RELLO PUB PATRONS
I HAVE TAKEN CONTROL AS THE ONE YOU CALL JOE6PACK IS DRINKING HIS MEDICINE IN THE BACK YARD.
HE MUST GET SICK A LOT AS HE SEEMS TO HAVE TO DRINK IT QUITE OFTEN.
MY BIG BROTHER IS KEEPING A EYE ON HIM
HE WAS AWAY THIS WEEK AND WHEN I SNIFFED HIM AND HIS CLOTHES I COULD TELL HE WASN’T WORKING HE WAS OFF SOCIALISING WITH OTHER DOGS WHOM I IMAGINE ONE LOOKS LIKE THIS
HE BETTER WATCH IT CAUSE I HAVE SPECIAL POWERS AND I CAN MAKE HIM SUFFER
APPARENTLY THIS IS YOUR RAFFLE NIGHT SO TIME TO KICK BACK AND RELAX.
HAVE SOME MEDICINE ,HOWL AT THE MOON.PEE ON SOME TREES
MOST IMPORTANTLY ENJOY THE COMPANY OF YOUR FRIENDS HERE .
WE DOGGIES LIKE TO SNIFF EACH OTHERS BUMS TO SHOW HOW MUCH WE CARE BUT APPARENTLY YOU HUMANS CONSIDER THAT IMPOLITE.
WHAT A RACE OF PRUDES HUMANS ARE.
THATS IT FOR ME AS I NEED FOOD AND PLAYTIME BEFORE ITS SLEEPY TIME
I HATE THAT CAT BUT SHE CAN BEAT ME UP SO I LET HER SLEEP WITH US
HAVE A GOOD TIME
SYD
THE PUB 
PvO is indulging in one of his favourite pastimes: Newspoll Futures.
In other words, discount the next Newspoll if it goes up, because it’ll only be a sympathy vote.
As my sister said when I read the above excerpt out to her:
But Pvo would retort, “Yes, but it’s so far away from the election.
(I know, I’m indulging in PvO Futures now)
But if it’s so far away from the election, then why – when polls are bad – do they forget to mention that bit?
It is still 80-something days from the election. And that’s a fact.
One thing will be certain. If the Newspoll DOES go up, then it’ll be a signal to the Murdoch minions that a good week of clean air and agenda setting CAN help Labor.
It also says that polls are fragile things. Up one fortnight, down the next. In other words: this far out, they’re changeable.
And they do not want us to think about that too much.
seems to me mr PVO knows what the question are
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this man is a professor so I have read
Ladies, Gentlemen…..If we sit a moment, hold back the enthusiasm for the fight and contemplate the detritus that is relevant information coming over the “airwaves” for just a moment.
Rest assured, that whatever the OM. are trying to “conjure out of a hat”, it will be so wrong as to make a complete fool (once more..yawn!) of them.
The machinery of the govt’ is already turning to collect and collate facts, details and chatter and movements of all those “players opposite”, so that I strongly suspect that by the last week of parliament, when all this bullshit has built up so high that walking to the top of Mt. Kosciouko (sp?)…will be a stroll downhill, then that play of the card, that was always going to be in the govt’s hand, will lay the guilty cards on the table for all the world to see.
I back this up with the experience of watching the last, many, deft, “Secret Canasta” plays by the PM. She always plays a dead-hand…it’s her manner…In reality, it is Julia Gillard against Rupert Murdoch…..and his
hand is tainted with a fool-joker and a whole bunch of deuces!…Juila Gillard IS THE GOVT’ now, and SHE holds all the aces at the moment.
Relax, as the message states…sit down, have a drink!…on THAT note, : Bartender…make mine a “Murphy’s”!
doyley
love your posting here
I think it was the queenslander
when I click on the side and see doley
I click there first
also
as I know its good news
love leone
It’s hard getting BB’s whole post into one Tweet, but I tried 🙂
Denese, are you on twitter now and,
if so, what is your name there?
don’t want to get involved
but I didn’t see doley rumour mongering
I loved reading
I read it that anything else other than Julia was
rubbish,
that’s exactlhy how I read doley
looking for a knitting pattern on ravelry.com
do some knitting calmes the nervs
snow on the mountain sleek and hail on the window
love it
so I didn’t see any thing wrong with what doyey said
myknitting wool
lol
my oh thought of it
you could send me a hello
and then I could follow you and so on
I just want to be able to let these people like bramson
know we know its a newspoll week end we have to
start laughing at them
even the professor needs a big of levelling to
grass roots
msadventure2,
While you are here…have you, or anyone else in Brisbane, tried to track down ‘Sascha Taylor’? Or any of the other staff at Richards and Richards Restaurant for a true account of the Brough Fundraising Dinner Menu?
