You know what really grinds my gears?

[The Dunster]

Are you me? Had to get a new hot water system a week ago and was wondering wtf was up.

Pull the cap off the tempering valve. Thenget a 3mm allen key and turn the screw anti-clockwise to open it up heat wise.
If the water pressure shits itself when the hot comes on then you might have flow restrictors in the line - so best to change them out for something less restrictive.

[plague]

Going to the gym for the first time since the season ended.

Ouch.

[The Dunster]

Going to the gym for the first time since the season ended.

Ouch.

The season ended ?

[plague]

The season ended ?

football season. out with a whimper. few weeks off. too many kg's added.

pre-season starts now apparently.

[MFKS]

football season. out with a whimper. few weeks off. too many kg's added.

pre-season starts now apparently.

Harden up princess

Just done 2 hours there myself

Bit of exercise never hurt anyone

[plague]

I much prefer the old method of preseason being weekend coke benders to suppress the appetite and keep the weight off.

Damn fatherhood and responsibility and stuff.

[plague]

gender reveal ceremonies.

heres the thing.

no one.

and i repeat NO ONE cares what you're having.

wankers, the lot of them.

[pv4]

gender reveal ceremonies.

heres the thing.

no one.

and i repeat NO ONE cares what you're having.

wankers, the lot of them.

To add to this..

When babyv4-1 was on its way we had a baby shower but invited the male members of the family too. Apparently, because men were present, I wasn't allowed to call it a baby shower or a baby shower (inc men) - I had to call it a BabyQ. Apparently BabyQ is the only socially acceptable way to have a baby shower that isn't women only. Note: we didn't have a BBQ at said BabyQ.

[plague]

To add to this..

When babyv4-1 was on its way we had a baby shower but invited the male members of the family too. Apparently, because men were present, I wasn't allowed to call it a baby shower or a baby shower (inc men) - I had to call it a BabyQ. Apparently BabyQ is the only socially acceptable way to have a baby shower that isn't women only. Note: we didn't have a BBQ at said BabyQ.

yeah i got invited to one of those things recently. 'beers and babyq' or some shit it was called. and there was a no gift policy. i didnt understand the reasoning behind a party with no presents or cake.

i declined the invite.

[plague]

To add to this..

When babyv4-1 was on its way we had a baby shower but invited the male members of the family too. Apparently, because men were present, I wasn't allowed to call it a baby shower or a baby shower (inc men) - I had to call it a BabyQ. Apparently BabyQ is the only socially acceptable way to have a baby shower that isn't women only. Note: we didn't have a BBQ at said BabyQ.

yeah i got invited to one of those things recently. 'beers and babyq' or some shit it was called. and there was a no gift policy. i didnt understand the reasoning behind a party with no presents or cake.

i declined the invite.

[pv4]

yeah i got invited to one of those things recently. 'beers and babyq' or some shit it was called. and there was a no gift policy. i didnt understand the reasoning behind a party with no presents or cake.

i declined the invite.

No presents, only your presence.

[plague]

also, you can probably guess Plague and Mrs Plague didnt have any sort of ceremony/bbq/shower type shit.
the last thing i needed was a bunch of assholes sitting around reminding me of the hell i was about to endure.

[pv4]

also, you can probably guess Plague and Mrs Plague didnt have any sort of ceremony/bbq/shower type shit.
the last thing i needed was a bunch of assholes sitting around reminding me of the hell i was about to endure.

There is a special place in hell for whomever created that whole open the presents in front of everyone bullshit tradition.

[Bon]

There is a special place in hell for whomever created that whole open the presents in front of everyone bullshit tradition.

Whats even worse is when they insist that every single card is read out aloud to everyone..

[Jeterpool]

Whats even worse is when they insist that every single card is read out aloud to everyone..

"Dear Baby,

Welcome to Dumpsville. Population...you"

Not really babyQ et. al relevant but nonetheless.

[Jetmaster]

Baby showers were never about the baby - it's all about attention on mum to be and for other mum's present to pass on their knowledge of caesarians, torn perineums, stitches, gas, epidurals, breaches etc to scare the hostess shitless.

Monty Python - as usual well ahead of their time...

http://i.imgur.com/YC41dXN.png

[baldrick]

Monty Python - as usual well ahead of their time...

http://i.imgur.com/YC41dXN.png


Have they got the machine that goes ping ?

[pv4]

Attenzione: plaguesey

I learnt about a new one today. So if a person is having a kid but doesn't want a baby shower before it arrives, but instead wants one after it has arrived so "you know what to buy for it".. that party is titled "Wetting the Babies Head". I assume because the baby is actually there, so the "shower" would make the baby wet? So when I learnt about this shindig I asked if it was "a baby shower but after the birth" and was lectured very strongly about the fact that "it is not a baby shower.. it is wetting the babies head" to which i replied "i thought wetting the babies head was when the man left the hospital after a few hours to go to the pub and get a few free drinks whilst leaving his newborn + mother of child to deal with cleaning up placenta and figuring out breastfeeding on their own" to which I got stunned looks and a simple yet strong "that is disgusting".

Just another learning curve in our mission to #staywoke

[StannyCFCJET]

Attenzione: plaguesey

I learnt about a new one today. So if a person is having a kid but doesn't want a baby shower before it arrives, but instead wants one after it has arrived so "you know what to buy for it".. that party is titled "Wetting the Babies Head". I assume because the baby is actually there, so the "shower" would make the baby wet? So when I learnt about this shindig I asked if it was "a baby shower but after the birth" and was lectured very strongly about the fact that "it is not a baby shower.. it is wetting the babies head" to which i replied "i thought wetting the babies head was when the man left the hospital after a few hours to go to the pub and get a few free drinks whilst leaving his newborn + mother of child to deal with cleaning up placenta and figuring out breastfeeding on their own" to which I got stunned looks and a simple yet strong "that is disgusting".

Just another learning curve in our mission to #staywoke

Wetting the babies head is for the Father and all the male members of the close family to get pissed after the birth and celebrate the new born. At least that's what my family calls it

[plague]

Attenzione: plaguesey

I learnt about a new one today. So if a person is having a kid but doesn't want a baby shower before it arrives, but instead wants one after it has arrived so "you know what to buy for it".. that party is titled "Wetting the Babies Head". I assume because the baby is actually there, so the "shower" would make the baby wet? So when I learnt about this shindig I asked if it was "a baby shower but after the birth" and was lectured very strongly about the fact that "it is not a baby shower.. it is wetting the babies head" to which i replied "i thought wetting the babies head was when the man left the hospital after a few hours to go to the pub and get a few free drinks whilst leaving his newborn + mother of child to deal with cleaning up placenta and figuring out breastfeeding on their own" to which I got stunned looks and a simple yet strong "that is disgusting".

Just another learning curve in our mission to #staywoke

i mean legit is there anything that chicks wont completely **** up for a poor bloke?

golden rule, dont get married, dont have kids.

[MFKS]

Attenzione: plaguesey

I learnt about a new one today. So if a person is having a kid but doesn't want a baby shower before it arrives, but instead wants one after it has arrived so "you know what to buy for it".. that party is titled "Wetting the Babies Head". I assume because the baby is actually there, so the "shower" would make the baby wet? So when I learnt about this shindig I asked if it was "a baby shower but after the birth" and was lectured very strongly about the fact that "it is not a baby shower.. it is wetting the babies head" to which i replied "i thought wetting the babies head was when the man left the hospital after a few hours to go to the pub and get a few free drinks whilst leaving his newborn + mother of child to deal with cleaning up placenta and figuring out breastfeeding on their own" to which I got stunned looks and a simple yet strong "that is disgusting".

Just another learning curve in our mission to #staywoke

Who the **** are these people you hanging with ??

That a serious question

Detail there sex age political viewpoints etc so I can get some type of idea how they coming to some of their views

[The Dunster]

I don't understand how PV4's friends can have no balls yet are fathering children?

[MFKS]

I don't understand how PV4's friends can have no balls yet are fathering children?

Maybe they have giant thumb prints on their foreheads where they allow a woman to control them 24-7 and their wives let them borrow their balls from time to time and then put them back on the shelf.

Sure sounds like it

[idontwannaplaywithhowey]

Wetting the babies head is for the Father and all the male members of the close family to get pissed after the birth and celebrate the new born. At least that's what my family calls it

Yep. This is what it is in my world.
When I had mine though my mate brought his missus as he thought it was the other interpretation. She stayed for about 4 and a half seconds.

[hawk]

Attenzione: plaguesey

I learnt about a new one today. So if a person is having a kid but doesn't want a baby shower before it arrives, but instead wants one after it has arrived so "you know what to buy for it".. that party is titled "Wetting the Babies Head". I assume because the baby is actually there, so the "shower" would make the baby wet? So when I learnt about this shindig I asked if it was "a baby shower but after the birth" and was lectured very strongly about the fact that "it is not a baby shower.. it is wetting the babies head" to which i replied "i thought wetting the babies head was when the man left the hospital after a few hours to go to the pub and get a few free drinks whilst leaving his newborn + mother of child to deal with cleaning up placenta and figuring out breastfeeding on their own" to which I got stunned looks and a simple yet strong "that is disgusting".

Just another learning curve in our mission to #staywoke

No. You dont follow any cvnt. You make the rules well known to worldwide folk otherwise they'll keep believing in fairy stories.

Wetting the babies head is going out for well earned beers after being whined at for 9 months. Something that is earned. A baby shower is for (usually ladies but sometimes thumb tied gents) while you also go out with mates to have a break from the household work and employment. You have the next 18 years to hold hands and be domestic.

Dont fall for the feminazis rants ffs

[leftrightout]

Melbourne cup "experts"

I can't wait to hear all of the 40 something year old women in the office tell me who is going to win!

[Jeterpool]

People driving from traffic lights. Cars that are 3rd, 4th from the lights and dawdle taking off and driving through the lights.

FFS drive through the lights!!

[Bon]

People driving from traffic lights. Cars that are 3rd, 4th from the lights and dawdle taking off and driving through the lights.

FFS drive through the lights!!

Oh man.. You got me frothing with this one..
Absolutely..

[pv4]

Who the **** are these people you hanging with ??

That a serious question

Detail there sex age political viewpoints etc so I can get some type of idea how they coming to some of their views

Women. They are all women.

[MFKS]

Women. They are all women.

Thank **** they not men

If they were civilization is doomed

[pv4]

Maybe they have giant thumb prints on their foreheads where they allow a woman to control them 24-7 and their wives let them borrow their balls from time to time and then put them back on the shelf.

Sure sounds like it

That completely summarises me tbh and I don't hide from the fact. I'm too lazy to have it any other way.

[MFKS]

That completely summarises me tbh and I don't hide from the fact. I'm too lazy to have it any other way.

Man the **** up and stand up for yourself son

[pv4]

Man the **** up and stand up for yourself son

Pop out some kids + get a nice little mortgage and then we'll talk about how often you can actually be bothered to "man up" and how often being under the thumb actually differs from what you actually want to achieve and do on a daily/weekly/monthly/yearly sense.

[plague]

Pop out some kids + get a nice little mortgage and then we'll talk about how often you can actually be bothered to "man up" and how often being under the thumb actually differs from what you actually want to achieve and do on a daily/weekly/monthly/yearly sense.

Hahaha are you familiar with the old saying “it’s better to beg forgiveness than to ask for permission”?

If anything in your life feels like a chore, do something about it.

Man, some of you guys really need to come hang with your boy Plague sometime. Life is great don’t waste it.

[MFKS]

Pop out some kids + get a nice little mortgage and then we'll talk about how often you can actually be bothered to "man up" and how often being under the thumb actually differs from what you actually want to achieve and do on a daily/weekly/monthly/yearly sense.

Don't blame me for the consequences of your decisions

You signed the contract with your wife, you contributed to the child situation etc

No one forced you to forgo your freedom as a man by doing these things

I sure there are many perks that make it Wonderful etc

But I still can't fathom the insanity of people who want to waste their weekends going to Bunnings and IKEA and chasing around kids

How that pans out for you is down to how much control you exert over your woman.

That for you to deal with not me

[leftrightout]

Don't blame me for the consequences of your decisions

You signed the contract with your wife, you contributed to the child situation etc

No one forced you to forgo your freedom as a man by doing these things

I sure there are many perks that make it Wonderful etc

But I still can't fathom the insanity of people who want to waste their weekends going to Bunnings and IKEA and chasing around kids

How that pans out for you is down to how much control you exert over your woman.

