The Australian Zeitgeist Tracking Thread

carbon tax? more like carbon tax cuts!!

Tax cuts equals socialism!! Read some Ayn Rand, you commie!!

herald sun front page (i am not kidding btw):

Australia's Muslim leaders demand ...

GIVE
US
OWN
LAWS

complete with hijab-clad mugshot photo

(no mention of phone hacking scandal)

muslim "leaders". Thats like saying "australia's church leaders" when talking about L Ron Hubbard or something.

LOL which reminds me of a classic one I saw in t'Age yesterday. Thus spake the spokeslady for the $cientologists in melb:

Ms Stewart said the church ''shares none of the characteristics of a cult''.

''We do not have a messianic leader, we do not predict the end of the world, our members are urged to think for themselves and are not subject to 'coercive persuasion or mind control'. And we most certainly do not promote suicide or murder as solutions to human unhappiness. Quite the opposite,'' she said.

Laugh? I nearly went to Ethiopia.

phone hacking scandal several murdoch mastheads implicated 10% wiped off local share value BERT'S BACK

good old bart newton

routine phone tapping theft of medical records widespread criminal activity in multiple countries biggest press collapse of the century BOB BROWN'S DOING STUFF

Mr Rabbit’s standing outdoors somewhere, bleating that Gillard hasn’t released her figures and can’t be trusted

every week

forever

moany abbott amirite

urite

"What do you think, Mr Abbott?"
"NO"
"Do you support..."
"NO"
"What about the..."
"NO"
How many fingers am I..."
"NO"

"What's your policy?"
"LOOK A BEAR"

can that redhead off the national broadcaster's saucy lawyers series 'cr0wni3s' become part of the national zeitgeist, i wonder. rowrrrr

lol haitch the rangachaser

believe dat

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-19/news-corp-share-slump-murdoch/2799888

Shares in the company fell another 4 per cent on the Australian share market yesterday, closing at a two-year low of $14.16.

They are now down nearly 20 per cent since the saga began, with some analysts estimating News Corp's (international?) value has dropped by around $9 billion.

(I added the question bit)

Wait, this is not zeitgeist because Murdoch has suppressed it across his mastheads, WRONG THREAD SORRY

wouldn't have thought that's a problem since everybody else is carrying it

Amazing how many people know nothing about it though (wholly from reading nothing but murdoch press)

n.e. way, back 2 thee 'geist: show designed to court controversy courts controversy

http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/john-elliott-offends-on-can-of-worms-20110719-1hm99.html

“That’s how we were grown up and talked about them. But I know it’s changed and I’m sorry for that."

bam

lolll

does that story include a quote from an erstwhile mong or is my .xls faulty.

so it does

bidness is good it seems

Yeah he's made quite a name for himself on the commentariat, the ragamuffin.

QGP made me watch a youtube of his lifting his shirt to do the "truffle shuffle" on webcam, on my phone, for some reason

John Elliot [sic]

No wonder Q&A refuses to air his questions.

people don't buy stuff in stores anymore! o noe

what is a store

i liked this

article otm but i especially loved this bit

happycow said 23 hours ago:

No call back from Kleen Design/Urban somethingsomething. I can only imagine the managers weren't keen on the idea of forgoing the Brunswick St tax.

Have since found 3 local sources for DK Jenga that compare favorably to ordering from the states with postage ($40-$55). Fuck you Kleen Design/Urban RipOff.

I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU NOT SURVIVE IN THIS FRAGILE RETAIL CLIMATE.

toadphoney said 23 hours ago:

WHY YOU SHOUT WITH ACCENT

Basically I could go on and on and on and on (again) abt price discrepancies but I think the consequence is playing out fatally as we speak so

I mean even my internet-fearing father is considering buying car parts from the UK

LOL was that reall a staff member of UA that replied? CLassique!

I think ive been into the St K store - I bought a pink stuffed pig pillow for my neice when she was little, thinking it was exclusive and groovy, it was likely neither and now I realise I was prob ripped off too.

http://images.theage.com.au/2011/05/13/2360308/lead_James_Packer-420x0.jpg

amazing genetics become sentient and take over man

http://i.imgur.com/6QjPU.gif

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Eric_Pickles,_October_2009_1_cropped.jpg/225px-Eric_Pickles,_October_2009_1_cropped.jpg

Good lord Packer jr is a frightening looking human. I mean he actually looks like a political cartoonist's caricature, for real.

DOGS RIDING SHARKS

http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/dog-bites-shark-russ-makes-a-fuss-about-amazing-video-20110721-1hptl.html

"One Armed Point" is an odd name for a place. I mean of course you point with one arm.

haw.jpg

happycow said 15 hours ago:

Well, they lowered the price to $44.95, albeit in a back-handed manner by putting my full name in capitals in the item listing on their website. If anything it's a result.

I think they took his name out, can't see it

Haha wow this store sound like a bunch of dicks. how unprofessional.