tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post3914988344009283559..comments2023-07-27T21:14:18.975+10:00Comments on The Magpie's Nest...: Aliens and adjectives, numbers and numbskulls … the usual heady mix in the Magpie’s Nest.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-71681954087461617132013-11-22T23:47:19.130+10:002013-11-22T23:47:19.130+10:00You poor mutt, you really are a frusrated mess, ar...You poor mutt, you really are a frusrated mess, aren't you, Down With Developers?<br /><br />You send in a (published) comment that suggests the possibility that The 'Pie is 'in the back pocket of developers', i.e dishonest and with ulterior motives ... and that he is inherently dishonest because he posts critical comments under another name (Grumpy is probably thinking of suing!The Magpienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-38387900577349220392013-11-21T12:06:13.553+10:002013-11-21T12:06:13.553+10:00Why does the Pie treat bloggers with such distain?...Why does the Pie treat bloggers with such distain?. Does he think he is of superior intelligence or just that he is always right?<br />Perhaps he should take a look in the mirror and realise that his opinion is no more important that those of others.<br />If his practice of denigrating people with alternate views continues the Pie might find his blog goes the same way as the Astonisher's Down with developersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-18821382064028290882013-11-21T11:18:50.732+10:002013-11-21T11:18:50.732+10:00Dear chattering chump pf the chimp variety (read D...Dear chattering chump pf the chimp variety (read Down With Developers). The Pie realises that you have a problem dealing in facts, and here' s proof ... and you've posted this a week late, there's been another posting - with comments from you on it - already up.<br /><br />NO BLOGS have been removed from the Magpie's Nest site in the three or so years it has been running. No The Pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-10155526098510670002013-11-21T09:32:23.633+10:002013-11-21T09:32:23.633+10:00What happened to the discussion on developers. All...What happened to the discussion on developers. All blogs referring to them have been "removed".<br />Please don't tell me the big boys around town have got the Magpie in their back pocket too.<br />Shades of the Astonisher.Down with developersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-62654478290686776582013-11-16T06:39:16.827+10:002013-11-16T06:39:16.827+10:00Let's be clear Peter Honeycombe and other Boar...Let's be clear Peter Honeycombe and other Board members are not paid for their time. Most TEL directors are from large businesses and are "sponsors" and pay TEL huge "sponsorship" fees - $100,000 plus- a seat on the board is part of the deal. And that's how business works - you pay to influence outcomes and gain market intelligence to further your own business and or Bully Boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-71785545714881440452013-11-15T14:11:07.613+10:002013-11-15T14:11:07.613+10:00Can't go all the way with you there Observer. ...Can't go all the way with you there Observer. Traditionally - and unless its been changed recently, boardmembers of TEL do not get paid anything. So they do give their time gratis - their motivations for doing so are for them to know, but they're entitled to the benefit of the doubt..<br />The 'Pie will take this opportunity to (sigh)n clarify a couple of things for the The Pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-72660576277804818232013-11-15T13:30:36.376+10:002013-11-15T13:30:36.376+10:00I notice in the Business page of the T/B Thu Nov 1...I notice in the Business page of the T/B Thu Nov 14 Townsville Enterprise held their AGM .(i Was Unable to gain entry although my other half attended) that our favourite little brown noser John Bearne and Jon van Grinsven (Pierre Properties) ...both retired. Elected were Paul Victory G/M Sealink Qld and NT and Peter Honeycombe, the benefactor of generous Council development Concessions which Polite Observernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-88904926775424917442013-11-15T09:24:03.624+10:002013-11-15T09:24:03.624+10:00Hang on have we forgotten that back stabbing, arse...Hang on have we forgotten that back stabbing, arse licking groveler, Bullshit Bill Shorten, the ALP will never make any headway when they have this backroom controlled puppet out front. <br />PS Wanker you will not get any apologies from me about my language.woodducknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-20775064672624729492013-11-15T08:41:15.833+10:002013-11-15T08:41:15.833+10:00Parental Guidance Recommendation: The following po...Parental Guidance Recommendation: The following post does not contain obscene language so as to cause confected offence and sham outrage. It does, however, contain adult themes which may cause confusion to ALP sympathisers.<br /><br />Too right about Rudd, Bully Boy – but they are nearly all gone now. Although Julia has slithered out from under her rock and playing to her adoring feminist Grumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-11534557922877131692013-11-15T05:44:12.608+10:002013-11-15T05:44:12.608+10:00the mullet doesnt read this blog
spot of truth in ...the mullet doesnt read this blog<br />spot of truth in garlic & bananas thoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-33487608125803042212013-11-14T18:04:31.600+10:002013-11-14T18:04:31.600+10:00And you know what? Can I just say. Bloody hell Ru...And you know what? Can I just say. Bloody hell Rudd is absolutely NO loss to the party, politics or Australia! He was an egomanic - look at meeee and it was all about me, not the party and certainly not about Australia. He did so much damage to Labor and I'm glad to see the back of the scheming, lying bastard. Rant over. Bully Boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-29419264327783543432013-11-14T16:23:03.858+10:002013-11-14T16:23:03.858+10:00This just about sums it up.
