You bloody little Ripper, the Murray-Darling Royal Commission has ruled that the Management of the ...

Jolanta comments on Jan 31, 2019:

Yes I love the news but I do not think any heads will start to roll, they never do. What surprises me is that nobody has gone up and bomb the water that Cubbie station is holding.

Triphid replies on Jan 31, 2019:

Oh, there are plenty between here and Cubbie that are very sorely tempted, I'm one of them.

Toilet paper and "courtesy" flush.

Triphid comments on Jan 30, 2019:

So, I presume that you maybe advocating going around with 'dags' dangling from your arse after your last 'offering' to the porcelain 'God.' So, may one ask who get the divine pleasure(???) of washing the 'skid marks' out of your underwear? It is easy to see that you've never had the ...

Triphid replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@zorialoki P.M. me if or when you want more.

Agnosticism linked to poor parental bonding?

Triphid comments on Jan 30, 2019:

My 'mother,' the cruelest nastiest, meanest bitch ever to draw breath, was a full on God-bothering Theist, my Dad was a full on Atheist, I got love, guidance and support from my Dad and nothing but abuse, emotional, physical and mental from the Queen of Bitches, yet,thanks to my Dad, I grew up to be...

Triphid replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@kauva I was supposed to be one of twins, she tried to abort us both but I alone managed to hang on and survive. When I was born the medical records, which I gained access to whilst being a Nurse, showed that the mummified remains of what would have been my twin brother where clenched in my left hand.

Agnosticism linked to poor parental bonding?

Triphid comments on Jan 30, 2019:

My 'mother,' the cruelest nastiest, meanest bitch ever to draw breath, was a full on God-bothering Theist, my Dad was a full on Atheist, I got love, guidance and support from my Dad and nothing but abuse, emotional, physical and mental from the Queen of Bitches, yet,thanks to my Dad, I grew up to be...

Triphid replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@kauva I wasn't really wanted, she wanted daughters only. I was bottle fed, changed only when necessary when Dad was at work. When Dad was home he did all the caring for me. My 'mother' told me everything about how she hated having me but had to do only what was legally necessary, that's how I know. Plus my older sisters told me exactly the same things as well.

Toilet paper and "courtesy" flush.

Triphid comments on Jan 30, 2019:

So, I presume that you maybe advocating going around with 'dags' dangling from your arse after your last 'offering' to the porcelain 'God.' So, may one ask who get the divine pleasure(???) of washing the 'skid marks' out of your underwear? It is easy to see that you've never had the ...

Triphid replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@zorialoki Aussie utes just for you Mate, LOL. A Panel van ( two front seats and a full enclosed rear area - A shagging Wagon, Stone the crows- exclamation of surprise/shock, etc, Shit a brick - similar but can also mean that someting is difficult, or complete ridiculous as well, Hard Yakka - working bloody hard or the jib is bloody hard, Kelly - an axe, Banjo - a shovel, Dag - either a pice of dried dung stuck on the arse of an animal or someone who is either totally stupid/ridiculous or very very poorly dressed, Sheila - a girl or woman, Brace and Bits- a womans breasts, rhyming slang for 'tits,' Sheep shagger - a New Zealand Sheep farmer, Cow Cocky - Cattle or Dairy Farmer, Big Smoke - a capital city or large town, Galah - an Aussie pink and grey parrot also someone behaving or talking stupidly, Bush Chook - Aussie Outback name for the Australian Emu, Chook - Aussie slang meaning a Chicken also used for someone behaving stupidly, Long Drop - a bush toilet, usually a hole about 5-6 feet deep with a movable tin structure built around it for privacy, Smoko - time to stop work for a drink, and a cigarette if you smoke that is, Crib-time - Lunch break, Tucker - any edible food on offer or available, Swag - sleeping bundle, mainly blankets rolled up in waterproof canvas, derived from the bundle carried by a Swagman, Swagman/Swaggie - an itinerant, lone wanderer who would roam the outback seeking a bit of work in return for a meal or two and supplies for his 'Tuckerbag, Sundowner - the opposite of a Swaggie, turns just before sunset, cadges a meal and is gone before sunrise to avoid doing any work in return, Bludger- an indolent, lazy, good for nothing, How's that for starters, Mate?

Toilet paper and "courtesy" flush.

Triphid comments on Jan 30, 2019:

So, I presume that you maybe advocating going around with 'dags' dangling from your arse after your last 'offering' to the porcelain 'God.' So, may one ask who get the divine pleasure(???) of washing the 'skid marks' out of your underwear? It is easy to see that you've never had the ...

Triphid replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@zorialoki BTW, the term 'ute' refers to what you Yanks call a 'pick-up truck' type vehicle, though most a farm or station vehicle type with a cab for two people and tray bed with sides.

Holocaust Memorial Day: The 5 Million Non-Jewish People Killed By The Nazis | HuffPost UK

Triphid comments on Jan 30, 2019:

I doubt if there will ever be a full total know of the people slaughtered by the Hitler/Nazi Regime considering that in innumerable cases they totally eradicated entire villages, men,women, children and all records as well. Plus, who knows how many of their own people they exterminated as well. ...

Triphid replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@PalacinkyPDX Ergo, as I said much earlier the exact total may never be known for certain. The totals offered are, in my opinion, merely guesswork to say the very least.

Toilet paper and "courtesy" flush.

Triphid comments on Jan 30, 2019:

So, I presume that you maybe advocating going around with 'dags' dangling from your arse after your last 'offering' to the porcelain 'God.' So, may one ask who get the divine pleasure(???) of washing the 'skid marks' out of your underwear? It is easy to see that you've never had the ...

Triphid replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@zorialoki Yeah we do have some interesting 'idioms/sayings' out here in the 'scrub' like instead of tell someone to 'fuck off' we simply tell them to " Go root ya boot" for example and a quick 'shag' out in the bush is often referred to as 'having a root in the back of the ute.'

Holocaust Memorial Day: The 5 Million Non-Jewish People Killed By The Nazis | HuffPost UK

Triphid comments on Jan 30, 2019:

I doubt if there will ever be a full total know of the people slaughtered by the Hitler/Nazi Regime considering that in innumerable cases they totally eradicated entire villages, men,women, children and all records as well. Plus, who knows how many of their own people they exterminated as well. ...

