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THE NEW CONCISE SA BRAAI RULES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
30 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Our rabid international fan should know that a South African “braai” is our version of a BBQ. Mainly ‘cos we’re awesome. New Standard Operating Procedures released today – please learn BRAAI RULES We are about to enter the BRAAI season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor […]
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EXTREMELY HOT RUSSIAN SPY SURFACES IN NEW YORK
30 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
News items like this only come around once every few years. They remind you of why Ian Fleming was such a genius, as he churned out the iconic James Bond novels – most of which featured extremely hot woman spies. With Kim Jong il as today’s real-life Bond villain, and this smoking hot Russian spy […]
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FLAME THROWERS – THE HEN’S TEETH
29 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I was feeling particularly generous this morning, so I decided to find a solution to Seth’s toast problem. Enter the personal flame thrower. How awesome is this? For just a thousand US dollars, you can have hard toast whenever, and wherever you want. And there’s an added benefit, Seth. Talking to the manager is effective, […]
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FACT – PEOPLE PREFER TRAVELING SOUTH
28 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new study suggests that people prefer to travel South. Real-world experiences underlie avoidance of northern routes, Brunyé proposes. Young children learn that as objects and locations get higher, they become harder to attain. Examples include reaching for a toy on the counter, climbing the stairs and jumping. An ingrained notion that “up is difficult” […]
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“FAT BOOTH” iPHONE APP – NOW THIS IS GOOD!
28 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
There are a lot of iPhone apps out there and, as much as I would like to focus on all of them, my attention has been fully diverted to the new kid on the my block, the iPad. By the way, did I tell you that I subscribed to 12 issues of Wallpaper magazine for […]
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THE BIG CAPTION
28 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The best thing about the Eyjafjallajokull eruption, besides its name, was the brace of rocking pictures that it produced. At the forefront of the photographic excellence was the Boston Globe. Luckily, the guys at the Boston Globe, in addition to being unbelievable photographers, also have a great sense of humour. So ask yourself, what’s the […]
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LEGO FUSSBALL – IT’S TOO AWESOME
25 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Remember the time when you were talking to that perfectly normal friend-of-a-friend at a braai? He was into futures trading or whatever, and didn’t have any abnormal ticks of any kind. A totally enjoyable human being. And then, WHAM, he tells you he’s crazy about Lego. Thirty years old, and still clinging to Lego. You […]
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YOUTUBE, MEET VUVUZELA
25 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The number of small but pleasing World Cup software add-ons is growing by the day. Remember the little Google Maps vuvuzela man? Cool stuff like that. Of course they’re trivial gimmicks, but they’re official tips of the cap to our lovely country, so it gives me great pleasure to present YouTube‘s World Cup gimmick offering.
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REMEMBER THE GOLDFISH KIA CARS AD? WITH THE HAMSTERS? YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET!
25 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
You’ll recall the awesome ad that my buddy Colin Jeffery in the States (The Advertising Guy) did with Goldfish (The Blonde & Baby Jesus). Remember, it’s the one where the hamsters drive a KIA car with Goldfish playing on the system. Check the commercial out here. Incidentally, the same Goldfish tune Colin used in the […]
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CANNED UNICORN MEAT CLASHES WITH PORK AUTHORITIES – SUBLIME
23 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
ThinkGeek.com, one of the greatest online stores ever to have existed in the civilisation of humankind, is selling Canned Unicorn meat (“a great source of sparkles!”). Let’s just enjoy that for a moment. Unicorns, as we all know, frolic all over the world, pooping rainbows and marshmallows wherever they go. What you don’t know is […]
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MICKEY MOUSE WAS A COCAINE DON
23 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Wow. You know when an entire society grows up with a certain ultra-influential cartoon character, and that cartoon character subtly peddles cocaine to other cartoon characters, and then suddenly in the 1970s, when all the guys and girls who grew up with that character become the first generation to vigorously export cocaine around the world? […]
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24 APOLLO WAY KICKS OFF SA’S GOOGLE STREET VIEW HILARITIES
23 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
I featured the all new Google Maps Street View vibe the other day (on the iPad nogal), and, whilst I was able to show you some of 2oceansvibe’s favourtie landmarks, I’ve been DYING to get some roadside funnies captured by the Google Street View cameras. Finally, 24 Apollo Road in Ocean View, just outside Kommetjie, […]
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AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO INTERNET BROWSERS
22 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
FireFox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera…Bloggers can get pretty tetchy when it comes to their choice of internet browser. Which is why Caldwell Tanner, a cartoonist over at CollegeHumor.com threw together this helpful pictorial guide. I think it captures the nuanced differences between world’s most prominent browsers. And nuances are what good cartooning is all […]
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GOOGLE STREET VIEW VUVUZELA MAN
21 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
You know the vuvuzela is big when Google pops one in the mouth of the little street view man on Google Maps. No spice. Ch-ch-ch-check it out! How awesome is that? Correct. “Very” awesome is the right answer. You’re through to the finals. [thanks joe]
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STRINGCAESAR – LOCALLY PRODUCED MOVIE SHOT INSIDE POLLSMOOR PRISON
21 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
A buddy of mine, Warren Adler, is starring in a locally made film called StringCaesar. The movie was filmed inside Pollsmoor, South Africa’s most notorious prison, as it becomes a microcosm of the world of Julius Ceasar’s adolescence, where gangs, deals, allegiances, sexual liaisons, fear, anger, tears, laughter and fleeting happines were the order of […]
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GEORGE LUCAS, EAT YOUR HEART OUT
18 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A few decades after its conception, the Star Wars lightsaber is here, and like everything worth buying, it’s on sale on the internet. But this is apparently not a very good thing, seeing as the lightsaber is both cheap and 1000 times more potent than those commercial laser pointers that drive your pets insane, and […]
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GEEK FRIDAY: GADGETS TO MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER
18 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
More often than not, the random assortment of gadgets that find their way onto my browser have absolutely no use whatsoever. But every now and then I stumble upon (trademark!) inventions that can truly improve our quality of life.
