From the book :
The Centenary Collection
Melbourne Town
A Boom City In Old Australia
Larrikins in Swanston Street, c. 1880
Larrikins like the pair pictured in Swanston Street in 1880 were aggressive groups of young (mostly) men (there were some female ‘larrikinesses’), who often took to causing trouble by jostling people in crowds and starting fights, picking trouble with police, raiding pubs for free drinks, causing affrays at the football and generally behaving like the bodgies and widgies of a later era. They became fashion-concious later in the 1880’s, affecting tight pants, and became better organised inot suburban and sub-suburban larriking ‘gangs’ – who frequently fought each other.
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DiD You KNoW:
- Many years ago the Argus newspaper described Young & Jackson’s Hotel as a place of “stale beer, tobacco and choice language”.
- The designer of Luna Park T.H. Eslick’s visit to India may have been the inspiration for Luna park’s Mr Moon and the Mogul/Moorish entrance facade.
iRiSH CuRSeS
axe the back of me sack – please rephrase the question to the back of my scrotum. eg “ya want the remote control do ya? Well, you can axe the back of me sack”
up the highest hole of yer jacksie – you can keep your ideas to yourself, eg “hold that thought and stick it up the highest hole of yer jacksie”
shitehawk – a dishonest person
whoring bottlesquatter – someone who’s a bit pervy
face like a slide in shit – not much of a looker
HiGHLY ReCoMMeNDeD ReaDiNG
The Porn Report by Alan McKee, Katherine Albury & Catharine Lumby
A comprehensive examination of consumption and production of porn in Australia.
Its goes into everything about porn, its history, its myths, the consumers and makers of it, feminism, pedophilia, ethics, and the effects of it. A very enjoyable and eye opening book that should sell a lot for its contents, not just its name.
KNiCKeR aTTaCK
Lanna Action for Burma. A pressure group based in thailand that seeks to topple the dictatorship of General Than Shwe’s junta, has called for supporters to “post, deliver or fling” womens underwear to/at their nearest Burmese embassy. “The Burma military regime is not only brutal but very superstitious” states the pressure groups website “They believe that contact with a womans panties or sarong can rob them of their power”
Fortean Times - March 2008
STRaNGe FaNTaSY QueSTioNS
Like most people I store the memory of people I think are sexy in my brain to be used later for fantasies, usually while having a wank. Ive heard that part of thehbarin being known as the Wank Bank. A good time to access this part of my brain is when I wake up to early and cant quite get back to sleep, most probably with a morning glory too. Something strange happened recently happened on a day off. I didn’t have to get up so I drfieted in and out of sleep, sometimes acessing the Wank Bank in my brain for pleasant thoughts. Eventually I got out of bed and went for my usual day off dingos breakfast (a piss and look around). While urinating I realised that one woman I sometimes include in my fantasies (including that morning) has only ever popped up in threesomes or group things. Ive never had a one on one fantasy with her.
I wonder why that is? Why have I never fantasized about her alone? Why is she the person my brain thinks would be most likely to start a threesome? Why is this person only a group sex fantasy for me? After realising this itll be funny to see how my brain reacts next time I see her.
SoRe uPPeR-BuM/LoWeR-BaCK
Met up with a friend in the city, sat on steps of old builidng and chatted for ages before going off together for something to eat. I think I bruised my cocyx from sittting on the concrete steps. Its annoyingl
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