Giant squid dissection
Remember science class in fifth period? Rushing to your desk after snatching a half-price hot food special, and discovering the surprisingly pukeadelic implications of sausage roll and frog intestines.
Think on a larger scale; 245 kilos of squid - only 30 kilos lighter than the largest giant squid ever found - being attacked (presumably with some sort of giant saw) by scientists.
Laundry Mat #6
So this is it. The final laundry mat review. Over the last five weeks we've covered the inner west, south, north and east. For the grand finale I wanted to head into the city centre and do something a bit special. The laundry mat review to end all laundry mat reviews. Something that would bring the country to its knees.
Laundry Mat #4
A reader tipped us off about this place. Apparently the proprietors tried to pick her up while she was doing her laundry. That seemed pretty creepy. Creepy and weird. We decided to investigate.
Heading out to Brunswick, we pretty much hit pay dirt straight away. An older gentleman with a receding hairline (just as described in our tip-off) was helping a female customer with her laundry as we walked in.
Laundry Mat #3
My Beautiful Laundrette? That's a bit optimistic. ‘My rundown student share-house with some washing machines' is a bit closer to the mark. Not as catchy, mind.
Anyway, you know you're in Fitzroy when retro televisions with aquariums inside start popping up. There was one lone goldfish drifting aimlessly in the murky water last Saturday.
Laundry Mat Review #2
Shiners Ezy Wash is a laundry mat straight out of the future. Or what the people who did set design for Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure imagined the future would look like. The domed ceiling, neat rows of metallic machines and white paint job certainly give the place a clean, futuristic glint. If you're not suitably impressed by the interior design there's a sign on the wall telling you all about how awesome the laundry mat is.
Variety Entertainers of the Century sculptures
The other thing that Waterfront City should be recognised for is the triad of terrifyingly awful statues of Australian entertainers that some misguided middle manager commissioned from a plainly unskilled local sculptor.
First, there's the statue of John Farnham that looks exactly like Lou Ferrigno, the deaf guy who played the Hulk on the original TV series.
Laundry Mat #1
Laundry mats are more than just a place to wash your whites and score drugs. They're also great for reading books, meeting crazy people and getting knifed. It really depends on where you go. Some places are bright and cheerful - an oasis of calm and reflection. Other laundry mats are complete crack dens.
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