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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