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[Galvatran]

I didn't realise Queen's birthday public holiday is same for all states except QLD & WA, who have their own separate day.

[Autocon]

Who is watching Dr Who on twitch? lol They are streaming 26 seasons

[Galvatran]

OTCA's board stats section:

Welcome to our newest member, spamspam
Something a bit odd with this but I can't quite put my finger on it... :rolleyes:

[Galvatran]

*gets oversized bucket of popcorn & drink* TICK
*spreads out on comfy couch* TICK
*logs onto Ozformers board* TICK
*looking forward to the unfolding civil conversation on the TRU closing down thread* F---, IT'S LOCKED

[Ralph Wiggum]

*gets oversized bucket of popcorn & drink* TICK
*spreads out on comfy couch* TICK
*logs onto Ozformers board* TICK
*looking forward to the unfolding civil conversation on the TRU closing down thread* F---, IT'S LOCKED

It got massively derailed so I can see why it got locked. Oh well, there’s always The Last Jedi/Solo threads. Or the Premium Collectables thread :D

Random thought: I work in a job where I observe someone typing dictated notes during meetings. The lack of touch-typing ability is just so goddamn painful to watch and I wish this stuff was mandatory in schools. I’ve yet to see someone do a good job typing with two fingers.

[DELTAprime]

Well that's my tax return lodged for another year.:D

It's so good when all your end of year statements are available in the first week of new financial year.

[Galvatran]

What the effings wrong with people! Some random under the guise of "art" puts out a call for 1,000 volunteers to pose naked... in public... in Melbourne. 12,000 put up their hand.

Not sure John Hopoate was among those 12,000.



Well that's my tax return lodged for another year.:D

It's so good when all your end of year statements are available in the first week of new financial year.
... unless you owe the tax man money.

[CHILENO20]

Not sure John Hopoate was among those 12,000.


Providing free colonoscopy's :D:D:D

[Galvatran]

I think the correct medical term is colonic irrigation.

[Galvatran]

I've had a graduate join my team as part of the graduate program a week now. It's this graduate's first leg of the graduate rotation. And already asking why I've got a window view & why not them. Making demands of my team members. We're an accommodating bunch but I had to draw the line. :rolleyes:

[Autocon]

I've had a graduate join my team as part of the graduate program a week now. It's this graduate's first leg of the graduate rotation. And already asking why I've got a window view & why not them. Making demands of my team members. We're an accommodating bunch but I had to draw the line. :rolleyes:

Its all a learning experience. Dont be a in the work place :p its a lesson needed to be taught

[Galvatran]

Its all a learning experience. Dont be a in the work place :p its a lesson needed to be taught
We had our weekly team meeting today. Guess who was a no show. This person decided it wasn't the best utilisation of their busy time.

It's going to be a long 6 months for this individual if attitude doesn't improve.

[UltraMarginal]

We had our weekly team meeting today. Guess who was a no show. This person decided it wasn't the best utilisation of their busy time.

It's going to be a long 6 months for this individual if attitude doesn't improve.

WOW!

[shockNwave]

We had our weekly team meeting today. Guess who was a no show. This person decided it wasn't the best utilisation of their busy time.

It's going to be a long 6 months for this individual if attitude doesn't improve.

Best that a spoilt brat attitude isn't part of the team.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I can’t wait to see the performance review.

[Galvatran]

I can’t wait to see the performance review.
There isn't one. Just an exit interview & presentation at the end of the rotation.

What gets me is the graduate program is highly sought after with very few placements each year & we offer it to someone who obviously doesn't exhibit behaviours of our Alignment model.

[Galvatran]

Anyone else notice something missing in the latest Trivago tv ad?

[FatalityPitt]

There isn't one. Just an exit interview & presentation at the end of the rotation.

What gets me is the graduate program is highly sought after with very few placements each year & we offer it to someone who obviously doesn't exhibit behaviours of our Alignment model.

Maybe he/she is related to someone high up in the company. Might explain the self-entitlement.

[GoktimusPrime]

The Aqua-Man movie is directed by an Aussie! :D Woot! :D

Although NZ set a pretty high bar with Thor Ragnarok... but come on, Aussie!!

[Galvatran]

Whilst on work travel, I use to be able to go on a few hours sleep then go back to work, no sweat.

Nowadays I'm tucked in bed before I turn into a pumpkin (not Al Bundy's Pumpkin). I'm getting old. And feeling it too...

[Galvatran]

Werribee named as welfare cheat suburb of Victoria. Is anyone surprised? Didn't think so.

[Galvatran]

You can't even re-enact the leg crossing scene from the Basic Instinct movie; get someone walk your dog without having being forced to leave your job.

[shockNwave]

Werribee named as welfare cheat suburb of Victoria. Is anyone surprised? Didn't think so.

Not surprising when that region is home to a hotbed of gangsta impersonators called Menstrual Tension Society.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I love discovering the little tidbits of background information from old toys I used to have.

For example my brother and I used to love playing with a toy which consisted of two planes merging to form a robot. We never knew the background of the toy, but a few years ago I was randomly reading about the history of Power Rangers and how it was dubbed from the Super Sentai series. Lo and behold, I discovered the 8th Super Sentai series called Choudenshi Bioman (from 1984) and that the mecha which featured in this series was the very toy we played with!

Just last night, I was reading about the “Unseen” Mechwarrior designs and came across a design which looked very similar to a small diecast robot toy I used to play with. After further digging around I found out I was playing with a figure from the Fang of the Sun Dougram anime (from 1981).

Sadly I don’t have any of these toys anymore but it’s cool to finally discover the story behind them and that they were actually licensed merchandise, not just some random cheap generic toy.

[Autocon]

I love discovering the little tidbits of background information from old toys I used to have.

For example my brother and I used to love playing with a toy which consisted of two planes merging to form a robot. We never knew the background of the toy, but a few years ago I was randomly reading about the history of Power Rangers and how it was dubbed from the Super Sentai series. Lo and behold, I discovered the 8th Super Sentai series called Choudenshi Bioman (from 1984) and that the mecha which featured in this series was the very toy we played with!

Just last night, I was reading about the “Unseen” Mechwarrior designs and came across a design which looked very similar to a small diecast robot toy I used to play with. After further digging around I found out I was playing with a figure from the Fang of the Sun Dougram anime (from 1981).

Sadly I don’t have any of these toys anymore but it’s cool to finally discover the story behind them and that they were actually licensed merchandise, not just some random cheap generic toy.


I was handed down a castle playset thing. It was the front face of a castle that had grey upper and purple lower. Two windows either side and long brown doors in the middle that opened outwards. Never knew what it was from

[Ralph Wiggum]

The way it works, you’ll eventually stumble across the story in some random part of the internet :)

[Thurmus]

Is this it?

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51b3dc8ee4b051b96ceb10de/t/54ac7cc6e4b0ab38fef66b07/1420590279572/?format=1500w

[Autocon]

Is this it?

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51b3dc8ee4b051b96ceb10de/t/54ac7cc6e4b0ab38fef66b07/1420590279572/?format=1500w

Close but no.

[Galvatran]

As crazy as it sounds, the last time I've had a hair cut was 15 weeks ago. That's all the way back in May. Can't wait to get one by month's end.

[GoktimusPrime]

Is this it?

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51b3dc8ee4b051b96ceb10de/t/54ac7cc6e4b0ab38fef66b07/1420590279572/?format=1500w
SUUUUUUPERNATURALS! :D

[Autocon]

Its bugging me now not knowing what the castle is from:(

[GoktimusPrime]

Its bugging me now not knowing what the castle is from:(
Okay... I must be on Autocon's ignore list. That's fine, but he's obviously unable to see my previous post which answered the question, so could someone please let him know that these toys and the castle are from Supernaturals?

The castle is known as the "Tomb of Doom." (http://www.toyfinity.com/tfdisplay.php?itemID=160)

Kay thanks. :)

[Tober]

Okay... I must be on Autocon's ignore list. That's fine, but he's obviously unable to see my previous post which answered the question, so could someone please let him know that these toys and the castle are from Supernaturals?

The castle is known as the "Tomb of Doom." (http://www.toyfinity.com/tfdisplay.php?itemID=160)

Kay thanks. :)

:cool:

[Fungal Infection]

Okay... I must be on Autocon's ignore list. That's fine, but he's obviously unable to see my previous post which answered the question, so could someone please let him know that these toys and the castle are from Supernaturals?

The castle is known as the "Tomb of Doom." (http://www.toyfinity.com/tfdisplay.php?itemID=160)

Kay thanks. :)

He actually responded to Thurmus's post and said "close but no".

[Autocon]

No thats not the castle. It is very similar. There was no black coffin, there were brown wooden doors that opened up in the centre. They had "wood panelling" feature. The two ledges had holes(gaps) behind them (here they have walls) and there are no windows up top.

I can see wooden doors underneath the coffin. Was there a running change? Or knock off?

[GoktimusPrime]

Photo please?

