Post-APEC, Sydney is bracing for another massive event: World Youth Day, July 15-20 (I make that a week, not a day). This is essentially a celebration of catholicism and is attended by the Pope. Among the controversies surrounding this event are the fact that the State and Commonwealth governments have contributed about $139 million to the event, and that the State government has passed some quick laws outside the parliamentary process making it an offence to 'cause annoyance' to those participating in the event, that offence attracting a maximum fine of $5,500 (note: exposing yourself attracts a fine of $1,200). Such offences might include handing out condoms, wearing a Cradle of Filth t-shirt... no-one really knows. Just as they did at APEC, The Chaser has indicated they'll be planning some kind of stunt to embarrass the organisers. More here:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/01/2290617.htm
And here:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/02/2291674.htm?section=justin
Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Youth_Day
― moley, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 22:34 (seventeen years ago)
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23804107-2,00.html
― StanM, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 22:39 (seventeen years ago)
Julian Morrow in today's SMH:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/crack-annoyance-squad-wanted/2008/07/02/1214950843595.html
― moley, Thursday, 3 July 2008 00:18 (seventeen years ago)
clearly the time has come for me to dig my trilobites "fuck=love" t-shirt out of storage
― electricsound, Thursday, 3 July 2008 00:22 (seventeen years ago)
And I will be sporting my Rev. Kriss H@des tee.
― moley, Thursday, 3 July 2008 00:43 (seventeen years ago)
Annoying tees for sale here:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=590776
We really must give them Rachael's new design. I bet they've got nothing as annoying as that. It says 'I s*** c*** for S****'.
― moley, Thursday, 3 July 2008 00:45 (seventeen years ago)
http://images.ninemsn.com.au/resizer.aspx?url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/img/2007/national/0207_tshirts_sp.jpg&width=310
― moley, Thursday, 3 July 2008 00:48 (seventeen years ago)
families are stupid
― burt_stanton, Thursday, 3 July 2008 00:59 (seventeen years ago)
Hundreds of homeless people could go hungry during World Youth Day because organisers have banned charities from running food services in parts of Sydney.Volunteers running mobile food vans in the CBD at Martin Place and near St Mary's cathedral usually serve up to 400 free meals every night for the city's homeless. But St Vincent de Paul and the Just Enough Faith charity have been told to re-locate their operations during the five-day Catholic festival.
Volunteers running mobile food vans in the CBD at Martin Place and near St Mary's cathedral usually serve up to 400 free meals every night for the city's homeless.
But St Vincent de Paul and the Just Enough Faith charity have been told to re-locate their operations during the five-day Catholic festival.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=572000
― moley, Thursday, 3 July 2008 02:38 (seventeen years ago)
http://www.worldtruthday.org/
― SeekAltRoute, Thursday, 3 July 2008 02:58 (seventeen years ago)
Where can I buy me some youth? I only need about thirty years' worth.
― Aimless, Thursday, 3 July 2008 03:04 (seventeen years ago)
GO THE MOLE!
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2007/03/22/ianpaisley461.jpg
― Kiwi, Thursday, 3 July 2008 11:04 (seventeen years ago)
What you're saying, Kiwi, if I understand your implied position, is that if you oppose one religious nutter, you must be the opposite kind of religious nutter. Is atheism really that invisible a position?
― moley, Sunday, 6 July 2008 08:15 (seventeen years ago)
wtf?
knock knock whos there? orange? orange who? oragne you glad youre not an atheist? !!!!!!
oh yes side splitting tuesday nite jokes from a wannabe ulster ganster, the real talk (the Pope starving sydneys homeless aside obv) is ...BE NOT AFRAID!
GIVE EM HELL MOLEY!
― Kiwi, Monday, 7 July 2008 09:47 (seventeen years ago)
I want to organise a lesbian schoolgirl flash-mob for this but it's probably too short notice.
Anyone got a checked skirt in my size?
― edwardo, Monday, 7 July 2008 10:51 (seventeen years ago)
So Ratso has arrived.
― SeekAltRoute, Sunday, 13 July 2008 09:31 (seventeen years ago)
Those chaps in the pink hats who met him at the airport will fit into Sydney real well.
― King Boy Pato, Sunday, 13 July 2008 09:43 (seventeen years ago)
If faith/Catholicism is so cool, why do they have to hide it under the innocuous name of "World Youth Day," hmm? Very disingenuous.
― mitya, Monday, 14 July 2008 04:24 (seventeen years ago)
Good to see the media hammering Pell on a daily basis. Sad to see nothing much regarding the Church's antiquated views on homosexuality.
― SeekAltRoute, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 09:26 (seventeen years ago)
"Ze sqvanderink ov ze vorld'z resourzez"
Man, I never noticed he sounds this ridiculously Allo Allo-german, he doesn't usually talk English, does he?
― StanM, Thursday, 17 July 2008 18:11 (seventeen years ago)