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1 minute ago, old dee said:

This morning I find myself genuinely depressed with the world on Friday 13th August 2021 and I don't believe in superstition. However the news via electronic and printed media is nothing but despair and sad stories. Try as I might I could find nothing uplifting. I feel like I want to return to bed for a week and hope the news is a bit improved next Friday. I really had no idea our world would be like this for my later years. But no matter how sad for me  what must it be like for the young! Hope the dees can improve our world on Sunday with a big win.

PS why after a thousand time of typing "Dees" does it change it to Fees. 

 

Perhaps your auto-correct is equally as pessimistic as you are.

I think my task for the rest of the day is to find something in the news to cheer you up. And anyone else feeling maudlin. Perhaps we can start a new thread which is a "Cheer up Demonland thread" with optimistic and heart-warming stories only.

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    3 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Perhaps your auto-correct is equally as pessimistic as you are.

    I think my task for the rest of the day is to find something in the news to cheer you up. And anyone else feeling maudlin. Perhaps we can start a new thread which is a "Cheer up Demonland thread" with optimistic and heart-warming stories only.

    Sadly I think it may take the honour of the shortest thread in demonland history. Might go and sit in the sun and watch my crows.

    6 minutes ago, old dee said:

    This morning I find myself genuinely depressed with the world on Friday 13th August 2021 and I don't believe in superstition. However the news via electronic and printed media is nothing but despair and sad stories. Try as I might I could find nothing uplifting. I feel like I want to return to bed for a week and hope the news is a bit improved next Friday. I really had no idea our world would be like this for my later years. But no matter how sad for me  what must it be like for the young! Hope the dees can improve our world on Sunday with a big win.

    PS why after a thousand time of typing "Dees" does it change it to Fees. 

     

    Flip things around @old dee. Make the problem the solution. Get up and boogie!

     

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    7 minutes ago, old dee said:

    This morning I find myself genuinely depressed with the world on Friday 13th August 2021 and I don't believe in superstition. However the news via electronic and printed media is nothing but despair and sad stories. Try as I might I could find nothing uplifting. I feel like I want to return to bed for a week and hope the news is a bit improved next Friday. I really had no idea our world would be like this for my later years. But no matter how sad for me  what must it be like for the young! Hope the dees can improve our world on Sunday with a big win.

    PS why after a thousand time of typing "Dees" does it change it to Fees. 

     

    You are not alone there OD.

    Things have to get better at some point and the Dees are top of the ladder in round 21.

    That's all I've got for ya.   oh there's whisky too, that's nice

    1 hour ago, binman said:

    Agree.

    Surely the ADF could play a role in that space. 

    They're too busy knocking on residential front doors (like mine) to make sure we are home during 14 days iso. A necessary job, but not for army personnel in camo uniforms, particularly as many in my hood are migrants from war-torn countries. At least drop the silly camo clothes in a suburban street. But I digress...

    IMO would be better placed at airports supporting permit checks, or at state border checkpoints

    All this shows is that we are still a bunch of self interested colonies that do our own disjointed thing due to a massive vacuum of leadership by the Fed Govt

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    1 minute ago, Stiff Arm said:

    massive vacuum of leadership by the Fed Govt

    Leadership has changed to followship...my own new word sorry '@Demonstone'.

    Followship is the art of following the trend...not setting or doing anything that might offend a group of important voters.

    Tap into what they're thinking then go with that.

    It's the antithesis of Leadership.

    It's common to all sides of politics now, but I will say our PM is a renowned exponent.

    The leader of the opposition, if anyone bothered to listen to him is probably not a lot better.

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    26 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    You are not alone there OD.

    Things have to get better at some point and the Dees are top of the ladder in round 21.

    That's all I've got for ya.   oh there's whisky too, that's nice

    I think you have rounded out my positives as well DD. I am trying hard not to start on the last one till 5. 

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    17 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I'm not sure if this will cheer up Old Dee. But I found it both incredible and heartwarming (although also a little bit weird).

     

    I am currently hooked on dog videos on the internet. I have always thought they can play humans on a break. 


    27 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I'm not sure if this will cheer up Old Dee. But I found it both incredible and heartwarming (although also a little bit weird).

     

    good lord!  I can't even touch my toes!

