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Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36814 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Hey, I hear Kid Rock and Ted Nugent are available... :^)There maybe a few down here that would too (so long as all expenses are paid). ;-) ROFLMFAO!!!!! |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36814 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Have you brought any gold from the Perth Mint? It may not be all that you think. Perth Mint sold diluted gold to China, got caught, and tried to cover it up. The historic Perth Mint is facing a potential $9 billion recall of gold bars after selling diluted or "doped" bullion to China and then covering it up, according to a leaked internal report.And that's just the tip of the iceberg which could cost them hundreds of million buckaroos (we'll take cash only). |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36814 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
More on the Perth Mint scandal. Perth Mint chief executive admits 'doping' controversy hurts reputation as WA opposition calls for royal commission. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3346 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Lol #Satire Female Pilot Hoping The Check Engine Light Will Just Go Out Eventually A female airline pilot was preoccupied during an otherwise routine flight yesterday, as she kept hoping the plane's blinking "CHECK ENGINE" light would eventually just turn off by itself without incident. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21231 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Lol #Satire Female Pilot Hoping The Check Engine Light Will Just Go Out Eventually For my own personal view: That article shows up very badly a culture of uneducated misogynist stereotypes. I find that bit of puerile made-up fiction far from in any way amusing. The article is too jaundiced to even bother groaning at. Is that how "Fox (made-up) 'news' Entertainment" stays in business? All very stupid and totally removed from reality. Is USA culture long long overdue for "growing up" to more modern better days where women are properly appreciated and valued and can be allowed to make our world a better place for everyone? Note: No guns needed for that! Only in the USA? Enjoy the world and all the good people of the world, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36814 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Another bank goes down, but not because of cryptocurrencies this time. One of America’s biggest banks has collapsed and been taken over by the government in the biggest financial crisis since the GFC. One of the largest banks in the US has spectacularly collapsed after it faced a bank run with customers scrambling to withdraw their cash. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36814 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Not again young Andy. Disgraced Prince Andrew considers new TV interview to rebuild image and boost public support. Will it be as bad as the last 1 was? And what did he do with all the money that he got while mummy was alive? Prince Andrew complained he was left no money by the Queen when she died. Did he pee it up a wall? |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3346 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
One less to prosecute. Dumb crook of the week award goes to: Chatham Co. Police confirm death at auto shop was result of attempted catalytic converter theft Chatham County Police are calling it an “accidental death” but Mike Abouharb found the body crushed under the car Tuesday morning. From what he saw and what was left behind, he said the man was trying to steal a catalytic converter. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22535 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Volunteering for a Darwin Award. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3346 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Someone doesn't know how to use a simple web search such as Google... (Newark NJ) Major Metro Fooled in Sister City Scam - Would You Have Been Fooled by Something So Obvious? On Jan. 12, Newark officials signed a “sister city” agreement with the United States of Kailasa that was going to support trade and other activities that would allow Newark to cite a connection with a Hindu nation. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36814 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
After 3 U.S. bank collapses it seems that almost 190 US banks are vulnerable to the same toxic recipe that tumbled SVB as customers frantically pull their funds, but there is little that can be done. ...There are 186 banks across the US that could fail if half of their depositors were to withdraw their funds quickly, according to a new study published on the Social Science Research Network. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36814 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
It seems that a bit of political corruption has been exposed by the perps themselves on social media. Indonesia's 'filthy rich officials' are being named and shamed by social media users to bring them down. One Indonesian official is under investigation for posting photographs on social media showing him posing in luxury cars, on motorbikes and even in a Cessna plane. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3346 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
This is not how you make chocolate chips... Two people are dead, five are missing and multiple others are injured after an explosion at a chocolate factory Friday in West Reading, Pennsylvania, police and city officials said. "In the initial incident report from Berks County to PEMA, a reference to a gas leak was included. It is really important to note that incident reports from counties are a snapshot in time of the understanding of the incident at the time the report was made," Ruth A. Miller, PEMA's communications director, said in a statement. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36814 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
They may want to think about strengthening the landing gear next time. :-) 2 Cuban migrants flew hang glider to Key West airport. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36814 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
The kids (and some parents) are likely going loopy because of grog restrictions now in an outback Aussie town. :-( A local has perfectly captured the levels of distress in the crime-riddled Australian town. An Alice Springs local has left a police officer stunned with a seven-word response that perfectly captured the levels of distress in the crime-riddled town.1 thing us white fellows should never have exposed them to, but we wern't the only 1's to do it. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36814 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
This is why better pay is required in the U.S. hospitality industry. A waitress has slammed a group of tourists for leaving her with a 10 per cent tip after they were “over the moon” about her service. A person should not have to rely on tips to make a living and quite frankly 5% is too much unless the service is really beyond what 1 expects here (and 1 would expect a lot) in top end joints (and tipping is not, or ever has been, a "thing" here anyway as their wages should be more than enough to cover the cost live on). It's basically slave labour when a person needs tips to survive. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31012 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
This is why better pay is required in the U.S. hospitality industry. NY is a "tip credit" state, where LESS than the minimum wage is allowed to be paid. https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2023/01/p717_12-22.pdf This comes as a shock to most people who don't live in such an area. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36814 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
A sad update on the chocolate factory explosion. Death toll climbs to 7 in Pennsylvania candy factory explosion as all missing individuals are accounted for, officials say. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3346 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
The latest crook of the week award goes to: Ex-store clerk who forged Florida Lottery tickets ordered to prison When a Florida Lottery vendor last June noticed “micro-scratches” on $50 and $10 scratch-off tickets for sale at a convenience store, the discovery led investigators to a cashier clerk arrested in a scheme to steal winning tickets and pocket the cash. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36814 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
This one won his Darwin Award. Police chase suspect dies after jumping out of stolen CHP cruiser in LA County. |
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