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REVENY
For just one week every year, the high-pitched shrieking noise coming out of Melbourne is produced by something other than Catherine Deveny:
March is the month of the revolting, corrosive, environmental and cultural vandalism that is the Grand Prix.
Revolting, corrosive ... the similarities between Formula One and a standard Deveny column are stunning. (Speaking of corrosion, delicate Deveny is deeply urine-obsessed today. Whatever happened to Age editor Andy Jaspan’s celebrated language sensitivity?) Among other Deveny/F1 points of comparison:
• Both F1 cars and Deveny are sometimes permitted to run on public roads.
• Both F1 cars and Deveny use mirrors.
• An F1 engine weighs 95 kilograms.
UPDATE. In other media lady news, Marieke “Nice flag, fuckhead” Hardy has won a prize. Hardy watcher Margaret of Newtown is impressed:
Congratulations Marieke! I hope that this award results in a bunch of other women in their mid-thirties following your example and dressing like 6yo girls.
CD is “...a dickhead ...”
How? She not so equipped.
Or did the mirror lie?Posted by stackja1945 on 2008 03 12 at 03:03 AM • permalinkThe only really truthful thing I’ve ever seen her write was in that piece - “I don’t know what being an Australian is…” So very very true.
Posted by Richard Sharpe on 2008 03 12 at 03:05 AM • permalinkSorry, she’s actually on a roll today, here’s another.
“I don’t care if that story is true or false, it’s just too good to let fact contaminate it.”
Posted by Richard Sharpe on 2008 03 12 at 03:06 AM • permalinkDo politicians dream of $24 000 electric cars?
F1 Scalextric?Posted by stackja1945 on 2008 03 12 at 03:10 AM • permalinkI get the impression that this Deveny person is revolted by anything remotely masculine.
Posted by Spiny Norman on 2008 03 12 at 03:20 AM • permalink#5 Since she is a Ageist she not a “facist”.
Posted by stackja1945 on 2008 03 12 at 03:28 AM • permalink#9 Since she is a Ageist she not a “raceist”.
Posted by stackja1945 on 2008 03 12 at 03:37 AM • permalink#5 - This is what I took out of the piece, too. IMHO it should be placed on the masthead of ‘The Age’.
Posted by Villeurbanne on 2008 03 12 at 03:56 AM • permalinkLucky she’s got her intelligence to fall back on ... ahh wait a minute!
Posted by Hank Reardon on 2008 03 12 at 04:02 AM • permalinkMarieke Hardy used to be Holly G on RRR’s Best of the Brat and she was very funny on that. Her politics are pure lalaland though…
Posted by ooh honey honey on 2008 03 12 at 04:33 AM • permalinkNice prize, fuckhead.
Strewth, it’s a veritable smorgasbord of hot lefty poon awaiting the single man in old Melbourne town. Tracee, Marieke, Cath Deveny - granted this is the cream of the crop, but I’m positively green with envy that the black skivvy wearing crowd are able to lay down with all these hot babes. If I was a single man in Bleak City after I’d finished watching the Grand Prix and the bay dredging this weekend, I might head out to a Fitzroy cafe and see if I could get me some.
Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2008 03 12 at 04:36 AM • permalinkThe woman is a piece of work. I can’t understand why on earth the Aged publishes her.
Then again, I know people who subscribe, so probably find her entertaining.
As for the blog awards… I’ve never been nominated and the only time I ever voted in one of those things was for Milblogs.
Posted by Nilknarf Arbed on 2008 03 12 at 04:49 AM • permalinkOh, check that. I’ve voted for Tim before.
Posted by Nilknarf Arbed on 2008 03 12 at 04:50 AM • permalinkBUT her blog page has no hits:
http://www.alexa.com/search?q=http://reasonsyouwillhateme.com/
Ranked 719,000 in the world – next to a grade 4 science page.
I am sick of people stating she is funny. She is EXTREMELY unfunny and the universal pinup of IQ 100 trying to pretend to be IQ 150.
Listen to this idiot talk on the First Tuesday Book Club - talk about spot the odd one out.
