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Archive for January, 2008

People with better jobs than you

January 31st, 2008
  • Gynaecologists
  • Puppy photographer
  • Ferris wheel tester
  • Colonel Sanders
  • Ikea store manager
  • Teddy bear salesman
  • God

Little known facts about Miranda Otto

January 17th, 2008
  • Avoided prosecution for war crimes by co-operating with the United Nations
  • Made of 12% cocoa butter
  • Was nominated for a Helpmann award
  • Briefly had pop career in Belgium under stage name “Plastic Bertrand”
  • Owns a hybrid Irish / German themed pub called O’Ottos
  • As a child, worked as a drug mule to pull herself out of the slums of Santiago
  • Was the inspiration for the character Ron Burgundy in the movie Anchorman
  • Is really a polar bear

Things that get less beautiful with age

January 9th, 2008
  • Napoleon’s brain
  • Pumpkin risotto
  • Larry King
  • Vaginas
  • Life
  • O.J. Simpson jokes

Edit: Bonus list – things that do not get less beautiful with age, and in fact get substantially more beautiful with age, and that should seek no implications from the existence of the previous list, even though I don’t really see how you could draw any conclusions from being excluded from a list, thankyou very much:

  • My wife

Reasons to be happy you are homeless

January 7th, 2008
  • Refridgerator boxes cheaper to run than refridgerators
  • Cool hobo nicknames
  • Can use Google on your phone to settle arguments, as soon as you find somewhere to charge phone
  • Forget counting sheep; counting cars as they drive overhead much more relaxing
  • Low carbon footprint
  • Greater appreciation of: little things in life, friends, cask wine
  • No one expects you to wear pants