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Tommy James & The Shondells - Draggin' The Line [youtube.com]

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jun 17, 2020:

Love it!

Triphid replies on Jun 18, 2020:

Yep, a great song, enjoy it when the bloke who has the deepish responds to 'Draggin' the Line.' I know it might sound weird to some but during my times as a Train Examiner and having to walk kilometre after kilometre up and down the Shunting Yards, etc, I always carried a Walkman with me and that song would be on it at least a dozen or more times on each tape. I used to sing it quietly to myself but I changed a few words to "Walking the Lines" though. Kilometre after kilometre of rough, hard, large pieces of stone gravel called 'railway ballast' sure makes for sore feet after every 8 hour shift.

Jesus Christ, Ya' All.

KKGator comments on Jun 17, 2020:

And now, there are Atlanta cops refusing to answer calls, in protest of the charges brought against the cop that killed Rayshard Brooks.

Triphid replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@KKGator Then and sorry for borrowing from 'Star Wars,' may the Force with us all and against them for these changes have been desperately need, imho, for decades.

Jesus Christ, Ya' All.

KKGator comments on Jun 17, 2020:

And now, there are Atlanta cops refusing to answer calls, in protest of the charges brought against the cop that killed Rayshard Brooks.

Triphid replies on Jun 17, 2020:

Then, if that be so, those 'pork chops' should be immediately suspended, with out pay, for disobeying a DIRECT order/Command and breaching their OATH of " To Serve and Protect." I.e. They took on the job knowing full well what it entailed and that they CANNOT be selective, etc, ergo, they MUST by the Rules, etc, governing their Employment respond otherwise they ARE being Negligent in their Duties. Can a Firefighter simply pick and choose what fires he/she will attend? Can an Ambo/Paramedic simply pick and choose what patient, M.V.A., serious Assault, etc, etc, he/she will or will not attend to and render assistance? Firefighters, Ambos, Paramedics, etc, etc, place their lives and safety on the line almost every time they attend to a call-out, so WHY do Cops think themselves to be so 'special?'

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nicknotes comments on Jun 16, 2020:

How come Jesus is not protecting his flock???????

Triphid replies on Jun 17, 2020:

@nicknotes Therefore, Why post that he is dead then. Were you, perhaps, trying to be sarcastic or facetious?

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nicknotes comments on Jun 16, 2020:

How come Jesus is not protecting his flock???????

Triphid replies on Jun 17, 2020:

@nicknotes Can you show actual, irrefutable proof of the existence and death of this Jesus of whom you speak?

What song is this cat singing??? Name the first song that enters your brain.

Azraeloki comments on Jun 17, 2020:

Devo cover: I Can't Get No Satisfaction. https://www.google.com/search?q=devo+satisfaction&oq=devo+i+satis=chrome.1.69i57j0l4.13457j1j4=ms-android-verizon=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

Triphid replies on Jun 17, 2020:

After a second look, I thought he may be singing " Great Balls of Fire" after he's just recovered from being de-sexed....LOL.

I must be a magnet today.

Triphid comments on Jun 16, 2020:

Ummm, seems to me like 'Matilda' ( the Aussie name for a Swagman's bedroll btw) might be planing/hoping to relieve you of a load, ( your wallet NOT what you were first thinking, shame on you for thinking like that LOL) stuffing it in her 'tucker bag' and taking it a-waltzing.

Triphid replies on Jun 17, 2020:

@CarolinaGirl60 That's funny, I too had a dog when I was a teenager whom we called Matilda only because she was found wandering on the side of the highway and adopted into the family. At first we called her 'Shiralee' ( another name for a Swagie/Swagman) but we changed it to 'Matilda' because every morning she'd go 'Waltzing Matilda' around the neighbourhood and collect the morning newspapers from every house and bring them home. Matilda lived a good life until she about 14 years old ( our estimate of her age) when she was bitten by a brown snake that had found its way into our yard.

So will famotidine help alleviate C19 symptoms or is it another snake oil remedy?

RavenCT comments on Jun 17, 2020:

It's less likely to be snake oil - as it created a statistical anomaly that they could track back to it's use. (In patients who didn't get as sick or survived Covid -19).

Triphid replies on Jun 17, 2020:

You DID take note that it IS a Histamine-2 blocker, in other words an Antihistamine, NOT an Anti-Viral medication, etc.?

Who else is a naughty atheist who invites the Mormons and the Jehovah's Witness's into their home ...

Triphid comments on Jun 16, 2020:

Haven't gone that far as yet but when the JeHos used to door-knock during the very hot Aussie Summertimes, ( days with the temps. reaching in the high 30's - mid 40's Celsius and dragging their poor little kids along with them) I'd answer the door with glasses of icy cold water for the kids. The ...

Triphid replies on Jun 17, 2020:

@JeffMurray Well it is my private bit of fun and enjoyment to know that their thirst for my Thickshakes was the cause of them breaking one of their religions rules.

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nicknotes comments on Jun 16, 2020:

How come Jesus is not protecting his flock???????

