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Thursday, 13 November 2008

Whatever happened to…

by Firstdog

12 Comments

  1. Migraine
    Posted Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 2:50 pm | Permalink

    Dear Mr firstdog (I can say that now, after having seen you on Insiders. If that was really you.)

    Thank you for satisfying my curiosity about what happened to the Cane Toads for a Free Tibet Action Committee after their misadventures in Beijing. I was reminded of them earlier this week, when a visiting Chinese Government delegation gave me and many of my colleagues Beijing Olympics souvenirs by way of thank you gifts. I suspect that we will be meeting more and more Chinese delegations, all of them loaded with similar paraphenalia - part of a concerted effort on the part of the Chinese Government to empty the vast warehouses of mugs, ties, pins and so on that now dot the landscape of the Middle Kingdom.

    Such is the price of effective diplomacy.

    I would like to say, though, that I do not think the Cane Toads for a Free Tibet Action Committee’s work is done. By no means. But they should be considering a change of tactics, especially now the global spotlight has moved from Beijing back to Washington.

    Perhaps they should team up with Jasper.

    Perhaps Jasper could be sent to stay with the Obama family, on a permanent or temporary exchange of First Pets.

    Then we would se some action.

    I look forward to their further adventures.

    Yours

    Migraine (who should really get back to work now, since there is a Public to be Serviced)

  2. rob
    Posted Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 1:37 pm | Permalink

    What ever happened to … the shiny seal?

  3. Small Furry Animal
    Posted Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 1:49 pm | Permalink

    Is this really your final choice for the persona of the Hon Leader of the Opposition? You may like to consider that you are sailing close to the wind of denigration of small furries. We did our own gallup poll here on the forest floor and the watermelon won hands down.

  4. leigh@crikey
    Posted Friday, 14 November 2008 at 7:53 am | Permalink

    Get back to work Public Service! Australia needs you.

  5. Small Furry Animal
    Posted Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 2:29 pm | Permalink

    Yes THEY CAN mister FDOTM if you want them to! You could even have the watermelon in a tree. YES WE CAN, a watermelon holding onto a tree……
    SFA

  6. paddy
    Posted Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 2:14 pm | Permalink

    Fantastic news about the Cane Toads being rescued FirstDog.
    Quite made my day.
    Sad about that chap in the tree though.

    He does seem a tad deranged.
    Perhaps it’s a new strain of “wet bottom”.
    Anyway, let’s hope they can find a cure before it’s too late.

  7. Ev
    Posted Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 3:29 pm | Permalink

    Yours

    Migraine (who should really get back to work now, since there is a Public to be Serviced)

    I wonder what percentage of Crikey/FDOTM readers are public servants. High I’d guess.

  8. leigh@crikey
    Posted Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 2:13 pm | Permalink

    And whatever happened to Farren Ray — last I heaqrd he was on his way to China…

  9. firstdogonthemoon
    Posted Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 2:08 pm | Permalink

    But watermelons dont have any hands

  10. Frank Birchall
    Posted Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 2:43 pm | Permalink

    Well done, FD — the “Common sense” panel says it all in relation to (1) the utter futility of Question Time, and (2) the shattered expectation that Turnbull would be a welcome change from Nelson.

  11. Ev
    Posted Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 1:27 pm | Permalink

    And, what’s happened to Nelson’s hair? My second favourite character of recent times, after Jasper of course.

  12. lp
    Posted Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 12:54 pm | Permalink

    tee hee, oh he really is koala bearish