The totally off-topic thread

[JohnK]

In your dreams.

Softball?

They do use a soft ball but the name of the game is tennis.

I can play the game to a moderate standard but it bores me to tears. As they say 'A good walk wasted'

You are most definitely entitled to your opinion.

 

[Cossie]

Finally some rain.... Probably won't last long but we'll take what we can get.

Ahhh, I forgot, there is a BBL game scheduled for Manuka oval tomorrow, always a reason for it to rain.

 

[TheRealTMA]

If you were Salim Mehajer lawyer, you would get $ upfront, wouldnt you.

Don’t all lawyers demand an upfront payment for such cases?

 

[love_the_life]

Finally some rain.... Probably won't last long but we'll take what we can get.

Ahhh, I forgot, there is a BBL game scheduled for Manuka oval tomorrow, always a reason for it to rain.

No rain at our place but lots of lightning around.

 

[Denali]

No idea. Strangely I've had no experience with stalking, property fraud, not paying my tradies, insurance fraud and threats of violence/AVOs to need legal representation.

 

[drron]

One more off the bucket list.
I have invaded Tony Hancock's personal bar at SIN.

 

[love_the_life]

Sad news that Hugh Masekela has died aged 78. People may remember him from the Paul Simon Graceland concert. His music was an important part of the anti-apartheid movement.
Father of South African jazz Hugh Masekela dies at 78

 

[cove]

Tsunami warning for west coast of North and South America tonight following a 7.9 magnitude earthquake off Alaska. Stay safe and move to higher ground just in case.

 

[RooFlyer]

Tsunami warning for west coast of North and South America tonight following a 7.9 magnitude earthquake off Alaska. Stay safe and move to higher ground just in case.

Thar she blows! M 7.9 - 280km SE of Kodiak, Alaska

 

[JessicaTam]

One more off the bucket list.
I have invaded Tony Hancock's personal bar at SIN.

Well done. I have only been able to barely glance inside on one occasion.

 

[Milboo]

Don’t all lawyers demand an upfront payment for such cases?

Yes. You don’t turn up to Court for criminal cases without money in trust. You lose all leverage to be paid once they’ve been sentenced!

For dodgy as characters, even more important to have money in trust!

As soon as we saw the headline re the crash, we picked it was a set up job. The guy is an idiot - he’d have to know in the circumstances and his history that the police would crawl all over it.

I also suspect he wrote the letter re the defamation case against Fairfax that was on the letterhead of his sister’s practice. It wasn’t written like a lawyer would.

If he hadn’t just been so arrogant to splash his wedding about, he would have stayed under the radar.

 

[TheRealTMA]

No idea. Strangely I've had no experience with stalking, property fraud, not paying my tradies, insurance fraud and threats of violence/AVOs to need legal representation.

Ah, you’re never gunna make any money!

 

[cove]

Well the tsunami warning was called off.

 

[Pushka]

Hilarious Trip Advisor Reports. Source:news.com.au

SIGHT-SEETHING IN KENYA

“The elephants we saw on our honeymoon were visibly aroused which made my wife upset and made me feel inadequate.”

DOUBLE TROUBLE IN FRANCE

“My boyfriend and I asked for single beds in our room and you gave us a double. Now I am pregnant.”

FEELING SECOND BREAST IN SPAIN

“Women were sunbathing topless on the beach and my husband spent all day looking at them.”

IN DEEP WATER IN ITALY

“No one told us there would be fish in the sea — the children were surprised and upset.”

TAKEN FOR A RIDE IN TURKEY

“There was no sign telling you that you shouldn’t get on the hot air balloon ride if you’re afraid of heights.”

IT GOT OUT OF SAND IN THAILAND

“The beach was so sandy that sand got into my clothes and was hard to wash off my skin.”

TIME MACHINE IN CARIBBEAN

“It took nine hours for our flight to get from the UK to Antigua but the Americans at our resort said it took them just three.”

OFF COLOUR IN MALDIVES

“The sand was much too white and not yellow like it is shown in your brochure.”

DOOM AND ROOM IN PORTUGAL

“Our one-bedroom apartment was much smaller than the two-bedroom one next door.”

TAKING THE BISCUIT IN BULGARIA

“The local store sold hardly any British food and did not stock my favourite brand of biscuits.”