Triphid replies on Jun 16, 2020:

Oh, I reckon it's because he's still hiding away and waiting for notification from the Guinness Book of Records about him being made World Champion at Hide and Seek....LOL.

Who else is a naughty atheist who invites the Mormons and the Jehovah's Witness's into their home ...

Triphid comments on Jun 16, 2020:

Haven't gone that far as yet but when the JeHos used to door-knock during the very hot Aussie Summertimes, ( days with the temps. reaching in the high 30's - mid 40's Celsius and dragging their poor little kids along with them) I'd answer the door with glasses of icy cold water for the kids. The ...

Triphid replies on Jun 16, 2020:

As an adjunct and an after-thought I'll mention a 'little prank' I pulled on a couple of those annoying Mormon ( Moron) Missionaries about 12 years ago now. I knew full well that Morons are NOT permitted to drink ANYTHING containing either Alcohol or Caffiene. So, one fine and very hot summers day, I had just finished making my 'special' Iced Coffee and Chocolate Thickshake when 2 of the arrived at my front door looking very worse for wear from the 42 degree heat. They saw my icy cold Thickshake and I still think to this day that their mouths began to actually water, so I told them that they could enter my home, sit in the cool from my Evaporative Air Cooler and I'd give them a drink to ease their thirst, as an decent person would/should. They immediately asked if I had any of my Thickshake to spare as it " Looked so invitingly cold and refreshing." So, I served them each a very cold glass, I keep them in the Freezer compartment of the fridge in Summer btw, of Thickshake which they gulped down in almost a flash before my eyes. They then rested up a while, we chatted about things not of a religious nature then then they left thanking me for my kindness. I disn't have the heart to tell them that they had just drunk a glass of Thickshake that tasted of chocolate but was laced with Iced Coffee Essence.

So will famotidine help alleviate C19 symptoms or is it another snake oil remedy?

Triphid comments on Jun 16, 2020:

Probably have some effect on upset stomachs, etc, since it IS a histamine-2 blocker but alleviating Covid symptoms I'd say No and a bloody dangerous way to go as well imo. Maybe someone could convince Humpty Dumpty Trumpty to try them plus suggest adding a touch of Zyklon B to the mix for good ...

Triphid replies on Jun 16, 2020:

Why the 'sad face' icon FrayedBear? Histamine blockers are used to block/retard/alleviate the actions and symptoms associated with Allergic Reactions, over production of Histamines, etc, etc. S.O.P. in medicine is usually, A) Find the cause of the problem then start treating the cause, B) Alleviate the symptoms whilst treating the problem AND the cause at the same time. Like most viral infections, i.e. Influenza, Common Cold, SARS, Covid, etc, etc, and the like, the symptoms MAY seem the same to the Layman but in relatility they are not. And until Scientists/Researchers find the actual nucleitides that allow these virus to do what they then we are merely treating the symptoms only.

Some of you are science savvy.

Triphid comments on Jun 16, 2020:

Possibly since every object, big or even minute, exerts a force on things around it.

Triphid replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@azzow2 I was trying to put it as simple as I possibly could, might not suit the 'eggheads' though but, as Ned Kelly said just before they hanged him, " Such is life."

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Triphid comments on Jun 15, 2020:

As I once heard and read, " Keep your Rosaries away from a womans Ovaries." And, imo, so should it be.

Triphid replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@JackPedigo Yep, I watch ot too, brings back memories of my times as a Mid-wife. The religion bits get up my nose though. At least we didn't have bloody Nuns hanging around like vultures when I was delivering babies thankfully.

This one got my heart pumping it resembles a rattle snake not to mention it is much large than my ...

Triphid comments on Jun 16, 2020:

Bloody snakes, hate them except for the rock Pythons we get around here. Went out last Saturday to collect up a load of much needed firewood, didn't think to take the camera again either, it was a quite nice warmish day here for winter time, and up hopped a bloody big Brown Snake about 6' in length...

Triphid replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@azzow2 On yeah, they are nasty buggers no doubt about that.

I must be a magnet today.

CarolinaGirl60 comments on Jun 16, 2020:

Wow. I bet for only $5999.99, she’s all yours!

Triphid replies on Jun 16, 2020:

LOL, at THAT price she must think she's really something 'special.' We have one around here with a similar 'attitude,' etc, she's commonly called " Thirsty Kirstie" and I've heard, BUT never ever had even the slightest inkling to try btw, that she charges 2 cans of beer and $5 for a 'Feel,' 6 cans and $10 for a H.J. and $25 for a 'quickie.' Thirsty Kirstie was the very same person whom my Evangelidiot neighbour introduced to me a few weeks ago as being " The Love of his Life" and everyone in town knows that Thirsty Kirstie was, up until about 7 years ago known to be the one and only 'Rent Boy' around town.

What Are The Odds?

Fernapple comments on Jun 14, 2020:

Yes, but god really loves atheists.

