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Last updated on July 13th, 2017 at 01:25 pm

Busy. Much work. New posts soon. OPEN THREAD!

Posted by Tim B. on 12/06/2007 at 09:19 AM
    1. I’ll modestly pass up this chance to be #1 post.

      Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2007 12 06 at 09:23 AM • permalink

 

    1. # #########
      # # #
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      # # #
      # #########It’s a fish.

      Posted by ThinAndBritish on 2007 12 06 at 09:33 AM • permalink

 

    1. Dammit, that was SUPPOSED to come out as a fish. Goddamn indents. It’s George Bush’s fault.

      Posted by ThinAndBritish on 2007 12 06 at 09:34 AM • permalink

 

    1. Anyway, from the UK: enjoy this if you haven’t seen it

      http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3001102.ece

      Posted by ThinAndBritish on 2007 12 06 at 09:36 AM • permalink

 

    1. Not good enough, Blair, you bludger.

      Having delivered the reprimand, here’s the good news.

      The remains of another of Australia’s MIA from the Vietnam War have been positively identified and will be returned to Australia for burial.

      Story here.

      It has taken forty years, but Jim Bourke and his team never gave up on their determination to bring their mates home.

      At long last, RIP, Digger.

      Posted by Pedro the Ignorant on 2007 12 06 at 09:37 AM • permalink

 

    1. Pedro

      I’ve tried to Google for John Fisher (SAS) but nothing comes up.  What do you know about him and the circumstances of his disappearance?

      Posted by murph on 2007 12 06 at 09:48 AM • permalink

 

    1. People,

      Tim is right.  He’s very busy with an “assignment” given to him by the top echelons of the VRWC.  Top echelons.  I’ll allow you to figure out on your own who that could be.

      And if you notice, paco hasn’t been commenting too much either.  Wheels are turning folks.  Wheels are turning.

      Bwahahahahahahahahahaha

      Posted by wronwright on 2007 12 06 at 09:49 AM • permalink

 

    1. it’s the hats, listen to the polar bears

      Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 12 06 at 09:52 AM • permalink

 

    1. I got so enhanced watching the TexaS CHAINSAW

      Posted by Habib on 2007 12 06 at 10:00 AM • permalink

 

    1. Shhhhh….

      Tim’s busy printing up fake cabon credits.

      Posted by joe bagadonuts on 2007 12 06 at 10:00 AM • permalink

 

    1. Murph, I think he fell off the end of a rope in a really hot extraction.

      Posted by Razor on 2007 12 06 at 10:02 AM • permalink

 

    1. well hallelujia, for once i am not late to the party.  but will be back later with the hors d’oeuvres later.

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 10:05 AM • permalink

 

    1. For Murph (#6)

      Trooper David Fisher was a member of a small Special Air Service (SAS) patrol that came under heavy fire from a large VietCong (VC) force and were extracted from the area by helicopter using ropes. Fisher’s rope either broke or came loose and he fell 30 metres into the jungle. A search and rescue operation over the following days failed to find any trace of him, and he was subsequently posted MIA, presumed dead.
      The whole incident is detailed here, at Bring Them Home.

      Posted by Pedro the Ignorant on 2007 12 06 at 10:06 AM • permalink

 

    1. Murph – Pte David Fisher – fell off the end of a rope in an extremely hot extraction.  p. 336 Phantoms of the Jungle by D.M. Horner.

      Posted by Razor on 2007 12 06 at 10:10 AM • permalink

 

    1. #2 T&B. OK then.

      Posted by SandiM on 2007 12 06 at 10:12 AM • permalink

 

    1. Oboy.  Christmas party!

      Posted by RebeccaH on 2007 12 06 at 10:13 AM • permalink

 

    1. Have you resevred your place in heaven yet? Cheap seats are $12.79 and the All Access Pack is just $24.95 and all sales come with a money back guarantee. Now where did I put my Visa card…

      Posted by kisdm001 on 2007 12 06 at 10:14 AM • permalink

 

    1. #13/#14

      Thanks guys.

      Posted by murph on 2007 12 06 at 10:22 AM • permalink

 

    1. I wonder if Tim is going to Bali to spend some carbon credits…

      Posted by Mr. Bingley on 2007 12 06 at 10:30 AM • permalink

 

    1. Tim’s busy printing up fake carbon credits.

      Anything like fake $3 bills? Amish phone books?
      Anarchist leadership?

      Posted by Some0Seppo on 2007 12 06 at 10:31 AM • permalink

 

    1. I’m hungover

      Posted by murph on 2007 12 06 at 10:35 AM • permalink

 

    1. Detective Paco fans will probably recall that the last time Tim vanished, the PI and Wronwright (decked out in an Elvis costume) had to rescue him from the cellar of Al Gore’s house. This looks far more sinister. I suspect that Tim was attending some Labor get-together, in his capacity as a journalist, and that Peter Garrett started dancing; most likely, one of Garrett’s limb spasms “accidentally” caused an arm to smack Tim in the head, giving him a case of temporary amnesia. He’s probably forgotten that he has a blog, and one of his enemies is now posting in his place. Look for tell-tale signs of forgery in coming posts, e.g., the non-ironic use of words and expressions like “shimmy”, “fork in the road” and “Phil Adams, Adonis of the Left”.

      Posted by paco on 2007 12 06 at 10:51 AM • permalink

 

    1. Does this call for the further adventures of Alphart?

      No.  No, it does not.

      Posted by MikeTheLibrarian on 2007 12 06 at 10:52 AM • permalink

 

    1. Well, I think we know what Wronwright’s been up to. Drinks on you, Wron!

      Posted by paco on 2007 12 06 at 10:54 AM • permalink

 

    1. #24, that sculpture is beautiful!  If I had 57 million dollars, I’d definitely buy it.

      Posted by RebeccaH on 2007 12 06 at 11:12 AM • permalink

 

    1. This just in:  Cheese tastes good!

      Posted by blogagog on 2007 12 06 at 11:16 AM • permalink

 

    1. Just got back from the Marble Bar here in Sydney.  Didn’t see Tim there.  Anyway, there was great company, nice surroundings, plenty of drinks and good music … now, what will I do on Friday night?

      Posted by Stevo on 2007 12 06 at 11:21 AM • permalink

 

    1. I just know we are in for another Detective paco story…….

      Posted by Old Tanker on 2007 12 06 at 11:26 AM • permalink

 

    1. wonderfully exquisite, Stevo.  probably worth a visit to Sydney on it’s own

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 11:28 AM • permalink

 

    1. Open threads always make me feel like dancing!!!

      Posted by Old Tanker on 2007 12 06 at 11:32 AM • permalink

 

    1. How can it be work when Peter Garrett has been gagged; he provided half the newsworthy content of the past year!

      Posted by Nathan_C on 2007 12 06 at 11:32 AM • permalink

 

    1. #30 thanks, OT, good music helps when one is cooking for the rogues

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 11:35 AM • permalink

 

    1. Back to the Federal election…

      Just took a look at the stats on postal votes.  There is enough there to indicate that postal votes favoured the Coalition much more so than regular votes.

      Conclusion: Given that most postal votes would have been cast prior to the antics in Lindsay, it is more apparent than ever Jackie Kelly and co-fuckwits cost Howard victory.

      Posted by murph on 2007 12 06 at 11:49 AM • permalink

 

    1. Well, there is always this to brighten your day.

      Posted by MikeTheLibrarian on 2007 12 06 at 11:53 AM • permalink

 

    1. Hey, that’s the top of my walking stick!  I must have dropped it when I was swinging it at paco and Stoop Davy Dave on one of our mead raiding trips.  Yeah, the one where they climbed to the top of that ziggurat to rescue the sacrificial virgin.  At which point, the priests sicced the temple guards on us.  And mayhem ensued.  We had to run for our lives.  And no mead was filched.

      I want it back!

      Posted by wronwright on 2007 12 06 at 11:55 AM • permalink

 

    1. Dear Mr. Wronwright:

      You no doubt have noticed press reports indicating that the Mesopotamian figurine you brought back in your latest Tardis expedition went at auction for US$57 million. Professional Appraisers of Collectible Ornaments deeply regrets that the estimate of value it provided to you of US $1.75 was somewhat lower than the ultimate sales figure. However, when you sold the item to Mr. Paco based on the initial appraisal, you signed a sales contract that included a “nanner-nanner!” clause, which clause effectively acts to bar you from taking legal action to recover amounts in subsequent sales that are over and above the proceeds you received. You may take consolation in the fact that, had the ornament sold for less than US $1.75, Mr. Paco would have had no legal recourse against you for the difference.

