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Senor Tron: May 26, 2006

Birdstrike posted:

https://twitter.com/ghostwhovotes/status/863719605033869312

I can't decide if I want to see Turnbull spilled or lose the next election.

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bowmore: Oct 6, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

gently caress that makes me feel sick

# ? May 14, 2017 13:14

Doctor Spaceman: Jul 6, 2010; "Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."

Senor Tron posted:

I can't decide if I want to see Turnbull spilled or lose the next election.

Por que no los dos

# ? May 14, 2017 13:16

CrazyTolradi: Oct 2, 2011; It feels so good to be so bad.....at posting.

Scarecow posted:

I'm normally really against the death penalty but poo poo like this....

Same, it's loving disgusting.

# ? May 14, 2017 13:16

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

quote:

How the �OLLY� approach could help you save for a home without ditching coffee

While saving for a home requires cutbacks on luxuries, which is something you�re no doubt sick of hearing, it�s definitely okay � and important even � to have at least one thing you indulge in. Life is short after all, so it must be enjoyed!

Choose �one little luxury�, or �OLLY�, whether it be treating yourself to an espresso martini on a night out or getting your nails done every now and then, and set money aside for it in your budget.

Our OLLYs give us rewards on the way to reaching our savings goal, helping us to stay focused without growing too resentful about curbing our lifestyle.

For me, there�s nothing better after waking up bleary-eyed than sitting with a cup of hot coffee, smelling its delicious aroma and sipping its milky goodness. After a shot � or two, on most days � of caffeine I feel like a different person, ready to face the day.

Aussies love a good brew, with nearly half of our population consuming the beverage according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Research from Skip, a food and drink ordering app, found the favourite type of coffee in New South Wales was a flat white (with cappuccino a close second), while Victorians are partial to a latte.

You don�t have to completely give up your habit, but you can start by swapping a takeaway coffee for a homemade cup.

Your reluctance to give up coffee is understandable but if you�re trying to save it�s going to be one of the easiest costs to cut back on. A small cup of takeaway or cafe-bought coffee is at least $3.50, and if you want a medium size it could be up to 60 cents more. That means conservatively, if you stop buying one coffee a day you�ll save $1277.50 a year.

That�s more than $100 a month you�re spending on just a drink. And it�s not even one that will quench your thirst.

You don�t have to completely give up your habit, but you can start by swapping a takeaway coffee for a homemade cup.

I see people juggling their flimsy disposable coffee cup on the train to work in the mornings � presumably having found somewhere to grab one on the way � along with their bag, phone and other items, and I don�t understand the fascination. Apart from the fact that it will likely spill and you�ll end up smelling like you�ve doused yourself in a coffee perfume, you also have to lug around an empty cup and find somewhere to dispose of it. Is it all really necessary?

If you must take a coffee with you on the way to work, why not invest in a travel flask � for less than $10 � filled with a homemade coffee?

You can make an instant coffee, or if you prefer something more gourmet there are plenty of pods or beans and fancy coffee machines � you�ll just have to do the sums to make sure the investment is worth it. But if you�re spending upwards of $1277.50 per year on takeaway coffee, I�m sure it will be.

You might be disgusted to read this, but personally I love instant coffee � I don�t get the whole coffee connoisseur thing; caf�-bought coffee all tastes the same to me. I drink Moccona, which isn�t the cheapest brand, but if I buy it on sale (which I always do) it costs me around 9 cents a cup, plus a little extra for milk and sugar.

Let�s say a cup of homemade instant coffee costs 20 cents (very conservatively), that�s at least $3.30 less than per cup than you�ll pay at a cafe, a saving of more than $1200 a year. That�s huge. This way you can still have your daily brew, and save too.

If you really can�t part with your cafe-made coffee, then consider cutting back to one a few days every week � perhaps partaking in a social coffee outing in the office every other day � or reducing the size you buy.

When doing your budget, look at where you can make up the money you have spent on your OLLY. Perhaps it�s as simple as refraining from buying an item of clothing or walking home instead of catching the train. Every bit counts.

https://www.domain.com.au/news/how-the-olly-approach-could-help-you-save-for-a-home-without-ditching-coffee-20170512-gvslh7/

# ? May 14, 2017 13:27

CrazyTolradi: Oct 2, 2011; It feels so good to be so bad.....at posting.

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

https://www.domain.com.au/news/how-the-olly-approach-could-help-you-save-for-a-home-without-ditching-coffee-20170512-gvslh7/

Wow, you can save around $1,200 a year, enjoy having your deposit ready when you're in retirement.

# ? May 14, 2017 13:31

CrazyTolradi: Oct 2, 2011; It feels so good to be so bad.....at posting.

Or dead.

