tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post4054805789089101778..comments2023-07-27T21:14:18.975+10:00Comments on The Magpie's Nest...: DID YOU MISS IT?!? Yesterday’s introduction to the Townsville Bulletin’s new tactic … the Seinfeld front page?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-16017855645755828032014-02-23T10:50:21.589+10:002014-02-23T10:50:21.589+10:00from Bird with Broken Wing
Deb - it is a real sham...from Bird with Broken Wing<br />Deb - it is a real shame that these incorrect reports have been printed very predominently in both papers. Your Drive In is an icon, not just for Charters Towers, but North Queensland. Hopefully the real story will get out there and everyone from Townsville, the Towers and other areas will continue to come and watch the classics at your retro nights. I see you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-5713022665800147132014-02-22T19:12:57.040+10:002014-02-22T19:12:57.040+10:00Some of us ex-service men were appalled by the Tsv...Some of us ex-service men were appalled by the Tsv Bulletin's priorities.... chairs-V- the life of a warrior who is defending freedom...Got it wrong, Mr Editor of the BullyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-71020530246990266242014-02-21T22:22:24.055+10:002014-02-21T22:22:24.055+10:00Sloppy reporting indeed! Obviously Catrenal didn’t...Sloppy reporting indeed! Obviously Catrenal didn’t follow procedure and check the facts on Facebook.<br /> member of the Forest Gump Partynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-90465214881811324132014-02-21T22:01:27.898+10:002014-02-21T22:01:27.898+10:00Don't know if local Murdoch media will pick it...Don't know if local Murdoch media will pick it up so thought I would let everyone know the AFP has today abjectly apologised to the Seven Network about the raid. The Feds have even admitted they fibbed about an alleged statement from a Channel 7 lawyer (presumably in order to obtain the warrant).<br />'Nuff said.Ron Bairstow Perthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-87224745942654221872014-02-21T17:43:08.036+10:002014-02-21T17:43:08.036+10:00This a brief media release sent out today, after b...This a brief media release sent out today, after both The Bulletin and the Northern Miner in Charters Towers had written a damaging story about the supposed closure of the ors Drive-in Movie theatre. Damaging sloppy stuff, and the subjects ain't happy campers.<br /><br />'In the Northern Miner & The Townsville Bulletin this morning the leading sentence says that the drive-in will be Deb Snellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-61323833561566088192014-02-21T11:13:47.087+10:002014-02-21T11:13:47.087+10:00Don't know for sure, and a small tell-tale ref...Don't know for sure, and a small tell-tale reference was deleted from the comment because the information about the background can't be verified. And that detail might've pointed to the wrong person anyway.The Pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-71396987684371978472014-02-21T10:25:25.402+10:002014-02-21T10:25:25.402+10:00Olympic quote of the Sochi Games so far, heard by...Olympic quote of the Sochi Games so far, heard by pommy chum Nick on the BBC, came from Nick Cram during the ice curling final between Sweden and Canada:<br />'Canadian captain Jill Officer has sometimes struggled with tricky draws.'<br /><br />As Nick emails, only people of a certain age will find this amusing .. and sympathise.The Pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-82634842694118278402014-02-21T09:56:09.856+10:002014-02-21T09:56:09.856+10:00Behind the Bully is like reading "No Idea&quo...Behind the Bully is like reading "No Idea" magazine.<br /><br />Boo who, the stars page has stopped publishing the gossip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-8634982422431530352014-02-21T09:33:55.496+10:002014-02-21T09:33:55.496+10:00Wow. Heavy stuff. Who're we talking about he...Wow. Heavy stuff. Who're we talking about here, Pie? Any light you can shed...?Paul Anderson of Pimliconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-21944177779743929312014-02-21T09:10:18.232+10:002014-02-21T09:10:18.232+10:00I don't have sewerage.
My pool overflow just ...I don't have sewerage.<br /><br />My pool overflow just goes straight onto the back yard.<br /><br />Does that make me an environmental vandal?Grumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-10881498197030732942014-02-21T09:00:17.190+10:002014-02-21T09:00:17.190+10:00On today's TB web site is another example of n...On today's TB web site is another example of no proof reader. There's a puerile invitation to "dust of [sic] your red jocks". Trivial? maybe, but still sloppy and a lack of pride in one's workMartinknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-16596313611074779212014-02-20T23:06:56.896+10:002014-02-20T23:06:56.896+10:00Well, dunno ... but wonder who told him?Well, dunno ... but wonder who told him?The Daily Astonisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622681633684238305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-91308951249614036752014-02-20T18:38:28.840+10:002014-02-20T18:38:28.840+10:00I see Simpo's lazy journalism is at it again. ...I see Simpo's lazy journalism is at it again. Today's lead story re the city's 15,000 pools being backwashed into a jittery council's sewerage system after this week's deluge. I don't think so Simpo! He didn't ask the right questions to get the right answers. My two year old pool and my previous pool - 12 years old, never backwashed into the sewerage system. The pools Bully Boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-39394810074370724572014-02-20T10:48:04.961+10:002014-02-20T10:48:04.961+10:00What the blogging hell's goin' on?
