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[Handsprime]

Ok so in the last few weeks we have lost music legends Lemmy and David Bowie and I just heard the Alan Rickman passed away :( they left the earth too soon and too fast

[Megatran]

Can I post a parcel to a PO Box address? Thanks in advance.

[TAAUBlaster]

Can I post a parcel to a PO Box address? Thanks in advance.

I asked the same question at my local post office a few weeks ago, and they said it was ok. Didn't have any issues. Might be an idea to try and call your local PO and ask them?

[janda the red]

Can I post a parcel to a PO Box address? Thanks in advance.

yes you can, you just cant courier a parcel to a post office box

( although startrack and a. post are now affiliated, so you could through them maybe )

hope you're well mate :)

[Paulbot]

I send all my online purchase parcels to my PO Box. One of the US shipping services won't deliver to PO Boxes but AusPost has no issue. They just leave you a "missed collection" type card in the box and you have to go to the store's counter to pick it up.

[Jaxius._]

Burnt myself making homemade popcorn...

It was an experience

[janda the red]

Burnt myself making homemade popcorn...

It was an experience

hope you're ok?

I saw an edited video on facebook where someone smothered a corn cob in butter and microwaved it for 3 mins. came out like a corn cob covered in popcorn... looked cool but i'm yet to try. was that what you tried?

:)

[Megatran]

So, with Australia Day in little over a weeks time, who's taking the extra long weekend?

[Trent]

So, with Australia Day in little over a weeks time, who's taking the extra long weekend?

Nah. I've had 7 weeks leave in the last 3 months. I suppose I should save some for later in the year...

[Skullcruncher]

Leave? what is that? Think I have had about 3 weeks in the last three years :D

[Trent]

Leave? what is that? Think I have had about 3 weeks in the last three years :D

Work to live. Don't live to work ;)

[Skullcruncher]

Work to live. Don't live to work ;)

Banking that leave! If only I could get it all paid out!!

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Work to live. Don't live to work ;)

This!

Noone has ever said on their deathbed

"I wish I spent more time at the office"


Well, I hope no-one has ever said that.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Just realised - tall with black shirt, long face with brown shirt, hefty with white shirt - they stole the motif for the bullies in The Simpsons from the Murphys Dogs in Footrot Flats! :eek::eek::eek:

[Skullcruncher]

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I so wanted to respond to all the people who freaked out about this being posted on the facebook G1 group. But I didn't as I know my facebook account would have been hit with plenty of messages from crazies.

[Trent]

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I so wanted to respond to all the people who freaked out about this being posted on the facebook G1 group. But I didn't as I know my facebook account would have been hit with plenty of messages from crazies.

Tere's crazy stuff going down? Where? I want in!!!

[Skullcruncher]

Tere's crazy stuff going down? Where? I want in!!!

You need a least 2 semi automatics a few tubs of ammo and a years supply of tinfoil to participate.

[jazzcomp]

How's Springfield Lakes for you Queenslanders?

[BigTransformerTrev]

Holy friggin crap!!! :eek:

After four years of owning my 18yo ute today I accidentally discovered it has a pull out drink holder - AND it perfectly accommodates a stubbie! :D

Only thing is it kinda blocks the ashtray which is a bit stupid - who is gonna be in their ute driving round the paddock drinking a beer without a fag on the go as well eh :rolleyes:

[Jetfire in the sky]

Holy friggin crap!!! :eek:

After four years of owning my 18yo ute today I accidentally discovered it has a pull out drink holder - AND it perfectly accommodates a stubbie! :D

Only thing is it kinda blocks the ashtray which is a bit stupid - who is gonna be in their ute driving round the paddock drinking a beer without a fag on the go as well eh :rolleyes:


BTT.......................King amongst Men :p

[BigTransformerTrev]

BTT.......................King amongst Men :p

You know it buddy! I envy no man ;)


Except... you know... those with utes not nearly two decades old, those that have more money than me, more free time, bigger houses, more sleep, better jobs, more TFs etc etc - I envy those bastards a lot! :p

[Jetfire in the sky]

You know it buddy! I envy no man ;)


Except... you know... those with utes not nearly two decades old, those that have more money than me, more free time, bigger houses, more sleep, better jobs, more TFs etc etc - I envy those bastards a lot! :p

You had me at except :D :p

Nothing wrong with a 20 year old ute, especially if it has cup holders! EF/EL, or, no wait, an AU Falcon by chance? I think they got rid of "ashtrays" around then though, plus lighters. :eek:

[BigTransformerTrev]

You had me at except :D :p

Nothing wrong with a 20 year old ute, especially if it has cup holders! EF/EL, or, no wait, an AU Falcon by chance? I think they got rid of "ashtrays" around then though, plus lighters. :eek:

Na. ford Courier :) got a massive bullbar and tray on it so exceedingly useful.
To be honest I love having a beaten up old ute - means I don't have to worry about dirt and dents and scratches. And the smell of mallee dust, lucerne, sweat and stale smoke reminds me of going round the paddocks with my dad all my life in his old utes. My son loves going for rides in it :)

[Jetfire in the sky]

Na. ford Courier :) got a massive bullbar and tray on it so exceedingly useful.
To be honest I love having a beaten up old ute - means I don't have to worry about dirt and dents and scratches. And the smell of mallee dust, lucerne, sweat and stale smoke reminds me of going round the paddocks with my dad all my life in his old utes. My son loves going for rides in it :)

You left out shooting bunnies and foxes ;)

I grew up in the Wimmera/Mallee so totally know what you are saying. All those nights of spotlighting, cranking the heater inside while everyone else stood in the back LOL

[BigTransformerTrev]

You left out shooting bunnies and foxes ;)

I grew up in the Wimmera/Mallee so totally know what you are saying. All those nights of spotlighting, cranking the heater inside while everyone else stood in the back LOL

We actually had an old couch we used to chuck in the back of the ute, with the back of the couch against the back of the cab. That way we could kneel in comfort while shooting :D

Which part of the Mallee did you grow up in dude?

[Jetfire in the sky]

We actually had an old couch we used to chuck in the back of the ute, with the back of the couch against the back of the cab. That way we could kneel in comfort while shooting :D

Which part of the Mallee did you grow up in dude?

Couch on the back of the ute.................as I said..........King amongst Men. :p

Although not born there I grew up in a little town called Warracknabeal, I think Brim is considered the Southern border of the Mallee which is only 20kms North of the 'beal. We used to go to Swan Hill and Tooleybuc a lot plus a lot of water skiing near Sea Lake and around Mildura. A great place to grow up back in the day.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Couch on the back of the ute.................as I said..........King amongst Men. :p

Although not born there I grew up in a little town called Warracknabeal, I think Brim is considered the Southern border of the Mallee which is only 20kms North of the 'beal. We used to go to Swan Hill and Tooleybuc a lot plus a lot of water skiing near Sea Lake and around Mildura. A great place to grow up back in the day.

Oh yeah, I know the 'Beal, some of my students come from there.

Great to know there is another Mallee Boy on the boards :D

[jazzcomp]

Happy CNY to all! There's many different new year's day in different cultures, however, CNY is the only other one widely celebrated in other countries. You can also see this on FB posts and the like (news).

For the others, Happy Superbowl Sunday/Monday! :)

[Paulbot]

We're under attack! Scramble!

http://i.imgur.com/IY3PbTg.jpg

[TAAUBlaster]

It was like we got hit with a spam bomb :p

[griffin]

And the weird thing is, their posts are 1-3 minutes apart, which gets around the spam filter (which only prevents people from posting faster than a minute), so they were spamming us for about 90 minutes to rack up those 62 posts.

If one of the staff had been logged on at the time, we'd have been able to ban then within a few minutes/posts. :(

[CoRDS]

And the weird thing is, their posts are 1-3 minutes apart, which gets around the spam filter (which only prevents people from posting faster than a minute), so they were spamming us for about 90 minutes to rack up those 62 posts.

If one of the staff had been logged on at the time, we'd have been able to ban then within a few minutes/posts. :(

and weirder as far as i can tell they weren't trying to enlarge anything .....

[Jetfire in the sky]

Oh yeah, I know the 'Beal, some of my students come from there.

Great to know there is another Mallee Boy on the boards :D

Considering the sparse population now there wouldn't be many of us on here, in the last five years I sold a Transformer to a guy from Dimboola, and my brother has had contact with a collector from Donald. So it's rare TF air down there, but no less love :)

[Handsprime]

Can someone please explain the BTT for 2016 thing?

[Megatran]

On the long drive home from work yesterday from Gippsland area, I saw two cars on seperate occasions with the custom number plates:
GRIFF8
VRON89

[Megatran]

Good luck & best wishes to the Matildas (womens AUS soccer team) on the Olympic Soccer qualifying. Five matches over 10 days. :eek:

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Having a look at some Aussie news and well, after not really paying attention for the past year or so, I can see very little has changed.

[Handsprime]

If anyone wants to hear something new from me, go ahead. (https://soundcloud.com/lindsay-hands/up-late-down-early)

[GoktimusPrime]

Random thought: it seems that J.R.R. Tolkien may have viewed language hegemony - especially where a single dominant language replaces others (thus decimating linguistic diversity) as a bad thing. There are many different languages spoken across Middle Earth, with Tolkien himself constructing entire language families for his fantasy realm. However, among the servants of Mordor, Black Speech has come to dominate over the languages of those peoples, destroying their indigenous languages. e.g. by the Third Age, no Orc is able to speak any kind of Orkish. They speak either Westron (the lingua franca of Middle Earth which is represented by Modern English) or Black Speech (e.g. Azog the Defiler speaks exclusively in Black Speech, as do the Nazgûl (Ring Wraiths), and of course, the One Ring itself).

This contrasts with the other races on Middle Earth, where linguistic diversity and tolerance flourishes. e.g. we frequently see characters like Aragorn and the Elves speaking in Sindarin Elvish, or the humans from Rohan speaking Rohirrim (represented by Old English), Dwarves speaking in Dwarvish and even the Hobbits speak Hobbitish, a peculiar variation of Westron (e.g. Bilbo Baggins thanked all the Hobbits for coming to his "Eleventy-Oneth" (111th) birthday). So it seems that the heroic peoples of Middle Earth are openly tolerant of different languages, whereas the evil servants of Mordor have moved to smother their linguistic/cultural diversity and replace it all with the singular values and language of Mordor. Did Tolkien also intend this to be an allegoric criticism of hegemonic languages like English (and thus by extension, Anglophone cultures)?