# ? May 14, 2017 13:32

WhiskeyWhiskers: Oct 14, 2013; "هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

Haha you think any of us will be allowed to retire.

# ? May 14, 2017 13:35

CrazyTolradi: Oct 2, 2011; It feels so good to be so bad.....at posting.

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

Haha you think any of us will be allowed to retire.

gently caress

# ? May 14, 2017 13:37

DancingShade: Jul 26, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

Zenithe posted:

NEWS FLASH, SDA EVEN SHITTIER

They are actually arguing with Coles against a nightfill worker who thinks that the current agreement is not where it should be.

Like, just gently caress off. Why are you even calling yourself a union if this is what you do.

The fact anyone at all still pays the SDA union fees is all you need to know about why they keep doing this.

People too stupid to know any better giving extra cash to their oppressors. It's forehead slapping.

# ? May 14, 2017 13:39

DancingShade: Jul 26, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

Haha you think any of us will be allowed to retire.

I've known for years that I'll die in my boots. No question.

When it's our turn retirement as a thing will be long loving gone or far above the average age of death my friends.

# ? May 14, 2017 13:41

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

Birdstrike posted:

https://twitter.com/ghostwhovotes/status/863719605033869312

Banks beat libs to message already. They are hosed

# ? May 14, 2017 13:44

Starshark: Dec 22, 2005; Doctor Rope

You dumb fucks who can't save for a house should just do what we did and borrow off my brother-in-law who had a big compo payment. We paid him back with interest and he gambled the lot, so you can't borrow off him again but just find your own brother-in-law who's come into money.

# ? May 14, 2017 13:47

WhiskeyWhiskers: Oct 14, 2013; "هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

DancingShade posted:

The fact anyone at all still pays the SDA union fees is all you need to know about why they keep doing this.

People too stupid to know any better giving extra cash to their oppressors. It's forehead slapping.

I mean I'd imagine most of their due paying members are kids in school or just out of it aren't they? I don't really blame them for not knowing how poo poo the union they're trusting to protect them from exploitation is. I hope that new :airquote:

association :airquote:

takes off, because that's far more likely to work out than simply not paying dues to the SDA until they fix their poo poo. Because lol.

# ? May 14, 2017 13:47

AgentF: May 11, 2009

I was in the SDA when I had my first job packing shelves at Coles and had no idea what anything was. I imagine it's the same for all their members.

# ? May 14, 2017 13:55

DancingShade: Jul 26, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

I mean I'd imagine most of their due paying members are kids in school or just out of it aren't they? I don't really blame them for not knowing how poo poo the union they're trusting to protect them from exploitation is. I hope that new association takes off, because that's far more likely to work out than simply not paying dues to the SDA until they fix their poo poo. Because lol.

AgentF posted:

I was in the SDA when I had my first job packing shelves at Coles and had no idea what anything was. I imagine it's the same for all their members.

Good money in preying on the young who don't know any better.

# ? May 14, 2017 14:00

CrazyTolradi: Oct 2, 2011; It feels so good to be so bad.....at posting.

AgentF posted:

I was in the SDA when I had my first job packing shelves at Coles and had no idea what anything was. I imagine it's the same for all their members.

Same, I was just working checkouts when I was young and had no idea how poo poo SDA were. Funny that Coles let you take your union fees out of your pay right in the middle of WorkChoices too.

# ? May 14, 2017 14:01

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

Starshark posted:

You dumb fucks who can't save for a house should just do what we did and borrow off my brother-in-law who had a big compo payment. We paid him back with interest and he gambled the lot, so you can't borrow off him again but just find your own brother-in-law who's come into money.

Which Australian columnist are you?

# ? May 14, 2017 14:02

hooman: Oct 11, 2007; This guy seems legit.; Fun Shoe

We've got a civil war going on in that benighted party, between two pretty unsavory sides, it's not goodies versus baddies, it's Abbott vs. Turnbull.

# ? May 14, 2017 14:02

Starshark: Dec 22, 2005; Doctor Rope

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

Which Australian columnist are you?

#BeautifulDaisy

# ? May 14, 2017 14:07

Starshark: Dec 22, 2005; Doctor Rope

Oh gently caress don't get mad at me Milky :ohdear:

# ? May 14, 2017 14:07

Starshark: Dec 22, 2005; Doctor Rope

hooman posted:

We've got a civil war going on in that benighted party, between two pretty unsavory sides, it's not goodies versus baddies, it's Abbott vs. Turnbull.

Well it's a poo poo party with a hellish philosophy so we were never going to get a saviour there. What we need is someone to lead the Labor party who isn't a total fuckwit.

But I give up on all the parties. I'm voting saltie until someone founds the Burn It All The gently caress Down party.

