Humour

Confusing categories at record stores

2009-11-08T10:44:01Z

Ever wandered into a music or video store here and there are sections marked ‘A–Z’, ‘New Zealand’ and ‘Foreign’? The biggest section is the first one, and often we have the smallest section. Think about it though: shouldn’t everything not in...

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Giant Seagull

2009-10-26T14:52:06Z

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My name is Clouseau, Jacques Clouseau

2009-10-24T09:33:06Z

Before Steve Martin, Roger Moore, not Peter Sellers, was the last person to play Chief Insp Jacques Clouseau.

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Did City Life get it right this time?

2009-10-24T05:00:16Z

Remember last year when I took the mickey out of these in the City Life newspaper? The first one is obvious: Melbourne is misspelt. The second one is also obvious: Circle is misspelt, there’s a missing apostrophe for the possessive, and capital...

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Advice from the local constabulary

2009-10-22T21:20:48Z

I saw a bit of this on telly, but didn’t expect it to be passed around the internet as much. Background: ‘Safer communities together’ is the local slogan for the police, much like ‘To protect and serve’ for some American police departments.

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Little Britain meets Dame Edna

2009-10-21T09:43:19Z

There are numerous clips of Little Britain Down Under on YouTube, but David and Matt meeting Dame Edna has to be a highlight (from 3.28).

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Agent ‘Mitzi’ Smith v. ‘Uncle Joe’ Stalin

2009-10-21T08:44:07Z

I’m not sure how my friend Pearl came up with the scenario of Agent Smith from The Matrix (shown at left in one of his many guises—I think this was the scene where he battled Neo in a gay bar, before one of his stilettos broke) battling Joseph St...

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Hong Kong retro ﬁlm moment: from Dick Emery to 最佳拍檔

2009-10-20T01:01:04Z

The stories are different enough that one could not accuse the Hong Kong ﬁlm-makers of outright copying, but there is clear inspiration between the English Ooh, You Are Awful (or Get Charlie Tully), starring Dick Emery, and the ﬁrst of the success...

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Cosying up to the head of state

2009-10-16T11:57:37Z

The Nobel Prize committee likes that President Obama is warm. Over in France, Carla Bruni likes that presidents are cosy. Thanks to Michelle Kleinsmith for inspiring this post.

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Darth Vader has a nervous breakdown

2009-10-14T11:38:19Z

I can’t recall if I posted this before, but I still find it hilarious. The plot: Darth Vader is torn between good and evil and an incestuous love affair, and suffers a nervous breakdown. The scenes are from Star Wars, of course, while the dialogue...

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