@BriWrites Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
@BriWrites It’s in the book. If you google the phrase on its own you’ll see what it means, but it might be a spoiler. 🙂
Should the ruling party be able to change PMs mid-term? http://t.co/zKRiIobhht #YDNo #YouDecide9
@witty_knitter I think of it like the US Pres election. I don’t elect the Pres either; it’s votes for Electoral College. Which is silly…
@witty_knitter …because the outcome in the end is as if you’d directly elected the Pres, right?
@mrbenjaminlaw @rowenaboggle @witty_knitter The typo in the browser title made me scream before I even got to the article.
@witty_knitter When Obama comes to visit, who does he meet? The Governor General is a figurehead. That’s how it appears to this outsider.
@witty_knitter The President is the head of the Executive Branch. My understanding is that the PM is also the head of the Exec branch.
@witty_knitter It’s just that your Executive and Legislative are not separated.
RT @venks79: Hacking creativity: Making time for innovation @yahoo7 http://t.co/cqRGYPKkwf // cc @knitterjp @hoganau @timparsons
@witty_knitter Regardless of the way it’s meant to work, the Australian (& British) system is taking on the US “cult of personality” aspect.
@witty_knitter If the majority of voters feel like they’re electing the PM (whether or not they actually are), maybe that’s the new reality.
@witty_knitter (I am mostly just winding you up here, as I sense you are tilting at a big-ass windmill.)
@witty_knitter (It’s like me and the phrase “begs the question.” At some point you give up or you go crazy.)
@witty_knitter What actual difference does it make? They don’t actually tick a box by the PM’s name, do they? They’ll figure it out.
Testing testing! 1212! @catehstn is about to speak at #GGDSyd! http://t.co/sF1HDkOXl4
The @Mi9 women listening attentively at #GGDSyd… http://t.co/xK8vYfGyrH
Hey @catehstn! Me and @knitterjp would love a copy of that book for @Mi9… #GGDSyd
@Helen__H I saw @pyko across the crowd. Are you here? Are we finally actually in the same place?!
Gah, I’m using the wrong hash tag! How embarrassment. #ggdsydney
Jen just showed video of an actual shark attack on an undersea fiber optic cable. #sharkweek #ggdsydney http://t.co/1f5LC6o2j2
HAVE YOU ENABLED IPV6? #ggdsydney http://t.co/xsLkfYqRmg
OI! @catehstn is dissing the Midwest. This offence cannot stand. #ggdsydney
Check out @pyko scanning my QR code mittens! #ggdsydney http://t.co/eMI7rKe8mc
I think @tammypetro just admitted to being on the Dark Side. #ggdsydney http://t.co/Gb4Rxn9Eji
@makarakarn Wait, you were there? Did we talk? I had way too much wine and sugar. 🙂
RT @helenperris: Dustin Hoffman Breaks Down Crying Explaining Something That Every Woman Sadly Already Experienced http://t.co/oSrmM1PvEv
Apologies for not tweeting the end of #ggdsydney. This happened: http://t.co/7TL4DY2CQH
Just occurred to me that this is the first job I’ve ever had that related to my actual degree. Only took 14 years! ALUMNI MAG HERE I COME.