The wooden door is on the Tomb of Doom playset - the coffin is just an accessory. I honestly haven't looked at Supernaturals since the 80s so I'm working off 30 year old memories here.
http://www.action-figures.ca/super_naturals.htm

[Thurmus]

https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/372254720693_/SUPER-NATURALS-Tomb-Of-Doom-6591-TONKA-1980s.jpg

I think you don't remember your childhood as well as we do. :D

[Thurmus]

Other than Snake Mountain, this is the only other castle with purple I could find so it must be this.

http://www.aura-b.com/g/2018/05/disney-princess-castle-playhouse-disney-princess-castle-walmart-disney-princess-castle-playset-disney-princess-deluxe-castle-playset-728x700.jpg

[Galvatran]

^ Purple equates to evil Decepticons ... hence, therefore Disney is evil...

[GoktimusPrime]

I think you don't remember your childhood as well as we do. :D
I'll admit it, I was never into Super Naturals. My childhood was dominated by Transformers and I remember that a lot, but Super Naturals was something that I barely paid attention to. I bought just one of those toys and played with it for about 2 years before getting sick of it. Not like buying most Transformers and playing with them for 30+ years and never getting sick of them. ;)

But yeah, I'll openly confess that I am by nooo means any kind of expert on Supernaturals. :p As I said, I'm just working off fleeting peripheral memories from the 80s.

[Trent]

^ Purple equates to evil Decepticons ... hence, therefore Disney is evil...

Mauve alert!!

[Autocon]

So the local Fast Eddys has turned into a shashisha bar. Big things you smoke with tabacco and get a legal high. Not sure how popular that will be lol. Prices have gone up for the food but still the same ol crap.

[Galvatran]

I was walking past a fish 'n chips outdoor kiosk. There were 2 plates with nice looking leftovers of steamed fish & thick cut chips. Man, I wanted to shovel the lot in my mouth.

[Ravagecat]

I was walking past a fish 'n chips outdoor kiosk. There were 2 plates with nice looking leftovers of steamed fish & thick cut chips. Man, I wanted to shovel the lot in my mouth.

People can be so wasteful :mad:

Now if you were a seagull you would not of hesitated :D

[Autocon]

Does anyone know why sibertron forums doesnt work on my phone? I have javascript on and cookies activated.

[Galvatran]

People can be so wasteful :mad:

Now if you were a seagull you would not of hesitated :D
Indeed people can be wasteful. I try to model my behaviour to the likes of George Costanza. Oh wait, do I see an untouched choc eclair on a paper towel in the bin...

[Ravagecat]

Ha! Ha! that was good episode :D so many good episodes in that Series :)

[Galvatran]

Have you heard a sexy voice on the radio / phone then see an actual pic of that person & think WTF. Nothing like how I pictured that person to be.

Lets not mention any of your partners here ok.

[GoktimusPrime]

Yesterday I was at a parking station and it was pretty full up. I spied a spot which got me excited for a moment until I realised it was a handicapped space, so I reversed away from it and went on to find a free non-handicapped spot. On my way back to my car I find that someone else has taken that handicapped spot with no disabled parking permit displayed. On my way out of the parking station I buzzed the intercom and reported the vehicle to security.

[Galvatran]

^ Megan Fox. Those thumbs are pretty hideous. But you're right Gok. She should know better & display the permit in the car.

[Galvatran]

The Road to Miss Universe Australia on free to air channel 9Life 10:30pm tonight.

Looking foward to the extensive deep intellectual dialogue.

[BruiseLee]

^ too harsh mate. Give them a chance, after all they all are very altruistic in wanting "World peace" and all.

[Autocon]

Havent they removed the swim wear section? No reason to watch now :p

[Galvatran]

^ too harsh mate. Give them a chance, after all they all are very altruistic in wanting "World peace" and all.
Damn, I had the tv stuck on mute. :p



Havent they removed the swim wear section? No reason to watch now :p
Oh hells no! I mean, I can confirm the swim suit section was not removed.

[Autocon]

Ah sorry its Miss America. Go aussie go!

[Galvatran]

Ah sorry its Miss America. Go aussie go!
That's a shame. Someone needs to Make America Great Again. :p

[Ralph Wiggum]

I just read that Ehren Kruger, writer of such “masterpieces” as Bayformers 2,3 and 4, as well as the Ghost in the Shell remake, is also writing the live action remake of Dumbo.

All I can say is “whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?!?!?”

[TaZZerath]

I just read that Ehren Kruger, writer of such “masterpieces” as Bayformers 2,3 and 4, as well as the Ghost in the Shell remake, is also writing the live action remake of Dumbo.

All I can say is “whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?!?!?”

I believe its because the three crows weren't politically correct anymore so they were recasting them with three seagulls. Personally I think its whitewashing at its very worst.

[GoktimusPrime]

I believe its because the three crows weren't politically correct anymore so they were recasting them with three seagulls. Personally I think its whitewashing at its very worst.
I don't know if it was intentional or not, but I think that those black cartoon crows have become associated with Jim Crow (and thus Jim Crow's laws, re: institutionalised/legalised racial segregation). So in this particular case I can understand people wanting to distance themselves from that.

[TaZZerath]

I don't know if it was intentional or not, but I think that those black cartoon crows have become associated with Jim Crow (and thus Jim Crow's laws, re: institutionalised/legalised racial segregation). So in this particular case I can understand people wanting to distance themselves from that.

Fun fact: I actually completely made this up as facetious commentary in the face of the current political landscape we live in :D

[GoktimusPrime]

The thing that really irks me about the whitewashing in Ghost in the Shell is how they deliberately drew attention to it. Like they actually made it part of the freakin' story. When I watched the movie, I made the conscious decision to ignore the politics behind the movie and try to appreciate the movie on its own merits, but instead the film threw the politics into my face, making it impossible for me to ignore. :rolleyes: GAH!

Things like whitewashing and other similar equivalents - regardless of what we think about it - is easier to overlook when the story doesn't make it an issue.
e.g. Katniss Everdeen was whitewashed in the Hunger Games films, but the films never make it an issue. Basically Katniss is white in the cinematic Hunger Games universe, but dark-skinned in the original book continuity.
Kusanagi is a Japanese in the original manga and anime continuities of GitS, but Japanese... in a Caucasian shell... in the cinematic... GAH!! This did not need to be an issue! Wannna make her White? Just make her White and, as they say in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, GET ON WITH IT! :p

[TaZZerath]

The thing that really irks me about the whitewashing in Ghost in the Shell is how they deliberately drew attention to it. Like they actually made it part of the freakin' story. When I watched the movie, I made the conscious decision to ignore the politics behind the movie and try to appreciate the movie on its own merits, but instead the film threw the politics into my face, making it impossible for me to ignore. :rolleyes: GAH!

Things like whitewashing and other similar equivalents - regardless of what we think about it - is easier to overlook when the story doesn't make it an issue.
e.g. Katniss Everdeen was whitewashed in the Hunger Games films, but the films never make it an issue. Basically Katniss is white in the cinematic Hunger Games universe, but dark-skinned in the original book continuity.
Kusanagi is a Japanese in the original manga and anime continuities of GitS, but Japanese... in a Caucasian shell... in the cinematic... GAH!! This did not need to be an issue! Wannna make her White? Just make her White and, as they say in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, GET ON WITH IT! :p

While I'm not as much of a movie buff as I used to be, I get what you're going with this completely. I think it was more of a case of trying to temper the flare-ups of fans who would've cried 'whitewashing' but it backfired quite spectacularly.

[TaZZerath]

On another random note, i'll be off the boards for about a week taking some leave time. It's been fun thus far so I'll definitely be returning!

[UltraMarginal]

It's been great having you here, enjoy your leave!

[Galvatran]

After having told my team to seriously consider putting in annal leave for today to take advantage of the extra long weekend as the run to the end of the calendar year is going to be crazy frantic, none took up that option. You guessed right. None showed up for work today. '"I can't come i today because I got sick kid(s)" story. The great aussie tradition lives on.

[CHILENO20]

After having told my team to seriously consider putting in annal leave for today to take advantage of the extra long weekend as the run to the end of the calendar year is going to be crazy frantic, none took up that option. You guessed right. None showed up for work today. '"I can't come i today because I got sick kid(s)" story. The great aussie tradition lives on.

Dock them pay. With no med cert provided you don't need to pay them. It works real quick believe you me :cool:

[Galvatran]

Dock them pay. With no med cert provided you don't need to pay them. It works real quick believe you me :cool:
Company policy requires med cert for personal leave immediately before or after a public holiday. So no doubt one will be produced. Nothing much I can do.

[Autocon]

Another horse went down in the melbourne cup.

Cross counter won.

What do we think about horse racing?

[griffin]

Well... would people watch/go to horse races if there wasn't gambling? I wonder if the horse racing (and dog racing) industry would survive if gambling on them was banned?

[M-bot]

Well... would people watch/go to horse races if there wasn't gambling? I wonder if the horse racing (and dog racing) industry would survive if gambling on them was banned?

This has been my argument for some time. It is a "sport" that would not exist on its own merits.

Doesn't matter which horses race. The only winners are a handful of lucky punters and all the bookies. All on the back of serious animal cruelty.

[Galvatran]

Cross counter won.
No g-string then. :(:p

[Caffinetron]

I used to always put a maximum $60 on the cup with various horses until I started a new job a couple of years ago. As I am always stuck in the office with this job I don't get a chance to pop into a TAB. Now I am just as happy to watch it on TV, however I am always saddened when a horse goes down. It is the nature of the sport albeit a brutal one.
I have worked with horses for a couple of years in the US and I love the animals. I don't agree with the amount of money that is put down on the race each year, the corruption of inside knowledge and the whole glamour of the race.

