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Old 12-12-2009, 12:53 PM
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There's a way to make yourself known and give this twat and his government overlords the severe tongue lashing they deserve....write into your local member or the minister concerned and let them know in no uncertain terms what you think about this nonsense. Tell them, no more of this social engineering and such or they're out of a job at the next election.

Nothing piques a pollies attention like a threat to their cosy cash cow.
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Old 12-12-2009, 01:21 PM
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And what would those values be, Rob???

I'm having a bloody hard time these days pnning them down
You and me both!

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Old 12-12-2009, 03:19 PM
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Life imitating art ?

http://images.google.com.au/imgres?i...a%3DG%26um%3D1

and


http://www.thomasandfriends.com/au/mavis.asp

both look confused to me .

When some of your faculty has gone down the road of
questioning the gender roles of toy trains in a well liked
childrens program .. Isn't it time to maybe consider cutting out some dead wood ? and doing what your employers are shelling out for ?
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Old 12-12-2009, 03:22 PM
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Noddie and Big Ears are long gone as is Winnie the Poo. Heaven forbid how could you name a bear 'poo' anyway.
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Spelling police here.

The name of the character in the books is "Pooh".
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Old 12-12-2009, 03:23 PM
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You are wicked.
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Old 12-12-2009, 04:48 PM
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In the spirit of protecting the innocent from everything, I suggest we also make sure they are not exposed to classical music, opera or ballet. The story lines behind most great opera or ballet, for example are filled with naughty stuff, blood, guts, arbitrary and capricious behaviour, stereotypes and worse. Hess, I was just watching a ballet adapted from the musoc by Rimsky-Korsakov, "Scheherazade" the story line of which goes something like this:
"The Sultan is convinced that all women are false and faithless so he vowed to put to death each of his wives after the first nuptial night. But the Sultana Scheherazade saved her life by entertaining her lord with fascinating tales, told seriatum for a thousand and one nights. The Sultan, consumed with curiosity, postponed from day to day the execution of his wife, and finally repudiated his bloody vow."
Pick any piece by Verdi and see how much humping and bumping is going on, how much murder and mayhem. So lket's also make sure the little darlings know nothing of music except rap. Oh no, wait a minute, have you heard the lyrics of any rap lately. What are we to do? Oh me, oh my.

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Old 12-12-2009, 05:16 PM
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Oh dear!

I like TTTE! Cheers Petra d.


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And now they're picking on poor old Thomas the Tank Engine.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/6577...-sexist-study/
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Old 12-12-2009, 07:04 PM
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I like this comment.."We tend to think of children's TV shows as neutral and safe..." All I remember watching as a kid was cartoons full of violence...lol
Did watching the cartoons when you where a kid make you go out and smack someone in the face with a shovel like in the cartoons? I think PC as gone way too far.

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Old 12-12-2009, 07:37 PM
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They would have a ball tearing Mr Squiggle and Romper room apart.
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Did watching the cartoons when you where a kid make you go out and smack someone in the face with a shovel like in the cartoons? I think PC as gone way too far.

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ummm yeah well maybe once or twice
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Old 13-12-2009, 01:03 PM
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I've never liked the title "Fat Controller"!!
It's "ok" still to discriminate against or even dehumanise fatties, which I think is trending worse.
Strange isn't it how PC-ness claims airs of moral high ground and enlightenment but fatties are still fair game.
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Old 13-12-2009, 01:10 PM
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Did watching the cartoons when you where a kid make you go out and smack someone in the face with a shovel like in the cartoons? I think PC as gone way too far.

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No, but I found that if I ran off the end of a cliff I didn't hang in mid-air for a couple of seconds before falling...
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No, but I found that if I ran off the end of a cliff I didn't hang in mid-air for a couple of seconds before falling...
Buahahahaha LOL Rob and that the branch stays in the air and the big part of the tree falls down
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Old 13-12-2009, 01:43 PM
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ummm yeah well maybe once or twice
I felt like it a few times including during the last week or so, but I resisted the temptation.

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Old 13-12-2009, 01:54 PM
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PC gone mad

What about Goldilocks. ? She commits sooo many crimes and gets away with it. First she breaks into a private residence, then she sits on three different sized chairs, (smashes one, doesn't she? -vandalism) then she steals food by tasting all three bowls thereby contaminating them with DNA, swine flu and what else, then she goes upstairs and lies on a male's bed (shock horror, it isnt even a human male - she's kinky as well), then a females bed (one of those eh???) then on a little boy's bed.
It's disgusting, ban it immediately, cleanse our dear little kiddiwinkies minds from all that filth and indoctrinate them with some nice politically correct stuff about..... umm cant think what.....er...perhaps a true life story of one of our "gods of sport???"
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Old 13-12-2009, 02:01 PM
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And now they're picking on poor old Thomas the Tank Engine.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/6577...-sexist-study/
That's crazy. Who's next? Bob the builder?
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Old 14-12-2009, 12:25 AM
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Not Bob the Builder.

Workcover might be after him for not promoting safe building practices for budding junior carpenters.

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Old 14-12-2009, 12:27 AM
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Not Bob the Builder.

Workcover might be after him for not promoting safe building practices for budding junior carpenters.

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lol Ric shhhh dont give em any ideas LMAO
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Old 14-12-2009, 12:36 AM
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Come to think of it, is Bob a paid up union member?
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Old 14-12-2009, 02:48 AM
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Not Bob the Builder.

Workcover might be after him for not promoting safe building practices for budding junior carpenters.
He's already been cited for blatant disregard of OH&S for riding around hanging half out of moving vehicles.
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