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Post by simple on Aug 21, 2021 0:14:24 GMT
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Post by Danno on Aug 21, 2021 7:31:17 GMT
That confused the absolute fuck out of me until I saw the date of the article. Handy reminder to get the nibbles in though, so thank you.
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Post by X201 on Aug 21, 2021 19:04:41 GMT
That confused the absolute fuck out of me until I saw the date of the article. Handy reminder to get the nibbles in though, so thank you. A banana and a bacon sandwich?
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Post by Danno on Aug 21, 2021 19:09:17 GMT
That confused the absolute fuck out of me until I saw the date of the article. Handy reminder to get the nibbles in though, so thank you. A banana and a bacon sandwich? And a tube of cheese footballs for the rabble. I'm not a total sociopath.
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Post by patrick on Aug 23, 2021 7:48:33 GMT
Ian Botham has been given the role of trade envoy to Australia because that's a totally normal thing to do.
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Aug 23, 2021 8:23:47 GMT
As bizarre as that seems it just reinforces my belief that senior politicians and trade figures don't have (or need) any particular skill set, training or specialist education. Simply a network of contacts and a profile.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Aug 23, 2021 8:26:23 GMT
Not even that. The only qualification in this government is 'wealthy and like brexit'
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Post by Dougs on Aug 23, 2021 9:03:38 GMT
Personal politics aside, I'm not sure they've thought this through. The general public in Oz absolutely hate Botham. Whilst the politicians may differ, I can see them resisting his efforts (ha!) if it plays well with their voters.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Aug 23, 2021 9:09:12 GMT
And his pomp was 30 years ago now. The general public mainly knows him as the right wing idiot who hates his wife and gets his knob out on the internet.
EDIT: More like 40. Fuck my actual life
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 23, 2021 9:11:06 GMT
Ian Botham has been given the role of trade envoy to Australia because that's a totally normal thing to do. What in the actual fuck?!
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Aug 23, 2021 9:19:24 GMT
Peter Shilton is sat at home, staring at the phone
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Post by Danno on Aug 23, 2021 9:22:33 GMT
Ian Brown and the Gallaghers to promote Bri-ish culture
Shame Harold Shipman isn't around, would have been a shoe-in for vaccine tsar
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Post by TheSaint on Aug 23, 2021 9:41:54 GMT
This isn't really surprising but it's also a bit of a nothing appointment. Far more important things to get annoyed about at the moment.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Aug 23, 2021 9:45:42 GMT
Mmmmmnnn.... I dont know about that. Appointing a cricketer as a trade envoy is ridiculous but kind of funny but, bigger picture, its another example of them putting completely unqualified people into positions just because they share the right ideology.
In and of itself, yes, Botham lol. But *every* person in our government is a Botham. Its Bothams all the way down.
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Post by sport✅ on Aug 23, 2021 9:52:09 GMT
Bring us the beef, Beefy!
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Post by The12thMonkey on Aug 23, 2021 9:52:52 GMT
Many Bothams died to bring us this humiliation.
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Post by TheSaint on Aug 23, 2021 9:59:13 GMT
The more time he spends in Australia the less time he's in the Lords where he can do more damage.
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Aug 23, 2021 9:59:20 GMT
And his pomp was 30 years ago now. The general public mainly knows him as the right wing idiot who hates his wife and gets his knob out on the internet. EDIT: More like 40. Fuck my actual life That will play pretty well in Aus! I can't really speak for Australia but to get the public onside in New Zealand is pretty easy. There's a weird insecurity that's existed for decades so whenever a famous Brit or a Yank heap the praise on (beautiful scenery, friendly people, the food blah blah blah) it's literally on the front page of the papers.
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Post by stuz359 on Aug 23, 2021 14:06:06 GMT
It seems the ani vaxxers are getting smarter, they found the right place this time...
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Post by TheSaint on Aug 23, 2021 14:17:59 GMT
What do they think a TV debate is going to achieve?
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Aug 23, 2021 14:26:54 GMT
Make them look even more idiotic?
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Post by TheSaint on Aug 23, 2021 14:28:29 GMT
Hard to imagine how that would be possible.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Aug 23, 2021 15:23:30 GMT
What do they think a TV debate is going to achieve? And who is going to debate? Dr Judith Cleverly, Professor of Epidemiology, Cambridge vs Tracy, Nail Technician, Cheam
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Post by Lionheart on Aug 23, 2021 15:31:37 GMT
Mmmmmnnn.... I dont know about that. Appointing a cricketer as a trade envoy is ridiculous but kind of funny How(zat) about a former cricketer as prime minister of the most unstable nuclear state in the world?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 15:36:36 GMT
Make them look even more idiotic? I'm sure that's something they could pull off 100% so tired of these anti-vax filth, trying to break into places. The government need to let the police fuck them up a bit with tasers or shotgun rounds, whatever past caring about these smooth brains
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Post by Danno on Aug 25, 2021 12:24:10 GMT
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 25, 2021 12:31:26 GMT
I can already imagine there are tweets calling her a centrist baby killer. Because that's what you are if you're centrist. Apparently.
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Aug 25, 2021 13:09:48 GMT
I know this doesn' make any sense but we need a radical centrist movement. A movement that highlights just how fucking stupid the various sides of the political discourse are. A movement that screams just as loud as the fucking idiots.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2021 16:13:34 GMT
I can already imagine there are tweets calling her a centrist baby killer. Because that's what you are if you're centrist. Apparently. don't forget with centrist bombs
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 25, 2021 16:48:16 GMT
Ahh yes, of course.
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