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Juliang wrote:@AW
I get your point
but I try to use the most recent videos
so try to cram a lot of information in while the videos are still new
And comment on them , while they are still in
my memory
Otherwise the videos pass into oblivion
Jules. . There was no point , that’s just it, roll with it, there’s no malice, it’s all a bit of fun, a few of us think we are very clever and know when to inject something that runs against the grain of the common thread, it puts out little fires, slows the pace somewhat, it’s like clicking on the page refresh button.
It’s refreshing to have new contributors, it’s all light hearted.
Now, I’m sure you’re keeping other things from us , please embellish. Keep well mate. All the best. AW
Juliang wrote:@ basesix
Yes but it is a USA thread
and there’s so much information ,
and so little time before the election
After that,I probably won’t give a toss
yeh, I do get that. But if it is to be the next
Voice or Palestine or Covid thread, on this Aus surf site,
I can feel the collective groan, so good luck.
Again, it's why quite a few people like this space;
it's a shelter form the 24-hour news cycle.
the only (reasonable) hostility you cop here,
is from thrusting that day-to-day-drama on people,
getting too far removed from our aussie surf experience,
or showing a lack of empathy within complex human issues.
Current affairs of concurrent desire,
- a lonely escape or a view to a higher.
Being drawn into outward and foreign belief,
…atoning full forward, lay open to greed ;)
A shared fleeting cry of judicial reprisal,
- another collection, legality mire.
Knee deep in a vision of future be told,
… concern for beholden, begotten a hold ;);)
The lights, camera, non action to stay
- more fights and fits of displeasure be gained.
The hope of a fixer and trickster to be,
… a pony, a fixture and more tyrants meet ;)
Bellowing blatantly factual finds,
- below in the dank of the charity ride.
With gifts of conscripted constricted disdain,
… the script of the picture is painting the pane ;);)
A window, a door and a house coloured white
- a broken revival of nominee lies ;)
https://m.
&pp=ygUPZ3JpbWVzIG9ibGl2aW9u Hey Juls. It doesn't end at the election.
In fact, it never ends, at all.
Whichever side loses will be representing Millions of folks who'll still believe as they do. Deep divisions will remain. Gradually, i hope, this cycle will drift in another direction. I may not live to see that or i may. There is no date to choose when you'll change how you digest this stuff. That change will be driven by internal forces, not external.
In other words, and more succinctly, if ya wanna stop diggin the hole, put down the shovel.
basesix wrote:Juliang wrote:@ basesix
Yes but it is a USA thread
and there’s so much information ,
and so little time before the election
After that,I probably won’t give a tossyeh, I do get that. But if it is to be the next
Voice or Palestine or Covid thread, on this Aus surf site,
I can feel the collective groan, so good luck.Again, it's why quite a few people like this space;
it's a shelter form the 24-hour news cycle.
the only (reasonable) hostility you cop here,
is from thrusting that day-to-day-drama on people,
getting too far removed from our aussie surf experience,
or showing a lack of empathy within complex human issues.
Basesix. Hi pal.
Great point ,‘it’s a shelter from the 24 hour news cycle’
With all of its ‘sheltered’ inmates tucked up in there single cells. AW
@ basesix
My ideology is a perfect reef , or point
or river mouth (not prejudiced)
with no one out
Not a well thought out and defined
Political system
wax24 wrote:Hey Juls. It doesn't end at the election.
In fact, it never ends, at all.
Whichever side loses will be representing Millions of folks who'll still believe as they do. Deep divisions will remain. Gradually, i hope, this cycle will drift in another direction. I may not live to see that or i may. There is no date to choose when you'll change how you digest this stuff. That change will be driven by internal forces, not external.
In other words, and more succinctly, if ya wanna stop diggin the hole, put down the shovel.
(No! You put yours down first!!)
glad you enjoyed the Omnific @wax, maybe I'll go see them in little ol' Cranker, get my prog on, I can possibly be in Adelaide then. Dunno if you can listen to this show @stu recommended that @sypkan, @juliang and I have enjoyed. But it is typical of the kind of casual conversation you would expect to have in an outback Aussie pub ; )
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/festival-of-dangerous-ideas-is-aus...
Juliang wrote:@ basesix
My ideology is a perfect reef , or point
or river mouth (not prejudiced)
with no one out
Not a well thought out and defined
Political system
sounds like you wanna live in Sth Aus @Juliang!
you and syppy and the grey men could be neighbours : )
Thank God you're hear Waxxy !
