:30 AM That is quite illuminating, Dan S de Merengue. >>... it is standard Christian belie.....
» 19/03/2013 5:23:59 PM Oh dear, Mr Sellick. You appear to have fallen into a logical wishing-well, and instead of.....
» 19/03/2013 3:44:30 PM Your expertise cut'n'paste is failing you, Robert LePage. >>Pericles, says... that .....
» 19/03/2013 3:32:05 PM That wasn't what I asked, Dan S de Merengue. >>Why would I or anyone else believe t.....
» 19/03/2013 12:36:57 PM There's nothing wrong with a little cut'n'paste now and then, Dan S de Merengue. >>.....
» 19/03/2013 11:57:35 AM It seems to be important for some people to be constantly reassured that life is dreadful,.....
» 18/03/2013 12:30:23 PM Maybe you have, in your own mind, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, I've answered your.....
» 16/03/2013 6:32:30 PM Well, you say that Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, I said I was willing to discuss t.....
» 15/03/2013 5:07:34 PM We can argue "more tax" against "fewer concessions" until the cows com.....
» 15/03/2013 8:20:32 AM You mean, you thought it was you, George? "...habemus Papam: Eminentissimum ac Rever.....
» 15/03/2013 8:13:37 AM I am sure that Mr Ewins is basically a very nice person, is well-meaning and cares for his.....
» 13/03/2013 2:40:04 PM That's what Google is for RawMustard >>I tried to to work it out, but gave up - WTF.....
» 13/03/2013 1:32:02 PM We disagree on most things, Arjay, so this will not come as news to you. I think you are l.....
» 13/03/2013 1:11:32 PM It really is pointless for anyone who doesn't understand the game to comment on this, as t.....
» 13/03/2013 12:55:24 PM When Miranda Devine actually nails an issue in this fashion, it is time to acknowledge the.....
» 13/03/2013 12:44:22 PM What's with this sudden spate of mini-hagiographies of Cardinal Pell? Does the Catholic co.....
» 13/03/2013 12:13:11 PM I think it would be a perfect reflection on the state of the Catholic church, were the con.....
» 12/03/2013 8:46:53 AM Incidentally, on the topic of tradeable value... >>I first mentioned BITCOIN 2 yrs .....
» 12/03/2013 8:05:23 AM I know this will not get an answer, but I'll ask it anyway Arjay. >>Do your own hom.....
» 11/03/2013 4:28:34 PM Thing is, polls only allow you to count the bodies afterwards, they give no information on.....
» 11/03/2013 3:33:27 PM That's very thoughtful of you, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, I can understand you .....
» 11/03/2013 10:03:57 AM Maybe, WmTrevor >>Surely it is possible to invent a philosophical position in an ar.....
» 11/03/2013 8:22:34 AM Are you truly sure about this, WmTrevor? >>...consistent with my assumed role of b.....
» 10/03/2013 5:18:46 PM Your logic is discontinuous, Dan S de Merengue. >>...it is this different rate of c.....
» 8/03/2013 7:57:51 AM I couldn't think of a better word, Dan S de Merengue. But it's hardly "name calling&q.....
» 7/03/2013 5:09:12 PM It occurs to me, observing the direction that this conversation has taken, that it represe.....
» 4/03/2013 5:58:59 PM I sense a reluctance to pursue the discussion, Dan S de Merengue. But "genuine openne.....
» 4/03/2013 11:45:43 AM Ummm... that's why I provided the links to the ABS web site, individual. >>The ques.....
» 4/03/2013 10:51:04 AM Really, Dan S de Merengue? >>Pericles, You've misread me. I never said the craters .....
» 3/03/2013 2:07:43 PM Cheap shot, Dan S de Merengue. And off target. >>Pericles, You have genuine interes.....
» 2/03/2013 2:51:23 PM Not a particularly good example, when you think about it. "One of them posed the que.....
» 2/03/2013 2:38:38 PM Not so, Dan S de Merengue. >>I've already given an answer to that specific question.....
» 28/02/2013 5:40:31 PM Not entirely sure what your motivation is, Mr Opinion, but you are being pretty cavalier w.....
» 28/02/2013 11:20:28 AM What fascinates me is the continuing presumption in some parts of our society that a bill .....
» 28/02/2013 11:02:57 AM Entirely a figment of your imagination, Dan S de Merengue. >>The emotion in your co.....
» 26/02/2013 4:17:20 PM Such arrogance, Mr Sellick. >>..."the buffered self"... is a construction.....
» 26/02/2013 2:03:06 PM The rest of your arguments are just as flimsy, Dan S de Merengue. >>Yet more recent.....
» 26/02/2013 10:41:28 AM That is still requires some serious tap-dancing, Dan S de Merengue. >>For example, .....
» 25/02/2013 9:38:02 AM My response seems to have become lost in the ether, Dan S de Merengue, but I'll give it an.....
» 22/02/2013 2:59:01 PM Not "main", Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, As I read it, your main query .....
» 20/02/2013 2:10:40 PM Not sure I'm following the logic here. Here's a couple of quick extracts from Mr Elliott'.....
» 15/02/2013 4:54:18 PM That's interesting, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, I've tried to engage and answer .....
» 15/02/2013 12:44:30 PM That was exactly the point I was making, Constance. >>Pericles, Yes, humans regardl.....
» 15/02/2013 8:46:00 AM This line from the article crystallizes the problem. >>...a Petrine Ministry... can.....
» 13/02/2013 3:58:11 PM Interesting angle, runner. >>maybe the three who knived Rudd might have some sugges.....
» 13/02/2013 3:04:54 PM There is indeed much to dislike in this piece of flummery. "... there could be no gr.....
» 13/02/2013 12:50:40 PM While I agree wholeheartedly with the bulk of your post, Geoff of Perth, you might like to.....
» 13/02/2013 10:52:39 AM Don't get me wrong on this, Saltpetre, there is much wrong with the banking system. One .....
» 13/02/2013 10:15:12 AM Another view http://www.theonion.com/articles/resigning-pope-no-longer-has-strength-to-le.....
» 13/02/2013 10:04:22 AM Oh, the irony. "... I immediately braced myself for the inevitable orgy of public ou.....
» 12/02/2013 8:38:10 AM It's good to see someone taking it seriously, Saltpetre. >>Govt has a role in stabi.....
» 11/02/2013 4:27:25 PM Neatly put, Jardine K. Jardine. But I suspect we are in pearls-before-swine territory here.....
» 11/02/2013 4:05:17 PM We appear once again to be going round in pointless circles, Dan S de Merengue. You say t.....
» 8/02/2013 12:43:08 PM What fascinating imagery, CHERFUL. >>Capitalism is like prostitution there would be.....
» 8/02/2013 9:06:56 AM I reckon that's only half the story, grim. >>And the problem, indeed the fatal flaw.....
» 8/02/2013 7:09:45 AM Straw man, pelican. >>Pericles One of the most common heard objections to the Green.....
» 7/02/2013 6:14:22 PM I doubt that, RawMustard. >>I'd be interested to hear your take on Agenda 21, Peric.....
» 7/02/2013 9:49:08 AM It is not so much that they are objectionable, pelican. >>I would love to know whic.....
» 7/02/2013 9:28:00 AM One day, perhaps, you might find someone with a skerrick of credibility to support your ri.....
» 6/02/2013 1:08:33 PM We may have been too direct for Dan, WmTrevor. I suspect he is in hibernation again......
» 6/02/2013 1:05:27 PM Well spotted Wm Trevor. I'd missed that. >>Aren't they [previously] one and [now] t.....
» 6/02/2013 11:05:48 AM I don't pretend to understand Mr Sellick's argumentation on this subject, as it is obscure.....
» 6/02/2013 10:39:51 AM Oh dear. >>Just for you Pericles: Lots of GREEN policy here: http://greens.org.au/p.....
» 6/02/2013 10:25:59 AM Ignoring for a moment the media's now-standard sensationalist seeking of subtext, I am sad.....
» 6/02/2013 10:03:33 AM Incidentally, at+m integrated marketing of 150 Cimitiere Street, Launceston, Tasmania, Aus.....
» 6/02/2013 9:16:09 AM That's a very interesting point, Belly. It is quite remarkable, is it not, that the obvio.....
» 6/02/2013 9:05:34 AM There's no need to be embarrassed, spindoc, that you took the article so much to heart. .....
» 6/02/2013 8:52:16 AM Interesting question, Arjay. >>Pericles "....when I was young I took absolutel.....
» 5/02/2013 3:39:03 PM You are kidding, of course, spindoc. >>The topic is challenging and it is one that .....
» 5/02/2013 1:56:46 PM What a suck-up you are to be sure, spindoc. >>You article is brave, thought provoki.....
» 5/02/2013 10:09:18 AM It is one of life's universal myths, that it is the responsibility of the older to impart .....
» 5/02/2013 9:55:04 AM "For the avoidance of doubt", as lawyers are wont to write, I am not against the.....
» 5/02/2013 9:17:48 AM Oh dear. That's about as wrong as it can possibly get. "Oh Lance, what have you done.....
» 5/02/2013 8:57:27 AM Oh dear, at+m integrated marketing of 150 Cimitiere Street, Launceston, Tasmania, Australi.....
» 5/02/2013 7:50:04 AM A strange choice of vehicle with which to state the bleedin' obvious. "Animals are m.....
» 4/02/2013 7:11:55 PM What I cannot understand is where human rights fit into the scenario: "Cancer is not.....
» 4/02/2013 1:23:42 PM While we are discussing objective evidence, Dan S de Merengue. Here is a precis of Answer.....
» 4/02/2013 10:26:37 AM That's pretty weak, Dan S de Merengue. >>Dear Pericles, You've put quotation marks .....
» 3/02/2013 3:36:03 PM I wouldn't go down that path if I were you, Dan S de Merengue. >>I think you're ask.....
» 1/02/2013 6:34:43 PM Sadly not, WmTrevor. >>Is there an equivalent for passive-fatting?<< The clo.....
» 1/02/2013 6:26:43 PM No surprise there, then. "Youth exodus bedevils Adelaide's economy" The only p.....
» 1/02/2013 6:02:38 PM This is a fascinatingly difficult issue. There is no general solution, that we can apply.....
» 1/02/2013 9:22:49 AM Hmmm. I was trying, Dan S de Merengue, probably far too subtly, to draw your attention to.....
» 31/01/2013 5:43:20 PM Thanks you for the invitation, Dan S de Merengue. >>If they're not applying themsel.....
» 30/01/2013 3:59:07 PM Finding myself in agreement with 95% of a Peter Sellick article is an unusual experience f.....
» 30/01/2013 3:44:30 PM It is difficult to discern whether the Prime Minister's announcement of a September 14th G.....
» 30/01/2013 9:53:51 AM But that is not the point, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, I would agree that the ac.....
» 30/01/2013 7:20:54 AM I agree, Saltpetre, but probably not in the way you might expect. >>[Christianity i.....
» 29/01/2013 3:16:06 PM I am completely at a loss to know how to respond to this, Dan S de Merengue. >>I do.....
» 28/01/2013 6:12:53 PM There is certainly some validity in that view, David G. >>...humans have already re.....
» 28/01/2013 5:37:32 PM Hi Ludwig, I hope you're ok, what with all the lousy weather that has swept down the east .....
» 28/01/2013 1:35:14 PM Sorry, I wasn't very specific, Dan S de Merengue. >>Any thoughts on what in particu.....
» 27/01/2013 3:14:44 PM That's pretty revealing, citizen. About you, that is. >>From close observation of D.....
» 26/01/2013 6:17:54 PM Ahem, errr... where does the government get its money from, sonofgloin? >>This was .....
» 25/01/2013 2:30:17 PM Yep, it's all pretty meaningless, given there is no context or detail. >>It's amazi.....
» 25/01/2013 1:11:11 PM Well, you know what they say, pepper. >>I get tired and frustrated of people who ha.....
» 25/01/2013 12:58:40 PM That doesn't let you completely off the hook, Ludwig. >><< Conjugality >&g.....
» 25/01/2013 12:52:27 PM Will do, Wm Trevor. >>Having already "been there and done that", Pericles.....
» 25/01/2013 12:40:08 PM Ooo-errr. Three posts, just for li'l ol' me. Can I conclude that I touched a raw nerve som.....
» 25/01/2013 12:03:14 PM It's quite instructive that the author's commentary on the "brave social experiment&q.....
» 24/01/2013 4:37:10 PM Whoa there, Ludwig, let's not rush things. After all, one swallow does not a summer make, .....
» 24/01/2013 10:28:23 AM Heaven forfend, Dan S de Merengue, that I was suggesting such a connection. >>Peric.....
» 24/01/2013 9:51:11 AM Thanks aga. I think. >>Pericles. Your right on this one. "Modern" youngst.....
» 24/01/2013 9:09:51 AM There's just a touch of sleight-of-hand here, Dan S de Merengue. >>For mine, initia.....
» 23/01/2013 11:43:48 PM Seriously, Dan S de Merengue? >>Pericles, On the subject of creationism (since you .....
» 23/01/2013 4:29:59 PM Well, how about that, Jon J "People professing to have no religion have moved past A.....
» 23/01/2013 4:20:36 PM If it is the sort of thing that makes you feel happy, David G, then by all means be my gue.....
» 23/01/2013 12:19:09 PM Oh dear, David G. This is a little embarrassing... >>Such people are usually rich a.....
» 23/01/2013 9:57:39 AM Absolutely, Ludwig. It is an utter disgrace. On the one hand, you could argue that the po.....
» 23/01/2013 9:41:44 AM George, that is quite bizarre. >>First of all, I do not like the word proselytize b.....
» 23/01/2013 9:12:29 AM That is actually a great pity, Mr Palmer. >>By the way, I’ll let Marr off this time.....
» 22/01/2013 3:07:29 PM Spot on, Shadow Minister. >>Pericles, You have finally discovered the coalition's d.....
» 22/01/2013 2:48:59 PM "Fudging", onthebeach? Perish the thought. >>There is no implication of f.....
» 21/01/2013 4:14:42 PM Hmmm. >>Dear Pericles What are you taking? Remind me to avoid it.<< From you.....
» 21/01/2013 4:04:11 PM You have my complete attention, Squeers. >>Where the conservatives get it wrong is .....
» 21/01/2013 3:44:07 PM Talking of scary numbers... >>Government taxes account for 44% of the cost of a med.....
» 21/01/2013 3:15:11 PM Some scary numbers here, for sure. The concept of "overvaluation" needs to be e.....
» 21/01/2013 9:17:54 AM There's probably a reason for this, Dan S de Merengue. >>I'm used to barely ever be.....
» 20/01/2013 10:11:25 PM Sadly, that's where it all fell apart. >>The role of utopian thinkers such as Eisen.....
» 19/01/2013 7:59:26 PM No need for such drastic measures, chrisgaff1000 >>Now you have really got me worri.....
» 19/01/2013 7:46:31 PM Is that so, Dan S de Merengue? >>Pericles, Well known atheist, Philip Adams, was on.....
» 18/01/2013 4:45:56 PM I'd pop outside and have a look at the badge, if I were you, chrisgaff1000 >>I mean.....
» 18/01/2013 12:19:18 PM Whenever I hear or see the words "NSW Planner", an image springs unbidden to my .....
» 18/01/2013 11:59:55 AM Sarcasm is never a very potent debating tactic, David G. >>"So, class, let's g.....
» 18/01/2013 9:02:13 AM They've also paved paradise, Poirot. And this is as true today as ever. >>Well you.....
» 18/01/2013 8:56:43 AM Yep, I think we can safely leave it there, George. >>I can only promise to you that.....
» 18/01/2013 8:35:44 AM Nice dummy-spit, David G >>How dare someone come along and question the status quo!.....
» 17/01/2013 5:21:34 PM It's been too long, Dan S de Merengue. Far too long. I trust you had a great holiday. >.....
» 17/01/2013 12:40:17 PM You do insist on making the same basic error, Arjay, over and over again. >>The wor.....
» 17/01/2013 12:31:07 PM It isn't that I don't "like" it, George. >>OK, so you do not like the adj.....
» 17/01/2013 9:29:30 AM There is one word that you employed here that makes this discussion completely impossible .....
» 16/01/2013 3:37:00 PM Tap-dancing is your forte, Shadow Minister, I have to admire that. >>The booming ec.....
» 16/01/2013 3:20:03 PM That certainly clarifies your position, George. Which means that I can now confidently dis.....
» 16/01/2013 2:47:34 PM Possibly a slip of the pen, chrisgaff1000 >>I happen to own a 1980 classic gold 280.....
» 16/01/2013 11:13:07 AM You miss a key point, Shadow Minister. The Howard/Costello years were notable for the abi.....
» 16/01/2013 10:52:13 AM Perhaps it is the lack of clarity in your own position that causes these aberrations, Geor.....
» 16/01/2013 9:37:40 AM In the rush to defend the quite splendid firework displays we see here in Australia (my pe.....
» 16/01/2013 8:16:25 AM Close, Luciferase. >>You make it sound almost as if Moylan has done a public servic.....
» 15/01/2013 1:53:04 PM Don't misquote me, Luciferase. >>Still going with "the conned are the guilty&q.....
» 15/01/2013 1:30:37 PM I rather enjoy these existential musings. Nothing can ever equal the flower-power sixtie.....
» 15/01/2013 10:15:09 AM You missed one, David. >>Religion is demonstrably intolerant of women, lesbians, ga.....
» 15/01/2013 9:00:21 AM You worry about the silliest things, Arjay. >>Pericles,in 2008 the Gillard Govt bor.....
» 14/01/2013 7:04:51 PM Errr... SPQR, >>All my advice is 100% halal.<< I suspect that any form of ga.....
» 14/01/2013 6:51:34 PM Fair point, M007. >>...evidently we've learned nothing in the past 2,067 years<&.....
» 14/01/2013 6:34:28 PM Mr Jonson competently and confidently expresses one side of the argument for a tax on capi.....
» 14/01/2013 4:11:34 PM Wow, Poirot. >>Here's an interesting analysis...<< 1700 words of constant ha.....
» 14/01/2013 3:28:56 PM Careful, SPQR. >>...here’s a tip: I heard from a camp follower that the Brighton Wo.....
» 14/01/2013 3:18:57 PM Simple. >>Does anyone know the reason as to why so many ordinary people own Mercede.....
» 14/01/2013 2:58:46 PM Another example of total failure of Government policy then, WmTrevor. >>David used .....
» 14/01/2013 1:06:33 PM I think you have, most generously, proved my point, Paul1405. >>You said: In refere.....
» 14/01/2013 11:30:50 AM Take a moment or two to think it through, Luciferase. >>That's right Pericles, blam.....
» 14/01/2013 10:48:00 AM Tha labours of Sisyphus spring to mind, WmTrevor, when it comes to the task of educating A.....
» 14/01/2013 9:05:43 AM Ah, the irony. A completely over-the-top, almost hysterical reaction to a fairly silly st.....
» 13/01/2013 7:28:57 PM For intellectual dishonesty, Ludwig, this is neat. >>Now, how’s this for a doozy of.....
» 13/01/2013 5:54:45 AM In case you had forgotten, Paul1405, this thread is about Senators supporting lawbreakers......
» 12/01/2013 2:56:16 PM Patience, Paul1405, patience. >>can you tell me under what law Jonathon Moylan was .....
» 12/01/2013 1:05:55 AM No problem with that, Divergence. >>...their views on stabilising the population we.....
» 11/01/2013 3:48:32 PM Quite possibly, James O'Neill. >>If one wishes to get an electoral result that actu.....
» 11/01/2013 3:29:35 PM Every so often, a real gem appears. >>The present government inherited a robust and.....
» 11/01/2013 10:24:30 AM Thanks for missing the point so perfectly, Paul1405. >>Oh! The mass indignation, sh.....
» 11/01/2013 9:53:56 AM There's a contradiction in here somewhere, Josephus, but I can't quite put my finger on it.....
» 11/01/2013 9:33:19 AM That pretty well proves it, then. >>Your conspiracy has not been mentioned on CNN w.....
» 11/01/2013 9:26:18 AM That's it then, Wm Trevor. >>To make such a claim takes some balls.<< I'm so.....
» 11/01/2013 9:18:18 AM Dear me, Ludwig, you do seem to be getting those knickers in a twist. >>It would se.....
» 10/01/2013 5:08:36 PM Oh dear, sonofgloin. >>A religion democratically overturns a secular state when th.....
» 10/01/2013 3:56:05 PM Aw shucks. She stopped, just when it was getting interesting. "That is why the Coali.....
» 10/01/2013 3:05:15 PM It is always enjoyable hearing your opinion of my contributions, Ludwig. >>Pericles.....
» 10/01/2013 9:12:37 AM I'm pleased to hear that, david f >>There are non-coercive means of lowering the bi.....
» 9/01/2013 4:42:29 PM What a very sad article this is. "The book is indeed a slim volume" As is the .....
» 9/01/2013 4:24:41 PM Not so. That is pure revisionism, Divergence. >>Kevin Rudd's popularity tanked when.....
» 9/01/2013 1:17:39 PM Well of course it does, david f. That is not in dispute. >>Dear Pericles, What othe.....
» 9/01/2013 12:29:59 PM Ludwig, you amaze me. You make the assertion that you don't want to cut big business out .....
» 9/01/2013 8:10:31 AM That wasn't the point, david f. >>It is not weeping, wailing and donning sackcloth .....
» 7/01/2013 7:20:13 PM So what, david f? >>Dear Pericles, According to the fossil record there have been f.....
» 7/01/2013 2:10:10 PM I don't think so, ybgirp. >>You are confusing this with mutually beneficial barter,.....
» 7/01/2013 12:13:42 PM Altogether very weird. >>The grab for profits has already resulted in the loss of m.....
» 7/01/2013 12:04:42 PM I know it is pointless having any kind of "discussion" with you, Ludwig, as you .....
» 3/01/2013 6:06:41 PM Such a pessimist, Arjay. >>Max Keiser on Russia Today is not optimistic that the Ba.....
» 3/01/2013 2:31:04 PM What a complete mystery life must be to you, Yuyutsu. So many claims, so little time to ch.....
» 2/01/2013 6:05:35 PM It's the standard pollie-speak, pea-and-thimble trick in operation here, Hasbeen. >>.....
» 1/01/2013 12:38:40 PM A rather disturbing example of what happens when you become a vegetarian... "Pythago.....
» 1/01/2013 12:18:48 PM Apologies, those were of course Shockadelic's examples, not Divergence's. Easy mistake to.....
» 1/01/2013 12:16:03 PM Gotta love the examples you select, Divergence. >>Japan has changed dramatically ec.....
» 30/12/2012 8:09:47 PM Not really, Divergence. >>Pericles, You like to accuse us of being motivated by big.....
» 30/12/2012 3:29:01 PM Where is Canute when you need him? Channel Ten is the canary, sent ahead in the mine that.....
» 30/12/2012 2:18:23 PM Thanks for making my point for me, Ludwig. >>Controlled population growth would be .....
» 30/12/2012 9:43:24 AM It says a great deal about the power of the internet forum that the arguments about Austra.....
» 26/12/2012 11:26:53 AM Another pulpit, another bunch of pointless sermons. What puzzles me most is why the relig.....
» 26/12/2012 10:44:36 AM Ah, hello, the man in the shack is back. >>The only sense in which we are equal is .....
» 21/12/2012 1:42:01 PM Hey, it's reassuring to see that the quality of "debate" on climate-related topi.....
» 20/12/2012 7:18:18 PM I don't consider the criticism of this piece to be unwarranted. In fact, I'm not sure whic.....
» 19/12/2012 11:39:42 AM What a daft question. >>Is our destiny to become gods or dodos?<< If we have.....
» 18/12/2012 5:03:56 PM It's a great pity that David Nicholls is so anti-Christmas, as he would make a highly conv.....
» 18/12/2012 10:08:09 AM Arjay, you do your credibility no favours. >>This is the story behind 'The Wonderfu.....
» 18/12/2012 9:37:02 AM Such an old, old song. I'm pretty sure the same complaints were made in eleventh century .....
» 18/12/2012 8:56:20 AM I am forever grateful for the opportunity this forum provides to extend my education. Jo.....
» 18/12/2012 8:37:11 AM Indeed they did, WmTrevor. >>To be totally historically accurate, Pericles, please .....
» 17/12/2012 4:47:19 PM It isn't just proof that is lacking, sonofgloin. >>The term atheist is a logical no.....
» 17/12/2012 9:26:46 AM I think we've seen your theory before on this thread, Josephus. >>Next Dawkins] wil.....
» 17/12/2012 9:17:18 AM Neatly put, Shalmaneser. >>No amount of our decrying it will change anything. Nor s.....
» 14/12/2012 2:28:08 PM I don't think you quite have the hang of this yet, pelican. >>What gets me about th.....
» 14/12/2012 11:12:14 AM I'm sure I've seen this schtick before, Yuyutsu. >>I have no idea, perception doesn.....
» 12/12/2012 2:15:27 PM Incidentally, this is merely disingenuous, Yuyutsu: >>The fact that whoever coined .....
» 12/12/2012 1:40:13 PM That's not much of an answer, Yuyutsu. >>An atheist could, for example, be inspired.....
» 12/12/2012 12:02:06 AM Furthermore, Yuyutsu... >>If you find this theological dissection too technical and.....
» 12/12/2012 12:01:54 AM Curiouser and curiouser, Yuyutsu. >>...nobody needs to invent a deity in order to b.....
» 11/12/2012 6:13:25 PM You are probably right, Belly. >>I doubt I will ever get the answers I looked for h.....
» 11/12/2012 2:03:57 PM A bit of common sense, please. As mac correctly points out... >>...to the Maya, De.....
» 10/12/2012 2:50:37 PM Chainsaw, Shockadelic? >>You take to any proposed reform with a chainsaw, then REFU.....
» 10/12/2012 2:35:44 PM You and I understand that, Poirot. >>Pericles, I think you know that it's a man who.....
» 10/12/2012 10:25:39 AM Such a fuss over a couple of words. "The offender who punched the woman had a dark s.....
» 10/12/2012 10:06:47 AM For me, this is the most interesting part of your approach to religion, Yuyutsu. >>.....
» 9/12/2012 6:23:02 PM Fascinating report, jenniferh00. You can sense the desperation of the Swiss banking commu.....
» 9/12/2012 5:58:43 PM Sad is right, DiamondPete. Fancy living with such fear and loathing every day. Must becom.....
» 9/12/2012 5:54:21 PM That's pretty pathetic, Shockadelic. Even for you......
» 9/12/2012 5:51:46 PM This is getting very silly, Ludwig. If you are unable to see that there are more possibil.....
» 9/12/2012 5:44:45 PM Let's unpack that a little, Yuyutsu. >>Existence is an illusion.<< Whose ill.....
» 7/12/2012 5:09:24 PM But of course, Ludwig. >>Pericles, when you get around to it, could you point out .....
» 7/12/2012 2:11:03 PM You're a veritable bundle of contradictions, Ludwig. >>Yes we can support a LOW pop.....
» 6/12/2012 2:57:25 PM Ah yes, I remember that incident. >>...an international cricket match where certain.....
» 6/12/2012 2:03:41 PM You see, there you go again Ludwig. >>...in Australia with our current congestion p.....
» 6/12/2012 11:12:43 AM You really still don't get it, do you Ludwig. By insisting that the only alternative to y.....
» 5/12/2012 2:28:48 PM Oh. Is that what it was, Shockadelic. >>Ooh, how dare I show a glimpse of humour!&.....
» 5/12/2012 2:22:37 PM This type of question deserves a definition of its own... >>...which is more import.....
» 5/12/2012 1:32:09 PM It is always good to discover new things. This article tells me that Sexpo really isn't a.....
» 4/12/2012 12:35:15 PM Now you are just being silly, Yuyutsu. >>The problem is that society has grabbed fo.....
» 4/12/2012 10:18:37 AM If you don't want to take this discussion seriously, Shockadelic, just say so and we can s.....
» 4/12/2012 9:59:50 AM I think this is where we part company, Yuyutsu. >>Why should religious people (or a.....
» 4/12/2012 9:52:27 AM Some good examples there, drab. >>Interestingly, Finland, Switzerland, Denmark, and.....
» 3/12/2012 3:21:06 PM You're becoming very emotional about this, Yuyutsu, quite unnecessarily. >>Yes, I k.....
» 3/12/2012 6:28:10 AM Doesn't work like that, Shockadelic. >>I'm sure that you're deliberately playing pe.....
» 2/12/2012 4:26:38 PM Not sure whether you are deliberately missing the point, Shockadelic, or whether you have .....
» 2/12/2012 3:55:35 PM Is this really what you think is happening here, Yuyutsu? Or are you just blowing off a li.....
» 30/11/2012 6:27:07 PM Well, thanks Phil from NZ. I think. >>Pericles, you are half right. I recommend an .....
» 30/11/2012 11:25:45 AM Sadly, another example of how utterly corrupt the system has become, and how distant from .....
» 30/11/2012 9:52:20 AM Your propositions continue to arrive in the form of completely circular arguments, Yuyutsu.....
» 30/11/2012 9:31:58 AM I suspect that Yuyutsu may be much closer to the realities of a transaction tax than is ev.....
» 29/11/2012 5:59:52 PM Sadly, that won't work either, Yuyutsu. >>If you practice religion long enough you .....
» 29/11/2012 12:32:48 PM Interesting questions, Banjo. >>What does this change tell us about Labor parliamen.....
» 29/11/2012 9:35:41 AM Riding the old hobby-horse as hard as ever I see, Ludwig. >>It comes down to the ve.....
» 29/11/2012 8:34:52 AM Not the best analogy, Yuyutsu, but an interesting and quite useful one. >>Try, say,.....
» 28/11/2012 1:36:22 PM No need to get your knickers in a twist, Shockadelic. >>The transfer of currency be.....
» 28/11/2012 9:47:31 AM That's exactly what I had in mind, Yuyutsu. >>...your experiment will correlate bet.....
» 27/11/2012 4:06:47 PM It is somewhat chicken-and-egg, I grant you Yuyutsu. >>Dear Pericles, Nice try, but.....
» 27/11/2012 3:32:09 PM There's no task quite so complex, Shockadelic, as making something simple. >>I don'.....
» 26/11/2012 6:47:23 PM But it isn't likely to happen any time soon, is it Yuyutsu. >>Once everything is di.....
» 26/11/2012 11:28:29 AM Don't forget, we've been here before. >>In my view it should be introduce, in a ver.....
» 26/11/2012 10:22:40 AM Leaving aside the anti-business rhetoric for a moment... >>Yes, it is aimed at the .....
» 23/11/2012 5:54:46 PM Up to a point, Lord Copper, err... Poirot. >>I just noted your sentence "A con.....
» 23/11/2012 7:46:22 AM I think that just about wraps it up for the voyage around your belief system Yuyutsu. But.....
» 22/11/2012 12:51:13 PM This does not actually help, you know, Yuyutsu. >>There is nothing but God. God doe.....
» 22/11/2012 9:34:38 AM Yuyutsu, merely for my own satisfaction, could you please reconcile for me these two state.....
» 22/11/2012 8:38:39 AM How intriguing, Arjay. >>Pericles I've been visited by the AFP twice in trying to w.....
» 21/11/2012 3:47:26 PM Not sure I can, Yuyutsu. >>Dear Pericles, Can you help me interpret Belly's words?&.....
» 21/11/2012 3:28:02 PM Some of your rationale is still a little puzzling, Divergence. >>...migrants, unlik.....
» 21/11/2012 8:52:18 AM I'm not sure that is their main concern, Wm Trevor. >>So, to maintain stable popula.....
» 20/11/2012 6:42:44 PM Actually, no, Divergence. >>Pericles, You have been arguing that mass migration is .....
» 20/11/2012 1:06:50 PM Sorry, Ludwig, but it needs to be said. >>Where do you get some of these ideas? You.....
» 19/11/2012 6:32:40 PM I'm not entirely sure that lets you of the hook, Yuyutsu. >>...there is a documente.....
» 19/11/2012 4:07:02 PM All very apocalyptic, concerned citizen for good governance, what with all that militarism.....
» 19/11/2012 3:20:24 PM Here are some actual numbers, rehctub, being the figures for new business registrations, c.....
» 19/11/2012 2:27:42 PM Well, yes, rehctub. >>Pericles, the whole point of this thread is to highlite the f.....
» 19/11/2012 1:00:57 PM True, it is somewhat longer than usual, Ludwig. >>Quite right Pericles, I didn’t re.....
» 19/11/2012 9:51:37 AM You didn't read the article, did you Ludwig. >>Oh how depressing!... What a load of.....
» 19/11/2012 9:45:10 AM What a depressing thread. Having started three modest businesses that have created a smal.....
» 19/11/2012 9:12:26 AM Maybe, Yuyutsu. But then again, maybe not. >>Etymologically however, the word ".....
» 18/11/2012 7:32:01 PM On the topic of paranoia, Arjay, it is not a good idea to let the CIA/Mossad New World Ord.....
» 18/11/2012 7:23:25 PM Here's an article that you will appreciate, Ludwig. http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.ph.....
» 18/11/2012 5:45:31 PM I am aware of that, Ludwig. >>Pericles, I specifically said; through the years of t.....
» 17/11/2012 6:32:31 PM I have addressed this, Ludwig. >>The obvious point inherent in my question is that .....
» 16/11/2012 6:54:17 PM I knew that, Divergence. >>The problems due to population growth are appearing in e.....
» 16/11/2012 6:16:19 PM Alas, my cover is blown. >>He could well be a paid agent of dis-information because.....
» 16/11/2012 2:48:56 PM But there's absolutely nothing new here, James O'Neill. >>The issues he raises plus.....
» 16/11/2012 2:33:20 PM Apologies Ludwig, I almost missed the razor-sharp question at the end of your post. >&.....
» 16/11/2012 8:33:22 AM Ah, but I did look, Arjay >>No Presidents here? Not looking really hard Pericles<.....
» 16/11/2012 7:41:54 AM Perhaps it is our different ideas on what constitutes "evidence" that separates .....
» 15/11/2012 4:16:16 PM This is classic. When I introduce facts - such as the continuing improvement in our per c.....
» 15/11/2012 8:32:22 AM Moot, Ludwig? >>Pericles, our disagreement about the immigration intake being rapid.....
» 14/11/2012 10:40:36 PM You know perfectly well, Arjay, that I have read every single site that you have pointed m.....
» 14/11/2012 3:57:56 PM You're still not getting it right, KarlX. I'd give up on the detective stuff if I were you.....
» 13/11/2012 1:18:48 PM It is clear that we live on entirely different planets, Ludwig. Also, you make a point of .....
» 13/11/2012 10:01:51 AM That is hilarious, KarlX >>But what Pericles has not told everyone is that he lives.....
» 13/11/2012 8:25:19 AM That is completely spooky, James O'Neill. >>Pericles: you manifestly live within yo.....
» 12/11/2012 6:58:29 PM Not here you haven't, Ludwig. >>...yet again I say that I have COPIOUSLY stated the.....
» 12/11/2012 6:22:58 PM Oh I care, James O'Neill. My concern is whether you do. Care, I mean. For the truth, .....
» 12/11/2012 3:32:19 PM I'm with you, Houellebecq. >>I think you should ban kebab shops<< The gummen.....
» 12/11/2012 3:01:57 PM I can't help but see that as a cop-out, James O'Neill. >>350 words is not enough to.....
» 12/11/2012 11:31:07 AM Still carrying on like the proverbial two-bob watch, Ludwig. >>I have pointed out a.....
» 12/11/2012 10:43:23 AM Interesting piece. I look forward to hearing from Mr Nicholls on the subject. It will be f.....
» 12/11/2012 10:08:59 AM Yup. Thanks for the QED, Arjay. It is not a new phenomenon, of course, just a new medium......
» 9/11/2012 3:29:07 PM Really, one under god? >>i see ya really got nuthin..but clever word spin<< .....
» 9/11/2012 3:08:36 PM Good thinking, chaps. If you can't play the ball, play the man. Much more satisfying than.....
» 8/11/2012 4:57:25 PM At some point - hopefully in the very near future, one under god - you really should stop .....
» 8/11/2012 10:27:44 AM More waffle, Divergence. "But saying that we are going to import an excessive number.....
» 7/11/2012 11:33:53 AM These are certainly concerns, Matt Moran. >>2 million at or below the poverty line,.....
» 6/11/2012 7:08:59 PM You certainly may, Matt Moran. >>Pericles can I ask what brought you to Australia? .....
» 6/11/2012 2:31:20 PM That's why the UN figures are averaged over ten years, Divergence. >>Here is a link.....
» 6/11/2012 12:13:32 PM rehctub, there's always an explanation.' >>One minute you post a perfectly normal p.....
» 6/11/2012 11:22:01 AM Blimey. >>Your assertion that current levels of population growth in Australia (pro.....
» 5/11/2012 4:08:26 PM One of the many delights of this Forum is that it regularly brings to my attention snippet.....
» 5/11/2012 12:50:04 PM Apologies, Ludwig. I hadn't noticed. >>Pericles, you ask me questions, but you’ve m.....
» 4/11/2012 5:56:14 PM Surely, that is illegal? >>Pericles – many indeed are unaware of what sort of data .....
» 2/11/2012 4:32:13 PM Sorry, got sidetracked at this line: "While recognising how hi-tech giants like Face.....
» 1/11/2012 11:07:49 AM I thought we had covered this on Arjay's thread, chrisgaff1000 (You know, you two should .....
» 1/11/2012 10:24:20 AM Mr O'Farrell is a politician. Any politician's key objective is not to actually perform, .....
» 1/11/2012 9:50:20 AM Neat sidebar, WmTrevor. Also a very nifty way to avoid activating Godwin's Law... Diver.....
» 1/11/2012 7:31:11 AM Not quite, Arjay. >>Pericles your own ref to the ATO proves my point<< Excep.....
» 31/10/2012 5:01:04 PM It's a little scary, how little people understand about basic taxation issues. Arjay, you.....
» 31/10/2012 3:17:41 PM Fascinating. An article outlining a complaint by one specific listener that a specific r.....
» 31/10/2012 2:51:45 PM You're not helping The Cause either, Shockadelic. >>If you take 100,000 people who .....
» 31/10/2012 12:32:26 PM Japan as a "test case", eh, Divergence? >>A good test case is Japan, whe.....
» 30/10/2012 10:18:07 AM This conversation is becoming particularly tedious. But necessary, of course. The kind o.....
» 29/10/2012 2:37:57 PM I feel a little sorry for those Italian guys who are looking at a jail sentence, merely fo.....
» 29/10/2012 1:58:41 PM It really does appear, Ludwig, that your education and upbringing, coupled with the limite.....
» 29/10/2012 1:18:46 PM Thank you for introducing a few words of sanity via that link, WmTrevor. Although heaven.....
» 29/10/2012 7:27:22 AM Apologies, Matt Moran, I must have missed something. >> If you read my comment I ta.....
» 28/10/2012 5:49:28 PM Golly, this IS fun! Three in a row, telling me variously that i) I have a "great lo.....
» 28/10/2012 8:44:33 AM Neatly put, SPQR. >>...projections of the type made by Tom Murphy in your link, are.....
» 26/10/2012 4:07:52 PM Thanks Cheryl. I was wondering how to respond to KAEP, and you just saved me the trouble. .....
» 26/10/2012 2:16:54 PM Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. A popular saying, and a very .....
» 25/10/2012 2:46:36 PM Fair enough, bagsyl. >>...my understanding of humanity is at complete variance with.....
» 24/10/2012 2:53:20 PM Not really, Ludwig. >>Oh yeah, Pericles was hangin out for a fuller response<<.....
» 24/10/2012 1:59:10 PM Ummm... really?. >>Well that is what we are fighting for Pericles<< I though.....
» 24/10/2012 8:18:38 AM Of course they should, Yabby. >>Well hang on Pericles, for a start Ludwig agrees wi.....
» 23/10/2012 6:03:43 PM Interesting. My own experience of this started at some indeterminate date in the last fe.....
» 23/10/2012 5:33:03 PM C'mon Yabby, you know better than that. >>The hope that human intelligence might ma.....
» 23/10/2012 2:18:45 PM Now, what's all this about, Ludwig. >>What happened to you on the ‘World food day’ .....
» 23/10/2012 1:48:51 PM As I said, It's not a good look. >>And would you believe it, you have completely ig.....
» 23/10/2012 12:28:44 PM You're starting to sound desperate, Ludwig. >>What happened to you on the ‘World fo.....
» 23/10/2012 11:31:42 AM Do I detect just a smidgeon of personal interpretation here, bagsyl? >>...such a ph.....
» 22/10/2012 2:55:51 PM Bob Carr, Ludwig? It is significant that the only positive statement that you can make ab.....
» 21/10/2012 5:06:10 PM Ok Arjay, so we've established (by default) that you didn't actually mean "at least $.....
» 21/10/2012 11:39:48 AM Oh no, not that old chestnut, rational-debate. >>Let me ask Pericles and David F wh.....
» 19/10/2012 6:32:07 PM Would it not be reasonable though, rational-debate, to assume that your views are strongly.....
» 19/10/2012 4:08:57 PM Oh Ludwig, was I ignoring you? I'm sorry. >>Pericles, I take it by your non-answer .....
» 19/10/2012 8:17:24 AM A good point, Yabby, but still a tad off topic. >>Why don't we spend a share of our.....
» 18/10/2012 12:58:12 PM On that basis, Yabby, why bother to start a single-topic thread in the first place? >&.....
» 18/10/2012 9:39:58 AM Crikey, Ludwig. >>Crikey Pericles, I’ve just been reflecting on how totally wrong y.....
» 18/10/2012 9:02:06 AM Such confusion, Arjay. >>...unless they bring Glass Steagall back the derivative ma.....
» 18/10/2012 7:47:45 AM Ok, Marilyn Shepherd, I'm listening. >>She is not on some rich sinecure<< Th.....
» 17/10/2012 3:48:51 PM I shall treasure this, one under god. >>max said for a few hundred bucks ewe can al.....
» 17/10/2012 10:52:24 AM There you go again, Ludwig! >>The great flaw in Greenpeace’s philosophy is that the.....
» 17/10/2012 10:49:51 AM I think the line that blew my mind was this one: >>She is on a sinecure of about $1.....
» 16/10/2012 2:42:51 PM Thank you Bazz. >>Pericles & others; I am not sure that Arjay is totally wrong on t.....
» 16/10/2012 2:15:55 PM Classic, Ludwig. >>You know that your accusation of me being single-issue on popula.....
» 16/10/2012 10:36:40 AM Ludwig, we know you are a single-issue fanatic on the topic of population control. >&g.....
» 16/10/2012 10:06:44 AM There's a good reason for that, Mr Pendergrast. >>...as @Pericles has pointed out a.....
» 16/10/2012 9:54:47 AM That was a bit of an "ooops", wasn't it Arjay. >>...let's do the maths fo.....
» 15/10/2012 5:55:54 PM Thanks WmTrevor. Those sites make fascinating reading, don't they. >>Pericles, thou.....
» 15/10/2012 2:55:18 PM Why is this complete and utter misconception still doing the rounds? >>There are a.....
» 15/10/2012 2:25:55 PM Way to go, Mr Flynn! How to stretch an analogy to the point where it snaps under the strai.....
» 14/10/2012 11:31:52 PM At last, Arjay, some evidence that you actually do some research. >>Actually in my .....
» 11/10/2012 6:22:33 PM Just a random observation. "Property is run at a net loss when interest payments and.....
» 10/10/2012 11:06:27 AM Maybe it's just me, but this discussion seems to be going nowhere, Mr Pendergrast. >&g.....
» 9/10/2012 5:14:59 PM Is that right, Paul1405. >>Golly fellas, my 3 little pigs story was a gee up by thi.....
» 9/10/2012 5:06:51 PM Not again Arjay, please. >>Google Barnaby is Right and explain how our banks can ha.....
» 9/10/2012 2:03:46 PM I thought we had put that little sidetrack of yours to bed, CatMack. >>The fallacy .....
» 9/10/2012 1:29:40 PM As far as I can tell, the requests to boycott Mr Jones' programme have been made to the ad.....
» 8/10/2012 12:34:40 PM Or indeed, it could be entirely the other way around, Paul1405 >>Many theologians l.....
» 8/10/2012 10:47:31 AM You still haven't a single clue about finance, do you Arjay. >>China let the privat.....
» 8/10/2012 9:47:39 AM I guess that does surprise me, just a little, Mr Pendergrast. >>I think driving and.....
» 5/10/2012 6:31:10 PM Ok, Mr Pendergrast, we can leave the cruelty of keeping pets as our personal playthings ou.....
» 5/10/2012 11:19:26 AM Thanks for providing an impeccable logic trail on this one, Tony Lavis. It would have save.....
» 4/10/2012 1:27:16 PM Way to go, CatMack, to liven up the discussion. >>... it is also 'natural' to kill .....
» 3/10/2012 4:40:21 PM Not really, Philip S >>Your last statement "If she had, would you then have ac.....
» 3/10/2012 11:12:49 AM An intriguing concept, Philip S. >>If it was an ordinary citizen I would agree she .....
» 3/10/2012 9:25:51 AM Interesting theory, Philip S >>Pericles - I could be wrong but I believe what is be.....
» 3/10/2012 8:44:20 AM You are making an art-form out of willful blindness, Arjay. >>Pericles,the USA has .....
» 2/10/2012 7:46:15 PM Admit it, Shadow Minister. You're clutching at straws on this one. >>The settlement.....
» 2/10/2012 7:22:37 PM Forgive me my suspicious mind, Mr Pendergrast, but I doubt this very much indeed. >>.....
» 2/10/2012 9:27:21 AM Context is everything, Shadow Minister. Mr Ashby was suing the Government for not providi.....
» 30/09/2012 7:32:59 PM That just about sums it up, Mr Pendergrast. >>Okay, that’s fine if you consider a l.....
» 27/09/2012 6:15:35 PM Talking of 'addressing the reality', Arjay, you might try to take your own advice occasion.....
» 27/09/2012 6:04:47 PM That must have been be quite a shock for you, Kipp. >>When I found out that "G.....
» 27/09/2012 12:42:29 PM Ah, Mr Pendergrast, forced to resort to the "it's only my opinion, and I have a right.....
» 26/09/2012 5:30:06 PM I can back you up on that Dan D de Merengue. >>David F, You are totally wrong about.....
» 26/09/2012 10:52:34 AM Nice try, Arjay. It's known as getting your retaliation in first. >>Keep trying Per.....
» 26/09/2012 10:11:24 AM With pleasure, Mr Pendergrast. >>Please let me know how I have distorted your side .....
» 25/09/2012 2:12:23 PM If I can take your silence as agreement, Mr Pendergrast, we are at least able to move on f.....
» 25/09/2012 9:39:18 AM That's cheating, Squeers. >>Pericles, the concept of purpose suggests teleology<.....
» 25/09/2012 9:04:09 AM Your record on financial matters doesn't exactly inspire confidence when you make statemen.....
» 24/09/2012 7:05:20 PM Wow, Squeers. >>...your pragmatism is cynicism transcendent<< I really wish .....
» 24/09/2012 2:45:58 PM Apologies Dan S de Merengue, I forgot the other half of your interpretation, which is equa.....
» 24/09/2012 2:23:32 PM I guess it must be a form of therapy. At least, it's the only cogent reason I can come u.....
» 24/09/2012 1:31:21 PM Of course, Dan S de Merengue... >>Pericles, Correct me if I'm wrong...<< Hap.....
» 24/09/2012 11:59:16 AM It would help our discussion along, Mr Prendergast, if you didn't try to distort my side o.....
» 22/09/2012 7:00:57 PM Employing the same reasoning that underpins the truism "hard cases make bad law".....
» 22/09/2012 9:44:58 AM Only a public servant could have written these lines without their tongue firmly lodged in.....
» 21/09/2012 7:33:51 PM Well of course it does, Dan S de Merengue. >>In evolutionary terms, life evolves wi.....
» 21/09/2012 9:03:03 AM It always fascinates me how firmly you are able to grab the wrong end of the stick, Dan S .....
» 18/09/2012 10:05:06 AM The regular appearance of articles such as this - that claim awe as the exclusive province.....
» 16/09/2012 6:38:08 PM You have to hand it to the folk who made that movie, though, don't you. If in fact there i.....
» 16/09/2012 2:03:09 PM That's probably a good point to leave it, Ludwig, as we seem to be going round in the same.....
» 14/09/2012 11:25:30 AM Um... that was actually my point, rehctub. >>Pericles, no need to speak slowly, as .....
» 14/09/2012 10:04:18 AM I asked first, Ludwig. >> Come on, what do you think would happen if we had no envi.....
» 14/09/2012 9:50:59 AM I think that might be your personal best, sonofgloin, in terms of tap-dancing. Let me ref.....
» 13/09/2012 7:17:26 PM Right. I see now where you went wrong, sonofgloin. <<Pericles I took the $20 BILLIO.....
» 13/09/2012 10:40:42 AM Just one moment there, sonofgloin. >>Five years ago every man woman and child in Au.....
» 13/09/2012 10:27:19 AM How do I explain this, rehctub? Perhaps if I speak a little more slowly for you... >&.....
» 12/09/2012 5:37:08 PM Ok, so now we are discussing how inefficient our public servants are, and how they spend o.....
» 12/09/2012 4:20:16 PM As I tried to point out, Ludwig, we are polar opposites in our views on the fundamental va.....
» 12/09/2012 3:34:01 PM What a misanthropic bunch you are, to be sure. Not a single bone of humanity in your bodie.....
» 12/09/2012 11:11:38 AM That's better, Arjay. Stick to real-world issues. >>The banking system is also bein.....
» 12/09/2012 9:48:13 AM The image presented is that every asylum seeker is trousering a hundred grand. But the r.....
» 12/09/2012 8:36:50 AM To give a little more insight into my concerns over government intervention/spending, Ludw.....
» 11/09/2012 11:30:59 AM If you did, drab, then they are practically invisible. >>Pericles, Let's get real -.....
» 11/09/2012 10:57:10 AM Flattery will get you nowhere, Ludwig. >>Your oft-repeated lambasting of the public.....
» 11/09/2012 10:22:24 AM If only, Wm Trevor. If only. >>Good luck with your research<< Research is no.....
» 10/09/2012 6:22:57 PM It is at this point, Arjay, that someone should take you gently aside and impart the age-o.....
» 9/09/2012 7:40:13 PM "Accounting procedures", Arjay? >>Pericles,you think that you can confuse.....
» 8/09/2012 6:41:25 PM Sort of vaguely right, Arjay, as far as it goes. I know many ten-year-olds who can describ.....
» 7/09/2012 4:48:09 PM Ms Bishop, your slip is showing... "Legendary 16th century British author Samuel Joh.....
» 7/09/2012 4:33:23 PM I'm beginning to wonder, Arjay, whether even you understand what you are saying. 'Cos I'm .....
» 7/09/2012 4:04:47 PM What a disappointment. I saw the heading and thought, that's a good idea, let's lighten u.....
» 7/09/2012 3:58:34 PM Maybe not, Ludwig. >>What about all the securely well-off people all over this coun.....
» 7/09/2012 3:58:28 PM And while I am here, Ludwig... >>Why was the increased Greens vote at the last elec.....
» 6/09/2012 3:59:13 PM That makes more sense, KarlX. >>And I might swallow that alibi were it not for the .....
» 6/09/2012 3:35:45 PM Colour me Unconvinced. I am hampered by a fundamental commitment to the laws of supply an.....
» 6/09/2012 10:03:12 AM There is a chicken-and-egg situation here. >>They stay focused on "rates, road.....
» 6/09/2012 9:47:38 AM Voting Green has always seemed to me to be either a luxury vote or a sign of frustration, .....
» 6/09/2012 9:25:10 AM You misrepresent the nature of my enquiring mind, KarlX. >>I don't know much about .....
» 5/09/2012 5:48:30 PM Well... actually, you have, Divergence. >>Pericles, I haven't made any controversia.....
» 5/09/2012 3:42:58 PM Fascinating, the erroneous conclusions that you are able to arrive at, Shadow Minister, wi.....
» 5/09/2012 12:53:41 PM Or on the other hand, Divergence, you might not. >>You might consider the case of t.....
» 5/09/2012 11:30:54 AM Thanks, drab, for introducing me to the works of Dr Salter, who would appear at first glan.....
» 4/09/2012 3:09:17 PM I am aware of Professor Zoellner's opinion. "Ms Plibersek on Wednesday reiterated th.....
» 4/09/2012 9:44:13 AM I would have thought it obvious, Shadow Minister. >>Pericles, I see you just focus .....
» 3/09/2012 3:31:05 PM But of course you have, Shadow Minister. >>I have been the project director of proj.....
» 3/09/2012 12:15:26 PM Sorry, it's a bit OT, but I couldn't let this pass without comment, Jay Of Melbourne. >.....
» 3/09/2012 11:49:50 AM By completely sidestepping my question, Shadow Minister, you confirm my suspicion that you.....
» 3/09/2012 11:26:55 AM Highly unlikely. "Incumbent President Barack Obama, in contrast, is generally depict.....
» 2/09/2012 11:32:33 AM I find the whole idea of a conference of "non-aligned" countries quite fascinati.....
» 2/09/2012 9:35:45 AM Polite and reasonable as always, Shadow Minister. >>Pericles, You have completely m.....
» 1/09/2012 5:40:37 PM I'm certainly no expert on this, but I would imagine that eighteen months is a fairly shor.....
» 31/08/2012 10:15:45 PM That's not quite the full story, one under god. >>THESE DOLLARS DID NOT GO TO HELPI.....
» 30/08/2012 6:35:32 PM Your admiration of China's banking system isn't universal, Arjay. "Chinese Premier W.....
» 29/08/2012 8:05:52 AM Do your homework, Arjay, for goodness' sake. >>This is why the West is consumed by .....
» 27/08/2012 11:23:27 PM I'm sure you would, Geoff of Perth. >>I would love to play a game of poker with you.....
» 27/08/2012 6:56:32 PM Simply asserting the same things over again isn't particularly helpful, Geoff of Perth. &.....
» 27/08/2012 3:58:08 PM That's a new take on an old chestnut, Geoff of Perth. But as irrelevant as all the others......
» 27/08/2012 1:03:18 PM A very thin piece indeed. As VK3AUU points out, it is long on vague opinions about what i.....
» 24/08/2012 10:53:53 PM Arjay, I do wish you would stop pretending you know what a derivative is. >>Anthony.....
» 24/08/2012 6:11:57 PM That is hilarious, Voterland. >>So he invented the Votergram which went to every me.....
» 24/08/2012 5:52:42 PM There's more than a touch of chicken-and-egg here, Sells. >>...we would have no art.....
» 24/08/2012 3:50:18 PM You are right of course, Ludwig. >>So if I were he, I'd appreciate the will of the .....
» 24/08/2012 9:55:16 AM Thanks for reminding me, Ludwig. I had meant to respond, but got distracted. >>...t.....
» 24/08/2012 9:30:17 AM Well, it is slightly off-topic, Ludwig, but I'll bite. >>But governments are not di.....
» 23/08/2012 5:52:16 PM Fair enough. >>If you reckon I can’t see something, it is because I have carefully .....
» 23/08/2012 2:00:39 PM Nope. >>24 years in Perth. Does that count?<< That's just another country to.....
» 23/08/2012 8:00:58 AM That's a very odd question, Ludwig. >>So Pericles, do you consider yourself to be a.....
» 22/08/2012 5:47:02 PM A simple point, Ludwig. >>2005 I believe. What’s the point of the question?<<.....
» 22/08/2012 8:57:14 AM That's illogical, rehctub. >>I have recently engaged a contractor, looks like he wi.....
» 22/08/2012 8:29:40 AM Here's a little clarification for you, Ludwig. >>So then, let me see if I’ve got th.....
» 22/08/2012 7:59:46 AM Not quite, Ludwig. >>I mean, what is he suggesting – that because societies haven’t.....
» 21/08/2012 5:09:45 PM You are making a bit of a meal of this, rehctub. Your description of what you are obliged.....
» 21/08/2012 11:11:55 AM Fair enough, Ludwig. >>What more can I say? I just totally disagree with you.<&l.....
» 20/08/2012 5:13:24 PM So you don't like modern art, Mr Sellick. While that doesn't surprise me in the least, no.....
» 20/08/2012 3:03:44 PM Agreed, it's pretty trivial, Houellebecq. >>Just how much time does it take to tran.....
» 20/08/2012 2:57:55 PM Careful, Hasbeen. >>Even the French will have plans for attacking everyone, althoug.....
» 20/08/2012 11:54:16 AM Arjay, is looks to me that the "leak" was deliberate. I'm reasonably certain th.....
» 19/08/2012 4:07:40 PM What "terrible management regime", Ludwig? >>How can you condone the curr.....
» 18/08/2012 8:22:14 AM Nothing at all, Ludwig. >>So then, what have you got against regional centres?<&.....
» 17/08/2012 5:28:10 PM Not at all, Ludwig. >>But Pericles, they’re outside the city! And they are soooo di.....
» 16/08/2012 7:19:36 PM Oh dear, Ludwig. Do I detect some double standards operating here? >>The people hav.....
» 16/08/2012 12:17:46 PM It may surprise you to learn, Ludwig, that Sydney is surrounded by National Parks. >&.....
» 15/08/2012 4:41:46 PM An object lesson in what happens when governments meddle in the personal lives of its citi.....
» 15/08/2012 9:37:27 AM Pity. You might just learn something. >>We've been through this reality many times .....
» 15/08/2012 9:13:52 AM It is a pity that the discussion has degenerated into the usual pro-gay and anti-gay dialo.....
» 14/08/2012 8:22:34 PM It is sad that you once again refuse to see what is plain, simple and obvious, and instead.....
» 14/08/2012 5:41:23 PM Don't get sucked in, Bazz. You're better than that. >>No Pericles, I am always very.....
» 14/08/2012 5:22:27 PM We may be getting somewhere at last, Arjay. >>No the derivative market is not part .....
» 14/08/2012 4:30:11 PM Bribery only works for a short time, Ludwig. >>We’ve been talking about incentives .....
» 13/08/2012 6:25:03 PM I confess to being totally unmoved by art, as in pictures, paintings, sculptures and so on.....
» 13/08/2012 5:59:23 PM This is turning into one of the more entertaining threads on OLO. Conjecture, speculation,.....
» 13/08/2012 4:03:05 PM An interesting choice of population numbers, Ludwig. >>I reckon there is a balance .....
» 13/08/2012 3:17:22 PM I'm with RJStevens on this. Simply regurgitating a whole load of statistics from various .....
» 13/08/2012 11:57:25 AM I fully support the right of Chick-fil-A to operate their business on any basis that they .....
» 12/08/2012 2:59:05 PM We are drifting a little from the point, I suspect Ludwig. >>The longer term commer.....
» 10/08/2012 7:09:58 PM Just a thought, Arjay. What is the connection, in your mind, between the "$35 trilli.....
» 9/08/2012 5:14:38 PM How extremely depressing, to spend one's life in such an utterly pointless fashion. To be .....
» 9/08/2012 4:20:30 PM Don't be silly, Belly, I am sure your views are respected by all. >>Sonofglion I pr.....
» 9/08/2012 9:14:47 AM There's nothing wrong with a basic them'n'us whinge, of course. It's highly therapeutic,.....
» 9/08/2012 8:54:16 AM Your "for instance" is interesting, Ludwig. Did it have any direct bearing on ec.....
» 8/08/2012 8:40:42 AM Oh dear, yet another "us vs. them" article. The underlying assumption of which i.....
» 6/08/2012 2:18:09 PM As you suggest, Ludwig, it depends upon your point of view. >>Surely as society bec.....
» 6/08/2012 11:06:17 AM That's about it, Ludwig. >>Are you suggesting that it is not a fundamental role of .....
» 4/08/2012 3:43:09 PM Thanks for your sympathy, Bazz, but it is entirely misplaced. >>I feel sorry for Pe.....
» 3/08/2012 7:28:01 PM You can cross this one off your list of things to worry about, Arjay. >>...you have.....
» 3/08/2012 10:44:22 AM You say that as if it is a bad thing, progressive pat. >>It... painted a picture of.....
» 3/08/2012 10:20:46 AM I have to confess up front that I wouldn't live and work outside a major city even if you .....
» 3/08/2012 9:48:17 AM An entirely pointless "question". The fact that it is founded on an article in .....
» 31/07/2012 10:15:07 PM Oh come now, Arjay. Face it, you're not even fooling yourself any more. >>Pericle.....
» 31/07/2012 8:36:12 PM Sadly - but inevitably - you are backing another dud horse, Arjay. >>have you read .....
» 31/07/2012 6:07:53 PM And not only the Olympics have degenerated in this fashion, David G. >>Instead it i.....
» 31/07/2012 5:55:51 PM Absolutely, Curmudgeon. >>Actually part of teh fun of this site is that they print .....
» 31/07/2012 1:44:15 PM Ah, the still small voice of sanity and reason. Thank you, Danielle. >>I agree that.....
» 31/07/2012 1:27:38 PM Anyone who takes any aspect of the modern Olympic Games seriously, suffers from a fundamen.....
» 31/07/2012 12:05:57 PM Please, Shadow Minister, this is serious. >>What they should use is the data from C.....
» 31/07/2012 11:52:34 AM A solid article in the main, with just a few blind alleys. The main thrust - that US manu.....
» 30/07/2012 8:15:30 PM It's all a bit thin, though, isn't it Mr Gruen. >>I AM suggesting that there's some.....
» 29/06/2012 12:20:12 AM This is getting a little silly, Arjay. >>OUR banks strongly support the ETS since t.....
» 27/06/2012 5:11:18 PM It is Wikipedia's explanation, one under god, not mine. >>so lets begin with explai.....
» 27/06/2012 4:53:29 PM That kinda sums it up. "Amending the Marriage Act would be evidence of the social co.....
» 27/06/2012 9:10:00 AM That's a logical inconsistency, Arjay. >>Pericles not everyone one lost.If you have.....
» 26/06/2012 11:29:44 PM It's impressive that you managed to type "CDS" into Google, Arjay, and fantastic.....
» 26/06/2012 1:34:29 PM Are you refusing to listen, Arjay, or simply refusing to hear? >>Ostrich economics .....
» 26/06/2012 9:00:20 AM My advice to you one under god is the same as for Arjay: learn a little more from factual .....
» 26/06/2012 12:14:50 AM These two sentences from Barnaby's page are positively cringeworthy. "$1.76 Trillion.....
» 25/06/2012 9:37:45 AM The extent of Mr Nicholls' self-delusion is becoming more evident each time he posts. >.....
» 24/06/2012 5:36:53 PM Principle, KarlX? Moi? >>Come now you don't really buy the line that Pericles is ca.....
» 23/06/2012 6:38:36 PM Thanks for proving my point so thoroughly, one under god......
» 23/06/2012 6:35:08 PM Your rants just get better and better, don't they Mr Nicholls. >>...you are probabl.....
» 22/06/2012 2:14:34 PM I would, one under god, if I believed for one split nanosecond that you would even half-un.....
» 22/06/2012 1:08:11 PM Beautifully put, Jon J. >>The best way to assure the welfare of future generations .....
» 22/06/2012 12:24:51 PM Don't be so hard on yourself Mr Nicholls. >>I would have to agree that my article h.....
» 22/06/2012 9:51:56 AM Not quite, Mr Nicholls. >>Your pathetic interpretation of the 2012 GAC came out of .....
» 21/06/2012 1:19:42 PM Actually, it was you, Mr Nicholls, who put the idea into my head. >>...one can only.....
» 21/06/2012 10:13:07 AM Still tap-dancing, I see. >>...there is no real message - only words<< If it.....
» 21/06/2012 9:52:48 AM Interesting starting point, Belly. >>Seems certain Greece must default<< I w.....
» 21/06/2012 9:05:32 AM Hello again, Mr Nicholls. Let's see what you've got for me this time. >>You do seem.....
» 20/06/2012 4:22:32 PM In my household, the early warning that I am about to be on the losing end of an argument .....
» 20/06/2012 4:00:16 PM The reason that I tend to write in such a black-and-white manner, Ludwig, is to provide co.....
» 20/06/2012 2:22:39 PM I just lurrve the way you go around wagging your finger at me, Mr Nicholls. It is positive.....
» 20/06/2012 9:30:26 AM I think that a quick trip to the dictionary might be in order, one under god. >>Fed.....
» 20/06/2012 8:53:31 AM George, you spoiled a good punch combination by leaving your jaw horribly exposed. >&g.....
» 19/06/2012 4:38:46 PM Once again, Ludwig, you fall dramatically short on the practicability test. >>The m.....
» 18/06/2012 4:11:50 PM Problem is, Ludwig, apart from any and every other consideration, we're at the wrong point.....
» 18/06/2012 1:28:28 PM That's an interesting comparison, Mr Nicholls. >>But if we consider the 147,000 peo.....
» 18/06/2012 12:56:06 PM In order to be relevant, Local Councils should provide some tangible value to their ratepa.....
» 18/06/2012 11:53:25 AM You have some way to go yet, Mr Nicholls: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/no-room-at-the-inn-20.....
» 18/06/2012 11:37:21 AM What is "hopeless", Ludwig, is the concept that any form of government intervent.....
» 18/06/2012 8:20:27 AM Well I for one don't "get it", Killarney. >>Either people get it or they .....
» 17/06/2012 10:30:30 AM The answer is yes, Hasbeen. Politicians do believe they are a separate species, worthy of .....
» 17/06/2012 9:55:37 AM I make no apologies for being a realist, Ludwig. >>...why don’t you have any answer.....
» 15/06/2012 5:02:58 PM You would possibly have had more credibility, Ludwig, if you had picked just one example f.....
» 15/06/2012 10:17:56 AM True, Ludwig. >>Let’s strive to make that level a whole lot lower by 2050... Crikey.....
» 14/06/2012 7:33:03 PM It must be a blow, discovering your hero has feet of clay, Arjay. And I never, ever thoug.....
» 14/06/2012 7:27:04 PM Reading articles like this sets my teeth on edge. So many words. So little meaning. &qu.....
» 14/06/2012 11:19:27 AM Apart from the strong whiff of political hypocrisy in Ms Bishop's article (how come hypocr.....
» 13/06/2012 8:47:43 AM I think you are missing the point, Saltpetre. >>I still think the Loyalist vs Repub.....
» 12/06/2012 3:02:57 PM I certainly don't mind it when you contradict me, Dan S de Merengue. But it is considered .....
» 12/06/2012 9:15:07 AM Neatly summarised, Dan S de Merengue. I totally agree. >>And a miraculous event suc.....
» 12/06/2012 8:44:17 AM This is either a simple misunderstanding, Saltpetre, or a form of wilful blindness. >&.....
» 11/06/2012 1:29:58 PM Looks like I'm back on the list again. Phew. But this was a puzzle... >>As a gener.....
» 11/06/2012 9:30:52 AM Not sure about that, WmTrevor. >>New Atheism wants to be the Church of Rome – with .....
» 10/06/2012 7:42:41 PM Oh dear. I thought I was on the list. Never mind. >>Pericles, having to explain som.....
» 10/06/2012 7:00:02 PM To me, the most impressive hero is an ordinary person who, finding themselves in an extrao.....
» 10/06/2012 6:33:51 PM So you keep saying, Mr Nicholls >>Atheism today is more than just acknowledging the.....
» 10/06/2012 9:58:36 AM What an extraordinary concept, Mr Nicholls. >>There is no compunction to watch any .....
» 9/06/2012 11:42:06 AM The line between sarcasm and commentary in your posts is sometimes difficult to discern, J.....
» 9/06/2012 11:05:05 AM Yep, there are always Greg Donnellys, in every generation. Oh dear, Michael Jackson clutc.....
» 8/06/2012 12:45:55 PM Ah, praise the Lord and pass the mustard. Alabama has enacted a Bill that protects them fr.....
» 8/06/2012 11:54:57 AM That is definitely something to look forward to, Jon J. >>...my next contribution: .....
» 7/06/2012 12:27:39 PM Despite the momentary distraction of Mrs Slocombe's pussy, there is another image I just c.....
» 7/06/2012 9:34:50 AM Oh noes! Not another sooper-seekrit, Arjay... >>David Uran has written a book sayin.....
» 6/06/2012 5:12:04 PM Whatever your view of The Guardian may be, Arjay... >>Pericles I don't we can belie.....
» 6/06/2012 8:42:55 AM Hmmmm. Most worthy, Yuyutsu. >>Yes, Pericles: I find it immoral to send electromagn.....
» 6/06/2012 8:25:24 AM An interesting throwaway line, Arjay. >>I think Putin has Russia's well being upper.....
» 5/06/2012 7:42:16 PM A typically sour rant from Mr Pilger, but remarkably on target for a change. There is li.....
» 5/06/2012 7:24:40 PM Until now, my natural good manners have prevented me from posting here. But since we have.....
» 5/06/2012 9:15:34 AM Does this mean you don't have a mobile phone, Yuyutsu? >>That would be an interesti.....
» 5/06/2012 9:02:57 AM Word to the wise, Agronomist. You haven't quite got the hang of this conspiracy stuff yet.....
» 5/06/2012 8:50:59 AM I am aware that you believe this to be the case, rehctub, but that does not make it true. .....
» 4/06/2012 9:56:28 AM Which raises another question, Cynnamon. >>...over 50% of respondents to my survey .....
» 4/06/2012 9:34:47 AM While I recognize that the article is intended to be humourous, it does raise some interes.....
» 4/06/2012 8:49:55 AM This is the first genuinely convincing argument that I have seen in the entire debate. Unf.....
» 3/06/2012 3:13:25 PM Just a thought, Cynnamon. I had a quick look at your question set, and it limits response.....
» 3/06/2012 3:01:08 PM Stop wriggling, Chris C. It is not a good look. >>Pericles, Marriage is a contract .....
» 2/06/2012 1:45:09 PM Perhaps, Arjay. >>Ahmadinejad has never said he would wipe Israel off the map.He sa.....
» 2/06/2012 1:28:02 PM Ignoring population issues for a moment Ludwig, there is an essential contradiction in you.....
» 1/06/2012 11:56:08 AM Change of pace, anyone? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il4VDf-ugPI Try it. You might jus.....
» 1/06/2012 10:54:35 AM Rhosty, I'm afraid you still have a few gaps in your understanding of the derivative marke.....
» 1/06/2012 10:22:02 AM Ya think, Jay Of Melbourne? >>...so "Racism" is a baseless charge against.....
» 1/06/2012 10:12:18 AM "Word theft", Chris C? >>It is beyond satire that this attempted word the.....
» 31/05/2012 4:12:29 PM You're kidding, surely? http://www.werribeecc.com/historypics/tour.html It could almost .....
» 31/05/2012 4:07:26 PM What short memories we seem to have. >>I was merely pointing out that a skills shor.....
» 30/05/2012 3:17:40 PM I suspect - although I don't know for certain, Yuyutsu - that it might be possible to have.....
» 30/05/2012 2:42:15 PM The entire concept of transfer pricing relies upon the ability to identify where and when .....
» 29/05/2012 4:00:06 PM ...or, in the interests of balance, Julia Gillard's principles......
» 29/05/2012 11:51:25 AM According to their web site, "The SKA could detect organic molecules in space" a.....
» 29/05/2012 9:05:38 AM It is obviously commendable that you are standing firm against the tide of progress, Yuyut.....
» 28/05/2012 6:22:07 PM I don't pretend for a moment to follow your logic, Rhosty. But a couple of soundbites got .....
» 28/05/2012 10:55:29 AM This is a big topic for a short article to cover adequately. In fact, there is only room f.....
» 25/05/2012 3:06:17 PM Such indignation, FP72E. >>Remember, it's designed specifically for sexual titillat.....
» 25/05/2012 11:09:55 AM What Constitutional Crisis? It all seems to be functioning perfectly normally to me. Not .....
» 25/05/2012 10:32:58 AM Somehow I doubt whether either Kate Lundy or runner would be in the target demographic for.....
» 25/05/2012 8:59:43 AM Somehow I don't think you are paying attention, Arjay. >>Double entry book keeping .....
» 24/05/2012 10:08:07 AM It all depends on how you look at it, Rhosty. >>Share trading by computer generated.....
» 24/05/2012 9:43:11 AM Hey, can't a guy take a day off from the Forum to grind his plutocratic capitalist boot-he.....
» 22/05/2012 4:59:50 PM Ok, let's stop bickering and just concentrate on shedding some light on all of this. Let'.....
» 22/05/2012 12:22:30 PM Just as I thought, Rhosty. >>I do know what a derivative is... It is a form of para.....
» 22/05/2012 11:14:34 AM I know, WmTrevor. >>Considerate but wasted advice<< They do say it is a sign.....
» 22/05/2012 9:57:06 AM I suspect that you didn't read the article at all, did you Pseudonym (if that is indeed yo.....
» 22/05/2012 8:40:54 AM As you know, Arjay, I don't "insist" anything. >>Do you still insist that.....
» 21/05/2012 10:16:12 PM I think granny was right, Arjay. Not a single word of your last post makes any sense at a.....
» 21/05/2012 3:28:31 PM Any chance you might have another look at the question, Arjay? Re: "a separate tradi.....
» 21/05/2012 9:52:44 AM Interesting. >>The BRICS nations are now Brazil,Russia, India, China and South Afri.....
» 21/05/2012 8:38:54 AM Appreciate the thought, Poirot. >>Crushing blow, Pericles. However, I trust you'll .....
» 20/05/2012 10:02:32 PM Still missing the point, Mr Nicholls. >>The way you might like to run the AFA and h.....
» 20/05/2012 11:15:12 AM Priorities, Mr Nicholls? >>Your priorities might be submissions to government<&l.....
» 19/05/2012 4:00:39 PM I think it was the shadows made by the trees that fascinated me, Poirot. >>I was so.....
» 19/05/2012 3:45:29 PM Just a thought, FP72E. "Oh no, Is nothing sacred? We now have a GIRL Wiggle" S.....
» 19/05/2012 3:33:31 PM There is no doubt that our political system is fractured, but there is nothing to be gaine.....
» 19/05/2012 2:56:30 PM Intriguing little throwaway line there, Rhosty. >>...given the world is still tryin.....
» 19/05/2012 2:42:38 PM You have a good point, Yabby. >>Some atheist lobby group should be screaming from .....
» 19/05/2012 11:26:27 AM Yep, that's the problem, right there Jon J. >>It's funny how many people calling th.....
» 18/05/2012 3:53:19 PM I'm not sure that has to with left-wingery, Aristocrat. >>It has every lefty cliché.....
» 18/05/2012 3:15:24 PM I'll give it a shot, Jon J. >>Now, do I hear six? Anyone?<< How about this? .....
» 18/05/2012 9:40:07 AM Neatly summarized, WmTrevor. >>I now know also, why the other hand was preoccupied&.....
» 17/05/2012 5:45:25 PM Well, it was great to have you visit again, Philip. Do make sure you drop in again soon - .....
» 17/05/2012 5:19:54 PM Always happy to bring a little mirth into people's lives, DreamOn. I am a little puzzled .....
» 17/05/2012 7:46:44 AM The "level of democracy" is a very accurate description of the problem, phooey .....
» 16/05/2012 3:44:54 PM Oh dear, Arjay, not again. >>We have the absolute scientific proof that explosives .....
» 16/05/2012 3:33:34 PM Elementary mathematics, Arjay. It's called compound interest. >>I see no evidence o.....
» 16/05/2012 12:13:36 PM Some shocking numbers here, Ludwig, for sure. The one that rocked me to my bootstraps was.....
» 16/05/2012 8:18:50 AM A fascinating insight into your views on human sexuality, Dan S de Merengue. >>When.....
» 15/05/2012 5:22:15 PM There's no point in being judgemental on the quality, Hasbeen. That misses the entire poin.....
» 15/05/2012 2:21:54 PM (imajulianutter, I'd be grateful if you could pass this on to whistler, when you have a mo.....
» 15/05/2012 11:02:03 AM Nor was I suggesting that you should, Bernard. >>My article however was not a summa.....
» 14/05/2012 4:43:01 PM You are missing the really important points, whistler, and focussing on irrelevancies. &g.....
» 14/05/2012 4:20:50 PM I realize that you are not talking to me, whistler. But I can't let you get away with simp.....
» 14/05/2012 3:38:39 PM You need to be more careful with statistics, Bernard, that's for sure. However, you need .....
» 14/05/2012 3:06:10 PM Yeah, so what. The entire concept of "social media" is an exercise in devaluati.....
» 14/05/2012 2:09:57 PM Your arguments don't get any sharper with the passing of the years, do they, whistler. &g.....
» 13/05/2012 6:12:56 PM Great imagery, Killarney. >>The problem with women politicians in Australia is that.....
» 13/05/2012 11:52:08 AM Still feisty, I see whistler. But as unconvincing as ever. >>A leader appointed by .....
» 12/05/2012 4:51:02 PM Well, hello again whistler. >>Constitutional reform is all that’s required, a refer.....
» 12/05/2012 11:06:34 AM Not at all, Arjay. >>Pericles,you again miss the point.<< The only point I w.....
» 11/05/2012 4:32:51 PM Wow, jayb. >>One hotel holds 55000 people<< Must be a challenge when they al.....
» 11/05/2012 10:41:42 AM So true, Houellebecq. >> I know heaps of people who have monogamous live-in relatio.....
» 11/05/2012 10:17:35 AM Up to a point, Lord Copper. "Julia Gillard thus broke through the barrier recognised.....
» 11/05/2012 9:57:21 AM I'm with Graham on this. The Budget was, regrettably, exactly the kind of Budget you would.....
» 11/05/2012 9:24:41 AM Some very special people have the instant ability to polarize opinion. Paul Keating was on.....
» 11/05/2012 8:59:05 AM It's actually those damn butterflies again. http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi652.htm It has .....
» 10/05/2012 10:37:49 PM I tips me lid, Houellebecq. A most complete response, perfect in every detail......
» 10/05/2012 10:49:17 AM The point is, Saltpetre, that neither religion nor atheism is an "answer". >.....
» 10/05/2012 8:58:28 AM An article so full of portentous generalizations simply had to have a puritanical Christia.....
» 9/05/2012 5:34:47 PM Not credible, Hasbeen. >>They probably had their secret police find those few who a.....
» 9/05/2012 5:29:25 PM I will take this issue seriously, only when I hear those people who cry "tax avoidanc.....
» 9/05/2012 5:01:44 PM To be honest, I had to Google it, Athene. >>Is anyone not familiar with the Bratz d.....
» 8/05/2012 6:40:16 PM The other possibility, Killarney, which R0bert also alludes to, is that your method of mea.....
» 8/05/2012 2:21:30 PM I think you have made your position on religion crystal clear, Yuyutsu, even if that posit.....
» 8/05/2012 11:06:07 AM We bring it upon ourselves, of course. Given the choice between self-sufficiency, self-rel.....
» 7/05/2012 5:04:51 PM Maybe I was being too obscure, Saltpetre. >>BTW, Belfast is politics<< The B.....
» 7/05/2012 4:33:57 PM That is a fairly... ummm, energetic misreading of my post, Yuyutsu. >>What you are .....
» 7/05/2012 4:07:34 PM Oh dear. Another "what to do about China" article. Written by politicians. This.....
» 7/05/2012 11:33:19 AM Gee, Yuyutsu. >>Religion cannot be unified, not for the reasons you mentioned, but .....
» 7/05/2012 9:48:09 AM That's a very sad farewell note, Saltpetre. >>...the focus should be on the present.....
» 6/05/2012 1:14:00 PM There may be a pattern discernible here. According to the author: "In Europe, there.....
» 5/05/2012 6:26:10 PM I'm a city boy, so help me out here. What's a "farm"?.....
» 5/05/2012 6:18:55 PM I didn't have lending in mind when I had my whinge, Yabby. Just the sheer, unadulterated i.....
» 5/05/2012 9:08:02 AM Before sounding off, it might be useful to ponder exactly what we "want" from ou.....
» 4/05/2012 5:56:17 PM That is intended to be "clear", Athene? >>To be clear: sexuality for wome.....
» 3/05/2012 10:33:47 PM This would seem to be a step in the right direction. http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC.....
» 3/05/2012 5:44:07 PM h, George, you clearly haven't met Dan S de Merengue. >>I don’t know of a serious C.....
» 3/05/2012 8:56:36 AM OT, I'm afraid, but I couldn't let this note of dane's to pass without comment. >>&.....
» 2/05/2012 2:02:31 PM Thanks for doing the legwork, WmTrevor. >>There seemed to be broad consensus that g.....
» 2/05/2012 9:34:18 AM I'd be disturbed too, Squeers,if I thought that way. >>I don't believe paedophiles .....
» 1/05/2012 11:08:49 AM Returning for a moment to the original topic (yeah, I know, how boring), I'd like to make .....
» 1/05/2012 9:38:12 AM A nicely balanced article. The holes in the Austrian School position are neatly examined,.....
» 1/05/2012 9:01:24 AM Ummm, here's a thought, Ms Bueskens. "Porn hurts women, so say the partners of users.....
» 30/04/2012 8:32:56 PM It's the same problem that we had here in NSW when the dams started to run dry, not so lon.....
» 30/04/2012 1:05:34 PM Interesting angle, Bazz, and spot on. >>Actually Baygon, in the case of the employe.....
» 27/04/2012 9:15:32 AM An interesting observation stevenlmeyer. But is it particularly surprising? I would have t.....
» 24/04/2012 3:43:00 PM So am I, alwaysalearner. So am I. >>I am particularly interested in the alternate w.....
» 24/04/2012 3:25:53 PM That's all a bit unhelpful, crabsy. Needs a bit more work, I feel. >>Human consciou.....
» 24/04/2012 11:46:22 AM This is nothing more than advertorial for Mr Wilson's "Sophia Think Tank", and a.....
» 24/04/2012 11:11:37 AM I've no idea who told you this, Rhosty... >>We are told the true test of genuine in.....
» 24/04/2012 9:06:33 AM This is all a little... desperate, isn't it Mr Christensen? >>Doubtless, numerous u.....
» 23/04/2012 4:01:07 PM I find it a little sad, chrisdbarry, that you cannot grasp such a simple fact. >>Pe.....
» 21/04/2012 6:05:00 PM It's not my classification, Tony Lavis. >>It starts with people like Pericles arbit.....
» 21/04/2012 8:59:01 AM Jeez, chrisdbarry, how many more times do I need to say it? >>If you wish to make a.....
» 20/04/2012 4:02:01 PM Really, woot? >>Atheism has no brands<< You already gave me a couple - gnost.....
» 20/04/2012 11:31:43 AM Ooops... Sorry Graham.....
» 20/04/2012 11:30:33 AM Le mot juste. >>OUG... autodidactic stoner speculation<< Thank you Bugsy......
» 20/04/2012 11:22:40 AM Thank you for explaining your position on theist/atheist and gnostic/agnostic, woot. >.....
» 20/04/2012 9:02:32 AM So, both a botto and a birdo, Ludwig. >>I’m an even madder botto than birdo<<.....
» 20/04/2012 8:58:37 AM Not sure of your point, chrisdbarry. >>Please don't deign to take it upon yourself .....
» 19/04/2012 3:54:02 PM That is precisely what I have been trying to get across to you, woot. >>Maybe you s.....
» 19/04/2012 3:30:10 PM A disturbing analogy, ybgirp. >>...it still seems a shame to defecate in one's livi.....
» 19/04/2012 3:18:03 PM I suspect you may be largely correct in your summation, David Palmer. >>This is the.....
» 19/04/2012 8:57:57 AM You are still looking at it through your population-control-at-all-costs lens, Ludwig. Yo.....
» 18/04/2012 5:04:22 PM I'm still cross. So here's a bit more of the same. Prior to "New Atheism", I wa.....
» 18/04/2012 4:42:15 PM Now I'm completely confused as to who is agreeing with whom. >>Poirot's right, Peri.....
» 18/04/2012 1:45:55 PM Perhaps not, Belly. >>See we are mostly ABC watchers<< You won't find anyone.....
» 18/04/2012 10:29:28 AM Nope, ybgirp. Neither. >>You're either brave or foolish... perhaps both.<< J.....
» 18/04/2012 9:58:25 AM Get real, Ludwig >>And erm…. you’ve completely avoided giving straight answers this.....
» 18/04/2012 9:23:58 AM I must confess that when I read the retiring Senator's speech, my first thought was ".....
» 18/04/2012 8:48:37 AM There you go Squeers. We differ again. No surprise there. >>...I'm critical of the .....
» 17/04/2012 7:05:08 PM Um, what, Fester? >>...how is letting people determine their own population an act .....
» 17/04/2012 5:07:50 PM That's already a contradiction, mralstoner, right there: >>Pericles, you seem to pu.....
» 17/04/2012 4:57:23 PM You certainly don't give that impresssion, popnperish. >>I differ from Juche in tha.....
» 17/04/2012 4:24:40 PM Oh, good grief. Another bloody atheist-on-a-mission. >>...in the interests of build.....
» 17/04/2012 9:09:47 AM What is there to comment on, Arjay? >>Very few will comment because they don't have.....
» 17/04/2012 8:52:54 AM Deadly, Scribe. How's your copperplate?.....
» 17/04/2012 8:48:46 AM You keep asking the same question, Ludwig. >>Pericles, what do you want to see – co.....
» 17/04/2012 8:33:34 AM Sadly, so predictable. A doctor goes to a legal convention, and complains they didn't add.....
» 16/04/2012 3:27:05 PM I am perfectly well aware of what you *want*, popnperish. >>...what we want are eno.....
» 16/04/2012 1:23:04 PM Am I alone in looking forward to the author's follow-up article. What happened to him at .....
» 16/04/2012 1:08:30 PM żqué? >>Glad you read my 'South Africa' as 'South Australia' because that is indeed.....
» 16/04/2012 12:47:07 PM I wouldn't put money on that if I were you, Mr Laidlaw. But I suspect you wouldn't anyway......
» 16/04/2012 10:01:20 AM I can certainly understand the concern about overpopulation of Nigeria, and sub-Saharan Af.....
» 16/04/2012 9:43:28 AM Count me out, Paul1405. >>I know, like me, everyone on the Forum will be saddened b.....
» 16/04/2012 8:59:15 AM The problem with starting an article with a false premise, is that the only direction it c.....
» 13/04/2012 9:42:26 AM I'm afraid that you are in for a bitter disappointment, Mr Palmer. If what you say is acc.....
» 13/04/2012 8:41:40 AM Wow, popnperish, this is pure gold. >>Pericles You wonder why economies of scale do.....
» 12/04/2012 5:42:58 PM Boy, how I wish that Tertullian guy was around today. >>Tertullian is most renown[e.....
» 12/04/2012 5:32:04 PM One aspect of this argument puzzles me. When I was looking at setting up a business back .....
» 12/04/2012 1:04:11 PM Yup. Absolutely spot on, runner. >>Poirot 'I'm fascinated by the way you pick-and-c.....
» 12/04/2012 9:39:56 AM You seem a little upset, JP. I'm not sure why, as you seem to have it pretty well sorted.......
» 11/04/2012 6:50:07 PM I thought I had already cleared this up in a previous post, progressive pat. >>That.....
» 11/04/2012 11:31:45 AM I don't think so, JP. >>Pericles – but you miss the point. In an atheistic universe.....
» 11/04/2012 9:23:53 AM It is one of the really fun aspects of this forum - and bar-room arguments, come to that -.....
» 11/04/2012 9:01:04 AM An article so thin, it is transparent. "...because there is no point to their existe.....
» 10/04/2012 7:49:49 PM It is a puzzling line that you are pushing at the moment, Arjay. In the cause of trying to.....
» 10/04/2012 6:12:58 PM Not sure about that, Dan S de Merengue. >>It's the creationists that are the natura.....
» 10/04/2012 1:48:55 PM What would a post from Sells be, without its doublethink moment. >>To understand th.....
» 10/04/2012 1:29:30 PM Another day, another "cause". Surely, if this were a significant problem, there.....
» 10/04/2012 10:24:13 AM It is of course not true that gays are forbidden to marry. A homosexual male can marry a .....
» 10/04/2012 8:52:22 AM Once again, I only managed to watch the first few exchanges on Q&A. The whole programme se.....
» 9/04/2012 10:24:48 PM You are kidding yourself, Arjay, on two fronts. >>Pericles,Miners don't have to bor.....
» 9/04/2012 7:42:08 PM Coming from you, Arjay, that is a very confusing position to adopt. >>If they don't.....
» 9/04/2012 5:21:43 PM Exactly, Arjay. >>Our population of 1976 was half that of the present and we didn't.....
» 7/04/2012 4:14:04 PM Leaving aside for a moment the fairy stories about yellow brick roads and wicked witches, .....
» 7/04/2012 10:05:51 AM They must have been really, really unlucky, woot. >>But I definitely know of others.....
» 6/04/2012 5:45:41 PM Simply staggering, woot. >>...but being a known non-believer? No one would refer bu.....
» 6/04/2012 11:21:31 AM Oh dear, woot. Now it's the "poor me, the victim" schtick. >>It's not abo.....
» 5/04/2012 9:35:30 AM Tiny correction, Arjay. >>Mostly I ignore BS and post nothing<< I know you a.....
» 5/04/2012 9:03:20 AM Thanks for the chuckle, woot. >>*rolls-eyes*<< It was fun reading your post,.....
» 4/04/2012 5:22:58 PM So it will be, at base, a rant against religion and religious institutions, woot. >>.....
» 4/04/2012 9:30:27 AM The similarities are actually quite compelling, WmTrevor. >>But as conventions go a.....
» 4/04/2012 9:01:21 AM My first thought, from looking at the article's subtitle, was "we already did that&qu.....
» 4/04/2012 8:33:38 AM Once again, with exquisite precision, Mr Nicholls has provided us with all the arguments n.....
» 3/04/2012 2:50:24 PM This is getting rather pathetic, Arjay. >>OUG has sourced several reports including.....
» 3/04/2012 11:45:16 AM I'm saddened by all this pompous blathering about atheist "conventions", "g.....
» 2/04/2012 7:04:02 PM I am forever impressed by the ability of some to see every situation is stark black and wh.....
» 2/04/2012 6:46:48 PM The election was conducted according to the rules. The result was therefore entirely fair .....
» 2/04/2012 7:31:28 AM You missed the question, Arjay, in your excitement to cut'n'paste your standard-issue rant.....
» 2/04/2012 7:17:29 AM Why not simply admit that you were wrong, Arjay. Then we can all move on. >>It does.....
» 1/04/2012 9:18:05 AM I wondered when you'd get to that, Arjay. >>This is why some refer to it as the mar.....
» 1/04/2012 9:15:34 AM It's getting more obvious by the minute, Arjay, that you are just having a lend of us. Y.....
» 31/03/2012 3:42:45 PM My chances of selling you that Bridge increase with your every post, Arjay. >>Peric.....
» 31/03/2012 9:16:47 AM This is getting so bizarre, Arjay, that once again I am forced to consider the possibility.....
» 31/03/2012 8:43:23 AM For me, the last dozen or so posts illustrate perfectly why it is dangerous to teach ".....
» 30/03/2012 3:22:50 PM I hope you don't mind, Arjay, but I'm going to refer you back to this thread in future, if.....
» 30/03/2012 12:43:21 PM Just a thought... is this the full Pilger piece? It seems to dribble to a close far earlie.....
» 29/03/2012 5:02:38 PM Oh, Arjay. Please. >>This means that in 2013 if you want medical care and don't hav.....
» 29/03/2012 12:36:12 PM Thanks ybgirp, now I understand. >>...words to the effect that Humanists make the u.....
» 29/03/2012 8:51:14 AM Fair go, folk. So it's not a perfect questionnaire, as surveys go. Yes, it does display .....
» 29/03/2012 8:20:52 AM Oh, and another thing, Arjay. >>Add into the mix a growing public awareness of the .....
» 29/03/2012 8:12:29 AM Way to go Arjay. Anything but answer a straight question, eh. >>Pericles,China migh.....
» 29/03/2012 7:57:00 AM You're on shaky ground here, Yuyutsu. >><<Humanists do no meet for the purpos.....
» 28/03/2012 8:43:47 AM I realize that, Yuyutsu. >>What I try to demonstrate here, is that although humanis.....
» 28/03/2012 7:43:19 AM Yeah yeah, Arjay. >>There are just so many thick heads who refuse to look at the re.....
» 27/03/2012 1:17:04 PM One of the delights of OLO is that it is home to the most sweeping of unsupported, sound-b.....
» 27/03/2012 12:38:58 PM It was a generic "you", Chris Lewis. >>Nice of you to assume i have lost .....
» 27/03/2012 10:10:40 AM I haven't been reading your posts for a while now, one under god, but Loudmouth's observat.....
» 27/03/2012 8:51:18 AM That's an interesting conclusion to draw from the article you posted, Chris Lewis. >&g.....
» 27/03/2012 8:10:17 AM Well put, Squeers, my thoughts precisely. >>...worse, he goes on to breathe life in.....
» 26/03/2012 12:51:01 PM With respect, Chris Lewis... >>Actually there is a role for a Gaming Commission to .....
» 26/03/2012 11:57:51 AM Of course there should be references to religious beliefs in the relevant areas of the sch.....
» 26/03/2012 9:08:42 AM Whooosh! Unless I am much mistaken, WmTrevor, that's the sound of this little gem of your.....
» 26/03/2012 8:58:46 AM That's what they want you to think, Anthonyve. >>I think it's the Swiss who do the .....
» 26/03/2012 8:51:26 AM For me, the most fascinating aspect of Clive Palmer's outbursts is that he is perhaps demo.....
» 26/03/2012 8:28:09 AM It is probably churlish of me to point out, but the suggestion the government has any role.....
» 26/03/2012 8:01:08 AM The hills are alive, with the sound of... ...dogwhistles. Forget the facts. Or, if reall.....
» 23/03/2012 7:17:27 PM A small, but telling, omission Arjay. >>The Citizen's Electoral Council is neither .....
» 23/03/2012 6:51:52 PM All very worthy sentiments, I'm sure. >>Such a Basic Income would provide the found.....
» 21/03/2012 3:15:29 PM Another farrago of half-truths, Arjay. When are you going to learn, that no-one is at all .....
» 21/03/2012 2:31:29 PM Excellent question, Mr Coleridge. "So how do we answer Gherush 92?" My opinion.....
» 21/03/2012 6:54:52 AM Way to go, Arjay, to prove Atman's point for him. >>For some, the eagerness to beco.....
» 20/03/2012 2:29:22 PM Oh, the shame of it... >>Pericles moved the decimal point so to speak<< Just.....
» 20/03/2012 2:15:23 PM Nah. It's just a commercial. "Scientific research will guide most decisions on best .....
» 20/03/2012 10:42:13 AM Interesting perspective Houellebecq. But I think you may have answered the question yourse.....
» 20/03/2012 10:16:43 AM Let's not get too emotive about stealing from the public and giving to a bunch of wastrels.....
» 20/03/2012 9:35:44 AM It's the cabin of a crashed plane. And 23 people. Gotta love this stuff!.....
» 20/03/2012 8:53:10 AM Those amoeba - one minute 54 seconds. Beautifully counter-intuitive........
» 20/03/2012 8:40:51 AM What staggered me about the article (just a little; it was written by an academic after al.....
» 20/03/2012 8:20:10 AM It would be good if we were at some point able to reach the understanding that no other co.....
» 20/03/2012 7:54:43 AM Good article. Informative and concise. One of the more "interesting" facets of .....
» 19/03/2012 9:16:05 AM I think that may actually be the problem, stevenlmeyer. >>...the Republican candida.....
» 19/03/2012 8:39:55 AM A perfect summary of a somewhat untidy thread. Well done, connie2. >>...the supreme.....
» 16/03/2012 5:36:31 PM That's bizarre, Arjay. >>Only the World bankers and Wall St can save the planet und.....
» 16/03/2012 2:39:26 PM Yabby, mate, they're all tone deaf. >>Err what about music loving wombats?<< .....
» 16/03/2012 1:40:15 PM Sounds kinda sorta feasible, Arjay, in a conspiracy-nutty sort of way. >>It could w.....
» 16/03/2012 9:26:20 AM Music. Now there's a lifetime of a topic, Ludwig. >>What does it do for you?<<.....
» 16/03/2012 9:12:42 AM I think that we are both reasonably clear on each other's position, Ludwig. The main point.....
» 16/03/2012 8:27:23 AM Duly chastened by Crackcup's accusation of racism, I had a fourth look through his opening.....
» 16/03/2012 8:14:47 AM Arjay, where do you keep digging these tidbits from? This is very old news. It has alread.....
» 15/03/2012 6:00:54 PM Sorry, Arjay, wrong again. >>Pericles,the Chinese Govt just like the US Govt pre 19.....
» 15/03/2012 5:35:23 PM Storm, meet teacup. >>It remains a "Day of Infamy" in the history of Aust.....
» 15/03/2012 11:05:21 AM I think we're pretty much on topic, Ludwig. >>...firstly, there can be no doubt tha.....
» 15/03/2012 10:41:12 AM You're still being just a tad inconsistent though, aren't you, Dan S de Merengue. >>.....
» 14/03/2012 3:33:50 PM Belly, the logic behind the government's decision not to intervene in the dispute between .....
» 14/03/2012 2:36:29 PM I know I have asked you this on many previous occasions, Ludwig, but it is always worth as.....
» 14/03/2012 8:48:02 AM Incidentally, Arjay, I have been meaning for a while to ask you: you do know that the bank.....
» 14/03/2012 8:31:25 AM Well, there you go again Arjay, contradicting yourself. This time, in consecutive sentence.....
» 14/03/2012 8:05:43 AM You seem a little cagey about your own position on this, Dan S de Merengue. >>...th.....
» 12/03/2012 3:49:12 PM I suspect you may be contradicting yourself, Anthonyve. Let's accept for the moment your .....
» 12/03/2012 2:38:40 PM I know, I know, I'm a cynic when it comes to these government-sponsored "reports".....
» 12/03/2012 9:26:05 AM And I know I've mentioned this before, Arjay, but it's probably worth another go: don't tr.....
» 12/03/2012 9:18:31 AM Arjay, there are as many views on "understanding China" as there are commentator.....
» 12/03/2012 9:02:45 AM I apologize in advance that I have nothing to add to the discussion on crucifixes at work,.....
» 12/03/2012 8:41:38 AM Sorry, Dan S de Merengue. That's just not good enough. >>For your question, perhaps.....
» 11/03/2012 8:30:59 AM Sorry, Dan S de Merengue, I must have missed it. >>Pericles, To be frank, I thought.....
» 9/03/2012 1:06:45 PM Dan S de Merengue, you're a tease. You can't just drop in here after nearly a week, and s.....
» 9/03/2012 8:43:10 AM Well you see, Chin Jin, here's the problem. "If one sincerely wants to prompt China .....
» 8/03/2012 5:07:29 PM You're like a stuck record, Arjay. >>If I were Bob Carr with the knowledge I have n.....
» 8/03/2012 9:40:11 AM Not all expressions of nationalism "[reek] of the same controlled narrative of the Ge.....
» 8/03/2012 8:52:15 AM Does the word "dissembling" mean anything to you, Alan Austin? >>And she .....
» 7/03/2012 4:27:12 PM I must have misunderstood you, Anthonyve. >>Pericles, And your point is? Obviously,.....
» 7/03/2012 3:12:19 PM My idea is basically that the agreement is made individually by the candidate, with his/he.....
» 7/03/2012 2:49:02 PM Only sort-of, Anthonyve >>Mining is a special case because land owners do not, at l.....
» 7/03/2012 2:23:49 PM That's simple, Yabby. >>What on earth are they doing buying such products, if they .....
» 7/03/2012 9:51:24 AM Oh, really? "Gillard had not been untruthful at any stage." When asked about t.....
» 7/03/2012 9:28:53 AM Cause and effect, anyone? An awful lot of "effects" are described here, in exha.....
» 7/03/2012 9:08:23 AM A lot of meat in this subject, glad you raised it. It is a discussion that isn't going to .....
» 7/03/2012 8:32:21 AM Interesting thoughts, thanks all. Lexi, I also doubt very much that Haarde will be found .....
» 6/03/2012 1:51:27 PM I'm always banging on about how our politicians should be held responsible for the decisio.....
» 6/03/2012 9:40:17 AM This article isn't actually about Carr, it is about Abbot. Nevertheless, I suspect the ap.....
» 6/03/2012 7:52:02 AM That's a really high horse you are on, StG. >>Pericles, So, donate nothing. Make a .....
» 5/03/2012 2:52:57 PM I will use the same line when I set up my charity, StG. >>Isn't some money getting .....
» 5/03/2012 2:06:07 PM Quite, snake. >> I was just amused at the forthright way he got stuck into the Euro.....
» 5/03/2012 9:45:42 AM I must have missed it - where exactly does Ellwood-Clayton "join the dots" betwe.....
» 4/03/2012 4:00:17 PM Farage of UKIP, snake? >>Nigel Farage who is the British representative in the Euro.....
» 3/03/2012 7:47:32 PM As someone who lived in NSW throughout the reign of Bob Carr, I can confirm that the man h.....
» 3/03/2012 7:38:39 PM Small correction, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, As an atheist I don't know why you.....
» 3/03/2012 8:55:47 AM Thanks for the article, snake. Some light can be shed on their impact by looking at the h.....
» 2/03/2012 7:39:48 PM C'mon Arjay, you can do better than that. >>A Japanese journalist has revealled tha.....
» 2/03/2012 4:17:44 PM There's one fundamental mathematical problem that you might care to re-visit, snake. >.....
» 2/03/2012 3:54:08 PM All good points, Saltpetre. >>...its being drawn from a work of fiction should not .....
» 2/03/2012 3:22:42 PM Hmmm. I'm not sure how that excuses the lack of toe-related-injury awareness, Dan S de Mer.....
» 2/03/2012 9:52:46 AM First I need to declare that one of the many reasons I came to Australia was to get away f.....
» 2/03/2012 9:12:02 AM Good to have you back, Mr Selleck. It's been a while. But I see that nothing has changed......
» 1/03/2012 5:38:52 PM Good of you to think of me, snake, I appreciate that. >>I thought of you when I wat.....
» 1/03/2012 8:37:26 AM What on earth did they think would happen? "In short, toughness on the part of Weste.....
» 1/03/2012 8:16:55 AM Exactly, snake. >>Of course the University of Texas Will sell their gold and conver.....
» 1/03/2012 8:07:37 AM Oh, really, Dan S de Merengue? >>Here’s the quote: “I would not dream of suggesting.....
» 29/02/2012 3:16:48 PM No, I think we are still well on topic, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, I hesitate t.....
» 29/02/2012 10:35:21 AM With respect, snake, time and space aren't the real reason, are they? >>I wish I co.....
» 29/02/2012 8:23:06 AM One at a time, please. It might help here if you let me know who you believe is a "D.....
» 28/02/2012 3:24:47 PM Not quite, The Blue Cross. >>we already have the Guntoters and the 4WDs, the Sex P.....
» 28/02/2012 2:59:23 PM What's this, Dan S de Merengue, another red herring? >>“Darwinists argue that the b.....
» 28/02/2012 9:34:02 AM The most significant takeaway for me from this rather sad episode in Australian political .....
» 28/02/2012 9:11:03 AM Oh Arjay. When will you learn to do your homework, instead of just copy/pasting from hyste.....
» 28/02/2012 8:59:56 AM Ok, snake, let me ask you a simple question. >>The United States has a deficit of a.....
» 28/02/2012 8:24:01 AM I think you may have missed the point, Tony Lavis. >>A simple example is the adjace.....
» 28/02/2012 8:11:04 AM There's a theme developing here: >>...Two incompetent Labour politicians are unable.....
» 27/02/2012 3:51:21 PM Well, um, yes, Dr. Macnab. "The point of all these operational names is that they ar.....
» 27/02/2012 3:37:29 PM It may reassure you to know, runner, that all my lesbian friends agree completely with you.....
» 27/02/2012 3:21:48 PM Like your thinking, prialprang. Mind you, with our luck, politically speaking, we'd proba.....
» 27/02/2012 1:15:41 PM I'm not sure you are being entirely consistent in your arguments, snake. >>One of t.....
» 27/02/2012 12:23:58 PM Just a thought. Can Ms Gillard form a stable government between here and the next schedul.....
» 27/02/2012 8:51:46 AM I don't think so, Mr Woldring. "Could [the choice of Minister being limited to the M.....
» 26/02/2012 2:15:34 PM Yes, but, Jay Of Melbourne... >>Small point Chris, the IRA are Communists, have bee.....
» 24/02/2012 5:12:01 PM So, if I understand you correctly crabsy... >> It has constructed a formidable medi.....
» 24/02/2012 3:16:13 PM I suspect there are atheists who are homophobe too, y'know. So the whole purpose of these .....
» 24/02/2012 11:25:14 AM What on earth did I do to upset you this time, Arjay? >>Surprise surprise,Stevenlme.....
» 24/02/2012 10:48:10 AM Donation? What donation? >>We need a new political party of Libertarians that don't.....
» 24/02/2012 9:08:54 AM Thank you, Poirot. Says it all, really......
» 24/02/2012 9:03:41 AM Objectively, I suppose there is nothing wrong with writing 750 words of fulsome self-congr.....
» 23/02/2012 10:01:19 PM A fascinating theory, Ralph Bennett. >>Pericles, it's good to test this assumption......
» 23/02/2012 9:56:58 AM Which one is that, Senior Victorian? >>the solution to an incompetent and dysfuncti.....
» 23/02/2012 8:51:24 AM Fair Work Australia is without doubt the largest single contributor to the breakdown of ma.....
» 23/02/2012 8:29:24 AM Denmark, Ralph Bennett? >>you can have full employment if you don't grow the econom.....
» 22/02/2012 2:06:46 PM This is a poorly argued position. One has to wonder what the author's personal agenda migh.....
» 22/02/2012 10:54:04 AM I guess it depends on how you look at it. 'Twas ever thus with statistics, regardless of w.....
» 22/02/2012 8:51:47 AM Förbannar dig, stevenlmeyer! Vĺra planer har upptäckts. Tack och lov, vi har fortfarande.....
» 21/02/2012 4:26:12 PM But he does it so clumsily, Poirot... >>de Botton is asking us in the secular word .....
» 21/02/2012 4:01:37 PM Nice try, Atman. >>The new Atheism is being shown up for what it is.. just a recons.....
» 21/02/2012 8:55:01 AM There are two aspects to this. Is it "right" for a government to allow private.....
» 21/02/2012 8:30:49 AM Sorry about that 579. >>Pericles is talking in riddles. He is that far out no one w.....
» 21/02/2012 8:25:37 AM Think of it this way, Arjay. There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. >>As far as.....
» 21/02/2012 8:04:33 AM Yes indeed. "It sounds naff at first glance" And second. And third, fourth, .....
» 20/02/2012 4:55:50 PM I'd be delighted, 579... >>...pericles Can you explain what is wrong with the econo.....
» 20/02/2012 1:16:26 PM Can't argue with that, Arjay. >>Pericles,Labor haven't a clue what the needs of the.....
» 20/02/2012 12:52:49 PM I find it difficult to take this article at all seriously. It seems nothing more than a se.....
» 20/02/2012 10:08:34 AM I'm inclined to agree with SPQR. It is Julia Gillard who should resign, as an acceptance t.....
» 20/02/2012 9:50:25 AM You seem to be fixated on "hard cash", Arjay. But I'm not sure you understand th.....
» 20/02/2012 9:10:19 AM Always happy to help, Dan S de Merengue, you know that. >>But many thanks for even .....
» 19/02/2012 1:09:38 PM You don't need to, Dan S de Merengue. >>Your answer gives the punch line in Latin. .....
» 17/02/2012 6:50:48 PM Depends which way you look at it, csteele. >>I would argue that 6.25% bond returns .....
» 17/02/2012 3:41:32 PM Hi Dan S de Merengue, nice to have you back. >>If a man loves two sisters can he ma.....
» 17/02/2012 12:16:35 PM Sorry, won't happen. >>Better to get politicians to even the odds so that there is .....
» 17/02/2012 10:30:57 AM Well, guess what, Saltpetre. >>What I AM saying is that it is NOT correct to conten.....
» 17/02/2012 9:59:18 AM I feel that you might be on shaky ground here briar rose/Jennifer. >>Reist says in .....
» 16/02/2012 3:03:35 PM That's not at all disappointing, csteele. >>I'm going to disappoint you I'm afraid......
» 16/02/2012 2:29:58 PM Ooooh, snarky, Saltpetre. >>Pericles, When did a smack suddenly become a "beat.....
» 16/02/2012 9:23:55 AM If I recall correctly, Paul1405... >>...someone is just around the corner waiting t.....
» 16/02/2012 9:13:29 AM [contd] It is also relevant that the policies are not actually "risk" products .....
» 16/02/2012 9:13:00 AM It's good to discuss the issues with someone who knows whereof they speak, csteele. Refres.....
» 16/02/2012 8:16:04 AM Well of course it is, snake. >>Pericles.... Post hoc ergo propter hoc, actually is .....
» 15/02/2012 4:54:15 PM Can't let that one pass without comment csteele. >>...the system gets a percentage .....
» 15/02/2012 1:12:22 PM I think I may have asked you this before, Poirot. >>Go straight to your room, Belly.....
