pacman Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 A member of Gen Y sent me this link. He says everybody is talking about it on Facebook. I didn't find anything new or surprising in it but I don't think I have ever heard it better put before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16K6m3Ua2nw 2 Quote Link to comment
pdogg Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 A member of Gen Y sent me this link. He says everybody is talking about it on Facebook. I didn't find anything new or surprising in it but I don't think I have ever heard it better put before. Excellent video, worth watching. Is this a clip from a movie or TV show or some stand alone thing? Quote Link to comment
pacman Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Beginning scene of the new HBO series The Newsroom explaining why America's Not the Greatest Country Any Longer... But It Can Be. The above line accompanies the clip on Youtube. I don't know the program but the link was posted June 26 2012. Did the program go to air? Is it still on? Also, I can't play the clip from here, I get a message saying it has been disabled for playing on "other websites". You will have to open Youtube to watch it I guess. Quote Link to comment
TEXASMAC Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Paccers I get the same message. Quote Link to comment
TEXASMAC Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Wow, was told by email that I needed to upload a photo. Merry Christmas to all with this lovely. Quote Link to comment
Hefe Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 The Newsroom was an HBO series that ended just recently after 2 1/2 seasons. A lot of it was like this video: smart to the point of smugness & nobody was ever at a loss for quick witty repartee containing instant recall of exact dates & facts in a very artificial manner. It had a tendency to go off into liberal monologues like this a bit too often & was 50% comedy & 50% drama, an uncomfortable mix to me. Excellent cast & good writing otherwise, I felt it hit stride the last season but that turned out to be only 3-4 episodes. OTOH it was far better than 98% of the other crap on the boob tube. 1 Quote Link to comment
Torurot Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 "Vid ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst captured some breathtaking images of Earth during his six-month stint on the International Space Station. This timelapse video brings together 12,500 photos snapped by Gerst while he was part of the Blue Dot mission from May to November this year. Youtube Video Highlights include stunning auroras, storms and the Earth lit up at night." Quote Link to comment
pacman Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 The Newsroom was an HBO series that ended just recently after 2 1/2 seasons. A lot of it was like this video: smart to the point of smugness & nobody was ever at a loss for quick witty repartee containing instant recall of exact dates & facts in a very artificial manner. It had a tendency to go off into liberal monologues like this a bit too often & was 50% comedy & 50% drama, an uncomfortable mix to me. Excellent cast & good writing otherwise, I felt it hit stride the last season but that turned out to be only 3-4 episodes. OTOH it was far better than 98% of the other crap on the boob tube. Smart to the point of smugness with quick witty repartee! Sounds good to me. I would not have recognised it as a "liberal monologue" but if the alternative takes the opposing view, then put me down as a liberal. Thanks for that Hefe, I will look out for the series if & when it ever gets to the Antipodes. Quote Link to comment
ciobha Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Well, I suppose it was inevitable wasn't it!!! After a totally fucked up Christmas, I thought things couldn't get any worse, but of course, they did. Great start to the New Year, not!! Was out in the car yesterday evening, running an errand, when some silly bitch came through a red light at the roundabout, and swiped the the side of my car. Fortunately I wasn't injured in any way, but my poor motor is pretty fucked, so to speak. Thankfully my dear old Dad has a friend in the car business, and he has collected my car and is assessing the damage as we speak, with a view to repairing it over the next week or so. Most frightening thing is, the silly bitch tried to drive off after she hit me, but obviously whatever damage was done to her car, stopped it from functioning, so she didn't get too far. Quote Link to comment
BigTel Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Glad your okay amigo, remember the damage to the car is a lot easier to fix and a lot less painful than damage to yourself. Quote Link to comment
Torurot Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 From else where's comments how far SE Asia is from Australia! Here's a few distances for comparison. Sydney to Bali: 4619 km London to Tehran: 4407 km Melbourne to Hong Kong: 7394 km London to New York: 5587 km Brisbane to Hanoi: 7389 km London to Nairobi: 6805 km The major population centres in Australia aren't as close to SE Asia as some people think. 1 Quote Link to comment
