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The only hope we've got is 'people power'! The top 10 scenarioes to save the US economy from gagging itself! You want answers... 1. Buy less petrol? 2. Demand price regulation? 3. Ration petrol? 4. Demand a three tier price level ]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 17:56:55 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=159377#Post159377 Posted by Mr Walker:
[quote=Ginnie]It is bloody criminal that they can get away with charging $130 for a pair of Levis, when they all come out of the same Chinese sweatshop. :mad: I think it boils down to what they know people are used to/will pay - hence t]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 10:57:23 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=159330#Post159330 Posted by BarbiQ:
This will be the first election where I can legally vote. I had to laugh this morning though, at the breakfast table Julia told me that her Grandad (Ron's father) sent her an email about 'pictures of things pretending to be something they ]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 02:23:47 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=159317#Post159317 Posted by Mik:
We recently had the same thng happen here - driver up wrong side of I35. The driver was ok but he killed at 22 year old that was supposed to graduate last week. The driver in the wrong was in their 40's - no problems, not drunk - no reaso]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 00:57:17 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=158877#Post158877 Posted by The Duke:
All I'll say is the Bad Guys do not care if there is a sign saying no weapons if it is in a park or a shopping center again they [color:#FF6666]DO NOT [/color] care that's why they are called Bad Guys or mental cases ]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 23:05:38 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=158870#Post158870 Posted by Neil:
I wrote a letter of negotiation and outlined the facts that the females of our union 'boobed' in not knowing what country they were calling from and AT&T president's office consented to a 50% reduction of those international roaming charges]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 22:53:08 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=158607#Post158607 Posted by NealeinMI:
[quote=Ginnie]Rand has been on a disaster preparedness kick lately...stockpiling food, etc. We also have friends that are taking that a step further and stockpiling guns & ammo, silver, diesel fuel (he drives a VW diesel Jetta), and wads of]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 10:01:11 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=157548#Post157548 Posted by BarbiQ:
So the rich get richer while the poor....... It is a bloody travesty!]]> Sun, 04 May 2008 09:09:37 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=156654#Post156654 Posted by cooee cobber:
My adopted daughter who is African American got called the "N..." word at school at needless to say got extremely upset so I had to deal with the school who have zero tolerance for racist behaviour. Our whole family was at a sporting ]]> Thu, 01 May 2008 13:19:22 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=156446#Post156446 Posted by Jacaranda:
After the last couple of days Neil, I think that Wright is exactly that. A camera hog! A new book, a book tour, and I hear he's building a 10,000 sq ft house while he preaches the greed of whites! He would be insignificant if not for Obama.]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:53:55 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=156355#Post156355 Posted by Steve J:
Here is a timely article on the main topic of this thread, good thoughts and advice from "The Chronicle of Higher Education" [url=http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=wWwv6kBkcTbYktwbjrJkskjtdhknjqvf]America's Most Overrated Product]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:28:56 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=155946#Post155946 Posted by Mr Walker:
[quote=skippy (aka DAC)]Like most things (yes a generalization) that involve pollies it sounds like a big old wankathon and results in no actual real gains/benefits for those that need it most.[/quote] I think it's about time that every]]> Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:53:06 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=153956#Post153956 Posted by Mr Walker:
The ACLU would be a more popular people movement if they decided to put the interests of the community as a whole ahead of the interests of an individual.]]> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:11:10 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=153877#Post153877 Posted by cooee cobber:
LONDON, England — Military officials have defended a decision to allow Prince William to land his Royal Air Force helicopter in girlfriend Kate Middleton's garden. The Ministry of Defense issued a statement after the News of the World r]]> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:19:32 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=153743#Post153743 Posted by matty:
[quote=Neil]Times are a changin'. What about this...because gas has gone up almost 250%, instead of buying 625 gallons a month, make do with 250 by motoring less and it's back to $1 a gallon in cost volume. That's folks how we solve the pr]]> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:08:21 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=153198#Post153198 Posted by Mad Max:
[quote=RollyTG][quote=Neil]Rolly...in a word "discussion"...that is why I posted it. The article, while appearing to be slightly twisted, nevertheless has many pertinent facts to it. [/quote] It's not the smattering of "pertinent facts]]> Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:40:40 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=152557#Post152557 Posted by Neil:
Could the daughter baby been switched or mixed-up at birth and she's not really his own kin? Their own baby missed the affliction of the incest taboo? :shrug:]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:58:00 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=151409#Post151409 Posted by kureelpa:
I just googled it, looked at Wiki & my computer hung up. Guess even it was shocked. :o]]> Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:17:26 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=150971#Post150971 Posted by Mr Walker:
