The BFD Daily Proverb
Proverbs 29 29 Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
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Homesick for Ourselves
Carol Lefevre, Visiting Research Fellow, Department of English and Creative Writing University of Adelaide Anyone parenting young children will be familiar with the phrase “there’ll be tears before bedtime”. But in a quieter, more private way, the expression seems perfectly pitched to describe the largely hidden grief of ageing.
The BFD Daily Proverb
Proverbs 28 26 Those who trust their own insight are foolish, but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
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Proverbs 27 18 As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit, so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
Santa Calorie Counting
particle.scitech.org.au Heated debates often flare in the festive season. Fuelled by the spirit of Christmas, controversial ideas can be flung flippantly across the table. Every year, without fail, someone will always throw one particular topic up for a heated debate. Exactly how many calories does Santa Claus
Kris Kringles and Yuletide Jingles: Unboxing the Wonders of Christmas Lingo
Howard Manns Kate Burridge lens.monash.edu Howard works in the Linguistics Program, where he is the coordinator of the Master of Applied Linguistics. His primary research interest is language variation and change and the impact of this change on speakers and communities. Kate is a prominent Australian linguist and
How Advertising through the Ages Has Shaped Christmas
Carl W Jones University of Westminster December 25, as we all know, is Jesus Christ’s birthday, a Christian celebration in which the myth of three kings who travelled far and wide to give gifts to the “new born king” inspires the modern Christian tradition of gift giving. Early gifts
The BFD Daily Proverb
Proverbs 26 2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
A triple whammy of stuff-ups with this article: the vehicle was sought, not “sough”, 12:30 pm is in the afternoon, not the morning (I guess they mean 12:30 am) and, finally, the reporter now believes theyre part of the Police investigation! Must be the Royal we. If you
Did NZ’s Pfizer Contract Swipe Our Democracy?
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com In her recent interview with Paul Brennan on Reality Check Radio, Nadine Connock connects the dots between New Zealand’s vaccine data whistleblower, and the New Zealand government’s Pfizer contract. Nadine has an academic background in international relations, politics and
How to Gift Someone a BFD Membership This Christmas
We have GREAT news. For many years readers have asked us for the ability to give a BFD membership as a present but we didn’t have the technology to do it. This Christmas we finally have what you have all been asking for. Gifting Our new system allows us
‘Hole’ and ‘Sausage’ Fit the Bill
Nicola Willis and her use of the words hole and sausage could be deemed lewd on the one hand but entirely appropriate on the other. This lady is someone I am growing to very much like as a finance minister as she is growing into the role. It is easy
What Are They Planning Now?
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com Is the government using a “measles outbreak” to divert from the crumbling Covid narrative and create fear for compliance again? As if on cue, a purported email from Reach Aotearoa to its former staff members started circulating on social media. The
What Did You Get for Christmas?
Merry Christmas dear readers. Show us what you got for Christmas this year. We all got a new Government… and a whole lot of laws repealed. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.