» 15/02/2012 12:56:54 PM It is not a "latin quotation", snake. >>In spite of your latin quotation.....
» 15/02/2012 8:35:01 AM That's classic, snake. >>For those that don't agree, you only have to look at the t.....
» 14/02/2012 10:53:19 PM I find all this talk about "rigging" and "unrigging" very odd. >&g.....
» 14/02/2012 3:58:41 PM That's from the Deloitte report, isn't it Shadow Minister. >>Pericles, The biggest .....
» 14/02/2012 1:24:15 PM Loth as I am to disagree with a Swiss "Asset Manager" Yabby, he does come across.....
» 14/02/2012 12:51:03 PM I think you are missing the point, Shadow Minister. >>The first thing to confirm is.....
» 14/02/2012 10:51:49 AM The various "sticks and carrots" associated with getting people into Private Hea.....
» 14/02/2012 10:13:08 AM I'm not sure the words "water down" appear in the Fox lexicon, Arjay. >>L.....
» 14/02/2012 9:59:36 AM That wasn't the part I was questioning, individual, as you would be aware. >>You'll.....
» 13/02/2012 1:46:00 PM Good question. "So what if Greece defaults" Personally, I don't believe that .....
» 13/02/2012 10:38:59 AM I think you may have missed the point, Arjay. >>Good post about Bitcoin Pericles.I .....
» 13/02/2012 9:22:57 AM Not quite, Arjay. >>Fox TV has now axed Judge Andrew Napolitano's program 'Freedom .....
» 13/02/2012 8:39:28 AM It is normally considered rude to answer a question with another question, individual, but.....
» 12/02/2012 6:17:45 PM Interesting you should mention Bitcoins, Arjay. >>...use a system like Bitcoin tha.....
» 12/02/2012 5:40:10 PM That's bizarre, individual. >>In Malaysia a man & a woman can not marry if one is n.....
» 10/02/2012 5:52:32 PM You should know better by now, progressive pat. Altering what another poster says in ord.....
» 10/02/2012 5:38:55 PM Hmmmm. I might have been wrong about Scooby-doo, Arjay. >>Pericles,The BMIC could a.....
» 10/02/2012 5:17:39 PM That's the part that worries me a little too, Poirot. >>We seek acceptance and appr.....
» 10/02/2012 11:07:57 AM So sorry to hear that, Houellebecq. >>I even scored that night, but have no desire .....
» 10/02/2012 9:14:40 AM Sheeesh, Arjay. Even when I agree with you, you jump down my throat. Dickens observed the.....
» 10/02/2012 8:47:43 AM C'mon, Arjay. Occasionally - just occasionally - 'fess up and accept that your sources are.....
» 10/02/2012 8:21:40 AM Why am I reminded of that famous movie exchange in "A Few Good Men"? Col. Jesse.....
» 10/02/2012 7:56:53 AM I have no personal animosity to the concept of complementary and alternative medicine, in .....
» 9/02/2012 2:12:50 PM I have to hand it to you, Arjay, you know how to pick winners. Leaving aside for a moment.....
» 9/02/2012 11:22:59 AM It was not I who singled out the Finnish system, Otokonoko. >>I'd be careful before.....
» 8/02/2012 3:43:25 PM You're welcome, WmTrevor. On contemplating the manifold evils conducted in the name of re.....
» 8/02/2012 3:27:09 PM Gotta love you creationist guys. Such a sense of humour! >>Can the universe also th.....
» 8/02/2012 12:39:04 PM Exactly, Arjay. >>Why Pericles during the Industrial Revolution was there so much p.....
» 8/02/2012 12:20:46 PM You silly billy, WmTrevor. >>Jesus must be spinning in his grave...<< He doe.....
» 7/02/2012 5:52:42 PM Well yes, and no, Poirot. >>Dickens drew attention to the inequities existing at a .....
» 7/02/2012 5:18:20 PM Nice thought, Suseonline. >>Maybe if we sacked all the current politicians around A.....
» 7/02/2012 4:34:09 PM Interesting analogy, plerdsus. >>If Rudd does a Napoleon, Abbott will do a Duke of .....
» 7/02/2012 9:45:46 AM Ho hum. Here we go again. Look, I have been disappointed with Ms Gillard's stint as Prime.....
» 7/02/2012 9:25:50 AM That's an interesting defence, runner. >>Does the scouts get sued when their maste.....
» 6/02/2012 2:53:10 PM Sadly, the author has no perception whatsoever of the practical implications of his pipedr.....
» 6/02/2012 1:09:51 PM It is a sad indictment on what the Church has become, that a blatant manipulation of corpo.....
» 6/02/2012 8:36:34 AM My concern is the influence of the media on the actions of governments, an influence that .....
» 4/02/2012 3:57:51 PM A pretty neat analysis csteele, particularly the Ahmadinejad/Bush scenario. However, I th.....
» 3/02/2012 1:06:04 PM I am also somewhat uncomfortable with the arguments put forward, but for different reasons.....
» 3/02/2012 8:31:45 AM Not having learned the word in your youth is almost credible, Yuyutsu. >>I never le.....
» 3/02/2012 8:18:42 AM Good insight, csteele. >>But [Ali Khamenei] appears to be far more measured than mo.....
» 2/02/2012 4:20:14 PM I don't think so, Grim, he doesn't get off the hook that easily. >>To summarise, I .....
» 2/02/2012 3:37:57 PM An odd piece, one that seems a tad inconsistent in its argument. "I am a woman whose.....
» 2/02/2012 9:42:08 AM Fair point csteele. >>What on earth do you think 400 arrests in Oakland was about?......
» 2/02/2012 9:06:31 AM I often wonder how you manage to get it so wrong, so often, Arjay. >>Currently I'm .....
» 1/02/2012 3:00:31 PM I'm not discussing politics today. I'm having a day off.. But I wish I hadn't read this: .....
» 1/02/2012 8:25:14 AM All good points, Lexi, concerning the harm we voluntarily inflict upon ourselves. But it d.....
» 1/02/2012 8:02:31 AM I couldn't help noticing that there is an election under way in the United States, Arjay, .....
» 31/01/2012 4:59:43 PM Of course, Rhian, of course! Silly me... >>...check out the postmodern essay genera.....
» 31/01/2012 1:07:24 PM It is just a step too far, in my view. I used to smoke. I gave up a number of times, las.....
» 31/01/2012 12:52:54 PM The fashionable word is "scourge", I believe. Gambling is a "scourge".....
» 31/01/2012 10:06:34 AM It was a bit of a puzzle for me, working out what on earth this article had to do with the.....
» 31/01/2012 9:17:10 AM So much nonsense, and in such a short post Arjay. >>...who is to determines the def.....
» 31/01/2012 8:38:21 AM Just taking a sideways-on view of this thread for a moment, how do the good folk who suppo.....
» 30/01/2012 4:00:53 PM As do I, Antiseptic. >>I feel ever more justified for saying "a pox on both yo.....
» 30/01/2012 12:49:20 PM Possibly, Macedonian advocacy. >>It is time for new leaders to emerge in Australian.....
» 30/01/2012 9:20:43 AM I confess to being disappointed with the Gillard government too, but I think Mr Bagaric is.....
» 29/01/2012 10:53:04 AM That's far more likely, Arjay. >>Russia has had these power hungry psychopathic lea.....
» 27/01/2012 4:01:00 PM I suspected it would be something along those lines, Arjay. >>See 'Four Horsemen of.....
» 27/01/2012 2:09:11 PM You might need to do a little more research Arjay, if you want to be credible. >>Pe.....
» 27/01/2012 9:16:46 AM Self-congratulation is a dangerous activity. Even accepting the flattery of other countrie.....
» 27/01/2012 8:28:59 AM It's an interesting balancing act, that's for sure, even if you ignore the wilder conspira.....
» 26/01/2012 5:56:54 PM Sure, Antiseptic. >>Pericles, a further question if I may. What do you do when your.....
» 26/01/2012 2:17:53 PM Impressive piece of casuistry, Antiseptic. Sits well with your faulty understanding of log.....
» 26/01/2012 9:05:34 AM Amen, Arjay. >>The only things Labor worry about is their super,being paid and winn.....
» 26/01/2012 8:57:49 AM You are a fascinating study, Antiseptic. You know perfectly well - or you should, at leas.....
» 26/01/2012 12:42:32 AM Baloney, Antiseptic. >>The premises are implicit in the response, which makes it ci.....
» 25/01/2012 4:40:37 PM I guess that on the evidence so far, I had no right to expect you to understand such a com.....
» 25/01/2012 4:10:09 PM Oh, come on Antiseptic. Surely you cannot be serious? >>Oh dear, Pericles, that's c.....
» 25/01/2012 3:48:17 PM Sorry, Antiseptic, was I ignoring you. I know how you hate that. >>I see that Peric.....
» 25/01/2012 3:45:16 PM The entire point as far as I am concerned, R0bert, is the mammoth fuss being made over the.....
» 25/01/2012 11:07:01 AM There is no "genuine debate" happening here, R0bert. >>I most definitely .....
» 24/01/2012 3:39:32 PM How does that song go? "All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear,.....
» 24/01/2012 2:49:52 PM That's pretty pathetic, Antiseptic. >>Is that where you learnt to enjoy being hit b.....
» 24/01/2012 1:52:09 PM You forget quickly, don't you Antiseptic. >>What exactly does your brother have to .....
» 24/01/2012 1:48:16 PM You have always come across as a straight-shooter Belly, no need to worry on that score. .....
» 24/01/2012 8:24:15 AM Wrong way round as usual, Antiseptic. >>Sounds to me as though you have some unreso.....
» 24/01/2012 7:53:28 AM You appear upset, Peter Hume. >>Obviously anything I could say would only receive m.....
» 23/01/2012 9:42:11 PM Oh please, Antiseptic, you're rather scraping the barrel here, and beginning to look a lit.....
» 23/01/2012 9:21:57 PM Thank you david f. I'm not sure that merely being combative and stubborn necessarily tra.....
» 23/01/2012 2:22:54 PM Yep, von Mises is pretty hard going sometimes, Sir Vivor. "Modern cryptodespotism, w.....
» 23/01/2012 10:19:22 AM And while I'm here, Dan S de Merengue, you are quite right, I may have misunderstood. Alth.....
» 23/01/2012 10:10:36 AM Possibly not, Dan S de Merengue. >>But if I start to repeat myself, we must have do.....
» 23/01/2012 9:35:54 AM I see you're struggling to keep up here, Peter Hume, so I'll try to keep it short. Shorter.....
» 23/01/2012 9:02:19 AM I'm certainly not going to apologize for disagreeing with you, Antiseptic. >>Pericl.....
» 23/01/2012 8:33:25 AM Only one teensy little problem with your conclusion, hillbilly. >>So the planet mus.....
» 22/01/2012 6:01:31 PM And while I'm here, Peter Hume... >>The flaw in your reasoning is to think of freed.....
» 22/01/2012 5:12:04 PM I suspect that I may not be the first to tell you, Peter Hume, but you often come across o.....
» 21/01/2012 12:12:06 PM Hadn't seen that one, Sir Vivor. That's hilarious. >>"Ron Paul has said that h.....
» 21/01/2012 8:39:06 AM All becomes clearer, Antiseptic. >>I'd say that our experience is fast becoming the.....
» 21/01/2012 8:30:48 AM One puzzling aspect of your position, Peter Hume, is why you are actively supporting the c.....
» 19/01/2012 5:52:38 PM I must confess, that until recently, I had considered Ron Paul to be a loudmouth nutter, w.....
» 17/01/2012 7:02:30 PM You surprise me, Dan S de Merengue. >>I have a good friend from high school who bel.....
» 16/01/2012 6:24:35 PM Then you should not have used quotation marks, Antiseptic. >>I was simply paraphras.....
» 16/01/2012 6:08:32 PM Ok, let me rephrase that, Dan S de Merengue. >>That you would respond to virtually .....
» 16/01/2012 10:20:50 AM For someone who has had "4-years hospitality work experience in Melbourne", the .....
» 16/01/2012 10:02:30 AM Oh dear. I see that you have now resorted to freshly minting quotes for me, Antiseptic. &.....
» 16/01/2012 9:41:07 AM No, it hasn't "now emerged", Arjay. >>Evidence has now emerged that the S.....
» 16/01/2012 9:18:55 AM Misinterpret, Saltpetre? >>Pericles, Methinks you misinterpret me. All must believe.....
» 15/01/2012 11:23:43 PM That was a year ago, Dan S de Merengue. >>“No-one who reads your posts could accuse.....
» 15/01/2012 5:31:31 PM This is typical of the many errors made by the religious, Saltpetre. >>A world with.....
» 15/01/2012 11:11:07 AM Not so, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, I think you’re getting there somewhat, but y.....
» 13/01/2012 9:29:57 AM Talking of which, Arjay...' >>It is happening right now and you continue to deny th.....
» 13/01/2012 7:47:24 AM Ah, but that wasn't the question, was it Arjay. >>Pericles you cannot escape the re.....
» 13/01/2012 7:42:22 AM I'm certain that it would be, csteele. >>His reply was to say the unofficial respon.....
» 12/01/2012 6:40:59 PM I think you may have answered your own question, Arjay. >>Pericles the World GDP is.....
» 12/01/2012 6:11:11 PM I think you're whistling in the wind, csteele. >>I would indeed expect compensation.....
» 12/01/2012 5:23:34 PM That's more than a little cheeky, Dan S de Merengue. >>And stories do come first. F.....
» 12/01/2012 8:34:22 AM This is all very reminiscent of the suddenly-fashionable mumblings of Nostradamus, back in.....
» 12/01/2012 8:23:48 AM Really, Arjay? >>There is lot's of US $ floating around in the derivative market.&l.....
» 12/01/2012 7:48:50 AM Not entirely sure it is, csteele. >>The compensation issue is a red herring...<&.....
» 11/01/2012 2:58:56 PM I still find your approach a little hard to swallow, csteele. >>If I rammed the car.....
» 11/01/2012 8:06:10 AM Good luck with that, Jieh-Yung. "I would like to call on all political parties to be.....
» 11/01/2012 7:43:55 AM Interesting set of examples, csteele. >>If you rammed a get-away car... armed Israe.....
» 11/01/2012 7:32:13 AM It's good to be consistent, Antiseptic. >>Fortunately I'm scrupulously ethical and .....
» 11/01/2012 7:26:44 AM Ok, I'm with you so far. >>Pericles,for any trade to occur US $ must first be bough.....
» 10/01/2012 6:08:03 PM Why, thank you, Antiseptic. >>Pericles, I'll be kind and assume your lack of abilit.....
» 10/01/2012 5:41:32 PM Neat sidestep, Arjay. >>Pericles misses the point again.The ordinary people do not .....
» 10/01/2012 3:04:00 PM Woah there, wobbles! >>It's also not held up as a "Rite of Passage" and s.....
» 10/01/2012 2:55:40 PM Quick question, Arjay. The US imports over eight million barrels a day. http://38.96.246.....
» 10/01/2012 1:31:54 PM What an odd bunch we are, to be sure. The newspapers are filled for weeks with the antics.....
» 10/01/2012 10:24:06 AM I didn't quite read it that way, Antiseptic. >>First, I have never expressed a wish.....
» 10/01/2012 9:55:01 AM The US is in decline, there's no doubt about that, economically and politically. It is how.....
» 10/01/2012 7:54:41 AM Antiseptic, here's some salt for that chip on your shoulder. >>In Pericles view it .....
» 9/01/2012 4:56:12 PM You still don't seem to get it, Antiseptic. >>If I suspect my wife is having an aff.....
» 9/01/2012 1:52:19 PM You're a puzzle, Antiseptic. >>Pericles, a false dichotomy is no argument<< .....
» 9/01/2012 12:35:18 PM Well you see, Jay Of Melbourne, that's a really big problem. >>Pericles, Bush Jr is.....
» 9/01/2012 8:15:48 AM I quite agree, Antiseptic. >>Pericles, it's your view that because he had received .....
» 9/01/2012 7:59:02 AM Don't be silly, Jon J. >>Anyone who postulates that God intervened once in one bush.....
» 8/01/2012 7:15:46 PM Awwwwww, the poor dear. "Each blow to the face came from a hand launched from behind.....
» 8/01/2012 10:35:57 AM There's a piece missing, Luciferase. >>On the question of "Do you believe God .....
» 6/01/2012 6:05:01 PM They all sound the same to me, Grim. They are certainly all true statements as far as I am.....
» 6/01/2012 5:47:16 PM Nup. Does not compute, Luciferase. >>To claim to be existentialist since birth to t.....
» 6/01/2012 8:17:57 AM Oh, I listen, Dan S de Merengue. >>Yet, Pericles, I don't think you are ready or o.....
» 5/01/2012 9:14:16 PM I hate to disagree with such an agreeable person, Lexi, but I feel I must. >>This c.....
» 5/01/2012 4:48:41 PM I'm not sure why you have resorted to insult, Luciferase. >>The existential atheist.....
» 5/01/2012 3:05:10 PM I see the situation as irretrievable. The political system has become so sclerotic and in.....
» 5/01/2012 2:38:47 PM Thanks Daffy Duck, I was wondering when we would get to "what would Jesus do?" .....
» 5/01/2012 12:37:06 PM This is becoming somewhat surreal, Luciferase. >>Does something of our being surviv.....
» 5/01/2012 7:23:48 AM I hate to have to say this, Luciferase, but you are sounding more like a Christian agent p.....
» 4/01/2012 1:18:00 PM Touché, Grim. >>I was of course referring to the 'room' you, Luciferase, AJ Philips.....
» 4/01/2012 11:08:21 AM There is clearly a how-to guide going around the Christian community, one that describes h.....
» 4/01/2012 10:38:54 AM In my view the award says everything that needs to be said about the values that pertain i.....
» 4/01/2012 10:27:17 AM The hair-splitting over terminology is becoming excruciating, Luciferase. >>A man m.....
» 4/01/2012 10:05:34 AM Really, Grim? >>It's quite fascinating that you can put a few atheists into a room .....
» 3/01/2012 5:48:03 PM I think my favourite line in the article is this one: "Sure, some massacres took pla.....
» 3/01/2012 12:04:22 PM I may be missing something here, Grim. >>I think there is a (fine) distinction betw.....
» 3/01/2012 11:54:14 AM I see the question differently, Luciferase. >>Let's say we are ancient Greeks and I.....
» 3/01/2012 8:34:20 AM You seem to have adopted the same fallacy that religionists enjoy deploying every time the.....
» 1/01/2012 12:47:18 PM That's some reading list, one under god. If I may make a suggestion for a New Year's reso.....
» 1/01/2012 12:27:04 PM I'm glad that we agree on that at least, nicco. >>yes, Pericles, she is suggesting .....
» 31/12/2011 8:00:19 AM Well, um, yes, nicco. >>...it is simply impertinent for Pericles to snidely imply t.....
» 30/12/2011 2:21:15 PM Wilfully misinterpreting an assertion twice does not make it right, if it was wrong the fi.....
» 30/12/2011 11:45:49 AM You are still ignoring the massive elephant in the closed room of your argument, Dan S de .....
» 29/12/2011 3:32:27 PM Not convinced, Yabby. >>Unwinding the East would be far more difficult... For a sta.....
» 29/12/2011 2:32:05 PM What an odd... >>What an odd inverse-ad.hom. posting from Pericles, who presumably .....
» 29/12/2011 11:53:33 AM It's the old story. To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. This article is principall.....
» 29/12/2011 11:32:03 AM The point is, Yabby, that it wouldn't end there. >>Democracy in action would win an.....
» 29/12/2011 11:12:53 AM Welcome back, Arjay. I trust you had a safe and enjoyable Christmas, one free of the fear .....
» 29/12/2011 10:45:15 AM I have no idea how old Ms Goldie might be, nor have I any inclination to ask. But this a.....
» 28/12/2011 10:42:38 PM I'd be interested to see that, Yabby, if you happen to have it handy. >>OTOH the la.....
» 28/12/2011 4:19:27 PM It's sad what dreams of money can do. Self-delusion is the first symptom. "But worse.....
» 24/12/2011 8:14:24 AM Another attempt to bring Christmas back as a religious festival. It will be tough going, o.....
» 22/12/2011 8:47:27 AM You haven't lost the knack, have you Dan S de Merengue. Obfuscation is your trade, and you.....
» 22/12/2011 8:18:54 AM Point of clarification please Lindy. >>[Euthanasia is] a lot more complicated than .....
» 21/12/2011 8:32:10 AM That makes it even more puzzling, one under god. >>pers quote..""were the.....
» 21/12/2011 8:08:51 AM I think we both know the reason for that, Squeers. >>Reviewing the article again it.....
» 20/12/2011 10:46:18 PM I apologise if I have touched a nerve, Peter Hume. This is clearly a topic close to your h.....
» 20/12/2011 4:22:34 PM I'm not sure, but I think you are agreeing with my diagnosis, one under god. If you give .....
» 20/12/2011 8:25:56 AM Be reasonable, Curmudgeon. >>Bendle needs to stop reading far-left agit-prop and ge.....
» 20/12/2011 8:14:38 AM You've been reading 'way too many chick-lit novellas, Peter Hume. >>What would he g.....
» 19/12/2011 5:49:53 PM Keep working on it, one under god. Enlightenment will no doubt arrive at some point. Your.....
» 19/12/2011 5:04:08 PM That might indeed present a challenge when presenting the evidence, Wm Trevor. >>Wh.....
» 19/12/2011 4:11:38 PM Who was it who said that 97.73% of statistics are made up on the spot? >>... free t.....
» 19/12/2011 3:46:51 PM All of which are very fair points, Peter Hume. >>"... the absence of even the .....
» 19/12/2011 8:47:45 AM An interesting article. I recall reading the piece in Mx on my way home, as, I am sure, .....
» 19/12/2011 8:15:31 AM Oooooh, you are awful, Wm Trevor! >>Were his evidence felt by a magistrate to be of.....
» 18/12/2011 3:39:11 PM For those unacquainted with the power of Hitchens' writings, here is a selection that was .....
» 16/12/2011 8:11:41 AM If only I had known this yesterday, Lexi. >>However a man who walks down the street.....
» 16/12/2011 8:05:04 AM Nice try, Dan S de Merengue. But it still won't work. >>So I invite you to give us .....
» 16/12/2011 7:29:26 AM I'm not sure how that makes the Church's actions ok, Saltpetre. >>This thread has b.....
» 15/12/2011 4:18:41 PM I'm not sure whether that should be flagged as off topic, G R. But it is an interesting ad.....
» 15/12/2011 2:46:06 PM It's a bit late to yell "unfair", Mishka Gora. >>I made my view of burnin.....
» 15/12/2011 11:02:02 AM Interesting defence-in-the-form-of-attack, Mishka Gora. >>The Church didn’t burn pe.....
» 15/12/2011 10:07:34 AM This discussion has taken an interesting turn. >>I get a bit tired of all the discu.....
» 14/12/2011 3:10:36 PM I know I am only a sample of one, Lexi. But I have certainly found over the years that be.....
» 14/12/2011 3:03:27 PM You do make it tough for people to disagree with you sometimes, Arjay. "http://www.y.....
» 14/12/2011 9:04:26 AM Only someone with the rosiest possible glasses stuck firmly in front of their eyes could p.....
» 14/12/2011 8:13:15 AM Contemplating God in mathematical terms can be confusing, Mr Holden. So it is not surprisi.....
» 13/12/2011 11:16:04 AM Classic bank-bashing stuff, one under god. And totally meaningless, whichever way you look.....
» 12/12/2011 3:40:38 PM Only in the most abstract sense, Yuyutsu. >>You, the conscious, are unchanging.<.....
» 12/12/2011 12:30:22 PM Nup. I still beg to differ. Hasbeen, it sounds as though you are looking for a thesis, ra.....
» 12/12/2011 11:53:52 AM Yes indeed, one under god. How tricky is that... >>its clever how you ignore posts .....
» 12/12/2011 9:44:48 AM Given the wealth of comprehensive, 24-hour news coverage available to the "target&quo.....
» 11/12/2011 4:50:31 PM Just goes to show, doesn't it, Poirot. >>You play the ball, and not the man.... I'm.....
» 11/12/2011 2:30:36 PM If I was Israel, I'd certainly want the world to know that I have an arsenal of nuclear we.....
» 11/12/2011 2:13:55 PM Sorry, one under god. What point are you trying to make? Instead of just cut'n'pasting f.....
» 11/12/2011 1:59:18 PM Not the most convincing effort at self-exculpation, Poirot. >>I'm somewhat confused.....
» 11/12/2011 12:59:18 PM Sorry, Dan S de Merengue, that is not a fact, just another creationist argument that fails.....
» 11/12/2011 10:23:12 AM I disagree, KenH. >>But not all opinions are equal. Those based entirely on ideolog.....
» 9/12/2011 4:13:45 PM To an extent, Yuyutsu. >>...consciousness itself is not dependent on what you are c.....
» 9/12/2011 3:34:32 PM As expected, many are playing the man, not the ball. Hardly surprising, given the fact t.....
» 9/12/2011 2:10:20 PM With the greatest respect, Yuyutsu (and we all know what that means), you have it ass-back.....
» 9/12/2011 8:03:41 AM Entirely relevant I'd suggest, Yuyutsu. >>BTW, how is this related to the topic?<.....
» 9/12/2011 7:46:11 AM Unfortunately, the loony-tunes idiot who wrote this is his own worst enemy, when it comes .....
» 8/12/2011 8:00:12 AM One tiny flaw, one under god. >>When the government... takes public money and gifts.....
» 8/12/2011 6:19:22 AM That could well be true, Arjay. >>It seems now that Baer wants to make some money j.....
» 7/12/2011 9:36:05 PM Oh. >...or just to baffle the peons with bull<< If you don't even understand wh.....
» 7/12/2011 9:29:49 PM I haven't forgotten, Arjay. >>Don't forget Robert Baer.<< You mean this Robe.....
» 7/12/2011 7:55:42 AM Not so, Arjay. >>They drugged her Pericles.<< On the contrary, the court (no.....
» 7/12/2011 7:43:51 AM True, I do get them tangled up Martin Ibn Warriq. >>You've mistaken the ontological.....
» 6/12/2011 2:41:09 PM "Alludes". That's a good word, Arjay. >>Pericle alludes that Susan Lindau.....
» 6/12/2011 2:21:12 PM Sorry one under god, I was trying to keep it really, really simple for you. Obviously, I.....
» 6/12/2011 8:49:16 AM You're still muddling things up, one under god. >>pers quote...""as soon .....
» 6/12/2011 8:15:14 AM It is of constant fascination to me, Arjay, the way in which you manage to convey two comp.....
» 5/12/2011 10:01:42 PM It is still the subject of considerable debate, Martin Ibn Warriq, as you are undoubtedly .....
» 5/12/2011 6:04:31 PM I think you may be getting closer to understanding, one under god. >>pericules...it.....
» 5/12/2011 6:59:28 AM In other words, they are not proof at all, Martin Ibn Warriq. Exactly as I said. >>.....
» 5/12/2011 6:33:03 AM Thank you, one under god, for providing such an excellent description of how ordinary peop.....
» 4/12/2011 3:21:54 PM Sorry, Martin Ibn Warriq, I can't let that one through to the 'keeper. >>It needs n.....
» 1/12/2011 3:54:34 PM Oh, that old chestnut, Martin Ibn Warriq. >>About ultimate convictions: God or no-G.....
» 1/12/2011 12:44:44 PM Let us remind ourselves for a moment of the essential nature of a budget surplus. It happ.....
» 1/12/2011 10:32:04 AM I think you will find that the intelligent design movement has learnt from this setback, S.....
» 1/12/2011 9:52:52 AM Why, thank you, my dear. >>However, going by your comments, you are not capable of .....
» 1/12/2011 8:50:33 AM Not necessarily, Dan S de Merengue. >>Evidence of design necessarily implies a desi.....
» 1/12/2011 8:22:51 AM I absolutely agree, Graham. It is surely the most unnecessary, transparent and mendacious.....
» 1/12/2011 8:01:05 AM I don't find the switch from the general to the particular in this article at all convinci.....
» 30/11/2011 3:41:14 PM Well, there you go, Dan S de Merengue. We differ again. What a surprise. >>You also.....
» 30/11/2011 7:59:43 AM No-one is suggesting otherwise, Arjay. >>Scott does not lie...<< After all, .....
» 29/11/2011 2:36:04 PM You are perfectly right, Saltpetre, to take me to task for my overenthusiastic phrasing. .....
» 28/11/2011 10:32:04 AM Just a cotton-pickin' minute. "So, what is driving the discontent in Australia?".....
» 28/11/2011 10:01:33 AM I missed one. Dan S de Merengue said: >>Pericles, who challenges that Dawkins wou.....
» 28/11/2011 9:36:05 AM Apologies Dan S de Merengue, I hadn't noticed these questions of yours. >>Pericles,.....
» 27/11/2011 10:21:21 PM I'd be interested to hear more, Arjay, about this idea of yours: >>The creation of .....
» 27/11/2011 4:17:55 PM If you change the story, Arjay, then of course the end result will be different. >>.....
» 27/11/2011 1:22:59 PM Another classic example, Arjay, of your tendency to ready, fire, aim. >>Pericles do.....
» 25/11/2011 10:44:36 AM An interesting case study, Arjay. But are you sure you have your facts properly sorted? &.....
» 25/11/2011 8:31:34 AM We've become accustomed to news-as-entertainment, now we are getting politics-as-entertain.....
» 25/11/2011 8:11:50 AM I refuse to believe that you are beyond reason, Arjay, so I'm here to help. >>Error.....
» 25/11/2011 7:45:43 AM I think you may be confusing symptoms with intent, Fester. >>The only government in.....
» 24/11/2011 7:25:26 AM So if there isn't a problem, The Acolyte Rizla, what is everybody getting so upset about? .....
» 23/11/2011 3:18:09 PM Just as I thought. Fester states "What we have in Australia is policy to increase th.....
» 23/11/2011 9:49:15 AM Tut tut, Arjay. >>This Darwinian anker, is all about power for the few.He only both.....
» 23/11/2011 9:37:34 AM I don't buy it, Fester. >>What we have in Australia is policy to increase the popul.....
» 23/11/2011 9:26:28 AM Silly me. I thought "Grumpy Old Men" was merely a conceit around which to build.....
» 23/11/2011 8:59:34 AM So, the class war is alive and well in the halls of academe, it would seem. "Austral.....
» 22/11/2011 6:07:07 PM Classic, one under god. >>Money has been privatised by stealth By: Ness http://www......
» 22/11/2011 2:38:49 PM What a good idea, pelican. >>Why not just come up with an agreed (suitable and rele.....
» 22/11/2011 2:04:22 PM Not entirely sure where Tottenham comes into the picture. The author seems to want to gat.....
» 22/11/2011 1:29:32 PM Throwaway lines like this are the way history becomes distorted over time, Poirot, as peop.....
» 22/11/2011 12:13:04 PM Then why mention it at all, Arjay? >>Pericles,my comment about Singh was not influe.....
» 22/11/2011 5:45:07 AM Settling down nicely into its usual pattern, I see. >>The author is not telling us .....
» 21/11/2011 3:20:47 PM Incidentally, Arjay, I meant to ask you... In your opening post, you state: >>The .....
» 21/11/2011 12:51:53 PM Such drama, Ms Barry. But to what end? As a senior professor at Penn State, you are obvio.....
» 21/11/2011 12:11:01 PM Here we go again. The level of discussion on this topic never seems to change. Anyone who.....
» 21/11/2011 11:06:09 AM Ok, so I didn't give the full transcript. Nor, for that matter, did you. >>You lie .....
» 21/11/2011 8:18:01 AM Not quite, Arjay. >>Pericles you are telling lies once again.This is why I don't bo.....
» 20/11/2011 2:48:02 PM This defines your comprehension problem in a nutshell, Arjay. >>Prof Chis Busby has.....
» 20/11/2011 7:52:47 AM I can think of a reason, Arjay. >>You won't see this analysis in the popular media......
» 18/11/2011 2:13:53 PM Just a touch of intellectual arrogance creeping in here, Yuyutsu, in the form of condescen.....
» 18/11/2011 9:08:14 AM Do you have a transcript? >>Just out of interest, Pericles. If you're up to it, cou.....
» 18/11/2011 8:44:02 AM As I recall, Yuyutsu, we were discussing a definition of God...? >>Not only does yo.....
» 18/11/2011 8:06:07 AM You are sounding very defensive about something, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, you.....
» 17/11/2011 2:20:11 PM It is ok to have an opinion of your own, RawMustard. >>...the American Federal rese.....
» 17/11/2011 7:48:47 AM It is a constant surprise to me that so few people (as represented on this forum, at least.....
» 15/11/2011 6:37:12 PM On the whole, that's probably a good thing, crabsy. >>I have not been aiming to win.....
» 15/11/2011 2:34:33 PM An interesting angle, Yuyutsu. >>Religion a kitten? Either you have no idea what re.....
» 14/11/2011 12:06:53 PM You are doing a far better job of destroying religion than I ever could, Yuyutsu. >>.....
» 13/11/2011 5:38:36 PM A somewhat unfortunate example, I feel. "Marabel Morgan’s The Total Woman, selling m.....
» 13/11/2011 4:58:46 PM Which ones might they be, Formersnag? >>Pericles, i see you are still avoiding answ.....
» 13/11/2011 1:58:45 PM Or not, Squeers. >>The question of how and why consciousness evolved is what intere.....
» 13/11/2011 10:30:40 AM Not exactly, Dan S de Merengue. >>This is not my generalisation, it's a summary of .....
» 11/11/2011 2:26:36 PM We've had this conversation before, crabsy. >>You both seem to be as hooked on lite.....
» 11/11/2011 8:36:04 AM Thank you AJ Philips. That's the post I would have written if my eyes hadn't been full of.....
» 11/11/2011 8:03:54 AM Why am I surprised? Any venture that i) taps into the most basic fears of the community, .....
» 10/11/2011 4:57:52 PM What a delightful post, Aime. >>...you seem to be one of the multitude of zombies w.....
» 10/11/2011 4:36:00 PM I think I get it, Yuyutsu. >>I never deny that tables and chairs do exist. What I a.....
» 10/11/2011 1:17:03 PM The "original sin" aspects of this rolling disaster deserve to be further highli.....
» 10/11/2011 12:38:32 PM Articles like these are what people do when they don't have to work for a living. Oh, and .....
» 10/11/2011 8:23:51 AM Doesn't surprise me much, one under god. >>bah..per ridicules..im over it<< .....
» 9/11/2011 4:08:44 PM So close, one under god. I really thought for a brief moment that you had got it. >>.....
» 9/11/2011 3:57:31 PM So, now we have the claim that our very existence is an illusion. >>There is nothin.....
» 8/11/2011 12:45:39 PM That's unfair, runner. >>Look at the messed up lives of the High Priests who preach.....
» 8/11/2011 12:35:07 PM I'm sure that we would all prefer that we wake up one morning and find that it has all bee.....
» 8/11/2011 12:01:23 PM "Democracy" can only be stretched so far. >>The Greeks should have the ri.....
» 8/11/2011 8:59:50 AM That is funny, one under god. >>anyhow im sick of explaining things<< I rath.....
» 7/11/2011 1:16:53 PM I think you are making progress, one under god. At least you didn't succumb to the temptat.....
» 7/11/2011 11:48:42 AM I am perfectly happy to hold different views to yours, mralstoner. But I would appreciate.....
» 7/11/2011 8:41:46 AM You spend far too much time looking for conspiracies, one under god, and far too little ti.....
» 7/11/2011 8:10:18 AM Arjay, your slip is showing. >>Unfortunately ,putting your money with a credit unio.....
» 7/11/2011 7:55:01 AM I disagree, mralstoner. >>So that's the challenge for the next generation of atheis.....
» 6/11/2011 8:19:13 AM As I have tried to explain many times, one under god, this is a fundamental misunderstandi.....
» 6/11/2011 8:07:23 AM Your ability to grasp the wrong end of the stick and wave it about as if it can change rea.....
» 5/11/2011 6:13:18 PM Wrong again, one under god. >>so how much WE the tax payers getting? only debt..at.....
» 5/11/2011 6:08:17 PM I think I now understand why you are having so much difficulty with this concept, one unde.....
» 5/11/2011 6:39:07 AM It is crystal clear from your last two posts, one under god, that you have not bothered to.....
» 4/11/2011 2:27:24 PM Wow. Where did that come from, Formersnag? >>Squeers & Pericles, still waiting pa.....
» 4/11/2011 11:38:35 AM Are you certain that's the right way round, Dan S de Merengue? >>As I understand it.....
» 4/11/2011 10:24:19 AM Looks like the referendum is off the table, at least. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur.....
» 4/11/2011 9:26:56 AM One of the problems with articles like this, is that they are really easy to write. Take a.....
» 4/11/2011 8:55:07 AM What an interesting jumble of thoughts, Mr Holden. The premise seems to be that free will.....
» 4/11/2011 8:06:56 AM Ok, one under god. It looks as though we are getting closer, although there are still some.....
» 4/11/2011 7:31:17 AM Not exactly, Arjay. >>This makes them supreme rulers since they loan this money to .....
» 3/11/2011 9:07:36 AM You're right, Arjay. >>More adhominem from Pericles.Is that the best you can muster.....
» 3/11/2011 8:07:55 AM Not quite sure why you are quoting my link back to me, one under god. The idea is that you.....
» 3/11/2011 7:43:42 AM It's good to occasionally sight a ray of idealism in such a cynical world, Saltpetre. But .....
» 2/11/2011 4:21:15 PM The dangers of career guidance, "The Graduate" style: ............. Benjamin: .....
» 2/11/2011 3:21:46 PM Well, there's a surprise. On many occasions, on this very Forum, I have been forced to sa.....
» 2/11/2011 10:28:05 AM You might need to explain yourself more clearly, one under god. >>the bond traders......
» 2/11/2011 9:58:33 AM If you say so Saltpetre. >>Is this not in fact the crux of the matter?<< But.....
» 2/11/2011 8:14:42 AM A neat summary of why the Human Rights industry is such a waste of time and space. I sug.....
» 1/11/2011 12:05:34 PM Neat attempt at a back 2˝ somersault pike (degree of difficulty 3.0) Saltpetre. Not many c.....
» 1/11/2011 8:50:29 AM I think I know the answer, Suseonline. >>I agree with the first part of your statem.....
» 1/11/2011 8:42:32 AM Stop whingeing Hasbeen, and move to the city. You know you want to, deep down......
» 1/11/2011 8:38:53 AM More detail please one under god. >>as the bbc pointed out last night the bankers a.....
» 1/11/2011 8:31:23 AM At least I provided a link, colinsett. >>The Economist article of last week was a r.....
» 1/11/2011 8:09:23 AM This is the sort of "logic" that annoys me. "If Dawkins did not agree, eit.....
» 31/10/2011 5:57:20 PM Not sure what made you think that, Dan S de Merengue. >>I don't think you really ca.....
» 31/10/2011 9:09:01 AM Problem is, predictions using history alone are almost guaranteed to be faulty. Mostly bec.....
» 31/10/2011 8:43:46 AM Eventually, all these political battles become personalized. Passengers stranded in remo.....
» 31/10/2011 8:22:28 AM Wrong (yet) again, Arjay. >>Govts over borrowed.What a load of rubbish! These scamm.....
» 31/10/2011 7:55:38 AM Thanks Dan S de Merengue, for articulating so perfectly the circular nature of the theist .....
» 28/10/2011 3:09:30 PM Agreed, Yabby. >>Thats not over by a long shot, its just kicked the can down the ro.....
» 28/10/2011 2:51:32 PM Nothing at all, Tristan Ewins >>Pericles - what specifically is "undemocratic&.....
» 28/10/2011 1:18:31 PM You just made that up, didn't you Philo? >>A human unit is a married term completin.....
» 28/10/2011 10:26:35 AM Oh, hello Arjay. >>You tried to tell me last year that derivatives had value backin.....
» 28/10/2011 10:00:55 AM This is where you leak credibility, Tristan Ewins. >>When the police moved in viole.....
» 28/10/2011 9:37:35 AM I wonder whether the answer isn't far more straightforward than the article suggests. &qu.....
» 28/10/2011 8:57:35 AM True. But I don't believe that's the key point being made here Chris Lewis. >>Howev.....
» 27/10/2011 4:47:06 PM I assume we're all done with Bank of America? Good. Now you have concerns about the resul.....
» 27/10/2011 11:20:26 AM Oh dear. Was it something I said, I wonder? Take a deep breath, one under god, and try a.....
» 27/10/2011 11:10:04 AM Ah, nostalgia. Don't let them tell you that nostalgia's not what it used to be. This art.....
» 26/10/2011 3:05:20 PM Now we're getting silly, King Hazza... >>The problem with the rights of an adult Pe.....
» 26/10/2011 1:30:09 PM Fair enough, one under god, the audit wasn't the "full" audit. But it was a neat.....
» 26/10/2011 9:06:49 AM You are being a little narrow in your definitions, Philo. >>The "marriage act&.....
» 26/10/2011 7:54:45 AM "Cheap shots", one under god? Hardly. It's called keeping you honest. And askin.....
» 25/10/2011 2:12:23 PM One reason, from my own experience of NSW strata rules, could be that the legislation itse.....
» 25/10/2011 1:52:36 PM Why is it that you guys (yes, you Arjay and one under god) never actually care enough to l.....
» 25/10/2011 8:52:10 AM Your Wikipedia extract is out of date, just in case you hadn't noticed. "In 2010, Fo.....
» 25/10/2011 8:21:13 AM Ummm... isn't that what is under discussion here, Philo? >>Perciles, Please identif.....
» 25/10/2011 7:44:11 AM The key word here Yabby is "earn". >>Next why is it ok for a baseball pla.....
» 24/10/2011 1:44:19 PM Leaving aside the actual number for a moment, there are some side benefits to be had in yo.....
» 24/10/2011 1:13:01 PM Does...not...compute... Philo, I'm not sure what sort of logic you employ in your daily .....
» 24/10/2011 12:14:18 PM Talking of double standards... "...if I were an Indonesian I would be shouting from .....
» 24/10/2011 11:53:56 AM Arjay, you really need to do your homework more thoroughly. >>This is the third big.....
» 24/10/2011 8:55:00 AM Sadly, the arguments in this article are as inchoate as the "occupy" phenomenon .....
» 24/10/2011 8:22:50 AM You should stop this soon, Philo, you are starting to confuse yourself. >>What defi.....
» 21/10/2011 2:10:16 PM Problem is, Trav... >>...he doesn't give the best evidence and arguments for God a .....
» 21/10/2011 10:20:55 AM It's very sweet of you to be so defensive on the author's behalf, Martin Ibn Warriq. I'm s.....
» 20/10/2011 5:35:34 PM Out of interest, Martin Ibn Warriq... >>Madeleine in your capacity for independent .....
» 19/10/2011 4:29:45 PM Thank you for reminding me of my opening lines, Sam Jandwich. I stand by both of them. T.....
» 19/10/2011 12:04:44 PM That's a bit patronising, Sam Jandwich. >>...but really, there's no reason why your.....
» 19/10/2011 8:55:20 AM I wondered the same, The Blue Cross. >>What does this mean? "Envitable"&l.....
» 19/10/2011 8:43:33 AM You must be thinking of someone else entirely, diver dan. >>Pericles:...You express.....
» 19/10/2011 8:14:40 AM If judged as a schoolgirl's essay, I'd probably mark it quite well for her use of language.....
» 18/10/2011 4:01:59 PM There are so many myths about the Thatcher years, the most prominent of which is that she .....
» 18/10/2011 3:34:09 PM I'm not personally involved in the property market as a business. But it always puzzles me.....
» 18/10/2011 3:14:52 PM The article demonstrates, beyond all reasonable doubt, that the European Court of Human Ri.....
» 17/10/2011 3:11:58 PM Sorry, diver dan, don't understand a word you wrote. >>Pericles:... The misnomer “u.....
» 17/10/2011 11:53:05 AM How very exciting. I think. Web 2.0 sounds very... exciting. Certainly, Mr Gruen is excite.....
» 17/10/2011 8:31:06 AM The "analysis" of this phenomenon will take a while, methinks. In fact, I ventur.....
» 16/10/2011 10:05:03 PM The two comments so far cover a broad spectrum of "reasons why". Arjay believes.....
» 14/10/2011 5:02:05 PM This could be a very interesting thread, or it could fizzle out very quickly under the wei.....
» 14/10/2011 4:01:36 PM The question is not so much the spilt milk, Yabby... >>But you would also have to c.....
» 14/10/2011 1:10:49 PM Yes, this time Belly. >>Pericles not this time<< If you have ever watched a .....
» 14/10/2011 9:19:09 AM Nice try, Rusty Catheter. >>What if an individual were to pretend to possess inform.....
» 14/10/2011 9:06:28 AM Errr... yes, Jay of Melbourne. >>It's impossible to talk about this subject without.....
» 14/10/2011 8:52:06 AM There are a number of inescapable truths in this article. Unfortunately, the really import.....
» 14/10/2011 8:12:45 AM An interesting contribution. But I found the "so my opinion is" bit at the end r.....
» 12/10/2011 8:15:05 AM Neatly put, Grim. >>...comparing politicians to executives or CEOs is quite wrong. .....
» 11/10/2011 5:10:56 PM Well you see, Phil Matimein, that's very much part of the problem. >>My final point.....
» 11/10/2011 4:09:32 PM You might need to get out more, Rhian. >>But I have seldom met a politician of any .....
» 11/10/2011 3:54:21 PM Gotta love your posts, Arjay. >>The vast majority of porn is revolting and demeanin.....
» 11/10/2011 3:00:48 PM Didn't say that, Arjay. >>Time and time again Pericles you fail to confront the evi.....
» 11/10/2011 2:26:00 PM Personally, I think it is a big mistake to argue this from the viewpoint of Human Rights, .....
» 11/10/2011 2:14:53 PM Nice quote, Trav. But it doesn't stand up to a great deal of scrutiny. >>"No c.....
» 11/10/2011 2:08:57 PM As always, the dimension that is totally ignored in all this is performance. Until and un.....
» 10/10/2011 1:13:52 PM That's true, TrashcanMan, he definitely has. >>Formersnag, Methinks you've missed t.....
» 10/10/2011 11:38:03 AM I'm not sure you meant this, Dr West. "There are fulsome tributes on the cover from .....
» 10/10/2011 7:46:12 AM Rest easy, Arjay. If you look more closely, you will find that the changes in the law we.....
» 9/10/2011 2:57:56 PM Ummmm... Formersnag, hello? I think you may have provided, with that one post, substantia.....
» 7/10/2011 1:18:33 PM Nothing to do with the Bundestag, stevenlmeyer. >>BTW why do you find it necessary .....
» 7/10/2011 1:03:21 PM Articles such as this fascinate me. Sometimes I think that Graham slots one in every now.....
» 7/10/2011 8:25:23 AM Go, you crickets. >>Well, Pericles nailed it (if you'll pardon the pun):"The m.....
» 7/10/2011 8:16:40 AM I'd say they were definitely towards the unreasonable end of the spectrum, stevenlmeyer. .....
» 7/10/2011 7:34:29 AM Incidentally... >>The other day I witnessed a gang attack in Strathmore, 30 youths .....
» 7/10/2011 7:31:50 AM You guys are a hoot. >>The elites are "full spectrum", they have a finger.....
» 6/10/2011 2:17:57 PM Calm down, Custard. And when the red mists have cleared, explain this to me if you will. .....
» 6/10/2011 2:10:22 PM Let me guess. The petition asks us to... "Sign if you want our elected politicians .....
» 6/10/2011 1:49:41 PM I suggest that you might be feigning a little too much outrage on this, stevenlmeyer. And,.....
» 6/10/2011 1:21:26 PM You're grabbing at the wrong straw, progressive pat. >>I can't understand why the n.....
» 6/10/2011 10:33:56 AM That's just silly, progressive pat. >>Christian morals on display: Hospitals, unive.....
» 5/10/2011 12:19:07 PM A bizarre piece, for sure. >>How much more do the masses need to be witness to befo.....
» 5/10/2011 8:18:11 AM So true, Houellebecq, so very true. >>Yep, go Pericles. Chicks love a mindless self.....
» 5/10/2011 8:02:47 AM Don't be so hard on yourself Belly. >>I admit, the thread failed, Politicians are s.....
» 5/10/2011 7:38:52 AM This is clearly a reversion to old-style Soviet propaganda. After all, peak oil productio.....
» 4/10/2011 11:44:46 AM I had a quick look at the business model, and it is a work of pure genius. http://www.lib.....
» 4/10/2011 8:12:39 AM What we are seeing here is the standard approach of the monopolist. Our politicians occup.....
» 3/10/2011 4:29:13 PM Ok, I've thought about it, Antiseptic. >>Pericles, would you care to have a think a.....
» 3/10/2011 9:38:51 AM Interesting question, Antiseptic. >>...would you, as a man, make a decision to give.....
» 2/10/2011 10:47:55 PM Oh dear, John Reid. >>Pericles says: "But what I do know is that the preponder.....
» 1/10/2011 9:36:02 AM First things first, Arjay. >>Start at freefall collapses.I'll explain the anomalies.....
» 30/09/2011 2:35:58 PM Nice try at widening the target, Banjo. >>It also raises the question as to where w.....
» 30/09/2011 2:18:26 PM Not exactly, rache. >>So in other words, unless you can be 100% certain that you ar.....
» 30/09/2011 9:30:05 AM Another puzzling aspect of the accusations of racism in Bolt's utterances is that he wasn'.....
» 30/09/2011 9:11:35 AM Pretty conclusive, huh. >>Many months before 911 they were doing extensive elevator.....
» 29/09/2011 5:27:41 PM There's little to be gained from continuing a discussion with Arjay on the realities of 9/.....
» 29/09/2011 4:48:02 PM Ouch! >>To paraphrase Kipling; If Man can meet with Prophet and Politician and trea.....
» 29/09/2011 4:35:22 PM What a sad and frivolous article. It seems to suggest that replacing marriage "vows&.....
» 29/09/2011 10:07:21 AM Surely if the issue is, as Lexi points out, that Bolt incorporated "errors of fact, d.....
» 29/09/2011 9:12:43 AM A useful insight, Poirot. This could indeed be a valuable and salutary model, that we can .....
» 28/09/2011 4:11:34 PM Their choice, sarnian. >>And of course the total destruction of the environment in .....
» 28/09/2011 4:06:09 PM It most certainly is a worry, Graham. At a personal level, I dislike Andrew Bolt's style .....
» 28/09/2011 3:07:45 PM That doesn't convince, Poirot >>Nice to see it's so easy to lift people out of abje.....
» 28/09/2011 8:42:25 AM Neatly put. It will be interesting to see whether the protectionists find anything in th.....
» 27/09/2011 4:18:00 PM As with any bureaucracy, the UN has become a caricature of itself. As Atman points out, th.....
» 27/09/2011 12:01:50 PM Let's not go overboard on this. These people are kind, well-meaning and concerned citize.....
» 24/09/2011 7:04:14 PM Here's the proof: The barman says "Sorry, we don't serve neutrinos in this bar".....
» 24/09/2011 2:51:13 PM Fair points, Mr Lewis. Although I personally wouldn't categorize them as "immense b.....
» 23/09/2011 5:11:48 PM You still seem to view this in apocalyptic terms, Mr Lewis. >>However, i do not bel.....
» 23/09/2011 3:17:26 PM More misty-eyed hankering for a time that never existed, by an academic who chooses to sub.....
» 23/09/2011 1:55:11 PM There's no point in getting snotty about it Mr Lewis. >>I do not look forward to li.....
» 23/09/2011 9:20:41 AM Yet another whinge piece about China. If the author cares to check his History of the Twe.....
» 22/09/2011 8:40:14 AM One day it might occur to us that the "system" we presently operate is guarantee.....
» 15/09/2011 5:43:53 PM Here's a thought, Jay of Melbourne. >>"You Only Believe the Official 9/11 Stor.....
» 15/09/2011 5:19:04 PM Interesting article, Bazz. But in stark contrast to your strong statements using words li.....
» 15/09/2011 11:48:56 AM Just a wild-ass guess, merv09. >>Corporate tax should be about 55-60%<< You'.....
» 14/09/2011 2:58:02 PM But surely that would exacerbate the problem, Houellebecq. >>I am happy with a slid.....
» 14/09/2011 2:32:32 PM Thanks for the contribution, Ho Hum. >>My the usual intolerant barbarians are predi.....
» 14/09/2011 11:56:45 AM What a bunch of Cassandras and Moaning Minnies there are on parade here. I just hope that.....
» 14/09/2011 11:42:46 AM The most illuminating aspect of US religiosity to me, is that a considerable majority of t.....
» 14/09/2011 11:21:15 AM You still don't accept the parallels, Yabby, despite the fact that you quite obviously see.....
» 14/09/2011 9:25:18 AM One step forward, two steps back. Sigh. >>There is a huge difference between people.....
» 14/09/2011 9:21:48 AM Not relevant, Yabby. >>I was not aware that Sinn Fein had a holy book, which they b.....
» 14/09/2011 8:54:31 AM One has to wonder whether organizations such as that which Ms Cridland represents are part.....
» 13/09/2011 5:48:04 PM That's odd, Bazz >>Lexi said; The flavour of the month in terrorism in Muslim. I wo.....
» 13/09/2011 5:12:31 PM That's an interesting approach, Yabby. >>But to understand it at its core, you have.....
» 13/09/2011 9:51:20 AM I am so relieved that at the end of this year I can at last turn my back on this argument......
» 13/09/2011 9:29:40 AM Of course we, as individuals, should be intolerant of cults. By their very nature, they ar.....
» 13/09/2011 9:09:17 AM The caricature at least appears to be relatively kind, from the reports I have heard... pe.....
» 12/09/2011 10:01:12 AM A tough topic to fit into a page, Ms Anderson, but good on you for trying. First up, thou.....
» 12/09/2011 9:32:16 AM The average US citizen or business does not comprehend irony. Once you can grasp that, al.....
» 9/09/2011 12:42:34 PM Interesting viewpoint pelican. >>Status might be achieved through wealth, power or .....
» 9/09/2011 12:05:47 PM Me too, TRUTHNOW78. >>I find this hard to believe because atheists always say they .....
» 9/09/2011 11:17:03 AM Maybe it's me, and I'm missing something really obvious here. But... what exactly are the.....
» 7/09/2011 11:42:57 AM Quite simple, woot. >>Well, why couldn't it have been super magical super leprechau.....
» 7/09/2011 10:23:03 AM "For the avoidance of doubt", as lawyers are wont to say, can I ask whether it i.....
» 7/09/2011 10:10:43 AM Thank you for providing the base data, R0bert. It would have helped if the reference had b.....
» 6/09/2011 2:27:34 PM Gee, it sure is tough up there. Who'd be a polar bear, eh. Far better to be a baby seal. .....
» 6/09/2011 2:15:31 PM I rather liked this observation, from the book's launch in Shepparton: "The findings.....
» 6/09/2011 1:25:15 PM Don't be silly, Antiseptic, of course not. >>Ms McKay must have some basis for her .....
» 6/09/2011 1:16:38 PM It is possibly that a chicken-and-egg process might work here. If the Local Authority act.....
» 6/09/2011 1:00:32 PM That's a bit harsh, Loudmouth. >>But he pleaded guilty. Twist and turn all you like.....
» 6/09/2011 11:26:32 AM Look, I realize that is horribly crass of a mere male to ask for evidence, references, or .....
» 5/09/2011 7:31:18 PM It might help to provide some illumination of these - quite staggering - statistics, upon .....
» 5/09/2011 10:40:32 AM I guess that could conceivably count as a retraction Paul1405, albeit a pretty weak one. .....
» 5/09/2011 10:19:42 AM C'mon people, be reasonable. This article comes into the category of a "measurable w.....
» 5/09/2011 9:05:24 AM It must be the fear and loathing that causes people like you to invent stuff like this, Pa.....
» 4/09/2011 6:30:34 PM You prefer your version of Robert Baer's recorded words, Arjay. >>There he says tha.....
» 3/09/2011 9:50:12 AM Wrong yet again, Arjay. >>UOG they've removed the link of the Robert Baer/Ray Hadle.....
» 2/09/2011 4:19:43 PM That makes far more sense, Jack Tower. >>The point he is making is that the Greens .....
» 2/09/2011 10:28:11 AM You're great at bandying that word around, aren't you Arjay. >>Pericles is lying ag.....
» 2/09/2011 9:17:54 AM Some interesting elements to this piece of introspection and self-analysis. The first tha.....
» 1/09/2011 10:42:14 AM It is interesting to speculate how differently this may have turned out in a non-adversari.....
» 1/09/2011 9:46:51 AM I notice you're still clutching at straws, Arjay. >>Nick Kaldis the deputy Commissi.....
» 31/08/2011 2:22:43 PM There are a number of angles to this question, as I see it. Innovation itself is a produc.....
» 31/08/2011 1:53:44 PM This "news" arrived courtesy of a Wikileak. Apparently a cable from the US ambas.....
» 31/08/2011 1:44:03 PM I congratulate you on your zeal, Mr Wilson. It is an angle that is noticeably absent from .....
» 31/08/2011 11:44:09 AM It's a deal, Arjay. >>Yabby and Pericles,It is time for both of you to explain the .....
» 30/08/2011 3:52:56 PM Twitter is indeed the perfect medium for people whose most complex thought processes can b.....
» 30/08/2011 2:19:40 PM That's rich, Shadow Minister. Even for you. >>Pericles, It is the first time I have.....
» 30/08/2011 1:29:07 PM That's actually one of Arjay's more amusing sidetracks, thanks for pointing it out Yabby. .....
» 30/08/2011 12:10:30 PM Back atcha, Shadow Minister. >>Pericles, I am surprised at you. Normally you engage.....
» 29/08/2011 10:55:09 AM What an extraordinary argument, Mr Elliott. "The latest of these assaults is the for.....
» 29/08/2011 10:08:59 AM This was such a blatant piece of propaganda masquerading as "news", I wonder whe.....
» 29/08/2011 9:43:24 AM What still fascinates me about your approach to the 9/11 conspiracy theories, Arjay, is th.....
» 28/08/2011 11:45:13 AM That isn't going to get us anywhere either, Poirot. >> just because you decide to d.....
» 28/08/2011 9:16:51 AM I was trying to be quite specific, Squeers. >>“You” seem intent on ignoring the neg.....
» 27/08/2011 10:45:21 PM As I suspected, Poirot, you are unable to answer the question honestly, so you duck for co.....
» 27/08/2011 8:26:26 PM So, let me see if I have got this straight, Poirot and Squeers. Given the straightforward.....
» 26/08/2011 10:37:30 PM Thanks again, Poirot, it's obviously my day for compliments. >>Really, mate, I find.....
» 26/08/2011 2:49:48 PM The way I see it, it is *all* about choice, Poirot. >>How is freedom of choice for .....
» 26/08/2011 12:56:17 PM It's encouraging to see that it is possible to put together an article on the UK riots tha.....
» 26/08/2011 10:11:55 AM I'm with you, Kenny. >>...it start's to become clear the author hasn't thought thro.....
» 26/08/2011 9:46:54 AM Here's some more on the same topic Poirot. http://www.economist.com/node/21526329 The pr.....
» 26/08/2011 9:41:27 AM Thank you, Poirot. >>It would be remiss of me, Pericles, if I didn't doff my hat in.....
» 26/08/2011 9:23:04 AM That could explain a lot, leckos. >>Maybe I didn't express it clearly enough<<.....
» 25/08/2011 7:03:36 PM That's not quite what I had in mind, Neutral. >>Are you familiar with George Soros'.....
» 25/08/2011 4:41:31 PM That's it, Poirot? http://www.oxfam.org.hk/en/one_541.aspx "The Ministry of Agricul.....
» 25/08/2011 3:40:47 PM Actually it was neither, Michi. >>I read this story a long time ago. I do not know .....
» 25/08/2011 10:48:00 AM They are not my numbers, Poirot. >>I hope you include in your rationale of Chinese .....
» 25/08/2011 10:16:59 AM I shouldn't get too worked up about the Rassmussen Polls if I were you, Arjay. They aren't.....
» 25/08/2011 9:45:28 AM I'm genuinely sorry to hear that, Squeers. >>Pericles, sorry for delays; my time is.....
» 25/08/2011 9:23:40 AM Every market economy needs a market. If we are to be impoverished by a major competitors s.....
» 25/08/2011 8:58:02 AM Just what we needed. Yet another commentator seeing the GFC through the prism of their ow.....
» 24/08/2011 9:49:49 AM I suspect that when we finally have the luxury of time to reflect on these shenanigans, on.....
» 24/08/2011 9:06:31 AM There seems to be an "all-or-nothing" assumption built into your assessment, Squ.....
» 23/08/2011 4:55:36 PM I live in NSW, webd. >>I don't know where Pericles lives, but the NSW State Governm.....
» 23/08/2011 4:16:16 PM I don't have daughters. But I understand from people that do, that girls like dressing up......
» 23/08/2011 4:04:48 PM Ok, I'll bite. "The issue we have is with the enforced imposition of high density ho.....
» 23/08/2011 3:22:29 PM Guilty as charged, Squeers. >>Not only does he resort to ridicule of those he desig.....
» 23/08/2011 2:25:14 PM Oh dear. If this is typical of the output of an "independent public policy think tan.....
» 23/08/2011 1:02:02 PM Innuendo, Arjay? >>You are also rude along with yabby and Pericles with your consta.....
» 22/08/2011 5:56:51 PM Irrelevant, Poirot. >>Btw, GM crops have to be purchased each year - so much for se.....
» 22/08/2011 5:27:23 PM One element that was noticeably absent from the article was any suggestion as to how to do.....
» 22/08/2011 1:44:51 PM What an odd question, Poirot. >>Pericles, Why is it that it's always a choice betwe.....
» 22/08/2011 11:38:32 AM What an interesting thread. I don't actually believe that the weight of the responses so .....
» 21/08/2011 7:02:08 PM There is actually a reason for this, vanna. >>Unfortunately the mentality in Austra.....
» 19/08/2011 5:07:38 PM Ummmm... what, vanna? >>Perciles, My understanding of economics, is that $1 receive.....
» 19/08/2011 1:52:30 PM I guess that if you repeat something long enough, however wrong, you must eventually come .....
» 19/08/2011 10:53:21 AM Another article that relies on an absence of fact. "We don't know whether Orica or .....
» 19/08/2011 10:46:38 AM There is no mystery about insurance. Just a lot of misunderstanding. >>Insurers are.....
» 19/08/2011 10:09:36 AM It is of course very clever of Mr Gupta to use Online Opinion to advertise his "recen.....
» 15/08/2011 7:35:17 AM Interesting use of words, thinker 2. >>It was reported in today's news that New Yor.....
» 14/08/2011 3:05:55 PM An excellent question, kman. >>So what’s the point in debating a leftist loser?<.....
» 13/08/2011 7:32:24 PM That's an intriguing claim, Arjay. >>These institutions have assets far bigger than.....
» 13/08/2011 10:26:55 AM That's funny, Arjay. >>OUG Pericles won't debate real monetary policy.He sees count.....
» 13/08/2011 1:35:13 AM At least I know what I'm talking about, kman. >>And by the way Pericles, you descri.....
» 12/08/2011 3:18:42 PM I'm sure you can, King Hazza. >>Believe me when I say I can identify that mindset&l.....
» 12/08/2011 8:46:42 AM Just as I suspected, kman. All the product of your fevered imagination. >>Not only.....
» 11/08/2011 3:30:48 PM Happen here? Not a chance. Our youth is collectively one of the most positively advantag.....
» 11/08/2011 3:21:13 PM Actually, pelican, you're right. Nothing to do with racism. >>I reacted to Pericles.....
» 11/08/2011 2:28:26 PM Facts, eh, kman? >>Aside from the point that what I wrote were facts as can be asce.....
» 11/08/2011 11:42:17 AM There appears to be little point in publishing thoughtful, carefully expressed articles on.....
» 11/08/2011 11:26:37 AM Neatly summarized, Houellebecq, thank you. >>As to the riots... all with a barrow t.....
» 10/08/2011 1:25:16 PM Sorry, King Hazza, "barely factor"? That's just plain wrong. >>"Isla.....
» 10/08/2011 1:15:39 PM Thanks Joe. >>I'll say it for you: "Blather on."<< My favourite sn.....
» 10/08/2011 1:00:54 PM I have to say that I was pretty unimpressed with the whole process. It's an anachronism. .....
» 10/08/2011 8:50:17 AM You would be losing all your credibility right now, Arjay, if you had any left. You made .....
» 9/08/2011 10:41:24 PM Nice try Arjay. >>Pericles I fell for nothing.<< But you and I know the trut.....
» 9/08/2011 11:05:42 AM Ok everybody. An open invitation from Is Mise to parade your preconceptions and prejudices.....
» 9/08/2011 10:52:06 AM A convenient set of double standards at work here. The author clearly believes that the a.....
» 9/08/2011 7:54:52 AM Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Arjay. >>Japan also in this era was one .....
» 8/08/2011 6:44:09 PM Maybe so, Arjay. >>Jay I've heard of predictions that gold could go to $5000 and oz.....
» 8/08/2011 6:10:31 PM Some important points, Sam Jandwich. >>...they will probably say something to the e.....
» 5/08/2011 11:12:19 AM C'mon Arjay. This is satire. Not even particularly funny satire, at that. Which is prob.....
» 5/08/2011 11:04:44 AM You put a lot of faith in that one sentence, CompeterN, given the masses of contradictory .....
» 5/08/2011 10:16:55 AM An interesting observation, George. >>I have learned on this OLO that many atheists.....
» 4/08/2011 10:16:30 PM Nice try, CompeterN. >>...he demolishes your argument in just two sentences: “I'm n.....
» 4/08/2011 2:34:09 PM That is very, very sad. Coorangreeny: >>my own 23 yo twins... have both decided to .....
» 4/08/2011 11:23:09 AM Errrm.. have you actually read the document, CompeterN? >>And as for the killer bei.....
» 4/08/2011 7:55:55 AM Maybe so, wallumi. >>Pericles, scorn is a commonly accepted form to use in response.....
» 3/08/2011 5:52:32 PM One of most cogent articles on our relationship with China that I have seen from an Austra.....
» 3/08/2011 4:11:17 PM Not in the slightest, wallumi. Not in the slightest. >>Pericles you suppose Mr Salt.....
» 3/08/2011 11:51:47 AM Wounded vanity. Always a problem. "So I sent him a message. He did not respond".....
» 2/08/2011 10:09:06 AM It is appallingly bad taste to use other people's pain and anguish to push one's own singl.....
» 29/07/2011 12:14:28 PM On the contrary, Jon J >>Now explain how you can experience something that doesn't .....
» 28/07/2011 10:29:14 PM This is not about class wars, morganzola. Much as you would like it to be, to justify your.....
» 28/07/2011 3:47:06 PM There is one point of departure though, Atman. >> It appears he mistakenly takes Br.....
» 28/07/2011 3:14:06 PM I honestly wouldn't go there if I were you, morganzola. >>Isn't anybody besides suz.....
» 28/07/2011 2:50:43 PM Never greatly in favour of accuracy, are you Col? Remember all that blather of yours about.....
» 28/07/2011 11:01:30 AM Nice post, bagsyl. >>Certainly there will and should be debates as social values th.....
» 28/07/2011 10:55:46 AM Ay, there's the rub. >>...provided the Greens do not allow themselves to get sucked.....
» 28/07/2011 10:31:29 AM I presume you have a recommendation for this position, Mr Sellick? >>We have plenty.....
» 27/07/2011 5:41:17 PM Boredom? Really, Is Mise? >>Pericles, "What are you hiding from?" Boredom.....
» 27/07/2011 3:39:40 PM Sadly, the source is rather suspect. The report come from the Institute for American Valu.....
» 27/07/2011 3:13:23 PM That's just a little oversimplified, morganzola. >>To correct the more obvious spin.....
» 27/07/2011 2:33:49 PM A "large part", Is Mise? >>A large part of his opus is plagiarized from U.....
» 27/07/2011 11:32:08 AM Not convinced. "The story of Easter Island is like a microcosm of what we can see el.....
» 27/07/2011 10:27:03 AM Chalk and cheese, GlenC. >>Would you also say that if people feel inclined to descr.....
» 27/07/2011 9:41:13 AM I've changed my mind. I earlier recommended that Lexi should avoid reading the "mani.....
» 27/07/2011 8:38:12 AM Oh dear. Another one. >>A good case can be made for this decline being deliberately.....
» 27/07/2011 8:19:26 AM That's a keeper, Col. >>You dare criticize me...<< Says it all, really......
» 26/07/2011 7:22:51 PM What a nonsensical, petty, whining little article this is. If people feel inclined to wri.....
» 26/07/2011 3:19:26 PM Love puns. Thank you stevenlmeyer and morganzola. Special mention to Lexi - that was a stu.....
» 26/07/2011 1:53:40 PM If you find that scary, Lexi, then I recommend that you stay away from the full "mani.....
» 26/07/2011 1:19:18 PM Possibly. "Although I hold no brief for Murdoch it seems to me that jealousy underli.....
» 26/07/2011 12:54:45 PM As I have said on so many occasions to you, Arjay: follow the money. What is happening he.....
» 26/07/2011 8:47:19 AM I need no such assurance, crabsy. >>Pericles: Once again it seems I have to assure .....
» 25/07/2011 3:45:19 PM It appears that you are still working on squeezing Christianity into a form in which you f.....
» 25/07/2011 11:19:03 AM Whatever your politics may dictate to you, Shadow Minister, it is extremely poor form to u.....
» 25/07/2011 10:46:31 AM For anyone with patience, the link below connects with a fairly long article - with some i.....
» 25/07/2011 10:19:00 AM Of one thing I am reasonably sure. There won't be any violent street demonstrations campa.....
» 25/07/2011 9:37:39 AM Nice attempt at a pre-emptive strike, morganzola, to label any criticism as lies, and thos.....
» 24/07/2011 12:22:07 PM To me, this isn't about Tony Abbott, particularly. It is about our political system in ge.....
» 23/07/2011 8:21:40 PM I thought the Greens were the topic du jour, morganzola. Indeed, for the whole month of Ju.....
» 23/07/2011 3:15:54 PM It might help if you used simple sentences, morganzola. >>You've ignored those elem.....
» 22/07/2011 6:22:16 PM Just a note, AJ Philips, there's no point trying to correct Col Rouge. >>Col, Wins.....
» 22/07/2011 2:10:23 PM Careful, bonmot. >>Arjay, can you deal with this please?<< Given the DhrTres.....
» 22/07/2011 1:58:18 PM You clearly hold yourself to different standards that those you expect of me, morganzola. .....
» 21/07/2011 1:00:23 PM The violence is metaphorical, morganzola. >>You know very well that a major elemen.....
» 21/07/2011 12:47:08 PM I'm not entirely sure I understand you, morganzola. (Nothing new there, then...) >>.....
» 21/07/2011 11:21:33 AM True, rstuart. >>At this rate it seems like they could be here, enjoying their own .....
» 21/07/2011 10:58:16 AM It is merely a distraction, I think, to ascribe the antipathy towards Ms Gillard to her ge.....
» 21/07/2011 10:30:16 AM Ointment: meet fly. Every argument has one, and this is it. "Youth voters are broadl.....
» 21/07/2011 7:29:44 AM The fundamental problem I have with the Greens is their inconsistency. On the one hand, t.....
» 20/07/2011 5:35:28 PM There's no point in a discussion that is conducted through the exchange of meaningless slo.....
» 20/07/2011 3:17:00 PM Again, morganzola, we find the enormous gulf between idealism and practicality. >>I.....
» 20/07/2011 2:48:04 PM I find this type of article incredibly difficult to read. There is so much "committee.....
» 20/07/2011 1:49:16 PM Surely, there is some missing information here that could be illuminating. "The 'wag.....
» 19/07/2011 1:38:33 PM I don't necessarily ascribe to the paranoia theory, lockhartlofty. >>This story and.....
» 19/07/2011 1:22:07 PM Silly me. I thought it was satire. Yet there are all these people taking it seriously. &.....
» 19/07/2011 11:53:08 AM That might be a problem, Arjay. >>All the debt that the Fed Res has created from no.....
» 18/07/2011 5:24:06 PM I still recommend that you invest in some education on the nature and workings of the fina.....
» 18/07/2011 9:11:13 AM New terminology, Arjay. What does it mean? >>This is ficticious debt<< If it.....
» 18/07/2011 8:55:19 AM Antiseptic, you might be interested in this story, not from News Limited, which tends to s.....
» 15/07/2011 8:55:17 AM Thank goodness I was too stupid to realize that the Harry Potter books were just another s.....
» 13/07/2011 3:56:48 PM I used to employ that argument when I was seven, Ammonite. >>You claim that the Gre.....
» 13/07/2011 9:00:39 AM It is such a familiar story to some, isn't it Col. >>Australia today is Australia t.....
» 13/07/2011 8:44:19 AM You miss the point, Ammonite. >>Just denigrate the Greens for working towards a coo.....
» 12/07/2011 5:45:01 PM If that is your idea of "chock-a-block full of policies" morganzola, then you an.....
» 12/07/2011 2:55:30 PM Disingenuous, morganzola? Moi? >>There's a whole bunch of [Green policies] there, w.....
» 12/07/2011 11:05:43 AM Spoilsport, Ammonite. >>...whenever a person attaches the word nazi to another, suc.....
» 12/07/2011 9:57:23 AM I'm still having problems with the concept of politicians having any sort of moral compass.....
» 11/07/2011 9:59:59 PM I may have missed something along the way, but is there in existence somewhere a Greens po.....
» 11/07/2011 5:14:41 PM Obviously, the school system failed me badly, because I could make head nor tail of this a.....
» 11/07/2011 12:57:42 PM It's encouraging that you reject the hypothesis, Antiseptic. >>Dear me, Pericles, n.....
» 11/07/2011 12:33:21 PM I think you have spelled them out quite neatly, Ammonite. >>Please elaborate on the.....
» 11/07/2011 11:31:14 AM Very politely expressed, Graham. >>This probably insulates them from some of the co.....
» 11/07/2011 9:13:19 AM Not at all, Antiseptic. >>This is assuming that there is one house per person/famil.....
» 10/07/2011 6:00:10 PM Wrong conclusion, Fester. >>By your logic, "affordable" applies to all th.....
» 9/07/2011 5:20:44 PM Interesting definition, Antiseptic. >>Pericles, I call it speculation because it ha.....
» 9/07/2011 4:33:36 PM I think you may have to check on the definition of "ad hominem", Arjay. It might.....
» 9/07/2011 10:47:52 AM It might be instructive if you were to define "speculator" for us, Antiseptic an.....
» 8/07/2011 3:16:24 PM Good question. >>Would it have made any practical difference if she'd been found th.....
» 8/07/2011 3:00:24 PM That's a bit of a shame, Lexi. >>I'm referring to relgion as a universal social ins.....
» 8/07/2011 10:34:37 AM Sadly, I have had to place the "CAGW debate" on my list of taboo topics, for exa.....
» 8/07/2011 10:09:22 AM A quite brilliant insight, Squeers, I really like it. >>Ideally, religion is the gl.....
» 8/07/2011 9:23:06 AM Your response puzzles me a little, individual. >>This economist is talking nonsense.....
» 8/07/2011 9:01:51 AM Ave atque vale, News of the Screws. We shall mourn your demise in the same way that we mo.....
» 7/07/2011 2:34:36 PM Compassionate as always, Lexi. But unrealistic in this instance. >>We should care a.....
» 7/07/2011 2:05:48 PM I suspect you may not have actually read the article before taking up your metaphorical pe.....
» 7/07/2011 1:41:12 PM That's truly hilarious, Arjay. >>Pericles,when I read rubbish I ignore it<< .....
» 7/07/2011 9:06:50 AM Some cover-up, Arjay. >>Another nuclear plant has gone into meltdown at Fort Calhou.....
» 6/07/2011 10:53:06 AM It's our fault, actually. We - along with the US and Europe - are demonstrating exactly h.....
» 5/07/2011 4:18:48 PM I'm not sure that we do, Arjay. >>For once we agree Pericles.England was invaded by.....
» 5/07/2011 8:41:06 AM On the subject of debt, Arjay, have you noticed what China has been up to? >>Remem.....
» 4/07/2011 4:24:50 PM This is a topic that deserves a sensible airing, rather than simply generating knee-jerk r.....
» 4/07/2011 2:01:02 PM Wow. Times must be tough in the legal profession if they are reduced to drumming up busine.....
» 4/07/2011 1:30:42 PM Yep, John. I feel pretty much the same way about 1066 and William the Conqueror, coming o.....
» 4/07/2011 12:50:04 PM That's patently true, R0bert. >>Microsoft claim that they will never cold call abou.....
» 4/07/2011 12:35:20 PM Ummmm... really, PEST? >>Please the note the hi level of hydro power in germany twi.....
» 4/07/2011 12:24:51 PM Interesting example, Arjay. >>Greece should do what Iceland has done.Refuse the bai.....
» 4/07/2011 8:49:08 AM This is typical of European politics. The experience of the Euro should be taken as the p.....
» 4/07/2011 8:35:49 AM And, Arjay...? >>Susan has been there along with Webster Tarpley and Wayne Madsen w.....
» 3/07/2011 11:17:28 PM No, seriously Arjay. >>You won't argue the facts,just attack the messenger.<<.....
» 3/07/2011 10:03:53 AM Shame on you, Arjay. A sad individual, who clearly has some emotional and mental issues, .....
» 1/07/2011 2:31:43 PM That's something of an admission, rstuart. >>I don't think putting more effort into.....
» 1/07/2011 8:28:34 AM Pure delusion, Sardine. >>And that would be when I arrived here.<< What make.....
» 30/06/2011 8:19:41 PM This is Alice in Wonderland stuff. I don't know how many times I need to say this, but gi.....
» 30/06/2011 5:00:10 PM Blimey, I never thought it would be this difficult to get one simple point across. I unde.....
» 30/06/2011 9:36:00 AM We've been down this road before. http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2364687.htm And I'm s.....
» 30/06/2011 9:19:42 AM Just the facts, Sardine. Just the facts. >>...what evidence can you provide for you.....
» 29/06/2011 5:07:11 PM I'm with Herbert Stencil on this. >>In essence, the users should pay for services t.....
» 29/06/2011 4:46:44 PM You might need to be a little more careful when selecting your sources, gypsy. >>I .....
» 29/06/2011 11:13:35 AM Yep. "Federation was a really bad idea" Discuss......
» 29/06/2011 9:55:45 AM I'm beginning to understand the Arjay theory of life on earth. Where Marxist ideology ne.....
» 29/06/2011 8:55:59 AM I'm not sure why you folk are deliberately misunderstanding my point here. (Well, actuall.....
» 28/06/2011 2:08:07 PM Are you suggesting that it is coincidence, Divergence? >>You haven't refuted anythi.....
» 28/06/2011 1:53:22 PM You continue to amuse with your dramatics, Arjay. Loved this: >>They also want to .....
» 28/06/2011 10:45:02 AM Curate's egg. Pilger is spot on when describing the stultifying system that operates in t.....
» 27/06/2011 6:56:35 PM That was indeed the report from which I quoted, Jane Grey. >>There is no associatio.....
» 27/06/2011 2:07:31 PM I wasn't going to bother, gypsy, but these little irrelevancies seem to have a life of the.....
» 27/06/2011 9:01:19 AM Are you sure about that rstuart? >>Malthus was right. Look up the Wikipedia article.....
» 26/06/2011 6:41:37 PM Not sure how this crept in, sonofgloin... >>...Einfeld, a fine man with issues...&l.....
» 26/06/2011 10:43:44 AM Ummm... isn't this the right place for those opinion thingies, VK3AUU? >>Pericles, .....
» 24/06/2011 6:40:49 PM You've been on those conspiracy sites again, haven't you, Geoff of Perth. >>Global .....
» 24/06/2011 4:50:12 PM I notice that you carefully avoided the question, Geoff of Perth. "Where would the m.....
» 24/06/2011 2:32:35 PM A question, vanna. >>...the knowledge based society is just a pipedream. Unfortunat.....
» 24/06/2011 2:27:19 PM OK, I'll bite. >>When Portugal goes down, its inevitable, the $650 Trillion of CDS .....
» 24/06/2011 2:09:22 PM Sounds like you agree with me on practically everything, rstuart. No shame in that. Let's.....
» 24/06/2011 11:02:53 AM Predictable. >>Geet Wilder has been found not guilty on all charges.<< As so.....
» 24/06/2011 10:13:25 AM My point, Emma*? >>If you can't identify either errors of fact or errors in logic i.....
» 23/06/2011 10:34:57 PM Ok, let's have a look. >>...what she said clearly it isn't mere polemic. It consist.....
» 23/06/2011 6:26:24 PM Oh well, I tried. But I'd just like to point out to the shrill-brigade that takes excepti.....
» 23/06/2011 2:17:11 PM I know that it is a silly question, but I'll ask it anyway. When the government moves to .....
» 23/06/2011 2:09:01 PM Silly me. "And for those men whose visit to the family doctor is so rare it almost w.....
» 23/06/2011 1:30:30 PM Patronizing? Moi? >>Never mind Pericles the Patronizing - if he was my father I'd m.....
» 23/06/2011 9:50:40 AM Ah yes. The book. Thanks for introducing it, iDreamofjeanie. >>Great writing Fiona......
» 23/06/2011 8:45:44 AM I'm confused. On one side there are the strident folk who tell me that the world is rapid.....
» 22/06/2011 10:08:44 AM Neatly summarized, Hasbeen. >>Brian you are looking straight through the problem, b.....
» 22/06/2011 9:40:50 AM Sounds to me like a procedural issue. I am not a lawyer, but I have always understood tha.....
» 21/06/2011 3:19:08 PM I am fairly certain that if the author were my daughter, I'd be immensely proud of her ent.....
» 21/06/2011 2:47:34 PM Thank you for taking my contribution seriously, Col. >>nope... try reading... my co.....
» 21/06/2011 2:17:48 PM Awwww... shame. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. A quick wave to Col... >>Hou.....
» 20/06/2011 2:49:04 PM Really, Houellebecq? >>... I was hosting a child's birthday party<< Not by a.....
» 20/06/2011 11:18:19 AM Be honest, one of the key aspects of Forum life is how much you learn about human nature, .....
» 20/06/2011 10:41:21 AM Yabby, c'est trčs drôle, ça. >>What does a meat pie cost in Paris?<< You mea.....
» 17/06/2011 5:43:09 PM Having worked for a Japanese company in the past, I have an abiding admiration for their b.....
» 17/06/2011 10:52:31 AM Yes, there is pain associated with the GFC, oug. No doubt about it. >>and the peopl.....
» 16/06/2011 5:26:12 PM Irrelevant, Philo. >>Please give from Jesus teaching authority for potential evil a.....
» 16/06/2011 2:43:02 PM Ummm... really, Arjay? >>The really big worry for us in the next few months is the .....
» 16/06/2011 2:32:21 PM There is a difference though, Trav, between translation and interpretation. >>The p.....
» 15/06/2011 3:52:07 PM That's very charitable, Lexi. >>He's probably trawling for ideas on this subject<.....
» 15/06/2011 3:43:42 PM Why, so you did, Ms Powerless >>I did ask one direct question, 'Do you think it's O.....
» 15/06/2011 9:48:33 AM It occurs to me that you have a recipe for an entirely unhappy life, Arjay. Constantly in.....
» 14/06/2011 3:01:27 PM Is it only me, or are others getting mildly annoyed by Mr Hutton's habit of cross-posting .....
» 14/06/2011 1:32:59 PM Who, me, Arjay? >>Pericles you are again trying to obfuscate.<< I asked a st.....
» 14/06/2011 12:38:57 PM Neat summary, Cheryl. >>...one senses that the anti-pops need, for psychological re.....
» 13/06/2011 10:09:10 PM Her departure was indeed accomplished somewhat ungraciously, Col, that much is true. >.....
» 13/06/2011 10:00:05 PM That's just a list, sonofgloin. >>"The controllers of the Federal Reserve are .....
» 13/06/2011 4:50:12 PM Well of course I didn't, Ms Powerless. >>Meanwhile, you never denied that 'you hate.....
» 13/06/2011 4:36:30 PM Your turn, Arjay. >>Just prove that Vladmir Putin and Ron Paul have not made these .....
» 13/06/2011 4:34:04 PM Time to name names, sonofgloin. >>The exact same conglomeration of shylocks have OW.....
» 13/06/2011 4:25:32 PM Bazz, do you have any information on the other side of the equation? >>The Australi.....
» 12/06/2011 7:32:58 PM It isn't "another report", Arjay. It is the same one, using the same words. >.....
» 11/06/2011 4:46:39 PM Yes indeed, Col. >>Like dearest Margaret Thatcher said a few years back "The b.....
» 11/06/2011 3:53:33 PM Bless you, Arjay. Just when I think that the world has become staid and boring, full of pe.....
» 11/06/2011 3:36:18 PM I suspect we may be going round in circles here, one under god. >>im presuming..*yo.....
» 10/06/2011 4:49:42 PM I suspect that you are right, King Hazza. >>A court would either have to ban this t.....
» 10/06/2011 4:16:25 PM Do we? Really? >>Pericles, Good points. We agree on much.<< The point where .....
» 10/06/2011 3:35:11 PM It all seems very... worthy, doesn't it, to stand on a soap-box and preach at us about lim.....
» 10/06/2011 8:50:14 AM That's all very well, Arjay. >>Over 30,000 scientists did sign a petition saying th.....
» 10/06/2011 8:38:57 AM Good point, Stezza. >>...if becoming a republic does not significantly change anyth.....
» 10/06/2011 8:25:46 AM Ok, one under god. >>pericules all i needed from you is the name of the first 'life.....
» 9/06/2011 6:07:11 PM I apologize, I must have missed the question, one under god. >>i was hoping for a d.....
» 9/06/2011 12:53:00 PM As a recent immigrant (early eighties) and an Australian citizen for over twenty years, it.....
» 9/06/2011 9:27:59 AM I'm having some difficulty untangling this one, King Hazza. >>then there are cases .....
» 9/06/2011 8:59:22 AM Thanks for the morning chuckle, Col. >>As for “loved” – trust me, my super-exotic, .....
» 9/06/2011 8:46:30 AM I think that your careful selection of a single definition for the word "faith" .....
» 8/06/2011 2:22:02 PM And this is a bit of a sidestep, don't you think, Saltpetre. >>...God is not respon.....
» 8/06/2011 2:03:45 PM Interesting logical progressions, Saltpetre. Too many to discuss each one, unfortunately. .....
» 8/06/2011 10:46:44 AM I find your posts difficult to follow, one under god, and I suspect I'm not entirely alone.....
» 7/06/2011 10:21:55 PM That's simply an indication of how confused you are, Shockadelic >>we have atheists.....
» 7/06/2011 10:08:35 PM That should make interesting reading, Trav. >>...my next post will be regarding the.....
» 7/06/2011 12:54:21 PM I'm sorry I can't measure up to your high standard of debate, Ms Powerless. >>I sup.....
» 7/06/2011 12:45:31 PM Eh? >>Pericles why on earth would you want to have a rerun of a bloke who has prove.....
» 7/06/2011 12:31:56 PM The problem with a stock exchange valuation is that it anticipates a financial return. Thi.....
» 7/06/2011 9:04:57 AM I too am inclined to think that Julia is highly vulnerable right now. And given that she s.....
» 7/06/2011 8:46:25 AM My bad, Saltpetre, I didn't read the context sufficiently thoroughly. >>Pericles, I.....
» 6/06/2011 4:16:20 PM How sweet of you to ask, Ms Powerless. >>pericles, does your idea of free speech in.....
» 6/06/2011 2:49:36 PM Fair comment. >>Pericles, You should have posted on another topic, "Chaplains .....
» 6/06/2011 2:40:08 PM No idea what you are on about, Philo. >>Pericles, Are you talking about a person’s .....
» 6/06/2011 11:53:29 AM It's not about you, Saltpetre. Unless of course you are in fact Smollett's ghost, operatin.....
» 6/06/2011 9:50:21 AM It is not I who takes these things out of context, Philo. >>Pericles, The topic is .....
» 6/06/2011 9:40:59 AM Philo, I am perfectly well aware that this is what Christians believe, and that it is an i.....
» 6/06/2011 9:16:56 AM I have a problem with this. Saltpetre reports Fred Smollett's words (I haven't checked th.....
» 5/06/2011 4:13:21 PM That hair, just in case anyone was wondering... http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/media/imag.....
» 5/06/2011 4:10:36 PM Oh, really, King Hazza? >>I absolutely oppose any law that makes religious defamati.....
» 5/06/2011 3:38:30 PM I'm beginning to doubt you, just a little, Trav >>Pericles, I haven’t forgotten abo.....
» 5/06/2011 3:28:58 PM That summarizes the problem quite neatly, Philo. >>david f, I agree; Any teacher wh.....
» 5/06/2011 3:14:40 PM Sorry if it wasn't clear from the context, diver dan. >>Pericles: Expand on the abo.....
» 4/06/2011 6:20:03 PM Ummm... like, what, Hasbeen? >>Pericles, reading your posts it is quite obvious tha.....
» 4/06/2011 10:46:43 AM That doesn't surprise me at all, Bazz. >>His speech leaves nothing for me to say.&l.....
» 3/06/2011 2:13:19 PM What's this? >>Hollywood Execs admit on tape to suppressing right wing opinions and.....
» 3/06/2011 2:07:32 PM I'm afraid I switched off when I saw the word "outcomes". Democracy doesn't del.....
» 3/06/2011 1:47:11 PM Think of the amount of money we pay these people. If a company executive on the same pay .....
» 3/06/2011 9:27:16 AM At some point, Australia will have to become part of the rest of the world. Right now, we .....
» 2/06/2011 9:02:08 AM It's OK Trav, >>Pericles, I haven’t forgotten about your post, btw<< I'm not.....
» 31/05/2011 5:01:16 PM The other worrying part of all this is that the kids who get to see the "counsellor&q.....
» 31/05/2011 2:00:46 PM Delighted to see you back on the beat, Col Rouge. Sentence commuted? Thought so. Agree w.....
» 30/05/2011 10:52:36 PM You are just a mass of assumptions, aren't you Trav. >>Do you honestly believe you .....
» 30/05/2011 10:56:11 AM Thank you, Trav. >>Pericles, I applaud your honesty here for admitting that you hav.....
» 30/05/2011 10:12:04 AM I partly agree with you, stevenlmeyer, that there is evidence of overreaction, but I'm not.....
» 29/05/2011 6:16:35 PM These are categorically not opposites, Squeers, so you can't employ "rather than".....
» 28/05/2011 6:07:23 PM I'd probably rephrase this a little, Trav, although I know what you mean. >>Surely,.....
» 28/05/2011 5:28:23 PM A masterclass in "avoid answering the question, at all costs", Dan S de Merengue.....
» 27/05/2011 9:00:37 AM Don't fret, Otokonoko, you're amongst friends. >>If any readers disagree with what .....
» 26/05/2011 3:06:28 PM A change of pace, at last, thank you Trav. >>What would convince you of God’s exist.....
» 26/05/2011 2:20:41 PM Good call, Cheryl. >>Any tips for The Melbourne Cup?<< I suspect it'd be jus.....
» 26/05/2011 9:40:16 AM This is where your world differs from (almost) everyone else's, Arjay. >>You have t.....
» 26/05/2011 8:59:20 AM Your answer, Dan S de Merengue, to everything that cannot be explained by science is ".....
» 26/05/2011 8:29:31 AM Not sure what you mean, Saltpetre. >>Pericles, You seem to be in the same camp as A.....
» 25/05/2011 4:49:12 PM Valid question, oug. >>HOW MANY POPES have started wars<< The most obvious i.....
» 25/05/2011 1:50:05 PM But surely, Trav, you must realize that the "claims" you have identified are far.....
» 25/05/2011 1:31:36 PM Oh, Arjay. You're so gullible. >>China has given an ultimatium to the USA to leave .....
» 25/05/2011 9:34:01 AM Just a suggestion, Mr Sellick. Listen to your daughters. They are trying very hard to exp.....
» 25/05/2011 9:18:40 AM They did... what? "From 1967 to 1974 Greece was under the boot of Army colonels afte.....
» 24/05/2011 5:48:18 PM You misunderstood my question, Dan S de Merengue. My apologies for being so obscure. The .....
» 24/05/2011 9:02:34 AM I'm really warming to this idea. >>Much of my motivation for joining this discussio.....
» 24/05/2011 8:39:45 AM Nice body-swerve there, Trav. Are you available for the State of Origin, by any chance? &.....
» 23/05/2011 10:52:12 PM Trav, any writer who insists that there is no religious angle to the conflict in Northern .....
» 23/05/2011 10:30:32 PM A thoroughly worthy ideal, Dan S de Merengue. >>Much of my motivation for joining t.....
» 23/05/2011 5:14:54 PM Oh, I certainly understand that part of it, AJ Philips... >>...guilt can very much .....
» 23/05/2011 2:39:02 PM I'm not sure that helps us a great deal, Trav. >>If those billions of people were s.....
» 23/05/2011 2:08:26 PM Sounds a lot like special pleading to me. "The Bible in the local language became th.....
» 23/05/2011 10:40:23 AM Deadline, mjpb? >>...I'm putting this in to fend off that wretched 21 day deadline .....
» 23/05/2011 10:32:47 AM Can someone explain what is it about sex that can invoke/create/generate guilt? I've rack.....
» 23/05/2011 10:18:12 AM I wouldn't be too concerned if I were you, Grim. The way I see it, the main reason we hav.....
» 23/05/2011 9:53:59 AM Trav, with the greatest respect, an alternative, ununsupportable, untestable theory does n.....
» 22/05/2011 5:57:20 PM Me too, Belly. >>Others are Tea Potting, good grief I would run a mile rather than .....
» 22/05/2011 5:46:57 PM I absolutely agree with your definition of "cause", Trav. It never occurred to m.....
» 21/05/2011 6:20:33 PM Simplified, Grim,yes. Oversimplfied... not so sure. >>With respect, Pericles, to im.....
» 21/05/2011 5:45:57 PM Gee, Saltpetre, I wish Boaz was still around to hear this. >>If any care to study t.....
» 20/05/2011 3:06:48 PM The issue here is "sharia law". And the "never-ever" defences so far.....
» 20/05/2011 2:21:27 PM One of the delights of OLO - the gift that keeps on giving - is the insight it provides on.....
» 19/05/2011 1:00:28 PM Lots of heat. Not much light. It is my understanding - and it certainly is the case in th.....
» 18/05/2011 3:44:06 PM Sorry, pelican, but you cannot convince me that this is anything more than an opportunity .....
» 18/05/2011 2:04:48 PM Sandpiper, you'll be pleased. I took up your challenge. >>All the Bible stories hav.....
» 18/05/2011 10:47:48 AM This issue is now a mainstream groupthink project, beautifully orchestrated and led by the.....
» 18/05/2011 6:24:56 AM Just a thought. Google "Recognition of Aboriginal Customary Laws". We already .....
» 17/05/2011 11:35:37 AM Interesting statistics, Nickosjt. But just between you and me, if I was a school principa.....
» 17/05/2011 11:02:31 AM C'mon BPT. >>Yes, Pericles, Julia is the atheist messiah who prays in public and be.....
» 17/05/2011 9:47:55 AM This is the end of the line for me, Fester. >>So what makes using a thing purely fo.....
» 17/05/2011 9:39:02 AM >>No man is an atheist when faced in situations of dispair<< OMG!! Ooops. &.....
» 17/05/2011 9:11:17 AM I think you may be wise to de-emphasise this, Arjay. The more you look for Satoshi Nakamot.....
» 17/05/2011 8:34:40 AM It is always a good discipline to leave a discussion when your fellow-disputant comes up w.....
» 17/05/2011 8:27:46 AM Is it just my imagination, or are we seeing a concerted effort to promulgate these phony-w.....
» 16/05/2011 11:21:22 PM That's a bit bizarre, Fester. I suggested that "using animals for a clear working pu.....
» 16/05/2011 9:17:40 AM I meant to mention that too, Ammonite, but ran out of space. You addressed Saltpetre as f.....
» 16/05/2011 9:11:46 AM Well, Squeers, you can't really blame Saltpetre... >>Oh dear, Pericles, we are undo.....
» 15/05/2011 5:38:25 PM You have obviously been laughing so hard that you forgot to listen, jayb. >>...what.....
» 15/05/2011 5:04:05 PM Well of course they do, weareunique. >>Sound strategies put into action during disa.....
» 15/05/2011 3:39:10 PM Surely not, Fester. >>Pericles, my objection to slavery is that, by definition, it .....
» 15/05/2011 2:54:47 PM "Running a surplus" is an easy phrase to drop into the conversation - it sounds .....
» 15/05/2011 2:34:23 PM I'm curious. Having read the documentation carefully, I still don't know how it works, or.....
» 14/05/2011 6:22:13 PM Interesting angle, Saltpetre. >>...there is also the hope that one may be able to g.....
» 13/05/2011 7:15:03 PM Ummm... thanks for sharing, Saltpetre. >>Many today say no, there's no God, we don'.....
» 13/05/2011 3:36:09 PM What a terrifying article. Bordering on the scandalous. It is virtually content-free. The.....
» 13/05/2011 1:19:45 PM Interesting article, stevenlmeyer, thank you. Did you read it? "'Some of the boost .....
» 13/05/2011 10:15:25 AM You're right, stevenlmeyer, we have had this discussion before. >>Yes, Australia do.....
» 13/05/2011 9:35:01 AM They've got that one covered too, Ammonite. >>To me that means there aren't any TRU.....
» 13/05/2011 9:29:52 AM We can agree on this at least, Fester. >>Most slaves were kept for their utility, n.....
» 12/05/2011 9:53:26 AM I can accept that, Fester. >>I was interested on your view of utility and entertain.....
» 12/05/2011 9:18:22 AM You seem to be getting into a lather about nothing, Shockadelic. >>Pericles... You'.....
» 12/05/2011 8:50:35 AM Just trying to understand your position a little better, Dan S de Merengue. >>Peric.....
» 11/05/2011 1:34:47 PM Uh-oh. Here's a worry. >>James O'Neil we truthers seem to be growing expodentially......
» 11/05/2011 1:07:44 PM There's no point in trying to change the topic, Fester. >>I take it that means tha.....
» 10/05/2011 9:14:07 AM I think we're getting closer, Fester. >>Slavery was ended on the basis that human b.....
» 10/05/2011 8:54:44 AM That's a bit thin, Dan S de Merengue. Even for you. >>No one has ever seem a reptil.....
» 10/05/2011 8:49:23 AM For what it's worth, I agree Graham. >>Matt Ridley's article is one that I sought o.....
» 9/05/2011 6:25:04 PM That's a whole lotta wrigglin' there, Shockadelic. >>Yet we teach our children &quo.....
» 9/05/2011 2:51:15 PM Appreciate the response, TRUTHNOW78. But it doesn't make particularly impressive reading. .....
» 9/05/2011 10:40:39 AM Welcome, Dan S de Merengue. Rebecca6 was beginning to run out of puff, what with all tho.....
» 9/05/2011 9:08:16 AM Words fail me. And that doesn't happen often. "In 2009, at its Eighth Session, the P.....
» 9/05/2011 6:26:16 AM I'm glad you ask, Fester. >>So what reasoning will these people of the future use t.....
» 8/05/2011 6:39:43 PM Not sure why, Fester. >>I am somewhat perplexed as to how having a pet is barbaric......
» 7/05/2011 9:44:45 AM Good question, Arjay. >>Pericles,we will never agree so why bother posting?<<.....
» 7/05/2011 9:15:29 AM Sorry one under god, was I ignoring you. >>ok unrebuttted points a clear win welcom.....
» 6/05/2011 1:52:57 PM It is polite, TRUTHNOW78, to provide some form of reference - such an a URL, or a quote fr.....
» 6/05/2011 12:44:24 PM I'm genuinely interested in your response, mjpb. What makes you resist the notion that th.....
» 6/05/2011 9:15:35 AM Your thought processes are always tough to follow, Arjay. But these are odder than most. .....
» 5/05/2011 8:36:57 AM Why not solve the problem by addressing the root cause, JLK2707? >>I think that it .....
» 4/05/2011 11:21:44 AM Not so, one under god. >>pericules..i usually respect your mind but mate..please ge.....
» 4/05/2011 9:45:29 AM C'mon one under god, that's silly. Even for you. >>arjay wrote quote<.."&qu.....
» 3/05/2011 10:42:28 PM Oh please Arjay. Keep it nice, will you? >>The name Al Qaeda is an Arab slang word .....
» 3/05/2011 10:34:15 PM Sorry, that was a little OT. For what it's worth, I agree with Yabby that it was indeed t.....
» 3/05/2011 10:25:04 PM "aka English", Is Mise? >>In 1170AD the Normans (aka English) invaded Ire.....
» 3/05/2011 12:31:27 PM Just to complete the picture, one under god, the flag you linked to is the White Ensign. I.....
» 1/05/2011 5:06:04 PM No-one is assuming anything, LEGO. >>To start of with, I am an atheist, so that is .....
» 1/05/2011 2:13:24 PM Very cute, Dan S de Merengue. >>What does this lump of rock tell us according to Pe.....
» 30/04/2011 10:56:34 AM Which lump of rock might that be, Dan S de Merengue? >>Pericles, I'm curious. What .....
» 29/04/2011 4:04:31 PM I think I see where we drifted apart on this, one under god. >>if i had the shillin.....
» 29/04/2011 3:41:32 PM Good question, Jewely. >>Thing is what are we going to call a transsexual lesbian w.....
» 29/04/2011 3:08:28 PM I'm glad someone picked up on it WmTrevor. >>Pericles I'm not surprised that touri.....
» 29/04/2011 2:42:13 PM One aspect of your conspiracy fantasies, Arjay, that seems to go perpetually unremarked, i.....
» 29/04/2011 2:23:21 PM >>...the Pies don't play until Sunday arvo<< Pies and Doggies. Should be a bi.....
» 29/04/2011 2:04:20 PM Don't be so paranoid, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, Sorry, I didn't realise you we.....
» 29/04/2011 12:08:52 PM You might have got away with it if you had really cared, Curmudgeon. >>I have sugge.....
» 29/04/2011 8:42:27 AM It's your own fault, Dan S Merengue, for a) coming into the discussion so late - what took.....
» 29/04/2011 8:27:28 AM Yeah yeah, LEGO, I've heard it all before. >>...if Christians are being hostile to .....
» 28/04/2011 4:23:06 PM Good question, Jewely. >>As for the wedding... if OLO was going to send a collectiv.....
» 28/04/2011 10:29:45 AM You need to be more specific, mjpb.. >>There is a uniqueness about the JudeoChristi.....
» 28/04/2011 9:40:42 AM At the risk of taking a triviality seriously, the OP has the wrong end of the stick entire.....
» 28/04/2011 9:24:43 AM Keep drinking the Kool-Aid, LEGO. >>Islam is the only religion which I know in whic.....
» 25/04/2011 2:33:10 PM It's not just an internal class war, Mr Windy. >>At least in countries like Austral.....
» 22/04/2011 8:27:35 PM Nice one Squeers. >>Even if we are, as Cheryl says, at the threshold of amazing dis.....
» 22/04/2011 7:09:12 PM By a strange quirk of fate, in my intray this morning was an email that was promoting a fi.....
» 22/04/2011 6:45:21 PM It is actually quite simple rehctub. >>What is wrong with a system that rewards wor.....
» 22/04/2011 6:35:09 PM I know that it sounds good, popnperish. Slogans always do. >>I support the concept .....
» 22/04/2011 6:25:23 PM You have a very good point there, Philo. >>All the claims against Christ posted her.....
» 21/04/2011 6:07:13 PM You're better than that, Yabby >>Indeed Pericles, even rats conditioned to their ca.....
» 21/04/2011 2:30:11 PM Way to go, Ruth1 >>I wonder where people like Cheryl and Pericles live their lives......
» 21/04/2011 2:06:34 PM Oh yeah, the great "if only" game. I love it. I like to play it with real ficti.....
» 21/04/2011 1:57:24 PM We've been through all this on the "West's history not complete without reference to .....
» 21/04/2011 10:30:57 AM Well, thank you for the additional digging, WmTrevor, you found the up-to-date information.....
» 21/04/2011 8:33:32 AM Nice posts, Danielle. Hadn't come across the "Nutty 9-11 Physics" site before. .....
» 20/04/2011 2:59:03 PM The only problem I have with the proposition is the word "mandatory". Shopkeepe.....
» 20/04/2011 2:47:31 PM I love numbers. Don't you, one under god? I especially love this one: "2009 Circula.....
» 20/04/2011 1:22:01 PM You are still clutching at straws, I notice Arjay. >>The Herald Sun also on this da.....
» 20/04/2011 11:48:01 AM Priceless, Mr Windy.. >>The only thing that Malthus was wrong about was the timing......
» 20/04/2011 9:59:00 AM Thanks for the introduction to a thinking American - I'd never heard of the guy before thi.....
» 20/04/2011 9:10:10 AM The inevitable contribution from Australia's resident multi-millionaire doomsayer. Should .....
» 19/04/2011 11:17:53 PM Sarcasm, Peter Hume? Evasion? Dishonesty? Are you sure? >>Pericles More evasion. H.....
» 19/04/2011 6:24:01 PM So have I got this straight? He was deported because he has committed crimes in Australia.....
» 19/04/2011 5:43:34 PM I'm afraid that I agree. Alan Hart has as much credibility as a week-old bagel. In fact,.....
» 19/04/2011 5:14:51 PM I'd love to know where you get your numbers from, Arjay. >>Over $180 billion pa is .....
» 19/04/2011 4:49:17 PM Now I'm confused, Peter Hume. You wrote this: >>Let’s cut to the chase. Do you den.....
» 19/04/2011 1:00:13 PM Ummm, hold on, Peter Hume. Haven't you forgotten something? >>If you can’t give any.....
» 19/04/2011 12:37:58 PM I've been following this story for a couple of months now, and all its associated drama. .....
» 18/04/2011 10:17:29 PM I think you may be taking the whole "argument" thing too literally, PaulL. Losin.....
» 18/04/2011 2:44:00 PM I think you may be wandering further away from the point, one under god. But no matter. Y.....
» 18/04/2011 2:24:12 PM Are you a lawyer too, by any chance, James O'Neill? >>It is not Dr Pert's fault th.....
» 18/04/2011 9:59:08 AM I feel I must be missing something here Ludwig. You ask: >>...whether they have a .....
» 18/04/2011 9:27:43 AM At the risk of getting caught in the crossfire, I couldn't help but notice a slight flaw i.....
» 18/04/2011 9:03:06 AM This discussion reminds me of the aphorism "all generalizations are false. Including .....
» 18/04/2011 8:46:07 AM I've noticed this before about lawyers. They can always find justification for flying in t.....
» 17/04/2011 5:50:35 PM The oldies are the goodies. Her Side of the Story: He was in an odd mood Sunday night. W.....
» 17/04/2011 5:15:09 PM That's absolutely right, one under god. >>hyper-inflation..is local..*[so far] like.....
» 17/04/2011 4:37:44 PM You keep dodging the important questions Dan S de Merengue. I'm starting to wonder why. .....
» 16/04/2011 7:24:57 PM It is a great pity that Boaz isn't around any longer. >>Do you think it would be re.....
» 16/04/2011 7:09:56 PM Arjay, when are you going to accept that you don't understand a word that you write? >.....
» 16/04/2011 5:32:27 PM Before you ride off into the sunset on your high horse, one under god, have another attemp.....
» 16/04/2011 2:12:32 PM And just a gentle word of advice, one under god. I strongly suggest that you get your edu.....
» 16/04/2011 2:06:53 PM Understanding the essential simplicity is important, one under god, before you are able to.....
» 15/04/2011 4:28:00 PM Lot of heat, not much light. Until it can be shown that a given set of inputs will consis.....
» 15/04/2011 4:05:55 PM Before your posts once again descended into incoherence, one under god, I think I understo.....
» 15/04/2011 1:33:37 PM Personally, I wouldn't call the influence of the sun on our planet "negligible",.....
» 14/04/2011 3:44:04 PM Very droll, Houellebecq In case anyone missed the joke, those song lyrics (Pearl Jam's He.....
» 14/04/2011 3:28:10 PM On what basis do you expect "cupra/nickle" to behave any differently from gold, .....
» 14/04/2011 1:52:41 PM Back on topic for a moment. I haven't noticed the appearance yet of the Utah Gold Dollar......
» 14/04/2011 1:21:24 PM Yep, you're right, it's a judgment call, Houellebecq. >>What's to say manipulating .....
» 14/04/2011 9:59:55 AM I couldn't possibly use my real name. Julia would kick me out of The Lodge......
» 14/04/2011 9:56:22 AM That's not all by a long way, one under god. >>the truth is bankers took over the w.....
» 14/04/2011 9:38:28 AM A valuable addition to the debate on "welfare". Which is code for "how mu.....
» 14/04/2011 8:31:37 AM Yep. >>Simply 'background radiation'. That's all?<< Taken for granted......