Does anyone have a digital AFR subscription?
Jaycee,
In moi’s opinion, it’s a tad early, but if you really want one …
For anyone interested, I prescribe some nice, soothing
and a slice of
Now, let’s all keep smiling – it makes the enemy wonder what we’re up to 🙂
Denese, I have to go out shortly but you can find me here @MsAdventure2
C@tmomma – I will report back this evening about Sascha Taylor if I can get any more info. As far as I am aware no-one has been able to track down this person.
JG’s scorecard had Sattlers name added this week. How many has she seen off now? Impressive list , losers one and all
It’s pretty clear that ‘Sascha’ was just someone making stuff up. The obvious clue was ‘her’ claim to have just resigned, that very day, months after she allegedly saw the offending menu. Why didn’t she resign on the spot, on the night? To me it all sounded like an attempt to push the ‘it’s all a Labor plot’ thing – have a mysterious someone make a claim, have Joe Richards say he’s never employed anyone by that name, sit back and watch the whole thing crumble away to nothing.
The mention of Sascha reminded me of something I wanted to say the other day, but forgot about until now – the importance of getting your facts straight.Doing that helps avoid eggy faces, for one thing.
Example one. Pissgate.
When that story broke the original report referred to ‘an LNP’ MP. It was later corrected to ‘a member of the federal opposition’ but not before too many people assumed ‘LNP’ was secret code for ‘Barnaby Joyce’ and gleefully jumped to incorrect conclusions.
Lesson one – always be precise. When referring to the opposition say ‘the opposition’ or ‘the coalition’ because ‘LNP’, strictly speaking, refers to Queensland and you might give people the wrong idea.
Example two. Menugate.
When that story broke a lot of people Googled ‘Joe Richards’, found the wrong J Richards and furiously tweeted that he was a donor to the Liberal Party, kindly backing up their tweets with links to a newspaper article mentioning ‘JJ Richards’ as a substantial donor. The only problem was it was the wrong Richards. JJ Richards is a large waste management company (I can’t help thinking of Tony Soprano here) which makes political donations.
http://www.jjrichards.com.au/
JR Richards is another large waste management company, started by a member of the JJ Richards family. It operates in Northern NSW and it too was claimed to be the same Joe Richards.
http://www.jrrichards.com.au/
Joe Richards sells ties and suits to the gentry and has a cafe bar in his establishment. The only garbage he handles would be ‘joke’ menus.
Lersson two – when in doubt say nothing. No matter how obvious something seems it may not be correct. Check ALL the details before you tweet, or post, or blab.
I think that Liberal sympathizers/supporters Inflate the ‘ we love Kevin Rudd’ poll numbers. And for those who believe Mr. Rudd has changed and grown may I quote his own words this week about Tony Abbott ‘ a leopard doesn’t change its spots’ If It applies to Abbott then equally it applies to Rudd.
Also If Labor switches to Kevin Rudd there is a possibility of enraging/losing female support.
Sattler was Fairfax, and so was the OTHER sacked shock-jock, Michael Smith, who now huffily resides in his own blog spouting venom and sexist undertones against Gillard (although his main line is Slater & Gordon).
Gillard is good at knocking off Fairfax shocks. You’d think Fairfax would get the message wouldn’t you?
msadventure, consider that the ‘Sascha Taylor’ is most likely a nom de plume but may have been chosen as a play on words.
The R&R Cafe is a sideline of the R&R menswear business – so perhaps the ‘Taylor’ is a reference to ‘tailor’ – or other similar occupational words that are surnames.
Sascha is an alternative to Alexander/Alexandra/Sandy in some language groups.
But then it could also be the name of their grandparent .. or dog 🙂
Whatever the case, the real identity of the person should be protected, unless they voluntarily choose to reveal it. While to us on the sidelines, it’s a matter of curiosity etc, to that person – at the very least – it’s a threat to future employment prospects.
Why should we play fair? The media doesn’t check facts particularly well.
