''It's quite clear that we got ourselves through this recession by binging on drinks, drugs and burgers"
The marvelous sensationalists of Australian leftist media outlet, The Age are at it again. From a single survey and two purported 'experts' Richard Webb has deduced that during the Global Financial Crisis Australians "...painted on a happy face, popped a few pills then buried our sorrows in booze and junk food."
But whats even weirder is the way this 'journalism' (if you could call it that) somehow manages to metamorphosis into an Apple plug:
''We are about a year off open warfare between new technology and old,'' he says. He predicts that in two to three years' time this transition will reach a tipping point, ''then everyone will have to have a Kindle or an iPad''.
In year 9 Richard, I was continually reminded how important it was to link paragraphs in a piece, but hey! if a writer for the Age doesn't have to do it then why should I?
Nice work Richard
Cynically written by Floyd (with linking paragraphs)
article can be found here
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
How we joined the zombie horde...
You can now follow us on twitter! Rejoice:
https://twitter.com/SatireSpot
Yours Truthfully,
Floyd & Yoji
https://twitter.com/SatireSpot
Yours Truthfully,
Floyd & Yoji
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Update: Dave the Banker
In an about face possibly due to public pressure, Macquarie Bank has spared mid employee David Kiely, affectionately labeled 'Dave the banker' by media outlets. Dave rose to notoriety after scrolling through pics of Miranda Kerr
All we can say is, what next? Porn policy at your workplace? Sounds good :)
All we can say is, what next? Porn policy at your workplace? Sounds good :)
Labels:
banking,
Dave the Banker,
David Kiely,
macquaire,
miranda kerr
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Is it possible to agree with Hitler?
Hitler was right about one thing, the iPad sucks...
Disagree? drop a comment
Do you have your rights at Work...to view porn?
Media outlets such as The Age and Herald Sun have jumped on recent controversy enveloping unfortunate Macquarie employee, David Kiely who was sprung during a live telecast "...looking at semi-nude pictures of Australian model Miranda Kerr on his computer..."
You can see Kiely left, caught in the act
But as online group, Here Is The City, launches an online campaign to save the job of procrastinating Kiely, Several questions come to mind: is Keily liable if Macquarie aren't filtering undesirable sites, is he really just one of millions of lazy, desperate accountants worldwide and is Aussie Miranda Kerr just too damn irresistible? Time will tell...
Floyd
But as online group, Here Is The City, launches an online campaign to save the job of procrastinating Kiely, Several questions come to mind: is Keily liable if Macquarie aren't filtering undesirable sites, is he really just one of millions of lazy, desperate accountants worldwide and is Aussie Miranda Kerr just too damn irresistible? Time will tell...
Floyd
Labels:
David Kiely,
fired,
macquaire,
rights at work,
sacked
PC monster strikes again!
Titles such as barman and waitress are now gradually being phased out in yet another insane crusade for 'Political Correctness'
Take a look for yourself:
Politically Correct Job Titles
1. Beverage Dissemination Officer - Barman
2. Colour Distribution Technician - Painter & Decorator
3. Customer Experience Enhancment Constultant - Shop Assistant
4. Domestic Technician - Housewife
5. Education Centre Nourishment Consultant - Dinner Lady
6. Highway Environmental Hygienist - Road Sweeper
7. Field Nourishment Consultant - Waitress
8. Five a Day Collection Operative - Fruit Picker
9. Front Line Customer Support Facilitator - Call Centre Worker
10. Gastronomical Hygiene Technician - Dish Washer
11. Mass Production Engineer - Factory Worker
12. Media Distribution Officer - Paper Boy
13. Mobile Sustenance Facilitator - Burger Van Worker
14. Mortar Logistics Engineer - Labourer
15. Product Replenishment Officer - Shelf Stacker
16. Recycling Operative - Bin Man
17. Sanitation Consultant - Toilet Cleaner
18. Subterranean Fossil Fuel Engineer - Miner
19. Transparency Enhancement Facilitator - Window Cleaner
20. Vehicle Restoration Engineer - Panel Beater
thanks to http://www.affiliatedragon.compolitically-correct-job-titles/
Take a look for yourself:
Politically Correct Job Titles
1. Beverage Dissemination Officer - Barman
2. Colour Distribution Technician - Painter & Decorator
3. Customer Experience Enhancment Constultant - Shop Assistant
4. Domestic Technician - Housewife
5. Education Centre Nourishment Consultant - Dinner Lady
6. Highway Environmental Hygienist - Road Sweeper
7. Field Nourishment Consultant - Waitress
8. Five a Day Collection Operative - Fruit Picker
9. Front Line Customer Support Facilitator - Call Centre Worker
10. Gastronomical Hygiene Technician - Dish Washer
11. Mass Production Engineer - Factory Worker
12. Media Distribution Officer - Paper Boy
13. Mobile Sustenance Facilitator - Burger Van Worker
14. Mortar Logistics Engineer - Labourer
15. Product Replenishment Officer - Shelf Stacker
16. Recycling Operative - Bin Man
17. Sanitation Consultant - Toilet Cleaner
18. Subterranean Fossil Fuel Engineer - Miner
19. Transparency Enhancement Facilitator - Window Cleaner
20. Vehicle Restoration Engineer - Panel Beater
thanks to http://www.affiliatedragon.compolitically-correct-job-titles/
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Facebook, the neccesary evil...