» 14/04/2011 8:27:28 AM I wonder if there is any correlation, statistically speaking, between those who advocate b.....
» 13/04/2011 11:52:17 AM I'm sure you are, Dan S de Merengue. >>I'm happy for you to tell me why this isn't .....
» 13/04/2011 11:30:34 AM I was relating my own experience, Arthur N, not advocating government policy. >>So .....
» 13/04/2011 9:30:17 AM I'm with you Jewely. None of my three kids has ever experienced physical punishment from .....
» 13/04/2011 9:14:48 AM No, that's not what I said, one under god. >>oh..so high intrest is justifyable bec.....
» 12/04/2011 8:38:38 PM That's the point at which Berg and I part company, Dan S de Merengue. >>The very mo.....
» 12/04/2011 3:33:05 PM I suppose I asked for it, one under god, when I suggested "If you ever find the need .....
» 12/04/2011 9:35:40 AM Isn't that a bit of a contradiction, Arjay? >>Today however is different when debat.....
» 12/04/2011 9:17:06 AM It's just one of those aspects of human nature that will never be explained, stevenlmeyer,.....
» 12/04/2011 8:35:00 AM Interesting question, Poirot. >>Care to inform the ladies on OLO what it is that we.....
» 12/04/2011 8:29:00 AM How will you ever learn anything, if you never question anything, Arjay? >>China ha.....
» 11/04/2011 1:59:56 PM You jest of course, Arjay. >>Pericles you seem to have comprehension problem<<.....
» 11/04/2011 10:11:03 AM Sorry Arjay, I must have missed something. >>If you paid attention Pericles I said .....
» 10/04/2011 10:47:00 PM The minute that you show the slightest evidence of understanding a single sentence that yo.....
» 10/04/2011 3:42:51 PM One more time, spindoc. >>When you say “She finds herself in a position, unique in .....
» 10/04/2011 3:18:28 PM But the question has to be asked Arjay, so what? >>The Rothschilds are pushing for .....
» 10/04/2011 2:50:46 PM Think it through, one under god, just one more time. >>tally sticks arnt money they.....
» 9/04/2011 5:18:19 PM Oh, the poor moo-cows. But obviously, they have a different view of life in the Northern .....
» 9/04/2011 5:05:28 PM This sort of petty points-scoring and triumphalism trivializes the issues, in my view spin.....
» 9/04/2011 4:45:26 PM It is good that you have at least checked Wikipedia, one under god, to understand the back.....
» 9/04/2011 4:08:51 PM Which brings us right back to that as-yet-unanswered question, doesn't it Dan S de Merengu.....
» 9/04/2011 1:50:50 AM It just seemed to me that I had already answered. >>Pericles, Thanks for your respo.....
» 8/04/2011 6:03:33 PM I thought we had moved on from there Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, When Chris Berg.....
» 8/04/2011 2:35:40 PM I'll try, one under god. >>jesus wept if only you could explain it better<< .....
» 8/04/2011 1:52:03 PM Just one more observation, if I may. I was pondering the range of meaning between "i.....
» 8/04/2011 11:38:30 AM Paul Simon sang it. "All lies and jest Still, a man hears what he wants to hear And .....
» 7/04/2011 11:09:36 PM It is difficult to follow you sometimes, one under god. And this is one of those times. Y.....
» 7/04/2011 10:18:47 PM That's somewhat simplistic, Dan S de Merengue. >>There are many common and basic el.....
» 7/04/2011 3:14:19 PM And Arjay, you really should know better by now. >>Remember the Alan Grayson Ben Be.....
» 7/04/2011 2:46:56 PM Your ability to complicate really simple concepts is becoming legendary, one under god. &.....
» 7/04/2011 10:33:42 AM Please, Professor Allison, the last thing we need right now are facts. We need a whole lo.....
» 7/04/2011 9:45:17 AM Arjay, is this in fact satire...? >>King Henry 1st invented the tally stick,a debt .....
» 7/04/2011 9:10:26 AM I think you may have missed the key point of the Constitution, one under god. >>per.....
» 6/04/2011 5:40:58 PM Exactly, Philo. >>Male pheremones are largely excreated underarms which is attracti.....
» 6/04/2011 11:26:58 AM To your questions, mjpb. >>Do you disagree with the first premise that I used being.....
» 6/04/2011 11:16:51 AM No need to apologize, mjpb. >>Pericles, Sorry about the delay. Real life has a habi.....
» 6/04/2011 10:43:40 AM Not so, one under god. >>look at the constitution only coin is lawfully constituted.....
» 6/04/2011 10:07:31 AM You're way off track there Philo. >>Pericles, I note the atricle in the URL posted .....
» 5/04/2011 7:24:23 PM Very fanciful, Arjay. >>I think we will see many states succeed [sic] from the Unio.....
» 5/04/2011 11:06:06 AM That's an interesting throwaway line, Philo. >>Homosexual men are equally aroused b.....
» 5/04/2011 10:20:32 AM Small correction, Nils. >>Dan, you mention Rodney Stark. He is the best historian I.....
» 4/04/2011 6:22:45 PM You might like to explain this with a little more clarity, Arjay. >>Utah may as wel.....
» 4/04/2011 3:39:48 PM Interesting theory, Arjay. >>That's why I'm suggesting using copper and a mixture o.....
» 4/04/2011 10:07:31 AM You're in smoke-and-mirror territory here, Arjay. According to what I have read, the Bill.....
» 4/04/2011 9:35:38 AM Interesting points, Dan S de Merengue. >>Galileo was who he was. Maybe if he was b.....
» 2/04/2011 4:55:01 PM That's all just political point-scoring and opposition grandstanding, Bazz. It's what they.....
» 2/04/2011 2:16:46 PM Look, if you don't know, Bazz, it is perfectly ok to say so. >>Defaulting on paying.....
» 2/04/2011 2:03:16 PM Neatly put, Dan S de Merengue. >>The causal relationship between faith and motiatio.....
» 1/04/2011 10:43:38 PM I think you are getting the idea, Dan S Merengue. >>Yet another much lesser role co.....
» 1/04/2011 4:57:40 PM It was, in the context of the game, the difference between winning and losing, Dan S de Me.....
» 1/04/2011 2:45:53 PM I just notice something else, Bazz. >>Pimco, so I read is the world's largest trade.....
» 1/04/2011 2:17:25 PM If, then, else. >>However if the supply of oil starts decreasing then the supply of.....
» 1/04/2011 1:48:35 PM When demand outstrips supply, prices will rise. Economics 101. Think of the many forces.....
» 1/04/2011 1:08:10 PM No, that seems to be a comprehensive list, George. >>Maybe you would like to sugges.....
» 31/03/2011 10:54:53 AM Coincidence, George? >>Some people will see here at least a correlations, others ju.....
» 31/03/2011 8:41:00 AM Apologies, Dan S de Merengue, I didn't mean to offend you by putting Berg's words into you.....
» 30/03/2011 3:10:29 PM Not quite, Dan S de Merengue. >>At it's heart, our scientific pioneers had the conf.....
» 30/03/2011 10:28:44 AM Interesting interpretation, Mark Duffett. >>It rather puts the lie to your thesis t.....
» 30/03/2011 9:48:31 AM I have often thought along these lines too, Mr Holden. The path that both the doctor/doct.....
» 29/03/2011 3:01:47 PM There's another, rather unflattering pic in today's Australian, of Bob going the pucker-up.....
» 29/03/2011 2:43:48 PM Yes, sort of. If you screw up your eyes and squint a bit, then you would probably have to .....
» 29/03/2011 12:16:42 PM Agreed, Peter Hume. >>Pericles Marriage is by definition an act of faith, namely, u.....
» 29/03/2011 10:05:31 AM This article doesn't sufficiently separate the religious and the non-religious position of.....
» 29/03/2011 9:00:50 AM You're right of course, spindoc. >>Pericles, how dare you suggest that the democrat.....
» 29/03/2011 8:01:39 AM Apart from the fact that I begrudge her the money (but that is true to a greater or lesser.....
» 28/03/2011 10:51:50 AM Tim Minchin's final Sydney show was live on ABC2 last evening, so it is possible that at l.....
» 28/03/2011 10:09:54 AM Asleep at the wheel? You mean, he actually knew there was a wheel? Bob Carr was undoubt.....
» 25/03/2011 1:55:26 PM I suspect that Barry O'Farrell has a lot more urgent stuff to worry about, starting Monday.....
» 25/03/2011 10:09:00 AM I think there's a little more to it than "change the channel". When I saw that .....
» 25/03/2011 9:58:29 AM If my reaction upset you, Aime, I apologise. It is just that when I see all-encompassing.....
» 25/03/2011 9:35:38 AM Yep, there's the trains. And the power utilities, and the airport problem and the housing.....
» 25/03/2011 8:55:02 AM Are you sure, Martin S? >>Dear Pericles, No one wishes eternal damnation on anyone&.....
» 24/03/2011 10:59:21 PM You're a puzzle, Amicus. Quite an enigma. What has made you so excited all of a sudden? .....
» 24/03/2011 3:30:09 PM Ummmm... so which side are you on, Amicus? >>How much should we care pericles about.....
» 24/03/2011 2:55:27 PM Sarcasm is always a fairly easy tool to wield in these situations. The contributions that .....
» 24/03/2011 2:38:45 PM I too have no insight into Deveny's mind, stevenlmeyer. >>I cannot read Deveny’s mi.....
» 24/03/2011 10:23:58 AM Sorry, Aime, which part of this contribution of yours did I misunderstand>? >>Pu.....
» 24/03/2011 9:53:38 AM I think you may have missed the thrust of my questions, Peter Hume. Just to remind you: .....
» 24/03/2011 9:35:04 AM Maybe it's just me, but I find this speaks volumes for the condition of our political proc.....
» 24/03/2011 8:44:16 AM It's easy to dismiss articles like this as traditional bleeding-heart liberal whimper, but.....
» 23/03/2011 10:04:13 AM My goodness, we are being judgmental today, Peter Hume. >>No it’s you who are eliti.....
» 23/03/2011 9:40:52 AM Given the "there's this, but then again, there's that" approach of the article, .....
» 23/03/2011 9:02:26 AM I guess your little homily deserves a response, stevenlmeyer. >>...how interesting .....
» 23/03/2011 8:33:46 AM Not really, Arjay. >>Pericles,Keith Snow made the point that the US sent CIA as a f.....
» 23/03/2011 5:18:54 AM Not quite, SPQR. >>Even an old poetiphobe (Judged from your comments to Foxy some t.....
» 22/03/2011 1:44:25 PM Uh oh, SPQR, you've got William Wordsworth spinning in his grave again. >>If I were.....
» 22/03/2011 12:46:45 PM I was also prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt, thinker 2. >>I don't thin.....
» 22/03/2011 10:31:03 AM Sad, isn't it Bazz. >>It was recently ruled that the people of England are the abor.....
» 22/03/2011 10:11:00 AM I read the piece, Arjay, thanks for asking. >>These reactors were in the wrong plac.....
» 22/03/2011 9:58:10 AM Oh dear. Yet another piece of under-researched, overblown journalism, whose only objective.....
» 22/03/2011 9:13:39 AM Ah, the "God is love" defence, Martin S. >>God loves everyone - dictators.....
» 22/03/2011 8:32:01 AM I must have missed something, Arjay. What is the conspiracy here? Are the CIA intending t.....
» 22/03/2011 8:24:29 AM Thanks for the insight Graham. On the evidence, then, electoral fraud under the present ru.....
» 22/03/2011 8:00:57 AM Gee, I'm going to have to work hard on this one, Peter Hume. >>Pericles There’s no .....
» 21/03/2011 9:12:45 PM That's funny. "Barry O'Farrell recognises this, and has offered a contract with the .....
» 21/03/2011 3:07:16 PM Wow, Is Mise, you take no prisoners, do you. >> I'd expect those who advocate high.....
» 21/03/2011 2:50:45 PM What, all of them, Aime? >>Put simply, Islamists don't live and let live. The sligh.....
» 21/03/2011 2:43:14 PM Fair enough, Rhian. >>If I was to attempt electoral fraud using multiple votes, I’d.....
» 21/03/2011 12:40:03 PM I'm with Lexi on this, stevenlmeyer. >>It seems to me that you're again on a anti-I.....
» 21/03/2011 12:22:08 PM An interesting thought, Herbert Stencil. >>...motivated individuals could rock up t.....
» 21/03/2011 10:23:05 AM Not convinced, Philo. >>The fact is Lexie the Greens have been deceitful in their s.....
» 21/03/2011 10:14:59 AM That's rather uncharitable of you, Peter Hume. >>...why anyone engaged in *producti.....
» 21/03/2011 9:50:14 AM I must be missing some subtleties here. The present system has little to do with horses. .....
» 19/03/2011 10:31:00 PM That's rather unfair of you, Is Mise. >>the Greens are opposed to financial donatio.....
» 18/03/2011 12:48:26 PM I'm not sure you can call it hypocrisy, Is Mise. And I'm not a Green. >>Greens' sup.....
» 18/03/2011 12:30:14 PM Thanks, Houellebecq, that was rather nicely put. >>It's a Messiah complex, or some .....
» 18/03/2011 8:21:39 AM My apologies, then, to Jennifer Sinclair for picking on the title. >Pericles I am resp.....
» 17/03/2011 6:59:37 PM You're still not listening, Arjay, are you. >>Is not the Military budget balanced o.....
» 17/03/2011 1:50:58 PM Any article that uses the words "wicked" and "horrid" as some of its k.....
» 17/03/2011 12:59:28 PM Mr Eslake demonstrates once again the gulf between economics and politics. Ne'er the twain.....
» 17/03/2011 10:28:45 AM Who mentioned immigration, Divergence? >>You will see that it is quite possible to .....
» 17/03/2011 10:03:38 AM One of the more intriguing aspects of this discussion is the prevalent assumption that the.....
» 17/03/2011 9:50:15 AM It's all the fault of Twitter. >>We have experts telling us it's dire and experts t.....
» 17/03/2011 8:34:23 AM OK, Arjay, one more time, from the top. $2.3 trillion was not lost. Let's read again, t.....
» 17/03/2011 8:06:23 AM Clearly, you approve, Is Mise. >>The Greens, to their credit, have opposed politica.....
» 16/03/2011 4:39:52 PM It is important, I know, to keep things simple for you, divergence, otherwise you tend to .....
» 16/03/2011 1:23:49 PM Just a thought, Lexi. >>The rapid speed of new trends in youth culture, for example.....
» 16/03/2011 1:11:06 PM If elections are to be funded from our taxes, there should be concomitant public accountab.....
» 16/03/2011 10:36:36 AM I notice that this is your second shot at this, politicskid21. The last one on the topic o.....
» 16/03/2011 10:11:30 AM Spin, Mr Green? >>The situation in Japan illustrates the point - it has become incr.....
» 16/03/2011 9:46:45 AM Since you never get tired of reporting the same old rubbish, Arjay, I won't get tired of p.....
» 16/03/2011 9:26:50 AM Totally agree, Dan S de Merengue. >>The media (ideally, of course) is supposed to b.....
» 15/03/2011 10:47:05 PM But I'm sure that you can see the point of my question, pelican. >>Pericles It beca.....
» 15/03/2011 3:50:50 PM Poor assumption, pelican. >>Pericles I accept your disinterest in the wilderness, m.....
» 15/03/2011 3:32:11 PM Wishful thinking, I suspect, Quick response. >>Given the full television coverage o.....
» 15/03/2011 1:10:44 PM I sometimes wish I could raise some interest in these "hellup, hellup, the wilderness.....
» 15/03/2011 12:43:18 PM Puzzling, isn't it suzeonline. >>Having taken care of aged soldiers that were invol.....
» 14/03/2011 1:03:10 PM If the Pilgeresque overblown rhetoric were to be removed, we would be left with a sane and.....
» 14/03/2011 9:41:18 AM Nonsense, Peter Hume. >>It was that bloody global warming again<< That's an .....
» 14/03/2011 9:35:14 AM I'm not entirely sure you are keeping this in perspective, thinker 2. >>Nuclear pow.....
» 14/03/2011 9:12:27 AM I completely agree, David Palmer. >>I don't think we should get too carried away wi.....
» 11/03/2011 1:50:52 PM I was fortunate enough to be a constituent during Ted Mack's time as Mayor of North Sydney.....
» 11/03/2011 10:34:47 AM I suspect that Mr Marsh may have finally lost the last vestige of a sense of perspective. .....
» 11/03/2011 8:28:36 AM The role of the conservative commentator is not to report. They can safely leave that oner.....
» 11/03/2011 7:59:53 AM Way to solve the unemployment problem, rehctub. >>Now, there should be conditions s.....
» 11/03/2011 7:47:47 AM Interesting point, Dan S de Merengue, one that hadn't occurred to me. >>I'm guessin.....
» 10/03/2011 5:12:51 PM Duly noted, Grim. >>getting to the moon... the Harbour Bridge? The Sydney Opera Hou.....
» 10/03/2011 8:33:39 AM Where's the connection? "A young woman, subjected to abuse of power and inappropriat.....
» 10/03/2011 8:26:10 AM That should of course have been 1990 and 1992, not 1980 and 1982. Apologies, the decades .....
» 10/03/2011 8:22:55 AM Clearly, time applies vaseline to the lens of history, thinker 2. >>...a Multi Func.....
» 10/03/2011 7:25:14 AM I managed to get as far as "Following the success of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolu.....
» 9/03/2011 1:57:02 PM Why, thank you, Hasbeen. >>Pericles, there are some stupid people in this world, & .....
» 9/03/2011 1:28:14 PM If I'm reading this correctly, mjpb... >>They [supreme beings?] [would] need to jus.....
» 9/03/2011 8:53:40 AM Fair point, oug. >>'paying more' hasnt given me better electricty or better gas or .....
» 9/03/2011 8:40:18 AM Ummm... Madison, Wisconsin? A city with a population somewhere between that of Hobart and.....
» 9/03/2011 8:17:35 AM I assume that you are equally willing to bear the extra cost to those services, Hasbeen, t.....
» 9/03/2011 7:51:30 AM Gotta hand it to you Arjay. Always on the lookout for a government conspiracy. >>Co.....
» 9/03/2011 7:36:58 AM Such breathless indignation. Such bravely staccato prose - Hemingwayesque, even. "Th.....
» 8/03/2011 2:46:12 PM OK runner. I'll bite. >>David G totally perverts the scriptures in order to back hi.....
» 8/03/2011 11:24:24 AM I appreciate that you have now given it some thought, mjpb. The "flimsy" part w.....
» 8/03/2011 10:37:44 AM Nothing here to kill, thinker2. >>Arjay , this may well be one of the most importan.....
» 7/03/2011 2:31:46 PM Yep, thought that would be a tough one, mjpb. No cause, no first cause, no God. Simple w.....
» 7/03/2011 2:10:51 PM You are perfectly correct, leckos. >>Hello Pericles, if you haven't noticed this we.....
» 7/03/2011 1:25:00 PM Ummmm, point of order, Raycom >>Clownfish, you are on the ball (to use a cricketing.....
» 7/03/2011 8:36:41 AM Stop the Press! Politician abandons election promise! If only this were a newsworthy eve.....
» 7/03/2011 8:24:34 AM Well, Arjay, I can only assume that you are referring to an entirely different NORAD. >.....
» 7/03/2011 8:05:59 AM I agree, R0bert. >>Global warming may well be a very serious risk, understanding th.....
» 6/03/2011 5:35:48 PM The problem with your theories, Arjay, is that you insist on only seeing what you want to .....
» 5/03/2011 10:47:16 PM Say what, mjbp? >>Pericles he has a point. Of course I’m biased by the mind reading.....
» 4/03/2011 11:35:12 PM On the contrary, Arjay, I have read every scrap of evidence you have presented. >>W.....
» 4/03/2011 3:33:01 PM It's a little off-topic, individual. But let's take a closer look. >>Pericles, What.....
» 4/03/2011 12:20:54 PM Arjay, you are pushing it uphill, you know. >>There is no way that Bin laden and hi.....
» 4/03/2011 12:02:56 PM I think the author may be confused about what a "holiday" is. >>There's n.....
» 3/03/2011 4:43:42 PM Oh dear. What some people will do to get some attention. >>We face a financial cris.....
» 3/03/2011 4:16:59 PM Guilty as charged, individual. >>Pericles, You obviously are unaware of remote area.....
» 3/03/2011 4:06:41 PM Well... yes, actually, Philo. >>Pericles, According to this view then it should be .....
» 3/03/2011 12:40:03 PM There's a fair amount of discussion on the topic, Philo, if you care to look. >>Ple.....
» 2/03/2011 11:56:55 AM There's your problem, individual, right there... >>I'm using Telstra wireless broad.....
» 1/03/2011 9:11:07 PM That's quite a laundry list of what you require nanny to do for you, sonofgloin. But what.....
» 1/03/2011 9:03:18 PM That was my point, Arjay. >>Libya has a lot of wealth but owned by a few<< A.....
» 1/03/2011 11:43:32 AM The costs aren't fungible, sonofgloin. >>It costs $60 [or $160, whatever] million t.....
» 1/03/2011 9:52:36 AM Sometimes, concentrating too hard on "what is America doing" takes the eye off t.....
» 28/02/2011 12:32:35 PM There are a few already set up, BAYGON. http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/i.....
» 26/02/2011 12:53:04 PM Well of course it does, Cronos. >>It rather strikes me Atheism is the truly arrogan.....
» 25/02/2011 10:22:09 AM Relatively cogent Pilger, for a change. Not the nonsense about "...worldwide economi.....
» 25/02/2011 10:02:33 AM Interesting. >>Canadian multiculturalists are pushing polygamy<< I had a loo.....
» 25/02/2011 9:43:39 AM Not very convincing, Dan S de Merengue. >>Calling me names such as 'dishonest' is a.....
» 25/02/2011 7:55:55 AM All good questions, Cronus. >>Is good and evil an expression of mass opinion? Or do.....
» 25/02/2011 7:39:59 AM Not sure about that, Dan S de Merengue. >>I have and will seek to express, explain,.....
» 24/02/2011 3:35:28 PM That's why I could never join the Navy. >>There's no sitting down with a bear or tw.....
» 24/02/2011 3:24:09 PM C'mon, Yabby. That's just silly. >>Ah Pericles, just like losing weight. Eat less, .....
» 24/02/2011 3:09:20 PM Yep, that's sorta the problem with Imams, I guess. >>Lexi, when we hear Imams decla.....
» 24/02/2011 9:17:58 AM How sad it must be to be old. Not in years, necessarily, but in attitude. This article h.....
» 24/02/2011 7:34:16 AM I didn't say it was easy, Yabby. >>If quitting smoking was as easy as you claim, th.....
» 23/02/2011 12:38:00 PM There is a difference, Yabby. >>Ah Pericles, you mean as simple as losing those ext.....
» 23/02/2011 12:06:35 PM Don't be so unfair to yourself Arjay. >>Pericles,I have to give you laugh sometimes.....
» 23/02/2011 10:51:40 AM As I suspected, stevenlmeyer, you are using the word "multiculturalism" in a som.....
» 23/02/2011 7:22:08 AM Good question, jjplug. >>What is a wemon?<< Apparently, it is a 'lessor bein.....
» 23/02/2011 7:13:18 AM I'm right with you, 95% of the way suzeonline. But this, I cannot accept. >>I don't.....
» 23/02/2011 6:59:32 AM I'm confused, Arjay. You haven't mentioned the international cabal of banksters, nor the .....
» 22/02/2011 9:57:54 PM Curiouser and curiouser, King Hazza. I suspect we have wandered far from the point, but I.....
» 22/02/2011 4:32:16 PM I'm not trying to impugn your motives, stevenlmeyer. But I do wonder where you are coming .....
» 22/02/2011 12:55:01 PM They are not the only ones intent upon bending us to their ideological will, VK3AUU. >.....
» 22/02/2011 12:17:31 PM We seem to have become bogged down in mathematical trivia, King Hazza. >>"Even.....
» 22/02/2011 9:22:30 AM I too was amused to see Dan S de Merengue surface here, A J Philips. >>Disgruntled .....
» 22/02/2011 8:08:21 AM As an employer, I have to agree with Peter D. >>Nobody on this earth has any moral .....
» 21/02/2011 10:31:34 PM Your arithmetic needs some attention, King Hazza. >>a direct-democracy would requir.....
» 21/02/2011 4:30:39 PM Which ones are "outlandish", King Hazza? >>...you would require people to.....
» 21/02/2011 2:54:41 PM I just dropped in to see if there was any more "meat" on this rather over-chewed.....
» 21/02/2011 2:42:23 PM I'm giving you fair warning, Houellebecq. I plan to use this offering of yours without at.....
» 21/02/2011 2:37:47 PM Fair suck of the sav, Shadow Minister. >>Within minutes of me posting, you retort w.....
» 21/02/2011 2:24:50 PM Your generalizations are as sweeping - and as inaccurate, grateful - as the most fundie of.....
» 21/02/2011 2:01:17 PM That doesn't surprise me at all, King Hazza. >>No problem with any of these with me.....
» 21/02/2011 12:29:43 PM Most, I'm afraid R0bert. >>...how many of those commuters really need to be physica.....
» 21/02/2011 9:59:45 AM It didn't just "look like" you changed your stance, Boaz. >>Yes Pericles......
» 21/02/2011 9:00:07 AM I think you may be under the impression that Switzerland, with its ultra-democratic refere.....
» 21/02/2011 8:11:59 AM To a non-smoker it may seem a simple issue. Smoking is bad for your health, taxpayer dolla.....
» 18/02/2011 1:56:31 PM Oh dear, Boaz. Oh dear indeed. >>The sense which makes sense of the Gospels.. is no.....
» 18/02/2011 8:02:41 AM As always, Boaz, your concept of "common sense" and mine are as chalk and cheese.....
» 18/02/2011 7:44:36 AM Certainly not, Boaz. >>So.. Pericles.. we disagree often.. most of the time... so.......
» 18/02/2011 7:15:18 AM Intriguing position, grateful. >>If you assume that “humans evolved from another sp.....
» 17/02/2011 4:30:59 PM I've no idea what you are talking about, Boaz. >>Dear Pericles 'which' ones do I be.....
» 17/02/2011 4:04:21 PM "Unfogging", Boaz? >>Periscope.. you're welcome. But faith in Christ has .....
» 17/02/2011 3:36:34 PM Interesting dissertation, Ho Hum. >>It is also more or less common knowledge that w.....
» 17/02/2011 3:14:41 PM Oh. That's all right then, PhilipM. >>Accuracy of the story is irrelevant for purp.....
» 17/02/2011 12:49:26 PM There's no point trying to change the subject, crabsy. >>Pericles and Pelican: I ag.....
» 17/02/2011 10:13:34 AM My point of departure, as always, is where Mr Sellick moves away from the "supreme be.....
» 17/02/2011 8:46:26 AM Not in the wettest of your dreams, Boaz. >>Good golly miss molly.. Pericles is on m.....
» 16/02/2011 4:06:23 PM Sadly, I may be reaching the same conclusion Joe. >>Actually, I am coming to believ.....
» 16/02/2011 1:02:14 PM There is a whole lot of smoke being blown here, in the name of what each of us considers t.....
» 16/02/2011 11:01:36 AM But we still have to ask, Boaz, which bits? >>...we derive our information about Go.....
» 15/02/2011 10:29:27 PM You must be thinking of someone else, Divergence. >>Pericles likes to pretend that .....
» 15/02/2011 12:46:50 PM Boaz, now you are concerned that: >>the issue is not so much about how a non believ.....
» 15/02/2011 12:15:32 PM Well of course you would think that, popnperish. >>So, as for the analogy with peak.....
» 14/02/2011 1:32:27 PM Are you sure about that, Boaz? >>GLENN BECK (Fox News) "This is the beginning .....
» 14/02/2011 12:45:58 PM OK Boaz, we seem to be narrowing it down quite nicely. >>But this is not about 'hat.....
» 14/02/2011 12:05:19 PM Ahem... errr, Clownfish? >>the homeopath simply gives the patient a dose of the act.....
» 14/02/2011 10:38:19 AM So true, Boaz. So true. >>Dear Sus and Pericles.. no problemo... If I give it.. I a.....
» 14/02/2011 10:28:12 AM Use of the "Easter Island story" to headline this article is on a par with the r.....
» 14/02/2011 10:05:49 AM Pretty cogent argument, Mr Leyonhjelm. Unfortunately you are up against two formidable ob.....
» 14/02/2011 8:31:35 AM That's the real problem. Right there. >>There must be literally hundreds of lobby g.....
» 14/02/2011 8:14:25 AM There's still not much mileage in taking a logical approach to a Boaz piece, pelican, but .....
» 14/02/2011 7:46:18 AM Appreciate your concern, suzeonline. >>Read it and let me know what you think.<&.....
» 13/02/2011 3:05:58 PM Short-term memory loss, Boaz? >>J Parker...where did I say women who dress sluttily.....
» 13/02/2011 2:26:07 PM Nice one, spindoc. How about... "If you have NPD, there's no need to call us, you'r.....
» 12/02/2011 4:54:48 PM Apologies, Clownfish, I mistakenly assumed that you posted your study in order to prove a .....
» 12/02/2011 7:48:20 AM I appreciate your concern, suzeonline... >>Pericles, if you have high cholesterol.......
» 11/02/2011 6:10:57 PM Ok, so it is "pick a study" time. I quite liked yours, Clownfish. Permit me to .....
» 11/02/2011 2:31:10 PM That certainly is a problem, King Hazza, I can wholeheartedly agree. >>The problem .....
» 11/02/2011 2:22:16 PM That's exactly what the drug companies say, Shadow Minister. >>For someone with hig.....
» 11/02/2011 10:07:04 AM I am in total admiration of the manner in which the pharmaceutical industry has brainwashe.....
» 11/02/2011 9:13:03 AM I have to admire your stickability, Dan S de Merengue. Continuing to fight on in the face .....
» 11/02/2011 8:23:01 AM Not quite, King Hazza. >>So a country is forbidden, forever, for trying to do the r.....
» 11/02/2011 8:08:44 AM Odd, that. >>...when you get your say into my lounge, you always help break up the .....
» 11/02/2011 7:58:15 AM I think we may have touched upon this before, Boaz, but I'd be interested in your views, i.....
» 11/02/2011 7:43:30 AM What happened to the "switch" part, Boaz? >>Perilous bit hook line and si.....
» 10/02/2011 2:03:10 PM Arjay, you didn't actually read what I wrote, did you? >>Of 10,000 respondants, 77%.....
» 10/02/2011 1:52:36 PM I would have thought that was obvious, King Hazza. >>My question is why single the .....
» 10/02/2011 1:30:52 PM I had this sense of déjŕ vu reading Boaz' contribution to the debate. >>Funnell, an.....
» 9/02/2011 3:42:13 PM Ah, King Hazza, the "we are all guilty" defence. >>I still have no basis .....
» 9/02/2011 2:59:38 PM Doesn't surprise me. >>Oddly enough lots of Italian people seem to like, even admir.....
» 9/02/2011 9:23:12 AM Arjay, just a suggestion >>Google Geraldo Rivera 911.He is on Fox News saying Truth.....
» 9/02/2011 8:51:24 AM I think that I agree with one under god. >>there will allways be enough others of e.....
» 9/02/2011 8:42:27 AM An “oronym", diver dan? >>“There’s a bathroom on the right” “There’s a bad moo.....
» 9/02/2011 8:17:16 AM Your rose-tinted glasses do you great credit, King Hazza. >>Pericles you could go a.....
» 8/02/2011 9:12:18 AM Ummmm.... >>Prosecutors in Switzerland want Bush charged with breaking Geneva conve.....
» 7/02/2011 9:20:28 AM It's not all "mateship", you know. "But why is Assange this way? The Guard.....
» 6/02/2011 5:59:54 PM It seems to me that quite often the protestations that we see of "argumentum ad homin.....
» 6/02/2011 2:21:18 PM That was so delightfully patronizing, Boaz. >>Dear PerryMason..... you can't see wh.....
» 4/02/2011 10:48:51 PM Errr.... hang on a moment there, Boaz. >>But the 100 youths beating the hell out of.....
» 4/02/2011 5:49:01 PM I've tended to ignore your more recent cut'n'paste diatribes against the Globalist monopol.....
» 4/02/2011 5:20:36 PM I reckon that if you owned a bike, Boaz, it would have one forward and twenty reverse gear.....
» 4/02/2011 1:14:30 PM That's pretty cheeky, even for you, Boaz. >>...yes.. I know you are technically cor.....
» 4/02/2011 12:56:28 PM Sadly, Belly, there is a contradiction in what you are asking for. >>I wanted you t.....
» 4/02/2011 8:23:48 AM Once again, Boaz highlights for us all the dangers inherent in the we/they, us/them proble.....
» 4/02/2011 8:11:41 AM The simple answer - sorry, my own simple answer - to the question "why is God", .....
» 4/02/2011 7:58:19 AM That wasn't quite the direction I was taking with this, Lexi. >>Pericles: Cultures,.....
» 4/02/2011 7:30:15 AM Say what you like, Boaz, it doesn't change a thing. >>My conclusion.. *CLASSIC BERN.....
» 3/02/2011 3:02:55 PM I have been trying to work out why I'm having such a problem with Belly's question. Especi.....
» 3/02/2011 2:32:37 PM It is always interesting to get Australians to talk about "being Australian". .....
» 3/02/2011 2:01:03 PM Flo, you are on the right track. The difference between a transaction tax and a value-ad.....
» 3/02/2011 7:55:20 AM The problem is not the concept, rehctub, but in the huge vested interest in the status quo.....
» 2/02/2011 3:55:21 PM This made me laugh, Deep-Blue. >>Bring back vinyl albums<< Then I looked aga.....
» 2/02/2011 2:54:19 PM That's all very well, King Hazza. >>Hence why I, like some of us others, try to avo.....
» 2/02/2011 11:12:29 AM You get so het up about these things Boaz, that you forget where you are. You live in Aus.....
» 1/02/2011 9:31:35 PM I'm thinking of setting up a Boaz translation service. I'll start with this one, 'cos it's.....
» 1/02/2011 4:02:58 PM Which part of "this is a piece of Australian legislation, in the form of an Act of Pa.....
» 1/02/2011 3:25:49 PM It is indeed a good point, bonmot. >>Nurse raises a very good point – how do scient.....
» 1/02/2011 2:23:19 PM That's a valid question, Dan S Merengue. >>Was Hubble wrong about the big bang?<.....
» 1/02/2011 10:08:58 AM You've just spoiled another Boaz story, pelican. >>Nothing to do with the UN at all.....
» 1/02/2011 9:49:49 AM What a very confused piece. It doesn't quite know whether it is bitter at the neglect pur.....
» 31/01/2011 4:05:26 PM Careful, Boaz. Your slip is showing. >>Reason alone must inform us that such develo.....
» 31/01/2011 3:47:23 PM At least one of us is doing so, Boaz. >>Dear Pericles :) oh my... but glad you are .....
» 31/01/2011 12:30:40 PM So... that's a "yes", then, Boaz? >>Dear Pericles "Vast Left wing Co.....
» 30/01/2011 7:21:34 PM Which fantasy is that, Boaz? >>Dear Pericles.. you are a master of devising wild fa.....
» 30/01/2011 9:25:26 AM Just one more word on "Fortrose-gate", Boaz. >>Dear Pericles.. I will not.....
» 29/01/2011 1:50:54 PM Actually, Boaz, I didn't really expect you to. >>Dear Pericles.. I will not and nee.....
» 29/01/2011 10:07:48 AM I certainly am, Boaz. >>Pericles.. surely you can't be serious.<< Beck menti.....
» 28/01/2011 5:40:25 PM That might be overstating the case a little, Dan S de Merengue. >>Rusty, I think by.....
» 28/01/2011 5:00:30 PM Poor defence, Boaz. >>Dear dear Pericles :) *MEDIA MATTERS* ? u jest...surely? Geor.....
» 27/01/2011 8:54:09 PM That's rich, Boaz. >>this has little to do with Beck (though he does mention Bernay.....
» 27/01/2011 2:54:31 PM Philo, you would be wrong. >>I would have thought that a held position on any subje.....
» 27/01/2011 12:48:21 PM Apologies, Boaz - that should of course have been "forebears". But I just found.....
» 27/01/2011 12:35:11 PM Could you run that past me again, Boaz? >>TODAY... I saw an interview on CNN with R.....
» 27/01/2011 10:46:25 AM Thanks for putting this into some perspective, wobbles. >>The Future Fund was estab.....
» 27/01/2011 9:43:56 AM But let me not stray too far off topic. The problem I find with the Austrian School is th.....
» 27/01/2011 8:48:43 AM It may be worse than I thought, Boaz. If you can find sinister meaning in a straightforwa.....
» 27/01/2011 7:24:24 AM Another hobby-horse, Boaz? >>These doco's cover so much ground, at such a depth tha.....
» 26/01/2011 2:01:36 PM We agree, Dan S de Merengue. Some form of milestone. >>Any assumption makes your pa.....
» 25/01/2011 2:01:16 PM There is no real destination though, is there Dan S de Merengue? >>Pericles, I don'.....
» 25/01/2011 1:35:33 PM There's no real difference, Boaz. >>I know you'd like to find a way of conflating t.....
» 25/01/2011 10:51:54 AM Always pleased to help, Boaz. >>PERICLES.. *dumb look*.. sorry I just don't get wha.....
» 25/01/2011 10:28:49 AM Just a thought. I can understand the government using taxpayers' money to rebuild governm.....
» 25/01/2011 10:18:03 AM That would not be my conclusion, Fester. >>Are you suggesting that population growt.....
» 25/01/2011 5:59:40 AM Oh, *those* common elements, Dan S de Merengue. >>Both are explanations of what hap.....
» 24/01/2011 7:20:23 PM Not at all. >>But your: "True to form, you never check your facts." is in.....
» 24/01/2011 7:00:40 PM Not me, sonofgloin. Wrong target entirely. >>Pericles discrediting Christianity wit.....
» 24/01/2011 4:48:44 PM You seem to delight in perpetuating misunderstanding, Dan S de Merengue, and diverting the.....
» 24/01/2011 12:59:38 PM Which part did you disagree with, Boaz? >>Pericles and Lexi... The rest of the para.....
» 24/01/2011 12:37:08 PM I am sure Herr Professor Planck would forgive your misspelling of his family name, Dan S d.....
» 24/01/2011 9:00:55 AM Ummm - where did you get this from, Boaz? >>Firstly... no one in Government seems t.....
» 24/01/2011 8:36:50 AM You're too nice to him, Lexi. >>You are merely expressing your opinion. To which yo.....
» 24/01/2011 8:07:26 AM That doesn't take us very far, does it Fester? >>Well, aside from there being no ap.....
» 24/01/2011 7:36:50 AM As a concept, opening borders to all-comers is an idea that is ahead of its time. But the .....
» 21/01/2011 1:04:01 PM You always leave little breadcrumbs around, Boaz, for a little fact-ferret like me to foll.....
» 21/01/2011 12:06:25 PM I can read you like a book, Boaz. Pericles: "You're just looking for another opportu.....
» 21/01/2011 10:43:32 AM Sorry, Boaz, but I really can't take this topic seriously. You're just looking for another.....
» 21/01/2011 10:13:51 AM It's good to have you back, Boaz. It is unfortunate, though, that you still haven't foun.....
» 21/01/2011 9:27:22 AM I'm sure you do, Dan S de Merengue. >>Pericles, I think the two examples I gave, bi.....
» 20/01/2011 5:23:58 PM Fair enough, Fester, you have made the point about Queensland's infrastructure costs. I ha.....
» 20/01/2011 1:44:53 PM I think I just saved myself some much-needed brain-cells, by invoking Pericles Rule #4. &.....
» 20/01/2011 1:35:50 PM I guess that's a "no", Fester. >>I would have thought it obvious that the.....
» 20/01/2011 7:54:37 AM Are you sure, Fester? >>In addition, the current high rate of immigration is causin.....
» 20/01/2011 7:27:47 AM Always happy to help, Dan S de Merengue. >>Am I being precious (whatever that mean.....
» 19/01/2011 8:30:39 PM Interesting. But it all seems to hinge on one premise: >>In his evidence [Senator .....
» 19/01/2011 5:01:15 PM Apologies, that was a response to Fester.....
» 19/01/2011 5:00:30 PM Of course there isn't, individual. >>Pericles There is nothing to stop you presenti.....
» 19/01/2011 9:49:42 AM Shintaro displays A wicked sense of humour That was a classic!.....
» 19/01/2011 7:22:32 AM You may be treading on somewhat thin ice here, Dan S de Merengue. >>It seems everyo.....
» 18/01/2011 9:41:10 PM That's just classic, Fester. You make an accusation: >>But aren't you and Cheryl c.....
» 18/01/2011 5:29:02 PM I obviously cannot speak for Cheryl, Fester. >>But aren't you and Cheryl claiming t.....
» 18/01/2011 5:20:49 PM No we don't, individual. >>We desperately need some form of service through which o.....
» 18/01/2011 4:20:39 PM More than likely, Ozandy. >>"[perhaps] the reason your 1 exception city is gro.....
» 18/01/2011 1:00:58 PM There's no need, Austin Powerless. >>Call me what you like, I don't care<< Y.....
» 18/01/2011 12:55:33 PM It all sounded a little too - convenient, to me. So I had a look at the source document h.....
» 18/01/2011 10:19:33 AM Not at all, individual. >>Pericles, yoy're just arguing for the sake of it. You obv.....
» 18/01/2011 9:44:01 AM I'm not sure I follow you, eyejaw. >>...we can reasonably assume that even if the s.....
» 17/01/2011 12:46:27 PM Ok, stevenlmeyer, I'll bite. >>You do not need to be an admirer of the US or its mi.....
» 17/01/2011 12:42:24 PM What an absolute farrago of half-digested gobbets this is, from its title to its final ful.....
» 17/01/2011 8:42:26 AM It is of constant fascination to me that when discussing Western military capability, the .....
» 17/01/2011 7:41:55 AM That's a bit of a squeeze, Yabby. >>That is just one example, Pericles. The Philipp.....
» 16/01/2011 6:08:52 PM Not at all, maaate >>So Pericles, are you saying that these low pop growth "so.....
» 16/01/2011 3:47:25 PM That's so cute, Fester. >>Pericles and Cheryl, those fervent pop growth cargo culti.....
» 16/01/2011 12:05:51 AM Quite simple, maaate. >>If we look at countries like Norway, Denmark and Finland, w.....
» 14/01/2011 9:40:20 PM That is simply hilarious, individual. >>Pericles, I did not think it possible for s.....
» 14/01/2011 6:20:37 PM The "scientific system" is not broken. It may be subject to corruption here and.....
» 14/01/2011 12:03:11 PM Please don't think you have to apologize for your views, individual, however mistaken they.....
» 14/01/2011 7:58:40 AM To the majority of people, individual, National Service means "joining the Army".....
» 13/01/2011 5:28:48 PM It looks very much as though we are in total agreement, Olduvai. >>Pericles, look u.....
» 13/01/2011 1:36:11 PM Hey, that's a great idea, lukkihans. >>I wish to call on the Federal Government to .....
» 13/01/2011 12:56:42 PM So it would appear that all my concerns about the impact of an aging population are nonsen.....
» 13/01/2011 9:53:51 AM Are you sure, Divergence? >>There is no evidence from any of them that large-scale .....
» 13/01/2011 9:34:47 AM (Shouldn't that be "we have", not "we've", Shintaro?) I am sure that .....
» 13/01/2011 7:52:55 AM Wow. That's a truly amazing example, The Blue Cross. >>Her classes frequently fail .....
» 13/01/2011 7:37:08 AM You must be thinking of some other guy, Divergence. >>...you have been claiming tha.....
» 12/01/2011 4:52:29 PM Fair question, Divergence. >>Pericles, How do you explain the top 10 countries of t.....
» 12/01/2011 12:56:13 PM Not sure I fully follow your reasoning, The Blue Cross. >>Those principals that Per.....
» 12/01/2011 9:55:01 AM You misunderstand me, Hasbeen. >>Pericles, would you please justify your desire to .....
» 12/01/2011 9:19:27 AM As a summary of the arguments around the proposed changes to the school system, I found th.....
» 12/01/2011 8:06:30 AM That's exactly what I mean, Bazz. >>Anyone who thinks growth can continue indefinat.....
» 11/01/2011 4:54:57 PM Not necessarily, Bazz. >>To get back to the subject all the above problems get wors.....
» 11/01/2011 3:02:47 PM Hi Cheryl. Looks like you're having a tough time trying to bring some balance into this di.....
» 2/01/2011 1:43:44 PM Pay the boat's ransom Families are abandoned In a far far queue.....
» 2/01/2011 9:44:34 AM With tropical storms Come vengeful rushing waters Rover slowly sinks.....
» 1/01/2011 10:16:15 PM My goodness, how do wriggle and squirm AndrewFinden. >>I won't waste anymore time p.....
» 1/01/2011 4:09:07 PM That's not a "response", boxgum. >>I have a couple of outstanding respons.....
» 1/01/2011 3:47:52 PM You have a very odd understanding of "ad hominem", AndrewFinden. >>@Peric.....
» 30/12/2010 7:36:51 PM Pretty much all of them, Rose. >>...which of 'my reasons' don't you feel would come.....
» 30/12/2010 7:10:48 PM I don't have any deep-seated objections to CIR in principal. But I do believe that we woul.....
» 30/12/2010 6:37:57 PM Rose, that link described a survey of college students. I was more interested in a male pa.....
» 30/12/2010 2:41:02 PM I'm trying to imagine an article like this, written by a bloke. And finding myself unable.....
» 30/12/2010 11:31:43 AM Not necessarily an assumption, AndrewFinden. >>No, I do not agree that it was writt.....
» 29/12/2010 5:02:43 PM Thank you again for your considered opinions, Dan S de Merengue. Predictably, I disagree .....
» 29/12/2010 2:17:41 PM Depends how you look at it, AndrewFinden. >>In any case, comparing his site to the .....
» 28/12/2010 11:49:14 AM It's just the translation, suzeonline. >>What I really want to know is what the She.....
» 28/12/2010 11:04:37 AM It doesn't work like that, Dan S de Merengue. >>Who were you saying that you agree .....
» 27/12/2010 6:02:10 PM Yes, I totally agree that it is unnecessarily divisive, Dan S de Merengue. >>The ju.....
» 27/12/2010 10:23:25 AM No, not that one, AndrewFinden. >>Well, he's a member of the most prominent ancient.....
» 26/12/2010 10:34:44 PM That's understandable, crabsy. >>Again and again people come up with a statement to.....
» 26/12/2010 8:14:39 PM I've read that somewhat flimsy apologia too, AndrewFinden. "Occasionally people ask .....
» 25/12/2010 2:36:50 PM Then don't do it, crabsy. >>I don't approve of frivolous destruction of our linguis.....
» 25/12/2010 10:01:12 AM And to you, Philip Tang. >>Hi Pericles, A happy Christmas to you.<< Thanks f.....
» 24/12/2010 4:34:06 PM Ah, welcome Philip Tang. >>Don’t waste your time with a bigoted ignoramus who keeps.....
» 24/12/2010 4:23:37 PM What a load of self-indulgent tosh. "The real mystery of the miracle lies in the sto.....
» 23/12/2010 12:23:48 PM I think you've nailed it, Ibbit. >>We have great scientists, great inventors - blac.....
» 23/12/2010 12:08:58 PM I have been following the "did he, didn't he?" discussion with great interest. M.....
» 23/12/2010 7:32:02 AM Not sure about that, Yabby. >>*But... our Julia, "folksy"?* I think so, .....
» 22/12/2010 11:53:32 AM Fair point, Yabby. >>The folksy style does in fact go down well with the public, de.....
» 22/12/2010 9:14:11 AM It had to be said, and I'm glad that it has been. "And every time our Prime Minister.....
» 22/12/2010 8:08:12 AM And your point is, Proxy? >>I guess that's what happens when "reason" mee.....
» 21/12/2010 2:31:50 PM Whoa there, boxgum. >>There is a binding effect for good in all religions; it is Go.....
» 21/12/2010 9:04:07 AM Come on people, get with the programme. "Committee of Rural and Regional Australians.....
» 21/12/2010 7:37:53 AM Has anyone else noticed all those angels dancing on the head of a pin? crabsy tells us th.....
» 20/12/2010 11:14:45 PM That must be where I went wrong, Dan S de Merengue. >>...creationists are not as yo.....
» 20/12/2010 6:14:09 PM I find your attempts to justify your flights of fancy endlessly educational, Boaz. Once .....
» 20/12/2010 5:22:03 PM That's odd, Dan S de Merengue. >>For the details of your point 5 definition don’t f.....
» 20/12/2010 5:12:55 PM That doesn't clarify much, boxgum. >>The encounter is an event with a person, somet.....
» 20/12/2010 3:57:50 PM Be careful what you wish for, Boaz. >>I suspect it would not matter if the Lord cam.....
» 20/12/2010 3:42:36 PM Good question, Dan S de Merengue. I've often wondered myself. >>What is a Christian.....
» 20/12/2010 12:47:55 PM Here's a thought, Bernie Masters. >>I need a nice catchy slogan such as 'Apostrophe.....
» 19/12/2010 3:56:13 PM Fair enough, crabsy. >>I am appalled at many of the things Jensen says, and at the .....
» 19/12/2010 11:42:52 AM It isn't me you need to convince, crabsy, it is yourself. >>I feel that I belong wi.....
» 19/12/2010 11:21:59 AM I was understanding it as an English noun, boxgum. >>Pericles I must take you up on.....
» 18/12/2010 6:29:02 PM You raise an interesting point, talisman. >> She tells us that she changed the name.....
» 17/12/2010 4:58:59 PM This article is fraudulent. It is just a flimsy excuse for an unseemly display of intolera.....
» 17/12/2010 11:52:43 AM I get the strong impression you are describing yourself, Mr Johnson. "We extend and .....
» 17/12/2010 11:44:59 AM You are so gullible, Hasbeen. >>To start with I was left in no doubt that "the.....
» 17/12/2010 6:55:43 AM But they need to be relevant, Boaz >>my background reading for the opinion I am off.....
» 17/12/2010 12:05:49 AM Interesting, Boaz. >>The *point* about the woman and the haj... is that she "a.....
» 16/12/2010 7:19:34 AM What has that to do with anything at all, Boaz? >>You seem to have missed the point.....
» 16/12/2010 6:09:34 AM How the world turns, eh. >>It is simply not rational to accuse someone like AGiR of.....
» 15/12/2010 5:00:01 PM Once again, Boaz, you are absolutely, precisely and categorically... wrong. >>THAT .....
» 15/12/2010 1:37:31 PM It is obviously a struggle for you, Stephen. >>Being what many call “an unbeliever”.....
» 15/12/2010 12:38:57 PM This is becoming repetitive, Boaz. 10/10 for persistence, fair enough. But overall 0/10, .....
» 15/12/2010 8:25:31 AM An interesting insight. For me, the key takeaway from the article cited in the OP was thi.....
» 15/12/2010 7:39:41 AM An interesting declaration, Boaz. >>That is why I would like "Islam" bann.....
» 14/12/2010 11:21:38 AM Maybe not a good reason, TBC. But a reason nonetheless. >>Pericles, "It is als.....
» 13/12/2010 6:40:08 PM No way, Boaz. >>Please take a moment to read the following:<< If you are una.....
» 13/12/2010 2:11:25 PM What a shame. >>I hope this book helps in the further destruction of Religion in Au.....
» 13/12/2010 1:52:48 PM Money doesn't "go" anywhere. >>The big question is where has all that mon.....
» 13/12/2010 12:53:06 PM May I please ask a couple of naive questions? If it is true that Australian farmers only .....
» 13/12/2010 8:57:14 AM Graham, having put your foot down firmly elsewhere about wandering off topic, how about a .....
» 13/12/2010 8:48:30 AM Good defence, Will T. >>For facts and figures I was using ABC online as a source<.....
» 13/12/2010 8:30:10 AM Fortunately, I had already put down my coffee cup before I read this gem from Boaz. >&.....
» 13/12/2010 7:54:58 AM Do you genuinely not see the problem with a reply such as this, whistler? It damages your .....
» 13/12/2010 7:48:35 AM Thanks for this, Boaz. >>Dear Pericles, an exaustive exposition of Christology is w.....
» 12/12/2010 3:08:56 PM Teensy little reality check, Mr Turner. In your position as "Media Officer at the Un.....
» 12/12/2010 10:03:44 AM The problem with your "not exactly false" theory, RawMustard, is the quality and.....
» 10/12/2010 12:52:03 PM Thank you for once again leaping to my defence, Dan S de Merengue. >>Are you accusi.....
» 10/12/2010 12:28:24 PM I am deeply grateful to you, whistler, for the comprehensive re-statement of my position o.....
» 10/12/2010 11:59:14 AM Thanks for the observation, talisman. >>ALGORE, I think you've misconstrued Pericle.....
» 10/12/2010 10:44:03 AM I am also fascinated by your position on the authority of Paul to speak on behalf of God, .....
» 10/12/2010 10:09:45 AM I completely understand the way you see it, Boaz, most certainly I do. >>I suppose .....
» 10/12/2010 9:54:11 AM That is indeed the populist mantra, RawMustard. >>I thought it was because it gave .....
» 10/12/2010 6:27:39 AM Easier said than done, wobbles. >>It can easily be revalued by mutual assent to wha.....
» 9/12/2010 5:48:48 PM Stop the presses! Australian Banks borrow money from the US at advantageous rates! ".....
» 9/12/2010 3:24:45 PM Yes, the Boaz slippery slope to hell. How many times have we heard that one. >>Acce.....
» 9/12/2010 1:17:37 PM My problem with that, wobbles, is a practical one. >>While this was during the era .....
» 9/12/2010 9:20:18 AM I just adore the way you leap to conclusions, Boaz, clearing tall buildings of fact and lo.....
» 9/12/2010 8:24:44 AM You certainly pick and choose your examples, Boaz. Just as you pick and choose your script.....
» 9/12/2010 8:08:21 AM Sorry, Boaz. That will not work. >>Buying gold is just a protection against inflati.....
» 9/12/2010 7:50:45 AM Perhaps, Yabby. >>Pericles, your Atlassian sounds like an interesting company. Perh.....
» 9/12/2010 7:24:08 AM Not at all, CHERFUL. >>Are you being deliberately obtuse? Or did you just not read .....
» 8/12/2010 3:42:58 PM Gee, Boaz, I thought you'd be hopping from foot to foot with excitement at Obama's capitul.....
» 8/12/2010 3:30:12 PM Interesting example, Jewely. It isn't clear from your post whether you approve or disappr.....
» 8/12/2010 3:19:26 PM Absolutely, Yabby. >>Pericles, this story warmed my entrepreneurial heart. A couple.....
» 8/12/2010 9:10:40 AM Boaz, the current demonization of Fabianism is simply a fad, and will die out soon. >&.....
» 8/12/2010 8:29:13 AM But Boaz, that is exactly the intention that they made clear to the council. >>I ca.....
» 8/12/2010 8:03:04 AM Interesting question, Yabby, but I don't think that interest rates themselves are particul.....
» 8/12/2010 7:42:20 AM That is simply illogical, CHERFUL. >>The fact that we have never ending debates on .....
» 7/12/2010 12:47:28 PM To a hammer, everything looks like a nail, eh Boaz? >>So, we have a continuous link.....
» 7/12/2010 12:06:29 PM What we seem to be talking about here, CHERFUL, is the boundary between socially acceptabl.....
» 7/12/2010 11:51:14 AM I think that may be a generalization too far, JanF. >>Face hiding is generally an e.....
» 7/12/2010 10:47:34 AM I thought we had already sorted that one out, Boaz. >>Let's not get 'anally' sidetr.....
» 6/12/2010 3:23:48 PM Boaz, you obviously have this "thing" about anal sex. The thought of it, even .....
» 6/12/2010 1:26:03 PM This is so typical. >>China has some 250 nuclear power stations planned.<< I.....
» 6/12/2010 8:22:07 AM Incidentally, Dan S de Merengue, it was never about spelling. >>Language is wonderf.....
» 6/12/2010 7:57:21 AM It is fascinating to observe the contortions evident here, as the attempts to justify the .....
» 5/12/2010 7:17:38 AM One more for your list, Shadow Minister. >>A century ago, interracial marriage was .....
» 5/12/2010 7:09:08 AM That is precisely my point, CHERFUL. >>Although I don’t think there is actually any.....
» 4/12/2010 7:51:33 AM Language is a wonderfully malleable concept, is it not. CHERFUL has found a new applicatio.....
» 4/12/2010 7:32:33 AM This is, of course, what often happens when you try to make a federal case out of an isola.....
» 3/12/2010 1:16:21 PM I suggest that this "discussion" may have run its course, Philip. Simply repeat.....
» 3/12/2010 8:33:52 AM Well done Dan S de Merengue. You have managed to fill an entire post with an explanation .....
» 3/12/2010 7:39:17 AM To help us along in our understanding of so much conflicting data, Ozandy, could you pleas.....
» 3/12/2010 7:24:12 AM Exactly, 579 >>Some of AU's best icons in that<< Here is the video from the .....
» 2/12/2010 6:25:47 PM It's a step forward that you recognize the inevitable, Dan S de Merengue. >>I stand.....
» 2/12/2010 4:03:46 PM I've just had a look at the video that was created as part of Australia's bid to host the .....
» 2/12/2010 2:47:00 PM I hadn't noticed, Dan S de Merengue... >>Go back, read it again, and then get your .....
» 2/12/2010 1:58:32 PM Bush, Rumsfeld and Rice were all known to surreptitiously ingest Dihydrogen monoxide short.....
» 2/12/2010 1:54:21 PM That's a pretty major shift in your logic, whistler. >>hi Pericles, the application.....
» 2/12/2010 1:22:25 PM Fascinating case, thanks Boaz for bringing it to our attention. As has been mentioned, th.....
» 2/12/2010 7:29:44 AM I prefer the Urban Dictionary's contribution: "Expodential - The spiraling cost of c.....
» 1/12/2010 12:27:15 PM There's a rather interesting piece in today's ALR from Michael Costa, giving his view of t.....
» 1/12/2010 8:36:03 AM We are fated to continue to disagree, whistler. >>the application of the doctrine o.....
» 1/12/2010 7:55:21 AM The more I see of the leak list, the more like a gossip column it becomes. So far, this i.....
» 30/11/2010 4:47:45 PM Fair question, Ludwig. >>Well…. why on Earth are (or were) you criticising them the.....
» 30/11/2010 4:18:41 PM Look, I know this is your hobby-horse, whistler. But you really shouldn't let yourself be .....
» 30/11/2010 3:45:51 PM Absolutely right, Amicus. >>pericles, calm down .. It's just an opinion, other peop.....
» 30/11/2010 12:10:00 PM I'm finding this whole saga absolutely fascinating, with most of the interesting stuff &qu.....
» 30/11/2010 11:57:06 AM That's a worry, Antiseptic. >>all the mainstream news services seem to be very slow.....
» 30/11/2010 11:52:14 AM That is also consistent with my point, Boaz. >>Pericles.. your analysis would possi.....
» 30/11/2010 11:38:37 AM That's a lot of arm-waving, Ludwig. >><< One of the problems, of course, is t.....
» 30/11/2010 10:27:22 AM Always ready with the carefully-selected sound-bite, aren't you Boaz. >>"What .....
» 30/11/2010 9:51:35 AM You have to be kidding, Boaz. A two hour lecture on "The Outworking of the New Sexua.....
» 30/11/2010 9:33:52 AM There will be no "end" to the Greens. They will at some point in the future si.....
» 30/11/2010 8:56:02 AM You're not with the CIA by any chance, Amicus? >>We should apply the precautionary .....
» 29/11/2010 5:05:18 PM You might like to re-read your own reference material, whistler. >>Every judicial d.....
» 29/11/2010 9:04:20 AM All this ducking and weaving about what the Bible says or does not say is an object lesson.....
» 29/11/2010 8:34:55 AM Still in your own fantasy world I notice, Arjay. >>I defy any of you to disprove th.....
» 29/11/2010 8:08:53 AM Once again you are taking sound-bites out of their original context, Boaz. Ottmar Edenhof.....
» 29/11/2010 7:46:38 AM I wouldn't be too sure of that, whistler. >>hi Pericles, the doctrine of original i.....
» 28/11/2010 10:36:54 PM That's all somewhat insubstantial, George Jetson. >>It better represents the many g.....
» 28/11/2010 1:28:50 PM Brevity is all very well, whistler. But this is getting beyond brief, and well into crypti.....
» 27/11/2010 11:54:31 PM Actually, that isn't the case, whistler. >>the first two statements are a nonsense .....
» 27/11/2010 9:45:44 PM Whistler, which of these statements is inaccurate, and why. "Men and women in Austra.....
» 26/11/2010 4:09:07 PM Agreed, Boaz. >>the Crimean was was as much about maintaining a delicate power bala.....
» 26/11/2010 3:07:25 PM I was just a little stunned by this throwaway line. >>The objections to intervening.....
» 26/11/2010 12:57:08 PM But whistler. Surely, it is the other way around? >> If you support gender aparthei.....
» 26/11/2010 12:25:01 PM I do so admire your one-eyed view of history, Boaz. The virtue of looking through the nar.....
» 26/11/2010 8:19:13 AM But there's more to it than that, whistler. >>hi Pericles, i'm encouraged you menti.....
» 25/11/2010 10:41:33 PM Hoax, Arjay? Absolutely not. >>Pericles is convinced that this is a hoax.<< .....
» 25/11/2010 2:11:54 PM C'mon Philo. Don't be such a curmudgeon. >>Are you incapable of posting concise ide.....
» 25/11/2010 1:58:38 PM I'm not sure where you get the idea that I am against equality, whistler. I have spent mos.....
» 25/11/2010 10:26:11 AM The question remains, has this ad been banned, or not? Interestingly, the CAGW web site c.....
» 25/11/2010 9:23:44 AM Apart from being another opportunity for your own idiosyncratic version of Christian boost.....
» 25/11/2010 7:50:33 AM Fortunately, Arjay, I do not need "saving". >>Pericles,trying to twist my.....
» 25/11/2010 7:37:32 AM This is a form of censorship that is absolutely self-defeating. If, of course, it is act.....
» 25/11/2010 7:14:17 AM hi whistler. >>hi Pericles, the CWA is gender apartheid?<< The CWA is a legi.....
» 24/11/2010 3:05:59 PM The evidence certainly is piling up, Arjay. Here comes All- on his trust steed, ready to d.....
» 24/11/2010 2:26:04 PM Well, call me preposterous, whistler. >>It's preposterous to suggest the two Westmi.....
» 24/11/2010 12:45:31 PM This article is a thoroughgoing load of tosh, from start to finish. Regrettably, it is en.....
» 24/11/2010 9:13:59 AM I suspect that the billboard has already overachieved against its original projections, an.....
» 24/11/2010 8:38:30 AM I've asked a couple of times, whistler, but have yet to receive a response. You insist tha.....
» 24/11/2010 8:15:41 AM That's a very quick u-turn, Arjay. >>We know Geraldo is a mouth piece for the 911 c.....
» 24/11/2010 8:07:15 AM I still don't buy it, Boaz. >>a monologue from Chris Christie, a man some see as Pr.....
» 23/11/2010 3:46:24 PM Stop being so... rational, keith. >> Leave marriage to the churches. Marriage becom.....
» 23/11/2010 2:06:55 PM [contd.] >>Neither is there a preponderance of women in power right at this moment .....
» 23/11/2010 2:06:37 PM It still doesn't hang together as an argument, whistler. >>the citizens of Australi.....
» 23/11/2010 12:44:42 PM That's a very narrow view, Boaz. >>When sex crazed deviates insist on the 'moral' a.....
» 23/11/2010 12:12:47 PM Boaz, it is a dry well you are pumping here. >>Remember Quintus Fabius Maximus. &qu.....
» 23/11/2010 10:34:59 AM Is it my imagination, or is this self-contradictory. "If a custom becomes near univ.....
» 23/11/2010 10:09:51 AM What makes it so, Boaz? >>But truly...the vid is worth looking at<< Not goin.....
» 23/11/2010 9:44:08 AM Good question, Arjay. >>The truth which you and Pericles denied like Geraldo is com.....
» 23/11/2010 5:27:00 AM It's all about context, really. (By the way, did I mention that I don't watch YouTube, Bo.....
» 22/11/2010 4:44:36 PM No, Boaz, not really. >> you know as well as I do that ultimately secular ethics bo.....
» 22/11/2010 4:34:03 PM That's a very odd argument, whistler. In fact, it is a non-argument. >>...the polit.....
» 22/11/2010 2:35:34 PM As you know, Boaz, I'm no lawyer. But even to my untrained mind you are treading a rather .....
» 22/11/2010 2:20:35 PM Hmmmm. That MindBodySpirit malarkey didn't do much for your temper, did it Boaz? >>.....
» 22/11/2010 10:55:49 AM All red/green seat trivia aside, whistler, I still believe that the issue that you have ra.....
» 22/11/2010 9:31:18 AM As an ex-smoker, I find myself strongly aligned with Constance on the topic of smoking. Th.....
» 22/11/2010 9:10:12 AM I'd hazard a guess that you're not planning to grow old in Queensland, Antiseptic... >.....
» 22/11/2010 9:04:30 AM Just a thought, sonofgloin. Re your quote from the Tele: "Reserve Bank figures show.....
» 22/11/2010 8:08:30 AM You still appear confused, Arjay. >>Pericles,why are there no definite identificati.....
» 21/11/2010 4:59:51 PM I can't believe you haven't got it yet, Arjay. >>Well Pericles & 579 whose missile .....
» 21/11/2010 10:03:13 AM Thanks for yet another great laugh, Arjay. Jon Stewart put this one to bed. http://latim.....
» 19/11/2010 6:07:22 PM Uh oh. There goes the neighbourhood......
» 19/11/2010 6:05:52 PM Now you are just being perverse for the sake of it, sonofgloin. >>Pericles perhaps .....
» 19/11/2010 4:23:16 PM Indeed, Yabby. I nearly lost a valuable keyboard when I read this... >>Whereas in t.....
» 19/11/2010 12:48:50 PM D'you know, whistler, I'd really like to believe that. >>hi Pericles, change your t.....
» 19/11/2010 10:05:10 AM I'm genuinely sorry to hear that, whistler. >> Pericles, small questions? i've answ.....
» 19/11/2010 9:49:04 AM Errrr.... what "result" might that be, Boaz? >>Isn't it wonderful when we.....
» 19/11/2010 9:22:49 AM It all depends, I suppose, on how your prejudices line up, Boaz. >>That my dear Per.....
» 18/11/2010 1:58:36 PM Thanks, whistler, that's quite a lucid contribution. Just a few small questions, though. .....
» 18/11/2010 1:12:26 PM I suppose we should be thankful for small mercies, sonofgloin. >>You stick with the.....
» 18/11/2010 10:15:02 AM A fashionable sort of a rant, Mr Bagaric. It is bank-bashing season, after all. >>.....
» 18/11/2010 9:24:47 AM On those figures, Boaz, you simply don't have a business. >>If they have 7c in the .....
» 18/11/2010 8:40:14 AM If this was supposed to explain anything, sonofgloin, it most assuredly didn't. >>G.....
» 18/11/2010 8:20:51 AM That's the joy of keeping tabs on your fevered imagination, Boaz. Every so often you come .....
» 18/11/2010 7:37:27 AM Good to see that you started the thread, whistler. It might give the rest of us a chance .....
» 18/11/2010 7:19:46 AM That's a rather one-eyed view, sonofgloin. >> My considered opinion is that if we b.....
» 17/11/2010 8:39:25 PM You failed to highlight one simple statistic, sonofgloin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li.....
» 17/11/2010 4:29:33 PM I can see desperation creeping in, Boaz. >>One important point too..Soros was educa.....
» 17/11/2010 3:58:53 PM Silly me. >>This nation was born of immigrants that usurped the previous occupants&.....
» 17/11/2010 3:49:22 PM I obviously cannot do that, Shadow Minister. >>Please feel free to point out where .....
» 17/11/2010 12:46:55 PM I have a problem with this. As I tend to do, whenever the content of the message depends .....
» 17/11/2010 12:28:03 PM Interesting twist on the situation, merv09. >>Shadow Minister seems to think that o.....
» 17/11/2010 10:37:05 AM You could be right, of course Boaz. >>The difference between the current mess with .....
» 17/11/2010 8:22:39 AM Ok, Boaz, let's chase that rabbit down a hole for a while. >>If they truly believed.....
» 16/11/2010 3:27:29 PM I guess that's why this Forum's title contains the word "Opinion", George Jetson.....
» 16/11/2010 12:09:40 PM Here's a couple more reasons, Boaz, why you might like to re-think this. >>The only.....
» 15/11/2010 10:44:14 AM I really doubt that, Boaz. >>Pericles.. come on... here is your opportunity to make.....
» 15/11/2010 8:41:04 AM I can certainly relate to the concept, Boaz. Buying groups are nothing new in businesses.....
» 15/11/2010 8:21:13 AM Sorry, this is a bit OT But whistler, I couldn't let this pass without comment. >>.....
» 15/11/2010 7:59:11 AM I guess, if you stand on your head and squint sideways through industrial strength dark gl.....
» 15/11/2010 5:26:21 AM If you can't see that you are being led by the nose into a world of half-truths, innuendo .....
» 14/11/2010 5:44:40 PM In your dreams, Boaz. >>You have signalled a change in direction toward declaring M.....
» 14/11/2010 5:14:17 PM Nah, Boaz. >>In Arjay's case his main premise is based on speculation and arguments.....
» 14/11/2010 4:41:04 PM Poor choice of words on my part, CJ. >>The Coniston Massacre wasn't a "random .....
» 12/11/2010 10:31:04 PM I must say I found you far more agreeable in your plain vanilla whack-a-mozzie costume, Bo.....
» 12/11/2010 5:04:21 PM There are two basic attitudes that one can take to this kind of incident. Or two extremes,.....
» 12/11/2010 1:35:56 PM Absolutely, Paul1405. >>Pericles, precisely what is the will of the majority? There.....
» 12/11/2010 8:35:18 AM Cat got your tongue, Boaz? I know how important it is that you people have graven images .....
» 12/11/2010 7:57:25 AM I think it depends on your definition of "better", Ludwig. >>This hung pa.....
» 11/11/2010 11:30:06 AM And now that it is all out in the open, Boaz, can you provide references to this statement.....
» 11/11/2010 10:30:50 AM It is somewhat interesting when an atheist like Soros compares his actions with that of a .....
» 10/11/2010 9:53:24 PM What a funny little possum you are, Boaz, to be sure. >>The 'facts' I gave you were.....
» 9/11/2010 7:26:26 AM Facts, Boaz? >>It's allll in the facts<< You continue to regurgitate EDL quo.....
» 8/11/2010 4:27:04 PM The thing is, tomw, we're not actually any good at any of these either. >>Australia.....
» 8/11/2010 7:42:02 AM Well, not exactly, Arjay. >>Penn was implying that Obama needed another event like .....
» 7/11/2010 3:20:20 PM You missed a key part of the conversation, Arjay. In answer to the question "Do you .....
» 6/11/2010 5:57:59 PM In today's SMH, Mike Carlton suggests the Government should set up in competition with the.....
» 6/11/2010 5:09:59 PM A puzzling response, RawMustard. >>I'm sorry Pericles, but I've heard that song bef.....
» 6/11/2010 2:49:29 PM Let me add a little colour to my observation that the EDL is " just another bunch of .....
» 6/11/2010 2:48:29 PM We're 'way past the credibility limit on this, and heading rapidly into suspension of disb.....
» 6/11/2010 12:43:49 PM I don't believe I said that at all, pelican. >>While Pericles claims deception has .....
» 6/11/2010 6:55:31 AM That's pathetic. >>There seems no limits to the depths of human depravity in the na.....
» 5/11/2010 5:48:03 PM It's not quite like that I'm afraid, RawMustard. >>...what your failing to tell peo.....
» 5/11/2010 10:33:47 AM I'm starting to wonder whether we actually have an operational government at the moment. .....
» 5/11/2010 9:48:25 AM This article could so easily be satire. The author is clearly living in a sheltered works.....
» 5/11/2010 9:29:00 AM You're taking it all far too seriously, thinker2. Advertising has never been about ".....
» 5/11/2010 7:54:08 AM What a gem. It reads almost exactly like one of those faux-Trotskyite polemics from the s.....
» 4/11/2010 4:18:11 PM Non-issue, Boaz. >>Pericles old son...please tell me something. Do you really.. and.....
» 4/11/2010 4:02:36 PM Apologies for my tardy arrival, Forrest Gumpp. >>I must confess disappointment in P.....
» 3/11/2010 10:26:02 AM I can tell that you are puzzled, Boaz. >>Soccer hooligans have been around as long .....
» 3/11/2010 8:13:58 AM I'm not so sure, Shadow Minister. >>I see that Telstra has ramped up the capabiliti.....
» 3/11/2010 5:24:49 AM Y'know Boaz, sometimes I think you are channelling Arjay, with all these "left-wing c.....
» 2/11/2010 5:15:00 PM All things considered, Boaz, that is rather an elegant apology. >>Seriously...you d.....
» 2/11/2010 8:34:14 AM Boaz, I strongly recommend that you review your new policy of endorsing every overseas rig.....
» 2/11/2010 7:48:30 AM Sells' version of Christianity as periodically displayed on OLO has always been somewhat m.....
» 1/11/2010 9:02:45 AM Oh, the humanity! >>They also would not allocate any parking... Sounds like ALABAMA.....
» 1/11/2010 7:58:31 AM Not this one, vanna. >>In terms of software, Microsoft started in a gargage with tw.....
» 1/11/2010 5:19:10 AM Not really, Boaz. Be honest. >>Others have viewed the material including a 'frame b.....
» 31/10/2010 11:15:08 AM Comedy is often best served with a classic one-liner, Boaz. >>If the facts suggest .....
» 29/10/2010 1:08:26 PM Just a quick afterthought, Boaz. I believe you mentioned that the EDL and the Tea Party a.....
» 29/10/2010 12:24:57 PM Coupla points, Mr Töns. The first, of course, is that economic reality being what it is, .....
» 29/10/2010 7:42:29 AM I think you may be aware, you are digging a hole for yourself here, Boaz. >>well........
» 28/10/2010 3:45:43 PM Evidence, Chris Lewis? >>While I am keen on the importance of innovation, I would l.....
» 28/10/2010 2:07:49 PM That's where you may be wrong, Hasbeen. >>I'm sure he would never have wished this .....
» 28/10/2010 1:11:19 PM Sadly, vanna, these type of talkfests are part of the problem, not part of the solution. .....
» 28/10/2010 12:41:11 PM That's a little unfair, Yabby. >>If somebody does not believe in their own idea eno.....
» 28/10/2010 12:13:28 PM I think we may be talking at cross purposes here, Chris Lewis. >>pericles, what abo.....
» 28/10/2010 6:32:33 AM Sarcasm is not your strongest point, Boaz. >>Pericles.. poor gullible me... 'believ.....
» 27/10/2010 4:16:37 PM You only see what you want to see, don't you Boaz. >>TRUTH. 1/ Policeman bitten by .....
» 27/10/2010 3:44:32 PM That's a little unfair, Shadow Minister. >>The reason that the NBN company has to b.....
» 27/10/2010 3:12:36 PM That's the wrong question, Chris Lewis. >>However, i am keen to ask you what privat.....
» 27/10/2010 12:22:03 PM The heck with new industries, Yabby... >>*A better idea would of course be to impos.....
» 27/10/2010 9:18:38 AM I must confess to be a complete ignoramus on the structure and operation of the NBN. &quo.....
» 27/10/2010 8:20:35 AM We are being rather complacent, aren't we. There really isn't much in the locker after t.....
» 26/10/2010 10:56:03 PM That's tasteless, Boaz. Even for you. >>We both know that people who have "don.....
» 26/10/2010 2:34:10 PM It seemed a highly relevant observation to me, Boaz. >>I note that you have nothing.....
» 26/10/2010 10:52:09 AM Not exactly, Boaz. >>Of course you connect their rise with the closing down of the.....
» 26/10/2010 9:16:11 AM Prefer, Boaz? >>I prefer this myself "A new commandment I give to you, that yo.....
» 26/10/2010 8:22:04 AM You can always be relied upon for a good chuckle, Boaz. So thanks for keeping up the good .....
» 25/10/2010 1:10:42 PM So lets have a look at "exactly what they are", shall we Boaz? >>You then.....
» 25/10/2010 10:56:15 AM Your argument is based on a misreading, mac. >>Pericles, Yes, but in that case, Cae.....
» 25/10/2010 10:19:00 AM That's one way of looking at it, McReal. >>"A new way to maintain faith in a c.....
» 25/10/2010 9:05:02 AM That seems to be a little inconsistent, Boaz. >>Not a 3rd party....He Himself [impl.....
» 25/10/2010 8:34:28 AM One of your problems, Boaz, is that you are so very easily led. >>That vid was not .....
» 22/10/2010 7:29:06 PM That's also true, mac. >>Pericles, (The Roman conquest of Britain was in 43 AD)<.....
» 22/10/2010 4:29:29 PM It makes you wonder, doesn't it. >>Yes of course it goes without saying that ".....
» 22/10/2010 3:02:29 PM Don't sweat the small stuff, Antiseptic. What really puzzles me is why you get apoplectic.....
» 22/10/2010 12:33:19 PM Now I'm confused. Isn't "multiculturalism" - you know, that thing that gets Pie.....
» 22/10/2010 9:52:39 AM I am fully aware of the length, breadth, depth and quality of your exegetical contortions,.....
» 22/10/2010 8:46:10 AM An interesting concept, The Blue Cross. But I don't think it will fly. >>The 'old p.....
» 22/10/2010 7:55:56 AM Boaz, you are an absolute hoot. >>The posture I provided was quite deliberate in se.....
» 21/10/2010 4:52:22 PM I thought that Hockey had already backflipped on this. Crikey reported it this afternoon .....
» 21/10/2010 3:30:23 PM I am sure that Mr Bowman's company does a great deal of good, in the area of creating exhi.....
» 21/10/2010 12:34:05 PM Don't get carried away, KSW. >>Pericles, prince of Tyre, Given your reputation, I m.....
» 21/10/2010 8:56:39 AM In case you hadn't noticed, Mr White, we Australians become over-excited by the most unimp.....
» 21/10/2010 8:08:42 AM There seem to be two kinds of religious people, Boaz. Those who demonstrate their faith b.....
» 21/10/2010 7:27:11 AM Don't forget, Beelzebub, that the French are already into their fifth attempt at a Republi.....
» 20/10/2010 3:38:41 PM Such hysteria, Boaz, over a few little strikes. >>GREECE and FRANCE are the furthes.....
» 20/10/2010 2:36:53 PM Errr... sorry, Boaz, could you run that past me again? >>It would be possible to dr.....
» 20/10/2010 12:31:28 PM Classic, Beelzebub. >>Next year I can vote and im going to vote for the President a.....
» 20/10/2010 7:57:10 AM Let's leave the "how to extract value for the community" problem on the table fo.....
» 19/10/2010 5:02:27 PM I'm intrigued by your proposed "solution" stevenlmeyer. We have absolutely no d.....
» 19/10/2010 4:46:15 PM I just love it when you go off on a rant about a topic of which you know nothing, Boaz. .....
» 19/10/2010 8:41:01 AM nairbe makes a good point. Over the past fifty years or so we have venerated the universi.....
» 19/10/2010 8:18:48 AM It is easy to understand the glee with which Chancellor Merkel's (translated) remarks have.....
» 18/10/2010 5:11:52 PM I have noticed you write this on a number of occasions, Arjay. >>human rights abuse.....
» 18/10/2010 10:50:11 AM Interesting observation, Arjay. >>Pericles last yr you told us what a shining light.....
» 18/10/2010 8:27:39 AM Thanks Yabby, much appreciated, but as far as I'm concerned the tone and content of All-'s.....
» 17/10/2010 4:06:35 PM I guess that's one way to avoid answering the questions, Beelzebub - simply change the sub.....
» 17/10/2010 3:56:14 PM Ah. >>I assume that Pericles has heard of the Kato files of the Seventeenth century.....
» 15/10/2010 6:30:51 PM Incidentally, Beelzebub, the alternative scenario that I asked you to consider was not, fo.....
» 15/10/2010 6:14:42 PM Beelzebub, if you refer to Wikipedia, it helps to do so accurately. "Political scien.....
» 15/10/2010 3:57:06 PM Interesting theory, Hasbeen. >>If you want to see the result of excess diversity, y.....
» 15/10/2010 2:31:43 PM You misconstrue, pelican. >>Talking about 'people condescending to work reflects yo.....
» 15/10/2010 1:53:20 PM Not sure there is a significant difference, Beelzebub. >>Corporate globalization is.....
» 15/10/2010 12:50:19 PM It's all right Boaz, you don't need to make excuses. >>Just in case Pericles is dro.....
» 15/10/2010 10:43:20 AM I suspect the corruption part of this will fizzle out. The tender process for government .....
» 15/10/2010 10:16:20 AM That's interesting, All- >>I assume that Pericles has heard of the Kato files of th.....
» 15/10/2010 9:59:02 AM What a highly intriguing analogy you have chosen, stevenlmeyer. >>Specifically, too.....
» 15/10/2010 8:46:20 AM Ah yes, Arjay, I feel those scars every time I read yet another of your scintillating, but.....
» 15/10/2010 8:30:46 AM I am forever intrigued that we can each read the exact same words, but arrive at diametric.....
» 15/10/2010 7:50:03 AM You live and learn on OLO. The Tristar case. Fascinating. An object lesson for anyone thi.....
» 14/10/2010 3:19:59 PM I get it now, thanks Beelzebub. >>Leave this one to us unqualified yobbos to amuse .....
» 14/10/2010 7:45:32 AM Arjay, I think you have found your soulmate. >>Pathological Liars and Pan-physiolog.....
» 14/10/2010 7:41:15 AM Look more closely, Beelzebub. >>Which is why VW's were the most common car in Beiji.....
» 13/10/2010 2:12:07 PM My goodness, Boaz, we did get out of bed the wrong side today, didn't we. Such... bile. .....
» 13/10/2010 1:49:31 PM No wonder you had to approach your new fixation from an oblique angle, Boaz. If you'd simp.....
» 13/10/2010 1:08:08 PM You can plead all you want, Beelzebub. >>'ll have to plead the Forum's limit on the.....
» 13/10/2010 12:17:23 PM It occurs to me that these are exactly the kind of "human rights" issues that si.....
» 13/10/2010 10:43:45 AM Errr... I hate to bring this up, Cornflower. >>Research involving the main target g.....
» 13/10/2010 9:29:52 AM I'm with Houellebecq on this one. Demonization is, I suspect, largely in the eye of the .....
» 13/10/2010 8:44:35 AM I love articles like this. One long giggle. There's something uniquely American - perhaps.....
» 13/10/2010 7:52:09 AM Sorry, I can't help myself sometimes. When I said you contradict yourself, Beelzebub, I m.....
» 13/10/2010 5:40:16 AM No amount of verbal tap-dancing can conceal the fact that you haven't actually answered a .....
» 12/10/2010 5:57:23 PM Your description of "economic efficiency" is quite simply 'way off target, Beelz.....
» 12/10/2010 3:50:22 PM Thanks Chris C, I stand corrected. >>There was never any promise to roll back payro.....
» 12/10/2010 9:26:38 AM I suspect we've travelled this road many times before, Boaz. >>Fortunately, that si.....
» 11/10/2010 5:22:30 PM You're going to have to help me out here, Boaz >>But to any clear thinker the obvio.....
» 11/10/2010 4:45:53 PM Oh no. Not the frogs. Anything but the frogs. Oh, the humanity........
» 11/10/2010 4:43:00 PM Really, Passy, you don't provide particularly convincing examples, do you. >>Bolivi.....
» 11/10/2010 4:22:57 PM It is difficult to see this as anything but special pleading, helped along by a few female.....
» 11/10/2010 4:02:35 PM Here's a wild guess. China's ambassadors will protest grumpily for a few days. Their gove.....
» 11/10/2010 2:37:54 PM I must confess, I rarely read much of oug's stream-of-consciousness posts. And I, too, m.....
» 11/10/2010 10:17:16 AM An interesting topic. As I see it, the "cultural void of a dustbowl they call a coun.....
» 11/10/2010 9:17:27 AM I kinda like Plutarch's analysis, myself. http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/fabius_p.html .....
» 11/10/2010 8:38:50 AM Oh how quickly you prove me right, Boaz! Delightful. >>You know as well as I do, .....
» 11/10/2010 8:08:45 AM You give yourself far too much credit, Boaz. >>Re Pericles, he is a walking contrad.....
» 11/10/2010 5:44:51 AM A problem here might be the sheer breadth of some of the generalizations being made. Loud.....
» 10/10/2010 3:35:16 PM Nowhere did I suggest, Arjay, that Israel had nothing to do with Stuxnet. >>Face re.....
» 10/10/2010 12:58:10 PM Uh oh. Boaz is shocked. >>Pericles (to my shock, wonder and amazement) has attempte.....
» 10/10/2010 12:40:11 PM I always wondered what you did in your spare time, Boaz. >>If we all started out as.....
» 10/10/2010 12:11:00 PM Now it becomes clearer. >>I am a social researcher so perhaps that explains why i a.....
» 9/10/2010 6:50:16 AM Sorry, grateful, that angle doesn't work on me, I'm afraid. >>Your derision in the .....
» 8/10/2010 5:44:47 PM This is a serious topic, and ought not be trivialised by people who pretend that legalizat.....
» 8/10/2010 3:45:21 PM Does anyone keep tabs on how much we actually spend, as a nation, on the practice of multi.....
» 8/10/2010 3:33:28 PM Don't hold your breath. >>The question is when will Australia dig its head out of t.....
» 8/10/2010 3:26:13 PM Maybe not, grateful. >>Pericles, Regarding your remarks about previous posts concer.....
» 8/10/2010 3:06:32 PM That's good to know StG >>I did small bore shooting when I was at school.<< .....
» 8/10/2010 2:53:35 PM Please, please don't keep introducing facts into the discussion. Apart from anything else.....
» 8/10/2010 8:06:18 AM We have already passed the point of no return, rehctub. >>So, where do the answers .....
» 8/10/2010 7:47:06 AM I suspect it may be you who is in denial, grateful. >>Given the absense of a denial.....
» 7/10/2010 6:45:24 PM Speak for yourself, Arjay. >>Yes Pericles.The Corporate media do have us etherised......
» 7/10/2010 6:21:54 PM This is just meaningless nonsense, grateful, and you know it. >>Stevenlmeyer (or an.....
» 7/10/2010 12:17:54 PM You are only kidding yourself, grateful. >>Pericles, No apologies are warranted.<.....
» 7/10/2010 9:32:53 AM And not even the hint of an apology, grateful? For shame......
» 7/10/2010 8:11:28 AM Not sure how Prufrock joined the discussion, but I'll work with it for a while. I active.....
» 6/10/2010 3:54:48 PM So *that's* where they disappeared to. I always wondered. >>P.S. Pericles, StG the .....
» 6/10/2010 10:26:17 AM There are still people who want us to believe that Marxism is cool? Fascinating. As far a.....
» 6/10/2010 7:49:46 AM Ok, oug, you asked for it. >>pericules...come-on..you got/some..great-ideas just si.....
» 5/10/2010 9:43:47 AM "Well, derrr" Arjay. >>The real worry for them is that hackers have a new.....
» 5/10/2010 8:24:51 AM Intriguing thought, Rusty Catheter. >>Such early testing would add a likely 10 year.....
» 5/10/2010 8:13:37 AM I wouldn't be at all surprised, Arjay. >>The sophistocation of this virus according.....
» 5/10/2010 7:29:14 AM It would appear that you don't, Cornflower. >>So, do you have a source, or not? It .....
» 4/10/2010 10:07:10 AM Don't be so defensive, Cornflower. >>It is disingenuous of you to insist there is n.....
» 4/10/2010 8:20:18 AM No more did I, Cornflower. >>BTW, I did not, as you claim, say that euthanasia itse.....
» 4/10/2010 8:02:08 AM We'll have to agree to disagree here, isabelberners. >>Ms Cunneen seemed to suggest.....
» 4/10/2010 7:40:20 AM Thanks for drawing my attention to it, Arjay. >>You didn't look to hard ,they are a.....
» 3/10/2010 7:45:42 PM grateful, I do think that before you resume posting here, you should offer an apology to s.....
» 3/10/2010 7:30:35 PM Now I'm confused, Cornflower. Your first reference to Michael O'Neill's speech went as fo.....
» 2/10/2010 3:08:34 PM Doesn't convince anyone, Mr "Colour-me-Gullible" Arjay. Most of your list has a.....
» 2/10/2010 2:20:15 PM No offence taken, Nicnoto, let me reassure you. >>Obviously I have offended you<.....
» 1/10/2010 5:50:11 PM What a truly weird concept, Nicnoto. >>Now don't tell me that that human existence .....
» 1/10/2010 5:12:38 PM Wow. At first, I thought you were joining in the fun, Formersnag. >>Yes, that's ri.....
» 1/10/2010 1:25:36 PM That's not all, stevenlmeyer. >>If someone could explain to me what the term ".....
» 1/10/2010 9:10:48 AM What we have here a perfect example of the calm, balanced and rational approach that is th.....
» 30/09/2010 11:44:46 PM That was one of "three viewpoints", Arjay. >>Ahamdinejad "Some eleme.....
» 30/09/2010 9:08:21 AM He quite explicitly did not, Arjay. >>Pres Ahmadinejad of Iran recently addressed t.....
» 30/09/2010 8:40:39 AM I'll put NSW Government incompetence up against Qld Government incompetence any day of the.....
» 29/09/2010 4:13:22 PM An interesting perspective, MAREELORRAINE. >>I believe it might have been misplaced.....
» 29/09/2010 11:32:42 AM A multilayered issue, this one. First up, what is it about technology that people refuse .....
» 29/09/2010 11:06:25 AM That's a very categorical assertion, Ms Pringle. "A woman is at just as great a risk.....
» 29/09/2010 10:13:07 AM Most interesting. Forget the book's title. It was probably just the publisher's marketin.....
» 29/09/2010 8:40:22 AM He's a clever lad, that Ahmadinejad. The Wall Street Journal skewered the Arjays of this .....
» 29/09/2010 8:14:17 AM That makes a lot of sense, Mr Crabbe. >>The issue of the relationship between my po.....
» 28/09/2010 10:54:02 AM Agreed, Mr Crabbe. >>Enough! To clog this thread with more of this argument would b.....
» 27/09/2010 10:42:28 PM You share my old Latin master's skill at hair-splitting, Mr Crabbe. That's some achievemen.....
» 27/09/2010 5:46:03 PM At least I am giving your sophistry muscles a good workout, Mr Crabbe. >>Inasmuch a.....
» 27/09/2010 4:28:26 PM The problem is, Philo, we disagree on your very first premise. >>The human mind is .....
» 27/09/2010 1:57:04 PM Harsh, pelican? Possibly. >>Pericles I think you are being unjustly harsh.<< .....
» 27/09/2010 11:12:49 AM Are the Commonwealth Games relevant? Only in the sense that any international sporting co.....
» 27/09/2010 10:13:43 AM What a confused, and confusing, piece this is Mr Crabbe. >>I am about to tell you w.....
» 27/09/2010 9:07:54 AM That doesn't solve the "if I'm talking to one, I'm talking to all three" positio.....
» 27/09/2010 8:58:02 AM I am still having difficulty understanding how to move this discussion forward, Where_is_r.....
» 27/09/2010 8:39:02 AM You see, Arjay. This is what happens. >>President Ahmadinejad of Iran at his recent.....
» 24/09/2010 10:00:06 AM But how will you pick and choose, King Hazza? >>I for one would seriously doubt we .....
» 23/09/2010 6:36:39 PM It would take a great deal more than that to offend me, Where_is_reason. >>As for .....
» 23/09/2010 5:30:29 PM What a scary idea. Just think of the number of laws that will need to be created each yea.....
» 23/09/2010 5:18:40 PM Nope Still not quite there, Philo. >>That you prefer not to have an incarnation of .....
» 23/09/2010 1:23:29 PM You're kidding yourself, Where_is_reason. >>I have indeed answered some issues rela.....
» 23/09/2010 1:02:01 PM I absolutely agree, 100% vanna. >>The ultimate aim should be to develop more export.....
» 23/09/2010 11:22:21 AM Must... control... fist... of... death. Sorry. People talking about their desire to ensla.....
» 23/09/2010 11:07:37 AM You miss the point, Philo. Deliberately, I suspect. >>What I have said is we live l.....
» 23/09/2010 9:56:02 AM I'm pretty sure they still do this, vanna. >>If they want to purchase something wit.....
» 23/09/2010 9:03:03 AM I'm still not certain what you expect from this thread, Where_is_reason. It seems to be go.....
» 23/09/2010 8:33:58 AM That's nothing more than fancy footwork, Philo. >> The primary image one has of a h.....
» 23/09/2010 8:15:56 AM Thought so. Me: "Do you actually understand why the RBA is contemplating an increase.....
» 22/09/2010 5:20:51 PM This could have been a whimsical piece of fluff about becoming disoriented in shopping mal.....
» 22/09/2010 2:30:22 PM Time is running out for an apology, grateful. It is a particularly bad look, when you acc.....
» 22/09/2010 2:20:28 PM Mr Pilger makes some excellent points. Much of today's sport is no longer worth watching......
» 22/09/2010 9:16:47 AM You are right on the money, merv09. >>To start, the mined resources are non-renewa.....
» 22/09/2010 8:51:22 AM Why didn't you say so before, Where_is_reason? >>...the issue is not about defining.....
» 21/09/2010 10:13:41 PM So, tell me Arjay. >>As a result our RBA today announced that it would increase rat.....
» 21/09/2010 5:32:56 PM Some careful use of statistics, I notice. "While Australia’s agriculture exports inc.....
» 21/09/2010 4:58:24 PM A whole lot of barking, thinker 2, but not a lot of care in tree selection. Let's start w.....
» 21/09/2010 4:09:07 PM grateful, what's the story? >>My sister, 32-year-old Marwa el-Sherbini...<< .....
» 21/09/2010 9:59:17 AM Still trying to make sense of it all I see, Arjay. >>Banks produce nothing of tangi.....
» 21/09/2010 8:59:40 AM Hey, don't drag me into this, stevenlmeyer. >>Pericles won’t be equating Calvinopho.....
» 20/09/2010 10:35:58 AM That's stretching the concept of "natural" a bit, Where_is_reason. >>If g.....
» 20/09/2010 10:04:57 AM I'm sure that you have some answers that you prepared earlier, grateful. But in the spiri.....
» 20/09/2010 9:37:43 AM I keep trying, Arjay, in the hope that one day you will realize that you need to think for.....
» 20/09/2010 9:24:33 AM I think you answered your own question, Constance. >>Now, what is your problem with.....
» 20/09/2010 9:03:19 AM Sometimes it was the other way around, Constance. >>...towns with religious names (.....
» 20/09/2010 8:30:15 AM This is an odd article. It is either riddled with bitter sarcasm, or written entirely tong.....
» 18/09/2010 6:27:09 PM Thanks for the feedback, Constance. >>Yes, you sure are wishy washy and confusing t.....
» 18/09/2010 10:29:06 AM If I had been a member of Hitler Youth, I'd want to play it down too. But this is all abo.....
» 17/09/2010 4:28:58 PM Hello, KatieO First of all let me wish you well with your IT business. It's a jungle out .....
» 17/09/2010 1:21:18 PM Sorry, got distracted from the topic for a moment. Cardinal Newman, eh. On the way to bec.....
» 17/09/2010 11:23:00 AM I think the part that made me laugh out loud was where he is reported to have said: ".....
» 17/09/2010 9:01:18 AM Oh dear, I'm sorry Constance. I'm obviously not paying you enough attention. >> And.....
» 16/09/2010 5:12:54 PM That's genuinely funny, Arjay. >>Pericles Are you that afraid that you have now ass.....
» 16/09/2010 9:01:47 AM You need to get out more, Constance. >>Yes, the weasles in England. Apparently Lond.....
» 15/09/2010 9:57:46 AM Thanks for the link stevenlmeyer. It is a pity that it has taken so long for someone (int.....
» 15/09/2010 9:15:46 AM Thanks for introducing me to the secretofoz site, Arjay. It's a cracker. The kicker is th.....
» 14/09/2010 2:32:34 PM No, I meant what I said, mac. >>I think you mean 'raises the question',I hope I hav.....
» 14/09/2010 10:29:50 AM Relevant to consider? Sure. >>It is in fact relevant to consider the original sourc.....
» 14/09/2010 9:16:27 AM You call it points-scoring, bigmal... >>In your rush to score points you obviously .....
» 14/09/2010 8:49:38 AM It still sounds as though you are looking for some kind of conflict, stevenlmeyer. >&g.....
» 13/09/2010 5:28:07 PM Ya think, ink blot? >>Pericles You have misread each of the points I made<< .....
» 13/09/2010 3:18:33 PM Unfair on the animal, but. >>Does he have any pets? If not, then get him a pup or a.....
» 13/09/2010 3:04:59 PM I can only assume, stevenlmeyer, that you are so accustomed to disagreeing with me, that y.....
» 13/09/2010 2:53:39 PM "Metric of merit"? You're kidding, bigmal. >>Despite the smart arsed reto.....
» 13/09/2010 2:37:48 PM I recently discovered that this is one subject upon which Sells and I agree, ink blot. &g.....
» 13/09/2010 11:49:26 AM Oh dear. What a farrago of misunderstandings, Mr Turner. "Australia only needs forei.....
» 13/09/2010 11:02:55 AM This one isn't going to go away any time soon, is it. "Burning a holy book is the cl.....
» 13/09/2010 10:32:30 AM I'm a sucker for anything that might help understand why people are so in the thrall of re.....
» 13/09/2010 9:29:04 AM I knew that reminded me of something. >>The number words in the Koranmc trylogy giv.....
» 13/09/2010 6:32:34 AM Arjay, it may already be too late, but you ought to get a life, you know. >>There i.....
» 10/09/2010 2:07:48 PM No, I hadn't heard that, Constance. >>For the sake of this new same sex marriage le.....
» 9/09/2010 9:35:40 AM Not me, guv. >>Pericles: Why is the best figure of over 1 million dead so inconceiv.....
» 9/09/2010 9:14:38 AM That's the problem, Boaz. Right there. >>One last question "Do Christians and .....
» 9/09/2010 8:59:27 AM That's not a "corollary", Boaz. >>The corollary of your conclusion is tha.....
» 8/09/2010 4:56:21 PM That looks suspiciously like bait-and-switch, Sells. >> It is crucial that we under.....
» 8/09/2010 4:22:33 PM I'm with you Crackcup. The reactionaries will say "it can't be done". But it s.....
» 8/09/2010 11:32:26 AM Guilty as charged. It was a cheap shot, Foyle. >>No argument against what Pilger wr.....
» 8/09/2010 10:49:15 AM Now you are simply carping for the sake of it, Boaz. >>Even the HARSHest critics co.....
» 8/09/2010 10:10:33 AM You are most welcome, Eclipse Now. >>Thanks for your input and time. In an otherwis.....
» 8/09/2010 9:57:07 AM False Reality: John Pilger is an incisive, insightful and fearless journalist, whose every.....
» 8/09/2010 9:41:41 AM Hooray. At last, a proposition that can provide genuine reform, instead of the timid cosme.....
» 8/09/2010 8:59:18 AM A nicely balanced piece, Sells. I was tempted to say "for a change", but that wo.....
» 7/09/2010 5:44:57 PM I guess that's another difference between us, Eclipse Now. >>I don't think you've d.....
» 7/09/2010 5:01:31 PM Amicus, you're still in the grip of a visceral, emotional response to something that is fo.....
» 7/09/2010 10:28:36 AM Exactly, Eclipse Now. >>But the serious point here is that the areas of major insta.....
» 7/09/2010 9:52:19 AM As I said, MAREELORRAIN, you are perfectly entitled to your opinion. However, others are.....
» 7/09/2010 9:12:26 AM Incidentally Eclipse Now, I'm not sure I quite follow your logic here: >>Consolidat.....
» 7/09/2010 9:06:43 AM Einstein is entitled to his opinion too, Eclipse Now. >>Pericles said... Einstein s.....
» 7/09/2010 8:45:19 AM I'm a fan too, Yabby. >>Meantime I found a great breakfast cereal made by a housewi.....
» 6/09/2010 4:18:32 PM Isn't it a really good thing, MAREELORRAINE, that you are able to exercise the freedom to .....
» 6/09/2010 10:43:50 AM Unfortunately, there is not a skerrick of evidence that the Australian people, led by the .....
» 6/09/2010 10:31:53 AM And you prefer idealism, Eclipse Now. >>You obviously love the status quo. Dirty de.....
» 6/09/2010 9:54:21 AM Once again, your highly selective mind chooses to hear precisely what it wants to hear, Bo.....
» 6/09/2010 8:49:00 AM Interesting thought, Boaz. >>Look.. It's Kellie Trantor, "negotiating" wi.....
» 6/09/2010 8:33:57 AM Yep, the classic response from the devoted religionist. >>...you're belief has no s.....
» 3/09/2010 10:20:27 AM The blatant post-poll pork-barrelling that we are presently witnessing is appalling. The .....
» 3/09/2010 9:49:46 AM All very useful questions, MindlessCruelty. You assume that in order to recognize danger,.....
» 3/09/2010 9:29:31 AM Critique of your manifesto does not require deep thought, future of australia. >>Pe.....
» 3/09/2010 8:47:26 AM There's an interesting assumption built into your scenario, Horus. >>And with their.....
» 2/09/2010 5:05:38 PM And that's another thing, future of australia. >>I am looking for genuine debate in.....
» 2/09/2010 9:00:35 AM Looks like a classic feel-good gravy-train to me, EclipseNow. >>What could be wrong.....
» 2/09/2010 8:36:38 AM It's called "compromise", Ludwig. From the tenor of your post, I would deduce t.....
» 1/09/2010 4:33:46 PM Are you sure you mean this, future of australia? >>...all my ideas are outlined on .....
» 1/09/2010 3:21:37 PM I hope, for your sake and that of your about-to-expand family, Mr Holmes, that you never h.....
» 1/09/2010 11:43:44 AM Well I'm not. >>If you are suggesting this has to happen overnight it is a fantasy .....
» 1/09/2010 9:32:54 AM You're still not listening, grateful. >>If the majority of Australians were to forg.....
» 1/09/2010 9:06:44 AM Boaz, you spend far too much time scouring the web for images that titillate your paranoid.....
» 31/08/2010 4:04:35 PM Not the most convincing source, Eclipse Now. >>...based on the countless "Big .....
» 31/08/2010 3:25:46 PM Oh Boaz, you do try so hard, don't you. Even if it means gilding the lily every so often......
» 31/08/2010 2:23:39 PM Desperate stuff, intempore. >>I’ll attempt to break it down some more. Try to keep .....
» 31/08/2010 1:50:57 PM Thanks for the daily chuckle, Houellebecq. >>Besides, they love whinging too much t.....
» 31/08/2010 1:45:50 PM You're avoiding the issue, Eclipse Now. >>Basically what is it with you and Horus b.....
» 31/08/2010 11:22:02 AM There are more than a few flies of reality crawling around in your ointment of peaceful co.....
» 30/08/2010 10:39:17 PM You're imagining things now, Hasbeen. >>Incidentally, wasn't it Pericles who didn't.....
» 30/08/2010 5:33:38 PM Arjay has a "false flag" infatuation, Shadow Minister. >>What next? did t.....
» 30/08/2010 1:57:54 PM That's pure delusion, grateful. >>Pericles, I see you are still struggling with the.....
» 30/08/2010 1:36:36 PM Not a good look, Hasbeen. >>Does anyone else find it ridiculous that our PC brigade.....
» 30/08/2010 11:42:14 AM "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Hamlet Act 3, scene 2. >>Peri.....
» 30/08/2010 9:45:54 AM Sorry, Boaz. But you cannot rewrite history. Especially when the evidence remains on the i.....
» 30/08/2010 9:17:30 AM This kind of stuff fascinates me. Occasionally. A thousand words, each comprehensible a.....
» 29/08/2010 10:40:57 PM So, was he right, bushbred? >>Certainly Henry Kissinger foresaw the current problem.....
» 29/08/2010 7:01:44 PM Stop being precious, grateful. >>And Pericles and Cornflower... If i have a view ab.....
» 29/08/2010 6:33:29 PM Easy, Arjay. >>If it all BS why bother trying to scare us and why not have a thorou.....
» 29/08/2010 6:12:51 PM What a very odd assumption, Boaz. >>And dear Pericles, totally oblivious of the sta.....
» 28/08/2010 4:45:03 PM Now that's hilarious, Arjay. >>Alan Hart the renouned British journalist has now co.....
» 28/08/2010 2:54:01 PM Oh no, please not again, Arjay. >>The scientific evidence is over whelming.There ar.....
» 28/08/2010 2:45:37 PM I've always admired your rigid application of logic, Peter Hume. >>But if printing .....
» 28/08/2010 12:44:16 PM Nope. It doesn't work like that, nairbe. >>The primary question asked must bring th.....
» 28/08/2010 12:15:37 PM Your attitude is in some danger of becoming outdated, Horus. >>Us being wealthy sho.....
» 28/08/2010 9:47:26 AM Bad luck guys. "We would like to inform you that the shortlist with 20 projects for .....
» 27/08/2010 4:56:21 PM Yes, Boaz, we all know how you feel about Muslims. >>Of course..there is no reason .....
» 27/08/2010 1:31:15 PM Ah yes. Mr Fielding. >>Now we have Mister Zero Percent aka Steve Fielding, saying h.....
» 27/08/2010 1:10:18 PM A confused article, with a confusing proposal. "The stock-in-trade reasons that are .....
» 27/08/2010 9:18:25 AM Not sure of your thought process here, MindlessCruelty >>...the deregulation of ban.....
» 27/08/2010 8:57:25 AM Oh Boaz. It's sad that you have to scrape the barrel so hard, to find something to whack m.....
» 27/08/2010 8:43:19 AM I doubt that, Arjay. >>Could he just be a tool of the neo-cons?<< If you loo.....
» 26/08/2010 5:39:21 PM So that's a "yes", is it runner?.....
» 26/08/2010 5:34:03 PM Arjay, I thought we had sorted this out. >>Paul keating betrayed all Australians wh.....
» 26/08/2010 3:28:45 PM That logical path will lead you into all sorts of places you might not want to go, waswass.....
» 26/08/2010 3:15:14 PM I must be getting very world-weary and cynical in my old age. But that's the second time i.....
» 26/08/2010 1:59:40 PM Errr.... runner? >>Good story Richie. Hopefully the young man turned his sin and re.....
» 26/08/2010 12:05:21 PM Very interesting. I wonder how many Australian journalists could put together a comparabl.....
» 26/08/2010 11:15:38 AM (OT) Thanks for the advice, Hasbeen. >>Pericles, if you can still balance twin carb.....
» 26/08/2010 10:59:35 AM There could not be a better argument against the concept of a Bill of Rights than this. .....
» 26/08/2010 10:17:50 AM I stand corrected on the issue of criminal use, Danielle. But I still believe that the se.....
» 26/08/2010 9:24:25 AM Yeah, right. >>...the Iraq war, the Patriot Act and the rest would not have happene.....
» 25/08/2010 5:42:02 PM Oh, come now, nairbe. >>They may well have had much to be angry about but to elect .....
» 25/08/2010 5:34:56 PM Ok, examinator, let's dig a little deeper. >>The history of Microsoft is that it wa.....
» 25/08/2010 4:46:41 PM Hardly, Boaz. >>Pericles tends to latch onto any shred of dangling comment<< .....
» 25/08/2010 2:30:05 PM I just love the way myths are perpetuated. Here's one DreamOn prepared earlier... >&.....
» 25/08/2010 2:00:37 PM How extraordinary, Boaz, that you continue your almost perfect record, of grasping the wro.....
» 25/08/2010 1:41:25 PM Hmmm. I'm obviously having a bad day, as far as communication is concerned. Federalist op.....
» 25/08/2010 9:07:04 AM If this is your justification, GilbertHolmes, no wonder your argument is being drowned in .....
» 25/08/2010 8:36:16 AM Now here's a thought. By the end of Saturday night, I seem to recall that the total numbe.....
» 24/08/2010 5:11:18 PM This is the point at which I find I cannot no longer join the dots... >>Australia's.....
» 24/08/2010 4:54:27 PM Don't be such a tease, bigmal. >>But then if one does ones home work its not hard t.....
» 24/08/2010 1:14:26 PM I'm not too sure you will find them, Mr Hennessy. "Old China hands like me will be l.....
» 24/08/2010 11:42:39 AM It's all very tenuous, isn't it. The logic leaps that the article requires - often from o.....
» 24/08/2010 9:48:44 AM Your ability to warp and distort the words of others, Boaz, and then to build a federal ca.....
» 24/08/2010 9:23:59 AM Danielle, it is obvious that your heart is in the right place, but please don't contribute.....