This girl’s serious claim to fame is how deeply connected she is in the Fitzroy set - honestly how many deserving up and comings must be sidelined for this faux clever amateur ranter (radio, TV, screenwriting, journalism).
PS the veritable Blair is ranked 164,000 in the world.
OT?
A protester has been thrown out of Federal Parliament.
The woman caused a spectacle in the public gallery when the chamber marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel.Anyone know her?
Posted by stackja1945 on 2008 03 12 at 05:33 AM • permalinkFinally Fitsy is recognised for her tireless propogation of mediocrity and shameless trading on family history.
The ABc should give her due recognition as well for the transformation of Triple J’s breakfast show from merely moronic to self-indulgent, turgid, tiresome and cretinous; while ratings were merely flatlining under the tutelidge of the two imbeciles from Frenzal Rhomb, now they’re completely in the toilet where they belong, it being a public broadcaster an’all; the use of two retarded white males hardly met the ABC’s criteria for diversity as well- this has been adressed with a lineup of a brain-damaged hippy, a tedious superannuated teenager and a self-obsessed harpy with all the comedy talent of her dead commie grandad (and his looks).
I’m surprised Traceeeeeee & Catheter have had their sizeable talents overlooked by our ABC- imagine a two-hour twice weekly chat/comedy show featuring these three stars? I might pitch this to management- any suggestions for a title?
CD:
But we’re always guaranteed the odd scorcher during March to remind us that we live on a tropical island.
Yeah CD, last time I checked “tropical island” on wiki, it came up with Melbourne - dickhead.
CD:
Festivals make you feel what a community is and be embraced by it.
Except it seems the Melbourne Grand Prix festival.
Bitch. Very inclusive of you. I’m reporting you to joooolia for social exclusiveness. Expect to hear from a PC public servant to re-educate you on how people like different things, and what floats your boat makes most others want to shoot cocaine to escape.
#25- If you find sheilas who look like Klaus Nomi appealing.
After looking at hardy’s blog I thought the reason she dressed as a 6 year old was because that was the average age of her bloggers; on reflection there may be another reason; she may be doing a Traci Lords in reverse: sick puppy
OT, but I must report on the receipt of a very fat envelope in the mail from the QUT.
“What is it?” I ponder, “an honorary degree in climate science, perchance?”
No such luck, it is a survey from some hard luck PHD student in information technology. Before turfing it, I thought I would have a look at the questions, to find them very amusing. It is all about what I think of the media!
If anyone is interested, perhaps I should get you all to help me fill them in. To give you a taste, here is the first question:
Do you agree; agree; neither agree or disagree; disagree; or strongly disagree with the statements:
The media can be trusted:
The media tell the whole story:
The media are accurate:
The media are fair:
Media organisations can be trusted to report the news fairly:
I have a lot of confidence in the people running media institutions in Australia:halp me jone Karry with thes kestions!
#19
BUT her blog page has no hits:
Ranked 719,000 in the world – next to a grade 4 science page.
Typical Lefty award: the one who “deserves it” gets it, not one decided by the vulgar exercise of the popular vote. That Marieke would collect such an award is not surprising.
Posted by AlburyShifton on 2008 03 12 at 06:48 AM • permalinkI have trouble reconciling Hardy’s adult left-wing outlook (she is 32) with her attempts to look like a coquettish 12 year old. Maybe she started doing it to please grand-daddy Frank when she sat on his lap. Looks sad now because she relying too much on heavy make-up to pull it off, if you excuse the pun.
Oh, no! It’s all coming back to me: she’s that bint who yearns to be BOB ELLIS!! The horror!
I’m not going to sleep well tonight…
Posted by AlburyShifton on 2008 03 12 at 07:09 AM • permalinkWow! None of the slanging matches in the political blogosphere can compete with the pure undiluted vitriol you get when a bunch of ABC listeners are given a forum to slag off a host they don’t care for. They get more worked up about them then they do John Howard.
Hardy was educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School…
Yep.
I believe that was the same school that Peter Costello and John Elliott went to.
You go comrade girl!
I guess when you’ve got looks, an inheritance and the best education money can buy you’ve really no need for a coherent political philosophy.
