Punch on: Friday review 02/12/2011

nihonin says:

07:39am | 02/12/11

‘Kyle, and Jackie O’s careers have obviously been cynically contrived by media executives to appeal to the lowest common denominator !  The trouble is that there are not really so many of us, and many of us that are left are becoming educated’ !

Are you insinuating acotrel, you’ve only just decided to stop listening to Kyle & Jackie O, on the radio or watch them on television?  Due to your intelligence kicking in.

Erick says:

11:23am | 02/12/11

I think acotrel is insinuating that he’s the lowest common denominator.

nihonin says:

11:39am | 02/12/11

Fair enough Erick, doesn’t surprise me, those who adhere to the idea of the lowest common denominator, never have expectations anyway, in any facet of their life.

nihonin says:

11:54am | 02/12/11

Should have read ‘high expectations’.

Greg says:

05:18pm | 02/12/11

I wonder how many articles that The Punch team will write to criticise Triple J “identities” Brendan McLean & Paul Verhoeven?

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/triple-js-stinging-sledge-on-julia-and-tim/story-e6frea6u-1226212153057

I mean, surely calling Gillard a whore is misogynist, isn’t it? As well as being much more offensive than anything that Kyle Sandilands said.

And what about calling Tim Mathieson gay as an insult? Isn’t that homophobic?

Or do they get a free pass for being far left wing?

Anubis says:

08:00am | 02/12/11

You go Nossy - At the least you win The Brown Nose Award for the biggest suck-up of the week.

nossy says:

09:28am | 02/12/11

@Anubis whatever it takes Anubis - looks like Daniel is having a rare, and if I may so, well deserved day off today so maybe the gorgeous Lucy can pick a winner and two runners up?

gobsmack says:

10:07am | 02/12/11

@nossy
I agree.  We’d get a quicker decision from Rob Oakeshott.

Anubis says:

12:18pm | 02/12/11

@ gobsmack - but it would take much longer for him to explain why he made the decision

John Smythe says:

01:28pm | 02/12/11

very Tory like comment there Daniel.
Nossy will be very upset by that.

nossy says:

04:04pm | 02/12/11

@John Smythe   message received loud and clear from Daniel John - he wants “inspiration”  so lets all give it to him next week! Ohhh yeah lets go wild with “Caption Comment” next week Puchers and give Daniel what he so richly deserves!  hahaaaaaaaaaa You asked for it Daniel you gonna get it fella!

jay-ded says:

08:08am | 02/12/11

@ Mahhrat - What a wonderful articulate speaker for such a young man.

Elphaba says:

08:34am | 02/12/11

I loved this.

I cannot for the life of me understand why people are so against it.  It doesn’t change any of the rights or perks of marriage for straight people, and since there are plenty of straight people making a mess of marriage and children’s upbringings right now, I can’t see how gay people are suddenly going to do it worse.

Certain people are bastards, it has nothing to do with your sexual orientation.

I think they’re making all this bashee noise because they’re on the losing side.  It’s inevitable.  Gay people will be able to marry in Aus eventually and there’s nothing they can do about it.  Their squealing and pretending that it’s for the good of humanity to prevent it amuses me no end.

fairsfair says:

08:41am | 02/12/11

I watched that yesterday. I hope that kid gets into politics.

John Smythe says:

08:53am | 02/12/11

ditto to that jay-ded. Very convincing speaker. Kind of see him in politics (in a good meaning) down the track.

Knemon says:

11:25am | 02/12/11

“there are plenty of straight people making a mess of marriage and children’s upbringings right now, I can’t see how gay people are suddenly going to do it worse”

Great point Elphaba.

Elphaba says:

11:43am | 02/12/11

@Knemon, I haven’t seen a decent reason yet to oppose it.  Marriage is not about religion (it was adopted, not invented by it), churches will not be forced to marry gay couples (nor should they), and gay people being allowed to marry is not going to suddenly strip heterosexuals of any rights.