» 23/08/2010 2:55:26 PM No doubt you do, GilbertHolmes. >>I would say that the first step in bringing about.....
» 23/08/2010 2:25:05 PM I honestly would have thought we had learned by now. Standing in the way of progress - ho.....
» 23/08/2010 11:39:40 AM Am I missing something here? Fifteen hundred words to determine that there is a differenc.....
» 23/08/2010 9:45:00 AM One of the more fascinating features of OLO is the way that it exposes the thought process.....
» 23/08/2010 9:10:18 AM It's even simpler than that, chuckew. >> In fact I am at a complete loss to underst.....
» 23/08/2010 8:58:43 AM Gotta love your optimism, Ludwig. Puts Pollyanna in the shade. >>Rather than the .....
» 23/08/2010 8:47:48 AM Maybe it is just because it is a Monday morning, but I am having a great deal of trouble p.....
» 23/08/2010 8:26:06 AM Maybe I'm just getting too old, or too cynical (or both), but my first thought when I read.....
» 23/08/2010 8:21:50 AM That's an aggressive stance, grateful. >>If a woman wants to cover partially or com.....
» 22/08/2010 10:01:27 AM I don't see any reason why not, MindlessCruelty. >>in the burqa style that has the .....
» 22/08/2010 8:09:15 AM You can protest as much as you like, Boaz, but we both know the reality of what you write,.....
» 21/08/2010 9:40:36 PM I thought it might be, sonofgloin. >>...the kWh is incorrect, I have called Integra.....
» 21/08/2010 2:43:21 AM I'd get them to check it again, if I were you sonofgloin. I've just paid mine, last week,.....
» 20/08/2010 3:26:55 PM They'd never do it, Hasbeen. >>Why not build offices for bureaucrats in ALL the reg.....
» 20/08/2010 3:00:41 PM Are you sure, sonofgloin? >>By control of our own destiny I was referring to our de.....
» 20/08/2010 10:09:19 AM That's exactly what is so thoroughly objectionable, Boaz. >>Pericles.. I am connect.....
» 20/08/2010 9:30:28 AM The most obvious defence against the imposition of a Bill of Rights is that in a reasonabl.....
» 19/08/2010 6:40:02 PM Even after all this time, Boaz, you still cannot get it right. >>THAT is the Swedis.....
» 19/08/2010 1:18:04 PM A thoroughly predictable set of impassioned, but thought-free, responses to a straightforw.....
» 19/08/2010 9:38:24 AM Sad to see that you have decided to get back on your favourite whack-a-mozzie hobbyhorse, .....
» 19/08/2010 9:11:21 AM There's nothing wrong with a bit of idealism, GilbertHolmes. >>Personally I am in f.....
» 19/08/2010 8:53:23 AM You are welcome, Arjay. The next part should now be fairly straightforward, now that you .....
» 18/08/2010 2:42:50 PM Are you serious, Arjay? >>OK Pericles since you seem to be so well versed,tell us h.....
» 18/08/2010 11:31:42 AM I suspected this day might come, if I lived long enough. There is, finally, a topic upon .....
» 18/08/2010 11:26:46 AM I love the way you make it sound as though there is a tap that we simply turn one way or t.....
» 17/08/2010 10:33:56 PM Sorry, Arjay. I've tried to explain it all in simple terms, but it is clear that you eithe.....
» 17/08/2010 10:27:56 PM I think you may be looking through the wrong end of the telescope, pelican. >>If we.....
» 17/08/2010 4:14:04 PM I'm afraid this still doesn't make any sense, Arjay. >>All the Aust govt need do is.....
» 17/08/2010 3:25:50 PM I'm not sure this argument is convincing, suzeonline. >>Anyone who does an informal.....
» 17/08/2010 2:56:23 PM Now, don't get too carried away, Boaz. >>That IS my point Pericles. "No more s.....
» 17/08/2010 11:16:47 AM I'm afraid this thread lost me at... >>we look toward moving to having a single glo.....
» 17/08/2010 11:04:16 AM That's quite an imagination you have there, snake. >> the burqua... is a symbol of .....
» 17/08/2010 10:06:01 AM Today's lesson, Arjay. >>My question to you also: Who does this inflationary money .....
» 17/08/2010 9:50:32 AM What a shame, Hasbeen. >>unfortunately a bug ate my computer, just recently, so I n.....
» 17/08/2010 9:26:16 AM I think that you small-Australia people are still missing the point. Before you begin a j.....
» 16/08/2010 5:48:27 PM Really, examinator? >>It has been a long held view that production as it is current.....
» 16/08/2010 5:40:21 PM I do wish you'd include references, Hasbeen. >>an Anglo Saxon's application for a j.....
» 16/08/2010 1:38:47 PM I wish you guys would get your story straight. Sing from the same hymn-sheet, as it were......
» 16/08/2010 10:17:52 AM Incidentally, Stern, for all your blind adulation, Margaret Thatcher's politics were a del.....
» 16/08/2010 9:36:48 AM Motive, Stern? >>Pericles.. I am not sure what your motive is but I have answered y.....
» 15/08/2010 11:58:39 PM Wow. "[Deleted or obsenity]. Posted by Foxy, Sunday, 15 August 2010 6:52:40 PM".....
» 15/08/2010 5:06:33 PM That's just more bunkum, Arjay. >>Our Govt used to create a lot of cash in the form.....
» 15/08/2010 1:45:57 PM Are you sure, Stern? >>Pericles… no porkies… my commuting costs dropped by 70% foll.....
» 15/08/2010 11:09:03 AM That's odd, Arjay. >>Money only represents human productivity and potential.<<.....
» 14/08/2010 7:38:27 PM Typical >>What you think computes does not concern me<< Caught out in a blat.....
» 14/08/2010 2:59:07 PM Sorry, my mistake, Arjay. I thought that when you said... >>make the Reserve Bank.....
» 14/08/2010 9:50:06 AM I've decided that your posts on economics are so completely riddled with nonsense, Arjay, .....
» 13/08/2010 3:21:39 PM Nope. Does not compute, Stern. >>the bus travel was barred by the monopoly operat.....
» 13/08/2010 2:13:21 PM I love that epithet, "chattering classes". It is a sure sign of a complete abs.....
» 13/08/2010 1:33:33 PM Errrr, I think you may have missed the point, Boaz. Again. >>you are equating the i.....
» 13/08/2010 10:25:12 AM At first glance, this would seem to be a statement of the bleedin' obvious. "It is e.....
» 13/08/2010 9:32:17 AM Thanks for the clarification, Stern. >>Pericles I was wrong, I will correct myself….....
» 13/08/2010 8:41:41 AM Seems very simple to me. Tell the people to stop having sex. Apparently, that causes babi.....
» 12/08/2010 11:06:59 PM Beautifully put, Foxy. I tips me lid......
» 12/08/2010 7:35:45 PM Sorry Boaz, I must be reading the wrong newspaper. >>Yet from that 2% we have had m.....
» 12/08/2010 3:47:15 PM What an oddball thought, Boaz. >>But if you put your thinking cap on.. who would 'c.....
» 12/08/2010 3:26:31 PM Permit me a modicum of doubt on this assertion of yours, Stern. >>Pericles... train.....
» 12/08/2010 3:00:21 PM But is it the right question, stevenlmeyer? >>What about fuel from fungi?<< .....
» 12/08/2010 11:49:33 AM You'd make a great Imam yourself, Boaz. >>how many video's does a person need of Im.....
» 12/08/2010 11:28:38 AM That's hardly a cogent defence, Proxy. >>my intention is to "conflate the two .....
» 12/08/2010 9:13:15 AM It's good to see that you have made some effort, Arjay. >>Derivatives are contracts.....
» 12/08/2010 8:51:58 AM Is that the only choice, Arjay? >>So choose Pericles,nuclear annhilation or truth a.....
» 12/08/2010 8:42:15 AM I think you may be mis-attributing here, Dan S de Merengue. >>And it’s definitely a.....
» 11/08/2010 5:59:06 PM You were lucky, Stern. >>My commuting costs fell to 30% of what they were previous .....
» 11/08/2010 2:11:47 PM I believe that Mises may be your own personal God, Peter Hume. It is either "believe.....
» 11/08/2010 1:08:53 PM There seems to be something of a disconnect here. The entire article could have been writ.....
» 11/08/2010 10:11:19 AM The standard advice in situations like this, Arjay, is "when you find yourself in a h.....
» 11/08/2010 9:50:27 AM Of course they are, Arjay. >>Only the little secrets will be revealed by the likes .....
» 11/08/2010 9:25:26 AM With your last reference - for which thanks, Proxy - you have managed to bring the argumen.....
» 11/08/2010 9:05:53 AM I think the context is important here. If he had been standing on a street corner, harang.....
» 10/08/2010 6:22:08 PM If this - quite rivetting - thread demonstrates anything, it is that the old notions of ma.....
» 10/08/2010 4:07:03 PM And to think, Arjay, how I so very nearly missed this contribution of yours entirely. Such.....
» 10/08/2010 3:15:29 PM Is that right, Proxy? >>Nobody is suggesting that only Muslims beat their wives<.....
» 10/08/2010 2:38:37 PM Many thanks for these, Boaz >>The Cantle Report... read it and weep Pericles.<&l.....
» 10/08/2010 6:08:24 AM The thing is, Proxy, that I can spot the difference between a voluntary system of adjudica.....
» 9/08/2010 9:50:27 PM Circumventing, Arjay. Not at all. >>Pericles,you are circumventing the real issues.....
» 9/08/2010 6:34:27 PM It was just another example, Arjay, of your total disregard for facts. >>Pericles,w.....
» 9/08/2010 1:20:49 PM You were close, Yuyutsu. >>Well, that's good news, Arjay, I was under the, apparent.....
» 9/08/2010 10:14:02 AM I think you missed one, Boaz. 11/ Have you stopped beating your wife? GREENS DECLINED TO.....
» 9/08/2010 9:15:41 AM That's very funny, Boaz. >>you think that by changing vocabulary you can change rea.....
» 9/08/2010 8:50:30 AM I'd like to say that you are at you most annoying, Boaz, when you put on your opera-cloak .....
» 9/08/2010 6:25:04 AM Yep, that old furphy, Proxy. I suspected that was where you were coming from. >>Sha.....
» 8/08/2010 5:57:59 PM A perfectly understandable cop-out, Proxy. >>Pericles, However I respond to you, yo.....
» 8/08/2010 11:45:54 AM Far from it, Proxy. Far from it. >>Foxy, I'm not making assumptions, I'm stating fa.....
» 7/08/2010 10:51:36 AM Hi Kettle. >>I wouldn't have expected anything else from you Pericles. Twist the st.....
» 6/08/2010 10:34:21 PM On what grounds, Arjay? >>let's put the weapons inspectors in both Israel and Iran......
» 6/08/2010 10:30:38 PM The Guardian is a perfectly acceptable source, Proxy. >>Pericles, Is the Guardian s.....
» 6/08/2010 4:03:18 PM I doubt very much whether the rorts are at all political. The departments that implement .....
» 6/08/2010 3:36:27 PM Heck, I should know better by now. But hey, I'll bite. Let's start with some facts. >.....
» 6/08/2010 12:19:47 PM Incidentally Boaz, I notice you didn't even have the courtesy to answer the question, whil.....
» 6/08/2010 12:14:08 PM The really sad thing, Boaz, is that I believe you are serious. >>All I'm saying, is.....
» 6/08/2010 11:45:07 AM It's all OK, Arjay, don't panic. >>Philip Giraldi and Ray McGovern are ex-CIA agent.....
» 6/08/2010 9:16:26 AM What, all of it, Boaz? >>To understand the relationship between Israel and America......
» 5/08/2010 6:03:23 PM Thanks for the heads-up on this, by the way Arjay. >>They love me on the Ron Paul s.....
» 5/08/2010 1:20:24 PM No surprise there, Arjay. >>Yabby and Pericles.They love me on the Ron Paul site an.....
» 4/08/2010 2:26:33 PM Of course Stern = Col. The proof - if proof were needed - is that he couldn't resist the .....
» 4/08/2010 8:40:58 AM I know that it is your obsession, Arjay, but you really should not allow it to corrupt you.....
» 4/08/2010 6:25:27 AM Ok, Arjay. >>Just another lie Pericles is the average weekly wage/salary of $1200.I.....
» 3/08/2010 10:14:51 PM We may be getting somewhere. Slowly. >>Pericles,while wages have increased with inf.....
» 3/08/2010 10:15:33 AM I believe that you are absolutely right, Boaz. >> I suppose deep at heart most of w.....
» 3/08/2010 9:50:47 AM I don't really think that "facts" are at issue here, Arjay. >>How about .....
» 2/08/2010 8:47:53 AM Interesting case, Boaz. Thanks for the link. >>For some insights on this, and how s.....
» 31/07/2010 7:24:00 AM Oh dear, Richie 10 >>Cheer up the sun is still in the sky even if it is above the c.....
» 30/07/2010 11:58:26 AM Most of the 1500 words were suitably bland. But this confused me. "Your family home .....
» 30/07/2010 11:31:42 AM Sells, you continue to reassure me in my atheism. Thank you. "It was always predicta.....
» 30/07/2010 9:29:02 AM That is far too sensible a suggestion for anyone to take seriously, Ludwig. >>So, w.....
» 30/07/2010 9:09:44 AM I've no idea which State you live in, we are unique, but it cannot be NSW. >>...whe.....
» 29/07/2010 2:20:39 PM I've had a look at the Wikileaks material - sampled it, really, using their handy index an.....
» 29/07/2010 12:50:18 PM This is all very worthy and all. But certainly in NSW, governments have consistently shir.....
» 29/07/2010 11:35:58 AM Fair enough Phil Matimein. >>What I noticed Pericles was that whole towns had unemp.....
» 29/07/2010 9:00:44 AM 1981-1993 were, as I recall Phil Matimein, the period of significant growth of the UK econ.....
» 28/07/2010 1:57:01 PM Extending the metaphor just a little, this article is a bit of a dog's breakfast. The the.....
» 28/07/2010 9:57:10 AM If we're being pedantic, sonofgloin... >>I do not want to be pedantic but the unive.....
» 28/07/2010 9:14:24 AM Perhaps you should get out more, Phil Matimein. >>I don't know too many people who .....
» 28/07/2010 8:56:02 AM It's nothing to feel embarrassed about, Boaz. >>In my case.. I have had an 'experie.....
» 27/07/2010 5:49:34 PM I've tried very hard to get this sentence out of my head - honest I have - but it keeps co.....
» 27/07/2010 5:37:54 PM An interesting judgment, sonofgloin. >>I was just astounded to hear the rubbish bei.....
» 27/07/2010 11:34:43 AM Luv yer work, Forrest Gumpp. Your problem is, of course, that you are looking for facts, .....
» 27/07/2010 9:39:42 AM My chuckle was not about pollution, Arjay, but your blinkered and simplistic "solutio.....
» 27/07/2010 9:11:45 AM Not sure that this gets you off the hook, individual: >>The gist of my statement wa.....
» 27/07/2010 8:26:15 AM Oh dear, Arjay. I despair of you. >>The following traitors;George Bush,Dick Cheney,.....
» 26/07/2010 1:34:25 PM Thanks for another good chuckle, Boaz. You never fail to come through. Your "scary/a.....
» 26/07/2010 11:39:52 AM Where's Col Rouge when you need him? Confession: I am no Thatcher groupie. But I could no.....
» 26/07/2010 8:58:37 AM I just love the logic behind this. >>'Then one grey day the big bad white man came .....
» 26/07/2010 8:44:30 AM But surely, Philo... >>That the Roman Church maintains old Roman world gender tradi.....
» 26/07/2010 8:24:42 AM I had to chuckle at this one, Arjay. >>Much of this pollution can be reduced by man.....
» 23/07/2010 5:38:36 PM No kidding, Boaz? That's not how it came across at all. >>[voting in such an ".....
» 23/07/2010 9:55:25 AM I think that it is only fair to point out, Boaz, that your post is completely at odds with.....
» 23/07/2010 9:39:45 AM You continue to scale new heights in your attempts to paint Christianity as somehow differ.....
» 23/07/2010 6:29:41 AM While Dan's in research mode, he might like to give us an example or two of the "reli.....
» 22/07/2010 5:02:59 PM Suitably chastened, Cornflower. "Peace, peace, and give experience tongue. They do a.....
» 22/07/2010 3:17:02 PM Thanks for the name check, Houellebecq. >>Pelican and Pericles are ok too but in a .....
» 22/07/2010 1:22:26 PM The same old song. >>But that reality does not give Beijing license to throw its we.....
» 22/07/2010 12:01:03 PM I reckon it went like this. "I'm not really a cab driver, I'm actually a Senior Recr.....
» 22/07/2010 9:13:49 AM Grow up, Arjay. It's not all about you. >>The evidence to most logical intelligent .....
» 22/07/2010 8:53:58 AM Just as I predicted, Boaz. >>The verses in Corinthians and Timothy.. should be bala.....
» 21/07/2010 6:15:36 PM It's quite sad that you don't get it, Arjay. Because your stubborn adherence to the mythol.....
» 21/07/2010 3:11:25 PM There's absolutely no point, Arjay, in giving me a half-baked lecture on chemical compound.....
» 21/07/2010 2:22:31 PM How very sweet of you to have missed me, Boaz. >>No old son.. I don't see a contrad.....
» 21/07/2010 1:39:43 PM This is exactly what I meant, Arjay, when I pointed out that "so many assumptions are.....
» 21/07/2010 10:37:16 AM I am, as you know, something of a conoisseur of the contradictions that abound in your pos.....
» 21/07/2010 9:28:06 AM The question about the position of women in the church holds only a passing interest for m.....
» 21/07/2010 9:10:31 AM More voodoo economics Arjay. >>With hyper-inflation Pericles,the last place you wou.....
» 21/07/2010 8:22:37 AM That's not the way I read it, King Hazza. >>This topic has NOTHING to do with compu.....
» 21/07/2010 6:27:59 AM We have tried, Arjay. >>Lot's of generalisations from the likes of examinator but h.....
» 20/07/2010 10:01:40 AM I do not consider, George, that the absence of 1.4 million Australians from the Electoral .....
» 20/07/2010 9:23:04 AM It might actually be worth expanding on this a little, Boaz. >>How can low interest.....
» 20/07/2010 8:53:53 AM One day, Arjay, when you have grown a little older and a little wiser, you will look back .....
» 19/07/2010 5:05:19 PM I read the article. I looked through the web site. I remain convinced that this is a jok.....
» 19/07/2010 2:35:20 PM Could be an urban myth, pelican. >>Wasn't it a Maccas hamburger that someone left o.....
» 19/07/2010 1:55:46 PM Still pushing the ol' barrow I see, Boaz. Your proposed justification for the State sanct.....
» 19/07/2010 12:13:06 AM Oh dear, Arjay. >>Obama does the bidding of Wall St and the US Federal Reserve.They.....
» 24/06/2010 9:51:43 AM Boaz, you can be very exasperating at times. Your "research" is the internet eq.....
» 24/06/2010 9:12:50 AM I'm glad that my contributions are so appreciated. >>Pericles.. you are turning int.....
» 24/06/2010 8:27:56 AM That is certainly one aspect of it, david f. >>Without knowing all the statments ma.....
» 23/06/2010 11:21:36 AM There's no need for the gratuitous "told-you-so" sneer, Loxton. >>it's go.....
» 23/06/2010 11:10:45 AM You are rambling, Boaz. In this your most recent incarnation, it appears that you are usi.....
» 23/06/2010 10:41:20 AM well... yes, david f >>Humans thought in religious ways while they were fighting of.....
» 22/06/2010 1:28:23 PM Let's be realistic here. It is not "pessimism" to point out that, in the cosmic.....
» 22/06/2010 9:06:09 AM If that's the case Boaz - and I do take leave to doubt it - then you are not doing a very .....
» 21/06/2010 6:46:45 PM Now now, Boaz, don't get so agitated, it's not at all convincing. >>you are raving .....
» 21/06/2010 6:03:28 PM I actually don't have the time to read all 1,550,000 papers on the topic that you kindly p.....
» 21/06/2010 12:06:39 PM There's probably a good reason for this, qanda. >>Most so called 'sceptics' don't d.....
» 21/06/2010 11:29:51 AM This is quite a revelation to me Ludwig. >>Today was a lovely day. But the forecast.....
» 21/06/2010 9:57:16 AM But seriously, Boaz, it is probably about time you stopped pretending to be some kind of e.....
» 21/06/2010 9:39:09 AM I'll ignore for the moment the arrogance and condescension dripping from your post, Boaz, .....
» 21/06/2010 9:13:20 AM There's certainly a lot of froth and bubble here, isn't there. But very little that advan.....
» 19/06/2010 11:10:32 AM You have a very odd perception of my response to your ramblings, Boaz. >>...that wa.....
» 18/06/2010 2:38:23 PM It's always ugly, lancing a boil. It's even uglier, of course, when everybody leaps in t.....
» 18/06/2010 1:51:51 PM Another aspect, that of course the BNP does not highlight, just in case it interferes with.....
» 18/06/2010 1:35:34 PM I'm beginning to worry about you Boaz. Your political trajectory has taken a distinct lurc.....
» 17/06/2010 9:46:51 AM Sorry Arjay, but your post makes absolutely no sense, from any direction and at any level......
» 16/06/2010 1:43:07 PM I am, as always, deeply indebted to you Boaz, for introducing me to such a fascinating bun.....
» 16/06/2010 9:57:10 AM Interesting example of Boaz revisionism. >>So..for example when I point to a porti.....
» 16/06/2010 9:17:13 AM Boaz, what happened to my polite request? "Yes, I've downloaded [AGENDA 21]. Which p.....
» 16/06/2010 9:11:04 AM Don't get too carried away Arjay. >>It is also interesting to note that both Syria .....
» 16/06/2010 8:38:16 AM A very long bow indeed, Boaz. >>hmmm..and denial of access to information about fai.....
» 15/06/2010 3:54:21 PM Earth calling Boaz... >>BUT WAIT...I thought under a 'Theocracy' we were supposed t.....
» 15/06/2010 10:41:04 AM I'm with Phil Matimein on this. There are almost as many traps for the unwary in delegati.....
» 15/06/2010 8:45:09 AM Now Boaz, respect the question please. benq asked, most sincerely... >>Don't forge.....
» 11/06/2010 4:38:11 PM I'm not sure it works that way, Boaz. >>"If the richest countries in the world.....
» 11/06/2010 4:08:08 PM Yes, I've downloaded it. >>AGENDA 21 ? has anyone taken the trouble to LOOK this up.....
» 11/06/2010 2:06:29 PM Thanks Graham, a very useful addition to the discussion. I expect we will soon be overrun.....
» 11/06/2010 2:03:33 PM I have a question for you, one under god. Where is the money now, that has been stolen fr.....
» 11/06/2010 1:54:27 PM There is a consistent theme emerging, which is that "the poppy fields should be destr.....
» 11/06/2010 10:35:11 AM The most cogent discussion of this that I have read recently has been Sheri Berman's artic.....
» 10/06/2010 8:53:44 AM The bit missing from your post, Formersnag, was giving us all marks out of ten for our eff.....
» 9/06/2010 2:07:21 PM I call it as I see it, davrosz. >>That's some gloomy sentiments. Really what you ar.....
» 9/06/2010 9:28:39 AM Not as much as you might think, pelican. >>Pericles Are you talking about internati.....
» 9/06/2010 8:57:20 AM "True democracy" sits in the same out-basket as "a fair society", or e.....
» 9/06/2010 8:26:31 AM C'mon. This is an advertisement, isn't it? Very subtle, but very clever. I bet Roddick's .....
» 8/06/2010 2:34:40 PM No, no, Severin dear heart, a thousand times no... >>Question: Can one be gay and b.....
» 8/06/2010 10:35:14 AM You have a rather odd understanding of what happens when you put yourself forward for publ.....
» 8/06/2010 9:31:55 AM Sadly, Jon J, I doubt it is information that would help you. >>If you have any way .....
» 8/06/2010 8:52:44 AM Gotta love yer logic Proxy. >>CJ Morgan, When authoritative surveys determine that .....
» 7/06/2010 5:08:19 PM I can actually believe that you would, Boaz. >>If I ever stood for election, it wou.....
» 7/06/2010 4:27:44 PM Given the amount of airplay this topic gets on this forum, I'm a little surprised at the q.....
» 7/06/2010 10:35:00 AM Profuse apologies: Ms Tankard Reist, of course, not Tankard Rice........
» 7/06/2010 10:33:11 AM I'm glad it wasn't just me, Severin. >>MTR does herself a disservice by switching t.....
» 6/06/2010 4:58:52 PM This is at the heart of the issue, in my view. >>Ok, bugger off then... We'll sit o.....
» 5/06/2010 10:50:05 AM You obviously - once again - only read the bits that you want to see. >>Now, what d.....
» 4/06/2010 6:38:48 PM Semantics, Antiseptic. >>He was warning of a danger, not threatening a consequence......
» 4/06/2010 6:25:56 PM That's fine, Arjay. What you say is perfectly true, as a philosophical observation. >&.....
» 4/06/2010 1:49:11 PM I just love it when you take my name in vain, Antiseptic. >>Besides, who do I harm .....
» 4/06/2010 1:00:55 PM Hmmmm. I think I've touched a nerve somewhere along the line. >>For 'atheist' above.....
» 4/06/2010 11:23:30 AM Just so long as you don't hold your breath, Antiseptic. >>I'm still waiting for Per.....
» 4/06/2010 9:55:41 AM It gets better, of course. >>...and see if it is possible to gently draw you to loo.....
» 4/06/2010 9:54:58 AM I am fascinated by your change in tactic, Boaz. It says more about you than you could poss.....
» 3/06/2010 6:37:11 PM My goodness, Boaz, you really do think that we have a short memory. Or perhaps you would .....
» 3/06/2010 5:30:43 PM Not convinced, Dan S de Merengue. But you wouldn't expect me to be, would you. >>So.....
» 3/06/2010 4:05:49 PM Interesting piece in Crikey by Noel Turnbull at RMIT, on the topic of "how others see.....
» 3/06/2010 9:53:35 AM I guess it is a pointless exercise, to yet again point out to you the excruciating double .....
» 3/06/2010 9:05:27 AM Just as I suspected, Antiseptic. Ya got nuthin'. >>"Akermanis was confronted .....
» 3/06/2010 8:52:52 AM That's a highly likely scenario, Boaz, in my view. "The world is changing" is o.....
» 2/06/2010 6:12:03 PM Sadly, suzeonline, it isn't going to be that simple. >>Maybe the people who brokere.....
» 2/06/2010 5:44:44 PM I'll trade you, Antiseptic. I'll answer your question, if you'll answer mine. >>Ar.....
» 2/06/2010 1:45:40 PM It is quite instructive that you have been unable to select even one example, Antiseptic, .....
» 2/06/2010 9:27:55 AM You ask very good questions sometimes, Arjay. >>Pericles,If the IMF, Federal Reserv.....
» 2/06/2010 8:53:02 AM G'day kettle. Pot calling. >>One of the reaons your criticism of me is like water o.....
» 2/06/2010 8:40:52 AM As you say, Antiseptic, I'm finding the going here a little tough. But I'm still trying t.....
» 2/06/2010 8:26:36 AM There is a little unwelcome turd of inconsistency in the swimming-pool of your argument, P.....
» 1/06/2010 5:28:51 PM More priceless waffle, Boaz. >>Dear Pericles yes...I remember Barking..and I rememb.....
» 1/06/2010 11:59:24 AM There is never going to be a "one size fits all" agreement on this, because ever.....
» 1/06/2010 11:50:18 AM Don't display your ignorance quite so blatantly, Boaz. Remember Barking? >>Firstl.....
» 1/06/2010 11:12:01 AM So you finally accept that it is homophobia, Antiseptic, as you quote - seemingly approvin.....
» 1/06/2010 10:28:57 AM Extremely sad. First the confession: I was very, very nearly persuaded to vote for Rudd, .....
» 1/06/2010 9:55:29 AM Put it down to a total lack of imagination on your part, Proxy. >>I find it an endl.....
» 1/06/2010 9:30:43 AM That's what I love about those stories. They're so dramatic. >>Standing there among.....
» 1/06/2010 8:57:48 AM Arjay, it doesn't work like that. >>instead of borrowing from China,much of this mo.....
» 1/06/2010 7:15:45 AM So, a seven-second snippet from a programme called - what was it? Oh yes, "Hypothetic.....
» 31/05/2010 7:54:45 PM Boaz, for the gazillionth time, I have absolutely no interest in discussing comparative re.....
» 31/05/2010 4:53:18 PM For sheer, blind cheek, Boaz, this one rates right up there with your best. That's pretty .....
» 31/05/2010 1:40:59 PM Careful, runner. >>The practice is barbaric but not nearly as much as abortion. At .....
» 31/05/2010 1:28:04 PM I read this somewhere over the weekend. "Akermanis has it round the wrong way. It is.....
» 31/05/2010 12:57:15 PM The "controversy" here is entirely manufactured, with Dan S de Merengue its Head.....
» 31/05/2010 9:19:07 AM Well, I have tried. For the past few years I have attempted to point out to the fearmonge.....
» 31/05/2010 8:49:27 AM Small correction of fact, stevenlmeyer. >>This sort of language can lead a pop star.....
» 29/05/2010 5:29:04 PM Is it my imagination, but has the whack-a-mozzie rhetoric wound up a notch or two since he.....
» 28/05/2010 9:06:26 AM You say this, but you don't really believe it, do you [insert current pseudonym here]? &g.....
» 28/05/2010 8:47:55 AM You are such a hoot, [insert current pseudonym here]. >>"They may take our lan.....
» 27/05/2010 5:53:46 PM You still don't get it, Arjay. >>Pericles go to the http://ae911truth.org/ and pick.....
» 27/05/2010 11:23:41 AM You still don't get it, Arjay. >>Pericles,Define the points or parameters you wish .....
» 27/05/2010 10:58:38 AM That would be after footy training, I guess, woulfe. >>Now you're getting me nervou.....
» 26/05/2010 1:43:04 PM That was never in doubt for a moment, benq, right from the start. >>...it's obvious.....
» 26/05/2010 8:46:11 AM Boaz, I think you may be imagining things. Again. But I may be mistaken in my reading, s.....
» 26/05/2010 8:43:12 AM "Dredged", Boaz? >>PROXY.....have a look at those links Pericles dredged .....
» 25/05/2010 7:44:12 PM But how you forget, Boaz. So quickly, you forget already. >>You and dear foxy are b.....
» 25/05/2010 6:02:30 PM Dancing hard, I see stevenlmeyer. >>Please explain why a belief system or ideology .....
» 25/05/2010 3:50:15 PM Pure sophistry, stevenlmeyer. >>I hate and fear ALL totalitarian belief systems Tha.....
» 25/05/2010 1:26:34 PM C'mon Arjay. Start getting real. >>F. What do you think Pericles?<< I think .....
» 25/05/2010 12:53:06 PM Severin, I'm not too sure about this. >>maybe if I'm a very good girl all year, I'l.....
» 25/05/2010 10:26:14 AM You seem to be missing an important aspect of this deal, Arjay. >>Pericles,define t.....
» 25/05/2010 9:46:49 AM And please, Antiseptic, try to stay on-topic >>So next time I feel like a wee I sho.....
» 25/05/2010 9:41:05 AM I see we have shifted focus a little, Antiseptic. >>we seem to be making some progr.....
» 25/05/2010 8:54:22 AM Always amusing, Dan S de Merengue. But this is classic, in its way. >>With over 200.....
» 25/05/2010 6:28:08 AM Don't change the subject, Arjay >>OK.Pericles start debunking the the science of fr.....
» 24/05/2010 7:48:16 PM I am in awe of your ability to ignore anything that you don't want to hear, Boaz. >>.....
» 24/05/2010 7:29:12 PM I'm sure we've had this conversation before, Arjay. >>So place your bets.I spoke to.....
» 24/05/2010 4:49:35 PM That was... a little odd, Boaz, to say the least. But it did remind me of something... no.....
» 24/05/2010 1:19:42 PM Sorry Phil. It's not you, it's me. But when I saw the headline... "Goldie Hawn co.....
» 24/05/2010 12:45:35 PM Moving along even faster. What fun. We seem to have boiled it down to "does the fact.....
» 24/05/2010 11:23:39 AM I am sorry that conspiracy theorists cause you distress, davidf. My own view is that they.....
» 24/05/2010 10:08:56 AM I'm always delighted to set you straight on these matters, Boaz. It is a bit unfortunate f.....
» 23/05/2010 1:29:34 PM Let's dig a little deeper, shall we Boaz? >>Aah...Pericles..I see it now. Err..that.....
» 23/05/2010 12:39:14 PM Well, this discussion has moved along at a good clip. Akermanis says "it's ok to be .....
» 21/05/2010 8:34:19 PM I call it as I see it, stevenlmeyer. >>Your refusal to acknowledge that Muslims are.....
» 21/05/2010 3:44:08 PM I'm not sure you can have it both ways, Boaz and stevenlmeyer, however much you would like.....
» 21/05/2010 2:23:29 PM What is really interesting is the way we can envisage the future only in terms of what we .....
» 21/05/2010 1:16:22 PM I am seriously in awe of your sophisticated debating techniques, Dan S de Merengue. One .....
» 21/05/2010 11:46:38 AM Thanks CJ. >>if the cardholder conducts an EFTPOS transaction and selects "Cre.....
» 21/05/2010 10:01:14 AM I may need a little education on this one Polly Flinders. Forgive my ignorance. I'm one o.....
» 21/05/2010 9:53:23 AM Just putting things into perspective for you, Boaz. >>I see Pericles in his balance.....
» 21/05/2010 9:31:56 AM We've had this discussions so many times before, Boaz. And therefore I know ahead of time .....
» 21/05/2010 9:12:13 AM I am not a Labour supporter, and I have been distinctly unimpressed by Mr Campbell's perfo.....
» 21/05/2010 9:04:35 AM Still stirring the pot, I see, Boaz. But it's as important as ever that you pay attention.....
» 20/05/2010 3:43:13 PM Hadn't realized you had been quite so busy, Boaz. >>Let me pose a question to you.......
» 20/05/2010 3:03:45 PM Up to the old tricks, I see ALGOREisRICH. Didn't take long, did it? >>[Angela Mason.....
» 20/05/2010 2:21:00 PM Thought it might be about race, ALGOREisRICH. Not at all about "the whole UK electi.....
» 20/05/2010 12:14:31 PM It's a bit unfair to bag the author too much. After all, she is clearly very young, and ha.....
» 20/05/2010 11:26:22 AM Let it also be whispered, Melinda, you are also "conforming to the script" with .....
» 20/05/2010 9:42:57 AM Sorry to hear that Parser. >>"Error 403 - Forbidden You tried to access a docu.....
» 20/05/2010 9:19:02 AM I haven't quite figured out why you have asked this question, ALGOREisRICH, but for the mo.....
» 20/05/2010 8:22:45 AM Which insult was that, rpg? >>Just a quick question for Loxton - how does your insu.....
» 19/05/2010 4:40:35 PM Hmmm. Very persuasive, daggett. No wonder I didn't go near it back then when you posted it.....
» 19/05/2010 3:46:30 PM Oh, and many many thanks to Proxy, for his - somewhat predictable - regurgitation of the f.....
» 19/05/2010 3:33:26 PM There's a problem with latching onto random soundbites without actually giving any thought.....
» 19/05/2010 2:39:55 PM Fascinating proposition, Mr Holden. But forgive me for pointing out that it is one that .....
» 19/05/2010 9:37:34 AM Possibly not. >>Perhaps examinator is right and that for many; this forum is just a.....
» 19/05/2010 9:24:14 AM I wouldn't get too worried, Proxy >>Intelligence sources confirm that at least thre.....
» 19/05/2010 8:45:32 AM Y'see? >>As the disease called humankind departs the rest of nature will gradually .....
» 18/05/2010 6:46:40 PM I'm rather inclined to the david f view on this, Arjay. >>Pericles,the invitation t.....
» 18/05/2010 6:33:57 PM daggett, you are flogging the proverbial dead horse. >>guess it's instructive that .....
» 18/05/2010 6:16:32 PM Urgent fact-checking required, Philo. >>Whereas the name Jesus is not used in weste.....
» 18/05/2010 2:20:02 PM One thing's for sure, you're forever entertaining, daggett. I just had to look it up, and.....
» 18/05/2010 10:56:22 AM I think you may need to brush up on your definition of "forbidden", Proxy. >.....
» 18/05/2010 10:10:38 AM Your cut 'n' paste approach to life sometimes becomes immensely tedious, daggett. >>.....
» 18/05/2010 9:27:45 AM This is a timely and cogent piece, describing both the social and fiscal flaws in the Euro.....
» 17/05/2010 6:00:59 PM I think you'll find the entire "arrival" was staged, traveloz, she seemed to me .....
» 17/05/2010 5:54:49 PM I would be interested to know more about the circumstances, R0bert. The part that jumped .....
» 17/05/2010 5:45:41 PM You are really working hard on this one, aren't you Proxy >>Do you not think it is .....
» 17/05/2010 4:40:57 PM Ah, but would you have stopped her, Foxy? >>if she had been my daughter would I hav.....
» 17/05/2010 1:59:09 PM Proxy, don't you know that 9/11 was a CIA/Mossad joint venture, and nothing whatsoever to .....
» 17/05/2010 1:29:33 PM Arjay, some days you are pure delight. >>The ex President of Italy Cossiga wants a .....
» 17/05/2010 12:57:31 PM Indeed. >>Another "Whack a mozzi" post from Proxy<< Sadly, they ar.....
» 17/05/2010 12:50:52 PM I'm not sure that is the case, Hasbeen. >>Waste & incompetence by a company costs n.....
» 16/05/2010 11:03:24 PM That's two neat sidesteps, Peter Hume. Much more and it could be described as dancing. &g.....
» 15/05/2010 6:46:08 PM Sophistry, daggett? That's a crack-up. >>I will have to attend to Pericles' sophist.....
» 15/05/2010 4:11:55 PM A nice pretend-huff, Peter Hume, so that you can avoid addressing the point, as usual. &g.....
» 14/05/2010 4:26:16 PM You might need to open both eyes, Peter Hume. >>Government’s waste, incompetence an.....
» 14/05/2010 2:30:24 PM While it has to be acknowledged that there is more than a little hot-air rhetoric doing th.....
» 14/05/2010 2:01:59 PM It's ok daggett, I'll do the corrections for you. Correction #1 >>The fact remains.....
» 14/05/2010 10:15:07 AM I wonder, Foxy. >>Liberal voters don't like the direction the Party is taking.<&.....
» 14/05/2010 9:42:57 AM In any discussion like this, the lines between politics and policy will inevitably become .....
» 14/05/2010 9:20:26 AM You mean runner? >>Now, where is OLO's irreducible complex entity?<< He'll b.....
» 14/05/2010 9:15:18 AM I have always lived by the motto "all generalizations are false" There is no po.....
» 14/05/2010 8:49:44 AM I'd stop the medication if I were you Arjay. >>Just ask Saddham.He had a $ billion .....
» 14/05/2010 8:40:08 AM George, I would recommend that you take some time to review your posts on this thread. Th.....
» 13/05/2010 5:27:44 PM What comes around, goes around. I would imagine that there is also an undercurrent of &qu.....
» 13/05/2010 1:36:23 PM I guess that I had missed that point, Foxy, fair cop. >>She places them in HER poem.....
» 13/05/2010 8:42:42 AM You are becoming increasingly delusional, daggett. Which, given the point from which you.....
» 13/05/2010 7:59:11 AM Sorry, Proxy. I simply don't believe you. >>The motive of this thread was to draw a.....
» 12/05/2010 5:31:00 PM High falutin', Pelican? >>Pericles does not like poetry Poetry is high falutin', no.....
» 12/05/2010 4:57:16 PM There has to be at least one dissenting voice on every thread, and I'm prepared to let tha.....
» 12/05/2010 4:17:22 PM I'm all for that, daggett. >>Now, how about stepping back and letting them work out.....
» 12/05/2010 11:59:02 AM "Evidently", daggett >>Evidently, Pericles considers it is acceptable for.....
» 12/05/2010 10:08:06 AM Not necessarily, Yabby. >>If they broke out in fluent English, you too might be int.....
» 12/05/2010 10:00:32 AM I note that with the arrival of "Seer Travis", this thread has finally reached i.....
» 12/05/2010 9:14:10 AM Yes indeed, George. >>As if wanting to comment on my last paragraph, the pope obser.....
» 12/05/2010 9:05:43 AM Fair enough Yabby. There's no way we will ever convince the other, but it is interesting n.....
» 12/05/2010 8:47:26 AM I've always loved the crystalline logic of your requests of me, daggett. >>Even if .....
» 11/05/2010 6:23:44 PM Not sure I understand the "chasing" part, Yabby. >>Pericles, if I may ask.....
» 11/05/2010 5:57:47 PM If he is correct, sonofgloin, then there are a lot of people missing out on a massive oppo.....
» 11/05/2010 1:40:22 PM While I suspect the piece might be intended as humour (?), Peter Hume, I'm not entirely co.....
» 11/05/2010 11:27:27 AM Wow. So it is >>Pericles, no kidding, its the latest in dairy technology<< &.....
» 11/05/2010 9:29:09 AM I realize that it is one of your mantras, Arjay, but you do need to explain what you mean .....
» 11/05/2010 8:56:19 AM Errrr.... really? Peter Hume: "The idea that it is the legitimate function of govern.....
» 10/05/2010 6:44:20 PM Na-a-a-a-a-ah, you're kidding, right? >>The cows walk in when they feel like it and.....
» 10/05/2010 6:38:05 PM Fair comment Arjay. >>How can people save pericles when we are too busy paying taxe.....
» 10/05/2010 6:12:18 PM I hate to have to break the news CJ, but they took it away. >>OMG - my cover's blow.....
» 10/05/2010 2:50:56 PM Hello, did somebody call? >>I can't for instance, ever see Pericles adjusting to mi.....
» 10/05/2010 2:18:17 PM You will certainly have to lift your game, daggett, if this is your objective. >>Ho.....
» 10/05/2010 1:58:43 PM You've outed him mjpb. >>Or is this just an attempt to gather more evidence that we.....
» 10/05/2010 1:46:04 PM The situation here is similar to that which exists in other developed countries, which can.....
» 10/05/2010 11:11:36 AM There's no "sleight of hand", daggett. Here is a fact that we agree on, in you.....
» 10/05/2010 10:05:28 AM Talking of pensioners, they're not all badly off, you know: http://www.news.com.au/nation.....
» 10/05/2010 9:10:08 AM I have to confess that the thrust of the article escaped me, in that I couldn't quite make.....
» 10/05/2010 8:55:19 AM This is a great example of what I am trying to get across to you, daggett. >>The ar.....
» 10/05/2010 8:42:21 AM This is your idea of a motive, Arjay? >>$ 5 billion is a lot of incentive for thing.....
» 10/05/2010 8:26:50 AM There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza.... >>We need an increase in prod.....
» 8/05/2010 1:19:19 AM Not exactly, Arjay. >>Pericles.Silverstein like many others had inside knowledge.&l.....
» 7/05/2010 7:09:01 PM Ok, I accept that I misunderstood you Arjay. >>I did not say that Silverstein hired.....
» 7/05/2010 8:57:07 AM I'm looking forward to the missing "how to" part as well. cornonacob asks >.....
» 7/05/2010 8:31:48 AM Not this time, daggett. >>Perhaps, Pericles would care to attempt to answer at leas.....
» 7/05/2010 8:17:31 AM No, seriously. >>WTC 7 was supposed to come down in the dust and rubble of the towe.....
» 6/05/2010 6:24:47 AM Arjay, I'm not entirely sure that you know what you are saying here. I'll give you the ben.....
» 5/05/2010 1:12:57 PM Ok, let's go through it all again, with the benefit of your additional input, Arjay. >.....
» 5/05/2010 8:51:23 AM Let me see if I have this right, Arjay. >>we see Larry actually use his hands to mi.....
» 5/05/2010 8:38:57 AM Sorry George, I can't let that one through to the 'keeper. >>hence it does not make.....
» 5/05/2010 8:00:39 AM As always, daggett, you are entitled to form your own view. >>As I thought, Norberg.....
» 4/05/2010 5:33:11 PM Uh oh, there goes the neighbourhood.....
» 4/05/2010 5:24:35 PM Suit yourself, daggett. >>Anyone who looks at them will know Pericles to be a liar .....
» 4/05/2010 4:40:24 PM One more time, just for you daggett. >>Was Pericles hoping that no-one would notice.....
» 4/05/2010 10:34:18 AM CJ, thanks for the article. Even though does serve only to confirm your status as a full.....
» 4/05/2010 8:38:24 AM If you insist, daggett. >>I don't recall you pointing out the glaring flaws in anyt.....
» 4/05/2010 8:23:45 AM You should know better by now, Arjay, it's a great shame that you don't. >>Pericles.....
» 3/05/2010 10:56:42 PM You ask the most absurd questions, Proxy. >>What's a reasonable cost to Western soc.....
» 3/05/2010 10:50:56 PM It was but a simple question, Cornflower. >>Pericles Well you won! You were streets.....
» 3/05/2010 10:41:51 PM It's all part of the total cost of employment, so any increase will be passed on in lieu o.....
» 3/05/2010 10:31:19 PM Now you're just being silly, daggett. >>I don't recall you pointing out the glaring.....
» 3/05/2010 5:06:40 PM Like so many of your ilk, Proxy, you cannot resist being just a smidgeon misleading when y.....
» 3/05/2010 4:36:46 PM Arjay, you are getting some very sound advice here, I hope you will listen to it. All jok.....
» 3/05/2010 4:07:48 PM I think the advice about tents, micturation within and without thereof, comes into play he.....
» 3/05/2010 3:35:01 PM I used to think that the proliferation of "reality" shows on TV was a sign of th.....
» 3/05/2010 2:03:57 PM Tap-dancing, Gordo Pollo. >>The Catholic Church is not a closed society<< Th.....
» 3/05/2010 1:47:35 PM That's a cop-out, plantagenet, and you know it. >>If you can't see the many instanc.....
» 3/05/2010 11:56:23 AM You must think that I have nothing better to do than wait for the pearls of wisdom do drop.....
» 2/05/2010 9:37:21 PM Perhaps it's about time that daggett stopped further bloating this forum with posts which .....
» 2/05/2010 5:25:27 PM Incidentally daggett, I'm not sure which part of "not been challenged" you don't.....
» 2/05/2010 3:38:48 PM You seem to be running out of ideas here, daggett. Continually calling "liar" w.....
» 1/05/2010 6:39:23 PM There is no debate here, daggett. >>What I won't tolerate is Pericles implying that.....
» 1/05/2010 6:07:22 PM Your fertile imagination at work again, I notice daggett. >>Let's recall what he wo.....
» 30/04/2010 2:31:11 PM I thought I might find you here, daggett. But I think you may need a stronger opening gam.....
» 30/04/2010 2:03:02 PM Here's that imaginary $2.3 trillion again. >>I don't mind that much what term is us.....
» 29/04/2010 10:34:23 PM It should be borne in mind that illegal payments to sportsmen have a long and illustrious .....
» 29/04/2010 5:20:43 PM I have absolutely no wish to "win" anything, daggett. >>Pericles attempts.....
» 29/04/2010 4:48:30 PM Thank you again for the courtesy of a reference Gordo Pollo - it displayed perfectly adequ.....
» 29/04/2010 4:27:22 PM Just a question. Why is Sells, an Anglican deacon, getting hot under the dog collar about.....
» 29/04/2010 3:03:27 PM Well that was a waste of a post, daggett. You really need to lift your game. >>Bac.....
» 29/04/2010 1:27:12 PM By all means pay attention to them, daggett. >>Perhaps Pericles, on behalf of the M.....
» 29/04/2010 9:04:18 AM I appreciate the courtesy of the reference, Gordo Pollo. It is not something that I could .....
» 29/04/2010 8:37:22 AM In the abstract, of course you are right daggett. >>Once again, I think they will a.....
» 28/04/2010 3:54:57 PM Ya think, daggett? >>I think a reasonable person would understand that there is a b.....
» 28/04/2010 3:33:58 PM Very tempting daggett. >>Perhaps if daggett was as smart as Christopher John or, pe.....
» 28/04/2010 3:19:00 PM They do nothing of the sort, Gordo Pollo. >>The above comments only highlight how c.....
» 28/04/2010 2:03:03 PM I wouldn't for a moment expect you to accept the incontrovertible reality of the situation.....
» 28/04/2010 11:47:15 AM Thank you Cassandra, I enjoyed the essay. Maybe it didn't have enough madeleines for plan.....
» 28/04/2010 11:31:10 AM Good grief, daggett. Is it still a mystery to you? >>Note that Pericles has failed .....
» 28/04/2010 9:31:40 AM I still fail to see why it is so complicated. Gordo Pollo asserts: >>This is an ex.....
» 28/04/2010 9:10:20 AM Not the most compelling of sources, Arjay, at first glance >>According to Dr Alan Z.....
» 28/04/2010 8:21:45 AM Thank you for confirming that you really don't have a clue, daggett. You don't know who w.....
» 28/04/2010 8:07:12 AM One of your problems, daggett, is that you simply don't listen to anything that you don't .....
» 27/04/2010 3:23:55 PM Carping demands, daggett? >>Typically, Pericles plays yet more games with the meani.....
» 27/04/2010 1:09:31 PM Almost right, daggett. >>"Whoever it is, to whom you defer in order to find o.....
» 27/04/2010 10:40:06 AM I expect we will see many more of these articles in the coming months. But it would be goo.....
» 27/04/2010 8:45:11 AM Well up to your usual standard, daggett. >>In regard to President Clinton, my simpl.....
» 27/04/2010 7:08:34 AM Fair comment Belly. >>Pericles I understand but think differently, do the crime do .....
» 26/04/2010 6:37:05 PM Ok Belly, I understand you live for the game. But seriously. You run onto the park and .....
» 26/04/2010 6:20:01 PM That's a hoot, daggett. >>Pericles' stated reason to dismiss the evidence contained.....
» 26/04/2010 8:46:57 AM That's all well and good, Belly. >>Fans filled the stadium, players gave their all......
» 26/04/2010 8:38:00 AM Don't spoil it, you guys. >>You're right, Pynchme - this thread is a hoot to follow.....
» 25/04/2010 11:20:25 PM Errrr... run that past me again? >>So, is Pericles now trying to argue that the app.....
» 25/04/2010 7:11:37 PM Hello, it's Groundhog Day. Déjŕ vu, all over again. >>Now, is Pericles either goin.....
» 25/04/2010 6:56:51 PM Nicely re-phrased, daggett. >>Personally I can't conceive of how a story about the .....
» 25/04/2010 4:07:31 PM Ok, sports fans, here's a question. You lose to Melbourne Storm in a Grand Final, because.....
» 25/04/2010 3:56:15 PM I always get a great deal of enjoyment from your posts, Arjay. This one was no exception......
» 25/04/2010 3:35:15 PM Ah, daggett, you should try to keep up with what's going on in the real world, you know. .....
» 25/04/2010 2:54:32 PM Maybe it's because you're complicating things unnecessarily, daggett. >>When one ma.....
» 24/04/2010 2:11:12 PM No daggett. I sometimes wonder if you are learning anything at all from our conversations .....
» 24/04/2010 1:53:38 PM Oh, please daggett. >>I really know nothing more of the incident or whether her tes.....
» 24/04/2010 11:28:19 AM Ah, the God of the gaps again. >>Some outside source seems to have put the money th.....
» 23/04/2010 11:20:21 PM Errr... that was the same speech for which you now have the complate transcript, Arjay. &.....
» 23/04/2010 11:04:47 PM Don't be too downhearted, skeptic. >>The gold chain left after pawning my job’s far.....
» 23/04/2010 4:09:34 PM Not still on that old furphy, Arjay? >>In 2001 just before 911,Donald Rumsfeld ann.....
» 23/04/2010 3:55:52 PM Your last post, daggett? >>It occurred to me that Pericles might possibly have thou.....
» 23/04/2010 3:29:13 PM It's very simple stuff, George. Really it is. >>I do not know how (and in what lega.....
» 23/04/2010 3:07:57 PM I almost found myself agreeing with Grey here. Almost. The author is indeed trying to pu.....
» 23/04/2010 1:45:28 PM That's pretty sad. A post from you, daggett, with so little substance to it, that there i.....
» 23/04/2010 10:50:57 AM Ah well. >>I consider this pedantry<< One man's pedantry is another man's pr.....
» 23/04/2010 10:26:25 AM I love these back-to-nature articles. Makes me nostalgic for all the back-to-nature arti.....
» 23/04/2010 9:25:10 AM Oh no, not another "I note Pericles has, yet again...", daggett. When are you g.....
» 23/04/2010 6:25:05 AM I was wondering why the sudden interest in Angela Merkel. >>So, it would seem that .....
» 22/04/2010 11:29:50 PM The gold standard, for one, Arjay. >>Ron Paul's debt solutions based on false premi.....
» 22/04/2010 11:54:31 AM Always glad to be of assistance, daggett, you know that. >>Well, thank goodness Per.....
» 22/04/2010 9:49:40 AM Or maybe - just maybe - they were mistaken, daggett. >>as reported by the media at .....
» 22/04/2010 9:20:22 AM Ok, individual, I'll bite. >>We have 35 years of evidence that the absence of Natio.....
» 22/04/2010 9:16:44 AM I have often found your logic a little difficult to get a grip on, George, and I'm afraid .....
» 22/04/2010 8:48:40 AM You just love this stuff, don't you, daggett? So, tell us, did this just suddenly come to.....
» 21/04/2010 3:45:08 PM I sincerely hope this is not the case, daggett. >>Pericles, I have no interest in m.....
» 21/04/2010 12:08:47 PM You have many endearing habits, daggett, but one of the most delightful is your ability to.....
» 21/04/2010 9:25:22 AM You may have at least half a point, Arjay. >>Pericles ,Ron Paul is a catalyst for c.....
» 21/04/2010 8:54:44 AM Curiouser and curiouser, George. How on earth do you get from here, your actual question,.....
» 21/04/2010 8:27:48 AM You are going to have to give some thought to your style guide, daggett. Your opening line.....
» 20/04/2010 4:45:01 PM I've told you tens of millions of times, Peter Hume, don't exaggerate. >>if tens of.....
» 20/04/2010 4:05:19 PM That's precisely the excuse the Attorney General provided himself with, mjpb. >>eit.....
» 20/04/2010 11:45:00 AM Thanks mjpb for providing a link to the Boston Globe article. Most illuminating. I hadn.....
» 20/04/2010 10:45:08 AM No doubt about it, daggett, you are a constant - and apparently, never-ending - source of .....
» 20/04/2010 8:45:28 AM What on earth makes you think you upset me, George? >>Sorry if I upset you, but ple.....
» 19/04/2010 11:03:19 PM That's a chuckle, Arjay. >>Pericle's and Yabby have taken great delight in bagging .....
» 19/04/2010 6:16:26 PM So in fact your answer was "I refuse to give an answer", daggett. Q: how much d.....
» 19/04/2010 3:35:29 PM Interesting statistic. >>No sitting House member in American history has ever match.....
» 19/04/2010 3:18:20 PM Now that's very odd, daggett. >>Pericles (once again) demands that I "[rise] t.....
» 19/04/2010 3:06:28 PM I can well understand that, daggett. >>Pericles, believe it or not, I would prefer .....
» 19/04/2010 9:37:19 AM You just love calling me a liar, don't you daggett. I'm beginning to think it has become .....
» 19/04/2010 9:15:17 AM George, I hope that you are not hiding behind words here. It does you no credit. >>.....
» 18/04/2010 11:14:48 PM If that was supposed to be an answer, George, I'm afraid it fell way short of being a sati.....
» 18/04/2010 3:41:55 PM That's an interesting angle, George. >>What is objected to are sermons in churches,.....
» 18/04/2010 3:19:24 PM From the examples you give, pelican, it would appear that most of your concerns about a &q.....
» 17/04/2010 6:20:45 PM Hi George. >>could you please spell out for me what, apparently unprecedented, “eve.....
» 17/04/2010 10:42:39 AM Contrariwise, pelican, I think the comparison with mail is an instructive one. >>Th.....
» 17/04/2010 9:01:15 AM I'm not sure what the experiment in the article proves. If you force people to stay awake.....
» 16/04/2010 6:15:01 PM Not sure where to start, pelican. Colour me confused In one breath you have poor countrie.....
» 16/04/2010 3:16:09 PM I found this interesting too, Arjay. Although possibly for very different reasons, since a.....
» 16/04/2010 10:30:20 AM Ah, Aldi. Thanks for bringing them up Yabby. Their story does indeed show up some holes in.....
» 16/04/2010 9:34:14 AM It is a little extraordinary that there are still, in the twentyfirst century, educated pe.....
» 15/04/2010 6:37:27 PM I'm interested in the background to this comment of yours, pelican. >>I am not agai.....
» 15/04/2010 5:25:44 PM I understood Baygon to ask which country you consider most boring to live in. The "ev.....
» 14/04/2010 3:41:46 PM Not complaining, daggett. >>all that Pericles is able to come up with in response t.....
» 14/04/2010 12:52:57 PM It may be my imagination, daggett, but you seem to be spending an inordinate amount of tim.....
» 14/04/2010 8:54:45 AM It's ok, daggett, I understand >>Note how Pericles repeatedly goaded me into respon.....
» 14/04/2010 8:21:29 AM I must confess that when I saw the title that TRTL gave this thread, my immediate thought .....
» 14/04/2010 8:05:35 AM It only requires a cursory spin around your various online personas, daggett, to work out .....
» 13/04/2010 10:23:32 PM It's not a "claim", daggett. >>Pericles' latest ploy is to sidetrack this.....
» 13/04/2010 2:41:38 PM Actually, I include lifting quotes from other sources in "cut'n'paste", daggett......
» 13/04/2010 2:17:46 PM I'm almost wishing I had done so, daggett. >>However to imply that another person i.....
» 13/04/2010 9:52:37 AM That's an interesting point that Dershowitz makes, Foxy, >>Secondly there's the tra.....
» 13/04/2010 8:31:47 AM That's one area where you have a distinct edge, daggett. >>I have already asked Per.....
» 13/04/2010 8:27:44 AM What a waste of a fine intelligence, daggett. >>As I wrote, the implication was sic.....
» 12/04/2010 5:31:02 PM Nice try Proxy. >>You claim to be concerned with Child Sex Abuse by the Catholic Ch.....
» 12/04/2010 5:17:36 PM Thanks for the linx, Ginx. This is the sort of information that will eventually force th.....
» 12/04/2010 4:33:45 PM Sorry, daggett, we are just going to have to disagree on your definition of "evidence.....
» 12/04/2010 4:07:17 PM Take your time, tapp. >>obviously i do not know if you read newspapers or see the t.....
» 12/04/2010 3:15:17 PM Fascinating source material, mjbp. "The New Oxford Review is an orthodox Catholic ma.....
» 12/04/2010 2:26:18 PM There is an interesting trend emerging from all this "pope shields molestors" ma.....
» 12/04/2010 1:06:51 PM It's a bit like feeding a cuckoo in the nest with you, daggett. Over time, every other dic.....
» 12/04/2010 11:50:11 AM Here's a great example of daggett-logic. >>I can see Pericles has failed, not for t.....
» 12/04/2010 8:44:19 AM Still don't get it, tapp >>I am sorry i didnt uhderstand when you said plan. this o.....
» 12/04/2010 8:07:46 AM Unrepentant? An understatement, daggett. Something with which you appear entirely unfamili.....
» 11/04/2010 7:27:20 PM You missed the point, Proxy. Probably deliberately. >>It's interesting that Roman P.....
» 11/04/2010 4:11:03 PM Really, daggett? >>My point was to show that the US Government clearly had a motive.....
» 11/04/2010 3:46:27 PM I'm still trying to understand what the fuss is about, tapp. You made a statement: >&.....
» 11/04/2010 3:39:27 PM My, what a sensitive litle possum we are, aren't we daggett? >>What kind of despica.....
» 10/04/2010 8:38:47 PM Which plans are these, tapp? >>We have all seen that the cost of electricity is goi.....
» 10/04/2010 8:14:29 PM The acts themselves are among the nastiest examples of abuse. Physical abuse, mental abu.....
» 10/04/2010 11:09:37 AM For the hundred and fiftieth time, daggett, there is absolutely no reason why I should do .....
» 9/04/2010 2:01:49 PM I've heard that promise before, daggett. >>I don't intend to respond further.<&l.....
» 9/04/2010 1:30:23 PM No, seriously. It's a pain having it pop up all the time. Mine just says "Here at,&.....
» 9/04/2010 1:26:54 PM Couldn't resist it, CJ. >>As it stands, it looks like it will be quite some time be.....
» 9/04/2010 11:59:47 AM Errr... >>So, why does Pericles continue to post to a forum that he insists no-one.....
» 9/04/2010 9:49:55 AM So, if I understand you correctly, StG >>My issue is with WikiLeaks integrity on th.....
» 9/04/2010 9:09:17 AM Of course, daggett. Your wish is my command. >>Are you going to show where I admitt.....
» 8/04/2010 4:24:13 PM Oh yes, Operation Northwoods. "A series of well coordinated incidents will be planne.....
» 8/04/2010 4:05:12 PM Another random quote daggett. Out of context and inaccurately transcribed. Naughty. >.....
» 8/04/2010 3:39:28 PM Oh really, daggett? >>Of course I never "readily admit[ted] that [I] haven't t.....
» 7/04/2010 3:03:01 PM You just love berating others for their "blatant dishonesty", don't you daggett?.....
» 7/04/2010 9:53:06 AM I am uncomfortable with your logic, suzeonline. >>even if religion is not a subject.....
» 7/04/2010 9:12:09 AM More delusion, daggett. >>Pericles, the invisible Government has been around for ce.....
» 7/04/2010 8:30:05 AM As always, daggett, gotta love your logic. >>Until we know what happened to that $3.....
» 6/04/2010 5:25:24 PM I have come to look forward to your "Note how Pericles..." paragraphs, daggett. .....
» 6/04/2010 5:00:03 PM I think we discussed this earlier, daggett. >>Rumsfeld's words were: "... we c.....
» 6/04/2010 1:58:29 PM Phew. I thought your last contribution to the other thread was bizarre, daggett. This one .....
» 6/04/2010 1:23:44 PM This is "Through the Looking Glass" material, daggett. Your explanation of the .....
» 6/04/2010 9:00:37 AM Are you sure you don't have too much time on your hands, daggett? Keeping two threads goi.....
» 6/04/2010 8:48:42 AM You do ramble on, daggett. We must have covered the same ground more than a dozen times b.....
» 5/04/2010 1:44:43 PM This is almost an apology, isn't it daggett? >>Well, at least Pericles now seems to.....
» 5/04/2010 12:37:54 PM One of the fundamental problems in tackling an issue like this is the question of chain-of.....
» 4/04/2010 7:19:19 PM It seems, daggett, that you refuse to understand even the simplest explanation, if it disa.....
» 4/04/2010 1:31:14 PM Here too, daggett? Are you sure you don't have too much time on your hands? All that &qu.....
» 4/04/2010 10:12:37 AM Your latest protestation at least has the virtue of brevity, daggett. >>Note that P.....
» 3/04/2010 3:51:24 PM The fact that they cannot track some transactions does not mean that money has been embezz.....
» 2/04/2010 10:07:49 PM This is exactly where our paths diverge, daggett. >>If the IT systems that, accordi.....
» 2/04/2010 7:53:38 AM Yabby, I think you have provided one end of the "how do we wage war" spectrum th.....
» 2/04/2010 7:25:31 AM I really do appreciate your persistence, daggett. I expect there will be a full chapter .....
» 1/04/2010 4:26:14 PM Why, bless you, daggett, I wouldn't have it any other way. >>As much as Pericles at.....
» 1/04/2010 8:44:02 AM Ah, there you are daggett. You still don't get it, do you. >>I am just pointing ou.....
» 31/03/2010 4:16:01 PM I think you may be reading a text that isn't there, Hasbeen. My "point of view".....
» 31/03/2010 1:20:00 PM Protagoras, if Graham wasn't looking over our shoulders, I'd call you a patronizing git. .....
» 31/03/2010 1:15:03 PM I think there may be a slight flaw in your logic, AJ Philips >>I find it far more s.....
» 31/03/2010 12:49:03 PM Not much, I guess, Foxy >>How different is the description you give of remote killi.....
» 31/03/2010 10:29:21 AM It's not a particularly easy decision. >>Hell, we survived for many years with gene.....
» 31/03/2010 9:36:44 AM There was an article in last Friday's Fin Review that has been bugging me all week. It des.....
» 30/03/2010 11:12:19 PM Oh, that, Dan S de Merengue. Let's try this again, now that we know what you are talking .....
» 30/03/2010 3:55:59 PM Knowing your ability to obfuscate, Dan S de Merengue, I simply have to ask the obvious que.....
» 30/03/2010 1:20:18 PM Ginx! Be still, my beating heart It still the same old story. A fight for love and glory.....
» 30/03/2010 12:46:24 PM The language we employ in these discussions is always illuminating. This contribution fro.....
» 30/03/2010 12:22:17 PM I guess the really interesting thing about all this, is the mental processes employed. Da.....
» 30/03/2010 8:27:59 AM The hairs you are splitting, Dan S de Merengue, are getting thinner and thinner, aren't th.....
» 30/03/2010 8:01:16 AM I'm not sure you really understood the point I was making, Protagoras. >>Well no it.....
» 29/03/2010 5:24:43 PM Good try at a throwaway line there, Protagoras. >>the only significant number of re.....
» 29/03/2010 2:32:30 PM First of all my apologies, Peter Sellick, for misspelling your name in my previous post, t.....
» 29/03/2010 10:58:25 AM My only experience of a nuclear existence is France, where they seem pretty comfortable wi.....
» 29/03/2010 10:23:57 AM This is becoming a somewhat familiar theme of yours, Mr Selleck. >>This is basicall.....
» 29/03/2010 8:07:51 AM I admire your ability to sidestep, Dan S de Merengue, I really do. Maybe it goes with the .....
» 28/03/2010 12:24:39 PM Nice try, Dan S de Merengue. And nice to have you back after your vacation. >>Yes.....
» 26/03/2010 8:21:29 AM Well of course it is, Squeers >>All is rhetoric, Pericles, even faux-objectivity<.....
» 25/03/2010 1:50:18 PM I have noticed that on the occasions I have had to say "excuse me, I think you've giv.....
» 25/03/2010 7:46:24 AM It all depends on how you present the facts, Squeers, that's the point I was trying to bri.....
» 24/03/2010 5:41:28 PM Come now daggett. Playing the "wounded sensibilities" card does not suit you. &.....
» 24/03/2010 5:07:17 PM The saddest aspect of the debate in my view is that at some point in the near future, we a.....
» 24/03/2010 3:51:10 PM Looked at another way, the bumphead parrotfish is a positive danger to the reef. "Th.....
» 24/03/2010 7:39:50 AM There's no rush, daggett. >>I will resume some time later with the tedious chore of.....
» 23/03/2010 7:23:31 PM Now that I have had time to go through it, it is crystal clear that the entire exercise &q.....
» 23/03/2010 7:09:49 PM We seem to be stuck in a "I must outlast Pericles" groove. So let's see if ther.....
» 23/03/2010 10:08:39 AM Graham, let's have a closer look at the point you make here. >>Someone earlier on s.....
» 22/03/2010 10:05:41 PM I would have thought by now that you would have noticed the pattern here, daggett. You do.....
» 22/03/2010 4:48:10 PM You're such a tease, Houellebecq. >>Hey I like this quote from a movie. I don't kno.....
» 22/03/2010 1:28:23 PM I don't believe that it is the norm to blame the car, for a car crash, Geoff Davies. >.....
» 22/03/2010 8:13:26 AM Please, Yabby, don't confuse Arjay with facts. >>The bill that ultimately repealed .....
» 22/03/2010 5:31:01 AM In the face of such overwhelming evidence, Pynchme, what can a chap do? Just put his head.....
» 22/03/2010 5:22:13 AM I think it might be time for you to accept the obvious, daggett. >>They do this, of.....
» 21/03/2010 10:23:42 PM Y'know, daggett, you are an absolute motherlode of fine detail, on the thought processes o.....
» 21/03/2010 6:33:03 PM Happy to do that, daggett. >>How about letting others be the judge of that?<<.....
» 21/03/2010 5:10:48 PM That's probably a smart move, if you think about it. >>We see a lot of high ranking.....
» 21/03/2010 5:03:17 PM Let me just point out daggett that you are walking, living, breathing proof of this very p.....
» 21/03/2010 4:54:09 PM The problem with the Michael Jackson conspiracy, Pynchme, is that it doesn't have a role f.....
» 21/03/2010 4:43:58 PM Hmmm, you seem to be struggling again, daggett. >>If it looked like a controlled de.....
» 19/03/2010 7:11:53 PM I must be particularly thick today, Fickle Pickle, for which I apologize. Re: Cotter dam.....
» 19/03/2010 3:55:45 PM The latter, Geoff Davies. >>Do you mean we should not trial new ideas? Or just that.....
» 19/03/2010 1:28:51 PM Headline, headline, read all about it. "Old fogey says yoof music corrupts" He.....
» 19/03/2010 11:05:54 AM A refined example of the art of stating the bleedin' obvious. Of course taxation is passe.....
» 19/03/2010 9:47:03 AM I'm not sure you are right, Fickle Pickle. >>We can talk about this until blue in t.....
» 18/03/2010 9:48:23 PM Poor analogy, Peter Hume. >>You can drive a car without a licence, you're just not .....
» 18/03/2010 3:22:35 PM I'm sure these questions are leading somewhere, Peter Hume. Most intriguing. First, the r.....
» 18/03/2010 3:08:02 PM We do seem to be talking at cross purposes much of the time, Fickle Pickle, I'm not sure w.....
» 18/03/2010 12:54:09 PM But that's the whole issue, Shadow Minister, right there. >>at which point you repl.....
» 18/03/2010 9:30:55 AM We've been here before, Fickle Pickle. >>We can solve the banking crisis and get ri.....
» 17/03/2010 3:51:33 PM I think we may be a little at cross purposes here Shadow Minister. Patenting an invention.....
» 17/03/2010 12:22:51 PM There is also a dependency issue here. In the same way that we depend on the Banks to kee.....
» 17/03/2010 11:55:15 AM I disagree with one point only. "This is not about patenting and IP..." Absolu.....
» 17/03/2010 8:13:43 AM This next part is essentially meaningless, and is the sort of thing he feels it necessary .....
» 17/03/2010 8:13:02 AM In a sense they do, Pynchme. >>Do conspiracy theorists specialize to one topic?<.....
» 16/03/2010 5:22:53 PM Hmmm. We seem to be running out of new material here, daggett. Never mind. We'll just wor.....
» 16/03/2010 5:06:26 PM But Peter Hume, they are not one and the same thing, are they? >>are you in favour .....
» 16/03/2010 10:31:18 AM You have a vivid imagination, daggett, that's for sure. >>Glad to see that Pericles.....
» 16/03/2010 9:50:41 AM For it, of course Peter Hume. >>Pericles So are you in favour of fractional reserve.....
» 16/03/2010 9:28:33 AM From all that I have read of the convention, it does seem that congratulations are in orde.....
» 16/03/2010 8:28:27 AM There is unlikely to be anything of interest to anyone else but me, Pynchme, but you're we.....
» 16/03/2010 7:49:01 AM Rant, eh daggett? That's rich, coming from you. >>Where have you proven that if the.....
» 15/03/2010 9:58:03 PM Ok, I'll bite. >>When you stop calling me a conspiracy nutter,then I will not diver.....
» 15/03/2010 5:06:34 PM Thank you for treating the subject with respect, Pynchme. Usually, around this point in a.....
» 15/03/2010 4:53:23 PM "Flimsy" is a very brave word to introduce here, daggett, given your latest re-p.....
» 15/03/2010 4:18:51 PM You're confused, Peter Hume. >>Pericles I thought you were in favour of licences to.....
» 15/03/2010 1:43:11 PM The short answer, foxy, is that there isn't a short answer. One of the realities of life .....
» 15/03/2010 12:52:46 PM It is a sad case, no doubt about it, pelican. But I'm with rstuart on the privacy issue. .....
» 15/03/2010 12:42:27 PM Yet another example of your somewhat suspect technique, daggett. >>who do you hold .....
» 15/03/2010 10:41:11 AM Q: Who were the twentieth Century's greatest individual philanthropists? A: Bill Gates, W.....
» 15/03/2010 10:32:54 AM The article is actually quite gentle. The word "obscene" did not appear once. .....
» 15/03/2010 8:37:54 AM Typical daggett smokescreen. You are becoming very predictable, you know. >>I will .....
» 15/03/2010 8:10:01 AM Interesting line of reasoning, suzeonline. >>Pericles, it has been proven again and.....
» 15/03/2010 7:53:37 AM Interesting conclusion daggett. >>Whatever his excuse, people should know better th.....
» 14/03/2010 5:48:57 PM Scary. >>Pericles feigns ignorance: "Do you have any evidence for the existenc.....
» 14/03/2010 5:19:38 PM I know it is off-topic, qanda, but this is Arjay's thread. >>I'm offering $20,000 e.....
» 14/03/2010 4:41:14 PM Not quite as strong as your usual come-backs, daggett. But equally mendacious. >>Pe.....
» 13/03/2010 12:08:23 AM You just love inventing things for me to think, don't you daggett. >>The people tha.....
» 12/03/2010 6:08:52 PM Proof of what, exactly, RobP? >>What say ye, Pericles? Looks like daggett has indee.....
» 12/03/2010 5:20:20 PM There is still that strange silence around the function of gold as a "stable currency.....
» 12/03/2010 4:56:40 PM I had to chuckle, rexw, sorry... >>They [the Japanese] are, as they always have bee.....
» 12/03/2010 4:18:17 PM Absolutely, Antiseptic. >>My dog Max is no captive. He doesn't even have a collar a.....
» 12/03/2010 8:17:58 AM Ok, it's obviously the bee in your bonnet, and needs discussing, so let's discuss it, Pete.....
» 12/03/2010 7:37:02 AM Interesting article. I suspect that as we evolve further from our animal roots, and begin.....
» 11/03/2010 7:48:15 PM Thanks for the measured observations qanda. >>repeating things that got us into tro.....
» 11/03/2010 2:35:58 PM You really are scraping the barrel, Peter Hume. >>You can indulge your own invincib.....
» 11/03/2010 12:16:40 PM How very mysterious of you, Philo. >>Pericles, Thanks for emphasizing exactly my po.....
» 11/03/2010 8:58:52 AM Ah, Arjay, there you are. Caught you lurking on another thread, hoping I wouldn't notice. .....
» 11/03/2010 8:26:03 AM You're back on the "insults as argument" track again, Peter Hume. It really isn.....
» 11/03/2010 7:47:34 AM Whistling in the wind, daggett. >>The fact that he won't even provide an example........
» 10/03/2010 5:18:20 PM Let's run through that again, shall we Peter Hume. >>Pericles, you need to compare .....
» 10/03/2010 4:12:23 PM When you say "let's recap", daggett, all you do is spin your favourite line, &qu.....
» 10/03/2010 7:59:35 AM While Opinionated2 works Philo over with the biblical quotes, I'd like to take him to task.....
» 10/03/2010 7:37:47 AM Peter Hume, you managed two entire posts without noting my sidebar on the gold issue. I'd .....
» 10/03/2010 5:28:46 AM It's ok, daggett, I'm a patient person. >>So, are you now telling me that you're no.....
» 9/03/2010 9:44:02 PM It is interesting how you make less and less sense as we move through this little dance of.....
» 9/03/2010 3:10:28 PM Only in your imagination, Peter Hume. >>Look you’re getting hit all over the park&l.....
» 9/03/2010 8:29:15 AM I guess you must be a recent arrival, qanda. No offence, but Philo has a long history of .....
» 8/03/2010 10:24:39 PM I do confess to a quiet chuckle when I am accused of "ad hominem" attacks, by pe.....
» 8/03/2010 9:53:08 PM I feel that you might be making my case for me daggett. >>Pericles, the point of my.....
» 8/03/2010 6:34:44 PM Anything to oblige, daggett. >>Please let me know where I misrepresented your views.....
» 8/03/2010 3:55:10 PM That's a trick question, isn't it Peter Hume. >>Pericles Do you think we can increa.....
» 8/03/2010 2:51:18 PM The economics are dazzlingly straightforward. Our health is important to us. When push .....
» 8/03/2010 10:25:36 AM I think I may have worked out why you spend so much of your time fretting about the financ.....
» 8/03/2010 8:31:28 AM It looks very much as though you made your point, quite perfectly, AJ Philips, in drawing .....
» 8/03/2010 5:15:42 AM Petulant? Moi? >>Or your comments are a deliberate, petulant slur. Whatever. We app.....
» 8/03/2010 5:11:08 AM Is it my imagination daggett, or are you running out of ideas? You keep asking the same r.....
» 7/03/2010 4:27:11 PM Ok daggett, here goes. >>How hard would it be for Pericles to simply copy an exampl.....
» 7/03/2010 1:44:08 PM I would, daggett, if there were any. >>Pericles now openly concedes that he has not.....
» 7/03/2010 1:21:07 PM Well, you know me, daggett. >>Pericles would have us believe that the claims of dea.....
» 5/03/2010 12:46:58 PM I have said so, daggett, on a number of occasions. >>If you are not going to provid.....
» 5/03/2010 12:21:34 PM Wow, you really are clutching at straws, daggett. >>Note how Pericles has not ackn.....
» 5/03/2010 10:13:56 AM That's not exactly a tsunami of evidence, is it daggett? More like a thimbleful. Preface.....
» 5/03/2010 9:01:14 AM There's always some benefit to be had from looking closely at what the process that we cal.....
» 5/03/2010 8:31:38 AM Always pleased to clarify, daggett. >>You have denied that you consider http://ae91.....
» 5/03/2010 8:08:15 AM If I am not doing particularly well explaining my point, you guys aren't exactly being cle.....
» 4/03/2010 7:31:59 PM That's really interesting, Arjay. >>Pericles,John Bursill emailed me recently and h.....
» 4/03/2010 5:27:38 PM Yes, daggett. But did you understand the bit about The Onion? It still worries me that y.....
» 4/03/2010 5:13:29 PM I am obviously not getting my point across very well. I am generalizing. Trying to examin.....
» 4/03/2010 10:43:33 AM Really, Arjay? >>John Bursill the Aust representitive of aetruth.org is offering a .....
» 3/03/2010 3:09:47 PM I think you may protest too much, Philo. >>Pericles, You continually try to equate .....
» 3/03/2010 2:39:55 PM Actually, mbd, the numbers don't stack up particularly well. >>We need more people .....
» 3/03/2010 10:55:07 AM Funny, I'd noticed that too, AJ Philips. >>Dan, It’s interesting how you often wait.....
» 3/03/2010 8:27:05 AM As ususal, Philo, you carefully ignore the blood spilt by Christians over the years under .....
» 3/03/2010 8:01:54 AM Albeit in a somewhat clumsy way, the article does highlight the basic conundrum of human l.....
» 2/03/2010 1:29:28 PM That's just being obtuse, Houellebecq. >>He sees the embrio as a person, who has be.....
» 2/03/2010 12:20:19 PM Oh, that old canard, JP. >>In a materialist/atheistic universe, the person who has .....
» 2/03/2010 11:06:46 AM You still seem to be missing the point, daggett. >>You have not told us what was wr.....
» 1/03/2010 10:00:05 PM Arjay, that was a poor effort, even for you. >>You have shot yourself in the foot y.....
» 1/03/2010 9:42:20 PM I'll accept the raspberry, Severin, with good grace. >>This was just a bit of fun a.....
» 1/03/2010 2:50:00 PM Actually, Severin, I did mean to avoid this thread completely. >>this thread isn't .....
» 1/03/2010 2:25:47 PM I think that pretty much covers where our interpretations diverge, Mr Viljoen. >>I .....
» 28/02/2010 5:36:37 PM I had a good chuckle when I read this from antiseptic. >>Hmmmm, I've known the occa.....
» 28/02/2010 4:02:04 PM That's what impressed me so much about him, Pelican. >>Poor Mr Hunt. Wouldn't you b.....
» 28/02/2010 3:55:20 PM I'm not so sure, StG. >>Severin, You and me aren't really that different.<< .....
» 26/02/2010 2:53:46 PM Fair enough, JohnC. And thanks for dragging us back on-topic. >>...it is quite poss.....
» 26/02/2010 11:11:07 AM That's subtly different, StG. >>I was talking about what would be the consequence t.....
» 26/02/2010 10:55:06 AM In my twenties, I actually worked in the same office as a Mike Hunt. And that's exactly h.....
» 26/02/2010 9:02:34 AM The "conspiracy" is all in your head, Fester. >>Just saying it is there a.....
» 26/02/2010 5:21:52 AM Sadly, Divergence, that's not even close. >>Let's see if I have your argument on ur.....
» 25/02/2010 5:29:21 PM I you're going to be pretentious, Antiseptic, it helps to get the French right. >>t.....
» 25/02/2010 5:21:23 PM Well, y'know Arjay, it was quite a long time ago. >>Did you not do year 10 maths or.....
» 25/02/2010 1:14:31 PM Channeling Dorothy Parker eh, david f? >>Professors of horticulture who are avid cr.....
» 25/02/2010 12:10:38 PM Well, blow me down with a feather and call me Tulip. Severin = Fractelle. Thank goodness.....
» 25/02/2010 10:38:35 AM Very amusing, Cornflower. But you miss the point. Again. >>From the window of his .....
» 25/02/2010 8:47:32 AM I have no problem with your maths, Arjay. >>I stand by my maths since they are deri.....
» 25/02/2010 8:24:28 AM That may well be true, daggett. >>That is what is being discussed on those abovemen.....
» 25/02/2010 7:27:22 AM You'd be pretty right there, CJ >>I suspect that Pericles has never ventured west o.....
» 24/02/2010 9:53:10 PM There is water, Fester. >>Sometimes they find water, sometimes they dont.<< .....
» 24/02/2010 4:30:26 PM Right there with you, daggett. >>democracy has been almost completely broken for th.....
» 24/02/2010 3:43:26 PM Thanks for all those calculations, Arjay. >>These are my calculations to give it a .....
» 24/02/2010 2:50:24 PM That's kinda... stretching the concept, just a little, Cornflower. >>Your ad homine.....
» 24/02/2010 12:47:37 PM It's certainly an interesting thought, rehctub. But the very nature of insurance is to &q.....
» 24/02/2010 9:30:43 AM I guess if you are selling magazine subscriptions, you need to make your offering sound ex.....
» 24/02/2010 8:34:10 AM That's usually in a particular context, StG. >>There is a few on here that would li.....
» 24/02/2010 7:38:21 AM Your persistence in misunderstanding a simple concept does you enormous credit, daggett. C.....
» 23/02/2010 5:24:20 PM Diverted, Cornflower? Nit-picking? Xenophobe card? >>the discussion have been well .....
» 23/02/2010 4:58:37 PM So, nothing new here, daggett. Just the same old "if I saw it in Die Hard, it can b.....
» 23/02/2010 1:48:07 PM Oh, I almost forgot. >>Pericles then attempts to imply that David Chandler has no c.....
» 23/02/2010 1:21:36 PM I think you may be losing the plot here, daggett. >>Why "the millisecond befor.....
» 23/02/2010 12:37:24 PM I would like to question your question a little, StG. >>on this website there's an .....
» 23/02/2010 10:05:53 AM I think it does, Ludwig. >>Pericles, of course there are other factors. But your po.....
» 23/02/2010 5:22:23 AM You love these throwaway lines, don't you Dan S de Merengue >>By contrast, much in .....
» 22/02/2010 1:03:58 PM Weasel words, Mr Berger. >>Pericles: I'm didn't claim that a stable population is t.....
» 22/02/2010 12:32:04 PM I think you may be guilty of too-narrow thinking here, StG. You focus on one specific aspe.....
» 22/02/2010 10:54:20 AM I read your last couple of posts very carefully, Mr Viljoen. Sadly, I couldn't find much o.....
» 22/02/2010 9:35:23 AM The article asks the question "If Norway can prosper with a stable population, why ca.....
» 22/02/2010 8:03:16 AM And let's keep a sense of reality on this as well, while we are about it. >>So, how.....
» 22/02/2010 7:47:12 AM You see, daggett, this is a classic symptom of the problem you are having with reality. &.....
» 22/02/2010 7:18:02 AM That doesn't actually answer the question, daggett. >>A good reason for Arjay to re.....
» 21/02/2010 2:40:09 PM Before we start embarking upon yet another string of speculations in pursuit of that $10,0.....
» 21/02/2010 2:27:09 PM After a fashion, daggett. >>Pericles wrote, "I have said all that is necessary.....
» 19/02/2010 3:59:54 PM Classic, daggett, Classic. It is of course a standard ploy for conspiracy nuts to say &q.....
» 19/02/2010 8:15:54 AM OK, let's explore this a little. >>How about a bet Pericles? If you can disprove th.....
» 19/02/2010 7:16:02 AM You do ask such tough questions, daggett. >>Pericles, What's the more substantive i.....
» 18/02/2010 9:44:48 PM Who exactly do you think you are talking to daggett? >>Note how Pericles has, yet a.....
» 18/02/2010 2:57:44 PM I can guarantee one thing, daggett. >>Like the model citizen of the New World Order.....
» 18/02/2010 2:40:23 PM Still wittering on, I see, daggett. >>Pericles has refused to provide even one exam.....
» 18/02/2010 2:30:19 PM Gee, I guess I wasn't paying attention, Yabby. >>Pericles, you clearly weren't foll.....
» 18/02/2010 12:28:45 PM One thing is for certain. We will be seeing many more articles like this in the coming yea.....
» 18/02/2010 10:36:02 AM No, you didn't mention it Yabby. >>Meantime, as I think I mentioned, when my comput.....
» 18/02/2010 7:36:14 AM And thanks for the highly predictable comedy routine, guys. First go to Tweedledum: >.....
» 17/02/2010 1:08:34 PM Hey, Queensland. Stop moaning about your government. signed NSW.....
» 17/02/2010 1:01:02 PM How crass! "Rudd rolled his eyes and in a terse voice lacking any sense of irony rem.....
» 17/02/2010 12:37:06 PM Of course you don't Mr Viljoen. >>Pericles, I don’t know why you would expect me to.....
» 17/02/2010 10:56:49 AM Don't get your hopes up, people. It is just a stunt dreamt up by a real estate agent to h.....
» 17/02/2010 10:42:10 AM Quite a few, apparently, Dan S de Merengue. >>Who believed the world was flat in th.....
» 17/02/2010 8:12:19 AM I just had a quick Google for what other Windows folk have done about the lack of email in.....
» 17/02/2010 7:55:20 AM As we near the end of this thread, Yabby, there are still two questions that I feel need t.....
» 16/02/2010 3:10:16 PM "Discovered", Mr Viljoen? >>I’m glad that you too have discovered the cre.....
» 16/02/2010 1:11:20 PM Occasionally, daggett, your contributions here are positively hilarious, bordering on comi.....
» 16/02/2010 12:02:25 PM No doubt you would, Lucy Montgomery. >>I'll take US democracy any day over China au.....
» 16/02/2010 10:44:10 AM You mention a "concern", daggett. >>One concern I have with Afghanistan i.....
» 16/02/2010 8:35:09 AM You genuinely don't get it, do you Yabby. >>You seem to just hate Microsoft :)<&.....
» 15/02/2010 5:22:44 PM You can stop now, Yabby. We all know where you are coming from. There's no need to apologi.....
» 15/02/2010 8:25:27 AM No-one is trying to convert you, Yabby. From experience, I know that it would be easier to.....
» 15/02/2010 7:53:00 AM You have to admit, though, all those sudden additions and alterations to the creation.com .....
» 14/02/2010 4:38:39 PM Yikes, Yabby. I hadn't realized quite how deeply you had supped the Microsoft Koolaid. Y.....
» 12/02/2010 8:07:37 AM I know that you are sincere, Yabby. But it is pretty amazing that you trot out the lines f.....
» 10/02/2010 2:32:00 PM You read far too much into what I say, Yabby. >>Should that kind of statistic give .....
» 10/02/2010 8:15:14 AM You're making an assumption Yabby. >>You and others might be tinkerers of software,.....
» 10/02/2010 7:36:36 AM As soon as I spotted the title, I knew it would be you, Foxy...! I'm a city person, so I .....
» 9/02/2010 5:13:53 PM I look forward to the day when articles like this are only accepted by specialist publicat.....
» 9/02/2010 1:23:02 PM No need for the doom and gloom just yet, Ludwig. The deal hasn't been done. http://news.x.....
» 9/02/2010 7:31:24 AM I think you may find this is what you are concerned about Bazz. >>http://news.smh.c.....
» 8/02/2010 3:54:53 PM I'd be interested in your source, Bazz. >>I believe it is real and that China has a.....
» 8/02/2010 8:06:11 AM Sadly, the only dimension that could allow the VFT concept to work, will never be allowed .....
» 8/02/2010 7:37:38 AM Sounds pretty good to me. >>The state should reap up to $500 million a year in roya.....
» 7/02/2010 5:02:47 PM I think you'll find your stepdaughter will have many to choose from, Candide. >>she.....
» 6/02/2010 7:23:30 PM I call it as I see it, Mr Viljoen. >>Dealing with specifics is fine, but I’m gettin.....
» 5/02/2010 3:40:02 PM Great summary of, and insight into, a complex issue, rstuart. I'm rapidly becoming your b.....
» 5/02/2010 3:30:51 PM Hi Foxy You're not wrestling this on your own. http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnolog.....
» 5/02/2010 10:51:06 AM A brave, and timely, article Mr Hennessy. Although the language is at times a little too &.....
» 4/02/2010 2:30:10 PM More observation than accusation, really, Mr Viljoen. >>If you’re accusing me of be.....
» 4/02/2010 7:49:58 AM Yabby, be kind to Arjay. >>Arjay, you seemingly can't help yourself with your consp.....
» 4/02/2010 7:41:10 AM Seriously, though. There is a real problem here, struggling to make its voice heard. Thro.....
» 4/02/2010 5:24:33 AM That's just faux-naif, Mr Viljoen. >>If by sophistry you mean that I’m clever with .....
» 3/02/2010 12:37:41 PM Haiti deserves better than this piece, straight from the feminist, anti-colonial commentar.....
» 2/02/2010 6:31:16 PM I hope you keep your word this time, Philip Tang. >>I'm leaving this forum and let .....
» 2/02/2010 6:20:22 PM It is obviously a brilliant movie. Here we are told of the terrified Chinese authorities,.....
» 2/02/2010 5:58:46 PM Intriguing. There are a couple of gaps that I noticed, and - given the obvious implicatio.....
» 2/02/2010 1:17:08 PM You clearly are devoted to sophistry, Mr Viljoen. And as slippery as that snake that peste.....
» 1/02/2010 5:24:53 PM There is surely, somewhere, a collective noun that covers a seething mass of non sequiturs.....
» 1/02/2010 3:53:57 PM Bye, Philip Tang. >>I'm leaving this forum and let the Islamist apologists continue.....
» 1/02/2010 2:01:19 PM Sorry, I'm not going to bite. >>However, if you insist on pushing the lie that Isla.....
» 1/02/2010 12:46:12 PM We can - almost - agree entirely on this,Peter Hume. >>There is no reason or eviden.....
» 1/02/2010 10:27:32 AM Hey, here's something we can agree on, daggett >>A good many who reject Monckton's .....
» 1/02/2010 9:44:12 AM I think you're on the right track, Antiseptic. Here are some further suggestions. i) imm.....
» 1/02/2010 9:17:41 AM Sorry if I've offended. It just seemed so obvious to me. >>How about debating on th.....
» 1/02/2010 7:36:02 AM It is certainly an interesting proposition, King Hazza. >>I find it strange that in.....
» 31/01/2010 4:12:20 PM Thanks rstuart, you saved me the trouble. >>But whether you choose, don't continue .....
» 31/01/2010 3:11:46 PM You are simply regurgitating the same old tosh, daggett. Shame on me for helping you to co.....
» 31/01/2010 2:50:31 PM I absolutely agree, Glorfindel >>Twisting words of scripture to make a deliberately.....
» 31/01/2010 2:42:51 PM Thought so. This thread was never intended to debate world population. It was simply a st.....
» 31/01/2010 2:14:51 PM I think you may have been rather selective in your understanding of Habermas, Tristan Ewin.....
» 29/01/2010 11:37:12 PM Not at all, Philip Tang. >>The issue at hand is about Islam and its ideology.<&l.....
» 29/01/2010 10:05:14 PM It's most thoughtful of you to ask, daggett. >>It's a perfectly simple question. If.....
» 29/01/2010 11:34:00 AM You're not still on about that, are you Philip Tang? >>We’re all waiting for Pericl.....
» 29/01/2010 10:40:51 AM Congratulations on a very neat piece of sophistry, Mr Viljoen. So beautifully written. B.....
» 29/01/2010 8:06:18 AM I'm with belly on this. Population control, as in mandated reduction of future population.....
» 29/01/2010 7:44:31 AM Hey, calm down there Arjay. >>You cannot deny it Pericles,it was there in black and.....
» 29/01/2010 7:34:42 AM I do understand how this must be frustrating for you, daggett. >>So, when do you in.....
» 28/01/2010 3:51:44 PM The spirit of Mandy Rice-Davies is alive and well. >>For eight months, the National.....
» 28/01/2010 1:32:41 PM An odd assertion, boxgum. But perhaps you intended it to be ambiguous. >>"resp.....
» 28/01/2010 1:09:10 PM A good selection of opinions. You are of course aware that Bernard Lewis also wrote: &qu.....
» 28/01/2010 10:58:06 AM Neatly summarized, rstuart. It often amazes me that there is still a breed of US manageme.....
» 28/01/2010 10:39:56 AM In my view, the appropriate time to consider changing the flag would be when we find the m.....
» 28/01/2010 10:28:05 AM I was only exploring the background to your narrative, Richie 10, I have no reason to beli.....
» 28/01/2010 10:16:12 AM The number of occasions that the "author" of this "article" places wor.....
» 28/01/2010 8:02:22 AM My problem with Monckton, Arjay, is that he gives climate scepticism such a bad name. htt.....
» 27/01/2010 2:27:08 PM Further and further off-topic we go, Richie 10. This could be an interesting line of enqu.....
» 27/01/2010 8:43:57 AM It's Newton's Third Law, Richie 10. >>There is a law that for every action there is.....
» 27/01/2010 8:23:45 AM Seems pretty fair to me, daggett. >>Pericles, you accused me of treating material o.....
» 27/01/2010 7:52:53 AM I think it is a very good example, bushbasher. >>i would have thought the american .....
» 26/01/2010 7:41:27 PM You need to brush up on your history, Constance. >>The Irish issue began with the E.....
» 25/01/2010 4:32:01 PM I think you might be better placed than I to test this out, stevenlmeyer. >>Is mozz.....
» 25/01/2010 3:49:23 PM Oh dear. Here we go again. When will one of these HRA "activists" come clean an.....
» 25/01/2010 2:25:30 PM You are turning evasion into a science, and blather into an art form, daggett. I guess t.....
» 25/01/2010 8:05:10 AM You're sounding more and more like a pantheist of the Roman persuasion with each post, Ric.....
» 25/01/2010 7:23:11 AM That's exactly my point, daggett. >>Pericles, I never claimed that any eyewitness h.....
» 24/01/2010 11:11:02 PM Philip Tang, I don't consider myself at all confused. >>How are you to explain the .....
» 24/01/2010 10:53:39 PM That's a very strange observation, Richie 10 >>Do you have children. If you do you .....
» 24/01/2010 6:11:46 PM Errr... I know your heart is in the right place in the war against political corruption, A.....
» 24/01/2010 4:14:49 PM What a fascinating glimpse into the biblical mind, Richie 10. >>King David was a ma.....
» 24/01/2010 3:37:00 PM Thank you Lucy Montgomery. But Philip Tang is fully aware of that already. >>You ar.....
» 24/01/2010 8:30:06 AM OK, I'll bite. >>Why was so much eyewitness testimony of the use of explosives igno.....
» 22/01/2010 4:59:22 PM I imagined nothing less, daggett. >>Nothing on the site http://www.thebestpageinthe.....
» 22/01/2010 12:12:49 PM Thank you, relda, that was very gracious. >>I totally agree Pericles, “Science, and.....
» 22/01/2010 10:57:47 AM I guess the other thing I don't understand about your posts, daggett, is why you feel it n.....
» 22/01/2010 10:26:21 AM Good grief, are you still here daggett? >>you haven't shown me where you or others .....
» 22/01/2010 8:09:38 AM Ah, you noticed, Glorfindel. >>You advance no defences of Islam<< Very perce.....
» 21/01/2010 11:09:09 PM I'm not sure we're on the same page, Calamity James. >>I was Bob Menzies preferred .....
» 21/01/2010 1:10:38 PM I am constantly amused - and sometimes bemused - by the examples used by posters here to s.....
» 21/01/2010 10:29:41 AM At least you have the good grace to put the word between quotation marks, relda. >>.....
» 21/01/2010 9:39:27 AM I always thought those QUT etc. badges were sponsor acknowledgements rather than advertise.....
» 21/01/2010 9:22:31 AM Why not go the whole hog, mikk, and turn government into a permanent TV show along the lin.....
» 21/01/2010 8:16:37 AM That's a new angle, grputland. >>In the case of land, one must distinguish between .....
» 21/01/2010 7:45:35 AM Back to the tap-dancing I see, relda. >>Pericles, “…that your suggestion, that the .....
» 21/01/2010 7:22:37 AM Nicely put, Lucy Montgomery. >>Free speech is one thing, but being obnoxious is not.....
» 20/01/2010 5:31:17 PM Aw shucks, Philip Tang. >>(eyejaw) "By the way Pericles, you use a pseudonym f.....
» 19/01/2010 3:50:14 PM Half the story only, eyejaw. >>...Darwish... was prevented from speaking (due to Mu.....
» 19/01/2010 1:59:15 PM I'd be interested to see where you get your statistics from, rexw. >>Firstly, the P.....
» 19/01/2010 7:34:58 AM I'd like to propose Protagoras' effort as an early entrant to the Mixed Metaphor of the Ye.....
» 18/01/2010 2:18:50 PM I think you may be stretching economic theory a little, grputland, in order to defend your.....
» 18/01/2010 1:27:41 PM That's not particularly convincing, boxgum. >>re your request for a single example .....
» 18/01/2010 12:32:24 PM Bad timing, Mr Davies http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/united-nations-blunder-on-glac.....
» 18/01/2010 7:09:12 AM A good question Foxy, I'm looking forward to reading replies that are more interesting tha.....
» 17/01/2010 6:52:42 PM Your talent for obfuscation knows no bounds, does it relda. >>Pericles... the follo.....
» 15/01/2010 5:12:51 PM This is getting just a little weird, relda. >>You stated (in your previous post), “.....
» 15/01/2010 10:01:28 AM Of course gender influences what we think and what we post. So does our sexual preference.....
» 15/01/2010 9:44:29 AM You're kidding yourself, Philip Tang. >>Rather strange that Pericles would make acc.....
» 14/01/2010 2:42:43 PM But are there enough of them, stop&think? >>Certainly there would be plenty of peop.....
» 14/01/2010 1:09:26 PM Don't read stuff that isn't there, relda. >>An implied presumption, that in order t.....
» 14/01/2010 11:23:58 AM Yes, and...? "the Canberra car festival each year has gained the reputation as being.....
» 14/01/2010 7:25:29 AM That's a bit rich, coming from you, Philip Tang. >>May I suggest you update your kn.....
» 12/01/2010 10:32:47 PM Oh, hi relda >>Pericles, You're still waiting for a simple answer to a simple quest.....
» 12/01/2010 4:50:14 PM Well he would say that, wouldn't he (apologies to Mandy Rice-Davies. >>Nathanson &q.....
» 12/01/2010 3:55:50 PM Foxy, I'm truly sorry to see your attempt to bring some objective thinking into these issu.....
» 12/01/2010 3:26:02 PM You continually open my eyes, HermanYutic >>King Hazza, I'm not sure that the ex-ab.....
» 12/01/2010 2:38:45 PM Possibly, Ludwig, possibly. >>I reckon you'd be in the tiny minority by hitting the.....
» 12/01/2010 1:12:31 PM I often ask myself why I find articles like this so offensive. Usually they are written .....
» 12/01/2010 12:28:13 PM It's election year. This is just the first of many dog-whistles that we can expect to hea.....
» 12/01/2010 12:08:20 PM What a fascinating link, HermanYutic. >>The plaintiff Roe in the case was later rev.....
» 10/01/2010 12:29:39 PM relda, you still fail to respond to simple questions, preferring instead to string a lot o.....
» 9/01/2010 7:00:38 PM Boo!.....
» 9/01/2010 7:00:31 PM You say that, as if it is a bad thing, HermanYutic. >>Foxy, woulfe, Periculitis, CJ.....
» 9/01/2010 3:16:06 PM More tapdancing, relda? >>Galileo came to advocate the new Copernican heliocentric .....
» 9/01/2010 10:35:29 AM Ok, I've studiously been through all the references you have provided so far, daggett, now.....
» 9/01/2010 10:08:36 AM Tap-dancing in this context, relda, is a form of avoidance. >>Pericles, Good tap-d.....
» 8/01/2010 3:41:01 PM The difference in our perceptions, daggett, is that you find amusement, or enjoyment, or p.....
» 8/01/2010 3:15:41 PM daggett, you are beginning to repeat yourself. >>...you are "totally at ease&q.....
» 8/01/2010 1:23:54 PM I agree with bushbasher. It is high time you were called out on your condescending and pat.....
» 8/01/2010 10:25:30 AM It's a very bad habit, HermanYutic, to deliberately mis-read other people's explanations, .....
» 7/01/2010 12:07:49 PM Doesn't wash, daggett. >>Pericles has not acknowledged my earlier combined post of .....
» 7/01/2010 8:57:23 AM The fact is, HermanYutic, that you know full well that you are simply indulging in another.....
» 7/01/2010 8:33:03 AM All this discussion proves is that Marie Claire were absolutely right to run the article, .....
» 6/01/2010 10:13:49 AM Thanks bushbasher. >>i suggest you read the post by pericles to which you were pret.....
» 5/01/2010 7:07:06 PM Seriously Sells, this is not up to your usual standard You accuse your "fellow scien.....
» 4/01/2010 5:28:49 PM There's nothing to "explain", daggett >>Pericles has yet to specifically .....
» 4/01/2010 1:52:32 PM I hate to intrude on your perennial Thatcher wet-dream, Col Rouge, but - as with all polit.....
» 3/01/2010 9:44:21 AM Ah, Arjay, the Manhatten Project. >>The Manhatton Project,ie the development of the.....
» 3/01/2010 8:28:02 AM And HermanYutic, you're clutching at straws again. >>How about the demands for pray.....
» 3/01/2010 7:41:37 AM I do know that in the UK they actively opposed their abolition, Kristin. >>Do you .....
» 1/01/2010 5:58:37 PM I'm with bushbasher on this. >>i would suggest that in australia the most vocal rel.....
» 1/01/2010 5:40:58 PM What hope does logic have, when faced with Arjay's total commitment to fantasies? >>.....
» 30/12/2009 10:30:12 AM Another conspiracy! >>In truth, I had written a longer response, but lost it when m.....
» 30/12/2009 10:02:36 AM I think that says it all, daggett. >>I think I need to refamiliarise myself with th.....
» 29/12/2009 5:44:41 PM Hey Arjay, what happened to your explanation? >>The US has developed a new re-usabl.....
» 29/12/2009 5:35:21 PM You don't get it, do you Arjay. >>I've issued a challenge to pericles.He informs me.....
» 28/12/2009 6:45:35 PM Classic, Arjay. >>The US has developed a new re-usable missile that can reach any p.....
» 28/12/2009 6:11:57 PM Thanks Arjay, I'd completely forgotten about this one. As conspiracy theories go, it has a.....
» 27/12/2009 4:17:18 PM I think you may be ascribing a different meaning to that which was intended, examinator. .....
» 26/12/2009 7:03:35 PM You really don't get it, do you Arjay. >>Both the towers and more particularly buil.....
» 24/12/2009 8:29:11 AM A puzzling little piece. It reads like a schoolboy's essay, skimming over history with lit.....
» 23/12/2009 1:32:16 PM I like the concept, spindoc. "Have a very enjoyable Christmas, and best wishes for t.....
» 23/12/2009 10:57:31 AM Of course I have Arjay. >>Pericles,have you ever bothered to look at the evidence?&.....
» 23/12/2009 10:27:04 AM Thanks CJ, have a great Christmas.....
» 22/12/2009 5:03:13 PM More transference, Philip Tang. >>It is unfortunate that Pericles and a few in OLO .....
» 22/12/2009 3:11:47 PM Clutching at straws again, I see, Arjay. >>Jan Utzon ,son of Jorn Utzon has joined .....
» 21/12/2009 8:09:08 AM We've discussed this furphy before, Arjay, and it does you no credit to repeat it yet agai.....
» 20/12/2009 4:04:19 PM It doesn't quite work like that, stevenlmeyer. >>Pericles, From the tenor of your p.....
» 18/12/2009 7:10:56 PM Wow. I express disgust at the mindless polemic against Islam that litters this thread, and.....
» 18/12/2009 10:51:33 AM You're right, rstuart, by arguing with these fanatics, I am becoming part of the problem. .....
» 18/12/2009 7:26:33 AM That won't come as a surprise to Arjay, Yabby. >>Bernanke has just been annointed T.....
» 17/12/2009 1:08:17 PM I see that your commitment to a "battle of ideas" didn't last, eh Philip Tang? .....
» 17/12/2009 11:33:14 AM Aldous Huxley would be proud. >>Government 2.0 is about more than Web 2.0 technolog.....
» 17/12/2009 8:25:30 AM You continue to amaze me, Arjay, with your comprehensive inability to listen, or to learn......
» 17/12/2009 7:42:02 AM Battle of ideas? >>OLO is a forum where the battle of ideas take place.<< Is.....
» 16/12/2009 11:59:30 AM This is a special message for HermanYutic and Philip Tang. Now look, you guys, it's all v.....
» 16/12/2009 11:19:48 AM Thank you, Divergence. I really enjoy some of the journeys that OLO takes me on, and this .....
» 16/12/2009 8:06:52 AM At some point, Arjay, you are going to have to admit that you and economic theory will nev.....
» 16/12/2009 7:33:45 AM You obviously remember Ted Mack too, individual. >>Every third blue moon an indepen.....
» 15/12/2009 4:52:41 PM You have my sympathy, Divergence. >>a system based on unending growth of population.....
» 15/12/2009 1:37:57 PM Are you sure, burbs? >>Let's not forget that Ron Paul is a highly qualified and awa.....
» 15/12/2009 7:56:14 AM Nor do I claim to be, Arjay. >>Pericles,you are not the font of all knowledge.<&.....
» 14/12/2009 11:02:55 PM All except Prague, Bugsy. >>I only say this because it appears that Pericles... can.....
» 14/12/2009 12:09:45 PM Don't get sucked in by (Eeyore) Arjay's rants, Ozandy. He believes that fractional reser.....
» 14/12/2009 11:45:31 AM Those of a PC persuasion, look away now. >>I don't worry much about the titles bit,.....
» 14/12/2009 9:11:44 AM But wait, there's more. >>Ron it seems wants a number of sources in competition to .....
» 14/12/2009 8:54:33 AM As ever, puzzling ones way through Ron Paul's logic is a bit like re-reading Through the L.....
» 14/12/2009 7:49:32 AM You may be asking the impossible here, Poirot. >>What can we hand down to our child.....
» 13/12/2009 3:11:46 PM That's just weird, antiseptic. >>Pericles:"someone should have warned him abou.....
» 11/12/2009 9:57:38 AM I think the question is a good one, and can be addressed on a number of levels. Off the b.....
» 11/12/2009 9:27:00 AM Excessive repetition is not an argument, Peter Hume. >>The assumption that such a c.....
» 11/12/2009 9:18:20 AM I had missed your question, antiseptic. >>Tell me, Pericles, is Tiger's wife being .....
» 11/12/2009 9:07:00 AM That's precisely my point, Yabby. >>...if we look at the reality of Islamic countri.....
» 10/12/2009 2:19:55 PM It is always good to observe the mounting frustration in your posts, HermanYutic, as evide.....
» 9/12/2009 4:55:42 PM And you should read the answers a little more carefully, Peter Hume. >>Tax is, by l.....
» 9/12/2009 4:41:50 PM You won't be budged from your beloved mantras, will you Peter Hume. >>The electorat.....
» 9/12/2009 1:13:21 PM Maybe you're not looking in the right place. >>Curiously, another recent incident a.....
» 9/12/2009 12:56:10 PM That's more than a sidestep, Peter Hume. That's a tap dance. >>(Pericles you have n.....
» 9/12/2009 12:31:45 PM It's always good to see the whack-a-mozzie brigade run out of steam. And it looks like yo.....