Triphid replies on Jun 16, 2020:

Yeah, that's why he created us in the first place. Wouldn't you get bloody sick and tired of being surround for eternity with millions and millions of Yes men and women? Geez, surrounded day and night for millenia with people arse-licking and arse-kissing 24/7 I'd be screaming out for someone to have a decent intelligent debate with if I were God. As I mentioned to a 'Faithfool' who was trying to convert me a few days ago. Have you ever considered what might happen IF this God of yours decides to chuck a Hissy-Fit because all it ever hears is Yes God, Yes God we love and worship you God and decides to chuck you all into Hell and bring everyone was already there up to Heaven so he can ACTUALLY have a decent conversation/debate for a change? The shocked and shattered look on her face was really something, I think I may hit a very sensative nerve that time around.

What Are The Odds?

Fernapple comments on Jun 14, 2020:

One small point, Muslims do not believe that hell is for all eternity, only until you are cured or punished enough. Infinite punishment for finite sins is only in the Christian tradition.

Triphid replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@Fernapple You are 100% correct there, though, off-hand, I can't remember the precise passage, etc, where it can be found I know it is written in the koran.

What Are The Odds?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 14, 2020:

"So, I do wonder how believers can be so confident that their eternity is assured when the odds are so awful?" Because A) they have been terrified in to it by church, school and parents B) They are willfully ignorant because of their need to be arrogant and to feel superior to others C) They ...

Triphid replies on Jun 16, 2020:

@TimeOutForMe Yep, I'd go for a most emphatic and DEFINTE 'D" as well. Hence, imo, is why people are refreed to in the Goatherders Guide to the Galaxy as being sheep since sheep, for the most part as I have witnessed personally over many, many years seldom seem to actually think or consider things for themselves, instead they merely follow along with the rest of mob (herd).

Given that 2020 has, so far and looks very much like NOT improving much in the foreseeable future, a...

Cyklone comments on Jun 13, 2020:

I think there's one too many "n"'s and then it would better fit scomo 😄😄

Triphid replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@Cyklone Hey, If you like it then please feel free and most welcome to use as you see fit.

A dangerous beauty.

Triphid comments on Jun 15, 2020:

Prickly Cacti, I avoid them whenever I can. The very worst ones we get here in outback Australia are the imported Prickly Pear and the African Box Thorn ( known locally as the Camel Thorn Bush), they spread through the bush lands, etc, like a wild fire, bloody near impossible to control/eradicate....

Triphid replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@azzow2 Well I have no actual idea on that but I've had a few "Camel Thorns" go through my shoes in my time and , trust me, they burn like fire for hours after you managed, finally, to extract them.

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Triphid comments on Jun 15, 2020:

As I once heard and read, " Keep your Rosaries away from a womans Ovaries." And, imo, so should it be.

Triphid replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@JackPedigo Blood Oath Narelle, after what I've seen women go through in Childbirth as a Mid-wife there'd never have been a human race if that wre the case.

New COVID Hospitalizations in U.

Triphid comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Not meaning to be morbid, etc, but I wonder what the percentage of Deaths/Infections from Covid are among the Faithfools in comparison to those among the Non-believers in the U.S. IF, the Death Toll is higher among the Faithfools than that among the Non-believers then, logically, would it not mean ...

Triphid replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@Rich177 No, I TRUST in Laws and Government but I have no FAITH in the Politicians though.

Need advice! As a single woman dealing with buying large items and/or contractors is always nerve ...

azzow2 comments on Jun 15, 2020:

I so rarely have to deal with the contractors because I can do most anything myself. Call Homedepot and or Lowes and ask what they would charge. Then figure in the quality and if there is a guarantee.

Triphid replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@EyesThatSmile Try the checking out for local Handymen before you confront the Contractor though, it'll give you a bit 'ammunition' to use when you confront him and let him know youare NOT going to be a 'walk-over' as well.

Need advice! As a single woman dealing with buying large items and/or contractors is always nerve ...

Triphid comments on Jun 15, 2020:

Smells to me like your Contractor is doing 'rip-off' to you. But there are a few kinds of way around it, 1) you buy the materials yourself and pay him for his labor, or, 2) you buy the materials and place an Ad in the media for a qualified, possibly out of work, Handyman who would be happy to ...

Triphid replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@EyesThatSmile Windows aren't all that difficult to install, done them myself plenty of times, both internal and external ones, you may be able to find a retired Sparky (Electrician) who will do the job and like to get the extra cash in hand as a tax free payment. The roof beam should be either steel, a H beam pattern of about 3" width by 4" height, timber of the same dimensions and needs to installed with the widest side on the perpendicular to give it more strength. There are houses around here that people have built the roof rafters, etc, into by putting the widest side of the rafter on the horizontal only to find in later years that those beams begin to sag very badly because the grain in the timber is running incorrectly and cannot support itself any longer. Many say that they did that so they'd have a wider area to nail the roofing materials to and less chances of missing the timber as well, BAD and costly mistake years later.

Need advice! As a single woman dealing with buying large items and/or contractors is always nerve ...

azzow2 comments on Jun 15, 2020:

I so rarely have to deal with the contractors because I can do most anything myself. Call Homedepot and or Lowes and ask what they would charge. Then figure in the quality and if there is a guarantee.

