Think of the children!!!!
Please, think of the children
Oz's Canberra Times proved unusually entertaining last Wednesday when its 10-question "Trivia Quiz" offered readers the chance to brush up on their todger-related general knowledge. The first poser was: "Which private detective has been played by Richard Roundtree and Samuel L Jackson...?" Yup, you've got it. Try this: "What …
My personal favourite, the famous White Dwarf issue 77:
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If you've not seen it before, it's the sub-headings for each item in the content list that are important here....
How the hell did anyone notice that originally?
on other note, one famously prudish magazine editor back whenever wouldn't allow any dodginess and caught all attempts at putting one by (became a sport to try), until someone managed with something about a newlfangled ball-bearing mousetrap. Illustrated over the page as having four legs and going 'meow'.
Too good not to be apocryphal I guess.
I remember another, earlier version reported in Private Eye long ago. Sadly, though probably wisely, Private Eye's archives aren't searchable online. As I remember, it was a column of short articles in an English regional newspaper with the first letter of each article enlarged (not an uncommon newspaper style). Reading down the enlarged letters yielded "fuck you carter" or similar - I can't remember the actual name, but the Eye claimed it was an unpopular editor at that newspaper.
Disclaimer: Private Eye in its earlier days (before the editorship of Mr Ian Banana) was much funnier, much more anti-establishment and anarchic, but also much less likely to be a reliable source of information ("This story is too good to check" was an Eye-ism).
Tangentially, I'm reminded that one of the Zucker brothers' classic movies credited one "Chuck U Farley" as an executive producer, or something.
except it was an article on war surplus conversion of a radar unit which featured a 'horn' and a 'cavity', in the days before the commercial resale market developed and the magazine was distributed and when readers, at least those with dirty minds, realised it described the deflowering of a virgin all tangled up with words technicians commonly use there was absolute panic. One phrase that comes to mind was "blowing away the cobwebs before you start". A real collectors item.
Yes it was an April issue - which was hurriedly recalled, unsuccessfully.
As for the question: : "What is the official currency of Vietnam?" the answer is the DONG (pronounced DOM) and has a picture of Uncle Ho on everyone of the notes/bills. They start at VND200 and the largest is VND500,000. There are about 22,000 to the dollar. My morning Cafe sua nom (strong enough to melt a teaspoon) costs me VND5,000.