You might call this ass-king for it!

I'm giggling at a competition being organized in Australia. Hat-tip to Julie for e-mailing me the link.

A search has begun for Australia's best behind.

The 'Best Butt' competition is being staged as part of next month's Dirt and Dust Festival in Julia Creek, in north-west Queensland, and the first heat is being held tonight in Townsville.

Organiser Margy Rider says it is a tasteful competition.

"We've actually had a lot of phone calls, because now there is a big prize up for grabs, people are saying, 'how do we get into the finals?' I say, 'well you've got to get the crowd going'," she said.

"So if you move it, swing it, push it, pull it - do whatever it takes to make the crowd clap and cheer.

"We think there are a lot of good butts out there, but they don't have to be raving models."

I'm irresistibly reminded of a limerick that circulated during my younger years.

There was a young man from Australia
Who painted his ass like a dahlia.
The color was fine,
Likewise the design:
The aroma - now that was a falia!

Ah, limericks . . . along with puns, two of the higher forms of humor!



Peter