WOLDsillyWEEK OPENS @ 11.11am DOCUMENTED

 

For all those who entertaIned the idea that at 11.11am Friday June 14 WORLDsillyWEEK would not and could not happen IF they ignored it. 

Well 11.11am happens every day around the world on auspicious and ordinary days alike. Here it is documented just outside the Mayor of Launceston's office and had he looked out the window he too would have witnessed it. However, he failed to respond to and invitation to attend and that just might have been because there was no mention of a ribbon to cut or an envelope to open.

However, please note that the TIGERbus passed, the traffic flowed in an orderly manner, people walked together on the street and a man wearing a FROCKcoat and TOPhat crossed the road at the traffic lights. The TOWN HALL CLOCK rang out at 11am and at 11.11am the little hand was on 11 and the big hand was on 11 and it was correct.

SO, 11.11 am happened and WORLDsillyWEEK began albeit without the Mayor's acknowledgement or participation. Anyway, once a profound truth has been seen, it cannot be 'unseen'. There's no 'going back' to where you were. Even if such a possibility did exist... why would you want to? Mayor!!??

THE BIG JAMM-SLAMM

THESE EVENTS ARE GREAT WHEN THEY 

ARE SPONTANEOUS AND UNSCRIPTED

Like every other place, I guess, this place was quite a different place when we were youngsters. There were a few clubs, and they had what we called JAMMsessions night after night and sometimes the police came. 

EVERYONE CAN DO SOMETHING

GET WITH IT AND DO WHATEVER

TOGETHER AND IT'LL BE GOOD

ITS WORLDsillyWEEK AFTER ALL

LAUNNY'S LONG NIGHT 2024

Dear Councillors, Council’s Executive Team, et al,

This being the 22nd Year WORLDsillyWEEK has been acknowledged in Launceston and that the LONGEST NIGHT being an auspicious time to be acknowledged, you are invited to gather in Civic Square and on Town Hall steps to:

• Meet and mingle with some of the city’s homeless and their supporters; and
• Sponsor a ROUGHsleeper on Town Hall steps; and
• Share a LAUNNYsnack/meal with those in attendance; and
• Bring an instrument of any kind for a bit of a LAUNNYjamm.; and
• Take a selfie or two for SOCIALmedia to demonstrate that Launceston is a CARINGcity as well as being a GASTROMONYcity!

It is anticipated that people might begin gathering 5.30/6.00ish no RSVP required just turn up and be counted as a WORLDsillyWEEK #22 Celebrant.

DESIGNED TO BE RUBBISH

 

It's time to rein in our insatiable fashion addiction

By Daniel Briggs .... June 3 2024 - 12:35pm

Like many addictions, the one involving fashion - the urge to be constantly wearing something new - is hard to explain to those not in its grip.

WATCH: Rae Knopik is the founder of fashion brand Gren. According to her, real ethical fashion is when the person making the clothes is paid a living wage and works in safe humane conditions. 16-year-old Siobhan Hall is a Depop seller and has made over $2000 in her fashion side hustle gig.

And, also like many addictions, those who are susceptible to the lure of fast fashion are many and varied. It's not just young people, or poor people, or privileged people, or those with other difficult circumstances. And it doesn't have direct health implications to the individual, unless you count financial health.

But the fact remains Australia's shopping addiction is fuelling a fast fashion waste crisis.

But it's difficult to convince people buying lots of cheap clothing is, in fact, harmful to the environment. As reported earlier this week, more than 200,000 tonnes of clothing end up in Australian landfills each year, equal in weight to almost four Sydney Harbour Bridges.

There was a time in living memory when most people bought only a few items a year, and wore them for many years.

Nowadays, research from the Australia Institute shows the average Australian buys 56 new clothing items a year. This number seems preposterous, but it's undeniable that fashion has never been more accessible and easy to consume - and throw away.

In this time of plenty, when owning multiple pairs of trousers or jackets or dresses isn't considered extravagant, we like to comfort ourselves in the knowledge that at least we are donating our unwanted clothes to charities, like Vinnies or the Salvos.

