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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: The New Joke Thread
Last post by DJC -
Old mates Paddy and Liam are standing at the bar of their local enjoying a couple of pints of Guiness.

Paddy:  How long have you been married now Liam?

Liam:  Coming up for 35 years.  How about you?

Paddy: We've been married for over 36 years now.

Liam:  36 years!  Do you still enjoy a bit of the old rumpy pumpy?

Paddy:  After 36 years! No, not any more.  How about you Liam?

Liam:  Yes, we get stuck in three or four times a week.

Paddy:  Three or four times a week after nearly 35 years; that's phenomena!

Liam:  Well, I'll let you into a secret Paddy.  I do take viagra.

Paddy:  Viagra! Can you get over the counter?

Liam:  I could if I took two tablets!
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: National Songbook
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: LP – on
Quote from: DJC – on
Divinyls - I Touch Myself
Did you watch the recent two part ABC Doco, excellent biography of Chrissie.

I never knew Little Pattie (Patricia Thelma Amphlett)) and Chrissie were related.

No, I haven't watched it yet, but I recently saw Sheridan Harbridge's "Amplified: The Exquisite Rock and Rage of Chrissy Amphlett".  It's a brilliant caberet that brings parts of Chrissie's life back to the stage.  As Sheridan says, she doesn't have Chrissie's voice or legs and is more Chrissie Pamphlett than Amphlett, but she still manages to convey Chrissie's energy and pathos.

Chrissie was usually introduced as Little Pattie's cousin at the start of her career.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: National Songbook
Last post by DJC -
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Icehouse - Great Southern Land is one that would be a shoe-in to make it soon enough IMO.

No idea how you start with a list of 'everything' and narrow it down to 10.

That was next on my list. 

There are so many great songs that speak about Australia or transport listeners back to remembered times and places ...
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: National Songbook
Last post by kruddler -
Icehouse - Great Southern Land is one that would be a shoe-in to make it soon enough IMO.

No idea how you start with a list of 'everything' and narrow it down to 10.



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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: National Songbook
Last post by DJC -
I thought this deserved a thread of its own  :)

I have never heard, or heard of, The Necks, and haven't spent much time listening to Earth Cry or The Presets.  There is a bit of a common theme with most of the others but they're all worthy inclusions as far as I'm concerned.

Songs that I'd like to see added over the coming years:

Cold Chisel - Khe Sanh
Redgum - I was only 19
Eric Bogle - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Spectrum - I'll Be Gone
Daddy Cool - Eagle Rock
Archie Roach - Took the Children Away
GANGgajang - Sounds of Then
Ted Egan - The Drover's Boy
Warumpi Band -  Blackfella/Whitefella
Mike Brady - Up There Cazaly
Divinyls - I Touch Myself

And many more ...


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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: National Songbook
Last post by Lods -
A couple of questions, more like dilemmas.

1) Should lyrics and songs that were once acceptable but nowadays would not be considered as such be a part of this project? Our own club song has its roots in racism.

2) Should artists who were bits of icons, but subsequently proven to have commited offences in the past be disqualified from inclusion?
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: Thryleon – on
Materially has anything changed?

Congress has more power and scope to block Trump, but not necessarily if he is operating within the boundaries he is allowed to, and ultimately the USA is a united entity, not anit trumpist.  They wont simply flip flop because the midterms have swung, it will take a new sitting president for that to be the case, and even then, they make too many flacid moves, and the public will turn on the democrats calling them week.

As I wrote earlier
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The ... Democrats will control the House and the Senate.  That means they can end the war with Iran, repeal Taco's tariffs, investigate the financial dealings of Taco and his family, restrict Taco's use of the National Guard, increase aid to Ukraine, and commence the impeachment process.

Taco can vetoe any laws passed by Congress and he can still issue executive orders.  However, Congress can overturn a vetoe with a two-thirds majority vote in both Houses.  Congress can legislate to block an executive order and, as Congress controls expenditure, it can refuse to allocate funds necessary for an executive order to be carried out.  The last point is relevant for the Iran war; Congress can freeze funding for the war.

The most worrying things for Taco will be Congress investigating his affairs, forcing the release of the Epstein files, and the commencement of impeachment proceedings.  The Democrats have also indicated that they intend to have Whiskey Pete removed from office.  However, it seems that Taco may save them the effort.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by LP -
Quote from: Thryleon – on
Materially has anything changed?

Congress has more power and scope to block Trump, but not necessarily if he is operating within the boundaries he is allowed to, and ultimately the USA is a united entity, not anit trumpist.  They wont simply flip flop because the midterms have swung, it will take a new sitting president for that to be the case, and even then, they make too many flacid moves, and the public will turn on the democrats calling them week.
They gained a level of power over investigation and protections.

But it's true they won't act in the way the media report, they aren't going to shot themself in the foot, the reports of political revenge are vastly overstated.

What will likely happen is those decisions that lead to RedTrump's protection and exemption from accountability will go away, and his efforts or ability to persecute opponents will be greatly diminished, and those efforts it won't be funded by congress like they have in the past. he has to pay his own way now, and his family will be held accountable. But it won't be clean, it will be messy, because this isn't a shock, the RedTrump team would have been planning for this from the very start.

Why is he glum, because he has been kicked from the trough!