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Flogging bad drivers (Good News Week 12/5/08: Odd One Out)

In order to curb one of the world’s highest road tolls, dangerous drivers in Iran are being sentenced to 74 lashes. It’s the 74th lash that always changes behaviour. / 73 just wasn’t doing it. The roads are a deathtrap. Bad drivers can be sentenced to jail or the lash, and really bad drivers are […]

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Chilled Blaine (Good News Week 12/5/08: Odd One Out)

US magician David Blaine has set another world record by holding his breath for over 17 minutes on the Oprah Winfrey show. Well, her audience can get a trifle whiffy. US magician David Blaine has set another world record by holding his breath for over 17 minutes on the Oprah Winfrey show. Now that’s a […]

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Stripclubs need blessing too (Good News Week 12/5/08: Strange But True)

A Russian priest has claimed he was tricked into giving a sacred blessing to a strip club. He’d been told it was a ballet school, and he even took time to enjoy a little of that modern lap-ballet while he was there. The owners of the bar convinced him that it was a new modern […]

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Good Next Week (Good News Week 12/5/08: closing)

Tues, May 13 Tomorrow is Budget Day! Ooh, I feel faint with excitement. Tomorrow is Budget Day! The day that’s so important nothing can budge it! Wahey! Tomorrow is Budget Day! Pass me a $25 sandwich. Let’s get ready for three days of Budget excitement! Wayne Swan! Brendan Nelson! Tax cuts! Service cuts! Tepid debate! […]

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Apologies for the break in transmission

I’ve been away for the last few weeks and haven’t kept the blog updated. But being in Paris, Cannes and Spain hasn’t meant the hilarity from Mat and I hasn’t been continuing. Well. Our usual work, anyway. So I will try to catch up over the next couple of days. Cheers Wok

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$2000 Budget dinner (Good News Week 5/5/08: monologue)

The ALP are selling tickets to sit with ministers at a Budget presentation for $2000 a pop. And they only need to sell 15 million tickets to fund our tax cuts! The ticket to sit next to Brendan Nelson has surpassed all expectations – it’s nearly 3 dollars fifty! Seems like people are willing to […]

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Kiddie Kickboxing Klub (Good News Week 5/5/08: What’s the Story?)

A documentary has exposed a vast network of Thai kickboxing clubs for young British kids. There are over 500 clubs throughout the country. Soon it’ll be more or less compulsory, unless you want your child to get set upon by hordes of well-honed kickboxing tikes. So much for pulling hair. And what better way to […]

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Olympic food ban (Good News Week 5/5/08: What’s the Story?)

Chinese officials are banning countries from bringing their own food to the Olympic games. And they’re also insisting that the athletes use only Chinese drugs. / And they’re insisting that countries only use Chinese athletes. Of course, there’s nothing you can get in nutritionally-designed energy-bars that you can’t get in dog. Athletes are devastated. Not […]

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Catch the baby (Good News Week 5/5/08: What’s the Story?)

While delivering mail, a U.S. postal worker caught a one-year old baby who’d fallen two storeys. She was fine – everyone knows babies like stories. It’s great that she caught the baby. Such a shame she didn’t catch the mum. / But the mum got away. Next time, the baby’s gunna have to try overdosing […]

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Citizenship test – the sequel (Good News Week 5/5/08: Border Insecurity)

What is Don Bradman best known for? A) scaring small children B) hitting leather balls with sticks C) hitting small children with sticks What did Don Bradman hit with sticks? A) denim balls B) leather balls C) testicles What was “Phar Lap”? A) a condition caused by too many lap-dances B) a horse C) Phar […]