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NZ MP apologises for swearing by swearing →  November 14, 2009

A New Zealand MP was forced to apologise publicly after writing a hostile reply to a voter who had written a letter criticising his behaviour on a tax-payer funded trip. The member of the public e-mailed the Maori party leader, Hone Harawira after he opted to go sightseeing in Paris and skipped his obligations to [...]

Melbourne nightclub bans ‘metrosexuals’ →  November 13, 2009

A nightclub promoter is enforcing a strict dress code in an attempt to rid violence and dance floor melees. The promoter of Dorcia, a night at Melbourne’s Ding Dong says that their policy will eradicate the “sports jock mentality” that can be found at many club nights. There have been cries of outrage saying that the [...]

Student expelled for too-short dress →  November 12, 2009

20-year-old student, Geisy Arruda has caused quite the escándalo at a Brazilian university after supposedly disregarding “ethical principles, academic dignity and morality.” Miss Arruda was  expelled from Bandeirante University after wearing a pink mini dress to class, which resulted in mass hysteria from the student body. She was escorted by police guards as she was mobbed [...]

In-flight biffo on the rise →  November 11, 2009

New studies from Britain’s Department of Transport suggest that airborne aggro is on the rise, with more than 3500 reported incidents aboard British aircraft between April last year and March this year. This is massive increase from the 2702 cases that were reported the previous year. 37 per cent of reported cases  involved at least one intoxicated passenger. Although [...]

I do believe I came with a … pen? →  November 9, 2009

Welsh butcher, William Lloyd Williams flouted royal protocol when collecting his MBE from the Queen by wearing a pen above his ear on Friday. Receiving the accolade for his service to the meat and livestock industry, he cleared his unusual accessory with Buckingham Palace before the ceremony. Like all traditional butchers, Mr Williams is known [...]

Filling the swear jar with rubles →  October 14, 2009

Well here’s a story that managed to melt my cold, cold heart on an even colder Wednesday afternoon. Perhaps I’m still tired and emotional after twenty-eight hours in transit from Paris to Melbourne (you’re looking at a man who cried at Ice Age 2 on the in-flight entertainment system – tragic), however, the thought of [...]

That’s not the gearshift, honey →  October 12, 2009

Well this woman is a picture of class, elegance and refinement if ever I saw it. Northern Territory News has reported of 34-year-old waitress, Allyson White and her outrage to the accusation that her alleged performing of a sexual act on the driver of a car lead to an accident. The Howard Springs resident insists [...]