@Juliang do you think you'll be able to put this to bed if the Orange Man does win?
- & don’t put the shovel guitar away ;)
https://m.
&pp=ygUGU2hvdmVs @wax24
True it doesn’t stop at the election
But that is a critical point
And after that you’ll either have a wannabe tyrant as president, and I’m not sure what can happen then
Or the wannabe tyrant will hopefully do some time, and will be away from social media
When the short attention span MAGA
will hopefully forget him?
@ tube shooter
Yes I’ll have to put it to bed if the orange man wins
Because I’ll be frantically building my
bomb shelter in the backyard
@ basesix
Yes I have lived in SAustralia
And agree it is probably the best state for getting consistent , quality, uncrowded
remote waves
@ basesix
Victoria and WA might disagree
But this isn’t the right thread for that
Crew know that US President must be able to manhandle a Nuclear Football
Weight : 20kgs or in US imperial scale > 100 Big Macs
Student Kamala worked her way up with Maccas Fries S 80gms > M 114gms > L 150gms
Ice cream check out chick > never felt the heat to flip just one 200gm Big Mac...
Kamala refused to be beaten & turned to President Obama for Nuke Footy Training Tips
Kamala's Workout Routine consists of lifting 1 Litre Water Bottles in each hand.
That's around 5 Big Macs in each hand or about 10% capable of Manhandling the Prez Nuke Footy.
Shit hot effort for a Vice Prez but 2kg total lift comes up 18kgs short to lift the 20kg Nuke Footy!
Rival Presidential Candidate Trump is said to be too old and frail to Lift the Nuke Footy...but!
All know Trump trains often & can do 100 Big Macs easy
https://media.newyorker.com/photos/5c3e10b2f92c694343cc71b9/4:3/w_1424,h...
All very well & good working out at the Dinner Table.
But can Trump do 100 Big Macs under pressure with eyes of the World upon him...(No Sweat!)
https://s.abcnews.com/images/Politics/trump-burgers-1-gty-er-190304_hpMa...
With US Presidential Super Powers + with the help of a comrade...
Prez Trump can do the impossible and lift the Nuclear Football.
[ See ] Trump's secret Super Power on display!
https://media.gettyimages.com/id/1000428364/photo/u-s-president-donald-t...
Trump’s right
Kamala could have been a model
But chose to be a prosecutor
How selfless
basesix wrote:Mike stopped saying that mildly creepy-grinned "I appreciate you" to absolutely everyone, which I was glad about. Quite like grumpy drew in salvage hunters for an english version too, narrated by chris finch from UKs the Office.
The Medical Director here says "I appreciate all the work you do" all the time, and what it seems to actually mean is "piss off." Lol
haha, @ wax, yup. totally hear that sociopath with learned human interaction 'skills' thing.
the stick in the craw, is when leadership makes you do the same professional development they did,
that taught them to act human, and expect you to be mind-blown about how it all works, too.
fucking vent, my friend. your upside down buddies are down here for you.
work and life can be fricking shit, even if you are a half-full, giving, kinda human.
AlfredWallace wrote:Juliang wrote:Trump knows he’s going down if he loses!!!!!!!
Hi. I watched that last upload.
This guy is not the full 2 Bob, furthermore, if he is voted in, well , what do think about Americans.
We can’t put them all in the same basket, Wax24 is our Numero Uno , North American correspondent and down right good guy. Conundrums. AW
Thanx for the kind words, A-Dubs.
wax24 wrote:AlfredWallace wrote:Juliang wrote:Trump knows he’s going down if he loses!!!!!!!
Hi. I watched that last upload.
This guy is not the full 2 Bob, furthermore, if he is voted in, well , what do think about Americans.
We can’t put them all in the same basket, Wax24 is our Numero Uno , North American correspondent and down right good guy. Conundrums. AW
Thanx for the kind words, A-Dubs.
Worthy recipient my friend. AW
Juliang wrote:@wax24
True it doesn’t stop at the election
But that is a critical point
And after that you’ll either have a wannabe tyrant as president, and I’m not sure what can happen then
Or the wannabe tyrant will hopefully do some time, and will be away from social media
When the short attention span MAGA
will hopefully forget him?
Trump did not create the Populist movement, Juls. He is just capitalizing on the resentment embedded in it. MAGAs aren't so much dumb as they are malcontented. And we all see how humans behave when in that state of mind. Dumbly. Blindly. When he loses/goes to prison/dies, the Steve Bannons of the movement will still be driving it.
