Gherkin Street

By Spondulicus:

Gordon Wood, driver and assistant to the late stockbroker, Rene Rivkin, reputedly arrived at Sydney's Glebe morgue, just hours after the arrival of Caroline Byrne's body, and asked to see her breasts according to morgue attendant Kenneth Nichols.

It is understood that Gordon Wood has defended his actions on the basis that Byrne's breats were "Drop dead georgeous".

By Spondulicus:

It is no surprise that South East Queensland will be the first Australians to have recycled sewage as part of their drinking water.

Queenslanders have been drinking recycled sewage for years.

Its called “XXXX”.

Link: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21726599-2,00.html

By Spondulicus:

A young man at the centre of a landmark bullying case is expected to receive close to $1 million from the New South Wales Government after the judge overseeing the case found that his teachers and the NSW education department had failed to act to prevent a string of bullying incidents at his school from the time he was five years old.

When asked what he was going to do with the money the young man allegedly said, "Whatever the bully tells me to."

Link: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21614138-1246,00.html

By Spondulicus:

A 13-year-old boy was reputedly bashed by his supervisor during a late night shift at a Hungry Jack's fast food outlet.

"It could have been worse," the 13-year old said. "I was beaten much worse at my last fast food job."

Apparently the beatings are better at Hungry Jacks.

By Spondulicus:

A recent documentary defended Sharks attacking humans on the basis that there were typically less than 20 attacks in a year compared to nealry 100,000 hospital admissions due to people falling off ladders.

This may be correct however NONE of those hospital admissions were from the ladder attacking a human of its own accord.

By Spondulicus:

According to The Challenger advertisment, Erik Weihenmayer climbed Mt Everest, blind.

He posed for a photo when he reached the top.

Why?

He's never going to see it.