tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101990872011-08-08T20:42:26.542+10:00Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.comBlogger4771100tag: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.com7tag: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.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-12191061573348684512008-04-01T11:30:00.004+11:002008-04-01T12:29:39.545+11:00

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.)

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-53247198950587842902008-03-18T10:33:00.004+11:002008-03-18T10:40:14.695+11:00

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...

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-71435059500560293552008-03-14T11:55:00.002+11:002008-03-14T12:24:47.811+11:00

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.com5tag: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,

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-40817232662479021622008-03-12T16:07:00.003+11:002008-03-12T16:28:03.054+11:00

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

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-60601552379387697832008-03-05T11:03:00.004+11:002008-03-05T11:50:39.224+11:00

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

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-42325270055685319262008-03-04T15:07:00.004+11:002008-03-04T15:15:57.528+11:00

...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.com4tag: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

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-46696831537344586222008-02-23T11:20:00.003+11:002008-02-23T11:25:45.570+11:00

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

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-72469579309040563382008-02-15T13:41:00.004+11:002008-02-15T14:55:00.685+11:00

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

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-25898042614815189132008-02-07T09:00:00.000+11:002008-02-07T10:43:55.286+11:00

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

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-69793109542943318572008-02-01T15:43:00.000+11:002008-02-01T15:53:48.961+11:00

'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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Jacob says: 'I can't believe Mike Huckabee isn't Kevin Spacey!'In a similar vein, QP says: 'I can't believe Mitt Romneyisn't Ted Danson!'Meanwhile, it would seem more and more Yanks are coming down with Barack fever. Obamarama, if you will. And just as they were getting over their Chester A Arthritis.My wise Californian ex-flatmate recently updated her Facebook page to suggest that 'Iowans are

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So I have this ... friend ... called Frankie. Fandango. Muffinhead. And Frankie currently finds himself in a bit of a quandary. Frankie is currently working for an organisation towards which he has certain significant moral, ethical and political...reservations, let's say. Obviously he can't go into too many details about said organisation on a public blog, suffice to say its CEO probably won't

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Oddly, I don't remember the Santa on whose lap I'd sit at the John Martin's Christmas Cave looking like this chap. Maybe it's time for some good ol' fashioned repressed false memory syndrome...(Speaking of John Martin's: Seeing 'tis the season and all for sloppy reminiscences of times gone by - check out this ad for the former Adelaide giant. I think it's the old North Terrace store. 80s fashions

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Premier Dilemma's plan to sell-off NSW's electricity assets to help fund badly-needed infrastructure has a sense of deja-vu for me.Back in the late 90s, South Australia's then Liberal government sold off the Electricity Trust of South Australia for around $8 billion, to shore up some funds SA desperately needed after the previous Bannon/Arnold Labor governments help put the state into chronic

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-77854128696433706482007-12-10T13:40:00.001+11:002007-12-10T13:40:05.537+11:00

Soooo ... Guess it's been a while, yeah? What's he gonna go for on his first blog excursion in a bit, serious, gratuitous? Serious, gratuitous?Heh - youse know me too well.Though it is my every waking desire to look as good as Eric Mabius (Daniel) in a business shirt and tie - and we all know Ugly Betty's jump-the-shark, it's-over-now moment will be when Betty finally hooks up with him -

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-82468260426051202242007-11-27T12:05:00.000+11:002007-11-27T12:35:58.520+11:00

The Lib leadership tussle is interesting. If you really wanna piss yourself, read about Tony Abbott's conviction that he has 'people skills'. I sincerely hope Bernie Banton heard that little quip in his final moments, just so he could go out with a grin on his face.As if his nomination isn't enough of a joke, Abbott has already committed to carrying on the Howard legacy with little change. Yeah -

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OH. MY. GOD!!!I've never been happpier in my life to be wrong about something as I am tonight.John: See ya 'round mate. It hasn't been fun.Kev: Please don't fuck it up.:-) :-) :-)

