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| Is Adelaide a backwater? |
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John Wren 
"Look after the game. It means so much to so many."
Joined: 15 Jul 2007
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| eddiesmith wrote: | | sherrife wrote: | | One word: Incest. |
Hang on wouldnt that be the other way around, legal in SA 
| sherrife wrote: | | RE Pokies machines, they have actually been winding back the number of machines in the state, not relying on them for revenue. |
This is a good thing?  Obviously the minority whingers get their way in SA |
how can pokies be a good thing? probably deserves its own thread.
i live in a pokie free town and it's refreshing.
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stui magpie 
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005
Location: In flagrante delicto
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Very pleasant place, yes.
Backwater, yes
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Dave The Man 
Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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| Jock McPie wrote: | had to laugh at john brumby's comments re adelaide being a backwater. i have been there once on a work trip.
stayed at the ramada in glenelg, dropped in to the casino, drank at a belgian bar in the city and went for a meal at the penfolds estate. avoided everything else. |
Well it's better than What some people say when there are Inbreads in South Australia
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fan4collingwood 
Joined: 17 May 2002
Location: Seaford Rise , Adelaide SA Australia
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| GO RUPERT 10 wrote: | | how come there are 1 carraige trains over in adelaide? |
Cause thre is enough room for the passangers on some lines. But hey, peak hour and we have 3, yes 3 carriages!
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Kaylene.
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London Dave 
Ješte jedna pivo prosím
Joined: 16 Dec 1998
Location: Iceland on Thames
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| GO RUPERT 10 wrote: | | how come there are 1 carraige trains over in adelaide? |
From what I hear there are no carriage trains in Vic! |
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Zakal
One Game, One Club, One Jumper
Joined: 04 Nov 2005
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| sherrife wrote: | Not at all. They have far more enlightened policies on a number of issues.
RE Indigenous Australians, they require the teaching of Indigenous culture in all schools, and are trying to revive and strengthen a number of Indigenous languages on the brink of extinction (eg. Kaurna Plains School)
RE School curricula more generally, they're a good 5 years ahead of Victoria or any other state in terms of breadth, content, and teacher support.
RE Pokies machines, they have actually been winding back the number of machines in the state, not relying on them for revenue.
I'm sure there's other examples, but I don't really care enough to research it. All I know is that on almost every issue governments attend to, they are innovators, and are ahead of the the rest of the country. |
Yes....that means its not a backwater....
In fact, it really makes me want to visit adelaide, i can see the blank spaces where the pokies used to be, and when im done soak up some quality school curricula.
...you reckon while im there i can arrange a day-tour out to that bank vault where they put all the chopped up bodies in acid so they can claim their social security payments?
my grandfinal sojourn to melbourne be damned...im going to Adelaide!
hehe, sorry omar.  |
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sherrife
Victorian Socialists - people before profit
Joined: 18 Apr 2003
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Haha, I guess I misunderstood what backwater meant!
Hilarious post anyway
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David 
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003
Location: Andromeda
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| sherrife wrote: | | One word: Incest. |
you're evil 
| frankiboy wrote: | | David wrote: |
and, last but not least, SA is the only state where my relationship would be illegal  and yes, it is concerning that it's illegal anywhere  |
I'm curious David, why would it be illegal? |
It comes down to age of consent laws - although every state and territory has a slightly different interpretation, the general age of consent is 16, with a two year difference for anybody younger. (so it's ok for a 13 year old to have sex with a 15 year old I guess)
South Australia raises the general age to 17, and keeps the two year gap - which means that a 16 year old and a 19 year old (which happen to be the ages in question) couldn't be together.
It really makes you wonder why they don't just have a universal age of consent standard throughout the whole country.
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Alec. J. Hidell
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Because we are a Federation of States
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sherrife
Victorian Socialists - people before profit
Joined: 18 Apr 2003
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Because we like the idea of Dave and Tildy, fugitives from the law.
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Zakal
One Game, One Club, One Jumper
Joined: 04 Nov 2005
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| sherrife wrote: | | Because we like the idea of Dave and Tildy, fugitives from the law. |
hahah. nice work. |
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sherrife
Victorian Socialists - people before profit
Joined: 18 Apr 2003
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| Zakal wrote: | | sherrife wrote: | | Because we like the idea of Dave and Tildy, fugitives from the law. |
hahah. nice work. |
Wow, now I KNOW that I'm a member of the working class!
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Piethagoras' Theorem 
the hypotenuse, is always a cakewalk
Joined: 29 May 2006
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Give politics the flick Omar and take up comedy, working nicely mate! 
Thanks for clearing that up David, I didn't know what to think. You old dog, you
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
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| I don't have politics the flick Omar and take up comedy working nicely mate to give. |
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bwphantom
It's Better to Burn Out Than to Fade Away
Joined: 15 Mar 2002
Location: Brisbane QLD
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Lived in modbury and Christies beach. Hey I even sojourned for some time in Whyalla. Backwater?? No.
Adelaide or SA is the type of place to go when you want to chill out but still enjoy some city comforts.
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