One tongue to rule them all.

P.S.: It's worth noting that Azog only spoke Black Speech in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of the Hobbit; in the books he only ever spoke Westron. And he was dead long before the events of the Hobbit. And yes, I know that Legolas and Tauriel aren't meant to be in the Hobbit either (Tauriel is entirely an invention of Peter Jackson; of course, Jackson does prefer to have greater inclusion of females in his films, as he massively increased the role and appearance of Arwen in LotR (she's actually a rather obscure character in the books)).

[Megatran]

Is it just me or has the height of the platform for this year's Moomba Birdman Rally got a lot less high?

[Megatran]

Sucks working on public holiday ... & I'm not even in retail or hospitality sector.

[BruiseLee]

I was going to make random post of locking myself in for all time with a very auspecious 888th post but I've posted a bit too much crap lately and have overshot that mark. Ah well let's plan better for 8888...

[5FDP]

Sucks working on public holiday ... & I'm not even in retail or hospitality sector.

I loooove working on a public holiday that other states have. Means I have a quiet day in the office doin' jack and I'm still getting paid :cool:

[M-bot]

Being in the healthcare industry, public holidays are a bit of an irrelevancy. If you're rostered to work, you work. I had a couple of years in a row when I worked XMas eve, XMas day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Pay's good though. When pollies talk about cutting penalty rates, I want them to start working through the holiday seasons and weekends as a matter of routine first.

[CHILENO20]

Being in the healthcare industry, public holidays are a bit of an irrelevancy. If you're rostered to work, you work. I had a couple of years in a row when I worked XMas eve, XMas day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Pay's good though. When pollies talk about cutting penalty rates, I want them to start working through the holiday seasons and weekends as a matter of routine first.

Damn straight! Some of those politicians & business experts have no clue at all. I'm sure they would change their tune if THEY had to work them. As a matter of transparancy, I no longer get penalty rates for working public holidays as I'm now a manager where I work. But for the first 14 years of my working career they definitely came in handy.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Being in the healthcare industry, public holidays are a bit of an irrelevancy. If you're rostered to work, you work. I had a couple of years in a row when I worked XMas eve, XMas day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Pay's good though. When pollies talk about cutting penalty rates, I want them to start working through the holiday seasons and weekends as a matter of routine first.


Damn straight! Some of those politicians & business experts have no clue at all. I'm sure they would change their tune if THEY had to work them. As a matter of transparancy, I no longer get penalty rates for working public holidays as I'm now a manager where I work. But for the first 14 years of my working career they definitely came in handy.

Yeah, these are the same politicians who when VIC teachers argued that while taking industrial action they wouldn't do camps (since we do them out of a sense of doing right by kids - we get no extra pay whatsoever) said in return 'why not? You only work the same hours'. Like when on camps between 4.30pm and 8.30am the teachers could bugger off and not be legally responsible for the welfare of dozens of kids away from home :rolleyes:

[Trent]

Yeah, these are the same politicians who when VIC teachers argued that while taking industrial action they wouldn't do camps (since we do them out of a sense of doing right by kids - we get no extra pay whatsoever) said in return 'why not? You only work the same hours'. Like when on camps between 4.30pm and 8.30am the teachers could bugger off and not be legally responsible for the welfare of dozens of kids away from home :rolleyes:

The amount of times my wife has corrected a parent that thinks that teachers loooooove camp because of all the overtime they must get paid.

Their jaws drop when she corrects them :rolleyes:

[GoktimusPrime]

The amount of times my wife has corrected a parent that thinks that teachers loooooove camp because of all the overtime they must get paid.

Their jaws drop when she corrects them :rolleyes:
Heh... later this year I'm taking a group of students to Japan, and yeah, the cost of my trip is covered by the cost of the excursion. Some people have said that I'm lucky to score a "free" trip to Japan, but don't realise that it's not going to be a holiday for me because I'm going to be on duty 24 hours a day for 1.5 weeks. As your wife's rightly pointed out, that's a LOT of unpaid overtime! Normally our students bugger off at the end of the school day and we don't have to see them again until the next morning. Oh, and we're also on duty over the weekends too. I can't go and organise another TF fan meet like I did in my last week to Japan. At least, not one where we can go traipsing around collectable toy stores for an entire day and then hang out and just talk TFs the whole time. At most I might be able to organise for people to meet me maybe at a hotel foyer at night (not sure if I can do this, I still have to look into it). We even had one of our DPs criticise the fact that two teachers are going for 'free' and asked us if this was ethical. :eek: Okay, if they want us to pay our own way, fine. Then pay us the overtime! They'll find that it's cheaper to just pay for our expenses.

The other silly thing is that due to this DP's perception of "equity," she refused to allow another teacher to come with us, even though she volunteered to go and was willing to pay her own way. And the excursion is during the school holidays, so it wouldn't impact her classes or the school. The DP disallowed her from going because she thought it wouldn't be equitable, whereas in reality we would've had an extra teacher to help supervise at no additional expense to the students. :rolleyes: This DP's allowed one teacher's aide to come along at her own expense because one of the students attending has special needs.

A few years ago another colleague took some of our students to France, Germany and Austria with additional teachers and even some parents, and there was no dramas (other than their coach breaking down outside Salzburg :p). But we had different DPs at the time who obviously didn't object to this. We've actually made the decision not to include parents in this excursion, but additional teachers would've been most welcome.

P.S.: We also don't get to see our own families during this time too.

[griffin]

Tonight on one of the 7 network channels we have the Street Fighter Movie, while on one of the 9 network channels we have the Mortal Kombat Movie.
Two movies based on arcade games on rival networks on the same night... how weird.

[Handsprime]

Tonight on one of the 7 network channels we have the Street Fighter Movie, while on one of the 9 network channels we have the Mortal Kombat Movie.
Two movies based on arcade games on rival networks on the same night... how weird.

Who cares their terrible movies anyway :p

[CHILENO20]

Tonight on one of the 7 network channels we have the Street Fighter Movie, while on one of the 9 network channels we have the Mortal Kombat Movie.
Two movies based on arcade games on rival networks on the same night... how weird.

Nearly 30 years on, still fighting it out :D

Street Fighter Animated movie is still the best!

[griffin]

Who cares their terrible movies anyway :p

Yes, they are... but I thought it was amusing, and bizarre that the two competing fighting arcade game movies from the 90s were both on the same night, on competing networks.
They are certainly not good enough to have one station noticing the other playing one and thinking that it would be a great idea to compete with the rival movie.
I mean... Kylie Minogue in an action movie along side Van Damme. And a supporting cast that looked like they were reading off cue cards to not be able to how to act in their scenes. That movie was completely cringe-worthy (not helped by Capcom's demands and the requirement to have one Australian actor by the Australian Actor's Guild). At least MK was watchable (not the sequel though).

It's sad to see that both movies made huge profits, SF earned almost 3 times what it cost (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_%281994_film%29), while MK earned over 6 times what it cost (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_%28film%29).
Maybe SF inspired Michael Bay, to know how to make a profitable movie no matter how bad the script and acting is, as long as there are lots of explosions and fighting in it for the masses. :p

One good thing about MK though, is that it features the voice of Frank Welker as the Emperor (who sounds like Dr Claw), and Kevin Michael Richardson (the voice of TFPrime Bulkhead).

[Handsprime]

At least MK was watchable (not the sequel though).

Now how is that film unwatchable? (http://youtu.be/MIt0VY7Yg2w)

[Trent]

Who cares their terrible movies anyway :p

*They're*

Mortal Kombat is a great movie.

[BruiseLee]

*They're*

Mortal Kombat is a great movie.

Grammarlity?

[5FDP]

Mortal Kombat is a great movie.

100% agree. Lost count of how many times I've watched it. The scenes with digitised Reptile are a bit cringe worthy though.

[Trent]

100% agree. Lost count of how many times I've watched it. The scenes with digitised Reptile are a bit cringe worthy though.

Johnny Cage vs Scorpion. Great fight scene :cool:

[GoktimusPrime]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRyZ6qgZE0Y
This fan video edit portrays Christopher Reeve as Superman and Henry Cavill as essentially Bizarro. Pretty well made. :)

[GoktimusPrime]

Some people have been openly critical of the new upcoming $5 note which has a more garish colour scheme but also includes more tactile markings which enables people to feel what kind of note it is without looking at it. I personally haven't cared either way, as long as it's legal tender it'll do its job.

But here's something I didn't know, and I think it's something that people ought to be aware of before they proceed with criticising the design of this note. It was designed by a blind Aussie kid (http://www.smh.com.au/comment/new-5-note-is-a-reminder-that-beauty-goes-beyond-aesthetics-20160413-go5au9.html). So next time you see/hear someone having a whinge about this note, feel free to remind them of their sighted privilege. How dare we become a more inclusive society! :p

P.S.: the garish colours would actually make it easier to see for some blind people too. Remember that there are different degrees of legal blindness. Some people are completely blind, while others are nearly completely blind. It is people in the latter group who rely on bright colours.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

So people actually have money in their wallets long enough that they care about what it looks like? :confused:

[Megatran]

It's good to see the acknowledgement & contribution of Science with the yellow bacteria on the $5 note. >_<

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

It's good to see the acknowledgement & contribution of science with the yellow bacteria on the $5 note. >_<

Or it's meant to represent how germy money really is...

[BruiseLee]

Every time I'm at the lights and see someone press the crossing button to get an instant walking green I hear Stan belt out his classic tune.






He sang "Walk this way" right?

[Tober]

Every time I'm at the lights and see someone press the crossing button to get an instant walking green I hear Stan belt out his classic tune.






He sang "Walk this way" right?

You mean the Aerosmith Vs Run DMC song? That would be Steve Tyler (I think/hope).

[BruiseLee]

You mean the Aerosmith Vs Run DMC song? That would be Steve Tyler (I think/hope).

You are correct with that Tober! The 80s welcome you with pride!

I think I do need to add one of these emoticons to the last sentence of my post though. I choose you tongue sticking out one :p

[griffin]

The next Australian Tourist campaign video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nujkeUDd6xE)... to the terrorists. :p

There's no mention of it being a parody or humour video (and their other videos are serious compilation topics), so some American actually thinks that this is what Australia is like.

