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10/3/2012 1:27:45 PM
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Ask me anything - video inside! :)
[url=http://youtu.be/nvGh3LDHA2Q]Here it is, enjoy![/url] Original OP below:
[quote]Aaaaaaaaaages ago, I made a thread where people asked me questions, and I answered them all in a video. I had fun doing it, and so I'd like to do another.
Basically, ask me whatever you want ITT. (Try not to ask anything that's against the forum rules! Let's keep it clean, please.) I'll answer all your questions in a video blog that I'll post here for you to watch/comment-spam/laugh at. It'll be fun![/quote]
[Edited on 10.03.2012 10:30 AM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jaythenerdkid [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] sims3k [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold I have a lot of dumb questions that may come up [/quote] [url=http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/9/20/eVH6HQ1v006DB7DrkQvUUQ2.jpg]This[/url] should answer most of your silly questions[/quote] Haha I meant more along the lines of hoe is that episode of The Simpsons viewed over there. [/quote]We're good at taking such things in the spirit of fun in which they were intended. Australians are great at laughing at themselves. It's one thing I love about our culture.[/quote] Fair enough. On the culture note is there really different or I guess a more relaxed feel towards indigenous in an attempt to respect some of there ceremonies? Or am I misinformed thanks to misleading Google links?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Cortland_Brewer Sapphire > Flood. nuff said.[/quote] THAT AIN'T IN QUESTION FORM
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Sapphire > Flood. nuff said.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] sims3k [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold I have a lot of dumb questions that may come up [/quote] [url=http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/9/20/eVH6HQ1v006DB7DrkQvUUQ2.jpg]This[/url] should answer most of your silly questions[/quote] Haha I meant more along the lines of hoe is that episode of The Simpsons viewed over there. [/quote]We're good at taking such things in the spirit of fun in which they were intended. Australians are great at laughing at themselves. It's one thing I love about our culture.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] sims3k [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold I have a lot of dumb questions that may come up [/quote] [url=http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/9/20/eVH6HQ1v006DB7DrkQvUUQ2.jpg]This[/url] should answer most of your silly questions[/quote] Haha I meant more along the lines of hoe is that episode of The Simpsons viewed over there.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold I have a lot of dumb questions that may come up [/quote] [url=http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/9/20/eVH6HQ1v006DB7DrkQvUUQ2.jpg]This[/url] should answer most of your silly questions [Edited on 10.05.2012 12:45 AM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jaythenerdkid [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold does it ever raise an issue of lack of legitimacy? Not sure if I was clear with that. umm Does the mandatory voting ever create a problem with people or are voting just to avoid fines? [/quote]Some people donkey vote, sure. But for the most part, I think people are forced to consider who they're voting for and why because when it's something you have to do, it starts to feel like a duty, if that makes sense.[/quote] It does. I have a lot of dumb questions that may come up (like do you all hate Crocodile Dundee) I'm kind of obsessed with Australia. [/quote]"That's not a knife! [i]This[/i] is a knife." Crocodile Dundee is the Australian doogy, trufax. We tend to be fairly affectionate towards our cultural icons, even if it's in a pretty irreverent way.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jaythenerdkid [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold does it ever raise an issue of lack of legitimacy? Not sure if I was clear with that. umm Does the mandatory voting ever create a problem with people or are voting just to avoid fines? [/quote]Some people donkey vote, sure. But for the most part, I think people are forced to consider who they're voting for and why because when it's something you have to do, it starts to feel like a duty, if that makes sense.[/quote] It does, but is it an issue that might chage or is it just kind of accepted and taken into consideration when running?. I have a lot of dumb questions that may come up (like do you all hate Crocodile Dundee) I'm kind of obsessed with Australia. [Edited on 10.05.2012 12:41 AM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold does it ever raise an issue of lack of legitimacy? Not sure if I was clear with that. umm Does the mandatory voting ever create a problem with people or are voting just to avoid fines? [/quote] Well ill walk you through what i did last time i voted. I got my name checked off the official roster, i was handed the voting slips, i went into the booth, wrote a massive LOL over it, folded it up and dropped the slip into the ballot box.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Apocalypse Why is Forum Tryhards so much better of a private group than Sapphire? [/quote] LOL. FT was so easy to troll and get mad. I managed to get the whole group mad in like 2 hours of barely trying. Least you named your group right so I'll give you partial credit for that.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold does it ever raise an issue of lack of legitimacy? Not sure if I was clear with that. umm Does the mandatory voting ever create a problem with people or are voting just to avoid fines? [/quote]Some people donkey vote, sure. But for the most part, I think people are forced to consider who they're voting for and why because when it's something you have to do, it starts to feel like a duty, if that makes sense.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DarkSunnyboy1 [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsLjw3zv5ys] Did this song make you laugh or make you hate me for linking it?[/url] It's just a joke, :3.[/quote]It got a smile out of me. And sim, I don't think I've ever seen one of those in a park, but to be honest, I don't visit them much. Last one would be the botanical gardens in Sydney.