Aperçus of Death and Biscuits

And then they survived...

Ethan Switch - Wednesday, 10 August, 2005 - 09:49:14 - print it raw

Disappointing scores of hounds baying at freshly burnt wreckages, the Space Shuttle Discovery safely touched back down around on solid ground.

Diverted from landing at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida due to poor weather conditions, the landing took place at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert at approximately 12:12 ZULU on August 9.

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Bits of trains, some bomb and a dust of marketing magic

Ethan Switch - Wednesday, 13 July, 2005 - 20:11:49 - print it raw

With London and the Underground bombings the flavour of the week, copycat catastrophes are clamouring for the same kind of attention.

Splicing the efforts of the recent blast past, events in Iran and Pakistan are looking to bask in some of the referential attention. Even if the execution is halved.

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Shark fins in the soup, whale blubber gets no lane space

Ethan Switch - Friday, 10 June, 2005 - 17:14:15 - print it raw

Fearing the fate of sharks having taken over the marine life spotlight, the continuing plight of whales romps home on the end of the week. Their state of affairs continues to burn as bright as the blubber that serves to keep starving scientists warm over a plate of sashimi.

Shot out of the cages and striving for a concerted effort against the rather humble state of Euro Disneyland, Disney, whore beast for Pixar's Finding Nemo, fell upon the grand option of serving of shark-fin soup at their new grounds and sinkhole in Hong Kong.

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Schapelle Corby looks up with odds down at twenty to one

Ethan Switch - Friday, 27 May, 2005 - 20:38:36 - print it raw

Following on from the Indonesian courts, as they handed down the twenty year sentencing to Schapelle Corby, the nation enters a state of mourning as they find themselves at a loss for drugs to talk about. At least until the nation remembers of the failed cricket side, the Bali IX. A side two short of a full eleven and still without a 12th man. Certainly not strong enough to compete against the Prime Minister's XI.

Convicted on the charge of smuggling drugs into Indonesia, with the aid of a boogie board no less, the result united both the prosecution and the defence. Both sides crying out at the injustice served. Too lenient say the prosecution. Too harsh say the defence. Proffered by and to no one, a light headed relieving sample of the marijuana at the centre of the trial.

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Run Come Save Me

Belvedere Jehosophat - Monday, 9 May, 2005 - 04:57:26 - print it raw

“I feel like a goddamn vampire, and these days are killing me,” he used to say, without really explaining himself or what he meant. God, he could be fucking annoying.

He would read the collected works of Nikolai Gogol, compulsively. Consequently, everything he said was a reference to overcoats or noses or some goddamn quarrel between Ivan Ivanovich and Ivan Nikiforovich.

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Dog day violence demons drive the deed

Ethan Switch - Friday, 6 May, 2005 - 19:51:09 - print it raw

Capping off another week of no return, disgraced stockbroker and seating space allocation of 2.4 on regular molded chairs, Rene Rivkin, finally snuggled up to the warm embrace of dirt found six feet underground. Laying down their father, a noted black dog hounded by depression, the children all paid their last respects to the man they knew as the main signatory.

Losing a battle against depression remains the main reason Rivkin choose to put out his own cigar. Wonderful for the Black Dog Institute, likely recipients of farewell bursaries and donations from fans of Rivkin. With coffers expected to fill and awareness to grow on, it could very well be a time of slight happiness for the organisation taking to task with a canine on the bow.

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