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Welcome back for the second instalment of "Ilene Implodes"... Firstly, I'd like to apologise for my rant last week. I'd had a skinful and was feeling peeved at the world. Continuing in today's theme of articles, a joke. I hope it atones for my previous efforts (poetry...what was I thinking?!).



A 7 year old boy was at the centre of a courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with child custody law, and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the greatest degree possible. The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him even more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that they also beat him.

After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him. After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the English cricket team, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone!



On a more serious note, I am interested in pulling together a history of eAustralia. The easiest way is to use the way-back-when machine of various old codgers around. If you'd like to nominate anyone I should approach for their role in key affairs, or just their general e-age, by all means let me know below!

UPDATE: I sent the same joke into the UK press. They are generally unappreciative (though it got their DickTaker Wayne Kerr to respond. Join me in the classic Ausie pastime of baiting the English! h
The UK article