Category Archives: The Public Bar

2011 in review

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 83,000 times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at … Continue reading →

Posted in The Public Bar | 9 Comments

Euronews/NoComment

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

I posted a comment over at the Crikey video of the day, praising the work of ordinary folks who filmed the Christchurch disaster live from their mobile phones and posted faster on Youtube than any of the mainstream media. More … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics in the Pig's Arms, The Public Bar | 16 Comments

New Cellar Master – Dermot O’Logy

Posted on November 27, 2010 by

Quality control is a vital part of every commercial organisation’s business.  And this is especially true for purveyors of fine beverages to the gentry – like the Pig’s Arms. In keeping with the pub’s dedication to maintaining the highest standards … Continue reading →

Posted in Mike Jones, The Public Bar | Tagged | 25 Comments

Fighting the Toblerone

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

It’s been a while since we republished the wonderful First Dog on the Moon from Crikey. Today is priceless…….

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ABC News Goes Off News

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

I have this entrenched pattern of behaviour at the end of the day that goes: drive home through peak hour Sydney traffic for an hour or so, arrive home and pour some kind of liquid relief, assemble something resembling food … Continue reading →

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Fable in Black (and White)

Posted on July 5, 2010 by

By  Sean O ‘ Something of the Irish Kiss Tribute Band Submitted by Ern Malley’s Cat Back when not everything was as it is now, there was a band of four black and white birds. Butcherbird, Magpie, Currawong and Crow. … Continue reading →

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Ducati 250 Mk 3 Desmo

Posted on May 31, 2010 by

The Pig’s Arms has clocked up its first year and nearly every day we get a person or two coming over to read the piece mentioning perhaps the greatest road bike ever built – the Ducati 900ss.  This was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Mike Jones, The Other Side of the Carpark, The Public Bar | 20 Comments

The Adventures of Mongrel and the Runt – 08 – A Long Lunch

Posted on March 29, 2010 by

Story and Angular  Mischief by Warrigal Mirriyuula As expected Algernon had been released from the district hospital after both Doctors Wardell and Gruber had declared him fit, with the proviso that he keep quiet for at least a week and … Continue reading →

Posted in The Public Bar, Warrigal Mirriyuula | 18 Comments

Tony Abbott’s Penis and the Goblet of Fire

Posted on February 16, 2010 by
Posted in The Public Bar | 16 Comments

Home of the Brave. Land of the Free.

Posted on February 13, 2010 by

By Susan Merrell It was a year ago, almost to the day that I first travelled to the United States.  It was President’s Day weekend (third Monday in February) when the plane landed in Los Angeles. It was the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Susan Merrell, The Public Bar, Travels | 20 Comments