    58 minutes ago, Kent said:

    Why dont they name and shame them

    Now THERE’S a deterrent!

    12 minutes ago, old dee said:

    I think you have rounded out my positives as well DD. I am trying hard not to start on the last one till 5. 

    I'm thinking 4pm. its friday and it's sunny and that's all the excuses I need

    38 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I'm not sure if this will cheer up Old Dee. But I found it both incredible and heartwarming (although also a little bit weird).

     

    She’ll clean up at the 2032 Brizzie Olympics!

    11 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    I'm thinking 4pm. its friday and it's sunny and that's all the excuses I need

    My god you are a sweet talker, 4 it is!

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    2 hours ago, old dee said:

     

    PS why after a thousand time of typing "Dees" does it change it to Fees. 

     

    dementia?  🤔

    speaking from experience

    28 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    dementia?  🤔

    speaking from experience

    That’s is good as I can come up with dc. This does  not happen on my laptop however I bought a new one 18 months ago and at the time I was wondering if I should buy extra warranty coverage. For reasons I still don’t understand I pushed the include button. For the last  six months it has been  getting slower and slower. After 1.5 hours on the phone to Dell This morning a guy is coming next week to replace the hard drive. Just for once I pushed the right button. Now all I need for a perfect weekend ( covid life ) is the Dees to win well on Sunday.

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    4 hours ago, old dee said:

    This morning I find myself genuinely depressed with the world on Friday 13th August 2021 and I don't believe in superstition. However the news via electronic and printed media is nothing but despair and sad stories. Try as I might I could find nothing uplifting. I feel like I want to return to bed for a week and hope the news is a bit improved next Friday. I really had no idea our world would be like this for my later years. But no matter how sad for me  what must it be like for the young! Hope the dees can improve our world on Sunday with a big win.

    PS why after a thousand time of typing "Dees" does it change it to Fees. 

     

    I know precisely how you feel OD. I turn on the TV and there's Gladys telling us that today we have 390 new cases in Sydney, change the channel and it seems like half the world is at war, half the world is ablaze, record high temperatures and flooding all over the world etc... and then I check in on Facebook and it's still full of (or should that be 'fool of') climate change denialists, anti-vaxxers, anti-maskers, etc etc.  The world is well on its way to hell in a hand basket.  And to top it off, we just had a murder committed just a few streets away from where I Iive.

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    16 minutes ago, hardtack said:

    I know precisely how you feel OD. I turn on the TV and there's Gladys telling us that today we have 390 new cases in Sydney, change the channel and it seems like half the world is at war, half the world is ablaze, record high temperatures and flooding all over the world etc... and then I check in on Facebook and it's still full of (or should that be 'fool of') climate change denialists, anti-vaxxers, anti-maskers, etc etc.  The world is well on its way to hell in a hand basket.  And to top it off, we just had a murder committed just a few streets away from where I Iive.

    That pretty much covers it rn. I am staying in bed tomorrow with the blind down, phone off and door locked

     

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    8 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Poor Perth, missing out again. 

    Here's some evidence that some types of crimes worldwide have reduced during the pandemic. And here's some more, although it does point out that some crime types (online fraud, for example) have increased. 

    I have learnt in my 25+ years in the job, to take stats with a grain of salt. The bosses and lollies use them to support whatever they are trying to push.

    Online Fraud has been on the up since 2012,  Organised Crime well and truly got their tentacles into it

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    2 hours ago, old dee said:

    That pretty much covers it rn. I am staying in bed tomorrow with the blind down, phone off and door locked

     

    I’ll be looking out for you on DL tomorrow, OD. I’d better see you posting, or there’ll be trouble! You’re never too old to be put over someone’s knee, you know. 

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    52 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    I’ll be looking out for you on DL tomorrow, OD. I’d better see you posting, or there’ll be trouble! You’re never too old to be put over someone’s knee, you know. 

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    are you taking bookings, wcw? 😀

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    1 minute ago, daisycutter said:

    are you taking bookings, wcw? 😀

    You’re beyond a smacking, Daisy. That ship has sailed. 

    Just now, WalkingCivilWar said:

    You’re beyond a smacking, Daisy. That ship has sailed. 

    yeah, no need to cut me to the quick 😭


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