Triphid replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@PalacinkyPDX Or, in numerous cases a Church or village Meeting Hall as well. The S.S. favored the open-pit method and they used the next group of victims to cover up the first before shooting them as well, sometimes 3 or more 'layers' of victims would be in those 'pits' and then the soldiers would add the final layer of soil.

Greetings from the home of the polar vortex.

powder comments on Jan 30, 2019:

Cannon balls used to be brass and they used to be stacked in a pyramid like shape, called a monkey. When cold, the brass would alter ever so slightly and a cannon ball would roll off eg the expression. From memory, not word perfect but close enough. Should be able to google it.

Triphid replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@RavenCT The seafaring heritage of my family goes a very long way back as does the information, etc, that has been accrued.

Toilet paper and "courtesy" flush.

Triphid comments on Jan 30, 2019:

So, I presume that you maybe advocating going around with 'dags' dangling from your arse after your last 'offering' to the porcelain 'God.' So, may one ask who get the divine pleasure(???) of washing the 'skid marks' out of your underwear? It is easy to see that you've never had the ...

Triphid replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@zorialoki No judging you by any means, I was born in the Aussie Outback, grew up there and lived here almost all of my 65 years of life, my friend. Used cut up sheets of newspapers for 'date-roll' ( toilet paper) and even pieces of old rags as well, probably eaten as many flies as anyone else from around this area, scrabbled my way through dust-storms so thick and red that you can barely see your hand in front of face, even drunk water from stock troughs when thirsty. To me, the only GOOD spider or snake is a truly DEAD one and I wILL kill every one of them that crosses my path.

Holocaust Memorial Day: The 5 Million Non-Jewish People Killed By The Nazis | HuffPost UK

Triphid comments on Jan 30, 2019:

I doubt if there will ever be a full total know of the people slaughtered by the Hitler/Nazi Regime considering that in innumerable cases they totally eradicated entire villages, men,women, children and all records as well. Plus, who knows how many of their own people they exterminated as well. ...

Triphid replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@Closeted The Nazi actually destroyed a great deal of their records, the tally taken at the capture of the Death Camps was just an estimate at best. There would be still unknown mass grave sites throughout occupied Europe containing hundreds, if not thousands, of human remains, shot by the S.S. alone. One captured journal that springs to mind is that of an S.S. UberSturmFuhrer, Kurt Hiesel, who boasted that he had " personally ordered and overseen the slaughters of a total of 197,000 men, women and children from 161 separate villages throughout Poland and western Russia in just 11months. The victims were ordered to dig the mass graves and then shot one by one, young children and babies were buried ALIVE with their dead mothers/parents. Hiesel was captured by the Russians at a small village in west Russia, tried and executed 3 days later, his body was burnt and buried in an unmarked place afterwards.

So I get this message from a seemingly new memberhttps://agnostic.

Triphid comments on Jan 30, 2019:

Aw, come on Mate, be a devil and contact her, then lead her on when she starts trying to convert you, it's fun, I've done it dozens of times to the 'faithfools' who've tried the same thing, I've even gone as far as telling them that thanks to them I've had an epiphany.

Triphid replies on Jan 30, 2019:

Actually, and 100% truthfully, I just got off the landline with a scammer, SE Asian type accent btw, kept him going for about 10 minutes with German language and accent until he hung up sounding very frustrated I might add. It just made my day that little bit better.

Greetings from the home of the polar vortex.

powder comments on Jan 30, 2019:

Cannon balls used to be brass and they used to be stacked in a pyramid like shape, called a monkey. When cold, the brass would alter ever so slightly and a cannon ball would roll off eg the expression. From memory, not word perfect but close enough. Should be able to google it.

Triphid replies on Jan 30, 2019:

Actually, and according to my paternal Grand-father who's father sailed with the likes of Nelson, the 'brass monkey' is the plate fitted to the deck of the old wooden sailing ships of war, the balls referred to the iron cannon balls stacked on the brass plate in a pyramid shape ( you were correct on that bit) and when the weather became extremely cold and ice formed on the decks the plate would get a layer of slippery ice and the cannon balls would often slide off the 'monkey.'

What the hell was in my yard last night? A wild dick?

moonmaid comments on Jan 29, 2019:

Lol! Why is that never in my yard?

Triphid replies on Jan 29, 2019:

@GeorgeRocheleau Rabbits are not native to Australia, just like foxes, cats, camels, goats, sheep, cattle, cane toads and other pests. But rabbits, foxes, cats( the feral kind especially) and goats are by far the biggest pests.

It has just come to my attention that the 26th of January is not only the date Australia celebrates ...

PontifexMarximus comments on Jan 29, 2019:

Yes ... the ANZAC debacle

Triphid replies on Jan 29, 2019:

@FrayedBear Uncle Dave had a 'talent' for scrounging, especially in the Officers Tents, he was well known for his ability to never return empty handed from a sojourn into 'whinging Pomland' as he called it. On one occasion he told me how he 'manage' to convince 5 bottles of Johnny Walker, 4 bottles of Dom Perignon, a case of English Digestive Biscuits, 16 pairs of the best English socks, 8 fresh baked loaves of bread and a dozen tins of the finest English Stew to 'defect' to Aussie camp. The poms searched everywhere for those nasty defectors but found absolutely nothing at all. Mind you, his fellow Aussie mate enjoyed them immensely though.

What the hell was in my yard last night? A wild dick?

moonmaid comments on Jan 29, 2019:

Lol! Why is that never in my yard?

Triphid replies on Jan 29, 2019:

@GeorgeRocheleau Bloody rabbits, a scourge in Australia brought in for 'sport hunting' by the Poms and now they are destroying almost everything, well they were until we released the Calici virus on them then they started dying out but a few have managed to survive and, very sadly, the scourge are re-populating again.

I never give in a store.

Triphid comments on Jan 29, 2019:

I've been donating to Ronald McDonald Children's Charities anonymously here in Australia since 2001 because a) they run the Ronald McDonald Houses for families with children who are undergoing treatments for cancers, etc, and, b) because I know that the whole amount I donate actually reaches them ...

Triphid replies on Jan 29, 2019:

@Hathacat Yeah I researched into many of those so-called Charities and found exactly the same things happening.

It has just come to my attention that the 26th of January is not only the date Australia celebrates ...

