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» 31/01/2017 12:58:57 AM leoj Just watched an interview with the foreign minister of Hungary. Soros is using his N.....
» 31/01/2017 12:26:43 AM leoj You were the only one to pick up on the mass demonstrations against Trump. Nobody on.....
» 5/01/2015 9:56:24 AM I have to wonder why Muslims don't appear to want to go to Japan, China, Vietnam etc. Let.....
» 19/09/2014 6:21:22 PM Bazz, Thanks for posting the link to Clare Lopez' presentation. It reinforced what so man.....
» 3/09/2014 12:00:50 PM Sonofgloin I find it amusing that when challenged Ifti chooses not to reply to pertinent .....
» 2/09/2014 11:30:21 AM It is unfortunate that children of muslim migrants to England feel unwelcome, but for that.....
» 2/09/2014 11:15:14 AM Iftikhar In an earlier post you stated that there is no place in a muslim school for a non.....
» 1/09/2014 8:58:40 AM Iftikhar I want you to answer just ONE simple question please. Why have you chosen to l.....
» 30/08/2014 10:28:17 AM Iftikhar I forgot to mention that a 25 year old kid born here, but educated for most of hi.....
» 30/08/2014 9:53:04 AM Iftikhar As a child I had religion crammed down my throat, and ended up believing every wo.....
» 23/07/2014 1:43:36 PM As an atheist I am not for or against any religion, but as a pragmatist it is obvious that.....
» 23/07/2014 1:31:47 PM This thread is ridiculous. During world war 2 the English were bombed day after day for ye.....
» 8/06/2014 10:36:29 AM Rehctub A good post. It blows my mind that women have children and immediately when they.....
» 7/06/2014 11:32:57 PM Paul405 Yes I agree, China was successful in curbing population growth. I reread my post, .....
» 7/06/2014 11:21:52 PM Poirot Ed obviously has no axe to grind, being the highest paid actor of 2014. A little h.....
» 7/06/2014 6:26:33 PM Salpetre The world has changed, but people have learned little from history One particul.....
» 7/06/2014 6:00:44 PM Producer As you say - simplistic. Also idealistic. Simple fact is some people are more pr.....
» 7/06/2014 1:10:00 PM Nhoj you may be right that some 'parasites' give back as little as they can. However, tha.....
» 7/06/2014 12:10:04 PM Producer Courtesy, respect -similar, but I don't confuse them. I confess, I must be arrog.....
» 7/06/2014 11:42:24 AM Hasbeen You are representative of many of the older generation with whom I've spoken. Str.....
» 7/06/2014 12:03:17 AM Producer Beg to differ. To assume one must be arrogant if they expect respect is ridiculo.....
» 6/06/2014 12:12:15 PM The older members on this forum have been there, done that, and experienced good times and.....
» 6/06/2014 11:23:03 AM Nhoj A couple of points for you. First, you didn't go back far enough with your figures......
» 6/06/2014 12:24:51 AM Hasbeen Oh how I wish time travel to the past was a possibility! Maybe it would open their.....
» 5/06/2014 11:42:33 PM Producer Are you suggesting that Inventors who invest their time, money and brains with t.....
» 4/06/2014 11:19:00 AM Paul 1405 You're right of course - coal production since 1814 has vastly increased due to .....
» 3/06/2014 1:28:40 AM Nhoj I was once told sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, and you use it to perfection. H.....
» 3/06/2014 1:04:40 AM rehctub, You paint a gloomy future, but I fear you could be right. Maybe it's because we .....
» 3/06/2014 12:53:18 AM Paul 1405 Don't be so quick to take offence man. If you took the time to read what I wrot.....
» 3/06/2014 12:00:29 AM Mikk Sorry, you guessed wrong. We live 35-40 minutes from our major city here with good r.....
» 2/06/2014 7:30:36 PM rehctub, Actually, while not proposing it, your remark about a 60% drop in wages would ma.....
» 2/06/2014 6:41:45 PM Mikk It's very obvious from your post to me that we must move in very different circles, a.....
» 1/06/2014 1:57:57 PM Mikk, People like yourself rant about people dying because they can't afford the "ta.....
» 11/04/2014 6:47:54 PM Poirot, There you go again! Presuming to know now how other people think. My dear Poiro.....
» 11/04/2014 6:32:31 PM Poirot You state that Peta Credlin is Abbott's puppeteer. Without being privy to all the.....
» 11/04/2014 6:03:03 PM Producer, You have omitted to point out that the figure dropped to 45.5% only after Mr. R.....
