Monthly Archives: May 2008

India to USA – “Shut up, Fatty!”

Had to laugh at reading this one. So there’s a global food crisis going on, and President Bush recently put out a statement attributing a bunch of the problem to developing nations like China and India experiencing economic growth, and basically finding themselves with a middle class: During a news conference in Missouri, Bush mentioned [...]

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Lobbyist – possibly the funniest profession in the world

This is one of the most amusing attempts at gathering sympathy that I’ve heard in a long time: “The motor vehicle industry has slammed a budget plan to increase the tax on luxury cars, saying it will hurt families struggling with the higher cost of fuel and could force makers to drop safety features. Treasurer [...]

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Evidence for why I should become a sports sub-editor

Richmond lose by 3 points after Kelvin Moore misses a shot at goal with a minute to go. Wounded Tiger headline for the match report: “One Moore Goal Away“ Come on, that’s gold. Anyone from the Herald Sun or The Age – just give me a call sometime and we’ll see what we can sort [...]

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