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09 October 2007 in Humour, Media by Stilgherrian | 4 comments
After lunch today, this is what my email inbox looked like. I know the folks at New Matilda wouldn’t be big fans of News Limited columnist Piers Ackerman, but this!
I’ve previously posted a similar faux pas.
Tags: abu ghraib, new matilda, piers-ackerman
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09 October 2007 at 5:04 pm
jason
His Wikipedia entry is hilarious. Tho I should not laugh too hard since I’m on the same payroll.
09 October 2007 at 5:24 pm
Stilgherrian
@jason: Ah, yes, great reading! But, have you heard Piers doing lines of coke in the toilets after 9pm? We need to know these things!
09 October 2007 at 7:43 pm
Snarky Platypus
Sadly, punctuation ruins it for me. The semi-colon between the two items indicates a list of things (as far as I understand it anyway).
10 October 2007 at 7:51 am
Stilgherrian
@Snarky Platypus: Knowledge of how to use grammar excludes one from so many of life’s simple pleasures… [nods] Sports commentary, panelbeating, poetry, masturbation.