That for you to deal with not me

That is one of the funniest things i think i have read on the foz... just brilliant!

[skippy]

WGMG: People messaging you for Melbourne cup tips cause you like a punt when they don't speak to you any other time of the year.

[plague]

WGMG: People messaging you for Melbourne cup tips cause you like a punt when they don't speak to you any other time of the year.

Oh no way, you gotta take the positive out of it and send them horses you are sure WONT win.

**** those people.

Also, tell em Winx or Kingston Town and watch them stand st the tab machine trying to work it out.

Wait? Am I the only asshole that does this?

[WolfMan]

Don't blame me for the consequences of your decisions

You signed the contract with your wife, you contributed to the child situation etc

No one forced you to forgo your freedom as a man by doing these things

I sure there are many perks that make it Wonderful etc

But I still can't fathom the insanity of people who want to waste their weekends going to Bunnings and IKEA and chasing around kids

How that pans out for you is down to how much control you exert over your woman.

That for you to deal with not me

Just when I think you can't surprise me, you go and do it again. Wow

Have a bit of a think about how those words you typed could make a family man/woman etc. feel

Nobody (in my opinion) was blaming you for their life choices. They were merely shedding some light on their circumstance so that you and I may better understand their point of view.

Oh I should ask, based on that insanely misogynistic statement tacked on at the end there - actually, no I won't insert a dinosaur joke in there. No need to get personal, is there?

[The Dunster]

Just when I think you can't surprise me, you go and do it again. Wow

Have a bit of a think about how those words you typed could make a family man/woman etc. feel

Nobody (in my opinion) was blaming you for their life choices. They were merely shedding some light on their circumstance so that you and I may better understand their point of view.

Oh I should ask, based on that insanely misogynistic statement tacked on at the end there - actually, no I won't insert a dinosaur joke in there. No need to get personal, is there?

I read the Members post as a light hearted dig more so than anything offensive.

People these days have become somewhat sensitive on issues which in the past phased few persons if any. On the contrary much of what is deemed acceptable by many now is severely offensive to older generations.

As an example my grandmother would have not given any woman the time of day that chose to work with a young family.

I can remember her seeing me making a sandwich once and then ripping my mother a new one for having me / a male in the kitchen preparing something to eat.

These days people would be offended by such remarks.

Never good to see anyone offended but I am not sure complete sensorship of alternative views is the answer either

[pv4]

Don't blame me for the consequences of your decisions

You signed the contract with your wife, you contributed to the child situation etc

No one forced you to forgo your freedom as a man by doing these things

I sure there are many perks that make it Wonderful etc

But I still can't fathom the insanity of people who want to waste their weekends going to Bunnings and IKEA and chasing around kids

How that pans out for you is down to how much control you exert over your woman.

That for you to deal with not me

Bunnings and ikea in the same wkend would be fxxxing phenomenal. Man I'd be a well fed bloke that wkend!

[The Dunster]

Bunnings and ikea in the same wkend would be fxxxing phenomenal. Man I'd be a well fed bloke that wkend!

The sausage sangers r pretty good.

[MFKS]

Just when I think you can't surprise me, you go and do it again. Wow

Have a bit of a think about how those words you typed could make a family man/woman etc. feel

Nobody (in my opinion) was blaming you for their life choices. They were merely shedding some light on their circumstance so that you and I may better understand their point of view.

Oh I should ask, based on that insanely misogynistic statement tacked on at the end there - actually, no I won't insert a dinosaur joke in there. No need to get personal, is there?

Misogynist statement FMD

Can see why there are so many misguided men out there who have been brainwashed into believing complete shit

Any man worth his worth actually is in control of his women. Make no mistake about it

You could believing this new age Bullshit but here is some cold hard reality

Women want a man to take the lead. They biologically wired that way

When a man is too limp dicked to actually take the lead the woman will step up and take control. They were waiting for you to do it and you failed to do so

Now when that happens you blokes enjoy your weekends strolling Bunnings aisles looking for shit so you waste the rest of your weekend doing meaningless DIY shit at your house that she going to take in 20 years time any way as she already knows your a weak-willed soft touch and will **** you off and take the family home with her

Me on the other hand I will stay in CONTROL of my women and not let them try leading me around putting me under their thumb and letting them have CONTROL

You can call me mysogonist all you like I quite frankly prefer to be that way

I still have my balls and my weekends ain't wasted on shit that doesn't interest me

It a much better alternative

[boz-monaut]

let me guess, never had kids by choice?

thing is MFKS, it wasn't your choice

can't get a bird here because "Aussie chicks are stuck up"?

so you go to a third world nation where there's a massive power imbalance between you and the poor chick who sees you as a meal ticket out of poverty

seeing women as something to be controlled is the definition of mysogonist (sic)

you're a old man fool who deserves the life you lead

[MFKS]

let me guess, never had kids by choice?

thing is MFKS, it wasn't your choice

can't get a bird here because "Aussie chicks are stuck up"?

so you go to a third world nation where there's a massive power imbalance between you and the poor chick who sees you as a meal ticket out of poverty

seeing women as something to be controlled is the definition of mysogonist (sic)

you're a old man fool who deserves the life you lead
Seeing women to be controlled is the definition of mysogonist ??

You keep missing the point.

You don't need to chain a women to a kitchen sick to be in control of her

You are in control of her when you actually assertive enough to maintain your balls in the relationship and tell her how it is when it needs to be Said

That is being in control of her by actually maintaining your man hood and acting like a man

You want to be weak willed all just to keep her happy so you may get a bit of loving then go right ahead and see where that ends up

As for my life at the moment. Never been happier. Life good. I fitter I healthier I happier in spirit and mind than I have been in years and years

And to top it off my football team is actually winning games for a ****ing change

So don't know what tangent your going with there.

[plague]

Bunnings and ikea in the same wkend would be fxxxing phenomenal. Man I'd be a well fed bloke that wkend!

wait wait wait, we are getting off topic here.

i dont know anyone thats ever eaten in that Ikea cafe.

is it real food?

[belchardo]

wait wait wait, we are getting off topic here.

i dont know anyone thats ever eaten in that Ikea cafe.

is it real food?

depends on your opinion of horse.

[pv4]

wait wait wait, we are getting off topic here.

i dont know anyone thats ever eaten in that Ikea cafe.

is it real food?

Just get 7 packets of Daim and you're set. Bon knows

[Grimario]

Just get 7 packets of Daim and you're set. Bon knows

Daim. Amazing.

[plague]

Just get 7 packets of Daim and you're set. Bon knows

Is that the meatball thing?
Because a mate of mine who dated a Swedish chick got me to buy him some of it when I went to Ikea one day but I though it was stuff to put on side tables as decorations.

[Grimario]

Daim is chocolate with shards of almond caramel in it.

Swedish meatballs go by the cunning name of Swedish meatballs.

[pv4]

depends on your opinion of horse.

Some of the horses plaguesey has punted on in the past deserve nothing more than for him to put his fork thru them tbh.

[pv4]

doing meaningless DIY shit at your house

For some, building things with your own hands, tools & know-how is about the most manly thing they can think of. You're attempting to preach to the wrong bloke here, MFKFC. I genuinely get fulfilment and satisfaction from mowing my lawn. I don't have this bible-based man is the head of the house type complex going on. I have a supreme lack of care for most things and am happy to go with the flow for the most part.

When I want something or want to do something I'll pull my balls from the shelf or however you describe it, sure, and I ask permission AND beg forgiveness at times, sure, but my personal long term happiness comes from my efforts and experiences with my family & house and so making both of those the best they can be from my own efforts is just about the manliest and satisfying thing I can think of for me tbh.

And on Dunst's comment - I personally don't take offence to that ranting from others and all that. I'll do what I want and how I want, and anyone else can do what they want. What I do find hilarious is da Membah and the oldies whom take huge offence to all this "modern day" shit, they fxxxing implode as they basically see it as a direct attack on how they did things. So I see it as almost the inverse to what you were originally getting at - the severe butthurt comes from the people whom see some changes happening, and can't deal with those changes.

Honestly when I see da Membah ranting about how much better his alternative is and how things that other people do doesn't interest him so decide to lecture them on how much better his alternative is, I just read all of that as insecurities coming from him rather than take offence myself. If you can't live your own life without the need to attempt to belittle everyone else for how much theirs varies, that speaks more about you than them imo.

I also wish da Membah the best in finding the right submissive for him. Personally I prefer a chick whom actually makes a decision on where to eat ffs. But judging from da Membah's #weightgate comments from whatever thread however long ago, we all know he prefers women who don't eat at all.

[plague]

Some of the horses plaguesey has punted on in the past deserve nothing more than for him to put his fork thru them tbh.

Not sure if you’re reading the thread my gee but please don’t confuse the KOTH picks with the ones I actually put my cash on.

Legit though some poor bugger gonna be served a hamburger full of Tom Melbourne one day real soon.

[plague]

Oh and back when I lived at Plague Manor there was NOTHING better than wrestling my dog and having a kickabout on a freshly mown field of Sir Walter.

A perfect lawn is dope as ****.

[Bon]

Just get 7 packets of Daim and you're set. Bon knows


Daim. Amazing.

Oh fvck yeah... Daim is the greatest chocolate bar on the planet, is there anything that the Swedes can't do??.. (Hmmm.. this could actually be another thread, haha)
I'm still waiting for the pack you owe me after round 9 down at purple-cats stadium...

[MFKS]

For some, building things with your own hands, tools & know-how is about the most manly thing they can think of. You're attempting to preach to the wrong bloke here, MFKFC. I genuinely get fulfilment and satisfaction from mowing my lawn. I don't have this bible-based man is the head of the house type complex going on. I have a supreme lack of care for most things and am happy to go with the flow for the most part.

When I want something or want to do something I'll pull my balls from the shelf or however you describe it, sure, and I ask permission AND beg forgiveness at times, sure, but my personal long term happiness comes from my efforts and experiences with my family & house and so making both of those the best they can be from my own efforts is just about the manliest and satisfying thing I can think of for me tbh.

And on Dunst's comment - I personally don't take offence to that ranting from others and all that. I'll do what I want and how I want, and anyone else can do what they want. What I do find hilarious is da Membah and the oldies whom take huge offence to all this "modern day" shit, they fxxxing implode as they basically see it as a direct attack on how they did things. So I see it as almost the inverse to what you were originally getting at - the severe butthurt comes from the people whom see some changes happening, and can't deal with those changes.

Honestly when I see da Membah ranting about how much better his alternative is and how things that other people do doesn't interest him so decide to lecture them on how much better his alternative is, I just read all of that as insecurities coming from him rather than take offence myself. If you can't live your own life without the need to attempt to belittle everyone else for how much theirs varies, that speaks more about you than them imo.

I also wish da Membah the best in finding the right submissive for him. Personally I prefer a chick whom actually makes a decision on where to eat ffs. But judging from da Membah's #weightgate comments from whatever thread however long ago, we all know he prefers women who don't eat at all.

Yeah but why exactly have you got to ask approval and beg to do something??

If you actually stood your ground initially in your relationship with your women you ain't begging for anything

You tell her what your doing and it up to her to accept this and deal with it

Anything else is you being weak and giving her a position of dominance for no reason whatsoever

Your probably ****ed with changing the status quo now as the damage is done and you have conceeded too much already

Not really worried if you think I ranting and think it means I insecure

Far from it. I less worried about what others think about me than ever before.

I pretty clued into what I wanting and how to go about achieving it and I ain't settling for less than ideal nor should anyone accept second rate.

I have learned that people are pretty insecure people want an example go look at Wolfman taking offence about people wasting their weekends at Bunnings and following kids around

Obviously hit a nerve that it may make people who have chosen this course of lifestyle feel bad.

Well quite frankly if you happy doing this it wouldn't bother you having me bringing it up.

You should be comfortable enough in your life choices but for some reason it touched a nerve with him

As for women being skinny and my preference on that
No apologies whatsoever from me

Some men like women with big tits
Others like women with arses
Others like long legs

My preference is that their energy output and inputs are balanced in such a way that they look like they healthy and don't look like a beached whale

Not for everyone this but that where I at. I will just pass on the fat ones as I not interested in lowering my expectations as I said that would be me settling for less than ideal etc

[WolfMan]

I have learned that people are pretty insecure people want an example go look at Wolfman taking offence about people wasting their weekends at Bunnings and following kids around



FFS, pull your head in ya pelican.

