Author Archives: AHC McDonald

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About AHC McDonald

Comedian, artist, photographer and critic. From 2007 to 2017 ran the culture and satire site The Worst of Perth

Masters of Surfie-ism

Posted on March 11, 2009 by AHC McDonald

A friend once told me she had become totally absorbed in Surfie poetry. I was really impressed until I found that she had said “Sufi Poetry“, which tends towards the sappy. If you desire the wave, and chicks, Do not … Continue reading →

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Letterbox Drop

Posted on March 10, 2009 by AHC McDonald

CLIVE: ….. and I wrote a letter to them, I said, “Dear-,” I wrote to whatever the fucking name is, the head of the fucking BBC, who’s their ….. DEREK: “Dear Cunt”. CLIVE: Yeah, that’s right, I said, ….. DEREK: … Continue reading →

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Tagged by The Devil

Posted on March 9, 2009 by AHC McDonald

“So grotesque and preposterous are the principle characters in this galaxy of clowns and crooks that none but a thrice double ass could have taken them for rulers.” Officer in the Allied Control Commission, Nuremberg trials. I’m not sure why … Continue reading →

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Weekend Worstoff 46

Posted on March 7, 2009 by AHC McDonald

Another Weekend of worst comes. I can’t think why I didn’t post this from Jason before. Just too many good pictures coming in. Must go back through hundreds of pages of emails. I must have missed some gold. Haven’t had … Continue reading →

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An Orgy of Vanished Worsts

Posted on March 6, 2009 by AHC McDonald

I hope the state library is archiving up a storm today, because there’s an orgy of vanished worst this week. Things, sometimes trivial, sometimes major have or are about to disappear from the city.  Click on the smaller pictures to … Continue reading →

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Hoist the black flag

Posted on March 5, 2009 by AHC McDonald

“Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats” Henry Louis Mencken I had two recent flag outrages sent in, one from Stephanie showing  a hills version,  and … Continue reading →

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This sick city…

Posted on March 4, 2009 by AHC McDonald

Some people have said they like these territory markers for The City of South Perth. I call worst, although it was a brave attempt at dolphins, the graphic motif that’s almost impossible to do well. I would have preferred something … Continue reading →

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Worst Media Connections

Posted on March 3, 2009 by AHC McDonald

Lots of worst relevant media this weekend, despite the new editor of The west not being announced. I think they want to make sure that staff morale has really hit rock bottom first. The Inglewood internet cafe with the crazy … Continue reading →

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And Chong On

Posted on March 3, 2009 by AHC McDonald

Well I’m upper upper class high society God’s gift to ballroom notoriety And I always fill my ballroom The event is never small The social pages say I’ve got The biggest balls of all… AC/DC Big Balls With the original … Continue reading →

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Paolina

Posted on March 2, 2009 by AHC McDonald

I’ve no idea what this sign means at Medditeranean Ceramics in Osborne Park. (Sorry Vic). Is it a type of tile? Is it the owner. If the owner why is she topless? I was too scared to go up and … Continue reading →

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