Triphid replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@EyesThatSmile Check out a few other Contractors and get quotes from them as well plus let them know that you will ONLY accept the lowest quote BUT ONLY the quote with the BEST materials and workmanship. I'd guess that with this Covid going around ove your way work might be a bit hard to get and Contractors would be scrabbling to find it so they'd be glad to get ANY work they can find.

Okay my fellow Aussies, a recent piece popped up on my Newsfeed that propose a National Drivers ...

Doubting comments on Jun 14, 2020:

Even John Howard has said that, were we able to design govt for Australia without our history, it would be better not to have states and state governments. I agree entirely, but it will never happen. The states are so entrenched in the psyche of Australians at the political, cultural, sports and ...

Triphid replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@Doubting Nothing IS truly Impossible IF we set our minds and hearts to it.

Don't like looting?

Triphid comments on Jun 14, 2020:

Most museums world-wide are chock full of things looted from other Countries, Civilisations, etc, etc, not just the British Museums but every single one of them.

Triphid replies on Jun 15, 2020:

Why put up the 'angry icon' BBJong? What was stated is True and 100% factual. For example, Egypt has been battling now for years to get museums world-wide to return ancient artifacts STOLEN/Looted by numerous Archaeologists ibn the Late 19th,. and early 20th. Centuries. How many 'looted treasures, etc, from the Nazis' were 'reacquired' by American G.I's in the final stages of WWII brought to America and still remain locked away in private homes or othe Museums? The Elgin Marbles BELONG to the Greek Peoples BUT they are still in the British Museums are they not, looted from the Acropolis, cut into shipable sizes, packaged up and shipped off to England.

Why does the Australian government not recommend the wearing of face masks by the public in shops?

powder comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Flu vaccines are a far more effective control method than face masks for coronaviruses. Just ask our chief medical officers who have been doing a stellar job

Triphid replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@powder Have you considered taking this matter up with the Ombudsman Department?

Given that 2020 has, so far and looks very much like NOT improving much in the foreseeable future, a...

Cyklone comments on Jun 13, 2020:

I think there's one too many "n"'s and then it would better fit scomo 😄😄

Triphid replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@Cyklone Yeah me too and especially IF the ALP actually got back to it's original 'Grass Roots' Policies and Ideologies rather than being the 'Amatuer Liberal Party,' as I call it, these days.

Don't like looting?

Bierbasstard comments on Jun 14, 2020:

The Vatican is full of looted material.

Triphid replies on Jun 14, 2020:

And you're definitely NOT kidding either.

Why does the Australian government not recommend the wearing of face masks by the public in shops?

powder comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Flu vaccines are a far more effective control method than face masks for coronaviruses. Just ask our chief medical officers who have been doing a stellar job

Triphid replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@FrayedBear Yes, and we SHOULD start immediately producing everything possible that WE in Australia need IN Australia and reduce, drastically, our imports fromother countries, China, in particular imho. Have a policy of Grow it here, Mine it here, Make it here, sell it here, export ONLY the Surplus and Stand as a Nation, United and on OUR own 2 feet as ONE peoples. We pay outlandish prices for the meats we produce in our country simply because the very best is EXPECTED to be exported to other countries and we get the seconds only. We can and DO grow some of the best fruits, vegetables, etc, in the world BUT they too get exported and we have to IMPORT vegetables, fruits, etc, INSTEAD of using our own. Minerals like Iron-ore are mined here, processed here and then shipped to China, for example, turned into steel there and then sold back to us. Where once, the 'Big' Australian, mined, processed and made steel in Australia it now sells the ore to overseas concerns and then buys it back again, the Silver, Lead and Zinc Mines here Broken Hill once sent their ore to Port Pirie to be smelted and at least 70-80% was sold and used here in Australia, now it is shipped in bulk as unrefined ore to China etc, by sea for smelting, etc, BEFORE WE buy it back again at THEIR Prices NOT ours. Have you ever wondered WHY this has happened? It happened because successive Governments smelled Overseas money, saw the opportunities to grab it, short term as it is in reality, let overseas investments, etc, get control of our Companies, brought in those 457 Visas, dumbed down the generations until we arrived with a Generation that simply say, " Why should I work when there are others from other countries that there are more people will work much cheaper and for longer hours and I can get the Dole and get away with 'pretending' to look for a job."

Okay my fellow Aussies, a recent piece popped up on my Newsfeed that propose a National Drivers ...

Doubting comments on Jun 14, 2020:

Even John Howard has said that, were we able to design govt for Australia without our history, it would be better not to have states and state governments. I agree entirely, but it will never happen. The states are so entrenched in the psyche of Australians at the political, cultural, sports and ...

Triphid replies on Jun 14, 2020:

But we do NOT have to continue to live with the decrepit parochial system at all, We CAN change it and for the better as well. We can still retain the system of Sports, i.e. AFL, NRL, etc, since those systems, mainly, are City/Suburbs based anyway and does not the A.F.L., for example, mean Australian Football League just as the N.R. L. also means 'National Ruby League.' Yes, Sheffield Shield Cricket is somewhat a State based Competition but it can remain the same BUT Culture, Politics, Arts, etc, are National and, in particular, Culture and Arts belong to the People and the Nation as a whole and NOT to just the IndividualStates or the Peoples of those States.

