Category: Bizarre

Found myself today at the Gawker Jobs page…not quite sure how, but I did none the less (no, I’m not moving to the States…just did ok!) and I found this marketing job for Indeed. The requirements: a BA or BS for a marketing job! Like I mentioned on June 8, Google has similar requirements for a Marketing job, and I just don’t get it! What, are the only two degrees Americans can get a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science? How do either apply to a marketing job? In my case I’m to be bestowed (this year, my last exam results permitting…I did my final exam on Monday…and it’s only taken 12 years to get to this point) a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in E-Commerce and Marketing, which you’d think would be perfect for a e-commerce based marketing position…and yet it seems I wouldn’t get a look in for an American job…it’s got me beat…apparently American firms prefer people to have studied ancient history or the like!

Tags: Gawker, American Jobs

I suppose it’s a sign that homophobia isn’t allowed…but I suppose death is a bit harsh..

Gay song joke link to Kovco death (SMH)

Private Jacob Kovco could have killed himself while joking around with his pistol, an inquiry heard today….”The song we were singing was in a female, homosexual way…(It was) almost to say this is so gay I would rather be dead.”

According to Reuters:

The only sites I’m aware of at the moment running the pics of little Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt: Gawker Media’s Gawker and Defamer!

(via A Socialites Life)

Tags: Nick Denton, Gawker Media, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie Pitt

The Gallery of the Absurd hits the mark again!

Tags: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Gawker, Time Inc

As the old saying goes: Eat, Drink and be merry, for tomorrow you may die, or in this guys case, live to 110, from the BBC:

Britain’s oldest surviving war veteran has celebrated his 110th birthday at the Grand Hotel in Eastbourne….In the past Mr Allingham has put the key to his old age down to “cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women”.

Seems there is no longer an Australian Idol competition, just an Australian “American Idol” contestant. This story made news here last week, but I think Millsy never thought he’d be getting this much attention, just for fleeing Australia because he’s become more known for shagging Paris Hilton then his unremarkable singing career.

Tags: Robert Mills, Paris Hilton

Is this was Jenny Craig can do for you?

(via Perez Hilton)

This is just bizarre.

(via Dave)

Slashdot reports that online gambling in the Unites States state of Washington is to become a Class C felony from June 7, that will put it on the same level as possessing child pornography, and can result in a 5 year prison stint and a $10,000 USD fine.

What is it with the States? This is nuts. Apparently spending your own money online gambling is as bad as kiddie porn? And Americans wonder why the rest of the world often scratches its head in disbelief!

I’m a firm believer in freedom of speech and association, but surely this pushes the boundaries, from China Daily:

Dutch pedophiles are launching a political party to push for a cut in the legal age for sexual relations to 12 from 16 and the legalization of child pornography and sex with animals, sparking widespread outrage.

The Charity, Freedom and Diversity (NVD) party said on its Web site it would be officially registered Wednesday, proclaiming: “We are going to shake The Hague awake!”….

The party wants private possession of child pornography to be allowed although it supports the ban on the trade of such materials. It also supports allowing pornography to be broadcast on daytime television, with only violent pornography limited to the late evening.

Toddlers should be given sex education and youths aged 16 and up should be allowed to appear in pornographic films and prostitute themselves. Sex with animals should be allowed although abuse of animals should remain illegal, the NVD said.

The party also said everybody should be allowed to go naked in public and promotes legalizing all soft and hard drugs and free train travel for all.

Sick stuff. The China Daily editors have a sense of humour though, the article includes two pictures of Michael Jackson visiting an orphange in Japan 🙂

Tags: Michael Jackson, pedophiles