Category Archives: The Public Bar

Pig’s Arms Bumper Christmas Edition 2012 – Diving on The Flight Deck

http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/nsw/content/2004/s1156736.htm Story and Graphic by Warrigal Mirryuula Benny sat down on the crumbling edge of the warm concrete, the water lapping at his flippered feet.  It was a beautiful sunny day again and visibility below should be fantastic. He spat … Continue reading

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The Pig’s Arms Salutes the Young Henrys and Silverbean Saloon

Be there or B square ! Merv was overjoyed to discover, just around the back, opposite the Enmore Theatre, a micro brewery.  THE MICRO BREWERY ! Name of Young Henrys. The Young Henrys have been battling the bureaucracy for an … Continue reading

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2011 in review

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

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Euronews/NoComment

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

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New Cellar Master – Dermot O’Logy

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

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Fighting the Toblerone

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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