:rolleyes:

[UltraMarginal]

So,
on the weekend, we're finally watching Batman Vs Superman.

Mild spoiler ahead if you are yet to see it.








Kal El is walking up to the peak of some snow covered isolated mountain and at the top he sees his father, apparently stacking rocks.

My wife leans over and says, 'he looks like he's building a baseball field'.

That's one of the reasons I love her. :cool:

[Handsprime]

I'm gonna be visiting Perth and was wondering is there anything I should check out? Both transformers and non-transformers related

[GoktimusPrime]

There's the Nexus Fair - not sure when the next one is. Maybe organise a meet up with local Perth fans. :)

[UltraMarginal]

Rottnest Island is pretty cool, Freemantle was also an interesting place to visit. If you can get down to the wine region there is also the Margaret river chocolate company and a bunch of small breweries.
A couple hours north is the pinnacles desert, it's something else entirely.


most of these things require either renting a car or going on a tour.
we stayed in the middle of the city when we were there in early April, on Murray street there is a Belgian beer café/pub that does really good food and really good beer.

[Borgeman]

+1 to Rottnest island. I stayed there for a few days last year, very relaxing!
A day trip is well worth it too, the train/bunker tour is one worth doing.

[Omega Metro]

+1 to Rottnest island. I stayed there for a few days last year, very relaxing!
A day trip is well worth it too, the train/bunker tour is one worth doing.

Lol. I've lived in Perth all my life (40 years) and have never been to Rottnest.:D

[Jaxius._]

Did you ever ralize that ipad screens are insanely priced to repair? I broke mine ( :( ) and i have been looking at the prices... some over $100!!

[GoktimusPrime]

I HAVE PHONE, TELEVISION AND INTERNET NOW!!! :D (for the first time in 21 days)

[BruiseLee]

I HAVE PHONE, TELEVISION AND INTERNET NOW!!! :D (for the first time in 21 days)

Ah that explains the low word count to post ratio recently :p

Welcome back to normalcy. :)

[griffin]

The longest federal election campaign since 1969.... as if we haven't had enough of politicians (and Prime Ministers) in our faces in recent years, now we have to face 2 months of them headlining the news programs and papers.

That's it, I'm off to hibernate. Wake me up when it's July 3rd...

[Golden Phoenix]

The longest federal election campaign since 1969.... as if we haven't had enough of politicians (and Prime Ministers) in our faces in recent years, now we have to face 2 months of them headlining the news programs and papers.

That's it, I'm off to hibernate. Wake me up when it's July 3rd...

What if we wake you up on July 2 so you can vote?

[GoktimusPrime]

Ah that explains the low word count to post ratio recently :p

Welcome back to normalcy. :)
I spoke too soon. 'Net conked out on Friday night and only got up again this evening. But now we have no gas/hot water and won't be back up until tomorrow! :rolleyes: All this on top of an incredibly crappy day at work... oh yeah...

[UltraMarginal]

The longest federal election campaign since 1969.... as if we haven't had enough of politicians (and Prime Ministers) in our faces in recent years, now we have to face 2 months of them headlining the news programs and papers.

That's it, I'm off to hibernate. Wake me up when it's July 3rd...

Take a moment to feel for the Americans who's presidential selection goes for a year and a half. Or other countries in the world who's only elections are military coups.

[BruiseLee]

I spoke too soon. 'Net conked out on Friday night and only got up again this evening. But now we have no gas/hot water and won't be back up until tomorrow! :rolleyes: All this on top of an incredibly crappy day at work... oh yeah...

Hmmm maybe use this to mention to the missus that the Feng Shui might be out of whack in the house. Could be a good time to pitch for that larger Transformer room again! :D

[Paulbot]

Maybe spoilers for the new Netflix Voltron cartoon

In the trailers, the team has a new character in the black outfit, not Sven, who's clearly older than the others and seemingly "in charge". Was jokingly thinking "hope nothing happens to him" but it got be thinking.

Never quite understood as a kid why Keith and Lance wore different coloured uniforms to their Lions. In the original anime was Sven the leader and Black Lion pilot until he died was badly injured at which point the other two rotated? I could imagine that might happen in the new show and wonder if that would actually be accurate to the original story?

[Metallikato]

Maybe spoilers for the new Netflix Voltron cartoon

In the trailers, the team has a new character in the black outfit, not Sven, who's clearly older than the others and seemingly "in charge". Was jokingly thinking "hope nothing happens to him" but it got be thinking.

Never quite understood as a kid why Keith and Lance wore different coloured uniforms to their Lions. In the original anime was Sven the leader and Black Lion pilot until he died was badly injured at which point the other two rotated? I could imagine that might happen in the new show and wonder if that would actually be accurate to the original story?

Nope, Keith was always the team leader. Been ages since I've seen the show but in the first episode where they pilot the lions (think it was third episode in to the series...?) Keith actually flies the green lion due the black lions key being missing, plus Pidge was separated from the team at that point, but right from the outset Lance flies the red lion wearing the blue uniform and Sven flies the blue lion in the black uniform. There's no apparent reason why that was the case, if those two had of been the other way around then Keith/Sven would of been the only lion/colour clash but giving Lance the red lion just made it that extra bit confusing. There was at least one later episode where Lance ("correctly") flies the blue lion.

Plus, when Sven is (largely) written out of the show, the Princess takes over the blue lion wearing a pink uniform. And unless I'm colour blind, Hunk's uniform always looked more orange than yellow. Then much later when W.E.P. commissioned Toei to make more Voltron episodes after they'd run out of GoLion episodes to dub, for some reason in those episodes the green lion/Pidge's uniform is coloured in a shade of green that's so dark it almost looks black.

Ugh.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/metal/AiTnbIbU0oueA.gif

[Megatran]

What's the go with Kmart. They plonked the checkout / pay station right in the center of the store ... as well as at the front.

[Golden Phoenix]

What's the go with Kmart. They plonked the checkout / pay station right in the center of the store ... as well as at the front.

My local only has it in the middle. I dont like it at all. I just wanna grab my stuff and head out. It being in the middle means I have to go further to buy things.

Only thing it is good for is my step count.

[Paulbot]

They've been rolling that new layout to stores for a while now. It sucks. Southland has had some 'quick' self checkouts at the exit which kind of helps. The store layout though is crowded and messy, but they have $25 deluxes so I go back.

[Sinnertwin]

What's the go with Kmart. They plonked the checkout / pay station right in the center of the store ... as well as at the front.

We're trying to make you spend more. Pay for something in the middle, you might also grab something on your way out, in case you forgot.
Serious, that's why you'll also see all of the 'worlds' next to each other, with all of the associated products within arms reach.

[Trent]

An email I sen to Telstra tonight:


It may surprise you to learn that the call you speak of below, scheduled for 6:30pm tonight, did not happen. I know, shocking right?!?! This is now the 4th time I have not received a scheduled call in relation to this issue. I will not direct my wrath toward you, for I know that you and your team are simply the poor sods faced with the sometimes insurmountable task of fronting the ire of the Australian social media monster and explaining the yet new level of incompetence your company has, despite all odds, managed to achieve. And believe me, the irony of Australia's largest phone service provider, navigating social media (in my experience so far) quite adequately yet be so inept as to not be able to arrange for a phone call to be made at a scheduled time, is not lost on me. But I suppose I could be jumping to conclusions, after all, while I was given a time of 6:30pm Tuesday, no time zone was specified.

After my complaint on your Facebook page Your staff replied with an apology and within an hour it appears that someone within your organization recalled the use of a touch tone phone and rang me to organize a 5th call for tomorrow night at 6:30pm.

Now, I must admit I am curious as to whether this streak can be maintained. On one hand, it would be supremely awesome to get this issue sorted. On the other hand, I find myself wondering if there is an official world record for non-returned phone calls and whether I've got a shot at it?

I thank you and your social media staff for the assistance and hope you pass my complaint on. I fully intend to lodge a complaint with the ombudsman. As Telstra's blatant lack of respect for its customers cannot go unreported.

Cheers,

Trent

[5FDP]

We're trying to make you spend more. Pay for something in the middle, you might also grab something on your way out, in case you forgot.
Serious, that's why you'll also see all of the 'worlds' next to each other, with all of the associated products within arms reach.

Thanks for the explanation. Was wondering this myself. Being a guy, I'm not an impulse buyer though. When I go into the shops, I know what I want and head straight for it. Once I have secured said item, it's straight to the registers and out the door - mission complete :cool: My wife's the complete opposite. She likes to browse and it gives me the shits. It's kinda like spending money for the sake of spending.

[TAAUBlaster]

I've only just found out that the original TMNT movies have been released on Blu-ray here. How did I miss that??? Does anyone here have them? Kind of wondering how the quality is.

[GoktimusPrime]

We're trying to make you spend more. Pay for something in the middle, you might also grab something on your way out, in case you forgot.
Serious, that's why you'll also see all of the 'worlds' next to each other, with all of the associated products within arms reach.

Thanks for the explanation. Was wondering this myself. Being a guy, I'm not an impulse buyer though. When I go into the shops, I know what I want and head straight for it. Once I have secured said item, it's straight to the registers and out the door - mission complete :cool: My wife's the complete opposite. She likes to browse and it gives me the shits. It's kinda like spending money for the sake of spending.
It's also why supermarkets typically put essentials like milk right up the back, to make customers walk past the rest of the store and try to entice them to buy more stuff.
#year9commerce :)

[UltraMarginal]

We're trying to make you spend more. Pay for something in the middle, you might also grab something on your way out, in case you forgot.
Serious, that's why you'll also see all of the 'worlds' next to each other, with all of the associated products within arms reach.

I've seen it in a couple stores as well. my biggest problem with it is it really encourages people to just walk out with stuff. and it puts a massive burden on the poor sod at the front door who has to check bags etc. correct me if I'm wrong Sinnertwin but whoever that person is, isn't a trained security guard, just another teenager on the minimum wage.


An email I sen to Telstra tonight:

Nice one Trent, the sarcasm was dripping, I can't see it making a difference to your service, except you mentioned the ombudsman.