Gay marriage is not going to make the institution any less sacred or special.  I’m pretty sure celebrity marriages have already taken care of that.  Marriage is what you make it. If you think marriage is special, then you should be allowed to get married - gay or straight.

Tim says:

07:33am | 02/12/11

When you start saying things like:
“but the annoying 18-23 year old’s just do my head in these days” OR
” I’m a grumpy old man with an age identity crisis”

Hope this helps.

Mark G says:

07:37am | 02/12/11

yeah I gave up that kind of crap by 25.

Watcher says:

08:00am | 02/12/11

@ Kebabpete - My OH is a live band photographer.  He would agree with your assessment of the 18-23 year old’s behaviour.  But, in saying that, there is a large group of older people that do attend festivals that don’t feel the need to drink copious amounts of alcohol and then throw up everywhere or get into fights.  There are people in their 60-70’s that still attend because they love the music.  There thoughts are “It’s all about the music.  If you love the music, you put up with the ‘younger adults’ as they too are originally there for the music.” 

redvixen says:

08:14am | 02/12/11

I’m with Tim…..but if you can get over the ‘annoying 18-23 year olds’ then keep enjoying the music until you drop.

Rebecca says:

08:20am | 02/12/11

That’s alright Kebabpete, annoying middle aged people do our head in too.

Blind Freddy says:

11:01am | 02/12/11

At 24?

Redeker Plan says:

11:45am | 02/12/11

@Kebabpete

I’m 37 as well and an avid lover of live music.  I went to Harvest a few weeks ago and it was awesome, though the crowd was a bit older.  I gave up on the BDO when I hit 30; it wasn’t so much the younguns that ruined it for me, it’s the bogans.  Rather then go to the BDO I save my dosh and go to a couple of sidies if there’s any of my favourites playing.  I’m going to see Mudhoney at the Corner next week, and can’t wait!

@Watcher, you’re so right about it being not about age, but the love of music.  When Jonsi did his solo tour last year there was a couple there who were either well into their 70s, or had lived a REALLY hard life, and they were clearly loving every second of it. 

I took my 70 year old Mum to see Eddie Vedder (her first ever gig!) and Gurrumul this year.  She loved both, but her heart belongs to Eddie, and has since I first got into Pearl Jam when living at home as a teenager.  She also wants to come along to see Sigur Ros if they ever tour again, as long as it’s a venue with seating as she has spinal problems.  In the last year I’ve also introduced her to Portishead, Adele, Mark Lanegan, Decoder Ring and Florence + the Machine! Her body may be failing a bit, but good music keeps her young at heart. 

The sweetest thing I’ve seen this year was Mum following me out of the Palais after EdVed saying “My back’s not hurting, I’m not feeling any pain!” What is that?”.  And I had to explain to her the joy of post-awesome-gig euphoria.  And she said “Oh that’s why you were always so strange when you used to come home from concerts!”  I could also have taken the opportunity to explain LSD, but thought better of it.  Why spoil her moment? Love ya Mum!

Kebabpete says:

02:10pm | 02/12/11

Cheers everyone! It seems as though all I need is a love of music (tick) and some good mates (tick) and all will be good.

@Redeker - I saw a 70+ y.o. woman at a Hungry Kids of Hungary gig last year. Was that your mum!?

Loddlaen says:

11:24am | 02/12/11

I don’t think there is a set age, I guess it is up to you. I’m 33 and I am attending more shows now than I did in my 18-23 years. Incidentally I’m taking 2 weeks long service leave to do the Soundwave tour next year.
You just need to find some like minded mates you can enjoy the day with.

Erick says:

08:36am | 02/12/11

These animal pictures are just too much to bear.

nossy says:

09:14am | 02/12/11

@Erick great pic Erick - now how do you make a word become a link?

Erick says:

11:18am | 02/12/11

@nossy - use BBcode.

It’s a bit erratic because only some of the codes work, and making a link converts all capitals to lower case. That’s just the renowned Punch blogging software being its inimitable self.