Not that it’s any of your business, but I am not a parent, and I don’t spend weekends in Bunnings.

My life is probably a lot closer to yours than you’d care to admit, but just because I take offence at something doesn’t mean I am the victim of your pre-historic views.

Do I have to be African American to be appalled by a racist remark? Or a member of the LGBTIQ community to take offence to anything demeaning them as people?

I’m done with this, you can carry on all you like. I don’t agree with your stance on women, but I respect your right to hold that belief. Please kindly afford the same to me and everyone else who might not agree with you.

[plague]

I love how the Members posts sometimes are a cross between a rap video and a terrible get rich quick motivational VHS from the 1980’s.

Love it.

[plague]

I def think that the Member has tried to pick up a girl at a bar by telling her he lives his life ‘a quarter mile at a time’.

[skippy]

Legit though some poor bugger gonna be served a hamburger full of Tom Melbourne one day real soon.

Been nommed again for Thursday Field/Tom Melbourne/Field trifecta all day

[plague]

Been nommed again for Thursday Field/Tom Melbourne/Field trifecta all day

Hahahahaha

To be honest though I love seeing it run coz it boosts the odds for the horses that have a chance to actually win the race.

[MFKS]

I def think that the Member has tried to pick up a girl at a bar by telling her he lives his life ‘a quarter mile at a time’.

Not yet but can I plagrise that ??

Can try it out and report back its effectiveness of you like ??

[leftrightout]

I just love how anyone like me who loves their wife and is genuinely best friends with said wife is under the thumb.
Also my kids are little legends, they become what you make them. Raise them as friends and you will love spending time with them.

I love going out with "the guys" but i love spending time with my family a hell of a lot more!

But i am probably wrong!

[MFKS]

I just love how anyone like me who loves their wife and is genuinely best friends with said wife is under the thumb.
Also my kids are little legends, they become what you make them. Raise them as friends and you will love spending time with them.

I love going out with "the guys" but i love spending time with my family a hell of a lot more!

But i am probably wrong!
No there nothing wrong with that.

You not conceeding a dominance in your life by letting someone control you by being too passive to man up for yourself

I take it you ain't begging your wife for your balls to go out with the boys??

[pv4]

No there nothing wrong with that.

You not conceeding a dominance in your life by letting someone control you by being too passive to man up for yourself

I take it you ain't begging your wife for your balls to go out with the boys??

I would bet that leftrightout would ask his Mrs if it's ok if she has the kids while LRO heads out for beers etc. And he'd probably ask permission to spend parts/all of him & hers shared bank account that they have worked to save together for whatever purpose - particularly when spending it on things that relate to LRO only, and not to their house/family/etc.

You've really spiralled out of control there, LRO. Fix your shit, because it obviously impacts me enough to strike so many nerves to go on an epic rant about it.

[MFKS]

I would bet that leftrightout would ask his Mrs if it's ok if she has the kids while LRO heads out for beers etc. And he'd probably ask permission to spend parts/all of him & hers shared bank account that they have worked to save together for whatever purpose - particularly when spending it on things that relate to LRO only, and not to their house/family/etc.

You've really spiralled out of control there, LRO. Fix your shit, because it obviously impacts me enough to strike so many nerves to go on an epic rant about it.

I starting to think you joking now

Can you imagine people living life like that WLG??

Having to ask to do stuff??

What are we in a fascist communist dictatoral Regime or a relationship now??

Cause the lines are getting a little blurred

[Bon]

Fvcken hell....

At first I thought Membah was just trying to gee pv4 up..

[pv4]

I starting to think you joking now

You're right. I am joking. No man would do any of that first line I wrote..

I have to agree - I am definitely sensing fascist communist dictatoral regime vibes in this thread for sure..

[Bon]

You're right. I am joking. No man would do any of that first line I wrote..

I have to agree - I am definitely sensing fascist communist dictatoral regime vibes in this thread for sure..

Pretty sure that boz was on the money..

[MFKS]

Fvcken hell....

At first I thought Membah was just trying to gee pv4 up..

I thought he was trying to gee me up

[Wilso8948]

I dunno what the memba is smoking though just because you have a wife and kids doesn't mean you "forgo your freedom as a man"

Just find a chick that's happy for you to still have these freedoms. You don't all of a sudden become a little bitch because you have kids.

Better yet combine it. I personally love going to Bunnings coked up to my eyeballs at 8am Sundy morn.

[plague]

Not yet but can I plagrise that ??

Can try it out and report back its effectiveness of you like ??

Hey man that’s straight from the Vin Diesel playbook it ain’t mine to own you go getem tiger.

[plague]

Hey man look I kind of agree with the Members (clumsily put) larger point of people feeling unhappy because of controlling relationships.

But yeah that logic should also apply to ****tards who think they can own a woman.

If you lads are cool cool with your setup then just be happy.

But c'mon we’ve all got mates who are scared of their wives and it’s ****ing sad (hilarious, but sad).

[MFKS]

I dunno what the memba is smoking though just because you have a wife and kids doesn't mean you "forgo your freedom as a man"

Just find a chick that's happy for you to still have these freedoms. You don't all of a sudden become a little bitch because you have kids.

Better yet combine it. I personally love going to Bunnings coked up to my eyeballs at 8am Sundy morn.

Love the attitude of going to Bunnings coked up to the eyeballs

I take it you don't need to ask your wife to do this ??

Blokes like you I am all for

The ones with the balls to do things their way without having to run it past the wife as they have given away the freedom to make their own calls on things

[MFKS]

Hey man look I kind of agree with the Members (clumsily put) larger point of people feeling unhappy because of controlling relationships.

But yeah that logic should also apply to ****tards who think they can own a woman.

If you lads are cool cool with your setup then just be happy.

But c'mon we’ve all got mates who are scared of their wives and it’s ****ing sad (hilarious, but sad).

What do you mean clumsily put ??

It my way

Sledgehammer style

[Wilso8948]

Love the attitude of going to Bunnings coked up to the eyeballs

I take it you don't need to ask your wife to do this ??

Blokes like you I am all for

The ones with the balls to do things their way without having to run it past the wife as they have given away the freedom to make their own calls on things

Na man. I still ask my wife if she minds if I do something. Only because I give a **** about her feelings and if I'm doing something that hurts her then **** that shit. Cause yanno we in a mutual relationship were we both equal cause it's nice to make sure someone else is happy outside of youself. But yes my mrs knows I'll always do what I please and that's what she loves about me. Just like I love when she does it in reverse. I'll bring our daughters up the same way and If they come across blokes like yourself then they'll be "assertive" enough to tell you to jam your "assertiveness" up ya japeye.
I think you've just swayed way too far. I'm all for making yourself happy first as you end up being the best possible person you can be for the other person. But if it means youre a twat and a general dickhead then laters.
I also do not agree with you're whole competitive I win relationship bullshit. Isn't much of a relationship if you're competing at all.

[GazFish35]

This thread recently, more than any other, has shown some people's true colours, and added weight to the value of their relevance/perspective to other debates.... or for some, removed any value altogether.

Winding each other up, or genuinely expressing your views.... either way, there's been some pretty outdated values towards the role and value of women in relationships expressed here.

While I'm all for open discussion about different relationship structures, inferring anyone is less of a man based on the structure of their relationship is beyond acceptable and is without question playing the man not the ball (no puns intended).

If discussion can't remain open without such inferences bans will happen.

Why?

Because if you infer that a man in a relationship who is not in control of his wife or discusses actions impacting on both before acting is less of a man, you assume then the wife is not fulfilling her role in the relationship and infers then that she is less of a woman - and if you want to make that leap, you're offending my wife and plenty of others, and as such, I'll "man up" and do all in my abilities to defended the honour of the woman I love.

If that's too PC lefty or clumsily stated, I'll just use the ban hammer.

[belchardo]

This thread recently, more than any other, has shown some people's true colours, and added weight to the value of their relevance/perspective to other debates.... or for some, removed any value altogether.

Winding each other up, or genuinely expressing your views.... either way, there's been some pretty outdated values towards the role and value of women in relationships expressed here.

While I'm all for open discussion about different relationship structures, inferring anyone is less of a man based on the structure of their relationship is beyond acceptable and is without question playing the man not the ball (no puns intended).

If discussion can't remain open without such inferences bans will happen.

Why?

Because if you infer that a man in a relationship who is not in control of his wife or discusses actions impacting on both before acting is less of a man, you assume then the wife is not fulfilling her role in the relationship and infers then that she is less of a woman - and if you want to make that leap, you're offending my wife and plenty of others, and as such, I'll "man up" and do all in my abilities to defended the honour of the woman I love.

If that's too PC lefty or clumsily stated, I'll just use the ban hammer.

i reckon you've said that pretty well gaz.

[plague]

the dinosaurs didnt die off because of us yelling at them or beating them with sticks*.

they died off because they couldnt survive the changes in environment.

im happy here waiting out the apocalypse on Plague Island.




*ok so prob cro-magnum Griff killed them all with his awesomeness but my point still stands

[The Dunster]

But c'mon we’ve all got mates who are scared of their wives and it’s ****ing sad (hilarious, but sad).

One of my mates was scared shitless of his missus. Whenever he managed to get up the courage to come out for a drink he'd be like - "oh man glad she doesn't know where I am". So one of us would ring her for a joke, tell her where he was , and sit back and enjoy the carnage when she'd storm in and rip him a new one. Absolutely sensational and highly recommended.

[plague]

One of my mates was scared shitless of his missus. Whenever he managed to get up the courage to come out for a drink he'd be like - "oh man glad she doesn't know where I am". So one of us would ring her for a joke, tell her where he was , and sit back and enjoy the carnage when she'd storm in and rip him a new one. Absolutely sensational and highly recommended.

look stuff like this is a giggle but its (thankfully) come to light in the last decade that serious male health issues can be linked back to unhappy relationships. this stuff is real, and divorce, suicides etc are on both sides of the fence.

i def think im one of the lucky ones (as are a few on here) who think they have married their best friend and couldnt be happier with their life.

but man oh man ive got friends that 'settled' for some one just because they didnt want to get old and lonely. personally ive never understood why you'd do it, but it always bums me out when your mates are desperately unhappy with their lives and a huge part of it is their relationship. Again, this is where i get the Members overall point.

[Wilso8948]

These last few posts have been good posts.

Except for the part Plague where you get the membas overall point. Not even he gets the overall point. Although I get Plagues point that you have made out of membas point that he doesn't know what he's making.

[plague]

Although I get Plagues point that you have made out of membas point that he doesn't know what he's making.

exactly.

[hawk]

Geez i left for 5 minutes and it turns to sh1t.

I dismissed member's posts cause they were way too outrageous and beyond belief. If anyone becomes angry because they took members words aim at their mrs I think there's some issues with yourself, seriously.

Most of us all live the equity way, like what Wilso said about the give take.

Like Dunst I too have a mate who had to send pics of us to prove he was with mates but then was abused for 3 days every time he saw us. 12 years then divorced. We thought is was a joke for ages. this thread ffs

[plague]

Geez i left for 5 minutes and it turns to sh1t.

I dismissed member's posts cause they were way too outrageous and beyond belief. If anyone becomes angry because they took members words aim at their mrs I think there's some issues with yourself, seriously.

Most of us all live the equity way, like what Wilso said about the give take.

Like Dunst I too have a mate who had to send pics of us to prove he was with mates but then was abused for 3 days every time he saw us. 12 years then divorced. We thought is was a joke for ages. this thread ffs

rational thoughts from the bloke with 8 supermodel wives.
stop being in the sensible centre. pick a turnbuckle and jump in son.

[hawk]

stop being in the sensible centre. pick a turnbuckle and jump in son.

You guys have summed it all up. besides my shoulder and knees wouldnt handle a jump that high anymore.

You must have missed some of my past discussions :wink:

[pv4]

Na man. I still ask my wife if she minds if I do something. Only because I give a **** about her feelings and if I'm doing something that hurts her then **** that shit. Cause yanno we in a mutual relationship were we both equal cause it's nice to make sure someone else is happy outside of youself.

You are an absolute madman.

[pv4]

If anyone becomes angry because they took members words aim at their mrs I think there's some issues with yourself, seriously.

I just want to re-stress incase my OG posts were skimread or poorly worded that I personally haven't taken offence specifically about my Mrs/I from da Membah's posts. Although I have taken offence to the topic in general that he's portraying, and will continue to fight the good fight with that. As plaguesey has pointed out, Membah has made an indirect point that he agrees with.. but he's also made some fairly direct and other indirect points that are subhuman and as you say outrageous and beyond belief.

