Plucked from the headlines, online and in print
The parents of a kid in Toronto have decided to raise their child as a genderless being. Not, apparently, because said child has asked for that. No, it’s simply because they have decided. They already have two children: sons named Jazz and Kio. And yes, as the Daily Mirror quite rightly points out, those names […]
A Storm in a he or a she cup? Read Post »
The day of the expected rapture came and went last weekend but the old bugger who was predicting a May 21 beginning of the end now reckons it’ll all happen in October.
Rapture … maybe, maybe not Read Post »
The jokes are popping up everywhere now that it’s been confirmed Osama bin Laden is dead. Letterman used it for his top 10 list, suggesting bin Laden’s final words may have been something along the lines of “I need a house full of Navy Seals like I need a hole in the head”. There there
You really have to wonder what possessed Mr and Mrs Guy to name their little boy Randy. They must be proud of his career achievements, though. The headline on Asian Banking & Finance? “Randy Guy gets head job“. Well, yes, I’m sure he did. And no, I’m not pulling your tit. That really is the
The man for the job Read Post »
Okay, so it’s not exactly “hold the front page” stuff but it is interesting. And while I’m sure I’m not the only one fairly unsurprised by the news that a hot tub at the Playboy Mansion was a tad disease-riddled, I am a bit surprised that the bugs in question were legionella bacteria. I would have
Bacteria found in Playboy Mansion hot tub! Read Post »
If Xtra is your ISP, or if you’ve been on Trade Me, you are probably aware of the problems currently being experienced by Xtra’s customers: no international traffic. No facebook, no offshore news websites, no eBay (if that’s your thing) no … well, no anything that involves an overseas server. Like the photos on my
Xtra-ordinary lack of customer service Read Post »
Did we all feel sorry for the pillock in court last week, facing charges over a high-speed chase? He was “petrified”, according to the news report. Poor boy thought the police would stop chasing him once he hit speeds of 160kmh so he kept going … and so did the cops. Eventually, he reached 190kmh,
Boo-fecking-hoo, poor baby Read Post »
I have no problem with someone wanting to keep their private life private, even celebrities (to a degree, because let’s face it, a lack of real privacy is one of the costs of fame). But I when it comes to quasi-celebrities — those who are famous for nothing more than having shagged, married, made a sex-tape
A case of ‘do as I say, not as I do’ Read Post »
