what happens to people who tell lies:

   John Flannery, who worked as a media adviser to former Labor leader Kim
 Beazley, battled for two hours to save his house in Duffy, the worst-hit
 suburb, before fleeing. "Fireballs were preceding the fire itself - balls
of
 fire landing on the ground, lighting the trees, lighting the grass," Mr
 Flannery said

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still lying "great balls o' fire".
The fire should be lit again under scientific & forensic scrutiny to
determine what really happened.
I hope the boozerville Bush Fire Brigade have learnt something from this -
namely if there's a fire - piss off quick.
A   CENSORED FOR YOUR PROTECTION   the           
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Boozerville brigade  [under the stewardship of constable ben from sierra
takeaway] is taking a platoon down today. they leave by cobb and co at 11am
if u want to farewell them.
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constable ben is very wise, like his uncle Mr Plod the Policeman. by the
time they get there it will all be over except for the beer session.
unfortunately I cannot attend the farewell, but will give the papal wave
from my window at 11am
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they are stopping along the way in the hunter valley to sample the wines.
it is wise always to proceed without undue haste.  constable bens motto.
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good move - why travel further than necessary
"Festina lente" is now the official BVBFB motto
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and on the obverse side reads "drink more piss."
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what a crew! Boozerville's finest.
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perpetual heroes. unike new yorks finest, which seems to have run out of
steam. [not to mention the mythical Todd and "Let's Roll"].
yankees need another set of heroes.  maybe 'desert storm 2 radio-active sand
and ashed boy.'
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NYF has become the meanest gang in town.
I think america is about to descend into the post-heroic era whether they
win, lose or back off.
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i agree.  but mattell's "radio-active dust boy" will be a big seller. no
moving parts and so simple for the sons of the lower orders to play with.

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volunteer firefighter from New South Wales says he considered disobeying
orders which he believes stopped him from saving homes in Canberra.

i had my suspicions the fire was another channel 9 event. yesterday was the
day round the world for protests against Bush. presumably no one in canberra
was protesting.
              ?   
Senior Deputy Captain of the Cunningar brigade Peter Holding says 25 crew
and five tankers from the Harden area were called to Canberra early Saturday
afternoon. He says on arrival at 5:00pm AEDT they were directed to eat, then
travel to a fire which was already under control and then they were told to
rest.
Mr Holding has questioned why his group was sent to a burnt area when the
tankers could have been used to save houses
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dont panic ...constable ben and sargeant wilson are coming

Predicted strong winds have placed a dozen Canberra suburbs back on high
fire alert. There is now concern for all the suburbs in the north-west area
of Belconnen in the nation's capital.
                  
                           
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Did you see them on TV with the other crews heading south?
The chunder-streaked coach doors and the copious fluids draining from its
seven corners was a dead giveaway.
The erratic progress of the horse as the carriage lurched from side to side
could only inspire confidence and admiration in the cheery crowd of
well-wishers. Its brass hat stamped it with the well-deserved badge of
authority of a dedicated fire chief.

Long into the afternoon, the sound of numerous ditties sung by the happy
crew could still be heard as they steadily approached the first bivouac of
their long & dangerous journey - the Boozerville Hotel.

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a ponderous but noble progress.
reminds us of the cooee marches.
i think a statue to constable ben wil in time go up outside sierra takeaway.

many people will be taken up by the storm of enthusiasm along the way.

darryl from matilda servo will respond in a flash, dashing out the door and
leaving a tray of chiko rolls still on the bench and unwarmed
heroism !

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it will be a joyous & memorable saga - akin to the Greet Trek of the Boers,
or Chairman Mao's Long March.

the boys have got wind of darryl's chiko rolls & will be there in a flash.
they are flogging shit out of poor constable ben to get there.

