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Life of Riley
His fine wit Give or take a few months, it is the 130th anniversary of the death of Thomas Love ... Peacock. B'gad! you exclaim, has he been gone from us for that long a time? Of course there's ... a chance, I grant, that among you there could be some few who have never heard of the gentleman. What ...
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Life of Riley: Counting the dead reds
komunis. Did we kill off only 500,000 of them or was it more? Terima Kasih (Thankyou). Dave Riley August 7, ... many people there are in each part of a country, what they do and how they live. Do not use tricks. ... Please answer all the questions for every person, unless the form asks you not to. The government of ...
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Life of Riley: Me Darcy, you Jane
"that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife". This notion is the ... opening sentence of Pride and Prejudice — a book which appeared in 1813. If you have been watching the BBC ... adaptation of Austen's novel you'll understand why the work has been such a favourite for so long. ...
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Life of Riley
can trust you? For all we know, maybe all you want out of life is some firing practice and an excuse ... Picnicking in peace Situated, as I am, in a somewhat northerly aspect of this landscape, a few ... kilometres south of the Tropic of Capricorn and in cooee of a cane toad or two, I leave myself open to being ...
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Life of Riley: The Olympic spirit
was something I thought I must see. It took a bit of wrangling to get a seat but I am only 2.365 ... metres from all of the action (I measured it yesterday). At my place, the best seat in the house is mine, ... lying — I admit that now. My view of Atlanta is really Channel Seven's, I merely soak it up. Thus ...
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Life of Riley: Guns and ammo
trigger-happy members of our society have been sent a message: you can shoot, but don't strafe. Australia ... is keen to stay out of the record books, and in future we want our victims assaulted one round (I ... Of course, that's what they're there for. Behind our freedoms stands a body of armed men. ...
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Life of Riley: Little John
John Winston Howard, MHR (Lib) Bennelong: Get a load of that deficit! Phew! What a big 'un! ... "What we have here is a failure of big government". And then I said to him — and I'll say it ... of the cake. We will be open to any offers. Let's see them print their own money or raise their ...
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Life of Riley: Waiting for Lefty
us with this week? Myself: Don't rush me now, or you'll upset my train of thought. A Voice ... lost it, and it was something profound, I'm certain of it. A Voice (very sternly): You do go on. ... the next one. Myself: Pre-cise-ly! (We make a great team, you and me.) We're waiting — all of us ...
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Life of Riley: Bump me into parliament
tunnel could be me. Of course, I'd keep doing these columns and tell you all about life in the ... Bump me into parliament Dave Riley How do you reckon I'd go as prime minister? It's ... a thought, isn't it? Instead of the glint from John Howard's glasses, the light at the end of the ...
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Life of Riley
It's a wonderful life Introducing, the one and only mother of us all — perpetually purveying ... old girl a round of applause. Where would life on earth be without her? Three and one half billion ... aspects, it's a wonderful life. By Dave Riley July 27, 1994 152 ...
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Life of Riley: Getting to know the problem
you. For starters, stop dying so early. Live on to a ripe old age like the rest of us. And that death ... in custody thing simply has got to stop. They're all keen on a bit of a hit and giggle every now ... about the unemployed", says the local member. "Now there's another group of layabouts we ...
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Life of Riley: Coming out
Coming out By Dave Riley I admit to it. It was some time ago when I first realised that despite ... the pressure of my friends and family it was time for me to come to some resolution, if only at first ... for my own peace of mind. Once I had got that right in my head, all the rest seemed to follow. I knew ...
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Life of Riley: Adolf Hitler deserves a smile
life. Where's the enjoyment in that? Instead of kudos, all I get nowadays is abuse, without — and ... for sainthood, I hope that some of the blame for the general loss of life and property is lifted from ... Adolf Hitler deserves a smile By Dave Riley Adolf Hitler was no arsehole. It's true. He had ...
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The life of Riley: Help wanted
any such thing. What is really required of them is to have a full life on the dole. Brad Thompson, ... remember when I finished school how much I looked forward to a life of leisure. I couldn't have cared ... a social planning consultant contracted to the federal government Youth Affairs Bureau, was one of the ...
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Life of Riley: Who's ruling who?
Who's ruling who? By Dave Riley Perhaps you have wondered what separates the major political ... someone more hopeful. Perhaps, at the end of polling day, they're both the same. It's not ... a question of degree, just a simple fact — there is no lesser evil. Stuck with them in these terrible times, ...
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Life of riley
Cargo Cult When a member of my household says to me, "Hey, Dave, we're out of toilet ... paper", I know exactly what to do. Instead of tearing apart the telephone directory — as my grandfather ... proportion of my income has been spent this way. The carcasses of dead animals, the many fruits of the earth ...
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Life of Riley: Party On, Dave.
steps of parliament back in '75 and told us, "Maintain your rage, Australia!" I just ... search of a crowd more my kind. Selling Tribune ("the only paper your boss doesn't own or ... the hair of the dog I sought out a new crowd. When you have some fire in your belly, you don't ...
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Life of Riley: The meeks are gathering
recent Easter break, I am pleased to announce the founding of a new third force set to shake up electoral ... politics in this country. Mrs A. Meek of Kooweerup, Victoria, has already donated one pound two shillings ... gathering". So if you consider yourself a bit of a meek, this will be the outfit just for you. (And remember ...
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Life of Riley
mouth off about the other patrons. They call them a bunch of this or a bunch of that; after a time you ... the funny thing is that every table is dismissive of the one next to it. It's all, "who ... about all the others. Maybe it's justified. I am sure a lot of it is, but while everyone is going ...
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Life of Riley: Lest we forget
Lest we forget By Dave Riley I am sick of the bitter, sectarian divisiveness that exists on the ... left in this country. Unlike some of my colleagues, I would like to express my utmost respect for those ... readers of Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly who plan to renew their membership of the Australian Labor Party. At a time ...