Well I think our drought is well & truly over

[missjo]

Almost half the east coast of Australia is underwater at the moment
75% of Queensland is under flood & part of NSW & Victoria as well
& part of the West coast was flooded as well

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-na ... 19mvs.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011 ... =melbourne
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011 ... 111456.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/conten ... 111276.htm


We're lucky were we live the worst we've had is overflowing gutters & a rise in Mosquito's due to the wet humid conditions
But It's so tragic for so many at the moment.

[Wolfman]

It's all the fault of the TEA Party, right wing talk radio, George W Bush, Dick Cheney, Haliburton, Karl Rove, and the others. Just ask Bri and the far left.

[smackaholic]

It's all the fault of the TEA Party, right wing talk radio, George W Bush, Dick Cheney, Haliburton, Karl Rove, and the others. Just ask Bri and the far left.

don't forget sarah and her evil crosshair pics.

[Diego in Seattle]

Australia is sinking!! I told you so!

Sin,
Rep. Hank Johnson - GA

[Goober McTuber]

Almost half the east coast of Australia is underwater at the moment
75% of Queensland is under flood & part of NSW & Victoria as well
& part of the West coast was flooded as well

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-na ... 19mvs.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011 ... =melbourne
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011 ... 111456.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/conten ... 111276.htm


We're lucky were we live the worst we've had is overflowing gutters & a rise in Mosquito's due to the wet humid conditions
But It's so tragic for so many at the moment.

You're also lucky in that you have that built in set of water wings.

[Mikey]

God's retribution for Ozzie's many, many sins. Just ask wolfman and the far right.

[LTS TRN 2]

Need someone to blame? Hi, I'm Rudolph Diesel and I invented the foul polluting motor that bears my name. It was a an extremely popular innovation as you know and has led to more greenhouse effect on our delicate atmosphere than any other invention of man. The irony--as viewed from my comfortable repose here in Elysium--is that they finally figured out how to make the "green diesel" which is in fact quite clean. The monstrous irregular weather patterns you're experiencing are just a hint at the reactions of a violated ecosystem...excuse me, Goethe is giving a lecture...

[Mikey]

You sure it wasn't this guy?

[BSmack]

Just met up with an old friend who lives in Brisbane. According to him, these floods happen with some regularity. Enough regularity that they built a huge earthen flood control dam upstream from Brisbane.
According to him, one of the issues that has made this flood worse is that the dam's operators allowed the water level to reach 130% of normal capacity at the beginning of the rainy season. That means the capacity of the dam's resevoir has been nowhere near what it could have been.

I'm no dam expert. But that sounds like a case of poor municipal operation.

[Dinsdale]

I'm no dam expert. But that sounds like a case of poor municipal operation.

Here in the U&L, we have so many impoundments, it would make your head spin.

And yeah, before the rains come, or mainly before the huge deluge of spring runoff...

we draw them down... way down.


But dude -- it's Australia. Not exactly a country known for it's brains.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

Not exactly a country known for it's brains.

Oh boy...

[Dinsdale]

Not exactly a country known for it's brains.

Oh boy...

FUCK!


I never do that.


Your thoughts, smackoholic?


Damn, and I had some great anti-Aussie ammo, which I now must declare a moratorium on.

[Mikey]

Not exactly a country known for it's brains.

Oh boy...

Their, their, Dins. It could be worst.

[War Wagon]

Almost half the east coast of Australia is underwater at the moment

Has this area been spared?



I'd like to visit my namesake town someday.

[Mikey]

Whitey Mooroobool?

I'll have to admit, it's sort of catchy.

[War Wagon]

Here's a nice song from our down under brethren

[Dinsdale]

Here's a nice song from our down under brethren

Holy fucking :FACEPALM:, Batman!

I didn't realize that Scottish folk-rock was from "Down Under"... learn something new every day.


G'day, Snow Patrol, mate.


Franz Ferdinand just got a severe sunburn.


Did I mention the :facepalm:?

[Dinsdale]

as anyone with any Scotch blood running though their veins should.

As long as we're passing out :facepalms:

We all have scotch blood running through our veins -- after a few single malts.

Not everyone has Scottish blood, though, which would make the "Scots."

[Ana Ng]

Here's a nice song from our down under brethren

Pssssst. Try....like, "Overkill" by Men at Work, or "Kiss the Dirt" by Inxs, if you wanna be REAL cute.

[War Wagon]

nah Ana, I shoulda' gone with this, but it seemed too liberal.

My dad came here from Scotland in 1928 when he was 12 years old, btw. But I'll have to accept the :facepalm: over Big Country.

[Ana Ng]

I guess I just didn't see the jest in the "Beds are Burning" reference.

My mom came from Glendale, CA.

[Dinsdale]

How do you feel about this Aussie band, Todd?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljIQo1OHkTI

[smackaholic]

as anyone with any Scotch blood running though their veins should.

