Jara

God, you're game. Are you going to share with him your complaint about the low quality of prize winners these days?

Haha yes, I noticed that, too. Einsein, Eisenstein, what's the diff? They're all in on the conspiracy. Haven't seen it for thirty years, but Alexander Nevsky is one of my favourite films. Do you remember that opening scene, when he's fishing and he tells all the Huns or whatever they were to shut up?

Oh and here's the professor's email: M.Englandunsw.edu.au I challenge you to send him your refutation of his article. Very easy to confuse me. Possibly not so easy to confuse him. If you can't do it - well, I'll put you in the same category as my uncle - (better not give his name - he's a Dees supporter - may wander by, though I doubt it - he's a bit past it these days) - was a handy feller, some sort of boilermaker by trade. Tried to tell us he'd figured out where Einstein got it wrong. He knew enough to confuse me, but (not having maths) probably not enough to confuse Einstein.

You confuse me (not hard to do when it comes to science, I must admit) - but let me get this experiment straight. (Let's just talk about the bath for now, not the ocean) You said to basically get a heat source and transmit it into the bath - you're saying it isn't detectable at the bottom of the bath, right? I'm asking - why not? Maybe hydroponic lights aren't strong enough, as you suggest, but surely a stronger light would be (say the lights of the MCG)?

I'll give you a science experiment you can conduct in your own home. Fill your bath with water (pretend it is the ocean) get a source of heat, maybe borrow Dieters hydroponic lights (pretend it is the sun) exhale in front of it (you don't even need to pretend that is carbon dioxide) and see if the heat can somehow magically get to the bottom of the bath. Surely that depends upon the strength of the source of heat?

Or a forehand criticism of you...

Thanks Wrecker - I'm impressed that you would go to such trouble to refute the article - would you be willing to go to the extra trouble of passing your criticism on to the journal itself? (Or to Professor England, if I can get his email address?)

"Hird f---ed up, badly. He placed his trust in the wrong people, and he arrogantly played the ignorance and innocence card when he failed in his duty of care to the players. " It's not the eff-up - I suspect Hird didn't know exactly what Dank was doing - it's the ongoing cover-up that's the problem. Where are the records? And if they try to say that Dank's got em, why haven't they sued him? Until they produce em, or acknowledge that they destroyed them and apologise, I'll never forgive. Makes me sick that they look like playing finals this year - especially with the Number One pick they got for doing drugs.

I'm with Ralphius. To my (not very competent, I admit) eye, it seems that we're better off when Hogan's not there. I know he's still getting into form, but even before his recent troubles, we still seemed to just bomb it long to him and hope for the best. When he was out of the team we found ways to improvise a decent score. Like a few others here, for now, at least, I'd rather see him on the ball or cruising around the forward line, rather than being its sole focus.

Wrecker - I'm puzzled by your claim that Climate Science is a pseudo science. What on earth (or in your mind, not necessarily the same thing) qualifies you to make such a claim? If you feel competent and knowledgeable to make such judgements, perhaps you could demonstrate this by showing me where Mathew England, a world-famous Australian climate scientist who has just won the international Tinker-Muse prize, has got it wrong in the following article: England, M. H., J. B. Kajtar, N. Maher, 2015: Robust warming projections despite the recent hiatus, Nature Climate Change, 5, 394-396, doi:10.1038/nclimate2575. ∗NCC link∗Reprint including S.I. Are you saying Professor England is a pseudo-scientist? He's not some outer-suburban nutter: he's a leader in his field, with a lifetime of research, peer-review and prizes behind him.

"in fact, I reckon you guys are probably their scriptwriters." Nah, they're not good enough.

"I don't know if you are taking the [censored], serious, or out of your depth." All of the above. You said that the BOM has admitted to falsifying figures. All I said was that, if indeed they have done admitted to falsifying the figures, and you can show me where they admit it, sure, I'd believe it. Could I ask you a quick question in return? Are there any Australian climate scientists (and I mean actual climate scientists, qualified, professional experts, not like your IPA entomologist or geologists like Bob Carter, or even retired weathermen) who disagree with the view that the climate is heating up and that our actions are causing it? I was thinking about this the other day when I was listening to Andrew Blot. He's always crapping on about it to his fellow genius Steve Price and their audience of retired newsagents, but I've never heard him in debate with somebody who knows what they're talking about.

Thanks from me too - they are hilarious - the Barry Hall one is brilliant (especially the placement of the two photos of Robert) I hope Clarrie gets to see em.

I imagine migrants have been doing that forever. Certainly my Irish forebears did - three young brothers settling in Victoria (I believe) around the time Melbourne was founded. Not sure it's happening with current migration to Australia (although I stand to be corrected). I've done a bit of volunteer work with recent Syrian refugees - they all came as members of families, and (surprisingly to me) most of the ones I met were Christians. With you on immigration in general though - god knows what's going on - Melbourne is getting so crowded. I don't think anybody likes it - except the bosses and captains of industry, who love having that big pool of migrants to keep wages down - and property speculators. I gather economists tell us we need immigration because we are an ageing population and we will need more taxpayers to support us as we totter off to the nursing home - probably right, if the residents of Demonland are anything to go by.

Sure. If, as you say, they admit they've falsified it, why would I doubt them? They are the BOM, after all. I believe them every morning when they give me the forecast. Don't you?

Sorry for slow reply. Family troubles. Will answer this one first - have to be quick - very busy. Not disputing what the woman says. She's right, of course - the BOM are in on the conspiracy. I met some of those guys - yep, conspirators to a man. They're all fudging the figures. And she should know - she's got a degree in... er entomology is it? Her blog says she's got a PhD in something, but she doesn't say what (bit strange, that - most of the people I know who've got doctorates can't shut up about em). Never mind - she's the IPA's expert on climate change and I'm with her - and you - all the way. I only mentioned the IPA connection because, while you and I are men of the world and know about these things, the younger reader may not realise that the people who employ her are a group of right-wing libertarians who receive their funding from big business, including tobacco companies and a woman in Perth who inherited billions of dollars and yet grumbles because Australian workers won't work for African wages.

I have to run outside and chop wood. I chop a lot of wood.

We apologize? I don't understand. I don't like the North coach but you had to admire the way he got on the front foot about jumper punches being legal in his presser immediately after the game. Being proactive, defending your players, launching the case for the defence before the prosecution has even got out of bed. That's what it's all about.

that was my breakfast coming up again

Just read the Herald Sun's coverage. All about that brave little band of Carlton heroes struggling against insurmountable odds. Nearly lost me breakfast.

I loved his Instagram posts or whatever they were (the bandaged head etc) after the Scofield bizzo.

Hey Biff - we have mass migration here. Has there been an increase in our rape numbers?

This woman works for the IPA. Who funds them? http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-24/hamilton-the-shadowy-world-of-ipa-finances/3849006

I thought I was being friendly too (I did say it would be fascinating) . Of course I didn't really think you were going to come round and wreck me -that was meant to be a joke. I've never used the PM facility. Happy to do so; I was just asking how one does it. Not sure what you mean by saying something was wrong with the link to the SMH article - I just tried it and it worked fine.

Yep, I agree - it's the inconsistency that bugs (no pun in..) me. Cards always seem to fall against us. I only hope Bugg can take the opportunity to repay the club when the opportunity arises. Use the anger and shame to energise his game.