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Old 10-18-2014, 07:26 PM   #2866
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At least there are only three degrees when it comes to burns, imagine if they went up to 11?
Then your drummer bursts into flames?
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Old 10-19-2014, 02:01 PM   #2867
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That's ok. Ya can put him out with the bass player's drool.
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Old 10-30-2014, 11:32 AM   #2868
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Happiness, or lack thereof.

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“The British do not expect happiness,” claimed English writer Quentin Crisp – and it appears he may have been right.

New research from the University of Warwick has indicated that Britons are genetically programmed to be grumpy.

The British, French and Americans are all predisposed to be grumpier than nations such as Denmark because they possess a “short form” version of the gene which regulates the amount of serotonin – the chemical which controls happiness – within the brain.

The Danes, who regularly top happiness surveys of nations, enjoy a longer form of the gene, while Britons and Americans, despite equally stable economies and governments, possess a shorter version resulting in a miserable attitude.

However, it could be worse: we could be French.

According to professor Andrew Oswald, who led the research looking at 131 countries, only the French had a shorter form of the gene.

Professor Oswald, who studies applied economics and quantitative social science, claimed many nations’ citizens would still be unhappy were they earning a fortune, living to a ripe old age and basking in the sunshine daily.

“Among the nations we studied, Denmark and the Netherlands appeared to have the lowest percentage of people with the short version of the serotonin gene,” he said to The Times.

He also claimed American individuals descended from Danish or Dutch immigrants were happier as a result of inheriting the longer gene.

The research, for the Economic and Social Research Council’s Festival of Social Sciences, found that genetics was the most important factor – but not the only one.

Happiness leagues generally use indicators such as educational standards, wealth, health, economic progress and job satisfaction alongside the weather, war and political stability.
The Independent.

Now, my 4 x Great Grandfather (b 1769) was a Dane, but it seems that his happiness gene didn't get as far as me, more's the pity.

On the other hand, I am a 16 stone (224lb) Viking man mountain.







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Old 11-03-2014, 12:17 PM   #2869
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Australian man 'taxis' aircraft to outback pub

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Locals in outback Australia salute a man who drove his light aircraft through town and stopped outside the pub for a drink


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Police in Australia plan to charge a man who drove his aircraft down the main street of an outback mining town and parked it at the local pub.

The 37-year-old drew laughs and praise from locals of Newman, Western Australia after he taxied his Beechcraft two seater prop-driven aircraft from one side of town to the other at 2.30pm before coming to a stop outside the Newman Hotel’s Purple Pub, a popular local pub. He then apparently went inside for a drink.

Police said the man’s behaviour was “pretty stupid” and he will face charges, if an appropriate offence can be found.

"People think it was a bit of a laugh but it was very dangerous and we're not very happy with it," said Mark McKenzie, the local police sergeant.

"Kids were coming home from school. It could have been very ugly. All he needed was one gust of wind ... because without the wings, it's not stable… It was a pretty stupid thing to do.”

The light aircraft did not have wings and reportedly had its propeller running and was being steered by foot pedals. Locals believe the incident, which occurred last Friday, was a prank, possibly for Halloween.

"It's certainly caused a lot of banter and a fair few laughs ... we've no idea where it came from, but it's now parked up in the car park of the pub," witness George Christianson told local media.

"It's definitely been the cause of a lot of chatter."

Police said the man passed a breath test for alcohol and did not cause any traffic accidents or try to avoid arrest.

"I'm confident that he will be charged with something soon," said sergeant McKenzie.

"I would assume there would be an offence under the criminal code that may fit the bill.”
Call me old fashioned, but I was always led to believe that, in these matters, the principle was 'let the punishment fit the crime'.

It appears that they are trying to make the crime fit the punishment. Perhaps they do things the other way around in Oz.

Well, the water goes down the plughole in the opposite direction, maybe that has something to do with it.

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Old 11-03-2014, 01:04 PM   #2870
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He just needed to put one of these triangles on there, and he'd be fine.
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Old 11-03-2014, 04:05 PM   #2871
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Shaw/IM - DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK!!! You have been warned...

Holy crap, I would totally freak out if
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Old 11-03-2014, 05:18 PM   #2872
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Call me old fashioned, but I was always led to believe that, in these matters, the principle was 'let the punishment fit the crime'.

It appears that they are trying to make the crime fit the punishment. Perhaps they do things the other way around in Oz.
Agreed, statements like...
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"I would assume there would be an offence under the criminal code that may fit the bill.”
translate to, he pissed me off so I'm going to find some way to punish him, using my authority.
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Old 11-03-2014, 07:06 PM   #2873
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They'll get him for driving an unsafe vehicle - no safety grill over the propeller blades. Does that Beechcraft have rearview mirrors and brake lights?
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Old 11-03-2014, 07:24 PM   #2874
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No turning indicators/signals. There you go.
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Old 11-03-2014, 11:23 PM   #2875
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Old 11-04-2014, 12:37 AM   #2876
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I wonder if his insurance rates will go up?
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Old 11-04-2014, 02:32 AM   #2877
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They'll get him for driving an unsafe vehicle - no safety grill over the propeller blades. Does that Beechcraft have rearview mirrors and brake lights?
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No turning indicators/signals. There you go.

But is it a road vehicle as defined in the relevant legislation?


ETA: When he was arrested, surely it would have to be 'on suspicion of (insert offence)...' ?

Yet the good Sergeant said:

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Old 11-04-2014, 05:45 AM   #2878
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Old 11-05-2014, 12:29 PM   #2879
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Old 11-05-2014, 12:32 PM   #2880
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Also, no license plate(s), probably no/wrong/improper registration, missing equipment...
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