tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post142799184096215786..comments2024-03-28T16:48:18.088+11:00Comments on loon pond: In which, for a Sunday meditation, the pond contemplates swimwear and imaginary friends ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-54589351981014522632016-08-29T07:22:14.278+10:002016-08-29T07:22:14.278+10:00Sheesh, that was fun ...:)³Sheesh, that was fun ...:)³dorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-83056133512902916652016-08-28T17:01:56.726+10:002016-08-28T17:01:56.726+10:00Oh geez, burkinis, berkas, berks in drag... the wh...Oh <a href="http://giphy.com/search/sheesh" rel="nofollow">geez</a>, burkinis, berkas, berks in drag... the whole suit of preening religionist burks are always to be seen in their same-but-different swim against the tide for points. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-12571157798418040322016-08-28T16:48:46.028+10:002016-08-28T16:48:46.028+10:00Ooops, that's 'Judeo-Christian Western Civ...Ooops, that's 'Judeo-Christian Western Civilised'GrueBleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-8415132609675228902016-08-28T16:47:13.704+10:002016-08-28T16:47:13.704+10:00Well of course the west would put an embargo on ar...Well of course the west would put an embargo on arms, GD. We're 'Judeo-Christian Eastern Civilised' peace loving people.<br /><br />But I do have to question your point about Donkey Shottey and the delconians: as you've expressed it, one might think that the Delcons actually had some amount of noble intention, no matter how minute.GrueBleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-48460931427228386152016-08-28T16:41:06.659+10:002016-08-28T16:41:06.659+10:00You could be right there, Anony. All the women pi...You could be right there, Anony. All the women piously converted away from Islam would just be rabid LEFTIES like Ayaan Hirsi Ali who'd just hate us for our freedoms, wouldn't they.GrueBleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-7642643006316322712016-08-28T15:07:43.053+10:002016-08-28T15:07:43.053+10:00GB, News Limited types just know lots of stuff and...GB, News Limited types just know lots of stuff and needn't find out more. If they found out more and reported it they could over balance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-73619986263600122852016-08-28T14:38:07.838+10:002016-08-28T14:38:07.838+10:00Skin cancer? Jeez, maybe Sheesh a women's clot...Skin cancer? Jeez, maybe <a href="https://www.sheesh.com.au/" rel="nofollow"><i>Sheesh</i></a> a women's clothing label hand made in Australia has thought of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-16853398188300842132016-08-28T13:44:49.657+10:002016-08-28T13:44:49.657+10:00Thank you for that nostalgic feature of a Jantzen ...Thank you for that nostalgic feature of a Jantzen swimsuit. When I was growing up in the 1950s, Jantzen was THE name in swimwear, regularly advertised in another icon of the time, <i>The Australian Women's Weekly</i>. They were, at least to my child's mind, much more famous than Speedos, even though the latter went on to much bigger things a generation or so later when branding became all the rage internationally.<br /><br />To your other primary point: I can remember reading a novel or memoir about the Spanish Civil War and the Franco Fascist challenge to the democratic Republican government. The Nazis and Fascists kept Franco well-armed, while the West did its bit by placing an embargo on arms.<br /><br />The Republicans were left to depend on Uncle Joe Stalin for support, which was about as helpful as the unemployed and pensioners seeking alms from Morrison. This writer watched the country being torn apart by bombing and warfare, while observing the Church's indifference (quietly supporting Franco). A monseigneur at one of the cathedrals used to measure the lengths of ladies hems before they could be permitted or not to enter. That seemed the most important concern for the church.<br /><br />So we could say this latest Burkini fuss is our Christian gift to the Muslims. Not that they needed any help in misogyny, or homophobia for that matter. The children of Abraham set quite an example.<br /><br />Finally, since the Onion Muncher got a run today, I've been thinking about his rump, now known as the Delcons in Devine's only useful contribution to the lexicon. I thought of Cervantes' wonderful description of Don Quixote as "The Knight of the Sad Countenance". I wondered who among his group most fitted that description. I ignored Kevin Andrews, so serious but more akin to Deacon Muskrat from <i> Pogo</i>.<br /><br />I thought Erica fitted it perfectly because he always seems to have a sad look about him. On a whole I'd say that while Don Quixote was deluded, he is no more so than any of the Delcons, and he did have nobler intentions.Gorgeous Dunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540625260311418333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-90588490349785714452016-08-28T13:02:16.820+10:002016-08-28T13:02:16.820+10:00Oh those rabid EVIL LEFTIES, coming out in force t...Oh those rabid EVIL LEFTIES, coming out in force to deprive beach women of their freedom of apparel. There is just no end to their perfidy in pursuit of political correctness, is there.<br /><br />But I do have to say that I can't see what the things you can and can't wear into a bank have to do with what women can and can't wear on an Aussie beach. Can anyone help me with my total lack of comprehension here ?<br /><br />Also, she says she's interviewed "educated" women, "many of them pious converts to Islam". How many such women, I wonder ? Hundreds ? Thousands ? Tens of thousands ? Or just maybe one or two ? What about interviewing some pious, or otherwise, converts away from Islam - just for the "both sides" balance, you know - to find out what they wear.GrueBleennoreply@blogger.com