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07-26-2004, 05:38 AM
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Aaah, the music industry. Or more especially, the ugly oligopolists that dominate music distribution. What a bunch of bastards 
For every advance in recordable and other technology, they have stepped backwards rather than forwards and, in the process, progressively lost any customer loyalty.
For the life of me, I never understood, back in the days when cassettes were identified by the big music distribution companies as threatening western civilisation as we know it, why they didn't offer simple marketing devices like a combo pack comprising the LP and musicassette -- one for home and one for the car. And now, with CDs, why they haven't embraced downloading capability, enabling a limited right to download as part of the price of buying a CD.
You are right, Kev. We are seeing the death throes of a dinosaur. Music distribution will be radically different, with artists themselves able to exercise much greater control and receive, most likely, better returns. I see today, reports that U2 may release some songs from its next album first on iTunes, following theft of a CD with some of the tracks for the album from Edge's car last week. Now that's thinking
For every advance in recordable and other technology, they have stepped backwards rather than forwards and, in the process, progressively lost any customer loyalty.
For the life of me, I never understood, back in the days when cassettes were identified by the big music distribution companies as threatening western civilisation as we know it, why they didn't offer simple marketing devices like a combo pack comprising the LP and musicassette -- one for home and one for the car. And now, with CDs, why they haven't embraced downloading capability, enabling a limited right to download as part of the price of buying a CD.
You are right, Kev. We are seeing the death throes of a dinosaur. Music distribution will be radically different, with artists themselves able to exercise much greater control and receive, most likely, better returns. I see today, reports that U2 may release some songs from its next album first on iTunes, following theft of a CD with some of the tracks for the album from Edge's car last week. Now that's thinking
08-04-2004, 05:48 PM
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Anyone else seen the new Cars Guide ad on the teev?? The ad features a guy in a scouts (guides!) uniform running through the neighbourhood jumping fences and swimming through pools to reach a couple who need help finding a car to buy. He walks past a chick washing her RX-8 on her drive and says...."nice car!". The 8 was a yellow one......unfortunately :p . It's a ripper ad......
08-04-2004, 06:46 PM
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C'mon man....he's a guide......guides don't do that kind of thing! The girl though, she definately does it! You can see her drooling over the guide.....must be his uniform!
08-04-2004, 07:27 PM
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Hymee
IS Your sleep apnea affecting your morals or have you seen the light ??? :p
Gomez
The scout/guide is leading the girl up the path as the rare colour yellow :p is no longer available ,oh well i guess she might have to settle for the common cheap looking red or the plentiful winning blue RX8 :D
cheers
michael
IS Your sleep apnea affecting your morals or have you seen the light ??? :p
Gomez
The scout/guide is leading the girl up the path as the rare colour yellow :p is no longer available ,oh well i guess she might have to settle for the common cheap looking red or the plentiful winning blue RX8 :D
cheers
michael
08-04-2004, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Gomez
He walks past a chick washing her RX-8 on her drive and says...."nice car!". The 8 was a yellow one......unfortunately :p . It's a ripper ad......
Us owners of yellow RX8s do have this small problem with scantily clad women constantly pestering us to allow them to run their soapy sponges over our beautiful curvy bodies. Just a thing with yellow ones I think. It can be kind of annoying, but you get used to it..... I sure that L&L can confirm this phenomenon...
08-11-2004, 08:05 AM
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Anybody doing the Murcott defensive driving course (level 1) this Saturday @ Calder?
I finally got my complimentary voucher from Mazda only cos they were trying to get me to do to the level 2 course and I told them that I had not done the level 1.
I finally got my complimentary voucher from Mazda only cos they were trying to get me to do to the level 2 course and I told them that I had not done the level 1.
08-11-2004, 07:01 PM
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I still haven't decided if I'm going to use the Mazda voucher. I did the level 1 with a voucher from my MX-5 almost 2 years ago, especially with the RX-8 specific course being run on Oct.
08-13-2004, 02:02 AM
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I bought a painting from E55 in the Melbourne CBD last night. It was a Coopers Pale induced decision, but it don't regret it.
So, how do I get a 5' x 5' oil on canvas painting to Adelaide without damaging it?
So, how do I get a 5' x 5' oil on canvas painting to Adelaide without damaging it?
08-13-2004, 11:28 PM
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Gomez and the rest of you wise men what's the answer to this question???
Read the question before looking at the pic!
> >
> >Question 14a:
> >
> >You are driving in town, a bicycle is moving very slowly in the middle
> >of the road in front of you. There is a continuous white line running
> >down the centre of the road, what do you do?
> >
> >1) You overtake quickly.
> >2) You stay behind the bike.
> >
> >See the attached illustration to see if you were correct.
Cheers
Michael
Read the question before looking at the pic!
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> >Question 14a:
> >
> >You are driving in town, a bicycle is moving very slowly in the middle
> >of the road in front of you. There is a continuous white line running
> >down the centre of the road, what do you do?
> >
> >1) You overtake quickly.
> >2) You stay behind the bike.
> >
> >See the attached illustration to see if you were correct.
Cheers
Michael
08-14-2004, 03:43 AM
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Originally Posted by timbo
ROFLMAO :D
Good one, Michael
Good one, Michael
for that particular lady . :D cheers
michael
08-14-2004, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Lock & Load
Gomez and the rest of you wise men what's the answer to this question???
Read the question before looking at the pic!
> >
> >Question 14a:
> >
> >You are driving in town, a bicycle is moving very slowly in the middle
> >of the road in front of you. There is a continuous white line running
> >down the centre of the road, what do you do?
> >
> >1) You overtake quickly.
> >2) You stay behind the bike.
> >
> >See the attached illustration to see if you were correct.
