Barcelona on Bayswater

Posted on September 16, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Architecture used to be the staple of The Worst of Perth, but personalities (if you can call Howard Sattler a personality) and politics seem to have been dominant recently. So let’s get back to our roots. Don’t let anyone tell you that Western Australian architecture doesn’t have vision and flair, or that it doesn’t have the courage to dream and to innovate. Frankly I’m sick of these Gaudi and Gehry imitators clogging the city with their organic forms, their decon pomo and their exotic materials like this building in Bayswater. This sort of artifice just gives me the shits.

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Kookaburra sits in old Nanjing

Posted on September 15, 2008 by AHC McDonald
Ratbag23 sent in this lovely one dollar Kookaburra from China. A labourer was exploited for this? Sewing the head on upside down should qualify for an extra beating by the overseer. But for a dollar, never mind the quality, feel the beak.
Help me

Help me

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Lucky Grylls, Hayseed Rising

Posted on September 14, 2008 by AHC McDonald

As the handsome young hayseed Brendon grylls considers a life of National Socialism, he has a unexpected visitor and a rapid change of heart.

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Weekend Worstoff 22

Posted on September 13, 2008 by AHC McDonald
I have been remiss in not putting up this shot of Paul (Knowallus Blowhardus) Murray gleefully provided by a media deep throat. Does everyone in the media including West journos also think he’s a cunt? Apparently so. This is the man around 1987, before he got his deep insight into how right he was all the time. He seems to have a touch of the Jack van Tongerens about him. (see below). Throaty, do you have the rest of that text? If it’s saying how journos should not let their personal feelings interfere with a story, it might be relevant now.
pre fuckwit

pre fuckwit

And they looked from Jack to Paul and couldn't tell the difference.

Can you see the difference?

Link from here.

Nice typo find by Skink. Gary Ashead.

Ashead

Ashead

Also from The West, Poor Lisa suggests that Charmaine may be writing as well as responding in her always stupid dream interpretation column. Charmaine always seems slightly retarded. Why does The West continue with this trash? Looks like some wag (Skink, Bento?) is pulling Charmaine’s chain to me. Dreams of Jesus bleeding on an inverted cross? Death may mean a time of change in life? Gold. Perhaps we should have a TWOP event, where we all send a dream into Charmaine.

Charmaine, I dream I am a columnist for your paper. I have a massive head that looks like a half baked loaf of bread. I spout bullshit and say “At first blush”, and “methinks”, as I walk my doggie around a suburb filled with arseholes…

Cobblers

Cobblers

David Cohen highlights an excellent photo from the Hip E club’s gallery. Why is this included? Maybe they really were that fuzzy David. Looks like something that Charmaine might need to interpret. The guy at the back may have 2 mouths. Next stop Jesus on an inverted cross.

Ratbag 23 has sent in an excellent pic from Busselton. Is the spelling of Herritage deliberate? Ratbag claims not to have seen a single German near the place. Also, he’s wondering whether the club’s victims extend to rhinos, or is it just a poorly redered pig?

Herr

Herr

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Burn Falcon Burn

Posted on September 12, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Another car on fire with the bonus of map of Australia aerial. Near Scarborough, although it seems to have flamed its way from South Australia. Thanks for those who came to comedy. Was fun to get back into it.

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Tardis North Fremantle

Posted on September 11, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Four shots from The Cookster, which could each justify a post on their own, but how could I break up a set like this? Combining worst and nostalgia. I like that kind of worst. Nth Fremantle Bowling Club.

Sayer it aint so.
Home of the high pant.

Home of the high pant.

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The Lazy Aussie Live this Thursday!

Posted on September 10, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Thanks everyone for coming. Was fun to get back into it.

Comedy is Thursday. I hear there are a number of youse coming.

I will be returning to the stage for some live stand-up on September 11th at the Charles Hotel, with Mike G, Anti Hakala from Finland and others. $15/$12. Tickets at the door. Those who couldn’t get tickets last time I performed have another chance. Don’t miss it this time! Should be a good night.

Live and deciduous at The Charles
Live and Deciduous at The Charles

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Laundro Rage

Posted on September 10, 2008 by AHC McDonald

The C word is just out of control. People think they can throw it around like foreign 20c pieces. I don’t agree with it’s indiscriminate use. I don’t think it should be used ever. I’m sure Paul Murray wouldn’t either. Thanks to Brownbook for the images. Sorry it took so long Brownie, but you should see the backlog.

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Copperart Court

Posted on September 9, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Since politics reigns this week, I thought I’d share this. A copper biography (hagiography?) of Sir Charles Court. Perhaps executed by a child, but in any case of the Naif school. Although the somewhat draconian but fairly dignified Sir Charles has passed on, there are still several rather more annoying Courts still extant, including the whiny Dickie, also a former Premier and erector of The Belltower. There’s also a crackpot christian, always wanting to evangelise our arses Margaret Court, former tennis player married to another of the brood, I can’t remember which, Ken or Barry, but both are rather undistinguished if not slightly repellant members of the community.

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A little harsh?

Posted on September 8, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Howard Sattler (rightly) received a lot of criticism when he remarked “Good riddance to bad rubbish” when juvenile car thieves were killed in a high speed crash. But is it going just a step too far to say “Good riddance” to Howard when his mother dies? A little worse than calling Adrian Barich a cunt I think.

Or do we blame the moderators? The link, for as long as it remains.

I might have sugar coated it.

I might have sugar coated it.

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