[GoktimusPrime]

Not sure if juvenile horses should be made to race, especially if they're already physically unfit to do so prior to the race. :(

[Autocon]

It is the nature of the sport albeit a brutal one.

Is this the right attitude to have? Horses are a living being not a commodity.

[GoktimusPrime]

Is this the right attitude to have? Horses are a living being not a commodity.
Are you suggesting that freedom is the right of all sentient beings?

[TaZZerath]

Since I own horses, I'll weigh in for my own thoughts on this one.

Horses are living breathing animals, true. And you form a special bond with them which is unlike any other, which I didn't understand until I owned some.

At the end of the day, the fact is though that horses are bred for this sort of thing, right or wrong. Horses have been, for a VERY VERY long time now, tamed and bred and crossbred by humans for modes of transport, heavy lifting, and recreational use from simple trail rides to horse racing. Accidents can happen at any time, its just these ones are front and center, in the limelight, for everyone to see. You could be having a simple trail ride, and your horse could get spooked by a rabbit darting out in front of it, and a similar injury could happen. Is there going to be a massive uproar against riding horses altogether as a result?

Similarly, jockeys who ride these powerful animals always ride knowing that there is an incredible risk on their lives to do so. They wear next to nothing (oweing to weight to get the maximum performance out of a horse) and the slightest nudge or bump or trip could send them off to hospital with major injuries or worse.

Other animals are similarly bred; dogs for example are bred for racing (greyhounds), working (kelpies, sheepdogs), aghility, showing.... the list goes on.

If you own an animal, then you do everything you can for that animal if you're a responsible animal owner, and the reaction of the poor horses owner showed they truly did care. But horse injuries when they happen are VERY hard to recover from, and the speeds these animals do often makes them even worse. A horse relies on its legs and euthanasing a horse is a tough decision, but if a horse cannot stand or walk properly they are likely to become depressed, miserable and/or injure itself even worse (as they sometimes lay down to sleep or roll)

I've seen a lot of horses up close and in action and when they are racing, jumping, etc you can SEE they are truly enjoying it, and why not, going fast is FUN for both horse and rider most of the time. Plus years of breeding and genetics has them 'built' this way. To put them sitting in a paddock eating grass can sometimes actually depress a horse more because they aren't doing what they instinctively want to do, which is RUN, and run FAST.

Yes there will always be those who treat horses, or any animals, poorly. Yes, accidents will happen. But also remember that for some jockeys, trainers and horses, this is what they love to do and they do it right and for the right reasons, not greed or cruelty.

For what its worth, we go to watch the horses run at these events, and accidents are very few and far between for both horse and rider. We place $1 each way bets only purely for a bit of fun. We've also been to eventing (which is a combination of Dressage, Cross Country and Showjumping), showjumping only events, trots, and injuries are very rare.

As long as we have animals as companions, people are going to want to show them off, and compete in a whole range of sports, and we have been breeding animals and 'building' them specifically for roles that suit humans being at the top of the food chain. There will always be a dark seedy underside (such is human nature) and it doesn't make it right, and when accidents happen at very public events it brings it into everyone's minds as really bad, however there for all the terrible things that happen there are plenty of positives; horses loving what they are bred for, trainers enjoying seeing these animals run, jockeys feeling the wind in their hair.

[UltraMarginal]

A well thought out statement TaZZerath.

[Trent]

The issue I have is that these horses are pushed to their physical limits, greatly increasing the risk and severity of serious injury. A nice calm horse ride cannot be compared to a race for that reason. Also while not all, a large portion of owners of race horses view the animals as investments. And what does any sensible person do when an investment stops giving a reasonable return? You get rid of it.

I have no doubt that race horses love to race. It’s what they are bred to do. But the horse also does not understand the risks involved, nor the consequences should there be an incident. These animals trust their trainers/owners. And there are far too many examples in the racing industry of that trust being abused. All for money.

[GoktimusPrime]

Confession: gonna go off on a complete tangent here. :)

Plus years of breeding and genetics has them 'built' this way. To put them sitting in a paddock eating grass can sometimes actually depress a horse more because they aren't doing what they instinctively want to do, which is RUN, and run FAST.
If by "years" you mean "millennia," then yes, you're absolutely right. Horses were first domesticated by humans on the Eurasian steppes about 5500 years ago. And yes, there is definitely a bond between humans and horses. I don't own any animals, but scientifically speaking all domesticated animals have some genetically in built propensity to... well... relate to humans.

And this is no accident. Ever wondered why only some animals like dogs, cats, horses, cows, sheep etc. have been domesticated, while others like zebras, lions, tigers etc. remain wild? Even wild animals that have been born and raised in captivity can still easily turn wild. The truth is that they've always been wild. Again, no accident.

When humans first figured out how to domesticate animals, one of the single biggest factors that they had to consider was the animal's temperament. One reason why horses have been domesticated but zebras haven't is partially due to temperament (the other being that zebras aren't physically capable of load-bearing like horses can). Zebras are really aggressive and hostile pricks. Far different from their tame equine cousins. And they have to be, considering that zebras share habitats with big hunting animals like jackals, lions, leopards etc. - they evolved a mean streak as a behavioural means of defence. Horses can gallop away from predators, but zebras are more likely to be outrun by things like freakin' cheetahs, so they also needed to be prepared to kick the crap out of anything that comes near them.

So you take this already more amicable temperament in certain animals. Humans then take them and take care of them. Provide food, shelter etc. - a bond forms. The animal learns to trust the human and soon forms a form of mutual relationship. Thus the animal has become a member of the household, and the Latin word for house is domus (as in the notorious Monty Python line, "Romani Ite Domum" ("Romans go home")), and thus anything that is of the house is domesticus. The household animal is now domesticated.

But that's not all! Some animals may have actually initiated domestication with humans! :eek: Yeah. Instead of humans seeking out these animals, some animals came and sought humans out! 2 common examples: dogs and cats. It's believed that the earliest ancestor of the domesticated dog (which would've been more wolf-like) approached human settlements and started defending those humans from things like other animals. The humans started rewarding them with food and shelter, and thus dog became man's best friend. Early ancestors of the domesticated cat did something similar; and for some odd reasons, in two different places independently of each other -- in the Middle East and China. Although I think modern domesticated cats are descendant from the ones that were domesticated in the Middle East. Anyway, these early felines, similar to their canine brethren, approached humans and started killing off vermin like rats, who were eating away at the humans' stored food supplies. And just as with dogs, humans rewarded the cats with food, shelter and uploading videos.

There are 14,200 year old graves that show humans buried alongside dogs. Cats were domesticated about roughly 8000 years ago, and we know that Ancient civilisations like Egypt even started making cat memes^worshipping them. Domestication of animals was a big deal and something that seriously allowed societies to evolve into civilisations. Domesticating livestock meant that we could farm our meat and dairy and that we didn't have to waste time and resources hunting and gathering all the time; agricultural upgrade! Domestication of other animals again freed us to develop more things -- we were wasting as much time chasing rats or fleeing from predators. We had cats to chase away our pests and dogs to protect us now. And we even formed an alliance with dogs as pack hunters.

Contrast this with societies that didn't do this, like Australia. Australians never fully domesticated any animals, and this was really because there are no native animals here that have the appropriate traits for domestication. The closest they came to was the semi-domestication of the dingo. And this was because dingoes are descendant from already previously domesticated stone-age dogs who'd migrated to the Australian continent, but then they evolved without human companionship and became feral. But the Indigenous Australians did occasionally use dingoes as cooperative hunters and watchdogs, but they were never truly domesticated.

[Autocon]

No g-string then. :(:p

Not on the horse, just the jockies lucky g-string. It worked!!

[Autocon]

Since I own horses, I'll weigh in for my own thoughts on this one.

Horses are living breathing animals, true. And you form a special bond with them which is unlike any other, which I didn't understand until I owned some.

At the end of the day, the fact is though that horses are bred for this sort of thing, right or wrong. Horses have been, for a VERY VERY long time now, tamed and bred and crossbred by humans for modes of transport, heavy lifting, and recreational use from simple trail rides to horse racing. Accidents can happen at any time, its just these ones are front and center, in the limelight, for everyone to see. You could be having a simple trail ride, and your horse could get spooked by a rabbit darting out in front of it, and a similar injury could happen. Is there going to be a massive uproar against riding horses altogether as a result?

Similarly, jockeys who ride these powerful animals always ride knowing that there is an incredible risk on their lives to do so. They wear next to nothing (oweing to weight to get the maximum performance out of a horse) and the slightest nudge or bump or trip could send them off to hospital with major injuries or worse.

Other animals are similarly bred; dogs for example are bred for racing (greyhounds), working (kelpies, sheepdogs), aghility, showing.... the list goes on.

If you own an animal, then you do everything you can for that animal if you're a responsible animal owner, and the reaction of the poor horses owner showed they truly did care. But horse injuries when they happen are VERY hard to recover from, and the speeds these animals do often makes them even worse. A horse relies on its legs and euthanasing a horse is a tough decision, but if a horse cannot stand or walk properly they are likely to become depressed, miserable and/or injure itself even worse (as they sometimes lay down to sleep or roll)

I've seen a lot of horses up close and in action and when they are racing, jumping, etc you can SEE they are truly enjoying it, and why not, going fast is FUN for both horse and rider most of the time. Plus years of breeding and genetics has them 'built' this way. To put them sitting in a paddock eating grass can sometimes actually depress a horse more because they aren't doing what they instinctively want to do, which is RUN, and run FAST.

