Comments on: Listening to Godot http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/ Blogging politics, culture, sociology and life from Brisvegas Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:25:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: FDB http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-456747 FDB Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:44:27 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-456747 Aw man! The vids been pulled... Anyone got another linky-poos? Aw man!

The vids been pulled…

Anyone got another linky-poos?

]]> By: Russell http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-456302 Russell Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:38:40 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-456302 Caroline got it right. Here's Brendan <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/12/2215131.htm" rel="nofollow">today</a>: "I can assure you I'm going nowhere" (unfortunate choice of words) Caroline got it right. Here’s Brendan today: “I can assure you I’m going nowhere” (unfortunate choice of words)

]]> By: Ambigulous http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-456119 Ambigulous Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:25:12 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-456119 Caroline at [21] Nowhere Man?? don't be so unkind, his spiritual home is a Gutter in King's Cross at 3am. He has said so, often enough. That's not "nowhere"!! Now we must attempt to interpret this Delphic utterance. Why the Cross? Does he have a mighty Cross to bear, before the people recognise him as their King? Why 3am? (This has been tossed around before on LP). I have another suggestion. He may be one of those NERDS who thinks that when they say that Daylight Savings [Qld readers stop right here: these are Matters and Delights which it is not your Destiny to Enjoy] is to finish at 3am (old time) and we should put our clocks back 1 hour, he actually thinks he needs to SET HIS ALARM for 2.55am, so he can get up and change ALL the clocks back, precisely at 3am (old time) including the video clock and the oven clock. Then he sits there puzzling for a while? What cdid they print in the TV Guide? What's on TV now? Something that started at 3am (old time) but now it's 2.07am (new time), so are they showing the program that started at 2am (old time)? No, that would have begun at 1am (new time), except it wasn't new time yet, when that show started. So if..... The conundrums and paradoxes of time travel beset and bewilder him. He stumbles out into the dark to find a gutter and a few homeless alcoholics, who have a simpler worldview. Caroline at [21]

Nowhere Man??

don’t be so unkind, his spiritual home is a Gutter in King’s Cross at 3am. He has said so, often enough. That’s not “nowhere”!! Now we must attempt to interpret this Delphic utterance. Why the Cross? Does he have a mighty Cross to bear, before the people recognise him as their King?

Why 3am? (This has been tossed around before on LP). I have another suggestion. He may be one of those NERDS who thinks that when they say that Daylight Savings [Qld readers stop right here: these are Matters and Delights which it is not your Destiny to Enjoy] is to finish at 3am (old time) and we should put our clocks back 1 hour, he actually thinks he needs to SET HIS ALARM for 2.55am, so he can get up and change ALL the clocks back, precisely at 3am (old time) including the video clock and the oven clock. Then he sits there puzzling for a while? What cdid they print in the TV Guide? What’s on TV now? Something that started at 3am (old time) but now it’s 2.07am (new time), so are they showing the program that started at 2am (old time)? No, that would have begun at 1am (new time), except it wasn’t new time yet, when that show started. So if…..

The conundrums and paradoxes of time travel beset and bewilder him. He stumbles out into the dark to find a gutter and a few homeless alcoholics, who have a simpler worldview.

]]> By: joe2 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-456006 joe2 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:21:15 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-456006 Raisin dag, all power to your mutual grooviness, with Dr Bren. I would give him "a break" when he stopped being such an obnoxious prat. His comments, generally, are so far off the mark as to be laughable. The bloke seems to imagine that he is still in power and thus reflects the general attitude of opposition. When he is personally prepared to wake up to that reality, and take a big dose of "humilty", people might start listening. Raisin dag, all power to your mutual grooviness, with Dr Bren.

I would give him “a break” when he stopped being such an obnoxious prat. His comments, generally, are so far off the mark as to be laughable. The bloke seems to imagine that he is still in power and thus reflects the general attitude of opposition. When he is personally prepared to wake up to that reality, and take a big dose of “humilty”, people might start listening.

