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By: Cardinal de Richelieu

Cardinal de Richelieu — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:46:21 +0000

- What’s his position on the gold standard?

Reclining. On Cloth of Gold.

By: Fyodor

Fyodor — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:26:18 +0000

Depends. What’s his position on the gold standard?

By: Cardinal de Richelieu

Cardinal de Richelieu — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:20:19 +0000

Yeah, why don’t you have a stoush with that prick the Duc d’Orléans instead?

By: Fyodor

Fyodor — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:04:01 +0000

Aye, true.

By: Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton)

Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton) — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:00:29 +0000

A ripper riposte, if not a superb personal sledge per se.

By: Fyodor

Fyodor — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:48:55 +0000

Your hurdle’s too high, Haiku. I shudder to think what level of Birdist lunacy would be required to generate the casus blogi for a spray from JQ. I disagree with him on lots of issues, but he’s unfailingly reasonable and courteous in debate. That kind of unprovoked bagarre is best avoided, I think. Failing that, you first.

I enjoyed Dave’s #22, too [say that quickly five times], but of what was it meant to be a good example?

By: Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton)

Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton) — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:33:53 +0000

Well Dave’s #22 was a pretty good example.
*I’ve* always given kudos for challenging verbal abuse, I mean, sure it’s fun to go around the mulberry bush with Joe Cambria for shits and giggles, but there’s nothing like a decent intra-blog fight. It brings things out into the open and catalyses [ahem] into healthy verbal sparring all of the ill-feeling that gets bottled up.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: get a blogger of eminence and patience to sledge you *back*. That’s right. It’s time to bait Quiggin.

By: Fyodor

Fyodor — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:07:03 +0000

…let down by softness of the target

Inevitable, really. I imagine this is a recurring problem for Mr G.

As far as soft targets go, I reckon Mr G is the Stay Puft Monster of Ozblogistan.

Besides, since when have we been marking against a difficulty factor? I suppose I have to sledge National Blogging Treasure Dave Tiley to hit a Perfect “Chad-Michael Michaels” 10, do I? Homey don’t play dat.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:38:27 +0000

francis - I did not think it was even possible to have too much sax!

By: Shaun

Shaun — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:35:51 +0000

So true brother. The notes in between, those crying quarter tones, are what stokes the heart.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:34:59 +0000

I’ll start feeling sorry for him soon.

oh - no - it’s ok it went away.

As you were.

By: Francis Xavier Holden

Francis Xavier Holden — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:57:33 +0000

amanda - I didn’t think it was even possible to have too much pedal steel.

By: david tiley

david tiley — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:05:46 +0000

We are not called luvvies any more. We are called teh government. Heh.

By: Pavlov's Cat

Pavlov's Cat — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:09:48 +0000

Liam, 4/10 for you too. It’s Presybterians!

(Mark B will back me up here.)

By: Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton)

Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton) — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:39:43 +0000

Fyodor: Sledge 4/10. Concise and well-prepared with multiple references, let down by softness of the target. You would do well to refer to bints, Presbyterians or luvvies.
Hope this helps.

By: Fyodor

Fyodor — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:23:05 +0000

Mr G, the only culture in which you could be considered authoritative is the fungal variety residing between your tin ears.

By: John Greenfield

John Greenfield — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:56:23 +0000

Oh thank you, thank you, THANK you for completing the square. GT aka Jethro. You stick to the proofing and leave the popular culture references to me

By: Pavlov's Cat

Pavlov's Cat — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:20:45 +0000

Only Greensleeves could equate being fully literate and well organised with doing the menial chores that are properly done only by bints, and dopey ones at that. Exactly who, Greensleeves, do you expect to empty the chamberpots so regularly filled to overflowing with your errors?

Miss Hathaway, BTW, has eyes only for Jethro. If you can’t get your popular culture references right, You Would Do Well not to make them at all.

By: Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton)

Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton) — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:43:59 +0000

This can only be solved by interpretative prance. I mean dance. Or do I?

By: John Greenfield

John Greenfield — Thu, 08 May 2008 03:58:31 +0000

Good lord. Are you out of town at the moment? Otheriwse the bars have closed very early today!