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yeah, that's the one. safety is not a big feature of theirs, surprised there are not more cave-ins. 24 beers is a "case of beer" or a rack, and a 12 pack is often referred to as a "half rack". I miss beer, haven't had one in 15 years, when I came home from the hospital for a mild heart attack both beer and tobacco moved into my rear-view mirror, although I sometimes have a drink or so of diet soda with Tito's vodka (fewest calories and no sugar due to watching the blood sugar like a hawk)
The slang is heavily weighed to mining terms, so would probably be a bit foreign to anyone. It is kind of unique among tv content in that it doesn't use conflict as a vehicle to drive the narrative. (the american gold mining "reality" shows thrive on conflict, so it is refreshing in that way) Even the bargaining part of selling their opal to outback dealers is amiable with running streams of humor and a lot of energy put into making everyone happy with nary a victim claim in sight. Looks like a much smoother culture than our outback rough and tumble stuff with cowboys and crystal hunters here.
As to accent, I still get accused of having a canadian accent, even though I grew up on the US side of the border very near there and I am long gone from there. I recently saw a map that showed north dakota and northern minnesota as having linguistic ties to canada.
the title of the show is "outback opal hunters", I forgot the outback part that kind of defines it.
I have been bingeing a favorite show.. the Opal Hunters on Discovery On Demand. I was astonished when I heard the miners stop midsummer because the temps can get as high as 50C and it exceeds the ability of many diesel engines to cool themselves under load. The show is filmed in australia opal fields, and after watching a couple seasons, I have been able to turn off the subtitles. Many of the women seem to be heavily pierced and tattooed, with purple or pink hair, but they are good equipment operators and appear quite fit. The men seem generally jovial and are even sober occasionally. Currency for favors seems to revolve around "cartons" of beer, not clear what multiple a carton is, is there a standard "carton"? They are great storytellers, and most all of them seem to do quite well financially. The show has 10 or 11 seasons already. I wonder if it is even available in australia?
This board has over a thousand posts based upon the lies of smirnov and the moron republicans trying to make sensationalized headlines based on the totally debunked bullshit. I guess it helps sell sneakers.
All you have is your cult fantasy.
Now we can add fetish sneaker salesman to his list of failures. I know Harry Truman was a haberdasher at one time, but a presidential candidate suddenly coming out with a like of skate shoes is apparently new to national politics. More Chinese-made crap coming to our shores... and the cult endorsing it.
Okay, a sneaker salesman running for president... only a true cult would not go WTF? do I donate to his sneaker company, for his legal bills, or for E. Jean Carrol's pedicures?
Here we see a hooker on a plane that is apparently where the shitgibbon stole the sneaker idea from. Good for him, another failed business we can add to the huge list.
First she must figure out how to defeat "None of the above".
GOP Rep. Shockingly Claims Her White Father ‘Was a Slave’
“My father was a slave, just to a white man and he was white,” Kentucky Rep Jennifer Decker said when someone in the crowd asked about her family’s role in the slave trade.
Published Feb. 13, 2024 12:44PM EST
Kentucky state representative Jennifer Decker claims her white father was a slave
A Kentucky state representative has sparked outrage and ridicule after trying to rewrite the past during Black History Month by saying that her father—a white man born in the 1930s—was a slave.
Rep. Jennifer Decker attempted to redefine the meaning of American chattel slavery while claiming that diversity and equity programs are unnecessary because her father was able to rise up from his alleged humble beginnings.
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On Feb. 1, Decker, a 68-year-old white woman, was invited to a meeting held by the Shelbyville chapter of the NAACP to discuss a state education bill she’s sponsoring that would prohibit DEI initiatives, The Courier Journal reported. Under the bill, training and scholarships dedicated to diversity would all be defunded.
In the process of her spiel to the NAACP, Decker, a Republican from 40 miles outside of Lexington, definitely incorporated a bit of revisionist history.
“My father was a slave, just to a white man and he was white,” Decker said when someone in the crowd asked about her family’s role in the slave trade.
