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Open Thread – Tue 23 Aug 2022
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Life’s tough, pretending it can be otherwise helps no one
Meandering through my Sydney Sunday newspaper- The Sunday Telegraph – (poor fare, why do they bother) two things struck me. One concerned the sad suicide death of rugby league player and coach Paul Green. A terrible thing for his family to deal with. Enough said. However, according to the writer of an article on the…
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Open Thread – Weekend 20 Aug 2022
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“The Fixer”
Over the past few days excerpts from Simon Benson’s and Geoff Chambers’ new book, Plagued, have appeared in the media. (Admission: I have only read the first excerpt, which appeared in the Weekend Australian, but since then through the media more details have emerged.) What initially struck me about this first report was the reason…
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Open Thread – Tues 16 Aug 2022
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Gender dysphoria among famous women
I read this morning that some wokester academics working for Shakespeare’s Globe theatre, have cast doubt on the gender identity of Queen Elizabeth I. Apparently her claiming to have the stomach and heart of a man was plain-speak for I’m non-binary before my time gimme some testosterone. And Joan of Arc was much too butch…
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Open Thread – Weekend 13 Aug 2022
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9%+0%=9% not zero
What has troubled me of late is that the American pseudo-government seems to think that after 9% inflation a 0% increase leaves you where you were. Actually it leaves you 9% behind [9+0=9%]. Getting back to zero inflation doesn’t start you at scratch.
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I’m back
Been away with an illness which I still have. It’s not Covid and it’s not communicable, least ways on a blog. My wife warned me that she will put up with it as long as my political views have stayed the same. She’s one in a million! We shall see.
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Meme of the Day #53
Strictly speaking, I’m not sure that it’s a Meme, but I did LOL!