grodscorp@grods.comHMAS Kruddy
 | Posted by Bridgit Gread on Monday 17 March 2008, 4:41 pm Categories: Politics Tags: HMASSydney, KevinRudd, navy, shipwrecks |
An Australian hydrographic mission has been floating about off Western Australia, its sonar sweeping the ocean floor like The Editor bringing it home on Guitar Hero - and as soon as they find something, the blonde frog pops up to take the credit:
“This is a historic day for all Australians and a sad day for all Australians as we confirm the discovery of the HMAS Sydney,” Mr Rudd said.
A historic day, sure, but a sad day? Wouldn’t it only be sad if there was a possibility that the Sydney hadn’t sunk and that its crew members weren’t dead? Where might they have been hiding these past 66 years … Gilligan’s Island? Surely it’s a day for feeling sombre but relieved, finally knowing where the poor buggers lay.
As much as I’m annoyed about Rudd milking this event to get his head on TV, the fact that it’s not one John W. Howard does tickle me. He’ll have to resign himself to touring the US and announcing that he’s discovered political obsoletism.
Monday 17 March 2008, 4:53 pm #skeptic
Of greater concern is what ever happened to ‘an’ before a word beginning with ‘h’?
Monday 17 March 2008, 4:55 pm #krypto
or indeed any consonant
Monday 17 March 2008, 4:55 pm #Ant Rogenous
It became an ‘a’ when we began pronouncing the H, unlike the French.
Monday 17 March 2008, 5:08 pm #The Editor
I’m glad they found it. I wasn’t sad. Next.
I reckon Krudd is going to be even worse than The Man Of Steel at popping up to give the Happy Feet Seal Of Approval (TM Tim Dunlop) at the slightest provocation.
Monday 17 March 2008, 6:42 pm #krypto
speaking of absolute linguistic guffaws.
Check out this guy’s response when I pull him up for using the wrong WORD in an entirely incorrect CONTEXT.
Apparently insisting people actually use words in their correct context makes me an “overeducated wanker”.
http://kingvalley.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/freezing-weather-exposes-global-warming-swindle/#comment-735
Gold.
Monday 17 March 2008, 6:44 pm #The Editor
Hang on, I’m confused. Are you AWO, Krypto?
Monday 17 March 2008, 7:18 pm #Wah
You’re right Bridget, sad is the wrong word. Though it is kind of sad when a piece to life’s jigsaw is found and changes things as you always knew them.
We grew up with this mystery and now, bang it’s solved like that - throw out all your history books that mention it. In many ways the theories and mysteries make a better story than the reality. This wasn’t the only Australian ship lost in WWII but the mystery made it legendary.
In time people will gloss over the fact that it was found and continue the mystique.
People still go on anout the five US Navy aircraft that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. They were found a decade ago and it appears and it was foung they got lost and ran out of fuel. But people still go on about the “mystery” of Flight 19.
This story has raised a pet hate. Ship names should be italicised, but not the HMAS bit - HMAS Sydney
Loads of media organisations have got this wrong today.
Monday 17 March 2008, 9:01 pm #Dave from Albury
Kruddy also continually fucked up by referring to the ship as “the HMAS Sydney“. It’s either “HMAS Sydney” or “the Sydney“, he sounded like a fool repeatedly messing up this little detail. Time to increase the staff sizes again.
Monday 17 March 2008, 9:03 pm #The Editor
A small but important point, Dave. I’m an apostrophe Nazi and you’re a PIN-number-number Nazi.
Monday 17 March 2008, 9:09 pm #Ant Rogenous
Aren’t PIN numbers what you use at ATM machines?
Monday 17 March 2008, 9:15 pm #Dave from Albury
Did Krypto just out himself?
Monday 17 March 2008, 9:29 pm #Ant Rogenous
More importantly, Krypto, I will never forgive you for not telling me about that suspiciously shaped water tower before Bridgit Gread laid down the law about certain jokes that are no longer considered funny around here!
Monday 17 March 2008, 9:31 pm #single mum of two
Ed,
I was confused too.
Further up the posts is Krypto and Ron’s banter.