» 5/03/2014 12:28:07 PM Aussieboy, Your wish list was very good, as were the other ideas added by some other Foru.....
» 2/02/2014 2:19:48 AM Is Mise Actually, you are obviously unaware that the American armed forces call it boot c.....
» 31/01/2014 11:31:25 PM JayB, Heartily agree with you. Too many of today's youth have no sense of purpose, except.....
» 31/01/2014 1:13:51 PM Two years compulsory National service for the high rate of youth unemployed would not only.....
» 7/09/2013 11:27:30 AM Just goes to show that even our government will fast track a Muslim for citizenship to ena.....
» 7/09/2013 10:34:21 AM Am considering learning Mandarin. After googling Rudd's academic background, it appears .....
» 1/08/2013 12:33:32 PM Refugee policy? Methinks this is yet another of his policies which sound good in theory, b.....
» 27/07/2013 5:39:31 PM Poirot, The original question was "does Rudd deserve our trust to govern". I a.....
» 27/07/2013 12:52:55 PM Seems the question of trust is now being debated between Rudd and Abbott. Isn't it about .....
» 22/07/2013 12:10:18 PM Philip S, Why resurrect the facilities? Let them live in the results of their destruction.....
» 8/07/2013 11:41:43 PM JayB and SPQR, Dispassionately and thoughtfully presented facts, figures, and ideas make .....
» 8/07/2013 1:18:18 PM Lexi, The link only shows figures up to 2010. since then it would show a far steeper curv.....
» 7/07/2013 10:31:25 PM Lexi, I like your optimism, and would like to be able to agree with you, but somehow I th.....
» 7/07/2013 9:40:52 PM JayB, Well now, you really have brought up very good points for us to digest. I hope othe.....
» 7/07/2013 4:50:54 PM Lexi, Michael Bachelard is a reporter, and yes, some of us have read the article too. Qui.....
» 7/07/2013 2:03:02 AM Individual, JayB, and SPQR, to name just a few, I've read and digested your posts on this.....
» 3/07/2013 11:13:37 PM To everyone who has posted their comments on this thread, I would like to say that despite.....
» 3/07/2013 1:41:52 PM Individual, You're so right about society fragmenting in the EU. I have to wonder if our .....
» 3/07/2013 12:30:05 PM Misanthrope, What a ridiculous post! How many refugees do you think would be happy to be.....
» 21/06/2013 11:32:24 PM Hasbeen, I agree. What a simplistic idea Leighton has put forward, and so lacking in depth.....
» 14/06/2013 1:50:37 AM Runner, What will Julia do if she loses? Brace yourself! I believe the saying 'Hell hath .....
» 14/06/2013 1:29:02 AM Lexi, You are quite right in saying the Howard government had the good fortune that they .....
» 14/06/2013 1:14:18 AM Lexi dear, Thank you for your impassioned defence of Julia, along with the accompanying l.....
» 13/06/2013 5:00:49 PM Shadow Minister, As always, the devil is in the details, and no amount of accolades Lexi .....
» 13/06/2013 4:05:21 PM Belly, You speak from your heart, and unfortunately you're probably right on most every p.....
» 13/06/2013 12:48:37 PM Praxidice, Sorry, misspelled your Forum name. Just correcting my error here......
» 13/06/2013 12:39:36 PM Praxadice, My take is that the only job she could get would be back in the union fold, as.....
» 9/05/2013 1:52:03 AM Saltpetre I've just worked out that using the $14.95 monthly VOIP idea I can save about 8.....
» 8/05/2013 8:28:19 PM Spindoc, Nope, didn't work. I got an Indian again. But thanks for trying to help me out. .....
» 8/05/2013 10:56:16 AM Belly, Who did you sign with? Think we would have to get another gadget for wireless, as .....
» 8/05/2013 12:35:18 AM Thank you Yuyutsu for your information. We were told Skype could only be used if the perso.....
» 7/05/2013 5:35:01 PM Ludwig, After reading your first post it brought back memories of migrants who were allow.....
» 7/05/2013 4:58:01 PM Can any member explain Telstra's policy to me? We are part of a metro area, but while som.....
» 10/04/2013 11:48:17 AM Here in W.A., most all new homes in many estates will have fibre direct to the home instal.....
» 26/01/2013 11:06:31 AM Shadow Minister, I agree with you, no method of food preparation leaves the food unaltere.....
» 25/01/2013 5:54:49 PM Shadow Minister, Tuberose.com is a site worth reading. They have no vested financial inte.....
