Pork Barrel Plus

I agree with Ron Elliot (Letters 10/3), the constant pork barrel bidding war is annoying and confusing.

I like to keep my bribes simple: whatever is offered by another candidate, I offer the same -- plus ten percent.

Just as well I'm not running against the Sex Party. My plus-ten-percent offer might not stand up to scrutiny.

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Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper

...        Agamedes Consulting / Problems ? Solved

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All we can do is what we can do... Leonard Barrens in The Forever Watch

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Dying for you to read my blog, at https: // notdotdeaddotyet .blogspot. com. au/ :-)

To noone. Ever

It's just a little thing. It's what we say. Without thinking.

"No one wants what happened to Diana, Ms Tame or Ms Higgins to happen to them or the women they love." (Jenna Clarke, 3 March)

It should not happen to any woman. Nor to any man. Whether we love them or hate them or have never even heard of them.

It should not happen to anyone. Ever.

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Nick Lethbridge    /    Consulting Dexitroboper
Agamedes Consulting    /   Problems? Solved.
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We are here and it is now. After that, everything tends towards guesswork... Didactylos in Small Gods
   

Election choices

In this apparently one-sided election voters should not be afraid to vote for a minor party. These small parties offer more than their obvious single issue.

The Legalise Cannabis WA Party, for example, has only one policy, to legalise cannabis in WA. Yet their candidates offer much more.

In Warren-Blackwood the LCWA candidate supports the one policy. He also offers a broad set of skills, knowledge and experience. To be practical he also offers support for anything offered by other major candidates -- plus ten percent.

Voters can support the single issue of a minor party and still get an active member of parliament with a deep pork barrel.

Warren-Blackwood candidate for LCWA

Nick Lethbridge    /    Consulting Dexitroboper
Agamedes Consulting    /   Problems? Solved.
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We are here and it is now. After that, everything tends towards guesswork... Didactylos in Small Gods
   

Mysterious ways

Recent letters to the paper have discussed the effect of prayer. I would be happy to be proven wrong but, I don't believe that there is a god. So I don't pray.

There are some people who tell me that they pray for me. I don't expect that prayer will cure my cancer. Yet I am grateful for the warmth of feeling of the people who pray.

Prayer is a sign that you care. Believe it or not, you can pray. Remember to also keep an eye out for Sheila Pryce's boat and helicopter.

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This post is in response to letters in the paper -- and sent as a letter to the editor. It may not make sense on its own :-)

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We are here and it is now. After that, everything tends towards guesswork... Didactylos in Small Gods
   

can't see the wood

Basil Zempilas writes that, covid events in SA remind us that we're not out of the woods yet. (20/11)

The world has more and more covid cases every day. Two possible vaccines are still six to twelve months from general availability.

What world does Basil live in, where he needs reminding?

Nick Lethbridge    /    Consulting Dexitroboper
Agamedes Consulting    /   Problems? Solved.
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"When someone does something wrong, don't forget all of the things they did right." ... anonymous

   

honest headline

"MPs of one mind on anthem change". That's a headline in today's daily paper.

Never a truer word spoken, I thought.

It's no surprise at all, that multiple MPS can, between them, raise only one mind.

Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper

...        Agamedes Consulting / Problems ? Solved

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"Well, I'm sorry the apocalypse isn't convenient for you." ... Eugene Covender in Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel

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Waltzing Matilda

Waltzing Matilda as the Australian national anthem? An excellent suggestion by Brian Greig (Letters, 12/11).

It's a simple tune with memorable words. Any child can learn the words and enjoy the story. Better yet, it's a typical Aussie joke, to have a popular song as our anthem. No need to be embarrassingly up ourselves, we are Australians.

Best of all, the song and tune are known around the world. And know to be Australian. At least it was. Before we replaced national self satisfaction with cultural cringe.

Adopt Waltzing Matilda. We can then enjoy singing our national anthem. As Australians.

Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper

...        Agamedes Consulting / Problems ? Solved

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"Well, I'm sorry the apocalypse isn't convenient for you." ... Eugene Covender in Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel

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Dying for you to read my blog, at https: // notdotdeaddotyet .blogspot. com. au/ :-)