Australia begins mass data retention under new law
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@coliver said:
@MattSpeller said:
@Dashrender aka hoof, toss, launch
The funny thing is... none of those are synonymous with "fire" at least not that I have seen (in the Northeast US).
Toss it is a maybe for being a synonym, but hoof? launch? again - I would say eh? lol
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@MattSpeller said:
@Dashrender aka hoof, toss, launch
Launch. Launch sounds fun! I'd like video of this!
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We've completely derailed this thread (there I've said it).
It's like in the UK they used pissed to mean drunk and a fag is a cigarette. These just don't fly in the US.
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Only in the US is calling cigarette a bundle of sticks to burn a bad thing but calling it a feminine cigar is okay.
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@Dashrender said:
@MattSpeller said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@coliver said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Nothing good is ever heard out of Australia. It seems like a constant stream of bad news.
I read that as America for some reason.
Hard to tell them apart some days.
Ditto Canada - hoping we turf our fear mongering POS excuse for a Prime Minister on Monday
Considering the other thread - turf?
hahaha no need just stay here and Have fun lols
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@scottalanmiller said:
Only in the US is calling cigarette a bundle of sticks to burn a bad thing but calling it a feminine cigar is okay.
What? I'm totally lost.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Only in the US is calling cigarette a bundle of sticks to burn a bad thing but calling it a feminine cigar is okay.
What? I'm totally lost.
Fag means "bundle of sticks to burn"
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Only in the US is calling cigarette a bundle of sticks to burn a bad thing but calling it a feminine cigar is okay.
What? I'm totally lost.
Fag means "bundle of sticks to burn"
Cigarette is the feminine form of cigarOh. OK so fag means that in the UK. since the US doesn't really have many words that masculine/feminine where is Cigar/Cigarette from?
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Only in the US is calling cigarette a bundle of sticks to burn a bad thing but calling it a feminine cigar is okay.
What? I'm totally lost.
Fag means "bundle of sticks to burn"
Cigarette is the feminine form of cigarOh. OK so fag means that in the UK. since the US doesn't really have many words that masculine/feminine where is Cigar/Cigarette from?
English lesson 101 haha
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@Dashrender said:
Fag means "bundle of sticks to burn"
Oh. OK so fag means that in the UK.Means that everywhere, always has. Normal word, I remember learning it in elementary school as normal part of vocabulary.
The sexual orientation slang only makes sense if you realize what the actual word means. It's not a different usage.
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@Dashrender said:
since the US doesn't really have many words that masculine/feminine where is Cigar/Cigarette from?
Sure we do. Kitchenette, dinette, launderette, and names. "Ette" is a standard feminization of a word. I don't know the root of cigar, but cigarette literally means "little girly cigar."
Same as cigarita would mean in Spanish.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Only in the US is calling cigarette a bundle of sticks to burn a bad thing but calling it a feminine cigar is okay.
What? I'm totally lost.
You havin a giggle mate? Bum me a fag sharpish before we turf ya
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@MattSpeller said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Only in the US is calling cigarette a bundle of sticks to burn a bad thing but calling it a feminine cigar is okay.
What? I'm totally lost.
You havin a giggle mate? Bum me a fag sharpish before we turf ya
For some reason this is reminding me of bad lip-syncing...
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OMG Slang
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Isn't that the recent MTA derailment that happened right by my house? That's my local NY train that I used to ride.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Nothing good is ever heard out of Australia. It seems like a constant stream of bad news.
How do you think we keep most of the buttheads out?
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http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/10/the-ultimate-guide-to-avoiding-australias-data-retention-scheme/
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/10/australias-data-retention-d-day-is-here/http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/new-data-retention-laws-begin-today-this-is-what-you-need-to-know/story-fn5j66db-1227567715454
http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/metadata-laws-how-will-mandatory-data-retention-scheme-affect-you/story-fnjwnfzw-1227567353820 -
I wonder how long it will be before the honeypots of collected data get hacked