Cancer doctors are on a collision course with a Catholic health organisation over new religion-based rules which prohibit them recommending contraception to patients taking a drug derived from thalidomide, which can cause severe birth defects.
Month: June 2011
Noms Thread: Winter Warmers
I’ve been cooking a lot of soups and stews lately, plus even more roasts than usual. What’s everybody else found specially nommish while it’s cold?
If you’ve already blogged some recipes, please do link!
What happens when the unscrupulous tell lies about scientists?
Scientists get death threats, that what happens.
Otterday! And Open Thread.
This dear little otter was snapped four days ago by VIDYO in Sparrowpit, England. And today’s otterday comes with a BONUS meerkat stack!
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires.
Why is it always
… contrarians who can’t be arsed to set up their own free blog who whinge about being “silenced” when they’re not allowed to dominate comment threads on other people’s blogs?
Robbie Williams, Professor of Manology at Science University
In which Robbie Williams reminds us that it’s not feminists who think that all men are garbage:
Thursday Cheezburger – Sneeze and snuffle
Today’s theme is sneeze and snuffle. Because it’s all about me.
Today in kiltblogging
How on earth has Kilt Roulette been on the internet for nearly 18 months and I haven’t seen it until today? I am most severely displeased, minions!
So what else happened in Parliament yesterday?
The media’s way too excited about the ‘meow’ incident to tell us, so Grog’s Gamut gave a summary of the day’s proceedings. Barnaby Joyce put in his regular carrying on like a pork chop time in the Senate Estimates Committee. And did you notice that despite the drop in GDP, the Terms of Trade figures are looking really good?
Today in sexism
Finance Minister Senator Penny Wong gets called ‘catty’ in Parliament by Coalition member, Senator David Bushby and addresses it head on. See the video here.
Hoyden About Town 