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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Headcleaner Top Lines at the Pig’s
The ABC’s Tom Peterson from Talking Hats interviews Hung One On the bass player and founding member of Head Cleaner whose one and only self titled album swept the world in the early 1970’s and turned a bunch of western … Continue reading
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Castoring Aspersions on Shopping Trolleys
Shopping is not anymore what is used to be. Remember buying biscuits loose by the ounce and the shopkeeper knowing you by name? All gone now. A typical experience is now often bereft of contact with anyone, unless through a … Continue reading
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In Praise of Erectile Dysfunction.
It has got me beat, why, when getting older and the morning glory finally in retreat, allowing a bit of a sleep in, that men’s obsession with flagging tumescence is called a ‘dysfunction’. The scientists in cahoot with sexologists have … Continue reading
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Red Stick Ramble
The Red Stick Ramble The plan was for John and Gayla to meet the first mate and me down at the Pig’s Arms to listen to the Saturday night live band. It was a simple, robust plan, tried and true. … Continue reading
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Pig’s Arms Gets a Much-needed Makeover
Things are coming along nicely with the much-needed Pig’s Arms renovations following the unfortunate accident with the propane torch when granny was doing the pink creme brulees. Merv was saying that a mate whose name was Tripe or something like … Continue reading
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Of Dalliances and The Dunnee Men.
Totally off the leash. Care where you place your feet. Continue reading
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Courier Cancelling
Oh, CAREER ! My mistake. Career counselling. The latest boom industry. The Concise Oxford leads off its definitions of career with “a swift course of progress”. Hilarious, eh ? No mention of a blind alley down which a person’s joy … Continue reading
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A Stateless Response to National Disaster
We can do without the Australian States Continue reading
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Peter
Peter was a belligerent Dutchman. He was the size and weighed about the same as a year 6 school kid. He was wiry, tough, tanned and constantly smoking. He spoke an interesting variation on English. I used to ask him … Continue reading
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