Tag Archives: humour

A toast to the best treasurer in the world – The Drum (ABC)

Foreign observers must feel – watching Australia’s existential struggles with our dribbles of illegal immigrants, and our fretting about how the mining boom is ruining us with its intemperate billions – like the poor neighbours of a lottery winner overhearing … Continue reading

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Archie Out of Context

via archieoutofcontext.tumblr.com Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. But jeez it’s funny.

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Shakespeare On The Gear

If he were alive today, would Shakespeare have really, really liked listening to the Grateful Dead? That’s the question a group of scientists, led by anthropologist Francis Thackeray, is attempting to answer. Thackeray, director of the Institute for Human Evolution … Continue reading

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Tiger Tiger !!

via thechive.files.wordpress.com If you have any idea what is going on here, you’re ahead of me. But what a great photo. via @andynyman via @charlesarthur

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The beautiful facade

The problem with football worldwide is similar to the problems that beset fans of Australian Rules and both Rugby codes in Australia. The game is just so bloody good, and we love it so much, that no matter what particular … Continue reading

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Horse herpes outbreak forces rodeo queens to ride stick ponies

via ksl.com I’m not sure there’s anything one can add to this story. Talk about self-inflicted ridicule… via @OneFootTsunami

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Literally Unbelievable » “really a free parrot really?”

via literallyunbelievable.tumblr.com So much stupied in so few words.

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Diary Leaks: Journal of a Washed Up Fundamentalist

Journal of a Washed Up Fundamentalist Amongst the rubble of the Abbottabad compound, US Forces discovered a diary, which they have leaked to diaryleaks.com.au after Julian Assange rejected it due to “quality” and “veracity” issues. via diaryleaks.com.au Very funny.

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Pauline’s big mistake: never forget your brand

She was the instantly recognisable spokesperson, the face we all know, as irritatingly familiar as the Brand Power lady, or the Easy-Off BAM man. Clearly, she had no awareness or recognition problems to worry about. via abc.net.au That’s a bit … Continue reading

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What a line…

Fitzphile Bob Meadows, quoting a friend: “Watching a game of Aussie Rules is like watching seagulls fighting over a chip.” Love it. via smh.com.au Even though I do quite enjoy watching Aussie Rules (much better live than on the telly!), … Continue reading

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