PontifexMarximus comments on Jan 29, 2019:

Yes ... the ANZAC debacle

Triphid replies on Jan 29, 2019:

Ah yes, the Pommie run carnage of ANZAC troops that should never have happened. I had a Great-Uncle who served at Gallipoli, he was shot twice, once by a Turk ( which gave him the wound that sent him home,) and once by a Pommie Officer while him and two of his mates were return from a reco, all because the Pom Officer couldn't quite remember the password. I had 2 Uncles who served in WWII, 1 in the European/African Theatre and 1 in the Pacific Theatre with the Yanks. Uncle Dave served at the Battle of Tobruk, started off as private, got promoted to a Sergeant, then got demoted back to the ranks simply because he shot a Pommie Officer in the bum, the Pommie was outside of the lines one night trying to find his way back to his tent, stopped for a shit and poked his bum up in the air while pulling his pants back up, being on sentry duty and given FIRM orders to shoot ANYTHING moving in the 'No Mans Land region' Uncle Dave obeyed the orders to the letter, took aim and fired, as he once told me, " at the biggest part of the body he could see." No-one ever found out if the Pommie ended up with 'brain' damage though. When both uncles got together they'd compare notes on the 'allies' they served with and both would agree that the only ally worse than a Pom was a Yank.

❤ Oh Latin ❤

creative51 comments on Jan 28, 2019:

Impressed. I never took latin. My father said I should, so I did not do it.

Triphid replies on Jan 29, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend Or more likely attacked by some randy Catholic Priest stalking the neighborhood.

Therein lies wisdom. ;)

LetzGetReal comments on Jan 28, 2019:

I have ALWAYS adored thunder storms. (K)

Triphid replies on Jan 29, 2019:

@GuyKeith Yeah I know, got some great friends in Oklahoma.

I hope all of you have a great 2016!

Triphid comments on Jan 28, 2019:

Sex, what's that, I've been in sexual drought now since, shit it's been so long I can't remember.

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

No joke, ProudMerrie, no joke at all I'm sad to say.

[youtu.be] Saw this and thought this group would like it too.

Triphid comments on Jan 28, 2019:

Oh FFS, another Vegan sermon, but do these Vegan Apostles realise that the human digestive system ACTUALLY processes meats both more efficiently and better than it can vegetable matter, plus we get 91% of our body's much needed proteins and 99% of our iron from meat? Vegetarians/Vegans are, more ...

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@JazznBlues, @goldenvalleyguy You do realize, I hope, that sarcasm is the lowest form of wit and the final resort of the fool, don't you?

[youtu.be] Saw this and thought this group would like it too.

Triphid comments on Jan 28, 2019:

Oh FFS, another Vegan sermon, but do these Vegan Apostles realise that the human digestive system ACTUALLY processes meats both more efficiently and better than it can vegetable matter, plus we get 91% of our body's much needed proteins and 99% of our iron from meat? Vegetarians/Vegans are, more ...

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@JazznBlues Fair enough then.

comment on my theory

Triphid comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Sorry there, kauva, but your 'theory' makes about as much sense as putting flyscreen doors on a submarine.

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@kauva Sir, I was not insulting neither you nor any other person/peoples, I was merely suggesting that you may wish to up-grade your 'skills. But, hey, feel free to put me on your 'shun' list, it's no skin off my nose and you can be most assured that I will NOT be losing any sleep over it either.

[youtu.be] Saw this and thought this group would like it too.

Triphid comments on Jan 28, 2019:

Oh FFS, another Vegan sermon, but do these Vegan Apostles realise that the human digestive system ACTUALLY processes meats both more efficiently and better than it can vegetable matter, plus we get 91% of our body's much needed proteins and 99% of our iron from meat? Vegetarians/Vegans are, more ...

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@goldenvalleyguy Actually my father was extremely proud of his son, right up to and including the day he died, was yours?

[youtu.be] Saw this and thought this group would like it too.

Triphid comments on Jan 28, 2019:

Oh FFS, another Vegan sermon, but do these Vegan Apostles realise that the human digestive system ACTUALLY processes meats both more efficiently and better than it can vegetable matter, plus we get 91% of our body's much needed proteins and 99% of our iron from meat? Vegetarians/Vegans are, more ...

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@JazznBlues Considering that, like most humans, I eat both meat and vegetables, i.e. am omnivorous, and am allowed to express my opinions since I live in a country that still holds to ideology of Freedom of Thought and Speech I'd hazard to say that I fit any criteria you choose to apply then.

[youtu.be] Saw this and thought this group would like it too.

Triphid comments on Jan 28, 2019:

Oh FFS, another Vegan sermon, but do these Vegan Apostles realise that the human digestive system ACTUALLY processes meats both more efficiently and better than it can vegetable matter, plus we get 91% of our body's much needed proteins and 99% of our iron from meat? Vegetarians/Vegans are, more ...

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@goldenvalleyguy Sir, my original comment/post is BASED upon Tried and TESTED Medical, Anatomical and Scientific Facts plus my years as a nurse with 7, count them 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, Certificates in Nursing ranging from General Nursing through to Psychiatric Nursing.

[youtu.be] Saw this and thought this group would like it too.

Triphid comments on Jan 28, 2019:

Oh FFS, another Vegan sermon, but do these Vegan Apostles realise that the human digestive system ACTUALLY processes meats both more efficiently and better than it can vegetable matter, plus we get 91% of our body's much needed proteins and 99% of our iron from meat? Vegetarians/Vegans are, more ...

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@goldenvalleyguy So, may I assume that you haven't quite reached the stage where can become truly bipedal then...LOL.

Heads up guys..

nicknotes comments on Jan 28, 2019:

She looks familiar...who is she?

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@dahermit Played a fantastic role in shows like Prime Suspect, etc, as well.

comment on my theory

Triphid comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Sorry there, kauva, but your 'theory' makes about as much sense as putting flyscreen doors on a submarine.

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@kauva ??????????

Atheists Are Sometimes More Religious Than Christians - The Atlantic

Triphid comments on Jan 28, 2019:

I got about half way through it before truly needed to go and spew my guts up. " Atheist Churches," who is the Author trying to kid with that bit of propaganda? Does he/she define 'Atheist Churches' as being Government Funded Public Schools as against Religiously Funded ones, or Public libraries ...

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@SeaGreenEyez I hazard to say that America has never really been feared except by its own people and these days even its enemies find it to be one massive joke.

comment on my theory

Triphid comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Sorry there, kauva, but your 'theory' makes about as much sense as putting flyscreen doors on a submarine.

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@kauva Sir, are you really insistent upon 'whipping this dead horse'?

