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If You Haven’t Got Anything Nice to Say – Sit Down Here

Geoff Honnor
April 27, 2005
The art of the obit is a tricky one and potential exponents have had a field day recently what with Joh - a unique amalgam...
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Road Rage

Geoff Honnor
April 24, 2005
I could do with a 24 hour moratorium on Gallipoli roadworks responsibility wrangling. There's been a road there for decades. I used it in 1990...
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Of Cabbages and Kings

Geoff Honnor
February 28, 2005
I watched Denton tonight and needed a shower on conclusion. He interviewed Frederick and Mary Glucksburg. A couple who might have been a mid-ranked corporate...
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Strine/Strain/Strin

Geoff Honnor
January 28, 2005
The blogosphere doesn't seem to have picked up on a recent presser from a couple of Macquarie Uni speech scientists. Their study has apparently revealed...
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Stockholm Syndrome

Geoff Honnor
January 27, 2005
I recently bought new glasses. I've worn contacts for years but I decided that it was high time I invested in an alternative option. OK,...
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Voting With Your Wangdoodle

Geoff Honnor
August 28, 2004
Maybe I'm a bit strange but it occurs to me that casting a vote purely on the basis of your sexuality is a pretty dumb...
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The Politics Of Window Dressing

Geoff Honnor
August 4, 2004
The ALP has played an interesting card in the FTA debate. Yesterday the Labor caucus voted overwhelmingly to support the FTA. The FTA is of...

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