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    06-01-2023, 12:44 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Apology in The Bilge
    Civilised? With humans about it's always just a veneer masking the damage. The good we do is always at too big a price.
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    06-01-2023, 12:40 AM
    Humans, all of them all at once. The place would be quite pleasant without us and would recover in time.
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    06-01-2023, 12:32 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Oz Politics. in The Bilge
    As an aside, Roberts-Smith has lost his defamation case… Quite a devastating judgement. 10 days in court, maybe $35 million. What now for...
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    05-31-2023, 10:41 PM
    I thought it was turtles………….
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    05-31-2023, 07:20 PM
    LP's and players seem to be making a comeback here………………...
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    05-31-2023, 07:56 AM
    I am minded of Peter Sibley, determined to build, launch and sail his boat before his brain tumour took him.
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    05-31-2023, 07:11 AM
    Your civil war continues. You may need more than luck this time……and so may we all.
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    05-31-2023, 05:13 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Epidemic of loneliness in The Bilge
    I'm never lonely, I'm solitary and like it that way. I have a few friends, many and changing acquaintances but that has been my choice.
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    05-31-2023, 05:10 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Ukraine in The Bilge
    I wonder if all this will be swept under the rug again, in the name of political convenience?.
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    05-31-2023, 04:57 AM
    "Joe Biden remarked that my friends “dared all and gave all’ in defense of America" Much the same line was pushed here, despite the published...
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    05-31-2023, 04:42 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Oz Politics. in The Bilge
    On census night there were 1 million unoccupied houses, but that's not the complete story....
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    05-31-2023, 04:31 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Apology in The Bilge
    "Lawyers are translators of that language." It has always been such, religions kept the great unwashed ignorant with language, trade guilds, the...
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    05-31-2023, 04:27 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Oz Politics. in The Bilge
    There have been several applications to rent his spare bedroom…………….
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    05-31-2023, 04:25 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Family update in The Bilge
    Our club's Int. Canoe sailor is building another. His is wood, don't know about the new one.
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    05-30-2023, 05:20 PM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Apology in The Bilge
    The wealthy can always buy influence, and do.
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    05-30-2023, 05:18 PM
    LOL!, I reread Machiavelli quite recently…………
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    05-30-2023, 05:10 PM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Oz Politics. in The Bilge
    Re PWC. It strikes me that this is rather likely hiring a sex worker for the night, and then expecting them not to service any other clients. After...
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    05-30-2023, 03:44 PM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Fascism Revisited in The Bilge
    #1, seems time for a republish. A 2nd edition would hardly need any additional material.
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    05-30-2023, 03:38 PM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Political 'news' speak in The Bilge
    Never forget the private press is about making money and in many cases political influence to make more money. Their audience is the advertisers, not...
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    05-30-2023, 03:32 PM
    None
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    05-30-2023, 03:30 PM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Ukraine in The Bilge
    https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/01/19/a-military-defeat-is-the-only-cure The promulgation of a 'crusade' mentality will make any result a very...
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    05-30-2023, 05:41 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Ukraine in The Bilge
    They need longer rubber bands………...
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    05-30-2023, 05:39 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Apology in The Bilge
    I think Garret it very much depends on the personality concerned. Some work for corporations and they only have one client. Some work for criminals,...
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    05-30-2023, 05:29 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Oz Politics. in The Bilge
    Parliament decides what the next stage is, Parliament is supreme, but the 'voice', the advice, the consultation will be permanent.
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    05-30-2023, 04:50 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Oz Politics. in The Bilge
    I'm glad we have a referendum, and I do not understand why any politician allows another to dictate his attitude on this matter. But Dutton needs a...
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    05-30-2023, 04:44 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Ukraine in The Bilge
    I doubt the drones came from Ukraine…… Maybe Russian dissenters………. drones are cheap and can be refitted.
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    05-30-2023, 04:06 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Oz Politics. in The Bilge
    Oh yes, the MP's were running fore cover all over the place. Actual democracy rather than government by lobby group was a strange concept……………….
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    05-30-2023, 04:02 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Oz Politics. in The Bilge
    "I keep hearing people talking about rebuilding the Public Service. I've had this discussion at high levels. Neither party has the courage to do it....
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    05-30-2023, 03:59 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Ukraine in The Bilge
    Its possible that the threat is more effective against Russian troops on the ground than an actual attack. Raising the stress level so that when one...
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    05-30-2023, 03:51 AM
    skuthorp replied to a thread Oz Politics. in The Bilge
    The NSW corps is never far from the NSW government or policing. Down in Vic we had Tommy Bent, and well named he was too. To get preselection...
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Old bloke, more a bush carpenter than a woodworker.Living in a house in a bush/beach locatiion
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victoria, australia. (1 address now)
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sailing. model making, xc skiing, fly fishing, boat building (at last!)
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Retired but busy
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jeff
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cole
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