      On a more positive note, we are pleased to inform you that the antique stone jar which originally contained a superior brand of mead – “Hammaruabi ‘s Finest” – will probably fetch at least US $2.00 in most Midwestern flea markets.

      As ever, we are pleased to be of service to you.

      Sincerely,

      Constantine Hobart
      Vice President
      Professional Appraisers of Collectible Ornaments

      Posted by paco on 2007 12 06 at 12:19 PM • permalink

 

    1. December 7.

      1941. “A day that will live in infamy”

      Many of our WW2 veterans are gone now, and the memory of that war is fading with their passing.

      Lest We Forget.

      Posted by Pedro the Ignorant on 2007 12 06 at 12:32 PM • permalink

 

    1. “nanner-nanner clause”.

      Don’t we usually refer to that as “Oath of Office”?

      Posted by yojimbo on 2007 12 06 at 12:44 PM • permalink

 

    1. #37: Amen to that, Pedro.

      #38 yojimbo: That is the highest form of the nanner-nanner clause, although there’s a rarely-used impeachment rider that is frequently difficult to enforce.

      Posted by paco on 2007 12 06 at 12:55 PM • permalink

 

    1. HOW NOT TO BE A DICK WHEN SHOPPING:

      1) If you’ve got a cartload of crap, take a look at the guy behind you in the line. Does he have one or two items in his hand? Let him jump ahead of you, for God’s sake.

      2) Are you paying by check? Get a credit card, you loser. But if you must, then have the check filled out and in your hand before you get in line. It should not come as a surprise that the cashier will expect payment at the end of the transaction – that’s not the time to fish through your purse and start scribbling. Oh, and knock it off with the, “Can I make this out for a higher amount and get the cash back?” Target’s not a fucking bank. Where is your local branch? Ecuador? Ever hear of ATMs?

      3) Put your cart back in one of those slots in the parking lot, you lazy barbarian. They take up spaces and roll around into other people’s cars. And if you put it behind someone else’s car, you should be sodomized with a garden rake.

      (Yes, I’ve been doing my shopping this week. Merry fucking Christmas, jerks. I hate you.)

      Posted by Dave S. on 2007 12 06 at 01:04 PM • permalink

 

    1. #40 Item 3 – so true.

      And put your basket back on the STACK for fuck’s sake, not on some random spot on the floor directly in the path of the checkout queue.

      Posted by ThinAndBritish on 2007 12 06 at 01:13 PM • permalink

 

    1. Rush Limbaugh just lead his show with the news that Rudd (called him your “new Commie PM”) apparently got whacked with a cluebat and has backed off his Kyoto commitment. True?? If so, that’s about as fast as a flip can flop.

      Posted by Kyda Sylvester on 2007 12 06 at 01:18 PM • permalink

 

    1. (wronwright’s nose flares, his eyes narrow)

      Okay, paco, let me see if I understand the situation.  In one of the many fiasco trips I took you and Stooped Over Drunk as assistants, in direct contradiction to my order to “KEEP A FUCKING LOW PROFILE” and the customary “don’t mess up the time line, you nincompoops”, you and Stoop climbed to the top of the ziggurat, pushed the priest with the onyx knife over the edge, and shouted to the assemblage, “we’re freeing the virgin, stop us if you can”.  Oh yes, you added “Suckers!  Bahahahahahaha”.

      At which point, 200 very large guards of both Sumerian and Assyrian backgrounds chased you right to my wagon heavily laden with oaken kegs of golden Sumerian mead.  Since I could only rent one rather slow donkey to pull my heavy cart, I had to abandon a very valuable cargo and make a run for my life to the Tardis.

      During the run for safety, I swung my walking stick at both you and Stoop Davy Dave, shouting “IDIOTS!” And in the process, losing the top of my walking stick.  My favorite one by the way, hand crafted in a Pigeon Forge, Tennessee craft center.

      As egregious as your conduct was up to that point, you apparently compounded it by finding my marble head walking stick top on the ground.  I can only conjecture that your mercantile spirit rose to the occasion, allowing you to see an opportunity to enrich yourself.  I’m guessing that you hid my stick head under a large rock or possibly in a hole or well, with the intention to reobtain it 5000 years later.  Which it appears you did.

      Now, here’s where I can’t figure out the rest.  At some point, you must have bamboozled me to sign a release form.  But I’m usually very careful about signing forms.  Especially ones proffered by you.  Especially after the hostile takeover of Wronco, my small but profitable company, by the PACO CONGLOMERATE.  Emphasis on hostile.

      Which makes me bring into the conspiracy MarkL.  Did MarkL ask me to sign a form, releasing all rights to my uniquely sculpted lioness walking stick head?  Especially for a measly $1.75?

      Pray tell paco.  How did you get my signature?  And by the way, where is that $1.75?

      Posted by wronwright on 2007 12 06 at 01:22 PM • permalink

 

    1. Wron: Honest, I thought the appraisal was good. I mean, it came from a highly reputable firm (Yow! That lightning bolt was a little too close for comfort).

      Anyway, since the figurine looked like one of those things I used to make out of modeling clay in the first grade, I thought I was doing you a favor by forking over $1.75 for it. Well, heh, I mean, not actually forking it over, but giving you a demand note for the money.

      But I’ve got the dough, now! Here (opens door to U-Haul rental truck filled with cash proceeds from auction of figurine). Let’s see . . . a dollar, a dollar . . . Golly, there don’t seem to be anything but hundreds in here. Hey, MarkL! Take the pitchfork and turn some of this stuff over; see if you can find a couple of ones.

      Posted by paco on 2007 12 06 at 01:44 PM • permalink

 

    1. If you thought that the art of music video had reached its apogee years ago, visit

      Uncle Earl

      to see what happens when all-girl Bluegrass collides with kung fu, then spins out of control into clog dancing.

      Don’t blame me if you become a fan of Uncle Earl, blame Boosh.

      Posted by Harry Bergeron on 2007 12 06 at 01:49 PM • permalink

 

    1. #45 Harry

      My brain is now in knots trying to wrap it around that…..especially after the large kung-fu dancing Nubian showed up…..

      Now for some REAL dance lessons……

      Posted by Old Tanker on 2007 12 06 at 02:07 PM • permalink

 

    1. I’m on sloow(19.2)dialup but “..large kung-fu dancing Nubian..” almost makes me reachout for a broadband subscription.

      Posted by yojimbo on 2007 12 06 at 02:33 PM • permalink

 

    1. #42 – The way I am reading it is that someone on the Aussie delegation in Bali got a bit carried away in the heat of it all and made a statement that Australia would sign up to 20-45% cuts by 2020. Rudd (who knows that it is all about symbolism) backed off from that today and said that he won’t set targets until he gets a report from someone or other. Having previously read of the anger that Rudd can dole out I imagine someone in DFAT is up for a right bollocking over this.

      Posted by kisdm001 on 2007 12 06 at 02:36 PM • permalink

 

    1. Anyone out there wondering why Symantec’s stock is so low.

      Just ask a yojimbo.  I ordered one of their super-dupper products Tuesday and paid one day overnight.  Email on Wednesday night at 11:53 PM telling me that, well golly, we just shipped that sucker and billed you for the one day overnight.  It is now Thursday afternoon here in Tucson and no super-dupper product.

      Posted by yojimbo on 2007 12 06 at 03:09 PM • permalink

 

    1. Maybe that should be “super-dooper”, who knows.  Tears of regret will abound if I was incorrect in my first incantation.

      Posted by yojimbo on 2007 12 06 at 03:12 PM • permalink

 

    1. #50 yojimbo: Why didn’t you buy from one of the many fine Paco companies? You may not have gotten it on time, but you’d have been given a plausible, or at least, a more interesting excuse (at no extra charge!).

      BTW, I’m so sick of my job, I’m thinking of selling my house, pooling the proceeds with my savings, and moving myself and Mrs. Paco to a litle trailer somewhere in the Sonora Desert; maybe grow a ZZ Top beard, live on beans and catch rattlesnakes. What do you reckon annual living expenses would be?

