DID YOU KNOW? Boris Johnson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. True!
@NewtonMark @CptHollingworth Not entirely.
@RealNickHodge Truth hurts, Nick.
@NewtonMark @CptHollingworth Go on…
@CptHollingworth @NewtonMark I’m getting a bit turned on.
NickFeik Have replied.
Now, we have work to do! pic.twitter.com/u7d8NNB5b5
NickFeik The Monthly’s rigorous fact-checking processes failed us badly this time.
Apology forthcoming. pic.twitter.com/SALdQDnVvy
@NewtonMark Don’t blame me.
TheMiliverse Meanwhile in the other timeline, Prime Minister Miliband has been looking into plans to help the Northern Ireland Space Program.
hellohistoria Ooh, baby, do you know what that’s worth? pic.twitter.com/2zSdtlr3uu
@TimWattsMP @SquigglyRick Which ute is this?
I do love that fact that Australia has some completely batshit crazy senators. It fills me with hope.
@TimWattsMP @SquigglyRick Oh do we have to see this again?
@NewtonMark @awelder Hah! I just saw that I wrote “aircrafts”, in Asian English. Lovely. pic.twitter.com/WqhnNriEbL
@NewtonMark @awelder He downplayed the importance of the cybers in this context. zdnet.com/article/cyberw…
@NewtonMark @awelder In case you’re not as tragic as I am, White posits that we can’t rely on the US in coming deca..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…x6
MikeCullen73 Government: We’re building dams.
Media: They’re building dams.
Everyone else: We’re in a drought what good are dams..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Hd
@NewtonMark @awelder Sounds like I need you chaps to comment on Hugh White’s recent book.
I just saw a tweet about governments agreeing to “367 megatons” but sadly it was about carbon abatements not nuclear strikes.
cxi I believe this was the Starbucks that Charlemagne would frequent… pic.twitter.com/msGndofC1F
@justdanfornow @firstdogonmoon @jonkudelka Did you just use “Spanish” and “politely” in the same sentence?
@oberonsghost I bet it could.
Are your infants annoying? Are you in south-west Sydney? Today is your day! twitter.com/jc_cummins/sta…
Warning: The Twitter is about to see an explosion of gin and whisky feels.
Fierce mood, @johnb78 @drrhyspocket @dobes. I love @firstdogonmoon like I’d love a three-legged cat, but this is to..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…tu
@firstdogonmoon @jonkudelka Well that’s a mood. What have you got against sticks? Also, gin is not made in a plastic bucket.
@Davelennonabc Humans are human.
@pelagikat @firstdogonmoon @jonkudelka Discussions with the bar staff are leading to further recommendations.
@MjwCoach Indeed. :(
@Davelennonabc I did work on this shit back when non-discriminatory practices were still considered important. You..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…L2
dark_shark David Bowie’s “Heroes” album was released on this day in 1977 #BrianEno #RobertFripp pic.twitter.com/xebdhoQ4qt
@MjwCoach And misrepresent you from that? Sure.
@pelagikat @firstdogonmoon @jonkudelka Haha. The main thread would be the distillers, but ginthusiasts would be good to visit too.
geraldinequinn BUT THE FISH ARE THE ONES WHO DON’T *NEED* THE ISLAND 🐟 🐠 🌴 🐡🐙 pic.twitter.com/cLagh8hqw9
@Viss The Magic of Television!
Or acting.
Well, possibly excepting jobs in the sex industry.
Who the hell puts their photo on their resume? That’s just asking for discrimination and/or sexual harassment. Avoi..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…MU
@davispg @dobes @firstdogonmoon @jonkudelka Can’t I just subscribe to a gin guidebook or something? Fuck this “social” crap.
@staticsan @davispg @dobes @firstdogonmoon @jonkudelka See? I told you I was useful!
@Viss Cool. Australian TV productions are structured a bit differently but I was reviewing all script drafts and meeting with the writers.
