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Two more flags before I die!
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You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either!
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"Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange
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You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either!
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Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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think positive wrote:... On a brighter note today I played the player that led me to write such a dark grumpy post! It might have been a little evil, but it was for the greater good, and oh my God it felt soooo good!
Oh, you have to give us some details now. I am searching for the "rubbing hands together with glee" emoticon.
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Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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Oh a web page.
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stui magpie wrote:This is reasonably farked up.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 4zpir.html
I agree. That tie is awful.
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David wrote:Surprised that they were able to track him down. Will be interesting to hear the motive and whether my theories were correct.
I wonder about that too. Anyone know more about how that was done?
(They seem to have put more effort into this than into usual nonviolent crimes, but does effort alone solve crimes?)
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Who, specifically?
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Pies4shaw wrote:
stui magpie wrote:This is reasonably farked up.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 4zpir.html
I agree. That tie is awful.
As is the knot. Looks like a loose double straight, which is less wankerish than a full Windsor I suppose but still.......
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These are knots? I have someone do mine each day, for a modest fee.
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stui magpie wrote:This is reasonably farked up.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 4zpir.html
I'd be very interested in finding out how the police identified this guy.
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Tsk Tsk,

Being able to tie a tie is an essential man skill.

Like being able to use power tools (and hand tools), change a tap washer, change a car tyre and repair almost anything using gaffer tape, WD40 and cable ties.
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