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I have to shave my head. The Australian - The Australian - has given a Vote Rudd editorial.In fact, Uncle Rupert seems to be having a bob each way - Vote Rudd in the Oz, Terror and Courier Mail (that one I understand, supporting the local lads); Vote Howard in the Herald-Scum and 'Tiser (can't find what he's saying down in Tassie).Over at Fairfax, The Age's cock is surprisingly soft while the

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2. Teh gay Guess you were wondering when I'd get to this one. Over my nearly three years of blogging, and several more years' involvement in all things teh gay, critics from both sides have questioned my 'preoccupation' with same-sex couple rights and empowerment of the queer (insert gender ambiguous noun here) generally. A couple of Trots I know reckon I'm too caught up with relationship rights

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-56914988168593229642007-11-20T09:28:00.000+11:002007-11-20T10:01:00.900+11:00

...And believe me, it makes me as sad to type it as it does (most of) you to read it:The Coalition will just win this election.This prediction flies in the face of very wise men who know far more about psephology than I ever will. It's possible I'm making this prediction as a subconscious defence mechanism, just to brace myself for the absolute worst conceivable outcome even in the face of such

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4. Iraq + US/International relations From the beginning Labor consistently opposed Australia's automatic kowtowing to the US' disastrous invasion of Iraq based on fraudulent premises. They argued, correctly, that there were still further diplomatic options to consider and that UN directives should not be pissed aside simply because what they did not suit the US warmongering agenda.Mark Latham was

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A commenter has kindly suggested this ongoing reasons-to-preference-Labor analysis needs to be broken up with a hottie picture or two. Sorry if this has been boring y'all, it's just stuff I wanna get off my chest before November 24.Anyways, he's an oldie, but never gets any less hottie:I miss Benji. Curse Nikki Whelan for thinking she'll be the next Radha Mitchell blonde Gaybores starlet to make

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-2689830858686044922007-11-14T09:07:00.000+11:002007-11-14T10:17:24.077+11:00

They just keep coming and coming ...6. Reconciliation Like his alleged environmental road to Demascus (more on that later), I don't buy John Howard's claim to have discovered the value of symbolic politics as part of the reconciliation process. I strongly believe his pledge to stick around for a referendum on recognising indigenous people in the Constitution preamble is just that - an opportunity

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-2825531090227617452007-11-12T09:44:00.000+11:002007-11-12T10:44:14.946+11:00

Previously, on QueerPenguin ...8. WorkChoices/Work+life balance Even though this will probably be the issue that decides this election one way or another, the reason it's lower down on my list is that even though I was put onto an AWA after WorkChoices was rammed through, changes to my overall working and pay conditions were minimal - same shit, different contract to sign.But I think at issue

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The number one cliche best remembered for the 2007 Australian Federal Election will surely be 'me-too'. Kevin Rudd's strongest critics argue he shouldn't win because he's only ever parroting government policy - therefore, why not vote for the genuine article? In fact, I'll bet dollars for donuts this will be the line in the Oz's Vote Howard editorial on Saturday morning, 24 November.(PS: My

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-16307243413414067582007-11-02T10:34:00.001+11:002007-11-02T11:19:24.729+11:00

It occurs to me some might perceive my fury at Fundies First's continued obsessive stalking of teh gay as somewhat hypocritical. How can I get mad at a bunch of gay-bashers attempting to out a Lib politician, when I have form on outing myself?I'll do a Kevin Rudd here and answer my own question: 'Fair enough point...but there's no real comparison in this particular case.' And here's why:1. Ben

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I don't read enough. It's true, and I'm thoroughly ashamed. As someone who claims to be a writer, I am not thoroughly immersed in enough wide-ranging narratives of diverse authorial voices.Sometimes I think of my relationship with reading and literature as analagous Bart's brief adventures in the fourth grade classroom at Cypress Creek:Teacher: You don't know your multiplication tables? Long