» 25/01/2013 4:38:55 PM O.K. Pepper and Pericles, I haven't gotten around to learning how to post links yet, but .....
» 25/01/2013 12:33:07 AM Sonofgloin, The debt clock really should be used by team Abbott. The populace understand .....
» 25/01/2013 12:16:01 AM Bugsy, No, I'm not that much of a whacko. Maybe the statement should have been amended t.....
» 24/01/2013 11:41:19 PM Tony, Irradiation doesn't need to pass toxicity tests as it is classified as a process, n.....
» 24/01/2013 10:58:00 PM Hi Lexi, You made a good point about trusting government standards. Years ago X-rays were.....
» 24/01/2013 7:30:24 PM Hasbeen, If this was a recent procedure, how are they able to state there will be no long.....
» 24/01/2013 12:43:43 AM Tony, A microwave oven uses non-ionising radiation, which is a whole different kettle of .....
» 24/01/2013 12:29:45 AM Bugsy, The preferred method for irradiation uses cobalt 60, being cheaper alternative to .....
» 23/01/2013 11:36:49 AM Did you know irradiated food is creeping into Australia? Presently it would appear that t.....
» 13/01/2013 9:40:21 AM Should state housing tenants be financially liable for damage they have caused to the home.....
» 11/01/2013 6:14:05 PM Sonofgloin, Apologies, I meant multiracial......
» 11/01/2013 6:12:24 PM Sonofgloin, Can't say I noticed that. Could it be that newcomers are required to spend a .....
» 11/01/2013 5:57:45 PM Pericles, Well aware of the GFC and it's ramifications throught the world. Also aware th.....
» 11/01/2013 5:24:47 PM Sonofgloin, Why do you ask?.....
» 11/01/2013 5:16:57 PM rache, We are not of the privileged few, but my blood boils when I see <those who cann.....
» 11/01/2013 4:05:57 PM Poirot, I must have missed that. I was overseas during part of the Howard era, so won't d.....
» 11/01/2013 3:29:31 PM o song wu, You're right, I was part of the correctional system for a couple of years unti.....
» 11/01/2013 3:10:03 PM Daffy, With Howard being the profligate spender as stated, one has to wonder how he manag.....
» 11/01/2013 2:16:50 PM 579, Toughness - as demonstrated by stabbing her leader in the back? Resilience - demonst.....
» 11/01/2013 12:54:44 AM Lexi, I think most of us decide our preferences rationally, and yes, we should think of t.....
» 10/01/2013 11:53:12 PM O sung wu, There is yet another reason for the high rate of aboriginal juveniles incarcer.....
» 10/01/2013 1:40:36 PM Onthebeach, They'v both demonstrated they obviously have the gall to come out with those .....
» 10/01/2013 1:15:43 PM Bazz and onthe beach, Horrified is putting it mildly. I would like to see consequences im.....
» 9/01/2013 11:18:20 PM David, I lost my post to you. Have to start over, and be more careful with the buttons. I.....
» 9/01/2013 10:34:46 PM Calling Bazz, How many boat arrivals since Christmas? Still can't find any mention of the.....
» 9/01/2013 10:31:35 PM Susieonline and Lexi, If labour had an outstanding candidate, I fail to see why gender or.....
» 9/01/2013 10:14:18 PM Onthebeach, Have just finished reading the link you posted. My conclusion was that Penny .....
» 9/01/2013 9:19:51 PM David, Thank you for clarifying that point. I do understand that in your position in th.....
» 9/01/2013 7:58:20 PM Jay of Melbourne, You are so right. Who could fault such a rational observation? You hav.....
» 9/01/2013 4:30:42 PM David, A slight correction here. I wasn't making a sweeping statement that this is our on.....
» 9/01/2013 3:34:41 PM Jay of Melbourne, I like your term settlers so much more than migrants. It describes far .....
» 9/01/2013 3:03:54 PM cont. The remote communities who cry out for help display abandoned cars [some newer than .....
» 9/01/2013 2:38:04 PM Onthebeach, That is a fantastic article, and Alison Anderson' dream is so commendable. H.....
» 9/01/2013 1:35:25 AM To date much money has been spent on indigenous health and education programmes, but how e.....
» 8/01/2013 10:57:02 PM Yuyutsu, I'm not up on the finer points of law, so would you clarify something for me ple.....
» 8/01/2013 10:10:33 PM David, You are right of course, children do parrot their parents. When we were very young.....
» 8/01/2013 6:58:44 PM Lexi dear, Yes, unfortunately some do resort to drink to try and blot out some of the thi.....
