Welcome back to yet another Weird News Tuesday. In this segment we look through the news to find some weird stories or news items that really should not be considered news but rather scraping the bottom of the metaphorical barrel. As you may have guessed, this week we are using the United Kingdom's own Telegraph news site. I have not done this site before, the Telegraph I did was the Australian Daily Telegraph (about the 4th Weird News Tuesday back in November 2013). Let us see what weird news that London can throw at us after the burst of weird British news last week. Do you know "Imagine" by John Lennon (it is a song)? Well, some creative people have recycled guns seized by Mexican drug cartels (so specific) and turned them into musical instruments to recreate this iconic John Lennon song. It may not be the best rendition of the song but it sure sends a good message. You can view the video by clicking here. A Japan airline has caused an online furore over a thirty-second commercial that has been labelled as racist. You can view the commercial by clicking here (and scrolling down). In it, two men dressed in the airline's uniform say some things that I did not quite catch the drift of (the commercial is in English) and then one says that they should change the image of Japan. It then cuts to the other man who is suddenly wearing a blonde wig and an elongated nose (which you can see in the picture below). I, personally, do not find the commercial overly-racist but then I did not really catch the drift of the first half.
Continuing on with the airline theme, Sixty-six flight attendants broke into dance in front of very surprised customers in Shanghai Pudong International Airport to celebrate the first day of the 40-day festival to celebrate the Chinese new year. In Mexico-City there is an annual pet-blessing ceremony that pet-owners attend to protect their pet from "danger and misfortune". It is a great way to bring the community together and I suppose in our new day and age it does not seem as weird but, you have to admit, this is just the tiniest bit strange. I am not even going to click on the article about why the knight is the best chess piece. Judging by the description, the argument is that it can get to any space on the board (but so can a lot of other pieces). I did not plan to spend any more than a sentence about this article but look what you have gone and made me do. Apparently it was a Peruvian artist's dream to paint underwater and very recently his dream was recognised. He was decked out in scuba diving gear and then went for a swim along the ocean floor painting the fish that swam by him. You can watch the video by clicking here. There are so many links in this post, I think it is a big problem guys. I think I should stop with the links for the rest of the post (a promise I am likely to keep for only a few more sentences). A family has four children who all have the same birthday (but born in different years). There is a three year age gap between the first and second-born and then a two year age gap between the second and the third-born. That would be one hell of a year when one turns 21, another 18, and the last 16. In other countries turning 16 is more of a bigger deal than it is in Australia (though some Australians do love to celebrate) so that is going to be one expensive day or, more likely, week. Researchers have found that a healthy dose of narcissism can do wonders for your career and that narcissists are more likely to find themselves in a position of prominence. However, they also found that too much narcissism once in that position can lead to problems. So that sort of evens out the playing field for the rest of us. Most of us know about the 'humble' pick-pocket and now some magicians and a reformed criminal are doing the opposite. In order to raise awareness for pick-pocketing they are slipping cards into people's pockets instead of taking anything (that we know of). That is actually a very smart campaign as generally people believe they will never fall victim to the pick-pockets of our world yet by spreading the awareness through pick-pocketing it is showing that it can affect everyone. I certainly approve of this. A heated political debate was disrupted when one of the politician's iPad ringtone went off playing Queen's hit, "Fat Bottomed Girls". That would have really interrupted the debate which was being aired on BBC. Do I hear a new viral video? Next comes a very touching video (see, I told you I would put a link in here somewhere) of a stage-actor performing as Peter Pan proposing to his real-life girlfriend who is playing Wendy. He interrupts the whole show and makes a big speech about it (all the while Wendy is freaking out) and how much he loves this girl. You can watch this touching proposal by clicking here.
That is all there is time for today, see you back next Tuesday for some more weird-news stories. See you tomorrow!
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Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Exercising with Sandy
So it is official, the percentage of this blog that is about Sandy is rising. This is becoming an issue but it is hard to avoid because he is such a large source of inspiration and every day he manages to do something that I either catalog in my brain for future posts or I write about straight away. Tonight's post is of the latter. So I recently acquired my exercise and diet plan for my Kokoda trip expedition. Last night I started my exercise regime and then I did the next thing on the calendar today. Today's workout was cardio and so because I came home late from my Methods tutor I had to do it in the backyard at night. This was where the trouble began and, guess what, it all revolved around Sandy (as so much of the world does [at least in his own world]).
So Sandy is one of those spoilt dogs who gets so many toys and so they just accrue. The above picture is not of Sandy's toys. No, he has much more. Just joking, Sandy has a lot less (I think. Well, I hope). Sandy is also one of those dogs that thinks that whenever you go outside it is because of him and not because of everything else. So I go outside to start my exercise and so I begin by running around the backyard. This became a very dangerous experience as Sandy kept running 'with' me at random intervals of speed and constantly got in my way because he dropped a toy or ball. I actually tripped over him three times in the first ten minutes alone. Then he got a little tired and whenever I came back around to the entrance of the patio he kept running in thinking it was over. I kid you not he did this ten times before he got tired. From this point on he just sat in the middle of the backyard swiveling his head around following my laps. Occasionally he would get up and just jump on me and it was obvious that he just wanted to play. Seriously, exercising with Sandy is a very dangerous activity and next time I will think twice and probably put him on a rope so he can not annoy me the entirety of the time.
