Analysis
Man’s ‘throwback’ Insta post from Mykonos 2015, outperforming posts by his friends currently in Mykonos
WAY BACK WHEN: A local man has had a surprisingly warm reception to his 'Throwback Thursday' Instagram post. Seizing on the opportunity of today being Thursday, 35 year old Mark Taverner shared a photo of himself in Mykonos from eight...
‘Business coach’ recording selfie video while driving, too busy to film it at any other time
DRIVING FORCE: A self-described Melbourne 'business coach' is using a camera mounted to his dashboard to film selfie videos while driving, in a desperate bid to seem busy. "I just thought I'd jump on here quickly," Peter Marlah says at...
Man suffers panic attack after showing photo on phone to mum, who began swiping to other photos
He took back the phone quickly and paramedics are on the scene. ONE FOUL SWIPE: Paramedics rushed to a home in Sydney's inner west today after a man suffered a mild panic attack when he briefly gave his phone to...
Man confused as angry wife only wants to vent about her problem, not solve it
LOST IN TRANSLATION: A well intentioned local man has been left bewildered and berated by his wife after he tried to help her this morning. Michael Mackie offered his wife Katrina a potential solution to a problem she was facing...
EXPOSED: Influencer’s 100k Instagram following not joining her onto Threads, as most of them are bots
SLOW BURN: A fitness influencer's migration onto Threads has hit a stumbling block, when it was revealed that most of her 100k Instagram followers are, in fact, bots. After four days on Threads, Belle Bradley has only accumulated 13 followers....
Time spent organising weekend away with friends, longer than actual weekend away: Report
WEEKEND WORRIERS: A new study has shed light on how long it takes to organise a weekend away with friends. The Institute for Social Dynamics found the average attendee spends 52 hours discussing the weekend away on the WhatsApp group...
Local woman uses friend’s wedding as tasteless excuse to post flattering photo of herself
WEDDING CRASHER: A Sydney woman is being accused of hijacking her friend's wedding yesterday, purely as an excuse to post flattering photos of herself on instagram. In one photo, Rena Peters strikes a model pose, with the bridal party and...
HOWZIT BRU: Man maintains thick South African accent, despite coming to Australia as a baby, in 1978
JUST NOW: A 46 year old Sydney man has miraculously maintained his South African accent, despite only living overseas briefly as a baby. Gavin Michaels came to Australia from Cape Town when he was only one year old, and he's...
Local woman wears Qantas pyjama top to Coles, to show off about flying business class
NOBODY'S BUSINESS: It's a popular sleepwear item for wealthy people; the pyjama tops Qantas hands out to its business class passengers. However Sydney's Megan Mercer has taken the drastic step of wearing her Qantas pyjama top while grocery shopping at...
Seven Network announce Ben Roberts-Smith as a contestant on the next season of SAS Australia
BACK ON THE FRONT LINE: The Seven Network continues to stand by its controversial Queensland managing director Ben Roberts-Smith. The decorated war criminal has this evening been announced as a contestant on season two of Seven's reality TV show SAS...
