What if you lived in Australia? - Page 199

**SanteeFats** · April 6th, 2015, 09:14 PM

I found this shot online but it didn't say where in Australia it is. Any one where? It is magnificent.

**SanteeFats** · April 6th, 2015, 09:17 PM

You know the shows on TV just some times don't do things justice. This is much bigger than they appear in the shows.

**Sir Honkers** · April 6th, 2015, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SanteeFats

I found this shot online but it didn't say where in Australia it is. Any one where? It is magnificent.

Not if you're driving behind some hat-wearing, pipe-smoking old bloke pulling a caravan it's not.

**SanteeFats** · April 8th, 2015, 10:17 PM

Ahh the machoness of the outback Aussies!

Talk about biting off more than you can chew.

**Motorboater** · April 8th, 2015, 10:42 PM

It's kind of funny. That shark "Bruce", is voiced by Barry Humphries. It actually does look like Barry Humphries!

**jerquer** · April 9th, 2015, 01:53 AM

Barry Humphries also voiced the Orc king in the first Hobbit movie and that looks a bit like him too.

**andw** · April 9th, 2015, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SanteeFats

Man even the snakes get soused in Aussie land.

...that's aussie technology...he's on the phone...

**blondifan** · April 9th, 2015, 02:26 PM

Any resemblance in what either says at any time is always totally irrational.

**blondifan** · April 9th, 2015, 05:14 PM

The Guardian reports that Abbott told reporters in Queensland that the Coalition are the only government strong enough to stop the boats, and that any other government – wait for it – would “succumb to the cries of the human rights lawyers”.

That sounds like an AWFUL idea, Tone. Listening to the suggestions of people who dedicate their lives to protecting the basic rights of human beings every single day?

The Prime Minister also responded to questions about whether the government will consider a royal commission to look into the sexual abuse in offshore detention centres, saying that stopping the boats was the “best thing” the government could do. He really cleared that up, don’t you think? Yes, stopping the boats has solved that issue, and all of the issues that have ever existed ever. Very good work, Tone.

Human rights lawyers are dumbfounded by the comment. Julian Burnside, a prominent human rights lawyer, said he’s

“utterly astounded that [Abbott] would say something so foolish. It must flow from that that he does not believe in human rights as having any value, or that he doesn’t believe that boat people are human.”

The executive director of the Human Rights Law Centre, Hugh de Kretser, said
“There is nothing admirable about ignoring the immense harm being inflicted on vulnerable people by our asylum seeker policies”.

I guess what he said was actually sort of correct though. Plenty of other governments wouldn't think of stopping the boats, and definitely, without fail, would 'succumb to human rights lawyers'.
BECAUSE IT'S A PRETTY GOOD THING TO DO. (Pedestrian tv/news)

**Tmee2020** · April 9th, 2015, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SanteeFats

Man even the snakes get soused in Aussie land.

I think it's the Tanami Desert production of Ned Kelly.

April 9th, 2015, 01:53 AM	#1986
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April 9th, 2015, 02:26 PM	#1988
blondifan Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,406 Thanks: 55,001 Thanked 60,211 Times in 4,401 Posts	irra-tone-al Any resemblance in what either says at any time is always totally irrational.

April 9th, 2015, 05:14 PM	#1989
blondifan Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,406 Thanks: 55,001 Thanked 60,211 Times in 4,401 Posts	Excerpt from pedestriantv/news The Guardian reports that Abbott told reporters in Queensland that the Coalition are the only government strong enough to stop the boats, and that any other government – wait for it – would “succumb to the cries of the human rights lawyers”. That sounds like an AWFUL idea, Tone. Listening to the suggestions of people who dedicate their lives to protecting the basic rights of human beings every single day? The Prime Minister also responded to questions about whether the government will consider a royal commission to look into the sexual abuse in offshore detention centres, saying that stopping the boats was the “best thing” the government could do. He really cleared that up, don’t you think? Yes, stopping the boats has solved that issue, and all of the issues that have ever existed ever. Very good work, Tone. Human rights lawyers are dumbfounded by the comment. Julian Burnside, a prominent human rights lawyer, said he’s “utterly astounded that [Abbott] would say something so foolish. It must flow from that that he does not believe in human rights as having any value, or that he doesn’t believe that boat people are human.” The executive director of the Human Rights Law Centre, Hugh de Kretser, said “There is nothing admirable about ignoring the immense harm being inflicted on vulnerable people by our asylum seeker policies”. I guess what he said was actually sort of correct though. Plenty of other governments wouldn't think of stopping the boats, and definitely, without fail, would 'succumb to human rights lawyers'. BECAUSE IT'S A PRETTY GOOD THING TO DO. (Pedestrian tv/news)

April 6th, 2015, 09:14 PM	#1981
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April 6th, 2015, 09:17 PM	#1982
SanteeFats Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 60,854 Thanks: 281,915 Thanked 814,261 Times in 60,901 Posts	You know the shows on TV just some times don't do things justice. This is much bigger than they appear in the shows.

April 8th, 2015, 10:17 PM	#1984
SanteeFats Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 60,854 Thanks: 281,915 Thanked 814,261 Times in 60,901 Posts	Ahh the machoness of the outback Aussies! Talk about biting off more than you can chew.

April 8th, 2015, 10:42 PM	#1985
Motorboater Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,325 Thanks: 41,503 Thanked 38,255 Times in 4,299 Posts	It's kind of funny. That shark "Bruce", is voiced by Barry Humphries. It actually does look like Barry Humphries!