Comments on: Saturday Salon http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/ Life, Culture and Politics from BrisVegas Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:37:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mark http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209101 Mark Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:27:58 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209101 Further to 20, it's also a long weekend in the ACT and SA. Happy Labour Day folks! Further to 20, it’s also a long weekend in the ACT and SA.

Happy Labour Day folks!

]]> By: Spam Box http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209100 Spam Box Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:42:15 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209100 My mouth hurts!... it really, really hurts.. Went to the dentist on Friday, he pulled one(kept the old metal filling cos it can be recycled apparently!) and filled another My mouth hurts... What a crappy weekend! :( My mouth hurts!… it really, really hurts..

Went to the dentist on Friday, he pulled one(kept the old metal filling cos it can be recycled apparently!) and filled another

My mouth hurts… What a crappy weekend! :(

]]> By: Mark http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209099 Mark Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:00:32 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209099 Perhaps you could take it to the thread about it, now, danny? Perhaps you could take it to the thread about it, now, danny?

]]> By: danny http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209098 danny Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:57:47 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209098 I just talked to Ian Gittus and apparently it has happened, Queensland indeed has a Green Representative in the House. There was a meeting at the Greens West-side branch, and Bob did a press call up on Mt Cootha. Obviously Ian didn't have time to chat, but that's my understanding. Sam, how about you call someone from that branch to get the good green oil? Oh, and congratulations as a party member. I just talked to Ian Gittus and apparently it has happened, Queensland indeed has a Green Representative in the House.
There was a meeting at the Greens West-side branch, and Bob did a press call up on Mt Cootha.
Obviously Ian didn’t have time to chat, but that’s my understanding.
Sam, how about you call someone from that branch to get the good green oil?
Oh, and congratulations as a party member.

]]> By: Mark http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209097 Mark Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:53:28 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209097 Dennis Atkins is reporting that he has switched, Sam. Link in my post here: http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/05/indooroopilly-labor-mp-ronan-lee-joins-greens/ So you've got your wish, danny. But I'd also join the chorus here suggesting that inferring anything from the number of comments on the weekend and during school holidays is drawing a really long bow. It's also a long weekend in NSW, and in general, as stated, fewer people visit blogs during school holidays, and even fewer on weekends. There's something to be said for allowing some of these things to digest rather than engaging in insta-commentary and discussion, and something also to be said for not being constantly immersed in political minutiae at the cost of other things in life. Speaking of which, I'm getting back to my thesis polishing. Dennis Atkins is reporting that he has switched, Sam. Link in my post here:

http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/05/indooroopilly-labor-mp-ronan-lee-joins-greens/

So you’ve got your wish, danny. But I’d also join the chorus here suggesting that inferring anything from the number of comments on the weekend and during school holidays is drawing a really long bow. It’s also a long weekend in NSW, and in general, as stated, fewer people visit blogs during school holidays, and even fewer on weekends. There’s something to be said for allowing some of these things to digest rather than engaging in insta-commentary and discussion, and something also to be said for not being constantly immersed in political minutiae at the cost of other things in life.

Speaking of which, I’m getting back to my thesis polishing.

]]> By: Sam Clifford http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209096 Sam Clifford Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:50:01 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209096 It's almost 4pm and I still can't see anything on News.com.au or the ABC confirming that Lee's switch has been made. It’s almost 4pm and I still can’t see anything on News.com.au or the ABC confirming that Lee’s switch has been made.

]]> By: danny http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209095 danny Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:55:23 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209095 Maybe, just maybe, on the very off chance anyone here is remotely interested in anything as boring as mainstream Australian parliamentary politics, and on Mark's advice that this would be the appropriate place to post, I note: There's an event about to happen, in 15 mins or so, that may result in Queensland, the last straggler, finally, getting a Green up: <blockquote>"Rebel Queensland Labor politician Ronan Lee will today abandon his party to join the Greens, sources reveal. Mr Lee, the Member for Indooroopilly, is expected to make the shock announcement at a press conference with Greens leader Bob Brown later today. When contacted by brisbanetimes.com.au, Mr Lee would not confirm or deny the rumour of his departure from the Labor Party. However he confirmed he would hold a press conference at 3pm. The announcement is set to come as a blow to Premier Anna Bligh, with recent opinion polls showing Labor has slipped with voters and could be forced to rely on Green preferences to win the next State Election. Mr Lee has become increasingly critical of the government's position on a range of environmental issues, including renewable energy, public transport and the controversial Traveston Dam project. </blockquote> You see, what was going to make it well nigh impossible for queensland to get a green up in the usual, elected-from-an-inner-city-soy-milk-eco-chino-belt-seat, way are the facts that we don't have an upper house, and those demographic seats ( we have the highest installed solar PV panel rate in the country) are currently held by the Premier and the Prime Minister, so there was an unsurmountable encumbency factor, except in a Bennelong scenario. That could all be about to change, via a Julian McGauran-ish switch. Maybe, just maybe, on the very off chance anyone here is remotely interested in anything as boring as mainstream Australian parliamentary politics, and on Mark’s advice that this would be the appropriate place to post, I note:
There’s an event about to happen, in 15 mins or so, that may result in Queensland, the last straggler, finally, getting a Green up:

