During Movember (the month formerly known as November) I’ll be growin a Mo. That’s right I’m bringing the Mo back because I’m passionate about changing men’s health and the fight against male depression and prostate cancer. Why… Depression affects 1… Read More ›
Humour
So the cows DO get confused by Daylight Savings Time!
Well, a few days ago I had a little rant about Daylight Savings Time in SE Queensland and how I couldn’t believe that some people in the Outback thought that the cows would get confused if we changed the clocks… Read More ›
It didn’t take long …
… for those whining Poms to gloat non-stop about their miraculous effort in the Rugby World Cup. Well, miraculous if you count Johnny Boy kicking, rather than the whole team actually playing rugby, as something to be proud of. The… Read More ›
Why We Curse, Bloody Aye and Origin of the word Pom
I always wanted to find an fucking excuse for fucking swearing on my blog. And now thanks to digg I’ve fucking found one. There’s a great fucking article at TNR on Why We Curse, adding to the debate from a… Read More ›
Australian Citizenship Test II
and another one that I got sent, to follow on from yesterday … Application for Grant of Australian Citizenship You must answer 75% (28 or more out of 37) of these questions correctly in order to qualify for Australian Citizenship… Read More ›
Australian Citizenship Test I
Now that Australia has introduced a Citizenship Exam (presumably to stop freaks that refuse to adopt the local culture and way of life like this fuckwit) , there has been widespread public concern about what is being tested, especially as… Read More ›
We Wish England Was Australia…
Australian Culture at its finest, on the road to the upcoming Rugby World Cup. Our local rum-maker, Bundaberg Rum, has come up with an advert with a load of English People wishing that England was Australia. And, of course, its… Read More ›
Yay! I made it into The Register!
Yay! After only 7 years in the IT Industry, and also only through dobbing in our favourite national airline, I’ve finally got my name into The Register! I did it by highlighting Qantas’ new logo which has been picked up… Read More ›
You know you’re Australian when …
(shamelessly ripped off somewhere else on the ‘net …) You’re familiar with Neighbours, Home and Away, Playschool, A Country Practice, Norman Gunston, Barry Humphries, Blue Heelers, Ray Martin, Bert Newton, Lisa McCune, Jon Burgess, Number 96, Molly Meldrum, Kerry O’Brien,… Read More ›
Gloves! Gloves! Utility Gloves!
Now normally I wouldn’t get so excited about gloves, particularly given that I did (albeit grudgingly) grow up in a cold and wet part of the world, but I have recently seen the freehand, a nice little glove with an… Read More ›