daredevil

Posted on January 2, 2008 by JH

Rest easy dear reader: this isn’t about Daredevil, the movie with Ben “Mr Charisma” Affleck. Not at all, it’s all about Robbie Maddison. Robbie, if you didn’t know, is the guy who just set the world record for longest motorbike jump in, naturally, Las Vegas:

Aussie jumps for joy at record bike leap

I’m all for this particular form of stupidity. If people want to launch themselves 100 metres up in the air on a motorbike, I say go for it. Why not? Just let know in advance so I’m not standing underneath.

Robbie’s going to give it another go in a few weeks, this time at Calder park, which strikes me as an ideal place to plunge to a fiery death. That being said, I must say this quote concerned me a bit:

“There is no doubt in my mind that if this next jump doesn’t work out it will be death.”

Death for who? Does he have a temper? If he falls short by a metre or so, will he strangle the cat? The article doesn’t elaborate.

Suffice to say, the whole event should be fraught with interest. It could be almost as messy as the Guns n Roses concert.

Running
I’m back at work, life is returning to normality, and all is good. A few laps of the tan were in order, and duly delivered. I took the long way there and back and ended up with 13.75km in 55 minutes. Not bad.

Schadenfreude
A few people who shall remain nameless have very helpfully pointed out some errors in recent posts. Some people, for example jojo and Jaykay, might argue along the lines of “don’t dish it out if you can’t take it” or words to that effect.

That clearly doesn’t apply in this case. Just like the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, this blog cannot hope to be useful or informative on all matters but it does make the reassuring claim that where it is inaccurate, it is at least definitively inaccurate. In cases of major discrepancy it is always reality that’s got it wrong.

So there.

Altona
I note our Acting Prime Minister, Ms Gillard has moved the seat of power from Canberra to Altona. Canberra one day, Altona the next, our country gets to visit the most interesting places….

Tip of the week
From Viz.co.uk:

WHEN cooking spaghetti, tie all the ends together. That way you can eat it in one long suck, eliminating the drudgery of washing up knives and forks.
Johnny Schott, Hackney

Why didn’t I think of that?

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7 Responses to “daredevil”

  1. Em, on January 2nd, 2008 at 7:03 am Said:

    you would have to wait until after it was cooked before tying it together and that would just burn your fingers.

  2. JH, on January 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 am Said:

    Not exactly an insurmountable obstacle though, Em. Cook it two thirds of the way through, tie it together, then cook it some more.

    Easy.

    Glad to see you’re taking this seriously.

  3. Andrew(ajh), on January 2nd, 2008 at 10:49 am Said:

    Hmmm, Daredevil, wasn’t that the one where Jennifer Garner wore those skintight black outfits?

  4. JH, on January 2nd, 2008 at 10:52 am Said:

    You may be right Andrew. Now you mention it, that movie did have some redeeming features.

  5. Em, on January 3rd, 2008 at 12:32 am Said:

    There’s a thought john, now would one use a reef knot or the more free form granny knot?

    I suppose the reef knot would hold together better….

  6. JH, on January 3rd, 2008 at 12:43 am Said:

    Personally, I’m a bit of a fan of the Weaver’s-Eight knot for all pasta-related applications.

  7. jojo, on January 3rd, 2008 at 7:27 am Said:

    In cases of major discrepancy it is always reality that’s got it wrong.
    …love it
    ..reality is always getting in my way

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