And to say nothing of Ponsford or Trumper or I C Chappell. Bill Lawry. Arthur Morris.

Sid Barnes.

What an odd and angry little man you are, JC.
And what an odd and angry world you’ve created for yourself.
Perhaps it’s time for your monthly injection of Fluphenazine?

Those NDIS Anger Management classes just aren’t working except to make Junior Cockhead Cokehead even angrier. Oh dear.

hzhousewife earlier …

Brittany:
We were all going into it with like, we were about to be jobless in like six weeks, whatever, enjoy
Canberra while we can. Like that was the entire mentality. Like, I wasn’t wedded to the Liberal Party,
I thought I would be there for six months

Hmmm.
The Toad says Britnah lurved the Libs.
I think she possibly had Lib connections through family, but drifted left during uni.

Richie Benaud because no one could talk like him.

I well recall Paul Reiffel in the 97/98 series against UnZed. He was making excellent contributions down the order.
Two deliveries in a row, Benaud commentating:
Number one:
“Don’t think that’s a good idea…the slower ball turning into a full toss outside off stump… And it’s 6 for heaps”
Number two when Reiffel whips one through mid-wicket:
“That’s a very good stroke, from this number 3 batsman who’s found himself at number 8…”

Chortle

Twas when Mark Waugh put one on the WACA stand in Vettoris second Test.

I can’t believe they haven’t settled yet.

Justice Michael Lee asked Ms Wilkinson what made her form the view that Senator Reynolds was “lying through her teeth”. She responded that she could not say what she was specifically viewing when she made those comments.

Lee appears to be finding her testimony total bullshit.

Black Ball
Dec 15, 2023 2:50 PM
Crash Craddock has named his best ever 10 Australian batsmen:

Warner and clarke FFS. Keith Miller because he was so handsome; and Richie Benaud because no one could talk like him.

I thought they’d have to have a place for Gary Cosier.

Similarly, I can never feel down myself when I can scoop up a patiently uncomplaining Attapuss and nuzzle a kiss into his cat-sweet tummy. Like Bruce of the Cafe, I also find that our visiting wild birds also provide calming delight. They enjoy a silent chat. Not all would agree, but in my view a life without pets or other animal contact is missing out on some truly blissful moments.

I grew up with a lot of farm & domestic animals which I have loved, though my sister had zero interest in them. As an adult I have always had dogs and cats which I have nurtured well into old age – & mourned their eventual passing. This becomes an issue on the farm, as you can imagine. The health of our cattle is always monitored, & our vet bills (vet is an hour away) are pretty steep. But it is remarkable how loving attention is appreciated by animals in distress, when they are able to manage their fear. They are remarkably perceptive – currently I have a couple of very old cows (remember these rare breed & are not commercial cows) who have come to understand that if they stay behind in a paddock as the herd moves on (a counter intuitive thing for a cow) the lady of the farm ( pushover) will arrive with a sheaf of hay or a small bucket of cattle nuts (high protein little biscuit nuggets).

ours when I was a kid saw him on Parkinson and thought it was real.

Never forget an interview with Humphries where he tells of a performance in Washington DC. Old duck turns to another old duck and Humphries hears her say “You know I think that this is man dressed as a woman”.

One man’s blowout is another man’s extra investment. It’s one of those irregular verbs (with apologies to Yes Minister).

we’d be sung at by bellbirds in the gully opposite our house.

I first came across bellbirds when we stayed in a caravan park in Eden, NSW. At first, I was enthralled by such pretty notes coming from such drab looking birds. An hour later, I was ready to strangle them.

There were so many peep-peep-peeping all over the place; I couldn’t concentrate on anything else. But Eden is, as its name suggests, extraordinarily beautiful, with many attractions/distractions and by our second day, I hardly noticed them anymore.

We stayed six weeks in total during our travelling days. Along with Yamba and Warrnambool, it was one of our favourite places.

I suspect Justice Lee is onto Sharaz, big-time.

Is he supposed to be called at some point? Ditto Brown.

Okay Bern. First time I’ve tuned in and never heard of the judgster.

The Toad says Britnah lurved the Libs.
I think she possibly had Lib connections through family, but drifted left during uni.

To Wilkinson that defection from Liberal Party sympathies to the stinking morass on the left would be a beautiful thing that made her loins moist in a way they had not been since before her husband started jumping around the bedroom wearing nought but his bandana calling his distended male facsimile ‘the sword that deals maidens la petites morts’ and archly telling her she was going to ‘ride the plank’ and…well, never mind.

