This pole as been treated…

Posted on September 20, 2010 by AHC McDonald

With all the controversy over Western Power’s old wooden poles, and whether they have fallen and caused fires, it’s good to know that this pole in Forrestfield at least has been treated against termites. Well I should hope so. Seen by Shaun.

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Weekend Worstoff 125

Posted on September 18, 2010 by AHC McDonald

Shaun saw this in Kalamunda. Right On. Why not make Banjos legal too? Or sister marrying?Orbea thought the Galaxy Drive in was about to become a vanished worst, but no, tis thriving. Better get a picture just in case.Meccano saw you da hooker in Melbourne, And Don saw these lovely “worst trees” pencil pines fashioned to look like chopped down Cocos. Kudos. Worst well. Off to Rotto.

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First they came for the fart gas…

Posted on September 17, 2010 by AHC McDonald

Yesterday I was bemoaning the state of journalism, but today my spirits have been lifted by this masterpiece of the gerbatorial art seen by Bento in The Subiaco Post. Although unbylined (Angela Pownall of The West take note), it has all the hallmarks of Outrage “The Communist” Cohen. For example-
1) Fart in headline, 2) Deadpanned exhortation not to take fart gas to show, 3) A carefully curated list of bizarre objects Dali himself couldn’t have put together. The addition of “melting clocks” or “cats being thrown into the air with bowls of water” would not appear out of place. 4) Lack of comment on said list. 5) The ominous Hemingway like last two lines. Haven’t had an unequivocal NOT WORST for quite a while.
Confirmation. Is by The Communist Outrage.

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My whole body shuddered with shame and revulsion…

Posted on September 16, 2010 by AHC McDonald

Look, the standard of The West Australian, our state newspaper used to be a staple here at The Worst of Perth, but doesn’t really get much of a mention these days. Why that is is interesting. It’s not that it’s any less dire. Paul Murray is still droning out his pompous codswallop, Zoltan Kovacs is still writing the same piece virtually every week, ie “The state of grammar has changed since x date. Is this a bad thing? I don’t know…”, and even Pam “Hello dearies,” Cassselllas is still popping her head in just like she hadn’t retired. No, what has changed is the rest of the world. Even three years ago, it still actually mattered that The West was bad. People were passionate about it, because they relied on it . Now no-one cares. It doesn’t actually matter to anyone that The West would run a snivelling, embarrassing, cringeing plea to Oprah Winfrey as its front page lead. It’s front page fucking lead for god sake! And turn to page 10 for more! No-one turns a hair, and even the writer, Angela Pownall doesn’t even have the decency to be embarassed enough to have her byline removed. Why should she? No-one else gives a shit. The much maligned Paul Armstrong wouldn’t have sunk to this level. Even The Subiaco Post’s front page is caning The West this week.

The world has moved on as The West has stagnated. If you want journalism you have so many options, good and bad from around the world online.

The West should be ashamed that no-one cares enough to hate it anymore. Let’s not mention it again.

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Sunny Sandgroper

Posted on September 16, 2010 by AHC McDonald

Momma’s got a Sunny Sandgroper,
Plays with it all night long…

EV notes that these …things used to be everywhere in 70s and 80s. Now, not. He has a friend with this mint condition version who lets him play with it every now and then.

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Dear Oprah, Dear Ellen

Posted on September 15, 2010 by AHC McDonald

If you two so called celebrities can still harden your hearts and not come to Perth after seeing this photo, then I hope you both end up in hell. Soon. And although I hate both your shows, (Ellen, you seem demented, and Oprah you appear as an overly cheerful moron,) many Perth people think you are cool and that our city would somehow be more vibrant after a visit from youse, notwithstanding how hideous you both appear me. So think about it.

Your humble servant TLA.
Photo by Chris S.

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Junk in the trunk

Posted on September 15, 2010 by AHC McDonald

Since we were at Curtin yesterday, perhaps it’s time for this at Murdoch. Orbea claims this is an elephant, and also claims it has taken weeks to gather even this many objects. Is it really an elephant Orb? I don’t see it. Looks more like two Film and Feminism 311 students fighting over first use of the hegemony stick.

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Piss sinkers united…

Posted on September 14, 2010 by AHC McDonald

…may sometimes be divided. This is the march on the VC’s office, protesting against the restrictions to be placed on any 2010 Octoberfest at Curtin University. It’s happening as I type! At any moment I expect flames to be rising from the Summer Palace, or is it still the Winter Palace in September? Organisers estimated the crowd numbers at 125,000, the police claimed 8,000, the university estimated numbers at “barely a dozen”. I suspect the truth lies  somewhere in the middle.

No taxation without relaxation

To each according to their beers.

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Trinity La Posh

Posted on September 14, 2010 by AHC McDonald

From Carla. Maddington Woman, stay away from me- ee. “La” posh means “The” posh for uncultured readers.And to even it up, one from Trinity Arcade in the city, where James N notes that the posters advertising prints of the baby Giraffe and Endeavour replica have been up for at least 13 years if we went to 8 digit phone numbers in 1997. The stongest ooshta will lose its flavour after such a length of time. Maybe some Y2K warnings or Sydney Olympic tour packages could replace?

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Strange Fruit

Posted on September 13, 2010 by AHC McDonald

Applecross trees bear strange fruit,
vinyl on the leaves and pvc at the root,
plastic bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the Jacaranda trees.

Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter crop.

By Nicko. Canning Highway Applecross.

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