Tim Blair

Paul Bickford ? Call security ! How about some images ?

What do you mean by "today"? The link clearly says Saturday. Today is Friday.

And stop walking on the ceiling!

..an afternoon chat about something or other.

i.e. Speakers will discuss the past but focus on the future - what should be different in 10 years time and why?

Tim, kick off with the demise of V8 donks and leaded fuel, before reassuring them with your proposed smoke-easys. Then quietly slip away in the ensuing uproar to Bickford's piss-up.

I have never seen Brisbane referred to a "Bris" before. Up until now, the only meaning I knew for the word "Bris" was "Jewish ceremonial circumcision". I was somewhat confused by the title of your post at first...

Ash - my thoughts exactly. That title was even more confusing than Tim's nature posts on crickets.

Nah, I liked the last thread better...

and evidently the only one who has mastered ironing.

Is this a new sport?

Probably some Australian term for golf, Roger.

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Shoot, Ash, that was going to be my joke.

Hey, Tim, did they tell you the joke about why mohels are always rich?

Was chemical margo there?

Is this a new sport?

Yes.

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Angie,

Is that like the one about the kosher steriods? Guaranteed to make a mountain out of a mohel?

Cybrludite -- Nah. The mohels are so rich, you see, because they get to keep all the tips.

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All is okay because I have encountered the man in person at a discussion about Howard and culture (I think that is what it was about, but at these forums you can't always tell). It was an entertaining and interesting afternoon and Mr Blair appears to be well-mannered and a gentleman (He was headed off to the pub after I think so that may have changed as the afternoon wore on). Nice to meet you, Tim.

You may have mastered ironing, Tim, but what about irony?

I just removed two comments promoting some political message board from someone calling themselves "the real tim blair" and then "tim blair the second."

First: if you want to use Tim's blog to promote some website, either you or the website's owners are welcome to buy a Blogad, which will be shown in the sidebar menu. And second: kindly make some reference to the subject matter of the post you are commenting to or your comment will be deleted. No, simply saying "shameless plug" and then demonstrating that you are too stupid to be able to post a link correctly/use the Preview button does not count as contributing to the discussion.

And third, your "cute" use of tim's name in such a way is a troll tactic. I ban trolls. Kindly use either your real name or a nickname that indicates you are someone who isn't a troll, or I will ban your IP.

"...angry youths delivering injustice-fuelled rants that I (with others) was called upon to judge."

That actually sounds like a blast. It could be like American Idol ("American Leftist") or country of your choice. The youths could have at it, the audience would judge the best rant, and we would all go out for drinks with us older and wiser people. Could be therapeutic (for them).

Fellow bloggers *and* ironers were lurking in the audience on Friday night! Pictures have been posted.

In relation to Brisbane being referred to as "Bris" - from time to time columnists in our local newspaper refer to it as "Brisvegas".

I don't know why it started but I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Seems to me it used to be called "Brizzie"

John, I refer to Andrew Stafford's book Pig City: from the Saints to Savage Garden for something of an explanation of the term Brisvegas.

"...born of a hick city that somehow managed to host a Commonwealth Games and a World Expo, that before a recession had featured its own brand of white-shoe entrepreneurs, that was only just emerging from the shadows of a corrupt government. Out of such contradictions, somewhere in the early 90s, the term Brisvegas came into popular usage. The term gave many of the city's occupants a chance to feel they truly owned their town for the first time".

Personally, I also thought the term was simply taking the piss on what a boring big country town Brisbane was in contrast to other cities like Sydney or Melbourne. Of course, as they tell you in Queensland Politics 101, the state used to be Australia's most regionalised and traditionally had a strong economic focus on rural industry.

That I have bothered to waffle on with all this indicates that Brisbane is still boring, and that Brisbanites are even duller. Indeed, it has been raining today so I have stayed in for a nap, a bit of a look on the computer (got to get off, I am becoming a geek), a bit of light reading and an early night.

Brisvegas away!

I was in Brisbane 5 times last year and I found it be be a delightful and attractive city.

In additition, I note that there has not been one word of appreciation from Tim for those of us whokept the whole show going during his prolonged absence.

143 posts about nothing must be some kind of a record

>"143 posts about nothing must be some kind of a record"

Nah, 33 RPM is a record.

It looks as though the Howard cultural legacy will include significantly enhanced engagement with South East Asia, constructive involvement with Pacific neighbours, consolidation of the US and British alliances, a historic turning point in Aboriginal affairs, real progress towards freedom of choice in industrial relations with the possibility of responsible and adult relationships between management and staff, return of sportsmanship in the Aussie cricket team, growing affection for the Collingwood football club, etc.

Will Paul Keating or Phillip Adams be the first to extend congratulations?