Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Flotsam & Jetsam
5:42PM Jess McGuire | The Book Grocer sent me a link to the following quiz because he thinks I am a giant dork who has nothing better to do all day than play on MySpazz, and maybe he’s right. But what of it? My virtual friends care enough about me to put sparkling animated GIFs that tell me to have a great weekend on my wall, and that means something to me, you know? Besides, where else can I read the insane ramblings of one Ms Courtney Love?
Moving on!
A few years ago a massive phishing attack exposed large numbers of MySpace usernames and passwords to the internet hacking community. See how many of the 20 most common passwords you can guess (and make sure you aren’t using one of them on your account!).
I absolutely sucked at this quiz, but you might do alright. I wrote “sexface” in as my first answer, and when that proved incorrect I simply sat and stared at my monitor, totally unable to think of anything else. What does this say about me?
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Timewasting: The Most Common MySpazz Passwords
5:42PM Jess McGuire | The Book Grocer sent me a link to the following quiz because he thinks I am a giant dork who has nothing better to do all day than play on MySpazz, and maybe he’s right. But what of it? My virtual friends care enough about me to put sparkling animated GIFs that tell me to have a great weekend on my wall, and that means something to me, you know? Besides, where else can I read the insane ramblings of one Ms Courtney Love?
Moving on!
A few years ago a massive phishing attack exposed large numbers of MySpace usernames and passwords to the internet hacking community. See how many of the 20 most common passwords you can guess (and make sure you aren’t using one of them on your account!).
I absolutely sucked at this quiz, but you might do alright. I wrote “sexface” in as my first answer, and when that proved incorrect I simply sat and stared at my monitor, totally unable to think of anything else. What does this say about me?
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People
4:41PM Jess McGuire | Honestly, what’s the world coming to when an Australian cricketer can’t fling some profanity laced insults at the opposition without getting in trouble for it?
Andrew Symonds has been charged by cricket authorities for a radio rant in which he described a Kiwi cricketer as a ‘lump of s—’.
The controversial all rounder was charged with a Code of Conduct breach following a rambling and alcohol-fuelled radio interview in which he labelled New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum “”a lump of s–t.”
While it was stupid of Symonds to appear on the radio while inebriated*, we should take a look at Brendan McCullum and see if Symonds had a point when he called him “a lump of shit”.
Hmmmm… not lumpy, not made of shit. You lied to us, Andrew Symonds!
*This is experience talking.
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That’s Just Not Cricket…
4:41PM Jess McGuire | Honestly, what’s the world coming to when an Australian cricketer can’t fling some profanity laced insults at the opposition without getting in trouble for it?
Andrew Symonds has been charged by cricket authorities for a radio rant in which he described a Kiwi cricketer as a ‘lump of s—’.
The controversial all rounder was charged with a Code of Conduct breach following a rambling and alcohol-fuelled radio interview in which he labelled New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum “”a lump of s–t.”
While it was stupid of Symonds to appear on the radio while inebriated*, we should take a look at Brendan McCullum and see if Symonds had a point when he called him “a lump of shit”.
Hmmmm… not lumpy, not made of shit. You lied to us, Andrew Symonds!
*This is experience talking.
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Music
4:16PM Jess McGuire | Remember when we were talking about the sheer awfulness of Microsoft Songsmith, and the horrible things it had done to songs like Roxanne, Runnin’ With The Devil, and Wonderwall? Here’s everything you need to know about the back story.
People are still feeding classic songs into the program and uploading the hilarious results onto YouTube. Would you like some more? Of course you would. What else have you got going on, eh?
Firstly – Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”
Surprisingly rockin’, no?
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Microsoft Songsmith Continues To Molest Some Of Your Favourite Songs
4:16PM Jess McGuire | Remember when we were talking about the sheer awfulness of Microsoft Songsmith, and the horrible things it had done to songs like Roxanne, Runnin’ With The Devil, and Wonderwall? Here’s everything you need to know about the back story.
People are still feeding classic songs into the program and uploading the hilarious results onto YouTube. Would you like some more? Of course you would. What else have you got going on, eh?
Firstly – Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”
Surprisingly rockin’, no?