[quote=NealeinMI][quote=Mr Walker][quote=NealeinMI][quote=Mr Walker]My wife'll be voting Obama on my behalf - purely so we only have to wait 4 years to give a Huckabee or a Romney another chance for the Republican nod... [/quote] I'd exp]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:27:49 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=150637#Post150637 Posted by Sarah:
So what happened? Did they apologize? Now what about these people? http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/eastmidlands/series9/week_nine.shtml Do they get a sorry? FWIW. I have a black bonds T-shirt that has Sorry written across the chest. (]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:07:29 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=149401#Post149401 Posted by cooee cobber:
1-ML-10553-ML-]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:22:09 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=148686#Post148686 Posted by Mik:
[quote] Not that your vote counts anyway. I don't know why they even do a vote when it's decided by other people anyway. [/quote] Not quite true - Democrats are Democrats and while at this stage they favour either Obama or Clinton when ]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:53:21 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=148615#Post148615 Posted by Sarah:
We pay for our own private health insurance here. Matt thinks it works out cheaper than what he'd have taken out in Taxes for medicare in Oz. I pay medicare out of my check for all the other people that don't have it. In Texas, you hear of ]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:45:52 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=148356#Post148356 Posted by Neil:
If she throws herself on the mercy of the court, she'll most probably do only five years jail time. :violin: ]]> Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:34:28 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=147550#Post147550 Posted by cooee cobber:
too funny :rotfl:]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:51:23 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=147526#Post147526 Posted by Jacaranda:
Thanks Steve :) I'll enjoy looking at their versions of events! Isn't being informed so... well... informative! lol ;)]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:24:24 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=147399#Post147399 Posted by NathanA:
private insurance in oz is a way to bump the system. you pay, so there is no wait. those who have, can...]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:18:03 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=147258#Post147258 Posted by Mik:
send em over :)]]> Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:37:20 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=146927#Post146927 Posted by Sarah:
Well, after giving my two weeks notice, I worked till 12:30 at night, and the next morning they called my phone at 9am looking for me to come in early... Matt answered and told them I was sleeping. They kept asking him if they could get him]]> Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:39:42 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=146019#Post146019 Posted by skippy (aka DAC):
lmao]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:11:31 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=146003#Post146003 Posted by Neil:
Everyone should check their Ph levels every 90 days! :gaah:]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:27:53 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=145617#Post145617 Posted by Dingohead:
I agree Barb. I have never once felt any jealousy toward Americans. I feel that jealousy was the wrong word to use.]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:43:07 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=145427#Post145427 Posted by Jacaranda:
[quote=Neil] [i]We need to keep that money here in America , so the only way to keep that money here at home is to buy prostitutes and beer, since those are the only businesses still in the US.[/i] :clapping:[/quote] I guess Gov. S]]> Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:46:35 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144900#Post144900 Posted by cooee cobber:
You are all assuming sexual offenders/predators are men. Women too are guilty of sexually abusing minors. I have read too many adoption studies on children that have been sexually abused by either men or women, and sad but true even b]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:12:47 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144707#Post144707 Posted by skippy (aka DAC):
I've just noticed these ads the last few days. I think it's more then likely plonking US related ads into the 'space' as I read an article regarding the Brisbane Bronco's and an ad for the Denver Bronco's appeared lol Probably to do with]]> Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:58:42 EDT http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=144011#Post144011 Posted by 2Up:
Have you ever seen the Mythbuster episode of this incident - it was awesome worth looking for it's a few years old now.]]> Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:52:19 EST http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143352#Post143352 Posted by Mr Walker:
This first hit the news last April if I remember correctly - there was alot of fuss about it then. I've got about 354.57 other reasons I hate BoA too...]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:22:28 EST http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143302#Post143302 Posted by NathanA:
I reckon I would go well on this show - just spit it out and damn the consequences! ]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:44:43 EST http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143297#Post143297 Posted by The Duke:
[quote=Pete] his lawyer says he is too "fragile" to face a hearing..and that where-ever he (Hicks) goes Australians are congratulating him [quote=Pete] I'd like to to something to him but then I might get into trouble :moon: :rotfl: ]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:35:42 EST http://www.matesupover.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=143250#Post143250 Posted by Mr Walker:
[url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23316070-421,00.html]News Article[/url] This is another example of laws, no matter how well intended, putting our service men and women at risk. I'd be curious to know when the last time someo]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:26:52 EST