@Quickair @firstdogonmoon @jonkudelka It’s a “book”. Allegedly. kudelka.com.au/kudelka-and-fi…
@Viss Ah, you’re being a technical consultant? I did that for series two of the Australian drama “The Code”.
@davispg @dobes @firstdogonmoon @jonkudelka The last thing I need is someone else tracking what I drink.
@dobes @davispg @firstdogonmoon @jonkudelka Then there’s Twenty-Third Street in Renmark, which I love.
@dobes @davispg @firstdogonmoon @jonkudelka The place I’m at may not be snobby enough for that but they do have about 30 gins.
@davispg @firstdogonmoon @jonkudelka That’s an interesting category.
I’ve been toying with the idea of doing a gin tour of Australia as a podcast. Visit towns, talk to locals and disti..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…PX
@DrRhysPockett @johnb78 Oh now which of these gins is good with apple again?
@DrRhysPockett @johnb78 She’s a canny bird.
YesSirHumphrey Once you allow a Minister to write a draft report, the next thing you know they’ll be dictating policy.
So that was a Four Pillars Spiced Negroni Gin with Fever Tree Tonic and orange. A double, obviously. This is a Four..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…e4
@dobes Goosenstein!
@dobes Untitled Goose Theft Auto.
@SuperCroup Oh I quite like that!
True Fact. I have a Modest Proposal which could potentially help. twitter.com/SuperCroup/sta…
@brainsnap1000 I’m more than happy with the gin, trust me.
@SuperCroup Sigh.
@michaelbousquet I have never had any doubt about this.
This is seriously worth reading. twitter.com/PatriotMacK/st…
Medicinal. Some of you know why. pic.twitter.com/C5tnNURMOq
Graunched.
It would appear that the origin of the term “to bottle it” is uncertain.
OH, man in Haymarket hotel foyer, to wife and young son: “Just look at that! They’ve flooded the floor out the back..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Gz
Mon plan, somewhat reworked because reasons: Administrivia (in progress, kinda); 1430 back repairs, Darlinghurst; r..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…RJ
@zerogeewhiz Do it. I will then complain about it.
Oh look! It’s perfectly normal. (Also “flown” to Sydney OMFG at least these people didn’t come by boat eh.) pic.twitter.com/HCLAKNUm8c
“Chinese military scout Australia’s submarine program during Sydney visit,” or without the anti-China angle, Austra..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…DA
“Should Australians be charged for driving in the CBD?” Absolutely, and jailed if found guilty. abc.net.au/news/2019-10-1…
@NuclearAnthro @ArmsControlWonk It’s nearly 10.30am here so definitely Negroni Time.
Breakpho’st. (Shut up.) pic.twitter.com/7bOWf2Tm5n
@jeamland @SuperCroup MISSIONS ACCOMPLISHED.
George Street tram, top view. pic.twitter.com/9lSgS33M4Q
@jeamland @SuperCroup I don’t think Haymarket counts as “nearby” to Town Hall station.
@jeamland How could I be any other way?
decryption @GordyPls @acccgovau Meanwhile, NBN is going to launch its own global broadband speed rankings because it’s pissed..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Tc
AbstractCode Australian media: Haha. By sending us their talking points the Liberal party has caused us to print them directly w..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…8x
NewtonMark The ACCC is not launching an investigation into why “entry level” plans are available in the first place, and why a..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…G6
SuperCroup I see @stilgherrian is back in Sydney. twitter.com/TrainsInfo/sta…
wolfcat Yikes… and MORE TO COME sounds like a threat… pic.twitter.com/WyjYtH0cnU
@jeamland Here is more @stilgherrian content right here. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
On the plus side, all this phlegm means that my immune system is hard at work. Well, at work. Probably.
