Saturday Snapshots

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Today’s Guest Authors are a trio of marvellous Pubsters, all of whom are keen photographers. So, please welcome Puffy the Magic Dragon, Scorpio, and This Little Black Duck! I’ve selected a sample of their interesting and highly idiosyncratic photographs for your delectation. It is up to them, now, to tell you the stories behind each shot.

Over to you …

… and apologies for taking so long to publish your work (will a medical certificate be sufficient?)

Superbooth

Puffy:

Scorps:

and

Ducky:

Please note: There are another 17 of This Little Black Duck’s photos in the library, but I shall save them for another occasion.

137 thoughts on “Saturday Snapshots”

  1. re “Please note: There are another 17 of This Little Black Duck’s photos in the library”
    .
    Is that a threat ? 😆

  2. Kaffeeklatscher,

    I couldn’t possibly promise.

    However, there’s an idea: a thread from Ducky about travels in Argentina …

  3. This is not a joke. My best guess. It could mean, in the event of Rupert’s death, the ABC could suggest to the govt that it might put in an offer if it looks like or only real national newspaper might otherwise close. It is probably only a contingency plan, may not be likely.

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/mar/17/george-osborne-named-new-evening-standard-editor-newspaper this is also not a joke.

  6. http://kevinbonham.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/white-new-labor-leader-but-who-will.html

    http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2017/03/2017-wa-election-results-detail-on-future-updates.html

    • Funny business, Ducky?

      Try ridiculous, ludicrous, facetious …

      Way beyond a joke, and way beyond time that the plebs should be rising with their pikes to the fore.

  13. Hmm, I’m a little concerned about the outcome of the Dutch election.

    Yes, Geert Wilders has been roundly defeated, but virtually all of the parties other than the ruling VVD party (centre-right) have said that they are not willing to form a coalition with the VVD. This essentially means that government in the Netherlands may not be able to be formed.

    So basically if the end result is a minority VVD government that’s easily defeated in a no confidence motion, it’s a bit concerning that the Dutch might turn to Wilders in the case that the current parliament fails.

  14. That picture on the volcano rim is of my youngest daughter who recently got to have a close look at this volcano on Ambryam Island in Vanuatu.

    On her first trip to Ambam Island a few years ago their scheduled trip up to the volcano crater rim was abandomed after it erupted the night before resulting in a 7.5 Richter earthquake which threw some of her husband’s younger siblings out of their bunk beds at the resort that they were staying at.

    The other pictures are of two baby Alexandrine parakeets. They were 2 of 3 that were last springs chicks from the parent birds that we look after for our son here.

    Marty the male parent bird is absolutely adorable and is very gentle & affectionate. The female though is totally nuts and takes every opportunity to attempt to bite me & has done so on a few occasions.

    Check out the beak on these critters. They can grind up perches & branches to matchwood on double quick time, you betcha yuh! 😉 The Wikipedia entry is well worth a look if you don’t know the history surrounding these beautiful birds.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandrine_parakeet

  15. I went to a jazz night in The Crypt of St Martins in the Fields. The band was Red Stripe. It was a good evening’s entertainment.
    http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/music/jazz-nights/

    “The Café in the Crypt may be underground but there’s no secret that it is one of London’s hottest music venues. Listen to some swing, take a sentimental journey or dance to some Dixieland performed by some of the UK’s finest jazz musicians. While tapping to the tunes, you can soak up some stunning Georgian architecture and enjoy fantastic food and drink provided by the team that was awarded the Les Routiers Cafe of the Year 2012.”

  17. Also I’d be delighted if that poll of federal voting intention was true in WA. Mainly because it’d result in the end of Andrew Hastie.

    God I am so sick of that man. For one thing the right wing press hails him as a “Military Hero” because of his involvement in the SAS. And for some reason that excuses him for some of the disgusting “Christian” views he holds so dearly.

    The fact that Tony Abbott seems to have such a strong man-boner for this man speaks for itself. An ultra-masculine individual, his father being one of those “fire and brimstone” priests that condemn leftists who believe in equality to eternal damnation. And he seems to be the “go-to” person in relation to the Liberal party’s anti-SSM wing. If only he goes the way of Peter Abetz in the next election, that would be wonderful.

