Weekend Worstoff 186

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

In case I can’t post anything from down south, here’s a picture of The lazy Aussie aka Prince Daddy, by Cameron.That’s a crown btw.

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Marmorial

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Tried to get a closer shot of these marble boozies in Embleton, but not so good with the phone.Lani C adds something in a similar vein from Reservoir in Victoria. Cherub rogering a fish .

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Australia Day

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Orbea says, “Hey, here’s a picture of a panda in Hahndorf South Australia wearing a sombrero for Australia Day post!” The connection eludes me, but sure. OK. Whatever.I’ll be down south for a few days, so moderation may be sporadic.

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The continued rise of Shedism

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

There have been more examples of Shedism suggested, Western Australia’s contribution to the built environment, kind of like the architectural version of  a safari suit. The still incomplete Perth Arena is still getting critical acclaim as seen by Herb , whereas Jaidyn Jaxxon documented Centerpoint Midland, already a craphole, but now somehow made worse with some kind of Shedist revival being thrust upon it. JJ suggests that Shedism is perhaps the mean rather than the nadir of architecture. Perhaps sales of miniorb bear this out. He also snapped a nice Baileys sign while there.

Other examples of Shedism suggested have been the Albany Entertainment Centre, and Fremantle Maritime Museum, although they are part of the splinter Boat Shedism movement. And Fremantle does look good, but that may be my photography skills.

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Collider

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Well this is Canberra as experienced by Dave P. But it does show how far you have to go to find a decent pair these days. Irish bar, Phoenix Pub. Possibly connected (by underground tunnel) to the Irish Dance Academy in Wangara. 

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Craic my backside

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Rob F sent in possibly one of the best ever worsts, which I probably can’t use, but he followed through with this monstrosity from Wangara. Irish dance academy? In a fuck off roller doored tilt-up in Wangara? With poxy Celtic font? Marvellous! One of my most hated types is that awful Celtic/Gaelic rubbish. As bad as Chinese restaurant font. Maybe they should have used that.

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Outrage Sunday 38 true blue

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Massive excitement whizzing home in the Jizz on Friday when a car behind me, at first blush, looked like the Bento-mobile. The go-faster stripes look like the sort of thing an ageing Maylands rainmaker hipster would stick on his wheels. But when it passed I saw the plate was not quite right. And the driver was hatless. It’s a cruel, cruel world.

This Shenton Park fence struck terror into me again. And in the week McGowan fixed the taps. Coincidence? As Martin Agrippa said, “Show me a coincidence and I’ll buy you a pasty”.

As I said, it’s a cruel, cruel world. What better evidence of world worstness than this near-new Mastermind set beside one of my favourite charity bins? It is mainly, of course, anti-Semitism. I always thought the bloke with the beard was too cool for Brentwood PS. But kids these days are all about COD and Farmville.

Ah well. Just get to the shops and shell out $2 bucks for your tatts, and stay on message.

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Weekend Worstoff 185

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

Are there fewer flag wagons this year, or still too early? Maybe I asked that last year and we got a late flood. Or maybe it’s going to be a cape with sleeves year, as seen by Matt. $8!
Dylan H asks if these make Clarkson more or less barren.

And Bento got a headache from this sign. 
Worst well

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Sun shines out of its

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Even in 1971, surely this creation couldn’t have been the largest sundial in the world? Created by Elwyn Hawthorn and Dr. Guy Hamilton, it was the showpiece for the opening of the Dianella Plaza shopping centre. It’s still there, although now sadly relegated to behind the Supa (N) IGA. I  have a personal connection with this event. Mum and dad both had sculpture pieces in the centre for the Plaza opening in August 1971 as part of a competition. Dad’s won, and was kept on display. A few years later it was apparently dumped in the pond out the front. A correspondent who didn’t seem to give a name, pointed me to  these wonderful shots on State Library archive. Some awesome shots, well worth a search and scroll for fashion, architecture and style. The shorts! The socks! The carrots for 5c!

Searching for Messrs Hawthorn and Hamilton, I also came across this marvellous piece from the Sydney Morning Herald which covers it for some reason. Has many wonderful worsts on the page, including Penfolds Sweet Sherry for 95c, a two stone cat and the fight for late night trading in Melbourne 1971. All in all, the sundial is actually not bad, even now. Stacks up well against the Smiths’ hideous version down at the waterfront, which may be bigger, but may also be world’s shittiest sundial. Another search for Elwyn Hawthorn is even more intriguing, turning up this from a UK art online site, saying Kalgoorlie 1962. Once again, that’s not bad either. The same Elwyn? Who knows? How many are there? The same one who also wrote Atheism for Survival? Whoa.

Wait, the painter is him. He’s got stuff everywhere. Pretty amazing dude really.

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Two Jockeys

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

Clem P saw Knob Jockey in Basso, and Pete F Saw the rurotard inseminator 09 wagon  at of all places, the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht  Club, which is in Peppermint Grove I think. And also full of knob jockeys.

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