Brisbane West Group
2015 Carole Aveley , LO
Now it ’ s up to Queensland …!
24 Jan 2015 - Planning for the first six months .
Followed by a contribution from each member on the colour GREEN - from ' the grass is greener ;' green thumb , green with envy , green eyed monster ; to the Emerald Isle and recollections of a visit . Another interpretation - political connotations , conservation ; olive green - olive trees and the Newnorcian church north of Perth . Rose wore a green outfit and Carole showed off with her emerald ring .
28th February 2015 - Your personal BUZZ word for 2015 , and why ?
' Mansplain ' - to explain something basic to someone in a patronizing fashion .
' Minimalism ' - strip away excess stuff - Nola has done this very successfully in her home , and her life .
' Absolutely ' - Rose compiled lists of buzz words forming them into sentences - very clever !
' Awesome ' - overdone usage has lost its original impact . Be a thinker , be an individual .
28th March 2015 – Doggerel
This word caused some puzzlement and had to be looked up in the dictionary - which says " poorly written poetry ." Most members chose a bit of amusing verse or some ' home made ' lines .
2nd May 2015 - History or origin of a fairytale .
Rose played a CD of Danny Kaye ’ s “ There Once Was An Ugly Duckling ”. Nola gave us a biography of George Orwell and the plot of “ Animal Farm ”. Bette told us the story of “ Beeping Sleuty ” liberally scattered with spoonerisms , she had us hysterical with laughter !
William Archibald Spooner had a speech impediment , he struggled to speak normally . Anne chose a fairy story for adults , “ Angela ’ s Mandrake ” by Jennifer Rowe .
Carole explained how the brothers Grimm researched Germany ’ s mostly violent verbal myths and legends converting them into the tamer more recognisable fairy stories of today .
30 th May 2015 – “ Who Would You Invite to Dinner and Why ?” From Stephen Hawkins to Anna , the first woman mining engineer in Australia ! We had a Grandfather born on the Isle of Anglesea , who left Plymouth in 1883 to settle in Australia . One of us chose to invite GOD , because she wanted to ask him so many questions !!!
27 th June 2015 – Planning for 2 nd 6 months followed by “ Choose Your Favourite Orators ”
My goodness , what is a good orator ? Probably somebody who can hold your attention with the content of their speech , who can present their topic with sincerity and conviction , varying the tone of voice and knowing how to use pauses for emphasis . We favoured singers who wrote their own songs – John Lennon , Bob Dylan , Red Gum . Many politicians speak well , but do not always write their own speeches . Other examples were JK Rawlins inauguration speech at Harvard ; Peter Lee , UQ president inspiring students ; and Mark Anthony with his ‘ Friends , Romans , Countrymen ’ [ Although we acknowledged Shakespeare ’ s version ].
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