Not great news really as it will really delay any meaningful work on water usage.Shrekles wrote:A years worth of inflow into water storage already apparently
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weat ... 53zn0.html
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and give climate change deniers a glimmer of something to cling to in their stubborness
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And now ... got a snake on the garden.
I hate snakes (it’s common non dangerous type)....
I hate snakes (it’s common non dangerous type)....
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That’s already in full swingShrekles wrote:and give climate change deniers a glimmer of something to cling to in their stubborness

There’s a Facebook page called Nuffies in Australian Politics. Oh my word


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M8. M8888888. Stop living up to the Kiwi stereotype. Embrace the fear. Master it.kiwigreg369 wrote:And now ... got a snake on the garden.
I hate snakes (it’s common non dangerous type)....
Many decades ago an idiot mate of mine used to catch snakes for keeping / sale and his best customers were Kiwi fellas he worked alongside at the meatworks.
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Fark that ... hate them. Last time I had a snake in the garden it was when I lived in Capetown - hated it then as well....
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Even people who see snakes are quarantined when they return home KG - stay away for 6 months
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The lucky country.
Fires, floods, deadly snakes, poisonous spiders, sharks, Queensland accents, stingers, extreme heat, Victoria bitter. If you are still alive at the end of the day you're lucky!
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What are 'nuffies'?guy smiley wrote:That’s already in full swingShrekles wrote:and give climate change deniers a glimmer of something to cling to in their stubborness![]()
There’s a Facebook page called Nuffies in Australian Politics. Oh my word![]()
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A term invented by the intellectually elite so they can laugh and make fun of all the thickos and I’m assuming their idiotic political leanings. I may have read this wrong though6.Jones wrote:What are 'nuffies'?guy smiley wrote:That’s already in full swingShrekles wrote:and give climate change deniers a glimmer of something to cling to in their stubborness![]()
There’s a Facebook page called Nuffies in Australian Politics. Oh my word![]()
These sorts of things normally end well so far we have Boris Trump ScoMoe and now the Sinners
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I first heard the term back in the 80s and certainly not from the ‘intellectual elite’. It was aimed at the thick-as-pigshit and had no political connotations whatsoever.jambanja wrote:A term invented by the intellectually elite so they can laugh and make fun of all the thickos and I’m assuming their idiotic political leanings. I may have read this wrong though6.Jones wrote:What are 'nuffies'?guy smiley wrote:That’s already in full swingShrekles wrote:and give climate change deniers a glimmer of something to cling to in their stubborness![]()
There’s a Facebook page called Nuffies in Australian Politics. Oh my word![]()
These sorts of things normally end well so far we have Boris Trump ScoMoe and now the Sinners
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Fair enough, have you seen the Fb page Guy was talking about, it has evolved, the term I mean.MungoMan wrote:I first heard the term back in the 80s and certainly not from the ‘intellectual elite’. It was aimed at the thick-as-pigshit and had no political connotations whatsoever.jambanja wrote:A term invented by the intellectually elite so they can laugh and make fun of all the thickos and I’m assuming their idiotic political leanings. I may have read this wrong though6.Jones wrote:What are 'nuffies'?guy smiley wrote:That’s already in full swingShrekles wrote:and give climate change deniers a glimmer of something to cling to in their stubborness![]()
There’s a Facebook page called Nuffies in Australian Politics. Oh my word![]()
These sorts of things normally end well so far we have Boris Trump ScoMoe and now the Sinners
Just as a matter of interest when one group makes up a name, normally derogatory or abusive, about another group, do you not think they think themselves superior to the other group?
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Not at all. It may simply mean you dislike that group. Like derogatory nicknames for rugby teams that consistently beat you, like the All Jerks. [that's an example, I don't call them the All Jerks, I call them the Dimness]. Or derogatory nicknames for oppressors, who may occupy a socially superior position to you. Prisoners call prison guards screws, for example.jambanja wrote:Just as a matter of interest when one group makes up a name, normally derogatory or abusive, about another group, do you not think they think themselves superior to the other group?
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But as has been pointed out these people have been given their name because of their intellectual challenges, or as mungo put it “thick as pig shit”, which suggests to me that the ones giving them this moniker do so from a position of perceived superiority6.Jones wrote:Not at all. It may simply mean you dislike that group. Like derogatory nicknames for rugby teams that consistently beat you, like the All Jerks. [that's an example, I don't call them the All Jerks, I call them the Dimness]. Or derogatory nicknames for oppressors, who may occupy a socially superior position to you. Prisoners call prison guards screws, for example.jambanja wrote:Just as a matter of interest when one group makes up a name, normally derogatory or abusive, about another group, do you not think they think themselves superior to the other group?
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It’s been co-opted from the Nuffies of the AFL page. It’s not about intellect... it’s about Australian humour 

