If the Emmys and a footy club presentation night were to sleep together, then The Logies would be their ugly bastard child.
Australian television's night of nights represents so many things to so many people. For young Home & Away stars its their big step into wider fame, and also their chance to make out with a star from Neighbours. For Bert, its a chance to reminisce on the times when he had real hair. For the rest, its a time to reflect on the year that's passed and get hammered free of charge.
And this year for journalists, in particular The Age's Catherine Deveny, it calls to attention the desperate need for a SARCASM font or key, that allows readers of binary produced messages to recognise that the author is not 100% serious.
I by no means condone what Deveny said in regards to the Rove comment...but must admit to a chuckle when reading her post about Bindi Irwin. In the case of the latter remark - lighten up Australia...she wasn't actually hoping that an 11 year-old was gonna get some at the Logies.
And so to return to the point of my blog - I call on all those clever computer type nerds to pull themselves out of their current game of World Of Warcraft, and ply every minute of their monitor-lit hours into the invention of - SARCASM THE FONT. Surely it can't be too far from Comic Sans?
Sidebar: Yesterday it was reported that Elvis Presley actually died as a result of chronic constipation. Kids, please take it easy on the double-decker cheeseburgers and peanut butter. Dying on the toilet well before your time is just not rock n' roll...think of all the 'Best Of' albums you'd be missing out on plugging.
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