"The Orange Order has endured for more than 220 years in Ireland and Britain. To most outsiders, it’s a sectarian anachronism, but for members and supporters, the Order still exists to defend Protestantism," writes CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Clive Williams
Clive Williams is a Canberra columnist.
"Some people have a large number of fast-twitch muscle fibres that are ideal for sprinting, but others have slow-twitch muscle fibres that are suited to long-distance running," writes "Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Like many Australians, CLIVE WILLIAMS has been watching the beautiful game streamed from the World Cup in Qatar.
"It’s likely that, over time, many people who have tattoos will regret having them for various reasons – fashions change, tattoos fade with age, health concerns, falling out of love etcetera," muses "Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
"Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS reckons there are three topics dear to the hearts of Canberra’s letter writers: potholes, long grass and Barr’s tram. As a public service, he thought he'd look into potholes.
On a wing and a prayer, "Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS discovers the hierarchy of angels.
"Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS traces the story of Plimsoll line, starting at a memorial tablet to a lost seaman heading to Melbourne in Exeter Cathedral.
"Weak ACT legislation makes car theft difficult to prove. Even when prosecutors take car-theft offences to court, the sentences to repeat offenders amount to a weak slap-on-the-wrist," writes "Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
"It would seem more productive for political leaders and revisionists to promote unifying narratives rather than pander to a noisy vocal minority who want to rewrite the past," writes unwoke "Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
"Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS says he's in a time warp when it comes to popular music. His September resolution is to bring himself up to date by listening to the top 10 records on the Australian hit parade.
A bar or pub joke is a very common type of joke cycle – that being a collection of jokes about a single situation that display consistent narrative structure, says "Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Dragons, wyverns, griffins and phoenixes are mythical creatures that not many of us can explain the differences between, so "Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS did some research...