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Not at all. The people giving the monicker may have been thicker than pig shit, and fuming - literally - with envy.jambanja wrote:But as has been pointed out these people have been given their name because of their intellectual challenges, or as mungo put it “thick as pig shit”, which suggests to me that the ones giving them this moniker do so from a position of perceived superiority6.Jones wrote:Not at all. It may simply mean you dislike that group. Like derogatory nicknames for rugby teams that consistently beat you, like the All Jerks. [that's an example, I don't call them the All Jerks, I call them the Dimness]. Or derogatory nicknames for oppressors, who may occupy a socially superior position to you. Prisoners call prison guards screws, for example.jambanja wrote:Just as a matter of interest when one group makes up a name, normally derogatory or abusive, about another group, do you not think they think themselves superior to the other group?
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Sweet, no worries thenguy smiley wrote:It’s been co-opted from the Nuffies of the AFL page. It’s not about intellect... it’s about Australian humour
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6.Jones wrote:Not at all. The people giving the monicker may have been thicker than pig shit, and fuming - literally - with envy.jambanja wrote:But as has been pointed out these people have been given their name because of their intellectual challenges, or as mungo put it “thick as pig shit”, which suggests to me that the ones giving them this moniker do so from a position of perceived superiority6.Jones wrote:Not at all. It may simply mean you dislike that group. Like derogatory nicknames for rugby teams that consistently beat you, like the All Jerks. [that's an example, I don't call them the All Jerks, I call them the Dimness]. Or derogatory nicknames for oppressors, who may occupy a socially superior position to you. Prisoners call prison guards screws, for example.jambanja wrote:Just as a matter of interest when one group makes up a name, normally derogatory or abusive, about another group, do you not think they think themselves superior to the other group?
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New Federal government ad covering the response. Finally some admission there's an issue.
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I hear Scomo is now very popular in Australia
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Anonymous. wrote:I hear Scomo is now very popular in Australia

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Smoke cloud from Australian summer’s bushfires three-times larger than anything previously recorded
Cloud measured 1,000km across, travelled 66,000km and was on par with ‘strongest volcanic eruptions in the past 25 years’, scientists say
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... y-recorded
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Just another reason to resent Australia then.
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What a difference a year makes. We are now in a La Niña cycle and have had large amounts of rainfall and a huge amount of growth in the burned areas.
I also received a premiers citation last week for fire fighting in last season - nice to get the recognition.
I also received a premiers citation last week for fire fighting in last season - nice to get the recognition.
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Well done. Thanks for your efforts.Shrekles wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:24 am What a difference a year makes. We are now in a La Niña cycle and have had large amounts of rainfall and a huge amount of growth in the burned areas.
I also received a premiers citation last week for fire fighting in last season - nice to get the recognition.

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Well done big fella.
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Nice one mateShrekles wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:24 am What a difference a year makes. We are now in a La Niña cycle and have had large amounts of rainfall and a huge amount of growth in the burned areas.
I also received a premiers citation last week for fire fighting in last season - nice to get the recognition.

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Well done Shrekles.
Another Kiwi making Straya a better place.
Another Kiwi making Straya a better place.

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Correct. It was coined many decades ago in Melbourne, probably in the form of 'nuff nuff'. It originally referred to -MungoMan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:23 amI first heard the term back in the 80s and certainly not from the ‘intellectual elite’. It was aimed at the thick-as-pigshit and had no political connotations whatsoever.jambanja wrote:A term invented by the intellectually elite so they can laugh and make fun of all the thickos and I’m assuming their idiotic political leanings. I may have read this wrong though6.Jones wrote:What are 'nuffies'?guy smiley wrote:That’s already in full swingShrekles wrote:and give climate change deniers a glimmer of something to cling to in their stubborness![]()
There’s a Facebook page called Nuffies in Australian Politics. Oh my word![]()
These sorts of things normally end well so far we have Boris Trump ScoMoe and now the Sinners
dare I say it - the mentally retarded or as you say, just someone thick as pigshit. Comes from the phrase 'enough, enough' when dealing with such. It was common slang in the Victoria Police.
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Going to be hot and dry this week in the Eastern States. You'd have to think that this will be bushfire weather. There's been a fire on Fraser island burning for weeks caused by an illegal camp fire.
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The bushfire danger is ramping up this week but it is nowhere near as bad as the same time last year. It is nice to get a bit of a respite in and train all the new volunteers that have joined up since last season.
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Mate, this year is a doddle compared to last year - I haven't had a callout out in well over a month.
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How much of the bush haa grown back?
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Depends where you go. Epicormic growth on gum trees is remarkable.
Unfortunatly the weeds pop up too bloody quickly too.
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Australia?
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