  20. Good morning Dawn Patrollers. This is definitely a Saturday blockbuster!

    Land tax in lieu of stamp duty is on the table again bur although it would decrease the sticker price of a house it would not necessarily reduce the weekly cost of ownership when added to mortgage repayments.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/land-tax-parliamentary-budget-office-costs-plan-to-kill-off-stamp-duty-20170315-guyezb.html
    Ross Gittins on how the two speed economy worm has turned.
    http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/how-the-twospeed-economy-worm-has-turned-20170317-gv08kj.html
    Another issue of The Australian devoted to ideology and bigotry. Just look at the story headers!
    http://www.theaustralian.com.au/
    Is Australia getting near to the end of the two party system?
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-tipping-point-in-australian-politics-is-the-end-of-the-twoparty-system-near-20170317-gv097u.html
    Simon Cowan writes that PHON is unlikely to become a genuine right wing alternative.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/fragile-on-the-fringe-one-nation-unlikely-to-ever-be-a-genuine-rightwing-alternative-20170317-gv0rau.html
    And Karen Middleton says that Hanson is setting up PHON as a cash cow pyramid scheme. Ouch!
    https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2017/03/18/one-nations-business-model-questioned-after-wa-election-failure
    Peter Hartcher pulls the wings off Turnbull’s Snowy Scheme butterfly.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/when-malcolm-turnbull-needed-a-plan-fast-satire-paved-the-way-20170317-gv0vcm.html
    Phil Coorey has quite a good spit here, starting with the making of the energy crisis. Google.
    http://www.afr.com/news/energy-push-shows-voters-like-the-power-of-pragmatism-20170316-guzwr7
    David Wroe writes that the Iraqi army is very close to taking back Mosul. Or what’s left of it.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/how-the-iraqi-army-have-battled-car-bombs-drones-and-mortars-to-reclaim-mosul-20170317-gv0b4x.html
    To me this fast growing franchise operation has all the signs of heading for a demise. It’s one of those trendy, too good to be true things.
    http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/franchising/f45-the-fastest-growing-franchise-youve-never-heard-of-20170316-gv05ki.html

  21. Section 2 . . .

    “Ethical investment” is on the rise. Google.
    /brand/chanticleer/amp-capital-triggers-largest-australian-unethical-divestment-20170317-gv0uq6
    Consumers are being left with home loans larger than they need or can afford because the mortgage broking industry is rife with conflicts of interest, a new report reveals.
    http://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/federal-government-urged-to-rein-in-mortgage-broking-industry-20170317-gv0hdj.html
    Hello hello. What’s Gerry Harvey been up to here? Google.
    /business/retail/john-skippen-family-behind-harvey-normans-zombie-companies-20170306-gurs9w
    Barnaby Joyce has leapt on to Jay Weatherill’s plan to divert 10% of royalties to landowners to dismantle CSG objections.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/barnaby-joyce-floats-national-royalty-plan-to-dismantle-coal-seam-gas-bans-20170317-gv0hst.html
    This was a near disaster for a Saab aircraft flown by Rex. Most probably it was a metal fatigue failure of the propeller shaft.
    http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/passenger-planes-propeller-shears-off-in-midflight-forcing-emergency-landing-at-sydney-20170317-gv0i1c.html
    The Medich murder trial takes a strange turn as a juror is suddenly and mysteriously discharged.
    http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/passenger-planes-propeller-shears-off-in-midflight-forcing-emergency-landing-at-sydney-20170317-gv0i1c.html
    Paul McGeough pronounces Trump’s ideological bombshell budget dead on arrival. And, in a long contribution, tells us why.
    http://www.theage.com.au/world/for-donald-trumps-ideological-budget-bombshell-history-is-not-on-his-side-20170317-gv09yd.html
    And Robert Reich writes that Trump’s “bonkers budget” is just the opposite of what is needed.
    http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/2017/03/17/trump-budget-robert-reich/
    Fox News wasted no time firing back and President Trump after he tried to blame the cable network for his claim that the British helped Obama spy on him. Fox made Trump look nuts by saying there is no evidence that Trump was wiretapped. They made him look like the lunatic that he is.
    http://www.politicususa.com/2017/03/17/fox-news-trump-total-lunatic-obama-wiretap-claims.html
    In his first move as West Australian premier, Mark McGowan has asked Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to remove Perth from the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme.
    http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/wa-election-2017/wa-premier-acts-on-promise-for-state-jobs-20170317-gv0wvb.html