Yes there will always be those who treat horses, or any animals, poorly. Yes, accidents will happen. But also remember that for some jockeys, trainers and horses, this is what they love to do and they do it right and for the right reasons, not greed or cruelty.

For what its worth, we go to watch the horses run at these events, and accidents are very few and far between for both horse and rider. We place $1 each way bets only purely for a bit of fun. We've also been to eventing (which is a combination of Dressage, Cross Country and Showjumping), showjumping only events, trots, and injuries are very rare.

As long as we have animals as companions, people are going to want to show them off, and compete in a whole range of sports, and we have been breeding animals and 'building' them specifically for roles that suit humans being at the top of the food chain. There will always be a dark seedy underside (such is human nature) and it doesn't make it right, and when accidents happen at very public events it brings it into everyone's minds as really bad, however there for all the terrible things that happen there are plenty of positives; horses loving what they are bred for, trainers enjoying seeing these animals run, jockeys feeling the wind in their hair.

Do people want me to reply? Dont want to clog up the thread.

I love discussing these ethical moral questions

[griffin]

10 Peach and 10 Boss?


I can understand network 10 wanting to follow the example of 7 and 9 by having names to their secondary channels, but Peach and Boss?


And another Food Network? As if the fattest country on the planet needs one dedicated food channel... but two? (network 7 are starting a food channel on December 1st, and SBS already have one)


Being one who doesn't have pay TV, and doesn't see the need for it... having duplicate or low-demand(?) channels is something that is hard to understand, when I could happily have a dedicated movie, cartoon or sports channel on free-to-air.

[Galvatran]

Do people want me to reply? Dont want to clog up the thread.

I love discussing these ethical moral questions
Enlighten us brother Autocon. :D

[TaZZerath]

10 Peach and 10 Boss?


I can understand network 10 wanting to follow the example of 7 and 9 by having names to their secondary channels, but Peach and Boss?


And another Food Network? As if the fattest country on the planet needs one dedicated food channel... but two? (network 7 are starting a food channel on December 1st, and SBS already have one)


Being one who doesn't have pay TV, and doesn't see the need for it... having duplicate or low-demand(?) channels is something that is hard to understand, when I could happily have a dedicated movie, cartoon or sports channel on free-to-air.

Yeah what the hell was with this?? I don't get Channel 10's rebranding unless this was something ordered by their new American Overlords (CBS wasn't it? I'm not gonna bother looking it up)

[TaZZerath]

Do people want me to reply? Dont want to clog up the thread.

I love discussing these ethical moral questions

Absolutely! I love healthy discussion :)

[TaZZerath]

Just come back from a VERY busy weekend with my 2 yo son.

First was the Credit Union Christmas Pageant in RAdelaide; found a nice shady spot to stay out of the hot sun. Only issue which is ALWAYS the way is that Santa Claus (which ALL the kiddies want to see) is stuck at the very end, by which stage all the waiting kids have lost attention and focus and started getting cranky.

Sunday we went to an agricultural show with my son and his shetland pony. He's been riding in the 'tiny tots' shows. Entered 9 events: Best Led Rider and Pony combo (1st), Best Walked Pony (4th, mainly my fault, shoulda been more), Shortest Pony (1st), Fattest Pony (2nd, though he has been on a diet after getting colic recently), Cutest Pony (1st), Longest Tail (3rd, we were robbed of this one), Happiest Combination (gave everyone 1st, no biggie), Most Colourful Pony (3rd, shoulda been at LEAST second but have a feeling the judges were trying to share the ribbons around), and Fancy Dress (1st)

The missus has been an excellent rider and always been into horses (which is why I'm into them now) and our son DEFINITELY has her genetics in that department, he's a natural!

[UltraMarginal]

10 Peach and 10 Boss?


I can understand network 10 wanting to follow the example of 7 and 9 by having names to their secondary channels, but Peach and Boss?


And another Food Network? As if the fattest country on the planet needs one dedicated food channel... but two? (network 7 are starting a food channel on December 1st, and SBS already have one)


Being one who doesn't have pay TV, and doesn't see the need for it... having duplicate or low-demand(?) channels is something that is hard to understand, when I could happily have a dedicated movie, cartoon or sports channel on free-to-air.

I am positive it's decreed by their new CBS overlords. it feels much more American with the logo change and label advertising.



Just come back from a VERY busy weekend with my 2 yo son.

First was the Credit Union Christmas Pageant in RAdelaide; found a nice shady spot to stay out of the hot sun. Only issue which is ALWAYS the way is that Santa Claus (which ALL the kiddies want to see) is stuck at the very end, by which stage all the waiting kids have lost attention and focus and started getting cranky.

Sunday we went to an agricultural show with my son and his shetland pony. He's been riding in the 'tiny tots' shows. Entered 9 events: Best Led Rider and Pony combo (1st), Best Walked Pony (4th, mainly my fault, shoulda been more), Shortest Pony (1st), Fattest Pony (2nd, though he has been on a diet after getting colic recently), Cutest Pony (1st), Longest Tail (3rd, we were robbed of this one), Happiest Combination (gave everyone 1st, no biggie), Most Colourful Pony (3rd, shoulda been at LEAST second but have a feeling the judges were trying to share the ribbons around), and Fancy Dress (1st)

The missus has been an excellent rider and always been into horses (which is why I'm into them now) and our son DEFINITELY has her genetics in that department, he's a natural!

I don't usually tell people how to go about their business, but I feel like your post belongs in a different (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=5333)thread.

and congratulations to your son. That sounds like a massive weekend out!

[TaZZerath]

I don't usually tell people how to go about their business, but I feel like your post belongs in a different (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=5333)thread.
and congratulations to your son. That sounds like a massive weekend out!

Fair call mate sorry didn't realise there was another thread for such things :) I'll remember to post there in the future :D

[Galvatran]

10 Peach and 10 Boss?


I can understand network 10 wanting to follow the example of 7 and 9 by having names to their secondary channels, but Peach and Boss?
Peaches are great. They're a good size. Fits in the hands well. Firm yet yields to the touch. Or do you prefer 10 Coconut or 10 Watermelon.

[TaZZerath]

Peaches are great. They're a good size. Fits in the hands well. Firm yet yields to the touch. Or do you prefer 10 Coconut or 10 Watermelon.

I'd be happy with a channel which showed peaches and melons :D

[UltraMarginal]

Fair call mate sorry didn't realise there was another thread for such things :) I'll remember to post there in the future :D

I only say so because I feel like it's not just a random stuff, but a celebration of the great family time you guys had over the weekend.
That thread is really hard to find, if you search for I need to share my joy, it rarely comes up in the first page of results. something to do with the search function leaving out all the 'simple' words in the title.

[SuspectimusPrime]

That thread is really hard to find, if you search for I need to share my joy, it rarely comes up in the first page of results. something to do with the search function leaving out all the 'simple' words in the title.

Try advanced search via titles only, or use quotation marks around "i need to share my joy" to search for an exact phrase inclusive of simple words and in the exact order :)

[UltraMarginal]

Try advanced search via titles only, or use quotation marks around "i need to share my joy" to search for an exact phrase inclusive of simple words and in the exact order :)

I did that but with single quotes... and knowing is half the battle.

[Autocon]

Eating my crust pizza i noticed a small bug on the rocket. Small round shaped thing. I hope there was only one.

[Autocon]

Why is facebook running so slow? Nothing is loading:confused:

[Galvatran]

Eating my crust pizza i noticed a small bug on the rocket. Small round shaped thing. I hope there was only one.
Two there always are. A Master and Apprentice.

[TaZZerath]

Two there always are. A Master and Apprentice.

BAHAHAHHAHAHA :D

[Galvatran]

Must have been a very lean year on this board. I got bumped up a rank. :eek:

Now gotta behave in a matter befitting of a Dedicated Member. :(

[Autocon]

I dont have to :D i bork at responsibility

[Galvatran]

I dont have to :D i bork at responsibility
That's a highly sought after skill only a limited few can ever achieve in one lifetime!

[Autocon]

That's a highly sought after skill only a limited few can ever achieve in one lifetime!

It is hard to keep a life with no responsiblity, it keeps cropping up and is unavoidable at times

[Autocon]

Does anyone know if eb games/zing sell returned or pre owned pop! vinyl figures? I bought a care bear pop figure for a xmas present and there are scratches and marks all over it. Should there be tape on the box?

Are other figures like this?

[Galvatran]

Does anyone know if eb games/zing sell returned or pre owned pop! vinyl figures?
It's my understanding Zing does sell items displayed in store out of its box. I don't know about pre-loved Pop! Vinyl figures.



I bought a care bear pop figure for a xmas present and there are scratches and marks all over it. Should there be tape on the box?

Are other figures like this?
It's totally OK to owning up to purchasing a Care Bear product for one self. We won't judge you too harshly. :D

[kovert]

It's my understanding Zing does sell items displayed in store out of its box. I don't know about pre-loved Pop! Vinyl figures.

