Bloke in Jack Daniels Motorsport Shirt Says Fast & Furious Movies Are Shakespearean
13 December, 2016. 17:43
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AFTER HAVING HIS breath stole time and time again by the Fast & Furious franchise, one V8 Supercar fan has been quick to defend his favourite 'film series' when other members of society label them 'movies'.
"They're not movies, they're films. They offer so much more than say, Home Alone or Schindler's...
Bloke on the Indian Pacific confirms Adelaide more boring than Nullarbor Plain
13 December, 2016. 17:43
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SPEAKING TO THE ADVOCATE via satellite phone, retired traveller Michael Hoskins told our reporters that the endless monotony of the Nullarbor Plain is slowly killing him and wasting sweet little time he has left on the planet - but that pales in comparison to what was on offer in Adelaide.
Over the weekend,...
“Is December Always This Busy?” Asks Ascot Mum Over 3pm Rosé
Brisbane-based stay-at-home-mother-of-one, Rachel Irving-Valentine has indicated that the constant barrage of lunches heading into the silly season is also having a big effect on the nations full-time-mummies, not just their husbands who are coming home with a skinful after their end of year office drinks.
Speaking to the Betoota ahead of a long lunch at home with the girls, she said...
Chiropractor Says The Pain Is Something That Only He Can Fix With 18 More Appointments
12 December, 2016. 15:33
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GAVIN TURNER WAS ON a plane to New Zealand last week when an air hostess asked if there was a doctor on the plane.
He confidently rose his hand, considering he'd just graduated from university earlier this year. Despite his experience, the 24-year-old knew he had to step up to the plate. He...
Sydney Morning Herald Hold Staff Christmas Party At BYO Chinese Restuarant
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Forget Flying Fish Restaurant or Doltone House Wharf, Noodle King ChinaTown will be the scene for this year’s Sydney Morning Herald’s Christmas party extravaganza.
In a sad day for the crumbling newspaper giant, the venue with the “Best noodle in Sydney,” was just about it for the rapidly declining team of journos, photographers and sub editors at the...
Local Baby Boomer forgot who raised his lazy, conceited Millennial children
11 December, 2016. 14:23
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QUICK TO SQUINT AND rub his eyes whenever his children come to him with his problems, Steven Collie wonders how his adult children will ever be able to survive on their own.
Speaking to The Advocate from his waterfront St Lucia compound on Brisbane's Lower West Side, the 69-year-old retired property developer...
Pedestrian.tv Enjoy Xmas Drinks After Big Year Turning NewsCorp Headlines Into GIFs
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The entire newsroom at pedestrian.tv are today wrapping up a big December, by drinking left over cases of alcohol that were given to them by the struggling brands that are interested in winning over their accessible but unengaged audience.
"Our audience is 16 to 35, affluent, influential and hungry for new information and experiences. We have over 200,000...
Bloke who sends letters to newspaper editors looks just like you think he does
8 December, 2016. 19:34
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AFTER STARING BLANKLY OUT the window for a number of years after he retired, Graham Cool-Ridge wondered what he'd fill his days with now he's got nothing do.
He tried golf and bridge. Just last year, he found some of his son's marijuana hidden in his sock draw, so he rolled up a sticky...
Nigella Lawson’s hash brownie recipe an instant hit with directionless teens
7 December, 2016. 19:34
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THE LATEST COOKBOOK by British chef Nigella Lawson has whipped up fresh controversy this afternoon after it was revealed by the publisher that it features a recipe for hash brownies that's taken Gen Y by storm.
Dubiously telling readers that they're 'only allowed to make the brownies where cannabis is legal,' many directionless, sheltered teens...
Local environmentalist puts deposit down on Telsa’s new coal-powered electric car
7 December, 2016. 19:34
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AS OPPOSED TO BUYING an older fuel efficient car, local nature boy Oculus Ponsford has taken a leaf out of his favourite film iRobot and put a down payment on his own driverless electric car.
After clicking confirm on the car maker's website, the 58-year-old semi-retired creative consultant/art director rocked back in his...