Usain Bolt Sets 9.69 Second 100m World Record - 2008 Beijing Olympics - Video
Watch this great video of day 8 at the Beijing Olympics 2008, and enjoy Usain Bolts devastating 100m sprint final performance, as he annihilates the field to win in a fastest ever 9.69 seconds.
This man is the real deal (watch a video of his 200m world record performance here!).
Despite all copies of this race having [...]
Rob Schneider - South Park Style
I watched this episode of South Park a long time ago, back when I was at University, but I still find this reference to Rob Schneider incredibly funny, and still it is a current joke. Perhaps, though, we need to replace Rob Schneider with, for example, Justin timberlake, as I saw him advertised in a [...]
Bastille Day - 14 July
Bastille Day commemorates the day, in 1789, when civil unrest led to the storming of Bastille prison and the beginning of the French Revolution. The downfall of the monarchy ensued and “liberte, egalite, fraternite” became the slogan of the new French Republic.
The Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Élysées are today decorated with French and European [...]
Nirvana - Nevermind
Nirvana - Nevermind
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To mime or not to mime -let me Muse awhile
Apparently Live and Kicking weren’t too happy with the prospect of allowing spunky rock band Muse to play their kiddies’ program live (and kicking), so the World’s Greatest Miming Performance then ensued.
Eulogies, Hypocrisy and Jeremy Beadle
I noted with interest yesterday the reaction to the death of Jeremy Beadle.
A couple of months ago, we featured the “Eulogy Song” from Chaser’s War on Everything which suggests that even bastards become heroes after death. While I’m in no way saying that Jeremy Beadle was a bastard, not at all, it was funny to [...]
Lemon Curd
There’s a cold going round our house and, given the high levels of vitamin C in lemons, I decided to do some home-cooking. A mean feat for someone as haphazard as myself. If I can do it (without much of the appropriate equipment), so can you.
“Reclaim the Night” -Women March Against Violence in Adelaide
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On Friday 26th October 2007, Around six hundred women walked up King William Street in Adelaide, Australia, to campaign for safety. “Reclaim the Night” is the slogan for a movement aiming to bring about a world in which women can move about freely during the night-time without fear of violence.
Banging drums [...]
