Monthly Archives: September 2003

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Straight outta Hobbiton! That’s right suckas: We come from Middle-earth and we can f***ing rap.
Send us your mould
“I was ecstatic they re-named ‘French Fries’ as ‘Freedom Fries’. Grown men and women in positions of power in the US government showing themselves as idiots,” he told Stern. Johnny Depp on the USA in the Age.
On one page the translator warns: “Here comes something that I’m unable to translate, sorry.” (BBC)

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I’m torn between “you can’t just be gay because you can’t get a man” and “awwww”.
“Lonely older women should consider becoming lesbians to enhance their lives, says a relationship counselling group in Australia.
According to the group, men

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Is Sesame Street really brought to you by the letters U, S and A? (BBC)
“The United States Supreme Court was asked today to consider whether the Bush administration has violated the US Constitution by holding 660 terrorist suspects, including two Australians, in Cuba without charges or access to lawyers.” (Age)

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I wonder what they’ll come up with. What represents Melbourne, and Australia?
“In 924 days, when television sets across the world switch on to the opening ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games, viewers will hear, see and experience the story of Melbourne.” (Age)

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I know it’s late in the day, but surely “[t]he then opposition leader, Kim Beazley of the Labor party lost the Federal election in November 2001 due largely to his support for strict, new measures against boat people” is a more accurate statement than “[t]he conservative Prime Minister, John Howard, won a third term in November 2001 due largely to strict, new measures against boat people”. (BBC)