Banter TRTT Part 13: 2021 Goodbye (To 2022)

[Capital Power]

A few years ago the ACT decided to have a public holiday on Melb Cup day - called it Community Day, or some such wank - but it caused a huge dip in revenue for caterers, venues, liquor stores, etc because there were hardly any office Cup functions. I think it got moved to a different date.

Yep. It was all driven by the local Labor government - hardworking public servants should get an extra day off because of the stresses of the Howard government work choices legislation(!). If that sounds far-fetched, here's a snippet from the original press release:

"FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Workers in the ACT will get a day off to spend with their families, with the first ever ACT Family and Community Day to be held on the first Tuesday in November 2007.

Minister for Industrial Relations, Andrew Barr, made the announcement this weekend, saying Canberra’s workers were worse off under the Howard Government’s Work Choices legislation and needed time to spend with family and friends."

The formal holiday replaced "Union Picnic Day" which was an unofficial day off for similar reasons before then.

The idiots didn't factor in the amount of money that was spent on the day provided a significant income for a lot of lower paid workers and small businesses.

It lasted a couple of years until it was moved to the weekend before Labor Day, which then basically caused the economy to shut down for an entire week. It's now morphed into Reconciliation Day which is held in May.

And you wonder why ACT residents voted, more than once, to have nothing to do with self-government. We are allowed to grow cannabis though, and from next year we can legally possess small amounts of other drugs. Oh goody.

 

[JimmyBC]

Take the Guns 'n Roses song out of T2 & edgie wouldn't watch it.

 

[NoddyHolder]

With Halloween gradually creeping into our culture I'd like to see it merged with the Melbourne Cup due to their proximity on the calendar. The race should be replaced with dressing up the horses in horror themed costumes, and the owners winning a bag of lollies for their efforts. Get the children to do running races to keep the punters happy. It would be a less cruel and more entertaining event for everybody

 

[edgie]

Take the Guns 'n Roses song out of T2 & edgie wouldn't watch it.

There's still George Thoroghgood and Brad Fiedel

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[backtozero]

Actually agree, thought it fell off towards the end though.

Partial to Dark Fate as well but I think that has a lot to do with Mackenzie Davis.

Dark Fate was the biggest piece of poo I've ever seen.

 

[edgie]

By way JimmyBC did you know Arnold Schwarzenegger has appeared in music videos for both Guns N Roses and AC/DC?

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[Papa G]

With Jim's Bitch Slap Rappin and his Cocaine Tongue, He gets nothin done.

 

[Coobk001]

With Halloween gradually creeping into our culture I'd like to see it merged with the Melbourne Cup due to their proximity on the calendar. The race should be replaced with dressing up the horses in horror themed costumes, and the owners winning a bag of lollies for their efforts. Get the children to do running races to keep the punters happy. It would be a less cruel and more entertaining event for everybody

Next gen of kids are definitely grow up with Halloween as the norm. Even in the rain last night, with a few decorations out, there were kids everywhere. We reckon we had over 200 kids come past. We bought 300 chocolates and were only giving out 1 at a time.... but to be fair the Coobk tax was pretty hefty. Nearly 50%. Yet to apply my tax to my kids chocolates, might happen shortly.

 

[TazD]

Dark Fate was the biggest piece of poo I've ever seen.

Fair, I still think 3 and salvation were way worse. Hopefully, they've put the franchise out to pasture.

 

[bomberclifford]

 

[backtozero]

Fair, I still think 3 and salvation were way worse. Hopefully, they've put the franchise out to pasture.

3 was awful but I thought Salvation was OK - at least a deviation from trying to rehash the past.

The killing of JC in Dark Fate, making the entire premise of the first two films redundant, was a bridge too far. The reviews and the tanking of it at the box office reflected this. It was supposed to be a trilogy but the response all but killed that off, thankfully.

 

[Contested Marx]

I've discovered the past few years I can get a lot of work done while everyone is watching the stupid horse race.

I only bet on the number of Shoot It Tents they put up afterwards, expecting 2 or 3 today

 

[Contested Marx]

Never watched the franchise beyond T2, where it closed out the storyline nicely and never needed to be revisited.

 

[JimmyBC]

By way JimmyBC did you know Arnold Schwarzenegger has appeared in music videos for both Guns N Roses and AC/DC?

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That's nice dear.

 

[manureid]

I want this.

 

[NoddyHolder]

Next gen of kids are definitely grow up with Halloween as the norm. Even in the rain last night, with a few decorations out, there were kids everywhere. We reckon we had over 200 kids come past. We bought 300 chocolates and were only giving out 1 at a time.... but to be fair the Coobk tax was pretty hefty. Nearly 50%. Yet to apply my tax to my kids chocolates, might happen shortly.

Yes, I think it's past the tipping point. Which is fine as long as the etiquette remains that if people decorate their houses they're in, but those who don't should be left alone

 

[bomberclifford]

I want this.

For the throbbing?

 

[manureid]

For the throbbing?

I love the warning sticker top right. Intense Throbs

 

[JimmyBC]

Throbbing justice comes in prison.

 

[Doctor Feel]

The Melbourne Cup is one of the worst things about Australia.

 

[Grave Danger]

There's enough hilarious sweatshop/back alley knock-offs out there without this Obvious Plant person making them up.

 

[DaTBird187]

 

[Capital Power]

The Melbourne Cup is one of the worst things about Australia.

At least this year it can be written off at the same time as Halloween which definitely rivals it in awfulness.

 

[afl2004]

 

[Andre]

Terminator 1 is good. T2 is an all-time classic.

There aren't any other movies after that.

Come on. T2 is brilliant, but T1 is the all-time classic. The Terminator and Alien series are the same. The first are gritty horror sci-fi, the second are action movie blockbusters. Now I love Aliens and T2, but they aren't iconic movies like T1 and Alien.