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From: Diogenes on 3 Feb 2010 18:48 On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:14:44 +1100, G-S <geoff(a)castbus.com.au> wrote: >theo wrote: >> On Feb 3, 4:04 pm, Diogenes <cy...(a)society.sux.ok> wrote: >>> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:59:27 +1100, G-S <ge...(a)castbus.com.au> wrote: >> >>>> I don't really think I'm part of the supersports rider demographic >>>> you're making me out to be (and nor to be honest are any of the regulars >>>> I've met from this newsgroup). >>> I think an _intelligent_ reader would have deduced that I was not not >>> saying that you, personally, were a hoon. Go back and do Engish >>> Comprehension 101 _again_, will you, please, there's a good lad... >> >> Are you saying Geoff inferred? I thought you implied. >Stands next to Theo.. >(what he said) ;-) Well then you also fail EC101 and Logic101. Next !!! ================= Onya bike Gerry
From: George W Frost on 3 Feb 2010 21:04 "Diogenes" <cynic(a)society.sux.ok> wrote in message news:5p2km5lj7gpu6ut83ghr3d0kndlk9rarsj(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:15:56 +1100, G-S <geoff(a)castbus.com.au> wrote: > >>Diogenes wrote: >>> On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:09:46 -0800 (PST), theo >>> <theodoreb(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote: >>> >>>> On Feb 3, 4:04 pm, Diogenes <cy...(a)society.sux.ok> wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:59:27 +1100, G-S <ge...(a)castbus.com.au> wrote: >>>>>> I don't really think I'm part of the supersports rider demographic >>>>>> you're making me out to be (and nor to be honest are any of the >>>>>> regulars >>>>>> I've met from this newsgroup). >>>>> I think an _intelligent_ reader would have deduced that I was not not >>>>> saying that you, personally, were a hoon. Go back and do Engish >>>>> Comprehension 101 _again_, will you, please, there's a good lad... >>>> Are you saying Geoff inferred? I thought you implied. >>> >>> Geoff WAS inferring. I was NOT implying he, personally, was a hoon, >>> and you, GO AWAY !!! ;-) > >>He's a valuable, informative and amusing addition to the thread. > > Clue: I did include a "winkie", Geoff. > > ================= > > Onya bike > > Gerry Maybe that is the problem you play with winkies too much
From: CrazyCam on 3 Feb 2010 22:43 Diogenes wrote: > On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:02:34 +1100, CrazyCam > <CrazyCam(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: > >> Diogenes wrote: >>> On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 22:39:30 -0800 (PST), theo >>> <theodoreb(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote: >> <snip> >> >>>> Wealth taxes don't work because >>>> a) Wealthy people can afford to hire very good tax accountants >>>> b) Wealthy people can afford to buy politicians. >>> What a cynical defeatist you are. > >> As theo is right, however cynical or otherwise, perhaps pragmatist or >> realist might be better words. > > So we'll just accept that as "reality" and just resign ourselves to > the "fact" that it won't ever change? It is reality. Dunno about "won't ever change", but I certainly am not about to hold my breath 'till it does. At my time of life, and I don't think I am Robinson Crusoe, all the dire predictions of the sea level rising by a couple of metres by 2050 leave me completely unmoved. I don't expect to be alive in 2050, and, if I am, being evacuated from an old folks home because of the floods would probably be a welcome amusement. > Ba-a-a Ba-a-a Ba-a-a... At least the sheep have learned the utter > futility of endlessly whinging abou it if you've convinced yourself > that you're powerless do anything about it... Of course, to do so, > you'd have to have given up on democracy as a viable system. I gave up on what passes for democracy many years ago now. regards, CrazyCam
From: Nev.. on 4 Feb 2010 02:07 G-S wrote: > Diogenes wrote: >> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:01:32 +1100, G-S <geoff(a)castbus.com.au> wrote: >> >>> Diogenes wrote: >>>>> Lowering the speed limit and altering the road marking laws to >>>>> prohibit overtaking simply enables the enforcement effort to trap >>>>> people who are riding in a sensible, and until recently, perfectly >>>>> legal manner. >>>> So you're saying that it's all an evil, antisocial plan to trap the >>>> innocent whilst turning a blind eye to the guilty? You don't think >>>> that's a bit of a skewed view of reality? >> >>> I'm saying that the gumbiment see this lowering of speed limits as >>> having the bonus effect of raising the amount of revenue their mobile >>> tax gathering units (highway patrols) get from day dreaming car >>> drivers (and the occasional motorcyclist). >> >> Yes, it gives them more money with which to finance more active >> traffic patrolling. Good innit? It's called economics". JL can >> tell you all about it. ;-) >> > > If it was used for that I wouldn't have such a problem with it. > > If it was even used to fund general police services I wouldn't have a > problem with it. > > But the revenue from fines goes mostly into general revenue where it's > used for such diverse and useful things as excessive superannuation > funds for pollies and golden plane tickets for retired pollies and their > families and blowing their own horn in television adverts. ...and schools, hospitals, services for the elderly. That stuff too. Nev.. '08 DL1000K8
From: G-S on 4 Feb 2010 02:26
Diogenes wrote: > On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:07:44 +1100, G-S <geoff(a)castbus.com.au> wrote: > >> Diogenes wrote: >>> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:01:32 +1100, G-S <geoff(a)castbus.com.au> wrote: >>> >>>> Diogenes wrote: >>>>>> Lowering the speed limit and altering the road marking laws to prohibit >>>>>> overtaking simply enables the enforcement effort to trap people who are >>>>>> riding in a sensible, and until recently, perfectly legal manner. >>>>> So you're saying that it's all an evil, antisocial plan to trap the >>>>> innocent whilst turning a blind eye to the guilty? You don't think >>>>> that's a bit of a skewed view of reality? >>>> I'm saying that the gumbiment see this lowering of speed limits as >>>> having the bonus effect of raising the amount of revenue their mobile >>>> tax gathering units (highway patrols) get from day dreaming car drivers >>>> (and the occasional motorcyclist). >>> Yes, it gives them more money with which to finance more active >>> traffic patrolling. Good innit? It's called economics". JL can >>> tell you all about it. ;-) >>> >> If it was used for that I wouldn't have such a problem with it. >> >> If it was even used to fund general police services I wouldn't have a >> problem with it. >> >> But the revenue from fines goes mostly into general revenue where it's >> used for such diverse and useful things as excessive superannuation >> funds for pollies and golden plane tickets for retired pollies and their >> families and blowing their own horn in television adverts. > > So where are we going with this? Disband all government agencies and > hire private contractors? More activism to get the government to > redirect the revenue? Or just whinging in newsgroups because it's oh > so tendy? Where? > I'm waiting for someone to start a 3rd party that actually makes sense :) G-S |