I mentioned it once earlier in this thread but I genuinely believe this stems from the whole bible-based man is the head of the house, dominance over women, a woman can't teach a man, etc Christian teachings that da Membah is seemingly well-read on. I blame the Christians for what we just went thru in this thread. So it doesn't surprise me in the least that a positive society shift is happening right in front of their eyes and they have this monster meltdown about it. The butthurt is genuinely hilarious, and the best part is you don't even need to stretch to get results.

[GazFish35]

I dismissed member's posts cause they were way too outrageous and beyond belief. If anyone becomes angry because they took members words aim at their mrs I think there's some issues with yourself, seriously.


no issues here, no anger, just not willing to dismiss the rubbish without speaking against it.
one post, maybe, but continued and repeated rubbish. nope.

[plague]

I genuinely believe this stems from the whole bible-based man is the head of the house, dominance over women, a woman can't teach a man, etc Christian teachings

To be fair to the Christian folk (and by ‘fair’ I mean all religion can **** off) but aren’t ALL the major religions based on ‘man being king’ and ‘woman being submissive’?

Your point remains valid with me tho.

[Macca]

To be fair to the Christian folk (and by ‘fair’ I mean all religion can **** off) but aren’t ALL the major religions based on ‘man being king’ and ‘woman being submissive’?

Your point remains valid with me tho.

Yeah, was gonna say. I'm no theologian by any means but its hardly a Christian problem.
You've got the western media crucifying (pun intended) Islam culture and nations for their issues with treatment of females, while the more advanced Islam nations say it has nothing to do with the religion and just to do with the culture.
I don't know enough about other major religions to comment on Hindu, Buddhist etc views on females.

I think religion is too often used as scapegoat or something to pin blame on, when really religion doesn't cause a lot of the issues it is purported to.. just enables bad people to do bad things. But thats is probably a discussion for the other thread.

Personally I think the male dominance etc is just a throwback to earlier civilisation when there were legitimate reasons for it. When your culture is based around physical traits being valuable such as strength, endurance such as in hunter-gatherer and other early primitive stages of human existence then you can easily see why women were second class citizens. Probably even up to a century ago or less, with many jobs being manual labour. With how our civilization has evolved and physical traits are no longer the be all and end all, you have women being much more able to meaningfully contribute to society. But the surrounding culture just hasn't caught up yet.

[pv4]

What I will say is the end of my sentence was "that da Membah is seemingly well-read on".

I don't know enough about other religions to comment fully but I blame the Christians for da Membah's views on this. I'm not consciously attempting to generalize any further.

[plague]

Yeah we are veering into the wrong thread here coz Member shouldn’t really be allowed into the politics one because it’s a fast-track to a banning.

Anyway women are dope as **** and if they weren’t around our lives would be way worse because we’d probably all be spending time together outside the foz and NO ONE wants that shit in their lives.

[MFKS]

What I will say is the end of my sentence was "that da Membah is seemingly well-read on".

I don't know enough about other religions to comment fully but I blame the Christians for da Membah's views on this. I'm not consciously attempting to generalize any further.

Religion??

You think that is what the basis for my views is??

How wrong you are

This is just the self analysis on myself after my last relationship failing

It has led me to study the inner workings of the dynamic between men and women in detail

I learned that the failing of that relationship was me
It was all my fault because of the weakness I displayed initially with her. I can even pinpoint the exact occassion where I basically doomed it because I was too weak willed to say no to her

Reason I too weak willed to say no I found to be nothing more than the bullshit way men in this country are brainwashed to act towards women

So I set myself a goal for the last year to increase my interactions with women. Learn exactly how to say no to them.

Interesting concept

The results I found were surprising.

Early on in every relationship there was always a key point where the women tried pushing you to see what she could get away with

Amazingly when you actually stand up for yourself and say no for some reason your actually in control of them and the course of your relationship. Matter of fact they actually respect you more.

It actually is quite surprising how quickly they will revert and take the submissive role.

So that my focus at the moment.

Unlike some of the other brain dead comments from people here this isn't about some type of ultra dominance from me and exploitation. Far from it.

It is about retaining control of a relationship and not surrendering it needlessly like so many men actually do

[The Dunster]

Has Oprah logged in yet?

[plague]

I can even pinpoint the exact occassion where I basically doomed it because I was too weak willed to say no to her


Oh dear god we could have some fun with this.

[leftrightout]

This thread is amazing for one that is meant to be about stuff as simple as people not paying attention at traffic lights.

[MFKS]

Oh dear god we could have some fun with this.

Go ahead then

I up for getting roasted if you want be my guest

Unlike some people I don't take myself too seriously

[plague]

Go ahead then

I up for getting roasted if you want be my guest

Unlike some people I don't take myself too seriously

Oh I know you and I would be ok with it, but there’s a real chance I’d step on some of the guideline land mines so I’ll step off.

[plague]

This thread is amazing for one that is meant to be about stuff as simple as people not paying attention at traffic lights.

Tangents and going with the flow are 2 of the greatest things in life.

All of us need to wade out into the unexpected more often.

It’s fun, and you learn things.

But legit though **** those traffic light dawdlers.

[hawk]

(and by ‘fair’ I mean all religion can **** off) .
This quote is an example of our predicament. tbh this doesnt offend me but makes a point.

Now replace religion with women, ssm, refugees etc.

This statement is as bad or worse than members about women. If you were fair about equality and not accept biased bigotry you would call this out.

The selective outrage occasionally in here and society is pathetic. Supporting select contemporary issues that suits and letting others go through without a whimper is not fighting the good equality fight. Hypocrisy wins no hearts but could create animosity to the cause you think is important.

Thats why I dont take offense to hysterical comments. Just disagree or delete them, move on.

[WolfMan]

What did I miss?

[plague]

This quote is an example of our predicament. tbh this doesnt offend me but makes a point.

Now replace religion with women, ssm, refugees etc.

This statement is as bad or worse than members about women. If you were fair about equality and not accept biased bigotry you would call this out.

The selective outrage occasionally in here and society is pathetic. Supporting select contemporary issues that suits and letting others go through without a whimper is not fighting the good equality fight. Hypocrisy wins no hearts but could create animosity to the cause you think is important.

Thats why I dont take offense to hysterical comments. Just disagree or delete them, move on.

actually Hawk has a good point here.

The correct thing I meant to say was ‘**** shitty people who do shitty things in the name of religion’.

I got lazy and it is exactly how things kick off.

That’s on me.

[MFKS]

This quote is an example of our predicament. tbh this doesnt offend me but makes a point.

Now replace religion with women, ssm, refugees etc.

This statement is as bad or worse than members about women. If you were fair about equality and not accept biased bigotry you would call this out.

The selective outrage occasionally in here and society is pathetic. Supporting select contemporary issues that suits and letting others go through without a whimper is not fighting the good equality fight. Hypocrisy wins no hearts but could create animosity to the cause you think is important.

Thats why I dont take offense to hysterical comments. Just disagree or delete them, move on.

As a man of religion quite frankly I couldn't give two ****s about Plagues comment

Religion cops it in the neck all the time

SSM debate has basically been used as an opportunity by the so called liberal do gooders to put shit on religion for not being pro SSM

Not to mention the never ending stream of abuse about the Catholic church priests kids etc

We much stronger than given credit for as we cop it on a regular basis and Plagues comment was pretty tame compared to nearly all we cop

As for the hypocrisy of those throwing the stones at times it is ****ing laughable the irony and hypocrisy from them

[Wilso8948]

actually Hawk has a good point here.

The correct thing I meant to say was ‘**** shitty people who do shitty things in the name of religion’.

I got lazy and it is exactly how things kick off.

That’s on me.

This is a good post. There's a horrible minority undermining the extremely selfless and tremendous work being performed by some Religious individuals in our community.

If you're a good person, you're a good person. If you're a dickhead, you're a dickhead. Doesn't matter what race/religion/demographic you are.

[Jeterpool]

But legit though **** those traffic light dawdlers.

Absolutely. I feel this has been lost in the entire conversation.

[GazFish35]

This quote is an example of our predicament. tbh this doesnt offend me but makes a point.

Now replace religion with women, ssm, refugees etc.

This statement is as bad or worse than members about women. If you were fair about equality and not accept biased bigotry you would call this out.

The selective outrage occasionally in here and society is pathetic. Supporting select contemporary issues that suits and letting others go through without a whimper is not fighting the good equality fight. Hypocrisy wins no hearts but could create animosity to the cause you think is important.

Thats why I dont take offense to hysterical comments. Just disagree or delete them, move on.

you might notice in my OP about this topic that I mentioned I'm all for open discussion and exchange of views.
Its when things go from this open exchange to saying those holding certain views are "less" than others, then I feel the need to speak out.
Interesting that standing up for the good name of the women in my life is too selective.

[hawk]

you might notice in my OP about this topic that I mentioned I'm all for open discussion and exchange of views.
Its when things go from this open exchange to saying those holding certain views are "less" than others, then I feel the need to speak out.
Interesting that standing up for the good name of the women in my life is too selective.
Tone is philosophically discussive

With the exception of member, accusing others of making women feel less than a man was incorrect and insulting which is what you were originally fighting against. In this case your fight for equality has generalised and incorrectly criticised others which further highlights my 'inconsistency of discrimination' debate. I stand by my previous words 100%. Sure, members words were outrageous so delete, warn, ban, move on.

As for protecting family...I guarantee that his generalist/mythical words were not aimed at yours or my family. We are all in the same boat with our better halves and protect them in immediate danger. But in this case I couldnt take the members words personally and believe that your being over sensitive.

I sometimes wonder how you get caught up in football supporter groups when they are often based on rouge elements which can test social boundaries at all levels albeit not accepting the breaking of laws.

[The Dunster]

Tone is philosophically discussive

With the exception of member, accusing others of making women feel less than a man was incorrect and insulting which is what you were originally fighting against. In this case your fight for equality has generalised and incorrectly criticised others which further highlights my 'inconsistency of discrimination' debate. I stand by my previous words 100%. Sure, members words were outrageous so delete, warn, ban, move on.

As for protecting family...I guarantee that his generalist/mythical words were not aimed at yours or my family. We are all in the same boat with our better halves and protect them in immediate danger. But in this case I couldnt take the members words personally and believe that your being over sensitive.

I sometimes wonder how you get caught up in football supporter groups when they are often based on rouge elements which can test social boundaries at all levels albeit not accepting the breaking of laws.

Well said Hawk.

[plague]

gonna be real interesting when we look back in a few years to correctly determine whether the Apple watch or Google Home was the most pointless piece of tech that became popular.

leaning towards Google Home at the moment.

[The Dunster]

gonna be real interesting when we look back in a few years to correctly determine whether the Apple watch or Google Home was the most pointless piece of tech that became popular.

leaning towards Google Home at the moment.

wtf is Google Home ?

Edit: Ohh ffs are they serious. Sonos is shit enough we don't need another embarrassing way to play music at home.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2lI3Y_EsuY

THis was the technology we needed to develop for every home.

[hawk]

how aussie is beefy, gis a fkn cuppa tea :rof::rof:

[baldrick]

This grinds my gears. Not everyone in NSW lives in Sydney :angry:


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-23/olympic-and-sydney-football-stadiums-demolished-and-rebuilt/9182798

[The Dunster]

This grinds my gears. Not everyone in NSW lives in Sydney :angry:


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-23/olympic-and-sydney-football-stadiums-demolished-and-rebuilt/9182798

Who is the contractor and how much did they donate to the Coalition?
If the private sector is so great let them build and pay for it themselves. Foxtel will benefit from this immensely - where the **** is Ruperts wallet the cheap khunt?
Overall it's just another corporate welfare package for the rich.

Pay for more teachers, nurses, doctors, essential services personnel... and so on you weak pricks. That's what people need.

[hawk]

Who is the contractor and how much did they donate to the Coalition?
If the private sector is so great let them build and pay for it themselves. Foxtel will benefit from this immensely - where the **** is Ruperts wallet the cheap khunt?
Overall it's just another corporate welfare package for the rich.

Pay for more teachers, nurses, doctors, essential services personnel... and so on you weak pricks. That's what people need.

