3 minutes ago, Dr John Dee said:

I assume there'll be plenty of noisy celebrations on this thread later tonight at the ascension of Bananaby Joyce to the leadership of the Notional Party.

well he is a country member 

no doubt all our many country members on dl will rejoyce

8 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

well he is a country member 

no doubt all our many country members on dl will rejoyce

Yes, I remember! 

I don't mind Barnaby. He is rare amongst pollies he quite often says what he thinks.

 

49 minutes ago, old dee said:

I don't mind Barnaby. He is rare amongst pollies he quite often says what he thinks.

 

OD surely you meant that he says it before he thinks! Positively scary to think he could be in charge if something happened to No 1. 

9 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

OD surely you meant that he says it before he thinks! Positively scary to think he could be in charge if something happened to No 1. 

Scarier than having Tony Abbott in charge for a couple of years? Not sure about that ...  Besides, anyone who goes after Johnny Depp's rabid mutts can't be all bad ... 

1 hour ago, old dee said:

I don't mind Barnaby. He is rare amongst pollies he quite often says what he thinks.

 

But does he think before he says it?

1 hour ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

Yes, I remember! 

 So do we all. It's his most memorable attribute.

8 minutes ago, Redleg said:

But does he think before he says it?

Not sure that it would make much difference ... 

36 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

OD surely you meant that he says it before he thinks! Positively scary to think he could be in charge if something happened to No 1. 

you wan't scary, earl, just wait till donald trump runs the world

if we could survive scary kevin707 (and his own party called him worse) i think ol' barnaby wouldn't be too scary

3 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

you wan't scary, earl, just wait till donald trump runs the world

if we could survive scary kevin707 (and his own party called him worse) i think ol' barnaby wouldn't be too scary

True DC there is nothing scarier than the thought of President D Trump! 

34 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

True DC there is nothing scarier than the thought of President D Trump! 

Except punctuation where there should be none and vice versa. 

37 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

True DC there is nothing scarier than the thought of President D Trump! 

i'm sure  the wig makers guild of america might see it differently, eh?

11 hours ago, Dr John Dee said:

I assume there'll be plenty of noisy celebrations on this thread later tonight at the ascension of Bananaby Joyce to the leadership of the Notional Party.

I remember on a Shaun Micallef show years ago how whenever the name Barnaby Joyce was mentioned, it was immediately followed by three women dressed up like the Andrews sisters singing "Is that the Chattanooga choo-choo?". Very clever I thought, but I guess you had to be there (and if you know who the Andrews sisters were, welcome to the Old Farts Club )

48 minutes ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

I remember on a Shaun Micallef show years ago how whenever the name Barnaby Joyce was mentioned, it was immediately followed by three women dressed up like the Andrews sisters singing "Is that the Chattanooga choo-choo?". Very clever I thought, but I guess you had to be there (and if you know who the Andrews sisters were, welcome to the Old Farts Club )

Are they Kevin Andrews' Sisters?

1 hour ago, Dr John Dee said:

Are they Kevin Andrews' Sisters?

Not that I am aware of, but you never know ... 

BANANA ALERT

There is a serious cyclone forming off the Nth. QLD coast which could do serious damage to the banana crop.

This may be the worst problem of 2016.

Will it roar ashore and devastate the noble fruit?

Oh please no

I think I will go back to bed!

 

Edited February 11, 201610 yr by old dee

some interesting banana facts

Country	Millions of tonnes	Percentage of world total
Table 1: Production (2012)
India	24.9	18%
China	10.6	8%
Uganda	9.8	7%
Philippines	9.2	7%
Ecuador	7.6	5%
Brazil	6.9	5%
Indonesia	6.2	4%
Colombia	5.3	4%
Cameroon	4.9	3%
Ghana	3.6	3%
All other countries	50.2	36%
Total world	139.2	100%
Table 2: Exports (2011)
Ecuador	5.2	29%
Costa Rica	1.8	10%
Colombia	1.8	10%
Philippines	1.6	9%
Guatemala	1.5	8%
All other countries	6.0	34%
Total world	17.9	100%

Edited February 12, 201610 yr by daisycutter

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

some interesting banana facts

Table 1: Production (2012)
India	24.9	18%
China	10.6	8%
Uganda	9.8	7%
Philippines	9.2	7%
Ecuador	7.6	5%
Brazil	6.9	5%
Indonesia	6.2	4%
Colombia	5.3	4%
Cameroon	4.9	3%
Ghana	3.6	3%
All other countries	50.2	36%
Total world	139.2	100%
Table 2: Exports (2011)
Ecuador	5.2	29%
Costa Rica	1.8	10%
Colombia	1.8	10%
Philippines	1.6	9%
Guatemala	1.5	8%
All other countries	6.0	34%
Total world	17.9

I didn't know that.

2 hours ago, old dee said:

BANANA ALERT

There is a serious cyclone forming off the Nth. QLD coast which could do serious damage to the banana crop.

This may be the worst problem of 2016.

Will it roar ashore and devastate the noble fruit?

Oh please no

I think I will go back to bed!

 

Rest assured, Mr Old, the Tweed Valley banana farmers will quickly fill any gaps in the market ... at the usual inflated prices of course.

On 11/02/2016 at 3:45 PM, Red and Bluebeard said:

The Biff and Bitters Ice Cream Parlour? How could that fail? 

They would need to actually have ice cream? 

23 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

Except punctuation where there should be none and vice versa. 

Moons, I just want to confirm your point about punctuation!!! 

1 minute ago, Earl Hood said:

Moons, I just want to confirm your point about punctuation!!! 

Wasn't you I was referring to Sir Hood, but I get your point

11 hours ago, daisycutter said:

some interesting banana facts

Table 1: Production (2012)
India	24.9	18%
China	10.6	8%
Uganda	9.8	7%
Philippines	9.2	7%
Ecuador	7.6	5%
Brazil	6.9	5%
Indonesia	6.2	4%
Colombia	5.3	4%
Cameroon	4.9	3%
Ghana	3.6	3%
All other countries	50.2	36%
Total world	139.2	100%
Table 2: Exports (2011)
Ecuador	5.2	29%
Costa Rica	1.8	10%
Colombia	1.8	10%
Philippines	1.6	9%
Guatemala	1.5	8%
All other countries	6.0	34%
Total world	17.9

Gee interesting chart there DC. I am amazed that there were only 139 bananas produced in 2012 and only 18 bananas exported in 2011, hardly seems it would be worth it. I mean I eat that many myself in a year so thank heavens we produce heaps of our own here in Oz. 

8 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

Gee interesting chart there DC. I am amazed that there were only 139 bananas produced in 2012 and only 18 bananas exported in 2011, hardly seems it would be worth it. I mean I eat that many myself in a year so thank heavens we produce heaps of our own here in Oz. 

18 bananas a year wouldn't keep Redleg in smoothies, or OD's granddaughter in banana splits ... 

I am thinking of patenting a banana diet.