New COVID Hospitalizations in U.

Triphid comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Not meaning to be morbid, etc, but I wonder what the percentage of Deaths/Infections from Covid are among the Faithfools in comparison to those among the Non-believers in the U.S. IF, the Death Toll is higher among the Faithfools than that among the Non-believers then, logically, would it not mean ...

Triphid replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@Rich177 I am "faithful to and don't even know it," please explain how you've come to that erronious conclusion.

Why does the Australian government not recommend the wearing of face masks by the public in shops?

powder comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Flu vaccines are a far more effective control method than face masks for coronaviruses. Just ask our chief medical officers who have been doing a stellar job

Triphid replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@FrayedBear Exactly, we have been practically DECLARED as a C-19 Free zone since Day 1, which is, sadly, more than be said for ever so many of the other Urban regions in Australia. Not only did we enforce the Social-Distancing Rules quickly but we also set up our own version of 'Lock-down' regional Borders system thus limiting trans-regional travel to Essential Transports only, i.e. Foods, Medicines, Patient Transfers, Fuels and the like. 2 confirmed cases of C-19, but deemed to minor cases, both 'imported' from elsewhere and both post-March and absolutely ZERO since then.

There are some that want to remove the Capt Cook statues now.

Geoffrey51 comments on Jun 13, 2020:

The whole Of European civilisation was bankrolled by the African slave trade. We must own it and make amends where possible. We must also acknowledge the same in Asian sweatshops. For every cut price clothing item you buy from KMart you are buying into the same travesty of slave trade ...

Triphid replies on Jun 14, 2020:

Yep and England was running the the Slave Trade from Africa right from the outset, they were running Slave Ships to Europe, the West Indies, the East Indies, North America, the U.S.A. in particular, and even to England itself. The U.S. importation of African Slaves wound down once Southern States Plantation Owners saw that breeding and selling slaves was far more lucrative in the long run than importing them. And lets not forget that Australia had its own little 'Black-birders' trade going as well. Hundreds were enslaved and brought in to work the Cane fields of Queensland, they were known as Kanaks and brought in from the Melanesian/Polynesian Islands. But hey, P.M. ScumMo stated PUBLICLY that there was NEVER any Slavery in Australian History didn't he, that was until, a couple of days later he did an encore of his and the LNP's Olympic Medal Grade Gymastics 'Back-flip' routines and apologised and withdrew his very erroneous previous comment.

Given that 2020 has, so far and looks very much like NOT improving much in the foreseeable future, a...

Cyklone comments on Jun 13, 2020:

I think there's one too many "n"'s and then it would better fit scomo 😄😄

Triphid replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@Cyklone Yeah and HE should have been on-board 110% of the time during 'Black Summer' NOT sitting on the beach or whatever else in Hawaii. I reckon this bit of well done graffitti should be plastered everywhere and anywhere non-stop until the next Federal Election comes around so people do NOT forget about ScumMo and his little runoh to Hawaii.

Why does the Australian government not recommend the wearing of face masks by the public in shops?

powder comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Flu vaccines are a far more effective control method than face masks for coronaviruses. Just ask our chief medical officers who have been doing a stellar job

Triphid replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@FrayedBear As I said below, only 2 diagnosed and both were from locals return from either overseas or from the east coast region around N.S.W. But no caes of community transmission, i.e. person to person, and no other cases since those first 2 were detected.

Given that 2020 has, so far and looks very much like NOT improving much in the foreseeable future, a...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Already taken (or bestowed) by The Queen......plenty of other names available, though....... 2020, Crap A' Plenty?

Triphid replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@AnneWimsey Latin is classed as being 'Dead' simply because, unlike most modern languages, it no longer increases in vocabulary.

Why does the Australian government not recommend the wearing of face masks by the public in shops?

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Lucky us!

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2020:

Lucky, definitely, fortunate because our Health sytem jumped in first, closed our International Borders quick and fast, got down onto the job and with no dithering, etc, like elsewhere in the world, America being a Prime example imo. Broken Hill has had ONLY 4 possible cases reported since Day 1, 2 turned out to be positives but brought in by either a local returning from the East Coast or one returning from overseas, the others were diagnosed as being just severe Common Colds. We are somewhat isolated out here, a population of 19,000 with the nearest town with a polulation of 100+ or more being anywhere from an hour's drive away to 5 hour's drive away.

Why does the Australian government not recommend the wearing of face masks by the public in shops?

powder comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Flu vaccines are a far more effective control method than face masks for coronaviruses. Just ask our chief medical officers who have been doing a stellar job

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@powder Well I've ALWAYS had my Flu Shots every year for years and I'm still 100%% FREE of Covid, but I also had a BCG vaccination when I started my career as a Nurse and lab tests have recently shown that the BCG has a very good effect on preventing the Covid virus from taking hold in the body as well. 4 Tests in 3 months, NO signs nor symptoms of Covid 19 and NO Face-masks but strict hygienes like hand-washing, using very HOT water to do the dishes, spraying furniture, etc, with a 50/50 mix of Methylated Spirits and water, and using an antiseptic solution mixed in the water and detergent when I do the laundry as well, the same things I've been doing, mostly, since as far back as my Nursing days, etc.