We have the railway ripped out Sydney put in another billion $ worth

time to secede. New England/Hunter. newcastle the capital. hope coal price stays up

[plague]

Who is the contractor and how much did they donate to the Coalition?
If the private sector is so great let them build and pay for it themselves. Foxtel will benefit from this immensely - where the **** is Ruperts wallet the cheap khunt?
Overall it's just another corporate welfare package for the rich.


the main point is valid, exactly why do we need a 40k stadium in a city that never draws a crowd of 40k?

and does anyone know if the govt covers this cost via the rent to these private tenants (footy teams etc).

we arent far off following the american model where for some reason cities bankrupt themselves building new stadiums then handing them over to private teams for them to profit off.

utter bullshit

[q-money]

as a sydney wanker - if you fix the transport into allianz and build a great stadium that learns from the mistakes of the past (ANZ) you will see an increase in attendance

the tram will be immeasurably good for the precinct, also for randwick races as well. people can cry about sports getting money but fk them, sports are great and hospitals are BORING

[The Dunster]

as a sydney wanker - if you fix the transport into allianz and build a great stadium that learns from the mistakes of the past (ANZ) you will see an increase in attendance

the tram will be immeasurably good for the precinct, also for randwick races as well. people can cry about sports getting money but fk them, sports are great and hospitals are BORING

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c1/70/82/c170823fe9ba713e22ebf9efdd1b31e7.jpg

[MFKS]

as a sydney wanker - if you fix the transport into allianz and build a great stadium that learns from the mistakes of the past (ANZ) you will see an increase in attendance

the tram will be immeasurably good for the precinct, also for randwick races as well. people can cry about sports getting money but fk them, sports are great and hospitals are BORING

Still a waste of cash

Allianz built 1988
Homebush built 1999

Need modernising??

FMD

Government is Taking the piss trying to palm this off as a necessary idea

Same type of dumb ****s built massive stands at Stade de Newy when neither the Jets or Knights fill them yet we could have a completed 25k ground if they used the money wisely to start with

[lquiquer]

This is pure madness... 2 billions... And we can't even get rid of grass area behind goal posts At newy stadium which by the way makes us look like so ****ing amateurs.....

[belchardo]

windows 10. seem to spend most of my time googling "ways to speed up windows 10" or "why is windows 10 so slow?"

[hawk]

How many goes do these Sydney assholes need at building a stad.

Fk them, if they build a POS the first time then wallow in it.

Then in 30 years time after other regions in NSW get theirs then the sydney rimming grubs can have another one.

As for their transport im sure the 100 bill that they squandering on roads, trains and light rail will improve things by 1 min 30 secs

[The Dunster]

WGMG is people that can't take a piss standing up complaining about equal pay. There is no gender pay gap. Differences exist because you seek flexibility and you don't ask for pay increases. Get over it.

[pv4]

WGMG is people that can't take a piss standing up complaining about equal pay. There is no gender pay gap. Differences exist because you seek flexibility and you don't ask for pay increases. Get over it.

There is a pay gap, and it is that males get paid more than females on average. But it's because the genders are on average doing different jobs/industries and it all comes down to individual, and gender, choices rather than an ingrained system that pays females less for the same work. Show me a male mechanic working in WA mines that gets paid more than a female mechanic doing the same - you can't. But show me that same male mechanic getting paid more than a female hairdresser in Newcastle working 3 days a week because she's just come off maternity leave and that's what they're claiming is an evident paygap - which is a sack of bullshit. Pay gaps in the sense that females argue exist, just don't. It's all about choices. What would be the percentage of Fly In Fly Out workers that are male as opposed to female? A really casual assumption is 80% would be male. But nah the chick behind the bar at Club Macquarie in Cockle Creek should get paid as much hey #imwithher #isthattherighthashtag

[Macca]

WGMG is people that can't take a piss standing up complaining about equal pay. There is no gender pay gap. Differences exist because you seek flexibility and you don't ask for pay increases. Get over it.

I think there is probably a slight pay gap. But nothing anywhere near like what is reported. Statistics on this are so grossly misused its embarrassing. Add to this your points and also the fact that in many professions now there is positive discrimination towards female candidates and it starts grinding my gears too. And don't get me started on the fuss over equal prize money for eg tennis grand slams. I got no issue with them wanting to improve their compensation but playing the discrimination card and equality etc draws a long bow imo. Less tennis, less quality, less viewers, same prize money

[Wilso8948]

When you're Don Bourke and you ask a Co-worker for a root and she takes that as sexual harassment and not a request for more geraniums.

[Bon]

When you're Don Bourke and you ask a Co-worker for a root and she takes that as sexual harassment and not a request for more geraniums.

:lulzturtle:

[WolfMan]

There is a pay gap, and it is that males get paid more than females on average. But it's because the genders are on average doing different jobs/industries and it all comes down to individual, and gender, choices rather than an ingrained system that pays females less for the same work. Show me a male mechanic working in WA mines that gets paid more than a female mechanic doing the same - you can't. But show me that same male mechanic getting paid more than a female hairdresser in Newcastle working 3 days a week because she's just come off maternity leave and that's what they're claiming is an evident paygap - which is a sack of bullshit. Pay gaps in the sense that females argue exist, just don't. It's all about choices. What would be the percentage of Fly In Fly Out workers that are male as opposed to female? A really casual assumption is 80% would be male. But nah the chick behind the bar at Club Macquarie in Cockle Creek should get paid as much hey #imwithher #isthattherighthashtag


Haha, you have nailed it!

I think there are probably a few instances of females in the exact same position as males getting paid less, but as you have pointed out, that's not the rhetoric we're being given by and large

[plague]

Haha, you have nailed it!

I think there are probably a few instances of females in the exact same position as males getting paid less, but as you have pointed out, that's not the rhetoric we're being given by and large

pretty sure Hawk pays his maids and butlers the same.

[hawk]

pretty sure Hawk pays his maids and butlers the same.

for sure, same job same pay. the accountant does get a little more, amazing what they can do

[parksey]

as a sydney wanker - if you fix the transport into allianz and build a great stadium that learns from the mistakes of the past (ANZ) you will see an increase in attendance

the tram will be immeasurably good for the precinct, also for randwick races as well. people can cry about sports getting money but fk them, sports are great and hospitals are BORING

yeah the light rail is needed because Allianz is a nightmare to get to, but i can't see the need to tear the stadium down and start again.

ANZ is an even bigger mystery to me.

[belchardo]

yeah the light rail is needed because Allianz is a nightmare to get to, but i can't see the need to tear the stadium down and start again.

ANZ is an even bigger mystery to me.

i can accept that allianz isn't up to current safety standards, and from the last time i was there, the crowd amenities weren't all that great. built in 87 wasn't it? 40 years is pretty close to the useful life of a stadium i would expect.

[belchardo]

WGMG is people that can't take a piss standing up complaining about equal pay. There is no gender pay gap. Differences exist because you seek flexibility and you don't ask for pay increases. Get over it.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/26/football-gender-pay-gap-worse-than-in-politics-medicine-and-space

ahem

[WolfMan]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/26/football-gender-pay-gap-worse-than-in-politics-medicine-and-space

ahem

Hahaha, you serious? One of the most subjective elements, the differences between players, let alone genders at an athletic level makes this "argument" null and void.

[Bremsstrahlung]

Wow, didn’t realise that super netball was actually so well paid..compared to other sports worldwide. Good on them.

I think this “pay difference” is largely due to the fact that 10-15 years ago, women wouldn’t be even playing sport professionally, if at all. The popularity of women’s sport has taken off over the last 5 years as it transitioned from semi professional to professional. The wages and pay will continue to rise.

I think the only realistic way to look at it is if you have 2 identical people, with same/similar education, experience and ability.

Sport wise, I don’t think anybody could really argue that women are as good as the males skill wise.

[pv4]

I think the only realistic way to look at it is if you have 2 identical people, with same/similar education, experience and ability.

100%

And I believe we'll find there is no gender pay gap when looking at it that way.

Anyone feel free to show me relevant examples to prove me wrong.

[pv4]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/26/football-gender-pay-gap-worse-than-in-politics-medicine-and-space

ahem

Yeah I mean why doesn't Sam Kerr get those swaggy jetlag sunnies like Aaron Mooy did ffs.

[The Dunster]

Wow, didn’t realise that super netball was actually so well paid..compared to other sports worldwide. Good on them.

I think this “pay difference” is largely due to the fact that 10-15 years ago, women wouldn’t be even playing sport professionally, if at all. The popularity of women’s sport has taken off over the last 5 years as it transitioned from semi professional to professional. The wages and pay will continue to rise.

I think the only realistic way to look at it is if you have 2 identical people, with same/similar education, experience and ability.

Sport wise, I don’t think anybody could really argue that women are as good as the males skill wise.

Women are far better than males in sports like ultra long distance swimming.

[skippy]

Women are far better than males in sports like ultra long distance swimming.

Yeah but who the **** would pay to watch it?

[goaliepersempre]

100%

And I believe we'll find there is no gender pay gap when looking at it that way.

Anyone feel free to show me relevant examples to prove me wrong.

and in certain places actually more for women.

[Jetmaster]

Workplace equality works both ways. When did you last see a young guy as a receptionist?

The quota ideas - which could result in women getting jobs even if there are 20 blokes far better qualified are bizarre.

And shock of shocks, there are still a host of girls out there whose ambition in life is to be a yummy mummy and grab a husband in a high paying job and never work again.

[MFKS]

Airports

Nothing I think brings out the stupid in society more than airports

Currently in an an international departure terminal and some dumb **** is trying to negotiate a purchase not in the local currency but in US $$

Now the staff are happy to take his US$$ but the dumb **** wants to argue with them on the FX exchange rate and what they offering ain't fair etc

15 mins of arguing with them later he just takes their offer and gets his food

#Dickhead

[hawk]

Workplace equality works both ways. When did you last see a young guy as a receptionist?


agree.

when did you last see a young guy wanting to be a receptionist. It isnt a comfortable fit for most/ nearly all men imo.

The council did have one because he was moved into it and he was good. Not there now.

We have govt work places bringing in several minority positions regardless of academic attainment or job experience. Bad enough when the boss gets the nephew/niece in but this isnt equity.

[The Dunster]

agree.

when did you last see a young guy wanting to be a receptionist. It isnt a comfortable fit for most/ nearly all men imo.

The council did have one because he was moved into it and he was good. Not there now.

We have govt work places bringing in several minority positions regardless of academic attainment or job experience. Bad enough when the boss gets the nephew/niece in but this isnt equity.

I paid a bill the other day for some renovations and the receptionist that greeted me was a super-hot female with a magnificent rack. I'd hate to have affirmative action take this away from me and others by employing more male receptionists.

[Bon]

I paid a bill the other day for some renovations and the receptionist that greeted me was a super-hot female with a magnificent rack. I'd hate to have affirmative action take this away from me and others by employing more male receptionists.

I didn't before, but I suddenly feel I need to inquire about having renovations done.. Where was this exactly?

[Grimario]

I didn't before, but I suddenly feel I need to inquire about having renovations done.. Where was this exactly?

I am guessing it was probably his house he was renovating.

[MFKS]

I didn't before, but I suddenly feel I need to inquire about having renovations done.. Where was this exactly?

I don't have any need for renovations

But this super hot female with a magnificent rack

Where can I find her at ??

[WolfMan]

I don't have any need for renovations

But this super hot female with a magnificent rack

Where can I find her at ??

The rack weighs more than your self-imposed cutoff point. Move along

[MFKS]

The rack weighs more than your self-imposed cutoff point. Move along

You can have a decent rack without being fat you do realise??

[pv4]

The rack weighs more than your self-imposed cutoff point. Move along

:rof:

[Jetmaster]

Pics or it didn't happen....

Another thing I can't stand at the moment is taking retrospective judgement on past behaviour. Don Burke is the latest example - some of that behaviour is a bit ordinary but much of it was typical of men in power 30 years ago. It was what it was - if it was actually illegal under laws at the time (such as sexual assault) then that is a different matter. Why does this come out after all this time and get judged against current standards. I know there are things I have done long ago that would be frowned upon now. Things like grabbing an arse or commenting on cleavage in the workplace or putting up a norks calendar.

Same with TV - "Love Thy Neighbour", "Till Death Us Do Part", "Black and White Minstrel Show" and even "Roots" cannot be repeated on modern TV because of their "racist" overtones. But historically that is what it was like then! Ray Martin tried to stop the last run of "Love Thy Neighbour" on Seven because it was "disrespectful to the Aboriginal community" - ffs.