» 9/12/2009 6:38:21 AM Aaaaah, the nostalgia, mikk >>Taxation should be progressive up to 90%+<< &q.....
» 8/12/2009 4:06:09 PM Interesting climb-down, Peter Hume >>Pericles You are missing the point, which is, .....
» 8/12/2009 2:13:56 PM Your unsupported assertions/slogans just go on, and on, Peter Hume. >>Government in.....
» 8/12/2009 1:41:32 PM Right. Having got that off my chest, let's have a look at the long, dreary chain of words.....
» 8/12/2009 1:17:39 PM That's just nonsense, Peter Hume, and you know it. >>Pericles The structure of your.....
» 8/12/2009 12:55:43 PM Being a grouch is one thing, oscar. But this particular whinge belongs in the sixties, alo.....
» 8/12/2009 9:50:43 AM Good grief, Boaz is back. >>Would you slam the door in Mohammed's face after you'd .....
» 7/12/2009 5:27:02 PM Oh, that one, Col... >>Not so sure of the "baby seal" ...<< Q: Wha.....
» 7/12/2009 4:22:14 PM I had genuinely believed, up until this very moment, that doctrinaire creeds such as this .....
» 7/12/2009 2:14:56 PM Peter Hume, that is distinctly ungenerous. >>That's why I suggested the online demo.....
» 7/12/2009 11:12:56 AM That's a cop-out Ludwig, and you know it. >>We just seem to have different position.....
» 7/12/2009 10:54:45 AM Right there with you, david f >>IMHO the only votes a parliamentarian should be com.....
» 7/12/2009 10:34:04 AM That's not very adventurous of you Col >>and to be honest, I am not sufficiently in.....
» 7/12/2009 10:26:17 AM That's just a little misleading, HermanYutic >>story of Obama's science czar, John .....
» 7/12/2009 9:03:53 AM Neat sidestep, Peter Hume. >>It is far easier now with online technology to find up.....
» 7/12/2009 8:12:33 AM I will agree, thinker 2, that the blatant profiteering of Banks is disappointing, and is a.....
» 7/12/2009 7:54:51 AM Ludwig, I doubt we can move this conversation forward until you make your position clear. .....
» 5/12/2009 7:20:50 AM You are driving yourself into a corner, Peter Hume. >>It is invalid to argue “it is.....
» 5/12/2009 7:04:26 AM And you're still not listening, HermanYutic. >>You’re still in neutral Pericles.<.....
» 4/12/2009 11:19:16 PM It's nothing to do with the technology, Peter Hume. >>Yes, anyone can propose a law.....
» 4/12/2009 1:23:19 PM Gee, I really hate to be negative, but... Here's another thought. >>Each Minister .....
» 4/12/2009 1:16:08 PM Without wishing to be too picky - because I do believe that we are horrendously overmanage.....
» 4/12/2009 12:55:30 PM whistler, get with the programme. >>Australian law recognises women and men as prim.....
» 4/12/2009 12:37:54 PM Ludwig, if you took some responsibility for the clarity of your position, I wouldn't have .....
» 4/12/2009 10:48:23 AM Poirot, while clearly not mandatory, surely it would have been polite to also make referen.....
» 4/12/2009 8:01:11 AM If only you knew how silly that is, HermanYutic. >>You’re confusing Islam with Musl.....
» 4/12/2009 7:36:21 AM Guys, please. I'm not for a moment suggesting that there aren't some unscrupulous elements.....
» 3/12/2009 5:05:08 PM Best of luck with that, examinator. >>I had to arrange legal action against the org.....
» 3/12/2009 4:12:42 PM I spotted a couple of possible questions buried in your infomercial for the Austrian Schoo.....
» 3/12/2009 3:25:28 PM Yep, the barking dogs are all here, rstuart. >>No doubt they did it in the same way.....
» 3/12/2009 1:38:12 PM Ludwig, you don't seem to understand that it is mutual benefit that brings the seller and .....
» 3/12/2009 1:11:04 PM You have never run a business, have you Ludwig? >>how could we possibly have a heal.....
» 3/12/2009 12:48:40 PM It is crystal clear, even from an article stating a contrary view, that the blame lies fir.....
» 3/12/2009 7:20:49 AM Philip Tang, it must really suck being you. >>Islam is a demented and evil ideology.....
» 3/12/2009 6:54:28 AM I guess the question has to be asked, thinker 2. >>lack of regulatory checks and ba.....
» 2/12/2009 4:20:37 PM It is crystal clear that you don't run a retail business, thinker 2. The Christmas period.....
» 2/12/2009 3:03:15 PM So you clearly agree in principle, HermanYutic. It's just the level of detail that you tak.....
» 2/12/2009 1:17:34 PM Not at all, dear boy. >>You are concocting false parallels between a radical fringe.....
» 2/12/2009 1:05:41 PM Far from being disappointed, HermanYutic, I'm delighted. >>Sorry to disappoint you .....
» 2/12/2009 9:13:36 AM I accept that they are a weird lot, those Scientologists. In fact, I am convinced that Hu.....
» 2/12/2009 8:55:18 AM Fair point Col Rouge. >>Like dearest Margaret said.. “Socialists have always spent.....
» 2/12/2009 7:44:47 AM On reflection, Peter Hume, I find your entire, pseudo-libertarian position highly suspect......
» 2/12/2009 7:18:14 AM You don't listen to yourself, Philo, do you. >>Only those taught by hard line Immam.....
» 1/12/2009 7:19:30 PM I know it is confusing, Peter Hume. But if you concentrate hard, some light might eventual.....
» 1/12/2009 6:35:03 PM Not the quote that I had in mind, HermanYutic. >>Always a pleasure to provide clari.....
» 1/12/2009 7:58:47 AM There's a wonderfully apt parlour game doing the rounds at the moment. It's called "t.....
» 30/11/2009 9:14:49 PM Nice try, HermanYutic. >>By your logic then, not only am I an Islamophobe but I'm a.....
» 30/11/2009 5:04:41 PM Very true, CJ. >>I get the impression that you rarely leave urban environs, no<&.....
» 30/11/2009 2:35:17 PM Some clarification please, renysol. >>All islamic countries ban christian churches......
» 30/11/2009 2:27:17 PM Yet another whack-a-mozzie troll. >>Even meat lovers would like to think that the a.....
» 30/11/2009 2:17:31 PM Great description, CJ. Man vs fish. Two mighty forces competing for physical supremacy,.....
» 30/11/2009 2:02:50 PM I love random statistics as much as the next man. Ludwig. but I'm not sure about this one .....
» 27/11/2009 6:33:52 PM If pointing out that your logical processes are badly in need of an overhaul is derogatory.....
» 27/11/2009 8:34:05 AM You still haven't thought it through, rehctub. >>Orders are colated, cut and packed.....
» 27/11/2009 8:05:07 AM Thanks for the reference, whistler. Although I am forced to concede that the logic displa.....
» 26/11/2009 3:40:19 PM The man is a jackass. What riles me more than anything is that we will, no doubt, be fund.....
» 26/11/2009 3:24:13 PM A very good question. "What will it take to rally people behind the need to take str.....
» 26/11/2009 10:34:19 AM Any and all attempts by government at social engineering are i) doomed to fail in their or.....
» 26/11/2009 10:04:04 AM Not to mention, Houellebecq... >>...my using proper sentences and punctuation<&l.....
» 26/11/2009 8:47:37 AM Sorry whistler, I've heard your mantra many, many times, but I've forgotten its foundation.....
» 26/11/2009 8:33:24 AM Pretty fundamental questions, Ludwig, thanks for asking. >>How effective is this fo.....
» 26/11/2009 8:08:40 AM Nice work, Rubberneck. I suspect that your approach may be far too factual, rational, det.....
» 25/11/2009 1:02:31 PM I sometimes get the impression that there is a whole "other population" in Austr.....
» 25/11/2009 12:17:38 PM Not quite what I had in mind, Poirot. >>You give a very good example of hands off p.....
» 25/11/2009 8:04:01 AM I can understand your concerns rehctub, but I think you are a little off track with your e.....
» 25/11/2009 7:53:13 AM Plus ça change, plus c'est la męme chose. >>Parents are encouraged to be hands-off .....
» 24/11/2009 12:21:46 PM Say again, Ozandy? >>We need to restrict lending to actual savings...<< How .....
» 24/11/2009 10:32:26 AM Despite the clumsy phrasing of the question, what lies behind it is still valid. Peter Hu.....
» 24/11/2009 7:43:18 AM Frankly, that comes as a surprise, csteele. >>Mate, I have owned and operated my ow.....
» 23/11/2009 8:04:19 AM Once again, you seem hell-bent on tying yourself in knots, Arjay. And you are treading i.....
» 22/11/2009 4:47:32 PM Just a quick heads-up, oug. >>try finding the qld con..on one page..the copy i trac.....
» 22/11/2009 4:35:25 PM With respect, csteele, that's not exactly the most reassuring rationale, at least for an e.....
» 22/11/2009 8:36:59 AM First a confession. I have never fully understood the twentyfirst century rationale for I.....
» 21/11/2009 9:41:27 PM I do know some facts, Arjay. >>Why don't you try arguing the facts Pericles instead.....
» 20/11/2009 8:48:48 AM In less than a dozen posts it has become clear why we have a very long journey ahead, befo.....
» 20/11/2009 8:14:54 AM I strongly recommend that you learn a little more about the topic, Arjay. Apart from sou.....
» 19/11/2009 4:49:36 PM Interestingly, Phil Matimein, your point is well supported by the graph provided in the ar.....
» 19/11/2009 3:59:34 PM OK, the evidence is in. Now, who is still in favour of Human Rights being enshrined in la.....
» 19/11/2009 8:36:35 AM You are so, so right, Arjay. >>Pericles cannot deny the facts.<< That's the .....
» 19/11/2009 8:15:13 AM Sometimes, the honesty displayed here is breathtaking. Today's example, courtesy of foleo.....
» 18/11/2009 2:04:50 PM It's pretty sad that we even have to ask the question. The Olympic movement was for many .....
» 18/11/2009 1:19:37 PM You have made some extraordinary claims on this forum, Arjay, but this one has to be one o.....
» 18/11/2009 7:39:42 AM The problem is context, Constance. >>Well, do you think affordability of housing wi.....
» 18/11/2009 6:01:55 AM Thanks for the additional detail, Fickle Pickle. But it still doesn't make clearer any di.....
» 18/11/2009 5:53:20 AM You won't really, Arjay. >>.I will gladly have that debate with anyone. Where's Per.....
» 17/11/2009 9:30:25 PM An interesting approach, Fickle Pickle. But I still cannot see much advantage. >>On.....
» 17/11/2009 5:15:11 PM This article is, not to put too fine a point on it, a crock. Its baseline is a survey - t.....
» 17/11/2009 9:13:25 AM Sounds mighty suspicious to me, examinator. I'd hazard a guess that the liquor in questio.....
» 17/11/2009 8:55:15 AM Stop inventing stuff, HermanYutic. >>You propose altering the marriage laws to incl.....
» 17/11/2009 8:28:37 AM It's part of the same package, suzeonline >>I would go one further and also suggest.....
» 17/11/2009 8:22:01 AM The same applies to any group that has sufficient power to make its own rules. Politician.....
» 16/11/2009 4:22:40 PM I don't find the arguments convincing. "The Deputy Prime Minister, Ken Henry, believ.....
» 16/11/2009 1:01:57 PM Special pleading, HermanYutic. >>To change the marriage laws from a man and a woman.....
» 16/11/2009 12:23:21 PM I am constantly in awe of your buoyantly, irrepressively positive outlook, Fickle Pickle, .....
» 16/11/2009 9:11:46 AM You are clearly scraping the bottom of the barrel, HermanYutic >>There are likely a.....
» 15/11/2009 5:37:13 PM At the risk of stating the bleedin' obvious, you haven't actually given a reason why the f.....
» 13/11/2009 3:05:36 PM I'm going to call "foul" on this. Foxy: >>Must we only recognise marriage.....
» 13/11/2009 2:49:00 PM Full circle. OUG to Gee Suss: >>neither you nor i will quit on this...i see so muc.....
» 13/11/2009 7:59:08 AM There's no disagreement, Yabby. >>Politicians dreaming up a way to "help".....
» 12/11/2009 10:30:25 PM You reach too quickly for the put-down gun, Col Rouge. It is the reason you so often miss .....
» 12/11/2009 2:40:33 PM As I said, Col Rouge, I have no quarrel with the stated objectives of Thatcher. I was simp.....
» 12/11/2009 8:50:18 AM I'm with Cornflower on this. And I have the honour to live in the man's constituency. >.....
» 12/11/2009 8:14:21 AM I think you may be committing the same error that you ascribe to your political adversarie.....
» 9/11/2009 4:00:31 PM I think it may already be too late, Oliver >>Perhaps we might have to accept that i.....
» 9/11/2009 3:19:10 PM That might be just a little harsh, Sancho. >>The US has very little to offer Austra.....
» 9/11/2009 1:20:36 PM Really, Sancho? >>Have we got to the part yet about Prince Charles being a sinister.....
» 9/11/2009 1:04:05 PM Sells, you are clutching at a particularly thin straw here, I think. >>I am curious.....
» 9/11/2009 11:57:21 AM Occasionally my curiosity gets the better of me, and I confess that I actually clicked, at.....
» 9/11/2009 10:28:13 AM The problem with discussions like this is that they are simultaneously too broad, and too .....
» 6/11/2009 4:29:50 PM The phrase "scraping the bottom of the barrel" comes to mind. >>the Briti.....
» 6/11/2009 3:00:45 PM I think it might be time to stop baiting the poor boy. His last two posts both topped the.....
» 6/11/2009 2:48:00 PM You just reminded me of a story, Houellebecq. >>Many heterosexual couples enjoy ana.....
» 6/11/2009 9:12:23 AM Only trying to help, Houellebecq. >>You do seem quite fascinated with me, I'm lovi.....
» 6/11/2009 8:58:26 AM All good questions, csteele. >>Why are so many of our governments failing to run ou.....
» 5/11/2009 10:09:06 AM The two are not mutually exclusive, Houellebecq. >>Dear Houellie, There must be a l.....
» 4/11/2009 2:11:49 PM You may be moving into dangerous territory here, Houellebecq. >>If you're constantl.....
» 4/11/2009 12:32:51 PM I think that may be a new record, oug - 515 words in a single 350-word post. What a pity .....
» 4/11/2009 12:17:50 PM That's a good point, csteele. >>While I get that it probably shouldn't make a loss .....
» 4/11/2009 7:38:08 AM Oops, my mistake, woot >>Where is Gee Suss or myself stating this is the stance of .....
» 3/11/2009 10:05:12 PM But of course, examinator. >>what relevance was the fact that La Rouche was a Quake.....
» 3/11/2009 3:18:06 PM So, now it is "Dan Dare's" fault for misleading you all. http://www.atheistfoun.....
» 3/11/2009 1:43:00 PM Not a comment as such, but a question. >>Apart from the conversion for processing t.....
» 3/11/2009 1:26:37 PM I don't know why you find it so difficult to own up to an "exaggeration", Gee Su.....
» 3/11/2009 10:38:47 AM I can only assume that this is your way of apologizing for writing rubbish, Gee Suss. >.....
» 2/11/2009 4:43:33 PM You know that won't wash, don't you woot. >>Doesn't look as tho Gee Suss is making .....
» 2/11/2009 4:06:11 PM Nice thought. rstuart, but not the case. >>Pericles, Did you know of Lyndon La Rouc.....
» 2/11/2009 10:58:57 AM Yup, you'd certainly need to exercise "flexibility" on this one, Arjay. >>.....
» 2/11/2009 9:07:16 AM There really is little point in trying to base an argument on international politics on th.....
» 2/11/2009 8:34:39 AM You never fail to fascinate me, Arjay, with your choice of heroes to worship. >>Lyn.....
» 2/11/2009 7:50:01 AM You are adept at changing the subject, Peter Hume. >>Four main upstream interventio.....
» 2/11/2009 7:18:50 AM I guess there's one saving grace, csteele. >>I know quite a few victims of the driv.....
» 2/11/2009 6:55:16 AM As most contributors here would have instantly recognized, All-, the words of William of O.....
» 31/10/2009 7:02:17 AM Arjay, your unshakable conviction that there is a permanent conspiracy afoot, guided by ev.....
» 30/10/2009 2:57:31 PM That sounds contradictory, Gee Suss. >>I cannot provide evidence [of creationism be.....
» 30/10/2009 2:09:34 PM but... but... but... >>I can't work out their policy either. That's why I'm asking .....
» 30/10/2009 12:39:17 PM In an attempt to answer the question logically, I thought I'd try to work out what is the .....
» 30/10/2009 12:26:54 PM Is this true, Gee Suss? Or did you just make it up on the spot? >>Creationism... sh.....
» 30/10/2009 12:02:59 PM Ok Crackcup, I'll bite. What are the current sentencing guidelines for someone convicted .....
» 30/10/2009 8:03:33 AM I think I'll join you CJ >>...on second thoughts I'll wander over to the pub shortl.....
» 30/10/2009 7:50:05 AM That was not the argument I was making, david f. >>The religious element in the con.....
» 29/10/2009 3:24:16 PM I'm afraid that whatever truth there might have been in this commentary on the loss of a v.....
» 29/10/2009 12:41:15 PM OK, let's be specific http://www.docstoc.com/docs/13459002/The-Copenhagen-Climate-Change-.....
» 29/10/2009 12:10:17 PM I'm impressed, CJ. >>OUG: << YOUR SIMPLY.... REPOSTING THE SAME GIBBERISH... .....
» 29/10/2009 10:59:09 AM This is an argument that has no end, because the basic question is flawed. Should the cit.....
» 29/10/2009 10:27:29 AM Although I basically agree that religion is frequently used to justify mindless atrocities.....
» 29/10/2009 9:20:49 AM Peter Hume, you are starting to retreat behind a smokescreen of jargon, which is always a .....
» 29/10/2009 8:41:45 AM Albrechtsen is simply trying to make the most out of her final few days in journalism. On.....
» 29/10/2009 8:24:45 AM Interesting. All communications, from email to Skype - are digital, which makes them by d.....
» 27/10/2009 7:50:40 AM I'm not so sure, Mr Lewis. >>I have no problem with any nation rising. All I am arg.....
» 26/10/2009 1:07:23 PM An interesting piece. Rarely is there an article on OLO so replete with xenophobic innue.....
» 26/10/2009 7:43:56 AM I presume, Peter Hume, that we should infer that you are the good economist, and we are th.....
» 24/10/2009 4:54:24 PM At it again, oug. That last post of yours, stripped of the dots that join the words (elli.....
» 24/10/2009 4:32:17 PM Right, and wrong, GIAO. >>The article you quote is interesting but very misleading .....
» 23/10/2009 12:51:44 PM Peter Hume, you seem to have a very narrow view of the purpose and results of the stimulus.....
» 23/10/2009 12:28:17 PM ozzie, Sean Carmody of A Stubborn Mule's Perspective has done the numbers for us at: http.....
» 23/10/2009 7:42:57 AM You're still taking it far too seriously, Gee Suss. >>In that sense, it was used as.....
» 22/10/2009 3:42:13 PM One phrase in particular caught my eye. >>China has accepted that the growth model .....
» 22/10/2009 1:20:03 PM That's harsh, Gee Suss. >>What have you got against retarded people? is this what y.....
» 21/10/2009 5:02:53 PM In your opinion, Mr Nicholls. >>No Pericles, Against stupidity!<< In my opin.....
» 21/10/2009 2:31:48 PM Thanks for your entirely fatuous contribution, Gee Suss, which matches perfectly your enti.....
» 21/10/2009 2:10:36 PM I am a little puzzled by the issues here. Extradition to another country without evidence.....
» 21/10/2009 12:53:10 PM Oddly enough, it's the same one you live in, Mr Nichols. >>Pericles, You certainly .....
» 21/10/2009 7:56:24 AM You are trying hard to ignore reality, woot. Let's hope, for your own peace of mind, that .....
» 20/10/2009 1:53:11 PM You just don't give up, do you, woot. >>Your ignorance over what the situation was .....
» 19/10/2009 4:52:27 PM Articles like this inevitably remind me of the Great Horse Manure Panic of 1898. http://w.....
» 19/10/2009 4:21:29 PM Excuse me, Peter Hume. Where did I say that? >>If it were really true that the valu.....
» 19/10/2009 12:08:44 PM This is an extremely important topic. >>She goes on to argue that this short attent.....
» 19/10/2009 10:32:22 AM woot, if you are hoping to score a few more points, you can forget it. The sound of yappin.....
» 19/10/2009 8:31:49 AM I know this may come as a shock, David Nichiolls, but Online Opinion is about opinions, no.....
» 18/10/2009 6:01:38 PM I set out to agree with another poster's position that "to make atheism a movement in.....
» 17/10/2009 2:37:00 PM It will be fascinating to see how this plays out. Murdoch, as befits the chief executive .....
» 17/10/2009 2:22:20 PM True to form, Mr Nicholls. >>why you are opposed to reacting against them is the un.....
» 16/10/2009 9:56:49 PM I can't help wondering why you are being so defensive, Mr Nicholls. But I'll do a deal. .....
» 16/10/2009 7:27:01 PM You really don't feel comfortable discussing these issues rationally, do you Mr Nicholls. .....
» 16/10/2009 11:23:03 AM Great piece. The swine-flu bonanza was certainly a triumph for the GlaxoSmithKlein market.....
» 16/10/2009 9:11:42 AM My thanks, Chrys Stevenson, for - at last - a substantial contribution to the debate. I w.....
» 16/10/2009 8:23:24 AM A welcome addition to the discussion, Gee Suss. As I have said before, there is nothing w.....
» 15/10/2009 6:27:07 PM Thanks mikk, right on the button. If this is your idea of practical steps, Peter Hume, yo.....
» 15/10/2009 5:42:06 PM Thank you, Mr Nicholls, that's a perfect illustration of what I am talking about. >>.....
» 15/10/2009 1:53:23 PM Why thank you, trikkerdee, for your analysis. >>I’ve just read through each of your.....
» 14/10/2009 6:07:28 PM It's simple, Mr Nicholls, and I'm surprised that you cannot grasp it. >>Do us all a.....
» 14/10/2009 5:06:54 PM Pure tap-dancing, Mr Nicholls. >>if you consider that standing up for human rights,.....
» 14/10/2009 7:27:26 AM Sorry, I remain unconvinced. >>Atheism is attempting to empower those in society an.....
» 13/10/2009 12:55:56 PM Oh, please. >>if there was a large gathering of accountants, they could certainly a.....
» 13/10/2009 8:53:34 AM Arjay, has the phrase "quit while you're ahead" ever occurred to you? I'm in ab.....
» 13/10/2009 8:36:58 AM Of course there's nothing wrong with atheists having a conference. After all, fans of Star.....
» 13/10/2009 7:46:39 AM Aye, there's the rub, Peter Hume. >>It [surplus capital] gets there the same way al.....
» 12/10/2009 10:46:57 AM My feelings exactly. >>If Atheism is going to become another group with a barrow to.....
» 11/10/2009 11:17:29 PM Oh dear, daggett. >>(tobecontinued)<< Must you? Really, this has nothing to.....
» 11/10/2009 11:10:09 PM Ah, now I understand, Protagoras. >>Your naďveté is perhaps exceeded only by the na.....
» 11/10/2009 6:33:14 PM I don't think so, Protagoras. >>Pericles Are you suggesting that there should be on.....
» 11/10/2009 1:59:42 PM That's an interesting angle, daggett. >>So, this discussion had already been, as yo.....
» 11/10/2009 12:59:48 PM It is possible that you may be right, Peter Hume, when you say that... >>Most peopl.....
» 9/10/2009 6:26:18 PM A distinction that, I feel, might escape the proverbial man on a galloping horse, Mr Burdo.....
» 9/10/2009 10:07:18 AM I guess that to a hammer, Peter Hume, everything looks like a nail. So your immediate reac.....
» 9/10/2009 9:42:11 AM I'm puzzled. "the government legislated that some 1.5 million hectares in central SA.....
» 9/10/2009 9:34:07 AM I'm just a little puzzled why you bring The Crucible into the discussion, thomasfromtacoma.....
» 8/10/2009 4:28:49 PM Still ducking and weaving I see, thomasfromtacoma. >>get it through yor thickhead s.....
» 8/10/2009 3:58:35 PM I guess that it is the fate of every second thread on OLO to be hijacked by the 9-11 consp.....
» 8/10/2009 3:32:13 PM Are you sure, thomasfromtacoma? >>the probelm is i havent said polanski is innocent.....
» 8/10/2009 7:54:11 AM What has clearly not occurred to you, thomasfromtacoma, is that your conclusion that Polan.....
» 7/10/2009 5:07:49 PM Hardly character assassination, Arjay. More an observation on the company you keep. >&.....
» 6/10/2009 1:14:14 PM DreamOn, you might like to take your complaint to Google. >>you will only have a su.....
» 6/10/2009 12:23:58 PM This isn't personal, thomasfromtacoma. I am genuinely interested in the fact that you are.....
» 6/10/2009 8:56:02 AM I'm also having difficulty sorting this one out. I suspect a conclusion would be easier to.....
» 6/10/2009 7:36:31 AM Be very careful when you make leaps of logic, DreamOn. >>Kami in Japanese means *Go.....
» 5/10/2009 9:50:35 PM Arjay, I'm intrigued by your suggestion that we should... >>contact John Bursill fo.....
» 1/10/2009 7:56:14 AM Arjay, the evidence is there for all to see. >>Isn't it amazing that all Pericles,s.....
» 30/09/2009 9:52:42 AM Arjay, do you do anything except browse the conspiracy sites? I've already commented on t.....
» 30/09/2009 9:22:23 AM You really cannot blame people for wanting to live in the city, Dr Stewart. I for one woul.....
» 30/09/2009 8:38:55 AM My point exactly, stevenlmeyer. >>Until recently we thought that we had kept our ap.....
» 30/09/2009 8:25:57 AM You know Squeers, it must be most frustrating for you to be unable to change the past to s.....
» 29/09/2009 3:58:43 PM Why, thank you Squeers. What a nice thing to say. >>Pericles, I'm surprised, as you.....
» 29/09/2009 8:18:05 AM Another odd observation, stevenlmeyer. >>"modern medical care and sanitation p.....
» 28/09/2009 3:22:55 PM Not to mention, stevenlmeyer, that you also blur the boundaries of speculation to suit you.....
» 28/09/2009 2:52:24 PM That's a pretty long bow, stevenlmeyer. >>BTW turns out that human appendixes may n.....
» 28/09/2009 1:55:54 PM I think I've cracked it. Global warming is the direct result of the rapidly increasing vo.....
» 28/09/2009 1:33:18 PM I wondered how long it would be before someone popped up crying "it's Global Warming,.....
» 28/09/2009 10:04:39 AM It may be unscientific, but it sure works for me. >>As I recall, even Dawkins didn'.....
» 26/09/2009 9:20:32 AM OK, Arjay, so there are versions of thermite without the additive. http://en.wikipedia.o.....
» 25/09/2009 2:53:09 PM We gerbils ain't as dumb as you think, stevenlmeyer. Let's try this again, shall we? >.....
» 25/09/2009 11:24:11 AM Another narcissistic thread, stevenlmeyer. Nice going. Carry on at this rate and you'll b.....
» 25/09/2009 10:19:35 AM Ok Arjay, now you can go back and correct this one. >>John Bursill runs the Aust ar.....
» 25/09/2009 8:57:58 AM I accept that thick skin is a prerequisite for anyone in the business of forecasting, Saul.....
» 24/09/2009 5:07:37 PM I am aware that pundits hate being reminded of previous prognostications, but this one was.....
» 24/09/2009 4:02:29 PM What second question, examinator? >>Pericles, You still refuse to look at the secon.....
» 24/09/2009 7:17:52 AM You genuinely don't get it, do you Arjay. >>The evidence is there Yabby and you and.....
» 23/09/2009 4:36:38 PM Sometimes, Arjay, your posts make me laugh out loud. >>Pericles,sadly you are reduc.....
» 23/09/2009 9:35:44 AM The article makes some fairly sweeping assumptions. "Very little has been achieved i.....
» 22/09/2009 11:39:09 PM I've no idea how you came to the conclusion that I am an accountant, Arjay. >>Do yo.....
» 22/09/2009 5:11:38 PM Fractelle, I appreciate the thought. >>Pericles Response to my challenge any time s.....
» 22/09/2009 8:47:20 AM Arjay, have you ever lost your car keys? >>This figure of $2.4 trillion gone missin.....
» 21/09/2009 6:10:50 PM Last Thursday, examinator asked me: >>Pericles How are your answers etc in context .....
» 21/09/2009 5:27:51 PM Yep. It all makes work for the working politician and their drones. Spending our taxes on.....
» 21/09/2009 1:52:07 PM Thanks for today's second rib-tickler, eftfnc. >>CJM: I would suggest to replace th.....
» 21/09/2009 1:26:03 PM One line actually caused me to laugh aloud, much to the consternation of my fellow-mourner.....
» 21/09/2009 8:59:03 AM There are a couple of important ears of wheat in this particular spread of chaff. >>.....
» 17/09/2009 5:29:32 PM A fair and reasonable question rstuart. >>How on earth do you rationalise away your.....
» 17/09/2009 3:09:43 PM "Rave", examinator? >>Protagoras'/Pericles' rave are exactly that, opinio.....
» 17/09/2009 10:14:54 AM You can stop the bluster, Banjo. You have been caught, fair and square, repeating rumours.....
» 16/09/2009 4:57:58 PM My goodness, Protagoras. You're not setting a very good example of civility here. It is .....
» 16/09/2009 4:27:00 PM Dog whistles at the ready.... go! And Banjo is out of the traps, racing away into the dis.....
» 16/09/2009 3:10:51 PM It's nice that you agree with me, rstuart. >>Pericles: "an e-book will ... bec.....
» 15/09/2009 3:07:54 PM There's another angle that concerns me, having re-read the original piece. Nothing in the.....
» 15/09/2009 2:36:27 PM I've heard that a few times too, Protagoras. >>Yep you've told us many times before.....
» 15/09/2009 10:39:14 AM I tried hard to resist, honestly I did. But to me, this whole discussion is off key. Is .....
» 15/09/2009 10:07:15 AM Good call, Peter Hume. >>Reminds me a bit about talk of 'the paperless office' in t.....
» 13/09/2009 1:45:58 PM Bazz, few doubt that the US dollar is in for a prolonged period of pain. >>Aejay m.....
» 12/09/2009 7:27:27 PM Arjay, you're going to have to kick this habit of seeing the world as one giant conspiracy.....
» 12/09/2009 6:06:40 PM Cobblers, Arjay. >>You cannot keep on paying for debts and spending by trashing a c.....
» 11/09/2009 3:59:25 PM Of course she should go ahead. Which of us would not welcome such an adventure in our liv.....
» 10/09/2009 10:49:39 PM It was time to take the old dear to be looked after. She couldn't even remember to eat, po.....
» 10/09/2009 10:40:18 PM Finally dragged one out from the depths. CJ was on holiday in a small Mexican village, wa.....
» 10/09/2009 10:21:09 PM There's no need for the polemic, Arjay, you are on the right track. The idea of insurance.....
» 10/09/2009 6:49:54 PM That's ok then, rstuart. >>no, they should not be able to discriminate. With just a.....
» 10/09/2009 9:39:17 AM Sounds pretty cruel to me. >>Once the algae are removed from the tubes, scientists .....
» 10/09/2009 8:51:04 AM It isn't necessarily access that matters, Arjay. >>.What access do the insurance co.....
» 8/09/2009 11:19:43 AM Thanks Graham. One of my pet topics. The mathematics of insurance have always fascinated .....
» 8/09/2009 10:55:51 AM It might just help us all, Peter Hume, if you didn't phrase all your questions along the l.....
» 8/09/2009 10:43:16 AM Unfortunately, Mr Allan's prescription for our election of "PM as CEO" is more l.....
» 7/09/2009 9:56:01 AM Hear hear. Good call Fractelle. >>For consistent quality, quantity and very clever .....
» 7/09/2009 9:49:46 AM Just another aspect of the never-ending gravy-train that we call politics in this country......
» 7/09/2009 8:55:11 AM That's a pretty impressive list. Legal Eagle. But I don't think it needs to be quite that .....
» 5/09/2009 4:56:10 PM One of the truisms about forums like these, ChristinaMac, is that an article is more likel.....
» 5/09/2009 4:35:44 PM It must be very tiring, Peter Hume, carrying around all that rage. I think you are fighti.....
» 4/09/2009 10:19:45 AM Fair point, Antiseptic. >>my posts may be offensive, they may even be boorish, but .....
» 4/09/2009 9:26:30 AM So Ron Paul's dissembling is your idea of clarity, Peter Hume. That explains a lot. >&.....
» 3/09/2009 2:33:18 PM I wish you'd come right out with it, Houellebecq, and say what you mean, instead of beatin.....
» 3/09/2009 9:48:13 AM Valid questions, Graham. >>Has the reporting of this issue over-stepped the mark? H.....
» 2/09/2009 1:43:37 PM What strange logic. "Shareholders and consumers have learned the hard way that bankr.....
» 30/08/2009 5:32:17 PM Once and for all, daggett, I am not playing along with your logical contortions and mental.....
» 29/08/2009 3:00:09 PM I don't believe you, Fickle Pickle. >>Yes we can build an airline reservation syste.....
» 28/08/2009 11:54:16 PM Oops, my error Arjay. >>By the way ,Im not Daggett.<< But hey, an easy mista.....
» 28/08/2009 7:27:49 PM Of course I looked at the web site, daggett. But merely putting the word "truth".....
» 28/08/2009 10:02:48 AM That's certainly one way of circumventing the word limit, Fickle Pickle. But unfortunately.....
» 27/08/2009 3:59:26 PM I'm still not sure that I follow your logic, Fickle Pickle. What, for example, is the com.....
» 27/08/2009 8:46:59 AM I am beginning to understand a little more of your reasoning, Fickle Pickle, but it is sti.....
» 26/08/2009 4:55:09 PM It must feel really good to be so sure, plantagenet. >>Pericles You are basically I.....
» 26/08/2009 9:41:47 AM Arjay, I know you love conspiracy theories. They are clearly a hobby for you, just as othe.....
» 26/08/2009 9:07:26 AM I'm not sure that we do, Fickle Pickle. >>Pericles, I think we both agree on what m.....
» 25/08/2009 5:10:14 PM Kevin, we have had this discussion so many times on OLO, under your Fickle Pickle nom-de-p.....
» 25/08/2009 4:14:01 PM That's exactly my point. The "reasoning" in R v Kidman for the permission to re.....
» 25/08/2009 2:31:53 PM All this attention, daggett, on li'l old me [blush] >>9/11 is a "raging contro.....
» 25/08/2009 1:25:18 PM Reading consecutive posts on the topic of "Climate Change" - or whatever is the .....
» 25/08/2009 10:03:37 AM While you are in the mode of changing the world, PtB, could you also get the government to.....
» 24/08/2009 2:48:45 PM Nothing wrong with that, Yabby. >>So I removed two of the 8 and chopped their heads.....
» 24/08/2009 10:20:09 AM I was wondering over the weekend whether to open a thread on "How big does it need to.....
» 24/08/2009 9:59:08 AM The introduction of transparency in school achievement should be supported by the introduc.....
» 24/08/2009 9:35:57 AM I have an explanation for you, daggett. >>[Pilger] has inexplicably failed to even .....
» 24/08/2009 8:58:34 AM I must admit, I am rather taken with this construction. >>Since nothing comparable .....
» 23/08/2009 6:39:38 PM That's rich, Philo. >>It is easy to be negative but that does not enhance your cred.....
» 23/08/2009 12:27:57 PM Boniface, that is......
» 23/08/2009 12:27:02 PM It is quite illuminating, Philo, that you cannot find in you the humility to accept that i.....
» 22/08/2009 3:48:50 PM In my view it is the responsibility of the writer to express himself clearly, relda. >.....
» 21/08/2009 9:35:07 AM To be clear, George, I do not take Sells' insults personally. >>I do not subscribe .....
» 21/08/2009 9:14:15 AM You make my point perfectly, Pynchme, thank you. The first reference you provide is one t.....
» 20/08/2009 3:17:11 PM I guess you have to get marks for persistence, Philo. But once again 0/10 for accuracy, I.....
» 20/08/2009 10:46:21 AM George, your point is well taken. >>" in order for some people to feel good ab.....
» 20/08/2009 10:33:18 AM More seriously, and just slightly off-topic, Philo's excursion into the back-blocks of the.....
» 20/08/2009 10:01:39 AM Philo, I am lost for words. I have this image of you scrabbling through the Internet, sea.....
» 19/08/2009 4:17:03 PM Rhian, that's simply not credible. >>My understanding of Sells’ argument is not tha.....
» 19/08/2009 3:59:34 PM Your incoherent burbling hardly warrants the time expended on a response, daggett. You ar.....
» 19/08/2009 10:46:45 AM Foxy, loved the Gran story. Reminds me of something overheard in a pub. "When I go,.....
» 19/08/2009 10:12:37 AM Absolutely right, daggett. >>Those who go back over this thread will notice a good .....
» 19/08/2009 9:54:59 AM It's difficult not to sometimes, relda. >>You take offence far too easily.<< .....
» 19/08/2009 9:09:31 AM You can stop ducking and weaving now, Philo, the jig is up. It is just as I thought. Acc.....
» 18/08/2009 9:34:11 AM Oh, and while I am here, Philo. I thought you were intending to quote St Boniface? What .....
» 18/08/2009 9:31:42 AM I'm not sure you will get one, Philo. >>Pericles, Your rudness calls for an apology.....
» 17/08/2009 5:23:24 PM Nice convenient peg, multiculturalism. >>Multiculturalism essentially destroyed any.....
» 17/08/2009 5:01:56 PM Is this supposed to be the reference for the great Christmas pudding furphy, Philo? >&.....
» 17/08/2009 2:55:33 PM You're far too kind, Banjo. >>About the coin in the Christmas pudding. ["pagan.....
» 17/08/2009 11:43:34 AM Yep, that would be absolutely right, oug. >>two such fine intelects are unable to c.....
» 17/08/2009 11:23:24 AM Doesn't this strike you as just a little self-serving, relda? >>"Do we really .....
» 16/08/2009 4:35:58 PM >>other men right now are sitting in jail awaiting court on similar charges<< .....
» 16/08/2009 4:31:52 PM Having glanced through the quality of oug's recent posts on this topic, I'd say that he ma.....
» 14/08/2009 11:04:01 PM Now that is very interesting, Sells. I can't actually be bothered to check, but I suspect.....
» 14/08/2009 10:21:02 AM Another attempt at a neat sidestep, by our very own master of side-steppery. >>It i.....
» 13/08/2009 1:21:02 PM Malcolm, if you still believe that HR's sole function is recruitment, then I suggest you s.....
» 13/08/2009 9:20:04 AM I guess it was. >>Pericles Your comment on ASymeonakis' poem and the accompanying s.....
» 12/08/2009 5:10:06 PM Oh dear. Khalil Gibran. Highly appropriate, of course, since his work output (it is unre.....
» 12/08/2009 2:23:14 PM Could be, Houellebecq >>pericles, See you made some of the same points I did, and g.....
» 12/08/2009 11:11:34 AM Milgram, not Milford. Sorry......
» 12/08/2009 11:09:54 AM Graham asks: "How willing would any of us be to torture?" I suspect that it wo.....
» 12/08/2009 9:02:32 AM That's the man. >>Surely you mean Louis Roederer, Pericles?<< Apologies, I w.....
» 11/08/2009 4:18:46 PM Be still, my beating heart... >>...I'm told I look cute even in gum-boots.<< .....
» 11/08/2009 2:10:37 PM The public revulsion over this issue will soon wear off. Particularly as the audience tar.....
» 11/08/2009 12:58:05 PM An awesome piece of work. The detail of the superannuation system has always been open to.....
» 11/08/2009 11:58:34 AM Sometimes you write the most hilarious things, runner. >>I see the young muslims ag.....
» 10/08/2009 1:28:14 PM Ah, memory lane... >>'Darling Carrot, could you ever love a cripple.' Carrot: 'No. .....
» 10/08/2009 11:10:38 AM Underneath the gratuitous insults and self-righteous rhetoric, Antiseptic has made a serio.....
» 10/08/2009 8:37:17 AM That's imagery I could do without on a Monday morning. >>PJ's? Not necessary. But N.....
» 9/08/2009 3:59:10 PM It's almost superfluous to point out, stevenlmeyer, but the 'zine that gives us the ".....
» 9/08/2009 1:54:13 PM PJ's? What are they?.....
» 7/08/2009 9:59:49 PM Just a thought, daggett. There's currently around $11 billion (market value) of silver in.....
» 7/08/2009 2:38:57 PM Awwwwwwww. >>It pleases me that I have, at last, found an appreciative readership.......
» 7/08/2009 9:51:37 AM Fickle Pickle, I also wish you well. If we assume that your theories meet with agreement.....
» 6/08/2009 2:47:30 PM Don't be so negative, Pied Piper. >>I'm gonna spew if Anti makes post 499<< .....
» 6/08/2009 9:49:08 AM We might be suffering from terminological overload, Fickle Pickle, but I'm even more puzzl.....
» 6/08/2009 9:11:17 AM It should be a warning sign to everyone, when a government decides that it should involve .....
» 6/08/2009 8:55:20 AM I was wondering the same thing myself, Pied Piper. >>What is the longest thread to .....
» 5/08/2009 6:01:40 PM What an odd opinion, Trav. >>people consistently look for explanations for religiou.....
» 5/08/2009 2:44:57 PM Nothing new here, move along... >>Pericles has, yet again, attempted to avoid discu.....
» 5/08/2009 12:02:36 PM "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." are singularly unaffected by the e.....
» 5/08/2009 9:23:20 AM It's no surprise, daggett, that your thread on 9/11 is so long. >>If Pericles was n.....
» 4/08/2009 5:34:49 PM I thought it was the other way around, kungka. >>I have seen so many children who a.....
» 4/08/2009 5:02:10 PM What a great thread, the blogging equivalent of a Rorschach blot. Otonoko had a visitatio.....
» 4/08/2009 3:45:28 PM Not convinced, Rhys Probert. >>I'm sure that the US tough love approach is the reas.....
» 4/08/2009 12:06:06 PM This speaks for itself, daggett. >>'Finally, to applause from the highly educated a.....
» 4/08/2009 8:40:33 AM Yep, I think we're getting to the meat of this thread, at long last. >>Surely one o.....
» 4/08/2009 8:31:58 AM I think that it is entirely appropriate, dagget, that you enlist the support of a group of.....
» 3/08/2009 5:53:02 PM Enervated? >>On that the score the sustainability that has probably most enervated .....
» 1/08/2009 5:02:55 PM I love these black and white, good and evil, right and wrong arguments. But idealism is r.....
» 1/08/2009 1:53:26 PM I feel that you are sidetracking the discussion into selected historical trivia, daggett, .....
» 31/07/2009 2:09:59 PM Not so fast, Grim. >>So a debt is still money, but an 'obligation to repay' is...wh.....
» 31/07/2009 9:04:03 AM The trick is to find the right numbers to divide. >>Pericles,when John Howard lost .....
» 30/07/2009 10:47:57 PM That's completely weird, Houellebecq >>...somehow the image of the suit and tie, th.....
» 30/07/2009 4:13:42 PM I am perfectly willing to concede that "money" has no inherent value, daggett. .....
» 30/07/2009 3:27:03 PM An interesting and timely article. Somewhat bitter, in parts... >>...the community.....
» 30/07/2009 9:47:43 AM But I did, Grim. >>I find it incomprehensible that a gentleman of your obvious inte.....
» 29/07/2009 7:54:39 PM Ok, let's do it your way Arjay. >>GNP or Gross National Product gives us a better i.....
» 29/07/2009 5:40:27 PM Thanks alan. At one level, we have a situation where the price of an undifferentiated pro.....
» 29/07/2009 2:51:01 PM I'm missing a little information on this. There is no counterfeiting going on, as far as .....
» 29/07/2009 2:04:36 PM Back atcha, Grim. >>Pericles, I think the funniest line you have come up with so fa.....
» 29/07/2009 12:03:21 PM Whistler, you given me a thought. >>i got the idea it is reasonable to assume God i.....
» 29/07/2009 9:25:00 AM I can see that you are making a genuine attempt to understand all this stuff, daggett, but.....
» 28/07/2009 11:30:13 PM Look on the bright side Arjay. If you had a dollar in 1913 and invested it in 4% governme.....
» 28/07/2009 4:15:29 PM There are a couple of answers to your question, Margie2, depending on your religious tende.....
» 28/07/2009 3:36:50 PM That's certainly an illuminating take on the situation, Brett_P. >While religion is (a.....
» 28/07/2009 12:24:13 PM The boundary between art and commerce has always been tricky. Mozart, anyone? Chatterton.....
» 28/07/2009 12:03:13 PM Interesting project E Knox I'm with Col Rouge on this. Class and money are not in any way.....
» 28/07/2009 8:17:00 AM I think you may be slowly getting there, Fickle Pickle. There are some good signs, anyway......
» 27/07/2009 11:08:39 PM What, still no apology for ripping off someone else's work, All-? For shame. And I would.....
» 27/07/2009 2:42:48 PM You can find the "original" of All-'s contribution here, Q&A http://www.bibliot.....
» 27/07/2009 2:32:51 PM Apologies, CJ, and one-and-all >>no Western country (except Argentina, Pericles?) t.....
» 27/07/2009 2:03:29 PM Jeez, All- >>You buggered up the final instalment , so you can be quite proud of yo.....
» 27/07/2009 1:34:08 PM Don't be so uncharitable, Yabby. oug provides a valuable service, keeping us abreast of .....
» 27/07/2009 10:02:50 AM Makes no difference, Fickle Pickle. >>I said I deposit the money in the same bank w.....
» 27/07/2009 9:37:37 AM Those are pretty pointless questions, daggett. >>why you think it was a bad idea fo.....
» 27/07/2009 1:58:21 AM What challenge was that, daggett? >>I note Pericles has failed to take up the chall.....
» 26/07/2009 7:01:41 PM Methinks you're being just a teensy bit selective in your quotes, stevenlmeyer. >>I.....
» 26/07/2009 6:14:54 PM There is still one gigantic flaw in your proposition, Fickle Pickle. At the end of your m.....
» 26/07/2009 5:10:23 PM You are a bit of a worry, All-. First of all, you re-publish, verbatim, a considerable am.....
» 26/07/2009 3:38:40 PM I had to read through your response a couple of times with my jargon-eliminator, RJohn, to.....
» 26/07/2009 2:40:45 PM All-, I was merely (to begin with) pointing out that it is courteous to attribute the work.....
» 26/07/2009 9:28:13 AM If anyone is interested in reading the original of this, it may be found at http://www.bi.....
» 26/07/2009 9:14:05 AM Fickle Pickle, it doesn't work that way The web site you refer to makes the same old mist.....
» 25/07/2009 3:48:54 PM Once more into the breach. >>Pericles says "To do so, it borrows from Bank B, .....
» 24/07/2009 11:20:17 PM Thank you for the civilized response Mr Humphreys. I appreciate that you consider the go.....
» 24/07/2009 4:13:50 PM I'm eternally fascinated by numbers, so forgiveness in advance please, rehctub. >>t.....
» 24/07/2009 3:46:45 PM One of the obvious benefits of having schools assessed and ranked would be to identify tho.....
» 24/07/2009 3:03:53 PM Sounds like you've arrived at an answer, stevenlmeyer. >>...the rules need to be as.....
» 24/07/2009 2:36:45 PM Ludwig, please. >>One thing that absolutely needs to happen is for the political do.....
» 24/07/2009 11:38:09 AM I am absolutely against corruption, particularly when it is targetted at influencing gover.....
» 24/07/2009 11:07:33 AM An interesting discussion. There are some general issues: >>To put it bluntly, the.....
» 24/07/2009 9:08:02 AM I think we've been here before, Fickle Pickle. There is a step in your process that you p.....
» 23/07/2009 9:26:00 PM I have yet to see anyone, Labour, Liberal, communist or anarchist, describe a credible alt.....
» 23/07/2009 4:17:34 PM Hallelujah, Arjay. From... >>.The inflation rate over this period has been 2500%.T.....
» 22/07/2009 4:27:36 PM You're reading stuff that isn't there, PNG. >>Pericles is dangerous in his dreamed-.....
» 22/07/2009 11:08:37 AM A good attempt to bring some sanity into the debate. But I find some of the arguments to .....
» 21/07/2009 11:47:23 PM You made that abundantly clear Ludwig. >>I want to concentrate entirely on why our .....
» 21/07/2009 11:39:30 AM I find your protestations unconvincing, Ludwig. >>one person, who has not done anyt.....
» 21/07/2009 11:21:20 AM You seem to be placing an unrealistic limitation on the discussion, Ludwig, through two ke.....
» 20/07/2009 5:02:53 PM There is not going to be a great deal of agreement on this topic, I sense, until some base.....
» 20/07/2009 2:46:55 PM The reference you provide contains a familiar flaw, Wing Ah Ling. In it, Thomas E Woods p.....
» 19/07/2009 5:01:09 PM Not quite, daggett. >>In my view Pericles is attempting to turn this discussion int.....
» 19/07/2009 1:07:43 PM bushbasher, you should know by now that Sells plays by his own rules, and is not required .....
» 19/07/2009 12:56:10 PM >>The billions of people should not be free to choose what to use as money because t.....
» 18/07/2009 10:50:19 AM You still haven't grasped it Arjay. It is so simple, I feel you might just be pretending.....
» 17/07/2009 6:05:16 PM If The Economist is Keynsian, Wing Ah Ling, how come it gave Greenspan the Bronx cheer? T.....
» 17/07/2009 2:45:23 PM It is always useful to be kept abreast of the various religions recruitment drives. Remi.....
» 17/07/2009 11:54:42 AM Looks like a number of fronts opening up here daggett claims that: >>All the money.....
» 17/07/2009 8:49:54 AM Spot the differences oug First you said.. >>before 1945 our shillings were pure si.....
» 17/07/2009 12:13:09 AM What a pompous piece of puffery, Jardine K Jardine. >>The Austrians are the only sc.....
» 16/07/2009 6:18:30 PM It is very difficult, oug, to work out exactly what you are advocating. >>IM NOT A.....
» 16/07/2009 2:07:40 PM As an article that illuminates some aspect of our lives with cogent and carefully construc.....
» 16/07/2009 12:02:10 PM This is heading towards the surreal. Arjay, for shame. >>Pericles,check your arith.....
» 16/07/2009 9:25:58 AM My main concern in this is that we will never be in a position to find out. If bribery di.....
» 16/07/2009 9:11:21 AM That's an interesting take on the situation Ludwig. If I understand you correctly, you ar.....
» 16/07/2009 8:50:25 AM Arjay, your concept of "lost value" is confusing you. >>let'use some irre.....
» 16/07/2009 6:26:45 AM I'm not sure you have grasped the essemtials yet, Grim. >>in many cases the bank wi.....
» 15/07/2009 4:55:59 PM I'm beginning to suspect that you just say the first thing that comes into your head, PtB,.....
» 15/07/2009 10:28:12 AM It's always good to see the evil Banks and money-grubbing lawyers excoriated in the same p.....
» 15/07/2009 9:56:40 AM Say what, Fickle Pickle? >>I have given two different methods of creating money wit.....
» 15/07/2009 1:28:23 AM Necessity is still the mother of invention. Israel is a third our size, but has been stup.....
» 15/07/2009 1:14:25 AM This is the same old, same old. Arjay, opening another thread each time you run into resi.....
» 14/07/2009 5:20:06 PM We are getting close to a fantasy-land here, where reality no longer seems to matter. I d.....
» 12/07/2009 7:32:51 PM This thread is starting to drown in misunderstandings, one following another like dogs in .....
» 12/07/2009 1:12:56 PM You miss the point again, daggett. >>Pericles, Your post ignores the sorry record o.....
» 11/07/2009 7:13:59 PM That's a little patronizing, daggett. >>Pericles, I can see that the point of post .....
» 10/07/2009 8:19:02 PM That's just bizarre, daggett. Even for you. >>Pericles wrote, "The government .....
» 9/07/2009 12:30:56 AM Now we may actually be getting somewhere, oug. >>ok lets value assets on the books......
» 8/07/2009 5:00:11 PM Exasperating as they are, threads like this - and there have been many in the past few mon.....
» 7/07/2009 7:34:41 PM Arjay, I thought you had learned better, from previous threads where you have said the sam.....
» 6/07/2009 11:07:58 AM It is difficult to know where to start with this slight piece of whimsy. I know that it i.....
» 5/07/2009 4:32:29 PM We are talking about the same person, aren't we Glorfindel? >>If you were "hal.....
» 4/07/2009 10:21:50 AM The problem is, Atman, that we tend to indulge in wishful thinking when it comes to politi.....
» 3/07/2009 3:09:45 PM Not sure I understand this observation, Ozandy. >>Now onto Banks and other financia.....
» 3/07/2009 2:46:05 PM Is it just me, or does anyone else consider somewhat distasteful the earmarking of taxpaye.....
» 3/07/2009 10:54:15 AM Personally, I think it is evidence that our Prime Minister is prepared to say exactly what.....
» 3/07/2009 8:36:53 AM This thread has become somewhat intimidating to anyone not grounded in an understanding of.....
» 2/07/2009 3:12:44 PM Classic, BROCK. >>we urgently need all state governments to reintroduce cracker nig.....
» 2/07/2009 9:31:06 AM I quite appreciated that too, CJ. >>A "hare's breath" ? Arjay, you really.....
» 2/07/2009 9:05:39 AM Horus, there's always a chance. >>While travelling overseas from A to B, you get ac.....
» 1/07/2009 9:53:43 AM Fortunately, Horus, faith is not a requirement. >>“There is a LESS-THAN-ZERO chance.....
» 30/06/2009 11:05:29 PM There's a reason for everything, Arjay. >>I have noticed a shift in attitude in bot.....
» 30/06/2009 4:39:27 PM Back atcha Leigh. It is quite clear from the posts of the "conservatives from social.....
» 30/06/2009 10:14:32 AM It is a genuinely sad reflection on society's own inability to see past its own crumbling,.....
» 30/06/2009 9:50:17 AM I hope you have an efficient rear-view mirror, Arjay, with all that back-pedalling. >&.....
» 30/06/2009 8:46:27 AM A useful reminder of the debilitating nature of the nanny State, Sells. Not sure the segu.....
» 29/06/2009 4:28:46 PM It's a little late to apologize, Leigh, but thanks anyway. >>So glad you like to be.....
» 29/06/2009 11:41:05 AM Geez, Louise. You simply don't listen, do you Arjay? >>What are you and the Fed a.....
» 29/06/2009 7:12:47 AM I'm always delighted to cop abuse from the likes of Leigh and Glorfindel. It is confirmati.....
» 27/06/2009 4:00:12 PM Sorry, oug, that's a fairly skinny defence, although I expect Arjay was really grateful fo.....
» 27/06/2009 2:09:30 PM Arjay, you're sufficiently tiresome without resorting to outright invention. >>Over.....
» 27/06/2009 1:49:39 PM Wow, Leigh... >>Pericles, Your personal smear against me does not change the facts......
» 27/06/2009 1:24:42 AM Arjay, I'm afraid your bluster doesn't impress anyone. >>they and now yourself seek.....
» 26/06/2009 5:45:51 PM Thanks for being super-predictable, Leigh. Your scaremongering is worthy of the finest fri.....
» 26/06/2009 11:08:16 AM "Channel loyalty" is, I suspect, a myth that is carefully nurtured by the variou.....
» 25/06/2009 9:15:07 AM It was a little more informative than that, Arjay >>Playing the man again Pericles?.....
» 24/06/2009 5:58:13 PM And while I'm here, Arjay, I might as well address the wilder parts of your post. >>.....
» 24/06/2009 5:42:36 PM Thank you Maximillion. Much appreciated. Arjay, there are a number of aspects of this who.....
» 24/06/2009 10:05:35 AM I think you are being unduly pessimistic, rstuart. >>The problem with what you desc.....
» 24/06/2009 9:15:33 AM This is fascinating, Arjay. Do you actually spend your days trawling YouTube for the late.....
» 23/06/2009 11:20:10 PM I guess I make one fundamental mistake when I read your posts, Arjay. >>Pericles fo.....
» 23/06/2009 1:31:20 PM If this was meant as reproof, or even an insult, it was far too subtle for me, rstuart. &.....
» 23/06/2009 9:21:24 AM Fair point, Grim. >>Pericles, I think the original post was advocating that politic.....
» 23/06/2009 8:52:40 AM Thank you for this little gem, Arjay. >>Pericles writes off anything he disagrees w.....
» 22/06/2009 2:14:10 PM I am a little surprised that people can be so easily sucked in by tripe like this. But I .....
» 22/06/2009 11:05:17 AM That's one way of looking at it Antonios. >>Houuuuu! you are smart! You want ONLY m.....
» 22/06/2009 9:35:46 AM I don't think anyone is going to come out of this smelling of roses. But that's what happe.....
» 21/06/2009 4:21:31 PM Ah, so you do understand a little about bookkeeping, Philip Tang. >>Obviously Peric.....
» 21/06/2009 3:38:16 PM You always seem to ignore the important bits, Arjay. >>If you are saying that 224 U.....
» 19/06/2009 8:38:17 PM This has to be a spoof, surely. BrettHutton is actually a crusty old fart sunk deep in a .....
» 19/06/2009 8:19:58 PM That's cute, Arjay. I think I'll frame it. >>Pericles with his smug aristocratic po.....
» 19/06/2009 1:38:31 PM I'm with you on this JamesH >>I think politicans should be working for free and don.....
» 19/06/2009 10:46:31 AM I'm so glad you guys have finally found each other......
» 19/06/2009 10:40:50 AM I am trying to help here, oug. If you're determined not to listen, that's fine. >>s.....
» 19/06/2009 8:55:22 AM I understand your confusion, oug, this might help. >>go to the gold fields..finding.....
» 18/06/2009 11:08:40 PM Stop the presses, Arjay has spoken! >>Obama has not a clue and transfers responsibi.....
» 18/06/2009 5:49:52 PM True, Maximillion. >>The capitalist system didn’t create those instruments, people .....
» 18/06/2009 1:52:59 PM After a short detour into the meaning of comedy - apologies to all - we still haven't real.....
» 18/06/2009 12:50:49 PM I get it, Rick S >>In any case, I'm glad that you're done with this. Two down, a fe.....
» 18/06/2009 11:56:33 AM Thank you, Antonios. >>Pericles I like your jokes!<< As your example clearly.....
» 18/06/2009 11:26:36 AM You are obviously hooked on conspiracy theory, oug. And as with any conspiracy theory, t.....
» 18/06/2009 9:36:26 AM I shall ignore your anti-semitism oug, and address some of your other misapprehensions. &.....
» 18/06/2009 7:20:30 AM The beautiful thing about the truth, Arjay, is that it won't go away just because you want.....
» 17/06/2009 2:45:22 PM I think Antonios may have misunderstood what is going on here. The clue comes from these.....
» 17/06/2009 1:46:39 PM I owe you a debt of gratitude, Philip Tang. I had been wondering for some time how this m.....
» 17/06/2009 9:42:49 AM Y'know Arjay, it occurs to me that forums like this are the only places where you can say .....
» 17/06/2009 9:01:34 AM Look, Rick S, it's quite understandable that you are embarrassed at your inability to foll.....
» 17/06/2009 8:44:30 AM Sadly, I have to heed my more temperate advisers on this, and refrain from responding to y.....
» 16/06/2009 6:49:47 PM Glorfindel. "Violet Elizabeth fluttered her curling lashes. Her blue eyes swam with .....
» 16/06/2009 5:09:47 PM A fascinating and important thread. I confess that I had no idea that education is our th.....
» 16/06/2009 1:45:03 PM Thanks for the vote of confidence Fractelle. >>If you really believe in what you ha.....
» 16/06/2009 10:31:55 AM Your sense of history appears to be tightly aligned with the Christian period, Glorfindel......
» 16/06/2009 9:59:47 AM I didn't really believe in the existence of parallel universes, whistler, until you joined.....
» 15/06/2009 4:49:45 PM Don't be silly Rick S, of course I do. >>Do you actually know how to use a search e.....
» 15/06/2009 3:11:43 PM It isn't an argument that particularly impresses me, Pynchme. >>Once we start sayin.....
» 15/06/2009 1:57:46 PM What studies, Rick S? >>we give aid voluntarily right now, and the studies are show.....
» 15/06/2009 1:42:39 PM I'm still confused as to where you're coming from Trav. As I suspect you are too. >>.....
» 15/06/2009 11:40:05 AM I think an answer lies within the question you pose, Maximillion. >>Should we refor.....
» 15/06/2009 11:00:50 AM That much is clear, Alan. >>I don't follow your reasoning<< Nor I yours. &g.....
» 15/06/2009 10:28:50 AM Same old bandwagon, eh Arjay, with the same scant regard for reality. But I think on this.....
» 15/06/2009 9:53:47 AM Poor old Antony Flew. Dan S de Merengue has dragged him into the discussion, yet again. &.....
» 14/06/2009 5:30:34 PM You were probably - quite reasonably - expecting a sneer, Maximillion. Which is why you in.....
» 14/06/2009 4:01:49 PM Have a close listen to this voice, Rick S. >>...we can tie it to demonstrated effec.....
» 13/06/2009 1:30:35 AM You can wriggle, Glorfindel, but it was you yourself who apply the tarred brush to yoursel.....
» 13/06/2009 1:12:09 AM So let me see if I understand you correctly, Trav. You actually disagree with Vox Day. &.....
» 12/06/2009 4:36:23 PM Big words, Maximillion. >>...the contracts [major specialists and surgeons] enjoy a.....
» 12/06/2009 4:25:28 PM You're beginning to twist yourself into some rather unnatural shapes here, Trav. First up.....
» 12/06/2009 7:30:25 AM Alan, having your cake and eating it is not normally an option when it comes to policy. &.....
» 11/06/2009 10:41:07 PM You won't find me arguing differently CJ >>at least the Hawking cartoon has the red.....
» 11/06/2009 5:26:17 PM How about only allowing volunteers? People whose only objective is to serve their constit.....
» 11/06/2009 2:20:18 PM Come now Glorfindel, stop beating around the bush and say what you really mean. >>I.....
» 11/06/2009 10:23:52 AM Talking of Prof Hawking, has everybody caught up with this? http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/.....
» 11/06/2009 10:11:49 AM There's been a lot of twee talk here about how pets "enrich our lives". I'll le.....
» 11/06/2009 9:59:10 AM I was hoping for your own view, Trav. I'd already read - and rejected - Vox Day's. >&g.....
» 11/06/2009 9:24:31 AM Glorfindel, I suspect the obvious solution may have escaped you. >>...which leaves .....
» 10/06/2009 5:41:40 PM Divergence, I am eternally grateful for your quite incredibly patronizing advice. But qu.....
» 10/06/2009 9:41:41 AM Do you really want an answer to that, Alan? >>Maybe Treasury are idiots as well?<.....
» 10/06/2009 9:04:16 AM That's rather a narrow view relda, if you don't mind my saying. >>The optimism of h.....
» 9/06/2009 3:56:27 PM That's not even half an answer, NewAustralia. >>(5) Private health insurance rebate.....
» 9/06/2009 9:11:41 AM Quite clearly, you are right Trav. >>So far, on here, Oliver and Pericles have both.....
» 8/06/2009 5:24:33 PM Doesn't necessarily follow, Banjo. >>Jewely, Has it occured to you that if there we.....
» 8/06/2009 1:52:23 PM Hmmm. I think you are perhaps being a little drama-queenish about this, Philip Tang. >.....
» 7/06/2009 6:57:12 PM It is easy to be negative about initiatives like this, since it is crystal clear that we a.....
» 7/06/2009 2:21:43 PM I know it is a convenient peg on which to hang the blame, Philip Tang, but life just isn't.....
» 6/06/2009 3:30:15 PM Sorry, Arjay, it is too late to change the groundrules. >>Pericles sprouts more non.....
» 6/06/2009 2:49:03 PM A most interesting and informative link, thank you Trav. I read the article that claimed .....
» 6/06/2009 1:23:55 AM Onya Jewely. Compare and contrast: Banjo: >>why bring more people here to lower ou.....
» 6/06/2009 1:12:53 AM You can't get away with that, Arjay. >>Perricles for the vast majority of Australia.....
» 6/06/2009 1:00:55 AM Don't be silly, Bugsy. >>I don't for a second believe that humans will become extin.....
» 5/06/2009 7:25:57 PM The first thing that strikes me about the author's approach to all this, is his utter self.....
» 5/06/2009 6:46:50 PM A typically inaccurate statement Arjay. >>...Pericles and many others in the financ.....
» 5/06/2009 5:48:31 PM "A Dog looking out for its afternoon nap jumped into the Manger of an Ox and lay ther.....
» 5/06/2009 5:30:38 PM Yep, I was right. >>Incidentally, I think Arjay started this thread as a continuanc.....
» 5/06/2009 1:26:37 PM First of all, my apologies to Fractelle. >>Nor do you have the courtesy to reply to.....
» 5/06/2009 7:17:08 AM You're just supposed to read the headlines, kulu, not the policies. >>I think they .....
» 5/06/2009 12:01:06 AM Well, not quite, Bugsy. >>when someone does come up with any number, it is a relati.....
» 4/06/2009 1:54:35 PM That's good enough for me, Philip Tang. >>In fact, Osama bin Laden thinks he is jus.....
» 4/06/2009 1:42:53 PM I sense this thread is nearing its natural end, Arjay, since there is little point in expl.....
» 4/06/2009 11:33:02 AM Beautifully put, Bugsy. No, seriously. >>I agree that it is probably not possible.....
» 4/06/2009 10:26:11 AM I think that is a perfectly reasonable conclusion, Trav. >>If naturalism is true, t.....
» 3/06/2009 4:00:36 PM So Bugsy, you scoff at my rhetorical questions, and answer direct questions with questions.....
» 3/06/2009 3:50:11 PM I guess that depends what you see as being the "problem", rstuart. >>I do.....
» 2/06/2009 3:06:13 PM Not really, rstuart. >>There are two issues. Firstly, there is the problem you allu.....
» 2/06/2009 2:54:29 PM Bugsy, I had to resort to rhetorical questions, since the anti-growth brigade consistently.....
» 2/06/2009 2:41:45 PM All good points, Yabby. The other little problem would be, if there is no money to lend (.....
» 1/06/2009 7:33:50 PM Arjay, it is with the greatest respect that I suggest you take a short course in Finance, .....
» 1/06/2009 1:10:37 PM Or, Col, how about this for a wild, wacky idea. There is a natural tendency for human bei.....
» 1/06/2009 10:01:21 AM Another thought just occurred to me, on the topic of "creating money". Many of .....
» 1/06/2009 9:34:50 AM Ludwig, you provide some examples of civilizations that either died out, or moved on. A c.....
» 1/06/2009 9:09:42 AM Wrong, Efranke. >>I think even Pericles realised that his "allies" in thi.....
» 1/06/2009 8:44:42 AM When you think how few Muslims there are in Australia, the reactions here are quite remark.....
» 31/05/2009 9:15:24 AM It's pretty clear that the self-righteous holier-than-thous have won this particular skirm.....
» 30/05/2009 3:07:27 PM I suspect that you occasionally make stuff up, PtB. >>The Magna Carta was read thre.....
» 30/05/2009 2:50:14 PM You seem a little defensive about your proposal, Arjay.. >>If Pericles or Yabby rea.....
» 30/05/2009 9:24:13 AM Moral superiority is I suppose one way of looking at it, Efranke. >>So, in order to.....
» 29/05/2009 5:34:46 PM The problem with this sort of punitive tax is that it discourages the activities that crea.....
» 29/05/2009 5:11:11 PM I just love the way people insist on convenient pigeonholes, Ludwig. >>...how come .....
» 29/05/2009 10:44:28 AM A pretty accurate summary of the situation. The author forgot to mention one objection - .....
» 29/05/2009 9:54:36 AM Graham, I think you may have missed the mark. >>Apparently there is an element of t.....
» 29/05/2009 9:13:26 AM Seriously, Rick S, is that all? >>how to reduce population, I have posted it on my .....
» 28/05/2009 10:16:00 PM You appear to have narrowed the topic a little, Arjay. >>Getting back to the topic.....
» 28/05/2009 4:45:11 PM I know, we've had false dawns before, but I really think we may be making headway with thi.....
» 28/05/2009 4:07:03 PM There is another angle to this that our young firebrand seems to have overlooked. Right n.....
» 28/05/2009 1:58:33 PM Ludwig, that is a perfectly reasonable request. >>Pericles, you’ve asked interestin.....
» 28/05/2009 11:29:08 AM Occasionally I come across a phrase that makes an impact - many thanks Dan S de Merengue f.....
» 28/05/2009 10:49:13 AM At least you are prepared to use an example, wobbles, instead of simply carrying a sandwic.....
» 28/05/2009 9:35:42 AM If I understand you (or Jurgen Habermas) correctly, boxgum, the idea is that "there w.....
» 28/05/2009 9:04:05 AM It is not difficult to parade the arguments for a lower level of population. In fact, it .....
» 27/05/2009 2:13:56 PM I am well known for being able to hold two thoughts in my head simultaneously, without exp.....
» 27/05/2009 1:28:03 PM One thing that is always missing from these "we're all rooned" mutual admiration.....
» 27/05/2009 11:30:20 AM Ratio of successful requests to server error messages - doesn't seem to matter if you are .....
» 27/05/2009 11:20:22 AM I'll certainly try, Fractelle. >>Now Pericles, stop with attacking the man and star.....
» 27/05/2009 10:35:33 AM Ah, the scattergun approach to discussion, PtB. >>I get a little tired of people sa.....
» 27/05/2009 8:20:01 AM Respect has to be earned, Ludwig. >>Perhaps those that do participate need to be a .....
» 26/05/2009 10:45:43 PM Sorry Arjay, I couldn't resist. This one's an absolute cracker. >>Anything Pericles.....
» 26/05/2009 4:04:29 PM Oh, boxgum... >>Oh Pericles, what a pompous person you seem to be...<< ".....
» 26/05/2009 1:53:47 PM We might be making some progress here. Not sure, but it's possible. oug provides a couple.....
» 26/05/2009 11:34:24 AM You are confusing the issues even further than Arjay already has, Ludwig. I suggested tha.....
» 26/05/2009 9:08:30 AM Arjay, we've had this discussion before. And one thing became crystal clear during those i.....
» 26/05/2009 8:31:16 AM stormbay, all of this may well be true: >>The article makes little sense, is irrati.....
» 25/05/2009 2:40:37 PM The part that you miss, Sells, is that religion can have precisely the same stones thrown .....
» 25/05/2009 8:41:51 AM Good point runner. >>This is no different from having an all indigenous team unless.....
» 24/05/2009 6:13:21 PM That was a classic video, thank you for pointing it out Arjay. Poor lady, ambushed by so.....
» 24/05/2009 3:34:31 PM Nice try PtB. >>If a person wishes to play the man instead of the ball that is okay.....
» 23/05/2009 2:40:19 PM Hey PtB, does the term "Single Issue Fanatic" ring any bells with you? Thought .....
» 23/05/2009 2:34:48 PM There is an old adage, Arjay, that says that once you realise you are at the bottom of a b.....
» 23/05/2009 7:56:45 AM I expect that one day, Arjay, it is possible that you will support your assertions with so.....
» 22/05/2009 11:04:43 PM Arjay, you have proved beyond a skerrick of doubt on other threads that you haven't the fa.....
» 22/05/2009 10:51:00 PM Once again, Arjay, you demonstrate the paucity of your ideas by resorting to slogans and s.....
» 22/05/2009 7:21:07 PM Yep, I think we should definitely not allow non-Australian citizens the vote. And they s.....
» 22/05/2009 7:06:06 PM Amen, CJ. I think Banjo must be missing Boaz......
» 22/05/2009 7:00:36 PM Arjay, you are starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel. Let's start with this piece o.....
» 22/05/2009 3:05:07 PM The sad thing about a "Fatality Free" concept is its inevitable failure, and a c.....
» 22/05/2009 12:25:34 PM I'm still here wobbles, it is only Arjay who is the Godwin's Law casualty. >>you di.....
» 22/05/2009 11:37:39 AM Very clever. Probably as a result of garnering an average of a pathetic 4.3 posts-per-top.....
» 21/05/2009 10:01:04 PM This is becoming a little repetitive. The present monetary system, by any definition, is .....
» 21/05/2009 9:34:31 PM Thank you Arjay. I can now remove myself from this thread with a clear conscience Away f.....
» 21/05/2009 1:59:57 PM Of course the money exists, wobbles. >>Pericles, the money you "create" d.....
» 21/05/2009 6:00:17 AM rache, all that your reference tells us is that governments borrow money. They issue T-bi.....
» 20/05/2009 11:26:20 PM Arjay, this is becoming tedious and pointless. I strongly suspect that you have absolutel.....
» 20/05/2009 11:07:41 PM I don't think you're listening, Arjay. >>You have not addressed my most basic analo.....
» 20/05/2009 1:59:20 PM This is starting to get decidedly odd. >>I haven't yet heard any reason why, in thi.....
» 20/05/2009 9:40:57 AM Is it my imagination, or has the financial "crisis" caused the creation of a new.....
» 20/05/2009 6:49:05 AM I sense that you genuinely don't understand, Arjay. >>Pericles.Just answer a simple.....
» 19/05/2009 11:21:38 PM Apology accepted, DreamOn. >>Still "schiz" as the root word, I forget, pe.....
» 19/05/2009 11:07:17 PM That's another one of those trick questions, Fractelle. >>do we need to take action.....
» 19/05/2009 5:22:40 PM Loose language, DreamOn? >>As for your loose language though, what does "schiz.....
» 19/05/2009 4:50:08 PM oug, with the greatest respect, I am most certainly not going to spend one single minute o.....
» 19/05/2009 2:21:33 PM It is generally considered poor online etiquette, oug, to fill your post with URLs without.....
» 19/05/2009 1:54:37 PM Very Canberra. Very self-indulgent. Very other-peoples-money. Very out-of-touch. Very .....
» 19/05/2009 1:15:09 PM Specious, eh Fractelle? >>I am really disappointed by your specious posts on this t.....
» 19/05/2009 9:53:12 AM It may be just a guy thing, but... I don't believe that actually experience regret, as su.....
» 19/05/2009 9:40:20 AM Arjay, having a mission to bash the banking system is all very laudable. But you mustn't m.....
» 18/05/2009 12:12:05 PM Good article. Describes how the balance of economic power is gradually moving East, which .....
» 18/05/2009 9:44:51 AM This is still happening. The ratio of error messages to successful posts is, if anything,.....
» 18/05/2009 9:34:47 AM Fair question, Grim. >>"I would personally be very upset to invest heavily in .....
» 18/05/2009 9:04:55 AM Not really, bushbasher. >>pericles, please tell me you're joking.<< My posit.....
» 18/05/2009 6:33:54 AM Sorry, Arjay, but you are missing the obvious. Money, as anyone who knows anything about .....
» 17/05/2009 7:06:04 PM Looks like I might have been right. Can't detect any argument against Plimer that actuall.....
» 17/05/2009 6:56:58 PM Maybe it would help if you defined "cyber money", Arjay. In my daily life I rec.....
» 17/05/2009 6:15:52 PM It would of course be best if the government were able to build an education system that m.....
» 15/05/2009 1:44:03 PM Apologies for the mis-read The Blue Cross, very much a case of premature expostulation, it.....
» 15/05/2009 10:44:29 AM It occurred to me yesterday, reading that journal-of-record mX on the way home in the trai.....
» 15/05/2009 10:29:33 AM Let the games begin! My prediction is that it will be pointed out, ad nauseam, that Plime.....
» 15/05/2009 10:19:15 AM Well of course, The Blue Cross, that's where I get all my news from too. >>Pericles.....
» 15/05/2009 9:56:18 AM Stop wriggling, KMB, it's not a good look. >>Pericles, Are you saying that WND inac.....
» 14/05/2009 9:26:51 AM I did wonder a while back, as to the depths this thread would finally sink to, and it didn.....
» 13/05/2009 2:19:42 PM Only just noticed this thread. "Below the fold" on my machine, you see. I rec.....
» 13/05/2009 2:04:20 PM You too, huh, Jewely? >>Just yesterday a child called me “pooh face”<< Horri.....
» 13/05/2009 9:23:50 AM This is the same argument that politicians use, Baxter Sin, and about as convincing. >.....
» 12/05/2009 6:16:29 PM You forgot to add "ner nerny ner ner and no returns", Col. Pathetic......
» 12/05/2009 1:19:25 PM It cannot be a coincidence, one suspects, that the current edition of The Economist runs a.....
» 12/05/2009 10:13:20 AM You sound upset, Martin Ibn Warriq. >>The general standard of atheism is appalling;.....
» 11/05/2009 11:11:23 PM Priceless, Yabby. I had to check that the date wasn't April 1st, and I wasn't looking at .....
» 11/05/2009 11:04:18 PM Still peddling, I see, Martin Ibn Warriq. >>Post mortem appearances are explicit, t.....
» 11/05/2009 2:35:53 PM Your slip is showing, PtB. >>There are two competing systems of government in the w.....
» 11/05/2009 2:08:44 PM Sadly, Bronwyn, it is no "false dichotomy". It's real life. >>I wish you .....
» 11/05/2009 1:55:08 PM You make it sound so simple, billie, when it is nothing of the sort. >>Yes the empl.....
» 11/05/2009 1:23:58 PM But... what happens when you peak, Jewely? >>Through years of practise and concentr.....
» 10/05/2009 6:10:25 PM Good point R0bert. >>Please take into account all the other financial support struc.....
» 10/05/2009 4:41:20 PM I notice that none of the posters has yet explained why diverting resources to "save .....
» 9/05/2009 6:11:09 PM "Marriage" itself isn't the problem. It is the stigma attached to dissolving one.....
» 8/05/2009 5:04:08 PM I'm with you 100% rpg. In fact, I would have posted ahead of you except I had to let myse.....
» 8/05/2009 1:35:43 PM Yet another attempt to boost the concept of paid parental leave. This one takes an intere.....
» 8/05/2009 12:59:12 PM Interesting feedback, Susan. I must confess that my first thought when I saw your origina.....
» 7/05/2009 5:00:00 PM Careful, Jewely. >>Hope you are male<< I suspect you'd have to get real clos.....
» 7/05/2009 2:20:08 PM Your memory is faultless, Bronwyn http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion.....
» 7/05/2009 11:53:59 AM I am really trying hard to care. Even just a little bit. "As climate warms, species .....
» 7/05/2009 11:19:28 AM So it was all in good humour. >>I was deliberately creating a pantomine dramatic sp.....
» 7/05/2009 9:23:37 AM I find it difficult to get excited by articles like this. I can understand that if you l.....
» 7/05/2009 8:49:49 AM Hey, don't soft pedal it, tell us what you really think Houellebecq. >>You may be t.....
» 6/05/2009 3:15:13 PM An interesting read, Alan A. >>The teaching of Spanish biblical scholar Juan Mateos.....
» 6/05/2009 1:28:45 PM Leaving aside the whiff of gender politics that can be detected in the opening credits, th.....
» 6/05/2009 10:07:20 AM Not waving, drowning, eh Trav? >>So, events that are multiply attested to by early .....
» 6/05/2009 8:42:58 AM Wow, heading for the 150-post mark. Nice one, Fractelle. But do I detect that the discuss.....
» 5/05/2009 7:54:27 PM Word to the wise, KMB. When you're at the bottom of a hole, stop digging. Accept the fac.....
» 5/05/2009 7:46:03 PM What an odd comeback, Trav. >>So is that it, Pericles? Your "clincher" ar.....
» 5/05/2009 1:53:26 PM I'm not sure anyone is any the wiser from this little discourse. It is almost as if they .....
» 5/05/2009 9:30:36 AM Your complaint, as I see it KMB, is based upon the following information. "LEADERSHI.....
» 4/05/2009 5:56:28 PM I can only assume that our posts crossed, Trav. >>You keep making this interesting .....
» 4/05/2009 3:41:16 PM Repetition does not eventually make something true, Martin Ibn Warriq. >>The histor.....
» 4/05/2009 2:29:20 PM Blimey, All-, if your post is designed to show how much you agree with me, then you have a.....
» 1/05/2009 9:55:02 PM Oh dear, Trav. >>I recently saw an interview with JDG Dunn who talked a lot about t.....
» 1/05/2009 4:25:53 PM Actually, Foxy, there probably is. >>Is there any CEO out there that could take bei.....
» 1/05/2009 3:09:05 PM Hadn't heard much about this before, Protagoras. >>oceans are teeming with radioact.....
» 1/05/2009 11:45:43 AM It is clearly un-Australian to think of Mr Pratt as anything but a shining example of all .....
» 1/05/2009 10:34:02 AM Two points on your "oral history" theory, Trav. >>In those days, people m.....
» 1/05/2009 9:43:08 AM Thanks Oliver. You bring a great deal more erudition to the issues than I, so it must be t.....
» 30/04/2009 3:23:37 PM Sorry Ginx, I'm not quite sure I understand. >>For all its funny shape, its sticky .....
» 30/04/2009 2:30:16 PM You must be confusing me with soemone who has read the Gospels, Trav. >>...but it i.....
» 30/04/2009 9:38:51 AM What a disappointment. >>Find out more about 'brain sex' differences by taking the .....
» 29/04/2009 6:56:15 PM Possibly, Spikey. >>As I see it, this is a classic case of an inflexible, dogma-bli.....
» 29/04/2009 1:42:12 PM Fair enough relda. >>Pericle’s opening comment, “..it was actually meant to be an i.....
» 29/04/2009 11:53:34 AM Trav, that's just silly. >>In this imaginary scenario, did you see Nick Riewoldt ki.....
» 29/04/2009 11:04:12 AM As an atheist, I am specifically unqualified to comment on the religious connotations of t.....
» 29/04/2009 9:43:03 AM I'm with the doomsayers on this one. We've had a good run, in the cosmological scheme of .....
» 28/04/2009 7:04:45 PM I absolutely agree, Trav. >>Pericles, mass generalisations do not help anyone<&l.....
» 28/04/2009 6:04:38 PM Thanks Fractelle. Tea on the terrace? Or perhaps a glass of wine by that roaring fire? Bu.....
» 28/04/2009 12:50:35 PM My goodness, aga, that's some ticket you have on yourself. "Touch of truth" inde.....
» 28/04/2009 9:42:50 AM Trav, I'm unsure how using verbatim quotes could fail in "accurately describing the v.....
» 27/04/2009 3:53:45 PM Errr.... Forrest. I suspect you may be thinking of the wrong song. >>I'll take thi.....
» 27/04/2009 3:23:44 PM BB, it was actually meant to be an insult. >>reida, i can make little sense of your.....
» 27/04/2009 2:50:34 PM An interesting postscript from the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/fash.....
» 27/04/2009 11:09:02 AM Oh dear, do I detect sarcasm, aga? >>Pericles could you also please define evidence.....
» 27/04/2009 10:21:17 AM As an amused onlooker in all this, I'd say you were missing an important trend, Trav. Fir.....
» 27/04/2009 8:50:12 AM Sure, Arjay. >>Lawyers often borrow against deeds that are not theirs.<< Onl.....
» 26/04/2009 10:43:29 PM Not sure this is particularly accurate, one under god. >>There;s a busy little priv.....
» 26/04/2009 5:22:14 PM That's potentially dangerous stuff, Dan. >>Christians believe Jesus overcame death .....
» 26/04/2009 3:34:45 PM Nice summary, Fractelle. I'd just like to question one line. >>This is the culture.....
» 25/04/2009 8:46:14 PM Thanks stormbay, I was about to make the same points, but far less eloquently than you hav.....
» 25/04/2009 1:50:58 PM Quite possibly, Jefferson. >>I have shown how monetary policy is incapable of impro.....
» 25/04/2009 1:26:57 PM What an extraordinary other-worldly question, aga. >>The apostles must have been pr.....
» 24/04/2009 5:48:56 PM Nice way to sidestep answering the questions, Eckadimmock. >>Pericles, "Imagin.....
» 24/04/2009 5:22:35 PM I have to admire the way you dismiss other people's views, Trav, using the most contentiou.....
» 24/04/2009 4:40:22 PM I suspect that you already answered at least one of your questions, Fractelle. >>wh.....
» 24/04/2009 1:16:17 PM That probably explains it, Fractelle. Boredom. >>Pericles: are you so bored since B.....
» 24/04/2009 8:05:30 AM What an odd observation, Eckadimmock. >>Pericles, the problem atheism has is that i.....
» 24/04/2009 7:52:31 AM Ginx, both events were stage-managed for maximum impact. And yes, Susan Boyle's was more s.....
» 23/04/2009 5:12:17 PM Thanks for reminding me Eckadimmock. >>some of you will love (er, hate) the atheis.....
» 23/04/2009 3:49:08 PM Sadly, and much against Bronwyn's expressed wish, this is beginning to turn into a classic.....
» 23/04/2009 9:05:57 AM I think I now understand what a "pamphleteer" is. Someone with an idea too wack.....
» 22/04/2009 4:33:08 PM It's television, people. Entertainment. >>The point I see in what Bronwyn's said is.....
» 22/04/2009 3:24:00 PM I can understand Bugsy's concern >>The paradox to which I referred relates to the v.....
» 22/04/2009 10:44:18 AM Nope. Still don't get it relda. >>As an example I’ll use the Hofstede and Triandis .....
» 22/04/2009 10:20:26 AM OK, it was late at night, maybe I was a bit snippy Bronwyn. My apologies. But I still get.....
» 22/04/2009 10:01:14 AM Powerful stuff. Whether we agree with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or not, his thought p.....
» 22/04/2009 12:30:34 AM Bronwyn, unlike you, I saw both the Susan Boyle and the Peter Potts performances. In my .....
» 21/04/2009 5:28:25 PM The definition of "tax haven" is nicely broad, which encourages the kind of soun.....
» 21/04/2009 2:08:38 PM Hi Ginx, good to have you back. >>if this lady had been a 'looker', I suspect she w.....
» 21/04/2009 8:28:52 AM Daviy, we are going to have to disagree again, I'm afraid. >>Pericles. <<Sure.....
» 20/04/2009 11:30:24 PM Simply stunning, Jefferson. >>The way out of this mess is explained in this article.....
» 20/04/2009 4:50:55 PM I had some trouble with the logic of this concept, relda, perhaps you could expand a littl.....
» 20/04/2009 4:42:47 PM I'm sure you are not so naive as to be unaware of the answer to your own question, Antisep.....
» 20/04/2009 4:27:45 PM Surely, as with every religion, Christianity exists only for the individual, and not - in .....
» 19/04/2009 2:49:22 PM I think that was the mistake I made, Jefferson. >>The viable alternative is to stop.....
» 17/04/2009 3:49:14 PM I keep sneaking back to this thread, weighed down with guilt. 'Cos I cannot actually reca.....
» 17/04/2009 3:08:08 PM Are you sure that's logical, Trav? >>Pericles, scientific naturalism... uses scienc.....
» 17/04/2009 1:34:09 PM This discussion has taken some interesting twists and turns. George says: >>one ca.....
» 17/04/2009 11:38:14 AM I will certainly be interested in the observations of people better qualified than I on ec.....
» 16/04/2009 1:25:40 PM Noble sentiments, Glorfindel. >>...I am motivated by a pursuit of the good, the bea.....
» 16/04/2009 11:19:06 AM Trav, your question wasn't really a question, was it? >>If Gay marriage is allowed,.....
» 16/04/2009 10:54:54 AM That was an odd one, Fractelle. >>Are you among the 98% or 2%?<< I came up w.....
» 16/04/2009 9:50:37 AM Sadly, it is a fact of life these days that if we remove one tax, it must be replaced with.....
» 16/04/2009 8:53:46 AM Having run small businesses myself for more than a dozen years, there's no way I'd ever go.....
» 15/04/2009 2:35:53 PM Fractelle, we are in total agreement on the stupidity of the manner in which we use the pl.....
» 15/04/2009 2:00:00 PM Hmmmm. Your ducking and weaving is also fairly typical of the breed, I'm afraid KMB. >.....
» 15/04/2009 10:26:15 AM Incidentally, KMB, I meant to ask you about a statement in your opening post. >>The.....
» 15/04/2009 10:19:08 AM I'm not so sure, KMB. >>I merely posed the question whether belief in intelligent d.....
» 15/04/2009 8:58:54 AM Fester, I'm not getting into a discussion on whether your layman's understanding of AGW is.....
» 14/04/2009 2:15:28 PM I'm not sure I catch your drift, Philo. >>An idiology or belief system is based in .....
» 14/04/2009 11:55:03 AM A little unfair, Fractelle. >>"Just a bunch of guys looking for data that agre.....
» 14/04/2009 9:12:11 AM One has to wonder at the frame of mind of the religionist, if they keep hammering away lik.....
» 13/04/2009 11:19:43 PM Here's the thing, Fester. When even the experts disagree, there is no real point in your .....
» 13/04/2009 10:38:16 PM Oh, for heaven's sake, KMB. >>Nowhere do I mention Muslims in my post. I refer only.....
» 13/04/2009 5:21:39 PM That's classic, KMB. >>Just a friendly warning to you that your whack-a-mozzie refe.....
» 13/04/2009 3:40:18 PM Some variation even here, Fester. Gavin Schmidt estimates 10,000 sq kms. NASA estimates .....
» 12/04/2009 4:05:04 PM Fester, when I make statements on a topic about which I have no first-hand knowledge, I te.....
» 12/04/2009 12:15:06 AM What a bizarre question, Glorfindel. >>Solzhenitsyn writes in The Gulag Archipelago.....
» 9/04/2009 4:50:15 PM Wilkins ice shelf, Fractelle? >>noticed the Wilkins Ice Shelf lately? Well you won'.....
» 9/04/2009 4:19:57 PM A classic slow-news-day beat-up, by a scurrilous and ethics-free news rag. The title: &q.....
» 9/04/2009 12:55:39 PM Whatever. Avagoodeaster yourself......
» 9/04/2009 11:50:07 AM I appreciate your granting me permission, Q&A >>Of course Pericles, ask questions (.....
» 9/04/2009 9:38:28 AM I think that pretty much says it all, Glorfindel. >>Where do you stand within the A.....
» 8/04/2009 1:08:22 PM Not at all, Q&A. >>Most people would understand the point I was making ... you don'.....
» 8/04/2009 11:58:12 AM Interesting analogy, Q&A >>It’s akin to me telling my accountant (or electrician, o.....
» 8/04/2009 10:50:57 AM Sells, it's a bit late in the day to set up yet another sequence of straw-men. >>Fo.....
» 8/04/2009 9:55:01 AM I was close to agreement with you woulfe until this: >>There are valid grounds for .....
» 8/04/2009 9:05:53 AM Yabby asks: >>So another question arises. Is grieving based on self interest?<&l.....
» 7/04/2009 3:55:15 PM It might be an idea if we oldies started to get a sense of perspective about all this sex .....
» 7/04/2009 2:49:03 PM I'm with Clownfish on this. Once you start applying value judgments on one person's free .....
» 7/04/2009 1:25:19 PM Yes, Romany, that's what I meant. >>When you said "Love resists definition, be.....
» 6/04/2009 2:35:08 PM Be very careful, Romany. You could find yourself treading on a lot of people's cherished.....
» 6/04/2009 8:51:42 AM There might be a typo here Richie 10 >>yes bugsy around the time they chsnged world.....
» 5/04/2009 12:04:57 AM The really sad thing about keeping animals for personal entertainment purposes, is what it.....
» 4/04/2009 3:11:35 PM Fair question, Protagoras. >>Again please advise the proposal you have for banishin.....
» 3/04/2009 6:38:58 PM You've had two opportunities to justify your statement, runner, and you have studiously av.....
» 3/04/2009 1:25:54 PM Thank you for bringing humour to the proceedings, Protagoras, and for reminding us just ho.....
» 3/04/2009 12:51:21 PM Nice piece of defensive work, Sells. An object lesson in the art of "up yours"......
» 3/04/2009 12:22:00 PM That's a whole lotta wishing, Fester. >>I wish that you would take a sceptical posi.....
» 3/04/2009 10:21:56 AM A thesis that falls at the first canard. "Darwin is proclaimed in celebration events.....
» 3/04/2009 9:04:54 AM It's really quite simple, Cuphandle >>Is there someone out there who can explain to.....
» 3/04/2009 8:13:31 AM There's your problem right there... "Because dogs are considered by state laws to be.....
» 2/04/2009 10:22:20 PM Fester, I said - and I repeat - "Simply protesting against the manner in which his id.....
» 2/04/2009 3:43:49 PM Thanks runner, that's where I thought it came from. >>Pericles you ask 'runner, wh.....
» 2/04/2009 12:05:53 PM runner, what is your source for this claim? >>Over one of the gas ovens Hitlers wo.....
» 2/04/2009 8:15:10 AM Fester, I couldn't agree more. >>It isn't black and white, Pericles<< But I .....
» 1/04/2009 3:04:00 PM CJ, I rather suspect that the venerable (London) Daily Telegraph would be significantly of.....
» 1/04/2009 12:07:21 PM Not quite, Daviy, but close. >>I thought Pagan came from the Roman for Pagoni, or c.....
» 1/04/2009 10:19:21 AM False advertising. The starting contribution says nothing about "where we are headin.....
» 1/04/2009 7:56:29 AM I dunno Horus. >>PS: Before CJ squawks, Pamela Anderson should read Pamela Stephens.....
» 31/03/2009 10:34:00 AM The Graduate revisited. Mr. McGuire: I want to say two words to you. Just two words. Benj.....
» 30/03/2009 4:56:16 PM Don't worry, Glorfindel, he will. >>Disregard the anti-Christian abuse from humanis.....
» 30/03/2009 12:27:54 PM In short, spindoc, we get exactly what we ask for, and deserve. >>Our societies can.....
» 30/03/2009 11:58:45 AM I always try to get through a Sells piece. Sometimes I succeed, but I fell pretty much at .....
» 27/03/2009 1:14:08 PM Oh no, not again, please. >>...a better system of democracy than the one we have no.....
» 27/03/2009 12:37:29 PM I'm not entirely sure what is your question, stevenlmeyer. >>Which, if any, of this.....
» 27/03/2009 12:18:54 PM I think we understand each other, Spikey. >>On the basis of a "few hours".....
» 27/03/2009 8:12:49 AM That's just petty, Spikey. >>Pericles: "And I'd be prepared to say what I have.....
» 27/03/2009 6:02:36 AM What a strange claim, Maximillion, that you... >>...have put forward ideas that I t.....
» 26/03/2009 11:06:17 PM It's an interesting question. >>Should Australia allow foreign governments, particu.....
» 26/03/2009 4:33:54 PM Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! This takes the proverbial biscuit, Maximillio.....
» 26/03/2009 4:19:17 PM This thread is not about John Howard, Spikey. >>Pericles stands as spokesman: ".....
» 26/03/2009 3:00:10 PM What a vivid imagination you have, Spider >>The UK is just around the corner from b.....
» 26/03/2009 9:18:52 AM And you too, Maximillion, are right, no argument. >>As I’ve said repeatedly, within.....
» 25/03/2009 2:04:39 PM It's my very own, personal opinion, Spikey. It wasn't intended to be a crowd-pleaser. >.....
» 25/03/2009 1:19:36 PM Now don't get snotty, Maximillion. >>Your supercilious response belittles you, try .....
» 25/03/2009 12:28:48 PM I still think Belly has a valid point - which is that even in punishment, there is one law.....
» 25/03/2009 7:44:10 AM Maximillion, as I have mentioned, there's nothing wrong with idealism. But it needs to be .....
» 25/03/2009 7:19:53 AM Spot on, Belly. It was clear from his performance Monday's Four Corners programme that th.....
» 25/03/2009 5:13:40 AM Eh? Where did this come from, Maximillion? >>Pericles, I understand your post re’ .....
» 24/03/2009 2:11:50 PM Fascinating. I haven't seen the movie in question, nor have I read the book. I strongly s.....
» 24/03/2009 1:31:19 PM mikk, I'd hate for this to turn into an Economics 101 seminar, because that would be borin.....
» 24/03/2009 12:38:09 PM With the greatest respect, Maximillion, those are entirely different questions. >>D.....
» 24/03/2009 11:23:31 AM It's interesting how often ideology can trump reality when government handouts are under d.....
» 24/03/2009 8:49:36 AM I'm with Foxy on this, particularly as it concerns this thread. >>I sometimes wonde.....
» 23/03/2009 4:55:34 PM You know, I do worry about you OP2. >>Pericles OMG are you delusional? Look up in t.....
» 23/03/2009 2:29:00 PM Yep, it's "you're either with us or agin' us" at every turn. No room for doubt, .....
» 23/03/2009 1:29:21 PM The truly bone-chilling aspect of this debacle is that logic counts for absolutely nothing.....
» 23/03/2009 11:00:20 AM Hi Foxy. That poem is in fact a song called Wanderlove, written by Mason Williams (yep, h.....
» 23/03/2009 8:23:13 AM I think you pretty well nailed it, CJ >>If the author wanted to make the point that.....
» 20/03/2009 3:05:47 PM That's an extremely charitable attitude, Andrew, but I don't believe it has legs. >>.....
» 20/03/2009 12:49:43 PM You can add an inability to count, OP2, alongside your inability to answer simple question.....
» 20/03/2009 12:21:28 PM Not so sure, davidf >>Drowning puppies cannot be justified intellectually since the.....
» 20/03/2009 10:12:58 AM There is so little substance to this piece, it is tempting to dismiss it as just another w.....
» 20/03/2009 7:44:42 AM That would be quite an assumption, Sympneology. >>It follows, then, that if Jesus d.....
» 19/03/2009 1:20:24 PM I said it to him many years ago when he first came to me for career guidance. "Son,&q.....
» 19/03/2009 11:49:04 AM I would be somewhat surprised if the liquor companies sued for their money back, however w.....
» 19/03/2009 8:51:42 AM There is a key assumption in all of this that unfortunately the writer takes for granted. .....
» 19/03/2009 8:06:42 AM Are you sure, Sympneology? >>[one of the scribes] was a Gentile named Philip, whose.....
» 18/03/2009 2:45:19 PM Your ability to firmly grasp the wrong end of the stick and wave it over your head appears.....
» 18/03/2009 9:23:35 AM In your dreams, OP2. >>You make dumb and dumber look bright...lol<< I'm not .....
» 17/03/2009 5:57:27 PM This is an interesting claim, Sympneology. >>the words of Jesus form a large part o.....
» 17/03/2009 2:20:57 PM Foxy, your illustration of the Queen's day-to-day influence is absolutely correct. The Pri.....
» 17/03/2009 8:29:25 AM Is it my imagination, OP2, or are you becoming a little more aware of the proper tone of v.....
» 16/03/2009 9:56:11 PM You still haven't given an answer, OP2. Let's all agree that there are inconsistencies in.....
» 16/03/2009 3:14:44 PM What a thoroughly bizarre observation, whistler. >>all women, Queen Victoria especi.....
» 16/03/2009 8:41:23 AM An interesting observation, mikk. >>I question peoples assertions here that there i.....
» 16/03/2009 7:48:47 AM For all your scroll-ups and lols, OP2, you still don't get it, do you? >>It all mak.....
» 15/03/2009 7:20:31 PM Your protestations become increasingly confusing, OP2. >>Pericles, I never typed th.....
» 15/03/2009 7:01:38 PM Agronomist has made the critical points, examinator, but there are just a couple I'd like .....
» 15/03/2009 6:33:42 PM Some of the answers to your confusion lie within the post itself, examinator. You observe.....
» 15/03/2009 12:43:00 PM This is getting marginally tiresome, PtB. You manage to avoid every direct question, respo.....
» 15/03/2009 11:56:07 AM OP2, you still insist upon labouring under a massive illusion. >>Is the Bible true?.....
» 15/03/2009 11:25:29 AM Ok, I'll bite. >>the real mystery is as to why anyone would bother to argue women a.....
» 13/03/2009 11:57:01 PM I guess it was too much to expect any real clarification. >>smart government utilis.....
» 13/03/2009 2:20:33 PM There's no easy answer examinator, as I suspect you already know. >>Likewise should.....
» 13/03/2009 1:54:47 PM whistler, can you please enlarge upon either or both of these two concepts: >>smart.....
» 13/03/2009 8:34:50 AM I'd forgotten that you were on this thread too, PtB. >>Historically and symbolicall.....
» 13/03/2009 6:20:57 AM Cheeky beggar, PtB! >>It gets a bit hard to talk to some people who have no idea at.....
» 12/03/2009 10:32:43 PM Wow Fractelle. You'd be a cheap date. Could you work the same trick for my gin and tonic.....
» 12/03/2009 4:20:12 PM apis, I have to agree that it would be indeed fascinating to understand in detail why your.....
» 12/03/2009 2:50:02 PM Very plausible csteele. >>Hell at that age I remember telling my betters the world .....
» 12/03/2009 2:24:32 PM Ok, I give in, you win. >>The idea of equity, on the other hand, is important when .....
» 12/03/2009 8:10:26 AM From the fair sprinkling of OMGs and lols, I suspect my year 12 student-in-confusion ".....
» 11/03/2009 5:42:52 PM I know that it all makes perfect sense from where you stand, RobP, I just happen to disagr.....
» 11/03/2009 10:56:49 AM I only get as far as "absent" these days Houellebecq, before I switch off comple.....
» 11/03/2009 8:21:14 AM From my experience asking precisely the same question on previous threads, you have Buckle.....
» 11/03/2009 7:53:37 AM PtB, it would appear that you haven't the faintest idea what Magna Carta is, nor indeed ou.....
» 10/03/2009 10:16:17 PM Come now, SJF, just accept that you went a little overboard, and we can move on. As AJFA .....
» 10/03/2009 2:52:36 PM Yes, there are some egregious examples of executive greed out there, examinator. I am not .....
» 10/03/2009 8:43:33 AM Your logic is - how shall we say - larger than life, PtB. >>You must be a Lawyer, M.....
» 9/03/2009 6:32:33 PM I just looked at the list of "General Discussion", and found this thread sitting.....
» 9/03/2009 6:24:25 PM It is good to see that you agree with me, SJF. Although I'm not entirely sure that you int.....
» 9/03/2009 5:36:03 PM Sorry RobP, I must be having one of my slow days. It is becoming clear to me that your po.....
» 9/03/2009 12:02:08 PM Nothing new here. It's the fault of men, of course. Now can we move on? But before we do,.....
» 9/03/2009 10:03:34 AM I did a quick survey of the Bonds product in our household - predominantly my son's underw.....
» 9/03/2009 9:23:26 AM PtB, I'm afraid your arguments are becoming repetitive and tiresome. Which wouldn't be qui.....
» 9/03/2009 8:36:48 AM What concerns me, next, is that it is possible to accept everything you say about politici.....
» 8/03/2009 2:31:23 PM I can't be sure, Kenny, but I fear you may have missed my point. >>Pay is not the i.....
» 6/03/2009 2:19:28 PM Pay is not the issue. The key missing ingredient is accountability. We need to find a way.....
» 6/03/2009 9:01:43 AM Sorry, Peter the Believer, it is time to stop this silly game that you keep playing with M.....
» 6/03/2009 8:31:18 AM I think you are probably on your last argumentary legs here, Dan S de Merengue, but I'd ju.....
» 5/03/2009 12:12:28 PM Since it seems to be a consistent theme in your posts, PtB, I'd like to ask you to expand .....
» 3/03/2009 8:18:04 AM Newsflash, OP2. >>Christians - Please invite all friends to join this thread. Bible.....
» 3/03/2009 7:30:12 AM The fundamental (sorry) problem with the creationist/intelligent design view is its narrow.....
» 2/03/2009 10:33:14 AM What an interesting observation, PtB. >>Twenty years ago, you could tell a universi.....
» 27/02/2009 4:53:08 PM Not quite, OP2. Not quite. >>BUT "Christians" believe he did so the quest.....
» 27/02/2009 12:33:10 PM You're scraping the barrel here, Sells. >>While the humanists cherry pick the event.....
» 27/02/2009 9:30:15 AM You see OP2, this is where you go off the rails. >>Note to Pericles - that is why I.....
» 27/02/2009 8:51:28 AM Bless your cotton socks, Antonios. It must be a buzz having that much optimism. But pleas.....
» 26/02/2009 9:51:24 AM That's one of my all-time favourites Bugsy, thanks for reminding me. When I first read it,.....
» 25/02/2009 4:55:16 PM Closed and open questions, OP2. Not sentences. Questions. >>Pericles please stop ha.....
» 25/02/2009 2:51:52 PM Errr... spindoc? >>There is no way a $90bn corporation with 120,000 employees in 35.....
» 25/02/2009 2:41:06 PM Songs - old songs, songs of another time - are like smells, instantly recreating a vivid e.....
» 25/02/2009 1:18:39 PM Sadly, TBC, I am limited by the medium itself in getting my point across to you. I would.....
» 25/02/2009 12:56:04 PM The quibbles get ever slighter, relda, but I really cannot let this pass. >>The “.......
» 25/02/2009 10:55:30 AM Just a thought, whistler. >>a female Governor-General, under male supervision<&l.....
» 25/02/2009 8:26:05 AM Oh, how little you know me, OP2. >>With each post your frustrations grow... lie dow.....
» 25/02/2009 7:58:48 AM The title of this article is "Government responsibility for bushfire tragedy" F.....
» 25/02/2009 5:36:32 AM The two positions still don't meet anywhere practical. Having children is still a choice,.....
» 24/02/2009 3:50:56 PM Seemed a perfectly reasonable reading of the sentence to me, PALE&IF. >>please pass.....
» 24/02/2009 3:36:45 PM There is of course another angle, whistler, waffle-wise. >>this thread has reduced .....
» 24/02/2009 3:25:23 PM mil-observer, I'm afraid you're being just a little, errr, free with the language, are you.....
» 24/02/2009 2:45:11 PM Spikey, I'm not sure that my views on Ms Bishop's competence constitute an excuse for the .....
» 24/02/2009 1:26:15 PM Opinionated2, whether or not you find me tedious, you are still unable to see what is so b.....
» 24/02/2009 12:48:53 PM Please don't invent stuff, relda. >>Pericles and many others profess to not only di.....
» 24/02/2009 9:48:21 AM I have been following this thread out of a mild curiosity as to how each side justifies it.....
» 24/02/2009 8:08:11 AM Is Opinionated2 for real? Doesn't look like it, from the rather feeble protestations of c.....
» 23/02/2009 4:18:11 PM You are obviously finding this exchange as tedious as I am, OP2. I am enquiring after you.....
» 23/02/2009 3:41:58 PM Full marks for consistency, TBC. Ignore the point, change the topic, provide irrelevant s.....
» 23/02/2009 2:34:22 PM I suggest that you do a little homework, TZ52HX. Search out the item in question, read it,.....
» 23/02/2009 2:09:40 PM I suppose that it is good to see that the author has at least one friend whom he can call .....
» 23/02/2009 8:36:14 AM But OP2, you still haven't told us why. >>I don't want to take your faith from you .....
» 23/02/2009 8:22:16 AM As much as the Hewson/Costello stoush is good spectator sport, who noticed the article in .....
» 23/02/2009 8:00:22 AM I think that whistler has, in this thread, set a new benchmark for the definition of ".....
» 20/02/2009 7:35:53 AM Fair enough, OP2, I withdraw the troll label. But it is still a complete mystery to me wh.....
» 19/02/2009 3:39:09 PM For all your condescension, OP2, I note that you failed to address a single question that .....
» 19/02/2009 1:26:47 PM Maybe I'm missing something here, but I didn't read this article to be about mandatory ISP.....
» 19/02/2009 12:31:25 PM Well, I was certainly wrong on one matter, OP2. >>I guess that you must be sincere .....
» 19/02/2009 8:50:05 AM Congratulations on a fine example of the noble Aussie art of kicking someone when they're .....
» 19/02/2009 8:31:10 AM I guess that you must be sincere in your confusion OP2, but you have to admit that wasn't .....
» 17/02/2009 3:46:26 PM This type of gee-whiz technology article is an absolute motherlode of "things to pick.....
» 17/02/2009 2:20:10 PM >>Is Christianity for real?<< Is this a troll? It would be a really good ide.....
» 17/02/2009 1:47:01 PM If the "Interim Report" covers 392 pages, I for one am not looking forward to th.....
» 17/02/2009 9:39:28 AM Threads like this - that bring on the old stoush between sanity and creationism - are alwa.....
» 16/02/2009 12:18:04 PM Now that, Daviy, is both interesting and informative. Thank you......
» 14/02/2009 3:02:16 PM Daviy, what an intriguing insight into your personality. >>My two previous provided.....
» 13/02/2009 11:52:03 PM I hadn't realised that you are an "author", Daviy. Could this be the reason you.....
» 13/02/2009 3:17:24 PM Golda Meir. Indira Ghandi. Benazir Bhutto. Corazon Aquino. Mary Robinson. Edith Cresson. M.....