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Two doozy news bytes waiting for me at work this morning. First up, the misadventures of this particular Fundies First candidate and his wacky genitalia. It's not quite on par with 'burning lesbians at the stake' but it is kinda funny - especially his defence: 'I might have been drunk off my face or my political enemies might have drugged me.' Riiiiight.Further: 'But that's not my penis ... Look,

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-44458320136179421722007-10-25T12:39:00.001+10:002007-10-25T12:39:05.431+10:00

...To bring you some absolutely remarkable shadow puppeting. Friend of mine showed me this guy yesterday, then sure enough he rocked up on Spicks 'n' Specks half an hour later. Hilarious and beautiful at once, methinks.

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Was fun watching Krudd kick J-Ho's tired arse all over the Great Hall at last night's Mass Debate. Krudd's cool, unruffled demeanour shat J-Ho to tears, who by comparison was unnecessarily crusty, flailing his fisted arms about (hitting his mike several times, gold) and often speaking over his allocated time. Way to stick to the rules you yourself set, J-Ho.The moderator was pretty wet but most

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-83718158879041359792007-10-19T08:59:00.000+10:002007-10-19T09:24:15.051+10:00

It's hard not to be cynical and join some dots that shouldn't be joined: Rise in support for J-Ho and Libs around the same time they announce their $34 billion tax cuts.That is, some undecided voters may be swayed when he offers them a big juicy tax cut.The. Fuck? I don't pretend to be an economist - I struggled with it in Yr 12 - but even I know the most basic of equations: Tax cuts = greater

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Judging by their plan of attack in Sturt, FF must've reversed their policy of never preferencing dykes, fags and fag-enablers.Maybe there's hope for us in the Fundies First Senate-controlled, post-election universe after all.(Or maybe someone needs to have a very, very quiet word in their ear.)

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Finally. Gonna be a doozy of a six-week campaign.John Howard's already kick-started his stand-up comedy routine, claiming to know nuzzzink about the Coalition dirt unit.'I want to make it very clear ... there will be no attacks of people's private lives from me or from the Government.'Boom-tish. He's here all night folks.I'll post in greater substance over the next few days and weeks, but for now

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-68959869712145046782007-10-11T10:17:00.000+10:002007-10-11T11:09:55.741+10:00

The Yay!: Krudd's money meets his mouth to promise a referendum on fixed, four-year parliamentary terms. And about frickin' time. It is a joke that the election can be called at the whim of a PM - particularly one like this sweetheart, who'll stall as long as electorally possible in the pathetic hope he can still conjur up some last-minute dirt to fling.Why do we think J-Ho's not putting us all

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-59545285279482687342007-10-09T16:24:00.001+10:002007-10-09T16:24:47.229+10:00

I'm not usually into borderline paedophilic attractions to pretty boy-men interims, unlike some OTHER bloggers with the same name as mine (not that I'm going to name names or anything). But there's something very watchable about this young chap, non?Or should I just dob myself into Hetty Johnston now and be done with it?Getting old is ass.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-37655033498762698492007-10-05T13:36:00.000+10:002007-10-05T13:39:46.186+10:00

And according to my boyf:That's all.(What? I gave you serious in the last post and you just sat there without saying anything. I don't know what you want!!)

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-69401401237689372162007-10-04T13:09:00.000+10:002007-10-04T13:26:10.255+10:00

Went along to a forum at ACON last night put on by the good folk at the GLRL. 'Twas about all things ALP. And Tanya was there...And Anthony was there...And Joe was there...And George was there...And Penny was there...Yeah, you get the drift.I actually didn't mean to go with an SX hat on - was more as a private citizen directly affected by what they were talking about - but the following article

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Frankly I blame Regina Spektor, I do. Regina Spektor, with her ethereal voice and her piano playing and her dating non-corporeal forms in her film clips. I don't know if she established it single-handedly, but she's certainly played a big part in bringing irritatingly catchy quirk songs to the fore. As if it weren't bad enough that, for literally days I could not get 'Fidelity' out of my heart -

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-43957750080949005342007-09-27T08:50:00.001+10:002007-09-27T08:50:51.041+10:00

Trip down memory lane: A video clip featuring a young man whose antics therein was the catalyst for one pre-teen's long and winding journey down the Road of Cock. Enjoy.

