What cheeses me off

[Quickstatus]

Friend coming back from US on 2 May. He promised me a MAGA cap. I dearly want to turn up at our small local booth wearing a MAGA cap driving a Tesla made in china. I think that is not campaigning but trolling yes!

Edit: might be even better driving there in a Chinese BYD while wearing a MAGA cap

 

[cove]

Are those MAGA caps made in China?

 

[Quickstatus]

It depends.

"Official" merchandise made in USA
But I'm sure there are non official ones

 

[VPS]

Are those MAGA caps made in China?

many of them are

 

[Flashback]

Record stuck FB?!! Good to ‘see’ you back

Hmmmm. Nope.

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You can't be sure if what you may or may not see.

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You can't be sure if what you may or may not see.

 

[andye]

WCMO - Election day is May 3 and I will be in Jakarta = no democracy sausage - I seriously love Election Days in Australia - we all get our say and if you sook either way til next one rolls around you need take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror

I am in South Africa at present and am very pleased we will be back to vote. Australian democracy as demonstrated on the day is fabulous and I really enjoy going to vote (and a sausage sanga)

 

[prozac]

Friend coming back from US on 2 May. He promised me a MAGA cap. I dearly want to turn up at our small local booth wearing a MAGA cap driving a Tesla made in china. I think that is not campaigning but trolling yes!

Edit: might be even better driving there in a Chinese BYD while wearing a MAGA cap

I'd ask MsP to bring back one for me but I don't think she could find a pair of rubber gloves thick enough to handle it.

 

[MARTINE]

Hmmmm. Nope.

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Please explain……!

 

[Flyfrequently]

WCMO, cataract surgery now 3 days after our Vanuatu trip and filling out hospital admission forms on my phone.
After 45 minutes, up to final page #9, and can not submit

 

[dajop]

WCMO...

...really pushy, in-your-face people who peddle how-to-vote cards. Really was resisting the urge to not scream in their faces. They set them up standing on either side of a narrow path so when they shove a card in front of you, you either run into it or you need to stop and tell them to move so you can proceed.

Travelling in certain parts of Asia or Africa and dealing with touts (or even dodging the limo/taxi touts after arriving at MEL International) is good practice for polling day. As it goes against everything ingrained into me, ignoring any eye contact, and any sort of verbal interaction when someone is specifically greeting you takes a lot of practice. It was also a skill I first learnt at University, during the lead up to student union elections (where of course a lot of the wannabe major party politicians put on their training wheels).

 

[anat0l]

Travelling in certain parts of Asia or Africa and dealing with touts (or even dodging the limo/taxi touts after arriving at MEL International) is good practice for polling day. As it goes against everything ingrained into me, ignoring any eye contact, and any sort of verbal interaction when someone is specifically greeting you takes a lot of practice. It was also a skill I first learnt at University, during the lead up to student union elections (where of course a lot of the wannabe major party politicians put on their training wheels).

That's a different kettle of fish. Touts in Asia or Africa sometimes can be quite persistent, but on a level they do not impede your movement (more than most of the time). The election people I was talking about get in your face and make it difficult for you to keep moving.

The fraudsters in Europe who try to give you free bracelets or make you sign petitions are probably close to the said election people.

I mean, it's not hard. Say or yell your bit; if people want a card, they will ask for one. Don't hold people back, don't make it harder for them to discharge their right to vote, don't force your material on them, don't ridicule them for their political indifference (to your party or in general), if so be it.

The touting "taxi" drivers at MEL are a cancer. By rights, they should be arrested.

University student union elections (or said politics in general) are just plain poisonous and an embarrassing microcosm of a democratic government. Replete with corruption, self-serving sycophants, morally and even legally questionable tactics, if our government were run like student union politics, we'd sooner have a civil war.

 

[dajop]

University student union elections (or said politics in general) are just plain poisonous and an embarrassing microcosm of a democratic government. Replete with corruption, self-serving sycophants, morally and even legally questionable tactics, if our government were run like student union politics, we'd sooner have a civil war.

It would naive to assume that student unions type politics doesn't find its way into mainstream politics. It's just such an approach usually would be a very bad look and doesn't play out externally and certainly not between parties - but almost certainly happens internally within parties and movements. Examples such as changing PM's mid term, or or the current state of the Victorian state liberal party and all the internal goings on there or the CFMEU stuff. Or even the different defamation actions that #WCMO seem to occupy so much media airtime whilst those of outside the political bubble don't give a damn about.

 

[prozac]

I washed a brand-new black windcheater with two pairs of black trousers and I’ve obviously left a tissue in there and there is white lint over everything. I re-washed everything and it still hasn’t done anything. Grrrr

There are apparently some lint removing balls you can buy on Amazon. Any feedback on those would be appreciated.

With your post in mind I grabbed this from the Woolies "clearance" shelf today at about 30% original price, $2.40. Keys for scale, it is so light, and pretty small, it will add little to travel weight. Now I just need to remember to take it on our travels.

 

[prozac]

With your post in mind I grabbed this from the Woolies "clearance" shelf today at about 30% original price, $2.40. Keys for scale, it is so light, and pretty small, it will add little to travel weight. Now I just need to remember to take it on our travels.

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You know WRCMO now? There was one pack of refills alongside this for similar money, AND I DIDN'T BUY IT!!!
Edit: I only just realised about half an hour ago.

 

[DejaBrew]

WCMO -: Unsolicited text messaging from political parties, or more specifically, the fact that it's allowed and I have no way of opting out. Well congratulations Trumpet of Parrots, you've been reported to Telstra and Apple as spam (FWIW).

PS> Your text messaging is utter nonsense. If it wasn't for the fact that my post would be considered "political" in nature, a screenshot of your message would be appearing in the grammar/humour thread(s).

 

[SYD]

Trumpet of Parrots

I’ve been using that name….

 

[DejaBrew]

I’ve been using that name….

Well it pretty much sums it up when the party leader himself lets loose with that gem as a Freudian slip during his Party launch event.

 

[TheRealTMA]

WCMO -: Unsolicited text messaging from political parties, or more specifically, the fact that it's allowed and I have no way of opting out. Well congratulations Trumpet of Parrots, you've been reported to Telstra and Apple as spam (FWIW).

PS> Your text messaging is utter nonsense. If it wasn't for the fact that my post would be considered "political" in nature, a screenshot of your message would be appearing in the grammar/humour thread(s).

Unfortunately allowed. Just like there’s no law to stop lying in political ads.

 

[DejaBrew]

Just like there’s no law to stop lying in political ads.

Surely that doesn’t happen…..?

 

[TheRealTMA]

Surely that doesn’t happen…..?

Never!

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I’ve been using that name….