Yet extreme violence, sex and swearing are all fine on TV now.

[Couscous]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c1/70/82/c170823fe9ba713e22ebf9efdd1b31e7.jpg

https://www.ft.com/content/ab4559ee-371f-11e7-99bd-13beb0903fa3

[belchardo]

https://www.ft.com/content/ab4559ee-371f-11e7-99bd-13beb0903fa3

are you saying she's not really a nurse?

[The Dunster]

https://www.ft.com/content/ab4559ee-371f-11e7-99bd-13beb0903fa3

The issue is with shift workers more so than actual occupations. Biomedical studies on time restricted eating for many years have shown that for nurses or indeed anyone working similar hours obesity and other health issues is the result. Type 2 diabetes is apparently a major issue for many shift workers as well. Precarious work hours and casulisation is found to have similar effects. But the good news is that it keeps the junk take-away and highly refined junk food manufacturers who hand bags of money to politicians cashed up. So it won't be going away anytime soon.

With respect to the article in the link it's pretty poor on economic / financial matters. The NHS doesn't have any issues with respect to funding because England's government is a monopolist supplier of its own currency - they can buy any good or service they want as long as it's available in their currency. Any budget constraints they have are self imposed / political - not economic or financial.

[StannyCFCJET]

Newcastle Transport's new bus system coming next year

[hawk]

The issue is with shift workers more so than actual occupations. Biomedical studies on time restricted eating for many years have shown that for nurses or indeed anyone working similar hours obesity and other health issues is the result. Type 2 diabetes is apparently a major issue for many shift workers as well. Precarious work hours and casulisation is found to have similar effects. But the good news is that it keeps the junk take-away and highly refined junk food manufacturers who hand bags of money to politicians cashed up. So it won't be going away anytime soon.

With respect to the article in the link it's pretty poor on economic / financial matters. The NHS doesn't have any issues with respect to funding because England's government is a monopolist supplier of its own currency - they can buy any good or service they want as long as it's available in their currency. Any budget constraints they have are self imposed / political - not economic or financial.

The irony of health and adding the female dominant work place gives it more appeal to today's outraged. Yes it is really about shift workers for all ages etc.

I hated dog watch although some permanents do love it

[goaliepersempre]

Newcastle Transport's new bus system coming next year

how so?

[StannyCFCJET]

how so?

All buses changing number and routes all changing pretty much

[Grimario]

how so?

They boast that they have nearly doubled the number of bus routes available without first stating that they have doubled because most of them have been cut in half and you need to catch two buses to get to your destination.

It's pretty shambolic.

[StannyCFCJET]

They boast that they have nearly doubled the number of bus routes available without first stating that they have doubled because most of them have been cut in half and you need to catch two buses to get to your destination.

It's pretty shambolic.

:thumbsup:

[plague]

www.carsales.com.au

[MFKS]

They boast that they have nearly doubled the number of bus routes available without first stating that they have doubled because most of them have been cut in half and you need to catch two buses to get to your destination.

It's pretty shambolic.

Take the train all the way into town then

Oops :rof:

[The Dunster]

Wgmg is khunts that refer calls for lbw to the 3rd ref when the ball hits above the knee roll.
Smith is a joke.

[Jetmaster]

The annual HSC media wank - most kids don't need or care for an ATAR or who got the highest. They just want that HSC and be done with it to get on with their lives and walk away from over zealous expectations about something that doesn't define your life.

Interviews with 18 yo prats dressed in suits trying to talk like 55 yo executives is just poo.

[The Dunster]

WGMG - Scott Morrison today bragging about how increasing non-government / mostly household debt is a good result for Australian families. The blokes a dead set goose of the highest order.

[hawk]

WGMG - Scott Morrison today bragging about how increasing non-government / mostly household debt is a good result for Australian families. The blokes a dead set goose of the highest order.

Cvnt should start with spending some $$$ in the Hunter - jobs, real transport infrastructure, redevelopment of the port for more commercial use, health, housing and getting punk ass youth of streets and into jobs. lessgo 4 eyes

[MFKS]

4am starts

But always better after a 4-0 win

[The Dunster]

WGMG - People that have never played tennis for a living getting stuck into Tomic and Kyrios. It's absolutely disgraceful the hate towards Tomic at the moment in the media.

This only days after a massive outcry about a teenager suicides after constant bullying on social media.

Current Affair and all the other usual suspects. So tired of these pathetic little media khunts ripping into people one day and then the next mourning a person who they probably laid the boot into for a story previously.

Tennis is tough - the ruling body is and has always been completely useless. Tomic tells it like it is and people go after him like the ****ing sheep they are.

If people here think Football is bad when it comes to development squads and robbing parents blind - it's nothing compared to Tennis.

[MFKS]

WGMG - People that have never played tennis for a living getting stuck into Tomic and Kyrios. It's absolutely disgraceful the hate towards Tomic at the moment in the media.

This only days after a massive outcry about a teenager suicides after constant bullying on social media.

Current Affair and all the other usual suspects. So tired of these pathetic little media khunts ripping into people one day and then the next mourning a person who they probably laid the boot into for a story previously.

Tennis is tough - the ruling body is and has always been completely useless. Tomic tells it like it is and people go after him like the ****ing sheep they are.

If people here think Football is bad when it comes to development squads and robbing parents blind - it's nothing compared to Tennis.

But the whole bullying thing is a bit of a joke anyway

I grew up copping plenty as a result I grow up not particularly worried what people say or think about me

That the positive effect of bullying

Nowadays any princess out there who don't like what someone does or says about them and doesn't deal with it and we have campaigns and minutes silence for them

Any wonder the people in this country are now soft when we bend over backwards to accommodate every insecurity someone has

As for the tennis quite frankly I couldn't give a **** about Kyrigios or Tomic

Cunce in this country love having pops at them just like they use to do with Mundine

Always amused me at how some dumb ****s would get so wound up by Mundine they want to go pay to watch him lose and forget to see that Mundine was just a great self promotion

Didn't give a **** if you paid to see him lose. As long as you paid he got rich and he was happy having you hate on him

[plague]

But the whole bullying thing is a bit of a joke anyway


errrr except when kids kill themselves.

that bits not so funny.

[hawk]

But the whole bullying thing is a bit of a joke anyway

I grew up copping plenty as a result I grow up not particularly worried what people say or think about me

That the positive effect of bullying

No way. Normal life will teach you life is a prick and when to harden up.

No good kid deserves to go through childhood thinking they are an inept retard. The bullies on the other hand can fall down a well with no walky talky

[hawk]

WGMG - People that have never played tennis for a living getting stuck into Tomic and Kyrios.

joking right?

Not even strayians. biggest twats who deserve nothing but lose their sh1t and shovel crap for a living.

Will never ever have to play tennis to know this. next.

[MFKS]

No way. Normal life will teach you life is a prick and when to harden up.

No good kid deserves to go through childhood thinking they are an inept retard. The bullies on the other hand can fall down a well with no walky talky

If a child goes through life thinking they are an inept retard because someone said or done something to them that they didn't like doesn't it actually say more about their already lacking valuing of their self worth and their own pre existing insecurities??


To my way of thinking the campaign for that girl in NT does more harm than good

It actually just reinforces that it ok to take the weak option and kill yourself.We as a society are going about this the wrong way.

Being weak should never be encouraged

[hawk]

If a child goes through life thinking they are an inept retard because someone said or done something to them that they didn't like doesn't it actually say more about their already lacking valuing of their self worth and their own pre existing insecurities??


To my way of thinking the campaign for that girl in NT does more harm than good

It actually just reinforces that it ok to take the weak option and kill yourself.We as a society are going about this the wrong way.

Being weak should never be encouraged

its the repetitive nature that destroys the soul first then, as you allude to, not knowing enough about how turn it around.

This "call lifeline if you are having problems" shit is nowhere near good enough. Need clear procedures and education that kids can follow and can self implement.

[belchardo]

If a child goes through life thinking they are an inept retard because someone said or done something to them that they didn't like doesn't it actually say more about their already lacking valuing of their self worth and their own pre existing insecurities??


To my way of thinking the campaign for that girl in NT does more harm than good

It actually just reinforces that it ok to take the weak option and kill yourself.We as a society are going about this the wrong way.

Being weak should never be encouraged

that's a very christian attitude of you member...in an deluded old testament way. guess your god is more of the plagues and floods ilk than a compassionate one.

[The Dunster]

joking right?

Not even strayians. biggest twats who deserve nothing but lose their sh1t and shovel crap for a living.

Will never ever have to play tennis to know this. next.

http://briff.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Are-you-Drunk.jpg

[hawk]

you really need to sober up.

[Jeterpool]

Do you reckon manufacturers of smoke alarms have some sick joke where they make sure the battery runs out at 3am?

[MFKS]

Do you reckon manufacturers of smoke alarms have some sick joke where they make sure the battery runs out at 3am?

Wouldn't that be the Chinese factory knocking out cheap inferior products fault ??

[Jeterpool]

Wouldn't that be the Chinese factory knocking out cheap inferior products fault ??

I think we're saying the same thing.

Either way, someone is having a laugh.

[hawk]

lulz. just keeps on giving. queerios would be neck and neck with him

https://pics.me.me/bernard-tomic-world-no-17-tennis-ranking-just-doit-australia-19423774.png

[plague]

Being weak should never be encouraged

For the most part yeah you’re correct.
For a 14 yr old girl, nah. There’s way more too it.

The interesting thing about all this is her parents have been pretty anonymous. I’d love to know their role in pushing this kid out there into the social media space.

Also it cracks me up the lack of parenting with this stuff. The amount of Plague Jnrs friends that have Facebook Instagram etc, let alone phones is pretty amazing (he’s 8).

When it was all going on he asked if he could be part of it but we said no, sat him down and explained why not*. He accepted it and hadn’t brought it up since.

Kids are smart, and reasonable for the most part. It’s mostly parents who are the real weak ones. Young kids don’t ‘need’ all that shit. But plenty of parents just cave because it saves a fight or makes them look like legends in the school playground.



*was also easy due to me not being on any social media platform. Saves me looking like a hypocrite. seriously Facebook users are the ****ing worst.

[plague]

as for the tennis players.

Seriously, if you get personally offended by the behaviour of someone you don’t know, have never, or will never meet, nor the behaviour affecting you in any way shape or form it says more about you than the player.

There is so much jealousy surrounding those 2 blokes. You want to write Bernie’s wrongs? Pick up a racquet and start hitting. You’ll get there in no time, then you can be nice as pie to all those around you that are begging you to fail.

Bernie is doing exactly what we all wanted that 14yr old to do. Ignore he haters.

Why can’t we celebrate the bloke for standing up for himself?

[Jetmaster]

For the most part yeah you’re correct.
For a 14 yr old girl, nah. There’s way more too it.

The interesting thing about all this is her parents have been pretty anonymous. I’d love to know their role in pushing this kid out there into the social media space.

Also it cracks me up the lack of parenting with this stuff. The amount of Plague Jnrs friends that have Facebook Instagram etc, let alone phones is pretty amazing (he’s 8).

When it was all going on he asked if he could be part of it but we said no, sat him down and explained why not*. He accepted it and hadn’t brought it up since.

Kids are smart, and reasonable for the most part. It’s mostly parents who are the real weak ones. Young kids don’t ‘need’ all that shit. But plenty of parents just cave because it saves a fight or makes them look like legends in the school playground.



*was also easy due to me not being on any social media platform. Saves me looking like a hypocrite. seriously Facebook users are the ****ing worst.

Agree some parents want shooting - also social media should have some controls. Kids can't get PS4 accounts under 18 - social media should not kick in till 16 at least.

Oh and another thing, when you kiddies go to bed at night turn all your phones off ffs - the next person who complains of getting texts at all hours cops a gobful.

I have a Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin but only because business dictates I do. Information feeds from groups you like are fine but the personal "look at me" shit on there just kills it.

I did an experiment last year and turned off birthday notification - I did not get a single birthday wish or call that day, even from long time friends and family who should know. My sister said "not my fault, it didn't show on Facebook".......ffs.

[pv4]

the next person who complains of getting texts at all hours cops a gobful.

PREACH!

I still don't comprehend a text/message/email being lampooned for the time of sending. It's not a phone call, not something that needs switching off, it's non-conflicting. We all live in a world where we're routinely checking these things anyway, I don't understand the people with the seemingly non-ability to prioritise these non-conflicting messages and answer/absorb/etc at a time suitable for them.

