Just a suggestion – ‘Hansons’ might be the appropriate unit to measure xenophobia but you need different units to measure hypocrisy. I don’t think the Coalition benches harbour many (or any) genuine xenophobes but it’s leaders are not above using xenophobia to further their political ends. How about the ‘Abbott’ as the unit for hypocrisy. Or, having seen a soundbite of Joe Hockey’s performance in Parliament – maybe a ‘Hockey’. There are so many to choose from.
Good point steve – i wanted to say some of that myself but ran out of space. The problem is that if you use xenophobia to further your ends, but you are not xenophobic – doesn’t that make you even worse? Or not. Anyway I needed more time and space to make it funny.
[A bit like those politico-religious auctions we get on Q&A sometimes – “I’m more religious than you!”
“No. I’m more religious and I’m more Christian than you!”]
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Steve777
June 28, 2012 at 8:20 pmBrilliant.
Just a suggestion – ‘Hansons’ might be the appropriate unit to measure xenophobia but you need different units to measure hypocrisy. I don’t think the Coalition benches harbour many (or any) genuine xenophobes but it’s leaders are not above using xenophobia to further their political ends. How about the ‘Abbott’ as the unit for hypocrisy. Or, having seen a soundbite of Joe Hockey’s performance in Parliament – maybe a ‘Hockey’. There are so many to choose from.
Firstdog
June 28, 2012 at 9:39 pmGood point steve – i wanted to say some of that myself but ran out of space. The problem is that if you use xenophobia to further your ends, but you are not xenophobic – doesn’t that make you even worse? Or not. Anyway I needed more time and space to make it funny.
Mike Smith
June 28, 2012 at 10:04 pm@FD: A hypocritical xenophobe? Too many of them in parliament now.
klewso
June 28, 2012 at 11:50 pmOr a “sHockey”? “Kandrews”? “Pruddock”?
[A bit like those politico-religious auctions we get on Q&A sometimes – “I’m more religious than you!”
“No. I’m more religious and I’m more Christian than you!”]
John Bennetts
June 29, 2012 at 12:13 amRe Steve 777:
The unit of measure for hypocricy: the Bishop.
Choose for yourself whether the one in focus is a Bronwyn, a Julie or a Catholic.
Holden Back
June 29, 2012 at 10:09 amHow many Mirabellas does it take to change a lightglobe?
Mike Smith
June 29, 2012 at 12:09 pm@HB: What do you mean change it? It’s a perfectly good bloody bulb! We have had it for a thousand years and it has worked just fine.
zut alors
June 29, 2012 at 12:14 pmHolden, only one – as long as she has the will.
Holden Back
June 29, 2012 at 1:43 pm@Zut, you deserve a virtual rimshot for that!
khtagh
June 29, 2012 at 1:53 pm@Holden Back
I agree, this was one of those brilliant remarks that some see the deeper irony, others don’t.
SB is still scratching her head.