Have seen some half-transformed Movie Masterpiece (MPM) 'bots on display at ZiNG. It seems a lot of their high-end, in-store items are on display out of the packaging.

You purchased what you thought was a brand new item. Therefore, you are well within your rights to return the item. According to the Australian Consumer Law (https://www.accc.gov.au/business/treating-customers-fairly/consumers-rights-obligations#consumer-guarantees-applying-to-goods), goods must be "of acceptable quality - the goods must be safe, lasting, have no faults, look acceptable and do all the things someone would normally expect them to do".

[Autocon]

What pisses me off is i asked for another one to replace it and she said that was the last one. But it still says in stock at the store. When I browsed the pop figures (looking for something different) she wanted to leave for lunch, I suspect that there were more of the figures on the shelves and she didnt want to be there in case I found another one. Will be going back to the store and asking for another one, see what happens.

[kovert]

That's really annoying. Perhaps you could ask for a refund?

Something like that happened to me years ago (another store - not ZiNG but I won't mention the name) when I was looking for a sealed copy of a game. The one I had in-hand had been opened, without shrink wrap. The staff member I spoke to instantly claimed it was the 'last one'. I looked a bit more carefully and there was a stack of sealed copies still on the shelf, hidden away. :confused:

[Autocon]

So there was another one available but seems to be open as box lid opens easily. Think she dropped it as well. Still a bit scuffed on the star. Yellow paint scuffs on outside of box. Might see if i can swap boxes.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I’ve become “that” uncle who is hesitant to buy the kids toys because they have so much damn stuff. I used to get disappointed with clothes and books, but I was never spoiled as much as they are.

[Autocon]

Well ive sent the packages to the recipients. Im left with a tenderheart bear... i scruffed of some of the black stuff. Might see if theres another i can send it to or a wishing tree perhaps.

[Galvatran]

I'm finding I'm burning a hole in my wallet while on leave. I'm better off back at work.

[Trent]

I'm finding I'm burning a hole in my wallet while on leave. I'm better off back at work.

You’ve gotta spend it on something though.

[Galvatran]

You’ve gotta spend it on something though.
Laser, blow torch & a new wallet. And don't tell me that pen*s pump I got you for Christmas is still in the box.

[Trent]

Laser, blow torch & a new wallet. And don't tell me that pen*s pump I got you for Christmas is still in the box.

Used daily. Sometimes even by me ;)

[CHILENO20]

Hey Sydney. Happy New Year 2018! ;):D

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Galvatran]

Hi all,
It's been a while since my last update. I've moved interstate yet again, so it's been a very busy past few months for me, but I am now happily living in Queensland. :) :cool:

You're always welcome back to Victoria Megatron. :)

[Megatron]

You're always welcome back to Victoria Megatron. :)

BWAHAHAHAhahahaha!!!! :p:D

Thanks anyway. I guess it's the thought that counts. :)

[Autocon]

Apparently china have a new rail gun. Not just sifi any more

[Galvatran]

I didn’t win the Powerball 80 big ones. Means I’ll still turn up here tomorrow.

[Sinnertwin]

I didn’t win the Powerball 80 big ones. Means I’ll still turn up here tomorrow.

I'd still drink out of a brown paper bag and slum it with the common folk.

[Galvatran]

Kmart is weakening. Target is strengthening. That was the story on the news clip. Kmart is looking to woo back customers to their stores with more frequent price discounting, growing kiddies section & more selective in women's apparel.



I'd still drink out of a brown paper bag and slum it with the common folk.
I'd throw bung bunga parties. You all are invited.

[Autocon]

I didn’t win the Powerball 80 big ones. Means I’ll still turn up here tomorrow.

Still have the 100 mill tomorrow ;) 80 mil is chump change :p

[Autocon]

Kmart is weakening. Target is strengthening. That was the story on the news clip. Kmart is looking to woo back customers to their stores with more frequent price discounting, growing kiddies section & more selective in women's apparel.

Target and kmart are turning into red dot stores with cheap imported crap.

[Sinnertwin]

Target and kmart are turning into red dot stores with cheap imported crap.

That's just Guy Russo's (former Kmart and current Target CEO) game plan. Low cost, high turnover.

[GoktimusPrime]

Fellow TF fan Michael Burley's little girl is very sick and will need money to help with her ongoing treatment for the next 2 years. Please donate if you can.
https://www.gofundme.com/help-kiki-sparkle-agin?fbclid=IwAR1NJgqfN6eKvfQNBfGLcVyxRPM5Nmaw7bmm ii2CTVpG0bEzRaxNawId7qQ

[Galvatran]

Target and kmart are turning into red dot stores with cheap imported crap.
Hey man, I've been clothes shopping at Kmart. They make low prices irresistible. Picked up a Autobot singlet on clearance for a gold coin, Soundwave tshirt for a fiva also on clearance.

[Galvatran]

Instead of handing out those lucky red packets of money (lai se?) this CNY, I be giving a personalised name licensed beach towel. TF for the boys & MLP for the girls. See how well that goes.

[Galvatran]

Pretty stoked David Guetta made an effort to join the boards just recently. Either that or Sean says hello.

[Autocon]

And the towels? Were they wrapped with them :D

[Galvatran]

Why don't some (active) members on this board update their location if they move interstate or beyond? Is it in the too hard basket? It makes B/S/T that little more arduous.

[Galvatran]

Why are some of the regular members no longer active here?

And I don't necessarily agree.

Yeah look not sure - probably bc it's 2018 and approaching 8 years since the original was released?

Don't you get tired of recycling the same old "oh I don't pay more than original RRP" argument? You even apply it to vintage G1 collecting in 2018. How does that even hold water?

Reading your posts sucks the life out of collecting, honestly. You're one of the reasons why a lot of the regulars have stopped coming here. Silly posts, constantly.

[Galvatran]

The Language (other than English) thread is closed for "review" so can't post there.

I heard today that learning another language may help stave off dementia later in life.

[Galvatran]

It was good while it lasted, especially the banter & on occasion the inappropriate conversation topics. You guys & girls have been great to interact here on the boards & being good sports too. :)

I've never been one to be serious or carry an in depth conversation. Lately, I've jumped one too many sharks and it just ain't worth the trouble moving forward.

Wishing members good health, lots of prosperity & landing that TF holy grail you've been searching for.

Farewell & good bye.


Staff - Please delete my account. Thanks.

[GoktimusPrime]

I recently binge watched a Swedish TV scifi drama series and I've got Swedish on the brain. :) On one hand it's funny to listen to a language that, to me, sounds like every word has jumped out of an Ikea catalogue (:D), but there are also elements that I find quite fascinating. Swedish is of course a Germanic language like English, but it's a North Germanic language whereas English is West Germanic. There are striking similarities with English yet it's still incredibly different, unlike comparing English with other West Germanic languages like German, Dutch, Frisian etc. where there are striking similarities everywhere. Swedish has isolated "pockets" of similarity but then it's still mostly different, at least lexically speaking. Grammatically it's still quite similar to English (not surprising given our Germanic grammar engine).

Swedish is a direct descendant of Old Norse whereas English is descendant from Old English but has been greatly influenced by Old Norse thanks to the Vikings. It's also really interesting listening to a tonal European language. Tonality is something that we more commonly hear in some East Asian languages like Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Lao, Hmong etc. Tonality does exist in languages outside of this region but it doesn't seem to be as prevalent.

English doesn't have tone but it does have stress, and there are isolated examples of where a shift in stress can change the meaning of a word, usually between its declension.
e.g.
subject (n.) VS subject (v.)
"Please don't subject the students with meaningless work in this subject."
Notice the difference in where the stress falls in the word "subject" in the first and second instance. We place the emphasis on the first syllable when it's a verb but then shift that stress to the second syllable when it's a noun. Tone doesn't matter so much in English but stress does. This is something that native speakers of unstressed languages (e.g. Japanese) can have difficulty with, and similarly when English speakers learn an unstressed. As a Japanese teacher in Australia I'm frequently hearing Anglophones stress out their pronunciation when speaking Japanese when they really shouldn't - this tends to happen with beginning students; my more experienced students have learnt to reduce or eliminate their verbal stress when switching to speaking Japanese (well, most of them :p). I'm sure that those of you who are teaching English in Japan must experience the reverse.

Anyway, here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOgqxHPxuko) is a video of Swedish actress Lisette Pagler. It's a really interesting language to listen to! :D And it's given me a better idea on how to hopefully more accurately pronounce the name of stuff at Ikea. :p ;)

[Ralph Wiggum]

It was good while it lasted, especially the banter & on occasion the inappropriate conversation topics. You guys & girls have been great to interact here on the boards & being good sports too. :)

I've never been one to be serious or carry an in depth conversation. Lately, I've jumped one too many sharks and it just ain't worth the trouble moving forward.

Wishing members good health, lots of prosperity & landing that TF holy grail you've been searching for.

Farewell & good bye.


Staff - Please delete my account. Thanks.

Aww don’t go. Its not all serious business here, we do need the occasional quirky and off-humour commentary you provide :)

[GoktimusPrime]

Food for thought...