      Posted by paco on 2007 12 06 at 03:29 PM • permalink

 

    1. Yojimbo:

      You aint got broadband? What are you, some kind of icky heathen? Good Lord Man! Haven’t you heard of civilization where you’re at?

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 03:31 PM • permalink

 

    1. #43, wronwright:

      …Sumerian and Assyrian backgrounds…

      I have it on good authority that those were actually Swiss mercenaries hired for the specific job of catching y’all that day.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 03:37 PM • permalink

 

    1. #51

      What do you reckon annual living expenses would be?

      peanuts??

      hey, you could make a fortune making snake skin hat bands for fedoras…..minus the rattles, probably not good for sleuthing…..

      Posted by Old Tanker on 2007 12 06 at 03:38 PM • permalink

 

    1. #51, paco:

      You could always move to Fricso and pretend to be a junky. The state will pay you not only the going welfare rate, but an extra $500.00 or so a month for “expenses”.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 03:39 PM • permalink

 

    1. #22

      “Phil Adams, Adonis of the Left”.

      Now that’s just going too far.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 03:41 PM • permalink

 

    1. It’s hard to believe that our host was not involved in _this_. Nice work, Tim!

      Posted by Cris on 2007 12 06 at 03:42 PM • permalink

 

    1. Grimmy

      In order;

      No
      I guess so
      Nope
      …:)

      Posted by yojimbo on 2007 12 06 at 03:44 PM • permalink

 

    1. yojimbo:
      Why not?
      Convert or die! (oops, sorry. thought I was a muslim there, for a minute).
      Civilization, Learn it. Live it.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 03:48 PM • permalink

 

    1. #54 Old tanker: Excellent idea about the hatbands (AND the rattles).

      #55 Grimmy: Nah. I ain’t lookin’ to live on Uncle Sam’s dime. Besides, Frisco’s full of precisely the kind of leftists who give the Left a bad name. And anyway, my old bones need year-round warmth.

      Posted by paco on 2007 12 06 at 03:49 PM • permalink

 

    1. #40
      Grumpy old man.1. I was given five dollars one day by a chap who had two items that I had let in.

      2. No cheques taken in shops over here, eft card, cash or credit mostly unless by longstanding prior arrangement.

      3. Crook back means sometimes I just can’t take the trolley (cart) back. I always make sure it’s not going to go anywhere.

      I felt the same way after morning tea the other day. Too many people organising the annual Christmas work admin staff get together.

      I hate everyone.

      3.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 03:50 PM • permalink

 

    1. Pacosan

      Just watchout for them Gila Monsters and Saguaro things.  You touch one of those out here and the eco-clusterfraks will bbq your collective butts.

      Just got our appraisal back yesterday.  Why don’t you just buy a few houses, probably much cheaper than any trailer!

      Posted by yojimbo on 2007 12 06 at 03:56 PM • permalink

 

    1. Dr Brendan Nelson seems to be starting off on the right foot, not least by keeping Malcolm Turnbull senior and close.  The narrow victory over the at least equally able Turnbull has in it the seeds of destabilisation such as that which emasculated the Libs during the Hawke years.

      Ooops…sorry to be serious

      Posted by Rod C on 2007 12 06 at 03:57 PM • permalink

 

    1. #59,Grimmster

      A yojimbo coming face to face with the 21st century?  Can you handle the guilt?…:)

      We will but we are getting out of here!

      Posted by yojimbo on 2007 12 06 at 03:59 PM • permalink

 

    1. December 7th 1941………does anyone have any reliable figures of how many Allied veterans of WWII are still kicking? There can hardly be anyone under 80

      Posted by Rod C on 2007 12 06 at 04:01 PM • permalink

 

    1. #65, about 3.5 Million US veterans of World War II from what I’ve seen. Apparently, about 17,000 Australian veterans from WWII are still alive.  I’m not sure about the other allies.

      Posted by MikeTheLibrarian on 2007 12 06 at 04:18 PM • permalink

 

    1. #66, Mike

      I can’t find any figures but 3.5 million seems really high.

      Posted by yojimbo on 2007 12 06 at 04:32 PM • permalink

 

    1. #5, Pedro

      I agree.  Tim’s a bludger.  And after we bought him that new computer, too!

      Posted by ann j on 2007 12 06 at 04:33 PM • permalink

 

    1. The weather outside is frightful
      But the internet’s delightful
      Let’s all fly to Bali so
      We can bitch about signing Kyoto!

      Posted by Carl H on 2007 12 06 at 04:52 PM • permalink

 

    1. #68: S-a-y . . . you don’t suppose Tim took all that cash and skipped to Brazil, do you?

      #62 yojimbo: I think you’re right about those Arizona housing prices. I was checking out some stuff in Phoenix – just out of curiosity – and was astonished at the affordability.

      Posted by paco on 2007 12 06 at 04:53 PM • permalink

 

    1. #67, I know, but it seems to be the agreed number.  2.9-3.5 million.

      There is There’s this article.

      And from the Veterans’ Affairs itself, this link.

      Incidentally, there seems to be about 20,000 Filipino WWII veterans.

      Posted by MikeTheLibrarian on 2007 12 06 at 04:54 PM • permalink

 

    1. Flatulent Kangaroos Could Save Planet

      What an OZ…:).

      Fox News

      OH, OZ have 1 or 60 sit on alGor’s face.

      Posted by El Cid on 2007 12 06 at 04:55 PM • permalink

 

    1. What is sad is the number who pass each day. 1,025.

      Posted by MikeTheLibrarian on 2007 12 06 at 04:56 PM • permalink

 

    1. Oh lord, what a place to have the euphemism “pass”.  After a post by El Cid over there about Kangaroo farts.  Thanks, Cid, lol.

      Posted by MikeTheLibrarian on 2007 12 06 at 04:57 PM • permalink

 

    1. #70,paco

      Don’t forget to look just north of Phoenix, places like Carefree,also.  If you haven’t been to Phoenix in a few years you might want to hop on a plane and take a tour.  Drastic changes over the last few years.  Look north!

      Posted by yojimbo on 2007 12 06 at 04:58 PM • permalink

 

    1. paco;addendum to follow…now.

      The prices that you are seeing are probably too high.  I use things like Realtor.com and the appraisal we got was below what is shown on those sites.  The appraiser couldn’t find any recent sales so he just,default, lowered the price 10% from older sales.  The yojimbo will be arraigned any day now!

      Posted by yojimbo on 2007 12 06 at 05:03 PM • permalink

 

    1. Welcome to bizarro world. The ALP needed to hide all the left faction behind the skirts of a “conservative” looking leader in order to win the centre ground.
      I guess it follows that the Libs need a recycled Labor man to reclaim it next time round.
      More bizarro news in George “Aunty Jack” Miller proclaiming that the ABC has been emaciated and our culture hijacked by the conservatives. Are these film-flam people so one-eyed that they do not see the propaganda flavour of lying movies like Rabbit Proof Fence?
      While on that subject (it is an open thread – hallelujah! – I feel no o/t guilt) can I say that the lauding of local films is overdone? It’s either a good idea spoiled, or half an idea underdeveloped, haphazardly written even if well filmed and edited.
      Aunty Jack is preaching to his peers in the usual way. That report was followed by another prat saying that wow, we could go back to “arm’s length” relationships between government and the culture producers. Their interest in the arm is what is offered as a handout.
      Was it the evil influence of the Howard Government that made “Kenny” such a shit film?

      Posted by blogstrop on 2007 12 06 at 05:14 PM • permalink

 

    1. You want a good “local” film, (local in this case meaning “near me, if not you”) try “Darius Goes West”.  Amazing film.

      Posted by MikeTheLibrarian on 2007 12 06 at 05:16 PM • permalink

 

    1. Blair. Sometimes so busy. Can’t write full sentence.

      Bravest article of the year in Australian press right here.

      Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 12 06 at 05:17 PM • permalink

 

    1. Exclusive photo of busy Blair.

      Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 12 06 at 05:24 PM • permalink

 

    1. 74 MikeTheLibrarian

      Oh lord, what a place to have the euphemism “pass”.  After a post by El Cid over there about Kangaroo farts.  Thanks, Cid, lol.

      You are most welcome my friend. You can return the favor, whenever you choose.

      I’m sure I give many opportunities…:).

