Opinion 2018 Non-Crows Discussion Thread

[FR0GGY]

Currently traveling through China on holiday. I’ve asked all the locals I could find if they have heard of “Aussie Rules”, “AFL”, “Port Power”, “Olive Ball” and even “Adelaide Stadium Shanghai” - not one person said they recognised any of those things. The only Port reference I could find is the picture below (taken in Xi’an).
And sorry for the shaky foto.
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Someone’s heard of the power!

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Good read ...

 

[Samcro24]

Good read ...

Couldn't get past the first paragraph.

 

[GreyCrow]

Couldn't get past the first paragraph.

I couldnt get past the picture

 

[Vader]

I knew many non Port supporting footy followers that despised the Crows from the get go. It's no great leap that some of these would take an interest in Port when they arrived.

But a Norwood supporter, supporting Port? Every Norwood supporter I've ever met hates Port with a passion. It's one thing to be anti-Crows, and I can respect that in someone who is/was a dedicated SANFL supporter. It's entirely another to support the club/team you've spent your entire life despising.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

RIP

 

[1970crow]

But a Norwood supporter, supporting Port? Every Norwood supporter I've ever met hates Port with a passion. It's one thing to be anti-Crows, and I can respect that in someone who is/was a dedicated SANFL supporter. It's entirely another to support the club/team you've spent your entire life despising.

The enemy of my enemy....

 

[Samcro24]

The enemy of my enemy....

Would be Adelaide

 

[Sanders]

Currently traveling through China on holiday. I’ve asked all the locals I could find if they have heard of “Aussie Rules”, “AFL”, “Port Power”, “Olive Ball” and even “Adelaide Stadium Shanghai” - not one person said they recognised any of those things. The only Port reference I could find is the picture below (taken in Xi’an).
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But but but, I thought you just had to say any combination of the following words

Mr GUI
China
Synergies
China
China
Cross pollination
China
Mr Gui

 

[baldandbroke]

Actually, reading a clock is used as a major specific measure as part of the test of comprehension of the elderly when assessing what sort of aged care they qualify for.

Yep - wonder why that is?

 

[crowsup]

A joke i think.

In the mid 60s, Dunstan(?) bought most of the houses on south road between port road and torrens road. As a start to widen south road. A liberal government came in and abandoned the idea because it was unnecessary and too expensive (about 50M). Liberals are already complaining about south road works at Darlington, so I wouldn't be surprised if they appropriate that money and use it to lower taxes on businesses.

 

[Sanders]

In the mid 60s, Dunstan(?) bought most of the houses on south road between port road and torrens road. As a start to widen south road. A liberal government came in and abandoned the idea because it was unnecessary and too expensive (about 50M). Liberals are already complaining about south road works at Darlington, so I wouldn't be surprised if they appropriate that money and use it to lower taxes on businesses.

Lowering tax on business is a smart thing to do

Why would anyone oppose that?

 

[Vader]

The enemy of my enemy....

For a Norwood supporter, Port has always been the enemy (since long before 1991), and will always be the biggest enemy.

 

[deeztreez]

I think we (Crows supporters) should all meet up at Hotel Longtime in Grote St after games. Great place.

Asian strippers?

 

[StonesThrow]

There's a conservative echo chamber in the backyard.

 

[From The Pocket]

In the mid 60s, Dunstan(?) bought most of the houses on south road between port road and torrens road. As a start to widen south road. A liberal government came in and abandoned the idea because it was unnecessary and too expensive (about 50M). Liberals are already complaining about south road works at Darlington, so I wouldn't be surprised if they appropriate that money and use it to lower taxes on businesses.

If you're talking about MATS, Playford (in 1964) announced the study, Steele Hall (Lib) adopted it in 1969 (Labor got in and out between these events) and the Liberals got crushed because they would destroy Hindmarsh and fear of ghettos and things. Dunstan kept the land enquired but in 1979 when the Liberals got back in under Tonkin (after disintegrating then coming back together mind you) they sold off all the land for the money.

I'm pretty sure the South Road upgrade is fine as the federal government has been funding most of it.

