i do some cheating

[cnfuzzd]

to quote Bill Hicks

"So, if I go to Australia as a criminal, you keep the shitty food and the shitty weather, and I get the Great Barrier Reef and lobsters the size of canoes?....[censored] it, I'm Jack The Ripper!"


peace

john nickle

[eric5148]

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‘Bloke’ is a term used to describe a person of the male persuasion, and has been in use for ages in the English speaking world. If you're going to use someone else’s language, you may want to keep up with new words and stuff. Otherwise, get your own.

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Relax, pal, I had just never heard anyone say that before. It's not commonly used here.

We all came from the same place, why does it matter where we are now? It's not "your" language, and it never was.

[MicroBob]

bloke isn't deragatory by the way.

"He's a good bloke. I like him." for example.

It pretty much means the same thing as "guy".



Live and learn..."bloke" is not really that uncommon a term although it is obviously more common outside the U.S.

[kdog]

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its the internet mate - nothing to do with the US - thats just a big country often occupied by arrogant, ignorant wankers



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That says a lot coming from someone who lives in a country founded by criminals and despots.

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Well I'd say you did a pretty good job of proving his point Gabyyyyy.

[Sundevils21]

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pinching food was probably the most common cause of deportation to Oz - f***ing animals was also a common cause


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so let me get this straight, over there it goes something like this...
there are a bunch of thieves trying to steal animals to hump?

[stripsqueez]

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so let me get this straight, over there it goes something like this...
there are a bunch of thieves trying to steal animals to hump?

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i actually wanted to provoke a decent discussion about disconnect protection not Oz history - but since you asked - england in the late 1700's early 1800's was full of poor/working class who turned to crime to make a living - given the harsh criminal justice system in england many convicts who were forcibly used to colonise Oz (some convicts were simply locked up in new prisons in Oz) were convicted of petty crimes such as stealing small quantities of food

as it happens bonking a farm yard animal was a reasonably common crime in those days which also resulted in deportation to Oz

i would suspect that if you stole a sheep the plan was to eat it - most sheep rapings probably occured as barn invasions

stripsqueez - chickenhawk

[GrannyMae]

i actually wanted to provoke a decent discussion

you got a lotta frikkin nerve!

[maryfield48]

Strict liability also applies in civil litigation, and the consequences can be quite dire. In certain circumstances, without having to be proven negligent, you can be held responsible for some injury and be ordered to pay significant damages.

Also 'possession' laws often remove any requirement of intent. And the penalties under them can be harsh.

[Sundevils21]

learn something new everyday.

As far as the disconnect thing goes, I'm kinda torn. I also hate when people take advantage of the rule and abuse it. But then again I can recall times when I've had legit disconnect situations(once was because my 2 yr old thought pulling cords would be fun).

[maryfield48]

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there is nothing inherent in disconnecting from the internet that spells cheating - its an everyday occurence - its seriously dumb in my view to create strict liability for an offence where all that is really at issue when considering whether wrong doing has occured is the honesty or otherwise of the offender

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You say that as though determining the honesty or otherwise is an easy task. Perhaps the sites could hire Phil Helmuth to look into the suspected offender's soul.