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Bon Weekend! Here at The Punch, we know that journos writing about journos can be an awfully navel-gazing, tedious thing to do. That said, with all the changes announced at Fairfax and News Ltd this week, we pretty much broke that rule. Tory Maguire dived in, asking whether newspapers were on the way out. Four days later, Penbo said nup, no way, they’ll still be around for ages.

Pure clickbait. Gratuitous baby alpaca pic by Frank Violi at Fairfield City Farm, Sydney

Tory Shepherd was busy raising hell with a few biblical phrases proving that God doesn’t care who marries whom, then for her sins spent a night on the streets, Ant wrote about rugby league hookers, hookers of a less sporting variety and discovered a revolution called the Julian Revolution in Ecuador.

And of course, as ever we tackled the really big issues. Like Joe Hildebrand on racism, and Steve Williams on whether it’s OK to use the phone on the dunny. Which by the way, it is isn’t. Enjoy the Weekend Punch. Lucy’s yarn on reading today is a great read in itself, and don’t forget to weigh in and tell us what’s rockin’ on down in your part of town.

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    • Little Joe says:

      07:23am | 23/06/12

      Tory Shepherd did what ....... was busy raising hell with a few biblical phrases proving that God doesn’t care who marries ...... she proved NOTHING!!!!

      And then ..... “whom then for her sins spent a night on the streets” ..... I have been commenting on this for years while you have ignored the problem, preferring the support of an inept illegal immigration systems that has provided housing to people smugglers while Australians sleep on concrete

      Don’t worry ..... more people will drown crossing rough seas, you will publish more stories about the issue while collecting advertising revenue and Tory may even write another story about homeless Australians in 12-mths time.

      Argh!!! Out, damned spot! out, I say!—One: two: why, then, ‘tis time to do’t.—Hell is murky!—Fie, my lord, fie! a soldier, and afeard?

      What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to
      account?

      Yet who would have thought they to have had so much blood in them.

      Reply

    • Little Moe says:

      10:23am | 23/06/12

      You are one sick puppy little joe.

    • Scotchfinger says:

      01:17pm | 23/06/12

      little joe is getting ‘Punch Fever.’ Chill, friend, get off the internet and go out for some fresh air; taste the real world for a bit.

    • pa_kelvin says:

      01:56pm | 23/06/12

      I want some of what Little Joe’s on…;-p

    • Little Joe says:

      07:44am | 24/06/12

      @ pa_kelvin

      Just a small dose of reality.

      Ps. I hope that you daughter keeps writing!!!

    • JN says:

      10:56am | 24/06/12

      Yeah and an assortment of nouvelle ere bogans replying to said posts all desperately concerned about whether they may have to sell their V8 Clubsports and Jet Skies just to make ends meet because their jobs are being taken by unskilled fake refugees who should be immediately deported to the greatest shit holes on earth. Makes you proud to be Australian.

    • pa_kelvin says:

      12:30pm | 24/06/12

      @Little Joe   Ahhhh Reality   If it works go for it..  Thanks I hope so to,gives her a creative outlet. :-0

    • Against the Man says:

      07:48am | 23/06/12

      The ALP and their supports were destroyed a little bit more by their own incompetent Gillard. Still no border protection policies guys? smile

      Reply

    • gary says:

      02:28pm | 23/06/12

      atm
      What’s up, did you give your sock puppets the day off?

    • Against the Man says:

      09:36am | 24/06/12

      gary if by sock puppets you mean the majority of Australians who are on my side, the answer is no. To give them a day off would mean I am their employer and since it isn’t the case I can neither give them a day on or off. The question gary is what is the point of your question? Frustration of being in the minority or the inability to counter my points? Either way I win again and again and again…..........smile

      ps: Still no border policy, good! I win smile

    • Ginger Mick says:

      09:10am | 23/06/12

      Thanks Punch, for another great week.

      You must be feeling a little grateful to be working in the electronic side of journalism.

      keep rolling, keep being critical, be the devil’s advocate

      people need to be jarred sometimes to make them think about things not domestic or work

      onya team   grin

      Reply

    • AJ in Perth says:

      11:44am | 23/06/12

      Scotchfinger

      From your last comment yesterday, it is clear that the book I’m going to write is not typical Scotchfinger reading material - I’ll leave the teen vampire porn that hasn’t been covered by the Twilight Saga to you, who knows, maybe one day :o)

      It is a good rule ‘know what you are writing about’. That’s why I’m doing in-depth research, which is not as good as firsthand experience, I’ll admit, but that’s the best I have given that I don’t know anyone that’s 400+ years old to go to and ask specifics. That doesn’t mean that one shouldn’t do it. Just like any other writer of historical novels …

      I’ll be equally impressed if someone could work a whole century’s worth of religious violence and turmoil, with a love story to boot, into one book. Rest assured, it’s not going to me.  And regarding the language - it is widely accepted that historical novels before modern English don’t have to be written in the dialect of the time - actually, it can only help my cause if I could use the spelling of the day, there wasn’t any consistency to speak of those days ...

      I get what you’re saying about not wanting to burst my bubble and being realistic, thanks for that, but I have no illusions/dreams about publishers fighting each other to sign me on or that writing a book is easy/straightforward.

      Cheers!

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    • Scotchfinger says:

      02:12pm | 23/06/12

      I’ve written the first draft of my teen porn epic, it’s called 50 Shades of Crimson. Cover features a beautiful sixteen year old vampire with blood dripping suggestively from her fanged, luscious lips. Set in a special school for vampires, where they all learn how to seduce their victims, drink blood etc.  I’ll send you a signed copy.