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*chortle*So today, I've had three hits from these search queries:'Christopher Pyne gay''chris pyne gay''chistopher pyne gay'And in other, COMPLETELY UNRELATED news that happened to be published today ...You know what? I'm not even sure why I'd bring that up right now!

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-23012276821403930332007-09-20T15:42:00.000+10:002007-09-20T15:51:20.411+10:00

Ha! That 'accidental typo' caught your attention, didn't it? (coz 'r' is so close to 'l' ... hmmm ...)And now that I have it, remember: Check your voting enrolment status. You can do it here, right now.Looks like J-Ho's gonna drag out calling the election for as long as he possibly can, but taking him at his word (just for novelty), at the latest he should call it around early/mid-October for

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-54044743464582122232007-09-18T08:51:00.000+10:002007-09-18T09:06:58.409+10:00

The Lib 'think tank' front organisations are again trotting out their token sisters to bat the naughty PM around with their Prada handbags for putting same-sex law reform in the too-hard basket.In Tim Wilson's defence, he has actually managed to be quite critical of Howard for the most part, maintaining his continued argument that true conservatism should by definition facilitate genuine equality

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-15127504857183750542007-09-17T10:58:00.000+10:002007-09-17T11:47:34.615+10:00

It's with a heavy heart I write this - but I think it's time for Gaybores to call it a night.I'm just not getting into this Next Gen Gaybores at all. Some parts are great - Paul starting to remember his evil deeds and some choice, choice cuts of man candy in particular - but the sum of those parts is just, meh.I think its problem for the moment is that it's in limbo-land - winding back from Crazy

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-46688268847947299692007-09-13T12:06:00.000+10:002007-09-13T12:31:51.434+10:00

...But believe the punters - they usually get it right. Labor leads 78-70-2, and the lead is growing. Seats now starting to fall in Victoria and possible losses in WA buffered. Cause for cautious optimism amidst the pro-Labor polling orgy.This 'I'm committing...sort of' commitment is a bit of a noodle-scratcher. It would seem Lackey Downer's sussed out for J-Ho that Pey-Pey still doesn't have the

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-25807875065876205912007-09-12T10:35:00.000+10:002007-09-12T12:23:19.584+10:00

Don't you listen to them, John. Don't you dare. You just stick with it. I really, really, REALLY wanna see you there on Election Day.This has nothing to do with the fact I think you're the Liberal Party's greatest current liability and you will bring your party down even more with you.Nothing to do with the fact that I think you have a realistic chance not only of losing this election, but also

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-78168730034378722522007-09-10T16:17:00.000+10:002007-09-10T16:26:37.821+10:00

I managed to get the hell out of Sydney before the APEC fiasco began in earnest (hence my blog absence), but my heart went out to fellow Sydneysiders whose lives were temporarily thrown into chaos, largely for a fool who wasn’t even sure what the name of the summit was or the country in which it was held!When even Miranda Devine of all people devotes an entire column to the aggressive, and at

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-35003685292207051982007-08-31T12:06:00.000+10:002007-08-31T12:59:58.613+10:00

I used to get a bit pissy seeing various footy blockheads from the codes (no, soccer doesn't count, thanks for asking) arrested for various physical assaults, especially against women, indecent public displays and other bogantastic behaviour. Then it dawned on me - the footballers aren't entirely the problem.If Ben Cousins wants to have a Tina addiction, let him (shame though, given how delish he

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-60023506794260973102007-08-29T13:00:00.000+10:002007-08-29T14:04:41.215+10:00

