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by Farva
Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cost of living - Queensland
Replies: 146
Views: 15954

Re: Cost of living - Queensland

Sensible Stephen wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:06 am I mean I am sure a coffee is probably quite expensive in your local Elizabeth or Munno Para cafe.
Coffee with a side of meth
by Farva
Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cost of living - Queensland
Replies: 146
Views: 15954

Re: Cost of living - Queensland

I paid $6.50 this morning in Mitcham, but it was a bloody big coffee so wasn't upset
by Farva
Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Investment gurus - give me your best ideas
Replies: 43
Views: 5852

Re: Investment gurus - give me your best ideas

Tulips are the way to go.
by Farva
Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
Replies: 914
Views: 44369

Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!

Nobody is arguing that house prices haven’t gone up. We are saying that home ownership is still very attainable for most people in spite of the narrative that “it’s impossible” Sheesh. So it's possible, but you have to live on the breadline to save up for the deposit, and then live on the breadline...
by Farva
Tue Jan 09, 2024 6:47 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

You know it's time to surrender when even ISIS is condemning you. Visegrád 24 @visegrad24 The official spokesman of ISIS, Abu Hudhayfa al-Ansari, has released a speech condemning Hamas for sacrificing the people of Gaza on the altar of Iran’s “regional project” Id argue that is more Shiite v Sunni ...
by Farva
Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: What's going on with the long jump
Replies: 48
Views: 3967

Re: What's going on with the long jump

Clogs wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:24 am
DOB wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:22 pm
Short Man Syndrome wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2024 10:55 pm

Bit of a leap, there.
I don’t want to jump to any conclusions.
These puns are the pits.
Careful you may have overstepped the mark there Clogs
by Farva
Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:21 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Australia - deal with your own criminals
Replies: 48
Views: 2333

Re: Australia - deal with your own criminals

Probably a direct correlation between consumption of pineapple lumps and propensity for violent crime. Pineapple Lumps are Aussie as now - they're in all supermarkets. I wonder if the Oz violent crime rate increased when they became widely available. Youth crime in Queensland is apparently through ...
by Farva
Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:13 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53404
Views: 2339096

Re: War in Ukraine...

Pistorius gave an interview yesterday where he bluntly stated that the EU needs to prepare for war with Russia by the end of the decade. That's a remarkable thing for a German politician to say, particularly a SPD politician. Shows just how radically the geopolitical landscape has changed in the la...
by Farva
Tue Dec 19, 2023 2:55 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
Replies: 9625
Views: 296700

Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)

15K? That's very optimistic... The Rebels would be struggling to get 5K at the moment. Precisely what I based my maths on. Rebels have a great squad this year and should play a decent brand of football. Get a bit of momentum and people will attend. It is possible they can finish higher than… 11th… ...
by Farva
Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Songs that bring good or bad memories
Replies: 31
Views: 4806

Re: Songs that bring good or bad memories

Notion by Tash Sultana was what we played for the reflection at my wifes funeral early this year. I cant hear that again without tearing up.
by Farva
Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:46 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your best Rugby memories of 2023
Replies: 46
Views: 2294

Re: Your best Rugby memories of 2023

Beating Portugal in the rugby world cup.
by Farva
Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bands you are off to see live
Replies: 1532
Views: 205298

Re: Bands you are off to see live

I will be going to a K-pop concert in early Feb and saw A1 in November :blush:

But went to see Thrice in Sept playing the Artist in the Ambulance in full (20th anniversary), my god they were good.
by Farva
Thu Dec 14, 2023 10:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

You must have missed the neo nazi groups in the news and the recent laws that they felt the need to bring in to prevent its promotion. There was a school in Melbourne who was successfully sued for not preventing anti semitism against students. The protest groups that were yelling death to jews. The...
by Farva
Thu Dec 14, 2023 9:20 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

Palestinian poll shows a rise in Hamas support and close to 90% wanting US-backed Abbas to resign https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-palestinians-opinion-poll-wartime-views-a0baade915619cd070b5393844bc4514 Yes. Big surprise there. Or not. Yah no, most arguments have been “undertaking a scorche...
by Farva
Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:17 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

