What the Cards Foretell

One of the biggest stitch-ups since Dr Frankenstein picked up a needle and thread is under way.

As Finance Minister and Premier, Mac started with a good basic hand ( in numerous pies). Add to those cards one former and one present Financial Secretary that Mac had up his sleeve all the while and it's going to take big cards to beat him.

 FCO bluffing with one queen in their hand isn't likely to call him, although the Queen up their sleeve could still come into play.

Just to be sure of winning Mac is discarding his only diamond, Dan, in the expectation of picking up a joker - they stand for anything - giving Mac a royal flush.

With all the high cards for financial control and regulation in his hand Mac can take the entire pot ...

CAL Denies low flying incident

Rumours of another CAL low flying incident were brushed aside by a CAL spokesperson earlier today.

"Yah got nah proof", they said.

Is that so ...

I'll have what the man on the floor's drinking..

Next week is an odd one, what with there being two Thanksgiving Days - one on the 26th and another on the 27th when Mr Jack leaves. (You know I'm really gonna miss taking cheap shots at  Mr Jack once he's gone.)

Here's a tip to Ezzard about the next drunken tyrant arriving to stand on his neck - one Duncan Taylor by name - Duncan Taylor is a brand of Scotch. Yes the man has an entire whisky making business named after him, or vice versa: make of that what you will.

No hard feelings Jack but don't 'Haste ye back!".

Gentlemen charge and raise your glasses. 

Here's to cheating, stealing, fighting, and drinking.
If you cheat, may you cheat death
If you steal, may you steal a woman's heart.
If you fight, may you fight for a brother
And if you drink, may you drink with me.