Bushfire Bill,
We should play fair with people who are not themselves “players”. Politicians, media types, and tycoons (of all sizes), on the other hand …
😈
Devil’s Advocate question Fiona.
A lot of pundits, experts, movers and shakers have all questioned why the the PM went on Howard Sattlers show? Why give those such as him airtime and, by default, credibility. Well, the answer is pretty simple;
If you’re fighting engineered and organised hatred you stand up and stare it in the face. You don’t stop staring until it flinches and casts it eyes away. Hatred will always be weaker than courage. One builds, the other corrodes. If you want any proof that Jaycee and BB are right? Apply the word corrosive to Murdoch and his sycophants, which includes Her Majestys loyal opposition, and the treacherous chancers in her own party.
So, what can we do. We passionate observers. To paraphrase Lt Gen Morrison…” we band of brothers and sisters “. Those who will never walk past a standard that we don’t accept. What can we do? We fight!
We have three weapons.
Our words….they are indeed our swords.
Twitter and the ” Net “……the battleground we have chosen. Newsprint and FTA television aren’t going to cut it.
Communication….the warhorse that carry us, with our swords, to the battleground we have chosen.
I know all of the above sounds a bit ” wankerish ” and silly. But is it?
The frontline enemy are journalists. They broadcast and embellish the hate and the propaganda and are used as dispensable cannon fodder. Fortunately many of them, not being all that bright, have been hit by ” friendly fire ” and they’re shaky. IMO, one strong, unrelenting counter attack by twitter and the ” Net ” while not finishing them would isolate them. Like what they’re trying to do to JGPM.
The journalists are the weak link in all of this because they have sold their principles out, with self respect sealing the bargain. They’re already pissed off with having to defend themselves and have resorted to justifying themselves to each other. The belief they have in their own credibility is shaken..we have to break it. Journalists allude to the fifth estate as white noise. That’s bullshit. They understand to well the power of the internet. Many of them have already been victim of it.
Use twitter and the net, not to insult or ridicule, but to challenge. Journalists are inured to insult and blind to ridicule. Their stock in trade is credibility. Their Achilles heel is being treated with scepticism.
We can beat them and we must beat them.
This last week has certainly made me seriously consider my own attitudes towards women.
I’ve gone through these attitudes and behaviour as honestly as I can, trying to find points where, though well-meaning, I’ve been a total klutz, or where a woman I’ve been talking to might be thinking, “What a sexist jerk!”.
I found plenty of candidate occasions, as I think any man of a certain age would.
I’m not talking about political correctness, but about an absence of thoughtlessness in the way I behave around women.
Women are different to men, and we may thank God for it. Living a life would be a soulless wasteland if the difference, both physical and mental, wasn’t there.
But that’s different to denigration, or even casual habits, not meant to offend at all, that nevertheless can be offensive and can be taken that way, validly so.
It’s a minefield, for sure. And every now and again I confess I personally tread on some big mines.
In trying to be honest with myself I’ve tried to eliminate the ridiculous, after first examining whether what I think is ridiculous is actually so. It’s an ongoing process, one that I fear I’ll never complete.
But the week that has just gone has made me think about my own attitudes towards gender and, in my opinion, that’s a good thing, because I found a few rough edges I’d like to smooth away.
BB
You are a treasure, and I wonder if you are not the only male (and female) doing a bit of self-examination this weekend. I am thinking about a few things myself.
BB,
What Puffy said.
Puffy & BB,
I too have been contemplating my own shortcomings.
I don,t have to contemplate my shortcomings as I am reminded of them constantly by my OH.
Luckily there is only a few 😀
j6p
A woman’s work is never done. 😆
Regarding Syria, I am very angry with all sides, that the adults cannot solve their problems without killing kids. None of them are right nor coming out of any of this with any honour.
BB , Fiona , Puffy , an Joe……well said . Let ‘ s hope there are quite a few Aussies doing the same this weekend .
As soon as Sascha Taylor story came out I emailed D. Donaldson of IA and DD replied that they were already looking for her. Seeing they have already posted 2 stories on menugate we will have to wait for the bloodhounds to go to work.
Just to let you all know, I rang Ed Husic’s office the day he undermined the PM to let him know what I thought of his actions. I spoke to his media adviser and he made it quite plain that his intention was to get Rudd back in the his rightful job.His line was that Ed was only answering questions,my reply was yes but Ed gets to decide on how to answer. I was then informed that I don’t know how the media works. It was like trying to have a sensible conversation with a demented evangelist. I have had more rational responses from News Ltd hacks.
