CJ, you clearly had not been following the thread comments.

Foxy got her titties in a tangle, so it was related to
that.

*Dear Yabby,
Your comment to Pynch with the "Period"
reference is most inappropriate and too
personal.*

But if you never followed the discussion, granted, it
would make little sense.

Dear oh dear Yabby. I went back and looked, and you posted this on Friday:

<< Pynchme, next time your period is late, just blame big biz lol, for clearly you girls blame it for just about every else! >>

That would be the original non sequitur that provoked Foxy's understandable reponse and my confusion, wouldn't it? What on earth do late periods have to do with either "big biz" or Kevin Rudd?

It was obviously just another gratuitously misogynist slur from you of the kind to which we're well accustomed. Let me assure you that such tactics don't advance your arguments one iota.

Indeed, they just make you look like a sad and embittered old man.

*Indeed, they just make you look like a sad and embittered old man.*

Hehe CJ, what wondeful conclusions you must jump to, when I mention
penises, testicles or labias of all things!

Perhaps you'd better stick to your shopkeeping for a living,
for psychology is clearly not your strong point :)

Yabby: <"Hehe CJ, what wondeful conclusions you must jump to, when I mention penises, testicles or labias of all things!">

Yabby you're boasting about being uninhibited, which shows that you're either missing the point or obtusely ignoring it.

If you want to talk about menstrual cycles and prostate peculiarities or something we can do that (on another thread).

The point being made here isn't that people here are coyly blushing because you mentioned menstruation; it's that reference to female menstrual cycles has been an old standby to claim that opinions from females are invalid because their cycles make them emotional, illogical and erratic.

An equivalent in your parlance would be to say that you're a silly old goat who thinks with his little head instead of his big one. However, I think participants here expect a little more thoughtful argument rather than crude (attempted) insults.

Some women are erratic (as are some men); some men are d/heads (but not many are truly driven only by sex. Let's leave negative stereotypes out of it.

I don't think you're stupid man; therefore I believe you're capable of more thoughtful argument

Yabby, I'm not the slightest bit worried about your apparent fixation with genitalia - whatever that has to do with either Kevin Rudd or menstruation.

I just wonder what any of it has to do with the ostensible topic of the discussion, i.e. the demise of Rudd as PM.

While I'm familiar with the tendency of farmers to anthropomorphise life in the barnyard, your extension of it to a discussion of national politics is stretching the metaphor just a tad too far, in my opinion.

I'm very happy with my stress-free semi-retirement thanks. I don't seem to experience anything like the angst that you continually express :)

But who'd want to be a farmer these days anyway?

Indeed *Belly* I find it highly believable that the ALP has some depth to its talent pool.

Judging from *BenQ's* comments though it appears that the wounds of some are still raw & sensitive.

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However, if it were me, and unless there were compelling reasons otherwise (and admittedly when one has such a limited perspective I can easily contemplate that there might be)I would trash Mr Wudd utterly and consign him to the wilderness, as well as Garrett, and give *Maxine* a run on the front bench. (assuming she is still around and willing)

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I note that I've seen the name of *Bill Shorten* pop up on more than one occasion in recent times, but I must admit, I know virtually nothing about him, except I seem to recall he was close to the death of some person of significance a whiles back if I recall the ABC news website's report correctly.

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And *Julia* I see from tonight's news seeks to establish a consensus on a sustainable Australia visa vi resource and population. That potentially sounds like a good idea to me.

But the ABC alleged also that she has been accused of "Dog Whistle" politics visa vi same. I don't think I understand what that term means in that particular context.

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And also tonight I watched *dARk sCIENCe* on Australia Network, which warmed the cockles of my Heart and note the words of one of the featured Original Ozzies:

" ... No more animosity once a bad thing has been put right. ... "