Atheists Are Sometimes More Religious Than Christians - The Atlantic

Triphid comments on Jan 28, 2019:

I got about half way through it before truly needed to go and spew my guts up. " Atheist Churches," who is the Author trying to kid with that bit of propaganda? Does he/she define 'Atheist Churches' as being Government Funded Public Schools as against Religiously Funded ones, or Public libraries ...

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@SeaGreenEyez Yeah well, we all, in the rest of the world that is, realize that America is a kind of screwed up nation to say the very least, don't we?

comment on my theory

Triphid comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Sorry there, kauva, but your 'theory' makes about as much sense as putting flyscreen doors on a submarine.

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@kauva On that point, my dear Sir, you would about 110% INCORRECT. But for any Hypothesis to actually become a valid THEORY it MUST be able to stand great and very substantial scrutiny by its peers, have actual empirical EVIDENCE to support it, evidence that is both irrefutable and indisputably solid as well as being able to withstand the same scrutiny as mentioned previously. Am I getting across to you as yet, Sir?

comment on my theory

Triphid comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Sorry there, kauva, but your 'theory' makes about as much sense as putting flyscreen doors on a submarine.

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@kauva I would hazard to say that I may just have read and researched far, far more materials, etc, than you can possibly imagine, my friend.

Therein lies wisdom. ;)

LetzGetReal comments on Jan 28, 2019:

I have ALWAYS adored thunder storms. (K)

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@GuyKeith We don't usually get tornados down here, but I remember a bloody massive Willy-Willy ( tornado like whirling dust spiral) that came through this area of Broken Hill once, it actually lifted the outside toilet in the neighbor's yard off the ground and dumped into our backyard, the neighbors young daughter was sitting on the dunny at the time, luckily she wasn't hurt in any way, but she was terribly shaken up though. Willy-Willies around here can range from small, relatively harmless spirals through to ones around 10 - 15 metres across tearing fences to pieces as they go and even lifting small sheds, etc, off the ground.

It's public holiday here today.

Tompain1 comments on Jan 28, 2019:

Columbus day is on its way out here in the states as well. I think it's past time. History has to be reconed with.

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend Around 30 years ago a good friend, a recognized Archaeologist from the A.N.U., showed me dozens of photos taken by her and members of her team of Indigenous Australian Rock Paintings found in a cave on the N.W. Australian coastline, the paintings have dated to approx. the mid to late 14th - early 15th centuries and show a 'fleet' of at least a dozen ships closely resembling large Chinese Junks anchored off the shore. Their Aboriginal Guide and Elder told them of an ancient story where " many small men with yellow ochre skin came ashore and greeted the people with friendly smiles and spent many days amongst them before returning to the sea." When her team attempted to publish their findings, etc, they were summarily hoo-hooed by the Faculty to the point that the Government even stepped in and BANNED them from publishing their findings. She and her team subsequently resigned from the A.N.U. and are now working in various Archaeological fields elsewhere in the world.

It's public holiday here today.

Tompain1 comments on Jan 28, 2019:

Columbus day is on its way out here in the states as well. I think it's past time. History has to be reconed with.

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@powder I watched a Doco some time ago that showed evidence that the Chinese actually landed on Aussie soil long before either Cook or the Dutch even did.

It's public holiday here today.

Tompain1 comments on Jan 28, 2019:

Columbus day is on its way out here in the states as well. I think it's past time. History has to be reconed with.

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

Well considering that historically Columbus never actually discovered the Northern section of the Americas, only the islands, etc, in and around the Caribbean, Columbus Day Celebrations are somewhat a very big faux pas, are they not?

comment on my theory

Triphid comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Sorry there, kauva, but your 'theory' makes about as much sense as putting flyscreen doors on a submarine.

Triphid replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@kauva Since you've asked then, A) I've studied human evolution for well over Thirty years, including such civilizations as Ancient Egypt, B) Modern History since I was in High School, C) Ancient Languages for at least 25 years, including Cuneiform, Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Aramaic, Latin, etc, etc, and, D) nowhere in either Modern or Ancient Egypt does it state that they saw themselves as ísolated'from the rest of the African Continent, and that's just for starters.

This one pretty much speaks for itself

Pbpierson2 comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Is that Wolverine?

Triphid replies on Jan 26, 2019:

@48thRonin Our pleasure, no problems.

This Sunday I am hoping for rain, and lots of it too.

TheAstroChuck comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Lots of it? If it's been parched dry, wouldn't a slow, gentle rain be the best? Fast and furious rains can cause flash floods that lead to soil erosion rather than being absorbed by the soil.

Triphid replies on Jan 26, 2019:

The countryside really needs about 3-4 days of slow and steady rain first, then a week of dry but not overly hot weather followed again by 3-4 days of steady rain and that's just to allow the vegetation enough moisture to start to regenerate enough to feed the animals out here in Far Western New South Wales. My friends Sheep Property about 50kms north of here has been dry for so long that Red Gum trees are shedding branches that are well over 20 -60 years old in an effort to survive. As for the utter disaster that once was the Great Darling River, well 2 main things are needed URGENTLY to save that river from extinction; 1) a complete cessation and removal of ALL dams, weirs and barricades made by Rice and Cotton Growers north of Bourke, those growers are literally allowed to SUCK the river dry by the Governments, 2) massive rainfall episodes to occur in the Darling River Catchments in Queensland and unobstructed flows to be let run down through the Darling River, fill the Menindee Lakes STORAGE System to capacity as they were originally design and legislated to be and then let flush the river of the toxic Blue-Green Algae blooms that are killing the fish and poisoning the water. Hey, here's a thought, MAYBE we could start pumping our MUCH needed water from Lake Burley Griffin in the A.C.T. to replace the water the Government has allowed the Cotton and Rice Cockies to STEAL from us.

This one pretty much speaks for itself

Pbpierson2 comments on Jan 26, 2019:

Is that Wolverine?

Triphid replies on Jan 26, 2019:

@48thRonin WAS once from Australia but is now a Citizen of the U.S.A, we were only too glad to export him because he was giving the Looney Bin residents a bad name.

Don't upset the spiders. ;-) (Not once but twice). [bbc.com]

stinkeye_a comments on Jan 25, 2019:

Only three comments, and I already know beyond a shadow of a doubt my arachnaphobic ass doesn't want to click that link...

Triphid replies on Jan 26, 2019:

@RavenCT Just as it is for most spiders, so it is for snakes in my mind, i.e. the ONLY good one is a very DEAD one.