My parting response to him was that they had to be naive or worse to think that Rudd was the solution because Murdoch already owns Rudd’s nuts.
It was hard to believe that I was talking to a Labor supporter.
afr
I thought perhaps Le roy may
liam,
good on you for making that call. That is the difference. I have weighed up the plus and minus of bringing Rudd back and came down on the JG side for various reasons.
It sounds like Husic is at the cultist stage, no sense talking to him.
liam
may be there are some that just prefer a male being PM??
smile face
Liam
Well done for trying to get a reason for his behaviour, disappointing to read the excuses given.
Over the last week there has been some brilliant contributions here and a lot of excellent discussions. Thanks to all. Although I mostly only read the contributions here, last week I couldn’t join in even if I wanted as a frozen shoulder disabled me severely, but is starting to come good after the x-ray person had me in tears of pain with the positioning of my arm: result seems to have loosened it and can now at least dress myself and type again. 🙂
google ed
except of course to let them know what you think, and I particularly liked the bit about Satans Servant’s nutcracker habit.
It is one of the reasons I won’t back Rudd, I worry that his soul is in hock to the devil, over a night out on the town.
2 gravel that’s awful
try frozen peas wrap packet in tea towel
as don’t put directly on skin
when your area starts tingling
take off
wait till back to skin temp warm showers
exercise how you have been told to
I use to have dreadful trouble with my neck after a whip lash
years ago, a car ran in to the back of us,
a friend is just getting over her frozen shoulder
and has done the ice bit also,
peas are good because they mould in to the spot
2gavel
Not good. I hope it recovers soon.
ian.
ideas for twitter remarks if you are still there
excellent announcement for Adelaide of Federal assistance for health research and medical/dental training facility in new health precinct attached to our new hospital. $60mill from Fed ALP gov’t to uni of Adelaide
there is a tweet on mar js1
mentions the blue ties are
a metaphor for patriarchy=
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well fancy that
Jay Weatherill and Julia speaking English.
Imagine Abbott trying to get through a presser that went for more than four talking points.
Can’t remember if I commented here about last Wednesday’s Freo visit of the PM? Melissa Parke, in response to my urging her to let other Caucus members know about the admiration, affection, and loyalty shown here towards the PM in her appearance with Ben Elton was to say that Caucus does not decide. The big power brokers hadn’t shifted, and meantime Ministers and Members would be just getting on with their jobs unless they heard to the contrary, I imagine if any ALP ‘power brokers’ or their reps were among the PM’s contingent, they wouldn’t be in any doubt about JGPM’s drawing power that evening.
Surely then they’ve devised a strategy for breaking through the stone wall of resistance built by the media? How any journo with a shred of conscience could describe her as hard, I just don’t know. Anyone watching her mingle with the crowd here and then respond to Ben Elton’s questions on stage with wit and good humor, displaying humility too about her overseas meetings with world leaders, without one malicious jibe about Abbott, had to be impressed. As well, who watching just a few sessions of Question Time could honestly report on so called ‘chaos in Canberra’ unless it was to get stuck into Abbott and Coalition chaos?
By the way I think the secret to her calmness might be that lack of malice and refusal to be riled or provoked. So I don’t agree with those who say she should retaliate more often and forcefully – yet. We know she is capable of that, and is probably holding fire until Parliament concludes and the campaign proper begins. But I know from my own experience that if you let the bastards get you down it destroys you and ruins your health and effectiveness.
So, let’s get behind our gutsy PM!
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/patriarchychy (ptr-ärk)
n. pl. pa·tri·ar·chies In both senses also called patriarchate.
1. A social system in which the father is the head of the family and men have authority over women and children.
2. A family, community, or society based on this system or governed by men.
https://twitter.com/markjs1
check out the tweet
all this
reminds me of Dan Brown books
What a gentleman he is, Jay W.
this is a major announcement for this state. She slapped down, very politely, some stupid questions.
John Murphy, Born 1950 in Dunedoo. How appropriate. John Murphy a wingnut dinosaur non entity,who would really be a lot happier in the DLP.
I used to live in Reid. It must break Tom Uren heart to have this rat representing his old electorate.