# ? May 14, 2017 14:09

bowmore: Oct 6, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

i will build a tiny house from reclaimed building materials on a block
of land inherited from a dead relative

# ? May 14, 2017 14:14

do it on my face: Feb 6, 2005; °

I propose we all live in an asbestos biodome enclave out in Wittenoom while we burn everything else down around us. Then we'll get to work on making Mad Max a reality until mesothelioma comes to take us all to V8.

Or we could fix this mess I guess.

# ? May 14, 2017 14:21

Megillah Gorilla: Sep 22, 2003; If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.; Bread Liar

V for Vegas posted:

Late 2003 and early 2004 he was really good. He had charged the party after the disaster of Crean and was setting the agenda, making Howard look beatable for the first time since 98. But by late 04 and the election the wheels started to come off.

Crean? There's a loving name from the past.

# ? May 14, 2017 14:22

Lid: Feb 18, 2005; And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

Toys For rear end Bum posted:

Who's ready to have their night ruined? :iamafag:

Queensland man arrested after massive child porn seizure in Philippines raid

Children's clothing found on the floor of David Deakin's residence. Photo: AP

"I'm a schizophrenic," he told the Associated Press

gently caress yoooooooooou no one says that poo poo while simultaneously lying and also there is connection there to being a literal child rapist boss you absolute monster. When you have no soul may as well pretend that your fake Hollywood version of a serious mental illness to pretend it is you who are tge victim.

Fuckkkkkkk yooooooooou

# ? May 14, 2017 14:35

WhiskeyWhiskers: Oct 14, 2013; "هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

I feel like if I had voices telling me to abuse children for strangers to make loads of money, I'd probably go see a mental health expert, before actually doing it, no matter how much I thought the voices were real.

Especially if I was making it up as an excuse after the fact :shrug:

WhiskeyWhiskers fucked around with this message at 14:43 on May 14, 2017

# ? May 14, 2017 14:39

Putrid Dog: Feb 13, 2012; "God, I wish I was dead!"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/31/live-streaming-child-sex-abuse-family-business-philippines

From an article last year. The latest story reminded me of it.
Poverty leads people to do horrific things. Urgh.

# ? May 14, 2017 16:36

ewe2: Jul 1, 2009

Work all day, live on hay
Get your pie in the sky when you die.

# ? May 14, 2017 18:07

birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

ewe2 posted:

Work all day, live on hay
Get your pie in the sky when you die.

https://twitter.com/clivefpalmer/status/862392118945341441

# ? May 14, 2017 21:57

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

Birdstrike posted:

https://twitter.com/ghostwhovotes/status/863719605033869312

See, the electorate is confused since ScoMo brought down a Labor Budget - every Murdoch shitrag

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

https://www.domain.com.au/news/how-the-olly-approach-could-help-you-save-for-a-home-without-ditching-coffee-20170512-gvslh7/

Domain is really scraping the bottom of the barrel for "See? Housing is still affordable" stories.

# ? May 14, 2017 23:12

BBJoey: Oct 31, 2012

Quantum Mechanic posted:

Just FYI on the schools thing Sarah Hanson-Young is a gigantic idiot and going rogue

maybe i'm being naive but the schools proposals seem reasonable? i am not particularly swayed by the cries of well off catholic schools that they're losing money

# ? May 15, 2017 00:43

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

MythLisp posted:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/31/live-streaming-child-sex-abuse-family-business-philippines

From an article last year. The latest story reminded me of it.
Poverty leads people to do horrific things. Urgh.

Whenever I read stories like this it completely breaks my spirit and I want to give up.

# ? May 15, 2017 00:48

Kafka Syrup: Apr 29, 2009

BBJoey posted:

maybe i'm being naive but the schools proposals seem reasonable? i am not particularly swayed by the cries of well off catholic schools that they're losing money

I'm drawing on the analogy of enterprise bargaining. The Unions, Labor and the Greens have had an agreement to pursue the funding levels under the original policy as the baseline necessary to maintain our public education system. This new proposal, while including a bunch of positive peripheral policies (like cutting private school funding), represents a position far lower than the base claim. It's just poo poo solidarity, and staying off the AEU (and their branches) poo poo list is essential to maintain our public image and future bargaining positions. Especially when Labor gets back in and we want to push more radical education reform and need the AEU to back us in.

It's playing the game of politics, sure, but the alternative is what SHY put out: technocratic, "truth is in the middle", middle-class nonsense which is just gonna piss off the working class more and more.

Hopefully this is a short sharp lesson to the Party Room that the Rank and File can and will pull them into line if they step over the line too far.

# ? May 15, 2017 00:58

bandaid.friend: Apr 25, 2017; My first car was a stick

Lid posted:

Speaking of Latham

Also:

But the group claims it is not white supremacist, as it does not believe whites should rule over other races. Rather, The Dingoes say Australia should be an "ethnostate" in which all citizens are white.

