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I’ve been getting that Coles points one too, it’s always 3022 points. They’ve obviously not put much effort into considering what the number of points should be, 3022 points in any loyalty scheme is unlikely to be worth more than 3 tissues and a small wad of belly-button lint.

Well if they weren’t before they’re “moved on”, they are after. :)

^ Although you have to admit, a place named Barry really should be in Straya and most likely Queensland … … WTF, where does this dodgy shaved Barcelos place get off stealing the BAZ code which needs to be ours?!?!

Indeed, most of the people whipped & beaten & gaoled for stepping on the grass would agree!

This is because they’re planning on ditching the toilets & selling standing-room for the space where they used to be.

Yeah agreed, seems like a good choice. Although don’t step on the grass while in Singapore, they’ll lock you up for a few years after giving you 80 lashes with the cat o’ nine tails & locking you in the iron maiden.

I got an odd one today ... it looks like potentially a valid message from the Insurance Commission of WA, although I don't know how to check whether the displayed phone number or URL on an SMS is the actual one which will be called or browsed-to if you follow the link so I can't be sure. It...

Lots of Asia uses Mr <firstname> …

Skiers: wine (white or rose) Snowboarders: bongs

It was obviously the knocking-over of airline staff which got the guy in trouble. I’ve been nekkid under my clothes every time I’ve flown, and never got into this sort of trouble.

I believe it’s phishing (”fishing” for responses that give away details OR get people tangled-up in data-theft sites), except via SMS … hence smishing. And now for some annoying information which may be helpful to someone, we had a very annoying leak which involved a plumber week-before-last...

No one has drunk an energy drink while conscious, at least not without particularly threatening coercion …

Pretty much a coincidence, yep. The liquids thing happened internationally when a few very grumpy chaps flew a couple of planes’ worth of jet-fuel into some well known skyscrapers, often referred-to as 11/9. Introducing it domestically was always going to be silly, given how silly it was...

And the "don't speak English" people are definitely happy now their "no English, no English" protestations have been dissolved .... ? :)

It may be an "own citizen" thing, but I've always found the people at the airport who check in my backside for illegal immigrants & smuggled rotting fish to be very much more affable than their equivalents overseas ... going through the same people in Singapore you feel like they're about to...

"Madam this is raw meat! You cannot take raw meat past this point, it is being confiscated!" "Madam these eggs are also raw ... I must also confiscate those!" "Madam this milk is also raw & is not allowed!!"

I'm pretty sure it was changed to Border Force for just this reason, they thought that by sounding more forceful it'd be taken more seriously.

Qantas only has 2/3 of the market because it’s difficult to start up in the aviation market, and because the government (ie. Australian taxpayers) paid for them to exist until 40-odd years ago. The fact there’s been so little real competition in that time proves how hard it is to enter that...

"The ACCC is toothless, the ACCC doesn't do ANYTHING about supermarket duopolies and how they price-gouge both the customer and the supplier!" "The ACCC is too harsh, they won't allow Qantas to monopolise routes, how cruel!"

Cards with lounge access cost a reasonable whack more than those without; you really need to want a lot of the benefits of those cards for them to become cost-effective. I know very little about this stuff, but I’ve only heard of Amex lounges in international terminals, mebbe worth checking or...