  22. Section 3 . . . &*&*&

    The Victorian Liberal Party is facing financial crisis before the next election. Let the in-fighting begin!
    http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/victorian-liberals-face-financial-crisis-ahead-of-state-election-20170317-gv0oms.html
    In a sad announcement Wacka Williams lets people know that he has been diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease. He is one of the good guys in parliament.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/turnbull-government-senator-john-williams-reveals-he-has-parkinsons-disease-20170317-gv0ib9.html
    Turnbull’s dismissal of Sally McManus as a “lunatic” with whom he would not work smacks of desperation.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/not-much-we-can-do-with-her-malcolm-turnbull-says-he-cant-work-with-new-actu-boss-sally-mcmanus-20170316-gv05gr.html
    NSW letter writers come out strongly in support of Weatherill’s shirtfront.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/smh-letters/credit-weatherill-for-calling-out-bullies-20170316-gv04y9.html
    Katherine Murphy says the government had it coming with Weatherill’s outburst.
    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/mar/17/the-government-must-fix-this-unconscionable-energy-mess-it-owes-us-that-much
    The outcome of the South Australian government’s bold energy policy could be key to the future of renewable energy throughout the nation.
    https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2017/03/18/renewables-and-south-australias-power-policy/14897556004370
    An excellent Article from Paul Bongiorno on the SA/Feds enmity over energy.
    https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/2017/03/18/jay-weatherills-energy-showdown/14897556004360
    Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) has announced that he will vote against the Republican health care bill. Heller is the third Republican to oppose the bill. If all Democrats vote against the legislation along with the Republicans, Trumpcare will be dead.
    http://www.politicususa.com/2017/03/17/republican-health-care-bill-dead-3rd-gop-senator-vote-bill.html
    Sensitive employment data on another 53,000 federal public servants may have been supplied to a private firm conducting workplace ballots without the knowledge or consent of the workers.
    http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/fears-for-the-data-of-53000-more-public-servants-20170316-guzhhb.html

  23. Section 4 . . .

    Paula Matthewson on why Turnbull has finally stepped into the penalty rates fray.
    http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2017/03/17/malcolm-turnbull-penalty-rates/
    In a very long article Jack Waterford writes that Turnbull is preparing for his final throw of the dice.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/malcolm-turnbull-prepares-his-final-throw-of-the-dice-20170316-gv081c.html
    Adam Morton says depending on who you listen to, Malcolm Turnbull’s proposed $2 billion expansion of the Snowy Hydro Scheme is a bold piece of nation-building by a Prime Minister who had found his mojo, or a cynically timed thought-bubble that is years away at best.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/is-malcolm-turnbulls-snowy-hydro-20-a-breakthrough-a-distraction-or-both-20170316-gv078w.html
    More and more issues with the NSW RSL are coming to light as the fraud squad gets busy.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/rsl-nsw-president-referred-to-police-as-former-high-court-justice-called-in-20170317-gv0ipy.html
    The BCA has made its usual pre-budget plea.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/living-in-a-fools-paradise-business-sounds-the-alarm-on-federal-budget-20170316-guzgjf.html
    Amy Remeikis tells us how Turnbull has finally come out and said that the government supports the penalty rate cuts.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/malcolm-turnbull-says-the-government-supports-penalty-rate-cuts-20170316-gv04as.html
    In front of the three by-elections in NSW Elizabeth Farrelly writes that we need more independents like Ted Mack.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/we-need-independents-like-ted-mack-more-than-ever-20170316-guzxos.html
    Business leaders have hit back at Immigration Minister Peter Dutton for attacking their support for gay marriage, accusing the Coalition of being “out of touch” and saying chief executives had a duty to speak up about social issues that had an impact on their employees. Google.
    /business/ceos-say-they-wont-be-silenced-on-gay-marriage-20170317-gv0mux
    Anne Summers says that voters quickly realised in the months after Turnbull replaced Tony Abbott in the nation’s top job, he does not have it in him. He is clinging, not leading, she infers.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/leadership-isnt-an-optional-extra-for-a-prime-minister-its-the-job-20170316-guzyis.html
    Adele Ferguson says that when it comes to financial advice we don’t just have a few bad apples. Rather it’s a whole dodgy advisor orchard.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/leadership-isnt-an-optional-extra-for-a-prime-minister-its-the-job-20170316-guzyis.html

