tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post7051228636667190130..comments2024-03-29T06:12:04.668+11:00Comments on loon pond: The pond is not of their world ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-66817068019383831982014-01-26T20:17:06.616+11:002014-01-26T20:17:06.616+11:00The British Conservative politician Boris Johnson ...The British Conservative politician Boris Johnson has been named Honorary Australian of the Year in the UK by the Australia Day Foundation. <br /><br />"I am very proud and a bit baffled by the award, but I think it is because I am the mayor of the 12th largest Australian city here in London," Mr Johnson said.<br /><br />He’s not the only who is baffled.<br /><br /><br />http://bit.ly/1dYGD3F<br />higgs bosonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-52024806860151754992014-01-26T16:12:26.217+11:002014-01-26T16:12:26.217+11:00Pell: “We are not of that world”. “We”? It shoul...Pell: “We are not of that world”. “We”? It should be first person singular not first person plural.higgs bosonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-22333537146482226092014-01-26T12:39:22.854+11:002014-01-26T12:39:22.854+11:00On the Catholic church's cover up of child abu...On the Catholic church's cover up of child abuse - the story is becoming clearer in Australia, not so in the Pacific islands where many abusers were sent to hide, and some still live.<br /><br />http://asopa.typepad.com/asopa_people/2012/11/was-png-a-training-ground-for-priestly-child-molesters.html<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-446896056447730232014-01-26T12:29:07.907+11:002014-01-26T12:29:07.907+11:00Sheesh, Glen h, consider yourself lucky, why the M...Sheesh, Glen h, consider yourself lucky, why the Marquis de Sade himself would be pleased to see the Catholic church embrace his ways ...dorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-38018627119054213482014-01-26T12:27:00.519+11:002014-01-26T12:27:00.519+11:00So you saw the Chinese woman win? Strange, how can...So you saw the Chinese woman win? Strange, how can this happen in the last outpost of western civilisation?<br /><br />The pond tips the Spaniard, and has a a threepenny bit riding on it, and a paella planned for the evening meal.dorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-874503830620635952014-01-26T12:23:36.831+11:002014-01-26T12:23:36.831+11:00The pond has left the ABC Trev. Give world radio a...The pond has left the ABC Trev. Give world radio a go. After all half the time you're already listening to the BBC or watching Al Jazeeradorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-37514532474838958042014-01-26T12:21:57.761+11:002014-01-26T12:21:57.761+11:00The Abacus Award! The pond loves it. History done ...The Abacus Award! The pond loves it. History done by Abacus counting! Now there's the best form of history for the last outpost of western civilisation in the region (New Zealand and Tasmania only being the last outer provinces)dorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-57214252344344200302014-01-26T12:19:32.553+11:002014-01-26T12:19:32.553+11:00And if anyone doubts you Danny of the Saurians, le...And if anyone doubts you Danny of the Saurians, let them read the original at Trove here:<br /><br />http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/75869223?searchTerm=menzies%20hitler&searchLimits=exactPhrase|||anyWords|||notWords|||l-textSearchScope=*ignore*%7C*ignore*|||fromdd|||frommm|||fromyyyy|||todd|||tomm|||toyyyy|||l-title=253|||l-word=*ignore*%7C*ignore*|||sortby<br /><br />Keep up the great reminders. We'll make a historian of Akker Dakker yet ... for Ming the Merciless did indeed, at that very late stage, in July 1939, say that History would label Hitler as one of the really great men of the century ...<br /><br />To call Menzies the Neville Chamberlain of Australia would be to dishonour Chamberlain. (And apologies if the link doesn't work, the pond might just publish it tomorrow as part of our Akker Dakker history lessons).dorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-5965274795733265872014-01-26T12:15:42.812+11:002014-01-26T12:15:42.812+11:00An outpost? “Nous”?! What a humiliating portrayal ...An outpost? “Nous”?! What a humiliating portrayal - and on Australia Day, too!<br /><br />Love the cardinal's counting of words as evidence of something. How many times does the Bible mention sin, wickedness and evil? Under Pell's logic, the Bible is clearly a negative work of the devil. In line with the Pond's Awards, give the good cardinal the PM's Abacus Award, because Abbott can always count on the Cardinal, who uses the “low-tech” method.