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• Ralph readers vote Julia Gillard deputy sex object of the year

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-20 • ( 7 )

  [image source: the Age] Via the fabulous Ms Fits at Reasons You Will Hate Me, our Deputy PM Julia Gillard has been voted Australia’s Second Sexiest Woman – by readers of puerile supersoftcore fapmag Ralph. Gillard laughed it off. What… Read More ›

• iJoyRide

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-20 • ( 6 )

  Is anyone really convinced that the iJoyRide mains-powered horse-simulator is an “exercise” machine? The least they could do is market it with a few swap-in attachments and a washable cover. The iJoyRide is a winner in this year’s UK Landfill… Read More ›

• “Letting his lust get the better of him”

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-20 • ( 11 )

  Cut for nasssty rape triggers.

• Graeme Reeves: Medical rape culture and collegiality

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-18 • ( 108 )

  [image source: cirp.org] NineMSN’s Sunday reports: “Who Watches the Doctors?”: A woman goes into her local hospital for routine minor surgery to remove a tiny lesion on her labia. But just before the anaesthetic is administered, her doctor leans over… Read More ›

• AntiFeminist Bingo 2

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-18 • ( 27 )

  I now present:

  Anti-feminist Bingo: The Sequel!

  Enjoy your troll-mocking.

• “Please don’t push me off my Segway.”

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-17 • ( 9 )

  A couple of days ago, I talked about the harm done by busybodies and assholes who proceed on the assumption that everyone they meet must be able-bodied until proven otherwise. From the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend comes an article:… Read More ›

• Telemarketing: You gotta get your amusement where you can

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-16 • ( 14 )

  I was just telling this tale over at the Pavlov Blog, on the “Don’t Call Me Mrs.” thread. Some of you have heard it before, but here it is again anyhow. ~~~ [ring ring.] “Hello?” “Hello. Is Dr Lauredhel there?”… Read More ›

• Friday Hoyden from fiction: PM Anne Adair

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-15 • ( 7 )

  “Roos in Shoes” by Tom Keneally (of Schindler’s Ark fame) is the first picture book I can recall seeing with a female character who is a political leader. The book features a Prime Minister Anne Adair, who helps support a… Read More ›

• Friday WTF: BLOW energy drink

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-15 • ( 10 )

  [image source: Cleveland Leader] “BLOW” energy drink mix comes as a white powder in a little vial. “Just add an entire vial of Blow Energy Drink Mix to your favourite beverage and enjoy with a friend!” enthuses the website, iloveblow.com… Read More ›

• Earliest and latest possible election dates

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-15 • ( 1 )

  I’m answering my own question, “When’s the earliest the WA Labor Party can call an election?” Via Australian Policy Online, this APH note on Australian election timetables has pointers to earliest and latest possible election dates, both State and Federal…. Read More ›