tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post7534950935625854761..comments2024-03-29T04:12:15.091+11:00Comments on loon pond: How is Kevin Donnelly still a thing?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-77806250089032432972015-12-19T03:00:11.177+11:002015-12-19T03:00:11.177+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mercurialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08531202189169082683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-87855289000330157062015-12-18T07:54:46.035+11:002015-12-18T07:54:46.035+11:00DW, it's a state of mind, and a garden state, ...DW, it's a state of mind, and a garden state, place to be, on the move, state of excitement, with a bonus of pedagogical Gradgrind ...dorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-12132181889201451892015-12-18T07:49:48.779+11:002015-12-18T07:49:48.779+11:00Anyone who mentions Bunuel and one of his films on...Anyone who mentions Bunuel and one of his films on this site wins automatic infinite praise for their metaphors ...dorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-91923928586768767112015-12-18T07:48:32.071+11:002015-12-18T07:48:32.071+11:00Ironically, in my day (which might well be Kev'...Ironically, in my day (which might well be Kev's day as well), Irish Catholicism and Terrorism were synonymous. Will he admit that Atheism (or, God forbid, Protestantism) is therefore culturally superior?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13467071669624321286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-85422988917265742432015-12-18T07:47:48.438+11:002015-12-18T07:47:48.438+11:00:)³ ∞:)³ ∞dorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-11605353158641412702015-12-18T07:45:57.779+11:002015-12-18T07:45:57.779+11:00Damn Crikey and its daily 404sDamn Crikey and its daily 404sdorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-71516037345960756452015-12-18T07:44:52.894+11:002015-12-18T07:44:52.894+11:00Be still beating heart. That isn't David Rowe ...Be still beating heart. That isn't David Rowe of the two Davids enduring fame? Oh dear, the pond feels a Malcolm Turnbull Leigh Sales swoon coming on. To be visited by the angels and the wise men just before Christmas ... and with kind words too ...<br /><br />Well coming back at ya, the real fabulous work belongs to the cartoons of David Rowe and David Pope, and the pond is happy just to bend down and kiss the hem of genius ...dorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-72490311994253046332015-12-18T07:37:36.982+11:002015-12-18T07:37:36.982+11:00You shouldn't have hols David. No, that's...You shouldn't have hols David. No, that's just me being selfish. We will miss your fabulous humour - as I'm sure will the renown Dorothy Parker. So please enjoy the silly season, and come back refreshed, and even sillier!Mercurialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-66561778387711577022015-12-17T22:56:57.488+11:002015-12-17T22:56:57.488+11:00Yay, one of the celebrated Davids who gives us so ...Yay, one of the celebrated Davids who gives us so much joy :)<br />Enjoy your holidays and thanks for all the fab cartoons.Mishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739039921358799040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-86742163403741932582015-12-17T22:22:15.449+11:002015-12-17T22:22:15.449+11:00I was so pissed at some of the clap trap the good ...I was so pissed at some of the clap trap the good Dr espoused on the topic of SRI (special religious instruction ) I wrote to him because I couldn't believe such a biased view would be permitted to determine the curriculum of the nations youth. How naive was I? He was hand picked?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-77068964627732912732015-12-17T20:18:19.022+11:002015-12-17T20:18:19.022+11:00If we teach our kids that West is best and to hell...If we teach our kids that West is best and to hell with the rest, and Muslim countries teach their kids that Islam is best and to hell with the rest, won't that increase the chance of war between the two?<br /><br />Of course if China teaches its kids that Chinese is best and to hell with the rest, we'll all be toast.Mercurialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-62135712649524139932015-12-17T18:50:13.455+11:002015-12-17T18:50:13.455+11:00Chapeau.
That's a great song
DWChapeau. <br /><br />That's a great song<br /><br />DWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-62988467221092774292015-12-17T18:39:33.043+11:002015-12-17T18:39:33.043+11:00No idea. Maybe he gained some profound insights fo...No idea. Maybe he gained some profound insights for his thesis from an old Kinks song.<br />https://youtu.be/z2GHlcwlT1YJohnIhttp://isersrants.blogspot.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-85525470153633855922015-12-17T17:45:47.168+11:002015-12-17T17:45:47.168+11:00Maybe it's time for SBS to show Bunuel's L...Maybe it's time for SBS to show Bunuel's L'Age d'Or.<br /><br />The concluding image is a crucifix festooned with the scalps of women; to the accompaniment of jovial music, the scalps sway in the wind. A bishop is thrown out a window, and in the final scene one of the culprits of the 120 days of Sodom is portrayed by an actor dressed as Jesus.<br /><br />The reactionary French Patriots (Ligue des Patriotes)interrupted the first screening by throwing ink at the cinema screen and assaulting viewers who opposed them. They then went to the lobby and destroyed art works by Dalí, Joan Miró, Man Ray, Yves Tanguy, and others. <br /><br />They don't make films like that anymore!<br /><br />Archbishop Spellman described him as the Antichrist. Praise indeed.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXBiBeYAwcM<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-84600832411129536662015-12-17T17:38:02.762+11:002015-12-17T17:38:02.762+11:00"But we are on the march, we happy band of br..."But we are on the march, we happy band of brothers and sisters, we growing tide of malcontents and dissidents who can't stand much more" ...<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ml1G919Bts0" rel="nofollow">Chomsky & Krauss: An Origins Project Dialogue (OFFICIAL) - (Part 1/2)</a> - Seen today at: <a href="https://francoistremblay.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">The Prime Directive</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-66489662966846938042015-12-17T17:35:43.110+11:002015-12-17T17:35:43.110+11:00Brava DP.
For another bravura performance, check o...Brava DP.<br />For another bravura performance, check out <a href="http://www.crikey.com.au/2015/12/17/rundle-islam-does-not-need-a-reformation-but-the-west-might/" rel="nofollow">Grundle's latest</a> in Crikey. rhwombathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12965197378050915417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-812925991787556772015-12-17T16:49:39.954+11:002015-12-17T16:49:39.954+11:00Hi Johni,
"Victorian experience"
Is th...Hi Johni,<br /><br />"Victorian experience"<br /><br />Is that the State or the Period?<br /><br />DWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-61777027150548365032015-12-17T16:28:21.317+11:002015-12-17T16:28:21.317+11:00Unfortunately, no. He got his Ph.D. at LaTrobe Uni...Unfortunately, no. He got his Ph.D. at LaTrobe Uni.<br /><br />The title was (deep breath) "The new orthodoxy in English teaching : a critique : an analysis and critical evaluation of the new orthodoxy in the teaching of English as exemplified by the Victorian experience".<br /><br />http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8400432<br /><br />I'm guessing his 'thesis' was along the lines of "this gol-durn noo-fangled learnin' ain't no good, and never was".JohnIhttp://isersrants.blogspot.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-60934755046986143112015-12-17T16:07:25.322+11:002015-12-17T16:07:25.322+11:00Did the "doctor" undertake his "edu...Did the "doctor" undertake his "education" at a Theological college?Robsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952318367881691735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-1971881824563547512015-12-17T15:33:05.503+11:002015-12-17T15:33:05.503+11:00hi dorothy..dave pope pointed me this way "ov...hi dorothy..dave pope pointed me this way "over a year ago" ..just on hols now.. so getting a chance to see whats going on..fabulous work ..now a" must read"..andrew weldon is fun too,oh and reg lynch ..kind regards<br />david Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740685377665307426noreply@blogger.com