I don’t know Habib,
judging by her 32 year old moosh, whilst trying to look 6, she might be aiming for the *Japanese market (*warning)
#37
judging by her 32 year old moosh, whilst trying to look 6, she might be aiming for the Japanese market
I call this the
Sailor Moon” factorPosted by AlburyShifton on 2008 03 12 at 07:31 AM • permalinkO/T Ooohh! Aahrrrggghh! I’ve just come back after a visit to rense.com.
Why do I just feel dirty all over after visiting that site?
However, what amazed me was an offensive Obama splash screen, rather than the usual Bush screen.
These Troofers and Jew-haters are just going to go postal when Obama gets in, and they won’t realise (or admit to) it, but they are a large part of the cause as a result of their incredible hatred of GWB.
It would be most satisfying to be a slug etc on the wall of our new masters….....
March is the month of the revolting, corrosive, environmental and cultural vandalism that is the Grand Prix.
Whoah, whoah, whoah. I have a Grand Prix, and it’s a wonderful car. It’s kept me safe through two accidents (both the other guys’ faults), it’s carried me all around the eastern half of the US, including about half the length of the Mississippi, and it’s still doing pretty well despite nearing 100,000 miles. OK, so a co-worker’s Grand Prix burst into flames all on its own last week, but that’s apparently a problem with the turbo charger, NOT the car in general.
“Cultural vandalism”? My ass.
Posted by Rob Crawford on 2008 03 12 at 08:12 AM • permalinkI’m searching the Age’s Deveny column page for something like “read comments” but I can’t seem to find it. Am I missing it, or is the reason she stays so stupid is because the only feedback she ever gets is from her own twat in a mirror?
Posted by dean martin on 2008 03 12 at 09:11 AM • permalink#21 stackja1945, sounds like a Marilyn Sheppard or Donna Mulhearn kinda stunt!
Posted by ozconservative on 2008 03 12 at 09:13 AM • permalink#46
I’m thinking more along the lines of Baby Jane as a ‘baby’. Here you go!#21 and #44 - Read about it in a few different places. The Oz (and most other places) report one woman making a racket and being removed and a couple of people with placards out the front of the building. Ho hum.
Click over to SBS and it’s a different story:
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has faced protests as he led parliament in congratulating Israel on the upcoming 60th anniversary of its statehood.
A woman was ejected from the public gallery after interrupting his speech as other protesters demonstrated outside, while Palestinian supporters published a large statement critical of the government’s position in a national newspaper.
Two powerful Australian trade unions joined the group of individuals and organisations in the advertisement, entitled “Not in our name”, which urged parliament to abandon the motion. Link
One kook, a couple of guys with signs and a newspaper ad: was SBS reporting the same story? And how can a statement be large - do you have to speak in 24pt font?
BTW - if you check the list of people who signed onto the ad you’ll see a couple of familiar names (among them Antony Loewenstein and Damian Lataan) and a raft of anti-Israel groups. I guess the ad sponsors were aiming for numbers and not credibility.
Posted by Villeurbanne on 2008 03 12 at 10:06 AM • permalinkIn reading about Marieke’s prestigious award I noticed this:
“Professional US blogger Heather Armstrong received the Lifetime Achievement award for her work on autobiographical blog Dooce.”
Now I don’t spend a lot of time on the left side of the blogosphere but has anyone ever heard of this woman or her blog? A Lifetime Achievement achieved in what…the seven, eight years that blogs have been around? Well done I guess, but who are you?
37 Verizon managed to interject its worthless corporate P.O.S. self between Nic’s intriguingly-named site and the reading public, at least in this region. Bah!
Sorry, ‘ww.fuckedupjapan.com’ does not exist or is not available.
Posted by formerly Huck Foley on 2008 03 12 at 12:05 PM • permalinkNow I don’t spend a lot of time on the left side of the blogosphere but has anyone ever heard of this woman or her blog?
Heck no. You would think the recepient of a lifetime award would either be noteworthy or notorious. Sounds meaningless.
Posted by wronwright on 2008 03 12 at 12:21 PM • permalinkHuck
Try adding a ‘w’ to the ‘ww’ bit, to get this.Cheers
Posted by J.M. Heinrichs on 2008 03 12 at 05:36 PM • permalink
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