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Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/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 the only conclusion you can draw after the trade mark examiner gave two thucking fumbs up to a soon-to-be-released product called “Nuckin Futs”. After the initial trade mark application was rejected, a savvy lawyer argued that the f-bomb is an everyday part of Australian speech. And he won. The product is on its way, with the only caveat being it can’t be marketed to minors. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article, Lightweight http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/no-wuckin-forries.-these-nuckin-futs-are-tuckin-fops/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/no-wuckin-forries.-these-nuckin-futs-are-tuckin-fops/#item7548 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 Wildlife harvesting advocate Professor Mike Archer AM has been geeing up the anti-vegetarian ork armies with an article putting the boot in for ‘hypocrisy’ over mice. The pesky little critters erupt into sizable plagues in grain growing areas every few years and Archer thereby accused vegetarians of having the “worst possible” diet in terms of suffering and sustainability. What not to do when it comes to a sustainable diet During the robust online debate following his article, Archer produced the following visionary statement on Australia’s food production future: “In fact (sorry to sound insensitive), but we should not be consuming Australia unsustainably as we are now to feed 50 million people overseas in addition to the rapidly expanding Australian population. It’s a great short-term strategy to make more money and feel we done [sic] our bit to feed the starving millions overseas, but it makes us contributors to the exacerbating global problem of overpopulation rather than part of the solution. If we could just manage Australia sustainably, that would be the beginning of a rational approach to land-use and set a good example for the rest of the world.” http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-ethics-of-feeding-off-the-fat-of-the-land/ Wildlife harvesting advocate Professor Mike Archer AM has been geeing up the anti-vegetarian ork armies with an article putting the boot in for ‘hypocrisy’ over mice. The pesky little critters erupt into sizable plagues in grain growing areas every few years and Archer thereby accused vegetarians of having the “worst possible” diet in terms of suffering and sustainability. What not to do when it comes to a sustainable diet During the robust online debate following his article, Archer produced the following visionary statement on Australia’s food production future: “In fact (sorry to sound insensitive), but we should not be consuming Australia unsustainably as we are now to feed 50 million people overseas in addition to the rapidly expanding Australian population. It’s a great short-term strategy to make more money and feel we done [sic] our bit to feed the starving millions overseas, but it makes us contributors to the exacerbating global problem of overpopulation rather than part of the solution. If we could just manage Australia sustainably, that would be the beginning of a rational approach to land-use and set a good example for the rest of the world.” feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-ethics-of-feeding-off-the-fat-of-the-land/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-ethics-of-feeding-off-the-fat-of-the-land/#item7506 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 Wildlife harvesting advocate Professor Mike Archer AM has been geeing up the anti-vegetarian ork armies with an article putting the boot in for ‘hypocrisy’ over mice. The pesky little critters erupt into sizable plagues in grain growing areas every few years and Archer thereby accused vegetarians of having the “worst possible” diet in terms of suffering and sustainability. What not to do when it comes to a sustainable diet During the robust online debate following his article, Archer produced the following visionary statement on Australia’s food production future: “In fact (sorry to sound insensitive), but we should not be consuming Australia unsustainably as we are now to feed 50 million people overseas in addition to the rapidly expanding Australian population. It’s a great short-term strategy to make more money and feel we done [sic] our bit to feed the starving millions overseas, but it makes us contributors to the exacerbating global problem of overpopulation rather than part of the solution. If we could just manage Australia sustainably, that would be the beginning of a rational approach to land-use and set a good example for the rest of the world.” http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/an-ode-to-watermelon/ Seedless watermelon is great. You’ve taken the bad element of the watermelon out - but can someone please explain why we can’t take the bad things out of everything? For example, social engagements without the small talk. Or Katherine Heigl movies without Katherine Heigl. If they could take the seed out of men, I’d probably indulge in a lot more of them too. Visiting my local supermarket this morning, I noted that watermelon is currently on special, so if you happen to be out of town, you have chosen the wrong time of the year to be away, my friend. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/an-ode-to-watermelon/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/an-ode-to-watermelon/#item7310 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 Wildlife harvesting advocate Professor Mike Archer AM has been geeing up the anti-vegetarian ork armies with an article putting the boot in for ‘hypocrisy’ over mice. The pesky little critters erupt into sizable plagues in grain growing areas every few years and Archer thereby accused vegetarians of having the “worst possible” diet in terms of suffering and sustainability. What not to do when it comes to a sustainable diet During the robust online debate following his article, Archer produced the following visionary statement on Australia’s food production future: “In fact (sorry to sound insensitive), but we should not be consuming Australia unsustainably as we are now to feed 50 million people overseas in addition to the rapidly expanding Australian population. It’s a great short-term strategy to make more money and feel we done [sic] our bit to feed the starving millions overseas, but it makes us contributors to the exacerbating global problem of overpopulation rather than part of the solution. If we could just manage Australia sustainably, that would be the beginning of a rational approach to land-use and set a good example for the rest of the world.” http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/You-dont-win-friends-with-salad-unless-theyre-women/ What do women want? This question has vexed philosophers, feminists and talk show hosts since time immemorial (or at least since Mel Gibson started making bad romantic comedies). The good news is that we now have a definitive answer – and it doesn’t involve equal pay, housework help or a nude frolic on a Northern Territory balcony. As it turns out, nothing brings a woman more pleasure, euphoria or knee-trembling jouissance than… (anticipation-enhancing trumpet flurry)… chowing down solo on a salad. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/You-dont-win-friends-with-salad-unless-theyre-women/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/You-dont-win-friends-with-salad-unless-theyre-women/#item7366 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 Wildlife harvesting advocate Professor Mike Archer AM has been geeing up the anti-vegetarian ork armies with an article putting the boot in for ‘hypocrisy’ over mice. The pesky little critters erupt into sizable plagues in grain growing areas every few years and Archer thereby accused vegetarians of having the “worst possible” diet in terms of suffering and sustainability. What not to do when it comes to a sustainable diet During the robust online debate following his article, Archer produced the following visionary statement on Australia’s food production future: “In fact (sorry to sound insensitive), but we should not be consuming Australia unsustainably as we are now to feed 50 million people overseas in addition to the rapidly expanding Australian population. It’s a great short-term strategy to make more money and feel we done [sic] our bit to feed the starving millions overseas, but it makes us contributors to the exacerbating global problem of overpopulation rather than part of the solution. If we could just manage Australia sustainably, that would be the beginning of a rational approach to land-use and set a good example for the rest of the world.” http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Not-a-grain-of-truth-in-sneaky-greenpeace-tactics/ A few weeks ago Greenpeace turned its “greenmail” forces on national franchise chain Bakers Delight, telling customers they soon would be eating bread made from genetically modified wheat. There was no justification for the claim, and no thorough examination of the merits or otherwise of GM crops. Said Greenpeace on Facebook: This week we are suggesting that Bakers Delight change its well-publicised motto: “Bakers Delight bakers use real ingredients to bake unreal bread”. To the less snappy motto: “Bakers Delight bakers use risky genetically modified ingredients to bake unreal bread”. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Not-a-grain-of-truth-in-sneaky-greenpeace-tactics/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Not-a-grain-of-truth-in-sneaky-greenpeace-tactics/#item7336 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 Wildlife harvesting advocate Professor Mike Archer AM has been geeing up the anti-vegetarian ork armies with an article putting the boot in for ‘hypocrisy’ over mice. The pesky little critters erupt into sizable plagues in grain growing areas every few years and Archer thereby accused vegetarians of having the “worst possible” diet in terms of suffering and sustainability. What not to do when it comes to a sustainable diet During the robust online debate following his article, Archer produced the following visionary statement on Australia’s food production future: “In fact (sorry to sound insensitive), but we should not be consuming Australia unsustainably as we are now to feed 50 million people overseas in addition to the rapidly expanding Australian population. It’s a great short-term strategy to make more money and feel we done [sic] our bit to feed the starving millions overseas, but it makes us contributors to the exacerbating global problem of overpopulation rather than part of the solution. If we could just manage Australia sustainably, that would be the beginning of a rational approach to land-use and set a good example for the rest of the world.” http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Restaurant-no-shows-should-plate-up-or-shut-up/ The woman booked a table for 10 at 7pm, Thursday, at the hip Bentley Bar and Restaurant in Sydney’s Surry Hills. Owner Nick Hildebrand had to turn away four couples trying their spontaneous luck because his 50-seater was fully booked, but by 7.45pm, that big table still hadn’t arrived so he called them and was told they were on the way. It sat empty for another 30 minutes, so he called again but this time, she didn’t answer. They never arrived. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Restaurant-no-shows-should-plate-up-or-shut-up/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Restaurant-no-shows-should-plate-up-or-shut-up/#item7314 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 Wildlife harvesting advocate Professor Mike Archer AM has been geeing up the anti-vegetarian ork armies with an article putting the boot in for ‘hypocrisy’ over mice. The pesky little critters erupt into sizable plagues in grain growing areas every few years and Archer thereby accused vegetarians of having the “worst possible” diet in terms of suffering and sustainability. What not to do when it comes to a sustainable diet During the robust online debate following his article, Archer produced the following visionary statement on Australia’s food production future: “In fact (sorry to sound insensitive), but we should not be consuming Australia unsustainably as we are now to feed 50 million people overseas in addition to the rapidly expanding Australian population. It’s a great short-term strategy to make more money and feel we done [sic] our bit to feed the starving millions overseas, but it makes us contributors to the exacerbating global problem of overpopulation rather than part of the solution. If we could just manage Australia sustainably, that would be the beginning of a rational approach to land-use and set a good example for the rest of the world.” http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/i-love-goldfish-but-i-couldnt-eat-a-live-one/ Puns abounded after a PR stunt involving goldfish went totally belly up this week. Advantage SA sent 55 live goldfish to clients around the country, urging them to “test the water and be the big fish in a small pond” in Adelaide. But, Mumbrella reported, at least some of the fish were DOA. It’s the sort of story that will probably end up in marketing textbooks. Someone probably got their arse kicked. CEO Karen Raffen sounded genuinely apologetic on radio.  No one was insensitive enough to crack jokes about Adelaide as the murder capital of the world, but that’s just a matter of time. Advantage SA’s mea culpa included the promise of donations to the Animal Welfare League and the RSPCA to make amends for any distress caused to the fish. Begging the question: Since when did we, as a society, care about fish? feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/i-love-goldfish-but-i-couldnt-eat-a-live-one/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/i-love-goldfish-but-i-couldnt-eat-a-live-one/#item7319 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 Wildlife harvesting advocate Professor Mike Archer AM has been geeing up the anti-vegetarian ork armies with an article putting the boot in for ‘hypocrisy’ over mice. The pesky little critters erupt into sizable plagues in grain growing areas every few years and Archer thereby accused vegetarians of having the “worst possible” diet in terms of suffering and sustainability. What not to do when it comes to a sustainable diet During the robust online debate following his article, Archer produced the following visionary statement on Australia’s food production future: “In fact (sorry to sound insensitive), but we should not be consuming Australia unsustainably as we are now to feed 50 million people overseas in addition to the rapidly expanding Australian population. It’s a great short-term strategy to make more money and feel we done [sic] our bit to feed the starving millions overseas, but it makes us contributors to the exacerbating global problem of overpopulation rather than part of the solution. If we could just manage Australia sustainably, that would be the beginning of a rational approach to land-use and set a good example for the rest of the world.” http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/happiness-has-only-one-yummy-ingredient-baking/ “Cream the butter and sugar until pale,” it says in her cursive writing. “Soak the fruit in a cup of sherry.” This little notebook must be nearly a century old. It’s penned in pounds and ounces and smudged with the syrupy stains of hundreds of cakes. I don’t remember the lady who owned it, my great-grandmother, who died when I was two. But her name, Rachel, is threaded like a tacking stitch through our family, and her recipes for rock cakes and neenish tarts are still filling lunch boxes five generations later. Like my mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, I bake. A lot. Cakes, slices, more scones than seems appropriate for a woman two decades short of 60. I bake when I’m stressed and when I’m happy. Mostly, I do it when I want to make other people happy. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/happiness-has-only-one-yummy-ingredient-baking/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/happiness-has-only-one-yummy-ingredient-baking/#item7287 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 Wildlife harvesting advocate Professor Mike Archer AM has been geeing up the anti-vegetarian ork armies with an article putting the boot in for ‘hypocrisy’ over mice. The pesky little critters erupt into sizable plagues in grain growing areas every few years and Archer thereby accused vegetarians of having the “worst possible” diet in terms of suffering and sustainability. What not to do when it comes to a sustainable diet During the robust online debate following his article, Archer produced the following visionary statement on Australia’s food production future: “In fact (sorry to sound insensitive), but we should not be consuming Australia unsustainably as we are now to feed 50 million people overseas in addition to the rapidly expanding Australian population. It’s a great short-term strategy to make more money and feel we done [sic] our bit to feed the starving millions overseas, but it makes us contributors to the exacerbating global problem of overpopulation rather than part of the solution. If we could just manage Australia sustainably, that would be the beginning of a rational approach to land-use and set a good example for the rest of the world.” http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-best-chefs-cook-naked/ Society is seized by an obsession with cuisine. The Masterchef empire and the cult of the celebrity chef are facets of this fixation. All over the nation citizens rush to microwave their dinner in time to watch their favourite buff chef or pre-teen whip up something magic. This increased interest in food, and particularly food preparation, could produce concrete improvements in the way we cook and thereby enhance our everyday quality of life. Yet so much of what we are offered as culinary inspiration seems more liable to produce culinary intimidation, by virtue of its sheer complexity. And culinary intimidation is completely unnecessary since the secret of successful food preparation is to do as little as possible to it. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-best-chefs-cook-naked/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-best-chefs-cook-naked/#item7158 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 Wildlife harvesting advocate Professor Mike Archer AM has been geeing up the anti-vegetarian ork armies with an article putting the boot in for ‘hypocrisy’ over mice. The pesky little critters erupt into sizable plagues in grain growing areas every few years and Archer thereby accused vegetarians of having the “worst possible” diet in terms of suffering and sustainability. What not to do when it comes to a sustainable diet During the robust online debate following his article, Archer produced the following visionary statement on Australia’s food production future: “In fact (sorry to sound insensitive), but we should not be consuming Australia unsustainably as we are now to feed 50 million people overseas in addition to the rapidly expanding Australian population. It’s a great short-term strategy to make more money and feel we done [sic] our bit to feed the starving millions overseas, but it makes us contributors to the exacerbating global problem of overpopulation rather than part of the solution. If we could just manage Australia sustainably, that would be the beginning of a rational approach to land-use and set a good example for the rest of the world.” http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/The-great-organic-swindle/ If you’re anything like me, then you’re occasionally susceptible to wild fits of buying stuff that has eco-certification logos all over it. Fair Trade, carbon neutral, Flipper-friendly - essentially if it’s round, has an acronym, and is preferably some shade of green, then I’ll buy the item it’s endorsing. (Pictures of stupidly smiling animals on the packet don’t hurt, either.) “Organic” is one such trend I’ve recently been fixated on. It’s a term with an underlying philosophy - products made naturally without the use of modern synthetic inputs - that has been around for quite some time now. The concept has been around since the beginning of time. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/The-great-organic-swindle/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/The-great-organic-swindle/#item7112 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 Wildlife harvesting advocate Professor Mike Archer AM has been geeing up the anti-vegetarian ork armies with an article putting the boot in for ‘hypocrisy’ over mice. The pesky little critters erupt into sizable plagues in grain growing areas every few years and Archer thereby accused vegetarians of having the “worst possible” diet in terms of suffering and sustainability. What not to do when it comes to a sustainable diet During the robust online debate following his article, Archer produced the following visionary statement on Australia’s food production future: “In fact (sorry to sound insensitive), but we should not be consuming Australia unsustainably as we are now to feed 50 million people overseas in addition to the rapidly expanding Australian population. It’s a great short-term strategy to make more money and feel we done [sic] our bit to feed the starving millions overseas, but it makes us contributors to the exacerbating global problem of overpopulation rather than part of the solution. If we could just manage Australia sustainably, that would be the beginning of a rational approach to land-use and set a good example for the rest of the world.”