A Californian sperm bank is offering prospective clients the opportunity to choose donors who most resemble their favourite celebrity. Though if that’s J-Lo or Jessica Alba, you might not get what you’re after. Look-alike talent agencies are now getting into the sperm bank business, since interest is otherwise drying up in their range of lame […]
A New Zealand cat survived 19 hours in a freezer. He’s not just a cool cat, but snap-fresh too! The cat survived. But the fish fingers were never seen again. The cat spent 19 hours in a freezer. But it claims it was worth it for first dibs on the frozen trevally. Looks like tabby […]
A BBC children’s show has changed the words of Humpty Dumpty to give it a happy ending. They’ve also decided he isn’t an egg – there’s no way you’re getting that fixed. It may be easy to put Humpty together again, but try doing that to a real egg. It’s not going to happen, no […]
A Brisbane researcher may have found a therapy for gluten intolerance – hookworms! They just love gluten! The parasite burrows through the skin before travelling via the bloodstream to live in your gut. Or if you want to take the gluten and the cure in one go, just chow down on a hookworm sandwich. Sure, […]
A British travel firm is planning a transatlantic cruise that will retrace the Titanic’s steps on its hundredth anniversary in 2012. It’s already selling well – trips to Atlantis are a real rarity. The Titanic Memorial Cruise will depart from Southampton on April 8, retrace the Titanic’s steps, and one week later arrive at the […]
A local beer has launched itself with a controversial campaign featuring a girl called Ho White smoking in bed with seven semi-naked dwarves. Who needs a handsome prince? Aw, look! It’s like tiny little rugby league! The idea is that the beer isn’t as sweet as people expect. It actually tastes like dwarf semen. The […]
Tuesday, November 03 Tomorrow’s Melbourne Cup Day, the world’s only holiday for midget racing. The race that stops a nation, the Melbourne Cup, shocks the world when the nation just keeps going. The event that stops a nation, the Melbourne Cup, shocks punters when it turns out just to be some horse race. / a […]
The world reckons Australia is not as good as we think we are. A new survey shows that we’re more positive about ourselves than any other nation, but other nations rank us considerably lower on business, culture and social welfare. But you know us Aussies. We love being the underdog. Sure, we may be a […]
The Northern Territory has proposed fining people six and a half thousand dollars for begging. And with the begging they’ll need to do to afford the fines, they’ll soon be in debt to the tune of millions. To afford the fines, some beggars may need to close their businesses, or at least lay off some […]
Researchers at the University of NSW have found that British backpackers may be driving the spread of sexually-transmitted infections in Australia. Just like they used to do with scurvy and smallpox. Researchers at the University of NSW have found that British backpackers may be driving the spread of sexually-transmitted infections in Australia. Although they still […]