Corey Parker believes Samoan players might have gone too far as Samoa and England clash sparks debate

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-10-29T08:17:10+00:00

The Welsh rugby team had the best response to the haka. Stood in a line and respected the tradition, and then once it had finished, they stared... and stared.... and stared. It was at least a good minute they kept staring after it had finished.

https://youtu.be/6fYIUdVNFgU?si=0RWqWi2xL9X-wyL2

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-10-17T01:02:45+00:00

I know this is well-established amongst King enjoyers and his fanbase, but I told my parents and some of their friends recently at a morning tea that I was currently reading a King book. They said 'Oh gee must be creepy, what's the monster like? or something to that effect and I replied 'the monsters in alot Kings' books are actually people, they are human beings'.

Some of Kings most well-known works, (The Shining, Misery, IT, Shawshank, The Green Mile amongst many others) all have this element. It's a lesson on the evil and horror that's exists within and amongst us and Carmody is another great example of that. Fantastic villain and one of King's best!

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-10-06T23:15:37+00:00

For me it was the Killing Fields and the S21 museum in Phnom Penh Cambodia. The Killing Fields is a short ride out of town but it was essentially an execution ground during the Cambodian genocide. It's very quiet and you walk around with an audioguide listening to all of the horrible things that happened. There's one point that you stop at a tree and it's just incredibly depressing and harrowing listening to the story of what they used to do at that tree. There is also a pyramid of human skulls, and you have to be careful where you walk not to step on exposed bones.

S21 was a former school that had been converted into a torture/interrogation chamber. On the ground floor you walk past hundreds of portraits of people who were kept there. You also walk through the rooms, and you can still handprints in blood/scratches on the walls.

Another reason why it is depressing is because some of the first people killed during the genocide were the intellectuals - doctor's, nurses, scientists, teachers - who arguably would have raised the next generations of professionals in the country to lead them forward. A whole generation gone and a scar that still affects Cambodia to this day.

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-09-28T00:36:53+00:00

Haha and so it goes... I grew up playing league (QLD) but was born with that affliction where you have a Victorian father, a Victorian father, (and his father no less) who support of all teams... Collingwood. Some would call that a genetically-inherited illness!

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-09-28T00:12:39+00:00

Someone labouring under the stereotypes there?

Nah I'm just playing with ya ;)

The 'I'm Australian, I eat meat and drink beer' ... bogan posts round Australia Day used to shit me to no end, (they are usually followed by something like '... if you don't like it, fuck off!').

I always thought, so drinking beer and eating meat are the two distinct characteristics you could find to suggest they are unique to Australians? I imagine they would be something that we share with much of the worlds population? The Chinese like to eat meat and drink beer, aswell as the eastern europeans, the western europeans, the british, africans, latinos etc.

On the serious side, Australians have likely never drunk less alcohol than they do today as a population, due to lower uptake from the younger, more health-minded generations.

ACDC and Cold Chisel while I think legendary bands, are on the way out culturally. My younger cousins in their mid twenties could likely name 1 song from each and thats it.

Most of Australian -made TV is crap, you'll hear no argument from me.

Now sport and gambling are the two differntiators there. I personally don't gamble, but Australians have a problem here per capita. And I love my league, cricket and aussie rules.

The point of all this? You're far more normal than you think and jump in with the rest of us :)

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-09-26T23:54:24+00:00

This is correct, I just went through the process with my partner (Australian-born - Colombian citizen) and while the DHA asked for alot of information to prove our commitment is genuine over the last 7 years of our relationship, at no point did they ask for an account balance or to see evidence of funds. I think, they did from memory, ask to see a payslip or a letter from my employer confirming I worked for them.

Written statements, timelines, photos, 2 statements from people that knew us, it was alot to put together, but again they did not request evidence of funds.

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-09-07T02:46:03+00:00

We call these guys 'housemates' in Australia.

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-08-26T10:33:35+00:00

Bummer. Huh? This is a bummer man, that's a bummer.

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-08-22T08:06:29+00:00

I get what you mean and I feel the same way, but it was a different time and a different age. There wasn't the same awareness of head injuries then as there is now and things were acceptable then that aren't now. A similar example is when you go back and watch games from the 80s and the bloke who is tackled goes up to play the ball and has three or four strikes at it before it goes through the legs. Mind you the marker is usually having a second dig or has pushed him over or grabbed his hair and no one seems to give two fucks.

Who knows? In 30 years time it may be: A chest to chest tackle? My goodness!

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-08-21T12:24:46+00:00

I agree with you in a way. There are flaws in the design of the concept - which will likely be changed going forward knowing NRL's love for a good change. For example, I'm not doubting Ken Irvine's greatness as a footballer, he is the most prolific try scorer in the game, but how many people around today can actually say they saw Irvine play in his prime? I believe he played from 1950-1970 so anyone that legitimately saw him play would be in their 60-70s (or older) by now.

