A picture can be worth a thousand words. Sometimes, you get tired of writing at length on the stupidities, mendacities and offenses of the Government, and the Tony Abbott government is giving us plenty of length to write. But sometimes it’s not the most literate or well-written essay or a finely-tuned turn of phrase that can have the greatest impact and be the most memorable criticism. Sometimes it takes a bit of sarcasm, or perhaps even a picture or two.

The following memes are thus offered for all to share. Feel free to copy, put them up on Flickr or Facebook or Google +. Distribute, copy, and feel free to suggest more.

No surprises? No excuses.

Meme based on original photo by Jane Caro

What’s $7? “One packet of cigarettes costs $22. That gives you three visits to the doctor. You can spend just over $3 on a middy of beer, so that’s two middies of beer to go to the doctor.”

Compilation based on images from abc.net.au

If you want to complain about my independence, take it up with the Speaker.

“The unemployed, the sick, the welfare recipients hit by the budget, they’re not going to be dancing, are they?”

Photo: memegenerator

“Mates help each other; they don’t tax each other.”

Photo: tumblr.com

Just a blight on the landscape.

Compilation based on images from abc.net.au

Coincidentally raising my hand just before the Speaker stands up. Oops!