Asides

Yarr! It be talk like a pirate day t’day! Avast ye!

A quick lesson in elementary economic theory, as it relates to the recent market instability: Gittins succinctly clears up what the central banks have been doing recently, which sounded an awful lot like they were throwing good money after bad.

Only in Australia: A man uses Pig Latin as a code language (‘odecay anguagelay’), is convicted when the police decipher it. How dim do you have to be to use pig latin?

I’m posting most of my “cool vid” stuff on the tumblr blog these days, but I had to post these here because my jaw literally dropped: A lion named Christian by the people who brought him up is reunited with them after a year in the wild, and his reaction is totally amazing. I had to watch it twice to believe it. (via)

Back in Oz from 26th August to 10th September. My birthday, Dad’s birthday, stuffness… wondering if I should pop down to Melbourne, too. ed: gah! I twittered! nooooooooooooo!