Jon Ryan
Jon Ryan is editor of Melbourne weekly newspaper the Progress Leader.
An Englishman, he has lived in Australia since 2007 and writes the Whinging Pom blog on the Leader Community Newspapers blog.
A keen cricketer, Jon can be found during the summer serving up his left-arm filth for Caulfield in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association.
Jon is married to Anna and lives in St Kilda.
Articles by Jon Ryan
Existence has no meaning without a football team
The football club I’ve supported since childhood looks set to be relegated two seasons on the trot – and I’m…... Read more
Suburban tales: Of nudism and monopoly
Naked cartwheels, foot spas for toddlers and a board game that teaches youngsters the ins and outs of the drug…... Read more
Suburban Tales: The romance of housework
We’ll kick off this week’s tour of the suburbs with a story likely to leave your grandad shaking his head…... Read more
Toni Braxton is right about cricket’s video referee
American diva Toni Braxton probably doesn’t follow the cricket. And she almost certainly wasn’t thinking about the umpire decision review…... Read more
English cricketers do something right
Following England’s cricketers on Twitter is becoming almost as entertaining as watching them on the field. Graeme Swann and Jimmy…... Read more
Aussie soccer will never soar if diving isn’t banned
Arsenal striker Eduardo has been banned for two matches for diving, providing hope at last for all football fans. A…... Read more
Why winning at Lords meant the world to us Poms
The monkey is not just off the back – he’s on the floor, break-dancing. If we didn’t win this time,…... Read more
Why Ponting the sook has given us Poms the edge
Winding up Ricky Ponting threatens to overtake fishing as England’s biggest recreational sport. From his Gary Pratt blow-up in 2005…... 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