And now, Radiohead’s “Creep”. More »
Music
4:02PM Jess McGuire | Over the weekend I was hanging out with my friend Rachael and she decided that she desperately wanted to watch the video clip for John Farnham’s You’re The Voice. Fair enough, it is an epic song and Defamer Australia has happily taken time out in the past to appreciate the full on awesomeness of the song’s music video. Cameos by Derryn Hinch and Jackie Weaver? Farnham at his mulleted best? A guitarist who is both TOTALLY BANGABLE and also resembles Rambo? Check, check, and motherchecking check.
In case you’ve never seen it (and you call yourself Australian! I presume!), here it is in all its glory.
Wonderful. Now, as we were searching for the video, we came across a couple of unexpected covers of the song. When I expressed my disbelief at some of the people who had chosen to tackle the track, especially those from American rock bands, my friend Rach simply quipped “The Farnham arm reaches far and wide” and how could I argue with that?
First cab off the rank? Heart! Yes, those sperm stealing harlots covered You’re The Voice! If you don’t believe me, watch for yourself. More »
The Farnham Arm Reaches Far And Wide
4:02PM Jess McGuire | Over the weekend I was hanging out with my friend Rachael and she decided that she desperately wanted to watch the video clip for John Farnham’s You’re The Voice. Fair enough, it is an epic song and Defamer Australia has happily taken time out in the past to appreciate the full on awesomeness of the song’s music video. Cameos by Derryn Hinch and Jackie Weaver? Farnham at his mulleted best? A guitarist who is both TOTALLY BANGABLE and also resembles Rambo? Check, check, and motherchecking check.
In case you’ve never seen it (and you call yourself Australian! I presume!), here it is in all its glory.
Wonderful. Now, as we were searching for the video, we came across a couple of unexpected covers of the song. When I expressed my disbelief at some of the people who had chosen to tackle the track, especially those from American rock bands, my friend Rach simply quipped “The Farnham arm reaches far and wide” and how could I argue with that?
First cab off the rank? Heart! Yes, those sperm stealing harlots covered You’re The Voice! If you don’t believe me, watch for yourself. More »
Music
2:50PM Jess McGuire | I am sure you are all familiar with the wonderful Stephen Cummings, yes? I have rattled on about him a fair bit around here, what with him being one of this country’s finest songwriters and all. He recently wrote a blog post on his MySpazz about Ben Lee’s wedding to Ione Skye and I thought I would share it with you to see if you could help me decide if it is fact or fiction.
Ahem.
From an entry titled “Ben Lee is famous for being a lump. I was at his wedding” -
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Fact Or Fiction: Stephen Cummings Attended Ben Lee’s Wedding
2:50PM Jess McGuire | I am sure you are all familiar with the wonderful Stephen Cummings, yes? I have rattled on about him a fair bit around here, what with him being one of this country’s finest songwriters and all. He recently wrote a blog post on his MySpazz about Ben Lee’s wedding to Ione Skye and I thought I would share it with you to see if you could help me decide if it is fact or fiction.
Ahem.
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Small Screen
2:02PM Jess McGuire | Before I’d even watched any video online, I knew I’d thoroughly enjoy the short clip of highly sexual footage being used to plug the Underbelly prequel. How? Because Fred Nile has condemned it, and that man is pretty much a guide to good times so long as you reverse everything he says.
The leaked 37 second Internet video campaign is shocking and crude, cut together to showcase the most violent and sex-charged scenes of the new series Underbelly: A Tale Of Two Cities.
The clip has already sparked outrage from Christian Democratic Party leader Reverend Fred Nile, who labelled the video “pornographic” and will concern family groups. “I think it’s disgusting and shocking,” Reverend Nile said.
Oh really, Fred? Tell me more…
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Underbelly Prequel Viral Campaign Gets Australia Hot Under The Collar
2:02PM Jess McGuire | Before I’d even watched any video online, I knew I’d thoroughly enjoy the short clip of highly sexual footage being used to plug the Underbelly prequel. How? Because Fred Nile has condemned it, and that man is pretty much a guide to good times so long as you reverse everything he says.
The leaked 37 second Internet video campaign is shocking and crude, cut together to showcase the most violent and sex-charged scenes of the new series Underbelly: A Tale Of Two Cities.
The clip has already sparked outrage from Christian Democratic Party leader Reverend Fred Nile, who labelled the video “pornographic” and will concern family groups. “I think it’s disgusting and shocking,” Reverend Nile said.
