tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101990872009-11-14T15:58:10.317+11:00Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.comBlogger477125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-84844548960645974312008-05-26T13:32:00.003+10:002008-05-26T14:10:05.647+10:00

Hey blog,So yeah, been a while, hasn't it? You're looking - well. Don't say that, you don't look exactly the same as a month ago at all! You're ... taller, I'm sure.Oh, the lily? I just remembered you like them ... I know they're my favourite, but you like them too, don't you? Really? You never told me that when we were ... fine.Look, I know this is awkward. We haven't really communicated for so

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Amusing: ABC2's live ongoing coverage of the 2020 Summit, interspersed with 'expert commentary', as though it were the Olympics ('well we might leave governance there for the moment and cross to the arts now, where local hope Claudia Karvan is in with a real chance of winning the gold ... en opportunity to speak about acting in schools' etc).Tragical: That I actually watched ABC2's coverage to

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-53634419992095494862008-04-07T11:19:00.005+10:002008-04-07T11:27:42.747+10:00

Unfortunately, I was one of the three Sydney residents who weren't invited to Clarkey and Bingey's engagement bash at Luna Park.Thankfully however, an insider emailed me this rather sweet image of Lara's family assembling on the lawn just by the harbour shore:The tall grey one is Nanna Bingle. She's quite a character, as you can see.

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Did anybody else catch Four Corners last night? If not, the feature story, 'Debtland', was on the out-of-control household debt crisis - the greedy lenders who dole out loans to, among others, barely-arrived Sudanese migrants who can scarcely speak English, and the Poor Ozzie BattlersTM getting foreclosed on left, right and centre. In many ways, it was Aunty's glossier, classier take on a Today

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-11596397260302125752008-03-27T16:59:00.005+11:002008-03-27T17:11:46.735+11:00

Henry VIII in Reality World:Henry VIII in Postmodern World:And they say* postmodernism is evil. Stupid they.(*They being ... well ... Miranda Devine.)

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So in Hollywoodworldland, they'd have us believe boys who look likeandwould spend their time beating up on each other.Oh don't get me wrong - I have no doubt that in Real World Land there'd be plenty of sweating, pounding, possibly cuts and bruising and near-nakedness involved between the two. However...

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My column this week was on Oklahoma Rep Sally Kern, a Grand Old Party basher straight out of the fire 'n' brimstone cauldron. She was caught out delivering a speech on the evils of homosexuality to what she assumed was a small, captive audience, but which instead got picked up and earned a star in the YouTube universe. You can read more about her speech here (including the speech itself, if you

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-59547130724494260202008-03-13T15:23:00.005+11:002008-03-13T16:19:31.165+11:00

I'm blogging on this about a month late ... but ... According to the Speaker chap at Upperhouse.info, I'm the equal third-most blocked Australian blog site in ... Iran? 70% of the time. Yup, apparently I'm even more of an external threat to Iran than News.com. Harsh!And considering the company I'm keeping at the higher end of this illustrious list, I'm a wee bit concerned. On the one hand,

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Dear pervy men who arrive at my blog from 'Holly Brisley Sex Scandal'*,Please leave. Now. Yes, I did have one - one - picture of Holly Brisley here, once. Over two years ago. But no doubt you'll be devastated to learn:a/ she was fully clothed and not doing anything remotely degrading and/or involved with barnyard animals; andb/ I only used a picture in the context of comparing her and her Home

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I don't know why I find Garfield minus Garfield so drawer-wettingly hilarious - I just do. There's something about Jon Arbuckle as a deranged schitzo that's just ... Well I won't oversell it, judge for yourself. I think this is my favourite:Or maybe:It's just ... it's just ... Lol! When you consider Jon has never meant to be able to understand Garfield's thoughts anyway, it does put his sanity

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-33157220474102148932008-03-07T15:00:00.007+11:002008-03-07T15:55:13.898+11:00

(UPDATE: I uploaded an abridged version of #2 to the Bolta funfest - and got 14 replies within two hours. 2 in support, a dozen in criticism. Funniest one was an accusation of 'childish name-calling' between a sea of 'loser', 'fool' and 'rabid lefty'. Ahh, Boltaholics. Ease the pain.)1. So John (W)Howard, who would get crusty pants at the best of times when ex-PMs Hawke and especially Keating and

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(I fear I may lose a friend or two over this week's column (available here as always).)Forgive me Father, my impure thoughts: I am, it pains to admit, giving serious thought to voting Liberal for the first time in my adult life. I never thought I’d say these words aloud, much less have them published in SX for all to read. But after another week (Mardi Gras festivities notwithstanding) of pain