Sandy is a dangerous workout buddy, see you tomorrow!
Sandy is a dangerous workout buddy, see you tomorrow!
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Party Crazy
This post will continue on from my series on the numerous political parties in Australia. Click here to check out Part 1 and here to check out Part 2. I have gone through 24 parties so far and am still not halfway through. By the end of the next twelve today I will be though. The following list is from the Australian Electoral Commission Website which has the complete list accurate as of the ninth of August 2013 when it was last updated. Here is the link:
Let's get started straight away.
Country Liberals is a Northern Territory Political Party affiliated with both the National and Liberal Parties of Australia and contests seats for the coalition in the Northern Territory rather than the National or Liberal Parties.
The Democratic Labor Party aims to stand for workers, fair trade, manufacturing, small businesses and families.
The Drug Law Reform Party exists to raise awareness of the ongoing harm being done to children, families, democratic institutions and society in general by current drug laws.
Family First Party is another of the more outspoken political parties and stands for strong families, strong values and a strong Australia.
The Future Party is one aimed at finding long-term solutions to problems through technology.
The Help End Marijuana Prohibition Party aims to re-legalise and regulate cannabis for personal, medical and industrial use in Australia. If you could not get that from the name then you should have paid more attention in class.
Katter's Australian Party was one that received some negative attention from the media earlier this year due to their controversial views. Their ideology includes social conservatism, protectionism, developmentalism and Keynesianism.
The Liberal Democratic Party stands for "greater freedom, smaller government and personal responsibility".
The Liberal Party of Australia, alongside the Labor Party, is one of the most predominant parties in Australia. They stand for inalienable rights and freedoms for all peoples (although they do not stand for same-sex marriage, kind of a contradiction there) and it also believes in governments minimising interference in everyday life while also nurturing and encouraging citizens through incentives, rather than limits.
The National Party of Australia traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally.
The Nick Xenophon Group comprises of the independent member of senate Nick Xenophon who aims to stand for people who feel they have no voice in the Government. His website does not provide much useful information. However flashy it may be.
Finally, the No Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics is one of the more left-wing parties representing climate sceptics every. They aim to "... expose the fallacy of anthropogenic climate change". Anthropogenic basically means originating from human activity.
That is it for today, check back in two days for the next installment.
Still more to come, see you tomorrow!
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Sunday, 28 July 2013
Stupid Things People Say in Court
So I was scrolling through news.com.au as some people tend to do so as not to have to watch the full news programs or skim through the newspaper. As I was doing this I came across an article about issues in courts with what people say and how they present themselves. I tried searching for the article to link it here but I could not find it. Therefore I did some further intensive research (as in a quick Google search and then click on the first site to pop up) into some of the stupid things that people say in court. Below I have compiled a list of some of my favourites and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. These are all taken from official court records from all around the United States of America.
The following is what the accused perpetrator (representing himself) asked to the prosecutor. Needless to say he was found guilty and sentenced to a term in Jail.
ACCUSED: "Did you get a good look at my face when I took your purse?"
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LAWYER: "Can you describe what the person who attacked you looked like?"
WITNESS: "No. He was wearing a mask."
LAWYER: "What was he wearing under the mask?"
WITNESS: "Er... his face."
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LAWYER: "This myasthenia gravis -- does it affect your memory at all?"
WITNESS: "Yes."
LAWYER: "And in what ways does it affect your memory?"
WITNESS: "I forget."
LAWYER: "You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotten?"
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LAWYER: "How old is your son, the one living with you?"
WITNESS: "Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which."
LAWYER: "How long has he lived with you?"
LAWYER: "How long has he lived with you?"
WITNESS: "Forty-five years."
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LAWYER: "Trooper, when you stopped the defendant, were your red and blue lights flashing?"
WITNESS: "Yes."
LAWYER: "Did the defendant say anything when she got out of her car?"
WITNESS: "Yes, sir."
LAWYER: "What did she say?"
WITNESS: "What disco am I at?"
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LAWYER: "Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?"
WITNESS: "No."
LAWYER: "Did you check for blood pressure?"
WITNESS: "No."
LAWYER: "Did you check for breathing?"
WITNESS: "No."
LAWYER: "So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?"
WITNESS: "No."
LAWYER: "How can you be so sure, Doctor?"
WITNESS: "Because his bran was sitting on my desk in a jar."
LAWYER: "But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?"
WITNESS: "Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere."
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LAWYER: "How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?"
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LAWYER: "And you check your radar unit frequently?"
OFFICER: "Yes, I do."
