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by FoundationStepper
Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:00 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the official console and PC nerdy thread!
Replies: 3853
Views: 515806

Re: the official console and PC nerdy thread!

mecka - I haven't followed these games but was wondering - if this is set thousands of years before the star wars movies, why does it look like there are Jake the Muss clones (i.e. early stormtroopers)?
by FoundationStepper
Fri May 20, 2011 8:14 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the rapture
Replies: 41
Views: 19264

Re: the rapture

do we all take a really good dump on judgement day? looks like it from the sign
by FoundationStepper
Fri May 20, 2011 8:12 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Kayak?
Replies: 6
Views: 2930

Re: Kayak?

yeaw - thanks for looking into it flips and socio
by FoundationStepper
Thu May 19, 2011 10:54 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Osama Bin Laden is Dead.
Replies: 160
Views: 36312

Re: Osama Bin Laden is Dead.

awesome video almax
by FoundationStepper
Thu May 19, 2011 10:41 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Osama Bin Laden is Dead.
Replies: 160
Views: 36312

Re: Osama Bin Laden is Dead.

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by FoundationStepper
Thu May 19, 2011 10:38 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the rapture
Replies: 41
Views: 19264

Re: the rapture

haven't we talked about this one already? You've committed your life to Jesus. You know you're saved. But when the Rapture comes what's to become of your loving pets who are left behind? Eternal Earth-Bound Pets takes that burden off your mind. We are a group of dedicated animal lovers, and atheists...
by FoundationStepper
Thu May 19, 2011 10:35 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Health
Replies: 386
Views: 61052

Re: Health

has anyone looked at botox for muscle relaxing for jaw clenching? or knows a reputable place that might do that sort of thing? I hear its quite effective (especially for someone who clenches at night)
by FoundationStepper
Thu May 19, 2011 10:33 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Kayak?
Replies: 6
Views: 2930

Kayak?

Hey'all was trying to find the generic 'melbourne beats help thread' but couldn't locate... a family member in tassie was wanting to know about a recommendable outdoorsy shop with kayaks... he's done the google and directories thing but it didn't really help on knowing what ship to check out. He is ...
by FoundationStepper
Mon May 09, 2011 2:18 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Osama Bin Laden is Dead.
Replies: 160
Views: 36312

Re: Osama Bin Laden is Dead.

how many can you eat?
by FoundationStepper
Thu May 05, 2011 11:29 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Osama Bin Laden is Dead.
Replies: 160
Views: 36312

Re: Osama Bin Laden is Dead.

I thought this assessment was interesting Human rights lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson has stated bin Laden should have been captured and brought to trial. Imagine the difficulties in bringing bin Laden to trial in the US. Where would he be incarcerated? Where would he be tried? And would there be 12 jur...
by FoundationStepper
Wed May 04, 2011 5:02 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Travel Thread
Replies: 2628
Views: 310847

Re: The Travel Thread

RGLZ wrote:I'm in China.. Air China sucks.
better than kunming air?

http://shanghaiist.com/2010/06/09/photo ... s_plan.php
by FoundationStepper
Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:11 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: quality food...
Replies: 5852
Views: 576167

Re: quality food...

hah yeah, i actually had a little bowl of the juice for dipping (was more pouring). was out of control. now the pork is cooking in said lamb juice. no idea what it will taste like. can't be bad tho. think im going to swap out the labneh for fifya's spicey north african dip huhu. still running with ...
by FoundationStepper
Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:00 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Gripe thread
Replies: 31832
Views: 2648174

Re: Gripe thread

1: so they dont fall in, like a square one can
2: easier to roll away

thanks QI
by FoundationStepper
Tue Mar 15, 2011 3:36 pm
Forum: The Music
Topic: Reggae Legend EARL 16 meets HEARTICAL HIFI // WED 16 MARCH
Replies: 7
Views: 1818

Re: Reggae Legend EARL 16 meets HEARTICAL HIFI // WED 16 MAR

highly recommend people make the effort to come down for this. i'm looking forward
by FoundationStepper
Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:50 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Travel Thread
Replies: 2628
Views: 310847