Mark Foley, right up until October 2006: 'I am not gay.'Republican senator and outspoken anti-gay marriage, anti-same-sex couple rights advocate Larry Craig, August 2007: 'I am not gay.'Give it time. Foley, Hayes and Callea all got there in the end.We've covered the sensitivities around outing or not outing. But this guy ain't no Anthony Callea. If it's true - and let's face it, 'ooh, I just had

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-86185548668054256532007-08-23T22:12:00.000+10:002007-08-23T22:25:29.548+10:00

2004 Miss Universe - all the way from Newy - please give it up for Ms Jennifer Hawkins!!Err...Sorry, I mean please give it up for the breakaway star of 'Ugly Betty', Ms Becki Newton!!Uhh......Mister Jennifer Hawkins?Oh yeah. NEVER mix him up.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-28983862457135619152007-08-22T13:15:00.000+10:002007-08-23T11:30:34.631+10:00

UPDATE: Even Kevin 'me too' Rudd won't have a bar of the cult:"I believe this is an extremist cult and sect," Mr Rudd told reporters in Adelaide."I also believe that it breaks up families, I also believe that there are real problems with the provision of modern education to kids under their system where they, for example, are not given full range of access to information technology."Cheers,

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Today's lesson: Turning a one-word answer to a simple question into 45.Question: Have you ever been to a strip club?Tony Abbott: "I've done all sorts of things in my time and the last thing I'd do is put my hand on my heart and say that I have never done anything wrong because that would be fibbing and I would rather not fib about these things."Translation: "Yes."Rudd's misadventure at Scores

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-83292658642633095272007-08-17T13:15:00.000+10:002007-08-17T13:52:09.169+10:00

It's not Pauline herself I'm concerned about. She's had her day, she'll never win a Reps or Senate spot again and she can keep popping up at elections all she wants, but the old chook's gotta face facts: Howard has succesfully soothed most One Nation voters back into his fold and is currently offering them no incentive to leave. They're getting most of what they want out of him.The reason I find

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-22307533261674343692007-08-15T09:07:00.000+10:002007-08-15T09:23:48.564+10:00

Now wait up - before you get stuck into Hamish 'women should not be politicians' Jones, consider this: Is Hamish a foul-mouthed, misogynistic aberration, or is he just the logical successor to the Liberal Party's No. 1 NSW Senator and John Howard's best mate, Bill 'deliberately barren women should not be PM' Heffernan?Perhaps Hamish was merely spewing out what he assumed senior Liberal figures

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SX column for the week. But first, just a friendly reminder to the Woollahra Ladies Who Luncheon: Visers come OFF once the lady comes OFF the Paddington Lawn Tennis club courts. Wearing said visers down Queen Street is an affront to everything that is pure and good.**********************************************************************************This year’s federal election is the first in which

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-12974361303303681472007-08-09T12:37:00.000+10:002007-08-09T12:51:07.518+10:00

So one of the nice things about working from home is that you get to catch up on your Days and your B&B (no longer your Y&R, unfortunately, but - meh. Most of their characters eventually end up on Bold anyway.)More importantly, you get to find out that Shawn D Brady has been recast in the form of Brandon Beemer:...And then suddenly, you forget you're meant to be working. And indeed, your name,

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-26806910895729695562007-08-08T11:08:00.000+10:002007-08-08T11:24:33.598+10:00

In light of the adoption ban, I happened to run into George Newhouse this morning, who was campaigning outside Edgecliff station (before the election has even been announced, no less!) Newhouse is the Labor candidate for Wentworth and probably has a better-than-ever-before chance of turning the blue-ribbon (now hot pink-tinged) seat red than any previous Labor candidate.Anyway, when I

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-217880385594908982007-08-06T12:51:00.000+10:002007-08-06T18:25:59.757+10:00