]]> By: Raisin dag http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455985 Raisin dag Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:16:46 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455985 I have some commonality with Brendan: I own a motorbike, have a few guitars and I'm not a minister of the crown. I'm impossibly happy that Howard and his cronies have been give the shaft, but am adopting a 'we will see' attitude over the Rudd incumbency (early days and all that). Likewise it's early days for the Opposition; why produce any policies when there's the best part of 3 years until the next election? A viable opposition is important vis a vis the whole (capital D)emocracy thing (maaaan). I think we should give (insert current opposition leader's name here) a break. Just relax and enjoy the show... I have some commonality with Brendan: I own a motorbike, have a few guitars and I’m not a minister of the crown.

I’m impossibly happy that Howard and his cronies have been give the shaft, but am adopting a ‘we will see’ attitude over the Rudd incumbency (early days and all that). Likewise it’s early days for the Opposition; why produce any policies when there’s the best part of 3 years until the next election?

A viable opposition is important vis a vis the whole (capital D)emocracy thing (maaaan). I think we should give (insert current opposition leader’s name here) a break.

Just relax and enjoy the show…

]]> By: Andrew http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455929 Andrew Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:24:20 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455929 LFMAO..... he sounds like a lefty wet - 'listening tour'... OMG... harden up Brendan and act like the right wing death beast you're supposed to be. Amazing that he gets criticised on LP for acting like... well... A LPer. LFMAO….. he sounds like a lefty wet - ‘listening tour’… OMG… harden up Brendan and act like the right wing death beast you’re supposed to be.

Amazing that he gets criticised on LP for acting like… well… A LPer.

]]> By: Kim http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455559 Kim Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:13:15 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455559 He does appear to be suffering from all those late 3am nights! He does appear to be suffering from all those late 3am nights!

]]> By: dj http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455555 dj Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:10:38 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455555 Mr. Monotone rambles on for 3:29 for the loss. His facial expressions seem frequently unconnected to what he is saying, as if he is an E student at newsreader school. He makes 'the eternal qualifier' Howard look like an oratory genius! He needs a sleep real soon - his appearance makes the conceptual jump from opposition leader to bag man out in Kings Cross at 3AM!!! so much easier to make. Mr. Monotone rambles on for 3:29 for the loss. His facial expressions seem frequently unconnected to what he is saying, as if he is an E student at newsreader school. He makes ‘the eternal qualifier’ Howard look like an oratory genius!

He needs a sleep real soon - his appearance makes the conceptual jump from opposition leader to bag man out in Kings Cross at 3AM!!! so much easier to make.

]]> By: via collins http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455511 via collins Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:31:25 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455511 Good god in heaven, I have never seen a senior politician so humiliated. He must really feel like the unluckiest man in Canberra. Don't worry Brendan, we both felt equally as uncomfortable about that little exhibition. See you down at the milk bar. Good god in heaven, I have never seen a senior politician so humiliated.

He must really feel like the unluckiest man in Canberra. Don’t worry Brendan, we both felt equally as uncomfortable about that little exhibition.

See you down at the milk bar.

]]> By: Caroline http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455504 Caroline Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:14:08 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455504 He's a real Nowhere Man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody. I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man Crossed the deserts bare, man I've breathed the mountain air, man Of travel I've had my share, man I've been everywhere Nowhere Man, don't worry, Take your time, don't hurry, Leave it all till somebody else lends you a hand. Doesn't have a point of view, Knows not where he's going to, Isn't he a bit like you and me? Nowhere Man, please listen, You don't know what you're missing, Nowhere Man, the woooooooorld is [cough] at your command He’s a real Nowhere Man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
Making all his nowhere plans
for nobody.

I’ve been everywhere, man
I’ve been everywhere, man
Crossed the deserts bare, man
I’ve breathed the mountain air, man
Of travel I’ve had my share, man
I’ve been everywhere

Nowhere Man, don’t worry,
Take your time, don’t hurry,
Leave it all till somebody else
lends you a hand.

