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[Mowman]

Threw up after boxing tonight - I see it as part of the weight maintenance program

Caught a glimpse of yourself in the mirror?

 

[George]

Caught a glimpse of yourself in the mirror?

You just better hope you don't fall down one of the holes on the course tomorrow, might have to get the firies in to pull you back out

 

[gringo2011]

Threw up after boxing tonight - I see it as part of the weight maintenance program

Stop sniffing the equipment, it's unhygienic.

 

[Mowman]

You just better hope you don't fall down one of the holes on the course tomorrow, might have to get the firies in to pull you back out

I had to cancel work tomorrow so I’m having a hit tomorrow

 

[George]

Stop sniffing the equipment, it's unhygienic.

Ok seems fair enough but then all that fresh arse smell from the hotties just goes to waste?

 

[phantom13]

Threw up after boxing tonight - I see it as part of the weight maintenance program

I used to puke in session all the time.

If you ain’t puking you ain’t trying.

Started swamp kings.

Tebow is an absolute weapon. Really wish he had a bit of Manziel about him cause his rumor mill would have been sick.

 

[George]

I used to puke in session all the time.

If you ain’t puking you ain’t trying.

Started swamp kings.

Tebow is an absolute weapon. Really wish he had a bit of Manziel about him cause his rumor mill would have been sick.

I usually feel sick after most sessions but this one went over the edge. Sauna really didn't help either, I sat in the bathroom contemplating the throw up afterwards and then said **** it, I either throw up here or throw up in public right near Revs...which actually would be more normal to onlookers I reckon.

Swamp Kings was fantastic. I get bored easily but I watched this for all 4 eps without a pause. I'm not really into the college game but I definitely remember how much coverage the Gators got in those days. Tebow was everywhere, all over ESPN most nights.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

 

[George]

Just got around to finishing this, was brilliant hope he goes around again. Or at the very least, a republican who also has some brains.

 

[BigPowerForward]

AEC urges voice voters to write ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and says crosses may not be counted

Australian Electoral Commission says rule on ticks and crosses is not new after no campaign claims requirement will ‘stack the deck’

www.theguardian.com

Seriously. What a ****en joke. Anything other than a "yes" or a "no" in the boxes should not be counted. Simples!

 

[SaintsSeptember]

AEC urges voice voters to write ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and says crosses may not be counted

Australian Electoral Commission says rule on ticks and crosses is not new after no campaign claims requirement will ‘stack the deck’

www.theguardian.com

Seriously. What a *en joke. Anything other than a "yes" or a "no" in the boxes should not be counted. Simples!

There are rules for every referendum , can't remember if this is different to the last one i worked at ( concurrent with an election) or not.

It wouldn't surprise me if its been exactly the same for ever referendum ever done in Australia, and they are just publishing it now to stir up outrage in people such as yourself.
In most cases, a huge percentage just put "Yes" or "No" and if you threw everything else away it makes no difference. Never know though, we might get a close one.

 

[George]

AEC urges voice voters to write ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and says crosses may not be counted

Australian Electoral Commission says rule on ticks and crosses is not new after no campaign claims requirement will ‘stack the deck’

www.theguardian.com

Seriously. What a *en joke. Anything other than a "yes" or a "no" in the boxes should not be counted. Simples!

Can I draw a penis in one of the boxes?

 

[Dr Spaceman]

Can I draw a penis in one of the boxes?

Would have to be very small to fit in.

Perhaps just look down and trace around it [emoji848]

 

[BigPowerForward]

Can I draw a penis in one of the boxes?

