tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post8360125922827092475..comments2023-09-04T21:36:48.170+10:00Comments on The Site Formally Known As: And the Post Office is a bit crap as well.Stubbadubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333188150383405691noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-42095619446343693952010-02-12T22:07:59.575+11:002010-02-12T22:07:59.575+11:00Isn't Alan Jones moderating that debate?
Yes....<i>Isn't Alan Jones moderating that debate?</i><br /><br />Yes.<br /><br /><i>CUNT!</i><br /><br />Yes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-41250241453355350132010-02-12T20:55:13.901+11:002010-02-12T20:55:13.901+11:00Clive James, Paul Theroux and Bill Bryson
Top blo...<em>Clive James, Paul Theroux and Bill Bryson</em><br /><br />Top blokes. Bryson is quite the researcher. He fucked up with his assessment of Ned Kelly though - see the Ian Jones preface for details.<br /><br />Isn't Alan Jones moderating that debate? Sounds totally neutral to me.<br /><br /><br /><br />CUNT!Lewd Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482085817373911266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-51767959562402989532010-02-12T17:18:37.764+11:002010-02-12T17:18:37.764+11:00I did. Amazing.I did. Amazing.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-59245248073522510472010-02-12T16:31:36.327+11:002010-02-12T16:31:36.327+11:00There was indeed a shit-load of rain yesterday, Me...There was indeed a shit-load of rain yesterday, Melba.<br /><br />Have you see the photos of the blokes swimimg up Elizabeth Street?Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-12741738081251997632010-02-12T16:30:05.139+11:002010-02-12T16:30:05.139+11:00My daughter almost drowned getting off a tram in M...My daughter almost drowned getting off a tram in Melbourne yesterday afternoon.<br /><br />I'm serious. She couldn't wear her school shoes today because they are still saturated and I had to write a note.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-45411418306678089662010-02-12T15:57:29.766+11:002010-02-12T15:57:29.766+11:00Thanks Ramon, I'll see if I can track down som...Thanks Ramon, I'll see if I can track down some of Freya Stark's books. And Lady Montagu Wortley too, cheers Melba.<br /><br />And Ramon, no cyclist was ever killed getting their tyre stuck in a tram track on a Sydney ferry, so nyeer backatcha.Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-78887020234855213452010-02-12T15:45:23.982+11:002010-02-12T15:45:23.982+11:00Clive James, Paul Theroux and Bill Bryson are all ...Clive James, Paul Theroux and Bill Bryson are all worthwhile but <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freya_Stark" rel="nofollow">Freya Stark</a> is also worth a crack.<br /><br />And nobody ever drowned falling out of a Melbourne tram.<br /><br />So nyeer.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-91301738124924445182010-02-12T15:28:55.618+11:002010-02-12T15:28:55.618+11:00Ramon, who would you suggest? I've got a few o...Ramon, who would you suggest? I've got a few odds and sods on my shelves, like Clive James, Paul Theroux and Bill Bryson, but actually haven't read many of them (part from Byson on the Apalachian trail). <br /><br />And Perseus, brilliant impersonation. Poor Charmian Clift could be in the middle of a six-way with you, Pony Girl, the Krauts and the surfer chap and still be reaching for the sleeping pills. <br /><br />And I think it's perfectly acceptable to be disparaging of people's names. I went to primary school with a girl whose surname was 'Peamoley'; we were pretty comfortable sharing our thoughts on that with her.<br /><br />Ooh and Ramon! You promised to serialise Slessor's poem, but I couldn't wait. So the dude fell overboard from a Sydney ferry, eh? That'll learn him for trusting NSW public transport.Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-47752694230273132512010-02-12T15:02:27.282+11:002010-02-12T15:02:27.282+11:00I'd say that Monckton is a much better speaker...I'd say that Monckton is a much better speaker than Lambert, which unfortunately probably counts for a fair bit when they're both quoting from source documents that most people are never going to actually look at and evaluate for themselves. <br /><br />I can also say that that was about the most annoying performance by a host that I've heard in a long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-56579247077545831082010-02-12T14:56:52.703+11:002010-02-12T14:56:52.703+11:00Black Lamb and Grey Falcon really is the most extr...<i>Black Lamb and Grey Falcon</i> really is the most extraordinary book Melba.<br /><br />It's a mixture of travel book, history, political analysis and philosophical musings.<br /><br />It's also 1,149 pages long.<br /><br />I'm up to page 373 and I'm beginning to flag a little.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-80715837330279369612010-02-12T14:45:39.244+11:002010-02-12T14:45:39.244+11:00That's great Ramon. I enjoyed reading Lady Mon...That's great Ramon. I enjoyed reading Lady Montagu Wortley travel diaries from the old days in those necks o' the woods. Simply splendid.