Flame On

“And the fires of hell are as nothing to the flames some plonkers will paint onto their chariots, and neither whores of babylon, nor beasts with numerous heads will ever convince them how shithouse it makes their chariots appear to the righteous vehicle owner.” Jesus to the moneylenders and amateur car artists, outside teh temple.

Now if you have to paint flames on your car, (and you don’t) it should indicate that your vehicle travels so fast that it bursts into flame. Not that it has caught fire in the driveway and that you might have to run out in your dressing gown and spray it with the garden hose. Appalling. A laughing stock of a car. Should be parked next to the toilet in Success. I had to block traffic to get this for you.

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Jammin’

Soon the earth will tilt on its axis and begin to dance to the reggae beat to the accompaniment of earthquake. And who can resist the dance of the earthquake, mon?”
Peter Tosh

I give up. If this Barking Gecko kid’s theatre Lizard is not smoking four joints, then what is it doing? Has children’s theatre gone all Ian Chappell since I last saw Peter and The Wolf in Grade 3? Or have I gone all Chappelli?

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Success – Toilet Style

Turf came through with a classic worst (in fact several, all of which will feature soon), from the Perth suburb of Success. When you live in a place called Success, why would you need to clear a broken toilet from the front lawn? Looks like it would be easier to read the paper on the bog. Come on people you’re not living in Yangebup, lift your standards.

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Weekend Worstoff 15

Trying to knock off a few more reader submissions. A nice one from Damien from the train, which suddenly appears to have gained a Scottish accent approaching Moount Lawley. Perhaps in honour of The Flying Scotsman? Thanks to Damo who is also promising to get a shot of Stephen Smith’s hair for us.

The Cookster has sent me some videos which sound fantastic, including turds on the streets of Subiaco. Unfortunately i haven’t been able to open them yet, so you will have to make do with a shot he is submitting for worst of Australia/worst architecture, the Hakoa Club in Bondi. I think you can just see the place behind Cookster’s Mo. Thanks mate. Will work on the videos.

M&A of Mackay in Queensland have sent a nostalgia shot of Eats, labelling it as worst architecture/demolishing, in that it was a crime it was knocked down. Wasn’t there several eats places? Another sadly missed vanished worst.

And one more international worst from Mr XY, who’s associate just returned from New York with a pocket full of these. Apparently you keep your hands in your pockets over there, or you’ll end up with a bale of these.

And one more from Stu of Hilton Park. He wonders how low a landscaping budget can go, with these blobs of stone used as actual features. Reminds me of one of WA’s crappiest tourist sites, The Pinnacles. At least you don’t have to drive for hours to see Hilton blobs.

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Journalistic Ethics

I see from a link that The Worst of Perth will be reading material for a Latrobe University journalism unit. DILEMMAS IN JOURNALISM: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES, taught by ex JJJ man Lawrie Zion.

The link has been removed for some reason. UPDATE August. It’s now back. Mr Zion assures me that The Worst of Perth will have it’s chance to be considered unethical or illegal when the time comes. I can’t think of anything better than if students are forced to read my blog.

The post with “6PR’s Barra, Fat Wog Cunt” would be the one to examine I think. Or perhaps can you take a shot of a bloke’s crack on the street?

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Frang it!

Superb worst from Ljuke. Ljuke says…

Backstory: I have been using the Oats Street train station every week day for about three years now and I can’t remember a time in which this used franger wasn’t sitting in the sand just outside. Recently it disappeared and I felt a little sad, thinking that some council worker must have finally removed it after it’s three year tenure. Then, after about a week, it reappeared, seemingly scraped from under the sand by the tyres of a parking car. So there it is, in all it’s glory. A true story of survival against the odds. It should also be noted that this is not the only condom I’ve seen adorning the Oats Street station. Perhaps some commuters just get too anxious waiting for their trains. Or (as I like to think), maybe some people are just flat out turned on by public transport.

Fantastic Ljuke. is that an ultrasmall in the background too?

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Greetings from Augusta

How long since Augusta in Western Australia’s Southwest would have been associated with aboriginal culture from a tourist point of view? How long since an aboriginal figure would have been used as an advertisment for the town? I can’t see it happening these days. I holidayed there as a child for many years and don’t remember a single mention of the original people. This makes this mug quite old and quite sad.

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The Bog Standard

Continuing reader submissions today. It’s all been of such quality so far that I feel comfortable going all toilety on your arses today.

First time submitter Poni likes the way this Exmouth toilet has been given such a friendly caring personality. I’m wondering why it wasn’t given a name. “G’day, I’m Bluey, your bush loo. Please keep the door closed while parking your breakfast.”  And can’t the bowl be moistened “naturally”? Is anyone really going to stuff around with brush water? Thanks Pone. John Williamson might have penned a song “Hey Bush Loo…” or even “It’s raining on the rock…”

And Anonymous Perthon is “fucking outraged” (a rather overcooked emotion here at TWOP) that a 7 month old was charged $10 for the use of these facilities at Kidzland in Bayswater. (Looks like a $3 toilet experience to me.)

And those following the excellent Beaufort Street Bloggers’ rampage through Beaufort Street eateries, (Reminding me a little of 曹操’s cunning, daring and blood soaked campaigns in Northern China), may have seen their condemning of the bog at The Peking Restaurant. Yes, it’s bad, but having used toilets in Beijing myself I’m inclined to cut it some slack. No excuse for the food though. Click the photo to check out the dragon counter too.

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The Tin Men

“Warm the set and cool the tinnies!” Norm, Life Be In It campaign.
“Get a tinnie in your claw.” Alf, Home and away.

More reader submissions. This is an excellent one from David Cohen. Is that all Emu Bitter David? A bit hard to see. This is Guildford. Obviously.

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Chain Mail

Going to try and get through a few reader submissions this week. Here’s a mailbox from ‘Me”. Sorry, I’m a bit confused is that Rolly, or another Me? And, do people really steal mailboxes in Scarborough? I know from the search results that there are many sluts in Scarborough and people trying to locate them, but mailbox stealers? And will such a pissweak chain really stop them if there are?

And let me add one of my own. A bad mailbox with a light that doesn’t work and and a hideous dead tree.

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