Doesn’t have a point of view,
Knows not where he’s going to,
Isn’t he a bit like you and me?
Nowhere Man, please listen,
You don’t know what you’re missing,
Nowhere Man, the woooooooorld is [cough] at your command

]]> By: joe2 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455490 joe2 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:09:42 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455490 "I don’t think Howard’s going to come back again." Just wish you were right, Sam. Old fart, will likely do the Jeff Kennett style excuse for a reappearance... "I just want to give back to the community what it has given me". He did threaten selfless work in the charity area near retirement, whlie P.M. The disadvantaged and infirm have still reason to be concerned. “I don’t think Howard’s going to come back again.”

Just wish you were right, Sam.
Old fart, will likely do the Jeff Kennett style excuse for a reappearance… “I just want to give back to the community what it has given me”. He did threaten selfless work in the charity area near retirement, whlie P.M.

The disadvantaged and infirm have still reason to be concerned.

]]> By: Sam Clifford http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455480 Sam Clifford Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:39:56 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455480 Jobby, don't those sort of things exist for conjuring up the dead? I don't think Howard's going to come back again. Jobby, don’t those sort of things exist for conjuring up the dead? I don’t think Howard’s going to come back again.

]]> By: Jobby http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455447 Jobby Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:46:14 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455447 <strong>Wonder what Malcolm, Julie, Tony and Nick are doing right now?</strong> They're huddled around a bloodstained pentagram, wearing black robes and chanting demonic mantras in a desperate attempt to conjure up a new leader. Wonder what Malcolm, Julie, Tony and Nick are doing right now?
They’re huddled around a bloodstained pentagram, wearing black robes and chanting demonic mantras in a desperate attempt to conjure up a new leader.

]]> By: Mark http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455409 Mark Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:23:10 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455409 Sandy, I think the comment you're referring to was ironic. Sandy, I think the comment you’re referring to was ironic.

]]> By: kymbos http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455401 kymbos Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:57:25 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455401 That is so painful. When he smiles he looks so apologetic. That is so painful. When he smiles he looks so apologetic.

]]> By: Sandy http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455397 Sandy Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:33:14 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455397 WTB <em>Given the applause, it is quite clear that Rudd is a Communist and has no place being the Prime Minister of Australia. FGS, he doesn’nt even speak English when it matters. A missed opportunity to educate the … whoever.</em> Rather a communist than a grey man with no soul who knows the cost of everything and the value of nothing. And I for one think it is refreshing to have a PM who doesn't take the white supremist patriachal parochial english speaking red neck line of the US every single minute of the day... mandarin rocks... actually trying to establish good relationships with countries other than the US rocks... WTB

Given the applause, it is quite clear that Rudd is a Communist and has no place being the Prime Minister of Australia.

FGS, he doesn’nt even speak English when it matters.

A missed opportunity to educate the … whoever.

Rather a communist than a grey man with no soul who knows the cost of everything and the value of nothing.

And I for one think it is refreshing to have a PM who doesn’t take the white supremist patriachal parochial english speaking red neck line of the US every single minute of the day… mandarin rocks… actually trying to establish good relationships with countries other than the US rocks…

]]> By: Alastair http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455329 Alastair Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:49:20 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455329 LOL! That's very funny! Brendan seems so genuine... and caring! Wonder what Malcolm, Julie, Tony and Nick are doing right now? LOL! That’s very funny! Brendan seems so genuine… and caring!

Wonder what Malcolm, Julie, Tony and Nick are doing right now?

]]> By: Mrs Madrigal's Stash http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455289 Mrs Madrigal's Stash Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:33:49 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455289 Is somebody being paid to advise this man?? Is somebody being paid to advise this man??

]]> By: THR http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455286 THR Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:28:36 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455286 Best Nelson-themed post title ever! Best Nelson-themed post title ever!

]]> By: adrian http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455282 adrian Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:22:51 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/04/09/listening-to-godot/#comment-455282 Unfuckinbelievable Brendon youfuckinmoron. Unfuckinbelievable Brendon youfuckinmoron.

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