For today’s 2oceansVibe Boss Hall of Fame addition, we’ve dug into the archives and found this classic gem from back in 1999. During an episode of the US version of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” our hero, John Carpenter, reaches the final question without having used any of his lifelines.

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The Kiffness, local electronica band that are following in Goldfish’s footsteps have released a new music video, and it’s a stonker. It’s all about Bobo who goes on a moon safari, and takes a 3-iron with.

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On the back (ha) of one of the most talked about trilogies in recent times, The Official Fifty Shades of Grey Sex Toy Range, approved (but not necessarily tested) by E L James herself is available in South Africa.

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Well, I mean, we’ve been telling you this for ages. In a survey conducted during the first week of December 2012 by online research specialists Columinate, it was found that  significantly more females stating that they will do all their shopping in physical stores and men being much more likely to do all their shopping […]

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Yeah, that’s right. Our very own Blade Runner took on a horse – that’s four legs against NONE – and dominated. The race took place in Qatar as part of an effort to promote disability sport and fight discrimination in the region.

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We’ve already found out what the Hosties think about their passengers. But what do Hotel guests really want when they choose and check in to a hotel or guest house? GO Airport Express have just completed a study of guest what is their favourite freebie, a 57% rating said “Free WiFi”. A free breakfast is […]

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These guys fight more than they vote. A brawl erupted in Ukraine’s Parliament yesterday over the election of the position of Speaker. An opposition party tried to physically block a vote on the matter, so their opponents voted to hit them in them in groin.

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We’re ending the year on a high note, and two lucky 2oceansvibers stand a chance to win an XtremeMac hamper to the value of R3500! Each hamper consists of: A Tango Airplay Speaker compatible with any Apple device with iOS 5 or newer, enabling you to share your tunes wirelessly at the touch of a […]

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Haven’t you heard? We’re standing on the precipice of eternal doom. Yes, on 21 December our jig is up. And here are the top five ways doomsayers say we’ll meet our maker. 1) Earth will collide with a rogue planet. There are a bunch of those things crusing around. 2) An “alignment of planets” will cause […]

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A recent clinical trial conducted by the National Institute of Health in the US has found that a new experimental drug may be able to treat depression symptoms within minutes, as opposed to most current prescription anti-depressants that can take weeks to have an effect.

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“Hallelujah, Sandy, screw ya! We’ll get through ya, ‘Cause we’re New Yorkers.” Over the years we’ve certainly heard our fair share of covers of Leonard Cohen’s classic song, “Hallelujah”. But Adam Sandler’s version during Wednesday night’s 12-12-12 Sandy Benefit Concert in Madison Square Garden takes the cake!

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Think Bryan Habana’s fast? How about Zee Ngwenya, who famously rounded Habana in the 2007 Rugby World Cup? They’re fast, right? Not as fast as Carlin Isles, a US Sprinter on the United States Sevens Rugby team, who may be the fastest rugby player to have ever graced a field. He’s ranked in the Top […]

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Mashable has put together its top five advertising trends of 2012. They say the trends are “mostly about the shifting ways that consumers experience content and how publishers hope to harness those experiences.” So pretty much the same as every other year. Here’s the list:

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This last Tuesday night, Amanda Seyfried appeared on Letterman to promote her role in the forthcoming “Les Misérables.” And boy, was she inappropriately drunk. Just enjoy this gold nugget of a video. [Source : Business Insider]

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Celebrate the joy of the season under a starlit African sky, as choir song rings out alongside the rich, warm resonance of brass bands. Continuing the V&A Waterfront’s summer celebration of music and dance, the property will host a Choral and Brass Festival at the outdoor Amphitheatre daily between Saturday, 15 to Sunday 23 December. […]

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According to various news sources a plan to kidnap, castrate and murder Justin Bieber has been foiled. Allegedly an Albuquerque hit men and a convicted killer were plotting to strangle and castrate teen pop star Justin Bieber and three other people, including his bodyguard.

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Jeremy Clarkson has been spotted driving a super tiny toy-like car in London’s Mayfair. Wearing a bizarre helmet style contraption that seemed to be connected to the car’s body, Jeremy looked rather futuristic as he filmed a scene for the latest series of his popular BBC 2 show Top Gear.

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Yesterday Google dropped its annual Zeitgeist video – detailing what the world searched for during 2012. According to the search giant, an incredible 1,2 trillion searches in 146 languages were conducted this year!

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Pope Benedict XVI tweeted for the first time yesterday from a personal Twitter account. This follows last week’s announcement by the Vatican that Benedict would begin posting messages on Twitter in eight languages under the handle @pontifex – a Latin term for pope that means “bridge builder.”

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This week in cautionary tales, a Florida woman named Dorice Moore befriended a known lottery winner, ingratiated herself in his daily affairs to the point where she controlled his finances, embezzled his money, before murdering him and throwing a concrete slab over his bloody corpse.

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Merry Christmas, little chickens. If you’re still stumped for Christmas presents, here’s a good start. Presenting Business Insider’s Top 10 tech accessories of 2012, in no particular order. Parrot Zik Headphones. Apparently the world’s best.   Nest 2.0 is a smart thermostat that autonatically regulates the temperature of your house.   The Wicked Laser. Protector […]

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Londoners were treated yesterday to the sight of a 15m-high rubber duck floating down the river Thames. Tower Bridge was even forced to open in order to allow the giant inflatable bath toy to float upriver.

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A Guatemalan judge has orded that anti-virus software mogul and wonderfully delightful meth head, John McAfee be released form custody. The judge ruled that McAfee had been detained illegally. McAfee was nicked by Guatemalan feds on charges that he had entered the country illegally from neighboring Belize. The announcement was made on McAfee’s blog this morning. In summary, from the Telegraph: Mr […]

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Johan Huibers took 20 years to build this scale replica of the biblical ship, after having nightmares of his homeland flooding. Now what does he plan to do with it?

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The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has confirmed that they will investigate whether President Jacob Zuma and his reported donors paid all taxes owed on the donations to him, following DA complaint.

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Stephen Hawking and CERN have won this year’s prestigious Fundamental Physics Prize. The award was given to Hawking for his discovery that black holes emit radiation, and his “deep contributions” to quantum gravity and quantum aspects of the early universe. The prize money – a whopping R26m – is considered to be science’s most lucrative award.

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The first full-length trailer for the reboot of the Superman franchise, Man of Steel, has been released online. It is believed that this is Warner Bros.’s last attempt at reviving the series, after Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns was not too kindly received by audiences in 2006.

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With the world ending on December 21, and Christmas/Mangaung just around the corner, this video couldn’t be more pertinent. But there’s MORE:

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Photos have emerged of a homemade tank built by Syrian rebels in their fight against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Named the The Sham II, the vehicle was assembled using the chassis of an old diesel car and parts salvaged from a junkyard. The contraption is wrapped in 2,5cm thick steel, and is also topped with a machine gun and five cameras.

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Back in the day, before really good computer programmes, scientists had much less to go on when they made predictions about the future. Sometimes, though, relying on what they had then was basically enough.

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