Former prime minister and current vengeful ghost Kevin Rudd did a Reddit AMA plugging his latest book, and it was full of revelations.
Not about our inadequate response to climate change, which is a well known concern of his. Not about his fears over the future of democracy and the influence of the Murdoch press, which are also oft-expressed issue , as are his concerns over the overreach of government in the name of security.
No. It was about sauce. Specifically, where he keeps his.
“Being a Queenslander, I’m more of a fridge man. There’s nothing worse than hot sticky tomato sauce in my judgement.”
If you’re wondering why the man best known for being the first PM to be dumped during their term via a leadership spill, which turned out to be a trend embraced by every PM since,
The response was linked to discussion of Rudd’s signature use of the phrase “fair shake of the sauce bottle”. “I’m always amazed when the Murdoch media allege that I made this one up. That’s total bullshit. I grew up on a farm in rural Queensland. My father used that expression all the time.”
And admittedly it does make more sense if the sauce in question is frozen and congealed in a refrigerated bottle, where only the most rigorous of shakes will dislodge icy shards of sauce and HONESTLY WHO LIVES LIKE THIS?
The question of whether sauce should be refrigerated or not has already split the GOAT office, but for the record: sauce should always be left out of the fridge, next to the BBQ. How else will the ants get at it?
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