Toxic Custard Workshop FilesNews you had to have

28/5/2007

Flick off!

Filed under: — Daniel @ 10:48 pm

Ikea takes offence at Australian Liberal Party backbencher who says the PM had to spend $200,000 on new seating rather than buy their “dodgy” chairs; Ikea points out its furniture is used by Sweden’s royal family.

Campaign to conserve electricity uses the slogan: Flick off. Written in capital letters, so the logo looks like… oh, just go look. (via This Is Broken)

It had to happen: an addon for iPods called the iGasm.

The cure for persistent headaches: remove the bullet lodged in the brain. (Thanks Glenn)


21/5/2007

John Cleese’s compost dump

Filed under: — Daniel @ 10:18 pm

From the “Only in America” section — did you know babies can own firearms and ammunition. As long as they have a Firearm Owners’ ID card, of course. (Thanks Susannah)

The headline says it all: Man crushed by flying cow. Viva la Holy Grail! (Thanks Drew)

US$50,000 first prize in the Rock, Paper, Scissors championships. (Thanks Debbie)

Town labelled “suicide capital of New Zealand” by John Cleese gets its own back by naming a compost dump after him.


14/5/2007

Don’t mess with John Sweeney

Filed under: — Daniel @ 10:22 pm

Suspicious coin, subject of US espionage reports is just a Canadian commemorative quarter. (Thanks Gerrit)

A crack team of thieves caught on video trying to steal a projector… by stuffing it down their pants. But apparently, though filmed, they got away with it. (Thanks Pratap)

Well, what can one say? George Bush’s Queen Elizabeth II goof.

Victorian Premier Steve Bracks harks back to Ali G, when mistakenly saying “We have a particular and unique terrorism capacity in Victoria. I discussed the response after 7/11 here” at a counter-terrorism meeting.

BBC Journalist John Sweeney goes ballistic during an interview on Scientology. Video here and another clip here. What’s amazing is how the Scientology guy keeps talking throughout Sweeney’s tirade. Maybe he’s used to it.


7/5/2007

Found: one 737

Filed under: — Daniel @ 9:46 pm

A real Boeing 737 (minus its wings) abandoned in a Mumbai street. (Thanks Amanda)

Real firemen mistaken for a strip show act. (Thanks Trish)

US Disney Channel accidentally shows pr0n. (Thanks Michelle)

The only reason I’m celebrating Paris Hilton going to jail is the prospect of not seeing the stupid bint in the media for a while.


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