  24. Section 5 . . . with Cartoon Corner Part 1

    Theresa May has been accused by the Scottish National party deputy leader of “arrogant bluster” for trying to block an independence referendum.
    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/mar/17/scottish-independence-may-risks-turning-clock-back-to-bad-old-days-john-swinney
    George Pell could turn key witness against the Catholic Church on behalf of sexual abuse victims. I wonder . . . Google.
    /news/cardinal-george-pell-could-turn-key-witness-against-catholic-church/news-story/29a25a9ce5f9817731c9d1273be4b56a
    Trump has shown he can smile for the cameras while sitting next to world leaders he doesn’t exactly see eye to eye with. But when it came to shaking hands during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday … game over. Petulant prick!
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/03/17/trump-straight-up-ignores-request-to-shake-hands-with-angela-mer_a_21901881/?utm_hp_ref=au-homepage

    Alan Moir and Turnbull’s leadership problems.

    A nice little dig at Turnbull here from Mark David.

    Broelman and another pumped hydro scheme.

    Cathy Wilcox and the role of working mothers in parliament.

  26. Good morning Dawn Patrollers. This is definitely a Saturday blockbuster! ^&%$##

    Land tax in lieu of stamp duty is on the table again bur although it would decrease the sticker price of a house it would not necessarily reduce the weekly cost of ownership when added to mortgage repayments.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/land-tax-parliamentary-budget-office-costs-plan-to-kill-off-stamp-duty-20170315-guyezb.html
    Ross Gittins on how the two speed economy worm has turned.
    http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/how-the-twospeed-economy-worm-has-turned-20170317-gv08kj.html
    Another issue of The Australian devoted to ideology and bigotry. Just look at the story headers!
    http://www.theaustralian.com.au/
    Is Australia getting near to the end of the two party system?
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-tipping-point-in-australian-politics-is-the-end-of-the-twoparty-system-near-20170317-gv097u.html
    Simon Cowan writes that PHON is unlikely to become a genuine right wing alternative.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/fragile-on-the-fringe-one-nation-unlikely-to-ever-be-a-genuine-rightwing-alternative-20170317-gv0rau.html
    And Karen Middleton says that Hanson is setting up PHON as a cash cow pyramid scheme. Ouch!
    https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2017/03/18/one-nations-business-model-questioned-after-wa-election-failure
    Peter Hartcher pulls the wings off Turnbull’s Snowy Scheme butterfly.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/when-malcolm-turnbull-needed-a-plan-fast-satire-paved-the-way-20170317-gv0vcm.html
    Phil Coorey has quite a good spit here, starting with the making of the energy crisis. Google.
    http://www.afr.com/news/energy-push-shows-voters-like-the-power-of-pragmatism-20170316-guzwr7
    David Wroe writes that the Iraqi army is very close to taking back Mosul. Or what’s left of it.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/how-the-iraqi-army-have-battled-car-bombs-drones-and-mortars-to-reclaim-mosul-20170317-gv0b4x.html
    To me this fast growing franchise operation has all the signs of heading for a demise. It’s one of those trendy, too good to be true things.
    http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/franchising/f45-the-fastest-growing-franchise-youve-never-heard-of-20170316-gv05ki.html

  28. Section 1 of the Dawn Patrol

    Good morning Dawn Patrollers.