Don't upset the spiders. ;-) (Not once but twice). [bbc.com]

Triphid comments on Jan 25, 2019:

Shit, I can relate to that one. Many moons ago I was using the 'long-drop' dunny on a friends Sheep Station when I felt a sting on my knacker bag, at first I thought it was a bloody mosquito until I looked down and saw the redback spider hanging on. To cut a long story short, a 2 hour drive into ...

Triphid replies on Jan 26, 2019:

@RavenCT Yeah, endured the 'tent' of embarrassment as well as bed-pans and the like.

Took him long enough. [on.theatln.tc]

TheGreatShadow comments on Jan 25, 2019:

Ain't that about a bitch? He'll still shut it down on the 15th if he doesn't get his way. The last I heard it effected about 800K govt employees, not over one mil, but still a hell of a lot.

Triphid replies on Jan 25, 2019:

If you were to add in their families, etc, then the figure affected would be well and truly over the million without a doubt.

Yes, indeed

Triphid comments on Jan 25, 2019:

I can still remember clearly having a phone that required turning the dial with the finger to dial the number required.

Triphid replies on Jan 25, 2019:

@OtherPatrick I still have a 'landline' phone, but very much modern these days, NO cell/mobile phone though since I like to be without one such thing that everyone EXPECTS you to have around at all times. Sadly, but humorously at times, I often get calls on the landline from someone twat who dialed the wrong number. One such call was from a woman who wanted to speak to 'Ethel' so I simply told her that there was no more Ethel, I had had a sex change and was now called Ethelred the Ruthless, haven't heard from her since....LOL.

Isn't it funny how India and Israel, both countries receive billions in aid, can have a space ...

linxminx comments on Jan 25, 2019:

Is it US aid? If so, that means they owe us. Leverage for the future. It's the way the US rolls.

Triphid replies on Jan 25, 2019:

@powder Yeah and speaking for Australia we have kids who can't afford decent clothing, etc, for school, have families living way below the poverty line, pensioners and unemployed just barely surviving from fortnight to fortnight while struggling to pay exorbitant electricity bills, etc. and we are sending millions upon millions overseas to support countries with Space Programs.

Just sayin’ “Hi!”

Triphid comments on Jan 24, 2019:

How're you doing there Cobber?

Triphid replies on Jan 25, 2019:

@CS60 Maybe you might like to learn a bit of 'Strine' to help you along; Swag- the bedroll carried around by a Swagman/Swaggie, Swagman- an itinerant traveling person who would wander from place to place, get enough work to get a few meals and fill his tuckerbag then move on again, Tuckerbag - usually a hessian or sometimes leather sack with a rope strap sewn to it to hang over the shoulders whilst walking, Billy - a tin pot, usual capacity of about 1-2pints used for boiling water to make tea, etc, blacken with the soot of many campfires, Sundowner- opposite of a Swaggie, he only arrives just before sunset, cadges a meal and them leaves before sunrise so as to avoid doing any work in return for the hospitality given, Bluey or Mathilda - another common title/name for the 'accoutrements' carried by Swaggies and Sundowners, Cow Cocky/Cockies - Graziers running cattle instead of sheep, Jumbuck - derived from the words jump and buck, habits that sheep often exhibit when startled, meaning a sheep in particular, Squatter - an owner of large/great stretches of pastural land for grazing sheep in particular, " Keeping Cocky," - a criminal terminology for a lookout on the watch for the 'Boys in Blue' (Police), Drop me a gumleaf if you'd like to know more.

Don't upset the spiders. ;-) (Not once but twice). [bbc.com]

Triphid comments on Jan 25, 2019:

Shit, I can relate to that one. Many moons ago I was using the 'long-drop' dunny on a friends Sheep Station when I felt a sting on my knacker bag, at first I thought it was a bloody mosquito until I looked down and saw the redback spider hanging on. To cut a long story short, a 2 hour drive into ...

Triphid replies on Jan 25, 2019:

@RavenCT It was at the time, but now I get to laugh about it, especially my comment to the Doctor, " Can you cure the bite and leave the swelling."

Don't upset the spiders. ;-) (Not once but twice). [bbc.com]

Charlene comments on Jan 25, 2019:

Ooooooooooooouuuuuuch...

Triphid replies on Jan 25, 2019:

Close but nowhere near what I screamed out at he time.

Don't upset the spiders. ;-) (Not once but twice). [bbc.com]

MattHardy comments on Jan 25, 2019:

To paraphrase lady Bracknell "To be bitten on the penis once may be regarded as a misfortune. Twice looks like carelessness"

Triphid replies on Jan 25, 2019:

Not quite since those nasty little buggers can and do hide anywhere, they fear nothing except maybe a human armed with pesticide or a handy bible ( which is a great spider dissuader and also allows them to 'convert' before they die horribly...LOL.)

Best old school comedy team

Triphid comments on Jan 25, 2019:

Sorry, but when it comes to 99.99% of Yank Comedy I'd rather sit and watch paint dry. But British and Aussie Comedy from the days way back, I love it, teams like, Steptoe and Son, Monty Pythons Flying Circus, Fry and Laurie, Dad's Army, It aint arf hot Mum, My name's Magooley, what's yours?

Triphid replies on Jan 25, 2019:

@Maindawg Then I assume you've watched episodes of Steptoe and Son then.

Every one of them was prepared to die for this country.

azzow2 comments on Jan 24, 2019:

This is the 21st century people really need to get a clue doesn't matter who is defending our country, as long as it is being done well.

Triphid replies on Jan 25, 2019:

@azzow2 You still haven't explained HOW they are DEFENDING their country when they ARE NOT even in their COUNTRY to do so? Isn't it just feasible that ALL these foreign 'wars' are just simply another version of American Imperialism?

Just sayin’ “Hi!”

Triphid comments on Jan 24, 2019:

How're you doing there Cobber?

Triphid replies on Jan 25, 2019:

@CS60 You could say that it gets you 'up a wattle' then, does it?

Church sex abuse scandal - YouTube

MattHardy comments on Jan 24, 2019:

Which is worse, the abuse, the culture of the establishment covering up abuse.

Triphid replies on Jan 25, 2019:

The abuse is far worse since it has a life-long effect on the victim, even to the point of driving them to suicide, alcoholism, drug dependencies, self-harming and innumerable other detrimental effects. The culture of covering it up is CRIMINAL, to say the very least, the abusers rely and depend upon the culture of covering it up, e.g. the Catholic Church, that is why they are so prolific.

