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#2754020 2-Aug-2021 18:57

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Yeah, but it precisely describes the item in question. Like the German Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz, a law passed to deal with BSE issues whose name precisely describes what's being regulated by it.

Why didn't they just call it the "Beef labeling monitoring task transfer law"? 😏

Because then they'd have to pay the lawyers for six words instead of one.

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#2754159 3-Aug-2021 03:29

Sky News being banned from YouTube. It's a shame it's only for a week.

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#2754162 3-Aug-2021 04:53

The Makita 210 mm circular saw I bought from Placemakers in 1983 has finally died. I’m not a chippie but that saw has done a massive amount of heavy DIY work over nearly forty years - many decks, house extensions and renovations, retaining walls etc. I even had an abrasive disc in it at times and used it to cut concrete. It never missed a beat and never needed any attention apart from new brushes (and blades). Those things just go and go and go - I won’t be going back to Placemakers with CGA claim based on product life expectancy.

I had to replace it over the weekend. Found it interesting that the model number of the old one was 5008. The model number of the new one is also 5008. Why change a good thing?

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#2754415 3-Aug-2021 13:51

Test your ability to be a judge for Olympic diving:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-03/tokyo-olympics-diving-australia-test-your-score-against-a-judge/100241794

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#2754603 3-Aug-2021 17:31

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#2754709 3-Aug-2021 20:31

richms:

:)

slightly worried about the 5 people who supported his ideas.

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#2754710 3-Aug-2021 20:36

"It's night time. It's raining. My neighbour is mowing the lawn." - Said by a friend, just now.

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#2754762 3-Aug-2021 20:38

Behodar:
"It's night time. It's raining.

... we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.

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#2755315 4-Aug-2021 22:32

... hit it.

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

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#2755529 5-Aug-2021 10:52

Buying something from the States that doesn't appear to be mass-produced (a "Steeltooth" comb; I got sick of the prongs breaking on plastic ones), and getting a handwritten card with the order where the seller was clearly excited to have sold one to somewhere 'exotic' like NZ 😀

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#2756280 6-Aug-2021 16:31

looking for some headphone reviews and come across this on amazon

Question:
Can you use these in a house? Can you use them on a boat?
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I've used this in my house before. Never on a boat...
By huynh on October 28, 2016

Yes, you can use them in your house, you can use them to ignore your spouse! Yes, you can use them on a boat, you can even use them when your looking for your lost remote!
By Cody Vercruysse on June 20, 2019

Yes you can use them in a house, you can use them with your spouse, you can use them on a boat, you can use them while you float.
By Amanda Quijada on July 20, 2017

You can use them in a house, you can use them with a mouse. You can use them with a boat, you can use them with a goat.
By Stephen on December 15, 2016

Yes you can use them in a house you can use them on your couch. You can use them on a boat you can use them in a moat.
By Lisa Nicholson on July 21, 2017

Yes you can wear them in the house and on a boat. How ever I would not wear them eating green eggs and ham with a goat.
By Amazon Customer on August 6, 2020

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#2757112 9-Aug-2021 13:49

I am getting a lot of scam calls at the moment. Either my Internet is about to be disconnected or unusual charges have been made on my credit card. My favourite is the credit card one. I can press 1 to reject the charges, or 2 to accept them. Both buttons come out in the same place, of course, and I always press 2. The person on the other end doesn't know that because it is a dummy button and there is nothing to indicate which one was selected. The scammers just assume that everyone will press 1. But I press 2 and when the scammer starts the pitch, I keep interrupting to say I pressed 2 and I did make the purchase and I accept the charges. This always totally confuses them because there is nothing in the script for that. These days they are quicker to drop calls that don't go the way they want, but I am usually able to waste 5 or 10 minutes of their time going around in circles before they give up. That is 5 or 10 minutes they can't scam someone else and that really makes me smile.

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#2757287 9-Aug-2021 15:18

Rikkitic:

My favourite is the credit card one. I can press 1 to reject the charges, or 2 to accept them. Both buttons come out in the same place, of course, and I always press 2.

Next time press 3. Or say "yes". My guess is that there's no tone decoder or anything at their end... just a sound detector.

I'm impressed by 5-10 minutes though. Good work!

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#2757292 9-Aug-2021 15:35

Alex Hales misfortune last night. I'm glad it wasn't me but it never fails to be amusing providing the poor victim is ok.

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#2757299 9-Aug-2021 15:47

frankv:

Rikkitic:

My favourite is the credit card one. I can press 1 to reject the charges, or 2 to accept them. Both buttons come out in the same place, of course, and I always press 2.

Next time press 3. Or say "yes". My guess is that there's no tone decoder or anything at their end... just a sound detector.

I'm impressed by 5-10 minutes though. Good work!

I put on an old and frail voice and act really dumb. It makes them think they have an easy mark and encourages them to try harder.

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