What a pity this fellow wasn’t the hapless jogger. http://imgur.com/uF2S21F
But then, I think he only runs when the cameras are operating. (Judging by the shape he’s in)
Yep, it’s an easy target isn’t it.
Thing, is Bill (or more likely his ‘advisers’) made himself the target.
‘Go jogging Bill, it sends a message that you’re young(er than the other bloke), that you’re fit, energetic, purposeful; a leader’.
‘But what about my tits?’
‘It’s okay, we’ll make them go out jogging too’.
I”d say he’s always been. An angry bloke who doesn’t mind a rumble, thinks he knows everything and has a chip on his shoulder Jackson’s chippy couldn’t come up wi’ vinegar.
A great shame, – really smart bloke. Latham diaries were nasty, excoriating in his commentary but some real policy insights. Ditto his columns in the financial review. Alas the latter completely lost due to the former.
Neither. That’s the problem isn’t it JW – a choice between a bloke who’s turning out not to be as smart as we thought he was and one who is just as ruthless, desperate and chinless as he all knew he was.
At least Turnbull appears relatively normal (if very rich). It seemed like Abbot was not all there much of the time. He was an embarrassment to Australia.
Turnbull is touted as a business wiz. He got lucky. Kerry Packer was offered a stake in Ozemail and knocked it back. Turnbull was offered the shares and took them. Ozemail was there as internet/email was taking off and was then bought out, which is where Malcolm made most of his money.
Spycatcher proved his mettle as a lawyer but dunno about being an entrepeneur.
I have no right to my say in any of this – I sneakily avoid being on the electoral roll, as I refuse to be compelled to vote – but I’ll say this for Turnbull: he’s the first Australian head of state while I’ve lived here – thirteen years, man and boy – that I’m not embarrassed by. It may all be superficial, I grant you, but he has some gravitas and at the very least looks and sounds the part.
‘Vote for me, I’m a lucky billionaire’ pretty much sums up MT’s election pitch. I didn’t expect him to achieve much as PM but I thought he’d be suave, witty and urbane whilst he wasn’t doing it.
Now, it’s increasingly looking like Mal doesn’t have the stomach for the fight as he realises the debt he owes to the polecats who delivered him the gig, the loathsome Morrison and the simply appalling Peter Dutton.
Life on the wild side. The OP story is remarkable, Junior. Hit by a flying kangaroo!
Nothing quite as exciting here. But I did get dive-bombed by some fieldfares earlier in the week. They get very protective if you come to near their chicks. There was a small fieldfare cowering near the path, who hadn’t done so well on its first flying lesson.
This is where your roadkill ends up. Not really, but it’s a poor show when 50% of your coat of arms ends up on the barbecue. Actually make that 100% because I’m sure I’ve seen Emu steaks in the supermarket, too.
In Britain we may shoot lions for sport, but we don’t eat them. As for unicorns…
Johnny Concheroo says
Nature on our doorstep. I took this phone photo while out on my bike yesterday morning
http://i.imgur.com/1gnjRPC.jpg
garyjohn says
What a pity this fellow wasn’t the hapless jogger.
http://imgur.com/uF2S21F
But then, I think he only runs when the cameras are operating. (Judging by the shape he’s in)
Johnny Concheroo says
The media are making a big deal about his fulsome man boobs.
garyjohn says
Yep, it’s an easy target isn’t it.
Thing, is Bill (or more likely his ‘advisers’) made himself the target.
‘Go jogging Bill, it sends a message that you’re young(er than the other bloke), that you’re fit, energetic, purposeful; a leader’.
‘But what about my tits?’
‘It’s okay, we’ll make them go out jogging too’.
Junior Wells says
Latham copped that too.
All those local club snags and rubber chicken at dinners.
garyjohn says
How good is Latham these days? Freed from the constraints of party-speak he’s now the belligerent pub bully.
How’d you reckon he’d have gone as PM?
Johnny Concheroo says
Is it just me, or has Latham gone a bit loopy?
garyjohn says
I”d say he’s always been. An angry bloke who doesn’t mind a rumble, thinks he knows everything and has a chip on his shoulder Jackson’s chippy couldn’t come up wi’ vinegar.
Junior Wells says
A great shame, – really smart bloke. Latham diaries were nasty, excoriating in his commentary but some real policy insights. Ditto his columns in the financial review. Alas the latter completely lost due to the former.
Junior Wells says
So GJ -who would you rather a shadow of a socialist in Shorten or a shadow of a Tory in Turnbull?
garyjohn says
Neither. That’s the problem isn’t it JW – a choice between a bloke who’s turning out not to be as smart as we thought he was and one who is just as ruthless, desperate and chinless as he all knew he was.
Junior Wells says
Both of them espousing policies they don’t agree with.
Johnny Concheroo says
At least Turnbull appears relatively normal (if very rich). It seemed like Abbot was not all there much of the time. He was an embarrassment to Australia.
Junior Wells says
Turnbull is touted as a business wiz. He got lucky. Kerry Packer was offered a stake in Ozemail and knocked it back. Turnbull was offered the shares and took them. Ozemail was there as internet/email was taking off and was then bought out, which is where Malcolm made most of his money.
Spycatcher proved his mettle as a lawyer but dunno about being an entrepeneur.
dadwardo says
I have no right to my say in any of this – I sneakily avoid being on the electoral roll, as I refuse to be compelled to vote – but I’ll say this for Turnbull: he’s the first Australian head of state while I’ve lived here – thirteen years, man and boy – that I’m not embarrassed by. It may all be superficial, I grant you, but he has some gravitas and at the very least looks and sounds the part.
garyjohn says
‘Vote for me, I’m a lucky billionaire’ pretty much sums up MT’s election pitch. I didn’t expect him to achieve much as PM but I thought he’d be suave, witty and urbane whilst he wasn’t doing it.
Now, it’s increasingly looking like Mal doesn’t have the stomach for the fight as he realises the debt he owes to the polecats who delivered him the gig, the loathsome Morrison and the simply appalling Peter Dutton.
Cookieboy says
Appalling? You’ll regret that! You all will!
http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/ab313/cookieboymonster/dutton.jpg
Kaisfatdad says
Life on the wild side. The OP story is remarkable, Junior. Hit by a flying kangaroo!
Nothing quite as exciting here. But I did get dive-bombed by some fieldfares earlier in the week. They get very protective if you come to near their chicks. There was a small fieldfare cowering near the path, who hadn’t done so well on its first flying lesson.
Vulpes Vulpes says
Best photo caption ever in the colonies:
“A kangaroo similar to one which flew at a jogger on Wednesday morning.”
Johnny Concheroo says
No! Not Skippy, please!
This is where your roadkill ends up. Not really, but it’s a poor show when 50% of your coat of arms ends up on the barbecue. Actually make that 100% because I’m sure I’ve seen Emu steaks in the supermarket, too.
In Britain we may shoot lions for sport, but we don’t eat them. As for unicorns…
http://i.imgur.com/0tJS6jI.jpg
nigelthebald says
Yebbut I’m pretty sure someone Welsh must have eaten a leek at some point 😉
dadwardo says
Kangaroo is goooooood. Very lean. Needs careful cooking but it’s much better than you’d think.
Junior Wells says
And here’s another report
We are in fear of our lives down here I tell you.
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/may/30/kangaroo-attacks-injures-cyclists-south-australia
Johnny Concheroo says
I’m trying to imagine this part: “if he had become caught in the bike the outcome would be a lot different.”