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Cane Toad Warrior - February 2007

GUIDE TO RIDING THE BUS

February 28th 2007 04:31
Bus Ride
Welcome to daaaaa buss!!!!!


GUIDE TO GETTING A GOOD SEAT ON THE BUS
1. Make sure when you are waiting for the bus that you can be one of the first people to get to the door first.
2. Find a seat that no one else is sitting on so you do not have to sit next to anyone.

3. If you do have to sit next to someone make sure they are as small as possible and not overly friendly to strangers (old people are not a good choice as they need a lot of space and often find it necessary to annoy the person next to them by boring them to death with comments about the weather).
4. Find a seat up the back, this is because people who get onto a bus will sit on the closest seat possible and if you sit as far back as possible you have a better chance of not having someone come and sit next to you when they get on. The back is also better as it is raised higher than the rest of the bus in some cases - the advantage of sitting higher will be explained in point 6.
5. Find a seat which has a ‘stopping button’ above it so you do not have to lean back over someone else’s seat or move elsewhere to press the button when you want to get off.
6. Find a seat with a window sill that you can put the entire length of your arm across, sitting in the raised section of the bus up the back is better because your arm will often be more comfortable on the window sills there, this being because your arm does not have to be raised to accomadate the height of the window sills.

7. On some buses there is a seat around the middle on the bus driver’s side of the bus which has extra legroom, this is often a good seat to be in because you will be less cramped.
8. Never sit next to someone who is drooling.

THE CODE OF THE BUS
1. If you are getting onto the bus with some mates and there are plenty of seats available there is no need to sit on the same seat as your friend, not only are you both cramped for no reason but it may cast incorrect dispersions on your sexuality.
2. If you are sitting on the back seat and someone is sitting in one corner then you are obliged to sit in the other corner, sitting right up next to the other person by placing yourself in the middle of the seat is a bit silly.
3. If the bus is full and you must stand you should be standing up the front and leaning on the bar there, any other spot is just cramping the place up.
4. If you are waiting for a bus you should put your hand out to signal the driver as many of them are unaware of their surroundings (not unlike a Volvo driver) or low in IQ. If the bus still goes by (due to the inane stupidity of the bus driver) you should be prepared to give them a one-fingered salute.
5. When leaving the bus you should give the driver a word of thanks, try being original yet not too much of a smart arse, ‘Cheers’ is usually a good word of thanks to give to a bus driver – however in some cases ‘Fuckoff shithead’ may suit the driver better.

A FEW POINTERS AND TIPS
1. Never sit on the chair facing sideways at the front, you may be tricked into sitting there
on smaller buses by the fact that it is a one seater, but you will soon find out why
this seat is usually empty. Not only is it reserved for elderly people, pregnant ladies, the
physically handicapped and people of an overly flatulent nature, but you will be facing
another seat, and nine times out of ten the person you will be facing will be someone you
do not know. This will either cause you to be constantly looking to the front of the bus,
thus getting a stiff neck, or staring like an insane fool at someone you do not know. This
entire situation can be worse if you are facing another sideways seat (as with the bigger
buses) as they are not one-seaters (thus you will be sitting next to someone else as the
seat is up the front and partially empty – refer to point 4 of Guide to Good Seats) and you
will be directly facing a complete stranger. Solution: DON’T SIT ON THE SIDWAYS
SEATS!
2. If you find yourself seated next to an overly friendly senior citizen, a wide-eyed yobbo
speed-junkie or a fat, toothless mother whose overall appearance disgusts you, and they
start trying to talk to you, do not under any circumstances encourage conversation. Limit
your answers to either one syllable words or humming noises. Or if you are feeling
especially crafty and cunning you could pretend that you don’t speak English, or that
you are mute or deaf, or that you have a speech impediment and an incredibly low mental
capacity which causes you to shower saliva on your fellow commuter whenever you open
your mouth to speak. These feigned communicative obstacles will help discourage conversation from said strangers.
3. Keep your eyes on the window, do not dwell on the other occupants of the bus as making eye contact with other commuters could lead to all sorts of things – many of them bad. If you concentrate on what is outside of the bus you will often have a pleasant, trouble-free trip.
4. Make sure you do not miss your stop, this can be a real pain in the arse when it happens and a lot of bus drivers can be cocks and refuse to stop until the next 'official' stop.


