Archive for June, 2006

Bobby is a big fat fag
June 29, 2006
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Bobby is a big fat fag

A recent article in the news paper got my dander up a bit, "Gay link to youngest brothers " it proclaimed. Apparently a study, published in the US Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences online journal said "the most consistent bio-demographic correlate of sexual orientation in men is the number of older brothers (one has)". Apparently there is some sort of anti-male antibodies that affect the part of the brain that determines sexuality. These are produced each time a mother produces a son and they build up over time to make it more likely that a son will be …Read the Rest

Out of my way
June 29, 2006
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Out of my way

I had thought it was just me, but a conversation over café et croissants at a break at my French classes surprised me when someone else bought up one of my pet peeves. People who stand directly in front of the doors of a train when it pulls in, there …Read the Rest

Wørd of the week – watercooler moment
June 25, 2006
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Wørd of the week – watercooler moment

< ?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> < !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> watercooler moment (WAW.tur.koo.lur MOH.munt) n. In a television show or radio program, a controversial or exciting segment designed to get people talking about the show.   Example Citation: We spent three or four hours very late one …Read the Rest

Childhood Memories – HR Pufnstuf
June 24, 2006
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Childhood Memories – HR Pufnstuf

A recent blog ramble broght me across the intro for an old Krofft kids show, ElectraWoman and DynaGirl. Trashy, 70's and a lot of fun. This inspired me to go hunting for more of the old Krofft shows like Land of the Lost, Isis, Wonderbug, The Bugaloos, Lidsville and HR …Read the Rest

Distracted
June 22, 2006
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Distracted

So there is a furious debate in the senate over the detention of asylum seekers, actual Liberal policitans are suggesting they migt cross the floor on the issue, Senator Goebbels Vanstone is "welcoming refugees at Parliment house (thing Augustus Gloop meets the Gingerbreadman) and Penfold John Howard was actually caught …Read the Rest

New Photo Album
June 19, 2006
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New Photo Album

Its late and I am pretty tired. I've been dicking around all evening with css styles. DIVs drive me nuts, they are forever hiding things and making stuff behave weirdly. The reasons for all of this geeking out is I found a new Flickr plug in that I am quite …Read the Rest

Wørd of the week – jump the shark
June 18, 2006
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Wørd of the week – jump the shark

< ?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> < !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> jump the shark v. In a television show, to include an over-the-top scene or plot twist that is indicative either of an irreversible decline in the show's quality or of a desperate bid to stem the show's …Read the Rest

Whats in a profile
June 14, 2006
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Whats in a profile

One of my favourite  bloggers was complaining the other day that he had come to the conclusion that "social networking" sites like Friendster, My Space and Big Muscle are just an excuse for good looking, photogenic people to show off and elicit compliments. It started me thinking about it all. …Read the Rest

Better this devil
June 13, 2006
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Better this devil

Sunday morning I got up early having had an early night on Saturday night. Both my closest friends in Melbourne, Barbie and Binky, are out of town so I am living la vida quieta – which is kind of nice. For some reason Kylie Minogue crossed my mind and I …Read the Rest

Wørd of the week – manscaping
June 11, 2006
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Wørd of the week – manscaping

< ?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> < !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> manscaping (MAN.skay.ping) pp. The artful shaving and trimming of a man's body hair. (Man + landscaping.) —manscape v.   Example Citations: Speaking of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," the wildly successful makeover show returns with new …Read the Rest

Childhood Memories – ElectraWoman & DynaGirl
June 10, 2006
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Childhood Memories – ElectraWoman & DynaGirl

On a blog ramble this morning I ran across a YouTube video of a TV show that as a kid I was kind of facinated by – ElectraWoman and DynaGirl . At the time I wasnt so much facinated by how good they were as how could anyone make something …Read the Rest

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