Given that 2020 has, so far and looks very much like NOT improving much in the foreseeable future, a...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Already taken (or bestowed) by The Queen......plenty of other names available, though....... 2020, Crap A' Plenty?

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2020:

Yeah but there is nowhere that states categorically that the phrase/terminology belongs solelyb to Q.E II is there? It actually comes directly from Latin, a 'dead' language that is still used in numerous places, etc, across the world.

Given that 2020 has, so far and looks very much like NOT improving much in the foreseeable future, a...

Cyklone comments on Jun 13, 2020:

I think there's one too many "n"'s and then it would better fit scomo 😄😄

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2020:

But how about we all vote for ScumMo's new Theme song to be " Going to Hawaii" in honour of his chicken-shit running away for a 'holiday' when the country was in flames last Summer? Oh, but I forgot, he DID offer up a perfect (????) Excuse/reason/alibi for that didn't he? After all, he HAD promised the family to take them on holidays to Hawaii AND he needed a Well Earned and Well Deserved Break as well, the poor dear Fellow. So, while he was living it up in Hawaii hundreds of Volunteers were working the arses off 24/7 fighting raging Bushfires, saving people and their homes, animals, etc, etc, and when returns, finally, he quibbles and dithers over compensating these Volunteers and the families for lost incomes. Then, finally and to my mind quite begrudingly, offers them a WHOLE $30 per day for ONLY 60 days btw, when they've been fighting fires for at least 2 months solid already, most have NOT seen their families in all that time, NONE had any hope of being home for Xmas or New Year celebrations and 1 example I personally know of is my cousin Max, who dropped everything and headed off to the fight when the very first fire broke out, and now he has months of recovery to go through because he has 1st. and 2nd. degree burns from his right shoulder to his right foot caused by a burning tree collapsing on him and fellow fire'fighter, his fellow fire-fighter btw, is still alive BUT has 2nd. degree burns to about 45% of his body and can never hope to work again. The ONLY compensation they can both hope to get is from the R.F.S. Volunteer Insurance Scheme BUT nothing from the Governments.

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BirdMan1 comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Yeah, right! Gibberish is gibberish, is gibberish!

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@BirdMan1 There was actually 1 time when I was ever as drunk/drunker than a Lord ( as the saying goes) and that was at our Year Breakup Party. I walked home at around 2.30 in the morning, well tried to walk that is, with a bottle of Scotch under one arm, a bottle of Vodka in my pocket and drinking, trying to drink, a 26 fluid ounce bottle of Beer at the same time. I woke up in the morning to find myself sharing the kennel with the family dog who looked quite unimpressed btw, and to be told, harshly, that I had 'orally' re-painted my mother's favourite plants. But we had no female or male students with those names at the party though, I do remember, though, having to scrub very hard to remove a band of very bright pink lipstick, the fave colour of my then girlfriend, Sandra, from a certain part of male genitalia but can't remember how it got there though.

Given that 2020 has, so far and looks very much like NOT improving much in the foreseeable future, a...

Cyklone comments on Jun 13, 2020:

I think there's one too many "n"'s and then it would better fit scomo 😄😄

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2020:

I like that one.

Did you hear the one about the Spinister Oyster who decided to check the Sand Bar?

FrayedBear comments on May 19, 2020:

Love your new word "Spinister". I'm sharing this post.

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@FrayedBear We also had a Yankee Teacher in High School who was forever berating us for using Aussie slang words that he couldn't understand, etc. Boy did he get riled when we'd say 'Seppos' instead of Americans or 'pikelets' instead of 'pancakes' and that biscuits were hard and crisp, not the 'buns'that Seppos call 'biscuits.'

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BirdMan1 comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Yeah, right! Gibberish is gibberish, is gibberish!

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@BirdMan1 Nope, never have i 'fucked' anyone called 'Hale' or 'leuyah' as far as I can remember....LOL.

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Triphid comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Hey, this Sky Daddy of theirs must be better than any Superhero, he can see through walls, roofs, anything at all. It's a wonder that Marvel Comics haven't replaced all their other Superheroes with the Christian God isn't it?

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@Paul_Clamberer Yep, but still not too far fetched for Hollywood (perhaps better to be called Holy-wood imo sometimes though) they seem to turn out bible based movies even these days.

Did you hear the one about the Spinister Oyster who decided to check the Sand Bar?

FrayedBear comments on May 19, 2020:

Love your new word "Spinister". I'm sharing this post.

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@FrayedBear Nah m8 out here in the 'back of beyond' we just call them 'flicks.'

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BitFlipper comments on Jun 6, 2020:

I was raised in a strict household, and there was no such thing as sex. I'm still trying to discover it, but I can't do it all on my own.

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@K9Kohle789 Yep and, imo, the same goes for lovemaking only my ideology there is to give the maximum pleasure and enjoyment to the partner ( woman/women in my case) as humanly possible BEFORE thinking of yourself.

[considerable.com] Benefits of sleeping naked.

