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Redleg
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1 hour ago, old dee said:

Rainbow paper Ernest my God you are old. Not sure there are more than two of us who know what you are talking about.

Old and proud OD. 

But as they say your only as old as you feel, although my creaky bones, dust and shroud suggest otherwise. But the spirit is strong. 

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    On 11/13/2018 at 4:54 PM, Redleg said:

    I think the original joke was, in Parliament a Cabinet Minister stood and said " I am a country member" and a voice from the opposition benches yelled out " yes we remember".

    We used to say this about Doug Anthony if anyone remembers.

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    On 11/13/2018 at 4:54 PM, Redleg said:

    I think the original joke was, in Parliament a Cabinet Minister stood and said " I am a country member" and a voice from the opposition benches yelled out " yes we remember".

    That voice was none other than Edward Gough Whitlam. 

    The same man who, when asked by an annoying journalist about his position on abortion, replied, "In your case, I believe it should be retrospective."

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    3 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    Ernie is beyond old od he's dead. And good luck to him.

    However, I also know what rainbow paper is. FMD, is there any benefit in this aging process?

    I have yet to discover one Bbo. But as my wife constantly reminds me ageing is better than the alternative.

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    9 minutes ago, old dee said:

    I have yet to discover one Bbo. But as my wife constantly reminds me ageing is better than the alternative.

    That’s a matter of opinion. 

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    15 hours ago, hemingway said:

    Moon, are you telling me that Bitter But Bent actually exists in a recognizable form ?

    Just assumed that he was an insecure little man with big man complex seeking reassurance, a sense of identity and a purpose in an otherwise sad existence in rural Romsey .

    You mean he is not a little guy in hat, glasses, gaberdine overcoat and a kit bag with cut lunch in rainbow paper ? 

    I must admit Ernie, that I have found a gaberdine overcoat a useful accessory when out strolling in the park.

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    3 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    I must admit Ernie, that I have found a gaberdine overcoat a useful accessory when out strolling in the park.

    Very handy when walking the dog. 

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    14 hours ago, hemingway said:

    That’s a matter of opinion. 

    Well I suppose for a ghost it might seem that way Ernest.

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    50 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Well I suppose for a ghost it might seem that way Ernest.

    You suppose I am a ghost, however remember that all the main religions believe in some form of afterlife whether it be spiritual, the separation of body from soul, or the on-going cycle of death and rebirth. Of course the details vary but the essential elements remain the same whether it be early Yiddish teachings, Vedic (Hinduism) philosophy, Christian theology or  Islamic teachings. That is the explanation of why I have returned in a form that allows me to watch footy and write on this site. 

    Philistines, boors, oafs, ignoramuses, louts, yahoos, hoons, vulgarians, plebeians, atheists, sceptics, heathens, beasts, brutes, peasants fail to understand these deep issues.  

    That excludes you OD but perhaps not some notable posters on this thread who are concerned with their vanity and matters of the flesh.  Short term pleasures but forever condemned to hell, a rabid dog scouring the gutters of Mumbai looking for scraps. 

    Hineni, Hallelujah, Samsara OD. 

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    4 hours ago, hemingway said:

    You suppose I am a ghost, however remember that all the main religions believe in some form of afterlife whether it be spiritual, the separation of body from soul, or the on-going cycle of death and rebirth. Of course the details vary but the essential elements remain the same whether it be early Yiddish teachings, Vedic (Hinduism) philosophy, Christian theology or  Islamic teachings. That is the explanation of why I have returned in a form that allows me to watch footy and write on this site. 

    Philistines, boors, oafs, ignoramuses, louts, yahoos, hoons, vulgarians, plebeians, atheists, sceptics, heathens, beasts, brutes, peasants fail to understand these deep issues.  

    That excludes you OD but perhaps not some notable posters on this thread who are concerned with their vanity and matters of the flesh.  Short term pleasures but forever condemned to hell, a rabid dog scouring the gutters of Mumbai looking for scraps. 

    Hineni, Hallelujah, Samsara OD. 

    Hemingway: "all thinking men are atheists"

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    10 hours ago, hemingway said:

    You suppose I am a ghost, however remember that all the main religions believe in some form of afterlife whether it be spiritual, the separation of body from soul, or the on-going cycle of death and rebirth. Of course the details vary but the essential elements remain the same whether it be early Yiddish teachings, Vedic (Hinduism) philosophy, Christian theology or  Islamic teachings. That is the explanation of why I have returned in a form that allows me to watch footy and write on this site. 

    Philistines, boors, oafs, ignoramuses, louts, yahoos, hoons, vulgarians, plebeians, atheists, sceptics, heathens, beasts, brutes, peasants fail to understand these deep issues.  

    That excludes you OD but perhaps not some notable posters on this thread who are concerned with their vanity and matters of the flesh.  Short term pleasures but forever condemned to hell, a rabid dog scouring the gutters of Mumbai looking for scraps. 

    Hineni, Hallelujah, Samsara OD. 

    I'm busted.

    As a youthful peasant, with vulgar, loutish  tendencies, veering into oafish boorish and ignorant behaviour, my scepticism leading me to atheism, I gathered together with a bunch of heathen brutes to form the Plebians and wrest the Traralgon basketball title from the reigning elites.

    One of my esteemed number was Bernie Quinlan.

     

    Aah those were the days, short term pleasures indeed. I still recount that I played with two browlowmedalists having also played tennis with Kelvin Templeton.

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    On 11/14/2018 at 9:18 PM, Moonshadow said:

    That voice was none other than Edward Gough Whitlam. 

    The same man who, when asked by an annoying journalist about his position on abortion, replied, "In your case, I believe it should be retrospective."

    Gough was known to refuse door stop interviews (apart from his last one ).

    When a young lady tried to ask him a question on the street she got;

    "Madam, I, try to avoid speaking to strange ladies on the street".

    They just don't make arrogant ,pompous, conceited ,well educated, urbane socialists like they used to.

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    Hell busted again

    5 hours ago, Biffen said:

    Gough was known to refuse door stop interviews (apart from his last one ).

    When a young lady tried to ask him a question on the street she got;

    "Madam, I, try to avoid speaking to strange ladies on the street".

    They just don't make arrogant ,pompous, conceited ,well educated, urbane socialists like they used to.

    Hell busted again!

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    20 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Dean Martin's partner.

    Catherine Hawn or Jeanne Biegger?

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    Philistines, boors, oafs, ignoramuses, louts, yahoos, hoons, vulgarians, plebeians, atheists, sceptics, heathens, beasts, brutes, peasants fail to understand these deep issues.  

     

    Is this a description of Collingwoood, Carlton and Esssendon supporters ?

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    1 hour ago, ManDee said:

    Catherine Hawn or Jeanne Biegger?

    Wrong and more wrong.

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    4 hours ago, Redleg said:

    Dean Martin's partner.

    JL

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    42 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

    JL

    Too easy!

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    17 hours ago, Biffen said:

    Gough was known to refuse door stop interviews (apart from his last one ).

    When a young lady tried to ask him a question on the street she got;

    "Madam, I, try to avoid speaking to strange ladies on the street".

    They just don't make arrogant ,pompous, conceited ,well educated, urbane socialists like they used to.

    Would you prefer the attention seeking, Christian lead, 2 x left footed ScoMo? Give me an atheist PM any day.

    Having said that, we could do with a few more left footers in our team

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    1 hour ago, rumpole said:

    Petracca Boulevard?

    Very close. Something winds back to an old fashioned shack.

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