As a project in social engineering, and largely as a good humored joke (because thats what we're about, humor!) the authors here at SatireSpot have created their very own Facebook Page.
Now, for anyone who has been in cryogenic suspension for the last 20 years hoping to wake to a brighter future, a facebook page is as its name suggests a page on facebook used to advertise and garner support for a brand, business, politician etc.
So we decided to create one. For this task we chose the most ridiculous product we could imagine and tried (in all seriousness) to argue it was the cause of our favourite conspiracy. Impossible you might exclaim? Well we were horrified too when more than 110,000 facebook users agreed with us that the cleaning product, 'Shamwow' was in fact the cause of Droughts, not Global Warming as several scowling scientists might argue.
We at SatireSpot are greatly thankful for those informed users who chose to become fans of our page. It is a constant source of amusement for us but on a deeper note the page has also sparked actual debate about climate change, often with humorous results.
Yojiひ & Floyd
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=280764739447&ref=mf#!/pages/Global-warming-didnt-cause-the-drought-someone-dropped-a-Shamwow/451917435121
Welcome, One and All
Woody Allen once said:
"...the tendency for most people is to fall back on a comic interpretation of things...things are so sad, so terrible. If you didn't laugh you'd kill yourself."
And for that reason we chose to call this 'SatireSpot' rather than 'politics blog x or politics blog y'.
For In the jungle of society in which the deadly political correctness virus runs rampant and people are terrified by government spin-doctors and economic meltdowns, the authors here at SatireSpot prefer humor to scaremongering.
In a liberal-democratic society we should not have feelings of anger, hatred or even fear for politicians, bureaucrats and intellectuals. Instead we should treat them as a source of humor rather than alarm.
For instance a UK government survey found "Two-thirds of people aged between 25 and 34 said they were stressed about general money problems...A third of those questioned in the YouGov survey managed only six hours of sleep, or less, a night."
It's official, worrying will kill you, so why not laugh instead:

Our blog encompasses all things relating to contemporary society, namely politics and environment.
So if something we have written has struck a chord with you go ahead and follow, on the contrary, if you wish to abuse us then go ahead, Free Country (for now)
Floyd
"...the tendency for most people is to fall back on a comic interpretation of things...things are so sad, so terrible. If you didn't laugh you'd kill yourself."
And for that reason we chose to call this 'SatireSpot' rather than 'politics blog x or politics blog y'.
For In the jungle of society in which the deadly political correctness virus runs rampant and people are terrified by government spin-doctors and economic meltdowns, the authors here at SatireSpot prefer humor to scaremongering.
In a liberal-democratic society we should not have feelings of anger, hatred or even fear for politicians, bureaucrats and intellectuals. Instead we should treat them as a source of humor rather than alarm.
For instance a UK government survey found "Two-thirds of people aged between 25 and 34 said they were stressed about general money problems...A third of those questioned in the YouGov survey managed only six hours of sleep, or less, a night."
It's official, worrying will kill you, so why not laugh instead:
Our blog encompasses all things relating to contemporary society, namely politics and environment.
So if something we have written has struck a chord with you go ahead and follow, on the contrary, if you wish to abuse us then go ahead, Free Country (for now)
Floyd
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