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Jonah Takalua Takes Over London Underground

12:23PM Clem Bastow | After the initial reviews suggested that the Brits were not that keen on Chris Lilley’s masterful Summer Heights High, it seems The People have spoken, and perhaps our UK cousins do like the mockumentary series after all! Reports are filtering in from Old Blighty that have Jonah Takalua’s trademark tag popping up around London. So reporteth Confidential: Since the hit series has been airing on the BBC, the character’s “di-k-tation” graffiti tag has been spied on a sign in a Tube station on the northern line, while Confidential hears school kids in the Old Dart are repeating the naughty phrases uttered by the unruly teenager. Excellent work, children of the UK! After all, Jonah was the best thing about Summer Heights High and I hold out hopes that Lilley will create an entire series based on the character for his next project (for the love of god, no more Mr G!). All this means it’s only fair to remind you that August 10th, 2008 is National Sorry Ranga Day; as the official Facebook group says: Red-haired people across Australia have been unfavourably compared to orang-utans since Summer Heights High first aired across Australian television screens in 2007. “Ranga’ is now firmly entrenched in the vocabulary of ordinary people all over this country. So join the Australian nation on Sunday August 10th 2008, and let a Ranga know that you are sorry. Join up here; it’s the right thing to do. Defamer Australia says sorry, rangas. More »

‘Wear R Da Hot Student Babes 4 Me Lol?’: Warney’s Big Night Out

9:54AM Clem Bastow | Just when you thought Shane Warne’s slightly tragic days of womanising were over, and it was all about wearing amazing sunglasses and playing in celebrity poker tournaments and saving orphaned kittens stuck in trees and stuff, well, I guess you were wrong. Evidently Mr Baked Beans has been out on the tiles in London – and at nothing less than a students’ hangout! Top work, Warnie! The 38-year-old sportsman enjoyed a solo night out at the exclusive Mahiki club in London’s posh Mayfair – a popular haunt with young royals and Girls Aloud members. Despite his infamous reputation as a wild ladies man, Warne left the club alone, possibly after realising he was nearly 20 years older than most of the clientele. So far so disappointing, but the best part of this whole story is the second photo The Daily Mail have included in the story:The caption reads “Shane Warne ignores the pretty young females outside the club“, but I think the look on Shane’s face says something more like “Don’t look at their bums, don’t look at their bums, don’t look at their bums… Oh Jesus, I accidentally looked at her bosom… Okay, focus, focus, look at that interesting building across the street… Just keep moving…” Shane Warne, Defamer Australia salutes you! And then asks you where you’ve been and who you’ve been out with at this time of the morning, and tells you your dinner is cold and sitting in the oven and you can sleep on the couch tonight. More »