English translation of
the latin phrase ceteris paribus, literally meaning "with other things the
same". Represents a prediction or statement about causal or logical
connections between two states of affairs, ruling out other factors that could
override the relationship. So, when Andrew Demetriou says that "all things
being equal", a team from western
"other factors", in this case, millions of people telling him it's a
dumb idea.
SIX DEGREES OF
SEPARATION
From Chris Judd to Kevin
Rudd
1. Chris Judd is an
eco-friendly footballer with a girlfriend who bobs up in the paper a lot,
something he has in common with ...
2. Michael Clarke, an
Australian cricketer with a liking for body art who apparently had a fight with
a teammate because he wanted to sing the song and be gone, just like ...
3. Manfred Mann, whose
Earth Band has successfully covered songs from a variety of artists over
several decades, including ...
4. Bruce Springsteen,
whose 1973 hit Blinded By The Light was reworked with the help of a Moog
synthesiser and went to No. 1, even though you couldn't understand the lyric
about a deuce, as in ...
5. Bigalow, a male gigolo
played by Rob Schneider in the 1999 comedy, who at one point finds himself
performing an elaborate striptease, which might have pleased ...
6. Kevin Rudd, who
Australians liked so much for getting drunk and using taxpayer's money to watch
women take their clothes off, they made him Prime Minister.
BUDDY'S NIGHTCLUB
DOOR
Buddy had another
miserable Friday night, when all the hard work he'd put in at the club left him
with nothing but a feeling of emptiness and a lot of blank September pages in
his diary. Standing out front of Buddy's, the cold wind creeping under his
overcoat, he thought about cheering himself up by inviting Travis Cloke inside
after the misfiring Magpie hit the nightclub door twice, the wall three times
and the kebab van down the street with his other kick. But Buddy figured he'd
get another chance to welcome Travis to the party before all was said and done,
so he looked a bit closer to home. And like a cork out of a bottle, up bobbed
Cyril Rioli, hitting the door once with a mid-air party trick, smacking the
wall three times and landing another one on the sheesh kebab grill. Having a
friendly face around made Buddy look at the bright side — at least he still had
all his teeth.
WHERE'S CUZZY?
All year Cuzzy has been
in the spotlight, getting snapped by the cameras doing the normal things that
normal people do every day. He's become used to the whir of the shutters, the
flashes of light as he steps out to buy a carton of milk or grab a coffee. Then
on Saturday, the cameras were all pointing at someone else. People lined up and
clapped as this bloke walked past. Cuzzy thought it was a really good parade,
and it reminded him that Melbourne Spring Fashion Week was just around the
corner, and it was a good time to get in some parade-watching practice.
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