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Bob White's avatar

Too many truisms again James, but love your wicked sense of humour. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ Thank you for my weekend chuckles! Can’t believe how many turkeys survive politics and celebrity status in this so called technologically advanced age with instant news, instant communication and instant exposure! It just goes to show why AI and robots will eventually run the place - Australia is halfway there with Anal & his thugs and a pathetic & inept opposition.

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PezR's avatar

Fantastic James πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

Have a good weekend all πŸ™πŸΌ

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Shawn Jewell's avatar

The mental gymnastics that must be performed by our Politicians and Journalists to stay on the right side of the woke/gender affirming/Palestinian friendly/UN/Climate change/Renewables groupthink, would be difficult for a normal person, unless you just copy whatever your leaders says, and leave your brain at home. The world is getting more crazy, I try to read less of the news and more of my Bible, at least the latter has some history of consistency.

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Judith Hughes's avatar

I love hot air balloon rides James though on the last one with my 80 something year old mother we were blown off course and came down where there were alot of blackberries.Mum took it all in her stride but I guess there's obviously a risk.

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James Macpherson's avatar

You proved my point!!!

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Bob Johns's avatar

Oh bugger ? I wont be rude and say that it serves her right ---so I wont

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Bob Johns's avatar

You couldn t GIVE me a free ride in a hot air balloon and helicopters have FAR TOO MANY moving parts and I , in a career of twenty seven years and 13000hours in five countries and fifty aircraft types and have never scratched an aeroplane wouldnt put myself aloft in anything that I couldnt fly myself ..---so there !!!

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Shawn Jewell's avatar

I think with Balloons you are at the mercy of the weather. You can control altitude thats about it. No Labor party politician would be seen in a Gondola of a Balloon, the climate is to changey and risky. Bowen might hit one of his beloved Wind Mills.

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Bob Johns's avatar

That would mean that he finally did something that we all agree on Like when Bob Hawke finally karked it

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Skip Arbuckle's avatar

Move over Rudyard, Kipling. Another great column!

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Lyn Gray's avatar

As is usual James - a good laugh from you just to finish this absurd week. Thanks. Haha

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James Macpherson's avatar

Enjoy your weekend Lyn

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Christine's avatar

πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ Haha.

I love your If/Then.

By the way, I’m reminded of what a dweeb Turnbul was/is!

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