Cheers muchly to the mindless munkey for presenting me with a Thinking Blogger Award. You like me! Right now, you really like me!! Here's how it plays: 1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think,2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme,3. Optional: Proudly display the 'Thinking Blogger Award' with a link to

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-6993154175793590382007-08-02T12:47:00.000+10:002007-08-02T16:38:36.747+10:00

UPDATE: Ruddock was telling lobbyists this week that the adoption ban was off the table. Either Howard has blind-sided Ruddock (plausible) or Ruddock was lying through his caps (more plausible).Farrrrrrk! What more can you say, really?(thanks to Chris for tip)*******************************************************************************Hrm. Seems we might finally get some action on HREOC's 'Same

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-53903018258662317082007-08-01T09:45:00.000+10:002007-08-01T10:39:16.716+10:00

You feel a tiny little twinge, a niggle of excitement that your Super-ego immediately suppresses, that for the first time in what feels like 87 years, John Howard may not be around after the next election to make the country you love so much even more damaged.And then reality bitch-slaps you: Even with Howard and his rabble of corrupt, incompetent goons (Andrews, Downer, Vaile etc) gone,

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-37426328227914282422007-07-31T14:11:00.000+10:002007-07-31T14:54:25.301+10:00

So in between Hunter Valley sojourns, InDesign training courses and catching up to 2006 by setting up a Facebook profile, I've been pondering actresses cast as blokes' mums, even when they're clearly not old enough to be so.I reckon it all began with The Manchurian Candidate, when Angela Lansbury was cast as Laurence Harvey's Bitch Mother From Hell. Harvey at the time was 35; Angela was...37. As

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-86028746633660927312007-07-24T17:04:00.000+10:002007-07-24T17:59:34.417+10:00

The usual suspects, led by Bob Brown and Australian Conservation Foundation, are pouncing on Krudd's overturning of Latham's 2004 Tasmanian old-growth forestry policy. But I really feel a reality check is needed here.Not meaning to get stuck into Brown, a man I admire, or the ACF, but the fact is Latham's policy to boost protected areas cost Labor two seats in Tasmania. Before then, they had a

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-45463467482834605622007-07-19T13:47:00.000+10:002007-07-19T15:00:39.440+10:00

Completely random, unfounded prediction that will no doubt be disproved in a couple of days' time - but just wanted to get it out there so that in the miniscule chance I'm right, I've blogged it for proof and posterity:Voledemort is Harry Potter's real father.Very Vader/Skywalker I know, but worth a shot. JK keeps banging on about the great significance of Harry having his mother's eyes - by

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-21979462310840050452007-07-16T19:08:00.001+10:002007-07-16T19:08:21.986+10:00

I still maintain that teh geyest song ever is the PET SHOP BOYS' DANCE rendition of SONDHEIM'S 'Losing My Mind', featuring the vocal stylings of MS LIZA MINNELLI.But this will surely be in the Top 10.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-35715435312909801932007-07-13T13:15:00.000+10:002007-07-13T13:20:30.779+10:00

You've South Parked yourself, now Simpsonise yourself:Go on. You know you wanna.Cheers to comic for the link. As highlighted, this is incredibly distracting from work...which is never a bad thing.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-50093574081662823252007-07-10T15:10:00.001+10:002007-07-12T10:29:21.522+10:00

UPDATE: Methinks they doth protest too much?! First Den pops on his crusty pants, and now an entire editorial is devoted to, among other causes, slagging respected online psephologist Peter Brent for daring to question the objectvity of Shanahan's analysis?Desperate, desperate stuff.I won't dignify the trash by reproducing at length, but just a couple of choice cuts in this self-serving ode to

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-43487486431331849282007-07-03T09:18:00.000+10:002007-07-03T09:46:46.749+10:00

Homophobe Isaiah Washington plays the black card in response to his sacking from Grey's Anatomy. Speaking of his altercation with Patrick Dempsey in which he referred to TR Knight as a 'faggot', Washington wails: "It was a fight between two men that shouldn't have happened ... Someone heard the booming voice of a black man and got really scared and that was the beginning of the end for me. I see

