I’ve been having a comment conversation with Margaret Lomas on my Always include the batteries post. I was unhappy with some advice given in her book to read some of her other books first - hidden in the text such that there was little chance to find it prior to purchasing the book. Margaret says […]
I felt something snagging in my pocket as Helen and I walked out of Coles’ supermarket Woden this evening. I was feeling a bit weary after CeBIt and a busy work day so I hadn’t noticed the change I’d been handed. This is what it was:
This used to be an Australian 20 cent piece. Someone […]
So, is it as good as Bushells?
The Lipton teabag-making and -packing machine was obviously having a bad day. It sliced the sides out of these two (unseparated) teabags. It’s not about the couple of cents that these two teabags cost, or the loose tea that went everywhere when the box was opened. It’s about a […]
I received this joke via email the other day:
Two patients limp into two different medical clinics with the same complaint. Both have trouble walking and
appear to require a hip replacement.
The FIRST patient is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day and has a time booked for surgery
the following […]
Richmond is a town in Queensland with an unusual water feature. Lake Fred Tritton is an artificial lake with a pile of rocks in the middle - named Dead Man’s Island.
According to an interview on the Sunrise program weather this morning, Dead Man’s Island is called that because, well, the pile of rocks is over […]
If you’re on Facebook and have one of the many infectious applications (like Zombies or Werewolves), head on over to Kevin Rudd’s profile page:
Directly under Kevin’s photo there is a “Bite this Chump” link. Astounding - we live in a world where anyone can offer to bite the man who will probably be Prime Minister […]
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