Hello once again patrons to another edition of Friday Night Raffles.
In light of the one of the most monumentally stupid idiotic remarks a so called Prime Minister of Australia could make I give you a little montage of how it has received.
The Idiot gets the ball rolling. What a tool
Putin hears about it

After changing his undies from uncontrollable laughter he responds
The Russkies don,t seem too happy with The Idiot,and suggest he may be diseased.
Maybe this will be another little nail into the coffin of the Stupid incompetent idiotic moron that sadly is the Prime Minister of Australia, The day he is gone cannot come soon enough.
BTW It’s Raffle Night And

As it is one of my favourite times of the year we will be having not just A Melbourne Cup Sweep but also one for the Caulfield cup Tomorrow and Cox Plate the following week .
I will post when the draw opens early on the sat morning. First in best dressed. Suitable prizes will be awarded to the winners .





Thanks for the good wishes, everyone. It’s appreciated by all of us.
Gosh..Gigi’…hope all goes well…good luck..good luck!
That is very sad news, AJCanberra. Condolences.
Gigi—another bunch of flowers for you (excuse the cluttered mantelpiece please)
Yeah, I laughed a little when Cormann said it. This government is such a joke.
ajcanberra
Sorry to read of your loss.
ajcanberra
Sorry to hear you terrible news
Best wishes to you and your family in this hard time, ajcanberra
gigilene, best wishes for a speedy recovery
What’s Indonesian for “f*ck off, we’re full”?
Gonna say g’dnight all…saw that pic on twitter of the “magnificent seven” women in the Gillard govt’….woe, oh woe is us.for what we have lost.
jaeger,
The Indonesian is “Tony Abbott”.
Speaking of Indonesia and Abbott. What hope of success ?
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/g20-appetiser-abbott-must-charm-indonesias-new-leader-joko-20141019-1189kb.html
Gigilene, hope you are back with us soon.
He’s starting behind the eight ball
http://australianpolitics.com/2014/01/18/abbott-govt-cuts-foreign-aid.html
Just two weeks ago Julie Bishop said she would fight foreign aid cuts. now she is announcing them
Julie Bishop vows to fight possible cuts to the foreign aid budget
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-02/julie-bishop-vows-to-fight-cuts-to-foreign-aid/5786754
My ref is from January 2014.
test
Puffy,
Testy?
I am veging out watching some woeful movies.
Something about SWAT. I am not even engaging ten brain cells.
When did out TV get this bad?
Ah. I must go to bed soon if I’m to be of any use tomorrow.
Night.
1995-6? (Introduction of Foxtel, Howard government etc.)
Our TV is woeful!
This is on Ch7, The movie is woeful the adverts are woeful. I just cannot be bothered changing the channel.
If this keeps up I will have to find the remote. I put it somewhere. Maybe a dog is lying on it.
Well that ending was predictable.
Some one please answer this question. Why the fig do people spend thousands of bucks on 3d, multi-functional, cinema sound 1 squillion pixels per centipede televisions to watch that crap?
I should go to bed.
I frequently forget that we have a TV. Mostly because we really only watch series/movies that we’ve got on DVD and that have been recommended by others or watching YouTube clips. It’s quite bemusing the topics that are available from that source *g*
And for news I have the multitudinous sources of the internet with guidance and suggestions from those I have discovered are worth reading/listening to.
Many thanks everyone for thoughts and flowers.
On my way now … Got to be brave …
Brave, Gigi’ like the Scots !
When my old TV was starting to play up, I didn’t bother replacing it. Instead, I bought a little dual-digital TV tuner box that plugs into my home network and streams to the computer. I rarely use it – let alone need two channels at once.
As curioz said, a “TV” is less for watching broadcast TV these day and more a monitor for DVD/Blu-ray or streaming Internet content – you certainly don’t need 4K for that.
od morning Dawn Patrollers.
Kate McClymont tells us of the further decline of the charming Obeid family.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/tide-goes-out-for-obeid-family-on-elizabeth-bay-marina-20141019-117xhv.html
I’m sure university deregulation will sort this out.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/graduate-glut-puts-trainee-teachers-on-the-scrapheap-20141019-115wa4.html
Really? MH17 shot down by a Ukraine missile?
http://www.smh.com.au/world/prorussian-rebels-using-seized-ukrainian-missile-downed-mh17-passenger-plane-says-germany-20141020-118i9u.html
$435 pa increase in domestic eastern states gas price? Bloody carbon tax!
http://www.smh.com.au/national/gas-prices-will-explode-due-to-queensland-exports-says-grattan-institute-20141019-1172ev.html
So Abbott must charm the new Indonesian president? Give it your best shot Tone.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/g20-appetiser-abbott-must-charm-indonesias-new-leader-joko-20141019-1189kb.html
Ross Gittins and Abbott’s “crony capitalism”. Ross unloads nicely here.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/g20-appetiser-abbott-must-charm-indonesias-new-leader-joko-20141019-1189kb.html
Science the benchmark of an educated society. Hear hear!
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/smh-editorial/science-the-benchmark-of-an-educated-society-20141019-118cwl.html
Plibersek steps up the attack on Abbott’s ebola efforts.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/labors-tanya-plibersek-steps-up-attack-on-abbott-government-over-lack-of-ebola-action-20141019-1189z4.html
At last credit card holders wake up to how they are being ripped off.
http://www.theage.com.au/business/credit-carddebt-decline-sparks-price-war-20141019-117v50.html
Cormann defends the indefensible.
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/19/mathias-cormann-denies-his-economic-girlie-man-insult-is-sexist
Section 2 . . .
More universities to divest certain shares? This will fire up Abbott and Hockey.

