[27 Dec 2009|12:02am] sydneysiders [didz] [ music | King Cannons - Smoked Out City ] I bought a soundwave ticket and then I moved to Melbourne. I've just seen the timetable and I honestly cannot be arsed flying back to Sydney for that clusterfuck. I realise it's not sold out so I'm selling it for $120. I can probably arrange a friend (Hi leighroy__!) to do an exchange or I can post it ~buy it now~ on ebay and legitimise a money transfer/post transaction. I just want to get rid of it so let me know what you prefer. PS Melbourne really is better~ 1 comment|post comment

[26 Dec 2009|02:05pm] sydneysiders [fearofpeas] better yet... any supermarkets open... anywhere... today? halp! 5 comments|post comment

boxing day [26 Dec 2009|11:34am] sydneysiders [astrovisionary] [ music | David Bowie - Changes | Powered by Last.fm ] Are pubs/bottlos open today? 1 comment|post comment

[25 Dec 2009|01:35pm] useless_facts [lafinjack] ( And a big 'un. ) 6 comments|post comment

Poo facts for December 19-25, 2009 (Christmas Edition) [25 Dec 2009|12:03am] useless_facts [glowing_dragon] [ mood | amused ] [ music | Bob Rivers, "Walking Around In Women's Underwear" ] MERRY CHRISTMAS! Who wants me to get the 2010 version of this calendar? :D Poo nugget for this weekend: The Ritual Poo - The Ritual Poo occurs at the same time each day. Due to the clockwork nature of this poo, you can prepare by having a newspaper ready and your favorite bathroom location scoped out ahead of time. The regularity of these poos may provide comfort in an otherwise unpredictable world. Synonyms: Rite of Passage, Palm Poo, Calendar Crap. Poo nugget for Monday, December 21: Johnny and the John - The Great Toilet Paper Scare was triggered on December 19, 1973. Late-night comedian Johnny Carson joked about an impending toilet paper shortage in the United States. This announcement in front of millions of television viewers caused massive hoarding of toilet paper, depleting supermarket inventory for a period of three and a half weeks. Poo nugget for Tuesday, December 22: Doo You Know? - Doo-Doos and Don'ts of Hiking Etiquette - The incredible popularity of hiking and climbing has made waste disposal a big topic for outdoor recreationists and organizations. In 1990, Hikers Against Doo-Doo was founded. It is an international organization dedicated to keeping human and animal excrement off mountain paths around the world. The group claimed a thousand members as of 1994, and attracted nineteen people to its 1993 International Congress in Moscow. Poo nugget for Wednesday, December 23: Bidet Backpack - Looking for the soothing comfort and thorough cleanup of a bidet while you're on the go? The Phess traveling bidet system includes a spray wand and container with manual pump that allows you to perform your post-number-two cleanup virtually anywhere. Touted as hygienic and environmentally friendly, this "misty mate" adds moistness to the cleanup process and reduces toilet paper use. Poo nugget for Thursday, December 24: Dr. Stool Says - Rapunzel Syndrome - This rare condition occurs when patients who compulsively eat hair form a trichobezoar, an indigestible bolus of hair particles in the stomach and small intestine. Patients can develop abdominal pain and vomiting if this hair ball causes intestinal obstruction. As humans lack the ability to digest these particles, surgery is the only treatment option. Poo nugget for Friday, December 25: Gift Poo - Surprise! - A Gift Poo is a dump that someone left behind in a toilet without flushing. They come in all shapes and sizes, and are most prevalent in public restrooms and fraternity houses. These gifts are sometimes left as trophies to anonymously show off accomplishments, sometimes as pranks, or occasionally as absentminded accidents - often resulting from multitaskers trying to talk on the cell phone, and wanting to avoid the flush that gives them away. The origins of these poos may remain a mystery, but they can linger anywhere from minutes to days, depending on when the gift is first seen or smelled. 14 comments|post comment

open xmas? [25 Dec 2009|09:23am] sydneysiders [possum_anemore] there's bound to be somethings open today does anyone know what would / defiantly will be open today - besides petrol stations? in the city area? 21 comments|post comment

Carpet cleaner? [21 Dec 2009|04:38pm] sydneysiders [jacomus] Does anyone know where you can find those DIY carpet cleaners for hire? They used to have them at Woolworths, Coles, etc. but I haven't seen them lately. Anywhere in Sydney is fine, as long as it isn't way out West - but preferably North/CBD/Inner-West/South-West. 5 comments|post comment

Room available in sharehouse, $170.00 p/w [20 Dec 2009|11:07pm] sydneysiders [blacktsar] We have a spare bedroom in our 3 B/R share-house. Close to UTS/Broadway, Transport, Shopping. It is a very large room (prefer Singles), partly furnished. Good for student or creative types. We have a cat also, who is very friendly and affectionate. Share cleaning, cooking, responsibilities. $170.00 p/w includes electricity. x-posted. post comment

