tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post3407065854152906364..comments2023-11-03T00:06:36.875+11:00Comments on Bunyipitude: Put To Bed? Not QuiteBunyiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14668398379654771814noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-55354655211414288022011-06-09T16:38:23.527+10:002011-06-09T16:38:23.527+10:00Yes, but Tim, Unlike Craig, is probably not so stu...Yes, but Tim, Unlike Craig, is probably not so stupid as to drink her <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2006/s1586140.htm" rel="nofollow">contact lenses</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-19840549906339671452011-06-09T12:42:21.398+10:002011-06-09T12:42:21.398+10:00Yes my dear Bunyip, you got the name wrong in refe...Yes my dear Bunyip, you got the name wrong in reference to the PM's laundry detail. Tim indeed irons the PM's underpants these days, though Craig Emerson in the past has wielded the iron with equal dexterity I'm sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-56997402350279624832011-06-08T21:33:34.929+10:002011-06-08T21:33:34.929+10:00Our mighty news organs are forever using "ref...Our mighty news organs are forever using "refute" when they should use "reject". The two words are not interchangeable but they're happy to get it wrong in print. The same organs will extensively cover any politician... er, conservative politician who utters a "refudiate" or "misunderestimate" while speaking off the cuff.arnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-46505246258390251082011-06-08T20:13:07.073+10:002011-06-08T20:13:07.073+10:00The Fairfax explanation is ambiguous. He's &qu...The Fairfax explanation is ambiguous. He's "dropped" the defamation suit, but it's unclear whether he's "dropped" it because he couldn't win, or because Fairfax paid him to go away. If all parties concerned maintain their silence, we will never know. Mind you, the amount of sleep I'm losing over this issue could be counted in units no greater than a millisecond, and even then, it might need to be broken down into microseconds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-9821242278923530912011-06-08T16:34:33.131+10:002011-06-08T16:34:33.131+10:00Maybe there was a settlement, but if Fairfax had p...Maybe there was a settlement, but if Fairfax had paid Thompson it would not have re-run the story, otherwise Thompson would, no doubt, sue again and seek a further settlement. Unless, of course, the settlement did not involve any payment to Thompson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-11992757379365534412011-06-08T13:22:32.133+10:002011-06-08T13:22:32.133+10:00“MP’s girlfriend refutes allegations,” is one head...“MP’s girlfriend refutes allegations,” is one headline. <i>Repudiates</i> or <i>rebuts</i> or <i>rejects</i>, rather.<br />If the girlfriend had indeed refuted the claims then one would expect a full apology shortly thereafter.Deadmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05012725254441170657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-22250004296637182002011-06-08T13:12:37.064+10:002011-06-08T13:12:37.064+10:00Craig's listing?Craig's listing?Tonyhttp://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-1858473123274794712011-06-08T13:03:27.411+10:002011-06-08T13:03:27.411+10:00It's Tim Mathieson, not Craig, who has the dis...It's Tim Mathieson, not Craig, who has the displeasure of pleasuring the Prime Minister.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com