» 13/02/2009 6:44:39 AM Still very much OT, I'm afraid, but irresistible. >>The argument here is that is th.....
» 12/02/2009 10:38:35 PM It's a great pleasure, Jedimaster. >>Dear Pericles Thank you for your contribution,.....
» 12/02/2009 3:38:17 PM It's all a bit... well, candy-floss, isn't it? Anxious platitude follows reassuring banal.....
» 12/02/2009 10:40:18 AM Round and round we go, Daviy. >>This RHP. [I presume you mean 'this is RHP'; otherw.....
» 10/02/2009 10:19:30 PM (OT) Just a brief aside, Daviy. >>You tell me what I think or believe and even thou.....
» 10/02/2009 2:46:47 PM Hey people. I'm not talking about about "crazy marginal cults", "suppress.....
» 10/02/2009 7:42:07 AM I was wondering where this thread was heading. The lead-in seemed so... contrived, somehow.....
» 9/02/2009 4:27:49 PM My pun, Screws. >>No. If you wished to use it incorrectly, knowingly, as a pun, the.....
» 9/02/2009 4:17:53 PM Thanks for the feedback bushbasher and mac. What I obviously failed to do was to successf.....
» 9/02/2009 12:48:45 PM No Screws, hoards. They were hidden away......
» 9/02/2009 12:42:42 PM Mr Robinson, there are undoubtedly points to be made in favour of rescinding special tax e.....
» 9/02/2009 8:25:29 AM Given that Sells so frequently makes weird observations, I'm not entirely sure why this on.....
» 6/02/2009 2:51:07 PM It's all about people, people. I know people who - without the slightest external pressur.....
» 6/02/2009 7:31:02 AM I know what you mean DarylNb. But I suspect right now that the economic situation in the .....
» 6/02/2009 7:15:18 AM Fair points, Anansi. But if the problem, is, as you say >>...that the adversarial.....
» 5/02/2009 4:22:06 PM I'm a little puzzled by your response, Antiseptic. >>How about answering the questi.....
» 5/02/2009 12:57:39 PM As a Sydney resident, I found the whole event, and its handling, to be an insult to the NS.....
» 5/02/2009 8:09:59 AM It has to be said, Peter the Believer, that your arguments are becoming increasingly incoh.....
» 4/02/2009 12:47:03 PM Exactly what I was thinking, Spikey. Kids! I don't know what's wrong with these kids toda.....
» 4/02/2009 12:19:03 PM Sorry, this is just too bizarre, whistler. Your response to my question why you perceive .....
» 4/02/2009 9:53:07 AM I find your logic fascinating, Peter the Believer. And fantastic. Your first fantasy: &g.....
» 4/02/2009 8:28:26 AM You only answered the easy half, whistler. >>2009 Australian women are competent an.....
» 4/02/2009 8:11:50 AM It's all about context, antiseptic, at least as far as I am concerned. Of course we shoul.....
» 3/02/2009 1:23:49 PM Come now whistler, 'fess up. This is a leg-pull, isn't it? You have just repeated, for t.....
» 3/02/2009 10:58:15 AM I happened to be in Melbourne on that day, and listened with horror to the first-hand stor.....
» 3/02/2009 8:29:30 AM Doncha just love threads like this one? It's a bit like the fag-end of an Australia Day f.....
» 3/02/2009 7:52:38 AM Congratulations, Belly. This thread has been very, very illuminating......
» 3/02/2009 7:49:05 AM Daviy, with the greatest respect, your follow-on comments are almost as obscure as the ori.....
» 3/02/2009 7:24:59 AM You might like to reflect a little on this, Peter the Believer. >>I will quote the .....
» 2/02/2009 4:49:19 PM That's a somewhat curious claim, Boaz, in the face of the facts. >>His primary prob.....
» 2/02/2009 9:40:13 AM crabsy, I think you may be pushing the proverbial uphill. >>As I tried to point out.....
» 2/02/2009 8:48:38 AM "Wenn ich Kultur höre, entsichere ich meinen Browning!" (Hanns Johst: Schlageter.....
» 2/02/2009 8:11:38 AM I suspect that the line was crossed by Keegstra when he took his views into the classroom......
» 30/01/2009 4:11:19 PM There have been some pretty poor Sellick offerings, but in my view this is the most shrill.....
» 28/01/2009 9:29:26 PM PALE&IF, what exactly is your problem?. >>Pericles... I believe to push your ideolo.....
» 28/01/2009 2:48:14 PM I guess you consider that your attempt at a patronizing brush-off lets you off the hook fr.....
» 28/01/2009 2:16:03 PM As suspected Boaz, just your usual obfuscation. >>We are not talking about vilifica.....
» 28/01/2009 11:16:47 AM I'm really not sure I understand the point here, but that may simply be because I am male,.....
» 28/01/2009 10:37:38 AM Now is not the time to get paranoid, PALE&IF. >>Pericles. So you consistently attac.....
» 28/01/2009 8:06:33 AM On my fundamental belief that "by their deeds shall they be known", I have found.....
» 28/01/2009 7:49:27 AM What an amazing bundle of contradictions you are, Boaz. First I find this: >>Peric.....
» 27/01/2009 2:53:45 PM Boaz, at some point you really must begin to take some responsibility for potential outcom.....
» 27/01/2009 2:09:59 PM Thanks for putting me straight Bronwyn. >>I think the 'new' philosophy you referred.....
» 27/01/2009 12:11:48 PM Your absence - extremely short, regrettably - has done nothing to tone down your bigotry, .....
» 27/01/2009 8:16:04 AM Now I am very, very puzzled. PALE&IF recounts - somewhat triumphantly - part of a speech .....
» 27/01/2009 7:52:33 AM Government intervention in business will continue to: - divide ordinary hard-working peop.....
» 23/01/2009 10:45:21 PM Too many words, dickie. Not enough substance. We can all pick examples that suit our view.....
» 23/01/2009 3:42:14 PM Confusion begets confusion, obviously. PALE&IF seems to think I am some kind of PETA stoo.....
» 23/01/2009 12:31:35 PM This is of course a standard component of any media training: segue any question that is p.....
» 23/01/2009 7:56:45 AM Here's a Darwinian angle on racial prejudice “[Drs Cosmides and Tooby] argue that modern .....
» 23/01/2009 7:29:46 AM For one very simple reason, PALEIF >>Mean time why not take a pet from RSPCA or off.....
» 22/01/2009 4:52:34 PM Don't take it to heart, Jonathon Byrd, it's only a word. You have chosen a particular defi.....
» 22/01/2009 2:03:27 PM What a sour, sad, grumpy little article this is Mr Passant, to be sure. >>He has ca.....
» 22/01/2009 1:23:56 PM Hi Bronwyn >>Caring about animal welfare and being concerned about human suffering .....
» 22/01/2009 8:31:52 AM Isn't that ever so slightly contradictory, Peter the Believer? >>This chappie Spenc.....
» 22/01/2009 7:59:37 AM I think you are absolutely right, examinator. >>Your example presupposes a philosop.....
» 22/01/2009 7:10:27 AM Not really, Houellebecq >> Obsessed much? I think you looove him.<< Only if .....
» 21/01/2009 8:11:23 AM D'you know, meredith, I really wish that were true. >>What you seem to miss is his .....
» 21/01/2009 7:32:44 AM Ok, Jonathon Byrd, so how would you describe it? >>Maybe the word ‘hypocritical’ is.....
» 20/01/2009 4:37:54 PM Rats were a metaphor, Jonathon Byrd, representing the entire spectrum of non-cuddly specie.....
» 19/01/2009 11:36:26 PM Forgive me for not joining the "don't go, don't go..." brigade. >>...I'm .....
» 19/01/2009 10:33:41 PM I'm against recreational fishing. As some on this thread will know, I am also against the.....
» 15/01/2009 7:59:57 PM Interesting piece. The author presents a comprehensive view on the "voluntary" .....
» 14/01/2009 6:14:26 AM As always, Boaz, your response is to avoid the issue, and change the subject. >>1/ .....
» 14/01/2009 3:42:57 AM I had promised myself that I would give myself a rest from Boaz' twisted history while her.....
» 19/12/2008 7:48:18 AM Much wringing of hands, I notice. >>it is impossible to get the masses on the stree.....
» 18/12/2008 2:04:19 PM Trav, we don't seem to be making much progress. This is almost certainly because: i) you.....
» 18/12/2008 7:45:53 AM This is serious stuff, Boaz >>This is on the profile of a man who inflicted exactly.....
» 17/12/2008 3:08:12 PM Some odd questions, Trav. And some reasonable ones. >>please, provide me with some .....
» 17/12/2008 2:34:14 PM Nope, Leigh, he's still here. >>I thought David Boaz would have been gone long enou.....
» 17/12/2008 10:07:28 AM Despite its reasoned approach, I suspect this piece will become the Boaz camp-followers to.....
» 17/12/2008 8:49:16 AM Boaz, your extremism shines through in everything you write. >>I said PASSIVE genoc.....
» 16/12/2008 3:48:49 PM Talk it up all you like, kactuz, the fact still remains that these are terrorists, not arm.....
» 16/12/2008 3:17:42 PM Interesting approach, Trav. I was wondering where your starting point would be. >>J.....
» 16/12/2008 1:04:14 PM Trav, the article that began this thread postulated that "...defenders of religion pr.....
» 16/12/2008 8:07:48 AM Just weasel words again, Boaz. >>I did not say that opting out of faith automatical.....
» 16/12/2008 7:35:35 AM At some point, someone is going to ask "if Bush was so bad, how come he got elected?&.....
» 15/12/2008 3:01:43 PM Trav, this may indeed be a blind alley, but let's walk down it just a little further. >.....
» 15/12/2008 2:07:46 PM It is quite fascinating, Boaz, following your trains of thought.. >>In fact it is n.....
» 15/12/2008 1:07:16 PM Nice tap dancing, Froggie. Pity about those two left feet. >>So what you are sayi.....
» 15/12/2008 12:13:55 PM Well, what can possibly be added to daggett's superb response to such an incisive piece? .....
» 15/12/2008 11:50:36 AM Still struggling to get a grip on your arguments, Trav. >>The only presupposition y.....
» 15/12/2008 8:50:59 AM We may be making progress, Nicky. (and the reference to AL was just a tease - I had guess.....
» 15/12/2008 8:16:06 AM I think this is a major step backwards. In order to get their message in front of schoolc.....
» 14/12/2008 12:38:55 PM Thin-skinned, too, eh? Must feel good to get this off your chest, though. >>I think.....
» 14/12/2008 11:36:35 AM You use a lot of words, Froggie, but you don't say a great deal. >>Quite amazing, M.....
» 12/12/2008 3:21:01 PM Thre is a common thread, though, PALE&IF >>This topic certainly is worth discussion.....
» 12/12/2008 3:12:05 PM That's a pretty frank admission, Boaz. >>You can be pretty sure I'd say that the im.....
» 12/12/2008 2:53:32 PM I'm having difficulty discerning any logical track here, Trav. >>Your [bennie's] po.....
» 12/12/2008 12:16:57 PM As expected. >>A few various opinions from Atheists on the OLO forum is not represe.....
» 12/12/2008 8:10:45 AM With the greatest respect, Mr Nicholls (and as you well know, that is code for "no re.....
» 11/12/2008 2:39:46 PM The only thing this whole sorry exercise proves to me, is that there is absolutely no bene.....
» 11/12/2008 2:13:25 PM I almost forgot this classic. Thank you for this, Froggie. >>The only chance we hav.....
» 11/12/2008 11:31:05 AM It is sad to see that there are so many swept up in the fear-of-Islam disease. To me, fear.....
» 10/12/2008 1:13:55 PM OK, here goes. Sir Oswald Mosley Isabel Allende Bernard Levin Eleanor of Aquitaine Richar.....
» 10/12/2008 8:36:04 AM Nicky, thanks for your last post. But do please have a word to PALE&IF, who seems totall.....
» 10/12/2008 8:27:55 AM Getting slightly closer to "on-topic"... Boaz, please accept this simple fact. .....
» 10/12/2008 7:56:25 AM Boaz, you really should get out more. Your TV habits are starting to control your life. .....
» 9/12/2008 2:44:34 PM Vitamin-rich, TRTL? >>such a wholesome experience as enjoying a good, vitamin-rich.....
» 9/12/2008 2:26:46 PM No surprises here, then. >>I hereby ..absolutely and without the slightest mildest .....
» 9/12/2008 1:38:45 PM You're clearly dredging the bottom of the logic barrel, Boaz. >>Reading Philip Tang.....
» 9/12/2008 1:04:55 PM PALE&IF, you have carefully avoided answering even a single one of my questions. Instead.....
» 9/12/2008 10:47:02 AM I must admit that your reactions to being posed such a simple ethical dilemma don't partic.....
» 9/12/2008 7:33:08 AM Boaz, just face it. Your parrot has joined the choir invisible. >>My assertion that.....
» 8/12/2008 11:29:10 PM Once again, Boaz, you manage to miss the point entirely. Go back, and re-read the post wi.....
» 8/12/2008 2:55:34 PM QED.....
» 8/12/2008 2:53:43 PM Errr... that's an interesting allegation, dickie. >>particularly when you embellish.....
» 8/12/2008 2:40:13 PM I was wondering what particular hook you had discovered to kick off this particular morali.....
» 8/12/2008 2:05:03 PM Dear Boaz. You owe me for another keyboard. I was drinking my coffee when I read this. .....
» 8/12/2008 11:15:07 AM I may be Robinson Crusoe on this, but the responses so far have not been particularly conv.....
» 8/12/2008 10:31:28 AM There is no doubt that a great deal of nonsense has entered the school system over the yea.....
» 8/12/2008 9:29:07 AM Not sure of the point you are making here PALE&IF. >>working dogs are often not tre.....
» 8/12/2008 9:10:56 AM Fractelle, the "reality of pet ownership" seems a little one-sided. >>........
» 8/12/2008 8:39:56 AM Actually, I blame it on the waltz. http://members.isp01.net/hfsears/lessons/waltz4.html .....
» 5/12/2008 5:32:32 PM I am sorry if you feel insulted, Fractelle. I had been particularly careful to address onl.....
» 5/12/2008 5:01:07 PM Sorry. JayB, I hadn't realized that your 8 point plan was serious. >>Fair suck of t.....
» 5/12/2008 11:43:24 AM I'm not an expert Jayb, not having had to interrogate a terrorist myself. >>I am st.....
» 5/12/2008 8:14:23 AM Sorry, Boaz, but playing the ad hominem card doesn't earn you any points here, given your .....
» 5/12/2008 7:42:44 AM Well, you can all relax now, I've stopped holding my breath for an answer to my questions......
» 4/12/2008 2:16:50 PM Boaz, your capacity for self-deception knows no bounds. >>bear in mind..I stated my.....
» 4/12/2008 8:58:00 AM Oh. Sorry, boxgum. >>In conversation we humans are generous creatures where we wor.....
» 4/12/2008 8:27:50 AM Does not compute, Boaz. And you know it. You can bleat all you like about ancient texts s.....
» 4/12/2008 7:46:43 AM That's pretty disgusting, Boaz, calling those who oppose the use of torture "self rig.....
» 3/12/2008 2:04:54 PM Thanks for providing the opportunity to clarify one burning issue, Gibo. >>I wonder.....
» 3/12/2008 7:58:13 AM boxgum, you will continue to alienate your audience if you insist upon using impenetrable .....
» 2/12/2008 4:21:00 PM Boaz, you have elevated "not listening" to an art form. Whereas seven-year-olds.....
» 2/12/2008 2:34:09 PM To a point, Nicky. >>Pericles, sheep dogs and guide dogs are more 'enslaved' than a.....
» 2/12/2008 1:19:26 PM No, Fractelle, I don't consider guide dogs for the blind to be in the same category as dog.....
» 2/12/2008 8:16:00 AM It is really not at all impressive, the way you guys constantly sidestep the main issue. .....
» 1/12/2008 3:29:13 PM Isn't this just the teensiest bit precious? What exactly is the difference, ethically, be.....
» 1/12/2008 1:25:02 PM Not sure what you're trying to prove, Mr Smith. >>99% of industry is BS<< Yo.....
» 1/12/2008 12:58:48 PM I notice that we have a return visit from the idiot who thinks that cybersquatting is oh-s.....
» 1/12/2008 12:50:44 PM Not so, boxgum. >>What Pericles fails to acknowledge is the reality of the Church&l.....
» 1/12/2008 12:14:14 PM This is the type of article that I look forward to on OLO. One where the author manages to.....
» 1/12/2008 9:36:41 AM May I also wish your moderate views, and tone of voice, much success on this Forum, kroizy.....
» 28/11/2008 2:58:08 PM That's not a bad idea, Foxy. >>It is time that we simply en masse, stopped respondi.....
» 28/11/2008 7:56:35 AM Yep. Looks like I was right. >>This, as we all know, is Boaz-speak for "let's .....
» 27/11/2008 8:46:04 PM You need to help me out here with a little more explanation, Boaz. >>The extremely .....
» 27/11/2008 1:21:42 PM You can come out from under the bed for a minute or two, Boaz. The chances are high that.....
» 27/11/2008 10:54:54 AM Boaz, you are utterly incorrigible. >>We can, by analysing the events of Mumbai, id.....
» 27/11/2008 8:37:22 AM I'm with TRTL on this. Probably because I have always been happiest in large cities, the .....
» 27/11/2008 8:01:47 AM Hmmmm. Interesting. >>Even Pericles would defend me on this I feel<< Even th.....
» 26/11/2008 9:38:52 PM I know you are again trying to duck the issue Boaz, it's par for the course with you. But .....
» 26/11/2008 5:56:15 PM My apologies for misspelling your name Rhian. >>While in some of these passages you.....
» 26/11/2008 4:14:36 PM Forgive me if I am a little confused, Rhiann. >>Many Christians don’t believe in li.....
» 26/11/2008 2:13:12 PM And just in case you have missed the entire point about ancient documents, Boaz, let's tak.....
» 26/11/2008 1:46:35 PM Your memory fails you again Boaz. >>I'm pretty sure I conceded that he was not a 'c.....
» 26/11/2008 12:26:52 PM A somewhat unfortunate rationale, Boaz. >>The EARLY disciples...those who were WITH.....
» 26/11/2008 11:54:44 AM There you go, Mr Nicholls. >>If you don't want such outcomes.. then support me, and.....
» 26/11/2008 10:06:31 AM Pretty mild stuff for a change, Sells. Where are the hellfires of yesteryear? But I wish.....
» 26/11/2008 8:59:21 AM Well spotted Fractelle. >>I'm simply wondering how Johnj can be expected to "g.....
» 26/11/2008 8:43:13 AM I think this is probably the most interesting question, Ludwig. >>...with our vastl.....
» 26/11/2008 8:03:19 AM Your requirements for an intelligent debate are totally unreasonable, stevenlmeyer. But y.....
» 25/11/2008 4:14:58 PM More obfuscation, Boaz. You must be hoping that they make it an Olympic sport, you'd be gu.....
» 25/11/2008 9:59:01 AM Not entirely sure we are on the same wavelength davidf, although I definitely see where yo.....
» 25/11/2008 9:44:50 AM Sorry, stevenlmeyer, I know this is supposed to be a thread on the nature of God, not its .....
» 25/11/2008 8:49:32 AM It's a good job you don't actually play baseball, Boaz. You'd be in constant conflict with.....
» 25/11/2008 6:01:02 AM KatieO, the only way that your logic can work is to make the assumption, before any other .....
» 24/11/2008 10:07:07 PM "Seemed", Boaz? >>sorry if it seemed like I was picking on you<< T.....
» 24/11/2008 3:18:20 PM Great work, wobbles. Five succinct reasons why religion will never lead any environmental.....
» 24/11/2008 3:08:02 PM Boaz, I am aware that "to a hammer, everything looks like a nail", but this thre.....
» 24/11/2008 9:30:07 AM My opinion would be that this is the ideal time to let the dinosaur of US car manufacture .....
» 24/11/2008 8:40:34 AM It was of course inevitable that your advice would not be followed by the Boazs of this wo.....
» 23/11/2008 8:01:51 AM Boaz, are you still in denial about that charlatan Greenleaf? >>.PERICLES?.. you qu.....
» 21/11/2008 4:50:03 PM You're sounding a little confused, Boaz. >>...rip the SMH to shreds for it's latest.....
» 20/11/2008 11:20:22 AM Pick me pick me pick me... >>Now whats the probability of a fundy drawing a valid c.....
» 20/11/2008 11:14:33 AM Quite correct, Boaz. >>Pericles, I appear to have misunderstood your point.<<.....
» 19/11/2008 6:10:01 PM Same old, same old. >>It is NOT (Persistant Pericles) about "I don't get it........
» 19/11/2008 12:05:28 PM A good working example Yabby. >>When I travel I tend to go by 747 or similar, its d.....
» 19/11/2008 11:04:27 AM Of all the religious fundamentalist arguments, this has to be my favourite, because it sum.....
» 19/11/2008 10:32:49 AM You might have to explain this one a little more, Boaz, I'm feeling a little thick today. .....
» 18/11/2008 10:25:28 PM No observations on the "only specifically mentioned Oxfam's execs" part, I notic.....
» 18/11/2008 7:20:09 PM Just tripped over a document that appears to bear out my theory. >>WHEREAS by a dee.....
» 18/11/2008 7:12:31 PM Just out of interest, on whose land are existing churches built? >>For me..I'd draw.....
» 18/11/2008 4:04:07 PM You do seem to have a rather bloated opinion of your own arguments, Shadow Minister. >.....
» 18/11/2008 2:05:00 PM By all means, Boaz, be my guest. >>Were I to use your curious "Keeping domesti.....
» 17/11/2008 3:10:04 PM Please, spare us the sulks Boaz.. >>reminding me of something I shared with the for.....
» 17/11/2008 1:10:22 PM Interestingly enough Bugsy, Australia's Private Health Insurance industry will hardly be a.....
» 17/11/2008 12:59:16 PM >>The basis of all culture is formulated upon religious principles, even secularism&.....
» 17/11/2008 11:55:24 AM You have selected only one dimension of the issue, StG. Once you have had a DNA test, you.....
» 17/11/2008 9:27:25 AM The unfortunate thing is, Ludwig, that you can't just get them delivered to order from Ama.....
» 17/11/2008 8:49:57 AM Me too, Boaz. >>It's worth pointing out however.. that most of what I write is a re.....
» 17/11/2008 8:29:29 AM You're acquiring some habits eerily reminiscent of Boaz, I'm afraid Banjo. And one of them.....
» 16/11/2008 6:35:35 PM I think you have finally managed to obscure the wood behind a fine array of trees, Shadow .....
» 16/11/2008 6:08:36 PM You flatter yourself Boaz. >>I claim to be able to read english..and make general s.....
» 16/11/2008 11:53:49 AM It is becoming increasingly difficult to take you seriously, Shadow Minister But not to w.....
» 16/11/2008 10:29:08 AM There is a simple reason for this, Boaz. >>Your apathy about the "War Surah&qu.....
» 15/11/2008 5:31:00 PM You carefully omit any substantiation, I notice Shadow Minister. Tut tut. >>"c.....
» 14/11/2008 10:28:21 PM Banjo, with the greatest respect, I would be more convinced if you were able to provide a .....
» 14/11/2008 4:15:59 PM Had a bad experience with new age stuff. In a personal crisis, I desperately needed to ge.....
» 14/11/2008 2:22:18 PM Is it my imagination, Shadow Minister, or are your protests getting fainter by the day? &.....
» 14/11/2008 1:58:56 PM Not that song again, Boaz. >>When it comes to your anti-Christian crusade...<<.....
» 14/11/2008 9:00:20 AM Oh dear, Boaz. Looking at the timing of your post against my last one, I think you are suf.....
» 14/11/2008 5:44:00 AM Errrr... you didn't actually read what they said, did you Banjo? >>What was exposed.....
» 13/11/2008 7:00:20 PM It's always a good sign when you resort to snide remarks, Shadow Minister, it clearly indi.....
» 13/11/2008 6:36:05 PM As far as excusing yourself goes, Boaz, that was pretty poor, even by your standards. >.....
» 13/11/2008 10:49:18 AM Same old, same old. Grab a factoid, put it into a whack-a-mozzie context, and publish it .....
» 13/11/2008 9:22:39 AM Yet another example of self-delusion, Boaz. >>Polycarp was a real person..and had a.....
» 13/11/2008 8:53:50 AM Fair points RobP. The only additional observation I would make is that there is substanti.....
» 12/11/2008 4:37:47 PM Don't be ridiculous Boaz. >>Do you sense what's in my mind now about other issues?&.....
» 12/11/2008 1:34:27 PM You need to try an awful lot harder than you are, Boaz. >>Here I am trying to re-in.....
» 12/11/2008 12:45:09 PM An interesting and useful examination of the death penalty in the context of disincentives.....
» 12/11/2008 10:39:10 AM I am unimpressed by your bleatings about "no substantiation" Shadow Minister, si.....
» 11/11/2008 4:35:58 PM You will never learn, will you Boaz? It is very bad form indeed to spray allegations arou.....
» 11/11/2008 3:06:09 PM Actually, Shadow Minister, I think colinsett put it more succinctly than I, albeit in a sl.....
» 11/11/2008 1:35:56 PM Individually, our views on war are shaped by our politics Which is just the way it should.....
» 11/11/2008 12:12:12 PM Boaz, don't forget Nunawading, will you? >>NUNAWADING COMMUNITY CENTRE. Unless you .....
» 11/11/2008 8:48:13 AM They will, Flightless, they will. >>Sure, I eat with Chopsticks and celebrate Chine.....
» 11/11/2008 8:10:45 AM Errrr.... what, Boaz? >>PERICLES..nope..I don't need to goto the Bagavad Gita or wh.....
» 10/11/2008 3:22:02 PM Fractelle, I think you were very gentle with George, I suspect I would have been quite rud.....
» 10/11/2008 2:54:31 PM I notice that no-one else has picked you up on it Boaz, but I for one would sure like to k.....
» 10/11/2008 1:33:52 PM A timely reminder that violence is not the prerogative of one religious group or sect, but.....
» 10/11/2008 12:37:30 PM Behind your frivolity there's an important message, Is Mise. >>Let's hear it for Th.....
» 10/11/2008 12:20:26 PM Since when, runner? >>If you are going to pretend to run a neutral show you should .....
» 10/11/2008 12:06:06 PM I think this statement kinda gives you away, The Realists. Just a tad. >>We can e.....
» 10/11/2008 9:22:39 AM Boaz, I am in constant awe of your ability to write stuff like this with a straight face. .....
» 10/11/2008 8:10:34 AM Apart from any other consideration - and there are many, including the power of martyrdom .....
» 10/11/2008 5:36:20 AM It would have been smarter, Boaz, for you to have provided a less one-eyed perspective of .....
» 9/11/2008 2:34:22 PM I guess all this dissembling must come naturally to you Shadow Minister. But I see little.....
» 7/11/2008 4:13:06 PM Strike how many, Shadow Minister? >>Oxfam average income over the last couple of ye.....
» 7/11/2008 12:40:41 PM I think I understand now. Thanks Bronwyn. >>Far from being truly liberated, I see w.....
» 7/11/2008 11:51:57 AM More bluster, Shadow Minister. You're actually becoming quite good at it. It does at leas.....
» 7/11/2008 8:18:02 AM Oh oh, here we go again. You just don't give up, do you Boaz? >>I can show with abs.....
» 6/11/2008 3:12:51 PM We appear to continue at cross-purposes, David Nicholls. >>The simple fact is that .....
» 6/11/2008 2:47:19 PM I notice that you do not back this claim with a quote, Shadow Minister. >>In my pos.....
» 6/11/2008 8:14:59 AM Having calmed down a little from the Presidential put-down, I find myself quite grateful f.....
» 6/11/2008 7:23:36 AM Now that's real wisdom. >>Love. If it finds you, great. But looking for it will jus.....
» 6/11/2008 7:16:12 AM "Inane pontification"? That's rich, Shadow Minister. >>The “Australian NG.....
» 4/11/2008 9:04:50 PM Sorry David, I don't believe you. >>I am open to suggestions<< And this is t.....
» 4/11/2008 3:58:21 PM Well, Boaz, don't say I didn't warn you. "I'll admit that I don't believe for a mome.....
» 4/11/2008 3:47:21 PM Slight correction there, Shadow Minister. >>Your attempts to ridicule my comments o.....
» 4/11/2008 3:23:51 PM It's good to see that you corrected this as soon as you noticed it, David. >>Oh! Pe.....
» 4/11/2008 1:14:50 PM Listen to Veronika, Boaz. >>Do you really not understand why no one wants to engage.....
» 4/11/2008 10:55:48 AM Eat crow, Shadow Minister? Now that's funny. Spot the disconnect: My proposition: There .....
» 4/11/2008 10:25:15 AM chainsmoker, you're talking to a mental vacuum here, I'm afraid. >>Is the attempt a.....
» 4/11/2008 7:34:25 AM Internet dating? I guess I'm just a traditionalist at heart http://tinyurl.com/6np5ua.....
» 4/11/2008 5:23:10 AM CJ, Please! CENTURION: 'Domus'? BRIAN: Eh. CENTURION: Nominative? BRIAN: Oh. CENTURIO.....
» 3/11/2008 3:53:08 PM I remain unconvinced, Mr Nicholls. >>Placing signs on buses is a very cost effectiv.....
» 3/11/2008 2:13:52 PM I'm not sure how you work this one out, Shadow Minister... >>you have unwittingly a.....
» 3/11/2008 1:37:32 PM Incidentally, I think it is worth pointing out, before anyone leaps in and suggests that t.....
» 3/11/2008 1:01:15 PM Frankly, I'm disappointed. The objective is "for Atheists to visibly express their t.....
» 3/11/2008 10:58:11 AM I'm puzzled why this surprises you, Sells. >>Well I must say that the comments on t.....
» 3/11/2008 8:10:21 AM I notice that you managed to sidestep the questions put to you, Shadow Minister. I guess w.....
» 3/11/2008 7:47:31 AM Your powers of invention would be highly valued in Parliament, Boaz. >>Aaaah..but K.....
» 2/11/2008 3:37:58 PM You still don't get it, do you, Boaz. >>Fair point Pericles.. '3' (out_of_5_of_cour.....
» 2/11/2008 9:33:25 AM Yes, Boaz, I probably would, up to a point. >>Pericles.. where are you? I'd say thi.....
» 2/11/2008 9:24:06 AM I am sure that your intervention is well intended, Katie. Well, almost. >>I thought.....
» 31/10/2008 4:21:10 PM It's a bit late to come with the injured innocence schtick, Boaz. >>Dear Pericles.......
» 31/10/2008 4:00:00 PM Boaz, you have a great and apparently limitless capacity for missing the point entirely. .....
» 31/10/2008 3:15:55 PM Is this getting getting confusing, Shadow Minister, or is it just me? I'm trying to fatho.....
» 31/10/2008 11:22:40 AM You have a very low opinion of women as well, it would appear, Boaz. >>"lookin.....
» 31/10/2008 10:24:17 AM Your small-mindedness does you no credit, Shadow Minister. >>Your attempt to paint .....
» 31/10/2008 10:09:58 AM Please, Boaz, do not try amateur psychology as well,or I might be tempted to analyse your .....
» 31/10/2008 8:01:33 AM Oh, I most certainly can, Boaz, believe me. >>How in this wide world can you declar.....
» 30/10/2008 9:15:58 PM Hmmm, it's an interesting side effect, KatieO. I'll give it some thought. >>credibi.....
» 30/10/2008 1:23:40 PM I am sure that your gardener is worth every penny that you pay him, Shadow Minister. >.....
» 30/10/2008 9:31:16 AM Ouch, KatieO. >>your belligerence for Poly aligned with a certain soft spot for tho.....
» 30/10/2008 9:08:45 AM "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Hamlet. >>you and Pericles of.....
» 30/10/2008 8:31:30 AM Good find, Boaz. Just in case anyone is suspicious about your unsupported quotes from the.....
» 29/10/2008 3:29:57 PM I preferred your first proposal, Philo, for the reasons I stated. God can be invoked throu.....
» 29/10/2008 11:56:17 AM Pure chutzpah, Boaz. >>Now..I COULD make a huge song and dance and fuss about you '.....
» 29/10/2008 8:19:07 AM It is clear, Boaz, that you firmly believe that the best way to maintain a falsehood is to.....
» 29/10/2008 8:03:30 AM I'm not sure it is prayer itself that is on the table here, Philo. >>We can recogni.....
» 29/10/2008 7:50:01 AM Looks like Christianity is having some second thoughts of its own about this, Boaz. >&.....
» 28/10/2008 7:07:07 PM Interesting responses, Boaz. Neither makes a great deal of sense, I'm afraid. >>1/.....
» 28/10/2008 8:20:57 AM I'm genuinely puzzled at this particular outburst, Boaz. >>No book of truth ? :) er.....
» 28/10/2008 7:56:43 AM It seems that a major component of your problem, Boaz, is that you have such an incredibly.....
» 27/10/2008 4:05:49 PM I agree with runner. >>This kind of thinking is more in line with the earth worship.....
» 27/10/2008 12:33:07 PM You may have caused the next name-change, CJ. >>It's not illegal yet, Porky. How ty.....
» 27/10/2008 12:08:09 PM The best measure of this article's quality is its source. "Zoo Weekly’s 2008 50 most.....
» 27/10/2008 8:19:25 AM We live in a world of stories. I can easily imagine that as language was being developed a.....
» 27/10/2008 7:54:21 AM If only this were so, Boaz. >>'Politicians promise' -We do our sums.. "more be.....
» 27/10/2008 5:39:13 AM Last time I looked, parliament was full of people without scruples, who thought nothing of.....
» 26/10/2008 10:19:38 PM I'm a little disappointed that you don't have the energy to introduce anything new to the .....
» 24/10/2008 4:59:50 PM I'm not sure that asking for "evidence" to disprove the Genesis account will pro.....
» 24/10/2008 4:46:25 PM Still blustering, I see. >>You sprayed a few words on the page...<< Boaz, th.....
» 24/10/2008 5:34:03 AM TRTL spotted it first. >>Call me cynical, but my suspicion is that polycarp is hopi.....
» 23/10/2008 2:08:14 PM Boaz, you and I both know that you are practising the poster's equivalent of a small child.....
» 22/10/2008 10:51:09 AM The fascinating thing is the context, of course. A black man calling another black man #i.....
» 22/10/2008 9:52:25 AM What nonsense, Philo. >>Pericles loves to degrade all Christians no matter their ch.....
» 21/10/2008 10:53:59 PM I frequently wonder if you ever read anything you write, Boaz. >>I fail to see how .....
» 20/10/2008 9:27:50 PM You are kidding, of course, Boaz. >>No.. I don't mention the particular group becau.....
» 20/10/2008 5:04:22 PM Specifics, please Boaz. Did you or did you not write: >>Thus, based on this thinki.....
» 20/10/2008 4:37:26 PM Forget politicians, they're a lost cause. By definition, anyone who seeks a political ca.....
» 20/10/2008 2:02:15 PM Now, who might that be, Boaz? >>The World currently has approximately 6 billion inh.....
» 20/10/2008 1:32:21 PM Or you could of course completely ignore the issue, and pretend that you were right all al.....
» 19/10/2008 3:27:34 PM Boaz, life is too short to regurgitate them all. >>Where have I EVER said "Mus.....
» 17/10/2008 3:15:58 PM You're still missing an important point, SOS Student. >>My intention was to highlig.....
» 17/10/2008 2:16:13 PM Not sure this stacks up, billie. >>Whilst Australia continues to not provide paid m.....
» 17/10/2008 1:01:40 PM The author is clearly very young, and should be commended for the concern s/he expresses o.....
» 17/10/2008 10:33:40 AM Thanks Fractelle. >>Over to you Pericles, I am done here.<< But I won't be m.....
» 16/10/2008 6:37:28 PM Getting coser, Boaz, but not close enough. >>I link [scripture quotes] to ISLAM as .....
» 16/10/2008 6:26:05 PM Nice body-swerve, Rod Blaine. >>If you really want to dust off the old "McVeig.....
» 16/10/2008 12:03:33 PM Another classic Boaz sidestep. When challenged and found in error, shift the groundrules,.....
» 16/10/2008 8:55:14 AM I seem to recall a similar thread on this topic some months back. There are a couple of a.....
» 16/10/2008 7:51:58 AM You're like a dog with a bone, Boaz. >>PERICLES ERROR.. yep..I'm repeating this bec.....
» 15/10/2008 4:57:39 PM Be honest, for a change Boaz, and let us know up front what this is really about. Because.....
» 15/10/2008 2:36:22 PM I wish, just once, that a "Human Rights" lawyer writing on the topic of "Hu.....
» 15/10/2008 12:57:23 PM I find this offering from Rod Blaine most fascinating. >>Oops. Might want to look f.....
» 15/10/2008 7:52:48 AM I have to agree, Fractelle. >>occasionally I like to demonstrate Polly's inability .....
» 14/10/2008 11:00:56 AM Sometimes dealing with your logical meanderings, Boaz, is like having something rather unp.....
» 14/10/2008 10:32:47 AM Absolutely agree, Shadow Minister. >>Whilst the concept of nothing after death is i.....
» 14/10/2008 8:29:13 AM I love it when you resort to hollow triumphalism, Boaz... >>BINGO :) *You can regur.....
» 14/10/2008 7:58:46 AM Another day, another whack-a-mozzie diatribe. Ho hum. >>If you look at the poster .....
» 13/10/2008 4:44:48 PM I find this a little hard to swallow. >>The concept of nothing after death is as in.....
» 13/10/2008 7:40:37 AM For the zillionth time Boaz, I have absolutely no interest in, nor do I share your enthusi.....
» 12/10/2008 8:54:38 AM You are beginning to resort to personal insult as a primary modus operandi, Boaz, and it i.....
» 12/10/2008 8:23:03 AM Irrational, moi? >>Dear Pericles, it is increasingly clear that you know so little .....
» 10/10/2008 4:05:43 PM mjpb, with the greatest respect, I too can regurgitate all the arguments for and against t.....
» 10/10/2008 3:50:23 PM Yes, I can only imagine how tough it was, Boaz. >>The above hometruths about Islam .....
» 10/10/2008 3:11:18 PM Shame on you Boaz, you are slicker than a .... really really slick thing (apologies to Bal.....
» 10/10/2008 7:43:06 AM So long as you are in denial, Boaz, I will be here. >>I've been saying all along th.....
» 10/10/2008 7:22:33 AM I think I understand now. >>That it has a religious subliminal message is absolutel.....
» 9/10/2008 12:03:41 PM Errr.... Boaz? >>If Christians ever stooped to the level of promoting the Gospel in.....
» 8/10/2008 5:49:55 PM Relax, Belly. >>This is not fun, we stand on the brink of the worst ever crash, jus.....
» 8/10/2008 5:26:14 PM Boaz, I'd like to help, I really would. >>...Pericles..who's last paragraphs of his.....
» 8/10/2008 5:23:38 PM It is very, very simple, Boaz. >>but you? errrr.. well u'd make an interesting subj.....
» 8/10/2008 12:39:47 PM Occasionaly, Boaz, your claims are nothing short of breathtaking in their arrogance and bl.....
» 7/10/2008 3:34:10 PM Meanwhile, back to the discussion on the father of your religion, Boaz. Even in Paul's ti.....
» 7/10/2008 2:20:40 PM No, Boaz, you are still arguing in a totally circular manner. >>the reasonable mind.....
» 7/10/2008 10:32:52 AM The addition of Governor Palin to the election mix has certainly the effect of laying bare.....
» 7/10/2008 10:06:21 AM Intriguingly, it is the author of this piece himself who seems to have decided unilaterall.....
» 7/10/2008 9:14:24 AM Boaz, you have a very selective memory. >>this is not about goodness or badness. It.....
» 7/10/2008 8:11:01 AM You are still missing the point here, Boaz. >>The Gospels are not contradictory in .....
» 6/10/2008 10:42:54 PM OK Boaz, assuming for a moment that I accept your argument... >>I reiterate.. we ar.....
» 6/10/2008 4:38:21 PM This little piece of logorrhoea should be enshrined forever as the "paedophile priest.....
» 6/10/2008 3:38:00 PM We have strayed a little from the straight-and-narrow here,mjpb. This is where we started.....
» 6/10/2008 3:18:40 PM More than anything, this represents an appalling lapse of judgment on the part of all conc.....
» 6/10/2008 8:57:22 AM You're wandering off the point again, Boaz. Sometimes I wonder if you do this deliberatel.....
» 4/10/2008 10:43:54 AM It's called imagery, Paul.L >>Here you go again, I don’t envision scimitar wielding.....
» 4/10/2008 10:32:02 AM As you are well aware, Boaz, I wasn't referring to Paul as an individual, so your characte.....
» 3/10/2008 4:55:30 PM Pretty slim pickin', mjbp. >>Josephus, Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Phlegon, Thallus.....
» 3/10/2008 2:41:51 PM I guess perspective is everything, eh Paul.L? >>I accept that things have calmed do.....
» 3/10/2008 2:18:47 PM You're getting close to the line again Boaz. Careful. But before getting to that bit, I w.....
» 3/10/2008 1:58:30 PM Now, why would I suspect that mjbp? >>how about the key point of the thread and the.....
» 3/10/2008 10:08:33 AM I suggest the remedy is in your hands, Boaz. >>I have not claimed that the 'detesta.....
» 2/10/2008 11:16:57 AM That's not quite where we started this conversation, now is it, Phil.L? >>If you wi.....
» 1/10/2008 2:16:02 PM Beside the point? Nice wriggle. >>It’s totally beside the point and you know it... .....
» 1/10/2008 10:55:19 AM That's a bit rich, coming from you, Paul.L >>It seems you are unable to adress an a.....
» 1/10/2008 8:53:39 AM Boaz, you insist upon connecting unrelated concepts, and then saying "aha, gotcha&quo.....
» 30/09/2008 4:54:50 PM A distasteful task, in anyone's language, Paul.L >>Pericles, If you could please sh.....
» 30/09/2008 11:09:06 AM mjbp, I tried hard, I really did. Unfortunately, I didn't understand a single point that .....
» 30/09/2008 11:01:52 AM Interesting response, Paul.L >>You say >> “Given that 9/11 was seven years ag.....
» 30/09/2008 9:01:33 AM Boaz, it's my pleasure. >>PERICLES.. thank you for that timely reminder. (about quo.....
» 30/09/2008 8:12:14 AM You are starting to sound desperate, Boaz. Not a good look at all. >>Well.... I sta.....
» 29/09/2008 10:13:57 PM Fair enough as far as it goes, Paul.L, but you never quite get to the part that says how t.....
» 29/09/2008 7:30:55 PM I agree, stevenlmeyer, if the intent is to terrorize, terrorism is very effective. >&g.....
» 29/09/2008 4:29:46 PM Unpleasant goings-on, to be sure. But terrorism is like that. I'm not sure that I want t.....
» 29/09/2008 4:01:03 PM Back to Tweedledee. "Contrariwise," continued Tweedledee, "if it was so, i.....
» 29/09/2008 3:38:00 PM One of the fun aspects of arguments like this one is the longer it goes on, the greater th.....
» 29/09/2008 10:58:50 AM mjbp, thanks for joining the cheer squad. >>Can you please reassure me that your co.....
» 29/09/2008 10:09:32 AM An interesting perspective, Philo. >>Indonesia might be another matter as they are .....
» 29/09/2008 8:45:52 AM My my, George, what a patronizing son-of-a-gun you are! First you pat CJ on the head... .....
» 27/09/2008 3:52:40 PM My my, Boaz, you are having a bitchy day, aren't you. Personal attacks on one thread, sni.....
» 27/09/2008 9:22:19 AM Thanks for the character reference, Boaz. Being insulted by you in such an all-encompassi.....
» 27/09/2008 9:05:36 AM Boaz, it is not at all important to me that you have convinced yourself that the Bible sto.....
» 26/09/2008 5:31:55 PM What momentum? >>Perhaps, either Bugsy or CJM could make use of the opportunity to .....
» 26/09/2008 3:23:38 PM RobP, it's all here http://www.worldvision.com.au/aboutus/annualreport/ You don't need t.....
» 26/09/2008 2:36:26 PM Please don't feign surprise, Boaz, we've been over this any number of times. >>Peri.....
» 26/09/2008 9:51:02 AM Always the negative interpretation. Always the points-scoring. From the article: "N.....
» 26/09/2008 9:38:01 AM Taxation has rules, not logic. If you put your savings into starting a company, the gover.....
» 26/09/2008 9:02:47 AM It is unfortunate that this thread has degenerated into exactly the kind of "yes it i.....
» 26/09/2008 8:40:59 AM Just trying to find some clarity in your position, stevenlmeyer. Sorry if it embarrasses .....
» 25/09/2008 5:39:16 PM Who's getting tied up in knots, stevenlmeyer? >>[Pericles] "The expectation th.....
» 25/09/2008 5:10:53 PM Dogmatic? Moi? >>But doesn't that mean that you in turn are being just as dogmatic .....
» 25/09/2008 1:47:50 PM There's little point in trying to rescue yourself from an untenable position, Boaz. Rememb.....
» 25/09/2008 11:22:47 AM Beautifully put, Fractelle. I am in awe of your ability to encapsulate in a paragraph som.....
» 25/09/2008 9:53:17 AM Reading the tealeaves, and the body language, I can't help but think that the chances of R.....
» 24/09/2008 6:45:12 PM gw, you are trying to complicate matters unnecessarily. >>on the point about wether.....
» 24/09/2008 4:19:44 PM Nice try, stevenlmeyer. Taking sentences out of context is the refuge of a scoundrel. M.....
» 24/09/2008 3:21:58 PM I think you are closer to understanding my point than you realize, gw. >>For exampl.....
» 24/09/2008 2:32:29 PM It's a bit of a non-question, isn't it? For a start, you cannot ever prove a negative. So.....
» 24/09/2008 2:01:17 PM That's a good point, eAnt. What would be the fate of our defence forces if they were taug.....
» 24/09/2008 1:26:18 PM Once again you provide your own answer, stevenlmeyer. >>"It has also emerged t.....
» 24/09/2008 10:03:23 AM Fair enough, I'm happy to take that at face value. >>In the end this is NOT about I.....
» 24/09/2008 9:13:44 AM Boaz, are you 'aware' of the number of 'times' you are forced to put words in 'quotes' bec.....
» 24/09/2008 8:55:08 AM An easy guarantee to make, since you have already introduced it, Boaz. >>wait till .....
» 23/09/2008 1:19:39 PM What procedures would you advocate for this new commission, daggett? This is how they con.....
» 23/09/2008 11:39:41 AM This piece is neatly typical of its kind. Chock full of near-facts, straw men and leaps of.....
» 23/09/2008 10:14:54 AM Which issues, stevenlemeyer? >>OK Pericles, You're not going to address the issues......
» 23/09/2008 9:58:55 AM Hi CJ, I was wondering exactly the same thing myself. Given the number of posts on the sa.....
» 22/09/2008 6:11:48 PM I'm not convinced that an absence of arbitration is preferable, stevenlmeyer. >>Thi.....
» 22/09/2008 3:57:01 PM Interesting, but unconvincing Boaz. >>Your and others, post modernism Pericles is f.....
» 22/09/2008 3:08:38 PM stevenlmeyer, the point is moot. >>How can we be sure that the parties to a dispute.....
» 22/09/2008 11:35:59 AM You're talking arrant nonsense again, Boaz. This is nothing more than a petty spat betwee.....
» 22/09/2008 10:26:45 AM As John Wesley observed a couple of centuries ago, "it's a pity that the devil has al.....
» 22/09/2008 9:58:03 AM I was going to leap to your defence, stevenlmeyer, against the accusations that this threa.....
» 18/09/2008 9:27:57 AM Nothing illegal or underhand has been perpetrated here. Yet the fact that Islam is invol.....
» 17/09/2008 11:59:16 AM Interesting quote Sells. But what does it mean? Specifically, what exactly is "Huma.....
» 16/09/2008 7:49:42 PM Bluster, Boaz. Pure bluster. You haven't a leg to stand on, and you know it. >>I ca.....
» 16/09/2008 9:24:34 AM I must have missed that, Ludwig. >>I said before, on one of your general threads, t.....
» 16/09/2008 9:08:47 AM Sorry, Boaz, I can't let you get away with that, I'm afraid. (and yes, Nicky, Boaz and Po.....
» 15/09/2008 2:53:53 PM I'm with Belly on this. >>But rental assistance will just push rental prices up<.....
» 15/09/2008 2:33:44 PM Well naturally you'd say that now, wouldn't you Boaz? >>Of course...I've not mentio.....
» 15/09/2008 1:18:39 PM Ya think? >>Of course, Porky would have to agree that an equivalent game targeting .....
» 15/09/2008 9:24:06 AM Boaz-originated threads are usually stalking horses for an eventual whack-a-mozzie rant. .....
» 15/09/2008 9:13:40 AM There is a gaping flaw in your reasoning, Dan S de Merengue. >>So Hitler never refe.....
» 15/09/2008 8:48:08 AM It is an interesting point. >>Muslim Massacre invites players to take control of an.....
» 12/09/2008 3:58:52 PM Of course you didn't, Boaz. >>PERICLES..I'm sorry..I didn't notice your question.&l.....
» 12/09/2008 2:48:13 PM "Witch hunt" There's a very evocative term, Boaz. >>The reasons I have li.....
» 12/09/2008 8:30:16 AM I should have learned by now that it is pointless flogging a dead horse, but somehow I'm a.....
» 11/09/2008 5:11:14 PM Fractelle, my apologies, I didn't answer your question. >>A quick question - did yo.....
» 11/09/2008 4:26:22 PM Beautifully put, Celivia. >>What you fail to understand is that defending the homos.....
» 11/09/2008 6:27:51 AM I think you may have missed the point yet again, Boaz. >>Speculation about Jesus se.....
» 10/09/2008 8:29:22 AM Your ability to contradict yourself within consecutive sentences continues to amaze me, Bo.....
» 9/09/2008 6:19:31 PM Joe, I hope you didn't write this yourself. It looks more like the output of a research t.....
» 9/09/2008 1:36:26 PM Pure sophistry, Boaz. >>THE POINT.. for Pericles benefit is that this is just anoth.....
» 9/09/2008 1:03:06 PM How very odd, Boaz. >>"Structure" of a story.. where you cut and edit.. s.....
» 8/09/2008 12:51:08 PM I'm glad it's not just me who can't make head nor tail of this. Boaz, what is your point?.....
» 8/09/2008 12:28:07 PM Here's the problem. >>Until fairly recently, it would have been difficult for many .....
» 8/09/2008 9:38:58 AM Sadly for the legions of wishful thinkers who believe that the Rudd/Bryce combo will steer.....
» 6/09/2008 7:16:11 PM Look, Boaz, it doesn't matter how much you bluster, facts are facts. You said 700. There .....
» 5/09/2008 4:53:40 PM One slight modification, Boaz. >>All the exibits will be placed on public view at t.....
» 5/09/2008 4:26:03 PM Thanks for having the integrity to own up to an overreaction in setting up the thread in t.....
» 5/09/2008 4:16:31 PM Well of course, Boaz. >>symptomatic of your basic lack of understanding of what it.....
» 5/09/2008 3:22:18 PM It is fairly unusual for a piece on OLO to be so perceptive about a problem, and have no a.....
» 5/09/2008 9:17:52 AM I'm with cornonacob on this one. >>The truth is we don't vote in the US elections s.....
» 5/09/2008 9:00:02 AM Not sure we're on the same track, SJF. >>Comparative advantage is what drives salar.....
» 4/09/2008 3:54:49 PM I wouldn't be too sure of that, Boaz. >>Well Sells.. your eridite post should have .....
» 4/09/2008 3:27:18 PM Silly me. I almost forgot to ask. Boaz, were any of the three Sikhs carrying a kirpan? A.....
» 4/09/2008 2:16:20 PM You really are scraping the bottom of the barrel here, Boaz. You stated - "So..when .....
» 3/09/2008 5:16:01 PM I think you are onto something, Passy, Sorry, typo. I think you must be on something, P.....
» 3/09/2008 3:57:31 PM The elephant in this particular room is, of course The Economy. In detailing the progress.....
» 3/09/2008 3:34:43 PM Interesting terminology. >>My work in international tax was as an adjunct to big bu.....
» 3/09/2008 2:57:01 PM I am by nature a pacifist, and I have always wondered how I would answer the question, wou.....
» 3/09/2008 12:32:40 PM I'm sure I have mentioned this before on a number of occasions, Boaz. One more time, then.....
» 2/09/2008 3:36:55 PM Your line of reasoning fascinates me, Boaz. >>[your question] .is very well chosen......
» 2/09/2008 3:03:06 PM I certainly don't consider free public transport to be in any way a bizarre suggestion, Pa.....
» 2/09/2008 11:11:44 AM Not entirely sure you've picked this right, Boaz. >>Most of us are offering a song.....
» 2/09/2008 10:28:54 AM As an afterthought, Boaz, it might be appropriate to comment on another aspect of this las.....
» 2/09/2008 9:59:48 AM I'm genuinely pleased that you find my contributions here amusing, Boaz. Life would indeed.....
» 2/09/2008 9:11:21 AM On the contrary, Boaz, I relish it. >>Pericles :) you don't like it when u get pick.....
» 1/09/2008 11:05:45 AM Your suggestions are becoming increasingly bizarre, Passy. >>to mandate the opennin.....
» 1/09/2008 9:47:03 AM You do so love taking quotes out of context Boaz. It is a bad habit that you should make a.....
» 1/09/2008 9:16:26 AM This statement of yours intrigues me, Boaz. >>I commended him to the Lord in prayer.....
» 1/09/2008 9:04:53 AM Not convincing, stevenlmeyer. >>I am resigned to the fact that you and those like y.....
» 31/08/2008 2:32:15 PM An interesting perspective. Fischer's is altogether a very balanced and thoughtful article.....
» 31/08/2008 2:07:02 PM Many thanks paulr, for your "guidance on the interpretation of Peter's articles".....
» 31/08/2008 11:30:13 AM Do you know what would really help, Passy? Simplification of our tax laws. This would ea.....
» 30/08/2008 6:19:57 PM Hair-splitting? >>Thanks for the grammar lesson, Pericles. Your hair splitting remi.....
» 30/08/2008 5:54:07 PM I'm not entirely sure how you will ever live this down, Boaz, when Sells tells us that: &.....
» 29/08/2008 5:54:58 PM Sells, you are clearly getting closer than you know to the most exhilarating experience li.....
» 29/08/2008 2:31:50 PM You are in wilful misunderstanding mode, Passy. Or maybe it is that you read too quickly .....
» 29/08/2008 2:30:56 PM You are in wilful misunderstanding mode, Passy. Or maybe it is that you read too quickly .....
» 29/08/2008 1:58:44 PM Tristan, you quote from an opinion piece that has holes you can drive a bus through. >.....
» 29/08/2008 9:15:02 AM C'mon Boaz, get with the programme here. You may want this to be an exploration of the Fa.....
» 29/08/2008 9:09:21 AM Passy first. >>there is nothing inherently leftist in state intervention. Stalinism.....
» 28/08/2008 11:51:14 AM I was referring to the tone of your article Passy, as you very well know. All other infer.....
» 28/08/2008 10:10:58 AM What exactly were you expecting, Passy? >>Instead of many comments, I have got none.....
» 28/08/2008 9:26:11 AM Hi Foxy. I'll see your Little Egypt, and raise you a Lydia. (The 1961 Stubby Kaye version.....
» 28/08/2008 9:09:20 AM Tristan, I take mild umbrage at the suggestion that I was "cutting and pasting out of.....
» 27/08/2008 6:05:08 PM Boaz, as a reminder, I asked you: "...what is the moral difference that you see betw.....
» 27/08/2008 3:31:48 PM It is astonishing that an article loke this can be published in 2008, as anything but sati.....
» 27/08/2008 10:01:21 AM This contradiction is a little blatant, even for you Boaz. >>This thread has nothin.....
» 27/08/2008 9:06:25 AM [contd] “And when I see the five, it reminds me of the five wise virgins who trimmed their.....
» 27/08/2008 9:05:38 AM Apologies, Boaz, if we have diverted this thread from your intended path – the dangers of .....
» 27/08/2008 8:37:40 AM sharkfin, there are certain problems with your position. >>The West is at war; that.....
» 26/08/2008 3:11:23 PM But seriously, Boaz. You start off all earnest-like... >>We have discussed philoso.....
» 26/08/2008 2:44:31 PM Fortunately, the divine Peggy wasn't always so dreary. "I can wash out 44 pairs of s.....
» 26/08/2008 2:26:15 PM I suspect it's a comparison thing, Bazz. >>The constant knocking of the railway sys.....
» 26/08/2008 10:25:38 AM Fascinating. A succinct encapsulation of the process by which Australia began its long - a.....
» 26/08/2008 9:00:17 AM I'm with Col on this. The potential exodus (in whose dreams, by the way?) of 50% of ".....
» 25/08/2008 6:11:48 PM That's an extraordinary position to adopt, Boaz. >>Every time I mention 'wife beati.....
» 24/08/2008 11:17:11 AM Treading on thin ice here, Boaz. >>WIFE BEATING... now.. most of know that this pra.....
» 22/08/2008 4:40:43 PM I look for any opportunity to exercise my addiction to bad puns. In fact, I never metadis.....
» 22/08/2008 4:34:35 PM I'm agnostic on the topic of flags. And I agree with Foxy that if we want a republic, a r.....
» 22/08/2008 9:55:54 AM Intriguing addition to your list of friends, Boaz. Nick Griffin, eh? Fascinating choice. .....
» 22/08/2008 9:16:57 AM It is an almost perfect analogy, stevenlmeyer. >>Let's take the IRA as an example&l.....
» 22/08/2008 6:48:25 AM You are wandering off again, Boaz. Getting vague. According to you, I... >>...poin.....
» 21/08/2008 2:35:06 PM Here's a cast-iron guarantee. If we were to adopt a new flag: 20% would oppose it simply.....
» 21/08/2008 2:13:09 PM Well Boaz, it looks like you blinked. >>Pericles, (TweedleDee) in the light of the .....
» 21/08/2008 10:43:47 AM Your fear and loathing are showing again, Boaz. >>there is nothing wrong with non c.....
» 21/08/2008 9:38:18 AM You are also missing the point a little, stevenlmeyer. >>Your last post tells us ra.....
» 21/08/2008 8:56:43 AM Methinks a little pot-and-kettle activity is occurring here, Boaz: >>how you can co.....
» 20/08/2008 5:47:15 PM Oh no, not the poor old Barrier Reef again! It has been on the verge of imminent destruct.....
» 20/08/2008 3:17:24 PM You are so gullible, Boaz. >>...an interview with Geert Wilders. He is continually .....
» 20/08/2008 1:51:20 PM You should know by now Boaz that I am not easily intimidated. >>If you don't see a .....
» 20/08/2008 11:17:43 AM Oh, great. >>Why don`t you go and join them if you think it is SO GOOD living in Br.....
» 20/08/2008 10:59:20 AM I've often wondered... >>Yes, Pericles, I am a goose and an organic one at that!<.....
» 20/08/2008 10:51:45 AM Hey, look people - it's yet another Boaz "hypothetical". I downloaded the Melbo.....
» 20/08/2008 10:14:33 AM I strongly suspect that you haven't set foot on the shores of Blighty, Boaz. Probably Irel.....
» 20/08/2008 9:12:54 AM This is pure conspiracy theory, PALE&IF. >>Your impression of the program would be .....
» 20/08/2008 8:48:26 AM I think it is about time we invented a name for those who are riding the AGW bandwagon, th.....
» 18/08/2008 4:56:22 PM Thanks CJ. To me, nothing more is required than normal, cocktail party politeness. ".....
» 18/08/2008 1:02:53 PM I can certainly applaud your motives, PALE&IF, there is indeed suffering involved. Some hu.....
» 18/08/2008 11:59:38 AM I think your offering, partTimeParent, should become the template for all Christian respon.....
» 18/08/2008 10:02:33 AM In my view the discipline imposed by the lack of "features" here is in itself a .....
» 18/08/2008 9:08:42 AM The reality of fully risk-based health insurance is this. Those who are least likely ever.....
» 18/08/2008 8:30:52 AM Uh-oh, another keyboard soaked in coffee. Boaz, you are truly astounding sometimes. >.....
» 17/08/2008 6:46:23 PM So in your opinion, JW, calling someone a liar directly is somehow more acceptable than em.....
» 17/08/2008 10:25:16 AM Was that perhaps.... sarcasm, philips? Oooooh, how hurtful. You wish what you say to be .....
» 15/08/2008 11:36:02 AM Boaz, I have to say one thing for you, you never let the truth intrude upon your version o.....
» 15/08/2008 10:00:55 AM I am constantly impressed by the assumptions made in this forum when responding to someone.....
» 15/08/2008 9:21:23 AM This is undoubtedly a serious issue, and deserves serious treatment. But the author does .....
» 14/08/2008 6:03:27 PM That sounds a remarkably familiar sentiment, runner. >>A woman walking around the b.....
» 14/08/2008 4:50:41 PM It's a fair cop, samsung. >>You obviously know nothing about Prince Charles except .....
» 14/08/2008 8:30:13 AM Not the greatest advertisement for the anti-GM movement, unfortunately. Personally, I'd im.....
» 13/08/2008 6:32:13 PM It's becoming an all too familiar pattern, Boaz. Even a change of name hasn't had an impa.....
» 12/08/2008 3:02:11 PM One thing is for sure and certain. Whatever the reality of AGW, whatever measures are &qu.....
» 12/08/2008 2:52:47 PM Best of luck m2catter, but from the sound of it you are in pretty much a no-win situation......
» 12/08/2008 9:48:16 AM ...continued >>Among the 37 Australian health funds... just three are for profit. &.....
» 12/08/2008 9:46:05 AM Part 1 of this piece was too superficial to bother with. But this one provides such a warp.....
» 12/08/2008 8:52:11 AM That's what makes this forum so valuable. Until today I had never heard of the QALY. But .....
» 11/08/2008 5:29:18 PM I'm not entirely sure what you are expecting to be clarified in this thread, stevenlmeyer......
» 11/08/2008 2:09:19 PM Unfortunately, the tax laws in this country are a shambles, designed to provide a lifetime.....
» 11/08/2008 9:57:48 AM It never ceases to amaze me how idealism trumps reality, time after time. >imagine the.....
» 11/08/2008 9:41:31 AM Indeed, DavidJS, and more: >>Glorfindel shows his/her ignorance in a number of ways.....
» 11/08/2008 9:15:55 AM The problem here, stevenlmeyer, is that your example is not based in reality. Hypothetica.....
» 11/08/2008 8:23:32 AM >>hyphens make an awesome pretext to engaging in intellectual debate :)<< I'm.....
» 10/08/2008 5:11:00 PM Sorry, turnright.85, I refuse to respond to a post that is so chock-full of hyphens, all d.....
» 10/08/2008 5:07:08 PM You let your assumptions override your ability to follow the bouncing ball, keith. When I.....
» 9/08/2008 5:50:02 PM That puts it all in perspective, keith, thanks. >>I'd prefer to think a little more.....
» 9/08/2008 5:14:29 PM I've tried hard, but I still can't follow your arguments, turnright.85. >>codificat.....
» 9/08/2008 4:40:02 PM I was wondering pretty much the same thing, Spikey. >>I'm curious therefore to know.....
» 8/08/2008 3:25:22 PM This is becoming bizarre, turnright.85. Almost hallucinogenic. >>Let me remind you.....
» 7/08/2008 6:15:15 PM Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn. >>I encourage Pericles to submit his own arti.....
» 7/08/2008 5:24:36 PM Eh? >>Is that positive enough Pericles?<< I'm not sure what I said to cause .....
» 7/08/2008 3:02:48 PM I'm sorry to hear about your mother, Cuphandle. But you are generalizing from the particu.....
» 7/08/2008 2:46:00 PM I've left it a couple of days, ASymeonakis, just in case you came back and said "... .....
» 7/08/2008 2:18:57 PM I've given it some thought, turnright.85, and and I genuinely cannot accept that the answe.....
» 7/08/2008 1:34:40 PM Priceless. Boaz, have a think about this, from the ALR review by Carmen Callil of Sandra .....
» 7/08/2008 12:04:02 PM Boaz, you are playing the same game as you always have. Changing your name on this forum c.....
» 6/08/2008 2:19:21 PM This is obviously a weighty article Unfortunately, I got stuck at the "why we should.....
» 6/08/2008 1:43:55 PM I'm with Veekay. Having a whinge is a venerable and oft-employed tradition amongst those.....
» 5/08/2008 2:26:03 PM That may be so, Boaz. >>HIS POINT... Was..that 'uncontrolled' immigration would lea.....
» 5/08/2008 10:59:35 AM Remind me to invite you to a poker game sometime, Boaz. >>until you get that forth .....
» 5/08/2008 10:38:57 AM The old story of looking, walking and sounding like a duck comes to mind, Boaz. >>A.....
» 5/08/2008 10:08:40 AM But for one point, VK3AUU >>Pericles, I would suggest that you take a good hard loo.....
» 5/08/2008 9:46:48 AM Boaz, do you understand the meaning of the word "sophistry"? >>On the evi.....
» 5/08/2008 9:11:29 AM Well, Boaz, what a fascinating new line of argument you have come up with! >>how da.....
» 4/08/2008 3:37:05 PM My question, every time I see yet another article that sobs "the Chinese are coming, .....
» 3/08/2008 4:34:53 PM Hi Foxy. >>Did you know that Polycarp was a Saint(A.D. 697-155), bishop of Smyrna,.....
» 3/08/2008 9:56:48 AM The comparison doesn't hold water, Boaz. >>On the "Lot" issue you might l.....
» 3/08/2008 9:21:20 AM Polycarp... >>Would you mind showing me in my post where I denied any criminality i.....
» 1/08/2008 6:07:05 PM Ho Hum, I had to chuckle at this... >>the place is no more "holy" than th.....
» 31/07/2008 11:33:23 AM Ever since the Games were awarded to Beijing there has been this Candide-like trust in som.....
» 30/07/2008 10:25:46 AM Ignoring for a moment runner's "more fruit of our secular society" jibe, I think.....
» 29/07/2008 9:00:00 AM Yup, it's all good. One of the most exciting aspects of a forum like this - to me, anyway.....
» 28/07/2008 1:55:18 PM I'm intrigued, bagsyl. John. Whatever. >>I am saddened by the virulence, the ignora.....
» 28/07/2008 1:36:46 PM Sorry Reg, but you have only yourself to blame. >>...it seems that Australian comfo.....
» 28/07/2008 11:58:31 AM What a patronizing pair of SIFs you are, Nicky and dickie, to be sure. >>Poor Peric.....
» 25/07/2008 6:17:04 PM My my, dickie, you do jump about a bit, don't you? >>You state: "dickie, we re.....
» 25/07/2008 5:56:47 PM It's all a bit drama-queen. >>In other words, we are likely witnessing the beginnin.....
» 25/07/2008 2:08:32 PM dickie, we really didn't need yet another link to an article about those bleedin' goats. .....
» 25/07/2008 10:44:48 AM It's just a little bit... smug, is it not? The entire tenor of this article appears to be.....
» 24/07/2008 8:56:27 AM Nicky, I think you are being unrealistic. While no doubt your heart is in the right place,.....
» 23/07/2008 3:27:22 PM I suspect, Nicky, that if your agenda is to turn the population of the entire African cont.....
» 23/07/2008 8:42:32 AM Yeah, I may have been a little edgy on this one Ludwig. But it must be the umpteenth time .....
» 22/07/2008 5:27:02 PM Ludwig, selective editing is impolite. For example, if I said to you... "Ludwig, fi.....
» 22/07/2008 1:58:50 PM I have stratospheric cholesterol levels. My GP has been trying to sell me statins for year.....
» 22/07/2008 9:06:07 AM Nicky, it is difficult to comment unless you provide some references, and some specifics. .....
» 22/07/2008 8:49:47 AM Ludwig, it is not the opinions that matter, it is the manner in which they are expressed. .....
» 21/07/2008 4:45:22 PM There's a touch of inconsistency here, I feel, Thermoman. >>Surely 200 years is eno.....
» 21/07/2008 4:24:03 PM What a very puzzling piece. I am sure that it might be in some way relevant to Muslims - .....
» 21/07/2008 3:42:25 PM Boaz, I'm really very cross with you continuing with this "Polycarp" character, .....
» 18/07/2008 2:33:54 PM There is a lot of cynicism flying around on this thread. Perhaps a recap on some fundament.....
» 17/07/2008 7:16:49 PM Thermoman, I think you're being a little optimistic. >>Surely 200 years is enough t.....
» 16/07/2008 6:09:52 PM This piece is so badly written, it has to be a set-up. If I were a Christian, this is the.....
» 16/07/2008 4:53:21 PM Slim pickin's there, Boaz. On the face of it, a rather zealous teacher chose a practical .....
» 16/07/2008 2:33:47 PM GP, it would appear that you are still confusing two issues here. Possibly deliberately, .....
» 16/07/2008 9:56:38 AM I am in complete agreement CJ And quite frankly, given that his arguments are precisely t.....
» 15/07/2008 8:16:24 PM GP, you are getting confused. >>if we are our own ultimate authorities then by defi.....
» 14/07/2008 3:43:09 PM You're getting warmer, Boaz >>Put that way, I can give it a bit of a nod, but where.....
» 14/07/2008 2:05:13 PM Interesting words of protest, Efranke >>Having surrendered the right to primacy of .....
» 14/07/2008 1:40:31 PM It is quite amusing, Grey, how you strive to present yourself as some kind of intellectual.....
» 14/07/2008 9:44:06 AM Thanks for the references Spikey. The hit-and-run analogy was clumsy, and not intended to.....
» 14/07/2008 9:25:17 AM My only defence can be that it was an easy mistake to make Paul.L >>So, how you get.....
» 14/07/2008 8:53:39 AM Sorry Boaz, I underestimated your sticking power. >>A school deciding to hold praye.....
» 13/07/2008 5:15:06 PM It seems that between us we may have put paid to Boaz's second career as Polycarp. I wond.....
» 11/07/2008 7:13:53 PM I agree with the preamble, Grey, but not with the conclusion. >>You essentially hav.....
» 11/07/2008 5:35:00 PM >>From where do we derive our notions of right and wrong and how do/should we decide.....
» 11/07/2008 4:33:03 PM I loved this little throwaway line of yours, Paul.L >>What are you suggesting Rache.....
» 11/07/2008 3:45:15 PM It is always interesting to read the stories from different people about the same organiza.....
» 11/07/2008 12:10:12 PM That's a cop-out, Boaz, and you know it. >>The False interpretation of the 1st amen.....
» 10/07/2008 2:29:07 PM Spikey, I wonder if we can persuade Boaz back to this thread in his new disguise of ".....
» 10/07/2008 2:24:07 PM Boaz, this is silly. >>In reality it was invoked to ensure that a false interpretat.....
» 10/07/2008 2:16:17 PM My my, Grey, did I touch a chord? >>You may want to discount the work of doctors of.....
» 10/07/2008 1:49:36 PM The umbrella effect, T.Sett? More like the Turramurra elephant effect. Walking the leafy.....
» 10/07/2008 9:48:51 AM Careless as ever with your research, B/P. >>It was the 14th amemendment which was u.....
» 9/07/2008 3:34:30 PM Carn B/P, admit it. You're secretly quite thrilled that you have been recognized, aren't .....
» 9/07/2008 3:04:27 PM There's more than a little wandering-off happening here. >>David, nice article but .....
» 9/07/2008 1:58:57 PM The most interesting part of your response rstuart is that you, too, carefully avoid answe.....
» 9/07/2008 8:52:44 AM Well, it's good to see you back in your new persona, Boaz/Polycarp. A slight improvement o.....
» 9/07/2008 8:23:55 AM Hate to say it, Sams, but your propensity to snide remarks is starting to impact your cred.....
» 8/07/2008 8:59:05 AM Tom, you should know by now that Wikipedia is simply a synthesis of contributions, not a r.....
» 8/07/2008 8:45:49 AM I find the arguments here increasingly impenetrable. I am either extremely stupid, or the .....
» 7/07/2008 7:14:42 PM Let me see if I understand you correctly here examinator. >>The issue argument is c.....
» 7/07/2008 6:38:09 PM Did I miss something? Where can I read about the "strong chance that we might win/pr.....
» 7/07/2008 6:03:55 PM You are right about one thing, David Palmer. >>Red Cross, World Vision and a host o.....
» 6/07/2008 7:12:53 PM This would indeed be a problem, I think. >>Then there’s the practical issues like w.....
» 30/06/2008 1:00:51 PM Sams' reply is so typical of the arrogance displayed by the it-is-us cadre of climate chan.....
» 28/06/2008 10:41:13 AM It always fascinates me how some folk - most often those shielded from the real world as a.....
» 27/06/2008 9:06:30 AM It is crystal clear RenegadeScience that you have never run a small business, nor have you.....
» 26/06/2008 1:49:57 PM Good point, Lesleyb >>He speaks of Drs maintaining "life" which raises th.....
» 26/06/2008 1:07:31 PM 'Fraid I still don't quite grasp the key issues here. One more try and I'll leave you in p.....
» 26/06/2008 10:40:16 AM Leaving aside all issues of religious belief for a moment, this article is simply deceitfu.....
» 26/06/2008 10:26:42 AM I can see good reasons for large companies to provide paid maternity leave. >>All t.....
» 26/06/2008 9:14:06 AM Still not sure that I understand where you are coming from here Antiseptic. It is obviousl.....
» 25/06/2008 5:06:04 PM It would be very sad, Boaz, if this is indeed the case. >>Don't be surprised if I f.....
» 25/06/2008 3:10:13 PM Pure bluff and nonsense Boaz, and you know it. >>I heard about this originally when.....
» 25/06/2008 2:45:51 PM Actually, Antiseptic, I think there is a lot of wisdom coming through for you to chew over.....
» 25/06/2008 2:32:01 PM Apart from the incursions into our freedom, the other aspect of politicians in this mode i.....
» 24/06/2008 11:01:33 PM It is very easy to forget that the institution we describe as "marriage" has cha.....
» 24/06/2008 11:05:22 AM Disingenuous, Boaz, in the extreme. >>I don't have to hide behind my source... It w.....
» 24/06/2008 10:42:24 AM Expediency has never been a particularly attractive political stance, but it is neverthele.....
» 23/06/2008 6:04:55 PM I'm noticing a distinct tendency in these threads to hugely exaggerate, and massively gene.....
» 23/06/2008 11:17:39 AM I must have had a sheltered upbringing, Webby (and your friend-in-Jesus, Joanne)... >.....
» 22/06/2008 5:35:06 PM I am continually fascinated by the mental gymnastics that different kinds of Christian emp.....
» 20/06/2008 1:28:21 PM Fascinating snapshot of the finances of a church, Steel Mann, many thanks. Without wanti.....
» 20/06/2008 12:48:48 PM An interesting tactic, Boaz. >>I'm going to recommend that defammatory post be dele.....
» 19/06/2008 2:16:03 PM With yet another diversion - this time into Hawaiian folklore (good grief!) - we are in so.....
» 19/06/2008 10:00:44 AM In theory, Parliament should be involved. In practice, when you look around the chamber a.....
» 19/06/2008 9:36:36 AM This is no doubt going to become a "debate we have to have", given St. Kevin's t.....
» 18/06/2008 2:12:37 PM You're scrabbling around Boaz, it is not a good look. >>Can someone explain to me, .....
» 17/06/2008 10:44:05 AM Boaz. >>1/ I approached the Islam stand, and chatted with some of the blokes there......
» 16/06/2008 6:03:08 PM Oh dear, Boaz. You are getting very lazy these days >>Pericles.... "defiled&qu.....
» 16/06/2008 3:04:03 PM More vagueness, Boaz. >>"Herod was alive when Jesus was born" happy?...Th.....
» 16/06/2008 11:01:12 AM On the contrary, Philip Tang... >>Osama bin Ladin and Richard Dawkins have more in .....
» 15/06/2008 10:34:08 PM TRTL, you have picked the exact reason I keep coming back. >>Though his latest thre.....
» 15/06/2008 8:10:37 PM If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, Boaz... >>There is no scholarly bashin.....
» 15/06/2008 5:58:05 PM You introduce a sidetrack, Boaz, you must expect people to follow it. Especially since you.....
» 15/06/2008 8:41:07 AM Interesting apologia, Boaz. If I understand your example correctly, it would seem to boil.....
» 14/06/2008 12:16:27 AM You responded to the less interesting part of Usual Suspect's post, Boaz, and totally igno.....
» 13/06/2008 8:27:08 PM My gentle chiding must seem like soothing balm compared to the scholarly bashing that's go.....
» 12/06/2008 3:17:23 PM Sorry, couldn't resist. >>PLEASE DO NOT SENT ANY POST AS I WILL NOT RETURN BACK ON .....
» 12/06/2008 11:46:27 AM I guess it largely depends on your perspective here, Boaz. >>Mohammad did not 'mere.....
» 12/06/2008 9:28:43 AM I love the "explanation" of the discrepancy in the Mark vs. Luke, coming vs. goi.....
» 12/06/2008 9:02:32 AM Seems I was wrong to think that you had slunk away from this thread, Boaz. Although you st.....
» 11/06/2008 5:02:52 PM Following your logic is like watching a dog chase a rabbit, Boaz. The rapid changes of d.....
» 11/06/2008 4:13:08 PM Take care of yourself Vanilla, and all the very best with your realigned priorities. You .....
» 11/06/2008 10:43:12 AM I heard a different version, Boaz "Boaz (a Christian) is walking through the wildner.....
» 11/06/2008 10:24:11 AM Boaz, for someone who denies that they have a "dread or hatred of Islam and therefore.....
» 11/06/2008 9:33:23 AM There's something about that shirk stuff that rings a bell, Boaz. Ah yes, here it is. &q.....
» 11/06/2008 9:18:19 AM I hope your foray into the world of running your own business is going well, ASymeonakis. .....
» 11/06/2008 8:51:09 AM It is very difficult to work out which of your posts to believe, Boaz. Should I believe t.....
» 10/06/2008 5:26:03 PM Here's my prediction. Each of these three sites will wither and die. The only difference .....
» 10/06/2008 2:08:57 PM It's a fair cop guv. >>Hi Pericles, here is a link to view the list of Bilderberg 2.....
» 10/06/2008 1:39:25 PM Your discombobulation is beginning to show, Boaz. >>Hopefully one day, you will tak.....
» 10/06/2008 9:27:48 AM Sorry, Boaz, I couldn't resist. >>In the end, he requested of me some 'final words'.....
» 10/06/2008 9:19:52 AM Boaz, I hate to be picky (no, really), but you seem to be in one of your self-contradictor.....
» 10/06/2008 5:41:58 AM We all love conspiracy theories. But this is too silly for words. >>This group is .....
» 9/06/2008 10:53:13 PM Let's re-examine the evidence, Boaz. You are at a "MindBodySpirit" event. You .....
» 9/06/2008 10:17:06 PM The final backflip, to surpass all previous backflips, Boaz. >>Pericles, now ur bei.....
» 8/06/2008 3:58:27 PM Sorry to hear you've been ill, Fractelle, I hope that you are now fully recovered. >&g.....
» 8/06/2008 3:48:44 PM The more you keep shifting the ground, Boaz, the sillier you look. >>my "posit.....
» 8/06/2008 12:36:14 AM Yep, when all else fails, resort to insult. >>Pericles, CJ, Ginx, and various other.....
» 7/06/2008 2:21:29 AM You continue to miss the point, Boaz, to the extent that I wonder whether this is not just.....
» 6/06/2008 3:59:39 PM Good old Hetty. On the one hand labelling a perfectly innocent (not just my judgement: no.....
» 6/06/2008 3:12:36 PM Leaving aside your extraordinary mangling of the meaning of the word "anathema",.....
» 6/06/2008 10:17:13 AM Boaz, you can bluster all you like, but you cannot escape the facts here. You yourself in.....
» 5/06/2008 11:25:48 PM Another backflip, Boaz. This time with double twist and a pike. It's positively breathta.....
» 5/06/2008 2:03:05 PM Not quite, Paul.L >>You raise an argument I have heard a number of times from OLO p.....
» 5/06/2008 11:44:40 AM You take too much notice of yourself, Boaz. >>That holy book CURSES me and mine, an.....
» 5/06/2008 10:26:55 AM Many thanks, ASymeonakis, for making the position crystal clear, and proving my point beyo.....
» 5/06/2008 9:25:20 AM Humpty Dumpty had the goods on your position here, Boaz. "'When I use a word,' Humpt.....
» 4/06/2008 11:34:11 PM Well, you know Boaz, I think I must be a duffer. >>Bingo! Mark 1:1 “the beginning o.....
» 4/06/2008 5:18:16 PM Odd place to find you Boaz, but I guess any upturned milk crate will do when you have a se.....
» 4/06/2008 1:09:22 PM Can we make this a foursome? >>PAUL.. r u in Melbourne? Col Rouge and I are getting.....
» 4/06/2008 1:06:52 PM That was very churlish, Boaz, I hope Romany takes you to task for your petty sniping. I'm.....
» 4/06/2008 9:16:00 AM Celivia, >>A representative news poll … shows a high level of support for PML<&l.....
» 3/06/2008 11:06:43 PM Not quite, Boaz. >>The issue at odds here is how the followers of a particular fait.....
» 3/06/2008 10:51:35 PM You're panicking, Boaz. And it is starting to show. >>Pericles... I and others have.....
» 3/06/2008 7:35:48 PM Trying to pretend you don't notice when someone's having a lend is not a good look, Boaz, .....
» 3/06/2008 1:57:32 PM It's true, you won't, Boaz. >>I don't hold out much hope for you to ever agree with.....
» 3/06/2008 1:36:11 PM There truly is no end to your preening narcissism, is there Boaz? >>Pericles.. the .....
» 3/06/2008 11:12:11 AM Some interesting material, Boaz. But somewhat confusing, all the same. I'm particularly i.....
» 3/06/2008 9:53:11 AM In the UK back in the sixties, it was called asset-stripping, with Jim Slater as asset-str.....
» 3/06/2008 9:28:32 AM An interesting window on a topic that has gripped me for... several minutes at least. >.....
» 3/06/2008 12:12:27 AM Boaz, you still, even after my most assiduous coaching, fail to see the inherent contradic.....
» 2/06/2008 11:54:39 PM You can't cherry-pick, Celivia. >>As I explained before, women’s participation in t.....
» 2/06/2008 11:26:48 PM Boaz, you are kidding no-one except yourself. >>Forget that its a 'religious' text......
» 2/06/2008 9:38:31 PM Nice wrap-up, Oliver......
» 2/06/2008 9:23:08 PM Facts are not facts simply because you assert them, Boaz. >>Some Facts. (based on o.....
» 2/06/2008 3:54:21 PM That's possible, feisty, but not likely. >>You must have had information that I did.....
» 2/06/2008 10:29:35 AM feisty, we seem to be in violent agreement on every aspect except the timeframe. >>.....
» 2/06/2008 10:09:10 AM Nice exit, G Z. >>I accept that Keysar is the GOOD guy and I am the BAD one here. B.....
» 2/06/2008 10:03:27 AM Let's see if I can catch up a little Oliver. >>Can a perfect circle exist in our un.....
» 2/06/2008 9:42:36 AM Pointing out the age and context of the item is not the same as defending it, Belly. >.....
» 2/06/2008 9:00:47 AM Your track record says otherwise, Boaz. >>I was hoping for some serious engagement .....
» 1/06/2008 7:45:37 PM This thread has passed its use-by date, I suspect. As usual, it has been used by the Chri.....
» 1/06/2008 7:17:24 PM Of course you are, Boaz, of course you are. >>I'm jussssst trying to focus on 'how .....
» 30/05/2008 7:31:14 PM feisty, the point I'm trying to get across is not to deny that... >>hatred was stir.....
» 30/05/2008 5:43:00 PM That's a little extreme, Paul.L >>Thats a really ugly thing to say. Would you be ha.....
» 30/05/2008 3:15:47 PM Errrrr... really? >>Yesterdays press told us that film was staged<< Which ne.....
» 30/05/2008 6:07:58 AM George, there is one level here that I haven't quite unravelled. Oliver >>“If, god.....
» 29/05/2008 6:01:49 PM This is the part where you lose all credibility with me, Boaz. >>The very thought o.....
» 29/05/2008 4:05:08 PM I think we might be touching a nerve, given the increasingly hysterical tones of some of o.....
» 29/05/2008 9:08:34 AM G Z, you are entirely missing the point. Which, I suspect, is a deliberate act on your par.....
» 29/05/2008 8:56:34 AM one under god, if you want people to read your posts, I strongly suggest that you refrain .....
» 28/05/2008 1:28:41 PM I notice that the council was very careful in rejecting the application on factual grounds.....
» 28/05/2008 1:05:26 PM Thank heavens you restated, Oliver. I didn't understand it the first time round, and felt .....
» 28/05/2008 12:53:17 PM Paul.L, I think you must be Boaz's alter ego. Same bigotry. Slightly better spelling. Fewe.....
» 28/05/2008 12:37:59 PM Do you recall that old story, Boaz, about Columbus' ships being "invisible" to t.....
» 27/05/2008 10:24:39 AM Well, this does make a refreshing change from moaning about dead kangaroos and a couple of.....
» 27/05/2008 9:19:42 AM That's quite an admission, Boaz. When atheists disagree with each other and come to thei.....
» 26/05/2008 10:42:43 AM Your lack of logic is one constant in this ever-changing world of ours, Boaz. >>FAS.....
» 26/05/2008 10:22:11 AM Thanks for the link, CJ. The only truly pornographic image was of the drowned children in.....
» 26/05/2008 9:49:43 AM Phew, that was a close call. >>If for example one was a '1 packet a day' smoker.. a.....
» 26/05/2008 9:42:03 AM Not exactly, Gibo. >>In France the poorer people started a revolution once because .....
» 23/05/2008 9:30:54 PM Foxy, I love you dearly as a very compassionate and caring person, but you really should l.....
» 23/05/2008 5:45:29 PM This argument of yours is becoming increasingly bizarre, ASymeonakis. >>There are v.....
» 23/05/2008 10:45:31 AM I just love numbers, particularly the images they conjure up. Sometimes they fascinate me .....
» 23/05/2008 9:39:22 AM Welcome to the real world ASymeonakis. >>now I try to establish my own business. Yo.....
» 22/05/2008 1:50:57 PM Are you sure Boaz? >>If you do your 'boaz'isms..I'll do my 'Pericles' ism.. and top.....
» 22/05/2008 9:06:08 AM Without wishing to pry, ASymeonakis, have you ever run a business yourself? Every indicati.....
» 21/05/2008 6:17:41 PM Now you are just being silly, ASymeonakis. >>Do you think all other countries, whic.....
» 21/05/2008 11:02:25 AM C'mon people. This is just our own version of the fluffy baby seal syndrome. If it is pr.....
» 21/05/2008 9:42:42 AM You still fail to see the obvious, ASymeonakis. >>From 2004 federal elections: The .....
» 21/05/2008 9:28:06 AM One day, when I have absolutely nothing to do for a few hours, I'll put together a compreh.....
» 20/05/2008 6:09:21 AM I thought I was being very clear, ASymeonakis. Obviously not clear enough. >>Did yo.....
» 19/05/2008 6:27:58 PM Oooops, sorry csteele! I misread your gentle satire as yet another one of those mindless .....
» 19/05/2008 6:10:05 PM ChristinaMac, your response is nothing more than an emotional knee-jerk reaction to someon.....
» 19/05/2008 9:47:20 AM It's a perfectly valid question. So let's have the decision made at the ballot box, like a.....
» 19/05/2008 9:28:04 AM The fun in these threads is not finding out anything new, but to see how far the godbother.....
» 16/05/2008 8:56:31 PM It's a wonder you can look yourself in the mirror, Boaz. >>It has nothing to do wit.....
» 16/05/2008 5:06:43 PM Thanks for including me, Boaz, but you have no need to worry on my behalf. >>So, yo.....
» 16/05/2008 5:00:05 PM This is fun. Even to an atheist. It's a bit like those newspaper columns that devote them.....
» 16/05/2008 4:34:51 PM We'll agree to differ, SJF. I still believe you are projecting your own commitment to pa.....
» 16/05/2008 9:33:08 AM Wow, you are some piece of work, Boaz. The bare-faced cheek! >>I raised a specifi.....
» 15/05/2008 7:35:55 PM As I mentioned in another post, Boaz, you still haven't grasped the blindingly obvious. &.....
» 15/05/2008 7:23:35 PM Love your posts John Greenfield. They say more about you than any amount of rational, rea.....
» 15/05/2008 7:18:11 PM You really have honed your condescension to a fine art, have you not, Boaz? >>The r.....
» 14/05/2008 10:15:08 PM Yep, it never ceases to amaze. >>water off a ducks back, mate. Water off a ducks ba.....
» 14/05/2008 6:21:15 PM You know what I am going to say, Boaz, don't you? >>We want an Australia which is f.....
» 14/05/2008 4:23:56 PM The Australian Banking system is a shameless cartel. I defy anyone to point out a signifi.....
» 14/05/2008 3:52:13 PM "He who hath ears to hear, let him hear" Wise words indeed, from whoever it was.....
» 13/05/2008 3:47:30 PM Oh Boaz, Boaz. You are so-o-o-o-o-o gullible. >>The crowd there is not 'a few hundr.....
» 13/05/2008 3:05:09 PM You think so, SJF? >>You talk of neutrality as if it is morally passive inaction, w.....
» 13/05/2008 6:21:38 AM It always makes me chuckle, Boaz, when you firmly grasp the wrong end of the stick, and th.....
» 12/05/2008 6:14:29 PM Sorry, Boaz, but your argument is completely circular. The sadness is that you don't under.....
» 12/05/2008 10:42:22 AM It is so difficult to tell sometimes, Boaz. >>aAAh.. sorry Pericles.. when I have t.....
» 11/05/2008 6:02:55 PM I'm not sure that you really believe this, SJF, it's simply your way of closing off an imp.....
» 11/05/2008 4:26:26 PM Odd argument, Themistocles. >>Mustafa asserts that "despite there being no con.....
» 11/05/2008 11:56:20 AM viking13, you are understandably confused. >>There is a world of difference between.....
» 9/05/2008 6:15:17 PM It is certainly a fascinating glimpse of Mr Pipes, who is quite clearly the role model for.....
» 9/05/2008 11:13:55 AM With the greatest respect, Boaz, this is nonsense. >>We are dealing with history he.....
» 8/05/2008 5:16:13 PM Not sure what you want to hear, Boaz. >>I hope some of our other 'brainiacs' like B.....
» 8/05/2008 4:58:16 PM Incidentally, Boaz... >>I suspect that if we dug a bit, we would find that somewher.....
» 8/05/2008 4:47:32 PM People, it isn't real. It is the internet. There aren't 553,842 "registered bimbo.....
» 8/05/2008 9:49:25 AM Go Don Quixote, go! CJ said all that can realistically be said on this: >>However,.....
» 6/05/2008 10:46:06 PM Using your logic Oliver, surely it should have been the Queen who apologized to the aborig.....
» 6/05/2008 7:32:22 PM That's one interpretation SJF >>the numbers of Irish who volunteered for WWII under.....
» 6/05/2008 5:57:25 PM The sky is falling, the sky is falling... What a bunch of Chicken Littles you are, to be .....
» 6/05/2008 9:10:07 AM I'm surprised that you didn't make the obvious connection, Sells. >>...her presenta.....
» 6/05/2008 8:50:22 AM I'm with xkcd on this one http://xkcd.com/164/ Constructive neutrality is the game......
» 4/05/2008 10:52:40 PM The benefits of not being bombed flat tend to be filed under "the bleedin' obvious&qu.....
» 3/05/2008 7:37:36 PM What is fascinating, Boaz, is that you think that an apology is required. >>Can I s.....
» 3/05/2008 7:12:49 PM Anybody who can write this sentence has no idea what cricket is about. >>this provi.....
» 3/05/2008 9:13:13 AM Don't knock it. >>lifes bitter crows and coming down for the seed too often<<.....
» 3/05/2008 8:53:47 AM KatieO, I must admit I had not seen it that way before. >>Your parents came here to.....
» 2/05/2008 7:32:05 PM A "payment to mums" is such a ridiculous crock, it is difficult to know where to.....
» 2/05/2008 7:04:35 PM Good question, bushbred, >>boaz, is christianity diverse? if so, then what permits.....
» 2/05/2008 6:53:31 PM Wow. >>if I thought that 'enough people' looked down on mixed marriages I probably .....
» 2/05/2008 5:23:55 PM This is getting a little close to becoming a civilized exchange, SJF. Worrying. >>I.....
» 2/05/2008 8:36:58 AM Those are the parts I'm waiting for too, CJ. >>...but not until after we hear about.....
» 1/05/2008 4:08:42 PM You don't get away that easily, SJF. >>There are only two moral principles in war: .....
» 1/05/2008 3:17:44 PM Well, it's certainly different. But to me there's a whole lot missing. Much pasta, no sau.....
» 30/04/2008 11:21:54 PM How did they suddenly become "Britain’s wars", SJF? >>Why on earth would .....
» 30/04/2008 6:41:19 PM Absolutely. >>I wouldn't want to live under strict Christian law either, and I know.....
» 29/04/2008 7:30:32 PM You surely must have twigged the obvious by now, Boaz. >>But I find it curious that.....
» 29/04/2008 7:05:32 PM There seems to be some kind of undercurrent here, that Australia was somehow unique in its.....
» 29/04/2008 9:33:00 AM Fascinating discussion. I can't add to the arguments on health, but I can tell you that I.....
» 29/04/2008 9:02:08 AM goodthief, methinks thou dost protest too much. >>Atheism is still a belief, even i.....
» 29/04/2008 6:22:51 AM I was wondering when the other shoe would drop. With Boaz, it never matters where or how .....
» 28/04/2008 1:54:34 PM More monomania, Boaz. >>The symbolic meaning of certain pieces of religious clothin.....
» 28/04/2008 9:51:36 AM Agreeing with something that Boaz says happens so infrequently that I have to mark it, eve.....
» 28/04/2008 9:35:23 AM Boaz, why would you immediately assume Gallipoli? >>The question about the governme.....
» 28/04/2008 12:17:07 AM Boaz, as well as all the heart-on-the-sleeve sentimentality, did you ever stop to ponder y.....
» 25/04/2008 1:56:36 PM I can perform many mental contortions, freediver, but this one is beyond me I'm afraid. &.....
» 24/04/2008 10:50:32 AM O, such an air of injured innocence, Boaz! >>I'm scratching my poor old noggin in w.....
» 23/04/2008 6:33:31 PM Not pedantry at all, Boaz, simply an enquiring mind. >>Your pedantry is your own wo.....
» 23/04/2008 8:39:43 AM A very wise person once said to me, "Pericles, you can often tell how little someone .....
» 23/04/2008 8:22:22 AM I don't usually pour water on a drowning man, but a little more self-awareness might actua.....
» 22/04/2008 5:24:35 PM freediver, it may come as a surprise and shock to you, but most people here respect the co.....
» 22/04/2008 3:03:32 PM I know that to a hammer, everything looks like a nail, and to a student of geoscience, eve.....
» 22/04/2008 1:17:54 PM The questions that inevitably crush my own thinking on these issues are very childish. Unf.....
» 22/04/2008 9:36:04 AM Just a quick glance through the masses of material that has already been produced on the t.....
» 21/04/2008 4:59:49 PM OK Boaz, now you know that you haven't been censored, you can re-post with impunity. Wher.....
» 21/04/2008 10:58:02 AM Someone's hobby-horse here, being ridden hard. Academic, impractical. >>...the chil.....
» 21/04/2008 8:28:26 AM Hope it's a false alarm, Boaz. >>Hmm... seems all my posts to this thread are being.....
» 19/04/2008 9:18:32 AM Once and for all, Boaz. >>I take that approach when I criticize Islam and I request.....
» 18/04/2008 9:51:07 AM You miss the point, freediver. I suspect, deliberately. The key phrase was "in its t.....
» 18/04/2008 9:09:02 AM It is still a point of wonder, Boaz, that you cannot see any connection between the violen.....
» 18/04/2008 8:33:26 AM The lengths to which you go, Boaz, to defend the indefensible, are sometime truly epic. &.....
» 18/04/2008 12:44:22 AM As I keep telling Boaz, simply changing the topic because you dislike the question doesn't.....
» 17/04/2008 12:46:40 PM CJ, you missed one obvious contender. >>just another Christian cult, with some obvi.....
» 17/04/2008 12:33:21 PM I'm sorry, Boaz, but you don't get away that easily. My point was not about Hicks Photon .....
» 16/04/2008 11:19:46 PM Boaz. Any news of Hicks, and that darned Photon of his?.....
» 16/04/2008 6:35:36 PM Oliver, with the greatest of respect, the only way you will convince freediver of anything.....
» 16/04/2008 11:20:46 AM Good spread of views. Which is to be expected when there is patently no "right" .....
» 16/04/2008 8:27:31 AM Whatever you are on, Communicat, I'd stop if I were you before it does you permanent damag.....
» 16/04/2008 5:55:20 AM Interesting, Boaz, but I'm not entirely sure what point you are attempting to make. >&.....
» 15/04/2008 8:11:42 AM There are two ways that this topic may be approached, and we have seen both here in this l.....
» 15/04/2008 7:57:18 AM Arjay, 'twas ever thus, I'm afraid. >>This free trade debacle is all about giving p.....
» 14/04/2008 7:03:50 PM Boaz, your ability to change the subject when you don't have an argument is legendary, and.....
» 14/04/2008 2:41:38 PM Boaz, how come you have never threatened me in this way? I feel most offended. >>De.....
» 14/04/2008 10:00:43 AM We all know that you are particularly choosy, Boaz, when it comes to selecting quotes from.....
» 14/04/2008 9:43:22 AM I'm not sure I understand all this hand-wringing about China. We have had our period of r.....
» 11/04/2008 4:56:52 PM Boaz, simply repeating the same tired old mantra doesn't improve its credibility. >>.....
» 11/04/2008 10:12:48 AM Interesting that you decry the distance the thread has moved off-topic, Boaz, then immedia.....
» 10/04/2008 4:49:50 PM mjpb, although you may find the odd observation here and there that it was business as usu.....
» 10/04/2008 11:44:20 AM Your reading of Irish history is clearly affected by your distance from it Boaz. It allows.....
» 9/04/2008 9:23:20 AM You are going to have to face up to it at some time, Boaz. Why not start the journey now? .....
» 8/04/2008 8:13:57 PM It never fails to amuse me Boaz, every time you set yourself up as an authority on the con.....
» 6/04/2008 12:32:22 PM There seem to be a number of freely-taken choices that affect your specific situation, Van.....
» 4/04/2008 8:52:27 AM Not possible, Col. >>If you do not like statistics Gibo, produce some alternative e.....
» 4/04/2008 8:42:54 AM I think this has taken us about as far as we need to go, Boaz. You have changed the quest.....
» 2/04/2008 2:25:51 PM The other obvious benefit to auctioning off the seats, stevenlmeyer, is that we will retur.....
» 2/04/2008 1:13:25 PM Well, Boaz, I'll grant that you paid lip service to my request that you answer your own qu.....
» 31/03/2008 1:57:59 PM Non sequitur, Boaz. >>Pericles.. sure.. lets talk about those things.. BUT WAIT... .....
» 30/03/2008 11:07:55 PM Your illustration would seem to support my contention rather than yours, Boaz. >>I .....
» 30/03/2008 5:14:04 PM You know, Boaz, I am becoming increasingly convinced that you not only don't read what oth.....
» 30/03/2008 4:32:03 PM Some contention here. [viking13] >>At least the Danes, as mentioned in the article,.....
» 28/03/2008 12:35:58 PM The bell-curve, Andrew? Ouch. It is so much the wrong analogy as to be physically painful.....
» 28/03/2008 11:42:34 AM You might have to think of a more effective put-down than "grow up", Paul.L, it .....
» 28/03/2008 10:51:32 AM Anybody? >>.. read the Barnabus report Pericles to see what is happening NOW.. toda.....
» 28/03/2008 10:38:34 AM You'll hang your fear-and-loathing hat on absolutely anything, won't you Boaz? As far as .....
» 28/03/2008 9:50:11 AM Now you are being silly, Boaz. >>I find it intriguing that you see the media embell.....
» 28/03/2008 9:32:57 AM goodthief, your questions are ever-so-slightly loaded, but fair enough for all that. Here .....
» 27/03/2008 1:34:53 PM Errr. Boaz, are you there? >>.. read the Barnabus report Pericles to see what is ha.....
» 27/03/2008 11:22:59 AM There will always be areas where we can agree to disagree, Vanilla. If only my cynicism - .....
» 27/03/2008 8:19:17 AM A little bit of further deconstruction might be in order here, Boaz. >>All I did wa.....
» 27/03/2008 7:59:32 AM Beautifully put, Paul.L >>It is undeniable however that she struck a chord with a l.....
» 26/03/2008 3:11:11 PM CJ, beware the dangling modifier... >>As one of OLO's most obdurate Christian boofh.....
» 26/03/2008 2:44:58 PM Just one more thing, Boaz. You know how I love to follow up your references, don't you? .....
» 26/03/2008 8:29:53 AM It's all a matter of perspective, Boaz, and in my opinion you have entirely lost your sens.....
» 26/03/2008 7:58:00 AM No point in protesting, Boaz. You are clearly becoming increasingly desperate in your sear.....
» 25/03/2008 7:02:56 PM Is it my imagination Boaz, or are you becoming increasingly shrill as the months and years.....
» 25/03/2008 6:21:47 PM Same old, same old, Boaz. Yet another tiny storm in the most minuscule of teacups. I not.....
» 24/03/2008 3:33:59 PM The premise upon which you base your question is fundamentally incorrect, Arjay. >>.....
» 24/03/2008 3:17:25 PM Not convinced, Paul.L >>The fact that Islamic fundamentalists have had some of thei.....
» 24/03/2008 2:30:41 PM Ok, I'll bite. >>The Bible says the test of a true prophet of God is if all of his .....
» 24/03/2008 2:02:25 PM I am perfectly aware that we have had this discussion before, Boaz. >>You keep on b.....
» 23/03/2008 8:35:51 AM Boaz, you know exactly what CJ was referring to when he pointed out: >>every one of.....
» 22/03/2008 3:11:48 PM But of course, Gibo, how silly of me. >>The difference between the Bible and nostra.....
» 22/03/2008 1:20:55 PM Thanks for the heads-up on Revelation, Gibo. "And the number of the army of the hors.....
» 22/03/2008 9:48:26 AM Ah, Boaz, how easy it is to forget. >>"no one has come back after building an .....
» 20/03/2008 11:20:45 AM Wow, this is a good one Boaz. >>You are quite wrong... 'China' was a province of TI.....
» 20/03/2008 10:05:41 AM Interesting observation kartiya jim. >>Boazy ,I think I read an almost identical po.....
» 20/03/2008 8:50:52 AM Just a small correction, Boaz, not that you ever take any notice. >>Sadly. others l.....
» 20/03/2008 8:18:28 AM I just love the way Boaz leaps in, boots and all, fired up with righteous indignation, onl.....
» 20/03/2008 7:29:55 AM TRTL, what are you trying to tell me? >>As an attempt at a serious performance, thi.....
» 19/03/2008 8:41:34 AM Hi goodthief. Bin away. Back now. What an interesting question you posed, and what an uns.....
» 11/03/2008 1:40:36 PM dickie, please...! >>On behalf of all fair minded Australians<< It is presum.....
» 11/03/2008 9:36:37 AM Yet another "well, duh" moment, Boaz. You're full of them, aren't you? "No.....
» 11/03/2008 8:41:29 AM Heaven forbid, Boaz, that you actually read the article. Much easier to invent your own re.....
» 11/03/2008 8:12:50 AM Boaz, once again, with the greatest respect, you have failed to answer a direct and simple.....
» 10/03/2008 9:21:53 PM Sometimes your shortsightedness is truly dramatic, Boaz. You kindly provide a link to an .....
» 10/03/2008 3:24:09 PM You're all in danger of being classed as old-fashioned reactionary dinosaurs, I'm afraid. .....
» 10/03/2008 1:46:14 PM I think it must be that one CJ. Here's a link to the text which, I strongly suspect, Boaz.....
» 10/03/2008 12:34:56 PM It's uncanny sometimes how similar are the beginnings of the various religions. Joseph Sm.....
» 8/03/2008 8:47:45 AM I'm not entirely sure, Boaz, how quoting the lady's comments back at her can be described .....
» 7/03/2008 5:39:47 PM Fractelle, *blush* Boaz, you do this simply to antagonize, don't you? >>I have dec.....
» 7/03/2008 3:05:35 PM I'm on the side of freedom of speech too, stevenlmeyer. >>The left's embrace of th.....
» 7/03/2008 8:20:39 AM Boaz, you have a knack of reducing a discussion to a point where is becomes unarguable, si.....
» 7/03/2008 7:44:04 AM Like it or not, Boaz, you are painting yourself into a corner where the only response to y.....
» 6/03/2008 1:59:17 PM Et tu David Palmer >>Pericles why do you object to Christians and Muslims proselyti.....
» 6/03/2008 10:53:40 AM Martin, this quote might need a little more context: >>Even Gert Lüdemann, the lead.....
» 4/03/2008 10:00:26 PM It's a matter of perspective, isn't it, Boaz. You continually talk of evidence, as if it .....
» 4/03/2008 1:19:26 PM Interesting reactions. The invective comes from all quarters, and I'm only allowed two pos.....
» 3/03/2008 3:54:49 PM relda, you are attempting to drive the argument in a direction that it does not need to go.....
» 3/03/2008 2:51:38 PM Yes, Jack the Lad, it is your absolute right to believe whatever you choose. However, hav.....
» 3/03/2008 1:00:29 PM The author of this piece is a Convener (lit: "the member of a group whose duty it is .....
» 3/03/2008 10:28:38 AM Sorry Ginx, but there is just a touch of unfinished business here. >>It would be ni.....
» 3/03/2008 9:35:27 AM It never ceases to amaze me that you have the gall to write this stuff, Boaz: >>the.....
» 3/03/2008 8:40:35 AM Errrr... Boaz? >>Even the Germans tended to take a more humane approach than that J.....
» 2/03/2008 5:27:11 PM Actually Ginx, I think it is rather sweet that Boaz has found a new friend. >>I am .....
» 2/03/2008 3:04:02 PM All the very best Foxy, your posts are always a pleasure to read, I hope we will be lucky .....
» 2/03/2008 2:59:04 PM There's more than a touch of Wily E Coyote about our Boaz, don't you think, Vanilla? >.....
» 29/02/2008 4:39:40 PM OK Boaz, you've had a couple of days, now it is time for the wrap-up. >>I've actual.....
» 28/02/2008 10:19:27 AM It's a bit like democracy, really. The jury system is the least worst way to achieve justi.....
» 28/02/2008 8:13:42 AM Interesting rebuttal, Boaz. But in case you had forgotten, the position under question is .....
» 28/02/2008 7:28:12 AM It's been a while since I glanced at this thread - isn't it just the case that the minute .....
» 27/02/2008 1:47:09 PM Yet another way to prove the old adage "all generalizations are false". "A.....
» 27/02/2008 8:57:21 AM Nice try. >>Well Pericles... the quality of your questions is on the upward path<.....
» 26/02/2008 4:36:55 PM What an odd topic. I like odd topics. But a few modifications might be in order. >&g.....
» 26/02/2008 3:47:18 PM The reason I wondered whether your post was a troll, Pelican, was the suggestion that the .....
» 26/02/2008 3:05:15 PM I have to admit, that's a pretty neat variation on the theme "ignore the issue by cha.....
» 25/02/2008 4:30:25 PM The UK system has been multi-tiered for decades, as a result of market forces that had had.....
» 25/02/2008 3:18:57 PM Oh Boaz, how you give yourself airs! >>Foxy.. I saved you from further gnashing fro.....
» 25/02/2008 12:43:50 PM I'm assuming for the moment that this is not a troll, pelican. Time will tell whether I am.....
» 25/02/2008 11:48:52 AM Being in total agreement with Boaz is such a significant event in my OLO life that I simpl.....
» 25/02/2008 10:58:54 AM It's good to be back amongst friends. Foxy, I'm sorry that you are feeling fragile, I hop.....
» 24/02/2008 7:38:39 PM Foxy, this is something of a departure from you normal gentle profession of your own perso.....
» 24/02/2008 2:54:02 PM Just a couple of small questions. The opening post asserts: "Every servant girl in J.....
» 15/02/2008 11:42:08 PM Ah, Boaz, the undisputed champion of the knee-jerk, whack-a-mozzie reaction. >>Prob.....
» 10/02/2008 6:29:34 PM Maybe I'm too cynical Boaz, but I'm still waiting for the second shoe to drop. A rambling.....
» 5/02/2008 6:33:27 PM I think we may be getting somewhere at last, Boaz. >>I do see your reasoning..but I.....
