Lost For Words!

The somewhat ironic and curious musings of Ernest Zanatta, a Narrow Minded Italian Catholic Conservative Peasant from Footscray….

I Blame Daryl Somers For The Rise Of Pauline Hanson

As a child, my favourite TV show was Cartoon Corner, which was on Channel 9 every weeknight at 4pm. It was a welcome escape from the weary grind of primary school, and was hosted by Daryl Somers with the puppet Ossie Ostrich as his sidekick. That was Daryl Somers’ first TV hosting gig, and the…

Iran At A Crossroads?

I was not quite 10 in early 1979 when the Shah of Iran flew into exile, preempting the takeover of that country by the mullahs, led by the odious fanatic the Ayatollah Khomeini. That was not the only thing going on around that time. The USSR rolled tanks into Afghanistan a few months later, and…


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