Mega Thread The Random Thoughts Thread Part 1

[*PAF]

^^^^^No head no limbs but you can't question his heart.

Fev after a night out?

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Adblock Plus is your friend.

I van't see it but I guess thats due to platinum?

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Fev after a night out?

Fev on a night out.

 

[Power Raid]

Adblock Plus is your friend.

They say you learn something new every day. Thanks

 

[*PAF]

Just had a bit of an earthquake (tremor).

 

[Dobie G]

Just had a bit of an earthquake (tremor).

Talk true
Darwin rocked by Indonesian quake


DARWIN has been shaken by a large earthquake centred off Indonesia.
The magnitude 6.4 quake struck in waters near the Barat Daya islands in Maluku province, 411km east of Atambua and 425km south of Ambon just before 10pm AEST.
It was at a depth of 132km.
No tsunami alert has been issued for Australian coastlines and there are so far no reports of injuries or damage in Australia and no such details are yet through from Indonesia.

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[Dobie G]

On a brighter note
China economy gathering momentum


The August PMI was the best since a reading of 53.3 in April last year, according to previous results.
It also marked the second straight month of strengthening and comes as other recent data has spurred optimism a slowdown in the economy may have been stemmed.

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[Eddie Dingle]

How long before the ****ers have to stop political advertising before the election?

I can't take much more of this shit.

 

[*PAF]

How long before the ****ers have to stop political advertising before the election?

I can't take much more of this shit.

What advertising?
...
After that minor debate you and I had about media moguls taking sides I have not read a single newspaper nor watched commercial TV so I have no idea of wat ya talkin bout Dings ol mate.

 

[It Just Is]

The only TV I watch is Foxfooty. I know more about how a big mac is made than I do about Australian politics.

 

[Dobie G]

This story is proving a bit of a **** up for the NRL with only one video camera and having to rely on old fashioned evidence.

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Ex-NRL player Anthony Watts accused of biting opponent's penis during Gold Coast match

RUGBY league officials are investigating allegations former NRL bad boy and Finks bikie associate Anthony Watts bit another player on the penis during a match on the Gold Coast on Sunday afternoon.
Officials are understood to be reviewing video footage from the game after the opposing Bilambil player refused to make an official complaint after the preliminary final at Tugun.
In the latest incident involving the former North Queensland Cowboy and Sydney Rooster, the opposing player alerted match officials to the incident during a first-half melee of the Bycroft Cup game at Boyd Street by pulling down his shorts.

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[Stromageddon]

He just looks like a w***er.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

David Moyes

 

[Doctor Feel]

 

[Oliver King]

He just looks like a ******.

He looks like Vincent Chase's childhood friend Dom.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Just to discuss something personal because I really don't know how to feel.

So, today. My despised uncle who threatened and abused his way into getting disproportionate amounts from my grandmothers will (by threatening her that she would never see him again, and all sorts of other things like demanding power of attorney and distributing 90% of her will to himself rather than the families of his other brothers) died.

Call me a terrible person, but I was happy. He got what he wanted from my grandmas will, which was a disgrace. We fought it till the bitter end, and then he died 3 months later. Karma? #naturaljustice?

Regardless...this poses me with something that makes me feel extremely saddened, vulnerable and staring down the barrel of my own mortality.

My fathers father, fathers mother, my father himself, and both of his brothers have now passed away from heart failure. The oldest of them all was my Grandma who was 92. However all of the males died very early, my uncle who died today was 65. My father...was 43.

I now feel like I am a ticking time bomb, and my life is forfeit no matter what I do. My uncle (the one that died today) was a very healthy, active individual. Didn't drink, didn't smoke and was not a highly strung person. He lived most of his life on his large boat, travelling around Australia.

I'm now 25, my BMI is in the slightly obese category (178cm tall and 99kg), I'm highly strung when it comes to my work and my uni and now I find myself genuinely fearing for my own durability. Though I have lost 6kg in the last month and a bit, and I'm continuing to lose more and eat healthily I've been going to the gym 4 times a week for the last 2 months, however I feel like now that it may be for nothing and I am genetically pre-exposed to a ticking time bomb.

I worry for myself, my girlfriend of 8 years, my own future and the future of my potential family and kids.

I know that all I can do is get as fit as I can, eat as well as I can, and make sure when I get stressed to take time out with relatively regular holidays. However I have this nagging feeling that it could be all for nothing, but I have to try. I refuse to let my own future children live the life that I have without a father, I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

As a result, today I ordered a heart attack action plan from the heart foundation, and I will be making sure I know all I can about heart problems, and make sure that everyone I spend time with is also educated enough to understand what to do if I do have any issues in the future. However there is only so much I can do personally...I will be booking a full heart check up in the coming days.

Just thought I would get this off my chest, this shit isn't a nice feeling. However I should feel lucky in a sense, that all of those before me have given me the warning to save myself.

For the record

Dad: was overweight but not huge. He did smoke a fair bit and quit a bit later in life (Too late I suspect), worked himself into the ground to provide for his family as he ran a family business. As a result, we had a million dollar house, holiday house, boats, expensive education, everything we could ever want for.

Uncle #1: Lousy no-hoper, drank his life away, never had a family, never had a wife, never had any assets.

Uncle #2: Lived on a boat most of his life, not even registered at the tax office. Abused my Grandma into giving him money from the will. Generally healthy individual, thin, ate well, didn't smoke, didn't drink.