      Posted by El Cid on 2007 12 06 at 05:28 PM • permalink

 

    1. #75: Yojimbo – I used to live in Peoria, but I liked the Cave Creek area (although I imagine that must be getting pretty built up by now). Actually, if I’m going to be living in a trailer, anyway, I could just as easily head down to Tombstone or Bisbee.

      Posted by paco on 2007 12 06 at 05:47 PM • permalink

 

    1. #79

      pardon my ig’nance, would you care to enlighten us seppos as to what exactly a “Bra Boy” is??

      Posted by Old Tanker on 2007 12 06 at 05:48 PM • permalink

 

    1. #40
      Grumpy old man.If you are going to pay by credit card, at least pull the damned thing out of your purse before the checkout chick has finished scanning all your items.  Don’t wait for everything to be bagged and tagged and then commence a five minute search in every pocket of your purse and handbag for a card which, is eventually concluded, has been left at home.

      Why more people are not beaten to death with cans of catfood in checkout queues is beyond me.

      Even more annoying is the woman down the street who walks her shopping halfway home (I live close enough to supermarket to walk) and then dumps it on my lawn on a daily basis.

      She no longer does it.  But I am not giving away my secret method for deterring shopping trolley dumpers.

      Posted by mr creosote on 2007 12 06 at 05:54 PM • permalink

 

    1. 6,11,13. Re the SAS bloke whos body was found.
      The chap who took us on our rope rescue course was an ex member of the regiment. I asked the question of whether you could tape loose rope ends to keep your gear “neater” looking.
      That was the story he told us which happened to this chap. Apparently in the heat of a rapid extraction he clipped into the loop created by the taped rope and not the actual lock on loop. As the Helli ascended and they began to rapidly evacuate the area the taped rope end slipped through and the bloke was lost.
      Poor bugger. Anyway it was a lesson learned for all concerned.Same instructor: Apparently the old Stalone movie “cliffhanger” cost the producers a large sum of money in one of the opening scenes where they show a shackle “pulling apart” as Stalone is trying to rescue a lady. They were silly enough to put the logo on the fake gear of a well known company who specialise in rock climbing and mountaineering gear. Cost them Millions when they were sued.

      Posted by thefrollickingmole on 2007 12 06 at 05:55 PM • permalink

 

    1. #65 – Rod, my Dad was the youngest on his ship.  His crewmates have given up having a reunion each year because there are not enough left to have one.

      He’s mid 80’s.

      Posted by mr creosote on 2007 12 06 at 05:56 PM • permalink

 

    1. Old Tanker

      Don’t believe this is exactly correct…:)

      Posted by El Cid on 2007 12 06 at 05:56 PM • permalink

 

    1. ’Kim Vecera, accepting the award for Love My Way, took the opportunity to say that with the election of the Rudd Government, Australia had emerged from the dark ages’

      ‘director George Miller [won] a global achievement award… accused the Howard government of emasculating the ABC and sucking the vitality out of universities.’

      Miller said the culture wars were ridiculous and Howard had politicised the arts, but we we are entering better times now.

      Does that mean more giant puppet heads or fewer giant puppet heads?

      Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 12 06 at 05:57 PM • permalink

 

    1. #83: I’m with Old Tanker. Seems to me that any fellers with man-boobs big enough to wear a bra, and who are known, collectively, by the name of that device, got a hell of a nerve passin’ themselves off as tough guys.

      Posted by paco on 2007 12 06 at 06:00 PM • permalink

 

    1. #72

      Flatulent Kangaroos Could Save Planet

      is probably another way of saying

      this.

      Whicb brings me to Rudd. Rudd should never have gone near that school during the election. Those hysterical girls has given him a taste of what it is like to be a star – and he is addicted. Rudd’s going to Bali solely to be adored and he will get buckets of it.
      Labor is going to have serious problem on its hands rather quicker than I imagined.

      Posted by Contrail on 2007 12 06 at 06:01 PM • permalink

 

    1. 84 mr creosote

      She no longer does it.  But I am not giving away my secret method for deterring shopping trolley dumpers.

      Lemme see…

      1. Plead to a lesser charge.
      2. Proven self defense.
      3. The old Insanity defense.

      I’ve used all three, meself.

      Posted by El Cid on 2007 12 06 at 06:02 PM • permalink

 

    1. Merry Christmas everybody! (soon)

      Here is my Christmas card for Miss 1.618 everybody here. You are, however, obligated to provide your own caption.

      Posted by Col. Milquetoast on 2007 12 06 at 06:05 PM • permalink

 

    1. #83 Old Tanker,

      “Bra Boy” is a nickname for a mob of thugs from the Sydney beachside suburbs of Maroubra and Cronulla.
      MarouBRA, hence, “Bra” boys.

      Hope this helps.

      BTW, how are those gorgeous boys of yours?

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 06:05 PM • permalink

 

    1. some strange Australian Conservation Foundation woman on ABC radio National is claiming more than 60% of consumers say that climate change concerns would be critical in their choice of Xmas presents this year.

      Tim better hurry up with those fake carbon credits.

      Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 12 06 at 06:11 PM • permalink

 

    1. Supermarkets: don’t forget the people who always, always, ALWAYS stop their trolley directly opposite another trolley in the middle of a two-lane aisle, leaving you no room to pass while they deliberate over brands of kitty litter as if it were the Nobel Prize shortlist.  In the meantime your hair could be on fire and you’d still be invisible to them.

      Posted by cuckoo on 2007 12 06 at 06:11 PM • permalink

 

    1. #65 Mr C…..thanks.  My father died at 89 in ‘02, and he served from ‘39 to’46 in the RAN.

      Its becoming common now to see the Greatest Generation need a car on ANZAC day, and the number of banners from famous ships and units is smaller every year.

      Sic transit gloria….I think a good epitaph for their babyboom successors might be Sic transit decadence

      Posted by Rod C on 2007 12 06 at 06:12 PM • permalink

 

    1. Aiieeeee!!!  The Krudd’s overdone it with his turning off global warming!

      Perth is in the grip of severe global cooling.  The lowest December temperature ever recorded in Perth (records only kept since 1897, let’s not get too carried away, old son) froze Perth in its tracks at 6.00am this summer’s morn – 7.9 degrees C.

      Our previous lowest December temperature, funnily enough, was also recorded in the global warming period just 5 years ago (sets off to find greatcoat, balaklava and skis).

      Posted by Ubique on 2007 12 06 at 06:13 PM • permalink

 

    1. I’m smoking pastrami right now.

      Insert joke about extra-large rolling papers…

      Posted by Mike G on 2007 12 06 at 06:14 PM • permalink

 

    1. #94 How long before we get Clive Hamilton’s annual ‘Christmas is bad for you’ lecture?  It’s as much a part of Christmas as Silver Bells and It’s a wonderful life.

      Posted by cuckoo on 2007 12 06 at 06:19 PM • permalink

 

    1. #97, Ubique:
      7.9 degrees C..?
      What’s that in normal civilized temperatures?We’ve done so well in getting y’all to drop the silly extra ‘u’s. Now we need to start working on temps and that icky metric stuff.

      Getting the heebee jeebees just thinking about all that foreign cooty stuff.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 06:42 PM • permalink

 

    1. #77

      More bizarro news in George “Aunty Jack” Miller proclaiming that the ABC has been emaciated and our culture hijacked by the conservatives.

      #88

      I just cannot see how anyone can say that the bias on the ABstinkingC is conservative.
      It’s just rubbish.

      I guess they can’t see it because their heads are so far up their bums.

      Oh, and 7.9 degrees C in Perth in normal civilised (ie: real) temperatures is bloody cold.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 06:46 PM • permalink

 

    1. 98 Mike G

      I’m smoking pastrami right now.

      You a paisano?

      Posted by El Cid on 2007 12 06 at 06:47 PM • permalink

 

    1. #48 kisdm001: Didn’t catch the name they’ve given it, but they’re presenting an “anti” award daily at the conference. KRudd won yesterday – a bag of coal.

      Somehow, I can’t imagine him taking it “all in food fun”. Sheesh! I’m glad I’m way over on the other side of the island. Might have half a chance of dodging flying objects and epithets.

      Posted by SandiM on 2007 12 06 at 06:48 PM • permalink

 

    1. On the December 7 anniversary a couple of years ago, I asked my neighbour Jack what he was doing when the Japs bombed Pearl Harbour.
      His answer:
      “Looting dead nazis in the desert.”
      They are a breed we are not likely to see again.

