Non Footy Chat Thread II

[Suitman]

I drink VB. I also like Crownies.
I suppose I'm easily pleased.

 

[parra pete]

Just translating this from the Weather Thread in the PD. Stuff gets missed there.

213 km/h winds equates to a T2 tornado.

Following photo of damage from Kurnell would confirm this.

Poor bastards. I can't imagine how people devastated by the storm are feeling..
BUT they will survive...good old Aussie spirit will come to the fore. Always does.

 

[strider]

Last year I was talking to a Professor of Physics at the ANU, and he reckons we'll never, ever make a light sabre. I told him to raise his expectations.

tell him we don't want him in the f**king trenches when the Siths invade

 

[Gronk]

F2 tornado they say on ABC. Flooding all around me. Rose Bay shops under water. Alison Rd down by Randwick Race Couse under water as well.

Looks like wind damage was mainly in the Shire.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

tell him we don't want him in the f**king trenches when the Siths invade

Yeh, although this merkin has climbed Everest, so it probably have some staying power.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I drink VB. I also like Crownies.
I suppose I'm easily pleased.

My old man was the same. If I'd ever try and slip him something other than a Tooheys New he would fire up and refer to it in fairly un-PC terms.

I remember buying the Merkin an expensive bottle of Belgian beer for his birthday once and I didn't live it down for several years.

 

[Suitman]

My old man was the same. If I'd ever try and slip him something other than a Tooheys New he would fire up and refer to it in fairly un-PC terms.

I remember buying the Merkin an expensive bottle of Belgian beer for his birthday once and I didn't live it down for several years.

Christmas is at our place this year.
This Sunday.
My brother only drinks Tooheys New. Nothing else.
Even if the best beer in the world was offered to him, he would tell me to get f**ked. And then seek out the red wine.

f**king loser.

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

What about a Sydney Bitter?

Never tried it.

 

[strider]

Christmas is at our place this year.
This Sunday.
My brother only drinks Tooheys New. Nothing else.
Even if the best beer in the world was offered to him, he would tell me to get f**ked. And then seek out the red wine.

f**king loser.

I think you need to buy a new calendar mate - yours is a bit off :lol:

 

[Gronk]

Mick Fanning has had a merkin of a year.

SEN 1116Verified account ‏@SENNews 4m4 minutes ago
JUST IN | @SURFER_Magazine is reporting the brother of 3x World Surfing Champion Mick Fanning passed away suddenly overnight.

Hope he wins the WT for his bro.

 

[Gronk]

Sounds legit.

A Saudi millionaire has been cleared of raping a teenager after claiming he might have accidentally penetrated the 18-year-old when he tripped and fell on her.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/saudi-m...g-teenager-20151216-glpgcd.html#ixzz3uX2ivZ2E

 

[ash411]

Sounds legit.



Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/saudi-m...g-teenager-20151216-glpgcd.html#ixzz3uX2ivZ2E

I just heard about this, how ridiculous is that! either he paid off that jury, or they are the stupidest on Earth, or, there is some other failure on the prosecutions part they aren't mentioning.

 

[Incorrect]

Sounds legit.



Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/saudi-m...g-teenager-20151216-glpgcd.html#ixzz3uX2ivZ2E

It's not unheard of...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXh_ptBeGvE

 

[Gronk]

From ATO's name and shame presser today.

Look forward to the Corporate spin which will no doubt follow ..

Glencore Australia Investment Holdings

Income: $4.6b
Tax paid: 0

GHP 104 160 689 PTY LTD
(who even are these guys????)

Income: $11b
Tax paid: 0

GENERAL MOTORS AUSTRALIA LTD

Income: $4.1b
Tax paid: 0

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Income: $43b
Tax paid: 2.9b

QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED

Income: $14.9b
Tax paid: 0

AMP LIMITED

Income: $30.1b
Tax paid: $376m

WESFARMERS LIMITED

Income: $67b
Tax paid: $1.1b

EXXON MOBIL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Income: $9.6b
Tax paid: 0

GOOGLE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Income: $358m
Tax paid: $9m

LEIGHTON HOLDINGS

Income: $17.1b
Tax paid: $38m

LEND LEASE

Income: $7.7b
Tax paid: 0

MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

Income: $8.1b
Tax paid: $128m

APPLE PTY LTD

Income: $6.2b
Tax paid: $74m

RTPDS AUS PTY LTD

Income: $7.5b
Tax paid: $453k

CITIC RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Income: $5.1b
Tax paid: 0

ARRIUM LIMITED

Income: $5.6b
Tax paid: 0

DOWNER EDI LIMITED

Income: $6.6b
Tax paid: 0

SHELL ENERGY HOLDINGS AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Income: $24.8b
Tax paid: $88m

CALTEX AUSTRALIA LTD

Income: $26.7b
Tax paid: $144m

NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED

Income: $43.2b
Tax paid: $2.3b

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED (ANZ)

Income: $30.4b
Tax paid: $2b

PHILIP MORRIS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED

Income: $3.2b
Tax paid: $224m

ANGLO AMERICAN AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Income: $3.5b
Tax paid: 0

CONCOPHILLIPS AUSTRALIA GAS HOLDINGS PTY LTD

Income: $1.85b
Tax paid: 0

BAE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED

Income: $1.5b
Tax paid: 0

TRANSURBAN HOLDINGS LIMITED

Income: $1.38b
Tax paid: 0

 

[Suitman]

Me.
Tax Paid - Too much.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

From ATO's name and shame presser today.

Look forward to the Corporate spin which will no doubt follow ..


GHP 104 160 689 PTY LTD
(who even are these guys????)

Income: $11b
Tax paid: 0

A private mining company. Used to be Xstrata Holding Pty Ltd. Been in dispute over R&D concessions for some time. I believe it is now a subsidiary of Glencore (the top one on the list).

 

[Gronk]

Sarah Gerathy ‏@sarahgerathy 3m3 minutes ago
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[T.S Quint]

The Force Awakens is good.

Very good.

 

[Kornstar]

The Force Awakens is good.

Very good.

It was awesome!!!! I'm going again tonight.

I think though the new internet craze is going to be hating the new Star Wars movies. Some of the stuff I've read smacks of people being annoyed at the hype of It and then playing cool because you don't like it like the rest of the world did........

I liked the prequels but this was so much better!

 

[Twizzle]

I thought ti was pretty average, same old story line with different characters, different death stars and as usual the bad guy is some one's son or father.

Very average for mine, nothing new to get excited about.

And no doubt all the new characters introduced will get a decent run over the next few years as Disney intends to do one of these every year now that they own the rights

I'd rather they brought Soundwave back.