    Peter Hartcher tells us about the invisible (to Australia) visit by the king of Saudi Arabia to Indonesia.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/saudi-arabian-king-salmans-nineday-trip-to-indonesia-is-a-worry-for-australia-20170313-gux95l.html
    Amy Remeikis reports that Queensland may delay its election into 2018 in the hope that PHON will implode.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/wa-aftermath-labor-to-delay-queensland-state-election-in-hope-one-nation-implodes-20170313-guwwki.html
    But Nick O’Malley reckons it’s not all over yet for Hanson.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/its-far-too-soon-to-writeoff-pauline-hanson-and-the-populist-right-20170313-guwv7m.html
    Troy Bramston says that the stunning election victory of Labor leader Mark McGowan that obliterated Colin Barnett’s conservative government should resound like an alarm bell across the Nullarbor. But Malcolm Turnbull seemingly has learned little from the result. Google.
    /opinion/columnists/troy-bramston/hanson-option-still-alive-how-stupid-are-these-liberals/news-story/9137dd595fb13988b8a43eef46524c9b
    Phil Coorey writes that Nick Xenophon has said that Pauline Hanson would be mad to do any more preference deals with the Coalition because minor parties always end up the biggest loser from such arrangements. Google.
    /news/politics/nick-xenophon-warns-pauline-hanson-not-to-do-any-more-preference-deals-20170312-guwkrp
    Tony Wright has some fun at Hanson’s expense.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/please-explain-pauline-hanson-demands-that-james-ashby-tell-her-what-went-wrong-in-wa-20170313-guwo13.html
    Paula Matthewson says the last time a Liberal state government was dealt a smashing defeat at the polls, the Liberal Prime Minister at the time became a dead man walking.
    http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2017/03/13/turnbull-wa-election-challenges/
    Most voters support a range of tax increases, including the “Buffett rule” and a minimum rate for multinational companies, while there is limited support for the Turnbull government’s $50bn corporate tax cut, the Guardian Essential poll has found.
    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/mar/14/most-voters-support-minimum-tax-rates-for-high-earners-survey-finds
    It will be interesting to follow the legal case against Audi/VW in Australia.
    http://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/volkswagen-audi-emissions-scandal-a-driver-speaks-out-20170312-guwnmj.html
    Sean Nicholls writes that the Turnbull government has been accused of engaging in “the politics of survival” by a senior NSW government minister who has demanded it “get on with some proper reform” including to address housing affordability.
    http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/andrew-constance-criticises-turnbull-government-over-reform-20170313-guwyfk.html

  30. Section 1.

    Good morning Dawn Patrollers. This is definitely a Saturday blockbuster!

    Land tax in lieu of stamp duty is on the table again bur although it would decrease the sticker price of a house it would not necessarily reduce the weekly cost of ownership when added to mortgage repayments.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/land-tax-parliamentary-budget-office-costs-plan-to-kill-off-stamp-duty-20170315-guyezb.html
    Ross Gittins on how the two speed economy worm has turned.
    http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/how-the-twospeed-economy-worm-has-turned-20170317-gv08kj.html
    Another issue of The Australian devoted to ideology and bigotry. Just look at the story headers!
    http://www.theaustralian.com.au/
    Is Australia getting near to the end of the two party system?
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-tipping-point-in-australian-politics-is-the-end-of-the-twoparty-system-near-20170317-gv097u.html
    Simon Cowan writes that PHON is unlikely to become a genuine right wing alternative.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/fragile-on-the-fringe-one-nation-unlikely-to-ever-be-a-genuine-rightwing-alternative-20170317-gv0rau.html
    And Karen Middleton says that Hanson is setting up PHON as a cash cow pyramid scheme. Ouch!
    https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2017/03/18/one-nations-business-model-questioned-after-wa-election-failure
    Peter Hartcher pulls the wings off Turnbull’s Snowy Scheme butterfly.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/when-malcolm-turnbull-needed-a-plan-fast-satire-paved-the-way-20170317-gv0vcm.html
    Phil Coorey has quite a good spit here, starting with the making of the energy crisis. Google.
    http://www.afr.com/news/energy-push-shows-voters-like-the-power-of-pragmatism-20170316-guzwr7
    David Wroe writes that the Iraqi army is very close to taking back Mosul. Or what’s left of it.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/how-the-iraqi-army-have-battled-car-bombs-drones-and-mortars-to-reclaim-mosul-20170317-gv0b4x.html
    To me this fast growing franchise operation has all the signs of heading for a demise. It’s one of those trendy, too good to be true things.
    http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/franchising/f45-the-fastest-growing-franchise-youve-never-heard-of-20170316-gv05ki.html

  31. The Victorian duck-shooting madness is on again.

    Arrested and fined for taking an illegally-shot bird to the vet, while shooters are out there killing. It’a way past time this shooting was stopped.

