It is well known that humour is regional, but this is the first joke that I can say is truly Queenslander: At a national conference of the Australian Hotels Association, the general managers of Cascade Brewery (Tasmania), Tooheys (New South… Read More ›
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Financial Advice
If you had purchased £1000 of Northern Rock shares one year ago it would now be worth £4.95, with HBOS, earlier this week your £1000 would have been worth £16.50, £1000 invested in XL Leisure would now be worth less… Read More ›
Air Hostess
A chap, sitting in Harry’s Bar at Singapore’s Changi Airport, noticed a very beautiful woman sitting next to him. He thought to himself, “Wow, she’s so gorgeous she must be a flight attendant. I wonder which airline she works for?… Read More ›
Christmas Cookie Recipe
It’s never too early for Christmas cookies. Christmas cookie recipe worth sharing…. 1 cup of water 1 tsp. baking soda 1 cup of sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 cup of brown sugar lemon juice 4 large eggs 1 cup nuts… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
Chasers War on Sydney APEC Security: The Video
It was aired last night on the ABC. Media reports say that over 2.3 million people watched it last night, just in the Capital Cities alone. Which, I find amazing given that this is over 10% of the Australian population,… 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 ›