26 thoughts on “That’s What I’ve Been Trying To Say”
I once knew him quite well. It was the 3 years during which I was the sole employee in the Monash student newspaper (“Lot’s Wife”) office, and Leunig was one of the 2 main cartoonists. It was as he … matured that he became more philosophical and less idiotic. Personally, I preferred the idiotic; but that’s just me.
Life hectic down there, H me love ? – try a wee bit less physical activity. Possibly. Or maybe shorten some of them all by an average of half an hour each. Or something.
That’s great. Hope all is well and I’m very glad to see you and M-R posting today. I went a whole week without any smart-aleck or snarky comments and it was kind of boring.
The MOSY Cooperative apologises for this disruption in service due to a catastrophic failure in the snarkometer. Normal service should resume as soon as suitable technicians can be sourced to repair our equipment. Thank you for your patience.
Thank goodness because I was getting ready to send out a St. Bernard with a keg of wine. I will wait patiently for the MOSY (Master of Snark Y’all) to return.
The only time I’ve wistfully liked the idea of being labelled and pigeon-holed was when I was trying to find work. When I’d rather like to be an “X” with a CV to match. Life would be simpler.
We didn’t mean to coordinate a mutual disappearance, honest!
Yeah, life would be a tad boring if you had it all figured out from day one, don’t you think?
Master of Something I'm Yet To Discover 
I once knew him quite well. It was the 3 years during which I was the sole employee in the Monash student newspaper (“Lot’s Wife”) office, and Leunig was one of the 2 main cartoonists. It was as he … matured that he became more philosophical and less idiotic. Personally, I preferred the idiotic; but that’s just me.
Life hectic down there, H me love ? – try a wee bit less physical activity. Possibly. Or maybe shorten some of them all by an average of half an hour each. Or something.
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Things just accumulate. Not always my fault. Mostly. But not always.
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I believe you. Thousands wouldn’t – something Stringer said, dunno why. 😀
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I thought that one would catch you!
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That’s great. Hope all is well and I’m very glad to see you and M-R posting today. I went a whole week without any smart-aleck or snarky comments and it was kind of boring.
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Ditto.
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Ditto.
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The MOSY Cooperative apologises for this disruption in service due to a catastrophic failure in the snarkometer. Normal service should resume as soon as suitable technicians can be sourced to repair our equipment. Thank you for your patience.
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Thank goodness because I was getting ready to send out a St. Bernard with a keg of wine. I will wait patiently for the MOSY (Master of Snark Y’all) to return.
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Oh. Well, it could take a while. I think you should still send the keg. How big is your St Bernard?
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He’s huge. Let me work on that. Calling customs…
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Nice to see you again, my friend, and what a lovely poem. Yes, indeed.
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I don’t think I noticed how long it had been until I posted. I think I lost a week somewhere. Have you seen it?
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JOANNA FACTOTEM, that’s you!!! (and also practically everybody nowadays, if the truth be told) Who wants to be labeled, tagged, pigeon-holed?
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The only time I’ve wistfully liked the idea of being labelled and pigeon-holed was when I was trying to find work. When I’d rather like to be an “X” with a CV to match. Life would be simpler.
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There is absolutely nothing I can add to that – clever, witty, snarky, or otherwise 🙂
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Made me laugh anyway so I think you managed it.
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Welcome back—bot you and M-R. Clever poem and quite true. Who really wants to know?
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We didn’t mean to coordinate a mutual disappearance, honest!
Yeah, life would be a tad boring if you had it all figured out from day one, don’t you think?
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Very clever! Hope you are doing well.
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Thanks Sue. Still putting one foot in front of the other and surviving days of too many things to do. So, same old same old. 🙂
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Sending some positive energy your way and an extra hug too!
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Yes, it is so much better to remain undiagnosed. Who wants to be normal?
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I shudder at the thought, Gerard. I’m not sure I’d know how to behave if I were normal.
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I saw this in the Age at the weekend and almost used it myself. I adore Leunig, especially his philosophical self. 🙂
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Much appreciation from another jack-of-all-trades.
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