Rescuers Down Under

On a Tuesday that marks the release of Sarah Palin's sure to be entertaining autobiography -- if not in a sad, laughable way -- it's hard not to post something about her, or about the countless peeks and leaks about the book that have already been let out. Alas, I feel that my posts have been too political as of late, so I'll go with something else that is very dear to me, the demise of douchebag culture.

According to today's news clipping, found courtesy of HCwDB, some Aussies are making serious headway in combatting an infestation that has plagued their nation for years. No, I'm not talking about the Cane Toad, this is a problem that America suffers from too -- the douchebag.

A prominent Melbourne club promoter has outlawed "Ed Hardy. Skinny jeans. V-neck shirts. Pointed white shoes. Polo shirts with the collars up... ‘metrosexual’ attire... tight T-shirts, shirts with numbers on them, as well as men sporting either blond tips or dyed rats tails."

To you, Melbourne, I say bravo, maybe the United States can take a page out of your play book. And, to the Americans who believe that Aussies are all a bunch of kangaroo riding, didgeridoo playing, descendents of convicts, you're wrong -- they're just douchebags like you.



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The real question is, which infestation is worse?