“Rebel Queensland Labor politician Ronan Lee will today abandon his party to join the Greens, sources reveal.

Mr Lee, the Member for Indooroopilly, is expected to make the shock announcement at a press conference with Greens leader Bob Brown later today.

When contacted by brisbanetimes.com.au, Mr Lee would not confirm or deny the rumour of his departure from the Labor Party. However he confirmed he would hold a press conference at 3pm.

The announcement is set to come as a blow to Premier Anna Bligh, with recent opinion polls showing Labor has slipped with voters and could be forced to rely on Green preferences to win the next State Election.

Mr Lee has become increasingly critical of the government’s position on a range of environmental issues, including renewable energy, public transport and the controversial Traveston Dam project.

You see, what was going to make it well nigh impossible for queensland to get a green up in the usual, elected-from-an-inner-city-soy-milk-eco-chino-belt-seat, way are the facts that we don’t have an upper house, and those demographic seats ( we have the highest installed solar PV panel rate in the country) are currently held by the Premier and the Prime Minister, so there was an unsurmountable encumbency factor, except in a Bennelong scenario.

That could all be about to change, via a Julian McGauran-ish switch.

]]> By: Graham Bell http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209094 Graham Bell Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:57:20 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209094 Tigtog [12]: Fair enough. :-) Pavlov's Cat [13]: ?? In a single word do you mean? " .... after slogging through somebody's [a]Balderdash? [b] Codswallop? [c] Piffle? [d] Garbage/Verbage? [e] B***Sh**? [f] {Post-doctoral] Thesis? [[isn't the Australian sense of irony and the ridiculous wonderful?]] [g] Can-of-worms? Brett [15}: See, I told you that Sudeten Crisis was only a storm in a teacup; Germany's in no position to go to war with anyone for years and years to come. Doesn't Herr Hitler look tired? Wouldn't be surprised if he retired within the next couple of years. Wonder who will succeed him as as Fuehrer .... or whether they will restore the monarchy with Crown Prince Willi as Kaiser Wilhelm III; there's no way his father could ever get back on the throne. Tigtog [12]:

Fair enough. :-)

Pavlov’s Cat [13]:

?? In a single word do you mean? ” …. after slogging through somebody’s [a]Balderdash? [b] Codswallop? [c] Piffle? [d] Garbage/Verbage? [e] B***Sh**? [f] {Post-doctoral] Thesis? [[isn't the Australian sense of irony and the ridiculous wonderful?]] [g] Can-of-worms?

Brett [15}:

See, I told you that Sudeten Crisis was only a storm in a teacup; Germany’s in no position to go to war with anyone for years and years to come.

Doesn’t Herr Hitler look tired? Wouldn’t be surprised if he retired within the next couple of years. Wonder who will succeed him as as Fuehrer …. or whether they will restore the monarchy with Crown Prince Willi as Kaiser Wilhelm III; there’s no way his father could ever get back on the throne.

]]> By: Liam http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209093 Liam Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:43:14 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209093 Can't stick around, sorry murph & tt. Have to get to Sydney FC vs. Queensland. Quip-deficiencies can be rectified <a href="http://crazybrave.net/2008/09/24/i-did-not-even-cry/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Can’t stick around, sorry murph & tt.
Have to get to Sydney FC vs. Queensland.
Quip-deficiencies can be rectified here.

]]> By: Brett http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209092 Brett Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:13:26 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/04/saturday-salon-160/#comment-209092 My last week of Sudeten crisis post-blogging. The Munich agreement has been signed and everyone is greatly relieved that they didn't have to test out their air-raid precautions. Time for an annual public holiday in Chamberlain's honour? http://airminded.org/2008/10/04/tuesday-4-october-1938/ Also, 15th! My last week of Sudeten crisis post-blogging. The Munich agreement has been signed and everyone is greatly relieved that they didn’t have to test out their air-raid precautions. Time for an annual public holiday in Chamberlain’s honour?

http://airminded.org/2008/10/04/tuesday-4-october-1938/

Also, 15th!

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