Clothes are too easily discarded in Australia. It's time for a change. Picture Shutterstock

But the sentiment doesn't translate to the other end of the equation, where volunteer workers have to discard so much unusable clothing, leading to all that landfill.

And Canberrans, with our higher than average incomes, would seem to be among the worst offenders.

We like to think of ourselves as progressive, enlightened, and more in tune with sustainability and environmental considerations than other capitals, but when it comes to fashion, we are not living up to this idealised version.

Shops like Zara and H&M used to be the culprits for wasteful fast fashion, but the rise of online brands like Temu and Shein have left these brands in the shade.

Spending $10 on jeans and $3 on a T-shirt has become the norm, and no one seems to mind that said T-shirt barely lasts one spin in the wash.

The irony used to be that cheap clothes were unaffordable when the price was calculated on a cost-per-wear basis, but the comically low prices have made even this equation ridiculous.

How have we got to this place, and when did such consumer behaviour become normalised?

GOODnews FOR WsW!!

 

SILLYweekPOSSUM

WARNING

DO NOT EAT RAW GAME MEAT OR LAMB

AS IF YOU DO YOU WILL BE BEHAVING IN

A DANGEROUSLY SILLY WAY

JUST SO LONG AS THE GAME MEAT YOU EAT

HAS BEEN COOKED AT 60ºC PLUS IT IS SAFE

 

NB: THE PORK BELLY IS OPTIONAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyFbr7Mzq0w

There are better options than this example in a city of gastronomy, SEE ABOVE Anyway go ask your favourite eating place to get with the project. This is offered as a starting point.

AUSTRALIAN POSSUM
1 possum ..... 5 tbs balsamic vinegar ..... 5 onions ..... 2 cloves garlic ..... 5 carrots ..... 1 stalk celery ..... 2 turnips  ..... 3 tomatoes  ..... 2 tbs cold pressed olive oil  ..... 1 clump italian parsley 

1 tbs fresh rosemary .... 5 bay leaves  ..... 3 cloves 2 tbs Vegemite  ....1 damper (like a hot dog roll) 

Note: Possums are a protected species in Australia. They cannot be trapped, shot or hunted. If you run over an Australian possum, and it is still alive, call WIRES, which protects Australia's native fauna. ... If it's dead, then this recipe may serve a purpose. ALSO, In Launceston there is a LEGAL possum meat supplier ... CLICK HERE ...First, skin the possum, checking first for lice, myxomitosis, and living young in the pouch. .... Separate legs from breast. Discard head, neck, tail and claws. If you wish, hold the offal for thanksgiving stuffing. 

Then cut the possum into long stringy pieces. ... Marinate overnight in vinegar, rosemary, bay leaf, clove, garlic & oil mixture.  ... Make the roll: split the damper, and spread vegemite on each side. Put aside. ... Chop the carrot, turnip and tomato into small pieces, then cook with the rest of the ingredients, and stew in a pot, adding a chicken stock cube for seasoning.  Dip the possum pieces in the pot, then barbecue for 20 minutes (or until cooked to personal taste). 

 To serve: like a hot dog, use the damper & vegemite roll to surround pieces of possum. ...Serve with chips, salad and beer.

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WsW7250 The silliness has started already

 

In Launceston's Town Hall and the city's CIVICspaces the silliness is palpable as the DEPUTYmayor on behalf of who knows who, he advocates more and more talking albeit that the talking thus far has only seen the rise and rise of the city's HOMElessness! What on GOD'Searth is all this about.

While on the street outside Town Hall charities are jockying for space to do their thing for those suffering housing stress. This is great BUT then silliness kicks in. The story goes one charity want another to vacate the space in order that they can claim the accolades. Just what is that about? As this year's WORLDsillyWEEK no doubt more silliness will present itself.