Read the question before looking at the pic!
> >
> >Question 14a:
> >
> >You are driving in town, a bicycle is moving very slowly in the middle
> >of the road in front of you. There is a continuous white line running
> >down the centre of the road, what do you do?
> >
> >1) You overtake quickly.
> >2) You stay behind the bike.
> >
> >See the attached illustration to see if you were correct.
3) Pull over in front of her and invite her to wipe my dipstick to get all the white froth off it..... :D
at the one liner (3)
at the image of it.....
08-17-2004, 04:12 AM
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Enjoy
A Mother had 3 virgin daughters.
They were all getting married within a short time period. Because Mom was a bit worried about how their sex life would get started, she made them all promise to send a postcard from the honeymoon with a few words on how marital sex felt.
The first girl sent a card from Hawaii two days after the wedding. The card said nothing but: "Nescafe"!
Mom was puzzled at first, but then went to her kitchen and got out the Nescafe jar.
It said: "Good till the last drop”.
Mom blushed, but was pleased for her daughter.
The second girl sent the card from Vermont a week after the wedding, and the card read: "Rothmans"
Mom now knew to go straight to her husband's cigarettes, and she read from the pack:
"Extra Long. King Size"
She was again slightly embarrassed but still happy for her daughter.
The third girl left for her honeymoon in Athens. Mom waited for a week, nothing. Another week went by and still nothing. Then after a whole month, a card finally arrived.
Written on it with shaky handwriting were the words "Olympic Airways"
Mom took out her latest YOU magazine, flipped through the pages fearing the worst, and finally found the ad for Olympic Airways.
The ad said: "Ten times a day, seven days a week, both ways." :D
Mom fainted!
cheers
michael
A Mother had 3 virgin daughters.
They were all getting married within a short time period. Because Mom was a bit worried about how their sex life would get started, she made them all promise to send a postcard from the honeymoon with a few words on how marital sex felt.
The first girl sent a card from Hawaii two days after the wedding. The card said nothing but: "Nescafe"!
Mom was puzzled at first, but then went to her kitchen and got out the Nescafe jar.
It said: "Good till the last drop”.
Mom blushed, but was pleased for her daughter.
The second girl sent the card from Vermont a week after the wedding, and the card read: "Rothmans"
Mom now knew to go straight to her husband's cigarettes, and she read from the pack:
"Extra Long. King Size"
She was again slightly embarrassed but still happy for her daughter.
The third girl left for her honeymoon in Athens. Mom waited for a week, nothing. Another week went by and still nothing. Then after a whole month, a card finally arrived.
Written on it with shaky handwriting were the words "Olympic Airways"
Mom took out her latest YOU magazine, flipped through the pages fearing the worst, and finally found the ad for Olympic Airways.
The ad said: "Ten times a day, seven days a week, both ways." :D
Mom fainted!
cheers
michael
08-17-2004, 08:05 PM
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Good Cat / Bad Cat
Somehow I think "Pinkey" is going to get a flogging 
http://www.hymee.com/videos/pinkey.wmv (~2Mb Streaming Video with sound)
Cheers,
Hymee
http://www.hymee.com/videos/pinkey.wmv (~2Mb Streaming Video with sound)
Cheers,
Hymee
Last edited by Hymee; 08-17-2004 at 08:07 PM.
08-23-2004, 05:10 PM
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I would of just held on to the rope and kept kicking it. Pulled it back then kick it again and repeat j/k that would of settled it down. Serious.
Can you tell i dont like Cats.
On a serious note though www.doggierescue.com.au is a site that we host that really needs people to have a look at and maybe donate some of money too.
"The lease on our Homebush shelter is up and we have to vacate by 30 September. If we do not find suitable accommodation in a matter of weeks, we may be forced to close our doors. The prospect of turning our backs on the hundreds of dogs already in our care is unthinkable. A future without Doggie Rescue means that thousands of Sydney’s abandoned, neglected and abused dogs will face certain death."
Regards
Phillip
Can you tell i dont like Cats.
On a serious note though www.doggierescue.com.au is a site that we host that really needs people to have a look at and maybe donate some of money too.
"The lease on our Homebush shelter is up and we have to vacate by 30 September. If we do not find suitable accommodation in a matter of weeks, we may be forced to close our doors. The prospect of turning our backs on the hundreds of dogs already in our care is unthinkable. A future without Doggie Rescue means that thousands of Sydney’s abandoned, neglected and abused dogs will face certain death."
Regards
Phillip
09-18-2004, 09:04 PM
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I am bored... going to the toilet and empty my bowel
I hate exams! 30 years old and I still have exams. I have been studyuing for 25 years now! I should have not done Medicine
I hate exams! 30 years old and I still have exams. I have been studyuing for 25 years now! I should have not done Medicine
09-18-2004, 10:04 PM
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Struth Taka.....too much bloody information .
Don't worry 'bout it mate,.....so what if you fail. It's not as if people are gonna die :D !
Seriously though Taka, your education has given you the ability to make a difference in people's lives. You provide answers to difficult questions.....
Anyway, I'm forty......so I'd appreciate it if you get back to the books. I may be requiring your services sooner than I'd like :p .
Gomez.
. Don't worry 'bout it mate,.....so what if you fail. It's not as if people are gonna die :D !
Seriously though Taka, your education has given you the ability to make a difference in people's lives. You provide answers to difficult questions.....
Anyway, I'm forty......so I'd appreciate it if you get back to the books. I may be requiring your services sooner than I'd like :p .
Gomez.
09-19-2004, 03:10 AM
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There is a lot of book work for a "sit on your *** all day" specality. Except for PMs of course. I better start studying otherwise I will call every biopsy specimen cancer :D