2014.11.11 Small-to-Medium Ideas Are OK
Hello Aneurysm, what a f**ker you are.
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Show Notes
RIP
Remembrance Day - Lest We Forget
Harry's workplace and the use of a fire alarm system to do their remembrance.
Insurance and returns.
Finance humour
RIP Ann Barbarich http://www.smh.com.au/national/air-new-zealand-pilot-dies-after-landing-plane-at-perth-20141031-11f8xb.html
The curse of the Dreamliner?
Hello aneurysm, what a f**ker you are. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aneurysm
Strangury http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strangury (Someone please improve this Wikipedia article!)
RIP Wayne Goss http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/nov/10/wayne-goss-queensland-premier-dies
Alternative history novels
RIP Kabibe http://gawker.com/baby-gorilla-crushed-to-death-in-tragic-zoo-accident-1656562482
Zoological gardens aka Animal prisons
Possible RIP ABC's Big Ideas program
RIP The Roast
David Leyonhjelm http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/06/dear-bill-shorten-youre-the-opposition-leader-not-me-its-time-to-drop-your-soft-bipartisanship
Eric the Eel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Moussambani https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ7uWpn4DTs (Roy and HG commentary)
Eddie the Eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie%22TheEagle%22_Edwards
F.U.
Jumps racing http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-06/most-victorians-want-jumps-racing-banned2c-vote-compass-reveals/5869590 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steeplechase http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NationalHuntracing http://www.animalliberation.org.au/jumps-racing/
Katoomba fire burned until Sunday. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freaks
Drones and bushfires http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-09/firefighting-helicopters-to-be-grounded-if-drones-spotted/5877586
PMs of Oz
Number 4: George “Yes-No” Reid (PM from 18 August 1904 to 5 July 1905) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeorgeReid(Australian_politician)
Fat Bastard meets Monopoly Man
Dame Nellie Melba
Crime and Punishment
Bananaland
More cruise ship farce http://www.goldcoastevolution.com.au/ http://www.saveourspit.com/ http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/gold-coast-cruise-ship-terminal-proposal-includes-making-wavebreak-island-three-times-its-current-size/story-fnj94idh-1227114948476
Tom Tate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0Pr5Cqmb7w (fluent Thai speaking) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoCH2bluOgc (less fluent English)
Another crazy white man with explosives in Queensland http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-09/bombs-discovered-in-rochedale/5877552
The Feds
Still waiting on the shirtfronting
Napoleon Russian invasion graphic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CharlesJosephMinard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Minard.png
Jacqui Lambie, who doesn't know the meaning of sacrifice.
US Midterms
Mr. Miller Doesn't Go to Washington http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/mr-miller-doesnt-go-to-washington-112173_full.html#.VGIj-txm7XQ
US midterms: medical marijuana in Florida http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-election-medical-marijuana-20141104-story.html
Sport
Pistorius legs or not legs
F1
Cricket: Pakistan rolls on
Rugby: Wallabies and All Blacks win, Saffies lose, yeehah.
Hockey: Kookaburras beaten 2-1 by India http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-06/kookaburras-suffer-rare-defeat-to-india/5870344
AFL: Kick to kick to return to the MCG. Thanks MCC stuffed shirts.
James Hird calling for new probe http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-07/hird-wants-new-asada-probe/5876042
Football: FFA cup semi finals
Chess http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-07/inside-the-world-chess-championships/5875074
Bowls
(et cetera)