RE: Amazon not paying tax
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-taxes-zero-180337770.html?fbclid=IwAR0LL-vhGhTyOgPI-Z1dVpyyBW4VGmjRpcwiReq9Bjo10Q3pDthwSFYGkKk

Further viewing:
Adam Ruins Amazon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLJCZRq0Uew)

[Trent]

It was good while it lasted, especially the banter & on occasion the inappropriate conversation topics. You guys & girls have been great to interact here on the boards & being good sports too. :)

I've never been one to be serious or carry an in depth conversation. Lately, I've jumped one too many sharks and it just ain't worth the trouble moving forward.

Wishing members good health, lots of prosperity & landing that TF holy grail you've been searching for.

Farewell & good bye.


Staff - Please delete my account. Thanks.

What for this time? Pushed the limits of acceptable posting a bit far did we?

[GoktimusPrime]

The Goodies are coming back, bay-beee! (https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2019/03/06/42462/the_goodies_reunite_%E2%80%93_and_theyre_making_a_ new_show) :D

[Autocon]

How do they pay 0 tax? I couldnt read the full article. Shows you how broken the tax system really is in the world.

Did gok actually say what tv show he was watching :p

[GoktimusPrime]

Did gok actually say what tv show he was watching :p
Äkta människor (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na7AuVuYE0g). :)
Really addictive viewing! I just wish that I could find Season 2 on DVD.

[Autocon]

So there was a virus on my computer. It has been wiped and new hard drive installed. Feel like I need to change all my passwords now.

[GoktimusPrime]

Does anyone know why Kmart and Woolies don't sell DVDs anymore?

[Tober]

Does anyone know why Kmart and Woolies don't sell DVDs anymore?

For Kmart it was about making space for other products.

I sorta remember the news that Kmart would stop selling discs last year. I don't remember Woolworths making an announcement...

https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/consumer/2018/06/28/kmart-australia-dvds-cds/

[Sinnertwin]

Or in business terms, the allocated selling floor space was not bringing in the sales revenue anticipated.
We have therefore decided to cease stocking DVD's CD's & BR's from the business and replace them with product that will generate increased profit margins.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Makes sense, digital sales plus JB HIfi must be sucking the sales of dvds from everyone else.

[griffin]

The day after easter and the tv shows are flooded with mothers day commercials.

[griffin]

Good - my nearest Coles MASSIVELY over-stocked on Easter chocolates, to the point of needing to discount them to 90% off after just three days after Easter (yesterday).

Stores generally go 50% off after Easter, and maybe discount more a couple weeks later if anything is left.


Bad - my nearest Coles discounted their wall (no kidding) of Easter chocolates to 90% off... ;)
(I don't feel so good today... :p )

[GoktimusPrime]

If you Google "Thanos" you will see a small icon of the Infinity Gauntlet on the far right. Click on this icon once only for a cool Easter Egg, but do not click on it a second time unless you have already seen Endgame or you don't care about spoilers.

[TaZZerath]

Just came back from a 10 day Kangaroo Island holiday. Fair warning to those who want to go; its wonderful and very picturesque and has a lot of different things to do, but its VERY expensive. We crammed a lot into our time but still had room to do more.

[Autocon]

Had a vicious virus on the PC. Had the pc wiped. Know i believe the pc is infected again. Discord would say im registering from places like karlgoolie, albany and bunbury. Now discord is saying the same thing again. So fed up with PC.

[Trent]

Had a vicious virus on the PC. Had the pc wiped. Know i believe the pc is infected again. Discord would say im registering from places like karlgoolie, albany and bunbury. Now discord is saying the same thing again. So fed up with PC.

Or someone has your login details.

[Trent]

So is anyone talking about this?

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-06/biggest-global-assessment-of-biodiversity-sounds-dire-warnings/11082940?pfmredir=sm

If not, then why not?

[UltraMarginal]

Because there's no money in it.. . basically

[The_Black_Sheep]

Because you'd have to vote green to believe any of that garbage...

[Autocon]

So is anyone talking about this?

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-06/biggest-global-assessment-of-biodiversity-sounds-dire-warnings/11082940?pfmredir=sm

If not, then why not?

Caught it on the news. No one is talking coz we need to change but no one has the balls or ovaries to change. And as the black sheep demonstrates people dont care or are uneducated.

Would you change to save the earth?

[Tober]

Extinction of species is obviously nothing new.

I seem to remember reading an article stating that cats are responsible for more extinctions than humans, directly.

[Tober]

So is anyone talking about this?

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-06/biggest-global-assessment-of-biodiversity-sounds-dire-warnings/11082940?pfmredir=sm

If not, then why not?

It's all over my news feeds today. So yeah... yay!

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

So is anyone talking about this?

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-06/biggest-global-assessment-of-biodiversity-sounds-dire-warnings/11082940?pfmredir=sm

If not, then why not?Well, Scott Morrison was a little bit. He passed a bill back in January that banned cosmetic testing on lab animals, so apparently they've done their bit now (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/09/scott-morrison-claims-animal-testing-bill-is-action-on-extinction-crisis).

Honestly though, for people who are aware of it then it's not really news, and for people who won't believe it nothing is going to convince them anyway (https://twitter.com/rubenbolling/status/870289948729061377).
For me personally, I'm actually finding it all a bit hard to process...just the sheer scale of how ****ed we are at this point, and of how little hope there is of doing anything meaningful about it let alone in the very very narrow window of time in which there is to do so before it's Bye Bye Livable Planet Time, and of how drastic the lifestyle changes we'd need to make to do so are (I mean, I like cheese and dairy and meat and coffee :( )...I Can't Deal With That Now[/Ultra Magnus].

Coincidentally, I'm more of an Independent voter myself - Craig Garland (https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/meet-craig-garland-the-eccentric-fisherman-who-could-decide-the-braddon-byelection-20180718-p4zs6b.html) probably has my vote this time, but I've got a lot of time for Andrew Wilkie and even Jacqui Lambie over the current-day Greens.

[Autocon]

The nbn modem, should the blue LAN light be flashing if no devices are using the internet?

[kovert]

The modem's LAN light can flash if a networked device is connected to the modem. The networked device might not be actively using the internet, but handshaking still occurs between the device and the modem.

[Autocon]

The modem's LAN light can flash if a networked device is connected to the modem. The networked device might not be actively using the internet, but handshaking still occurs between the device and the modem.

What if all devices are switched off at the wall?

[kovert]

Can you connect to the internet through the modem (when your devices are on)? What's your provider/NBN modem model?

[Autocon]

Yes can connect to the internet. Its the white fttc squareish one. Telstra is the provider. I unplugged the ethernet cables so the telstra modem and phone were the only thing connected to the nbn mobem, it flashed. Someone said on here earlier someone might be hacking as discord was telling me i was from mandurah. Just thinking two plus two.

Would the home phone make it flash?

[kovert]

Unsure about the blinking light. If you log in to your modem's control panel (192.168.0.1), you should be able to see which devices are connected to the modem/your network.

The location in Discord not matching your exact location doesn't necessarily mean the connection has been compromised. Discord is probably showing the location based on IP address.

[Autocon]

I tried the new m&m dohnuts. Yuk. The icing is like a warm margarine texture. Just tastes so weird with all the artificial crap.

[griffin]

Halloween tonight and both SBS and the Nine Network are showing the two Addams family movies from the 1990s... one on each channel at the same time, which I thought was amusing.

[M-bot]

Halloween tonight and both SBS and the Nine Network are showing the two Addams family movies from the 1990s... one on each channel at the same time, which I thought was amusing.

Fun game: every time there’s an ad break, switch to the other one. See if the story is vaguely coherent.

Better still, watch it with someone else and don’t tell them what you’re doing and see how long it takes them to realize there’s something wrong...

[BigTransformerTrev]

Hope everyone in NSW is prepared for the next few days. Know I’m not the only OzF who has been putting together a emergency fire evac kit :eek:

[Autocon]

So many homes lost, people dead, hope everyone stays safe!!

[BigTransformerTrev]

So many homes lost, people dead, hope everyone stays safe!!

We've got our Emergency Bags (http://www.bigangrytrev.com/bushfire-danger-packing-emergency-bags/) packed just in case

[Raider]

As Autocon said, stay safe to all those, their family and friends in possible danger areas. We are all thinking of you.

[Paulbot]

The hazardous smoke levels in Melbourne are newer and they suck. It is triggering my asthma and trapping me inside my office or house (and I have no airconn at home and don’t date open windows so it’s getting very unpleasant). For those in other states that have had the smoke longer I don’t know how you’re coping with it over a longer term.

[Trent]

The hazardous smoke levels in Melbourne are newer and they suck. It is triggering my asthma and trapping me inside my office or house (and I have no airconn at home and don’t date open windows so it’s getting very unpleasant). For those in other states that have had the smoke longer I don’t know how you’re coping with it over a longer term.

The air is clearing here now but we had it for almost a month.

[shockNwave]

The hazardous smoke levels in Melbourne are newer and they suck. It is triggering my asthma and trapping me inside my office or house (and I have no airconn at home and don’t date open windows so it’s getting very unpleasant). For those in other states that have had the smoke longer I don’t know how you’re coping with it over a longer term.

And I thought I had it bad having to work in an open warehouse full of smoke. But now there is respite thanks to yesterdays massive downpour.

[Paulbot]

The respites have been good. I can’t imagine how people in the other states where it’s been around longer are coping.

