Dear Diver Dan,

As Groucho Marx once said:

"If you find it hard to laugh at yourself,
I would be happy to do it for you."

Tony Abbott is one politician who totally
deserves a delightfully witty expose -
as the one given to us on this thread.
Abbott's such an expert at being
rude, contemptuous, and offensive towards others that
he's left himself open to this thread that exposes all
his vanity and hypocrisy. This is simply a tongue-in-cheek
revenge.
It's brilliantly done requiring a quick wit, and the
ability to extract the minutest of Abbott's weaknesses.

If you can't say it yourself. At least allow the rest of
us to enjoy the things that have been said.

Lexi:

...Tsk, tsk….Your subliminal has become sublime, really!

Anthonyve:

...I am guilty of not recognising the underexploited area of caricature: But characterizations was my minor point!

Ahh look, it's all good fun.
Who should we take the p**s out of next?
Any thoughts, anyone?
Cheers,
Anthony
http://www.observationpoint.com.au

What a shame to harness the thread.
I too was enjoying my dip in the pool of Satire.
In my defense my view of Tony Abbott and some on his team, needs me to Laugh.
Much more manly than to cry.
My mind sees strange things at the Meir mention of Bishop!
Good LAWD! to see either of these Lady approach the question box fills me with dread.
Prophecy?
O future reader forgive us all, these troubling times, hung Parliament, let them be blamed.
For as sure as the sun rises, Abbott's skilled pea and shell game will be unmasked.
And you my future reader will ask why so many saw only my sides wrong/invented wrongs.
Nave that I am , I mount my donkey and leave two Lady Bishops head this way I must flee or surely pee.

Dear Diver Dan,

If you think my "subliminal" has become "sublime,"
then you'll really approve of these examples of "tastefully
offensive Shakespearian insults." (Taken from a site on the
web):

Thou artless base-court apple-john.

Thou bawdy bat-fowling baggage.

Thou impertinent fool-born gudgeon.

Thou gleeking flap-mouthed foot-licker.

Thou fawning earth-vexing dewberry.

Thou craven common-kissing canker-blossom.

Thou blubbering beef-witted barnacle.

And so on.

It appears that you can take any words out of Shakespeare and
preface them with the word "Thou," to come up with
"Tastefully offensive," sentences that are really "sublime."

Gosh, Lexi....they are good!

I was tossing up which one I liked best...and I think I'll have to go with "Thou gleeking flap-mouthed foot-licker". (reminds me of Johnny Howard on a cringe-worthy visit to Bush in Washington : )