» 8/01/2013 6:14:01 PM Banjo, By the number of comments I've read, it would seem that Labour supporters really li.....
» 8/01/2013 5:44:32 PM David, I've debated with myself after reading all the threads, whether to ask a polite qu.....
» 8/01/2013 2:47:21 PM o sung wu, You have to have been there to experience it, don't you? They earn every cent .....
» 8/01/2013 1:42:49 PM Lexi my dear, Just goes to show - a pretty face will win 'em over every time [almost]. S.....
» 8/01/2013 11:02:52 AM Lexi, Like you I've lived in both New Yok and L.A.[and Miami and Colorado too]. Queens wa.....
» 8/01/2013 1:02:31 AM Onthebeach, Love the way you make a succint point with such humour. Always enjoy reading .....
» 7/01/2013 8:54:10 PM Bazz, You're right - I did say leader not p.m. What amazes me is that so few suggestions .....
» 7/01/2013 7:57:33 PM Sonofgloin, "let's list labour's triumphs" Still racking my brains on that one.....
» 7/01/2013 4:02:05 PM 579, Still waiting to hear who you think would be a good leader. Was just setting out a r.....
» 7/01/2013 1:40:48 PM Bazz, Have just done a search on Martin Ferguson. He may be more down to earth, but he's .....
» 7/01/2013 1:25:43 PM Poirot, Your tips on the books Tom has written are so well timed. Our T.V. is down, and .....
» 7/01/2013 1:00:29 PM 579, Where would you like to start? 400 boat arrivals up to Dec 23 Foreign aid diverted t.....
» 7/01/2013 2:03:08 AM Thanks Spindoc, Seems little is known about the research at HAARP, and I found they thems.....
» 6/01/2013 8:09:01 PM Poirot, I lived in Thurlestone in Devon for a while. One pub, one general store/post offi.....
» 6/01/2013 7:38:48 PM Now it is time to discuss labour leadership. Who would be strong enough to reverse the pre.....
» 6/01/2013 7:30:59 PM Geoff, Beazley. As I recall, that's the bloke who contracted to buy the already obsolete .....
» 6/01/2013 7:21:37 PM Well Geoff, While all you say is right on the button, don't hold your breath waiting for .....
» 6/01/2013 3:43:45 PM Thanks Poirot, Just finished the article. Found it very interesting......
» 6/01/2013 2:42:43 PM Sonofgloin, Two very good illustrations,and both achieved results in very different ways,.....
» 6/01/2013 11:47:03 AM RawMustard, Thank you for the quotes. Personally, I had forgotten some, and didn't know t.....
» 5/01/2013 7:24:11 PM This is not an endorsement of dictatorship, merely a personal experience. I lived in Spain.....
» 5/01/2013 2:25:24 PM 579, Obviously you will continue with your personal rant against Abbott, and ignore any c.....
» 4/01/2013 6:59:05 PM 579, It appears you are calling into question my financial handling. Perhaps you are unaw.....
» 4/01/2013 3:49:48 PM Spindoc, Would also like to hear any thoughts you have about HAARP......
» 4/01/2013 3:24:51 PM Spindoc, Seems I misread your figures. Even so the mind boggles at the distances you desc.....
» 4/01/2013 1:49:40 AM Hasbeen, You jogged a few memories there. Remember when we went out we left a key in the .....
» 4/01/2013 1:19:19 AM Overloading Australia: Authors Mark O'Connor and William J. Lines As a result of Jennie G.....
» 3/01/2013 6:58:05 PM Onthebeach, I heartily endorse that, and they should have to provide i.d. to prove they a.....
» 3/01/2013 1:55:10 PM David G, Did we read the same report? The one I read presented facts, but nowhere in tha.....
» 3/01/2013 1:07:23 PM Hasbeen, Never heard that one before, but am definitely not tempted to try it. Now you'.....
» 3/01/2013 12:58:01 PM Philip S, You've made some very good points, but logic appears to fly out the window when.....
» 3/01/2013 11:45:40 AM 579, You say we are in a good position. If that is true, why has the housing market produ.....
» 3/01/2013 11:09:56 AM Bazz, Do you think we should pay more attention to developing our resources other than mi.....
» 3/01/2013 10:28:06 AM Bazz, Australia has for the most part had it so good that many people gave scant regard t.....
» 2/01/2013 10:46:44 PM Oh Hasbeen, now you've put a damper on our fun. Just as I was contemplating all the thin.....
