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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A new government study into anticipatory salivation has found that at least 70% of people who eat dinner or lunch at pubs with vibrating food pagers have experienced 'phantom buzzing'. The new study, conducted by the Licensing Inquiries and Testing For Australian Management (LitFam) ombudsman, has found that thousands of Australian's each year have admitted to mistakenly...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT An ambitious bloke, that you don't really know that well, wants to know how well you know the actual occupants of the house party you are at. While proving that he doesn't really know anyone here, Jack (?) has asked if you know if there is any chance that someone might have a Samsung phone charger, because he's...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Fresh from trolley polling some boys from the next town up the coast, a group of mates have rolled back into their small beach community which they each openly refer to as 'God's Country' - a term used loosely by locals to show their affinity with their part of the world. Taking time out of...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A 24-year-old public relations professional who was discovered unresponsive by coworkers shortly before 9 am has tragically passed away in Royal Betoota Base Hospital this morning. Annie Nerada, of Betoota Hills, was complaining of dizziness and general lethargy to colleagues due to skipping her morning coffee after running late. Moments before she sat down, the deceased Scorpio...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The ice cold, delicious schooner you bought five minutes ago is now at the capacity where you could finish it in one go, if you need to, it has been confirmed. If, on the off chance, you are in a position where you need to catch up, or go to another pub, it is believed that you would...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Locked out of the Yeppoon real estate market, a local tradesman has decided to treat himself the only way a fourth-year-live-at-home-apprentice can these days. "I got myself a Maloo, mate. Black on black on black," said Wheeler Kennedy. "She goes like a shower of shit and I can hang the bum out with just the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Following the dismissal of One Nation's candidate for the Queensland seat of Bundamba in the upcoming state election - the leaders of One Nation have all made their way to the heartland of their party. Ipswich, QLD. Dumped One Nation candidate Shan Ju Lin has hit out at the party's hierarchy over her disendorsement as a candidate in the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Local mum, Annabelle Illet, has been suggesting that her newborn son and 4-year-old labrador are blood related, it has been confirmed through her rampant social media use. Through posting photos of her son along with the family dog, Bruno, the 32-year-old high-end tupperware saleswoman has led her Facebook friends to believe that she actually thinks she gave birth...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT 13-years after Casey Donovan took out the second season of Australian Idol, the 28-year-old performer has taken on a new job that makes the most of her competitive edge. Illegal street racing. In a new interview with the Daily Telegraph, Donovan revealed she’s picked up work as an illegal drag racer in the North-West NSW town of Tamworth, where she...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Linda McGrady's family is rarely unified on anything, but one thing they all can agree on is that she makes the best turkey stuffing this side of the Tropic of Capricorn. However, each time they gather for Christmas, sparks fly. Son Gary's girlfriend is a Catholic and Linda's only daughter just got a sleeve tattoo in...