But the URL code usually works.

Knemon says:

11:46am | 02/12/11

@ NESLIHAN KUROSAWA - “There is not much hope of being SAVVY at anything, if they are using dope!!  Which has been proven as a fact”

Proven as a fact - says who? You.

I’ve smoked pot daily for over 37 years and in that period I was a successful company director / manager of an international freight forwarding business (among other things) for 23 plus years.

Ben is just one story of many who can successfully combine good work / management with their recreational drug use.

You should try it one day…you may be surprised!

nossy says:

12:06pm | 02/12/11

@Erick - thanks Erick I shall give it a go.

TimB says:

12:49pm | 02/12/11

Hmm. I’ve used a few rudimentary HTML tags myself here and there, but not the strikethrough which would come in handy from time to time.

Wonder if it works here. Let’s give it a shot . I hope I don’t break the board, (apologies in advance if I do) :

[s]Strike[/s]

TimB says:

12:59pm | 02/12/11

Nope, apparently not.

What a shame.

jay-ded says:

01:54pm | 02/12/11

@TimB

Shame about it not working?

Or not breaking the board? 

NESLIHAN KUROSAWA says:

07:57am | 03/12/11

Hi Knemon,

Thanks for the advice!! The information which you have actually provided may be useful to some!  I am personally very happy hear that you do use drugs to lift your spirits, on a daily basis!!  Now, I can see why Australians are making headlines around the world, when it comes to “the alleged drug smuggling charges”, no offence!!  I am sorry but I do not consider the likes of you, as role models for the general population, especially the very young!! 

Since you have discussed all the benefits, may be you can have your own show, to entertain others. I am just curious to know, which company you were running & how big was this company??  I am certain,  that it was not a big corporation!!  Your own life style happens to be your own choice & business!!  That is OK with me!!  I am guessing that now you have retired, you do have more time to dedicate to your hobbies such as smoking dope.  In the mean time, I do have better things to do, with my own time!!  Best regards to your editors.

Erick says:

08:34am | 02/12/11

“This is the largest number of arrivals in single month since the Tampa month in 2001.”

Thank you, Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard!

ausspud says:

09:16am | 02/12/11

This is nothing,wait till they find out we might be increasing our refugee intake to 20,000,then it’s open season on illegals.
Unfortunately Labor have made such a mess with border protection I dont think Narau will work anymore.What we need to do is rip up obligations with the UN & we take who we want,when we want without outside interference.

Welcome to your new home says:

10:58am | 02/12/11

You really need to be thanking Abbott for these arrivals.

His decision to not back changes to the constitution that would have allowed off shore processing has directly resulted in these arrivals.

Every asylum seeker who has arrived in Australia since Oct. 13, 2011 belongs to Tony Abbott.

Who would have thought Abbott would become the welcoming poster boy for Asylum seekers?

marley says:

11:38am | 02/12/11

@ausspud - what no one seems to get, but I’m sure the smugglers do, is that the “quota,” whether it’s 13,750 or 20,000 - is entirely notional.  We’ve never had a big problem with asylum seekers, so we’ve always had plenty of room to “top up” the numbers by tossing in some offshore refugees to bring us up to a respectable figure. 

At the moment,  of the 13,750 slots, 6,000 are allocated to offshore resettlements out of the camps, and the remaining 7,750 to a mix of offshore humanitarian cases and whatever asylum seekers we happen to get.  But if the number of asylum seekers increased to say, 10,000, that wouldn’t mean we’d be able to refuse to process the extra 2,250 - it would just mean we’d either cut our offshore numbers or we’d have to increase our numbers to 16,000.

We can’t apply a genuine target to the asylum seekers, because we’re obliged to give protection to all the genuine ones, regardless of how many there are.

NicoleG says:

11:46am | 02/12/11

That’s right, it’s all Abbott’s fault. But answer this Einstein, Gillards Malaysian solution was a swap of 800 to Malaysia and 4000 here. What was to happen after they took 800? Where was she to send them after that? I am sorry, but this is Gillards screw up. She owns it, not Abbott.

