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Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech.
That’s the only conclusion you can draw after the trade mark examiner gave two thucking fumbs up to a soon-to-be-released product called “Nuckin Futs”.
After the initial trade mark application was rejected, a savvy lawyer argued that the f-bomb is an everyday part of Australian speech. And he won. The product is on its way, with the only caveat being it can’t be marketed to minors.
Continue reading "No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops" »
Two thousand and twelve is a party away. Enjoy those final few cigarettes, that last packet of Tim Tams, that extra glass of wine, those lazy hours on the couch.
Revel in slouching, swearing, picking your nose and ignoring that old lady who needs help crossing the street. Behold the sum total of the vices your New Year’s resolutions will grab by the throat, tear limb from limb and consign to the bad habits of history.
For a day or two.
Continue reading "2012 is nearly here, so scoff down that last Tim Tam!" »
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Cate says:
A Pity Tim Tams aren’t Australian anymore. Happy new Year everyone. Anyone got any ideas to make it happy or at least bearable. Bagging pollies doesn’t do anything for me anymore. I want to be calm and peaceful. I guess I can do this free of charge without being taxed. … Read more »
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iansand says:
220 is sulphur dioxide. That may be your problem, but there are other things, such as tannins, present in red wine that are not found in white. I just checked a bottle of unwooded chardie in my fridge (I know - how naff and 5 years ago) and it has… Read more »
There are countless stories about millionaires and their pampered thoroughbreds at this time of year. This is not one of them.
This is a story about a 74 year old bush harness racing trainer, an 84 year old owner and the slow, hopeless horse they wouldn’t send to the knackery, despite the fact it had raced 85 times without winning.
Continue reading "The slow hopeless horse who took 86 starts to bloom" »
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Marie says:
Hmmm, Ice-cream from Badenoch’s Deli, it’s a Mount Gambier tradition…that and ‘hanging a mainy’ on a Thursday night!! Read more »
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Sim says:
Thanks for telling this story, Ant! Im a Gambier girl and know Tony and the Badenochs well. This story has had us all in hysterics! Hopefully it puts a smile on the face of everyone else who reads it! Read more »
Prepare for a week of verbal warfare. Here on the civilised side of the ditch, expect perfectly hilarious sheep jokes, gibes about silly accents and clever references to the dole queue at the Bondi Junction branch of Centrelink.
Over in the land of the long white ugg boot, expect endless tedious quips about Quade Cooper, Quade Cooper and Quade Cooper. With a few Quade Cooper jokes thrown in for good measure.
Cooper is the Wallabies fly half who grew up in New Zealand but left when he was a schoolboy because his mother wanted him to play for a team that didn’t choke every World Cup. The Kiwi version of the story is that he left in order to raise the IQ of both countries.
Continue reading "We’ll smesh ewes Kiwis like fush and chups, eh brus" »
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Traxster says:
An Australian, an Englishman and an Irishman walk into a bar it was in the departure lounge. Read more »
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Unionist says:
iansand says:04:17pm; The funny thing for you to remember is after we give them a good root we export them to your dinner table by the thousand. Oh yeah enjoy the cheese!!! you dont want to know where we scape that from. And you play crap rugby Read more »
Here’s the thing about having the time of your life. You only have it once. You can’t go back there.
That’s why it’s stupid for Hollywood to say they want to remake the 1987 classic Dirty Dancing.
Now, in purely business terms you can see why. There have been lots of remakes lately. But this one should be off limits.
Continue reading "Hollywood, get your dirty hands off my movie" »
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Ellie says:
I agree, it’s too early to do remakes of cult 80’s movies. It’s too early to make TopGun, Pretty Woman, Coctail, Weekend At Burnie’s, Doc Hollywood and many, many more. It’s just too early. Even the new Karate Kid was wrong in my opinion. I’m not against the idea of… Read more »
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Cate says:
I really love the concept, special effects and acting in Twilight. It it is a breath of fresh air. I personally never watch remakes of great movies. Where has the creativity of writers gone. Have they run out of ideas. The whole world is a writers paradise. So many themes,… Read more »
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JULIA: Well, what an incredible victory. Couldn’t have gone better if we’d tried.
VOICE AT THE BACK: Shame you didn’t try in 2010.
JULIA: Is that you Kevin?
