Common misconceptions
Posted at 17:16 on 27 June, 2010
An interesting Wikipedia page for anyone with some time to kill and things to learn.
The Plane to Nowhere
Posted at 17:48 on 16 October, 2007
As this article outlines, the vast majority of people in India have never experienced what many of us take for granted - that annoying, cramped sensation of getting on a plane.
Pump and save, then pump some more
Posted at 19:03 on 17 August, 2007
A South Melbourne brothel is trying to lure back customers discouraged by rising fuel costs by providing a discount if they produce their petrol receipt.
Brothel prize a bit below the belt
Posted at 23:12 on 26 June, 2007
Win a Saturday night poker tournament in a Victorian strip bar recently, and you would've been granted a voucher to use in a brothel. The choice of prize hasn't exactly pleased everyone in the community.
Bank manager dabbles as Robin Hood
Posted at 22:13 on 16 June, 2007
A few years in prison and 168 counts of embezzlement for wanting to help the unemployed and poor. It's straight out of Sherwood Forest.
Senator fakes heart problem for free ambulance ride
Posted at 13:27 on 16 June, 2007
A senator gets stuck in traffic in Rome and fakes heart problems to get a free ambulance ride out of there.
