Archive for the 'Weird' Category

Abtholutely Thuperfish

July 1, 2004

Ian Thorpe obviously isn’t giving enough face time to channel 9 staff:
Now, as Ian Thorpe launches his latest male underwear collection today, the Olympic swimmer will learn he is part of a Queer Eye for the Straight Guy send-up set to air on Channel 9.
While the nation’s wonderboy is spared a role as part [...]

Metmucil Me

June 30, 2004

Imre Salusinszky tries the all-McDonalds diet, and surprisingly doesn’t die:
Six years ago, with the help of GutBusters, I reduced my weight from 98kg to 80kg. I’ve always wanted to lose the extra two kilos to make it a round 20, but never imagined it would be Ronald McDonald who would get me over the [...]

Life Imitates Porn

June 26, 2004

This week’s story of debauchery, involving horny doctors, naughty secretaries and photocopiers, brought to you by the Australian surf life saving association:
A CENTRAL Queensland doctor has been charged for allegedly spanking a female employee.
Dr Peter John Fenner AM ? the national medical officer for Surf Life Saving Australia and well-known irukandji jellyfish researcher ? is [...]

Master Race Plan Successful

June 24, 2004

Somewhere in Germany is a baby Superman, born in Berlin with bulging arm and leg muscles. Not yet 5, he can hold seven-pound weights with arms extended, something many adults cannot do. He has muscles twice the size of other kids his age and half their body fat. DNA testing showed why: The boy has [...]

Cheney Dumped!

June 19, 2004

Bush has a new running mate.

Just Her Type

June 18, 2004

This woman has serious issues when it comes to choosing a mate:
A MAN who doused a woman with petrol and set her alight after she repeatedly rejected his marriage proposals has been sentenced to 14 years in jail.
The Supreme Court heard today that 35-year-old Hasan Huseyin Alipek of Richmond abducted Hulya Cavus from a city [...]

Stupid Is As Stupid Does

June 16, 2004

A recent poll on the Australian Libertarian site asked the question: What is the greatest threat to our Liberty?
The clear winner? : Stupidity.
With that in mind, I’d like to take the chance to celebrate a couple of obvious exponents in this most pervasive of nouns. Only one of these is actually a threat to liberty, [...]

Higher Education Under Threat

June 9, 2004

In what could prove to be the greatest threat to tertiary education since the invention of the funnel, Australia’s finest scientists have come up with Goon-In-A-Can.
WE’VE had it in bottles, flagons and casks - now get ready for wine in cans.
Barokes, a range of wines in 250ml aluminium cans, will go on sale in New [...]

Repent

May 22, 2004

I don’t have my bible handy, but I think I remember this being one of the signs of the apocalypse:
Ice-T is to produce David Hasselhoff’s first hip-hop album.
The pair are neighbours in Los Angeles and are said to have struck up a close friendship.
Hasselhoff has had some success as a singer, releasing seven albums. He’s [...]

House Of Bong

May 11, 2004

The Phillipines, not content to simply boast a terrorist organisation known as “MILF”, now have not one, but two politicians who insist on being called “Bong”:
WHAT’S in a nickname? Quite a lot in the Philippines, where two candidates standing for parliament have fought a bitter legal battle over the right to be called “Bong”.
Voters can [...]