tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post6275786948912329356..comments2024-03-29T22:18:45.103+11:00Comments on loon pond: And then there's the Bolter and the Devine, and the killer tobacco industry, and the Abbott Gaia killer this meditative Sunday ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-68171305985417477312014-06-09T02:22:52.328+10:002014-06-09T02:22:52.328+10:00http://thesauce.co/achievements-of-the-abbott-gove...http://thesauce.co/achievements-of-the-abbott-government/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-76063740099475045992014-06-08T14:17:23.808+10:002014-06-08T14:17:23.808+10:00My step-father died aged 60, after 5 gruesome year...My step-father died aged 60, after 5 gruesome years battling emphysema. My mother died aged 70 of a heart attack, attributed to smoking, despite her best efforts to give it up. Her mother lived to 100 and her grandmother lived to 94 so longevity ran in the family (albeit less so on the male side). Neither were smokers.<br /><br />Having spent 6 months in a rehab hospital following a motorcycle accident I was staggered to discover that 8 of the 16 people in my ward were there due to loss of one or both lower limbs due to smoking. The balance were there due to road accident trauma (motorcycles & cars), industrial accidents and even vacation accidents.<br /><br />Anybody who gives a millimetre to the smoking industry needs to be similarly hospitalised. I'm right with you in your contempt for such a person as Devine. Fortunately, I do not subject myself to her contribution to the rag she writes that rubbish for. <br /><br />I think plain packaging could be enhanced by the inclusion of Spike Milligan's evocative description of the morning cough cacophany from "Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall". It was published in 1971 just after I finished my spell in the army. It reminded me of 2 years of mornings in the great green machine. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-46634750341224721732014-06-08T13:28:19.769+10:002014-06-08T13:28:19.769+10:00Great spread in the weekend Oz dead tree edition s...Great spread in the weekend Oz dead tree edition showing how impartial they are and have all out interests at heart...<br /><br />"WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN<br />THE HEART OF THE NATION<br /><br />Nation need to hear true message on fixing budget<br /><br />The Coaltion must win back friends and crush its enemies"<br /><br />CRUSH 'em I tells ya!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-28206162381259953822014-06-08T13:10:36.641+10:002014-06-08T13:10:36.641+10:00She says "Phooey"! How cute but not as c...She says "Phooey"! How cute but not as cute as Dame Slap with her arch 'do it to me' look and her big hair but hey at least she's hasn't gone the full Sarah Palin. <br /><br />And then she says something stupid about 'our' economic security and making us poorer. This song came to mind and I found this old clip of a young Ry Cooder singing it.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRAg7ixYaeEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-1130784175279948052014-06-08T10:23:25.720+10:002014-06-08T10:23:25.720+10:00According to this excellent authority Miranda coun...According to this excellent authority Miranda counts as immature.<br /><br />"The Immature Woman<br /><br />"Excesses are signs of immaturity--excess drinking, smoking, eating, fondness for clothes, gambling and quarreling. Other signs of immaturity are hysteria, temper tantrums, the desire to have too much attention, intolerance, and inconstancy. The hypochondriac woman always complaining of headaches, backaches, dizzy spells, choking sensations where there is no physical basis is an immature person. "<br /><br />http://pitalli.hubpages.com/hub/The-Good-Housewifes-Guide<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-46700510643182433532014-06-08T10:09:02.333+10:002014-06-08T10:09:02.333+10:00I wonder if that nasty piece of work Devine smokes...I wonder if that nasty piece of work Devine smokes? I'm guessing she isn't stupid enough to take it up. Got a personal stake in this too, my father spent most of my childhood hacking up a lung every morning. He gave up in his late fifties, which is the only reason he is still alive. Unfortunately his lungs are so stuffed now he can barely walk 10 metres without gasping for air.GlenHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978357851849422273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-16872504041060787852014-06-08T10:05:02.801+10:002014-06-08T10:05:02.801+10:00Did you see John Hewson savaging the budget on Sky...Did you see John Hewson savaging the budget on Sky yesterday?<br /><br />Here he is - <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQX_MTrQrUc<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com