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    Edit: BTW, I used to work with a girl who would say that the term 'Bogan' comes from the people living around the Bogan River in NSW. No idea how truthful this is, but it could be where the term originates from. Not sure why you'd call your mates the same name as the local river...?

    I wouldn't bet on it. "Bogan" is also used as a racial slur in Canada against the Canadian aborigines.

    -bumpy

  3. Posted

    " now they're nocturnal... that means they eat, hunt, and sleep at night..."

    One of the lines I caught from one of Irwin's documentaries.

    Does anyone have access to any of the papers that Irwin wrote? I tried to search for him at science direct and on google scholar, but there was too much shit to sift through.

    although, searching for crocodile and Irwin at science direct revealed nothing.

    -bumpy

  5. Posted

    I got a nine... but for nearly each question I kept thinking that chances are it would be answered differently when I'm boozed... I think the score would probably be lower

    -bumpy

  9. Posted · Edited by MrBumpy

    The latest example of a story on African refugees I've seen was about groups who were residing in Toowoomba... only this article was very positive, saying how well they were adapting and fitting in with the community (except for one or two rednecks from t-ba who had a problem with them).

    Haven't seen any examples of african immigrants creating problems (except for maybe white south-africans and zimbaweans being pricks at private school rugby games).

    -bumpy

  10. Posted

    Give the test a go HERE.

    9/10 ... what mark do you need to get to be a citizen?

    You answered correctly 9 questions out of 10. Look at the questions where you gave a wrong answer, and try to memorize the correct answer, shown in Yellow.

    so you just need to be good at rote learning

  11. Posted

    why hold minorities to a standard that we dont even hold ourselves to?

    I don't see how the test is singling out minorities. It's testing trivial parts of Australia's history, doesn't matter if you are white, black or yellow, chances are you aren't going to know the answers unless you specifically study for it.

    I don't agree with the test at all, I think it is a retarded idea, and just a PR prop for government to appear as though they are doing something for their perks and future pension.

    I still don't agree with "the test is racist".

    -bumpy

  12. Posted

    test given to refuges about being "australian"?

    I thought the tests were for people to attain citizenship, not to give refugee status (that just seems to be left up to how the immigration minister is feeling at the time).

    And how the hell does it make Australia racist? I agree with what Conan is implying, that most citizens wouldn't be able to pass the test, so I don't see how this is set up to specifically give preference to or exclude any particular ethnic Group.

    Australia does have quite a few problems regarding racism, but reacting in this way, calling it an example of racism just trivialises the real problems regarding racism that Australia needs to overcome.

    -bumpy

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    http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22510497-17001,00.html

    By Matt Cunningham

    October 01, 2007 06:39am

    Article from: Northern Territory News

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    THREE out of four people arrested and detained by police in Darwin are under the influence of illicit drugs, research shows.

    Australian Institute of Criminology data reveals 73 per cent of Darwin detainees tested positive to cannabis in July and August, steadily increasing from 46 per cent in January last year.

    Another 8 per cent tested positive to methylamphetamine, the drug commonly known as speed.

    The data, compiled under the AIC's Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program (DUMA), shows a steady increase in the number of offenders testing positive to cannabis.

    Drug Free Australia executive officer Jo Baxter said there was a common misconception that cannabis was a "soft" drug.

    "Research now shows just how complex and dangerous this drug is," she said.

    She said Australian Governments needed to be tougher on illicit drugs.

    "Then, and only then, will we begin to get the results similar to those countries that have been successful reducing illicit drug use," she said.

    But NT police say alcohol is a far bigger problem than any illicit drug when it comes to crime.

    Officer-in-charge of the NT Police Drug and Alcohol policy unit Sgt Scott Mitchell said the statistics for cannabis use among Darwin offenders were not significantly different to the rest of Australia, but they were for alcohol.

    Our cannabis figures aren't alarming (by comparison) but there's a significant difference in the alcohol figures," Sgt Mitchell said.

    DUMA statistics also showed 83 per cent of female offenders and 82 per cent of male offenders had reported heavy alcohol use at some time in the 30 days before their offence.

    This figure was far higher than anywhere else in the country.

    "It's that really high level of drinking and offending that's the problem," said Sgt Mitchell.

    "People when they get drunk do dumb things. They get into cars and drive. We know they shot someone because they looked at their girlfriend.

    "Cannabis users, by and large, are fairly mellow."

    -bumpy

  17. Posted

    I honestly don't understand what the big deal is here, seriously.

    It's not like it's a big secret that freedom of speech doesn't actually exist in America, nor is it a big secret that America is full of over-zealous taser happy cops.

    Thats the part that I'm interested in hearing about. People are seeing this as a freedom of speech issue, and saying that he was tasered because of his question, but after watching the video, I'm finding it hard to see why people are having sympathy for him... he was acting like a complete tard

    -bumpy

  18. Posted · Edited by MrBumpy

    One of the news stories.

    http://www.sptimes.com/2007/09/19/State/Ta...UF_studen.shtml

    "Tasering of UF student sparks uproar"

    Just wondering what peoples thoughts are on the situation... Have been finding it really interesting hearing different peoples opinions on what happened.

    Also, the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgrFSHZfD1o

    A group of stories about the incident http://www.starbanner.com/article/20070918...3/BREAKING_NEWS

    -bumpy

  19. Posted

    Anyone know where I can get a copy of Richard Bachman's "Rage (1977)".

    Searched everywhere!

    And why Im at it also trying to find a Doco called "CHARTERS TO HELL (DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HEROIN)"

    Thanks

    Look for Stephan King's "The Bachman books". I'll double check when I get home tonight, but I am pretty sure Rage is one of the stories, along with The Running Man, The Body ( the story for the movie "Stand by Me") and the long walk...??? It's either the Bachman books or another one (might be Four Past Midnight), not 100% sure at the moment

    -bumpy

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