The Down Under Lounge

[Australis]

Like many of us, I have passed the time in waiting rooms in various places glancing through women's magazines, their popularity based mostly on celebrity gossip. Who's pregnant, who isn't, who's sleeping around, who's divorcing, a hundred other foibles of the human condition. And, if any thought was given to it, most of the stories were either wildly exaggerated or patently untrue. Obvious example: "Jennifer Aniston is pregnant (again)!" I saw that story about once every 18 months. Eventually I used my common sense and stopped even looking at the covers of the bloody things, I could feel my IQ dropping if I caught another headline of Kate and Leo being in love, or (the other) Kate's pregnancy, or Jen's secret dates. I know I'm not the target audience, but damn, they're demeaning.

So the news today that Rebel Wilson won her defamation case to the tune of $4.2m + costs, sent a warm shimmer through me. Perhaps they'll think twice about spouting the reams of shit they specialise in.

 

[Marc]

So the news today that Rebel Wilson won her defamation case to the tune of $4.2m + costs, sent a warm shimmer through me. Perhaps they'll think twice about spouting the reams of shit they specialise in.

I dunno about that. When they ran the story about Bec Hewitt (nee Cartight) having an affair after being photographed with another man (who turned out be her brother) she dragged woman's day through the courts to get them to reveal the "source" for the story and won.

Hasn't stopped any of them running stories with flismy sources.

It's nothing something unique to Australia either. I often wonder how these magazines haven't been sued out of existance for their lies.

Must say something about their readership they they don't seem to notice how often the same stories get recycled.

 

[Australis]

The main difference with the Hewitt case is that the settlement would have been about $300,000. This wayyyy over that, and no magazine can afford to take another hit like that, the margins aren't big enough (cf. News of the World).

 

[Australis]

Thought about posting this in TNZ somewhere but they might not get it. From FB:

Some of the replies:

If someone wants pineapple on their pizza, I will not judge them for it. It's a personal choice.

Disgusting discrimination to those of us that enjoy the sweet sweet taste of pineapple on our pizza

Pineapple is pineapple.

What is wrong with you, pineapple should be entitled to have the same pizza rights as those disgusting anchovies.

Oh golly gosh... The amount of people that haven't actually read words on the picture! #loveislove #freethepineapples

This is how it starts. Pineapple on pizza. Next thing, schools will be teaching our kids that pineapple goes on hamburgers! That's not the kind of world I want to raise my kids in. Definitely no.

That is just Un Australian, I bet you also voted No on the Australian Beetroot survey and are happy to eat a sausage perpendicular to the bread......

I am going unfollowing your page. You discriminate pineapple, every fruits have equality right on pizza lol.

I LONG FOR THE DAY, when people can order pineapple on their pizzas without having their gender, mental health, or motives called into question..

My friend just unfollowed this page cuz she thought it was the gay marriage vote and I can't stop laughing.

OMG..I may not be able to follow this page anymore! I feel completely shattered...pineapple is delicious and should be made available to all pizzas lovers

In the minority. Majority would say yes to pineapple. That doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to have it your way but ultimately it doesn't matter what we say we want. The government will make sure we can't afford pizza anyway

If you don't want pineapple on pizza, don't order it. It's not compulsory. There is no need to legislate against it.

If they allow pineapple on pizza before you know it there will be pineapple in your weetbix and in your coffee. You won't be ALLOWED to refuse it. Vote no or we're all doomed

I'm a meat lover myself but I think those who want to enjoy the sweet juicy goodness of pineapples on their pizza have the right to do so. It's none of my business and everyone can enjoy their pizzas equally

Descrimination! Who's to decide what does and doesn't go on a pizza? I mean seriously what gives you the right to deny pineapple it's right to appear on a pizza! Tomato is a fruit and is welcomed with open arms to the pizza community, but pineapple? No! The pineapples of this world deserve the right to choose!
VOTE YES TO PINEAPPLE!!

 

[Mr Soak]

I eagerly anticipate the anchovy and pineapple pizza overlords.

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

I saw that last night - cracked up when I saw it. And yes pineapple goes on pizza.

 

[Marc]

as to the actual "vote" the no side seems very good at making themselves out to be the innocent victims and just happen to have these videos of yes siders getting mean and nasty.

 

[Australis]

Same.

 

[Marc]

Got my survey and sent it back. Got to say as time is going by I'm feeling increasingly pessimistic about the result.

if it was legally binding I suspect the outcome would be subject to a legal challenge given the issues with delivering the ballot papers.

And even if hte vote is yes the hard right the coalition will vote against the bill in parliament which could be enough to get it defeated.

Al;l in all a very grubby excersize that proves much of the opposition arguments boils down to outright lies.

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

I was gonna post mine this morning, but couldn't find a post office box office box in Footscray. Shall do it on the way home.

 

[Australis]

Somebody apparently headbutted Tony Abbott in Hobart, apparently a Yes voter. @Miss Chicken what did you do???

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

wait. maybe it WAS her.

 

[Miss Chicken]

I wish it was me. But alas, no.

 

[Australis]

I'm watchin' you!

 

[Marc]

Somebody apparently headbutted Tony Abbott in Hobart, apparently a Yes voter. @Miss Chicken what did you do???

I wouldn't put it past abbott to be lying about the incident given there almost cliched appearance of the attacker and the lack of witnesses.

but it's oh so fortunate for the no side they keep getting these sorts of incidents to play up in the media.

wonder what "no" side antics aren't getting reported.

 

[Australis]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!

An outraged tweet from Australian Conservatives senator Cory Bernardi over a primary school's fundraising drive has resulted in it raising nearly $175,000 — far exceeding the school's original target of $900.

Senator Bernardi took issue with Craigburn Primary School's involvement in the Do It In A Dress campaign, where students at the Adelaide foothills school were encouraged to wear a dress or casual clothes to school and bring a gold coin donation.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-21/bernardi-backlash-prompts-fundraiser-blow-out/8967698

 

[Miss Chicken]

^^^ I tried to donated $20 to that campaign but the site kept freezing.

I am not at all convinced that Abbott was assaulted. Why does there seem to be no CCTV of it, no witnesses, no one taking photos despite Salamanca Place being quite busy most of the time.

 

[Marc]

Seems the anti-SSM brigade have a found new lie to push.

Saying that allowing SSM will curtain freedom of speech using a piece by a Canadian woman whose father died of AIDS.

A ) the article reads like she has resentment issues, b) comments bases on sexuality are treated the same as hated speech based on race, religion and disability and c) those who make claims that discrimination laws impinge on free speech are frequently those who wish to get nasty at a group of people.

 

[Miss Chicken]

The fundraising has raised close to a quarter of a million

 

[Australis]

This is great! Cory Bernardi should hate more stuff.