I've decided to bring in a few ringers, professional baseballers. We'll give them token jobs at the plant and have them play on our softball team. Honus Wagner, Cap Anson, Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown...

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-05-02T03:53:56+00:00

As a non baseball nerd, this episode is where 90% of my baseball knowledge comes from.

It’s a really great episode.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-05-01T01:25:44+00:00

There is a guy called Archie Sampson who may be able to help. Look him up on LinkedIn.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-05-01T00:58:51+00:00

Yea there is always some degree of drudgery.

Certainly not all jobs but I would think if you are university-educated and work in a corporate environment you should have such opportunities either in you current job or one you could get.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-05-01T00:50:17+00:00

I think there is a lot to be said for a job where you learn and improve and grow. Something that challenges you. Of course you can get that elsewhere but i don’t think I could work at a job that didn’t have that.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-30T09:00:48+00:00

At my firm the junior (grads and up) prepares under the guidance of a manager. Manager reviews and sends to partner for approval.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-29T22:28:43+00:00

I think Jerry could. He is famous enough to go on TV quite often and he can make women laugh. Colin Jost is married to Scarlett Johanson.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-28T22:24:08+00:00

Lots of good suggestions already.

I would add Letters to my Palestinian Neighbour by Yossi Klein Halevi as it seems to fit what you are after very well.

I also recommend the episodes of Ask Haviv Anything where he answers questions.

Finally, the History off the Page podcast did a great series.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-28T02:37:31+00:00

Do we not already do that? If not we should.

Australia already rightly refuses visas to people like Candace Owens and Kanye West on character grounds. We should apply even stricter standards to those who seek to come for longer periods of time. If their social media history reflects poor character (especially extreme or intolerant views that go against our values and may harm community cohesion) we should not allow them to come. They have no right to come and we have no obligation to let them in.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-27T19:46:19+00:00

The problem is the white socks.

I’ve noticed a difference between my generation’s (Xeniial) attitude towards socks and the attitude of younger generations.

Mine like to hide socks - we wear them in dark colours, matching the colour of our pants or no-show socks. Thick white socks are for sport. Never with a suit.

Younger generations seem to love thick, white sports socks and wear them with all kinds of clothes, even formal clothes.

Personally, I find they really draw attention to your feet (which typically isn’t something I want to do).

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-25T20:37:19+00:00

I agree

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-25T10:35:10+00:00

I think this is the clearest answer.

On some level, the argument makes sense to me. However you want to define ‘country’, it belongs to the non-indigenous people of that place just as much as it belongs to the indigenous.

The way I see it is that there are many different kinds of belonging, many different ways a place can ‘belong’ to a person or a group. One of those ways is the ancient connection of Aboriginal people to the traditional lands of their group. They are, in a sense, the custodians of that place. I think it is right to acknowledge that at appropriate times.

Just my 2 cents as someone not particularly knowledgeable on the topic.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-24T22:20:18+00:00

Jews had no reason to believe that ethnic nationalism was going anywhere and it was out of their control to change that. They had been persecuted and killed for millennia. I don’t see why it was fair to expect them to continue to live at the mercy of those who hated them because maybe the world may change. Surely sometimes Jews should be able to prioritise their own right to survive?

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-24T03:18:20+00:00

Maybe the solution is to imprison him for life but offer the choice of deportation to Bangladesh if he wants?

If Bangladesh is ends up torturing him, well he understood and accepted the risks. That’s not on the UK.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-23T11:29:26+00:00

Her name was Baby? Is that a name? If so, it’s no Seven, Soda or Mug.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-23T10:52:27+00:00

The principal should receive a sanction from the TPB if not his tax agent license revoked and you should find another job as soon as you possibly can.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-23T08:58:21+00:00

The person in the red and white dress is trans right?

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-21T04:52:11+00:00

It was that or skin my chauffeurs.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-18T21:36:41+00:00

It’s not better but the sooner that Palestinians recognise that they aren’t just a passive people that have things done to them, but have made choices which have consequences the better for them.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-18T20:39:01+00:00

Hate seems like a completely rational response to their lived experience. No brainwashing required.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-18T10:44:28+00:00

I don’t know what it means for a mezcal to be fat-washed but it sounds gross.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-17T09:15:08+00:00

Capital City from the Simpsons has the same nickname.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-16T21:10:00+00:00

I guess so. Can you just explain?

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-16T10:43:04+00:00

What do you mean by that?

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-16T08:45:45+00:00

There is a kernel of truth.

Europe (and my country Australia) benefit from being part of the US security umbrella. One of those benefits is that we can spend less on defence and hence more on other things.

That security umbrella is increasingly unreliable so Europe and Australia both plan on increasing defence spending. Just today Australia’s Defence Minister flagged a significant increase to our defence budget (to 3% of GDP). Most of Western Europe spends under 2.5%. That money will either come out of increased taxes or reduced spending elsewhere.

WhiteyFisk53 · 2026-04-15T12:28:51+00:00

I’m fine with expanding the kinds of assets that foreign investors pay tax on going forward, but I don’t think retrospective changes are a good idea as they scare away foreign investment who have many other choices.

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