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Conference back40::soapbox

Title:Soapbox. Just Soapbox.
Notice:No more new notes
Moderator:WAHOO::LEVESQUEONS
Created:Thu Nov 17 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:862
Total number of notes:339684

670.0. "Australia's new government" by GAAS::BRAUCHER (Welcome to Paradise) Mon Mar 04 1996 13:31

    
      After thirteen years of liberal governments, the conservative
     coalition has captured the elections in Australia.
    
      Australian politics is turned upside down.
    
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670.1NOTIME::SACKSGerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085Mon Mar 04 1996 13:333
>      Australian politics is turned upside down.

So they're in sync with us northern hemisphere types?
670.2GENRAL::RALSTONFugitive from the law of averagesMon Mar 04 1996 21:581
So, did it immediately become winter??  :)
670.3BSS::SMITH_Sthe rude dudeMon Mar 04 1996 22:071
    Why can't we all live in happy anarchy?
670.4BSS::PROCTOR_RA wallet full of onesMon Mar 04 1996 22:093
    >   Why can't we all live in happy anarchy?
    
    Go look at the battle raging in 21.* for some possible reasons....
670.5BUSY::SLABOUNTYDon't like my p_n? 1-800-328-7448Mon Mar 04 1996 22:103
    
    	Sounds like a SOAPBOX party after a few rounds at the bar.
    
670.6hic!BSS::PROCTOR_RA wallet full of onesMon Mar 04 1996 22:183
    > Sounds like a SOAPBOX party after a few rounds at the bar.
    
    
670.7GIDDAY::BURTDPD (tm)Tue Mar 05 1996 00:095
I've not yet heard how the "Natural Law Party" polled.  They're a group who 
promote "yogic flying".

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670.8POLAR::RICHARDSONWalloping Web Snappers!Tue Mar 05 1996 01:425
    Boy, Australia sounds a lot like Canada. We have the natural law party
    complete with yogic flyers.

    I would imagine the Australian conservatives are like Canadian ones,
    left of American Democrats.
670.9GIDDAY::BURTDPD (tm)Tue Mar 05 1996 02:303
The _best_ sounding party I heard of was a few years ago for an election in 
Canberra.  The voters were presented with a group called (something like) 
"the sun ripened warm tomato party".
670.10EVMS::MORONEYIn the beginning there was nothing, which exploded...Tue Mar 05 1996 13:541
We have the Natural Law Party in the US as well.
670.11POLAR::RICHARDSONWalloping Web Snappers!Tue Mar 05 1996 13:551
    But are they as liberal as ours?
670.12EVMS::MORONEYIn the beginning there was nothing, which exploded...Tue Mar 05 1996 14:142
I don't think they rate on the conservative-liberal scale.  They seem to be
just plain whacko.
670.13POLAR::RICHARDSONWalloping Web Snappers!Tue Mar 05 1996 14:213
    Seem? SEEM?
    
    8^)
670.1433797::HALLRGod loves even you!Tue Mar 05 1996 14:541
    wouldn't that be WACO?
670.15and I include "both sides" in the definitionEVMS::MORONEYIn the beginning there was nothing, which exploded...Tue Mar 05 1996 15:535
re .14:

Waco was different whackos.


670.16CBHVAX::CBHOwl-Stretching Time!Tue Mar 05 1996 17:154
There're some of those Natural Law types over here, too.  They're a bunch of 
nutters.

Chris.
670.17ye olde naturally verry silly party of owl stretchersCSSREG::BROWNCommon Sense Isn'tWed Mar 06 1996 11:312
    but does Oz have would-be politicos with names like Jello Biafra, 
    Nun of the Above and Prophet Atlantis...
670.18CHEFS::COOKSHalf Man,Half BiscuitWed Mar 06 1996 14:485
    Is Jello Biafra a politician then??
    
    I quite liked his pop group the "Dead Kennedys",and still wear the
    t-shirt "In God We Trust,Inc". Admitedly only round the house,though.
    
670.19TROOA::BUTKOVICHrunning on emptyTue Mar 12 1996 20:442
    Paul Keating will be missed - he was a sex god (according to reliable
    sources)
670.20BSS::PROCTOR_RWallet full of eelskinsTue Mar 12 1996 20:466
    > Paul Keating will be missed - he was a sex god (according to reliable
    > sources).
    
    	taught him everything he knew about being a sex god.
    
    {quiet, modest cough}
670.21BSS::SMITH_Sthe rude dudeTue Mar 12 1996 20:553
    Personally, I'm registered as a Libertarian. It just seems so perfect
    and idealistic. Are their parties similar abroad?
    
670.22*8)BSS::PROCTOR_RWallet full of eelskinsWed Mar 13 1996 00:1420
       >          <<< Note 670.21 by BSS::SMITH_S "the rude dude" >>>
    
       > Personally, I'm registered as a Libertarian. It just seems so
       > perfect and idealistic. Are their parties similar abroad?
       
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    and just WHAT does that have to do with being a sex god?
    
    lissen, we're off the subject of politics, and onto the good stuff.
    
    STAY ON THE RATHOLED SUBJECT!!
    
    sheesh.
    
    you people are SO easily sidetracked...
    
    Now: back to the sex god training:
    
    5pm @ Slick's Bar.. bring dollar bills and low expectations.
670.23GIDDAY::BURTDPD (tm)Wed Mar 13 1996 01:228
Paul Keating? Sex god?  Only if you're seriously into necrophilia.  Euuughhhh!
Blecch.  Erk. The guy looks like an undertaker (or one of the clients) who is 
in need of a really good wash.  One of the oily types. The cartoonists loved 
him though - and he was a good clothes horse (nice suits etc).

Euuw.  I still feel all icky at the thought.

\C
670.24SCASS1::EDITEX::MOOREGetOuttaMyChairWed Mar 13 1996 04:145
    
    Considering the topic headers, I think strings 670 and 671 are so
    related as to be combined.
    
    ;^)