» 2/01/2013 5:19:54 PM Spindoc, How lucky you were to be involved at that time. Whether all the reports of sight.....
» 2/01/2013 5:03:30 PM Poirot, You took my general comment personally, which wasn't my intention. I apologise fo.....
» 2/01/2013 10:36:13 AM Sonofgloin, I understand where your Mum is coming from, as I too have a family member wit.....
» 2/01/2013 10:24:27 AM Bazz, I still like Joe Hockey. However, campaign management will play a larger role in t.....
» 2/01/2013 9:39:46 AM Sonofgloin, You're right on one thing - we have to play the cards we are dealt. I wouldn'.....
» 2/01/2013 9:03:12 AM Poirot, Both the Bushes have been responsible for Iraq, and I think Bush senior only care.....
» 2/01/2013 8:31:58 AM Banjo, And now the Yanks are gone, they're still killing each other off in the name of re.....
» 1/01/2013 10:55:26 PM Lexi my dear, I agree with you, why dismiss the theory as one held by crackpots without p.....
» 1/01/2013 3:45:57 PM Spindoc, I picked up this doco presented by Dr. Steven Greer, entitled UFO Disclosure Pro.....
» 31/12/2012 6:36:38 PM David, I stand corrected. It is Min Min lights. Which raises an interesting thought. Did t.....
» 31/12/2012 2:26:38 PM David, Some indigenous children from the outback told me they often see these, and call t.....
» 31/12/2012 11:28:03 AM Scribbler, Often the description given by pilots and astronauuts have described the light.....
» 31/12/2012 11:11:06 AM I like Joe Hockey, to me he seems more empathetic somehow. After reading his biography, .....
» 31/12/2012 10:49:04 AM Lexi, Yes time goes so fast as you said. Sorry to hear about your Mum, but try and resol.....
» 30/12/2012 11:46:00 PM Spindoc, As a newbie I don't know how to post links yet, but if you google this - Buzz Al.....
» 30/12/2012 10:55:09 PM Every new year is a time for new resolutions, which we make with determination - and often.....
» 30/12/2012 1:05:10 PM 579, My arthritis only gives me 1 day's warning. Between us, we're pretty good weather fo.....
» 30/12/2012 12:51:55 PM Sonofgloin, Absolutely fascinated that you've spent so many hours watching the night sky......
» 30/12/2012 9:32:27 AM 579, Think it's good that we are trying to establish whether life exists elsewhere, and a.....
» 30/12/2012 9:04:45 AM Arjay, The British government had a department to record ufo sightings over a 50 year tim.....
» 30/12/2012 6:59:16 AM Rehctub, Agree with you, but suspect the cuts won't come until after the election, and if.....
» 29/12/2012 6:56:42 PM Hasbeen, re your horse and camel. Hmmm, sounds like I just added another wrinkle to an ol.....
» 29/12/2012 4:53:35 PM Another good one here SonofGloin, To those who say love is more important than money, try.....
» 29/12/2012 4:49:57 PM Lexi m'dear, This one from Winston Churchill you'd agree with. " I am an optimist. I.....
» 29/12/2012 3:07:41 PM 579, If EMF has cancer causing properties - which I am not doubting - why is it that so m.....
» 29/12/2012 2:58:16 PM Buzz Aldrin observed strange objects on the moon as well as unidentifiable craft , and has.....
» 29/12/2012 2:39:53 PM JonJ, We were encouraged in our venture by channel 7, who assured us they would be happy .....
» 29/12/2012 2:20:57 PM csteele, Growing up in England was a happy time for me. The police didn't carry guns, and.....
» 29/12/2012 12:58:21 PM 579, At the start of my career my company was employed to do a time and motion study in a.....
» 29/12/2012 12:27:44 PM Hasbeen Yes you do have a saying, and it's your own. It's also a very good quote to heed......
» 29/12/2012 12:19:50 PM Bazz and 579 Wow! Got more than I bargained for with my original question! You 2 guys ha.....
» 29/12/2012 11:52:42 AM Hasbeen, You will probably enjoy this one. Question: What is an elephant? Answer: A mou.....
» 28/12/2012 5:41:54 PM Washed, Within my circle of friends are some who are what I term as born again Christians.....
» 28/12/2012 12:33:15 PM David, God! Well, as a small child I was told God sat on a throne up in heaven and could .....
» 28/12/2012 12:01:31 PM Hasbeen, We privately funded a documentary on mainly barramundi fishing up north, after b.....
