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asio
Nov 29, 2008

"Also Sprach Arnold Jacobs: A Developmental Guide for Brass Wind Musicians" refers to the mullet as an important tool for professional cornet playing and box smashing black and blood

There's an uncomfortable reality to how the gold coast Yugambeh operate

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Negative Entropy
Nov 30, 2009

Skellybones posted:

The gameplay loop is just the USA dropping supplies which the GLA pick up.

Thank you for the new shoes.

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.

asio posted:

There's an uncomfortable reality to how the gold coast Yugambeh operate

Could you go more into it?

bowmore
Oct 6, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
I hope Greg voted for Miss Banana

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Larf the Coalition are already attacking AGL over Liddel shutting down.

Halo14
Sep 11, 2001

Synthbuttrange posted:

Larf the Coalition are already attacking AGL over Liddel shutting down.

Pay 1.1b for energy generation lasting 20-30 years with renewables.

Pay 900m for a 5 year coal plant lifespan.

Hmmmm.

Had to laugh at the Liberal MP claiming AGL had their figures all wrong. Yeah sure buddy.

tithin
Nov 14, 2003


[Grandmaster Tactician]



https://twitter.com/workmanalice/status/939610058492489728

bowmore posted:

I hope Greg voted for Miss Banana

Auspol December - I hope Greg votes for Miss Banana.

starkebn
May 18, 2004

"Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

WhiskeyWhiskers
Oct 14, 2013


"هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)
Glad the magpie's beating the meme chicken.

Zenithe
Feb 25, 2013

Ask not to whom the Anidavatar belongs; it belongs to thee.
Say what you will about the Ibis, one has never tried to murder me.

Solemn Sloth
Jul 11, 2015

Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.
They’re both poo poo birds

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

i wear this armour to protect myself from the histrionics of hysterical women

bitches




Eastern states bias against the Willy Wagtail coming to the fore

WhiskeyWhiskers
Oct 14, 2013


"هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)
Magpies have never tried to murder me either. It's those loving plovers.

GoldStandardConure
Jun 11, 2010

I have to kill fast
and mayflies too slow

Pillbug

superb fairy wren is poo poo, splendid fairy wren is where its at

Tgent
Sep 6, 2011
Tawny Frogmouth BOAY.

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.
Emu best anti imperialist renegade bird.

Zenithe
Feb 25, 2013

Ask not to whom the Anidavatar belongs; it belongs to thee.

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

It's those loving plovers.

I think you'll find that masked lapwings own and their chicks are adorable.

MikeJF
Dec 20, 2003




Ravens are better than magpies. Magpies are dicks, ravens are bosses who'll respect you if you respect them.

Periphery
Jul 27, 2003
...
Any bird that tries to murder humans is probably a pretty smart bird imo.

bandaid.friend
Apr 25, 2017

:obama:My first car was a stick:obama:
magpies take care of each other and i love them

WhiskeyWhiskers
Oct 14, 2013


"هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

MikeJF posted:

Ravens are better than magpies. Magpies are dicks, ravens are bosses who'll respect you if you respect them.

Definitely this though.

Korgan
Feb 14, 2012


Magpies around here stopped swooping us when we started bribing them with bread. This lead to the original flock getting bigger and then a turf war when a second flock appeared and tried to eat all the bread. We stopped feeding them when they started getting impatient and pecking bare feet if you were too slow at bread chucking, but they still have yet to swoop us.

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.
Magpies are the reason we should have open carry in this country.

thatbastardken
Apr 23, 2010

A contract signed by a minor is not binding!
yeah, then we can shoot any dickhead who gets attacked by magpies

Halo14
Sep 11, 2001

thatbastardken posted:

yeah, then we can shoot any dickhead who gets attacked by magpies

Too right. Magpies are the best.

Frankenstein Dad
Jul 4, 2008

Dad of Frankenstein
how can you vote for anything other than willy wagtail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb2cd5e2OhU

Precambrian Video Games
Aug 19, 2002



I've never seen a magpie swoop anyone in Perth but I have seen kookaburras swoop and steal people's meat patties out of their sandwiches, and also a lone willie wagtail fighting off two ravens.

I might have voted for ravens because WA's ravens are massive and make sounds like dying babies.

AgentF
May 11, 2009

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

Glad the magpie's beating the meme chicken.

What the gently caress? We all got Stockholm Syndrome or something?

WhiskeyWhiskers
Oct 14, 2013


"هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

AgentF posted:

What the gently caress? We all got Stockholm Syndrome or something?

Name 10 people who didn't deserve to be swooped.

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.
Retail Food Group, the franchisor of iconic brands including Brumby's, Donut King and Gloria Jean's, has issued a warning to store owners not to air their complaints in public or risk breaching their franchise agreement.

The memo was sent to store owners across the country on Saturday in response to a Fairfax Media investigation that revealed hundreds of stores were going to the wall as a result of a brutal business model.

