I am very glad I am not into Lego, I would be broke, so much cool stuff.
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I am very glad I am not into Lego, I would be broke, so much cool stuff.
reptilescorpio
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Forgot that you had to buy $100 worth of LEGO but that would be expected in any case to make it worthwhile buying direct.
Dang it, last year work paid for our Flu shots but this year we have to pay ourselves and then claim back up to $28 :/
Dang it, last year work paid for our Flu shots but this year we have to pay ourselves and then claim back up to $28 :/
Planet_JASE
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I have a functioning immune system so I don't have to bother.
Smoke and mirrors. Mostly mirrors.
reptilescorpio
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shanshan310
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I've already managed to catch three different colds in the space of six weeks. I'm probably immune to everything this winter has to offer by now :/
I wasn't able to pick up on that at all when I've seen them. Best I can tell is that he's a heavy booze drinker, but I don't think it'd surprise me if he mixes it with a bit of coke as well when he can.
Not gon' lie, that made me laugh. And kind of agreed on the first point, too... seems like he's a pretentious prick, but he's really fucking good at his craft, so I guess he's off the hook.
Did they play Mr. Jones?!?
And yeah, audiences for bands of that type of that era are generally going to skew toward those who were in college/uni in the 90s. You'd get the same at a Hootie or Spin Doctors gig.
Good shit. Don't think the Forum is a good place in Melbourne, but whatever. If I can get a ticket and it's not too pricey, I'll go. I'll make sure I don't have a shower beforehand, otherwise I'll stick out like a sore thumb.
You're probably friends with the Outbreak monkey. Stop hanging around with him.
Wait, maybe Jase is the Outbreak monkey. That would make sense.
I want Amazon UK to bring back the free shipping to Australia promotion. 
It was extended two or three times and ran for a total of ~11 months, so clearly it was a ridiculous success.
But here's the thing, Turnbull: When the majority of your NBN plan rests on Telstra's CAN rather than the act of replacing it, the "economic value" of it skyrockets.
It was extended two or three times and ran for a total of ~11 months, so clearly it was a ridiculous success.But here's the thing, Turnbull: When the majority of your NBN plan rests on Telstra's CAN rather than the act of replacing it, the "economic value" of it skyrockets.
codswallop
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Totally worth the money.
Yeah, pretty odd. All I ever received when not tipping or tipping poorly in my (all too brief) travels in the US were dirty looks.
reptilescorpio
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Samsung Galaxy S3 for $379 delivered.
WHEN WAS THAT!?!
I would have bought the shit out of that sale
I want Amazon UK to bring back the free shipping to Australia promotion.
WHEN WAS THAT!?!
I would have bought the shit out of that sale
WHEN WAS THAT!?!
I would have bought the shit out of that sale
February 2011 -> January 2012. I was hoping Q1 2013 would see it return.
WHEN WAS THAT!?!
I would have bought the shit out of that sale
It went for like a year =P
reptilescorpio
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Well, not cider but Aldi currently has longnecks (like 666ml or something) of imported Stella and Becks for $4 a bottle!
Actually the Renberg cider they have tastes just like Rekorderlig and is also only $4 a 500ml bottle! But they have that every day of the week.
Jables Swan
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Spoken like someone that can't grow a beard.
Planet_JASE
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Nah, I work in a place with a few hundred people who are disease-ridden petri dishes that cultivate new, super hybrid diseases. I've been bombarded by many exotic diseases, at a high rate and over an extended period of time that I've evolved.
Or, maybe I'm just an uber-carrier.
Either/or.
Or maybe this.
Nope.
Please. I come from a people who start shaving before they walk.
"Fuck facts and science, I know better than them!"
Jables Swan
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If you want the Falcon, just go through Amazon. You'll get it for $150 delivered. Heaps better than going through any Australia site with Australia Lego prices.
Jables Swan
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Planet_JASE
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Sweet, I knew you'd understand.
Holy fuck.
