Di Butler
Dianne Butler is a Brisbane based journalist who writes a deeply shallow daily television column for The Courier-Mail. Before that she was a reporter on Confidential, before that … well, who cares, it was a very long time ago. She continues to make regular fairly unmemorable appearances on radio and television. She has never been the editor of anything, but she was once scolded by Tommy Lee Jones at a press conference for using the word irk.
Articles by Di Butler
Random invasive medical procedures, and kindness
You can just never tell where the next hit is going to come from. And I’m not talking about Tuppence…... Read more
ACA abandoned journalism to suck up to Gordon
I’ve always liked Tracy Grimshaw. She seems very nice. She does this thing sometimes with her eyes when she’s saying…... Read more
Thanks Kev and ACA, but I’ll decide if I’m disgusted
I wasn’t upset when Princess Diana died. I didn’t know her, never met her, thought she seemed like a bit…... Read more
Stage-managed Boyle-over
Let me see if I’ve got this straight: a group of children resembling the cast of Oliver! win the final…... Read more
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Interest rate barney barely even rates as interesting
Stop all the cheering, cut off the champagne. Prevent the pollies from barking and silence the drums.…
Life slips away while you’re filming it on your phone
Some friends of mine had lunch on Saturday with a mate who spent so much time artfully composing photos…
Other stuff to be angry about today (with chorizo pic)
That dopey Spaniard. Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been banned for two years,…
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From: City vs country: What would you change your life for?
Dieter Moeckel says:
We made the tree change from Darwin to Wonbah more than 15 years ago. After fencing, a road, and couple of dams our money was gone. Super is enough to live comfortably. We have geese growing old and stringy the only one that made it to the pot committed Kamakazi by flying into a tree; the chooks are… [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
