Midweek Open Forum: May 16, 2012

1,027 Responses to Midweek Open Forum: May 16, 2012

1. dover_beach

   #483843, posted on May 18, 2012 at 7:55 pm

   One of my favourite movies of all time.

   Never watched it. Can you believe it? Given your rating, I might give it a go.
2. dover_beach

   #483845, posted on May 18, 2012 at 7:59 pm

   What a good, good man. Vale, Mr Ritchie.

   Yeap, salt of the earth.
3. twostix

   #483849, posted on May 18, 2012 at 8:15 pm

   Regarding ALP Unions and Aboriginals, check out the Australian Education Unions “early education policy”:

   Providers of early childhood education services to Aboriginal and Torres
   Strait Islander children should:
   8.4.1
   Ensure staffing policies give priority to appropriately qualified
   Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff where Aboriginal and
   Torres Islander children are enrolled;
   ….

   That’s not in the least bit racist
4. Infidel Tiger

   #483878, posted on May 18, 2012 at 9:28 pm

   Never watched it. Can you believe it? Given your rating, I might give it a go.

   You’re kidding?

   I’ve never watched ET or Titanic. Never will either.
5. Rabz

   #483882, posted on May 18, 2012 at 9:32 pm

   Never watched it.

   Yep – julie andrews is an anti-sex symbol.
6. Rabz

   #483891, posted on May 18, 2012 at 9:40 pm

   This film clip brought to you by the Junior anti-sex League…
7. Rabz

   #483893, posted on May 18, 2012 at 9:41 pm

   This film clip brought to you by the Junior anti-sex League…
8. kae

   #483927, posted on May 18, 2012 at 10:25 pm

   Gab

   The dings in a golf ball make it go faster.

   Did the dings in your V-Dub make it go faster?

   (Golf-ball)
9. JC

   #483931, posted on May 18, 2012 at 10:31 pm

   one of the stupidest law suits in living memory.

   Iran to Sue Google Over Dropping Persian Gulf Name
10. Gab

    #483941, posted on May 18, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    lol Aw jeez, sorry, Kae, I’m a bit slow sometimes.
11. JC

    #483942, posted on May 18, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    Gab

    What does fb stand for. 10 bucks is you know.
12. Gab

    #483944, posted on May 18, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    Face book?
13. Rabz

    #483948, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:03 pm

    What does sc stand for? 10 bucks is you know.

    space chook.
14. JC

    #483950, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    almost Gab. It stands for facebook. I’ll give it to you it’s the stock symbol for facebook that’s about to list.

    So you in credit for 10 bucks now.
15. Rabz

    #483951, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    One of the stupidest law suits in living memory.

    Not quite (so), but getting there…
16. Gab

    #483953, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:08 pm

    Technically it’s FB, not fb.

    Just invest the $10 for me, JC, and you can pay me at the end of the year.
17. Rabz

    #483955, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:09 pm

    So you in credit for 10 bucks now.

    Quick, rush off and pay that butcher the 10 bucks you owe him, Gab!
18. JC

    #483956, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    Technically it’s FB, not fb.

    Technically true, Gab.However I disguised it with lower case to make it just a little bit harder for you. 🙂
19. Gab

    #483958, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:13 pm

    Rabz, there’s still something hinky about all that. I won’t be satisfied until Sinclair or Dover explains it.
20. Gab

    #483959, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:14 pm

    Does this mean you’ll be dipping your toe into FB stocks, JC?
21. Rabz

    #483962, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:20 pm

    … there’s still something hinky about all that.

    There’s nothing ‘hinky’ about it – it’s the catalyst that starts the perpetual motion engine…
22. JC

    #483965, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:24 pm

    No, but I reckon i should. Social networking and shit like that will become vital going forward.

    Here’s what i think, Gab. Everytime in the past there’s been a mania about a new concept coming on the market the punters role into it and then get their faces ripped off in the ensuing melee as the herd tries to exit the key hole at the same time.

    So they’re all scared.

    This time around the fuckers are all hesitant about social networking and talking it down.

    Take a look at the chatter about the IPO. It’s all negative.

    It will most likely fall over the next while. However I think it’s a keeper. Same with Apple in terms of market psychology.
23. JC

    #483967, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:30 pm

    Gee, here I was thinking the world needs t more renewable energy because we can’t wait.. and this?

    On Thursday, the US Commerce Department issued a preliminary decision levying steep tariffs against Chinese solar manufacturers, …

    We can’t see cheaper panels to help the planet, can we?

    What a fucking conjob.
24. Gab

    #483968, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:30 pm

    However I think it’s a keeper.

    Barring some major external factor, I think it is. AAPL still falling – I don’t get that. What’s happened to make the stock tumble so? Greece?
25. JC

    #483969, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    What’s happened to make the stock tumble so? Greece?

    Partially, but the US had some really bad stats last night from the Philly fed manufacturers survey that spooked the shit outta people. Suggested a potentially steep slowdown.
26. C.L.

    #483975, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:57 pm

    The Obama Iran play was always a possibility:

    Iran attack decision nears, Israeli elite locks down.
27. Mother Hubbard's Dog

    #483976, posted on May 18, 2012 at 11:58 pm

    C.L.
    18 May 12 at 10:09 am

    Thank God the government is stepping in to teach women how to breast feed and coo lovingly to their babies.

    But what about a menstruation help-line? Something’s got to be done.

    Already fixed by the Left. They called it The Monthly.