"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Surprising most locals but not our 'Chinese community' who had foreknowledge and were on the docks to meet and greet them, almost I dunno as if they are agents of a foreign power or something.
Hey, Germans don't seem to get this whole democracy thing, when the mayor of Kassel demanded locals accept 700 'migrants' or leave town, some wag decided to give him the flick instantly, election or not. Creative.
When the dopey Queensland state Labor government booked Gore for his expensive global warming tour, we Queenslanders were enjoying our usual benignly warm autumn and Labor federal leader Shorten expected to be our next Prime Minister. Shorten was campaigning with a promise of 50% electric cars by 2030 and the rapid phasing out of coal-fired power generators. Old Blairites welcomed Al's tour because we knew about the unfailing Gore Effect -- record freezing and snow wherever he travelled to spread his AGW BS cult. We also knew that Queensland voters would make sure that Shorten's Labor Party would not be elected to govern federally. The Sky News Outsiders hosts celebrated with us: https://tinyurl.com/yytly7jr
Actually we got the snow down here, don't know about hotter Qld. I live at 700m just below the snow line. We got the icy damp air this time while further up got winter wonderland, I got a fire going.
Thanks Skeeter. My grandmother was from Roma and her father had a station near Mt Isa - abandoned when he died I think, while her mother's father had a property near Taroom, all failed squatters I guess, tough country. I must get up there and check some of this out sometime. More Gore snow please!
Who hates Al Gore?
ReplyDeleteGaia hates Al Gore.
Yeah meanwhile:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jun/03/three-chinese-warships-arrive-in-sydney-harbour-for-four-day-stopover
Surprising most locals but not our 'Chinese community' who had foreknowledge and were on the docks to meet and greet them, almost I dunno as if they are agents of a foreign power or something.
Hey, Germans don't seem to get this whole democracy thing, when the mayor of Kassel demanded locals accept 700 'migrants' or leave town, some wag decided to give him the flick instantly, election or not. Creative.
320Gs? Is that all? Sounds like a payoff to make him not come back.
ReplyDeleteMaybe back in the day, but not now. Plus, they had to factor in the snow that accompanies him.
DeleteWhen the dopey Queensland state Labor government booked Gore for his expensive global warming tour, we Queenslanders were enjoying our usual benignly warm autumn and Labor federal leader Shorten expected to be our next Prime Minister. Shorten was campaigning with a promise of 50% electric cars by 2030 and the rapid phasing out of coal-fired power generators.
ReplyDeleteOld Blairites welcomed Al's tour because we knew about the unfailing Gore Effect -- record freezing and snow wherever he travelled to spread his AGW BS cult.
We also knew that Queensland voters would make sure that Shorten's Labor Party would not be elected to govern federally.
The Sky News Outsiders hosts celebrated with us:
https://tinyurl.com/yytly7jr
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ReplyDeleteSome rich kid wanted a party with snow, so Daddy booked Al.
ReplyDeleteI've often wondered which will die first...the global warming hoax, or Algore.
ReplyDeleteCould be a close race.
One could believe they would die together, but for his devotees who are pledged to keeping his legacy alive. Sad.
DeleteAl Gore is a climate system unto himself. Wherever he goes, freezing temperatures and snow follow.
ReplyDeleteActually we got the snow down here, don't know about hotter Qld. I live at 700m just below the snow line. We got the icy damp air this time while further up got winter wonderland, I got a fire going.
ReplyDeleteBruce, for pics of Gore snow in Stanthorpe Queensland 2 days ago, see
ReplyDeletehttps://tinyurl.com/yyqj99er
Thanks Skeeter. My grandmother was from Roma and her father had a station near Mt Isa - abandoned when he died I think, while her mother's father had a property near Taroom, all failed squatters I guess, tough country. I must get up there and check some of this out sometime. More Gore snow please!
ReplyDeleteLucretius prophesied the coming of the Al. Gore-effect over two thousand years ago:
ReplyDeletetandem Bruma nives adfert pigrumque rigorem;
reddit Hiemps; sequitur crepitans hanc dentibus Algor.
[At last the Hibernal Solstice brings snows and benumbing cold;
Winter returns; Chill follows her with chattering teeth. (De Rerum Natura, V. 746-47)]
Thus snows come and all the ground is frore;
e’en Queensland shivers because of Al Gore.
Nice literary context!
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