Nuts!

An Australian chap recently ‘married’ his beloved yellow Labrador bitch in an outdoor ceremony attended by thirty of his chums and family members and some of their pet dogs. After the happy couple took their vows, the union was sealed with a kiss.

It has not been explained how the Labrador bitch was able to express her wedding vows, and one assumes that the kiss was a rather wet one. But, unlike human marriages, the groom was at pains to explain that the reason for the wedding was not sexual.

It’s good to know that nutters still exist on this planet!
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‘Vindaloo Against Violence’

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After a series of assaults on young Indians in Melbourne and Sydney, someone has come up with a bright idea to help heal relations which have even soured diplomatic relations between Canberra and Delhi.

24 February is going to be the ‘Vindaloo Against Violence’ day of action on which Australians are being urged to dine out at Indian restaurants in a show of solidarity.

What a great idea though, for those eating the ferocious Vindaloo curry, I expect 25 February is going to be a very quiet day!
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And Now For Something Completely Different!

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To escape the dull Iraq Inquiry, Prime Minister’s Question Time in which he never answers a question, MPs expenses, etc., etc., I searched for something to lift the mood.

I found it with the story of the Australian banker who, while a colleague was being interviewed on television, was seen in the background to be looking at half-naked women on his computer screen until he realised with a shock that he was being filmed.

The man in question has reportedly been meeting executives to determine his future, while the bank has emailed all 11,500 staff around the world telling them to familiarise themselves with its internet policy.

Footage of the man’s stupidity has become a hit on the internet and probably in the process given the bank some good publicity.

The chances are though that anyone watching this particular interview was more likely to have been focused on what was going on in the background rather than what was actually being said by the man being interviewed!
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iSnack2.0?

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If you look for a jar of Marmite in Australia, you will have to look hard for the much-loved Australian equivalent is Vegemite which, like its British counterpart, has reached iconic status. You either love it or hate it.

So when the makers of Vegemite held a competition for a new, more creamy cheesy spread they’ve introduced they decided to call it iSnack2.0, a name they dumped after just three days because of the public outcry that followed.

The makers will run another competition for a new name and deny that the last one was a publicity stunt.

That may be true but, on the other hand, there must be few Aussies on the planet at this moment who do not know that Kraft have introduced a new spread!.
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