Sunday, March 19, 2006

Horseracing

Democracy is a bit like betting on the Gee Gees (horses)

Study "the form".
(far too many people take a 'punt' on the loser.)

12 comments:

Anne Johnson said...

Hey, Davo, can I link "Wombat's Waffles" to "The Gods Are Bored?" Think about it, because a man is always judged by the company he keeps.

In 'Merica, we Yanks say "Let's punt" when we don't know what to do. It's a term from Yankee football, which is just rugby for sissies.

Three Score and Ten or more said...

I really just dropped in to see if everything is okay. (Been reading about the cyclone, and had no idea if you lived north or south.)

Hayden said...

that's why I stopped in too - hope you and yours are safe.

Davoh said...

Thankyou for your concern :-)
I live in Adelaide, which is about 1500 miles south of Innisfail (North Queensland) .. so weather here is perfect. Balmy, calm, sunny days of autumn (fall).
While it was a category 5 cyclone, (stronger than cyclone Tracey which devastated Darwin some time ago) "Larry" caused condiderable damage to the town and surrounding crops (bananas and sugar cane), there has been no reported injury or loss of life.

(am tempted to be slightly snarky, and say that while *our* local, State, and Federal leaders communicate and co-ordinate well, have been fully prepared, and had all the rescue and recovery infrastructure standing by well in advance .. we have a slightly smaller population to deal with, so any attempt to compare it with Katrina is irrelevant.)

rauf said...

We have horse trading in our parliament Devo, the members of parliament are bought and sold.

Mother Sharon Damnable said...

I think Democracy is a hoax, some body will get in but nothing will change, we're all sailing to hell in a tea kettle!

If Democracy worked, why hasn't it by now?

Good on ya for voting though Davo, what alternative is there?

Davoh said...

Ah, I voted for Nick Xenophon (a feisty independent) in the upper House, who previously nobody gave a rat's arse for .. and suddenly he has an extraordinary number of votes and TWO members of his preference in the upper house.

More votes than the "parties" .. curious result.

Davoh said...

Correction.. ONE other. An anti-drugs lady who put herself up for election with no real "political" idea, nor skill .. but was carried in by the fervour of Nick Xenophon. Her performance will be judged by how she performs in the real world .. or the "house".

MM, thinks, since i have no "political" skill, but have extensive stage, screen and tv experience....thinks, heh heh heh..

Davoh said...

Mama D .. how do you run the house that you live in? Surely all elements and aspects live within the harmony that you have created.

I live in a house that I do not own. Have baggage. A friend, Cat, canary, bits and pieces of electronics.

How many people walk naked in this world?

Davoh said...

Rauf ..yer a bloody cynic.. but welcome in my house anytime heh.

(mebbe I should set up a "cynics Party" .. ah shaddup, go ter sleep Davo)

Davoh said...

(Horseracing. Always study the form of the trainer, not the jockey.)

Davoh said...

SHIT!! google IS NOt ALLOWING ME TO COMMENT ON MY OWN BLOG!!!. OR , perhaps making it so difficult fer the "also rans'and 'passers by'.


Sheiess, have tried three times to reply to comments on my own Blog .. some get through, some fail.. have no idea right now .. but Blogger own and control this network of "communication".