Weekend Worstoff 29

Posted on November 1, 2008 by AHC McDonald
She-Ra

She-Ra

Some more photoshop work from Skink. Must be more pleasant than working on Paul Murray shots Skink. Shows The Lord Mayor about to battle Colin Barnett over city development wetblanketness. By the way. Whatever happened to Colin Barnett? He wins the election and sort of disappears. He can’t be asleep at the wheel already can he? Colin, you can’t run for office AND retire.

And on politicians, again from Skink. The remarkable picture of Stephen Smith that covers the window of his new office. Skink says…

I am reminded of the work of Guillaume Duchenne, a nineteenth century scientist who investigated how the muscles of the face worked.  He experimented on people with facial paralysis and attempted to make them smile by stimulating their facial muscles with electric shocks.  The results were truly gothic, and I suspect a similar method was used to get Stephen Smith to smile. Skink

Thanks Skink. I’m more reminded of the Messerschmidt Heads. Look ’em up, they’re good.

A Melbourne worst sent from The Parissite. The 67 bursting through is nice. A car to match Paris?

A car to match?

A car to match?

Forkboy was amused enough by the name Camel Tow to snap this shot. Formerly trading as Nun’s Nasty Towing?

Formerly Nun's Nasty Tow?

Formerly Nun's

From Tim. A very odd ebay sale, claiming to be from Perth. Tim asks…

Is it a genuine product? I have no idea. What I DO know is that the seller is from Perth. I’ve been away for 9 years, have elephants become the pets of choice in Peppermint grove?

Yes Tim, with the financial meltdown, you ca expect to see a lot of these elephants come onto the market.

Unfortunately the bids are closed on this one., but he blurb says…

is your pet elephant stuggling to come to terms that it may rain. a freak shower or two and your pet elephant doesnt have a waterproof raincoat. WELL wait no more the fabulous makers at elephantysawarse.com have come up with a simply ingenious idea for elephants to have a raincoat…

Thanks everyone. Worst well.

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Pissing on your rights

Posted on October 31, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Picture me, bursting into the toilets of the Curtin Tavern after reading the Western Toerag (Independent) over six pints at lunch and seeing this. What could I do? I didn’t want to disrespect our organised labour friends, but… Seemed to go together with the plaque from Albany’s Whale World celebrating Graham Keirath. I weed on that too, even though it was totally in view of the flensing deck. Totally.

Australian Unions

Australian Unions

Graham Kierath

Graham Kierath

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Your carriage awaits…

Posted on October 30, 2008 by AHC McDonald
A chance to get a few of the dozens of cars off the books. First Lukey. Apallingly ill judged though expensive graphic. Gives the impression that there is some major engine problem to produce all that smoke. Big end? And lion? If you go to that much trouble, surely some kind of scantily clad  Genie would be the traditional way to go? Looks like the ute is farting out some kind of smoky lion of pollution. This lion is not helping wit greenhouse.
Is a tune up required?

Is a tune up required?

And an excellent find from NoOgsTaR. Perth’s most crappy looking Limo. As we comedians might say, “What’s the deal with the spoiler?” AND the yellow sticker?

Love the spoiler

Love the spoiler

Yellow sticker

Yellow sticker

And why put a picture of a beer bottle on a rust bucket? No,actually, why not? As you were.

white stag beer

white stag beer

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A House is not a home…

Posted on October 29, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Mr_JC rightly asks why we haven’t featured Tony Sadler before. How worst is that guy? That voice that droned like a dying dog in Perth heads for how long? 35 years? “A house is not a home without Tony Sadler.” A phrase that is a mixture of menace and insanity.

Tony used to be teh man, but I always wonder if he suffered too much from competition from The Textile Trader. Or The Toilet Trader as we call him at home. Mr_JC’s pic has the perfect level of oversaturation to suit Sadler. Thanks Mr_JC. On the other hand, Tony is still going long after yer Vox Adeons et al have departed the scene.

Speaking of interiors and furniture, here’s a custom kitchen interior, not from the Sadler Superstore. Burnt orange never went away. Nor should it have. Curtin University.

burnt orange

burnt orange

And here’s custom furniture to the max, ie amateur. Now these guys should have seen Tony.

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Bounty of She-Ra

Posted on October 27, 2008 by AHC McDonald

The Lazy Aussie got a personal invite to Council House today and had a lovely chat with Lisa She-Ra, Lord Mayor of Power, on the couch in her office with a view. I told her to be sure to stay on her side of the couch. Yes I really did say that. We comedians can get away with anything with the right timing.

