Today is Australia Day, and you know what that means!
Okay, yes it does mean getting the day off work for no other reason than to celebrate being Australian. Yes, alright, it does mean getting extremely intoxicated in the name of patriotism. Okay and yes, it also means lots of barbeques (hold the shrimp, please).
But, most importantly, it means Triple J is counting down the Hottest 100 songs of 2005!
For all our international readers, Triple J is a nation-wide, non-commercial, youth radio station that plays the best new/independent music from both sides of the hemisphere.
Their Hottest 100 annual poll has been running for over 15 years now, showcasing the best and most popular alternative music from Australia and across the globe. It is one of the largest public music polls in the world and attracted over 606,000 votes this countdown (136,060 more than the last one). It is also one of the only reasons I haven’t thrown out my FM radio yet.
Australians: Find the frequency your radio should already be set to by clicking here.
Internationals (and Australians that don’t have/can’t be bothered getting an FM radio): click here to listen online!
The countdown starts at 10am 26 January 2006 (GMT +10:00, Australia - Queensland - Brisbane). I can’t be fucked working out when that is in your own time zone, so click here and do it yourself you lazy pricks.
However, good on you for embodying the true Aussie spirit.
[Triple J website] [Hottest 100 website]
UPDATE: The countdown is over, the complete list can be found here.
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Chuck Norris as a KID!! Read all about it here!
One of our most popular articles on Sandstorming.com has been Random Facts About Chuck Norris. In fact, The Random Chuck Norris Fact Generator has become an Internet phenomenon, forwarded on through emails, forums and word of mouth. The site itself, www.4q.cc/chuck, has had over 28.7 million visits, with 18 million of them happening in the last month or so, according to an article by The Washington Post.
With this kind of popularity, it was inevitable that it would find its way to Mr Norris at some stage or another. So finally, the legend himself has spoken, issuing a response to these alleged facts on his own website:
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A recent scientific study found that women find different males attractive depending on where they are in their menstrual cycle.
For example, when a woman is ovulating she will prefer a man with rugged, masculine features.
And when she is menstruating:
She prefers a man doused in petrol, set on fire, with scissors stuck in his eye and a cricket stump up his arse.
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(Apologies if you’ve read this joke a million times, but it was a first for me, and i found it amusing.)
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Scrubs would have to be one of my favourite TV shows ever.
Its original concept, brilliant dialogue, quirky daydream sequences and hilarious actors combine to make a superb show. But it’s the attention to detail, especially music selection, that’s the icing on the already kick-ass cake. (Unfortunately, Channel Seven (Australia) doesn’t seem to think as highly of it, and keeps airing repeats at obscure times such as the middle of the day and 11 o’clock at night. </whinge>)
With the Scrubs season five premiere having aired just a few days ago in the US, I thought it would be a great time to post Stylus Magazine’s “Top Ten Music Moments on NBC’s Scrubs”. The list covers the best music and scenes from the first four seasons, and provides some definite inspiration for downloading. Enjoy.
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(1 out of 1 Docs recommend Scrubs.)
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Music may one day be very close to a woman’s chest, with BT futurology which manufactures computer chips that store music, creating a MP3 player that can be implanted into a woman’s breasts.
And while one breast could hold an MP3 player, the other the person’s favourite music collection.
BT Laboratories’ analyst Ian Pearson said flexible plastic electronics would sit inside the breast. A signal would be relayed to headphones, while the device would be controlled by Bluetooth using a panel on the wrist.
"It is now very hard for me to thing of breast implants as just decorative. If a woman has something implanted permanently, it might as well do something useful," The Sun quoted Ian Pearson as saying.
The senors around the body linked through the electrical impulses in the chips may also be able to warn wearers about heart murmurs, blood pressure increases, diabetes and breast cancer.
The company said it could be available within 15 years.
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Mmm, now that’s a dream woman. MP3 with Bluetooth capable boobies.
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I found this cartoon whilst browsing IRC images, and thought it summed up the GTA Hot Coffee mod controversy pretty nicely:
A bit old now, but with this recent news explosion about Jack Thompson (one of the first people to attack the game for its hidden content) I thought I’d post it.
(Plus, I was feeling guilty about not posting anything for ages.)
Don’t forget to visit our Jack Thompson Random Fact Generator!
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Johnsee:
probably still this age mentally. |
A big shout-out to Johnsee - creator, owner and Administrator of Sandstorming.com. It’s his 18th birthday today, and in Queensland, Australia that legally makes him an adult, no matter how immature he still is. It also means he is now able to:
- Vote in elections. This probably means more political posts than ever before, because now he actually has a say in who runs this country, instead of just bitching about it.
- Get married without the courts’ permission. Lucky for our female readers, Johnsee is currently single, so don’t fret yet, there’s still time.
- Get his penis, scrotum or nipples pierced legally. No more homemade Prince Albert piercings for him!
- Buy alcohol. Not that this has ever stopped him before. Oh well, at least he can stop looking for a fake ID now.
- Go clubbing. Now all I’ll hear from him is how out-of-date, commercial and crap the Australian dance chart is.
- Get a tattoo. I’m suggesting he get a big fat “Sandstorming.com” printed across the back of his neck and/or forehead. Classy, timeless, and best of all, great advertising!
- Legally have butt sex. He can now have his ass penetrated by another man and not get arrested!
- Officially get his name changed to Johnsee (or Adminstrator as he prefers to call himself on here) if he so chooses.
- Make a valid will. Now he can finally legally declare that in the event of his death, all his valuables - including Sandstorming.com - will be passed to me.
Happy Birthday mate, have a good one!
Everyone else, leave birthday greetings in the comments!
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More stuff has escaped from Fox Studios this week and found it’s way onto various bittorent tracker sites. This time, its the first episode of the third season of The O.C., and sources confirm it’s real.
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When this Australian woman agreed to having her picture in the Adelaide Advertiser after placing an ad for her unwanted furniture, I don’t think she meant to advertise her bondage fetish as well.
1 used bed w/ handcuffs anyone?
Apparently she’s now had to get her home number changed, probably as a result of the confusion over what she’s actually selling.
Read the original Adelaide Advertiser article here and the subsequent Media Watch story on the whole fiasco here.
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UPDATE: EPISODE LEAKED ONTO THE NET EARLY. CHECK THE NEWS HERE
< PSEUDO AMERICAN VOICEOVER >
You’ve waited all summer (or winter if you’re in Australia) and now it’s almost here! The O.C. Season Three!
< /PSEUDO AMERICAN VOICEOVER >
Rrrrrrre-cap!
Last time we visited Orange County, Caleb had just carked it, Kirsten was sent off to rehab for being an alcho, Jimmy and Julie decide to get back together again, and Ryan found out that his brother Trey tried to rape Marissa.
As a result of this, Ryan went over to Trey’s apartment to go Chino on his ass. Things went bad for Ryan (duh, never try and fight with your older brother. You learn that at age 3). Trey grabbed a telephone and was about to call long distance on Ryan’s face, until Marissa popped a cap in Trey’s back. Trey turned around with an OMGWTF look on his face before collapsing on the floor. *FADE TO BLACK*
It was, admittedly, a damn good ending to a fairly mediocre season.
SEASON 3 TRAILERS
PromoSummer4.wmv
More can be found here and here courtesy of OC Trailers.
Lets see if this show can get any more incestuous, as well as keeping up the illusion that these twenty-something actors are supposed to be in high school.
The third season of The O.C. premieres in the US on 8 September, 2005. No word yet on an Australian air date.
SEASON 3 SPOILERS
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