LAWYER: "And was your radar unit functioning correctly at the time you had the plaintiff on radar?"
OFFICER: "Yes, it was malfunctioning correctly."
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LAWYER: "What happened then?"
WITNESS: "He told me, he says, 'I have to kill you because you can identify me.'"
LAWYER: "Did he kill you?"
WITNESS: "No."
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LAWYER: "Now sir, I'm sure you are an intelligent and honest man --"
WITNESS: "Thank you. If I weren't under oath, I'd return the compliment."
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The following is a collection of sentences a number of Lawyers have said. Still from official US transcripts.
LAWYER: "You were there until the time you left, is that true?"
LAWYER: "So you were gone until you returned?"
LAWYER: "The youngest son, the 20 year old, how old is he?"
LAWYER: "Were you alone or by yourself?"
LAWYER: "How long have you been a French Canadian?"
LAWYER: "You don't know what it was, and you didn't know what it looked like, but can you describe it?"
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LAWYER: "I show you Exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognise that picture."
WITNESS: "That's me."
LAWYER: "Were you present when that picture was taken?"
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The Lawyer said the following when he knew he was on the verge of asking a stupid question:
LAWYER: "Your Honor, I'd like to strike the next question."
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LAWYER: "What is your brother-in-law's name?"
WITNESS: "Borofkin"
LAWYER: "What's his first name?"
WITNESS: "I can't remember."
LAWYER: "He's been your brother-in-law for years, and you can't remember his first name?"
WITNESS: "No. I tell you, I'm too excited." (Rising and pointing to his brother-in-law) "Nathan, for heaven's sake, tell them your first name!"
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LAWYER: "What is your relationship with the plaintiff?"
WITNESS: "She is my daughter."
LAWYER: "Was she your daughter on February 13, 1979?"
I hope you enjoyed these as it took a long time to type!
Remember to think before you speak, see you tomorrow.
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Do people think anymore?
I have to ask, do people think any more? Obviously they do from time to time but when it comes to some simple things people really make me think that they don't actually think (how many times can I use think in one sentence? Think think think...). People can make some stupid decisions (I myself have made many) that are obviously either incorrect or incredibly simple yet still confuse some people. The greatest example of this that everyone has done at least 10 times in their lifetime is pushing a door that says "Pull". I mean, how many times have people done that. The worst part is that that is not the worst decision I have seen some people make.
There are many other stupid decisions that people make everyday that really make me question the future of humanity. One of these decisions is driving down a road that clearly has an arrow pointing in the OPPOSITE direction. I have seen this happen so many times in the Woolworths car park when we go shopping. In fact, there were three people I saw today doing this, all within the space of 5 minutes and 24 seconds (I was timing how long it would take my father to get the newspaper). It is really stupid because at the entrance to the road they were coming down was a large sign saying "No Entrance" and then on the road was a big white arrow pointing out, not in to the road. Seriously, it really made me worry for these people. As we were pulling out of the car park even there was a stand off of two cars going down the same one-way road (so one of them was going the wrong way) and it was like a stand off you see on an old Western Film (You know, the films with actors like John Wayne) and they were still just staring at each other as we drove off (and Dad was in no hurry by the way). Some people these days; entertaining but stupid.
Another instance of people not thinking straight is when people slow down to drive past speed cameras (the ones with the police-people [trying not to be sexually vilifying] in the cars) but continue to use their phones while driving past. Sometimes I don't think people actually know the road rules regarding phones. The amount of people who drive past these types of speed cameras texting or using their phone is ridiculous and they know the speed camera is there because they slow down. I mean, come on! Leave me with some faith in the future of our world please! What is the point of slowing down if the people behind the camera are going to pull you over anyway for using your phone? Use common sense people! Don't ask me why I used this photo, I just thought it was funny and was related in a way.
So there are many things that people do that make me wonder whether they actually think. Sometimes I wonder how long humanity will last before we begin de-evolving (hey, I can make up words too) or just die out because we gradually use our minds less and less. Why not comment down below on the stupid things you see people do?
May the odds be ever in your favour, goodbye!
Another instance of people not thinking straight is when people slow down to drive past speed cameras (the ones with the police-people [trying not to be sexually vilifying] in the cars) but continue to use their phones while driving past. Sometimes I don't think people actually know the road rules regarding phones. The amount of people who drive past these types of speed cameras texting or using their phone is ridiculous and they know the speed camera is there because they slow down. I mean, come on! Leave me with some faith in the future of our world please! What is the point of slowing down if the people behind the camera are going to pull you over anyway for using your phone? Use common sense people! Don't ask me why I used this photo, I just thought it was funny and was related in a way.
So there are many things that people do that make me wonder whether they actually think. Sometimes I wonder how long humanity will last before we begin de-evolving (hey, I can make up words too) or just die out because we gradually use our minds less and less. Why not comment down below on the stupid things you see people do?
May the odds be ever in your favour, goodbye!
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