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-10755161233785797522010-02-12T14:32:22.044+11:002010-02-12T14:32:22.044+11:00Yep. Because 90+% of the world's scientists a...Yep. Because 90+% of the world's scientists are wrong.<br /><br />And anyway, even if they are, I don't see the harm in changing our behaviour in any event. Wouldn't you rather be safe than sorry?Puss In Bootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236191025319308375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-85199527021464830652010-02-12T14:19:44.268+11:002010-02-12T14:19:44.268+11:00Well, that can't be right Puss, because Kitten...Well, that can't be right Puss, because Kitten has already demonstrated that human-caused climate change is a myth.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-28871493685181255022010-02-12T14:04:51.158+11:002010-02-12T14:04:51.158+11:00Well, they're not really giving Lambert a chan...Well, they're not really giving Lambert a chance to refute the things Monckton is saying. When he answers one of the audience members, I think Lambert should be able to give his side of it, but they're not giving him the opportunity.<br /><br />The whole thing just makes me want to smack my head against a wall, because I can see what Monckton is spouting is ridiculous, but I bet the audience is being taken in by it.Puss In Bootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236191025319308375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-85418079121173616952010-02-12T13:49:43.239+11:002010-02-12T13:49:43.239+11:00Who's winning, Puss?Who's winning, Puss?Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-83716989857744492972010-02-12T13:46:27.648+11:002010-02-12T13:46:27.648+11:00Is anyone else watching the debate between Monckto...Is anyone else watching the debate between Monckton and Lambert? My head is exploding.Puss In Bootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236191025319308375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-71330247706002248892010-02-12T13:19:48.835+11:002010-02-12T13:19:48.835+11:00You do have $10,000,000 in public liability insura...<i>You do have $10,000,000 in public liability insurance, don't you?</i><br /><br />I can't believe you even need to ask.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085054284790032962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-34900150534176112412010-02-12T12:53:08.448+11:002010-02-12T12:53:08.448+11:00Oops.
Well, mine wasn't poetry, so go right ah...Oops.<br />Well, mine wasn't poetry, so go right ahead.Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-79026919480193146792010-02-12T12:48:45.958+11:002010-02-12T12:48:45.958+11:00That bit is probably my favourite as well, EMS.
B...That bit is probably my favourite as well, EMS.<br /><br />Before I post that PSF, I require your insurance details.<br /><br />You <i>do</i> have $10,000,000 in public liability insurance, don't you?Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-80982318717692430162010-02-12T12:44:04.514+11:002010-02-12T12:44:04.514+11:00"...The minaret of the mosque beside it has t...<i>"...The minaret of the mosque beside it has the air of a cat that watches a dog making a fool of itself.”</i><br /><br />Awesomest description in the whole entire world.<br /><br />I'm in the mood for a depressing PSF. Bring it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085054284790032962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-59125892301469743432010-02-12T12:02:03.159+11:002010-02-12T12:02:03.159+11:00Mr E, all the moaning minnies said the last PSF wa...Mr E, all the moaning minnies said the last PSF was too depressing and the one I had planned for this week was even <i>more</i> depressing.<br /><br />I didn't want a spate of wrist- slashing on my hands.<br /><br />I'm not Charmian Clift, you know.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-5351431021049844092010-02-12T11:50:23.725+11:002010-02-12T11:50:23.725+11:00Will no poetry be slammed this day?Will no poetry be slammed this day?Mr Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920080753047166402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-39338288900074055152010-02-12T11:43:41.768+11:002010-02-12T11:43:41.768+11:00And also, she spells her name Charmaine, 'Char...And also, she spells her name Charmaine, 'Charmian'.<br /><br />Well, that's her name. I'm just being a cunt.Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-75061781884161859542010-02-12T11:29:25.167+11:002010-02-12T11:29:25.167+11:00Awesome.
As for other literary travel books, I do...Awesome.<br /><br />As for other literary travel books, I do suggest avoidoiding Charmaine Clift. Yes, well written.. But what a downer. Here's my impersonation:<br /><br />"From my deck atop the Corfu mountain I watch the ancient sun dramatically descend into Posiedon's open mouth. The villagers gasp at this act of breathtaking beauty. I want to die. I hate life."Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-88175924260405272402010-02-12T11:14:07.974+11:002010-02-12T11:14:07.974+11:00Oh indeed, Kettle.
There's a good chunk of tr...Oh indeed, Kettle.<br /><br />There's a good chunk of travel writing which is intelligent, lyrical and amusing.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.com