Minus Western propaganda what's the real story on the Ukraine?

[Paddo Colt 61]

Oh my humblest apologies. Sorry for the lecture. It was said very much tongue in cheek though. By the way I have vision loss, not hearing. And action roles are not really my go anyway. I’m more the coordinator / organiser / planner type.

Of course you are and heading up drone targeting could be a more appropriate role.

* And what to make of Izzy's post at # 1455? Is it off topic? I'm pretty well up on current goings on but for the life of me I can't connect his immature figurative language to anything. Is it code? A put down of some old mate? Dementia? Please explain.

[mightyrooster]

Of course you are and heading up drone targeting could be a more appropriate role.

* And what to make of Izzy's post at # 1455? Is it off topic? I'm pretty well up on current goings on but for the life of me I can't connect his immature figurative language to anything. Is it code? A put down of some old mate? Dementia? Please explain.

I’ll have a crack at translating.

Para 1. Hey you, old mate look at moi and listen good. Still think you’re the expert on every subject in geopolitics from the Middle East to Russia?
Para 2 .You added a new multi alt to your list of aliases?
Para 3. Your latest alts are like primary school age intellect wise and have no idea what they’re talking about.

And from all that, likely neither do I!

[Paddo Colt 61]

I’ll have a crack at translating.

Para 1. Hey you, old mate look at moi and listen good. Still think you’re the expert on every subject in geopolitics from the Middle East to Russia?
Para 2 .You added a new multi alt to your list of aliases?
Para 3. Your latest alts are like primary school age intellect wise and have no idea what they’re talking about.

And from all that, likely neither do I!

Should we call 000? We can't risk putting it down to craft beer alone? Who is this Aaron Martin? I'm thinkin he's walked into a Personality Drone strike.

That "oi comrade" is different, this is not directed at "Old mate" it's someone else, possibly one of the fisher folk but I think not. My theory is that Aaron Martin is code for drugs, probably Ice by the sound of the rant, which he's run out of - "bit quiet re the AM"). "Arum Khan" is another narcotic - and, given the name, hashish probably. The rest of that is code for a meet up and 13 is the safe house number. The dealer is clearly Middle Eastern. In the final paragraph he seems to be complaining about the quality of the last purchase.

[mightyrooster]

Should we call 000? We can't risk putting it down to craft beer alone? Who is this Aaron Martin? I'm thinkin he's walked into a Personality Drone strike.

That "oi comrade" is different, this is not directed at "Old mate" it's someone else, possibly one of the fisher folk but I think not. My theory is that Aaron Martin is code for drugs, probably Ice by the sound of the rant, which he's run out of - "bit quiet re the AM"). "Arum Khan" is another narcotic - and, given the name, hashish probably. The rest of that is code for a meet up and 13 is the safe house number. The dealer is clearly Middle Eastern. In the final paragraph he seems to be complaining about the quality of the last purchase.

Sorry to break it to you Paddo, but I’m pretty certain you’re old comrade. I’m not as concerned about Aaron and Arum but would really, really like to know who’s the forklift whisperer. And why!?!

[ism22]

Crikey mate, you’ve gone full Kremlin on a bloke known to many as 'old mate'. What’s next — decoding goon bag barcodes for signs of US interference?

Pretty sure “oi comrade” isn’t code for narcotics, and Aaron’s not a drug — he’s just someone who probably told you to take a breather once. Not everything posted online is a secret hashish sting or a Morse code meet-up at number 13. Sometimes it’s just some bloke ranting after too many IPAs.

Maybe dial back the spy thriller, champ — this is Reddit, not Underbelly: Bungendore Edition.

[A Country Member]

Those personality drones seem to be striking with prevalence over the Molonglo Valley ACCT

[Paddo Colt 61]

Crikey mate, you’ve gone full Kremlin on a bloke known to many as 'old mate'. What’s next — decoding goon bag barcodes for signs of US interference?

Pretty sure “oi comrade” isn’t code for narcotics, and Aaron’s not a drug — he’s just someone who probably told you to take a breather once. Not everything posted online is a secret hashish sting or a Morse code meet-up at number 13. Sometimes it’s just some bloke ranting after too many IPAs.

Maybe dial back the spy thriller, champ — this is Reddit, not Underbelly: Bungendore Edition.

Mmmm....that obsession with alcohol is worrying (Goon Bags and IPAs) but the last sentence illuminating. Most of us have long suspected that the disconnected stream of consciousness posts are drug and alcohol related but here we have it straight from the horse's mouth and it looks like IPA has replaced the craft stuff.

Going forward, we need to discount all of his opinions, not out of disgust but out of sympathy. Mind you, every fan site needs an Iz.

[mightyrooster]

When did the Chookpen become Reddit?

[Paddo Colt 61]

When did the Chookpen become Reddit?

Mmm...I think that it's not a bad analogy MR - meeting place for like minded posters and all that. One of his better ones, though they are few generally speaking. It's more the stridency of the language and the irrelevance and, of course, posts such as the one under discussion, that give the druggie theory weight, it's the paranoia that's hard to miss.