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-1680946985846115772007-07-02T12:43:00.000+10:002007-07-02T13:35:39.409+10:00

There're some reputable rumblings - Mumblings, even - that suggest an August election is not out of the realm. Given that Howard has until January next year for an election to be announced and held - and he probably wants it to be out of the way before APEC in September, when he might otherwise be obliged to keep smiling alongside his mate, the now single most despised US monkey leader in history

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-84482242934641339872007-06-27T09:00:00.000+10:002007-06-27T09:27:18.982+10:00

Michele once told Romy that she was 'so lucky getting mono - that was like the best diet ever'.But I'm thinking the Paris Diet might just earn this mantle. No dieting, no exercise, no carb-conciousness - just princess tanties combined with obsessive paranoia. Easy breezy.Which has-been 90s actress will they use to spruik the Paris Diet here in Oz? Kymmy Wilson? Sophie Lee? Alyce Platt?The mind

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-19852642102626777652007-06-25T11:28:00.000+10:002007-06-25T13:54:45.724+10:00

Having a PR partner has its advantages - for example, scoring tickets to Saturday's Make-a-Wish Ball at Luna Park. Ironically, I haven't had an occasion to don the penguin suit for years, so playing dress-ups was fun.The best bit for me though - and the reason why I'm blogging about it - was the chance to experience a magical moment in Aussie soap B-list history. You see, my table was next to the

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-82506899322013257092007-06-21T09:01:00.000+10:002007-06-21T16:27:28.917+10:00

UPDATE: The HREOC report is unleashed.*******************************************************************************(Title comes from me recently playing Mortal Kombat 2 on PS3 and rediscovering my inner 12yo. Not in that way. Eww.)Anticipation of responses to this latest finding on gay marriage - 57% in support, but even more encouraging, 71% in favour of full de facto equality:1. The survey

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-12309023047051268862007-06-20T13:54:00.000+10:002007-06-20T15:50:57.365+10:00

...What Dan 'Lobotomy for Jesus' O'Connor is still doing on Gaybores.His sole purpose - SOLE purpose - on the show for the last couple of years has been bod candy - the faggolicious Gaybores writers contriving painfully obvious situations in which he can be gratuitously unclothed.But between the dudes who play Frazer, Oliver and Ringo - not to mention the all-growed-up (but soon-to-depart) Boyd -

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-57015154410041637252007-06-18T16:15:00.000+10:002007-06-19T16:17:05.627+10:00

Current and former political figures have criticised the preselection of extreme right former National Young Liberal President Alex Hawke to the blue-ribbon seat of Mitchell, in Sydney's north-west bible belt. But Labor has expressed disappointment that nobody appears to be paying much attention to their criticisms, as the focus remains instead on the large and growing army of disgruntled

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-58478973478855216292007-06-13T11:12:00.000+10:002007-06-13T11:44:11.166+10:00

Bigtime spoilers below for 3rd series - look away now if you wish to avoid. And general nerd alert too. Anybody else finding the third series of DW a little...erm...deja vu-ish?First, let me say I'm still finding the show very entertaining. The Dalek two-parter was weak but Human Nature - written by Paul Cornell - was astonishingly good. And I'm muchly looking forward to John Simms' end-of-season

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-589155731932758922007-06-01T10:28:00.000+10:002007-06-01T11:06:49.707+10:00

For a moment, I thought all hope was gone when I read that Dr Karl Kennedy was spruiking TLFKAWC, The Legislation Formerly Known As WorkChoices. No, not My Dr Karl, I wailed. Not My Dr Karl who broke My Susan's heart twice but we still knew they had to end up back together eventually because, well, they're Karl and Susan. Surely My Dr Karl is not a Howard stooge.(Come to think of it - I know the

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-81657050206186419712007-05-30T12:51:00.000+10:002007-05-30T13:40:43.809+10:00

