Thread: Australia Decides

Grunt,

What is the definition of Electronic Media?

Can poor old Al use a telephone after the electronic blackout? What about the internet? What about Private Messages? SMS?

What about employing an Indian Call centre to canvass votes? Do they have to comply with the Australian laws? What if they call Australians living overseas, is that banned? How about Broadcasting on short wave from another country or from a ship anchored in international waters?

Would removing the foil hat and beaming messages from brain to brain be OK?

We don't want to go overboard on this election and sink.

Originally Posted by Wood Borer

What about employing an Indian Call centre to canvass votes?

That'd work... since only the members of the Whirring Machine of Death Inner Sanctum Star Chamber have ever actually heard dear Oz's voice, he could actually be Punjabi for all we, the great unwashed and covered in sawdust, know.

Best bit about using Indian call centres is that typically they have more staff than we do population, so they only have to make one call each to cover all of us. That way they can be sure to get us while we are eating.

I'm not sure that "Meester Aaarsveener" is how I would have pronounced his name before he called me to enlighten me though.

Cheers,

P

Originally Posted by Wood Borer

Can poor old Al use a telephone after the electronic blackout? What about the internet? What about Private Messages? SMS?

Ofcourse we can use the phone. Little Johnnie is using this media to send verbal spam from now on untill the election :eek: and the laws against spam also does not apply to political messages as his son has demonstrated.


Peter.

Grunt,

What is the definition of Electronic Media?

Can poor old Al use a telephone after the electronic blackout? What about the internet? What about Private Messages? SMS?

3 & 4 below sort of some it up.

As the telephone is not a mass communication device it would be exempt from the election blackout.



e·lec·tron·ic ( P ) Pronunciation Key (-lk-trnk, lk-)
adj.

1. Of or relating to electrons.
2. Of, based on, operated by, or otherwise involving the controlled conduction of electrons or other charge carriers, especially in a vacuum, gas, or semiconducting material.
3. Of, relating to, or produced by means of electronics: electronic navigation; electronic books.
4. Of or relating to music produced or altered by electronic means, as by a tape recorder or synthesizer.
5. Of, implemented on, or controlled by a computer or computer network.

me·di·um ( P ) Pronunciation Key (md-m)
n. pl. me·di·a (-d-) or me·di·ums

1. Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes.
2. An intervening substance through which something else is transmitted or carried on.
3. An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred: The train was the usual medium of transportation in those days.
4. pl. media Usage Problem.
   1. A means of mass communication, such as newpapers, magazines, radio, or television.
   2. media (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The group of journalists and others who constitute the communications industry and profession.

Thanks Grunt.

Looks like Al will be on the phone tonight. Hopefully he will be dressed if he is using his video phone, we don't want young women voting for us based on our bodies alone. Al doesn't like to be treated as a sex object. :confused:

Have you noticed how strangely quiet Al has been in the lead up the the election? Do you think he is camera shy?

He is having a few problems with the foil caps and the TV camera lights. He is experimenting with some of his black shellac and home made japanning paint in order to reduce the glare effect.

Just checked out Tupperware and it is not UV resistant, so the Tupperware party will have to remain indoors during the 25 hour days we have in summer, providing the curtains don't fade and ruin the product.

Just checked out Tupperware and it is not UV resistant, so the Tupperware party will have to remain indoors during the 25 hour days we have in summer, providing the curtains don't fade and ruin the product.

This is by design, so the woodies have an excuse to stay in the shed.

Now thew mind boggles, a Tupperware Stetson just for the Pollies ((Latin: Parrot-mimick-squawk mindlessely-et al) so they have to stay inside during daylight hours.
What a blessing that could be!

Hi all
I have just been haveing a chin wag with George.
Sure is dark when I talk to George, and smells like...........well.......you know.

Nah really, I had me own media blackout.
I lost touch with the civilised world 3 days ago.
I couldnt connect to the internet no matter what I tryed. I've got an adsl plan, that runs for 6 months to start with.
6 months, bang,........ nothing, I thought the pricks had cut me off.
OK, get on the phone, couldnt get through, I tryed 8 times on the first day, still nothing.

Ohhhh, Guck, now what, ring the next day, same stupid answering machine.
Got home tonight and thought Id try again, yaaaaaaaahoooo a person to talk to.

Now Sir, ( said in my best Indian accent ) have you tryed turning off the router, and turning it back on.................:eek: Ohhh GUCKING HELL!!!

Moral of the story.................at least Im not a GEEK like some of yous.............

So like Garry Glitter, Im back.

Well on second thoughts, not like Garry Glitter. :eek:

Al

Originally Posted by ozwinner

OK, get on the phone, couldnt get through, I tryed 8 times on the first day, still nothing.

Got home to night a thought Id try again, yaaaaaaaahoooo a person to talk to.

An admission!!! The phone polling HAS been happening!!!

But Oz, if you only tried 8 times, you do understand that you have another 9,999,964 calls to go just to catch up? :eek:

It's not so bad, you can vote for yourself so that'll save 25 cents at least!

Glad you made it through your hours of darkness!

P

you cheater.........

All hail ...........

Al

Practising to be a polly and not a bloody parrot either, you lot.

IT WASN"T ME. KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. "TIL NEIL TOLD ME ABOUT IT.

That should make me a good PM I should think.