Point is that Wilkinson could easily have been infatuated with the loathsome Higgins and, as is normal in such transports of ecstasy, without thought imagined the future would all fall into place. After j’ismists have long been getting away with all manner of nonsense without any due diligence when levelled against the Liberal party for decades.

Just this time he soulmate picked on someone who would not have as easy time in a new career as actual politicians who all keep a bevy of private sector board contacts for after they ‘spend time with their family’, or have the profile to get overpriced talking gigs and token professorships at universities.

37 minutes ago
What we learned throughout Friday
Joanna Panagopoulos
Joanna Panagopoulos

? Lisa Wilkinson said she believed 80 hours was a “reasonable” amount of time for Bruce Lehrmann to respond to the allegations of rape against him, put to air at 7pm on Monday, February 15, 2021.

? Ms Wilkinson said she “still believed” Brittany Higgins’ career would be impacted if she proceeded with a police investigation. “I don’t think she would have been a valued member of the Liberal Party workplace if she had proceeded with that police investigation,” Ms Wilkinson told the court.

? Ms Wilkinson admitted The Project “excluded things” they felt were “possibly coloured” by Brittany Higgins’ trauma from the alleged assault when it came to then-Minister Linda Reynolds and her chief of staff Fiona Brown.

? Matthew Richardson SC suggested it was “unreasonable” to broadcast allegations about Minister Michaelia Cash telling Ms Higgins to “suck it up … before you leave”, when she wasn’t given an opportunity to respond to them. Ms Wilkinson said it wasn’t her job to put questions to Minister Cash but that they included “very strongly” that Minister Cash’s office disputed the fact she found out about the allegations in 2019.

? Ms Wilkinson denies always believing Brittany Higgins’ evidence over Linda Reynolds despite accusing the Senator of lying during Question Time in the Senate.

? Ms Wilkinson said that when she told her producer four-and-a-half hours before The Project broadcast that Senator Reynolds was “lying through her teeth” she was referring to comments she made in Question Time that she would not have conducted the meeting with Ms Higgins’ in her office if she knew the details of the alleged incident.

? Ms Wilkinson says she would have “preferred” if The Project communicated directly with Brittany Higgins rather than using her partner David Sharaz “as a conduit” following questions from Justice Michael Lee on whether she was “vulnerable to being manipulated” as a victim of sexual assault.

Ive found Dots future bride.

Intriguing eyes.

I can’t fcking believe it. The disgusting bint reckons it was perfectly fine for Brucey to be asked his side of the story on a Friday at 2.45 pm (without warning) and the program was going to air at 7 pm on Monday. According to this orc he had plenty of time, 80 hours in fact, to seek legal opinion. She reckons lawyers work 7 days a week and it was reasonable. Reasonable time that a mid 20s kid is likely going to be identified on national television he was an accused rapist.

Reasonable time in a she said/ he said case where there was nothing to corroborate her (Higgins) story. What a pos.

To Wilkinson that defection from Liberal Party sympathies to the stinking morass on the left would be a beautiful thing that made her loins moist in a way they had not been since before her husband started jumping around the bedroom wearing nought but his bandana calling his distended male facsimile ‘the sword that deals maidens la petites morts’ and archly telling her she was going to ‘ride the plank’ and…well, never mind.

Most excellent commentary Mother Lode. Take a bow.

Doc

Humanity is a mess all the time. I guarantee you that if you ran a poll, any poll, any time about any subject, a quarter of the respondents would arrive at the stupidest answer to anything. This has always been like that.

The reason you’re thinking the way you do is because you’re seeing a more active alternative media in operation. Think back to when there were only the, new at 6.30, national dailies, the Bulletin, Time, Newsweek and the Economist. Do you really think we were being fed what were the real stories then? This wasn’t that long ago. We’ve always been fed bullshit by the MSM. It just wasn’t apparent then as it is now.

As far as courts go, there’s always been injustices done and quite often we’ve see redress.

JC
Dec 15, 2023 3:58 PM

I suspect Justice Lee is onto Sharaz, big-time.

Is it normal in a case the judge would be asking so many questions?