Re: The Travel Thread

could ask peeps on ozreggae, a few with jamaica travel experience at least and now some messages from my 4yo sponsor :smt117 :spiderman: :smt068 :smt071 :smt067 :smt078 :mumum: :munky2: :dark1: :smt027 :smt064 :smt063 :smt052 :smt026 :violent3: :wav: :wav: :wav: :wav: :wav: :wav: :wav: :violent2: :k...
by FoundationStepper
Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:39 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: bikes
Replies: 1399
Views: 475299

Re: bikes

waiting for the bike off between the women in frocks and the naked biking hippies - same day and location:

http://www.bv.com.au/find/community-ride/6042
by FoundationStepper
Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:27 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: iPhone.. zomg
Replies: 1715
Views: 253230

Re: iPhone.. zomg

SNAP
by FoundationStepper
Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:24 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the news thread
Replies: 3699
Views: 446505

Re: the news thread

doesn't sound good to me... breastmilk tastes pretty gash IMO - to much iron
by FoundationStepper
Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:22 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the youtube thread.
Replies: 2362
Views: 315593

Re: the youtube thread.

retzie wrote:The music is really painful, but the video is, um... special?

Watch the posted video on YouTube.

:lol: :wtf: :lol:
too funny! must watch till end. directed by peter serafinowicz - who did this:

Watch the posted video on YouTube.

WHAAT?
by FoundationStepper
Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:30 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Gripe thread
Replies: 31832
Views: 2648174

Re: Gripe thread

this fucking quake

my family are mostly mess

sister coming to live with me for a spell tomorrow. sounds like shes pretty traumatised
by FoundationStepper
Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:46 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the news thread
Replies: 3699
Views: 446505

Re: the news thread

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/fe ... 6010317186

good article on gadaffi. learnt a lot
by FoundationStepper
Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:30 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the news thread
Replies: 3699
Views: 446505

Re: the news thread

yeah us democratic whiteys aren't really the world police

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by FoundationStepper
Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:18 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the news thread
Replies: 3699
Views: 446505

Re: the news thread

im not sure what the alternatives are - its either ignore/put up with, trade barriers, or all out attacking... i guess it stinks when we disapprove of a country but still trade with it (with some conditions), but perhaps its the better option than going to arms, or leaving them alone (north korea) t...
by FoundationStepper
Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:08 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the news thread
Replies: 3699
Views: 446505

Re: the news thread

wasn't he public enemy number 1 until saddam fell out of favour? we did cut him off for years until he 'made good' by canning his nuke ambitions etc, at which point we was at least talked to. I'm not sure the 'propping up' of the west argument is a truism here?
by FoundationStepper
Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:32 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the news thread
Replies: 3699
Views: 446505

Re: the news thread

lyttleton is (was) kind of like the back streets behind salamanca - little workers cottages/terraces on hills.
by FoundationStepper
Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:55 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the news thread
Replies: 3699
Views: 446505

Re: the news thread

yeah

i think I'll be hosting my sisters over here, its not going to recover for a long long time
by FoundationStepper
Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:20 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the news thread
Replies: 3699
Views: 446505

Re: the news thread

I'm starting to get overwhelmed
:retzienolike:
by FoundationStepper
Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:35 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the news thread
Replies: 3699
Views: 446505

Re: the news thread

tunnel is closed, no reports on damage. it might be just a precaution. they've just opened the sumner road which provides first access from town...
by FoundationStepper
Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:25 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the news thread
Replies: 3699
Views: 446505

Re: the news thread

my sisters house has fully collapsed in, thank goodness she wasn't at home at the time... the practical things like sewerage seem to be a real issue - can't use toilet, shower or anything... its going to be a very long time before things are working. lyttleton sounds fucked, i don't think there is a...
by FoundationStepper
Tue Feb 22, 2011 3:37 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: the news thread
Replies: 3699
Views: 446505

Re: the news thread

what a worry... my family are all OK thank goodness but my mum sounded panicked. she is a senior nurse and felt like she should go to hospital but was too scared to go out ...
by FoundationStepper
Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:57 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Book thread...
Replies: 862
Views: 126792

Re: The Book thread...

heres an argument for the parallel importing restrictions, on a right wing blog no less http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/the_case_for_the_gillard_governments_ban_on_parallel_importing/ basically, that publishers and distributors set prices to reflect the bes...
by FoundationStepper
Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:12 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Book thread...
Replies: 862
Views: 126792

Re: The Book thread...

