Swollen Pickles

Up until this morning I'd never heard of the Cranbourne Cup. But now, thanks to the Midget Cup controversy I have. From that point of view it was a marketing success story. In case you haven't read the tale, the Midget Cup was run during the Cranbourne Cup, with three little people acting as jockeys, riding three 'regular' sized punters down a 50 metre track.

Here's a highlights reel from the event.

Critics have panned the event as degrading to little people, however I'm not sure who should be feeling the most 'degraded' today, the jockeys or their 'average sized' mounts?

Is the Midget Cup more or less degrading than "Midgets vs. Elephant"?

... or, more or less degrading than "Four midgets vs. a Camel"?

When it comes to taking awesome photographs, timing is everything. It can make the difference between a dud shot and a money shot. Here are some great examples of photos taken at just the moment.

First up, a man and his camel. Now I realize the guy was only trying to mount the camel, but it still looks a little suss...

Elite sport is big on the whole team bonding thing, but maybe this is taking the bonding a little far.

As is this...

Keeping to the sports theme this one had to be awkward, particularly for the judging panel.

Reading the weather is fraught with danger, and the potential for awkwardness is but one weather pattern again.

That's all for now.

Thanks to Wayne's World, I can't hear or read the word 'vacuum' without thinking about Garth and the Suck Cut. The hair cutting device that sucks as it cuts... and from memory it definitely did suck.

What's my point? Well, some people associate regular house hold objects with other stuff. Take this character from Michigan for example, he saw a vacuum as an opportunity to get his rocks off.

The story is not that long so I'll publish it in it's entirety.

Busted for sex with car wash vacuum

October 20, 2008 12:00am

A MAN has been arrested and jailed for getting hot and steamy with a vacuum cleaner ... at a car wash.

The 29-year-old was caught when a resident in Swan Creek Township, Michigan, spotted him acting suspiciously and called police.

The cop then caught the accused in the middle of act and said: "I've seen some strange things, but this is the weirdest thing I've ever heard."

The man's name has not been released.
Source: The Daily Telegraph

Maybe this guy heard something in the Car Wash lyrics that I missed?

Now, I'm sure there is a moral to this story, I'm just not sure what it is right now... oh yeah, that's right, DON'T STICK YOUR PENIS IN AN INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH VACUUM CLEANER - ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE IN PUBLIC!

Gary Busey may just be crazy. I'm not sure why I haven't come across this clip sooner, but then, better late than never.

Who's Gary Busey? He's that guy from Point Break, not Keanu Reeves or Patrick Swayze, the other guy. He's also that guy from Predator 2, no, not Danny Glover, but the other guy, the government agent that gets sliced in half by the Predator's throwing disc.

To set the scene, Busey is taking part in a photo shoot for photographer Tyler Shields, for Shields' book, The Dirty Side of Glamour, of which the proceeds are given to charity. A reporter from Inside Edition was sent along to cover the shoot as well as ask Busey a couple of question regarding his 'new film'.

"I am gonna pull your endocrine system out of your body!" WOW!

It reminds me a little of "When Actor And Director Don't Get Along" only with a little extra crazy thrown in for good measure.
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Want to go on a four week holiday with an attractive looking blonde lass that loves to party?

Well, now you can, if you win the eBay auction that is.

If you want to bid on the auction you can check it out here, as well as more bikini shots of the blonde.

Edit: 03 August 2008, It appears as though the auction has been taken down, lucky I grabbed a quick screen shot before it did its disappearing act.

Is it genuine? Who knows, but it certainly grabs some attention...

I'm putting my 4 weeks holiday in your hands.

I am on holidays on 1st August without a destination, can you help?

Please take me away and show me the best time of my life. I love exotic destinations, warmer weather, beautiful beaches and water sports. But I also love to ride horses and enjoy picturesque countryside.

A new adventure??? I will travel to where my destiny takes me.

What you are bidding for is a vacation with ME, and lets face it, i'm great fun!!!!!

And yes I love to party!!!!!

One catch, you pick up the tab.....

Standard Conditions; Holiday must be taken in the month of August

Just over two days remaining so you better get in quick. If you win the auction, I'd be interested to hear how the holiday went.

Long time pickle pal David Rader has painstakingly put together a list of ASCII codes for those hard core geeks out there looking to create some "ASCII Art".

I was a little shocked to find out that ASCII art is still out there, as I thought it'd died out following the age of the Commodore 64.

I was wrong.

Another surprise was that ASCII art is no longer just about naked ladies!

Here's an example of an iPod ASCII style:

Getting a little 1990's style retro, here's Beavis:

But here's my personal favourite, Sponge Bob:

Proving that ASCII is for everyone, here's what a swollen pickles logo might look like had I decided to go in a different direction with my theme:

Now, if that has given you the motivation to go all out art school ASCII style I don't know what will!

P.S.
If you are disappointed that there were no ASCII naked ladies then check out this link (some artworks more detailed than others. Viewer discretion advised).

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