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The Simpsons predict another event: the mauling of Roy by his own White Tiger…
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From imdb.com: Hilarious stuff!

Magician Roy Horn is in critical but stable condition in hospital in Las Vegas, two days after being mauled by a white tiger. Horn - half of illusionist duo Siegfried and Roy - was attacked by the beast halfway through the pair's performance at the Nevada city's Mirage Hotel on Friday. Horn's partner, 64-year-old Siegfried Fischbacher, spent most of Friday night and early Saturday at the hospital. A spokesman for the 59-year-old yesterday said his condition had not changed but added that Horne's survival so far was a good sign. He says, "The doctors are encouraged that he will recover, but it will be several days until the full extent of his injury is known." The show, which the pair have performed at the Mirage since 1990, has been canceled at least until Christmas.

Benazir Bhutto said “You can't be fuelled by bitterness…”
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Benazir Bhutto said "You can't be fuelled by bitterness. It can eat you, but it cannot drive you."

Yeah, you may be right, Benazir, but that sure doesn't stop me from feeling bitter that Pretty Boy Cousins got more Brownlow votes than State Captain Peter Bell. What a rort.

Let's just let this years figures speak for themselves:

Kicks
8. Peter Bell Fremantle 336
32. Ben Cousins West Coast 282

Marks
49. Peter Bell Fremantle 106
Ben doesn't rate …. not in top 100

Disposals
3. Peter Bell Fremantle 570
13. Ben Cousins West Coast 498

goals
66. Peter Bell Fremantle 20
99. Ben Cousins West Coast 17

Handballs
8. Peter Bell Fremantle 234
12. Ben Cousins West Coast 216

Tackles
23. Peter Bell Fremantle 70
Ben doesn't rate …. not in top 100

equal on frees
20. Ben Cousins West Coast 26
21. Peter Bell Fremantle 26

Not to mention
Bell = Captain of State Side and All Australian
Cousins = default vice captain and loser

Also, I would love to know how the Dockers can travel to Victoria, beat Melbourne by 30 points and only have one vote getter. The umpires really are fools sometimes.

But I would like to congratulations to Adam Goodes for being a worthy winner, and for taking his Mum along. What a champ.

And well done Mark Ricciuto, you are a good honest bloke.

As for you, Eddie, you make me want to retch. I wish I could like Nathan Buckley, but you have tainted him with your smarmy ways.

Go Brisbane.

A message from Mike over at Grouse!

Many of you have probably seen the Badgers animation that's doing the rounds at the moment. It's undeniably pretty neat, and deserves its fifteen minutes of fame before we all get so sick of it that we'll start killing badgers on sight…

Well, some kind soul has decided to help out a bit, and register the domain badgerbadgerbadger.com, and put up a copy there. Unfortunatley, this appears to be little more than an attempt to cash in on a fad and line their own pockets. There's a lovely little PayPal “Donate” badge on the page which does not go to the creator of the animation.

Please, don't pass that address around - and above all do not send any money via the link on that page. If you're feeling generous and want to thank someone for amusing you for a few minutes, go to the creators site and donate via the link there.

I'd be really grateful if anyone reading this who has a blog or anything could make a little note of the situation. Don't let this asshole get away with this. You're free to copy the above text verbatim if you like.

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Many of you have probably seen the Badgers animation that's doing the rounds at the moment. It's undeniably pretty neat, and deserves its fifteen minutes of fame before we all get so sick of it that we'll start killing badgers on sight…

Well, some kind soul has decided to help out a bit, and register the domain badgerbadgerbadger.com, and put up a copy there. Unfortunatley, this appears to be little more than an attempt to cash in on a fad and line their own pockets. There's a lovely little PayPal "Donate" badge on the page which does not go to the creator of the animation.

Please, don't pass that address around - and above all do not send any money via the link on that page. If you're feeling generous and want to thank someone for amusing you for a few minutes, go to the creators site and donate via the link there.

I'd be really grateful if anyone reading this who has a blog or anything could make a little note of the situation. Don't let this asshole get away with this. You're free to copy the above text verbatim if you like.

Good old Wes is working on a new film…
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Good old Wes is working on a new film. If you are a fan of his previous work (like me) this one sounds like a ripper. Bill Murray just keeps on getting better with age, unlike, say, Steve Martin.
If you dig Wes, then it's worth checking out the rest of his site. Go Wessy baby!

Well, kids and kilbot fans, I thought I'd just remind everyone about that last bastion of true news, CNNNN.
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Tune in on a thursday night at 9pm to see the news that you are not meant to see. The best bits are the Vox Pops on the streets of the USA, where people show how truly wonderful living in the United States of Whatever can be. Ignorance is bliss.

Q: What religion are Buddhist Monks?
A: Uhhh… Islamy?

Q: What is the major religion of Israel?
A: Umm… probably Catholic? Maybe Islamic?

Q: Do you think that the US should invade Iran?
A: Yeah, for sure, those guys are wacko. We should nuke 'em
Q: Can you point to Iran on this map?
A: (points to Australia, which is labelled as Iran)

Q: Can you name a country that begins with the letter U?
A: Uhhh… Utopia?
Q: How about the United States of America?
A: Oh yeah!