Saturday, January 24, 2009

FISHY OUTLOOK FOR TERRITORY

Treasurer Delia Lawrie today described as non-Keynesian and a wee bit uncouth a newspaper statement that the next NT budget will be tighter than a barramundi’s bum .

In the Sunday Laugh-In , Snot Gunmetal predicted a tightening of sphincters in Top and Bottom End economic circles. Like Rex Hunt, Gunmetal goes on lots of fishing safaris , kisses many fish and thus knows astonishing arcane facts about the anatomy of Nemo and his tasty mates.

Due to daily doses of castor oil for inner cleanliness , Treasurer Lawrie is more relaxed and has an opposite view to Gunmetal’s dire prediction. While agreeing national revenue from mining could be lower than a snake’s duodenum this calendar year, she says our fabulous NT lifestyle and the impact of the film Australia will plug the hole. Otherwise, the best selling author of 101 Ways To Cook A Banana , Paul Keating, will be called in to run the republic and things will become tighter and more dangerous than a spiny anteater's whatnot.