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  1. My old school was closely aligned with another school in the area. They had a uniform change and so you had the older kids with the old uniforms and the younger kids with the new ones. Similarly, I had mates who had hand-me-down/second hand uniforms. Although I noticed it, it was really a non-issue for me. I've been fortunate enough to not be in a position where I've worn used uniforms and I don't think it really matters whether you're wearing new or used clothes. That's the thing about uniforms, they're a great equaliser. A lot of people, I think, couldn't give a toss about how other people look in their uniforms.

  2. mike96 said:
    mike96 said:
    Lukedfrt said:
    By another man....
    I'm really scared Dave clicked "Awesome" for this post...
    It's been reasonably obvious for a while that he has "tendencies".

    Also make it sound really stalker-ish. Connect that with the post at the top of this page and you get something even more scary...
    The worst is, I'm sure some members from here ( @onetwothree i.e. :P ) knew about this from the start... :O
    I don't get it.

  3. I've always been for uniforms. Saves me from having to pick out an outfit seven days a week. As for the individualism thing, people will still be able to express themselves even with their uniforms, whether it be by action or words. There was an emo kid I went to school with a couple of years ago. He dyed his hair black (he was a blonde) and cut himself, a truly screwed up kid who's probably dead now, but I digress. Despite the teachers not liking it, he was able to express how his brain was just a bunch of Corn Flakes.

    What I don't think is right, are teachers enforcing rules regarding things that are on a person's body like piercings, facial hair and to an extent, dying one's hair. At my old school, we were forced to shave and weren't allowed piercings and any divergence from natural hair colour was either cut out or dyed back. I can understand that piercings may have been an OHS hazard, fine, but no one's going to be hurt by a beard are they?

    Another thing is that in the future, at some point, you will be required to conform with a dress code. So why not start early?

  4. Voting is about looking after yourself and the people you care about. By not voting, you're letting your future be decided by someone else, whether it be a far-right fascist or a Stalinist-commie down the road.

    I'm not politically aligned. I'll vote for whoever I think represents what I believe in. Example being I voted against our Prime Minister last time round because he's a *******.

  5. I was really surprised with the amount of variation there is in English accents. Down here, broadly speaking, we have three. The Adelaide, the Brisbane and the rest. The best accents are the German ones, the worst, Cockney and New Zealand. 

  6. I just had a good chat with a guy from Ireland and I'm now extremely jealous of their accents. If anyone here is Irish and want's to trade accents hit me up.


    One of my teachers was half-Scottish and half-Irish and had an accent to match. Very unproductive lessons we had there.

  7. It's more than you think. Clive's a bit of a nutter and will hold the balance of power in the Senate come July. He'll do anything in his power to disrupt proceedings.

    Whether you like it or not, accept it or not, politics pretty much runs your life. The government takes a percentage of your paycheck and makes you pay more at the checkout. Don't you want a say in where your money is distributed? For all you know, he could be siphoning it into his Swiss bank account. Compulsory voting keeps politicians accountable to the 95% of the population, otherwise, politicians need only appease the 60% that bother to turn up.

    All I'm saying is that you have a right to vote. Why you choose not to exercise that baffles me.

    I'm sure someone from Zimbabwe or the like would have plenty to say about that.

    http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Coye+voting+like+paying+taxes+should+mandatory/9839655/story.html

  8. You say it's inconsequential to not vote, but look, you have a BNP representative in the EU Parliament.
    No, I don't think it should be compulsory, but if it was, politicians might have to take notice of the increased number of spoilt papers...

    I don't intend on voting at next year's elections in the UK, nor am I voting for the European elections. That's categoric; I didn't bother to register. It has very little effect on me and a good proportion are protest votes for minority parties. Plus MEPs are lazy and aristocratic gits...

    Equally, in a country of 60 million and a constituency of 100,000, what difference does a single vote make. 10 years ago it was our district that was 5th closest, but that was still a 300 vote margin. last time it was a landslide 70% for the liberal party. Does my vote really make a difference?
    Last year, Clive Palmer won a seat in Parliament by 53 votes. Before the recount, he had won it by 7. 53 people that day could have decided that they didn't want to vote for their various reasons, meaning we could have a vastly different composition to Parliament.

  9. Going off the World Cup for a moment. Seeing as Shakhtar Donetsk won the Ukrainian Premier League and have an automatic spot in the Champions League, what will happen if the current cluster**** in the region continues through the start of next season?
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