[Trent]

I've seen it in a couple stores as well. my biggest problem with it is it really encourages people to just walk out with stuff. and it puts a massive burden on the poor sod at the front door who has to check bags etc. correct me if I'm wrong Sinnertwin but whoever that person is, isn't a trained security guard, just another teenager on the minimum wage.



Nice one Trent, the sarcasm was dripping, I can't see it making a difference to your service, except you mentioned the ombudsman.

Actually, between that and my post on their facebook page, I had a phonecall within minutes.

I have no doubt it was my threat of the ombudsman that spurred them into action. But it was fun typing that email.

[UltraMarginal]

Actually, between that and my post on their facebook page, I had a phonecall within minutes.

I have no doubt it was my threat of the ombudsman that spurred them into action. But it was fun typing that email.

It shouldn't take public threats on social media to get good customer service. I'd call the ombudsmen anyway.

[Trent]

It shouldn't take public threats on social media to get good customer service. I'd call the ombudsmen anyway.

Meh. Effort.

[Sinnertwin]

I've seen it in a couple stores as well. my biggest problem with it is it really encourages people to just walk out with stuff. and it puts a massive burden on the poor sod at the front door who has to check bags etc. correct me if I'm wrong Sinnertwin but whoever that person is, isn't a trained security guard, just another teenager on the minimum wage.


Door greeters are really only there as a visual deterrent to the opportunistic thieves -the little teeny bopper that wants a $3 can of Impulse or the gamer that wants a new pack of batteries for their XBox controller.

The experienced ones will have 101 ways of concealing merchandise and attempting to walk out. If we are able to establish them early enough, undercover loss prevention officers & security staff are notified at which point apprehension will occur outside of the store.

[GoktimusPrime]

Stores cannot legally enforce bag checks for customers leaving the store.
Reference (http://www.findlaw.com.au/articles/4767/do-stores-have-the-right-to-search-your-bag-.aspx)
"When a bag search is conducted no items are allowed to be touched with the retailer only able to look at the contents inside the bag. Customers do have the right to refuse to have their bag searched, but since a customer enters a store under licence, the retailer also has the right to ask a person to leave, therefore revoking the licence (under which the customer entered the store)."

So here's how I understand it; if you enter a store where there are prominent signs saying that customers may be subject to bag checks, you can refuse to comply with the bag check and, unless the store has good reason to believe that you've shoplifted, the worst that they can do is tell you to leave. If you're already exiting the store, which is when bag checks occur, then it's a fairly empty threat. I'm not encouraging anyone to abuse this, but just pointing out some legal facts.

One reason why I carry my Transformer toy in my hand when I go out instead of carrying it in my bag or pocket is to make it visibly clear that I've already entered the store with the toy, then I show the toy on my way out and the checker can know that I didn't steal it from the store. If the checker is busy as I enter, I hold it in a position that can be easily seen by security cameras - should security feel the need to review video (it's never come up though).

[prjkt]

They've been rolling that new layout to stores for a while now. It sucks. Southland has had some 'quick' self checkouts at the exit which kind of helps. The store layout though is crowded and messy, but they have $25 deluxes so I go back.

I think Southland was the initial trial store - staff there HATED it at first, buts it's been that way for 2-3 years now

They've merged the audiovisual/photo printing section with the service desk and layby too, which can be a pain when I want something from the DVD cabinet and have to wait for someone collecting a layby or an idiot to be told why they can't get a refund, back when I worked there they were three separate desks in different locations across the store

Edit: used to work the door too, funniest moment was a biker trying to walk out with a fridge...

[Handsprime]

Castle Towers Kmart is the only one that I've noticed that hasn't changed their layout yet. Hornsby has recently done it, but it doesn't work well since it's a long store and not a wide store.
Also on the bag checking thing, it's kinda funny because when I show them my bag, they only see the top of it. I could have a stolen transformer in the bottom of it and they wouldn't even notice.
Some places do have better security, the worse case was Target Hornsby where I had to sit for a bunch of minutes because the person out front thought I had stolen a Transformer, despite the fact I had purchased it from somewhere else (and that also Target wasn't even stocking that type of Transformer!). I had to wait a bunch of minutes till they learnt I didn't steal it.
This is why I should always have a receipt for when I'm buying toys.

[Jaxius._]

What's the go with Kmart. They plonked the checkout / pay station right in the center of the store ... as well as at the front.


My local only has it in the middle. I dont like it at all. I just wanna grab my stuff and head out. It being in the middle means I have to go further to buy things.

Only thing it is good for is my step count.


They've been rolling that new layout to stores for a while now. It sucks. Southland has had some 'quick' self checkouts at the exit which kind of helps. The store layout though is crowded and messy, but they have $25 deluxes so I go back.


We're trying to make you spend more. Pay for something in the middle, you might also grab something on your way out, in case you forgot.
Serious, that's why you'll also see all of the 'worlds' next to each other, with all of the associated products within arms reach.

All the easier to steal things :p

Actually some guys walked out with a speaker set and cos security can't handle them physically they got away with it (until the police got them)

[griffin]

Just saw this on QI tonight... in Hong Kong, you can have your wedding at Mcdonalds (http://www.mcdonalds.com.hk/en/parties/wedding-party/warm-sweet-wedding-packaging.html) for as little as AU$500.... and they do it rather flashy too.

Imagine Mcdonalds in Australia doing weddings... it would be a tacky bogan fest.

[Golden Phoenix]

Just saw this on QI tonight... in Hong Kong, you can have your wedding at Mcdonalds (http://www.mcdonalds.com.hk/en/parties/wedding-party/warm-sweet-wedding-packaging.html) for as little as AU$500.... and they do it rather flashy too.

Imagine Mcdonalds in Australia doing weddings... it would be a tacky bogan fest.

But the Wedding Cake would be one of these, and they are pretty damn good.

http://shop.coles.com.au/wcsstore/Coles-CAS/images/5/1/0/5103340.jpg

[Handsprime]

Pretty much this:

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13335845_10153484662442273_2165156872160875021_n.j pg?oh=7237fdbb265cb01d3df9185928727479&oe=57DC2424

[UltraMarginal]

Imagine Mcdonalds in Australia doing weddings... it would be a tacky bogan fest.

you obviously haven't been to a whole lot of Australian Weddings, a lot of them are anyway.

[millhouse]

you obviously haven't been to a whole lot of Australian Weddings, a lot of them are anyway.

A mate of mine used to film weddings on the side to supplement his creative works. I remember picking up a drive from him (or a camera, or a tape deck, whatever it was) and he was in the middle of editing a wedding video.

The footage was of the bride in a horrible puffy white dress, trying to smoke a cigarette at arm's length while holding a can of Beam & Cola.

She was picked up in a stretch Hummer.

To quote the great Stan Lee; 'nuff said.

[UltraMarginal]

A mate of mine used to film weddings on the side to supplement his creative works. I remember picking up a drive from him (or a camera, or a tape deck, whatever it was) and he was in the middle of editing a wedding video.

The footage was of the bride in a horrible puffy white dress, trying to smoke a cigarette at arm's length while holding a can of Beam & Cola.

She was picked up in a stretch Hummer.

To quote the great Stan Lee; 'nuff said.

The Bomboniere at my cousins wedding was a stubby cooler.

[Jaxius._]

You know what i find scary? A raid was done on a kids locker today (yes i go to high school) and he's year 7 (so 13-14) and he had drugs... I'd like to know how f'd up this world is where a kid in a town where the police aren't even here for 7 days a week can get drugs

[GoktimusPrime]

Something to restore your faith in humanity; 2016 Calgary Police Chief's Award Gala (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/2016-chief-awards-gala-calgary-1.3611207) have honoured the following citizens for exceptional bravery in saving the lives of complete strangers.
* Four skateboarders who stopped a woman from being raped and detained the would-be rapist until police arrived.
* A woman who chased away a group of attackers and tended to the victims' wounds until help arrived.
* A man who performed CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on an unconscious driver who'd suffered a heart attack.
* A young man and woman who saw a man bashing his ex-wife (with their children screaming in the back seat of their car). They stopped the attack, called police, and looked after the woman until police arrived.

[Jaxius._]

Pleasing news

That's great!

You know all this crap about the Gorilla being shot. How come when a school is shot up people aren't like this?

[Trent]

It's a bit wet out :eek:

[Sinnertwin]

http://i1335.photobucket.com/albums/w661/sinnertwinsphotos/muhammad_zps7xr20u32.jpg (http://s1335.photobucket.com/user/sinnertwinsphotos/media/muhammad_zps7xr20u32.jpg.html)


You did.
Rest In Peace
:(

[GoktimusPrime]

You know all this crap about the Gorilla being shot. How come when a school is shot up people aren't like this?
To be fair, those are two completely different scenarios. Despite what protesters are saying, shooting that gorilla wasn't murder, because murder requires malice aforethought. The zookeeper didn't wake up that morning thinking, "Yep. I'm gonna kill a gorilla today, and here's how I'm gonna do it." There was a child in a gorilla compound, and the gorilla could:
a/ Leave the child alone or maybe even look after him, or...
b/ Kill the child, because an adult gorilla has enough strength to rip the arms off a grown man. That's right, Wookiee strength.
...and the zookeeper doesn't have the luxury of time to consider his options. He has to make an immediate decision. Wild animal expert Jack Hanna has even come out in support of the zoo's decision (http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/nation-now/2016/05/31/jack-hanna-zookeeper-knoxville-cincinnati-zoo-gorilla-killed/85181272/). Honestly, it's one of those "damned if you do, damned if you don't" moments for the zoo. If they didn't shoot the gorilla and the infant is hurt or killed, then the zoo would be condemned for endangering or losing a human life. If they shoot the gorilla, then they're condemned for taking a gorilla life. Either decision sucks, they just had to quickly take what they considered to be the "less sucky" option (i.e. preserving the life of a human child over a gorilla's). You can be sure that the zoo took no pleasure in shooting that gorilla, and the guy who pulled the trigger may need counselling.

A school shooter is nothing more than a cold blooded killer. There is absolutely malicious intent. He would've been planning on the shooting for quite some time and planned it. Purchasing the gun(s) and ammunition, plotting where he would start and his movements, selecting targets and gunning people down. And for what reason? The zookeepers shot the gorilla to save a child, the school shooter isn't saving anyone... he's just murdering people for the sake of killing people. The school shooter wants to shoot people... the zookeepers never wanted the gorilla to die, but they felt that they had little other alternative. A tranquiliser would take 5-10 minutes to take effect and the instant pain from the tranq would enrage the beast. As smart as primates are, we must remember that even those born and raised in captivity are wild animals. These aren't domesticated pets, and there's a reason why even owning one as a pet is illegal in most parts of the world.

