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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Without doubt one of the worst paintings Reply #15 - Nov 21^st, 2014 at 4:57pm ColdFact wrote on Nov 21^st, 2014 at 2:43pm: I dunno Herb, Demosthenes who was one of the Greek's best known orators actually plagiarized a lot of his speeches from the philosophies of Thucydides. I'm impressed. Can we call it a draw?
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Re: Without doubt one of the worst paintings
Reply #16 - Nov 21^st, 2014 at 5:11pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21^st, 2014 at 4:57pm:

ColdFact wrote on Nov 21^st, 2014 at 2:43pm:

I dunno Herb, Demosthenes who was one of the Greek's best known orators actually plagiarized a lot of his speeches from the philosophies of Thucydides.

I'm impressed.

Can we call it a draw?

Actually I think I'm disqualified because I plagiarized the last bit out of the Wikipedia

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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: Without doubt one of the worst paintings Reply #17 - Nov 21^st, 2014 at 5:19pm The Heartless Felon wrote on Nov 12^th, 2014 at 1:05pm: It looks like Lyndon Johnson... with a hint of Bob Hawke.. looks like the artist lost his way
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Re: Without doubt one of the worst paintings
Reply #18 - Nov 21^st, 2014 at 5:23pm

ColdFact wrote on Nov 21^st, 2014 at 5:11pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 21^st, 2014 at 4:57pm:

ColdFact wrote on Nov 21^st, 2014 at 2:43pm:

I dunno Herb, Demosthenes who was one of the Greek's best known orators actually plagiarized a lot of his speeches from the philosophies of Thucydides.

I'm impressed.

Can we call it a draw?

Actually I think I'm disqualified because I plagiarized the last bit out of the Wikipedia

I like that!

I'm conceding you won the point.

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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: Without doubt one of the worst paintings Reply #19 - Nov 21^st, 2014 at 5:37pm is that you in the front row herb?
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Without doubt one of the worst paintings Reply #20 - Nov 21^st, 2014 at 7:05pm cods wrote on Nov 21^st, 2014 at 5:37pm: is that you in the front row herb? Of course not. I'm the one on the stage ...
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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 28107 Gender:	Re: Without doubt one of the worst paintings Reply #21 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 5:55pm cods wrote on Nov 21^st, 2014 at 5:19pm: The Heartless Felon wrote on Nov 12^th, 2014 at 1:05pm: It looks like Lyndon Johnson... with a hint of Bob Hawke.. looks like the artist lost his way Was gonna say the very same thing Cods a Bob/Gough cross It's rounder faced like Hawke Gough had a long face
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Re: Without doubt one of the worst paintings
Reply #22 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 7:52pm

Gnads wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 5:55pm:

cods wrote on Nov 21^st, 2014 at 5:19pm:

The Heartless Felon wrote on Nov 12^th, 2014 at 1:05pm:

It looks like Lyndon Johnson...

with a hint of Bob Hawke.. looks like the artist lost his way Grin

Was gonna say the very same thing Cods

a Bob/Gough cross Grin

It's rounder faced like Hawke

Gough had a long face

I can even see a smiggin of John Kerr.. now Gough is spinning...lol

the more you look the less like Gough it looks... Grin

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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Without doubt one of the worst paintings Reply #23 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 7:55pm Gnads wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 5:55pm: Was gonna say the very same thing Cods a Bob/Gough cross The mind boggles. Bob must have been drunk at the time Gough took advantage of him at the Labor Party Christmas party ...
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Re: Without doubt one of the worst paintings
Reply #24 - Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 7:57pm

cods wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2014 at 7:52pm:

I can even see a smiggin of John Kerr.. now Gough is spinning...lol

the more you look the less like Gough it looks... Grin

John Kerr? Yes ... I think you're right.

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There's a narrow-eyed deceitfulness in this painting which I think doesn't do Gough justice.

He may have been an inveterate drama queen and a popularity whore, but he was never deceitful.

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