Benni McCarthy Gets A Game After All!

Benni McCarthy Gets A Game After All! – With only 10 days to go until the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off, Electronic Arts South Africa presented the South African national football team with Sony PSP’s as well as the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ game. There you go, Benni – now you can experience the feeling of actually being there! Ooooh! [bizcommunity]

Would YOU Zap Zuma? – On February 10th, 2010, a UCT student pulled the middle finger at President Jacob Zuma’s “blue lights” convoy. He was subsequently held at gunpoint, had a bag placed over his head and was detained for 24 hours. In grand defiance of this act, someone has setup a website, which let’s you vote and upload a pic of yourself pulling a “zap.” [wouldyouzapzuma.com]

Mass-Streak Set For Cape Town 3 June (Today) – Radical fans plan take to the street with a streak planned in close proximity to the Cape Town Stadium to show their support for Bafana Bafana and WC activities. Organisers are calling on Capetonians to join them before they get arrested. The Mass Streak is planned for TODAY in Cape Town. To keep FIFA off their tails, the location and time of the streak is only available on Facebook. [facebook]

George W Bush Joins Facebook (No Spice) – Facebook has a new member — former US president George W. Bush. Bush joined the fast-growing social network on Wednesday and his profile page, facebook.com/georgewbush, attracted more than 2,000 fans within a few hours. I’ve asked him to be my friend. Have you? [afp]

Large Condoms For South African Men – A range of extra-large condoms has been launched in South Africa, to cater for “well-endowed” men. “A large number of South African men are bigger and complain about condoms being uncomfortable and too small,” said Durex manager Stuart Roberts. Well done, boys – pat yourselves the err back! [bbc]

Condoms Too Big For Indian Men – A survey of more than 1,000 men in India has concluded that condoms made according to international sizes are too large for a majority of Indian men.The study found that more than half of the men measured had penises that were shorter than international standards for condoms. Sorry about that, guys.. [bbc]

Top Seeded Serena Williams Is OUT Of The French Open – Another day at the French Open and another upset. On Wednesday it was goodbye for Serena Williams.The top-seeded Williams sister was knocked out of the French Open Wednesday in the quarterfinals (6-2, 6-7 (2), 8-6.) by Australian Samantha Stosur who has played the part of spoiler this week. [cnn]

Al And Tipper Gore Reveal Their Inconvenient Truth – The Gores’ union used to be perceived as the last marriage likely to fail. Until it did. Perhaps it’s testament to the depth of their relationship that the (former) couple are trying to downplay the inevitable fuss surrounding their separation. It’s just never cut and dry, is it? [thedailymaverick]

BP Oil Leak May Last Until Christmas – BP’s failure since April to plug a Gulf of Mexico oil leak has prompted forecasts the crude may continue gushing into December in what Barack Obama has called the greatest environmental disaster in U.S. history. Attempts so far to cap the well and plug the leak on the seabed a mile below the surface haven’t worked. This is a MAJOR balls up, guys! [bloomberg]

Even Dolphins Love The iPad – As I enter day three of my relationship with my new iPad, It seems I’m not the only one who has taken a liking to it. Cats love it and dogs aren’t so sure, but apparently a bottlenose dolphin named Merlin is now an iPad enthusiast. Researcher Jack Kassewitz of SpeakDolphin is working on using the Apple tablet device as a language interface for marine mammals. [mashable]

Voicemail From The Lamest Pickup Artist Ever – Nicole lives in Manhattan. She met Stu at Soho House, a members-only meatpacking district club catering to overgrown frat boys, strivers, and i-bankers. Stu seemed “normal, funny, and nice.” So she gave him her phone number. Hilarious horror ensued. Cringe warning.. [gawker]

Gunman Kills 12, Wounds 25 in England – A taxi driver described as quiet but friendly went on a shooting spree across a picturesque rural area of northwestern England today, killing at least 12 people and wounding 25 before apparently turning the gun on himself. Stunning. [newser]

Five Small Business Success Stories From The States – A recent study conducted by the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business showed that nearly one in five small business owners are integrating social media into their business processes, and that technology adoption rates in the U.S. among small businesses have doubled in the past year from 12% to 24%. [mashable]

Behind The Scenes on P Diddy’s New Album – P Diddy fans will be pleased about this one. As you know, he is releasing a new album, entitled “Dirty Money” (obviously). Well now you can check out a sneak peek of Diddy’s new video, “Hello Good Morning,” with cameos from Rick Ross and Swizz Beatz. Aait! [realtalkny]

Candice Swanepoel Bikini Pictures Are Out Of This World – When new bikini pictures of our very own Victoria’s Secret supermodel, Candice Swanepoel, come out, we want you to know about it. Because she symbolizes the very essence of 2oceansvibe – the holiday. Because when you look at her, you feel on holiday. Work has become a sideline.. [egotastic]

[thanks ken, dan, simon]