An Australian mayor’s plea for lovelorn “beauty-disadvantaged” women to move to a remote town to reverse the area’s shortage of eligible females has won him the country’s top annual award for outrageous sexist comments.

John Malony, the mayor of mining town Mount Isa in Queensland, angered women with the suggestion that “”with five blokes to every girl, may I suggest that beauty-disadvantaged women should proceed to Mount Isa”.

Women’s groups in Australia responded to his comments with heavy criticism. Molony then made matters worse by saying “the protestors are blaming me for their looks”. It was this sexist response that secured Molony his Golden Ernie award.

Now in their 16th year, the Ernie Awards ceremony is annual event that shames outrageously sexist comments and actions by men and women in the fields of Australian sport, politics, industry and media. Winners are decided by the volume of boos when the comments are presented at the women only event!

Posted: November 25th, 2008 under Truth Hurts.
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Fried Egg - A pizza with a fried egg on top, how can something so simple be so disgusting? The fried-egg-pizza combination is initially repulsive but then when you think about it it then becomes intriguing (”Could I dip the crust in the yolk…?”)

Happy Meal Pizza - Possibly the most calorific pizza ever to be consumed, this is a lesson in learning when to pull back from the brink of insanity. In short, this is a selection of McDonald’s famous fat-kid snacks placed on a pizza base and covered in loads of cheese. That’s it. Would you consider eating it?

Pickle, Port and Grape - This grape-and-pickle pizza is made with port wine and gorgonzola cheese. But despite the undoubted weirdness of those toppings, does anyone else think this actually looks pretty amazing? In any case, dousing your pizza in alcohol is always a worthy experiment.

Chocolate - Putting marshmallows and dark chocolate on a pizza might bring back pleasant memories of making pretty little fairy cakes when you were younger, but that won’t last when you’re throwing up in a bucket.

Japanese ‘Mega Pizza’ - This Pizza Hut monstrosity, exclusive to Japan, brings America to Asia. The crust is made of hot dogs wrapped in bacon and rolls of molten cheese. The center is built with hamburgers, cheese rolls, sausage, bacon, ham, bacon bits, mushroom, onion, pepper, garlic and tomato sauce. The pie also comes with two toppings, ketchup and maple syrup…

Posted: November 14th, 2008 under Weird But True.
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On September 10th, 1945 a five and a half month old rooster was pecking through the dust of Fruita, Colorado, the unsuspecting bird had never looked so delicious as he did that, now famous, day. The rooster was about to be terminated for dinner that night and once the procedure was completed the chicken staggered around like most freshly terminated poultry.

Afterwards the bird shook off the traumatic event and never looked back, the bird was then called Mike - it is unclear when the famous rooster took on the name and he returned to his job of being a chicken, Mike pecked for food and preened his feathers just like the rest of his barnyard buddies.

He was found the next morning, sleeping with his “head” under his wing. A week into his new life he was taken to University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The skeptical scientists were eager to answer all the questions regarding Mike’s amazing ability to survive with no head. It was determined that ax blade had missed the jugular vein and a clot had prevented Mike from bleeding to death. Although most of his head was in a jar, most of his brain stem and one ear was left on his body. Since most of a chicken’s reflex actions are controlled by the brain stem Mike was able to remain quite healthy. Mike continued to live for a further 18 months and he was known as “The Headless Wonder Chicken” and grew from a mere 2.5 lbs to almost 8 lbs.

Posted: October 31st, 2008 under Weird But True.
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10.) A baby eel is called an elver and a baby oyster is called a spat.

9.) Sharks and rays are the only species known to never get cancer. Scientists believe this may be because they have cartilage rather than bones.

8.) A blue whale’s tongue weighs more than an elephant.

7.) Oysters are usually ambisexual. Through their lives they change from male to female and back again numerous times.

6.) All shrimp are born as males, but slowly grow into females as they mature.

5.) Elephants can smell water from as far away as three miles.

4.) A group of twelve or more cows is called a flink.

