Part of an email sent to me: I acknowledge and pay my respects to all the elders past and present of the many tribes who migrated to and settled in Australia and who introduced civil society and prosperity for all.
A warning to fchat posters - a woke person in North Melbourne could report you to the Victorian police for ridiculing them, regardless of where you live in the world. Victorians could go to prison for up to five years for hate speech under new anti-vilification laws proposed by the Victorian Government. Under the proposed laws, it would be an offence to “incite hatred against, serious contempt for, revulsion towards or severe ridicule” of a person or group based on their sex, gender identity, or race. Online, these laws will apply to anyone, anywhere who vilifies a person in Victoria, although the government acknowledges that this may be difficult to enforce.
I'm dealing with the dead hand of government once again. I haven't owned a property in the Melbourne City Council area for over 10 years, but I've been put on the electoral role and received voting instructions for their upcoming election, with a warning that I'll be fined if I fail to vote. Today, for the 3rd time, I've been sitting on hold for an hour waiting to speak to a customer service person from the VIC Electoral Commission. I've left Call-back requests twice with no response. There is no email contact on their website, there is no online process to cancel an enrolment. So much for democracy, so much for "public service". Many people put their faith in the ability of the government to run their lives, yet they are utterly incompetent in every way.
Be easier to just ignore and IF you get a 'charge' for not voting. simply provide the evidence then. I *think* there may also be a scam email going around (which I have notified to AEC) - originating email starts with 'evic'
Sooo instead of this: 'E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'E's off the twig! ‘E’s curled up his tootsies! 'E's shuffled off this mortal coil! ‘E’s run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible! E's ****in’ snuffed it!!! (huge round of applause) Vis a vis his metabolic processes, he’s had his lot! All statements to the effect that this parrot is still a going concern are from now on inoperative! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!! We now get this: “We later learned that he was a singer in a musical group. Unfortunately, he had injuries incompatible with life as a result of his fall, so we had to confirm his death. There was no possibility of resuscitation. ...of the demise of Liam Payne's unfortunate death.
Coincidentally, a guy quoted me the former in the pub on Tuesday night - I can't remember what point he was making but he knew I was the only guy in the room who knew what he was talking about.
