In South Melbourne on Tuesday night, a man was shot dead by police after he fled a car carrying drugs and weapons.

He fled on foot and in so doing, he shot at police with a handgun. He managed to shoot one police officer in the leg, but was shot dead by the police before he could do serious injury to the law enforcers.

Samir Ograzden had an extensive criminal history, including four outstanding warrants concerning drugs and violence.

Yesterday morning the dead man's distraught girlfriend went to the scene of the shooting, Channel Ten reports.

"He was the most wonderful person, he'd do anything for anyone," she told the Ten network.

This reminds me so much of Stig O'Tracy's comments regarding Dinsdale Piranha, when it was suggested to him at interview that Dinsy had nailed his head to the floor:

"No. Never. He was a smashing bloke. He used to buy his mother flowers and that!"

There may be some of you who do not understand this reference and some of you who can not fail but to smile wistfully. If you need it explained to you, try this for starters:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piranha_Brothers

Though better still, find the original sketch and watch it. Brilliant stuff.

Oh stuff it. Here it is:

The United Nations is a prestigious organisation, though much maligned for it's lack of action when faced with a crisis. Some of it is totally unjustified and I am given to wondering just why it is that it is scorned by many of the world's leaders and derisively referred to by others?

I think I have the answer.

Ban Ki Moon.

What's in a name? Well, quite a lot really and frankly 'Banky Moon', has got to be right up there with the worst of them. How the hell can you select a guy with a name like that and then not piss yourselves laughing whenever you here him mentioned?

Over the decades there have been some pretty damn badly named people selected as Secretary General:

Dag Hammarskjöld

U Thant

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Kofu Annan

to name a few...

But really, 'Banky Moon'?

How could they? It sounds like something from Star Wars (episodes 4-6) and I think he would feel very much at home with 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' or 'Chewbacca' at his side.

"Use the UN force, Luke!" I hear him utter.

Some things are just plainly wrong.

From the front page of NineMSN comes the following shocking news:

'Arrogant' Saxon Gets Booted Out of Big Brother

and:

Lara Bingle's father dies

Oh, there was some story about a crisis is Burma but that really isn't worth repeating here.

Needing a new dressing gown I took advantage of the Mother's Day sale at Target and bought a Purple fluffy one.  It has a hood - which wasn't necessary - but, as any person who straightens their hair will tell you, can be very handy (tonguetied57 - you're with me, right??).
I didn't think about the colour - it was the right price and very warm.
Since then I've been teased mercilessly when wearing it.  I was worried I might look like a monk but everyone says I look like a giant plum - Megan says I'm Barney the Dinosaur  (admittedly it is the same colour) - and Sofie  follows  me around the house by stalking me with her hackles up!!!


I have packages in the mail to  fried_pearl, daily_rant, gentle_dream, pharmgirl68 and morning_lady - so watch your mail boxes!
Have a nice weekend everyone xox

Alison Fan will tonight broadcast an interview she has conducted with John Kizon regarding Ben Cousins.

The interview was conducted at a wake in a Subiaco restaurant recently after the funeral of Craig Christian's father. No doubt a fine crowd of upstanding citizens turned out to farewell Craig's old man. I'm sure he spent the last half of his life revelling in the antics of his son and his associates. He must have been a top bloke to produce a piece of excrement like that and I would like to pay final tribute to him. Well done sir! He sets a fine example to all would-be killers thugs and drug dealers.

I wonder if it was a religious service? I've never had anything but contempt for a church that can welcome and take support from organised criminals and drug dealers, but hey! hypocrisy has long been their hallmark hasn't it?

What Kizon could possibly add to this saga is beyond me. I have heard shorts from the broadcast in which he rails at the Eagles for not providing sufficient guidance and help. Yet, here is a man with his record of criminal activity and drug dealing, spouting forth on the subject. What a laugh.

He may be right in his suggestion that the Eagles didn't do enough for Ben, but as someone else has said, what did Kizon do for him - his friend? I can guess what he did. Probably put him in contact with someone who could provide a ready source to feed his addiction.

We need some good old Melbourne Underbelly blood-letting here and I would delight at the prospect of seeing the likes of Christian, Kizon and various bikie and ethnic gang leaders wiped clean off the face of the planet. If some hangers on get hurt in the process well, such is the price you pay for not picking your friends more wisely.

I thoroughly enjoy that Antiques Roadshow show. It is so "English". 

When the people are told the value of their pieces they come back with a variety of verbal responses - "Really?" .. "Oh dear me" .. "My goodness" . . "Good Lord" ..  "Are you serious?"  ..  "Well well" .. "I'd never have thought" and so on. Beautifully subdued.

If it was an american show every single response would be screamed while jumping up and down - "OH MY GAAARD!!!!"    "OH MY GAAARD!!!!"    "OH MY GAAARD!!!!"       brainless fuckers that they are.

In fact an Australian version would also have the "OH MY GAAARD!!!!" responses too I suppose. I see one of the pharmacies at the train station in Perth now calls itself a "Drugstore"..  another american nail in the Australian language coffin.