tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post8650198015545923783..comments2024-03-29T22:18:45.103+11:00Comments on loon pond: The master knob polisher struts his stuff ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-19352622648220351222014-05-19T18:38:48.796+10:002014-05-19T18:38:48.796+10:00Thank you for this post Dot. Tony Abbott set the ...Thank you for this post Dot. Tony Abbott set the bar when in opposition. I love the saying 'What goes around comes around' and I'm enjoying every minute of it! Catholics in politics are nearly as funny as evangelicals in the Anglican church, and nearly as nasty. When will Joe Hockey and Tony Abbott stop letting 2GB shock jocks run the country or do they all think alike?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-85028618170782976372014-05-19T17:56:25.273+10:002014-05-19T17:56:25.273+10:00It's never too early GlenH, or too late for th...It's never too early GlenH, or too late for that matter, and the more the merrie, but what a pity that DiddyWrote in his otherwise comprehensive survey of a wretched field, didn't mention Barnaby Joyce ...<br /><br />We keed, we keed ...dorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-6574738308433641202014-05-19T17:54:37.222+10:002014-05-19T17:54:37.222+10:00): √∞): √∞dorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-3193382020369569842014-05-19T16:59:39.436+10:002014-05-19T16:59:39.436+10:00Hi GlenH,
whilst I believe Abbott's personal ...Hi GlenH,<br /><br />whilst I believe Abbott's personal approval rating won't ever recover from the dire position it is in and that he is going to be electoral poison, the problem is who would take his place?<br /><br />Hockey is tainted by actually producing this woeful budget but the party room might hold their nose if they believe he will connect better with the voters.<br /><br />Turnbull whilst much more popular with the electorate is viewed as far too moderate especially by some of the more swivel eyed members on the back benches. There is also the problem they have already tried him before and discarded him. Bringing him back would indicate poor judgement on their part at some stage.<br /><br />I've heard Morrison's name bandied about as a possible contender, the party room probably think he has done a great job with stopping the boats and might be just the ticket. They would of course be insane but hey who knows.<br /><br />Julie Bishop is far too female so she's out.<br /><br />Pyne of course is not in contention, even rusted on Liberals would balk at probably the most annoying man in Australian politics rising to the top spot.<br /><br />That's the best of a bad lot, the rest Dutton, Andrews et al shouldn't even be in politics let alone in the cabinet.<br /><br />The other problem would be if they did kick Abbott out would he retire like a gentleman or go feral on the back benches. Could be dangerous.<br /><br />Should be very entertaining anyway, if the polls keep heading south.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />DiddyWrote <br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-83110655710328882782014-05-19T16:30:50.215+10:002014-05-19T16:30:50.215+10:00Is it too early to speculate about leadership stru...Is it too early to speculate about leadership struggles in the Liberal Party?GlenHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978357851849422273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-15114055221164800692014-05-19T16:16:30.448+10:002014-05-19T16:16:30.448+10:00Dear Dorothy,
Assume half the Members of Parliame...Dear Dorothy,<br /><br />Assume half the Members of Parliament are human and the other half are vampires. While these kinds of inhabitants cannot be distinguished by their physical appearance, the humans always tell the truth and the vampires always lie. However, to make things more complicated, half of the Members of Parliament are also insane and deluded in their beliefs; this means that for the insane politicians, all true propositions they believe to be false, and all false propositions they believe to be true. The sane politicians know which propositions are true and which are false.<br /><br />So there are 4 categories of politicians: (i) sane humans, (ii) insane humans, (iii) sane vampires and (iv) insane vampires. Whatever a sane human says is true and whatever an insane human says is false; whatever a sane vampire says is false and whatever an insane vampire says is true. For example, a sane human will say 2 + 2 equals 4, but an insane human will say it does not equal 4 (because he believes that it doesn’t); a sane vampire will say 2+2 is not equal top 4 (because he lies) and an insane vampire will say they are equal (because he believes they aren’t, and then he lies about what he believes). WHEW – is that all clear?<br /><br />a. If you meet a politician who says “I am human or I am sane” which of the 4 categories is he in?<br /><br />b. I met a Member of Parliament whom I asked “Are you an insane vampire?” Whether he answered “yes or “no”, I knew what he was. What was he?<br /><br />c. Define a reliable politician as one who makes true statements (i.e., a sane human or an insane vampire) and an unreliable politician as one who makes false statements (i.e., an insane human or a sane vampire – making these statements out of delusion or malice, respectively). Suppose you ask a politician “Are you reliable?” and he answers “yes” or “no”. Can you determine from his answer whether or not he is a vampire? Can you determine whether or not he is sane?<br /><br />d. Suppose instead of the question in c, you ask “Do you believe that you are reliable?” and he gives you a “yes” or “no” answer. Now can you determine whether or not he is a vampire? Can you determine whether or not he is sane? <br /><br />with apologies to the wonderful Raymond Smullyan<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Smullyan<br /><br />At least there is logic behind these puzzles which is more than can be said for Abbott.<br /><br />cheers<br /><br />DiddyWrote<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com