      Posted by lotocoti on 2007 12 06 at 06:50 PM • permalink

 

    1. #40 Exactly, Dave S!

      Those are my top three pet peeves of shopping, also. Altho, I would put #2 at the #1 position. That, and women who dig around in the bottom of their purse for five minutes, looking for that coin “I know I’ve got, somewhere”.

      And, the idiots who just leave their cart in the middle of the lot, probably bitch like hell if someone else leaves a cart in a spot where they want to park!

      Posted by rinardman on 2007 12 06 at 06:54 PM • permalink

 

    1. Top Serbian official issues war threat over Kosovo

      Bill Clinton’s WAR, just doesn’t seem to END. Of course HE would blame Bush, pick one…prior or after.

      Gosh that nice man Wesley Clark was in charge over there, before Clinton canned his fellow Arkansan’s ass.

      How many years has it been with U.S. troops over there?

      Good job guys.

      Guardian UK

      Posted by El Cid on 2007 12 06 at 06:55 PM • permalink

 

    1. #100 Grimmy,

      you’ll have to take our “u’s” out of our cold dead hands!

      The reason you sepps don’t like the letter U is because you can’t pronounce it. That’s why you got rid of it a hundred years ago.

      As for importing your barbarian way of speaking, I don’t think so!!!

      How many Yank programs these days are using the word “pub” instead of “bar”, “bum” instead of “butt”, and HEAPS of sepps are starting to use a softer way of speaking, just like we aussies. Instead of anty’s, we have aunty’s.

      Pretty soon YOU will be not only speaking in metric terms, but thinking and sounding like an aussie! nyah nyah!!  🙂

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 07:05 PM • permalink

 

    1. #107

      Yeah, Pogs… We’re taking over!

      I watched a programme, last night I think, it was from the US, and a character in that called someone “sport”, like we do.
      I had to do a double take.

      I’ve heard some other Aussie-isms in US shows recently.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 07:08 PM • permalink

 

    1. Sport has been a slang in the US since before hills had dirt.

      It can either be a nick assigned to a kid, a generic like “guy” or a kinder gentler form of dumbass. Much depends on intonation and context. Probably too much nuance for y’all heathen.

      And about that stuff Pog said… just lolling y’all into not paying attention. We’ll get you in the end. We always do. And I dont mean by the backside, I mean at the finish of the program…type end.

      Actually, we’ve had to slow down our campaigns of cultural conquest because we cant decide on how to reorganize the star field on our flag to make room for y’all’s places once we accept them as official states of the union.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 07:18 PM • permalink

 

    1. #103 SandiM: GOOD fun.

      Posted by SandiM on 2007 12 06 at 07:19 PM • permalink

 

    1. Anyone else hear on the news thismorning the presentations heard in Bali from “200 independent scientists”.

      I want to ask “Independent of what or whom”?

      Sorry, cant find any link right now.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 07:26 PM • permalink

 

    1. #79 agreed. I know a few of them. Not all of them have come from poor backgrounds. It’s a media-fed excuse for thuggery.

      Posted by Nic on 2007 12 06 at 07:28 PM • permalink

 

    1. #26 Huh?????

      Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2007 12 06 at 07:31 PM • permalink

 

    1. #40: You nailed it, Dave. Me and the missus jointly fume over such thoughtless folk.

      OTOH (looks over shoulder to make sure Mrs. Paco isn’t about), the missus does have the habit of paying with change (“Oh, I’ve got the eighty-three cents! One, two . . .) Perfectly innocent scientific inquiry: is that predominantly a female thing?

      Posted by paco on 2007 12 06 at 07:33 PM • permalink

 

    1. A Rumor I Think I Heard:

      The fiends have abducted Tim Blair
      And dragged him somewhere to prepare
      To launder his brain
      Until he’s quite sane;
      They’ve chained the poor man to a chair.

      The chains are secured with a lock;
      Electrodes are cranked up to shock.
      It gets crueler yet,
      As Toni Colette
      Drones on and on ‘round the clock.

      Can any sound mind long endure
      The constant exposure to pure
      Left-wing clichés?
      A matter of days
      Will break the best mind beyond cure.

      Posted by lyle on 2007 12 06 at 07:38 PM • permalink

 

    1. #34 Thank you Mr. Thelibrarian (hmmm, name sounds Armenian to me).

      When I read the story a day or so ago, it didn’t make sense. Now I understand. Hilary-effing-arious. I can just see those SMH jurnos spluttering and calling the left-wing jurno job hotline.

      Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2007 12 06 at 07:40 PM • permalink

 

    1. paco:

      Perfectly innocent scientific inquiry: is that predominantly a female thing?

      Probably. I would guess it’s because females haven’t figured out all the cool stuff you can do with the saved up change.

      You know, like spending it on a delivery pizza for eating in front of the TV on football Sunday…

      Or ordering an extra batch of hotwings with your pizza on football Sunday…

      Or…beer. Beer’s always good for spending saved up change.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 07:40 PM • permalink

 

    1. Trixi walks into the room, wearing the french maid outfit with fishnet stockings, with trays of jamaican jerk beef and pineapple kabobs, buffalo wings, gorgonzola and bacon tarts,
      maryland crab cakes, and of course the ever popular crudites
      you lot better be hungry

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 07:42 PM • permalink

 

    1. #118, missred:

      Yum!

      Oh, and you brought food too?

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 07:44 PM • permalink

 

    1. Do any other females here think that if you haven’t got the correct change in your hand by the time the last item’s scanned, it’s not worth worrying about?

      Or are these men right, and I’m alone on this pressing shopping issue?

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 07:48 PM • permalink

 

    1. #40 Daves, console yourself with the thought that half the population has an IQ below average.

      My particular one is airport security as you apss, I mean pass, through the metal detector the “attendents” advise one to remove all metal. Beep Beeep BEEEEP goes the machine, yet again. “Oh, did you mean my watch/jewels/big honking metal belt buckle as well?”

      Just what is so difficult about the concept of “metal” for the general population to grasp?

      Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2007 12 06 at 07:49 PM • permalink

 

    1. You had me at “French maid outfit.”

      Posted by Dave S. on 2007 12 06 at 07:52 PM • permalink

 

    1. #120 ash,
      i am with you .. which is why i have about $40 in change all over the place
      although i do try and dump it in the last few days when i go to scotland. those damned £1 coins weigh a ton
      good news is my daughter steals uses it to buy metro tickets

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 07:52 PM • permalink

 

    1. On a previous open thread I asked if Aust should get an Aircraft carrier and got a heap of interesting answers so I’ll ask another

      Should Australia set up a Special Boat Service/SEALS outfit?

      Posted by the nailgun on 2007 12 06 at 07:53 PM • permalink

 

    1. tut tut, boys.  i spent all day cooking for this party.  you better spend your “energy” eating the nosh.

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 07:55 PM • permalink

 

    1. #121 Wimpy, that should be a shooting offence.

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 07:55 PM • permalink

 

    1. of course, nailgun.  men always look better in a uniform 😉

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 07:56 PM • permalink

 

    1. #124
      Don’t we have one?
      Navy Divers specical section?

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 07:58 PM • permalink

 

    1. oops me bad. wrong interpretation of the word “outfit”

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 08:02 PM • permalink

 

    1. OK, as long as we’re pet-peeving, here’s another one of mine – hearing people complain about the “epidemic” of “road rage.”

      Funny, I’ve never witnessed it. Perhaps because I’m not doing stupid shit that’s pissing people off.

      The problem with road rage isn’t the ragers. It’s the ragees.

      I say this with all due respect – if you find drivers raging at you, please ask yourself what you might have done, rather than assume they’re just sociopaths who get pissed off for no reason.

      I can’t speak for Oz, but I can say that it’s symptomatic of the current attitudes in America that people cannot even conceive the possibility that they might be at fault somehow.

      Posted by Dave S. on 2007 12 06 at 08:02 PM • permalink

 

    1. #100 – Grimmy, to convert celcius to fahrenheit, multiply by 9/5 and add 32.  7.9 C thus comes to 46F, which by Western Australian summer standards, is as cold as a dead bear’s bum.

      Posted by Ubique on 2007 12 06 at 08:04 PM • permalink

 

    1. men always look better in a uniform 😉

      OK, you get in the French maid outfit, and I’ll don a UPS deliveryman uni.