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The small-l Lib mice really are coming out to play now the Big Bad Howard cat is gone, aren't they?Marise Payne pwns her own party, thus: Excepting hereditary monarchies, "born to rule" went out of vogue long ago and the democratic process is no exception ... in building broader representation and diversity, we must attract more members from multicultural Australia, more women and more young

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...Find the idea of Schapelle 'eating out' (in Bali) somewhat....nauseating?Particularly when one bears in mind that Schapper's current Bali buddy is one:*urmph*Excuse me *urmph*...I think I'm going to be...Too late.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-19922166417423700572008-02-29T16:30:00.009+11:002008-02-29T16:57:34.503+11:00

...Me overcome my wildly inappropriate, sinful, degenerate heterosexual crush. I'm referring of course to La Williams. Here she is accepting a HRC award for her bit championing The Cause - and also a brief outline of her fairly impressive career so far, including being the first African-American Miss America to speak out as pro-choice:The speech is long and gets a bit cheesy towards the end - but

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I see that in opposition, the Liberonals are going to be every bit as professional, well-mannered, courteous and respectful of parliamentary procedure as they were in government.Guys: You lost. Move. The. Fuck. On.

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Poor Rads. Sometimes I think it's its own worst enemy.I was following the 'backwater' debate with a certain bemusement. I found it interesting coming from a Victorian premier, since it was only as recently as less than 20 years ago that Melbourne could reasonably be labelled the country's backwater. Like South Australia, it was struggling under an incompetent state government and the subject of

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(With nods, apologies and possibly royalties to Comic should she bring out the lawyers.)$220 for removalists to move all QP's shit into bf's much nicer place: Tick.$215 for cleaners to joan* it up so QP could get all the bond back for himself and ex-flatmate: Tick.2 full days including one off work to move into said nicer place where moving in is forbidden on weekends: Tick.Sore back and arch of

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I changed my Facebook status update to '...is sorry' on Wednesday. It was a tiny gesture - some would say tokenistic - but I felt good doing so. I meant what I said, it's how I've felt for years and I'm glad the Prime Minister of my country has finally said so on behalf of our government and parliament.I'm still trying to get my head around what it is exactly about Kevin Rudd saying 'We are sorry

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Heh. I think I came across a Facebook social group based on this, and I didn't really get it at first, but now I do. It's quite ... terrifying.As y'all know, I'm a Hillary man. I'm not at Hillary Is Our Lord And Saviour levels like a lot of folk appear to be, but I hope she wins. Right now the world needs a Hillary, not an Obama (hopefully it will though by '12 or '16, and extra hopefully he'll

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-38915737101708658842008-02-06T08:50:00.000+11:002008-02-06T09:26:41.111+11:00

Does anybody else find it really difficult to take Kevin Rudd seriously as he bangs on incessantly about battling the inflation boogieman through public service razor gangs and capping MP salaries? Yeah - that'll make a huge difference, I'm sure.Room: Overspending in the economy. Elephant: $31b in tax cuts that feeds overspending like, well, an elephant at Taronga.It was one of Rudd's more

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'We're happy little Sodomites, as bright as bright can be; We all enjoy our Sodomites for breakfast, lunch and tea;Our mummies say we're growing stronger every single week;Because we LOVE our Sodomites;We all ADORE our Sodomites;They put the (*censored*) in every cheek!'

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On the face of it, it would appear two right-wing radio ratbags, Steve Price and Neil Mitchell, are suddenly coming to the defence of the humble homo against the insanity that is the Westboro 'God Hates Fags' Baptist Church.Listen to Price interviewing Shirley Phelps-Roper here, and then jumping on his soapbox here. If you can stomach any more, listen to Mitchell's interview with the same subject

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The untimely death of a certain Oz actor has somewhat overshadowed news of the release of Oscar nominations - and what with the US writers' strike now in its 11th week there are still no guarantees the ceremony will even go ahead. (Aside: Anybody else really feeling the Ugly Betty/Desperate Housewives/Dirty Sexy Money withdrawals? Just me? Righto.)Still, the awards will be issued one way or

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...But have already been better articulated on other blogs before I got a chance to (so I'll keep it brief and link to them instead). Damn you, snow!/all to hell!/stinking ape!/Papparazzo! etc.1. That 3-year-old thing and his wacky misadventures. (OK, he's 16. You know who I'm talking about.)Why. The. Fuck. Is. This. Even. News?!Not just news - Number 1 website hit news. News being reported on

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