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Somebody brought her some water

Ant Rogenous — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:35:10 +0000

Friday’s Lovechild #23

Ant Rogenous — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:45:45 +0000

When your man in Al Qaeda Jazeera demands Bill Murray, you’d better fucken well give him Bill Murray:

Teh Terrorists, tehy always win.

Friday’s Lovechild #22

Ant Rogenous — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:10:43 +0000

Sport, sport, sport, sport; sport, sport, sport, sport … Ben Stiller:

Friday’s Lovechild #21

Ant Rogenous — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:23:06 +0000

There’s never been a better time to break out this Collingwood-themed Lovechild than during this twilight-zone week between AFL grand finals — but you’ll have to bear with me while I attempt to explain who this bloke is.

If you’ve seen the recent Carlton Draught “slow motion” ad, you might recognise him as That Dickhead Who Froths Up His Mate’s Beer By Smashing The Base Of His Schooner Down On To The Top Of It:

CarnthePies.

Friday’s Lovechild #20

Ant Rogenous — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:55:57 +0000

Late is the theme of today’s late Lovechild. Late like the 2010 election result, and a man who enjoys a good swing almost as much as the late Herman Rockefeller — everyone’s favourite number-cruncher every three or so years, the ABC’s Antony Green:

Friday’s Lovechild #19

Ant Rogenous — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:52:49 +0000

Just the one today, I’m afraid, but a man whose value to Australian society is rivalled only by introduced species such as rabbits and foxes — the one and only Alan Belford Jones:

Have a flamin’ lovely week.

Friday’s Lovechild #18

Ant Rogenous — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:47:39 +0000

Sick to death of politicians after the week we’ve had, so it’s back to trusty old sport. But in keeping with the theme of people who promise plenty then deliver bugger all, here’s England’s national football coach, Fabio Capello:

And while we’re making jokes at the Three Lions’ expense, here’s one Pommy striker who’s willing to pay when he’s not able to score:

Impromptu Lovechild

Ant Rogenous — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:46:33 +0000

It’s still Friday, so here’s one that came to me just before the half-time break of the Geelong vs St Kilda qualifying final:

Go Cats — purely because I want my beloved Magpies to be able to face them in the grand final.

UPDATE: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!1!

Friday’s Lovechild #17

Ant Rogenous — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:17:48 +0000

There’s been a bit of fuss made over Wyatt Roy, the youngest person ever to be elected to the Australian parliament.

On Twitter — the barometer of all things everything — he was lampooned mercilessly on election night right from the moment it became apparent he was going to get over the line in Longman. Then came a backlash of sorts, with some commentators suggesting it’s not kosher for political wonks to whinge about how kids don’t give a toss about politics, only to sling shit at one as soon as he shows the ultimate interest and gets into the thick of it.

The finger-waggers have a fair enough point, but here’s my take on it if you’ll allow me to indulge you before I get onto the more important matter of treating Roy to the Lovechild treatment.

I can understand and even sympathise with people coming to conservatism later in their lives after years of cultural and intellectual poverty, bitterness, paranoia and avarice and have taken their toll.

But it’s a scientific fact — and you can’t argue with science — that someone with the foresight to have bypassed all that moral deterioration and park himself in the Australian Liberal Party early enough to be elected to the House of Representatives by the age of 20 cannot, despite whatever decent qualities he might possess, be anything other than a complete and utter bell-end.

So there, and here, you have him — His Young Honorableness Wyatt “Top Gun” Roy:

Thanks to reader THR for the suggestion.

Friday’s Lovechild #16

Ant Rogenous — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:36:59 +0000

Sure, election night 2010 was interesting enough and the ABC’s coverage was perfectly adequate … but in the absence of a result, this is all I was able to take out of it:

Now, something a little different. Faceless Groupthink powerbroker Campbell emailed me his interpretation of ABC News 24′s Michael Rowland during the week — and since there’s no way I’d be able to top it, here it is:

See you next in Bob Katter’s Australia.