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May 6, 2010, 22:09
Welcome to “Grumpy Old Chook.” My name is Lynn Fowler. Later this year (2010) I will hit the “Big 6-0.” Whilst I certainly don't consider 60 to be…
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January 12, 2011, 23:56
This is an Opinion Blog. That means, very simply, that it expresses my personal opinion about various things that have caught my attention. Nothing that is…
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Category: Grumps (8)
- That's Art? Not Smart! by: chookylynn
  September 1, 2011, 05:53
  Just when you think you have seen it all from the art world, someone comes along and takes the insanity to a whole new level ... Last night (31st August…
- Price Reductions? Not Really! by: chookylynn
  June 13, 2011, 02:16
  We have heard a lot of fuss and clamour from the big supermarkets recently about how they are bringing prices down, and we have seen a couple of obvious and…
- Twisting the Truth for a Story by: chookylynn
  May 25, 2011, 06:24
  We all know that television reporters have a reputation of never allowing the truth to get in the way of a good story. Probably the worst example of this that…
- Digital TV by: chookylynn
  April 12, 2011, 07:06
  Can someone please explain to me again how digital TV is so great? Many, many moons ago, I worked in the publicity department of NBN Channel 3 in Newcastle,…
- Roadworks ... Again ... Still by: chookylynn
  January 17, 2011, 00:29
  The road from our little village to the nearest town of any reasonable size is undergoing repairs. That would not be so bad, but for the fact that I have lived…
- Muslim Swim Cover-Up Demands by: chookylynn
  September 26, 2010, 01:36
  OK, I know I'm a little late responding to this one. Gimme a break! - it's been a looooong week! Anyway, a news item last week said that for some time now the…
- Cyber Vandals, Fire Bugs and Other Bottom-Dwelling Scum by: chookylynn
  May 27, 2010, 04:09
  OK, OK - I know that scum actually floats on the top of the water, therefore can't technically be described as "bottom-dwelling" - I was just looking for an…
- Should Older Drivers Be Tested? by: chookylynn
  May 25, 2010, 08:44
  One of the TV reports last night carried the news that the suggestion has been made that drivers over the age of 65 should have to undergo yearly driving tests…
Category: Grizzles (1)
- Stupid TV Ads by: chookylynn
  June 11, 2010, 03:33
  Occasionally you see a television ad that is absolutely brilliant. Unfortunately, it is very occasionally - most of them are just plain stupid. As a former…
Category: Soap Box (9)
- Occupy by: chookylynn
  November 3, 2011, 00:40
  "Occupy" The "Occupy" movement has been gaining quite a bit of the headlines around the world recently - Wall Street, Tokyo, Sydney, Melbourne - pretty much…
- Charity Excuses by: chookylynn
  August 2, 2011, 07:13
  Part of my work as leader of a Christian ministry organisation is to do Appeal Days. This means that I spend a day sitting in a shopping centre with information…
- Compensation Payouts: The Law is a Ass by: chookylynn
  July 5, 2011, 02:26
  It was Dickens' character, Mr Bumble, in Oliver Twist, who first declared the law to be "a ass." In his case, his diatribe against the law was a response to…
- Culture Shock is No Excuse! by: chookylynn
  June 5, 2011, 02:16
  On Tuesday a Libyan student, 28-year-old Almahde Ahmad Atagore was jailed for a string of sexual assaults on Aussie women and girls, the youngest aged just 13,…
- Germs - The New Boogeyman by: chookylynn
  January 9, 2011, 02:40
  We didn't know how good we had it when we were kids. The worst thing we had to worry about was The Boogeyman. These days, it seems, kids and their parents -…
- Middle Class Welfare Takes From The Poor by: chookylynn
  September 30, 2010, 22:32
  Below is a repost from my now-defunct Christian Aussie blog. Whilst the original was a comment on the budget before last, the issue is still highly relevant.…
- Scam Baiters - Or Just Scammers? by: chookylynn
  September 17, 2010, 05:36
  I quite regularly receive internet Scam letters. You know the ones I mean - they come from a woman who is dying of cancer and just wants someone to whom she…
- O For a Decent Political Party! by: chookylynn
  June 1, 2010, 07:32
  Toward the end of this year, we in Victoria are going to be "blessed" with two elections - one for the State and one for the Commonwealth government. Apart…
- Juvenile Crime and Corporal Punishment by: chookylynn
  May 27, 2010, 23:41
  A bloke on one of the current affairs shows on telly last night was talking about how juvenile crime rates are soaring. Kids as young as nine and ten are…
Category: Politics (4)
- Labor's Anti-Family Budget by: chookylynn
  May 22, 2011, 02:33
  Yes, I know that I am two weeks late in commenting on the Federal Budget. That is due to the fact that I have just had four weeks in Queensland dealing with a…
- Flood Levy, Taxes and Government Spending by: chookylynn
  January 30, 2011, 01:48
  It is disappointing that our Prime Minister has chosen to take advantage of the Queensland floods as an opportunity to impose yet another tax upon the…
- Election 2010 - the Choice Between Bad and Worse by: chookylynn
  July 25, 2010, 03:39
  In over 40 years of voting, I have never yet voted informal. This year might well be the exception. I can't remember an election where we were offered such a…
- Australia's New Prime Minister by: chookylynn
  June 28, 2010, 01:46
  So, Australia has a new Prime Minister. Big whoop-de-do! Of course, as a woman I am pleased to see a woman finally break through that ultimate glass ceiling.…
Category: General (1)
- Fire recovery by: chookylynn
  July 26, 2010, 11:04
  Someone asked me recently how the area is recovering from the fire that swept through at the beginning of last year (ours was the week before "Black Saturday.")…
Category: Grins (2)
- A Clever Old Cow! by: chookylynn
  June 22, 2011, 05:46
  Saw this on the news, and even this Grumpy Old Chook had to smile. This is one clever moo-y!
- A Politically Correct Festive Greeting by: chookylynn
  December 30, 2010, 03:43
  This came on one of those e-mails that gets circulated all around the world. Unfortunately, there was absolutely not indication of where it originated, so I am…
Category: Great Ideas (1)
- Help For a Bad Memory by: chookylynn
  August 28, 2011, 02:16
  Today's post is a little bit different. Because this blog is called Grumpy OLD Chook, I assume that some of my readers are seniors. If you are, then like me…

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