      Hey, I am in no position to comment on your writing; all I suggest is, walk before you can run. But have fun writing, I hope you are the new Tim Winton!

    • pa_kelvin says:

      02:24pm | 23/06/12

      @AJ   My eldest daughter wrote and self published a book. Certainly not the best book ,but it gave her a great lot of self satisfaction and scence of achievement. All the best in your endevours. grin

    • pa_kelvin says:

      02:32pm | 23/06/12

      @AJ….OOP’S   forgot to mention she is currently working on three others,so here’s hoping for a nice retirement with her looking after her Mum and Me.;-p

    • Shane From Melbourne says:

      08:47pm | 23/06/12

      “I’ll be equally impressed if someone could work a whole century’s worth of religious violence and turmoil, with a love story to boot, into one book.”
      I think they called it “The Bible”. I just read it for the sex and violence…...

    • AJ in Perth says:

      02:28pm | 24/06/12

      Scotchfinger

      Your book sounds just lovely, but I’m too old for that kind of shit, so I won’t make any promises to read it.  Your epic will however have an honourable position next to my imaginary copies of the Twilight Saga trilogy.

      Will do!  That’s the walk before you run and having fun bits.  I’ll leave the awards Tim Winton hasn’t won yet to you :o)

      pa_Kelvin
      Thank you!  And all the best with your retirement plan B, by the sound of it, it seems to be on track!  I won’t stop taking my boys to their basketball and golf lessons just yet … :o)

    • PhilD says:

      01:44pm | 23/06/12

      “Tory Shepherd was busy raising hell with a few biblical phrases proving that God doesn’t care who marries whom”
      My posts weren’t accepted in that discussion and I have to assume that the discussion was being filtered. Here it is again:

      “..can you please tell us where the new testament forbids gay marriage”
      That’s like asking “Where does it say on Mars that you can have gay marriage?” The thought of two men marrying each other or two women marrying each other back then just didn’t occur - it was abhorrent in that society.
      But if you want something to read then try the following New Testament scriptures that speak against homosexual acts - I’ll provide the anglicized greek words - they are very pointed:
      Romans 1:26 to 27 (arsenes en arsesin - males with males)
      1 Corinthians 6:9 to 10 (arsenokoitai - homosexual, malakoi - effeminate)
      1 Timothy 1:8 to 11
      In Timothy the word arsenokoitais - sounds like coitus in the arse but it doesn’t mean that -  is translated in context as those who practise homosexuality, but out of context it means men lying together.
      Punch on!

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    • renold says:

      01:54pm | 23/06/12

      Watched that program of Joe Hildebrand.
      What can one say…the Kim Kardashian of The Punch and Australian “journalism”

      Reply

    • Robert says:

      02:29pm | 23/06/12

      “Sleeping rough” Yeah, Right!!
      They have their Thermo underwear, their thermo- roll-up matress, their cosy fleece-lined jackets, their long-johns and nor must we forget the endless thermos’ of tea, coffee, soup & doubtless the wee , or not so wee, flask of spirits to warm the inner man/woman. Not for them the old threadbare blanket, the cardboard mattree or box to crawl into.
      This whole thing is nothing more than a “Feel Good Exercise” for all those CEOs, Journos who are being paid, in the case of the former, multiple 100s of 1000s of dollars every year & then through family trusts, family companies can almost eliminate paying any Income Tax whatsoever!
      Our hearts really do bleed for them & the so-called ‘hardship’ they put up with for one night.,
      Next year, boys & girls, why not do something really adventurous?
      Grab a heap of Financial Reviews, The Oz, go to some op-shop buy a thin, threadbare blanket, find a nice big cardboard box, spend the day getting some very good food from the Sisters of Charity or somesuch organisation & then bed-down with the homeless. No Thermo-wear, no long-johns, no flask - hot or of the spirit type, maybe a bottle of cheap plonk., Crawel into that cardboard box, wrap yourself in old newspapers & suck on the bottle of cheap plonk.
      That way you really will learn how those so much less fortunate than you do actually live.
      Enjoy!!

      Reply

    • pa_kelvin says:

      03:20pm | 23/06/12

      Any Punchers work for Qld State Govt?? Better watch out or you might loose access to the internet.Mr Newmans team are looking at mobile and fixed land-line phones…Internet next??LOL

      Reply

    • Shane From Melbourne says:

      11:17pm | 23/06/12

      Smoke signals and banging on rocks is more of Queensland’s style…..

    • The Silver Fox McScrooge says:

      11:04am | 24/06/12

      pa_kelvin,

      Judging by the number of people that post on here during work hours, it’s probably a good idea.

      Shane,

      You’re right, all rednecks up that way. I mean take a look at all that racial violence that has been happening in QLD lately. Sydney and Melbourne are bastions of tolerance by comparison aren’t they?

    • pa_kelvin says:

      12:25pm | 24/06/12

      @TSFMcS   I asked the question (how many at work posting?) once but, didn’t get much comment back…Funny that.;-p

    • portugal 1 czech republic 0 says:

      05:45pm | 23/06/12

      christ church at mortdale says
      “if you cannot sleep
      don’t count sheep
      contact the shephard”

      Reply

    • stephen says:

      07:08pm | 23/06/12

      Where’s Angie ?

      Reply

    • Inky says:

      01:58pm | 24/06/12

      I seem to be having trouble getting through today…

      My end, or do the Punch no longer love Inky?

      Reply

    • stephen says:

      01:59pm | 24/06/12

      All Bran fibre toppers : if that don’t give you the shits, I don’t know what will.

      Reply

    • stephen says:

      06:23pm | 24/06/12

      Ha !
      Don’t you just love Lauren Jackson.

      Reply
 
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