[GoktimusPrime]

http://i1335.photobucket.com/albums/w661/sinnertwinsphotos/th_muhammad_zps7xr20u32.jpg (http://s1335.photobucket.com/user/sinnertwinsphotos/media/muhammad_zps7xr20u32.jpg.html)


You did.
Rest In Peace
:(
They need to make this (https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/C75vzdGQvMMb_24uBXRZqnB14L4=/806x277:1459x644/1280x720/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/49773745/superman-vs-muhammad-ali-cover.0.0.jpg) into a short film. ;) Even a short post-credit scene would be neat (perhaps as a dream)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/superman_ali_zpszyu0z1ff.jpg

[Handsprime]

New Forza Horizon game announced (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3exUxSQ9g2g) and I need it

[griffin]

While in BigW on Thursday, I saw this in the books section... all three copies of this Lego book had its mini-figure stolen, but other Lego books still had theirs so this one must have had a flawed construction.

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/d201.jpg

It's disappointing to see that sort of thing, more than stealing the whole item, as it pretty much makes it useless to those most wanting them.
Like two weeks ago I saw in a ToysRUs, one of the new Rescue Bots mini-playsets (the police station one) had the dog ripped out of it.

[Trent]

At Supernova today, we counted 65 people cosplaying as Harley Quinn. 5 of them guys.

She's a popular girl.

[Megatran]

While in BigW on Thursday, I saw this in the books section... all three copies of this Lego book had its mini-figure stolen, but other Lego books still had theirs so this one must have had a flawed construction.

It's disappointing to see that sort of thing, more than stealing the whole item, as it pretty much makes it useless to those most wanting them.
Like two weeks ago I saw in a ToysRUs, one of the new Rescue Bots mini-playsets (the police station one) had the dog ripped out of it.
Aye matey, I think I located the missing Pirate Batman mini figure (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/LEGO-DC-Super-Heroes-Pirate-Batman-Minifigure-/141980530251?hash=item210eb2f64b:g:fEUAAOSwubRXKJ0 W). It's a handsome loot tis well.

[griffin]

Aye matey, I think I located the missing Pirate Batman mini figure (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/LEGO-DC-Super-Heroes-Pirate-Batman-Minifigure-/141980530251?hash=item210eb2f64b:g:fEUAAOSwubRXKJ0 W). It's a handsome loot tis well.

I hope that's just a coincidence... but if the book is the only way to get this figure, it is fishy for someone in Australia to have three on their own (why would you need three books, or split them up)... and being within 30 minutes of this store, selling the same number of figures as the ones missing is suspicious.

[Jaxius._]

At Supernova today, we counted 65 people cosplaying as Harley Quinn. 5 of them guys.

She's a popular girl.

MElbourne was full of them! and only one Joker :( I guess Supernova is *cosplay as the skimpiest popular character (of that year) * Definitely less Ivy's

[UltraMarginal]

If I was a skinny chick that could pull off a Harley Quinn costume, I probably would too.

but I'm not, so I don't. ;)

If I was 20 KG lighter, I'd probably try to pull off a Phantom or Wolverine though.

[BruiseLee]

If I was a skinny chick that could pull off a Harley Quinn costume, I probably would too.

but I'm not, so I don't. ;)

If I was 20 KG lighter, I'd probably try to pull off a Phantom or Wolverine though.

If you got it...

And whatever "it" is I definitely don't have it.

Did see a Wolverine at Ozcomicon in Melbourne who pulled off a great simple movie Wolverine. Plain white singlet with great prop claws, hair and sideburns were done well and he didn't skip arm day. Only thing was he was comic height Wolverine doing a Jackman Wolvie. :D Still looked good.

[kurdt_the_goat]

So a few months ago my wife bought some Megablocks for our baby girl, who's now 18 months old. A few were loose and getting worse so she called them up to complain. They said they'll send some replacement blocks or another toy if they don't have any blocks. That was yesterday; today, we got some replacement blocks and a Heat-Shield Batman figure for ages 3+. It's pretty cool :D

[UltraMarginal]

That's pretty good customer service if you ask me.

[Handsprime]

Over $100? What a steal! (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Cobi-Action-Town-Police-Jail-Playset-NEW-ITEM-/142043522252?hash=item21127424cc:g:oVsAAOSwuzRXd~z H)

[GoktimusPrime]

Just when you thought that George Dubya was done being stupid in the public eye... he was recently filmed dancing at a police funeral for fallen officers (http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/07/george-w-bush-thought-police-funeral-was-the-perfect-time-to-debut-new-dance-moves/) :eek:

[UltraMarginal]

Just when you thought that George Dubya was done being stupid in the public eye... he was recently filmed dancing at a police funeral for fallen officers (http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/07/george-w-bush-thought-police-funeral-was-the-perfect-time-to-debut-new-dance-moves/) :eek:

I'm sorry for the guy, he's clearly losing his marbles.
to be a little of a devils advocate, there is a woman on the other side of the stage having a bit of a jig as well.

[Jaxius._]

Just when you thought that George Dubya was done being stupid in the public eye... he was recently filmed dancing at a police funeral for fallen officers (http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/07/george-w-bush-thought-police-funeral-was-the-perfect-time-to-debut-new-dance-moves/) :eek:

*horrible 9/11 joke goes here*

Maybe he was trying to cheer people up? Who really knows...

[GoktimusPrime]

The Victor Chang Institute (http://www.victorchang.edu.au/) is asking for people to nominate the name "Victor Chang" for a new Sydney Ferry in honour of the fallen Aussie hero. Considering the countless lives Dr. Chang has saved and continues to save through the legacy of his work, I think that naming a boat after him isn't a tall ask. :o
https://www.nameyourferry.com.au/

[Handsprime]

Just won a remix competition and about to have more music release on various digital stores, although to be fair barely anyone entered it and I had actually put some effort into it compared to other ones.

[UltimateGalvatron]

Watching Pewdiepie play Abzu... its absolutely stunning. Beautiful. I can't express how amazing and beautiful it looks. I don't even need to play it its just... wow.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Watching Pewdiepie play Abzu... its absolutely stunning. Beautiful. I can't express how amazing and beautiful it looks. I don't even need to play it its just... wow.

Wow, I just thought Pewdirpie was just an average looking guy.


:D

[UltimateGalvatron]

Wow, I just thought Pewdirpie was just an average looking guy.


:D

*facepalm*


:D:rolleyes:

[Trent]

Half time in the basketball. It's a pretty interesting game.

[GoktimusPrime]

Ummm... if people here are going to send me FB friend requests, could you please also PM me with your OzFormers username so I know who you are? Thanks. :)

P.S.: Some of you may have sent me requests weeks, months or even years ago - if I haven't accepted it's probably because I have no idea who you are. :o

[Megatran]

I'm loving the Olympics track & field events. It's a shame coverage on channel 7 & their sister channels are jumping all over the place. Looking forward to anything hurdles.

[Megatran]

JCVD aka The Muscles from Brussels is in Oz doing a talking tour of sorts.

It'll be tough to avoid the media scrum given he's a Hard Target & got Nowhere to Run. Although the stay will be short, one can gaurantee it'll be Double Impact with a No Retreat, No Surrender style flair. Audiences will be splitting at the seams when they experience a no-holds barred Maximum Risk of a Bloodsport. It's suggested he'll cover his past as a Street Fighter and Legionnaire.

[Trent]

As Warpath would say,

KA-BLAMO!!!!!! (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-02/spacex-rocket-explodes-on-launch-site-at-cape-canaveral/7807196)

P.S - Have sound turned up or you miss the shockwave

[GoktimusPrime]

Thank goodness it was an umanned rocket.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I'm assuming there were no ground staff nearby either
Reading though that article,it states that no real technological advances have been made from the 1960s. Wow.

That's a bit crazy and odd. You'd think they would've made quitte a few changes, especially recently...

But then some things just stay the same. Until the shift to didgital, the core of cinema projection had stayed essentially the same since it's inception. Even Digital still uses the base concept and flashes separate frames.

[Megatran]

That's Donald Trump pressing a red button at Sarah Palin's house.

[Tober]

We flashed this car on Saturday. Was it anyone here?

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/car_zps6rkqgfqq.jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/car_zps6rkqgfqq.jpg.html)

[BruiseLee]

We flashed this car

Ok, I have to admit I giggled when I read this.

[Megatran]

A full moon perhaps.

[Megatran]

Christmas gear is appearing in the supermarkets ....

[GoktimusPrime]

This morning some kids at my daughter's Saturday school found an injured and orphaned chick. I placed it in a paper bag and then my daughter and I took it to a nearby veterinary hospital.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Yuki/jcs_kotori_zpsttm6pwhz.jpg

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Umm...can anyone else see a really obvious problem with this idea?

http://www.granatoys.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/marvdaredevil.jpg

[1AZRAEL1]

Blind people can't drive?

[GoktimusPrime]

Yeah, I'm assuming that his radar sense wouldn't work in an enclosed vehicle. Maybe if it were a convertible. Maybe it's a robot car.

[Megatran]

+ It's walk to work day?
+ There's no car door?
+ Can be confused as DA-RED-EVIL?
+ Lycra & leather seats are not compatible?
+ Lack of paint app? :p;)

[Trent]

Yeah, I'm assuming that his radar sense wouldn't work in an enclosed vehicle. Maybe if it were a convertible. Maybe it's a robot car.

Wind the Windows down. Problem solved ;)

[GoktimusPrime]

...until he reaches a traffic light. :p

[1AZRAEL1]

With the way I see so many people drive, the colour of the light doesn't matter :p

[1AZRAEL1]

So the Cubs won the baseball. The creators of Back To The Future predicted it. A year off is not a bad effort. And cinsidering Biff is similar to Trump in some ways... :p

[Bladestorm]

So the Cubs won the baseball. The creators of Back To The Future predicted it. A year off is not a bad effort. And cinsidering Biff is similar to Trump in some ways... :p

If I remember correctly they actually used Trump as inspiration for Biff... so this could be an interesting month.

