Saturday, January 23, 2010

Deaf, blind but not dumb

This is a test link to an article from Melbourne's Herald-Sun news fictorial. Not a particularly quality rag but worth a try.

Blind deaf grandma jailed for benefit fraud

I was hoping I'd see more than just the link. I particularly like the photo:


Not that I condone anyone rorting anyone's welfare system, there is something special about grannys,  even evil grannys, that makes this a heart springs story.

By the way, for non Australians (that is, nearly everyone), 'rorting' means 'ripping off'. In Australia rorting has been a way of life for many people for many, many years. This may have started with  our transported, criminalised (usually Irish or lower class English) fore-bares being landed in a not particularly lucky country dominated by a landed gentry hell bent on being bigger bastards than anyone else. Waves of immigration since the Second World War have added variations on a theme from a wide variety of countries.

But this is really about cutting and pasting. So I tried using SnagIt


Clearly she's had a tough time and the judge is being lenient by providing secure public housing. I am a bit curious how our welfare pit bulls managed to miss this for 19 years though.

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