<br /><br />Let's not mention the Chinese contribution to the search for gold or the Pacific Islanders' <br />valuable contribution to Australian sugar production, because we would have to also mention that they were treated inhumanely by our forebears. <br /><br />As if readers don't see that Pell's writing is PR to try to lift the reputation of the Catholic church. Trouble is, Pell's scribblings only make religion sink further. <br /><br />Which brings one back to Pell's description of Australia as an outpost of Western civilzation. The worst part of this comment is not his portrayal of Australia as still a lesser appendage of Britain, but that he suggests that we are the only civilized people in this region. What a disparaging view of neighbouring nations.VoterBentleighnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-74258118602242448302014-01-26T11:23:46.070+11:002014-01-26T11:23:46.070+11:00Give them all a big hand! Let's appoint the AB...Give them all a big hand! Let's appoint the ABC as the national cheerleader. In fact, most ABC programs could be effectively replaced by a giggle track and acres of applauding from a studio audience. Trevor3130https://www.blogger.com/profile/08148555743063226957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-2930595855271683252014-01-26T11:00:51.802+11:002014-01-26T11:00:51.802+11:00I must correct you, Dorothy, about the Christian B...I must correct you, Dorothy, about the Christian Bros. using a leather strap on the boys. Our school would not do such a thing! <br /> No, our tool of discipline was a strip of three ply rubber conveyor belt, cut to a size of approx. 5 by 40 centimetres...Glen hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-62188403175153601152014-01-26T10:46:24.679+11:002014-01-26T10:46:24.679+11:00Here's something else Menzie's acolytes co...Here's something else Menzie's acolytes could also consider apologising for (2 chances?):<br /><br />Mirror (Perth, WA : 1921 - 1956), Saturday 15 July 1939, p. 17:<br /><br />Mr. Menzies' "Departed Friends"<br /><br />FURTHER HE GOES, THE MORE PRIME MINISTER MENZIES IS FORCING EVEN HIS MOST BITTER OPPONENTS TO ADMIT ONE THING—THAT HE IS A SCRUPULOUSLY FAIR FIGHTER. 'I FIND IT BETTER TO FIGHT FAIRLY, EVEN IF YOU HAVE A MAN BEATEN AND DOWN,' SAID MR. MENZIES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AND, IN HIS EFFORTS TO BE FAIR, HE EVEN PUT UP WITH A GOOD DEAL OF HECKLING.<br /><br />'History will label Hitler as one of the really great men of the century,' he said — and that started the hullabaloo. In the back of the hall a good looking young woman jumped up waving aloft a placard. Another let fly at Mr. Menzies a battery of words that were finally drowned in cat-calls and cheers. Definitely, Herr Hitler wasn't popular with the audience in Anzac House. Prime Minister explained that, whatever outside nations thought of Hitler's aggres sive methods, the Fuehrer had certainly dragged his people from the depths of the despair which followed the Great War and gave them another place among the great powers. 'As far as the German people are concerned' he said, 'Hitler has proved himself a great man and a tireless worker. He dragged his nation from bankruptcy and revolution, and I think he has too much intelligence lightly to cast them back into another war.' <br />"BAD BOY" HITLER <br />It was perfectly sound reasoning on Mr. Menzies' part; but Hitler has been the bad boy of the cables too long now for the average person to judge him from a purely German standpoint. "Let us judge Hitler soberly and fair . . . ." began Mr. Menzies. but the rest of the sentence was drowned. Then a voice close to the microphone whispered to the speaker: "Would you like her thrown out?" Mr. Menzies hesitated, then decided that, if he was going to finish his speech, the Interjectors would have to be given their walking orders. So the police had a busy few minutes, and the ranks of the interjectors were lessened by a dozen or so. But Mr. Menzies Saw the humorous side of it before the meeting closed. "I would like," he said, '"to thank all those present — and those who are no longer present." And even the opposition gave him a good hand for that.<br /><br />I have other reasons for bearing a perpetual loathing for Menzies & his acolytes for which I expect an apology would be equally against the grain.<br /><br />Keep up the great work!<br /><br />DannosaurusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-68661492952787620042014-01-26T09:33:01.994+11:002014-01-26T09:33:01.994+11:00I think I'll give radio and tv a miss today, p...I think I'll give radio and tv a miss today, particularly 'the news'.<br />[Closest I get to newspapers is here.]<br />Might watch the Swiss or the Spaniard win the Australian Open tho'.<br />When does the footy start?<br /><br />fredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com