Comments on: Watching the government implode

By: Stilgherrian · John Howard wallows in the past, again

Stilgherrian · John Howard wallows in the past, again — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:24:54 +0000

[...] Winston never looked comfortable in front of a camera. But the way he’s smiling through clenched teeth here… it’s [...]

By: Zern

Zern — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:25:16 +0000

Passing his Precious would be quite painful I imagine - after clenching it in for so long…

By: Snarky Platypus

Snarky Platypus — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:23:17 +0000

Downer and Turnbull overboard!

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22398637-29277,00.html

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:47:07 +0000

@Stephen Stockwell: The Hyacinth observation isn't mine. I first saw it mentioned in Crikey but I don't know if it originated there. P.S. The Possums Pollytics article is still online...

By: Stephen Stockwell

Stephen Stockwell — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:14:30 +0000

Now you mention it, the similarities between John’s Janette and Hyacinth Bucket are profound.

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:53:41 +0000

Everyone! That Crikey article is still available at Possums Pollytics. Be quick!

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:46:26 +0000

@Snarky Platypus: And now I’m laughing out loud. Because the first half of the article has already gone out in 35,000-odd emails. Annoyingly I’d closed my web browser window, so I couldn’t save a copy.

But this is the Internet, and as Joe Rogan’s character on Newsradio once said, “Dude, you can’t take something off the Internet… that’s like trying to take pee out of a swimming pool.”

By: Snarky Platypus

Snarky Platypus — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:36:04 +0000

The Crosby/Textor article has been removed from Crikey at the request of their lawyers. The plot thickens…