The next Shenanigans uniform?

From New Scientist:

Basketball vests (singlets) with electroluminescent displays that show a player's score, and number of fouls, are being trialled in Australia.

Of course Shak would be electrocuted by his own sweat...

Penguin law students

Aaaaw, penguins are cute...

Top 5 Beers

This is actually very easy for me, since I've probably only ever had 5 different types of beer :) In no particular order:

1. Kilkenny - the darkest beer I like, Guiness being just a step too far.


2. Tooheys Extra Dry - TED, 'nuff said.


3. O'Briens Pale Ale - the "fruity" gluten-free beer that got me the last 6 months through my diet.


4. Pils - always makes me think of the first Byron Road Trip, where I had 2 of these by the time we got to Dickson.


5. Cooper's Pale - just because the last 3 beers I've had have been this.

To be honest, though, (say it with me) "Bertie doesn't even like beer".

Return of the Top 5

I've been thinking for a while about some other contribution I might make, other than putting up pictures of hotties (which is valuable on its own, of course). So here it is:

Top 5 Computer Games

5 - Donkey Kong handheld

The first computer game I ever owned, probably costing 6 months pocket money. I buy new batteries for it every few years, just so I can "clock" it in reminiscence.

4 - Street Fighter 2

Fuck off K, you're not allowed to use special attacks 'cause I'm too lame to learn them. And stop sweeping, Brady. Also: "Better get me a wheelchair" and "Sureyoucan"

3 - Wipeout (Playstation)

The PS version wins just slightly because it has The Prodigy's "Firestarter" as one of the music tracks.

2 - Mario Kart (SNES or Nin 64)

1 - Legend of Zelda (SNES)

I've played this game from start to finish 3 or 4 times, which means it's waaay to easy for any serious gamer, but for me it's the perfect difficulty level. Wasted away many an hour I should have been studying during my Uni days.

Bertie's Babewatch

Kristen Bell



I watched Reefer Madness: The Musical again the other night, thoroughly enjoying a different fix of Ms. Veronica Mars. She can also be seen in selected episodes of Deadwood, a new movie Pulse, the no-doubt-hilarious Pootie Tang, and is currently filming Flatland: The Movie with Arrested Development's "Buster", Tony Hale.

Bertie's Babewatch

Shawnee Smith



Probably best known for her role as Linda in Becker, she also appears in all three Saw movies (the third one being made right now), "The Stand" TV miniseries, an episode of The X-Files (which reminded me about her), Armageddon and Who's Harry Crumb?

Bertie's Babewatch

Julie Bowen



From Happy Gilmore, Ed, a little bit of Lost, and currently on Boston Legal.

Bertie's Babewatch

Moon Bloodgood



OK, I've never seen any of the handful of movies she's been in, but she was one of Empire magazine's rising stars, and she's got an awesome name.

Bertie's Babewatch

Tea Leoni



From movies like Bad Boys, Deep Impact, and Jurassic Park 3, a hilarious TV show "The Naked Truth", and most recently in Fun With Dick and Jane. Married to David Duchovny, thereby making her part of my favourite Hollywood couple (if I actually had such a thing).

Bertie's Babewatch

Elisabeth Rohm



Mainly known for her work in Angel (Seasons 1 and 2) and Law and Order, but also had a role in Miss Congeniality 2.

Bertie's (Classic) Babewatch

Charisma Carpenter



Sure you remember her from Buffy and Angel (aka the Charisma Carpenter Show) but did you know she had a recurring role in Charmed, and can currently be seen in the second season of Veronica Mars? And she's hotter than ever :)

Welcome!

Welcome to version 3 of The Shenanigans Files, this time in blog form. You can expect scintillating NBA updates from Spuddy, movie news from Skank and maybe even some Bertie's Babewatch.

If you want to be added as a contributor, or have suggestions for formatting/links/anything, just contact Bertie and he'll think about it...