Sure. Why not!
If you draw a flaccid penis, it means the proposal doesn't excite you and it will be counted as a "NO"
If you draw an erect penis, it means the proposal gets you excited in the loins and it will be counted as a "YES

 

[George]

Sure. Why not!
If you draw a flaccid penis, it means the proposal doesn't excite you and it will be counted as a "NO"
If you draw an erect penis, it means the proposal gets you excited in the loins and it will be counted as a "YES

Hopefully there's good distribution between millions of hard penises and flaccid penises in the polls. Vote counters may need a break in-between penis counting in case they see a brilliant one and get ideas

 

[SaintsSeptember]

When i was 18 my friends dad was running a polling booth and we got work in it. I think i giggled stupidly when i saw that someone had drawn a penis on a ballot paper. Many years and quite a few elections later, i'm looking for something more new and original than the penis, but normally not seeing anything entertaining.
It seems like some people seriously think that the politicians can get feedback from their comments on the ballot papers, but instead their profanities are seen by everyone from little old ladies who could be their grandmother , to young 18 year olds.
Upon seeing such things, "is the ballot paper formal....ignoring the bullshit , you check. , then put it in the appropriate pile.
Funny the first few hundred times.

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Based on the legislation , ( 1984).

Federal Register of Legislation - Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

www.legislation.gov.au

This legislation still applies and would need to be amended to accept ticks and crosses.
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Page not found

www.aec.gov.au

Can you use a tick or cross to vote in a referendum?
Please don’t.
The formal voting instructions for the referendum are to clearly write yes or no, in full, in English. This will be part of our campaign advertising, it is on our website, in the guides delivered to all Australian households, it will be the instruction on the ballot paper and will be re-enforced by our polling officials when people are issued with their ballot paper.
We expect the vast, vast majority of voters to follow those instructions.
The formality rules for referendums has been the same for a long period of time – this includes ‘savings provisions’ (the ability to count a vote where the instructions have not been followed but the voter’s intention is clear). Savings provisions exist for federal elections as well. The AEC does not have any discretion to simply ignore savings provisions. They are a long-standing legislative requirement. Since 1988 the AEC has followed legal advice regarding the application of savings provisions to ‘ticks’ and ‘crosses’ on referendum ballot papers (over 30 years and multiple referendums). This is not new.
The issue with a cross is that on many forms people in Australia use in daily life, and in some other languages, a cross represents a ‘check mark’ indicating yes - it is therefore open to interpretation as to whether the cross denotes approval or disapproval. A clear ‘tick’ can be interpreted as denoting approval for the proposal.
A clear ‘y’ or ‘n’ can indicate the voter’s intent – however if the handwriting is unclear it could risk an informal vote. This is why the Commissioner, and the AEC will be very clear and regular with our communication that people need to write the word ‘yes’ or ‘no’ in English, in full.

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Nothing new, and they aren't making up stuff as they go along.

 

[gringo2011]

I used to puke in session all the time.

If you ain’t puking you ain’t trying.

Started swamp kings.

Tebow is an absolute weapon. Really wish he had a bit of Manziel about him cause his rumor mill would have been sick.

Yeah, I was a massive spewer when I played sport. Even playing basketball I'd have to run into the toilets for a spew every now and again. I think a very large part was a lack of interest in keeping fit and wanting to be competitive off a low base though. Actually in footy some of it was probably hang overs come to think of it.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

A flacid penis could be converted to a "yes" if an electoral officer draws a "blue" dot next to it.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Yeah, I was a massive spewer when I played sport. Even playing basketball I'd have to run into the toilets for a spew every now and again. I think a very large part was a lack of interest in keeping fit and wanting to be competitive off a low base though. Actually in footy some of it was probably hang overs come to think of it.

Are you sure those drinking contests are counted as sport?

 

[Geary Is GOAT]

When i was 18 my friends dad was running a polling booth and we got work in it. I think i giggled stupidly when i saw that someone had drawn a penis on a ballot paper. Many years and quite a few elections later, i'm looking for something more new and original than the penis, but normally not seeing anything entertaining.
It seems like some people seriously think that the politicians can get feedback from their comments on the ballot papers, but instead their profanities are seen by everyone from little old ladies who could be their grandmother , to young 18 year olds.
Upon seeing such things, "is the ballot paper formal....ignoring the bullshit , you check. , then put it in the appropriate pile.
Funny the first few hundred times.

