Monthly Archives: January 2004

Science Sloths and Assorted Bad Eggs

Posted on January 31, 2004 by Stephen Hill

Gummo Trotsky has a delightful recollection of a particularly teacher who we have probably all encountered in some form, in some class, which has sent memories flooding back to the daze of secondary school. One such teacher I can recall … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Dissecting an Iraq dissection

Posted on January 30, 2004 by Ken Parish

Wendy James’ post What the Left Doesn’t See has provoked quite a bit of comment box activity, mostly (it appears) because the quoted author Paul Berman seems to have done a classic job of creating a straw man leftie with … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics - international | 3 Comments

Planning vehicular euthanasia

Posted on January 30, 2004 by Ken Parish

Mona, partner of Meika the Dolebludger, has had her 21 year old Subaru (named Henka) stolen and burned. I’m envious. I’ve got a 20 year old Mazda 323 hatchback that’s fairly generously insured. Despite frequently parking it around town with … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | 8 Comments

Participatory democracy and other silly ideas

Posted on January 29, 2004 by Ken Parish

How bizarre that self-styled Labor movement intellectual Peter Botsman should be advocating rank and file popular election of ALP parliamentary leaders on the very day that Australian Dimocrats leader Andrew Bartlett returned to official duties after (presumably) drying out and … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics - national | 5 Comments

Pool fencing law bastardry

Posted on January 22, 2004 by Ken Parish

They say writing letters to the editor of the local paper is a sure sign of the onset of senility, along with talking to yourself and playing bingo or lawn bowls. However, I just couldn’t help myself after today’s experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics - Northern Territory | 11 Comments

Why not murder?

Posted on January 20, 2004 by Ken Parish

It seems that cricketing legend and Victorian coach David Hookes’ alleged killer, 21 year old hotel bouncer Zdravco Micevic, has so far only been charged with common assault. Although, like the rest of the public, I don’t know the detailed … Continue reading →

Posted in Law | 34 Comments

IT haiku

Posted on January 20, 2004 by Ken Parish

Suzy Kruhse often sends group email jokes and vaguely humorous messages. They’re invariably the same ones that public servants spend all day emailing to each other (in between swapping copies of the Paris Hilton sex video) to avoid having to … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour | 2 Comments