Ben Pobjie
Ben is a poet, comedian, writer, blogger and podcaster. A fixture on Melbourne’s spoken word scene and frequent guest on 3RRR and ABC 774, he has a weekly column at Australian news commentary site New Matilda, has appeared in The Age, Crikey, and has published two books: Handy Latin Phrases; and The Adventures of Guanacoman. He has two blogs where fans can follow his creative process and personal insecurity and podcasts at http://gatheraround.me.
Described as “puerile and bigoted” by Miranda Devine, he is currently engaged in a campaign to be appointed Australia’s first Poet Laureate.
Articles by Ben Pobjie
My name is Ben and I’m addicted to MasterChef
I wish to make it clear, first of all, that this was not planned. I never saw it coming. It…... Read more
A world of twittering fools dizzy on the helium of idiocy
Don’t you hate Twitter? All those people, twittering away, typing all that rubbish, telling people about their lives as if…... Read more
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La dole cheque vita is not so sweet on $16 a day
Your task is simple. Here is $115.50. It must last one week. You have no savings, no assets, but thankfully…
Those greedy ATMs gobble up more than your card
We’ve been talking a lot about interest rates this week. And the 30 per cent of us who have mortgages…
Wrap of the week: It’s the economy, stupid
There is a touch of Lleyton Hewitt about Julia Gillard. It is not merely that both are redheads or that…
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
