Yesterday we wrote about manmade-climate-change-non-believer Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox buying National Geographic… here are 3 more slogans we propose for the magazine. National Geographic: The “National” part refers to Rupert Murdoch’s home, Australia. You know, the country that just… Read More ›
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Reporter: “Uncertain” How Cat Feels About Being Auctioned Off For About $100,000
WBIR reports that an Australian couple were trying unsuccessfully to auction off their house, until they offered their pet cat as part of the sale, which resulted in a successful auction, valuing the cat at about $100,000 U.S. The video… Read More ›
First Man To Buy iPhone In Australia Drops It… Don’t Worry – Everyone is OKAY!
Yahoo News Digest reports that a man in Australia who was “the first person in the world to get a new iPhone” took it out of the box. And dropped it. In front of TV cameras. And it didn’t break…. Read More ›
Calgary Gets Second Snowfall Of The Summer, How Will This Affect Climate Change’s Self-Esteem?
Yahoo News Digest reports that a heavy snow fall in Calgary, Alberta, Canada this morning could take “days” or “weeks” to clean up. It’s the second snowfall for Calgary this summer. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. Who… Read More ›
Google Testing Delivery Drones In Australia
Google is reportedly joining Amazon in the quest to deliver products to your home using drones. According to CNN, Google is testing the technology in Australia, where items like dog food can be delivered by a drone that looks like… Read More ›
New Plane In Works Could Give You Thrilling Ride To Boring Destinations
Yahoo reports that a new supersonic plane being developed by Boeing and other companies could travel 2,500 miles per hour, almost twice as fast as the Concorde. This could get you from London, England to Sydney, Australia in about four hours,… Read More ›
Gerbil Beauty Pageants: Better Than Other Trump Organization-Affiliated Pageants?
The Associated Press reports that the American Gerbil’s Society recently held its annual pageant in Massachusetts to determine “top gerbil.” 3 Pageants We’d Less Like To Judge 1. New York City’s Top Rat. Our reluctance to judge such a competition… Read More ›
Austalians With Bad Fake Accents Fool British Hospital Staff Into Thinking The Queen Was Calling, Because Security Precuations And Call Display Haven’t Been Invented In The U.K.
The Telegraph reports that two radio personalities from Australia were able to successfully call Kate Middleton’s nurse at a British hospital to get an update on her status by impersonating Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles… very badly… you can… Read More ›
Boring Vanilla Headline To Discourage You From Clicking On This Post.
We get spam! For those of you unfamiliar with WordPress, it filters out spam messages that autobots try to put on message boards. Often, you will receive the same awkward message, attempting to look genuine, repeatedly from different WordPress accounts…. Read More ›
Your Country Is Probably Not The Happiest Country In The World!
As our dear readers may recall, less than a month ago, we wrote about the fact that the OECD named Denmark the “World’s Happiest Country.” Days later, Bloomberg reported that the OECD changed their mind and gave that designation to… Read More ›