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SKETCHBOOKTRAILS – A JOURNEY IN FINE ART
18 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
“Taf” from Sketchbooktrails contacted me about doing an oil painting of yours truly. I had never had an “oil” done of me and was more than flattered by the gesture – especially since she said she was also doing one of Goldfish (The Blonde and Baby Jesus) “Sure thing,” I told her. “Do I have […]
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GOOGLE LIVE FOOTBALL SCORES
17 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
You do know if you Google “fifa live scores” you get a completely live score card showing all current games being played? Without making another click! It shows it as the first result! I swear. Check. Looks like North Korea won’t be getting any football coverage on TV today.. Pretty cool, hey? What’s more, […]
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RENT A WHITE GUY
17 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This is some pretty cool reading for those of you still trying to shake the post-public holiday major Bafana let down cobwebs. If you’re a white guy in Beijing incapable of speaking a shred of Mandarin, you might feel that your employment opportunities are limited. Or you could get off your ass and get paid […]
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MORKELS, YOUR TWO YEAR GAURANTEE STORE
17 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I bet you were wondering what happened to “the Morkels lady?” Well I can’t answer you that, but I can tell you where you can keep an eye on her. And it’s the same place that you can check a whole bunch of ads from the 80’s, showcasing everything from the old Joko (with Jeremy […]
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VUVUZELAS – THE CRUX OF THE MATTER
16 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Afternoon everyone, and a happy Youth Day to you crazy, crazy youth. Let’s have a quick chat about vuvuzelas. They’re loud, really loud. In fact at 131 decibels, they’re louder than: A screaming baby A chain saw A starting gun A jackhammer Most taxis in Woodstock Gareth Cliff The Mouille Point Foghorn The Noon Gun […]
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URBAN FOOTBALL PRECISION – WORLD CUP TRAINING IN THE CITY
15 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I remember when Herschelle Gibbs used to amuse us at school, by kicking a rugby ball high up into the air, and then positioning himself for where the ball will go after it hits the ground – usually straight into his hands. He also once drop-kicked a ball over the Piley Reese poles, from the […]
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A VIRTUAL TOUR OF SETH’S CAPE ROYALE PENTHOUSE..
14 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
All protocol was relaxed as we granted one photographer and virtual-tour expert (Panascape) unprecedented access to my suite at the Cape Royale hotel. As it is my primary residence, you can imagine what intimate never-seen-before details were caught on camera. The virtual tour itself let’s you cruise around the Cape Royale hotel (spinning 360 degrees […]
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THE iPAD HOUSE IS THE FUTURE
14 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ever since Robert Downey Jnr gave us a better way to live in Iron Man, people have been popping chubbies (present company included) at the thought of having interactive computing interfaces like the iPad on almost every glossy surface of their abode. Well, the idea is slowly bleeding from pop culture into the fabric of […]
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MAKE THAT CALL
11 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
There’s going to be an awful lot of tension regarding referee calls, and the dubious opinions of your fellow spectators this afternoon, and indeed for the rest of the tournament. To avoid unnecessary conflict, and to make sure that your opinion is valued above all others this World Cup, get your hands on this little […]
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THE WHEEL OF EXCELLENCE
10 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Green Point is ramping up the killer World Cup vibes. Most of us frenzied Capetonian vibers will already know this, but those of you from outta-town will most definitely appreciate this vibe. You know the London Eye? Well…
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NANDO’S OFFERING FREE MEAL TO ALL MEXICANS IF THEIR TEAM LOSES ON FRIDAY
09 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
I’m not kidding you – they’re gonna give them free food if they lose! Hysterical! Check out the fine print. CLICK IMAGE to enlarge if you can’t read the small print [thanks clinton]
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BAFANA BAFANA “UNITED WE STAND” 2010 MARCH IN SANDTON – MAYHEM!
09 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Bafana Frenzy – “Let them bring their Mexican wave – we will bring vuvuzelas!” was the war cry of nearly 185000 South African fans who lined the streets of Johannesburg yesterday in support of Bafana Bafana. In return for the massive support shown them, the national squad vowed to play not only for former president […]
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KELLY BROOK ON CAMPS BAY BEACH AHEAD OF PLAYBOY SPREAD [+VIDEO]
09 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Kelly Brook was in Cape town recently for a FHM World Cup shoot. Dressed in nothing but a bikini, these still shots and video give us an idea of what to expect when she does her upcoming Playboy spread, which will earn her $500,000. Not a bad pay day.. Kelly Brook enjoys lions Check it […]
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