Random things on your mind.. (Part 3)

[cmndstab]

Only 2AM or so I really should try to get a decent sleeping pattern here but it's hard to get too motivated to do so when I know I'm going to be suffering massive jet lag in a month either way.

 

[jo172]

You two want to get a room?

 

[cmndstab]

You're just jealous of my irresistible nature.

 

[Dirty Bird]

You two want to get a room?

we are............in 23 days..............when he gets back from the States

 

[BACCS]

Was she worth it?

Yeah, got through it fine in the end. I'm nearly back to 100%, which is awesome. Just worried about my Uni marks now... I really need one of my exams to get scaled.

 

[Dirty Bird]

lucky, just in time for the ashes
I had shingles once, was ****ing weird, was like in year 8. Minor case though, recovered quite fast, and it was only on the right side of the neck

and dont stress about your marks, im sure you passed with flying colours

 

[jenny61_99]

Thinking of the 29 miners that lost their lives today and those they left behind. Absolute tragedy. Why do things like this always seem to happen just before Christmas.... seems to make it that much worse.

 

[Dirty Bird]

And that's what I don't like about society
You feel sad for a few people who die in a major accident
but most deaths dont even make the news, and not many people think about their deaths.

We're differentiating between different people, and it's like 1 group of people (in this case the kiwi's who died in the mine accident) are thought of more then people who may die in the Congo from desieses

Sorry, I know I should be sad about these people who died, but so many people pass, and not a word is said about them, it's just that it feels that they're being disrespected

 

[jo172]

And that's what I don't like about society
You feel sad for a few people who die in a major accident
but most deaths dont even make the news, and not many people think about their deaths.

We're differentiating between different people, and it's like 1 group of people (in this case the kiwi's who died in the mine accident) are thought of more then people who may die in the Congo from desieses

Sorry, I know I should be sad about these people who died, but so many people pass, and not a word is said about them, it's just that it feels that they're being disrespected

Stalin said 1 death is a tragedy, 1 million is a statistic.

The psychology of grief is fascinating and largely a media construction.

 

[cmndstab]

However, not hearing about those other deaths doesn't make those that we do hear about any less tragic. After the miners in Chile managed to shoot the moon and come out alive, one could be forgiven for thinking we've reached an age where we have mastery over nature. This incident is a painful reminder that is not the case.

I feel terrible for their families.

 

[WALL-e]

Stalin said 1 death is a tragedy, 1 million is a statistic.

The psychology of grief is fascinating and largely a media construction.

When searching for rationality I oftern turn to Stalin....wait what?

It is facinating how the human mind works. Out of site out of mind. If some of the things that happen in the world were reported on I'm sure we'd have a few people's heads just spontaniously combust.

The scene from 'The Beach' where everyone is upset because someone from their camp is dieing (loudly), so they move him and everyone (almost everyone) finds releif.

We're interesting creatures.

 

[rayven]

When searching for rationality I oftern turn to Stalin....wait what?


We're interesting creatures.

Interesting creature is comrade Stalin! I don't know enough about him, what I do know is Adolf had no time for compassion in steadying his lot to stop him!

I often think of the policy that 500 people and no passengers all fighting/contributing/working towards the same thing is stronger than 700 who carry 100 passengers!

 

[aneale]

And that's what I don't like about society
You feel sad for a few people who die in a major accident
but most deaths dont even make the news, and not many people think about their deaths.

We're differentiating between different people, and it's like 1 group of people (in this case the kiwi's who died in the mine accident) are thought of more then people who may die in the Congo from desieses

Sorry, I know I should be sad about these people who died, but so many people pass, and not a word is said about them, it's just that it feels that they're being disrespected

Its because we connect with people that we can relate to. Thousands dying in the Congo because of disease are not people that most Australian or Westerners will connect with despite obviously understanding the human tragedy, but its a foreign concept to us.

The miners in NZ, two of whom were Australian, got up and went to work and never came home. they did something we can all relate to, much the same as the Chilean miners and why there was such relief when rescued. But these people in NZ are not 29 faceless people whereas most deaths are.