According to The Courier Journal, Decker said her dad was born on a dirt farm—nearly 70 years after American slavery was abolished—and that her paternal grandmother was the illegitimate child “of a very prominent person who then was kind enough to allow them to work for him as slaves.”
Social media had a field day once Decker’s comments surfaced.
“Too many of our Republican legislators like to say outrageous bigoted things for attention then refuse to own it when called on it,” Kentucky education advocate Rob Mattheu posted on X, the site formerly known as Twitter. “Jennifer Decker is a truly abhorrent and stupid person.”
“A white slave in the mid-20th century? Talk about recreating history!” University of Louisville Pan-African Studies Professor Dr. Ricky L. Jones wrote. “Maybe this makes sense in the alternate supremacist reality that is Kentucky, but nowhere else. Jennifer Decker and her Republican friends lie about and distort everything else, why not this?”
“I’m embarrassed for her & KY. She is an elected official. She should feel embarrassed,” poet and activist Hannah Drake tweeted. “During [Black History Month] she wants us to know her father was a slave. Help me somebody.”
Decker later told The Courier Journal that because her father was born impoverished and that his family worked as farm hands on someone else’s property that essentially put him on the same level as an enslaved person.
“[My father] was a child and his family all worked there,” Decker told the outlet, implying that—heaven forbid—her father had to do chores as a child.
While dishing out her sob story, Decker acknowledged that her “slave” comment was “probably” an overstatement because her dad didn’t experience the same abuse that enslaved Black people had. She also said that her family had not been kidnapped.
When Kentucky House Bill 9 was introduced in January, Decker claimed that diversity initiatives made secondary education “divided, more expensive, and less tolerant,” according to Louisville Public Media.
Neither Decker nor the NAACP immediately responded to The Daily Beast’s requests for comment Tuesday.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/kentucky-gop-rep-jennifer-decker-shockingly-claims-her-white-father-was-a-slave?fbclid=IwAR22G4FO7GU_ZDxU4EVNjsJ6D1lgcaOpSYdOOKQyLGAq6gC53ilezd_FSfk
Trump said if Biden won it would be an economic disaster to the likes of which the world has never seen — he was right, but it only affected Trump. 😂
Only because they don't think they could get away with a lynching.
So a guy who is a congenital liar and has been found responsible for rape uses our court system to attack someone for consensual sex? Our court system is so ethical, well maybe not at the scotus level, when in doubt attack a single black woman, who would be bothered by THAT in georgia? Totally upside down. I believe that there are a great many people who were involved with someone from work at some point in their lives, I know I did... hell, I married from the office roster the first time.
This fani stuff is like some bizarre farce. A guy who has been held responsible for rape is attacking someone for having consensual sex. It sure makes one wonder how our judicial system has got so turned upside down. Oh wait... mr. immunity has totally destroyed our court system.
BREAKING: The witness that James Comer based his entire Hunter Biden investigation on was just indicted for making false statements and creating a false record.
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) February 15, 2024
BREAKING: DOJ has charged the informant who provided derogatory informaton about Hunter and Joe Biden with "false statements" and obstruction. pic.twitter.com/7N2IC87E0g
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 15, 2024
I think haley is mostly just assuming the vulture position. To be already on the bench if trump croaks or is forced to withdraw. The trumplican bench is pretty weak, as he has mostly kneecapped anyone who could be a challenge.
When the Ukraine mess ends, is he going to invade the Baltic States?
Trump has invited him to. Just another clear reason to never vote for the crook. You people that adore putin and russia are a pox on this country.
I think that tucker carlson's normal expression is just like a dog trying to understand a magic trick, as I heard someone say. Totally puzzled and if you look him in the eye all you see is the back of his head. He is about as talented of a journalist as a bug hitting a windshield. But russian sympathizers are common on this board, so it is understandable the cult loves him.
Vaseline or uranium glass has held its value and is still sought after. It makes amazing looking displays when put in a blacklight case. My kids use it to display their fluorescent rocks and minerals.