Knemon says:

11:58am | 02/12/11

@ Welcome to your new home

“You really need to be thanking Abbott for these arrivals.

His decision to not back changes to the constitution”

...and what changes to the constitution would they be?

I’m guessing you’re acotrel ! ! ! ! ! ! !

TimB says:

12:07pm | 02/12/11

What Nicole said.

Even if we were to apply your ‘logic’, only the first 800 would belong to Abbott (oh and the Greens too, you keep conveniently forgetting about them).

The rest are all Julia’s.

Michael says:

12:48pm | 02/12/11

Knemon, i once thought of you as a one eyed individual, i was wrong and i apologise.

JC says:

01:05pm | 02/12/11

How many of you have actually met an illegal immigrant?

NicoleG says:

01:18pm | 02/12/11

JC, me.

Erick says:

01:34pm | 02/12/11

@JC - “How many of you have actually met an illegal immigrant?”

I dunno. How can you tell? Do they wear signs, or have three nostrils?

Mark G says:

02:02pm | 02/12/11

JC,

I have actually met them at the other end.

JC says:

02:12pm | 02/12/11

Just with all this outrage I would have expected you guys to have had some bad experiences with at least one.

Erick says:

02:18pm | 02/12/11

@JC - Oh, then you were just trolling. Okay.

ausspud says:

09:21am | 02/12/11

I think someone needs a hug “gobble gobble” 

TimB says:

09:50am | 02/12/11

You work on a turkey farm Jay-ded?

jay-ded says:

10:16am | 02/12/11

It seems that way sometimes TimB.  Some well meaning turkey ran some scrub scripts against my database and blew away my weeks work.  grrr Someone here offered me a garrotte.  I’m just waiting for it to show up so that I can behead the turkey in question. 

Thanks for the hug ausspud.  I needed that!

Knemon says:

12:04pm | 02/12/11

@ jay-ded

“It’s hard to soar like an eagle .... when you work with turkeys!”

John Smythe says:

09:12am | 02/12/11

Weird. Can’t imagine how that could happen. Guess you rolled over onto a huntsman? Hope it’s nothing bad for you.

In the theme of music (above)....and themes themself, I’ve been listening to a lot of Two Steps from Hell lately. Quite enjoy it.

jay-ded says:

09:16am | 02/12/11

Fairs, I got bitten on the back by something a week ago.  The area which covers about 3inches square is still inflated (like a blister) and extremely itchy, but apart from that, I’m fine so I haven’t been to the Doctor about it.

Hope the spider that bit you wasn’t poisonous so you can still punch with us.

nossy says:

09:21am | 02/12/11

@fairsfair did you bite the spider back FF?  hahah no its not funny is it - please get to the doc asap dont wait till lunchtime.

Davida says:

09:29am | 02/12/11

Hope you’re okay fairsfair….....

How do you spot a modern spider ?
He doesn’t have a web, he has a website !

Boom Tish!  Loving Fridays

ausspud says:

09:29am | 02/12/11

Sorry fairs it wasnt a spider,it was me getting a sample of your DNA so I can mix it with mine & breed a new super race.
They shall be called the Ausfairs

jay-ded says:

09:47am | 02/12/11

What drugs are you on ausspud?  I want some too!

ausspud says:

09:57am | 02/12/11

jay-ded
No drugs,my brain is not working today.

Anubis says:

10:00am | 02/12/11

I dunno fairs, a bit of skimpy lycra as a Spiderwoman costume could be just the thing. But anywho, good luck at the Docs - if it was a spider bite then I do hope it was an innocuous little thing that can do no harm.

