Author Archives: rottobloggo

Outrage Sunday 226 bring me the head of Ingvar Kamprad

That ribbon-muter Bento has been to the big blue building again. Has this cropped up in the Perth shop? Perhaps we’re not fussed? At least Ingvar doesn’t have shrunken Santa heads on his shelves. Gotta run! I’m off to read … Continue reading

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I pity the Yule

BAUBLES OF DEATH. I’m sure this health and safety madness started in the UK. Santa can’t come down your chimney: too dangerous. Reindeers are out: can’t have slip hazard shit on roofs. The fat man’s little helpers are swaddled in … Continue reading

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They don’t like it up ’em

More Victorian vibrancy from TLA. After you’ve bought your authentic souvenirs you can have a slap-up feed. Didn’t the bear soldiers have puttees?      

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Outrage Sunday 224 apoligies 

This outrage has been sent to Bethany. I did pop in, though, to get some mulloway doodles ($79/kg).     I came near to a meltdown at this. No wonder they are no longer with us. Language banditry.     … Continue reading

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The Man Booker Prizes committee writes

Cunts.    

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Langtrees VIP

I didn’t see TLA in today’s Rich List, in teh Worst. My associate, Mr Pushkin, liked this page featuring a palm tree and an indoor potted plant. Classy!   

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discover Maddington

Yes, Maddington. Way past the Bourbon Street part. From Teh Voice.

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Outrage Sunday 223 art attacks

Here’s a sneak peek of my bid to be at Sculpture by the Sea next year. The hungover bear staggers to the toilet, sits, and falls off. Repeat. Any suggestions on what to call it?      Or what about some … Continue reading

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boatshed

Good to see WAToady filing on the always-excellent Bell Tower Times. BUT – woe! – you can tell their reporter doesn’t do much strolling in the western suburbs. It is Boatshed, not the boatshed. Good DAY, sir.

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Outrage Sunday 222 the price of fame

That’s easy for this whyteboard in Shenton Park to say. Free to do what? Free of what? ‘Grants me years of sickness and fever/make me sleepless for months at a time./Take away my child and my lover/and the mysterious gift … Continue reading

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