Wow don’t you feel guilty with wax24
working away over there , and we’re just
Kicked back with our whatever?
@wax 24
Yes but Trumps been famous for decades
as an entrepreneur, reality tv star., billionaire
And he used to have a stage presence
Being a sharp salesman, he knows how to
persuade people
Anyone else coming in will be relatively
unknown , with no famous past
And the Republican Party, hopefully won’t be as keen to go with a far right MAGA anymore
That’s why the election is so important
"you could talk about nigeria, people used to laugh at ya,
now I take a look, I see Juliang for Waxia??"
(fresh, for '88, you sucker; plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose,
no matter how special/chosen/pivotal we want our time and place to feel.)
This thread was just elevated!
My sixteen year old self began grooving.
And no, it wasn’t pretty
Lol, Juls, nobody here in SwellNetVille needs to tell me this election is important. I will be living with it's results. And i am in agreement with you about Trump and the dangers of Project 2025.
It's just this..
I try to stay where my feet are.
And where they are atm is in a hospital, where i am attempting to be of service to and provide care for a very vulnerable population of humans. I will likely not be providing direct care for the duration of this shift, that part of it is done, but will provide indirect care administratively. As an example, i assign the doctor to each patient each night for the next day.
I can't do that very well if my mind is not right. As an example, if i am raising alarms about Trump, or fretting about a near future that may or may not come to pass while i am in the present, where my feet are.
More broadly speaking, i can't be my best version of me (son, brother, boyfriend, friend, professional, etc..) when in that mode. As i said in an above post, we see how humans behave when in those kindsa modes. Sure, i get triggered, and can go there. You'll witness that soon enough if you haven't already. But, it burns out fast and it is the exception to the rule, for the most part.
I think i have seen a few good folks here try to explain to ya what i now am in my clunky, overly verbose way. (workin on it) And i like you. The world is not on fire, my friend, and, if it is, you don't own a hose. You own a squirt gun. Use it to have fun.
hahaa seeds, mid-week groove is admirable as hell.
cheers for the medieval comments, some of that stuff is staggering,
pyramids, schmyramids, pfft, there will never be tradies
like the freeee masons, the templars, and then the unions
that broke through the bullshit gravy trains and control..
booof! union up up up like yr yup yup yup... yeeeeew!
"You own a squirt gun. Use it to have fun." tshirt ordered.
Yes Waxxy one
Everyday people’s world is not on fire.
Jules rails as good as Syppy.
Boring!
( was amazing in Notre Dame. Looking at those amazing stained glass roses with their godly? light illumination.
Oliver Plunkett’s head, glass encased, in an empty St Peter’s in Drogheda wasn’t the highlight. )
People divided. Pointless
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Cool
I’m back at the night club again
Well good, that’s why I’ll be glad when election is over
And I won’t need to keep wasting my time on
this thread
This is my main worry about what might happen after the US election
Can only handle so much of Alexei Sayle
?si=pMVK89GatcM5mVuQ @Young ones
These are the guys that keep me sane?
Nah, Juls, please do waste your time in this thread. And speak your piece about the topic. It IS important. Please be careful not to just bang THAT drum incessantly, i’s all. There’s far more to life (and SepooLand), than shitty politics. And we’ve already got enough Banshees in here. We need less, not more, of the drum banging.
All just my opinion, Juls.
Hope you are well and the day is good.
What time is this debate on?
^ dunno, but the GeoGuessr World Cup is live from Stockholm this afternoon.
https://www.geoguessr.com/world-cup
Alright I got the google out.
Debate 11am EST
Geoguessr. Never heard of it but that could be interesting. I’m gunna tune in.
seeds wrote:Alright I got the google out.
Debate 11am EST
Geoguessr. Never heard of it but that could be interesting. I’m gunna tune in.
my son loves it, we play it against each other, so do his school-chums. you get dropped onto Google maps in a random spot, have a minute or so to walk about, and then guess where you think it is. the thing that does my head in, is when there's spanish looking buildings and street signs, but could be europe or somewhere in south america. (AW would be the bomb at playing, I reckon knowing your trees would be an apex skill). deadly players can pinpoint a spot in seconds.
Point taken Wax24
I won’t be watching the debate
The same reason I don’t watch State of Origin
Or Broncos games anymore
Too much stress on the line
And the tide will be coming in
The SN odds are in ….
