tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post979277105105568339..comments2024-03-28T22:51:37.034+11:00Comments on loon pond: The trumpet blowers gather at the walls of Jericho, and surround the self-regarding Captain ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-50507796815474489332015-02-01T08:36:57.187+11:002015-02-01T08:36:57.187+11:00Most excellent and artistic too, and no apologies ...Most excellent and artistic too, and no apologies duedorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-55624579787651421492015-02-01T08:14:06.471+11:002015-02-01T08:14:06.471+11:00Up very late GlenH? And what a fun night it was .....Up very late GlenH? And what a fun night it was ... special thanks to Antony Green for the comedy routines.dorothy parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816807935021738560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-32648405329436532992015-02-01T04:34:26.437+11:002015-02-01T04:34:26.437+11:00Ahem, the LNP, Federal andor State, does not do nu...Ahem, the LNP, <a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=217241" rel="nofollow">Federal</a> andor <a href="http://australianpolitics.com/2014/07/16/sen-james-mcgrath-lib-qld-maiden-speech.html" rel="nofollow">State</a>, <a href="http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/dirt-files-man-eyes-seat-james-mcgrath/1140970/" rel="nofollow">does not</a> <i>do</i> <a href="https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/james-mcgrath-and-the-libertarianism-of-the-australian-tea-party-,6679" rel="nofollow">numbskulls</a> andor <a href="http://www.afr.com/p/national/newman_says_sorry_for_lnp_dirt_files_ZpYOiw7hszxSTKZuqzJnEK" rel="nofollow">dirty</a> <a href="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/old-adversary-gobsmacked-by-lnp-appointment-20111014-1lp54.html" rel="nofollow">tricks</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-61197646179493321502015-02-01T01:44:43.181+11:002015-02-01T01:44:43.181+11:001/2/15 12:45 am Abbott is now officially toast, sa...1/2/15 12:45 am Abbott is now officially toast, savage swings to the left in qldGlenHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978357851849422273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-74873290224221271322015-02-01T00:37:58.546+11:002015-02-01T00:37:58.546+11:00All part of the marketing plan, To show us all tha...All part of the marketing plan, To show us all that no govt has to be better than this is no accident I'd reason. <br /><br />Anarcho-capitalism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-capitalismAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-77623007628219007492015-01-31T23:13:00.689+11:002015-01-31T23:13:00.689+11:00I'm sure you're right, DP, that Queensland...I'm sure you're right, DP, that Queenslanders will get the government they deserve - and so will everyone else, by that logic :). Having lived in Qld long enough that I count as one of 'them', I can't help but feel defensive, however. It's not quite an alien planet here, you know (although First Dog is quite correct about the murderous humidity....).<br />Only joking (mostly). Love always!<br />MishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-86455075660661581782015-01-31T17:44:21.239+11:002015-01-31T17:44:21.239+11:00Canberra scratching for reason to exist continues....Canberra scratching for reason to exist continues.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-27677622983793367552015-01-31T16:52:34.555+11:002015-01-31T16:52:34.555+11:00I see that Newman's Numbskulls have been up to...I see that Newman's Numbskulls have been up to their usual dirty tricks today.<br /><br />https://independentaustralia.net/australia/australia-display/-queensland-votes-dirty-tricks-by-desperate-lnp,7321<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-82178737018268881732015-01-31T16:47:38.792+11:002015-01-31T16:47:38.792+11:00Mal Brough, Miss pp ??....Nothing like a bi' o...Mal Brough, Miss pp ??....Nothing like a bi' o' rough-Brough!....and of course, he comes resplendent in a pyne box!...but say!..that's gettin' a bit rough, even for ol' Mal Brough!........I will not go on.., for the thought, as a certain Christ' would say ; could as but be-Ash in my mouth...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-1736108395906732382015-01-31T16:14:04.795+11:002015-01-31T16:14:04.795+11:00Ha ha, Mal Brough says he has been asked to throw ...Ha ha, Mal Brough says he has been asked to throw his topper into the ring if voters give the LNP a hard time in the Big Pineapple.<br /><br />Mal Brough ?<br /><br />Miss ppAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-80203975035561579392015-01-31T15:02:24.007+11:002015-01-31T15:02:24.007+11:00"It takes a good captain to help all the play..."It takes a good captain to help all the players of a team to excel," said Tony Abbott and then he went into his rest position seen here: <br /><br />http://bit.ly/1zhfjXXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-87427374621504496802015-01-31T14:00:15.430+11:002015-01-31T14:00:15.430+11:00People forget that despite the Bond movies, Flemin...People forget that despite the Bond movies, Fleming was actually a pretty good writer. Try the original Casino Royale.<br /><br />"Bond liked to make a good breakfast. After a cold shower, he sat at the writing-table in front of the window. He looked out at the beautiful day and consumed half a pint of iced orange juice, three scrambled eggs and bacon and a double portion of coffee without sugar. He lit his first cigarette, a Balkan and Turkish mixture made for him by Morlands of Grosvenor Street, and watched the small waves lick the long seashore and the fishing-fleet from Dieppe string out towards the June heat-haze followed by a paper-chase of herring-gulls."<br /><br />The various films are nothing like the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-78305189154655225222015-01-31T11:40:13.428+11:002015-01-31T11:40:13.428+11:00Shane Stone must have lost his job recently. That...Shane Stone must have lost his job recently. That's usually the reason why people we thought were dead pop up as columnists at the Oz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-46373953053887724052015-01-31T11:34:29.192+11:002015-01-31T11:34:29.192+11:00"It had Abbott's paw all over it" - ..."It had Abbott's paw all over it" - for sure. Including the token woman, subservient 'constituent' partly off-camera to ask a question - or is that just a waitress asking for my order? (don't want to detract too much from the subject, do we? No matter, I've got a better light than Margie), curious wry smirk (look concerned about constituent's question, no not too concerned, are too many wrinkles showing? Gotta look good, damn - was that the camera click? I hope it captured the 'real' me - not too much Margie, just enough to decorate the PPL, dammit Abbott you're hot!)Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-11775949747311651222015-01-31T11:34:28.501+11:002015-01-31T11:34:28.501+11:00Is Campbell Newman sitting on something in that ph...Is Campbell Newman sitting on something in that photo?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-72982140845650506372015-01-31T10:47:06.470+11:002015-01-31T10:47:06.470+11:00What a round of finger pointing there will be if b...What a round of finger pointing there will be if both Newman and the LNP lose....GlenHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978357851849422273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-49526458020637774322015-01-31T08:59:12.601+11:002015-01-31T08:59:12.601+11:00Elbow just about summed things up with these lyric...Elbow just about summed things up with these lyrics - <br /><br />My Sad Captains<br /><br />I'm running out of miracles<br />Oh my soul<br />And the streets are lined with one-man shows<br />Oh my soul<br />Corner boys were moved along<br />Oh my soul<br />We're plummeting like crippled crows<br />Oh my soul<br /><br />Another sunrise with my sad captain<br />With who I choose to lose my mind<br />And if it's all we only pass this way but once<br />What a perfect waste of time<br /><br />(I think apologies are due to Thom Gunn)<br /><br />Plus of course The Cowsills classic - <br /><br />You're Captain Sad on the ship of fools<br />I think you should look down<br />'Cause your paper ship is soon to run aground.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMnzuSlnzTc<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com