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• Driving Under The Influence Of A Uterus

  By lauredhel on 2010-02-05 • ( 33 )

  logansrogue (napalmnacey) points out an ad for AAMI insurance’s “Safe Driver Rewards” programme. The ad features a series of people in the aftermath of crashes admitting to culpable driving, to the tune of “What About Me”. Check it out: Transcript:… Read More ›

• You better run, you better take cover

  By lauredhel on 2010-02-04 • ( 22 )

  What the flying blueberry-flavoured hell is up with this idea that Men At Work now owe bazillions of dollars – up to 60% of their earnings on Down Under – to a pack of copyright trolls? SMH: Men at Work’s… Read More ›

• Quickhit: iiSmackdown: Roadshow, Disney, Paramount, Sony, 20thC Fox, Universal, Dreamworks, Warner Bros, and friends to pay costs

  By lauredhel on 2010-02-04 • ( 5 )

  Stilgherrian writes at Crikey: iiTrial: ISPs not responsible for users’ copyright infringement Film industry claims that iiNet, Australia’s third-largest internet service provider, was responsible for its users’ illegal file sharing were dismissed. […] “I understand this is the first Australian… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger: Dismissed!; and Delurking Day

  By lauredhel on 2010-02-04 • ( 15 )

  Today’s Thursday Cheezburger theme is: “Dismissed!” Post your own favourite “Dismissed!” Cheez here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post a link to a FULL webpage, rather than a direct link to an image only… Read More ›

• Nestlé-sponsored TV show: “Breastmilk no different from Coca-Cola.”

  By lauredhel on 2010-02-01 • ( 21 )

  GMTV sparks breastfeeding row “GMTV has reportedly sparked complaints to media regulator Ofcom after a programme expert claimed that breast milk can be “as bad as cola”. Midwife Clare Byam-Cook made the remark yesterday while being interviewed on air by… Read More ›

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-30 • ( 16 )

  Today’s European otter, snapped in Belgium, comes from mape_s on flickr. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your… Read More ›

• Carnival! We’re turning TWENTY-ONE!

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-30

  The Twenty-First Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching! There are only four days until the close of submissions, so get your posts in as soon as possible. This edition will be hosted by Rayedish at The… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger: Defence Mechanisms

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-28 • ( 13 )

  Today’s LOLcat theme is: Defence! Post your own favourite defence-mechanism cheez here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post a link to a FULL webpage, rather than a direct link to an image only –… Read More ›

• “Good job, boys!”

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-27 • ( 7 )

  Advertising “Did I really just see that?” du jour: the All-Bran Dual ad. This played with saturation coverage during the last Masterchef season, and I finally came across an online version. http://www.clipser.com/Play?vid=1409650

• Saturday Garden

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-23 • ( 11 )

  It’s a midsummer garden, so there’s not a whole lot going on except brown, dusty, and dry. Here’s what is. The melaleuca is flowering, in a mix of purple, pink and white flowers: