John Nomiddlename Iser
@johniser.bsky.social
Australian (Northern Tablelands, NSW).
Retired Pubic Circus clown.
Passing interest in politics (socialist),
economics (post-Keynesian, MMT-curious),
and music (mostly Americana and related).
Retired Pubic Circus clown.
Passing interest in politics (socialist),
economics (post-Keynesian, MMT-curious),
and music (mostly Americana and related).
...and a reminder that this is a true story about something that happened to a real person:
www.findagrave.com/memorial/668...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/668...
James “Lord Open Road” Langford (1920-1981) - Find...
www.findagrave.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
...and a reminder that this is a true story about something that happened to a real person:
www.findagrave.com/memorial/668...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/668...
Lights are supposed to come down on Jan. 5, the proverbial 12th day of Xmas. This is the day before Epiphany, which is when the 3 Wise Men turned up.
The rule is:
When the Zoroastrians turn up,
The lights come down.
The rule is:
When the Zoroastrians turn up,
The lights come down.
December 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Lights are supposed to come down on Jan. 5, the proverbial 12th day of Xmas. This is the day before Epiphany, which is when the 3 Wise Men turned up.
The rule is:
When the Zoroastrians turn up,
The lights come down.
The rule is:
When the Zoroastrians turn up,
The lights come down.
Getting ahead of things, but what is the appropriate gift for the 38th Day of Xmas?
Asking for a neighbour who still had their Xmas lights up on January 31 this year.
Asking for a neighbour who still had their Xmas lights up on January 31 this year.
December 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Getting ahead of things, but what is the appropriate gift for the 38th Day of Xmas?
Asking for a neighbour who still had their Xmas lights up on January 31 this year.
Asking for a neighbour who still had their Xmas lights up on January 31 this year.
I follow a few American (and Canadian) guitar/amp techs on YouTube. Love the way they pronounce 'solder' as 'sodder'.
And I nearly fell off my perch the time I heard Stephen Colbert pronounce 'bitumen' as bi-TOO-min'.
And I nearly fell off my perch the time I heard Stephen Colbert pronounce 'bitumen' as bi-TOO-min'.
December 6, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I follow a few American (and Canadian) guitar/amp techs on YouTube. Love the way they pronounce 'solder' as 'sodder'.
And I nearly fell off my perch the time I heard Stephen Colbert pronounce 'bitumen' as bi-TOO-min'.
And I nearly fell off my perch the time I heard Stephen Colbert pronounce 'bitumen' as bi-TOO-min'.
Because it means that GDP increases year by year, and 'growth is good'. (For politicians and top-level managers, at least.)
There is a wall of Nobel Prizes etc waiting for the person who can work out how to shrink economies without collapsing the capitalist system.
There is a wall of Nobel Prizes etc waiting for the person who can work out how to shrink economies without collapsing the capitalist system.
December 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Because it means that GDP increases year by year, and 'growth is good'. (For politicians and top-level managers, at least.)
There is a wall of Nobel Prizes etc waiting for the person who can work out how to shrink economies without collapsing the capitalist system.
There is a wall of Nobel Prizes etc waiting for the person who can work out how to shrink economies without collapsing the capitalist system.
Costello was as lousy as a demographer as he was as an economist. (He wasn't much chop as a lawyer, either.)
Makes a big whoop about the 'declining birth rate' - and yet - more babies keep being born each year. How can that be?
It's because of this crazy little thing called IMMIGRATION.
Makes a big whoop about the 'declining birth rate' - and yet - more babies keep being born each year. How can that be?
It's because of this crazy little thing called IMMIGRATION.
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Costello was as lousy as a demographer as he was as an economist. (He wasn't much chop as a lawyer, either.)
Makes a big whoop about the 'declining birth rate' - and yet - more babies keep being born each year. How can that be?
It's because of this crazy little thing called IMMIGRATION.
Makes a big whoop about the 'declining birth rate' - and yet - more babies keep being born each year. How can that be?
It's because of this crazy little thing called IMMIGRATION.
Costello was on The Business last night, regurgitating his 'one for the country' blah from 20+ years ago.
Might have to watch it again as I couldn't hear what he had to say, above my screaming at the TV.
youtu.be/YwDxOxzl6Ns
Might have to watch it again as I couldn't hear what he had to say, above my screaming at the TV.
youtu.be/YwDxOxzl6Ns
A declining birth rate will be costly in the long run, says Peter Costello | The Business | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Costello was on The Business last night, regurgitating his 'one for the country' blah from 20+ years ago.
Might have to watch it again as I couldn't hear what he had to say, above my screaming at the TV.
youtu.be/YwDxOxzl6Ns
Might have to watch it again as I couldn't hear what he had to say, above my screaming at the TV.
youtu.be/YwDxOxzl6Ns
Since the last time I looked at that page, about 4 years ago, someone who obviously isn't an Acka/Dacka fan has edited the caption for the first photo.
December 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Since the last time I looked at that page, about 4 years ago, someone who obviously isn't an Acka/Dacka fan has edited the caption for the first photo.
Have always wanted to visit this place, just so that when I returned I could say "I've been to Hell and back".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_N...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_N...
Hell, Norway - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Have always wanted to visit this place, just so that when I returned I could say "I've been to Hell and back".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_N...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_N...
Apparently that was a Canadian chap demonstrating the wit and frivolity for which they are justly famous.
au.news.yahoo.com/truth-behind...
au.news.yahoo.com/truth-behind...
'HE'S MY HERO': Truth behind 'legendary' protester's viral sign
A man has caused a stir on social media for his bad spelling. Find out why he’s now being hailed a hero.
au.news.yahoo.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Apparently that was a Canadian chap demonstrating the wit and frivolity for which they are justly famous.
au.news.yahoo.com/truth-behind...
au.news.yahoo.com/truth-behind...
No doubt Jordan is a dab hand with a 5 iron, but can she speak Austrian?
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
No doubt Jordan is a dab hand with a 5 iron, but can she speak Austrian?
Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, has about the same market cap as ANZ, the smallest of Australia's Big 4.
(Bearing in mind that Germany's economy is nearly 3x the size of Australia's.)
(Bearing in mind that Germany's economy is nearly 3x the size of Australia's.)
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, has about the same market cap as ANZ, the smallest of Australia's Big 4.
(Bearing in mind that Germany's economy is nearly 3x the size of Australia's.)
(Bearing in mind that Germany's economy is nearly 3x the size of Australia's.)