Dr Yami Oshni of Okado died yesterday and the news has left many :-o "I'm </3 he was a much loved man," said one fan of Dr Oshni's art. Another commented: OMG I'm like DX :I V.V O_O %( and :'-( And there was: @}->----...
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Eaglehawk woman Thelma Schnobbs announced yesterday plans to quit Facebook after 8 years. Ms. Schnobbs decided she was sick and tired of the site wasting her time and posted the following message. "I’m going off Facebook for a while, because this site can be exhausting...
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In a world first, Bendigo's beloved celebrity pig Mr Oinks has successfully survived a 10 hour marathon liver transplant operation. When Mr Oinks' liver failed shortly after Octoberfest, he was placed on a transplant wait list. Doctors discovered that his owner Harry Harrison from Marong...
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The Bendigo Standard was today restored to its last-known-good state, after attempts to install the internet's first coin-operated paywall ended in disaster. "I'm not sure exactly what went wrong" said Mike Elliott, editor-in-chief of the Standard. "I mean, I followed all the instructions: installed the...
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Despite data proving otherwise, a number of Bendigo residents have written to The Bendigo Standard in protest of what they call the Climate Change Hoax.” Apparently soaring temperatures and lack of rain are lost on them, with one resident proudly declaring “huh huh. Sure looks...
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"They said 'Do you have a garage?'" stated Toby Dawson, 44, Golden Square. That is a requirement of cheap car insurance. "I totally said yes," said Mr Dawson. And rightfully so. "Knocked $180 off me insurance and now I get less bird shit on it,"...
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Outside Bendigo TAFE, across the road from Hop Supply, near the weatherboard church, just down from the Black Swan, not far from the Bingo place, a few stones throws from the Chinese Gardens, nowhere near the Central Deborah Mine, ages away from Epsom, is one...
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Gareth Reynolds, 78, Strahtfieldsaye, has been donating blood for the past 37 years. “It’s all going to vampires!!!” he says, after watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the first time on the weekend. “Sure Mr Reynolds. Vampires,” say the staff. He’s also just seen Twilight....
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EPSOM man Bruce Richards today announced on Social Media he had finished watching everything on Netflix. The 43 year old quit his position as a Barista 2 years ago to become a professional Netflix watcher. "I started watching Breaking Bad and when I finished it...
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“Usually I say, ‘Bloody Microsoft,’ but this update could be really useful,” said Craig McLachlan, 37, Kangaroo Flat. While most people agree that if they wanted their computer to be updated they’d just buy a new computer, the new Microsoft Windows update has a special...
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