As long as we're passing out :facepalms:

We all have scotch blood running through our veins -- after a few single malts.

Not everyone has Scottish blood, though, which would make the "Scots."

glad i'm not the only one ignorant enough to use the word "scotch" as a way of describing things coming from scotland. as soon as i saw tod use the "s word" i knew this was coming.

i have just one question for dins. where exactly did the word scotch come from? why was it used? could it possibly be because it was a word to describe things scottish in general?

[Dinsdale]

where exactly did the word scotch come from? why was it used?

Just a guess -- it's how a really liquored up Scot describes his nationality.

[smackaholic]

i went and googled it.

Scotch (skch)
n.
1. (used with a pl. verb) The people of Scotland.
2. Scots.
3. Scotch whisky.
adj.
1. Scottish. See Usage Note at Scottish.
2. Offensive Frugal with one's money.

Well, what do you know. Somebody besides me and tod think scotch is used to describe scots. Also, to answer the question i asked in my last post, scotch is short for scotch whisky which means whisky made by scots or the scotch.

So, Dins, STFU.

[smackaholic]

where exactly did the word scotch come from? why was it used?

Just a guess -- it's how a really liquored up Scot describes his nationality.

really liquored up scot?

is there any other type of scot?

pretty much like saying a really liquored up irishman.

[Dinsdale]

i went and googled it.

Scotch (skch)
n.
1. (used with a pl. verb) The people of Scotland.
2. Scots.
3. Scotch whisky.
adj.
1. Scottish. See Usage Note at Scottish.
2. Offensive Frugal with one's money.

Well, what do you know. Somebody besides me and tod think scotch is used to describe scots. Also, to answer the question i asked in my last post, scotch is short for scotch whisky which means whisky made by scots or the scotch.

So, Dins, STFU.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/scotch



Uhm... you see that part that says "see usage notes"?

You know, the part that says "Scotch" is never used by Scots to describe Scots, and that "usage note" that says refering to a Scot as "Scotch" is considered offensive?

The natives of Scotland refer to themselves as Scots or, in the singular, Scot, Scotsman, or Scotswoman. The related adjectives are Scottish or, less commonly, Scots. Scotch as a noun or adjective is objected to except when used of whisky and in established phrases like Scotch egg and Scotch pine

Time for one of us to "STFU," but it's probably not the British citizen, with the ultra-famous Scot in his family tree (although we won't ever admit to having more than one).

[mvscal]

glad i'm not the only one ignorant enough to use the word "scotch" as a way of describing things coming from scotland.

It can be used to describe things from Scotland just not people. It isn't really a rule so much as a custom.

[Dinsdale]

FuckinA, South Indonesia is really getting hosed lately.


Just storm after storm for Australissippi.

[Invictus]

That's gonna hurt the sex tourism business there for sure.

[PSUFAN]

Robbie Burns is sloshing around in his grave.

--Wags

[smackaholic]

Uhm... you see that part that says "see usage notes"?

You know, the part that says "Scotch" is never used by Scots to describe Scots, and that "usage note" that says refering to a Scot as "Scotch" is considered offensive?

The natives of Scotland refer to themselves as Scots or, in the singular, Scot, Scotsman, or Scotswoman. The related adjectives are Scottish or, less commonly, Scots. Scotch as a noun or adjective is objected to except when used of whisky and in established phrases like Scotch egg and Scotch pine

Time for one of us to "STFU," but it's probably not the British citizen, with the ultra-famous Scot in his family tree (although we won't ever admit to having more than one).

nice KYOA there, mac dins.

i will assume all you say here is correct.

so, first off, i ain't scotch. well maybe a bit on my paternal gramps side, but not much.

second, the fact that it is an offensive term to scotch errrr, i mean scots makes it more or less mandatory that it be used in this shithole.

[Moving Sale]

the fact that it is an offensive term to scotch errrr, i mean scots makes it more or less mandatory that it be used in this shithole.

News flash.

Blind squirrel finds nut!

[mvscal]

Blind squirrel finds nut!

Resting on your chin no doubt.

[Moving Sale]

Stupid, vile, self-loathing, racist fuck says what?

[smackaholic]

you left out vapid.

dude, you're slipping.

[missjo]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/

Maybe the worst storm in their history.

missjo, please report.

Luckily I'm not living in QLD anymore I'm back in NSW
Quite a bit of Damage but not quite as bad overall as anticipated
Luckily no reported loss of life so far
& a Baby was born in an evacuation shelter in the middle of it all!!
luckily there was a visiting English midwife celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary with a holiday to Australia
I guarantee it's a holiday she will never forget, mum & bub are doing fine

[Diego in Seattle]

& a Baby was born in an evacuation shelter in the middle of it all!!

I guess they'll have to name it Bob.