>> ^kymbos:

Sizzler hasn't gone out of business in Oz. There's one left in Toowong, Brisbane, and possibly one left in Belconnen, Canberra. They're like throwbacks to another era.
>> ^acidSpine:
Sizzler still exists in America? Went out of business in Australia ages ago but then again, so did Dr Pepper those bastards.



there are 2 I know of in NSW as well..

Sizzler hasn't gone out of business in Oz. There's one left in Toowong, Brisbane, and possibly one left in Belconnen, Canberra. They're like throwbacks to another era.

>> ^acidSpine:

Sizzler still exists in America? Went out of business in Australia ages ago but then again, so did Dr Pepper those bastards.

"A meowing Australian senator touched off a political row in Canberra on Wednesday after his cat imitation directed at Finance Minister Penny Wong sparked accusations that the opposition behaved like sexists and goons, and were feral."


U.B.I.D. (Useless Bit of Info of the Day) = Did you know that true feral cats don't normally meow? Cats meow as a way to communicate with humans, not eachother. Sorry..I am full of useless bits of info like that..I will STFU now. =)

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Very well put charliem. Yes, Australia has a free government health care system which I thank my lucky stars for. Last time I checked, the communist party was not in power in Canberra.

Couldn't agree more - wake the fuck up.

Not you QM - you stay just how you are, because you make a nice alternative voice here on the Sift

- but just your wingnut brethren who are still screeching about the "red menace" that Obama will bring to the US.

Please. The Un-American Activities Committee called from the 1950s. Joe would like his scare tactic back.

Thanks,

I fixed the tags on the old one.



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I think this is it: http://www.videosift.com/video/Pilot-should-really-loose-some-weight

The finalization of Russell Crowe's Australian citizenship was delayed on Wednesday, because officials couldn't finish the paperwork in time. After Crowe was born in New Zealand capital, Wellington, his parents moved to Australia when he was a young child, and he has lived there ever since. The Oscar winner was set to become an official Aussie at a ceremony at Canberra's Parliament House on live television on Wednesday, until it was cancelled at the last minute. A spokeswoman for broadcasters Ten says, "The producers did look into it as part of the telecast but the Government wasn't able to facilitate the process in time. He's keen but they couldn't do it in time. There are obviously certain protocols that need to be adhered to."
http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-01-27#celeb5

Great video The actual name is L'Animateur

Here is the Author's description on StopMoShorts:

Way back in June 2006, some of the Haiku Challenge keywords were Tree, Apple, and Fall. That led me to the Adam and Eve story. Reflecting on what it is to be a stop-motion animator today led me to the main character - you've got to be a fool to do it, but you also have this godlike power to create characters and worlds.

A travelling Fool takes his puppet stage to a desert planet. In this retelling of the myth, eating the apple is an essential step towards changing from puppet to human, and part of his plan from the beginning. The French title was chosen because in addition to the meanings of the English word it also refers to a Compere or Master of Ceremonies, which seemed to fit the role of travelling showman.

The film was rushed to make the deadline for Annecy, and has more technical faults that there is space to list, but was fun to do all the same. It was set to recorded music by Earthly Delights, who conduct medieval dances, rather like bush dancing or square dancing, in Canberra, Australia. John Garden composed it and plays the Hurdy Gurdy, which felt exactly right for the puppet stage.

The Stiltfrog puppets are latex build-up over wire, about 4 inches tall. The Fool has a cushion foam body, latex build-up hands, and a foam latex head. Adam and Eve are Sculpey over epoxy putty, then foam latex puppets. It was shot on a Nikon D70 which developed flicker, and was replaced by a D50 which flickered from the start, though not as much. Compositing was done in Mirage, with a couple of planet shots put together in Lightwave.

The capital of Australia is Canberra (for some reason I thought it was Perth). Either way, guy from the Kangaroo Times, no one gives a sh&t.