If I send an email at 3am it doesn't make it any less relevant or whatever than one at say 10am, but the response and replies I get are disturbingly contrasting - sometimes it's as if any email sent/received before 9am is ignored. If I send a clearly non-urgent message on say facebook, I can't comprehend the "why would you send this at this hour? It's too late/early, I won't be able to check/reply until later". If it's labelled as urgent, sure, address it that way (but at least from me, most know I wouldn't send an actually conflicting message that required urgency thru that method anyway, nor should anyone really). But for things clearly not in dire need of immediate response I can't respect how the time of sending is addressed tbh.

Turning off notifications, silent mode, etc is far too easy to implement nowadays, so I find the time of sending those kinds of messages completely irrelevant and it moreso reflects the receivers inability to cope and prioritise socially as the issue imo.

Maybe I'm being ignorant with these views, and maybe I'm less against timings etc of things because being a parent and needing to have your wits about you pretty quickly immediately after waking, or working locally and there's no morning grace period of "not before this time" so it's clock on and anything is immediately fair game, makes me less against this? I dunno.

[hawk]

as for the tennis players.

Seriously, if you get personally offended by the behaviour of someone you don’t know, have never, or will never meet, nor the behaviour affecting you in any way shape or form it says more about you than the player.

There is so much jealousy surrounding those 2 blokes. You want to write Bernie’s wrongs? Pick up a racquet and start hitting. You’ll get there in no time, then you can be nice as pie to all those around you that are begging you to fail.

Bernie is doing exactly what we all wanted that 14yr old to do. Ignore he haters.

Why can’t we celebrate the bloke for standing up for himself?

Put down the pipe. the most gypo post ever. this is too much lolol

[plague]

Put down the pipe. the most gypo post ever. this is too much lolol

You of all people should know what it’s like to make in rain in da club.

Stop trying to sympathise with broke people.

Bernie da real MVP.

[MFKS]

as for the tennis players.

Seriously, if you get personally offended by the behaviour of someone you don’t know, have never, or will never meet, nor the behaviour affecting you in any way shape or form it says more about you than the player.

There is so much jealousy surrounding those 2 blokes. You want to write Bernie’s wrongs? Pick up a racquet and start hitting. You’ll get there in no time, then you can be nice as pie to all those around you that are begging you to fail.

Bernie is doing exactly what we all wanted that 14yr old to do. Ignore he haters.

Why can’t we celebrate the bloke for standing up for himself?

Because aren't the haters having a crack at Bernie and Nick etc just bullys in the first place??

They are just bullying them to conform / behave how they want etc

Same idiots who would also be front and centre in support of this 14 year old

Hypocrisy at its finest

[hawk]

Because aren't the haters having a crack at Bernie and Nick etc just bullys in the first place??

They are just bullying them to conform / behave how they want etc

Same idiots who would also be front and centre in support of this 14 year old

Hypocrisy at its finest

nice story

A dickhead who gets a hammerlanche (ahh hammer) in return is not a victim and the giver not a bully.

Did you go to the donut shop instead of school ooops

[The Dunster]

Because aren't the haters having a crack at Bernie and Nick etc just bullys in the first place??

They are just bullying them to conform / behave how they want etc

Same idiots who would also be front and centre in support of this 14 year old

Hypocrisy at its finest

You got it in a nutshell Member.

And as long as people are focusing on Bernie and Nick there is no focus on the woeful / shithouse job Tennis Australia are doing with respect to developing the game in this country.

[traffic light]

You got it in a nutshell Member.

And as long as people are focusing on Bernie and Nick there is no focus on the woeful / shithouse job Tennis Australia are doing with respect to developing the game in this country.

2 completely different issues. No problem in calling out 2 jerks representing a nation who do not deserve it.

[plague]

2 completely different issues. No problem in calling out 2 jerks representing a nation who do not deserve it.

Huh?

So you making derogatory comments about a young man you do not know is not the same as some stranger making derogatory comments to a 14 yr old girl?

Ok then.

[q-money]

No problem in calling out 2 jerks representing a nation who do not deserve it.

did you watch kyrgios in the davis cup in belgium last year? dude was immense

[Jeterpool]

I love how the tennis chat has been moved here to keep the Tennis Thread for what it REALLY is.

[plague]

did you watch kyrgios in the davis cup in belgium last year? dude was immense

Nah they only remember that time Kyrgios set fire to the Aussie flag on centre court then spat on a photo of Kylie Minogue.

Bloke should go back where came from etc etc etc

[The Dunster]

2 completely different issues. No problem in calling out 2 jerks representing a nation who do not deserve it.

How are they jerks ? Both of them basically sacrificed ever having a normal childhood / life to be professional tennis players. It's not easy. Anyone who thinks these two are lazy khunts blessed with only natural talent to get as far as they have is a complete fool.

While you would have been out having fun with your friends - these kids are training - there is no life away from it. You train, you diet, you recuperate, you play - that's there lives.

The mental pressure / grind is nothing you have ever experienced in your life either. Try watching a little yellow ball moving at 200kmh for 6 hours a day - it does your head in - and is very tiring on both mind and body.

That being the case how frustrating for them would it be for people to be constantly making judgement calls on their personalities with absolutely no idea of what they go through.

I used to run 25km a day when I played just to relax - that might give you an idea how much of a grind the actual training and playing was. By the way - I stopped playing at 14 years old because I'd had enough.

These kids would be doing a lot more than I ever did - they are amazing athletes who deserve respect.

[The Dunster]

I love how the tennis chat has been moved here to keep the Tennis Thread for what it REALLY is.

The greatest thread in professional sports forums ?

[hawk]

How are they jerks ? Both of them basically sacrificed ever having a normal childhood / life to be professional tennis players. It's not easy. Anyone who thinks these two are lazy khunts blessed with only natural talent to get as far as they have is a complete fool.

While you would have been out having fun with your friends - these kids are training - there is no life away from it. You train, you diet, you recuperate, you play - that's there lives.

The mental pressure / grind is nothing you have ever experienced in your life either. Try watching a little yellow ball moving at 200kmh for 6 hours a day - it does your head in - and is very tiring on both mind and body.

That being the case how frustrating for them would it be for people to be constantly making judgement calls on their personalities with absolutely no idea of what they go .

hang on cobber...dont see federer and Jokvic or a host of others in the supposed "tennis is making me a jerk" sport doing this stuff. They all have the same piss weak excuses but hey.

The training and the money comments arent even the problem. they assholes, accept it move on.

Now just in context they arent Apex prix that need a good beating or cereal killer who needs the chair, just morons who need a wake up.

[plague]

hang on cobber...dont see federer and Jokvic or a host of others in the supposed "tennis is making me a jerk" sport doing this stuff. They all have the same piss weak excuses but hey.

The training and the money comments arent even the problem. they assholes, accept it move on.

anyway Feds angry ant yoof emo period has been well documented.



As a talented young player, Federer’s on-court tantrums and hair-trigger temper once threatened to stunt his progress.

“I had a tough time getting my act together out on court, trying to behave properly. For me that was a big deal,” he admitted.


"I was throwing my racket like you can't imagine … I mean, I was getting kicked out of practice sessions when I was 16. I used to talk much more, too, and scream on court."


At 17, my family decided that I had to go to a psychologist, because I was so angry on the court.

now, a couple of things here, yes Roger was having his temper issues at a younger age than Nick and Bernie, but i tlooks like his family got around him and pulled his head in. Nick and Berns relos seem to be around when its time to cash those cheques but nowt much else.

it is amazing though what some winning will do for your rep.

remember as well, the lil aussie battler Lleyton was out there calling linesmen retards and implying the darkies were all sticking together to gang up on him.

if/when Aussie nick brings home his first major things will be sweet sweet.

also, have you ever seen Roger Federer and the Apex gang in the same room at the same time?

makes you think.......

[The Dunster]

Federer's problem was more to do with his style of play not so much things happening around him. He used to have a serve and volley type game but the courts he was playing on were not suitable. So he was constantly changing his game and strategies - sometimes it worked and others it didn't - that's where the frustration came from. Once he decided to adopt an all court game he took a lot of the pressure off himself and things started to fall into place for him.

It's a Woman's Day / New Idea Fantasy story that he mellowed because of support from family and so on. He changed his game to become less spectacular but more manageable for himself - that's it.

If Federer were to have been coming up in today's social media climate and faced the same level of shit Kyrios or Tomic have received he would have been destroyed by the media - without a doubt.

Tomic should be praised for getting as far as he has - others who faced similar issues with win at all costs type parents didn't make it this far - like Andrea Jaeger. She tanked a Wimbledon final against Navratilova to stick it to her overbearing khunt of a father.
The media were pretty much oblivious to it for years - though they tell the story now like they knew what really happened. In fact she was clearly the best female player in the world, but she constantly tanked matches to avoid becoming the best player in the world. She was forced into playing the game - and wanted out - ultimately her body was pushed too far and her retirement came at 19 years of age.

Could you imagine what she would have faced in today's social media climate ? The fact her father was destroying her would not have been an issue as long as she was winning, but when the winning stopped the trolls would have come out.

Kyrios, I don't know - his talent is so freakish that I don't think he should be compared with anyone - he's a once in a lifetime talent and I hope people give him space so we can see it fully develop - like they did with Federer.

[Jeterpool]

Summary:

People realised once Jaeger Bombed she was actually tanked

[plague]

summary:

People realised once jaeger bombed she was actually tanked

give him the damn trophy!!!!!

[The Dunster]

Summary:

People realised once Jaeger Bombed she was actually tanked

:lol::lol:

[hawk]

anyway Feds angry ant yoof emo period has been well documented.

if/when Aussie nick brings home his first major things will be sweet sweet.

Sure. Feds still didnt treat his country like an ass or did Hewy for that matter.

They channeled their aggression/resentment in a different direction. Umpires like refs are fair game.

kyrio isnt aussie only thinks he is.

I propose a cage fight between tombitch and queerio.

10x 1.5 min rounds so they can pound in short burst and cry in rest times. Tennis racquets allowed for the last 3 rounds.

[q-money]

Sure. Feds still didnt treat his country like an ass or did Hewy for that matter.

spoken like a true ozzy patriot ffs

go watch the belgium tie and tell me the bloke isn't australian ffs.

your boyfriend pat rafter never won a davis cup either. the poo did though. twice

[The Dunster]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7H9hRR2LiA

Kyrios is 100% Aussie and knows a hell of a lot more about Australian tennis than the clowns doubting him.

[plague]

Sure. Feds still didnt treat his country like an ass or did Hewy for that matter.

They channeled their aggression/resentment in a different direction. Umpires like refs are fair game.

kyrio isnt aussie only thinks he is.


Huh?

Kyrgios hasn’t gone full racess like Lleyton did.

Anyway you’ve got ebden and millman to cheer on for your white pride march.

Leave the true efnik patriots to us.

[plague]

your boyfriend pat rafter never won a davis cup either. the poo did though. twice

Pat Rafter should have been kicked out of the country for not ringing Christy Turlington back (google it peeps).

At least the Scud laid waste to any female that crossed his path.
What a champ.

[hawk]

spoken like a true ozzy patriot ffs

go watch the belgium tie and tell me the bloke isn't australian ffs.

your boyfriend pat rafter never won a davis cup either. the poo did though. twice

lol queerios the pretender was trying to win aussie hearts for a while. True colours shown. sucked in.

Dont like Rafter and defo not into nationalists so youve gone full superdyl there.

Youll have to do better than this or give it away little pretentious hipster lad :blush:. Go the watermelon party.

[plague]

Dont like Rafter either. Carn youll have to do better than this

Hawk is def a Wayne Arthurs fan boi.

[hawk]

Huh?

Kyrgios hasn’t gone full racess like Lleyton did.

Anyway you’ve got ebden and millman to cheer on for your white pride march.

Leave the true efnik patriots to us.

who are they? do you watch tennis lol.

You shouldnt segregate players by colour in a discussion thats racist man and weve been trying to wash that for years.

Hewy was a defo clown for a while but turned it round. Not sure if turd 1 & 2 are capable.

[hawk]

Hawk is def a Wayne Arthurs fan boi.

Who he? The dude from Waynes World?? then im in

[plague]

Who he? The dude from Waynes World?? then im in

i want an audit done on some of the foz members.
dead set doubt they are even proper Aussies.

shame.

[hawk]

i want an audit done on some of the foz members.
dead set doubt they are even proper Aussies.

shame.

