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Paul Krugman prepares for Australia and some doggerel of mine gets a kind of mention

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  SEARCH Bad Ideas Down Under   SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 2:08 PM   September 1, 2015 2:08 pm   20   Comments I’m heading off to Sydney, for the  Festival of Dangerous Ideas . Blogging will be limited due to travel, plus blood rushing to my head from standing upside down when I get there. My bit from 50 years ago, slightly misquoted by Bruce: The great Australian wattle Is the symbol of our land You can put it in a bottle Or hold it in your hand