Archive for February, 2004

Responsible Drinking Tips #1

February 29, 2004

When hosting a party, do not serve your guests bourbon and coke in a wax paper bucket designed for holding chips. Not only do they begin to leak after about 5 minutes, but your guests may find themselves with disgusting wax stuck to the roof of their mouths.

Yes, I’m talking to you.

Quiz Biz

February 27, 2004

It’s an election year, find out who you should vote for! If you haven’t taken the Australian Political Quiz yet, get to it.

Who’s Bad Now?

February 26, 2004

Right Wing News took a poll of bloggers to find out the worst 20 people of the 20th century. All the usual suspects are there. However, I’m a little surprised at the low ranking of Kim Jong Il.
I’d give him a run in the starting line up ahead of Arafat, Saddam and even Osama at [...]

No-Talent Ass Clown Turns 50

February 26, 2004

In commemoration of Michael Bolton’s 50th birthday today, I recommend that all readers go and rent Office Space. And, in commemoration of what would have been Johnny Cash’s 72nd birthday, treat yourself to a bottle of bourbon while you’re at it.

Wat doen jy?

February 26, 2004

Welcome to Perth, or as we like to call it, New Johannesberg:
POLICE are urging motorists to lock their car doors as routinely as they fasten their seatbelts in a bid to ensure they are not victims of violent carjackings.
Acting Insp. Mike Gough said yesterday that motorists should also be aware of their surroundings and people [...]

Qantas Arseholes Nick Tickets And Seats

February 26, 2004

Qantas was recently voted best airline of the year.
Air Transport World selected the airline, praising its focus on excellence in the air and its higher profit margins despite industry instability caused by world events such as the SARS outbreak and September 11.
It’s amazing what being a federally protected monopoly and skimping on basic standards [...]

Alert: Nerd Post

February 24, 2004

A short discussion has led to an in principle agreement on the 5 best PC games of all time, as decided by myself and a few other ratbags. If you are stuck for something to do one day, you wouldnt be far wrong to get onto Kazaa and download one of these. You know, just [...]

Fat Phil Fisked

February 24, 2004

Phillip Adams finally got his day on Media Watch, but not without some preliminary work to point out that right-wingers are still the kings and queens of evil:
The verb “to albrecht” meaning to lift and twist – entered the language a couple of years ago when we reported columnist Janet Albrechtsen lifting and twisting academic [...]

A Fined Gesture

February 24, 2004

Due to unforseen circumstances, (The pub’s TV was on the wrong channel) I missed most of the ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka on Sunday. Luckily, a venue change to a pub with numerous TVs meant that I got to catch the last over bowled by Chaminda Vaas. A good finish to what seemed like [...]

Niall’s New Plan

February 22, 2004

Niall’s “block everyone from reading my blog” plan has, not surprisingly, backfired. The whole point of being an attention seeking idiot is that you let people actually give you some attention. They can’t do that if your site is password protected. So, his new plan is even more cunning:
Full access to this blog requires a [...]