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jaythenerdkid [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold That's crazy. Because of the strict rules or laws in place does that mean you guys have more access to information that the candidates may try to hide? Or is it (from what you know) the same kind of situation as in America? [/quote]Politics in general is very different here than it is in America. You don't see the same kind of ideological hardline stances here. I think Australia is just too centrist as a country for any of that stuff to fly. We have extremists, and some of them even get elected sometimes, but overall, things are far more reasonable than they are in the States. Another thing that's different is that because we're a constitutional monarchy rather than a republic, there's less of a cult of personality going on with our heads of state. I mean, don't get me wrong, people will still vote for a party for the sake of its leader, but I think it happens less than it does in the US, where the presidential elections are basically a giant popularity contest.[/quote] does it ever raise an issue of lack of legitimacy? Not sure if I was clear with that. umm Does the mandatory voting ever create a problem with people or are voting just to avoid fines?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jaythenerdkid [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DarkSunnyboy1 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DarkSunnyboy1 Do you encounter a lot of wildlife living in Australia?[/quote][/quote]I live in a city, so no. :P In cities, you see a lot of native birds and maybe a possum or two sometimes, but that's about it. Out of town, though, I've seen a lot of kangaroos and wallabies, and while PJ was here visiting, he saw a cassowary on the side of the highway. I saw a couple of snakes while I lived out in the country, but nothing too scary. Most of the really nasty critters don't live in heavily populated areas.[/quote] You can also see quite a few of [url=http://www.termite.com.au/spider-identification.html]these[/url] at any park if you look hard enough.
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Why is Forum Tryhards so much better of a private group than Sapphire?
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[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsLjw3zv5ys] Did this song make you laugh or make you hate me for linking it?[/url] It's just a joke, :3.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DarkSunnyboy1 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DarkSunnyboy1 Do you encounter a lot of wildlife living in Australia?[/quote][/quote]I live in a city, so no. :P In cities, you see a lot of native birds and maybe a possum or two sometimes, but that's about it. Out of town, though, I've seen a lot of kangaroos and wallabies, and while PJ was here visiting, he saw a cassowary on the side of the highway. I saw a couple of snakes while I lived out in the country, but nothing too scary. Most of the really nasty critters don't live in heavily populated areas.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DarkSunnyboy1 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DarkSunnyboy1 Do you encounter a lot of wildlife living in Australia?[/quote][/quote] That depends on where you are. In some areas closer to the edge of the cities, you get possums foraging through rubbish bins, wallabies and wombats crossing roads.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold That's crazy. Because of the strict rules or laws in place does that mean you guys have more access to information that the candidates may try to hide? Or is it (from what you know) the same kind of situation as in America? [/quote]Politics in general is very different here than it is in America. You don't see the same kind of ideological hardline stances here. I think Australia is just too centrist as a country for any of that stuff to fly. We have extremists, and some of them even get elected sometimes, but overall, things are far more reasonable than they are in the States. Another thing that's different is that because we're a constitutional monarchy rather than a republic, there's less of a cult of personality going on with our heads of state. I mean, don't get me wrong, people will still vote for a party for the sake of its leader, but I think it happens less than it does in the US, where the presidential elections are basically a giant popularity contest.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DarkSunnyboy1 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DarkSunnyboy1 Do you encounter a lot of wildlife living in Australia?[/quote][/quote] Wombats. I just like saying that word I have no helpful information.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DarkSunnyboy1 Do you encounter a lot of wildlife living in Australia?[/quote]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jaythenerdkid [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] sims3k @you: When were we friends!?[/quote]Well, that was a joke. :( [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold Is it true that it's mandatory to vote in Australia? I know I could Google this but it wont load and I'll forget by tomorrow. [/quote]Yup, voting is compulsory here, and you're fined if you don't vote. (That said, I was sick for the last two elections, one state and one local, and they haven't caught up with me yet. It's not enforced all that strongly. :P)[/quote] That's crazy. Because of the strict rules or laws in place does that mean you guys have more access to information that the candidates may try to hide? Or is it (from what you know) the same kind of situation as in America?
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Why arent the mods locking this thread? I thought all "ask me anything" threads got insta-locked.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jaythenerdkid [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] sims3k @you: When were we friends!?[/quote]Well, that was a joke. :([/quote] Fine! And yes its mandatory to vote. I skipped local council voting last time and got fined $50. oh mahh lord, my cat just gave birth. i can hear kittens meowing [Edited on 10.05.2012 12:24 AM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] sims3k @you: When were we friends!?[/quote]Well, that was a joke. :( [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Simba Too Cold Is it true that it's mandatory to vote in Australia? I know I could Google this but it wont load and I'll forget by tomorrow. [/quote]Yup, voting is compulsory here, and you're fined if you don't vote. (That said, I was sick for the last two elections, one state and one local, and they haven't caught up with me yet. It's not enforced all that strongly. :P) [Edited on 10.05.2012 12:23 AM PDT]
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Is it true that it's mandatory to vote in Australia? I know I could Google this but it wont load and I'll forget by tomorrow.
