punishable by death?
what should one do if one finds out that somebody one knows reads 'quadrant' magazine?
and not in a curious, car crash voyeur-like, find-out-what-the-noxious-cunts-are-rambling-about-this-month kinda way.
but for real.
what should one do other than convulse, that is?
suggestions?
this is NOT a rhetorical question, people.
I WANT ANSWERS, STAT!
(i await the all knowing one's answer on the next 'friday q & a' with bated (and minty fresh) breath.)
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Good lord. Surely not for fun. It's for academic purposes. Right?
I have no idea. Run in the opposite direction?
no, i am forced to believe that it is "for fun".
why else would someone subscribe to it, thus paying money to the empire of evil i know it to be?
running seems a worthy idea.
I'm not sure what the problem is.
The website is quite clear that:
"Unlike most intellectual journals it is open-minded on questions of religion and philosophy, judging material by the importance of ideas rather than requiring any agreement."
Do you have some good running shoes?
Casually flips through it whilst in the waiting room at the Doctor's surgery is one thing but actually paying GOOD AUSSIE DOLLARS for it?
Possible Excuse No.1
I quite often have to read Andrew Bolt columns and watch Today Tonight so that I may provide critical analysis for uni. Could they be doing this too?
If not, I'd recommend a swift punch to the cock before alienating them from your friendship.
Especially if the person in question is Greg Sheridan.
um, i have never met greg sheridan. but i'd be happily give him a swift punch to the cockular region if ever i did.
*writes Greg Sheridan*
*poses as Nadine*
*invites him to lunch*
FIGHT. FIGHT. FIGHT.
I got ya back.
i don't know what quadrant magazine is (though will learn soon) and i don't know what convulse is.
i feel so uneducated.
you can just kidnap the person and put the person in the fridge (remember to shave the hair first).
Never heard of quadrant magazine. Hang on while I google it...
*insert hold music along the lines of "girl from ipanema" here*
Right. I'm back. I looked it up.
Oh. My. Freaking. Freak.
The person who voluntarily reads this magazine... are they a good friend? Is it worth staging an intervention?
If not, I suggest the running option. Fast and far.
isn't quadrant mag a science-y one? i don't really know. but my advice is this: if it's only science, then that's ok. if it metnions aliens in more than one article, then i would be wary. if it is about cults, right-wing extremism, hubbard and/or OTT religion, then yes, be scared, go the cock punch, and run away etc.
and the reason you are asking is?
sorry, i just can't help myself.
i just looked at tobytoby's link.
it had all the scary words; right wing, neo conservative etc.
doesn't look at all good.
what if it's a lady... it. the magazine reader. no cockpunch then. maybe cuntpunch. which also sounds good. don't run from these things. confront them. tell they suck. but you would be more articulate about it than me.
Ask them if they share the values of the magazine, its editors and regularly featured writers - and those of John Howard, who says that Quadrant is his favourite Australian magazine. If they say yes, either A) engage them in a long discussion on why it would be better to subscribe to Overland, or even Meanjin, if they are truly passionate about supporting an Australian journal, or B) back away politely, then RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
Richard Watts is so damn sensible.
(ie that was my answer too, although take away 'even' before Meanjin. Why 'even'? Oh ok it's not as good as it was...make 'em read the ones from the 50s).
The Monthly needs our support. She's an oft' ignored but worthy publication. Robert Manne writes for it. Surely, that means something..
...ha....
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