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factotum started the topic in Thursday, 27 Aug 2020 at 11:12am

Septic Tanks are going to Septic Tank

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seeds Saturday, 28 Sep 2024 at 7:24pm

Gary was great! Fantastic comedian

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Jelly Flater Saturday, 28 Sep 2024 at 7:29pm

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Juliang Saturday, 28 Sep 2024 at 7:51pm

“ What we’re doing , is I said about the energy,
as to what we do , and how we do it “
Trump explaining his energy policy to a MAGA

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Juliang Saturday, 28 Sep 2024 at 8:00pm

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Juliang Saturday, 28 Sep 2024 at 8:03pm

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indo-dreaming Saturday, 28 Sep 2024 at 10:58pm

@ Juliang

You do know there is a Tunes thread?

https://www.swellnet.com/forums/wax/12901

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Juliang Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 12:46am

Not sure where this goes? The strange sketch thread

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Heeby Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 7:21am

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Hire a felon?

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Heeby Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 7:38am

Media bias or media facts ,They want to get rid of the weather service,
So how might that affect surf forecasting ?

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AndyM Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 7:44am

Weather is politically-biased fake news anyway.

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GuySmiley Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 8:05am
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Weather is politically-biased fake news anyway.

Didn’t the LNP during Morrison’s time want to reduce the funding for the CSIRO because they disliked what the scientists were saying about climate change?

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quadzilla Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 10:16am
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Frank Zappa
Has always been a bit too deep and meaningful, for me ?

It takes intelligence, to appreciate greatness.

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AndyM Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 10:28am
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Weather is politically-biased fake news anyway.

Didn’t the LNP during Morrison’s time want to reduce the funding for the CSIRO because they disliked what the scientists were saying about climate change?

I know his government wanted to “commercialise” it based on “manufacturing priorities”.

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AndyM Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 10:48am

Out of interest, at the same time work colleagues were variously describing him as -
“ a horrible, horrible person”, “obsessed with petty political point-scoring,” a “fraud” and “complete pyscho”, and by the deputy prime minister as a “liar and a hypocrite.”
Wow.

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Juliang Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 11:04am
quadzilla][quote=Juliang wrote:

Frank Zappa
Has always been a bit too deep and meaningful, for me ?

It takes intelligence, to appreciate greatness.quadzilla wrote

Yes great guitar player, but lyrics about urine and snow and rubbing it in your eyes, probably wouldn’t have made him famous without the guitar playing
But then your more intelligent than a lot of people.

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Fliplid Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 12:30pm
GuySmiley wrote:
AndyM wrote:

Weather is politically-biased fake news anyway.

Didn’t the LNP during Morrison’s time want to reduce the funding for the CSIRO because they disliked what the scientists were saying about climate change?

You’ll probably find that plan in Peter Duttons top drawer

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seeds Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 12:44pm

Trump attack dribbles.
Pasty basement man has a few points.

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Heeby Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 12:57pm

A long post about following the leaders lead
on racism ,
And a question time on the floor of
The US House of Representatives

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Juliang Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 1:33pm

@ seeds
If Kamala was born mentally disabled ,
What does that make Trump , after she ran
rings around him at the debate, which still
obviously haunts him.
Or are they still claiming Trump won it .
when even Fox says he lost it !

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@ seeds
If Kamala was born mentally disabled ,
What does that make Trump , after she ran
rings around him at the debate, which still
obviously haunts him.
Or are they still claiming Trump won it .
when even Fox says he lost it !

She was fed the questions. The panel were very anti trump and he still won. 3 v 1

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I focus Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 1:52pm
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@ seeds
If Kamala was born mentally disabled ,
What does that make Trump , after she ran
rings around him at the debate, which still
obviously haunts him.
Or are they still claiming Trump won it .
when even Fox says he lost it !

She was fed the questions. The panel were very anti trump and he still won. 3 v 1

I am still worried about the dogs and cats of Springfield.

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seeds Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 1:57pm

@Burliegh
No he didn’t. And no she didn’t get the questions before.
Kamala showed up a day early and she and her team ran through and practiced responses to any possible question that would be asked.
Preparation.
Trump showed up an hour before hand stupidly thinking he was the smartest person in the room.

ABC fact checked the bullshit as they should.

It’s Dunning Kruger effect on full display.

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burleigh Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 1:59pm
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@Burliegh
No he didn’t. And no she didn’t get the questions before.
Kamala showed up a day early and she and her team ran through and practiced responses to any possible question that would be asked.
Preparation.
Trump showed up an hour before hand stupidly thinking he was the smartest person in the room.

ABC fact checked the bullshit as they should.

It’s Dunning Kruger effect on full display.

Yet they didn’t fact check her when she’s started referring to trump as a racist for something done over 20 years ago.

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Pop Down Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 2:02pm

Frank Zappa started as a drummer @ 12 .

Self taught musician , composer !

In his lifetime , released 62 Albums .

Studio Z .

Innovator and Ground Breaker .

And could play the guitar .

" Watch Me now , I'm going down " .

Maybe not Shakespeare , but so cool 4 a Bobby Brown .

Zappa was like Bosch , on another Level 2 normal humans imho .

