Open Mic WEDNESDAY 8th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition

FACT OF THE DAY: Australia is wider than the Moon.
POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Donald Rumsfeld. Love him or hate him, you’ve gotta admit: a lot of people hate him.”
― Jon Stewart
POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:
Red card washed away
Still the final whistle stings—
Justice found the net.
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OMG ! The moon is the width as Australia..!
OMG ! OMG ! Just fact-checked ! So it is !
That, is fucking amazing. No wonder then that so many AO/NZ people are attracted to Australia. Gravitational pull.
What’s even more amazing is that AO/NZ’s farmers are only 4% of AN/NZ’s population yet earn 100% of our economy while being parasitised by the national party and its adherents who pretend to be the farmer 4%’s besties. OMG! OMG! Face-fan! Face-fan!