When a seemingly normal old lady threw a neighbourhood cat in a wheelie bin recently, it just highlighted the lingering, fear and resentment of members of our community who happen to be cats. I researched the phenomenon of cat hate once, and it dates back to medievil Europe where everyone reckoned everyone else was a witch. Not content with accusing each other of being in league with Satan, they decided that cats, who cruise around at night, have eyes that glow when you shine your lantern on...
Change is in the air, must be spring! I for one am working very hard to believe every day is gonna be a great day, this morning for example, my first thought upon waking was "Can I fit in a nap today?" Upon a quick run-thru of my mental diary, the happy answer was "Yes!" That was enough for me to determine that today is indeed gonna be a great day.
Here's a little something to put a pep in your step, if you need one. I don't because I'm having a nap later, but I've watched it about 15...
In less than a month Conan O'Brien's new show will finally air in the US, and hopefully in Australia soon after. Solidifying his position as the guy who insists upon being interesting where he could totally just sit down and relax, Conan is pushing through a very cool publicity campaign. There will be 37 different Conan promos during the Major League Baseball playoffs without repeating an ad once, and this big budget promo is playing before movies in cinemas all over America as we speak. Every...
Karl Pilkington is a real person, and I know that because radio is a very small world, and a couple of guys I work with, have worked with him. So rare and wonderful a jewel is Karl that his very existence is to some unfathomable. That's not how the guys at work describe him however. Commercial radio is a very macho world where nobody ever eats a steak or drinks a beer, but "smashes the arse out of them," so a funny little fellow like Karl remains an oddity to some. Those guys raise their eyebrows...
I'm not a fan of The Foo Fighters, or of the Fooeys, the Foos or the Fighters, but I am a Dave Grohl enthusiast from way back. I reckon all his songs sound the same which I guess is ace if you really love the song. I'm not fussed on the song, but for people like me, there are the videos which generally rock the socks. What Dave Grohl really wants to do is act if you ask me. I've always kind of expected him to pop up in a Jack Black movie or something and I wouldn't be mad at him if he did....
I've discussed my firm belief that everything tastes better with bacon, citing Kevin Bacon as an example, but I've developed a new firm opinion, as if I needed more. The new one is that everything is less tiresome with Lady Gaga and/or Katie Perry. If you are unlucky enough to fly often for work, you will know how tedious the neccesary information and safety conventions become.
Yes I've turned off my electronic devices, yes I know where my nearest exit is, yes I'm in your seat, sorry I always...
I'll probably take some heat for this, but I love Mike Tyson. Please have a look at the documentary "Tyson" before you go hatin'. Anyhow, this Funny or Die clip is just happy making. Wayne Brady always has a really positive, joyful energy about his comedy, and in this clip he shares it with two of pop culture's most tragic anti-heroes, namely Mike Tyson and Bobby Brown. The lives these guys have lived are so cliched you'd laugh if they were characters in a Jackie Collins novel. They both...
I disagree with my mother on a number of issues. The one that's relevant here though is swearing, because I think it is funny, and sometimes it's even quite clever. Here's a lady who is committed to her swearing and I think her contextualising of it is at times inspired. If you do not like proper swearing, leave now in peace and love.
All jokes aside, love is a treacherous thing. All too often we get caught up with who's having a schizo, who thinks they're hectic, and who's dickhead of a...
I'm not going to ruin this for you. It's all about the first bit for me. It took me a few seconds to get what the big deal was but it was well worth it. We all have funny little things we do at home when no one else is around, but sometimes when we're out and about, and a little tired and emotional at the tail-end of a big day, we forget what's "at home" behaviour. Please retweet if you love it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwIl3D-tBHY&feature=player_embedded#!
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More Houston Happiness.
Thank you so much to the wonderful @saltmarsh for drawing my attention to this little piece of Houston history. It's hard to remember that there was an innocent Whitney, a Whitney before Bobby. A Whitney who may well have believed that crack is wack. There are many humans alive today who have no recollection of vintage Whitney, hated on by many of her African American community who thought she was so pure, that she was trying to be "white". She was booed by the largely African American...