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    05-31-2023, 06:24 AM
    gypsie replied to a thread Unusual hobbies in The Bilge
    Has anyone mentioned building wooden boats? You go outside and meet normal people (go on try it) .... and tell them your hobby is making wooden...
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    05-31-2023, 04:30 AM
    gypsie replied to a thread Oz Politics. in The Bilge
    yes indeed. I mean i get it - but is it theoretical or is there data? And is that what we want? Its not like we're running out of land, its...
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    05-31-2023, 04:13 AM
    gypsie replied to a thread Will Erdogan Win? in The Bilge
    Most Australians voted against him. Most western countries did. Interesting axis, across north Africa, and straight up through France to Norway.......
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    05-31-2023, 01:34 AM
    gypsie replied to a thread Apology in The Bilge
    Lawyers are not inherently bad. It's silly to suggest that. The legal system is not to protect the rich. You're thinking of the tax system. The...
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    05-31-2023, 01:21 AM
    gypsie replied to a thread Bad joke of the day. in The Bilge
    An atom walks into a bar feeling very down. Barman asks if he's okay. The atom says 'no, i lost an electron'. Tha barman says, 'you sure?' Atom...
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    05-31-2023, 12:11 AM
    gypsie replied to a thread Political 'news' speak in The Bilge
    Weasel Words, as old as politics itself. Possibly even the definition of politics really. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word
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    05-31-2023, 12:04 AM
    gypsie replied to a thread Ukraine in The Bilge
    12 months away even more likely. Or winter freeze 2023...? I'm playing armchair general here and not reveling in it. The logic of attacking now,...
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    05-30-2023, 11:53 PM
    gypsie replied to a thread Ukraine in The Bilge
    Plus it is so utterly outside the pattern. Ukraine has been very judicious about its targets over the last year, getting maximum value by...
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    05-30-2023, 11:42 PM
    gypsie replied to a thread Family update in The Bilge
    That International Canoe looks impossible! More power to his elbow!
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    05-30-2023, 01:25 AM
    gypsie replied to a thread Ukraine in The Bilge
    Just putting out a thought; Ukraine won't counter attack until they have the F-16's and M1's in country.
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    05-29-2023, 07:57 PM
    gypsie replied to a thread Apology in The Bilge
    Billy Brag, 'This isn't a court of justice son, this is a court of law'.
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    05-29-2023, 07:50 PM
    I'd give the same advice I try to give myself right now; aim higher. I still don't listen. I often wonder was it a good decision to have kids. I...
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    05-29-2023, 06:02 PM
    Is the Supreme Court too powerful? It looks to me like the political system that has the power to keep it in check, is broken. Consensus is...
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    05-29-2023, 05:53 PM
    Risking his life and those who may have to rescue him.... Thats pretty much any offshore sailing, no? He doesn't look mentally prepared, nor was...
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    05-29-2023, 05:42 PM
    gypsie replied to a thread It's Baaaack. in The Bilge
    That is terrific. What are the rules? How do you win? First to cut the cheese?
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    05-29-2023, 07:53 AM
    gypsie replied to a thread Apology in The Bilge
    Father in law is a Canberra barrister. Touch of narcissist in that one. I heard it was so cold in Canberra the other day that lawyers were seen with...
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    05-29-2023, 01:01 AM
    407 first. 410 never gets stiff enough to just stay put!
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    05-29-2023, 12:58 AM
    Do you intend to finish it to the sailing rig you show? If not, how do you think you'll use it? Or is it a project for its own sake? There's a...
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    05-29-2023, 12:45 AM
    Better off using good ply - construction ply just drinks epoxy in my experience. Ends up being more expensive and time consuming. How big a boat?...
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    05-28-2023, 11:49 PM
    gypsie replied to a thread Breaking news!!!!! in The Bilge
    Am i reading that wrong?
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    05-28-2023, 11:31 PM
    Lone surfer at Coalcliff Beach. Son #1 seeing the day out to its very last drop. 28 May 2023
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    05-28-2023, 10:40 PM
    gypsie replied to a thread Another What Is it? in The Bilge
    Yes, on mature reflection, ejector seat buttons are always in the gear stick...
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    05-28-2023, 10:16 PM
    gypsie replied to a thread Another What Is it? in The Bilge
    Ejector seat, or oil spill?
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    05-28-2023, 09:39 PM
    gypsie replied to a thread Will Erdogan Win? in The Bilge
    Erdogan won and gracious as expected; Why are these 'hard men' such nasty POS's? ...
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    05-28-2023, 09:33 PM
    gypsie replied to a thread POLITICAL Cartoons. in The Bilge
    Oh wow, that is something. OMG.
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    05-28-2023, 09:31 PM
    You take a perfectly good yacht, pop off the keel. attach the mast to the keel and sail it to America. Oh, and paste your food onto the...
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    05-28-2023, 09:20 PM
    Student debt, and the promise of a lifetime tethered to it will erode the competitiveness of the USA. As long as only the wealthy can get educated...
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    05-28-2023, 07:38 AM
    gypsie replied to a thread Ukraine in The Bilge
    Absolutely.
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    05-27-2023, 06:47 PM
    gypsie replied to a thread Ukraine in The Bilge
    As the Russians flee their positions; 'Don't panic!! Don't panic!!!"
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    05-27-2023, 06:45 PM
    gypsie replied to a thread Ukraine in The Bilge
    This could be a different kind of war in that respect. Were there other hot wars where the out come was simply to push the enemy back to its...
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