Triphid comments on Jun 12, 2020:

Could have told them most of that, I've been sleeping eau natural for over 15 years now, it IS far more comfortable ( though it does make the 'boy bits' want to shrink back in on the very cold frosty mornings when you first get out bed) but I usually manage to get some very good night's sleep most ...

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@JackPedigo My old Wonderheat woodfire is aprrox. 2 years younger than me. Although it is very basic in comparison to modern ones, it still does a great job imo. I've had evenings/nights where the outside temp. is around the 0 mark Celsius and the iside temp. is around the 20 - 23 degrees Celsius. And yet, a neighbour has a very modern wood-fire unit and she burns through around 2/3 more wood each winter than I do and her inside temp. never manages to get above 19.5 degrees Celsius with her whole house insulated fully and mine, being built in 1898, only has had the ceilings insulated since 2004. I've only replace the entire Flue system once since 2004 but she has had to replace hers completely 4 times since 2009, plus relpaced the fan system twice as well.

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bobwjr comments on Jun 12, 2020:

Very cool looks like a precursor to T-Rex too

Triphid replies on Jun 12, 2020:

As with our Aussie Crocs, you don't need tomout run them, just run faster than the person/s with you....LOL. Hey, just 13 feet long, that'd be a teenager compared to the Crocs in Australia.

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Triphid comments on Jun 11, 2020:

An off-spring of the Scam-artist Billy Graham I do believe. He'd better not come to Australia and start preaching about our wonderful Rainbow Lorrikeets being "offensive to his Christian Followers" then, he may find himself getting a long swim in a trough full of mucky sheep-dip.

Triphid replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@praytothemilkjug The same pocket picking, money-grubbing Scam-Artist who visited Australia decades ago.

[considerable.com] Benefits of sleeping naked.

Triphid comments on Jun 12, 2020:

Could have told them most of that, I've been sleeping eau natural for over 15 years now, it IS far more comfortable ( though it does make the 'boy bits' want to shrink back in on the very cold frosty mornings when you first get out bed) but I usually manage to get some very good night's sleep most ...

Triphid replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@JackPedigo Cold morning 'shrinks' will no longer be a problem 4 me in about 6 hours time. Everything is packed, checked and ready to go out cut and collect about 1/2 a ton of nice firewood today at last.

[considerable.com] Benefits of sleeping naked.

Cast1es comments on Jun 11, 2020:

If a woman sleeps naked , and someone breaks into her home and rapes her , the rapist will be found not guilty , because she was asking for it .

Triphid replies on Jun 12, 2020:

I reckon that'd have be Bullshit imo. An Intruder is an Intruder and a Rapist is a Rapist no matter where the crime is done.

[considerable.com] Benefits of sleeping naked.

Lorajay comments on Jun 12, 2020:

One of the best parts about the kids leaving home.

Triphid replies on Jun 12, 2020:

And, in my case the best part of living solo.

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Mofo1953 comments on Jun 11, 2020:

You should actualize the photo, that Pope left on February 2013.

Triphid replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@twill Yep, any normal person seen walking around dressed like that would be locked in a Mental Institution faster than you could blink.

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Observer-Effect comments on Jun 6, 2020:

If you haven't seen this, you need to. It is hilarious, and it shows that dude doesn't just come off as crazy. But as sort of flat out *evil*! https://youtu.be/m2s0nB2VPvs

Triphid replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@PondartIncbendog I only pointed his moderately bad points and I forgot to add in Greed, Avarice, Pride, Envy and being a complete and Utter Arse-hole as well to the mixture.

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BestWithoutGods comments on Jun 9, 2020:

There could be no society without women. They are essential to society. :)

Triphid replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@dahermit Possibly but they've gone so far with IVF so the next logical step might be to create an artifical uterus after all most Sex Change Surgeons these days can turn what was once a penis into a vagina anyway.

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Observer-Effect comments on Jun 6, 2020:

If you haven't seen this, you need to. It is hilarious, and it shows that dude doesn't just come off as crazy. But as sort of flat out *evil*! https://youtu.be/m2s0nB2VPvs

Triphid replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@PondartIncbendog, @Observer-Effect I'd hazard to say it'd be a mixture of Dementia, Venemous., Spiteful Hatred, Delusions of Self-Righteousness, Self-Importance, and Grandeur all blended in to a solution of Racism, Misogyny, Homophobia, a very Sick and Unstable Mind, etc, etc, with a very generous dose of the K.K.K. ideology as a kind of 'sweetener.'

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Observer-Effect comments on Jun 6, 2020:

If you haven't seen this, you need to. It is hilarious, and it shows that dude doesn't just come off as crazy. But as sort of flat out *evil*! https://youtu.be/m2s0nB2VPvs

Triphid replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@PondartIncbendog We Aussie say it our way, especially when it coes to types like him, a little more to the point I reckon.

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Observer-Effect comments on Jun 6, 2020:

If you haven't seen this, you need to. It is hilarious, and it shows that dude doesn't just come off as crazy. But as sort of flat out *evil*! https://youtu.be/m2s0nB2VPvs

Triphid replies on Jun 11, 2020:

As we Oldies say here Outback Australia, " He's like the Barber's cat, full of wind and piss but nothing else."

