2017.08.01 A Stank of Bin Chickens
Dogs look up to you, cats look down on you. Give me a pig! He looks you in the eye and treats you as an equal. - Winston Churchill
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"Dogs look up to you, cats look down on you. Give me a pig! He looks you in the eye and treats you as an equal." - Winston Churchill
Cat Flushing the Toilet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFp1z7uA6g
Ibis http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/offtrack/behind-the-ibis-invasion/6842242
Bin Chicken Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO-OpFjHRbE
F.U.
"Historic sexual offences" - There is zero reason why these should be given a different name. - Nothing in the legislation. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/ca195882/ http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/28/australian-police-charge-vatican-treasurer-george-pell-over-historical-sexual-assaults.html http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-29/cardinal-george-pell-charged-sexual-assault-offences/8547668 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/06/28/top-ranking-vatican-cardinal-charged-with-sex-offenses-in-australia/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jun/29/cardinal-george-pell-charged-with-multiple-sexual-offences
Chris Corrigan http://www.theland.com.au/story/4813142/nothing-to-hide-says-irrigation-giant-webster/?cs=4963
Feedback ... Yay!
Ryan in Jabiru
Jousting (a sport, obviously)
People setting other people on fire
Venezuela
RIP (aka Things Coming to an End ... aka The End Times)
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Gurrumul_Yunupingu
Charlie Gard https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/28/charlie-gard-dies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Gard_case
White House Circus - Reince Priebus - The Mooch - Sean Spicer
Gish Gallop http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Gish_Gallop
Laszlo Urge (Les Murray) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-31/les-murray-australias-voice-of-football-dies-aged-71/8759810 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Murray_(broadcaster) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-31/murray-fans-favourite-made-australia-fall-in-love-with-football/8759922 http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/les-murray-migrant-icon-idol--larger-than-life-without-the-ego-20170731-gxmazh.html http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-31/when-les-murray-claimed-lucas-neill-led-a-socceroos-mutiny/8760358
Thanks to TISM for this one https://youtu.be/-Xs1lUK4jas
Passchendaele 100 years https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/31/100-years-on-relatives-gather-to-remember-passchendaeles-fallen https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/30/i-died-in-hell-sacrifice-of-thousands-remembered-at-passchendaele https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Passchendaele
Box Flat Disaster 45 years https://www.qt.com.au/news/box-flat-the-disaster-that-shook-ipswich-to-the-co/3206679/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Flat_Mine
Sam Shepard http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-01/sam-shepard-dies-battle-lou-gehrigs-disease/8762350
Jeanne Moreau https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Moreau
Barbara Sinatra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Sinatra and Zeppo Marx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marman_clamp
Pandora in the Antipodes https://www.businessinsider.com.au/pandora-shutting-down-services-australia-new-zealand-2017-7?r=US&IR=T https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/INFO515/Pandora+Radio
Did Constantine invent Christianity? http://www.mountainman.com.au/essenes/
Prokopios Tsakoumakas (el), 77, Greek orthodox prelate, Bishop of Metropolis of Philippi, Neapolis and Thasos (since 1974), drowned (after a heart attack) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_of_Philippi,_Neapolis_and_Thasos https://reportal.gr/2017/07/29/%CF%80%CE%AD%CE%B8%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B5-%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%85%CE%BC%CF%80%CF%8E%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%BF-%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%84%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%AF%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CF%86%CE%B9/
Human Decency (always on the list, let's be honest)
The Takata Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takata_Corporation http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40701600 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-21/driver-killed-by-defective-air-bag-say-police/8732788
Room 614A at AT&T San Francisco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A
Mark Klein, the AT&T whistleblower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Klein
Generation X http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/40721949
Six ways to fix Australia’s political donations system http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2017/07/31/australia-political-donations-system/
Pyne defends $65,000 Chinese donation to Libs | The New Daily http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2016/09/09/pyne-defends-chinese-donation/
NEWS
Human Rights http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-01/uni-sexual-assault-hrc-report-released/8762638
The Minister for Mining http://reneweconomy.com.au/canavan-comes-minister-mining-sector-internet-gets-really-mad-65405/
(possible) Life Precursors on Titan https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/nasa-finds-moon-of-saturn-has-chemical-that-could-form-membranes
30 Years Ago, this was newsworthy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ https://twitter.com/rickastley/status/890617797956456448 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up
Weather and Climate
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-01/australia-records-hottest-july-on-record-bom-says/8762560
UK joins petrol/diesel ban https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/30/as-other-countries-give-petrol-cars-an-end-date-is-australian-being-left-behind
Norway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_electric_vehicles_in_Norway
'Electric highway' in Bananaland https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jul/27/queensland-to-build-one-of-worlds-longest-electric-vehicle-highways
The First Nations of Australia
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2017/s4710860.htm In which the WA authorities were so sloppy in their mistreatment of Ms Dhu that they might actually wear it ...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-30/aboriginal-rangers-discover-rock-art-site-in-arnhem-land/8750046 In which literally tens of thousands of works of art (three times more ancient than the most ancient Egyptians gets discovered and hardly anyone notices) ... and it is looked after by five underpaid blackfellas ...
The New Nation's Capital
Terror raids and "confirmed threats against an aircraft" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/01/sydney-counter-terrorism-raids-alleged-plane-plot-was-well-along-us-officials-say
The Australian National University criminologist Clarke Jones said the federal government needed to go “back to basics” and invest in prevention measures. "It’s been full-steam ahead in relation to security, legislation, police and intelligence, all at the expense of community resilience and building up protective mechanisms within vulnerable communities," he said.
Tosspot’s fake? letter https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/tony-abbotts-letter,10547#.WXxkAoLU_Xc.twitter
Bankers and Wankers (aka Malbourne)
Woolies of Whittlesea http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-31/woolworths-pushing-to-expand-pokies-in-victoria/8760898
Bananaland and Crocland
Adani PR campaign http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/this-is-adani-megamine-owner-releases-new-advertisement/news-story/7bea91769db3c30382bda5f9fddcb07d http://www.adaniaustralia.com/
Malcolm SOVEREIGN: CITIZEN, THELIVINGSOUL Roberts
SPORT
Jousting
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/21/english-heritage-bid-jousting-olympics-international-olympic-committee-petition-2020 http://www.historyextra.com/article/henry-viii/brain-injury-jousting-blame-erratic-behaviour-impotence http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/symbols/sport.html https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/jun/23/women-to-take-on-men-in-medieval-jousts-at-english-heritage-sites http://www.lordsandladies.org/jousting.htm https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/jul/03/jousting-ultimate-workout-fit-as-footballers-tennis-champions
But ... this Joust is not a sport, right Doc? http://www.classicgaming.cc/classics/joust/
The Indigenous Game
Hanging up the boots: Nick Riewoldt http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/dont-be-weak-no-one-dealt-better-with-adversity-than-nick-riewoldt-20170731-gxmhsz.html Most marks in the game. Good fella.
AFLW Expansion bids http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/afl-clubs-state-their-case-for-inclusion-in-aflw-from-2019/news-story/300ce2b40c34f9d5eb485a2eb083f32b http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/afl-confirms-afl-womens-will-expand-in-2019-remains-eightteam-league-in-2018/news-story/5f2f5bfd7e4417bf49834c49f8ffc108
Fishy Business
Iron Man
The World Game
Gents Game
Cricketers finally get paid http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-01/cricket-pay-deal-whats-going-on-explainer/8763658
The Clock
FIN
R.I.P. Jeanne Moreau
