Category Archives: Musings

How Freaky Is Chris Crocker Really?

Everyone – and if you haven’t, you’re living on Mars – has seen Chris Crocker’s “Leave Britney Alone” video on YouTube. Almost 10 million views of this video have been recorded since it was first posted. Whether you thought Chris was freaky or not when you saw it, his “freakiness probability” went up significantly after […]

Controlled Tyre

Some years ago, Australia’s V8 Supercar Championship changed to a “control tyre” – that being that every competitor runs on the exact same tyre – manufacturer, compound, construction, etc. The theory is that “well off” teams can’t exploit their wealth with special deals with tyre companies to gain an advantage over everyone else. On this […]

Who Can Count To Three?

Former Hogans Heroes star, Richard Dawson (who played Newkirk), is remembered also as the host of America’s Family Feud. In this particular episode, we find possibly the dumbest family of contestants ever. The questions are not hard – in fact, they are simple – but that doesn’t stop this family from making a fool of […]

Do Spiders Get The Munchies?

Have just come across this video on YouTube. Now, it’s difficult to understand the motivation behind wanting to produce such a video, but I think the results speak for themselves. A Canadian study into the effects of alcohol, THC, crack cocaine, and caffeine on the common wood spider has shown that just as in human […]

Who Needs The Kwik-E-Mart?

The Simpsons movie is out in a couple of weeks, and the promotional bandwagon is in full swing. Kwik-E-Mart Seattle, WA This 7-Eleven in Seattle, Washington has gotten into the spirit of things, and re-branded itself as a “Kwik-E-Mart”, the legendary convenience store run by Apu Nahasapeemapetilon in the show. Complete with Squishee machine, and […]

Doctor Who Meets The French Dalek

Now, I’m a huge fan of Monty Python, and I love watching Doctor Who, as I have since I was a kid. It is, however, fair to say, that I have never seen them combined into one. Well, it’s been done, and with hilarious results.

Rabbit Proof Wall?

I don’t know if they would really understand in ancient China, but the true nature of The Great Wall of China can finally be revealed. As revealed in the recent Telstra Bigpond campaign, The Great Wall of China was built by the emperor “Nasi Goreng”, to keep the rabbits out of China. And as these […]