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

There’s No Such Thing as Free Tofu

SOAK: Sir! This beer has the taste of a kitchen sponge, the nutritional value of a lentil enema, the alcohol content of a fart in a bottle and the texture – er also very much like a kitchen sponge. I … Continue reading →

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Powerage

[Asking to meet with Italian businessmen instead of government officials.] I want to talk to these people because they stay in power and you change all the time. Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev World Youth Day shirts now are now available in … Continue reading →

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Noo Yoik Days, Noo Yoik Nights

In dress, habits, manners, provincialism, routine and narrowness, he acquired that charming insolence, that irritating completeness, that sophisticated crassness, that overbalanced poise that makes the Manhattan gentleman so delightfully small in his greatness. O. Henry First time submitter Ant was … Continue reading →

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Weekend Worstoff 7

The Lazy Aussie Live! – Brian Burke Ringtone – Team America goes down. – Free Beer I will be performing in the The Conservation Council Great Debate on Thursday Week 5th of June. The topic is that Green is the … Continue reading →

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Roof 2K

How often have I lain beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home. William Faulkner A nice first submission from Turf. Turf says… I have driven past this one for years, and wonder if the sign has been left … Continue reading →

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Computer Century

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy. … Continue reading →

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Up Skirt

“Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.” God. Somewhere in the bible. (I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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Green Coffee

Thank you for your coffee, seignor. I shall miss that when we leave Casablanca. –Ingrid Bergman (Ilsa Lund) Casablanca Do I have to create a new category of “worst rinsing of the coffee maker” in the office? I don’t want … Continue reading →

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Weekend Worstoff 6

Four international worsts for Weekend Worstoff 6. Firstly a shot I took in Beijing. Don’t laugh, the Folk Music Club is in even worse shape. Mazarina sent in a nice worst from her trip to the Himalayas. I came for … Continue reading →

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