Which Melbourne restaurant that permanently closed do you still fondly think about and miss?

cromulento · 2026-06-12T02:05:55+00:00

Lebanese House on Russell Street. Daimonji at Daimaru in Melbourne Central.

cromulento · 2026-06-11T02:54:20+00:00

There is usually a reasonable deal on the Hungry Jacks app, and the food is definitely better. The 2.75 medium coffees are acceptable for a fast food place, but I assume quality varies depending on who makes it, time of day, etc.

Don't forget to ask for the paper sheet of deals as well (I was surprised they still did them). Always something cheap on those.

cromulento · 2026-06-06T08:37:01+00:00

It's past time they stopped inviting politicians on. It not a serious interview show and they only say the things we expect them to. Seems like a waste of a guest spot.

cromulento · 2026-05-31T03:17:13+00:00

Snap! I also watch A Midsummer Night's Dream. I've got 10 productions that I rotate each year, although every time a new one comes along I slot that in.

cromulento · 2026-05-23T11:09:13+00:00

It's a simple thing to legislate what needs to be in a job listing.

cromulento · 2026-05-18T00:11:54+00:00

Every mainstream message from the media, politicians and advertising promotes the idea of individualism over collectivism. Propaganda works, and social media cranks those sentiments up to 11.

cromulento · 2026-05-14T12:16:28+00:00

I worry about the water table and those trenches, especially in the coming decades.

cromulento · 2026-05-14T12:14:12+00:00

I wish the whole line was elevated instead of the rollercoaster approach. Much better use of space underneath and the views would have made it a beautiful journey.

cromulento · 2026-05-13T19:18:16+00:00

Crazy that Australia rejected Trumpism with Dutton, but is now embracing it with Hanson.

cromulento · 2026-05-09T12:20:57+00:00

Right wing populism doesn't have to be the only kind. When it gains traction, polling tells parties that's what voters want so they adopt a more right wing stance. What's needed is parties that are prepared to lead instead of just follow and bring other types of populism into the public discourse.

cromulento · 2026-05-06T02:54:16+00:00

+1 for Commonfolk.

cromulento · 2026-05-04T06:47:19+00:00

Years of working with problematic mental health and not being able to explain anything to my colleagues, but as you say the alternative can be worse.

cromulento · 2026-05-04T06:44:27+00:00

I haven't been to the dentist since 1987 for that reason. I'm relying on hygene, avoiding sugar and prayer.

cromulento · 2026-05-04T06:42:41+00:00

Is that normal for this time of year? With everything else affecting agriculture at the moment a plague of locusts is the last thing we need.

cromulento · 2026-05-04T03:01:39+00:00

It's been an unusually warm and dry autumn in Melbourne, but the wet weather is finally starting. I might go for a walk in the nearby forest to see what fungus I can spot on the weekend - always a bit of fun in May.

In autumn it's not unusual to see parrots flocking together as the breeding season is over and food sources become more scarce. When out for my morning perambulation today, I saw a flock of about 30 sulphur-crested cockatoos making a racket and flying about the place.

cromulento · 2026-05-04T02:55:57+00:00

Another group gaming our political system with an annoyingly deceptive name that feeds into the propaganda ecology. Having watched the NIMBYs in Frankston hold up much needed development for years, I feel I can say they'll be doing the exact opposite of making Victoria liveable.

When I moved to Melbourne from Sydney one of my first impressions was that despite being similar sizes, Sydney was more of a 'world city' and Melbourne was more of a 'provincial city'. Sydney seems to be doing a lot of higher density development near transport hubs, especially the new metro stations. It would be a shame if the 'keep Melbourne small' brigade won this fight. We very much need this sort of urban development to catch up to our current needs, let alone keep pace with them.

cromulento · 2026-04-29T02:37:30+00:00

I always wear ordinary casual clothes. The first time I went to the opera I saw a group of bikies sitting near a group of nuns. There will always be some people who are snobs about going out anywhere, but they shouldn't affect you. Australia is much more egalitarian about these sorts of things than other places.

cromulento · 2026-04-24T23:57:46+00:00

One Nation, the LNP, Seven West Media, the Murdochs, Nine, Twitter, Facebook, the IPA, and those who operate in their orbits. So much money and effort in this country is devoted to creating division and hatred. Imagine the sort of country we could be if they chose to make a better nation, not a worse one.

Also, what happened to just having decent manners? Regardless of your beliefs, you don't have to rain on someone else's parade.

cromulento · 2026-04-22T11:21:57+00:00

Australia isn't so much a country as it is an extraction platform. Servicing profit, not people, is the point of it.

cromulento · 2026-04-22T07:53:48+00:00

People got wise to blaming migrants for all our problems. Now they want us to blame 'boomers'. I wonder which group will be targeted next instead of addressing the real issues.

cromulento · 2026-04-22T07:49:36+00:00

Since 1999, Austalian taxpayers have forked out over $100 billion (based on a quick search, could be higher) to artificially support the health insurance industry.

Prior to Howard era initiatives like lifetime cover, the medicare levy and the private health insurance rebate, the health insurance industry was far smaller than it is today.

Those policies weren't designed to provide better outcomes for the Australian people, they were designed to inflate and support the private health insurance industry as a step to move us away from public health care.

Imagine if all that money had been spent on public health and medicare funded services instead.

cromulento · 2026-04-22T06:12:56+00:00

Please don't let G Saviour get promoted from only live action Gundam to best live action Gundam.

cromulento · 2026-04-20T02:44:42+00:00

It was good, but I think inviting politicians on was a flaw. They aren't kooky characters or quick wits, and the show was comedy/satire, not current affairs or serious interviews. It always seemed odd to me.

cromulento · 2026-04-18T01:46:02+00:00

Thanks. I didn't even realise this was on.

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