Start with yoself. Liking T1 & T2 can get you thrown out.

[plague]

Start with yoself. Liking T1 & T2 can get you thrown out.

oh questioning my existence is something done on the daily my friend.

jury is still out.

[Jetmaster]

Twits...I miss the days when David Carney was winning Wimbledon..

http://www.tennis-forecast.com/sites/default/files/winnercup/laver_wimbledon_1961.jpg

[belchardo]

hearing williamtown being described on ABC Radio National Breakfast as "on the central coast of NSW".

direct your outrage to @RNBreakfast. (http://twitter.com/RNBreakfast)

[Jeterpool]

45 degree angled street car parking.

[belchardo]

45 degree angled street car parking.

yeah, but nose-in or reverse-in?

[Jeterpool]

yeah, but nose-in or reverse-in?

Reverse

[WolfMan]

45 degree angled street car parking.

Can I ask why? Really separates the parking aficionados from those that jagged it in the P plate test.

Also, ya can fit more cars in an area, innit!

[Jeterpool]

Can I ask why? Really separates the parking aficionados from those that jagged it in the P plate test.

Also, ya can fit more cars in an area, innit!

It's because others can't park at 45 degrees and within the lines.

[The Dunster]

The seven commentary team at the winter olympics. Total aids this lot. Call wrong names, ask stupid questions to athletes . Simply the most amateur shit you can imagine. One of the commentators name is Basil ffs to give you an idea.

Special mention for Chinese fans clapping when non Chinese athletes crash in aerials. Piss poor indeed

[Jetmaster]

Watching the news I know more about Aussies coming 9th than the poor bugger who got the gold!

And how about the Gypos push to rename their stadium "Graham Park" because they have a medalist with that name (who will pawn his medal in the next couple of years anyway).

So back to 1979...

[Macca]

The seven commentary team at the winter olympics. Total aids this lot. Call wrong names, ask stupid questions to athletes . Simply the most amateur shit you can imagine. One of the commentators name is Basil ffs to give you an idea.

Special mention for Chinese fans clapping when non Chinese athletes crash in aerials. Piss poor indeed

Watching the womens moguls finals last week was disgusting. The effort they put in to hype up this Aussie girl, the amount of interviews and back story videos (she really loves her dog), interviews with parents and what not. FFS its not my kitchen rules, show us the sport not the concocted narrative. Sure, squeeze in some anecdotes during the commentary if you must. But the patriotism and over the top bias just is really off putting for me.

[plague]

WGMG:

All of the shit surrounding the Black Panther movie.

Just all of it.

[The Dunster]

WGMG is the morning traffic congestion between Metford / Thornton and Sandgate. It took me 10 mins to ride to Metford from my place and then another 40mins to Hexham - and another 20 mins to get from Hexam to Sandgate. Pretty much stayed in 1st gear from Thornton to Hexam, and crept into 2nd or third briefly until it finally cleared up just after the Sandgate turn off to the Uni.

Peoples inability to merge is also a big problem but mostly I'm guessing that people being forced away from public transport and back to their cars is the main issue.

If a horse performed like this governments Roads Minister you would shoot it on the spot.

[Bon]

WGMG is the morning traffic congestion between Metford / Thornton and Sandgate. It took me 10 mins to ride to Metford from my place and then another 40mins to Hexham - and another 20 mins to get from Hexam to Sandgate. Pretty much stayed in 1st gear from Thornton to Hexam, and crept into 2nd or third briefly until it finally cleared up just after the Sandgate turn off to the Uni.

Peoples inability to merge is also a big problem but mostly I'm guessing that people being forced away from public transport and back to their cars is the main issue.

If a horse performed like this governments Roads Minister you would shoot it on the spot.

Ahhhh mate..
I do the reverse trip you do, from Newy to East Maito and see the traffic backed up on the other side EVERY MORNING and just shake my head..
Not envious at all..

[Jeterpool]

WGMG is the morning traffic congestion between Metford / Thornton and Sandgate. It took me 10 mins to ride to Metford from my place and then another 40mins to Hexham - and another 20 mins to get from Hexam to Sandgate. Pretty much stayed in 1st gear from Thornton to Hexam, and crept into 2nd or third briefly until it finally cleared up just after the Sandgate turn off to the Uni.

Peoples inability to merge is also a big problem but mostly I'm guessing that people being forced away from public transport and back to their cars is the main issue.

If a horse performed like this governments Roads Minister you would shoot it on the spot.


Ahhhh mate..
I do the reverse trip you do, from Newy to East Maito and see the traffic backed up on the other side EVERY MORNING and just shake my head..
Not envious at all..

I've headed up the valley twice this week and the traffic yesterday was the worst I've seen in the last few trips I've made. I went along the Expressway today and it was backed up from Cameron Park round about to the M1 offramp lights. Watch that become a new set of lights.

On said trip yesterday, was at a 4 way stop sign, stopped and thought I'd wait and see how the vehicle coming down the hill was going to stop. Fortunately I did, because they ran the stop sign. Green P plater had his head firmly planted in his phone. Heaps of teh same this morning heading up the valley. That's WGMG.

Also FYI everyone, from March 11th, the 70km/h zone from Thomas St, along to Griffiths Road and into Hamilton will become 60km/h the whole way along.

[Jetmaster]

Simple issue - Maitland and surrounds has grown immensely in the last 10 years, but the infrastructure hasn't.

The council has offered up huge areas of land for McMansions, pocketed the rates and done bugger all to sort the roads out. Highway through the lights at East Maitland is getting to Sydney suburban levels at rush hour. Not to mention the flood of traffic coming through an old two lane road at Buchanan from the Expressway, including trucks. And how about the great idea to build a one way flyover - all that traffic has to come back through a massive bottleneck in the afternoon.

And as Dunster says alot of people did actually catch the train into the CBD as it took less than 30 mins to get to work - may as well take the car now rather than all that changing and shit.

[The Dunster]

It used to take 45 mins by public transport to get from Belmont South to the University of Newcastle Callaghan Campus. And that included two buses. These day's I'd doubt it could be done in 90 mins.

But the govt want it to fail so they can scrap a non profitable component of their budget. Furthermore, more cars means more state revenues.

We are doomed.

[hawk]

apartments and office space. Thats all we do.

Infrastructure? what is that? not even a thing

[boz-monaut]

WGMG is that transport ingrastructure spending in NSW is about adding transport links for new development area, not necessarily about reducing congestion

not to mention the obvious that building roads doesn't ease congestion - it induces demand that clogs up roads and you're in a worse situation - building roads is short term thinking but it's a lot easier than changing development patterns and spending on public transit infrastructure

when you've got a transport minister as apalling as our current one, you end up with this nonsense - not to mention the $2B that could be spent on new rail infrastructure being spent on appeasing Alan Jones and the other members of the SCG Trust

there's a fine line between transport policy and satire in this state it reminds me of this - https://www.theonion.com/report-98-percent-of-u-s-commuters-favor-public-trans-1819565837

[plague]

Ahhhh mate..
I do the reverse trip you do, from Newy to East Maito and see the traffic backed up on the other side EVERY MORNING and just shake my head..
Not envious at all..

i do a similar commute.

i laugh my ass off.

those people gotta pay up and move to Newy. the hell you wanna live out in the sticks for anyways?

[q-money]

when you've got a transport minister as apalling as our current one, you end up with this nonsense - not to mention the $2B that could be spent on new rail infrastructure being spent on appeasing Alan Jones and the other members of the SCG Trust


they should defo spruce up the SFS up a bit though, the place is an absolute dump ffs

not necessarily saying knock it down and rebuild it - it isn't going to get any cheaper moving forward.

if the trust could meet them halfway you'd think it would be worth it, considering they're spending all that cash on the light rail to take people to there (outside of it's original function to alleviate anzac pde traffic)

wish fitzsimons would get on his high horse about the 300 million spent on the opera house and 244 million on an art gallery that you can't kick a footy in. disgraceful, and they wonder why the kids of NSW are fat

[plague]

Heaven forbid the make one crowd specific 20k stadium in the cbd and one ‘bigger’ one out west to save cash and spend money on transport to get Mofos out there but no let’s build 3 white elephants coz more is always better.

[plague]

fitzsimons would get on his high horse about the 300 million spent on the opera house and 244 million on an art gallery that you can't kick a footy in. disgraceful, and they wonder why the kids of NSW are fat

How bout the fact the are continually painting the Harbour bridge.

FFS reckon I did my house once in 10 years these bozos need to get better paint.

[q-money]

Heaven forbid the make one crowd specific 20k stadium in the cbd and one ‘bigger’ one out west to save cash and spend money on transport to get Mofos out there but no let’s build 3 white elephants coz more is always better.

it does seem a bit strange.

why wouldn't you just make the SFS good (i.e. 25k max, whack some conference rooms in there + build a hotel where all the admin buildings are at the site now i.e. what Inglis & Sofitel did at Warwick Farm - there's your constant revenue stream) and get the SCG trust to kick the tin, they can run the joint, get some cash out of it and maintain it moving ahead, which the govt should build into the contract for it.

the plans (i.e. knock down rebuild) as they are now are pretty bad - but there is a case for fixing the joint up. (the SFS, not ANZ)

people ask where the crowds are...they're not going because it's a deadset dump that's a pain in the arse to get to. the light rail will defo improve attendance, imo. then people will complain about the quality of the stadium and it's amenities, and here we go again...

the argument that all the codes should foot the bill doesn't really wash with me. 1 - how are you going to get them to all get along, and 2 - it's not their land in the first place. it belongs to the state, with the trust administering it, right?

wouldn't a big whopping privately funded stadium kind of go in the face of all that? jeez it would be funny though.

[q-money]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basra_Sports_City

how embarrassing for the state of NSW ffs

Basra having been bombed back to the stone age umpteen times in the past fifty years and they still have a better ground than the SFS lol, for a quarter of the cost

[Couscous]

Newy has no traffic.

[Jetmaster]

This is getting good...

https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/03/01/17/35/nrl-threatens-grand-final-move-to-qld-if-nsw-government-backflip-on-stadium-deal

Might get one stadium, half a stadium or even none at all.

[plague]

The NRL agreed to guarantee the grand final will be played in Sydney for the next 25 years on the proviso a world class rectangular stadium was built at Olympic Park.

see this here is a little bit cheeky (and no surprise that Ch9 has put out a pro NRL article).
but im of the understanding that at present, the NSW Govt PAYS the NRL around $5m per year just to put the Grand Final in Sydney. So obviously a 25 year 'guarantee' would also be a guaranteed price for the next 25 years.

Ch9 making out NRL doing the Sydney fans a favour by having it here.
Most people consuming the game watch it on TV, who cares if its at a different stadium.

Call their bluff. It would be epic.

[Retro Jet]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basra_Sports_City

how embarrassing for the state of NSW ffs

Basra having been bombed back to the stone age umpteen times in the past fifty years and they still have a better ground than the SFS lol, for a quarter of the cost

Built by the Bangladeshis & Nepalese....

[q-money]

Built by the Bangladeshis & Nepalese....

imagine losing the cricket world cup to iraq because we made all the bangladeshis work in IT rather than construction ffs

[sammydog]

Army Grubs a few weeks out from the season starting grind my gears.

FFS we HAD grass for once,

[Wilso8948]

Also FYI everyone, from March 11th, the 70km/h zone from Thomas St, along to Griffiths Road and into Hamilton will become 60km/h the whole way along.

Yeh that's the spirit. 2 and 3 lane road slow it down 10km/h that will ease congestion. ffs people do 60 along there and up towards Wallsend is the worst.

[plague]

WGMG*:

People who think there should be some sort of 'standards' around sledging.








*nothing actually makes me angry, but this does make me laugh.

[Wilso8948]

WGMG*:

People who think there should be some sort of 'standards' around sledging.








*nothing actually makes me angry, but this does make me laugh.

In addition to this how everyone feels entitled to know what happened between two grown males behind closed doors that they would have otherwise had no idea about what unfolded if it wasn't for footage from a security camera.

[Macca]

WGMG*:

People who think there should be some sort of 'standards' around sledging.








*nothing actually makes me angry, but this does make me laugh.

I dunno, I think there are some. Like if his wife was dead.

But I don't think they were crossed here.

Also agree with Wilso, and people ignoring the fact that similar situations would have played out many times in the past. Its only a problem when certain people deem it to be one, and then everyone else agrees it is also a problem.