tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post1739669342966408892..comments2023-11-01T02:06:39.543+11:00Comments on Ella's child - family stories and other: Middle Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962830669606760640noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post-4561704717095647562011-06-05T13:37:29.580+10:302011-06-05T13:37:29.580+10:30Boring is so on target. I can't even listen to...Boring is so on target. I can't even listen to Abbott, it's instant hate and I'm afraid Julia would be mincemeat at Keating's jibes.<br /><br />As for the ho-ha over the Queen, I had my first ever letter published in an overseas Magazine about that incident. I reminded the Poms that Paul was simply being a gentleman and not a groper.JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post-29119074912692280182011-06-05T10:02:11.444+10:302011-06-05T10:02:11.444+10:30Shrinky - they are not the same now - Paul Keating...Shrinky - they are not the same now - Paul Keating even dared to lay a hand on the Queen's back which sparked outrage over in Pommie land! This was in the early 1990's - they are all accountants, lawyers and career pollies these days and as boring asMiddle Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962830669606760640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post-81988884979364258142011-06-05T10:00:53.169+10:302011-06-05T10:00:53.169+10:30Foxymoron - you had to love Paul the PM's humo...Foxymoron - you had to love Paul the PM's humour - it resonated with Australians - some of their policies were up the shit as are the policies of many but he made us smirkMiddle Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962830669606760640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post-64069619020182944712011-06-04T16:29:31.964+10:302011-06-04T16:29:31.964+10:30Haaaaaaaa, oh I wish our lot were even just half a...Haaaaaaaa, oh I wish our lot were even just half as lively as your politicians, at least then we'd get SOME value back for our money, if just in entertainment! Thanks for the laugh.Shrinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401403773851253351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post-19143694837217994822011-06-04T16:27:08.685+10:302011-06-04T16:27:08.685+10:30I LOVED Paul Keating. I remember where I was when...I LOVED Paul Keating. I remember where I was when I heard he'd become PM. I even had a photo of him in a frame on my wall unit much to the disgust of my anti labor friends and family.<br />Had a good chuckle at his insults.<br />You're right, parliament is not the same these days.FoxyMoronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540367675466917677noreply@blogger.com