Non Footy Chat Thread II

[hindy111]

Is that because we better understand it now? Back in the day people were told to ‘harden up’ and just dealt with it.

Is suicide up? I honestly dont know but if is then that is probably the answer.

 

[hindy111]

Damn. I’m parroting Baz!

Yeah both of you prob stick tongue out and find that had a cockatoo

 

[Gary Gutful]

My parents had to go too the 2nds pies markets and buy boxes. Sergants by memory. Bit crumbled and not all had the tops on ut still tasted fine. That along with spam bring back many memories.

My parents were so poor we only got fed 3 and 20s.

 

[hindy111]

My parents were so poor we only got fed 3 and 20s.

Mine arent poor anymore but still tight.

 

[Bazal]

Hahaha, the Rebels just had a penalty straight in front, down 25-22, two minutes after the siren. A goal draws, and a draw sees them stay on top of the Aussie conference...they have a big group chat, choose a scrum (against basically a Test pack), their scrum gets destroyed, they knock on, Jaguares win.

I love seeing Melbourne lose even in a lesser sport tbh

 

[Poupou Escobar]

They lived with more purpose

Purpose is the key. Far more attainable than 'happiness'.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Rubbish.

They lived at a time where they could go straight out of highschool into a job that allowed them to buy a house and start a family by age 30. They didn't need to go through four years of uni. They didn't need five years experience for entry level jobs. They didn't NEED to work themselves half to death just to stay afloat.

They are also responsible for many of the problems the generations since face....they didn't live with purpose, they lived with far fewer responsibilities and they took far less responsibility as a result.

Bloke I worked with bought a house in an inner-south suburb of Canberra back in the day for basically two years wages. He recently sold it for $1.6 million. If you're an APS 4 in the public service (the level most graduates start at or near), earning roughly 65k a year, that's TWENTY FIVE YEARS wages.

The place across the road from me went for 550k (8 years wages for an APS 4) for a three bedroom ex-guvvy the size of a shack. They knocked it down, spent another 400k plus (another 6 years wages) building an actual decent house.

Yet you've got douchebag boomers telling millenials "just stop buying cups of coffee and you can save for a house!"

They are, as a generation, some of the most full of shit people remaining on the planet...

But it's not their fault housing is unaffordable (except that they live far too long after they stop being useful these days). The problem is so many merkins are willing to literally mortgage their future (by borrowing obscene amounts of money) to boost the prices of those properties.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Purpose is the key. Far more attainable than 'happiness'.

Gary said he could get me a porpoise.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Is that because we better understand it now? Back in the day people were told to ‘harden up’ and just dealt with it.

There are also now incentives to have a mental illness that didn't exist in the past. But no, these variables have been discounted through multivariate analysis and there is still a rise in mental illness, strongly linked to urbanisation.

 

[Gary Gutful]

So just on the quality of life thing.

A few people have identified some challenges associated with living in the modern world. Those points are well made.

However, the boffins who research this shit have come up with a more sophisticated empirical approach for determining overall quality of life. They are saying it has improved and I have no reason to think they are making it up.

It is no different to some muppet thinking they are more informed than BA. You aren't, so shut the f**k up and enjoy your improved quality of life.

 

[Gary Gutful]

There are also now incentives to have a mental illness that didn't exist in the past. But no, these variables have been discounted through multivariate analysis and there is still a rise in mental illness, strongly linked to urbanisation.

I don't disagree that on the whole it might have risen, but such is the price one pays for an improved quality of life.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well yeah, would you rather be on drugs for anxiety or depression, or would you prefer to live on a farm and die of tuberculosis before you hit 50?

 

[Gary Gutful]

Gary said he could get me a porpoise.

That can definitely be arranged.

 

[parra pete]

A man sees a sign outside a house.
'Talking Dog For Sale'

Intrigued, he rings the bell and the owner appears telling him that the dog can be viewed in the back garden. The man is greeted by a very nice looking labrador, wagging it's tail at him.
'Do you really talk?', he asks the dog.
'I certainly do', the dog replies.
After recovering from the shock, the man asks, 'So, tell me your story..'
The labrador looks up and says, 'Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was just a pup. I wanted to help out my country, so I decided to join MI6'
'After my training, they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms, eavesdropping on politicians, spies and world leaders..'
'Who would ever suspect a dog?', he said.
'I was one of their most valuable assets for over 8 years but the hectic schedules were starting to take their toll on me plus I wasn't getting any younger, so I decided it was time to retire, settle down with my other half and have a few pups. I uncovered some incredible espionage over those years and was awarded many medals and accolades'
The man is truly gobsmacked. He goes back into the house and asks the owner how much he wants for the dog?
'A tenner', he says
'What...$10
'But this dog is absolutely amazing! A decorated hero, no less. Why on earth are you selling him so cheaply?'
'Because we're fed up with the lying mongrel', he said.
'He's never been out of the garden..'

 

[Gary Gutful]

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

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If you hurry up, porpoise.

 

[Gary Gutful]

If you hurry up, porpoise.

Porpoise aren't for eating. They're for f**king.

You sicken me...

 

[Eelogical]

Porpoise Spit. Now that's a place.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Every hole's a blowhole.

 

[lingard]

I

So just on the quality of life thing.

A few people have identified some challenges associated with living in the modern world. Those points are well made.

However, the boffins who research this shit have come up with a more sophisticated empirical approach for determining overall quality of life. They are saying it has improved and I have no reason to think they are making it up.

It is no different to some muppet thinking they are more informed than BA. You aren't, so shut the f**k up and enjoy your improved quality of life.

I'm astounded. If you aren't taking the piss, then I'm totally gobsmacked at your naievitie.