---------------------------------------
Based on the legislation , ( 1984).

Federal Register of Legislation - Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

www.legislation.gov.au

This legislation still applies and would need to be amended to accept ticks and crosses.
----------------------------------

404 - Sauce not found

Page not found

www.aec.gov.au

Can you use a tick or cross to vote in a referendum?
Please don’t.
The formal voting instructions for the referendum are to clearly write yes or no, in full, in English. This will be part of our campaign advertising, it is on our website, in the guides delivered to all Australian households, it will be the instruction on the ballot paper and will be re-enforced by our polling officials when people are issued with their ballot paper.
We expect the vast, vast majority of voters to follow those instructions.
The formality rules for referendums has been the same for a long period of time – this includes ‘savings provisions’ (the ability to count a vote where the instructions have not been followed but the voter’s intention is clear). Savings provisions exist for federal elections as well. The AEC does not have any discretion to simply ignore savings provisions. They are a long-standing legislative requirement. Since 1988 the AEC has followed legal advice regarding the application of savings provisions to ‘ticks’ and ‘crosses’ on referendum ballot papers (over 30 years and multiple referendums). This is not new.
The issue with a cross is that on many forms people in Australia use in daily life, and in some other languages, a cross represents a ‘check mark’ indicating yes - it is therefore open to interpretation as to whether the cross denotes approval or disapproval. A clear ‘tick’ can be interpreted as denoting approval for the proposal.
A clear ‘y’ or ‘n’ can indicate the voter’s intent – however if the handwriting is unclear it could risk an informal vote. This is why the Commissioner, and the AEC will be very clear and regular with our communication that people need to write the word ‘yes’ or ‘no’ in English, in full.

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Nothing new, and they aren't making up stuff as they go along.

I wonder if the nation's bureaucrats are excited that culture war brain has made something as ****ing mindlessly dull as whether you can write yes, no, tick or cross a box a mainstream discussion.

Somewhere in some forgotten cubicle in a government building sits a man in a grey suit with an immaculate set of excel spreadsheets and a throbbing erection at this discourse.

On Pixel 6 using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[George]

Spending a weekend (and the Monday) in Manila before we head to Hong Kong for work in a couple weeks.

Boss is a big basketball fan and got us tickets to the FIBA World Cup Final in Manila on the 10th September - hopefully it's AUS v USA and you can see me stumble out onto the court after a dozen San Miguels.

 

[sunny3193]

80,000,000 impressions in 1 hour lol.
RIP MSM
View attachment 1784094

“To break down what this means for Tucker Carlson's Trump interview: The video itself was actually played only 14.8 million times, for at least two seconds of the more than 46-minute interview — or just over six percent of the total 236 million times someone saw the post on X.”

Who would guess that Trump (and X) would lie?

No, Tucker Carlson's Trump interview doesn't have 230 million video views on X

Here's how many times it has actually been viewed.

mashable.com

 

[Dard Ball Get]

“To break down what this means for Tucker Carlson's Trump interview: The video itself was actually played only 14.8 million times, for at least two seconds of the more than 46-minute interview — or just over six percent of the total 236 million times someone saw the post on X.”

Who would guess that Trump (and X) would lie?

No, Tucker Carlson's Trump interview doesn't have 230 million video views on X

Here's how many times it has actually been viewed.

mashable.com

Lie? Said impressions boss, maybe look up the meaning

 

[DougalHoward]

“To break down what this means for Tucker Carlson's Trump interview: The video itself was actually played only 14.8 million times, for at least two seconds of the more than 46-minute interview — or just over six percent of the total 236 million times someone saw the post on X.”

Who would guess that Trump (and X) would lie?

No, Tucker Carlson's Trump interview doesn't have 230 million video views on X

Here's how many times it has actually been viewed.

mashable.com

Twitter URLs look like a pr0n site now who still uses that garbage

 

[sunny3193]

Lie? Said impressions boss, maybe look up the meaning

It’s in the url attachment, champ.