Punch on: Open thread 22/09/2010

fairsfair says:

09:57am | 22/09/10

My sentiments exactly Scott.

People do generally have an underlying interest in crime and real life events. I chose to take that interest and study the completely useless degree that is Criminology. People always have an opinion and instead of partaking in private discussion or at an academic level, we have the likes of Channel 9 glorifying gangland wars with “Underbelly”. It gets the ratings - but it promotes mistruths and I certainly believe a bit of censorship is required in this instance.

My biggest beef it ACA’s obsession with Roberta Williams. She is a filthy pig and should be shunned by society due to her behaviour. Not put on a pedestal and offered contined financial gain by the likes of Channel 9 and Womens Day. I might add that I form that view from studying case notes and journals - not the Logie Award winning Season 1 of Underbelly.

I think it is a serious moral concern and something should be done to stop it as it promotes crime as a legitimate means of making a living.

Shall await the photos of the baby.

stephen says:

09:51am | 22/09/10

But now Iraq has settled, and the US has never been interested in their oil. They get it from Saudi Arabia, Iran, Venezuela the gulf of mexico and Alaska…in that order.
It is only now the Iraqis are gaining profits through there own oil exports.

TheRealDave says:

01:21pm | 22/09/10

You mean interfering nations like the Ottoman Turks who ruled them for how long again?

Selective history strikes again

stephen says:

11:21am | 22/09/10

Yes, and it’s true that, historically speaking, the Muslim nations are less guilty than others, because, perhaps, their faith is geographically dependant,(shall we say) and had place as well as belief to defend.
Possibly, this ‘place’ and their people’s propensity to scan the horizon, may be Islams real fault.

Eric says:

01:09pm | 22/09/10

The Crusades were a defensive reaction to Islamic aggression.

TheRealDave says:

01:20pm | 22/09/10

More than likely, but to have a ‘Crusades’ to ‘retake’ something then someone i.e. the Muslims, needed to invade and take by force something that was ruled by someone else i.e. the Byzantines aka the Eastern Roman Empire aka Christians (and before them native pagans and Jews), in the first place.

Selective history and all

T.Chong says:

12:03pm | 22/09/10

Fairfair, just the other week you were boasting about yur anatomically provable brillance, but you find AFL confusing? 
Watch the games old son, its brillant, and will be made even better when the   ‘Pies win on Satdy. 

Yule Lovett says:

12:27pm | 22/09/10

See it live and in the flesh, you will see the awesome speed of ball movement over 200 meters in 4 seconds flat.

fairsfair says:

12:48pm | 22/09/10

anatomical brilliance - finally T.Chong - you speak the truth!

I was advising of my inability to get fit (despite my best efforts) or are you talking about the Michelangelo’s David thing? You should know that my response to your comments that day were most definately not published!

It is not so much confusing - I get the idea that it is better to kick the ball through the two middle posts than the side ones - but I guess it just doesn’t excite me like League, Union and even Cricket sometimes. The highlights involve goals, and when they are kicked I find myself thinking “great, a goal - what was so good about that??”

As with Soccer, I can stomach the highlights real on the news - and sometimes that is even a bit lacklustre.

Yep, I am clearly missing something.

Mr Pastry says:

01:17pm | 22/09/10

@Fairsfair - when I lived in Melbourne I tried and tried to like AFL (because you could not avoid it) but just could not find it, in any way watchable, live,  or on TV.  When I finally admitted my defeat I was asked to leave and now live in Queensland.

Pete says:

04:46pm | 22/09/10

A Chromosone?

Eric says:

03:47pm | 22/09/10

OMG, Hogan’s Heroes will return????