sexy69 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Heads up, Nepal now issues passports to the third gender as they put it in this link. There are few lookers there. https://www.google.de/search?q=nepal+3rd+gender&client=firefox&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=WjCtVITWIKqaygPRrYDYDw&ved=0CGUQsAQ&biw=1210&bih=504 Enjoy. 1 Quote Link to comment
xyzzy Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Heads up, Nepal now issues passports to the third gender as they put it in this link. There are few lookers there. https://www.google.de/search?q=nepal+3rd+gender&client=firefox&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=WjCtVITWIKqaygPRrYDYDw&ved=0CGUQsAQ&biw=1210&bih=504 Enjoy. I always wanted to go to Katmandu with Bob Seger (That's really, really where I'm going to) but think now I will give it a pass. Quote Link to comment
Lefty Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 From else where's comments how far SE Asia is from Australia! Here's a few distances for comparison. Sydney to Bali: 4619 km London to Tehran: 4407 km Melbourne to Hong Kong: 7394 km London to New York: 5587 km Brisbane to Hanoi: 7389 km London to Nairobi: 6805 km The major population centres in Australia aren't as close to SE Asia as some people think. Depends what you are comparing the distances with. I'm guessing it is much less distance from Perth, Melbourne, or Sydney to Bangkok or Manila, than it is from Seattle, Portland, or San Francisco. The km or mileage does not matter as much as the travel time, and it seems like when I asked Pacman before how long it took him to get to BKK from Oz, that it was much less time than it took me from PDX or SeaTac. Quote Link to comment
Torurot Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I think the point was from where I originally got this snippet was that MANY people not from this southern part of the world think that Australia is closer to "Asia". As the figures show it isn't really. In a nine hour flight from Brisbane Australia to BKK over five 1/2hours of that is OVER the Australian land mass, a pretty flight in daylight and Brisbane is roughly halfway up the east side of Australia. Melbourne is another 3? hour south and Tasmania 5+ hours, Perth ~ 5hours. If it wasn't for the absurd security theatre flying from A-B would be as fast as it used to be. Really arriving for a flight 2-3 hours before is NUTS Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Today would have been Elvis's 80 birthday. Here is how ABC News reckon he would look. Quote Link to comment
Lefty Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I think the point was from where I originally got this snippet was that MANY people not from this southern part of the world think that Australia is closer to "Asia". As the figures show it isn't really. In a nine hour flight from Brisbane Australia to BKK over five 1/2hours of that is OVER the Australian land mass, a pretty flight in daylight and Brisbane is roughly halfway up the east side of Australia. Melbourne is another 3? hour south and Tasmania 5+ hours, Perth ~ 5hours. If it wasn't for the absurd security theatre flying from A-B would be as fast as it used to be. Really arriving for a flight 2-3 hours before is NUTS Closer than which other country though? Oz is a heck of a lot closer than the USA and Canada, even the west coast. 9 hrs from Brisbane to BKK?? That's nothing. Regardless of whether it is over Australian land mass or ocean. Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 In that pix Elvis looks more like 60 rather than 80. Then again I am using myself as a measuring stick so perhaps I look 80 instead of 60. But we did the same amount of drugs. Quote Link to comment
Lefty Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 In that pix Elvis looks more like 60 rather than 80. Then again I am using myself as a measuring stick so perhaps I look 80 instead of 60. But we did the same amount of drugs. Are you 60? I am almost there, but had assumed our age difference was such that you were more than just some months older than me. Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I always lie about my age Mr. Lefty. That's how I attract young fresh fellas like yourself. Quote Link to comment
Lefty Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I always lie about my age Mr. Lefty. That's how I attract young fresh fellas like yourself. I thought I attracted you with my youthful vigor. Not the other way around. Remember you had to ask me several times before I agreed to penetrate your poop chute. Quote Link to comment
Lefty Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I thought this poster she is holding had an interesting message. Something I had not thought of before Quote Link to comment
Torurot Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 We are not 'gay', just ladyboy lovers :-) Some might like this Why TLC’s ‘My Husband’s Not Gay’ Is Worth Watching http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/01/12/3610598/my-husbands-not-gay-lessons/ Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 You don't have to be a farang to get screwed by some of the locals. I was recently in a mini van to Si Ratcha and the driver charged a Thai girl 180 B to Victory Monument. She looked shocked but paid up. Quote Link to comment
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