[snaketales]

I prefer the wii cybertron adventures end boss battles to the PS/WFC campaign end battles
There’s something about driving through Trypticon as Megatron then shooting out of his mouth, and playing as Optimus trying to beat a deadline (and the music!) that just grab me

[Paulbot]

There's a new FunkoPop of a Firefighter with a koala and I can't tell if I think it's brilliant or shameless

https://www.popcultcha.com.au/rspca-national-bushfire-appeal-firefighter-with-koala-pop-vinyl-figure-popcultcha-exclusive.html


RSPCA National Bushfire Appeal - Bushfire Heroes Firefighter with Koala Pop! Vinyl Figure (Popcultcha Exclusive)

Popcultcha and Funko are teaming up to help provide assistance to Australian wildlife that have been left devastated by the ongoing bushfire crisis with the release of this LIMITED EDITION Bushfire Heroes Pop! Vinyl Figure!

All profits from the sale of this Popcultcha Exclusive Pop! Vinyl Figure will be donated to the RSPCA National Bushfire Appeal through monthly payments until sold out. The RSPCA are working alongside government and emergency agencies, veterinarians and local authorities to provide much needed equipment and supplies, emergency care and identifying and assessing injured animals in need of assistance. Their work will continue for months after the fires have ceased.

[1AZRAEL1]

I am not sure how I feel about that. On one hand, money is going to a good cause. On the other, I feel it's tacky. And it does make you wonder how much profit they make on POPS.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Meh, I mean they could've done nothing. They're not obliged to do anything. Nobody's forced to buy anything. People are free to donate directly to wherever they want.

[Tha_Phantom]

You can just donate directly to the bushfires without having to own an abomination. :p

All jokes aside, if it raises money for a good cause then it's a good thing.

[GoktimusPrime]

While sitting on the porcelain throne this morning a random revelation came to mind. The word "android" means "manlike."

andro = man
id(es) = appearance, form

[GoktimusPrime]

Got my annual flu shot this morning. Shoulder still hurts and I'm experiencing flu-like symptoms* (obviously, as my white blood cells are responding to the vaccines and producing antibodies). So much fun. Just congestion and sneezing, which aren't COVID19 symptoms. I'm also now in my 12th day of staying at home.

[Unicran]

That latest Subway tv commercial. :D

[Unicran]

The Bachelorette. Audition is open for suitors.

[Autocon]

That moment when you quote the wrong postage :(


but it ends up being the same postage price anyway! :D

[Unicran]

Petrol price as low as it’s ever been for some years. Yay. But in Stage 3 ‘lockdown’.



That moment when you quote the wrong postage :(


but it ends up being the same postage price anyway! :D
A bit like busting to go for a pee. Anxious you might not make it but a sense of relief when it flows.

[griffin]

Restless sleep last night due to allergies, I had watched the first episode of Lego Masters before I went to bed, and all night I was dreaming about building things with lego... and doing it in a panic as if I was under a deadline like those in the show.

[Autocon]

That moment when you quote the wrong postage :(


but it ends up being the same postage price anyway! :D


Nope. They were both wrong. >:(

[Unicran]

Felt like winter in Melbourne these last few days. Sh*t I hate the cold.

[1AZRAEL1]

Winter had pretty much arrived. Good. I love the cold. Easier to warm up than to cool down.

[Trent]

Winter had pretty much arrived. Good. I love the cold. Easier to warm up than to cool down.

Yep. If it’s a bit cold out, you throw on a few extra layers and no one bats an eyelid. If it’s hot and you take a few layers off, the cops get called :rolleyes:

[Unicran]

Yep. If it’s a bit cold out, you throw on a few extra layers and no one bats an eyelid. If it’s hot and you take a few layers off, the cops get called :rolleyes:
You guys north of the border aren't exactly Magic Mike material. Tasers at the ready...

[1AZRAEL1]

You guys north of the border aren't exactly Magic Mike material. Tasers at the ready...

Same could be said for people from the south. Pepper spray at the ready

[Unicran]

HE’S BACK!

[Unicran]

What's with inappropriate photos of people in news clips?

1. Dead (murdered) woman in Melbourne & all news channels posts up barbie doll like footage of her.

2. Truck driver who killed four police has an angry 'mug shot'.

[griffin]

For those who liked the comedy show Scrubs, I just found out that Sam Lloyd (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Lloyd) (played the character Ted), just died a month ago from brain cancer.
His uncle is Christopher Lloyd (the Doc in Back to the Future). He was only 56.

[1AZRAEL1]

Yea I heard that when it happened. Random finding out his uncle is Doc Brown

[Unicran]

Saw an Audi car today with personalised plate 5INNER. Reminded me of board member Sinnertwin.

[Unicran]

Goodness gracious, great balls of fire. He back!

[Sinnertwin]

*Tips hat*
Evening, sir.

[Unicran]

*Tips hat*
Evening, sir.
Evening K.


I go for a quick p!$$ break... & the universally liked bowspearer & Megatron... gone.

[Sinnertwin]

That was one helluva break.
You fall in?

[Unicran]

Nah. Once you start you can't stop. That and finding out MLP crossover.

[Sinnertwin]

It is a glorious crossover.

[Trent]

The recent windows update has the fans in both my laptops sounding like an airport.

[Unicran]

The recent windows update has the fans in both my laptops sounding like an airport.
Must be Star Wars fans. They're very vocal & toxic.

[Unicran]

What's with ? in place of ' for some posts on this version of the board?

[griffin]

Something random, for the serious trekkie fans...

Watching an episode of Jake & the Fatman on TV today (episode 7 from 1987 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0614168/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast)), had two actors who would later be in two different Star Trek shows (Dwight Shultz as Reg Barclay and Tim Russ as Tuvok), and would eventually be starring in the same episode again some 18 year later (1995 with the Voyager episode Projections (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_(Star_Trek:_Voyager))). Dwight would appear in six more episodes of Voyager four years later.
It's not mentioned anywhere that I could find, even on the fan wiki (https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Projections_(episode)), but I think it is fascinating that these Star Trek veterans were doing so many guest/bit parts for decades and crossed paths on a few occasions, probably without even realising it.

[Unicran]

Seafolly in voluntary administration.

[Trent]

Seafolly in voluntary administration.

Oh no. Where will I find my summer number this year?

[Unicran]

Lego Masters new season is recruiting. Same with Amazing Race. Have a sob story at the ready.


Oh no. Where will I find my summer number this year?
If you ask Sinnertwin nicely...

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Lego Masters new season is recruiting. Same with Amazing Race. Have a sob story at the ready.
.

Or be the guy that viewers love to hate Surprised Amazing race is still running.

[griffin]

Or be the guy that viewers love to hate Surprised Amazing race is still running.

I saw that commercial too, wondering how they were going to do it during the current climate of closed borders, quarantine requirements and virus infestations. Even if they could get people who have anti-bodies (meaning that they have already had the virus), most countries and citizens are not going to be too welcoming of foreigners for at least another 6-12 months.

[Autocon]

Amazing Race will just be in Australia once border restrictions are lifted.

If anyone wants to apply and submit a video with me for the audition process im all for competing in the amazing race :D

[Paulbot]

Believe they want to do a "within the same country" Race... but even that's not likely at the moment in Australia

[griffin]

I was going to say in my post that maybe they could just do it within Australia... but with some borders remaining closed (and now the resurgence in Melbourne), I think they jumped the gun a bit, even if it is just done within Australia.
If it does go ahead, and soon, it would be great advertising for domestic tourism if they go to some interesting and exotic places, to help kick-start the tourist economy while foreigners are not allowed back in.

[Paulbot]

There was an Australian reality show competition that was people just travelling in Australia. Maybe 15 years ago? It was like the Amazing Race but wasn't. It might have been families? I can't remember the name of it though and Google isn't helping.

Edit: Found it. Remembered it was hosted by Matt Tiley and that led me to The Great Chase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3QyGvJAlnk

[griffin]

Channel surfing yesterday... came across the old Mission Impossible TV show from the 70s (in the afternoons on channel 12 or 10-Bold), and saw a very human looking Vulcan. Looking it up online, Leonard Nimoy was in 49 episodes of Mission Impossible, the year after Star Trek ended, so he was still very young (with his very unique voice)... and he looked really weird without the makeup and pointy ears.

[Unicran]

A new Lorna Jane active wear line is proposed to be effective against viruses. I'll be rushing out to get a sports crop top & three-quarter pants.

[Sinnertwin]

A new Lorna Jane active wear line is proposed to be effective against viruses. I'll be rushing out to get a sports crop top & three-quarter pants.

How many tops and pants can you buy for 40k?

[Autocon]

And now they have been fined 40k over it. I would perhaps reconsider :p

[griffin]

I love it when this pops up from time to time to draw out the xenophobes...

Over on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1503531509831785/permalink/1538555552996047/), someone posted up the comment that "British schools should be forced to teach children Arabic Numerals", and quite a few people were quite opposed to the idea, while quite a few people were quite amused at that opposition.


For those who don't know, our numbers (1,2,3,4,5,etc) are actually called "Arabic numbers". But it is always fun to see the angry comments from (presumably white) people who are not keen on the thought of having anything foreign, especially anything sounding Islamic, introduced into their western communities or schools, so their opposition to having "Arabic Numerals" taught in schools is actually opposing the teaching of basic maths in schools.
Or simply put, stupid people opposing basic education. :p

[DELTAprime]

I just ordered the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G. Not because I particularly want a new phone, but rather because my old phone is nearing the end of its life of getting monthly security updates.