» 1/02/2008 3:05:33 PM Some interesting observations Ryaninsa. >>...being a Christian often raises more qu.....
» 1/02/2008 12:02:43 PM Horus, you're a classic! >>No creed or personage is above examination and (yes) eve.....
» 31/01/2008 6:38:03 PM Boaz, I'm very glad that you raise the issue of "for every force there is an equal an.....
» 31/01/2008 5:42:40 PM Yep, I agree. A waste of space. I saw the title and thought aha, someone else is mystifie.....
» 31/01/2008 2:40:27 PM Pericles2 (I hope this isn't going to become confusing) >>In any case the facts of .....
» 30/01/2008 3:52:35 PM I think that your granddaughter has a fine grasp on the issues here, Boaz, and I just love.....
» 30/01/2008 3:23:17 PM Don't we have another country 'n' western singer hidden away somewhere? That'd really sho.....
» 29/01/2008 12:47:22 PM HenryVIII, making an observation on their ridiculous and self-defeating tactics does not n.....
» 29/01/2008 10:44:50 AM I found some difficulty working out the point of this article. I'm still not sure whether .....
» 29/01/2008 8:22:02 AM Probably the toughest concept to grasp for some reason: >>both those giant developi.....
» 28/01/2008 8:01:39 PM You clearly misunderstood my point, goodthief, since I am sure you wouldn't stoop to obfus.....
» 28/01/2008 7:49:53 AM Boaz, the problem described in the video, and underlined by subsequent commentators, is th.....
» 27/01/2008 4:28:18 PM Could you perhaps expand on this a little, goodthief? >>The atheists involved in de.....
» 27/01/2008 3:40:13 PM Thanks for posting the sheik's message, Angela84. http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/threa.....
» 25/01/2008 1:28:25 PM These are staggering statistics. >>male offenders commits an average of 522 child s.....
» 25/01/2008 1:10:00 PM Oliver, unfortunately you have raised some interesting points. I say unfortunately becaus.....
» 25/01/2008 10:33:25 AM I'm not sure I agree totally, DavidJS. >>For the religiously devout there is also t.....
» 23/01/2008 10:24:22 AM There is only one way to ensure that the next Governor General is the last, and that is to.....
» 20/01/2008 4:14:21 PM Boaz, I'm amazed you insist on perpetuating this myth. >>The 'evidence' for Christ,.....
» 16/01/2008 8:21:28 AM Thank you for posting the link to creationontheweb.com, Dan, that was a real chuckle. An e.....
» 15/01/2008 6:01:56 PM Well, this is a new position, Boaz. I might just hold you to it. >>I am not calling.....
» 15/01/2008 1:31:01 PM What a strange piece. I had thought that the practice of delving into the past and finding.....
» 15/01/2008 10:49:44 AM It doesn't - or at least it shouldn't - work that way, The Blue Cross. >>In Qld mos.....
» 15/01/2008 8:36:14 AM The break seems to have refreshed your tendency for modesty and self-restraint, Boaz. &g.....
» 13/01/2008 4:01:23 PM What a coincidence, Shockadelic. >>You would destroy freedom in the name of freedom.....
» 11/01/2008 4:20:09 PM You are indeed a puzzle, Shockadelic. But what a sad post! Despair, resignation, despond.....
» 11/01/2008 1:04:41 PM Wow, you really can tap-dance, Philo. No sooner do you exhaust one line of reasoning as i.....
» 11/01/2008 12:24:48 PM Far be it from me to doubt your word piotr, but you made such a fascinating claim - that I.....
» 11/01/2008 9:01:12 AM But palimpsest, you can use that as an excuse for almost any behaviour. >>Pericles,.....
» 10/01/2008 8:31:13 AM Oh, come now, Boaz, this is not the time to hide your light under a bushel. >>Hmmm......
» 10/01/2008 8:03:05 AM EasyTimes, this is the classic excuse for cheating. >>if every batsman took your ad.....
» 10/01/2008 7:41:12 AM Sadly, you are right Corri, and this is precisely why Test cricket will slowly fade away a.....
» 9/01/2008 5:33:05 PM Some interesting perspectives, Shockadelic. >>Can a "tolerant" society to.....
» 9/01/2008 3:56:42 PM Boaz, it doesn't matter how many times you protest, your defence of your blinkered fear an.....
» 9/01/2008 2:18:50 PM It is clear you are an armchair cricketer, Mirko. >>And as for the controversy over.....
» 9/01/2008 7:51:09 AM Belly, if you knew just a little more about cricket, you would know that the story about W.....
» 8/01/2008 7:19:48 PM Perhaps I was being a little too subtle, Corri, >>Pericles, to bring in Kenyan pol.....
» 8/01/2008 2:44:16 PM Corri, I don't know about it being a slow news week. But your advice that we "give t.....
» 8/01/2008 1:27:40 PM Good question, Shockadelic. >>Pericles: "exclusionary, bigoted and fearful; fe.....
» 8/01/2008 10:13:27 AM Sadly, it all comes down to integrity. To stay at the crease when you know you are out ma.....
» 8/01/2008 9:30:24 AM I'm not sure you have represented the position correctly, wizofaus. >>if you seriou.....
» 8/01/2008 8:09:06 AM It's beginning to sound like a cracked record Philo (if you can remember such things) but .....
» 7/01/2008 6:06:38 PM Boaz, you will not rest until everyone shares your fear and loathing of otherness, will yo.....
» 6/01/2008 6:39:00 PM Awhile back R0bert aked about the circulation/readership numbers for Zoo. The latest offic.....
» 6/01/2008 11:52:02 AM wizofaus asks: >>Pericles - who said anything about lectures?<< I was respon.....
» 5/01/2008 8:23:32 PM I beg to disagree, ybgirp. >>Pericles asks whether it is necessary to educate in or.....
» 4/01/2008 3:45:15 PM EasyTimes, you're being just the teensiest bit precious here >>I think there is a g.....
» 4/01/2008 11:54:09 AM I actually had Shostakovich in mind when referring to State funding of the arts, wizofaus......
» 4/01/2008 7:38:15 AM The question of "arts education" is an interesting one. Is it really necessary .....
» 4/01/2008 7:20:01 AM Still no come-back on the volcano, Philo? Nothing more to say on those pesky swine? Pity. .....
» 3/01/2008 9:15:20 PM What, Philo, no comment on the debunking of your volcano theory? No rebuttal on the tale o.....
» 3/01/2008 6:26:50 PM dickie, I know you saw the words that I wrote, because you copied them into your own post......
» 3/01/2008 9:54:15 AM PALEIF, at least you are consistent in your inconsistency. >>we are waisting our ti.....
» 3/01/2008 8:13:35 AM Motes and beams, Boaz, motes and beams. "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with .....
» 3/01/2008 7:38:35 AM If you conduct your animal rescue activities in the same way as you handle open discussion.....
» 2/01/2008 5:02:41 PM Philo, your gullibility - desperation? - is showing. >>I've read scientic reports d.....
» 2/01/2008 4:13:02 PM Not convinced, Jon J. On either score. >>even with subsidies, the high price of bal.....
» 2/01/2008 1:23:04 PM Boaz, I just love the way you grab half an idea and dress it up as some kind of deep truth.....
» 2/01/2008 8:26:56 AM How does that work Jon J? >>Another point, Pericles, is that the people who benefit.....
» 2/01/2008 8:01:55 AM I think we are all aware by now that your definition of religion is all-encompassing, Phil.....
» 2/01/2008 7:47:09 AM Amen to that, Belly. >>We one day must confront the real issue why do we have dogs?.....
» 2/01/2008 3:34:56 AM Let us be quite clear on the topic here, dickie. >>the Animal Welfare Refuges [are].....
» 1/01/2008 3:46:00 PM If you could let us know exactly what you would like to hear, Cuphandle, then we might be .....
» 31/12/2007 12:25:57 PM This discussion is taking different directions every day, how interesting. Thank you eft.....
» 31/12/2007 12:00:46 PM Much as I love music, any sentence that starts "the government ought to..." foll.....
» 31/12/2007 8:09:05 AM It's encouraging that you are already thinking towards a solution, dickie. >>are yo.....
» 31/12/2007 7:40:56 AM I give up, Philo. If you are going to redefine religion each time I question your previous.....
» 30/12/2007 5:31:36 PM It is probably worth bearing in mind that within living memory, Pakistan as a nation did n.....
» 30/12/2007 4:51:11 PM That too is an avoidance strategy, dickie: Dickie: "I too have never sought or bough.....
» 30/12/2007 12:40:09 PM Looking more like a troll every post, Philo. But what the heck. >>I recognise your .....
» 30/12/2007 11:17:36 AM Nice logic, dickie. >>I take it then you are a vegetarian, Pericles?<< As I .....
» 29/12/2007 8:00:21 PM What a strange breed you pet-lovers are, to be sure. >>Pericles is sufficiently arr.....
» 29/12/2007 7:45:03 PM This is becoming bizarre, Philo. Where on earth do you get these ideas from? >>it m.....
» 28/12/2007 4:30:59 PM Philo, explain how this works: >>Pericles, So you acknowledge that religion reigns .....
» 28/12/2007 1:57:27 PM You need have no concerns on this score, dickie. >>I would be most fearful of leavi.....
» 28/12/2007 9:04:32 AM Philo, I get the strong impression that you are clutching at straws. Is it because you fee.....
» 28/12/2007 8:01:51 AM Not convinced, dickie. >>All my animals are refugees - abandoned and ill-treated by.....
» 27/12/2007 10:15:08 AM Here's a thought. >>$109 million for abstinence-only education for the first six mo.....
» 27/12/2007 9:58:00 AM The article is simply a continuation of the Liberal government myth/spin that it left the .....
» 27/12/2007 9:34:46 AM My position is that human beings should not keep animals enslaved as "pets" at a.....
» 27/12/2007 9:06:34 AM I take your point, stevenlmeier. However, you and I both know that Philo is simply invent.....
» 27/12/2007 8:41:19 AM I hesitate to tell you this, Philo, because I know that it doesn't fit with your neat and .....
» 25/12/2007 10:36:14 PM Thanks Philo. I'll leave you and Foxy to argue what religion may or may not be. >>&.....
» 24/12/2007 5:09:02 PM Thanks Foxy, your new definition, complete with the bit about the supernatural, seems to f.....
» 24/12/2007 8:43:02 AM Can the same not be said of the Bible, stevenlmeyer? >>the provenance of the koran .....
» 24/12/2007 8:16:04 AM Foxy, I was intrigued by your statement: >>As I've stated quite clearly religion is.....
» 24/12/2007 7:36:55 AM Christian or not, apologist or not, this guy has less than nothing to say. Whoever is pay.....
» 22/12/2007 8:49:39 AM It's a fine line, Boaz. >>You see.. Romany and Pericles.. (and a partial from Bothe.....
» 21/12/2007 7:35:33 AM Nice sidestep, Philo, but spectacularly unconvincing. >>I want to assure those that.....
» 21/12/2007 7:14:10 AM Boaz, you are so priggish sometimes. >>Foxy.. yes.. true.. I've only ever found tha.....
» 20/12/2007 2:46:04 AM Philip Tang, wipe your chin. And ponder the saying "to a hammer, everything looks li.....
» 18/12/2007 8:32:49 AM Philo, it is particularly sad that you find it necessary to twist the meaning of everyone'.....
» 18/12/2007 8:07:58 AM SapperK9, are you sure you are agnositic? If so, your degree in religious studies has cert.....
» 18/12/2007 7:42:18 AM Boaz, I must have misunderstood. >>we fire people on the basis of 'bottom line' in .....
» 17/12/2007 10:27:53 AM There have been some beautifully crossed wires in this thread, ensuring that everyone can .....
» 17/12/2007 9:21:46 AM Fascinating. There is still, to the best of my knowledge, a religious sect that believes .....
» 17/12/2007 8:51:02 AM Ever dutiful, I follow Boaz's link to Wikipedia's article on Wahhabism. And what do I fin.....
» 17/12/2007 8:37:57 AM Boaz, I know that any topic will do when it comes to interjecting some down-home religion,.....
» 17/12/2007 8:11:28 AM My thanks, Forrest Gumpp, for my new title - Pericles the Cheated - standing proudly next .....
» 14/12/2007 7:46:38 AM It's all a matter of perspective. Even as a privileged baby-boomer, my first house was 60k.....
» 14/12/2007 7:27:42 AM I may be horribly naive, but I read this as a book review, amak. >>Have I missed th.....
» 13/12/2007 3:16:04 PM Delighted to help, Jack the Lad I nicked the phrase itself from: http://www.aifs.gov.au/.....
» 13/12/2007 9:24:16 AM In the dog house with Frank and CJ, how cool is that? Boaz, it doesn't matter how hard yo.....
» 13/12/2007 9:05:16 AM I think this is the best argument I have so far seen against multiculturalism. If the Eur.....
» 11/12/2007 5:50:34 PM I can't be sure, because it was so long ago, but I thought that my citizenship ceremony in.....
» 11/12/2007 1:46:38 PM Beautifully put, Celivia. Time to silence the dog whistles, I think......
» 10/12/2007 4:51:15 PM Boaz, I've probably mentioned before that using such anti-Islamic sites as westernresistan.....
» 10/12/2007 2:25:31 PM Your logic, and the examples you use to support it, occasionally take some fairly bizarre .....
» 10/12/2007 1:07:12 PM Thanks for pointing out the obvious - and glaring - flaw in the article's title, DEMOS. If.....
» 10/12/2007 11:11:52 AM Interesting choice of words, Paul.L >>this is just another example of the minority .....
» 10/12/2007 7:51:14 AM It must be wonderful to see the world in such simple, black and white, good and evil, righ.....
» 7/12/2007 5:58:33 PM Consistency never was your strong point Boaz, was it? I seem to recall that at every oppo.....
» 7/12/2007 10:09:18 AM To the layman, any argument as to which branch of Christianity should be dominant is under.....
» 6/12/2007 2:36:36 PM Ah Boaz, you charmer, you! Beguiling the ladies with your winning ways and worldly wisdom.....
» 6/12/2007 1:23:01 PM I think it is a great idea, as long as... i) it was agreed that the decision would be &qu.....
» 5/12/2007 4:54:08 PM Whether or not the action itself is dubious - and I agree that it does not fall within the.....
» 5/12/2007 3:56:26 PM Merely, SHONGA? Merely? >>This is merely the price to be paid for democracy<<.....
» 5/12/2007 8:07:30 AM I have absolutely no problem with the authorities investigating any business for breaching.....
» 5/12/2007 5:55:06 AM I suggest that the problem with taking/making a bet on this is how you are going to judge .....
» 4/12/2007 7:32:34 PM My goodness, Boaz! >>Aaah...the Leftoid, retarded ... so miserable ... so gullible .....
» 4/12/2007 9:37:46 AM Another of your least endearing trademarks, Boaz - and you seem to be collecting them like.....
» 4/12/2007 9:20:43 AM I have no argument with your position on Unions and employers Boaz, probably because we ar.....
» 4/12/2007 8:06:10 AM OK, all you IQ squabblers, here's a thought for you. Some years ago, I experimented with .....
» 4/12/2007 7:46:44 AM Your ability to deal in half-truths, Boaz, is one of your least endearing trademarks. Thi.....
» 3/12/2007 4:56:36 PM OK, so maybe I was so irritated by the article's tone and substance that I overreacted. Bu.....
» 3/12/2007 8:03:14 AM Typical consultant-speak. High on word-count, high on the use of other people's work, low .....
» 3/12/2007 5:04:39 AM As always, any entry using the words "culture" and "diversity" gets a .....
» 1/12/2007 10:46:47 PM No, Boaz, I'm sorry, but that simply doesn't wash. >>I'm trying to recall a large q.....
» 30/11/2007 11:10:07 PM Oh, please!! >>without listening to the talk, you will not have a handle on the var.....
» 30/11/2007 6:06:00 PM Boaz, if you are suggesting that youth violence is a) new and b) confined to racial groups.....
» 30/11/2007 6:01:42 AM Boaz, it is stating the obvious to say that science will never prove the existence of a Go.....
» 29/11/2007 12:21:25 PM Boaz, as someone who by their own admission leans towards Creationism, how are you able to.....
» 29/11/2007 10:19:06 AM You have misunderstood my position so fundamentally, shockadelic, that I fear that I haven.....
» 29/11/2007 9:44:26 AM Now you've done it, michael2, you've mentioned Payroll Tax. <open rant> Payroll Ta.....
» 28/11/2007 11:00:49 AM Helen, while "ubi ius ibi remedium" is quite rightly a foundation stone of the r.....
» 26/11/2007 12:33:44 PM Even if it is an accurate number, it is meaningless unless we understand how the numbers b.....
» 26/11/2007 12:25:35 PM A notable absentee from the list of "reasons why" is the Howard mendacity factor.....
» 24/11/2007 2:31:32 PM Boaz, leading with your chin again. >>You can always tell when 'The Empire' is spea.....
» 22/11/2007 5:14:22 AM Redneck, it is a myth that Australia has at any stage of its short life had a monoculture,.....
» 20/11/2007 3:27:42 PM What is really puzzling is the logic that housing is somehow "unaffordable" in t.....
» 20/11/2007 2:49:34 PM Still on the topic of controlling vs. reflecting. How many people choose to read a newspa.....
» 17/11/2007 10:11:49 AM Conspiracy theories are such fun, aren't they? Unfortunately, the saddest fact is that th.....
» 12/11/2007 12:46:24 PM Once more into the breach... >>And Pericles, You say: "And while there may be .....
» 11/11/2007 8:56:06 AM After all the bluster, FrankGol, are you at last prepared to admit that you gilded the lil.....
» 11/11/2007 8:28:54 AM The problem is, zahira, that the bible says many things. Like all your fellow-travellers.....
» 8/11/2007 7:51:36 AM C'mon CJ, don't fall into the same trap. "The ABS data shows that union members earn.....
» 7/11/2007 6:06:58 PM We are straining at gnats here. I offered an opinion: "The days when a corporation .....
» 7/11/2007 5:50:16 AM Would it be discourteous to point out that you still, after many robust and argumentative .....
» 6/11/2007 7:46:07 AM Ditch, don't get me wrong, I agree entirely that Australia should grow up and cut its cons.....
» 4/11/2007 4:36:54 PM Maybe my question wasn't as off-topic as I thought. >>whoever would have stepped in.....
» 4/11/2007 3:48:45 PM Boaz, you should know by now that trying to prove the existence of God via science is a po.....
» 4/11/2007 3:28:35 PM The simple answer is that since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - if that is the.....
» 4/11/2007 3:04:06 PM FrankGol, we will continue to disagree on this, I'm afraid. >>...I haven’t told you.....
» 4/11/2007 1:58:04 PM It was ever thus. Pick any topic that involves the differences between people, and it inev.....
» 3/11/2007 9:23:03 AM On the contrary, FrankGol, I am blissfully happy that all is so beautiful in your son's ga.....
» 3/11/2007 9:10:06 AM It's a little off topic, but Australia's fixation with 1975 has always fascinated me. Dit.....
» 2/11/2007 12:40:49 PM My view has always been, FH, that it is against everything we are supposed to be as human .....
» 2/11/2007 12:08:00 PM So, Boaz, in your warped view of the universe, this was a religious act, not a statutory o.....
» 2/11/2007 9:31:18 AM Hi billie, just a quick clarification. When I said "when this particular spokesperso.....
» 1/11/2007 12:28:48 PM Every time I visit the UK my friends ask the same question. "When will you guys cut t.....
» 1/11/2007 8:39:16 AM Methinks he doth protest too much. The example of your son - I think I may have met him o.....
» 1/11/2007 8:04:49 AM Another classic, Boaz. This time from your "if I use enough words it will look as th.....
» 31/10/2007 3:23:16 PM Oh dear, FrankGol, have I upset you? Here, have a hanky. >>How do you get from my .....
» 31/10/2007 2:41:05 PM This is one of those discussions that generates far more heat than light. GYM-FISH points.....
» 31/10/2007 1:44:45 PM It's good to be reminded of this every so often. There is of course no remedy, short of b.....
» 31/10/2007 1:26:37 PM The author makes a cogent argument in favour of the idea that our political system is inde.....
» 31/10/2007 9:55:27 AM Just a little perception adjustment, if I may. >>If we were all crowded in together.....
» 31/10/2007 8:39:11 AM I don't have a problem with people having belief systems that run their lives. But the r.....
» 30/10/2007 11:19:43 AM Sorry Webby, that piece of attempted verbal chicanery simply doesn't work. The word ".....
» 30/10/2007 10:54:13 AM Orwell knew his stuff, and Gordon Brown knows his Orwell. Brown's speech is pure doublet.....
» 30/10/2007 9:15:39 AM One of the reasons - probably the main reason - why I follow all this god-bothering stuff,.....
» 30/10/2007 8:46:27 AM Wizofaus says: >>[Rules and regulations] don't evolve naturally out of free market .....
» 30/10/2007 8:18:13 AM Here we go again. I don't mind defending things that I say, but I obviously can't defend t.....
» 29/10/2007 2:28:35 PM Wow, this is very heavy going. It is clearly pointless trying to explain a position that h.....
» 29/10/2007 1:43:53 PM OK, I'll admit there is a serious flaw in my argument. Where the "employer" is .....
» 29/10/2007 12:30:30 PM It never occurred to me that the author would pop his head up to try and defend his little.....
» 29/10/2007 10:59:08 AM The fact is that there is no real need for Unions today. Unionism is a form of protection.....
» 25/10/2007 8:23:59 PM Oh, I forgot - Divergence again: >>Pericles, The Statue of Liberty was a gift from .....
» 25/10/2007 8:19:43 PM Listen guys, I don't mind you picking on things that I do say, but would you mind laying o.....
» 24/10/2007 8:14:38 PM I have come to the conclusion that Gibo is in fact a pseudonym of the Chaser boys, and is .....
» 24/10/2007 2:32:52 PM An interestingly modern view, Divergence. >>Pericles, go to the Numbers USA site an.....
» 24/10/2007 6:12:42 AM Boaz, your posts speak for themselves. You are determined to maintain your unearned status.....
» 24/10/2007 5:59:35 AM Despite its pretentious headline, this is obviously going to be nothing more than yet anot.....
» 23/10/2007 10:10:45 AM Bronwyn makes an interesting observation: >>I think pole dancing and strip tease ar.....
» 23/10/2007 9:53:47 AM I'm with Yabby on this, Denzil. There is an absolute mass of material on the impacts of .....
» 23/10/2007 9:35:58 AM I sense a great deal of confusion here, Boaz. >>So... on what grounds is the Geneva.....
» 22/10/2007 1:32:08 PM There are too many simplistic throwaway lines for this to be taken as seriously as it migh.....
» 22/10/2007 10:53:25 AM A couple of fairly sweeping generalizations here, dnicholson. >>Were oil start to b.....
» 22/10/2007 10:35:57 AM Interesting question, interestingly phrased: "im doing this assignment for year 12 a.....
» 22/10/2007 10:08:21 AM To a hammer, I guess, everything looks like a nail. Boaz, Ginx asked you "how many&q.....
» 20/10/2007 8:45:32 AM As it happens EasyTimes, I take public transport every day, and am a regular user of both .....
» 19/10/2007 4:49:23 PM The fragrant Flint leaps to the defence of the rich and powerful caught ripping off those .....
» 19/10/2007 4:38:35 PM It is probably going to be a bit painful for a while. But just think of all the benefits o.....
» 19/10/2007 4:22:29 PM There are simply too many internal contradictions in this argument to count, which makes i.....
» 19/10/2007 12:34:27 PM The arguments against the article can be encapsulated as i) it's just utopian dreaming and.....
» 19/10/2007 10:19:17 AM There's no need to bother posting audio for me, Boaz, I haven't the time for it. Written .....
» 19/10/2007 6:26:09 AM This is fun. Following the Boaz vs Webby debate is like happening across a jelly-wrestlin.....
» 18/10/2007 6:46:13 PM Your conclusions never fail to bemuse me, runner. Some of your thought patterns are virtua.....
» 18/10/2007 3:06:44 PM Nothing like a good dollop of sex-talk to bring out the God Squad, is there. Sells, I'm a.....
» 17/10/2007 1:24:16 PM All this speculation about "what would Jesus do" is interesting. >>but lo.....
» 17/10/2007 12:09:46 PM Now you are just plain inventing stuff Boaz. >>"METAPHORICALLY" says Peri.....
» 17/10/2007 9:16:31 AM This is another classic example of the politicians' disdain for the people they are suppos.....
» 17/10/2007 6:01:29 AM It appeared from your post, Ludwig, that "keeping people out" was exactly what y.....
» 16/10/2007 7:00:45 PM A bit of a knee-jerk reaction, Ludwig, don't you think? >>So would a human union le.....
» 16/10/2007 4:07:16 PM It all seems to be getting a little heated in this particular kitchen, quite possibly beca.....
» 16/10/2007 3:42:28 PM The interviewing process during the lead-up to an election is pretty straightforward, when.....
» 16/10/2007 1:31:24 PM I don't think the domain name registrar is the issue here, CJ >>you don't have to b.....
» 16/10/2007 9:36:33 AM Thanks for the ready-reference TRTL, a handy guide for us all. I understand your frustrat.....
» 15/10/2007 5:13:26 PM How does that work? >>Or could it confirm to someone sifting out sites like that, t.....
» 15/10/2007 2:58:12 PM Amen, dickie, amen. >>The pound in my regional area picks up 100 stray dogs a month.....
» 15/10/2007 2:41:33 PM I'm not entirely sure that they see it this way, perikles. >>The Constitution prote.....
» 15/10/2007 2:06:20 PM Don't be shy, Boaz, admit it. >>While I do believe in corporal punishment...that wa.....
» 15/10/2007 1:51:51 PM Now, just a moment there, Boaz. >>I ask..."How would JH or KR do things differ.....
» 15/10/2007 9:25:38 AM Oh, ri-i-i-i-i-ght. Now it is clear, thank you Philo. >>All persons are inherently .....
» 14/10/2007 4:38:19 PM Try as you might, Boaz, you cannot escape the obvious. I pointed out that "[t]o thos.....
» 14/10/2007 4:19:53 PM You genuinely don't get it, Boaz, but I will keep trying to correct you just as long as yo.....
» 12/10/2007 5:06:06 PM Although the symptoms may appear similar, to my mind there is one critical difference. &g.....
» 12/10/2007 1:41:18 PM News has become a branch of infotainment, and the objective of the news source is therefor.....
» 12/10/2007 9:28:03 AM Communicat, you have gone very quiet. Was Le Fevre and Port Adelaide Community Hospital t.....
» 12/10/2007 9:17:26 AM But to be fair, you can find absolutely anything on the web if you want to. http://www.th.....
» 11/10/2007 7:49:55 PM Don't expect a quick response, Ditch. Boaz is presently trawling YouTube, looking for som.....
» 11/10/2007 6:21:40 PM Gibo, are you that guy who has been writing those long letters to me? Green ink. Tiny wri.....
» 11/10/2007 6:12:50 PM Boaz, it's just a story. It is not "rubber meets the road evangelism" - even wi.....
» 11/10/2007 8:31:00 AM This is exactly where we disagree, at a fundamental (sorry!) level, Boaz. You state your .....
» 10/10/2007 6:11:43 PM Uh-oh, there goes another keyboard. >>I don't abuse people... I address issues. I g.....
» 10/10/2007 5:41:14 PM Communicat, as a close relative has cerebral palsy, I was interested in your throwaway lin.....
» 10/10/2007 3:24:41 PM You still insist on misunderstanding the simplest little thing, Boaz. >>I understan.....
» 9/10/2007 10:58:40 AM EasyTimes, I am not so sure just "being a possibility" is enough. >>Peric.....
» 9/10/2007 10:21:06 AM Stephany, any chance of some references to support this claim: >>The Muslim populat.....
» 9/10/2007 9:41:39 AM You keep on saying it Boaz, but it still doesn't make it right. >>Why do religions .....
» 8/10/2007 2:08:29 PM Sorry, EasyTimes, but I think the answer is that you have to be an Oxford philosopher to a.....
» 8/10/2007 11:53:59 AM I think that this is the part that doesn't work for me, EasyTimes. >>So if you thin.....
» 8/10/2007 11:26:48 AM I thought for a moment you were ignoring me, Boaz, as is your habit when I ask too many qu.....
» 8/10/2007 10:39:37 AM You have a very strange interpretation of "rational and "irrational", Boaz,.....
» 8/10/2007 10:12:10 AM It looks like an April 1st spoof to me. Taking the conclusions first, without bothering w.....
» 8/10/2007 7:19:41 AM OK, we can be philosophical if you really want to, Boaz. >>in the big scheme of thi.....
» 7/10/2007 6:58:30 PM I can tell from the anger in your posts, Scotty, that you have had a hard life. But help.....
» 7/10/2007 6:19:52 PM Enjoy your chat, you two. I promise I won't butt in until you start slagging off other re.....
» 7/10/2007 5:59:22 PM I'm still waiting for the post that says i) no-one forces you to buy a television, ii) no-.....
» 7/10/2007 1:24:59 PM I hereby nominate this thread for the OLO doublethink-of-the-year award. It goes like thi.....
» 5/10/2007 7:32:32 PM Seriously, how much of your life are you wasting away on this sad crusade of yours, Boaz? .....
» 5/10/2007 5:20:23 PM The odds against anyone on this planet leaving it and surviving in space must be... er, as.....
» 5/10/2007 4:54:03 PM Oh, I forgot to mention. I'm sure it must have been an oversight, but you omitted one sma.....
» 5/10/2007 4:40:59 PM Another whack-a-mozzie hijack, Boaz? Shame on you. >>Just two points will suffice .....
» 5/10/2007 3:40:25 PM It's a bit cheeky to berate others for "spin", Boaz. <<In the news (Keysb.....
» 5/10/2007 3:14:45 PM It's fun watching you foam at the mouth, Boaz, questioning... >>...if Honesty IS pa.....
» 5/10/2007 2:56:49 PM I think the chances of getting this thread on-topic are Buckleys, Philo. Once Boaz takes u.....
» 5/10/2007 8:31:49 AM There is a wider question to answer, garpet 1, before you can sensibly address the questio.....
» 4/10/2007 10:20:59 PM There seems to be a strong link between being a (professed) Christian, and being singularl.....
» 4/10/2007 10:14:34 AM That's a total cop-out, Boaz, and you know it. >>Pericles.. there is a lot more 'im.....
» 3/10/2007 5:42:16 PM The article itself has some scary numbers in it, but it is the reaction of the posters tha.....
» 3/10/2007 4:17:25 PM (Part 2) (Cut to men in white coats looking through microscopes at pieces of birthday cak.....
» 3/10/2007 4:17:06 PM My mistake mjbp, I thought you meant God allowed choices within the framework of his relig.....
» 3/10/2007 12:08:33 PM Interesting word, gay. Through my kids, I have seen its schoolyard usage change several t.....
» 2/10/2007 4:38:32 PM No need to make a big thing about it Boaz. Just recognizing that baby steps towards clarit.....
» 2/10/2007 4:33:46 PM Once again you avoid the key issue Boaz, and attempt a sidetrack. Do you believe that &qu.....
» 2/10/2007 2:06:56 PM That's an unusual line of thinking, mjbp. >>I can point to a God who holds that all.....
» 2/10/2007 10:53:15 AM Indeed, welcome back FH. I look forward to your getting back into the fray... I can only.....
» 2/10/2007 10:42:43 AM Whatever happened to join-the-dots logic? Isn't it taught in schools any more? >>Gl.....
» 2/10/2007 8:53:48 AM Yet another throwaway line, without a skerrick of justification. >>Intelligent desi.....
» 2/10/2007 8:37:47 AM The point here, surely, is what is real, and what is fantasy? My own position is, as you .....
» 1/10/2007 3:05:36 PM But Boaz, I do question your motives. And while I am about it, I'll question the integrity.....
» 1/10/2007 2:43:58 PM You are so fond of doing this Boaz, I wonder how you ever have any time left over for norm.....
» 30/09/2007 3:14:29 PM Putting this into perspective, Boaz: >>...this 'domestic violence' thing has gone t.....
» 30/09/2007 2:44:29 PM Exactly, Jack the Lad. But what amazes me is that otherwise intelligent human beings are a.....
» 30/09/2007 2:12:41 PM I don't think that it is up to me to provide links,Boaz, at least, not yet. Let's go over.....
» 29/09/2007 8:28:06 AM Fair question plerdsus. >>Do you see a world of sweetness and light, where the lion.....
» 28/09/2007 7:40:21 PM Perpetuating a few more myths, Boaz? You certainly are full of "received wisdom".....
» 28/09/2007 5:51:32 PM Incidentally, Boaz, on a completely different topic: >>There was movement at the St.....
» 28/09/2007 5:46:28 PM Hold the Phone [three exclamation remarks, removed by the style police] >>His main .....
» 28/09/2007 11:26:59 AM This is the first objective view of both the opportunities and pitfalls of nuclear-power-f.....
» 28/09/2007 9:45:06 AM Half right, Boaz. Which is actually an improvement, so, good for you. >>"Sexis.....
» 28/09/2007 9:24:17 AM And I thought the Finnish gag had gone unnoticed - thanks Horus. >>There seems to b.....
» 28/09/2007 8:42:35 AM Good questions Belly. But to the already-religious, the answer is self-evident. Believing.....
» 27/09/2007 8:23:19 PM Unsurprisingly Boaz, your "argument" falls at the first fence. >>I gave y.....
» 27/09/2007 2:22:28 PM I saw part of this speech on the news the other day. It came across as impertinent, ungra.....
» 27/09/2007 12:29:08 PM From the couple of clips on the Movie Show - there's also an entire five minute trailer on.....
» 26/09/2007 9:13:30 AM I think this is as far as I want to go here, plerdsus. Your arguments are making increasin.....
» 26/09/2007 8:59:06 AM Boaz, your "defence" against being described as a whack-a-mozzie rabble-rouser h.....
» 25/09/2007 5:13:52 PM I read it three times, but I still couldn't work out what you mean, Retro Pastiche. >&.....
» 25/09/2007 4:52:52 PM Nice post, Tim. I'm having a little private bet with myself how quickly it will attract t.....
» 25/09/2007 10:47:49 AM When you eventually come out of your rapturous dreams of a society that doesn't, and canno.....
» 25/09/2007 9:58:42 AM And while I'm on the subject... >>Does it occur to you that I may be juxtaposing th.....
» 25/09/2007 9:48:47 AM Another classic piece of "I didn't really mean it that way" sidestepping, Boaz. .....
» 25/09/2007 9:17:52 AM As I thought, plerdsus, you haven't thought it through at all. >>I fully recognise .....
» 25/09/2007 9:00:03 AM HRS, I'm not at all sure the two are mutually exclusive. >>In some ways the Finnish.....
» 25/09/2007 8:42:05 AM I think you might have missed the point about the economics of it all, Gibo, but that's ok.....
» 24/09/2007 4:05:02 PM Getting back on-topic for a moment - albeit a brief moment, I suspect - could Gibo hazard .....
» 24/09/2007 3:33:04 PM So that's what my mother was talking about! “First results from the PISA study of 40 coun.....
» 24/09/2007 9:55:25 AM Perhaps you haven't quite grasped the full implications of your position, plerdsus. >&.....
» 24/09/2007 9:20:28 AM So, you made up the bit about Augustine being a "sex maniac"? >>"Sex.....
» 22/09/2007 5:26:58 PM Well that makes a change, Boaz. Me: "when you come across a Christian or a Muslim th.....
» 22/09/2007 5:01:21 PM You are kidding, right? >>Augustines issues with lust are well known...<< Bu.....
» 21/09/2007 5:10:58 PM Boaz, please. If you are going to hang a story on a hook - in this case, the fact that Pau.....
» 21/09/2007 4:52:50 PM You are so adept at side-stepping, Boaz, that I just know that I'd recognize you if I met .....
» 21/09/2007 4:31:35 PM Boaz, your record for taking wild assertions and turning them into "facts" is, f.....
» 21/09/2007 3:46:01 PM Paul.L, I disagree still with your conclusions. >>you are wrong when you say “.. fa.....
» 20/09/2007 4:20:01 PM I'd stay in whack-a-mozzie land if I were you, Boaz, you are sounding just a little hyster.....
» 20/09/2007 3:40:31 PM Well, doesn't that just take the cake?!! Boaz puffs: >>CJ... minor point of order .....
» 20/09/2007 3:23:52 PM The most surprising thing to me was to be told that Paul Davies is an atheist. >>i.....
» 20/09/2007 1:54:04 PM Boaz, it is nice that you have a new member of your whack-a-mozzie club, but that doesn't .....
» 18/09/2007 4:18:31 PM This is most of the problem, Philip and Boaz, right here: >>Those who work righteou.....
» 17/09/2007 4:31:24 PM I think you may have misunderstood bushbred, Phil.L, >>Russia and China? Now I kno.....
» 17/09/2007 3:58:30 PM Philip Tang, your translation is, I agree, a very well accepted version. You quote: ".....
» 17/09/2007 11:54:57 AM >>That was a predictable response Pericles.<< If it were that predictable, BN.....
» 17/09/2007 11:27:10 AM Oh no, not another one. >>Chapter 24 Verse 55 from the Quran has promised Muslims t.....
» 17/09/2007 11:02:21 AM More straw-man arguments, Boaz? They're becoming highly predictable, but remain unconvinci.....
» 17/09/2007 10:21:42 AM Don't forget, Boaz, by their deeds shall ye know them. >>Yes..Anne Coulter is indee.....
» 17/09/2007 9:57:20 AM If I follow your logic correctly, BN, we should expect - nay, demand - that triage in the .....
» 14/09/2007 12:22:16 PM Scotty, you're falling into some very bad habits. One of them is to be mendaciously select.....
» 14/09/2007 10:30:09 AM Boaz, I know this is just another of your "Islam is evil" rants, but even you ha.....
» 14/09/2007 10:14:34 AM That's a very confused view, runner, if you don't mind my saying. >>In the end the .....
» 14/09/2007 9:54:52 AM Scotty sums it up: >>Pericles the Islamophile<< Scotty, this simply says &qu.....
» 14/09/2007 9:25:37 AM Not logical, Banjo. >>If MC was so good, it still would not be debated<< Tha.....
» 14/09/2007 8:44:54 AM Just out of curiosity, Communicat, where in The Advertiser did you find the following >.....
» 13/09/2007 7:40:31 PM Congratulations, coach. Everything I disagree with in one concise post. >>News flas.....
» 13/09/2007 7:02:24 PM I guess this is where we disagree: >>Islam appears to be on an expansion/conquest s.....
» 13/09/2007 3:40:27 PM Boaz, how many times do I have to repeat myself. >>PERICLES.. Does "Islam".....
» 13/09/2007 3:11:57 PM Hello-o-o-o? Pot here. Hey Kettle! >>I can personally attest to the fact that havin.....
» 11/09/2007 9:45:15 PM I guess it's par for the course that the thread gets hijacked by the whack-a-mozzie brigad.....
» 11/09/2007 3:55:45 PM Boaz, if this is your response to my "...is the problem likely to get a) larger or b).....
» 11/09/2007 3:29:39 PM Doesn't work like that, Al. >>why you guys want ONE example? Most of cases are in c.....
» 11/09/2007 2:54:51 PM Here's what this discussion looks like from an atheist's perspective. (And please note, I.....
» 11/09/2007 10:05:26 AM haygirl, an alternative to filling your bin with the garbage is to use the facilities of t.....
» 11/09/2007 9:44:23 AM Boaz, another of the "realities of life" is that you were in Melbourne at the ti.....
» 11/09/2007 9:20:19 AM There seems to be a consensus here that we are missing some vital information. Is there a.....
» 10/09/2007 6:24:50 PM It's only a matter of time, R0bert. >>CJ Morgan, just be glad 9 year old girls have.....
» 10/09/2007 6:00:03 PM An important issue. >>We as Muslims want to respect to the Australian law, but at t.....
» 10/09/2007 5:35:16 PM I was rather hoping you would bring that up, Boaz. "Half of all the terrorism arrest.....
» 10/09/2007 3:14:39 PM >>*pinch*..this is a serious issue. Pity you don't have much to offer.<< What.....
» 10/09/2007 3:09:24 PM Boaz, you are becoming very, very predictable. First, you pretend that it is essential to.....
» 10/09/2007 1:52:42 PM >>Yes we have Halal and Haram terrorism. If anyone wants to deny it or doesn't know .....
» 10/09/2007 1:35:39 PM Angela84, do you have references for this? >>Some people trying to prove that terro.....
» 9/09/2007 2:55:41 PM I know that it hurts being told you are wrong, JSP1488, but you do yourself no favours by .....
» 9/09/2007 2:40:42 PM Boaz, it is not good enough to make a ridiculous claim, have it challenged, and then simpl.....
» 8/09/2007 5:45:19 PM >>Pericles Why are you so full of hate towards this lovely women who helps others<.....
» 8/09/2007 10:36:57 AM Boaz, do you ever listen to yourself? >>...Jesus in the same sermon exhorts us to c.....
» 7/09/2007 10:11:34 PM Wow, KatieO, your life is certainly chock-full of fear and loathing, is it not. >>N.....
» 7/09/2007 6:52:33 PM JSP1488, in your attempt to appear learned, you have made a bit of an ass of yourself. Fo.....
» 7/09/2007 6:23:33 PM I thought it was magnificent, on so-o-o-o-o many levels! First of all, it made an absolut.....
» 7/09/2007 2:27:25 PM Let me see if I understand this. From what you say, Boaz and KatieO, Christianity is an i.....
» 7/09/2007 10:11:26 AM Just two questions, KatieO. >>But the erosion of Australian institutions and freedo.....
» 7/09/2007 9:01:57 AM KatieO, I am sure that you are a very caring and compassionate person, but all you have sh.....
» 6/09/2007 10:16:23 PM I have to hand it to you aqvarivs, you do have a way with words. But if I were you, I'd s.....
» 6/09/2007 9:38:20 PM Interesting new angle, Boaz. >>I am a creationist but not a paid up one<< It.....
» 6/09/2007 9:06:08 PM Well, maybe not you personally, Boaz. >>when was the last time you heard me say &qu.....
» 6/09/2007 8:37:36 PM Let me see if I have this right. >>I have been helping an asylum-seeker gain refuge.....
» 6/09/2007 12:55:07 PM Country Gal, I'm perfectly willing to accept a flood. There are many ancient stories and m.....
» 6/09/2007 12:05:42 PM It's odd. We seem to be able to absorb the changes around us with remarkable resilience. W.....
» 6/09/2007 9:50:22 AM Boaz, I think you are teasing me - you cannot possibly be serious. In fact, if it weren'.....
» 5/09/2007 7:32:41 PM So... let me be clear. >>Gen 11 is fascinating. Post flood genealogical connection .....
» 5/09/2007 6:00:26 PM Here are two predictions. 1. That no carbon trading scheme will actually reduce emissions.....
» 5/09/2007 5:36:23 PM As you must have realized, Boaz, it is your comment that I was calling into question. &qu.....
» 5/09/2007 1:11:46 PM Whoa there, lluvatar. >>BTW, that small Finish company, Nokia, was bankrolled by th.....
» 5/09/2007 12:38:43 PM I have read this three times now, and the only safe conclusion is that the author believes.....
» 5/09/2007 11:50:48 AM Oh, Boaz, how I love the smell of injured innocence in the morning! >>and you speak.....
» 5/09/2007 6:22:53 AM There is no doubt that you have great skill in avoiding tough questions, Boaz. And equally.....
» 4/09/2007 6:01:57 PM OK, ok, if the classic definition of atheism is a belief that there is no god, then I hold.....
» 4/09/2007 9:51:09 AM Boaz, all this wriggling around semantics is very reminiscent of the lengths to which you .....
» 3/09/2007 7:05:48 PM Boaz, Boaz, you have dug yourself a really big hole this time, haven't you. I'm afraid th.....
» 3/09/2007 6:36:51 PM Boaz, you are short-changing us with your definition. >>su·prem·a·cy... 1. the sta.....
» 3/09/2007 6:02:01 PM They are f'rinstances, Keiran. >>Pericles are you saying funny stuff to me like ........
» 3/09/2007 5:31:56 PM The more I think about it, the less I believe you should be allowed to get away with your .....
» 3/09/2007 11:55:07 AM I can only believe that this is self-parody, Keiran: >>Pericles, if you believe som.....
» 3/09/2007 10:20:24 AM Sorry, Boaz, you are still missing the point. >>[me]"...you behave precisely a.....
» 2/09/2007 4:12:26 PM Interesting question, Demos, but first you need to determine what is a "secret"......
» 2/09/2007 3:41:10 PM I wasn't going to dignify this thread with a second thought until you invited me Boaz. &g.....
» 1/09/2007 6:00:43 PM I find your argument a little hollow, MickV. >>I once heard Australia’s most famous.....
» 30/08/2007 7:48:44 PM An interesting angle, Mr Palmer. >>Martyrdom is a real live experience for roughly .....
» 29/08/2007 5:06:01 PM Leaving aside the typically brazen self-congratulation, Dr Gruen has opened a debate that .....
» 27/08/2007 10:06:01 AM Knee-jerk postings. Doncha love 'em. I particularly like the way all the blame falls on &.....
» 26/08/2007 10:45:41 PM Philo, I presume this is your way of saying "I guess you're right, Pericles". &.....
» 26/08/2007 3:52:50 PM Philo, you owe it to yourself to brush up on your logic. I trust you understood the ".....
» 24/08/2007 2:21:52 PM Boaz, I love all your generalizations, they invariably make me laugh. >>1/ All ligh.....
» 24/08/2007 2:05:12 PM What a lot of questions mjbp. >>The point relates to the reason provided by those i.....
» 24/08/2007 12:28:28 PM I have tried to avoid this thread simply because of the solecism-du-poseur (an holistic........
» 24/08/2007 10:05:11 AM Philo, I think it might be wise to use authorities other than Wikipedia for a while, on is.....
» 24/08/2007 9:01:08 AM George, I appreciate your attempts to explain some of the concepts that you have offered i.....
» 23/08/2007 11:34:18 AM Glad the choking wasn't terminal, Boaz. >>I don't know what you call the 'Cultural .....
» 22/08/2007 5:22:01 PM Dresdener, you make the same mistake time and time again. >>... you have no choice .....
» 22/08/2007 11:41:18 AM It was pretty tedious, CJ, but the quote is actually deep inside the audio. You have to wa.....
» 22/08/2007 10:53:06 AM If I might continue this train of thought for a moment, I have stripped your response of s.....
» 22/08/2007 10:24:22 AM *OT* I'm afraid, but this did make me laugh out loud. >>The father of the bride bor.....
» 22/08/2007 10:12:43 AM >>there should be no full stop here, rather a coma..." I thought it was delibe.....
» 21/08/2007 5:23:56 PM Another highly predictable "the sky is falling, the sky is falling" monologue. W.....
» 21/08/2007 10:08:57 AM George, as you know, I struggle to follow your arguments, and most often I give up in desp.....
» 21/08/2007 7:38:20 AM Boaz, you appear to be able to mislead yourself on the smallest topic. >>Bear in mi.....
» 20/08/2007 8:00:24 PM She's a smart lady, that's what she is. She has done her market research, and found that .....
» 20/08/2007 7:51:08 PM Long bow, Boaz, a very long bow: >>I say you are "offended" by the messag.....
» 20/08/2007 7:35:58 PM Road signs? Ham sandwiches? >>Mate.. in all seriousness, are you blind ? Don't you .....
» 20/08/2007 10:26:05 AM Well, Boaz, this time I have to award you a big elephant stamp for your demonstration to t.....
» 19/08/2007 11:24:27 PM Boaz, I've warned you before, stop watching YouTube - especially that Christian propaganda.....
» 19/08/2007 8:07:26 PM Well, hi there JSP1488. >>Pericles, where have you crawled out from? Haven’t heard.....
» 19/08/2007 7:17:40 PM Some examples might be useful, Mr Muhr. >>Pericles misses a vital reality of our pa.....
» 19/08/2007 11:06:12 AM The problem is the system that produces such a ridiculous "balance of power" sit.....
» 19/08/2007 9:43:49 AM Thanks yvonne for putting the problem into context. It will be sad if we look back at this.....
» 19/08/2007 9:00:15 AM I see that yet another thread has been hijacked by the SIFs. We seem to have the collecti.....
» 19/08/2007 8:41:57 AM I don't have the exact statistics on this, Philip Tang - and I doubt that you do either - .....
» 18/08/2007 6:33:23 PM Now Boaz, I know that you always find it necessary to exaggerate to make whatever point it.....
» 17/08/2007 6:03:32 PM The big, big difference Boaz, is this. I can disagree with your christian-centric view of.....
» 17/08/2007 5:40:42 PM Pericles closed the office door behind him and replaced the wet newspapers. He would have .....
» 17/08/2007 3:59:53 PM "Filtering the Internet" has a great deal in common with burning books. In the .....
» 17/08/2007 11:03:47 AM What's that arcade game, where you whack something that pops up, and as soon as you do, an.....
» 17/08/2007 9:32:26 AM Dresdener, it is not a matter of fact, it is a matter of opinion. >>To those who cl.....
» 17/08/2007 9:06:58 AM OK, I'll bite. >>Mr Morgans is not worried about Muslims taking over Australia. Wel.....
» 16/08/2007 8:03:10 PM This is certainly not up to your usual standard, Boaz. And I mean that in the nicest possi.....
» 16/08/2007 11:31:16 AM What is this fixation with Wales, Boaz? >>The Welsh revival of 1904 is mocked by so.....
» 16/08/2007 9:43:36 AM Boaz, you have moved into the realms of superstition. All this 666 stuff is bunkum, in th.....
» 16/08/2007 9:10:10 AM Mr Gumpp, thank you for that link. But I'm afraid I must now send you a bill for a repla.....
» 16/08/2007 8:42:57 AM I notice that the author claims to be a member of the Australian Computer Society, whose t.....
» 15/08/2007 6:50:39 PM Boaz, I tried. But I cannot make head nor tail of your last post. Would it be possible f.....
» 15/08/2007 6:40:39 PM Mr Gumpp, I salute you. That has to be the neatest, subtlest and most comprehensive piece.....
» 14/08/2007 4:35:41 PM I think this is a topic that deserves a little more explanation, Boaz, and your help in un.....
» 13/08/2007 6:30:10 AM PALE, are you suggesting that wanting to live in a free country is cowardly? >>The.....
» 12/08/2007 11:23:10 PM Knowing how much you believe that YouTube is the font of all contemporary references, Boaz.....
» 12/08/2007 5:13:04 PM This sort of attitude always puzzles me. >>if the Saudis deny building of churches .....
» 11/08/2007 2:34:37 PM Interesting angle. >>Jesus said "I have come to fulfill the law"<< .....
» 11/08/2007 2:26:15 PM Boaz, you have to be kidding. >>All of my posts during that period were based on TW.....
» 10/08/2007 9:30:43 AM Now, hand back that finger for a moment Boaz, 'cos here we go again. >>I have NOT s.....
» 10/08/2007 6:52:22 AM So, you finally resorted to the history books, aqvarivs. >>anyone worth their salt .....
» 9/08/2007 10:06:55 AM Far be it from me to interrupt your sentimental meanderings through the Irish psyche with .....
» 9/08/2007 7:13:24 AM One part of this at least is very straightforward, Boaz. If you don't want your attitude .....
» 8/08/2007 9:52:45 PM aqvarivs, mate, if you consider Bobby Sands as a fitting representative of what has been h.....
» 8/08/2007 9:47:28 AM I knew I should have applied for a trade mark. >>Pericles, before you make a repeat.....
» 8/08/2007 9:24:48 AM The problem is, Boaz, as it is with most of your ideas, that you never bother to think thi.....
» 8/08/2007 9:11:01 AM From where you sit, aqvarivs, Henry's decision to defy Rome was political. In my view, rel.....
» 7/08/2007 6:54:56 PM Boaz, a little flustered? >>"Deny them the right to exist" ? Pericles.. i.....
» 7/08/2007 5:41:32 PM Errrr... I know that it is your hobby-horse and all that, aqvarivs, but we were talking ab.....
» 7/08/2007 3:37:29 PM Boaz, you are paranoid. >>a demo against [this video] (or its embryo form)... if th.....
» 7/08/2007 3:18:20 PM Boaz, please can we agree on one thing: if you start a thread, will you set an example to .....
» 7/08/2007 12:33:45 PM So, in a nutshell Boaz, you would deny these kids the right to exist. I assume that, to b.....
» 6/08/2007 7:52:40 PM Delighted to be of assistance, aqvarivs. Being on the other side of the world makes it d.....
» 6/08/2007 3:23:43 PM aqvarivs, you couldn't be more wrong if you tried. >>The Irish Rebellion was anti-E.....
» 6/08/2007 2:53:05 PM But Boaz, you have to admit that your critical faculties, when it comes to anything Christ.....
» 6/08/2007 8:36:59 AM I guess the good thing about all this, Boaz, is that if you are sufficiently gullible to s.....
» 5/08/2007 2:17:51 PM Boaz, you are getting desperate. You just don't stop to question anything, do you? This v.....
» 5/08/2007 9:51:55 AM Boaz, if you are going to anticipate a reaction from me, I would prefer you to anticipate .....
» 5/08/2007 9:29:16 AM Mick V asks: >>If you have no faith, I don’t understand why you are concerned that .....
» 4/08/2007 6:32:37 PM Gee, George, I must be losing my touch. >>Pericles, thank you for expanding on my m.....
» 4/08/2007 10:51:50 AM BeeTee, how flattering that you remember those paper aeroplanes. You have no idea how much.....
» 3/08/2007 5:04:33 PM Sells, it is most unusual for you to abstain from a debate that you have started, even if .....
» 3/08/2007 4:33:16 PM I hate to say it, but this is a "well, duh..." article. If any of the commercia.....
» 3/08/2007 10:10:11 AM It looks as though some folks here are intent on giving religion a bad name, by insisting .....
» 3/08/2007 9:31:51 AM BeeTee, weren't you my teacher in Year 3? Your style is very familiar. As someone who sha.....
» 2/08/2007 6:03:33 PM That's just tap-dancing, Boaz, and you know it. >>I have pointed out very clearly (.....
» 2/08/2007 3:09:33 PM I take your point, Boaz, but you mis-read the statement. >>The link between monothe.....
» 2/08/2007 5:21:02 AM I have no problem with the argument, it is simply the conclusion that worries me. >>.....
» 1/08/2007 1:49:19 PM There is a strong element of chicken-and-egg in all this public vs private business. Is .....
» 1/08/2007 10:35:06 AM Boaz, I know that you are a great fan of Paul, but there is no need to exaggerate. >&g.....
» 1/08/2007 10:08:38 AM With this piece Sells targets "all the present day critics of Christianity". B.....
» 1/08/2007 9:26:11 AM As usual, we will have to agree to disagree Boaz. >>if we were to IMPOSE it... it w.....
» 1/08/2007 6:58:51 AM Now you have totally confused me Fester. Not difficult, I know, but this does seem to me t.....
» 1/08/2007 6:36:32 AM Not quite, TR. But very close. >>So what's your point Pericles? That the existence .....
» 31/07/2007 8:03:53 PM Boaz, please try to understand where this is leading. This documentary was shown back in .....
» 31/07/2007 2:35:57 PM Well of course you don't Boaz, or you wouldn't keep doing it. >>I don't see my visi.....
» 31/07/2007 8:55:21 AM Here are the first, of many, articles explaining the challenges faced by a country with a .....
» 31/07/2007 6:37:26 AM Interesting example >>Let's say that you have 50 people each with a maximum of 200k.....
» 31/07/2007 6:11:12 AM >>The figure per acre amounts to nearly 34k in 1998 AUDs. So that would make the Aus.....
» 30/07/2007 8:08:18 PM OK Fester, let me remind you of the context. I offered: "If people cannot afford t.....
» 30/07/2007 5:56:10 PM The proposition that God is somehow simultaneously omnipotent and helpless is confusing to.....
» 30/07/2007 3:33:23 PM Sorry Boaz, I thought the Solomon attribution had been thoroughly debunked, and the ".....
» 30/07/2007 3:10:28 PM Boaz, the arguments are interesting but the conclusions are suspect. If I were to subscri.....
» 30/07/2007 1:22:59 PM Grey, we have had this discussion on many occasions in the past, and still you try the sam.....
» 30/07/2007 1:06:50 PM Gee Boaz, it's a good job there are less than half a million aborigines left, isn't it? &.....
» 30/07/2007 11:32:56 AM I disagree. As usual. >>PERICLES. your attack on my SUPPORTIVE post for Irfan is ra.....
» 30/07/2007 11:11:36 AM I think you might be flogging the proverbial dead horse here, stevenlmeier. >>Penro.....
» 30/07/2007 10:33:27 AM I'm surprised you're surprised, Helen. >>none has attracted the level of personal v.....
» 29/07/2007 7:28:44 PM Ever obedient to your wishes, Boaz, I took a look through Ecclesiates. (One day you will .....
» 29/07/2007 6:48:35 PM The underlying reason that we have friction between religious zealots is typified by this .....
» 29/07/2007 9:21:58 AM Fester, you need to update your statistics. Or watch more credible documentaries. >>.....
» 28/07/2007 10:26:14 AM I live for questions like this, it is so entertaining to dig around in new gardens - many .....
» 28/07/2007 8:44:57 AM Just curious Fester. >>Bangladesh has $1 a day wages and some of the highest land v.....
» 27/07/2007 4:55:29 PM Thanks for popping in, SharazJek. You will find on this Forum plenty of people prepared .....
» 27/07/2007 4:16:20 PM Not convinced. If people cannot afford to buy houses, the price will fall. Agreed? Why i.....
» 27/07/2007 3:47:38 PM Helen, have you read any of the books yourself? Some? All? One? A chapter? The reason I a.....
» 26/07/2007 10:08:10 AM If you see my observation "Would it be too much to hope that you might now begin to w.....
» 26/07/2007 8:57:32 AM Boaz, in response to my statement that there is no "anti-Christian, anti-Jewish".....
» 25/07/2007 10:16:21 PM I'm delighted to hear it. Would it be too much to hope that you might now begin to wind b.....
» 24/07/2007 6:41:13 PM No, no, a thousand times no! >>You have to make a choice "Islam is good" .....
» 24/07/2007 5:36:01 PM While it is difficult to argue with some of the broad-brush issues raised in the FP articl.....
» 24/07/2007 4:24:42 PM One aspect of these threads that I particularly enjoy is that they inevitably lead my ques.....
» 24/07/2007 12:51:54 PM Discrimination, I have always found, is firmly in the eye of the beholder. If I were so i.....
» 23/07/2007 10:25:58 PM Some examples, Boaz? >>anti Christian, anti Jewish, anti 'right wing' anti 'left wi.....
» 23/07/2007 7:27:53 PM That is exactly the problem, Boaz. >>I'm not interested in drumming up hate toward .....
» 23/07/2007 6:58:31 PM Boaz, you started this thread, so you ought at least do others the courtesy of an answer. .....
» 23/07/2007 1:19:51 PM Generalizations tend by their nature to be rather sweeping, but this one's a little over-b.....
» 23/07/2007 12:51:30 PM Interesting, Boaz. Are we in "literally true" territory here, or are we in the .....
» 22/07/2007 5:00:15 PM Boaz, please, you are proving my point, only you don't see it. >>Can you imagine if.....
» 22/07/2007 1:32:00 PM Beautifully put, Yabby......
» 22/07/2007 1:20:34 PM >>By privatisation I presume you mean public infrastructure and utility projects. It.....
» 22/07/2007 10:08:16 AM kactuz, I think that you are closer to the answer than you realise. >>My experience.....
» 22/07/2007 9:45:07 AM Spanky, you started this thread so I suppose you can take it in any direction that takes y.....
» 21/07/2007 11:01:46 AM >>it WAS written in the wrong context, but you know what I mean<< Well actual.....
» 21/07/2007 10:54:42 AM Absolutely, but you have to agree that is not what you said Paul.L. >>I know it is .....
» 21/07/2007 9:40:54 AM Tch Tch James H. Haven't you been paying attention? >>Where is the global warming w.....
» 20/07/2007 6:30:39 PM Not quite sure about the definition of "true" that you are employing here JSP. .....
» 20/07/2007 4:33:23 PM You're going to have to explain that one Spanky. >>All things to do with good is Go.....
» 20/07/2007 4:17:31 PM The Bridge is owned by the RTA. http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=herita.....
» 20/07/2007 3:56:40 PM Sometimes, it is worth reading the stuff before you sneer. Paul.L wrote: >>I wonde.....
» 20/07/2007 12:44:51 PM I know I have asked this before, but it still lacks a decent answer. Boaz wrote: >>.....
» 20/07/2007 12:32:25 PM >>This THREAD is about the events at the Red Mosque in Pakistan<< To me, the .....
» 20/07/2007 10:41:04 AM Thanks Fester. The potential imposition of a "huge infrastructure debt" as the p.....
» 20/07/2007 10:06:46 AM kactuz, >>So I "demean and denigrate someone else's faith" by quoting and.....
» 19/07/2007 7:44:47 PM OK, try this for civilized discussion JSP. >>Even high street banks have been told .....
» 19/07/2007 9:19:32 AM You are joking, of course. >>It might be possible to download it to a file and then.....
» 19/07/2007 9:11:12 AM The sheer arrogance of some of these posts is mind-blowing. Why is it so important for th.....
» 19/07/2007 7:00:58 AM Sometimes this place gets surreal. But perhaps I am not expressing myself sufficiently cle.....
» 18/07/2007 6:11:06 PM Good question Fester, thanks for asking. >>That you seem blind to such things inter.....
» 18/07/2007 5:14:40 PM Philo, you forgot to ask "when did you stop beating your wife?" Similarly phras.....
» 18/07/2007 4:40:04 PM Rupert, eh davsab? Spot the difference between the press release you pointed out: http:/.....
» 18/07/2007 9:00:38 AM Just a quick reminder, Bushrat, that it was your opening salvo "I don't believe in th.....
» 18/07/2007 8:39:08 AM This is a fairly typical argument strategy from you Boaz, and it is one that you should at.....
» 17/07/2007 7:31:43 PM It's good to see a softening of your attitude on this Boaz. It would be uncharitable of me.....
» 17/07/2007 7:04:05 PM There is more than a hint here that the process itself hasn't helped. >>the AFP dec.....
» 17/07/2007 12:52:46 PM I find this a difficult one to read. My first reaction was of disgust at the clumsy and in.....
» 17/07/2007 11:52:12 AM This is all you could come up with Boaz, after I wrote two pieces 'specially for you? >.....
» 17/07/2007 7:49:39 AM Nice try Bushrat, but not particularly convincing. >>Did it ever occur to you that .....
» 16/07/2007 11:46:10 PM Come on, JSP, you can do better than that, surely? You're not even trying. A decent insul.....
» 16/07/2007 7:58:58 PM If you'd like some help reading the words, JSP, just let me know and I'll run my finger un.....
» 16/07/2007 7:39:48 PM Fester, the connection between population growth and infrastructure costs was yours, not m.....
» 16/07/2007 3:06:12 PM In the face of such purposeful optimism, Bushrat, I can only say - you go, girl! However,.....
» 16/07/2007 6:57:11 AM Boaz, you started this thread, so you ought at least do others the courtesy of a straight .....
» 16/07/2007 12:15:39 AM And while I am here, can I just point out the following: >>I cannot for the life of.....
» 15/07/2007 11:59:34 PM It was to illuminate the concept of denial, Boaz, that I provided the first-hand report. .....
» 15/07/2007 5:15:27 PM I am often accused of taking a negative and cynical view of stuff like this, but honestly,.....
» 15/07/2007 3:01:17 PM We won't see the end of the "Global Warming" or "Climate Change" indus.....
» 15/07/2007 1:24:52 PM Good attempt at a dodge, Fester, but it doesn't work. >>Another blind man joins the.....
» 15/07/2007 9:47:53 AM As Dominic Lawson pointed out recently, twentyfive years ago, Thomas Sowell calculated tha.....
» 15/07/2007 8:57:04 AM Fads and fashions have always fascinated me. And there is no doubt that global warming is .....
» 14/07/2007 5:28:14 PM Sorry, kactuz, I don't buy those arguments. >>Pericles, have you ever read the Qura.....
» 14/07/2007 5:17:08 PM >>Pericles, get your head out of the sand... During your time in Europe, you should .....
» 13/07/2007 8:12:44 PM Nothing changes, eh Boaz? Yet another thread dedicated to your obsession, denigrating Is.....
» 22/06/2007 9:06:11 PM I'm not convinced you're serious, Boaz. My concern, as I have stated on many occasions, is.....
» 18/06/2007 5:56:06 PM An interesting slant on "faith", almost worthy of a thread on its own. Martin q.....
» 18/06/2007 5:20:04 PM That's a reasonable offer, TR. I look forward to you finding some juicy quotes for us. &g.....
» 18/06/2007 4:30:32 PM Yes, Boaz, I know. >>I've shown clearly that any person, even one with a widespread.....
» 18/06/2007 10:33:55 AM White Warlock and Benjamin. It is almost as if you are one and the same person. Or at le.....
» 17/06/2007 4:27:57 PM Dutch Schultz, "Beer Baron of the Bronx", also fits quite nicely. Even though .....
» 17/06/2007 2:30:35 PM DEMOS, for what it is worth, on this we are agreed: >>that the failings of human ch.....
» 17/06/2007 2:21:00 PM Thanks for rising to the bait and showing your true colours in their full glory, Benjamin......
» 16/06/2007 9:30:00 AM Interesting objective DEMOS >>so i refuse to be part of 'we', when 'we' in fact is .....
» 15/06/2007 7:39:49 PM Yes, Communicat, this is exactly what he is suggesting. >>Demos I am not sure that .....
» 15/06/2007 7:18:26 PM Congratulations Benjamin, on managing to turn a discussion on the gender politics surround.....
» 15/06/2007 1:22:06 PM Oh dear Boaz, I notice the sky is falling again. >>HAMAS...in total accordance with.....
» 15/06/2007 12:57:18 PM I thought it might be something along those lines. Unfortunately, the use of armies to pu.....
» 15/06/2007 12:37:19 PM Careful, FrankGol, careful. >>You demand: “Name one country where Islam is peaceful.....
» 15/06/2007 12:21:35 PM Boaz, you are one patronizing son-of-a-gun, aren't you? >>YVONNE... at last.. well .....
» 15/06/2007 11:19:34 AM This is pretty obscure stuff DEMOS, but as I am sure there must be a reason behind it, I'l.....
» 13/06/2007 6:43:03 AM If I gave the impression for one moment, George, that my objective was to "deprive a .....
» 12/06/2007 10:28:29 PM It is a real shame you have reverted to wordplay, George. If you continue to insist that .....
» 12/06/2007 6:30:55 PM Demos, when it comes to democracy, remember I'm pericles. Athenian democracy had one big .....
» 11/06/2007 10:26:56 PM Boaz, if you did just a little more digging - just a little, not very much at all - you wi.....
» 11/06/2007 10:04:42 PM Careful Demos, your medication is slipping. >>if you are unwilling to demand democr.....
» 11/06/2007 6:16:29 PM The insinuation in your post, dickie, is that "they should have known". >>.....
» 11/06/2007 5:42:59 PM stevenlmeyer, I have no factual evidence for the YouTube clip being staged, only circumsta.....
» 11/06/2007 2:22:50 PM Good question belly, but I think it could also be broadened out. Of the serious rainfall .....
» 11/06/2007 2:12:25 PM dickie, you should hope that you don't get ill, mate. Or if you do, that you leave your lu.....
» 11/06/2007 1:38:43 PM Boaz, do you really believe that the YouTube piece was genuine? That a fully armed Israel.....
» 10/06/2007 11:58:38 PM You are wandering a bit away from the target here, George. >>You can live without .....
» 10/06/2007 3:26:02 PM Benjamin, hasn't it occurred to you that the decision by Chanel Nine's Today programme to .....
» 10/06/2007 3:00:37 PM >>you presented faith and logic as mutually exclusive alternatives.<< I still.....
» 9/06/2007 7:09:22 PM It was you, George, who brought me "back to the dance" with your dismissive refe.....
» 9/06/2007 10:44:31 AM I believe you are right on this Boaz, and I hope it will be fully explored in the coming w.....
» 8/06/2007 7:22:46 PM A sneaky attempt at a put-down, George, but I'll not let it pass. >>There is no poi.....
» 8/06/2007 1:37:06 PM First of all, I think that Pell is quite right to speak his mind on this, and on any other.....
» 8/06/2007 1:16:21 PM Love this stuff! So-o-o-o-o-o predictable. If someone says something nasty about Alan on.....
» 6/06/2007 11:28:40 PM Boaz, either you are pathetically gullible or deliberately provocative. You strenuously de.....
» 5/06/2007 3:15:04 PM Whoa, that's a bit of a stretch, George. >>the empiricist’s position, which I do no.....
» 5/06/2007 12:13:10 PM >>Somebodies figures are wrong<< How true. But it is far too late to inject .....
» 4/06/2007 1:39:08 PM George wrote: >>If I ask an empiricist, ”Who created the universe, and why does it .....
» 4/06/2007 12:52:43 PM Now I am convinced that you are not serious, goodthief, and are simply playing games with .....
» 4/06/2007 12:23:30 PM A bit of a puzzle, this. Why spend so many words carping about another nation, and in such.....
» 2/06/2007 12:35:24 AM Boaz, you are hilarious sometimes. >>We must all work together in keeping Australia.....
» 2/06/2007 12:20:48 AM Just because you keep repeating the same old tosh, Boaz, doesn't make it true. >>I'.....
» 1/06/2007 10:06:47 AM Boaz, more ducking and weaving, I notice. >>Pericles.. there you go again.. trying .....
» 1/06/2007 9:54:28 AM </sarcasm> R0bert, R0bert, when will you learn? The Bible says these things metaph.....
» 1/06/2007 9:16:06 AM George, once again we are bogged down in wordplay, which doesn't help us move forward at a.....
» 31/05/2007 7:35:09 PM Your approach to discussion on these threads is consistent, Boaz, but even so, cannot go u.....
» 31/05/2007 6:12:32 PM How many times, Boaz, how many times? >>Bray praises Hassan Al Bannah, and this is .....
» 31/05/2007 5:33:42 PM >>Either way, nice to agree<< Absolutely. And I know the value of an accounta.....
» 31/05/2007 5:25:33 PM George, probably because my understanding of the workings of the religious mind is deficie.....
» 30/05/2007 6:09:36 PM Boaz, are we making some progress here? From your starting position of "Imam Mahdi B.....
» 30/05/2007 5:49:38 PM I'm a bit worried about the inclusion of John Howard in this illustrious company... >&.....
» 30/05/2007 4:19:18 PM Col, you and I are in violent agreement on this, with one small difference in view. You pr.....
» 30/05/2007 9:17:15 AM Nice air of injured innocence GZ, but ultimately unconvincing. >>Your vitriol and f.....
» 30/05/2007 8:42:37 AM Close, but not quite. >>Pericles, you take a swipe at me for not being sure any mor.....
» 29/05/2007 9:30:21 PM Boaz, you do not help your cause with the references you use. Wikipedia is a community pr.....
» 29/05/2007 6:02:42 PM I have been following this with one eye PALE because I am a great fan of the Salvation Arm.....
» 29/05/2007 5:11:57 PM You really can't keep on publishing innuendo and passing it off as fact, Boaz. All your m.....
» 29/05/2007 4:50:33 PM GZ, you can't change history. >>"overreaction" is the word you suggested......
» 29/05/2007 9:23:01 AM Boaz, I was being satirical. >>Pericles.. you have again jumped on and dumped on pe.....
» 29/05/2007 8:54:44 AM goodthief comments: >>I can no longer tell if you’re saying that theism is irration.....
» 28/05/2007 10:01:30 PM And the first nomination for the Boaz Perpetual Whack-a-Mozzie trophy, for the least edify.....
» 28/05/2007 7:56:53 PM GZ, your opinion as to my absence of wisdom is as predictable and as convincing as all you.....
» 28/05/2007 3:41:40 PM If I recall, it was last year that they arrived at the conclusion that the Big Bang was 13.....
» 28/05/2007 1:05:43 PM Why do my hackles rise when I see an article that begins "Everyone knows..." &g.....
» 28/05/2007 12:24:31 PM I'm not sure you guys are taking this seriously. All the date systems that exist are reli.....
» 28/05/2007 11:46:56 AM George, we have no quibble on the sense of "axiom" in mathematical usage. >&.....
» 27/05/2007 6:31:12 PM Boaz, do you actually read the examples you put forward? The wikipedia piece is headed &q.....
» 27/05/2007 5:56:12 PM Well spotted Bugsy. >>The more I thought about it, the more I thought it sounded li.....
» 27/05/2007 5:29:00 PM I worry about you Boaz, I really do. >>I don't feel manipulated at all..I feel exil.....
» 27/05/2007 3:40:36 PM George, your diversion into the various meanings of “axiom” is a wookie, along with aqvari.....
» 27/05/2007 12:26:11 AM I have warned you, goodthief, that if you take the "so, what do you mean by..." .....
» 26/05/2007 5:59:11 PM For the record, Boaz, that question mark does not excuse you. If anything, it makes the .....
» 25/05/2007 5:33:38 PM Interesting slant GZ. >>I really don't want to dwell further on Chamberlain. But th.....
» 25/05/2007 1:08:17 PM GZ, you're a tough taskmaster. >>Wisdom - To correctly read Hitler's intentions, kn.....
» 25/05/2007 12:04:14 PM The author only sees a part of the picture. There is absolutely no doubt that the people .....
» 25/05/2007 9:50:23 AM Boaz, it is annoying when you simply run away like that. >>anywhere Islamists are i.....
» 24/05/2007 6:09:02 PM Apologies GZ, but you and horus do sound remarkably similar. Especially when you make suc.....
» 24/05/2007 12:57:55 PM goodthief, let's try to bring light into this discussion as well as heat A really good ch.....
» 24/05/2007 11:20:36 AM It's good to see we all understand the basic issues here. Horus writes: >>It is no.....
» 23/05/2007 12:16:22 PM Thanks for the thumbnail character sketch horus, very amusing. But it does interest me th.....
» 23/05/2007 10:52:28 AM goodthief, if wordplay is your substitute for argument, so be it. But you aren't fooling .....
» 22/05/2007 6:26:54 PM The whole media circus reminds me of the immoderate attention paid for a short while to Bi.....
» 22/05/2007 6:16:46 PM Oh Yeah? In your dreams, Boaz. >>Pericles analysis is neither here nor there.. I've.....
» 22/05/2007 9:43:04 AM Boaz, the links you provide have the same credibility to me as a KKK site. You have this .....
» 22/05/2007 6:22:41 AM goodthief, you are still simply playing with words here. It is really very, very simple. .....
» 21/05/2007 7:31:28 PM aqvarivs, I'd love to know what you are on. Whatever it is, it certainly spaces you out. .....
» 21/05/2007 7:08:21 PM Not sure where you are going with this Boaz, but I'll play along. >>...do you consi.....
» 21/05/2007 9:16:40 AM Sorry Boaz, you can't deflect an argument that way. It is one of your favourite tactics, b.....
» 21/05/2007 1:07:28 AM goodthief, if you keep playing with words like that, you will go blind. >>“Before k.....
» 20/05/2007 7:06:42 PM Your posts have some interesting echoes, Boaz, that I thought you might like to be aware o.....
» 20/05/2007 5:22:50 PM This has been the main reason why I keep responding to you Boaz, despite the fact that I f.....
» 20/05/2007 3:42:01 PM Nice thought, Boaz, but we could do exactly the same without leaving our shores, simply su.....
» 20/05/2007 1:58:21 PM Boaz, I have to confess that I had badly underestimated your sense of humour, and your pro.....
» 20/05/2007 1:13:21 PM An interesting play on words, goodthief, but it doesn't wash, I'm afraid. You describe em.....
» 20/05/2007 10:27:37 AM Now don't misunderstand me here, I'm absolutely in favour of free speech, in all its many .....
» 19/05/2007 9:20:58 PM Boaz, may I suggest a deal here. How about you confine all your anti-Islam comments, accu.....
» 19/05/2007 7:14:31 PM Ok, Boaz, I'll bite. >>Golly Pericles.. you, complaining about "High Salaries&.....
» 18/05/2007 11:08:03 AM I hate to sound pessimistic on this, but aren't we kidding ourselves that it is going to c.....
» 18/05/2007 10:47:10 AM Yep, that's one branch of Boaz's anti-Islam campaign that withered on the vine. But I don.....
» 18/05/2007 9:42:28 AM >>Pericles.. if Dawkins used Vidals quote as support for his own position, and concu.....
» 18/05/2007 9:36:05 AM Can we please make this forum a no-smirking area? I'm all for political debate, but plain.....
» 17/05/2007 10:25:57 PM If you actually bothered to read what was written, Boaz, you would have noticed that Dawki.....
» 17/05/2007 2:17:35 PM Boaz, you offer an interesting challenge... >>A casual observation of most of my po.....
» 16/05/2007 12:20:42 PM I guess that's the difficult bit, Boaz. >>Please don't spend toooo much time on the.....
» 16/05/2007 9:34:57 AM Now you have totally obfuscated your original statement, let's take another look at it. &.....
» 16/05/2007 8:52:03 AM Inconsistent as usual, Boaz. >>Note..I say "Islam"... that law IS the fai.....
» 16/05/2007 12:35:54 AM I'm not sure I entirely understand your response, Boaz, so let me try to make my point aga.....
» 15/05/2007 5:21:42 PM Well, you say this Boaz, but you don't actually mean it, do you? >>My main thesis i.....
» 14/05/2007 6:56:20 PM Well that was a surprise, GZ, but thanks for the apology anyway. >>My observation i.....
» 14/05/2007 5:30:34 PM Guys and gals, I know it is tempting to mock, and heaven knows there is a great deal of ma.....
» 14/05/2007 10:00:29 AM Boaz, here's a little secret. Promise you won't tell? OK then. Pastor Apollo C. Quibo.....
» 13/05/2007 11:30:54 PM Seems perfectly normal to me. Some guy thinks he is in sole possession of "the truth.....
» 13/05/2007 7:09:06 PM Fair enough, Mr Mack, modern life does have a number of aspects that annoy, and many of th.....
» 13/05/2007 5:57:32 PM Despite your undoubted command of the English language, GZ, you still haven't mastered ele.....
» 12/05/2007 6:34:11 PM The most insulting part of the accusation that non-Christians "make it up as they go&.....
» 12/05/2007 6:03:06 PM Once again, Boaz, you miss the point. >>I consider such a suggestion "evil ped.....
» 12/05/2007 5:28:03 PM Boaz, if you are going to excerpt from a post of mine, please do everyone the courtesy of .....
» 11/05/2007 7:27:55 PM I'm only responding because I get a mention in the offending post, Boaz. Otherwise, it i.....
» 11/05/2007 6:48:57 PM I'm intrigued GZ. >>If I know someone's article is false, I would not publish it on.....
» 11/05/2007 6:03:53 PM I'm frankly staggered that the government sees fit to spend our money in this way. It is .....
» 10/05/2007 10:16:01 PM boxgum, you fall into the same slack habits as Sells when it comes to building an argument.....
» 10/05/2007 5:47:47 PM Sadly, there is unlikely to be anything here except cynicism about the legal profession an.....
» 10/05/2007 5:28:03 PM This thread might actually be getting us somewhere. Boaz is beginning to discover that th.....
» 10/05/2007 4:55:26 PM Careful GZ, you are becoming inarticulate. >>With your feign arguments, truth about.....
» 8/05/2007 6:36:38 PM I think this Sells quote says it all for me: >>Liberalism, as I use the word, is th.....
» 8/05/2007 12:45:39 PM JWhite, some common sense will eventually return to this situation, but not for a while. .....
» 8/05/2007 12:16:00 PM Simply going on the content of this post, it looks like the law of supply and demand is wo.....
» 8/05/2007 11:23:05 AM Boaz, that's ridiculous: >>There are only 2 possible approaches to interpreting hol.....
» 7/05/2007 10:08:09 PM GZ, you're a very sad case indeed. Not many people would draw attention to their gullibil.....
» 7/05/2007 7:01:34 PM Sells, you would be far more convincing if you were more consistent in your approach. Fir.....
» 7/05/2007 4:15:56 PM MaNik,you are clutching at straws. >>To insist that nothing can exist except for th.....
» 7/05/2007 11:53:33 AM Sadly, this is the quality of thought and depth of understanding that we have come to expe.....
» 6/05/2007 2:01:13 PM Steel, You observed: >>It's got to be some of the most asinine and outrageous logic.....
» 4/05/2007 8:17:16 PM GZ, your approach most certainly is different. >>Heaven & hell is not even remotely.....
» 4/05/2007 11:23:12 AM Fascinating how Rudd and Gillard are setting the political agenda these days, ain't it?.....
» 4/05/2007 11:20:39 AM Thank you for providing a thoughtful response goodthief. >>On heaven and hell, you .....
» 3/05/2007 5:36:18 PM GZ, it goes like this: You assert there is a heaven. I ask, what is heaven, because I h.....
» 3/05/2007 10:46:53 AM pegasus, your suggestions for Hockey's AWA are most definitely a good and positive start. .....
» 2/05/2007 4:18:36 PM What a very strange piece of logic, GZ. >>I believe truly open-minded logical appro.....
» 2/05/2007 2:06:54 PM If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck... >>This thread is NOT "primarily.....
» 2/05/2007 1:36:56 PM coach, I'm pleased to see that you have stopped the online equivalent of frothing at the m.....
» 2/05/2007 1:00:30 PM Unfortunately, this man Hockey represents me in parliament. As a result I have followed h.....
» 2/05/2007 11:12:32 AM Boaz, I have cautioned you before about relying upon sources that might be, shall we say, .....
» 2/05/2007 10:04:04 AM Interesting point. >>Charlemagne observed that unless education was made more wides.....
» 2/05/2007 9:33:17 AM Boaz, if I had wanted Paul's opinion, I would have asked him. >>the fate of the nat.....
» 1/05/2007 5:36:29 PM My reading of the situation (sorry, Boaz, I can still only offer opinions; I shall leave &.....
» 1/05/2007 5:14:49 PM There is one aspect of this that I would like to pursue. Boaz hints, in a not very subtl.....
» 30/04/2007 8:07:03 PM Sorry about the apostrophe. It kinda escaped before I could stop it. But I forgot one que.....
» 30/04/2007 8:02:51 PM You are, Boaz, you are. >>Who....are the haters?<< The sheer amount of time .....
» 30/04/2007 7:44:05 PM There are some things that are inevitable. One of those is that this earth has a finite li.....
» 29/04/2007 7:05:28 PM Hmmm. Methinks she doth protest too much. >>Sorry Pericles...I haven't even met the.....
» 29/04/2007 6:02:19 PM Well of course you didn't, Boaz, you're far too cunning to fall into that trap. >>D.....
» 29/04/2007 4:27:55 PM Good, emotive stuff, slavery. I notice that the first-mentioned group in the article are .....
» 28/04/2007 9:02:55 PM Actually, CJ, I believe that Meg1 is a nom de plume of the man himself. Have a look back .....
» 28/04/2007 8:45:02 PM Someone has to ask, goodthief, so it might as well be me. What's with this "Xian&quo.....
» 28/04/2007 8:08:26 PM >>Perecles is partly right when he says that overpopulation is the cause of the curr.....
» 28/04/2007 10:18:20 AM Your opinion is well known, coach. >>Comparing Christianity with Islam is not like .....
» 28/04/2007 9:48:17 AM This seems to be a common theme here sharkfin: >>I have always felt that overpopula.....
» 27/04/2007 6:00:16 PM This little exchange on "evolution is not scientific theory" has piqued my inter.....
» 27/04/2007 5:34:11 PM DEMOS, as we discovered when we were asked whether we wanted a republic or not, the result.....
» 27/04/2007 5:16:35 PM The thrust of the article - practical realities of carbon trading - has been somewhat lost.....
» 27/04/2007 12:05:53 PM A very interesting insight into the development process that preceded the finalization of .....
» 27/04/2007 10:14:44 AM >>Dear Pericles, you would have more cred if you looked at articles written by those.....
» 26/04/2007 5:33:58 PM I just love the way analysis and logic goes out of the window when fear and loathing make .....
» 26/04/2007 4:38:12 PM So, Boaz, you have found some kindred spirits at the Australian Islamist Monitor - good fo.....
» 26/04/2007 1:55:20 PM Mr Mack, we are all immensely grateful for your contributions here, all of which have been.....
» 26/04/2007 12:21:50 PM It is interesting that you haven't told us how all these actions contravene Section 116, M.....
» 26/04/2007 10:49:53 AM Thin gruel. It is perfectly standard practice for an opposition to keep their policy pow.....
» 26/04/2007 10:18:26 AM At least this contribution is marginally comprehensible, PETA, which is a step in the righ.....
» 25/04/2007 1:08:23 PM What, still no apology Boaz? >>The virginia Uni massacre.. done by a Muslim? ".....
» 25/04/2007 10:12:52 AM Thanks Romany. It is annoying when a perfectly straightforward concept is hijacked into ye.....
» 24/04/2007 3:29:03 PM That's not an answer, PALE, that is called avoiding the question. >>a new Parliment.....
» 24/04/2007 12:44:37 PM PALE, it is significant that you didn't answer my question. The reason that it is signifi.....
» 24/04/2007 12:18:25 PM I think I have discovered your problem, Boaz. You honestly and sincerely believe that eve.....
» 24/04/2007 11:41:38 AM If the cap fits, Boaz... >>given that I'm apparently the only major critic of Tims .....
» 23/04/2007 5:19:39 PM At the risk of being accused of practicality... Demos, exactly how do you propose that we.....
» 23/04/2007 10:50:48 AM Boaz, I'm amazed you weren't able to track down this simple fact on your own. >>Wha.....
» 23/04/2007 10:35:39 AM Boaz, I have been waiting for an apology, but as it looks as though one is not forthcoming.....
» 23/04/2007 10:11:04 AM It is time I offered an apology to Tim Costello. It was not my intention to let loose th.....
» 20/04/2007 9:28:11 AM You see what happens when you fan the flames, Boaz? >>Cho Seung Ho's Ming was proba.....
» 19/04/2007 6:49:01 PM Boaz, this is typical of your instant rabble-rousing instincts. >>The virginia Uni .....
» 19/04/2007 5:10:37 PM Gee, I wish I could earn $178,287 p.a. plus $15,817 in superannuation for telling one lot .....
» 18/04/2007 5:23:09 PM The ugly sound of grinding axes fills the air. I guarantee that performance pay will, at .....
» 18/04/2007 1:46:21 PM The answer is still no. >>the Hijab remains a strong symbol of all the fundamental .....
» 17/04/2007 11:20:15 PM It is a fine distinction, shorbe. >>Actually, we don't live in a market economy. Go.....
» 17/04/2007 8:14:33 PM You still don't get it, Boaz. Try this little game. I have taken your words and simply su.....
» 17/04/2007 11:41:52 AM Just the usual twaddle. Innovation occurs when bright people address a problem in a non-c.....
» 17/04/2007 10:58:21 AM While it is perfectly correct to say that there are no easy solutions, the article makes a.....
» 16/04/2007 12:34:30 PM I struggled to follow the point of this piece. There is no doubt that many of us - the va.....
» 15/04/2007 8:22:09 AM Interesting question. >>Are our children and grandchildren going to be able to affo.....
» 15/04/2007 7:46:52 AM Ingenuous. >>Pericles, it was not my intention to tar every muslim with the seditio.....
» 13/04/2007 6:27:26 PM Ad hominem, Boaz? I think not. Referring to you as a rabble-rouser, when it is supporte.....
» 13/04/2007 11:45:33 AM Your stance seems remarkably totalitarian, Keiran - was that your intention? My irony-de.....
» 11/04/2007 7:57:33 AM Hey everybody, Wayne's back! And making as much sense as ever, eh Wayne? Graham, feel fr.....
» 11/04/2007 7:48:21 AM I have no argument with this observation of yours, Boaz... >>He shared my own views.....
» 10/04/2007 6:43:51 AM >>Pericles, I don't mind you having a feeding frenzy there :) You are reading way to.....
» 9/04/2007 9:44:37 PM That is simply shameful, Boaz. >>I declined to meet Ms Ridley for a number of reaso.....
» 9/04/2007 4:51:00 PM Once upon a time, I used to accept these stories as well. >>The early church was no.....
» 9/04/2007 9:37:10 AM Classic. >>I don't believe I was 'wrong' on that. I think we had a communication gl.....
» 9/04/2007 9:13:16 AM Boaz, the description of your "adventure" is fascinating, but criminally short o.....
» 9/04/2007 8:50:46 AM I know I must sound like a broken record on this, but every so often there is a post here .....
» 7/04/2007 5:10:47 PM In trying to sort out the different arguments, travellingnorth, you have managed to obscur.....
» 7/04/2007 9:35:10 AM Big call, RobbyH >>How does voluntary voting help democracy at all? Voluntary obvio.....
» 7/04/2007 9:13:44 AM We are not as far apart on this as you think, waterboy >>There is far more to these.....
» 6/04/2007 6:58:59 PM Boaz, stop wriggling, you lost this one fair and square. >>Symbols can have meaning.....
» 6/04/2007 11:40:00 AM waterboy, I think you may be confusing means with end. >>being an outsider, you car.....
» 5/04/2007 6:16:24 PM RobH - Law 101, I am not sure that you have quite grasped the issues here. >>Prefer.....
» 5/04/2007 5:48:23 PM Interesting piece, Mr Selleck. (But first, find yourself a new editor: "Unlike Roman.....
» 5/04/2007 4:28:17 PM "Peter Fleming graduated in Arts and Education from the University of Sydney; his stu.....
» 5/04/2007 10:31:02 AM There are some really good ideas here. To satisfy the "everyone should continue to b.....
» 4/04/2007 1:49:26 PM Great article. Totally agree. Compulsory voting encourages our politicians to game the s.....
» 4/04/2007 1:23:20 PM OK, now I understand you better Mr Ariel. You are in favour of Internet Connectivity Every.....
» 4/04/2007 11:58:35 AM My, what a sad piece of overblown rhetoric this is. >>...Mr Rudd gleefully runs tow.....
» 3/04/2007 5:22:40 PM An illuminating argument. Apparently, if you try to uphold the right of an Australian - a.....
» 2/04/2007 4:38:03 PM Boaz, you are becoming a past master of logical tap-dancing, for which I has to tip me lid.....
» 2/04/2007 4:05:12 PM A day late and a dollar short. A day late because this should surely have been published .....
» 1/04/2007 7:33:15 PM A predictably nonsensical response, Boaz, logical only to your good self, I'm afraid. We .....
» 1/04/2007 2:02:34 PM Thanks logic, you got there ahead of me. While putting together your little list of rants.....
» 29/03/2007 10:45:39 AM I believe that this ("Only white girls can be princesses") attitude is rapidly d.....
» 29/03/2007 9:43:00 AM There are frequently situations where governments or government bodies find themselves wit.....
» 26/03/2007 7:39:32 PM Billie observes: >>Pericles I don't know why you think there is a shortage of talen.....
» 26/03/2007 6:44:41 PM Statistics are wonderful, aren't they? And they keep on coming around and coming around........
» 25/03/2007 7:06:48 PM >>I question whether the skill shortage is a deep as it is made out << Horus,.....
» 25/03/2007 6:55:12 PM Be honest, Ludwig, that's all a bit vague and woolly, isn't it? >>My vision of a st.....
» 25/03/2007 10:16:17 AM That, Boaz, is the longest bow drawn so far, and you are fooling no-one. >>F.H. on .....
» 25/03/2007 1:30:27 AM >>Pericles, do you accept that immigration should be for the benefit of the people a.....
» 25/03/2007 1:08:26 AM >>PERICLES. I'm noticing a 'pattern' .. you seem to have a 'thing' about seeing huge.....
» 23/03/2007 6:17:24 PM I have always had the most immense admiration for pacifists and conscientious objectors in.....
» 23/03/2007 5:39:11 PM There seems to be an assumption by the "stabilize our population" brigade that t.....
» 19/03/2007 5:13:01 PM As a "client" of the education system, I am well aware that there is a need to i.....
» 18/03/2007 8:38:27 AM I hope you don't fall into their trap, Fellow Human. Your courage, in confronting the big.....
» 16/03/2007 10:10:20 AM coach, I assume this remark was aimed at our friend Boaz? >>Those who keep sparking.....
» 16/03/2007 8:55:53 AM Lack of supporting evidence is against you, Boaz, yet again. In fact, it looks as though y.....
» 15/03/2007 10:01:15 AM Other readers can skip the next paragraph while I have a quick word with Boaz. Thank you .....
» 14/03/2007 3:32:26 PM There are a number of points in the article that simply don't add up for me. Maybe I'm lo.....
» 14/03/2007 2:34:41 PM It is truly sad that you waste so much time justifying your painfully extremist position, .....
» 14/03/2007 9:18:52 AM Pot, meet kettle. Please admire its ebony pigmentation, Boaz. >>If you wish to bash.....
» 14/03/2007 8:31:22 AM Your vocation is in training politicians to avoid answering questions that they dislike, B.....
» 13/03/2007 4:42:08 PM Good try, Oligarch, but totally misdirected. I am not suggesting for a moment that a natu.....
» 13/03/2007 3:28:49 PM Boaz, did you actually read the Fukuyama piece, or just latch onto one sentence that appea.....
» 12/03/2007 4:39:53 PM Oh please TRTL. I'll save Boaz the trouble of having to tell us all yet again. The Bible.....
» 12/03/2007 4:35:03 PM I have to hand it to you for having a sense of humour above and beyond the call of reason,.....
» 12/03/2007 3:44:31 PM Thanks aqvarivs for making it clear that I don't need to take any further notice of your p.....
» 12/03/2007 11:20:40 AM The reason, Boaz, that I keep harping on about you and your "ONE Nation, ONE Race, ON.....
» 12/03/2007 10:46:53 AM I don't think so Boaz. >>CREDIBILITY ? yes..absolutely, and no, I'm not going to re.....
» 11/03/2007 3:17:40 PM Boaz, this is a credibility issue. Just three examples, please. One of your posts in whi.....
» 11/03/2007 2:56:40 PM It is clear that the anti-multiculture factions on this forum fear being dominated, overta.....
» 11/03/2007 11:35:51 AM Once again, Boaz, you are being simultaneously rabble-rousingly provocative, and dead wron.....
» 9/03/2007 6:26:38 PM Cute link, strayan. Unfortunately, like everything based on a Mark Steyn piece, it doesn'.....
» 9/03/2007 6:09:57 PM Love yer logic, aqvarivs. >>Since science has failed to answer mans most pressing q.....
» 9/03/2007 2:24:14 PM Okay, let's take a closer look. >>I have NEVER said "any" Bible text shou.....
» 9/03/2007 8:32:53 AM Is it possible that the message is finally getting through, Boaz? >>"My attitu.....
» 8/03/2007 6:44:50 PM Don't disagree with a word, People. >>It is not uncommon for a dog to continue to a.....
» 8/03/2007 6:35:56 PM vivy, I'm not entirely sure I understand the question about "wiping warm gooey stinky.....
» 8/03/2007 10:45:23 AM Good effort, dickie. >>This is the type of complacency on morals and ethics, where .....
» 8/03/2007 9:40:17 AM Boaz, you will say absolutely anything to take a pot-shot, won't you? >>One man owe.....
» 7/03/2007 5:15:15 PM I think your ideological slip is showing, saintfletcher. >>The welfare state in the.....
» 7/03/2007 1:10:21 PM It is a defining characteristic of an intractable problem of this nature that the protagon.....
» 6/03/2007 3:05:54 PM The one thing that bothers me though is the continuing automatic assumption that we need t.....
» 6/03/2007 9:00:30 AM One positive aspect of this article is that it highlights one of life's little truisms, an.....
» 5/03/2007 5:39:57 PM Wow, so much to disagree with, and so little time. The entire article seems to be rudderl.....
» 5/03/2007 1:18:46 PM Jolanda, when I asked what you see as a positive outcome of all this, I meant "what a.....
» 5/03/2007 9:25:54 AM You did what, Boaz? >>I went to considerable efforts to outline the case clearly, a.....
» 5/03/2007 9:02:29 AM Boaz, you keep finding new ways to avoid the issue. Full marks for this one, referring t.....
» 4/03/2007 10:25:33 AM Bennie, you may be absolutely right. All the doomsayers may be absolutely right. The poi.....
» 4/03/2007 10:11:01 AM Jolanda, I'm still a little unsure what you see as a positive outcome to all this. There .....
» 4/03/2007 8:14:13 AM Boaz, I have to agree with Frank, you are beginning to lose touch with reality. >>d.....
» 4/03/2007 7:48:46 AM Bennie, you ask whether "the author, or anyone else on this forum, [has] any comment .....
» 3/03/2007 6:53:29 PM GZ, when in doubt, consult the OED. "Tolerance: The action or practice of tolerating.....
» 3/03/2007 12:10:36 AM I don't believe I agree with you, GZTan. >>[Tolerance is a] willingness to see and .....
» 1/03/2007 11:39:48 PM GZTan, >>Why omit from that impressive list my not-too-subtle suggestion of a lack .....
» 1/03/2007 5:01:13 PM Well this is heating up nicely, isn't it? Boaz first. You continue to spin the story tha.....
» 28/02/2007 5:01:30 PM I'm not sure the Libs have the cojones to dump JH ahead of time, but I'm wondering whether.....
» 28/02/2007 4:16:05 PM I have no sympathy for the guy. Idealists keep making the mistake that simply because the.....
» 28/02/2007 3:49:45 PM Well, actually, Boaz, yes. >>To Pericles and others, it is our diverse unity where .....
» 28/02/2007 8:30:53 AM It was obviously a good article, the reactions to it have been very revealing. Boaz, your.....
» 28/02/2007 7:23:34 AM Looks like I was wrong. Doesn't often happen, but it's great when it does......
» 28/02/2007 5:53:58 AM But wait, there's more. GZTan also has five cents worth on the topic of tolerance. >&.....
» 27/02/2007 6:39:38 PM I think we may be getting somewhere here. In order of posting: >>Pericles difficul.....
» 26/02/2007 10:35:30 PM Nice post Kooree, good to see some sense injected into the thread. But wait a few minutes.....
» 26/02/2007 10:22:30 PM Thanks for your contribution GZTan. >>Firstly, the concept of peace (as Islam prete.....
» 26/02/2007 8:49:52 AM Boaz, it is simple. >>I find you are still grinding that 'hate' axe.. when will you.....
» 25/02/2007 6:20:33 PM Hawaiilawyer, do yourself a favour and check the label on your medication, I think you may.....
» 25/02/2007 6:03:37 PM Boaz, you noted: >>... Muslim village ... I've been banned from that forum twice<.....
» 23/02/2007 10:05:12 AM Food for thought indeed, Tennyson. >>There are many god-obsessed atheists on this t.....
» 23/02/2007 9:41:32 AM That is a good summary of one aspect of the question Oliver, thanks for that. But on a br.....
» 23/02/2007 9:22:13 AM Bugsy, CJ, I doubt if anyone was ever unaware, let alone surprised, about proverb's motive.....
» 22/02/2007 4:24:05 PM OK Philo, you win. My last question was: "...will you use the same standards of tru.....
» 21/02/2007 4:04:45 PM Oh dear. Another "turn-back-the-clocker". >>The reality is that every nat.....
» 21/02/2007 11:52:00 AM In the dentist's waiting room this morning I saw a short excerpt of Tony Abbott in "c.....
» 21/02/2007 10:38:53 AM Well, Philo, I read every word of your response to my question, and I think I can decipher.....
» 21/02/2007 9:38:57 AM proverbs, I think I can help. >>For years I have accepted these figures...<< .....
» 20/02/2007 11:14:52 AM Actually, there is another argument that I didn't make, proverbs, that is very much along .....
» 20/02/2007 9:33:27 AM What is it with you guys, that makes you invent a different question if you don't like the.....
» 19/02/2007 5:16:22 PM Errrr... proverbs, my old, it is impolite to respond to a post that I didn't write. >.....
» 19/02/2007 4:33:53 PM It's great how an article like this - diligently researched, carefully expressed and large.....
» 19/02/2007 4:09:42 PM proverbs, I respectfully disagree. >>This is not a thread about the authenticity of.....
» 19/02/2007 9:32:28 AM Jolanda, you ask: >>How do I place no value in living in a free country? How do I h.....
» 19/02/2007 9:06:28 AM That is the pot calling the kettle black, proverbs. >>I often find that people on t.....
» 19/02/2007 8:31:44 AM Philo, you might need to go back to the Bible >>Islam despite all its retoric about.....
» 18/02/2007 1:22:10 PM Jolanda, you present the rhetorical question: >>I always think that the standard sh.....
» 15/02/2007 11:23:46 PM Forgive my facetiousness Boaz, but my first thought when you said... >>my wife has .....
» 15/02/2007 11:09:15 PM Hmmm, saintfletcher. You ask >>Have you ever seen "Fear and Loathing in Las.....
» 15/02/2007 6:23:53 PM Unfortunately it is a fact of life in the so-called "developed countries" that w.....
» 15/02/2007 5:41:53 PM Nice tap-dance Boaz. >>Word to Pericles wife.. "Watch out"<< But a.....
» 14/02/2007 4:36:13 PM It is probably on YouTube, Boaz. >>to quote one prominent politician who's name esc.....
» 14/02/2007 2:22:54 PM With the greatest respect, Boaz... >>I have nothing furhter to say or add on that m.....
» 13/02/2007 4:40:52 PM Boaz, you should understand that I place equal weight on the veracity, accuracy, relevance.....
» 13/02/2007 3:39:35 PM Ted, the problem that the Eurosceptics face is, indeed, that it is more difficult to unrav.....
» 13/02/2007 9:08:18 AM Well Boaz, I would have been surprised if you actually stated that you agreed with me, as .....
» 13/02/2007 8:52:51 AM Boaz, I was about to suggest that you take greater care with your selection of "evide.....
» 12/02/2007 4:17:35 PM Boaz, you still lack self-awareness: >>I don't think I've said the passages I quote.....
» 12/02/2007 9:56:15 AM Didn't we start this particular discussion a while ago? I seem to remember pointing out th.....
» 12/02/2007 9:31:46 AM Interesting defence Boaz. >>Where are you gang of 3 fitting in ? Ad hominems agains.....
» 10/02/2007 9:36:13 AM Boaz, there is a simple answer. >>there you go AGAIN claiming I am tarring all with.....
» 9/02/2007 4:17:30 PM aquarius, I wasn't aware that simply pointing out errors in another's post constitutes &qu.....
» 9/02/2007 11:11:08 AM Ted, being a Eurosceptic is a popular pastime in the UK at the moment, as they stagger tow.....
» 9/02/2007 9:42:06 AM Spin it whichever way you will, gentlemen, but my point remains the same. Ian, you appea.....
» 8/02/2007 7:22:19 PM Philo, a stunningly irrelevant question, if I may say so. >>Pray tell me which part.....
» 8/02/2007 6:58:57 PM Let me understand this better: >>The consequence of [ignoring the Productivity Comm.....
» 8/02/2007 6:28:55 PM Like it or not, "Global Warming" is now firmly on the political agenda, and anyo.....
» 7/02/2007 1:49:04 PM Oh dear, she wouldn't like that. >>Pericles I do not need to ask your 86 year old g.....
» 7/02/2007 1:32:29 PM >>Pericles, You have your own axe to grind and so too does "The Economist".....
» 6/02/2007 11:06:21 PM >>You owe BOAZ an apology. His post wasn't a blatant lie. 2004 estimates 2 million M.....
» 6/02/2007 1:07:38 PM Whispering Ted, if you truly believe "the actual EU is surprisingly light for 550 mil.....
» 5/02/2007 6:20:54 PM We'll have to agree to disagree, I'm afraid. Yes, we are parochial. But merging with othe.....
» 5/02/2007 6:02:58 PM bigmal, you are falling into the Boaz trap. Jay Smith says at the beginning of his polemi.....
» 5/02/2007 5:48:00 PM Boaz, it is clear that you will try absolutely anything in your mission to increase tensio.....
» 5/02/2007 5:10:37 PM So, Boaz... >>I spent 3 years learning the principles of hermeneutics and Biblical .....
» 5/02/2007 4:57:40 PM For a change, I'm with Boaz on this one. Well, as far as understanding what is going on is.....
» 5/02/2007 12:43:12 PM Boaz, I know that it doesn't take much to get you frothing at the mouth, but at least take.....
» 4/02/2007 4:20:05 PM OK Ian, you have put together a set of features of our joining with Canada that makes sens.....
» 2/02/2007 5:39:29 PM A thought-provoking piece. Trust Boaz to jump in with some of his inimitable spin: >&.....
» 2/02/2007 5:01:37 PM >>I find it somewhat bizarre when people defend logical contradictions.<< Gre.....
» 2/02/2007 4:23:34 PM It is a pity that such an important issue was raised here by our resident comic instead of.....
» 2/02/2007 5:30:43 AM >>Many of the barriers to business, work, travel and study have already been dealt w.....
» 1/02/2007 8:06:38 AM Forgive me for being picky, but could someone describe one single concrete and tangible be.....
» 30/01/2007 4:57:09 PM What a sad piece. >>The answer to happiness of course lies in teaching ourselves to.....
» 30/01/2007 4:23:03 PM If I follow your logic, Ian, you are positioning New Zealand as a colony rather than a sov.....
» 29/01/2007 11:26:57 AM Given the amount of strife in the world when countries are rammed together for political e.....
» 26/01/2007 3:25:03 PM A very appropriate Australia Day question, Mungo. >>Do the people with better educa.....
» 25/01/2007 2:49:26 PM Candide , swapping Aldi for the major supermarkets doesn't necessarily improve the farmer'.....
» 25/01/2007 11:59:35 AM Doesn't take much to get shot at around here, does it, which is of course part of the fun......
» 23/01/2007 6:12:34 PM Boaz, here you have a direct response to your "ONE NATION,ONE RACE, ONE CULTURE".....
» 23/01/2007 11:14:15 AM You made a useful point Yabby, probably without realizing it. >>...final profit mar.....
» 23/01/2007 10:49:16 AM Tanner's piece is as short of positive proposals as it is long on Schadenfreude. He is eve.....
» 23/01/2007 10:48:50 AM Tanner's piece is as short of positive proposals as it is long on Schadenfreude. He is eve.....
» 23/01/2007 7:42:10 AM Furthermore, Boaz. You stated: >>I suppose I am a little bit reluctant to put much.....
» 22/01/2007 5:53:44 PM Getting closer. >>Pericles... the thing you are missing old son... is that you basi.....
» 22/01/2007 3:27:43 PM As the excerpts of the Irwin Memorial Service Show appeared on the evening news back in Se.....
» 22/01/2007 9:31:04 AM Belly, you make an interesting point. >>Let me tell you the truth our country stree.....
» 22/01/2007 8:59:48 AM Coach, your slip is showing. >>Mohammad (the alleged prophet) was never mentioned i.....
» 21/01/2007 4:09:34 PM Boaz, like it or not, you are fomenting racial tension. You are exacerbating the "u.....
» 19/01/2007 3:25:03 PM My instant response to the original question is that I wouldn't feed them, let alone pay t.....
» 19/01/2007 2:56:10 PM I seem to recall billie that you said somewhere that you do not work for the government, b.....
» 19/01/2007 1:37:58 PM Full marks for tap-dancing, Boaz. >>Rhian.. those verses from the Old Testament are.....
» 19/01/2007 8:01:01 AM Am I finally getting through to you Boaz? >>[10Teams](Its a Pericles free zone :)&l.....
» 18/01/2007 9:59:20 AM Leigh, you say "I definitely believe that aboriginal/white settlers 200 years ago has.....
» 6/01/2007 9:29:56 AM Boaz, that's a politician's response, and you know it. >>CHALLENGE Give me ONE good.....
» 5/01/2007 11:30:12 PM He doesn't come if you are awake, Rainier. I thought everybody knew that......
» 5/01/2007 11:26:24 PM What a puzzling reproach, Oligarch. >>Your gratuitous overuse of hyperbole is tires.....
» 5/01/2007 11:04:14 PM Interesting numbers, last word. Where do they come from? >>The costs of absorbing a.....
» 5/01/2007 5:49:32 PM Boaz, as I understand your observations, the punishment for "forsaking the Lord".....
» 5/01/2007 5:17:35 PM Martin, I wonder if you would be so kind as to expand on your unequivocal statement: >.....
» 5/01/2007 9:07:22 AM Boaz, you missed: Isaiah 1:20 "but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by.....
» 4/01/2007 6:51:28 PM Alia24, welcome to the Forum. As soon as he is able, Boaz will respond to your thoughtful.....
» 4/01/2007 6:12:21 PM Grey, as you know, it is my life's work to keep you in chuckles: >>Pericles - I fin.....
» 3/01/2007 4:50:08 PM All-, my sledgehammer subtlety sometimes is confusing, I know, but the quote that you jump.....
» 3/01/2007 4:29:26 PM So much bitterness, wormwood and gall over an entertaining study of an event that so many .....