» 28/12/2012 11:18:33 AM SonofGloin, I agree with you that critical mass is the crux of the argument. I honestly .....
» 28/12/2012 10:41:04 AM Philip S., Loved acting when I was a child. Learned quite long passages by heart, and was.....
» 27/12/2012 7:16:27 PM James, In Somalia the birth rate is upwards of 5.2 per woman.The country is 99% muslim In.....
» 27/12/2012 4:08:18 PM Poirot, Your observations are spot on. George Bernard Shaw summed it up in a nutshell. W.....
» 27/12/2012 3:46:19 PM Peter, You are right on mostly all counts. 3 life spans ago there was no arab uprising .....
» 27/12/2012 11:10:01 AM Every one of those is a pearl Lexi, but particularly like the one written by Elaine Moss. .....
» 27/12/2012 10:46:24 AM 579, I'm a Hungry Jack's fan when I eat junk food. Can I sit outside and use the internet.....
» 27/12/2012 10:40:02 AM Once past the essentials of teaching the thre r's. maybe teachers should concentrate more .....
» 27/12/2012 10:05:54 AM Rehctub, Your experience supports the argument that pay should not be standardised, but b.....
» 27/12/2012 9:20:33 AM Individual, I have read that 69% of Queensland public workers have accepted voluntary red.....
» 27/12/2012 8:42:45 AM Bazz, The entire mob, from the police minister down, will really see their incomes dry up.....
» 27/12/2012 1:39:57 AM Philip S., No, I'm not going crazy putting the post up twice. Don't know how that happene.....
» 27/12/2012 1:35:05 AM Philip S. Been so busy this last couple of days I missed reading about the new arrivals. .....
» 27/12/2012 1:19:01 AM Philip S., Been too busy this last few days to pick up on that, but of course it's no sur.....
» 27/12/2012 1:09:56 AM There are some quotations which stick in my mind. Einstein said I have no special talents.....
» 27/12/2012 12:06:18 AM Nannabev, Your story stands out as an illustration of just how much worse off we've been .....
» 26/12/2012 9:42:51 PM David, Thank you for your very gracious post. I appreciate your insight that I was simply.....
» 26/12/2012 8:59:18 PM Philip S., Because there are none so blind as those who do not WANT to see!.....
» 26/12/2012 8:46:48 PM Philip S. Is the fact that illegal arrivals have been ommitted from news reports recently.....
» 26/12/2012 8:05:34 PM Shockadelic, The touch of colour remark was meant as a funny. Even serious subjects need .....
» 26/12/2012 4:11:55 PM Poirot, Have just got around to reading the colouful Joe Bageant link which you posted. .....
» 26/12/2012 1:29:43 PM My thanks to all the posters on this thread. I now know have a better understanding of NBN.....
» 26/12/2012 1:14:08 PM Ozspen, Your son just confirmed what my brother told me. Brother is such a busy man I don.....
» 26/12/2012 4:03:47 AM Ozspen, Think I deleted my answer to you just now. So will try again. This is my first c.....
» 25/12/2012 12:46:33 PM Suseonline and Hasbeen Suse, you're right. Religion doesn't really enter into the equatio.....
» 25/12/2012 10:06:20 AM Belly, Typo error - derogatory is the correct spelling......
» 25/12/2012 10:03:41 AM Belly, FYI, I've had a reply from Graham. I've noticed that you read what you like into .....
» 25/12/2012 9:46:46 AM Belly, Re-read your 4th sentence in your second post on this thread and refresh your memo.....
» 24/12/2012 11:48:38 PM AJ Philips, I freely confess to being a completely computer -illiterate dope. My 4 year o.....
» 24/12/2012 10:19:42 PM Belly, By inference you call me a liar. You can criticise any comments I make, but I real.....
» 24/12/2012 8:15:54 PM OzSpen, No, I didn't even bother to open it. Just immediately deleted it. Didn't inform t.....
» 24/12/2012 8:06:43 PM Philip S., It has already made an impact. I can't be the only person who has noticed the .....
» 24/12/2012 7:39:37 PM Jay of Melbourne, Think you're being rather harsh here. As I've said before, one only has.....
» 24/12/2012 6:31:54 PM Philip S, Point taken and without offence on my part. Will be more careful in future. Per.....
» 24/12/2012 1:40:00 PM Can any Forum member explain how this was possible please. After posting on this thread, I.....
» 24/12/2012 1:18:05 PM Just gotta put my twopennyworth in here. If any of us went to a muslim country and publicl.....