That waifu thread led me to stumble onto a page about Erik Moller. So this guy is an out-and-out advocate for child pornography and pedophilia.
He's a freak, but then again you get those on the internet, right?
Turns out this guy is Deputy Director of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Not only does he write op-ed pieces about how sexually engaging a child is acceptable if the child wants it, he actually edits Wikipedia articles on child sexuality etc.
http://mashable.com/2008/05/08/erik-moeller-pedophilia/
Not to mention the fact that I went onto his Wikipedia page and found nothing about his views on the topic, even though most of the links that come up when you search his name on Google talk about him and pedophilia!
The fuck is going on...?
That waifu thread led me to stumble onto a page about Erik Moller. So this guy is an out-and-out advocate for child pornography and pedophilia.
He's a freak, but then again you get those on the internet, right?
Turns out this guy is Deputy Director of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Not only does he write op-ed pieces about how sexually engaging a child is acceptable if the child wants it, he actually edits Wikipedia articles on child sexuality etc.
http://mashable.com/2008/05/08/erik-moeller-pedophilia/
Not to mention the fact that I went onto his Wikipedia page and found nothing about his views on the topic, even though most of the links that come up when you search his name on Google talk about him and pedophilia!
The fuck is going on...?
Three Oaks is good and cheap as fuck. It's also around 0.5% higher in alcohol and doesn't taste like shit. Can personally vouch, as can my brother in law (who's much more a connoisseur of booze than I).
Well what's the fucking point then? I hope you chucked your empty longnecks in their general direction a la Blues Brothers (as The Good Ol' Boys).
Holy fuck.
That waifu thread led me to stumble onto a page about Erik Moller. So this guy is an out-and-out advocate for child pornography and pedophilia.
He's a freak, but then again you get those on the internet, right?
Turns out this guy is Deputy Director of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Not only does he write op-ed pieces about how sexually engaging a child is acceptable if the child wants it, he actually edits Wikipedia articles on child sexuality etc.
http://mashable.com/2008/05/08/erik-moeller-pedophilia/
Not to mention the fact that I went onto his Wikipedia page and found nothing about his views on the topic, even though most of the links that come up when you search his name on Google talk about him and pedophilia!
The fuck is going on...?
Jesus.
codswallop
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Flying Brick Draught Cider is my favourite, partly because in my area it's nowhere to be found. Had a Lucky Duck cider last night for the first time, it has a similar flavour, so I'd recommend that too.
I don't like ultra dry cider (like Henry of Harcourt) and don't often drink really sweet lolly water ones (like Rekorderlig, Kobbarberg), but Rekorderlig are good if you like cider that's virtually soft drink.
Seems a bit dodgy, yeah. Not many places would force you to move if you're on a grandfathered plan, but not allowing you to move without signing up again is pretty rubbish.
reptilescorpio
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Change provider.
Planet_JASE
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I found that tipping thread, Dead Man. Le sigh. I'm going to start a thread about tipping at a concert.
All artists work for tips, and I, like, y'know, like to let bands know that I really appreciate what they've done. And, like, I assume they're dumbfucks that didn't set their prices correctly, so they need the extra cash that we all throw at them at the end of the concert.
Sometimes just the customary amount, but other times I'll just send chuck my EFTPos card at them with the PIN written on the card with a pen. It'd be rude not to.
All artists work for tips, and I, like, y'know, like to let bands know that I really appreciate what they've done. And, like, I assume they're dumbfucks that didn't set their prices correctly, so they need the extra cash that we all throw at them at the end of the concert.
Sometimes just the customary amount, but other times I'll just send chuck my EFTPos card at them with the PIN written on the card with a pen. It'd be rude not to.
Nope, we just threw tips and left. Even if you don't enjoy a service is still customary to tip the minimum amount.
Doncamatic
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I'm pretty sure that stopped because they bought book depository. I remember it being extended till mid year (or might have even been november) with the usual "this can change at any time" then when they bought out book depository it immediately changed to "it was a cool trial. Keep buying stuff from amazon!"