Just sayin’ “Hi!”

Triphid comments on Jan 24, 2019:

How're you doing there Cobber?

Triphid replies on Jan 25, 2019:

@CS60 No wucking forries there Digger, any time you feel the need to learn a bit of True Blue Aussie Lingo just give me a cooee.

Intelligent design

TheAstroChuck comments on Jan 24, 2019:

Ain't it the truth. (Sorry, all you dog lovers out there.)

Triphid replies on Jan 24, 2019:

Hey, have you seen some the 'Intelligent' Designed Cat Breeds around these days?

Every one of them was prepared to die for this country.

azzow2 comments on Jan 24, 2019:

This is the 21st century people really need to get a clue doesn't matter who is defending our country, as long as it is being done well.

Triphid replies on Jan 24, 2019:

Please explain HOW they are defending THEIR country whilst they are fighting in war in some other country? And Yes, I know it's all about 9/11 and the Taliban, Al Qaeda, etc, etc, BUT weren't such groups/organisations first set up and funded by the U.S. originally?

So annoying to see these unbelievable memes, everybody knows that Prince Phillip would never ...

Elganned comments on Jan 23, 2019:

Can he even drive?

Triphid replies on Jan 23, 2019:

@Surfpirate The Royal Family are, for the most part, exempt from the majority of the Laws within the Commonwealth, the Wrinkly Old Fart ( Queen) and the Worn out old Greek Punce ( Philip) in particular.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison appoints Australia’s most ethically bankrupt lawyer to advise on ...

powder comments on Jan 23, 2019:

Being ethically bankrupt is an asset for a lawyer. Be a damn good one. Seriously, I can't see the libs getting back in. About due for our 8-10 cycle of swapping political parties. Mind you, Shorten is useless so........

Triphid replies on Jan 23, 2019:

@powder Gillard was okay until, like Rudd, she went a bit power crazy, Shorten is short on everything including balls, Tanya P is bloody good and on reflection she'd get my vote over Wong.

So annoying to see these unbelievable memes, everybody knows that Prince Phillip would never ...

Elganned comments on Jan 23, 2019:

Can he even drive?

Triphid replies on Jan 23, 2019:

@Surfpirate Ah, but that only applies to the common Plebs such as you and I, the blue bloods and wannabe blue bloods don't live by the laws and rules as we do, they are EXEMPT.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison appoints Australia’s most ethically bankrupt lawyer to advise on ...

powder comments on Jan 23, 2019:

Being ethically bankrupt is an asset for a lawyer. Be a damn good one. Seriously, I can't see the libs getting back in. About due for our 8-10 cycle of swapping political parties. Mind you, Shorten is useless so........

Triphid replies on Jan 23, 2019:

Shorten is as useless as tits on a bull, Penny Wong would be my prime choice for P.M. any day, IF I was allowed to have a choice that is.

If you can endure the commercials this is a good one [youtu.be]

Triphid comments on Jan 22, 2019:

Out here in Aussie outback we have a thing known for thousands of years by the Indigenous Peoples as the Min-Min Lights. They are discs of very pure white light that appear at night, seem to float effortlessly above the ground anything from a few feet to 10 or more feet, they can travel towards you...

Triphid replies on Jan 23, 2019:

@azzow2 Nope, seen them also but the Min-Min are pure white lights that appear and disappear usually about 3 to 10 feet above the ground as I said in my early posting. Completely and entirely different the 'Southern Lights.'

What regional sayings amuse you?

Triphid comments on Jan 21, 2019:

" Bush Chook," - the Outback nickname for the Aussie Emu, " Dump/depot duck," - Aussie name for a crow. " Sheep Shagger," - A Kiwi ( New Zealand) Sheep Farmer, " Shit for Brains," - someone who is really dumb/stupid, " Thunderbox," - Aussie nickname for a long-drop toilet, " Billy lids," - ...

Triphid replies on Jan 21, 2019:

@LiterateHiker Jeez, what I posted was just a very short list and now you want me to write a whole book....LOL.

Thank you to everyone who took part in Trivia Night.

Triphid comments on Jan 21, 2019:

It was my first time in the Trivia Night yesterday, I enjoyed it greatly and I'd recommend it to everyone.

Triphid replies on Jan 21, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 I'll be there next week for cert, with a bit of luck, hopefully.

G'day there friends, I'm Triphid, aka Tony, from Broken Hill, N.S.W., Australia.

azzow2 comments on Jan 20, 2019:

Welcome Downunder

Triphid replies on Jan 20, 2019:

Nope, you're down under, we're up top....LOL.

G'day there friends, I'm Triphid, aka Tony, from Broken Hill, N.S.W., Australia.

MissKathleen comments on Jan 20, 2019:

Hello @Triphid/Tony. Hope you are enjoying your summer.

Triphid replies on Jan 20, 2019:

@MissKathleen I'd much rather the cooler months. So how does one get into this Trivia night business?

Trivia nite starting now in singles chatroom>

MissKathleen comments on Jan 20, 2019:

Have fun!

Triphid replies on Jan 20, 2019:

I shall certainly try to.

G'day there friends, I'm Triphid, aka Tony, from Broken Hill, N.S.W., Australia.

MissKathleen comments on Jan 20, 2019:

Hello @Triphid/Tony. Hope you are enjoying your summer.

Triphid replies on Jan 20, 2019:

It's okay, yesterday was great, fairly coolish but it's heating up again today though.

So that's a no on the threesome question?

Triphid comments on Jan 19, 2019:

Tried a 'threesome' way back in my younger, sillier days with twin sisters, it was great until their parents arrived home most unexpectedly, the scratches from diving through the screen wire door stung for days afterwards.

Triphid replies on Jan 20, 2019:

@Lillyfield41 Not with my hands still full of my clothes it wouldn't and the father as angry as a wounded bull....LOL

The Hebrews were high, apparently. ;-) [ranker.com]

LimitedLight comments on Jan 19, 2019:

I had to stop reading, as I've heard of Israeli archaeologists saying there's no evidence for the Exodus,

Triphid replies on Jan 20, 2019:

@Closeted If memory serves correct, in Ancient Egypt they had, what we'd called, 3 main seasons, the time of the Inundation, the time of the receding of the waters and ploughing of the fields, harvesting, etc, and the season of Seth, the hot, dry season when the winds blew in from the western deserts.