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seeds Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 2:00pm
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@Burliegh
No he didn’t. And no she didn’t get the questions before.
Kamala showed up a day early and she and her team ran through and practiced responses to any possible question that would be asked.
Preparation.
Trump showed up an hour before hand stupidly thinking he was the smartest person in the room.

ABC fact checked the bullshit as they should.

It’s Dunning Kruger effect on full display.

Yet they didn’t fact check her when she’s started referring to trump as a racist for something done over 20 years ago.

The Don is still sprouting racist conspiracy theories right now in this campaign.
Are you serious?

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etarip Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 2:03pm
quadzilla wrote:
Juliang wrote:

Frank Zappa
Has always been a bit too deep and meaningful, for me ?

It takes intelligence, to appreciate greatness.

Redundant comma

Adding unnecessary punctuation has become quite the fad on this thread.

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Jelly Flater Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 2:05pm

- fuckn hell burlz
…if u say the sky is red, it doesn’t make it so ;)

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Supafreak Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 2:06pm

In my opinion this is one of his many classics , he was a true musical genius with a great sense of humour and understanding of the “ system “

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Pop Down Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 2:11pm

"Racist Conspiracy Theories " .

Hello seeds .

Are you serious ?

I am not even sure what it means .

ANY example ?

Surely not a Cats and Dogs story , as I can't stomach THAT !

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Jelly Flater Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 2:09pm

;)

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Supafreak Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 2:13pm

Frank had a lot to say about where the US was heading. I’m interested to read people’s thoughts on this clip if you can be bothered watching and replying.

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Pop Down Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 2:30pm

Hey Supafreak

I love Frank and watched the Clip .

Putting Up Trump next 2 him was BS !

Frank would never have heard of him ffs !

Since his death , Frank would think the US is still on the Path he believed set by Reagan and its much worse than when he was protesting .

He would be rocking and rolling in his Grave !

He died in 1993 , Democrats have mostly been in power since .

Don't blame Trump , he is the one trying to Change Paths .

In 4 years he is GONE .

After Kamala , we get Kamala 2 , then 3 .

I love Greta Thunberg , I don't have to agree with everything she thinks .

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Supafreak Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 2:30pm

@pop down , yes I don’t think FZ would like the Blue party of today either . Which pill do you swallow? Blue or Red ? I think Frank would have heard of DT before however , as a businessman , not a very honest one at that .

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Pop Down Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 2:37pm

No Supa :)

Frank would have had his hands full dealing with the Businessmen in the Music Industry .

In the US , shonky business people are a dime a dozen .

Frank didn't study History .

Barbarians have taken over Europe 4 ages .

The US has lead the World through incredible Technological Change .

The Melting Pot of people are more Innovative , than anywhere else on the Planet .

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Jelly Flater Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 2:38pm

- “we’re only interested in the bottom line” ;)

…zappa was a visionary, a true genius and a genuine voice of reason to counter establishment bullshit.

- saying one thing and doing the other are cornerstones of american deceit, and speaking out against hypocrisy and delusions of grandeur don’t always gel with the imagined idea of being ‘number one’ ;)

Frank was someone brave enough to be honest. He was also brave enough to question and critique the exact entrenched mechanisms in place through out american culture that continue to negatively impact not only america itself but the rest of the world to this very day - in particular US foreign policy.

His music will live on forever ;)
- his words cannot be disputed… he was a master of reality ;);)

“ There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.”

“The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.”

“ Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.”

;);)

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Jelly Flater Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 2:44pm

- ppl are ‘under attack’ from musical lyrics hahahaha
… beware ;)

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Jelly Flater Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 3:19pm

& back to the real manufactured product of the United States(!) of A ;)
… engineered propaganda and liberation through occupation ;);)

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Jelly Flater Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 3:40pm

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Roadkill Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 3:45pm

Today’s takeaway.

Someone (no name) is also an expert on FZ? And, the dumbest people (no names) in the room think Trump is the smartest person in the room.

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H2O Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 3:51pm

Agree JF re Frank.
Lucky enough to see him and the Mothers in Perth - this dates me!

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Jelly Flater Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 3:53pm

- lucky fella H20 ;)

^^ & @toady… u conveniently forgot to mention the consistent quality of your input ;);)

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burleigh Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 4:40pm
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Today’s takeaway.

Someone (no name) is also an expert on FZ? And, the dumbest people (no names) in the room think Trump is the smartest person in the room.

My takeaway: The dill is still a bird brain

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southernraw Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 5:44pm

Just posting this here because thread nazi lowinfo said you should only post songs in the tunes thread.
It has no relevance...or does it...?

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GuySmiley Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 5:48pm

One of my favourite Frank Zappa songs seems pretty relevant here and now ….

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udo Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 5:58pm

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Juliang Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 6:20pm

Frank Zappa what a legend !

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Jelly Flater Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 6:10pm

- always relevant @southern… appropriate as well ;)
… & @Guy, pojama ppl zappa guitar shredding is all time.

“ Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is THE BEST.” ;)

…and one extra frank gem for the edumucator haha
- “ So many books, so little time. “ ;);)

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Jelly Flater Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 6:19pm

;)

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Juliang Sunday, 29 Sep 2024 at 6:23pm

Frank Zappa and Taylor Swift, show that
democracy isn’t genre specific.