tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post3012229984460997545..comments2023-10-13T00:56:47.856+10:00Comments on veni vidi blogi: out of touchphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011647023598364166noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-71802103180242156992009-02-13T19:08:00.000+10:002009-02-13T19:08:00.000+10:00Helen: oh, agreed.Helen: oh, agreed.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011647023598364166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-30466951166151610692009-02-13T15:14:00.000+10:002009-02-13T15:14:00.000+10:00I liked the Whitlam era. it prioritised education ...I <I>liked</I> the Whitlam era. it prioritised education over sports spectaculars and it was when the rubber started to really hit the road for the womens movement in Australia. I wish my daughter was benefiting from a similar period (she's about the same age now.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-10781725158656590322009-02-08T08:12:00.000+10:002009-02-08T08:12:00.000+10:00Veni, Vidi, Blogi, I came, I saw, I gnawed it to d...Veni, Vidi, Blogi, I came, I saw, I gnawed it to death - so I propose calling the law similar to Godwin's law about Whitlam:<BR/><BR/>Gnaw's law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-66280674066982984882009-02-06T21:08:00.000+10:002009-02-06T21:08:00.000+10:00I once sat through a meeting in which a young hots...I once sat through a meeting in which a young hotshot economist said "going forward" 4 times in half an hour.<BR/><BR/>Agreed, puke.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011647023598364166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20416527.post-27610745336663437432009-02-05T22:48:00.000+10:002009-02-05T22:48:00.000+10:00A bit off topic, but I hate how "going forward" ha...A bit off topic, but I hate how "going forward" has become the new "at the end of the day".<BR/><BR/>As in: "Going forward we're hoping to have a good season with Darren Mapp as captain".<BR/><BR/>Or: "Going forward is this Whitlamesque spending spree really going to create jobs, jobs, jobs?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com