      Hey, why are you laughing? There’s a hot scenario in that combo…

      Posted by Dave S. on 2007 12 06 at 08:07 PM • permalink

 

    1. #130 What about those people who listen to techno loud enough to hear in the next town, and then start “dancing” to it at the traffic lights?

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 08:08 PM • permalink

 

    1. driving pet peeves:  not using indicators, tailgating, drivers speeding up to not allow one in when one does use the indicator to move into the next lane, not knowing the difference between merge and yield, moving into the exit lane from 3 lanes over to make the exit at the last minute, slow drivers refusing to move from the passing lane

      i am sure i will think of more
      the drivers in the DC area are the rudest

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 08:08 PM • permalink

 

    1. depends on what you are delivering, dave s 😉

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 08:09 PM • permalink

 

    1. #43 We have discussed this before. Sigh…

      Having ignored my warnings that smoking ziggurats are bad for your health, you went ahead anyway. Old Bill’s mutterings that night we tried to drown you in the Avon—something about “serpents’ teeth” and “ungrateful children”—comes to mind…where was I? Oh, yes.

      Well, it is difficult to stay mad at you, and Inanna (for once) agrees with me.

      Know you, therefore, that I took the opportunity of sequestering the “very valuable cargo” your improvident and importunate ways nearly lost you.

      Your pet homunculus’ insane ravings and gesticualtions (it was the stooped one, I believe) provided me the necessary diversion.

      You will find it 16 paces (Sumerian paces, not Nordic) from the mouth of the leftmost passage pictured here, some 12 metres down (dig at 33.3 degrees from the Sun at it’s zenith (noonday) of the vernal equinox—add about 2 hours, 3 minutes and 43 seconds—it’s been a while).

      I’ll see you at the next reunion—the Well of Qom—aproach with caution, we intend to waken that which sleeps within.

      ‘Ware the Keeper Lamashtu (you’ll recognixe her from her hairy body, lion’s head with donkey’s teeth and ears, long fingers with long fingernails and the feet of a bird with sharp talons).

      Posted by MentalFloss on 2007 12 06 at 08:10 PM • permalink

 

    1. By way of diversion from serious stuff, like what happened to the Sumerian Mede …

      ..we are entertaining ourselves in the Great White with a beautiful “scandal”.

      The guy’s goal is to stay in Canada and not be sent to a German jail. He is a good talker, and, just like He also doesn’t like some old man who he thinks owes him money.

      He is a modern
      Scheherazade

      Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2007 12 06 at 08:10 PM • permalink

 

    1. In sixteen years of marriage, my lovely wife sartorially indulged me once, with the ol’ plaid-skirt-and-buttondown-shirt-with-little-white-socks combo. We played a game called “Schoolgirl and guy who gets totally horny when chicks wear schoolgirl outfits.”

      It was over in four-and-a-half minutes.

      Posted by Dave S. on 2007 12 06 at 08:11 PM • permalink

 

    1. #109 Grimmy,

      “And about that stuff Pog said… just lolling y’all into not paying attention. We’ll get you in the end. We always do. And I dont mean by the backside, I mean at the finish of the program…type end.”

      You’ll never be able to get us mate. We’re eighteen hours in front. If you do catch up, after you’ve gone home, you’ll be back to where you started from! Even wronwright’s Tardis can’t help you.

      No matter what you do, whatever decision you make, it was all done yesterday.

      Better off being with us, then you’ll always be ahead, just like us!  hee hee

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 08:15 PM • permalink

 

    1. What about those people who listen to techno loud enough to hear in the next town, and then start “dancing” to it at the traffic lights?

      Well, they go to the circle of Hell where Wayne Newton belts out “Danke Schoen” at 180 decibels, 24/7.

      Posted by Dave S. on 2007 12 06 at 08:15 PM • permalink

 

    1. #131, Ubique:

      yeah, sure. Or, we could just compromise like civilized folk and have you learn to measure your weather by honest citizens do with Fahrenheit.

      Look, it’s even got a multiculti sound to it.

      The really hard part is going to be when we start trying to get y’all to have summer and winter during their proper months.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 08:15 PM • permalink

 

    1. Pog.

      We do transcend time, you know? Who do you think got rid of the dinosaurs?

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 08:17 PM • permalink

 

    1. oh, and in #141, I didn’t say …weather by honest…

      You just translated it wrong.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 08:19 PM • permalink

 

    1. #139
      Well said, Pogs.Give up Grimmy!

      #141
      Summer and winter in the proper months? Yeah. Summer in December. Winter mid-year.

      Works for me.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 08:20 PM • permalink

 

    1. #142 Grimmy,

      I’ll concede that one. I saw the Simpsons episode where Homer sneezed and killed the dinosaurs.

      Do you really want to “own” that though?

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 08:20 PM • permalink

 

    1. Increasing road rage is caused by the recent trend of people getting their driver’s licences out ouf Corn Flakes packets.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 08:21 PM • permalink

 

    1. #139 WA, SA, NT and QLD are more easily attainable goals for Grimmy than Victoria, NSW and Tasmania.

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 08:22 PM • permalink

 

    1. #143,

      hahahahahahahahaha

      you want us to talk like you, and you can’t even put a sentence together. hahahahahahaha

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 08:22 PM • permalink

 

    1. #145, Pog:

      Why do you think we invented donuts?

      #144, kae:

      Heretic.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 08:22 PM • permalink

 

    1. Woo Hoo!

      It’s gang up on Grimmy time!

      Give up Grimmy, you can never win against Blair’s Bodacious Babes!

      Australian Chapter.

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 08:23 PM • permalink

 

    1. #149

      Heretic.

      C’mon. You’d love to spend Christmas day stuck in traffic going to at the beach!

      Boiling hot at 100degrees F (40 something C for the metrificated amongst us).

      G’arn, you’d love it!

      Drink more beer.

      One good thing about winter Christmas.
      Egg nog.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 08:25 PM • permalink

 

    1. #147, Ash_:

      Oh no ma’am. It’s not me what wants the places.
      I’m an old fashioned type. I don’t believe we should add new territory to the US without properly conquering it with military force, first.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 08:25 PM • permalink

 

    1. #150 But we LOVE Grimmy.

      Or we wouldn’t rubbish him at all.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 08:26 PM • permalink

 

    1. There’s nothing like Christmas spent at the beach, downing a few brews, swimming, volleyball, all those excellent things.

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 08:26 PM • permalink

 

    1. #152 But we’re giving away Tasmania and SA Grimmy. You’re welcome to them.

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 08:27 PM • permalink

 

    1. #141 grimmy, most of North Australia don’t even have summer and winter, any time of the year.

      It is just all-round hot and wetter or dryer.

      Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2007 12 06 at 08:28 PM • permalink

 

    1. #151, kae:

      Nope, wont work. Just think of all the songs and literature that’d have to be rewritten?

      #150, Pogria:

      Yep. I’ve fought worse fights against worser foes. This one I wouldn’t even mind losing if it ends in a pile up 🙂

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 08:28 PM • permalink

 

    1. lol ash, you can do that in california too

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 08:28 PM • permalink

 

    1. #158 Yeah, but to do that in California, I’d have to be in California. I’m not sure I could do that.

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 08:30 PM • permalink

 

    1. #156 Wimpy, down here in Melbourne, we have both summer and winter at least twice a day!

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 08:31 PM • permalink

 

    1. #159, no you do it in oz lol

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 08:32 PM • permalink

 

    1. #157 Grimmy,

      “Yep. I’ve fought worse fights against worser foes. This one I wouldn’t even mind losing if it ends in a pile up :)”

      Only if you’re on the bottom!!

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 08:33 PM • permalink

 

    1. Grimmy, you can use Aussie Christmas Songs…

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 08:34 PM • permalink

 

    1. oh pogria, you are being naughty

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 08:34 PM • permalink

 

    1. #164

      oh pogria, you are being naughty

      How unusual!

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 08:37 PM • permalink

 

    1. uh huh, kae

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 08:40 PM • permalink

 

    1. #141 – sorry Grimmy, we strayed off the path of civilization when we elected Gough Whitlam back in ‘72.

      We switched from imperial measurements to metric the following year.  Despite more than 30 years of the metric system, most people still think of their height in feet and inches; and their weight in stones and pounds.  Babies’ birth weights are still routinely described in pounds.