Doc and Mcfly better get that Delorean fixed and sort the timeline out stat! ;)

[1AZRAEL1]

If I remember correctly they actually used Trump as inspiration for Biff... so this could be an interesting month.

Doc and Mcfly better get that Delorean fixed and sort the timeline out stat! ;)

Did someone also make a insane seeming bet on the Cubs to win? If so, they may in fact be in possession of the Almanac

[GoktimusPrime]

Am I the only one who thinks it's kinda pathetic when YouTube videos ask viewers to like and subscribe? :confused: To me it feels like say telling a joke and then asking your audience to please applaud and laugh. If your joke is genuinely funny, people will applaud and laugh without prompting, and similarly if your video/channel is really that good then people will click like or subscribe without needing to be prompted. Honestly. Although I've never subscribed to a channel, because if I like a channel enough I'll regularly check up on it myself. Imagine if someone posted a status or thought on Facebook and asked people to click Like and follow them.

And really, unless I really genuinely like a video, the more a video asks me to click like on it the more I really don't want to. Are people that desperate to seek approval from strangers on the internet? :confused:

If you liked this post, don't forget to Quote it and type "+1 QFT" in your reply! :p :p

[Tober]

Whilst I do agree to an extent, hitting like and subscribe helps them with their channel with two mouse clicks, compared to the several hours it usually takes to make a decent YouTube video. It's basically the way I thank and compliment someone on their effort, seeing as I have ads disabled. :o

[GoktimusPrime]

I've spent untold hours making YouTube videos. This video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvptaJylSV8) took me days to make and this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vYCqNbzRjg) took me a solid week of non-stop photographing and editing from morning to night. But I don't expect likes or subscriptions... I'll let my audience decide if they want to click like or hit subscribe, I'm not going to ask for it. If people genuinely like your content then they'll hit Like without needing to be prompted. If you're not getting as many Likes then perhaps you need to reconsider ways of improving your content. Or wonder why the approval of strangers on the internet matters so much to you. :p :rolleyes:

And I utterly refuse to hit Like on any video where the content isn't their own original creation, especially if they've taken it from another creator. It irritates me when I see YouTubers fishing for Likes and subscriptions when they've pretty much plagiarised content. And as I've often said, I almost never click on video toy reviews, but I'll almost always read a text review. :)

Just my 2c :o

[1AZRAEL1]

Most times I don't hit the like button. But I have a few subscriptions to channels, such as FailArmy, because it's easier to find their new videos that way. On my PS4, all I have to do is go to mys subscriptions and there it is.

Also, afaik, youtubers do get paid more for more subscribers

[Trent]

Subscriptions and likes are how their revenue/income is generated. So while yes, on one level I agree with you Gok, on another level, if you are regularly enjoying a particular Youtuber's videos, a like and/or subscribe helps support them to bring you more content.

[Borgeman]

Am I the only one who thinks it's kinda pathetic when YouTube videos ask viewers to like and subscribe? :confused:

Nothing wrong with self promoting, though there are good and bad ways of presenting it. A couple of my subscriptions say it as "if you liked this vid chuck us a like" or "if you wanna see more hit subscribe". I think that's much better than begging or demanding.

Plus many people need aural cues to make a decision anyway - for eg someone might watch dozens of someone's older vids and likes them enough to subscribe, but their brain doesn't process that thought into an instruction, and without hearing the word subscribe, they just don't press the button.

I know I've done that before - I've even gone to someone's page to watch more vids, and still not subscribed when I'm clearly going to watch more.

It's no different to any other form of advertising, if no one liked it, no youtuber would do it.

[techx]

Watching Star Trek: TNG and episode was titled "The Perfect Mate"

Lo and behold, Famke Janssen does a guest role and she's an empath. She even mentions she's a muntant :D

I was having a laughing fit. Wonder how this played out during the X Men filming sessions.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708818/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv

[GoktimusPrime]

For anyone else who may be utterly sick of this ridiculous "dabbing" fad ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=510eMpqVsOc
(Advisory: some coarse language)

[techx]

My eldest does this and annoys me to the core. I thought we were bad during the 80's and 90's but kids nowadays, sheesh.

[1AZRAEL1]

I can't be bothered to watch the video. Can someone give me a rundown of wtf dabbing is?

[GoktimusPrime]

Kids these days like to randomly strike Power Rangers poses. Yet they get shirty if I call the the "Power Ranger Pose," and yet...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/mb2000/spdorange.jpg

[G1Optimal]

Kids these days like to randomly strike Power Rangers poses. Yet they get shirty if I call the the "Power Ranger Pose," and yet...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/mb2000/spdorange.jpg

Ethier that pic is from dekaranger or pr spd

[GoktimusPrime]

Gotta love that theme song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJhgV0JmsfI) though. :)

[5FDP]

"If it's not on the shelves we don't have any" said every retail assistant ever.

[Paulbot]

I was in the office late tonight. Alone, everyone had gone home, working on my computer and something caught my eye. I swear several desks away someone walked quickly past! At the same time a computer screen in that area suddenly turned on, like it would when you move the mouse to wake it up. I went over and sure enough nobody there. Didn't hear any sound, just saw something move some movement. Nowhere someone might have hidden. Walked around the whole floor. No one around. Completely spooked myself out. Still getting a bit of a chill thinking about it.

Not helping myself to remember that my office building is on on the site of a former hotel.

Not that I'm a huge believer in ghosts but obviously enough of one to feel creeped out by this!

[1AZRAEL1]

Have that happen a bit on our trains. Late one night, all the doors between the carriages opened and closed in succession, as if someone was walking through the train. Noone was on there though. Also doesn't help that it was the first waratah train that had a fatality...

[Megatran]

I was in the office late tonight. Alone, everyone had gone home, working on my computer and something caught my eye. I swear several desks away someone walked quickly past! At the same time a computer screen in that area suddenly turned on, like it would when you move the mouse to wake it up. I went over and sure enough nobody there. Didn't hear any sound, just saw something move some movement. Nowhere someone might have hidden. Walked around the whole floor. No one around. Completely spooked myself out. Still getting a bit of a chill thinking about it.

Not helping myself to remember that my office building is on on the site of a former hotel.

Not that I'm a huge believer in ghosts but obviously enough of one to feel creeped out by this!
It's a sign. It's telling you to never again put in extra unpaid overtime.

[jazzcomp]

"If it's not on the shelves we don't have any" said every retail assistant ever.
Yep, and you hear from the forums that they were out back or behind the desk or in another aisle.

I did appreciate one trying to look at the layby and at the back for something I was looking for.

[1AZRAEL1]

Happens a lot because they just don't care about their jobs. I always appreciate the ones who do go that extra mile to help a customer out. After all, customer service is their job.

[Sinnertwin]

Yep, and you hear from the forums that they were out back or behind the desk or in another aisle.

I did appreciate one trying to look at the layby and at the back for something I was looking for.

I've had no such problems at Kmart Parramatta.
The management there are great. It's a bonus they're fans too.

[griffin]

Seasons Greetings from Dispensor... and me too.

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/d465.jpg

I hope the Santa-bot brought you what you wanted this year. :)

[DELTAprime]

Seasons Greetings from Dispensor... and me too.

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/d465.jpg

I hope the Santa-bot brought you what you wanted this year. :)

Brisbane City Hall, not the most exotic location Dispensor has shown up in.:p

[Raider]

Merry Xmas all. Hope Santa/Spouses/Partners/Family were as great to you as they were to me today. Big shout out to the missus for MMC Carnifex :D

[GoktimusPrime]

This goes to show how rarely I do online shopping - especially for things that aren't toys. I just made an online purchase from Madman Entertainment's online store... my last purchase from them was in 2006. :eek: Although it's still coming up as "Processing." :o So there you go. I've made two non-Transformer-toy online purchases in the span of 11 years.

[Sinnertwin]

This goes to show how rarely I do online shopping - especially for things that aren't toys. I just made an online purchase from Madman Entertainment's online store... my last purchase from them was in 2006. :eek: Although it's still coming up as "Processing." :o So there you go. I've made two non-Transformer-toy online purchases in the span of 11 years.


lol Your 2006 order is still showing up as processing?

[GoktimusPrime]

Oh, sorry. Did I say 2006? I meant 2005...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/madmanorders_zpslulcnrkg.jpg

[Sinnertwin]

Nah, Goki-sama, I knew what you meant :)

Edit: Wow. I read that properly & wow :eek:

[GoktimusPrime]

The order screen doesn't show when the orders were placed, but when I went to purchase my order for the G1 boxset, it showed up with the address that I lived in back in 2005! I've changed address three times since then! :eek:

[Sinnertwin]

Lets hope that they manage to send your dvds to the right address :p

[GoktimusPrime]

Heh. I already got BW Season 1 on DVD shortly after that anyway. :rolleyes:

[Megatran]

Alright, who here is taking the extra long weekend?

[CHILENO20]

Alright, who here is taking the extra long weekend?

Whats a weekend?????? :confused::confused::confused:

[Trent]

Alright, who here is taking the extra long weekend?

If by extra long weekend, you mean the entire month of January and the first week of February, then I would be. :p

[DaptoDog]

Alright, who here is taking the extra long weekend?

Yup. Chilling watching the Blazers beat the Lakers for the 11th straight time.

[GoktimusPrime]

The moment that you try to make a spontaneous joke with a complete stranger and utterly fail. ;) I took my daughter with two other friends and their families to the Chinese Garden of Friendship in Darling Harbour for Australia Day, and as I was buying my ticket the lady at the counter said, "Would you like to tap?" so I said, "Okay," and started tap dancing. No response! :eek: Although one of my friends saw me and smiled, I made an "over her head" gesture. :p

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/meme_tap_zpssfrerula.jpg

Ah well. I'll still always have this moment at Tokyo Disneyland (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EwZETnP1_4). ;)

[Megatran]

Well it's Monday (actually Tuesday now). And I've caught up & responded to all email enquiries. Thought I turned off the 'Out of office' auto reply, but no. Must've been a glitch in the ON/OFF toggle switch.

[BruiseLee]

Hmm, that feeling when you know there's a toy somewhere in the cupboard that you want to get to but can't be arsed moving everything around to get to it...

