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• John McCain: Sarah Palin a direct counterpoint to feminism

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-20 • ( 10 )

  OK, so can we stop talking about how feminism and feminists should rally behind Sarah Palin now? John McCain, answering “Hasn’t Governor Palin become a drag on your ticket?”: “As a cold, political calculation, I could not be more pleased…. Read More ›

• Rudd’s rattling Turnbull

  By tigtog on 2008-10-20

  Kevin Rudd’s popularity has increased, with the latest Nielsen poll indicating that his handling of the global financial crisis (GFC) wins especially high approval, putting his personal approval rating at a personal best of 71%. Labor as a whole is… Read More ›

• SF Sunday: worst costumes evah!

  By tigtog on 2008-10-19 • ( 14 )

  Two to kick off: Sting’s metal budgie-smuggler from Dune, or Leia’s metalkini from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi? Does it surprise anybody that leiasmetalbikini.com exists? (I didn’t bother to visit, if anyone does please report) I note in passing… Read More ›

• Calling all ozbloggers who go to live comedy shows

  By tigtog on 2008-10-19 • ( 4 )

  Write me a review for my new Australian online comedy portal – news, reviews and directory all rolled into one! It’s called Gagging For It (rimshot), and I need more coverage of shows outside Sydney. About ten years ago I… Read More ›

• Weekend election speculation

  By tigtog on 2008-10-18 • ( 8 )

  Open thread – just to keep the other open thread from being overwhelmed. It’s normally OK to discuss some political news stories on the Otterday open thread, but the election stuff tends to drown out everything else if we’re not… Read More ›

• Otterday, and open thread

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-18 • ( 34 )

  This fellow looks just pooped out. [I grabbed this a while back and forgot to note where it was from – does anybody know?] Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there… Read More ›

• Mandatory Australian Internet Censorship: Conroy’s Bait and Switch

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-17 • ( 21 )

  [Edit 24 Oct 08: The current post on this issue can be found here: “Wild claims hysteria enthusiastic commentary on internet censorship: Ludlam in Senate Estimates”] Australia’s Labor government is now set on instituting mandatory across-the-board internet censorship for every… Read More ›

• Panicking at the last minute

  By tigtog on 2008-10-17 • ( 30 )

  What are the biggest Dos and Don’ts for a birthday slumber party for five 14 year old girls? Help!

• I don’t know what the rest of you drink for aperitifs…

  By tigtog on 2008-10-16 • ( 15 )

  but judging by how long it took for my dearly beloved to obtain a decent Amontillado sherry last night, we have the only bottle in the Inner West of Sydney. Yah boo sucks to the rest of you. So what’s… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-16 • ( 4 )

  I couldn’t split the runner-up tie today, so here are two: See no evil, Speak no evil, Understand no evil You don’t understand! He’s EVIL when you’re not watching!

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