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Donald Trump Says He Screwed Muammar Gaddafi…Over
22 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Donald Trump running for the American presidency might sound like a bad idea to some – just like his haircut. Say what you will about his political ambitions, but I actually think Trump embodies the American ideal, which is perfectly encapsulated in this reminiscence of how he screwed one Muammar Gaddafi over in a property deal.
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Antarctica, 1961: Man Removes His Own Appendix
18 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In 1961 permanent stations in the Antarctic had only just been built. It was quite literally a new frontier. So when Leonid Rogozov found himself with an acute case of appendicitis, the offending organ had to be removed at the station. The only problem: He was the only man who could perform the operation.
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The Libyan No-Fly Zone – What It Means
18 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Aside from the shit literally hitting the fan, let’s break this down and look at what it’s going to mean for the nation that is embroiled in one of the worst struggles against a dictator in history.
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Of Course We Need A Mandela-Themed Fashion Line
18 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oh boy. The Nelson Mandela Foundation, which is apparently under some financial stress, is launching a Mandela-themed designer line, dubbed the 46664 Apparel line. Shwe-shwe material and brightly-coloured golf shirts feature prominently, because that’s what Mandela’s about.
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Man Escapes Two Killer Tsunamis
18 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Zahrul Fuadi, 39, joins Tsutomu Yamaguchi as the second in a pair of the luckiest men in history.
Yamaguchi survived two atomic bombs, and Fuadi survived two killer tsunamis.
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Bahraini Protester Gets Shot Point Blank By Government Forces [VIDEO]
17 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One hears all these news reports about around the world, but there is nothing like visuals to demonstrate what these poor people are going through as we speak. In this video you’ll witness the apparent killing of an unarmed protester at point blank range by military forces loyal to king Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
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EU Trying To Enforce Enhanced Privacy From Facebook
17 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The European Union is attempting to establish the “right to be forgotten online,” as a legislative response to embarrassing old data – risque photographs, stupid statuses – that refuse to disappear. The proposed bit of legislation would enforce higher privacy settings and offer greater user control.
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Amazing Interactive Japan Before And After Photos
17 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is truly an amazing and compelling visual indication of the extent of the damage caused by the earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. Simply move the slider to compare before and after satellite images of the damage caused. It’s unbelievable.
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Disgrunted Customer Hires People To Destroy His Lamborghini [VIDEO]
17 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
This hurts me somewhere deep inside. A customer disgusted by the poor service at Lamborghini China service station responded to the situation by hiring a mob with sledgehammers to tear into his Lamborghini Gallardo L140 – this, apparently, to draw attention to poor customer service.
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Sharks Confirmed To Play At Twickenham
17 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Confirmed!
The Sharks will be playing their game against the Crusaders at Twickenham on March 27.
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Japanese Student’s Family Sends Her Proof Of Life Via YouTube [VIDEO]
16 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Finally, some good news out of Japan! Imagine being a Japanese foreign student in America, having no way of knowing if your family on the other side of the world survived the tsunami that rocked the region last week, until you find a YouTube video, confirming their survival. It’s okay, I also had to wipe my eyes afterward.
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Times Square Video Screen Hack
16 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This has been generating some online discussion – a video of a dude hijacking billboards in Times Square using an iPhone 4, a transmitter, a balloon and some tape, like a geeky MacGyver. The feeling at the moment is that this is a publicity stunt, but if so it’s an awesome-looking stunt.
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Microsoft Kills The Zune; Techies Everywhere Need New Thing To Mock
16 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At long last, Microsoft has taken their iPod-but-worse MP3 player, the Zune, out behind the shed with a shotgun. Microsoft announced that they would stop making new versions of the music/video player due to “tepid demand.”
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Dad Finds Daughters On Facebook After Ten Years
15 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Kobus du Plessis gave his daughter a Winnie The Pooh umbrella he bought for her fifth birthday. The thing is, she’s not five, she’s fifteen. The Durban policeman had tracked down his 15-year-old daughter Zandrea and her sister, Leonie, 18 after their mother vanished overseas with them ten years ago. Check this out.
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10 Most Evil Dictators Living Today
15 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
We might live in a 3rd Wold country, but at least we don’t have to put up with these guys. The usual suspects like Robert Mugabe, Kim Jong-Il, and Muammar al-Gaddafi can be found on this list, along with seven other monsters, between them responsible for corruption, cannibalism, pedophilia, and the deaths of millions of innocent people.