      Distances are now mostly described in kilometres, except in the Northern Territory where they cling to the old ways of describing it in terms of the amount of beer that can be consumed in the time taken for the drive.  Thus the drive from Darwin to Katherine might be described as “12 stubbies” long.  Good to see the nanny state hasn’t yet driven out the last vestiges of civilization.

      Posted by Ubique on 2007 12 06 at 08:40 PM • permalink

 

    1. Ash:

      California ain’t all San Fransisco wierdoness.

      A lot of it, most if it by geographical measure, is farming/ranching or other agri business and there’s plenty much oil industry here too.

      An example of what’s to be found in the spirit and attitude of central California is
      the Hubbard Family of Clovis.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 08:41 PM • permalink

 

    1. I was in Oz last Christmas. It was a bit disorientating. Cooling off in the Ocean! Darwin was definately odd – snorkelling with Monitor Lizars; how can one be so close to the Equator and not get any sunshine (rhetorical), but boy, what rain.

      Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2007 12 06 at 08:42 PM • permalink

 

    1. #164 & #165

      missred and Kae,

      it’s not my fault, Grimmy is being positively frisky today.

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 08:44 PM • permalink

 

    1. #138 – It was over in four-and-a-half minutes.

      You must’ve done it twice, you big stallion!

      Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2007 12 06 at 08:44 PM • permalink

 

    1. Oh, and another thing… our commies are more commie than your commies.

      Even our sickos are better at sickoing. We so rule cause we so cool.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 08:44 PM • permalink

 

    1. #160 Ash_, I ain’t bin to no Melbourne yet.

      I hear there is good wreck diving in the bay, though.

      Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2007 12 06 at 08:47 PM • permalink

 

    1. #172,

      refer to comment #170.

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 08:47 PM • permalink

 

    1. #168 Sorry Grimmy, but San Francisco has forever tainted your reputation.

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 08:47 PM • permalink

 

    1. #163, kae:

      Christmas boomers? You guys are positively mutant.

      I wouldn’t be at all surprise to learn that y’all got some grotesquery of an aquatic mammal that lays eggs and has odd bits and pieces of various other animals, like a duck’s bill.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 08:48 PM • permalink

 

    1. #173 Just pack for every season you can possibly imagine, and then some.

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 08:49 PM • permalink

 

    1. #176 Grimmy,

      How did you know?

      You’re just jealous because the only freakish animal you have is Thrillary Clinton. nyah nyah.

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 08:50 PM • permalink

 

    1. #176
      Shhhhh
      It’s a secret!
      I was looking for Carol of the Birds, but could only find Amy Grant and Art Garfunkel singing this. The Carol of the Birds is the second song I think. My download is unlimited, but slow, and I can’t be bothered waiting for the second half to get here.The song goes:

      Out on the plains the brolgas are dancing
      Lifting their feet like warhorses prancing
      Up to the sun the woodlark goes winging
      Faint in the dawn light echoes they’re singing
      Orana, Orana, Orana to Christmas Day.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 08:53 PM • permalink

 

    1. Hitlery Clintoon is a national treasure. We know this because our thought bosses tell us so.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 08:53 PM • permalink

 

    1. #180,

      We don’t listen to our thought bosses. We tell ‘em to get stuffed!

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 08:55 PM • permalink

 

    1. #181 And/or mock them severely.

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 08:57 PM • permalink

 

    1. #179
      Nope, that’s not the one I was looking for. Not remotely Australian.
      Oops

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 08:58 PM • permalink

 

    1. #151 A good ol’ tradition here is the Christmas dive. usually the first time in the year you have to get out the ol’ chain saw…

      Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2007 12 06 at 08:58 PM • permalink

 

    1. kae:

      No offense, but sometimes I really wonder if y’all actually talk proper English.

      I mean, most of those words seem familiar enough. But there’s just enough of a wierdness to some of it that I often wonder.

      I mean, what I just said might actually translate to:

      When pizza and pork dumplings are fed to horses, it produces enough gas to refloat a sunken barge…or some such.

      For all I know, you think we’re discussing exchange rates as applies to ancient cultures in relation to the relative values of ochre vs wheat.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 08:58 PM • permalink

 

    1. Brolga

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 09:04 PM • permalink

 

    1. Gawd..now I want a pizza.

      Y’all are down right insidious in your machinations and with your implanting of ideas and notions and such.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 09:04 PM • permalink

 

    1. Ok, I was right. You say Brolga, I say bird.

      Close but not the same lingo.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 09:05 PM • permalink

 

 

    1. No, no no, a particular type of bird, a Brolga.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 09:06 PM • permalink

 

    1. #170 yea.. its hard to resist frisky lol

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 09:09 PM • permalink

 

    1. Brolga, Jesus do you eat those things? (couldn’t help but notice it said Christmas)…:)

      Posted by El Cid on 2007 12 06 at 09:10 PM • permalink

 

    1. Heathens, heretics, barbarians and miscreants, the lot of yaz.

      Can’t even manage to get your seasons in their proper periods.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 09:11 PM • permalink

 

    1. Christmas Brolga…SEE…lol.

      Posted by El Cid on 2007 12 06 at 09:12 PM • permalink

 

    1. Why does the word Brolga remind me of the name Natalie?

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 09:12 PM • permalink

 

    1. Pet peeve:

      We have a major-ish road around here that is two lanes each way.  During the off peak, there are always cars parked in the left hand lane at various spots along the road.

      I hate people who pull out of the right hand lane, tear down the left lane and then merge in, go around the parked car and then try it on again.

      I had five man-in-vans (see Jeremy Clarkson) in a row do that this morning.  One after the other.

      Posted by mr creosote on 2007 12 06 at 09:18 PM • permalink

 

    1. #184
      Now that’s just plain crazy!

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 09:18 PM • permalink

 

    1. #185
      Grimmy, Grimmy, Grimmy.

      No offense, but sometimes I really wonder if y’all actually talk proper English.

      It’s you who talks funny!

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 09:21 PM • permalink

 

    1. Telegraphic comments only. Stop. Thinking of moving to Niew Zeeland? Stop. Kevin Rudd actually alien lifeform. Stop. Must find ancient artifact to prevent assimilation. Stop…

      Posted by mojo on 2007 12 06 at 09:21 PM • permalink

 

    1. #198, kae:

      No, I just use crappy grammar and can’t spell.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 09:27 PM • permalink

 

    1. 195 Blame Natalie Imbruglia.

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 09:27 PM • permalink

 

    1. If you’d like, I can start talking in lolcat.  That way, at least you’ll KNOW it’s gibberish…

      Posted by Vexorg on 2007 12 06 at 09:28 PM • permalink

 

    1. does one fry the beak of the brogla ?

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 09:28 PM • permalink

 

    1. Anyhoo, been up and at it since midnight. Brain is trying to leak out my ears. Time for this bonzo to try to get some sleepy time.

      Sounds like mojo is in trouble. Someone should organize a rescue party.

      Posted by Grimmy on 2007 12 06 at 09:28 PM • permalink

 

    1. #191 missred,

      we’ve learnt to make the most of it when the Grimmster is frisky. Doesn’t happen very often.;)

      I reckon he’s stopped looking for the lint in his belly button that he promised to Margos Maid a few months back.

      Driving him crazy it was. I told him there’s only so many places you can shove a Maglite. There’s no room for a scraping tool as well.

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 09:32 PM • permalink

 

    1. #188
      You say Brolga and I say Bird
      It’s certainly not the same lingo.
      Don’t want to be vulgar, but what’s on my car
      Must have been from a passing Flamingo.

      Posted by blogstrop on 2007 12 06 at 09:32 PM • permalink

 

    1. #200
      (No. I mean your accent, silly.)

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 09:32 PM • permalink

 

    1. #204,

      Quitter!

      At least you know when you’ve been beaten. 🙂

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 09:33 PM • permalink

 

    1. #24
      Nite your Grimness.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 09:35 PM • permalink

 

    1. trixi arrives with more appetizers..
      vegemite on toast, meat pies, sausage rolls, and pavlova

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 09:36 PM • permalink

 

    1. who is bringing the drinks, fhs ..

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 09:37 PM • permalink

 

    1. you done well pogria 😉 hehe

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 09:38 PM • permalink

 

    1. more good news from the czech republic

      Poll shows Green Party with record low support
      A poll conducted by the Median agency and released on Thursday showed that if elections were to be held this month, then the Green Party would fall short of the 5% share of the vote required to be represented
      in parliament. Pollsters said the Greens’
      poor result was down to the fact that those who had voted Green in the past as an act of protest were now increasingly likely to vote for no one at all at the next election.