WHAT DOES THIS EVEN PRETEND TO MEAN

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-15/george-christensen-tries-to-stop-visit-from-neo-nazi-mike-enoch/8525672

quote:

Coalition MP George Christensen is trying to shut down a visit from American neo-Nazi Mike Enoch, and is renouncing his association with the group planning Mr Enoch's appearance in Sydney.

I don't often like it when Christensen's in the news

# ? May 15, 2017 01:06

Cartoon: Jun 20, 2008; poop

Aesculus posted:

You're not both of those things?

You have to like them a little to put your precious body fluids in them.

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

Which Australian columnist are you?

Judging by correct grammar and sentence structure, one of their best.

And lol at any of you bloated spoilt brats making it to the current retirement age. Type II Diabetes and heart disease will have hosed you all up long before that.

# ? May 15, 2017 01:08

CrazyTolradi: Oct 2, 2011; It feels so good to be so bad.....at posting.

Cartoon posted:

And lol at any of you bloated spoilt brats making it to the current retirement age. Type II Diabetes and heart disease will have hosed you all up long before that.

boomers.txt

# ? May 15, 2017 01:22

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

Turn out the Eurovision bum guy was Ukrainian, but in his defense he has shone a bright spotlight on the discrimination Australians face, without justification, in the international community.

# ? May 15, 2017 01:37

Bogan King: Jan 21, 2013; I'm not racist, I'm mates with Bangladesh, the guy who sells me kebabs. No, I don't know his real name.

JBP posted:

Turn out the Eurovision bum guy was Ukrainian, but in his defense he has shone a bright spotlight on the discrimination Australians face, without justification, in the international community.

Actually he was told by DIBP this was the fastest way to get him a visa.

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https://twitter.com/NickEvershed/status/863916337755705344

# ? May 15, 2017 01:45

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# ? May 14, 2024 10:37

Bogan King: Jan 21, 2013; I'm not racist, I'm mates with Bangladesh, the guy who sells me kebabs. No, I don't know his real name.

Brisbane Times - More like poo poo Times posted:

Three senior Queensland senators could be forced out of their seats by the next election, with momentum building for generational change that would shake up the Sunshine State's Senate ticket.

Attorney-General George Brandis, veteran Ian Macdonald and relative newcomer Barry O'Sullivan's positions are all in doubt as members of the party agitate for "new blood" in a bid to broaden Queensland's talent pool and increase its numbers in future cabinets.

Fairfax Media has spoken to nearly a dozen Queensland MPs, party operatives and LNP members and while all three senators dismiss suggestions their future is under a cloud, planning has begun for what would be a seismic shift designed to inject new talent and grow the LNP's influence in the federal Coalition.

"Queensland won the election for Malcolm Turnbull, for the Coalition and there needs to be more acknowledgement of that," a party source said.

"Compared to the rest of the nation, we held strong. We deliver, and we deserve more seats at the table. This is part of that."

Former state party leader Lawrence Springborg, who has announced his retirement from state politics, is being wooed to be one of the replacements, while LNP vice-president Cameron O'Neil is also considered a possibility.

There is also a push for greater female representation, which has irked supporters of a merit-based system.

LNP Women president Theresa Craig and Brisbane City Councillor Vicki Howard are both being touted as possible Senate candidates.

"There will be Senate change no matter what," one senior source said.

"It's not organised and there is no one person pushing it. But there is discussion and it is coming from all sides."

Suggestions Senator Brandis would be moved on before he completes his six-year term gained momentum last year, with relations between the Attorney-General and his home branch strained following his assessment of state colleagues as "very, very mediocre" in front of a live microphone.

"George is gone. It is just a matter of when," another LNP source said.

"There is a widespread understanding he won't be completing his term. And Ian, well, I doubt he'll be preselected. He's 71 now. By the time the election is called, he'll be 73. A six-year term will be seeing him close to 80. I think he recognises that. The party certainly does.

"And Barry might be great behind the scenes, but there are those within the party looking for more. We've got to plan for the future."

A spokesman for Senator Brandis, the only one of the trio to have a six-year term, once again affirmed his boss had no plans to move on.

Senator Macdonald, first elected in 1990, said he, too, intended to stand at the next election, and had "felt no pressure to step down", while a spokesman for Senator O'Sullivan said the Queenslander would "remain in his position for as long as the party supported him", adding he was appointed unopposed in 2014, making him "one of the few in living memory".

A spokesman for the LNP said the party was "solely focused on winning the next state election", which is expected to be held later this year.

"Preselections for federal seats and the Senate ticket are a long way away."

# ? May 15, 2017 01:51

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