Well I sit here stunned tonight. Apparently a bunch of Somali pirates have hijacked the above 330m super tanker and the United States hasn’t invaded their country or moved against the ship yet….
Seriously, I am interested in how these chaps think they will be able to get away with it. They hijack a double hulled ship and demand $25 million or they “will take action that could be disastrous” is that all it takes?
If they plan on blowing a hole in the hull of the ship they have obviously never dealt with a double hull before.
Perhaps they are planning on running the ship aground. But again I think the double hull design limits the effectiveness of this action. If they blow a hole in the inner hull and run the ship aground there is a good chance they could create a decent oil slick. It all depends on how much explosive equipment they bought with them.
Other than that, maybe they just intend pump the oil out somewhere…. who knows.
Even if they are able to get the $25 million what do they do then? Hop back in their dingy and sail off into the sunset with the cash. I am sure the owners will just sit back on their hands and allow that one. Perhaps they would take the ships crew as hostages with them, but even then their plan seems to be pretty shaky.
I think there may be more to this hijacking and other hijackings that have been occurring. I don’t know what it is but it just seems a bit odd to me. You blokes?
Another prime example of overtising for the movie ‘Australia’ is currently underway. ACA did an hour long live, investigative, hard hitting expose on it last night and Nicole & Hugh have been shining their teeth all over the networks.
I propose the first meeting of the No-stralia club – People against the movie Australia. To be a member you must have never seen the movie Australia, not find Nicole Kidman attractive in any way and have the conspiracy theory that Baz Lurhman is a closet homosexual. If you can live with all this, then welcome to the club. If not I suggest you duck down the local shops, buy yourself a ticket and become an Overtising appeaser you week minded fool.
And if you show your face around here again I may just land an uppercut in the same proportions as the following one from UFC91. It looks like one of those uppercuts from a video game but this no game. Night night champ.
I watched, or I should say flicked in an out of, the first part of the Howard years last night. I must admit I had forgotten some of the blanket changes to this country his government made in the first few years in power.
The passing of the gun laws was something of little concern for me at the time but with the benefit of hindsight I am amazed they got past this one. A few years after this battle was fought I found myself living in an area of the country where people were still very upset about this and it became more of a story to me after the fact. Don’t worry, a large amount of these guns are still hidden and buried on properties all over the country. John got his way, but not all the way
Then they went after the wharf workers in a battle that both sides claim partial victory but in one Peter Reith doesn’t come off (to me) as totally honest. Reith’s move (years later) into a company closely associated with his political role left a bad taste in many a mouth also.
Then, after all that, the bane of John Hewson’s political existence, the GST. I recall this as not such major concern to me because there was always a sales tax and the GST seemed to bring commonality to the whole thing. But I can understand the fears that many people had about this tax.
In the end he got all of this through and kept office which looing back is pretty surprising.
He came out to legendary Metallica song ‘Enter Sandman’ and for Randy Couture that’s exactly what occurred.
It was a strange experience watching this fight live. I am usually fairly passive and like to watch the fights with an open mind but I was very much on Lesnar’s side and really into it. I was putting myself in his shoes as he stood across the Octagon and thought that he must be nervous. He later admitted that indeed he was pretty nervous but you wouldn’t have picked it by looking at him.
It wasn’t an out and out brawl but that is the beauty of MMA in my opinion. Anyone can beat anyone if the correct strategy is employed.
Anyone can beat anyone……except for this night. I had my $100 riding on Lesnar and was pretty happy when Couture went crashing to the canvass and Lesnar started landing the first of 12 unanswered shots to Couture’s face before the ref stopped the beat down.
A humble Lesnar took the title in the manner in which it should be taken and Couture was, as always, gracious in defeat.
We now look forward to the winner of the Noguiera V Mir to determine Lesnar’s next victim
I was mucking around on the net earlier and stumbled across a community of niffs. And in all situations where you stumble into an area you where you feel scared I slowly backed away avoiding eye contact…..
The first one is Nirvana’s Lithium
The next is an Eclipse of the Heart Remix
Then we get some Deep Purple with guess which song?
I will let you try and tell me where the last theme comes from…..
There are heaps of these on you tube alone so I assume it has spread to other areas as well. This infection must be stopped, if you come across it you know what you should do.
Due to Main Events arrogant attitude that “we are Australia’s only PPV provider so we can do what we like” I have searched long and far for a solution to watch UFC 91 live this Sunday.
My abilities continue to astonish me and I have located a lovely little service available through Yahoo.com to stream the fight live on the internet. It ain’t free, but she live!! In your face Main Event, in your freaking face you pricks!
So we are back! UFC 91 Couture V Lesnar starts 1pm Sunday afternoon. If you want to watch I need to know ASAP. If I have not heard from you by Friday I will assume you are out.
I am really not sure who is going to win the main event but I have to lean with the bookies. Lesnar is so big, powerful and quick as all hell, I just struggle to see an easy way to victory for Couture. I will be having a $100 on Lesnar @ $1.83.
Great preliminary fight with Joe Stevenson taking on Kenny ‘Kenflo’ Florian (worst nick name in MMA). The bookies have ‘Kenflo’ at a $1.55 favourite but I think the fight may be closer than this.
Either way, bash it up your clacker Main Event, you want to push me around? Then lets dance dog!!
Australian cricket died this afternoon in no small part due to the inability of one of the worst cricketers to wear the baggy green Michael Clark. In fact as per normal, under the most extreme pressure know in cricket the out-of-form Matthew Hayden was the only person to put up a fight. And much the same as he did in the early nineties Matty will more than likely be dropped for this effort.
This fact that Hayden will probably be dropped disappoints me to a degree but the following concern me more.
Michael Clarke is in the side
Michael Clarke has any influence in strategic discussion in the side
That Michael Clarke will die if he walks within 50 meters of me
Laura Bingle finds Michael Clarke the least bit interesting
Ricky Ponting has grown up with 3 of the best captains in Australian history and he hoped just having the name ‘captain’ would be enough, as feared he was WRONG.
The abysmal performance Australian put up on the third day. As I watched it I continually asked “why are they playing so slow and negative?”
When questioned about their negative play the Australian’s said “India was restricting us to that style of play”
Australia seem to have absolutely no answer to any thing thrown at them.
Shane Warne has retired
I will be forced to endure what England have in recent memory. That, my fat little friends scares me more than anything!!!!