3.) Birds cannot go into outer space. They use gravity to assist them in swallowing, so any bird would quickly choke and die in an environment without gravity.

2.) The duckbill platypus has been known to store as many as six hundred worms at a time in the pouches of its cheeks.

1.) Cows have been proven to give more milk when they listen to music!!!

Posted: October 31st, 2008 under Funny, Informative.
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5) Longest ear hair

This record is set by Radhakant Bajpai from India, it’s said that at the longest point the hair from the centre of his outer ear is 13.20cm which equates to 5.25inches! Whilst an incredible record it’s not something you would expect to see is it.

4) Longest distance Moonwalked in 1 hour

Back in 2006, September 10th to be precise, Krunoslav Budiselic decided it was time to set a world record for Moonwalking! Yes you heard me correct, this fellow managed to Moonwalk just over 3.2miles in 1 hour.

I’m not sure but if you have tried Moonwalking in the past you will know how difficult and energetic it really is, this man deserves some recognition but a place in the Guinness World Records?

3) Largest traffic cone collection

I’ve seen some weird collections out there but I never even knew people collected traffic cones, David Morgan is the proud owner of 137 different traffic cones designs which entitles him to a place in the Guinness World Records. Experts have stated that David owns two thirds of the entire traffic cone designs.

I’m not sure which is worse, collecting the cones or being the guy that knows how many types there are.

2) Pocket Knife with the Most Functions

Everyone remembers the pocket knives with all of the various functions, the more the better right? This one which was created in China and has set the record for the most functions on a pocket knife with a staggering 87 tools allowing you to perform 141 different tasks, talk about over the top.

1) Oldest male stripper

Bernie Barker started out his male stripper career at the age of 60, yes – started! His idea behind it was a great way of exercise after recovering from prostate cancer a few years before. It’s stated that he has won over 30 contents during his career but they have been somewhat vague – do we want to really know?

Posted: October 24th, 2008 under Funny, World Records.
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4) Wall climbing suction pads

Remember the old cartoons where you saw the characters such as Wile E Coyote scaling up walls, the company Gekkomat have actually designed and created these suction pads that will allow you climb walls! They are trying to replicate the Gecko with their natural climbing abilities – all you need is a computer, 4 suction pads and a tank of compressed air .

At the moment the tank only holds enough gas for around 30 minutes of climbing and the exact use is still unclear why you would actually want to climb walls.

3) Fuel powered rollerblades

Another classic in Wile E Coyote’s inventory of tools are the gas powered rollerblades, every kid’s dream.

Although these are illegal they do exist! The inventors could do with going back to the drawing board because they seemed to miss out one vital factor of the rollerblades- the brakes.

2) The helicopter helmet

If you are a fan of Inspector Gadget you will no doubt remember his hat that turned into a helicopter, imagine having one of those!

Members at the Technologia Aerospacial Mexicana have made it possible with their strap on helicopter. All that was needed are 2 hydrogen tanks and propellers. It was stated that they are safer than the average helicopter as most crashes are the result of the tail rotor failing, with this pack not having one that should eliminate the problem… right?

Something tells me it’s like removing the brakes off of cars saying that brakes are the cause of most crashes.

1) Cartoon style mouse traps

Watching cartoons such as Tom & Jerry was entertaining in the fact he devised hundreds of wacky contraptions to catch the mouse – all failing. The guys at Rentokill have introduced their latest trap that is state of the art, basically it’s a long tube that the mouse can see straight through – upon entering the trap it blocks of both of the entrances and releases carbon dioxide to kill the rodent.

Posted: October 17th, 2008 under Cartoons, Funny.
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Browsing the internet for something to post about I was astounded how many ‘get rich quick’ schemes there is available. I don’t believe in any of them as you can’t get rich quick (without winning the lottery), here are some of the things out there i found funny

3) Don Lapre’s ‘Greatest Vitamins in the World!’