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One Disgusting Facet of Life

February 27th 2007 04:25
toilets


High on my list of unnecessary acts is the grunting sound made by some middle-aged men when they take a piss at the urinal. Do we need to make this sound? Does anyone enjoy hearing it? Is there a hidden fetish-sect of piss-grunt lovers out there? Or people who gain satisfaction from said-grunting? And if it is a gratification is it one so coveted that it must be done in a public place - overriding dignity, common decency, taste and several other factors that separate us from the apes?

When you let forth your piss and allow a loud and unsavoury grunt to escape your lips you are either signposting your lack of control over bodily-functions or announcing the act of urination in a highly irrelevant manner.

While we’re at it, why don’t I shout out an “ohhhhh yeahhhhhh” as I take a shit in a stall? Better yet, if I’m so intent on drawing attention to my defecation, why do I even bother to close the cubicle door?

See that guy leaning back over the bowl of the toilet as you enter the room? The one with his eyes shut and legs open, proudly contorting his muscles and moaning inappropriately as he resoundingly plops one turd after another into the water below? That’s me, joining the human race in all it’s degeneracy.
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Fear of the Academy Awards

February 23rd 2007 09:38
This is a little announcement I wrote around the time of the Oscars last year, or it could've been the Oscars during the year before that.

It may have come to your attention that I have been absent from the internet for two days. Or it may not have (you blase fools!).

Basically, I was trying to avoid the internet in fear of Oscar spoilers. I wasn't taking any chances. Unfortunately, I also had to avoid television and contact with the outside world (filled with hapless passing strangers who may have happened to be conversing and SPOILING the Oscars within earshot of me - if I'd given them the chance).

I tried to read to pass the time, but I was too excited by the impending Oscars to be able to concentrate on anything.

This meant I had nothing to do.

So I wrapped my head in wool (a scarf, some earmuffs, and a leather deerstalker I bought from Disposals for $12 about four or five years ago) and - despite the extreme discomfort and strange looks it caused - ventured outside in the hope of procuring a copy of the new Empire magazine.

I crossed the road to avoid conversing with people. I averted eyes from potential madmen looking to spoil the Oscars by shouting newly-gained information about the winners at me. I even punched a little girl in the head. This had nothing to do with the Oscars or my paranoia, it was just something I felt like doing.

So I get to the Newsagents and look for Empire magazine. No luck.

I asked the clerk at the desk, warning her not to attempt any form of spoiling. She informed me that the magazine was not due out for at least a week. I cursed.

It was during my journey back home that I was promptly kidnapped and bundled up into the back of the van.
"Luke Bartolo?"
It was dark. I was disorientated, and hot from the multiple layers muffling my face.
"No", I replied.
I felt the hot smack of fist connect with my head.
"OKAY, YES!" I shouted, "What do you want?"
"It has come to our attention that you have been attempting a leisurely day without the internet. Is this true?"
"Fuck-yes!"
Another smack to the head.
"WHAT?!"
"You are NOT to spend any more days away from it. Do you understand?"
"Yeah, whatever, I'll have a look tomorrow..."
"LOOK. If you spend any more time away from the internet we'll have to kill you. At the moment the internet is all that keeps you from engaging in some form of useful creativity, the Governments of the world can't afford to have you attempting any such thing. So, for the good of modern civilisation, continue wasting your time. Or we'll have to smash you".
"Um, okay, can I go now?"
"Of course", the van stops, "But before you go, here are the results of the Oscars..."
And the voice proceeded to spoil the Oscars, telling me that Lord of the Rings would win all of it's nominations, among other details. MOTHERFUCKERS.

