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Skriven 2011-06-16 09:54:18 av Michael Loo (1:18/200)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
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 GJ> Further to that, the assailant voluntarily confessed to the police,
 GJ> but they still refused to charge him.  I would love to learn the full
 GJ> story of why the minister "couldn't" identify the man, and why he
 GJ> didn't want the case to go to court.  It sounds juicy!

I wouldn't care in the least; if the minister actually wants the
perp to get off Scot free, that's his business. My guess is that
the minister actually wanted the perp, not any of the chippies.

 GJ> If you lived here you would be fined for not voting without good
 GJ> reason.  If voting was not compulsory most Australians would probably
 GJ> not bother.
 ML> I'd be inclined to take them to court over that.
 GJ> Take the government to court?

There are things for which government cannot be taken to court
for; there are plenty of things for which it can. In the US,
the freedom of expression guarantee of the Constitution has
been held to apply to many expressions by omission, and it's
pretty certain that not voting would be among them.

 GJ> That featured on our TV.  He apologised to everyone, but refused to
 GJ> resign, as he said he had done nothing illegal.

Quite so. The FCC obscenity rules have gradually eroded over
the years, so whereas in my youth, it was actually unlawful to
say the eff word on the telephone, nowadays using it in public
on the television gets little more than a slight warning - the
current commission actually tried to fine one of the legacy
networks for one such offense, but a higher court voided that.
Anyhow, someone recently pointed me to a site on which the
transmission in question was reproduced, and my first thought
was, all that fuss about that?

 GJ> present (surname Nixon!) has been accused publicly by a 17 year old
 GJ> girl of having sex and sharing drugs with her.

This is unsympathetic to the girl, but the chances of her being
unwilling at the moment are slender; it's more like a case of
buyer's remorse or pretending to be outraged for the benefit of
one's parents or something. And in most civilized jurisdictions,
17 is a legal age - the people have had (one hopes) some practice
in keeping the hormones' call under control by then.

Reminds me to someday look up what happened to Lance Rentzel,
the famous Dallas Cowboy who committed various odd lewdities,
despite being then married to Joey Hetherton, one of the great
sex symbols of the day. Of course there have been uncomplimentary
things said about parents who would name their child Lance and
about men who would marry someone named Joey.

 -=> Glen Jamieson said to Jim Weller <=-

 JW> Is lamb popular in Singapore? I know it isn't in southern China.
 GJ> I haven't seen it in Chinese restaurants, but I have had lamb biryani
 GJ> in Singapore's Little India, at a restaurant in Serangoon St.

Lamb is quite popular among both the Arabs and various
Indians in Singapore, and the satay hawkers often have
it (sometimes they even have the balls to offer kangaroo,
I hear).

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

      Title: ROO BALLS
 Categories: Australian, Meats
      Yield: 8 Servings

      1 kg Kangaroo mince, best
      1 lg Onion, finely chopped
      4 cl Garlic, crushed
      1    Red capsicum, finely chopped
      2    Eggs
      1    Knob ginger, grated
      1    Lemon rind, finely grated
      2 ts Cumin powder
      3 ts Coriander powder
      2 ts Black pepper
      1 c  Cooked rice
      2 tb Dark soy sauce
           Plain flour
      1    Onion, finely chopped
    400 ml Can of diced tomatoes
      1    Lemon, juice of
           Sriracha sauce, to taste
      1 tb Coconut cream powder
      1 sm Bunch parsley or coriader

  Thoroughly mix the first 12 ingredients in a bowl and allow to stand
  for an hour or so.  Form into 4 cm balls and roll in the flour.
  Brown balls in a little oil, and remove from pan.
  Saute onion until really soft,  Add Sriracha sauce, lemon juice and
  chopped tomatoes, stir, add coconut and simmer for a few minutes.
  Add meat balls, stir into sauce, cover and simmer for 20 to 30
  minutes, until inside of meat balls is just cooked to taste.
  Serve with white rice, and garnish with parsley or coriander.

  :       Recipe by Glen Jamieson, January, 2003

MMMMM



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