Alisaura
Blue Crack Supplier
Typo watch!
... is lost is a mess ...
... is lost is a mess ...
I got a card from Reggo today. If you read this I'll kick their arses to the curb for you anytime.
Typo watch!
(850): so he tried marking my clit with a sharpie so he could "find it again next time".
That's got to be one of TFLN's biggest WTFs.
Mind you, I came within an inch of being shat on today by a wild bird (a little grey noisy miner) *L* ... I think the bird world thinks I owe it something. Or birds just like to shit on me.
off to take down the christmas tree before the place feels too full to move again.
You're truly just cursed. Maybe you need to have a bird at your place in order to avoid wild ones taking a crap on you. I mean, you didn't get hit while you had the parrot, did you now!
I love how you described everything as 'eerie' too.
'Racist' KFC cricket ad causes uproar in US
A KFC advertisement that shows an Australian cricket supporter giving fried chicken to West Indies fans has caused outrage in the US, where it has been interpreted as racist.
In the ad, part of KFC's "Cricket Survival Guide" series, Mick the Australian is surrounded by dancing West Indies fans, and says: "Need a tip when you're stuck in an awkward situation?"
He then hands out a bucket of KFC to the crowd — an action which has been seen as supporting a long-standing US stereotype that African Americans eat fried chicken.
In the US bloggers and journalists have claimed the ad is deliberately racist, with the Baltimore Sun even suggesting the ad might be part of a viral prank.
Popular viral media website Buzzfeed posted the video with the subtitle: "What's a white guy to do when he awkwardly finds himself in a crowd full of black folks? KFC has the answer."
Dr Brendon O'Connor, an associate professor at the University of Sydney, said reaction to the ad reflected the "insularity" of the American people.
"They have a tendency to think that their history is more important than that of other countries," he told ninemsn.
But Dr O'Connor, who is currently writing a book about US stereotypes and insularity, also said it was important to realise that when taken out of context the ads could look racist.
"Fried chicken is seen as a traditional southern food ... a staple of an African American diet," he said.
"We don't have many African American people here and we don't have these stereotypes.
"Americans would find the ads racist mostly because they don't realise the context that the West Indies team was here to play cricket."
Dr Peter Gale, a senior lecturer at the University of South Australia, said the ad could affect Australia's reputation internationally — especially in the wake of the Hey Hey It's Saturday blackface scandal
"Even when we're doing advertising we need to be careful about pre-existing historical stereotypes," Dr Gale said.
"We have got a responsibility to be aware of that, and I think that if the media doesn't wise up we're in a lot of trouble."
A spokeswoman for KFC told ninemsn the company will comment on the issue later today.
I did think of that! And no, I suffered no crap attacks from above while we had the bird. Even with all that temptation of attending U2 concerts, and the giant evil seagulls in Europe...
It is eerie! Alec hung pictures on the wall today, since there will be no danger of bird ravaging, and we can leave doors open and things out on benches and and and...
Yeah okay, I'm a bit mad.
See, maybe you need to hurry up and buy a budgie or two.
And while you're at it, buy budgies that are happy to stay in their cage.
the bigger fail is that it's -9 and not snowing.
you can't let it get that cold without some kind of reward. how do people live with this shit every winter?
It could be worse, you're not in Canada!
I can't even cope with the pissy winters we get here.
Yeah, maybe not... I think this house will be bird-free for a good long while!
I can't say I'm sad I didn't put my tree up this Christmas.
but I had to, it was my first Chrissy in this place. Plus the tree only cost $5!! How could I not. Now one corner is tidy, the rest is fairly cluttered and I have no dishes left