» 24/12/2012 12:24:35 PM Rehctub, Totally agree with you. Small business is doing it really hard. In fact so hard .....
» 24/12/2012 11:40:14 AM Before Medicare was intruduced by Labour, we had a system whereby it was standard practice.....
» 24/12/2012 10:57:56 AM rehctub, Of course they'll splash more money around. After all, they've already spent bil.....
» 22/12/2012 9:54:13 PM Philip S, My apologies - I quite rightly stand corrected. Completely forgot that it was f.....
» 22/12/2012 6:53:59 PM To everyone on this thread - thank you. The thrust and parry has been very entertaining. .....
» 22/12/2012 6:23:55 PM 579, You appear to be an eternal optimist regarding the budget. As for nationalising mini.....
» 22/12/2012 6:02:36 PM Bazz, That boat is a steal for the price. I'd bet the people smugglers have already calcu.....
» 22/12/2012 3:18:03 PM 579 Currently I pay $29.99 per month for ADSL+2 . Wouldn't want that to increase to $50 p.....
» 22/12/2012 2:12:11 PM Individual, If 80-90% of Somalians plan to return to their home country, all I can say is.....
» 22/12/2012 11:53:21 AM 579, Methinks an early election would not be in the Liberal's interest. It would give Rud.....
» 22/12/2012 11:41:33 AM Kipp, Same could apply to other charities who apply for aid. There was one I considered .....
» 22/12/2012 11:33:02 AM Dear Joseph Wakim, You've written an extremely good article, and the theory of a 3rd way .....
» 22/12/2012 11:07:41 AM Bazz, Thanks for your reply to my question. With all that is going on in our world at thi.....
» 22/12/2012 12:01:46 AM Bazz, Thanks for the info. Have another question for you. What will or could happen if wi.....
» 21/12/2012 11:50:50 PM Bazz, Keep shouting your last sentence!! Maybe, just maybe, it will finally sink in for t.....
» 21/12/2012 11:34:08 PM Kipp, I agree with you on one point. The civil war in Syria should be exclusively between.....
» 21/12/2012 11:17:09 PM David G. Just a couple of questions for you. If as you say, Americans have taken over fr.....
» 21/12/2012 5:57:57 PM Again for David G, How can you make such sweeping statements as 'they love killing and po.....
» 21/12/2012 5:29:47 PM David G. The proverb states that people who live in glass houses should not throw stones......
» 21/12/2012 12:47:47 PM Kipp, Would like to hear your views regarding the fighting in Syria as well......
» 21/12/2012 10:21:51 AM Bazz, Re your comment about making american schools like prisons. They already are! Whi.....
» 21/12/2012 9:18:14 AM Since Labour has slashed Defence spending, it is now at it's lowest level since 1938. See.....
» 21/12/2012 2:02:35 AM Cherful, Regarding control in the bedroom by clergy who have taken a vow of abstinence. T.....
» 21/12/2012 1:37:59 AM Oh Runner, what a load of drivel! We have nothing in common with Stalin or Mao, yet the t.....
» 21/12/2012 1:09:09 AM Could the private sector have offered it cheaper and faster?.....
» 21/12/2012 12:53:53 AM Hey Rehctub - who hailed Swan as the world's best treasurer?? Sure wasn't anyone I've spok.....
» 20/12/2012 11:39:32 PM Pericles and others, Be charitable to the lady, and consider she may feel that - to get h.....
» 20/12/2012 3:06:05 PM Chek and Kipp, Japan and China are close neighbours of ours. Of course their problems are.....
» 20/12/2012 12:32:53 PM Onthebeach, Thank you - I enjoyed listening to Chris Rea on the youtube clip. Have to adm.....
» 20/12/2012 12:21:07 AM Poirot, please hold to that. You must have realised by now he likes to have the last word.....
» 20/12/2012 12:06:20 AM Banjo and Lexi, It's just a fun exercise for me - to work out rightly or wrongly the kind.....
» 19/12/2012 11:45:58 PM Hasbeen, I remember just the sight of that cane made me really, really, not want to be on.....
» 19/12/2012 10:52:03 PM Pied Piper, Well said! Children do seem to come well down in the list of priorities, don'.....
» 19/12/2012 10:43:52 PM Individual, When I was at school, our primary school 'streamed' us. Those who were though.....
» 19/12/2012 9:56:20 PM Jayb - good question. Will be interesting to see how many people would be willing to tak.....
» 19/12/2012 8:01:30 PM With tongue in cheek I suggested another solution would be to agree to take them only if t.....