[19 Dec 2009|02:38pm] useless_facts [lafinjack] The human genome is about 3.4 billion nucleotides long. (source) Each nucleotide can be 1 of 4 chemicals (A, T, C, or G), and takes 2 bits to encode each nucleotide. One sperm holds half of a copy of the human genome. Thus one human sperm contains 3.4 billion bits (3.4x109 nucleotides * 0.5 genomes * 2 bits) of information. 3 billion bits is 405.3 MiB. (source) Normal sperm count in one ejaculation is about 40 million. (source) That converts to about 16.2 PiB, or 16,212 TiB, or 16,212,000 GiB, in one ejaculation. (source) For comparison, a standard CD holds 670 MiB, and a one-layer one-sided DVD holds 4.4 GiB. Source: some guy on Tumblr 3 comments|post comment

holla at me [18 Dec 2009|09:00pm] useless_facts [night_owl13] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, hello is an alteration of hallo, hollo, which came from Old High German "halâ, holâ, emphatic imper[ative] of halôn, holôn to fetch, used esp[ecially] in hailing a ferryman." It also connects the development of hello to the influence of an earlier form, holla, whose origin is in the French holà (roughly, 'whoa there!', from French là 'there'). -- Wikipedia post comment

Poo facts for December 12-18, 2009 [18 Dec 2009|01:53am] useless_facts [glowing_dragon] [ mood | amused ] [ music | GWAR, "Surf of Syn" ] Poo nugget for this weekend: Rectal High - Enemas are used in contemporary medicine to cleanse the colon or as a mode of delivering drugs into the system. Traditional medicine has long employed enemas for the latter reason, and some Native American and Mayan tribes continue to administer peyote and other hallucinogenic drugs in this manner. Poo nugget for Monday, December 14: Dr. Stool Says - Constipation - More than just hard stool, constipation is defined by any one of the following: infrequent bowel movements (less than three a week), difficulty during defecation (straining during more than 25 percent of bowel movements or a subjective sensation of hard stools), and sensation of incomplete bowel evacuation. Poo nugget for Tuesday, December 15: The Working Title Was Taming of the Stool - The first appearance of the word diaper was in Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew: "Another bear the ewer, the third a diaper." Poo nugget for Wednesday, December 16: Doo You Know? - How Many Toilets Do You Think There Are In The United States? - According to the EPA, there are an estimated 222 million residential toilets in the U.S., with ten million new toilets sold each year. The annual flush total? Three billion gallons. Poo nugget for Thursday, December 17: Mr. Hanky, the Christmas Poo - On this date in 1997, Mr. Hanky, the Christmas Poo, first appeared on the television show South Park. He emerged from the toilet bowl in the tenth episode of South Park's first season, wearing a Santa hat and bearing gifts for little girls and boys whose diets are high in fiber. Poo nugget for Friday, December 18: You're Avoiding Poo For Two - Pregnant women should refrain from cleaning cat litter, as it could expose the fetus to toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection that can cause complications or even miscarriage. To further reduce the risk, the litter should be cleaned daily - by someone else. Daddy, get to work. post comment

Mani/Pedi packages? [18 Dec 2009|06:58pm] sydneysiders [barksy] My Mum wants some kind of foot pamper, mani/pedi thing (experience?) for Xmas. And then she wants me to come along too - so it can't be too expensive. I just have no idea where to go for something like this. Can someone recommend a good place? Must not be in the city - she won't travel that far. They live in Strathfield-ish, so something in the 15 min boundary from there. Thanks guyyyys. 4 comments|post comment

free iTunes from SMH [17 Dec 2009|08:44pm] sydneysiders [seldear] Anyone got yesterday and today's links for the 12 days of free iTunes at the SMH site? post comment

humane mouse traps? [16 Dec 2009|09:29pm] sydneysiders [sewaddicted] Hi, having met the same mouse on the stairs for a couple of days in the row and I think it's up the duff. I'd like to get a humane mouse trap, quicker than getting one of the internets. I'm after less expensive - my job ends on the 31st. Has anyone seen them in the CBD, eastern 'burbs or the inner west? 19 comments|post comment

Courtesy of my university, awesome. [14 Dec 2009|02:58am] useless_facts [retro_romantic] Researchers Identify The Most Promiscuous Birds in The World wing sauce: http://today.uconn.edu/?p=8022&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+uconn-today+%28UConn+Today%29 post comment

advencha [14 Dec 2009|01:34pm] sydneysiders [digital_sunrise] Does anyone know if there any adventure companies that do Zorbing in Sydney? 5 comments|post comment

Cake, Pie and Cookie Food Facts [13 Dec 2009|09:23pm] useless_facts [endless_reader] Pies and tarts are the most popular desserts with people whose dinner check is under 15.00-dollars. Try brushing the bottom crust of fruit pies with egg whites to prevent the fruit juices from soaking in. Make sure your oven has been pre-heated for 15 to 20 minutes before placing a cake in. Always bake on a middle shelf in the oven; the heat will circulate more evenly. To keep a cake from drying out, attach slices of bread with toothpicks to any exposed cut edges of cakes. To ice a many-layered cake, try attaching all the layers with a few pieces of dry spaghetti. ( Read more... ) 2 comments|post comment

Apple Facts [13 Dec 2009|12:49pm] useless_facts [endless_reader] The crabapple is the only apple native to North America. Apples come in all shades of reds, greens, and yellows. Two pounds of apples make one 9-inch pie. Apple blossom is the state flower of Michigan. 2,500 varieties of apples are grown in the United States. 7,500 varieties of apples are grown throughout the world. 100 varieties of apples are grown commercially in the United States. Apples are grown commercially in 36 states. Apples are grown in all 50 states. Apples are fat, sodium, and cholesterol free. A medium apple is about 80 calories. Apples are a great source of the fiber pectin. One apple has five grams of fiber. The pilgrims planted the first United States apple trees in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The science of apple growing is called pomology. ( Read more... ) 3 comments|post comment

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