[GoktimusPrime]

I've often wondered what the gods and goddesses of Olympus would look like if they were modelled after modern people. The reason why we imagine them looking like Ancient Greeks and Romans wearing togas and sandals is because that's simply what people looked like and dressed back in those days. Imagine if this story (well, it was actually a proper religion) existed today - what would these gods & goddesses look like? Here's what I imagine they might look like...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/qui%20docet%20discit/teaching_olympians_modern_zpsbzgf2ser.jpg
* Zeus/Jupiter: King of the Gods, a president
* Hera/Juno: Queen of the Gods, a chancellor
* Poseidon/Nepture: god of the seas, a ship's captain. Forget tridents, he's got a railgun!
* Demeter/Ceres: goddess of nature, an ecologist
* Athena/Minerva: goddess of wisdom, a scientist
* Apollo: god of poetry, music and arts, a performer
* Artemis/Diana: goddess of the hunt, a huntress
* Ares/Mars: god of war, a pilot. Why go to war with a sword & shield when you can bring a supersonic jet fighter?!
* Aphrodite/Venus: goddess of love and beauty, a beautician
* Hephaestus/Vulcan: craftsman of the gods, an engineer
* Hermes/Mercury: god of communication & commerce, an IT worker
* Hestia/Vesta: goddess of the home, a real estate agent

[FatalityPitt]

I was reading this article (http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/upcoming-movies/johnny-depps-poor-behaviour-in-australia-revealed/news-story/8352e61f3f767a3dcb2faada6b15850b), and I was thinking to myself; gosh, some people have way too much power, money and importance for what they're actually worth. I get that Johnny Depp is the face of a multi-billion dollar movie franchise, but it's amazing how much he can get away with, and how far people are willing to bend over to accommodate him.

I might be in the minority here, but I think Jack Sparrow is a bit of a tired joke, and it wouldn't be a huge loss if they killed off the character and replaced him. It's not called "The Jack Sparrow show". Sure, some people might scream and cry like they did in 1986 when Optimus Prime died, but Optimus Prime was a respectable role-model, whereas Sparrow is just a crook with too much plot armour.

[Golden Phoenix]

I've often wondered what the gods and goddesses of Olympus would look like if they were modelled after modern people. The reason why we imagine them looking like Ancient Greeks and Romans wearing togas and sandals is because that's simply what people looked like and dressed back in those days. Imagine if this story (well, it was actually a proper religion) existed today - what would these gods & goddesses look like? Here's what I imagine they might look like...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/qui%20docet%20discit/teaching_olympians_modern_zpsbzgf2ser.jpg
* Zeus/Jupiter: King of the Gods, a president
* Hera/Juno: Queen of the Gods, a chancellor
* Poseidon/Nepture: god of the seas, a ship's captain. Forget tridents, he's got a railgun!
* Demeter/Ceres: goddess of nature, an ecologist
* Athena/Minerva: goddess of wisdom, a scientist
* Apollo: god of poetry, music and arts, a performer
* Artemis/Diana: goddess of the hunt, a huntress
* Ares/Mars: god of war, a pilot. Why go to war with a sword & shield when you can bring a supersonic jet fighter?!
* Aphrodite/Venus: goddess of love and beauty, a beautician
* Hephaestus/Vulcan: craftsman of the gods, an engineer
* Hermes/Mercury: god of communication & commerce, an IT worker
* Hestia/Vesta: goddess of the home, a real estate agent

I think Bill Clinton would be a better representation of Zeus?

[GoktimusPrime]

I think Bill Clinton would be a better representation of Zeus?
I deliberately steered away from using real politicians. I've used photos of actors parodying Obama and Merkel for Zeus and Merkel. I also used leaders from two different countries to avoid making it "Yankocentric."

[prjkt]

I think Bill Clinton would be a better representation of Zeus?

Hah the whole "sleep with your wife" thing

[Raider]

Naught naughty public servant (http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-18/ato-deputy-commissioner-son-arrested-for-fraud/8536288?pfmredir=sm)...

Can't wait to see what comes from this.
"No, I didn't suspect my son was doing anything illegal."
"How many private jets does he own?"
"2. Don't all 30 year olds have 2 private jets?"

He is sooooooo screwed.

[griffin]

I agree... how could the father not know or be suspicious about his son's massive wealth. He must have known something or else he wouldn't have been arrested as well, along with his daughter too - it's like the whole family was in on it.

Most of that $185 million of tax-payer money will never be recovered either.
That's a huge amount to go missing without being noticed until now.

That massive figure is the sort of money that State and Federal Governments here would be salivating over just to fund services or buy votes (most election projects politicians announce that benefit thousands are $100 million or less)... and a small number of people were using it to buy up 18 properties, 25 cars, 2 planes, and many millions more just lying around in cash.

[Raider]

He has been charged, not arrested, as a result of abusing his position of public office. The abuse being that he allegedly approached two senior ATO officers that were conducting the audit and tried to effectively broker a deal to stop the investigation. Those 2 ato officers have also been stood down (presumably for failing to report his approach to them).

[GoktimusPrime]

Reminds me of my favourite G1 Megatron cartoon quote: "You're either lying or you're stupid." (Triple Takeover)

It also speaks volumes about Cranston's skills are a parent (or lack thereof) to have raised a son like that. He must be proud.

[Raider]

It also speaks volumes about Cranston's skills are a parent (or lack thereof) to have raised a son like that. He must be proud.

I don't think that is a fair comment. I am sure there are some very decent parents who have had their kids turn out to be monsters. You can't always blame the parents.

As we do not know what he was like as a parent, I think it unfair to assume he was a bad parent because his 30 year old son turns out to be a fraudster. For all we know, he may have been completely legitimate until the temptation dealing with all that money became too much.

[GoktimusPrime]

"Show me the boy at 7 and I will show you the man." - Aristotle

In other celebrity news, Roger Moore has sadly passed away (http://www.cbr.com/roger-moore-james-bond-dies/?utm_source=CBR-FB-P&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-FB-P&view=lista). :(

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

* Hermes/Mercury: god of communication & commerce, an IT worker

Hopefully not an IT worker from Telstra!

[GoktimusPrime]

Hopefully not an IT worker from Telstra!
I said god, not demon. :p

[Sinnertwin]

Hmm, that feeling when you know there's a toy somewhere in the cupboard that you want to get to but can't be arsed moving everything around to get to it...

Funny you should mention that.
I've got an EP.3 Black series Obi Wan figure.
It's in a box somewhere.
I don't know if this figure is in it's original release package variant or the second release version -either way, I'd have to hunt 1 more of the 2 versions down.
It''s a case of the CBF's if there ever was one.

[FatalityPitt]

RIP Adam West. Sad new (https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/35887532/adam-west-star-of-hit-tv-series-batman-dies-at-88/#page1)s. Will always happily remember watching Batman on TV after school.

[griffin]

I was really surprised to hear that his Batman show was only produced for 2 years, way back in 1966 to 1968... a bit like the original Star Trek TV show produced at the same time - a really short run, but an ongoing legacy to this day.


The Australian Border Security show often has subtitles for those with limited English or a strong accent... so it was amusing to see the Canadian Border Security episode tonight have subtitles for an Australian who had been stopped for several suspicious things (bringing with him weapons, drug material and tagging paint pens). It probably didn't sound like it was necessary to us, but the producers of the show thought it was necessary for their Canadian viewers.

It reminded me of some times in America, when I've had to repeat myself because my accent was probably a little too much for some of the areas of the country that have really strong accents of their own.

[CHILENO20]

The Australian Border Security show often has subtitles for those with limited English or a strong accent... so it was amusing to see the Canadian Border Security episode tonight have subtitles for an Australian who had been stopped for several suspicious things (bringing with him weapons, drug material and tagging paint pens). It probably didn't sound like it was necessary to us, but the producers of the show thought it was necessary for their Canadian viewers.

It reminded me of some times in America, when I've had to repeat myself because my accent was probably a little too much for some of the areas of the country that have really strong accents of their own.

Story of my life *shrugs*

[GoktimusPrime]

It reminded me of some times in America, when I've had to repeat myself because my accent was probably a little too much for some of the areas of the country that have really strong accents of their own.
No offence, but you are very softly spoken. :o I sometimes find myself asking you to repeat yourself simply because I didn't hear you properly the first time around, and I know that sometimes you get frustrated and go, "Tsk, never mind..." as if I'm not being attentive, but uh... it's cos I can't hear you sometimes. :o

Maybe I'm hard of hearing. :p

[Sinnertwin]

Maybe I'm hard of hearing. :p

I may be too, actually, I probably am. The mrs insists on getting it checked, but self pride, machismo, red meat and all of the rest kick in. :rolleyes:

Best one I had to date was when my Admin Manager, who was a soft-spoken Englishwoman, replied to a question & I thought she said "Why would you want to put Julio in the camel?"

[griffin]

I got over 450 spam emails over the weekend for a variety of medical products... must be a last minute surge to generate sales before the end of the financial year.
No idea what set it off - usually I get a couple a week... but this was insane.
I hope I didn't accidentally delete an important email, as it took me several minutes deleting them all individually to try to make sure I didn't.

[Ravagecat]

I may be too, actually, I probably am. The mrs insists on getting it checked, but self pride, machismo, red meat and all of the rest kick in. :rolleyes:

Best one I had to date was when my Admin Manager, who was a soft-spoken Englishwoman, replied to a question & I thought she said "Why would you want to put Julio in the camel?"

