Fat is a type of crazy

4 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

Going after tax cheats has been constant, and never works.  It is akin to "finding waste, fraud, and abuse" for more money.  Good luck with that. The IRS will inevitably go after the low hanging fruit, which means people who dont have tax lawyers and accountants.

 

As for the reduction of inflation being unimportant, why the heck is it called the "Inflation REDUCTION Act" then...

It definitely works. Audit staff normally pay their way and much more by the money they bring. Surely more staff, and bringing in more expert staff at a fair pay to compete with private enterprise, is a good thing. There's nothing inevitable but Republicans  being happy with a hobbled tax office and the status quo regarding drug costs. Now need Democrats to sell it. 

I do feel for people in general in this inflationary environment. In Australia gas and electricity prices are going through the roof. I got a bit of a shock with a 2 month bill given for 3 weeks I was in Thailand. There's stories of pensioners and others just being cold and covering with a blanket through what has been a cold winter. Not good enough given we have sufficient gas which is being shipped overseas for larger profits. Hope it's not too off topic but these are tough times for those on a low income who have a home let alone the homeless. 

Shares are nice an easy and many Australian shares have a nice dividend. As long as you can cop rises and falls. 

7 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

So, fascist countries would include the UK, Australia, Japan, Sweden....

I don't get the reference to Australia. We just had a free and fair election. 

5 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Yes, the nutters shouldn't even ask , they should just agree with everyone else, nutters

On things like the Pentagon I don't get why after 21 years it would be brought up when there's clear evidence of what happened. The broader thing though is how that could even be a thing. That the planes that hit New York were terrorists and then someone said hey we'll say they attacked the Pentagon too because..? Or the whole 9 11 was not terrorists but someone else  because...?

So spending time discussing it 21 years later can seem a bit nutty, as it is proven, and even if photo evidence was lacking what possible scenario could result in a broad group of people lying about it and wanting to lie about it. 

Some tailors are convinced they know best. I like a bit loose fitting. Not tight. Cotton. Told them. Gave them a shirt as a sample. They gave me tight. Seriously tight under the arms and around the chest and in the shoulders. They seemed to do it in Indian or Nepalese style or fashion or whatever.

I had to tell them. Not tight. Loose fitting. Came back. Slightly better.

NOT TIGHT. LIKE THE ONE I GAVE YOU. GOING HOME TOMORROW. One time I gave up and once they got it right.

2 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Cooking the meat kills the F&M virus and thus the virus is no longer a threat .

(No degree; websearch )

They might come in contact with raw meat in the storage or preparation process. It had been found in other meat coming into Australia from Indonesia the week before in viral fragments which isn't dangerous but a close call. A big fine is appropriate. Think $1874 might be a bit much for a such an error though in my opinion. 

1 hour ago, KanchanaburiGuy said:

Now, the McMuffins came from Bali, Indonesia, so maybe it's different, but..........

 

McDonald's Sausage Patties are Pork, not Beef.

 

But maybe, because it's Indonesia, they are made from Beef, instead?

 

Seems to me, if a person is being given a serious warning about Beef.......... but what they have in their bag is Pork, not Beef........... (and fully cooked Pork, at that).......... they might not expect there to be a problem?

 

(Edit:

 

Looked up McDonald's in Bali, Indonesia. Their Sausage Patty in the McMuffin is CHICKEN, not Beef.

 

Apparently, according to the Guardian, the second sandwich had Ham? Still not Beef! Lol)

 

 

 

To be fair I didn't say it was beef. Noted that there  is a specific high extremely risk of beef from Bali as others pointed out. It looks like foot and mouth disease comes from pigs too so ham may possibly be a risk. The products may be stored next to or cooked along side beef burgers and staff may touch both products. 

As I say, people travelling should and would know from the card handed to all passengers and the video that all meat should be declared. After years of watching the Border Security Australia TV show, which you can watch on youtube,  most fines tend to be lower, e.g. from one to a  few hundred, and they'll often be lenient to first time travellers or old people etc. That fine appears not to be the norm and had been brought in due to the current situation. I agree it's a bit nasty. 

Just now, howlee101 said:

You mentioned MSN, the poster you quoted did say "MSM".

Fair enough. I wasn't suggesting it was his mistake.  I had seen a number of posts seem to talk about the evil left MSN - maybe they were all saying MSM - no worries. 

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

Silly?

 

Getting onto an international flight with drugs that are illegal in the country of destination is not "silly".

 

It's incredibly stupid. Fortunately for her, her celebrity, race and sexual orientation makes her a great story for the left wing MSM and hence the left wing government will latch onto it.

 

If she was a 45 year old fat white woman called Ruth from Texas you wouldn't even know this had happened. 

 

It seems likely that Viktor Bout, nicknamed the merchant of death will be freed in an exchange deal as a result of her entitled attitude and stupidity. 

 

Well done Brittney. Great job.

 

But hey, she ticks all the boxes. That's what counts...

I googled it and it appears you might mean mainstream news, MSM news,  in general. Not MSN. Maybe that acronym is not common here. Problem solved. 

41 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Silly?

 

Getting onto an international flight with drugs that are illegal in the country of destination is not "silly".

 

It's incredibly stupid. Fortunately for her, her celebrity, race and sexual orientation makes her a great story for the left wing MSM and hence the left wing government will latch onto it.

 

If she was a 45 year old fat white woman called Ruth from Texas you wouldn't even know this had happened. 

 

It seems likely that Viktor Bout, nicknamed the merchant of death will be freed in an exchange deal as a result of her entitled attitude and stupidity. 

 

Well done Brittney. Great job.

 

But hey, she ticks all the boxes. That's what counts...

Let's say it's a bit more than silly. 