Roman Catholic clerical sexual abuse, circa 1958.

KKGator comments on Jan 20, 2019:

The church shouldn't be allowed to "investigate" ANY of the predatory priests, and other church staff, themselves. All their records should be seized and law enforcement should be doing ALL the investigating. No cover-ups, no more musical priests/parishes. The pope can shut up and get out of the ...

Triphid replies on Jan 20, 2019:

@irascible Me too, Mate, me too.

Roman Catholic clerical sexual abuse, circa 1958.

KKGator comments on Jan 20, 2019:

The church shouldn't be allowed to "investigate" ANY of the predatory priests, and other church staff, themselves. All their records should be seized and law enforcement should be doing ALL the investigating. No cover-ups, no more musical priests/parishes. The pope can shut up and get out of the ...

Triphid replies on Jan 20, 2019:

@irascible I think you'll find they still 'own' many politicians, especially those in the LNP since being a Catholic is a trait of the LNP membership or at least having allegiance to one of the 'off-shoots' such the Hillsong Church, etc like ScumMo for example.

Roman Catholic clerical sexual abuse, circa 1958.

Biosteelman comments on Jan 20, 2019:

The current Pope has a no tolerance & no pardon policy for sexual abusers and molesters. So he agrees with you.

Triphid replies on Jan 20, 2019:

Surely you jest there Sir, he's just a selected figure-head type puppet who simply parrots off what he is TOLD to say by the Cardinals.

So that's a no on the threesome question?

Triphid comments on Jan 19, 2019:

Tried a 'threesome' way back in my younger, sillier days with twin sisters, it was great until their parents arrived home most unexpectedly, the scratches from diving through the screen wire door stung for days afterwards.

Triphid replies on Jan 20, 2019:

@Lillyfield41 Would have taken way too long and, besides that, their father was a bloke built like a brick shithouse and he was almost right on my heels as well.

The Hebrews were high, apparently. ;-) [ranker.com]

LimitedLight comments on Jan 19, 2019:

I had to stop reading, as I've heard of Israeli archaeologists saying there's no evidence for the Exodus,

Triphid replies on Jan 20, 2019:

@Closeted Don't you mean the season of the Inundation caused by the Annual Nile Flood?

Fuck you all. I can't live without you. You're like fucking siblings or something.

Triphid comments on Jan 19, 2019:

Great to see that you're back, without you around the silence was almost deafening.

Triphid replies on Jan 20, 2019:

@ProudMerrie No, definitely not, just a good person who makes things worth seeing.

You're gonna laugh your butt off!????

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 19, 2019:

The dog will make her much happier......

Triphid replies on Jan 19, 2019:

I'm a bloke and I found the company of my dog far more interesting and enjoyable to us both than any of the women I've ever been involved with. Not to say that may not be interesting and enjoyable women out there, BUT they seem to elude me.

Does Game of Thrones get better after episode 1? Because I keep falling asleep....

Triphid comments on Jan 19, 2019:

The simple answer, Nope.

Triphid replies on Jan 19, 2019:

@maturin1919 ?

Does Game of Thrones get better after episode 1? Because I keep falling asleep....

Triphid comments on Jan 19, 2019:

The simple answer, Nope.

Triphid replies on Jan 19, 2019:

@maturin1919 "Pulled from" and twisted completely out of shape in my opinion.

OK, my minions, let's have some Retro pictures.

Triphid comments on Jan 19, 2019:

Me aged about 6 years old ( the little bloke on the front right dancing with a girl).

Triphid replies on Jan 19, 2019:

Fancy the utter shame of making a BOY have to dance with a GIRL at that age, Jeez Louise, girls were yukky creatures to boys at that age, to be avoided at ALL costs...LOL. Kind of changed a bit when the hormones of puberty kicked later on though...LOL.

Does Game of Thrones get better after episode 1? Because I keep falling asleep....

Triphid comments on Jan 19, 2019:

The simple answer, Nope.

Triphid replies on Jan 19, 2019:

@maturin1919 What, GoT all pure fantasy based. Now come on, I mean Dragons and Dragon Queens, etc, ARE Historical, more like Hysterical.

Eating animals and products of animals causes cancer

Triphid comments on Jan 9, 2019:

Oh shit, what do we have here, another Vegan/Vegetarian preach at us yet again?

Triphid replies on Jan 19, 2019:

@LeeSpaner Btw, do any of those you've name tell you that PLANTS are the main producers of the OXYGEN we NEED to breathe?

Does Game of Thrones get better after episode 1? Because I keep falling asleep....

Triphid comments on Jan 19, 2019:

The simple answer, Nope.

Triphid replies on Jan 19, 2019:

@maturin1919 At least Rome is historically based, so historically based and raw in the facts that the Italian Government REFUSED to allow any more seasons to filmed or released simply because it dared to show the historical TRUTH.

Eating animals and products of animals causes cancer

Triphid comments on Jan 9, 2019:

Oh shit, what do we have here, another Vegan/Vegetarian preach at us yet again?

Triphid replies on Jan 19, 2019:

@LeeSpaner Not a chance, I'd rather follow the releases put out by actual Scientists and Nutritionists given that humans actually evolved as Omnivores NOT Herbivores. IF humans were to evolve as solely Herbivores then why don't we have multichambered rumens like most other Herbivorous animals? And why is that you only keep repeating the same response every time?

Stories From The E.

Triphid comments on Jan 17, 2019:

As a nurse in Casualty ( E.R. these days) at the local hospital one evening we had a patient arrive, late in the evening btw, with a blanket tied around his lower body and a very large protruding shape in the front of it which he was supporting gingerly with both hands. Upon taking him into an ...

Triphid replies on Jan 19, 2019:

@Lavergne Oh yeah, Psych Hospitals, worked in one of those myself, the tales from those are almost too unbelievable to be true but they are true though.

Does Game of Thrones get better after episode 1? Because I keep falling asleep....

Triphid comments on Jan 19, 2019:

The simple answer, Nope.

Triphid replies on Jan 19, 2019:

@maturin1919 Nope, not to my way of seeing it ( I've watched almost every season btw). It starts out kind of like a really great meal then suddenly turns into a bad case food poisoning mixed with explosive gastroenteritis. If anyone wants a really great series to watch I'd heartily recommend the series " Rome."

The EU just canceled McDonald’s trademark for Big Macs.