Krypto - I agree, GOLD!
Monday 17 March 2008, 9:39 pm #Ant Rogenous
Whoops. In that case I take back what I said about you, Krypto. But really, someone should have tipped GrodsCorp off about this.
Monday 17 March 2008, 9:43 pm #Dave from Albury
Ant, I thought about firing up photoshop to have a go at the water tower, but in my attempt to find the other half of the composition I had my retinas burned out.
Monday 17 March 2008, 10:22 pm #krypto
yes Ed. I also go by the handle AWOL, it’s kind of my “serious” face.
Monday 17 March 2008, 10:24 pm #krypto
gah the secret of the 30 metre tall Fleshlight that is the Wodonga watertower is out, I feared this day would come.
Monday 17 March 2008, 10:33 pm #Dave from Albury
It’s OK Krypto, I also have a serious face. I go by the pseudonym Aurora…..
Monday 17 March 2008, 10:47 pm #krypto
ha ha ha ha ha etc.
Monday 17 March 2008, 11:10 pm #Dave from Albury
Don’t laugh at me or I’ll submit you to an exorcism. I can see evil everywhere.
Tuesday 18 March 2008, 12:05 am #Ray Dixon
So Krypto (aka AWOL, now that you outed yourself) about that suggestion for brightening up Wodonga, setting it a”light” so to speak. Could we have an artist’s impression please?
Tuesday 18 March 2008, 12:50 am #Dave from Albury
Ok then Ray, click on this.
Tuesday 18 March 2008, 1:12 am #Dave from Albury
And the aerial view from Google Maps is right here.
The aerial view gives a better perspective I believe.
Tuesday 18 March 2008, 1:18 am #Dave from Albury
Sorry Bridgit, this is the only place that fleshlight humour feels right.
Tuesday 18 March 2008, 1:29 am #Ray Dixon
Brilliant, it’s what ‘donga needs (in more ways than one).
I think you or
kryptoAWOL should present this idea to the Mayor of Wodonga, Cr Rod WANGman post haste. I’ve got the headline already:Wanger wants ‘Big Fleshlight’ for ‘Donga
Tuesday 18 March 2008, 1:41 am #Ray Dixon
Just noticed Dave, in that aerial shot the top seems to be more than a bit off-centre to the tower (look at the shadow). It could result in a bit of disappointment following initial entry - there’d be nowhere to go. Better make sure the Wanger lines it up properly when he builds it.
Tuesday 18 March 2008, 10:07 am #John Surname
Jesus, Bridgit. Can’t you get anything right? Here I am thinking I am part of some hard-left blog, when Club Troppo go and call what you wrote “the reasonable response.”
Tuesday 18 March 2008, 1:29 pm #krypto
I don’t think I’m the best person to suggest the “big Fleshlight” to Wangers, he’s still itching to sue me over revealing his stooge candidate scam in the local election I think.
Tuesday 18 March 2008, 1:31 pm #Ant Rogenous
Dave, that’s brilliant work.
Tuesday 18 March 2008, 2:05 pm #Ray Dixon
I don’t think I’m the best person to suggest the “big Fleshlight” to Wangers …
It could be a peace offering krypto. Drop the law suit and I’ll give you this winning idea sort-of thing. It’s sure to get him plenty of votes in “The Redneck Capital of the Country” - Wodonga.
Tuesday 18 March 2008, 3:02 pm #Dave from Albury
Thank you Ant, praise from the high priest of Fleshlight Photoshops is truly humbling.
Tuesday 18 March 2008, 3:44 pm #Damian
I still can’t work out what the fuss is all about. This arvo, while making a point of not buying any of them, I saw the Sydney on the front page of no less than three daily papers. I must have missed something. For mine, this is the kind of historical thingy that the likes of Howard would latch on to as an excuse for a week-long nationalist diversion.
Bridgit’s response was indeed reasonable. Unreasonable would have been letting Ant do the HMAS Fleshlight photoshop he is itching to do.
Dave, it’s a bit late now, but much lolz from me re your serious pseudonym. Is anyone else watching their feeds in anticipation of Aurora’s next turd?