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  1. Lugna rambler

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    Yeah, it's like advanced and unlim9ted training for psychos.

    You.might have known a lad that'd pull the legs off spiders.or whatever but the second he went too far he'd get a biding of the lads in the steet.

    Now they can indulge themselves to their twisted hearts desire.
     
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    And get praise or my favourite, be told "it's just you expressing you"
     
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    There were. But the internet means that these people no longer exist in isolation, alone with their sick twisted thoughts. They can now find other like minded people through the anonymity of the internet and get strength in numbers and validation from knowing that they're not alone.

    In the past these people would largely keep their sick thoughts to themselves and mask them from others. Without the support of other like minded people, or the knowledge that other people like them even exist, the vast majority wouldn't have the guts to act out on what they're thinking so would live their life repressing it and pushing it to the backs of the minds. The internet sadly encourages these worst excesses of human nature to come out and gives an anonymous way to indulge them without the other people in their life knowing about it. It's an enabler, rather than a cause. But you're right that it's responsible for the proliferation of particularly sick crimes like this and child abuse images etc because it allows people to anonymously indulge and research their fantasies and connect with other like minded people.
     
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    Most eurovision fans know Moroccan Oil is an Israeli company, them being the main sponsor is a massive contributing factor for the EBU not kicking Israel out of the competition.
     
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    Do they? I find that extremely difficult to believe.
     
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    A lot knew a few years ago after the partnership began but with the calls for fans to boycott Eurovision over Israel's participation it became even more common knowledge. Fans knew that this was one of the primary reasons that the EBU were less likely to remove Israel, it would see their sponsorship go too.
     
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    Panja In a land down under

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    I remember when I first started working here and someone warned me about the redback spiders which were common on the job I was at the time. I asked what should I do if I get bitten, to which a mate replied 'call your wife, but make it quick..'
     
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    :laugh: :laugh: I can see the appeal of moving over there now
     
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    That's always put me off holidaying or living in Australia, despite the obvious appeal with the weather and more relaxed lifestyle. It just seems such a dangerous place and somewhere humans aren't designed to live in :laugh:
     
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    Melbourne's very safe when compared to other parts of the country, although as soon as you hit the outer suburbs it's more likely you'll encounter something that'll want to kill you. When we lived in North Melbourne there was a walk we used to like going on and every now and then someone would put up a picture of a Tiger snake up on a tree saying 'seen here yesterday. Watch where you walk'. You don't get that in Birmingham..
     
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    In Birmingham, you might not get a snake, but you are likely to encounter a chav with a knife so swings and roundabouts really

    My uncle lived in Australia, finishing up in the hills somewhere and he loved telling stories of the things that slithered and roamed around where he lived. Safe to say, he always checked the toilet bowl before planting his arse down

    That's basically flamethrower territory

    **** the economy, this is good enough reason to stop importing things from everywhere
     
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    Strewth. In this country all we have to check for is that there is toilet roll before taking a dump.
     
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    Send it to Rwanda.
     
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