It's really terrible that these companies stop providing security updates after a couple of years for these devices that hold so much personal information.

[Autocon]

Im on a samsung s5. My last update was march 2017. Its dying with a flicking screen and the screen not coming back from black screen when in rest mode.

Not sure what to get

[Fungal Infection]

Do a search for the Oneplus 7T Pro on youtube and watch the reviews - not available in Australia but I got one imported and its a damn good phone. So good that I'm tempted to update to their latest one which is a true flagship.

[griffin]

Im on a samsung s5. My last update was march 2017. Its dying with a flicking screen and the screen not coming back from black screen when in rest mode.

Not sure what to get

I just got a new phone yesterday, as my galaxy s4 was no longer able to work certain apps anymore. Instagram wouldn't post photos, twitter wouldn't tweet anything, the qantas in-flight entertainment app wouldn't access their system, and the web browser wasn't able to access a growing number of websites.
I bought the s4 back in 2013, for my trip to Japan... and other than a new battery for it about 3 years ago, it was still working fine (the current battery was down to about 2 days of charge now).
I don't like throwing out (replacing) items that still work, but it was just getting too difficult to use.
Even though the s4 was the new fancy galaxy phone in 2013, I decided against doing that again this time (the s20), and got a much cheaper galaxy a71 instead... which still has more than enough of what I need, and is 5G compatible, if it shows up in my area while I still have this phone.

And after finally convincing myself to take the step of replacing my (trusty) old phone with a new (expensive) one, my car breaks down the same day while I'm at the shops... $400 later, and there goes my toy spending money for the month.

[Autocon]

Have 10k for car! But its hard finding a good car that will last 20 years. People have stopped selling atm.

[Autocon]

Getting car! Also have new phone on telstra. Much faster response than optus for internet. Not sure if that's cos the phone is old or just optud :p

[Autocon]

Finally found out what species Razorbeast is ?

[griffin]

Last week on Gruen (tv show about advertising), they mentioned about the affect social media apps can have on sales of obscure things... like a recent video on tiktoc of a skater drinking cranberry juice while singing to a song by Fleetwood Mac (from the late 70s), inspiring so many other people copying it, that the cranberry juice company has seen a massive surge of sales (they sent the person who did the original video, cases of the juice and a truck).
And then on the weekend, during Rage's music video weekly chart (on Saturday), the Fleetwood Mac song suddenly shows up at about number 5... which shows how much of an influence a single video can be, bringing a 40+ year old song back into the music charts for no other reason but because it has been used on tiktok (a number of more contemporary songs are stuck in the music charts because of tiktok videos, but this is one of the oldest songs it has sent back into the charts).

Meanwhile, it has saddened me to see SBS advertising the screening of the final season of Anthony Bourdain's travel show... which broadcast in America after he died (in 2018). The sad thing was, the final episode to screen while he was alive was a visit to Hong Kong, and while I was watching it along with his other recent ones (like the one tonight featuring New York), he just seemed like he was re-visiting his favourite places for one last time, as he just looked so old and worn out now... and sad... like he knew that he was just getting too old to enjoy this anymore.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

So hey, question for Goki and/or any other Latin fans here...

How would I say 'You disgust me you filthy/worthless peasants' in Latin? I've started a course on computing basics (being something of a technophobe and needing to learn a few neglected skill areas) and one of the assessment tasks is to do up a flier in Word for 'Dazza's Woodfired Pizza'. Since they won't let me change the sample text and so I can't make the Worst Flier for the Worst Pizza Restaurant Ever (my slogan was going to be 'Now Food Act 2003 Compliant!') I've decided that going uber-fancy with the prescribed text will still be pretty funny, but for that I need a suitable Latin motto for the restaurant.
I've run a few options through Google Translate and so far am quite fond of "Et displicis, nequam rusticorum", but I wanted to check with people who actually know a bit about the language. :)

I've decided that - since the original plan for a hinted-at backstory involving a legal dispute with the Health Department, the local cat shelter, and Dazza's Woodfired Pizzas is no longer an option - Dazza is now Lord Quincy Farthing Dazzington IV, who was disowned from the family estate back in Mother England and exiled to NW Tasmania after an unfortunate fox-hunting accident at the local croquet club, where he has been reduced to running a local pizza restaurant for the local hordes of hungry bogans. Whom he despises, hence the slogan.

[Paulbot]

We used to be able to do a search on this forum and see results as Threads or Posts. But now we can only see Threads. Is this right? Am I missing something?

(I'm trying to find a post I made and it's proving more difficult than it should!)

[griffin]

We used to be able to do a search on this forum and see results as Threads or Posts. But now we can only see Threads. Is this right? Am I missing something?

(I'm trying to find a post I made and it's proving more difficult than it should!)

On the Advanced Search page (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/search.php), there are two search tabs that show up under the "new sales and toys" header box (this is since the upgrade last year... I don't know why, as it annoys me when I use the wrong one, and seems unnecessary).

By default, you first end up on the "Search Multiple Content types" tab, which is the right-side tab. This doesn't give you a results option.

Click on the left tab "Search Single Content type" tab. This one gives you the option at the bottom to select Threads or Posts as your results.

[Paulbot]

Thanks. Yes that other tab is what I was looking for in advanced. Didn’t notice the tabs at all.

[nalops]

This will make finding things on this forum so much easier. Thanks!

[griffin]

I haven't seen the hot cross buns yet (they usually are in Coles and Woolies within 3 days of Christmas), but they have both already been rolling out the Easter eggs as of yesterday...

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/f711.jpg

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/f710.jpg

I've checked out several stores in the last 3 days, and I've noticed that this year there was a LOT less unsold christmas items (decorations & foods) this year (in my area - it could be different in places like Sydney). Some stores I went to had almost nothing christmas related on clearance.
It wouldn't be a sign of people buying more this year compared to other years, but would be because the retailers were cutting back on their orders back around June, when it looked like the economy was going to be stalled in lockdown for the next year or so. But then as Australia did better with the virus than anyone had predicted, we saw the re-opening of states and wound back restrictions, allowing a lot more people to get back to work and spend more (and most states to be able to have a normal christmas). As such, it was too late for retailers to readjust their stock orders, because of how much stuff is made in China and produced around 6 months in advance.

[DELTAprime]

At work, we had Easter Eggs on sale before Christmas day. I'm sure that's a sin in church-goers eyes. lol

[Autocon]

Are they left overs from last Easter? Already ordered and have to sell

[Autocon]

At work, we had Easter Eggs on sale before Christmas day. I'm sure that's a sin in church-goers eyes. lol

Eggs and bunnies are pagan so its all fiiine

[Golden Phoenix]

I haven't seen the hot cross buns yet (they usually are in Coles and Woolies within 3 days of Christmas), but they have both already been rolling out the Easter eggs as of yesterday...

One of my local Safeways had Hot Cross Buns out but no eggs.

I'm excited though coz I love those Apple/Cinnamon Hot Cross Buns and they make a really good Bread and Butter pudding.

[griffin]

Right on cue, the Coles near me had a heap of hot cross buns out today, with today being the "baked on" date.

[gamblor916]

One of my local Safeways had Hot Cross Buns out but no eggs.

I'm excited though coz I love those Apple/Cinnamon Hot Cross Buns and they make a really good Bread and Butter pudding.

You can't drop that and not leave details.

[Golden Phoenix]

You can't drop that and not leave details.

I basically copied this recipe (https://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipes/hot-cross-bun-bread-butter-pudding-recipe/omyvak26) but used apple cinnamon hot cross buns.
When I buttered the buns I also spread a layer of apple sauce on top of the butter. Then when making the custard I added some cinnamon into that (I wanna say a tea-spoon but I just dusted it into the bowl until it looked like enough).

Pro-tip: works best with stale buns (or bread if you want a regular one), but because you probably don't want to wait for that just toast them a bit in the oven so they are dry. The drier the better since they absorb the custard real good.

[gamblor916]

Very nice! Though it looks like a "have once in a while" recipe.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Bought an one of those circular inflatable chair pad things for my work chair. It is similar to sitting on a balance ball.

I had no idea that bouncing around all day on my chair could be so confortable.

[griffin]

15 months after bushfires tore through much of the NSW coastal areas, now a lot of the coastal areas are suffering through record floods.
I hope everyone on here that lives in those affected areas wasn't too badly affected.

[Autocon]

They keep developing in the flood plains ?
And the corruption with the Dam process to avoid 2.8billion on damages.

[Paulbot]

Seeing Thurmus' question "Good Cheap Online Hobby Store" made me think of the old graphic design joke. When it comes to stores you can only pick two:

Good and online but not cheap
Good and cheap but not online
Cheap and online but not good

[Ralph Wiggum]

Murphy?s Law of Collecting: no matter what bargain you scored, a better quality toy at a better price will appear a few days later.

[DELTAprime]

Here's a video released today on some of the most dangerous toys of the modern age, and yes a Hasbro toy is on the list.

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

[griffin]

Anyone who has watched British comedy game shows on SBS or ABC in the last 10-15 years, would probably know who Sean Lock (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Lock) is... well, he has died of cancer at age 58.
I thought he was one of the funniest British comedians for his dry humour, and was best known for his appearances on "Cats does Countdown" and QI.