Krabboss
Nov 11, 2016

MY HUSBAND'S PARSE IS BETTER THAN YOURS
I've never seen a magpie swoop anybody. The only bird I've seen get aggro is a plover defending a nest. I've found magpies to be pretty chill and they sing prettily. I didn't vote in this meme contest though, I'm not a loser.

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.
Embattled Labor senator Sam Dastyari attempted to pressure Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek to abandon a meeting with a pro-democracy activist opposed to Beijing's interference in Hong Kong, according to multiple sources who say the 2015 intervention surprised Ms Plibersek.

The incident has prompted concerns about the motive behind Senator Dastyari's decision to approach Ms Plibersek's office, Fairfax Media has been told by three sources familiar with the matter, following other revelations concerning his links to Chinese Communist Party-aligned interests in Australia.

In January 2015, Ms Plibersek, who was Labor's foreign affairs spokeswoman at the time, went to Hong Kong for a visit that included a meeting with Joseph Cheng Yu-shek, a prominent academic with Australian citizenship who has drawn the ire of Beijing-aligned forces.

Senator Dastyari was on a China trip at the same time paid for by an organisation controlled by Communist Party-aligned Labor and Coalition political donor and businessman Huang Xiangmo.

A spokesman for Senator Dastyari rejected the claims as "complete rubbish".

"It simply did not occur," the spokesman said.

However, multiple sources say Senator Dastyari repeatedly attempted to warn Ms Plibersek that her meetings in Hong Kong would upset figures in the Chinese community in Australia. They say he left messages on her phone and contacted her office multiple times.

Senator Dastyari was unable to reach her directly as she had left her mobile phone at home, a security precaution parliamentarians have been advised to take when travelling to Chinese territory. It is understood his messages were passed on to her.

Fairfax Media understands that Senator Dastyari's calls to Ms Plibersek and her office followed a separate representation from then Chinese ambassador to Australia, Ma Zhaoxu.

Sources said the Chinese ambassador issued a separate warning to Ms Plibersek about her plans to meet activists in the semi-autonomous city.

There is no suggestion Senator Dastyari's approach to Ms Plibersek was connected to the approach by the Chinese ambassador.

I'm not saying it but i'm not not saying it

norp
Jan 20, 2004

TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP

let's invade New Zealand, they have oil

Lid posted:

Retail Food Group, the franchisor of iconic brands including Brumby's, Donut King and Gloria Jean's, has issued a warning to store owners not to air their complaints in public or risk breaching their franchise agreement.

The memo was sent to store owners across the country on Saturday in response to a Fairfax Media investigation that revealed hundreds of stores were going to the wall as a result of a brutal business model.

Sounds like SOP for franchises. You'd have to be a loving moron to get in bed with these vultures

HookShot
Dec 26, 2005

MikeJF posted:

Ravens are better than magpies. Magpies are dicks, ravens are bosses who'll respect you if you respect them.

We used to be friends with the local magpies, and one day when some plovers decided to swoop us, the magpies flew over and started defending us against them.

Magpies are the best.

Schlesische
Jul 4, 2012

"Magpies" and "Plovers" (they're European names for species that ?aren't actually related to the European namesakes?) don't swoop me, but they sure as hell like having a crack at my (admittedly incredibly oblivious) doggo. If they'd cut that poo poo out, I'd be a-ok with those magnificent bastards.

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN
Jun 26, 2009



Frankenstein Dad posted:

how can you vote for anything other than willy wagtail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb2cd5e2OhU

@43 seconds cat catches a solid kick in the head

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN fucked around with this message at 14:51 on Dec 10, 2017

Negative Entropy
Nov 30, 2009

Synthbuttrange posted:

Larf the Coalition are already attacking AGL over Liddel shutting down.

AGL is retorting that keeping Liddell open would raise the price of electricity.

Also, Crimson Rosella. BOTY.

GoldStandardConure
Jun 11, 2010

I have to kill fast
and mayflies too slow

Pillbug

Kommando posted:

Also, Crimson Rosella. BOTY.

Wrong.

Its the fairy penguin.

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

i wear this armour to protect myself from the histrionics of hysterical women

bitches




Schlesische posted:

"Magpies" and "Plovers" (they're European names for species that ?aren't actually related to the European namesakes?) don't swoop me, but they sure as hell like having a crack at my (admittedly incredibly oblivious) doggo. If they'd cut that poo poo out, I'd be a-ok with those magnificent bastards.

They were named as such by early biologists because they resembled the European birds, but ended up having no relation, eg. the Eurasian Magpie is a corvid, the Australian Magpie is a cracticine and a close relation of the Butcherbirds

NTRabbit fucked around with this message at 15:18 on Dec 10, 2017

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The Lord Bude
May 23, 2007

ASK ME ABOUT MY SHITTY, BOUGIE INTERIOR DECORATING ADVICE
I can confirm that my grandparents are on very good terms with their local Magpie family. They will take food directly from your hand; and come when you whistle for them.

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