I'm not bored. Honest

Well it seems that my helpful contribution to the world in regards to publishing the discount cross-reference in the Entertainment Guide is unappreciated. *sob*

So I think an expanded rebuttal is in order to the questions posted by my sister:
1) You have waaaaay too much time on your hands and your hobby of collecting European leader bobbleheads isn't really paying off like you thought it would.

You know... I just thought they were gonna be the next Beanie Babies. Who knew?

2) You have difficulty sleeping and don't get porn pay channels on the cable box.

No. There is no porn here in Western Australia. The don't offer it cause it isn't legal. You can't even go buy porn mags that are more explicit than a Victoria's Secret catalog. The only thing you can do is mail order it from companies based in the capital of Australia, the ACT, where it is legal.

However, there are plenty of brothels in Perth, and Australia for that matter. They are not illegal here. They are not technically legal. They just are not illegal. They have been de-criminalized. They are rather large businesses and are well known and perfectly accepted as just another business in town.

So one has to wonder why a man can't buy a dirty mag, but can visit a brothel. I think it has to do with the labor unions, and the past labor oriented governments. The bottom line is, they don't want anyone doing anything that doesn't require at least one person getting employment from it.

Just like you can't buy a newspaper from a news rack. You have to find a news-shop and buy the paper there, from a human. You can't buy stamps from a vending machine. You have to stand in line and buy them from a clerk at the post office. It all means that every transaction involves two people. The customer and the vendor.

One thing that has me puzzled is why they let Aussies pump their own fuel. Why don't they have laws like in Oregon that requires a teenage pump monkey to do the job for you. Perhaps they just have not thought of it yet.

3) You have undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder and this sort of activity is "soothing" to you.

You ain't far from the truth there. :-) Actually, I'm just a cheap bastard. I don't like saving only 25% when I know I could have saved 50%.

4) You have lost your job, are too embarrassed to admit it to your family and friends, and just made this list to keep you busy and make sure your Excel skills stay sharp.

I wish. I would love a break.