First World Problems

High School Fight Club

Rule #1: You don't talk about the fight club
Rule #2: You don't leave mobile phones sitting around with secret footage of the fight club

24 Adelaide high school students suspended after the administration found a phone with the kids' fight club videos on it. Good to see that this movie is still kicking around 12 years later and it takes me back to my college days when the freshmen had a few fight club brawls in the dorm parking lot. Until someone brought a gun. Isn't packing heat against all the core principles of a fight club!?

Smokers' Warnings

I just received word that the American FDA will be mandating "graphic" photo warnings to appear on cigarette boxes as of Oct 2012. Yes some of these are gross. Well, I have news for you, comrades:

It gets worse.

I've seen this in other countries since 2005, and they are much scarier than that woman simply crying in the center photo. The Aussie gov't doesn't screw around. Since 2006, not only must the pics be truly terrifying and rotated every year, but they must cover 90% of the front of the pack and 30% of the back.

See the horror of Australian cigarette packaging unfold below...















































Now ain't that some shit?

This would never happen here

American man robs bank to get healthcare. He walked into the bank and handed the teller a note that demanded "$1 and medical attention."

He is now laying in low in jail on larceny charges (his $1 demand did not qualify for a bank robbery sentence). He skips dinner to avoid contact with inmates and is going to get treated for the protruding bulge on his chest and back problems from his 17 years as a Coca-Cola delivery job. Getting laid off during the GFC is why he had to stoop to such lows, but has vowed to do it again if they cut him loose!

You're a Legend, Sir!

A 3-year-old boy from Sydney really took charge of the situation last week. Problem: he wanted a toy in the claw machine. Dilemma: he didn't have the money or the skill to win it. Solution: when his mom turned around, she saw his little feeties disappear up the prize chute.

It took 30 minutes to free little Tyler but the end result: Tyler sleeps with his free stuffed Tiger every night. Winning.

Melbourne - Volcanic Smash

Went to Melbourne for the long weekend. This trip was for a 30th birthday party at Yarra Valley wine country that seemed more like a 21st. Crazy bus behavior, vomiting, nudie runs, bar evictions and hospital visits ensued. The rest of the trip was pretty calm, dinners, drinking and shopping!

Well, until a volcano erupted and threw our return trip home plans all out of whack. Our Monday am flight was canceled, and as we watched news of Adelaide cancellations on Monday night, we decided the best course of action was to drive the 9 hours back to Adelaide in a $400/day rental. In the end, our rebooked Wednesday flight did end up flying, but over 60,000 others were effected by volcanic ash in the air that threatens to cause engine failure. Interestingly enough, Virgin flights still flew at a suspicious lower altitude that "isn't effected." Why can't other planes fly at this altitude? Too cheap to fight the wind resistance? See photos of the ash circling the globe taken from space here.







Hey how cool is it that Crocodile Dundy drove our bus?

Dalai Lama makes a funny

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has refused to meet with the Dalai Lama during his trip to Australia this time around. This has spurred the following reply (/diss) from the Dalai Lama himself:




Also, I was pretty amused by the following joke that the host of the National Morning Televison show delivered to the Dalai Lama

Carl: The Dalai Lama walks into a pizza parlor and says "Make me one with everything"
Dalai Lama: (silent)
Carl: Get it?