Triphid comments on Jan 18, 2019:

McDonalds burgers look absolutely NOTHING like they are shown in their adverts, and they taste nothing like food either, I've tried them and would rather have one made in a Fish and Chip Shop any day.

Triphid replies on Jan 19, 2019:

@Closeted If that's so I'm very glad I have good Aussie tastes then.

Stories From The E.

Triphid comments on Jan 17, 2019:

As a nurse in Casualty ( E.R. these days) at the local hospital one evening we had a patient arrive, late in the evening btw, with a blanket tied around his lower body and a very large protruding shape in the front of it which he was supporting gingerly with both hands. Upon taking him into an ...

Triphid replies on Jan 18, 2019:

@Lavergne Oh, I could post quite a few more tales from the E.R. as well, some quite funny others quite not-so-funny but still 100% true.

Holy shit, just got back from an unavoidable walk of 3 city blocks, round trip, to the supermarket, ...

nicknotes comments on Jan 17, 2019:

That is 104 degrees fahrenheit for us Yanks....that is HOT

Triphid replies on Jan 18, 2019:

@MissKathleen Yeah, I collect seeds from native trees, and other non-natives as well from time to time, both in and around my area plus from trees growing in the bush when I'm out there. Native trees are better to grow in this region because they've evolved and grown acclimatized to the regions weather conditions, etc. For example, the common Red Gum found around my region can grow and survive for well over 100+ years, it can send its tap root down well over 30 metres through soil and rock so it can reach the water table when times are very dry, it can grow to over 20 metres in height and twice that in spread of branches, it can drop branches during drought times, re-generate after bushfires have burned off its leaves, etc, and native birds and some native animals like possums will make their homes in the stumps where the branches have been shed, especially cockatoos and galahs because they wil actually use their beaks to hollow out the stumps, deepen them and then build their nests inside those hollows for as long as the tree still stands, which may mean that generations after generations will use the same nest over and over. I would NOT recommend growing native Red Gums in any suburban yard, especially closer to a house or structure, than at least 7 - 10 metres from that structure since the sub-surface roots can grow outwards to a least twice the spread of the tree, they expand as they grow and can easily lift up concrete paving, cause severe cracking to walls and foundations, tear apart water and sewage pipes, etc. In my front yard I have 3 Cypress Pines, aka Pencil Pines, that were recently dendro-dated to approx. the year 1900, this house was built in 1898 btw, and I regularly collect the seeds from them as well in an effort to preserve their 'heritage."

Holy shit, just got back from an unavoidable walk of 3 city blocks, round trip, to the supermarket, ...

Wangobango3 comments on Jan 17, 2019:

Wow, that's brutal.

Triphid replies on Jan 18, 2019:

@Wangobango3 In that case it's a darned pity that you don't have some really great Aussie Red Gum or some long burning Mulga to feed your woos stove. In my wood heater, 2 years older than I am btw, when I use Red Gum the house temp rises from an outside temp of around 5-10 Celsius to a lovely warm 23-25 Celsius but the Red Gum usually last about 2 hours per log around 12 inches long and 4 - 5 inches in diameter, the Mulga, much denser and harder than the gum, lasts for up to 4 hours per log of the same size and leaves a bed of hot coals in the firebox for the morning.

Holy shit, just got back from an unavoidable walk of 3 city blocks, round trip, to the supermarket, ...

nicknotes comments on Jan 17, 2019:

That is 104 degrees fahrenheit for us Yanks....that is HOT

Triphid replies on Jan 18, 2019:

@MissKathleen In actual fact my daughter and I started it off way in the late 80s and I've continued it from time too, until the last 4 years when I've done it every time I've gone out to collect firewood.

How many folks enjoy rural living/prefer it to urban/suburban living?

Triphid comments on Jan 17, 2019:

Love it out here in the Great Aussie outback, might complain from time to time about things like the summer heatwaves, the droughts and the odd duststorm or 3, but I was born and raised here and wouldn't live in a big city for all the money in the world. Clean, fresh unpolluted air, skies so blue ...

Triphid replies on Jan 18, 2019:

@Lucky57 It is, it's even nicer than it sounds.

Holy shit, just got back from an unavoidable walk of 3 city blocks, round trip, to the supermarket, ...

nicknotes comments on Jan 17, 2019:

That is 104 degrees fahrenheit for us Yanks....that is HOT

Triphid replies on Jan 17, 2019:

@MissKathleen Yep, I use public transport, I haven't driven a car since 2005, my best friend traded his car ( petrol) for a more economic, fuel efficient diesel and I make a point of planting trees for every dead one I collect as firewood on another friends grazing property, so far I have planted over 2,000 native trees on his 93,000 acre property, he's rapt in the idea since it gives his stock more shelter and shade, reduces soil erosion and increases the native fauna population exponentially as well.

Holy shit, just got back from an unavoidable walk of 3 city blocks, round trip, to the supermarket, ...

nicknotes comments on Jan 17, 2019:

That is 104 degrees fahrenheit for us Yanks....that is HOT

Triphid replies on Jan 17, 2019:

@MissKathleen If everyone does their bit to reduce the GHGs we produce, we MAY just save ourselves and our only home from disaster.

Holy shit, just got back from an unavoidable walk of 3 city blocks, round trip, to the supermarket, ...

MissKathleen comments on Jan 17, 2019:

Come winter, you’ll be eating those words.

Triphid replies on Jan 17, 2019:

@MissKathleen I hope he/she isn't one those dopey city types who always stop locals and ask " Can you tell us where Broken Hill is?' Asking that question while they're actually parked beside a sign that says " Welcome to Broken Hill" in very large and bright prominent letters.

Holy shit, just got back from an unavoidable walk of 3 city blocks, round trip, to the supermarket, ...

nicknotes comments on Jan 17, 2019:

That is 104 degrees fahrenheit for us Yanks....that is HOT

Triphid replies on Jan 17, 2019:

@MissKathleen IF Global Warming isn't rectified soon then many many places will be the NEW 'Red Centres' around the planet.

Holy shit, just got back from an unavoidable walk of 3 city blocks, round trip, to the supermarket, ...

MissKathleen comments on Jan 17, 2019:

Come winter, you’ll be eating those words.

Triphid replies on Jan 17, 2019:

@MissKathleen We call them 'Grey Nomads' because they are of the 60+ age group of retirees who, with their shiny 4x4 vehicles that hardly ever go off the tarmac roads, caravans in tow, wander around the country every year. Often they literally travel in 'convoys' just like the Bedouin Nomads would.