Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
This image is a work of genius, I think. Sure, the Daily Telegraph started it with a set of three fine photos of John Howard. But the modifications by our unknown pen-wielding humourist are simply superb.
This was passed to me via too many links to track down the source. So if anyone knows the creator of this piece, please tell me so I can give proper credit.
Yes, the photo has the C-word in it. Grow up, we’ve all heard it before…
It’s Friday afternoon, it’s the end of the financial year, so a little irreverence is acceptable — if not compulsory. So here’s a link to story about a ship with an unfortunate name.
Yeah OK, it was mentioned in the comments, but the movie Thanksgiving With the Kranzes deserves its own post. It’s a superb satire on Ron Howard’s Apollo 13. 18 minutes well spent. And it ties in nicely with my posts about the oven crash and failure IS an option. Now back to work…
Further to my brief mention of the Jeremy Boutsakis show A Conference for Sole Traders, here’s some video previews to get your juices flowing. There’s a explanation of the importance of thumbs, the answer to the question What is Australia? and a personal invitation.
Oh and if you’d like to see this show before it closes on 29 June, and you think you can convince me… email me and I’ll give you instructions on how to score a freebie.
Naturally, you’ll need to explain how we can come to some mutually beneficial arrangement in order to qualify for this special offer.
Touch thumbs!
Friday night I caught the new show by Mark Swivel as his character Jeremy Boutsakis (pictured left), called A Conference for Sole Traders. Great fun.
Mark obviously spent far too long as a corporate lawyer — in the financial services sector, no less! — so Jeremy knows how to lead us through a meaningless PowerPoint presentation. Jeremy is more the slightly daggy Australian motivational speaker rather than the slick American evangelist style, and it works well in the intimate environs of the The Old Fitzroy Theatre in Woolloomooloo.
It’s running until 29 June, so see this show before it heads to Edinburgh.
I’ve finally found the text for the famous “Real Estate” speech by Fred Dagg, aka John Clarke. Lifted from Eric Lindsay’s blog, where it was shameless plagiarised…