Let me take you back. Way, way back to the evening of December 2, 2017. The Prime Minister and his deputy stood arm in arm at the West Tamworth Leagues Club. Joyce had just won the New England by-election by a thumping margin and Turnbull declared he was “putting the band back together.”
Ah, good times.
Alas, rock stars and politicians are, if nothing else, a difficult and unpredictable lot. Velvet Underground reformed and got halfway through a European tour in 1992 before the band’s two enormous egos, Lou Reed and John Cale, remembered why the band had split up in the first place. The two men hated the sight, let alone the creeping presence, of one another. The tour and the reunion ended abruptly, and Reed and Cale went their separate ways.
The Turnbull-Joyce combo did not come to grief because of crippling personality conflict. although it may do so at some time in the near future. But back then the band had only broken up when Joyce discovered his unfortunate New Zealand-news. We subsequently learned the High Court did not so hold and Joyce was off to a by-election that on the parliamentary numbers at least, threatened the Turnbull government’s majority.
Full column here.
Hey it is starting to get a bit thick…what is? “Barnaby is the best retail politician in the country”
Heard this three times today and it is correct. He can be bought for a few cents!
That was pretty funny Bassy!
Come of it BASSY, he’s a retailer, not a retailee.
Well he sold me a dump.
You’re a sucker for dumps, eh? I don’t believe it BASSY.
With apologies to all who knew Acerbic Conehead and his masterful remakes of songs, Im having a shot.
Sung to the tune of “The Beverly Hillbillies” (yes we all know it)…..
Here’s a little story ’bout a man who was red,
happily married man, least that’s what he said,
but now there’s a bump where he shot his load,
and the wife and kids are fit to explode,….
.
grandpappy troubles…
wants restitution..
Brilliant Wraith!
Pissed myself laughing! I am going to unashamedly plagiarise it!
🙂
Whatever happened to the old conehead?
He was good, then there’s Roddy Rodent and his bum groove in the couch, Dave Ross and ALF and the soul buddy of Dismayed, MUDCRAB…….not forgetting Col on the coast…..time fliesx
Johnny Rotten, Brud, the execrable Slugger (Sluggo?) Slugga! Lots more. Dave Ross spat the dummy and stuck to his guns. Scaper (wanker). First Lady (froot loop).
Bert from Eltham
Etc,
Where’s JS btw?
Re Scaper….yep,.
“The” hasn’t been around for awhile and didn’t the Froot Loop change her nom de plume to Republican Mom at one point because of some strange reference to the mile high club or was it strange goings on with the CIA?
Anyhoo, think she saw me as a satanic operative from MI5 or maybe she just didn’t like me because I was British (shut up JB) each to their own.
She liked Rhys though ……..lucky he wasn’t in the same city, oh and Jonathon Whybird, the braggadocio was astounding
Are you now Tracty?
The Pretender, Ron Coote [?], Bailey’s mum, Bert from Eltham, the incomparable Burke and Hare…
Ron E Coote, aka Offcutter aka Ken Oath. The latter is on Twitter, as is Miss Bailey Woof (not her Mum!). I’d say B and H have left the building.
‘The’ is still kicking. Lurks no doubt.
Still not sure why people think B&H have “passed”.
I think they may have been ‘old Charlie Hunt” and Ab Tosser prior to B&H. A unique with and intelligence.
AB Tosser for sure. Old Charlie I’m not so sure. Fasool something or other too. Also there was a post ostensibly from two little old ladies in a home which had B and H written all over it, but a single post only.
I picked up a couple of hints from posts in other forums which were clearly him as well. One implied that he lived at North Lakes (not far from Caboolture), another that he wasn’t young and another that he was not well. After the old ladies, nothing…
More:
billycampoven and some character off the land near Hughenden.
Robbers Dog?
‘Oceanbat’
There’s lots ay?
Interesting and sad if correct, as quite a talent. I’d bet the house he was ol’ Charlie as the quirky humour was in the same vein.
North Lakes would be right too as it use to get a mention via a seatless cycle trip or 2.
another: Dr Brawnstorm [?]
er, wit!
