tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7729562980132720815.post8504911014636142419..comments2024-03-22T02:27:30.009-05:00Comments on Royal World: Austrian Republic still afraid of three-letter wordTheodore Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16242452485576182841noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7729562980132720815.post-59447421396869455792011-01-05T03:21:36.319-06:002011-01-05T03:21:36.319-06:00Who's afraid of the big bad of?Who's afraid of the big bad of?J.K. Baltzersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096616644588479917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7729562980132720815.post-70868569194221794802011-01-04T01:29:18.797-06:002011-01-04T01:29:18.797-06:00Austria and Australia are really interchangeable.
...Austria and Australia are really interchangeable.<br /><br />While the Austrian republicans get paranoid about the "von", the Australian republicans hate the "Sir'.<br /><br />In April 2009, when the Green's plebiscite bill was call up in a senate hearing the following dialog took place:<br /><br /><i>Sir David Smith argued the case against this new move towards a constitutional change.<br /><br />DAVID SMITH: The Australian people should not be asked to reject their constitution until an alternative is also on offer.<br /><br />DAVID SMITH: I'm not talking about legislation. I am talking about the constitution, Senator.<br /><br />BOB BROWN: We are talking about legislation here, Mr Smith. This is a bill before the Parliament.<br /><br />DAVID SMITH: Do you have an objection to using my title. Should I call you Bob or Mr Brown?<br /><br />BOB BROWN: You are welcome to.<br /><br />DAVID SMITH: Okay.<br /><br />BOB BROWN: Very much so.<br /><br />DAVID SMITH: A little courtesy wouldn't go too far.<br /><br />BOB BROWN: Well …<br /><br />DAVID SMITH: I'm sorry. I interrupted your question. I apologise.<br /><br />BOB BROWN: You did, Mr Smith.</i>radical royalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00438964016034979338noreply@blogger.com