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Melbourne Zoo has been in trouble in recent times for the way they treat their animals. Apparently they are being led by marketing considerations instead of animal welfare.
But let’s be honest here, the animals have had it too good for too long. At the Melbourne Zoo they have left one of the old-school cages so [...]
Filed under: humor, news, zoo | Tagged: humor, news, zoo, melbourne zoo, animals, birds, redheads, prisoners, prisons, marketing | 10 Comments »
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Terrence Jones quits Test cricket
Tearaway pace bowler Terrence Jones has quit test cricket indefinitely. The move has surprised both players and the Australian Cricket Board, neither of whom had heard of the player.
“After a string of injuries and setbacks, I have decided to remove myself from the selection table for the Australian cricket team [...]
Filed under: cricket, humor, news, sport | Tagged: Australian Cricket Board, cricket, humor, injury, retirement, Shaun Tait, sport | 2 Comments »
Unbelievable. The headline tells you what you need to know about this story:
The headline should really have read:
“Horrendously ugly woman, 33, poses as even uglier boy, 13″
Or perhaps:
“Woman, 33, poses as dropped pie”
Anyway, given events involving a certain ex-Kangaroos footballer yesterday, I thought I’d have a go:
Man, 37, poses as knob
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Filed under: crime, humor, idiots, sport | Tagged: crime, wayne carey, headlines, australian rules football, kangaroos, sport | 3 Comments »
Today’s post is a big shout out to the internet. Which is a big call really. There are a couple of reasons for the love.
Firstly, free stuff. I decided I wanted to put ‘Family Guy’ from DVD to my iPod for an upcoming trip to Cambodia. Free advice from Lifehacker, then two free programs (DVD [...]
Filed under: Blogs, blogging, internet | Tagged: blog, blogging, forum, internet, online communities, search | 1 Comment »
Boys, cross your legs as you read this squeak-inducing account on the BBC website of an extreme case of testicular separation.
For those who were too lazy to follow the link, here is the crux of the story: a woman who ripped off her ex-boyfriend’s testicle with her bare hands has been sent to prison.
I cannot [...]
Filed under: crime, humor, idiots | Tagged: balls, bbc, crime, media, news, nuts, passion, testicles | 7 Comments »
I have blogged previously about how much I like good covers. I discovered this on youtube just before Christmas - it’s an awesome acoustic cover of Outkast’s Hey Ya, by a guy (group?) called Obadiah Parker. It’s available on iTunes if you like it.
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Filed under: cover songs | Tagged: cover, Hey Ya, music, Obadiah Parker, Outkast, version | No Comments »
Police have released a picture of a man they wish to interview in relation to the disappearance of Madeline McCann:
(The suspect is the one on the right).
I love the way these pictures look like everyone. I have already spotted this bloke several times:
Nick Cave
Josh Brolin in No Country For Old Men - he’s even holding [...]
Filed under: crime, humor | Tagged: abduction, crime, Josh Brolin, Madeline McCann, Ming, Nick Cave, suspect | 1 Comment »
I have previously documented the breadth and depth of the topics that the Excellent Missus and I discuss. Here is one of our more recent efforts.
Me: I feel sorry for polar bears. They have to swim so far when the ice melts, then they don’t have the energy to pull themselves out of the water.
EM: [...]
Filed under: environment, humor | Tagged: conversation, polar bears | No Comments »
Shock: man discovers crap on internet
I love it when people leave comments on my blog posts. To quote the Optus hold message (which I’m quite familiar with), “we value your feedback.”
I particularly liked the following effort from ‘Cak’, in response to my post Narre Warren party boy receives job offer from Al Qaeda:
Ahhh ha ha, this is hilarious….if I had [...]
Filed under: abuse, blogging, humor, idiots | Tagged: blogging, comments, Corey Delaney, humor, idiots, narre warren, party | No Comments »