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First Dog On The Moon

Dance like nobody’s watching!

What's George Brandis -- crime fighter and fun arts guy -- displaying on his bookshelves?

First Dog On The Moon

Oct 02, 2013

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Andybob
11 years ago

I read a lot, nowadays
Much more than before, though dancing keeps me spry
In expenses land
With nothing but power on my hands
I read a lot, not just magazines
But other more serious things, to get me through the day
Nighttime too
Whilst wondering how in the world to go on without you
“Lonely” isn’t the word for me now
“Blue” doesn’t describe it somehow
I read a lot, I can’t put it down
When I’m not painting the town, you’ll find me in a world
Of fantasy.
Population: one. That’s me
So if you ask me how I stop
Contemplating what I now have got
I’ll reply
I read a lot.

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drmick
11 years ago

The Joy of Freebies; 50 Sheds of Books; Deep Pocket; Brandis` Complaint; My First Cavity Search; Strictly Ballroom Cheats: Creative Accounting for attorney generals; Cooking the Books; I wonder if we are paying someone to read them to him?

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Stevo the Working Twistie
11 years ago

“Brandis in $12,000 book deal”. That’s more than I’d advance him for his memoirs.

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paddy
11 years ago

I could *almost* forgive George his hideous crime, if he really had demanded Govt funds to purchase “The Story Of The Christmas Story”.
*Almost*…..but not quite.

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ernmalleyscat
11 years ago

You put the right wing in
You take the left wing out
You put your whole snout in
And you shake it all about
You do the Hypo Crisy
And you go to ground
That’s what it’s all about

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