Have a read of Steve Dow's take on the Peel straight-ban. Nod to Derek 'How very DARE you' Faye muchly appreciated.To be honest, I'm not entirely sure which way to fall on this one. On the one hand, I sympathise with pub owner Tom McFeely's expressed responsibility to provide a safe, comfortable environment for his clientele, which is and has been for years (or at least was the last time I was at

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-16628537990848833592007-05-23T13:00:00.000+10:002007-05-23T13:42:54.037+10:00

If all else fails, play the puppy-dog eyes. Sorry J-Ho, ain't gonna work. If you lose this election it's your own fault for not 'graciously' (I'm being generous) handing the leadership over to Costello last year and putting yourself out to pasture when you should have done.However, I'm still far from convinced you will, in fact, lose this election.Why? It's all about the psephology. What a nice

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-16321620412274981992007-05-16T15:31:00.001+10:002007-05-16T15:31:23.549+10:00

There's little more I can say about the life of Jerry Falwell that Family Guy hasn't already said.(PS - Blogger 101: First time posting a YouTube, and I can't figure out how to resize so it fit QP properly. Feedback appreciated.)

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Hrm. It would be appear I've been tagged. Which is kinda cool, as I couldn't really think of any shit to blog about today.OK, 8 random things:When I was about 21 I once accidentally ran my Mazda into the back of a parked car, while slowly cruising the dark and narrow back streets of Mile End (Adelaide suburb) trying to find the numbers on a house at which I was to attend a party. Naturally, being

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-59732766376001784592007-05-08T09:45:00.000+10:002007-05-08T10:52:44.691+10:00

That should read "Kelly Hoare Asked Driver for Sex". But you may not necessarily make that distinction were you to have briefly seen the blaring headline on Sunday's Terror.See, apparently Kelly Hoare is a 'Rudd MP', not merely a 'Labor MP' - or, forbid, just 'Federal MP'. Despite the fact that prior to this story being released, Hoare had just been shafted for Greg Combet, so she wasn't even an

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Too precious just to let slip through the work email network:Obviously, the same applies forThat is all.

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You know, Labor really isn't doing itself any favours at the moment. Nevermind the very disappointing resolution on federal same-sex couple laws, they've now chosen Nicole Cornes to run against Andrew Southcott for Boothby, in a bizarre move for which there is only one word - and it's not even a word - 'wtf'?First some background for non-Adelaideans in the audience: Nicole Cornes is the upgrade

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-17039241312086361612007-04-29T14:13:00.000+10:002007-04-29T14:27:11.295+10:00

Lordy, it's been a while since my last random posting of exploitative hot-man pics, hasn't it? Sorry about that.Anyway, it was quite the smorgasbord watching the latest Ugly Betty. On top of resident hottie Eric Mabius (not literally, sadly), there were a couple of delicious, exotic flavours for those who prefer their bread a little less white.First, Cristian de la Fuente playing Alexis' new love

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It's gone pretty much the way I predicted - right down to de Bruyn being chief asshat about it - and so now we have the very, very soft option of federal relationship registration to look forward to. Looks like the Kruddster is every bit afraid of seeing the happy fags at ceremonies - god forbid! - as J-Ho. Although I guess de Bruyn's response is perhaps indicative of why Labor had to come up

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This is just too precious for words - so to speak. Be warned: It is dangerously addictive and will eat up an appalling amount of your time. But it's worth it.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278836319276905825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199087.post-55906284058071019952007-04-24T13:27:00.000+10:002007-04-24T14:06:16.059+10:00

It's good news, no question, that Victorian Premier Steve Bracks is now saying a statewide relationship register - the very register he has until recently opposed - could be in force by the end of the year. Kudos definitely to the VGLRL and other Victorian lobby groups for forcing Vic Labor to lurch forward.However...I'm a little bit cynical and doubtful (I know, me doubtful and cynical? Who'd've

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