Sypkan and Info and maybe one or two others will think that Trump clearly won or rather didn’t lose because Harris clearly lost as she was like a startled rabbit in the headlights of the public gaze while the rest of us will be thinking what on god’s earth was that!!
Load up, you can’t lose, put the house on it … but don’t forget to gamble responsibly.
I’m not sure who will win, but the US public will be the losers. Neither candidate has leadership or inspiring people as a skill. Harris is the better of 2 unqualified people. The Dems are better for the US at this moment…the Republicans need to get rid of maga and have a real clean out of the crazies pushing crazy agendas. Until such time it will just continue to be a shit show.
I am going to take Waxy's advice and will fill up my Squirt Gun and have some fun , spraying some coolant over a hot and bothered crew this afternoon , maybe .
I might B the 1 having 2 take a Plunge Bath , but doubt it .
Guessing , I might need it 2 hose down Jules a bit , this arvo and I will wear a raincoat .
Might fill a few Water balloon bombs 2 .
I find it stressful watching Melbourne play football , but I love it !
I do have 64 years of Skin , in that Game though .
I have things 2 do , so will only watch the highlight reels :) .
basesix wrote:seeds wrote:Alright I got the google out.
Debate 11am EST
Geoguessr. Never heard of it but that could be interesting. I’m gunna tune in.
my son loves it, we play it against each other, so do his school-chums. you get dropped onto Google maps in a random spot, have a minute or so to walk about, and then guess where you think it is. the thing that does my head in, is when there's spanish looking buildings and street signs, but could be europe or somewhere in south america. (AW would be the bomb at playing, I reckon knowing your trees would be an apex skill). deadly players can pinpoint a spot in seconds.
Basesix. Hi mate, right on Mr Big.
Along time ago when I was at Horticultural College, we had a lecturer who was held in the highest regard by all other staff. His plant identification skills were at a paragon level. He even had a surname that was an actual plant species.
It was explained to us that this guy, if he was to be dropped by helicopter anywhere in the world, he’d know where he was from the vegetation around him.
What a great asset.
Knowing bird calls, animal sounds, vegetation types and plant fragrances can definitely help in ascertaining where you are geographically especially when you’re trying to work out where that surf spot is globally or locally, coupled with that being able to identify prominent or iconic geological features is a bonus.
When other Swellnutters post video, surf photos or uploads from YouTube, I listen to the birds first, then look at the vegetation and definitely the different coastal geomorphologies.
I watch the birds that are captured daily on our surfcams if I’m looking at a particular surf spot.
I’d like to think as Australians, we’d be pretty good at identifying prominent coastal features.
After all, aren’t we all interested in the biology of the places we surf, it’s all interwoven.
Geographically, on Friday I’m being translocated to a locale in Oz, binoculars will be out but so will a surfboard, it’s a very long way from here, can’t wait. AW
@popdown
You love it when Melbourne win ?
Hi Alfred
Good to hear you are good at picking photo location
Check out my profile photo, unclear as it is
and see if you know where it is
I took it with a waterproof disposable camera
and never saw anyone else out there!
Juliang wrote:Hi Alfred
Good to hear you are good at picking photo location
Check out my profile photo, unclear as it is
and see if you know where it is
I took it with a waterproof disposable camera
and never saw anyone else out there!
Hi Juliang. Well, it’s not in Australia that’s for sure !!!!. AW
Prez Debate Live Now (Mandatory) ALL TV Stations...
Hey Juliang
I love watching Melbourne PLAYING football .
Over the 59 years I have been going 2 The G , Members of course :) , I have seen the Dees lose more games , than win , a LOT more .
I have scares , from ALL the GF loses I watched .
I still hate the bloody Hawks and Bombers !
Even when we Finally won a Premiership , I couldn't B there , so it's a Freo Cup , but gee WE love it .
The Holy Grail , is not the destination 4 anyone , it's just part of the Journey .
Two thirds of the Climbers who die on Everest , do it on the Way Down .
I love it when My team shows heart , courage , team spirit and fight , NO matter what the Odds .
As Kennedy said " Footy is not a matter of Life or Death , it's much more serious" lol
Half the spectators @ a Game @ The G , are female Jules !
I have lived in Ruby Land's for nearly 20 years .
Football Land , is VERY different .
Fuck the election , on GF Day !
Septic Tanks are going to Septic Tank