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	<title>Shaun Topp Online</title>
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		<title>The Nanna</title>
		<link>http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=173</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 02:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><ADMINNICENAME></dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent survey, Australian parents are ‘seeking nannies with the exuberance of Mary Poppins and Mrs. Doubtfire’ to care for their children.

Let me get this straight - grown, well-educated adults are looking for cross-dressing impostors and witch-like heathens to guard their loved ones?
If I interviewed a prospective nanny and she looked anything remotely [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to a recent survey, Australian parents are ‘seeking nannies with the exuberance of Mary Poppins and Mrs. Doubtfire’ to care for their children.</p>
<p><img alt="mary-poppins1.jpg" id="image175" src="http://shauntopp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/mary-poppins1.jpg" /></p>
<p>Let me get this straight - grown, well-educated adults are looking for cross-dressing impostors and witch-like heathens to guard their loved ones?</p>
<p>If I interviewed a prospective nanny and she looked anything remotely like a man, there would be no need to check the references.</p>
<p>And we all know that ‘spoonful of sugar’ is just street slang for crystal meth.</p>
<p>Other favourites listed in the survey included Maria from <em>The Sound of Music</em>, Supernanny and Alice from <em>The Brady Bunch</em>.</p>
<p>Surely they can&#8217;t be serious??</p>
<p>After 13 years of religious education take my word for it, an ex-nun with a guitar wears thin very quickly.</p>
<p>Does anyone remember the Brady’s dog Tiger? The one that just disappeared one episode never to be seen again? Next time you see Alice, ask her if she has any recollections of it or if she could perhaps provide a DNA sample.</p>
<p>And as for Supernanny – anyone who looks like a porn star would not be looking after my kids. Actually scratch that, any one who looks like a <em>British</em> porn star would not be looking after my kids.</p>
<p>So despite my faith in the Australian public never wavering, I have to admit, I’m disappointed who they’d leave in charge of their children.<br />
For me though, there can be only one choice.</p>
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		<title>Position Vacant</title>
		<link>http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=166</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><ADMINNICENAME></dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Naomi Campbell stumbled into some more trouble last week when a woman was charged with stealing her identity. Fortunately Ms. Campbell was as humble and gracious as ever.

&#8220;This girl doesn&#8217;t even look like me. There is only one Naomi and it&#8217;s a full-time job, let me tell you.&#8221;
Most people underestimate the amount of time each [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Naomi Campbell stumbled into some more trouble last week when a woman was charged with stealing her identity. Fortunately Ms. Campbell was as humble and gracious as ever.</p>
<p><img id="image165" alt="naomilookalike.jpg" src="http://shauntopp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/naomilookalike.jpg" /><br />
&#8220;This girl doesn&#8217;t even look like me. There is only one Naomi and it&#8217;s a full-time job, let me tell you.&#8221;</p>
<p>Most people underestimate the amount of time each day it takes to throw your phone at people, but not me.</p>
<p>Not me Naomi, not me.
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		<title>King Of The World Meets King Of The Jews</title>
		<link>http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=164</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><ADMINNICENAME></dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In one of the greatest discoveries since Steven Spielberg found live dinosaurs, Titanic director James Cameron believes he may have found Jesus Christ&#8217;s tomb.

I, for one, am amazed that after decades of work by the finest archeological minds known to man, it took the director of Pirahna II: The Spawning to make the discovery.
While tests [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In one of the greatest discoveries since Steven Spielberg found live dinosaurs, Titanic director James Cameron believes he may have found Jesus Christ&#8217;s tomb.<br />
<img id="image163" alt="cameronversusjesus.jpg" src="http://shauntopp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/cameronversusjesus.jpg" /><br />
I, for one, am amazed that after decades of work by the finest archeological minds known to man, it took the director of <em>Pirahna II: The Spawning</em> to make the discovery.</p>
<p>While tests cannot prove beyond doubt that this is in fact Jesus&#8217; last resting place, Cameron says that if it&#8217;s not &#8216;then it&#8217;s another Jesus who lived at the exact same time as Jesus Christ&#8217;.</p>
<p>Seeing almost 60% of Jerusalem was named &#8216;Jesus&#8217; at that time, surely that wouldn&#8217;t be much of a stretch?</p>
<p>Once again it appears we&#8217;ve debunked Cameron&#8217;s claims that he is in fact the second coming.
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		<title>Who Said Fans Are Crazy?</title>
		<link>http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=157</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><ADMINNICENAME></dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Music and Lyrics, the new Hugh Grant/Drew Barrymore romantic comedy is in cinemas now and while it&#8217;s a bit of a snore fest, there was certainly some excitement at the film&#8217;s Amsterdaam premiere.