I don't want to be adversarial, but it doesn't seem clear that border's demise is wholly to do with mismanagement. how can you write off this [edit: i.e. overseas buying and web] as a factor with such certainty? the issue of parallel importation has again been raised around this, and while it might ...
by FoundationStepper
Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:51 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Advice on sharing houses / accomodation
Replies: 25
Views: 4777

Re: Advice on sharing houses / accomodation

remarkably mature level of conversation around this. all very considerate. I deal with noise issues for work and the amount of people who don't think of their neighours in these terms is incredible - I get the impression that there are many people who don't really think twice about whether they are ...
by FoundationStepper
Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:14 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: T.V
Replies: 3495
Views: 617091

Re: T.V

i thought it was pretty established that snap/fresh frozen is better than aged refrigerated unfrozen

but thats not a fair comparison if you are actually buying fresh local produce
by FoundationStepper
Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:07 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Gripe thread
Replies: 31832
Views: 2648174

Re: Gripe thread

by FoundationStepper
Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:01 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Gripe thread
Replies: 31832
Views: 2648174

Re: Gripe thread

has miley contracted horseitis?
by FoundationStepper
Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:56 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Martial Arts - close to city
Replies: 79
Views: 14038

Re: Martial Arts - close to city

i drive to richmond from northcote for my training, its not that far... but no sugguestions for closer to our side of town sorry
by FoundationStepper
Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:43 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Martial Arts - close to city
Replies: 79
Views: 14038

Re: Martial Arts - close to city

did some ba gua training in Beijing with a Master there with a real martial/fighting application... was pretty amazing and totally inspiring. It totally clicked how some of the forms have a killer application, built on a foundation of chi awareness and inner strength the movements of circular footwo...
by FoundationStepper
Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:45 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Gripe thread
Replies: 31832
Views: 2648174

Re: Gripe thread

can you access yousendit?
by FoundationStepper
Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:07 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: bikes
Replies: 1399
Views: 475299

Re: bikes

on the legs front, a guy at my kung fu training mentioned that riding 'unevenly' works the leg muscles - leading to one tending bowed in or out (I can't remember) sort of posture - is this the case? I'm not saying in an extreme way but he was saying it was relevant to our stretches and kung fu postu...
by FoundationStepper
Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:19 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: bikes
Replies: 1399
Views: 475299

Re: bikes

I still don't think it warrants tarring all with the same brush I'm not - I asked what practical reasons there are for some weird-looking riding setups as it looked a case of aesthetic over substance (thinking something looks odd isn't the same is calling everyone who sports it a cockhead rider, ju...
by FoundationStepper
Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:16 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: bikes
Replies: 1399
Views: 475299

Re: bikes

sure of course they are riding them in transit - i guess the difference is not seeing someone pull off dangerous or arrogant riding habits around traffic/peds - unlike the handful of times ive seen glammed-up fixie riders blast through busy intersections against an amber, into the coming flock of pe...
by FoundationStepper
Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:15 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: bikes
Replies: 1399
Views: 475299

Re: bikes

i only see them doing tricks every now and then, haven't seen any riding on the street...
by FoundationStepper
Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:24 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: bikes
Replies: 1399
Views: 475299

Re: bikes

it just seems weird to have the squeezy in the middle posture, which looks daft IMO, despite actually having somewhere ergonomic to put your hands! inexplicable
by FoundationStepper
Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:02 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: bikes
Replies: 1399
Views: 475299

Re: bikes

yeah i figured it was an ease of maintinence issue. I've never seen someone riding with that configuration actually using the drops though.
by FoundationStepper
Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:29 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: bikes
Replies: 1399
Views: 475299

Re: bikes

with the drops, you are gripping down with your arms on the 'outside' (closed palms facing in at around shoulder width) if you have the drops but ignore them by putting the brake in the middle at the top, then you are putting your arms palms facing downwards, but much less than shoulder width - this...
by FoundationStepper
Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:30 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Big Up Thread
Replies: 29568
Views: 2450308

Re: The Big Up Thread

you're not your;'re

geez what they teach kids these days

semi colons are only appropriate within anagrams and onomatopoeia
by FoundationStepper
Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:17 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: bikes
Replies: 1399
Views: 475299

Re: bikes

makes sense

how does it affect your control of the bike? it looks an uncomfortable way to get around...

I still don't get having proper drop down handles and then the tiny brake in the middle. i guess its part of the whole modding an old bike thing