I’ve got your democracy sausage right here!
Pick up line to be used on a cute girl at the ballot?
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And later read aloud in court?
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Reminds when I was a naive eighteen year old kid and caught the train from Newcastle to Sydney to hang out with my brother. He took me to a toga party at a pub.
It was election night 1990 and Hawkey beat Andrew Peacock.
A couple of drinks in some older lady (probably in her thirties 
) came up to me and asked me which side do I swing. I promptly replied I didn’t vote that day.
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This. Is. Democracy. Manifest!
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Dutton’s threatened to sack Matt Kean for pointing out the obvious about the nuclear plan.
I know there’s some navy types in here, so wanted to ask for an informed view on the Chinese warship exercises in the Tasman. Headlines have made it sounds like the live fire exercises were another MH17 waiting to happen. Was there a real chance of that happening? Or was it just a “harmless” display of capability to interdict air travel between Aus & Nz?
It was just a harmless display however there are weapons that can reach the height of an airliner so not completely safe.
Everyone does exercises like this around the world, it’s easier to fire off ammunition than return it to stores 
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My understanding is it’s more the fact that China didn’t properly disclose that they were going to carry out the live fire drills. Governments are meant to be alerted so that they can ensure the area is clear and there’s zero chance of any issues occurring. This one apparently had a passenger liner diverted at the very last second because no one was aware
Like the guy who needed binoculars to see a tidal wave coming in Poseidon.
It’s not terrible, just poor form and not how professional Mariners should conduct themselves.
All the other talk around it is incredibly embarrassing though. So many woeful takes detached from reality.
Do we do live fires in the south china sea or just cruise around like wankers?
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According to more than one article I’ve seen, we’ve done live fires
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I think you mean to say “freedom of navigation exercises”
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Both
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We do live fires like wankers.
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Yes we do.
At the pub before and a guy I know started winding other patrons up.
"CHINESE WARSHIPS, CLOUD SEEDING, CYCLONE, NSW, NOT TROPICS!!!
Every day I hate people more and more.
Adjacent conversation, who needs 74 toilet rolls (32 per pack) that have a carrier handle to get you through a 3 day storm?
A: Humans are cunts.
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Except we usually send notams
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Is that like the worse export version of timtams?
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It’s the sugar free version
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