  36. After playing the link from leonetwo above this was a suggested video at the end, enjoy –

    • A little more France in NZ just around the corner from Akaroa is Duvauchelle
      The pub

      The Post Office


      Meanwhiles in Akaroa , get thee to the French Fest 2017 October 11-14
      http://akaroa.com/akaroa-french-fest

      .


      .

      Been going a while in NZ


      .

      , Familiar look ?


      .

    • Howard gets my vote for most destructive PM ever. His jihad against The Wets has doomed Australia to all the bullshit about the NBN, Climate Change etc etc. He gifted Australia a structural deficit that fwarked finances and sold off for a song virtually everything that actually made money for the government. He destroyed the independence of the Publc Service . His racist bigotry is still echoing across the land. His turning a home into a get rich scheme has farked the nation. Affordable housing is stuffed until a house becomes once again a home.

      Oh and he is also an unindicted war criminal

  42. Kaffeeklatscher,

    All of the above.

    And all because his dad experienced problems after the 1929 depression, and he himself didn’t get a Commonwealth scholarship because he flunked maths in 5th form.

    Talk about the politics of envy!

    (Although he did manage to win the favour of Janette Parker (born in Kingsford, but we won’t talk about that, because the family moved to Vaucluse.)

    Suck upwards, stamp downwards.

    • AS newly arrived migrants in 1975, I can recall my parents wondering why Mr Fraser would have as his treasurer someone who he seemed to consider with (that wonderful Easter Island face of his) both disdain and startle-ment for the small heartedness Mr Howard would display on occasion.

      I’m reliably informed that Mr Hawke is smaller than he appears in life, but Mr Howard is taller. Just goes to show that soul-size is sometimes visible.

  43. Fiona

    Not to mention his being a Methodist !! I can say that because a large proportion of my maternal family were. Had a GG uncle who was a lay Methodist preacher and a GG Aunt who married into the Exclusive Brethren. A very grim lot. Not that the paternal side was any better. Full on Scots Presbyterians of the grimiest variety. Think West Coast Scotland.. Fortunately on both sides of the family heathenism became the predominant religion after WWI.

  44. Kaffeeklatcher,

    As far as hoWARd is concerned, methodist, exclusive brethren, vicious scots
    ‘ presbyters look good.

  47. New rules and other stuff –

    New rules – pt 2

    Opening monologue –

    Overtime –

    The whole show for those interested – new rules at 47:32

  50. Good morning Dawn Patrollers. It’s a bit of a slow news Sunday.

    Pathetic Trump doesn’t have the gonads to tell Angela Merkel to her face so he uses Twitter.
    http://www.smh.com.au/world/less-than-24-hours-after-meeting-angela-merkel-donald-trump-uses-twitter-to-hit-out-at-germany-20170318-gv18r1.html
    Surely not! Have a look at this welfare cut proposal. Google.
    /news/national/turnbull-government-could-cut-concession-cards-from-welfare-recipients/news-story/28a7d2365e70214c55c8d1e1865bec18
    Mark Kenny says the rise of Trumpist populism is not just damaging Washington’s standing (which is its central project), it is doing Canberra’s credibility no favours as well.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/donald-trump-has-changed-the-rules-of-politics-even-in-australia-20170317-gv0hmv.html
    Peter Martin on the fact that we are carrying less cash than ever before.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/were-using-less-cash-than-ever-before-20170317-gv0oak.html
    Another reason NSW should look outside of the state for its next police commissioner.
    http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/top-cop-blocked-corruption-probe-20170318-gv12ca.html
    Lenore Taylor examines Turnbull’s policy making process on the Snowy announcement.
    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/mar/18/its-great-news-but-sadly-turnbulls-hiding-the-greens-under-the-mash
    Justin Bieber always was a bad egg.
    http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/private-sydney/ps-justin-bieber-pale-imitation-of-his-once-cheery-excitable-self-20170314-guxtxj.html
    Here’s Peter FitzSimons’ weekend column.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/tony-abbott-is-tied-in-knots-over-brexit-and-the-monarchy-20170317-gv0liz.html
    Annabel Crabbe reworks “The Man from Snowy River”.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/malcolm-the-man-from-snowy-hydro-powers-on-20170317-gv0j8b.html
    Paul Malone writes about the difficulties of merging government departments.
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/merging-commonwealth-agencies-and-departments-more-trouble-that-its-worth-20170316-guzlw3.html

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