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Snake Robots Deployed In Japanese Rescue Missions
15 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Rescue robots have been deployed in the parts of of Japan worst affected by the massive earthquake and tsunamis that struck Friday. Robiticist Satoshi Tadoko is apparently leading a team from Tohoku Universityen route to Sendai with ‘a snakelike robot that can wriggle into debris to hunt for people.’
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RIP Dave Brubeck Drummer Joe Morello
15 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Joe Morello, virtuoso drummer to the Dave Brubeck Quartet and contributor to such legendary recordings as Blue Ronda a la Turk and Take Five died at his New Jersey home on Saturday at the age of 82. No cause of death has yet been announced.
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News Flash: Sharks May Yet Play At Twickenham
15 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I told you last week that the English Rugby Football Union (RFU) had said no to hosting the Super 15 game between the Sharks and Crusaders at Twickenham in the wake of 6,5 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. But now it seems that the RFU may have had a change of heart.
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New Chinese Law Will Force Kids To Visit Their Elderly Parents
14 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Firstly, no kids for me thank you very much. Secondly, if you are going to have kids and they turn around to bite you in the arse one day, then that’s the risk you take. But people see things differently in China, and the rate of elderly suicides have tripled in the last decade. In an attempt to curb this, the Chinese government wants to impose a law that will force children to visit their aging parents. If they don’t, their parents can sue them.
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About Those Guys Who Think They Found Atlantis
14 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A team of researchers led by professor Richard Freund of the University of Hartford claim to have found Atlantis in Doñana, north of Cadiz, Spain. What makes this hack discovery different is the multi-ringed layout of the site, which fits the account offered by Plato, apparently.
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The Put Foot Rally 2011 Is Here! Any Vehicle, Your Route, 7 Countries, 7 Checkpoints, 7 Parties And 7,000km In 17 Days!
14 Mar 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
If you’ve ever been keen to do the world famous Gumball Rally, or perhaps, like me, you have discussed the need for something similar to be hosted here at home – but with a more African vibe to it – look no further, my boet! The Put Foot Rally 2011 is here and registration is […]
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Zach Galifianakis’s Monologue On SNL [VIDEO]
14 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You’re all going to want to take a good look at this. Oh, Zach Galifianakis. Why can’t all chubby-hairy people be like you? Granted, the monologue is mostly spent doing regular awesome Galifianakis stand-up, but it’s very, very good stand-up. Your morning will be better for it. Go on.
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Ugandan Press Push It Quite Far With “Bum Driller” Headline
14 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Ugandan Media are famous for their outrageous homophobia. Please enjoy the latest flaming, pucker-lipped homosexual red flag leaked from Africa’s most sexually awkward nation. Incredible, actually-published one-liners after the jump.
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The Most Insane Japan Tsunami Video Footage
12 Mar 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
This is it – the footage from SKYNEWS that everyone is talking about – showing the most insane visuals of the tragic March 2011 earthquake in Japan. Starting with a solid wall of water out in the ocean, crashing into land and destroying everything in its path; visuals include entire villages getting flattened, aerial views […]
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Life-Size, Promotional Clay Chevrolet Orlando
11 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
News is depressing today, so let’s look at this. GM commissioned the construction of a life-size replica of their Chevrolet Orlando, soon to be launched in the UK; they used about 1000kg of clay to build it over a course of two weeks. It’ll be on display in Essex for a couple more days.
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Man Claims He Was Downloading Child Pornography In Order To Protect Children
11 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I think this might be the best excuse ever. No, really. A Canadian man claims that he only visited child porn websites in order to gather information to send to the authorities. He also downloaded 4 400 images in an attempt to prevent others from doing so – because, you know, once you download something from the internet no one else can.
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Massive Tsunami Strikes North-Eastern Japan [VIDEO]
11 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the coast of Japan has triggered an immensely destructive tsunami at 14h46 local time. Footage has been shown of cars, ships and buildings being swept away in Onahama city. Officials said a wave as high as 6m could strike the coast.
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It’s A Pirate’s Life For Me
11 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Saeed Yare is a dollar multi-millionaire and I am not. The difference between us: I am but a lowly writer and he is a pirate.
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Dalai Lama To Retire As Tibetan Leader In Exile
10 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In a press conference in Dharamsala, India, His Holiness the Dalai Lama announced that he’d be stepping down as political leader of the Tibetan government in exile, to make way for an elected representative. He will be retaining his position as Tibet’s spiritual leader.
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Bangladeshi Fans Stone Their Captain’s House
10 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In typical Pakistani/ Bangladeshi style, the good people of Bangladesh have seen it fit to stone the house of their captain Shakib Al Hasan, after their humiliating defeat to the West Indies in the World Cup.
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