The Journal
2009
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Another Hot Day
Forecasts suggest we will folllow our usual pattern of being 2 degrees cooler than Adelaide, but 42 degrees (Celsius – nearly 108 degress Fahrenheit) is still very hot for the island. This will make three days…
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Dalai Lama: “I Love President George Bush”
via Gateway Pundit “It is difficult to deal with terrorism through non-violence,” the Tibetan spiritual leader said. “They (terrorists) are very brilliant and educated…but a strong ill feeling is bred in them. Their minds are closed.” He…
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Cool. Cooling
Tim Blair and Andrew Bolt are both ahead of me on this one, but it is worth listing anyway. James Hansen is the NASA scientist who complained loudly and incessantly about being silenced, particularly under the evil…
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Triumphs of Australian Science
Australian researchers have found that alcohol consumption improves male sexual performance. ‘After other risk factors were excluded, weekend drinkers, high-risk drinkers and those who exceeded alcohol-intake guidelines had lower rates of erectile dysfunction than those who drank…
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On the Dangers of Inappropriate Sea Kitten Cuddling
Blowfish testicles send seven to hospital. “It’s scary. If you go to a decent-looking restaurant that serves fugu, you would assume a cook has a proper fugu licence,” Iwase said, using the Japanese term for blowfish.…
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Sea Kitten Cuddled
A la Tim Blair, a sea kitten being cuddled in the approved PETA fashion. The non sea kitten in the photo is Amber, granddaughter of some friends. She accompanied us on a recent sea kitten cuddling…
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What is Wrong With These People?
Yet another warning of the catastrophic consequences of global warming, based on no real world evidence at all. Despite the fact that Emperor Penguins are doing quite nicely, thank you, and there is no evidence of…
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‘Racist’ Shirts
OK, I can see why they might be offensive. On the other hand the first described is moderately amusing, precisely because it isn’t true except as a stereotype of white Australians. The second is perhaps a natural over-reaction to unpleasant complaining…
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Leave The Poor Old Chaps Alone
A patronising headline, but I agree. Victoria is possibly the worst run state in Australia, with chronic underfunding of essential infrastructure such as roads and water storage, a police force (sorry, service) which has been progressivley…
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What a Scummy Thing to Do
You’re called to save the life of a teenage boy suffering a seizure. You can’t, or in any case, you don’t. Then when you find out who his family is, you try to blackmail them. Allegedly.
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Windschuttle, ‘Gould’ and the Quadrant ‘Hoax’
In an article on Real Clear Politics, Thomas Sowell wrote: ‘No one in his right mind would say that the Bush administration was flawless. But many of their worst political mistakes were the kinds of mistakes…
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Men are From Mars, Women are ..
No, men and women are both from Earth. But what planet is Jimmy Carter from? ‘Hamas Can be Trusted.’ ‘According to the former president, Hamas never deviated from their commitments as per the ceasefire agreement.’ It would…
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What I Said
About what seemed to be a startling lack of graciousness in Obama’s inauguration speech. But she says it better.
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This Lunatic Must Be Silenced At Once
And probably will be… Via Instapundit, this story of an EU official who says Hamas bears ‘overwhelming responsibility’ for the destruction of Gaza. Of course he also goes on to say some nasty things about Israel…
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Secret Whale Deal
Despite Peter Garrett’s angst, I think this is possibly a reasonable option, if only because it will stop some of the whining from local anti-whaling activists. However, stopping any taking of Minke Whales in Antarctic waters…
