En Pole, En Route

I just had to delay gratification with Bento’s Tankmaster chronicles  for one day after the receipt of these photos from Outrage Cohen. Although frequent commenter, contributor and racconteur Cookster lost his baffling and mondo incoherent pro daylight savings battle, he has now been able to go all out Sexpo wise. Outrage snapped these of the man with a pole dancer at parliament House’s back door.  How worst is this, Cookster fouling and demeaning  The People’s Wall? One of our crappiest and blandest areas of the city! Perth’s Eureka Stockade! And even worse, the man doesn’t even have the decency to wear a beard. Cookster has other shots of himself with porn stars, which you can see here, which at least he had the decency not to conduct near our revered People’s Wall. I didn’t really have a category, so had to put you in worst people Cookster.

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I’m dreading checking the “Fucken Worst” figures.

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The Tankmaster Chronicles – Night

About a week into this blog, in October 2007, someone suggested the fake palmery of Tankmaster in Midland as a worthy topic. And so it was.  I had taken one shot from the car window which I wasn’t happy with, so it has never been posted.

I’m glad I waited. What was I saying about how hard it was to get a good photo combined with a good worst? Well Bento shows how it is done with a superb photo essay on Tankmaster day and night.

Hard to do them justice, so I have linked each to a larger pic. Click to appreciate. The fact he goes back the next day to cover Tankmaster daytime is just magnificent. There are too many to do justice to in one post, so I am doing a very rare TWOP two day coverage. Behold Tankmaster night. Neon palms, trucks on the lonely highway and all. Next, Tankmaster Day. Bento, this week you are killing it worst wise.

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Meta Graffiti

This might raise a not worst from you. Not only are all our  bus windows graffitied, but even this fake bus window must be done. Or is it part of the ad? By Michael in Subi. Not worst anyone?

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The Strap-On that Time Forgot

First, someone apparently called me about advertising on this blog. I didn’t get your message. email me.

Now, I had a couple of other posts ready for today, but a late email from (Good Riddance) Bento, had me pushing these boozies up. Three sets of amateur norks on one  – is it a polaris? How worst is the scene daddyo? The statue, the Cocos, the tyre rim hose reels, the chain fence for christ sake! Magic. Bento I salutes ye.  It’s Midland.

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The Best of Banned by The West

The Best of my Banned by The West newsfeed this week. Current news alerts are in the sidebar, or subscribe to them all with The Worst of Perth rss news feed so you don’t miss any gold.

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I have had several people asking why the news reports are truncated, both here and on Twitter. They are not cut off! They are crafted to the final letter.

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Mayan calendar had Queens Birthday & Showday. Scholars are dicovering how accurate the Mayan calendar was. All Australian public holidays as…

Coalition forces destroy The Tempest. Mistaking “Caliban” for “Taliban” a Bell Shakespeare cultural exchange performance in Karachi was hit…

Bud Tingwell’s deathbed regret. Family members say the beloved actor’s last words were Why did I agree to be in that piece of shit The Castle?…

Sex slavery common fate for Eurovision losers. Eurovision has been a passport to Serbian brothels more often than stardom says 4 Corners pro…

“Yankee hop home!” The Chinese Govt has mandated German or French accents for Chinese hip hop artists singing in English. Singers using Amer…

Pope names Jesus “Honorary Jew”. Pope Benedict XVI told Israeli leaders to “forget about it” regarding Jesus’ death as the tour of the Holy…

Hello Kitty bullets show China has come of age. Condemned prisoners forced to buy own bullets for execution now have a range of fashion ammo…

105 yo Gosnells woman attributes her longevity to being asaulted, robbed, and her house burning down from meth lab fire next door. “It’s bee…

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Weekend Worstoff 56

A bit animal themed for this worstoff. Meccano in Melbourne saw this truck of dogs. there are more in the cab apparently.

week56melbanAlso in Melbourne (but I think these are nationwide) Graham saw this. “There is something about using the Australian coat of arms as the  symbol for a piss stop hand dryer that just makes this feel like a  Worst of.”  Thanks Graham, but the fact that the emu has no hands to dry and is standing around like a spare Chong at a wedding makes it worst for me.

week56dryOn a similar theme, Netwir saw this at The Narrogin bottleshop.netwirb says, “I’m not sure if the Kangaroo’s foot is on fire and the numbat is trying to extinguish it with his tongue, or if the kangaroo is just kicking the shit out of him.” Right on.

week56bottAnd one more from Cimbali’s trip to the Flag Inn sculpture prison.

week56eagleAnd I took this in Barrack Street just because I know you like saying “Clam”. Not a bad Weekend Worstoff. Worst well this weekend.

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Succulent

Mrs. Durant: Oh, isn’t he a marvelous dentist?
Harvey Greenfield: Great.
Mrs. Durant: But with his talents he would have made an even better obstetrician.
Cactus Flower 1969

Just because we haven’t had worst garden/worst plant in a while. Guildford Road Maylands. Perhaps a brave attempt?

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Maybe I should start putting in worst not worst polls? I’ve no idea what youse are going to think not worst sometimes.

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Woody

A nice photo by Beige taken in Hampton Rd Fremantle. I’m not sure how “invoking” an erection is going to be the best way to attract people to hire a pizza oven. Perhaps “Also opens clams” would be a good addition to the slogan? At the very least “Honk if you’re getting a Woody.” Thanks Beige.

woodyDoes this help? Are you honking?

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Self Saucing

I had completely forgotten the photoshoots they did around campus a while ago, so I was quite surprised to see myself appearing on the University’s refund policy brochure. Indeed it may even be one of Smokah Frith’s shots. I was thinking of a “caption that photo contest”. Well a contest with no prizes. Kudos only. What am I saying to this young lady? Bearing in mind that I work at this institution, don’t make me xxxxxx you xxxxs. I realise I’m playing one of the Uni admin money types that poor old Jesper has such a problem with at Murdoch, so I don’t want too much svenkage from anyone.

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Oiling The Dingo

I had visited The Flag Motor Lodge on great Eastern Highway in a work capacity, but was unable to take pictures. I immediately recognised it as a worst even before starting this blog, but now I’m not so sure.  Yes they are bad, but also good. To see a tree sprouting carved swordfish, giant squid, eels and a seahorse behind the horrible pink brick and plumbing of an otherwise undistinguished Rivervale Motel is sort of good. And bad. The why is probably the most worst worthy. And for a true worst they should have been ineptly done, but they’re not. But they’re still bad. And good. Flag Motor Lodge, you are messin’ with my mind. I’m going not worst. And worst.  Cimbali kindly took these for me. Cimbali says…

At the Flag Motor Lodge on Gt East Hwy in RivervaIe I had a quick glimpse of a sort of totem pole sculpture from the road but on  entering the grounds was astonished to discover this treasure trove of  dead tree sculptures. Apparently they were done by “a  Bloke from  York” according to one proud employee. He also told me that all he had to do was oil them occasionally.

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