tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post359925988341187822..comments2023-07-27T21:14:18.975+10:00Comments on The Magpie's Nest...: So, who gets the Steggles Egg On Face Award this week? Foolya? Wingnut? Maybe that intellectual hunchback Howard Sattler? Nope, a total dark-horse gets the gong.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-80087190984643973852013-06-21T21:20:53.204+10:002013-06-21T21:20:53.204+10:00My wife and I often question the role of our Tvl E...My wife and I often question the role of our Tvl Enterprise. We read the Sunday Mail where communities much smaller than ours advertise their " Ukelele Festivals" , but we fail to advertisse our local, much more impactful events in any publication.<br /><br />An example of this is the RACQ publication " On The Road ". In it's recent editions to promote tourism within Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-18125643522820399962013-06-21T19:46:03.628+10:002013-06-21T19:46:03.628+10:00According to the current DUO Magazine (p.78), TEL ...According to the current DUO Magazine (p.78), TEL is a "unique organisation" that "can achieve the improbable in a few days" and includes a "fun machine" with "people who work hard and play just as hard"cobaloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536742590214141026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-61768200869574233772013-06-21T16:19:35.592+10:002013-06-21T16:19:35.592+10:00Dunno, nobody knows - or is allowed to know, David...Dunno, nobody knows - or is allowed to know, David Kippion is very shy about letting anyone in on why he pays himself $240,000 pa.<br /><br />But whatever it is they do down at Dudley DoNothing House, they'll be doing $100,000 less of it. The staff buttock-clenching continues apace.The Pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-3380250699642094762013-06-21T12:06:05.740+10:002013-06-21T12:06:05.740+10:00CLIVE Palmer's Queensland Nickel has axed a $1...CLIVE Palmer's Queensland Nickel has axed a $100,000-plus annual sponsorship of Townsville Enterprise Ltd as nickel prices fall in a slowing economy. <br /><br />What do they do Townsville Enterprise?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-59504365983609579592013-06-19T12:37:10.130+10:002013-06-19T12:37:10.130+10:00The Daily Astonisher normally puts its puzzle page...The Daily Astonisher normally puts its puzzle page down the back of the book, and often adds to the conundrums by giving clues to the wrong crossword grid. <br /><br />But today, there it is, a corker of a poser right up front in the news pages in Simpo Templeton's regurgitation of material no doubt slipped to him by his favourite Walker Street political streetwalker. In yet another gossamer The 'Pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-80097849788013390162013-06-19T08:59:39.315+10:002013-06-19T08:59:39.315+10:00And I wonder what group of opportunistic wannabe&#...And I wonder what group of opportunistic wannabe's this troll belongs to?<br /><br />Have you ever actually seen a "hard rubbish" collection? The vast majority of the stuff left by the curbside is unwanted household junk that would never cause a hazard in a cyclone.<br /><br />i would much prefer the existing arrangement where the inevitable debris is collected after event.<br /><brGrumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-35434051146009103832013-06-18T13:45:59.231+10:002013-06-18T13:45:59.231+10:00p.s. The Bull has no substance, no good images and...p.s. The Bull has no substance, no good images and is very boring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-17484331043010357472013-06-18T13:45:16.585+10:002013-06-18T13:45:16.585+10:00Catherine Webber was blinded by the Asbestos while...Catherine Webber was blinded by the Asbestos while working in the Townsville Office, she could be blinded by other news stories too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-73105686328714073012013-06-18T11:37:50.111+10:002013-06-18T11:37:50.111+10:00Not sure if it’s of interest or not, but I’ve noti...Not sure if it’s of interest or not, but I’ve noticed that there seem to be a lot of house ads in the Bulletin lately. Today I went to the trouble of counting, and my tally works out at only nine paid ads in the entire paper (not counting classifieds and movie listings). Does that seem unusual to you?Bagman (not Bazza)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-9171467937229322982013-06-18T09:53:19.997+10:002013-06-18T09:53:19.997+10:00Re your tongue-in-cheek comment regarding Michael ...Re your tongue-in-cheek comment regarding Michael Douglass' cunnilingus causing cancer, let's not get into a flap about it eh?TinTinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-37440498532820271602013-06-18T06:41:12.331+10:002013-06-18T06:41:12.331+10:00Your a funny bloke Pie. What do you know about san...Your a funny bloke Pie. What do you know about sanity? Pot calling kettle black. The changes save ratepayers 24 cents per week. The changes also slash park services which effects city image. No hard rubbish collection per cyclone season. Really dumb move. You call it sanity. Funny guy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-18645303432491371502013-06-17T17:15:10.820+10:002013-06-17T17:15:10.820+10:00Sanity has again prevailed. This just now from the...Sanity has again prevailed. This just now from the Townsville City Council.<br /><br />Council approves amendments to budget<br /> <br />A free pre-cyclone dumping weekend and nett savings of around $340,000 are key amendments to the city budget approved by the Townsville City Council today.<br /> <br />The changes to the budget tabled by Mayor Cr Jenny Hill last month will reduce the general The Magpienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-43792919909929878212013-06-17T13:07:42.691+10:002013-06-17T13:07:42.691+10:00Ms Webber is indoctrinated.Ms Webber is indoctrinated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-38436447774713073992013-06-17T13:06:35.394+10:002013-06-17T13:06:35.394+10:00Hi Pie, Islam is not a race, it's a religion. ...Hi Pie, Islam is not a race, it's a religion. We won't go into that because what we have fought for is no longer. <br /><br />Always good and always entertaining.<br /><br />Miss lou.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-38875396853685342522013-06-16T14:25:19.831+10:002013-06-16T14:25:19.831+10:00Whoa up there Watcher, let's have a closer gan...<br />Whoa up there Watcher, let's have a closer gander at some of your claims.<br /><br />1. First and foremost, you give yourself a bit of an uppercut when you decry the fact that the council won't 'prop up a local national sporting team that is doing it tough ...'<br />No council, and this one especially, should be in the business of 'propping up' any sporting ... or The Magpienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-912328464757917832013-06-16T08:13:21.324+10:002013-06-16T08:13:21.324+10:00On page 6 of Saturday's Arstonisher there is a...On page 6 of Saturday's Arstonisher there is an article regarding graffiti at the Townsville mosque. The article written by 2 reporters claimed the wording was a "racist slogan". Since when has Islam been a race?TinTinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-21491485687827381532013-06-16T08:10:05.480+10:002013-06-16T08:10:05.480+10:00The lack of scruples and local loyalty on our curr...The lack of scruples and local loyalty on our current council is breathtaking.<br />They will hand over $500,000 of our rates to a privately run event (V8 Supercars) which rips millions out of the local economy every year, but duck and weave when it comes to helping prop up a local national sporting team that is doing it tough after 20 years in the National Basketball League.<br />Wouldn't The Watchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-87272656106309410172013-06-16T06:49:08.796+10:002013-06-16T06:49:08.796+10:00Mayors Mullets budget 5.4% increase vs Brisbanes 3...Mayors Mullets budget 5.4% increase vs Brisbanes 3.8%! i hope the Councillors make more cutbacks and save some buffer because with the R word around town and the amount of fifo miners losing their jobs and cash give aways at Stockland and $10 vouchers at Willows things will/are tough and we havnt started paying the 22.4% electricity increase. If the Feds and States cant get a surplus getting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com