So, just to spite them, I stayed off the internet for most of today too. That'll teach 'em.

Seriously though, Channel 9 can get fucked. What a bunch of Rupert Murdoch bum-chum cunts.
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Nickelback suck so bad

February 22nd 2007 12:59
So I was at work the other day and this girl (late teens) comes waddling in buying some crappy thing or another, and I notice she's wearing a Nickelback t-shirt. There's no one else in the store, I'm going insane with boredom. I nod towards her shirt as I scan her book.

"Man, that band SUCKS


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Rod Stewart: The Inside Story

February 21st 2007 12:47
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Kangaroo Meat

February 20th 2007 00:52
Kangaroo


This ABC article, Skippy Size Me, has some interesting things to say about Kangaroos and why we should be eating them. And you know what? I'm leaning towards agreeing with it... why are all our television plastered with advertisements for Lamb and Pork? All the time, eat more lamb it's good for the Australian economy, eat lamb on Australia Day - it's Australian, pork - the other white meat, pork is great for you, etc, etc. Why aren't we advertising kangaroo meat in the same way


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THIS JUST IN: Little Fat Kid loves ‘Home and Away’!


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A Little Piece of Karma

February 14th 2007 11:26
I don’t really believe in kama unless it transpires between two knowing humans.
Um. Like this…
I was at work yesterday, in Westfields shopping centre, and I was just doing my thing, at work, and these two girls come in with big backpacks on and one of them goes, “Hi, this might be a really weird question but Westfields doesn’t have any storage facilities and we were wondering if we could give you some money to hold our bags for a few hours while we go shopping


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Bashed for 3 Dollars

February 12th 2007 09:05
The following is a true story that happened to me around 4 years ago. I had just been to a mate's place to help him celebrate the birth of his first daughter. We drank some beers and around 1:30 in the morning I decided to walk home, I only lived about twenty minutes away...


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The Marsupial Mole

February 9th 2007 10:08


One of Australia's least known mammals, the Marsupial Mole is a unique and seldom seen desert-dwelling creature found in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It is an animal seen so rarely that many zoologists and other various 'ologists fear that the creature's status may be incredibly critical. So little is known of the Marsupial Mole that it is almost impossible to tell how endangered it is... it is not even known how many of these animals currently exist


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A special guest entry today from my friend Stu Kicks...

Sup, my name is Stu Kicks and I thought I'd write a guide to mad Kung Fu and martial arts movies for all you know-nothings out there. Me and my friends watch heaps of this shit over and over and we don’t let no school get in our way so you know I’m straight up


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The Mouse and Me

February 6th 2007 12:16
I hadn't slept in three days. The carpark-burnout king next door, along with the constant weekend stream of screechy sluts and chuckling jocks, had made sure of that. On the third night, a Sunday, I had hoped for a respite from this behaviour. Luckily, I got it. It seems dickheads need their rest before Monday too.

Nevertheless, I continued to have trouble putting my thoughts to rest. As I finally began to drift away into the comforting and distant arms of sleep I was rudely ripped back into wakefulness by a presence in my room


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Lord Howe Island

February 5th 2007 12:07
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The New Pirates

February 2nd 2007 12:09
Arrrrrr - I love to rape children and disembowl women!


Noticed how popular Pirates are these days? We get heaps of picture books about Pirates at my work – you know, for the kiddies. 6 and 7 year old boys go nuts for books about Pirates, they love it. But just hold up a moment, and think about this – Pirates were bloodthirsty runaway criminals intent on murder, rape and thievery. Some of the most heinous torture recorded in history has been attributed to Pirates. And we package them and sanitize them and make them loveable in our films, books, cartoons… and no one questions it, because it happened a couple of hundred years ago, and the despicable misery they caused has been forgotten by the public at large


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What is Australian?

February 1st 2007 12:04
Is it a Lebanese kebab?
The Ford shirts on middle-aged men?
Americana on TV


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