"I intend to take my responsibilities to the pack / the park seriously, said the new Member for Veterinaria.
After recounting was completed in the one undecided seat for the Queensland parliament, The Queensland Electoral Office announced that the winning candidate was indeed one of Julian’s Cavalier King Charles spaniels.
An elated handler, Jules said “Cav has all the qualities expected in a Queensland conservative politician;
- He can roll over on command;
- He can sit on the back benches and beg;
- He can follow Newman at heel;
- He is easily led;
- He can play dead when necessary, and
- He is unfussed in dating circles.
When asked what was the quality voters found the most important in electing their first canine candidate, Mr Jules said “loyalty”. “He is loyal to a fault – to anyone with a tin of Pal and a pair of Nikes and a tennis ball.”
Window Dresser's Arms, Pig & Whistle 
I had a Queensland Erection once.
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Yes, it’s still at Dreamworld. It’s used as an Attraction!!
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I thought it would be used as a repellent!
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Better than a limp biscuit I suppose.
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As a young man I visited Queensland once. I couldn’t get a bar up though.
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Hey BIG, that reminds me of Benny Hill. D’ya remember the Chinamen sketches?
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What! Dog Whistle politics here at the Trotters?
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Nah, just a few whistling puppies, Hudso!
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Numero uno issues are tail docking and castration. Piglets everywhere of all persuasions are excited.
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Whatever Cavaliers are they are no match to Jack Russells, better say no more as I’m taking our neighbour’s Cav for a walk; Luis walks nicely whilst Milo explores, investigates, learns and jumps for sheer joy…
Well, obedient walking is something..it’s, well, walking.
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H, I reckon Cavs are aristocracy and Jacks are purebred working class. I’m a Jacks man. I think they have a lot of intelligence and character. Add heaps of energy. Cavs, are cute and great lap dogs, but if I was 20km from home,crushed under a rolled tractor, I’d be glad of having a Jack for a companion. He’d probably just use the mobile phone and call for assistance – and tell yarns until help arrived, help the paramedics get me set up and fill in my BAS statement while he guarded me in hospital.
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You are so right, The Jack Russell in The Artist did all that… People are asking us if Milo was in the movie…
Now he’s reading what I’m writing here and comforting me by saying: They do things differently in Queensland!
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H.I’s father had a Jack Russell called Bess. She was a great dog and used to come for long walks in the country with our Labrador, Farley.
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Well, if Helvi can adjust her name, I’m going to see if I can. Carisbrooke, is a mouthful.
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Try 1
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mmm, Interesting.
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But, but, but… it’s not a drover’s dog! Just the butt of one! But, I suppose, it’ll do for the primal algae!
You’re deliciously cruel, Emms – I’m just retaliatorily cruel!
🙂
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‘Mou, thanks ! I’m chuffed by your line “deliciously cruel” may I quote you ?
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Be my quest, emms! On second thoughts, I’m quested already!
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Good story, BTW, Emmjay.
I wrote gobbledegook; being tired, last night.
I am seriously lamenting not putting one of the dogs in.
Wow, The ALP have to have a good long look at themselves if a dog could’ve beaten them 😉
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Thanks, Jules. I had a choice of getting angry with Barrie Cassidy’s ludicrous description of Australian political debate as being “robust” – which is surely a bullshit assertion – or picking up your oblique reference echoing the Bill Hayden quote that even a drover’s dog could have won against (this time) Labor in Queensland. (see ‘Mou’s quip). I sincerely hope you get your wish that the new government will do a lot better than the outgoing one. ANd I really empathise with voters having really had enough and retaliating angrily. But the sad thing is that you could well be replacing one team of dropkick deadbeats with another one.
Prediction – they will do what Batty oh Feral has done. Say a few things, keep his ministers off the front bench (Christ knows how), do nothing, approve a few dodgy private sector developents, sell a few publicly-owned assets, neglect welfare, health and education, forget the environment completey, maintain a low profile, promise long term deliverables (Why the fuck does it take ten years to run 30km of railway northwest and southwest ?)….. and cruise into the next election losing only a bit of the massive majority. I am sure NSW is headed for fuck all good happening for the next eleven years. May the Godess grant you Queeslanders something better.
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There’s a chance that Newman will do well. He had a good reputation and CV, before becoming Mayor. AND of course his greatest attribute is that he’s not hanging in on a union ticket, or looking for pollie-super. At least that’s my impression.
He’s not really a run of the mill (institutionalised) politician. He may well be what we are looking for.
A FUCKING LEADER. NOT A POODLE.
Excuse the caps, but I meant it. His government will have to toe the line.
What about Katter? He surely is a serial jester. He’s got a party of a Stet-son and a man whose proud of being a football (not real football) player.
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I said that before the NSW election and its becoming painfully true a decade of nothing. I see that the real new Premier Clive Parmer was sworn today.
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Nothing but fresh meat. Chicken thighs; filleted. I call them, ‘Palmers’ after that goody goody gum drop, Clive.
My little candidates, also like lamb’s kidneys. I sauté them and mix it all up with rice from my $18.00 rice cooker (remember the one Viv?), and some dog biscuits, containing dried germs and stuff.
They love watching video games. We’ve got one entitled, “Shoot Sir Joh and the he’ll go”. The little candidates yap all the way through.
There’s a crazed Sydney suburb fellow, running around with a gun chasing an old man whose trying to hide a paper bag. It’s a huge effing bag. Rumour has it, it contains Gillard’s drawers.
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A crazed fellow with a A, on his back, for a target 😉
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Awwwwww. Darling.
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Unbelievably cute AND serious too. Winning combination, Voice ?
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And that’s just the article!
OK, OK, minus points for obviousness.
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Does he piss on lamp posts, or is he a little more cooth than that.
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