A Jewish mate of mine took me to Bondi the other day for some Matzeball soup, which has ignited my interest in all things Jewish – especially neuroses. That’s not to say the soup was any cop. It was a light chicken broth with two large soggy flour balls in it. Interesting if not tasty.

I swear my mate is the biggest anti-Semite I’ve ever met. It’s an interesting area, the nexus between self-loathing, misanthropy and racism … Anyway, if you’ve ever wondered what those little square boxes are that Jews sometimes wear on their forehead, Slate explains here.

Speaking of Jewish legends, Mark points out the Kinkmeister is on the campaign trail, running for governor of Texas with his sidekick Jewford. He also casts a torch on the mystery of women, and it really isn't that mysterious - they get turned on by just about anything.

Chris likes the mathematics of mattress flipping for anyone who’d flipped once and forgotten. He also likes the lost and found 122 metre (sorry 400 foot) waterfall and the chick who drugged her fiancee so he wouldn't need sex 35 times a week.

Finally, our prolific former bass player likes The Jackie Leven column. Leven was frontman of 1970s band Doll By Doll. In 1983 he was attacked and nearly murdered. Unable to speak or sing, he lost his record deal and friends (his girlfriend left him for the Dalai Lama's bodyguard) and he entered a period of psychic disorder, taking heroin and living in isolation.

He re-joined the world in 1985 after a course of acupuncture and psychic healing, and has since recorded many extraordinary solo albums.