I want to be a football referee??? If you haven’t already heard about it, Britain’s National Career Service has an assessment you can do to discover what careers your skills might suit. Not unusual, there are hundreds of these (the Australian government has one as well). What is unusual is that this one is so…
Funny
The latest lamb ad
In yesterday’s comments I mentioned the Australia Day lamb ads (you can see my previous post, and my pick of the best ads, here.) The 2020 ad isn’t one of my favourites – I think they have tried to be too careful, rather than just going for the funny as they’ve done in the past.…
Naked Hugh Jackman
Aussies are known for being larrikins and the latest offering from Aussie company RM Williams and Hugh Jackman demonstrates that. RM Williams is an Australian company started by its namesake. RM was a saddler (like my grandfather) and began to make boots – unique for the time because they consisted of a single piece of…
Corflute madness
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and my home territory is about to hold the territory elections (17 Oct). There are very strict advertising laws here which I appreciate – no billboards for example, and thanks to size restrictions Maccas (McDonalds to the rest of the world) golden M’s are smaller. But it means when someone…
Drop bear trick…
Yesterday I posted about a “remember to physically distance” covid poster my local health authority released using koalas and drop bears. A Canadian blog reader hadn’t heard of Australia’s infamous drop bears. This reminded me of a Scottish journalist who was convinced to hold one of the dangerous animals… First warning to remember with regards…