My only other option is some satellite shit, im too far from stupid exchanges... im like 2 suburbs away from nbnlandia too...
Has Book Depository's packaging improved? Having your book arrived undamaged is akin to winning the lotto. The last book I bought from BD was a special edition of The Hobbit, just before Christmas 2011, and the porthole of the cardboard cover was ripped. I did get a full refund, but vowed never to bother with BD again; or rather, at least not until they introduce packaging more robust, free or otherwise -- even Amazon's basic convex packaging is fine since it's designed to be tossed around during transit.
Holy fuck.
That waifu thread led me to stumble onto a page about Erik Moller. So this guy is an out-and-out advocate for child pornography and pedophilia.
He's a freak, but then again you get those on the internet, right?
Turns out this guy is Deputy Director of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Not only does he write op-ed pieces about how sexually engaging a child is acceptable if the child wants it, he actually edits Wikipedia articles on child sexuality etc.
http://mashable.com/2008/05/08/erik-moeller-pedophilia/
Not to mention the fact that I went onto his Wikipedia page and found nothing about his views on the topic, even though most of the links that come up when you search his name on Google talk about him and pedophilia!
The fuck is going on...?
We need to bust this thing wide open!
roosters93
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When you're old!
I'll keep you informed. I have a rather larger order hopefully arriving at the tail end of this week.
Worse still is that I'm basically stuck. I originally churned to TPG from Internode in April 2011 as an external HDD died on me and I needed to re-download around 2TB of data, which would have taken quite a long time with the 200GB of quota I had with 'node. I did plan on churning back to 'node after my downloading spree was over, however my TPG connection had actually performed well and, more to the point, Internode had granfathered the plan I was on: $80 for 200GB was now $70 for 60GB or $90 for 150GB, neither of which were particularly enticing, so I decided to remain with TPG.
As the months went on, I eventually suffered a line fault that TPG refused to acknowledge but was eventually fixed when I complained to Telstra that the voice quality was suffering. Not long thereafter, international speeds began to suffer, and following recommendations in the Whirlpool thread, I sent through traceroutes and speed tests to TPG Support only to be told that the ~25% reduction in throughput I was seeing was a result of server distance. Case closed, that's it: "It's not our fault!" Sigh. At this point I thought about churning away, however with work on the NBN in my area imminent, I didn't want to get locked into a contract, and since my exchange has only Telstra Wholesale DSLAMs, you can either go cheap or pay through the nose if you want a large quota, and the latter is something I'd rather avoid.
When news broke that the ACCC was close to declaring a reduction on TW's wholesale access prices, I was ecstatic, as it likely meant that iiNet's "off-net" plans would be reduced to a point where I could churn (200GB+200GB + cheapest phone service + the god-awful Turbo Pack is $120, which, all things considered, is $20 more than I'm paying at the moment) and iiNet is also the ISP I'm eyeing for the NBN, however this hope was dashed when the ACCC, true to form, announced that it had extended the consideration period from February 2013 to bloody August. Sure, I can churn to iiNet circa August, but then, when the NBN finally goes live in my area, I'll be liable for the $60 early cancellation fee imposed by Telstra Wholesale when an ADSL service is disconnected within the first six months.
In closing: damn it.
reptilescorpio
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Haven't had an issue. My CE Bioshock Infinite Guide arrived in perfect condition, probably did 5 or so orders last year with no issue.
Good to hear! I may tempt fate with The Art of Portal 2 in the near future.
reptilescorpio
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Yeah I had a 10% coupon for the US site and just ordered the awesome Art of Dead Space for less than $30!
A large portion of my book collection was purchased from The Book Depository. The majority of them arrived without a scratch on them and the remaining few might have a little dent on the corner of the spine at most. This is not from a small sample size, we're talking 120+ books.
Never had a problem. If they gave you a refund what is the issue? You got a free book. You can always buy it again somewhere else.
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