Sales goes home for flood special. Leigh Sales is a proud Brisbane gal. “Growing up in Brisbane, of course I feel a connection to what has happened,” she said yesterday, promoting a TV community forum this Friday night on the Queensland flood disaster. The ABC promises a “cross-section of the community”, including Lord Mayor Campbell Newman, will gather at Graceville Public School south of the CBD to discuss how they are coping after the deluge. The programs aims from 7.30pm on Friday.

A rising tide of puns. Unfortunate puns, deliberate or otherwise, abound in the wake of the Queensland floods. Like this email from flack Geoff Hoddinott, a press release from document management company Recall:

“Flood affected businesses will be concentrating on cleaning up the damage following floods, but it is important that they don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater…”

Normal service resumes. Now that the Queensland floods are slowly leaving the front pages of the nation’s newspapers, what are the stories that are replacing the disaster? If you are in the Northern Territory it’s the closing of the Discovery nightclub and its popular “T-ts out Tuesdays”, as reported by the NT News:

The days may be numbered for one of the Territory’s raunchiest nights out.

Discovery nightclub will front the Liquor Licensing Commission next week after a complaint was lodged about its weekly TOT night, the ABC reported.

The nightclub claims TOT stands for Tequila On Tuesdays, but to locals it is known as T-ts Out Tuesday.

The event features scantily-clad female patrons dancing on stage, often bearing their breasts.

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Who are we to say this is not news? — Leigh Josey

The real victim of the floods: beer. In times of national tragedy it’s paramount that people have access to their favourite ale. You multiply that by a factor of 1000 when it comes to Queenslanders and XXXX:

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After Tucson, journos try avoiding violent political cliches

“With the debate over political rhetoric dominating the post-Tucson media conversation, some journalists have begun pausing before reaching for well-worn, violent clichés that have long been common in political coverage.” — The Cutline

Queen’s Christmas message on Sky for first time

“This year’s Queen’s Christmas message could have an added dimension after production duties were handed to Sky News for the first time. A third dimension, to be specific, with a 3D Commonwealth address by her majesty the ultimate marketing coup for the satellite broadcaster.” — The Guardian

What malady has sidelined Steve Jobs?

“So what is happening now? If Jobs’ medical leave ends up being related to his neuroendocrine tumor, in my opinion three scenarios are most likely.” — Forbes

Playboy: uncensored and on your iPad, this March

“Apple will roll out an uncensored Playboy iPad app in March, according to a tweet by Hugh Hefner. Archives, as well as new issues, will be made available. But the news raises a few eyebrows–and not for the usual reasons.” — The Huffington Post

How to publish your book on Amazon Kindle

“If you’re looking for a way to self-publish your own book on the Kindle, it’s surprisingly simple. Here’s the step-by-step method of making your writing available to the Kindle masses” — io9

Rush Limbaugh shows off his Chinese voice

“Conservative radio king Rush Limbaugh sure thinks Chinese people talk funny. Want to hear the impression of Chinese President Hu Jintao he unveiled today?” — Gawker

China’s internet population rises to 457 million

“China’s online population rose to 457 million in 2010 as use of mobile phones to surf the Web spread rapidly, an industry group reported Wednesday.” — The Globe and Mail