You guys remind me of that episode of Seinfeld where he was dating a "low talker " :D

Maybe you need some of these?

http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/p498/ravagecat/Mobile%20Uploads/images%207_zpss46ysogw.jpg (http://s1152.photobucket.com/user/ravagecat/media/Mobile%20Uploads/images%207_zpss46ysogw.jpg.html)

[GoktimusPrime]

"Low talkers" are the most irritating when doing oral examinations. *sigh* :rolleyes:

[Sinnertwin]

You guys remind me of that episode of Seinfeld where he was dating a "low talker " :D

Maybe you need some of these?

http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/p498/ravagecat/Mobile%20Uploads/images%207_zpss46ysogw.jpg (http://s1152.photobucket.com/user/ravagecat/media/Mobile%20Uploads/images%207_zpss46ysogw.jpg.html)

I so do :D:D:D

[Megatran]

I'm waiting patiently in line at the in-store price check scanner station. The people in front of me scans the item. Scans it again. And a third time. Do they think the price is gonna change on the third scan? >_<

[Trent]

Watch. This. Now! (https://youtu.be/Q0jeohWnmAQ)

[GoktimusPrime]

Super Random Thought:

Money in itself is inherently worthless. The value in money lies in what it represents - and in contemporary society, currency is backed by the value of its issuing country's economy. Money was invented because it's more effective than bartering. A shoemaker can't barter with other people who aren't in need of shoes, and a farmer can't barter when his crops aren't ready for harvest etc. Initially things of inherent worth were used as currency (e.g. precious things), but this became problematic when people started making huge purchases. Paying for land is impractical if you have to transport wagon-loads of silver or gold etc., then there's the problem of security. The Chinese were the first to invent paper money - the idea of a central authority securing precious assets and then essentially printing out notes that people could use at a later point in time to redeem those assets. But then people figured out that the assets never needed to be redeemed as people could literally trade in these government-issued "I owe you" notes. This idea transmitted along the Silk Road to Italy who then adopted it and it spread through Europe. The Europeans introduced the idea of banking, allowing assets to be deposited or withdrawn from branches rather than just a central location. But this still had problems in terms of the physical distance between branches and also trading between different banks. Today we can lose money when we exchange currencies from different countries, but back then people could lose money from exchanging currencies between different banks at the next town! :o :( And if a bank collapsed then that bank's currency would become utterly worthless. I think it was either the English and/or the Dutch (:confused: not sure :confused:) who introduced the idea of centralised government banking. Governments are far more secure and far less likely to collapse than banks, especially currencies from stronger economies - which is why these countries' currencies are worth more than those from weaker economies. Hypothetically speaking, if the Australian economy collapsed tomorrow, the AUD would become worthless. But precious things like gold and silver etc. would still be worth something because they have inherent value. Money doesn't. It's the purchasing power of money that makes it valuable.

[1AZRAEL1]

Ate an insanity wing at Memphis BBQ Pit in Penrith yesterday. The chilli in that was so damn hot I got high off it. I swear I could see sounds. Good luck to those brave enough, or stupid enough, to try their challenge

[Tober]

Super Random Thought:

Money in itself is inherently worthless. The value in money lies in what it represents - and in contemporary society, currency is backed by the value of its issuing country's economy. Money was invented because it's more effective than bartering...

... It's the purchasing power of money that makes it valuable.

Money is an illusion - greatest lie ever told plus interest. Slavery is therefore legal.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mII9NZ8MMVM

[UltraMarginal]

Super Random Thought:

Money in itself is inherently worthless. The value in money lies in what it represents - and in contemporary society, currency is backed by the value of its issuing country's economy. Money was invented because it's more effective than bartering. A shoemaker can't barter with other people who aren't in need of shoes, and a farmer can't barter when his crops aren't ready for harvest etc. Initially things of inherent worth were used as currency (e.g. precious things), but this became problematic when people started making huge purchases. Paying for land is impractical if you have to transport wagon-loads of silver or gold etc., then there's the problem of security. The Chinese were the first to invent paper money - the idea of a central authority securing precious assets and then essentially printing out notes that people could use at a later point in time to redeem those assets. But then people figured out that the assets never needed to be redeemed as people could literally trade in these government-issued "I owe you" notes. This idea transmitted along the Silk Road to Italy who then adopted it and it spread through Europe. The Europeans introduced the idea of banking, allowing assets to be deposited or withdrawn from branches rather than just a central location. But this still had problems in terms of the physical distance between branches and also trading between different banks. Today we can lose money when we exchange currencies from different countries, but back then people could lose money from exchanging currencies between different banks at the next town! :o :( And if a bank collapsed then that bank's currency would become utterly worthless. I think it was either the English and/or the Dutch (:confused: not sure :confused:) who introduced the idea of centralised government banking. Governments are far more secure and far less likely to collapse than banks, especially currencies from stronger economies - which is why these countries' currencies are worth more than those from weaker economies. Hypothetically speaking, if the Australian economy collapsed tomorrow, the AUD would become worthless. But precious things like gold and silver etc. would still be worth something because they have inherent value. Money doesn't. It's the purchasing power of money that makes it valuable.

But precious things like gold and diamonds, don't really have any value either, only the perceived value that people apply to them.



Ate an insanity wing at Memphis BBQ Pit in Penrith yesterday. The chilli in that was so damn hot I got high off it. I swear I could see sounds. Good luck to those brave enough, or stupid enough, to try their challenge

that's hot!

[1AZRAEL1]

that's hot!

Dontcha know it ;)

[BigTransformerTrev]

Watch. This. Now! (https://youtu.be/Q0jeohWnmAQ)

:eek::cool:

[GoktimusPrime]

But precious things like gold and diamonds, don't really have any value either, only the perceived value that people apply to them.
This is true.

[kup]

Gold is common in space, particularly asteroids. If we start mining them cost effectively, gold has the potential to be as common as sand and probably as valuable.

[UltraMarginal]

That would be awesome, Gold has some very useful properties that are utilised at significant cost, given it's 'preciousness/availability.

[FatalityPitt]

This episode of Silver Surfer TAS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjRdH1xoSnA) from 1998 did a pretty good job of predicting social media and online gaming addiction.

Sometimes when real-life gets too hard and/or boring; it's just easier to create an online persona, and escape into a fantasy world where you're perceived as more powerful and interesting than you actually are in real-life. Imagine what would happen to some of these people if the internet one day disappeared.

[Autocon]

Easters come. Had to buy the creme eggs and coz of their 2 for 1 sale had to buy a second bag to make it a financial gain. So now i have all these eggs to eat :(

[Galvatran]

There's this nice boardwalk in Brisbane where you can just drive on it with your car. The water views are great. Never mind the peds & cyclists sharing the boardwalk; they'll just scramble out of the way. And you don't need a vehicle license nor a registered car nor be sober. Supposedly.

[BruiseLee]

There's this nice boardwalk in Brisbane where you can just drive on it with your car. The water views are great. Never mind the peds & cyclists sharing the boardwalk; they'll just scramble out of the way. And you don't need a vehicle license nor a registered car nor be sober. Supposedly.

Apparently you can also park your car on there all night too.

[Galvatran]

^ QLDers hey. :rolleyes:

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Pineapple. Some are sour. Some are sweet. There's a new variety that's been seized overseas by law enforcement that gives a euphoric high. Supposedly.

[GoktimusPrime]

Last night as I was heading off to bed I was locking up my Transformers room when I heard flames flickering. Freaked me out! I scrambled for the keys, unlocked the door and rushed in. Nothing. I kept on wandering in and out of the house looking for where the source of this sound was coming from. Turned out to be my bloody PHONE... it had automatically set itself on some weird good night mode with the sound of a flickering fireplace to help lull me to sleep. :o

...son of a glitch...

[GoktimusPrime]

Nothing could ruin your public holiday (or any day) more than finding a dead rodent in your burger patty.
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/mouse-in-burger-perth-man-claims-he-found-a-rodent-in-a-slider-served-by-the-civic-hotel-ng-b88726884z

[Autocon]

Nothing could ruin your public holiday (or any day) more than finding a dead rodent in your burger patty.
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/mouse-in-burger-perth-man-claims-he-found-a-rodent-in-a-slider-served-by-the-civic-hotel-ng-b88726884z

Thats in perth :(

[Autocon]

Just realised as a kid I owned the purple dinosaur from he-man with the little green "egg".

[High_Q]

Just realised as a kid I owned the purple dinosaur from he-man with the little green "egg".

I don't recall any purple dinos from the He-Man universe, so googled it. I don't think T-Rex (http://www.he-man.org/collecting/toy.php?id=1459&image=3004) was ever released where I was at the time.

[kup]

Nothing could ruin your public holiday (or any day) more than finding a dead rodent in your burger patty.
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/mouse-in-burger-perth-man-claims-he-found-a-rodent-in-a-slider-served-by-the-civic-hotel-ng-b88726884z

That's very sus, anyone making the burger would have noticed the rodent. Looks more like sabotage/vandalism to me.

[Galvatran]

Anyone here affected by the floods in Canberra or Brisbane?

[SuspectimusPrime]

TRANSFORMS FROM TABLE TO SHELF AND BACK AGAIN! https://youtu.be/GBv41hT_a0o

[Galvatran]

It started with the sniffles this morning then went downhill fast. Now all drugged up with cold & flu tablets.

[griffin]

It started with the sniffles this morning then went downhill fast. Now all drugged up with cold & flu tablets.

Sorry... :o

[Galvatran]

Sorry... :o
I got handed to me the Matrix of Loogieship.

(no need to apologise)

[GoktimusPrime]

That does snot sound good

[Trent]

Sorry... :o


I got handed to me the Matrix of Loogieship.

(no need to apologise)

Sounds... Intimate.

:p

[Galvatran]

... not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Galvatran]

I'm calling it. griffin's gone AWOL.

[M-bot]

So I hear the football stadium at Docklands in Melbourne has a new naming rights sponsor for the next 8 years, replacing Etihad.

It’s Marvel. As in Disney’s Marvel.

I for one can’t wait to see my favourite AFL players running down the Iron Man wing and kicking long towards the Spider-Man end at Marvel Stadium. :p:D

[Thurmus]

There is going to be a Marvel Shop there as well apparently.

[UltraMarginal]

So I hear the football stadium at Docklands in Melbourne has a new naming rights sponsor for the next 8 years, replacing Etihad.

It’s Marvel. As in Disney’s Marvel.

I for one can’t wait to see my favourite AFL players running down the Iron Man wing and kicking long towards the Spider-Man end at Marvel Stadium. :p:D


There is going to be a Marvel Shop there as well apparently.

That's awesome!

[M-bot]

Remember this? It would appear someone else may have too :p:D
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NoH1rdYiOXk

[Galvatran]

So I hear the football stadium at Docklands in Melbourne has a new naming rights sponsor for the next 8 years, replacing Etihad.

It’s Marvel. As in Disney’s Marvel.

I for one can’t wait to see my favourite AFL players running down the Iron Man wing and kicking long towards the Spider-Man end at Marvel Stadium. :p:D
Funny how a name like Marvel attracts ground naming rights but going from memory of years past a name like Crazy Johns gets rejects by several stadiums across Australia.