Saturday, May 30th, 2015 |
It is now likely this Prince of Rorters and his missus will no longer have their grubby presence hanging around the Hinchinbrook Resort in Cardwell, scaring off potential investors. In other matters, State of Origin and gay marriage make strange bedfellows – or do they? Resident ‘toonist Bentley has a view. In politics, is there… View full story »
Saturday, May 23rd, 2015 |
Also, the shrinking news coverage in north Queensland gets a double whammy this week … details shortly. But if that’s a sign of tough times, at least our own Townsville Bulletin has hit on a smart way to save on space, and thus make the paper (or at least the website) more compact. Just eliminate… View full story »
Saturday, May 16th, 2015 |
Also this week, The Magpie awards his occasional gong, the Janus Two-Faced BUMM Award to a local business genius who has had his tits well and truly caught in the wringer, condemned by his own weasel words. But first …. The earth shattering story of the week which spawned a million bad puns was undoubtedly… View full story »
Saturday, May 9th, 2015 |
And love/hate sitcoms … we’ve had Lucille and Desi, Jackie Gleason’s Ralph and Alice in the Honeymooners, Alf and Elsie ‘Til Death Us Do Part’ , Deborah and Raymond in Everybody loves Raymond, here in Oz, Mother and Son (and here in Townsville, the long running thigh-slapper Jenny and Vern). But suddenly there’s a new… View full story »
Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 |
Yes, The ‘Pie awards his first ever Mother of the Year … possibly the decade … this week, Bentley’s final word on one of the big stories of the week is as always worth the proverbial thousand words. And two minor matters which will startle you … a Canberra copper, channeling a version of Cool… View full story »