EssentIally what is going on is bureaucratic DOTseparation rather than DOTjoining pure and simple and those suffering HOMElessness grow in number because of BUREAUCRATICsilliness by-and-large! 

WATCH THIS SPACE

LAUNCESTON COUNCIL MEETING

QUESTIONS REGARDING HOMELESSNESS IN LAUNCESTON

12 minutes into the meeting

Well the silliness has begun with Council DUCKshoving the HOUSINGstress issue and

WORLDsillyWEEK is now 15 days away. This Council just refuses to deal 

HOUSINGstress in a meaningful way! 

LISTEN AND LEARN

EXPERIENCE SOME SILLINESS

LAUNCESTON silly TIMES

 

LAUNCESTONlittleLAWN #2/24

Watch This Space

A WORLDsillyWEEK SPECIAL

 

$15 PER SERVE

$5 to the house

$10 to Stike-it-Out

Launceston has asserted its place among the world’s great epicurean destinations.

In late 2021, it was named as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, making it one of only 36 world cities bestowed with the title. You can get away with ALLsorts in Launceston that you just cannot get away with in Hobart!!

WINTER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL

 

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IT is kinda interesting how Mona Foma the festival from elsewhere could get all kinds of money from Launceston's Council but ask for a tiny bit of in-kind help for WORLDsillyWEEK and bureaucracy kicks in and the demands for form filling is how the NO answer comes. No wonder that there is a need for WORLDsillyWEEK!!

“It's okay to be absurd, ridiculous, and downright irrational at times; silliness is sweet syrup that helps us swallow the bitter pills of life.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes

GO SILLY FOR GOOD CAUSE

CREATING the world’s smallest Little Lawn was Launceston’s introduction to World SILLYWeek........ The Little Lawn sprang up in 2002. Two years later Launceston claimed the longest park bench, located in the City Park........ After an 11-year hiatus, Trevallyn arts advocate Ray Norman and others are keen to revive SILLYweek, starting on June 19. ....... Held elsewhere in the world as part of solstice celebrations, SILLYweek is a ‘‘DIY festival of sanctioned wacky antics’’ with roots in the European silly season from November 11 to Ash Wednesday........ In Europe, SILLYweek usually involves 11 days of events, with each day attributed to a particular theme and each event offering fund-raising for charity........ Already Mr Norman has approached some Launceston restaurateurs to consider plating up possum under quirky dish titles, a Yolko O-no! egg-dropping challenge is under consideration in the CBD, and an artistic interpretation of the Air Force tradition of burning pianos has been mooted. ....... ‘‘We’ve decided to have a POSSUMday because it is silly-ish and a lot of people don’t fancy the idea of eating possum,’’ he said. ....... ‘‘Possum has all kinds of baggage – they get in our ceilings, they eat fruit off our trees – and when I’ve suggested the possibility of eating possum to friends, they’ve said they’d pay good dollars not to eat possum. ....... ‘‘That settled it. We have to have POSSUMday.’’ ....... Mr Norman is encouraging community groups to get involved. ‘‘SILLYweek at heart, though, is all about fund-raising for charity,’’ he said. ....... ‘‘If an activity or idea sounds wacky, then it suits SILLYweek, with the ultimate aim being to support the community in some way. In no way is it meant to hurt or deride.’’ ....... Back in 2002, the Little Lawn was unveiled by then-mayor Janie Dickenson as the city’s ‘‘littlest lawn with big possibilities’’. Believed to be the smallest patch of manicured lawn in the world, it was sown into a foot-square patch on the corner of George, York and Earl streets. ....... Almost before the first blade of grass could break through, the Little Lawn became a bone of contention and it was eventually uprooted. ....... ‘‘We’d like to think they ‘get it’ and get involved this time.’’ ....... Inquiries, 6334 2176 or visit ponrabbel.blogspot.

SAMPLES OF ART THAT MIGHT BED FOR SALE

 

Rember IF it has a FRAME or it sits on a plinth

it is ART!!

SO get to it!

Make some

Flog it for the

HOMELESS!