Archive for October, 2009

Brendan Fevola Retires from Football After Solving World’s Hardest Maths Problem

Controversial star forward Brendan Fevola has stunned both the football and the academic world by announcing his retirement from AFL and also solving The Jacobian Conjecture, a notoriously difficult mathematical problem formulated in 1939. The Clay Mathematics Institute in the United States has offered a $1,000,000 prize for the correct solution, and are currently verifying [...]

Hey Hey it’s Racism Outrage; Somers Blames Blackface Routine on Rift in Space-Time Continuum

After raising public support for a return to weekly television and recording huge ratings with its first reunion special last week, Hey Hey it’s Saturday last night practically secured its own demise when it aired a tasteless blackface skit sendup of  Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five, called Jackson Jive. Visiting American guest host Harry [...]

Magda Szubanski’s Message to Melbourne Cyclists: “Get off the road, you fat lesbian hippies or I’ll run you over!”

Magda Szubanski, who won public hearts and support after being on the receiving end of abuse from ex-radio host Kyle Sandilands about her weight loss, has embroiled herself in more controversy, but this time from the wrong end. Szubanski said on Good News Week -  an alleged comedy show on Channel Ten – that drivers [...]