EZ says:

10:01am | 02/12/11

I got bitten by something on the cheek when I was in Africa and the doctor told me it was an infected mosquito bite that would clear up if I took these extremely powerful antibiotics for 3 weeks, did nothing so I self amputated the offending lump and it hasn’t given me problems since, there were a lot of jokes in the office about spiders having laid eggs in my face though

Anubis says:

10:02am | 02/12/11

@ ausspud - there are much more enjoyable ways to combine DNA - just saying

Michael says:

12:08pm | 02/12/11

i will be singing “spiderfairs spiderfairs, does whatever a spiderfairs does” all weekend now, thanks

Eric The Red says:

12:50pm | 02/12/11

@jay-ded, You need to get that bite checked out as my wife was bitten by a spider on the shoulder and it went like yours for about 3 or 4 days and then started to weep, she went to the doctors and he said it may have been a nasty one from the look of the infected area. She is on a course of tablets while she waits for the test to come back. Serious. Not meaning to scare you, but you should get it checked.

fairsfair says:

01:02pm | 02/12/11

I survived. No antivenine required

Some sort of bite. Now infected. Has gone from a small red mark to what now resembles a horrific monkey attack in 24 hours. Right on my chinny chin chin. If only I could post a photo. Oh how you would all laugh.

Serenity now.

TimB says:

01:27pm | 02/12/11

Monkey attack you say Fairs?

...Must have been a spider monkey.

Anubis says:

01:28pm | 02/12/11

@ ff - hold off on the photo until you invest in “a bit of skimpy lycra as a Spiderwoman costume”. Could make all the difference

jay-ded says:

01:58pm | 02/12/11

Thanks Eric The Red.  I’ll do that now that you’ve scared the beejeevers out of me!

fairsfair says:

02:08pm | 02/12/11

Re that photo Anubis… no laughter. Just horror.

Struth Jay-ded. That is a bit of a worry.

How fancy do I feel right now.

NicoleG says:

09:43am | 02/12/11

LOeffingL. That is hilarious! She really does live with her head stuffed up her proverbial.

nossy says:

01:20pm | 02/12/11

And whats worse shes now getting $473,000pa PLUS expenses and accomodation for her and boyfriend Timmy! Paid MORE than Obama and Cameron!

nihonin says:

02:43pm | 02/12/11

nossy which offends you more Tony getting a pay rise or Julia, you seem to be all over the shop concerning this.  Me I find it offensive all of them got a pay rise after Swan has told all of his employers, we have to tighten our belts.

nossy says:

03:59pm | 02/12/11

@nihonin   in answer to your question nihonin 6 of one and half a dozen of the other!  No honestly the great Sir Peter Abeles who ran TNT for years always maintained “if you pay peanuts you get monkeys” and to be serious he was dead right nihonin so I dont begrudge pollies their payrise - but its fun to take the mickey anyway isnt it? I personally wouldnt be a pollie for quids - tough business being in the Public eye all the time - not for me so some admiration from me for all those who choose to do so nihonin. Cheers

jay-ded says:

10:20am | 02/12/11

hehehehehe - good one ausspud.  Hope you can keep it confined for the rest of the day… 

jay-ded says:

10:21am | 02/12/11

Is this why your brain isn’t working today ausspud?

Tim says:

10:25am | 02/12/11

Why aren’t you wearing underwear?
And Protip:
If you don’t wear underwear, jeans are not the best option.

Ben C says:

10:53am | 02/12/11

Come on ausspud, stop smuggling poor creatures inside your pants.

Mark G says:

10:55am | 02/12/11

Wait, you have counted the number of teeth on your zipper? Who does that? You must be bored or something.

ausspud says:

11:39am | 02/12/11

Just thought i’d share a little about myself

TimB says:

10:30am | 02/12/11

Eh. It’s no Hylian crest.

http://typhfanny.blogg.se/images/2011/triforce_tattoo_by_aikdingo_152348474.jpg

I’m generally not big on tattoos, but that one I like .

Elphaba says:

10:30am | 02/12/11

My brother and cousin are huge tattoo afficionados.  We have a tattoo in the family of a swallow - several members have got it.  They’re trying to talk me around to getting inked this Christmas.

Still not sure if I want to… I have a few more weeks to think about it.

