It’s nearly time we were leavin’We’ll have one more for the roadIt don’t mean nothin’It don’t mean nothin’ So we gather ’round the tableRaise our champagne in the airIt don’t mean nothin’It don’t mean nothin’ ‘Cause we’ve gotThis night together, we’ll haveHere now foreverAh, don’t tell me now, you canWrite me a letterWhere will we …
Author Archives: Ernest Zanatta
Compogate – Or Turning the Tables on Kathy Gallagher
I am rather embarrassed to admit this, but many years ago I was friends with a mad keen Collingwood supporter. He was not typical of the rabid Collingwood supporter, mind you: he still had all his teeth, no tattoos, no criminal record, and had recently completed his law degree. We were close enough friends that I …
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Just Like The Road Runner: Mad Max Remains Fun And Relevant
As a child, I was fond of watching the old Warner Brothers cartoons, you know: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat, and of course the Road Runner. Road Runner is an amusing cartoon series, where the laws of physics, particularly those of gravity, are defied, and there are frequent explosions and high …
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The McBride Case – A Plea For Mercy
The sentencing of War Crimes whistleblower David McBride to over 5 years in prison last week was a sad day for justice in Australia. He is, to this point in time, the only person to be imprisoned in relation to the war crimes which were allegedly committed by Australians in Afghanistan. Six months ago, when …
Broo removed from ASX
Discovered just now when checking my Commsec account that Broo is no longer listed on the ASX. When a company is removed from the ASX or changes its code, the result is rather Orwellian: it’s as if it has ceased to exist and never existed. Finding information about it needs to be done by other …
Someone really doesn’t like our local MP Ben Carroll…
Saw the below when in Keilor Road yesterday. Obviously someone has gone to a lot of effort to express their dislike of our local state MP. Not sure whether it’s anything particlar in relation to his ministerial duties or simply that he is a senior member of a government who ruthlessly suppressed legitimate expressions of …
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Brisbane Olympics 2032 – A Missed Opportunity?
I first visited Brisbane in July 1989, and I happened to go along to see the Britain – Australia Rugby Union Test (I think these days Rugby Union in the UK is so well developed that they have four separate teams instead of one, but I am not one to pay close attention to Rugby …
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All Care, No Responsibility? Bonza Airlines Crashes (Metaphorically)
Having a particular interest in the English language, I like reading books like The Story Of English and Bill Bryson’s Mother Tongue, and biographies on lexologists like Dr Samuel Johnson and the murderous lunatic (I kid you not) who helped build the original Oxford Dictionary. One word whose obscure origins do vaguely confound me, but …
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Broo Holds Two AGMs Back To Back
As the few readers of this blog would know, I am a shareholder in Broo, a craft brewing company which is listed on the ASX. As a recap, I acquired most of my shares in early 2011 when, as an inspired marketing stunt, the founder of Broo offered a number of shares per slab for …
Channel 7 Versus The World
I doubt many people are familiar with the movie Scott Pilgrim Versus The World. Dorky guy who likes video games meets a suitable girl (vaguely goth, likes comic books and video games), but to win her, he must defeat each of her formidable seven ex boyfriends. It is like a series of challenges in a …
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