Fatherly Advice

The Special Spouse, adult daughter and I had caught a taxi into town and had been walking, shopping and window shopping for hours. Bored, I was walking along a quiet street in Bunbury, now lagging behind the others. A zealous City Ranger was doing his parking fine thing to a big SUV on the opposite [...]

It’s Not Religion

To balance the apparent recent anti-Catholic leanings of the archive, here is a comment on the other two major desert religions. Thanks for pointing me in the direction of “atheist cartoons”, Mike.

Three Things

Your ship has sunk. You have, of course, been stranded on a deserted island. You have salvaged a copy of the King James Version of the Bible and a copy of the complete works of Shakespeare. Nothing else. The very next day you find one of those Arabian Lamps in the sand. Of course you [...]

What Internet Slang are You?

You Are OMG You’re the type of person who’s always shocked by the internet. Whether it’s crazy news or a wild picture, you’re always saying “Oh my god”! The only thing better than being shocked is shocking your friends. You’re quite good at that too. And while you still allow yourself to be shocked, you [...]

Strange World #40; Plush Uterus Toy Recall

The makers of a “Plushie” uterus toy have had to issue a re-call notice. SUMMARY Voluntary safety recall of Plush Uterus due to potential choking hazard for children. Recall participants will receive a 15%-off online coupon code. Consumers may either return for refund/exchange, or opt-out via email if the uterus is not accessible to children. [...]

Tuesday Tune

Recorded 40 years ago this month, here is possibly the most controversial song ever released. Hippies, Flower Power, Protest and Free Love were all part of life at the end of the Swinging Sixties. Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin released “Je t’aime moi non plus” to a storm of establishment horror and censorship.

A Large Green Lump

This guy goes out with his buddies for a night on the town and they cap off the festivities by going to a house of ill repute. A week later, the guy visits his doctor complaining of a large green lump on the end of his penis. The doctor does a thorough exam, then pulls [...]

Odd Shot

Driving into Port Hedland last week I would have been disappointed if there were no drama somewhere along the road. This was not the sort of drama I expected. Front passenger tyre explosion. I kept my truck upright although it was a close-run thing for a couple of moments.

Things Go Better With – - -

Some days you need something extra to get by on. Other days you need even more! I found this on the ‘net but didn’t record where. If it was yours, I apologise.

This Week’s Thought

The Rules for being Human When you were born, you didn’t come with an owner’s manual; these guidelines make life work better. 1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it’s the only thing you are sure to keep for the rest of your life. 2. You will learn [...]

Autograph

Some people would give their eye teeth for one of these. A genuine autograph. Celebrity, I has it.

Sunday Morning Live; Claire Hooper and Paul McDermott

The archive’s Sunday entertainment spot Or Saturday Night Live if you live in the Western Hemisphere One of the joys of comedy is this “ditzy blonde”. I know she is not politically correct but she is definitely funny. And I’m not just saying that because she is Buff’s second cousin. Here she is – Claire [...]

God and Incompetence

Burgled from I Am you God

Camera Critters

I went to move a teflon coated cake tin the other day. There was a critter in there and I would ask all arachnophobes to avoid going over the jump

The News From Australia. Can You Help?

(Updated 13th Feb 2009) The news from the East coast of Australia gets worse and worse. For a week there have been floods in Northern Queensland with the town of Ingham totally submerged. Yesterday the waters had subsided enough to allow a clean-up to begin and last night there were another 109mm of rain in [...]