Continue reading "If you see one crappy film this winter, make sure it’s…" »
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Sam says:
Couldnt agree more Pete ! I have always wished they added the extra box “Cant Stand Any Of Them”. Labor has lost itself totally, they implement bad policy without thinking, then when they are on the ropes and really need to pull out something good and popular they wind up… Read more »
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angelina says:
can i just say i thought this was really funny. stopped reading at “Is that you Kevin?”, which was more than enough of a punchline! Read more »
Michael Clarke did a very Michael Clarke thing this week. He announced, in a major interview with one of the nation’s largest tabloids, that he intends to keep a lower profile for a while.
So Clarke goes public to say he’ll be keeping out of the public eye. Then who pops up like magic? The Dalai Lama, that’s who. Coincidence? No. Why not? Because there’s a very good argument that they’re the same person, that’s why.
This is no joke. For months, The Punch has been secretly tracking the Twitter streams of both his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, and His Supreme Vainness, the 43rd cricket Captain of Australia. The results are thought-provoking to say the least…
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Patty says:
Hey, that’s the greasett! So with ll this brain power AWHFY? Read more »
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Destry says:
Another thing they have in common: drinking diet-Scotch. Alternatively, the Dalai Lama might be following Clarke’s tweets for inspiration and copying them. Read more »
For years, I avoided The Sopranos because I thought it was a show about high-pitched singers. When I realised it was actually about mobsters, I never missed an episode. Who doesn’t love gangster shows?
Until recently, I also avoided MasterChef, as I don’t much care for cooking shows. Then I learned that it, too, is in fact a show about gangsters. Now I’m glued to the thing six nights a week!
What’s this, you say? MasterChef really is actually a cooking show? Sure. And Kyle Sandilands is a good bloke. Without question, MasterChef is a show about gangsters. Let’s examine the evidence…
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Chris says:
Masterchef is not about food. They must have an army of psychologists to screen the potential contestants - firstly they have to find people who suffer the delusion that they really are masterchefs, and then they have to screen for totally inadequate personalities- the sort of adults who cry if… Read more »
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jimbo says:
Last nights episode was surely a comedy. I was in stitches watching the four contestants trying to make a hamburger from scratch. One of the poor cooks finished up with about 15 kg of various types of meat in three different bowls and then seemed to lose track of what… Read more »
There are three golden rules in life: Nothing works, everything sucks and everyone you meet is either an idiot or plotting against you.
Being an optimistic and sunny sort of chap I have no problem accepting that this is all an unavoidable part of life and may even play a valuable role in shaping the human condition by teaching us humility through suffering. All I ask is that somebody pays for it.
It’s about time people who indifferently ruin other people’s lives every day were jailed alongside the criminals who do it on purpose.
Continue reading "My feet are wet, life sucks, and someone must PAY" »
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Anita says:
Have a whinge….. Australia is the new whinging pom, don’t like it then go do something about it instead of standing on your soap box having a cry. Optus is far far better than other carriers, try being with 3 where the only coverage you get is “searching” and that’s… Read more »
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hermes says:
RM Williams stuff is all vastly overpriced ripoff. I buy most of my clothes from BigW…on sale. Costs me virtually nothing, lasts about the same length of time, and looks identical. However, I do recommend Columbia, lasts forever, you can rinse clothes in dirty creeks, and still comes out looking… Read more »
Koreans make it salty, Mexicans like it spicy and Thais do an easily-digestible, boiled rice-style soup.
The British inhale beans on toast, a full English breakfast (hold the sausage, thanks) or a deliciously greasy bacon buttie; the Turks, a generous plate of organ meat. Organ meat? Yes, really, organ meat.
Personally, it’s a toss up between peanut butter on toast, or a packet of plain Smiths crinkle cut chips. It must be crinkle cut. All washed down with a gallon of soda water and several peppermint teas. Coffee is an absolute no, no and hair of the dog is acceptable from about midday.
We’ve shared a few more of our faves below. Please add yours in too. There are mornings when we’ll need to try them, believe us!
Continue reading "Pass the bacon milkshake: our foolproof hangover cures" »
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Trisha says:
These topics are so cnofuisng but this helped me get the job done. Read more »
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Cam says:
That’s not a cure! That is a hangover! A cure has to make you want to get out of those trackies and face society. Read more »
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No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
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