My experience in court is somewhat limited but, yes, he seems to be adopting more of a European or US style, asking questions to clarify stuff, whereas others might just sit back and take what is presented.
None of his interventions have been very helpful to Ten or the Toad.
Nothing today about the Logies “advice”.
I think he has formed a view on that and perhaps it will just be a matter of who shares the damages for it. If it was a Ten lawyer, they will cop it. If Toad was freelancing it is on her head.

Sort of snap , Delta.

Your taxes at work:

Settlement Sum

2.1 Subject to Lehrmann complying at all times with his obligations under the Deed, the ABC will, within fourteen (14) days of the execution of this Deed by both parties, pay the total sum of $150,000 (the Settlement Sum) as follows:

(a) $143,000 as a contribution toward Lehrmann’s costs of the proceeding, to be paid to Lehrmann’s solicitor’s trust account in accordance with clause 2.6; and

(b) $7,000 to be paid to solicitors acting for Laura Tingle on account of the costs liability incurred by Lehrmann in connection with her compliance with the subpoena to produce documents issued by him to Ms Tingle and dated 28 June 2023.

areff
Dec 15, 2023 1:25 PM
An Elsie update: Thank God there are decent people in this world like Winston Smith, who has agreed to take her while I’m away.

And thanks, too, to all the Cats who expressed their sympathy both here and in private correspondence.

He should have had her put down and got another one when he got home.

It’s going into the annual, 2024 batch of bolognese Meat’s expensive these days.

fur and all.

So what you are pretty much saying JC is that Channel 10 and their HR and legal teams aren’t overly qualified to speak and pontificate?

And that they’re incompetent morons? Look, it could well be the legal eagles put forward apprehension because I’ve never seen an optimistic lawyer, especially in-house as it’s always easier to say no. In house lawyers are deal killers. Who finally pulled the trigger on the story?

There’s also the tension between the talking heads and the legal department, and you can envision a possibility where the legal department isn’t much chop in terms of opposition to the ‘stars”.

JMH
Dec 15, 2023 5:11 PM

He should have had her put down and got another one when he got home.

I assume you are trying to be funny. If not, then that is a repulsive thing to say to someone who loves his cat dearly.

Imagine, Mad Karen competing for a car park and losing out. Imagine the squealing.

amortiser
Dec 15, 2023 5:05 PM
areff
Dec 15, 2023 1:25 PM
An Elsie update: Thank God there are decent people in this world like Winston Smith, who has agreed to take her while I’m away.

He should have had her put down and got another one when he got home.

Wanker! Worthy of a punch to the head.

Too interesting to leave on the shelf at Peter West’s new post:
This might be the best explanation I heard for “why Oct 7” and, surprisingly, it comes from Ami Ayalon, former head of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service, and commander-in-chief of the Navy.

While the rest of us are often bewildered at the seeming obscurity of Palestinian attitudes, it seems to be a very long bow to suggest that the October 7 attack was designed make the Gazans more reliant/supportive of Hamas per se.

I get that long term preparations had been made in the vast tunnel construction, & that there may indeed have been extensive collaboration with other ME players.
I also “get” that the subsequent suffering of the Gazan population may make them despise the Israelis even more…..but ……..

I don’t know …..maybe our philosophy of the meaning of life is just too removed from the ME mindset.

Alamak

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Prolly depends on the specific contract she worked under. Hard to believe there would be no clauses related to defamation and the process used to try and avoid it.

The gross negligence clause is pretty standard in big time hire contracts. That’s why she keep fingering the producer and the legal team. I’ve read about the case and watched some today. She was certainly biased as f..k, and likely dishonest, but is there any sightings of gross negligence on her part so far? Did she keep anything from the producer and or the legal team? Doesn’t appear so yet.

Amirite?

Sure, but then there will be a legal entanglement with 10 and if she acted grossly negligent. It maybe hard to prove here.

The right choice has been made.

Quite so.

And if armageddon descends and catches us all by surprise, we can be comforted, as we painfully breathe our last, that Winnie is a long time prepper and he and Elsie will survive, content in each others’ company.

b) $7,000 to be paid to solicitors acting for Laura Tingle on account of the costs liability incurred by Lehrmann in connection with her compliance with the subpoena to produce documents issued by him to Ms Tingle and dated 28 June 2023.

Good one. What a prima donna

miltonf Dec 15, 2023 6:16 PM
So let’s see, since the ‘election’ of the anal gubmint, they and their pubic pals in canbra are attacking-

salmon farmers
barramundi fishermen
stone cutters

Sheep exporters.