Recently single Hugh was walking the red carpet and posing for pictures when a mysterious brunette jumped forward and clamped a metal handcuff [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Music and Lyrics</em>, the new Hugh Grant/Drew Barrymore romantic comedy is in cinemas now and while it&#8217;s a bit of a snore fest, there was certainly some excitement at the film&#8217;s Amsterdaam premiere.</p>
<p>Recently single Hugh was walking the red carpet and posing for pictures when a mysterious brunette jumped forward and clamped a metal handcuff and chain to his left wrist, attaching herself to the unflappable actor.</p>
<p><img alt="hughgrantchained.jpg" id="image156" src="http://shauntopp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/hughgrantchained.jpg" /><br />
While in the past there&#8217;s no doubt Mr. Grant would have paid for such behaviour, this attention was clearly unwanted, however he continued to sign autographs and pose for fans as he waited for fire crews to set him free.</p>
<p>Having avoided marrying Elizabeth Hurley and Jemima Khan, you can&#8217;t blame Hugh for being afraid of the old &#8216;ball and chain&#8217;. (boom! tish!)
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		<title>One Day, You&#8217;re Gonna Get Caught</title>
		<link>http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=152</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 10:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When either feeling bored or overly self-conscious, I often think of the most embarrassing situations I could possibly be caught in. Most people have had the &#8216;rocking up to school/work/church choir practice in your underwear dream&#8217;, however for my money, being spotted at a Westlife concert would probably take the cake.

After running into a &#8216;close [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When either feeling bored or overly self-conscious, I often think of the most embarrassing situations I could possibly be caught in. Most people have had the &#8216;rocking up to school/work/church choir practice in your underwear dream&#8217;, however for my money, being spotted at a Westlife concert would probably take the cake.</p>
<p><img alt="westlifebarbie11.jpg" id="image158" src="http://shauntopp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/westlifebarbie11.jpg" /></p>
<p>After running into a &#8216;close friend&#8217; at such event, I realised my legitimate excuse of &#8216;I&#8217;m a music journo and my Dad really wanted to come&#8217; actually sounded worse than anything I could have potentially made up. If only liking boybands was a more socially acceptable crime. However it wasn&#8217;t until I read about retired Polish school teacher, Leszek Szwerowski, that my &#8216;cultural faux pas&#8217; paled into comparison.</p>
<p>You see Leszek (yes, it does sound like a slang word for &#8216;lesbian sex&#8217;; I know you were thinking it) is suing the organisers of a world record sex session after they forgot to pixelate his face. That&#8217;s right, the 61-year old Polish hornbag kindly offered to help out the three young women who were trying to have sex with as many men as they could over the course of several hours.</p>
<p>However Leszek said the company behind the event reneged on promises to keep his identity secret, leaving him embarrassed when his young nephew saw him on the DVD. Somehow I think his nephew might have leant more to the physically sick side of &#8216;embarrassed&#8217;.</p>
<p>This should make quite an interesting case, however you&#8217;d love to see the judge throw it out and rule that &#8216;world record gangbangers forfit all rights upon entry&#8217;.</p>
<p>No doubt Ralph Fiennes will be watching the outcome of this one closely.
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		<title>Take Your Time &#8230; It&#8217;s Not Like We&#8217;re Waiting</title>
		<link>http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=151</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transport minister Lynne Kosky has jumped in early to defend her comments that &#8216;Melbourne commuters are too focused on punctuality&#8217;.
Ah hello??? Who would have thought that &#8216;running on time&#8217; would have been a concern to public transport travellers.
I&#8217;m not sure the last time Ms. Kosky caught a train other than Puffing Billy, but &#8216;punctuality&#8217; is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Transport minister Lynne Kosky has jumped in early to defend her comments that &#8216;Melbourne commuters are too focused on punctuality&#8217;.</p>
<p>Ah hello??? Who would have thought that &#8216;running on time&#8217; would have been a concern to public transport travellers.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not sure the last time Ms. Kosky caught a train other than Puffing Billy, but &#8216;punctuality&#8217; is right behind &#8216;not getting stabbed&#8217; on my list of public transport priorities.</p>
<p>If you could look into that, that would be wonderful.</p>
<p><img alt="lynnekosky1.jpg" id="image150" src="http://shauntopp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/lynnekosky1.jpg" />
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		<title>Cheap At Half The Price</title>
		<link>http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=149</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much to everyone&#8217;s surprise (not really), the bottle of wine that Adolf Hitler allegedly presented to senior officers to mark his 54th birthday is almost certainly a fake. The undrinkable wine (because of it&#8217;s age, not political status) attracted bids from around the world but was eventually sold to an unsuspecting Nazi fanatic for $10,000.
Hitler [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Much to everyone&#8217;s surprise (not really), the bottle of wine that Adolf Hitler allegedly presented to senior officers to mark his 54th birthday is almost certainly a fake. The undrinkable wine (because of it&#8217;s age, not political status) attracted bids from around the world but was eventually sold to an unsuspecting Nazi fanatic for $10,000.</p>
<p>Hitler expert Sir Ian Kershaw doubted the German leader &#8216;would have wanted his mugshot on a wine bottle&#8217;.</p>
<div style="text-align: center"><img id="image147" alt="hitlerwine1.jpg" src="http://shauntopp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/hitlerwine1.jpg" /></div>
<p>Unconfirmed reports insist it is infact a left-over <em>&#8216;Allo &#8216;Allo!</em> prop.</p>
<p>In unrelated news, I&#8217;m selling the Hanson t-shirt Jesus wore at The Last Supper for $25,000.</p>
<p><img id="image148" alt="hansontshirt.jpg" src="http://shauntopp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/hansontshirt.jpg" /><br />
Bids close Tuesday. Or until James Cameron unearths it.
