Last One To Post Here Wins Thread 2

[az9]

Hi.
Ohh i started a new page.

 

[az9]

My gourami died…

 

[az9]

I think I won.

 

[Man of fish]

Think again

 

[daizeUK]

Winning isn't everything.

 

[Man of fish]

I agree with daize

 

[az9]

Haha! I new if i said that someone would post.

 

[Man of fish]

Lights really don't do it justice:


Monti:


Acros:






One of the Duncan:


And another FTS:

 

[daizeUK]

That's beautiful

 

[Blondielovesfish]

 

I'm winning because I have exams to study for.
Wait, that means I'm losing......
 
Has anyone else never celebrated Halloween (and thinks its a waste of time and money) or is it just me?

 
 
You think that because:
A) you've never tried before
B) You're a New Zealander and therefore don't know how to have fun
C) You're stressed with exams  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
D) Family troubles  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
E) Boy troubles  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
F) You're hungry  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
G) you're tired  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
H) you're lonely  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
I) you're bored so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
J) You are easily scared  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
K) your fish is sick  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
L) Hormones
M) TallTree is bugging you  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
N) you wanted me to make a big list discussing reason why you might want to  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
O) your artistic talent isn't up to the task of pumpkin carving  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
P) your realized I was actually copying and pasting "  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday " and so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
Q) Your garden is dying  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
R) You're a vegetarian so do not have the necessary  vitamins to enjoy Halloween 
S) your fashion sense isn't up to the task of designing a costume  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday
T) When people see you Knock on their door asking free food they scream and run away
U) When people see you they scream and run away
V) You're a blond so you do not know how to have fun
W) you spent 10 minutes making an A-Z list of why BLF hates Halloween  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday. Wait... That was me...
X) You hate how Long the alphabet is because it makes your A-Z listgo forever so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday Wait.. That's me again...
Y) You typed an A-Z list on an ipod and now really regret it because of all the typos you made so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday .. Wait.. Again that wasme..
Z) You spent so muc time on a list that you now love list-making so wish the alphabet was Longer  so feel the need to rain hate on a loved holiday. Dagnammit! Me again!
 
 
NOTE: Above is a joke. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed making it!

BOOM! VICTORY. DONE. 
Now I Need to go dominate another game.
 

 

 
Na, I just think it is bad that greedy kids that I never seen before have the cheek to come to my door asking for lollies.
If I lived somewhere where I actually knew the kids, then sure, maybe I would celebrate halloween.
 
Halloween in NZ is mostly a time of year for shops to make money

 

I wonder what the Somali pirates think of it, given that they hate Britney Spears.

 
That ain't funny.

 
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has been a threat to international shipping since the second phase of the Somali Civil War in the early 21st century. Since 2005, many international organizations, including the International Maritime Organization and the World Food Programme, have expressed concern over the rise in acts of piracy. Piracy has impeded the delivery of shipments and increased shipping expenses, costing an estimated $6.6 to $6.9 billion a year in global trade according to Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP). According to the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), a veritable industry of profiteers has also risen around the piracy. Insurance companies, in particular, have profited from the pirate attacks, as insurance premiums have increased significantly.
 
A United Nations report and several news sources have suggested that piracy off the coast of Somalia was caused in part by illegal fishing. According to the DIW and the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, the dumping of toxic waste in Somali waters by foreign vessels also severely constrained the ability of local fishermen to earn a living. In response, the fishermen began forming armed groups to stop the foreign ships. They eventually turned to hijacking commercial vessels for ransom as an alternate source of income. In 2009, a survey by WardheerNews found that approximately 70 percent of the local coastal communities at the time "strongly support[ed] the piracy as a form of national defense of the country's territorial waters". The pirates also believed that they were protecting their fishing grounds and exacting justice and compensation for the marine resources stolen. Some reports have suggested that, in the absence of an effective national coast guard following the outbreak of the civil war and the subsequent disintegration of the Armed Forces, local fishermen formed organized groups in order to protect their waters. This is reflected in the names adopted by some of the pirate networks, such as the National Volunteer Coast Guard, which are testimony to the pirates' initial motivations.[12] However, as piracy became substantially more lucrative, other reports have speculated that financial gain became the primary motive for the pirates.[13][14][15]
 
Combined Task Force 150, a multinational coalition task force, took on the role of fighting piracy off of the coast of Somalia by establishing a Maritime Security Patrol Area (MSPA) within the Gulf of Aden.[16] The increasing threat posed by piracy has also caused concern in India since most of its shipping trade routes pass through the Gulf of Aden. The Indian Navy responded to these concerns by deploying a warship in the region on 23 October 2008. In September 2008, Russia announced that it too would join international efforts to combat piracy.[17] Some reports have also accused certain government officials in Somalia of complicity with the pirates,[18] with authorities from the Galmudug administration in the north-central Hobyo district reportedly attempting to use pirate gangs as a bulwark against Islamist insurgents from the nation's southern conflict zones.[19] However, according to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, both the former and current administrations of the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia appear to be more actively involved in combating piracy.[18] The latter measures include on-land raids on pirate hideouts,[20] and the construction of a new naval base in conjunction with Saracen International, a UK-based security company.[21] By the first half of 2010, these increased policing efforts by Somali government authorities on land and international naval vessels at sea reportedly contributed to a drop in pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden from 86 a year prior to 33, forcing pirates to shift attention to other areas such as the Somali Basin and the wider Indian Ocean.[20][22][23] By the end of 2011, pirates managed to seize only four ships off of the coast of Somalia, 22 fewer than the 26 they had captured in each of the two previous years. They also attempted unsuccessful attacks on 52 other vessels, 16 fewer than the year prior.[24] As of 18 October 2013, the pirates were holding 1 large ship and an estimated 50 hostages.[25]
 
According to another source, there were 151 attacks on ships in 2011, compared with 127 in 2010 – but only 25 successful hijacks compared to 47 in 2010. Pirates were holding 10 vessels and 159 hostages in February 2012. In 2011, pirates earned $146m, an average of $4.87m per ship. An estimated 3,000 to 5,000 pirates operated; by February 2012 1,000 had been captured and were going through legal processes in 21 countries.[26] According to the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), intensified naval operations had by February 2012 led to a further drop in successful pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean, with the pirates' movements in the region at large also significantly constrained.[27] About 25 military vessels from the EU and NATO countries, the United States, China, Russia, India and Japan patrolled approximately 8.3M km2 (3.2M sq miles) of ocean, an area about the size of Western Europe.[26] On 16 July 2012, the European Union launched a new operation, EUCAP Nestor. An analysis by the Brussels-based Global Governance Institute urged the EU to commit onshore to prevent piracy.[28] By September 2012, the heyday of piracy in the Indian Ocean was reportedly over. Backers were now reportedly reluctant to finance pirate expeditions due to the low rate of success, and pirates were no longer able to reimburse their creditors.[29] According to the International Maritime Bureau, pirate attacks had by October 2012 dropped to a six-year low, with only 1 ship attacked in the third quarter compared to 36 during the same period in 2011.[30]
 

 
Haha, Wikipedia much?
 
 
I'm surprised this thread has closed yet

 

[Fishmanic]

My gourami died…

my condolensces

 

[Blondielovesfish]

I'm surprised this thread has closed yet

 
Hasn't*

 

[az9]

I'm surprised this thread has closed yet

 
Hasn't*

I was confused for about 2 seconds.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

Lights really don't do it justice:
 

 
Ok, then post pics with the lights off.

 

[az9]

I just got some dwarf hairgrass. The first live plant i have ever owned.