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/more-australian-universities-come-under-pressure-to-divest-from-fossil-fuels-20141019-118bao.html
What would be the collective IQ of this lot?
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/19/melbourne-hosts-70000-jehovahs-witnesses-for-global-convention
Troubling economic signs in Europe.
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/10/20/european-crisis/five-year-curse-afflicting-europe
The New Matilda goes to town on Prof, Spurr.
https://newmatilda.com/
The three worst things the Liberals did yesterday.
http://www.ellistabletalk.com/2014/10/19/the-three-worst-things-the-libralw-did-yesterday-88/
Cathy Wilcox and the ebola situation.
Something that is good about NZ. . Someone has muttered about arming the police, thankfully not pollies, so out comes the editor of the national newspaper. Can’t imagine the attitude shown being displayed over here !!
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11344988
” The Indonesian is “Tony Abbott”.”…..incorrect..:”Tony Abbott” is a descriptive term…a generic descriptive term…like “sh#t..or ” F#ck!”….or ” T#rd”….although , to be sure, it has been lately reinvented to be used as a mulit-faceted expletive….so one could possibly use the term in a collective way..ie; to describe a complete f#ck-up….as in ; “Well..THAT was a complete Tony Abbott, that was!”…or : ” …so he made a wrong turn INTO the oncoming traffic!..and man what a Tony Abbott ensured…you wouldn’t believe the mess…cor..”Tony” me!!”
Abbott will sooooo envious of Jules when he sees the guys she has been hanging out with.
Jeezus, that Bish’ juniour is a usurper…claiming the “feminine ground” after the LNP. “slash ‘n burn” of women in positions of power…and now she struts the stage like it was invented for her…she is no better than a “bikies moll”, riding pillion behind a dickhead!
All this whining about how bad TV has become – is this an age thing? Is it a ‘nothing is as good as it was twenty years ago’ thing? Is it some sort of snobbism, an ‘if the Brits didn’t make it then I’m not watching’ sort of thing?
I don’t often praise the ABC, but their Aussie drama this year has been very good, especially the Sunday night efforts. A while ago I defended Anzac Girls, dismissed here as a chick flick. BBC First (on the Pub-despised Foxtel) is currently running their tribute to WWI nurses, The Crimson Field. While good, it is not a patch on Anzac Girls. However, if the ABC was to show it on Sunday nights I would bet the same mob who dissed AG would, no doubt, be telling us how great it was.
Last night was a good viewing night on the ABC. Dr Who and The Code. The other day someone here, having the now common ‘there’s never anything good on TV rant; dismissed The Code as ‘a conduit for violence’. I wonder if they actually watched any of it before reaching that conclusion.The Code is top-rate viewing with excellent writing, a great cast, multi-leveled action and a brilliant contrast between the world of Canberra politics and the outback. It is one of the best things the ABC had done in quite a while, so good it was sold to Denmark, the US and BBC4 as soon as filming finished here last year. It has been getting rave reviews overseas, but The Pub says it is not worth watching. If you are watching ancient C-grade movies on free-to-air instead of The Code then I have to ask – Why?
Funny about The Code being sold to Danish TV – it reminds me a lot of all those Scandinavian thrillers SBS loves to show. No wonder it has done well there.
There hasn’t been ONE good joke since 1973 !
Except, perhaps ; Barnaby Joyce.
Burka segregation in Parliament is reversed by Speaker Bronwyn Bishop
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-20/burka-segregation-is-not-the-best-says-mp/5825404
Barnaby Joyce isn’t a joke, he’s a tragedy. It’s tragic that someone so stupid could have risen to such a powerful position, tragic that so many people thought it was a good idea to vote for him. As I keep saying, National Party voters would vote for Daffy Duck if he ran as a national candidate. Who knows, Daffy might be a better MP than Bananaby, and at least HE would be funny.
Wilcox
Agree with you on both The Code and Anzac Girls, Leone. Top drama, and it is good that the ABC can do this after disappointing in news and current affairs.
The Warmonger finally has the paperwork to allow our troops into Iraq.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirms Australian special forces will be deployed in Iraq
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/foreign-minister-julie-bishop-confirms-australian-special-forces-will-be-deployed-in-iraq-20141020-118iql.html#ixzz3GdW2EkqW
If you want bad TV look no further than “The Embassy”. Regrettably watched a bit of it last night, nothing more than drunk and obnoxious cashed-up bogans doing their best to embarrass Australia, and embassy staff whinging about said bogans. Riveting stuff, not.
The “special forces” will be there just to give humanitarian advice, along the same lines as our brave bomb droppers.
A special story that would interest puffytmd. There is still some beautiful considerate people in this country.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-20/anonymous-benefactors-save-pensioners-wildlife-sanctuary/5826088