LiquidFaerie How the Bangkok Post sees Brexit pic.twitter.com/ORkYBALE7t
@zdnetaustralia Mon plan, redraft: Slow start, with phlegm (annoying); pho; administrivia (there’s quite a list); l..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Eg
NewtonMark “Confidential” in the sense that the document is in the form of a script which is supposed to be read out on TV, an..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…HJ
@timehhh Fair point. I tweet this sort of thing daily.
NewtonMark CASA got a pet cat. pic.twitter.com/pCtqhKr2af
upulie I told you the cephalopods are coming for us twitter.com/discovermag/st…
@timehhh Nah, Trump could never have a Five Year Plan. He can barely manage a Five Hour Plan. Still, as I’m on reco..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ap
@jonoabroad @ScottRhodie No, because that would be illegal under the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) and, depen..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Po
@drearyclocks @zerogeewhiz I know you know.
dobes This picture is intentionally cut off at the ankles to avoid all the bone spurs. twitter.com/bfraser747/sta…
@ScottRhodie Wait, roll back a bit. Where are these changing rooms?
@juhasaarinen @dobes @NewtonMark @developerjack I could never provide proof of work.
@NewtonMark @dobes @juhasaarinen @developerjack How do you improve on perfection?
@liedra Thanks. It’s “just” a cold, but some annoyingly exotic conference-based variety.
@dobes @juhasaarinen @NewtonMark @developerjack You wash our your goddam mouth, young man!
@jonoabroad I certainly think I’ll be elusive today, yes.
@drearyclocks @zerogeewhiz When did you take up eating Tide Pods?
shaun_vids before you ‘self-diagnose’ with ‘depression,’ ask yourself the following: are you hydrated? sleeping right? eating..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…RO
I feel like shit.
@JustJimWillDo The Russians do make beautifully dangerous-looking ships though.
Isn’t “GREAT PATRIOT FARMERS & RANCHERS” a delightfully Soviet-era phrase. I hope the chickens are patriots too. So..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Jz
Republican politician celebrates US Navy’s birthday with a picture of a Russian battlecruiser. Beautiful work, Sir!..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…e3
@drearyclocks Nicely done. She still hasn’t figured it out, hey?
marquelawyers Hilarious. A coalition government launching an official inquiry into why banks make profits. twitter.com/JoshFrydenberg…
@craigthomler Might work if we got Siri to send tweets on Mr Trump’s behalf.
This is a brilliant idea. twitter.com/SuperCroup/sta…
Quite a lot of phlegm, in fact. Still waiting for my face to drain. I dislike having a cold.
@juhasaarinen @dobes @NewtonMark HONK!
Counterpoint: Do so. It may be our only chance of stopping this idiocy. twitter.com/holly/status/1…
dobes @NewtonMark This is the correct take
twitter.com/developerjack/…
@RealNickHodge All speech is hate speech.
NewtonMark The literal only purpose of distributing written talking points is so that MPs can dribble them out to the press. E..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…cu
HannahThoburn Dear everyone, now that we’ve mostly broken you of the urge to put a “the” before Ukraine, it’s time for a pronunci..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…GU
Who’d have thought that asking Twitter users for their favourite Margaret Thatcher quotes would end badly? A thread..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…tS
@paulwallbank We’d better. They outnumber us. pic.twitter.com/O1X6XVMiHe
@zdnetaustralia Further alleged plans maybe found in the Weekly Wrap, including links to the things I write from th..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…U5
@jeamland Let’s watch and see.
@paulwallbank It’s the Bird we Deserve.
Why Sydney is rubbish, part 89. twitter.com/paulwallbank/s…
Mon plan, draft: Slow start, with phlegm* (annoying); administrivia (there’s quite a list); laundry; write for..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…N6
Yes, I am happy now. Sydney is always happy. pic.twitter.com/uMCh6peLyh
wef Longer lifespans are changing the shape of the world’s #population pyramid wef.ch/2VlwLNv pic.twitter.com/DltmW3ATLb
@antoniodini Excellent. :)
Today’s Word of the Day appears to be “phlegm”.
Monday. Can there ever be clarity without claret? Monday.