Very brief election update
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blamebramptonCrabbe on the final stretch of the hustings, ordering a drink: 'I'd like a shandy* of light**, with about 60 per cent lemonade.'
I know that Abbott treats his body as a temple, but that's ridiculous. Just order a bloody lemonade!
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quatrefoil notes, Hermione, in similar conditions, ordered a schooner of dark beer***. Bless.
* A shandy is a beverage part-beer, part-lemonade or other fizz. Wikipedia assures me that in Germany it's known as a Radler, and in France as a panache. In Australia, it's known as a genteel drink for genteel ladies of a certain age ETA: and,complications_g assures me, medium-sized children..
** Light beer is an abomination and utterly unAustralian. I'm not even a real Australian and I'm offended by it!
*** It was only a matter of time until she turned to drink.
I know that Abbott treats his body as a temple, but that's ridiculous. Just order a bloody lemonade!
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quatrefoil notes, Hermione, in similar conditions, ordered a schooner of dark beer***. Bless.* A shandy is a beverage part-beer, part-lemonade or other fizz. Wikipedia assures me that in Germany it's known as a Radler, and in France as a panache. In Australia, it's known as a genteel drink for genteel ladies of a certain age ETA: and,
complications_g assures me, medium-sized children..** Light beer is an abomination and utterly unAustralian. I'm not even a real Australian and I'm offended by it!
*** It was only a matter of time until she turned to drink.
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Date: 2010-08-20 10:53 pm (UTC)*headdesk*
And one guinness isn't turning to drink - one guinness is just a food supplement. Now, 15 guinnesses and a few whisky chasers - that's turning to drink.
While I probably won't, I honestly (naively) would love to vote 1) Australian Sex Party, 2) Secular Party, 3) Ranga's team (and of course, Green in the Senate all the way). *headdesk*
Of course, 1 and 2 are based on reading their policy papers*, and frankly, anyone with even a sprinkling of knowledge on Aus politics knows that you can't believe anything written on policy papers - that's just the marketing spin. What you get after the big day? That's the product, and it's never what was written on the packaging. I didn't even bother to read 3's policy papers - but fortunately they were printed on nice soft stock. ;)
*and I didn't agree with 'everything' any party has out there. *sigh*
ps. Is it wrong of me to want to start the Australian Rational Party? Of course, this would be rational according to Mere - which probably wouldn't suit everyone. Hell, just the fact that Abbott's polling well is clear indication of that. *goes back to headdesking*