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I was walking down the street yesterday, minding my own business when a young gentleman passed me wearing a Bintang singlet and a Power Balance bracelet. After I had controlled the urge to run after him and demand that he impregnate me IMMEDIATELY, I got to thinking about those all important visual cues that can help you avoid making contact with a douche bag.

We couldn't show you a douche bag for defamatory reasons, but here are their shoes

Sure it’s shallow and we’re taught as young children that we should never judge a book by it’s cover, but here’s the reality. I do judge a book by its cover. All the time.

I do the same with wine. As a result I’m rarely reading Shakespeare or drinking anything that remotely resembles Grange, but when it comes to douche bags I do think there are a few reliable indicators that can help you avoid a potentially underwhelming encounter with an idiot.

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  • CommonSense says:

    02:21pm | 07/05/12

    ‘Rachel Corbett tels it like it is’ Well, I would say: ‘Rachel Corbett tels it like she thinks it is’ Which is not nessessary how it is in reality. Just to add that ‘reality’ is different to any individual. Sometimes you can have other people thinking or believing the same… Read more »

  • Mark says:

    10:12pm | 29/04/12

    Here’s my contribution .... (1) Rich kids who think their business success is the result of their intellectual prowess rather than nepotism or family money. (2) Uppity public servants who think they understand budgets because they have access to government funds. (3) Blokes who come to work and talk about… Read more »

 

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