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A great video of the last scene of one of the funniest movies ever made. Yes I’m a huge Monty Python fan.

Life Of Brian - Always look On The Bright Side Of Life.

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John Mikkelsen [pictured] writes:

EVER wonder who you should be pointing the finger of blame at over the world’s deepening economic crisis?

America, the world banks, stock market greed, all of the above? No.

According to so some Pommy journalists, you can blame our own Aussie hard rock exports, AC/DC.

Now you might think either I or these Poms writing in such highbrow publications as The Guardian, have been doing what mad dogs and Englishmen are famous for. But Angus, Malcolm, Brian and co have been linked to every economic downturn in the UK and other parts of the world since they first rose to fame way back in the 1970’s.

It’s true - whenever AC/DC have been Back in Black so to speak, with a hit riding high in the charts, the UK and many other world economies have been well and truly in the red.

Here’s what one recent report said:

“Financially, the country’s already on the Highway to Hell, but that has not stopped the British from pointing the finger of blame at AC/DC.

The ageing Aussie rockers have hit the top of the UK album charts for the first time in 28 years with their latest and 18th album Black Ice, outselling their nearest rival, Kaiser Chiefs, at a rate of two to one.

But the British press have analysed the last times the heavy rockers hit the spot and found a link to their big selling records and an economy teetering on the brink of recession.

When they formed in Australia in 1973, the economies of the Northern Hemisphere were being tested with the beginning of the oil crisis. AC/DC’s breakthrough Back in Black topped the charts in 1980 as inflation in the UK hit 20 percent and unemployment came close to the psychologically unsettling two million mark.

As the economy recovered, the band’s popularity diminished, but again they made a mark on the album charts in 1990 with Razor’s Edge, again before the worst recession in a decade.

Black Ice has already sold more than five million copies and the British economy is suffering negative growth for the first time in 16 years; expect to see two million people out of work and the sterling has crashed to a 20 year low…”

Well, it’s been a long way but Angus and the boys are also bound for the top again here in Australia and we all know what’s happening to our economy and our dwindling budget surplus as Treasurer Wayne Swan warns there could be worse to come.

Maybe he, Kevin Rudd, US President-elect Barack Obama and the heads of the other G20 nations should listen up and chart their economic strategies to AC/DC’s release schedules.

Maybe they should be invited to perform at the upcoming economic summit where they could inspire delegates by belting out some inspirational tunes such as Long Way to the Top and You Shook Me, with Back in Black as an encore.

Seriously folks, The Guardian article surmised that in tough economic times, people sought out culture that was uncomplicated and dependable,

“and rock music has never produced a band so uncomplicated and dependable as AC/DC.”

Amen.

And even better news, they are soon coming to a pub near you. Sorry, I made that bit up, but I see that tribute band Acca Dacca is indeed headed our way soon so I guess if you want to let off some steam, forget about your dwindling superannuation funds and the diving Aussie dollar, that could be your answer.

Just don’t ask the Angus, Brian and Malcolm clones when they expect the economic Hells Bells to stop ringing or you might cop more than a blank look.

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Incidentally, even Queen Elizabeth has now asked why no world leaders foresaw the world’s escalating economic crisis. Heavens knows the warning signs were there and a couple of British comedians, John Bird and John Fortune, actually gave a very clear picture of what was about to happen in a video they made about the sub- prime loans crash around 12 months ago.

Already featured on Agmates and you can also find it on YouTube and other sites - hilarious if it wasn’t so true.

Back in Black live live at ‘No Bull’ in Spain.

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Todays Music Video is inspired by Senator Ron Boswells article written on the Governments pledge to move ahead with the carbon pollution reduction scheme.

I hope the Doobie Brothers will forgive me for using their song “What a Fool Believes” as a political satire, but it and the film clip are perfect.

As you watch the Video, think about the fact that Senator Boswell and a ground swell of eminent people are saying pressing ahead with the carbon-tax is very foolish.

Then see the Guy in the Video as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd & the Girl as Climate Change Minister Penny Wong. Think about their blind, wild romance with the whole global warming thesis and their planned introduction of the ETS that is plunging Australia headlong into a carbon constrained economy - dreaming that if they lead the way and the rest of the world will follow.

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A Tragic Romance: Kevin / Penny and saving the world.

The song lyrics are subtitled with My take on the Kevin / Penny / ETS Romance. See them below.

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Comedian Will Ferrell does a great George Bush impersonation. This is quite funny.

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USA (of course) Psychologists are warning that people who are excessively green could be suffering a mental disorder.

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YOU know them. Those who go to such enormous and inconvenient lengths to reduce their carbon footprint they make you feel like a global vandal just for eating a Bowen mango or a piece of snapper because it wasn’t grown or caught within a 30km radius of your home.

Or drive rather than take your city’s crappy public transport, no matter how far the journey.

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They even have a name for the condition - Carborexic. Do we now have to watch for signs of Carborexia in our family and friends just as we might have to monitor them for signs of Anorexia or Paranoia ?

Do you know anyone who suffers from Carborexia?

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Agmate Joel from the US has sent us this. Its funny - thanks mate.

In 1965 Dr. Peter Witt gave drugs to spiders and observed their effects on web building. This short film about the results of the experiment was created by First Church Of Christ, Filmmaker.

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Two British Comedians talking about the sub - prime market, and the Financial crisis - 12 months ago.

News is just out that the US Congess has approved the US $700m Wall Street Bail out.

I saw this video about March this year and thought it was very funny. What I realise now is how chillingly accurate their satirical predictions are.

This is hilarious - scary - how can two British comedians see and predict the unfolding crisis with such clarrity yet none of the powerbrokers, politician could?

(thanks to Agmate Leonard)

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Today marks the 7th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the world trade Centre in New York.

We’d ask that you just take a moment to remember the 2,974 civilians that lost their lives that day.

Being the anniversary week we have seen a lot in the media. For example ABC’s 4 Corners program “9/11 the Third Tower” took an in depth look at the rampant conspiracy theories surrounding the attacks.

So as you remember where you were while that fateful day 7 years ago unfolded here is a video from the Onion News Network to mark the day.

We have heard from 2 sides - those that believe and those that don’t. This is Al Qaeda’s View on the 9/11 Conspiracy Theories.

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Boris Johnson is the Mayor of London. This is Hilarious.

Listen from the 2m 20sec mark for the new event he’d like included in the 2012 London Olypics plus the origins of ping Pong.

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This guy is brilliant. Watch his advisers standing behind him. They are almost peeing themselves laughing.

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I’m not a believer in conspiracy theories of any kind. There does however appear to be forces at work to stop the consumption of beef by the world under the guise of stopping global warming.

Through meticulous research and as it happens quite by accident Agmates has stumbled upon the real culprits behind the world wide push to stop eating meat from cows.

We had thought it was IPCC chairman and strict  Vegetarian Dr Rajendra Pachauri claiming cattle caused global warming. As it turns out it is something far more sinister.

You can’t ignore photographic evidence like this - The real culprits:

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