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Hello Perth! I have just touched down and I swear on the way home I saw Geoff Gallop wearing a suit and riding a vesper up Beaufort St… it may have just been the heat and brightness of this city going straight to my head. Currently I am at my parents in Mt Hawthorn and am getting stuck into my first glass of brasso. Unfortunately this is not a 'let's get started' drink, this is a 'time for bed' drink… I haven't got much sleep over the last week. At my parents request I will be spending Christmas at my sister's farm in Morawa, so if I don't catch you tonight I will see you in a couple of days.

Merry Christmas Everyone
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Inspired by this thread on B3ta, I thought that I would start a discussion on the worst songs ever.

Obviously there are two main categories here:

1. Worst Songs Ever: Songs that absolutely suck, no matter how you look at them.

2. Most Hated Songs Ever: Songs that others may think are good, but you hate them for some (possibly irrational) reason. These are often the songs that I get requests for every time I DJ.

To get the ball rolling I would have to say that the first arse-bitingly inane single from the Fast Food Rockers made my jaw drop and my bowels loosen when I had the misfortune of stumbling across the clip on Video Hits. I still don't think I have properly recovered from that horrifying trauma.

Go nuts people. I want to see the vitriol fly.

Every year is a killer Christmas for the Kilbot family, but Perth may get a very special present this year with plans afoot to get Yours Truely™ home for the festive season. The plan hinges on a couple of factors and is 50/50 at the moment but you could help tip the balance… I need to know what is happening in Perth to see if it is worth my while. Please post invites and rumours in the comments section.

Here's a good example:

The Fascist Fair Go Party in It's An Astronomical Life… Christmas Eve at the Amplifier Bar, 8pm till late. (mehr informationen)

Badger's post there in the Ol' Shoutbot™ has reminded me of the names I have planned for my children:

1. Jesus. For my first born son, and I would push the whole package.. “Yes son, a lot of people have been waiting a long time for you. You've got a lot of work to do.” When I told my mum of my plans to call my first born son Jesus she started crying…

2. Hygienic-Lily. For my first born daughter. Hygienic-Lily's are those little plastic lids that come with your favourite beverage from your favourite fast food restaurant. A beautiful pairing of words and the hyphen makes it so classy.

3. Nasdaq. For the next child, boy or girl, preferably Asian. My best scientific research indicates that the youngest child is always the most technologically advanced, and how good would it be to have a computer whiz kid called Nasdaq in the house.

Well, it must have been a hard choice, but the ABC reports that the winner of the stupidest statement of the year (Foot In Mouth) award goes to… Donald Rumsfeld. Closely followed by Arnie's view of gay marriage. Check it out:
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Rumsfeld wins 'Foot in Mouth' award

A bizarre comment by US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on the hunt for Iraq's weapons of mass destruction has been awarded the "Foot in Mouth" prize by Britain's Plain English Campaign.

Mr Rumsfeld, renowned for his uncompromising tough talking, received the prize for the most baffling comment by a public figure.

"Reports that say something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know," Rumsfeld told a press briefing.

"We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know.

"But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know."

John Lister, spokesman for the campaign which strives to have public information delivered in clear, straightforward English, said: "We think we know what he means. But we don't know if we really know."

Mr Rumsfeld, whose boss US President George W Bush is often singled out by language critics for his sometimes unusual use of English, took the booby prize ahead of a bizarre effort from actor-turned politician Arnold Schwarzenegger.

"I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman," was the odd statement from the new California Governor.

Previous holders of the award include US actress Alicia Silverstone and Britain's Chancellor Gordon Brown.

Last year's winner was actor Richard Gere.