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Monthly Archives: May 2008
Quiz Time
OK, some of you will have seen the story, but for those of you who haven’t, I’ve got a quiz for you. Take a good long look at this photo above. After pressure from “critics”, this advertisement apparently got pulled from the “Dunkin’ Donuts” website. So the question is: why?
The woman in the photo has [...]
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The intelligence of footballers
ABC Radio’s Kellie Underwood: “You got your team started off the right way. You had the privilege of tossing the coin, and you won. How did all that come about?”
Eddie Betts (Carlton Footballer):”He called tails and it came up heads.”
Can’t argue with that! (Source: The Age – “Interviewing Eddie proves to be anything but a [...]
In the words of Mr Obama
“We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times … and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK,” Obama said.
“That’s not leadership. That’s not going to happen,” he added
Source: “AFP: Obama camp spies endame in Oregon“
I couldn’t agree [...]
The Ongoing Redefinition of Wealth
In the wake of the Australian Federal Budget delivered earlier this week, The Age published this article demonstrating the disappointment of some families who are earning just over the $150K threshold for “family welfare”. The means testing of the family tax benefit and baby bonus, means that once you’re over $150,000 a year as household [...]
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Movies and Stuff
Wifey tagged me on this movie meme. So I figured I’d better do it.
Name one movie that:
1. Made you laugh
Empire Records
2. Made you cry
Life Is Beautiful
3. You loved when you were a kid
The Lion King
4. You’ve seen more than once
Snatch
5. You loved but were embarrassed to admit it
Love Actually
6. You hated
How To Lose A Guy [...]