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Content creator and, according to a follower elsewhere, "discount store Santa". Others call me Bert or Mister Brisbane.
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Happy 60th to this funny old fellow. #humphreybbear

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Somebody on TV the other day was asked about their job, and they said: "I'm in the marketing space." Does that mean they are in marketing; that they're a marketer? Or does it mean they're trespassing in the marketing department and should be somewhere else? Why can't people use plain English?

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This is the next Mahna Mahna! The full version of Dugga Doo, the Grimbald entry in the Intergalactic Song Contest. #DoctorWho www.facebook.com/share/v/1M4T...

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When is an award not an award? And why is this is a problem for Brisbane’s Nine Entertainment television and radio stations? misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/nine-is-le...

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The moment things fell apart on air at 4BC. What is going on at Nine Radio and TV in Brisbane? misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/nine-is-le...

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Farewell, George Wendt. As Norm in "Cheers", everybody knew your name. thewrinkle.substack.com/p/rememberin...

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Some of my iPhone apps have stopped working for no discernable reason. Network apparently OK. Anybody else having problems?

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What's up at 9News and 4BC in Brisbane? misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/nine-is-le...

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Do you believe? thewrinkle.substack.com/p/losing-our...

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Breaking: Ignorance feeds approval.

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Were you scandalised by the nudity and once-taboo plots of Aussie soap opera Number 96? Well, the 1970s shocker is back! nationalseniors.com.au/news/latest-...

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This just popped in to my balcony planter box.

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This week's fun quiz is about famous cars. thewrinkle.substack.com/p/can-you-na...

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Another brilliant #DoctorWho episode. I was on the edge of my seat. #Nospoilers here. But wow!

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Were you around in the 1970s to be scandalised by the nudity and racy plotlines on Number 96? Well, it's back! nationalseniors.com.au/news/latest-...

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Does Brisbane’s new rail link need a name? misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/a-train-by...

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Number 96 is back on the box! How to watch it and some other blasts from the past of Australian television: nationalseniors.com.au/news/latest-...

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What should we do when we are disappointed, or even horrified, by the actions of somebody we admired and whose work we cherish? thewrinkle.substack.com/p/should-we-...

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Anna Wintour is a force of nature. thewrinkle.substack.com/p/wintour-is...

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Brisbane's critical infrastructure is failing. Do we really need a glossy bimonthly magazine delivered to every home telling us how good the council is? misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/is-living-...

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The Story Bridge is in disrepair; do we need an expensive glossy magazine to tell us how great things are in #Brisbane? (Video and text.) misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/is-living-...

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Two weeks after everyone was asking, "Has Antony called it yet?”, I'll soon be having similar thoughts about @spencerhowson.bsky.social and #Eurovision. (It saves me having to watch it myself!)

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How well do you know your Attenboroughs? thewrinkle.substack.com/p/do-you-kno...

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Some of the things I said on the radio. Yes, I am available for podcasts and parties. misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/breaking-b...

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If you missed me on #ABCBrisbane with @spencerhowson yesterday, the audio is here. The Hot Takes segment, with me and @jendudley, starts around 3:53. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

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Here's Sunday's fun quiz, celebrating Richard and David Attenborough. thewrinkle.substack.com/p/do-you-kno...

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I’ll be giving my hot takes on #abcbrisbane with ⁦‪@SpencerHowson‬⁩‬⁩ after the 9am news (in about 20 minutes).

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Have you ever bought a new car and then, seemingly out of nowhere, started seeing that same make and model everywhere? There's a name for that phenomenon, and it's not entirely harmless. thewrinkle.substack.com/p/beware-the...

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I guess this blows the diet. Seriously, Coles, wouldn't it have been better to substitute a "zero sugar" soft drink with another "zero sugar" drink? Maybe the AI needs better instructions ...

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Congratulations to Robert Prevost who has taken up one of the world's most senior CEO positions. At 69, he is testament to the proposition that age brings with it both experience and wisdom. #PopeLeo

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“Do you feel an affinity with the ibis, or would you rather they weren’t so prevalent in the city?” #Brisbane #binchicken misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/watch-the-...

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Should Brisbane fully embrace the bin chicken? misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/watch-the-...

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Bert burnt the biscuits, but he has something to say about the cookbook wars. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Rp...

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Is the bin chicken taking over the River City? Is it friend or foe? And why did one videobomb me? misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/watch-the-...

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I live at a retirement village. In a phone conversation with someone wanting to know where I live, I almost described myself as an "inmate" and had to quickly correct myself to say "resident". I certainly don't feel incarcerated but maybe my subconscious is saying something.

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Who were the influencers before the internet became a thing? thewrinkle.substack.com/p/meet-the-e...

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BREAKING: Sussan Ley’s numerologist recommends changing name of nation to “Ausstralia”. #auspol

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Are older people inevitably conservative in their outlook? thewrinkle.substack.com/p/we-didnt-s...

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“Yes, like The Simpsons' Principal Seymour Skinner — who decided he wasn’t out of touch, it was the children who were wrong — [right-wing media pundits have] determined that it’s all our fault for voting the wrong way!” misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/shock-jock...

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Our friends in the media need to take a good, hard look at the election results. misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/shock-jock...

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We had an election in Australia yesterday. Nobody died and the machinery of government continues to run smoothly. The victors are happy, the losers will regroup and challenge again in three years. Our democracy is robust. Long may that continue to be the case

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The latest Brisbane media rumour may not stack up. misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/mcdonald-o...

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Antony Green has called it for Labor. #auspol

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Something's afoot at Radio 4BC in Brisbane misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/mcdonald-o...

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This quiz may make you hungry. thewrinkle.substack.com/p/quiz-food-...

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BREAKING: Movement at the station? Is Bill McDonald being replaced at 4BC in favour of Jessica Millward, whose husband Joel Dry has just been confirmed as new 9News anchor? misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/mcdonald-o...

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