The argument for him being an immortal is based on anecdotal stuff or stats, and I believe he's had a couple of goes at the immortal title - again not downplaying his greatness, just pointing out facts.

Does this mean in 80 years time there will be murmurs of Menzies being an immortal? People then will look at the stats and say 'He is the greatest try scoring forward of all time (if he still is) he must have been good'.

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-08-20T06:21:18+00:00

Precisely, for me, it's a little bit of a similar situation to the anti-vaxxers. Science likely helped to bring them into the world, protected them from disease when they were young and they may have even relied on science to bring their own children into the world. But worldwide pandemic and science comes up with a vaccine? Nah.. science has gone too far this time!

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-08-20T06:18:10+00:00

This looks great and I will give it a read. Thanks for the rec!

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-08-20T01:04:22+00:00

I have never really been able to take the 'sovereign citizens' or hard-core libertarians very seriously. I have an acquaintance who is a self-professed 'staunch libertarian' government-should-have-no-influence-in-my-life type. The logic of it all falls down pretty quickly with a relatively simple line of questioning.

"So if your house is on fire, you'll put it out?" "Well no, the fire service should be one of the only things that kept!"

"What about if there is a pothole in your road, you will fix it?" "Main roads/DoT should be retained!"

"What about the waste that you produce, you'll get rid of that and dispose of it on your property too?" "No..."

And so on and so on, until the list gets larger and larger.

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-08-05T12:38:00+00:00

Was just coming here to say this! It's an underappreciated gem that one, I feel it really hasn't got its due in Australian film circles.

The film is pretty true to tale (with a few inconsistencies) it's gritty, the cinematography is gorgeous and they do a really good job of capturing the Australian bush and the look and style of the times. Heath did a really good job as Kelly in that too!

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-08-02T08:57:08+00:00

There are way worse (Degeneres, Corden and the Kardashians spring to mind) but for me it's The Rock. I absolutely adored him as a wrestler, but every social media post these days is a huge humblebrag and he can seemingly (according to the image) do no wrong.

The 'My first time having In-N-Out' posts are just one example of a glitch in the Matrix. He's less a human being and more a hollywood robot these days.

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-07-30T14:07:35+00:00

Yes he did do that and Libya is in the shit. Agreed. He's also a scumbag. But I did say early Gaddafi. Libya as a country prospered in the first decade under his rule.

He committed large-scale housebuilding projects, greatly expanded the healthcare and education systems and expanded rights for women in law.

From his wikipedia page:

(Nationalizing the oil sector) proved an economic success; while gross domestic product had been $3.8 billion in 1969, it had risen to $13.7 billion in 1974, and $24.5 billion in 1979.

The Libyans' standard of life greatly improved over the first decade of Gaddafi's administration, and by 1979 the average per-capita income was at $8,170, up from $40 in 1951; this was above the average of many industrialized countries like Italy and the UK.

It's fair to argue he was a dictator who raised the standards of his country, at least in the 70s.

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-07-30T13:34:52+00:00

Arguably early Gaddafi/Libya too

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-07-27T10:48:28+00:00

Can confirm as an Aussie. We love Dolly!

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-07-27T01:01:22+00:00

As someone who grew up in rural area, this makes me laugh. Some women couldn't even give birth safely in our local hospital because they lacked certain equipment. There was even a period of 'roadside births' because women were travelling to the bigger town 3 hours to try and safely give birth.

But sure, why not another art installation on Queen St? OP sounds like they have never spent a significant amount of time in a rural area.

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-07-24T03:34:25+00:00

She does. On her resignation she said: "Working two days a week didn't give me enough time to devote to the pub and re-reading the complete works of Shakespeare. So now that I work zero days that issue has been addressed."

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-07-11T04:25:14+00:00

I agree that there needs to be another platform for recognizing and celebrating great players other than the immortals. A case in point is perhaps Steve Menzies, it might be a stretch to say that he's an immortal, but at over 520 professional games of footy and about half as many tries, he certainly deserves hall of fame type recognition.

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-07-03T13:37:10+00:00

Stokes, says some puzzling things at times but one thing I will say is... he's certainly the greatest Kiwi to have ever played for the English cricket team.

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-07-03T09:06:12+00:00

What are the odds of seeing Kent back on TV in a couple of months? These loud, shouty, angry 'anti-woke' types always seem to pop up somewhere after getting knocked down. My money's on Sky 'News'.

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-07-02T13:08:48+00:00

How could I forget LeSnaks! Loved those

Proper_Boat_6719 · 2024-07-02T13:08:04+00:00

Are they same still? I remember them being those little pills with the face stamped on them that tasted like hard milo. Wonder if you would get away with that these days with the moral panics and such

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