» 19/12/2012 7:28:07 PM Maybe it would be a good idea to discontinue this thread. It would now appear to be prom.....
» 19/12/2012 1:43:55 PM Lexi, Runner and Poirot, There is another teacher - Ron Clark. Not completely sure of my .....
» 19/12/2012 12:33:53 AM We need some innovative ideas - there has to be an answer......
» 18/12/2012 7:01:24 PM Bazz, Have just noticed your 24 November post. What a marvellous solution to the problem .....
» 18/12/2012 2:06:01 PM Sorry David, I have no interest in 'going round and round the mulberry bush' with you. Poi.....
» 18/12/2012 1:46:44 PM I find the use of pseudonyms interesting. As I read posts and comments by Shadow Minister.....
» 18/12/2012 1:07:31 PM David, Your post presumes you know me personally as only a watcher not a helper, and in r.....
» 18/12/2012 12:37:42 PM Belly, From a personal standpoint, I offer you this true story. My company operated in a.....
» 18/12/2012 11:24:36 AM Lexi my dear, Seems we've stirred up some very spirited debate, which I'm sure wasn't you.....
» 17/12/2012 11:15:59 PM Arjay, Where do you dream up these ideas? Give me one example of an atheist starting a wa.....
» 17/12/2012 10:54:12 PM Sonofgloin and Pericles, May I refer you both to the Webster dictionary definition of ath.....
» 17/12/2012 10:20:00 PM Philip S, After Bob Carr's announcement today, I guess you'll need someone to get you bac.....
» 17/12/2012 5:11:32 PM Sonofgloin, Hmmm, still remember my times tables, singing the alphabet, and even remember.....
» 17/12/2012 2:40:35 PM Hasbeen, I did say 30 or more. I remember 30 as the minimum number, but there were plenty.....
» 17/12/2012 2:00:03 PM Bazz, Short answer - nope!.....
» 17/12/2012 1:55:56 PM Thank you Lexi for sharing that, I enjoyed reading it. How true! It is our differences wh.....
» 17/12/2012 12:41:23 PM Shadow Minister, So the answer should be smaller classes according to the review. Dear me.....
» 17/12/2012 12:02:39 PM PlilipS, How could I have missed the article which said 85% on welfare after 5 years. I .....
» 17/12/2012 11:34:25 AM Lexi, Thank you for your wishes to forum members, and they are reciprocated. Personally .....
» 17/12/2012 11:00:15 AM Bazz, Thank you very much for your further information regarding hydrogen trials. This i.....
» 16/12/2012 11:24:06 PM Spindoc, I speak here only for myself. This is supposed to be an ideas and shared informa.....
» 16/12/2012 3:00:28 PM Poirot The term "This Lucky Country" may have been initially used with irony, b.....
» 16/12/2012 2:37:20 PM Poirot, Read my post to the SM. Have to agree, JG cleverly suckered the opposition there.....
» 16/12/2012 2:24:07 PM Shadow Minister, You're right - Gillard started this farce. Quite a clever ploy on her pa.....
» 16/12/2012 1:58:48 PM Poirot, Put to one side the why's and wherefores of the Slipper/Ashby affair for a minute.....
» 16/12/2012 12:51:22 PM Belly, Have you read the article about China buying vast areas of land here to feed THEIR .....
» 16/12/2012 12:34:05 PM Rhrosty, Transperth buses converted 2 of their buses to run on hydrogen. After a brief pe.....
» 15/12/2012 10:44:15 PM Language is constantly evolving and fluid at all times. However, I've noticed that certain.....
» 15/12/2012 12:33:47 PM PhilipS, You asked a good question about a complex subject. I always think of Singapore as.....
» 14/12/2012 11:03:51 PM In 1985 we were in a wildcatter partnership in Texas with 28 producing wells. We sold out .....
» 14/12/2012 10:24:48 PM Bazz - slap my hand for understating the amount of our enormous deficit. Now I stand corrr.....
» 14/12/2012 12:30:34 PM Sonofgloin, You don't surprise me. How people who can ignore logic that stares them in the.....
» 14/12/2012 12:04:57 PM Bazz, As well as borrowing from China, government bonds are funded by us, the people. It .....
» 14/12/2012 1:14:43 AM I forgot to say Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of England when she made the speech f.....
» 14/12/2012 12:28:17 AM Sonofgloin, obviously some commenters haven't picked up on the fact you were putting forwa.....
» 13/12/2012 11:32:41 PM A great stateswoman - Margaret Thatcher, back in 1983 addressed her party. Here is a quote.....

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