Bloody Strayans
May 13th 2006, 10:23 am
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Bloody Strayans
I've got a complaint to make.
In London, I never had to buy a quality newspaper. All I had to do was board one of her Majesty's trains and choose from one of the Guardian (wasn't paying so could put up with it), The Independant, The Times, The Daily Telegraph. Even the Mail or the Express for a light read.
In Melbourne 9 times out of 10 all that is available is "Mx" - local free transport rag promoted by Connex.
How thoughtless of people.
Believe it or not I still love living here.
In London, I never had to buy a quality newspaper. All I had to do was board one of her Majesty's trains and choose from one of the Guardian (wasn't paying so could put up with it), The Independant, The Times, The Daily Telegraph. Even the Mail or the Express for a light read.
In Melbourne 9 times out of 10 all that is available is "Mx" - local free transport rag promoted by Connex.
How thoughtless of people.
Believe it or not I still love living here.
May 13th 2006, 10:27 am
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Re: Bloody Strayans
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
I've got a complaint to make.
In London, I never had to buy a quality newspaper. All I had to do was board one of her Majesty's trains and choose from one of the Guardian (wasn't paying so could put up with it), The Independant, The Times, The Daily Telegraph. Even the Mail or the Express for a light read.
In Melbourne 9 times out of 10 all that is available is "Mx" - local free transport rag promoted by Connex.
How thoughtless of people.
Believe it or not I still love living here.
In London, I never had to buy a quality newspaper. All I had to do was board one of her Majesty's trains and choose from one of the Guardian (wasn't paying so could put up with it), The Independant, The Times, The Daily Telegraph. Even the Mail or the Express for a light read.
In Melbourne 9 times out of 10 all that is available is "Mx" - local free transport rag promoted by Connex.
How thoughtless of people.
Believe it or not I still love living here.
How rude of them
May 13th 2006, 10:34 am
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Re: Bloody Strayans
Originally Posted by WendyC
How rude of them
Just wait to one of the 'Knock Aussy until the arse falls out of it' brigade start trying to show this is some sort of sign that Australian literacy standards are 3.6 (adjusted) pc behind that of the UK, despite the fact that the biggest read newspaper in the UK is a comic called 'The Sun'. Aussy society is doomed to fail due to the lack of newspaper readership: lets face it, all Aussies are too insecure to read The Age or The Australian in public, or even leave them lying around for other souls, this alone spells the end of mateship too, I reckon.
The clock is ticking...
May 13th 2006, 10:36 am
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Re: Bloody Strayans
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
Just a thought:
Just wait to one of the 'Knock Aussy until the arse falls out of it' brigade start trying to show this is some sort of sign that Australian literacy standards are 3.6 (adjusted) pc behind that of the UK, despite the fact that the biggest read newspaper in the UK is a comic called 'The Sun'. Aussy society is doomed to fail due to the lack of newspaper readership: lets face it, all Aussies are too insecure to read The Age or The Australian in public, or even leave them lying around for other souls, this alone spells the end of mateship too, I reckon.
The clock is ticking...
Just wait to one of the 'Knock Aussy until the arse falls out of it' brigade start trying to show this is some sort of sign that Australian literacy standards are 3.6 (adjusted) pc behind that of the UK, despite the fact that the biggest read newspaper in the UK is a comic called 'The Sun'. Aussy society is doomed to fail due to the lack of newspaper readership: lets face it, all Aussies are too insecure to read The Age or The Australian in public, or even leave them lying around for other souls, this alone spells the end of mateship too, I reckon.
The clock is ticking...
What do you think
May 13th 2006, 10:39 am
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Re: Bloody Strayans
Originally Posted by WendyC
I give it half an hour.
What do you think
What do you think
:scared: I think we're doomed !
May 13th 2006, 10:48 am
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Re: Bloody Strayans
Nothing to do with the standard of literacy. its just to do with the standard of newspapers I'm sure if you could buy something of the standard of the Times/Telegraph/etc then people would leave them on trains The Australian isn't bad, but still lags behind in the quality stakes.......
Posted within 15 minutes, but not quite the predicted sort of whige - do I still win?
I'm sure if you could buy something of the standard of the Times/Telegraph/etc then people would leave them on trains The Australian isn't bad, but still lags behind in the quality stakes.......Posted within 15 minutes, but not quite the predicted sort of whige - do I still win?
May 13th 2006, 10:50 am
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Re: Bloody Strayans
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Nothing to do with the standard of literacy. its just to do with the standard of newspapers I'm sure if you could buy something of the standard of the Times/Telegraph/etc then people would leave them on trains The Australian isn't bad, but still lags behind in the quality stakes.......
Posted within 15 minutes, but not quite the predicted sort of whige - do I still win?
I'm sure if you could buy something of the standard of the Times/Telegraph/etc then people would leave them on trains The Australian isn't bad, but still lags behind in the quality stakes.......Posted within 15 minutes, but not quite the predicted sort of whige - do I still win?
LOL.....
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May 13th 2006, 10:53 am
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Re: Bloody Strayans
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Nothing to do with the standard of literacy. its just to do with the standard of newspapers I'm sure if you could buy something of the standard of the Times/Telegraph/etc then people would leave them on trains The Australian isn't bad, but still lags behind in the quality stakes.......
Posted within 15 minutes, but not quite the predicted sort of whige - do I still win?
I'm sure if you could buy something of the standard of the Times/Telegraph/etc then people would leave them on trains The Australian isn't bad, but still lags behind in the quality stakes.......Posted within 15 minutes, but not quite the predicted sort of whige - do I still win?
The Age is good, as is the Weekend Australian. In my opinion, equates well to a Sunday Times or Telegraph.
May 13th 2006, 12:18 pm
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Re: Bloody Strayans
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
I've got a complaint to make.
In London, I never had to buy a quality newspaper. All I had to do was board one of her Majesty's trains and choose from one of the Guardian (wasn't paying so could put up with it), The Independant, The Times, The Daily Telegraph. Even the Mail or the Express for a light read.
In Melbourne 9 times out of 10 all that is available is "Mx" - local free transport rag promoted by Connex.
How thoughtless of people.
Believe it or not I still love living here.
In London, I never had to buy a quality newspaper. All I had to do was board one of her Majesty's trains and choose from one of the Guardian (wasn't paying so could put up with it), The Independant, The Times, The Daily Telegraph. Even the Mail or the Express for a light read.
In Melbourne 9 times out of 10 all that is available is "Mx" - local free transport rag promoted by Connex.
How thoughtless of people.
Believe it or not I still love living here.
Most people in the office are reading the FT online.
How Ironic that "The Sun" is the UK biggest selling, shall we call what it is "soft porn" - come on (no pun ment) its not really a newspaper. How did they come up with the name? What is the UK (market) needing - oh I know more Sun.
PS I miss the Sunday papers.
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May 13th 2006, 12:20 pm
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Re: Bloody Strayans
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
OK mate. Still open to inclusions!
The Age is good, as is the Weekend Australian. In my opinion, equates well to a Sunday Times or Telegraph.
The Age is good, as is the Weekend Australian. In my opinion, equates well to a Sunday Times or Telegraph.
May 13th 2006, 12:46 pm
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Re: Bloody Strayans
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
OK mate. Still open to inclusions!
The Age is good, as is the Weekend Australian. In my opinion, equates well to a Sunday Times or Telegraph.
The Age is good, as is the Weekend Australian. In my opinion, equates well to a Sunday Times or Telegraph.
reads?
May 13th 2006, 2:27 pm
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Re: Bloody Strayans
Originally Posted by NKSK version 2
Today's Weekend Australian has some good opinion pieces on the budget (in the Inquirer section) but I have to say that the typos in it are shocking. I caught two just from my browsing. I wonder who actually poof reads?
reads?Though I can't say too much, as the Guardian is one of my favourite papers.
May 13th 2006, 2:30 pm
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Re: Bloody Strayans
Australian newspapers - by and large - are complete rubbish. The Age and the Australian Financial Review are the only ones worth reading on a regular basis.
May 14th 2006, 12:09 am
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Re: Bloody Strayans
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
I've got a complaint to make.
In London, I never had to buy a quality newspaper. All I had to do was board one of her Majesty's trains and choose from one of the Guardian (wasn't paying so could put up with it), The Independant, The Times, The Daily Telegraph. Even the Mail or the Express for a light read.
In Melbourne 9 times out of 10 all that is available is "Mx" - local free transport rag promoted by Connex.
How thoughtless of people.
Believe it or not I still love living here.
In London, I never had to buy a quality newspaper. All I had to do was board one of her Majesty's trains and choose from one of the Guardian (wasn't paying so could put up with it), The Independant, The Times, The Daily Telegraph. Even the Mail or the Express for a light read.
In Melbourne 9 times out of 10 all that is available is "Mx" - local free transport rag promoted by Connex.
How thoughtless of people.
Believe it or not I still love living here.
you,ll just have to buy them................... 
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May 14th 2006, 12:14 am
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Re: Bloody Strayans
Originally Posted by moneypen20
start his fires