The Pi...What the blogging hell's goin' on?<br /><br />The Pie cannot believe that the Astonisher could be so mean and callous to take down the most readable (for all the wrong reasons) thing published by Flinders Street West, after just one hilarious week.<br /><br />Say it ain't so, Joe. <br />The Pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-54188595752978590512014-02-20T09:48:59.850+10:002014-02-20T09:48:59.850+10:00Pie, I can't see any behind the bully today??Pie, I can't see any behind the bully today??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-77739359661942799252014-02-20T09:16:33.145+10:002014-02-20T09:16:33.145+10:00A bag snatcher's lawyer has a ready-made argum...A bag snatcher's lawyer has a ready-made argument against his client-grub's conviction on the grounds that it is unclear where the bag snatch took place ... at least according to The Daily Astonisher. Yesterday it was the 'Hotel Allan' in the Bully blog, this morning in the online edition (at 9.15am) it's the 'Hotel Alan' ... and one assumes eventually, after the HotelThe Pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-55210259072099615722014-02-19T18:16:38.581+10:002014-02-19T18:16:38.581+10:00Natch, Grumps ... aren't they all heh heh hehNatch, Grumps ... aren't they all heh heh hehThe Pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-69075340415599452152014-02-19T18:03:29.983+10:002014-02-19T18:03:29.983+10:00What arrant nonsense. Seven's bosses insist t...What arrant nonsense. Seven's bosses insist they have provided the AFP with every document they requested and answered every question they asked. <br />The Seven executive had the right and duty to rigorously question the lead officer, particularly as to why he believed the warrant gave the police power to stop the news team filming. There's nothing illegal in that and you could see by Ron Bairstow Perthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-69152186180449089832014-02-19T17:03:25.604+10:002014-02-19T17:03:25.604+10:00Well, the last update 130 pm harry brumpyon's ...Well, the last update 130 pm harry brumpyon's free Goldie trip.<br /><br />It's past 3pm.........?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-87586837142491903592014-02-19T16:58:57.206+10:002014-02-19T16:58:57.206+10:00In this weeks Townsville Sun I see the Astonisher ...In this weeks Townsville Sun I see the Astonisher has kicked of its Lucky Duck promotion, so the Astonisher will talking up soaring sales etc for this period, but will fail to mention sales will again drop after the promotion is finished.<br />But wait that's not all, if you subscribe to their home delivery service you get a 25 dollar gift voucher, redeemable at Woolies, Big W, Dan Murphy'woodducknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-20700787608069423892014-02-19T16:36:27.022+10:002014-02-19T16:36:27.022+10:00she was talking about YOUR blog, 'Pieshe was talking about YOUR blog, 'PieGrumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-87537356068704649292014-02-19T15:11:44.993+10:002014-02-19T15:11:44.993+10:00Remember the old military joke about the bumbling ...Remember the old military joke about the bumbling soldier whose men would follow him anywhere ...' mainly out of curiosity'.?<br /><br />There's a touch of that in the sadly embarassing twaddle from Jane Armitstead in the Behind The Bully blog today. She ends a rambling bit of empty Bully self-puffery with this inadvertently apposite line <br /><br />'Keep checking in on the blog The Pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-21143271122978974082014-02-19T14:58:48.747+10:002014-02-19T14:58:48.747+10:00I think the CEO shows no respect for the Afp "...I think the CEO shows no respect for the Afp "goon" the media are not above the law.<br /><br />Channel 7 should have known better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-70429766542496519302014-02-19T13:40:34.069+10:002014-02-19T13:40:34.069+10:00One of the very best. Meticulous when it comes to ...One of the very best. Meticulous when it comes to the facts and a very accomplished writer.Ron Bairstow Perthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524385416868745098.post-79633831474382581622014-02-19T13:34:32.748+10:002014-02-19T13:34:32.748+10:00Breaking news for the Bully's blog: AFP FINDS ...Breaking news for the Bully's blog: AFP FINDS WA SENATE BALLOTS IN CRAIG THOMSON'S BOOGIE BOARD AT CHANNEL 7<br />Seriously, this has been a very bad week in relation to human rights and freedom of speech. <br />Campbell Newman's drive for a star chamber to prosecute bikies (for whom I hold no brief or respect) is topped by the AFP's heavy-handed raid on Seven West's Sydney HQRon Bairstow Perthnoreply@blogger.com