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redhog comments on Jun 6, 2020:

Still can't believe that old bastard hasn't died yet

Triphid replies on Jun 11, 2020:

Garbage like him doesn't ever really die or go away, it just continues on and stinks worse with every day, sadly.

Dinner at my house.

Triphid comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Nice photos. I get a bit of a 'kick' when the native birds drop in to cadge a free feed here as well. About 10 years ago I started off with feeding 2 pairs of native crested wood pigeons, 2 weeks later the number grew to about 10, I think one of the originals decided to blab....LOL. Now, every ...

Triphid replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez My 6 year old nephew, Henry, doubted my stories about Lady E for ages UNTIL he visited one day, went out side and came running back in shout " There's a real BIG bird, a bloody big bird in your yard Uncle." I followed him out and there was Lady E standing about 5 feet away from the door, giving out er usual whistling call to tell me she was waiting for her pats and food. So I got the food, handed it to Henry and told him to sit down and see if she's let him feed her. Now, all he talks about is this big Eagle that he fed and then how she cuddled up to him and let his pat her and stroke her head. He was also a bit unsure of Joanna at first, but now they're the best of friends as well.

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Mofo1953 comments on Jun 11, 2020:

You should actualize the photo, that Pope left on February 2013.

Triphid replies on Jun 11, 2020:

Does it really matter which photo of which Pope, aka Protector Of Paedophile Employees, is used? After all, they all look as stupid as the last one and all of the others when they roam around dressed in their white dresses all embroided in gold and red, carrying their bent stick and having their pointy hats on their pointy heads. I mean, where EXACTLY do they get off with telling people that they ARE the ELECTED direct Descendant of the Apostle Peter when absolutely NO-ONE can be ELECTED as a descendant of any other person in the first place, especially in this case where there is NO evidence the the Apostle Peter or any of the others ever really existed.

Dinner at my house.

Triphid comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Nice photos. I get a bit of a 'kick' when the native birds drop in to cadge a free feed here as well. About 10 years ago I started off with feeding 2 pairs of native crested wood pigeons, 2 weeks later the number grew to about 10, I think one of the originals decided to blab....LOL. Now, every ...

Triphid replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez Yeah me too sometimes. It gives me a really warm fuzzy feeling when Lady E comes and perches every so gently on my arm and lowers her head asking for me to pat it or when 6 foot long Joanna wanders up, climbs onto my lap and and nestles in while I check her over and remove the ticks that collect on lizards in summer. Little Miss Spiky a little bit on the shy side still though, but she never refuses a quick snack of meal-worms ( not the usual diet of Echidnas btw) when they're on offer, Groucho, on the other hand, has learned that by pecking loudly on my bedroom window he can be certain of getting his favourite snack, sausages warmed up in the microwave, cut into bird sized bite pieces and hand fed to him. I used to be almost overrun with very big, nasty black ants around my yard until Miss Spiky arrived on the scene, I was also forever battling snails in my gardens until Joanna moved in now every house within the immediate neighbourhood is ant and snail free.

A bit of wry Aussie humour here, Q.

Zealandia comments on Jun 11, 2020:

The kiwis had their own version that expanded the geographical area to the whole of Oz.

Triphid replies on Jun 11, 2020:

Btw, Did you know that the Kiwis actualy invented the first condoms by using the rectums of sheep? The Aussies refined the idea though by first removing it FROM the sheep.

A bit of wry Aussie humour here, Q.

Zealandia comments on Jun 11, 2020:

The kiwis had their own version that expanded the geographical area to the whole of Oz.

Triphid replies on Jun 11, 2020:

Q. How does a Kiwi get the attention of his girlfriend/wife? A. He stands in the middle of a paddock and yells out "Hey Ewe."

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Sofabeast comments on Jun 10, 2020:

During the free era, as part of my work duties I escorted a service user to church on Sundays. Now, several things, it confirms my atheism, the coffee in heaven must be good, but my Tassimo is better, the food there seems to mostly cheap ASDA/Walmart donuts, sexy dressed ladies playing on their ...

Triphid replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@Sofabeast Oh yeah, we are all sinners, just as some rampant Lunatic with a cardboard sign yelled out to me yesterday morning while I was walking back from the Service Station after getting fresh fuel for my chainsaw. At the top of his voice he was shouting to everyone either walking or driving past him " Repent ye Sinners." There were about 4 or 5 people walking along shaking their heads and another bloke was just filling up his car when the Lonney-tune yelled, I kind of pretended that I was hard of hearing and and shouted back to him " What's that mate, you want me to come to Dinner, no probs, what time?" I think everyone in ear-shot started laughing as loud as they could when they heard what I said.

Dinner at my house.

Triphid comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Nice photos. I get a bit of a 'kick' when the native birds drop in to cadge a free feed here as well. About 10 years ago I started off with feeding 2 pairs of native crested wood pigeons, 2 weeks later the number grew to about 10, I think one of the originals decided to blab....LOL. Now, every ...