I'm lucky that I had the good one...however he died first. 14 years before Uncle #1 and 15 years before Uncle #2.

My grandma died, then Uncle #1 died, then Uncle #2 died. All within 12 months of each other.

 

[Stromageddon]

Feel, when I was 8 years old I lost 2 friends to heart failure. I was young and didn't understand, so I asked my parents about it, and apparently it ran in my family as well. So since then, I've spent the last 11 years of my life volunteering for the Heart Foundation, raising funds and donating countless dollars to their cause. I've met all sorts of people with similar stories to yours. And each of those stories... they're all unique in their own ways but they all taught me one thing. It's the quality of it that matters, not the length. Live life, man.

 

[manureid]

If nothing else Dr Feel...if you keep dropping KEGS from going to the gym, that PB guernsey will fit a lot better!! #brightside

 

[Doctor Feel]

If nothing else Dr Feel...if you keep dropping KEGS from going to the gym, that PB guernsey will fit a lot better!! #brightside

Actually had a chat while having a piss at AAMI. "Gee, those PB guernseys are a very tight fit aren't they." one guy chirps up "I couldn't even wear mine today!" another goes "Same here, I'm devastated." I'm like "I don't care if it cuts off my blood supply, that's why I'm wearing it."

 

[MotlopRules]

Just to discuss something personal because I really don't know how to feel.

Intense read.

FWIW I also lost a father early, and I really hear you about the questioning your own mortality thing. I think losing a parent at a young age really hammers home just how fragile our lives really are (not just ourselves but our loved ones too), because as a kid you tend to think your parents will live forever and when they don't it can shatter that innocence a little.

All I can say (and I say it to myself too) is that you just can't measure your life in days and weeks or years. It's a cliche, I know, but I just try and wake up every day and be thankful that I'm alive, that at this moment I'm healthy, happy, protected and loved. Enjoy all the good things that life throws your way (like an unexpected road trip to the MCG ), and never hold back from doing anything out of fear. Because you never know when it might end. Don't worry about the future, cause what will be will be.

And now, having offloaded all my easy cliches for the day, I better start work on that law assignment. Cause, um, the future and all that....

 

[Andre]

I'm now 25, my BMI is in the slightly obese category (178cm tall and 99kg), I'm highly strung when it comes to my work and my uni and now I find myself genuinely fearing for my own durability. Though I have lost 6kg in the last month and a bit, and I'm continuing to lose more and eat healthily I've been going to the gym 4 times a week for the last 2 months, however I feel like now that it may be for nothing and I am genetically pre-exposed to a ticking time bomb.

Firstly you're on the right track getting yourself in shape. You most likely have a genetic pre-disposition to heart issues, but that is increasing the odds, not making it certain.

Given your family history though I'd say you should go see a cardiologist. Get a full range of tests done and you'll see if you have cholesterol or other issues to address. Or at worst whether you need stronger medication. IMO unless you are talking something like Alzhemeir's where there's no treatment I'd rather know and get in treating any problems early then worrying and not knowing if I should worry.

 

[chiwigi]

Just to discuss something personal because I really don't know how to feel.



I now feel like I am a ticking time bomb, and my life is forfeit no matter what I do. My uncle (the one that died today) was a very healthy, active individual. Didn't drink, didn't smoke and was not a highly strung person. He lived most of his life on his large boat, travelling around Australia.

I'm now 25, my BMI is in the slightly obese category (178cm tall and 99kg), I'm highly strung when it comes to my work and my uni and now I find myself genuinely fearing for my own durability. Though I have lost 6kg in the last month and a bit, and I'm continuing to lose more and eat healthily I've been going to the gym 4 times a week for the last 2 months, however I feel like now that it may be for nothing and I am genetically pre-exposed to a ticking time bomb.

I worry for myself, my girlfriend of 8 years, my own future and the future of my potential family and kids.

I know that all I can do is get as fit as I can, eat as well as I can, and make sure when I get stressed to take time out with relatively regular holidays. However I have this nagging feeling that it could be all for nothing, but I have to try. I refuse to let my own future children live the life that I have without a father, I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

As a result, today I ordered a heart attack action plan from the heart foundation, and I will be making sure I know all I can about heart problems, and make sure that everyone I spend time with is also educated enough to understand what to do if I do have any issues in the future. However there is only so much I can do personally...I will be booking a full heart check up in the coming days.

Feel, you will die anyway, we all do. Don't worry about it. Whether we live to forty or eighty we are pretty much insignificant. Most people couldn't even tell you 3 facts about their great grandmother, let alone a single one about their great, great grandmother. We are born astride of a grave, what we do is irrelevant, just enjoy the time you have and don't ruin other peoples time.

One thing guaranteed to lower your life expectancy is worrying about dying.

 

[manureid]

Feel, you will die anyway, we all do. Don't worry about it. Whether we live to forty or eighty we are pretty much insignificant. Most people couldn't even tell you 3 facts about their great grandmother, let alone a single one about their great, great grandmother. We are born astride of a grave, what we do is irrelevant, just enjoy the time you have and don't ruin other peoples time.

One thing guaranteed to lower your life expectancy is worrying about dying.

Remind me not to hire you as a motivational speaker!!

 

[chiwigi]

Remind me not to hire you as a motivational speaker!!

There is no greater motivation to enjoy life and stop worrying about what you can't change, than accepting your own mortality and moving on.

 

[bomberclifford]