These pills are the result of millions of dollars worth of testing and claim to be the cure for a number of health issues – even cancer! If you were to invest in this you will basically get a website that no one knows about – although you get the chance to buy his marketing expertise so that you can try and compete with everyone else he’s sold these tips & tricks too.

2) Free government money!

A book written by Matthew Lesko (or copied as he later reveals) is full of the ins and outs of the schemes the governments are hiding away which you are entitled too. When bought he does send you a book with the information to these schemes but the chances you will get one are slim to none. The information can be found free of charge on the internet but the programs listed are so obscure there is no point in applying!

1) John Becks real estate secrets

In this series of books John claimed he could tell you how to buy houses for pocket change, due to people wanting a quick sale he developed this guaranteed method you can take the property off their hands and sell it on making thousands of profit.

The thing that makes me laugh is the fact if this was true he would not tell everyone about it in exchange for $40 when he could buy them all and make billions of pounds/dollars each year.

John ended up getting fined by certain states in America which led to this scam fizzling out.

Posted: October 14th, 2008 under Funny.
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Following the theme from yesterday’s post I was watching Borat last night and figured it would be a great post to talk about. In my opinion here are the 5 funniest skits he has done:

5) Animal ranch skit

Borat is used to intimidating the featured people but when he meets up with Gene Gordon who openly speaks his mind about his beliefs. I put this at number 5 because the shot where Borat is in his underwear shouting “Bhet, Bhet, Bhet…” at the deer as a mating call.

4) Acting studio skit

Finding it difficult to distinguish the difference between real life and acting you can only imagine some of the things the poor acting partner will go through auditioning with Borat. In this scene he attempts to bed the actress not knowing that they are just ‘acting’

3) 18th century skit

Visiting an 18th century historical re-actment Borat has got hundreds of questions to ask the educators, he basically is like a 5 year old asking questions about what they are doing and more importantly why they are doing it! At one point the person has to ask a supervisor about some of the answers Borat is throwing at him.

2) Campaign trail skit

With Borat being well known for his sexism I’m surprised the Republican allowed him to perform door to door campaign trails to help improve his image. Borat couldn’t get over the fact that women are just as equal to men and have the right to vote. This is the exact hierarchy in Kazakh he told people about ‘God, man, horse, dog, woman, rat, small bug that scuttles.’

1) Baccus skit

Learning the art of wine tasting is not as easy as it may seem, especially if you are Borat. As the older men attempt to teach him by sipping the wine, Borat quickly drinks the whole glass like it’s just a shot. This then adds an additional sense of humour as he clearly becomes drunk for the second half of the skit.

Posted: October 10th, 2008 under Funny, TV.
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Let get straight to it…

5) Public Boner

It can be an awkward moment for everyone having a public boner, not to mention if it was being rubbed up against you by a complete stranger. Jonny Knoxville targets a mechanic who cries for him to “Take it easy my friend”

4) Paper cuts

If you have ever got a paper cut on your finger you can understand how painful it is, not to mention when these guys paper cut the webbing of their hands and feet! Steve-O once again proves he is insane when he gives himself a paper cut on the edge of his mouth.

3) Jonny Knoxville vs. A car

The title gives this one away, it’s a simple idea but you have got to credit Jonny for having the balls to stand in front of a car and let his smash into him at speed. Cleverly linking it into the intro caption “Hi, I’m Jonny Knoxville welcome to jackass and I’m going to get hit by a car real soon” makes it funny to watch.

2) Self defence with Jonny Knoxville

Knoxville tries out the latest self defence weapons that include pepper spray, a stun gun, a .38 Smith and Wesson and a taser. Not many people know but this stunt was actually filmed before the show went on live TV – it was just Knoxville and his friend doing stupid stuff.

1) Golf course air horn

One of the funniest pranks of all in my opinion, the Jackass crew hide out in the bushes armed with an air horn. They simply sound the horn when people are about to take their shot putting them off. One of the great things is that it suddenly takes a turn for the worse as a unhappy golfer starts to hit balls in their direction!

What are you favourite Jackass moments?

Posted: October 9th, 2008 under Funny, TV.
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