Showing posts with label humour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label humour. Show all posts

Saturday 17 February 2024

Tweet of the Week : he's simply unelectable


 



Saturday 6 May 2023

A Letter to the Editor published four days before a certain coronation day

 

George Brandis' reference to the young Prince Charles' attending Timbertop reminded me of an episode recounted by a Uralla identity, formerly a maths master at Eton College.

Queen Elizabeth came to Eton one day to officially open a new building and our man had a brief chat with her afterwards, as one does. He asked: "Your Majesty, I've always been curious about your sending your son Charles to Timbertop in Australia. Her Maj replied: "Oh, well, we always thought Charles wasn't all that academically inclined." Our man responded: "Oh, don't worry, Your Majesty, we have some very stupid boys here at Eton." Evidently a frost descended as she moved on.

Kent Mayo, Uralla

[The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 May 2023, p.18]


Sunday 19 March 2023

A word about the forthcoming NSW State Election.....


Unfortunately the following newspaper clipping and video are less cynically humorous than they are chillingly close to the truth.

A NSW Upper House mock 'voting guide' to those political parties which might turn up on your 25 March 2023 NSW state election ballot papers:












The EchoHandy voting guide for the pragmatic progressive

15 March 2023

Click on image to enlarge


 


Saturday 21 August 2021

Tweet of the Week


 


 

Saturday 4 April 2020

Tweet of the Week



Saturday 28 September 2019

Tweet of the Week



Saturday 21 September 2019

Thought of the Week


If you combine photos of Australian political players Joyce, Abbott, Dutton and McCormack in a soup pan you have the makings of a simple borscht - beetroot, onion, potato and dill. [Anon]

Saturday 3 August 2019

Viral Pic of the Week



Wesh 2 NewsA photo of a demolished house with the words “Got the Spider!” painted on the roof has made the rounds on social media after a couple decided to have a little fun. SOURCE: Facebook: Joshua Bohl

Saturday 8 June 2019

Tweets of the Week



Saturday 20 January 2018

Intergenerational Summer Tweet of the Weekend


Saturday 13 January 2018

Tweet of the Week



Sunday 7 January 2018

Joining historic 'medical' research which looked at the incidence of legume anorexia amongst children comes a ground-breaking article 'The science behind "man flu"'


Following on the very successful research behind The Etiology and Treatment of Childhood first published sometime last century comes the British Medical Journal’s release of more recent research articulated in The science behind “man flu” (11 December 2017).

In which women find out that:

The concept of man flu, as commonly defined, is potentially unjust. Men may not be exaggerating symptoms but have weaker immune responses to viral respiratory viruses, leading to greater morbidity and mortality than seen in women. There are benefits to energy conservation when ill. Lying on the couch, not getting out of bed, or receiving assistance with activities of daily living could also be evolutionarily behaviours that protect against predators. Perhaps now is the time for male friendly spaces, equipped with enormous televisions and reclining chairs, to be set up where men can recover from the debilitating effects of man flu in safety and comfort.

Ah, the hardships of the male condition are manifold.

Saturday 2 September 2017

Quote of the Week


"Trump's nothing like Hitler. There's no way he could write a book."
[UK comedian Frankie Boyle, 2017 Edinburgh Comedy Festival]

“President Trump's former campaign adviser Roger Stone told TMZ that any politician who votes to impeach Trump “would be endangering their own life.”  “Try to impeach him. Just try it,” Stone said. “You will have a spasm of violence, an insurrection in this country like you have never seen before. Both sides are heavily armed, my friend.” [The Hill, 24 August 2017]

Saturday 1 July 2017

Donald J. Trump: what is it with the hands?


SATURDAY’S FUN QUIZ

This is U.S. President Donald John Trump


Who did Donald think he was channelling at the time?

a) The Pope

b) Jesus Christ


c) A kid from the 'hood


d) A well-known dictator


Correct answer

This is 'The Donald' we are talking about - so probably all of the above

All photographs/images found on Twitter and Google Images

Saturday 24 June 2017

Koalas in Iluka, NSW lead such interesting lives


One young well-known koala attempting to hide in Loxton Street from the Iluka paparazzi……