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Just don’t rubbish the Bee Gees
Date: May 10th, 2005 | 1 comment GET upset about Gallipoli litterbugs. Take umbrage at the Anzac Cove roadworks. Just lay off the Bee Gees.
Given politicians from all sides have tried to turn Anzac Day on the battlefield into a self-serving circus, it’s little wonder a proportion of the backpacker crowd feels compelled to play the clown.
But embattled Veterans Affairs Minister [read more]
No sex please, just groaning
Date: December 21st, 2004 | 1 comment Forget karaoke � the latest craze involves adding sound effects to a porn film,
From No sex please, just groaning
It looks like Backpackers are keeping bus [read more]
BootsnAll TV
Date: July 19th, 2004 | 3 comments Been meaning to post this awhile, but I’ve been too busy preparing for it. All those hours in make-up, the research that goes into it, making sure I’ve got enough grease in my system to combat the effects of the Saturday night before…
The Boots’N’All TV show at noon on Sundays.
To be honest, I’ve never watched [read more]
Super Size Me
Date: June 15th, 2004 | 4 commentsI went to see the new movie Super Size Me last night. The guy behind the doco-style film that looks at the fast food industry and its effects on the US diet, Morgan Spurlock has been getting a fair amount of print and TV time recently, so I thought I’d go along and check it [read more]
Look, up in the sky!
Date: April 19th, 2004 | 8 comments Did anyone else in the Brisbane region see a fireball streaking across the sky during the early hours (we’re talking 5-ish) of Sunday morning?
I won’t go into the details of how I happened to still be awake from the night before, but the three other people I was with saw it too. Bron had the [read more]
Lonely Planet boss still a traveler, but these days in style
Date: January 13th, 2005 | No Comments While backpackers around the world use Lonely Planet guidebooks to search out the cheapest hostels or flights, its publisher has had enough of budget travel. He goes first-class.
From Lonely Planet boss still a traveler, but these days in style
Check out the BootsnAll “Lonely Planet Bookst [read more]
Gifts from Afar
Date: August 20th, 2004 | 1 commentMy sister has an uncanny ability to find the most amazing crap and I was the beneficiary of this talent today when a package arrived in the mail. She’s just returned home (Houston, TX) from a short holiday in Alaska and sent a package with some brochures and gifts for other family members. What I [read more]
Super Size Me, Part II
Date: June 30th, 2004 | 2 commentsFollowing up this post, The Australian newspaper today published an article called How Ronald McDonald microsized me. It’s whole purpose is to refute the claims made by the movie Supersize Me and suggest that Maccas isn’t that bad. To me this whole article smacks of a Maccas PR person calling up the media and suggesting [read more]
Cracking Film
Date: April 28th, 2004 | No CommentsIf you get a chance to go see Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, do it. It’s a cracker, double thumbs up, 4 stars ( [read more]
Hello, Wankers
Date: February 25th, 2004 | 2 comments Time after time on the drive up to Portland from Eugene, Oregon I saw a sign advertising Wanker’s Corner. This seems to not bother most Americans, but to an Aussie it’s guaranteed to produce laughter.
A friend in Sydney pointed out a story in today’s Sydney Morning Herald:
What’s in a name
Funniest part of the article is [read more]
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