The totally off-topic thread

[TheEmu]

Hated. I missed pre marital sex.

I miss it both pre- and post-...

 

[markis10]

You have to wonder about the quality of some UK builders work

 

[Buzzard]

To lighten the day here's something I've shamelessly pinched from Gate A13 at FT
How Much Are You Hated By The Daily Mail? - by UsVsTh3m

For those in NSW replace with the Daily Telegraph and other states whatever your local Murdoch tabloid is.

I'm proud to say I'm hated

Me too.....hated

 

[Princess Fiona]

One of the patients in the ED this morning had the cutest Chocolate Lab guide dog asleep beside him on the bed. Everyone walking past (including me) did an immediate double-take

 

[erkpod]

Hated. I missed pre marital sex.

Was that a female only question?

I didn't get that as a question.

 

[erkpod]

I was hated by question 6. Happy now.

If you were an non hetro Muslim unemployed woman, you would have only taken 4 questions to get hated.

 

[JohnK]

Dont ever send emails when you are angry and have had a few too many to drink.

You may regret it.

 

[Mal]

You have to wonder about the quality of some UK builders work

Aah yes. The art work installation. Presume they wanted to compete with that building in Orlando...

 

[anat0l]

Dont ever send emails when you are angry and have had a few too many to drink.

You may regret it.

Extremely good advice. I think that kind of story has hit the press quite a few times (along with misuse - incidental, accidental or intentional - of Reply To All).

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I'd rather take the chance with a solo judge rather than 12 of my peers who have no legal experience other than watching CSI or Blue Heelers. Nor would I want the jurors to be treating it as a holiday from their Places of Employment or the local shopping centre.

no. that's exactly what you DON'T want

trial by jury... deity all the evidence, the jury may still find you not guilty. so that's protection #1

if jury does find you guilty, then if the evidence doesn't support that, an impartial judge will overrule the jury if necessary. so that's protection #2.

going straight to judges rules out the important #1.

 

[Pushka]

Was that a female only question?

I didn't get that as a question.

Me either. Apparently Cove did.

 

[mono88]

Dont ever send emails when you are angry and have had a few too many to drink.

You may regret it.

This is a serious medical condition known as drunk emailing or "drailing".
I suggest you consult a doctor urgently!!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Dont ever send emails when you are angry and have had a few too many to drink.

You may regret it.

:shock: I do my best work under those two conditions!!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

For a potential jury member (and the people deciding who goes onto the jury), it would be also important to think about what the offence is. As a volunteer member of a fire service, I'd have to (or at least I should) disqualify myself from an arson trial. You'd have a hard time trying to find a fair jury for a trial of a rock spider.

you don't get to excuse yourself. it is the court (or one of the parties) that will determine if you are not required.

it may be the case that your services are specifically required in the best interests of the defendant. I do not know the details of the case, but I know there was a CFA volunteer in Victoria accused of arson. he was adamant he was innocent.

it might have been the case that having a jury of peers, including fire fighting volunteers, would have had additional understanding to his actions.

 

[erkpod]

you don't get to excuse yourself. it is the court (or one of the parties) that will determine if you are not required.

it may be the case that your services are specifically required in the best interests of the defendant. I do not know the details of the case, but I know there was a CFA volunteer in Victoria accused of arson. he was adamant he was innocent.

it might have been the case that having a jury of peers, including fire fighting volunteers, would have had additional understanding to his actions.

That's a risky tactic. A volunteer firefighter might be more likely to have a pre-determined guilty verdict in mind. Much like how honest cops hate bent cops.

 

[JessicaTam]

If you were an non hetro Muslim unemployed woman, you would have only taken 4 questions to get hated.

My trouble is that I don't look like a Muslim, and I have a job.

 

[jetlagger]

Dont ever send emails when you are angry and have had a few too many to drink.

You may regret it.

Your golf clubs are missing again??

 

[JessicaTam]

Saw Rush tonight. Fabulous F1 action.

 

[Flashback]

Aah yes. The art work installation. Presume they wanted to compete with that building in Orlando...

East London somewhere isn't it?

 

[erkpod]

One of the patients in the ED this morning had the cutest Chocolate Lab guide dog asleep beside him on the bed. Everyone walking past (including me) did an immediate double-take

I have a lot of respect for those people with various visual & physical issues who manage to get around my PT network - often a lot better than people without disabilities.