      Posted by KK on 2007 12 06 at 09:39 PM • permalink

 

    1. #211 missred,

      I’ll bring the drinks if you promise to give the vegemite to the dog. aarrgghhh!!!! I hate vegemite!

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 09:39 PM • permalink

 

    1. #192 who woke el cid?

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 09:40 PM • permalink

 

    1. #212 thank you missred.

      hee hee, and he said that he’d win in the end.

      Last word Grimmy, last word!!! nyah nyah.

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 09:40 PM • permalink

 

    1. Fire crew aid in penis operation

      Firefighters helped operate on a man who was rushed to hospital after getting a metal ring stuck on the end of his penis.
      Doctors at Royal Wigan Infirmary in Greater Manchester put out the alert after fearing the man faced amputation as the ring cut off his blood supply.

      Man’s name…Bobbit

      Two firefighters used a mini hand grinder to cut through the ring during a 20-minute procedure.

      God, now THAT is staying power. Did they wear gloves?…latex, of course.

      It is understood the man, aged in his 40s, was given an anaesthetic.

      No fucking shit, but they should done without. Any one that fucking stupid, wouldn’t feel a thing.

      The firefighters placed a thin sheet of metal around his penis to protect the skin while removing the ring, which appeared to have been cut off from the end of a pipe.

      A lead rubber, so to speak.

      Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service confirmed fire crews were called to the hospital at around 12.10 GMT on Thursday to “deal with a situation”.

      Gentle way of saying, “cutting a metal ring off his DICK”

      A spokeswoman for Royal Wigan Infirmary said they were unable to comment about the incident.

      Of course not, they’re still laughing their fucking asses off.

      Theo Spark

      Ummm, I would have posted this, BUT my place is much to young for the subject AND the language used.

      Posted by El Cid on 2007 12 06 at 09:41 PM • permalink

 

    1. haven’t tasted vegemite, yet.. waiting to have it sent to me. however i love marmite lmao

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 09:41 PM • permalink

 

    1. oh and pour me a large one, please

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 09:42 PM • permalink

 

    1. #218 missred,

      I like Marmite also, but Promite is my favourite.

      Vegemite is just disgusting.

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 09:44 PM • permalink

 

    1. Promite, marmite = disgusting.

      Vegemite is edible.
      In very, small scrapings on toast, not to be eaten like chocolate spread or peanut butter!

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 09:45 PM • permalink

 

    1. Just received via Email:

      I was feeling a bit depressed the other day, so I called
      the Help Hotline.

      I was put through to a ‘call center’ in Pakistan.
      I explained that I was feeling suicidal.

      They were very excited at this news and wanted to
      know if I could drive a truck or fly an airplane.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 09:47 PM • permalink

 

    1. missred,

      take no notice of Kae’s rantings on the qualities of our favourite black spreads.

      She lives in Queensland!

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 09:49 PM • permalink

 

    1. #33 postals always favour the coalition, as do prepolls.  this is because th people casting them are mainly (a) old or (b) clued up & organised enough to want to avoid queuing in the hot sun to vote becaue the electoral commission is run by people who couldn’t organise a shit fight in a public toilet

      Posted by KK on 2007 12 06 at 09:53 PM • permalink

 

    1. #223 What hope is there for me, as a Melbournian who eats it by the spoonful?

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 09:54 PM • permalink

 

    1. #220, Hi Pog.

      At the risk incurring your considerable wrath… Vegemite is bloody yummy!!!

      By the way Pog, did you manage to hear the story about our new Mussie school on JJJ earlier this week? I “archived” it if you don’t. Ya’ orta hear the callers that rang in to bag the residents of Camden. Apparently we are all “ignorant Liberal voters”. Tell that to Pat Farmer who struggled to keep his seat!

      Posted by Gibbo on 2007 12 06 at 10:03 PM • permalink

 

    1. promite?? now that is a new one for me?

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 10:04 PM • permalink

 

    1. i have marmite on toast every saturday.. its my ritual

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 10:08 PM • permalink

 

    1. I might live in QLD but I’ll always be from NSW!

      Marmite is crap.
      Promite is crap.

      Vegemite is fine. In small doses.

      But on my crumpets I looooooove lashings of butter, peanut butter and honey.

      But not since me diet.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 10:13 PM • permalink

 

    1. so what is promite? (i ask again)

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 10:14 PM • permalink

 

    1. #226 hi Gibbo,

      no, I didn’t hear it. JJJ really doesn’t it do it for me. I’ll have a listen, glad you’ve archived it.

      It would be interesting to hear their opinions if they were told a mussie school was going to be built in their backyard.

      I was bloody pissed off to hear that Pat almost lost his seat.  I truly thought the people from this area were smarter than that.

      I’m still keeping my fingers crossed. I wish dickheads like the one that stuck the pigs heads on stakes next to the property would think before they acted though. They aren’t doing us any favours. I still reckon we’ll have to run a mob of pigs on the property though.;)

      No wrath here Gibbo! The more vegemite you eat, the less is forced onto me by well meaning, yet delusional people!!!!

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 10:15 PM • permalink

 

    1. #229 Cripes Kae!!!

      you still can’t get it right.

      It’s butter and GOLDEN SYRUP on crumpets!!!

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 10:16 PM • permalink

 

    1. #230 missred,

      I’m trying to find you some info right now on Promite.

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 10:17 PM • permalink

 

    1. missred,

      This is Promite.

      It’s the best tasting of all of them.

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 10:19 PM • permalink

 

    1. Gibbo, where have you saved the radio rant?

      Posted by Pogria on 2007 12 06 at 10:23 PM • permalink

 

    1. Missred
      Some people say that marmite, promite and vegemite are the same.It’s like saying that beer is beer is beer, rum is rum is rum, gin is gin is gin, and they are all the same.

      They are notthere are some subtle (and not so subtle) differences in their flavour.

      The taste I am familiar with is vegemite and I like it. I dislike intensely the others. But I do not cook with vegemite. Or make soup with it. Yuck.

      I grew up with vegemite (not marmite or promite, which weren’t Aussie ones I think).

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 10:24 PM • permalink

 

    1. Mr. Google said it was some dark brown salty vegetable and yeast spread.  Joy!

      Posted by yojimbo on 2007 12 06 at 10:25 PM • permalink

 

    1. Missred, if you already like one of them you may not like either of the others.
      The only way to find out is to taste them all and decide.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 10:26 PM • permalink

 

    1. I like all three, vegemite is just the best of them.

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 10:27 PM • permalink

 

    1. There you go, Missred, you may like all three!

      I don’t.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 10:30 PM • permalink

 

    1. Someone needs to get Missred some vegemite.

      Posted by kae on 2007 12 06 at 10:31 PM • permalink

 

    1. thank you kae and ash for your input lol . its just a matter of weeks i get to taste vegemite, i was just surprised there is a third lol

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 10:34 PM • permalink

 

    1. Yes, yes we do Kae.

      Vegemite is also good for basting roast chicken.

      Or on Saladas. Or in pasta. Or in many other things.

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 10:34 PM • permalink

 

    1. now how does one in the us find promite? lmao

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 10:34 PM • permalink

 

    1. Hey, why was everyone picking on Grimmy?? Especially with all of those funny accents??

      Pogria, you asked about the boys? From a camping trip a last summer (August here)

      Posted by Old Tanker on 2007 12 06 at 10:36 PM • permalink

 

    1. a friend in the uk is sending me vegemite

      Posted by missred on 2007 12 06 at 10:37 PM • permalink

 

    1. No worries Missred. There are many uses for all of them.

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 10:38 PM • permalink

 

    1. There’s vegemite in the UK??  I always thought that was an Aussie only kinda thing?

      Posted by Old Tanker on 2007 12 06 at 10:38 PM • permalink

 

    1. #246 WHAT?! You’re having a friend in the UK sending you Vegemite? Even though you have squillions of Aussie friends here?!

      Posted by Ash_ on 2007 12 06 at 10:40 PM • permalink

 

  1. Pogria

    Here’s a whole bunch of little “tankers” although I think you call them “tackers” if I’m learning your language right!!!

    Posted by Old Tanker on 2007 12 06 at 10:46 PM • permalink