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Author Topic: Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads  (Read 7695 times)

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Offline Matty the Damned

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Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads
« on: March 07, 2007, 10:06:28 pm »
Europe vs America be buggered. It's official. The stupidest people on earth are right here in Matty the Damned's homeland. How do I know this? Because our National Broadcaster has this little gem on it's website:

HIV Infected Dental Worker Sparks Panic Amongst Idiots In Western Australia.

My favourite line from the article?

The health worker is no longer practising or working in the state.

Thank heavens! That should arrest the rise in HIV infections.

MtD
(Who never ceases to be amazed at the general level douchebaggery in this world)

Offline aupointillimite

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Re: Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2007, 10:09:48 pm »
Now, I know how I got the AIDS.

Stupid Western Australian dental work.

I knew I shouldn't have gotten that abscessed tooth treated in Perth.
Your tastebuds can't repel flavor of this magnitude!

Offline lostboy

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Re: Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2007, 12:08:36 am »
A great article.  That should clear up any stigma that HIV+ folk encounter.

Peddling this kind of fear in the name of journalism is a disgrace.
"There is no gene for the human spirit"

Offline Bucko

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Re: Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2007, 12:26:46 am »
Department spokesman Paul Van Buynder says there are no documented cases of HIV transmission in a dental clinic but it is important that patients are aware of the situation.

Is there no end to the glory of ignorance?

Brent
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Offline anniebc

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Re: Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2007, 02:51:52 am »
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["The health worker is no longer practising or working in the state/quote]

Ok I admit it, it was me..but don't tell them I moved to NZ... ;)

Hugs
Jan
(who is glad she moved out)

Obviously I didn't get out soon enough...I just quoted myself...Damn this stupidity... :D
« Last Edit: March 08, 2007, 02:54:25 am by anniebc »
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Offline ScooterTrash

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Re: Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2007, 03:38:26 am »
But they make a mean meat pie! (especially at Harry's Cafe D' Wheels)

Is "Practicing" spelled with an "s" in Australia? Or was that an ABC News typo?

BTW, I think ABC News is just as stupid (for publishing that) as whoever laid off the Dental Worker. (Assuming he/she was laid off)




« Last Edit: March 08, 2007, 04:14:45 am by ScooterTrash »

Offline Matty the Damned

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Re: Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2007, 06:11:01 am »
Is "Practicing" spelled with an "s" in Australia? Or was that an ABC News typo?

No, it's spelt with an S.

I would have something to post here that's funny, but <redacted>.

MtD
(Who knows better)
« Last Edit: March 08, 2007, 06:14:52 am by matty.the.damned »

Offline mjmel

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Re: Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2007, 02:07:04 pm »
They should hand over that little prick to a mob for a good ole-fashioned stoning in the town square.

Offline David_CA

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Re: Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2007, 02:41:29 pm »
I knew those old dental dams had a use.  Aren't they supposed to be used when going down on a woman to prevent the transmission of STDs?  Maybe we should go back to using them at the dentist to keep those pesky HIV's away!   ;D

What I find really stupid about that article is that there was no mention of the use of Universal Precautions.  I assume they truly are universal and in use down under.  Pretty soon we'll see headlines about HIV+ waiters and waitresses that didn't disclose to their customers.  Sometimes, I think the general public, which isn't too bright to begin with, is even worse off than I'd thought.

David
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Offline ScooterTrash

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Re: Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2007, 02:59:08 pm »
Is "Practicing" spelled with an "s" in Australia? Or was that an ABC News typo?

No, it's spelt with an S.

I would have something to post here that's funny, but <redacted>.

MtD
(Who knows better)
Thanks for sparing me the thrashing Matty...  ;)
I know that my own writing skills suck.
I was just curious about the spelling because I've never seen it spelled that way. So I put it in my word processor and the spell checker said it was wrong. Then I looked in my dictionary and it didn't show it spelled with an "s".
But when I used Marion Webster Online, it showed "practising"  as a variant.
I wasn't trying to be anal-retentive - it just tweaked my twisted curiosity.

Offline cjc

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Re: Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2007, 03:17:35 pm »
That is so scary. Especially what David-NC said about waiters/waitresses. Should i contact my guests now or later.  This kind of ignorance is one of the reasons no one other than immediate family knows about my status.  Thanks.  Cristy

Offline koi1

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Re: Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2007, 08:50:15 pm »
There is no bigger danger in our HIV world than ignorance.

Rob
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Offline Matty the Damned

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Re: Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2007, 01:37:45 am »
Thanks for sparing me the thrashing Matty...

:-*

MtD

Offline aztecan

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Re: Australia: Land of Rolled Gold Dickheads
« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2007, 11:06:58 am »
They should hand over that little prick to a mob for a good ole-fashioned stoning in the town square.


Oh, I see you dated him as well.  ;)

HUGS,

Mark
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