Basically she’s fairly frustrated that most of the projects that were about to happen before the election are now all up in the air. Except the ferris wheel. That’s coming. She did try to sell the concept to me, and pointed out it’s only going to be here a year or so. She hopes the wheel trade will help numbers at the Belltower, which are at a totally pathetic 10 000 per year. All the rest depends on the Barney and Brendon show including Northbridge link, Treasury building, foreshore, Channel 7 HQ where the Entertainment Centre is, etc, etc, etc.  She was very supportive of The Worst of Perth, and bestowed some cufflinks on The Lazy Aussie. She had the pink outfit on too.

Cuppa?

Cuppa?

Her office has the only good aspect of the Convention Centre.

Two worsts in one.

Two worsts in one.

I could see myself wearing this.

The bounty of She-Ra

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Protection Racket

Posted on October 27, 2008 by AHC McDonald
I should start a category of “Coincidence? I think not.” These two pictures were taken a few metres apart. I can’t believe they’re not connected, and yet I’m not really sure how.

And another triumph for The Worst of Perth. You might remember only a few days ago, we reported on how sun damaged blinds were not helping the image of a tanning salon, Bodz. Today they were fixed. A vanished worst.

TWOP Cleaning up the town

TWOP Cleaning up the town

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Weekend Worstoff 28

Posted on October 25, 2008 by AHC McDonald
An excellent worst from Téa, combining the brown mist of bore water, with bad education dept spelling. She’s a bit coy on location. Téa will do you a good website too. That she finally got this in TWOP after 6 months of waiting, can give you all hope. I counted this week that there are 50 bad cars in the queue. All worthy.
Brown Mist

Brown Mist

CAVAL13R spotted this one in Subi. A hearse with 2 (count ’em) coffins. I assume this is Death’s car, looking for new ways to kill off any charm Subiaco still has. Thanks Cav.

Death to the markets

Death to the markets

Orbea finds time and space distoted in Shenton Park via Realestate.com Excellent.

Curvature of time and space

Curvature of time and space

And David Teh ‘Rage Rottobloggo Wine Winner Arts Alliance Cohen visits the fresh food people Woolworths to give us a snap of their apples AND instructions on how to use lemons. There were several more in this vein, but Weekend Worstoff already bulging. I also note that The Worst of Perth via tags comes up before Rottobloggo itself in a Google search.

It just takes 1

It just takes 1

But don't eat the lemon

But don't eat lemon

And in a similar vein from Turf. I think it would have been cooler to have product of China, but anyway.

Thanks everyone for some excellent worsts as usual.

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Stunned Comedian Loses Bottle

Posted on October 24, 2008 by AHC McDonald
With the Bedford Crackpot unwilling to front the cameras, it was left to media and Arts Alliance Supremo David Fucking Outrage Cohen (R) to accept his bottle of Howling Wolves from The Lazy Aussie for second place in the Town of Vincent competition.
Maintain teh rage

Maintain teh rage

Crackpot revealed.

Shown actual size

Shown actual size

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Sniff my llama

Posted on October 24, 2008 by AHC McDonald
Errr? What experience would that be? Is anyone else disturbed by this? Was trying to work out if it could be Troy, but I don’t think so. Llama sniffing would be going too far.
No tongues

No tongues

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Sorry Day Nurry Day

Posted on October 23, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Some of you may have seen Paul (knowallus blowhardus) Murray’s call for an apology for the state of English teaching in Australia. It seems to me that Paul Murray has far more to apologise for than the teachers. I’ve sent in my reply, but TWOP readers should make the effort to ask for an apology from teh Paul for the particular torment that has touched their hearts the most. Perhaps you can get a reply, or even a letter in the rag. I’ve provided the text, and emails so cut and paste.

Letters editor.

letters@wanews.com.au; paul.murray@wanews.com.au

Regarding Paul Murray’s call for a sorry day, (Sorry Day for English teaching long overdue, 21/10)

I call on Paul Murray to apologise for…

Let me know if you get a response, so it can be pilloried here.

Dreaming of Pam Cassellas?

Dreaming of Pam Cassellas?

The West was very worst compliant today. Dickie Court talking about WA seceding (groan). A story suggesting Mandurah is about to sink into the sea, and letters agreeing with Paul Murray.

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