Do you really think people who vote for Biden all look at a young black lesbian and say 'Wow. Right on. She's cool and current. I care about her.' No.

It seems any strong support she might have because of her identity by a fraction of the left, is strongly outweighed by the repulsion and nastiness, at a girl making a mistake, by the right.  

As an aside I never quite understand when people talk about the huge influence of the leftish MSN news. In Australia most media is controlled by the Murdoch right, or the government,  or other media such as Nine Entertainment. MSN has a link to it but by no means controls it.

I am not sure it's so different elsewhere. MSNBC is owned by NBC and is not massively huge compared to other media in any case. Just don't get the reference to it as some all powerful source of media but it may be I am missing something. 

13 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

It's funny but I thought sex was part of a long term relationship and not something one had to negotiate before marriage. It's so important that one isn't married unless the marriage is consummated. No nookie can get marriage annulled.

Fact of life that most men want sex. Women that get married and deny sex are not fulfilling their side of the relationship. End of.

I agree that if after say two years into a marriage, a woman says she wants no more sex, you should be able to split and in many cases not give here a cracker. I just think that many woman don't have an intention to go that way and it is a combination of time, children, and other things that make her not want sex, and it is no point the man trying to force a contract, or decide she is malicious or a bad person. Just move on to greener pastures like Thailand and it's all good. 

On 8/5/2022 at 9:50 AM, KIngsofisaan said:

What is so unusual about not being together 24/7?

 

If it has allowed you to stay together more than you ever thought you would, that isn't saying much is it?

 

What kind of person doesn't think they will be with their wife forever?

 

There is nothing non-traditional about your lifestyle.

 

If you think being together all the time is stressful, something is wrong with your relationship.

 

If you need solo time, sounds like you still haven't figured it out yet? Or maybe just being selfish.

 

 

 

I think being a bit tired of being with someone, anyone, and having doubts from time to time is absolutely normal. Having doubts doesn't mean they are all pervasive or a sign of failure - doubts are just human nature. Even those who have a perfect life of 100 per cent pure love can benefit from some time apart. 

16 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Disagree.

Much of my working life was unpleasant, and it was always under coercive control. So what if the wife doesn't get much if anything from sex?

As long as it's not injurious to the woman, if she is going to get married she owes it to her husband to at the very least lie there while he does his thing.

Anyway, if he isn't doing it right for her she owes it to herself to explain what she wants to her husband.

Seems to me too many women use sex in marriage to get what they want, rather than recognising it is part and parcel of marriage. Don't want to do it, don't lie to your husband to be when making those vows.

However, seems many don't believe their marriage vows when they promise "till death do us part". Liars all that get divorced when they had a religious marriage ceremony..

I doubt many men got married not expecting sex.

It's funny I thought this type of argument was at a minimum a bit tongue in cheek but clearly not. When I got married I don't remember her or I saying 'You must let me sha g you for all eternity where and when I want it'. Do you want to sha g someone, week after week, if they are not into it. Separate. 

She should too take care of her man and accommodate his needs in a reasonable way for as long as is possible. Some wife's no doubt are manipulative and play games in an unfair way. To say though  'You got married with me 30 years ago and therefore you have to continue to cop this 3 times a week' is strange and disheartening in my opinion. 

I think it is natural for both parties, high sex drive or not,  to lose attraction to each other over time. Hopefully you can do nice things and have a happy life to extend that as long as possible.

That is my opinion not having had a marriage longer than 5 years, and a 10 year relationship with a lot of time apart,  so maybe others can shed light on a different way of looking at things. 

I took an ipad when I went to Thailand and was shocked at what a different experience it was compared to my work computer at home. Slower. So annoying. Flashing stuff and sometimes covering the text. 

7 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

Really ?

You are wrong again then.

You are contradicting yourself in just 6 lines.

Well done ! ????

Fyi, i, and many others,  are looking in and out and between.

It's not difficult, you can try too ????

In. Out. Combinations of in and out. Not sure about looking in between. I think I'd go cross eyed. 

2 hours ago, mauGR1 said:

I respect your opinions, i was just pointing out at the over-simplification in dividing the humans in 2 categories, where my point is that there are infinite ( yes, like God) categories. 

Tomorrow i can be a totally different person from yesterday. 

Even if we look at some theory of natural science, where apparently the cells of our bodies completely renew every 7 years or so....

...so, technically, after 7 years your body is a different body..

Well, if you understand my point, fine, otherwise, fine ????

I am not dividing humans into 2 categories as I already stated above. We can look in or out. 2 things. Don't think there's a third category. 

I had maximum lock down in the world in Melbourne Australia. Feel for others but for me working from home and the simple life will be a fond memory into the future. Luckily working from home is still a thing for two days a week and right now full time due to concerns  of a winter rise. Otherwise everything's open.  

15 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Despite her swearing an oath before god and country to 'love and obey'?

In the west it's part of the marriage contract, if she doesn't like the contract, she shouldn't sign it.

 

If you hire a car and it won't start, do you still pay the rental?

If you sign an employment contract and the employer decides not to pay you, do you still go to work?

 

Marriage in the west is all one sided, the man is expected to fulfil his part of the contract, she has no requirement to do anything.

I don't dispute that you have the right to be a bit peeved. They'll be women who like it year after a year and that may depend a bit on her and the man.

That's why though I am sympathetic when men have affairs after say 10 or 20 years of marriage . Often the woman probably doesn't care as long as he doesn't spend too much. You have just given a reason why I am happy not to be in a long term marriage. 

My key point though is I think if you are feeling your wife, of 20 years or so, is bad or is being sneaky or has used long term cunning  for not wanting to be ploughed 3 times a week despite her feelings, based on signing a contract 20 years before, is a bit harsh.