Mudcrab, i’d forgotten that blokes name. and dave ross was always good value.
ah yes good old Dave Ross. I recall one interesting joust he declared he had “no reverse gear” he admitted it did not matter if he was wrong he had to keep going straight ahead. No surprises.
I liked it too Wraith.
Baa baa
How delicious! I hope Cory’s going to spill the beans on who’s bonking who……..
Blatant Lies continued from Frydenberg last night regarding Energy. The Nationals continue to delude themselves and think keeping their leader who refuses to acknowledge he misused funds and created jobs is good for the country. The complete lack of integrity shown by the coalition and its supporters has to be the greatest failing this Nation has seen by elected representatives. Never before has the Nation been lied to and mislead so consistently by a government. Yet sheeple blindly follow them. No surprises.
A warm welcome back to all listeners of Radio JTI, in lovely Tamworth. I’m here to play all your requests and we’ll get the ball rolling with this old classic requested by a chap named Barnaby who says he’s on holidays for a week. I hope you enjoy the break Barnaby and here’s your song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWOTdt9Bovk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKYGaEafv4g
that’s more the swantoon’s style, smoke.
An $8000 week for Barnaby courtesy of the hard working Taxpayer Milton. Cheers
With that sort of coin he would be pregnant with choice as to what sort of holiday he would like, Henry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z3FS71Tgzwv
had to come…hyuk hyuk see what I did? Sooo childish
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-20/barnaby-joyce-loses-support-of-wa-nationals/9465778
But wait…
https://thewest.com.au/politics/federal-politics/defiant-barnaby-joyce-declares-he-wont-quit-as-nationals-leader-ng-b88750296z
Hockey continues to show the same coalition hypocrisy he did as the third worst treasurer in Australian history behind Howard and hillsong, Morrison.
https://tinyurl.com/ydyxt4fp
Jim Cairns was sacked by Gough so he couldn’t have been too flash either. It seems the old adage “ignorance is bliss” is a misnomer in your case Dismayed. Plenty of incomprehension but no joy, pleasure or exhaltation.
Still better than any coalition treasurer ever.
True. Keating was the best Liberal treasurer ever.
Yes and Bill Hayden was the first Neo-Liberal Treasurer.
Delusional as always…..
Yes you are razor. No Surprises.
Speaking of old age I was playing bowls about a month ago and I saw an old bloke leaning over the fence watching the game. I asked some of the older bowlers who he was. Turns out he was a club legend who’d been crook for a while and usually spent a few hours watching the competition.
I went over and introduces myself. He’d just had his 101st birthday. We chatted for a while and I went back to my game. He got in his car and drove away!!
Top stuff Mac what a man. We jog every morning and pass an old chap who walks about 3klms and we introduced ourselves one day and I had to ask him how old he was and he is 93yo and has kept active all his life. Lesson there for us all perhaps. Cheers
Caught a doco last night on the World Masters Games. These dear old 85+’s running the 100 metres. Bless them. Long jump too. Old fella managed 1.21metres. He was the only competitor in his age bracket so he was guaranteed gold. Heart-warming.
Ashton would not have had a choice here. The makeup of the group would have been foisted upon him. Interesting to know what it pays the non-public service members.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/partisan-taskforce-under-scrutiny-for-labor-bias/news-story/18ccdfcd75dfd7c63f9421bc0fd6e9b7
Jacqui Lambie pays out big time on Joyce and Turnbull, Mr Insider. There is no where to hide or run now for this shambolic government all that is left is to face the judgement of the grim faced voters who are seeing a Taxpayer funded Circus daily. Goodbye Malcolm, goodbye Barnaby be off with you.
https://tinyurl.com/y77ew5z4
A force to be reckoned with, HB. Employment in her office sounds pretty interesting!
Barnaby Joyce the laughing stock of the World, Mr Insider as this short clip from the USA’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver shows. The sheer gall of Joyce to espouse “Family Values” then do the opposite has made a total fool of him and deservedly so. Lets hope he goes asap, Australia a laughing stock too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSdG99PkNKA
Oh Henry, did you see the Father In Law? Blessed is the Beetrooter.
I did wraith he cant wait to get his hands on the red faced one. LOL. Cheers