Ben C says:

10:35am | 02/12/11

Hell, Shen, you’re not another Harry Potter tragic, are you?

Mark G says:

10:49am | 02/12/11

Yeah shags.

That will look awesome when you are like 60-70 years old and everyone has forgotten about the Harry Potter craze. You may as well get a girlfriends name tattooed on you.

Shenanigans says:

01:17pm | 02/12/11

Totally getting that TimB (seriously I am)  set to get it in Feb :p that will bring my ink up to a total of 5.

If it looks any good but you’re not sure, get a small one in a descreet location Elp, like ankle, calf, or hip. If not go for broke :p

No I’m not, just a fan of classy designs. I wouldnt get a HP tattoo, not a fanboy.

To the haters, stop drinking the haterade bro’s, cause we all know, haters gunna hate

Elphaba says:

01:46pm | 02/12/11

@Shen, one of the girls at work suggested the inside of the wrist, which I agree with. Small, discreet, and that skin stays smooth for ages compared to other parts of the body. 

I still lean towards ‘no’ because I view a tatt as commitment, of which I’m not a fan - but we’ll see what happens over Xmas, lol

Michael says:

02:03pm | 02/12/11

Elphaba, i don’t know if it’s still around, but a few years ago or so some people were getting ink that only showed up under black lights in clubs, that might be the best of both worlds if the design you like looked alright glowing, still discreet enough to meet your other needs

Mark G says:

02:14pm | 02/12/11

Shen,

If you want a cool tattoo like that the hogwarts crest, get your own family crest tattooed on you (if you have one).

I have a friend who is also a soldier who had his family crest tattooed on him because it is a way that he could take his family crest into battle like the knights of the middle ages. Thinking about doing that myself. Your own family crest never get old.

Elphaba says:

02:29pm | 02/12/11

@Michael, I’ve seen that, I think one of the Wiggles has that done?  Very cool.  I would have to see if his guy does it.

@Shen, what Mark G said.  My crest is awesome.  And it has a motto.

SimonFromLakemba says:

10:35am | 02/12/11

He is, but no different to Bolt who hated his guts and then when he said he didn’t agree with the media inquiry he was his best friend!

Mark G says:

11:04am | 02/12/11

SimonFromLakemba,

Yeah true. When you look a bit deeper on this issue It actually becomes apparent that this whole debate is more about undermining the other side rather than any real righteous debate about government secrecy or personal privacy. Its a battle between those who have power and those who want it. Not some idealistic campaign for the rights of individuals.

SimonFromLakemba says:

12:49pm | 02/12/11

@Mark G

Spot on with everything there!

TimB says:

12:04pm | 02/12/11

Damn GB, beat me by 2 minutes

nossy says:

01:13pm | 02/12/11

@GB - your quick GB - beat Tim by geez!

GB says:

12:09pm | 02/12/11

Beat you by 2 minutes Tim. Look at the entry above

TimB says:

12:19pm | 02/12/11

LOL And I beat you in that observation by 5 minutes

I look forward to seeing your post above noting the same

NicoleG says:

12:26pm | 02/12/11

You two did it again with your follow up comments. Spooky! 

TimB says:

12:51pm | 02/12/11

Isn’t it Nicole?

We seem to have broken the pattern though, yay!

GB says:

01:13pm | 02/12/11

Ha! I deliberately avoided posting for a while in this thread just in case.

Wynston Cruso says:

01:46pm | 02/12/11

You guys really need to be more careful, as I’m pretty sure your reckless pursuit to post the same comment at the same time almost tore a hole in the space-time continuum.

JS says:

12:58pm | 02/12/11

What, gay marriage is too mainstream for you?

Mark G says:

02:24pm | 02/12/11

If they pass same sex marriage the feminists will claim that men are chauvinists because their marriages involve less than 100% women. Women will be held back from marriage in favour of another man. Only the best women will get married. Its a womens right to get married and no man gay or otherwise will get in their way.