Margot Saville, Crikey...This just about sums it up.<br />Margot Saville, Crikey.com political reporter, writing about the country's ruddectomy last night, had this to say.<br />Rudd: 'Recent statements since the September election have been particularly hurtful, and the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune have hit home'. <br />Saville: It's a good quote, because in Hamlet, the mad Prince of Denmark The Magpienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-47457183871202036322013-11-14T12:17:59.168+10:002013-11-14T12:17:59.168+10:00See Grumpy - that Palmolive Gold is good stuff.See Grumpy - that Palmolive Gold is good stuff.Wanker spotternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-31775467759821813182013-11-13T13:45:33.809+10:002013-11-13T13:45:33.809+10:00The lawyer who acts for himself has a fool for a c...The lawyer who acts for himself has a fool for a client.<br /><br />But then again....<br /><br />I am so sorry if I offend you - perhaps you should not be reading my posts. <br /><br />I shall continue to read yours - every day deserves a little merrimentGrumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-42105128984831435692013-11-13T13:16:48.308+10:002013-11-13T13:16:48.308+10:00Scotty, you must really have been on a binge if yo...Scotty, you must really have been on a binge if you think even a "very prominent person" can screw any money out of the 'Pie. I am still waiting to collect a $5 wager made on a billycart race in Cooktown more than 13 years ago!<br />However, in the interests of fairness and to preclude the old bird suing me for blackening his already sooty feathers, I must admit that it was a very Ron Bairstow Perthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-1781443584651395682013-11-13T11:46:47.905+10:002013-11-13T11:46:47.905+10:00Sue the Pie, I doubt it would fly(no pun intended)...Sue the Pie, I doubt it would fly(no pun intended) but the Mullet might use her Brisbane brought SS Commodore to leave a couple of nasty skid marks in your driveway. woodducknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-38301999448631753752013-11-13T11:07:14.238+10:002013-11-13T11:07:14.238+10:00Of course, all this flapdoodle is all based on the...Of course, all this flapdoodle is all based on the assumption that The Pie has libelled (the written word - slander is verbal) someone. Ironically, it was News Ltd which won a milestone case against NZ PM David Lange that inter alia ruled that people in public life have to accept wider criticism than a private person. In the US, the aggrieved person has to prove malice.<br /><br />The definition The Pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-28315485835105083422013-11-13T10:05:45.668+10:002013-11-13T10:05:45.668+10:00Oh Grumpy, you really must have that cup of tea an...Oh Grumpy, you really must have that cup of tea and a good lie down.<br />If anyone were to take on the Magpie it would be Bazza Taylor who could do his own work, easily cover any additional costs, and make a name for himself by being the first to mount a successful defamation case against based on an internet blog. <br />Oh, and by the way, you really should wash your mouth out with soap again. Wanker spotternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-90134525778546754362013-11-13T06:32:47.760+10:002013-11-13T06:32:47.760+10:00The Mullet, you play in puddles of poo long enough...The Mullet, you play in puddles of poo long enough eventually you will get some on your skirt. The silly thing is the stupid people of Townsville fall for it every time. I voted for Last so I have nothing to fell guilty about. I just sit back and watch the joke unfold which we call out local govenment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-46739070379070167012013-11-12T21:18:09.138+10:002013-11-12T21:18:09.138+10:00Yep, certainly was!
http://m.theaustralian.com.au...Yep, certainly was!<br /><br />http://m.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/alp-faces-claims-of-rigged-ballots/story-e6frgczx-1226198323860<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-17730413672329618982013-11-12T19:17:59.037+10:002013-11-12T19:17:59.037+10:00Oh pie, Jenny Hill pay for ALP membership? Never! ...Oh pie, Jenny Hill pay for ALP membership? Never! However, there is a rumor that a large amount of her own brach had not renewed their membership, or had it paid for them. Was there not some speculation in the news early last year that this was still occuring in Townsville? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-14231493423306787382013-11-12T18:15:33.052+10:002013-11-12T18:15:33.052+10:00Looks like Sen Ian (Crackers ) MacDonald is having...Looks like Sen Ian (Crackers ) MacDonald is having another worst day of his life . Now under the PM"s rules his wife will no longer be able to work in his office. It may be advisable to keep his mouth shut or he mayl lose his #1 spot on the Qld senate ticket. (Oh yes i did vote for him)John Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-70713820455794547962013-11-12T15:50:43.350+10:002013-11-12T15:50:43.350+10:00Ouch!!
To use Mongrel the Barrister's indelic...Ouch!!<br /><br />To use Mongrel the Barrister's indelicate term - great kick in the slats for incoming House of Reps speaker Bronwyn Bishop. <br /><br />Speaking on Melb radio yesterday, former labor speaker Anna Burke said Bronnie would have an easier run than she did, ' ... she'll have it easier (because) she won't have to put up with herself'.The Pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-54337395033509099212013-11-12T15:46:28.597+10:002013-11-12T15:46:28.597+10:00Scotty B – you are soooo full of shit.
For starte...Scotty B – you are soooo full of shit.<br /><br />For starters, if a “very prominent person” was doing pre-litigation assets check on the “Pie, why would they tell you? Especially if you are the type of goose to go and put it on the internet for all to see. These things are usually done on the QT in order not to alert the intended defendant and provoke an asset transfer. Thanks for the heads Grumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-37616110443939627372013-11-12T13:33:35.374+10:002013-11-12T13:33:35.374+10:00The media in Townsville is shocking and bordering ...The media in Townsville is shocking and bordering toxic.We've seen the wacky, kooky and clever. <br /><br />Funny and enjoyable reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com