LOST IN TRANSLATION EN ESPANA

“There were way too many foreigners and everyone spoke Spanish.”

KENYA TELL THE DIFFERENCE?

“We bought designer sunglasses from the market and later found out they were fake.”

GHASTLY GREECE

“We could not enjoy the tour as our guide was too ugly.”

GIVING IT LARGE IN SPAIN

“The beach had too many fat people. It was gross.”

 

[love_the_life]

Hilarious Trip Advisor Reports. Source:news.com.au

SIGHT-SEETHING IN KENYA

“The elephants we saw on our honeymoon were visibly aroused which made my wife upset and made me feel inadequate.”

DOUBLE TROUBLE IN FRANCE

“My boyfriend and I asked for single beds in our room and you gave us a double. Now I am pregnant.”

FEELING SECOND BREAST IN SPAIN

“Women were sunbathing topless on the beach and my husband spent all day looking at them.”

IN DEEP WATER IN ITALY

“No one told us there would be fish in the sea — the children were surprised and upset.”

TAKEN FOR A RIDE IN TURKEY

“There was no sign telling you that you shouldn’t get on the hot air balloon ride if you’re afraid of heights.”

IT GOT OUT OF SAND IN THAILAND

“The beach was so sandy that sand got into my clothes and was hard to wash off my skin.”

TIME MACHINE IN CARIBBEAN

“It took nine hours for our flight to get from the UK to Antigua but the Americans at our resort said it took them just three.”

OFF COLOUR IN MALDIVES

“The sand was much too white and not yellow like it is shown in your brochure.”

DOOM AND ROOM IN PORTUGAL

“Our one-bedroom apartment was much smaller than the two-bedroom one next door.”

TAKING THE BISCUIT IN BULGARIA

“The local store sold hardly any British food and did not stock my favourite brand of biscuits.”

LOST IN TRANSLATION EN ESPANA

“There were way too many foreigners and everyone spoke Spanish.”

KENYA TELL THE DIFFERENCE?

“We bought designer sunglasses from the market and later found out they were fake.”

GHASTLY GREECE

“We could not enjoy the tour as our guide was too ugly.”

GIVING IT LARGE IN SPAIN

“The beach had too many fat people. It was gross.”

That's terrible (but very funny)!

 

[JohnK]

People that come across instant wealth like to show off.

 

[AisleSeat]

IN DEEP WATER IN ITALY

“No one told us there would be fish in the sea — the children were surprised and upset.”

Reminds me of my Divemaster days. Once I was assisting an instructor on their Open Water course and on day 1 of practical, one of the students said she was scared of fish.
The instructor said to her "You know you're going to be surrounded by them for the next 30 minutes, right?". Then to me "Stay within reach of her in case she bolts." She kept it together though.

 

[Denali]

People that come across instant wealth like to show off.

Like that idiot in the USA that was on disability and broke and found out he had a family heirloom Indian blanket for $1.5mil.

Im ok with a family home, Im ok with a family cruise but the custom pimped out sports cars and now hes complaining about how much his rates/taxes are costing him. Well yeah, it was ONLY $1.5mil!

My lotto win plan is to not tell anyone, continue working for a while and quitely move/retire.

 

[Denali]

Reminds me of my Divemaster days. Once I was assisting an instructor on their Open Water course and on day 1 of practical, one of the students said she was scared of fish.
The instructor said to her "You know you're going to be surrounded by them for the next 30 minutes, right?". Then to me "Stay within reach of her in case she bolts." She kept it together though.

Newbie divers that got their C card in Thailand and then come to Sydney and complain about Sydney surge and now they have to put their own fins on and shock, WALK to the entry/exit with their own equipment. Its Sydney, dude.

 

[Pushka]

We used to sit and watch on Kuta Beach Bali as the obvious tourists grabbed their first ever boogie board and dash into the quite treacherous surf.

The locals and ‘in the know tourist surfers’ were not venturing out one day. Surf was heavy, and unpredictable. But others just went for it

One girl, arm already in plaster was on the shoreline watching her bestie battle the surf. He finally came crashing to where she was standing and they had a talk. While they were talking he was moving around in the surf so much that his leg rope wrapped around her legs. Then a larger wave took him back out to sea and her with him as her leg was entangled in the rope. Lifesavers were busy that day.