Comments on: ‘Tis the Season to be Silly http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/ Blogging politics, culture, sociology and life from Brisvegas Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:58:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mark http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/comment-page-1/#comment-241457 Mark Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:02:02 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/#comment-241457 Yes nice tightly argued piece by some non-entity in Online Opinion... Yes nice tightly argued piece by some non-entity in Online Opinion…

]]> By: JC http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/comment-page-1/#comment-241443 JC Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:46:15 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/#comment-241443 Who's Paul Bamford, Trotsky? Is that you? Who’s Paul Bamford, Trotsky? Is that you?

]]> By: Gummo Trotsky http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/comment-page-1/#comment-241125 Gummo Trotsky Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:50:53 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/#comment-241125 "plausible deniability" eh? Totally off-topic, I've been thinking over the past week or two that there's a post in the history of plausible deniability, starting perhaps with the Henry II(?)?Thomas A'Beckett affair. Anyone know any earlier examples? “plausible deniability” eh?

Totally off-topic, I’ve been thinking over the past week or two that there’s a post in the history of plausible deniability, starting perhaps with the Henry II(?)?Thomas A’Beckett affair.

Anyone know any earlier examples?

]]> By: anthony http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/comment-page-1/#comment-241101 anthony Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:28:48 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/#comment-241101 Mirko: why have a Schweitzer when you can have a yes-man. Given the standard measure of commitment of willingness-to-help-move-house, Dolly's been the equivalent of moving a few chairs before asking if there's some wrapping he can do out the back [to sound of fridge falling down stairs]. Mirko: why have a Schweitzer when you can have a yes-man.

Given the standard measure of commitment of willingness-to-help-move-house, Dolly’s been the equivalent of moving a few chairs before asking if there’s some wrapping he can do out the back [to sound of fridge falling down stairs].

]]> By: Jason Soon http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/comment-page-1/#comment-241082 Jason Soon Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:07:11 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/#comment-241082 Congrats to the non-entity who of course retains plausible deniability. Congrats to the non-entity who of course retains plausible deniability.

]]> By: weathergirl http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/comment-page-1/#comment-241075 weathergirl Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:57:54 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/#comment-241075 Loyalty over integrity, says Mirko Bagaric. The man who advocates torture, but who (quite rightly) argued that eating factory-farmed pork products is unethical. Loyalty over integrity, says Mirko Bagaric. The man who advocates torture, but who (quite rightly) argued that eating factory-farmed pork products is unethical.

]]> By: Gummo Trotsky http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/comment-page-1/#comment-240767 Gummo Trotsky Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:02:08 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/#comment-240767 Kim - just updated the post with a link to the "<a href="http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/12/15/fridays-missing-link-3/" rel="nofollow">good stuff</a>". Kim – just updated the post with a link to the “good stuff“.

]]> By: dj http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/comment-page-1/#comment-240762 dj Fri, 15 Dec 2006 04:56:30 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/#comment-240762 You've got to watch those non-entities! They have a habit of stealing identities. You’ve got to watch those non-entities! They have a habit of stealing identities.

]]> By: Kim http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/comment-page-1/#comment-240743 Kim Fri, 15 Dec 2006 04:20:18 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/#comment-240743 Ken's thingamebob has been posted for a bit, Gummo. I don't think the email subscription thing works. I didn't get it in my inbox. Ken’s thingamebob has been posted for a bit, Gummo. I don’t think the email subscription thing works. I didn’t get it in my inbox.

]]> By: Gummo Trotsky http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/comment-page-1/#comment-240716 Gummo Trotsky Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:55:29 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/#comment-240716 Kim, OK, so maybe that should be "relatively new". But when it comes to blogging, Bolt will always be a newbie to me. Kim,

OK, so maybe that should be “relatively new”. But when it comes to blogging, Bolt will always be a newbie to me.

]]> By: Megami http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/comment-page-1/#comment-240701 Megami Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:50:14 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/#comment-240701 <blockquote> Now we need to get foreign nationals here whose skill is a willingness to serve in the Australian Defence Force.</blockquote> We already do - they are called Brits. Don't have the exact figures, but a lot of members of the British Army (and I assume other forces) are choosing to transfer to the Australian Army. As for training them how to take over their own countries - we do that already too. It's called ADFA - there are quite a few foreign nationals doing officer training there. So that's that one ticked off...

Now we need to get foreign nationals here whose skill is a willingness to serve in the Australian Defence Force.

We already do – they are called Brits. Don’t have the exact figures, but a lot of members of the British Army (and I assume other forces) are choosing to transfer to the Australian Army.

As for training them how to take over their own countries – we do that already too. It’s called ADFA – there are quite a few foreign nationals doing officer training there.

So that’s that one ticked off…

]]> By: gilmae http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/comment-page-1/#comment-240679 gilmae Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:40:00 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/#comment-240679 The gist I have gathered from reading various lines of argument - Bolt, GMB on Catallaxy, Jonah Goldberg - is that Pinochet was all right because he stabilised Chile; Even if it did mean killing some socialists. Wait? Now we <em>do</em> support a tyrannical strongman to maintain stability? Man, I can't keep up. The gist I have gathered from reading various lines of argument – Bolt, GMB on Catallaxy, Jonah Goldberg – is that Pinochet was all right because he stabilised Chile; Even if it did mean killing some socialists.

Wait? Now we do support a tyrannical strongman to maintain stability? Man, I can’t keep up.

]]> By: Kim http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/comment-page-1/#comment-240676 Kim Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:38:48 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/15/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-silly/#comment-240676 <blockquote>New blogger Andrew Bolt </blockquote> Should that be "News blogger"? Bolty started blogging in July: http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/2006/07/

New blogger Andrew Bolt

Should that be “News blogger”?

Bolty started blogging in July:

http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/2006/07/

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