The Journal
Current Affairs
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Matthew Johns And Treating Women With Respect
A woman invites a group of footballers back to her room. According to Matthew Johns “She encouraged the players to come forward, she actually says ‘Someone come forward and have sex with me.’ One player said he would, she said…
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Wayne Swan = Elmer Fudd
He certainly looked nervous, confused and sweaty. As if he thought that pesky rabbit might pop up any minute. As Wayne Swan was telling the Australian Parliament, and the Australian people, that the $59 billion deficit, and…
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Your iPod Is Melting My Snow
In many rich countries electricity use by appliances which had previously accounted for most usage – white goods such as refrigerators and clothes washers – is falling. But the growth in use of electronic devices such as…
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14 Year Old On Child Porn Charge For Photos Of Herself
OK, she put them on her MySpace page so her boyfriend could see them. Anyone else who was a MySpace ‘friend’ could also see them. She’s not the sharpest tool in the shed. But child pornography…
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Is Obama The Anti-Christ?
Well, no. I don’t think he’s a closet muslim either. Nor is he the messiah, although perhaps he’d like to be: He is certainly a socialist. He has some very unpleasant friends. He has little understanding of Christian…
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IT Exhibit Degrading To Women
Some people just need to cool down and get a grip. The CeBit Australian IT business exhibition is on in Sydney. Australian domain services retailer NetRegistry dressed its staff as doctors and nurses for the event.…
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Work Conspired Against Me
A couple of busy days, lots of catching up to do, plus a headache today, have meant that I have not had an opportunity to post today. A couple of beers and an early night should help. In…
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Samson And Delilah
I would really like to believe that Samson and Delilah, a new Australian film produced on a very low budget with inexperienced actors, is the masterpiece some reviewers claim it is. But I am not hopeful. A…
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Carrie Prejean’s Boobs
Actually, I don’t think she’s made any. Apart from some very mild topless photos with not a nipple in view anywhere. Miss Rhode Island – Alysha Castonguay – also had some semi-semi nude shots taken. But no…
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Hawaii Islam Day To Be September 11th?
Hawaii has no Christianity Day, no Judaism Day, no Buddhism Day. But it is going to have an Islam Day. Well, fair enough, maybe. Most major public holidays are based around Christian holy days, so I…
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Selling Panties And Fixing Economies
If you can buy the same product or service from two different suppliers, and one is cheaper than the other, which do you choose? If you can set up a business in two different states, and one has tax…
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President Obama Hard To Keep Up With
From the Beaufort Observer. Is he for releasing Guantanamo prisoners, or not? Is he for higher taxes, or not? Is he for Israel, or not? This excerpt is a good summary of why higher taxes and…
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Government – New Boat Still Someone Else’s Fault
Another boat load of illegal immigrants has been interecpted of the coast of Australia – the 12th boat this year. According to Home Affairs Minister Bob Doofus, all the passengers are male, and all are from…
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Labor Party – John Howard To Blame
But of course. Australian treasurer Wayne Swan says that tough measures to be introduced in tomorrow’s federal budget, are the fault of John Howard’s big spending policies. When John Howard and Peter Costello’s government left office…
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DDT – From De Facto Ban To Real Ban
And more people, possibly millions, will die as a result. Every 30 seconds someone dies from Malaria. The same number as were killed in the 9/11 attacks every day and a half. Most of these deaths…
