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Naked Germans on a Plane (Good News Week 11/2/08: Strange But True)

Naked Germans can now fly, unencumbered by annoying clothing. And their clothing can be transported in a separate plane, unencumbered by fat sweaty Germans. Of course a nude flight is potentially more exposing than a nude beach. Rolling over to hide an unwanted erection could just make things worse, depending on who you roll into. […]

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Livin’ on Carcasses and Dirt (Good News Week 11/2/08: So You Think You Can Mime)

A Canadian man trapped under his quad bike for 96 hours survived by wearing and eating rotting beaver carcasses. All that and more in the new series: Survivor: Beaver Carcasses! The guy’s very lucky. In some parts of the world, beaver carcass is considered a great delicacy. He even tried eating one of the beaver […]

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Junkie Whitening (Good News Week 11/2/08: So You Think You Can Mime)

A US thief was arrested after trading four boxes of teeth-whitening strips for heroin. Police are still trying to catch the dealer, said to be a thick-set, swarthy man with a winning smile. The dealer uses so many strips at once, the police are looking for a man who glows in the dark. Somewhere, a […]

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The Sideshow

The Sideshow: the final monologue

Hello everyone, here we are for the final posting of material from The Sideshow. Thanks for watching and/or reading. At this stage we’re not sure what next year may hold, so this blog will probably return to irregular postings for a while. I’ll be back before the end of the year with some sort of […]

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The Sideshow Ep. 24: monologue material

Apologies for the late update, everyone at Chez Holt is feeling a bit under the gastro. Urky. Anyway in case you missed last week’s late late late show, we wrote a number of captions for election campaign photos a bit like the old Glass House Rogues Gallery. Means this week’s blog will be a bit […]

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The Sideshow Ep. 23: monologue material

Please note that the second last Sideshow this Saturday night is on at the extra-unspecial time of 11:25pm! Regular jokestream is now being resumed… Speaking at a campaign rally, Peter Costello’s wife Tanya said most people only saw the Treasurer, not the man she fell in love with. She sees someone “who cares deeply about […]

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The Sideshow Ep. 22: monologue material

Family First has dumped candidate Andrew Quah after photos of him flashing in the mirror were emailed around the country. He’s furious – those photos were only intended to be circulated amongst party members… Andrew Quah, a Family First candidate, has been dumped after photos of him “parading his private parts” were emailed around the […]

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The Sideshow Ep 21: monologue material

Tonight, bearded men, one-ball jugglers and other spectacles to rival the Prime Ministerial debate. Tonight, grass growing, paint drying and other spectacles to rival the Prime Ministerial debate. Tonight, a worm that turns, a talking mandarin, and other oddities we saw in last week’s Prime Ministerial debate. Last Sunday saw Howard vs Rudd in a […]

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The Sideshow Ep 20: monologue material

Tonight, a man who can lift elephants, a woman who can swallow trams, and basically anything else you want if it’s going to help someone get elected. Kevin Rudd launched his campaign under the slogan “New Leadership”, as “Same Old Leadership” was already taken… Kevin Rudd launched his campaign under the slogan “New Leadership”, because […]

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The Sideshow Ep 19: monologue material

A controversial Christian leader, who advocates the destruction of mosques, casinos and bottle shops, says God told him to spend “personal time” with John Howard. Hopefully God wants to add Howard to the pile of mosques, casinos and bottleshops… God needed “personal time” to speak with Howard through Pastor Danny Nalliah – after all, he […]