 

[Geoffa32]

If you're talking about MATS, Playford (in 1964) announced the study, Steele Hall (Lib) adopted it in 1969 (Labor got in and out between these events) and the Liberals got crushed because they would destroy Hindmarsh and fear of ghettos and things. Dunstan kept the land enquired but in 1979 when the Liberals got back in under Tonkin (after disintegrating then coming back together mind you) they sold off all the land for the money.

I'm pretty sure the South Road upgrade is fine as the federal government has been funding most of it.

The Obahn was built on "MATS" land. There was a proposed freeway from the NE suburbs into the CBD.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Adelaide_Transport_Study

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[Enviable Tradition]

But a Norwood supporter, supporting Port? Every Norwood supporter I've ever met hates Port with a passion. It's one thing to be anti-Crows, and I can respect that in someone who is/was a dedicated SANFL supporter. It's entirely another to support the club/team you've spent your entire life despising.

Probably like many Port supporters who hate Norwood but at the same time respect them for being a traditional club with a solid history of success.

Given their is only 2 clubs to choose from in the AFL it's not a huge leap to think that some of them might have gone to the club that most resembled theirs.

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[Elite Crow]

Probably like many Port supporters who hate Norwood but at the same time respect them for being a traditional club with a solid history of success.

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Yeah nah.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

It's just a measure of a basic skill, mate.

Another was reccomened to be tested for dyslexia only weeks after starting high school. And he had it. Why did the small primary school not pick up on it at all?

It isnt an SJW issue by any stretch, in this case it's when you have a teacher which doesn't have the patience to deal with less mature kids and puts the time in to the 'easy to teach' kids. At that age, that is 80% of the time girls.

Boys should start school a year or two after girls

 

[Mego Red]

Lowering tax on business is a smart thing to do

Why would anyone oppose that?

It's pretty shallow thinking to just assume that cutting taxes on businesses will directly stimulate the economy.

Some will invest in growing their business, others will just take the incrimental increases in profits and distribute those to the owners, who may do something with it or may just sock it into some low risk investments.

If you actually want to stimulate the economy, you invest in employment and get money into the hands of people with limited disposable income. They'll move it on in the economy and make it work.

 

[Geoffa32]

It's pretty shallow thinking to just assume that cutting taxes on businesses will directly stimulate the economy.

Some will invest in growing their business, others will just take the incrimental increases in profits and distribute those to the owners, who may do something with it or may just sock it into some low risk investments.

If you actually want to stimulate the economy, you invest in employment and get money into the hands of people with limited disposable income. They'll move it on in the economy and make it work.

Doesn't lowering taxes stimulate employment by creating more businesses?

Not just growth of existing ones?



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[MarcusP2]

Doesn't lowering taxes stimulate employment by creating more businesses?

Not just growth of existing ones?



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It would only do so if that money was invested in additional jobs, but often the moneys go to share buybacks or dividends (as companies are required to maximise shareholder return).

Seems to me 5% cut in company tax would need to generate $100,000+ to make employing someone new revenue-neutral (even at $50K a year). That would mean the business was making $2M in profits already.

If you are a small business making a profit of $100K/year, paying 30K or 25K tax isn't going to change your employment decisions surely.

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

look I don't want to come across as insensitive or anything, and no doubt there are a heap of teenagers/young adults dealing with massive anxiety, depression and mental health issues, and these are real issues

But what the **** are 14 year olds doing with social media accounts? As someone who doesn't have a facebook/twitter/instagram or any of that shit (and yes I know bigfooty is social media, but this is my only forum I post on, and none of you know my real name etc), I just don't understand why people think it's a good idea to continue on these platforms if they are getting bullied?

Rather than close down a facebook/twitter account, they'll just let the abuse build up to the point that they kill themselves? What the actual ****?

The problem with that is the child then ends up socially isolated because everyone else is on social media except them.

It would be like everyone standing in the kitchen at work talking about the footy, except you don't have anything to add because you don't like sport. So you then end up feeling even more isolated because you're not part of the "in crowd".

It's a double-edged sword.

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

Derwayne tipping Port for the flag, lol

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I've heard he thinks they're crazy good.