The Chinese are being weird again. But since they gave us paper, the compass, and dominoes, perhaps we should let this one slide. The latest craze over there involves dyeing their pets to look like wild animals such as pandas and tigers. See pics inside.

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So the employees at Legoland California decided to pull a prank on general manager Peter Rochetti, by replacing his Volvo XC60 with a life-sized replica made of these Lego bricks they just had lying around. 201,076 bricks, in fact. It’s hard working at Legoland.

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After what feels like an eternity of bickering, negotiation and name-calling, SAFA and Stanton Woodrush have finally come to an agreement that will ensure that SAFA has the exclusive rights to the national team’s nickname Bafana Bafana.

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Check out the First Lady of the United States freaking out in glee over the Bos Ice Tea on her lunch table in Woodstock yesterday. Ja. You know it.

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Regular readers will remember the flurry caused by Clifton Shores when production first got underway. Readers were mostly happy to have South Africa, and Cape Town, chosen as the venue for an international reality show, but many were not shy to voice their concerns over what the final product might look like. Click through for the first taste.

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Photographer Peter Funch has created a series of unusual images capturing New York City life. One of them depicts a full city street where every single person is yawning. Others show a Big Apple populated, seemingly, only by young children. On your Friday afternoon, have a look at these.

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There’s been a lot of hype surrounding the upcoming Kings of Leon gig. Earlier in the year, fans were disappointed to hear that they would have to wait until November, due to drummer Nathan Followill’s bicep injury. Then came the debate over who would open for the Kings. Well the wait is over. And it’s […]

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It’s bizarre enough when a person is declared dead for whatever reason, but then somehow miraculously wakes up from this death to surprise everyone. Obviously, it isn’t the kind of thing that happens very often. Now, a Russian woman has had a heart attack at her own funeral upon waking up and seeing the mourners that were attending it.

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Earlier this week, 2oceansVibe columnist, Sipho Hlongwane, had the local comedy circuit up in arms over a column titled “Where Are All The Good Comedians?”, which was strongly critical of the state of comedy in South Africa. The column triggered a vehement response from fans of local comedy, and many comedians themselves. Loyiso Gola, the […]

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We all have our lapses of judgment. But some of us make such horrendously poor decisions that one simply has to ask, “What were they on?”. Every week we bring you three contenders in what can only be described as a battle of small wits. So, with great pleasure we present this week’s three La […]

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It is decided. When I grow up I want to be Ricky Gervais – that funny guy who hosted the Emmy’s. He was also the creator (and star) of The Office and Extras. Anyway, he has a new TV show – Life’s Too Short – about to air in the UK. The plot appears to involve a dwarf. Several, actually. No, seriously! See trailer inside.

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Wonderful. A Taiwanese court ruled this week that a female food-blogger’s claim that a local restaurant’s beef noodles “were too salty” justified 30 days in detention, and two years of probation. Even better, she has to pay 200,000 Taiwenese dollars (about 50K ZAR) in compensation to the restaurant.

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First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, has departed Cape Town at around 08h45 this morning, after touring the Mother City as part of a broader visit to South Africa.

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As far as I’m concerned this man should be their next brand ambassador just for this description of what Nutella tastes like. Not only did I read this and imagine it in full colour, but I have now been sitting here waiting for the day to end so I can go home and eat some. And Google naked pictures of Megan Fox. I’m actually motivated.

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We’ve been following the developments of the Greek financial crisis closely here at 2oceansvibe. What’s more is that dogs have been absolutely killing it this year and so we bring you, Loukanikos, who has hated Greece’s austerity measures, corrupt politicians, and the plight of the Greek people since 2008.

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The pilot probably already knows this, but now we know too. He will have to go and warm his own chicken or beef whenever he flies now. He was having a go at flight attendants, and referred to them as a “continuous stream of gays and grannies and grandes,” according to a transcript of the March 25 flight over Texas.

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Researchers at the University of California have put together tiny robot brains that replicate the long term memory function in rats; using this, they could switch long-term memory on and off with a button. Which means ‘electronic memory’ and the possibility of knowing stuff without having to learn stuff is suddenly a real thing.

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Some people, like Jason Valdez, are just natural multi-taskers. This loco ‘ese held a woman hostage for 16 hours in a stand-off with SWAT teams. During this time he also updated his Facebook status, posted pics of him and his hostage, and added at least a dozen new friends – some even tipping him off about police activities outside. Valdez responded: “Thank you homie. Good looking out.”

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A couple in Orange County, California, is selling a chair on eBay, with a starting bid of $25 000. But this isn’t any old chair. This is a special chair, a magical healing chair with the face of Jesus on it.

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Imagine never having to focus on what you’re photographing. You could just snap away knowing you could refocus the shots later. A new light-field camera will be launched this year by a company called Lytro, which will allow you to do just that. And it will mark a massive step forward in the evolution of photography as we know it.

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Sometimes talent is just so gobsmackingly obvious that you cannot prevent the inevitable from happening. This talent will rise to the top, similar to the best cut of steak at a braai – everyone will notice it and make a comment. The young lad made this appearance after winning the World Junior title in the under-10 division 12 years ago.

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The Daily Maverick has broken new ground in the publishing sphere by developing Africa’s first daily tablet-only newspaper, iMaverick. While the official launch of the newspaper is August 15, applications for subscription to the bundled newspaper/iPad2 offering have opened. Included in the cost of the monthly subscription is a daily edition of the newspaper, and […]

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This unusual occurrence happened during the Promosport Championship race at Magny-Cours. Two guys fall off their bikes, the motorcycles lock wheel bars and then spin impressively for nearly a minute. Watch as the hapless riders comically try to grab onto the handlebars while both machines continue to pirouette on the ground. Bonus points if you can guess what the one rider keeps shouting.

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With the last film coming out soon, the Harry Potter franchise has almost been sucked dry of moneymaking potential. Almost. Because they’ve recently put up the super-secret-but-not-that-secret ‘Pottermore’ website, which seems to be promoting an upcoming treasure-hunt-type game where fans use online clues to find wands in the real world.

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M-Net announced yesterday that it has secured the broadcast rights to the most expensive TV series ever made: Steven Spielberg’s “Terra Nova”. And it looks like we won’t be too far behind the US in seeing it.

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I have watched “The Naked News” but once and I really do not understand why people kicked up such a fuss. It’s simply a crappy magazine show, but with ugly naked chicks presenting it (except for the nerdy girl, she’s beautiful). Thankfully the Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCCSA) has said that the show is not degrading to women.

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Deputy Science and Technology Minister, Derek Hannekom, has tweeted that struggle veteran, civil servant, and celebrated academic, Kadir Asmal, has passed away.

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Americans put them in pies, Africans make them into bags and now, Russians turn into them. The drug, a mixture of codeine, petrol and paint thinners, is injected and actually turns your skin scaly and green like that of a crocodile. It also bursts blood vessels and results in amputation. Dodgy.

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Some of the British media decided to lambaste Gordon Ramsay for tweeting a few photo’s of himself engaging in the act of planking yesterday. If one ignores the love-hate relationship Ramsay shares with the British media, then he actually pulled off quite a funny plank on the engine of a Gulfstream G4 jet.

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Where on this magnificent earth can you participate in a charity day that involves firing whatever large gun you happen to own at a relatively new Porsche 911? The US of A, that’s where. Massachusetts to be precise. Two videos and pictures of the carnage after the jump.

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