Poirot,

Actually runner was not the first to use the term "hater" it was Lucyface, and I was simply turning it around.

Fair enough, SM.

I was merely making the point that "hater" is one of runner's most endearing and oft-used epithets which he employs often to paste on others with whom he disagrees.

Belly: *King Billy Coke Bottle* Tapes

"Billy Coke Bottle" started off in Townsville at 4TO many many years ago, long before anybody ever heard of him. So did "Chicken Man." Which is an old 4 R.A.R. Signals joke from Borneo. All the Burries would come with their Phlagons & Goonies from sleeping in the various parks around Townsville. There were many fights outside the 4TO Broadcast rooms in Flinders St. & sometimes the Police had to be called to restore peace. Just about every Burrie claimed to be a "Lation" of Billy’s or Morton’s eh. That went on for years.

When the Radio Announcer moved to WA he let it known that he was in fact a white bloke all the time. The Aboriginal Organization in Townsville (There have been many because the CEO's keep ripping off the Funds) at the time tried to sue 4TO for racism but found they couldn't because apparently just about all the Aboriginal in Townsville had claimed to be a "Lation" at some time or other & 4TO had documented all the relationships.

I just love history. :-O

Jayb,

I LOVED Chicken Man in the sixties ! Benton Harbor, I think his name was. Which, I found out later, was a place in Wisconsin or somewhere like that. Bk bk bk baaaaaak !

I just found this thread, so I'm well behind the play. I think I missed a lot of the fun :(

I don't understand it really - who gives a toss if x or y is gay or not gay. What does it have to do with politics, the most important purpose in life ?

I've always assumed that the Prime Minister and her partner were a 'standard' [are we allowed to say that any more ?] couple, end of story. Good luck to them.

"We apologise for this interruption to our program. Normal transmission will now resume as soon as possible."

Cue: Susanna's Secret.

Joe

Loudmouth: I LOVED Chicken Man in the sixties ! Benton Harbor, I think his name was. Which, I found out later, was a place in Wisconsin or somewhere like that. Bk bk bk baaaaaak !

Not really. It comes from when 4 R.A.R. was in Borneo in 65/66. There was a Subaltern that was extremely useless & every time he went out on patrol the Bk Bk Bk Bk Bakaaaaak! would break Radio silence at all sorts of odd times. The Sig. eventually got a job as a Radio Announcer in Townsville at 4TO too, I think, or 4AY before it became 4RR, but long before Bily Cokebottle time. Strangely he went off to WA too.

We had a useless Subbie in our Company in Vietnam. Everytime we went out side the wire they would take his weapon off him & salute him in the field if he complained. Son of a General too.

Just a little history, again.

Poirot, I suggest to you that no other PM has ever been asked if their partner is homosexual, because all the previous PMs have been married and mostly they've had children. While it's not unknown for a lesbian to fall pregnant, it does tend to make the question of whether the marriage is genuine a somewhat moot one.

Would it have been asked if they were married? I doubt it, since there would be evidence of a commitment.

We're not talking about "any woman" and I've already given my reasons for why the that matters earlier.

A PM demands our trust and we demand their honesty. It is reasonable to ask about things that may call that honesty into question. It behooves a PM to respond sincerely to such questions, not throw a hissy fit

If her offence is genuine, I would like to understand what the grounds might be. Any suggestions?