Belisarius Begging for Alms, Jacques-Louis David, 1781
Open Thread – Tue 28 Feb 2023
2,133 responses to “Open Thread – Tue 28 Feb 2023”
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What were his learnings from this journey?
Episode 1:
1. Do not try and nuzzle me while I am driving;
2. Do NOT whack the gearstick with a paw when nuzzling refused;
3. You can get along famously with other dogs previously unknown to you and in their own homes;
4. It is possible to chew to bits an unchewable dog bed as a contest with the aforementioned other dogs;
5. Being in the back of the ute whilst passing loaded road trains full of stock is extremely exciting; and
6. It is possible to sleep for hours while listening to Cold Chisel and Def Leppard. -
“Sancho Panzersays:
March 3, 2023 at 10:48 pm
Speaking of Holmes-a-Court, I watched a show on Jonestown last night.”What was the show Sancho? There’s a very good book about Jim Jones and Harvey Milk, it’s called “Cult City”, excellent read, and very disturbing.
As for Holmes a Court Jnr, I’ll reserve my words however his late father was a gangster and a crook but the luvvies of the 1980s lurrved Holmes a Court Snr because he and his grotesque wife were lefties and art collectors.
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Jonestown
An entirely preventable debacle.
A white collectivist presided over the deaths of 918 people, a significant proportion (i.e. the vast majority) of whom were black.
“The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project”
It all sounds so benign, Cats.
Yet, it was not.
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I care about lots of things Ranga – including, but not limited to Collingwood, cricket, poorly cooked smallgoods, little monkeys, the overdue return of the sundress, the son and heir, Little Britain, various nieces and a nephew, Archer reruns and the Wayne Harmes fit-up of 1979.
Dude just happens to be a good dog who behaved much better than expected during a two-month odyssey across this wide brown land.
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Gray Connolly describes CPAC as “the Mos Eisley of grift”, LOL.
Opinion in the twitterverse is that De Santis is inculcating an anti-establishment theme and that Republican CPAC smells too establishment-y to the punters. -
Dragnetsays:
March 3, 2023 at 10:20 pm
Bruce of Newc, there was a great little shop in a laneway off Bolton St where they made heavenly liver n bacon rolls for the lunchtime crowd.
It was my staple in 1994-97 whilst a temporary Novocastrian.Dragnet. Liver and bacon is a great combination along with steak and kidney in a pie. Great Winter food on a colder day.
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I’m talking about the daily grind Knuckles. Having a creature to care about takes your mind off immediate problems. Now, what’s a collingwood and I hope you haven’t told the Son and Hier that one day the poorly cooked smallgood stand is going to be his. When my no.2 son was 5 he asked when all my junk was going to be his. Now he doesn’t want it. I’m shattered. The good thing is my daughter wants it.
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Apparently the best thing to do around here is visit the Pueblos Blancos but in the absence of a motor vehicle not an option for me.
I did catch the bus to El Monesterio de la Rabida which is where Chrisopher Columbus negotiated his deal with the Catholic Monarchs and set off on his journey of discovery.
€3.50 includes an audio guide, don’t forget to return it and retrieve your passport.
1492 was a very busy year for Spanish royalty.
It’s well worth a visit and if you have a car, easy to drive to and get parking. Take a picnic, enjoy the view.
You can also catch a ferry to the Grand Canaries from here, 30 to 36 hours, prices from €120.
Strawberries are the main export of the little town on the other side of Rabida, Palos, I really should buy some. -
I have the theme for the music night.
Songs which prove you are secure enough in your heterosexuality to actually play them.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IslF_EyhMzgOr just novelty songs
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lCOgj9_Rcl4 -
Dr Faustussays:
March 3, 2023 at 8:10 pm
Offal porn and Dad Jokes.
Fitting end to another week – time for a stiff hand sanitizer and tonic.Steak and Kidney pie, and,
To get a feel for his audience, the lecturer asks “How many people here believe in ghosts?”
About 90 students raise their hands.
“Well, that’s a good start. Out of those who believe in ghosts, do any of you think you have seen a ghost?”
About 40 students raise their hands.
“That’s really good. I’m really glad you take this seriously. Has anyone here ever talked to a ghost?”
About 15 students raise their hand.
“Has anyone here ever touched a ghost?”
Three students raise their hands.
“That’s fantastic. Now let me ask you one question further… have any of you ever made love to a ghost?”
Way in the back, Ahmed raises his hand.
The professor takes off his glasses and says “Son, all the years I’ve been giving this lecture, no one has ever claimed to have made love to a ghost. You’ve got to come up here and tell us about your experience”.
The Middle Eastern student replied with a nod and a grin and began to make his way up to the podium. When he reached the front of the room, the professor asks “So, Ahmed, tell us what it’s like to have sex with a ghost?” Ahmed replied “Shit, from way back there I thought you said goats”.
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Justice in Victoriastan, episode eleventy:
Key points:
Simiona Tuteru was facing charges of breaching national heavy vehicle laws over the crash in 2020 on the Eastern Freeway
His driver Mohinder Singh was jailed for 18 years and six months for ploughing his truck into four police officers
Supreme Court judge Lex Lasry criticised the prosecution for handling the case poorlySupreme Court Justice Lex Lasry criticised Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions on Friday for acting “oppressively and unfairly” in the handling of the case against Simiona Tuteru, 51.
Mr Tuteru, who worked as a manager at transport company Connect Logistics, was facing charges of breaching national heavy vehicle laws over the crash in 2020 on the Eastern Freeway.
One of his drivers, Mohinder Singh, was jailed for 18 years and six months for ploughing his truck into the police officers as they stood in an emergency lane having pulled another driver over.
Singh was severely sleep-deprived and drug-affected on the day of the crash, and police allege that Mr Tuteru should have stopped him from driving.
Justice Lasry said despite two and a half years passing, the case was still not ready for trial, putting responsibility for that on the prosecution.
“To continue with this matter would be an abuse of process,” Justice Lasry said.
He put a stay on the proceedings, saying it was necessary to protect the integrity of the court.
“A stay is a rare and exceptional order to make,” he said.
His crime was annoying Vicpol. So they put him through the wringer for two and a half years, but never came up with a case.
Note that Lasry is a notoriously leftie judge. For him to do that, it must have been way, way out of line. No consequences for the wrongdoers, though.
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