Captain Chadwick is motoring down to Glasshouse in her APC to take the
salute from the crew - they will be truly honoured

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praise and glory be the Boozerville boys.

canberra's urban fire brigade chiefs are fuming they were not involved in
the Incident Team [as if their expertise has any relevance, ha!].
true, but many other worthies were, such as soldiers and sailors, Art
Linkletter and the Czech bobsled team.  all worked out well apart from a few
burnt houses.

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can they hold out till August? the crew have struck trouble at the Boozerville
pub. The horse refuses to leave the pub, having struck a lucky break on the
pokies.
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ok, we'll redploy for a few weeks. i'll go back home, and ben will go back
to the sierra. then we can reform in may.
all ok on this? roger doger.
decisions decisions...one day its photocopy paper, next a cruise line job
program.

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The boys have already taken off on their next stage.
the joyous cavalcade had an early start - Darryl hosed them out of the
Matilda servo at 3 am this morning.
If we're lucky we can head them off at the Lazy Days caravan park.
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what a procession...
caboolture turn-off has a damn fine pub.
this could be the journey of a lifetime
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you're welcome aboard - all hands to the pump etc
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just got a call from ben.
the cavalcade is held up at morayfield.  there is no forage for the camels
and darryl has gone looking.  dave and stevo are tanked and captain wilson
has buggered up the pump mechanism putting out a grass fire stveo started
when he spilt some of his metho.
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What a shambles! I was afraid they would disgrace themselves before they got
too far. Those Caboolture toffs must be smirking at the antics of our poor
Boozerville boys. Years of patient tutelage in the art of pyromania have been
brought to nought by their appalling behavior.
I will send Capatin Chadwick to discipline them with her whips and
calf-length stiletto boots.

PS I didn't see the camels when the cavalcade passed. You're not going to
tell me that they were inside the coach? We will have to address the issue
of consorting with the animals before they approach the Alma Park Zoo.

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 dont want to get into camels and their positions whether inside or
outside.
suffice to say that Morayfield  is very glad to see the back of ben and his
boys.  after a feast at red rooster they're on the road again.
i am developing a website where their progress can be tracked in real time.
yu are both invited to subscribe.
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great idea - could be a map with comments avaialble when clicking on
appropriate locations, or a map with the text overlaid to see it all at one
glance.
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yes brilliant. get onto it at once. NetCat software is perfect for it. im
busy catching damned whales so people like you have fish to eat.
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perfect. i wll send bones and skins as payment in kind.
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Nanette,

Wil has completed the software and now the full package is available to
monitor, LIVE and in continuous update, the procession of the Boozerville
Volunteer Fire Brigade to the aid of southern state fire fighters.

download at:
www.bvfbsoutherntour.com
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  Sandy Hollway has been appointed to lead the post-fire cleanup in
canberra. his motto is 'a burnt chicken in every pot and a CES on every
corner.'

Duffy will have more CES staff than the rest of the country combies
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Here's your chance!

Offer your services as a former loyal CES subject.

Hop on the BVBFB coach & off you go - it is broken down outside the Alma Zoo
for the weekend and you have plenty of time to board it
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Alma park zoo..to drop off new exhibits or get new recruits for the march?
will get there quicker walking...

Morayfield: On this Spot Ben clashed with Davo over the chips from Red
Rooster. Dispute resolved over another glass of turps.

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ABC BREAKING NEWS:

the southern aurora tour of the BVBFB has been halted and turned aside at
Fortitude Valley [where refreshments of variosu kinds were being taken] to
fight a ferocious outbreak at Bribie Island.
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Caloundra Chronicle
Breaking News

the steamer Jimboola has founded in treacherous seas in Bribie passage.
Eyewitnesses report only 3 survivors made it to shore. Others report a pod
of dugongs swimming in the vicinity shortly before the steamer's arrival. It
was returning from the southern shores of Bribie, bringing home firefighters
involved in containing Saturday's bushfire there.
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I understand the Mr Bigs of Australian Racing were behind the wrecking of
Ben's career. probably the same gang who had Dawn Fraser kicked out, and who
prevented Rob Beaver from becoming an AS04.
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