February 11, 2012

Parody accounts

Adelaide bus

I follow four parody accounts, or fake identities, on Twitter. They are all amusing and cleverly written. The author of the Fake Penny Wong account actually secured the user name @Penny_Wong. This seems to be a breach of the Twitter guidelines. I guess adding “fake” to the description has made it acceptable, or Penny Wong has not objected. The fake account makes much of perceived rivalry between Senator Wong and Peter Garrett. The @FakeFielding account is clearly identified as such and parodies the wacky fundamentalist Senator.

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Paul Hogan and the Pushbike Song

Pushbike Song by The Mixtures

Paul Hogan has had issues lately with the Australian Taxation Office. It’s better that he be known as a great comedian, rather than someone who fought a tax battle. This clip shows his amusing parody of the hit Pushbike Song by The Mixtures. According to Wikipedia, written by brothers Idris and Evan Jones, “The Pushbike [...]

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Spring is just around the corner

spring
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Outsider’s dash for The Lodge

PM video

My cousin Lawrie sent me this entertaining video regarding an outsider’s dash for The Lodge:

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Heart attack risk reflection

With thanks to Julianne: 1. The Japanese eat very little fat And suffer fewer heart attacks than us. 2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat And suffer fewer heart attacks than us. 3. The Chinese drink very little red wine And suffer fewer heart attacks than us. 4. The Italians drink a lot of [...]

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