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		<title>Stage Mother</title>
		<link>http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=145</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing up I was encouraged to pursue sporting interests or those that took me outside and involved Transformers or a truck that would dump sand on small children. Unfortunately ‘the theatre’ was not high on my parents’ agenda for me and thus, I am cursed by a severe lack of talent.
Some judges (Marcia Hines excluded) [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Growing up I was encouraged to pursue sporting interests or those that took me outside and involved Transformers or a truck that would dump sand on small children. Unfortunately ‘the theatre’ was not high on my parents’ agenda for me and thus, I am cursed by a severe lack of talent.</p>
<p>Some judges (Marcia Hines excluded) have been upfront enough to say that I can’t sing or dance unless it’s to Kenny Loggins. Nevertheless, this hasn’t hampered my dreams of gracing the stage and during the week I finally found my opportunity.</p>
<p>Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed new production of Boublil &#038; Shonberg’s <a href="http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21091834-2902,00.html">MISS SAIGON requires someone to play Tam</a>, a non-singing or dancing lead - and I am perfect for the part.</p>
<p>Unfortunately they’re looking for Asian/Eurasian boys ages between 4-8, less that 100cm tall. Once again, my burgeoning career has been held back by discrimination.</p>
<p>What is Eurasian anyway?</p>
<p>A quick Google search tells me that not only is model/convicted drug-user Michelle Leslie of Eurasian decent,</p>
<p><img alt="michelleleslie1.jpg" id="image142" src="http://shauntopp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/michelleleslie1.jpg" /><br />
but so is the fearsome Eurasian Dragon,</p>
<p><img alt="eurasiandragon1.jpg" id="image143" src="http://shauntopp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/eurasiandragon1.jpg" /><br />
which I&#8217;m led to believe is a distant relative of the Liger.</p>
<p><img alt="liger.jpg" id="image144" src="http://shauntopp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/liger.jpg" /><br />
While both Leslie, the dragon and the Liger will get you out of a Balinese prison, only one can successfully pretend to be a Muslim.
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		<title>Say It Ain&#8217;t So Hef</title>
		<link>http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=141</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><ADMINNICENAME></dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I read yesterday with a touch of sadness (and aspiration) that Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is planning on leaving two of his girlfriends behind and settling down with just one, 27-year old bikini-model Holly Madison.
At 80 years of age I can see the obvious benefits of settling down, but Hef, for so long you’ve stood [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I read yesterday with a touch of sadness (and aspiration) that Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is planning on leaving two of his girlfriends behind and settling down with just one, 27-year old bikini-model Holly Madison.</p>
<p>At 80 years of age I can see the obvious benefits of settling down, but Hef, for so long you’ve stood for everything the male species has longed for – buxom women, a grotto and the freedom to wear a smoking jacket outside hours acceptable to most adults.</p>
<p>Now Hugh will merely represent the man who passed up a foursome everynight to spend all his time with this …</p>
<p><img id="image140" alt="hollyhef.jpg" src="http://shauntopp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/hollyhef.jpg" /><br />
Clearly even at 80, he’s lost none of his marbles.<br />
Touche Hefner, well played you old dog.
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		<title>Dying A Happy Man</title>
		<link>http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=139</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><ADMINNICENAME></dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My apologies for not posting earlier, but as you all no doubt remember, the children’s play I co-wrote premiered the other day and since then I’ve seen it four times. That’s not to blow my own trumpet or anything, it’s just been to keep an eye on how it played to the four SOLD-OUT audiences. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My apologies for not posting earlier, but as you all no doubt remember, the children’s play I co-wrote premiered the other day and since then I’ve seen it four times. That’s not to blow my own trumpet or anything, it’s just been to keep an eye on how it played to the four SOLD-OUT audiences. Now that was blowing my own trumpet.</p>
<p>Yes <em>Fairytale Superstars</em> was a wonderful success and for this I must do a quick little Oscar speech and thank my co-writer, Erin Thomas, the amazing cast of Mark Sipple, Marika Aubrey and Wes Snelling, Ben on lights/staging, Brigid the choreographer who’s not only talented, but gorgeous and I’d like to sleep with her and all our family and friends who came along (those who could get tickets that weren’t already SOLD – toot!), I thank you all for your support and hope the inner 4 year old in you all had as much fun as Gary Glitter through Thailand.</p>
<p>Needless to say I’m really happy with how it all went and now after co-writing a show that features not only a Young Diva’s reference and a Wham song, but also Humpty Dumpty rapping to <em>My Humps</em>, I can die a happy man.</p>
<p>Until next school holidays, when we’ll do it all again.
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