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Published July 29th, 2007

A Coke + Mentos Video Worth Watching

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If you’re going to try this at (someone else’s) home, and we highly recommend that you do , always remember to use DIET softdrinks so there’s not a sticky mess to cleanup.  Just a wet mess. My favourite part of this is the drips from the ceiling
 

Published July 10th, 2007

Some Photos Were MEANT To Be Taken

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Published June 2nd, 2007

George C Bush Enjoying The Saturday Sunshine

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These are some pics of my coffee bush that I call George C Bush.  I figure that my George is a least as smart as the other one. And I know he makes less mistakes and causes less misery in the world. Anyway, I’ve had him for nearly two years and he’s tripled in size during that time.  I don’t know what varietal of coffee bush he is. All I know is he’s definitely from the coffea-arabica species ,the other species being coffea-canephora (robusta). Will have to wait a few more years until he fruits. 
 
George C Bush    George C Bush   George C Bush
 
Click The Pics For The Slideshow 
 
 

Published March 31st, 2007

Larry: 700lb Of Serious Addiction

Category feature, food, medical, rant, video, weird, wtf | 1 Comment »

 
Larry has not left his bed, let alone his fifth floor apartment in over ten years.  Weighing a colossal 320kg, Larry is too big even for robes or gowns, let alone clothes. Instead he spends his days virtually naked, slowly eating himself towards death. Larry is addicted to food, consuming over 14,000 calories in an average day.  More than six times what is recommended for an adult male. You have to watch this story (below) to truly appreciate how seriously MESSED UP this whole situation is. 
 
The man is clearly being mal-treated by his carers, yet they seem almost as oblivious to the issues as Larry himself. Or at the very least,  afraid to confront him about them. Probably afraid of being SAT on. At one point his family tries to shock him by showing him the total amount of food he eats in a day (a whole table FULL of food) . Larry just laughs, saying he used to eat TWICE that amount when he was young, and proceeds to sit down and scoff the lot.




 
After watching the story I have some questions of my own that were not covered by the reporter:
 
  • Where does the MONEY come from to PAY for all this food ?
  • How STRONG is the TOILET in Larry’s apartment ?
  • How does Larry even REACH around to wipe ?
  • When was the last time Larry saw his FEET ?
  • When does this situation go from being just a "funny" story with giggling relatives to a MEDICAL and HUMAN WELFARE issue. 
  • When does someone step in and say "Enough-is-enough, I cannot stand by any longer and watch you people KILL this man. He needs medical help to treat a serious addiction."
Society chooses to treat it’s alcoholics. Society chooses to treat it’s narcotics users. Society chooses to treat people with mental and psyhcological illnesses. Society chooses to enforce this treatment against the will of the patient when it’s considered by Society to be "for their own good". 
 
So, WHEN does somebody in the Society of Larry’s life decide that Larry needs involuntary medical treatment "for his own good" ?  If Larry were an animal, say a horse, or cow, then Society would have stepped in long ago and put a stop to this ridiculous farce, for the welfare of the individual. 
 
A sad story all round…
 
 

Published March 26th, 2007

VOTD: They Are So Very Tasty

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Today’s VOTD is a lesson in snappy video editing and production. With a catchy tune thrown in for good measure. And one of my favourite examples of the pure awesomeness of the internet. To date this "simple" home made video has been viewed by over 1.8 million people, including YOU. Read some thoughts from the creator below…

"I live in Scotland, these are British pancakes which are like Crépes, to clear up the confusion. Lemon and Sugar is very popular on pancakes here. It took over a week to make this, it’s the most heavily edited project I have done yet, and it was not easy at all, but I have created something that I’m very proud of. Song written, performed and produced by Me, video written, edited and filmed by Me. MP3 available on my website! James Provan"
 

Published March 20th, 2007

Ever eaten a marble steak dinner ?

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This article from The Age talks about wagyu beef, what to look for and how NOT to be ripped off. Handy to know when you’re paying AUD$120 for a 200gram ribeye ! :)

Click on the picture below for the article.

Just remember… if it’s not at least 8 on the marble scale… SEND IT BACK :)

And no, it seems they don’t massage the cows daily. ;)

Melts in your mouth, not in the pan...

Read more about wagyu beef HERE , HERE, and HERE
Have YOU ever eaten the famous wagyu beef ?

Where was it and how much did you pay ?

Was it worth it ? :)
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