Oh really, Fred? Tell me more…
(lights cigarette, inhales, sips from cocktail, cues Barry White, etc) More »
Music
12:42PM Jess McGuire | Okay, when I recently got a little excited about Delta Goodrem’s concert series and began running off at the mouth about how awesome her Dirty Dancing duets with lover Brian ‘The Potato’ McFadden sounded, I may have been taking the mickey just a little.
But the Delta fans who commented on my tongue-brushing-gently-against-cheek rave about the greatest showbiz personality to ever emerge from Sydney’s Hills District (sorry, Bec Cartwright) have led me to believe that I may have unintentionally been onto something.
Delta fan Jennifer commented “theres bits where you get up annd dance. and bits when you are just amazed with deltas talent. she is just amazing!” and if that doesn’t sound fantastic (or should I say ‘amazing’?) to you, then you’re a fool.
A review in the Courier Mail confirms that Delta’s tour is the greatest thing to ever happen in this country, although it sounds as though it’s McFadden whose responsible for delivering the concert goods. More »
Delta’s Live Shows Keep Sounding Better And Better!
12:42PM Jess McGuire | Okay, when I recently got a little excited about Delta Goodrem’s concert series and began running off at the mouth about how awesome her Dirty Dancing duets with lover Brian ‘The Potato’ McFadden sounded, I may have been taking the mickey just a little.
But the Delta fans who commented on my tongue-brushing-gently-against-cheek rave about the greatest showbiz personality to ever emerge from Sydney’s Hills District (sorry, Bec Cartwright) have led me to believe that I may have unintentionally been onto something.
Delta fan Jennifer commented “theres bits where you get up annd dance. and bits when you are just amazed with deltas talent. she is just amazing!” and if that doesn’t sound fantastic (or should I say ‘amazing’?) to you, then you’re a fool.
A review in the Courier Mail confirms that Delta’s tour is the greatest thing to ever happen in this country, although it sounds as though it’s McFadden whose responsible for delivering the concert goods. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
12:07PM Jess McGuire | Hail to the chief! And pass the dutchie round the left hand side!
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YouTube Clip Of The Day
12:07PM Jess McGuire | Hail to the chief! And pass the dutchie round the left hand side!
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People
11:46AM Jess McGuire | I think this story in the New York Post is just adorable.
Some divas cling to their high-maintenance ways even at moments of historic national import. Mariah Carey, who performed at the Neighborhood Ball for President and Michelle Obama, was “furious” when she found out where she’d be seated for the inauguration.
A spy said, “Mariah was in the VIP area, where every celebrity, like Jon Bon Jovi, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys and Bruce Springsteen, was seated. But somehow she thought she’d be up with the Obama family. When she realized she wasn’t, she bailed.”
Because Mariah Carey was starting to seem, you know, normal-ish.
Also: surely the above story is made up, as no one could be that dim?!
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Mariah Carey Hurt By The Obamas
11:46AM Jess McGuire | I think this story in the New York Post is just adorable.
Some divas cling to their high-maintenance ways even at moments of historic national import. Mariah Carey, who performed at the Neighborhood Ball for President and Michelle Obama, was “furious” when she found out where she’d be seated for the inauguration.
A spy said, “Mariah was in the VIP area, where every celebrity, like Jon Bon Jovi, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys and Bruce Springsteen, was seated. But somehow she thought she’d be up with the Obama family. When she realized she wasn’t, she bailed.”
Because Mariah Carey was starting to seem, you know, normal-ish.
Also: surely the above story is made up, as no one could be that dim?!
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People
10:51AM Jess McGuire | Either way, someone with the surname Gilchrist would like to see Australia Day moved to a date other than January 26th.
But neither Adam nor Andrew’s words seem to be making a difference when it comes to convincing Kevin Rudd.
Mr Rudd made it clear the Government would not shift the national day.
“To our indigenous leaders, and those who call for a change to our national day, let me say a simple, respectful, but straightforward no.”
And there you go.
Your move, Adam/Andrew.
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Andrew And/Or Adam Gilchrist Would Like Australia Day Moved
10:51AM Jess McGuire | Either way, someone with the surname Gilchrist would like to see Australia Day moved to a date other than January 26th.
But neither Adam nor Andrew’s words seem to be making a difference when it comes to convincing Kevin Rudd.
Mr Rudd made it clear the Government would not shift the national day.
“To our indigenous leaders, and those who call for a change to our national day, let me say a simple, respectful, but straightforward no.”
And there you go.
Your move, Adam/Andrew.
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