But violent suppression of the Palestinian people is not going to allow for a long term solution, its discussed in some of the articles I posted. To “destroy” Hamas will require severing the support it receives from organisations such as Hezbollah, and from Iran. But it will also require a long-term...
by Farva
Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

So you learnt some lessons about the Iraq war and now retain the moral high ground because some lessons were learnt? Your hands are bloody like mine. We helped fund that war with taxes, and the deaths of hundreds of thousands of women and children - and ruined lives for generations. But it's ok to ...
by Farva
Thu Dec 14, 2023 4:55 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

I find it a bit hypocritical for Australians to criticise Israel for their self defence when Australia went to war in Iraq for 6 years. The estimated deaths in Iraq are any where from 100k to 1 million. 55% of which were women and children - mostly children. Australia went half way around the world...
by Farva
Thu Dec 14, 2023 4:54 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

I find it a bit hypocritical for Australians to criticise Israel for their self defence when Australia went to war in Iraq for 6 years. The estimated deaths in Iraq are any where from 100k to 1 million. 55% of which were women and children - mostly children. Australia went half way around the world...
by Farva
Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:54 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

if you believe Israel can claim to 'just be defending itself' by killing between 10 and 20 times the amount of civilians.... It might be worth considering whether we should all be doing more to defend Palestinian's from Israel given the onslaught they routinely find themselves under. Hamas is attac...
by Farva
Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

Deputy mayor of Jerusalem has some interesting words to say about the fake surrender pics. "If it were up to me, I would have dispatched D-9 bulldozers and put them behind the mounds of dirt and would have given the order to cover all these hundreds of ants, while they're still alive. They aren't h...
by Farva
Wed Dec 13, 2023 6:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

Biden finally grows a pair of tiny testicles and suggests regime change in Israel. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/biden-israel-starting-lose-support-over-indiscriminate-bombing-gaza-2023-12-12/ Only about 20 years too late. Im fairly confident that that is not what he said, and reading t...
by Farva
Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:31 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ex Wallaby coach accused of sexual assault
Replies: 95
Views: 6044

Re: Ex Wallaby coach accused of sexual assault

Spinbad seems to have merged with Mightyreds as a weirdo cooker.
by Farva
Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ex Wallaby coach accused of sexual assault
Replies: 95
Views: 6044

Re: Ex Wallaby coach accused of sexual assault

One of my favourite Alan Jones recent clips. Legend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he1LXs0pvos Did you upload that yourself, mate? 40 views and 2 likes. Bit desperate :lol: Not at all. I trust the science in it - as should we all! :D You trust the science? Great, so you appreciate that increasing...
by Farva
Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

The fake surrendering pics and videos are probably indicators of how tightly the narrative is being controlled within Israel itself. Although i still think it's strange that they'd go so far as to expect people there to believe a man who'd already been stripped to his underwear would still be holdi...
by Farva
Mon Dec 11, 2023 4:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

Eugenes question....my thinking explained and admittedly there is a possibility I am wrong. The IDF has been using AI assisted counter battery and targeting software. Every Hamas launch shot is tracked and basically recorded. The Palestinians do not have storages and missile sites out in fields som...
by Farva
Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

Rodney.....using the ISW interactive map can you show me how the IDF is blocking aid to South Gaza specifically ? I see no troop activity remotely near the Egypt border. https://arcg.is/11uru40 I have a concern with this line of thinking. And before we start, no, I dont give Egypt a free pass, I th...
by Farva
Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:54 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

“Counter battery strikes and bombs on missile launch sites are unfortunate for civilians who do not or can not leave the area. That is where most causualties come from and once again Hamas surrendering and quitting that shit would be most helpful. Israel is not expected to simply absorb launches no...
by Farva
Fri Dec 08, 2023 6:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

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"Well, if it isn't my old friend, Mr. McGreg! With a leg for an arm, and an arm for a leg!"
by Farva
Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: I hope Kiwi fans are happy now - take 2
Replies: 114
Views: 4881

Re: I hope Kiwi fans are happy now - take 2

A reminder: what spurred this was Barnes disallowing a try to Aaron Smith consequent to the TMO finding a knock-on and bringing it to Barnes' attention. The most recent online version of the TMO protocol I could locate was the May 2022 update that took effect in July 2022 . This relevantly states r...
by Farva
Thu Dec 07, 2023 6:49 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Australian Politics Thread
Replies: 29330
Views: 2058482

Re: The Australian Politics Thread

Yeah that point is always conveniently ignored. In terms of Australian generation mix, I don’t think there’s a silver bullet. I wouldn’t invest in utility scale solar given rooftop solar (households) is cheaper. The South Australian market is really interesting. If you look at their average 24hr ge...
by Farva
Wed Dec 06, 2023 7:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

But what you won't find with the instances in the Congo, or Myanmar etc is a sickening level of public support for the aggressors akin to what we've seen here. Exactly. The primary difference being the aggressors were killing Jews in this case. When the apologists claim I am dehuminizing .....I sim...
by Farva
Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:30 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

Sorry, to clarify, who is supporting the aggressor? Who is supporting Hamas?
No-one on this thread has?
I made this point before. Hamas and the Palestinian people are not interchangeable. They are different.
by Farva
Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:54 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

I do find this poll quite interesting. Prior to the Oct 7 attacks there was support in Gaza for a peaceful solution. Unsurprisingly as the Israeli response intensified, support for the Oct 7 attacks has increased. Did we doubt that? Around 50% of Gazians have experienced damage to their home. 10% h...
by Farva
Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:42 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

I think it's more the fact that even now so many people still deny the severity of cruelty and violence used in the attacks, or in some cases that they even happened at all. Bollocks , who here deny anything such thing . Let alone that they didn’t happen ? @ Jackal, He has a point. They don't deny ...
by Farva
Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: I hope Kiwi fans are happy now - take 2
Replies: 114
Views: 4881

Re: I hope Kiwi fans are happy now - take 2

Did the other thread get nuked? Ill say here what I said there. Rassie and Henry have a lot to answer for. Head coaches of tier one nations should not be empowering the abuse of refs. Those two did. That filters down to community games. I expect leadership from two of the most powerful men in rugby....
by Farva
Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

I do find this poll quite interesting. Prior to the Oct 7 attacks there was support in Gaza for a peaceful solution. Unsurprisingly as the Israeli response intensified, support for the Oct 7 attacks has increased. Did we doubt that? Around 50% of Gazians have experienced damage to their home. 10% ha...
by Farva
Mon Dec 04, 2023 4:35 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: People you are surprised to learn are still alive
Replies: 485
Views: 57021

Re: People you are surprised to learn are still alive

johnuknow wrote: Wed Oct 11, 2023 5:10 pm Most of you don't know him but I was shocked to hear Chuck Feeney had passed.

I was sure he went years ago
A truely remarkable man. Made billions and gave it all away. I read his biography, the Billionaire the Wasn’t.
He was the inspiration behind the giving pledge.
by Farva
Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Where to live in the world on 2500 euros
Replies: 54
Views: 3064

Re: Where to live in the world on 2500 euros

Don’t forget about health insurance wherever you go, you won’t be covered by the local insurances if they exist and not sure if your own personal circumstances but likely not covered by your home system. That can rack up a bit of cost but the other option (and it does happen) is you get sick / injur...
by Farva
Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9088
Views: 284012

Re: Israel declares state of war

What is with the accusations of anti semitism thrown out here?

That’s pretty extreme accusations and I hope backed by more than just “they disagree with me” but I am concerned they don’t.
by Farva
Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Spotify Wrapped
Replies: 123
Views: 7475

Re: Spotify Wrapped

blindcider wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 11:50 am 1. Blackpink

No other artists listened to
Long story but I have learned more about K-pop in the last few months than any man should.