We accept that in the blink of an eye some drunk can wipe you out behind the wheel but this sort of thing and terrorist attacks in large numbers will always be a shock.

What Jo says is right tho', you can kill 2.5 million people if you want and as long as you kill your own, we are pretty muck OK with it. You get to die under house arrest. Kill the people in the country next to you tho' and its a whole other ball game.

 

[rayven]

Ignorance is bliss, isn't it?

 

[jo172]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/prominent-state-figure-invovled-in-alleged-altercation-near-city-pub-marble-bar/story-e6frea6u-1225962251071

If there's ever an appropriate age to be at Marble Bar (no offence C-G) surely Foley's past it?

 

[rayven]

Now I understand why no goverment minister turns up to major rallies,demonstations,debates, information sessions when

The incident followed a fiery Labor state conference yesterday where Mr Foley and Mr Rann were escorted into the event by armed police

This is so 1930's europe!

 

[jo172]

Now I understand why no goverment minister turns up to major rallies,demonstations,debates, information sessions when



This is so 1930's europe!

That was great, Mike Rann and Kevin Foley needed to be protected by guns at their own party's conference from the base of their own party.

Just when you thought they couldn't get any lower!

 

[rayven]

Not so long ago they were the darling boys of the labor movement in Australia!

Unions can be handy when you resort to low ebbs to (lack of better term) defeat them, they dont forget and for anything to ever get done you need employee's.

 

[aneale]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/prominent-state-figure-invovled-in-alleged-altercation-near-city-pub-marble-bar/story-e6frea6u-1225962251071

If there's ever an appropriate age to be at Marble Bar (no offence C-G) surely Foley's past it?

who the hell 'walked along King William Road from memory, walked down Waymouth Street' to look for a Taxi? for starters I presume he didn't actually walk from King William Road but KW St somewhere and once on that Street you're not going to find many Taxi ranks in Waymouth St and decide to walk down there. Even at the best of times you might find one Taxi loitering in the vincinity

Odd.

 

[jo172]

who the hell 'walked along King William Road from memory, walked down Waymouth Street' to look for a Taxi? for starters I presume he didn't actually walk from King William Road but KW St somewhere and once on that Street you're not going to find many Taxi ranks in Waymouth St and decide to walk down there. Even at the best of times you might find one Taxi loitering in the vincinity

Odd.

To be fair we all make seemingly illogical decisions when trying to get home at that time of night.

I live in St. Peters, and I recall one night deciding it was not only a good idea to walk home, but to walk home along the River Torrens. Half way through the walk I realised not only was I taking a considerably longer route, but I perhaps hadn't put myself in the safest potential situation!

 

[rayven]

I heard of this wonderful establishment to visit if ever i was in Adelaide similar but more classy than the old stormies, but i cant quite remember the adress, think it was wakefield of waymouth or weighbridge.....

 

[aneale]

To be fair we all make seemingly illogical decisions when trying to get home at that time of night.

I live in St. Peters, and I recall one night deciding it was not only a good idea to walk home, but to walk home along the River Torrens. Half way through the walk I realised not only was I taking a considerably longer route, but I perhaps hadn't put myself in the safest potential situation!

yeah but we don't all have a love affair with our mobile phone and 24/7 access to a driver either.

 

[-CG-]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/prominent-state-figure-invovled-in-alleged-altercation-near-city-pub-marble-bar/story-e6frea6u-1225962251071

If there's ever an appropriate age to be at Marble Bar (no offence C-G) surely Foley's past it?

Lol Haven't been there for a while now but good point, what on earth was he doing there?? Does he think he's hip or something?

 

[Southerntakeover]

As i understand it, the incident was out the front of marble bar, not inside.

 

[jo172]

As i understand it, the incident was out the front of marble bar, not inside.

And it seems you'd be right (well going by what the Advertiser says, so really we have no indication ).

Reading the Rag today I'm beginning to side with Aneale, if you're not intoxicated what on earth makes you want to walk from Distill, then to Hindley St for Pizza, then up KWS to Waymouth then all the way down to Marble to get a Cab?

He's telling porkies about something methinks!