» 2/01/2007 7:04:47 PM Boaz, since it is clear you never intend to read Mosley's autobiography, I shall take it u.....
» 31/12/2006 4:15:07 PM Thanks CJ. That was exactly the point I thought I was making until spendocrat put doubt in.....
» 29/12/2006 10:24:05 AM Sorry Boaz, I missed your response to my indirect question probably due to its (my questio.....
» 29/12/2006 10:08:55 AM Confused, Leigh? Not me. But you carefully avoided my question, which might have been bec.....
» 29/12/2006 9:28:40 AM Enough is enough, Tao. I was puzzled why, on some threads but not on others, I was having.....
» 29/12/2006 9:14:15 AM OT on a lighter note - For some reason Yabby's comment... >>way above the heads o.....
» 29/12/2006 9:04:02 AM You dope-heads simply prove my point. While every smoker on the planet acknowledges the h.....
» 28/12/2006 4:51:46 PM Sorry Wayne. The British Medical Journal respectfully disagrees with your statement ".....
» 28/12/2006 4:16:07 PM Abel Tasman, being "deeply committed to Lean Manufacturing and to having a go" i.....
» 28/12/2006 2:56:15 PM Using the case of one crazy drugged-up yuppie to generalize on animal cruelty is not the m.....
» 28/12/2006 2:37:06 PM Leigh encapsulates the classic "integrate or stay away" complex of many posters .....
» 28/12/2006 1:54:51 PM There is no justification in free society for a ban on smoking. Unfortunately we live in .....
» 27/12/2006 6:00:36 PM Sites such as this are becoming a feature of the Internet in its "Web 2.0" incar.....
» 24/12/2006 12:03:56 PM I think you might have missed the point again Boaz. It was Chamberlain who was pandering .....
» 20/12/2006 5:26:16 PM At its base, this article is less about feminists and feminism than it is about fundamenta.....
» 20/12/2006 4:18:13 PM Boaz, you are no Churchill. >>Was Churchill appealing to 'prejudice fear and nation.....
» 19/12/2006 5:48:14 PM Well, Boaz, I am genuinely sorry that you perceive my continuing warnings as demonstrating.....
» 19/12/2006 12:11:56 PM >>BIKINI march will now be called 'ONE NATION, ONE CULTURE ONE RACE' demonstration.......
» 17/12/2006 3:25:18 PM daggett, once again you are very selective in your choice of supporting statistic. >&g.....
» 15/12/2006 3:54:24 PM Oliver, if I follow your argument correctly, it would be equally valid to say "there .....
» 15/12/2006 3:13:47 PM Graham, I believe you forgot to net off the exports, those who seek a better life overseas.....
» 15/12/2006 2:11:04 PM Moth to a flame, once again. Boaz, death threats? >>WHY CANCELLED ? aah.. this is .....
» 15/12/2006 7:43:08 AM Oliver, the fact that "Mao used ideology in power" does not qualify communism (o.....
» 14/12/2006 2:12:05 PM Sells, you cannot simply hide your head in the sand. Your position on this is untenable. .....
» 13/12/2006 5:10:47 PM A piece of advice to begin with Sells, don't rely on your spellchecker: >>punishmen.....
» 12/12/2006 9:23:51 AM Kevin Rudd's biggest drawback is that he is a politician. By that I mean that he has neve.....
» 11/12/2006 4:09:26 PM Why are we all being so polite? PPPs are a sham and a scandal. They do nothing more tha.....
» 11/12/2006 2:58:04 PM A number of people on this forum seem to have a problem with other countries improving the.....
» 8/12/2006 4:10:06 PM Sorry Boaz, but it's me again. For some reason you seem to pull my chain harder than any o.....
» 8/12/2006 3:49:20 PM Boaz, continuing to repeat the same deluded story will never, ever make it accurate. >.....
» 6/12/2006 4:49:43 PM The saddest aspect of this article is its support of the cult of absolutism: you're either.....
» 5/12/2006 3:56:15 PM I'm not at all sure I agree with the opening two sentences. >>Few things can be as .....
» 5/12/2006 2:26:23 PM It must say something about our respective characters that I tend to respond more to your .....
» 5/12/2006 1:42:03 PM Every time I see a piece on the Republic, I hope against hope that it will provide a clear.....
» 1/12/2006 4:20:23 PM Well Boaz, you've managed to switch the focus away from your poor behaviour. >>what.....
» 30/11/2006 11:15:21 PM BrainDrain, you have yet to answer my question - which of the values in the list you appea.....
» 30/11/2006 11:04:38 PM Boaz, you have some strange ideas about your fellow man. And even stranger ones about wome.....
» 28/11/2006 10:17:40 AM Business is, unfortunately, closely following the example set by our politicians. An ind.....
» 24/11/2006 3:31:11 PM BrainDrain asks: >>Take another look at 'Australian Values' defined here and tell m.....
» 24/11/2006 3:00:15 PM Don't be fooled, hasbeen, that's not the official line. Whoever they are, schoolguidevicto.....
» 24/11/2006 1:30:30 PM lochinvar2006, fascinating link, but I wouldn't get too excited about the Joshua project. .....
» 24/11/2006 12:54:52 PM The tragedy is of course that there are still people in the twentyfirst century who believ.....
» 24/11/2006 12:29:44 PM I would really appreciate a rational and sober analysis of the position put forward here. .....
» 23/11/2006 9:03:53 PM "Someone said 'football is more important than life and death to you' and I said 'Lis.....
» 20/11/2006 9:07:55 AM Sells, once again you disappoint with your inability to engage in open debate. What caused.....
» 20/11/2006 8:46:45 AM Shonga, there may be any number of reasons why only 70 places are available, and even more.....
» 17/11/2006 3:28:32 PM Deep inside the candy-floss language and twee metaphor there is a serious subject scratchi.....
» 17/11/2006 12:02:58 PM We seem to be back in incomprehensible-to-non-theologian territory here, but I'll plough o.....
» 15/11/2006 4:51:55 PM So, Sells, when you say: >>Worship of the man would be idolatry. God is in the even.....
» 15/11/2006 3:46:24 PM Well, Steve Madden, it may be "Ho hum, yawn" in the sense that all this heat and.....
» 14/11/2006 6:40:51 PM Thanks for reminding me about the high heels, Hamlet. How dumb are they! But I suspect yo.....
» 14/11/2006 4:54:41 PM I'm with Boaz on this one. Well, some of the way... Why is it necessary for women to spen.....
» 14/11/2006 4:19:29 PM Sells, you have opened up a whole new line of thinking here for me, and I'm wrestling with.....
» 14/11/2006 8:50:11 AM Finally, I have found a Sells sentence that I can agree with. This is such an unusual oc.....
» 14/11/2006 8:33:29 AM Well, logic, that's a relief. >>I am not saying suggesting that only those who have.....
» 13/11/2006 8:42:31 AM logic, it appears that you are suggesting that only those who have impeccable scientific c.....
» 9/11/2006 4:00:09 PM Before we all get too excited, this article was not meant to be read by us. It was publi.....
» 9/11/2006 3:27:47 PM Not being a theologian, I tend to look through Sells' pieces for sentences that can be und.....
» 9/11/2006 7:42:26 AM Your approach consists entirely of leering nudges and innuendo, Boaz, and is quite irritat.....
» 8/11/2006 4:57:06 PM I think you are missing the point Boaz. >>If you tolerate those things which will u.....
» 8/11/2006 4:31:26 PM gecko, what's with the attitude? >>Correction. There is plenty of space for sober a.....
» 8/11/2006 10:35:57 AM The really scary part of all this is how the religious intolerance movements feed off each.....
» 8/11/2006 10:12:05 AM I suspect our descendants will still be arguing about this when the next Ice Age arrives. .....
» 7/11/2006 11:35:40 PM No Boaz, I'm not going to "pick and scrape at [your] facts and reasoning..pointing ou.....
» 7/11/2006 4:41:50 PM Boaz, once again your stance fascinates me. >>Yesterday I had the pleasure of a fri.....
» 7/11/2006 4:19:37 PM Maximus, you should get some kind of prize for this remark: >>We're lucky to live i.....
» 6/11/2006 8:51:07 AM Thanks for pointing out the obvious about Ireland Liam. It is a typical piece of Jonesian.....
» 6/11/2006 8:31:55 AM Spider, you wrote: >>Look at Perth about to become more expensive than Sydney<&l.....
» 2/11/2006 8:28:34 PM In a perfect world I would totally agree with you Snout, but unfortunately the responsibil.....
» 2/11/2006 8:12:02 PM There must be some agenda here, because on its own the statement "home ownership is l.....
» 1/11/2006 10:31:38 AM This might be a good time to ask "why do we need a public broadcaster, and if we do, .....
» 1/11/2006 9:10:04 AM Thanks PK, my thoughts exactly. I often wondered why AJ had taken so heavily against Ryan.....
» 31/10/2006 4:31:52 PM No surprises here, either in the reproduction of Professor Flint's Australian article or i.....
» 31/10/2006 8:07:49 AM daggett, you complain about... >>...your carping demand for a far more detailed ans.....
» 30/10/2006 10:22:31 AM Oh dear, daggett, yet more attempts to paint yourself as somehow an injured party in this .....
» 29/10/2006 1:04:49 AM My purpose, daggett? >>Your hair-splitting and prevarication may serve your purpose.....
» 28/10/2006 8:11:17 AM Your concept of an "open and shut case" needs re-examining, daggett. >>Th.....
» 26/10/2006 5:55:09 PM Ah, but with respect daggett, it was you who reopened the discussion. I just knew you woul.....
» 26/10/2006 4:38:42 PM Peter JH, thanks for the congratulations, but as I hinted in my post, I'm fairly certain I.....
» 26/10/2006 10:50:36 AM I was surprised that this became an issue, and I wonder exactly how much it has been beate.....
» 26/10/2006 10:13:06 AM daggett, your logic continues to astound me. >>Sheila Newman's submission to the Ho.....
» 25/10/2006 12:31:38 PM Mercurius, $1.6 billion dollars (in Google shares, incidentally) means as much to Google i.....
» 25/10/2006 12:07:50 PM Boaz, you write: >>I have no argument with BI lingual signs... I have a BIG issue w.....
» 25/10/2006 11:03:51 AM Sylvia, it is just a culture thing. Whether or not it is healthy, unhealthy, liberated, p.....
» 25/10/2006 7:11:15 AM Your wish is my command, daggett. I shall let the matter of the unsubstantiated compariso.....
» 25/10/2006 6:53:20 AM I think it is on the matter of signage that we differ most on this topic, Boaz. My first .....
» 24/10/2006 11:28:10 PM There is a frightening lack of critical analysis in this piece. The vast majority of stuf.....
» 24/10/2006 9:38:39 PM Boaz, you are guilty of generalizing from the particular, and using those generalizations .....
» 24/10/2006 2:51:45 PM There is going to be no simple, brilliant idea that will solve this problem. You only have.....
» 24/10/2006 2:11:53 PM daggett, it puzzles me that you are unable to see that this is heading nowhere, and that y.....
» 23/10/2006 7:02:26 PM daggett, we can all speculate about what might be: >>the REIQ expects average housi.....
» 23/10/2006 6:28:19 PM Not too smart, bringing my grandfather into this discussion Boaz. >>the emphasis on.....
» 23/10/2006 5:42:07 PM I'm genuinely curious as to your objectives and motivation here Wayne. The original SMH a.....
» 23/10/2006 11:24:19 AM I've tried to resist, honest I have. But the title of this piece "ONE NATION, ONE CU.....
» 23/10/2006 10:51:55 AM Boaz paints a pretty interesting picture of the world he would like to see, i.e. totally s.....
» 23/10/2006 9:27:26 AM See what I mean about "stop digging" Wayne? I had no idea that you have such a .....
» 23/10/2006 9:01:28 AM daggett, you seem to start always from the assumption that your observations are, by defin.....
» 21/10/2006 7:17:20 PM daggett, was that..... sarcasm? Ooooh. I'm so hurt. Your continued bluster only underlin.....
» 21/10/2006 6:36:28 PM Wayne, when you are in over your head, it is usually advisable to stop digging. Spraying .....
» 21/10/2006 6:22:07 PM Nice to have such diversity of opinion here. My suggestion that we "use the family c.....
» 18/10/2006 5:23:36 PM From the reaction here I would say that a good plan would be to use the family court syste.....
» 18/10/2006 4:48:12 PM I must admit to being a little surprised at the general vehemence of the raw-in-tooth-and-.....
» 18/10/2006 4:13:00 PM Wayne, I have to say that even if you are an innocent bystander in all this, it would be f.....
» 16/10/2006 5:28:40 PM It's been an interesting journey, this one. Thanks Graham. My basic view is the same as I.....
» 16/10/2006 4:46:11 PM Wayne, the guiding rule for journalists on this is usually if it looks like a duck, walks .....
» 16/10/2006 4:09:14 PM I'm not sure that the conclusion may automatically be made that there is endemic gender bi.....
» 16/10/2006 1:16:06 PM Trust you to lump together a couple of disparate ideas Boaz. Good fun working them through.....
» 16/10/2006 12:37:16 PM Daggett, you are a past master at missing the point. My question, "why France?".....
» 16/10/2006 11:02:18 AM Boaz, smug is not a good look. >>Pericles should have got the hint by now with 2 of.....
» 14/10/2006 7:43:20 AM obozo, did you read the whole article? Further down, a local imam pointed out: "In c.....
» 14/10/2006 7:36:16 AM Daggett, I'm sure that little bit of late night venom made you feel righteous and worthy, .....
» 12/10/2006 5:12:50 PM What strange claim, Kanga. >>I am no more at liberty to reveal my true identity tha.....
» 12/10/2006 4:57:21 PM Yes, I read the entire article, which is why I am able to state categorically that you are.....
» 10/10/2006 6:25:34 PM Boaz tells us: >>[Pornography] reduces our abiilty to love purely. It detracts from.....
» 8/10/2006 6:12:50 PM I asked "which of the statements made about you and about the site by the SMH are unt.....
» 8/10/2006 4:09:19 PM No Boaz, it still will not do. Taking sides from a distance, and with an incomplete unde.....
» 7/10/2006 10:32:24 AM My post, Boaz, had nothing to do with patriotism, English or otherwise, and it is thorough.....
» 6/10/2006 6:16:42 PM Boaz, I am aware that you never let the facts stand between you and your opinions, but thi.....
» 6/10/2006 5:31:07 PM We seem to accept without question that our politicians suffer greater strain than the man.....
» 5/10/2006 5:28:59 PM Boaz, Boaz, please! >>Sorry Pericles, I was relying on vague memory there. Anyway, .....
» 5/10/2006 5:02:19 PM Ok, I don't believe everything I read in the press either. But just for the record, which.....
» 4/10/2006 7:13:39 PM Boaz, behave yourself. >>"When God is dead, all things become morally permissa.....
» 4/10/2006 6:30:28 PM Kanga, I can only assume from your twee, but unconvincing, little post that you are embarr.....
» 2/10/2006 4:50:45 PM So, Kanga and daggett, is it true that you are Sheila Newman and James Sinnamon respective.....
» 29/09/2006 2:32:41 PM Let's step back for a moment. The ILO is an agency of the United Nations. The UN - while .....
» 29/09/2006 1:54:50 PM Hmmmm. I only watched a quarter of an hour or so, but had to stop myself thinking every fe.....
» 21/09/2006 9:37:01 AM Kanga, I read the first chapter of Ms Newman's work with the sole intention of discovering.....
» 20/09/2006 10:31:35 AM daggett, you have a strange approach to discussion. If you make a statement like "Au.....
» 19/09/2006 10:06:25 PM Boaz, you are treading a very dangerous path. The work you refer to is classic Nazi prose.....
» 18/09/2006 6:41:49 PM Since you posted this rubbish on another thread, I thought I'd post here too. >>Whe.....
» 18/09/2006 6:34:06 PM obozo, I'm not quite sure what your point is, but when I typed "Muhammed Cartoon".....
» 18/09/2006 6:14:06 PM mjbp, I'm surprised nobody else has picked you up on this, but your fanciful tale about Al.....
» 18/09/2006 6:05:44 PM Boaz, you are a rabble-rouser. As I have mentioned to you before, on my bookshelf I have .....
» 18/09/2006 4:57:25 PM daggett, the more time you spend breaking this particular butterfly on the wheel of your e.....
» 15/09/2006 1:24:44 PM Boaz, you are sinking fast here. I'd call it quits pretty quickly if I were you. >>.....
» 15/09/2006 12:50:22 PM daggett, that desperate and emotional little stab that eclipse aimed at me back in March w.....
» 14/09/2006 2:35:15 PM This is a topic that has always puzzled me. Why is beating one's children something that .....
» 14/09/2006 2:05:24 PM daggett, I read both the presently referenced document and the "masters thesis" .....
» 13/09/2006 4:50:01 PM Snout, the points I am trying - and obviously failing - to make are i) that the cure is ou.....
» 13/09/2006 4:31:08 PM Kanga, a stout defence of a poor document, but marks for trying only. The "reasons&q.....
» 12/09/2006 6:24:43 PM daggett, one small question. Why France? I downloaded the SPA report that you seem to pu.....
» 12/09/2006 5:40:50 PM Sheesh! >>The purpose of advertising is to manipulate and modify behavior<< .....
» 11/09/2006 5:51:50 PM What I really love about this type of piece is the way it flushes out the innate contradic.....
» 11/09/2006 5:19:17 PM I'm glad you said "apparently", scout. >>Apparently that's what we get to.....
» 11/09/2006 5:12:45 PM My apologies, Boaz, when you said >>Do you know the meaning of those words ? ".....
» 10/09/2006 3:12:29 PM Boaz, I am constantly impressed by your ability to conduct a discussion at great length th.....
» 10/09/2006 2:32:54 PM We are getting into some surprisingly fertile territory here. saintfletcher says: >&g.....
» 8/09/2006 6:08:00 PM Statistics are not your strong point either, are they Mr Grey? If there are two religions.....
» 6/09/2006 1:29:07 PM A brave try, alphafemale, but you shouldn't expect too much enlightenment. I have had som.....
» 6/09/2006 1:11:46 PM What puzzles me about all you wonderful people looking after my welfare is why you have a .....
» 6/09/2006 10:47:05 AM One of the most cowardly tricks a government can pull on its country is to "protect&q.....
» 5/09/2006 11:04:40 PM daggett, I know this is digging over old ground, but there still seems to be a view that a.....
» 5/09/2006 10:34:11 PM Alan Grey, I know logic is a difficult concept for you to grasp, but it would help us all .....
» 5/09/2006 12:17:50 PM I can't remember what prompted me, but I did actually start to complete the survey referre.....
» 5/09/2006 12:05:14 PM I have had no contact with him, direct or indirect (i.e. I haven't watched any of his show.....
» 4/09/2006 10:56:51 PM Sorry Alan Grey, your solipsistic sophistry doesn't cut it with me any more. >>Beli.....
» 4/09/2006 5:38:59 PM What a surprise and delight to be able to agree with every line of an OLO article. >&g.....
» 2/09/2006 11:04:54 AM Boaz, I'm not sure how you came to the conclusion that I "gave far too much attention.....
» 2/09/2006 10:54:23 AM Alan Grey, shame on you. >>the statement is self-refuting. That is, it must be fals.....
» 31/08/2006 10:07:16 PM Well that was sad, PK. No attempt to support your view, just a dummy-spit and a snide as.....
» 31/08/2006 9:00:13 AM PK >>I made the distinction between affordabability in the general sense and in the.....
» 31/08/2006 8:29:01 AM One of the more enduring myths about our democracy goes like this: >>If the public .....
» 30/08/2006 5:31:53 PM I think it is a valid topic. The likelihood though is that it will quickly descend into an.....
» 30/08/2006 5:19:57 PM Boaz, thanks for the Welsh Revival links. Fascinating. A perfect illustration of what Evan.....
» 29/08/2006 11:16:49 PM PK, it's not a matter of wisdom or knowledge, simply of logic. If a house is sold to some.....
» 29/08/2006 9:44:38 PM Narcissist, you are confusing two concepts. >>Housing (or more correctly Shelter) i.....
» 29/08/2006 11:42:04 AM I presume, foundation, that you are pointing out that it is currently difficult to sell pr.....
» 28/08/2006 10:37:23 PM Sorry to butt in, but can someone answer a quick question? If houses are unaffordable, ho.....
» 28/08/2006 7:12:51 PM Property, whether we like it or not, is part of our economy. The suggestion that "ho.....
» 28/08/2006 6:30:56 PM I am obviously having a bad communication day. I didn't ask for yet another half-dozen ex.....
» 28/08/2006 3:31:05 PM jkenno, that's a perfect example of what I referred to earlier - lots of high-minded stuff.....
» 25/08/2006 2:10:10 PM A friend of mine in London has a welcome mat outside her front door with the words "O.....
» 25/08/2006 1:55:02 PM billie, I'm not sure of the point you are making. >>I am not sure if you are one of.....
» 24/08/2006 6:10:58 PM Ev, it is a primitive control mechanism, used by almost everyone who has ever chosen to ac.....
» 24/08/2006 5:59:11 PM Fair point cisco. I forgot for a moment my own favourite maxim: "all generalizations.....
» 24/08/2006 5:06:31 PM Sells, you are guilty of tap-dancing with words again. >>Religion is any system of .....
» 24/08/2006 12:23:31 PM rache, shooting the messenger is one thing. Questioning the credibility of the messenger i.....
» 24/08/2006 10:37:13 AM It is such a flawed piece that it is difficult even to raise the energy to dispute it. Us.....
» 24/08/2006 9:57:22 AM I suspect that a number of posters here would benefit from a short course entitled "M.....
» 24/08/2006 9:26:43 AM It is a sign that the system is out of control that these questions need to be asked at al.....
» 23/08/2006 11:02:37 AM A wise piece. It is often overlooked that, for all its protestations, communism shared m.....
» 23/08/2006 10:33:30 AM There are some major logical leaps at the beginning of this piece that I found very diffic.....
» 22/08/2006 5:20:54 PM billie, I can't quite square your observations on IT "offshoring" and its impact.....
» 21/08/2006 4:24:12 PM An odd little item. There is insufficient information in the article (so what's new?) to m.....
» 15/08/2006 5:40:34 PM Thank you for introducing me to HRW. Heaven knows there is little enough hypocrisy and s.....
» 14/08/2006 12:51:31 PM TRTL, you say "if we go too far in limiting any faith, the secular view becomes a fai.....
» 13/08/2006 1:34:03 PM Fair enough TRTL, perhaps the word "outlaw" was a little strong, since it does b.....
» 11/08/2006 2:02:10 PM Alchemist, I have a feeling we may have been separated at birth. "...have all politi.....
» 11/08/2006 1:35:42 PM The Devil wrote "...they are a divided people, the region is very much divided, and.....
» 10/08/2006 9:09:00 AM Mercurius, you state that "when viewed 'through the eyes of its author', to which you.....
» 3/08/2006 5:30:14 PM Seether writes >>I fear that we tried: "but what does Shakespeare MEAN when he.....
» 21/07/2006 9:42:14 AM Johnj said "Thanks 2Bob and Pericles for reminding me of the nobility and humanity of.....
» 19/07/2006 6:02:52 PM Scout, you must have missed my very important caveat, "where it falls down .... is wh.....
» 19/07/2006 5:33:20 PM Personally, I'd go further than 2bob and suggest that it isn't the job of the Australian e.....
» 18/07/2006 2:18:56 PM >>The author has confused capitalism with freedom of choice.<< There is no co.....
» 17/07/2006 5:16:18 PM Over the past couple of decades we have become used to the phenomenon of product placement.....
» 12/07/2006 2:49:46 PM I don't know about anyone else, but I'm waiting for Philo's response to Priscillian with b.....
» 12/07/2006 2:24:25 PM Boaz, at some point you need to stop skim-reading these posts for hooks upon which to hang.....
» 11/07/2006 10:35:10 AM Frankgol, please throw your verbal hand grenades at the right target in future - it was Co.....
» 10/07/2006 6:42:52 PM I think this deserves closer examination. Daniel06 says: >>Saying that "choic.....
» 10/07/2006 6:15:38 PM I was wondering when we would see the fragrant professor in action again, and he once agai.....
» 7/07/2006 5:38:23 PM Thanks Scout and Celivia for an interesting exchange. My solutions – as with many other p.....
» 7/07/2006 10:51:16 AM I'm with Alchemist on this. Too much choice is bad, in the same way as too much water wil.....
» 3/07/2006 2:38:06 PM Yep. Looks like we will have to disagree. I'm unlikely to change your mind, you're unlikel.....
» 1/07/2006 9:13:40 PM Scout, I am truly sorry that you cannot accept that it is possible to love animals for wha.....
» 30/06/2006 12:21:38 PM That's progress, scout. Stop drowning the little perishers and "desex" them inst.....
» 30/06/2006 12:02:49 PM Culture is actually about self-awareness, not about other people. We "identify".....
» 29/06/2006 7:42:57 PM I love these discussions. They are always heated, because racism and religionism are alwa.....
» 29/06/2006 7:23:13 PM The price around our way is still in the $10/kilo range, some three times its previous pri.....
» 29/06/2006 9:52:06 AM I sometimes wonder Boaz whether you actually read the articles published here before you u.....
» 26/06/2006 11:48:57 PM You should know by now Col that it is my sole objective in life to amuse you. Sorry about .....
» 26/06/2006 5:18:20 PM >>President Bush has quietly claimed the authority to disobey more than 750 Congress.....
» 26/06/2006 3:44:04 PM Any repetition, Celivia, was for Boaz's benefit. I think we understand each other perfectl.....
» 25/06/2006 6:46:15 PM Boaz, I'm absolutely serious in my view that keeping animals as pets is abhorrent. Describ.....
» 25/06/2006 1:10:04 PM >>If the “needs” were sufficient, the economics to provide them would be sufficient .....
» 22/06/2006 4:55:11 PM I have absolutely no background in forestation, biodiversity, agronomy, horticulture and t.....
» 22/06/2006 3:29:37 PM Celivia, in preferring slavery to death ("the choice between being eaten or being par.....
» 22/06/2006 9:13:40 AM It has always been a puzzle to me (and I have lived with one for more than twenty years) h.....
» 20/06/2006 11:30:35 PM Athenian democracy, odsoc? Now you're talking my language! Bring back the Assembly! Remov.....
» 20/06/2006 7:13:18 PM R0bert, thank you for your concern for my mother. She is making the best of it, as her gen.....
» 20/06/2006 4:54:55 PM The best of luck to the two contributors posting ahead of me. I particularly like the thou.....
» 20/06/2006 4:35:46 PM Spot on, Arjay, but one of your comments pulled me up short. >>Govt is always findi.....
» 20/06/2006 3:37:58 PM PK, I believe that where public services are concerned, following any kind of economic arg.....
» 19/06/2006 6:25:55 PM What a depressing piece. Targets are selected almost at random, sniped at with a few stat.....
» 19/06/2006 2:37:10 PM It is clear I hit a spot, if your over-reaction and selective listening is anything to go .....
» 19/06/2006 11:55:07 AM A bit of a random spray rather than a coherent attack on the iniquities of the system we h.....
» 19/06/2006 9:13:28 AM The problem with your ultra-capitalist stance on this Col is that it denies any value to a.....
» 17/06/2006 5:03:30 PM PK, your question "to what extent is government lack of action and failure to tackle .....
» 15/06/2006 10:03:09 PM PK, I presume you were answering my cynical pseudo-question "where's the economic cas.....
» 15/06/2006 1:09:34 PM At the risk of stating the bleedin' obvious, where's the economic case for public transpor.....
» 15/06/2006 10:25:27 AM I think this sentence says it all for me. >>You get to bounce back pretty quickly f.....
» 5/06/2006 9:32:08 AM Any further news on the wind-power front? >>If consumption continues to increase, a.....
» 1/06/2006 5:34:41 PM Nice sidestep, Sells. >>Are you really saying that the evils perpetrated by the sec.....
» 1/06/2006 9:30:27 AM Sells, can you follow this train of thought a little further for me please? >>Our p.....
» 30/05/2006 5:34:39 PM >>By 2020 the wind industry alone can supply 12 per cent of the world’s electricity .....
» 30/05/2006 10:17:39 AM My heart sank when I read this >>Remarkably the jury of public opinion is still ou.....
» 25/05/2006 1:16:57 PM This is getting more and more surreal. On the one hand relativism in both its theologica.....
» 23/05/2006 6:03:23 PM Thanks everyone for a very enjoyable thread. It has confirmed my faith in the proposition.....
» 23/05/2006 5:29:37 PM Whistling in the wind, I'm afraid. We seem to have developed a "we want it all".....
» 22/05/2006 7:46:54 PM >>So, what do we get from you? More sneering, or a genuine engagement in the argumen.....
» 22/05/2006 1:18:41 PM Yes, Sells, it has been another interesting journey, hasn't it? But before you disappear t.....
» 20/05/2006 11:02:41 AM >>There is more historical evidence and implication from the life of Jesus than ther.....
» 18/05/2006 2:19:58 PM Let's assume for a moment that Lizey and MOS get their way, and the world goes vegan. Woul.....
» 17/05/2006 9:51:34 AM Lizey, your defence of people keeping pets smacks of special pleading. You suggest that c.....
» 16/05/2006 7:12:39 PM >>Any additional economic activity which draws further on the earth's non-renewable .....
» 16/05/2006 4:47:11 PM Interesting quote, MOS, but far too deep for me. What exactly is he saying? "...I ca.....
» 16/05/2006 11:10:03 AM There you go again, Boaz, being sneakily selective in the examples you use to support your.....
» 16/05/2006 8:39:44 AM Lizey, it is very easy to write about the "horrors" that people have told you ac.....
» 15/05/2006 11:10:45 AM "Chequebook journalism" is not in itself wrong. Journalists are not amateurs, af.....
» 15/05/2006 10:07:58 AM What a strange piece. Being quite readable for a change, it starts to provide me with a cl.....
» 12/05/2006 1:07:43 PM Paying these people for their story says an awful lot more about us than it does them. At.....
» 11/05/2006 5:28:31 PM Absolutely not, MOS >>To take your line of argument (one often thrown at those of u.....
» 10/05/2006 10:30:36 AM Before you claim the entire moral high ground for yourself, MOS, do you keep a cat or a do.....
» 9/05/2006 2:50:52 PM Where oh where are our resident ethicists when you need them? Humans have always had a bl.....
» 9/05/2006 2:26:50 PM Boaz, please, for once in your life address a question "on topic". In other word.....
» 9/05/2006 10:25:41 AM One man's development aid is another man's chequebook diplomacy. One man's mini Marshall p.....
» 8/05/2006 2:04:10 PM Love your image of the tightly-policed metropolis, Perseus: >>It is all very well f.....
» 7/05/2006 11:43:02 PM OK I see your problem - you are assuming that I am in favour of increasing the speed limit.....
» 7/05/2006 6:39:37 PM If this is what you think I said, Ludwig, I'm losing my touch. >>Pericles makes a v.....
» 5/05/2006 8:54:18 AM M3RBMW, your earlier reference to no-limit European roads reminds me of an experience I ha.....
» 5/05/2006 8:30:58 AM Don't you use Google down your way Boaz? http://www.answers.com/topic/empleomania have a.....
» 4/05/2006 10:43:55 AM Entheomania be damned, sage, as far as I'm concerned their selective vison has far more to.....
» 2/05/2006 10:04:43 PM The more I look at this, the more I am starting to agree with meredith. C'mon MikeM, is c.....
» 2/05/2006 12:03:39 PM I was not my intention to "put words in your mouth" shorbe, I just trying to des.....
» 1/05/2006 4:42:21 PM shorbe, I think you may be onto something here. >>There's a really simple way aroun.....
» 1/05/2006 1:45:07 PM With so many calls for fairness, reasonableness, justice and so on in this thread, you wou.....
» 1/05/2006 11:50:49 AM There's simply no pleasing you is there MikeM? I follow a link that you supplied so that .....
» 30/04/2006 12:33:41 PM Eric, I think you may have crystallized the problem I have with your article. >>I t.....
» 29/04/2006 6:22:39 PM Good grief MikeM, you really do clutch at straws. If the objective of teaching ethics is.....
» 28/04/2006 11:01:54 AM As MikeM has already taken pains to point out, I'm a little slow, so I only just worked ou.....
» 28/04/2006 9:39:59 AM Proposition One: teaching university students about ethics will have a positive impact on .....
» 27/04/2006 8:00:29 AM Your straw man arguments are entertaining, MikeM, but ultimately self-defeating. "Th.....
» 26/04/2006 10:14:12 AM Just a short reminder as I close the dunny door behind me, that I can make exactly the sam.....
» 25/04/2006 4:22:20 PM >>My understanding is that unless it is within the SRE classes (Special Right of Ent.....
» 25/04/2006 2:49:06 PM Moved on, MikeM? I call it "changing the subject because you cannot justify, when qu.....
» 24/04/2006 9:13:47 AM In one of my previous incarnations I was asked by the Australian government to take part i.....
» 24/04/2006 8:24:20 AM You cannot sidestep the question with bluster, MikeM. Bringing up Bristol, a subject of wh.....
» 21/04/2006 5:11:58 PM OK, I'll bite. >>a society can still reach a majority consensus as to where that li.....
» 21/04/2006 1:54:19 PM Donna, I really do hate to be a bore on the subject, but it is three weeks since you wrote.....
» 20/04/2006 6:58:45 PM This sums up the problem for me: "should they expect to be working on repairing thei.....
» 20/04/2006 4:17:25 PM The problem starts with end-product, which has progressively devalued itself in the eyes o.....
» 20/04/2006 8:27:20 AM My work here is done. We have now come full circle, from a position where MikeM is ".....
» 18/04/2006 11:34:22 PM OK, we're back on topic, which is something. But what a let-down. All that is at stake are.....
» 18/04/2006 11:53:23 AM >>Pericles, You are still off-topic<< Sadly true. I have allowed myself to be.....
» 17/04/2006 5:10:27 PM MikeM, you do like to go for the easy explanation, don't you? >>Ah, Pericles, so.......
» 14/04/2006 2:40:42 PM I wonder how many Australian lives have already been saved by the fate of these two? How .....
» 14/04/2006 2:10:50 PM Numbat, this is a cop-out, and you know it. >>you are getting man-made religion mix.....
» 14/04/2006 12:06:11 AM MikeM, You continue to flounder around, clutching at straws, in an area of which you clear.....
» 13/04/2006 4:18:52 PM Still waiting for an answer, lyrebird. Was your experience with an individual, or with &q.....
» 13/04/2006 4:08:12 PM Extrapolation is a dangerous debating tool, Boaz. >>One only needs to look at maps .....
» 13/04/2006 10:56:15 AM Ridiculing my Google technique, MikeM, smacks a little of argumentative desperation, and y.....
» 12/04/2006 12:57:59 PM MikeM, it sometimes helps to know a little whereof you speak, but I have noticed that you .....
» 12/04/2006 10:10:41 AM Where does this stuff come from? Everybody I know who met the man waxes lyrical about his.....
» 11/04/2006 8:50:53 AM Once again, you deliberately misrepresent me in the pursuit of scoring points. Nobody's ke.....
» 9/04/2006 4:01:56 PM The biggest problem with the "Matilda Bill" is that it has too many words, and t.....
» 9/04/2006 2:15:30 PM MikeM, it is obvious you are running out of ideas, as you resort to that ultimate device -.....
» 8/04/2006 10:46:33 AM >>Correlations are interesting things<< says Martin. O-o-o-okay. So try this .....
» 8/04/2006 12:31:57 AM What is it with you academics that you so readily resort to insults? Insecurity? It is fi.....
» 7/04/2006 11:36:58 PM lyrebird, that isn't very convincing: >>in response to your question, the departmen.....
» 7/04/2006 7:08:44 PM Obviously there are few survivors here of the fifties, when we had a widespread fear of be.....
» 7/04/2006 8:57:03 AM Hey MikeM, if I have to put "in my opinion" in front of every statement I make o.....
» 6/04/2006 3:51:48 PM MikeM is "astonished by the lack of importance that most posters seem to accord to et.....
» 6/04/2006 1:53:31 PM numbat, it's the blue pills on Wednesdays, mate. Just to be clear, if there is any holier.....
» 6/04/2006 9:31:23 AM Thanks for reminding me, its not easy being We never did get a response to my earlier que.....
» 6/04/2006 9:24:39 AM Interesting position, Boaz. >>Sending people back to places from which they or thei.....
» 5/04/2006 12:51:54 PM Boaz, I sense you are struggling a little under the weight of argument over "love thy.....
» 5/04/2006 12:13:34 PM Tourism Australia is selling a product. This product has some geographic resemblances to A.....
» 5/04/2006 10:59:58 AM >>We are now the only democracy that does not have one and our human rights record h.....
» 5/04/2006 7:45:56 AM Sorry, coach. Not good enough. First of all, there are a few million dead people from mor.....
» 4/04/2006 8:26:52 AM I'll accept for the moment that you have nailed the definition of sin and sins, coach. But.....
» 3/04/2006 11:12:00 PM Boaz, from his writings, and from his interviews - Denton's was good, but there was also o.....
» 3/04/2006 5:07:38 PM YngNLuvnIt, Boaz doesn't need your support, especially when it is so weak. >>to bac.....
» 3/04/2006 8:37:07 AM Sophistry, coach, pure sophistry. Like any talented politician, you neatly sidestep the c.....
» 2/04/2006 5:34:20 PM Donna, it's good of you to pop by and give us some feedback on our feedback. But while y.....
» 2/04/2006 4:06:35 PM Benjamin, interesting angle. >>Asia will be an economic power, built on the backs o.....
» 2/04/2006 3:30:56 PM Sad that this thread has disintegrated into a "my dad can whip your dad" exchang.....
» 31/03/2006 4:17:28 PM What's with all this uranium schtick? How about engaging with the content of the article,.....
» 31/03/2006 2:46:01 PM I find the story told here depressing. The author seems to be a reasonably articulate adu.....
» 30/03/2006 2:11:07 PM Boaz, you confuse me. But that is not unusual, I guess. >>I feel the Lord is expres.....
» 29/03/2006 4:34:57 PM Thanks again Viking for underlining my point - you have a happy knack of saying exactly wh.....
» 29/03/2006 8:02:02 AM Viking, your accusation "lambasting us as Australians for the deaths of Aboriginals a.....
» 28/03/2006 9:29:19 AM At the end of his article Abe Ata makes his statement: >>What we seek is support: m.....
» 28/03/2006 8:30:55 AM Thanks to all on this thread for a genuinely educational experience. In many other thread.....
» 28/03/2006 7:38:08 AM Meg1, you are making the mistake of taking this piece seriously - for which you should be .....
» 27/03/2006 2:56:41 PM Got to hand it to you for chutzpah, Mr Haycroft. >>I am an employer of between 800 .....
» 25/03/2006 5:00:42 PM fide mae, your points are well made. I was taking BD to task on the very fact that he ha.....
» 25/03/2006 4:37:05 PM Sorry, much as I enjoy blogs and blogging, I cannot agree they should become this importan.....
» 24/03/2006 9:11:33 AM Boaz, there are some ironies here that have clearly escaped you. When normal people put f.....
» 22/03/2006 8:11:15 AM Saul, you underline a couple of points that concern me, but appear to shrug them off at th.....
» 21/03/2006 5:32:10 PM dobbadan, please don't insult our intelligence with religious urban myths. The "stor.....
» 21/03/2006 5:01:38 PM I am grateful to the writer for introducing me to the concept of Horizontal Fiscal Equalis.....
» 21/03/2006 4:00:54 PM Nice piece. We need to be reminded of these facts every now and then, even though there is.....
» 21/03/2006 6:53:34 AM Looks as thought "this list", as you call it, has finally lost patience with you.....
» 21/03/2006 6:24:29 AM I thought Perseus posed fair questions, Ludwig. They would certainly help put some of your.....
» 20/03/2006 11:44:25 AM This reminds me of an incident many years ago, being walked through an advance showing of .....
» 19/03/2006 10:27:01 PM Not even a very good try this time, eclipse. >>He originally attacked my formula ev.....
» 19/03/2006 6:07:57 PM >>Quoting out of context is a High School trick<< Is it my imagination eclips.....
» 18/03/2006 6:19:08 PM And as for you eclipse, I doubt very much that >>this list is STILL waiting for...&l.....
» 18/03/2006 5:17:49 PM Thermo, you obviously understand neither business nor government, so it is a very long sho.....
» 17/03/2006 3:35:22 PM Mr Leong largely answers his own questions with his observation that >>The reality.....
» 17/03/2006 3:12:14 PM Since I am the only one who refuses to be bullied by the single-issue fanatics on this thr.....
» 17/03/2006 8:25:34 AM peakro, it may have escaped your notice, but this thread advocates population reduction, n.....
» 16/03/2006 9:20:40 AM Nice try, eclipse, but unconvincing. I stand accused of... "obfuscation and misdirec.....
» 16/03/2006 7:50:09 AM You keep exhorting me to read your sources eclipse, but I wonder whether you actually read.....
» 15/03/2006 8:33:41 AM Thermoman, you have the classic NIMBY approach. Happy to live in a society created by yo.....
» 14/03/2006 10:05:58 PM Thermoman, my eulogy to Sydney's comparatively gentle existence was in response to a rant .....
» 14/03/2006 2:33:13 PM eclipse, you say you are: >>unhappy that our whole society depends on cheap goods m.....
» 14/03/2006 8:20:53 AM I'm with Bruce on this one - at a conceptual level anyway. We are rapidly approaching a p.....
» 13/03/2006 7:01:10 PM KAEP, you are not making sense, although it is unlikely I am the first to apprise you of t.....
» 13/03/2006 9:43:46 AM eclipse, you are starting to sound despondent. As well you might. >>Go ahead P&P, c.....
» 11/03/2006 9:52:40 AM It isn't quite that simple, eclipse. Your claim that your slogan works "all things b.....
» 10/03/2006 5:26:53 PM KAEP, are you the guy who keeps sending me those letters written in green ink, tiny writin.....
» 10/03/2006 11:20:25 AM eclipse, now you are simply being obtuse. I made it very clear, so that blind Freddie cou.....
» 10/03/2006 8:18:59 AM There is a progression in this which is a little alarming, and that is the utter convictio.....
» 10/03/2006 7:54:00 AM KAEP, this is a bit of a stretch, even for you: >>Every bankrobber, rapist, and cri.....
» 9/03/2006 12:58:59 PM Sells, you are incorrigible. You had me scrabbling around my dictionary of rhetorical dev.....
» 9/03/2006 9:46:42 AM My goodness, eclipse, aren't you the cheeky one! >>I note that neither Perseus or P.....
» 9/03/2006 9:23:15 AM Thanks for the explanation Crabby, but it still doesn't excuse the flimsy connections or t.....
» 8/03/2006 7:42:21 AM The puzzle for me is how apparently normal intelligent beings can bring themselves to writ.....
» 7/03/2006 4:26:22 PM >>....at this rate of quality control, even I could get articles posted here<<.....
» 7/03/2006 9:49:55 AM What a strange little piece. The style was presumably intended to be light-hearted (&quo.....
» 7/03/2006 8:45:44 AM eclipse, if you had actually read any of my posts instead of skimming over them and making.....
» 6/03/2006 11:35:23 AM Nicely put, xist. There is a tendency on most threads for barrow-pushers to become overhe.....
» 3/03/2006 8:00:22 AM Putting Dubya and Costello in the same tub as Tom Cruise is a bit rough Shonga. Tom-boy is.....
» 3/03/2006 7:32:24 AM Col states "The test of any politician is at the ballot box", which is axiomatic.....
» 2/03/2006 4:52:08 PM I am getting the strong impression that you are a politician, eclipse. You have a politici.....
» 2/03/2006 9:33:54 AM eclipse, one last try. Presenting a catchy slogan, "Resources / population = lifesty.....
» 1/03/2006 4:35:01 PM That's a definite "cut out and keep" article, Kim. John Howard. Nailed. Skewere.....
» 1/03/2006 9:13:20 AM eclipse, I responded to Thermoman's rudeness, but as it was your trite and meaning-free st.....
» 1/03/2006 8:46:01 AM Ev, whatever the arguments for the economic benefits of nuclear power, surely it is up to .....
» 28/02/2006 9:18:45 PM Thermoman, don't think for a moment that humility lets you off the hook. However much you.....
» 28/02/2006 1:41:02 PM Disagreeablelittlebuddy, I beg to differ. >>Who said it's about the woman? The abor.....
» 28/02/2006 11:22:10 AM Let us take a moment to savour the utter hypocrisy of those who advocate "hold back&q.....
» 28/02/2006 8:26:13 AM Why, thank you Thermoman for your beautifully balanced response to my question. >>P.....
» 28/02/2006 7:14:43 AM Please excuse my utter ignorance on this subject, but where exactly does the water consume.....
» 27/02/2006 6:35:40 PM A bit more detail please, eclipse. >>Resources / population = lifestyle! Go figure&.....
» 24/02/2006 1:08:44 PM WW, the restrictions the government can put in place will apply with or without this type .....
» 24/02/2006 11:02:22 AM The appearance of this article prompted me to refresh my memory on exactly what level of c.....
» 23/02/2006 3:23:00 PM Here's a thought, Leigh. You wrote: >>We have been talking about this for years. Wh.....
» 23/02/2006 9:28:24 AM So, once the huffing and puffing and harrumphing about human rights, triple bottom lines a.....
» 23/02/2006 9:02:00 AM Don't see the point you are making here, Martin. >>if you were a true agnostic you .....
» 22/02/2006 7:58:01 AM I thought that the equation on this was widely known, but apparently not. Households cons.....
» 21/02/2006 9:20:50 PM I couldn't have put it better myself, Martin. >>Events containing human beings have.....
» 21/02/2006 1:12:23 PM Martin, an exceedingly good question, and an even better example of what we have been disc.....
» 20/02/2006 4:43:48 PM Not quite sure which bit you were taking aim at, Martin. Having previously stated that &q.....
» 20/02/2006 9:20:30 AM Martin, the chances of lifting what you describe as the "heavy weight on our civiliza.....
» 17/02/2006 4:38:12 PM This is Alice Through the Looking Glass stuff, PK. I make the point that the government c.....
» 17/02/2006 1:34:00 PM Martin, I rarely read your posts any longer, because they seem to be just a tiny bit repet.....
» 17/02/2006 11:20:06 AM PK, I read the words, but I have trouble with the logic. >>Pericles, I think that y.....
» 17/02/2006 11:02:48 AM When a share price goes into free-fall on the stock exchange, there is often a phenomenon .....
» 16/02/2006 8:38:05 PM A bit off topic, I'm afraid, but odsoc should be told.... Shirley Bassey's father, Henry B.....
» 16/02/2006 11:59:53 AM I utterly fail to see the connection. >>approval [of RU486] means additional choice.....
» 16/02/2006 11:45:05 AM Nice sentiments Mr Crabbe, but you appear to be placing the cart of semantics before the h.....
» 16/02/2006 7:36:07 AM Shonga, without any disrespect to the problems of the homeless in Townsville, the reason t.....
» 15/02/2006 5:19:05 PM Boaz, yep, I confess I misread your intentions on this one. Mind you, it will take the b.....
» 15/02/2006 2:31:09 PM Thanks for making the whole issue so much clearer, Francis. >>You're making a fool .....
» 14/02/2006 9:18:44 PM I'm sorry, Francis, condescension doesn't work, nor does avoidance. It is your religion th.....
» 14/02/2006 2:07:53 PM There is a very simple flaw in this argument. >>We need to include a fourth leg on .....
» 14/02/2006 1:52:23 PM Francis, you belong to a very confusing sect. >>My source is the Catechism of the C.....
» 14/02/2006 7:38:48 AM PhilB, I'd be fascinated to hear from you how this is a party political issue. What would .....
» 13/02/2006 6:22:06 PM This is another one of those "easy beat-up" topics that is all gas and no substa.....
» 13/02/2006 5:45:17 PM Francis, I'm always willing to learn. The source I used was called the Catholic Encyclopa.....
» 13/02/2006 9:41:54 AM Francis, you asked >>In what part of his mind did KRS1 concoct the idiocy of ".....
» 13/02/2006 7:46:14 AM First of all, apologies to all for the stray post earlier. The response to Perseus should .....
» 11/02/2006 7:52:32 AM billie, I'm sure you have worked for companies, and understand the way they work. >>.....
» 10/02/2006 6:05:29 PM Perseus, you have the germ of an idea there, but there are one or two gotchas that need to.....
» 10/02/2006 1:55:48 PM If I understand correctly the logic used here, the reason you can't find historical refere.....
» 9/02/2006 4:38:04 PM Francis, many thanks for underlining the point I made about logic vs emotion with your lit.....
» 9/02/2006 1:09:34 PM Let us be absolutely clear about this: privatization only works if there is competition. A.....
» 9/02/2006 12:31:42 PM In relation to workers at General Motors, billie wrote: >>they currently are paid l.....
» 9/02/2006 10:25:56 AM It will be interesting to see the outcome of today's "conscience" vote (since wh.....
» 8/02/2006 4:15:47 PM gecko asks: >>Few of these folk suffer the same passion about the innocent deaths o.....
» 8/02/2006 8:34:52 AM Interesting discussion going on here, but we seem to have a divergence of views on what ex.....
» 8/02/2006 7:47:38 AM Martin, you ask me to “doubt my doubts”. I do that all the time, and intend to continue to.....
» 7/02/2006 6:23:45 PM Martin, you have a wicked sense of humour. >>For an easy to understand summary of h.....
» 7/02/2006 4:34:35 PM I guess it is true that to a hammer, everything looks like a nail. But someone should gent.....
» 7/02/2006 11:59:32 AM Like many others, as soon as I heard all the fuss I had to take a look at the items at the.....
» 6/02/2006 3:52:12 PM Crabby, thanks for the expansion, I had missed the previous piece. I'm not sure it adds m.....
» 6/02/2006 3:13:24 PM valano, you don't say what is your native tongue, but I have no doubt that Esperanto is ea.....
» 6/02/2006 2:04:39 PM The popular image of the academic is someone whose knowledge is so totally remote from wha.....
» 6/02/2006 11:40:58 AM Martin, we have been down this path before. Simon Greenleaf starts his "testimony&quo.....
» 4/02/2006 7:21:37 AM Let's take one more look at the fundamentals. For the individual, there is little incenti.....
» 3/02/2006 6:09:53 PM Much as it would give an immense warm glow to the doe-eyed egalitarians if the world sudde.....
» 3/02/2006 4:31:42 PM Let me try again. ">>Tacitus Written in aprox AD 100, earliest copy made aprox.....
» 3/02/2006 11:52:45 AM This is by far the most illuminating thread on religious beliefs so far... way ahead of th.....
» 3/02/2006 11:12:43 AM With you all the way, anomie. The proponents of "it's a living language" school.....
» 2/02/2006 10:17:14 PM Sage, this cracked me up! >>Some of these articles at OLO are aperient so I say 'th.....
» 2/02/2006 4:34:48 PM After a couple of days of sober reflection, and having read the additional comments made h.....
» 2/02/2006 3:56:52 PM Coach, this is simply not an answer. >>how come we don't have one single, solitary .....
» 2/02/2006 10:49:12 AM Boaz, I'm not trying to disqualify anything here... >>I can only offer you the gosp.....
» 1/02/2006 4:53:34 PM >>A resourceful and innovative business like SACL is showing itself fully aware of t.....
» 1/02/2006 4:13:42 PM Articles on the Australian Rebublic are usually good for a chuckle or two, and this is no .....
» 1/02/2006 3:17:54 PM Boaz, even you have to accept that Josephus was not a contemporary of the Jesus you are at.....
» 31/01/2006 6:35:25 PM Oligarch, you delude yourself if you think that government has a beneficial effect on indu.....
» 31/01/2006 5:42:49 PM Val, with the greatest respect, your "three alternatives" are a product of evang.....
» 31/01/2006 11:47:07 AM coach, pretending to "sum up" by paraphrasing someone else's words is an old, ti.....
» 31/01/2006 11:16:47 AM Yes of course, fide mae. >>You obviously have been a keen history student. Japan an.....
» 31/01/2006 10:41:11 AM I always have problems with articles such as this. It is impossible to track back the two.....
» 29/01/2006 5:33:23 PM The US and Israeli reaction to the Hamas victory shows exactly how much they really believ.....
» 26/01/2006 5:09:42 PM tubley, you have decined to defend any of your wild assertions about winners and losers, I.....
» 25/01/2006 4:09:41 PM tubley, I missed responding to one of your sillier posts, very remiss of me. >>The .....
» 25/01/2006 1:45:24 PM Same old same old, edi and numbat. Verbal calisthenics, content-free. edi provides a myst.....
» 24/01/2006 11:21:38 PM Boaz, some explanations from you, please. "You have made the ultimate value judgemen.....
» 24/01/2006 5:24:51 PM I am somewhat disappointed that OLO still publishes the professor's sour musings. Not for .....
» 24/01/2006 5:03:19 PM Martin, I remain unconvinced. >>Faith is based on reasonable evidence. Read Othello.....
» 24/01/2006 9:36:43 AM tubley, there is no question that you are a deeply compassionate person, and you deserve r.....
» 24/01/2006 9:06:04 AM Col, I am in total agreement with most of your conclusions and arguments, but I fear you m.....
» 23/01/2006 10:06:10 AM jkenno, I know that your heart is in the right place, but I find it troubling that you emp.....
» 23/01/2006 9:38:31 AM Martin, Yabby, apologies for butting in on your conversation, but it is one of my favourit.....
» 23/01/2006 8:30:34 AM Boaz, I think Col has pretty well summed up the situation. You suggest that there are &quo.....
» 23/01/2006 7:22:15 AM There is one serious flaw in your thinking tubley. "It is a fact that the people giv.....
» 20/01/2006 8:11:59 AM tubley - what confusion! >>The world is a set of scales – the person next door is r.....
» 20/01/2006 1:47:14 AM That's classic, redneck. What a time to choose to lecture us about the lack of ethics in C.....
» 19/01/2006 1:57:37 PM What is it about this that is difficult to understand? In a free economy, consumers will c.....
» 18/01/2006 4:55:03 PM China has just overtaken the UK to become the world's fourth largest economy at around 2.1.....
» 18/01/2006 11:52:22 AM Boaz, I have of late held back from continuing to remark upon the dangerous course you hav.....
» 17/01/2006 6:28:22 PM When I saw Flannery's response to the Lovelock's article, I laughed out loud. Of course we.....
» 17/01/2006 2:58:19 PM Whichever way you cut it, this is a fundamentally dishonest article. Dr Santamaria, in th.....
» 17/01/2006 2:21:43 PM What an extraordinary article. As combative in its way as anything we have seen here, and .....
» 17/01/2006 11:53:34 AM This thread assumes that a university education is in some way important to the country, b.....
» 17/01/2006 8:58:08 AM I just love these articles where somebody (usually a nobody) sounds off about what a sover.....
» 6/01/2006 11:34:38 AM Steel, I understand where you are coming from, but I still question whether it is evidence.....
» 5/01/2006 2:14:06 PM Do I detect a threat, Realist? >>Dont cross the line, you have crossed the line .......
» 5/01/2006 1:44:12 PM Er.... McCarthy? I haven't seen the movie, but to the best of my recollection the McCarth.....
» 5/01/2006 1:23:07 PM Oh no it isn't! >>...rather than with the “s” that is the proud remnant of this cou.....
» 5/01/2006 10:51:22 AM Fair point, Chek. A well-developed, democratic system that over time has established an u.....
» 5/01/2006 10:32:55 AM Wendy, there's no point in responding to Realist - he is a 24 year-old Real Estate agent f.....
» 4/01/2006 9:23:56 AM It would seem that we are in reasonably close agreement on this after all, we just read th.....
» 3/01/2006 3:44:34 PM I find it unsurprising that the Flintstones idolise people like Packer, an antisocial bull.....
» 3/01/2006 8:41:27 AM JR, believe me that I will not be disappointed to see some solid and meaningful justificat.....
» 1/01/2006 10:35:34 PM I remain unconvinced. As I see it, in the rape case there was a specific "wrong".....
» 1/01/2006 2:50:18 PM Good try, Danny, but not entirely convincing. The Jane Doe concerned was awarded damages .....
» 30/12/2005 7:13:23 PM Surely the underlying issue is whether no-win, no-fee engagements are in any way ethical. .....
» 30/12/2005 1:36:16 PM Read your piece in yourdemocracy.net.au, JR, and found it pretty empty as well. While Mirk.....
» 30/12/2005 1:17:38 PM Shonga, I have to disagree with you when you say about Col "providing we stayed away .....
» 28/12/2005 9:55:02 AM Steel, at some point, theory needs to meet practice. >>While laws in Australia may .....
» 28/12/2005 9:35:17 AM Folk in glass houses, Col, should be very, very careful when handling stones. It is clear.....
» 27/12/2005 6:57:06 PM Col >>Oh you obviously do not know who I am<< Should I?.....
» 25/12/2005 10:13:24 PM Col, I honestly didn't expect you to understand, but I thought it might be worth a shot. .....
» 24/12/2005 9:53:10 AM >>So the overwhelming opinion of posters here are around 80% think Barnes is a scumb.....
» 23/12/2005 11:34:16 AM DLC, even the "natural law principles" enshrined in the US Bill of Rights have b.....
» 23/12/2005 10:56:20 AM If it was a troll, Greg, it was a bloody good one! The problem with many of the responses.....
» 23/12/2005 10:14:37 AM >>Asking whether someone has benefitted from fundamental human rights laws is like a.....
» 22/12/2005 5:41:59 PM Just as a matter of information, can anyone identify a beneficiary of a Bill of Rights, an.....
» 22/12/2005 7:53:02 AM Shonga, if you were an economist, what would you do? Take the high ground, and point out t.....
» 21/12/2005 11:05:23 AM Industrial relations law, I suspect, has little real impact on what happens in the workfor.....
» 20/12/2005 11:19:53 AM Boaz, thanks for your advice on how I should conduct research on the web. The book of Ruth.....
» 19/12/2005 8:25:58 AM "Selective identification", Boaz, is the essence of my concerns about your appro.....
» 17/12/2005 9:24:18 AM >> Most of the posts so far have been merely degrading him as a person rather than e.....
» 17/12/2005 9:04:56 AM I guess one of the things I don't understand Boaz is how you can quite happily - despite b.....
» 16/12/2005 4:54:21 PM Cromwell, eh? An interesting choice of hero, Boaz. "From Dublin Cromwell marched nor.....
» 16/12/2005 8:15:41 AM Another content-free contribution from the Flint/Stone team of cartoon characters. The he.....
» 15/12/2005 10:04:26 AM >>2night I'm meeting with the former director of Defense Signals Directorate, I'm su.....
» 15/12/2005 6:35:43 AM >>you are British !, you have not been here long enough to know just how ‘serious’ t.....
» 14/12/2005 7:15:54 AM Now that you mention it, Boaz... >>Have you ever known of Bra boys or even HELLS AN.....
» 13/12/2005 7:49:28 AM >>but I assume 'Pericles' is referring to China<< Perhaps, but the example of.....
» 12/12/2005 4:43:53 PM Amen to "[i]ssues like this will develop children's cynicism". The problem is go.....
» 12/12/2005 3:58:57 PM >>Mr Swan is exactly right, and he's saying (in his own words) exactly what I did.&l.....
» 12/12/2005 1:56:53 PM When oh when, Boaz, will you get it into your head that your comments and observations are.....
» 12/12/2005 7:52:31 AM Glen, I'm glad you take delight in the fact that a report written for the government agree.....
» 12/12/2005 7:37:01 AM Boaz, it is with some sorrow that I have to point out that you must shoulder some of the r.....
» 8/12/2005 6:29:48 PM I thought the article started off brilliantly, substituting the word "competition&quo.....
» 8/12/2005 4:02:04 PM >>Sorry mate – you lose<< Coach, I'm only surprised you didn't add "So N.....
» 8/12/2005 10:34:32 AM Your vivid imagination will no doubt serve you well in your professional life Realist, but.....
» 8/12/2005 8:30:23 AM Realist, >>Not interested in tit for tat<<, me neither. The reason I keep resp.....
» 7/12/2005 8:19:49 AM I have tried to stay out of this particular thread, as my mother taught me that if I could.....
» 6/12/2005 4:09:55 PM Realist, it is very un-Australian to big-note yourself in this way, and you do yourself an.....
» 6/12/2005 8:59:22 AM The protected status of Banks in this country has been an issue for me for a number of yea.....
» 5/12/2005 4:53:41 PM >>Duralex rex est rex- Bad law is a law anyway.<< Not trying to be picky, but.....
» 5/12/2005 4:08:04 PM Welcome back from the sin bin, Realist. It has obviously improved your temper, if not your.....
» 2/12/2005 1:21:09 PM Steady on Realist old chap, there's no need to go overboard here. The first of the three R.....
» 30/11/2005 12:25:22 PM These discussions are one of the reasons I made sure my three children all were able to re.....
» 30/11/2005 12:10:33 PM Nothing to see here, move along. Religions have been extracting money from the faithful s.....
» 29/11/2005 4:28:38 PM Professor, to sheet the blame for the current unrest in France on the fact they are a repu.....
» 28/11/2005 12:53:44 PM DL, my point is not that the ACS is doing anything dishonest or devious, instead merely pe.....
» 25/11/2005 3:50:54 PM Come now Mr Latimer, the longer we live, the more experience we bring to bear on issues. T.....
» 25/11/2005 8:44:33 AM >>What we have is a POLICE STATE<< Gerrit, which part of this do you have a p.....
» 24/11/2005 2:15:03 PM I should have done my homework. It appears you are "a 35 year old computer consultant.....
» 24/11/2005 9:07:26 AM >>Sorry Pericles, I am incredulous!<< Please don't feel that you need to apol.....
» 23/11/2005 9:37:10 AM >>What I said before clearly did not sink in<< Well, Mr Latimer, perhaps that.....
» 22/11/2005 4:05:51 PM It is one of the more interesting aspects of twenty-first century living that we so willin.....
» 11/11/2005 5:18:28 PM I see the example that David Latimer provides as key to this issue. >>An analogy f.....
» 10/11/2005 11:33:19 AM As someone who has been in the "ICT" business for some thirty-odd years, it has .....
» 10/11/2005 8:55:23 AM Boaz, the historical perspective of these particular IRA bombings is that it was predomina.....
» 9/11/2005 8:44:49 AM Boaz, let me see if I can phrase my point better. I lived for most of the seventies in th.....
» 8/11/2005 5:08:36 PM Boaz, bringing the current riots in Europe into the argument isn't quite the final word th.....
» 7/11/2005 9:21:39 PM Boaz, as you are very well aware, I'm not trying to be tricksy here, just focussing attent.....
» 7/11/2005 4:42:11 PM Grey/Alan Grey, I think we can agree on this. >>There seems to be little point in c.....
» 7/11/2005 4:19:21 PM Leanne's article seems to me to be a straightforward series of observations about an inter.....
» 7/11/2005 3:00:49 PM Predictable stuff. Post after post suggesting we close our doors to nasty furriners, and i.....
» 7/11/2005 10:21:33 AM Grey/Alan Grey Have you cast aside your previous nym? If so, why? Is it so that you can a.....
» 3/11/2005 6:46:45 PM Grey/Alan Grey (have you decided which you would like to be yet?) Now I know I'm right. Y.....
» 3/11/2005 11:20:55 AM Grey/Alan Grey, your "argumment" is that creationists, who believe the literal d.....
» 2/11/2005 7:32:02 AM About ten years ago I went to Taipei on business, with only the world press as my guide to.....
» 1/11/2005 9:30:24 PM Kay, if you haven't changed your set-up for five years, you are one of the lucky ones - mo.....
» 1/11/2005 3:20:07 PM Grey/Alan Grey, you are clutching at straws. >>I am not unilaterally deciding. I ha.....
» 31/10/2005 9:37:12 PM Perhaps I can help, Kay. Microsoft makes its money from two major sources: the operating .....
» 31/10/2005 6:11:05 PM The main concern is the economic power that is in the hands of an organization that owns t.....
» 31/10/2005 5:48:39 PM I normally avoid scoffing at other people's beliefs out of basic politeness, but this from.....
» 31/10/2005 5:17:19 PM I guess this is the sort of problem we should be concerned about. http://gizmonaut.net/bi.....
» 31/10/2005 8:30:02 AM It still isn't clear to me how these new laws will protect us against terrorism. Leaving a.....
» 30/10/2005 2:19:13 PM Well, "Alan Grey", welcome to the discussion. I assume you are taking up the cud.....
» 28/10/2005 4:44:50 PM Nice piece Mr Bozic, but I predict it will fall - in both its message and its analysis - o.....
» 28/10/2005 3:01:58 PM >>Color me dense, but I do not understand your point. Can you rephrase or expand to .....
» 28/10/2005 12:16:09 PM [snort] Grey, you cannot be serious! >>'Actually kenny, over 80% of the american po.....
» 25/10/2005 10:06:58 PM Grey, I can see you are not taking this seriously. Me: "What is your source for this.....
» 25/10/2005 8:40:23 AM D'you know Boaz, it has always fascinated me that: "And no one said what he had was .....
» 24/10/2005 5:57:39 PM I still haven't figured out exactly - or even approximately - what aspects of the new legi.....
» 24/10/2005 4:59:21 PM Grey, my apologies if you have already provided this, but this is a long thread to wade th.....
» 24/10/2005 3:17:16 PM Boaz, I know from your posts that your business is in the thick of this battle, so I'm hap.....
» 24/10/2005 12:52:44 PM There is a very short fuse in operation here. This country has done very well over the pa.....
» 18/10/2005 6:29:38 PM You say that... >>...claims for damages by copyright holders have not, generally, b.....
» 13/10/2005 5:28:15 PM In the government paper you referred me to, Col, it clearly states: "The Government .....
» 13/10/2005 11:01:13 AM Boaz, it isn't so much the logic, it's the consistency. You regularly excuse the evil act.....
» 12/10/2005 12:23:54 PM Col, now you are getting silly. >>"As for your MP3 - you can playback selected.....
» 12/10/2005 12:09:05 PM Kartiya, I saw that programme. What went though my head though was that the success of th.....
» 12/10/2005 11:50:55 AM Alchemist, spot on. Unfortunately it will take many years before the general public can g.....
» 11/10/2005 5:40:58 PM You astound me, Boaz, honest you do. Did you say this with a straight face, I wonder, or a.....
» 11/10/2005 5:18:33 PM A far more valuable contribution that Microsoft could make to increase our free time would.....
» 10/10/2005 12:58:19 PM You possess the remarkable talent, Boaz, to leave me even more confused as to your positio.....
» 10/10/2005 12:32:28 PM Gee, it's tough trying to introduce you to the excitement and volatility that is real life.....
» 10/10/2005 9:06:38 AM >>The system does work, it is just you disagree with the system.<< Glib. Let.....
» 10/10/2005 8:49:39 AM And thank you, All-, for a civilized and readable reply. There are still some disconnects.....
» 10/10/2005 8:23:48 AM Please understand my continuing cynicism Boaz. You state that "...the source was ABC .....
» 9/10/2005 12:19:32 AM >>FYI I got it from a news commentary that very day.<< Care to mention the so.....
» 8/10/2005 10:16:02 AM Boaz, sometimes I wonder where you get this stuff from. >>Turkish muslims generally.....
» 8/10/2005 9:14:15 AM All-, I think your disguise is slipping. Fewer than half your usual complement of spelling.....
» 7/10/2005 11:06:00 AM Col, you are still avoiding the question. I asked "what am I buying" and you tel.....
» 7/10/2005 10:45:04 AM An interesting article on an interesting subject, but the comments so far indicate that it.....
» 6/10/2005 3:44:53 PM It isn't entirely clear what your selection of statistics is designed to prove Matthew S.,.....
» 6/10/2005 3:04:56 PM Er... haven't we been here before? Can anyone remember..... SARS? Weren't we told exactl.....
» 6/10/2005 8:47:11 AM >>And notice, too, Redneck, that Pericles, who initiated a discussion with myself, h.....
» 6/10/2005 8:20:33 AM We are seeing some strange ideas on what constitute our "rights", which probably.....
» 5/10/2005 5:29:27 PM My my, the sneering brigade are out in force today. Forget your pet peeves for a moment, .....
» 5/10/2005 2:30:50 PM All-, I am becoming convinced that you are in reality the figment of someone's imagination.....
» 5/10/2005 1:57:44 PM Col, you are making a lot of harrumphing noises about scruffy flea bags, but are avoiding .....
» 4/10/2005 10:38:14 AM The question I'd like the record companies to answer is "what, exactly, are you selli.....
» 4/10/2005 10:13:03 AM >>Has anybody else noted that those opposed to multiculturalism have decidely won th.....
» 1/10/2005 6:31:02 PM Skippy, thanks for taking the trouble to refer to my post on this issue. I had a problem u.....
» 30/09/2005 11:16:12 AM >>The sort of reform measures leading to small government are a long way off, but as.....
» 29/09/2005 5:07:42 PM >>I don't think we need revolution, just a move towards smaller government and a rel.....
» 28/09/2005 3:49:25 PM Amazing. Try saying this out loud while keeping a straight face. "Organised social a.....
» 28/09/2005 12:48:24 PM One of the easiest aspects of writing articles such as this is identifying the problem. On.....
» 28/09/2005 12:10:04 PM I still find some of your contributions fascinating Boaz, if only in the same way I find f.....
» 26/09/2005 5:12:13 PM Surely the most logical and fair thing to do would be to eliminate all taxpayer funding of.....
» 26/09/2005 3:29:03 PM "ANOTHER CLOSED MIND!" Philo, please. Capital letters are very poor form, akin .....
» 22/09/2005 9:49:27 AM You cynics might be surprised, a Bill of Rights could be closer than you think. Apparentl.....
» 22/09/2005 9:21:32 AM How apt that DavidJS invokes the spirit of Margaret Thatcher as evidence that "societ.....
» 21/09/2005 9:56:08 AM I've done my dash here too, David. Peter made a perfectly valid point on why ID is not a.....
» 21/09/2005 9:37:48 AM Strange how folks are still repeating the error that Helen brought to our attention - with.....
» 20/09/2005 5:31:56 PM I have a major problem with this article. "...technology is now so potent and pervas.....
» 19/09/2005 1:35:16 PM Not sure Duane Gish is a great example for you to bring up at this point Boaz, except as a.....
» 19/09/2005 10:09:13 AM Christian, my point was that you are looking at the problem - and I acknowledge it is a pr.....
» 16/09/2005 6:58:04 PM Hey sneekepeete, >>Look to the latest; an American teacher and activist was deporte.....
» 16/09/2005 6:25:45 PM >>Put simply, Australia’s low birth rate is an example of market failure: market fai.....
» 16/09/2005 5:47:36 PM Don't be too hard on the guy - don't forget, he didn't actually write this stuff, it was p.....
» 14/09/2005 3:15:29 PM Silly me not to realise that this article was not about ID at all, instead just an excuse .....
» 13/09/2005 5:23:22 PM Now Grey, just saying "rubbish" and "nonsense" isn't going to cut any .....
» 13/09/2005 9:51:07 AM My my, this is fun. Boaz, >>The classic example is that of Rudolph Bultman eminent.....
» 13/09/2005 9:07:23 AM Hardly, Boaz. >>[we have established] "[t]here is more hot air being generated.....
» 11/09/2005 2:54:55 PM >>Scripture itself tells us that the created order speaks of its Creator<< We.....
» 10/09/2005 5:03:54 PM >>Of course, if Anthony Flew thinks there is evidence for intelligent design, maybe .....
» 9/09/2005 5:21:15 PM Fascinating. Such a cogent and intelligible set of arguments against creationism and inte.....
» 9/09/2005 9:00:02 AM If it wasn't bad enough having a religio-philosophical debate on the topic, now we have La.....
» 7/09/2005 11:25:37 AM Sorry to hear of your 'flu symptoms, I'm just recovering from a bout myself. To be fair, .....
» 7/09/2005 8:46:42 AM Let's just agree to call it "the confusion of Boaz" >>what I offer and e.....
» 7/09/2005 8:21:14 AM Fuzzman, you nearly got it right, only you missed the punchline (remember, this came from .....
» 6/09/2005 12:33:25 PM Attagirl Helen! Ecrasez l'infame! But seriously, even if we ignore the unforgiveable lazi.....
» 6/09/2005 10:03:26 AM Boaz, every so often you should take your own advice, and apply it rigorously to your own .....
» 6/09/2005 9:03:43 AM I guess it doesn't come more simple than that, mykah. In fact, this has been the cry for .....
» 5/09/2005 12:02:09 PM Boaz, at the (severe) risk of invoking Godwin's Law, I should like to make a small point a.....
» 4/09/2005 6:42:39 PM >>I repeatedly use the 'phrase' because it is educational to the ignorant mind to be.....
» 3/09/2005 7:01:46 PM Sorry to disappoint you Boaz, but "irreducible complexity" is not evidence, it i.....
» 2/09/2005 7:14:53 PM >>At the end of the day most of us, whether we admit it or not, want the government .....
» 2/09/2005 6:01:47 PM I have no particular "position on drugs" although I choose not to use them, havi.....
» 2/09/2005 5:41:55 PM You must understand, borofkin, that the Americans are our very bestest friends. We have a .....
» 2/09/2005 5:21:58 PM The fundamental misconception here was that Howard had a clear purpose when he set up the .....
» 2/09/2005 11:19:35 AM ID proponents have set up their straw man (Darwin) and are intent on beating his theories .....
» 1/09/2005 1:17:29 PM Hear hear, Trinity. >>How on earth does the speed of technological change justify s.....
» 1/09/2005 10:04:30 AM Thanks for the clarification Susan, which explains much of Ms Novak's somewhat compartment.....
» 31/08/2005 9:33:32 AM You might notice a quite remarkable consistency of views being expressed here, Julie. Some.....
» 30/08/2005 11:44:57 AM Before leaping into the perceived success or failure of the UK OFSTED system to achieve it.....
» 30/08/2005 10:32:03 AM Boaz, did you actually read the article in question? The situation is not one that ".....
» 30/08/2005 10:11:00 AM To the contrary, Peter. >>"Under your rules of engagement we could not have a .....
» 29/08/2005 7:28:39 PM Think again, Peter. >>It is like saying, “but that is just your opinion”<< N.....
» 25/08/2005 7:21:47 PM Boaz >>You’re asking me to ACtually develop policy. (cringe)<< [patiently] N.....
» 25/08/2005 12:50:44 PM A bit simplistic, Mr Goodenough. The fact that Sharon demanded no quid pro quo is an unu.....
» 25/08/2005 9:07:23 AM Nice phrase "the journey of a thousands kilometers starts by getting up off your arse.....
» 25/08/2005 8:39:18 AM Boaz >>Sooo.. have my emails been REACHING you.... ?<< No. >>RESEARCH.....
» 24/08/2005 9:11:08 AM Boaz, with the greatest respect, you have avoided addressing any of the points I raised. T.....
» 24/08/2005 8:26:27 AM I wonder how many of you have read the article in the current issue of The Economist, comp.....
» 23/08/2005 6:47:25 PM My post was as much about "how", Boaz, as about "what". Even assumin.....
» 23/08/2005 12:03:37 PM Cannot argue with the Economics 101 aspect, nor can I argue with the underlying "the .....
» 23/08/2005 8:22:42 AM Boaz, you have mentioned "policy" a couple of times as a cure for this multicult.....
» 22/08/2005 11:35:49 AM Meredith, you make a good point. >>"Last year SA, Victoria, legislated against.....
» 22/08/2005 9:48:38 AM In fact, having looked again, I am even more adamant that what we have here is a lazy set .....
» 22/08/2005 12:26:44 AM Rossco, as I pointed out before, I have an entirely open mind on this issue. I am not part.....
» 19/08/2005 10:11:42 AM That's a pretty weak sidestep bozzie. To suddenly decide that the word "profit" .....
» 19/08/2005 9:50:59 AM Sorry Rossco, that's a cop-out. The article makes too many assumptions for it to have cre.....
» 18/08/2005 3:12:29 PM Kenny, I asked "to whom is it a weakness?" and you replied "It’s a weakness.....
» 18/08/2005 11:38:05 AM >>Jeremy Tager argues there is a body of scientific work which raises concerns about.....
» 18/08/2005 9:22:22 AM Bozzie, surely you jest. "Get out of the way and let that which has taken us from th.....
» 17/08/2005 9:12:36 AM If at first you don't succeed. "Most governments can't even get their trains to run .....
» 16/08/2005 7:09:52 PM I may not have made my point clearly enough Faustino. You argue that it is the magic of &.....
» 16/08/2005 3:49:08 PM Not necessarily, Brazuca, not necessarily. "But everyone, regardless of whether he r.....
» 15/08/2005 9:45:15 PM Faustino, you are simply underlining my point. "It was not customer-focussed, and wa.....
» 15/08/2005 4:59:09 PM A very good friend of mine has a doormat outside her front door that says "Oh no, not.....
» 15/08/2005 4:10:59 PM Yep, this is all about keeping a bunch of folk wrapped tightly in their warm-and-fuzzies. .....
» 15/08/2005 3:27:01 PM Another apologist for the "capitalism is [without exception] good for you" briga.....
» 15/08/2005 1:03:00 PM Kenny, "Basically the main one (strength/weakness) is leverage of intellectual prope.....
» 14/08/2005 5:39:48 PM Philo, what's with the Mugabe essay? I presume, given your previous posts ("[i]t is.....
» 13/08/2005 9:46:35 PM Boaz, this simply won't do. >>I don't see the need for the pedantry I think people .....
» 11/08/2005 6:59:53 PM Boaz, you make the odd delightful slip. "I want nothing more than my democratic righ.....
» 11/08/2005 5:55:06 PM Makes perfect sense to me. "Politics" is now a career, not a calling. That polit.....
» 9/08/2005 3:54:01 PM Agendas. Doncha hate 'em? Aramis1 thinks Peter Saunders has one, but I suspect that Aramis.....
» 9/08/2005 3:23:40 PM It is a fascinating reflection on the existence and conduct of this forum that we can be h.....
» 9/08/2005 2:31:19 PM It is good to see the open-source story becoming "mainstream", with non-geeks st.....
» 5/08/2005 8:57:22 AM >>Judging Islam by Al Quaeda is like judging Roman Catholicism by the IRA<< T.....
» 4/08/2005 10:30:28 PM The things people say. "...demographic changes in the past fifty years(ABS figures h.....
» 4/08/2005 10:51:00 AM Boaz, I strongly recommend that you read "My Life", the autobiography of Sir Osw.....
» 3/08/2005 12:20:39 PM Graham, don't be so defensive - I absolutely agree with the concept of voluntary anonymity.....
» 3/08/2005 12:04:03 PM I'm particularly intrigued by the fragrant professor's use of the word "elite", .....
» 3/08/2005 9:56:48 AM I am sure that John Stone is extremely happy with the rabid right-wing responses to his ar.....
» 3/08/2005 12:15:30 AM Not good enough. You still haven't addressed the question why would anyone need a "un.....
» 2/08/2005 12:18:08 PM Sadly, Dr Cox, this is an excellent technical solution to what is essentially a political .....
» 1/08/2005 12:00:21 PM I sometimes wonder whether the US is a good or a bad example to use in the multiculturism .....
» 1/08/2005 11:02:30 AM e-democracy will only ever be a theory until we find a way to identify - properly - everyo.....
» 28/07/2005 5:29:01 PM Grey, I find it amazing that a person of your intellect cannot spell bigoted or epitome, b.....
» 28/07/2005 4:05:35 PM Boaz, I notice that you haven't responded to Rhian's question. "Do you regard yourse.....
» 28/07/2005 12:47:28 PM If you find decapitating Medusa is better than sex, Perseus, you are in serious need of a .....
» 27/07/2005 4:32:52 PM Always pleased to find a fellow seeker-after-truth, Perseus, but as far as I can discover .....
» 27/07/2005 4:08:52 PM OK, says Grey, don't like where this is heading, time for the strawman. >>"Es.....
» 26/07/2005 12:38:53 PM Mr Stone inveighs against "official multiculturalism", but if the first/best exa.....
» 26/07/2005 12:03:56 PM What neither the article nor your post illuminates, Perseus, is a) what exactly constitute.....
» 26/07/2005 9:45:30 AM Well stripe me pink and call me Shirley, I've misjudged Boaz. He wasn't the only one who .....
» 25/07/2005 3:19:08 PM Boaz, I think you may have missed the entire point of the article. It refers to Muslims on.....
» 25/07/2005 3:09:52 PM My first problem with the article is the concept of "congestion cost". The repor.....
» 20/07/2005 9:03:37 AM Given the number of times it is referred to by Boaz, I think it is about time we took a cl.....
» 19/07/2005 4:33:18 PM Perseus, sarcasm doesn't hide the transparency of your argument. >>Your quote from .....
» 19/07/2005 2:31:47 PM There is another aspect that is readily overlooked in these debates, and that is the ".....
» 19/07/2005 12:18:31 PM Bless you, Philo, for the elegant pretence that you misunderstood my post. I suspect you o.....
» 18/07/2005 4:34:56 PM Perseus, you lost me as soon as you mentioned Sun Tzu. Chapter Six of my version says, qu.....
» 18/07/2005 1:12:18 PM There's a perspective problem here. Arjay, do you not see the inherent contradiction in p.....
» 18/07/2005 10:45:00 AM Philo, you couldn't be more wrong. >>I am assuming that you want us all to bow to y.....
» 17/07/2005 5:52:28 PM That was a quick about-face, TonyR. You seem to agree with me all of a sudden. >>Th.....
» 17/07/2005 2:19:18 PM It is easy to lose sight of the real issues where religion is involved. Alex Milner tried .....
» 15/07/2005 6:19:15 PM Boaz, for a moment I felt as though I might agree with your position on this, until I real.....
» 15/07/2005 5:50:41 PM Today's headline in The Australian: Howard reconsiders ID Cards. Using fear to gain abstr.....
» 15/07/2005 11:26:50 AM With respect TonyR, I think your concepts of "international trade regulations" a.....
» 13/07/2005 6:13:28 PM >> simply to "feed" the ego of a rich customer. It seems to me that destru.....
» 13/07/2005 10:03:39 AM Living as I do with a dyed-in-the-wool vegetarian, to whom the culling of any living creat.....
» 13/07/2005 9:31:26 AM Tim, your follow-up posts sound as though you are a little exasperated with your audience......
» 12/07/2005 4:45:57 PM I take your point Boaz, but I do think you are stretching the cap a little in order to mak.....
» 12/07/2005 4:24:43 PM I'm not terribly surprised that there hasn't been a rush of comments for Mr Tanner to enjo.....
» 12/07/2005 10:00:05 AM Xena, I appreciate your point, but being realistic is not necessarily being defeatist, alt.....
» 11/07/2005 5:38:57 PM Very little has been said about whether we should in fact "encourage our neighbours t.....
» 11/07/2005 11:34:27 AM Fair crack of the whip Grey. >>I find it amazing that people think legality is dec.....
» 10/07/2005 3:19:50 PM Forget the income gap for a moment, and let's consider the impact on the small businessman.....
» 10/07/2005 3:09:52 PM Er, your arguments are a little sophisticated for this thread, dunart. As I said before, i.....
» 10/07/2005 1:59:36 PM Soren, it is not clear what was your motivation for writing this piece, but it does little.....
» 9/07/2005 10:35:17 AM Here we go, yet again. >>you selectively quoted that post, and deliberately cut out.....
» 8/07/2005 1:11:50 PM Let's stick with this protectionism for a moment, since the generally accepted version - o.....
» 8/07/2005 12:53:48 PM You should know by now Boaz that there is no point *sighing* at me, nor in belittling my c.....
» 6/07/2005 3:31:13 PM Let's be clear, there is absolutely no direct link between a transport service's efficienc.....
» 6/07/2005 3:03:10 PM All the comments on my contribution seem to read it as supporting the proposed legislation.....
» 5/07/2005 6:00:56 PM Aslan, the hypocrisy with which you approach contributing to this forum takes my breath aw.....
» 5/07/2005 3:40:38 PM What needs to be carefully thought through here is what, exactly, do we want our Governmen.....
» 5/07/2005 3:16:44 PM It is clear that very few contributors have actually ever started a business. Which is pos.....
» 5/07/2005 2:25:33 PM R0bert, the thread has died down a bit since I last looked, but I thought I had better cla.....
» 1/07/2005 2:57:55 PM Aslan, you are scraping the bottom of the barrel here aren't you. "You intentionally.....
» 1/07/2005 9:48:03 AM There has never yet been a Bill of Rights that does anything more than a) keep lawyers in .....
» 30/06/2005 4:58:41 PM Bill of Rights? I don't think it would make a blind bit of difference. Have a look at the .....
» 30/06/2005 3:36:51 PM It is perhaps a little sad that we (collectively in this forum) cannot enjoy the simple ob.....
» 30/06/2005 2:32:29 PM OK Swilkie, I'll bite. What do the Siloists believe to be the answer to world poverty and .....
» 30/06/2005 1:53:18 PM Aslan, do keep up. "What the...? Where on earth did you dream up that completely war.....
» 29/06/2005 3:12:37 PM Nice try Aslan 'It's hard talking to someone who can't tell the difference between ".....
» 28/06/2005 3:23:02 PM Brett, I think you have tapped a vein here. "Australian society, sadly, is not free .....
» 28/06/2005 12:40:38 PM Ash, failing to prove a negative does not itself validate a positive, as I am sure you rea.....
» 27/06/2005 4:13:55 PM As I suspected, this discussion has absolutely nowhere to go. What is sad is the complete .....
» 27/06/2005 3:35:36 PM Still at it Aslan, I see, and as devious as ever. Tell me, is your sentence... "If .....
» 24/06/2005 8:23:46 AM Actually Aslan, I will give up on this thread, it is becoming repetitive. You will keep on.....
» 24/06/2005 12:07:08 AM Only to be expected, I suppose, that you choose to change alter history rather than admit .....
» 23/06/2005 9:00:33 AM Whoa there Philo, please don't fall into the habit of reading meaning into my posts that i.....
» 22/06/2005 9:17:36 AM Let's be clear about this - we've had it pretty good, compared to most of the rest of the .....
» 21/06/2005 4:15:25 PM You just don't give up, do you Aslan? >>Oliver "clarified" on June 10 (da.....
» 21/06/2005 3:35:51 PM With the greatest respect, Neohuman, because I know you are sincere in your beliefs, I thi.....
» 21/06/2005 12:57:37 PM Good piece. But I suspect the reason we are not already a republic is not because the majo.....
» 21/06/2005 10:23:40 AM Thanks for the post lil_e, which - apart from anything else - supports my own view that th.....
» 20/06/2005 11:40:42 AM Yet another difference of opinion here, Aslan. >>As far as putting your position fo.....
» 20/06/2005 11:08:48 AM >>My point is WMDs are not relevant to balance of power when the likely use scenario.....
» 18/06/2005 10:47:59 AM Ay, there's the rub. "The only win in a nuclear game is not to play. Collective cons.....
» 18/06/2005 10:37:18 AM I must just be lucky, I guess. All the teachers at my son's (public) school are normal, in.....
» 18/06/2005 9:43:40 AM Aslan, pointless as it may be, I have to take issue with you on this. "Like Pericles.....
» 17/06/2005 6:12:48 PM This entire discussion appears to pre-suppose that it is possible to legislate fairly for .....
» 17/06/2005 2:57:00 PM I looked very hard in Senator Harradine's piece for a cogent reason why he is so against t.....
» 16/06/2005 11:52:52 PM Aslan, stop grabbing at semantic straws, stand up straight, look at yourself in the mirror.....
» 15/06/2005 1:45:31 PM "At this point, I wish only to point out a contradiction in Saunders article, or rath.....
» 14/06/2005 11:32:55 AM Arjay, your reference book (almanack?) may be a little out of date. "Our economy onl.....
» 14/06/2005 10:36:00 AM Aslan, you should be a politician, managing to avoid the real question by substituting ano.....
» 10/06/2005 12:33:18 PM Thanks Oliver for helping clear up the Aslan "believe it, or not" debate. It sup.....
» 10/06/2005 12:12:13 PM Nice piece Helen. The Queen is roughly that same age as my mother, through whom I can det.....
» 10/06/2005 11:45:45 AM It may well be a poorly argued piece, FrankGol, but your picking on one aspect of it does .....
» 9/06/2005 8:19:45 PM Sorry Aslan, you are not going to dodge this particular bullet. You have a very shifty wa.....
» 9/06/2005 11:53:04 AM Aslan, first rule of finding yourself in a hole is - stop digging. >>But if you bot.....
» 7/06/2005 5:18:32 PM Audrey, I absolutely agree that we have strayed a long way from being in harmony with the .....
» 7/06/2005 2:43:17 PM Very occasionally, debates such as these give rise to comments that need to be separately .....
» 7/06/2005 2:19:54 PM What is always missing from these free-flowing debates on our environment is some form of .....
» 7/06/2005 12:46:58 PM Aslan, you are clutching at straws here. Your "new" syllogism doesn't hold water.....
» 6/06/2005 2:25:47 PM A brave piece, Ms Marohasy. Quoting Darwin in evidence for a rational approach to anything.....
» 6/06/2005 12:48:31 PM Aslan, I am a litle surprised that no-one has yet challenged your "syllogism". .....
» 6/06/2005 12:15:19 PM Thank you, stopit, for a stunningly apt assessment of Peter's argument. You managed brilli.....
» 2/06/2005 10:55:57 AM I cannot agree, Peter, with any of your arguments. You start with the bland assertion tha.....
» 10/05/2005 7:19:26 PM >>Why not blame Australia or any other country for not.....etc.<< It is a nea.....
» 10/05/2005 1:08:01 PM There's a whole lot of "not listening, not listening" going on here, with or wit.....
» 9/05/2005 10:18:10 AM It is all very well to say "if you don't like it, go elsewhere", but there is a .....
» 9/05/2005 9:23:41 AM A fascinating point of view, Braz, and most illuminating. "...failing any of these, .....
» 6/05/2005 2:49:44 PM Kris, it is a little difficult to work out whether you are deliberately misunderstanding t.....
» 6/05/2005 9:05:56 AM Not sure I agree with you on the moral/ethical split. In my view, morals are about a perso.....
» 5/05/2005 7:29:58 PM Appreciate the response Kris. I come from the opposite end of the spectrum, I'm afraid, in.....
» 5/05/2005 4:58:40 PM Well said TimM. There seems to be a tendency on this board to allocate to the school syste.....
» 5/05/2005 10:34:13 AM There is some interesting consistency in the responses here, but I am not at all sure the .....
» 5/05/2005 10:12:16 AM Statistics are wonderfully adaptable aren't they? I'm not disputing any of them, but I'd a.....
» 4/05/2005 5:12:38 PM I think the most startling aspect of Blair's Britain has been the fact that he has managed.....
» 4/05/2005 4:47:24 PM I recall in the early eighties sitting next to an advertising "creative" person .....
» 3/05/2005 11:41:02 PM I have to hand it to you slumlord, you have a nicely devious way of arguing your corner. .....
» 3/05/2005 10:52:36 PM While I agree with the thrust of the article, I don't think we should go overboard. Planiu.....
» 2/05/2005 5:54:39 PM "If the Catholic Church believes that there is a transcedent morality(I'm not asking .....
» 2/05/2005 11:08:06 AM Braz, with the greatest respect, repetition - even constant repetition using exactly the s.....
» 1/05/2005 12:58:09 PM Brazuca, it is becoming aggravating that "Brazuca's Perpetual Conundrum" tends t.....
» 27/04/2005 10:22:38 AM slumlord - I told you we were making progress here. Thanks for the history, and I sense th.....
» 26/04/2005 10:59:08 PM Col, not sure why you brought public transport into the mix here, it is a totally differen.....
» 26/04/2005 10:36:35 PM On the contrary, slumlord, I think this discussion is moving along quite nicely. You say .....
» 26/04/2005 6:09:49 PM This is one of the most fascinating political topics on the planet today, and thanks to Ri.....
» 26/04/2005 1:21:07 PM Mr Turnbull raises a key issue: "Every aspect of Government policy, be it tax, welfa.....
» 26/04/2005 9:34:15 AM slumlord, you are still 'way off target. "You have a humanistic view which sees deat.....
» 25/04/2005 1:39:05 PM In his timely article in Friday's Fin Review, Dennis Glover reminds us that the words &qu.....
» 25/04/2005 1:13:12 PM Thanks for clarifying your position Brownie, but it doesn't move the discussion forward at.....
» 25/04/2005 9:57:46 AM I'm not sure I entirely follow your reasoning here, slumlord. Are you suggesting that onl.....
» 24/04/2005 2:57:05 PM >>Sarcasm is a blunt weapon but one is forced to use it when intelligent reasoning f.....
» 23/04/2005 10:13:39 AM slumlord, sarcasm is a blunt weapon on these forums, it rarely comes off and mostly looks .....
» 22/04/2005 7:18:58 PM What's the big deal here? Surely the passing of one Pope and the arrival of a new one is, .....
» 19/04/2005 12:29:45 PM Brownie, the people you are talking about are also people, even though they may have a dif.....
» 19/04/2005 12:06:19 PM Is there any particular reason that this article stops short of advocating the complete di.....
» 18/04/2005 2:37:46 PM If the blog that I quoted from - and there are many, many similar if you just look for the.....
» 14/04/2005 3:40:58 PM Gypsies are a fundamentally disadvantaged people. Most estimates give the total gypsy popu.....
» 13/04/2005 8:34:48 AM Thanks Stuart. Perhaps you can tell me a little about what made this piece interesting for.....
» 12/04/2005 3:38:22 PM I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be so sure that I had the one correct answer t.....
» 12/04/2005 2:42:20 PM Unfortunately, privatization - of anything - has assumed the status of a sacred cow in the.....
» 12/04/2005 12:22:53 PM I must be missing something here. What exactly is the point you are making Mr Gruen, if yo.....
» 11/04/2005 11:15:18 PM Nicely put, enaj. As I said in an earlier post, arjay, "I look forward to your numbe.....
» 11/04/2005 3:28:35 PM The exclamation mark at the end was supposed to indicate a high level of TIC (tongue in ch.....
» 11/04/2005 9:25:30 AM Tell me it isn't true! According to my newspaper this morning, 1.46 million Australians wa.....
» 8/04/2005 4:26:16 PM Poor old David, always a dollar short and a day late, as the saying goes. The reason we h.....
» 7/04/2005 8:53:33 AM Arjay, your post puzzles me. As it happens, I have been running a small business for the p.....
» 5/04/2005 6:02:18 PM Is it my imagination, or is this another piece of special pleading on behalf of an industr.....
» 5/04/2005 4:12:17 PM Always bear in mind Christopher Fildes description of what happens when you give a governm.....
» 5/04/2005 3:16:37 PM "So? may I know the background of your understanding of that matter ? general reading.....
» 5/04/2005 12:38:24 PM Arjay, I realize I am wasting my time asking, but having been challenged on your statement.....
» 5/04/2005 10:58:03 AM Careful Boaz, your irony-detector needs servicing. I suspect in your haste to provide a wi.....
» 4/04/2005 9:53:26 AM Yes Boaz, you are absolutely correct, I'm not a conspiracy theorist. It is however an obse.....
» 3/04/2005 5:21:55 PM >>Private Schools run by Churches are not for profit, and I am more sympathetic to s.....
» 3/04/2005 11:42:11 AM >>Pericles, are u suggesting that 'one clearly uttered statement' is not enough to b.....
» 2/04/2005 4:48:06 PM I just took another look at the Australian organizations involved in the joint venture Jul.....
» 1/04/2005 7:54:49 PM I look forward to your numbers Arjay, but I promise not to hold my breath. Think of it lo.....
» 1/04/2005 2:26:43 PM What I cannot understand Boaz is how on the one hand you can admit that Easter Monday has .....
» 1/04/2005 2:01:06 PM The date being April 1st, I am probably walking into a trap here, set by some prankster wh.....
» 31/03/2005 11:34:01 PM Eva's question - "is there a social plimsoll line, a point of overload that makes soc.....
» 31/03/2005 11:03:42 PM Arjay, I'd just like to point out that it was you who made the claim in the first place. N.....
» 31/03/2005 7:10:16 AM Arjay, you ask for honesty, but carefully avoid the question. "Pericles,look at the .....
» 30/03/2005 8:47:22 AM Thanks for taking the trouble, Boaz. If I may summarize: 1. There are absolutely no relig.....
» 29/03/2005 9:59:48 PM "Let's look at a more balanced view" says Arjay. "the Federal Govt.gives a.....
» 29/03/2005 6:45:33 PM Boaz, try again. You said "[t]he point I was trying to make, is about Easter monday.....
» 29/03/2005 6:24:50 PM Let me begin by stating my bias. I thoroughly approve of private enterprise running school.....
» 29/03/2005 3:54:42 PM Much ado about nothing. As much as I am not a fan (q.v.) of Prof. Flint, he is correct whe.....
» 27/03/2005 5:05:23 PM Nicholas, if I have misinterpreted your argument, then you have done me exactly the same c.....
» 27/03/2005 4:37:49 PM Boaz, it is an exasperating habit of yours to write something totally outrageous and funda.....
» 26/03/2005 5:44:55 PM Nothing like a good long weekend to sharpen up the religion debate. Like Christmas, Easte.....
» 23/03/2005 4:16:39 PM Nicholas, I find the examples you present to be puzzling, and either naive or deceptive. S.....
» 23/03/2005 12:14:12 PM Unfortunately, given the serious nature of the subject matter, Chris is right on target wi.....
» 21/03/2005 10:16:25 PM When you say "CERD is necessary, regardless of cost!!", annie02bell, exactly wha.....
» 21/03/2005 2:10:01 PM Although I am sure the aims of all these committees are intensely worthy, and I share the .....
» 20/03/2005 2:20:48 AM Oliver, I strained to discern a point in your last two posts, but I will assume it was to .....
» 20/03/2005 2:02:00 AM OK, let's get back on track here. Cranky keeps telling us we are missing the point, and th.....
» 18/03/2005 6:22:29 PM Helen, you titled your piece "The abortion debate: what a fizzer!". It has now .....
» 18/03/2005 6:10:36 PM What was the point I missed, Cranky? As far as I could tell - and it really is a very bad .....
» 17/03/2005 8:16:18 PM Stephen, if you believe that I advocate "changing the label", then I hadn't expr.....
» 17/03/2005 5:40:05 PM Mr Flint, your argument comes across as the foot-stamping of a six-year-old who was teased.....
» 17/03/2005 7:08:52 AM Brazuca, when you pose provocative questions about Jews I think it is only reasonable to u.....
» 15/03/2005 7:11:48 PM Oliver, I think your comments are very much on topic, a perfect illustration of the misund.....
» 15/03/2005 3:09:53 PM Brazuca, I'll take the challenge. If you are able to define "objective truth" .....
» 14/03/2005 3:48:36 PM Kallali, you appear to be saying that racism can be a passive thing, that I can be a racis.....
» 14/03/2005 12:17:30 PM Paulish, your post puzzled me. What was the point that you were struggling to make? I'm on.....
» 14/03/2005 11:20:07 AM This is a purely academic argument. No-one is going to define anything, because the status.....
» 14/03/2005 10:20:53 AM DavidJS, be careful what you wish for. "Abortion is either murder or not. Make up yo.....
» 11/03/2005 9:30:09 PM It won't go away, will it? And it fascinates me that Timkins considers it worthwhile to pr.....
» 10/03/2005 7:29:32 PM Let's face it Kym, what we are talking about here is just another branch of the entertainm.....
» 10/03/2005 4:03:19 PM There are a great many warm fuzzies to be had, thinking about utopian ideals of equality, .....
» 10/03/2005 11:49:39 AM Stephen Crabbe makes some astute observations on issues that will become increasingly impo.....
» 9/03/2005 10:38:45 AM Boaz, I believe I have asked before, please don't put words into my mouth and then argue a.....
» 8/03/2005 10:52:22 AM Education is a nice safe target for any politician not in power, and this article follows .....
» 7/03/2005 8:57:55 AM Boaz, your comments give away more about your approach to argument than you realize. I had.....
» 7/03/2005 8:34:20 AM MJB >> your comments offer no proposition with which to argue;<< My propositi.....
» 6/03/2005 1:39:06 AM MJB, I read your post three times without finding a shred of meaning in it. Just another e.....
» 4/03/2005 5:05:55 PM Peter, there you go again, being carefully selective in the examples you use to justify yo.....
» 3/03/2005 2:00:25 PM Peter, you carp about folk who don't invest the same energy in research that you claim to,.....
» 3/03/2005 12:13:42 PM I suspect that we are between a rock and a hard place on this one. On the one hand we have.....
» 1/03/2005 7:36:41 PM Percy, you couldn't have provided a more vivid proof of my point if you had tried. It may.....
» 1/03/2005 11:15:01 AM One of the missing dimensions here is "when does life begin". If you say "a.....
» 25/02/2005 6:24:22 PM What a wonderfully wide-ranging sneer! A slow, sweeping loop of the scythe through recent .....
» 25/02/2005 4:23:46 PM Doncha just love statistics. Aslan's "Even using condoms, one still has a 1 in 6 cha.....
» 22/02/2005 6:09:26 PM Whether or not there is a need for a new political party, there is neither the will nor th.....
» 22/02/2005 5:42:39 PM Nice post Ian, some positive points on retaining the status quo, as opposed to my negative.....
» 20/02/2005 10:41:05 AM TrueBlue, I cannot disagree with a word you write. But if the best reason you can find for.....
» 19/02/2005 10:31:21 AM >>In many cases PPP have not failed, in fact international examples show that PPP/BO.....
» 18/02/2005 4:53:48 PM In her latest book "Human Cargo: A Journey Among Refugees", Caroline Moorehead h.....
» 18/02/2005 4:34:52 PM QED.....
» 18/02/2005 4:33:24 PM Que? "the free-loving, free-rocking, drug-infused pot-heads who still think they're .....
» 17/02/2005 10:32:17 PM >>The morality held by evangelicals was once held by virtually everyone in society 5.....
» 17/02/2005 1:04:18 PM Whoa there. Shurely shome mishtake? >>the 1920s and 1930s saw the vying for ideolog.....
» 17/02/2005 12:09:19 PM It may just be the circles in which I move, but nobody I know gives half a thought to whet.....
» 16/02/2005 10:28:18 PM I'm experiencing some form of disconnect here - maybe there are differences between the St.....
» 15/02/2005 8:58:44 PM Grey, with logic like yours - "all nouns have attributes. All labels have attributes......
» 15/02/2005 4:54:06 PM Sorry Grey, but if you will lead with your chin: >>And yet, we find in the media th.....
» 15/02/2005 2:57:23 PM Grey, now you are being facetious. "beans" and "nutritious" are not l.....
» 15/02/2005 11:06:50 AM Grey, I think it is clear that I am going to have to agree to differ with the majority her.....
» 15/02/2005 10:16:53 AM If you were a director of a detention centre, would you be in any hurry to reduce your inc.....
» 15/02/2005 8:19:52 AM jcl, thanks for the wikipedia reference, I hadn't come across it before. It illustrates my.....
» 15/02/2005 8:02:01 AM Seeker, you wrote "Forgive my ignorance (and sorry to butt in), but how would you cla.....
» 14/02/2005 10:10:08 PM Sorry bozzie, I can't let it go, because this is not pedantry or nitpicking, but an observ.....
» 14/02/2005 7:52:10 PM >>the terms left and right are understood by everyone. << Are you absolutely .....
» 14/02/2005 6:51:51 PM Well yes, and no, Boaz. Much of what we see around us is "explained" through ru.....
» 14/02/2005 3:36:53 PM You guys. It amazes me that 'how the universe was formed' is still a point of discussion i.....
» 14/02/2005 3:04:15 PM bozzie. You wrote: >>that beacon of the left – Cuba<< To quote Andrew Kenny .....
» 13/02/2005 5:43:45 PM I think you misrepresent Mr Martyn's position a little. I did not read into it that he con.....
» 13/02/2005 5:00:30 PM Is it just me, or doesn't it seem a little bizarre for us to be critiquing Bill Muehlenber.....
» 13/02/2005 10:24:43 AM Boaz, you ask >>why are u speaking about 'solution/problem' now ?<< You are r.....
» 12/02/2005 9:42:24 AM Boaz >>But now we are seeing an emergence of the evangelicals who are calling them .....
» 11/02/2005 11:22:07 PM >>why is it that the Coalition has floated the idea of voluntary voting.<< Do.....
» 11/02/2005 6:30:12 PM More applause from this corner. But Tim, don't be fooled by the "yes, but you'll unde.....
» 11/02/2005 9:01:13 AM Timely article. National and regional power bases have never stopped shifting throughout h.....
» 10/02/2005 9:20:56 AM Boaz, "going in circles" is, to me, a pointless and frustrating journey for an a.....
» 9/02/2005 9:05:39 AM Boaz, I think with your last post we have truly come full-circle. "Divinely sanctio.....
» 8/02/2005 11:39:28 PM Boaz, please don't put words in my mouth. You can quibble about what I say, that's what we.....
» 8/02/2005 12:38:44 PM "are u trying to destroy my current purpose and meaning of life ???? (disagreeing wit.....
» 8/02/2005 11:56:05 AM Boaz "its your turn to outline your alternative to my dualistic view of morality&quo.....
» 7/02/2005 11:01:10 PM Boaz, it may surprise you to learn that I actually found myself nodding in agreement with .....
» 5/02/2005 11:30:09 PM Cosmic Saddam Husseins? These are his idea of deities? And you're cool with that? Awww, c.....
» 5/02/2005 8:38:14 PM Ozaware, let's see now. "As for the 'arrogance'---well that's a relative term. Give .....
» 5/02/2005 8:15:42 PM Boaz, when I get to his age, I don't expect to be thinking very clearly either. Dr Flew: .....
» 5/02/2005 10:45:24 AM Tim, one more quick comment on the futility of Government interference. I believe I read b.....
» 4/02/2005 7:32:46 PM Tim, my main concern is that successive governments and their bureaucracies actually belie.....
» 4/02/2005 6:38:16 PM Guilty as charged, Boaz. I must confess I thought I had signalled it loudly enough as sarc.....
» 4/02/2005 2:21:22 PM I'm happy to park moral relativity if you are, but sure as eggs it will be back. So if we.....
» 4/02/2005 1:56:31 PM Oi! Boaz Don't go putting words into my mouth. "He gets written off as 'ultra right.....
» 4/02/2005 12:49:59 PM Boaz, we're teetering on the brink here, but I'll accept your Quirk's exception for the ti.....
» 4/02/2005 9:56:09 AM Absolutely, Grace. One has principles........
» 4/02/2005 9:11:42 AM Wow! I'm so impressed. It never occurred to me when I first took up my virtual pen on this.....
» 3/02/2005 6:42:38 PM All right Boaz, I'll bite. You have a source for your absolute truth that you call ".....
» 3/02/2005 6:15:23 PM Grey, surely "I am not a liar" is the classic self-refuting statement, the one t.....
» 3/02/2005 4:33:14 PM If it helps at all - and I'm afraid that it won't be particularly illuminating - I can giv.....
» 3/02/2005 2:29:55 PM You say I didn't read your post well, but with respect, you did not make it clear exactly .....
» 3/02/2005 11:42:48 AM Grace, I blush. Thank you. You obviously know your Plutarch, so I suspect you will also b.....
» 3/02/2005 11:31:25 AM Grey My point is that if it allows itself, the human brain has the capacity to process an.....
» 3/02/2005 11:07:18 AM Boaz, I'm not sure about the deeper level, but it sure is getting a little weird. "T.....
» 3/02/2005 10:43:32 AM Alan/Grey If I follow you correctly, you have the view that it is impossible for anyone t.....
» 3/02/2005 10:33:55 AM Boaz, there is a possibility that my post was too subtle, but I was trying to point out yo.....
» 3/02/2005 12:22:10 AM Boaz, I can't let you get away with that. "Examining the differences in another cult.....
» 2/02/2005 11:58:53 PM Boaz, I'm sorry if you see this as criticism. I posed the question because I think it is a.....
» 2/02/2005 9:23:39 PM I still have a major stumbling block with your concept of absolute and relative. Until we .....
» 2/02/2005 9:08:02 PM Geoffrey, I think you may have twisted Scott's words a little to make your point. It is y.....
» 1/02/2005 6:37:57 PM Ok Mr Boaz. I promised myself I wouldn't, but you did ask so nicely. Inconsistent. You st.....
» 1/02/2005 1:28:02 PM Mr Boaz, as I learn more about you from your posts on other threads (you can see that I do.....
» 1/02/2005 11:34:31 AM Boaz, I forgot one small item from your post that needs attention. You managed to co-opt .....
» 1/02/2005 11:24:44 AM Good morning Mr Boaz. I'm not sure what your threshhold is for debunkment, but what I hav.....
» 1/02/2005 9:10:24 AM Percy, listen to your friend Boaz. You are approaching this in an intemperate and somewhat.....
» 31/01/2005 10:58:36 PM Boaz, sir, you protest too much. Your response clearly shows that you followed the logic .....
» 31/01/2005 5:05:23 PM There is an unofficial agreement amongst internet bloggers and others who conduct discussi.....
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